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What a time of the year. Here in Chicago, a mild winter has given way right to summer, it seems, and the travel schedule is full while the deadlines mount—providing just the right amount of adrenaline to make it more of a rush than a panic.
As this issue goes to press, I'm getting ready for In-cosmetics and looking toward an exciting week in New York, May 14–18, where I'll attend and/or participate in the Natural Beauty Summit America, New York Suppliers' Day and Luxe Pack New York. And in fact, the year as a whole is filling up with intriguing events, and I felt sharing my travel calendar (right) may facilitate opportunities for us to meet. You can e-mail me at [email protected] if you will be at any of the same events, and, perhaps, we can set a time to talk.
In the meantime, I invite you to enjoy the newest addition to our pages, both in print and online, Retail Corner. The first contribution to this column space is provided by Daniela Ciocan, director of marketing for SoGeCos Americas/Cosmoprof North America, whose Discover Beauty and the International Buyer Program initiatives has given her unique insights into the brand/retail connection and environment—in addition to her experience in securing Awake Cosmetics' luxury specialty store distribution in the U.S. while also overseeing all aspects of brand management.
In "The Rules of Engagement," Ciocan writes that retail is the final touch point for beauty brands and consumers, and it can make or break a sale. But with e-commerce and continually progressing technology, the retail environment's evolution is fast—and requires smart strategies from the brands on the shelves.
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"Consumers won't come just because you built it," writes Alisa Marie Beyer in "The Beauty Business is Not for Sissies." She notes that a successful beauty brand is more than just a good idea, beautiful packaging and a great formula. It takes a well thought-out plan and strategy for a brand to create long-term on-shelf viability, and Beyer outlines the process into steps: vision, plan and design, build, deliver and operate, and cycle for success.
In "Influence From the Outside," Robert F. Brands writes packaging design inspiration can be drawn from nearly anything, but it's still all about the brand building. Being on the cutting edge of packaging design requires an eye to consumer macrotrends, as well as the ability to understand how these macrotrends are applicable to your brand and products. And as a critical brand touch point, the strategic design and development of a product's packaging elements is essential to brand growth.
"The Process of Product Development" by Darrin C. Duber-Smith and Gregory Black is an exploration of product development as key in gaining an edge in the hypercompetitive beauty landscape. Product development, they write, frames strategy in terms of two variables—product and market—and success relies on matching the right products to the right market.
Makeup is a powerful transformational tool, Faber-Castell noted when it introduced new products at Cosmoprof Bologna, and Rob Walker, contributing his second analysis this month, writes that color cosmetics also have potential to magnify concepts of fun and sociability at a time of weak discretionary spending. In "The Future Bright for Color Cosmetics Despite Economic Gloom," Walker writes that, although some discretionary spending remained weak, there were signs of a more devil-may-care attitude to consumption. And though 2012 is a year of numerous strategic challenges for color cosmetics, creative and innovative product development, together with savvy and bold investment in emerging markets, will yield opportunities.
"A very large trend in our industry and many others is to go green. Part of this is also a trend to simplify a formulation and focus on one main concept. If you throw everything but the kitchen sink into a product, it loses its credibility," Caren Dres-Hajeski, marketing director, Lipo Chemicals, tells Abby Penning in "Science With the Glamour: Ingredients' Brand Impact." And while the functional value of ingredients is a must for beauty products, those ingredient functions can also be a great way to relate a product's story to consumers.
In "Senescence: Reversing the Clock on Skin Aging," Shyam Gupta, PhD, and Linda Walker take a look at what may be the next ingredient story brand owners will be able to share with consumers. Senescence, the change in the biology of an organism as it ages after its maturity, may be one of the keys to unlocking the next step for anti-aging products, they write, and treatments based on cellular anti-senescence can offer this single solution to multiple skin ailments, including skin aging. Scientific discoveries in senescence are paving the way for the development of a new class of anti-aging skin care products and are opening a new field for innovative marketing.


text: I have long been promoting the concept…more accurately, the NEED…of having IT/Information Security and Privacy (often in the legal area) work closely together in order to not only result in each area being the most effective and efficient in their efforts, but also to ensure no conflicting messages are being sent and no gaps in addressing these issues exist. It is additionally good for and improves business to have these areas work closely together; there are at least 20 overlapping topics these areas work on. Unfortunately too often the Privacy and IT/Information Security areas do not even come closely to working together.

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WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's praise for the Israeli health care system, made near the end of his foreign trip, followed him as he returned home Tuesday, raising eyebrows because he lauded a system that has more government control than the Obama health law Romney so strenuously faults.
Romney, speaking to donors Monday, commented on how Israel — a "pretty healthy nation" — spends far less on health care than the United States does. Israel's success in controlling costs is often attributed to the heavy role of its government and a requirement that everyone have coverage, some of the same qualities Romney condemns in the health law President Obama signed.
"We have to find ways, not just to provide health care to more people, but to find ways to finally manage our health care costs," Romney said during the fund-raiser at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.
Romney's praise for Israel's health care system was greeted with some surprise.
"We're laughing — for a Republican to praise the Israeli health care system, which is managed care, universal coverage, with no small amount of federal government control and oversight," said Karen Feinstein, president and chief executive of the Pennsylvania-based Jewish Healthcare Foundation, which has been studying the differences between the Israeli and US health care systems.
The comments are yet another example of an off-message moment during a six-day foreign trip that tested Romney's diplomatic skills, and frayed the nerves of some of his campaign aides.
Romney did not praise all aspects of the Israeli health care system, focusing mostly on its ability to keep costs low.
"Our health care costs are completely out of control," he said. "Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the [gross domestic product] in Israel? Eight percent. You spend 8 percent of GDP on health care. . . . We spend 18 percent of our GDP on health care. Ten percentage points more."
Health care and left-leaning bloggers Tuesday were all too eager to explain to the candidate the cost-saving lesson he should take from the Israelis: more government regulation is sometimes a good thing.
Romney's campaign said it was a stretch to view his comments as praising the entire Israeli health care system, saying he was simply commenting on its lower costs and was criticizing the US system more than he was praising the Israeli one.
"The governor was criticizing our broken health care system and the failure of Obamacare to address the health care challenges facing our country," said a Romney campaign spokesman, Ryan Williams.
Israel's national health care system, created in 1995, provides universal coverage by requiring citizens to join one of four competing insurance plans that, by law, have to provide certain base-level services. The plans cannot reject customers because of preexisting conditions.
The nonprofits that provide the plans receive funding through the state's graduated income tax. There are some out-of-pocket payments, such as visits to specialists and pharmaceuticals, and the plans do not cover dental or eye care.
Kevin Tabb, the chief executive of Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, spent most of his adult life in Israel, including medical school and residency. He said the system in Israel is much different from the one in the United States.
Health care there is treated more as a right, like education, he said, and is not driven by business.
"It's a system heavily regulated by the government — health care is provided to all citizens — and not, for the most part, governed by markets," Tabb said.
Of Romney's comments, Tabb said it is hard to separate out the country's relatively low costs from the ways in which the system is set up.
"If you're going to point to a system as an example of controlling costs and achieving better outcomes, then we're going to need to acknowledge that that system is very, very different than a system he would find acceptable," Tabb said. "It is interesting that he was complimentary of a system that involves national health care."
There are some downsides to the Israeli health care system, which could be some reasons why the costs are lower. The country's hospitals — many of which are government-owned and operated — are often over capacity, which means patients are routinely kept on gurneys in hallways or in waiting rooms. For nonemergency procedures, such as a hip replacement, patients may have to wait several months.
But the system focuses closely on preventive care, and Israel has one of the highest life-expectancy rates in the world.
"I commend Governor Romney for recognizing there are other systems around the world that deliver high-quality care at a much lower cost and are very different than the ones we have in the US," Tabb said. "I'm not sure he wants to be commended for that."
Romney on Tuesday wrapped up his foreign trip, which was marked several times by statements that diverted from the messages he wanted to drive.
On Tuesday, for example, Romney was hoping to end his three-country trip with a speech in Warsaw that highlighted Polish-American ties, the "enduring spirit" of the Polish people, and the country's improving economy.
But his speech was temporarily overshadowed by one of Romney's aides, who reprimanded reporters for shouting questions at Romney as he walked to his car after a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw.
"Kiss my [expletive]. This is a holy site for the Polish people," said Rick Gorka, a campaign spokesman. "Show some respect."
"Shove it," Gorka told one reporter. Gorka, who was a spokesman for Charlie Baker, a Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate , later apologized.
Reporters were attempting to get Romney to respond to his remark Monday about how Israeli culture helped make Israelis more prosperous than Palestinians, and whether he thought his gaffes were overshadowing his trip. Although Romney did several network television interviews during his trip — and spoke with two Israeli newspapers — he has not fielded questions from the traveling press corps since Thursday, when he took three questions outside of London's 10 Downing Street.
"I realize that there will be some in the Fourth Estate, or in whichever estate, who are far more interested in finding something to write about that is unrelated to the economy, to geopolitics, to the threat of war, to the reality of conflict in Afghanistan today, to a nuclearization of Iran," Romney told Fox News's Carl Cameron on Tuesday. "They'll instead try to find anything else to divert from the fact that these last four years have been tough years for our country."
On Tuesday, Romney's campaign sought to shift gears, stoking anew speculation over his vice presidential pick — and when it will be announced. Beth Myers, who is running Romney's vice presidential search, said "the historic announcement is getting closer," adding that the announcement would be made through a new smartphone app that will allow supporters to get the first official word.
Users of the app, which is called "Mitt's VP," will get a notification on their phone as soon as the choice is announced.
The choice seems unlikely to be announced this week. Romney's wife, Ann, is expected to be in the United Kingdom on Thursday to watch her horse compete in the Olympic dressage competition. Ann Romney has been an integral part of the campaign, and it would be unusual for a candidate's spouse not to attend the announcement of a running mate.
On Tuesday, Romney's campaign also released an ad that shows the candidate speaking directly into the camera. With an air of folksiness, he drives an automobile and delves into his biography as a businessman, Olympics leader, and Massachusetts governor.
The ad — a 60-second spot titled "Believe in Our Future" — is the type of positive message some Republicans have been urging Romney to adopt, one that markets his biography and his ideas to voters.
Matt Viser can be reached at email@example.com.


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Issuance by CGGVeritas of Bonds Convertible into and/or Exchangeable for New or Existing Shares (OCE
Issuance by CGGVeritas of Bonds Convertible into and/or Exchangeable for New or Existing Shares (OCEANEs)
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:
CGGVeritas (ISIN: FR0000120164 - NYSE: CGV) announces today the launch of an offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANEs") due 1st January 2019 (the "Bonds") in an initial nominal amount of approximately €315 million, which may be increased up to a maximum nominal amount of approximately €360 million in the event of the full exercise of the over-allotment option of 14 % granted to the Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners, exercisable no later than 16 November 2012.
The net proceeds of the issuance will be used to finance a portion of the €1.2 billion acquisition price for Fugro's Geoscience Division under the Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 24 September 2012 (the "Acquisition"), together with (i) the net proceeds of approximately €400 million from a share capital increase realised on 23 October 2012, (ii) a €225 million set-off with Fugro (in the context of the establishment of the Seabed Joint Venture) and (iii) a bridge credit facility of €700 million (less the net proceeds of the Bonds) that will be made available to the Company to finance the balance of the acquisition price.
The Acquisition remains subject to customary conditions precedent, including the approval of the competition authorities, consultation with works councils and the creation of the Seabed Joint Venture. At this stage, the proposed acquisition has been notified to competition authorities in the United Kingdom and in Australia and will soon be notified to competition authorities in Norway and Turkey. At the date hereof, consultations with works councils are underway and the Seabed Joint Venture agreement is being negotiated.
If the Acquisition is not completed, particularly if the conditions precedent are not met, the net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay certain US dollar denominated bonds previously issued by the Company, which would reduce the Group's interest payments and lengthen the average maturity of its debt, and may also be used to buy back shares in order to limit dilution related to the issuance of the Bonds.
The Bonds will be offered only by way of a private placement in France and outside France (but not in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan) to persons referred to in Article L. 411-2-II of the French monetary and financial code (Code monétaire et financier), without a public offering in any country (including France).
The Bonds' nominal value will represent an issue premium of 32 % to 40 % over CGGVeritas' reference share price1 on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext in Paris ("Euronext Paris").
The Bonds will bear interest at an annual nominal rate of 1.25 % to 1.75 %, payable semi-annuallyin arrear on 1st January and 1st July of each year (or on the following business day if either of these two dates is not a business day). The first interest payment, to be made on 1st July 2013 (or on the following business day if such date is not a business day), will cover the period from 20 November 2012, the issue date of the Bonds, to 30 June 2013, inclusive, and will be calculated prorata temporis. The Bonds will be issued at par on 20 November 2012, the expected settlement date of the Bonds, and redeemed at par on 1st January 2019. The Bonds will entitle their holders to receive new and/or existing CGGVeritas shares at a ratio of one share per one Bond, subject to adjustments. Under certain conditions, the Bonds may be redeemed prior to maturity at the option of CGGVeritas.
The Bonds' final terms are expected to be determined on 13 November 2012.
The FondsStratégique d'Investissement, which holds 7.53 % of the share capital of the Company, and IFP Energies Nouvelles, which holds 3.60 % of the share capital of the Company, have expressed their intention not to participate to the offering.
An application for the listing of the Bonds on Euronext Paris will be made. A listing prospectus will be prepared to list the Bonds on Euronext Paris and will be subject to the approval (visa) of the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF").
1 The reference share price will be equal to the volume-weighted average share price of the Company's shares recorded on Euronext Paris from the opening of trading on 13 November 2012 until the determination of the final terms and conditions of the Bonds.
About CGGVeritas
CGGVeritas (www.cggveritas.com) is a leading international pure-play geophysical company delivering a wide range of technologies, services and equipment through Sercel, to its broad base of customers mainly throughout the global oil and gas industry.
CGGVeritas is listed on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext in Paris (ISIN: 0000120164) and the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares, NYSE: CGV).
This press release and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer to subscribe a purchase bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (the "Bonds"), or any other securities, issued by CGG Veritas.
The registration document of CGGVeritas filed with the AMF on 20 April 2012 under No. D.12-0379 and the updates of the registration document filed with the AMF on 25 September 2012 under No. D.12-0379-A01 and 12 November 2012 under No. D.12-0379-A02 are available on the website of CGGVeritas (www.cggveritas.com) and on the website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org). CGGVeritas draws attention to the risk factors describing the company, its industry and the Acquisition, included in chapter 3 of the reference document and its updates.
This press release is not an offer to the public, an offer to subscribe or designed to solicit interest for purposes of an offer to the public in any jurisdiction, including France.
The Bonds will be offered only by way of a private placement in France and outside France (but not in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan) to persons referred to in Article L. 411-2-II of the French monetary and financial code (Code monétaire et financier), without a public offering in any country (including France). A listing prospectus will be prepared for a listing on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext in Paris and will be subject to the approval (visa) of the Autorité des marchés financiers.
European Economic Area
With respect to the Member States of the European Economic Area which have implemented the Prospectus Directive (the "Relevant Member States"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of the Bonds requiring a publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result, the Bonds may only be offered in Relevant Member States:
(a)to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
(b)to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive); or
(c)in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this paragraph, (i) the expression "offer to the public of Bonds" in relation to any Bond in any Relevant Member States, means any communication, to individuals or legal entities, in any form and by any means, of sufficient information on the terms and conditions of the offering and on the Bonds to be offered, thereby enabling an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Bonds, as the same may be varied in that Member State, (ii) the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and (iii) the expression "2010 PD Amending Directive" means Directive 2010/73/EU.
These selling restrictions with respect to Member States apply in addition to any other selling restrictions which may be applicable in the Member States who have implemented the Prospectus Directive.
The Bonds have not been and will not be offered or sold or cause to be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Any offers or sales of the Bonds and distributions of any offering material relating to the Bonds have been and will be made in France only to (a) persons providing investment services relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le service d'investissement de gestion de portefeuille pour compte de tiers), and/or (b) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L. 411-2 and D.411-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier.
United Kingdom
This press release is addressed only (i) to persons located outside the United Kingdom, (ii) to investment professionals as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (iii) to people designated by Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Orderor (iv) to any other person to whom this press release could be addressed pursuant to applicable law (the persons mentioned in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) all deemed relevant persons ("Relevant Persons"). The Bonds and, if applicable, the shares of CGGVeritas to be delivered upon exercise of the conversion rights (the "Financial Instruments") are intended only for Relevant Persons and any invitation, offer of contract related to the subscription, tender, or acquisition of the Financial Instruments may be addressed and/or concluded only with Relevant Persons. All persons other than Relevant Persons must abstain from using or relying on this document and all information contained therein.
This press release is not a prospectus which has been approved by the Financial Services Authority or any other United Kingdom regulatory authority for the purposes of Section 85 of the Order.
Each institution in charge of the placement has represented and agreed that:
(i)it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated invitations or inducements to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000), received by it in connection with the Bonds, in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 does not apply to the issuer; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Market Act 2000 with respect to anything that it has done or will do in relation to the Bonds in the United Kingdom, from the United Kingdom or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
United States of America
This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of offers to purchase or subscribe for, securities in the United States of America. The securities referred to herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States of America to U.S. persons, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The issuer does not intend to register any portion of the proposed offering in the United States of America and no public offering will be made in the United States of America. This notice is issued pursuant to Rule 135(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Canada, Australia and Japan
The Bonds may not and will not be offered, sold or purchased in Canada, Australia or Japan.
The information contained in this press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in Canada, Australia or Japan.
In accordance with the terms of the underwriting agreement to be entered into between CGGVeritas and the Managers, one of the managers, acting as stabilizing manager (or any other institution acting on its behalf) will have the ability, but not the obligation as from the moment on which the final terms of this transaction become public, i.e., on 13 November 2012, to intervene so as to stabilize the market for the Bonds and/or possibly the CGGVeritas's shares in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and in particular Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 of the Commission dated 22 December 2003. Such interventions may be interrupted at any time, if any, but at the latest on 16 November 2012 in accordance with article 8.5 of Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 of the commission dated 22 December 2003. Such interventions may stabilize the price of the CGGVeritas's shares and of the Bonds. Such interventions may also affect the price of the CGGVeritas's shares and of the Bonds and could result in such prices being higher than those that might otherwise prevail.
This press release has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of CGGVeritas. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners or by any of their respective affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this press release or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any responsibility or liability therefor whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise is expressly disclaimed.
Investors Relations
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Blogged by Brad Friedman on the road to Denver...
Glenn Greenwald returns from his vacation rested and ready to keep up his devastating work on the anthrax beat over at Salon. On Monday, he noted how the FBI's timeline for the supposed Anthrax Killer, Bruce Ivans' trip to mail deadly letters in Princeton, NJ, was literally impossible. So the FBI just leaked a different theory to the Washington Post, who had uncritically reported their first one. Again, the new theory was dutifully passed on uncritically, without the reporters even bothering to note that their first reported theory was wholly debunked.
Writes Greenwald (in reference to the Post here, but feel free to replace its name with virtually any other MSM outlet of your choice):
He then follows up with this eerily all-too familiar refrain, at least for me and likely most long time BRAD BLOG readers:
Welcome to my world, Glenn.
He continues...
Glad to hear it's not just us. Apparently, we're now in very good company, even as our Outlaw Nation continues to crumble around us. To the corporate MSM, however, everything is just fine.


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The 700 MVA 230 kV GSU transformer is the first of its type ever made in the U.S. It was completely designed, manufactured and tested at the firm's Rincon, GA facility. A large electric utility bought the first unit made in the U.S., which was shipped last month.
"Going through the complex engineering process and successfully building a large transformer like this is highly encouraging," said Carlos Carvalho, the Director of the Efacec plant. "It validates our concept of basing a power engineering house here in the USA that will have a worldwide presence."
The huge shell transformer uses "disassociated phase technology," which allows it to be built in four pieces – three units and a fourth piece that fits on top – and assembled at its destination. The technology, perfected at Efacec's Portugal plant, makes shipping such large transformers feasible.
Standard three-phase transformers this size normally weigh more than 1 million pounds (or 500 tons), which makes it extremely difficult to get them to the electric power plants. With the new technology, each of the four pieces weighs about 360,000 pounds (or 180 tons), which is below domestic transportation restraints. It also means the plant can make even larger shell transformers in the future.
"We're convinced of the enormous potential offered by the U.S. market," said Jorge Guerra, Efacec USA's Chief Operating Officer. "Especially for large units, our disassociated phase technology offers a unique solution to overcome existing transportation problems."
The Rincon plant, just outside Savannah, is designed to build large power transformers of both core and shell type, up to 1500 MVA and 525 kV. It recently shipped two smaller shell units to domestic utilities. It also received a multi-million dollar order for 20 unit transformers to be used in two nuclear plants.
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The February 21, 2011, earthquake in New Zealand and the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan and subsequent tsunami and nuclear power plant crises have shown us Nature's enormous destructive capacity, once again. This letter is to remind you that NSF has mechanisms in place to respond to immediate research and education needs that arise from such unexpected events. For example, such mechanisms were used to support activities compelled by the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile in 2010, the Chinese Wenchun earthquake in 2008, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005.
The Rapid Response Research (RAPID) mechanism is used to support activities having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to, data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events. Another mechanism is for a Principal Investigator (PI) to request supplemental funds to add an international dimension to an existing NSF grant. Supported activities are not limited to on-site research, and could include research conducted remotely via the use of information and communication technologies, temporarily hosting databases on behalf of affected institutions, and providing temporary laboratory space for researchers and students from affected institutions.
Individual NSF directorates and offices may provide specific guidance. General guidelines for RAPID and supplement requests are described in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 11-001) at https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/gpg_2.jsp#IID1 and https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/aag_1.jsp#IE4, respectively. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose program is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal or supplement request. PI(s) are also encouraged to contact the appropriate country contact in the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (see https://www.nsf.gov/od/oise/country-list.jsp).
Submitted proposals should address access to expertise, facilities, and resources at the New Zealand or Japanese sites. Whenever feasible or applicable, the proposal should demonstrate true collaboration with host country counterparts.
Given the scale of physical damage, areas in New Zealand and Japan may not be accessible to foreign investigators in the near term. Proposals should include detailed research plans that incorporate specific details about country entry, if required, and logistics for data collection. Grantees are responsible for obtaining required visas for foreign travel and research permits and clearances. Awardees are expected to adhere to U.S. State Department guidance regarding travel and stay in New Zealand and Japan:
- U.S. Department of State, Travel Information for New Zealand (http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_984.html)
- U.S. Department of State, Travel Alert for Japan (http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html)
For RAPID proposals, the budget should include travel costs for one trip to the Arlington, Virginia area to present results of the RAPID research at a workshop open to the public. The workshop is anticipated to be held within a year.
The number of projects supported by NSF will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds. While not a deadline, for timely consideration, submission of RAPID proposals electronically via the NSF FastLane system or Grants.gov and supplement requests electronically via the NSF FastLane system by Friday, April 15, 2011, is encouraged.
NSF looks forward to continuing to work with the research community on responses to these devastating events.
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Feb 08, 2011 | |
First successful operation of carbon nanotube-based integrated circuits manufactured on plastic substrates |
(Nanowerk News) As part of NEDO's Industrial Technology Research Grant Japan-Finland collaborative project, Professors Yutaka Ohno from Nagoya University in Japan and Esko I. Kauppinen from Aalto University in Finland along with their colleagues have developed a simple and fast process to manufacture high quality carbon nanotube-based thin film transistors (TFT) on a plastic substrate. They used this technology to manufacture the world's first sequential logic circuits using carbon nanotubes. | |
Using this technology, we can expect the development of high-speed roll-to-roll manufacturing processes to manufacture low cost flexible devices such as electronic paper in the future. | |
The results were published on February 6th in the electronic edition of the British science journal Nature Nanotechnology ("Flexible high-performance carbon nanotube integrated circuits"). | |
Background | |
Lightweight and flexible devices such as mobile phones and electronic paper are gaining attention for their roles in achieving a smarter ubiquitous information society. For flexible electronics, as a substitute for conventional solid silicon substrates, there is a demand for integrated circuits to be manufactured on a plastic substrate with high speed and low cost . | |
Fig. 1: Integrated carbon nanotube-based circuit manufacturing on plastic substrates using gas-phase filtration and transfer processes. | |
Thus far, flexible thin-film transistors (TFT) have been produced using a variety of semiconductor materials such as silicon and zinc-oxide, which require vacuum deposition, high-temperature curing, and complex transfer processes. In recent years, organic semiconductors have been rapidly developing, however such semiconductors still have low-mobility and there are problems with their chemical stability. Recently, carbon nanotube thin films have been attracting attention due to their chemical stability and high-mobility. However, although simple solution processes have been developed to produce TFTs, such TFTs have not been yet fulfilled capability expectations thus far, due to the deterioration of the conduction properties of carbon nanotube thin films through the dispersion process in the solution. | |
Results | |
(1) Easy and fast thin film deposition: Gas phase filtration and transfer processes | |
In conventional solution processes, soot-like carbon nanotube material is first dispersed in liquid via sonication to purify the materials and to separate the tubes from each other. In such processes, it is difficult to form homogeneous carbon nanotube films. In addition, technology has not yet been developed to completely remove the dispersant. In contrast, using our innovative technology, we continuously grow nanotubes in an atmospheric pressure chemical-vapor deposition process. The nanotubes are then collected on the filter and subsequently transferred onto a polymer substrate using simple gas-phase filtration and transfer processes to achieve clean, uniform carbon nanotube films (Fig. 1). It takes only a few seconds to deposit the carbon nanotubes. This process may be adaptable to high-speed roll-to-roll manufacturing systems in the near future. | |
Figure 2: Performance comparison between carbon nanotubes TFTs and other TFTs (Vertical Axis: mobility, Horizontal Axis: on /off ratio). | |
(2) Carbon nanotube TFTs with high-mobility of 35 cm2/Vs and an on/off ratio of 6?106 | |
In conventional solution-based carbon nanotube TFT manufacturing processes, nanotubes are dispersed using powerful ultrasound which cuts the nanotubes and reduces their length. Due to high contact resistance between these short nanotubes and the residual impurities caused by the dispersion process, the resulting TFT mobility was approximately 1 cm2/Vs. Due to the doping effect caused by residual impurities from the dispersion, the on/off ratio was only between about 104∼105. When carbon nanotube thin films are manufactured using the above gas-phase filtration and transfer processes, the tubes in the film are as clean and long as those that are grown in the synthesis processes. Accordingly, TFTs with a high mobility of 35 cm2/Vs were achieved. In addition, due to precision control of the nanotube density, an on/off ratio of 6x106 was simultaneously achieved. The TFT performance we have achieved is significantly higher than the performance of organic semiconductor TFTs and carbon nanotube TFTs reported so far, as shown in Fig. 2, and equal to the performance of low-temperature polycrystalline silicon as well as zinc oxide TFTs, which are manufactured using high-temperature processes and vacuum-based processes. | |
Fig. 3: Carbon nanotube-based logic integrated circuits on a plastic substrate (master-slave D-flip-flop). | |
(3) Successful operation of integrated circuits on transparent and flexible plastic substrates | |
The gas-phase filtration and transfer processes can be applied to manufacture devices on any substrate material. This time, we integrated the high-performance carbon nanotube TFTs on plastic substrates, and achieved successful operations of ring oscillators and flip-flops (Fig. 3). High-speed operations have been achieved with a delay time of 12 microseconds per logic gate. The flip-flops that have been manufactured through these processes are the world's first carbon nanotube-based synchronous sequential logic circuits. |
Source: Aalto University |


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One of the more impressive performances this week at the NFL combine belongs to a guy who has only been playing football for the last few seasons.
Defensive end Margus Hunt from SMU only took up football in 2009 but according to Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com, Hunt had one of the more impressive workouts this weekend in Indianapolis. Hunt was "the talk of the town" after his workout on Monday.
The 6-foot-8, 277 pound defensive end was among the leaders for defensive linemen in the bench press and 40-yard dash. Hunt completed 38 reps of 225 pounds, which matched Brandon Williams from Missouri Southern State for most reps among any participant at the combine. Hunt also ran a 4.60 in the 40-yard dash which was tied for third-best among linemen. Only Trevardo Wiilliams from Connecticut (4.57) and Barkevious Mingo from LSU (4.58) posted faster times.
Hunt is one of the more interesting prospects in the upcoming draft. He's only been playing football since 2009 after joining the football program at SMU. The Estonian native was originally an accomplished track and field athlete. Hunt won gold medals in the shot put and discus in the 2006 World Junior Track and Field Championships in Beijing. He also won the discus title at the European Junior championships in 2005.
Hunt is currently considered to be a likely second day draft pick but could see his stock rise after his strong showing at the combine. Despite his lack of football experience, Hunt's raw athletic ability and size should be incredibly intriguing to personnel directors in the NFL. New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was also considered to be fairly raw when coming out of South Florida in 2010. Pierre-Paul has since become one of the more dynamic pass rushers in the league. If Hunt can continue to progress as a football player, Hunt has the ability to become a surprise star in the NFL.


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The debacle in the committee hearing room in Austin, Texas last week exposed the core of the problem with abortion. It all comes down to the humanity, and the God-given, unalienable, equal rights of the individual child, and whether or not the perpetrators who seek to slaughter them will be punished in the same way other murderers are dealt with under the law.
In other words, it all came down to the same things it came down to in front of the Supreme Court in 1973. Prior to Roe vs. Wade, Texas had unjust, immoral, unconstitutional laws on the books that deprived the unborn child of their equal rights, and punished their murderers differently, and much more leniently, than the murderers of those fortunate enough to have passed through a birth canal. Which, of course, provided the pretext the wicked Blackmun court needed to dehumanize, to depersonify, the unborn child. Which, of course, then led to the cold-blooded, premeditated murder of more then sixty million innocent, helpless, defenseless children.
And what was the response of Pro-Life, Inc., and their faithful minions in the Texas legislature when presented with a just, constitutional bill that would criminalize all abortions in their state? They were steadfast in their determination to make the exact same moral, constitutional, and legal error that led to Roe in the first place, even though more than 98% of the more than three hundred citizens who testified in front of their committee spent more than eight hours, late into the night, explaining to them in great depth, in exquisite detail, why doing this would be a gross violation of the most sacred obligations of their solemn oaths.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama drew big laughs at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday, taking jabs at his administration, his Republican rivals and even himself.
President Obama delivers some one-liners at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday.
"I would like to talk about what my administration plans to achieve in the next 100 days," Obama said. "During the second 100 days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first 100 days."
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DSDP/TM/Committer Phone Meeting 14-Aug-2007
Meeting Title: | TM Committer Phone Meeting |
Date & Time: | Tuesday Aug 14, 2007 at 1500 UTC / 1100 Eastern |
Dial-in: | asterisk.eclipse.org ID: 8988 Passcode: 12345 |
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- IBM - Xuan Chen, Kevin Doyle
- Symbian - Javier Montalvo Orús
- Wind River - Martin Oberhuber
This is an Open call, so anyone else can join (though we expect the talk to be interesting for committers only).
- Last meeting: DSDP/TM/Committer Phone Meeting 8-Aug-2007
Current Work
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- Totally Failed today -- Martin could login, Xuan and Kevin not - connection very choppy
- Kevin Read-Only Questions
- bug 197855 - when to enable the move / delete actions? - Depends on the File System: since we have no IFileService#canDelete(), we should always enable the action. Worst case is, that an error occurs when actually moving / deleting. That error should then be displayed to the user. But we have to rely on the user knowing what he does.
- Same bug -- NPE's in DecoratorManager after a file has been deleted, because the DSToreHostFile's name is null: DStore uses name==null to indicate deleted files. Therefore, IHostFile#isFile(), exists() etc. all need to return "false" if the name==null. Need to document this in the code.
- bug 168219 - confirmation dialog for delete / move when a file/folder is read-only: always show the dialog. Live with the case that on UNIX, user can press "OK" to delete file, but the action could still fail (because parent is read-only). Should we try "setWritable" before trying to delete it?
- EFS Eclipse LocalFile#delete() does not set writable -- it fails with an exception in case Java cannot do java.io.File.delete()
- We should not make the IFileService too intelligent -- don't try to setWritable in IFileService.delete()
- But the File subsystem, when showing the confirmation dialog, could try to setWritable when the user confirmed deletion
- One problem could be, that when recursively deleting a tree in which some files are read-only, we are not asked for them
- Windows explorer asks for confirmation of read-only files ... can do "Yes for all"
- Don't get a MultiStatus with delete errors
- Another BugDay on August 31st -- TM to take part (was announced on PlanetEclipse)
- Rupen Question
- When shell is being created, the inputLine is disabled -- so it cannot get the focus. Is there a reason for having it disabled in createControl()?
- don't know, try it out
- Xuan Question
- Logging: how to install the handler
- Won't have much time this week, because DaveM is not here
- One P1 for blocking in archive handler - may need to defer, because API does not allow for cancel
- Bugzilla:
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- Xuan week off end of August
- DaveD vacation Aug.8 till Aug.20
- DaveM vacation Aug.6 till Aug.21
- Javier vacation Aug.13 till Aug.31
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- Last Meeting Action Items
- DaveD: 2.0.1 important fixes, then Doc bugs (Tutorial)
- DaveM: Ask Pete Nicholls about room for F2F meeting in Toronto; bug 196662 refresh on dispatch thread
- Xuan: Unit Tests
- Kevin: 2.0.1 fixes
- Martin: Look at PropertyDescriptor issues; EFS fixes; unit tests; Migration Docs, EFS Fixes, Releng Fixes, Newsgroup
- Javier: 2.0.1 fixes, unit tests
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In 1453, Mantegna married Nicolosia, Giovanni Bellini's sister, thus forming close links with the most important painting workshop in Venice, run by his father-in-law Jacopo Bellini. The intense exchanges of ideas between the two brothers-in-law and the resulting influences were to have fundamental repercussions on the destinies of painting in Northern Italy.
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In no particular order, not even alphabetical, this a dump of my 100% subjective and fairly eccentric mental catalogue. In no way should this be taken as reliable or comprehensive.
Sounds the most orchestral of all orchestras - the most like a symphony orchestra. If there seems to be a lot going on, with numerous different sounds having equal prominence, and at the same time it's all rather grand and maybe wants to be part of a larger work, it's probably Troilo. Also sounds like everybody, so if you know you know it, but can't think who it is, it's probably Troilo.
Di Sarli
I can't improve on Mike Lavocah's insight: Di Sarli does everything with the violins. Recorded over a long time with huge variations of style and sound and feeling, but the violins thing is consistent. Also sounds like Fresedo with a difficult girlfriend. Some of the late stuff sounds like Di Sarli trying to be Pugliese; with results that are kind of wonderful, if you can keep a straight face.
Sounds loud, even when playing quietly. Dense texture. Had Biagi at the piano for a lot of it, and sounds like Biagi without the holes. Some of the late stuff sounds not just intense, but completely bonkers, until you compare it with Biagi. The flesh and organs of tango.
Sounds like D'Arienzo with holes in. A lighter texture, and not just intense, but genuinely eccentric. The offbeats are much more unexpected. Appears never to have recorded a bad or boring track. A truckload of amazing valses, not enough milongas. In the late recordings he doesn't fall into the trap of imitating Pugliese; he's influenced by changes of style, and grows, but remains his entirely genuine, electric, eccentric self.
Kind of the backbone of tango, including the dodgy discs and the odd hernia, gunshot splinter or missing fortune. Always sounds totally professional, brisk, and organised. Best
when there's a really strong tune and Maida singing. But recorded a lot, for a long time, and is very various.
Sounds glossy and dark. Salon in a dark suit. Tbh I can't describe it very well because are only a few tracks I like all that much, and most of those remind me of the JAWS theme. The ones that are good are magnificent.
Sounds like a 30's Hollywood movie involving palm trees
and pineapple hats. Tuneful, romantic, often a bit sugary. Or like Di Sarli with a nicer girlfriend and fewer
Sort of buzzy. Like dancing bees. The most famous tracks have Alberto Podesta doing the operatic tenor thing. When he flies, he still comes down at the right moment. Bermudez has a darker, lower voice. But the bees are still there.
Sounds kind of like teeny-tiny Troilo for a much smaller room. Still a lot going on, but more portably.
The sound of the orchestra itself, with or without the singer, is full of love. This is music of a bigger picture, but expressed for and by two humans in one embrace that embraces a whole world. Pugliese is never caught up in narrow emotionality; but is deeply and satisfyingly real, like a plate of egg and chips. Pugliese was so influential that all the modern orchestras seem to be trying to sound like him, which is a trap better musicians than they are have also fallen into.
Sounds like walking along very carefully, one step at a time, not stepping on the lines on the pavement, because of the bears. But either quite amiably tipsy, or, in some tracks, weeping drunk.
Sauntering, episodic, and sounds a bit pissed off, or rambling drunk. Nice to play with when you're not going anywhere in particular. On reflection, I prefer the ones where Vargas comes in early and sings his thing, and the orchestra provides a fairly brisk, minimal frame otherwise.
De Angelis
Another kind of sauntering and episodic that wanders off in no particular direction and has a giant drama while staring at some random wall. Generally a bit art-movie. History's most annoying Cumparsita, which wurbles on for what seems like twenty minutes, is instantly forgotten, and then keeps coming back in your head for days.
Probably the one that sounds most like late 19th century opera that you can dance to. Like the Pearl Fishers or Tosca. Properly entertaining music, with loads of rhythm, super tunes, and the occasional quite good joke.
Lush (Mike Lavocah again). A gooey chocolate hazelnutty sort of sound with a trace of jazz. I love it.
Daaah-dum. Dark woodwind with a distinctive ending.
OTV (Orquesta Tipica Victor)
Victor studio house band: sounds incredibly professional and picked good songs. Wants to be driving scene music for a low-dialogue film.
I usually don't hear the opening of the first track and name the orchestra in my head, unless the track is a particular favourite or has a very distinctive opening: I usually just focus on how much I like it, and who I am most interested in dancing with, based on the general feeling it gives me. When I name the orchestra it's usually later, whether I'm dancing or not. This is why I get absolutely ropeable if the DJ plays their weakest track first in the tanda, or plays inconsistent tandas that don't carry through what the first track promised. Don't do it!
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Vague, Subjective Guide to Obvious Tango Orchestras
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SFP+ Managed Ethernet Switch
Advanced Layer 3 Manageable PoE Solution for Hardened Environment
The IGS-6325-24P4X L3 Industrial Managed PoE+ Switch features 24 10/100/1000BASE-T 802.3at PoE+ ports with each port powering up to 36 watts, 4 shared SFP ports and 4 10G SFP+ ports in a 1U case. With 10Gbps uplink, the IGS-6325-20T4C4X can handle extremely large amounts of data in a secure topology linking to an industrial backbone or high capacity servers. It provides user-friendly yet advanced IPv6/IPv4 management interfaces, abundant L2/L4 switching functions, Layer 3 OSPFv2 dynamic routing capability, and advanced ITU-G.8032 ERPS Ring technology to improve the rapid self-recovery capability. It has intelligent PoE functions for controlling the PoE outdoor IP surveillance and wireless network applications. It is able to operate reliably, stably and quietly in the temperature range from -40 to 75°C.
PLANET Network Management System (NMS) Solution
The IGS-6325-24P4X supports PLANET's NMS via CloudViewer App which is an Intelligent App to monitor your network from the cloud. With a cloud network, it makes data and services available from anywhere with an Internet connection. With PLANET CloudViewer, your network status can be monitored in real time anytime, anywhere via your mobile phone or tablet. User can easily check network status, device information, and port and PoE statuses from the cloud to reduce management costs.
Cloudviewer App: Download here for ANDROID or IOS.
Layer 3 Routing Support
The IGS-6325-24P4X enables the administrator to conveniently boost network efficiency by configuring Layer 3 IPv4/IPv6 VLAN static routing manually, and the IPv4 OSPFv2 (Open Shortest Path First) settings automatically. The OSPF is an interior dynamic routing protocol for autonomous system based on link state. The protocol creates a database for link state by exchanging link states among Layer 3 switches, and then uses the Shortest Path First algorithm to generate a route table based on that database.
Cybersecurity Network Solution to Minimize Security Risks
The IGS-6325 Series supports SSHv2, TLS and SSL protocols to provide strong protection against advanced threats. It includes a range of cybersecurity features such as DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard, ARP Inspection Protection, 802.1x port-based and MAC-based network access control, RADIUS and TACACS+ user accounts management, SNMPv3 authentication, and so on to complement it as an all-security solution.
Redundant Ring, Fast Recovery for Critical Network Applications
The IGS-6325 Series supports redundant ring technology and features strong, rapid self-recovery capability to prevent interruptions and external intrusions. It incorporates advanced ITU-T G.8032 ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching) technology, Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1s MSTP), and redundant power input system into customers industrial automation network to enhance system reliability and uptime in harsh factory environments. In a simple Ring network, the recovery time of data link can be as fast as 10ms.
High Power PoE for Security and Public Service Applications
As the whole system comes with a total 440-watt PoE budget, the IGS-6325-24P4X is designed specifically to satisfy the growing demand of higher power consuming network PDs (powered devices) such as multi-channel (802.11a/b/g/n) wireless LAN access points, PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) speed dome network cameras and other PoE network devices.
Convenient and Smart ONVIF Devices with Detection Feature
PLANET's ONVIF Support is specifically designed for co-operating with video IP surveillances. From the IGS-6325-24P4X GUI, clients just need one click to search and show all of the ONVIF devices via network application. In addition, clients can upload floor images to the switch series, making the deployments of surveillance and other devices easy for planning and inspection purposes. Moreover, clients can get real-time surveillances information and online/offline status; the PoE reboot can be controlled from the GUI.
Intelligent Alive Check for Powered Device
The IGS-6325-24P4X PoE Switch can be configured to monitor connected PDs status in real time via ping action. Once the PD stops working and responding, the IGS-6325-24P4X will recycle the PoE port power and bring the PD back to work. It also greatly enhances the reliability in that the PoE port will reset the PD power, thus reducing administrators management burden.
PoE Schedule for Energy Saving
Under the trend of energy saving worldwide and contributing to environmental protection on the Earth, the IGS-6325-24P4X can effectively control the power supply besides its capability of giving high watts power. The built-in PoE schedule function helps you to enable or disable PoE power feeding for each PoE port during specified time intervals and it is a powerful function to help SMBs or enterprises save power and money.
Scheduled Power Recycling
The IGS-6325-24P4X allows each of the connected PoE IP cameras or PoE wireless access points to reboot at a specific time each week. Therefore, it will reduce the chance of IP camera or AP crash resulting from buffer overflow.
SMTP/SNMP Trap Event Alert
The IGS-6325-24P4X provides event alert function to help to diagnose the abnormal device owing to whether or not there is a break of the network connection, or the rebooting response.
Effective Alarm Alert for Better Protection
The IGS-6325 Series supports a Fault Alarm feature which can alert the users when there is something wrong with the switches. With this ideal feature, the users would not have to waste time finding where the problem is. It will help to save time and human resource.
Digital Input and Digital Output for External Alarm
The IGS-6325 Series supports Digital Input and Digital Output on its upper panel. This external alarm enables users to use Digital Input to detect and log external device status (such as door intrusion detector), and send event alarm to the administrators. The Digital Output could be used to alarm the administrators if the IGS-6325 Series port shows link down, link up or power failure.
Robust Layer 2 Features
The IGS-6325 Series can be programmed for advanced switch management functions such as dynamic port link aggregation, Q-in-Q VLAN, private VLAN, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, Layer 2 to Layer 4 QoS, bandwidth control and IGMP snooping. The IGS-6325 Series provides 802.1Q tagged VLAN, and the VLAN groups allowed will be maximally up to 255. Via aggregation of supporting ports, the IGS-6325 Series allows the operation of a high-speed trunk combining multiple ports. It enables a maximum of up to 6 trunk groups with 4 ports per trunk group, and supports fail-over as well.
Powerful Security
The IGS-6325 Series offers comprehensive Layer 2 to Layer 4 Access Control List (ACL) for enforcing security to the edge. It can be used to restrict network access by denying packets based on source and destination IP address, TCP/UDP ports or defined typical network applications. Its protection mechanism also comprises 802.1x Port-based and MAC-based user and device authentication. With the private VLAN function, communication between edge ports can be prevented to ensure user privacy. The network administrators can now construct highly-secure corporate networks with considerably less time and effort than before.
Modbus TCP Provides Flexible Network Connectivity for Factory Automation
With the supported Modbus TCP/IP protocol, the IGS-6325 Series can easily integrate with SCADA systems, HMI systems and other data acquisition systems in factory floors. It enables administrators to remotely monitor the industrial Ethernet switchs operating information, port information and communication status, thus easily achieving enhanced monitoring and maintenance of the entire factory.
1588 Time Protocol for Industrial Computing Networks
The IGS-6325 Series is ideal for telecom and Carrier Ethernet applications, supporting MEF service delivery and timing over packet solutions for IEEE 1588 and synchronous Ethernet.
Flexible and Extendable 10Gb Ethernet Solution
10G Ethernet is a big leap in the evolution of Ethernet. Each of the 10G SFP+ slots in the IGS-6325-24P4X supports dual speed and 10GBASE-SR/LR or 1000BASE-SX/LX. With its 4-port, 10G Ethernet link capability and additional 4-port 1G Ethernet link capability, the administrator now can flexibly choose the suitable SFP/SFP+ transceiver according to the transmission distance or the transmission speed required to extend the network efficiently. The IGS-6325-24P4X provides broad bandwidth and powerful processing capacity.
Intelligent SFP Diagnosis Mechanism
The IGS-6325 Series supports SFP-DDM (Digital Diagnostic Monitor) function that greatly helps network administrator to easily monitor real-time parameters of the SFP, such as optical output power, optical input power, temperature, laser bias current, and transceiver supply voltage.


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MADRID, May 2, 2013
Borussia Dortmund are on their way to Wembley but only just. Jurgen Klopp's side rode out an opening storm and a late, late siege to reach the final on May 25.
Just when it appeared that their passage would prove a comfortable one, two goals in the final eight minutes, first from Karim Benzema and then from Sergio Ramos, left them hanging on.
"I thought if God wills it, we'll go to the final; if he doesn't, we won't," Klopp said of the final heart-stopping minutes.
In the end they made it. A 2-0 defeat, Dortmund's first in four matches against Madrid, was not enough to deny them a trip to London that Klopp said was "absolutely deserved". He had a point: Dortmund appeared to be cruising to the finish line while Madrid limped behind them.
Gonzalo Higuaín, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil all missed clear opportunities in a breathless start as Madrid looked to overcome the 4-1 deficit from the first leg. But the momentum was lost and the game appeared to be drifting to a close until Benzema's goal set up a dramatic finish.
Intense start
The start had been intense, too. Jose Mourinho had talked about going "goal by goal and minute by minute" but the fans wanted an early strike and the comeback legend embraced by this club speaks of the need to make the first corner, first foul and first shot all Madrid's.
They therefore came racing out; the first corner came before the opening minute had ended and the stage was set: within seven minutes Madrid had taken four corners; three minutes earlier they should have taken the lead. Modric and Ozil combined to put Higuaín one on one with Roman Weidenfeller, but his shot was blocked.
A chest control and close-range volley for each side in less than a minute followed — the first fell to Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski, the second to Ronaldo — and soon Ozil had the game's best chance so far, only to pull wide when clean through. The match was not even a quarter of an hour old and Madrid had already created sufficient opportunities to believe that a comeback was possible.
Dortmund, though, had ridden out the storm. Slowly they settled down and took control, drawing the sting, and Klopp later praised their "cool" in a "game that was crazy from the start".
Ronaldo's free-kick was the last opportunity Madrid got in a first half that fizzled out, and it sailed high into the stands.
If the plan had been a goal every half an hour, then they now needed three in 45 minutes. What no one anticipated was that they would be so close to getting three in eight. After all, there was something flat about Madrid now, even when they did attack.
Lewandowski misses two
Dortmund could have ended it at the start of the second half but Lewandowski wasted two chances in as many minutes. First he fired over after Kevin Grosskreutz expertly turned the ball into his path; then Marko Reus rolled a pass into him on the other side of the area. Faced with Diego López, he put his head down and hit the ball as hard as he could. It screeched past the keeper and thumped back off the underside of the bar.
The game's best opportunity also went the way of the Germans, when Reus pulled back for Ilkay Gundogan five yards out but Lopez scrambled across his line to make an astonishing save.
Madrid needed three goals but Dortmund, calm when they won the ball back, smooth in playing their way out and into the space that opened before them, looked more likely to get one.
Or so it seemed until, with only eight minutes remaining, Ozil finally escaped down the right. He pulled the ball back into the six-yard box, where Benzema was waiting to side-foot home.
Suddenly there was a roar that became a bugle call for the charge. Chants once more began: "Yes, we can!" And for the first time in an hour the team believed they could, too.
The noise was back and so was the siege, the ball thrown into the area, bodies flying. Benzema cut inside and his deflected shot was pushed over.
Then Raphael Varane's effort was blocked. And, when the ball dropped to Benzema near the right-hand byline moments later, he coolly pulled it back for Sergio Ramos, who smashed it into the roof of the net.
It was the 89th minute and now they needed only one. Bender went down injured; when he got up, the board went up. Madrid had five minutes left to pull off a miracle.
When they won their next corner, the goalkeeper went up. Instead it was Ramos who reached the delivery, his header drifting wide. When Dortmund got the ball back, they too threw men forward. Hearts were in mouths until the referee, Howard Webb, put the whistle to his.
"I have never been to Wembley, although I have watched Wimbledon," Klopp said afterwards beaming. "It will be one of the greatest moments in our life. But we do not want to go there to be tourists. We want to be the winner of this cup. We will see what happens but this is just so great." — © Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2013
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text: A prince returns home. His father has been murdered. His mother has been wed to his uncle. The ghosts of his past are restless. What follows: Love. Confusion. Betrayal. Self-doubt. Violence. Revenge. In July, Delaware Shakespeare Festival will present "Hamlet" on the grounds of Rockwood Park, outdoors and under the stars. "Hamlet" is directed by David Stradley, producing artistic director of Delaware Shakespeare Festival, who directed "The Winter's Tale" in 2011 and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 2012. It stars festival-favorite Griffin Stanton-Ameisen, who played Antigonus in "The Winter's Tale," Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Launce in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" last year. This season marks DSF's 12th—its ninth at Rockwood Park—and follows the record-breaking 2013. "Hamlet" will run for 13 performances July 11-27. Performances scheduled Wednesday to Saturday begin at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening at 6:15 p.m. for pre-show entertainment and picnicking. Sunday performances begin at 6 p.m. (Gates open at 4:45 p.m.) No shows are scheduled for Monday or Tuesday nights, though July 22 is scheduled as a rain date, if needed. DSF offers several new ticket options this year: The Festival Pass provides entrance to an unlimited number of performances during the run of "Hamlet" for $38. Though the pass is non-transferrable, friends attending with a festival pass holder will receive a $2 discount on tickets. A limited number of DSF lawn chairs will be available by reservation at each performance. Chairs will be set up in premium locations in the first row of the "high-backed chairs" section, behind blanket and low-backed chairs seating. Reservations can be made on the DSF website for $35 a ticket. On July 19, the second annual Janssen's Market Picnic Contest will take place before the performance. Delebrity judges will roam the grounds before the performance to grade participating picnickers on the presentation, tastiness, and Shakespearean spirit of their spread. One winner will claim the coveted Janssen's Market Picnic Contest trophy and eternal glory (until next year). General admission is $17, with special pricing for seniors, military personnel and others. So pack your lawn chairs. To purchase tickets, go to delshakes.org or simply purchase at the door.


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Dir: Jan Hrebejk. Czech Republic. 2012. 78mins
This engagingly fruity spouse-swap comedy romp offers some modestly naughty film entertainment, likely to be appealing in its home territory, but of strictly limited appeal elsewhere, with home entertainment the most likely route.
The Holy Quaternity (a title which may well confuse or bemuse, but at least isn't provocative) offers plenty of good-natured sex comedy entertainment.
Czech filmmaker Jan Hrebejk smartly keeps The Holy Quaternity (Svatá Ctverice) brief and brisk, and while it offers a smattering of sex and comedy set against the backdrop of a tropical idyll, it rarely offers much in the way of insight, preferring too never stray not too far from the bawdy.
Middle-aged married couple Vitek (JiríLangmajer) and Marie (MarikaProchazkova) live nearby to their best friends Ondra (Hynek Cermak) and Dita (Viktorie Cermakova). Ondra and Dita's two teen sons are showing signs of interest in Vitek and Marie's two daughters, but the film heads off into even odder territory when the four parents decide to form a menage-a-quatre while on a tropical holiday together.
Cue shots of beautiful beaches and naked bodies a-plenty as the foursome set about trying to rekindle their marriages, but finding their friend's partners more attractive than their own. The only real question the film asks, is will they get away with it and live happily ever after? Along the way there is plenty of fruity fun to be had and while no classic The Holy Quaternity (a title which may well confuse or bemuse, but at least isn't provocative) offers plenty of good-natured sex comedy entertainment.
Production company: IN Film Praha
International sales: MonteCristo International Entertainment, www.montecristoentertainment.com
Producer: Rudolf Biermann
Screenplay: Michal Viewegh
Cinematography: Martin Šácha
Editor: Vladimír Barák
Production designer: Milan Býcek
Music: Ondrej Galuška, Ondrej Kopicka
Main cast: Jirí Langmajer, Hynek Cermak, Marika Prochazkova, Viktorie Cermakova, Ludek Munzar


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This week's French Fridays with Dorie is for Quiche Maraichère, which is basically a vegetable-filled quiche, but with the cheese on top. The recipe can be found online here, but of course, it's also in Around My French Table.
My tart crust was my favorite whole wheat crust and although it shrank quite a bit during the par-baking, it turned out just fine.
I used carrot, onion, garlic, and some artichoke hearts for my vegetables (I did not use the celery or the leeks) – mainly because I did not have those things, but I did have the onion and artichoke hearts. Also, I threw a little goat cheese on top (along with the white cheddar). Delicious!
Here's a link to everyone's posts for this week.