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British GP 2008
Sunday Team Quotes
Kimi Raikkonen (4th): "I am disappointed, but I am equally aware that things could have been much worse. We had the possibility to win the race but we made a mistake at the first pit stop, keeping the same set of tyres, because we expected the track conditions to improve. It was a joint decision: we are a team and we win or lose together. Things are not going too well for me at the moment, given all that happened in the last few races, but I am leading the championship, even if it is on equal terms with Felipe and Lewis. We know we have a great potential, but we have to put everything in place to get the most out of it."
Felipe Massa (13th): "This Silverstone weekend is one to be wiped out. On Friday I had an accident, yesterday there was the problem in qualifying and today a series of mistakes at all levels. We have to look ahead, because there is still a very long way to go in the championship and once again, we've seen that it only takes one result to turn the situation around. After nine races I am in the lead in the classification and I have every chance to fight for the title all the way to the end. Today, I could hardly keep the car in a straight line and it was always very difficult to drive. Only after the last pit stop did things improve a bit, but by then I was a long way back. We have to do a good job in the forthcoming Hockenheim test to be as well prepared as possible for the German Grand Prix that takes place on the same track."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "A Sunday to forget as quickly as possible in terms of the result, although we must remember certain elements of this weekend, as there were mistakes made that we cannot afford to repeat. We could have won this race with Kimi but we made a key mistake at the first pit stop, choosing to stay on the same set of tyres. The rain did not ease off and lasted longer and our drivers - Felipe had also gone for the same choice - found themselves in difficulty. With hindsight it's easy to say we should have changed tyres, but Formula 1 is not an exact science: sometimes strategic choices pay off and sometimes they don't. All the same, we have to admit that, this weekend, we did not operate to our usual standard. We made mistakes at every level and even our performance did not match our expectations and now we have to work out why, but calmly without panicking. We have reached the mid-point of the season: both our drivers are on equal points in the lead with one other driver in the Drivers' classification and we head the Constructors' Championship. We have lost a few opportunities to pick up a greater number of points, but we always knew this would be a very closely contested championship. Now we will concentrate on the coming rounds and will try and do better."
Luca Baldisserri, Head of Trackside Operations: "We are very disappointed with the way things went today. Kimi was having a great race and he had every chance of fighting for the win, but we made a wrong choice at the first stop. We had banked on the weather getting better and it didn't and in fact the rain actually intensified for a while, which put our drivers in great difficulty. Clearly, looking back, one could say we should not have made this decision, but it was not just a shot in the dark, as seen from the fact that we were not the only ones to make this choice out of all the drivers who stopped around this time. Felipe was struggling right from the start because of a lack of grip and his race was immediately compromised, and then it is very difficult to drive in these conditions in the middle of the pack. We are all very disappointed because once again, we have lost valuable points. Now we have to stay concentrated and must work even harder to improver our performance and to make sure we don't make any more of these mistakes."
BMW Sauber
Nick Heidfeld (2nd): "It was a good race. I am happy with second place because today it was the best I could achieve. Qualifying went well and in the race we did everything right. Obviously it was crucial to make the right tyre decisions. At the first stop we were wondering if we should stay with the used set of inters, but luckily we then decided on new tyres. We were expecting a small shower, but when I drove down Hanger Straight and saw a black wall in front of me I thought I should expect more than that! The most difficult moments in the race were when cars were overtaking me who had been lapped, but were just on better tyres for the conditions at that time. There was so much water and I couldn't see where it was lying. Once before Abbey I almost spun, but just managed to keep the car on the track."
Robert Kubica (DNF, Spin): "I was already aquaplaning for many laps and unfortunately in a straight line I just lost the car completely and went off. Here in Silverstone it was a crazy race in difficult conditions. Everything was running pretty well as I was having quite a good race and gaining positions. But when it rained and there was a lot of water on the track I was just struggling. I couldn't keep the car in a straight line, was losing power, the rear wheels were losing contact with the tarmac and that was it."
Dr. Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director: "It was a very dramatic race which was dictated by the weather conditions. In some periods of the race the lap times varied by as much as ten seconds depending on the tyre choice. With Nick our strategy worked out perfectly. He performed very strongly and carried out some spectacular overtaking manoeuvres. After things have not gone his way recently, I am very happy for him he climbed from fifth on the grid to second with a good mixture of intelligent racing and fighting spirit. For him it is the third second place so far this year, and for our team the seventh podium. Robert was doing well, having climbed up to third, but then went off during a rain shower. Compliments to him as well as it was a strong team performance under these difficult conditions."
Willy Rampf, Technical Director: "That was a tyre lottery, as there was a permanent question over which ones we should use. The critical period was when the drivers were fighting very hard to keep the cars on track after the heavy rain. Nick managed to do this very well. Unfortunately Robert was aquaplaning and went off. Nick deserved his place on the podium as he drove a very smart race. Congratulations on a great performance and compliments to the pit stop crew, because we made the tyre choice decisions at very short notice."
Fernando Alonso (6th): "I had said that when it rains, anything can happen, which was the case today as we had a difficult race with a very wet circuit. I used up my tyres very quickly and I finished the race virtually with slicks, which meant I lost a lot of time in certain parts of the track. We could have probably had a better result today, but in the end I scored three points, which is important for the championship."
Nelson Piquet (DNF, Spin): "I'm obviously extremely disappointed with today's retirement. The car was very good, our strategy was perfect, and we were on course for a very good result. However, when the rain came down very heavily, the track was completely flooded. It wasn't just in the turns that the car was out of control, it was even on the straights. It was impossible to control. We have to take positives in that the car was good and we showed how competitive we could be, so we have to take that to Hockenheim now."
Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering: "Our pace at the start of the race seemed reasonable, but it was obviously a mistake to leave the tyres on Fernando's car at the first stop. Later in the race we were clearly uncompetitive and we need to find the reason why."
Flavio Briatore, Managing Director: "Once again it was a race (that) looked promising, but we were not able to make the most of our chances. The first part of the race showed that Fernando and Nelson were very competitive and we must make sure that we build upon this potential in the second part of the season."
Kazuki Nakajima (8th): "It was good to score a point again, but it was a shame to lose seventh place to Jarno (Trulli) on the last lap. His tyres were in a better condition than mine, though, and he was just a bit quicker than me in the final laps when the track was drying out. It was enjoyable out there today, although a little hard to control the car in the opening and closing stages. The team made a really good decision to put me on the extreme wets at just the right time and so I was able to manage the car well in such wet conditions."
Nico Rosberg (9th): "It was pretty difficult out there today. When the rain started, there were just rivers of water everywhere which, on wets, caused everyone to aquaplane all over the place. Circuit conditions were continually changing as well which caused the water to move around the track making it quite hard to tell where the best line was. It wasn't an easy race, but we definitely had the strategy right and came in for the extreme wets at precisely the right moment. After that, it was going well until I unfortunately ran into the back of Timo (Glock). He was going much slower than me and I had planned to overtake him on the inside but my vision was limited by the rain and I misjudged it. All of a sudden, I was in the back of him. A big disappointment. I am now looking forward to Hockenheim. It's my home Grand Prix and I expect us to go better there because the track is more suited to our car."
Sam Michael, Technical Director: "It was a mixed race for us, really. After a difficult first part, the pitwall made some good calls on the tyres in the changing weather conditions, which enabled us to progress up the field in the middle of the race, certainly enough to get both cars into the points. Unfortunately, we only managed to get one car into the points, so at the end of a difficult weekend, we will now look to the next race to a better job than here."
Red Bull-Renault
Mark Webber (10th): "Unfortunately I dropped it on the entrance to Becketts on the first lap. I was quite close to Kimi (Raikkonen) and just got on the white line. I lost the car on the exit and had to let the field go past, so it was clear to spin back round. After that it was about making the right call for the right conditions. It was a difficult day to go car racing and it just didn't go our way today. The guys did a good job all week and it's a shame we couldn't convert our good qualifying performance."
David Coulthard (DNF, Accident): "The visibility was incredibly bad as you can imagine. I was very close to Sebastian after Abbey, as he had a wobble coming out of there. There was a clear gap down the inside, but unfortunately it was closing as I made the move. I'm sorry for him that we made contact and went into the gravel, I'm sorry for Red Bull too, as it was two cars out in one hit. I'm extremely disappointed for this to happen at my last British Grand Prix."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "A hugely disappointing day. Mark unfortunately spun on the first lap, but thereafter had very good pace. At his first stop we opted for him to stay on the same set of intermediates, as the rain had not yet arrived, and then fuelled him to the finish at the next downpour. Unfortunately a further spin left him outside of the points today. For David, not much to say, he went for a gap that closed on him, which finished his race prematurely. All in all, a lost opportunity."
Fabrice Lom, Renault: "We are very sad that we didn't put into points the performance that we showed yesterday. Mark did a great qualifying performance and had good pace in the race, but today wasn't our day. We'll have to wait until next time."
Jarno Trulli (7th): "It was a good race and it's good to take two points but I hoped for more. Throughout the race I was very strong and I'd made it up to third place when the heavy rain came. At that point the track was really bad, I was aquaplaning everywhere and losing 15 seconds a lap. We should have gambled on switching to the extreme wet tyre but unfortunately when it came to take the decision we knew it wasn't going to rain any more. It was just a question of making a difficult decision in difficult track conditions but in hindsight we should have gone for it. It's a pity because I was driving so strongly that we could have made the podium. Nevertheless after yesterday's qualifying, two points is not bad. We've scored at the last three races and we have a good chance to keep up the momentum. Now we must keep pushing to develop the car and then we have to take our chances at each race."
Timo Glock (12th): "That was really difficult for me today. I concentrated on looking after my tyres during the first stint and everything was fine until the first stop. After that it was much harder. When the heavy rain came, I had no traction and the car was sliding around. There was massive aquaplaning and I had no chance to hold the car on the track. That was a pity but we will try for more at the next race. The guys in Cologne are working hard and the car is improving so we will push again in Hockenheim."
Tadashi Yamashina, Team Principal: "Jarno showed excellent spirit again today and came away with a good result given his grid position. He stayed out in very difficult conditions on the standard wet tyre and he kept the car on the track doing good lap times. It was very important for him to score points because we have struggled in the past in this type of race. Today we stayed out on the standard wet tyre rather than switch to extreme wets because we felt the weather was going to improve. That choice worked out reasonably well in the end. We must still analyse how to make the best use of the tyres in changing conditions but you have to make an instant decision. Timo struggled to keep the car on the track when it was at its wettest but Jarno's settings were better for these conditions. The pit crew also did a great job for the whole of practice, qualifying and the race. This result moves us up to 4th in the constructors' championship but we are still looking to make further ground. Next we head to Hockenheim, where we have a major new aerodynamics package so we are expecting a good result."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Sebastien Bourdais (11th): "It was very tough at the start as I couldn't see because the water wasn't clearing off my visor. It's the first time I've encountered this problem. In the early stages I had a lot of understeer which ruined the tyres. Putting the extreme wets on was a good call and the car was pretty quick but it was too late to do very much and eleventh was the best I could do. We must continue to work hard, starting with the up-coming Hockenheim test and try and do better at the next race."
Sebastian Vettel (DNF, Accident): "Massa spun going into Bridge which caused a lot of confusion and meant the cars were all running very close. Then in Turn 14, I got hit on the rear left and it spun me around. I tried to save it, but I got stuck in the gravel. I thought there might have been a chance of being pushed out, but when I got out of the cockpit I saw the gravel was much too deep."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "Both drivers had bad starts, losing places from their grid positions, obtained in a very good qualifying session yesterday. Vettel didn't even complete one lap after being clipped by Coulthard and ending up in the gravel. Bourdais survived a spin and we made the right decision to switch to full wets to bring him home eleventh, even if he could have finished a bit higher. We have reached the mid point of the season and we can approach the second half with confidence, having seen our pace here in qualifying. I am convinced that, in the right circumstances, we can put ourselves in the points scoring positions."
Rubens Barrichello (3rd): "It's a great feeling to be back on the podium today after such an exciting race where the weather conditions really helped us to get the best out of the car. The most important decision of the race for us was switching to the extreme wet tyre when the heavy rain started to fall at half distance. I had a real moment at Club, going off at high speed and almost hitting the wall, and that made me realise that we needed to make a quick decision. After fitting the extreme wets, I was able to overtake the cars in front easily which was a great feeling. Making such a crucial decision at a key time comes from experience and from the team having the confidence in me to make the call. I would like to say a big thank you to the team today - to everyone back at the factory and also in Japan. Life is about learning from your experiences, and we have been through some tough times over the last couple of years. But I always had faith that there were good times ahead and I know there are plenty more to come."
Jenson Button (DNF, Spin): "It was a crazy race today with the conditions changing all the time. We had some good pace on the wet tyres for the first part of the race before the heavy shower which brought both Rubens and I into the pits for extreme wets on lap 35. Shortly after that stop, I hit standing water at Bridge which caused the car to aquaplane off the circuit. I tried to spin the car round but there was another car coming so I had to get out of the way, couldn't get the car round far enough and ended up trapped in the gravel. There's always a bit of luck involved in this type of race and unfortunately it wasn't my day for luck today. Congratulations to Rubens on his third place and first podium for the team."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "We are delighted with the result from today's race and Rubens' first podium for Honda is very well deserved. He did a magnificent job out there, providing great information to help put together exactly the right tyre calls and strategy today. Without the fuel rig problem that we had at the second pit stops, he would certainly have finished one position higher in second place. We were aware that rain was forecast for today, and we had compromised our qualifying settings yesterday to be better prepared for the wet conditions, a decision which fully paid off in the race. Scoring our first podium of the season is a huge boost for the morale of the entire team, everyone here at the track today and all the people who work so hard back at the factory. It is doubly rewarding to have achieved this result at our home race, so close to both of our UK facilities at Brackley and Bracknell. Additionally, we have secured six extremely valuable points which opens up the potential to chase for sixth place in the Constructors' Championship over the rest of the season."
Force India-Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella (DNF, Spin): "I just lost control going through the complex because there was a lot of graining on the tyres as a result of the heavy fuel load we were carrying to be as flexible as possible with the weather. Even two laps earlier, the track was starting to dry out and there was some more graining. The grip level was absolutely zero and I spun."
Adrian Sutil (DNF, Spin): "At the time of my spin, the track was starting to dry and it was tricky to tell where the wet patches were. This is what happened in my case - I just went on one of these puddles and aquaplaned off completely. It was a shame as considering how the race turned out, we could have had a chance of moving up the order some more, but this is racing and you never know how it will turn out. I'm now looking forward to the test next week where we can try out some more new parts and then we go onto my home race in Germany."
Dr. Vijay Mallya, Team Principal: "What a race today. It is the first time in many years that the winner - a very deserving Lewis Hamilton - lapped all up to third position. It is also astonishing that a car that qualified just two tenths away from us has finished on the podium. If we had finished then who knows what would have been possible? Of course we didn't, but the conditions were extremely difficult and, as we saw, most drivers experienced some sort of problem. We should not dwell on this too much though, but rather move on to the next test in just two days' time and then the German Grand Prix, where I am sure Adrian will want to put on a good show in front of his home crowd."
Mike Gascoyne, Chief Technical Officer: "A very disappointing end to the weekend. It is important in these sort of conditions to get cars to the end and pick up whatever places are available but unfortunately both drivers got caught out by the conditions. On a positive note though, our pace certainly seems better with the modifications we made and we have some further updates for Hockenheim, so we need to move forward and have a better weekend there."
Lewis Hamilton (1st): "This was the toughest race, but also one of the best ones I have ever driven. It was so extreme and slippery out there, very similar to the Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji last year. I had troubles with my visor and tried to clean it a couple of times. I thank my team for a great job; they did fantastic work and we always made the right decisions with the tyres in the difficult conditions. When I came round the last time, I saw the crowd standing up and I prayed: 'Just finish, just finish.' It was a very emotional moment to win my home Grand Prix and I want to dedicate this victory to my family. As everybody knows I had some troubles over the past few weeks and they have been always there for me and supported me. To pull on another Vodafone McLaren Mercedes rocket red victory T-shirt feels awesome."
Heikki Kovalainen (5th): "Congratulations to Lewis on his superb home win. I had a good start and, for a few laps, Lewis was really pushing hard - which meant he eventually managed to overtake me on lap five when I ran a little wide. It was an extremely difficult race with lots of things happening. It was so easy to get caught out today by aquaplaning and slippery conditions: I spun twice but I was not the only one. At least I scored four points and helped to increase our constructors' points total."
Ron Dennis, Team Principal: "To win your home Grand Prix is always special, and so today is indeed a special day for Lewis. It's also a special day for all at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. But above all it was a magnificent grand prix, full of drama, and it was won by a man who mastered the treacherous conditions faultlessly. Lewis's was one of those drives that will live in the memory for a long time - but it should be remembered that, fabulous though Lewis's performance was, it was also the result of brilliant teamwork by our engineers and mechanics. As for Heikki, he qualified superbly yesterday and clearly showed that he too is truly world-class. He shouldn't feel too disappointed today because he demonstrated once again that his racing skills are beyond question. His time will come."
Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Lewis managed a superb and most impressive win and over the 60 laps, he was on average more than one second per lap faster then Nick Heidfeld in second place and he lapped all drivers behind third place. We are back in the title fight and that's great! Unfortunately Heikki suffered from understeering throughout the longest part of the race. It's a pity because he had a very good set-up in qualifying which helped him to achieve his first Formula 1 career pole position. Lewis is back in the lead with 48 points; he is tied on points with Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen. We are now focusing on our second home Grand Prix in Hockenheim in two weeks' time. Please come there to the Mercedes grandstand and watch Lewis and Heikki there will be a first class programme for all the visitors behind the grandstand. To all team mates my sincere thanks for achieving this result today - let's try to do the same at Hockenheim when our next home Grand Prix takes place."


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51 comments
September 12 2012, 11:29AM
where are the women??
September 12 2012, 11:34AM
Goodbye Morning… :)
September 12 2012, 11:59AM
And what about us midgets? We are always shortchanged.
September 12 2012, 12:06PM
I'm sorry is any of this advice less valid because these are men giving it? Did you even watch any of these videos? I for one have seen many great TED talks, in many different fields, made by women, so if you're making the case that women aren't represented here, you have absolutely no leg to stand on. Where is your common sense?
September 12 2012, 12:09PM
I second Kelly
September 12 2012, 02:53PM
GREAT talk by the great growth coach, Cameron Herold!! Love that he made this list.
September 12 2012, 03:22PM
No Derek Sivers? -10pts right there.
how to start a movement is great…
September 12 2012, 07:52PM
Where are the vietnamese? You can't possibly post anything anywhere without having all ethnicities, body types, genders, nationalities, etc represented equally. After all, the content and message are clearly not paramount. Only the messenger's physical traits that they had no control over.
(dripping with sarcasm if you didn't get that)
September 12 2012, 10:13PM
Every book link has an Amazon affiliate code. Do you really need that Shopify? So whose code is thebluwes-20?
September 13 2012, 02:03AM
Mike – What's wrong with affiliate codes? You have problems with people earning you money?
Well, I bet you have no problems earning other people's money.
September 13 2012, 07:00AM
@Kelly, I think that they are all sitting quietly under the glass ceiling!
In all seriousness though kelly, I am not sure of how much ted talks you watch, however, their are very few women compared to men speaking about business. Most of the women speaking at ted talks are Dr.'s and scientists unless they are speaking about women as entrepreneurs or other topics referring to women only roles, and this collection from what I have gathered is not gender specific. I'm sure however if a female entrepreneur gives a speech which is not conducive only to women, then they would get added to a collection such as this.
September 13 2012, 09:40AM
Mike: If you read the second paragraph, you'll see I used Acumen Fund's Amazon affiliate code. They're a non-profit venture that supports entrepreneurs in developing countries.
September 13 2012, 10:26AM
Why are you so angry? I think Kelly poses a valid question that is not necessarily critical of the writers of this article, but just an observation of the field today. Why are there not as many women in entrepreneurship? Why is it automatically assumed that when women want to see more women in a field it's because they hate men, or they want to destroy family or Western society. Where is your common sense? I don't think you know how to interpret a simple question or respond to it rationally. How do you function in normal society?
September 14 2012, 08:34PM
@RE: RE: kelly
Are you serious? You made some pretty bold implications there, my friend. I don't see how you could possibly make any of those conclusions out of the information presented here.
@Vertically Challenged and @David:
September 19 2012, 07:51PM
@RE: RE: kelly
Why do you think your interpretation of Kelly's comment is any more valid than anyone else who has responded to her? If Kelly wanted to make "an observation of the field today" and didn't want to people to make assumptions as to her intention, perhaps she should have used more than four words to make her point.
Where is your common sense? I don't think you know how to interpret a simple question or respond to it rationally. How do you function in normal society?
September 21 2012, 11:07AM
Yeh! Why aren't there ANY WOMEN on here, was my FIRST take on this, and I DO listen to the Ted Talks!
October 12 2012, 03:44PM
I love TED! Thanks!
October 21 2012, 11:30PM
Thanks for the list. I really enjoyed listening again to some of my favs as well as hearing several new inspirational talks.
Hey, here is a startup idea: Ted playlists. Or did someone do it already? That'd be awesome!
November 01 2012, 08:14AM
Thanks for the list, I love TED talks. I compiled my own favorites list at http://www.arinanikitina.com/best-of-ted-top-41-inspirational-ted-talks.html
November 03 2012, 12:28AM
The women is making me a sandwich. =) Seriously, who cares. I hope that someday human beings judge each other by color of skin or gender but by character.
December 06 2012, 05:20AM
Has anybody seen kelly, Kay EE Double yel Wai
December 06 2012, 07:16AM
I love TED talks.Thank you for inspiration.
January 13 2013, 10:25PM
I also wish the speakers weren't all white guys, but that doesn't discount the quality of the information. Fantastic stuff here, thanks for collecting.
February 28 2013, 01:23PM
Malcolm Gladwell is white?
March 13 2013, 03:06AM
How to start a comment war.
Write down a chick name, say KELI,
post "where are the women",
then watch the fireworks
March 23 2013, 04:45PM
Seriously, grow up!
go burn your bra somewhere else, this is a place where someone is offering to give you a selection of free information – why are you abusing it? Take what you can get from it, then go find a feminist website somewhere else and have your rant.
Thank you shopify by the way, you are the best website I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
- written by a woman. booyah!
March 25 2013, 01:53AM
Could it be that men are just better entrepreneurs? Men and women should be treated equally but that does not mean they are equally skilled at everything.
April 09 2013, 08:38AM
Today i came across this amazing new website named nupinch.com…i really think you guys should check it out..
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April 13 2013, 01:51PM
Thanks immensely for this motivational and inspirational ideas, it has metamorphosed my perception about entrepreneurship. I have just watched one of the speakers on Facebook and to be factual it was "SERENDIPITY". Please! Keep the good work going for the upcoming entrepreneurs. Thanks and God bless.
May 16 2013, 03:15AM
@Kelly – where are women???
in your mind!!!
May 27 2013, 12:10PM
Awesome post thanks for sharing this, I love Ted talks, its great to have a post I can check out quick with tons of the best speeches.
June 07 2013, 01:52PM
While it is good to help fund a new business with the proceeds of this charity. Why not help the little man in this country ? The money could really help a natural born citizen of the US get their business going. Instead the immigrants who do want to start a business here already qualify for many low interest loans and the natural born citizen of the US doesn't qualify. Lets get our country to help our country first.
June 10 2013, 01:28AM
Who cares if there are women up there or not! These men have good knowledge to share. Don't blind yourself on who is giving good knowledge. Listen, learn and be the next women up there giving the talk. Knowledge can be good if you hear it from a man, woman, a midget, or a complete stranger. Knowledge is power regardless of where it comes from! Women's rights weren't too long ago and we still have a long way to go, but don't blame these people who are out to share ideas for sharing knowledge! Kinda feels like your missing the importance of their message. And so what if it is these men that had better ideas over the women this time. Suck it up learn from it and beat them out the next time!
July 08 2013, 12:23PM
When will we stop leaving "Only Women", "Only Men" comments? How about, these are the 10 best this guy thought we should know about. If you require one of each Seeing-Impaired, Hearing-Impaired, Handi-Capable, Transgender, Native American, African American, Mentally Challenged, Morbidly Obese, Anorexic, Pacific Islander, Narcoleptic you will have to discriminate by eliminating one from the group. The "Where are the" comments deeply offend me.
August 05 2013, 12:05AM
I agree that we need more women represented. Let's fix it!
This talk above could be totally added to the list, to start. :)
Women are frequently overlooked even though their ideas and thoughts are completely valid and important.
August 08 2013, 01:27PM
Another great post and inspired me
Thank you very much,
April 14 2014, 06:47PM
I third Kelly.
June 29 2014, 02:13AM
Kelly; the message made a request for otger TED TALKS that u think shuld have made the list. I think its fair that we bring those 'women' out. I dont think its partriarchy, its rare to associate the Entrepreneur name with women. Let alone those who made presentations on TED TALK. Kelly could help us discover more women
July 07 2014, 11:31AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmKeSIVpNR8 Do you make decisions, really? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppQUCPJWKOg Are you just listening to zionist white kosher nationalists pretending about semantics of feminism and ruining every culture on the planet, funding all sides of conflict since Napoleon and into total control of realty, resources and monetary systems? don't understand why over 50% of the world's billionaires are the tinniest pro-racial and pro-racist gene line who never mix-race for power transfer only love children for some sick gaming? Listen to it all again and hold your GMO food.
July 30 2014, 07:57PM
I don't care what size, shape, gender, or color of the speaker as long as the talks deliver ideas worth spreading. That it what TED is all about. Sheesh!
August 16 2014, 08:34AM
September 01 2014, 04:23PM
You will find a good collections of curated videos for startups here as well…
October 24 2014, 09:42AM
Yeah, kind of disappointed not to see women among the selections. Ted has a lot of women speakers, so they are represented. They're just not represented on this list.
Still, as a regular reader of the Shopify blog, I wish they were.
February 02 2016, 10:48AM
Yah of course no female representation _ what a surprise :-(
This article should have included: Jade Simmons
Her talk was awesome!!
April 20 2016, 12:13AM
thankyou…all are best talks
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November 03 2017, 02:16PM
Thanks for this wonderful post!! These are very much inspiring+ if you plan big for yourself. Thanks for the post!
December 22 2017, 05:46PM
I agree that the lack of female representation for your subject matter experts throughout this and other posts is noticeable. It doesn't undercut the value of the information, but it is certainly a bizarre and unfortunate bias.
April 04 2018, 05:03PM
Hi There! I think my TED Talk about life, love and entrepreneurship certainly applies here. My life was forever transformed through an unexpected mentor who I love with all of my heart.
May 16 2018, 01:54AM
Incredible TED Talks By Women That Will Make You More Productive.How about you switch your game up and get some motivation to soar into the space of limitless achievability? Here are a few TED talks that could change your life and help you become more productive. for more info please check: https://goo.gl/bYBvTS
December 18 2018, 06:31AM
Hey Mark, I would definitely agree that TED Talks are the best and perhaps one of the greatest sources of motivation :) It boosts your morale and helps to go beyond; breaking the glass ceiling. I think our list will complement yours. Have a look at our recent blog post on 20 Insightful TED Talks that Inspire Corporate Innovation:


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LTE is the best 4G, and the only one that should really be able to call itself "Four Gee." (Even if none of the 4Gs are real 4G.) But where can you actually get it in America? The answer is... not many places—unless you're on Verizon.
Slow LTE buildout isn't news. Neither is LTE in general, for that matter. But with everyone muttering about the iPhone 5 having it, it's probably worth a quick glance at where it's actually available, before letting your idiot brother sign up for a wickad fast iPhone, knowing he won't get the speed increase for quite a while, maybe not before his contract is up. CNNMoney did everyone a solid by making an interactive map of Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T (Other regional carriers also have LTE.)
That's the Verizon map up above, and you can see AT&T's and Sprint's decidedly less filled out maps over at CNNMoney.
So, there you go. Nationwide LTE coverage—only not so nationwide. [CNNMoney]


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The Surrounding Community
Plenty To Do, Both On-Campus And Off Utica College offers students a wide range of cultural, athletic, and entertainment options, but spend some time here and you'll soon discover that the surrounding community offers even more. The Mohawk Valley is rich in culture, recreation, breathtaking scenery, and entertainment.
There are many different areas of interest to explore that accentuate life in the Mohawk Valley. With an estimated population of 300,000 the region supports major industries in manufacturing, health care, education, finance, retail, and tourism, thus creating an atmosphere that makes life diverse.
The Fun Starts Here Begin your exploration with events right on the UC campus. You can enjoy theatrical productions, art exhibits, film presentations, and so much more. You will be surprised at the number of school organizations and athletics that are very much a part of campus life.
Local Arts And Entertainment
Once you become familiar with life on campus, travel off campus and explore the many wonders that await you, most within a short distance. Here are some examples:
- Visit the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute and its school of art to see treasures from artists such as Salvador Dali, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Thomas Cole.
- Spend an evening at the Stanley Performing Arts Center and listen to the wonderful sounds of the Utica Symphony Orchestra, take in a show from the Broadway Theatre League, or see concerts by major performers such as Dave Matthews.
- If you're an animal lover, visit the Utica Zoo.
- Road racing enthusiasts should stop by The National Distance Running Hall of Fame in dowtown Utica.
- Take a tour at the F.X. Matt Brewery, where Saranac beers and soft drinks are made.
For more details about these and other highlights, visit our area attractions page.
Shopping Opportunities
If shopping is your forte, you won't be disappointed. The area offers a remarkable variety of options, from national retailers like Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, and Target, to locally owned and operated specialty boutiques, and everything in-between. Major shopping areas include:
Consumer Square(Route 5A in New Hartford)
New Hartford Shopping Center(Genesee Street in New Hartford)
Riverside Center(Route 12N in North Utica)
Sangertown Mall(Route 5 in New Hartford)
Area Dining
The community also offers a diverse selection of restaurants that offer everything from pizza by the slice to elegant dinners, with excellent examples of Greek, Lebanese, Indian, Italian, and other ethnic cuisines. For a review of dining options available in the immediate area, visit our local restaurants page.
Sports And Recreation
Looking for something more physical? Participate in any of UC's sports programs or cheer on your friends as a spectator. Off campus, the area offers a number of parks and recreational facilities, with opportunities for hiking, sightseeing, and outdoor sports. And, of course, the breathtaking landscapes of the Adirondack Park -- six million acres of mountains, forests, lakes, and streams -- are a short drive north of campus.
For detailed information on some of these options, including links, see our pages on area attractions and regional day trips.
Getting There
Although many of these attractions are within a short distance of Utica College, transportation may also be needed. The Student Senate Van makes rounds to area grocery stores and attractions daily to accommodate your needs. Wherever the Student Senate Van doesn't go, the Utica Transit Authority most likely goes. You can get bus schedules from Student Activities to plan your outings.
With so much to see and do, there is no doubt that Utica College and the Mohawk Valley will become a huge part of your life for years to come.
Helpful Web Sites
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Rome Sentinel
Oneida Dispatch
For a listing of various sites visit www.seekon.com/L/US/NY/Utica/


text: What a day! We got the beautiful new retina display iPad and the new HD Apple TV we were expecting. But the Apple keynote was packed with information about Apple's new products. If you missed the liveblog action—or in case you want to bask in the excitement of Tim Cook's presentation skills—you can now watch today's keynote in its entirety on Apple's website. [Apple]


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Company Kampffmeyer in Berlin uses Munters Drytainer™ to prevent condensation during transport, to reduce running costs and the bactericidal qualities improve of the quality of delivered flour.
Munters' unique and specially designed Drytainer™ dehumidifier is used to protect bulk powders and sensitive goods such as flour, sugar, salt, hydrated lime, chemicals, cereals, and pharmaceutical goods from damp air and moisture damage in transit. Drytainer™ utilises Munters desiccant technology to pump filtered, hygienic dehumidified air into the tanker ullage space above the load.
Condensation and humidity in transport containers costs thousands due to the need of frequent cleaning, product wastage and mould growth.
Kampffmeyer Milling Group, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany is the leading supplier of high quality milled grain products for the German food industry and bakery trade with production in accordance to the highest quality standards.
In Kampffmeyer's Berlin plant, 250-300 tons of wheat flour is daily produced on a "just-in-time"-principle. The products are distributed to the customers straight after production by 5 vehicles, each with a tank capacity of 20-25 tons. Customers are mostly situated close by, enabling multiple deliveries to the same customer daily.
The flour product is loaded onto the container with a product temperature of 28-30°C. As the temperature almost always exceeds the outdoor temperature and the temperature of the container surface, the risk of condensation inside the container is frequently present.
Condensation = Hygienic issues
Condensation is a constant issue for road hauliers as the product quality is instantaneously affected by the risk of mould and bacterial growth and furthermore the unloading of the product can be disturbed and delayed by clogging material.
For more than 7-8 years Kampffmeyer Mühlen in Berlin had been looking for an efficient, competively priced and simple solution on the condensation issue. Different solutions were tested, however when Feldbinder, the supplier of the silo trailer, recommended Munters Drytainer™, the right solution was found.
Drytainer™ secures high product quality
The Drytainer™ dehumidification system was installed on one vehicle and today Logistic Manager Manuela Ziem concludes that "With Drytainer™ we always deliver a top quality product to our customers in a completely condensation-free tanker. The guaranteed dry haulage environment makes us stand out among our competitors and is highly appreciated by our customers".
The Drytainer™ dehumidifier is practically and neatly installed onto the vehicle and dry air is pumped into the ullage space inside the silo/tank. The dewpoint inside the tanker is kept lower than the outdoor dewpoint thereby preventing the formation of condensation.
Kampffmeyer's experience is that a thorough cleaning is no longer necessary apart from the mandatory cleaning processes prescribed by regulations from the authorities.
"Even on a cold winter morning the tank remains completely dry after filling. That could never happen without Drytainer™!", the driver, Mr. Ziemon, says.
Read the full Case Study from Kampffmeyer under Case Studies in the Knowledge Bank.
Many companies using Drytainer™ report it:
- cuts condensation build-up inside tankers
- ensures product arrives in optimum condition
- keeps tankers clean even up to 6 months running
- saves on vehicle turnaround times
- reduces 'clogging' of in-line filters, so reduces discharge times
- prevents 100's kg of product per load sticking
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We are proud to officially announce Infinite Flight for iOS !
In the next few months, anybody with an iPod, iPhone or iPad will be able to experience Infinite Flight.
Multiplatform support is one of the most requested feature and after weeks of hard work this is finally something that will soon become a reality.
What does this mean for existing Windows Phone users ? Both versions are in fact from the same code base (see bellow for details), that means that we will have feature parity at all time. More users also means more feedback which will help us making Infinite Flight an even better flight simulator.
For those interested in the details of how this was made possible in such a short time, continue reading after the break.
|Infinite Flight on iOS
Porting to iOS from Windows Phone is not an easy task. Both platforms have fundamental differences and require use of their own development tools.
Thanks to the great work from the guys at Xamarin with MonoTouch and Monodevelop, we were able to quickly have something up and running with minimum code changes. The biggest challenge was indeed the 2D (UI) and 3D (terrain + plane) rendering since XNA is obviously not available on iOS.
Enters Monogame. Monogame is a port of XNA to Mono/MonoTouch/MonoDroid using OpenTK (C# toolkit including OpenGL ES, OpenAL ... etc). When we first started to evaluate Monogame, only 2D was working; we still decided to give it a go and add the missing functionality ourselves to also have 3D support.
There is still lots of work to be done but the result we've achieved so far is beyond our wildest expectations.
We have no pricing and availability details to share at this time but expect more news from us soon via twitter, facebook or this blog.
Official press release available here.
Happy iLandings,


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To-Dye-For Onesies
I could dye. (haha!)
But seriously, folks, it's raining babies around me and I have to get caught up on baby stuff. I've got 3 nephews still waiting for me to get my act together - and I've got two little girls coming soon so I'm excited to get to play with PINK stuff for a bit!
So have you ever played with fabric dye? If not, you're in for some SERIOUS fun! And it couldn't be easier! My children could do this with their eyes shut! (okay, but there would be a huge mess)
All you need is:
Bottle of Rit dye
Onesies (or whatever)
Pot of boiling water
Small rubber bands (from the hair accessory aisle)
Rubber gloves
Just follow the directions on the bottle of dye. You're a smart cookie - you know that the less dye you use, the lighter the color - the more dye, the darker the color. Mix the colors up to get combinations! For example: to get more of a peachy color, use a little pink and a little yellow. It's hard to say exactly HOW your color will turn out, so that's why this stuff is pretty cheap and you can play with it!
So the next step is to tie up your shirt in any way you want.
Take the shirt for a dip for a minute or two.
Using rubber gloves, rinse the shirt out until the water runs clear. Take your bands off and admire your work! This shirt looks darker here in this photo because it's wet. It actually dried a little lighter.
Wash and dry your shirts with similar colors. Mine didn't bleed at all in the washer - and they look and feel so soft and pink!
I also dyed a onesie without wrapping the bands and I ended up with this CUTE pink shirt that I'm going to stitch a girly fabric square on. And why stop there?! I also tossed in a burpie cloth and I'm going to make a cute little set to match the pink onesie. I'll post pics when I'm done.
**As a side note, the Rit dye directions say to clean up with bleach, so I bleached my pot out. I haven't read up or educated myself about dye and whether or not I've ruined my stock pot or not - I'm assuming it's still just fine. But just in case, use an old pot if you have one!
19 comments:
- Chris & Sarah said...
Very cute! We just got through our ward's baby boom, so I'll have to keep this in mind for the next round. :)
- May 21, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- Domestic Chicky said...
SO adorable! Great tutorial!
- May 21, 2008 at 4:42 PM
- Nicole said...
You have such cute ideas!!! Your apron swap insired me to do a card swap, but I'm struggling to try and make a button. I created one in photoshop, but when I add it to my blog it's huge. Any advice on how you created your?
- May 21, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- michelle said...
So funny! We just spent the evening last night tye dying my kids shirts so they would have something to wear for seventies day at school today! I wish I had thought of onseies! I had all that dye I could have used! Man, now I want to go buy more rit!
- May 21, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- lil' miss martha stewart said...
great idea. i have a nephew due today, my best friend is having twins in a week or two, and my niece is having a girl in june.
- May 22, 2008 at 6:53 AM
- House of Joy said...
How cute! I love all your great ideas and use the often.
Thanks for sharing.
- May 22, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Vickie said...
I've got 3 - 13yo girls coming over to spend the night with my twins tomorrow and now i know what we'll be doing! This will be fun~~thanks! :)
- May 22, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- twinkle twinkle baby, twinkle twinkle said...
This is the cutest idea. I'm in love. I use rit dye all the time on my black clothes but, i never would have thought to do this.
Thanks for sharing your ideas!
- May 22, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- PamperingBeki said...
those are so cute!!
We're having a tie dye party with a bunch of friends in a few weeks so it should be fun.
- May 22, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Julie said...
So cute! Lucky little girl. Love that you threw in a burp cloth. So much more fun for her to spitup on pink.
- May 22, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- Tif said...
These are sooooo cute!! Love them!! What a great idea!! I may just have to try this one myself!! This could be so fun with Coop! :)
- May 22, 2008 at 4:48 PM
- Amanda said...
This looks amazing! I am totally going to do it. I have a few friends with babies on the way and 2 nieces on the way. I might even sneak in a few for my baby girl!
Great idea!
- May 23, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- lifeinredshoes said...
I love your fun ideas! Can't wait to try these.
- May 23, 2008 at 9:59 AM
- Amy said...
So cute!!
- May 24, 2008 at 7:47 AM
- Amy said...
Those are so cute! I love tie-dye!! I tagged you on my blog!
- May 24, 2008 at 8:27 AM
- Yarni Gras! said...
we do tie dye each summer for swimsuit cover ups. I use a really large plastic bowl instead of a pot and it works just fine!
- May 25, 2008 at 6:39 AM
- Rae said...
How absolutely darling! My daughter (7) is begging to tye-dye something. I think this will be a fabulous project once school is out!
- May 27, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- Angie (Angelica Grace Designs) said...
Too cute. Love these!
Angie Seaman
- May 27, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Didion 6-Pack said...
I wanted to try this for a baby-boy shower, but I'm not familiar with these dyes. So, unable to pick which color of blue, I chose Navy. The tie-died onesies looked okay, but the solid navy burp cloths were u-g-l-y. The navy almost looks like it has a tinge of purple. So if you guys try it, pick a different blue color!!!!
- November 18, 2008 at 10:13 PM


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By Joe Wuebben and Jim Stoppani, PhD
For beginning or intermediate lifters, sticking to basic training principles might be the best approach because the muscles likely have yet to adapt to even the most rudimentary lifting methods. But after a time-whether it be six months, a year, or even two years-your body will require more aggressive modes of training in order for you to continue to see increases in muscular size, strength, and endurance.
Increasing intensity is the key, and the longer you've trained, the more creative and innovative you'll need to be to make your workouts more intense. Hence, many of the following advanced training techniques are specifically recommended as a means of boosting intensity, whereas others provide a new stimulus to promote continuing results.
As the most widely used of all intensity-boosting techniques, a superset involves doing two different exercises back to back without resting. Virtually any two exercises can be paired for a superset. For example, to work the chest you can do a set of flat bench dumbbell presses and then proceed immediately to a set of dumbbell flys, resting only as long as it takes you to transfer from the first to the second exercise. Another example of a superset for one muscle group is overhead presses followed by lateral raises for the shoulders. Typically, you'd do three or four supersets in this fashion, resting between each superset.
The previous examples involve two exercises for the same muscle group. This is a very common practice as a means of exhausting a single muscle group to promote the muscle fiber breakdown that can lead to muscle growth. In both examples, notice how a compound exercise precedes an isolation move. Because the muscles will be more fatigued while doing the second exercise, it makes sense to do the compound move first so that you can maximize the amount of weight used. However, there's nothing wrong with pairing two compound exercises or even two isolation exercises. We simply suggest doing the exercise that allows you to lift more weight first. That said, you can also do the isolation exercise first, followed by the compound move, to combine supersets with the high-intensity technique known as preexhaustion for twice the intensity.
Pairing opposing muscle groups, such as the chest and back or the triceps and biceps, is also very common. A good example of a chest-back superset is a flat or incline bench dumbbell press followed by a rowing exercise. A triceps-biceps superset might consist of a cable press-down and a barbell curl. Research has suggested that, because a muscle tends to receive a strength boost immediately after an intense contraction of its antagonist (a muscle that performs the opposite movement), you might actually be stronger on the exercise performed second in the superset than when performing that exercise via straight sets. Thus when supersetting opposing muscle groups, alternate the muscle that goes first in the superset so that both muscles gain the benefit from being trained second.
Supersets can also train different but nonopposing muscle groups, such as the shoulders and triceps, the chest and biceps, and any number of other combinations. In these instances, the major benefit of supersetting is that you're essentially doing twice the sets in the same amount of time as when doing straight sets. You will save time by the end of the workout, provided you're doing the same number of sets as before. By minimizing rest periods, you'll also extend each bout of lifting, which will keep your heart rate elevated for longer periods. Whereas when doing a straight set you might be lifting for 30 to 45 seconds at a time, a superset typically involves a bout of lifting twice as long, keeping your heart rate up that much longer. This is why supersetting is often the lifting method of choice for those looking to add a cardiorespiratory element into their weight training for increased calorie burning and better overall conditioning.
This is an excerpt from Stronger Arms & Upper Body.
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President Bush still seeks a comprehensive peace for the Middle East. That could require resolution of the Golan Heights, the disputed territory northeast of the Sea of Galilee. Israel controls it; Syria wants it.
Although Mr. Bush has not pressured Israel to give up the Golan Heights, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is leaning toward this concession on his own. It's a presumed variation of the "land for peace" formula. And it would be a monumental mistake. Any such retreat from the strategically vital Golan could imperil Israel and the United States.
Let's be clear about Syria's intentions. Syria shares with Iran a design to destroy Israel. Both countries have documented intentions toward Israel that meet all legal tests for genocide.
Both also support assorted terrorist groups, which hold that same goal. Syria maintains close ties to Hamas and to Hezbollah, which is an Iranian proxy. Further, Al Qaeda, which has close ties to Iran, could discover opportunity on the Golan if Israel abandons it.
Recent testimony by Central Intelligence Agency officials to Congress made the case that Syria, with apparent help from North Korea, had been preparing to join the nuclear club. On Sept. 6, 2007, Israel's correct grasp of anticipatory self-defense put an end to these activities.
If official "peace" talks were reopened, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would be risking nothing. But Israel's risks would be substantial. Israeli control of the Golan Heights is still needed for deterrence against a coordinated attack. Continued control is also critical to secure Israel's supply of drinking water.
Prime Minister Olmert is confident that giving up the Golan could be the best way to induce Syria to make peace with Israel. This means that he must also believe that Syria, as a diplomatic quid pro quo, would be willing to relinquish its ties to Iran and assorted Islamist terror groups. But these beliefs would be based upon a naive legalism. More plausibly, perhaps, Olmert's position is based on certain domestic political motives.
Olmert's incorrect reasoning lies ultimately in the critical limits of guarantees in our anarchic world. International law is not a suicide pact. Still lacking a central authority with real power to keep recalcitrant states in line, our world legal order permits each country an inherent right of self-defense.
The Israeli Defense Forces must maintain its surveillance on the Golan. Pre-1967 warning stations do not have a clear line of sight into Syrian territory. Israel cannot depend upon third parties for intelligence. Even plans for a demilitarized Golan would be inadequate, in part because the Syrians would never comply with any demilitarization agreement.
Syria has missiles that could place all of Israel within easy range of WMD warheads. Any Israeli abandonment of the Golan would enhance this enemy capability. Golan surrender would also enlarge the prospect of war on the Lebanese front, and the influence of terrorist factions still based in Damascus.
The Golan dominates the Jordan Valley as well as the Bashan Plateau. Here there are only two natural terrain bottlenecks. These choke points are presently defensible. With this plateau in Syrian hands, however, enemy tanks, backed up by missiles and aircraft, could penetrate other parts of Israel. This penetration capability would remain real even if the area were "demilitarized."
Damascus has no serious agenda for a Golan peace. President Assad does not speak of the international border, but only about the June 4, 1967, line.
This is because during the British Mandate, all of the Sea of Galilee was within the international border. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had once wrongly agreed with the contrived Syrian position, but, later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu corrected this error. Subsequently, the US officially recognized this correction. Today, Olmert should acknowledge that Rabin's earlier acceptance of the Syrian line is no longer valid.
Back in September, Israel was prudent enough to act upon anticipatory self-defense to prevent a nuclear Syria. It should not now undo this prudence by surrendering the Golan.
"Land for nothing" makes no sense. Israel has nothing to gain from it. Nor does the United States.
A comprehensive peace for the region is certainly a proper goal; nothing could please Israel more. But the path to such peace can never be based on one-sided territorial surrender.
In the particular matter of the Golan Heights, peace will have to be based upon an authentic Syrian willingness to coexist with a Jewish state. For peace, Syria must first value such coexistence more highly than it does its present ties to both Iran and terrorism.
• Louis René Beres, a professor of international law at Purdue University, lectures and publishes widely on Israeli security matters. Zalman Shoval twice served as Israel's ambassador to the United States and is president of the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce.


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New Research Grants Announced
Posted: 10/22/2013
The National Rosacea Society (NRS) has awarded funding for two new studies in addition to continuing support for five ongoing studies during the year as part of its research grants program to increase knowledge and understanding of the potential causes and other key aspects of rosacea.
"We are pleased to provide support for these important new studies, which build upon earlier findings that have added significantly to our knowledge about the causes of rosacea," said Dr. Mark Dahl, chairman of the NRS Medical Advisory Board, which selects grant applications for funding.
"Thanks to the donations of thousands of individuals with rosacea, ongoing research is now producing a significantly better understanding of the disease process and potential new advances in therapy."
Dr. Anna Di Nardo, associate professor of medicine at the University of California-San Diego, and colleagues were awarded $25,000 to study whether blocking the activity of mast cells in individuals with rosacea may alleviate inflammation. In an NRS-funded study completed earlier this year, Dr. Di Nardo's group discovered that mast cells, located at the interface between the nervous system and the vascular system, are the "missing link" between rosacea triggers and inflammation. Strategically positioned just below the skin's outer layer, mast cells have numerous receptors that can trigger a wide spectrum of cellular responses, including rosacea symptoms. The researchers further noted that in mice treated with mast cell stabilizers, inflammation did not develop.
In the new study, their goals are twofold. They will determine whether use of the mast cell stabilizer known as topical cromolyn sodium will decrease symptoms associated with rosacea. In addition, they will study whether levels of two enzymes, tryptase and chymotryptase – typically higher in rosacea patients – revert to normal after application of the mast cell stabilizer, and which of the enzymes is more important in this process.
Dr. Yoshikazu Uchida, research dermatologist, and Dr. Peter Elias, professor of dermatology at the University of California-San Francisco, were awarded $25,000 for further study of a biochemical pathway that may lead to inflammation.
In recently completed NRS-funded research, Dr. Uchida identified that such triggers as sunlight and irritated skin may stress the endoplasmic reticulum, a membrane involved in sorting proteins. In individuals with rosacea, this stress may set off a chain of chemical responses that produce symptoms of the disorder.
In the new research, the investigators will observe the effects of blocking this and other pathways. In addition, the researchers will study whether the application of topical substances known as resveratrol and fatty acid derivative blocks inflammation on skin with rosacea.
The NRS is also continuing to fund ongoing studies by Drs. Meg Gerstenblith and Daniel Popkin at Case Western Reserve University on the incidence of rosacea in fraternal and identical twins; Drs. Ulf Meyer-Hoffert and Thomas Schwartz at the University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein on inhibitors of enzymes that might contribute to the disease process; and Dr. Barbara Summerer at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on evaluating specific microbes in rosacea patients.
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Benilde-St. Margaret's senior forward Grant Besse fires a shot toward Wayzata goaltender Jens Vaughan Ahrens. Photo by Katherine Matthews
Five days after Wayzata embarrassed the Red Knights by six goals in the championship game of the Sports Authority Holiday Classic, the teams met again in their lone regular season matchup.
The scheduling gods might have been laughing about the timing of the rematch, but Benilde-St. Margaret's players and coaches most certainly were not.
Jocularity was kept to a minimum during Red Knights practices this week, practices that were filled with drills designed to instill a higher degree of toughness -- one-on-one battles that emphasized physical play.
"They were pretty tough," Benilde-St. Margaret's senior forward Dan Labosky said about the workouts leading up to the Thursday, Jan. 3 rematch with the Trojans at the St. Louis Park Rec Center. "It was just battling and things like that. Because we didn't really battle with them, they controlled the whole game and all the ice. So we battled through one-on-ones.
"We came out tough, and that kind of helped us tonight."
Benilde-St. Margaret's senior Grant Besse, right, scored twice and had two assists despite the best efforts of Akash Batra and the rest of Wayzata. Photo by Katherine Matthews
Benilde-St. Margaret's raced to a four-goal lead en route to a 5-2 triumph over the Trojans in a game that only loosely resembled the teams' first meeting.
Besides unleashing a more physical style – yes, that was Red Knights' scoring standout Grant Besse dishing a huge check – the Red Knights ran a more controlled, patient forecheck (third forward stays high) and unveiled a power play that featured Besse at the point drilling one-timers toward the Wayzata goal.
The most noticeable difference for Wayata was in goal, where sophomore Jens Vaughan Arens got the start over senior standout Aaron Dingmann.
Otherwise, the Trojans were pretty much the same Trojans as before.
"We didn't shut their top line down tonight, which was obvious.," Wayzata coach Pat O'Leary said. "When you don't do that, and you're not ready to play … "
Besse scored twice and linemates Labosky and T.J. Moore also added a goal as one of the most prolific scoring lines in state history racked up 12 points. The trio has been held in check three times this season, all three games ended as Red Knights losses.
"Besse had a great game, and T.J. gave me a great pass at the end," said Labosky, whose third-period goal completed the scoring. "I just put it in. It was way too easy."
Also in the third period, Labosky set up Besse for a gorgeous one-timer with a cross-ice pass at the top of the circles. The goal was a replica of the one Besse scored when the teams met last week.
"Yeah, it was like Saturday," Labosky said. "It's not too hard to get assists when you are playing with one of the best players and one of the best goal scorers in the state. It's pretty easy."
In the end, Saturday's game might have come easier than the practices leading to it.
"We have a lot of respect for Wayzata and the way they play, they play hard," Benilde-St. Margaret's coach Ken Pauly said. "We thought we needed to play harder so we had a little battle practice of our own and got a little more physical."
Benilde-St. Margaret's senior Dan Labosky celebrates his third-period goal. Photo by Katherine Matthews
Grant Besse
Grant Besse scored twice and had two assists, and linemates T.J. Moore and Dan Labosky combined for eight more points as No. 5-ranked Benilde-St. Margaret's eased past No. 2 Wayzata 5-2 on Thursday, Jan. 3 at the St. Louis Park Rec Center.
The Red Knights' victory comes just five days after the Trojans routed Benilde-St. Margaret's 7-1 in the championship game of the Sports Authority Holiday Classic at the same venue.
Wayzata had won nine straight entering the rematch.
After a scoreless first period, Benilde-St. Margret's (9-3-0) too control with a three-goal second period. Moore scored 36 seconds into the period, Besse added a power play goal about 4 minutes later and Spencer Naas scord with 29 seconds left.
Besse, a likely Mr. Hockey finalist, scored again just 37 seconds into the third to put the Red Knights ahead 4-0.
Wayzata (10-3-0) made the game interesting early in the third when Chad Olson and Chase Haller scored 15 second apart as the Trojans pulled to withing 4-2.
Seconds after Benilde-St. Margret's goaltender Andrew Sprang made a difficult save on a shot from the low slot, the Red Knights went the other direction and closed the scoring on a goal by Labosky.
Benilde-St. Margaret's finished with a 30-19 advantage in shots. Sophomore Jens Vaughan Arens, making a rare start, stopped 25 shots for the Trojans. Sprang finished with 17 saves.
1. Grant Besse, Benilde-St. Margaret's
The Red Knights switched up their power play, putting Besse on the point, and it paid big dividends. Wayzata was forced to expand it's normally packed-in-tight defense to pressure Besse, and the dynamic senior forward still found a way to rocket a shot past a defender into the upper reaches of the net for a power-play goal. The Wisconsin recruit finished with two goals and two assists.
2. T.J. Moore, Benilde-St. Margaret's
Considered the playmaker on the Red Knights' top line, Moore lived up to the billing with a four-assist night. Just as importantly, he scored the opening goal on a laser over Wayzata goaltender Jens Vaughan Ahrens' catching glove to get the Red Knights off to a fast start.
3. Dan Labosky, Benilde-St. Margaret's
Why not give a star to each member of the Red Knights' top line? Shadowed, hacked, chirped and whacked at all season, the trio combined for four goals and 10 assists against a normally airtight Wayzata defense. Labosky, a Colorado College recruit, contributed a goal and two assists to the cause.


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The Leavenworth County Commission Thursday officially signed resolutions that will move them forward in an effort to refinance more than $12 million of the county's outstanding debt.
The Leavenworth County Commission Thursday officially signed resolutions that will move them forward in an effort to refinance more than $12 million of the county's outstanding debt. There are two separate series of bonds included in the proposed refinancing that the commission agreed to pursue with investment bank Piper Jaffray of Leawood, Kan. One is a 2008 series owed to the Kansas Department of Transportation for funding of the countywide emergency communication system upgrade. The other stems from the 2008 project to upgrade County Road 1 leading up to a new interchange with the Kansas Turnpike. Those bonds are owed to the Kansas Turnpike Authority. County Administrator Pat Hurley said at Monday's meeting the commission saw versions of the documents that would allow them to move forward with the process. "You approved the drafts last meeting but there were blanks," he said. The first document approved Thursday authorized the preparation of a preliminary official statement for Piper Jaffray detailing the total amounts to be refinanced and the process for refinancing them. "Essentially we'll be paying those off and issuing bonds to get a little lower interest rate," he said. The second was a "home rule" resolution authorizing the refinancing, since there is no state statute either allowing or prohibiting the action. Hurley declined to speculate on how much the county stands to save as a result of refinancing — he said the action Thursday was a sort of "first step" in the process. But by the end they will join a growing list of governmental entities in the county — the city and school district in both Leavenworth and Lansing, for example —�all of whom have recently refinanced a portion of their debt to take advantage of low interest rates. Hurley also said he did not know how long the process as a whole would take, though in talks with Piper Jaffray he said it could be relatively soon. "They're going to process through December as quickly as they can," he said.


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VIENNA (Reuters) - The world-famous Vienna Boys' Choir faces a financial crisis that could put it out of business if it does not reach a deal over the rent for its concert hall and school.
The choir, whose roots go back to the 13th century, may have to pay 200,000 euros ($263,000) per year to stay in the Augarten Palace after an agreement for it to use the building rent-free in exchange for renovation work was declared invalid.
The Austrian Court of Audit said the deal amounted to an illegal subsidy.
The private, non-profit choir said on Wednesday it hoped to reach an agreement with politicians on the rent but that the alternative was closure.
"It is impossible for us suddenly to raise an additional 200,000 euros a year. We will not manage it. This rent would actually mean the end of the Vienna Boys' Choir," it said.
The organization of 100 singers, divided into four touring choirs, covers two thirds of its 2.8 million euros in annual running costs through 300 live performances a year, plus additional revenue from recordings and other media appearances.
The remaining costs of the choir, whose former members include composer Franz Schubert and conductor Hans Richter, are covered by private donations and sponsors.
In addition to the choirs, whose performances reach live audiences of about half a million every year, it has 300 pupils in its specialist music schools, a quarter of whom pay no fees.
The choir paid most of the costs of rebuilding the Augarten Palace after it was badly damaged in the Second World War, using the proceeds of its first U.S. tour in 1948.
It carried out another major renovation in 2003. ($1 = 0.7612 euros)
Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; editing by Tom Pfeiffer


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And the Nobel for physics goes to...
..., with no surprise to anyone, "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves" to Weiss, Barish and Thorne. It's neat and all but for the last two years there hasn't been any real suspense with who gets the big N. Oh well. Though apart from proving once more that Albert was a genius I don't really know if this means anything outside the physics community.
SOURCE: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2017/press.html
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Trevor Shimizu: Again at 47 Canal and Rachel Mason: Starseeds at envoy enterprises
Again, now at 47 Canal, presents a new set of paintings by Trevor Shimizu featuring more of the artist's characteristically banal domestic caricatures. Of these, Shimizu's sex paintings are his best. Featuring sketches of video monitors displaying stick figures engaged in BDSM porn, a vaginal close-up nestled next to a box of tissues, or a pop-up ad for penis enhancement, the paintings read as swiftly[…..]


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Lee Morgan's final studio recording before he was murdered was initially released as a two-fer LP, and the original recordings without alternate takes are included here on one CD. This was a fertile creative time for Morgan, as rivals Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw were embracing the electrified sounds of the times and Morgan followed suit. Harold Mabern is on the Fender Rhodes piano, tenor saxophonist Billy Harper proves a formidable front-line mate, and the vibrant Bobbi Humphrey is heard on flute before she commercialized her sound. It would be the last creative project Humphrey would involve herself in. Add the exciting trombonist Grachan Moncur III, drummer Freddie Waits, electric bass guitarist Jymie Merritt, and acoustic bassist Reggie Workman, and you have a dream team of unstoppable modern musicians who fully embrace progressive concepts and traditional values at once. One of the most famous compositions in modern jazz, "Croquet Ballet," is here in its initial form, and also available on Harper's Black Saint CD. It's a classic waltz sporting the brightest exuberant and memorable melody molded around a dancing image enhanced by unison and harmonic substance, Humphrey's over the top flute, the bold excursions of Harper, and scintillating solos. Closely following this in terms of enduring jazz are "Capra Black" and "In What Direction Are You Headed?" The former is a heavy and dark modal post-bop magnum opus well known in Harper's repertoire, while the latter has Mabern's perky Rhodes setting the pace in a bright, happy strutting 7/8 and diffuse 4/4, again with the atmospheric flute of Humphrey. "Angela" is led by the introspective bass of Merritt and reflects a sighing emotive motif, while the 17-minute "Inner Passions Out," written by Waits, holds an Arabic feel with the drummer also playing a shenai-sounding recorder. One of the bandmembers (unidentified) on mbira prompts a two-note modal framework from the bass players in an underground-to-free romp stomp. It is unfortunate that the brilliant and forward-thinking Morgan was cut down at such a young age, for as the music was changing, he would have adapted, as this final statement valiantly suggests. ~ Michael G. Nastos


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Thank Congress for $150 million renewal of type 1 diabetes research funding
JDRF is pleased to report that Congress has approved a one-year renewal of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). SDP funding has helped realize some of the most groundbreaking advances in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research possible. JDRF advocates have played an integral role in securing this renewal, which has improved the lives and health of millions of Americans affected by diabetes.
- Provides $150 million a year for T1D research to the National Institutes of Health
- Accounts for roughly 35 percent of all federal funding for T1D research
- Funds clinical trials and research that will slow down or stop entirely without annual renewal
JDRF and other private funders of research can't do it alone. As the largest charitable supporter of T1D research, JDRF is currently sponsoring $568 million in scientific research in 17 countries. But it is not enough. We need this critical support from the federal government to ensure that promising T1D clinical trials doesn't slow down or stop altogether.
JDRF advocates have come through again and again. When it mattered most, you urged your Members of Congress to sign the SDP support letter. Now, please join us again by thanking your legislators for supporting this crucial initiative. To help you out, we have messages that are ready to go in our Letter Writing Center!
To learn more about the SDP renewal, read our press release.
Thank you for becoming a JDRF Advocate and turning Type One into Type None.


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Just read about an interesting new browser search engine called Oracle Safe Search. It does nothing more than filtering out links to the www.dba-oracle.com site, by automatically adding
-site:dba-oracle.comto your search command. Just installed it and it works as advertised. A very small but very convenient addition!
Thanks to Maxim Demenko for bringing it to everybody's attention here on comp.databases.server.oracle.
Now if only it was possible to add more sites to the list ..., but for now I'm happy with just this one.


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A winner was selected from 24 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
The banner should span across the entire top of the web page.
It needs to be a very simple and easy way to navigate.
I like to visualize in 3's either sections or colums or boxes
There should be room running down the middle for a salesletter
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This exhibition is devoted to Elsa Schiaparelli—acknowledged by her contemporaries as the style arbiter of the 1930s. It is the first major retrospective exhibition and catalogue to examine the ways in which her creations mirrored the social, political, and cultural climate of her times.
The survey explores the Italian-born designer's career from its modernist beginnings in the 1920s, through its connections with surrealism, to the upheavals of war, the business struggles in the years thereafter, and finally the closure of her salon in 1954. Schiaparelli readily acknowledged that her special relationship with the United States—sparked by the sale of a trompe l'oeil sweater to an American buyer in 1927—was the foundation of her great success, and her impact upon and relationship with the American fashion industry is considered here in detail for the first time. Schiaparelli was prized by women on the best-dressed list, including Millicent Rogers, Daisy Fellowes, Mrs. Harrison Williams, and Lady Mendl, and the clothing they wore are among the items featured in this selection.


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I've been doing a fair amount of speaking about The Singularity recently – if you're not from around these parts, this is when the Robots take over in 2045.
While most people are simultaneously stunned, excited and frightened (I think that's a sensible response), there's some scepticism about it ever actually happening. This is sometimes because people find it hard to get their brains around the speed that's implicit in exponential growth and thus they believe that such an event can't happen. But equally, they believe that "they" will never allow it.
I often wonder who "they" might be in this context and point out that "they" allow all kinds of controversial technology to be deployed without discussion by politicians, Us The People or indeed even the press. Such debates, if any, are usually after deployment, not before. For instance, CCTV cameras are now a part of our lives, with the average urban citizen in the UK filmed 70+ times every day. It would be almost impossible to roll these back and eliminate them, so we just accept them.
A similar situation happens with services like Facebook and their constant changing of privacy settings. No debate. No discussion. At least that we can participate in.
Or wind farms, for that matter – controversial for different reasons, certainly. But still no protest until after they're built.
There's a very similar, low key roll out being planned right now. And that's the use of Drones (aka UAs Unmanned Aircraft) for civilian policing. Of course, the positioning is all about UAs in more innocuous use cases, such as crop monitoring or checking railway lines right now. But, as Nancy Mitford might have said, this is the thin end of the wedge.
The proponents are always careful to emphasise that these machines are controlled by humans on the ground. Except, that's not entirely true either. If contact between controlled and controller is lost, there has to be a contingency that the UA will be able to take over and fly safely on its own. If that facility is already there, it won't be long before "they" decide that actually, UAs don't really need to be controlled by a human at all. At first, it'll be a monitoring role "in case something goes wrong". And then, that will become less and less important until one person is "monitoring" thousands of the things as they fly around the country.
I'm not actually suggesting that this is a bad thing at this point. Merely demonstrating that this is how seemingly controversial technology gets deployed. We let it. Politicians don't understand it. And the combination of business and police proceed blithely on.
Regular readers might remember that I rewrote the first chapter of 1984 a few years back to demonstrate what technology would be available to control Winston Smith if he lived today. Add UAs to such a potential nightmare.
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Hugo Leiva
In this paper, we give a sufficient conditions for the exact controllability of the non-linear generalized damped wave equation
on a Hilbert space. The distributed control and the operator is positive definite self-adjoint unbounded with compact resolvent. The non-linear term is a continuous function on and globally Lipschitz in the other variables. We prove that the linear system and the non-linear system are both exactly controllable; that is to say, the controllability of the linear system is preserved under the non-linear perturbation . As an application of this result one can prove the exact controllability of the Sine-Gordon equation.
Published May 30, 2005.
Math Subject Classifications: 34G10, 35B40.
Key Words: Non-linear generalized wave equations; strongly continuous groups; exact controllability; Sine-Gordon equation.
Show me the PDF file (253K), TEX file, and other files for this article.
| Hugo Leiva
Department of Mathematics
Universidad de los Andes
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Disney Descendants: Smencils
Disney Descendants: Smencils are scented pencils that are made from 100% recycled newspapers. We roll sheets of newspaper tightly around the #2 graphite writing cores until pencils of typical thickness are formed. Then they're hardened – allowing them to be sharpened just like wood pencils. Next, we soak them with our gourmet liquid scents (made by an award winning fragrance company).
Once they're dry, we attach the erasers and apply the stickers around them that identify which scent was infused into each Smencil. Lastly, we put each Smencil into its own recyclable plastic freshness tube that includes a collectible character top cap! There are 50 Smencils per bucket and 10 buckets per case. Scents are guaranteed to last for 2 years.