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|System: Xbox 360, PS3*
|Dev: Capcom
|Pub: Capcom
|Release: May 22, 2012
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Violence
Stamina plays a critical role in combat, since every power in every class feeds off of this resource, and being overburdened requires skills to use up even more stamina. Your hero will show noticeable signs of fatigue as the energy bar decreases, and will be forced to stop and catch his or her breath when completely depleted, a significant vulnerability in a heated battle. It's just another element in a robust and challenging combat system against some incredibly imposing monsters such as ogres, wyverns, griffons, and hydras, just to name a few. Each enemy uses its own specific tactics, and most are extremely aggressive, so finding the weaknesses and exploiting them requires a sharp eye and a quick mind, as well as weapons capable of causing meaningful damage, and armor able to hold up under heavy blows.
We finally come to the multiplayer aspect, which has been a highly advertized feature from developer Capcom. You can have three companions, called pawns, join your campaign. One is created by you and levels up like you do. The other two are chosen by travelling through the Rift, and are either computer-generated allies if playing offline, or crafted from other players if playing online. Each pawn is unique in that they are forthcoming with tips and knowledge from their conquests in that particular player's world, creating a dynamic scenario no matter where you travel. However, they cannot be leveled, and thus you'll never get to keep the perfect crew, forced to enlist new characters as you progress. It may be more than most RPGs of this scope accomplish in the multiplayer department, but you still are stripped of being able to actually play the campaign alongside a friend, which is a shame.
Dragon's Dogma suffers most in the technical department. There are far too many texture pop-ins, and characters will fade in after you've approached due to slow loading. The character models are not as detailed as they could have been, nor do they have any semblance of believable lip-synching in their presentation. Listening to the multitude of various music styles, from lyrical rock tunes to soft synthesizers, certainly leaves an impression, but many times the music just feels out of place. And again we are presented with a mute hero, a trend in this genre that infuriates me.
Saying that Dragon's Dogma takes elements from various other Capcom titles and fuses them into a Western RPG would be missing the point of what should be considered a unique action fantasy in its own right. The world is one of the first I've seen that truly implores you to give it the proper respect rather than brashly dive into the unknown and expect to emerge unblemished. The story and characters may not drive you to a sublime world of fiction, but the action more than makes up for it, with character and equipment customization that will keep you tweaking and enjoying yourself the entire time.
Sean Engemann
Contributing Writer
Date: May 23, 2012
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Dissertation Support
American Association of University Women ($15,000 for completion of a dissertation in any discipline except engineering)
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Social Science Research Council
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Fellowships at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens
State Farm Dissertation Awards in Insurance or Risk Management or Business
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Jewish Studies from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture
Postdoctoral Fellowships at Smithsonian Institution
Udall Dissertation Fellowships in environmental public policy and conflict resolution.
Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program in Geriatric Social Work
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy for:
- taxation of land and buildings
- land use and regulation
- land values, property rights and ownership
- Latin America and the Caribbean
VA Research Training Program, Bedford, MA. Doctoral Dissertation Research Support in Health Services Research.
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
By Deadline Date:
**Please note that many deadlines are revolving and will be renewed for future years**
No Deadlines
Commonwealth Fund
Commonwealth Fund Dissertation Award
Telephone: 212-606-3845
Web Site:http://www.commonwealthfund.org/
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor seeks to support dissertation research for candidates in pursuit of their doctorate in the health policy and management field. Graduate students must have passed all graduate examinations and be working solely on their dissertation. Topics that will be considered are health care coverage, access, and quality. Students must attend school in the NYC area and be nominated by the Dean of the school.
No Deadlines
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - East Asia and Pacific Program (EAP)
Telephone: 703-292-8704
Fax: 703-292-9175
Web Site:http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/eap/start.htm
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding to U.S. researchers for scientific, engineering and educational cooperation with institutions and researchers in the region (Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Western Pacific Islands). Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at US institutions.
No Deadlines
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - Central and Eastern Europe Program (CEE)
Telephone: 703-292-8703
Fax: 703-292-9175
Web Site:http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/start.htm
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for overseas doctoral dissertation research at sites in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States. Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at US institutions. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
No Deadlines
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - Western Europe Program (WE)
Telephone: 703-292-8702
Fax: 703-292-9177
Web Site:http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/start.htm
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for overseas doctoral dissertation research at sites in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States. Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at US institutions. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
No Deadlines
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - The Africa, Near East, and South Asia (ANESA) Program
Telephone: 703-292-8707
Fax: 703-292-9176
Web Site:http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/anesa/start.htm
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for doctoral dissertation research in Africa, the Near Eastern countries including Turkey, and the countries of South Asia, primarily India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at US institutions.
No Deadlines
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - Americas Program
Telephone: 703-292-8706
Fax: 703-292-9175
Web Site:http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/americas/start.htm
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for doctoral dissertation research at overseas sites in Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at US institutions.
September 1 annually
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Abe: Dissertation Fellowships
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Fax: 212 377-2727
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/
SYNOPSIS: The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 months of full-time support over a 24 month period. Fellowship tenure may begin between April 1 and December 31 of a given year. Fellowship tenure need not be continuous, but must be concluded within 24 months of initial activation of the Fellowship.
No Deadlines
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies: Dissertation Fellowships
Telephone: +49 30 838 56671
Fax: +49 30 838 56672
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web Site: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/program.html
SYNOPSIS: The Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies, established in 1986 at the Freie Universität Berlin and in the United States by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), promotes a new generation of young American scholars with a specialized knowledge of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. Fellowships are awarded for doctoral dissertation field research as well as postdoctoral research leading to the completion of a monograph. Fellows are selected by an international, interdisciplinary committee of scholars. The fellowship includes a monthly stipend, round-trip airfare for the fellow (and spouse, where applicable), and funds for research-related intra-European travel.
No Deadlines
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Eurasia: Dissertation Fellowships
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia-fellowship/
SYNOPSIS: A fellowship program for research on the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the New Independent States. Research related to the non-Russian states, regions, and peoples is particularly encouraged.
November 6
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--International Dissertation Research Fellowships: Dissertation Fellowships
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web Site:http://programs.ssrc.org/idrf/
SYNOPSIS: International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months of dissertation research. Individual awards will be approximately $20,000. No awards will be made for proposals requiring less than nine months of on-site research.
December 1
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--JSPS Fellowship Program: Dissertation Fellowships
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/jsps-fellowship/
SYNOPSIS: The JSPS Fellowship Programs for US researchers provide promising and highly qualified recent PhDs (and ABDs—please see eligibility) with opportunities to conduct research in Japan. JSPS guidelines target the applicant who wishes to conduct cooperative research under the leadership of a host researcher, thereby advancing the Fellow's own research and at the same time stimulating Japanese academic circles through close collaboration with young Japanese researchers.
November 1
The Getty Grant Program
The Getty Grant Program--Grants for Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Telephone: 310-440-7374
Fax: 310-440-7703
Web Site:The Getty Grant Program
SYNOPSIS: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual theme. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue research to complete their dissertations or to expand them for publication. Applications are welcome from scholars of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Predoctoral fellows are in residence for the entire academic year (from September to June), and receive a stipend of $25,000. Postdoctoral fellows are also in residence for the academic year and receive a stipend of $30,000. Both fellowships also provide a workspace at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and airfare to and from Los Angeles.
Department of Housing & Urban Development
HUD--Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
Telephone: 800-245-2691
Fax: 301-519-5767
E-mail: email@example.com
Web Site:http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/programdescription/ddrg
SYNOPSIS: The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program was created to support applicants researching a wide range of issues. HUD welcomes applications in any academic discipline that can provide policy-relevant insight on research issues encompassed in HUD's mission and program commitments. Up to sixteen dissertation grants will be made in the amount of $25,000 each.
March 1
Institute of Turkish Studies, Inc.
Institute of Turkish Studies Dissertation Writing Grants
Telephone: 202-687-0295
Fax: 202- 687-3780
Web Site :http://www.turkishstudies.org
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers dissertation writing grants in the field of Turkish studies to Ph.D. candidates in the U.S. Candidates must have completed the research stage of their dissertations and must have certified that they will not be involved in teaching beyond the half time level. Awards will range from $5,000 to $10,000. Funds cannot be used for dissertation research.
March 15
Beta Phi Mu
Beta Phi Mu Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship
Telephone: 850-644-3907
Fax: 850-644-9763
Web Site: http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/Scholarships/garfield.php
SYNOPSIS: One award is offered for continuing education in the applicant's pursuit of his/her Ph.D., in the field of Library and Information Science. One $1,000 scholarship is available.
American Psychological Association
APA--Jeffery S. Tanaka,PhD, Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology
Telephone: 202-336-6050
Web Site:http://www.apa.org
SYNOPSIS: The Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) is sponsoring an award for the most outstanding dissertation in psychology which addresses concerns relevant to populations of color. An award of a $500 cash prize, a $300 travel award, and an invitation to the APA Annual Convention is available.
Society for the Psychological Study of Soc. Issues
SPSSI Social Issues Dissertation Award
Telephone: 313-662-9130
Web Site:http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=724
SYNOPSIS: A first prize of $1000 and a second prize of $500 will be awarded to the dissertations that best demonstrate scientific excellence and potential application to social problems, accepted between March 1 and March 1 is eligible.
Educational Testing Service
ETS--TOEFL Doctoral Dissertation Research Award
Telephone: 609-921-9000
Web Site:http://www.toefl.org
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided for doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about and/or the use and development of second/foreign language tests and testing. An annual award of $2,500 will be made.
German Historical Institute
AICGS/GHI Flwshps. in Postwar German Hist.--Dissertation Scholarships
Telephone: 202-387-3355
SYNOPSIS: Scholarships are offered to German and American doctoral students who need to us source materials located in the U.S. for their dissertation research. American students applying for these scholarships should be working on topics of German history for which they need to evaluate source materials located in the U.S.
National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America
National Tax Assn.-Tax Inst. of America Doctoral Dissertation Award
Telephone: 202-737-3325
Email: email@example.com
Web Site: NTA
SYNOPSIS: Support of $2,000 is provided for an outstanding dissertation on any topic in the area of government finance. Two honorable mentions of $1,000 each are also provided. Eligible applicants graduate students at accredited U.S. and Canadian Institutions and individuals who will receive their doctoral degree or its equivalent after July 1, 2009 and before June 2010.
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - Western Europe (96-14)
Telephone: 703-306-1702
Web Site:NSF
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for doctoral dissertation research at overseas sites in the region of Western Europe, including Iceland. Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at U.S. institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Upjohn (W.E.) Inst. for Employment Res.
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research--Dissertation Award
Telephone: 616-343-5541
Web Site: Upjohn Inst.
SYNOPSIS: A first prize of $2,000 is offered for the best Ph.D. dissertation on employment-related issues. Up to two honorable mention awards of $750 may also be given.
APICS Educational and Research Foundation, Inc.
APICS George & Marion Plossl Doctoral Dissertation Research Flwshp.
Telephone: 800-444-2742
SYNOPSIS: One award of $2,500 recognizes the best doctoral dissertation on important integrated resources management subject. Subjects eligible for competition are Customers and Products; Logistics; Manufacturing Processes; Support Functions; or Integrated Enterprise Management. Dissertations must be approved by the primary thesis advisor, and must not be more than "50%" completed.
National Science Foundation
SBE--INT--Dissertation Enhanc. - Africa, Near East, & So.Asia (96-14)
Telephone: 703-306-1707
Web Site:NSF
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for doctoral dissertation research at overseas sites in the region of Africa, the Near East, and South Asia. Eligible applicants are graduate students in the sciences who are enrolled at U.S. institutions.
Association for Library & Information Science Ed.
ALISE Doctoral Students' Dissertation Competition
Telephone: 703-243-8040
Web Site:ALISE
SYNOPSIS: Awards are given for dissertation research on issues in library and information science.
Applicants must be doctoral students who have recently graduated or are about to complete their dissertations. Awards provide up to $500 to defray travel expenses to the sponsor's annual meeting where the recipient will present a summary of the research. Conference fees and membership in ALISE will also be paid.
American Lung Association
ALA--Lung Health Research Dissertation Grant
Telephone: 212-315-8793
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides fellowship support for doctoral research training to individuals who will conduct dissertation research on issues relevant to people with lung disease. Nurses pursuing a doctoral degree in any field may also apply. Awards may be for up to $21,000 per year for up to two years and may cover stipend and research support, but generally not equipment.
International Reading Association
IRA--Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award
Telephone: 302-731-1600 x226
Email: email@example.com
SYNOPSIS: $1,000 is provided to recognize outstanding doctoral students who have focused their research in the reading/literacy field or who have conducted related research having implications in reading. Dissertations must have been completed between September and August. Applicants must be members of the International Reading Association.
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Fndn.--Sub-Saharan Africa Dissertation Internship Awards
Telephone: 212-869-8500
Web Site:Rockefeller Foundation
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided to graduate students who are citizens of sub- Saharan Africa studying in the U.S. or Canada, to return to Africa to conduct doctoral research. Priority is given to research topics in the areas of agriculture, environment, health, life sciences, population, and schooling. Awards are up to $20,000 for projects of at least twelve months in duration.
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Japan: Japan Studies Dissertation Workshop
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Web Site:SSRC
SYNOPSIS: A dissertation workshop is provided to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and faculty by providing critical feedback prior to and following dissertation fieldwork. Eligible applicants are full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled at U.S. institutions. In most cases, travel, lodging, and meals will be fully covered.
American Antiquarian Society
AAS--Mellon Post-Dissertation Fellowship
Telephone: 508-755-5221
Web Site:AAS
SYNOPSIS: Fellowships in any topic relevant to the sponsor ís library collections and programmatic scope of American history and culture through 1876 are provided to extend research and/or revise the dissertation for publication. Scholars who are no more than three years beyond receipt of the doctorate are eligible to apply. The fellowship is $50,400.
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Intl. Schol. Exch.
CCK Foundation--Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Dissertations
Telephone: 703-903-7460
Web Site:http://www.cckf.org/
SYNOPSIS: Fellowships provide support of up to $15,000 to doctoral candidates for the completion of their dissertations. The sponsor supports Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences.
Health Care Financing Administration
HCFA--Dissertation Fellowship Grants
Telephone: 410-786-6644
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided to students enrolled in an accredited doctoral degree program in social, management, or health sciences to stimulate the involvement of health services researchers in the study of health care financing and delivery issues. The budget of an application must not exceed $21,600 in direct and indirect costs for the entire 12-month project period.
Spencer Foundation
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Program
Telephone: 312-337-7000
Web Site:http://www.spencer.org
SYNOPSIS: Approximately thirty fellowships of $20,000 each are awarded to support the final analysis of the research topic and the writing of the doctoral dissertation on a topic related to education. Eligible applicants must be doctoral program candidates at a graduate school in the U.S.; there are no citizenship restrictions.
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--South Asia: Dissertation Fellowships--Bangladesh
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org
SYNOPSIS: Fellowships are provided for nine to fifteen months of doctoral dissertation research in Bangladesh in the social sciences and humanities. Applicants must expect to complete all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by the Spring of 1998. Full-time students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in doctoral programs in North America are eligible.
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--South Asia: Dissertation Flwshps.--Bangladesh/Nepal/Pakistan
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org
SYNOPSIS: Fellowships are available in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka for doctoral dissertation research in the social sciences and humanities, including fields such as law, architecture, and urban planning. Eligible applicants are full-time students who are U.S. citizens and are enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States. The total period of support normally cannot exceed twelve months.
American Council of Learned Societies
ACLS--Dissertation Fellowships in East European Studies
Telephone: 212-697-1505
Web Site:http://www.acls.org
SYNOPSIS: Support for doctoral candidates writing or researching dissertations in the social sciences and humanities relating to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the successor states of Yugoslavia. Awards are up to $15,000 for one year plus expenses. Applicant must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Department of Education
OPE--Fulbright-Hays--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Telephone: 202-401-9774
Web Site:DOE
SYNOPSIS: An estimated eighty-seven awards, ranging from $12,000 to $60,000 each are awarded to institutions of higher education to enable graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern languages and area studies. Projects must focus on Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Eurasia, the Near East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico).
Wilson (Woodrow) National Fellowship Foundation
Woodrow Wilson Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Women's Hlth.
Telephone: 609-452-7007
Web Site:http://www.woodrow.org
SYNOPSIS: Awards of $2,000 are provided to encourage original and significant research on issues related to women's health. This grant is interested in the implications of research for the understanding of women's lives and its significance for public policy or treatment. Applicants are students in doctoral programs who have completed all predissertation requirements in any field of study at graduate schools in the U.S.
National Research Council
NRC--Ford Fndn. Predoctoral/Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities
Telephone: 202-334-2872
Web Site:NRC
SYNOPSIS: Predoctoral and dissertation fellowships are provided to minorities beginning study toward the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degrees in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics and astronomy, earth and computer sciences, and life sciences. Predoctoral awards include a stipend of $14,000 per year and dissertation awards include a stipend of $21,500.
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AHCPR--Health Services Dissertation Research Grants
Telephone: 301-656-3100
Web Site:http://www.ahcpr.gov
SYNOPSIS: Support of up to $30,000 is provided for health services dissertation research, which supports research undertaken as part of an academic program to qualify for a doctorate. Eligible applicants are doctoral students. Grants are awarded for a period of 12 months or less, but may be awarded for up to 17 months.
American Association of University Women Ed. Fndn.
AAUW American Fellowships--Dissertation Fellowships
Telephone: 319-337-1716 x98
Web Site:http://www.aauw.org
SYNOPSIS: Fellowships of $15,000 are provided for women for the final year of completion of their dissertation writing. Eligible applicants are women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who will have completed all course work, passed all preliminary exams for the doctorate, and have their dissertation research proposal approved by November 15, 1998. Applicants in engineering are not eligible.
American Council of Learned Societies
ACLS--Henry Luce Fndn./ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art
Telephone: 212-697-1505
Web Site:http://www.acls.org
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided to assist Ph.D candidates in a department of Art History whose dissertation focuses on the history of the visual arts of the United States during any stage of the dissertation research and writing. The award provides $18,500 for a period of one year, beginning the summer prior to the academic year of study.
United States Institute of Peace
USIP--Jennings Randolph Pgm. for Intl. Peace: Dissertation Flwshp.
Telephone: 202-429-3886
Web Site:USIP
SYNOPSIS: Peace Scholar awards support the research and writing of doctoral dissertations addressing the sources and nature of international conflict and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. Stipends are $20,000 for ten months.
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Intl. Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program (IDRF)
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor supports dissertation research in all areas and regions in the world, on issues that transcend the graduate students' area specializations of cultures, languages, economics, politics, and historical experiences. Fellowships provide up to $15,000 for nine to twelve months of study outside the U.S.
National Science Foundation
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DDIG)
Telephone: 703-306-1400
Web Site: NSF SYNOPSIS: The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.
American Library Association
ALA--Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Telephone: 800-545-2433 x2516
Web Site:http://www.ala.org
SYNOPSIS: $1,500 is provided to assist doctoral students in the field of academic librarianship with their dissertation research. Applicants must have completed all coursework and have had their dissertation proposals accepted by their institution.
American Occupational Therapy Foundation
AOTF--Dissertation Research Award for Occupational Therapists
Telephone: 301-652-6611 x2554
Web Site:http://www.aotf.org
SYNOPSIS: A $15,000 research award is available to registered occupational therapists and members of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), for support of academic research in the field of occupational therapy and the science of occupation.
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Southeast Asia Program: Vietnam Dissertation Field Res. Flwshp.
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org
SYNOPSIS: Fellowships of up to $15,000 a year are available to support research in Vietnam for periods between 12-24 months. Eligible applicants are graduate students enrolled full-time in PhD programs in any of the social sciences or humanities at accredited universities in the US or Canada. There are no citizenship
Wilson (Woodrow) National Fellowship Foundation
Woodrow Wilson Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Telephone: 609-452-7007
Web Site:http://www.woodrow.org
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers approximately thirty-five fellowships of $15,000 each for completion of research and writing of dissertations pertaining to issues of ethical or religious values in all fields of study and concerned with continuing problems and questions of human life. Eligible applicants are candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees enrolled in U.S. institutions.
Social Science Research Council
SSRC--Sexuality Research Program: Dissertation Fellowships
Telephone: 212-377-2700
Web Site:http://www.ssrc.org
SYNOPSIS: Dissertation fellowships are provided for social and behavioral research on sexuality conducted in the United States. Students should have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation and be matriculating in a full-time graduate program leading to the Ph.D. in social or behavioral science. Fellowships will provide $28,000 for twelve continuous months.
National multiple Sclerosis Society
NMSS--Dissertation Flwshps. for MS Health Care Delivery & Policy Res.
Telephone: 212-986-3240
Web Site:http://www.nmss.org
SYNOPSIS: One- and two-year doctoral dissertation fellowships of up to $15,000 per year support health services, psychosocial, or health policy research related to multiple sclerosis. Awards provide up to $15,000 per year, of which up to $10,000 is a student stipend and up to $5,000 is for institutional support. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens.
National Foundation for Jewish Culture
NFJC--Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Jewish Studies
Telephone: 212-629-0500 x216
Web Site:http://www.jewishculture.org
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards approximately seven one-year fellowships to allow graduate students to complete the writing phases of their doctoral dissertations in Jewish studies and related fields. Eligible applicants are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation. Awards typically range from $7,000 to $9,000.
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Center of Military History Dissertation Fellowships
Telephone: 202-761-5402
Web Site:http://www.army.mil
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided to students who have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. degree except the dissertation to conduct research on the history of war on land. The one-year award provides a $9,000 stipend.
Guggenheim (Harry Frank) Foundation
Guggenheim Fndn.--Dissertation Fellowship
Telephone: 212-644-4907
Web Site:http://www.hfg.org
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided for individuals to complete the writing of their doctoral dissertations in any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that will increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Fellowships are $10,000 each.
Truman (Harry S.) Library Institute
Truman Library Institute--Dissertation Year Fellowships
Telephone: 816-833-0425 x234
Web Site:Truman Library Institute
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|2012-06-15, 18:18
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The candyman can!
|2012-06-15, 18:21
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Well obviously the golden land is the island. XD
|2012-06-15, 20:12
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To understand her romantic aim is another matter entirely. It's also impossible for us to properly comprehend because we were not her intended audience and lack the personal knowledge that intended audience possesses.
The only "metafiction about ... how the Mystery author interacts with the Mystery reader" is the meta-metafiction surrounding Ryukishi toying with his own audience. At that point why even bother writing an actual work? Just pretend you wrote a book that nobody can read and drop hints about what its contents are in your public appearances. You'll fuel exactly as much useful speculation for half the work and be taken more seriously as an artist to boot.
|2012-06-15, 21:54
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|2012-06-15, 22:03
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So in the end the two situations you're talking about should be one and the same. And in fact Beatrice could have more easily made Battler understand her heart by talking to him directly, instead she wanted him to understand just using the facts from her mystery and his memories.
However, ironically, I'm not sure that this is actually what Ryuukishi believes. Because from one side we have Higurashi's last commentary were he stated that you beat him if you found a better solution than what he wrote.
and then we have his essay on the "later queen problem" that invalidates the whole assumption of "understanding the writer's heart", because you can't possibly understand what the writer himself didn't decide yet.
|2012-06-16, 08:07
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That doesn't explain anything! That doesn't quench my curiosity and wanting to know what happened, and it sure as heck doesn't feel like a real solution when you can't figure out the specifics and the author won't tell you because he either doesn't know or he's just being a complete prick.
|2012-06-16, 11:01
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For others' reference, the commentary I'm talking about:
Of course it's not like I don't relate. Rokkenjima Prime is quite the interesting riddle and we were left hanging. But RK07 did that on purpose, and I think he intended to do it from the beginning.
|2012-06-16, 12:48
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Yeah, kinda like the characters in his stories, RK07 seems to bipolar or suffering trough some serious cognitive dissonance. In one part he says that the story has to end and there needs to be answers but in the other he states that he dislikes endings entirely and that they should be left open so that people never stop thinking about them. Its a mystery to all.
|2012-06-16, 13:58
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To be completely honest... in that Higurashi commentary he also said that it was sad for him to end a story because then the fun would end, but he added that part where he explained that it was necessary.
So it wasn't a complete change of mind, I guess he simply decided that in the end it wasn't necessary.
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|2012-06-17, 07:17
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What I asked is, whether Umineko is actually limited to that message at any certain point. Where was it ever made clear and unmistakable that the message is and will be "truth is good"? The protagonist and his quest being drawn in a certain mindset does not initially imply that the plot follows under the same ideology.
I would never say that Ryûkishi intentionally wrote Umineko to be about these themes, but the discourse about these themes in (mystery) fiction exists outside of the intent of a single author. Simply by writing his story the way he did he contributed to this.
Who are you to decide what element of culture is "worthy of discussion" and which are not? This is something that we, talking about a story in terms of philosophical constructs like truth or love, should and must be able to overcome.
Metafiction is more than making remarks about your story within a story, it is also implied in the way of handling your genre approach in general. I think your disagreement with Ryûkishi's way of depicting truth in his story has made you unwilling to actually consider anything that Umineko implies meaningful.
|2012-06-17, 13:00
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Excuse me Haguruma, I'm not sure I followed all of your reasoning and maybe I missed your point, but from what you write it seems to me that your line of defense is basically:
"this is the intended and precise will of the author and therefore you have no right to say he's done something wrong just because you disagree with his ways."
Well whether this is actually what you're stating or not, I have to say that I completely disagree with that statement. I have the right to claim an author did something wrong if I believe it's wrong. This is called criticism and if you think criticism must be objective, well that's hardly the case when it comes to art. Famous critics never limited themselves to "objective standpoints", and normally they have a precise idea of what is art, how it should be done correctly and how it shouldn't be done.
Now I'll make an extreme example. We've been talking about the ideology of "truth" or the moral view of Ryuukishi. Well let's say an author writes a book that is openly racist. Is it okay because that's the author's intended view? shouldn't I not judge it because I don't agree with its theme? I think I'd have the right to do so and it would pretty normal if one said he couldn't appreciate the work because of themes.
The same could be said for the storytelling or art. I've heard many people claiming for example that they couldn't enjoy an anime because they couldn't stand the character design. Oh actually I've heard of people that couldn't play Umineko because they didn't like the drawing. I don't think they are inherently "wrong" because of that.
People have the right to judge negatively or positively a work on the basis of their personal tastes, there's no need to adhere to some kind of objectivity which I even doubt it could be defined.
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|2012-06-18, 06:28
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What I was trying to say is that many people seem unable to seperate their personal taste and objective observations in this discussion. Both are equally valid but applicable at different points in a discussion.
Well, I'd say you got partly what I wanted to imply, which is that I think many people are trying to prove that Ryûkishi wrote a mystery the wrong way out of the wrong reasons, mainly because they didn't like his approach because of personal taste. There is nothing like a "precise will of an author", maybe an intended one, but because we are not one with the author we are bound to make up our own mind about any given text. That is the problem with contemporary criticism, it has to be valid and very well structured in order to be useful. A critic has to be very careful in making it clear where objective analysis ends and where personal taste ends. If a story fails to give a proper characterization for a bunch of characters for no given reason (like Umineko did) that can be objectively criticized, but if simply didn't like how a part of the plot turned out because of personal taste it has to be made clear because it is something that people will and are allowed to disagree on.
Truth is a moral concept that is basically only accessible through language and is merely a fraction of an observation about reality reconstructed by language.
Racism is an ideology that tries to construct a social reality based on such a (though outdated) constructed truth. By todays standards the "truth" of being able to differentiate the value of people by their ethnicity has been proven false therefore racism is, by todays standards, objectively wrong.
For example you can construct the truth that "Tom was in his room from 9 to 5" because you were sitting in front of it the whole time. But it could be (though unlikely) that he went out through another way, so it is simply true for you, not necessarily reality.
The racist claim that "I am better than Tom, because I am white and he is black" relies on much more than that, because it is first linked to the necessity of constructing the socially accepted "truth" that white people are inherently better than black people. By todays standards that cannot be proven, therefore the idea falls flat from the beginning.
Like I mentioned above you could say that he did not develop character X or did not finish plot-thread Y, which is an objective flaw. You can even reason why that is, be it because he ran out of time or forgot about it, it is a measurable flaw.
Then there comes the personal taste if this is actually crucial for the overall impact of the story and for that to be valid you have to again use proper criteria.
I'm not trying to claim that people are wrong in disliking Umineko or certain parts of it, they are free to do that just like I am free to dislike things they might think is the greatest piece of art ever. But people are mixing personal taste with an objective discussion about certain elements of Umineko, which makes it hard to actually discuss.
I for example am not really fond of Spielberg's JAWS, for me the mix of different genres didn't work out and the arc of suspense was too drawn out to pull me in. That doesn't keep me from discussing the way it portrays the social anxiety of the US in the 1970's on a broader scale than just "a shark attack".
And I would say that it is a well made movie, it just doesn't work for me because it's weakpoints weigh stronger for me than it's merrits.
|2012-06-18, 12:02
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|2012-06-18, 13:54
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Knox's 8th. It is forbidden for the detective to withhold clues, or solve the case with clues that were otherwise not presented.
The police found no evidence to convict Eva.
So, let's all cross Eva off our Prime suspect list
|2012-06-18, 14:49
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Reading a filthy poem scrawled into the divider of a restroom stall could lead you to a profound way of thinking that gives you deep insights into the way the world works. That doesn't mean the poem itself was anything more than a cheap joke by someone who was bored and/or constipated. Now, I'm not saying Umineko is no better than a restroom ditty, but I am saying you can draw from a subpar work some decent thoughts if you're inclined to do so. However, those thoughts are your effort and your work, not necessarily the work of the author. A very small contribution from an author can lead to very large thoughts. The same is true of any art, even the purely visual. A truly masterful artist can shape the nature of the thought that arises from viewing his work, but even an entirely incompetent one can provide some accidental nugget of inspiration. That's great, but he's still incompetent.
Ryukishi gave us an interesting, but flawed conversation piece. It is not itself a meditation on many of the themes people here try to stick to it; those themes are indeed things we're talking about, but many of them are either not in the work or just not in the work as anything more than an introduced and unexplored concept. The act of exploration is the audience's.
Credit where credit is due, and all that.
I'm still waiting.
To use your racism example, imagine a book set in a racist culture, which the author never contradicts and even thematically supports with examples that show the superiority of one race over all others. The book ends on the line "After all, we're all just brothers equal in the eyes of the Lord" in a context which is clearly not meant to be intentionally ironic, but an actual call to equality. While we would say that, morally, the author has said something good, we would nevertheless criticize the construction of his work for failing to actually illustrate any thematic change from the blatant racism of the work itself and the supposed egalitarian message at the end. It doesn't mean the author was wrong at the end (he was, we would think, right), but it does mean his work failed to make actual sense, and we don't give him a pass for poor construction just because we like the message he eventually settled on.
|2012-06-18, 14:51
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Unfortunately it's never stated that the world of Prime follows Knox, so I don't think thats a conclusion we can draw.
|2012-06-18, 15:04
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If I say, for example, that "if there's no answer, you can't get any joy out of reading the book of riddles", on what basis you can claim that is my personal taste rather than an objective fact?
But I can go further and transpose this into a very broad level of narrative criticism.
How can you prove that the "checkov's gun" is an objective rule?
How can you prove that a "deus ex machina" is inherently wrong?
How can you prove that lack of character development is an objective flaw?
Note that these are and were frequently used by critics as a way to justify their opinions. And note that apart from the "deus ex machina" these aren't even universally agreed upon.
Racism has always been accompanied by propaganda meant to diffuse false informations on races, and if you were subjected to that propaganda and you didn't have any other source you couldn't possibly say now that racism is wrong.
At the very instant you claim that the manipulation of truth is justifiable, you create the ground for such abominations to exist. You can claim that there are different truths and some can be justifiably hidden and some cannot, but that means you are assuming that there is someone who has the right to decide what is wrong and what is right for other people. Which is by itself morally wrong.
There is always an inevitable degree of personal taste in judging art. Your objectivity ends where you stop stating a fact and you attribute to it a value.
"lack of realistic human proportions" for instance is an objective fact. Claiming that it's wrong or right it is not.
"Lack of character development" is an objective fact, claiming that it's wrong or right it is not.
However if a critic was limited to state the facts without attaching any value to them, critique alltogether would cease to exist.
Your claim that people are mixing personal tastes with objective facts, therefore, to me makes absolutely no sense, because it is inevitable for any critique to be based at least partially on personal tastes.
The only distinction you can make is how much "personal tastes" influenced a critic and then you can draw a line, but the place where that line should be drawn is also subjective.
|2012-06-18, 16:38
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You seem to be convinced that the pursuit of truth was painted a the ultimate good at one point, which I say it was not because we were never given any higher evaluation on Battler's standpoint beside him featuring as a protagonist we are lead (or maybe mislead) to cheer on. His deconstruction of the value of truth was fairly elaborate and I'd say he merely shed light on different views of it. The question whether you agree with that concept or not is a whole other question and is highly dependent on your individual moral viewpoint (one which we obviously don't share completely).
The fact alone that somebody could disprove your claim simply by enjoying a book of riddles without the answers given makes it subjective.
The claim "the absence of characterization in Hideyoshi is a flaw" in itself doesn't hold up, it has to be backed up by reasons why it is a considerable flaw in contrast to other things.
And again I have to press on the impression that you misunderstood me. Truth is not manipulated in my personal view, truth does not even exist without our observation because truth is merely our reconstruction of what is real or what we perceived as real. You cannot hide truth, you can merely hide what is real by creating a story that will maybe be accepted as truth. This then forms the reality of those people, but that reality does not have to be real.
You and Renall trying to convince people that there is an inherent, objective flaw within Umineko because you don't find your own moral worldview in it, is personal taste but it's hard to see if you even consider that. Unless of course you really do believe in something like a preexisting truth and it's indisputable moral value...which would make any attempt to discuss this point futile and we can only agree to disagree.
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#1 Film & Media Event At the 33rd edition of the renowned festival, moviemakers from 40 countries screened 100 feature and documentary films, as well as 29 short films. New this year, organizers added the "marquee" category, spotlighting industry personalities and new works. Next: March 3-12, 2017
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#2 Film & Media Event Now in its 18th year, the Miami edition of MiFo, formerly known as the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, has grown from a long weekend featuring a couple dozen films to a 10-day festival spotlighting more than 80 films from moviemakers in 28 countries, sponsored by companies including Celebrity Cruises, Gilead Sciences, and Showtime. Next: April 21-30, 2017
Photo: JR Davis
#3 Film & Media Event This year, the Society of Professional Journalists' Florida chapter will again partner with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists to honor top media practitioners in the print, broadcast, and online fields of journalism at the Firefighters Memorial Building in Miami. Next: July 9, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of the Society of Professional Journalists
#4 Film & Media Event This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the Miami Beach festival, one of the best-known venues for Brazilian filmmakers to achieve cinematic fame outside their home country. Next: September 17-24, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of Brazilian Film Festival of Miami
#5 Film & Media Event Organizers say the event—which now attracts 1,200 media professionals, actors, entertainers, and executives in technology, branding, and marketing—has been growing larger. This year's event travels to Turnberry Isle in Miami for three days of education and networking. Next: October 5-7, 2016
Photo: Rob Clayton
#6 Film & Media Event The former Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, rebranded last year under the MiFo umbrella along with its sister festival in Miami, sold a record-breaking 5,000 tickets for last year's week-long festival. Next: October 7-16, 2016
Photo: Daniella A. Rascón
#7 Film & Media Event (up from #8) More than 70 countries were represented at this year's annual gathering at the Fontainebleau and Eden Roc Miami Beach resorts, and honorees at the awards ceremony included Family Feud host Steve Harvey and producer Quincy Jones. Next: January 17-19, 2017
Photo: Courtesy of National Association of Television Program Executives
#8 Film & Media Event (new to the list) The conference's seventh annual edition drew some 2,500 Latino professionals in media, marketing, and technology. Sponsors included Prudential, Pinterest, Disney, and Unilever. Next: Spring 2017
Photo: S. Louis
#9 Film & Media Event Last year's festival spotlighted 90 films in a dozen categories such as documentary and animated, and hosted workshops, awards, and networking events. Next: November 17-20, 2016
Photo: David Hollister
#1 Trade Event, Expo & Convention Last year's show hit a record size, drawing more than 1,000 exhibitors that took over more than 3 million square feet of exhibit space across seven indoor and in-water venues across Fort Lauderdale. Next: November 3-7, 2016
Photo: Forest Johnson
#2 Trade Event, Expo & Convention The 45th anniversary of the show hosted some 300,000 households who came to view hundreds of cars, SUVs, and crossover vehicles on display during the 10-day run at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Special attractions included "When Cars Meet Art" and "Havana Classics." Next: September 10-18, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of the Miami International Auto Show
#3 Trade Event, Expo & Convention The 75th anniversary of the show kicked off in a new location at Miami Marine Stadium Park and Basin on the city's waterfront. Attendance rose, with more than 100,000 attendees visiting over the five-day show. Next: February 16-20, 2017
Photo: Courtesy of the Miami International Boat Show
#4 Trade Event, Expo & Convention Still going strong after more than three decades, the show is held four times a year, twice each in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, with each drawing an average of 60,000 visitors over the course of a weekend. Next: Fort Lauderdale, May 27-30, 2016; Miami, September 2-6, 2016
Photo: The LXA
#5 Trade Event, Expo & Convention Some 51,000 comic, cosplay, and sci-fi fans filled the Miami Beach Convention Center for last year's show. Fans this year can meet actor William Shatner—Star Trek's Captain Kirk. Next: July 1-4, 2016
Photo: A. Oliva Photography
#6 Trade Event, Expo & Convention Over eight days last fall, 250,000 book lovers came to the long-running fair at Miami Dade College's Wolfson campus in downtown Miami, where they could attend book signings by boldface names like Patti Smith, P.J. O'Rourke, and Tom Brokaw. Next: November 13-20, 2016
Photo: Carlos Llano
#7 Trade Event, Expo & Convention More than 30,000 attendees from 22 countries came to the ninth annual show at the Ronald Reagan Equestrian Center at Tropical Park to see exhibitions including horse jumping, bull riding, a horseback shooting exhibition, and more, with all proceeds going to the South Florida Autism Charter Schools. Next: April 2017
#8 Trade Event, Expo & Convention At the 55th anniversary of what is billed as the largest indoor antique show, nearly 1,000 antique dealers from 30 countries showed their wares at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Next: February 10-13, 2017
Photo: Courtesy of the Original Miami Beach Antique Show
#9 Trade Event, Expo & Convention Nearly 11,000 attendees filled the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center to see 724 exhibitors from 93 countries at the major cruise industry show. Next: March 13-16, 2017
Photo: Courtesy of Seatrade Cruise Global
#10 Trade Event, Expo & Convention Last year, the event attracted 11,000 attendees, including 20 percent international participants, to the Miami Beach Convention Center. For this year, the show's 20th anniversary, organizers project an attendee count of 11,500. Next: September 26-27, 2016
#11 Trade Event, Expo & Convention (up from #12) New owner Reed Exhibitions added an April show to the other two held annually in Miami Beach, as well as a new education series to the trade-only show, which attracts jewelry manufacturers, wholesalers, and other industry professionals. Since Reed took over the show last year, attendance has increased more than 20 percent. Next: October 14-17, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of the Jewelers International Showcase
#12 Trade Event, Expo & Convention (new to the list) Formerly named Animate Miami, organizers adopted the new moniker to reflect the ambitions of the growing show, which attracted 12,000 anime and animation enthusiasts last year. Heading into its fifth year, the show will take over 200,000 square feet of space in its new home at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. Next: September 16-18, 2016
Photo: Pedro Rivera
#13 Trade Event, Expo & Convention (new to the list) There were nearly 200 exhibitors and 500 boats on display at the 28th annual show, a free, in-water event formerly known as the Yacht & Brokerage Show. Next: February 16-20, 2017
Photo: Forest Johnson
#1 Parade and Festival As the largest fund-raiser for the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, the celebration has been attracting thousands of revelers to enjoy art, music, and more since 1978. Highlights include Carnaval on the Mile in Coral Gables and the spirited Calle Ocho Festival in Miami. Next: March 2017
#2 Parade and Festival (up from #3) Next year will be the 55th anniversary of the free event, which features more than 500 arts and crafts exhibitors that take over a 10-block stretch of downtown Delray Beach. Next: April 7-9, 2017
Photo: Aaron Lurie
#3 Parade and Festival (up from #4) Organizers expect one million spectators to turn out for "Comics and Cartoons," the theme of the 45th anniversary of the 12-mile waterborne parade. Next: December 10, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of the Winterfest Boat Parade
#4 Parade and Festival (up from #6) Organizers expect more than 100,000 participants this year, reflecting the expansion to Friday as well as the weekend. Activities such as a cocktail reception and beach party culminate in Sunday's parade, of which radio personality Elvis Duran was grand marshal this year. Next: April 7-9, 2017
Photo: Stephen R. Lang
#5 Parade and Festival (up from #7) The decentralized Memorial Day weekend party turns 20 this year. Estimates have put the number of revelers as high as 300,000; they come to South Beach for hip-hop concerts, parties, and nightlife events. Next: May 26-30, 2016
#6 Parade and Festival (up from #8) The event outgrew its Miami location and added a seventh weekend to its Deerfield Beach location at Quiet Waters Park to accommodate the crowds who come for activities centered around weekend themes like steampunk, Vikings, and dragons. Next: February 11-March 26, 2017
Photo: Bob Carlson
#7 Parade and Festival (up from #11) Organizers call 2016 the festival's biggest year ever, with 14,000 participants and nearly all events and parties celebrating diversity sold out. A record-breaking $1.2 million was raised to assist organizations that work to support and advocate for the L.G.B.T.Q. community. Next: March 1-6, 2017
#8 Parade and Festival (up from #9) The fair celebrated its 65th anniversary this year with a bevy of activities in Tamiami Park including live music, a petting zoo, performances by ice skaters and aerialists, a craft beer tasting, and laser shows. Next: March 23-April 16, 2017 (except for March 27-28 and April 3-4)
Photo: Christopher Allen Buchanan
#9 Parade and Festival (up from #12) Although the Coconut Grove parade shifts from Sunday to Saturday this year to accommodate the Christmas holidays, organizers expect the usual number of as many as 10,000 participants, who turn out for satirical, zany themes like "The Farce Awakens." Next: December 31, 2016
Photo: Robert Gill
#10 Parade and Festival (up from #13) Downtown Coral Gables will fill with 20,000 viewers and 2,000 participants for the 68th annual parade this year. Grandstand ticket-holders will get to view a pre-parade performance of a Taiwanese lion dance. Next: November 27, 2016
#11 Parade and Festival (up from #14) The celebration of Caribbean culture at the Miami-Dade Fairgrounds features a colorful masquerade, dancing, steel drum bands, and traditional food from the Islands. Next: October 9, 2016
Photo: GRBMediaWorks
#12 Parade and Festival (up from #15) The weekend-long celebration of lesbian culture takes place in and around the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach. Last year's events were nearly all sellouts, and organizers added a co-ed pool party that was popular enough to be reprised this year. Next: May 2017
Photo: Courtesy of Aqua Girl
#1 Fashion Industry Event (up from #3) The Swimwear Association of Florida's 34th annual show at the Miami Beach Convention Center will include style seminars, a "swim lounge," a happy hour and cocktail reception, informal modeling, and afternoon high tea service. Next: July 16-19, 2016
#2 Fashion Industry Event The midsummer iteration of producer Funkshion's triannual event is all about swimwear. Events will take place at the Nautilus and Setai hotels, as well as the flagship tent in Collins Park. Next: July 13-17, 2016
Photo: Simon Soong
#3 Fashion Industry Event (new to the list) With IMG keeping silent on its plans for Fashion Week Swim, which did not take place in 2015, other event producers have stepped up to keep Miami Beach at the center of swimwear fashion. Among the most high-profile are the shows produced in tandem by LDJ Productions and SBI Productions. This year's show will take place at the W South Beach near the Miami Beach Convention Center. Next: July 14-18, 2016
Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for W South Beach Hotel & Residences
#4 Fashion Industry Event Under new management this year, the event plans to establish itself as a platform for resort collections, hosting 10 designers at shows at Miami's Ice Palace Film Studio. Next: June 1-5, 2016
#1 Music, Theater & Dance Event Now in its 31st year, what started out as a small industry gathering for electronic music pros to learn and network has grown into the flagship for a week of parties and concerts that draws 100,000 EDM fans to Miami Beach. Next: March 2017
Photo: Dylan Vigliotti
#2 Music, Theater & Dance Event This year, 165,000 people attended the electronic music festival, which featured a spider-shaped stage and appearances by DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, and more. Next: March 26-26, 2017
Photo: AliveCoverage for Ultra Music Festival
#3 Music, Theater & Dance Event The West Palm Beach music festival regularly draws crowds of 275,000 fans attracted by its eclectic lineups, which this year included Duran Duran, Steve Aoki, Saint Asonia, and Cade on a trio of stages. Next: May 3-7, 2017
Photo: Chris Salata/Sunfest
#4 Music, Theater & Dance Event Now in its fourth year, the country music festival expanded to three days from two and draws tens of thousands of country music fans to Fort Lauderdale Beach Park to see performers including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Next: April 2017
Photo: Courtesy of Tortuga Music Festival
#5 Music, Theater & Dance Event The Miami Hispanic Ballet Company's 21st annual festival this year spotlights the work of more than 20 ballet companies from all over the world. Next: August 27-September 11, 2016
#6 Music, Theater & Dance Event Organizers added a third day to the festival this year, which attracts around 80,000 music fans who experienced a joint performance by Usher and Babyface. Next: Spring 2017
Photo: Mychal Watts/Getty Images for Jazz in the Gardens
#7 Music, Theater & Dance Event Miami's City Theatre and Adrienne Arsht Center are co-presenting the 21st annual festival of 10-minute plays. Next: June 2-July 3, 2016
Photo: George Schiavore
#8 Music, Theater & Dance Event The 15th anniversary of the festival spotlights top performers and directors in the Latin dance world. Next: July 27-31, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of Miami Salsa Congress
#9 Music, Theater & Dance Event (new to the list) The fourth edition of the three-day celebration of music and art at Wynwood will feature installations, lectures, panels, demos, and 136 musical acts on five stages. It drew 20,000 attendees last year. Next: October 7-9, 2016
Photo: Jason Koerner
#10 Music, Theater & Dance Event The Rhythm Foundation's 14th annual Transatlantic Festival this year featured performances by Beirut, Psychic Mirrors, Chantil Dukart, and other modern world musical acts. Next: Spring 2017
Photo: Courtesy of Transatlantic Festival
#11 Music, Theater & Dance Event (new to the list) The 31st edition of the showcase of Latino theatrical companies will focus on plays and performers from Uruguay, following a 30th anniversary festival last year that highlighted Brazilian theater. Next: July 7-July 24, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of International Hispanic Theatre Festival
#1 Sports Event The games doubled at the site of the college football playoff semifinal in 2015, which moved it from its traditional New Year's Day slot to New Year's Eve. This year, the 83rd iteration will move up one more day. Next: December 30, 2016
Photo: Joel Auerbach
#2 Sports Event More than 308,000 fans came to the Tennis Center at Crandon Park to cheer on women's singles champion Serena Williams and other greats at Miami's biggest professional tennis event. Next: March 20-April 2, 2017
Photo: Peter Staples
#3 Sports Event Last year, Nascar fans made the racing competition at the Homestead-Miami Speedway a sellout event that culminated with Kyle Busch winning the Sprint Cup championship. Next: November 18-20, 2016
Photo: Courtesy of Homestead-Miami Speedway
#4 Sports Event Golf greats had to get past the Blue Monster's challenging 18th hole for a shot at the $9 million purse in Cadillac's final year as sponsor of the tournament at the Trump National Doral in Miami. Next: Spring 2017
#5 Sports Event This year, Honda renewed its commitment as title sponsor through 2021, making it the longest-running continuous sponsor of the week-long tournament held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. Next: February 20-26, 2017
Photo: Jason Myers
#6 Sports Event More than 23,000 athletes ran either the full or half marathon course this January, making their way through the Port of Miami and the Art Deco District, and finishing along the MacArthur Causeway. Next: January 29, 2017
#7 Sports Event The International Polo Club Palm Beach filled with a sold-out crowd of 10,000 who watched the tournament action this year then celebrated at the after-party, which had an asado, or South American barbecue, theme. Next: April 2017
Photo: Lila Photo
#8 Sports Event Organizers expect more than 100 boats to participate in the 62nd year of the waterborne race, which takes on a party atmosphere thanks to the thousands of spectators who come to Biscayne Bay to watch the festivities. Next: October 8-9, 2016
Photo: Marco Oquendo
#9 Sports Event The sixth annual challenge this year, formerly called the Dolphins Cycling Challenge, drew 3,300 participants who cycled, ran, or walked to raise money for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. Afterward was a performance by Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge. Next: February 11, 2017
Photo: Courtesy of the Dolphins Cancer Challenge
#10 Sports Event People who came to the AmericanAirlines Arena for the 19th annual festival met with Miami Heat basketball players and coaches, ate fare from more than 40 local restaurants, enjoyed a "'90s throwback" theme featuring a performance by Vanilla Ice, and raised more than $600,000 for local charities. Next: Spring 2017
#11 Sports Event (new to the list) This year, 15,000 fans flocked to Lummus Park on Miami Beach's Ocean Drive to experience the seventh annual high-energy sand volleyball tournament, which pits various modeling agencies against each other. Organizers expect bigger crowds next year. Next February 16-19, 2017
Photo: George Martinez
#12 Sports Event After decades in Tampa, the equestrian show-jumping tournament moved to SunLife Stadium in 2014 and has spent the past two years in Miami Beach as part of the annual Longines Global Champions Tour. The course is set up on the sands of Miami Beach. Next: April 2017
Photo: Stefano Grasso/LGCT
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Alfresco Recognized As Laureate By The Computerworld Honors Program
Global Information Technology Awards Foundation Pays Tribute to Individuals and Organizations that Use Information Technology to Benefit Society
LONDON, May 15th, 2007 – Alfresco Software, Inc., the first and leading provider of open source enterprise content management solutions, has been recognized as a Laureate by the Computerworld Honors Program. This year's Honorees will be commemorated during the 19th Annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards Evening on June 4, 2007 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. For almost two decades, Computerworld Honors has acknowledged those individuals and organizations that have used information technology to benefit society.
"Alfresco was developed to address the demand for solutions to the everyday problems experienced by users attempting to manage the explosion of content we are all facing," commented John Powell, CEO, Alfresco. "Computerworld's recognition is a testament to Alfresco's success in providing an open source ECM offering, that surpasses commercial in terms of features, functionality and benefits to the user community."
Each year, members of the Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100 Chairman/CEOs of global technology, nominate individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary applications of information technology promotes positive social and economic progress.
Independent of the Laureate recognition, the Computerworld Honors Program also annually presents its Leadership Awards, each designed to honor the extraordinary achievements of selected individuals whose positive contributions to the IT revolution have left an indelible mark on the world.
"Each year, the Computerworld Honors Program seeks to recognize organizations, from a variety of sectors, for their ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society," said Ron Milton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation and Executive Vice President of Computerworld. "We are proud to provide a platform to publicly acknowledge these contributions."


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Welcome to Moracea by Khao Lak Resort, carefully designed so that our guests will experience a new dimension in comfort
and luxury while maintaining the original concept of a private holiday within a natural and peaceful environment.
The Resort itself spawns from an elevated position on the lower part of Khaolak hill and gently slope onto the 400 meters long beachfront. You can take an evening stroll along the golden beach, with the occasional boulder rising from the fine sandy surface, and enjoy the peaceful view of the sunset, accompanied by the gentle background sound of the lapping waves.
All our restaurants are also ideally situated for you to enjoy a splendid view of the sea. At Moracea by Khao Lak Resort we try to bring you into a world that is closest to "Paradise on Earth"
Moracea by Khao Lak Resort offers unique types of accommodation, comprising of 14 Deluxe Beach Front,
2 Pool suites Villa of which have their own private swimming pool.
We also offer 26 Sea view Deluxe Bungalows, surrounded by the resorts free-form swimming pool and have an easy access to the beachfront. Our 14 Superior Bungalows are situated on a slightly elevated ground, providing spectacular view of the sea and of the resorts compound.
For our last category, we have 39 Superior Rooms, situating on the resorts upper section, providing easy access to the resorts facilities such as fitness room, internet room, conference room and convenience store.
Jasmine Superior Room (40 Sqm.)
Zeavola Deluxe Bungalow (45 Sqm.)
Zeavola Deluxe Beachfront (45 Sqm.)
Hibicus Deluxe Room (50 Sqm.)Hibiscus Deluxe Room is set on the bottom floor of a two to three-story accommodations. Each room is carefully designed in a Chino-Portuguese architect and is fully equipped for your comfort and relaxation with separate bathroom, toilet and shower area. All rooms offer views of either the beautiful swimming pool or the natural jungle environment.
Hibicus Grand Deluxe Room (50 Sqm.)For a truly tropical living experience, the Hibiscus Grand Deluxe rooms are set on the top floor of our two to three-story accommodations, each housing 4-6 rooms. A splendid view of the resort area surrounds these deluxe rooms and some also enjoy sea views. All rooms are fully equipped for your comfort and this includes your choice of, subject to availability, double or twin beds facilities. There is a large balcony where you can sit and relax while enjoying the undisturbed view of the tropical jungle. Hibiscus Grand Deluxe rooms are perfect for those who enjoy open-air spacious living.
Hibicus Pool Access (50 Sqm.)The Hibiscus Pool Access Room is set on the bottom floor of our three-story accommodations and has a private direct entrance to the swimming pool. Each room is carefully designed in the Chino-Portuguese architectural style and is fully equipped for your comfort and relaxation with separate bathroom, toilet and shower area. All rooms offer views of either the beautiful swimming pool or the natural jungle environment.
|Thai Restaurant "The Malila"
The Malila, facing the beach and located at slightly above sea level, provides an ideal atmosphere for a panoramic view of the sunset while enjoying your favorite Thai FOOD DISHES.
International Beach cuisine "The Kumpun"
The Kumpum serves International Cuisine and Sea Food. Guests can enjoy the tasty and delicious spread of dishes from our demonstration kitchen, "Kumpum Boat". The sea food variety that goes into our preparation are fresh catches from nearby, enhancing the flavor and taste of our chef's creation.
Ginger Bar and Bamboo Poolside Bar
The Ginger Bar and Bamboo poolside Bar are located beside Khaolak Pool. They have a wide selection of light cocktails, snacks and meals that are served amidst the freshness of the green shady garden ground and privacy of the golden beach.
|Thai Restaurant "The Malila"
|International Beach cuisine "The Kumpun"
|Ginger Bar and Bamboo Poolside Bar
|Meeting and Seminar at "Jumpoon"
Jumpoon conference room is situated on the upper slope of the resort area, overlooking the magnificent landscape. It is an ideal spot for hosting events, seminars, meetings or conference rooms, jumpooon aims at providing a relaxing atmosphere amid the classical charm of Southern Thailand, as well as a touch of the Resort's natural surroundings. This seminar room is designed to accommodate up to 220 people and can be arranged, as required, in a variety of room configurations and packages. Jumpoon, equipped with the latest technology an providing a breathtaking view of the sea and a relaxing atmosphere, will ensure that stress and friction, the problems that are a part of seminars, are kept to a minimum!.
|Swimming Pool "Khaolak Pool"
Khaok Pools, the 3 outdoor free-from swimming pools are located facing the beach, you can enjoy the sea view, especially during sunset while taking a dip in the pool or sipping your favorite drink by the poolside.
Swimming Pool and Coconut Swim up Bar
Swimming Pool and Bamboo Pool Side Bar, situated on the hill slope and surrounded by guest rooms in 2-3 stories format. Snacks and drinks services are provided from pool's "swim up" bar; "The Coconut Pool Side Bar".
The Baimai Spa Village
The Baimai Spa offers a wide selection of massage, and other forms of body health treatment; an ideal place to unwind after a hot day by the beach.
|Swimming Pool "Khaolak Pool"
|Swimming Pool and Coconut Swim up Bar
|The Baimai Spa Village
|Moracea by Khao Lak Resort is situated near the
Khaolak-Lumru National Park of Phang-nga Province Thailand. The
resort itself is on a hilly area surrounded by natural lush green
vegetation, and gradually descends onto a 400 meter long golden
beach front providing a spectacular view of the sea.
Moracea by Khao Lak Resort is 75 kilometers or 45 minutes from Phuket International Airport. Another nearby airport is at Krabi which is 120 kilometers away and a car journey to the Resort takes about 2 hours.


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- A supersized reversible tote in Vintage check cotton bonded to calf leather. The unisex bag is finished with neon-hued sealed seams for an extra clash of colour.
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