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Mikhail Baryshnikov prances away with our hearts yet again in "Man in a Case."
The greatest dancer of his generation is more of a thespian here than anything else but there is still a world of magic to the quality of his movement. The ballet icon's lithe presence adds electricity to this whimsical deconstruction of two Anton Chekhov stories, "Man in a Case" and "About Love."
Cheekily adapted by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar of the New York-based Big Dance Theater, this delicate 75-minute gem marries the edge of experimental theater with the melancholy of the Chekhovian impulse. While the piece never quite attains the emotional intensity one yearns for with Chekhov, it's shot through with startling juxtapositions of style and tone that demystify the great Russian playwright. Far less challenging and provocative than last year's "In Paris," in which Baryshnikov also starred, this avant-garde exploration of romance and regret runs through Feb. 16 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
The famous knock on Chekhov is that nothing happens. People talk. Time passes. Parson and Lazar amplify this sense of everyday ennui to great effect.
The actors here engage in their craft without any sense of artifice. At some points the ensemble simply sits around a table, staring at a computer and chatting and one is never entirely certain if it's part of the narrative or a commentary about theatrical convention. Certainly it's a postmodern approach that reminds us of the illusions of theater. There is no pretext of suspending disbelief.
The video collages, meanwhile, are quite vivid. The moon floats across the stage. The twitching of an eye is magnified to haunting proportions.
When faces are caught on film the characters look as lonely and alienated as they feel. Through the lens of the camera, we get the sense of a world in which no one can truly connect with anyone else but everyone is constantly under surveillance.
No one is more trapped than Belikov (Baryshnikov), a schoolmaster who prefers rules to people. A professor of Greek, he terrifies his students and puts off his colleagues. He is most content pondering his own uprightness while lying in a rectangular bed draped in white like a tomb. He is a man hopelessly out of sync with his time. As the narrator explains, "By forever praising the past, he was simply trying to justify his horror of reality."
Only the hope of love can pierce his veil of rigidity. Barbara (a magnetic Tymberly Canale) turns his life upside down with her free-spirited lifestyle (she rides a bike! she wears pink lace!) and he is tempted to renounce his repression forever.
Destiny is also a heartbreaker in "About Love," in which a man remembers the woman he loved and lost many years before. This time Canale plays a happily married woman who finds herself drawn to the man (Baryshnikov) who has become a trusted family confidante. They fall in love but hide their intimacy as they sit side by side at table, their hands smacking together and breaking apart like magnets.
To be sure Baryshnikov turns even tiny bits of physicality into grand balletic gestures. In one tableau, he tugs on the sleeves of a coat while rolling on the floor. In another interlude, he cuts a rug and gets chastised by the stage manager.
In a climactic scene, Belikov is flung backward from the top of a shadowy staircase. The ever nimble dancer tumbles in a fog of slow-motion and strobe lighting, his limbs all akimbo but still beautiful.
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The Alpha-1 Foundation Research Registry at the Medical University of South Carolina is a confidential database of Alphas and Alpha-1 carriers across the country who are willing to participate in research. This can include something as grand as enlisting in a clinical trial to test new drugs or therapies – or something small, like filling out a research questionnaire. The process begins when an investigator, researcher, or drug company contacts the Registry and describes the type of research they would like to conduct. The Registry then looks through the patient database to see who qualifies for the study. If you are enrolled in the Registry and you qualify, the Registry will then send you an invitation letter, giving you the opportunity to participate.
The decision is always yours, whether you choose to take part in any study, or not.
The goal of the Registry is to encourage Alpha-1 research. Since Alpha-1 is relatively rare, a registry with a large number of Alphas makes it much easier and faster for scientists to carry out research studies. By joining the Registry, you can help find better treatments and a cure for Alpha-1. Only the Registry will contact you; no one else will ever receive your personal information. The Registry is conducted under the direction of Charlie Strange, MD, at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Many Alphas and carriers believe they're enrolled in the Research Registry, when actually they are not. (It's NEVER automatic. It's your choice.)
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Clinical trials are research studies performed on human subjects. Studies conducted on animals, in test tubes, or using various other laboratory techniques are often called basic research. Clinical trials may include studies to evaluate the course of a disease, its cause or treatment.
Testing of new drugs or therapies is often the most visible and tantalizing type of clinical trial. In the U.S., clinical trials that evaluate a new drug or pharmaceutical therapy fall under very strict regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA decides whether the studies performed show that a drug is effective enough and safe enough to warrant broad distribution of the drug to patients.
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The goal of the ACT Study is to provide free, confidential testing services and facilitate research on genetic testing. The test is administered through a research study which evaluates perceived risks and benefits of genetic testing. Anyone can ask to be tested. The ACT Study provides a way for family members of Alphas and others at risk to learn their Alpha-1 genotype. Enrollment into the study may end at any time. The ACT Study is conducted under the direction of Charlie Strange, MD, at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.
You can find clinical trials for Alpha-1 by typing "Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency" into the search box. (You can just type "Alpha-1″ and get a lot of results — but many trials will appear that have nothing to do with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.)
Please note the important NIH caution if you should consider volunteering for one of these studies: "This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals." It's always a good idea for an Alpha to see a doctor who's familiar with Alpha-1, and discuss the risks and benefits before joining a clinical trial.
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Town officials have decided to upgrade a reverse 9-1-1 system that could help deliver alerts during emergencies or send wide reminders for important events.
During Monday's Town Council meeting, all council members voted in approval of the project, which would cost about $15,000 initially and $10,000 a year later. The town's emergency fund will help pay for the purchase of the Everbridge call system.
Town Manager Garry Brumback said residents will sign-up for the alert system on the town's website, and they will have the choice to receive messages via different types of media, including text and e-mail. Residents who wish to receive the alerts via landline do not have to sign up online, but if their phone numbers are unlisted, they must register in order to be a part of the system.
Although Town Councilor John Barry thinks the alert system is good news for the public, he said the town should not use it for non-emergencies.
"It's good to have this option at our disposal, however, I think it should be strictly used for emergency issues," Barry said.
Town Councilor Dawn Miceli also stressed a similar concern, noting that constant alerts to residents during non-emergencies may annoy them. However, Brumback assured the council and the public that he will use the system with caution, and will approve the alert before a staff member disseminates it to the public.
"We're not always going to get it right, but we're going to do the best we can to have a pretty high threshold before we use it," Brumback said.
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From BP press release archives, here\'s a look at some of the history of the In Amenas gas facility at the center of this week\'s hostage taking and rescue efforts.
BP began production at the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria in June 2006, according to a company press release at the time.
In Amenas was described as \"the largest wet gas joint development project in Algeria.\"
The project involved development of four primary gas fields plus gas gathering and processing facilities.
Tony Hayward, then CEO of BP Exploration and Production, said in a statement at the time that In Amenas \"is a significant milestone for BP and reinforces Algeria's position as a major producer of gas and exporter.\" Hayward later became notorious for his lackadaisical response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Among other important milestones at In Amenas:
BP entered into a production-sharing contract (PSC) with Sonatrach for the In Amenas license in 1998.
BP sold 50 per cent of its initial interest in the project to Norway\'s Statoil in 2003.
BP was awarded three blocks in Algeria's sixth international licensing round in 2005. Two of the blocks, South East Illizi and Bourarhat, are located in the Illizi basin close to In Amenas.
The principal EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor on the project was JGC/KBR, a joint venture between the Japanese Gas Corporation of Yokahama, Japan, and Kellogg, Brown and Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton .
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While seeing their other targets go off the board earlier, the Broncos filled one of their primary needs Thursday night by selecting Ohio State cornerback Bradley Roby with the 31st pick of the first round.
"We were actually thrilled to get Bradley at No. 31," Broncos general manager John Elway said. "He was the highest-rated guy left on our board by a long shot.
"He can run and he is smart. We were thrilled he was there at 31. He's a guy that we didn't think would be there. He has that tremendous talent and, really, tremendous upside."
Roby, 5-foot-11 and 194 pounds, was considered perhaps the top athlete among draft-eligible cornerbacks and was thought to be a favorite of the Broncos. He intercepted eight passes in three seasons with the Buckeyes and was a sure tackler.
"I just can't wait to work and make myself better," Roby said in a conference call Thursday night.
Off-the-field issues might have caused Roby to slip down the first round.
"We have a tremendous locker room, so he will get a lot of guidance," Elway said. "Hopefully he can learn from those (mistakes)."
But he was not considered a detriment to the Buckeyes locker room and did not struggle academically.
"I'm not a bad guy. You guys are not getting a guy you have to worry about off the field."
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NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock called Roby a "top 15 talent" in the first round.
"I can play it all," Roby said. "I feel like I can be effective outside as well as inside.
"My aggressiveness will add a little flair to the defense."
Denver might have been holding its breath while awaiting San Francisco's pick at No. 30, one spot above Denver's.
The 49ers picked a defensive back, but went with Jimmie Ward of Northern Illinois.
Sometimes intrigue in an NFL draft involves teams with a pick near the bottom of the first round.
Denver began Thursday night in the 31st spot and most believed it was unlikely that the Broncos would stay there. But Roby has the physical tools to compete for immediate playing time and perhaps ultimately become the replacement for departed veteran Champ Bailey.
The Broncos met with Roby during the combine. Elway said Roby would begin with the team as an outside, cover corner.
"He's going to fit right in with our defense," Elway said. "He can tackle."
Two linebackers thought to be on the Broncos' wish list went in the middle of the first round. Pittsburgh took Ohio State's Ryan Shazier at No. 15. And two picks later, Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome looked to his alma mater and selected Alabama's C.J. Mosley.
Even earlier, at No. 14, Chicago nabbed cornerback Kyle Fuller from Virginia Tech. Fuller had been projected by draft analysts to last until the mid-20s — which perhaps could have been close enough to the Broncos' to trade up from No. 31.
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Then two more cornerbacks dropped off the board 10 picks later when Cincinnati took Michigan State's Darqueze Dennard at No. 24 and San Diego followed by nabbing TCU's Jason Verrett at No. 25.
"We tried to move up, but the price was too high," Elway said. "It was prohibitive."
Entering the draft, the Broncos held the standard seven draft picks — one per round. Barring trades, Denver's two selections for Friday night are No. 63 overall in second round and No. 95 overall in the third.
In addition to inside linebacker and cornerback, the Broncos also are looking for a contributor on the offensive line.
"This pick fulfills a need for us, so we can go other ways," Elway said. "We still believe we can get some good football players on the offensive side."
Rounds 4-7 will be conducted on Saturday.
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Round one (No. 31): CB Bradley Roby, Ohio State
Measurables: 5-foot-11, 194 pounds. … 4.39 speed in the 40-yard dash … Benched 225 pounds 17 times at the scouting combine. … 75½-inch wingspan.
Vital statistics: Declared for the NFL draft after for- going his final year of college eligibility. … Started all 37 games that he played at Ohio State, playing right cornerback as a freshman and left cornerback as a sophomore and junior. … Intercepted eight passes in his career and deflected 36 passes.
Honors: Named third-team All-American following the 2013 season, after recording a career-best 69 tackles.
High school: Named all-region and all-Gwinnett County at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga. … Received the Iron Man Award from the Atlanta Touchdown Club and the Gwinnett Touchdown Club's defensive player of the year award.
Upside: Perhaps the top athlete in the draft among available cornerbacks. … Regarded as a sure tackler who does not shy away from contact.
Question marks: Character issues — two incidents during the past 12 months — might have caused him to fall in the draft. … Sometimes loses track of the football while in coverage.
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The Commodity Futures Modernization Act, passed by Congress in 2000, likely isn't on your top 10 list of agriculture-related legislative laws. But, with corn and soybeans among the 11 most widely traded contracts in the United States, the regulation and enforcement of the commodity futures and options markets are likely more important to your farming business than you may realize.
Generally regarded as one of the most significant changes in regulations of the futures industry in the last 25 years, the legislation provides the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the authority needed to regulate the U.S. commodity futures and options markets.
"Maintaining the transparency and integrity of the marketplace serves the best interests of American consumers and insures U.S. competitiveness in the global economy," says James Newsome, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Newsome, who testified in a June 5 hearing before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, says he "firmly believes" the legislation provides a workable and effective means of overseeing U.S. commodity markets.
Futures markets provide producers, distributors and users of commodities with the means to manage their exposures to price risk, as well as a means of price discovery. "This is particularly important in many agricultural markets where no other means of price discovery exists outside of the quoted futures prices," he says.
According to Newsome, the CFTC's mission is to foster transparent, competitive, and financially sound commodity futures markets that operate free from manipulation or distortion, and to protect users of those markets from fraud and other abusive practices.
In the two and one-half years since passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, Newsome says, the commission has done that.
The heart of the commission's market surveillance is a large-trader reporting system, which monitors futures and options market activity of all traders whose positions are large enough to potentially impact the orderly operation of a market.
"If indications of attempted manipulation are found, the Enforcement Division investigates and prosecutes alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act," Newsome says.
In addition, the commission conducts ongoing market surveillance.
It also monitors the financial and operational integrity of clearinghouses and their members to insure that customer funds are protected, and safeguards are in place to prevent individualized financial problems from being transmitted through the system.
"Passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act initiated a period of intense effort at the commission. Our first task was to modernize the rules affecting trading facilities, both traditional and the new electronic commercial markets," he says.
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|2008-01-20, 16:51
|Link #62
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Belgium
Age: 34
Just finished my first time playing the game. Since I can't read Japanese, I followed a walkthrough for the Asa-route (my favourite, probably cos I liked the anime ...) and pressed the enter key constantly (except during the hentai scenes ofcourse ). Some scenes I knew what was going on cos of similarities with the anime, but many I didn't.
I tried installing the patch from game patch multiple times (extracting the rar-file ShuffleUpdate(v.1.1) in the work directory of Shuffle and executing the Navalupdate or just copy paste the content of data to the working directory) and when I checked ingame: Help -> about, it did indeed say version 1.10 instead of 1.00, meaning the patch was installed, though there wasn't one word english during the game. Guess the patch is not complete / working yet... ? But why is it downloadable then ? ... Though I read different responses on different forums, like that the patch is easily installed and working and others say they're still waiting ... so
Or does the patch work and am I doing something wrong If it works, can someone please describe exactly how the patch is installed? It would be much appreciated If it doesn't work, I guess I'll wait patiently for the new release. Can't wait to play the game in english.
|2008-01-21, 14:53
|Link #63
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That is because you DIDN'T download the patch all you downloaded was the updater that upgrades v1.0 to v1.1 (which is needed if you didn't get the DVD edition) what you need to download is the shuffle alpha patch which actually contains the translated text.
|2008-01-21, 16:50
|Link #64
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Belgium
Age: 34
Haha it works, so easy!
I didn't download the alpha release cos it is was so small and I thought it was the old version of the patch which covers only 3 days while the updater is new and would contain a lot more days, which isn't true :'( ... Well at least first 3 days are working now.
I'll be waiting for the release of a more complete patch. Keep up the much appreciated work!
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|2008-03-25, 16:50
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Hello everyone!
News about the patches, and Ero-Jiji/Heklin has been posted on www.game-patch.org
Feel free to check it out!
|2008-04-03, 12:08
|Link #70
Senior Member
here is at least one source.
Don't ask for downloads (unless your that desperate to get banned)
|2008-06-06, 14:54
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
I've just gotten the game and was like dying to get the patch. I went to Game Patch's webpage and it said it was temporarily closed. I wonder why? Page reconstruction?
Any other sources of where to download the patch from are always welcome.
|2008-06-07, 06:27
|Link #72
Senior Member
Well from what I heard they was planning to change how the site looks (it's probably the reason why the site has been down for as long as this).
I've actually got a copy of the alpha patch (plus the v1.1 updater for anyone who has the CD version of the game) so I can easily upload them to my personal web space until such time as the mail site is back online.
|2008-06-11, 07:17
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Until gamepatch comes back online I'll put the currently available patch and the v1.0-v1.1 updater on my own web space (of which will be removed once the site comes back online)
(link removed) (remember this only translates the first few day's)
(link removed (only needed if you have the original CD release of the game)
Also if I discover abuse of these links then the links will be removed and then everyone will have to wait until gamepatch comes back online
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iSuppli has just released its MEMS competitive analysis for 2010, which screens the revenue of almost 150 MEMS manufacturers—98% of the market—by device and application for the years spanning 2006 to 2009. Not only does this major ground-up and historical analysis provide a robust foundation for all MEMS forecasts at iSuppli, it also provides unique insights on the shifts induced by the crisis in the competitive landscape at the end of 2008 and in the second half of 2009. Finally, it helps to identify longer term trends like the growth of the fabless business or the importance of captive markets in the MEMS industry.
Avoiding Double Counting
iSuppli accounts the revenues of IDM and fabless manufacturers on the one hand and revenues from foundries on the other, contrary to rankings from other analysts. This separation of revenue avoids double counting and misunderstandings in publication of rankings. For example, the total revenue of STMicroelectronics in MEMS was $448 million in 2009. iSuppli counts the IDM revenue separately for sensors and lab-on-chip products on the one hand ($223 million) and the foundry revenue, mostly for inkjets for Hewlett-Packard and Xerox, on the other (estimated at $225 million).
Here are some high level findings of the "MEMS competitive analysis 2010":
The MEMS revenue accrued by the top 110 IDM (Integrated Design Manufacturers i.e. in-house manufacturers) and fabless manufacturers was $5.7 billion in 2009, down 8.8% from 2008. This is slightly better than the -9.8% forecasted in Q4 2009 by iSuppli. The last four months of 2009 saw an impressive recovery of sensor production, especially for the automotive sector.
Top IDM and Fabless Manufacturers
The Top 4 in 2009 are the same as in 2008: HP, Texas Instrument, Bosch, and Canon in order as shown in Figure 3.
HP revenues for inkjet printheads were down 8%. Sales of HP's inkjet printers dropped 12% but the top player could cushion this drop with its installed based, which still provides significant revenues with disposable printheads on replacement ink cartridges. Noteworthy, more than half of HP's MEMS revenue is fables; the company outsources the fabrication of a large portion of its printheads to STMicroelectronics. The seismic grade accelerometers introduced by HP at the end of 2009 haven't yet contributed to its MEMS revenue.
TI has started to control the fall of its DLP revenue with only -7% in 2009 compared to -17% and -15% in 2008 and 2007. TI benefits from its pico-projector chips, which started to ship in 2009. Also, the RPTV business was stronger than anticipated. Mitsubishi keeps investing a lot on DLP rear-projection TVs, betting on lasers.
Bosch remains the No. 1 MEMS sensor manufacturer and overall keeps the No. 3 rank with only -3% in 2009. The automotive MEMS business was down 17% on the one hand but Bosch Sensortec increased its revenue 3.7-fold in 2009.
Canon—like Epson—managed to remain flat in terms of shipments of inkjet printers and therefore was able to increase its market share in the inkjet printhead segment. Canon was up 3% and Epson 12%, thanks to its booming quartz MEMS gyroscope business.
ST climbed the rankings from No. 8 to No. 6. IDM revenue from ST was down 5%. On the one hand shipments of accelerometers for cell phones—a segment in which ST holds more than 40%—climbed greatly in 2009 but sales for gaming were down last year. For the first time, the lab-on-chip also contributed to revenue.
All other Top 25 companies were down with the exception of FLIR, InvenSense, Ulis, and Kionix.
- iSuppli revised its estimate up for Knowles's MEMS microphones in 2009. Although the company was hurt badly by the freefall of its historical #1 customer Motorola, Knowles largely compensated with a fast increase of its shipment to other OEMs especially Samsung, LG and SonyEricsson. As a result the company's MEMS revenue was up 7% in 2009 with $126 million
- FLIR and ULIS are the No. 1 and No. 2 suppliers of microbolometers and were up by respectively 7% and 37%. ULIS managed to claw back the share it lost in 2008 when the export restrictions were eased and allowed U.S. suppliers to sell more outside their domestic market. The MEMS competitive analysis shows that the microbolometer was one of the few MEMS areas that grew in spite of the crisis. The revenues of the 7 suppliers (FLIR, ULIS, DSR, BAE, L-3, SCD, and Raytheon) were up 15% in 2009.
- In 2009, InvenSense became the top supplier of gyroscopes for the consumer market and increased its revenue by 2.5 times.
- Kionix grew 6%, mostly with accelerometers in cell phones.
Top MEMS Foundries
Revenue of the Top 30 MEMS foundries amounted $590 million in 2009, down only 2% from 2008. In term of devices, inkjet printheads still dominate the MEMS foundry revenue ($333 million in 2009) far in front of pressure sensors, optical MEMS for telecom, gyroscopes, and accelerometers.
iSuppli differentiates the pure play foundries (Figure 3) and "mixed model" foundries (Figure 2), which are IDM companies offering MEMS foundry services in addition to their core component business, e.g. ST, TI (foundry partner of Lexmark for inkjet).
Today, the foundry market is dominated by the mixed model companies because of the large contract of ST and TI with HP and Lexmark, respectively. Sensonor made a remarkable entry in this ranking at No. 3. Sensonor was spun-out of Infineon in February 2009 and the vast majority of its $38 million total revenue in 2009 was due to contract manufacturing, e.g. some process steps on pressure sensors for Infineon as well as foundry work for other automotive customers.
Overall, the pure play foundry model appears to be more successful (+4% in 2009) than the mixed model (-4%). There are several reasons for this:
- The inkjet market is declining.
- Some mixed model foundries are now focusing more on their IDM business and don't try actively to expand their foundry business, this is the case of Colibrys and Memscap.
- The start-up companies tend to favor pure play foundries as manufacturing partners. IP is all that fabless start up companies own and they are often afraid that mixed model companies would steal IP. iSuppli believes that risk is limited though.
Pure Play MEMS Foundries
Among the pure play MEMS foundries, Dalsa took the lead in 2009 for the first time thanks to its contract with InvenSense for the manufacturing of the 2-axis gyroscopes that sold in the Nintendo Wii Motion plus accessory.
Micralyne was down 20% in 2009 and lost its No. 1 ranking. iSuppli estimates that optical MEMS for fiber optical telecommunications accounted for slightly more than 60% of the Canadian foundry in 2008, mostly for JDSU. The market for fiber optical telecom suffered greatly in Q4 2008 and in the first half of 2009 and this is the main cause for Micralyne's drop.
An important trend in the 2010 ranking is the ascension of Taiwanese foundries, which hold four places among the Top 10 pure play MEMS foundries.
- Touch Micro-system Technology managed to keep flat revenue thanks to its leadership in the emerging MEMS scanner foundry business (Manufactures the MEMS scanners for Microvision, Opus Micosystems, and Texas Instruments).
- APM won some automotive pressure sensor business and grew by 11%.
- The giant TSMC and UMC enter the Top 10 for the first time (No. 5 and No. 10). The major MEMS contracts of TSMC are the fabrication of ADI's consumer accelerometers and microphones as well as the fabrication of the new generation of InvenSense 2 and 3-axis gyroscopes. Several additional MEMS mass products are in the pipeline for the two Taiwanese foundries and will make TSMC and UMC climb further in this ranking in the next 2 years.
Points of Discordance with Other MEMS Rankings
Other MEMS analysts are publishing rankings and some of iSuppli's readers will for sure have noticed major differences. Here are some comments on the most outstanding.
· iSuppli estimates for 2009: $203 million, -11%:
· Other analyst estimate: $120 million, -30%
· Denso shares its yearly shipment by MEMS device with iSuppli and it has a robust estimate of the ASP for each sensor type. Therefore iSuppli believes its revenue estimate for Denso is right within +/-5%.
· One must notice that Denso did not drop as much as other automotive suppliers. In October 2009, the Japanese company hit a production record above the historical peaks of 2007. Also, the company has grown outside its historical captive market for Toyota, and has a growing sensor business for General Motors, for instance (source iSuppli H1 2010 Automotive MEMS tracker).
- iSuppli estimates for 2009: $143 million, -17%
- Other analyst estimate: $207 million, +67%
iSuppli has examined the various MEMS business of Panasonic.
- Panasonic Electric Works was down in 2009 (mostly pressure sensors and some accelerometers, RF MEMS switch activity stopped).
- Panasonic Semiconductor is working on a MEMS microphone but it has not generated any revenue in 2009 yet.
- Panasonic Industrial accounts for the majority of the MEMS business with gyroscopes for cameras and automotive applications. The gyroscope business for DSC was down in 2009 as shipments of DSCs dropped 16% (source H2 2009 Consumer and Mobile MEMS tracker).
- Panasonic's business for navigation gyroscopes was down 28% in 2009 (Automotive H2 2010 automotive MEMS tracker).
- Panasonic grew its market share in yaw rate gyroscopes for Electronic Stability Control business in 2009, and started to ship to TRW and to Continental at the expense of SSS and Systron Donner, respectively. However, this displacement is gradual for new platforms and one can not assume that Panasonic delivered 80% or 100% of TRW and Conti in 2009 already as other analysts seem to assume.
- iSuppli estimates for 2009: $50 million, +37%
- Other analyst estimate: $61 million, 0%
- ULIS shared its revenue with iSuppli. ULIS was down 28% in 2008 as it lost share in Asia following to a change of the export restrictions for U.S. suppliers of microbolometers. It grew again 37% in 2009 mostly in industrial applications in Europe.
- iSuppli estimate for 2009: $23 million, -20%
- Other analyst estimate: $30 million, +7%
- Micrylane indicated to iSuppli that it lost 20% to 25% of revenue in the calendar year 2009 and confirmed that its optical MEMS for telecom business suffered most while its sensor and life science business was more stable.
All the data quoted in this article is extracted from the H1 2010 MEMS competitive analysis. This unique tool gives the ability to make apple-to-apple comparisons and is the robust way to analyze the competitive landscape or that of the customers. The easy-to-use pivot tables examine the revenue of 108 IDM and fabless MEMS manufacturers, as well as 32 MEMS foundries for the years 2006-2009. The tool shows the MEMS revenue by device and application for each company and allows to cross-combine numbers of parameters such as IDM versus fabless, captive vs. merchant, and substrate type.


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Managed to get the room set up really quickly and both of Sharon's daughters were there too:
|This is Rosie... firmly following in her mum's footsteps making a bandana for herself
|And this is Rue, who had just woken up from a nap behind the cutting table,
with her mum knitting in the background
So here are the various wreaths
Behind this lovely grey, silver, red and white wreath is Lara... she used a gorgeous white satin ribbon to set it off.
Here is Pat, she is the most amazing knitter, so precise is her work that I reckon she is the only person who possibly knits a tension square for her tension square... when I grow up my work is going to be as good as Pat's!
Darrell was totally focused (I love her t-shirt, almost as stylish as she is!) and I can tell you her wreath looked fabulous when finished.
As you can see, we had a real factory line going and no-one was going to leave a single piece of white showing.
And here is another one that I have made, I rather like this as it is rather manly, surprisingly I have used a lot of black in it but I am really pleased with it.
And this is the song that got everyone singing:
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Press Release
Simone Nieweg | Bäume
Kopfweide, Holterhöfe, Krefeld
, 2012
On view at Galerie m Bochum from February 20 to May 6, 2015, are pictures of trees and woodlands by the Düsseldorf-based photographer
Simone Nieweg
(b. 1962 in Bielefeld). The selected works provide the first concentrated overview of a subject that figures in several of the artist's series. Nieweg's photographs reveal the tree to be a multi-faceted motif; it appears as a solitary object or side by side with other trees in a forest clearing: it is found in an orchard or as a characteristic element of the landscape, for example the willows of the Lower Rhine region.
Equally diverse are the ways in which Nieweg steers the viewer's gaze in her pictures. In works such as "Apfelbaum in Uhingen" (Apple Tree in Uhingen), she frames selected details so that the tree's crown with its organic, ornament-like structure made up of boughs, branches and leaves comes into focus. Due to the cropping of the image and the particular angle, the viewer feels as if he is standing directly beneath this delicate canopy.
Other trees, such as the oaks in Holterhöfe near Krefeld, frame views of a sprawling landscape spreading out behind them. As in classical painting, the trees appear here as so-called repoussoirs, or objects depicted in the foreground to emphasize the depth of the picture space. Looking at Nieweg's works, the viewer's gaze repeatedly wanders off into the distance and then returns to the foreground to zero in on the minute details of the grass and tree bark.
Simone Nieweg not only explores her immediate environment, the Lower Rhine, but also takes pictures on her travels. She is interested mainly in the specific lighting conditions to be found in various landscapes – in the dense forests of the Central German Uplands, where old spruce trees tower up and filter the diffuse light falling on the mossy ground, under the blazing California sun between lemons and avocados, or on the dry ground of the pine forests of the Provence.


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While Mark Sanchez was completely blowing the game for the Jets last night, someone on Twitter brought up the fact that his girlfriend had gone to high school with Sanchez. With access to his girlfriend's yearbook, he decided to share some high school pictures of Sanchez.
What an original senior quote! "Success before work only comes in the Dictionary." Not sure why "Dictionary" is capitalized. Dang committee proofreaders.
Yes, Mark Sanchez, you're a "meat head," the same way that being the starter of the Jets makes you a "quarterback."
That Rebecca Resnick is one lucky gal. After he made poor dancing decisions, though—really, trying to grind during a slow song?—the school announced a new prom king.


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Just about every article I've read on Roth IRA conversions discusses their benefits for people who might be in a high tax bracket once they retire.
What these articles invariably fail to mention is the negative impact that state income taxes could have and why, depending on where you plan to live, a Roth conversion might actually not be the best decision for everyone.
When you convert a 401(k) plan account or traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, you're making the conscious decision to pay income taxes today for the promise of a tax-free income tomorrow. This can be a wise choice if you are fairly confident that a) you'll be in a higher tax bracket during retirement, and b) Congress won't dramatically change the tax rules on Roth IRA withdrawals.
(Read more: Have you reviewed your 401(k) lately?)
Those with high incomes who are saving and investing successfully—and who believe they'll continue to have a high income once they retire—seem prone to a certain line of reasoning: Because the promise of tax-free income from a Roth IRA is so appealing, why not just take some retirement savings today, pay the tax at current levels and then sit back and enjoy tax-free income during retirement? After all, just about "everyone" thinks that taxes will be higher in the future, right?


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As residents, crews and emergency responders continue to dig out in the wake of a 100-year flood, state and local officials said they know the road to recovery for Boulder, the county and the rest of Colorado will be a long one.
But, they said, residents will find a way to band together and pull through.
That already was evidenced across the city of Boulder on Saturday. Residents volunteered to help neighbors clean out their homes, build make-shift structures to divert still-receding floodwaters and gather supplies, as many launched what is sure to be arduous recovery in their neighborhoods.
At the same time, businesses offered their support, providing special rates, making donations and hosting fundraisers.
"We are resilient," Boulder County Commissioner Cindy Domenico said at a morning press briefing. "We proved it after Fourmile (Fire), we'll prove it again after this."
Sheriff Joe Pelle added, "We are in this for the long haul."
Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum said the city has always tried to prepare for a flood, but most of that planning was for flash floods at single water sources, not the type of sustained flooding the city has seen over the past few days across all of the major waterways.
Even so, Appelbaum said, the preparation the city did helped to ensure the damage was not worse.
"In many places, that planning paid off," Appelbaum said. "We will have a great city again in the not so distant future."
All across Boulder on Saturday, countless scenes of the compassion and support people offer each other in times of great crisis played out.
University Hill's Fox Theatre held a benefit concert Saturday night that included a food drive in the lobby and dedicated half of the proceeds to the American Red Cross.
Another example was the Millennium Harvest House, which dropped its rate for flood victims and waived the standard pet fee and pet deposit.
"Almost every reservation today has been made by people who had to leave their homes," said Stacey Policarpio, a reservations agent at the hotel, 1345 28th St.
At Eighth & Pearl Antiques in downtown Boulder, mud and water slid under the front door during the storm, soaking the carpet. Only one item was damaged, said Jill Cassells and Vicki Anderson, two of the store's owners, but the water damage to the store was obvious.
"I don't even know how we're going to get all the mud and smell out of it," Anderson said.
As they continued clean-up efforts of hosing down the sidewalk, the two said scores of passers-by had offered to help.
"There are some really kind people," Cassells said.
Lafayette resident Sabina Spencer stopped by a crowded McGuckin Hardware on Saturday to buy supplies for a friend impacted by the flooding in north Boulder. She commented on the high spirits of people working to clean up after the storm.
"Everybody seems to be doing great," Spencer said. "Everybody is helping each other out and we're eating bagels and drinking coffee…"
McGuckin manager Louise Garrels said the atmosphere in the crowded store showed the true spirit of the community.
"What's been really wonderful to see, everyone's just talking to each other about what they're going through, sharing ideas," Garrels said.
Gov. John Hickenlooper and members of the state's congressional delegation took a helicopter tour across flood-ravaged Boulder County and parts of Jefferson and Larimer counties Saturday.
During a brief stop in Boulder, Hickenlooper spoke with optimism.
"I think the thing that we're all agreed to is that we're gonna come back and we are going to rebuild better than it was before," he said
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., who lives in Eldorado Springs and was among the other leaders who accompanied Hickenlooper, said the damage in his neighborhood was terrible, but noted that many areas across the Front Range suffered such destruction. He said he is impressed by the selfless efforts of law enforcement, rescue agencies, the Colorado National Guard, and residents, who have done all they can to help their neighbors.
"We're hanging together. We're helping our neighbors. We're moving debris. We're cooking meals for each other" he said. "Back across town, Boulder's Justin Hoffenberg, whose his family has lived at the 700 block of University since 1990, talked about neighbors' quick and ongoing effort to lend others a hand. For instance, he said, by 4 a.m. Thursday — during some of the worst of the storm — dozens of his neighbors were helping to divert floodwaters.
Since then, the 26-year-old estimated that hundreds of people assisted the neighborhood in property protection and clean-up.
"The community effort has been fantastic."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Joe Rubino at 303-473-1328, email@example.com or twitter.com/JoeCarmenRubino.


text: On 11 Aug 2009, at 3:38 pm, Daniel Pfenniger wrote: > Douglas Eadline wrote: >> All, >> I posted this on ClusterMonkey the other week. >> It is actually derived from a white paper I wrote for >> SiCortex. I'm sure those on this list have some >> experience/opinions with these issues (and other >> cluster issues!) >> The True Cost of HPC Cluster Ownership >> http://www.clustermonkey.net//content/view/262/1/ > > This article sounds unbalanced and self-serving. > > While it I clear that self-made clusters imply added new costs > in regard of turn-key clusters, they also empower the buyer > using standard and open solutions by an increased independence from > the vendor, and increases also its knowledge for future choices. > This aspect is hard to measure in monetary terms, but certainly very > important for some users. I agree. Some of the biggest IT problems I've encountered have been a direct result of vendor lock-in. Companies get bought, and products crushed. The wind changes direction, and products get dropped, side- lined, changed more or less on a whim. Rash promises made by vendors which never come true. In our case it was the dismembering of DEC during its various acquisitions which hurt us, and that saga contains examples of most of the above. And then the customer has to start again, which can be enormously expensive in terms of researching new ways to go, and migrating services. Just one part of that saga (the abandonment of the AdvFS filesystem) cost us more than six months of continuous work to get past, just copying the data onto something else. That was years ago; with the petabytes of data we have now, it would be even worse. Once bitten, twice shy. If you've made the investment in house to have a vendor-agnostic setup, which we now have, we have complete freedom to choose whatever tin vendor we like, at least as far as our compute nodes go. Our configuration, deployment and management software stack works on anything, so it's very little skin off our nose to change vendor. Regards, Tim -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE.