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Immunogold labeling of LAMP-1 in a multivesicular body of a HepG2 cell.
20 selected Griffiths G, Klumperman J. 2004. Membranes and organelles. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 16:341-342. Junutula* J.R., A.M. De Mazière*, A.A. Peden, K.E. Ervin, R.J. Advani, S.M. van Dijk, J. Klumperman, and R.H. Scheller. Rab14 is involved in membrane trafficking between the Golgi complex and endosomes. Mol. Biol. Cell. 2004 May; 15(5): 2218-2229. Sachse M., S. Urbé, V. Oorschot, G. Strous, and J. Klumperman. 2002. Bi-layered clathrin coats on endosomal vacuoles are involved in protein sorting towards lysosomes. Mol. Biol. Cell. 13:1313-1328. Martinez-Menarguez, J.A., R. Prekeris, V. Oorschot, RH Scheller, JW Slot, HJ Geuze, and J. Klumperman. 2001. Peri-Golgi vesicles contain retrograde but not anterograde proteins consistent with the cisternal progression model of intra-Golgi transport. J Cell Biol. 155: 1213-1224. de Wit, H., Y. Lichtenstein, R.B. Kelly, H.J. Geuze, J. Klumperman*, and P. van der Sluijs*. 2001. Rab4 regulates formation of synaptic-like microvesicles and constitutive recycling vesicles from early endosomes in PC12 cells. Mol Biol Cell. 12: 3703-3715. *with equal contributions. Prekeris, R., J. Klumperman, and R.H. Scheller. 2000. A Rab11/Rip11 protein complex regulates apical membrane trafficking via recycling endosomes. Molecular Cell 6, 1437-1448. Klumperman, J. 2000. Transport between ER and Golgi. [Review]. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 12:445-449. Steegmaier, M., V. Oorschot, J. Klumperman, and R.H. Scheller. 2000. Syntaxin 17 is abundant in steroidogenic cells and implicated in smooth endoplasmic reticulum membrane dynamics. Mol. Biol. of the Cell. 11:2719-2731. Prekeris, R., B. Yang, V. Oorschot, J. Klumperman, and R.H. Scheller. 1999. Differential roles of syntaxin 7 and syntaxin 8 in endosomal trafficking. Mol. Biol. of the Cell 10:3891-3908. de Wit, H., Y. Lichtenstein, H.J. Geuze, R.B. Kelly, P. van der Sluijs and J. Klumperman. 1999. Synaptic vesicles form by budding from tubular extensions of sorting endosomes in PC12 cells. Mol. Biol. of the Cell 10: 4163-4176. Advani, R.J., B. Yang, R. Prekeris, K.C. Lee, J. Klumperman, and R.H. Scheller. 1999. VAMP7 mediates vesicular transport from endosomes to lysosomes. J. Cell Biol.146:765-775. Martinez-Menarguez, J., H.J. Geuze, J.W. Slot and J. Klumperman. Vesicular tubular clusters between ER and Golgi mediate concentration of soluble secretory proteins by exclusion from COPI-coated vesicles. Cell 98:81-90, 1999. Chao, D., J.C. Hay, S. Winnick, R. Prekeris, J. Klumperman and R.H. Scheller. 1999. SNARE Membrane trafficking dynamics in vivo. J. Cell Biol. 144:869-881. Klumperman, J., A. Schweizer, H. Clausen, B.L. Tang, W. Hong, V. Oorschot, and H.P. Hauri. 1998. The recycling pathway of protein ERGIC-53 and dynamics of the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment. J Cell Science 111:3411-3425. Hay*, J.C., Klumperman*, J., V. Oorschot, M. Steegmaier, C.S. Kuo and R.H. Scheller. 1998. Localization, dynamics, and protein interactions reveal distinct roles for ER and Golgi SNAREs. J. Cell Biol. 141:1489-1502. *with equal contributions. Klumperman, J., R. Kuliawat, J. Griffith, H.J. Geuze and P. Arvan. 1998. Mannose 6-phosphate receptors are sorted from immature secretory granules via AP-1, clathrin and syntaxin 6-positive vesicles. J. Cell Biol.141:359-371. Dell'Angelica, E.C., J. Klumperman, W. Stoorvogel, and J.S. Bonaficino. 1998. Association of the AP-3 adaptor complex with clathrin. Science 280:431-434. Bock, J., J. Klumperman, S. Davanger, and R.H. Scheller. 1997. Syntaxin 6 functions in trans-Golgi network vesicle trafficking. Mol. Biol of the Cell.8:1261-1271. Klumperman, J., S. Spijker, J. van Minnen, H. Sharp-Baker, A.B. Smit, and W.P.M. Geraerts. 1996. Cell type specific sorting of neuropeptides: a mechanism to modulate peptide composition of large dense core vesicles. J. of Neuroscience 15:7930-7940. Klumperman, J., A. Hille, T. Veenendaal, V. Oorschot, W. Stoorvogel, K. von Figura, and H.J. Geuze. 1993. Differences in the endosomal distributions of the two mannose 6-phosphate receptors. J. Cell Biol. 121:997-1010.
Professional Career1985 - 1989 PhD study at the Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, University of Leiden, the Netherlands (Promotor: Prof. W. T. Daems) in collaboration with the Department for Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam (Promotor: Prof. J.M. Tager). 1989 - 1992 Post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Cell Biology (Prof. H.J. Geuze), University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), the Netherlands.1992 - 1997 Junior staff member (UD) at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1997 - 1999 Junior staff member at the Department of Cell Biology, UMCU 1999 - 2001 Senior staff member at the Department of Cell Biology, UMCU 2001 - Full professor Cell Biology and Head of the Cell Microscopy Center, Department of Cell Biology, UMCU.Meetings organized1999: Co-organiser of the international mini-symposium: 'Cell Biology of Disease'. AZU-UMCU, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2000: Co-organizer and chair of the mini-symposium 'Membrane Traffic' of the European Electron Microscopy congress EUREM 2000, Brno, Czech Republic, July 9-14, 2000. 2001: Co-organizer of and co-chairperson at the international symposium Molecular mechanisms in membrane transport. June 28-29, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2001: Vice-president of the organizing committee of the annual meeting of the Dutch Society for Microscopy (NVvM). December 13-14, Papendal Conference Center, The Netherlands 2002: Member of the organizing committee of the 44th International Symposium of the Society for Histochemistry 'Proteomics in situ: imaging proteins at work'. Vlissingen, 25-28 September 2002, The Netherlands. 2002: Co-organizer and chair of the mini-symposium 'Organelle Biogenesis and Inheritance' at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). 14-18 December 2002, San Francisco, USA. 2004: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the 2004 Electron Microscopical Society (EMS) Congress. Anticipated place: Jerusalem, Israel. Research Interests- revealing the organization of the many intracellular pathways, both biosynthetic and endocytic - defining the regulatory mechanisms involved in intracellular protein transport by linking molecular to morphological information. - define general concepts of protein transport in the cell and how these are adapted in specialized cells. - diseases that are related to defects intracellular transport (Alzheimer, certain types of cancers) - correlative live cell imaging and immuno-electron microscopy Financial support - Dutch foundation for scientific research (NWO): ALW, ZonMW, FOM - Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, USA. - International foundation for Alzheimer Research ISAO (Internationale Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek).


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Studio Lighting
FALL 2011: The Conceptual Portrait—— 15%
Prints Due: November 1st
Contact Sheets Due: October 13th
Part I: The Staged Body
Due: 1 —Black and White 11"x14" Print
1 ——13" x 19" Digital Print
Lauren Kelly "Picken"
For this part of the assignment create two different conceptually driven and staged portraits or self-portraits which explore/challenge/redefine stereotypes in relation to gender, class or race. You can address any idea you like. One portrait should be printed in black and white and shot on black and white film and the other portrait should be printed in color and shot digitally in color. You should complete 1-2 rolls of black and white film and 2-3 digital contact sheets (24 images per sheet).
Hank Thomas Willis "Branded"
Part II: Subverting the Message
Due: 1—- 13" x19" Digital Print
For this part of the assignment create an image that subverts the message of an advertisement. Find an advertisement which relies on traditional modes of beauty and perpetuates stereotypes about race, gender or class. Then either re-create the image altering key elements or borrow from it so that you have created your own message. You may alter the image digitally if you like.
Technical Objectives:
Demonstrate Technical Proficiency in the Lighting Studio
Properly expose with both film and digital in the studio
Manage and balance color
Demonstrate advanced black and white printing skills
Demonstrate an awareness of color theory
Explore props and costume in the studio
Demonstrate the ability to reproduce the lighting structure of an advertisement
Conceptual Component/Objectives:
Push the conceptual boundaries of the traditional portrait
Use lighting as a tool to convey content
Consider what it means to "stage" your subject or self based on a concept
Consider identity in relation to gender, race and/or class
Consider how the lighting studio has historically perpetuated steretypes of the gaze
Consider Allen Trachtenburg's idea that the lighting studio is a "Theater of Desire"
Explore notions of beauty in the context of the readings and the visit of Deborah Willis
Artists to Consider:
Renee Cox http://reneecox.org/
Cindy Sherman http://www.cindysherman.com/
Yinka Shonibare http://www.yinkashonibarembe.com/
Yasumasa Morimura http://www.saatchi gallery.co.uk/artists/yasumasa_morimura.htm
Barbara Kruger http://www.barbarakruger.com/
Hank Willis Thomas http://hankwillisthomas.com/
Carrie Mae Weems http://carriemaeweems.net/
Cig Harvey http://www.cigharvey.com/
Andres Serrano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KyPq3XvwGo
Please note:
Since everyone will need access to the studio please use your time effectively and return all equipment to it's original state. Also, if you are signed up for time and don't use it please inform your colleagues of the open slot.


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Escapes: Farm Visits
Escape to the farm. As Escapes Month winds down, here's a shout-out to maybe our favorite escape: a day in the country to see where our food is grown.
We're temporarily living in the country at the moment, so we're planning our attacks on the apple orchards, blueberry fields and pumpkin patch. A quick vacation to California, including a field trip to the immense agricultural landscape of the Central Valley, is also on the horizon.
When was the last time you visited the country or picked your own produce? Resources for finding nearby farms after the jump.
If you're in California, check out Farm Visit's database of California farms. Farm Visit is a national website, designed to be an easy tool to find farms and u-pick operations in your state. They haven't built up the database very much yet though - with the exception of California, which has over 600 farms listed by crop and county. We're keeping an eye on this site - it looks like it has potential.
The big daddy of farm information, though, remains Local Harvest - a massive and incredibly detailed database of farms, CSAs, and farmers markets.
(Image credit: Wellhausen Farm, at Local Harvest)
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I just spent a few weeks in rural Portugal with my husband and his grandmother. I'm a former 4-Her so I was in heaven watching the cows com to and from the pasture everyday (their bells sound like wind chimes). The family friends that still live in the village kept us well stocked with fresh veggies, meats, and homemade wine. Everyone has fruit trees and blackberries grew wild everywhere. It was pretty amazing. Even the most ordinary foods taste better when you can count the steps to where it came from.
Thanks for the link to the Farm Visits database. Boy, is that ever right up my alley. I'll let all my farmer friends know to add their farmstands to it: people ask me all the time about U-Picks and farmstands. Very helpful. (I write about and photograph farms</A>.)
And it's true: you can't beat LocalHarvest: it's my favorite website ever.
Wow, that LocalHarvest site is amazing! I think I'm gonna have to link it on the blog--everyone should have a resource like that!


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There were plenty of things to dislike about being home for the summer. All the stupid parties – though those weren't all bad, not the ones that had pretty girls in attendance and ample opportunity to sneak away with said pretty girls – and the acting proper and the dressing up and the constant nagging from his parents to start thinking about his bloody future – a future that was not at all like the one Cygnus wanted for himself. But even worse than all those things combined were the absence of his best friend Violetta and his inability to play quidditch every day. Which was worse was really rather debatable, and often fluctuated based on the last argument he'd had with Vi and how long it had been since he last flew.
At the moment, it was quidditch he was missing more than anything. Not only had it been over a week since he'd last flown, but Violetta had recently given him a Moontrimmer – a Moontrimmer! – and Cygnus had been dying for the opportunity to finally test it out. The broom had been ever present in the back of his mind since he'd received it, but it had been bloody impossible for the fifteen year old to find time to sneak away and use it without fear of getting caught. Until now.
Finally, finally, the Slytherin found himself alone, the night clear, and his family members off doing Merlin knows what. He didn't particularly care what they were doing, all that mattered was that they shouldn't be needing him around for the rest of the evening. Feigning tiredness, the fifteen year old had retired to his room early, only to throw on his quidditch robes, pull his new broomstick out of its hiding place, and open his bedroom window. He glanced around the ground for any sign of activity, and once he determined that the coast was clear, Cygnus mounted the Moontrimmer, heart racing in anticipation, and then sped out the window.
In an instant, everything was gone from his mind except for the rush of air running through his hair, the speed and balance of his new broomstick better than anything he'd ever used before - certainly better than the hand-me-down broomstick he'd been using as his parents had refused to get him a decent one of his own for fear of encouraging his quidditch dreams. The Moontrimmer really was in a league of its own. Cygnus couldn't contain his gleeful laughter as he flew, farther and farther away from Grimmauld Place, pushing the broomstick faster and faster, testing its limits as well as his own.
After a good time spent simply enjoying the rush of exhilaration that came from being on a Moontrimmer – Merlin, it really was just as good as he'd ever imagined it to be – Cygnus finally set a course for a small patch of woods near his home. It was fairly well hidden, so it would be the perfect place to try out some turns and dives without being seen by anyone – wizard and muggle alike. As he approached the clearing from the sky, the fifteen year old pushed the broom into a dive, recklessly increasing its speed as he neared the tops of the trees. And that was when he saw it. Another person….also on a broomstick. What?
Under any different circumstances Cygnus would have simply turned around and flown off before whoever it was could see him, but as it was he was already diving towards the clearing far too quickly to change directions now. Instead he settled for completing the dangerous maneuver just as he'd planned. "OI! INCOMING!" He shouted to the other person, hoping to Merlin whoever it was didn't try to get in his way as he pulled out of the dive just feet above the ground, whooping in excitement and momentarily forgetting that there was still another person for him to worry about. Oops.
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COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In high school sports last night, in gymnastics, Coldwater hosted Saline for their home opener in the 3rd annual Jillian Crist Memorial Meet and the visiting Hornets defeated Coldwater 128-119. The Lady Cardinals record slipped to 1-and-2 but their team point total last night was their highest of the season and 9 points better than in their opening win at Adrian. In order to compete in the MHSAA Regionals, the team must score a minimum 120 points in four different competitions during the season.
Coldwater started out the competition last night on the vault and the Daoud sisters earned 2nd and 3rd place honors with their back to back vaults at 8.55 for Jenny and 8.50 for Amanda. Each has picked up 3 of their individual qualifying scores and only need one more to secure a post season berth. Britney Peet tied for 9th place at 7.95, earning her second qualifier on the season. Becca Harmon posted a solid 7.9 for her second qualifying score as well. The Lady Cardinals then posted a season-high 25.525 on the uneven bars, improving by more than 3 points on the event. Once again, Jenny and Amanda Daoud went 2nd and 3rd at 7.025 and 6.95 respectively and both earned their first Regional scores for the bars with their performances. Next on the balance beam, four from Coldwater stuck their routines and three earned Regional qualifying scores with Amanda Daoud placing 5th, Jenny Daoud finished 6th and Harmon collected her third straight qualifier placing eighth. The final event of the evening was the floor exercise where the Lady Cardinals earned their highest event score of the season at 30.975. Britney Peet was the top scorer for Coldwater, earning a personal best and her first ever qualifier at 7.85 for 3rd place. Amanda Daoud was close behind in 4th at 7.8, also a qualifier. Coldwater had the top honors in the All-Around competition with Amanda and Jenny Daoud earning first and second place, each posting season best scores.
Donations to the Branch Area Food Pantry were collected last night and various items were sold for the Jillian Crist scholarship fund. A special Miss Congeniality award was given out to both Kala Sperbeck and Shelby Kahler for demonstrating the most team spirit and sportsmanship.
Last night in wrestling, Coldwater scored a pair of wins in a quad meet at Mendon with the Cardinals beating Constantine 45-19 and Mendon 54-28. Going 2-and-0 for Coldwater were Louden Tucker, Faheem Abdullah, Mohamed Aljabaly, Randall Linton, Noah Aljabaly, and Juan Hernandez. Coming up Saturday, it's the Coldwater Classic Invitational.
Also in wrestling last night, Bronson hosted a quad meet to open their season and it included the host Vikings defeating Jonesville 48-27.
Last night in girls basketball, Union City was a winner at home over Tekonsha 49-8 with Rachel Wing leading the way with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Union City improved their record to 2-and-2 with their Big Eight opener tomorrow night at home against Springport. And in boys basketball, the Coldwater freshmen opened their season last night with a 43-40 loss at home to Fremont. Austin Butler led Coldwater with ten points.
Tonight in reserve hoops action, the Coldwater boys teams are at home against Battle Creek Lakeview beginning with the freshman contest at 4:15 and the J-V game scheduled for 5:45. The Coldwater girls reserve teams play at Lakeview. The varsity matchups for the boys and girls teams are Friday night at Lakeview and we'll have both games on the radio with our live coverage starting at 5:30.
Today on the Coaches Corner, it's Union City girls basketball coach Jenn Harty.
And finally, the MHSAA announced yesterday that the baseball and softball state tournament semifinals and finals are being moved to Michigan State University in East Lansing from Battle Creek, where those games had been played since 1990. The switch in location takes effect next spring in 2014. Another change will see the championship weekend for baseball and softball include semifinal games being played on Thursday and Friday and all four title games in each sport on Saturday. Previously, semifinals for both were played on Friday and multiple games in each sport played simultaneously.


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Michael Vidal – "Dreams (Come Back to Me)" – Free Download
The members of L.A. darkwave rockers Abe Vigoda have recently been focusing on other projects, including dream pop bands Roses and Dunes. Now lead singer Michael Vidal has unveiled a gorgeous collection of songs called Dream Center. "Dreams (Come Back to Me)" hums along on muted guitar and Vidal's swooning baritone, sounding a bit like a Christine McVie-led Fleetwood Mac track until the groove goes full-tilt with a gleaming guitar rush at the end. Download it free from Amoeba.
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Benjamin Lawsky stands for a photograph in New York, on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Jin Lee / Bloomberg
The UpTake: As of today we are an important step closer to a United States with legally sanctioned Bitcoin exchanges.
The age of Bitcoin licenses is upon us. Today, Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services issued an order formally opening up the application process for virtual currency exchange licenses.
"The fact is that virtual currencies are unlikely to disappear entirely," Lawsky said in a statement released today. "As such, turning a blind eye and failing to put in place guardrails for virtual currency firms while consumers use that product is simply not a tenable strategy for regulators."
Interested companies may immediately submit proposals and applications to operate virtual currency exchanges, according to the statement. But the order also makes it clear that whoever these first applicants are will be part of the state's ongoing learning process.
"We will continue to proceed swiftly and thoughtfully to provide rules of the road for reputable virtual currency firms seeking to conduct business on-shore in a responsible manner," said Lawsky.
The 43-year-old former chief of staff to governor Andrew Cuomo has been leading the charge to regulate since at least August 12, 2013 when the DFS officially launched its inquiry into the use of Bitcoin and other encrypted currencies.
On January 28 and 29 he hosted public "Bitcoin Hearings" to query entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, law enforcement representatives and more about the nature of encrypted currencies. But the process was accelerated when Japanese Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox collapsed last month.
The department also announced today that it intends to propose the regulatory framework under which these applications will be processed no later than the end of the second quarter of 2014.
Today's announcement comes in the midst of ongoing plans to create so-called "BitLicenses" for encrypted currency firms operating in New York, according to the statement. The DFS is also expected in the near future to consider proposals and applications for encrypted currency firms other than exchanges.
Michael earned his BA from Mercer University, along the way excavating a Roman bathhouse with the American School of Archaeology. Plus, he provided security at Oxford University, where he also studied literature and philosophy. He earned his MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism while training for and running in the New York marathon.
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By Greg Smith
Publication: The Day
New London - Behind-the-scenes negotiations, with an eye towards a settlement, are in the works between the city and Thomas Northup, a former New London police officer fired for shooting and wounding the unarmed driver of a stolen ice truck.
The most recent court filing in the city's pending appeal of Northup's rehiring shows the two sides are embroiled in ongoing talks. What outcome those talks might yield is something both sides have declined to discuss.
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio fired Northup on March 22, 2012, for "use of excessive and unreasonable force," following an internal investigation into the Aug. 24, 2011, shooting.
The police union, however, brought the case to the state Board of Mediation and Arbitration. The board ruled in October that the city did not have just cause to terminate Northup, telling the city to hire him back.
The city appealed the board's decision and in the pending lawsuit asks a judge to dismiss the board's decision. There has been little movement in the case thus far, with city attorney Brian Estep twice asking for time extensions to submit legal briefs.
"The parties are currently in negotiations with attempts in settling this matter and agree to this extension of time to save unnecessary legal costs," Estep wrote in his latest motion, filed on Feb. 24 in New London Superior Court.
On Tuesday, Estep confirmed the two sides were working on a resolution but declined to comment further. Similarly, Northup's attorney, Richard Gudis, declined to comment on the case but said he had not objected to the motion for an extension of time.
The city council appears to be split on whether or not to back the mayor's decision to appeal the labor board's decision. The council has continually refused to act on a resolution presented in January by city council member Michael Passero to withdraw the appeal. The most recent call to put the resolution to a vote, following an executive session, failed by a 4 to 3 vote.
Council President Wade Hyslop, who said the city has a right to appeal the decision, said the votes indicate four councilors support the mayor's decision.
Hyslop joined councilors Efrain Dominguez, Anthony Nolan and Erica Richardson to vote against putting the resolution to a vote. Councilors Michael Passero, Michael Tranchida and Martin Olsen voted to put the resolution to a vote.
Passero disagrees with Hyslop's assessment of councilors' support for the appeal, saying "we don't know because the motion's been tabled."
"If all four supported the mayor's decision, then why don't they vote to take it off the table?" he said.
Passero has told the council they are violating their obligations and contractual agreement by challenging the arbitrator's decision and prolonging the process.
"My position is we have a contractual agreement with the police union to resolve these disputes in arbitration. The final step when a dispute is not able to be resolved is to let an arbitrator resolve it. It's final and binding in this police contract. We're welching on our contractual agreement," Passero said. "I'm not going to support that. In my opinion, this is a frivolous appeal."
Northup shot Curtis Cunningham four times on Aug. 24, 2011, following a chase through the city that led to a crash. Cunningham was standing in the overturned truck when Northup yelled for him to "drop the weapon," before Northup fired five shots. Northup told investigators he believed Cunningham had a gun and Cunningham had refused to remove his hands from his under his shirt.
Cunningham later tested positive for PCP, according to police reports. Cunningham has filed a federal lawsuit in the case.
Northup was cleared of wrongdoing by an investigation by the state's attorney's office but was fired by the city for what Finizio said was violation of department policy.
The Board of Mediation and Arbitration, in their ruling, said the city did not present credible evidence that Northup's use of force was excessive or unlawful or that the city had any basis to dispute Northup's belief that Cunningham "presented an imminent harm."
In their appeal, the city claims "arbitrators were guilty of misconduct by refusing to hear evidence pertinent and material to the controversy or by other actions by which the rights of the City of New London have been prejudiced."
Northup could not be reached for comment.
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Actually, this is physically impossible because the brain has to actively forget past things in order to make room for new memories…
and she responds, "I don't know why, you don't be doing nothing."
reblogging for the coffin lmfao
This says so much. <3
FHS | Spread the Word to Stop the Word (by Fremont High School ASB)
Cutting off hair in ancient Asia (Japan, china, Korea & possibly some other Asian cultures) symbolizes being banished or rejected from their home. In the more modern age that is now, cutting long hair into a short cut means to forget the past, leaving the old and starting anew.
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Quick and Easy Shrimp Dip
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- 1/2 pound(s) cooked, peeled medium shrimp
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 8 ounce(s) Neufchâtel cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup(s) nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) hot sauce
- Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) sea salt
- Put shrimp and green onions in a food processor and pulse until just chopped. Add Neufchâtel, yogurt, hot sauce, lemon zest, juice and salt and pulse until combined. Spoon into a serving bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve. Yield: 2 1/2 cups.
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Editor's Update: Busch denials.
Editor's Update 2: From someone whose judgment I respect with contacts whom I know: "I had spoken to one of Sea World's most senior animal training staff about this very issue. He told me that, honestly, he's heard nothing that would indicate anything at Sea World is going to change, at least as far as animal care and management is concerned. InBev seems quite content to get out of the way and let the experts do their jobs, as it were."]
Interesting words from several different employees from within SeaWorld Orlando and the areas affected by the recent sellout of AB (these folks are credible and have been right up to this point):
1. No buyers for the park at this time. Busch family was pursuing a deal to buy the parks, but that seems to have fallen through.
2. The iconic Clydesdales and Budweiser donkey have been sold. They were not a part of the actual AB Clydesdale operation, but rather were property of the parks. The donkey has already left the building — the horses are being allowed to stay until Jan 1.
3. Jan 1 seems to be a big day in the parks. The Hospitality House will close for good on that day. All AB employees (the folks in the Brewmasters Club actually work for AB marketing) in that area are gone. No more Brewmaster's Club or two free samples.
4. Jan 1 is also the day that all of the old AB Eagle logos are coming down. No word as to whether or not they'll be replacing them with the new AB-InBev seagull-on-acid logo. They've already nixed the "Here's to our Heros" segment from the Believe beginning (the one featuring the IVth). Although they are keeping the other segment of the intro, it will be interesting to see if that goes away on Jan. 1 as well.
If you enjoyed the parks under the 20 years that AB has owned them, (I am presuming these changes are going to be company wide)... now through Jan. 1. is the time.
The beer thing at the SeaWorld parks doesn't really bother me, but I remember in the early 70s going to Busch Gardens Africa for my birthdays with my parents and riding "the world's longest escolator" ride to the brewery tour. I just can't imagine BG without the "Busch."
Very sad day indeed if this is true — which I believe it is.
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From Brian Emery on November 23, 2008 at 7:20 PM
I hope these are all false. I did buy 265 shares of Bud stock when the price dropped to $59.00 and I was guaranteed $70.00 a share for the sale. I figured I would take a little from InBev before they killed Bud..
From Robert Niles on November 23, 2008 at 9:38 PM
I'm interested to hear what Busch theme park employees are hearing from their supervisors and through the grapevine. If you are not comfortable posting directly, please e-mail me with your stories.
It seems to me that keeping everything the same as it has been would be in InBev's best interest. That allows InBev to continue to leverage the established values of the Busch brands, and to maintain the value of the park assets. Why start selling off or eliminating brand value? It's not like InBev is going to rebrand Bud beer as InBev.
From Corey Romberg on November 23, 2008 at 11:36 PM
So whats it going to be called on Jan 1? InBev Gardens?? That just doesnt have the same ring to it as Busch Gardens
From Robert Niles on November 24, 2008 at 12:01 AM
It makes sense to use whatever will be the new corporate logo at that point, but I think that there's as much brand value in "Busch Gardens" as their is in "Budweiser," so while a graphic logo might change, I'd be shocked to see a park name change, especially with the parks up for sale.
I also could see moving the brewery ops out on Jan. 1, since the expectation would be that they would leave under the new owner anyway, and it'd be cleaner from an accounting perspective to eliminate all non-transferring (to a new owner) assets from the parks at the beginning of the fiscal year (assuming that's Jan. 1).
On the other hand, though, if I were running the joint, I'd just leave the brewery stuff in and try to license it to the new owner, as the in-park placement provides good marketing value to the various beer brands. But, hey, what do I know about beer? :-)
From Rob P on November 24, 2008 at 5:33 AM
Just for the record I'll be sad to see the Clydesdales and the donkey leave.
I don't much care what they call the Parks , although I don't think it makes any sense to change them,so long as they are still there for us to visit and are well maintained.
I've already stated my feelings about such an iconic and long established brand as Busch having to sell up. Let's just hope the new owners continue to provide the same excellent level of entertainment that the Busch Group has done over the years.
From tilikum shamu on November 24, 2008 at 5:47 AM
confirmed yesterday by another of the clydesdale employees: "Most likely, horses are gone and hamlet is closed on Jan. 1.
From hannah caller on November 24, 2008 at 10:27 AM
This move by inbev really annoys me im just so angry that these once great parks are being picked apart, why cant they just leave the theme parks alone!!!
From Anthony Murphy on November 24, 2008 at 11:11 AM
The closing of the clysdale area and the Hospitality House has to be my worst fear in the sale of AB.Inbev, in my opinion, don't get it and, sorry for being so negative, but is the beginning of the end of Busch Gardens.
From Ray Schroeder on November 24, 2008 at 11:29 AM
I was there just 2 weeks ago. I'm glad I got my 2 samples while I could. They should leave the Hospitality House open. It's a nice place to rest your feet and enjoy a brew.
From Joshua Counsil on November 24, 2008 at 1:01 PM
I'm hoping it's not "the beginning of the end". InBev is a huge company, and they should be able to make something of the parks. OK, a couple of the icons will disappear, but I'm not letting it bother me until something more drastic than the loss of the Clydesdales happens.
From Diane Graebner on November 24, 2008 at 1:13 PM
The park has denied any of the stories (specifically referring to the TPI blog as their source) except for the donkey being removed.
From Pyra Dong on November 24, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Two different companies (whose names escape me) have been looking to buy the Busch parks. The British company-- owner of several theme parks in Europe-- is the most interested while a Spanish company has shown moderate interest. Remember, this is only interest. It doesn't seem like any actual buyer is stepping forward.
The owner of the Universal parks has also taken a look. Rumor has it that Disney expressed interest previously, but Florida's government denied it because it would be like a monopoly for the state's theme park industry.
So far new passholders should not be worried; the parks are doing everything in their power to make the change as unnoticeable as possible. Of course I'm still worried because something about Busch Gardens and Seaworld make it totally unique from any other theme park. My first I-have-finally-turned-21 alcoholic beverage was at Busch Gardens. Hopefully it won't go the way of Cypress Gardens.
From Robert Niles on November 24, 2008 at 2:15 PM
When evaluating rumors, it's always helpful to ask yourself, "Does this make sense?"
Closing the Hospitality areas and reducing the brand exposure of the beer brands you just bought in theme parks you also just bought (parks that attract millions of customers annually) makes no sense, even if you are about to sell those parks.
From Robert Niles on November 24, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Lots of chatter today.
What I've pieced together, so far: The farther down the food chain you are at BEC, the more wild the rumors you are hearing. Front-line people are hearing rumors of massive new branding and shut-downs. But management types (whom I'm more inclined to believe here) are hearing that nothing's going to change, save the corporate name and the corporate (but not brand) logos.
I think that in the telephone game that's being played among some front-line employees there's confusion about corporate versus beer brand versus park names and logos, so that some employees are hearing that all are changing. (Same thing with the donkey and the horses.)
From steve lee on November 24, 2008 at 9:20 PM
That makes perfect sense, Robert. Last time I went to Hard Rock, the lonely, lonely person working the front gate said the park was doing just swell...
From Jason Jackson on November 24, 2008 at 9:25 PM
I have friends that are higher up in management and as far as they know everything is staying the same. No changes to the Clydesdales, Brewmaster's Club, etc.
From Chuck Campbell on November 25, 2008 at 6:01 PM
I'd be surprised if anything changed for the parks next season at all. I know that staff at BGE were pretty tight lipped in October when asked any questions about the InBev takeover, merger, what have you.
But that's just my opinion as a local in Williamsburg. Time will tell.
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I like to shoot with anyone interesting, flowers, moths, sleep, crystals, dawn, and hands.
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If all this seems like a parody of a self-esteem seminar, hold on. The researchers argue that both high self-esteem and low self-esteem are rooted in a person's larger worldview and self-concept. Those with low self-esteem, in the authors' term, those prone to "floccinaucinihilipilification," are not merely negative about themselves, they are negative about everything.
There's more. While self-esteem advocates have argued that high self-esteem leads to a lowering of social prejudices, these researchers found exactly the opposite: "people with high self-esteem appear to be more prejudiced."
This team also accused self-esteem proponents of confusing correlation and causation. "If high self-esteem brings about certain positive outcomes, it may well be worth the effort and expense of trying to instill this feeling. But if the correlations mean simply that a positive self-image is a result of success or good behavior -- which is, after all, at least as plausible -- there is little to be gained by raising self-esteem alone."
When it comes to academic performance, the evangelists for self-esteem have argued that raising students' feelings about themselves would lead to greater academic achievement. The team admits the early work did show a positive correlation between self-esteem and academic performance. Nevertheless, the research did not sustain the claims. Researchers Sheila M. Pottebaum, Timothy Z. Keith and Stewart W. Ehly, all then associated with the University of Iowa, tested over 20,000 high school students in both the 10th and the 12th grades. "They found that self-esteem in 10th grade is only weakly predictive of academic achievement in 12th grade. Academic achievement in 10th grade correlates with self-esteem in 12th grade only trivially better. Such results, which are now available for multiple studies, certainly do not indicate that raising self-esteem offers students much benefit. Some findings even suggest that artificially boosting self-esteem may lower subsequent performance."
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An individual's high self-esteem does seem linked to a personal sense of happiness. "After coming to the conclusion that high self-esteem does not lessen the tendency toward violence, that it does not deter adolescents from turning to alcohol, tobacco, drugs and sex, and that it fails to improve academic or job performance," the researchers "got a boost when we looked into how self-esteem relates to happiness." They found that people with high self-esteem seem to be happier than others, and are thus less likely to be depressed.
Nevertheless, this team raises again the question of correlation versus causation. Does self-esteem produce happiness, or does happiness tend to boost self-esteem?
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Risk Management: In the Eye of the Storm
Biggest Innovators on Wall Street in 2010 | CASE STUDY: Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading | After VaR: Q&A with Ron Papanek | Europe's Challenge | NSX Cuts In | Keep Out, At Your Own Risk
Keep Out, At Your Own Risk
December 15, 2010
This kind of breadth allows NYSE Euronext to "aggregate" the risk being engaged in by a broker's customer. A high-speed trader may well have order-transmitting servers co-located with those exchanges in each of those data centers If the broker has established a limit for trading by that trader of 10 million shares a day, say, the gateway, as a system, can stop the trading when the threshold is crossed.
The gateway also provides the broker with a series of trading tools that lets a broker watch the flow of orders that its clients with direct access to markets are sending out and search for particular orders, as needed. This helps monitor both risks and compliance. The broker, using a Web browser, can see an aggregate view of each participant's trading activity as well as how various filters have been applied. Through the browser, limits can be set for different customers or even specific traders at a trading firm. And the controls, Boytim points out, can be updated within a trading day.
NYSE Euronext has invested $250 million in the Mahwah data center and, in theory, it could be used as an industry laboratory to test for market risks. After all, it's been built to host and handle the activity for all existing national exchanges as well as all those that can be expected to be launched over the next 20 years, NYSE Euronext officials say.
NYSE Euronext already provides comprehensive data, charting and historical analysis tools for all National Market System-listed securities, through its SuperFeed of market data and historical information from OneTick.
Mahwah also is set up with plenty of space for adding storage and computing capacity through another two decades. Each pod can hold 600 cabinets of computing power, with each cabinet holding more processing power with each passing generation of microchip technology.
Even in flat markets, the number of messages generated by trading activity is soaring, notes Steve Rubinow, NYSE Euronext's chief information officer. This is driving innovation in storage, which is now measured in petabytes, or quadrillions of numbers and characters.
But Tuskey said throwing present or past data at algos is not necessary, if risk controls are used properly. Defining what constitutes a "good" algorithm and a "bad" algorithm is hit or miss. Past conditions don't necessarily predict how the math will perform in new circumstances. If a particular algo shows a propensity to get stuck in a loop, spitting out orders repeatedly, a risk gateway can simply stop orders that look very similar, in their tracks.
Defining algorithms could be "error prone,'' said Tuskey. "Whereas, risk management, it's defined."
And manageable. "As long as everybody's applying it,'' he said.


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Everton's 2-0 derby defeat to Liverpool ended in frustration.
But not for any of the same reasons which were prevalent after the defeat to Hull in midweek.
This time the Toffees showed loads of endeavour and enjoyed much of the possession. They had most of the chances, and most of the better performers (none better than Steven Pienaar) were clad in blue.
Liverpool's first goal, in the 12 minute, was fortuitous in the extreme as Joseph Yobo inadvertently diverted Javier Mascherano's long-range shot past Tim Howard.
The second, ten minutes from full time, came after two-disallowed goals for the home side and some world class goalkeeping from Pepe Reina. Dirk Kuyt was on hand to tap in after Howard had saved from Reina.
Full-blooded early challenges by Fabio Aurelio and Tim Cahill were an indicator of things to come, with Everton having the best of the early proceedings.
So it was against the run of play when Mascherano's speculative long range drive was deflected past Howard by Joseph Yobo.
Seemingly unfazed by the setback Everton continued to boss proceedings in confident style, with the effervescent Pienaar particularly to the fore.
Chances began to come and in the 17th minute Diniyar Bilyaletdinov screwed horribly wide when Jamie Carragher's flicked clearance fell straight to him five yards out.
Five minutes later the same player forced Pepe Reina into a full-length save with an acrobatic strike, then Pienaar went wide with a left-foot effort.
Everton probed again but surprise starter Jo could only prod Marouane Fellaini's flick into the Spaniard's hands moments afterwards.
And the Blues even had the ball in the net after the half hour but the Brazilian's effort - after much excellent build-up - was rightly chalked off for offside.
But despite Everton's dominance, it still required a fabulous Howard save to prevent Insua's header doubling Liverpool's lead before Jo was again denied by the offside flag moments before half time.
The Toffees began the second half in equally impressive fashion and soon Jo was almost on the end of a flowing move involving Pienaar and Cahill.
The South African's left-footer before the hour looked comfortable for Reina until the keeper dropped it between his legs. Unluckily for Everton, he spared himself more embarrassment in front of the Gwladys Street end by quickly gathering the ball.
Seeking to ratchet up Everton's squeeze on the game, Moyes introduced Louis Saha with 25 minutes left, replacing Jo.
But at the other end David N'Gog had other ideas as his effort from Kuyt's cut-back was deflected wide.
With 20 minutes left Cahill again forced a world class save from Reina and the Spanish stopper even managed to deny Fellaini's point blank follow-up.
It proved key as Liverpool extended their lead with minutes to go, Kuyt bundling home after Howard saved from substitute Albert Riera.
Everton sent on Yakubu but Liverpool weren't troubled further, with Howard again saving from Riera late on.


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Networking and
Infrastructure in Today's Data Centers
Meeting the challenge for increased efficiency and scale while preparing for the technology needs of tomorrow, is driving businesses toward application and solution based architectures in their data centers – what Gartner refers to as Fabric Based Infrastructure. In this video, Donna Scott (a VP and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner) and Paul Perez (VP and CTO for the Data Center Business Group at Cisco Systems) examine the motivations and impact, for customers moving to a Fabric Based Infrastructure and how Cisco UCS helps customers achieve their goals.
Type: Video (36 minutes)
There was a time when we had a social life and a business life, and rarely did the two cross. Now, business needs social to succeed. It's not a question of if you're using social tools and channels, but how that determines your place in the market. In fact, what you really need to become is a social workplace. But what is a social workplace? How do you become one? And what challenges can you expect? We'll put those questions and more to two of the top experts on turning business into a social workplace: Gartner analyst Nikos Drakos and Mika Sissonen, marketing manager for social software at SAP. We'll also find out how SAP is helping enterprises blaze a new trail in social networking.
Type: Audio and Presentation Slides (60 minutes)
Wireless Apps must now be an integral part of any corporate strategy. They play an increasingly important role in improving: Customer interaction, Quality of services delivered, Compliance monitoring, and, live key management indicators. How you integrate wireless apps into your strategy will have a significant impact on how your company and your staff are perceived in the market. In this program, we'll find out what your strategy should entail and what best practices you need to make it a reality. Gartner analyst Ian Finley will help you determine which apps will most impact your company and offer you the best return on investment. And, Mary Brittain-White, Managing Director of Retriever Communications, will look at the key project and design attributes your organization needs to succeed.
Retriever Communications
Type: Video (26 minutes)
Creating and Managing Custom, Business-to-Employee Mobile Apps
Innovative organizations are moving beyond basic support of tablets and smart phones. They're creating custom mobile apps to automate tasks like inventory management, sales and service routes, field inspections and more. These business-to-employee apps can boost productivity, reduce operational costs and enhance customer satisfaction. But building B-to-E apps is very different from creating consumer or customer-facing apps. How do they differ? And more importantly, what do you need to know about managing the B-to-E app lifecycle to gain the benefits? In this program, Gartner Research Vice President Van Baker and Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services for FileMaker, a subsidiary of Apple, help you determine the best platform for your custom B-to-E apps.
Type: Video (19 minutes)
Exploring the Dramatic Impact of New Breed SoC Thin Clients on Citrix VDI Deployments
Thin-client endpoint devices and Citrix HDX virtual desktop technology can be a very powerful combination. But the reality is, the current generation of HDX-capable thin-client devices remains too expensive, too complex to deploy and maintain, and typically fails to deliver 100 percent of the rich experience that customers expect. In this program, virtual desktop experts from Gartner and NComputing look at the typical challenges you'll face in enterprise virtual desktop deployments and the key issues impacting thin-client adoption. You will also find out about the next-generation Citrix HDX System-on-Chip initiative and how NComputing developed its new N-series line of thin clients to fulfill the initiative's promise of high-definition virtual apps and desktops at an unprecedented low cost.
Type: Video (15 minutes)
Mobility and Social Video: Understand the Growing Role of Video Communications in Business
Employees are spending less time together as companies are no longer defined by a physical location. Executives recognize the increasing role video communications play in the way they do business. So why do businesses still wrestle with the complexity of delivering video to employees in various locations, and on multiple devices? In this program, two of the leading experts in the industry - Gartner Research Vice President Whit Andrews, and Ray Hood, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Qumu, share their insights and expertise in the area of enterprise video communications. Is a quality video experience still only a vision, or is it now a necessity for your organization? What is the next generation video communications platform? And, how do you determine the right solution to get the most value from your video communications?
Sponsor: Qumu
Type: Video (12 minutes)
Why In-Memory Database is the In technology
There's a lot of industry buzz around in-memory database technology right now. The technology gives enterprises new opportunities for innovation and differentiation. But it also raises challenges. Why is in-memory database technology getting so much attention now? What benefits does it truly offer? What challenges does it present? And what impact will it have on cloud computing efforts? In this program, leading experts from Gartner and SAP help you determine if in-memory database technology is the right choice for your organization. You'll also learn why SAP's HANA solution is setting new standards in the market.
Sponsor: SAP
Type: Video (23 minutes)
Passive Optical LAN: Innovation for the Changing Enterprise Network
Much has changed in enterprise data networking in the last ten years. Bandwidth requirements have gone up by orders of magnitude. The numbers and types of devices connected have also increased dramatically. And traffic patterns have shifted to be more centralized – and now cloud-based. All of this is happening in an economic environment where there's less to spend. And yet costly, workgroup switch-based LAN architectures are still being built the same way. The time is now for IT organizations to think about these new requirements, and seek innovative, cost-effective solutions at the enterprise edge. Passive Optical LAN delivers the simplicity, security, scalability and total cost of ownership savings that enterprises need to remain competitive in this new era.
Sponsor: Motorola
Type: Audio (16 minutes)
The New Economics of IT: Creating Value
Organizations now expect IT to change at the pace of the business - driving innovation, opening up new opportunities, and adopting new business models. There's a fundamental shift to focus not just on cost reduction but also revenue generation. How do you cope with this shift? How do you harness people, process and technology? In this program we answer those questions and more with two of the industry's leading experts – Gartner Research Director Leigh McMullen, and VMware EMEA Chief Cloud Technologist Joe Baguley.
Sponsor: VMWare
Type: Audio (16 minutes)
Forward Thinking With An Emergency Notification System
Are you confident that your mass notification system can get the right information to the right person, not too much, not too little but just right? Spend a few minutes with industry leaders Roberta Witty (Gartner Research VP) and xMatters CEO, Troy McAlpin discussing the value of a communication system that fits your process - getting theright information to the right people. This 10 minute educational video explains what is important for your communication plan and why typing free form messages into a Scenario's message box just does not cut it. Come away with thought provoking guidance that will allow you to build effective strategies ensure you can always respond, restore and resume business fast.The world of dynamic, mobile communication is changing so quickly that relying on old-fashioned mass notification methodologies will only put you further behind.
Sponsor: xMatters
Type: Video (11 minutes)
Mobile Support's Biggest Challenge: Android - Supporting Mobile Users
There's no doubt that the future of computing is in the mobile space, and most indicators suggest that Google's Android Mobile OS will be on a great number of devices. But with this wave of transitioning to smart devices, technical support calls are skyrocketing. What issues must companies consider to find the right support solution? Do organizations need remote support to effectively decrease call times and increase customer satisfaction? Can the success of remote support in the PC help desk market be duplicated in the mobile market, and what technologies can make this happen? We'll answer those questions and more with two of the leading experts, Gartner Research Vice President Leif-Olof Wallin and RSUPPORT Vice President Matthew Choy. They will reveal how you can best handle the increase in mobile technical support calls and deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Sponsor: Rsupport
Type: Video (18 minutes)
Navigating the sea of change in WAN Optimization
Video has recently become a significant challenge for the IT manager. An average YouTube video takes the equivalent amount of bandwidth of 500,000 email messages or text messages. This increase in bandwidth resources results in poor performance of business critical applications on your network. How are IT managers coping with the rise in video traffic, unified communications, and other complex applications on the WAN? In this program, Gartner Research Vice President, Joe Skorupa, and Kevin Suitor, Vice President of Marketing at Exinda discuss the growing need to see the traffic on the network and to apply precise controls and optimization rules that tie in with an organization's business objectives.
Sponsor: Exinda
Type: Video (25 minutes)
Changing the Rules of Networking
Our networks are under great strain today - more data, video, audio, new applications, mobility, virtualization and so much more. And the burden is especially heavy in the public sector, be it government or education. In this program, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner Inc. and HP address your most pressing questions and concerns, including: What challenges are weighing most on the public sector? What steps must public sector organizations take to address these challenges? What solutions can help you take these steps? And where can you turn to find these solutions?
Sponsor: HP
Type: Video (46 minutes)
De-risking Applications in your Virtualized Infrastructure
De-risking critical applications, especially in a virtualized data center, is now a top priority for most enterprise IT departments. Nearly all Global 200 enterprise data centers rely on fiber channel SANs for their storage infrastructure. The move to 8-gigabit and eventually 16-gigabit fiber channel networks results in faster throughput but also less resiliency than 2 and 4-gigabit. This can easily impact service levels. Outages and slowdowns need to be quickly resolved or, better still, avoided altogether. So how do you ensure performance and uptime while increasing the use of new, faster technologies, together with server and storage virtualization? How do you proactively monitor your SAN traffic to be able to see that all is well or is potentially about to negatively affect your users? In this webcast, Gartner storage management expert Valdis Filks and Virtual Instruments' Vice President of Solutions Consulting, John Gentry, discuss how real-time I/O monitoring solutions are required to guarantee application performance and availability SLAs
Sponsor: Virtual Instruments.
Type: Audio (23 minutes)
The Evolution and Importance of Job Scheduling in the Modern Data Center
Automating job scheduling is a requirement in today's complex data center environments. However, there are challenges that include the integration between IT applications, databases and file sharing platforms using only their native tools or using systems-based schedulers must be custom coded or left undone. Neither scenario is optimal: Custom integrations are time consuming, error prone and need constant maintenance and revisions. Leaving integrations undone forces the data center operations team to manually manage complex job scheduling workloads—increasing the risk for errors and expensive downtime. Listen to the experts as they examine the reasons behind the longevity of job schedulers, the role of adapters in the modern data center, how system events factor into enterprise scheduling, and what the future holds for job scheduling. They also offer advice on where you can turn to meet your enterprise job scheduling needs.
Sponsor: Cisco
Type: Video (34 minutes)
Empowering the Cloud through Network Virtualization
Empowering the Cloud through Network Virtualization Join Mark Fabbi from featured analyst firm Gartner, Inc. and Jean Turgeon, vice president and global general manager, Avaya Data Solutions as they discusses CIOs' biggest networking challenges—increasing operational efficiencies and adaptability with fewer resources and less time. Also learn how the Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture can help your IT organization say "yes" to new service requests with cloud computing and virtualization.
Sponsor: Avaya
Type: Video (35 minutes)
Shared Success: The Competitive Advantage of Social Software in Business
Learning and development are becoming more dynamic, more diverse, and above all, more collaborative. After all, our research shows that up to 80% of employees' most valuable learning occurs informally, through team interactions and just-in-time access to subject matter expertise. So if you want to truly improve competency and make learning more efficient and pervasive across your business, now is the time to get started. Join experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and leaders from Mzinga, Inc., as they examine the five major trends that are impacting workforce and talent development, the role that social software is playing in these efforts, and how you can use these solutions to gain your own competitive advantage and make productivity across your business soar.
Mzinga, Inc.
Type: Audio (46 minutes)
A smarter approach to server-network edge virtualization with VEPA
(Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator)
Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) off-loads all switching activities from today's hypervisor-based virtual switches to actual physical switches. What's all the fuss? Many enterprise organizations are running approximately 10 VMs across one virtual switch on each physical server. However, in the future it is likely that the VM to server ratio will increase and as it does, server-based networking will have to become more sophisticated particularly as it relates to security and networking. Join the experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from HP as they look at how to deal with the challenges of communications in a virtual environment. Additionally, you'll learn how HP's approach with VEPA supports seamless integration and eliminates "forklift" upgrades that other approaches require.
Type: Video (29 minutes)
Scalable Data Center Network Fabrics
The growth of server virtualization and data center consolidation has changed the game for data center networks. More than ever, data center networks need to connect large pools of IT resources that can quickly and easily be accessed in what is often referred to as a cloud IT model. And, as data center networks evolve to provide these seamless connections between IT resource pools, they are increasingly being called data center "fabrics" by networking vendors. Join leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Cisco Systems, Inc., as they look at the opportunities created by these emerging fabrics, new innovations and multi-path Ethernet, as well as the realities of building scalable data center network fabrics.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Type: Video (15 minutes)
Secure Web Gateways: Best Practice Security for the Social Web and Modern Malware
Web destinations like facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Salesforce.com can provide your organization with new opportunities, but they can also bring new risks as traditional antivirus and URL filtering technologies are rendered ineffective. Zero-day malware, inappropriate content, data loss, and compliance, all pose unique challenges in these environments. To address these challenges, many successful organizations are turning to Secure Web Gateways. What advantages does a secure Web gateway offer, and is it the right solution for your organization? Find out in this new program.
Websense, Inc.
Type: Video (29 minutes)
The Data Center Network: The Future Is Now
The pressures on the data center and our networks keep intensifying. Of course, you knew that. Every company is dealing with more data, more security threats, more options, demands to be more green … and on and on. The big question is how do you meet those demands and ease that pressure? In this program, Joe Skorupa, Research Vice President at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Vikram Mehta, CEO of BLADE Network Technologies, look at what's driving the new demands on the data center, the tools and solutions that can address those challenges and, most importantly, how you can determine the right solution for your organization's data center needs.
Blade Network
Type: Video (26 minutes)
Switching to SaaS Email Security - Top Considerations
Every day hundreds of organizations switch to SaaS for their email security. What do these organizations know that others don't? Why has SaaS become the fastest growing platform for email security? How can you decide if SaaS is right for your organization? Find out in this new program now. In this program, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Websense, Inc., answer these questions, and more, to help you understand why organizations are switching to SaaS, what risks you need to be aware of, and what the best practices are for selecting a SaaS email security solution.
Sponsor: Websense, Inc.
Type: Video (28 minutes)
Today's Blended Threats & DELL's approach to a MULTI-LAYERED SECURITY SOLUTION
Independent research shows that the average cost of a data breach is $6 million dollars. But apart from the immediate cost, there's the liability and loss of reputation. Watch this new program and learn how to be proactive about security and compliance breaches. In this program, industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc. and opinion leaders from Dell, look at the security challenges many companies face today - data breaches through the network, data leaks by employees, malware attacks, lost laptops - and offer best practices and solutions your company can implement to overcome those challenges.
Sponsor: Dell
Type: Video (15 minutes)
Application Performance Monitoring - What is it? What can it do for IT and the business?
In this webcast, Will Cappelli, Research VP from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Quest Software discuss the importance of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and will provide valuable insight into strategies that will not only help you manage both your virtual and physical infrastructure, but also address the challenges that are plaguing your most critical IT projects. Join your colleagues for an informative and timely discussion.
Sponsor: Quest Software
Type: Video (44 minutes)


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Nashville Zoo Blood Drive!
Tennessee Valley
Walk with the Animals, Talk with the Animals, Donate Blood
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere Sponsors Red Cross Blood Drive
How does a winter walk through the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere sound to you? What? You're not a polar bear?
No need to worry. You won't be alone. The cooler temperatures are appealing to many zoo animals, including cougars, Bengal tigers, zebras, elands and red pandas.
While you're walking and talking with the animals, consider giving blood with the American Red Cross. The winter months are a bear for blood collections, but when it comes to the blood supply we don't monkey around. The need is constant and you can help.
You are invited to give blood on Monday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere (Gallery Room) located at 3777 Nolensville Road in Nashville.
To schedule an appointment, log on to redcrossblood.org and enter code: NashvilleZoo
All presenting blood donors receive one free zoo admission and the chance to win a $1,000 Gift Card as part of the American Red Cross Give Something That Means Something campaign.
It's said that elephants never forget. Be an elephant this holiday season and remember to help save up to three lives by giving blood with the Red Cross.


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Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, the adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel set in New York City during the Roaring '20s. The 3D movie has a … [Read more...]
Joel Edgerton and Jessica Chastain to lead two Eleanor Rigby movies
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Joel Edgerton won't appear in 300: Battle of Artemisia
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Save How to Make a Drink Cozy
By Patty Biehler for http://www.favecrafts.com/Sewing Make a soda can cozy! Free patterns like this one show you how to make a drink cozy from an old sock so you don't have to spend money on expensive materials. Recycle and keep your drink cold all at the same time!
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