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Thirty might be the birthdate-erasure point for many a bodacious starlet or long-term "teen" thesp. But it's a flattering milestone for any film festival to pass — particularly one that's been showcasing indie cinema just as long as the more buzz-magnetized Sundance.
While the latter is now considered largely a media, buyers and sellers' event, the Mill Valley Film Festival remains a homey, locally beloved celebration of the small and adventuresome, independent-minded theatrical releases, and international cinema cherry-picked from competitive A-list fests like Cannes.
Unspooling Oct. 4-14 at various Marin County locations, the fest's 30th-anniversary edition opens this Thursday with dual opening-nighters, Ang Lee's Focus Features period steamer "Lust, Caution" and Tamara Jenkins' tart Fox Searchlight seriocomedy "The Savages." Midfest "Centerpiece" on Oct. 11 is Michael Schroeder's Christopher Plummer starrer "Man in the Chair." Official closer on Oct. 14 is forthcoming Paramount Vantage release "The Kite Runner," Marc Forster's adaptation of the Khaled Hosseini international bestseller.
Rather than offering retrospective programs, festival is acknowledging its three-decade history via new work by alums. "Savages" star (and expected return guest) Laura Linney was honored with a career tribute in 2004. Scenarist-turned-helmer Terry George ("Hotel Rwanda"), who gets his own tribute Oct. 10, provided 1996 closer "Some Mother's Son." Ang Lee, likewise to be honored Oct. 5, is a Mill Valley fest staple: His first feature, "Pushing Hands," played here in '92. "Lust, Caution" marks the third time (following "Ice Storm" and "Ride With the Devil") he's had a work selected as an opening-nighter.
Final tributee is Jennifer Jason Leigh, who's receiving some of her best notices in years as Nicole Kidman's put-upon sibling in real-life spouse Noah Baumbach's "Margot at the Wedding" (Oct. 13).
Very first festival in 1978 featured a tribute to local filmmaker John Korty, best known for classic telepics such as "Go Ask Alice," "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" and "Farewell to Manzanar." This year he'll present a digital remastered print of his pioneering 1966 indie debut, "Crazy Quilt."
Another returning local favorite is Rob Nilsson, whose 1979 Camera d'Or winner "Northern Lights" made its North American bow here. He brings no less than three world premiere features: "Northern" sequel "Presque Rien" plus two ("Used," "Go Together") that complete his "9@Night" series of interwoven streetwise tales.
Another epic project seeing its world preem is veteran experimentalist John Sanborn's nearly five-hour "365."
Other world launches are mostly in the docu category, with highlights including Leslie Iwerks' "The Pixar Story" (with several locally based subjects like John Lasseter in attendance) and Eric Christensen's "The Trips Festival," about the three-day 1966 San Francisco multimedia event that was the first legendary hippie happening.
U.S. preems of note include Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream" and Susanne Bier's English-language debut, "Things We Lost in the Fire," with Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro. Bier will attend, joining helmers such as Ben Affleck ("Gone Baby Gone"), Tony Gilroy ("Michael Clayton"), Alison Eastwood ("Rails & Ties"), Mary Lambert ("Fourteen Women") and Gavin Hood ("Rendition").
As usual, the Mill Valley fest –held in Marin County, where many rich vintage rockers went out to pasture — is big on live-music programming. This year, the Marin Symphony performs Shostakovich's original score to Eisenstein's projected silent masterpiece "Battleship Potemkin." A TBA lineup of musicians cover Bob Dylan tunes after the Oct. 7 screening of Todd Haynes' Dylan quasi-bio "I'm Not There."
Returning sidebars include the Children's FilmFest (now in its 13th year), 5@5 shorts showcases and avant-garde V(ision) Fest. Spotlights within the World Cinema section shine on new work from Romania, Germany and India.


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An engineering professor from Purdue University spearheaded research partnership efforts for a new transportation safety laboratory in Shanghai, China.
Andrew Tarko, professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering and director of the Center for Road Safety, worked toward the creation of the Joint International Research Laboratory of Transportation Safety.
The laboratory is the result of two years of efforts between Purdue and Tongji University in Shanghai as well as other partners. It is intended to collaborate with international universities to deliver safety research to China's transportation problems
"Purdue is highly regarded in China, and our involvement has helped our Chinese partners get attention and support from the Chinese regional and national governments," Tarko said.
David Ayers, associate dean of Purdue International Programs, and Rao Govindaraju, head of the Lyles School of Civil Engineering, were among the officials who also worked to establish the partnership.
Although the partnership was announced recently during a ceremony in Shanghai, Tarko says several projects already are underway. Research at the new laboratory will focus on four topic areas: traffic behavior, road design, safety management and intelligent transportation systems.
Collaboration with universities like Purdue is intended to bring advanced research methods and experience to Tongji University while taking on the mounting task of improving road safety in China.
Tarko, international director of the research laboratory, says work at the lab will span across a number of problem points, including China's growing motorization, road infrastructure and the presence of pedestrians. The intent is to identify sources of excessive risk and to advise effective countermeasures.
He hopes the new partnership will begin to reach across to other schools at Purdue.
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This report on physical activity, weight, and eating habits of Iowa's children is the fourth in a series of reports from the 2005 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey (IHHS). The 2005 IHHS is the second comprehensive, statewide effort to evaluate the health status, access to health care, and social environment of children in families in Iowa. This fourth report provides information about the nutrition and physical activity of Iowa children from interviews of families with children ages 2 and over, and includes the following topic areas: weight, physical activity, screen time, and nutrition. Throughout this report, we refer to 3 different age groups: 2-5 (youngest children), 6-11 (elementary school age), and 12-17 (teens).
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When the sun is shining and you fancy stretching your legs, lazing on the grass or having a picnic while the kids run wild, stop your boat at one of the parks or open spaces along the Thames.
There are plenty, but we've found the following are particularly pleasant and convenient...
Pangbourne Meadows
This Thames-side meadow offers a good open space for picnics and games. There's a big grassy meadow adjacent to the tow path, while further inland (behind the treeline) there is a large field and children's play area, including toilets.
Useful Information: there are moorings available adjacent to the Meadows.
Marsh and Mill Meadows
Henley on Thames
Mill Meadows is a large riverside recreational area, to the upstream side of the River & Rowing Museum, which includes a couple of really good playgrounds for younger and older children, as well as acres of open space… and a wildlife walk. There are public toilets here too. The neighbouring area, downstream of the Museum, is Marsh Meadows which allows BBQs, so long as the hot tray is kept off the grass. A number of BBQ stumps are provided.
Useful information: there are moorings available adjacent to the Meadows.
Abbey Meadow Water Park
A safe environment for youngsters to enjoy water fun on a hot day. Parents can relax at the side and watch the screaming and the giggling as the kids run around the spray fountains. There's an outdoor pool, crazy golf and a play area alongside as well.
Useful information: there are moorings available adjacent to the Meadows.
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Hampton Court
The second largest of the Royal Parks of London, it spans 1,100 acres and can be found adjacent to Hampton Court. Red and fallow deer roam freely among the woods and grasslands… and you can too! Explore the gardens and take a look at the famous Diana Fountain, in homage to the Roman goddess of the same name.
Useful information: Moor in Kingston and walk.
Christchurch Meadows
This is a large park between Caversham Bridge and Reading Bridge on the north bank of the river. Flanked by trees and shrubs, the park contains a children's play area, a paddling pool, tennis courts, football pitches and a picnic area.
Useful information:There are moorings available adjacent to the park.
Dorney Lake
Dorney Court
Dorney Lake, known as Eton Dorney during the 2012 Olympics, is a modern, world-class rowing and flat-water canoeing centre set in a spectacular 450-acre parkland near Windsor - perfect for a long walk by the edge of the lake.
Useful information: Moor upstream of Boveney Lock.
Runnymede Pleasure Grounds
The Runnymede Pleasure Grounds is right on the banks of the River Thames and is a popular spot for picnics and days out. There is a modern play area, a paddling pool, children's amusements, café and toilets.
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The most fascinating thing about this election is that the CM had an overwhelming say in the distribution of the tickets, writes Pankaj Vohra.india Updated: Nov 23, 2008 23:41 IST
The current elections to six states may have evoked tremendous interest, given that they are being held just a few months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and their outcome is bound to have a bearing on the fate of the UPA government. However, there is also equal interest on whether Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, seeking a third term in office, will be able to achieve the feat that very few Congress CMs have achieved in the past. One can perhaps count the late Mohan Lal Sukhadia in Rajasthan and the late V.P. Naik in Maharashtra who have been CMs for more than two terms. Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh was humbled at the polls in 2003 after two terms in office.
So, if Dikshit achieves this milestone, she may become even a bigger leader than her present larger-than-life position. Many of her admirers are already saying that she would be in the reckoning for a higher post, which the Congress leadership may not be able to deny her and thus emerge as the spearhead of the party even at the national level. But even if one believes what her supporters wish her to be, she will have to cross a major hurdle — win the Delhi elections — which appear
to be an uphill task in the face of a stiff challenge from the BJP and little support from within the local unit.
The most fascinating thing about this election is that the CM had an overwhelming say in the distribution of the tickets and many say that nearly 90 per cent of seats were given with her approval. In political terms, it means that the capital's established leaders like Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler have ended up with very little on their plate. Ajay Maken, who was once seen as the face that would replace Dikshit as the next CM, has to be content playing second fiddle. The tickets he is claiming he has obtained for his supporters do not even amount to two. Many in the party even dispute that claim.
Similarly, senior minister Kapil Sibal has got his way also in a seat or two with Krishna Tirath drawing a near blank. Such has been the CM's supremacy that even the DPCC president J.P. Aggarwal ended up playing a virtual 'guest role' during the ticket distribution exercise. He ultimately got a few tickets, but party insiders have some interesting tales on that.
With this kind of support from the top leadership, Dikshit has a very tall task ahead of her. She has to ensure that she does not end up like the late Nasikrao Tirpude, the Maharashtra strongman famous in the North for his 'Sharad Pawar is the Sanjay [Gandhi] of Y.B. Chavan' remarks. After distributing tickets with Indira Gandhi's backing in the early 70s, Tirpude himself lost the poll while all his supporters won. It is another thing that Tirpude, who had in the mid-50s, engineered the defeat of Baba Saheb Ambedkar in the Vidarbha region, became the deputy Chief Minister in the late 70s with Vasantdada Patil heading the first coalition government in the state. Tirpude's example is important because Dikshit faces a very formidable opponent in her New Delhi constituency in former DUSU president Vijay Jolly. Jolly has all that is required to pull off the biggest upset in politics in recent years if he continues to get adequate support from his party.
Dikshit is essentially blowing her own trumpet in most of the election speeches and the party and its president Sonia Gandhi are left in the background. She has led the government since December 1998 when, after losing four consecutive Lok Sabha polls, Sonia Gandhi gave her the chance to head the government. Her opponents attribute her victory in 2003 as 'match fixing' since her rival Madan Lal Khurana did not enjoy his party's wholehearted support. But they forget that to remain in power one requires more than just good luck.
Dikshit is on the threshold of history and faces the biggest challenge of her political life. On one side, there is more success; on the other, a journey into oblivion. Though there are nearly 12 days to go before voting, the odds appear to be loaded against the Congress. Will she complete the hat-trick or will Vijay Kumar Malhotra regain his position as the capital's top leader. The answer is not far away. Between us.
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Microsoft Mobile Information 2001 Server, a powerful platform for delivering enterprise wireless applications, will become commercially available in mid-2001. Already, many Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are developing applications and solutions for the new platform. If your management decides the product is a good choice for your enterprise, you'll need to know something about planning for Mobile Information Server deployment and security. The product documentation will provide the click-by-click details about installation and configuration, but you'll be better prepared for the job if you become familiar with the big picture beforehand. You'll also need to know what's involved in configuring Mobile Information Server's built-in applications (i.e., Microsoft Outlook Mobile Access and Intranet Browse) and setting up enterprise users for wireless mobility.
Preparing for Installation
You'll need an implementation plan to identify the resources required for Mobile Information Server and the steps involved in deploying it. Your implementation plan should document hardware and software requirements, the location of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 5.5, the security model your enterprise will use, and the number of wireless users you'll support. Other considerations include the effects of changes the product requires you to make to the Active Directory (AD) schema, the number of servers required, and whether you'll use load balancing.
For a basic enterprise implementation, the only hardware you need is a server on which to run Mobile Information Server. The minimum hardware requirements are a 200MHz Pentium II processor, 128MB of RAM, and 50MB of hard disk space. However, for a good production environment, you'll need to beef up this configuration. I've used a Compaq ProLiant server with a 733MHz Pentium III processor, 1GB of RAM, and two 18GB RAID 1 SCSI hard disks. The system must run Windows 2000 Server or Win2K Advanced Server, and the latest service pack (currently Service Pack 1—SP1) and Microsoft Message Queue Services (MSMQ) must be installed. You'll also need two IP addresses: one for browse traffic and the other for notification traffic. Because Mobile Information Server uses proxy-type functionality to let wireless users access enterprise data sources, optimize the system the software runs on to handle concurrent connections.
Before you can install Mobile Information Server, AD and Exchange Server (either Exchange 2000 or Exchange Server 5.5) must be installed in the enterprise. Exchange Server must reside on a system different from the Mobile Information Server installation. Companies that haven't yet migrated to Win2K, AD, or Exchange 2000 can set up a separate Win2K environment and AD forest to let users access Exchange Server 5.5 through Mobile Information Server.
Microsoft recommends implementing Mobile Information Server in the corporate demilitarized zone (DMZ), primarily for security reasons but also because the Mobile Information Server system needs to have an Internet-accessible address. Most Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and Internet-enabled wireless devices connect to Mobile Information Server over the Internet. You'll need to open certain ports in the internal and external firewalls, as I explain later.
Successful production deployment and system performance depend on the number of users and geographical regions your implementation will serve. Microsoft recommends using separate servers for each geographical area (e.g., one server for the enterprise's Denver office and another server for the Houston, Texas, office) and adding servers when the number of users in a particular region exceeds 4000. My experience is that Mobile Information Server Enterprise Edition should have LAN access to the Exchange Server system and other enterprise data sources that wireless users will use. Enterprise data that must travel over a WAN connection can result in high latency—and thus poor response times. One benefit of a corporate-hosted solution is that it lets you avoid WAN connections to data resources.
To support more than 4000 users in a particular region, you can use multiple machines to scale up Mobile Information Server. Various load-balancing techniques, such as round-robin DNS, let you support any number of enterprise wireless users without sacrificing performance. Although Mobile Information Server doesn't support Microsoft's clustering technologies, Microsoft might enable clustering in future versions.
Deploying Mobile Information Server
Deploying Mobile Information Server is a multistep process. You need to perform steps on the AD system as well as on the Mobile Information Server machine. Although Win2K, SP1, and MSMQ are required, I don't discuss setting up those pieces of the implementation.
Prepare the AD forest. First, you need to update the AD schema to support wireless users, mobility settings, and Mobile Information Server operation. You can't undo schema changes even if you uninstall Mobile Information Server. To ensure that the schema changes won't cause a problem in your environment, you can create an AD forest to test the schema changes before you actually deploy Mobile Information Server.
The ForestPrep switch in the Mobile Information Server setup routine adds AD classes and attributes to make the necessary schema changes. The user who runs ForestPrep must be a member of both the Schema Admins group and the Enterprise Admins group. You need to perform forest preparation in the domain that contains the AD schema, but not necessarily on the computer that contains the master schema.
To prepare the forest, insert the Mobile Information Server CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Click Start, Run, and type
"E:\\setup.exe" /vFORESTPREP=1
where E is the CD-ROM drive. Click OK, then click OK at the warning that Figure 1 shows to extend the AD schema. In the dialog box that appears, enter the fully qualified name of the domain in which you'll install Mobile Information Server.
The ForestPrep process creates a Microsoft Mobility Admins group and prompts you for a password for the group. Add the users who will install Mobile Information Server to the Microsoft Mobility Admins group so that those users have the necessary permissions to complete the installation.
Configure firewall ports. For Mobile Information Server to operate correctly in the DMZ, you need to open ports in the external and internal firewalls. Table 1 lists the firewall ports you need to open for a DMZ implementation. If you put Mobile Information Server somewhere other than in the DMZ, port configuration will differ from that listed in the table.
Prepare the AD domain. Next, prepare the AD domain. Domain preparation adds the accounts, groups, and security necessary to support Mobile Information Server operation. To run the DomainPrep deployment stage, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group. At a command line, type
"E:\\setup.exe" /vDOMAINPREP=1
where E is the CD-ROM drive. Click OK at the warning to update the domain, then enter passwords for the Exchange Event Source account, Message Processor account, and HTTP Connectors. (For more information about connectors, see "Introducing Mobile Information 2001 Server," June 2001.)
Install Mobile Information Server. When you initially install the product in the enterprise or auxiliary forest, the setup program prompts you to choose a security topology. The security topology specifies which type of wireless user account the product will support:
- Use existing account lets Mobile Information Server use users' regular domain credentials for authentication.
- Create new accounts in this domain with -W suffix uses auxiliary wireless accounts in the same domain to authenticate users.
- Create new accounts in the auxiliary domain creates new accounts in a new domain and is the most secure choice.
Any Mobile Information Server systems you add later will use the settings that you specify for the initial installation.
Next, the setup wizard prompts you to select the Mobile Information Server components to install. On the system that will run Mobile Information Server, you need to deselect the Exchange 2000 Notifications feature, as Figure 2 shows. You install this feature in a separate step, which I discuss later.
Finally, the wizard prompts you for the Message Processor and HTTP Connectors passwords that you entered during domain preparation. After you finish the installation options, the setup program completes installation.
Add carriers. Carrier connectors provide notification functionality in Mobile Information Server. You need to add a carrier connector for each wireless carrier, such as Sprint PCS and VoiceStream Wireless, that will support devices and users. The default carrier connector is an SMTP connection. However, when Mobile Information Server Carrier Edition is present (e.g., when a carrier uses Carrier Edition), you specify Carrier Edition's URL, and communication between Enterprise Edition and Carrier Edition takes place through HTTP. For security purposes, Microsoft recommends that you use an IP Security (IPSec) VPN between Enterprise Edition and Carrier Edition.
To add a carrier connector, right-click the carrier node in the Mobile Information Server console window and select New. In the resulting dialog box, you specify the name of the carrier connector, the connection type (i.e., SMTP or HTTP), the default device type (e.g., AT&T's Mitsubishi T250, Ericsson R380s), and the carrier address. When you use an SMTP carrier connection, the carrier address is the carrier's SMTP server address (e.g., mobile.att.net). For an HTTP carrier connection, the carrier address is the carrier's Mobile Information Server URL.
Configure users. Before users can access Outlook Mobile Access and Intranet Browse applications, you need to configure the users for wireless mobility. Select each user from the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and click the Wireless Mobility tab. Select the Enable wireless access for this user check box, as Figure 3 shows. To add a device for the user, click Add and select the appropriate device module, the carrier used for the device, the device description, and the device address.
Typically, users insist that you support devices they choose—especially when, as in many enterprise environments, users buy their own devices. An essential feature of wireless middleware is the ability to support multiple device types and wireless carriers. Mobile Information Server includes device modules that support primarily existing WAP 1.1 and SMS-capable devices. If you want to support a new device or a specific device, such as Research In Motion's (RIM's) BlackBerry, the vendor needs to provide the necessary device module.
In addition to device-support considerations, the WAP gateway or Openwave Systems' UP.Link Server gateway that the wireless network uses must have cookie support turned on. To support Mobile Information Server applications, the gateway must also support HTTP authentication.
Configure user preferences. After you configure users, users can change their preferences through a Web interface at http://servername/airweb, where servername is the name of the Mobile Information Server system. After authentication, each user can configure preferences, such as a four-digit PIN and which Outlook features (e.g., email, calendar) the user wants to use with Mobile Information Server.
Deploying Applications
Recall that Mobile Information Server's two built-in applications are Outlook Mobile Access and Intranet Browse. To let users use these applications, you need to do some configuration.
Outlook Mobile Access. This application provides browse and notification access to Exchange Server. Separate Data Provider components provide Outlook Mobile Access browse functionality with Exchange 2000 and Exchange Server 5.5.
During Mobile Information Server installation, the setup program installs the Exchange 2000 Data Provider automatically as long as you have Exchange 2000 in the AD forest. On the server that runs Exchange 2000, you need to install the Exchange 2000 Event Source, which the documentation also refers to as the Exchange 2000 Notifications feature. If you want to use the Exchange Server 5.5 Data Provider, you must select it in the Mobile Information Server setup routine, as I explain later.
To use Outlook Mobile Access, users point their WAP devices to http://servername/oma, where servername is the name of the Mobile Information Server system. If you're using the Exchange 5.5 Data Provider, users use the URL http://servername/oma55 to access the Exchange Server 5.5 virtual Web. When the user connects, Mobile Information Server prompts for the user's network logon credentials. These credentials can consist of the user's primary domain logon or a wireless alias, depending on how you implement security. After being authenticated, users can access their Outlook email, calendar, contacts, and tasks.
The Exchange 2000 Event Source. Recall that during Mobile Information Server installation, you didn't install the Exchange Event Source (aka the Exchange 2000 Notifications feature). To configure Exchange 2000, you need to install the Exchange Event Source on the Exchange 2000 server. Run the Mobile Information Server setup routine on your Exchange 2000 server and select only the Exchange 2000 Notifications feature from the wizard dialog box that Figure 2 shows. To complete the event source deployment, you need to create an Exchange 2000 SMTP Connector in the Exchange System Manager. This connector lets Mobile Information Server push alerts to users' devices.
Then, access Internet Services Manager (ISM) on the Mobile Information Server machine to configure the connection to the smart host (i.e., a server configured to perform DNS name resolution to external domains). The SMTP connector lets Exchange Server route the event source notifications to Mobile Information Server, then to the user's device. The connection to the smart host lets Mobile Information Server route SMTP alerts to the smart host, which routes them to the carrier's SMTP gateway.
Outlook rules. When you install the Exchange 2000 Event Source, the installation creates the Mobile Outbox folder in the user's Outlook folder list. The event source works with the Mobile Outbox to send notifications to users. To enable notification functionality, the end user must set up Outlook rules that copy email messages to the user's Mobile Outbox when certain conditions are met. Users can decide how they want to configure their Outlook rules to generate alerts.
Exchange 5.5 Data Provider. The Exchange 5.5 Data Provider provides Outlook Mobile Access browse functionality from Exchange Server 5.5. Before you install the Exchange 5.5 Data Provider, you need to create a service account between Mobile Information Server and the Exchange Server 5.5 server. This service account can be the existing Exchange Server 5.5 service account. Alternatively, to limit access from Mobile Information Server to the Exchange Server 5.5 server (e.g., to provide access to only a subset of Exchange Server 5.5 users), you can create a service account named OMAGateway and include specific mailboxes in that account.
To install the Exchange 5.5 Data Provider, you need to expand the Microsoft Mobile Information Server node in the setup wizard's Component Selection window that Figure 2 shows, select the Exchange 5.5 Support subcomponent, and enter the requested information for the service account. The setup program will install the Exchange 5.5 Data Provider and create a virtual root to give the user browse access to data resources.
To deploy the Exchange 5.5 Data Provider, you use the Active Directory Connector (ADC) to migrate Exchange Server 5.5 user accounts to AD. Mobile Information Server then disables those user accounts and uses the disabled accounts to store mobility information about users. The ADC retrieves data from the Exchange Server 5.5 private data store and puts the data into AD. You need to set up an ADC for every Exchange Server 5.5 machine in the enterprise. For configuration details, see the online Help on the Mobile Information Server CD-ROM.
Intranet Browse. The Intranet Browse Data Provider lets users access intranet-hosted WAP applications. Those applications could provide wireless enterprise features such as sales-force and field-force automation, customer relationship management (CRM), and enterprise resource planning (ERP). When you install Mobile Information Server, Intranet Browse setup installs by default.
After installation, you need to take a couple of simple steps to let users access Intranet Browse applications. To set intranet site access, right-click the default Mobile Information Server site in the MMC Mobile Information Server snap-in, select Properties, and click the Intranet Browse Sites tab. Select the Allow access to all Intranet sites check box to let users access all intranet sites, or specify sites to limit users' access to only those sites. To access the Intranet Browse site, users use their WAP-enabled device to access a URL of the form http://servername/in/applicationpath, where servername is the name of the Mobile Information Server system and applicationpath is the application pathname (e.g., cowireless03/articletest).
Administering Mobile Information Server. You administer the various aspects of Mobile Information Server through the Mobile Information Server snap-in. The administration components in the snap-in let you access details about Mobile Information Server applications, carriers, device types, and event sources. In addition, you administer some mobility aspects through AD. As I explained earlier, users manage their own wireless mobility preferences.
Application-level security. To use application-level security, you need to configure the Mobile Information Server system with appropriate certificates from a suitable certificate authority. Users can then use an HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) URL to reference the secured applications from a wireless device through the service provider's WAP gateway. Application-level security uses Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) between the WAP device and the WAP gateway and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption between the WAP gateway and Mobile Information Server in the DMZ.
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Although you might see changes to particulars, such as the Mobile Information Server interface, when Mobile Information Server becomes publicly available, this implementation overview should give you the information you need to prepare a foundation for your enterprise mobility strategy. Then, after the product is available, you'll be ready to quickly implement it.


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NMTA Activities
Holding Informational Conferences
The NMTA promotes a greater awareness of laws and regulations that affect the industry. To further that objective, the NMTA regularly hosts a Forum where money transmitters and regulators, law enforcement and banks come together to discuss relevant issues of the day. These conferences explore the changing requirements the Bank Secrecy Act imposes on money transmitters and their compliance programs, any new federal regulations enacted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), the effect of new laws on the industry, and how to cultivate better relationships with banks and regulators. The meetings have received very positive feedback from all attendees.
Meeting with Legislators, Regulators and Law Enforcement
In an effort to ensure that legislation and regulations properly reflect the realities of the money transmission industry, the NMTA holds meetings with those who oversee money transmitter activities and write the laws. We have met with members of the US Senate, the US Congress, federal banking regulators, legislators and banking department officials of various states and other trade groups representing banks and money services businesses in the United States and abroad. The NMTA proudly served on FinCEN's BSA Advisory Group between 2007 and 2010. Our efforts have yielded a more accurate public perception, understanding and appreciation of the services money transmitters provide.
Establishment of "Best Practice" Principles for Money Transmitters
The NMTA has taken advantage of the accumulated wealth of experience our members provide. We have combined that expertise with the wisdom imparted by the regulators, law enforcement representatives and banks with whom we have exchanged ideas. It is the aim of the NMTA to provide the framework to develop a viable compliance infrastructure for money transmitters. Beyond compliance standards, we must provide Best Practices that will assure excellence, fairness and transparency to the communities we serve.
Dissemination of Information Impacting Money Transmitters
The links the NMTA has established with government officials allow the NMTA to receive official notices of legislative and regulatory issues that affect our members. Through the NMTA website and the NMTA Bulletin we offer a centralized route for information on laws, industry news, legislation and initiatives that affect our members. The NMTA helps to streamline the transfer of information within the industry, and between the industry and other sectors. In effect, the NMTA has become a vital clearinghouse of money transmitter-related information.


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Vanilla, renowned for its highly complex aroma and unique flavor, is the second -most expensive spice in the world, after saffron, due to its labor-intensive cultivation. Native to Mexico, it is popular the world over— particularly in desserts—but has more recently found its way into savory dishes.
Vanilla pods are produced by a vine-link orchid that has only one natural pollinator, the Melipona bee. Since this stingless variety is only found in Central and South America, vanilla was grown exclusively in Mexico until the early 1800s. It was a young slave boy by the name of Edmond Albius who discovered a technique for pollinating the beans by hand, which is how most vanilla is cultivated to this day.
When first picked, the green fruit hasn't any taste and must undergo a lengthy process in order to develop its deep flavor. After the harvest, the vanilla pods are steamed or boiled in order to kill the cells. Then they are heated in the sun and fermented, a process that is repeated over several weeks in order to ensure maximum quality.
There are essentially three primary varieties of vanilla and all are decedents or hybrids of the original, Vanilla planifolia. The differences in vanilla beans stem from where and how they are produced. We asked the folks at Beanilla, an online vanilla merchant, to help us sort them out:
Bourbon Vanilla Beans
Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans are considered to be superior, with flavor and aromatic qualities that make these beans the most popular (80% of worldwide vanilla consumption) and sought after vanilla variety. The flavor is rich, dark and creamy with an overwhelming sweet, buttery aroma. These are well suited for many baking recipes, drinks and desserts.
The name Bourbon stems from the isle Réunion, which used to be called Ile Bourbon, where Vanilla was first produced. Nowadays, Madagascar and Indonesia are the biggest producer of bourbon vanilla.
Mexican Vanilla Beans
Rich, smooth with subtle tones of smoke, characterize the flavor of these premium Mexican vanilla beans. They are considered perfect for many baked goods. Try them in cream sauces, ice cream, and other desserts or recipes.
Tahitian Vanilla Beans (vanilla tahitensis)
There are two types of Tahitian vanilla beans; those from Tahiti and those from Papua New Guinea. Real vanilla from Tahiti emit a floral aroma with tones of ripe fruit. The flavor has rich tones of cherry-chocolate, licorice and caramel. Hand's down our favorite!
Tonga Vanilla Beans
Palm-fringed beaches, rainforests, lagoons and warm blue water make up the beautiful paradise where these rare and highly sought after vanilla beans are grown. Tonga vanilla beans are extremely bold with a pronounced, unique aroma and flavor profile.
Ugandan Vanilla Beans
Vanilla produced in Uganda is incredible. The aroma is earthy with tones of milk-chocolate. The flavor is very bold as these vanilla beans produce a very high amount of vanillin, making them perfect for rich desserts and chocolates.
Indian Vanilla Beans
Indian vanilla beans are very similar to Madagascar vanilla. These gourmet-grade vanilla beans are huge and contain an abundance of seeds. Many will contest that the sweet woodsy flavor profile of these beans is superior to that of the Bourbon-Madagascar variety.
Indonesian Vanilla Beans
Indonesian Vanilla Beans are sweet with a unique smoky/woody flavor. The flavor is perfect for richer desserts and recipes that call for chocolate, caramel, or other deep flavors. These beans are similar to the Tahitian and Tonga vanilla beans.
Buying & Storing
The quality of vanilla beans is dependent on three factors— length, appearance, and moisture content. High-quality beans are blemish-free, dark, long, and contain a high moisture content; they tend to be the most visually attractive.
High-quality vanilla beans are rarely found in standard supermarkets. The best place to buy vanilla beans is at a dedicated spice vendor or sometimes the Internet.
Wherever you make your purchase, avoid buying in large quantities. As with all spices, vanilla loses its aroma over time and dries out quickly. It's best to use it when it's fresh.
Fresh vanilla is very flexible, is moist and has, optimally, a white frost on top.
Vanilla extract is also a possibility. The extract contains alcohol and has a slightly different flavor than fresh vanilla. It is, however, often used in combination with fresh vanilla to deliver an even more complex aroma. When you are looking for extract, make sure to buy brands containing "natural vanilla extract" with about 35% alcohol.
Store vanilla beans in an airtight container in a dark and cool environment, such as the basement. If you can, vacuum seal the container or bag, further increasing shelf-life. That way the vanilla can be kept for up to 2 years.
Taste & Flavor
The taste and flavor of vanilla is unique. It can have sweet, caramel or floral notes to it. Vanillin is part of vanilla's chemical structure and accounts for most of the flavor. Thus, vanillin is nowadays often produced chemically and substituted for real vanilla.
Vanillin and vanilla-like flavors occur naturally in African white ginger and can be developed over time like oak-aged wine. The grated seeds of the Tonka bean have a similar aroma as vanilla and are often substituted because of that.
Flavor Affinities
Vanilla is traditionally used in patisserie, starting with the very basic pastry cream as well as in cakes, chocolate, coffee, desserts, custards, fruits, cinnamon. However it also pairs well in savory dishes in order to balance out the flavors. It mixes nicely with vegetables such as pumpkin or carrots, which by themselves are naturally rich in sugar.
Cooking & Preparing
To cook with vanilla beans, split a fresh pod down the middle lengthwise with a sharp paring knife, being careful not to cut all the way through. Spread the pod open and scrape the back of your knife along the inside walls.
Vanilla is a precious spice so it is important to make the most of it (not just because of price). One way to use leftover vanilla beans is to make vanilla sugar. Simply get a jar, add the dry vanilla beans to the sugar, then seal. Over time, the aroma and natural oils of vanilla will be infused into the sugar. (You can also make vanilla sugar by grinding the bean up with the sugar, which yields a darker result).
Whenever you have leftover, empty, or even used vanilla pods, be sure to save them. Rinse the pods under cold water and pat dry. Then let them dry out in the open and add them to the vanilla sugar.
After completing college and helping build a tech start-up in Berlin, Julius turned his pursuits to the culinary world. He trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and just recently completed the Masters Program at The University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) in Bra, Italy.


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Why Is It Still Confusing That I'm a Woman and I Like Football?
If I added up the time I spend watching football, researching players, and writing weekly fantasy recaps for my league, it would probably be at least a part-time job.
A few weeks ago, on Thanksgiving Day, I was in a sports bar watching the 49ers lose to Baltimore. The bar was pretty empty, as I imagine most people were eating turkey with their families at 5 p.m., not draining Bud Lights and screaming at the TV. (Or hopefully they were doing both!)
Because the bar only had a few patrons, all sitting together in front of the biggest TV, it wasn't hard for anyone to hear when I started yelling:
Now just to be clear, the person to whom I was speaking was the 49ers coach, Jim Harbaugh.
Yes, he was 3,000 miles away in Baltimore and yes, I was yelling at him via an inanimate object, but he was the intended recipient of my rant.
While I love what he's done for my team and think he is a great coach, I felt he was being overly conservative in this particular game, playing "not to lose," instead of "playing to win." And this was Baltimore IN Baltimore. It was going to take more than just trying not to lose. The 49ers needed to do something -- anything -- to shut that crowd up and switch the momentum.
Running on third-and-long, not getting the first down and punting the ball away was the exact opposite of what I wanted to see, even if, considering we were on our own 25-yard line, it was possibly the right thing to do.
So anyway, there I am using my outside voice to yell at Jim Harbaugh/the TV and, therefore, inviting anyone to comment, when this patron a few seats over breaks out his best "condescending voice" and starts lecturing me.
"ACTUALLY," he starts while literally looking down his nose at me (I didn't even realize that was possible!), "it would be REALLY STUPID to pass. We can't risk an interception on that part of the field."
"Right," I say. "I get it. But what does that say about us if we don't even trust our quarterback to pass on third-and-long?"
"Well ACTUALLY, we have one of the best punters in the NFL, so it's fine."
Now, for those of you who don't know me, let me just tell you that for YEARS while the Niners sucked, our punter, Andy Lee, was my "favorite" player. Every time he came on the field, I yelled his name: "Andy Leeeeeeee!"
It's really sad when your punter is one of your best players and when he's on the field ALL OF THE TIME, but that was a dark time and Andy Lee was a shining light who was breaking all sorts of records because, well, that's what happens when you get to punt after almost every set of downs.
And even though any 49ers fan would be very familiar with two-time Pro Bowler Andy Lee, and, even though I was not only wearing a 49ers sweatshirt but also clearly rooting for them to win, this guy assumed I knew none of that. This guy assumed I was a moron.
I don't like when people assume anything about me, but I really don't like when the thing they automatically assume is that I spend most of my time twirling my hair wondering if unicorns ever really did exist. (Because, I mean, obviously they did.)
"Yeah, I know," I said. "No one likes Andy Lee more than I do. But I still just think Harbaugh is being really conservative."
"Well ACTUALLY," (Oh my god, stop it with the ACTUALLYs because you ACTUALLY sound like an arrogant a-hole) "a conservative game plan is why we've been winning this season."
I'll spare you the details of the rest of the evening, but just know that almost every single time I said something (to the TV or Campfriend) about the game, this guy went out of his way to contradict and lecture me in a tone one might use with a three-year-old if one thought three-year-olds were not only in need of direction and help, but also the most vile creatures on earth.
Of course I'm not a vile three-year old; I'm a woman. Same difference! (To that guy.)
Which is, 700 words in, my point. Because, while I hate to say it, I don't believe that guy would have spoken to any man in that bar in the manner in which he was speaking to me. As hard as I've tried, I can't imagine him lecturing a dude on the skills of our punter or the calls by our coach. I just can't.
Sadly, as a female who's been watching NFL games in bars since the 90s, I have a lot of experience dealing with men who can't fathom that a girl knows her football. I'm not saying I'm some crazy stat machine who can pump out numbers and facts from decades back (my brain doesn't work like that), but I know my shit, I watch every game and I'm a huge fan.
And since I'm a girl: I'm also helpful! (Women: we LOVE to please!) So when a guy in a sports bar throws out a question to everyone in the vicinity, if I know the answer, I give it.
Again, I don't know everything, but if the question is something like "Who's Green Bay playing next week?" "How many yards has Frank Gore rushed for this season?" or "What's the deal with James Harrison?" a lot of times I do know the answer.
So I say it.
"The Chiefs," "Over 1,000" and "People are saying he'll be suspended for one or two games, but nothing's happened yet."
I don't need a cookie for answering a question correctly (though I do love a good cookie and rarely, if ever, turn one down, except oatmeal raisin: gross), but a quick "cool" or "thanks" is always appreciated.
However, nine out of 10 times, I don't get either of those. What I do get, instead, is: silence.
More often than not, it's not until a guy repeats the same answer I JUST gave that the question-asker acknowledges it. "Oh, cool. Thanks man." And then they pull their penises out and compare sizes or whatever. (OK, fine, they just do a little head nod thingy and take a sip of beer, but basically it's the same thing.)
There are several reasons that men may not hear the answer they're seeking until someone of their gender gives it to them. Perhaps they tune me out. Maybe they don't believe I know the answer. It's possible that they'd feel more comfortable hearing it from someone "else."
Whatever the secondary reason is, the primary reason men in sports bars ignore my responses is abundantly clear:
It's because I'm a woman.
I know. It's so cliché, but ugh: it's so true.
Even better: If, for some bizarre reason, a guy does engage me in sports talk, I tend to get either a condescending lecture (see above), the assumption that I only watch football because of my boyfriend (who'd never been to a 49ers game before I took him), or my favorite: "Which player do you have a crush on?" (Answer: None of them. I don't get emotionally involved with my players. We have work to do; there's no time for crushes.)
Once I told a guy at a party I was a 49ers fan and because he simply couldn't believe I was as dedicated as I said (I often have to "prove" my fandom by saying I'm a season ticket holder), he started quizzing me on the players.
"Who's our back-up running back?"
"Who was our first draft pick in 2010?"
"Who's our best defensive player?"
Because THAT'S something dudes do to other dudes when they say they like a team.
Do these guys really think I'm so eager to impress them that I'm going to lie about my love of 49ers' football? Do they honestly believe I want their validation so badly that I'm going to fake small talk about the NFL? Do they truly imagine that football is the only thing I can come up with to impress them? Or that I want to impress them at all?
Because, seriously: If I wanted to impress them, I wouldn't "brag" about being a fan. I'd brag about getting paid to write about sports for two awesome and well-respected websites. Duh.
So, what about you? Have you ever had to deal with blatant sexism? How'd you'd handle it? And what are we going to do about all of these silly boys who think they're so much smarter than us?! Tell me in the comments. I missed you guys.
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Prohibitions, Restrictions on Proprietary Trading Pushed
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted yesterday to propose a rule implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements that stem from Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The SEC is issuing the proposal jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
"This proposal is intended to curb the proprietary trading of commercial banks and their affiliates in order to protect taxpayers and consumers by prohibiting insured depository institutions from engaging in risky proprietary trading," said SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro.
Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act generally prohibits two activities of banking entities.
It prohibits federally insured depository institutions and their affiliates (banking entities) from engaging in short-term proprietary trading of any security, derivative, and certain other financial instruments for a banking entity's own account.
It also prohibits owning, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a hedge fund or private equity fund.
To implement Section 619, the SEC, along with other financial regulators, is considering a proposal that would clarify the scope of the section's prohibitions and, consistent with statutory authority, provide certain exemptions.
Under the proposed rule, banking entities would be required to establish an internal compliance program subject to supervisory oversight and designed to ensure and monitor compliance with the prohibitions and restrictions of Section 619.
The proposal also would require firms with significant trading operations to report to the appropriate federal supervisory agency certain quantitative measurements designed to assist the supervisory agency and banking entities in identifying prohibited proprietary trading from permitted activities.
At the same time, the proposal would exempt transactions in certain instruments from the prohibition on proprietary trading, including obligations of he U.S. government or a U.S. government agency
The government-sponsored enterprises.
Additionally, the proposal would exempt activities such as market making, underwriting, risk-mitigating hedging, notwithstanding the general prohibition on investments in and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds, the statute contains several exemptions.
The proposal, for example, would exempt organizing and offering a hedge fund or private equity funds under certain conditions, including limiting investments in such funds to a de minimus amount.
Making risk-mitigating hedging investments and investments in certain non-U.S. funds is also prohibited.
The jointly-proposed rule includes regulatory commentary intended to assist banking entities in distinguishing permitted market making-related activities from prohibited proprietary trading activities, and in identifying permitted activities in hedge funds and private equity funds.
It also includes a number of elements intended to reduce the effect of the proposal on smaller, less-complex banking entities. For example, the proposal limits the extent to which smaller banking entities are required to report quantitative measurements.
Public comments on the joint proposal should be submitted by Jan. 13, 2012.


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2010 Judd Pinot Noir
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2010 McCutcheon Pinot Noir
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2010 Wallis Pinot Noir
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2010 McCutcheon Chardonnay
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2010 Estate Pinot Noir
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2010 10X Pinot Noir
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2010 10X Pinot Gris
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2010 10X Sauvignon Blanc
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2010 was a kind vintage beginning with good winter and spring rainfall, warm temperatures through August and September saw good budburst. Although October was marginally cooler than usual, November and December warmed up providing perfect conditions for the "Grand Growth" phase (a rapid growth phase which begins when the plant switches from vegetative to reproductive mode) and also for flowering and fruit set. February and March were warmer than average and the ripening period rolled along without any great concern, resulting in an early vintage with very high quality fruit.
Main Ridge Pinot Noir dates...
Budburst - 7 Sep [avg 7 Sep]
Flowering – 14 Nov [avg 21 Nov]
Veraison - 27 Jan [avg 3 Feb]
Harvest – 20 Mar [avg 31 Mar]
Budburst-harvest - 195 days [avg 207]
DORMANT INTERVAL [May-Aug]: Temperatures above average; rainfall below average. Good budburst, even and consistent growth.
BUDBURST INTERVAL [Sep-Nov]: Temperatures above average including our warmest ever November; rainfall above average with the 3rd wettest November (40mm on 22nd). Excellent flowering period.
FLORAISON INTERVAL [Dec-Jan]: Temperatures just above average; rainfall well below average. Moderate disease pressure, good healthy canopies.
VERAISON INTERVAL [Feb-Apr]: Temperatures well above average; rainfall above average. Warm autumn although perfect harvest conditions and fruit picked at optimal flavours.
Budburst date average, flowering and veraison a week earlier than average and harvest 12 days earlier than average, our 4th earliest vintage. Hang time 2 weeks shorter than average, our 4th shortest.
Langton's rate it 9 for Chardonnay, 10 for Pinot Noir/Halliday 9 for Chardonnay, 10 for Pinot Noir.


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2008 Patriots Draft: A First LookApril 30, 2008
While we won't put a final grade on this draft until 2013, we can start to evaluate now how the draft addressed the Patriots' perceived roster needs and if the Patriots were able to get good value at their picks.
Mel Kiper, Jr. gave us a C+, as he feels that we reached on our picks at linebacker and better options were available at corner.
I'm sure Belichick was quite upset to hear that. (Note sarcasm.)
The Patriots came in with needs across the back seven on defense. Belichick and Pioli addressed that need early and often with the picks of Mayo, Wheatley, Crable, Wilhite, and Ruud.
Mayo will be in the ILB rotation immediately, while Crable will bring much needed depth to the OLB position.
Wheatley will probably contribute mainly as a slot corner to begin with, while Wilhite might crack the dime or quarter rotations. Ruud and Wilhite might help on special teams as well.
Considering that the Patriots scored a bazillion points last year, they didn't have many needs on the offensive side of the ball. Some felt that they needed to look at their offensive line, but free agency and development can help there.
Kevin O'Connell obviously doesn't fill a need for starting QB, but he does help bring competition and upside to a below-average backup QB corps.
Matt Slater should contribute on special-teams and is, at best, a homeless man's Troy Brown.
Value = Need x Rarity
The Patriots had Jerod Mayo as the number one linebacker on their board, so regardless of whether experts have labeled him a reach, Belichick got his guy.
Because Rivers was off the board at 10, ILBs were incredibly rare. Therefore, the Patriots got excellent value for the pick: high need, high rarity.
Wheatley was a slightly different story. Cornerback was definitely a high need area, but the rarity was low, as Charles Godfrey, Terrell Thomas, Justin King, and others were still on the board.
Belichick obviously had Terrence rated higher than the others, and we are not inclined to argue. Even with the low rarity, still a good value.
The O'Connell pick presents a lot of opportunities for the Patriots. He could be a good backup, or he could eventually replace Tom Brady because of injury or retirement.
Another option would be to treat him like Matt Schaub, who brought two second round picks to the Falcons from the Texans. His present value is low, but in the future that could grow exponentially.
NE Patriots Draft Grade: Incomplete (Check back in five years.)


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Cabinet-desk by Laura Petraityte is a compact, functional and minimalistic piece of furniture that can be easily transformed into a workplace. Easily assembled, the Cabinet-desk is designed for convenient storage and accessibility. A rigid humidity proof HPL sheet structure attributes to reliable storage capabilities while straight forward hinged joints will save time when putting the product together. Cabinet-desk comes with a built-in LED profile that receives power from the integrated AC sockets. All the elements comprise a compact home workplace that can be easily turned into an enclosed volume for storage, allowing for leisure and work boundaries to be defined.
The hinged desk surface has a double function: in addition to its primary use as a work area it also acts as cover for the workspace. At first glance this piece of furniture gives an impression of a minimalistic bureau, nonetheless it can be rearranged into a modern mini-office in no time. This particular feature is very advantageous to small areas: the Cabinet-desk in its closed shape takes half as much space as it would in its open position


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Learning a trade to survive
Trade school is a vital way for any young adult to learn a valuable skill and be able to support themselves for years to come. Angel Covers has agreed to send four deaf students who excelled at Humble Hearts to trade school. We are thrilled to give them the opportunity to study a trade they love, while continuing to break stereotypes each and every day. Click here for more information
GATE — Girls Advocacy Through Education
Our Girls Advocacy Through Education (GATE) program in Thailand helps open the gates of opportunity to at-risk girls. Our goal is to keep these vulnerable girls safe by supporting their education, while simultaneously helping them to achieve their goals of excelling in school. Click here for more information.
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The Playwright
- Story by
- Daren White
- Art by
- Eddie Campbell
- Colors by
- Eddie Campbell
- Letters by
- Eddie Campbell
- Cover by
- Eddie Campbell
- Publisher
- Top Shelf
Originally partially serialized in the anthology "DeeVee," "The Playwright" follows an unnamed playwright (referred to only as "The Playwright") as he goes through his daily life, wallowing in loneliness and self-pity but producing fantastic works that win him critical acclaim and awards. The pacing goes in starts and stops, sometimes spending a long period of time on one moment before jumping all around on tangential paths to give us a strong concept of the Playwright's life, and also the context into which he fits with other characters. Even though it seems like there isn't a strict narrative plot, one exists and the payoff is something that all tortured artists fears, and is gotten to with such subtlety that it sneaks up on the reader.
The first thing I noticed in "The Playwright" is the page layouts. On each page are three panels with narrative text just above them. While this layout is played with at times by decreasing the number of panels or moving a narrative caption into the panel, this is the manner in which the comic is presented most often. Immediately, there's a sense of reading a series of comic strips, but that passes quickly with the lack of punchlines and smooth flow of narrative. White's narration is done in the third-person, giving the work a sense of distance that, coupled with the protagonist being referred to as The Playwright, immediately lends a sense of importance to the character. He must be worth noticing because he's not just a playwright, he's The Playwright, and we're spending so much time with him.
At the beginning, his days are spent watching women, writing, having tea with the man who he rents a room from, and, when he finally gets a computer, trolling the internet for pornography. There's a sense of sadness and loneliness about the character. He comes off as somewhat pathetic: the artist that observes life, longs to be a part of it, but has resigned himself to merely recording his observations. Judging from every work of his mentioned being 'award-winning,' he's quite successful, but he doesn't seem happy or content. He simply is.
One of The Playwright's chief obsessions and concerns is sex. Much of the book revolves around with his obsessing over women, studying them, while also being too timid and intimidated to do anything about it. An early story in the book has him visiting a prostitute only to not be able to perform when he thinks of all of the men she's no doubt had sex with, while, later in the book, he meets a woman on holidays who is a big fan of his, but he spurns her advances after he overhears another man bragging that she offered to perform oral sex on him. Even the eventual relationship that The Playwright enters is done through passive means. He takes very little action to gain the favor or attention of women, often chickening out after taking the initial steps.
Paired with White is Eddie Campbell, providing the art and lettering that gives the book such a strong visual style. Campbell uses a lot of repeating panels in his art, but does so not by simply reproducing a previous panel, he crops and zooms for a differing effect. In the preview pages showing The Playwright on the bus, he does this extensively for both The Playwright and the woman he's watching, drawing the focus in on specific parts of each of them to create tension and provide visual cues that play off the writing. You can also see his habit of starting a page with a panel that's either shorter or taller than the others, creating an ascending or descending pattern as you read across the page, giving a sense of journeying through The Playwright's life.
Campbell's use of watercolors instead of black and white or another form of coloring add to that idea that we're reading about an important man's life that plays with the mundane details of his life. Watercolors give a sense of refinement and 'culture' to the book, while also showing off Campbell's skill with paints. He sticks to realist renderings of what happens, but also use the paints at times to make certain images stand out or jump off the page because of bright, vibrant colors. His art style, itself, is realistic in its distanced observance of what's happening, but he uses that style to also highlight the grotesqueness of the world when he zooms in on a previous panel, turning his thinner lines into big, thick black slabs of ink that are rougher and messier. He uses the zooms to great effect, punctuating scenes with these harsher versions of art we've already seen.
Together, White and Campbell give us a window into the life and world of The Playwright, a man who creates great works of art, but doesn't actually participate in life. Despite the distance in the narration, there's a great emotional impact as the book progresses, underscored by Campbell's art. "The Playwright" is a touching and masterful work that is definitely one of the 'must own' graphic novels of 2010.


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Angela has some words of wisdom to share:
If you're a solo operator, at least 40 per cent of your working time each week needs to be spent on marketing. You need to have processes in place so that you can simply get it done without thinking too much about it. If marketing is difficult for you, it's because you don't have the processes in place which make it easy.
Someone told me that businesses fail because it's a problem of marketing. Either there's no marketing, too little marketing, or the wrong kind of marketing. In case it isn't obvious yet, as a freelancer, attracting clients and winning contracts is a matter of constant marketing. How will people discover your skills and commitment if they don't even know you exist? That's why you have to get the word about yourself out there as much as possible.
I once made the mistake of waiting for clients to approach me via my personal blog. Along the way however, I realized that I should be more active in reaching out to them. This is what I do for my freelance writing and design career. Aside from subscribing to job sites' RSS feeds, which makes it easy to stay up–to–date on new listings, I also look for the clients themselves. Either by blog hopping or just following the links wherever they lead me.
Oh, and it doesn't hurt to market yourself offline too. Every new acquaintance is a chance to network, a chance to get a new contract, a chance to raise my profile as a freelancer. This makes sense when you realize that the lifeblood of a freelancer is literally his ability to make himself known. Like I said, clients don't hire people who don't exist.
How actively do you market yourself? It should be another area where you're consistent in.
It's a proven fact: if you want to get anyone's attention, you'll have to think like them.
Specifically, you must be aware of what they're looking for. Then work to meet them halfway. Here are three areas that, from my experience, are very important to potential clients:
Money. Even clients with money gardens in their backyard won't spend too much. They know that the best way to maximize their hard–earned and/or limited funds is to spend as little as possible. Are your services competitively priced? Take note that you still have the right to earn money from a project!
Time. Clients are usually on a busy schedule. So they want the project to be finished as soon as reasonably possible. Do you practice reasonable yet prompt turnaround times?
Proficiency. Potential outsourcers need to know that you can do what they want. Are you capable of fulfilling the client's objectives? Is it obvious that you can? Maybe you need to build a better portfolio.
In short, attracting clients is a matter of providing a compelling value proposition for them. Work to make them see that the time and money they'll spend on you will be worth it. They'll have no choice but to listen and eventually say yes.
Surely there are more ways to think like a client to make yourself more attractive. What could they be?


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Kim (of Etsy shop On Purpose) used one of my favorite color palettes – orange, lime green & aqua – for her son's adorable, retro-mod Vintage Vespa Scooter Party. This is one of those parties where I just LOVE every little detail – especially the DIY cake stands & homemade prints with their nostalgic flair! Also smitten with the cool rolled book page wreath embellished with a mini fabric bunting. I'm actually not sure if the wreath is part of the party decor or Kim's everyday decor, but either way it's awesome! ;)
PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for:
- Bunting on the dessert table (using the fabric inspiration!)
- Crayon rolls + CD's as "Favors for the Road"
- Homemade fabric welcome sign & an adorable matching birthday boy outfit!
- A super cute scooter cake and bento box style lunches
PARTY DETAILS, as told by Kim…
My son's second birthday was in April and I based his party off of the fabric I used for his nursery bedding, the Echino Scooter Print in teal, orange and green. I used the colors teal, green and orange throughout the party and used Vespa scooters as my graphic focus.
I did kids' plates with PB&J sammies, Veggie fries, carrots and homemade ranch dip and mixed fruit.
For the adults, we had green salad cups and a toppings *bar*, chicken salad with crackers, mixed fruit, and a tomato, spinach, orzo salad.
For the dessert table, we had a cake, cupcakes and marshmallow pops. Beverages were water and HonestKids Lemonade pouches.
Favors were hand made crayon rolls and CDs with fun kids' music. My best friend, Ashley Smith helped me tremendously. She made the CDs and did the cover art for them.
The kids just played outside and we had a photo booth where they could get their photo taken.
I made bunting from the scooter fabric for the dessert table and the photo booth. I made a banner for the front door as well. I painted the canvases behind the backdrop for the cake table, and used a paint drop cloth as the fabric backdrop. I made the cake stands from candle sticks that I painted and then glued plates to. I also made a John John for Owen using the scooter fabric. The "Keep Calm and Scoot On" prints were a hit.
- Styling & Pom Poms: On Purpose on Etsy
- Cake: Stephanie Rowland
- Photography: Brooke Davis Photography
7 responses to "Vintage Vespa Scooter Inspired Birthday Party"
This party is so awesome! Nice work Kim Daniels :-)
This party is so awesome! Nice work Kim Daniels :-)
Kim you rule!
Love how unique this is!!!!
I just wanted to say thank you for your blog! Your ideas are so inspiring and it's always a nice break from my work day to check out your latest party. I did a Vespa Scooter Party for my son's 1st birthday after seeing this post. I loved using the theme and color scheme and coming up with my own twist on it. I think it turned out adorable, and I had so much fun doing it! Thank you again!
Amanda, So happy that our party inspired you! I would love to see how you did it!


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by Yan Giroux
color, 52 min / 86 min, 2007
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Cubanos draws an impressionist portrait of the international Cuban community, whose identity has been fragmented by 48 years of dictatorship, as it struggles to leave the 20th century behind. While the music barely camouflages the misery and corruption in Cuba, the buzz and hum of industry and media fails to mask the cultural gap between the active Cuban community in Miami and their home island.
The film's main character, Catuey, a Cuban musician living in Québec, fills his songs with images of an ideal Cuba hurt by the division of its people and the group-think that prevails in Miami. As he travels, Catuey is confronted with contradictions among his countrymen and his own demons, and ends his odyssey drained and disappointed not to have found a simple path to reconciliation. Rather than sensationalizing this cultural disconnect, Cubanos takes a holistic approach to foretelling the identity issues the Cuban community will face upon the death of Fidel Castro.
Filmmaker Yan Giroux's camera scans the day-to-day lives of Cubans in Cuba and Miami for vestiges of the revolutionary dream and translates the chaos of the Cubans' reality into a set of evocative signs. While Catuey and the interviewees try to define themselves both as individuals and as Cubans, the camera paints a broader, more complex portrait of a people held prisoner by their history. Amidst Havana's ruins, the interviewees' faces are blurred to protect their identities, a formal constraint that becomes an aesthetic symptom in the crumbling landscape of Cuban communism. Echoing each other throughout the film, interviews and travel scenes explore the many facets of a culture that is developing differently on either side of the Straits of Florida.
A faded flag flutters in the wind as a saw whines, far away. Catuey croons Cuba's national anthem like a lullaby. The ambiguity between dream and nightmare is what defines this revolution, its romanticism tattered by disillusionment.
Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards
The Accolade award, US Super 8 and DV festival, New Jersey, 2008
AFIA Film Festival, Denmark, 2008
ReelHeART International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2008
Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2008
Long Island Latino International Film Festival, NY, 2008
Boston Latino International Film Festival, MA, 2008
Detroit Docs International Film Festival, MI, 2008
Related Resources
Read an interview with Cubanos filmmaker Yan Giroux on the blog Ethno Cuba.
View more photos on www.flickr.com
Related Films
¡luchando! Cuba's Struggle To Survive
Sin Embargo: Never The Less


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UrFilez to sponsor Tamkeen quiz show
Manama, August 1, 2011
UrFilez, a leading digital music service for MEA and Asian markets, has come on board as the entertainment sponsor for the business quiz show organised by Tamkeen, Bahrain's labour fund.
UrFilez joins the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show among a growing group of leading private and public sector organisations who are supporting the event, which is aimed at promoting unity and team work among Bahraini businesses and the community at large.
UrFilez will support the show, which will take place each week during the four week Ramadan period and end with a Grand Quiz night, by arranging for a feature performance from among Bahrain's many talented musical acts and performers.
Performances will be in line with spirit of Ramadan and the theme of promoting unity in Bahrain.
"We are delighted with UrFilez's participation in the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show," said Zahraa Taher, managing director of FinMark Communications, the founders and organisers of the show.
"We are confident that the Show will be made even more entertaining for participants and audiences with the addition of the talented acts with which UrFilez. We thank UrFilez for their support of the Show and, importantly, for their ongoing efforts to promote talent across the Kingdom."
Hassan Miah, founder and chief executive officer of UrFilez, said: "We are pleased to take part and lend our support to this exciting initiative. UrFilez was created in order to give artists a platform through which to promote their music and bring their talent to the public."
"We believe the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show does just that both in terms of the opportunity for us to showcase and promote Bahraini musical talent but also the talent and knowledge that exists among Bahrainis across the many sectors that make the Kingdom an important business hub and the gateway to the GCC markets."
"Working together with FinMark, Tamkeen and the other sponsors of the event, we hope to make this a memorable show for all the participants, talent and supporters joining hands during this very important month of unity," he added.
The show will see four teams representing dynamic companies from within the banking, investments & insurance, technology & telecommunications and industrial sectors competing against their industry peers.
Each industry will compete in one quiz night during the four week Ramadan period in a challenge that will test their knowledge of their industry, Bahrain's economy and general knowledge of the Kingdom.
The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show will be held at the Cultural Hall, which seats over 700 people and is located just adjacent to the Bahrain Museum.
The Show will commence on August 3, with the Investment & Insurance Quiz Night, and be followed by the Technology & Telecoms Quiz night on August 8, the Industrials Quiz Night on August 9 and the Banking Quiz Night on August 16.
The Quiz will conclude in the last week of Ramadan (date to be confirmed) with the four winning teams, representing their respective industries, taking part in a final Grand Quiz competition. The winning team will receive BD1000 in cash and other prizes. – TradeArabia News Service


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When Bears coaches anointed Roy Williams a starter, I figured the reason they did it would be evident in training camp.
It was not.
Then I figured the reason they did it would be evident in exhibitions.
It is not.
Now, I'm starting to wonder if the reason ever will be evident.
Maybe the light bulb goes on for Williams and he plays like the receiver he was as a Pro Bowler in 2006 with 1,310 receiving yards while playing for Mike Martz. But until that happens, shouldn't Williams be mopping up in the fourth quarter while Johnny Knox runs with the first team?
Williams has pedigree, having been the seventh pick of the 2004 draft. He has history with Martz on the Lions and with receivers coach Darryl Drake at Texas. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he has the size that causes matchup problems.
What he does not have is evidence, at 29, that he is a dynamic receiver.
Let's not delude ourselves.
Since 2006, Williams has not been anywhere near as productive as Knox was in 2010. If Williams has hopes of finding his mojo, he's going to need a time machine to look for it.
Williams was a disappointment to his previous NFL teams. The Lions traded him and the Cowboys cut him.
There were complaints about Knox failing to catch enough of the passes thrown to him last season, but there might be more complaints about Williams. He dropped two of the three thrown his way Monday night against the Giants.
And it isn't as if his hands just petrified when he got here.
As Kevin Seifert pointed out in his NFC North blog on ESPN.com, since 2008, Williams has dropped a higher percentage of passes than any player in the league targeted as least 200 times. He had 19 drops in 231 passes thrown his way, 8.2 percent.
He also had the third-lowest catch percentage in the league over the last three seasons. Williams caught 48.1 percent of the passes thrown to him (111 of 231), which put him ahead of only Braylon Edwards (46.6) and Bryant Johnson (47.3).
Just because a player is a big target doesn't mean he's a reliable one.
So far Williams hasn't had the same kind of connection with Jay Cutler that Earl Bennett has. Maybe that will develop over time.
Maybe Williams will get in better shape over time too. But isn't it a bit alarming when a wide receiver comes to training camp unprepared to run? If it's so difficult to be in shape, why is Williams the only receiver anyone knows who isn't in top shape?
From what I can tell, Knox was ready to run when he reported. And fight. He added about 10 pounds of muscle in an effort to be more physical.
Apparently Knox has taken the blame for many of the pass plays that went awry last season, especially late in the year. Some of his route depths were off. His adjustments were incorrect.
Yet he still finished 40 yards shy of 1,000 yards and averaged 18.8 yards per catch, tied for fifth best in the NFL among receivers who had at least 20.
Knox is just 24. He is in his third season out of Abilene Christian. He has some abilities that can't be coached. There is every reason to believe he will get better if he is handled properly.
Williams? Not so sure.
Whereas the Bears have made a commitment to player development at other positions (left tackle, right tackle, right guard, free safety, under tackle and defensive end), if they aren't careful they might foster player stagnation at receiver.
Knox is a sensitive young guy. If he does not respond well to this treatment, it won't be a surprise.
It would be a shame to waste his talent.
Bennett, too has gotten lost in the training-camp shuffle, as he usually does. Coaches shouldn't go to sleep on him either. He is the Bears' most dependable receiver, and he is a clutch player.
It still is early, especially given the unusual nature of this training camp. So we shouldn't overreact.
But if there is any evidence to suggest the Bears are a better offense with Williams on the field instead of either Bennett or Knox, now would be a good time to start seeing it.
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When the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino opened in 1993, the "Buccaneer Bay" pirate show was appropriate for children. In 2003, the casino renamed the pirate show モThe Sirens of TIヤ and revamp it to appeal to adults. The Treasure Island pirate show was permanently closed in 2013.Continue Reading
Las Vegas entrepreneur Steve Wynn designed the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to attract families with children. The property boasted a skull-and-crossbones pirate theme, a kid-friendly pool area and a video game arcade. The casino presented free pirate shows several times a night at the casino entrance in a man-made lake named Buccaneer Bay.
In 2003, the hotel replaced the kid's pool area with an adult nightclub and party bar. The same year, Treasure Island renamed the artificial lake to Sirens' Cove and replaced the pirate show with a revue that featured scantily-clad women and a pirate named Eros. In 2013, the casino closed the lake to make room for a multilevel shopping area and 24-hour pharmacy.Learn more about Geography


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From Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland:
I am 14 years old and I have had diabetes for two years. My doctor has told me that I would be able to get a insulin pump if I really wanted one, but he told me that I would be one of the first children in the UK to get one. He has explained how it works, and it seems okay to use. Has there been any major problems with children that have used it in other countries?
Getting an insulin pump, to us, means that you are able to do four or five blood glucose readings each day, keep written records, eat in a reasonable fashion, make adjustments of insulin and activity and food in an appropriate fashion and understand how the pump and catheters work. I suspect that there are many other people in the UK already using insulin pumps but if you really are a "rare bird" in the UK/Scotland, then you will have to demonstrate to your diabetes team that you can make this work for you. This is a heavy burden but one many of our teenage patients here in the US and the rest of the world have already done successfully. A great book for you to order from Minimed or Amazon.com is called "The Insulin Pump Therapy Book." It's not as funky as Harry Potter but will give you excellent information about how to decide whether or not a pump is for you.
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Open Thread: It Happened to You
This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
"It Happened To Me" was born on the pages of Sassy magazine the same year that I was: 1988. Maybe it has someting to do with our shared birth year, but we really get along. Yes, I work at this website, but I still find myself curling up on rainy Saturdays for a serious IHTM binges where I eat popcorn, light some Nag, and blast Joanna Newsom.
Here are some of my favorite IHTMs, in no particular order at all.
His Crazy Ex Won't Leave Us Alone
I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born a Boy
My Husband is HIV+ (A Love Story)
What I love most about these pieces is that they don't always (or even most of the time) come from people that consider themselves writers; they come from people that want to share their stories. Whether you're trying to get your writing career going or you just have a story to get off your chest, you should write one. You can remain anonymous without a problem, just ask us. Please submit your pieces to firstname.lastname@example.com. We can't wait. Thanks, boos!


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The most tasteful way of arranging meat-salads or fish-salads is with whole, fresh, lettuce-leaves. Put two or more leaves together on the platter, and in the nest or dish thus made lay a spoonful of the salad, with the Mayonnaise on the top. In serving, slip the spoon or broad knife under the leaves and keep them in place with the fork. Put the salad on the plate carefully, in the same position, not tipped over. Or you may have a border of fresh lettuce-leaves in the salad-dish. With the fork lay one or two leaves on the plate, and then put a spoonful of salad on the leaves. In this way each person has the Mayonnaise on the top; the lettuce is underneath and fresh and crisp, instead of wilted, as it would be if all of it were mixed with the salad.
In serving vegetables, take up a neat, rounding spoonful. Lay them on the bottom of the plate, not on the rim or edge. Where there are several kinds, do not let them touch each other on the plate.
Serve, on separate dishes, fritters with a sweet sauce, peas, tomatoes, or any vegetable with much liquid.
Asparagus on Toast is a dish that one often sees served very awkwardly. Use a square or rectangular platter rather than one narrow at the ends.
The bread for the toast should be cut long and narrow, rather than square, and should be laid, not lengthwise, but across the platter. Lay the asparagus in the same direction, the tips all at the farther side. Put the knife, which should be broad and long, under the toast, and keep the asparagus in place with the fork. You will find it much easier to serve than when arranged in the usual way.
Macaroni as often prepared is another dish which it is not easy to serve neatly. Always break or cut it into pieces less than two inches long, before cooking, or before it is sent to the table.
In serving sweet corn on the cob, provide finger-bowls, or a small doily to use in holding the ear of corn.
One ladleful of soup is sufficient for each plate. It is quite an art to take up a ladleful and pour it into the soup-plate without dropping any on the edge of the tureen or plate, and it requires a steady hand to pass the plate without slopping the soup up on the rim. Dip the ladle into the soup, take it up, and when the drop has fallen from the bottom of it, lift it over quickly but empty it slowly.
Croutons and crackers lose their crispness if put into the tureen with the soup, and should therefore be passed separately.
Much has been written on the importance of serving neatly the various drinks for an invalid. But careful service is equally essential at the daily home table. It is mistaken generosity to fill the cup so full that when sugar and cream are added, the liquid will spill over into the saucer. One should never be compelled to clean the bottom of the cup on the edge of the saucer, or on the napkin, to keep the liquid from dripping on the cloth.