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JUNE 13, 2011 - After months of hype, Super 8, the trumped-up J.J. Abrams-Steven Spielberg production was rather uneventful. It collected an estimated US$37 million on approximately 5,500 screens at 3,379 locations, after making an additional US$1 million with its Thursday Twitter sneaks. While that was two thirds of The Karate Kid's US$55.7 million on the same weekend last year and less than Cloverfield's US$40.1 million, it was close to District 9's US$37.4 million.
Super 8's marketing was conducted as if the movie were an intended blockbuster: the campaign was massive, ranging from a Super Bowl spot through a raft of TV ads as well as promotions on American Idol and the MTV Movie Awards. US$37 million is not a blockbuster opening for this type of movie in this day and age. Super 8's attendance wasn't even much higher than E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial's on the same weekend back in 1982, and Super 8 had over three times the locations.
The rest of the US box-office weekend Top 5 are the usual suspects - from last week's list.
Here are the Top 5 North American B-O studio estimates for June 10-12, 2011 weekend, in terms of rank, (previous week ranking), Movie name (studio), Weekend takings in USD, (Cumulative gross, USD) and week on chart, courtesy of Boxofficemojo. (US$1=RM3)
1. (-) Super 8 (Paramount) $37.0 million $38.0 million) 1
2. (1) X-Men: First Class (Fox) $25.0 million ($98.9 million) 2
3. (2) Hangover Part II (WB) $18.5 million ($216.6 million) 3
4. (3) Kung Fu Panda 2 (Paramount) $16.6 million ($126.9 million) 3
5. (4) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (BV) $10.8 million ($208.8 mil) 4


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So, we all know how I feel about using pre-made mixes right? Well, if you don't then allow me to remind you…. I'm a FROM SCRATCH kind of baker! It blows my mind at times when I go onto YouTube to support my fellow bakers, then find myself quickly clicking to the next video because I see someone saying they're going to show you how to make the best gluten-free baked goods, but in reality what you're watching is someone opening a bag, stirring in eggs, a splash of oil, and popping them in the oven.
Whew….now that I have that off my chest, I can also add, I understand why pre-made mixes are necessary as well. Sometimes you just don't have the time, energy, or experience to whip up something from scratch. But I believe even when we need to use mixes, we should be sure to use only clean and delicious mixes made by trustworthy companies.
So with that being said, I happened to go into the kitchen this week with the intention of whipping up a pan of delicious homemade brownies for some guests. But then I decided, why not experiment and use my friends as a test group for one of the few pre-made mixes I had at the house? After simply opening a bag, cracking three eggs, and stirring in a half cup of butter, I had the batter for brownies done! If I had been making it from scratch, I would have still been sifting several types of flour together!
About Bob's Red Mill Brownie Mix…well to start, the batter mixes up easily and I liked the fact they actually tell you on the package to use butter, which is my fat of choice when I'm not baking vegan. Now, as a side note, if you are wanting to find a mix and instructions on how to make brownies vegan, I'd say you could use this brownie mix and just substitute the eggs for three-quarter cup of pumpkin puree and switch out the butter for half cup of melted coconut oil.
One addition I did make, was adding in one tablespoon of vanilla extract. I've found from using other gluten-free mixes in the past that they usually need a splash of extra flavor.
I knew I wanted a thick, gooey brownie, so I decided to use an 8×8 pan to bake these in, rather than the 9×9 the package suggests. After pouring my batter into the pan, I popped them into the oven and set the timer for the suggested time. Now, when it comes to ovens, I am a firm believer that no two ovens actually bake at the exact same temperature…truly! My oven has a tendency to get things done faster than the average oven, but even after making the adjustment for the longer bake time for the smaller pan, the brownies still weren't done…10 minutes later…5 more minutes and finally, they were the consistency I like in a brownie. So, a note to readers: if you do use this mix (which overall I am VERY happy with), set your timers for the suggested time, but plan on needing to bake them longer.
So what did my guests have to say?
Overall, they LOVED them! Most of them didn't even peg these for being gluten-free. I did have one guest who, after finding out they were gluten-free, said he thought it tasted a little like one of his protein bars. But it's a really good protein bar that is one of his favorites.
What's my verdict on Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Brownie Mix? I have to say I'm giving this mix a big thumbs up! The texture was spot on, the fudgy-ness was there, and best of all, they weren't falling apart or too dry like I've experienced with other companies.
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Yesterday, in its first public rally, Columbia's anti-rape group, No Red Tape, called on students to come out and voice their experiences of sexual violence directly in front of Low Library, the seat of Columbia's administration.
Last year, No Red Tape made national headlines for attempting to hand out warning fliers to prospective students, organizing a 23 student Title IX complaint, and putting together a solidarity action on graduation day. But last year, a small core of students organized most of these actions—a fact that many online commentators have used to claim the anti-rape movement is getting too much attention.
The demonstration, however, left no doubt that No Red Tape's actions had galvanized the student body. Over three hundred students, community activists, alumni, and curious journalists converged on campus, making it No Red Tape's first campus rally, the largest in recent memory. Over 15 students lugged their dorm mattresses to the protest in solidarity with Emma Sulkowicz, a senior who has decided to carry her mattress everywhere she goes on campus as long as her alleged rapist, Paul Nungesser, is allowed to remain on campus.
"I brought my mattress to the rally yesterday because Emma (Sulkowicz) asked people to bring them to show support," said Jen Sluka, a Columbia sophomore, "I think its important for a lot of people to bring their mattresses to show that this happens everywhere and its not just Emma's issue, but all of ours."
In the last year, campus sexual violence has been a much-publicized issue across the country, but has often been co-opted by lawmakers to push for increased involvement on the part of the police and the criminal justice system. So many reporters were surprised by No Red Tape's start to the rally, a spoken-word poem denouncing the relationship between Columbia's complicity in sexual violence and its simultaneous takeover of West Harlem and close ties to the NYPD.


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All of January the Etsy Angel Team has been raising dollars for Anderson House, an organization for battered women and children.
"The Anderson House is located on Prince Edward Island in Canada. The Anderson House was established in 1980 to provide a place of safety for women and children who are victims of abuse and to work towards the elimination of family violence. The Association believes that it is a basic human right to be free of abuse and fear of abuse in relationships. The women are provided with support from the trained staff there and help with their children."
It is partially funded by the government but relies a great deal on donations. The Anderson House also does fundraising of their own. For more information go to their website: http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3?number=5531
This is such a fantastic organization that has done so many wonderful things for these women. A "safe" place. One of our Angels lives on Prince Edward Island, Mona or "Sewing Granny" to us! She, along with ALL our Angels, have worked so hard all month on this charity.
"Tilly the Turtle" kinda became Anderson House's mascot, we don't know how it happened, it just did. The thought that Anderson House "helps these women and children come out of their shell" was the motto we picked up on, and what better way to demonstrate that than with a turtle!
Tilly has done a great job raising money for Anderson House and she was so very glad to do it. To know that so many "Tilly's" went to people all over the United States, Canada and even as far away as Thailand!
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Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a deadly lung disease killing more people every year than any other bacterial infection. One third of the world's population is estimated to be infected, and New Zealand is not exempt. We believe the best way to control the global TB epidemic is through vaccination. Our lab's research is focused on understanding the generation and maintenance of immunological memory in order to improve vaccination against TB. Our lab is also interested in other respiratory pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes bronchiolitis in infants.
The only available vaccine against TB is bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG). The BCG vaccine does not reliably protect against adult TB lung disease, the most common form of TB. Our struggle to develop a more effective vaccine stems, in part, from a lack of understanding of the protective memory immune response against TB. In our lab we are reevaluating the contribution of T cells to protective immunological memory against TB, as well as investigating the role of a recently discovered subset of immune cells known as Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILCs) in the recall response to TB. Ultimately, we will use this knowledge to inform the design of a new, improved TB vaccine.
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There are many different subsets of DCs that can be distinguished by phenotype and function;the role that each of the different DC subsets play during early TB infection is unclear. In this project we are assessing the ability of the different DC subsets to control early infection and to activate the adaptive immune response (Project 2a). We are also investigating novel antibacterial agents, and their ability to control mycobacterial growth or kill mycobacteria inside phagocytes (Project 2b).
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One way to improve the TB vaccine is through the use of novel vaccine formulations, designed to protect the immune-stimulating protein (antigen) from destruction or to enable its persistence in the body. If more antigen reaches the appropriate immune cells, this may lead to a stronger immune response; and if antigen is able to persist in the body this may reduce the number of booster shots required, which would improve immunisation completion rates.
Collaborators: Sarah Hook (University of Otago), Thomas Proft (University of Auckland), Bernd Rehm (Massey University)
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes bronchiolitis, an often serious lung infection affecting children <2 years. Bronchiolitis is a leading causes of infant hospitalisation. We are conducting an observational study to determine the typical course of infection in hospitalized New Zealand children, in order to facilitate the implementation of new treatments for RSV disease.
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BCG vaccination drives accumulation and effector function of innate lymphoid cells in murine lungs. Steigler P, Daniels NJ, McCulloch TR, Ryder BM, Sandford SK, Kirman JR. Immunol Cell Biol (2018) Epub ahead of print
The Memory Immune Response to Tuberculosis. Kirman JR, Henao-Tamayo MI, Agger EM. Microbiol Spectr. (2016) Dec;4(6).
IL-1βR-dependent priming of antitumor CD4+ T cells and sustained antitumor immunity after peri-tumoral treatment with MSU and mycobacteria. Kuhn, S., Yang, J., Hyde, E. J., Harper, J. L., Kirman, J. R., & Ronchese, F. (2015). OncoImmunology, 4(10), e1042199.
Sustained in vivo depletion of splenic langerin+ CD8alpha+ dendritic cells is well-tolerated by lang-DTREGFP mice Prendergast KA, Osmond, TL, Ochiai S, Hermans IF, Kirman JR J Immunological Methods (2014) 406:104-9
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Detection of inhibitors of phenotypically drug-tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using an in vitro bactericidal screen Bassett IM, Lun S, Bishai WR, Guo H, Kirman JR, Altaf M, O'Toole RF J Microbiol (2013) 51: 651-8
Dendritic cell subsets in mycobacterial infection: control of bacterial growth and T cell responses Prendergast KA, Kirman JR Tuberculosis (2013) 93: 115-122
Oral Vaccination with Lipid-formulated BCG induces a long-lived multifunctional CD4+ T cell memory immune response Ancelet LR, Aldwell FE, Rich FJ, Kirman JR PLoS ONE (2012) 7(9): e45888.
Dissecting memory T cell responses to TB: Concerns using adoptive transfer into immunodeficient mice. Ancelet L, Rich FJ, Delahunt B, Kirman JR Tuberculosis (2012) 92: 422-433
Induction of T cell responses and recruitment of an inflammatory dendritic cell subsets following tumor immunotherapy with Mycobacterium smegmatis Rich FJ, Kuhn S, Hyde EJ, Harper JL, Ronchese F, Kirman JR Cancer Immunol Immunther (2012) 61: 2333-42
Shaping the CD4+ memory immune response against Tuberculosis: the role of antigen persistence, location and multi-functionality. Ancelet L and Kirman JR Biomolecular Concepts 3 (2012) 13-20
A key role for lung-resident memory Lymphocytes in protective immune responses after BCG vaccination Connor LM, Harvie MC, Rich FJ, Quinn KM, Brinkmann V, Le Gros G and Kirman JR European Journal of Immunology 40 (2010) 2482-2492
Geographical differences in the proportion of human group A rotavirus strains within New Zealand during one epidemic season Chandrahasen C, Grimwood K, Redshaw N, Rich FJ, Wood C, Standley J, Kirman JR and the New Zealand Rotavirus Study Group J Med Virol 82 (2010) 897-902
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The same Islamic cleric was investigated for terrorist-related activities twice — six years apart — apparently because the NYPD's Intelligence Division and the FBI don't talk to each other.
The separate investigations of Mufti Abdel Rahman Qamar, who lives on Long Island and serves as an imam for a congregation in Queens, were each dropped after authorities apparently concluded there was no basis to them.
According to documents marked "secret" and obtained by NYPD Confidential, Qamar, then an imam of the Masjid Madni mosque in East Elmhurst, Queens, was investigated by the NYPD's Intelligence Division in late 2007.
Dated December 11, 2007, the documents say that detectives of the Intelligence Division's "Analytical Unit" prepared a "plan of action" on Qamar, [whose name the NYPD misspells as Qumar].
The detectives photographed his small Cape Cod-style home on Long Island and the Masjid Madni Mosque in East Elmhurst, Queens, where he was the imam.
According to the documents, NYPD detectives worked with the Suffolk County Police Department's Intelligence Division, conducting surveillance of Qamar's home. The NYPD also conducted surveillance of the Masjid Madni Mosque.
"SIU [Special Investigative Unit] has conducted surveillance [of his home] three separate times with negative results," the documents state. "All of the attempted surveillances were conducted between 1130 and 1500 — leading SIU to believe that he is at work in Queens during this time."
Detectives also subpoenaed Qamar's phone records, wrote down the license plates of cars parked at his home, checked his EZ-Pass information for border crossings, and conducted what the documents called "a mail cover" at his home.
They also placed GPS devices inside his two automobiles: a 2005 gray Honda Accord and a Blue Nissan Maxima.
"Obtain Mufti Qumar's registered vehicle(s) and place Global Positioning System in order to better monitor his movements and possible associations," the documents say.
Detectives also showed Qamar's photograph to confidential informants.
"Present photo to CI's [sic] to ascertain if Mufti Qumar has been in attendance at Masjid Dural Qaran (Bayshore Mosque)," the documents read.
"Ask CI Imam if he knows Mufti Qumar; if so attempt to get close to him."
The documents don't say what precipitated the NYPD investigation. But there is a hint that the police might have received a tip. stemming from a personal feud.
"Re-interview complainant/victim of altercation with Mufti Qumar's sons that occurred in October of 2006 from Bay Shore to see if there has been any contact between the two," the documents say without further elaboration.
The NYPD's investigation mirrors a previous FBI investigation that occurred nearly six years before, and which also appears to have stemmed from a personal feud.
An article by Pakistani-American journalist Mohsin Zahee in the Pakistani-American newspaper Sada-e-Pakistan described an FBI raid on January 4, 2002, at the Masjid e Khizra mosque in Queens, where Qamar was then its imam, over what the article described as "a false tip of weapons possession."
According to the article, the FBI received an anonymous tip of a plot to kill 400 people and hide dangerous weapons in the mosque.
"Federal agents, spy dogs and a bomb squad found nothing," the article said.
According to the article, the FBI took four of the imam's sons into custody.
"All of a sudden the FBI guys entered into the mosque and handcuffed all of us, laid us down on the floor of the mosque and searched almost all the parts of the mosque,"said Ateeq ur Rahman, one of the imam's sons, in the article.
Meanwhile, another team of FBI agents went to Qamar's home, searched the house and brought him to the mosque for questioning, the article stated.
According to the article, the mosque was in the process of firing Rahman when the FBI conducted its raid. The article noted "that supporters of Qamar provided the false tip to cause trouble for the mosque."
So who is Qamar and how does he feel about the FBI raid and Intel's investigation of him six years later?
In an interview with this reporter, he gave his age as 65, said he had emigrated from Pakistan more than 20 years ago and regarded himself and his children as Americans.
He also gave this reporter a book entitled: "Would You Like to Know Something About Islam?"
As for the NYPD and the FBI, Qamar appeared to harbor no ill will towards either agency.
On the contrary, he praised both of them.
He said that the FBI had written a letter of apology to him that he said he would produce but never did.
An FBI official acknowledged that the Bureau was familiar with Qamar but declined to elaborate.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne did not respond to an email, seeking comment.
Of the NYPD, Qamar said, "I know they are trying to protect us. I am glad they investigated me to show that I that I am not a terrorist."
LOESER WAS LESSER. So Mayor Michael Bloomberg's press secretary Stu Loeser is leaving City Hall, leading to a New York Times headline: "Bloomberg Will Lose a Fierce Protector."
Alas, this reporter never had the pleasure of dealing with Loeser, who is said to be something of an attack dog.
In his six years at City Hall, he never returned a single email or phone call from Your Humble Servant.
Press secretaries don't behave that way on their own.
Apparently an order had come down from on high, which is yet another example of City Hall's subservience to the police department.
Back in 2003, while at Newsday, this reporter wrote a story, headlined "A Short-lived Homecoming," which raised questions about the sudden and unexplained departure of retired Marine Lieutenant General Frank Libutti, the NYPD's first head of Counter Terrorism. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had announced Libutti appointment with great fanfare just 14 months earlier.
Kelly didn't like that story. He wrote a letter to Newsday [which appeared to have been crafted by his spokesman Paul Browne] in which he referred to Your Humble Servant as "mendaciously vindictive."
Kelly then took a day off from fighting crime and terrorism to drive out to Newsday and personally criticize me to Newsday's editors.
Since then, neither Kelly nor Browne has returned a single phone call or email from NYPD Confidential.
City Hall has followed suit. As this column has documented over the years, the police tail was again wagging the mayoral dog.
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Why are you an atheist?
RE: Why are you an atheist?
I was raised as a Methodist. Went to church every Sunday, sang in the choir, lit the candles on the altar, was a member of the Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF), went to Sunday School every week where in the later years we studied the Bible verse by verse. So, as emmersed as I was, you wouldn't think I'd ever make it to where I am today.
In high school, and then in college, I began to think for myself. There wasn't any one person or group of persons trying to change the way I thought about theism. I am a musician and have, since my "awakening", played piano/organ for several churches as a means of employment. And as a musician, I have even recently sang in church with my family. In doing so, I've never struggled to continue believing in fact, not fiction, but there have been some uncomfortable moments.
I have 2 brothers who still believe in theism. My parents probably do too.
I guess what I'm trying to get at is, I think you must believe what you believe. But don't try and force someone else to believe the same. I can't change my brother's beliefs and wouldn't want them to try and "save" me.
So, as I really appreciate this site as a place to _finally_ vent and read other's thoughts, I guess I have a problem with bashing religions. I think it's probably only going to fuel their spiritual fire, as it were. I _can_ ,however, see how having this site can allow people to see other options and, if they choose to, think for themselves.
But, anyway, thanks to a friend of mine I have been reading this site regularly and, again, appreciate the opportunity to come and vent if I choose to do so. I've been alone for a long time in my beliefs. Thanks.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
RE: Why are you an atheist?
I was a fundamentalist southern baptist until December 30, 2009. I had been doubting and observing and researching for a little more than half a year before that and found that all the apologetics I had readily consumed before were wrong or misguided.
But at that point I still wasn't "foolish" enough to think there wasn't a God.
Believe it or not, I actually started worshipping the Muse, no joke. =P I remembered that I always felt spiritual enlightenment when I played music for my Church band and then I still felt it after I stopped being a Christian so I "reasoned" that there must have been a Muse that that gave that feeling to me. =P
Time went by and my beliefs evolved. I dropped the Muse and began studying to join the Order of the Golden Dawn.
Finally, one day I was thinking. Actually thinking. I thought about how all the "magic" I supposedly cast before (I honestly and earnestly believe I had cast) could have been explained away by coincidence. Strange coincidence, but still coincidence. Not to mention all the times it _didn't_ work.
Long story short, I began to research atheism and here I am, a couple months later. My family was always a big proponent of the "atheists are just mad at God" thought line, so I carry a kind of smug pride that emotion didn't influence my decision, and that no matter how many times that's accused of me I can answer honestly that it's not the case. =P
"It does feel like something to be wrong; it feels like being right." -Kathryn Schulz
I am 100% certain that I am wrong about something I am certain about right now. Because even if everything I stand for turns out to be completely true, I was still wrong about being wrong.
RE: Why are you an atheist?
I grew up, that's a good enough reason for me.
I put away childish things and I stopped believing in fairy tales a long time ago. Why people who stopped believing in Santa Claus when they were kids still believe in God is confusing.
I have "faith" in us, humanity, that we can put aside our differences, understand each other's cultures, embrace the answers that have been given and proven by scientific fact, and stand up to those willing to oppress us simply because we're "different" or we don't believe what they believe in.
If we can somehow move in that direction, then we will improve as an intelligent species. That is what I believe.
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Energy consumption in the Middle East is among the highest in the world and still increasing, leading to higher carbon emissions per capita than the world average. In the region, lighting accounts for 22 per cent of energy use compared to a global figure of 19 per cent, so the opportunity to increase lighting efficiency is huge.
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In 2015-2016 across the region MELA members have seen a huge increase in interest for intelligent lighting solutions from office building owners, hotels and governments alike. This is a welcome change, and it shows that customers of our member companies now largely understand the impact of lighting on their energy footprint and the possibilities offered by other building management benefits delivered by intelligent lighting solutions.
The speed of change from conventional lighting components to energy efficient LED has been faster than predicted as most countries in the region quickly adopt new lighting technologies for high profile projects. Controls are the next disruptive technology and itis in addition to LEDs that controls appear to be making a big difference. Currently, however, it appears government bodies and municipalities across the region do not have the necessary liquidity and this has a knock-on effect on the value chain, leading to project delays or cancellations. For public and private companies, there are also big opportunities but the sticking point also appears to be the initial capital cost. Fortunately, this situation had stimulated discussions about financing, and one can start to see the emergence of performance contract management in the region, a relatively new trend and service.
In general, MELA sees a long term trend of strong demand for lighting and controls as governments increase their spending on infrastructure such as roads, schools, homes and hospitals. Added to this, the growth in overall population in many countries in the region and positive demand for more intelligent lighting solutions can be seen in the long term.
Lighting market outlooks
According to reports by International Expo Consults "the LED market will witness a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent from 2015 through 2022 in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA)." In the same study, the lighting industry in the MEA region was valued at $2.35 billion in 2015. This growth is set to be augmented by other countries in the GCC region that also aim to adopt LED lighting in many industrial, commercial and retail sectors as an efficient and cost saving alternative.
According to a recent study by Transparency Market Research, a global market intelligence firm, the Saudi Arabia electrical market was worth US$4.5bn in 2014 and is anticipated to reach a value of US$10.8bn by the end of 2023 expanding at a CAGR of 10.4% from 2015 to 2023. The lighting control systems segment is projected to grow at a fast pace, exhibiting a significant 14.30% CAGR between 2015 and 2023, thanks to the rapid urbanization in this region. According to the report, the LED lighting technology segment in Saudi Arabia is anticipated to register a 23.60% CAGR between 2015 and 2023 due to the growing demand for efficient lighting systems in this region.
This level of ambition and intent demonstrated by regulators in the region fits well with MELA's principle objective to represent the interests of the leading lighting product manufacturers, in their support to legislators across the Middle East region in drafting and implementing policy (standards and regulations) for lighting related products and services.
Harmonizing Performance Standards
From a regional lighting-related policy perspective in 2016, regulators in the GCC appear to be in a phase of consolidation of regulatory initiatives targeting the lighting sector. Indeed information revealed so far this year in discussions with various standards authorities in Gulf Cooperation Council members is that the GSO is attempting to harmonise lighting performance standards across the region. Lighting regulations adopted in 'first mover countries' such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are often forwarded to GSO for scrutiny and eventual adoption. The UAE's pending Restriction of Hazardous Substances regulation is a potential candidate for this harmonization process.
In line with other countries around the globe, national initiatives in the region aim to prohibit inefficient and low-quality light sources, control gear and luminaires from entering the GCC markets and to set new criteria for manufacturers and marketers of lighting products. This is particularly the case in the KSA, where the registration period for products within the scope of the new residential lighting regulation has recently come to an end signalling the formal entry into force of Regulation 2870 and the start of the market surveillance/compliance effort managed by the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) in conjunction with regional customs authorities.
In the UAE discussions are underway regarding the update of the existing residential lighting regulation – Cabinet Decision Number 34. Indeed, Governments across the region are giving more attention to standards development and for MELA the priority is to offer the right expertise at the right time to support Governments in their efforts to get those standards right.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Time Flies
We have a lot of awesome minutes of recording from Pete's 8th grade graduation which we used for the "record a choir" assignment. It was really difficult to choose the 45 seconds to use. If you come to Bumbershoot, you can hear the long version. We had several technical glitches, not the least of which is trying to change everything to a format that can be used on the website. I wonder how many people don't get to have their A/V posted because they don't know how to convert it.
I spent some time myself looking through our posted assignments this morning (which didn't yet include the several more I sent to the master-of-all-postings, Yuri, last night). We have accomplished an amazing amount of work this Summer and we still have a bit to go. Nigel in a pink child's outfit looks like nothing less than a Pink Jedi. His art is amazing for someone who thought himself not an artist at the beginning of this journey. It proves our point that anyone can do art. Which by the way is going to be our lecture series which you can catch on Sunday at Bumbershoot - Anyone Can Do Art. We will have presentations from several people both in and out of the family on different types of art and some hands-on stuff so that people in the crowd can be convinced.
We are meeting weekly with the wonderfully patient Mr. Bob of One Reel who is managing to finesse all the conflicting personalities with the aplomb of a Deity. Kudos to him for keeping his cool while all around are continuously questioning the plan, the process and the outcome. We are about to do a little internal press releasing of our own so that people we know in Seattle don't fault us for not letting them know about our little summer project until it's too late. For those of you who don't plan to attend Bumbershoot but live in the area, the visual arts portion of Bumbershoot will be open to the public on the Friday before Bumbershoot from noon until 6pm. So if you want to catch all our art in one place and in person - check us out - we'll be there. It will be right after the Mayor's Art Awards.
While editing video, I've come across some footage of a project in progress. I'm going to try and post it to this blogsite, but in case I can't you can look for it on google videos. Well, must go now to compose Mary's art and text into a flyer of her day. Watch for it to be posted everywhere on Capital Hill (for assignment 10) and watch the learningtoloveyoumore.com website where you can click on "latest reports" of the Oliver family to watch them grow all the way to 63. Then you can give a cheer for us. Remember that 63 is the minimum. There are many projects that more than one of us has completed so I am going to be very interested in the final number to see just how many total projects we will have finished this Summer.
See you later!
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i just finished reading your life story. i was glued to the screen, following the all the up and downs, all the moves and jobs and children and schools. it was completely startling to see the words "learning to love you more" at the end and it felt very strange and lucky to have intersected with your life. usually you meet someone with almost no understanding of the life that has come before. in any case, it made me feel even more grateful for the energy you and your family have put in to the project. it somehow made it real - not just an idea.
and have no doubts about your writing or how interesting the story is. i get bored easily - and i found it absolutely gripping.
all the other new reports are terrific. really looking forward to bumbershoot.
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and
women's indoor track and field programs will each have one
representative at the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships
scheduled for March 12-13 in Albuquerque, N.M.
FSU's representatives at the national championships will include men's senior pole vaulter Greg Burns and junior distance runner Tina Muir.
The final meet participants were announced recently by the NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee. A total of nearly 400 student-athletes qualified for the meet by reaching the automatic or provisional standards established for each event. The University of New Mexico will serve as hosts of the championships with the track and field action taking place in UNM's Convention Center. The top eight finishers in each event will earn All-America recognition.
Burns will open action for Ferris State on Saturday (March 13) at 3 p.m. (MT) as he takes part in the pole vault. His seed mark of 16-3.25 ranks 10th of the 10 competitors chosen to compete in the vault competition at the national meet.
Meanwhile, Muir holds the sixth-best (16:51.11) overall time of 15 individuals who will take part in the women's 5,000 meters. The race will be a one section final on Saturday starting at 5:35 p.m. (MT).
This year will mark Muir's second-straight appearance at the indoor nationals as she also competed at the national meet in 2009, but came up short of earning All-America kudos in the women's 5,000 meters with a 12th-place overall (17:28.90) performance. She went on to receive outdoor All-America accolades in the same event by placing fourth overall with a time of 16:56.92 at the 2009 NCAA-II Outdoor Championships held in San Angelo, Texas.
Burns will be making his first appearance in a national competition after winning the pole vault at last week's (Feb. 26-27) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Indoor Championships with a school-record performance (16-3.25) at Grand Valley State's Laker Turf Building in Allendale, Mich.
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MADISON, Wis. -- The first same-sex couple in Madison has signed up for the state's new domestic partnership registry.
Fifty-six-year-old Janice Czyscon and her partner, 57-year-old Crystal Hyslop, arrived at the Dane County offices at 5:12 a.m. and waited in the rain until the doors opened.
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"I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You." – Psalm 119:11
The heart's cry of a healthy church should be that we might not sin against God. According to this passage in Psalms, the way to accomplish that goal is to have God's word protecting our hearts and minds. The church must be passionate about learning and knowing God's word.
This falls under the mantle of "Discipleship", but it also requires more than talk. The word of God is living and active, according to Hebrews 4, and therefore must not be reacted to as a lifeless work of literature. The leaders of a healthy church must set the pace of passion for His word by drenching ourselves in His Word's sanctifying power.
"Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth." – John 17:17
The word "Sanctify" means to "Set apart for holy use by God." God's own words are what set us aside for His use. Jesus prayed this prayer for us in John 17, not just those disciples who were there.
When items were sanctified in the Old Testament, they went through a special cleansing ceremony by the priest. Since Jesus said that the word of God "sanctifies" us, He was saying that it "makes us clean for God's use." His word has a cleansing effect on us to wash away the dirt of the daily grind in the world. The leaders of the church should be firmly grounded in scripture themselves to lead the laity into a passionate love for the word of God.
How do leaders motivate the body to be passionate about knowing the scriptures?
1. Teach the Truth – Scripturally sound messages
2. Set the Example – Daily personal study by all leaders in the church
3. Be Accountable – Leaders asking each other about personal studies
4. Provide Study Helps – Both at church and for home study
5. Be Genuine In Lifestyle – Live out what we preach and teach
6. Live Out the Victory – Do not complain or argue among the body
7. Let God Prove Himself – Watch and Pray according to His will
When the church passionately pursues the truth in Scripture, God will reveal Himself as He is. Otherwise, we have false expectations and our foundation in like quicksand. In the story of the wise and foolish builders in Matthew 7, Jesus says the fool heard the word, but never acted on it. The wise builder heard the word and put it into practice. That foundation is indestructible! It is true for individual lives and for the church family.


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This week's local hits come from rock station WNOR-AM (1230) and FM (98.7). The station will celebrate its 20th year of playing rock 'n' roll with an April 24 concert featuring Little Feat, Melissa Etheridge and the Robbin Thompson Band. Two of Etheridge's songs are in heavy rotation at the station.
1. Driven Out, The Fixx
2. I Won't Back Down, Tom Petty
3. End of the Line, Traveling Wilburys


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Covering more bases In a tough job market, qualifying for a 'hybrid' job can help
By Andrea Coombes
IBM, for instance, currently has job openings for hundreds of "hybrid" jobs, including one that combines a nursing or pharmacy degree with consulting experience to work on "operating room information system" projects. Another IBM hybrid job combines information-technology expertise with knowledge of petroleum exploration and production, while their "healthcare informatics architect" position seeks someone with a background in epidemiology and public health plus IT knowledge.
IBM is not alone. Other companies are seeking people with, for example, human-resources experience and knowledge of statistics, or information-technology experience combined with marketing, said Scott Erker, a senior vice president of DDI, a human-resources consulting firm. "Jobs evolve," he said. "Frankly, what's called a hybrid job today will be the standard job of tomorrow."
Other examples include human-resources managers who are also office managers, or someone with a finance background coupled with supply-chain management experience, said Janette Marx, a Charlotte, N.C.-based senior vice president with Ajilon Professional Staffing, a subsidiary of Adecco, a human-resources consulting firm.
But for some firms, the melding of disparate job categories is a cost-cutting measure. "Companies definitely are looking at ways to save costs in an economy like this, and one way is to stretch your current employees as much as you can and get them to cross over into multiple skill sets," Marx said. Some hybrid jobs may require two educational degrees, while others simply seek expertise in distinct fields.
"The real key is that they've got this multidisciplinary outlook that they can look at how two fields come together and build off of each other," Pulleyblank said. While many of IBM's hybrid jobs call for IT experience, "a lot of the people in these areas will not necessarily have a computer science degree, but they'll have taken courses in it," he said.
Help or hindrance?
"The risk that I see in this economy is people might think you're overqualified," said David Peterson, a San Francisco-based senior vice president with Personnel Decisions International, a human-resources consulting firm.
Hiring managers may worry that a person able to tackle dual specialties won't stay interested for long in a job that offers fewer challenges, or will jump ship if a higher-paying offer comes along.
Rather than thinking about it as one more career strategy, take the serious step of embracing two disciplines only "if you're passionate about both," Peterson said. "Having two professions doesn't necessarily double your chances of finding a job, but it does double the likelihood that you'll really be happy if you find that perfect fit," he said, such as an artist/accountant he knows who is now a chief financial officer at an art institute.
While hybrid jobs won't be the ticket for every worker, the idea can still help those who are navigating a tough job market right now. Similar to someone in a hybrid career, it's important for any job seeker to think about how knowledge or skills can work in a different setting. For instance, Gross said, "I know one person involved in licensing in the entertainment industries. The person says, 'I can only do licensing in entertainment.' No, no -- you understand contracts [and] intellectual property. You can apply that knowledge to different fields."
What to do
To be competitive for a hybrid job, consider the following tips:
Whether in college or in the middle of your career, educate yourself. When he considers job candidates, Pulleyblank looks for flexibility, adaptability and the "ability to self-educate," he said. "If there's something you need to know and you don't know it, you better know how to learn it." Don't limit yourself to commonly proscribed notions of specific career paths. People "should be as interested in as many things as they possibly can," Pulleyblank said. "Any time they limit themselves, they're probably doing themselves a disservice." Also, college students should take courses in a broad range of subjects, then "think about the way those fields can interact."
In job interviews, give specific examples of how your skills have helped a company save or make money. "To avoid giving the impression that you're the Jack or Jill of all trades but master of none, you have to give very specific examples of how your varied skills are valuable to the company," Marx said.
Emphasize "minor" experience. "Coming out of college you typically have a major and a minor," Erker said. "Go after a job in your major but differentiate yourself from the crowd by emphasizing not only your major knowledge and experience but how your minor complements that and makes you uniquely qualified for that job." The same holds true for any "minor" experience you've garnered in your career.
Search for jobs that fit. One useful tool is Indeed.com, a search tool that aggregates job listings from about 8,500 sources. By entering keywords that reflect a hybrid job -- such as "information technology" and "medical" -- on the site, you can get an idea of available jobs.
Andrea Coombes is an assistant personal finance editor for MarketWatch, based in San Francisco.
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VLANs (Virtual LANs) are logical grouping of devices in the same broadcast domain. VLANs are usually configured on switches by placing some interfaces into one broadcast domain and some interfaces into another. VLANs can be spread across multiple switches.
A VLAN acts like a physical LAN, but it allows hosts to be grouped together in the same broadcast domain even if they are not connected to the same switch.
The following topology shows a network with all hosts inside the same VLAN:
Without VLANs, a broadcast sent from host A would reach all devices on the network. By placing interfaces Fa0/0 and Fa0/1 on both switches in a separate VLAN, a broadcast from host A would reach only host B, since each VLAN is a separate broadcast domain and only host B is inside the same VLAN as host A. This is shown in the picture below:
Creating VLANs offers many advantages. Broadcast traffic will be received and processed only by devices inside the same VLAN. Users can be grouped by a department, and not by a physical location. VLANs provides also some security benefits, since the sensitive traffic can be isolated in a separate VLAN.
NOTE – to reach hosts in another VLAN, a router is needed.
Access & trunk ports
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ST. CHARLES, MO. (KMOX) – A young Boy Scout will receive a Heroism Award.
12 year old Colt Wahl got his father to safety after he'd fallen from a tree and shattered both ankles.
Spokesman for the Boy Scouts Joe Mueller said the youngster was incredibly composed even though bones were protruding from his father's legs.
"He took an A.T.V. over a mile to meet paramedics after he had called 9-1-1 , helped the paramedics get back to his father then he helped clear a landing pad in a bean field where a helicopter flew in and flew his father to St. Louis" said Mueller.
Mueller said the 12 year old was composed throughout the effort: "Needless to say when you see someone with bones protruding through the skin that would cause a tremendous amout of anxiety but Colt Wahl showed an incredible amount of composure." said Mueller.
His father, Danny Wahl, had fallen 20 feet from a hunting stand. Colt Wahl will be honored Tuesday night at the St. Charles Convention Center.
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FreeConferenceCall is currently recognized as the largest privately held conference call provider in the US, and the update to their service was designed to help them stay on top. They want to surpass being just the leader in audio conference calling and become the leader in web-based meetings with their cloud-based platform launch.
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Will the Yahoo decision to refuse Microsoft's offer go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities of the Internet industry? Did Yahoo set themselves up for their ultimate demise in the search space?
There have been some major missed opportunities in our industry; decisions that must haunt those involved. In 1999, Excite had the opportunity to buy Google for $1 million. Former Excite CEO George Bell hates to be reminded of this. Arguably the biggest faux pas of our industry came in 1999, when Excite had the opportunity to buy Google for $1 million and refused. Is it possible Yahoo's turn-down of Microsoft's offer could trump it?
Excite is now a shell of what it once was, a minor part of Barry Diller's IAC properties. Could Yahoo eventually be a minor part of News Corp. or some yet to be founded Internet firm?
Gordon Crawford, portfolio manager for one of Yahoo's largest shareholders, told Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget he was "extremely angry at Jerry Yang." And as Blodget notes, "if Jerry isn't seriously regretting the position he took on this deal, he should be."
It doesn't matter that Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has said his company is pursuing "independent paths," the news reporters and bloggers are still examining the event.
Forbes claims the "Saga Isn't Over". But also outlines opinions of what else Microsoft may be planning.
"Speculation is swirling that the Redmond, Wash., software titan could be considering acquiring big Internet properties, such as Time Warner's AOL unit and News Corp.'s MySpace social network, to gain a stronger foothold in search advertising and become a bigger threat to industry leader Google. To that end, IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com search engine could be another target, says Rob Helm, director of research at Directions on Microsoft."
I've written before about Microsoft's obsession with search. It seems Bill hates not winning everything he tries his hand at. Why continue in a losing proposition? Or is the growth potential of search such a large pie that no one wants to walk away from it?
Microsoft should concentrate on what it does best. They stand a better chance concentrating on invading the on-demand software services.
Both Microsoft and Yahoo should put more effort into growing their publishing divisions; building more social communities that seem to offer a big future for the Web.
Yahoo is doing a lot of spin control to their investors. The Associated Press reports Yahoo claims Microsoft's increased offer wasn't real.
"Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.?
The answer is taking on greater importance as more outraged Yahoo shareholders threaten to sue the company's board or try replacing the 10 directors for the way they responded to Microsoft's sweetened offer.
With shareholders up in arms, Sunnyvale-based Yahoo has been trying to raise doubts about the legitimacy of Microsoft's last bid of $33 a share by pointing out that it wasn't submitted in writing."
Yahoo may be cutting a deal with Google for improving their paid search income, but ultimately this is stepping away from a large portion of the monetization of their search traffic.
Will the cautionary tale of Yahoo detail how they once owned the original PPC system that created the successful monetization of search? Will the fact they settled with Google for using a variation of their patented methods and later dropped that system for one Google had refined and improved on, only to ultimately lose all reach in the space to Google?
Obviously, Yahoo is hoping the public announcement of their long-term agreement with Google will return investor confidence, just as Excite had a few good years after they turned down buying Google. Whether or not this 'saga' becomes the precursor of another dot-com bubble amid the whispers of recession will be seen in the next 18 months. Investor confidence has been shaken and as the industry matures the high percentage growth rates will shrink.
So what's in your portfolio?
Chris Boggs Fires Back
Frank, what's the deal with your Microhoo obsession? I still feel that Yahoo will do fine without MSN. Alexa ranks Yahoo as the number one used portal worldwide, with recent estimates at about 250 million users. Yahoo is so much more than a search engine, like I said a few weeks ago, and the power of the community continues to be largely ignored by many of the pundits writing about this subject.
Everyone seems to be crying about the tumble in the stock value, but the only reason it ever went up to 30+ from 19 was on news of the Microsoft interest. As of yesterday, the stock was trading at 26+, so to the Yahoo shareholders who are crying, I suggest: "quit yer bitchin'." Remember that it was $19 only a few weeks ago.
I agree that Yahoo has to continue to grow this year. Just today I noticed an interesting test they're conducting in India, providing a look that is remarkably Ask.com-ish. These new "Glue pages" are intriguing and could provide a more mainstream competition to Google's universal results.
Others are claiming that Yahoo has a great shot in the social community space, and I agree. I've enjoyed Yahoo's various community efforts over the years. I was sad when all the racist idiots and political extremists forced them to shut down the "discuss" feature at Yahoo news.
Who's to say that Excite would've taken Google to where it is today had they spent that $1 million in 1999? Perhaps they'd be bigger now had they bought Google, but not "Google the verb," and there would be more equality in search ownership.
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