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Three Clarkson Professors Honored With Emeritus Status At Commencement
Three retiring Clarkson University professors will be honored at the school's 111th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 9.
Der-Tau Chin, professor of chemical engineering, Vitaly Dubrovsky, professor of management information systems, and Raymond Mackay, professor of chemistry and a former director of the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP), will each be named professor emeritus, in honor of and in appreciation for their years of service to the University.
Der-Tau Chin
Der-Tau Chin has been a member of the Clarkson University faculty for 29 years. He was appointed an associate professor of chemical engineering in 1975 and was promoted to professor in 1981.
During that time, Chin has played a role in shaping the Department of Chemical Engineering, and has taught generations of undergraduate and graduate engineering students.
Chin's courses have included Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer, Chemical Engineering Analysis, Corrosion Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Thermodynamics.
He has received professional recognition for his research on corrosion, electrochemical energy conversion, electroplating, industrial electrolytic processing, and applied electrochemistry. In 1996, Chin was elected a fellow of the Electrochemical Society for his work in applied electrochemistry, mass transistor analysis, and current distribution, and his pioneering work on the rotating hemispherical electrode.
His important work on mass transfer to the rotating hemispherical electrode was also recognized two decades earlier by the Electrochemical Society, when he was named the 1971 recipient of the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award for Electrochemical Science and Technology.
Chin's scholarship has been widely published in technical and scientific journals, including the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Chemical Engineering Education, and Corrosion. He has also co-authored two patents.
He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Chemical Society, and the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society. He has also served on the AIChE National Program Committee.
Chin also held a number of visiting professorships in chemical engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia (2000-01); National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan (1989); National University of Singapore (1987); and the University of California at Berkeley (1981).
Chin holds a doctoral degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Clarkson he was a senior research engineer in the Electrochemistry Department of General Motors Research Laboratories.
Vitaly Dubrovsky
Vitaly Dubrovsky was a member of the Clarkson faculty for more than two decades. He joined the School of Management in 1982 as assistant professor of computer-based information systems and was promoted to associate professor six years later.
Dubrovsky played a major role in shaping the curricula in Management Information Systems (MIS), and developed 10 of the courses that became key undergraduate and graduate components, including Human Factors Engineering, Introduction to Systems Philosophy, and Human Factors in Computer-Based Systems.
He also pioneered the use of Web site alternatives to textbooks at Clarkson as a response to the dynamic nature of the field.
As a scholar at Clarkson, Dubrovsky's research was funded by the National Science Foundation and published in technical journals and conference proceedings and as chapters in edited volumes. He contributed in areas that include human errors in man-machine and computer-based systems; psychological, social and cultural implications of computer-media on group decision-making; development of theoretical models related to human action structure, consciousness processes, social norms, and collaborative structures; and general system principles and the philosophy of science.
Though retiring from Clarkson and teaching commitments, Dubrovsky remains active in his field. A journal paper on methodology for development of general system principles was published last month and will be followed by a case study reconstructing system principles used by Plato in Cratylus. Two other papers are near completion.
He has been recognized with academic awards and honors including membership in The New York Academy of Sciences.
Dubrovsky also performed outstanding service to Clarkson as secretary of the Faculty Senate and helped shape the University's programs and policies as a member of the Graduate and Research Committee and the Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee. At the Clarkson School of Business he served on a number of administrative committees including education enrichment and undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees.
Dubrovsky received his doctoral degree in human factors engineering from Moscow University in 1972, and worked as an engineer in the human engineering laboratory at the University as well as a senior researcher at the Moscow Institute of Psychology. He spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie-Mellon University before joining the faculty of Clarkson.
Raymond Mackay
As director of Clarkson's Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) from 1991-99, Raymond Mackay played a significant role in the evolution of CAMP as a major technological research center by increasing its funding, attracting top-level researchers, and increasing collaborations between Clarkson faculty and industry and other research institutions.
Mackay joined Clarkson in 1991 as CAMP director and professor of chemistry. One of his first duties as CAMP director was to lead a strategic reorganization to produce focused functional areas better aligned with the needs of corporate customers. To accomplish this, he established CAMP associate and affiliate programs and advisory boards, and under his leadership, funding support increased 15 percent annually from 1993-97.
As the head of the New York State Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) directors' group for two years, Mackay led a successful effort, aided by industry, to preserve the CAT program. He was also responsible for the grant that led to a 10-year renewal of $1 million in CAMP annual funding from New York State effective 1999.
Mackay earned a distinguished record of scholarship and research accomplishments in areas that include electrochemistry in association with colloids and nanosized particles, the effects of surfactants on chemical mechanical polishing slurries, and the use of microemulsions for drug delivery. He is the author or co-author of over 140 technical publications. In 1997, he completed a 13-year tenure as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society.
Prior to assuming the position of CAMP director, Mackay was chief of the Detection Technology Division, Detection Directorate at the U.S. Army Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. In this position, he was responsible for all exploratory development work related to both the point and standoff detection of chemical and biological materials.
Mackay received a doctoral degree from SUNY Stony Brook in 1966. He served as a research associate at SUNY (1964-66), in the Nuclear Engineering Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory (1966), and as a captain in the U.S. Army (1967-69). From 1969-83, Mackay was a professor of chemistry at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Penn.
A past president of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists, he has received a number of awards and honors, including the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, the Army's second highest civilian honor, in 1989. He was also honored with the Maryland Chemist of the Year award from that section of the American Chemical Society in 2002.Mackay is currently a member of the Federal Senior Executive Service and is serving as director, Research and Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The Research and Technology Directorate is comprised of over 300 government scientists and engineers and 100 on-site contractors, and is responsible for the execution of science and technology programs in chemical and biological defense.


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Miso Pea Soup
Time: 1.5 hours | Serves: 5
2 cups dry split peas
4 ½ cups water
½ cup white wine (if you wouldn't drink it, don't cook with it!)
1/3 cup miso paste
1 tbs vegetable oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
3 medium carrots, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
1 tsp oregano
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon thyme
pinch cayenne
Optional salt to taste
Step one:
In large pot over medium heat, saute onion in oil until translucent, about 2-3 minutes. (You can also sub oil for water! No need for oil.) Add garlic and carrots, saute another 2-3 minutes. Stir in miso.
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Add peas, water and all spices except salt. (Miso is salty. Wait until tasting at the end of cook time to add additional salt.) Simmer on low heat, covered, for 45 minutes. Do not boil! Boiling messes with the miso's potency! You want that potent miso! Stir frequently to make sure nothing is sticking or burning.
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The Escapist Presents: MovieBob Reviews Star Trek
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Well it's good to now scotty turned out good.
Of course you can come on here and say you didn't like it, but people are coming here and attacking the man and his opinion under the guise of "disagreeing." People are going through the trouble of registering for the simple reason to insult him, because they feel he insulted them.
I don't know how you got that the entire thing was colored by whatever experiences he may or may not have had in high school. Personally, I think you're overemphasizing a humorous throwaway comment.
Well this has been the first moviebob review I've watched, yuck
Ouch. I wouldn't feel welcome here after 4 pages of ad hominem. I wouldn't take it too personally, though. Most are seemingly pissed off Yahtzee fanboys, which pretty much invalidates their entire post.
I think this sums it up nicely, and it's not getting enough attention.
Community was better than average when I got here, but it seems to go down overtime. Oh well.
Hmmmmm, seems alot of you need to learn what an opinion is. For one, opinions can't be wrong. You can disagree about an opinion, but no opinion is wrong. I'm seeing alot of bile here in the form of "OMG, he didin't like such and such, and is therefor a terrible person and should die of syphilis".
If you disagree, fine, but that dosen't make you right and him wrong.
I've seen the movie now so I'll make a couple of comments.
The movie is quite watchable, good for what it is but only really gets great when Simon Pegg is on screen. As a Star Trek fan I can't get too angry about it as I'm used to Star Trek movies being bad. I don't even think that Wrath of Khan is that good. Star Trek is a TV show and this reboot is no TNG but fortunately it's also not an Enterprise that tried to shoe horn dark and gritty themes into the Trek universe. This movie doesn't completely miss the point even if it isn't really excellent.
> 'those damn jocks are ruining my life, them and their stupid self confidence, dashing good
Let's see. Apeman was smart and pressed reply-button after regis-uh-tration, now words must be typed on key-thingie. Now apeman must only find "relevant" stuff to say.
"Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind." - Terry Pratchett.
Just another one of those 10 gazillion people out there apemen don't know squat about...
I agree. I thought Transformers and Wolverine were good movies, and the amount of hate dished on then irked me, but I found this review to be surprising entertaining.
The most interesting thing noted in this review was the similarity the villain had with Khan from Star Trek II. They were both rag-tag groups bend on vengeance who'd gotten a hold of plot McGuffins of mass destruction. This is interesting because this is the second time a Star Trek movie has aped Wrath of Khan. The apparently did this with Star Trek: Nemesis. (Although I didn't see that one because the last Star Trek movie I saw was First Contact, and that movie was so terrible, I gave up on the franchise) It's just interesting to me that when they try to make a good Star Trek movie, they wind up copying Wrath of Khan in at least some way.
If you wish I can write out a point-by-point review detailing why Transformers is one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life, and an excellent "how not to make movies" reference piece.
It is not a misunderstood or unjustly-ridiculed movie. It is crap. Glossy, explosions-everywhere hi-tech state-of-the-art-CGI crap. The explosions and generic movie cliche garbage just hide how truly abominable the movie is.
For one thing, it is WAY too long for the subject material covered. Most action-y summer blockbuster titles with no depth are about an hour and a half long. This is because only a really good shallow action piece can hold the audience's attention for longer. Transformers is NOT a good shallow action movie, and so it has no excuse for being as long as it is.
It also flits between cliches with the attention span of a gnat that just drank an extra-large espresso. One minute it's a crappy horror movie, the next they try to throw some crappy comedy at you with the annoying Jar Jar Minicon, the next minute it's getting all "Dawson's Creek" up in there (but still crap, mind you) with the moronic love story featuring a whiny nerd and an impossibly-hot chick that he somehow has a chance with (by virtue of him being the main character, I assume, because he's completely detestable from a personality viewpoint). Perhaps worst of all is the uberhaxor squad. They're not funny, they're not witty, they don't add ANYTHING to the show. Nothing would have been lost if the entire group were cut completely out of the movie.
I'm not a Transformers fan (though the PS2 game was awesome), but the Michael Bay Transformers movie is putrid all the way through. What isn't outright bad is cliched in the extreme, and the Transfomers themselves begin to feel like guest stars (albiet guest stars who help make parts of the movie not suck so much) before long. And this is just the tip of the iceberg-I could go on for hours about this movie. Transfomers is the Daikatana of movies, or maybe the Enter the Matrix of movies.
Trailers to this movie look so fucking horrible that I am never going to see it. My fucking god. What I liked in Star Trek was science and mystery for god's sake. Not random cursing, generic sex scenes and dumb emotional story about dumb characters.
Just to reiterate what's been said before, your taste, as a reviewer sucks balls. Because this was a fantastic movie, and it really did the Star Trek franchise great justice.
You seem to be wearing rose-tinted glasses when you look back on the crap-storm that was Old Trek.
Also, please go see this movie before you form an opinion on it, to avoid being one of the shit-fed douchebags that the OP Reviewer mentioned at the start.
The movie was Meh.
Lots of explosions, action, explosions, and a hot Uhura.
Just don't try to think while watching it as the plot is weak and the characters are overdone and silly.
Well that was a waste of time, I am dissapointed in the escapist for choosing this guy.
Yes, because anyone who thinks differently than you about a movie must be wrong. Opinions are for suckers.
Yes, if they're going to sit you down and force you to watch something, it really should cater to your every whim.
It's not like they're giving you it for free or not bothering you about watching it. That'd be silly
It's cool to see Bob's opinion, but I think more and more reviewers are attempting to be "edgy" and contrarian to popular belief in hopes of being the next Yahtzee. I haven't seen Star Trek yet, but I have hopes for it.
By the way, this perfectly explains why trekkies won't like the movie:
Honestly I enjoyed the movie and even somewhat looked forward to seeing it. I understand the nerd rage going on and the clueless reaction to that rage of the outsiders who are all but new to Star Trek on the whole. Maybe because since the original X-Men movie my expectations have been lowered and then doctored to go even lower to the point of cautious optimism as with most things that are building off the fan bases of old as opposed to creating new and original material.
So you mean I'm the ONLY one being put through the Ludovico technique here? Weird.
It's just like I said. Nothing but utter comntempt.
Fuck those guys and fuck this movie.
To clarify my position from earlier:
It's not the points of MovieBob's "review" I particularly disagree with (hell, on some points, I agree completely). It's the presentation.
I'll have a more complete response to the video as a whole later, but in the meantime all I can really say is that he should take this shit more seriously. Be more in-depth, and stop going after the cheap, easy targets on the movies.
By the way, he's done what, four videos on this website? With cheap MSPaint / Windows Movie Maker effects? And obvious nerdrage? Focusing more on the actors and directors' previous works than the movie itself? MovieBob is not a movie critic. That implies professionalism. Which is one thing in particular that he does not have.
PS. I'm watching the Watchmen video, and once again we have MovieBob complaining about "all those fratboys". Nerdraaaaaaage.
I might be able to take this review a bit more seriously had the critic not all but flat-out stated that Watchmen was in the same class as Citizen Kane and The Godfather.
Fixed that for you, was pretty glaring.
Oh, for the record, I'm a total Trekkie (yep, been to conventions, the Star Trek experience in Las Vegas, the whole bit) and I loved the movie.
You're kidding, right? Perhaps as far as actual consoles go, but people here fap over their PC and PC gaming far more than the 360.
I think what might make PC gamers worse is that they don't have to say much when people (are stupid enough to) badmouth the PC. Personally though I think this place is heavily 360 orientated, you get so little hate for the 360 compared to anything else I believe.
Or am I wrong?
No. You're not wrong. 360 is definitely the preferred console of choice here.
I can agree with that, fair point.
What...the hell?
I know everyone has their right to opinion, but clearly yours should be blocked from mass audience, you don't have a clue.
I thought Pine did a decent job of Kirk, whilst not being Shatner. The casting was pretty much spot on, though my favourites were Urban and Pegg. I thought the ending was rushed, and the whole story seemed to miss a trick or two on the old writing front but in reality this is probably the best Trek i can remember. I honestly can't remember Wrath of Khan, so you'll have to hold me to that till i've seen it.
I don't agree with much of this review. The movie was great, the script a little lacking, but it was mostly negligible. I will agree that Simon Pegg was fantastic as Scotty though.
Also, on the whole, "It's not your fathers star trek!", Couldn't that just be them being upfront about whats in the movie not trying to bash the whole fanbase?
Actually, it's a cheezy joke - a reference to an old ad campaign ("It's not your father's Oldsmobile") remembered in marketing-biz lore as the first big-scale attempt to remake a standby into a hip item by "copping" to the percieved oldness of the brand upfront. Ironically, while people remember the line they FORGET that the campaign was a disasterous failure: New sales didn't increase for Oldsmobile, and loyal customers felt disrespected.
This reivew, to me, seems like just trying to rip through Star Treck because it seems like a cool thing to do.
Now, it's time for me to rip through the review because it's the right thing to do.
So, I'm not saying that he can't have his opinion. I respect that he didn't enjoy the movie. I'm just saying that he's a bad movie reviewer because his reasonings are poor. I enjoyed the movie, and I am not a trek fan (since I've never seen Star Trek before this). I'd definitely recommend it to anyone even remotely interested.
PS. that black girl (don't remember the name) was not a sex piece in the movie. I'll admit that she didn't do much, but that's just it, she didn't do much.
I have watched every Star Trek movie at least 3 times, have religiously watched every episode of EVERY one of the TV series (except the Animated series), and have copies of the star charts and encyclopedia books and some novels, etc.-- things I'm sure every die-hard Star Trek fan would admit to have done. I still find it hard to like the new movie, even if its prospect is getting more people interested in Star Trek. There isn't anything that bothered you even a little bit? The constant barrage of coincidences? The forced, fan-service mandatory one-liners? Maybe you are a more forgiving person than I am.
You make a good point, as I felt disrespected by this movie. I appreciate what Paramount was trying to do by getting new fans and trying to make Star Trek exciting to the masses, but... c'mon, really? I will admit I am biased because I've never like anything JJ Abrams had ever done. I like the idea of the movie, but overall, the execution was not what I had hoped.
I like how you say his opinion should be blocked from the public, yet you're very quick to tout yours (Bolded it)
Hypocrite much?
If you really care to know or better understand what Moviebob's review was referring to, you need to see other Star Trek movies or at least some of the TV shows (preferably The Next Generation or Deep Space 9). If someone has never experienced any Star Trek-related media, then I think they would be at a slight disadvantage when countering Moviebob's points.
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Of the dozens of schools of yoga, the kundalini tradition has been called the most powerful for its ability to awaken higher consciousness. To help us experience this rich lineage, Harijiwan Khalsa offers Kundalini Meditation, a practical two-session program for learning how to recognize, expand, and direct our energy through the chakra system.
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I've loved this meditation from the day that I first heard it. The narrator/author has a strange delivery, half-way between poet and perv. He makes several errors that always stop me short, such as calling the prostate gland the prostrate and speaking about removing perverted memories of sexual experiences, rather than memories of perverted sexual experiences. I do cringe when he gets to the sex stuff, because of that perviness in his voice. However, he is the only teacher I've ever listened to who addresses these issues. I have found that teachers of somatic meditation rarely touch on sexual issues, and some seem to forget that we have sexual organs at all. I think this is because the field is so male-dominated and I wish more women would take on the subject of bad sexual experiences that live in us at the cellular level. I applaud Hari, whoever he is. I hope he doesn't get himself in a lot of trouble.
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I downloaded this years ago (possibly five years). It has always helped me in some noticeable way...when I am sick, have a headache, or am feeling overwhelmed. Half of the download is an informative interview, the other half is a Gong-based meditation. I find it relaxing and I always come back to it. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Really enjoyed the insightful teachings, especially about how the chakras influence communication. I don't know which is more powerful, listening to the gong meditation with headphones or speaker? I thought may be a speaker so that the vibrations of the gong influence the chakras directly, but the tracks sound better through headphones.
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simple and effective - can not praise more highly
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- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Julie A
Amazing! I listen to this daily! It is so Powerful!
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Thoroughly enjoyed these two CDs. The first time I used the chant at the end of the first CD, I could feel the kundalini energy rising up my spine. By the time I went to bed, it felt like my spine had been through a fabulous massage.
Just listened the second CD.
Am looking for to using CDs again and again. Both are easy to listen to and make so much sense.
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This is another one that accompanies me into the land of sleep many nights. Ra Ma Da Sa!
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Found this to be refreshing. There is an uplift after listening to guided meditation. It is different from most of the "passive" guided meditation, in which mindfuness, awareness focuses attention. I can see James T 's point - certain brushing off style - cliche is implicit and James T perhaps has a valid point. However, there is a lightening up of density and surge after listening - it works, inspite of my mild resitance.
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powerful spiritual uplifting
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It may be me, but this is a little too "woo-hoo" for me. It really did not help me in any way. The gong and the "chakra clearing" was not very substantial. Sorry I ordered it!
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- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by James T
After looking at all the other reviews, I feel a little awkward writing this one, but of course, this is what I experienced. For me, this is the first Sounds True audio I listened to that didn't sound true. His descriptions of the chakra system, especially the lower ones seemed a little off. The whole discussion and mediation felt like a huge example of Spiritual Bypassing where negative feelings were considered bad and good feelings should be encouraged, thus a denial of the "negative" in order to reside in the "positive". Such a practice doesn't get anyone to an enlightened place because one is too busy denying parts of oneself, namely the shadow. It's not that we're supposed to dwell in the shadow, but it needs to be acknowledged and honored, in my point of view. I also felt that his focus on financial abundance simply catered to the "I want a better...whatever...for my life" crowd. I wouldn't recommend this CD to my friends or to anyone else for that matter.
(Posted on 1/25/2013)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Raquel F
I found this program to be very enjoyable. Not only because it provides much very interesting information about the chakras but explained in a very simple way. The program also includes a meditation aided by a gong. This is the first product I purchase from Mr. Harijiwan Khalsa. I highly recommend it and look forward to purchasing more.
(Posted on 1/24/2013)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Kaye R
I absolutely love this meditation cd, and listen to it every day. Originally, I had it from the library; I ordered it from Sounds True before it was finished playing! The first disc has loads of insights about chakras; I still listen to it frequently, and hear something new each time. The second disc, the guided meditation with the amazing gong music, takes you to realms of bliss.
(Posted on 10/20/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Karen Taylor
I really loved this. Quite indepth for such a small lenght and price.
(Posted on 7/22/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Karen Taylor
I really loved this
(Posted on 7/22/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Daryll Smith
Love it
(Posted on 7/22/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Susan
I love this meditation...although it can feel long, I find I come out of it feeling so balanced, strong and with incredible vibrant energy! Highly recommend
(Posted on 7/5/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Maria Dinis
Wonderful cd! I am listening it everyday and enjoying! very helpful meditation. I recommend it.
(Posted on 3/17/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by William Mackenzie-Smith
This is an excellent recording. The author's explanations are very clear and precise. It is my first experience of using the Gong to heal the Chakras and I found it to be an extremely powerful method.
(Posted on 2/7/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Amy Renee Patterson
the teaching portion of this set was well done. i purchased this for my husband who had no experiance with the chakras, were as i have been working with energy and kundalini for 30 yrs..we listened together and both got some treasures out of it. It was a great refresher for me with new insight about communication and my husband felt he understood the chakras on a much deeper level. The meditaion portion, with the gong, was a powerful experiance for my husband and I both. I really loved the gong. I have revisited this meditation over a dozen times now and I really like the places it takes me... I bought it for a gift for a friend.. and she is enjoying it too.
(Posted on 2/1/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Gina Filley
I have read many books on the subject of Kundalini, however, the information presented on disk one was both refreshing and enlightening! The meditation on disk two is phenomenal. I am grateful for authors such as Harijiwan who take the time to share their knowledge with the rest of humanity.
(Posted on 1/22/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Lill Van Eps
Mr. Khalsa makes a complex subject easy to grasp for the western audience. The practices are easy to follow. Excellent product.
(Posted on 1/11/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Debra Healey
I have been very pleased with all my purchases from sounds true. Kundalini Mediation is a great introduction to Kundalini yoga. Hawijan is a great teacher.
(Posted on 1/8/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by KAREN SCHILLING
Informative, Relaxing and very easy. Just listen!! Seems to be making a shift in my everyday life after only a short time of using this CD.
(Posted on 1/7/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Connie Collins
I believe I've really noticed an improvement in the energy of the fifth chakra which I was concentrating on. I am very pleased with my purchase. Thankyou
(Posted on 1/7/2012)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Kay Gustin
I found this guided meditation to be just what it claims to be. The meditation takes one through the seven chakras and the aura.
(Posted on 11/16/2011)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by SLK
I enjoyed the set. An eight chakra model was used instead of the usual Westernized 7 chakra model usually used. My only complaint is that when it switched over to the meditation parts the sound seemed to drop so the audio wasn't even for some reason. But outside of that I liked it.
(Posted on 9/26/2011)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Courice Dilworth
Nice but did drag on at times, but i enjoy it!
(Posted on 8/28/2011)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by Bruce Furnival
Fast-talking, easy-to-understand teacher gives a fascinating talk on chakras and kundalini and their use. Plus do-it-yourself mantra and sound-wave practices for clearing chakras and activating kundalini. More usable than other approaches because it is not only applicable to healing, but to achieving success as well. Reccommended
(Posted on 2/13/2011)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by munapua
stumbled across this cd.....it is a perfect fit for me. thank you:)
(Posted on 11/3/2010)
- Review for Kundalini Meditation Review by John Yost
Harijiwan is one of the premier teachers of Yoga today. His teachings are insightful, funny and very easy to absorb. For those haven't caught his live act, this audio is the next best thing. It is not recommended that you practice yoga while driving.
(Posted on 1/23/2010)
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Libby Gronbach, a 15-year-old Connecticut native, spends a lot of time online, like most of her Generation Y peers.
She watches videos on YouTube, checks social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, downloads songs from iTunes and shares what she finds by e-mailing and instant messaging her friends. Most significantly, however, her online experiences irrevocably shape how she spends her money.
Libby is a fervent comparison shopper. She checks all her favorite retailers' sites to find the best products and the best deals. She e-mails links of items she's considering buying to friends to get their opinions. She even influences her parents' spending patterns, helping to research big-ticket items online. For her, shopping remains a social experience, even when she's just browsing the Internet at home.
And Libby's shopping habits are not only relegated to online. She still spends a lot of time at malls, walking through the stores and making purchases in person, even if she's already made up her mind on what to buy before she's walked out her front door.
It's that dichotomy — Libby's blend of mixing the online and brick-and-mortar channels — that's important for retailers and shopping centers to understand as they shift business models from serving baby boomers — for decades the dominant consumer block — to Generation Y and their quirks.
Libby and her peers are already one of the major driving forces in the U.S. consumer market and they will only grow more powerful. Generation Y — which encompasses the 113 million Americans born between 1979 and 1997, or roughly 37 percent of the current population, is larger than the 78-million-strong baby boomer generation and already possesses an estimated buying power of $629 billion annually, according to Iconoculture, a Minneapolis-based consulting firm. However, that's still dwarfed by the baby boomer's estimated buying power of $2.1 trillion a year.
But there are other factors at play. Generation Y has a strong influence on the spending of parents and other older family members. They already influence up to 50 percent of the $6.5 trillion in overall U.S. consumer spending, estimates Kenneth W. Gronbach, 59, Libby's father, president of the Haddam, Conn.-based demographics and marketing consulting firm KGC Direct, LLC. (Gronbach runs a blog on these topics on his firm's Web site, www.kgcdirect.com.) "My children influence everything, from the color of the car we buy to the house we plan to move to," Gronbach says. "When we were kids, our parents were aliens to us. My wife and my daughters share the same clothes."
Studies bear that out. In a shopping habits survey conducted last year by Waterbury, Conn.-based consulting and research firm Harrison Group 79 percent of adults with children in the household said they listened to their kids' advice on apparel purchases, 47 percent on car purchases and 42 percent on major household appliances. "It's not father knows best anymore," says Harrison Group vice president Don Winter.
Moreover, as baby boomers exit the workforce and their spending power diminishes, Generation Y is graduating from college and moving up the corporate ladder, increasing its annual spending potential.
By 2015, Generation Y will account for 25 percent of the U.S. population and will be responsible for a disproportionate share of spending on household purchases and apparel, says Mary Brett Whitfield, senior vice president with TNS Retail Forward, a Columbus, Ohio—based consulting and market research firm.
"This is such an important age group for us to focus on," says Mike Nevins, vice president of leasing with the Santa Monica, Calif.-based Macerich Co., a shopping center owner with a 77-million-square-foot portfolio. "Their influence cannot be overestimated, not only when we merchandise the property, but when we give feedback to our retailers on their shopping habits."
Sophisticated tastes
With the outsized purchasing power comes a high level of consumer sophistication. Gen Y-ers grew up in the information age, with product reviews and price comparisons only a mouse click away. They have been bombarded with TV commercials and newspaper advertisements from an early age. Their parents passed down to them the love of aspirational shopping, as they strove to leave their middle-class origins behind and acquire the trappings of luxury, notes Winter.
As a result, Gen Y-ers exhibit a price consciousness and brand consciousness that far exceeds their age. "The have grown up feeling entitled and think of themselves as collectively special," says Nancy Robinson, vice president and consumer strategist with Iconoculture. "That makes them demanding and discerning consumers who live in an environment of ever-expanding choice." So how can retailers succeed with such a hard-boiled audience?
It all starts with the product. Gen Y-ers may be brand-conscious, but their brand loyalty depends more on consistent product quality than on status, says Greg Maloney, CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, a Chicago-based third-party shopping center manager. When baby boomers were in their 20s, they bought Lacoste polo shirts for the iconic alligator logo, Maloney notes. But his 21-year-old daughter keeps coming back to White House|Black Market because the clothes there fit her better than in other stores, not because she is enamored of the name.
"The prevailing point of view is that they are brand-conscious, but they often look at new brands," says Brad Sago, president of Consumer Mindset, a Colbert, Wash.-based marketing and business strategy firm and a professor of marketing at Whitworth University. "If they feel like the product and the brand are of a higher quality, they would be very willing to pay more for it.
"But you have to give them a reason for the higher price," he adds.
That brings up an important point for discount retailers. Because Gen Y-ers comparison shop on the Internet, they know a good deal when they see one and will try to save money. While they probably won't consider apparel from a discount retailer, they still look to Wal-Mart and Target for other purchases. For example, a 2006 teen survey by the Harrison Group showed that 55 percent of respondents ages 13 through 18 named Wal-Mart as their favorite store, followed by Target at 54 percent and Best Buy at 51 percent.
"It's not the brand of the store, it's the brands in the store that matter, and Wal-Mart and Target are doing a good job of bringing in brands," Winter says.
Apparel chains like H&M and Zara tend to be popular for the same reason, adds Amanda Scoblick, director of retail leasing with New York—based brokerage firm Winick Realty Group. Since they often partner with high-end designers to create fashionable clothes for a fraction of the couture price, they appeal to Generation Y's practicality. "There is a cool versus expensive factor," she says. "There are not a lot of people wearing a label on their shirt now because that's not how they choose to define themselves."
The "cool factor" ties in with the importance of design. The generation that grew up with the iPod expects everything to look good and be easy to use, from the product itself to the store. Abercrombie & Fitch has hit on a particularly successful formula with its combination of spotlighted merchandise, edgy photographs and contemporary music at its stores, according to Gronbach. "The floors are cool, the displays are cool, even the fitting rooms are cool, and that's important with kids," he says.
But as successful as Abercrombie & Fitch has become (from 2004 to 2006, the company's net sales grew 64 percent, to $3.3 billion), it is not likely to gain the kind of omnipresence that Gap Inc. achieved in the 1980s and 1990s, Gronbach points out. That's because Generation Y has diverse tastes, from the Goth styles that Hot Topic carries to sporty and casual apparel at Abercrombie and American Eagle. Others prefer the fashion knockoffs that H&M and Forever 21 sell. As a result, Gronbach expects that in the next few years we'll see the emergence of smaller, boutique-like chains, with each targeting a different segment of Generation Y consumers, rather than a single catch-all brand.
Whichever subgroup they belong to, however, Gen Y-ers crave positive feedback from their peers, says Ann A. Fishman, president of Generational Targeted Marketing Corp., a New Orleans, La.-based marketing and consulting firm. More than other generations, they have taken part in extracurricular activities and organized sports from a young age. That's fostered the idea of cooperation and groups — behavior that has now been carried over into the retail world, where Gen Y-ers shop in packs.
They also discuss their purchases and shopping experiences with their friends, both in person and through online forums, so word-of-mouth marketing becomes of supreme importance, adds Gronbach.
The takeaway for retailers? First of all, consider wider aisles so the store can accommodate larger groups of people, according to Sago. In addition, hire Gen Y-ers to staff the stores. "The labor force used by retailers for the past 20 years has been whoever they can get," says Gronbach. "But these kids speak a different language, so having their contemporaries working in the store is a critical factor."
And, don't forget, when Gen Y-ers go out to shop, they want more than just a shopping spree. They want to have an experience, a fun outing where they can touch the products and discuss them with other people of their age, says Maloney. Apple stores serve as an excellent example of where the retail environment is going, he says. Anyone who has ever been to one of Apple Inc.'s Apple Stores will remember the modern feel of the layout, the interactive merchandise on open display and the slew of on-site help experts ready to answer even the silliest questions.
The mall is back
Generation Y's consumer savvy and sense of entitlement means that retailers will have their job cut out for them in tapping that lucrative market. "They are looking for…everything. Experience, engagement, empowerment, enticement — basically a reason to be there," says Robinson. Shopping center owners, however, should have an easier time. It turns out that unlike their parents, who tired of the enclosed mall and now gravitate to town centers, lifestyle centers and downtown storefronts, Gen Y-ers embrace all kinds of retail formats, including the much-maligned enclosed mall.
At the same time, a lot of mall owners have enacted curfews at properties across the country (50 at last count) to control the hours of teen access — the groups shopping tend to be intimidating to adult visitors.
The trick lies in making the mall a social gathering place, as well as a shopping venue, says Nevins. That means adding entertainment components like movie theaters and bowling alleys and providing a selection of fast casual restaurants where teens can sit down and eat for a reasonable price. It's also not a bad idea to cluster retailers targeting Gen Y-ers demographic into a single area within a property, Nevins adds. That's how Macerich targets teens at the 2.2-million-square-foot Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Va. In 2005, concerned that the center wasn't reaching its full potential, the company took a former 250,000-square-foot JCPenney building at the property and rehabbed it, adding another 275,000 square feet of space in the process.
This section of Tysons Corner now features an 18-screen movie theater, a collection of restaurants and a mix of stores that includes Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Urban Outfitters and, come December, the Canadian chain Garage, which sells teen apparel and accessories. The entire project cost Macerich approximately $100 million.
"We specifically targeted key retailers in the Generation Y segment, but we also tried to hit all socioeconomic price points, so we've got everyone, from Old Navy to Abercrombie & Fitch," Nevins says.
The reason? Even if certain members of Generation Y can't afford to shop at upscale stores, either because of their socioeconomic background or because they are too young to manage their own money, they enjoy window-shopping at upscale chains. Nevins' 13-year-old daughter Hayley, for example, can rattle off a list of luxury brand products she plans to buy once she has the money, even though she can't yet afford most of them.
"When I was growing up, I knew the Gap and I knew Levi's and those were pretty much my options," Nevins says. "But my daughter already understands what the aspirational brands are and she's looking for her shopping environment to include those stores because she [plans] to shop there in the future."
Jones Lang LaSalle, which manages 35 million square feet of retail space in the United States and the Caribbean, advises its owner clients to do the same thing. Generation Y members like the clustering of the stores and they also like areas where they can multitask and meet their friends, says Maloney. That's where food courts and movie theaters come in.
If owners stick with that formula, attracting teenagers and twentysomethings won't be a problem, according to Gronbach. Libby, for example, loves to visit the mall every week, spending up to three hours on each visit.
"Mall traffic will increase enormously in the next five years," Gronbach adds. "That's because the peak of Generation Y will get their driving licenses, and they will be driving themselves to the mall."
|Ages 28 and under in 2007
|Multimedia mash-ups, free content, telecommuting
|Mass marketing, beaten paths, Office Space culture
|Googling, social networking, supporting a cause
|MySpace, Second Life, Mom and Dad's place
|Tap that wallet:
|$629 billion
|Source: Iconoculture
Old Navy, despite shedding some popularity, remains the top teen apparel chain among teens ages 13 to 18.
|Old Navy
|American Eagle
|Pac Sun
|Victoria's Secret
|Abercrombie & Fitch
|American Outfitters
|Forever 21
|Banana Republic
|Limited Too
|Eddie Bauer
|J. Crew
|L.L. Bean
|(Based on teens that answered they "loved" or "liked" shopping at the stores.)
Source: Harrison Group
Surf 'n' shop
Of all the unique characteristics of Generation Y, its close and personal relationship with the Internet tends to cause the most headaches for retailers and shopping center owners. By now, everybody knows that to succeed with this tech-savvy audience, you need a Web site. But some firms, like the Bloomfield Hill, Mich.-based Taubman Centers, Inc., a mall owner with a 24-million-square-foot portfolio, take the trend even further.
This August, for example, Taubman launched a two-monthlong program that gave its teen shoppers the opportunity to use avatars — Internet-based virtual representations of themselves — to send messages to their parents and friends about which items they lusted after. The program was featured at 10 Taubman centers during the back-to-school shopping season.
The mall owner declined to reveal how much money it spent on the program or how much difference it made in back-to-school sales. But it was certainly a worthwhile experience, according to David Goldberg, vice president of marketing and sponsorship with Taubman.
"All I can tell you is that we have more than doubled the results we projected," he says. "The reaction from our tenants has been tremendous — they are talking about parents coming into their stores with avatar messages. And from our own inbox, we know our customers are excited about it."


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President Barack Obama is being pressed by opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline to tie any approval to measures that would curb climate change, reflecting mounting pressure on the administration to mitigate the project's impact if it goes forward.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, is among those urging new steps to limit greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S. if TransCanada Corp.'s petition to build the $5.3 billion pipeline is approved. Other lawmakers say the administration could extract concessions from Canada, such as a higher carbon tax in Alberta, where the pipeline to carry tar- sands oil to U.S. refineries originates.
"He touted himself as the environmental president, and he's going to have to make sure that if he decides to go with it that there is some kind of balance," said Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat.
Most congressional Democrats, including leaders in the House and Senate, have joined environmentalists in fighting the project backed by the oil industry, labor unions, the Chamber of Commerce and Canadians. Some lawmakers who oppose the pipeline say it appears probable Obama will sign off, triggering their calls to mitigate environmental and political fallout.
"I think it's going to happen," said Representative Jim Moran, a Virginia Democrat and member of the House's Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition. "The odds look pretty strong right now."
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In a deliberation that has stretched over four years, Obama first rejected the pipeline because its original route took it through Nebraska's Sand Hills region, a national natural landmark. Calgary-based TransCanada changed the route and filed a new application, now under review by the State Department, which must act on pipelines crossing an international border.
Environmental groups dismiss the State Department's March 1 draft assessment that said the pipeline won't raise the risk of global warming, because the oil from Alberta would find its way to market with or without the line. They say Keystone will show whether Obama will fulfill an inaugural-address vow to tackle global warming.
A decision is expected by year's end. The administration hasn't said whether it could try to offset any approval with other environmental policy changes.
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Though I can still claim to have healthy hips, knees, and ankles, landing, even the soft ones, are getting more uncomforable by the week. Sucks to be getting older. Hat's off to Ward, he's still doing the hard, high-ball stuff.
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I saw that there is a beta 3.7 for Windows. I was wondering if you have any fresh plans to be able to relocate the Modules folder or link to secondary location for modules in Linux. I know you didn't have plans earlier in the year. It would be a great benefit for installations such as the EEE 901 PC where the main partition is limited in size and would mean that the large database files could be located on the large non-system partition.
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70's bedsheet (Smocked Maxi-Dress 02/2013)
Added Jun 26, 2013
by AnninaNicole
Brussels, Belgium
My mother-in-law gave me her old vintage bedsheets from the 70's. I used Burda's pattern for the smocked-maxi-dress-022013, which I tought would fit the 70′s feel. After zig-zag smocking the dozens of lines, tying tiny knots etc, I could finally sew side seams and try it on. It was too big and ill fitting. I had measured myself prior, followed size and seam allowances etc… however I do think my cotton was maybe a bit too thick/stiff. I removed all the smocking, made it narrower by a total of 3cm, and added one single smocked seam much higher on the waist, using the elastic-on-lower-bobbin method which I prefer. Instead of using up precious vintage textile to make the biais, I bought an olive green biais to balance all that faded pink. I might buy some more of the olive biais to add a thin belt over the smocked line.
I hope I did the biais work correctly since I didn't really understand the instructions and followed the tiny illustration.
I'm quite pleased with the result. I finished it and wore it right away as it was hot and humid day. Perfect!
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cotton bedsheet from the 70's
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Jun 27, 2013, 06.46 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
It was absolutely right to neglect the smocking. In your interpretation the dress looks better fitted and more girlish. I think why it didn't occur to me:)) thanks for the idea:)
Jun 26, 2013, 11.26 AMby SofiaBlake
Wow – this looks so cool. Yay for vintage sheets!
Jun 26, 2013, 07.43 AMby camis
Nice fabric. And definitively the "after" dress. It fits so much better.
Jun 26, 2013, 07.37 AMby SENEBO
Yes the top dress does work better, like the smocking on lower picture, was it meant to be under the bust line?
Jun 26, 2013, 07.37 AMby SENEBO
Yes the top dress does work better, like the smocking on lower picture, was it meant to be under the bust line?
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Jun 26, 2013, 02.59 PMby AnninaNicole
the burda pattern had many rows of smocking, quite low on the waist, actually, on the hip. It looked good on the model in the magazine, but not me. So I opted for a single smocked line much higher.
Thanks everyone for kind input :)
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KUINKA firstname.lastname@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2002-11-25 published
The supernova of ballet
Fun-loving character dancer lived life to the fullest
By Paula CITRON
Monday, November 25, 2002 -- Page R7
Toronto -- When John CRANKO's The Taming of the Shrew entered the National Ballet of Canada's repertoire in February, 1992, there were four advertised casts, and I was slated to see them all. It was Peter OTTMANN, then a first soloist who was appearing as Lucentio, who told me about a fifth performance -- a student matinee that featured a new member of the corps de ballet as Petruchio.
When one dancer singles out another to a dance writer, you listen, and even though I was in Shrew overload, I was there that Thursday afternoon to experience the explosive dance phenomenon known as William MARRIê.
His maddeningly male, politically incorrect Petruchio kicked butt and gave no quarter, and I thought he was one of the sexiest men alive, let alone that the guy could dance up a storm.
"I felt he was going to be brilliant which is why I mentioned the performance," recalled Mr. OTTMANN. " From what he was showing in rehearsal, I knew he was going to be a major player of the next generation."
Reid ANDERSON, who staged the ballet, was the National Ballet's artistic director at the time.
"One noticed immediately William's beautiful feet and legs, and handsome, chiselled features," he said from his office at the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany. "He had the raw animal charisma that I thought would be perfect for the role."
Mr. MARRIê was Shakespeare's Petruchio in real life, too -- a hard-drinking, hard-living, fun-loving bon vivant with an appetite for excitement.
His death in Manhattan on Nov. 16 -- just two days before his 34th birthday -- was a shock, but not the manner of his going. His motorcycle collided with a cab and three operations couldn't save him.
Mr. MARRIê often alluded to the notion that he would die young on his beloved bike. Perhaps that's why he lived every moment to the fullest.
"He had a James DEAN quality about him," said National Ballet principal dancer Rex HARRINGTON, "like he was doomed to live fast, die young and become a supernova."
Mr. MARRIê was in New York because he was the second cast lead in the Twyla THARP/Billy JOEL dance musical hit Movin' Out. The company had been searching for over six months for an acting dancer to play Eddie in the matinees until they found Mr. MARRIê. "He was hungry, a quality I admire," Ms. THARP said. "He came to a role that was already defined, but he made it his own."
Perhaps the most astonishing fact about Mr. MARRIê was that he didn't begin serious dance training until he was 19.
Born and raised in Montreal, he had an unsettled early life. His parents separated when he was young and he had a volatile relationship with his father. By his teens, Mr. MARRIê was a street-smart, dyslexic dropout hanging out in bad company. He had also been a beach bum in Hawaii, and in fact, when he got the Broadway role earlier this year, he moved to the New Jersey shore so he could surf every morning before going to the theatre.
He became interested in classical dance after seeing Jorge DUNN of the BÇjart company perform in a movie. More to the point, he told Friends later, a dance school was home to a plethora of half-naked women in leotards.
Vincent WARREN, his first teacher at L'êcole supÇrieure de danse du QuÇbec, remembered a guy who walked in off the street in 1987 wearing a tattered track suit on a bronzed body that was born to dance. Daniel SEILLIER, his second teacher, recalled the big personality whose wildness manifested itself in a maniacal urge to succeed.
After graduating, Mr. MARRIê spent the summer at the Banff Centre's dance program where he solidified his legend as a Casanova.
He joined the National in 1990, and while not quite the stately prince with beautiful lines, he excelled in the dramatic, demi-character roles requiring both strong technique and acting.
Mr. MARRIê never held back on-stage nor in his personal life, said James KUDELKA, the National's artistic director. Close Friends like Richard LANDRY and Christopher BODY from the National, and Sean D'ANDRADE, who works in hospitality, are full of William MARRIê stories, many unprintable. He was a man who loved women and possessed an unrelenting sexual appetite. He could carouse all night and still show up for work the next day. As former dancer Joanna IVEY says: "If you knew him a short time, he was your friend. If you knew him a long time, he was your brother."
Mr. MARRIê was a man who believed in a male code of nobility and loyalty.
Even so, women like ballet orchestra violist Valerie KUINKA adored him because he was spiritual and tender. Principal dancer Greta HODGKINSON, who was romantically involved with Mr. MARRIê for more than five years, said he was vulnerable and sensitive yet brutally honest.
Complex, vain and intelligent, a suave French-Canadian who had exquisite taste, Mr. MARRIê was a man of many facets. He loved watching cartoons and collecting comic books and he was interested in the supernatural. He was a master chess and pool player and an avid golfer, and also a superb cook, gourmand and wine savant. In fact, he dreamed of opening up a restaurant with his good friend, tenor Richard MARGISON, and their favourite conversations were about the world's best wines and tequilas.
Although fiercely dedicated to his craft, Mr. MARRIê often refused to do press interviews or go to receptions. When he did attend, he acted outrageously. Yet, in his final years at the National, he took it upon himself to be gadfly to such talented youngsters as first soloist Guillaume COTê.
"It was scary at first, but I think he saw I had the potential to become self-absorbed and egotistical," Mr. COTê said. "He wanted to teach me early, what he had come to learn late."
And then there was the motorcycle.
On the day he was promoted to principal dancer, Mr. MARRIê showed a dearly held, dog-eared photo of a motorbike, a Ducati, to Ms. KUINKA, telling her it was going to be a present to himself.
"His motorcycle was all about freedom," Mr. LANDRY said. "A hundred kilometres [an hour] on a bike feels different than in a car. You feel alive in the rush of speed."
For those he left behind, that was a great irony. Former soloist Roberto CAMPANELLA said perhaps it was best that death took Mr. MARRIê -- anything less than 120 per cent would have been a nightmare.
William MARRIê, dancer; born in Montreal on Nov. 18, 1968; died in New York on Nov. 16, 2002.
Paula CITRON reviews dance for The Globe and Mail.
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Microsoft Power View was introduced as part of SQL Server 2012. I'll provide you with six tips for getting the most of out of Power View. I'll also highlight some of the recent enhancements made to Power View in SQL Server 2012 SP1. (If you're unfamiliar with Power View, see "Introducing Microsoft Power View" for more information.)
Tip 1: How to Easily Connect to Power View
Power View reports use a business-friendly data source, which is either a PowerPivot workbook or a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) database in tabular mode. An easy way to start using Power View is to click a PowerPivot workbook's Power View icon within a PowerPivot Gallery, as Figure 1 shows.
Figure 1: Opening Power View in a PowerPivot Workbook
Power View can also be launched by clicking a Report Data Source (RDS) file or a Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) file. Typically, these files are published to a SharePoint data connection library.
Setting up a BISM connection is pretty straightforward. An RDS file can be used in place of a BISM file in situations where you want to customize the connection string or credentials used to connect to the tabular source. If you decide to use an RDS file, make sure that you set the Data Source Type property to Microsoft BI Semantic Model for Power View. Otherwise, Power View will launch but will not be able to connect to the data source. Note that this property can't be set in the Report Designer environment. It must be set in the SharePoint data source editor, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Setting the Data Source Type Property
Tip 2: How to Easily Change Data Sources
You might occasionally need to change the data source used by a Power View report. If the report is deployed in a PowerPivot Gallery, you first need to switch the Library View from Gallery to All Documents. Next, click the drop-down arrow next to the report's name and select the Manage Data Sources menu item, as Figure 3 shows. You can then edit the data source accordingly.
Figure 3: Changing the Data Source for a Power View Report
Tip 3: How to Customize the Display of Power View Reports
Power View reports are saved as .rdlx files in a standard SharePoint document library or PowerPivot Gallery. The most common way to view a report is to simply click the report name hyperlink in the Document library. (In the case of using the Gallery view in a PowerPivot Gallery, the equivalent action is to click the report thumbnail image.) The hyperlink opens the Power View report by passing arguments to a built-in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) web page named AdHocReportDesigner.aspx.
In some cases, you might want to display the rendered report on a specific SharePoint web page or a PerformancePoint dashboard page. However, unlike standard SSRS (.rdl) reports, there isn't a specific Web Part available to display Power View (.rdlx) reports. This means you need to use either the generic Page Viewer or the Silverlight Web Part to wrap around the built-in SSRS web page.
In addition, it currently isn't possible to pass in parameters to dynamically change report filter values or slicer selections. However, there are a few parameters that you can use to customize the display of a report, including:
- ViewMode=[Presentation/Edit]. This parameter lets you open a report in either presentation or edit mode.
- Fit=[True/False]. When you set this parameter to True, the report will take up a bit more of the available screen space.
- PreviewBar=[True/False]. You use this parameter to hide or show the File, Edit Report, and Full Screen menu items.
- BackgroundColor=[%Name%]. This parameter lets you set a background color around the outer border of the report. Note that the name can be either an actual color name (e.g., red) or a hex value with an encoded # value (e.g., %23FFFFFF).
- ReportSection=[ReportSection#]. You can use this parameter to open the report with a specific view displayed.
Tip 4: How to Easily Monitor Power View Usage
Every time a Power View report is opened, a record is logged to the SSRS ExecutionLog table, which is part of the Report Server database. You can either query this ExecutionLog table directly or periodically extract records into a reporting database for historical analysis. I explain how to do both in my article "Monitoring SQL Server and SharePoint BI Components." If you're planning to monitor Power View usage by means of historical extracts, make sure you download the article's sample code. The older CodePlex community sample (which used to be part of SQL Server Books Online -- BOL) doesn't work with SQL Server 2012. The article's sample code creates usage reports that provide a wealth of information, including usage by users across time and performance information related to report processing, rendering, and execution.
Tip 5: How to Get Power View on the Desktop
Power View reports are created and viewed within SharePoint. However, a Power View report can be exported to Microsoft PowerPoint so that the report can be viewed on the desktop. Each view within the Power View report is converted to a slide within the PowerPoint file. The view is an embedded object that looks and behaves like a static picture. In presentation mode, the view becomes interactive if the user clicks the Interact button, which is shown in the lower right corner of Figure 4. Note that in order for the interactivity to work, connectivity to SharePoint and the original report is required.
Figure 4: Using the Interact Button
There are some additional options for customizing the interactivity options and display of Power View within PowerPoint, but be warned -- implementing this tip isn't supported by Microsoft. So, try it at your own risk.
While in design mode, if you right-click a slide view and then select the Properties menu item, you'll see several properties for the view object, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Reviewing the Properties for the View Object
The InitParams value points to the original Power View report in SharePoint. If a report gets renamed or deleted, you can adjust the ItemPath as needed. In this case, the ItemPath is:
Notice that the ItemPath includes the parameters previously discussed (e.g., ViewMode), which I've put in bold. If you adjust these parameters, it's possible to do things like show the Preview Bar, set a custom background color, and even have a report open in edit mode.
Looking ahead, the best (and supported) method of getting Power View on the desktop is to use Office 2013. I'll discuss that option later.
Tip 6: How to Make the Most of Screen Real Estate
A Power View report has a 4:3 display ratio. Modern computer monitors have a 16:9 display ratio, similar to a high definition television. This means a Power View report will leave unused space along the sides of the screen. One way you can reclaim a bit of this space is to use filters rather than slicers. A slicer is placed in the report and takes up needed space. Filters can be displayed alongside the report, saving more space for the report. Filters also have the added benefits of:
- Providing a means of selecting and deselecting column members without a keyboard (think touch screen)
- Exposing advanced filtering options, such as sliders to specify a range filter for numeric columns
New SP1 Capability: Drillable Charts
SQL Server 2012 SP1 introduces several new features in Power View. I'm most excited about the drillable charts. For example, the Power View report in Figure 6 contains the chart Outlays – Percent Of GDP by L1_Superfunction. Notice that several columns have been placed on the Axis section of the chart. Although you can still click a bar to make it act like a filter, you can now double-click a bar to drill down from one axis column to the next. Figure 6 shows the progression of what this chart looks like as I double-click from Superfunction to Function, and then from Function to Sub Function. You can drill up at any time by hovering over the chart and clicking the Up Arrow icon in the top right corner of the chart.
Figure 6: Drilling from Superfunction to Function to Sub Function
Drillable charts don't require explicit hierarchies to be developed ahead of time. You can select and place columns in any order on the chart axis. Drillable charts work across column, bar, scatter, and pie charts.
New SP1 Capability: Map Control
With SQL Server 2012 SP1, Power View now includes a Map control that leverages Microsoft Bing Maps. This control requires Internet connectivity on the client (not the server) to function. If you have geocoded data (i.e., latitude and longitude coordinates), Bing Maps can use this information for precise plotting. Columns from a data model (e.g., country, province, zip code), however, do not have to be geocoded in order for the map integration to work.
When a column is placed on the Map control, Power View sends the column values through a secured web service for dynamic geocoding. For example, in Figure 7, all of my MapReference columns, with the exception of the Middle East, were accurately geocoded.
Figure 7: Using the Map Control
Most of the time, Bing Maps does a good job of matching common names. Note that PowerPivot for Excel 2013 and SSAS 2012 SP1 tabular databases also let you specify a column's Data Category value (e.g., address, city, county) to improve matching speed and accuracy.
The maps created with the Map control are drillable. For example, in Figure 7, I placed both MapReference and Entity in the LOCATIONS section. (Note that a location is similar to a chart axis.) If I double-click one of the MapReference pie charts, the Map control will automatically redraw the entities that roll up into the selected MapReference.
Other New SP1 Capabilities
There are a few more important new Power View capabilities introduced in SQL Server 2012 SP1:
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs that are defined in PowerPivot for Excel or a tabular instance of SSAS will now show up in the Power View field list, which means you can display the KPI status indicators in a table or matrix. However, KPIs will not show up if you're working against an Excel 2010 workbook. They are visible only with Excel 2013 workbooks or with a tabular SSAS database that has its Compatibility Level property set to SQL Server 2012 SP1 (1103).
- Hierarchy support. The hierarchies have the same visibility requirements as KPIs. If these requirements aren't met, they won't show up in the Power View field list. Unlike an Excel PivotTable, Power View doesn't display hierarchies in a table or matrix with an expandable/collapsible icon. Rather, the hierarchies simply make it easier to remember the rollup order of columns and to configure drillable charts by letting you drop in several columns at a time.
- Pie charts. Why pie charts weren't included in the original release of Power View is a bit of a mystery, but they're now present. Pie charts are drillable and can be filtered based on slicers, filters, and other chart selections.
- Backgrounds, themes, and font resizing. SP1 introduces the ability to add background colors and images to a view. Additional themes have been added for control over the color schemes. You can also adjust the font style and size to increase readability for the entire view or for just one table or chart.
For a complete list of the new capabilities, see "What's new in Power View in Excel 2013 and in SharePoint Server."
Power View Built Into Excel 2013
Power View is built into Excel 2013, which means users can create Power View reports without having to start in SharePoint. (PowerPivot is also a built-in component in Excel 2013.) A Power View report can be sourced from an Excel data range or table, an embedded PowerPivot model, or a tabular instance of SSAS.
Note that Power View is still a Silverlight-based technology, so users will be prompted to download Silverlight if necessary. Also note that although PowerPivot in Excel 2013 exposes an API for extensibility purposes, Power View does not.
One caveat to watch out for with respect to Excel 2013 and Power View is the upgrade path. You need to make sure that you upgrade the server-side components ahead of time. See the sidebar "Plan Your Upgrade Strategy Carefully" for more information.
More Power View Enhancements Ahead
Power View was released in March 2012, with a significant set of enhancements delivered soon thereafter in the November 2012 release of SQL Server 2012 SP1. Now, Power View is built into Excel 2013. And Microsoft is also planning to introduce a version of Power View that's compatible with devices that can't use Silverlight (e.g., Apple iPad). If you haven't done so already, I encourage you to get familiar with Power View. It's a tool both IT pros and business users can leverage for better data analysis and visualization.
Plan Your Upgrade Strategy Carefully
Microsoft Power View and PowerPivot are technologies that now exist both on the desktop and on the server across Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and SQL Server. As such, you need to carefully consider when, and in what order, you will upgrade the desktop and server components. For example, you can publish an Excel 2010 workbook with a PowerPivot model to SharePoint 2013 without issue. However, if you publish an Excel 2013 workbook to SharePoint 2010, the PowerPivot and Power View functionality won't work. This is similar to trying to restore a SQL Server backup -- it's usually possible to restore to a newer version of SQL Server without any problems, but it's impossible to restore to an older version.
A simple rule of thumb is to upgrade in this order:
- Upgrade PowerPivot for SharePoint and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to SQL Server 2012 SP1.
- Upgrade your SharePoint farm to SharePoint 2013.
- Upgrade from Excel 2010 to Excel 2013.
By following this approach, end users will have a predictable experience as they publish and extend their workbooks with Power View.


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