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Im April 2018 wurde das Institut für Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering (IDE+A) der TH Köln offiziell gegründet. Das IDE+A geht aus dem SPOTSeven Lab hervor.
Mehrere hundert Nachrichten aus dem SPOTSeven Lab wurden in den letzten Jahren auf dieser Webseite veröffentlicht. Mit der Reorganisation geht auch eine Änderung der Kommunikationskanäle einher: Da wir jetzt den Status eines Instituts erhalten haben, werden wir die offiziellen Seiten der TH Köln für unsere News verwenden und den SPOTSeven Lab Blog nicht weiter nutzen. Neuigkeiten aus dem SPOTSeven Lab (oder besser: dem Institut IDE+A) finden Sie ab sofort auf der folgenden Seite: https://idea.f10.th-koeln.de
Die SPOTSeven Lab Seite wird im Laufe des Jahres abgeschaltet.
Falls Sie Interesse an der Weiterentwicklung von SPOTSeven/IDE+A haben, sind Sie herzlich zur feierlichen Eröffnung des Instituts am 28.9.2018 eingeladen. Näheres finden Sie auf den IDE+A-Seiten. Beachten Sie bitte, das eine Anmeldung per Mail erforderlich ist.
Category Archives: Sequential Parameter Optimization
@GECCO2018 Lorenzo Gentile #utopiae_network: Sequential Parameter Optimization can be used for visualizing main factor effects
#utopiae_network Great interest in Lorenzo Gentile's talk @GECCO2018 about surrogate assisted optimization
Advanced optimization: Using multi-fidelity optimization combined with surrogate-based optimization @GECCO2018
Full House in RWA4 @GECCO2018: Frederik Rehbach talking about parallelized surrogate-based optimization
New paper: #Optimization via multimodel #simulation published in "Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization"
An online version of the paper "Optimization via multimodel simulation" (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-018-1934-2) written by Thomas Bartz-Beielstein, Martin Zaefferer, and Quoc Cuong Pham was published today. This research paper was published in the journal "Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization".
"Increasing computational power and the availability of 3D printers provide new tools for the combination of modeling and experimentation. Several simulation tools can be run independently and in parallel, e.g., long running computational fluid dynamics simulations can be accompanied by experiments with 3D printers. Furthermore, results from analytical and data-driven models can be incorporated. However, there are fundamental differences between these modeling approaches: some models, e.g., analytical models, use domain knowledge, whereas data-driven models do not require any information about the underlying processes. At the same time, data-driven models require input and output data, but analytical models do not. The optimization via multimodel simulation (OMMS) approach, which is able to combine results from these different models, is introduced in this paper. We believe that OMMS improves the robustness of the optimization, accelerates the optimization-via-simulation process, and provides a unified approach. Using cyclonic dust separators as a real-world simulation problem, the feasibility of this approach is demonstrated and a proof-of-concept is presented. Cyclones are popular devices used to filter dust from the emitted flue gasses. They are applied as pre-filters in many industrial processes including energy production and grain processing facilities. Pros and cons of this multimodel optimization approach are discussed and experiences from experiments are presented."
Combined simulation Multimodeling Simulation-based optimization Metamodel Multi-fidelity optimization Stacking Response surface methodology 3D printing Computational fluid dynamics
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Bartz-Beielstein, T., Zaefferer, M. & Pham, Q.C. Struct Multidisc Optim (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-018-1934-2
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Print ISSN1615-147X
Online ISSN1615-1488
In a Nutshell: Sequential Parameter #Optimization is also on @arxiv #rstats @utopiae_network
The paper "In a Nutshell: Sequential Parameter Optimization" has been assigned the permanent arXiv identifier 1712.04076 and is available at:
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:03:45 GMT (2255kb,D)
Title: In a Nutshell: Sequential Parameter Optimization
Authors: Thomas Bartz-Beielstein, Lorenzo Gentile, Martin Zaefferer
Categories: cs.MS cs.AI math.OC
Comments: Version 12/2017
License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The performance of optimization algorithms relies crucially on their
parameterizations. Finding good parameter settings is called algorithm tuning.
Using a simple simulated annealing algorithm, we will demonstrate how
optimization algorithms can be tuned using the sequential parameter
optimization toolbox (SPOT). SPOT provides several tools for automated and
interactive tuning. The underling concepts of the SPOT approach are explained.
This includes key techniques such as exploratory fitness landscape analysis and
response surface methodology. Many examples illustrate how SPOT can be used for
understanding the performance of algorithms and gaining insight into
algorithm's behavior. Furthermore, we demonstrate how SPOT can be used as an
optimizer and how a sophisticated ensemble approach is able to combine several
meta models via stacking.
Free Paper: In a Nutshell – Sequential Parameter #Optimization @utopia_network #TH_Koeln #rstats
We proudly present the first result of our cooperation in the UTOPIAE network:
Lorenzo Gentile, Martin Zaefferer, and Thomas Bartz-Beielstein published a paper about sequential parameter optimization. The paper is based on the talk given by Thomas Bartz-Beielstein during the UTOPIAE Network Training School at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, earlier this year.
The paper is entitled "In a Nutshell: Sequential Parameter Optimization". It gives a short introduction to surrogate model based optimization, which will be applied in the UTOPIAE project. Many examples illustrate the usefulness of the SPOT approach.
The paper can be downloaded here.
The abstract reads as follows:
The performance of optimization algorithms relies crucially on their parameterizations. Finding good parameter settings is called algorithm tuning. Using a simple simulated annealing algorithm, we will demonstrate how optimization algorithms can be tuned using the sequential parameter opti- mization toolbox (SPOT). SPOT provides several tools for automated and interactive tuning. The underling concepts of the SPOT approach are explained. This includes key techniques such as exploratory fitness landscape analysis and response surface methodology. Many examples illustrate how SPOT can be used for understanding the performance of algorithms and gaining insight into algorithm's behavior. Furthermore, we demonstrate how SPOT can be used as an optimizer and how a sophisticated ensemble approach is able to combine several meta models via stacking.
Sequential Parameter #Optimization Toolbox 2.0.2 is on CRAN #RSTATS
Version 2.0.2 of SPOT, the Sequential Parameter Optimization Toolbox, is available on CRAN:
SPOT provides a set of tools for model based optimization and tuning of algorithms. It includes surrogate models, optimizers and design of experiment approaches. The main interface is spot, which uses sequentially updated surrogate models for the purpose of efficient optimization. The main goal is to ease the burden of objective function evaluations, when a single evaluation requires a significant amount of resources.
Version 2 of the SPOT package is a complete redesign and rewrite of the original R package. Most function interfaces were redesigned to give a more streamlined usage experience. At the same time, modular and transparent code structures allow for increased extensibility. In addition, some new developments were added to the SPOT package. A Kriging model implementation, based on earlier Matlab code by Forrester et al. (Forrester, Sobester, and Keane 2008), has been extended to allow for the usage of categorical inputs. Additionally, it is now possible to use stacking for the construction of ensemble learners (Bartz-Beielstein and Zaefferer 2017). This allows for the creation of models with a far higher predictive performance, by combining the strengths of different modeling approaches.
- Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas, and Martin Zaefferer. 2017. "Model-Based Methods for Continuous and Discrete Global Optimization." Applied Soft Computing 55: 154–67. doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2017.01.039.
A pre-print is available here: T. Bartz-Beielstein and M. Zaefferer, "Model-based methods for continuous and discrete global optimization," Fakultät für Informatik und Ingenieurwissenschaften (F10), TH Köln, Schriftenreihe CIplus 8/2016, 2016.
- Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas, Christian Lasarczyk, and Mike Preuss. 2005. "Sequential Parameter Optimization." In Proceedings Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2005 (Cec'05), 1553. Edinburgh, Scotland. http://www.spotseven.de/wp-content/papercite-data/pdf/blp05.pdf.
- Forrester, Alexander, Andras Sobester, and Andy Keane. 2008. Engineering Design via Surrogate Modelling. Wiley.
Video: Presentation of the Revised Sequential Parameter #Optimization Toolbox #rstats
During useR!, the international R user conference, Sebastian Krey talked about the "Revised Sequential Parameter Optimization Toolbox".


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Right after your election, somebody asked if I thought having a black president meant black people's concerns would now receive attention at the executive level. I told them I expected the opposite.
There used to be a saying -- only Nixon could go to China. Meaning, of course, that only he, as a staunch anti-communist, had the credibility to make overtures to that nation without accusations of being soft on communism. By the inverse of that political calculus, I never expected that you, as a black man, would do much to address black issues.
And the limitations of your presidency where African-Americans are concerned have never been more obvious than they were last week.
On Friday it was 40 years since the aforementioned President Richard Nixon asked Congress for $155 million to combat a problem he said had "assumed the dimensions of a national emergency." Thus was born the War on Drugs.
Seven presidents later, the war grinds on. And if it has made even a dent in drug use, you could not prove it by me -- nor, I would wager, by most observers.
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The most fitting way to mark the 40th anniversary of the War on Drugs is to ensure the 41st never comes.


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Receding gums is the term used to describe gums that have shrunk back to reveal the lower, normally unexposed and protected part of your teeth. It is a very common problem, but just because it affects a lot of people, that doesn't make it normal. Left untreated receding gums can continue to shrink and this can lead to serious problems with your teeth as well as your gums. In advanced cases, people with receding gums find that their teeth become loose and can fall out or need to be taken out. Fortunately, the treatment for receding gums is usually simple and straightforward and you can expect to achieve a full recovery.
This article on receding gums is by Kathryn Senior, a freelance journalist who writes health, medical, biological, and pharmaceutical articles for national and international journals, newsletters and web sites.
What are receding gums?
The gums, or gingiva, are made of soft tissue that covers the bones of the jaw. This tissue protects the jawbone and the more sensitive areas of the teeth that are not covered by enamel.
Receding gums can be a symptom of a reduction of the tissue itself, or of the bone beneath. Unfortunately, since the changes in the gums occur very slowly, often over a period of years, most people do not notice their appearance changing. This is why regular dental check-ups are important, as your dentist will be able to spot the signs of receding gums more easily that you yourself can.
Receding gums may be quite common but the condition is neither normal nor inevitable, even in old age; a good oral hygiene routine can prevent receding gums in most cases. If you do develop receding gums, getting prompt dental treatment will prevent further changes and will prevent the problem coming back if you then keep up with your oral hygiene.
Becoming more aware of the symptoms of receding gums can help you to recognise the problem earlier. Left untreated, receding gums can result in permanent and irreparable damage to the teeth and jawbone, even making dentures hard to fit once you have actually lost teeth.
There are several symptoms of receding gums to look out for:
- Sensitive teeth – when exposed, the lower part of the tooth becomes sensitive to heat, cold and salty foods.
- Longer teeth – as your gums recede this will make your teeth appear longer, as if they are growing.
- Increased gaps – receding gums will no longer fill gaps between your teeth, making the teeth appear to be moving apart.
- Changes in colour – the shrinking gums may expose a visible line where the enamel stops and the root begins. You may even feel this as a ridge at the base of your teeth.
Bad brushing techniques
Ironically, one of the major causes of receding gums is the way we brush our teeth. Excessive brushing can actually wear away the tissue along the gum line, exposing the lower part of the tooth. This can easily be corrected, and your dental hygienist will be happy to teach you a better brushing technique.
Conversely, not brushing enough can also cause receding gums, as it will not remove the bacteria that build up on the teeth. These bacteria produce enzymes that attack the jawbone; as this is damaged, pockets form that attract even more bacteria, making the receding gums problem even worse.
Caused by disease
There are two types of gum disease that contribute to receding gums:
- Gingivitis – this is a mild form of gum disease that results in swelling and infection that damages the tissue causing the gums to shrink back.
- Periodontitis – this is a far more destructive infection that can attack the gums and the jawbone below.
In both gingivitis and periodontitis, brushing causes bleeding and discomfort. This can often lead to inadequate brushing, which then only makes the situation worse.
Other causes
Oral hygiene problems are usually to blame but there are many other causes:
- Pressure from an imbalanced bite or poorly balanced dental work. This causes trauma to the gums and the underlying bones and can cause receding gums as the natural alignment slips.
- Pressure from teeth grinding or clenching.
- The abrasive effect of piercings in the lips or tongue.
- Smoking, as the toxic chemicals in smoke erode the gum tissue.
- Eating disorders, particularly bulimia, as the acid in vomit erodes the gums, teeth and bone beneath.
In most cases, the only treatment required for receding gums is to eradicate the original cause and allow the tissue to recover naturally. This could be through better brushing, the use of anti-bacterial mouthwash (such as Corsodyl), realignment of the bite, repair to previous dental work or simply the removal of piercings.
Specialist toothpaste, designed for sensitive teeth, may also be recommended to ease the pain while the tissue grows back.
In more severe cases, where receding gums have reached a dangerous level, it is possible to carry out dental treatment to graft gum tissue from elsewhere in the mouth onto the damaged area. This may come from nearby teeth or be taken from the roof of the mouth. Artificial grafts can also be used, and experiments are currently being undertaken to grow gum tissue from stem cells.
Avoiding this
Receding gums are not normal and should always be a cause for concern. You can take action to reduce the risk of having receding gums by learning and following a good oral hygiene regime. With correct brushing techniques, your gums should stay healthy but if you have regular check-ups at the dentist, any problems can be caught early. If you are aware that you grind or clench your teeth, your dentist may also be able to help you stop, or at least prevent this habit causing too much damage. Finally stopping smoking is an important step since you can then avoid the damage from the toxic chemicals in smoke that can easily undo even the best dental care.


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Good morning. It's Friday, May 27, 2011, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
Turner Broadcasting picks up the UK TV and licensing and merchandising rights for the preschool series Chloe's Closet from Moonscoop. In addition to airing around the world, Chloe's Closet (52×11) is set to debut this summer on Turner's preschool channel Cartoonito ( www.cartoonito.co.uk ), which is available in the UK via Sky 619 and Virgin Media 706. Bandai America has already signed on as the global master toy licensee, and along with its international affiliates will roll out a series of playsets, role-play toys, and activity and craft sets initially in the US, Spain, the UK, France, Benelux and Germany. Additionally, also on board is Dragon d'Or Editions (Editis Group) to publish a set of small story books in France, joining other licensees for the territory: Sun City (apparel); TM (bags back-to-school and permanent) and Evasion Communication (character costumes). El Ocho has been appointed Spanish licensing agent. Chloe's Closet is produced in HD 2D animation by Mike Young Productions, in association with Moonscoop, Wales Creative IP Fund, KI.KA/ARD, Work Out Factory, and Telegael. The production received funding from European Community "Media 2007" Programme.
Breakthrough Entertainment's new Jimmy Two Shoes online game, Jimmy Two Shoes: Savage Bunny Paintball, goes live in Canada on Teletoon.com ( www.teletoon.com ). From Breakthrough's Digital Media division the new game, which was produced specifically for Teletoon.com, pits Jimmy (the player) against a herd of bunnies in eight levels of paintball.
Youthology, Gorilla Nation's youth-targeted digital marketing arm, acquires teen-aimed entertainment and social network site TeenSpot.com ( www.teenspot.com ) from its two owners/founders, who will continue to take an active role on the site. The terms of the deal were not released. The site features the Spotlight blog where teens discuss a range of issues. TeenSpot has 4+ million registered users. Youthology will head all sales for TeenSpot by creating custom integrated marketing programs for marketers that incorporate mobile, video, social media and display products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Lion King pounces back into movie theaters and Blu-ray this fall in 3D. Disney's movie will screen in theaters in 3D for two weeks from September 16, 2011, followed by the October 4 release of the Diamond Edition of The Lion King in HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D, in the US and Canada. The Lion King was originally released in theaters on June 15, 1994. Lion King re-release combinations that will be available include:
- 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (The Lion King Blu-ray, Blu-ray 2D, DVD, digital copy)
- 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (the movie in Blu-ray 2D and DVD)
- 8-Disc Trilogy (The Lion King in Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, digital copy; The Lion King 1 1/2s on Blu-ray 2D and DVD; The Lion King II: Simba's Pride on Blu-ray 2D and DVD).
- 1-Disc DVD Edition will release on November 15
Chorion finalizes new licensing and retail deals for Mr. Men and Little Miss in Brazil through its licensing agent in the region Exim Licensing. New Mr. Men and Little Miss license pacts include: retailer C&A will introduce junior and young adult tops across its 170 stores from the August; beginning this August Foroni will launch notebooks at specialty stores/hypermarkets/small retailers; Duraplast is developing a line of flip-flops for kids/young adults in eight new designs for retailers/hypermarkets this August; in June, Xeryus will debut four new handbag styles for young adults, followed by six new backpacks in August; meanwhile Buba recently introduced a range of collectible figurines at gift shops. Mr. Men and Little Miss celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, which will also see the introduction of a new character, Little Miss Princess, a new confectionery line, among other things.
Coolabi appoints The Joester Loria Group as the exclusive licensing agent for the preschool property Poppy Cat for North America. The Joester Loria Group will launch an integrated licensing and merchandising program for Poppy Cat with adventure and fantasy play themed products for North America in categories including toys, games, and apparel. Based on the books by Lara Jones, this fall 2011 the animated Poppy Cat series will air in the US on Sprout and in Canada on TVO, SCN and Knowledge Network. The series recently made its international debut on Nick Jr in the UK, and will now begin its global roll out across Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Far East. Golden Bear is the master toy partner for the property in the UK.
Rocket Licensing launches a new European licensing Dr Seuss campaign at an event at the London Zoo this week, where Dr Seuss Enterprises and UK publishers Harper Collins and Random House also spoke about the brand's existing success and further potential. Rocket plans to bring a new focus to the licensing program of the Dr Seuss brand, which will address the cross-generational appeal of creator of The Cat in the Hat and resulting in licenses for young readers and Dr Seuss fans of all ages. With a plan to have a strong retail presence in 2012, Rocket expects to have new deals in place across a range of categories soon. Licensees already part of the program include Fabric Flavours, Five Mile Press, Hype and Roger La Borde.
Kid-targeted DVD distributor NCircle Entertainment celebrates its fifth anniversary with plans to launch a new consumer marketing effort next month with the tagline, Entertainment That Educates. The initiative, which is targeted to parents, caregivers and teachers, will feature the new tagline in all advertising, as well as on its website and on packaging and other materials. Over the last 12 months, NCircle has released more non-theatrical kid video titles than any other studio, per DVD & BlueRay Release Report. NCircle recently acquired the rights to distribute the animated short film The Gruffalo, which it will release later this summer, and the domestic distribution rights to the Australian series The Fairies (includes about 80 hours of TV programming and nine direct-to-video specials).
Casting: Disney Channel and Disney XD will host an open casting call in Austin, Texas. Casting directors will be looking for talented actors/actresses, singers and dancers between the ages of 10-18 for upcoming series and movies. The casting call registration will be held June 4, 2011 (9a-4p) at Omni Hotel, 700 San Jacinto (at 8th Street in downtown Austin). Applications and a monologue will be provided upon arrival. More information can be found at www.disneychannel.com/opencall .
Currently President/Marketing, Universal Pictures, Eddie Egan will shift to become President/Marketing at Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment, the animation banner based at Universal, per THR. Taking the reins from Egan at Universal will be Josh Goldstine who jumps over from Sony Pictures where he was a creative marketing executive.
Imax Corporation appoints Marc de Grandpre as CMO. He will re-locate to NY and report directly to CEO Richard L. Gelfond. Most recently, de Grandpre was chief marketer for Qualcomm's Firethorn division. Over the course of his 15-year career, de Grandpre has also worked for Red Bull North America, where he was part of the marketing team that launched Red Bull Energy drink in the US, and eventually went to become MD of the New York Red Bulls, a Major League Soccer pro sports franchise. He also previously toiled for Nike/Bauer Hockey.
Imax Corporation also welcomes Carrie Lindzon-Jacobs as SVP/Human Resources, reporting to CEO Richard L. Gelfond. Lindzon-Jacobs, who is based in Toronto, joins Imax from Courtyard Group, a consulting firm, where she held a senior HR position and was a member of its executive team.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 5/16-5/22/11 , 6a-6a:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (5/22; 8-9:45p) 2672
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 11a) 2636
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 10:30a) 2578
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 10a) 2441
DSNY*: A.N.T. Farm (5/22; 9:45-10:15p) 2414
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 11:30a) 2312
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 9:30a) 2206
NICK: Big Time Rush (5/21; 8:30-9:05p) 2132
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/22; 10:30a) 2046
NICK: Victorious (5/21; 8p) 2019
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11 for the week of 5/16-5/22/11 , 6a-6a:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (5/22; 8-9:45p) 2092
DSNY*: A.N.T. Farm (5/22; 9:45-10:15p) 1882
NICK: Big Time Rush (5/21; 8:30-9:05p) 1851
NICK: Victorious (5/21; 8p) 1621
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 11a) 1514
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 10:30a) 1443
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 9:30a) 1405
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 10a) 1400
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 11:30a) 1362
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb Shorts (5/22; 10:15-10:30p) 1280
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14 for the week of 5/16-5/22/11 , 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (5/22; 8-9:45p) 1676
DSNY*: A.N.T. Farm (5/22; 9:45-10:15p) 1609
NICK: Big Time Rush (5/21; 8:30-9:05p) 1494
NICK: Victorious (5/21; 8p) 1422
FOX: American Idol (5/18; 8-10p) 1177
FOX: American Idol (5/19; 8-9:01p) 1128
DSNY*: High School Musical 3 (5/19; 8-10p) 1103
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/21; 11a) 1038
DSNY*: Suite Life on Deck (5/17; 6-6:40p) 1030
DSNY*: High School Musical 3 (5/21; 7:45-9:45p) 1007
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17 for the week of 5/16-5/22/11 , 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (5/18; 8-10p) 1244
FOX: Glee (5/17; 8-9:01p) 1104
FOX: American Idol (5/19; 8-9:01p) 1072
DSNY*: A.N.T. Farm (5/22; 9:45-10:15p) 946
DSNY*: Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (5/22; 8-9:45p) 850
NICK: Big Time Rush (5/21; 8:30-9:05p) 750
ADSM**: Family Guy (5/19; 11p) 729
ADSM**: Family Guy (5/16; 11p) 710
ADSM**: Family Guy (5/22; 9-10p) 695
FAM: Secret Life of the American Teen (5/16; 8-9p) 695
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not spot ad-supported, although it does accept select sponsors.
**Abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, May 21, 2011 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
CW (Toonzai) 0.9/4 Avg. (7a-12p)
Magi-Nation 0.3/3; Magi-Nation 0.4/3; Sonic X 0.7/4; Sonic X 1.3/7; Yu-Gi-Oh 0.9/4; Sonic X 1.1/5; Dragon Bal Z Kai 1.1/5; Dragon Ball Z Kai 1.2/5; Yu-Gi-Oh 0.8/4; Yu-Gi-Oh 0.7/3
ABC 0.6/3 Avg. (9a-12p)
The Emperor's New School 0.5/2; The Replacements 0.5/2; That's So Raven 0.5/2; That's So Raven 0.8/3; Hannah Montana 0.8/4; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.8/4
CBS (CookieJarTV) 0.3/2 Avg. (7-10a/10a-12p)
Busytown Mysteries 0.3/3; Busytown Mysteries 0.4/3; Doodlebops Rockin Road Show 0.2/1; Horseland 0.2/1; Horseland 0.3/1; Trollz 0.4/2
NBC (Qubo on NBC) Avg. 0.3/1 (10a-1p)
Turbo Dogs 0.4/2; Shelldon 0.3/1; Magic School Bus 0.4/2; Babar 0.3/1; Willa's Wild Life 0.3/1; Pearlie 0.2/1
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, May 21, 2011 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 4.4/23 Avg. (7a-1p)
Penguins of Madagascar 1.8/18; Penguins of Madagascar 2.4/17; T.U.F.F. Puppy 3.4/19; T.U.F.F. Puppy 4.0/20; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.9/22; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.7/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.7/24; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.8/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.1/28; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.5/26; Power Rangers Samurai 4.3/23; Power Rangers Samurai 3.6/19
DISNEY CHANNEL 3.0/15 Avg. (7a-1p)
Handy Manny 2.3/23; Special Agent Oso 2.4/18; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.5/14; Jake and the Never Land Pirates 2.7/13; Phineas and Ferb 2.7/12; Phineas and Ferb 3.5/15; Phineas and Ferb 3.8/16; Fish Hooks 2.9/13; Suite Life On Deck 3.1/14; Suite Life On Deck 3.4/16; Wizards of Waverly Place 3.5/18; Wizards of Waverly Place 3.5/19
CARTOON NETWORK 1.6/8 Avg. (7a-1p)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 1.3/13; Generator Rex 1.3/10; Star Wars: Clone Wars 1.5/9; Beyblade: Metal Fusion 1.5/7; Pokemon: Black & White 2.3/10; Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge 1.6/7; Hot Wheels: Battle Force 1.4/6; Johnny Test 1.6/7; Hole in the Wall 1.3/6; Scooby-Doo! Mystery Inc. 1.4/7; The Garfield Show 1.8/9; The Garfield Show 1.8/10
DISNEY XD 0.8/4 Avg. (7a-1p)
Pair of Kings 0.3/3; Phineas and Ferb 0.9/6; Phineas and Ferb 1.1/7; Kick Buttowski 0.9/5; Zeke and Luther 0.7/3; Zeke and Luther 0.6/3; Zeke and Luther 0.9/4; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 1.0/4; I'm In The Band 1.0/4; I'm In The Band 0.8/4; I'm In The Band 0.7/4; Phineas and Ferb 0.6/3
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
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Fans of the television show Mad Men can see most of the show's characters virtually chain smoking in the office throughout the workday. Skip ahead 50 years and those characters might be vaping instead.
The use of electronic cigarettes, also referred to as "vaping", has become a progressively more popular and controversial trend among smokers and nonsmokers alike. Electronic cigarettes are intended to look and to be used in the same way as traditional cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes work by vaporizing a liquid nicotine mixture obtained naturally from tobacco plants. The user, also called "vaper", inhales this nicotine mixture, just as a traditional smoker inhaling from a cigarette would, however without a traditional cigarette's fire, ash, smell, or tar.
Potential health risks of electronic cigarettes are still uncertain. The Surgeon General's office has categorized electronic cigarettes as "tobacco products." Yet supporters claim that electronic cigarettes are "safe" tobacco products and are less hazardous than combustible products due to the carcinogens in smoke. The FDA has not reached such a conclusion and determinative research is not yet available. Electronic cigarettes, like all tobacco products, are not subject to FDA regulation as a drug or device. However, the FDA is currently proposing a rule that would give the FDA the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. Critics of vaping raise concerns about the unknown health risks and addictive properties of e-cigarettes, as well as the possible introduction to traditional tobacco smoking that the act of vaping provides.
"Vaping" in the workplace is considered by many to be a public health concern, since the potential health risks of the vapor on users and bystanders are still unknown. Employers are largely free at this point to create their own policy on vaping although a small number of states and municipalities have prohibited this activity in workplaces. The state of Delaware has banned vaping in the workplace and the City of Chicago has prohibited the use of e-cigarettes in public buildings. A number of large public and private sector employers have also banned vaping in the workplace, such as the U.S. Air Force, Health Care Service Corp., and its Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, who have incorporated a ban on electronic cigarettes as part of their policies on the tobacco-free workplace. Just this week, the Village of Wilmette voted to regulate electronic cigarettes in the same fashion that it regulates tobacco sales. In the last few months, Lisa Madigan joined a majority of other state attorney generals in urging the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen its regulations on e-cigarettes to prevent nicotine addiction. It appears that a trend is emerging.
Since the rules regarding "vaping" in the workplace vary from place to place, it is important that employers are aware of regulations of e-cigarettes in their municipality. Beyond that, employers should strongly consider banning use of e-cigarettes in their workplaces consistent with growing public policy designed to prevent nicotine addiction and to promote a safe work environment. As always, employers who choose to do this should notify their employees in writing of the new policy and obtain their written acknowledgement of their understanding. Like tobacco smoking, employers have no obligation to give employees "vaping" breaks or provide them with a "vaping" area.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Vapers in the Workplace
Fans of the television show Mad Men can see most of the show's characters virtually chain smoking in the office throughout the workday. Skip ahead 50 years and those characters might be vaping instead.


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FORGET Piers Morgan. Forget endless rolling news about Brexit. In fact, forget all of the Saturday night talent shows, vapid shopping channels and Love Island. The one thing that really, really annoys me on TV are adverts that use rubbish remakes of hit songs I grew up with.
So far, I've counted Everybody Wants to Rule The World, The Power of Love and Somewhere Only We Know ruined by slowed-down, breathy-voiced cover versions of the kind popularised by the John Lewis festive ads, but the one that's really got my goat is the Lloyds ad with all the horses running down the beach. Not because it has over-indulgent amounts of equine-themed feelgood factor, but because it takes Olive's excellent 1997 dance hit You're Not Alone, and ruins it. A part of my formative years – and a UK number one, don't forget – utterly trashed because someone thought a commercially-minded makeover was a cracking idea.
So it goes with the Ford Puma. For the first time in 18 years you'll be able to buy a brand-new car bearing that name from showrooms across the North West, but don't for a moment think it's going to be a small, two-door coupe with various bits borrowed from the Fiesta. Not a chance, because the new Ford Puma is a five-door crossover.
Stuart Rowley, Ford's top man in Europe, reckons we'll love it. "Innovatively engineered and seductively styled, we think Puma is going to really resonate with compact-car customers in Europe," he told car nuts when it was first announced. "If you want a car that can turn heads on Friday night, and swallow your flat-pack furniture with ease on Saturday afternoon, then you've found it."
He's bang on, of course. If the number of people buying Nissan Jukes is anything to go by, people are going to love it, and unlike its 1997 namesake the new car really will laugh in the face of a trip to IKEA. Chances are it isn't going to suffer from crusty rear arches or steering wheels with disintegrating trim five years down the line, either – but the telling thing is that Ford's own press release on the new Puma made precisely zero references to the original.
I've no doubt that it will be fun to drive, effortlessly practical and – thanks to its hybrid tech – kind to the environment, but couldn't they have picked another name? To me, and a lot of other people who really love cars, the Puma is all about zingy, Yamaha-tuned engines, beautifully balanced suspension and cramming your mates into some tiny back seats. It had styling by the same chap who did the Aston Martin DB7, but it was buttons to buy, run and insure. It was, like the song from the Lloyds ad, a timeless classic.
Only now it's been given the breathy-voiced cover treatment. I'm sure the new car will be a fantastic Ford, but a Puma? I'll stick with the original, thanks.


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NY Theater Reviews
Ewan McGregor, Cynthia Nixon, Josh Hamilton and Maggie Gyllenhaal/ Ph: Joan Marcus
By DAVID COTE
Tom Stoppard's 1982 play is a keen and touching study of fidelity, fiction and marital love.
One of the finest speeches in
Tom Stoppard's
The Real Thing
(and there are several) concerns the absolute value of good construction, using a cricket bat as an example. Henry (
Ewan McGregor
), an emotionally moderate but aesthetically conservative playwright, explains to his second wife Annie (
Maggie Gyllenhaal
) that they're specially built to give maximum propulsion to the struck ball. "What we're trying to do," he sums up, "is write cricket bats, so that when we throw up an idea and give it a little knock, it might … travel." True to form,
The Real Thing
(1982) is exceedingly well made, a keen and touching study of fidelity, fiction and marital love amongst London theater folk. Its craftsmanship is so solid, in fact, it resists director
Sam Gold's
well-meaning attempt to gild it.
Over past seasons, I've been happy to see the Roundabout bringing Gold in to rethink classics such as
Look Back in Anger
His approach to staging is clearly inflected by European
and downtown deconstruction. Gold knows that foreshortened space or foregrounded design can work dramaturgical wonders, blow the dust off old properties. With Stoppard, however, you don't need to tinker much; it's all on the page. The more you pick it apart, the less effective the machinery. Gold's work with the actors is perfectly sound. McGregor and Gyllenhaal are naturally charismatic, intelligent performers who deliver Stoppard's brainy badinage with nervy aplomb and sensual thrill. It's just the occasional sing-alongs that got on my nerves.
Both acts begin with the ensemble (which includes
Cynthia Nixon
Josh Hamilton
as Henry's and Annie's soon-to-be ex-spouses) gathered onstage warbling 60s pop songs – "I'll Be in Trouble," "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" – to guitar accompaniment. Henry is sentimentally fond of these syrupy tunes; he prefers them to Bach and opera. But Gold's excavation and amplification of this element doesn't add anything other than static. More eloquent is
David Zinn's
unit set, a period modular interior that shifts into various living rooms and other locales, suggesting that the characters are living in (and perhaps through) each other's lives.
If Gold wanted to add an element to reinforce the play's running argument between authenticity and fakery, he might have commissioned covers of Henry's cherished tunes, to contrast them with the original recordings. That in turn might have given the entire revival a meta-theatrical spin, as countless audience members at the American Airlines Theare are no doubt mentally comparing this revival to the one in 2000 with Stephen Dillane and Jennifer Ehle – or to the 1984 Broadway premiere with Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close. (I missed both, which might be good luck for the Roundabout.)
Overreaching conceptual frames aside, the production features a strong ensemble, most notably a brief but vivacious turn by
Ronan Raftery
as one of Annie's ardent admirers. And McGregor makes his Broadway debut with assurance, charm and sparkle. Those juicy encomiums he delivers on the true nature of intimacy and literature? He hits them, and how they fly.
David Cote is theater editor and chief drama critic of
Time Out New York


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Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Nov 14 (ANI): American basketball player Blake Griffin took her model girlfriend Kendall Jenner out on a date, but the two were unfortunately greeted with a parking ticket as they arrived back.
The 28-year-old NBA player and the 22-year-old victoria's secret angel were spotted having a dinner date at Sugarfish in Beverly Hills, Calif on Sunday, as reported by People magazine.
The two might be quite lost in love as they did not notice that they parked their car in a No Parking zone.
The duo was complementing each other perfectly as they both opted for black outfits.
Jenner wore a zipped black jacket with black leggings and white sneakers, while Griffin chose a casual black hoodie, black pants and white sneakers to match his girlfriend.
Earlier, the Kardashian star was also spotted cheering Griffin as she sat courtside during one of his games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.(ANI)