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Originally the Lexus IS-F was not part of any long-term strategy or corporate aim. It began with the enthusiasm of two engineers, Yaguchi-san and Sakamoto-san. Their personal enthusiasm for high performance had already led them to experiment with an older model Lexus IS300. With the debut of the new Lexus IS they continued to work upon advancing every aspect of the dynamics, while at the same time lobbying heavily at the highest management levels for support.
This level of commitment and expertise paid dividends. As the project grew and was presented to the higher executives, so internal feedback became more positive. The result was that in 2004 they were given the goahead for what had already become known internally as the 'F' project.
Intense media, customer and distributor interest at the 2007 Frankfurt launch merely confirmed what many in the company already suspected: That the time was right for a real high performance challenger bearing the Lexus badge.
To create the Lexus IS-F several questions arose. The principle one is obviously what exactly a committed driver actually wants from his car. In fact what basic elements create driving excitement on the road and track? From this three wider areas of research arose: response: handling, engine and transmission response, sound and a feeling of unlimited acceleration.
For a really discerning driver to fully enjoy the performance of his car three elements come immediately into play. Acceleration, braking and steering. The more directly the car responds to the driver's input, the more satisfying the experience becomes.
To power this dynamically refined response Lexus engineers developed a compact 5-litre V8 engine with advanced D-4S direct fuel injection, VVT-iE, hollow overhead camshafts, and electronic throttle, delivering 423 DIN hp. To ensure constant power delivery, even during 1G lateral acceleration turns, both a small fuel surge tank and high mounted oil scavenge pumps are fitted. Elsewhere racing technology also featured in the forged crankshaft, sintered con-rods and ultra rigid block casting techniques. The result is an engine which delivers instantaneous response anywhere in the rev range, giving the impression that the linear acceleration is virtually unending.
More important is the drivers feeling of control over this power. By developing the world's fastest 8-speed Sport Direct Shift (SPDS) transmission, which shifts in just 0.1 seconds, Lexus engineers delivered the kind of direct response formerly only found in motor sport. A major benefit of this transmission is that in M-mode the driver has complete control over these changes, and can hold any gear, using racing type paddles. However, for heavy traffic or relaxed cruising, in D-mode it performs like a normal (albeit very direct and precise) automatic transmission.
Full lock-up control is used during both acceleration and deceleration in 2nd gear and higher, without using the torque converter function. This enables changes in engine output to be transmitted directly, just like a manual transmission. If, however, engine speed is too low to allow lock-up, the torque converter function will also be used in 2nd gear and up.
The response and weight of the steering has also been fine-tuned for high performance driving. A new type of VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management system), automatically adjusts the setting of the power steering when the VDIM Sports mode is selected.
Also both the brakes and suspension were uprated. In fact detail lightening and modification of the suspension, brakes, wheels and tyres has reduced unsprung weight resulting in sharper, more directly responsive handling.
Finding the right sound for any exclusive car is a skilled and painstaking procedure. As a highly emotive area, the actual sound of the engine received high priority in developing the Lexus IS-F. The car's highly significant aural sound design falls into three distinct categories. In the low and medium speed range, the V8 engine creates a strong exhaust sound, while maintaining overall tranquility. When the higher speeds are reached, the second intake port opens, and the engine sound changes suddenly to an impressively powerful sound. As the engine approaches the maximum speed range, only the polished and pure mechanical sound of the engine can be heard, intensifying in synchronisation with the engine speed.
A car that accelerates, and then just goes on accelerating is the dream of many highly motivated drivers. To achieve this smooth and seamless feeling the size of the engine, the lightness of it's construction and the whole relationship between power, transmission and handling must be perfectly optimised with the overall weight of the vehicle. In delivering this accelerative performance the actual track testing of the Lexus IS-F, and the finely honed skills of some of the best test drivers in the world, have refined all of these aspects to produce both acceleration and a superbly balanced feeling of perfect control.
New directions in metallurgy and new developments in friction reduction are a major characteristic of the Lexus IS-F engine. Smooth, linear engine response involved providing a significant increase in the amount of valve lift and engine speed.
This has been made possible by the adoption of fixed pivots, lightweight high-rigidity roller rocker arms, and lightweight titanium intake valves. Friction in the camdrive system has been significantly reduced by using roller rocker arms with integrated low rolling resistance needle bearings. These improve rolling smoothness, contribute to improved fuel efficiency, and helped the engineers develop a more compact valve train layout. Lubrication for the rollers is provided through the pivot part of the roller rocker arms via an oil passage in the fixed pivot. High nickel content, heat resistant steel alloy has been used for the umbrella area of the exhaust valve increasing the overall high temperature durability.
Oil Cooler and Scavenge Pump
Maintaining valve train oil supply, especially under the high engine speeds and high cornering stresses generated by the Lexus IS-F has been efficiently ensured by a high mounted oil scavenge pump. This actively removes excess oil from the cylinder head area and returns it to the oil pan, so preventing oil surge problems even in 1G force turns during sporting driving. Keeping the oil supply at the correct operating temperature is also vital to maintaining reliable high engine speeds. For the Lexus IS-F a liquid-cooled oil cooler that uses the engine coolant is a major factor in both cooling the lubricant and preventing oil deterioration.
Advanced Camshaft Technology
Naturally the overhead camshafts that operate the valves have also been optimised for ultra-high performance. A composite camshaft that combines sinter forged cam lobes and hollow shafts has been developed, providing a significant weight reduction and durability bonus over conventional systems. In addition, using the hollow camshafts as oil passages allows the cylinder head oil passages to be simplified, further reducing weight.
Intake VVT-iE
To take maximum advantage of the advanced camshaft technology, the VVT drive has been uprated from hydraulic drive to an intelligent electric motor driven system (VVT-iE). As a result, the VVT operational control range has been extended to cover low engine speeds, where hydraulic pressure is at a disadvantage, making a major contribution to effortless low-range acceleration. As opposed to hydraulic systems, the VVT-iE's electric motor operating speed may be adjusted independently from the engine rpm level. This allows for very accurate camphase control.
Electronic Throttle
The electronic throttle uses a non-contact throttle sensor and DC electric motor. The throttle valve shaft has been machined down (from 10mm to 7mm) and the intake air passage area expanded to decrease intake resistance. this provides the Lexus IS-F with the dynamic throttle response expected for ultra-high performance, while also helping improve fuel efficiency.
Dual Intake System
Focusing on the sports characteristics of the engine, a dual intake system has been developed for the Lexus IS-F: for low and medium engine speeds, only the primary port is used. For high engine speeds, both the primary and secondary intakes are opened. As a result, in the low and medium engine speed ranges, calm smooth torque befitting Lexus is provided, while at high engine speeds powerful torque is provided, almost as if another engine has awakened.
Combustion Chambers
Increasing both fuel efficiency and power delivery demands sophisticated combustion chamber technology. The Lexus IS-F features pent roof combustion chambers with near centrally positioned spark plugs. By adopting a slanted squish profile swirl has been optimised resulting in more stable combustion, so that output performance and fuel efficiency have been optimised. Also air intake efficiency and output has been maximised by enlarging the valve diameter.
Piston Technology
Advanced piston technology, with steel-sintered conrods, has been instrumental in allowing higher compression ratios (11.8:1) and maximised combustion efficiency. A superior NV (Noise and Vibration) level has been realised by optimising the piston skirt shape and applying a highly wear resistant resin coating.
For the high performance demanded of the Lexus IS-F, a matching higher level of crankshaft strength and rigidity was needed. This has been achieved by adopting a high strength, forged crankshaft. High frequency hardening was used for the fillet area to further ensure strength. Lightened and drilled balance weights have been optimally arranged and the permissible unbalance has been reduced to lower vibration and noise. A double torsional damper has been adopted for the crank pulley in order to reduce vibration and noise. The result is that the bottom end of the Lexus IS-F engine fully complements the smooth and quiet performance of the top end.
Timing Chain Cover
Keeping the V8 engine compact, yet delivering the highest power to weight efficiency was also a priority for the Lexus IS-F. By integrating the water pump, oil pump, and scavenge oil pump into the timing chain cover a significant weight reduction was achieved. Also, by optimally arranging the reinforcement ribs on the inner side of the timing chain cover, timing chain noise emission has been reduced without excessive weight penalties.
The 8-speed geartrain of the Lexus IS-F has been specially developed to match and maximise the dynamic characteristics of the 5 litre V8. A transmission with a good balance of both close ratios and a wide ratio range, it has been designed to provide both seamless linear acceleration and fuel efficiency.
While 1st gear has been kept especially low to improve starting acceleration, 8th gear is set deliberately high to improve fuel efficiency at higher speeds. The intermediate gears are all close ratio, assuring smooth, powerful acceleration and optimum power and torque through the complete performance range.
The Direct change mechanism also enables changes to take place in much quicker time than any conventional or twin clutch system. In the case of the Lexus IS-F this takes just 0.1 seconds.
Torque Converter
To bring the Lexus IS-F powerfully and smoothly away from stationary, a newly developed torque converter, specifically designed for the greater torque of the 5-litre engine, but no larger than that of a 6 speed automatic transmission, has been adopted. In M mode, this torque converter functions only on 1st gear where the additional torque characteristics add effortlessness.
Weight Saving Design and Construction
As with all the mechanical elements of the Lexus IS-F, weight saving was a high priority in the transmission development. The adoption of a one-piece aluminium construction for the casing has achieved a meaningful weight reduction. The compact design ensures that the axial length and transmission diameter is the same as that of a conventional 6-speed transmission.
In view of the high demands of ultra-high performance driving, an air-cooled ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid) cooler is adopted to ensure adequate cooling performance and unfailingly responsive gear shifting for circuit driving. Additionally, a new breather system will avoid loss of transmission fluid in very fast turns or under extremely hard braking.
Driving Pleasure and Stability
To endow the Lexus IS-F with the perfect blend of handling and control the Lexus state-of-the-art Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management (VDIM) system has been specially adapted for ultra-high performance. By effectively managing control aspects such as the ABS, traction control, Electronically Controlled Brake LSD (Limited Slip Differential) and VSC (Vehicle Stability Control), this enhances every aspect of Lexus IS-F track performance and on-road behaviour.
It also controls the three distinct gearshift modes, Sport, Normal and Snow automatically adjusting the electrically driven power steering to match whichever of these is selected. In Sport mode the level of drift is such that the VDIM only cuts in as significant drift is achieved, allowing really spirited driving. In fact this aspect of the VDIM means that it actually assists drivers of all skill levels in achieving optimum lines, so helping increase driving performance. The result is that even the finest test drivers were able to lap the Fuji speedway faster with the VDIM in Sport mode than with it switched off.
And here lies another unique facet of the Lexus IS-F. For those who love to drive adventurously, the VDIM can be completely switched off allowing spectacular power slides. But naturally this does not leave the driver with an uncontrollable car, far from it. Even when the VSC is switched off, the Electronically Controlled Brake LSD remains activated, offering the driver similar handling and braking properties to those enjoyed by race and rally drivers.
Positive, precise and perfectly placed steering under all conditions is a pre-requisite of performance driving. The tilt and telescope column of the electrically powered rising rate steering of the Lexus IS-F is controlled by the 3-way seat position memory and automatically retracts for easy driver access. A new playless jointing system ensures that the feel is always direct and positive. The assist characteristics can be changed, offering a choice between Sport mode for a heavier steering feel, and Normal mode for everyday driving comfort. For extra comfort the leather covering has been tailored in just two sections. The audio, navigation and communication controls are all integrated into the spokes for optimum high-speed operating convenience.
Brakes, Wheels and Tyres
In creating ultimate driver confidence and satisfaction, extracting maximum controlled stopping power from the brakes received high priority. For this reason, 360mm ventilated and drilled, 6-piston front brakes coupled with 345mm 2-piston rear brakes were jointly developed together with Brembo. These deliver optimum braking performance and respond perfectly to mercilessly repeated demand under even the worst conditions.
Forged, sculptured 19-inch alloy wheels developed jointly with BBS also help reduce unsprung weight to near full-race efficiency. Together with ultra-low profile tires developed with both Bridgestone and Michelin they were essential in delivering the increased grip and flexibility, together with the special smooth road manners of the Lexus IS-F.
Performance, power and braking are nothing without the control that transmits them to the road. To refine the suspension of the Lexus IS-F, engineers used a data gathering system more usually associated with racing cars to analyse the suspension behavior under every condition. This led them to re-evaluate every aspect, even the bushings. The result is a suspension system that has been lightened, reworked and fully optimized to complement the dynamic performance of the car.
Front Suspension
For precise steering with perfect turn-in, the front coil and wishbone suspension received a full-mechanical makeover. Weight was reduced using high tensile sheet steel for the suspension arms and aluminium for the steering knuckles.
High-rate springs with early activating bump stops were used to reduce roll angle when cornering and nosedive under braking. Also large-diameter anti-roll bars to increase roll rigidity, while simultaneously optimising roll posture, are complemented by hub bearings that have been exclusively developed for the Lexus IS-F. This whole assembly, matched by larger diameter monotube gas-filled shock absorbers, ensures not only reliability, but superb traction during high G-force corning.
Rear Suspension
The state-of-the-art multilink rear suspension for the Lexus IS-F also received the type of attention usually reserved for circuit racers. The result is a car that clings to the road under all road conditions, and every performance demand. To ensure this all-round precision, higher-rated springs were adopted to reduce both cornering roll, squat and braking dive. Again an early activated bump stop helps to reduce cornering roll, as does the adoption of high-pressure gas filled shocks, which also provide improved early linear response.
The length of the upper arms has been changed, optimising alignment and enhancing tire grip, while the characteristics of the torque control arm bushings have been tuned to offer optimum toe-in variation under cornering stresses. The rear suspension member cushions have been stiffened, both to reduce sway and increase stability when braking and accelerating. In addition, the whole mounting position of the rear suspension has been optimised to maximise every aspect of road holding.
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I've been feeling so lazy these days, and don't feel like doing much besides sitting comfy behind my MacBook, read blogs, doing some blogging, browsing the online shops with mum, and just watch silly series. Had to run some errands today, so slapped on effortless make up look, and had my hair in a quick bun. I wore a simple sweater, which I "glammed" up with a statement necklace.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Stocks are set to begin the new week the way they closed the old one: on a downbeat note.
The futures markets, in fact, point to modest selling pressure at the open Monday despite upbeat analyst reports on the chip group and a positive pre-announcement from Dow stock Hewlett-Packard. Accounting issues, in fact, look to remain in the fore and weigh on investors' sentiment.
Checking the actual numbers, March S&P 500 futures declined 3.60 points, or 0.3 percent, and were trading 2.80 points below fair value, according to HL Camp & Co. And Nasdaq futures slumped 7.50 points, or 0.5 percent and were trading 3.70 points below fair value.
H-P HWP told investors that it expects to surpass previous fiscal first-quarter targets thanks to an uptick in consumer demand for both PCs and printers. Revenue for the current quarter is now expected to be up moderately from the fourth-quarter while earnings for the period are projected to be "substantially above" current projections. See full story.
Goldman Sachs upped its view on the semiconductor capital equipment segment to a "market overweight" from a "market weight" on belief that orders will rise over the next several quarters. But Goldman acknowledged that upside in the group will be less than in previous cycles due to current valuations. See Indications.
The brokerage upgraded KLA-Tencor
Separately, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors were flat in the fourth quarter from the third quarter, ending three quarters of double-digit declines. The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions grew 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter on a sequential basis while Japan saw sales fall 11.8 percent in the quarter.
"Key demand drivers, wireless handsets and personal computers, bottomed out in the third quarter and recorded double-digit increases in the fourth quarter. In addition, U.S. companies were able to increase global market share to 51 percent from 50 percent," the SIA said in a statement. Going forward, the SIA expects flat to slightly higher sales for the first quarter of 2002 in a quarter that is typically a flat to down one.
Tyco International
Keeping accounting worries alive and well in investors' minds was news that Enterasys ETS was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the firm revealed late Friday that it was delaying reporting its fourth-quarter results to investigate an Asia-Pacific sales contract. See full story. Shares plunged 53 percent in trading before the opening bell and Salomon Smith Barney downgraded the stock to an "outperform" from a "buy." Riverstone Networks RSTN, which was spun out along with Enterasys from Cabletron Systems, also lost ground in the pre-open even as the company clarified over the weekend that it was not part of any SEC investigation.
Meanwhile, Irish specialty pharmaceutical company Elan
In analyst actions, Salomon upped its view on QLogic QLGC to an "outperform" from a "neutral" on belief the storage company's March quarter "started out well" and that it's solidly positioned to benefit from a second-half recovery in information technology spending recovery and will be even better positioned in 2003.
Fund get flows but Trim Tabs stays bearish
Fund flow tracker Trim Tabs indicated that U.S. equity funds got inflows of $4.8 billion in the three days ending Jan. 31 for a monthly rate of $50 billion. And bond and hybrid funds saw $258 million in inflows. Trim Tabs said corporate liquidity remained markedly negative last week with few fresh cash takeovers and stock buybacks while new offerings topped $5 billion for a second straight week.
Trim Tabs notes that while sentiment indicators show Americans are increasingly optimistic about the future of the market, Corporate America continues to heavily sell shares.
"Several liquidity measures have not been this bearish since August 2000. Sell-side market strategists are saying that since the recession is over, investors should be buying stocks here. The only problem with that is corporate investors -- who have a better view of the U.S. economy than Wall Street -- are heavy sellers," president Charles Biderman said in a research note.
One long-time market watcher isn't very enthused with the economic recovery winds that are blowing.
"A removal of the inventory overhang is good news, but that will not lead to a sustained rising level of demand. Businesses and consumers are carrying a lot more debt than normal right now [and] unlike other recessions, consumers have continued to spend unabated during the current one, [courtesy of huge amounts] of re-financings. But consumers are now tapped, thereby offering little firepower going forward while businesses are flooded with excess capacity and little pricing power. This makes it extremely difficult for them to ramp up spending and as a result the economic recovery will likely be sluggish, not robust," opined Louis Navellier, portfolio manager of the Navellier Performance Funds.
Treasury focus
Government issues logged decent gains in early action on anticipated selling pressure in the stock market.
The 10-year Treasury note was up 9/32 to yield $TNX 4.935 percent while the 30-year government bond gained 11/32 to yield $TYX 5.37 percent. See Bond Report.
This week will be a feather-light one in terms of economic news, with no reports on tap Monday and the main releases consisting of factory orders, weekly jobless claims and the quarterly productivity report -- data that probably won't stir markets much. Check economic calendar and forecasts.
In the currency sector, the dollar edged up 0.1 percent to 133.20 yen while the euro added 0.3 percent to 86.37 cents.


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You go live, pop the bubbly, and…. Silence.
All those eager users you imagined aren't showing up. Now what?
When I launched JotForm in 2006, the internet was admittedly a different place. There was more elbow room. It was easier to stand out.
But, the tactics I used to grow our user base from zero to 3.5 million still apply.
In fact, they're even more important now. And whether you're a solo founder or the head of a small team, you can tackle these steps on your own.
You don't need deep pockets or VC money to get early-stage traction for your startup.
1. Always offer a free version
Give everyone the chance to get in there and play.
If someone is curious about your product, there's also a good chance they'll become a paying customer.
Treat these people well. Don't make them sign up for complicated accounts or provide pages of personal information. Minimize friction whenever possible.
2. Build an audience
I understand. This step takes time — and it means that you have to put yourself "out there," to an online world that's flooded with content and trolls who are busy sharpening their knives.
You still need to do it.
Take a deep breath and dial down the pressure. Pick the platform that feels most natural.
If you like to write, start a blog. If you're comfortable speaking to a camera, create a YouTube channel. You can also podcast, post Medium articles (good idea, right?), or start an online group.
Share authentically and be yourself. Produce content that reflects your real interest or expertise, and don't worry about selling. Just be helpful.
In an ideal world, you started building this audience at least six months before your launch date. If that's not possible, start now.
I was lucky to experience the Golden Age of blogging. Back in 2005, everyone still linked to each other's work. Blogs encouraged real conversations between peers.
I wrote mostly about new technologies, so when I released JotForm, it was natural to share it on my blog — and those early posts attracted new users.
While the Golden Age of blogging may have passed, there are still so many smart ways to grow your audience. Choose what makes sense for you and provide clear, engaging and valuable content.
3. Leverage your technology to get press coverage
You care deeply about your product. You've spent endless days building something awesome. Give yourself a high five for that accomplishment.
Trust me, though, when I say that your product release isn't news. That's not how media coverage works. You need a unique angle.
Back in 2006, I was struggling to talk about web forms. After all, it's not exactly a thrilling topic for most people. So, I chose to focus on the technology.
These were the early days of AJAX and single-page web apps, like Gmail. JotForm used both of these technologies, so that's how I framed my posts and press releases.
I positioned my product as a showcase of single page web applications that could send and retrieve asynchronous server data without affecting the display page, and do things like drag and drop on the browser.
Clearly, that's not going to raise eyebrows now, but it was big news at the time. JotForm wasn't the focus, but an example of what technology had made possible.
That angle helped me to get lots of great coverage on blogs and tech sites.
The best part about technology? It's always evolving.
So, if you're working with AI, big data, machine learning, video or anything that's new and fresh, talk about the technology behind your product.
4. Participate in groups and forums
Forums have changed in the last 10–15 years, but they're still super valuable. In fact, from Reddit to Hacker News to StackOverflow, there are more communities than ever before.
Join the groups that reflect your interests. You already know not to get sales-y or to name-drop your work, but it's worth repeating. Contribute to the discussions. Offer your opinion when people ask for it.
Then, once you're a trusted community member, you can mention your product. Ask for feedback and really listen to what you hear.
5. Don't forget about SEO
Still, SEO matters. It helped me and it can grow your customer base, too.
First, make sure your site is search engine-friendly. Basic stuff.
Next, keep in mind that Google won't trust your website if it doesn't have a history.
Remember that content you're creating? Put it right on your product site or business homepage. This deepens your track record and can bring more eyes to your work.
Bounce rates also affect your Google ranking. If people find your site and then run for the exit, that's not good. You can't change visitor behavior, but you can encourage online loitering.
Ensure your graphics and copy are clear. Get right to the point. Let people try your product without providing a full DNA sample.
Most importantly, don't worry about optimizing every little detail. Focus on creating valuable content and a killer product. Over time, people will start linking to you. They'll linger for a while and boost your ratings.
6. Make it shareable
Think about products like Dropbox. You receive a link from a friend or colleague. You need the file, so you open the link. Now you're a Dropbox user.
Shareable products are inherently poised to go viral. Yet, any product can encourage two-way data flows, which are invaluable when you're new on the scene.
For example, the new version of JotForm enables collaboration. Users can create a form, then share it with a manager or business partner, who can make changes even if they don't have an account with us.
Not only are they using our product, they're learning how to use it.
It took us 12 years to build this feature, but you can develop your version now. There are so many ways to make your work shareable — from text reviews to swapping the results of a tracking app.
7. Collect those emails
There's a reason why email marketing is also known as permission-based marketing. People have asked you to send them updates. Don't take that relationship lightly.
Send regular emails that provide real value. You can tell them what's new, but keep the selling to a minimum.
When we launched the paid version of JotForm in 2007, our first sign-ups came from email subscribers. I know, because I watched them roll in (while biting my nails to shreds) .
We didn't have any press yet, but 10 minutes after we sent the launch email, a university in Spain made the first purchase. Then two customers from the U.K. By the end of the year, we had 500 paying customers. Not bad at all.
Here's what else I've learned about email: it's not easy to get people to join, but they convert extremely well.
Be patient if your list grows slowly. It's always worth the effort.


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I don't think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones aren't. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.
Theater is just so much more satisfying than film or television just because you deliver the whole thing from start to finish in one evening, and you can tell if people have enjoyed it or not. That's great to do every night to go in front of a full room of people and tell the story. There's nothing like that really.


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Friday, January 18, 2008
Quilting Time
We had snow this week, and in Atlanta, that is rare. It was beautiful falling and everything was crisp and white. It didn't last long though and was gone the next day. Good news is that we are supposed to get snow tonight and all day tomorrow, which is Saturday. This is a rare treat in the South, and I am happy! I plan to spend the whole day working on quilts. I need to catch up on Bonnie's Mystery Quilt, and I have several UFO's that I need to finish. And, I always have Grandmother's Flower Garden. So, I am looking forward to the weekend!
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Benoit Felten's insight:
Looks like the US incumbents are at it again, trying to stifle competition through restrictive legislation, in Kansas this time. Commentary has been that it might be to hamper another Google Fiber, but Google Fiber isn't a PPP. More likely they're worried Google Fiber will give other Kansas communities ideas…
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5 Digital Marketing Campaigns Inspired By Women
Date posted: 8 March 2015 | Posted in: Blog
Today marks International Women's Day, globally celebrating women's achievements in a call for greater equality. This year's theme is "Make it Happen," encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women.
Over the course of history, marketing has played a significant role in advancing various causes – equality for women included – politically, socially, and emotionally. More recently, digital marketing has helped create global and targeted connections to reach women and society with campaigns imparting encouragement, support, confidence, education, and enablement.
In celebrating women around the world, here are five of my favourite movements where marketing has played role in delivering messages of positivity and empowerment to women in Australia and around the world, holding true to this year's theme of "Make It Happen." These campaigns take a multi-channel engagement approach, driven by digital to inspire change and self-value from within.
1. #LeanIn– In spite of this campaign being controversial, #LeanIn helped open an important discussion on the professional issues women face in the workplace. The movement evolved from the book of the same name, written by founder, Sheryl Sandberg, and offers women ongoing inspiration and support to help them achieve their goals. With a content driven online community hub and a strong following on social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, the campaign has proven effective in enabling women to share their stories about corporate life and in turn change the conversation from what women can't do to what they can.
2. Half the Sky Movement – Games for Good- The fight to end the oppression of women worldwide is prevalent in our current century. In 2009, two journalists embraced this moral challenge by writing the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. A multichannel campaign followed, incorporating film, online games, web, educational tools, and social media to amplify the message to unleash the power of women in the labour force, and encourage participation in the movement for change. Various platforms are cleverly used for interaction, for example, the Facebook game sees participants assume the role of various women around the world solving quests, and engage in real-world charitable giving; while the documentary series streaming on Netflix directly reaches women with a particular interest in equality and obliterating slavery.
3. #LikeAGirl- The term "like a girl" has too often been used as an insult against women, particularly in their adolescent years. To reduce the disempowering impact this could have on a girl's self-esteem and confidence, Procter & Gamble's Always brand launched a YouTube video campaign to change the perception. Placing women at the centre, the campaign was powerful in portraying change in confidence and self-image during adolescence for girls, and in mirroring how society influences children about what it means to be a girl. Going viral with nearly 25 million hits, this campaign acts as a catalyst in the movement to redefine "like a girl" into a positive affirmation.
4. This Girl Can- Following research that revealed a significant disparity between male and female participation in sport, largely due to the fact that women felt body conscious when participating in physical activity, Sport England initiated "This Girl Can." Through a series of short films and an online content hub, this campaign celebrates women doing their thing, no matter how they do it or how they look. At the centre of the campaign is the message that it's normal, and in fact healthy, for women to feel unattractive whilst exercising, an idea that all women can relate to, inspiring them to believe judgement is a barrier that can be overcome.
5. South Australian Body Image Campaign- Aiming to educate women that their value comes from character and skill, not their weight or shape, young women aged 13-18 participated in creative workshops exploring ways to boost self-esteem. These ideas will be turned into online content and culminate in an online campaign to be launched in April this year. Its key messages are based on what women wish they had heard when they were younger in relation to body image, and aim to instill confidence in our younger generation of women.
Which campaigns are you most inspired by?
Source: Modern Marketing
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Vos Guardian
Build : 1993 by Yorkshire Dry Dock, Kingston upon Hill in the U.K., nr ?? as Scot Guardian
Guard vessels: an apart breed of ships, used to protect offshore installations from wandering vessels, also used as a safety vessel in case something goes terribly wrong on the offshore installation and they have to evacuate. They usually can carry plenty people and have some fast rescue boats. Some of them actually can do some supplywork & interfieldservices.
And this one is even more unusual as has kinda strange lines…and the funnels at the wrong place!
She began her life with a totally different colorscheme, shown below is her sistership, the Viking Victory in their old colors.


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Attention homebrewers! Omaha Beer Week is upon us, and Benson Brewery has a special one for the homebrew community. We're hosting a competition for the best homebrews in town, with the winner getting a chance to brew with us in-house this spring. We look forward to trying your beer!
The Details:
• Drop off your bottles anytime during open hours at Benson Brewery from February 12-25, 2018.
• Competition will be open to all BJCP Beer categories.
• One entry per brewer.
• Beers must have a BJCP label to be considered, and feel free to include any other details. http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BottleID.pdf
The Winning Brew:
Dependent on style, the winner will be offered the chance to scale up their recipe and come brew at Benson Brewery this spring. If the winning beer was brewed with any wild yeast or bacteria, the brewer will be offered the chance to collaborate on a different, clean recipe with our brewer and come brew on our system. The winner will also receive a 1/6th bbl keg of their beer once it's brewed on our system.
The Judges:
Judging of the beer categories will be conducted as per the BJCP guidelines.
Tasting your beer will be judges Cody Anderson, head brewer at Benson Brewery; Nate Belcher, former brewer; and a few special guests.
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Testing for a train capable of 249mph (400 kph) speeds is to happen about twice a week at night. Bloomberg said ALFA-X is the world's fastest bullet train— well, for now, it is holding that title. Japan has also been working on a maglev train. According to The Mainichi, "Operators will attempt to run the bullet train at its maximum speedof 400 ... Read More »
Falcon 9 launches first Starlink mission – heaviest payload launch by SpaceX to date
The much-awaited and heralded launch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation launched on Thursday. With the twice-flown Falcon 9 rocket on SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, SpaceX deployed the first batch of 60 Starlink satellites. The launch was slightly delayed due to unacceptable Upper Level Winds scrubbed the first launch attempt. Then, a week ago, a requirement ... Read More »
Microchips, massive blow: Huawei's vulnerability explained
Google's announcement that it was no longer able to work with Huawei is just one repercussion of the US decision to add the Chinese tech giant to its "entity list" of companies American firms cannot work with. The true impact to Huawei may be enormous. While we often refer to the firm's devices as simply "Chinese", the reality is much ... Read More »
Ultrathin Graphene Can Improve Night Vision Tech
Night-vision windshields on cars might one day be possible with advanced thermal imaging technology based on flexible, transparent, atomically thin sheets of carbon, researchers say. Thermal imaging lets people see the invisible infrared rays that objects shed as heat. Thermal imaging devices have helped soldiers, police, firefighters and others see in the dark and in smoky conditions so they can better do ... Read More »
Robot springs off water
New robotic insects can hop on water. Researchers from Harvard University and Seoul National University in South Korea studied live water striders, which can skate and leap on water, to design the robots. The bots weigh just 68 milligrams and have bodies that are 2 centimeters long and legs 5 centimeters long. Like real water striders, the robots use water's ... Read More »


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Marketing and Growth Manager
23 Code StreetLondon8M ago
Who are we?
23 Code Street is a coding school for all women and non-binary people. With part of our profits, we teach digital skills to marginalised communities in India. Our goal is to have a technical workforce that represents the diversity of the society it is trying to serve. For the past three years, we've been running web development courses for beginners, webinar courses and workshops across London. We've been featured in The Independent, Forbes, Refinery29, the Evening Standard and the Guardian.
You can find out more about us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram.
Our Culture
We are a small team with big goals. We support, encourage and root for each other, we work flexibly and take time to learn and develop, we hold each other accountable, we celebrate our collective and individual wins, we make each other go home or go for a walk when needed, and we respect that we have lives outside of the office. We believe that our workplace, all our communication, and our classes should be inclusive and accessible. We work from Bethnal Green in a building with other brilliant companies and people housed within it.We love our students and alumni and know their success is correlated to ours.
The Role
Role Title: Marketing and Growth Manager
Reporting to: CEO
Start date: ASAP
Salary: £25,000- £29,000
We're looking for a hands-on and customer-centric marketing manager. It's a wide-ranging where role you'll be doing everything from writing press releases, creating and implementing new marketing and communications strategies, launching new courses and planning regular events. You'll have lots of opportunities to be creative, have real responsibility, and be able to test and implement your ideas.
We want you to be creative and brave in your decision making and will support you in this. We know things may not go to plan but that is how we have always grown as a company. You can hear more about the role from our current manager here.
What you'll be doing:
Strategy and Planning
Create and implement marketing strategies across multiple digital channels (social, content, email etc) to sell our in-person and online courses/ events and continue to establish ourselves as thought leaders in the industry.
Work alongside the CEO with the long-term planning of new products, develop new ideas to grow the business commercially and assist with the day to day running of the startup.
Reporting and Analysis
Complete weekly/monthly marketing reports and analyse data from Google Analytics and social media analytic tools to highlight successes and plan future improvements.
Oversee the completion of monthly and weekly social media reports with the marketing and social media intern.
Monitor and track course enquires against monthly targets and ensures the sign-up process is as simple and as smooth as possible.
Marketing Activities
Create and implement an engaging content strategy which is in line with our long-term and short-term goals.
Grow our brand and online reach through consistently thinking of and testing new ideas and creating engaging content (both visual and written) which inspires and informs our audience.
Create and publish regular high-quality content in the form of blogs, emails, newsletters etc and work alongside designers, our community and partners.
Manage and support the part-time social media and marketing intern with the creation, scheduling and publishing of posts across different social media channels.
Establish PR as a core channel through which to tell our brand story by writing and distributing press releases about new products and developing new relationships with press contacts.
Assist the CEO with the planning and running of regular events, think of new exciting events which could be implemented in the future either as a company or with corporate partners.
Managing Admissions
Oversee the admissions process from students applying on the website to starting the course.
Assist the team with ad hoc tasks as requested. We are a small team and, although we each have our expertise, we pitch in as and when is needed.
Who you are:
- You embrace change with a positive and open mindset and are able to adapt to changing priorities.
- Able to clearly express and highlight your ideas in discussions.
- Someone who loves learning.
- You're happy and excited to own things.
- Excited about taking on challenges that stretch you.
- Reliable and able to take ownership and responsibility
- Interested in technology and the tech industry
- Very passionate about achieving our mission
- Enjoys working in a small team and happy to work alone at times.
We don't expect you to have all of these but this is an idea of what the role will entail and what we will be training you in.
- Has some coding experience and technical knowledge
- Experienced in using a range of marketing tools such as MailChimp, Buffer, Google Analytics, Google Search Console.
- Strong knowledge of how to create and implement a marketing strategy: creating user personas/user journeys and conducting a competitor analysis.
- An excellent communicator both in person and in writing. You can simplify the complex, adapt your writing style to a range of different audiences and write in our tone. You are comfortable speaking to our students and graduates.
- Knowledge and experience of creating and implementing a social media strategy.
- Very organised, able to plan ahead and understand how to prioritise competing tasks.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Confident about making data-driven decisions.
- You're comfortable using (or learning to use) tools such as Slack and Trello
Would be nice if you:
- have worked in a small start-up before
- have worked in the e-learning/ education/ training sector before
How to apply
Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com letting us know why you want to work with us. Give us any information that will help, whether that's a cover letter, a CV, a breakdown in the email of what you've done, or a link to your LinkedIn profile. We do not require a CV. The application process will be an initial phone call followed by a small task and final stage interview.If you have any questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. We're accepting applicants on a rolling basis so please apply soon if you're interested.
We are equal opportunities employer and we ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.


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The assumption behind binary options trading is a relatively straightforward one. Trades are made according to a prediction of how the price of an asset will move. Contracts are purchased based on whether a cost will go up or down, hit a certain degree, stay inside a range of costs or move outside that range.
In binary options there could be two potential results. So a dealer needs to expect the cost movement and the direction of the asset. Either of the two positions can be taken in trading – purchasing or selling.
Binary option signs are relatively new; initially they were thought of being used by only professional dealers. Correspondingly, new dealers are usually unwilling in integrating these signs in their own trading, but competence of those signals cannot be discounted.
Here's the difference between over-the-counter trading and exchange trading. While the former bring into direct connection two parties, the latter requires the existence of well-ordered structures and means of trading called exchange.
Binary options trading are cash settled options where the return is exercised on the expiration date of the commerce. This means, that if one on the expiration the options are within the set limit, the trader of the options receives a given amount that is pre-determined.
Signal services are offered by professional traders and take away the work from trading. An expert trader making usage of power trading software will analyse the marketplaces looking for the greatest chances to choose. When they have found a prospective victor they then notify you of this opportunity in the kind of an alarm. Hopefully it is very clear that 1k daily profit recensioni is something that can have quite an impact on you and others, too. No one really can effectively address all the different situations that could arise with this particular topic. So we feel this is just an ideal time to take a break and examine what has just been covered. This is important information that can help you, and there is no questioning that. If you proceed, we know you will not be unhappy with what we have to provide in this article.
Traders, who believe in short-term trading, should undoubtedly try to catch the signals and set them to valuable use. It's surely not simple to trade in the global market without the help or signal. This is simply due to the unpredictability present in the market. Any upside rally can suddenly transform having a suggestion of news. These are the amounts, which should not be lost by the dealers. Hence, it is usually urged to remain connected with all these media while trading.
Primarily, you need to see is the time where the signals are being sent. This is really important as bulk of the services are offering a set "time window" to the trader where they can be delivered or perhaps a specific actual time. It's no doubt an obvious point, but if you want to reach success in this type of trading then you've to make sure that you are around at that time to act upon them.
These records will facilitate the dealers who lack in the aforementioned aspects. Following are segments & strategies which are salutary & worth discussion, to cultivate successful attempts in the trading profession.
This means you'll need to figure out for yourself where you fit in. Should you carefully do your research with digital options signals, you might well discover that there are signs on the market which you can buy, and they will make options trading simple.
There was a time when option trading was carried out exclusively between the issuer and the purchaser. It was mostly due to the lack or deficiency of liquid marketplaces where these options could be traded before they might expire. Moreover, the official rules and regulations which were used before now scarcely applied to options trading. These were therefore known as over the counter binary options. They are now differentiated from exchange traded binary options.


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Pippa Middleton's wedding was classic, elegant, and absolutely stunning! She may not be royalty, but she certainly looked the part in her custom designed Giles Deacon gown paired with a gorgeous dainty tiara and simple drop earrings. Loving bridal accessories as much as we do, we were swooning over her bridal look. If you're as inspired by her style as we are, check out the perfect pieces we've rounded up to get her look!
Your wedding can be just as royal, even if you don't have your guests make a wardrobe change (rumors say Pippa requested that her guests change outfits at the reception)! Accessorizing with any of these pieces will give you the same classic and elegant look on your wedding day.


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This week's Illustrated PEN features a graphic narrative by Mat Johnson.
Mat Johnson writes: I grew up a black boy who looked white. This was in a predominantly African-American neighborhood, during the height of the Black Power era, so I stood out a bit. My mom even got me a dashiki so I could fit in with the other kids, but the contrast between the colorful African garb and my nearly blond, straight brown hair just made things worse. Along with my cousin (half black/half Jewish) I started fantasizing about living in another time, another situation, where my ethnic appearance would be an asset instead of a burden. We would "go Incognegro," we told ourselves as we ran around, pretending to be race spies in the war against white supremacy.
I forgot my "Incognegro" dreams until college, when I read about Walter White, the former head of the NAACP. White was an African-American even paler than I was. In the early 20th century White went undercover, posing as a white man in the deep south to investigate lynchings. It was as if my little childhood fantasy had come to life. From then on, the idea continued to gestate. I started feeling that what once seemed silly was turning into something I had to write about.
The birth of my twins in 2005, one of whom is brown-skinned with black Afro hair, the other with the palest of pink skins and more European curly hair, brought the rest of the story home to me. Two people with the exact same ethnic lineage destined to be viewed differently only because of genetic randomness. From there the story found itself.
And now it finds you.


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Latest News - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has announced that it would provide additional business rate support to businesses. More information is available on the Reductions page of our website.
If you think that you may be entitled to a Small Business Support Grant - Covid 19 of £10,000 or £25,000, please complete the Business Support Grant Form.
The grant is not a loan and does not need to be paid back.
If you have already been paying us by direct debit for a long period of time, you may have already been paid the grant in advance of completing the form. Please note that you should also complete this form as we will require confirmation that you are entitled to receive it and we will be contacting you in the future if we do not receive a completed form.
Please bear with us during this busy time as we are being inundated with requests for the grants. Your patience would be appreciated and please be assured that the grant will be paid as soon as practicable.
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If you are either moving into or moving out of a property in our area, please complete the following online form:
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Apart from properties that are exempt from Business Rates, each non-domestic property has a rateable value which is set by the valuation officers of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), an agency of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. They draw up and maintain a full list of all rateable values, available on their website.
The rateable value of your property is shown on the front of your bill. This broadly represents the yearly rent the property could have been let for, on the open market, on a particular date. For the revaluation that came into effect on 1st April 2017, this date was set as 1st April 2015.
The VOA may alter the value if circumstances change. The ratepayer (and certain others who have an interest in the property) can also appeal against the value shown in the list if they believe it is wrong. Further information about the grounds on which appeals may be made and the process for doing so can be found on the VOA website or from your local valuation office.
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The VOA compiled the latest Rating List with effect from 1 April 2017. You can go online to review your rateable value by clicking on www.gov.uk/voa/revaluation
Business Rates are charged on most commercial buildings, such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses and factories. However, the property does not have to be used as a business - if it is used for purposes which are not domestic, it is likely to be rateable. We will send you a Business Rates bill every year.
The VOA sets the rateable value of business premises by using property details such as rental information. We use the rateable value and the Business Rates multiplier (set by central government) to calculate your Business Rates bill. A property's rateable value is an assessment of the annual rent the property would rent for if it were available to let on the open market at a fixed valuation date. From 1 April 2017, the rateable values are now based on the valuation date of 1 April 2015.
The VOA regularly reassesses and updates the rateable values of all business properties, by means of a revaluation. This is done to maintain fairness in the system by redistributing the total amount payable in Business Rates, reflecting changes in the property market. A revaluation does not raise extra revenue overall.
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Our advice is for businesses to be very cautious of claims from companies that say they can secure big reductions in Business Rates. Ask for written confirmation of such claims and if the company refuses, stay well clear.
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There is a public interest in ensuring the transparency and efficiency of Council business, however, there is considered to be very limited wider public interest. Accordingly, the Council feels that the public interest in disclosing the information requested is outweighed by the public interest in preventing the risk of fraudulent claims being made.


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Comments by Living Lamma on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report Reference 0116093 ESB229/2011
The Baroque on Lamma: Project Profile May 2011
Living Lamma exists to promote environmental improvement and sustainable development on Lamma Island. Our group currently has more than 300 members and many more supporters in the community.
We believe that the impact assessment, submitted by ERM on behalf of their client BoL Limited, has been written with little understanding many of the real environmental challenges facing Lamma. Critically, it fails to question the track record of the developer, which has no proven ability in designing and implementing environmentally sensitive projects.
Living Lamma is strongly opposed to this project for the following reasons:
- The plan contradicts the Planning Department's statement on South Lamma, which Living Lamma supports:
"The natural coastline, vegetated areas, conservation areas and sites of archaeological and historical interests would be conserved as far as possible particularly in South Lamma."
"Our plans also acknowledge the importance of protecting the coastal waters of …. South Lamma as marine parks/reserves, with a view to preserving the ecologically sensitive habitats for important species of flora and fauna for both conservation and educational purpose." (Planning Department's website)
- The identification of the coastal waters off South Lamma as "potential Marine Parks/Reserves" is repeated on the EPD's website. Though it is further noted that these waters may be used for sustainable water-based recreation activities, we do not believe that the current plan under discussion would be appropriate in either scale or scope.
- The plans submitted by BoL Limited to the Town Planning Board include 900 flats, a hotel, a 500-berth marina, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and 135 private car parking spaces, 20 coach parking spaces, 6 lorry parking spaces, 2 maintenance vehicle parking spaces, 3 staff parking spaces and 2 guest parking spaces. We do not believe the environmental and landscape impact of this development can be "mitigated" to an acceptable level. South Lamma's ecological and landscape is too valuable to be developed in this way.
- The company attempts to "greenwash" its presentation by inserting pictures of Portofino in Italy and elsewhere, which have nothing to do with the developer. Computer generated photographs and pictures of other places also dominate the company's website. We would urge government to look closely at the company's track record of development for evidence of environmental friendliness and sustainability.
- Lamma residents have lived with another of the company's developments on the north side of Lamma. This has been more than 10 years in development and can be viewed as a failed attempt to create luxury housing on Lamma. These properties are lacking in environmentally friendly features. In addition, during the last 10 years, residents have witnessed the dumping of construction materials, workers lunch boxes and other rubbish on the neighbouring beach.
- Indeed, ERM's project profile claims:
"With the implementation of general good construction site practices and proposed waste management initiatives, it is envisaged that the construction and operation of the Project will not cause adverse waste management."
Over the last 2 years, Living Lamma has investigated waste management practices on Lamma and found them to be one of the major causes of environmental problems. Incidences of dumping of construction waste continue to rise and wherever construction is found, litter is left behind.
Our group conducts clean ups along the side of paths where contractors have been at work and regularly finds bottles of water (often mostly full), cigarette packets, lunch boxes tied in plastic bags, used buckets with cement, batteries and even old boots that have been tossed down the hillside.
We have found that reporting such activity so far has little impact. The government department responsible or the company will blame the contractors, but little positive action is taken. In one case, when the littering was reported we found that the contractors had simply gone back and thrown the waste further down the bank making it impossible to retrieve safely.
Even the daily operation of removing the significant amount of waste that will be generated by this development is "not envisaged as a key concern." This is unrealistic. Lamma (and indeed Hong Kong) does not have the infrastructure or the practices in place for this not to be a chief concern.
7. The value of South Lamma as a natural resource for Hong Kong residents and visitors far outweighs the benefits that this project claims to bring. South Lamma is well-known for its animal and birdlife that inhabit the vegetation there. Though the company claims that it will not impact on sensitive ecology, the scale of the project leaves no doubt that neighbouring habitats will be affected by its construction and operation.


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TRI Monthly SEMINAR SERIES
The TRI events team are currently requesting nominations for the 2020 TRI Monthly Seminar Series.
Due to current restrictions, this will be a Zoom webinar. To view this seminar on Tuesday, see the link below. We're hoping the seminar will make a welcome return to the Auditorium in the near future but for now please click the link below to hear about the exciting research happening right now in the building.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81222986007
The TRI Monthly Seminar series aims to attract speakers of international renown by identifying international conferences held in Australia and offering to cover the domestic travel and accomodation expenses, of key note speakers, to present at TRI.
TRI based researchers, if you'd like to nominate a speaker, please contact them to ascertain their availability. If the speaker would like to present at TRI, please complete the online form and submit to: [email protected]
|Seminar Details
|Speaker Bio
Tuesday 16 June
Seminar 12pm-1pm
|A/Professor Ingrid Winkler
|Title Coming Soon!
A/Prof Winkler's research focuses on understanding how microenvironments (niches) regulate Haematopoietic Stem Cells and how to apply this knowledge to improve patient therapies. A/Prof Winkler's innovative research has already led to several discoveries, such as a novel strategy to protect normal Haematopoietic Stem Cells from chemotherapy or radiation damage.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81222986007
Tuesday 17 March
Seminar 12pm-1pm
Venue: Auditorium
|Professor Scott Bell
|COVID-19 Information Session
Join TRI CEO Prof. Scott Bell via ZOOM link only for a COVID-19 information session regarding plans and contingencies to support all building occupants.
Computer link: https://zoom.us/j/715399578
Meeting ID: 715 399 578
Tuesday 18 February
Seminar 12pm-1pm
Venue: Auditorium
Networking 1pm-1:30pm
Venue: Atrium
|Presented by A/Prof Sumaira Hasnain and Dr Ran Wang, Mater Research Institute, TRI Building
|Role of Antigen Presentation in Respiratory Epithelial Cells
|Respiratory Epithelial Cells (ECs) are uniquely positioned at the interface between the host immune system and an environment teeming with antigens, including inhaled environmental toxins and commensal microorganisms. Decisions about whether to generate pro-inflammatory or tolerizing responses must be continuously made at the respiratory surface. We have discovered that the cytokine, IL-22, drives a robust program regulating antigen processing and presentation in respiratory epithelial cells during health and in viral infection.
Tuesday 21 January
Seminar: 12pm-1pm
Networking: 1pm-1:30pm
Location: TRI Auditorium
Professor Andrew MacDonald,
Professor of Immunology, Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, The Unviersity of Manchester, UK
|Dendritic cells and macrophages in promotion and regulation of pulmonary type-2 inflammation
Prof Andrew MacDonald is an expert in cellular immunology - in particular dendritic cell and macrophage biology, and T cell activation by antigen presenting cells during inflammation caused by helminths or allergens - with more than 20 years of experience in this area. He established his laboratory in Manchester in 2013 after successive MRC Career Development and Senior Non-Clinical Fellowships at the University of Edinburgh. His move to Manchester catalysed new collaborative projects working on activation and function of innate and adaptive immune cells during pulmonary inflammation.
2019 aRCHIVE
Date & Time
|Featured Speaker
|TRI Host
|Tuesday 19 November
|Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani
|Dr Emma Hamilton-Williams
Title: 'Progenitor behaviour in the skin during wound healing, carcinogenesis and cancer progression'.
Skin conditions such as wounds, scars or cancers constitute a major burden in Australia and globally. In many of these conditions, there is a response to injury that is unifrm and employs the same ingredients. We will discuss a new definition of endothelial progenitors and show how they respond and modulate outcomes in situations such as skin wounds, scars or cancer progression. Similarly, epidermal progenitors play an essential role in the response to ultraviolet radiation. In particular, keratinocyte cancers arising from field cancerisation after ultraviolet exposure of these cells represent the second cancer related cost given their high incidence. The burden of disease resides in the multiplicity of lesions over a life time. It is therefore essential to understand the factors that contribute to the progression of individual clones of mutated keratinocytes. Using multicolour lineage tracing we have tracked over time the changes in clone size in chronically UV irradiated skin and provide evidence of anatomical variation in susceptibility to carcinogenesis based on epidermal progenitors proliferative behaviour.
Overall these two model systems clearly demonstrate how cancer development and progression exploits normal stem/progenitor cell behaviour and response to injury.
|Tuesday 19 November
|Bonnie Wong
|Dr Emma Hamilton-Williams
|Title: "Laser epidermal ablation reduces keratinocyte mutation load through sequencing: a clinical trial"
UVB radiation is responsible for most mutations in the epidermis and it does not reach the deep adnexal components of the skin where stem cells reside. We investigated if surface epidermal ablation would allow less mutated cells from the deeper adnexae to restore an un-mutated epidermis. Patients with history of multiple epidermal cancers were subjected to epidermal ablation. DNA sequencing of 152 cancer related genes on the epidermal component revealed a massive reduction in mutation burden on ablated and regenerated epidermis compared to control. Furthermore, epidermal abrasion on BCC murine model resulted in a significant decrease in BCC numbers.
|Tuesday 15 October
|12:00pm - 1:00pm
|Professor Derek Richard and Miss Bahar Sahin. Chaired by Professor Ross Young.
|Professor Paul Dawson
Professor Derek Richard completed an undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He spent four years as a Fellow at St Andrews University before moving to Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane Australia. In 2011 Derek moved his Cancer & Ageing Research Program to the Queensland University of Technology. The Cancer & Ageing Research Program truly represents a united culture striving for excellence, seeking to understand the DNA repair systems function to protect our genetic code from disease causing mutations. Questioning, how these protective processes go wrong with age, driving disease initiation.
Bahar completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology before undertaking her honours degree to investigate the intracellular trafficking of MMP's within macrophages at chronic wounds. Bahar is now a PhD candidate within the Cell Cycle Team at the Cancer and Ageing Research Program focusing on epidermal growth factor signal transduction and autophagy, with an end target to reveal new avenues for enhancing non-small cell lung cancer treatments.
|Tuesday 17 September
|Professor David Johnson and Dr Samuel Chan. Chaired by Professor John Upham
|Professor Paul Dawson
An overview of the Centre for Kidney Disease research, including the Australisian Kidney Trials Network and BEAT-CKD Collaboration will be presented by Professor David Johnson followed by 'infectious complications following kidney transplant' presented by Dr Samuel Chan.
|Monday 26 August
|Dr Catherine Carmichael
|Jean-Pierre Levesque
'Expression of the EMT modulator SMAIL in AML - a model of LSD1 corruption'
Dr Catherine Carmichael completed her PhD and initial postdoctoral training at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute between 2004-2013. Her research focuses on gaining an understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) development and pathogenesis; with the ultimate goal of identifying novel methods for therapeutically targeting this extremely poor outcome malignancy. >Bio
|Tuesday 13 August
|Professor Fiona Wood AM
'The Role of the interdisciplinary team in translational research'
Professor Fiona Wood is one of Australia's most innovative and respected surgeons and researchers. A highly skilled plastic and reconstructive surgeon and world leading burns specialist, she has pioneered research and technology development in burns medicine.
More about Professor Wood
Tuesday 2 July
Dr Elizabeth Sigston
A/Prof Elizabeth Williams
'Think you know cancer? Think again'
Dr. Elizabeth Sigston is a surgeon in Otorhinolyngology, Head & Neck Surgery (ORLHNS) at Monash Health, including the new Monash Children's Hospital. Dr. Sigston sub specializes in Head & Neck Cancer, Head & Neck Surgery, and Paediactric ENT. >More
|Tuesday 4 June
|Dr Jonathan Herington
|A/Prof Elizabeth Williams
|An Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Kansas University. I'm a native of Brisbane, Australia and recieved a BA (Hons I) in International Relations and Philosophy, and a BSc in Microbiology, from UQ. Prior to undertaking my PhD I was located at the Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney. See here for more about A/Prof Herington >More
Tuesday 2 April
Dr Kirstin Alford
A/Prof Elizabeth Williams
"With dynamic, changing exhibition programs, MOD. inspires young adults aged 15+ about science and technology, showcasing how research shapes our understanding of the world to inform the future."
Tuesday 2 April
Dr Tasha Stanton
A/Prof Elizabeth Williams
"With dynamic, changing exhibition programs, MOD. inspires young adults aged 15+ about science and technology, showcasing how research shapes our understanding of the world to inform the future."
2018 aRCHIVE
Date & Time
|Featured Speaker
|TRI Host
|Tuesday 20 November
|Professor John Huss
|Dr Maree Knight (Mater Esearch)
|Ecological medicine and medical ecology: crosstalk and convergence in microbiome research
|Wednesday 7 November
|Associate Professor Andrew Murphy
|A/Prof Jean-Pierre Levesque (Mater Research)
|A high salt diet accelerates atherosclerosis by modulating haematopoiesis
|Tuesday 4 September
|5:00pm - 6:00pm
Dr Herb Kressel, Harvard
|Dr Carolyn Mountford
|Title: 'Use of Gadolinium in MRI'
|Tuesday 21 August
|12:00 - 1:00pm
|Clifton David Fuller, Texas University, Precision Radiotherapy
|Dr Graham Galloway
|Tuesday 15 May
|12.00 - 1.00pm
Professor Felipe Prosper MD,PhD
Head of the Hematology and Cell Therapy Department
University of Navarra, Spain
|QUT, ihbi
Title: "Harnessing Epigenetics to improve diagnoses and treatment of cancer."
Professor Prosper graduated from the University of Navarra in 1989 and after his residency and PhD he completed his fellowship and postdoctoral training at the University of Minnesota. Relocated to the Clinica Universidad de Navarra in 2001, he was responsible for the development of the cell therapy program where he became the Head of Hematology and Cell Therapy in 2003 and Director of the programs of Hematology and Cell Therapy at the center for Applied Medical Research at the University of Navarra in 2012.
Prosper has published more than 280 peer review articles in top journals including New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Genetics or Blood among others, with an h-factor of 53 and over 9890 citations.
Tuesday 20 March
12.00 - 1.00pm
Dr Cameron Turtle
Fred Hutch Cancer Centre Seattle, Clinical Trials Immunotherapy
Dr Kristen Radford, Mater
Dr. Turtle is currently an Attending Physician on the Fred Hutch Bone Marrow Transplant Program and the Immunotherapy Service at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), a cancer treatment center that unites doctors from Fred Hutch, University of Washington Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital.
|Wednesday 28 February
|12.00 - 1.00pm
Dr Boris Holzapfel
Dr. med. at Ludwigs-Maximilians University of Munich, Bavaria, Germany
|Distinguished Professor Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Title: 'Patient Specific Design, Planning and Surgery of Complex Orthopaedic Tumor Cases'
Dr Boris Holzapfel is an orthopaedic oncologist and surgeon with outstanding experience in the treatment of primary and secondary tumours of the musculoskeletal system. In this context he is trying to implement bone tissue engineering approaches into surgical therapy concepts of these tumours.
His translational research is focused on the biology of bone and soft tissue sarcomas and on the molecular mechanisms that lead to the development of bone metastases. By combining his knowledge about bone tissue engineering and tumour biology, he established several novel xenograft models of bone metastasis that make it possible to analyse the species-specific mechanisms of human cancer cell osteotropism.
2017 aRCHIVE
Date & Time
|Featured Speaker
|TRI Host
|Title & Abstract
30 May 2017 *Please note date change
12.00 - 1.00pm
Prof Alan Mackay-Sim, 2017 Australian of the Year
Dr Alexandre Cristino
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: from stem cells to drug discovery
6 June 2017
12.00 - 1.00pm
A/Prof Michael Samuel, Head Tumour Microenvironment Lab, Centre for Cancer Biology,
SA Pathology & the University of South Australia
Prof Rik Thompson
Biochemical and biomechanical inter-relationships in cancer and wound healing
|20 June 2017
|12.00 - 1.00pm
|Prof Cornellia Weyand, Medicine - Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford
|Prof Ranjeny Thomas
|Immunometabolic Signatures in Autoimmunity
|4 July 2017
|12.00 - 1.00pm
|Professor Nick Graves, Health Economist, QUT
|Professor Gerald Holtmann
|Are we overpowering intervention studies? P-values, Clinical Trials and Waste in Research
|25 July 2017
|12.00 - 1.00pm
|Dr Jonathan Sherlock, Kennedy Institute of Rhuematology, University of Oxford
|Prof Ranjeny Thomas
|Immunological pathways implicated in autoimmune diseases
|8 August
|12.00 - 1.00pm
|Professor Carl Walkley, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Melbourne
|Mater Research
Title: Rewriting the transcriptome: ADAR1 mediated A-to-I RNA editing
One of the most prevalent forms of post-transcriptional RNA modification is the conversion of adenosine bases to inosine (A-to-I), mediated by the ADAR family of enzymes. A-to-I editing is a widespread feature of the transcriptome, with estimates ranging from tens of thousands in mice to millions of A-to-I editing events in humans and primates. We have used in vivo haematology as a system to understand how RNA editing by ADAR1 regulates the transcriptome, and how this interfaces with the innate immune system and enables discrimination of self and non-self nucleic acids.
|5 September
|Professor Carolyn Mountford
Imagine 2017
|3 October 2017
|12.00 - 1.00pm
|Prof Roger Daly, Molecular Biology, Monash University
|Prof Brian Gabrielle
|Protein kinase signalling networks in human cancer
|19 October 2017
|12.00 - 1.00pm
|Prof Brian Gabrielle
|World Melanoma Congress


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