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Wheat futures are posting strong 7 to 8 1/4 cent gains in the winter wheat contracts on Friday, with MPLS up 4 to 5 cents. US wheat at the moment is close to $1.50 under Black Sea wheat prices at the ports. Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan are all active in the market after Egypt made their big purchase earlier in the week. DTN reported their HRW cash index at $4.73 on Thursday evening, 93 cents above the same time at year ago. The Argentine wheat crop is 95.6% harvested as reported by BAGE, 0.4% below this time in 2018. Total harvested production has totaled 17.948 MMT. Paris wheat milling futures were up 0.61% on the day.
Mar 19 CBOT Wheat is at $5.22, up 8 1/4 cents,
Mar 19 KCBT Wheat is at $5.06 3/4, up 8 cents,
Mar 19 MGEX Wheat is at $5.68 3/4, up 4 3/4 cents
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Agribusiness for Africa's Prosperity
The book outlines the current status of agribusiness and agro-industrial activities in Africa, and situates them in historical and global context. It analyses the opportunities for diversified growth, and assesses the existing and potential sources of demand growth for agribusiness development on the continent.
In recent years, a renewed focus on agriculture has been evident in policy and development agendas for the African continent, yet little knowledge has been generated on the inter-linkages of production, agro-industry and markets, as well as the potential and capacities for developing them.
Edited by Kandeh K. Yumkella, Patrick M. Kormawa, Torben M. Roepstorff and Anthony M. Hawkins and with contributions from a wide range of international experts, the book fills what UNIDO perceived as a significant gap in knowledge concerning these issues.
It was conceived as a resource for policymakers, agribusiness managers, and researchers in agribusiness development.
Industrial Development Report 2009. Breaking In and Moving Up: New Industrial Challenges for the Bottom Billion and the Middle-Income Countries
Patterns of Internationalization for Developing Country Enterprises (Alliances and Joint Ventures)
This training package is intended to be an instrument to help firms of developing countries improve their competitive position and grow domestically and internationally by linking with foreign partners, leveraging the relationships with them, and learning further in order to achieve technological self-sufficiency and innovative capabilities of their own.
Africa Foreign Investor Survey 2005
To determine the type and extent of technological capability building required for local firms to increase productivity through partnership with foreign investors, detailed company-level data is required. But this is often constrained by methodological problems and data limitations. This report attempts to fill such a vacuum. The central thesis of this report is that African countries need to study the motivations, operational characteristics, and dynamics of different investor groups, in order to be able to forge better promotion strategies responding to investors' needs. The Survey reveals a number of new trends, such as the emergence of foreign investors coming from the South. These firms are equipped to cope with the exigencies of doing business in the investment climate prevailing in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Chapter 1 introduces the subject matter, with a focus on the patterns of FDI flows and the role of technical cooperation programmes. Chapter 2 explains the methodology of the Survey. An overview of FDI in 15 countries is presented in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 highlights the size profiles of different subgroups of investors, while Chapter 5 analyses the performance, using selected indicators. Chapter 6 focuses on the impact of FDI on local economies, followed by highlights of the foreign trade profile in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 analyses location factors and indicates differences in their perception between 2003 and 2005 surveys. The report is intended to further a deeper understanding of the dynamics of FDI flows to Africa. Its findings are expected to influence the policy dialogue and the creation of the required determinants for enhanced FDI flows as a stimulus for dynamic economic development in African countries.
Industrial Development Report 2005. Capacity Building for Catching-up: Historical, Empirical and Policy Dimensions
From the perspective of domestic policy making and international cooperation, more effort - both in terms of ideas and resources - needs to be directed to structural issues so far largely neglected, where substantial degrees of freedom remains vis-á-vis the WTO rules. These issues largely relate to the building and co-evolution of domestic institutions that promote private sector development and domestic capability building. In a world increasingly driven by innovation, framework conditions that are a prerequisite of economic catch-up have been transformed so as to encompass the various dimensions of innovative development as key ingredient. With this in mind, the Special Topic Section of the Report first takes stock of lessons learned throughout modern history. On this basis, it then provides a framework for operational policy analysis as well as a methodology for the assessment of capability building needs to help overcome clear limitations in the current understanding of economic development. The Second Part of the Special Topic focuses on the interactions between the knowledge, business innovation and policy making subsystems, and addresses the policy capabilities that are necessary to overcome the often intactable problem of matching demand and supply of innovative resources. Two specific areas - food safety requirements and standards - are explored to highlight these interactions and test the suggested policy analysis framework. The Second Section of the Report reviews industrial activity worldwide including measures of technological advance following the tradition of previous Industrial Development Reports. The interaction of industrial and technological advance yields the significant structural differences between and within regions.
Economic Development and UN Reform: Towards a Common Agenda for Action. A Proposal in the Context of the Millennium Development Goals
This book is a practical proposal by the former Director-General of UNIDO, Carlos A. Magariños, to increase the policy coherence and operational effectiveness of the UN system in the field of economic development. Its core aim is to reorganize the economic development functions of the system by agreeing on a common business plan structured around shared programmatic priorities. He puts forward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals as the priorities that can give shape to this effort. Magariños builds his proposal around his own experience of seven years at the helm of UNIDO, a period devoted to conducting a thorough reform of one of the specialized agencies of the UN. The success of this reform was based on sharpening the focus and deepening the content of UNIDO's remit – a formula that could be applicable to other agencies in the field of economic development seeking to address the current needs of the developing countries and those with economies in transition. UNIDO's experience – presented as a case study in the second part of this book – showed that, beyond a point, the achievement of further progress in delivering what the UN's clients demand must rely no longer on the isolated effort of each agency, but rather on system-wide reforms throughout the UN. Magariños offers a roadmap here to guide those system-wide reforms.
Updating and Flesching out the Development Agenda
In a large number of countries where most of the population barely manages to earn subsistence wages, the success or failure of the economic agenda largely determines the fate of the political agenda, the quality of the democratic system and the potential for social advances. The conventional set of policy prescriptions does not ensure a positive mutual feedback between these two dimensions, the economic and the political. Such positive feedback depends vitally on productivity performance. This issue is at the core of the discussions reported in this book, which explores its variegated aspects with a view to proposing ways and means of approaching it.
Industrial Development Report 2004: Industrialization, Environment and the Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
The main focus of the report is on the dynamic processes of productivity growth, wealth creation and social advance in Sub-Saharan Africa, analyzed in the context of the internationally-agreed development goals and targets of the Millennium Declaration and the national poverty-reduction strategies. The report analyzes forward-looking approaches to industrial development that take advantage of environmentally-sound and advanced technologies. It argues that since Sub-Saharan African policy makers must face taxing development challenges while building up social and technological capabilities, it is crucial for the international community to help them meet their capacity-building needs, including those related to trade. The second part of the report updates and expands the Industrial Development Scoreboard, extending and improving its scope in terms of country coverage and timespan. The Scoreboard provides a global overview of industrial competitiveness in all its diversity, and assesses the main factors affecting it.
Industrial Development Report 2002/2003: Competing Through Innovation and Learning
he main focus of the report is on the dynamic processes of productivity growth, wealth creation and social advance in Sub-Saharan Africa, analyzed in the context of the internationally-agreed development goals and targets of the Millennium Declaration and the national poverty-reduction strategies. The report analyzes forward-looking approaches to industrial development that take advantage of environmentally-sound and advanced technologies. It argues that since Sub-Saharan African policy makers must face taxing development challenges while building up social and technological capabilities, it is crucial for the international community to help them meet their capacity-building needs, including those related to trade. The second part of the report updates and expands the Industrial Development Scoreboard, extending and improving its scope in terms of country coverage and timespan. The Scoreboard provides a global overview of industrial competitiveness in all its diversity, and assesses the main factors affecting it.
Fighting Marginalization through Sustainable Industrial Development: Challenges and Opportunities in a Globalizing World
Two panels were convened for UNIDO Industrial Development Forum, 2001, to discuss the topics selected for discussion: 'Economic and Social Development: How Best Can Industry Contribute to Fighting Poverty (Panel1)' and 'Global Norms and Local Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities (Panel 2)'. Papers presented by panelists dealt i.a. with development through trade and industry, investment, technology and development, the role of technology acquisition, UNIDO approach to fighting poverty (1), international standards as a means to development, international environmental conventions, business activities and environmental issues in Africa, international environmental frameworks and development with a case study of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (2). It is shown that technology innovation rather than capital accumulation will bring about longer-term growth and how technology management will influence future economic development.
International Practice in Technology Foresight
There is a need for new technology and industrial policies that balance competitiveness against unemployment, inequality, sustainability and risk. This requires new policy-making tools and technology foresight is a prominent tool among them. Technology foresight is a relatively new mechanism for strategic decision-making. Its wide application in certain countries dates back to the beginning of the 1990s and is highly regarded as a tool for anticipating future market demand and designing development strategies for transnational companies. A UNIDO Regional Conference on Technology Foresight for Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States was held in Vienna on 4 and 5 April 2001 to build awareness of the usefulness of technology foresight in designing strategies for technological development. This book is a selection of expert papers prepared for the conference.
Gearing Up for a New Development Agenda
This book contains the proceedings of UNIDO's Meeting on Marginalization vs. Prosperity - How to Improve and Spread the Gains of Globalization held in Venice, Italy, on 28-29 September 2000. The meeting was attended by a select group of outstanding decision-makers in government, international organizations and the private sector as well as scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and North America. The book includes a keynote presentation by the former Director-General, Mr. Carlos A. Magariños, where he reviews the developing country experience with the conventional Development Agenda, reflects on its limitations and puts forwards suggestions on how to adapt it so that developing countries can better draw on globalisation to foster domestic development. The book also contains chapters on the multilateral trade system, the mobilization of technological capabilities, and 'natural capitalism' by reputable experts as well as a concluding chapter summarizing what was learnt from the meeting and identifying avenues for further efforts towards an updated Development Agenda. The book closes with a summary of the discussions held during the meeting.
Reforming the UN System: UNIDO's Need-Driven Model
This volume discusses the rationale for and against multilateral development cooperation, with particular attention to international industrial development during the post-cold war era. It also documents how UNIDO has successfully transformed itself to contribute effectively to the global supply of international public goods within the purview of its mandate. A foreword by U.K. Secretary Clare Short illustrates the good reception that such transformation has elicited amongst the donor community as well as its demonstration and potential spillover effects on the whole of the UN system. The book, which contains testimonies of ambassadors of UNIDO's stakeholder countries as well as contributions by Messrs. J. D.-Martinussen, former Head of the Danish Mission for UNIDO's assessment and R. Ricupero, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), can be expected to become an indispensable reference work for students of UN affairs and the international relations and development policy communities at large.
Industry for Growth into the New Millennium
This publication is intended to serve as a UNIDO contribution to the ongoing debate on the role of industrialization in socio-economic development in a globalizing world. This was the core issue of discussion in the Forum on Sustainable Industrial Development held in Vienna on 29 November - 1 December 1999 in conjunction with the eighth session of the General Conference of UNIDO. The publication is structured in two parts: Part A outlines the main issues discussed and conclusions drawn, while Part B presents the full papers and lectures delivered at the forum by the various panelists and other distinguished speakers.
African Industry 2000 : The Challenge of Going Global
The publication has been prepared by UNIDO as part of its research programme to provide analyses of the industrial development process and emerging policy issues of African industries, with particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and least developed countries. The publication is part of the UNIDO Global Forum function and is intended to stimulate dialogue with African decision-makers concerned with industrial strategy, policy, project development and implementation. It is further intended to serve as a ready source of information for governments, investors, industrialists, international organisations, aid agencies, academics and research institutions. Chapter I provides an Overview of the issues analyzed in the report. Chapter II provides analyses of the overall context for growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa, while Chapter III analyzes the growth and structural change of African manufacturing in the country, sector and subsector levels. Chapter IV illustrates industrialization experience of selected countries, i.e. Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cote dIvoire and Lesotho. Chapter V and VI analyze the link between industry and trade on the one hand and industry financing and investment on the other. Chapter VII examines South Africas role in enhancing industrial development in southern Africa. Chapter VIII analyzes the overriding importance of improving competitiveness of African industry, while Chapter IX examines industrial strategy and policy imperatives towards accelerating industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century in order to meet the challenge of going global.
Policies for Competition and Competitiveness : Case-Study of Industry in Turkey
his publication covers trade liberalization and its impact on the manufacturing industry of Turkey; liberalization and competition in the Turkish banking market; investment and export subsidies; legal issues; antidumping and antisubsidy policies; and 'new' trade theories and new trading opportunities for Turkey. The book contains a bibliography and statistical tables.
Using Statistics for Process Control and Improvement : An Introduction to Basic Concepts and Techniques
The publication sets out to provide a first introduction to, and basic guidance in, the use of statistics for process study and improvement. From the broad range of statistical tools available in this area, it selects a representative set for discussion, providing an outline of the objectives of their use and an operational description of underlying calculations and accompanying graphical techniques. These discussions are illustrated by frequent reference to industrial processes. In presenting these statistical methods, an attempt is made to outline, where appropriate, the broader context of management issues within which these methods have to be considered.
ICS Lectures on Industrial Applications of Lasers
The chief goal of the publication is to examine and describe the commonest types of laser in use in industry, while providing a basic scientific background. The various areas of industrial laser applications (cutting, welding, drilling, marketing and scribing), as well as the all-important subject of the laser market, are covered in detail in seven chapters. End-goal is provision of a working guide aligned with UNIDOs strategy of international cooperation towards developing and emerging economies. This strategy privileges a policy of sustainable development that balances the endogenous industrial capacity of development and emerging countries with environmental issues. In this context, the laser applications described here are tailored to the objectives of the high-tech industrial sectors of Latin America, and focus on the expanding endogenous capacity in the laser field in the Region.
Guidelines for Project Evaluation
This book is addressed primarily at government project evaluators and is divided into four parts. Part I reviews the reasons for the need for project evaluation, discusses in detail the various objectives that governments typically consider in their national plans, and what role public investment is likely to play in the realization of such objectives. Part II contains a detailed discussion of the shadow prices used in Part I. Part III discusses the meaning and significance of national parameters, social rates of discounting, social values of investment, the shadow prices of unskilled labour and foreign exchange, and the role of national planning in project formulation and evaluation. Part IV presents four case studies.
Practical Appraisal of Industrial Project Applications - Application of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis in Pakistan
This study represents a complementary publication to the Guide to Practical Project Appraisal (see below) and should be read in conjunction with it. It shows how the procedures discussed in the Guide can be applied to actual projects. The study comprises five chapters. Chapter I discusses the principles of social cost-benefit analysis; Chapter II examines the shadow prices relevant for appraising projects within a single country; Chapters III, IV and V apply shadow prices to the appraisal of three industrial projects in Pakistan.
Manual for the Evaluation of Industrial Projects
This Manual provides an operational step-by-step methodology for industrial project evaluation.
Guide to Practical Project Appraisal - Social Benefit-Cost Analysis in Developing Countries
The Guide establishes a framework which brings together the most
important aspects of project appraisal. Its primary focus is on the
economic and social benefit-cost analysis of investment projects. The
reader is referred to basic references on the technical and financial
appraisal of projects at appropriate points.
Manual for Small Industrial Businesses : Project Design and Appraisal
This Manual is intended as an instrument for the promotion of small
industrial businesses. It provides guidance on the planning, analysis,
appraisal and implementation of investment projects, recognizing the
characteristics of small- and medium-scale businesses and avoiding the
trap of treating them merely as replicas of large firms. The Manual aims
at saving scarce financial resources by shifting much of the data
assessment work from the enterprise level to the subsectoral level,
where profiles of successful small businesses can be created that are
then used as a reference when assessing individual projects. The
Manual is intended to complement the Manual for the Preparation of
Industrial Feasibility Studies (second edition), and it should be used in
conjunction with the COMFAR III Expert software.
Manual for the Preparation of Industrial Feasibility Studies
The Manual is divided into three parts: Pre-investment studies and the investment project cycle; The feasibility study; and Annexes. The first part deals with categories and basic aspects of pre-investment studies. The second part constitutes the core of the Manual, and deals with such issues as market research, raw materials, engineering and technology, organization and overhead costs, human resources, implementation planning and financial analysis and investment appraisal. The final part of the Manual offers additional supporting material, including a case study, together with description of techniques for assessment and projection of data. The Manual offers the unique advantage of its working forms and schedules being fully compatible with the third generation of UNIDO's Computer Model for Feasibility Analysis and Reporting, COMFAR.
Manual on Technology Transfer Negotiations
This Manual comprises 19 modules covering a broad range of topics of critical importance to technology users, administrators and managers. It provides assistance in the choice of technology strategies and in the identification, selection and evaluation of technologies. It also addresses issues of technology negotiation, including negotiated opportunities for technology absorption, learning and innovation. In addition, it provides practical approaches and methodological tools for the analysis of legal, technical and economic aspects of technology transfer and acquisition at the enterprise level. The Manual is universally applicable, and is a valuable tool for technology users from both developing and developed countries, and acknowledges the legitimate interests of both users and owners of technology. This balance was assured through the participation of the Licensing Executives Society in the validation of the Manual.
Guidelines for Infrastructure Development through Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Projects
The Manual covers the entire spectrum of financial and legal issues faced by government authorities and project managers in the development of BOT projects, while offering developing countries the basic orientation needed to design effective BOT strategies. The Guidelines also provide essential practical information on the structure and procedures of BOT arrangements and are intended to help reduce the time and costs involved in developing and contracting BOT projects. The Guidelines contain chapters on the following subjects: introduction to the BOT concept; phases of a BOT project; economic framework for BOT schemes; the Government's role in providing for successful BOT projects; transfer of technology and capability building through BOT projects; procurement issues and selection of sponsors; financial and economic appraisal of BOT projects; risk identification and management; financial structuring of BOT projects; the contract package; the project agreement; the construction agreement; operation and maintenance contracts; transfer of ownership; and factors that determine success.
Sound Environment
Protocols for Environment and Health Assessment of Mercury Released by Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM) is a poverty-driven activity that provides an important source of livelihood for rural communities. The amount of mercury lost by 10 to 15 million small-scale gold miners can reach as much as 1,000 tonnes/a probably contaminating 100 million people worldwide. This document brings simple, replicable and sustainable techniques to be used by environmental and health agencies, mining-related institutions and researchers for monitoring mercury pollution. However, it has to be stressed that these Environmental and Health Assessments are effective decision-making tools to support mitigation actions, and these are badly needed.
Training Package : Integrated Coastal Area Management
The Training Package on Integrated Coastal Area Management has two parts. Part I, which contains 10 modules, consists of lectures on various aspects of coastal area management. Part II contains the visual aids that accompany each of the 10 modules. Whereas in the past, the approach to planning and management of coastal resources was traditionally sectoral, nowadays, it is oriented towards strategic planning and integrated management. This methodological shift in various of multi-disciplinarity does not quite substitute for the notion of targeting economic activities, but rather complements the manner in which resources in coastal areas are managed. Although the training package focuses on the Mediterranean region per se, the concepts, issues and examples highlighted within most modules may readily be 'imported' into other coastal regions and adapted to local circumstances. This training package seeks to complement similar works on the subject, but may also be utilized separately to conduct, for example, a training course on aspects of integrated coastal area management (ICAM). Each module is a complete course, thus allowing trainers to choose and mix modules according to training needs and requirements.
Bioprospecting and Strategies for Industrial Exploitation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Workshop Proceedings, 22-27 September 1997
This workshop focused on the possibility of the non-destructive exploitation of forests, through tapping renewable resources that have specific application to the production of new drugs (anti-cancer and anti-infection agents). Three central issues are addressed: improving public awareness of the importance of environmental conservation; introduction of an administrative structure that ensures fair compensation for indigenous communities; recognition, recording and compensation of indigenous knowledge and wisdom and introduction of a system that facilitates these steps. The book gives a global perspective on bioprospecting, a general background to the subject, a summary of the conclusions, and full coverage of the presentations, reports, and discussions. The sessions described cover in-country research and development through co-operative agreements involving capacity building, collaborations, partnerships, and strategic business alliances; acquisition or transfer of appropriate technology for material processing and product development; and international bioprospecting arrangements.
Productive Employment
Manuel qualité pour les filiéres cotonniéres UEMOA
Under the EU Quality Support Programme, the Version 1 of the UEMOA Cotton Quality Manual was published in July 2006 in French, with the aim to help the cotton sector in UEMOA and other African countries. The UEMOA (L'Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine - West African Economic and Monetary Union) comprises 8 countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. An estimated fifteen million people work in the cotton sector in Africa. Ten million of these are in the UEMOA zone. UEMOA countries account for around 800,000 tons or 4% of the world annual cotton production.
The Manual consists of six documents, including one "Quality Plan" and five "Technical Guides", namely (1) Production of Quality Cotton, (2) Ginning of Quality Cotton, (3) African Cotton Quality Standards, (4) Classification of Cotton Fibre, and (5) Cotton Trade Practices. The "Quality Plan" is a transverse document, which contains the procedures associated to the implementation of the activities described in the five "Technical Guides". These six documents are complementary and constitute a complete set, packed inside a hardbound bookcase. They are used by all the stakeholders in the cotton sector in Africa as a practical tool and reference for continuous quality improvement and valorisation of cotton.
Production de coton-graine de qualité [Guide Technique No.1]
Standards "Afrique" de qualité du coton fibre [Guide Technique No.3]
Pratiques du commerce de la fibre de coton [Guide Technique No.5]
Woodworking Machinery : A Manual on Selection Options
This manual incorporates comprehensive technical information on 22 of the most important woodworking processes to be used by trainers and professionals in preparation of investment analyses and proposals. For each process it provides an outline of a typical machine, indicative price range, data on specifications, standard and optional equipment and accessories, machine description and operation, safety features, maintenance, spare parts and requirements for labour, auxiliary items and indicative space. The 103 options are arranged in order of increasing sophistication from hand-held, portable tools to automated machinery with EUMABOIS standard reference numbers to facilitate specification and tendering. For some items, example work pieces and typical cutting tools are shown to aid in explaining to students the full range of possible operations. The manual is produced (a) in a loose-leaf format to enable expansion of coverage and (b) also as a CD-ROM with a search function and the facility to download drawings onto a word file and prepare a 'virtual factory'. It is intended that this manual will form an important data base along with others describing wood processing production parameters for the 'Wood Industry Project Navigator Database' system under development by UNIDO.
Timber Construction for Developing Countries : Introduction to Wood and Timber Engineering
This handbook deals with such matters as natural forestry resources, timber engineering and its applications in developing countries, wood technology, the technical and commercial know-how requirements of timber engineers, the mechanical properties of wood and the seasoning of structural timber. It contains a bibliography, statistical tables, graphs, diagrams and other illustrations.

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This patented device has a soft rubber skin and is sized to accommodate all hand sizes. A safety switch is built in and accessible by your thumb. Once you grab the Knuckle Blaster stun gun you can flip off the safety and fire with the same hand. No need to use two hands.
Uses 2 Lithium batteries (included). FREE Nylon belt holster ($15.00 Value) designed to allow quick access and deployment of this amazing stun weapon. One year warranty.
- You need to touch an attacker with a stun gun for it to be effective.The best places are neck, shoulder, abdomen and groin.
- A half second application can cause some pain. A one or two second dose will cause muscle spasms and confusion.
- A 3 to 5 second application will cause the loss of balance and muscle control, confusion and disorientation.
- Stun guns will go through a 1/2 inch of clothing.
- There is no shock back to you even if the attacker is touching you.
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taut... your board is sexual.
my local is about 80% directionals..... 1 mutant me. the rest TT's.
I agree with Westoz. I think the majority of guys on SB's are doing so not because they are hardened surfers looking for a surflike feel. they are following the pack and doing what is commonly done. Dudes that take both TT and SB to the beach and constantly chop and change between the 2 are probably prime canditates for mutant riding.
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by The Associated Press
A fire in the mountains of western North Carolina has destroyed two homes and damaged another.
The fire was reported shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday near Black Mountain.
No one was hurt.
Fire Chief Steve Jones said the homes were on fire when firefighters arrived. Jones said only one of the homes was occupied at the time.
Officials are trying to determine the cause of the fire.
There have been more than a dozen fires in the mountains since Saturday. A fire in Jackson County burned 30 acres and threatened several homes Sunday.
Hugh Hassell with the North Carolina Forest Service in Sylva said there is a serious danger from fires even with two heavy snows in the past several weeks. Hughes says grass, leaves and twigs have dried quickly.


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As data centers and volumes of servers have grown, so has the overall amount of electricity consumed. Electricity used by servers doubled between 2000 and 2005, from 12 billion to 23 billion kilowatt hours. This was due to the increase in the number of servers installed in data centers and to the required cooling equipment and infrastructure (Koomey 2008).
Individual servers are consuming increasing amounts of electricity over time. Before the year 2000, servers on average drew about 50 watts of electricity. By 2008, they were averaging up to 250 watts. As more data centers switch to higher density server form factors, the power consumption will increase at a faster rate. Analysts have forecasted that if the current trend is not abated, then the power to run servers will be equal to or greater than the server cost, as Figure 1 shows.
Due to these trends, it is important to understand how a server uses and consumes power. When replacing or upgrading server, it is possible to specify energy efficient improvements.
Power and Server Form Factor
Power use varies with the server's form factor. In the x86 server market, there are four basic server form factors:
- Pedestal servers,
- 2U server rack servers,
- 1U rack servers, and
- Blade servers.
Where floor space is restricted, and increasing computing capacity is a goal, many data centers utilize rack servers or blade servers rather than pedestal servers.
Servers, routers, and many other data center infrastructure devices are designed to mount in steel racks that are 19 inches wide. For rack servers, the height of the server is stated in multiples of U when 1U equals 1.75 inches. The U value identifies the form factor. Most common are 1U and 2U servers. Power use varies by server form factor due to the individual configuration, the heat and thermal environment related to that configuration, and the workload being processed.
Server Power: The Heat is On
Much of the electrical energy that goes into a computer gets turned into heat. The amount of heat generated by an integrated circuit is a function of the efficiency of the component's design, the technology used in its manufacturing process, and the frequency and voltage at which the circuits operate. Energy is required to remove heat from a server or from a data center packed with servers.
Computer sub-systems such as memory sub-systems and power supplies, and especially large server components generate vast amounts of heat during operation. This heat must be dissipated to keep the components within their safe operating temperatures. Overheated parts will generally have a shorter maximum life-span. Shorter component lifespan can produce sporadic problems, system freezes, or even system crashes.
In addition to server component heat generation, extra cooling is required when parts of the server are run at higher voltages or frequencies than specified. This is called over-clocking. Over-clocking a server results in increased performance, but also generates a greater amount of heat.
How Cooling is Achieved
Server manufacturers use several methods to cool components. Two common methods are the use of heat sinks to increase the surface area that dissipates the heat and the use of fans to speed up the exchange of air heated by the components for cooler ambient air. In some cases, soft cooling is the method of choice. Computer components can be throttled down to decrease heat generation.
Heat sinks consist of a metal structure with one or more flat surfaces (i.e., a base) to ensure good thermal contact with the components to be cooled, and an array of comb or fin like protrusions. Fins increase the surface area in contact with the air and thus increase the rate of heat dissipation, as Figure 2 illustrates. Heat sinks are frequently used in conjunction with a fan to accelerate airflow over the heat sink. Fans provide a larger temperature gradient by replacing the warmed air with cool air faster than convection alone can accomplish. Fans are used to make forced air systems, where the amount of air moved to cool components is far greater than the the flow due to convection.
Heat sink performance is defined as the thermal resistance from junction to case of the component. The units are °C/W. A heat sink rated at 10 °C/W will get 10 °C hotter than the surrounding air when it dissipates 1 watt of heat. Thus, a heat sink with a low °C/W value is more efficient than a heat sink with a high °C/W value.
A quality heat sink can dissipate thermal energy to an extent that additional cooling components need only be minimal. Heat sink thermal performance is determined by:
- Convection or fin area. More fins can provide more convection area. But care must be taken if a fan is used with a finned heat sink. In some cases, the pressure drop increases for forced air system.
- A shortcoming of the conventional fan-top CPU coolers is the reduction of airflow due to pressure drop resulting from the airflow obstruction of the chassis cover and the fins of the heat sink itself.
- Fan performance is rated in cubic feet per minute (CFM) with 0-pressure drop and performance is severely compromised with only minimal air flow obstructions from either the intake or exhaust side of the fan.
- Conduction area per fin. The thicker the fin, the better the conduction heat versus thinner fins.
- The most energy efficient heat sink designs will balance between multitudes thin fins and fewer thick fins.
- Heatsink base spreading. Heat must be spread out as evenly as possible in the base for fins to work effectively. A thicker base is good for heat spreading.
- However since server form factors are limited to a specific height to fit in racks, the thicker base leads to reduced fin height and hence reduced fin area and increased pressure drop.
Power consumption varies based type of server form factor, and it can also vary with the workload that is processed. Workloads are increasing across all server types due to increases in server processing performance, and thus become another trend increasing power consumption on servers.
Table 1 shows a sampling of power increase by server form factor over time. The three classes of server are defined by IDC.
- Volume servers cost less than $25,000 and most commonly have one or two processor sockets in 1-2U rack mount form factor.
- Mid-range servers cost between $25,000 and $499,999 and are typically contain two to four processor socket or more.
- High-end server cost $500,000 or more and are typically contain eight processor sockets or more.
A pedestal server varies in width and is designed to optimize the performance and cooling of the server. Because these systems are not space constrained, they have large heat sinks, multiple fans, and great air cooling.
Rack and blade servers are designed to fit within a standardized 19-inch mounting rack. The rack server architecture and the limited height for air vents and fans make them run hotter, and thus require more power in the data center for cooling infrastructure. 2U servers run hotter than a pedestal server, but cooler than 1 U servers or blades.
2U server, at 3.5-inch high can use more and larger fans in addition to bigger heat sinks resulting in improved cooling capability and thus less power consumption than a 1U server. Most servers are designed to bring cool, fresh air in from the bottom front of the case and exhaust warm air from the top rear.
Rack server architecture typically locates customer-desirable features up front, such as disk drives forcing the hot components, such as the server processor and memory, in the back. With rack servers, manufacturers try to achieve a balanced or neutral airflow. This is the most efficient, however many servers end up with a slightly positive airflow which provides the additional benefit of less dust build up if dust filters are used.
The 1U form factor, shown in Figure 3, and blade server are the most difficult to cool because of density of components and lack of space for airflow cooling. Blade servers have the benefit of more processing power in less rack space and simplified cabling. As many as 60 blade servers can be placed in a standard height 42U rack. However this condensed computing comes with a power price. The typical power demand (power and cooling) for this configuration is more than 4,000 watts compared to a full rack of 1U servers at 2,500 watts. Data centers address this demand by either increasing power consumption or with more exotic ways of computer cooling, such as liquid cooling, Peltier effect heat pumps, heat pipes, or phase change cooling. These more sophisticated cooling techniques all use more power.


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SCHOOLCHILDREN queued for hours to try to get a place at a school's sixth form after it turned its troubled past around with record GCSE results.
Youngsters queued for up to four hours at the Basildon Academies in a bid to get themselves a place in its sixth form next month.
Pupils at the Upper Academy, in Wickford Avenue, Pitsea , achieved the school's best ever results, with the number of pupils getting five A* to C grades, including maths and English, jumping to 45 per cent from 33 per cent last year.
Dr Rory Fox said he was very surprised at the number of pupils who queued for hours to get their place in sixth form.
He said: "After seeing how well the school had done with the GCSEs, I think the morale of lots of pupils was lifted and that is why they can see a future at the school.
"We have revamped the sixth form and opened up more courses with a vocational base which are going to help our children get jobs in the future.
"We are the only school sixth form in Basildon , and we could take in up to 200 students, but we are going to start small and work our way up to increasing the year groups.
"It was lovely to see so many pupils wanting to go on to sixth form and thinking about their futures – it is so important."
Dr Fox was brought in as a troubleshooting headteacher last July to try to turn around the school's fortunes.
He suffered a setback in March this year when the school was put into special measures by Ofsted. He has also faced criticism from parents for his tough stance on discipline, which includes isolation methods and Saturday detentions.
But Dr Fox said the measures were paying off.
He added: "We have really stepped up the monitoring of our pupils, and we are being very careful with which subjects our students are taking at A Level.
"We will be advising each and every individual and we will not let someone take a course we don't think they are capable of achieving in.
"Our job is to try to ensure the pupils and students have the right skills to get a job when they leave us.
"By making sure they are taking the right courses in their further education, we are doing as much as we can."


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Each year Americans look forward to the time-honored tradition of tailgating at sporting events, especially football. During these pre-game festivities, usually in the stadium parking lot, there is always an abundance of food from burgers and potato salad to sandwiches and desserts. Food poisoning can be a game changer if proper food handling practices aren't followed, however. Here are some tips to keep in mind when tailgating.
Avoid False Starts
Bringing a meat thermometer to the game will help you avoid taking food off the grill too soon and serving it undercooked to your fellow fans. You can't rely on your eyes alone, so use an NSF-certified food thermometer to make sure foods are cooked to the proper minimum internal temperature:
- Whole or ground poultry — 165º F
- Ground meats (other than poultry) — 160º F
- Fresh fin fish — 145º F
- Fresh whole (not ground) pork, beef, veal — 145º F with a three-minute rest time.
Put Your Marinade on the Sidelines
When preparing for the big day, keep your marinade in bounds. If you need some for basting, do not use marinade that has come into contact with raw meat. Instead, set aside a small amount of prepared marinade in a separate dish and bring it to the game.
Play Defense
Take defensive measures to protect you and your fellow fans against germs by:
- Bringing wet wipes and hand sanitizer to the game. Make sure you sanitize your hands frequently, especially after putting raw meat on the grill and before eating.
- Bringing two sets of utensils and dishes if grilling raw meat — one for use with raw foods, the other for cooked foods.
- Having a plastic bag handy to store dirty utensils or dishes that have touched raw meats to prevent spreading germs in a cooler or in your car after the pre-game meal.
Prepare for Kickoff
Cooking outdoors makes it challenging to avoid cross-contamination.
Prepare for the big day by packing three coolers: one for your raw meats, another with your pre-made foods (e.g. potato salad, vegetables) and a third for your beverages. Pack the food at the bottom of the cooler and the ice on top to better insulate the food and keep it at a safe temperature of 40° F. As partygoers often open coolers to get drinks, pack beverages in a separate cooler to avoid frequent opening of the coolers containing perishable foods.
Don't Let Food Go Into Overtime
While it's tempting to display your game day food spread, it should not be left out for more than two hours (or one hour on days over 90° F) to avoid bacterial growth. Keep perishable foods in coolers to help keep them at safe temperatures as long as you can, and don't take them out until right before it's time to eat.
Create a Neutral Zone
Come prepared with trash bags and create a neutral area to dispose of garbage, empty cans or bottles, and unwanted leftovers. Keep your tailgating area neat and avoid placing glass bottles on the ground where they could be tripped on or broken. When game time is over, throw out your garbage on your way out of the stadium if possible rather than leaving it in your car where bacteria can grow and spread to other surfaces in your car.
Tailgating is a fun way to celebrate before watching your favorite team play, but can be ruined if you don't follow the rules of food safety. By following these food safety tips, tailgaters will help keep food poisoning at bay and make the pre-game experience a safe one.


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|Release: Sep. 18, 2009
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by Amanda L. Kondolojy
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the latest movie to draw inspiration from a beloved children's book. While the movie has been getting rave reviews for its cute and comedic storyline, the video game based on the movie doesn't really knock it out of the park in the same way. Still, despite being a game based on a movie based on a book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs does manage to do some things right.
The game opens with a basic overview of the movie's plot. Flint Lockwood, a crazy inventor, lives in a boring town where nobody visits, and life is fairly boring. So of course, to attract new visitors (and hopefully invigorate the town's residents, Lockwood creates the Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator (or F.L.D.S.M.D.F.R., for short). Though his invention has certainly brought national interest to the town, its unpredictable nature has also brought a fair share of chaos to the town as well.
The opening plot scene sets the stage for the rest of the game and is presented like an old 8-bit videogame, complete with pixel-based animations and 8-bit sound. Although the game's young audience may not fully appreciate the retro-cool style of the game's plot scenes, older gamers who play this title with younger gamers definitely will.
Outside the plot scenes, the game's visuals look like standard movie-licensed fare. Characters look a lot like their cinema counterparts, and environments try to replicate the world of the movie without too much detail. Although the game's visuals are very cheerful and colorful, they contain many repetitious elements, which do make the game's world seem a little boring. For instance, an early level contains a small blue storefront that is repeated many times throughout that level and others. This type of visual replication is annoying, but I can't say it's not entirely expected in a movie licensed game.
Although the visuals are adequate, the actual gameplay is quite fun, especially for little kids who enjoyed the movie. The gameplay is a lot like the Ratchet and Clank series, and is centered on the use of Lockwood's crazy gadgets to get through each level. These gadgets range from a heat ray that melts ice cream to a veggie chopper that can hack through thick forests of broccoli. Each weapon that you encounter can be upgraded once (provided you get enough points upon completion of each level), and once you max out all your weapons you are then able to built an "ultimate" weapon at the end of the game. Although this ultimate weapon is not necessary for beating the game, older kids will definitely appreciate the optional challenge.
The collection quests do add quite a bit of replay value to the game, but even with those added in, the experience in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is still very short. Most young kids will be able to blast through the title in 4 or 5 hours, and older kids will probably only need half that time. Although I realize there isn't much content that can be mined from an 80 minute movie, parents thinking about purchasing this game for their kids should know that the game's $50 MSRP will only net them an afternoon or two of enjoyment.


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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article.
A fourth year was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who is in their fourth year of magical education. Fourth years are typically 14 to 15 years of age.
The fourth year was almost identical in its structure to the third; students study two or more elective courses in addition to the core classes, and are allowed in Hogsmeade during selected weekends.
During the fourth year
Fourth year students must take Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, History of Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy and Herbology. They must also take at least two of Divination, Arithmancy, Study of Ancient Runes, Care of Magical Creatures, and Muggle Studies.[1] Students may choose to drop an elective if it becomes a burden.
Fourth years typically get more work than third years, to prepare for their O.W.L.s.
Little is known of the curriculum; however, during Harry Potter's time, Charms students learned the charm to summon objects and its counter-charm. In history class, they learned about Giant wars and continued their lessons on goblin rebellions. Herbology students learned how to collect bubotuber pus. In Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid had managed to create a cross between firecrabs and manticores, which he called Blast-Ended Skrewts, which the class was expected to help raise. Divination students began making dream diaries and studying the planets. In Defence Against the Dark Arts, they learned about the Unforgivable Curses from Professor Moody. The assignments in Transfiguration class involve turning a hedgehog into a pincushion and Switching Spells.[2]
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Harry's fourth year (1994-1995)
Triwizard Tournament
The Goblet of Fire
- "Eternal glory! That's what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament, but to do this, that student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks."
- —Albus Dumbledore regarding the tournament[src]
With the start of the new school year, Professor Dumbledore announced that a very special event would take place at Hogwarts that year: the Triwizard Tournament. The Tournament called for a single champion from each of the three largest wizarding schools in Europe to compete in a series of trials for the glorious prize of one thousand Galleons. Before long, hosts from the two other schools, the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and the Durmstrang Institute arrived, and it was announced that the three champions would be decided by the Goblet of Fire, an enchanted artefact that chose the most worthy entrants from those students who submitted their names. An age limit on entrants prevented all underage wizards from entering the tournament, excluding Harry, Ron and Hermione from submitting their names.
Choosing the Champions
The champions were announced soon afterward: Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff was to represent Hogwarts, Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons, and Viktor Krum, the Seeker for the Bulgarian National Qudditch team, representing Durmstrang. But then a fourth name was thrown from the Goblet of Fire: Harry Potter. Since Harry did not submit his name, nor could he have due to the age restriction, the assembly was dumbfounded, none more so than Harry himself. Although protests issued from the heads of the other schools against two Hogwarts champions, it was decided that the Goblet of Fire had spoken and that changes must be made accordingly. While many thought Harry had somehow gotten around Dumbledore's age restricting barrier, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, an ex-Auror named Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, suggested that perhaps someone entered Harry's name under a fourth school to ensure he would be included in the competition, hoping he might not survive the perilous tasks that awaited the other champions.
Tensions with Ron
Harry's entry into the competition strained his relationship with Ron, who once again felt left in the shadow of his famous friend. Ron was not alone in shunning Harry; a great many of the students from all three schools assumed he somehow cheated his way into the tournament, making Harry's life miserable. As if that were not enough, Harry developed a hopeless crush on Ravenclaw Seeker Cho Chang.
Though Ron and Harry refused to speak to each other, Ron did pass on a message through Hermione that Hagrid wanted to see him. The Gamekeeper sneaked Harry into a meeting with Madame Olympe Maxime, Beaxbaxtons' Headmistress, through which he revealed that the first task would involve dragons.
The First Task
- "The first task is designed to test your daring, so we are not going to be telling you what it is. Courage in the face of the unknown is an important quality in a wizard... very important...."
- —Bartemius Crouch Snr describing the first task[src]
Harry, with a little help from Moody and Hermione, managed to survive the dragon task, despite being up against the most violent of the four dragons, the Hungarian Horntail. Harry managed to summon his broom and fly, using flying strategy he had learned as a Quidditch player to lure the dragon off the eggs long enough for him to zoom in and snatch the golden egg, the prize of the task.
Harry was told that opening the egg would give him the clue for the next task, but when it opened, only a screeching noise could be heard. With a hint from Cedric Diggory, in return for warning him about the dragons, Harry sneaked into the Prefects' bathroom by giving the password "pine fresh". He took the egg underwater and realised he must save someone he loved from under the Black Lake.
The Second Task
- "Well, all our champions are ready for the second task, which will start on my whistle. They have precisely an hour to recover what has been taken from them."
- —Ludo Bagman introduces the second task[src]
Even with help from Hermione and Ron, who had now forgiven him, Harry struggled to think of a way to breathe underwater for an hour. With a little help from Dobby, Harry discovered gillyweed, and managed to save Ron from under the water. He was, however, slightly side-tracked by making sure all the other captured loved ones were saved, and when Fleur Delacour's sister was not saved, he dragged her to the surface, as well. Although this meant he was over the time limit, his bravery and valour earn him extra points from the judges.
The Pensieve
Later, Harry and the other champions were informed the next task would be in a maze, filled with magical obstacles, and while Viktor Krum and Harry were discussing this, a rather mad looking Barty Crouch Snr emerged from the forest, asking for Dumbledore. Harry went to retrieve Dumbledore, but when he returned, they found Krum had been stunned and Crouch was nowhere to be seen.
Not long later, Harry looked into Dumbledore's pensieve and into his memories, not only discovering that Barty Crouch's son was sent to Azkaban, but that Snape was in fact, a Death Eater at the time of the First War.
The Third Task
At the third task, Harry successfully makes it through the maze, aided by Diggory, and they decide to grab the Cup simultaneously. Unknown to them, the Cup was actually a portkey that transported them to an old cemetery, in the village of Little Hangleton. Awaiting them was Peter Pettigrew, who was carrying what appeared to be a deformed infant. This creature ordered Wormtail to kill Diggory, who abolished, leaving Harry in shock and anger. Harry was then stunned and tied to a tombstone.
Rebirth of Lord Voldemort
- "Bone of the father, unknowingly given, you will renew your son. Flesh of the servant, willingly given, you will revive your master. Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken, you will resurrect your foe."
- —Peter Pettigrew conducting the ritual to restore Lord Voldemort[src]
Here, Harry's blood was taken by Wormtail (aka Peter Pettigrew), who also cut off his own hand and placed both these items into a cauldron, at the creature's command. The creature was revealed to be Lord Voldemort, and the potion made by Wormtail, had brought him back, with the new ability to touch Harry. This proved that the magic of his mother had also been lifted, since now the same blood ran through both their veins. Voldemort revealed that he had a servant at Hogwarts who had ensured that Harry would win the tournament and be brought to the graveyard, so that Wormtail could obtain both Harry's blood and a bone from the grave of Lord Voldemort's father.
Harry's duel with Voldemort
After summoning his Death Eaters (including Lucius Malfoy), Voldemort challenged Harry to a duel. However, his wand and Harry's were "brothers". As the wands' streams interlocked, a Priori Incantatem effect occured, causing the spirit echoes of Voldemort's victims, including Harry's parents, to spill out from his wand. The echoes momentarily protected Harry, allowing him to grab the portkey and escape to Hogwarts with Diggory's body.
When he arrived back at the school, many of the students began to cheer, before they saw Cedric's dead body. Harry was then ushered away by Moody, and taken to his office where he sat in shock. As Moody probed Harry for information, he revealed he knew that Harry was taken to the graveyard.
Discovering of Barty Crouch Jr
When Harry realised that Moody was in fact the servant at Hogwarts, Moody attempted to kill him. Before he had the chance, the teaching staff burst in and slipped Moody veritaserum, where he revealed he was in fact Barty Crouch Jr, who was secretly released by his mother from Azkaban, and had been using the Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as Alastor Moody all year. Before Crouch could repeat his confession to the authorities, however, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, who refused to believe that Voldemort had returned, arrived at Hogwarts, along with a Dementor which sucked out Crouch's soul.
End of the year
Dumbledore quickly reinstated the Order of the Phoenix, and a memorial feast for Cedric was held, where Dumbledore told the school what had happened in the graveyard and the change that this event would surely bring.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references
|Hogwarts years
|First - Second - Third - Fourth - Fifth - Sixth - Seventh


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At 11 o'clock this morning, we premiered the launch ad for our new Olympic campaign for British Airways on Facebook. At 7.35pm GMT this evening, it will be broadcast to the UK, just before kick off in England's critical, final group game in the Euros.
The campaign is a rallying cry for Britain to stay at home during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to support the national team. Just this once, when its country needs it most, when the Olympic Games comes to London, Britain's national airline is telling Britain not to fly.
Even with its tongue in cheek tone, it's a bold move. I thought I'd share some of the thinking behind the campaign and some things we've learned along the way.
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Be confident
We've had a turbulent journey with BA over the last six and a half years. We've been with them through the PR disaster of T5, fog, volcanic ash, the recession and industrial disputes. But right now, confidence is high. They have new leadership, they're financially solid after the merger with American and they're reinvesting in the customer.
Our communication has had a job to do to help restore this confidence – to rebuild pride inside the organisation and the emotional connection the nation has with its flag carrier.
In September last year, the airline recommitted to "To Fly. To Serve", a motto that has lived in the organisation for over fifty years, with a campaign that celebrated the people who live their lives by this ethos. We followed this fast with a campaign in February that heroed the BA team who were ready to welcome the world to London for the Olympics.
Our body language over this time has been critical. To instil confidence we had to act with confidence. We bought big TV spots, press insertions and outdoor sites. We had the confidence to lighten up. We featured an orangutan and racing baggage in our ads. This summer billboards across London will rally Britain, "Don't Fly. Support Team GB".
Build in reward
We hope people are going to lean into this idea: we've got a series of high profile TV spots this week to build conversation; with the British Olympic Association's backing we've persuaded members of Team GB and Paralympics GB to share the ad – so a lot of people will hear about it first from the athletes; and hopefully the nature of the idea will spark interest and debate.
So we wanted to build reward in for those who want to get a bit closer.
We've created a customisable version of the TV ad online in which you can enter your postcode and, using the Google Streetview API, watch a version of the film with the plane taking a detour down your street. To premiere the ad this morning, BA's facebook community were asked to first enter their postcode to receive a personalised version of the film.
We've made a documentary with Michael Johnson, Sir Clive Woodward, Denise Williams and Shelly Woods, that explores the difference it makes for sports people to compete on home soil with a nation behind them.
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The ad itself has scenes that reward multiple viewing – like the old lady onboard who checks the time on her watch as she passes Big Ben.
And we might have made a short film that suggests there might have actually been a plane driving through Richmond Park – whilst making a nod to the Fenton viral.
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Do vs. say
We obsess a lot at BBH about getting to different kinds of ideas. Asking what can we do, rather than what can we say, seemed a good place to start here. The creative brief for this idea was, "what can we do to show our support for Team GB?"
Have a point of view, start a conversation
We got to the idea of telling Britain not to fly early. It became grounded when we listened to an ex Olympian talk about the concept of the home advantage. This gave the brand a point of view on the Games and the guts of our campaign. All our activity invites you to join in with #homeadvantage.
Get everyone onboard
There are over 40,000 people working at BA. There was a chance that they might not like us telling people not to fly. We needed them to understand that this was the ultimate expression of our support for Team GB, that it would help build the brand and that people wouldn't take us too literally. So BA have been running a huge internal programme to get them onside and share the thinking behind the campaign.
Think tactically
We're telling people not to fly but we still need to sell flights. Whilst we can't be seen to promote travel over the Games we can offer money off flights and holidays to get away afterwards – this idea actually came from our client in the meeting when we first shared the idea.
Be generous (and dodge the tornado)
You have two fears developing a campaign as an Olympic sponsor. One, that you will appear cynical, simply piggybacking on the event for your own gain. Two, that you will be swept up in the tornado of other sponsors (and hi-jackers) vying for people's attention and time. Brands trying to claim that they are also faster, higher, stronger. Or showcasing athletes using their products.
This campaign builds on a series of things BA have been doing over the last few years to support Team GB and Paralympics GB, including flying the team and its equipment around the world, which has built credibility in this space. We hope that this Olympics, by zagging when everyone zigs, by having the courage to admit that the fortune of the British team is more important than buying our product, we will not only dodge the tornado but be seen as genuinely contributing to the performance of the British Team.
Thank yous
We couldn't have got here without a brilliant relationship with a very brave client, a talented BBH team and the support of a tight team of agency and production partners including Zenith Optimedia, IMG, Cake, 12th Floor, Partizan, Framestore, Stitch, Angell Sound, Black Sheep Music, Google and Paul Zak at Burnham Niker.
(And, it goes without saying, if you're British and reading this, please consider staying at home and supporting Team GB and Paralympics GB during the Games. Your support could be the difference between silver and gold).


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Practical FAQ
How do I get a locker?
Any student enrolled in an art class is entitled to a locker on a first-come first-serve basis. You should select a locker (one only) and place a padlock of some sort on it. You should then go to the Tool Crib (Art 113) and let a technician or student student working there which locker you have chosen. It is advisable to choose a locker close to the studio area for your emphasis. These lockers are cleaned out at the end of the year. Notices will be posted advising you to clear out your locker toward the end of Spring Semester.
What about lab fees, art supplies, tools, and other materials needed for my classes?
Some classes require a "lab fee" which is paid at the time of registration. (Keep your receipt throughout the semester.) This fee covers the cost of materials and supplies which you will receive in the classroom (e.g. printmaking inks, welding supplies, photography chemicals, clay). This fee is actually a "good deal" since you generally receive more materials and supplies than you could purchase on the outside on your own for the amount of the fee.
What is Art 103: Safety and Shop Practices, and do I have to take it?
Art classes require a wide array of tools, equipment, and supplies. Some equipment is potentially dangerous. In order for you to enroll in a sculpture course at any level, or if you wish to have access to the wood shop or use power and hand tools dispensed from the tool crib, you must take ArtS 103: Safety and Shop Practices (1 unit, Cr/NC) which usually is taught by our technicians and is offered on the first two weekends of each semester. This course will familiarize you with the working procedures, hazards, and safety practices in the various studio areas. University insurance and liability requires our studio majors complete this course concurrently at the time they enroll in any studio class which utilizes hazardous equipment or materials. You will find the course interesting and that it provides you with an introduction to many of the areas in which you will be working.
Where do I get tools and art supplies?
Some tools and supplies will be available in the tool cribs located in the sculpture courtyard and in the photography area. Our insurance requires that you must be enrolled in art classes and have completed the safety course to check out tools or use departmental equipment. Some supplies required by your studio courses will be available in the tool cribs. Other supplies may be found in the University Bookstore (although their prices are not competitive with larger art supply outlets.)
What if I need help with my classes or more time in the studio?
Several options are available for help outside the classroom. For studio majors you will want to sign up for ArtS 199 (lower division) or ArtS 399 (upper division) weekend studio courses. These will provide you with access to the facilities on the weekends. Advanced studio students are available to open rooms and oversee activity within the building. If you are an advanced student you may want to sign up to keep the building open. Units through our ArtS 300/301: Student Assistantships are available on a CR/NC basis.
If you are having trouble in your art history survey courses you should enroll in the ArtH 199 section (1 unit CR/NC) of your ArtH 210 or ArtH 211 class. An advanced art history major will conduct a review and answer your questions on a weeky basis. Some modern art history classes have study sections available under ArtH 399 (1 unit Cr/NC). These are also taught by advanced students in the department. Generally, students who enroll in these sections improve their grades dramatically.
The Tutorial Program is located in the Learning Center, Salazar Hall 1040, phone (707) 664-2429. The Tutorial program provides free tutoring for a large variety of SSU courses. These services are available to all registered students during the daytime and some evening hours. We have had art history tutors available in the past. Check with the Learning Center. Drop-in Tutoring is also available for some of the science, math and writing courses through Salazar Hall 1040, the Residence Halls and the Schulz Library. Check the Learning Center for more specific information. If you are interested in becoming a tutor, check with the Tutorial Program (664-2429) for more information. These are paid jobs.


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We have an Access 2000 format database running in Office Access 2003.
We have a problem with the size when I merge the database; the size is about 250 MB. Two days later, the size has ballooned to about 750 MB.
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Cheese and mushroom casserole with chicken
This casserole is simple and delicious, and makes a perfect snack during a picnic (bento anyone?)—you should use it as a basic idea for a casserole, since the pasta sauce is the stable and the most important piece of the meal. It's also a very tweak-able recipe! :-)
Salami frittata
Hot, savory and full or aroma, that's literally an omelette on steroids that smashes my hunger during dark, cold autumn days :-) It's also extremely easy and pretty fast to cook!
Red bean and pepper meatballs
This is my favorite meatballs recipe to date. It's spicy, it's rich, it's deliciously thick and serves as a complete meal on it's own. It's one of my never failed meals, because it's impossible to make it taste bad, it can even survive burning (a bit :P), wrong order of cooking, missing ingredients and virtually any cooking disaster you can imagine ;-)
Creamy red-pepper chicken
This is my favorite chicken recipe, which is both simple and delicious! You can easily adjust it to your liking with your favorite spices and herbs, and it's virtually impossible to fail making this recipe.
Fancy tamagoyaki bento
Oh my, this one is both a looker and tastes amazingly! :-) This bento idea is based on the basic tamagoyaki recipe, so feel free to use your favorite ingredients: champignons or chanterelle mushroom, herbs, different kinds of onion, bacon bits, ham shavings etc. Go crazy! :-) It's also a very good side dish!


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First, the one and only Libby Langdon teaches the basics on how and where to hang pictures in your home (Watch video below). Next, architect Roger Bartels takes us behind the doors of the home he designed for himself and his family in Rowayton, CT (Watch video below). Then, interior designer Kristi Nelson takes us through her delightful Georgian Revival home in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, which she designed to be warm and inviting (Watch video above). Later, homeowner Amy Ditomoasso takes us through her Lake Forest estate that is designed by renowned Chicago interior designer Kara Mann and sits on two acres of land (Watch video below). Finally, watch Ben Brougham, a designer for Jonathan Adler, redesign a drab apartment (Watch video here). Tune in!
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by Vivienne McCarthy
In an industry that trades in a currency of cool, it comes as a welcome surprise that one of its hottest young designers is more of a gardener than a bon vivant. When at home, Germantown fashion designer Kristin Haskins Simms loves shopping at the garden sections of Home Depot as much as trawling New York's flea markets and consignment shops. As well as a graphic artist, web designer and fashion high priestess, Haskins Simms is an avid gardener, handed down from 4 generations.
Haskins Simms, 40, the daughter of a real estate lawyer (mother) and retired Director of Academic Support at the University of Pennsylvania (father), grew up in West Mt. Airy and attended Springside School and Germantown Friends School, where she graduated in 1989. She has two older brothers.
She did her undergraduate work in English (with a minor in French) at the University of Pennsylvania and then attended the Rhode Island School of Design where she graduated with a MFA in Graphic Design. After graduation she taught graphic design at the University of Connecticut and later at the Penn School of Design, Rutgers University, Philadelphia University, along with Temple University's Tyler School of Art. "I loved teaching and graphic design overall," said Haskins Simms, "but there was something missing."
When her father asked her to design greeting cards for his students, she in turn designed T-shirts using the same designs, and her fashion business took off. She called it "Strange Fruit" after the controversial Billie Holiday 1939 protest song about a lynching. In 1978 Holiday's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
(When asked why she would name a fashion design business after the song, Kristin replied, "I equate it {the song} with people who dared to be different, people who were 'strange.' My brand has been in existence for five years now, from T-shirts to Ready-to-Wear, and only seven people have ever asked me such a question … Again, it's using fashion to educate about history.")
While single-handedly jump-starting a fashion business is the privileged realm of a handful of exceptional designers, Haskins Simms has no illusions about her luck. "I realized I had a talent for dyeing and cutting fabrics. I began my business making jackets and blouses. I had help designing patterns, but I am a fast learner. I began selling to small boutiques in Philadelphia and at vendor events."
In 2010 Haskins Simms was selected to appear on "Project Runway," a "reality" show now on the Lifetime cable TV network. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothing. The designs are judged by experts, and one or more designers is eliminated each week until the final challenge.
Kristin had shown the first collection she ever designed at Philadelphia Fashion Week at the Armory in 2009. "It was a three-day event, and I got a huge response to my designs," she said. "It was after this, with much encouragement from clients and family, that I applied to the show. I didn't think I had a chance. Imagine my surprise when three weeks later I was called and asked to come in for a special interview, after which they cast me."
Haskins Simms appeared on four shows until she was eliminated, but the publicity she received helped place her outfits in many high end stores in Philadelphia such as Pileggi and the Bus Stop Boutique. She also has her online boutique, www.bestrangefruit.com. She also has an origami blouse at the White House for the First Lady's approval. Despite her success, Haskins Simms is still not a big fan of the fashion industry as a whole. "I just want to make clothes and sell them," she said.
This puts her at extreme odds with fame-obsessed designers. "We're in an age where celebrity is everything," says Simms. "Image is everything, and having a red-carpet shout-out is key, but I would much prefer to remain under the radar and sell to the average woman who works, takes cares of her family and looks good doing it." Haskins Simms still works as a graphic designer and web designer from time to time when someone asks her.
Kristin is married to entrepreneur Harold Simms, who has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and who does business development for her company. They are expecting their first child in February, 2012. They live in a beautiful three-story home in Germantown that has belonged to the family for over 60 years.
What's next for Kristin? Her pre-fall collection. Beautiful pants, jackets and blouses, flowing yoga dresses and cocktail dresses, to name a few.
For more information about Kristin Haskins Simms, visit www.bestrangefruit.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com.