Friday, 9 March 2012

eVolo 2012 Skyscraper Competition Winners Revealed (PHOTOS)

The first place was awarded to Zhi Zheng, Hongchuan Zhao and Dongbai Song from China for their project "Himalaya Water Tower". The proposal is a skyscraper located high in the Himalayan mountain range that stores water and helps regulate its dispersal to the land below as the mountains' natural supplies dry up. The skyscraper, which can be replicated en masse, will collect water in the rainy season, purify it, freeze it into ice and store it for future use.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/09/evolo-2012-skyscraper-competition_n_1332665.html

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Kom godt i gang med Windows Server "8" - betaen

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Windows Server "8" indeholder blandt andet en helt ny version af Hyper-V, opdatering af NFS server (til v4.1), en r?kke ?ndringer omkring datalagring, blandt andet data de-duplikation, en ny lagringmetodik kaldes "Storage Spaces", endnu mere minimalistisk "Server Core" og meget mere. Du kan l?se meget mere i de kommende m?neder p? min blog og p? Windows-bloggen hos PC World.

Nu kan du kan hente en testversion Windows Server "8", b?de som "rigtig" installation og som VHD.

Tr?ning

Der bliver masser af Windows Server "8" tr?ning p? Microsoft Tech.Ed Europe 2012 som i ?r foreg?r i Amsterdam fra 26 - 29. juni 2012.

Og der er der ?bnet for tilmelding til ?rets st?rste tekniske konference. Hvis du er hurtig og tilmelder dig inden 31. marts 2012 er der ?300 at spare, du kan l?se meget mere og tilmeld dig her.

Online tr?ning

Windows Server "8" er et omfattende produkt med mange nye funktioner. P? vores virtuelle kursussted, Microsoft Virtual Academy, kan du f? en introduktion til en r?kke af de nye funktioner, kurset hedder " Windows Server "8" First Look".

Online ressourcer

Windows Server gruppen har skrevet en hvidbog, Windows Server "8" Beta Product Overview, som giver en god introduktion til en lang r?kke af de nye funktioner. Sidst, men ikke mindst kan du bes?ge Windows Server gruppens Windows Server "8" beta-siden.

Source: http://blogs.technet.com/b/bjarned/archive/2012/03/08/kom-godt-i-gang-med-windows-server-quot-8-quot-betaen.aspx

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Thursday, 8 March 2012

Chemical relaxers, fibroids and black women: how it ALL started

Of all of my science writing that have put forth hoping to engage the African-American community, I think my reaction to Chemical relaxers being linked to uterine fibroids in African-American women may be my most successful attempt.

After my run-down of how this story gained legs and a call to Black Media outlets to support authentic science journalism, I was pleasantly contacted by Ms. Thandi Chimurenga.? She is a freelance journalist in Los Angeles, who contributes to The Cyberground Railroad: Black Los Angeles? News and Views Source, and as I came to learn, she is THE reporter who sparked this firestorm.

I just came across your article in the Scientific American and I must say, it was very exciting to see you stating the need for authentic science journalism in the Black media!

I decided to contact you because I believe, in my most humble of opinions, that all of this began with my story which was originally published on January 31st, 2012, in the San Francisco Bay View Newspaper called ?Skin Deep in More Ways Than One?.

I was contacted the very next morning by Environmental Health News who told me it was on the front page of their website and that persons interested in environmental health, etc., would see it and it would get major play.

The story was funded through a fellowship with New America Media (Environmental Health Journalism Fellowship) and New America Media placed it on their website after the SFBayView did, under the title of ?How Toxic is Black Hair Care? on February 2nd, 2012.

? if you check either article on the SFBayView.com website or the New America Media website ? with only slight editing changes between the two ? you will see where I attempted to very carefully, yet very deliberately, use phrases such as ? increases the risk?of,? and ?more likely to,? and ?Researchers have also posited that a link exists???

She explained to me that Ms. Karen Stevenson, a public relations consultant for the Environmental Justice and Health Alliance helped spread the coverage of the story.? As she told me in a telephone conversation we had today, that she read the story at the Environmental Health News website (a subscription is needed to see the original piece). She then contacted Ms. Chimurenga for permission to share this story with her contacts that included individuals affiliated with the National Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, the National Association of Black Journalists.? The story made it the virtual desk of Ms. Stephanie Robinson Commentary, who provides commentary to the Tom Joyner Morning Show.? On Thursday, February 16, 2012, she introduced millions of listeners to this study.?Link to podcast of the segment, (requires downloading Silverlight in order to hear).

I suspected that the popular and influential radio program was key to this story getting out.? However, until this communication with Ms. Chimurenga, it looks more likely that his broadcast preceded the Houston Fox News story Hair Today, Tumors Tomorrow?

In addition to the stories linked above, Ms. Chimurenga?s version of the story spread quite far.

?Skin Deep? in more ways than one at Cancer Schmancer Movement on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

?Skin Deep? In More Ways Than One (Part one of two) and ?Skin Deep? In More Ways Than One (Part two of two) both at Cyber Ground Railroad On Thursday, February 2, 2012.

How Toxic is Black Hair Care? at La Beez: Hive for Hyperlocal Ethnic News on Monday February 6, 2012.

How toxic is Black hair care? At The Final Call on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

How toxic is Black hair care? at Insight News on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

?Skin Deep? in more ways than one at the Louisiana Weekly (newspaper), week of February 6 -12, 2012.

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics mentions Ms. Chimurenga?s story in the SFBay sometime by February 17, 2012, when comments on this post appeared.

All of these stories gave proper credit to Ms. Chimurenga for writing the story, with most providing her a byline in their papers with links back to the SFBay View and New American Media websites as source contributors.? I?m really disappointed that the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Fox News Houston, and the websites I listed in my previous post did not acknowledge her contribution.? They cut some corners in their coverage of this story, not only cutting her out, but also in the facts they presented.? They really moshed it all up.

Ms. Chimurenga acknowledges that she tried very hard to make no declarative statements in her original article.? I read her article and I think she covered this story very well. She didn?t mis-quote or present over-simplified results from the studies or conflate the results of the different research studies mentioned in her story. Which coincidentally were the same 3 papers I critiqued in my first post on this topic.

Ms. Chimurenga confessed,

I?ve been sitting over here sweating, hoping you weren?t going to put my writing on blast the way you did them other folks ?

To which I responded,

What? I would never?wait, yes. Yes, I would! LOL

All in all, I found Ms. Chimurenga?s coverage of this story to be very well done; however, my critiques of the studies still stand.? I don?t think the authors present enough compelling evidence to suggest that black hair care products or the chemicals within them are to blame for fibroids or early onset of puberty.? I also have to say that the San Francisco Bay is Black Newspaper, and they did exactly what I?ve been asking Black Media to do ? present relevant science stories to their readers.? But this paper does not have a dedicated science or health news reporter. (I still hope to change that).? My goal is to encourage more science news (health & environmental news included) all of the time, not just when something potentially scary happens.

This story was born out of Ms. Chimurenga?s personal interests in Environmental Justice and personal knowledge of the Black Women for Wellness project, which she mentions in her story. When she received a New America Media Fellowship on Health & Environmental Heath, she decided to pursue this line of inquiry.? New America Media Fellowship Program on Health and Environmental Health for Ethnic Media Journalism supports ethnic media journalists to research and write at least one in-depth story, documenting the human impact of a health care issue, or policy issue, or the impact of environmental toxins on human health.

I am so glad she reached out to me. It certainly answers a question that was nagging me. ?How did all of this start??

And now it all makes perfect sense.? I believe all good inquiries, whether scientific or journalistic, start from an authentic place, with people who care about the questions being answered, who live in the situations where they notice a problem in the first place.? And that?s exactly how it was for her.? This interested topic was on her radar already.

Environmental Justice (EJ) is definitely a relevant issue and presents a perfect framework for introducing more science-related news into minority-serving media outlets, but alas it doesn?t seem to happen unless it?s an alarming story. African-American communities seem to be the slowest to adopt environmentally responsible behaviors like recycling or becoming more critical consumers of household, hygiene or cosmetics products.?Which is why the EJHA is trying to get more people discussing these types of issues via their Chemical Policy Statement.

I hope to continue to engage the Minority Media and Journalism communities on this and other science-related topics.? If you have any thing to share or add, or able to facilitate bridge-building opportunities in this area, then I would very much like to hear from you.

Source: http://rss.sciam.com/click.phdo?i=c2bb40d8b98758fac2e3e6b930747df3

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Online Domain Registration ? Developing and Transferring Your ...

If you are in business, among the most critical points to you personally may perhaps be your ability to create a web presence. Working some form of practical web site to your organization can help your shoppers discover you, can current added advertising options by means of e-commerce, and gives advertising and marketing options that you simply can?t get elsewhere. Companies that do not use a web internet site shed organization to firms that do all of the time.

Of course the real crucial in your web internet site is the online domain registration. Everyone would like ? the situation is domain names are distinctive and might be taken by anyone. When you never sign-up your desired domain title immediately, somebody else could choose it. The actual fact is the fact that internet domain registration can flip into a sneaky aggressive recreation. In lots of cases organization owners have gone to sign-up a domain name and identified that it were registered decades prior to they every began the company by some team which is from the small business of registering domains and then turning all-around and promoting them for exorbitant charges.

A humorous story came in the 2005 municipal election in North Las Vegas, Nevada when 1 candidate recognized that the incumbent mayor had not registered an online domain identify. The incumbent registered the mayor?s identify dot com and as quite a few variants of it that he could arrive up with, pretty much stealing the Mayor?s programs for the web web site out from beneath him. The tactic didn?t win him the election, but the candidate managed to annoy the mayor quite a tiny bit and still owns the world wide web domain registration names to this day.

The true secret to evading these kinds of issues lies in early registration within your wished-for domain title. Should you find the one which you desire (or maybe a close variant of it), sign-up it right away. Even if you are not organized to put together a web website however or won?t be for various several years, sign-up the domain right away anyways.

Registering a domain identify in advance of remaining ready to create its web internet site will necessitate the domain identify staying transferred on the servers of one?s wished-for host while you are prepared to create the web-site. Transferring the domain title after you?ve chosen a web host is a very easy method, but does demand you to determine the improve with each the registration company and also the new host. The brand new host will supply you using the server information which you, in turn, will need to deliver into the company with whom you originally registered the domain. There could be a small waiting around time period (ordinarily 24 to seventy two several hours) even though each servers obtain the facts up-to-date. The moment that process is complete, you?ll have your domain securely residing with your host?s servers along with your site (so long as it?s been constructed) will probably be prepared to go.

The net domain registration and transfer on your business web web site is actually a straightforward course of action and may be completed via automated online systems in many circumstances. Plainly one of the most important component of this process is the registration with the domain name and this ought to usually be carried out as quickly as possible, even though it truly is likely to generally be many years in advance of you?re willing to get the actual web site up and operating.

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Source: http://www.berimex-seo-consulting.com/online-domain-registration-developing-and-transferring-your-domain-identify/

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Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Behind The Curtain: What do managers look for in a potential client's ...

Another in a new GITS series called ?Behind The Curtain.? It arises from an inspiration Franklin Leonard had ? you can read about it here: Basically if you have questions about specific aspects of how the film or TV business works, you can post them here, then Franklin will find experts in the field to answer them.

Today?s question comes from @merry_farraman on Twitter:

do managers read specs differently than others? do they look for potential or sellability like agents, prods, etc?

Franklin posed that question to Adam Kolbrenner, manager and president of Madhouse Entertainment. Here is his response:

I look for voice. (Shit, I could host a better version of NBC?s ?The Voice? for writers.) If the voice is there as a writer, that means they have nothing else to do as a career other than be a writer because that is what they are born to do. That also means that they are going to work as hard as I believe screenwriters have to work today. I look for potential clients in any way possible in every medium (film, TV, stage, novels, etc) but that?s only 99% of why I take on a new client. The other 99% is simple: how hard are you willing to work for yourself. From there, we determine together what a good idea is for a film for them to write as a spec. My clients are prolific by design, because they want to accomplish more and are willing to do the work to get there.

My clients include David Guggenheim (?Safe House?) and Aaron Guzikowski (?Contraband?) as two recent samples of this equation.

So first thing voice. Second thing the writer?s commitment to and passion for their craft. The latter seems pretty easy to determine. For instance, just read the comments of the seven screenwriters featured in the current roundtable posts and their commitment and passion is palpable in their very words.

But voice? Not so easy to wrangle, is it?

Why don?t we use Adam Kolbrenner?s response to open up the subject for discussion? What is voice? How do you develop your voice? How do you convey your voice?

I hope to see you in comments? because if voice is the #1 thing managers look for in a potential client, it makes a helluva lot of sense to know our way around the subject.

Source: http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2012/03/behind-the-curtain-what-do-managers-look-for-in-a-potential-clients-spec-script.html

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Internet advertising

Businesses rely on advertising to expose their products and services to the general public and reach their target audience. Marketing is important in creating revenue for a company. Internet advertising is a form of promotion that uses the Internet to deliver marketing messages and attract customers. This is the most efficient and effective advertising and targeting of consumers in the 20th century. How it works and what are the benefits?

Internet advertising brings customers to your website, giving your business more exposure. One way to do this is by writing blogs. Blogs about new products or services your company keeps customers back to your site. Blogging keeps your current website and get your website noticed by search engines.

Another way to use Internet advertising is by registering your business in online directories and databases. You want your company to be recognized as the sale of a particular product or provide a particular service. By registering your business online directories, customers are more likely to run your business websites to conduct research for companies that offer your services.

Search Engine Optimization is another form of advertising on the Internet. This is to select specific keywords that potential customers use search engines for your site back to the production of research results. This is another way to promote your business online.

Another way to use Internet advertising through online forums. Online forums allow you to provide information about your company and answer questions a potential customer. Forums create an interaction between business owners and customers. This relationship will bring customers back when they need service or product your company provides.

What are the benefits of advertising on the internet? First, Internet advertising is convenient. More and more is becoming the Internet in search of a product or service. Potential customers can visit your website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from their own homes.

In addition, Internet advertising is paying off. Internet advertising is less expensive than print advertising, sales staff or TV or radio ad. You?ll also be able to track the effectiveness of your advertising on the Internet, creating a better return on your investment.

Finally, Internet advertising allows you to market worldwide. In Internet advertising, you can reach customers around the world in less time. Take advantage of Internet advertising to give your business more exposure and increase revenue for your business!

Source: http://www.witbahrain.org/2012/03/internet-advertising.html

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Monday, 5 March 2012

Cheap Carpet ? Recommendations On Just how This Can easily ...

by Interior Design on March 4, 2012

New floor covering is a great method to update the appearance and feel of any room within your house. A reputable flooring company can install new hardwood, carpet, laminate or tile flooring within one day or go to your local home improvement center for do it yourself options. Home improvement is often a daunting task. This is because of time and the levels of money required. However, it does not need to be so bad. For those who have several projects within your house, divide them up into several smaller DIY projects. For instance you may want to redo the whole family room. Start simple, just by replacing carpeting, and before very long, your living room will be like new ? you must make sure you consider cheap carpet when undertaking this project

Carpet the bottoms of the drawers you keep you tools in. This will not only result in the shop room a quieter place but it will help protect your valuable tools. Keep those tools rust free by spraying the carpet lightly with machine oil before you place the tools within the drawer. Choosing to use wooden flooring instead of carpeting can help you save lots of hassle over time. Carpet can contain allergens and cleaning it is sometimes out of the question. The cost of ripping up and replacing your carpet can almost be as costly as just putting down wooden flooring. Wooden floors could be refinished and repainted as needed; also providing a more rural and cottage style environment. Stairs can be a great accessory for a house, however they can also be dangerous. Consider putting carpeting in your stairs to avoid any accidents. Going up and down the stairs in socks can be a neck-breaking accident if one slips around the wooden staircase. Try to take a look at different carpet or rug designs that could look good on your stairs.

Flooring can be a easy do it yourself project even for a newcomer. Focus on putting tile inside your kitchen and bathrooms and replace your carpet with hardwood flooring. Home improvement stores possess a wealth of information about how to make this method easy for you to complete. Refurbishing an unfinished basement floor can bring the area together while enhancing the functionality from the basement. Family members and friends will want to drop there a lot more than they did before and something can create a new area to entertain guests. Putting down a wood, carpet, or synthetic floor will really improve ones basement. Use carpet samples to carpet a whole room! Retail stores often discard their samples. Cut each sample up into smaller pieces and tack or glue them into position free of charge floor covering. Cut them in identically sized pieces for any tile effect or cut them in irregular geometric shapes to have an abstract look.

Watch for carpet installation sales at local locations of national home improvement retailers. They will often offer installation for a low, inexpensive to encourage carpet purchases. This is a superb time for you to have new carpet put in your house, as the price of labor and installation, often can exceed the cost of the actual product. Before investing in new hardwood flooring, check with an expert about exploring the current floors in your home. Sometimes you may have beautiful, natural hardwood hiding underneath layers of carpet or linoleum that?s just waiting to become refinished. You will wind up having a nicer looking, higher quality floor for less money.

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