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- Creative, bold figures subjects of biographies - The Columbus Dispatch
- Internet Auction eBay Mirrors Immense Interest in Putin's Persona in ... - Pravda
- Xerox iGen4 Press Success Stories; Print Providers Profiting with ... - MSN Money
- Movie review: 'All About Steve': Call it girl's stalk - Explore Baltimore County
- Mymetics Corporation Announces the Appointment of Dr. Stanley Plotkin ... - MSN Money
| Creative, bold figures subjects of biographies - The Columbus Dispatch Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:40 AM PDT
Two artists, a wordsmith, an abolitionist and the inventor of television are the subjects of new biographies for children. • The Secret World of Walter Anderson (Candlewick, 48 pages, $17.99, ages 9 to 12) is Hester Bass' story of "the most famous American artist you've never heard of." Anderson studied wildlife along the coast of Mississippi, where the locals called him crazy for his eccentric behavior. But he painted incessantly and left behind a body of work. Many of his pieces were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Some of the proceeds from the book will be used to help conserve the others. • World of Inventors: Leonardo da Vinci (Silver Dolphin, 40 pages, $21.95, age 8 and older) is a biography in a box -- including a build-it-yourself model of a flying ornithopter, one of his inventions. The text by Lorraine Jean Hopping covers the great artist's life but dwells most on his many inventions -- including the flapping ornithopter, intended to simulate avian flight. • Noah Webster: Weaver of Words (Calkins Creek, 40 pages, $18.95, age 8 and older) -- Who knew that, in Middle English, webster means "weaver of words"? In her thorough, if wordy, picture-book biography of the proponent of an American language and creator of an English dictionary, Pegi Deitz Shea reveals similar tidbits. Webster, for instance, lobbied Americans to spell words the way they were pronounced, suggesting giv rather than give and bred rather than bread. He didn't win on those, but he did convert the English spellings of plough and colour to the shorter versions. Monica Vachula's oil-painting illustrations are lush and plentiful. • John Brown: His Fight for Freedom (Abrams, 40 pages, $18.95, ages 9 to 12) -- The fiery abolitionist looms larger than life in a tale that begins in 1840 and ends just before the Civil War. Brown, hanged after his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry, W.Va., didn't live to see American slaves freed. John Hendrix's illustrations are as colorful as the subject of his text. • The Boy Who Invented TV (Knopf, 40 pages, $16.99, ages 5 to 8) -- In the early 1900s, Philo Farnsworth grew up on a Utah farm without a refrigerator, a car or a radio. How the inquisitive, gadget-loving youngster came to develop one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century is a good story, excitingly told by Kathleen Krull. The book is inventively illustrated by Greg Couch, who incorporates newspaper headlines into his paintings. | |
| Internet Auction eBay Mirrors Immense Interest in Putin's Persona in ... - Pravda Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:13 AM PDT
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| Xerox iGen4 Press Success Stories; Print Providers Profiting with ... - MSN Money Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:02 AM PDT Digital color printing remains a bright spot for the graphic communications industry as demonstrated by Xerox Corporation's XRX iGen4™ press owners around the globe reporting increased revenues and enthusiastic customers. Xerox is an industry leader in high-end production printing in the U.S., with its Xerox iGen3® and iGen4 presses garnering nearly 50 percent market share in the first half of this year. IDC, a leading industry research firm, tracked production color devices in the $300,000 and higher segment. 1 Digital printing will continue to grow at an aggressive pace, according to industry consultancy Pira International. In 2007, the global digital printing market was valued at $68 billion and is expected to double again by 2012 when it will account for more than 21 percent of the total market value of the print industry. Success stories Equipped with nine Xerox iGen4 presses Bowne, the global leader in shareholder and marketing communications, produces millions of customized and personalized reports, enrollment kits, booklets and 1:1 marketing pieces monthly. In the space of a few months, the digital color presses have boosted both profits and customer satisfaction. "Since the iGen4 presses rolled onto our production room floor we've been receiving very positive feedback from our customers," said Jack Egan, managing director, Bowne Marketing Communications. "We pride ourselves on quick turnaround and outstanding image quality – and the iGen4 press has delivered on both fronts." Bowne is using the iGen4 presses to produce high-quality recruitment brochures for a major brokerage firm and asset management reports for large financial services companies. Using the digital printing power of the iGen4 press, Bowne customizes these documents to include clients' individual financial details as well as their agents' biographies, photos and contact information. In addition to Bowne, iGen4 press owners are using the breakthrough digital color system to dramatically increase productivity and produce offset-quality collateral, direct-mail pieces and photo specialty products. Florida Times Union, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based newspaper company, has grown its commercial print revenue nearly 40 percent in 2009 with help from the Xerox iGen4 press. While many companies in the newspaper industry are struggling from declining advertising revenue, the Florida Times Union is benefiting from the installation of the iGen4 press by expanding its business to produce personalized direct-mail pieces for existing and new advertising customers. Tóth Bookstore and Publisher Ltd., an online book publisher in Hungary, uses an iGen4 press and FreeFlow® Print Server to produce a variety of publications, including chidren's books, photo books and self-published titles. The company recognized the market shift toward short-run, on-demand books and selected the iGen4 press, reducing production costs and turnaround time. Publishers are now able to moderate their investment when launching a new title by printing only the number of books that are needed rather than warehousing extra copies. Wittusen & Jensen, aleading Norwegian supplier of office equipment, supplies and communication/marketing services, uses the Xerox iGen4 to produce a range of advertising material and documents with variable data, such as personalized marketing pieces. The company's volume growth has been fueled by easy-to-order Web-based applications, driven by Xerox Web Services powered by PressSense and extensive customized cross-media campaigns driven by XMPie® PersonalEffect®. "The iGen4 press consistently delivers the highest image quality, and enables us to print more in less time," said Pål Kristiansen, marketing director, Wittusen & Jensen. Press wins Encore award; productivity enhancement debuts In conjunction with Print 09, Sept. 11-16 at Chicago's McCormick Place, Xerox's iGen4 press received an Encore Must See 'ems award, from the PrintCom Consulting Group. Additionally, SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory recently reported the Xerox iGen4's photographic image quality eclipsed that of competitive high-end digital color systems. Show attendees will also see the latest enhancements to the iGen4 press, including the large sheet productivity license that increases 8.5" x 11" print speed by 20 percent to 120 pages per minute for customers running multiple up jobs on 11" x 17" sheets. This new option is available worldwide Oct. 1. The EX Color Server powered by Fiery for the iGen4 press will also be on display. 1 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, Q2 2009 Customer Contact: Note: For more information on Xerox, visit http://www.xerox.com or http://www.xerox.com/news. For open commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://www.facebook.com/xeroxcorp, http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp, http://twitter.com/xeroxevents, http://www.xerox.com/blogs or http://www.xerox.com/podcasts. Xerox®, iGen4™, iGen3®, FreeFlow® and the sphere of connectivity design are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Prices, features, specifications, capabilities, appearance and availability of Xerox products and services are subject to change without notice. Media Contacts: Copyright 2009 Business Wire | |
| Movie review: 'All About Steve': Call it girl's stalk - Explore Baltimore County Posted: 09 Sep 2009 06:46 AM PDT "All About Steve" is all about the nervous energy Sandra Bullock brings to her role as a crossword puzzle constructor whose personal life is an even greater puzzle. Just as her character has a knack for annoying other people, you may find she gets on your nerves. Bullock certainly throws herself into her part as Mary Horowitz, a woman so obsessed with crossword puzzles that her entire life seems filled with the encyclopedic information that comes with the job. Actually, it's not much of a job. Mary only contributes one puzzle per week to a Sacramento newspaper whose editor is -- you guessed it -- bothered by her non-stop talking about statistics, biographies and whatever else makes for a crossword puzzle item. Financially pressed, Mary lives with her doting parents, hasn't had a date in ages, and basically seems clueless when it comes to social skills. Although this makes her sound needy and nerdy, Mary's loud red boots, short skirts and brassy assertiveness indicate that she seems capable of exploding out of her shell at any minute -- especially if the right man comes along. Mary's worried parents arrange for her to go on a blind date and she nervously agrees to go through with it. Without spoiling the details, suffice it to say that her brief date with a cable TV cameraman, Steve (Bradley Cooper), does not seem like it would lead to a second date. Steve certainly feels this way, but Mary is so totally enraptured by the handsome cameraman that she concludes they're destined for each other. The main problem with Mary's assumption is that it has no basis in fact and Steve sure doesn't share her amorous notions. It also is not encouraging that Steve's roving job has him training his camera on egotistical news reporter Hartman Hughes (Thomas Haden Church) at breaking news stories all over the United States. Whether it's a hostage situation in Arizona, a three-legged baby in Oklahoma or a hurricane in Texas, Steve and Hartman are on the go. Presumably operating in screwball comedy mode, Mary goes on a wacky quest to follow Steve everywhere. Even when his politeness wears thin, she just won't take no for an answer. Hartman, whose professional bantering with Steve barely disguises his disdain for him, makes matters worse by giving Mary false hope that Steve really does like her. It's sporadically funny to see the ridiculous places and situations that Mary finds herself in, with Steve increasingly exasperated with a woman whom others refer to as a stalker. Everybody's patience wears thin, of course, and you also may find yourself wondering what's wrong with Mary. The filmmakers obviously opt for the sentimental idea that Mary is an individual going her own way and hoping it coincides with Steve's way. She's meant to be endearing in an oddball manner. We're supposed to root for Mary as she goes up against societal expectations. As Mary says in her voiceover narration: "Society wants me to be normal." Whether Mary should be considered normal or abnormal, her seemingly hopeless romance becomes less amusing as the miles add up on the movie's odometer. You don't have to be a declared feminist to declare that she seems pathetic chasing this man rather than making a meaningful life with somebody more amenable to her advances or even making it by herself. Mary befriends other unusual characters in her pathetic romantic pursuit, and in the process a major plot twist turns her into something of a folk hero. There are scattered laughs during this road trip, as in some of the scenes involving cable TV networks so competitive that they'll do anything to hype a story. Although the movie's title is a meaningless riff on the 1950 movie "All About Eve," the story actually has closer links to another movie. The media circus going out of control in "All About Steve" has thematic links to Billy Wilder's 1951 "Ace in the Hole." Wilder's cynical comedy deserves to be more widely appreciated, so why not check it out and leave Mary alone. Grade: C+ "All About Steve" (PG-13) is now playing at area theaters. | |
| Mymetics Corporation Announces the Appointment of Dr. Stanley Plotkin ... - MSN Money Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:42 AM PDT EPALINGES, Switzerland, Sept. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jacques-Francois Martin, newly appointed President and CEO of Mymetics Corporation (www.mymetics.com) (OTCBB:MYMX), announced today the progression of Mymetics' Scientific Advisory Board with the appointment of Dr. Stanley Plotkin as the Chairman of the revised Scientific Advisory Board. "The role of the Scientific Advisory Board, under the chairmanship of Dr. Plotkin, will be to provide expert scientific advice as well as to provide assistance in raising funds from foundations, governments and other nonprofit organizations," stated Jacques-Francois Martin, "We look forward to the first meeting of the Board that will be held at the AIDS Vaccine Conference in Paris in October 2009." The following members, well known at an international level, have been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board effective immediately. Full biographies will be soon available at www.mymetics.com Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board - Dr. Stanley Plotkin, Emeritus Professor Wistar Institute, consultant to Sanofi Pasteur, developed the rubella vaccine in 1960s; worked extensively on the development and application of other vaccines including polio, rabies, varicella, rotavirus and cytomegalovirus as well as senior roles at the Epidemic Intelligence Service, U.S. Public Health Service; Aventis Pasteur (medical and scientific director); and Sanofi Pasteur (executive advisor). Vice Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board - Dr. Marc Girard, has over 20 years of experience in the development of an HIV vaccine, is a past Director of the Merieux Foundation and a consultant to the WHO and former Chairman of EuroVac (European Consortium for HIV vaccine). * Dr. Morgane Bomsel, Cochin Institute, France. * Dr. Ruth Ruprecht, Harvard University, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA. * Dr. Ronald H. Gray, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. * Dr. Malegapuru William Makgoba, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. * Dr. Souleymane Mboup, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal. * Dr. Juliana McElrath, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. * Dr. Odile Puijalon, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. * Dr. Caetano Reis e Sousa, Cancer Research UK, London, UK. About Mymetics Mymetics is a Swiss based, U.S. biotechnology company, focused on the development of the next generation preventative vaccines, using virosomes as a vaccine delivery platform combined with rationally designed antigens that induce protection acting on early transmission and infection events, including the mucosal immune response as a first barrier against the infection. Mymetics currently has 5 vaccines in development: HIV, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV), Malaria and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). In February 2009, Mymetics announced the success of its pre-clinical HIV/AIDS viral challenge. The proven success of their vaccine in primates could not have been more compelling: the vaccinated group either proved resistant to the virus or remained at a non detectable level, whereas the non-vaccinated animals were completely infected. This success further prompted Mymetics to move forward its product into clinical development, with the expected launching of Phase I in December 2009. The Influenza vaccine candidate is subject to a license agreement with Solvay Pharmaceuticals. The RSV vaccine has finished pre-clinical studies and is being evaluated by pharmaceutical companies for partnership agreements. Mymetics' Malaria vaccine is in Phase 1b clinical trial in Tanzania where children and teenagers are vaccinated in a naturally endemic area. The Phase I final report is expected in the coming month. The HSV vaccine candidate has generated very encouraging results in pre-clinical studies and Mymetics will seek co-development or partnership agreements with pharmaceutical companies. The Mymetics Corporation logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5478 Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements Statements contained in this release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by words such as "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "expects" and "hopes". The forward-looking statements are made based on information available as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Editors and investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to demand for the Company's products and services, our ability to continue to develop markets, general economic conditions, our ability to secure additional financing for the Company and other factors that may be more fully described in reports to shareholders and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Mymetics Corporation Europe Ronald Kempers, Chief Operating Officer +41 21 653 4535 ronald.kempers@mymetics.com North America Anthony Jessop, Senior Vice President 1 303 800 6606 anthony.jessop@mymetics.com GlobeNewswire, Inc.2009 |
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