Practice Your Music at the Music Center – Apply by March 15
| Public Practice Calling all non-professional musicians! Practice your music in surprising places and spaces throughout the Music Center.Hit a high note this Spring and let PUBLIC PRACTICE take your music practice routine up a notch. Try a new tune, gain confidence on an unfamiliar instrument and make music outdoors. Discover the Los Angeles street soundscape while practicing (not performing) your music at one-of-a-kind locations on the Music Center campus. For people who like to make music for fun! |
musiccenter.org | (213) 972-3660 |
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 APPLY ONLINE: February 15 to March 15, 2011 Early applications are encouraged.It’s EASY, takes as little as 15 minutes. APPLY now!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Through a peer review process, musicians are selected based on stated interest, understanding of Public Practice goals and commitment to recreational musicmaking. There is no audition. |
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of MixedBin Media. All opinions are 100% mine.
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GREEN THE RED CARPET SIP & SWAP
with SECOND GLASS, FREIXENET & YOUR DAILY THREAD Saturday, February 26th, 2011 6 to 9 p.m. Catchlight Studios Press & Blogger Preview: 6 p.m. Flaunt your eco-chic side this awards weekend by swapping out all those NWT, like-new and gently worn dresses, separates, denim, handbags, shoes & jewelry just taking up space in your closet at a fun night of retail therapy meets recycling with America’s favorite clothing swap hostesses, The Swapaholics. Whether your style is Indie Spirit, VMA’s, or full-on Academy Awards, a clothing swap is the best way to switch up your mix of high-low designers and take fashion risks with new-to-you pieces from other green-minded and fashion-obsessed Angelenos. Sip on complimentary bubbly from Freixenet, nosh on sweet & salty snacks from Pretzel Crisps, and swap clothes — all for $20! Each Sip & Swap ticket includes:
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Additional Panelist Speaker-Discussants
Mitchell London
CEO/Founder
Headroom Learning Strategies, LLC
www.headroomlearning.com
Rob Angarita
Co-founder & President
Cramster
www.cramster.com
Robert Angarita cofounded Cramster, the leading provider of online homework help for college and high school students. Robert bootstrapped Cramster for the first four years, established a fully owned subsidiary in India, before taking angel and venture capital. Cramster was recently acquired by Chegg in December 2010. Chegg is the #1 online college textbook rental company.
Robert has founded multiple technology startups ranging from consumer internet, enterprise software and online education. Robert holds a BS in Business with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California.
Joan Horvath
National University Community Research Institute Fellow,
National University Community Research Institute
www.nu.edu/Community/NUCRI
Joan Horvath is an educator and management consultant. She will be speaking from her perspective as a National University Community Research Institute (NUCRI) Fellow. NUCRI is a resource entity of the National University System which collaborates on various education, outreach and training activities; her particular interest is in interdisciplinary science curriculum development. Ms. Horvath also has teaching experience at several institutions, including National University’s College of Letters and Science. Prior to being a consultant and educator, she spent sixteen years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, where she worked in programs ranging from the technology transfer office to the Magellan and TOPEX/Poseidon flight projects. She holds an undergraduate degree from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and an engineering Master’s degree from UCLA. She is also involved in several volunteer activities which encourage scientific literacy, and is a member of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum Executive Committee.
Moderator
Tony Karrer
Founder & CTO
Aggregage
www.aggregage.com
CEO/CTO
TechEmpower, Inc.
www.techempower.com
Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, a Los Angeles Web Development firm and Founder/CTO of Aggregage, a B2B Media Company. He is considered one of the top technologists in eLearning with twenty years experience creating solutions in the space. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, HP, Sun, Fidelity and Symbol. Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science. Dr. Karrer taught Computer Science for eleven years. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.
Producers
Lee Schwing
Managing Partner
Schwing & Associates
Lee Schwing is a technology visionary who has transformed numerous companies through her insightful use of leading edge applications. Schwing created the technology division of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman & Cook, LLP, one of the top entertainment law firms worldwide. The firm’s client list includes Pixar, Dreamworks, the National Football League, Motown Records, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Harrison Ford. Schwing drove the firm from a DOS environment to a firm nationally recognized for its innovative use of technology in security, application automation, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Schwing has also led corporate technology implementations for Fortune 100 companies in the mining, insurance and trade show industries. Her applications supported multibillion-dollar investments and businesses, allowing continued strategic revenue growth. And her work as director of operations for The Jane Fonda Workout included advertising campaigns, corporate sponsorship, and franchise licensing agreements. Recently Schwing has added to her repertoire a technologist’s perspective on SEO, SEO & PPC providing intelligent, well-informed, and customized search engine optimization consultation services to business clients.
Schwing’s continual drive to utilize the latest technology has enhanced and improved the productivity and the bottom line of numerous companies. Her work has helped implement significant change in the business world. Schwing is also involved in the Third Millennium Awakening (TMA), a non-profit corporation founded in 2005 to help impoverished villages of the Thane District of India achieve a better way of life. TMA’s main focus has been a water purification program that provides impoverished families with free bio-sand water filters, and instruction in hygiene and sanitation. www.tmaseva.org Schwing is a graduate of Antioch College and Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA.
Michael M. Krieger
Ph.D, J.D. UCLA Computer Science
Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb
www.willenken.com
Michael Krieger has practiced high technology business and intellectual property law for more than 20 years. A member of the Los Angeles firm Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb, his practice focuses on strategic counseling, litigation and preventive methods to both secure and exploit clients’ patents and other key IP assets. With degrees in mathematics (B.S., Caltech; Ph.D., UCLA) and law (UCLA), he was on the MIT Mathematics and UCLA Computer Science faculties and also a Fulbright Scholar prior to practicing law. This technical background led to early involvement with encryption, domain name/trademark, and open source issues as well as IP litigation for content providers and patent holders. His clients have ranged from start-ups to industry leaders, as well as counseling for the tech transfer arena and the United Nations as well as other international technology initiatives. He also serves as an expert in technology litigation.
Tony Karrer
Founder & CTO
Aggregage
www.aggregage.com
CEO/CTO
TechEmpower, Inc.
www.techempower.com
Date
Saturday morning, March 12, 2011
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. Baxter Lecture Hall
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Location
Baxter Lecture Hall
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Directions/Maps: Directions to the Forum
Cost
$40 on-line registration fee. $50 at-the-door. $10 for students with full-time student ID (must show at door).
Registrations are taken on-line until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2011. There are no refunds for no-shows.
Founding Sponsors
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Caltech Industrial Relations Center |
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MIT Alumni Association |
Operating Sponsor
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Caltech Office of Technology Transfer |
There is going to be a water supply shutdown which affects Pasadena in March. Thought you all might like to have move info so that you can prepare…
https://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/shutdown/index.html
Cities affected:
- Altadena
- Diamond Bar
- La Crescenta
- La Cañada Flintridge
- Pasadena
- Rowland Heights
- Walnut
Expected completion of upgrade
- Sunday, March 27
City of Pasadena
(626) 744-8888
Save Water:
- Turn off outdoor sprinkler systems and stop watering landscapes.
- Hold off new spring plantings
- Take cars to local car washes that recycle water instead of hand-washing.
- Wait to fill swimming pools or spas until next month.
- Use a broom instead of the hose to clean driveways and sidewalks.
- Run only full loads in clothes washers and dishwashers.
- Keep showers to a maximum of 10 minutes.
- Don’t leave the water running when washing dishes, brushing your teeth or shaving.
BlogWorld & New Media Expo Is Moving To Los Angeles
This is great news to hear. Previously this conference was held in Ontario, CA at the Ontario Convention Center and then a few years ago it moved to Las Vegas. I was bummed and had planned to attend a few times and could not seem to fit the travel into my work schedule. Now comes good news that the conference with New Media Expo is coming to Los Angeles in November 2011. This show will be well attended.
BlogWorld & New Media Expo West will be held in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center this November 3 – 5 2011
Mark your calendars!
WordPress 3.1 has been released.
On February 23, 2011, WordPress Version 3.1 “Django”, named in honor of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, was released to the public. For more information on this enhancement and bug release, read the WordPress Blog, and see the Changelog for 3.1.
Downloading update from https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.1.zip…
Unpacking the update…
Verifying the unpacked files…
Installing the latest version…
Upgrading database…
WordPress updated successfully
In addition a few other updates have been released:
Updating Plugin Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (1/1)
Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/yet-another-related-posts-plugin.3.2.1.zip…
Unpacking the update…
Installing the latest version…
Removing the old version of the plugin…
Plugin upgraded successfully.
CASTING CALL!
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The WINNER of the competition will be awarded a $50, 000 cash prize.
GET TO ONE OF THE AUDITIONS!
ATLANTA • FEBRUARY 26
Dance 411 Studios
475 Moreland Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
NEW YORK • MARCH 2
LOCATION TBD
LOS ANGELES • MARCH 5
CenterStaging
3407 Winona Avenue
Burbank, CA 91504
Laurieann Gibson, Ms. Boom Kack herself, will share her hard-won expertise on how to succeed in the competitive world of dance with a hand-selected group of dancers.
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RULES & GUIDELINES
• The line for auditions opens at 6 a.m.
• Auditions are 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Audition spaces are limited and not everyone is guaranteed to be seen.
• Auditioners must be at least 18 years old
If you are traveling for the open call, please make arrangements to stay for at least two days* following your initial audition in the event of a callback.
*BET Networks will not provide reimbursement for any expenses incurred to audition
more info:
Go to www.BET.com/laurieanncasting for details and updates.
This is an open letter to the customer relations folks at Dell as well as to investor relations, and the general public at large.
I’ve owned and purchased from Dell for many years. The computer I am writing on is a Dell Latitude D610 that I was attempting to replace with a new Dell Inspiron N4010. About a month ago now I purchased the Inspiron N4010 online and it arrived about week later.
To my dismay the system would not do basic Windows 7 Updates. I emailed, chatted, facebooked, googled, twittered, and got a response on twittter with some links from @dellcares, none of those worked. Then I attempted to speak with someone via the phone, which is not the best idea of you are calling a support center in India, nobody speaks clearly, and the quality of the phone connections are horrible, echo and static.
It is now three weeks later. I have a system that will not do basic system updates. I have received a replacement hard drive that doesn’t work, because it has the same problem.
Apparently someone at Dell felt that this problem could be resolved by reinstalling the System, which I have done numerous times using the recovery partition to restore, and that didn’t work either.
I have a DVD which is for Home Premium, but I purchased the system with Professional.
Regardless, why should I have to spend countless hours “fixing” something that should have never been this way to start with.
And one of the reps had the gall to tell me that “you got such a great deal” that’s part of getting a good deal?
If this is they way Dell is treating customers, then they have a serious serious problem. From the searches I did online this is not an isolated incident.
The latest is that my “request” for a replacement computer has been denied. So I asked the rep, put in a request for a refund, return. You have LOST a longtime customer. Why would Dell treat customers this way? Maybe it doesn’t know any better?