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There should be a means for contributors to use use accents or diacritical marks over letters in the titles of Wikipedia articles, just as it is possible to do this for the text of Wikipedia articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.99.237.51 (talk) 03:23, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Margazhi Raagam
[edit] The Carnatic Concert Movie
There are rare times when a classical art form moves past its well etched boundaries to present itself in a new medium with added sparkle and sheen. For Carnatic music this is that moment; the moment when timeless tradition chooses to don the attire of the times. The Kutcherry or the Carnatic Concert has now embraced the magic of cinema. For the first time ever, classical music of South India will beckon music lovers across the world from the silver screen - Margazhi Raagam.
[edit] Margazhi Raagam - Enjoy Carnatic music like never before...
Digital, uncompressed, six track surround sound will come alive with evocative visuals captured on RED 4k Digital Cinema Camera in Margazhi Raagam. Not only will you hear every little nuance of the music, but the silence between the notes as well. You will see every expression of the artistes up close. The picture and sound will combine to bring before you Carnatic music like never before. Now, you won’t close your eyes to listen to music - you will open your eyes to a new musical experience!
[edit] Bombay Jayashri
A skillful blend of uncompromising adherence to the core tradition of classical Carnatic music as well as a ceaseless quest for quality music in any form would best personify Bombay Jayashri.
Accompanying Musicians:
* Violin - Embar S Kannan * Mridangam - Patri Satish Kumar * Tambura - Chaitrra Prasanna and Keerthana V Nath
[edit] T.M. Krishna
One of the leading figures in Carnatic music, he is a star performer, teacher, composer and researcher. Performing all over the world, he is representative of the classicists and his music reflects the core values of Carnatic music.
Accompanying Musicians:
* Violin - R.K. Shriram Kumar * Mridangam - K. Arun Prakash * Kanjira - B.S. Purushotham * Tambura - Emmanuelle Martin and Rithvik Raja
[edit] Jayendra Panchapakesan - Concept and Direction
Founder of multiple successful, film related ventures like JS Films and Real Image Media Technologies, Jayendra has been in the ad film and film making business for the better part of three decades. A pioneer who got the Indian advertising industry to look to Chennai for ad film making, Jayendra is behind the conception and creation of many extremely successful advertising films and campaigns. He has also helped create compelling social awareness films for various NGOs including We Can, The Banyan and Shankara Eye Hospital among others.
"For over four years, I have been living with the idea of giving Carnatic music an evocative new appeal in terms of presentation. Finally, the technology became available to give this dream the right shape. Margazhi Raagam brings together two things that are close to my heart – music and cinema! I am sure that classical music and cinema will see the benefit of this initiative, as will artistes and music lovers."
[edit] H. Sridhar – Audiography
H Sridhar is the Chief Audio Engineer at Media Artists. A mathematics graduate, with keen interest in electronics and formal music training, he started a professional sound engineering career in 1988. He has engineered over 200 films so far and has worked closely with directors like Mani Ratnam, K Balachandar, Bharathiraaja, Shankar, Kamal Hassan, P C Sreeram, Priyadarsan, Sibi Malayil and Ramgopal Varma.
We regret to announce the sad demise of our beloved H. Sridhar in Chennai on 1.12.2008.
He is deeply mourned by family, friends and all of us at Media Artists and Real Image.
Among Sridhar's many professional credits is the fact that he engineered all songs and background scores for the renowned music director A R Rahman. Sridhar has been awarded the President's Gold Medal (The National Award for Best Audiography) four times: for the film Mahanadi (1994), Dil Se (1999), Lagaan (2001) and Kannathil Muththamittal (2003). Having pioneered the use of Digital Sound for Indian films in the DTS format, Sridhar has also engineered and mixed albums for international artists like George Harrison of The Beatles, John Neptune Kaizan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, L Shankar and John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra & Shakti fame).
[edit] P. C. Sreeram – Cinematography
Cinematographer and film director P.C. Sreeram is a graduate of the Madras Film Institute. He is known for his frequent and brilliant collaborations with director Mani Ratnam, and their combination has pioneered some innovative cinematographic techniques in Indian Cinema. He has won many awards including a National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Nayagan. His recent venture, Cheeni Kum was very well received by the audience and critics alike and he has made a name for himself as one of the best cinematographers in the Indian film industry.
[edit] Aghal Films
Aghal Films is a new initiative of C.Srikanth - a stock broker who is passionate about classical music and cinema. Aghal Films’ first initiative, Margazhi Raagam coincidentally brings together both these passion. Aghal Films has set out to create many such productions in the coming years. Aghal Films
[edit] Real Image Media Technologies
Real Image Media Technologies is India’s leading provider of technology in the film, video and audio domains and has pioneered several technology revolutions over the last 20 years. Established in 1986, the company started out by bringing together the leading sound mixing facility in the country - Media Artists - and one of the well known ad film makers in India – JS Films.
The very first studio to obtain THX certification in the country, Media Artists has always been the first to adopt new technologies and tools to enhance quality of work. It comprises of experienced sound engineers and technicians, providing quality services and facilities for audio post-production.
JS Films, which got the Indian advertising industry to look to Chennai for ad film making, has produced over 450 commercial films from conceptualizing to the final product. Several well-known national companies, advertising agencies and brands have placed their trust in JS for their film production.
Real Image was also instrumental in bringing computer-based digital non-linear editing to India with Avid Technology, transforming the industry and forever changing the way Indian film and television programs were edited. Real Image subsequently brought digital cinema sound to India with DTS and helped Indian cinema leapfrog a generation, form mono sound directly to digital. The company is the unrivalled leader in the Broadcast arena and is the Indian representative of several global entertainment technology players such as Avid Technology Inc., Digidesign, Softimage, DTS, Orad Hi-Tech Systems Limited and Digital Vision.
With its Qube Cinema end-to-end digital cinema product line, Real Image has made an impact worldwide. Qube systems are in use in over 14 countries across North America, Europe and Asia.
* www.realimage.com * www.qubecinema.com * www.jsfilms.com * www.media-artists.com * www.qmedia.in * www.qube.in
[edit] Credits
Concept and Direction : Jayendra Cinematography : P C Sreeram Audiography : H Sridhar Art Direction : Rajeevan Editing : Satissh Kurosowa Colorist : A Venkatakrishna
Produced by C Srikanth, Aghal Films in association with Real Image Media Technologies.
[edit] Pre Order
Post theatrical release on 19 December 2008, Margazhi Raagam will be available in a staggered manner in Blu-ray, DVD and Audio CD formats.
[edit] Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams is a British actress of Nigerian decent who attended London's Rose Bruford Drama College recieving a degree in American Theatre Arts.
Gloria Idahota Williams was born in London, August 21st 1984 to Nigerian Parents and has a dual Nigerian and British citizenship. She attended the Rosary school in Hampstead, London and later La Sainte Union Convent School. Gloria began acting at at an early age, she attended the Sylvia Young Stage school and landed a role at the age of twelve for BBC's Grange Hill. But was unable to take the job due to the strict rules of her school but was encouraged by her mother to train as an actress after her A'Levels.
After auditioning for varios schools such as RADA and Webber Douglas she soon got accepted into Rose Bruford studying the American Theatre Arts degree, spending a year at Stephen F Austin state University in Texas. Gloria came back in the third year to complete the program. After drama school Gloria has performed at various theatre venues in London including the Soho Theatre,Talawa Theatre Comapany, Hampstead Theatre and the Oval House Theatre and is an alumni of the Royal Court young writers group, taught under various playwrights such as Martin Crimp. Gloria Travelled to New York and attended a summer programme at the New York Conservertory of Dramatic Film and Televison which used to be called School of film and Televison. She did a voice over for the United Nations campaign for Aids Africa, other voice over artists included Phylicia Rashād and Wyclef jean.
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[edit] Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams is a British actress of Nigerian decent who attended London's Rose Bruford Drama College recieving a degree in American Theatre Arts.
Gloria was born in London, August 21st 1984 to Nigerian Parents and has a dual Nigerian and British citizenship. She attended the Rosary school in Hampstead, London and later La Sainte Union Convent School. Gloria began acting at at an early age, she attended the Sylvia Young Stage school and landed a role at the age of twelve for BBC's Grange Hill. But was unable to take the job due to the strict rules of her school but was encouraged by a mother to train as an actress after her A'Levels.
She soon got accepted into Rose Bruford Drama School studying the American Theatre Arts degree,spending a year at Stephen F Austin state University in Texas and came back in the third year to complete the program gaining a 2:1 ba hons. After drama school Gloria has performed at various theatre venues in London including the Soho Theatre,Talawa Theatre Comapany, Hampstead Theatre and the Oval House Theatre and is an alumni of the Royal Courts young writers group taught under various playwrights such as Martin Crimp. Gloria Travelled to New York and attended a summer programme at the New York Conservertory of Dramatic Film and Televison which used to be called School of film and Televison. She did a voice over for the United Nations campaign for Aids Africa, other voice over artists included Phylicia Rashād and Wyclef jean.
Gloria Williams wrote a play called Monday that was developed under the Royal Court Young Writers group which will be premiering at the New End Theatre in London and the Manhattan Repertory Thetare in New York. The play is a one woman show.
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[edit] CPP, CDPNE, CPC, STC
Saudi Aramco's College Preparatory program (CPP) It is a pre-requisite to entering the College Degree Program for Non Employees (CDPNE), a highly selective program run by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco (established in 1985). CPP is an 11-months program of study, after which students move on to universities to finish their education under the CDPNE program.
- In 2003–2004, the admission rate was 1.20%, 148 admitted from a pool of 12,300 qualified applicants. Admitted students receive a salary of SR 3000 ($800) for their attendance. Each student is assigned to a Saudi Aramco department related to his concentration of study.
In 2006 the program admitted the first female group which was consists of 48 female students.
The program is being hold in two separated buildings, the CPP which is the college preparation center where male students are being trained, and STC the special training center where female students are being trained.
Students of the program are offered housing, transportation and medical insurance.
Students are divided into three and in some years into four tracks according to their Math and English placement test:
1- CH: High level in Math and C level in English ( C is the highest).
2- CR: Regular level in Math and C level in English.
3- BR: Regular level in Math and B level in English.
4- AR: Regular level in Math and A level in English.
In 2007-2008, a new track has been introduced, CH-ES (Early Startup). Students chosen for this track start the CPP earlier than regular admitted students because of their high standards in the highschool Transcript, Qiyas score, and the CPP placement test (Math and English). They have more advantages in choosing the major and the placement for universities. 36 males and 4 females were chosen in 2007 among the admitted students (255 students).
The year in CPP is divided into three trimesters in which students take different subjects according to their level and major. All students ( males and females all tracks) take ESL courses, research courses, computer & internet skills courses and library skills courses. All the students also take AP preparation courses. Engineering majors student take AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C depending on their level and major. Students with other majors, such as Business and Computer Science majors, take AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Computer Science.
The CPP is divided into departments, headed by the Principal (Mr. Mazin Horsler) and Assistant Principal (Mr. Mahmoud Al-Basha) as follows :
Chemistry & Geology Department (Chairman: Dr. Maurice Coogan),
Computer Science Department (Chairman: Dr. Jamil Ahmed),
General Studies & English Department (Chairman: Mr. Bruce Wallace),
Physics Department (Chairman: Mr. Nabih Hassoun),
Mathematics Department (Chairman: Mr. Eric Clinton Ramseur, Master's of Mathematics Degree Holder),
Business Studies Department. (Chairman: Mr. Eric Clinton Ramseur, Master's of Mathematics Degree Holder),
Personal Fitness & Sports (PE) Department. (Chairman: Mr. Dennis Brown),
- The graduation requirements for the program are as follows:
1- a TOEFL score of 530 (71 iBT" Internet-Based Test") or higher, or an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher.
2- a CGPA (Cumulative grade point average) of 2.5/4 or higher.
3- a GPA of 2.5/4 or higher in the three trimesters.
4- 30 hours of community service.
5- a grade of 75 or higher in Qiyas assessment test must be scored in order for a student to be admitted to the program.
6- a school GPA of at least 90% (3.60 / 4 ) must be scored by the student in order to be admitted to the program
7- a score of 3/5 in the Advanced Placement Test in at least one subject area is a requirement.
- All students who pass their first year in CPP are granted a full scholarship to an overseas university, mostly in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, Netherlands and Australia with all expenses covered. Each scholar is given the opportunity to continue graduate studies up to the PhD degree, while receiving a full-time salary after working at least 5 years in the company.
Students are allocated degree paths upon acceptance. There are around 23-degree paths for students to choose from. Most of these degrees relate to Engineering and Geosciences. These paths are:
- Chemical Engineering
- Supply Chain Management
- Petroleum Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Material Science & Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Fire Protection Engineering
- Hydrographic Surveying Engineering
- Safety Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Geomatics Engineering
- Nautical Science
- Naval Architect & Engineering
- Chemistry
- Industrial Chemistry
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Finance
- Human Resource Development
- Human Resource Management
- Industrial Psychology
- Journalism
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Public Relations
Most of the staff who work in the CPP are from English speaking countries. The style of education instruction mimics most American universities (schools) in the United States.
[edit] Strike and Submit Inc.
Strike and Submit Inc. Strike and Submit Inc.(SAS)[www.strikeandsubmit.com], is both an online martial arts academy and an online networking community catering to the millions of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) enthusiasts worldwide. SAS’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of online community building, lead generating, International licensing, both video and music entertainment and public relations. SAS is offering free online beginner memberships and free beginner/intermediate martial arts instructional DVD’s. The free trial giveaways are to attract and create the SAS specific MMA database and community. SAS will become a recognized brand name for MMA industry events, apparel and merchandising. Essentially, SAS is giving away video text books and charging our students for belt testing and graduation. It’s estimated 19.5 million individuals took part in some form of Martial Arts last year. Of the 11.4 million adults, 83% were between the ages of 18-34 years old ( MMA’s target market ). Today, the UFC controls more than 70% of the "mixed martial arts" industry, and is worth well over $1 billion dollars. SAS targets the 19.5 million Americans with immediate international expansion as well as the 3.5 million viewers of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality TV show and the upcoming Donald Trump production “Fighting Fedor” reality TV show.
[edit] Strike and Submit Inc.
Strike and Submit Inc. Strike and Submit Inc.(SAS)[www.strikeandsubmit.com], is both an online martial arts academy and an online networking community catering to the millions of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) enthusiasts worldwide. SAS’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of online community building, lead generating, International licensing, both video and music entertainment and public relations. SAS is offering free online beginner memberships and free beginner/intermediate martial arts instructional DVD’s. The free trial giveaways are to attract and create the SAS specific MMA database and community. SAS will become a recognized brand name for MMA industry events, apparel and merchandising. Essentially, SAS is giving away video text books and charging our students for belt testing and graduation. It’s estimated 19.5 million individuals took part in some form of Martial Arts last year. Of the 11.4 million adults, 83% were between the ages of 18-34 years old ( MMA’s target market ). Today, the UFC controls more than 70% of the "mixed martial arts" industry, and is worth well over $1 billion dollars. SAS targets the 19.5 million Americans with immediate international expansion as well as the 3.5 million viewers of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality TV show and the upcoming Donald Trump production “Fighting Fedor” reality TV show. Franc Alonso StrikeandSubmit (talk) 22:17, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] DISPOSOPHOBIA vs Compulsive Hoarding.
Disposophobia ™
Compulsive hoarding is only a minuscule subset of Disposophobia.
The entire population of the world has some form of Disposophobia and compulsive hording is a tiny percentage of the population and yet, Wikipedia and the medical community continue to redefine the true meaning of the word DISPOSOPHOBIA as compulsive hording it is not.
In December of 2008 AOL published a front page article about the 10 most searched phobias on the internet and Disposophobia came in number 10.
Disposophobia ™ AKA Disposeophobia, Disposaphobia, Disposophobic, is a term created about 10 years ago by Ron Alford, www.ronalford.com to define a human behavior that was and still is not at all clearly defined by the medical community.
Simply put, Disposophobia is the fear of getting rid of things. And virtually every near normal human on earth is afflicted to some degree by Disposophobia.
The terms, Disposophobia ™ and Disposophobics ™ can be used to describe every person who owns anything. It is the reason and logic the owner uses (his/her thinking) to decide on what and how much stuff is kept.
One example of a Disposophobic would be to ask them to toss their car keys, money, wallet and other vital things to a trash bin. Point made, is keeping your cash and keys compulsibe hoarders? Prior to Y2K millions of people stocked up on water and food essential. Are they hoarders?
The scale of Disposophobia ranges from this normal behavior to the abnormal behavior of people who will not voluntarily dispose of chewing gum wrappers etc.
As the founder of ClutterMasters.com, Ron Alford has been met thousands of people who were almost always misdiagnosed or referred to as "Hoarders". Since Alford has had more one-on-one experience dealing with every socioeconomic variety of people, Alford does not agree at all with the self appointed medical community and their position on these conditions.
What do you call a 75 year old woman whose body does not have the physical strength to carry out of doors and recycle her junk mail, newspapers and magazines? Is she a hoarder? NO. She is simply not able and often can not financially afford to hire someone do this menial task.
What do you call a 40 year old registerd nurse who works over 60 hours a week in the ER who has little time left but to shop and drive to and from work. When she gets home dead tired she crashes and leaves her clothes, purchases all over the place simply because she did not make time or have a place to store her things. Is she a hoarder?
What do you call a 60 year old man who reads several books each day and simply stacks them up to the ceiling because he would rather invest is time reading than dealing with the book read? Is he a hoarder or just bad at project and time management?
Having seen and recovered several thousand people over 30 year career in the crisis management business Alford became weary of the Media moguls and the Medical community putting hoarding labels on folks who were are not hoarders, or suffering form ADD, ADHD but had other issues. To this end Alford coined and Trademarked Disposophobia in addition to creating a solution and recovery plan (www.thoughtmasters.com) for any Disposophobics who came to Alford and ask for ThePlan for them to basically change the way they are living with out suffering any shame, guilt or notoriety in the process.
In recent years the Media talk shows i.e. Oprah, Dr. Phil and networks produce shows such as Clean Sweep, How Dirty is your House, etc. that completely hide the real issues behind this behavior and rarely provide a meaningful solution other than therapy, which does not work any more than therapy does on gamblers, smokers, drinkers or drug abusers.
What does work in favor of the Media moguls is to sensationalize the Disposophobic to increase ratings or sell cleaning related products and organizing products such as books that never work for the reader. Oprah who pitches Morganstern's book, Organizing from the Inside Out.
The term Disposophobia™ is trademarked and copyrighted intellectual material of Ron Alford. Rights to use this work are granted by Alford provided full attribution is given at http://theplan.com/clegal.htm
I welcome feedback on how this issue can be resolved and I am open to your questions and suggestions.
Ron Alford Founder Clutter Masters.com, ThoughtMasters.com, Ronalford,com
END —Preceding Ron Alford comment added by Icanplan (talk • contribs) 15:09, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
