The show 'House' airs on FOX on mondays at 8pm for 60 minutes. It is a medical drama/comedy which solves mysteries where the villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients.
Winner of the 2006 Humanitas Prize for the episode "Three Stories" and a Humanitas nominee in 2007 for "House vs. God," the series also has received an Emmy Award for creator and executive producer David Shore (Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series), two Golden Globe Awards for Hugh Laurie (Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series) and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Laurie (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series). Nominated twice (including 2007) for an Emmy in the Outstanding Drama Series category, the show has been honored by the American Film Institute as one of the TV Programs of the Year and received the Peabody Award for Best of Electronic Media in 2005.
DR. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn't even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor. While his behavior can border on antisocial, House is a brilliant diagnostician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts afford him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist, he thrives on the challenge of solving medical puzzles in order to save lives.
Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore, and Bryan Singer are the executive producers.
House is from Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios.
source : http://www.fox.com/house/showinfo/
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Jaime Nack's speech
Jaime Nack made quite a good speech the other day. She is the president of Three Squares Inc. and was contracted as Director of Sustainability and Greening Operations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention held in Denver.
Jaime basically highlighted many of their goals to make their endeavor a success. Some of their goals were:
- To have the most sustainably produced political convention in modern American history.
- To educate the public.
- Legacy for the city of Denver.
and many more. Jaime also talked about the focus areas of the DNCC. For example, in the DNCC offices, energy efficient computers were used or even better, laptops were encouraged. Single stream recycling system was used. A 3 stream system was used in which bins were clearly labelled as 'recycle', 'compost' and 'landfill' so people would know exactly where to throw what. The janitorial and kitchen staff was also educated on the various aspects of thier sustainibility efforts. Bio diesel was used for transportation and the workers were encouraged to walk to their offices. High efficiency lighting system was used by the use of renewable energy. These are just some of the pointers of the many aspects of Jaime's program.
Overall, I think that it is a good way to bring down the energy costs and save our enviroment when to comes to especially big events like the DNC that attracts a huge crowd. When a huge crowd is concerned, other factors such as our precious resources are overlooked and overused. Thus, having a sustainibility program makes sure that large events don't create a hole in the ozone layer! We have huge needs now and will have more later on. Thus the earth needs to be used efficiently for it to last long!
The talk was pretty useful because there were a large attendance at the speech. Staff, students and other officers were present. Any start is a start and a college is a great way to spread awareness of how green events can be planned so that students take the initiative to keep the earth in mind while planning events, specialize in the field so they can do more as a part of their career and spread the word even farther.
Jaime basically highlighted many of their goals to make their endeavor a success. Some of their goals were:
- To have the most sustainably produced political convention in modern American history.
- To educate the public.
- Legacy for the city of Denver.
and many more. Jaime also talked about the focus areas of the DNCC. For example, in the DNCC offices, energy efficient computers were used or even better, laptops were encouraged. Single stream recycling system was used. A 3 stream system was used in which bins were clearly labelled as 'recycle', 'compost' and 'landfill' so people would know exactly where to throw what. The janitorial and kitchen staff was also educated on the various aspects of thier sustainibility efforts. Bio diesel was used for transportation and the workers were encouraged to walk to their offices. High efficiency lighting system was used by the use of renewable energy. These are just some of the pointers of the many aspects of Jaime's program.
Overall, I think that it is a good way to bring down the energy costs and save our enviroment when to comes to especially big events like the DNC that attracts a huge crowd. When a huge crowd is concerned, other factors such as our precious resources are overlooked and overused. Thus, having a sustainibility program makes sure that large events don't create a hole in the ozone layer! We have huge needs now and will have more later on. Thus the earth needs to be used efficiently for it to last long!
The talk was pretty useful because there were a large attendance at the speech. Staff, students and other officers were present. Any start is a start and a college is a great way to spread awareness of how green events can be planned so that students take the initiative to keep the earth in mind while planning events, specialize in the field so they can do more as a part of their career and spread the word even farther.
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