The ECPNM – European Conference of Promoters of New Music hosts the third European competition for the composition and interpretation of live-electronic music projects. The organizers of this competition are looking for project proposals that demonstrate in an innovative way new possibilities for the combination of instruments and live-electronics as well as innovative use of live-electronics with the composer as a performer.The organizing partners of this competition are members of the ECPNM such as: EULEC in Lüneburg / Hamburg, Germany; MISO Music, Portugal; Gaudeamus Music Week, the Netherlands; November Musi, the Netherlands. ObjectiveEntries are possible into 2 categories:

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Just in time for the winter holidays, Mozilla Labs is back with a new Design Challenge. Participate in the Winter ‘09 Design Challenge and help the wider Firefox UX team determine the future design direction of Firefox’s new Home Tab feature. For this Design Challenge we are focusing on finding creative solutions to the question: “The Home Tab — What are some interesting uses of a Firefox-hosted start page?” ObjectiveAn explicit non-goal of this challenge is to design something like My Yahoo, iGoogle or similar start pages that let you put widgets/gadgets. This is not because we don’t think this use case is valuable, but we’re much more interested in what a browser start page can do with full access to the browser. An interesting example is something like the about:me extension, which shows you trends in your browsing habits. Unlike mainstream portals like Yahoo and MSN, the locally hosted Firefox home tab can potentially offer users an experience that is innately personal, and tailored to each user’s incredibly unique personalities and interests.

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Global Woman presents its 1st Annual Portrait of a Global Woman Photo Contest. What is a global woman? That is the question that you, the photographer, can answer with your lens. This photo contest offers photographers from around the world an opportunity to capture and share their vision of the essence of a Global Woman. Global Woman is a celebration of the woman’s life from childhood to adulthood. IntroductionGlobal Woman is a premier quarterly magazine and monthly web-zine that covers the latest issues on women around the world. The publication serves to connect women from coast to coast and beyond, catering to their needs and giving voice to the many issues that affect their daily lives.

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