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Apexwork needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 77 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
This is a competition to create a one page print advertisment to promote a new Swedish horse trading website; http://www.TravHastar.se/
The website offers free advertising for anyone looking to sell their horse. The advert needs to 123x204mm with a 3mm bleed and most importantly it needs to be ready by Tuesday 24th March!!
I am looking for creative suggestions for how to create an eye-catching advert promoting this new website.
I am looking for creative ideas on how to make a one page print advertisment to be printed in a horse auction catalogue. The advert should promote the new website: http://www.TravHastar.se which is a Swedish website offering sellers and buyers a FREE forum to sell and find Swedish trotting horses for sale.
The website has some unique functions making it a very attractive place to advertise your horse. For example, horses are presented on their own page detailing their pedigree with their parents, their grandparents etc. Please go to http://www.TravHastar.se and click on a few horses and the links, pictures etc, to understand how the site works.
The site also has a unique Stallion catalogue listing most trotting stallions available in Sweden with great pictures and detailed descriptions for each stallion.
Here are some text blurbs in Swedish that should be used in different areas of the advert to present the website in the best way possible. Not all the blurbs needs to be used. I don't want the advert to be overloaded with text, but at the same time I want the to get across the message of what a great place this free website is if you want to sell your trotting horse.
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Sälja Travhäst?
På TravHastar.se lägger du enkelt och gratis in din annons och får ett unikt interface som skapar förutsättningar för en lyckad affär.
(This means approximately: Selling a trotting horse? At Travhastar.se you can easily create your advertisment with our unique interface which is likely to result in a sale.)
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Travhastar.se - Sveriges största Annonsplats för försäljning av Travhästar.
Vi erbjuder gratis annonsering med ett unikt interface.
(This mean approximately: Travhastar.se - Swedens largest advertising place for the sale of trotting horses. We offer free advertising with our unique interface.)
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Sälja eller köpa Travhäst?
På TravhHastar.se har du stora chanser att göra en lyckad affär. Alla annonsering är helt gratis.
(This means approximately: Selling or buying a trotter? At TravHastar.se you have a big chans to make a succeful deal. All advertising is completely free.
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Letar du Avelshingst?
Vår hingstkatalog hjälper dig med urval av hingst. Gör bokningsförfrågan direkt på TravHastar.se/hingstkatalogen.htm
(This means approximately: Looking for a stallion? Our stallion catalogue helps you choose the right stallion. Make a booking directly at TravHastar.se/hingstkatalogen.htm)
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Som säljare vill man presentera sin häst på bäst sätt. Vi vågar lova att din presentation blir unik . Intresserade köpare kan enkelt se alla tävlingsresultat samt stamtavla på din häst. Självklart är det gratis att annonsera på TravHastar.se!
(This means approximately: As a seller you want to present your horse in the best possible way. Vi can promise that your presentation will be unique. Potential buyers kan easily all racing results and the pedigree of your horse. Of course it is free to advertise at TravHastar.se!
- I want a print advertisment in the size 123mmx204mm with a 3mm bleed that is great looking and exciting and will convince people who has come to a horse auction to visit our website.
- I want a fully ready advert that can be sent directly to the publishers of catalogue with maybe only some minor language and text changes.
- I want high quality pictures of horse and great looking graphics and fonts.
- I want something fresh, clever and exciting. Something that really shows people what this website is all about.


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Sicilian Style Pizza (Trusello's or Mom's)
(Trusello's and Mom's were bakeries in Niagara Falls many years ago that sold their pizza to local corner stores, where you could buy it for 10 cents a slice.)
4 cups flour (either bread flour or use 50-50 unbleached AP and Tipo 00)
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water (if it's too hot, you'll kill the yeast – better on the cold side)
2 Tbsp. yeast
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Dissolve the yeast and salt in the water and allow to proof for 3-5 minutes
Add to flour in a mixing bowl and mix with dough hooks for 6-8 minutes. About halfway through mixing, add the olive oil. Cover bowl and allow to rise until doubled.
One medium yellow onion – minced
One 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes (Redpack or Contadina)
One 6 oz. can of tomato paste
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 Tbsp. dried basil
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Mix above ingredients in glass mixing bowl and microwave until hot enough to blend in the tomato paste thoroughly.
When cool, stir in 4 oz. grated Romano cheese.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degF. with a rack in the lowest part of the oven. When the dough has risen, mix again with dough hooks. Spread a very thin layer of olive oil on a 13x17 baking sheet and spread out dough on the sheet. Spread the sauce on top and sprinkle with 2 oz. of grated Romano cheese. Bake for 25-35 minutes on lowest rack in the oven. Use a spatula to lift the corners and check the bottom crust for doneness. When done, remove from the oven and slide the pizza off the tray onto a cooling rack. While still hot, drizzle a generous amount of olive oil over the pizza.

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Obituary: Donald R. Cooper
August 17, 2012
Donald R. Cooper passed away peacefully in Truckee on August 8, 2012 after a long illness. The oldest child of Beatrice Cooper and Donald M. Cooper, Don was born in Los Angeles on December 13, 1931. He attended Loyola High School and then moved to northern California, where he graduated from Stanford University in 1955 and University of the Pacific Dental School in 1961.
Don dedicated his life to helping others. He served in the U.S. Navy as Ensign and Lieutenant JG aboard the USS Erben, which took him around the world. He was a respected dentist in Palo Alto for 38 years, where his skilled craftsmanship, renowned painless shots and kind demeanor earned him the loyalty of generations of patients. Don was highly active in community service, acting as President of Neighbors Abroad, President of Kiwanis in Palo Alto, Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International, and most recently, as treasurer of North Tahoe Arts.
A friend called Don and#8220;a fearless person who knew how to live life at 110%.and#8221; He was an avid skier on snow and water, racking up millions of vertical feet and wowing onlookers with his wild waterskiing antics. Don was a natural entertainer, spearheading countless theatrical performances large and small. Music was a lifelong passion; he played with his Navy shipboard band and with his wife, he founded the popular Bay Area bluegrass band Wild Oats and Honey. He sang and played guitar and harmonica with the group for 11 years.
Above all, Don was a loyal and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. His enthusiasm for genealogy brought more family into the fold. A master of hospitality, he extended a warm welcome to everyone, with a ready smile, twinkle in his eye and genial conversation.
Don is survived by artist and musician Mary Lou, his wife of 47 years; daughters Valerie Myers (Steve), Kathleen Cooper, Linda Burbank (Sam); grandchildren Scott Myers, Taryn Myers, Celeste Burbank; sister Jeanne McClellan (Barry); niece Donna Forman, nephew Kelly Seyarto (Denise), nephew Stephen Seyarto (Sherrell); and a multitude of cousins. He was predeceased by his sister Diane Seyarto and his daughter Elizabeth Joy.
A celebration of Donand#8217;s life will be held on August 25, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kingswood Drive, Kings Beach, California.


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04.28.13: The CCRI track & field team traveled to Weston, MA to compete in the Regis Pride Invitational on Sunday. Though it was a non-scoring team event, CCRI had some nice top eight placements along with new personal records.
For the Lady Knights Olivia Emerick (Cranston, RI) placed 7th in the 400m in a season-best time of 1: minute 5.01 seconds and Cassandra Gustafson (Pawtucket, RI) placed 4th in the Javelin with a toss of 34.54m (113'04"). In addition, Akande Boluwatife (Lagos Nigeria) ran a career-best in the 200m placing15th in a time of 30.08 seconds.
For the Knights on the men's side, Bobby Allen (Cranston, RI) led the way in the 800m
winning in a time of 1:55.48. Allen also won the 3,000m run in a career-best facility
record time of 8:28.46. Thrower Colin Cabral (Cumberland, RI) placed 2nd in the college
hammer with a career-best toss of 42.26m (138'8") and also placed 5th in the Shot
Put with a toss of 11.20m (36'9"). The other Knights' thrower Kevin Redman (South
Kingstown, RI) placed 6th in the Shot Put with a throw of10.99m (36'.75"). Leaper
Jordan Barboza-Simpkins (Warwick, RI) won the triple jump with a season-best leap
of 12.74m (41'9.75"). High Jumper Steven Vazquez (Central Falls, RI) won the event
with a 2.01m (6'7") leap. Barboza-Simpkins placed 4th in the High Jump with a 1.75m
leap (5'8"). Knights' sprinter Ryan Rotondo (Cranston, RI) placed 6th in the 100m
dash with a season-best time of 11.50 seconds followed by Manny Gomes (East Providence,
RI) who placed 8th in a season-best time of 11.57 seconds. Although Carlos Diaz (Smithfield,
RI) didn't place in the top eight he did run a personal-best time with an impressive
11.80 seconds. Diaz was also the first Knight in the 200m with a personal-best time
of 23.48 seconds, good for 10th place. Rotondo also ran a personal-best time in the
200m with an 11th place time of 23.60 seconds. Distance runner David Palkovic (Middletown,
RI) ran a career-best time in the 1,500m placing 7th in a time of 4:29.08. Palkovic
also ran a career-best time in the 3,000m placing 5th in a time of 9:47.89 The Knights
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B&W image display: to make other information more easily visible (colour is secondary since WB will be adjusted in the RAW development)...Any suggestions? what do you miss?
how to render the tonalities in the preview image?
I don't like the histogram over the image either, but I cannot think of a way to put it somewhere else at the same time the dimensions of the EVF frame are respected and all the surface is used.
You could alternate the metadata, including the histogram, for (user specified) seconds followed by the image itself, for (user specified) seconds.Alan
One number expressed in stops (positive means under-exposure relative to ETTR, negative means over-exposure) in a color showing the clipping channel is enough together with a blinking display in the same clipping color of that area.
With the new EVF's appearing on the market, specially thanks to mirrorless cameras that have no OVF, I wanted to start a discussion of how your favourite EVF view would be for the advanced user. This is also applicable to LCD's Live View.For advanced user I mean a RAW shooter who wants to have the capture process under total control, not caring to obtain a finished image in the camera. Surely camera makers will insist on JPEG related information since most users are not so demanding about the RAW capture, but it can be interesting to share points of view.Here is my proposal V1.0:Exposure parameters: shutter, aperture and ISO.B&W image display: to make other information more easily visible (colour is secondary since WB will be adjusted in the RAW development). The display exposure (brightness) of the image could be either normalised regardless the exposure parameters chosen, or be correlated with the actual exposure parameters chosen. I.e. it could always appear well visible, or dark/blown according to selected exposure parameters.RAW histogram in EV divisions: the histogram displayed corresponds strictly to RAW data (the camera would approximate the RAW data that would be obtained with the selected exposure parameters based on its real time sampling of the scene), and it is displayed in EV divisions. Changing exposure parameters would shift the histogram but would not affect its shape. Just by counting how many vertical divisions contain information, we know the scene's DR.RAW clipping warning: areas saturated in some RAW channel would blink red (or any combination of colours allowing to find out which precise combination of channels saturated), areas with such a low exposure that falls out of the sensor's DR (e.g. SNR=12dB criteria) would blink blue (or again any combination of colours allowing to find out which precise combination of channels saturated).Focus Peaking: yellow tinted.Any suggestions? what do you miss? what would you add/change?Regards


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CHELAN FALLS Authorities say a Tonasket truck driver is responsible for a head-on crash that resulted in his and other injuries.
Louis J. Zabreznik, 54, was northbound on U.S. Highway 97 at about 11:08 a.m. Tuesday when his tractor-trailer crossed the centerline about seven miles north of town and slammed into a Ford F150 truck, the Washington State Patrol reported.
The driver of the second vehicle and his passenger, respectively Larry N. and Mary L. Ottini, both 63 and from Monroe, were both injured in the crash, as was Zabreznik, the State Patrol reported.
All three were taken by ambulance to Lake Chelan Community Hospital, the State Patrol reported. They were all wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.
Their conditions were not immediately available.
Zabreznik's 1987 Kenworth was towed from the crash scene by Randy's Towing while the Ottini vehicle was towed by Stormin Towing, the State Patrol reported. Both vehicles were destroyed.
The State Patrol said charges may be pending against Zabreznik for crossing the highway's centerline.
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'Guitar Hero' comes to life for young musicians
When Gary Lennox was 17 he discovered a passion for rock music. He picked up a bass and hasn't put it down in 40 years. For Lennox, the only way to play his bass is to crank up the speakers to full blast — which doesn't sit well with parents, neighbors or cops.
"When I was a kid I would always play music loud, and I would always end up in the dog house," he says. "I thought, why not build a place for musicians to come and play as loud as you want?" Lennox runs Dog House Music Rock & Roll Camp, where kids can learn how to play rock music without deafening their parents. Each summer, campers ages 11-17 choose among guitar, bass, drums or vocals and form a band. Over the course of one week, campers write three original songs and perform a concert at the end. Whether they're strumming a guitar, slamming the drums or thrashing their hair back and forth, they get to crank up the volume and pour their energy into their passion.
School of Rock, another rock camp option, focuses on simplifying the instruments for kids with any skill level, say Chris Shepard, music director for School of Rock.
"Rock 'n' roll is an awesome thing, but it doesn't have to be that hard," Shepard says. "You can go as easy as a Ramones song or as complicated as a Yes song. I'm always surprised and impressed at what these kids can do."
Rock is a natural choice for kids, says Jason Olson of Live Performance Rock Camp, especially considering the craze of rock 'n' roll video games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero. But when coming to rock camp, kids get a chance to learn an instrument instead of pressing buttons on a controller. Olson says other music camps might not cater to the electric guitar or drums, so rock camps are for those kids who want to, well, rock.
"We're playing music that is rock and is relevant to the kids," Olson says. "Kids are becoming familiar with these classic rock songs [through the video games], and, with this camp, the kids can play songs that they know and like. Love it or hate it, kids know more rock as compared to classical music."
In writing their own music, kids get a chance to express the ideas that matter to them. Over the years, Shepard and Lennox have seen songs ranging from school problems to personal issues, and even silly songs about falafels.
"They're going to be writing original music — music that they own. They play their own music. It's not a Beethoven song that's been written already. The music takes on its own personality," Lennox says.
Kids walk away from the camp with more confidence, he says, and he sees kids coming back with their own bands and continuing their careers. He says allowing the kids to stretch their creative muscles adds in personal development.
"It's amazing to have kids be able to play their music and sing their feelings," Lennox says. "You get see the kids bloom like a flower."


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WALLACE, N.C. (March 27, 2007) - ETSU junior Natalia Giraldo (Cali, Colombia) fired an impressive 1-under-par 71 to finish tied for fourth on the individual leaderboard and help propel the women's golf team three spots to an eventual second-place finish on the final day of play at the Lady Seahawk Invitational Tuesday at the River Landing Golf Club.
ETSU posted the second-best team score of the day, finishing at 299 and ending the tournament seven strokes back of host and team champion UNC-Wilmington. The Lady Seahawks finished at 884 for the event, followed by ETSU (901),
"Coming into this tournament Natalia had been struggling and she really had to earn her spot on this trip," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Reynolds. "We made some adjustments to her grip and she really showed a lot of determination out there. She was one of the best players in the fall, and this week she proved to herself and her teammates that she's again one of our best players.
"This is the kind of team play we came to expect in the fall and it's exciting to have the girls playing well together again. We were prepared to play and we were confident while we were playing this week."
Giraldo was certainly not alone in her efforts. The Bucs placed four players in the Top 16, with freshman Laura Jansone (
Fresh off back-to-back second place showings, the Lady Bucs will return to play next Monday at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate in Stockbridge, Ga. Fans can stay informed on ETSU women's golf by visiting ETSUBucs.com and clicking on the women's golf link.


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Healthy Benefits for Healthy Dividends
Companies that are trying to hold benefit costs down without seeming too tightfisted might want to consider affordable perks such as partial reimbursements for health club membership or aerobics classes at work, the Institute of Management & Administration suggests.
The New York-based newsletter publisher for mid-size companies sent a questionnaire to about 250 subscribers asking for cost-containment pointers and included in a recent edition 21 suggestions that won't break a business's budget.
Others included providing domestic partner benefits, healthy cooking classes. Some companies said they pay for up to half the cost of an employee's personal computer if the device helps increase productivity away from the office. The firms also offer public transportation subsidies and training programs to help employees improve themselves and develop positive attitudes.


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What Type of School Provides Kids with the Best Education? — Survey of the Day
Every child in the United States is entitled to a free public school education. However, according to a new survey from Gallup of 1012 adults, public schools rate lowest among all the education options children have.
Respondents to the poll were asked to rate different types of schools as "excellent" "good" "only fair" and "poor." Private schools were rated 77 percent excellent or good, followed by parochial or church-run schools (69 percent), charter schools (60 percent) and home schooling (46 percent.) Pulling up the rear with a 37 percent rating of either excellent or good were public schools.
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SWIRL Symposium in Bristol
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The first SWIRL symposium will be held in Bristol at the University of Bristol, on Friday 29 October 2004.
The South West Interdisciplinary Romanticism Link (SWIRL) has three aims: to strengthen a network of scholars working on different aspects of the period 1750-1850, to facilitate debate across the disciplines, and to boost the profile of Romantic studies in the region. We envisage a forum in which academics from the South West and beyond could explore the intellectual and professional challenges that currently energise our field.
This kind of project presents significant intellectual difficulties. "Romantic" can mean different things in different disciplines, and it would be foolish to impose a definition from the outset. Instead, we want to start a conversation about interdisciplinary engagements in Romantic studies. Are such things possible? Are we already involved in them? What shape might they take in the future?
With those questions in mind, we invite Romanticists to join us for a one-day symposium, comprising round-table discussions stimulated by short papers. Speakers drawn from a variety of disciplines will describe their current research and tell us how they engage with interdisciplinary approaches.
Speakers confirmed to date include:
Chris Bertram (Philosophy, Bristol)
Stephen Bygrave (English, Southampton)
Malcolm Cook (French, Exeter)
William Doyle (History, Bristol)
Caroline Franklin (English, Swansea)
Julie Gammon (History, Southampton)
Robin Jarvis (English, UWE)
James Kearns (French, Exeter)
Malcolm Kelsall (English, Cardiff)
Michael Liversidge (History of Art, Bristol)
Christine Macleod (History, Bristol)
Anthony Mandal (English, Cardiff)
Jane Moore (English, Cardiff)
Lesley Sharpe (German, Exeter)
Richard Sheldon (History, Bristol)
Jane Spencer (English, Exeter)
Asheley Tauchert (English, Exeter)
Helen Thomas (English, Exeter)
The symposium will be held in the beautiful surroundings of The Holmes, a listed building dating from 1879, where the American General Staff met during World War II. Places are limited, so please let us know soon if you'd like to come.
To register contact:
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Teran, formerly a radio talent with Jammn Z90, is a lead supervisor at Cymer in San Diego, a leader in developing light sources used by chipmakers.
The group of finalists was selected from nearly 800 in-person auditions and online submissions.
"The diversity of our Top 50 is a reflection of the great diversity of San Diego," said Padres chief marketing officer Wayne Partello. "We're taking this search very seriously because this individual will be the voice of Petco Park."
Partello said that after reviewing the auditions multiple times, "We decided to extend the timeline to ensure that each candidate is thoroughly evaluated."
There will be a fan vote online and via social media in early April to help narrow down the field from 30 to the Top 10. Those finalists will announce additional parts of a Padres game between April 11 and April 20 before the pool is narrowed to the Top 3.
As part of their final tryouts, each of the three will announce a full game.
Petco Park's next public-address announcer will be named during the series against the San Francisco Giants, April 18 to 20.


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Adrian Wilson couldn't turn down Bill Belichick's call
Lure of Patriots strong for safety, who was sold very quickly
Safety Adrian Wilson, who signed a free agent contract with the Patriots last week, said that while it was difficult being released by the Cardinals after 12 years, his new landing spot was decided pretty quickly.
"Whenever Coach [Bill] Belichick calls, you answer,'' said Wilson. "Obviously, being able to compete every year, able to play not only for the playoffs, play for the division, but a chance to play in the Super Bowl . . .
"At the end of the day, I want to come in and compete with everyone else, I have no trouble with that. Coach Belichick was very up-front with me.''
Despite reports that he wanted to remain in the western United States, Wilson said New England was his first choice.
"It wasn't a hard sell,'' he said. "But at the same time, talking to Coach Belichick and getting an understanding of what he wanted from me, it was a good fit.''
The Patriots want to keep Devin McCourty at free safety, and Wilson likely will compete with Tavon Wilson and Steve Gregory for
the strong safety spot.
The 6-foot-3-inch Wilson is the hard-hitting, strong safety-type New England has lacked in recent seasons.
Wilson, 33, signed a three-year, $5 million deal, with a $1 million signing bonus with New England.
Though he did not see much time in nickel sets last season, Wilson believed it was not a decision made because of his abilities.
"The situation last year was strictly a coaches' decision,'' he said. "I don't think that had anything to do with me losing a step, but obviously nobody gets younger.
"Physically I feel great. I take care of my body, so that's not an issue as far as where I'm at physically.
"It was something I had to deal with and I dealt with and I continued to practice hard and just kept trying to encourage the guys and keep moving forward.''
Wilson, who picked alma mater North Carolina State among his Final Four teams, said he doesn't have a connection with any current Patriots, but has chatted with McCourty and Kyle Arrington since being signed.
Arrington wears No. 24, the number Wilson has worn throughout his career and would like to wear in New England. He hopes he's made Arrington, who became a father for the first time just a week ago, an offer he can't refuse.
"I offered him a year's supply of Pampers,'' Wilson said. "Hope he gets back to me.''
After Wilson's offer was written about on Twitter, Arrington offered a counter-tweet, saying, "may have to throw some formula in there too.''
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The NFL released the full seven-round draft order Thursday.
The Patriots have five picks: first round (29th overall); second (59th); third (91st); and two in the seventh (226th and 236th). The 226th pick was obtained from Tampa Bay in the Aqib Talib trade.
Because of the Talib, Albert Haynesworth, and Chad Ochocinco trades, New England does not have selections in the fourth, fifth, or sixth rounds.


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Kodak Announces Highest Resolution Image Sensors for Professional Photography
Rochester, NY, October 20, 2005 – Eastman Kodak Company has once again set the quality standard for digital imaging with new high-resolution image sensors that allow commercial, studio and other professional photographers to capture digital images with the most life-like detail possible. These new products strengthen Kodak's position as a leading image sensor supplier to a wide variety of markets, and reinforce strategic product and partnership announcements made earlier this year that target mass-market consumer applications.
Already the world's leading supplier of image sensors for medium-format professional photography, Kodak is expanding its product line with the introduction of the world's highest resolution sensors for professional photography. The KODAK KAF-39000 Image Sensor, featuring 39 million pixels, and the KODAK KAF-31600 Image Sensor, with 31.6 million pixels, offer professional camera and camera back manufacturers resolution and image detail that was once unimaginable for digital cameras, allowing photographers to experience a new level of image quality for portrait, wedding, landscape, fashion, studio and commercial photography. These new CCD image sensors have already been selected for use by Phase One A/S for use in their upcoming P45 and P30 digital camera backs.
"Our new image sensors nearly double the resolution available for professional photography – helping bring images to life in a way never before possible," said Chris McNiffe, general manager of Kodak's Image Sensor Solutions operations. "Kodak offers the broadest image sensor portfolio with the highest resolutions for medium-format photography, providing camera and camera back manufacturers great flexibility to meet the varied demands and requirements of their users. These products are further examples of Kodak's ability to leverage our legacy of innovation to provide products that uniquely meet our customers' needs – whatever market they may serve."
A pioneer in imaging science, Kodak develops and supplies both CCD and CMOS image sensors for applications ranging from medical and industrial imaging to digital cameras and mobile phones for consumer markets. Earlier this year, Kodak announced the first CMOS image sensors to arise from its manufacturing alliance with IBM (the KAC-5000 and KAC-3100 Image Sensors), and an agreement to license key CMOS Image Sensor manufacturing technology to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry. When combined with the CCD announcements made today, Kodak is again demonstrating its ability to continue as a leading supplier of high-performance CCD image sensors while also providing innovative image sensors for mass-market consumer applications.
With 39 million imaging pixels in a 36 mm x 48 mm imaging area, the KAF-39000 sets a new standard for image resolution in professional photography, while the 31.6 million pixel KAF-31600 deploys this same high-performance pixel in a smaller, 33 mm x 44 mm imaging area. At the heart of these imagers is a newly designed 6.8 micron CCD pixel that enables higher sensor resolutions while still retaining the performance required by professional photographers for sensitivity, dynamic range, and color fidelity.
These image sensors join three other KODAK image sensors targeted to the medium format market – the KAF-16802, which provides 16 million pixels in a square optical configuration; the 22 million pixel KAF-22000, which set the previous high-resolution benchmark for this market; and the KAF-18000, a new 18 million pixel image sensor that offers a unique combination of sensitivity, resolution, and frame rate. This portfolio has been widely adopted by the leading manufacturers of cameras and camera backs for medium format photography, and is utilized extensively in products developed by Phase One and Victor Hasselblad AB.
"Phase One is pushing the cutting edge of digital imaging technology for professional photographers," said Henrik Håkonsson, CEO of Phase One. "Kodak's family of medium-format CCD sensors has allowed us to offer a portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions that provide the exceptional image quality and performance that customers have come to expect from Phase One."
"Kodak continues to set the standard for high-quality digital image sensors," said Christian Poulsen, CEO of Hasselblad. "Our customers paint pictures with light, requiring the ability to capture even the most delicate and subtle features of an image. The technologies and products provided by Kodak allow us to offer cameras to professional photographers that deliver on these high expectations."


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There is much more to moths than you may have experienced when watching them repeatedly fly into your bathroom light at night. Britain has a whole host of incredible moths; some of which you may have seen before and mistaken for something else. Not only are moths impressive creatures in their own right but they also play a valuable role in ecosystems too – pollinating many plant species and being an important food source. Here in the ARKive office to celebrate Moth Night, an annual celebration of moth recording throughout Britain and Ireland, we have compiled a list of our top 10 favourite British moths.
Hummingbird hawkmoth
A remarkable insect, the hummingbird hawkmoth not only resembles the hummingbird in its appearance but also in its feeding behaviour, the way it flies and its unmistakable humming sound. Unlike many moths which lack mouthparts the hummingbird hawk-moth has a proboscis which it uses to suck nectar from plants. Scientists do not believe these moths evolved to look like hummingbirds as a defence mechanism but because that they both have similar demands and have therefore developed similar characteristics to fulfil those demands.
Sussex emerald moth
A master of disguise, the Sussex emerald moth is almost indistinguishable against a backdrop of green. In Britain it is only found in two sites but it is present throughout Europe and the western edges of Asia. Adults are nocturnal and active between July and August, with the larvae beginning to appear towards the end of August. The larvae then enter a period of hibernation throughout the winter, re-emerging around the beginning of June the following year.
Death's-head hawkmoth
The death's-head hawkmoth has an impressive name for an impressive creature. Capable of raiding bee hives, the well adapted dead head hawk-moth has a thick cuticle to protect it from stings, is believed to have some resistance to the honey bee venom and its proboscis is short and pointed to easily pierce the walls of the honey cells. It also produces a high pitched squeak, which is thought to be a mimic of the sound made by the queen bee which causes the workers to freeze. Once it begins sucking up the honey though it has a limited time to escape because the honey clogs it up resulting it only being able to make a clicking sounds as opposed to the high pitched squeal for the next five or so hours.
Dark bordered beauty moth
Found in a number of sites throughout the UK, the dark bordered beauty moth is actually only present between July and August despite its autumnal colourings. Interestingly larvae from different colonies around the UK will feed on different plants. For instance those found in Scotland mainly eat Short Aspen, whereas those found in England primarily eat Creeping Willow. From egg to adult they live for only about a year and around nine months of that is spent wintering as an egg.
Emperor moth
A fitting name for this magnificent creature, the emperor moth is a hardy insect despite its delicate and beautiful exterior, with adults surviving for a couple of months without ever eating. Male emperor moths spend their days flying around searching out a mate while females spend the days resting and waiting. Once impregnated, the females will wait until nightfall before setting out to search of suitable sites on which to lay their eggs. To increase the survival chances of their offspring the female will lay her eggs in multiple sites. Thankfully this beautiful animal is common throughout the whole of the British Isles.
Oleander hawk-moth
This rare migrant species is a special visitor to the British Isles not always being recorded. Whilst the adult is sometimes recorded in the British Isles, the larvae of the oleander hawk-moth has never been recorded in the British Isles. It is an elegant moth covered in fur with beautiful decoration on its wings and thorax.
Small lappet moth
The brilliantly camouflaged small lappet moth is sadly now believed to possibly be extinct in the British Isles, but is still doing well in mainland Europe. It would not be surprising though if it was just being missed due to its superb camouflage which allows it to blend in with rough bark and dead leaves. Not only are its colourings perfect for camouflage but the shape of its body and wings render it almost unrecognisable amongst its habitat.
Narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
You would be forgiven for mistaking the narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth for a bumblebee if it were to fly past you, especially as it even behaves like a bumblebee feeding on the nectar of flowers. Its resemblance to a bumblebee gives it added protection from predators as bees are not the choice diet of most predators. Only living for about a month between mid-May and mid-June, the larvae become pupae around the end of August and overwinter that way until emerging again as narrow-bordered bee hawk-moths.
Fiery clearwing moth
The rarest of the clearwing family, the fiery clearwing moth closely resembles a parasitic wasp. Like many other moths it uses this mimicry as a defence mechanism against predation. Unusually the males of this species are a little smaller than the females. The fiery clearwing moth is now restricted to the Kent coast with southern England marking the northernmost extent of their territory.
Scarce merveille du jour moth
Completing its life cycle within one year, the Scarce merveille du jour moth is very well adapted to blend in amongst lichen, as shown in the picture above. The larvae mainly eat oak before turning into pupae ready for winter. Found in deciduous woodland of south-eastern England and much of mainland Europe, the furthest extent of its range is parts of Sweden.
Do you love moths? Do you want to get involved in Moth Night? Find out about a public event happening near you here.
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Brookfield: Maggie McFly's offers real food, simulated golf
As wintry weather forces golfers off the local links, the golf swings perfected over months of playing could be in jeopardy. But the Brookfield Indoor Golf Club at Maggie McFly's has a solution.
About four years ago, some extra storage space at the Federal Road restaurant was transformed into the Brookfield Indoor Golf Club.
"It's not a video game," Tom Feola, general manager, said. "We use high-speed cameras, the same golf simulators as the Golf Channel, made by AboutGolf -- the same ones used by the PGA."
The level of detail provided by the simulators is amazing, right down to the sound of birds chirping and water running.
"When we get updates to the software, they update everything around the course -- if a house gets painted or the landscaping is changed, they change it on the update," Feola said.
Golfers can enjoy an `as close as you can get to the real thing' experience by reserving a tee time at Brookfield Indoor Golf Club. There are two semi-private, and one private, simulators available to be reserved by the hour from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
While there are four Maggie McFly's restaurants in Connecticut, the Brookfield location is the only one with its own golf club.
Dino Kolitsas, director of operations for Maggie McFly's restaurants, explained that golfers should plan on one hour per 18 holes per person. "So if you have four people in your group, we advise that you book four hours," he said.
The space has an upscale club feel, with dark wood-panelled walls, white leather couches and hightop tables near each simulator. Golfers can order refreshments from the Maggie McFly's menu.
The space can also be booked for larger parties and corporate events.
"We have milestone birthdays, retirement parties, team building events," Kolitsas said. "We can re-arrange the furniture, set up a bar area and a buffet for larger groups."
The options for the golfer are even more extensive.
"There are 42 courses available, the majority of them are actual courses, like Pebble Beach, Casa de Campo, even the Old Course at St. Andrew's," Feola said. "Twelve are courses made specifically for the simulator."
Diane DelMastro, of Stamford, was teeing up at the club one recent Saturday. "I love coming here, I've come here for years," she said. "It's great for rainy days, winter, cold days, it's just fun."
She grew up in a golfing family, and warmer weather will find her golfing out on the real courses, but from fall to spring, she is a regular at Brookfield Indoor Golf Club.
Joining DelMastro was Judy Otton, of Oxford, a first-time visitor to the club, who has been golfing for three or four years. "I think it's fun. It took a little getting used to, but I'm golfing the same here as outside," Otton said. "The same problems show up."
Her experience matches what Feola explains when he gives new visitors an orientation to using the simulator. "If you slice on the course, you'll slice on the simulator," he said.
He explained the simulator can be set to show the golfer various points of view, and return full statistics on each stroke.
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Even in Las Vegas, apparently, there are limits.
In July, gaming regulators slapped the Planet Hollywood casino with a $500,000 fine for its Prive nightclub's bad behavior, including "topless and lewd activity" and dumping club-goers in the casino "in various states of consciousness."
The same month, the Rio closed its Sapphire topless pool, managed by a local gentleman's club, after authorities arrested 10 people on suspicion of prostitution and drug crimes. Over Labor Day weekend, eight more arrests on similar charges were made at the Hard Rock Hotel's pool club, Rehab.
It's all part of a crackdown by authorities on what they see as clubs gone wild.
"The quarrel is not, 'You guys are offering entertainment that's going to offend Middle America.' We all want to keep Middle America coming to us to have fun. But we have rules," said Randall Sayre of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. During the heyday of the "What happens here, stays here" tourism campaign, the must-have accessory for any Las Vegas Strip casino was a pulsating nightclub that lured Hollywood starlets and drunken tourists willing to pay for a few hours of shimmer.
That has sometimes proved to be an ill-fated mix. Though the clubs are reliable moneymakers and publicity machines, some have vexed officials with their fraternity-style antics -- including stripping contests, fistfights, and alleged drug use and sexual assaults.
In the last decade, smoky lounges on the Strip gave way to three-story mega-clubs and booze-drenched pool parties. Out on the cutting edge of trendy are clubs such as the bronze-walled XS, the centerpiece of casino magnate Steve Wynn's resort Encore.
Most of the clubs, which pull in tens of millions of dollars from high-volume sales of alcohol and special seating, successfully keep thousands of tourists under control. But the venues, jostling for the same young crowd, have a penchant for envelope-pushing -- and the casinos, Sayre said, have mostly kept their hands off the cash machines.
In the last two years, Clark County has warned clubs about a wet-boxer-shorts contest and women shedding shirts at events named "Lose the Tan Lines" and "Boobs or Bust." Some clubs launched stripping contests; others tried to sneak around no-nudity ordinances by slathering women in body paint.
"It seemed our position that body paint was nudity was not completely understood," Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said.
Many nightlife problems are far graver, however, which could prove problematic for casinos in the long run. Gaming regulators can hold them responsible for most anything that unfolds on their properties.
"They're not operating a club out on the street in the middle of L.A. -- if you want to get rowdy there, it's fine," said Jeff Voyles, who teaches casino management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "When those people spill out into a casino, you've got a problem."
In 2006, the state Gaming Control Board told casinos it was concerned about reports of violent, excessively drunk and underage club-goers. In the last year, authorities have noticed an uptick in prostitution and narcotics crimes at Strip hot spots, said Officer Bill Cassell of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
It was "Prive-gate" that truly rattled the town's after-dark scene.
In July, when Planet Hollywood agreed to the $500,000 fine, which Prive partly paid, the casino also admitted to a lengthy list of violations: At Prive, patrons were involved in drugs and brawls, and minors were served alcohol. Some club-goers were hospitalized after drinking too much. Police calls to Planet Hollywood soared, and authorities noted "significant prostitution activity" near the club.
"The conduct is going to happen," said state Gaming Commission Chairman Peter C. Bernhard at a recent commission meeting. But he added: "I think that Planet Hollywood failed in this case in meeting its responsibilities."
Planet Hollywood agreed to monitor Prive more closely and retooled the club's lease so it can be more easily terminated if problems resurface. If regulators cite Planet Hollywood for similar infractions before next August, the casino must pay an additional $250,000.
A Planet Hollywood attorney did not return calls, and Vanessa Menkes, a spokeswoman for the Opium Group, which runs Prive, declined to comment.
Clark County yanked Prive's liquor licenses in late July. New accusations began to fly. A former security director said managers told him to curb the number of African American patrons on weekends, according to documents obtained by Las Vegas Weekly. In response, a Prive representative told the Weekly that the security director had been fired for cause and the club was "without knowledge" of the documents.
The club did not address the allegations.
Prive attorney Jay Brown told the Clark County Commission during recent hearings that by replacing certain employees and operating under the close watch of multiple agencies, the club had quelled its troubles. It agreed to give authorities unrestricted access; turn over its records, including security logs; and keep patrons out of back areas and off dance poles, where some have flashed too much skin.
Commissioners wagged their fingers but in the end allowed the venue to regain its liquor licenses -- temporarily.
On Prive's first night back last month, hundreds of people streamed in.


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BRENTWOOD — The Epping man accused of killing his ex-wife, Amanda "Amy" Warf, has waived his right to a probable cause hearing, sending his case to a grand jury.
Aaron Desjardins was slated to appear in circuit court in Brentwood at 10 a.m. today, but he waived the hearing earlier this week, according to a court clerk.
The 36-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with Warf's death. Desjardins will now remain held without bail as he awaits a grand jury indictment.
Desjardins is accused of killing Warf sometime earlier this month by slitting her throat and severing an artery. Firefighters found her body inside an abandoned concrete plant on Hampton Road in Exeter on Thursday morning, March 7, after the building caught fire.
In the days that followed, Desjardins repeatedly told reporters he was innocent of the crime. Meanwhile, homicide investigators were scouring his property. He was then arrested on Tuesday, March 12.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell has declined to comment on the manner in which police believe Desjardins killed his former spouse, who is also the mother of his 11-month-old child. Morrell said Warf's wounds were horizontal and "deep into the tissue."
Family court records in Brentwood indicate Warf and Desjardins were married for about seven years before separating in 2011. They shared the home on Railroad Avenue that Desjardins now owns. Their divorce was finalized early last year, and Desjardins remarried around the same time.
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That isn't surprising. Adherence to fantastic, empirically unverifiable beliefs does not denote intelligence. The more literal and less metaphorical those beliefs become, the less they are going to appeal to intelligent people.
That religiosity and intelligence are inversely correlated obfuscates the potential value of religion by suggesting that religious belief causes a drop in IQ. Half Sigma suggested as much a couple of years ago:
Doesn't anyone think that it's at least as important to tell us that religion also brings stupidity? I guess not.IQ stabilizes around age seven. I am unaware of data suggesting that an increase in religiosity corresponds with measured IQ over the course of an individual's life. So I am comfortable in presuming that to the extent the two are related, the causation arrow points from intelligence to religiosity.
From this perspective, I find religion potentially beneficial, for those of modest intelligence anyway. If some belief system is going to be uncritically followed, better for it to come from Billy Graham than from Us Weekly.
Nyborg's paper allows for an evaluation, by way of household income, of how members of various denominations fare relative to their average IQ levels. Unfortunately, he pulls the income data from the households of the teenagers, so the comparisons made below are based on the income of adults and the IQ and beliefs of their children (which are presumably mostly shared with that of the parents). Some of these children will have switched to different denominations upon becoming adults, just as some of their parents have brought the teenagers in the study up in a different denomination than they were raised in themselves. A study out of the University of Chicago finds that around two-thirds of Protestants, more than four in five Catholics, and nearly nine in ten Jews retain the same religious tradition they were raised in. Consequently, the table should only be seen as suggestive. If Nyborg had tracked adults in both cases, it would be superior.
Anyhow, following is an index created by subtracting a denomination's average household income (adjusted for sample size) in comparison with all groups, by standard deviation, subtracting it from the denomination's average IQ in the same way, and multiplying by 100 for ease of viewing. So a group that is .5 SDs above the mean in income and .3 SDs below the mean in IQ scores an 80 ((.5- (-.3))*100)--given their modest intelligence, they are pretty economically successful. Also included for reference are marriage-plus-cohabitation rates as reported by Pew's US Religious Landscape survey:
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|15. Bible Church
|16. Agnostic
|17. Muslim
|18. Other Protestant
|19. Atheist
Even with the second highest IQ scores of the 19 groups measured, Jewish incomes far surpass what intelligence alone predicts. This suggests the story behind Jewish success is more than the history of Ashkenazi intelligence alone. The stock explanation that Jews put a great deal of emphasis on learning and focus on scholarship comes to mind. So do Bernie Madoff's investors. It would be interesting to see a full study with adjustments for IQ comparing the life outcome of Jews with goyim. It should also be noted that Nyborg made no cost of living adjustment for incomes, so Jewish population concentration in the relatively expensive Northeast causes some score inflation.
Mormons shine by this measure as they do by many others. A remark by a medical student and Steve Sailer reader seems right on the money:
I don't think Mormons in general have higher IQ's, but I think that since they are not allowed to drink, smoke, party, gamble, or any other fun stuff, they are all ultra productive, and even the mediocre ones are able to channel their hard work into success.Mormons are the least likely of the 19 denominations to live alone, but I suspect among the married, they are among the most likely to have a single breadwinner household.
Atheists and agnostics, by contrast, come in at the bottom. The low rates of multiple person households is part of the explanation, but the high number of lone wolves among their ranks illustrates their social marginality in another way relative to the cognitive endowments they enjoy. This does little to dispel stereotype I hold of atheists as cynical, single white guys who live in apartments downtown, work at used record stores, love George Carlin, and watch Adult Swim.
Nyborg's paper might give smug atheists justification for superciliousness, but unless the argument is that atheism increases intelligence, there isn't much to brag about, save being more worthy in the eyes of Socrates. They don't achieve as much as believers do given the hand they're dealt.
Speculatively, among Christian groups, those devoting relatively less attention to the Gospels and more to the entire Bible (Presbyterians and Catholics) and that also put greater relative emphasis on what is done by the individual in this world do a little better than others like Lutherans and Methodists.
Parenthetically, Razib uses the GSS to extensively compare Episcopalians and Jews, groups consistently found to perform similarly on IQ tests, averaging around two-thirds of one standard deviation above the white mean. Does Jewish liberalism relate to the group's material advantages over Episcopalians in the secular world?
The data, via Swivel.
* For lack of better alternative, marriage plus cohabitation for "Other religion" comes from Pew's "Unaffiliated, Religious" category. Pew's findings for the Presbyterian Church of the USA are used with Presbyterian in the table, since Nyborg classifies Presbyterianism as liberal. Pew's findings for ELCA members are used with Lutheran above for the same reason. The Bible Church marriage-plus-cohabitation percentage comes from Pew's findings on historically evangelical independent Baptist churches. Nyborg's Other Protestant rates come from Pew's findings on "Unitarians and other liberal faiths". The rates for both Pentecostal and Holiness are derived by averaging Pew's findings on Assemblies of God and Church of Christ, as it is unclear what parameters Nyborg uses to classify Pentecostals, and Pew does not report data specifically on the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.


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The new comedy "January Joiner" takes its title from those people who make New Year's resolutions to join a gym, eat healthier, and lose those holiday pounds. But the name has a disparaging subtext, implying these folks are destined to become "February Failures."
Playwright Laura Jacqmin has something weightier on her mind than Slim-Fast wisecracks.
"It's about transformation," she says during a recent break from rehearsals at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, where the play is having its world premiere. Staged by the theater's associate artistic director, Eric Ting, the work runs through Feb. 10.
"It's about what happens to us when a person close to us changes," she says, adding that it's not just about personal poundage but any type of dramatic change from cosmetic surgery to Alzheimer's.
"So much of it has to do with the question: Are we mourning for the person who has changed or ourselves? Maybe it's not our job to say whether that change is good or bad. We just have to come to terms with that change and sometimes that's a difficult process for us. And that's what happens in the second act.
The first act, she says, reminds audiences of the play's subtitle — "A Weight Loss Horror Comedy" — when an evil, haunted vending machine produces a few figurative and literal scares as the characters try to cope with the temptations of food. "The second act "is more of the psychological horror."
Jacqmin, a Yale University graduate who received her MFA from Ohio University, says the idea for the play began with the idea of a daughter calling her mother, with the mother saying, "I've lost a bunch of weight and I can't wait for you to see me."
"Then the daughter goes home, the door opens and her mother is a completely different person," says Jacqmin
The play evolved over time and now centers on two sisters in their 30s who go to a high-end weight loss boot camp — think of Canyon Ranch, with attitude. "They've both been shaped by the experience of weight when they were growing up," says Jacqmin. One sister remained home in Ohio and had a "cardiac episode," so her motivation is health-directed. The other who had moved away to New York City, returns to support her sister, and to lose a few pounds too.
"[Weight-loss programs] can go from being a good and healthy thing that everyone can support to being a dangerous thing where it becomes an obsession" says the playwright. "So how far is 'too far?'"
The idea of losing weight is just the starting point, she says. "The idea is really about transformation, that if you lose weight, you will be a better, happier and cleaner person? The play asks, 'Why can't we just be happy with ourselves? And what are we defining as success and what are we defining as failure?' "
Not Many Plays
Weight and body-image themes have been rare in plays, says director Ting. The handful of plays on the universal subject include: "My Fat Friend," Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig," Albert Innaurato's "The Transformation of Benno Blimpie," Wendy MacLeod's "Schoolgirl Figure," Jonathan Reynolds' "Fighting International Fat" and the recent off-Broadway play about a 500 pound-plus man, "The Whale" by Samuel D. Hunter
"January Joiner" doesn't present one specific solution or one idea on the subject, says director Ting. "It allows for a real rich consideration from a lot of different angles. The audience will not all come in or leave thinking the same thing. And weight loss is not going to be the main thing that, in then end, will be on the audience's minds."
The play is part of the theater's annual Global & the Arts,"which uses a Long Wharf production as an opportunity for further discussion. A symposium on the subject will be held Jan. 23. Parts of Yale Peabody Museum's recent exhibit "Big Food: Health, Culture and the Evolution of Eating" is being presented in the theater's lobby.
"The plays we produce [in association with the initiative] are not didactic or represent a current line of thought, and that's true of Laura's play," says Ting. "They're ultimately human stories that, in part, resonate with the theme of the symposium in some way.
Ting says "people seek the quick solution and that's where it becomes unhealthy — when we count on magic bullets to solve all of our problems, not realizing that there's as much a psychological element as a physical one. In the end, being genuinely healthy is about a commmited long term effort and that's the thing that's the hardest for everybody. That's why resolutions fail."
Ting says Jacqmin "has an uncanny ability to theatricalize what are real and personal struggles for us, whether it be weight and self image or Alzheimer's. The conversations are grounded in real questions, choices and real people."
Says Jacqmin, "One of the aims of the play is not to demonize the skinny and fat people ...It shows that we all have relationships with our bodies that are complicated. I don't think people at the end of the play will say, 'Gym-going is a bad thing.' I think it ends up being more than that. Self acceptance is a huge thing at the end — and the acceptance of other people."
JANUARY JOINER runs through Feb. 10 at Long Wharf Theatre's Stage II, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven. Performances are Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and an additional Sunday performance at 7 p.m. on Jan. 20. Tickets are $45 to $65. Information: 203-787-4282 and www.longwharf.org.
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Last month, N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, and eight other state legislators traveled to China in hopes of laying the groundwork for Chinese investment in North Carolina and the marketing of N.C. products to that nation's 1.3 billion consumers.
An ancient Chinese proverb says, "If one does not plow, there will be no harvest."
Last month, N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, and eight other state legislators took that advice to heart and traveled to China in hopes of laying the groundwork for Chinese investment in North Carolina and the marketing of N.C. products to that nation's 1.3 billion consumers.
McGrady was the House's senior member on the trip, which was organized by the University of North Carolina's Center of International Understanding and state commerce officials to help open doors within China's rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.
The delegation of six state senators and three state representatives — one from the coast, Piedmont and mountains — met with Chinese businessman and government officials in Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing to discuss economic development opportunities and health care.
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While his 117th District doesn't boast any major research universities, McGrady said his trip underscored the critical role that workforce development plays in economic development, both domestically and globally. He cited Blue Ridge Community College as an important component in local business recruitment.
"Whether it's Sierra Nevada or German auto parts, part of the reason they ultimately decided to come to Henderson County had to do with the education piece," McGrady said. "When you talk to the Chinese about our community college system and its role in workforce development, they get it. Those are significant assets and you've got to invest in assets."
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The Tarheel tour group, which included leaders of several biotech companies, also visited a hospital in Shanghai during their trip. McGrady said its lobby was filled with kiosks similar to bank ATMs, with a line of patients stretched out the door.
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text: Flooding, Drought and More: What Spring Has In Store March 21, 2014 02:35 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email NOAA's Spring Outlook report looks at what areas may be at risk for severe weather as it hopes to build a "weather-ready nation." Winter is officially over, and as the country thaws out over the next several weeks, assessing spring flood risk is one of NOAA's top priorities. "NOAA produces these seasonal outlooks to help communities prepare for what's likely to come in the next few months and minimize weather's impact on lives and livelihoods … and build a weather-ready nation," says Maureen O'Leary, public affairs specialist with NOAA. Because the Midwest is emerging from a colder-than-normal weather, flooding risks may take their time to emerge, explains Robert Hartman, acting director of NOAA's Office of Hydrologic Development. "Much of the United States is still in a deep freeze," he says. "The continuation of winter weather, along with above-average snowpack, frozen ground and ice coverage on springs and rivers will delay spring flooding into April in the upper Midwest through New England." Minor to moderate flooding is likely along much of the upper Midwest, with the severity dependent on snowmelt speed and the intensity of spring precipitation, he says. Notable areas of risk include southern Wisconsin, southern Michigan, and portions of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Click to view larger image. Other flood-risk areas include: Small streams and rivers in the lower Missouri basin in Missouri and Eastern Kansas The Red River of the North between eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, and the Souris River in North Dakota The northern Rockies and northern Great Plains in portions of Montana, and Wyoming The lower Mississippi River basin and in the Southeast, including east Texas, southern Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, northern Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southern Virginia Flooding can present immediate safety issues, especially in vehicles, Hartman says. "Flooding is the leading cause of severe weather-related deaths, claiming in the U.S. on average 100 lives a year," he says. "Please take NOAA's advice when approaching a water-covered roadway – turn around, don't drown." NOAA offers additional flood safety tips at http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/. Winter conditions and spring flooding will also bear some longer-term effects on farming, including probable planting delays across much of the upper Midwest, says USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. "In areas further to the north where frost depths are so incredibly deep and we have more snowpack remaining, I think we're going to have spring fieldwork delays," he says. Historically, later planting could lead to reduced yield potential, especially in corn, because pollination occurs later in the summer when the weather is potentially hotter, Rippey says. But with increased climate variability, this has not always been the case, he says. "But in recent years, that relationship has kind of gone out the window," he says. Rippey says researchers are currently reevaluating the correlation between planting date and final yields in the wake of increased climate variability over the past six years. NOAA also released its seasonal drought outlook. Drought is expected to intensify across the west and southwest, putting stress on crops and livestock, and elevating wildfire risks in these regions. Click to view larger image. The seasonal precipitation outlook has been much more difficult to predict with confidence, says Jon Gottschalck, acting chief, of the Operational Prediction Branch of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. Aside from a drier West, the entire country is projected at an equal chance of receiving average, above-average or below-average precipitation for April-June. But that vague prediction is nonetheless deliberate, Gottschalck explains. "We don't like it, but we feel it's prudent not to indicate that we know more than we do," he says. Click here for additional spring weather projections from NOAA. Back to news