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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Fairway Group Holdings Corp. (FWM - Get Report) are lower by -4.38% to $6.12 in late-morning trading as the specialty grocery stores sector reacts poorly to The Fresh Market's (TFM - Get Report) ratings downgrade today to "sell" from "neutral" at Goldman Sachs (GS - Get Report).
Goldman cut its rating on The Fresh Market because the company is facing increasing competition and cost inflation.
The firm also reduced its price target on the stock to $27 from $36.
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Other stocks reacting negatively to the downgrade include Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM - Get Report), down -1.78% to $38.07, Weis Markets Inc. (WMK - Get Report), lower by -1.10% to $44.90, and Roundy's Inc. (RNDY - Get Report) down -1.94% to $5.06. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates FAIRWAY GROUP HOLDINGS as a Sell with a ratings score of E+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate FAIRWAY GROUP HOLDINGS (FWM) a SELL. This is based on the combination of unfavorable investment measures, which should drive this stock to significantly underperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, poor profit margins, generally high debt management risk and feeble growth in its earnings per share." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Food & Staples Retailing industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 32.2% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$6.69 million to -$8.84 million.
- The gross profit margin for FAIRWAY GROUP HOLDINGS is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 32.42%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -4.41% trails that of the industry average.
- The debt-to-equity ratio is very high at 22.22 and currently higher than the industry average, implying increased risk associated with the management of debt levels within the company. Even though the debt-to-equity ratio is weak, FWM's quick ratio is somewhat strong at 1.14, demonstrating the ability to handle short-term liquidity needs.
- FAIRWAY GROUP HOLDINGS's earnings per share declined by 31.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past year. However, the consensus estimate suggests that this trend should reverse in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, FAIRWAY GROUP HOLDINGS reported poor results of -$1.93 versus -$1.43 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings (-$0.36 versus -$1.93).
- Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stock's performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 74.71%, worse than the S&P 500's performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the company's earnings per share are down 31.25% compared to the year-earlier quarter.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: FWM Ratings Report
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Today I am beginning my preparations for my first tournament of the summer, the FLW National Guard College Fishing northern qualifier on Kerr Lake in Henderson, North Carolina. When preparing for tournaments I like to focus on the two most important tools you have as an angler, your boat and your game plan; I like to begin with my boat. I start by checking my trailer, making sure the tires are properly inflated, all the lights are functioning, and the hubs are properly greased; then I move to the boat itself and check all of my switches and electronics to make sure they are functioning properly as well. Once all of the electronics are checked and the batteries are charged I focus on my engine, the life blood of your rig. This is one of the most important aspects of the preparation process because a little negligence can end up costing you thousands of dollars in repairs, and for college anglers like myself who are on a budget it could put an early end to your season. I check the oil reserve in the back of the boat and top it off if necessary, then I remove the cowling of the engine and check all of my spark plugs and wires and change them if I notice any signs of extreme wear or if I experience ignition issues when running the engine. After checking those components I move to one of the single most important parts of your engine, the water pump, without a properly functioning water pump your engine can overheat and blow sky high so it never hurts to take a few minutes and examine the condition of your pump to make sure it won't let you down. Now that I have checked all of the electric and mechanical aspects of the boat I make sure that I have the proper safety equipment and it meets the rules and requirements for the state I am in, this includes life jackets, throw cushion, fire extinguisher, and most important of all a valid fishing license.
Once I know that my X18 is ready to hit the water I begin getting my game plan for the tournament together, this includes preliminary research and pre-fishing. It is very important to research a body of water before you ever go there and one of the biggest aspects of research is map study. By studying a map of the lake or river you can get a feel for how the lake is going to be when you get there, that way you aren't practicing blind and you can already have areas in your head that you want to scout out. Pre-fishing is the last stage of preparation and is one of the most important because you can talk to as many people as you want and do as much research as possible but there is no substitute for on-the- water experience. Some things to remember while pre-fishing is to not get bogged down in trying to catch fish all day, hit a lot of areas and cover water and when find some spots that hold fish, go somewhere else because you don't want to catch all your fish before the tournament even starts. Also, if you get there and it's really tough, stay positive because there is no such thing as a bad practice. Even if you couldn't locate any fish then at least you have eliminated water and you know what not to do come blastoff time.


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Joel Horwood and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's fourth pantomime for the Lyric Hammersmith follows the same formula as previous offerings - which is no bad thing, as the formula clearly works. Theirs is a fairly standard retelling of the fairy tale, minimally tinkered with. The step-sisters are suitably grotesque, the Prince suitably charming and sweets are distributed liberally around the auditorium at regular intervals. Horwood and Malcolm have a good ear for teen-speak and their script is peppered with crowd-pleasing pop culture references along with the usual sprinkling of innuendo.
Julie Atherton (Cinderella) and Mel Giedroyc (Mrs Hardup) in Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith, London Photo: Tristram Kenton
Lyric panto regular Steven Webb makes a cheeky and endearing Buttons - here a fairy who has lost his wings - and effortlessly gets the audience on side, while Julie Atherton's Cinderella is easy to root for - strong of voice, quirky, but also a little vulnerable. Mel Giedroyc is clearly having a whale of a time as the cackling Ms Hardup with her Bride of Frankenstein wig and Lady Gaga theme tune, and they've really gone to town on the costume design, all meat dresses, conical Madonna bras and a brilliant version of Bjork's swan Oscars gown.
Sean Holmes, directing his first ever panto, embraces the form. The production feels tighter than last year's - though not over-polished, there's still a bit of corpsing - and, among many delights, includes the obligatory Gangnam Style gag, a magnificent Handspring-esque puppet horse, an indoor snowfall and a few moments of genuine stage magic.


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The Complex takes a look at tasteless jokes in the post-cannibal era.
It isn't too soon to make jokes about Jeffrey Dahmer. Milwaukee's favorite cannibal was arrested back in 1991. The jokes started rolling out a couple hours before the arraignment.
What made Jeffrey Dahmer so weird?
It was the little kid inside him.
Now that's a stupid, horrific joke, completely inappropriate yet repeated about a billion times between 1991 and the present day. It's probably not as stupid as the one that Dane Cook made about the James Holmes massacre in Colorado, but pretty stupid nonetheless. In case you've been locked in an icebox, here's Cook's joke:
Well, what do you expect, right? That Dane Cook was going to come up with something that was any more clever than what the average twelve-year-old would push through a mouthful of mashed potatoes? You know better than that, right? For a couple days there, Cook played the role of YouTube pariah for that shitty little joke. But don't be too hard on him. He was probably just riffing, at play in that creative fever dream that Cook so often falls into when he's hashing things out on the road, seeing what works, what doesn't. It'll be a tough joke for Cook to cut. It's currently in a tie with every other joke he's told for the Funniest Dane Cook Joke Ever Told.
What did Jeffrey Dahmer do when he finished his vegetables?
He got rid of the wheelchairs.
Both are tasteless and cringe-worthy, to be sure, but nobody ever issued a public apology for a Jeffrey Dahmer joke. Hasn't happened. Won't happen.
Okay, so what about the James Holmes/Colorado massacre joke that Roastmaster Jeffrey Ross made at the Roseanne Barr Roast while dressed up like the late Penn State Coach Joe Paterno?
Ross came in to visit Howard Stern earlier this week and played the audio of the joke prior to the airing of the Barr Roast on Comedy Central. The joke was directed toward Seth Green, seated at the dais, who bears what might pass as a vague resemblance to Holmes (they're both redheads, see). The joke was, in essence, that the difference between Holmes and Green was that Holmes had done something in a theater that people would remember.
In case it doesn't come through in my typed-from-memory dissemination, know that it was a pretty funny joke, as Jeff Ross' roast jokes generally are. It was also told within the context of a roast, different from a comedy club in that the basic object is to skirt the very bounds of the offensive at all times. And really, it falls well in-bounds on the clay court of the offensive versus the innocuous, unless maybe you're Seth Green. Or his mother.
But, guess what? Edited out by Comedy Central. Will not air. An ensuing apology from Jeff Ross would come as a surprise to nobody.
What does Jeffrey Dahmer sing on the way to the refrigerator?
"My bologna has a first name. It's O-S-C-A-R…"
I started tracing back, trying to find the last violent tragedy that people could openly joke about without fear of public outcry. The world's been racking up some serious numbers over the last couple decades in terms of massive tragedies, so I'm going from memory. Tracking back through tsunamis and tornadoes and terrorist attacks, I'm brought back to the Curious Case of Jeffrey Dahmer, back in 1991.
Did you hear what Jeffrey Dahmer said to Lorena Bobbit?
"Are you going to eat that?"
There were two borderline cases that came after what I call the Dahmer Line. The first is the Branch Davidians, and the second is O.J. Simpson.
The death of eighty-plus people, including twenty-eight children, certainly falls under the heading of tragedy, and you can be sure that there were a million truly tasteless David Koresh jokes in the ether, even after the Branch Davidian compound went up in flames. I'm dismissing the Davidian jokes because they weren't really told in an open way. There was something dark and vaguely political and Texan about ripping into a Branch Davidian joke.
As for O.J., the death of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown, while certainly a sad thing, was less a tragedy than a national spectacle. You know what they call two beheadings in one night around the L.A.P.D? A slow fucking night.
You know what they call Jeffrey Dahmer's new cult?
The Brunch Davidians.
What was it about Jeffrey Dahmer that made inappropriate jokes appropriate, and what is it about everything else that has happened since that just isn't funny?
After some time thinking about it, the only thing I can come up with is that the Dahmer killings were instantly identifiable as evil, with no other issues to distract from the pure blackness of those acts. The Holmes case evokes discussions about portrayals of violence in Western culture or gun control or insanity pleas.
There's no room for politics in cannibalism. No gray area. Jeffrey Dahmer lured people into his house and then sexually assaulted and killed and ate them. There's no nuance there. No hairs to split.
Why didn't Jeffrey Dahmer eat clowns?
Because they taste funny, friend. Because they taste funny.


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Phillip O'Banion: Assistant Professor and Artistic Director of Percussion Studies
Adjunct Percussion Faculty
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Adjunct Percussion/Jazz Faculty
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The Temple University Percussion Ensemble provides a high-quality artistic and educational experience in chamber music for percussion students; celebrates and promotes the performance of percussion literature; and encourages the composition of new works for the medium.
Formed by Charles Owen in 1967 from a small group of three members, the ensemble grew to include as many as eighteen performers by 1972 with the help of associate conductor Jack Moore. From 1973 to 1978, Alan Abel and Professor emeritus Glenn Steele co-directed the percussion ensemble. Professor Steele subsequently served as director from 1978 to 2011. During his tenure the ensemble performed at many local and regional music conferences, gave premieres by composers such as William Kraft, Paul Epstein, Claudio Tripputi, and Tim Clark, and released the ensemble's first commercial recording, 'Forests of the Sun.'
The Temple University Percussion Ensemble is directed by Phillip O'Banion, Assistant Professor and Artistic Director of Percussion Studies. In 2012-13, ensemble members worked with composers John Mackey and Michael Daugherty and hosted Russell Hartenberger for a week-long residency. TUPE was featured as part of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Chamber Music series in April 2013.
Cadence by Russell Hartenberger on BCM&D Records, 2013
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Fallen Marine Sgt. Will Stacey honored with Bronze Star
Pre-deployment letter gained national attention
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine sergeant killed in Afghanistan was posthumously honored with the Bronze Star medal for his actions during combat.
In a ceremony at Camp Pendleton Friday, the family of fallen Marine Sgt. Will Stacey was presented with the medal.
In 2007, fresh out of high school, Stacey joined the Marine Corps against the wishes of his mother, Robin Stacey.
"Even though the story has turned out tragically for all of us, he died being the best he could be," she said.
A sergeant in 2011 with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, Stacey twice came under attack in November and December of that year and twice got his men back to safety.
However, a month later, he was killed by an improvised explosive device.
"We didn't know what a great Marine he was because he never talked about that," said Bob Stacey, who accepted the Bronze Star with combat insignia on behalf of his son.
"Many of the new Marines in 2-4 may not have had the opportunity to know Sgt. Stacey, but every marine in this battalion knows of Sgt. Stacey," said Lt. Col. Ron Weiler, the battalion commander.
Stacey made five deployments, three of them to combat zones, but it was the letter he wrote before his first deployment that still resonates today.
The letter read, in part, "If my life buys the safety of a child who will one day change world, then it was all worth it."
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On the parade deck where the medal ceremony was held was a picture of the 23-year-old Stacey on deployment, a huge grin on his face as he encountered a herd of goats.
"I love that picture because of his smile; it's so funny and it's the exact smile I remember," Anna Stacey said of her older brother.


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First of all, the cabin: Biggest balcony so far, and sizable closet area. Usual bedroom and bathroom, shower.
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We signed up for anytime dining, and it was easy to reserve a table for 2 at the time of our choosing. Although the food is still hotel style, it was the best so far (compared to Disney, MSC and Norwegian). There was a seafood dinner on night, very nice. When my wife ordered beef, they asked how would she liked it cooked and it came that way. Decent wine list.
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I SAY! Former HEAR'SAY star SUZANNE SHAW looks on song as she launches a Christmas lingerie range by unwrapping HERSELF.
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The foundation was created in 1984. More than 900 individuals have participated. Each month, the Leadership Institute holds classes focusing on issues affecting the Chandler area.
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Kamp Keirsey is owned by Osage River Baptist Association. It is located on 22.6 acres of land 3 miles east of Amsterdam, MO on Route J. The land was donated by the John Ephland Family and is named for Marvin Keirsey, Director of Missions 1971-1981.
In His Care, Wendell Teagarden
The Missouri-Oklahoma Deaf Youth Camp staff donated much time and effort in deep cleaning the Kamp facilities this spring, just in time for the annual Associational Picnic. Their efforts are very much appreciated!
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Ankle surgery recovery starts immediately after an operation is done. Feeling groggy after waking up is inevitable because the anesthesia given during surgery is wearing off. Pain may be experienced in the wound and if it's too much, painkillers will be prescribed to you to ease the pain.
Once one is from hospital and back home, crutches are necessary everywhere to avoid damage and putting pressure on an injured leg in which another surgery will be required. In 6 weeks time, the plaster should be changed and in 14 weeks, the plaster is removed once it is healed. The approximate time for a completely healed ankle is 1 year.
While at home, an assistant to help with chores like doing laundry, buying grocery and shopping is required because rest is part of the activity and the leg should not be strained at any one time. After 8 weeks, it is okay to return to ones personal and various works. Check ups by your medical practitioner is beneficial because you stay up to date with the status of the injured leg.
Healthy eating is part of the contribution of quick recovery and it also checks on the weight in that it does not cause the ankle to strain because your body is heavy. Sleep and rest are crucial because you are under very heavy medication and for them to work effectively you need not to be under stress or pressure at any one point. After the surgery, as much as the physical healing is important, the mental part is also very significant as well as this will aid in the process of recovery. In the mental aspect, positivity will keep that smile the whole day and you will ignore all the sleepless night and see the good and bright side of things.
Exercise is essential even in the fist days after surgery because if not, there is a high chance of difficulties in walking and running and jumping. One of the easiest and basic exercises done after injury is sit with your own injured leg and let it be extended and pull your own toes toward the direction of your chest. This exercise should be repeated as many times as possible for the first 10 or so days after surgery. This exercise is known as the motion exercise.
The second one is flexibility exercise. This can be done by stretching the weakened leg muscles to assist in regaining flexibility. Ankle surgery recovery can be started by stretching of the calf muscles. Strengthening exercises assist in regaining strength for the healing leg. The third is a balancing exercise where you need to balance yourself and the healing ankle should be involved as well.
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She was under Hospice care. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
A retired teacher and historian, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee Watkins Sr., and Willie Anderson Watkins; she was also preceded in death by her husband, Russell A. Donnelly; and one sister, Lou Ann Miller.
She taught 26 years in the public schools of Georgia, Florida, California and Tennessee with the latter half of her career in the Cleveland City Schools.
A graduate of the University of Chattanooga, she also studied at the Penland School of Handicrafts, Penland, N.C., where she served on the summer staff for several years. She was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity at U.C.
She organized the Cleveland Branch of the American Association of University Women in 1973, served as charter president, and chaired its publication, "AAUW Bicentennial Cookbook: Then and Now." She held elective and appointive offices in the Tennessee State Division and served on its board of directors for several years. She held life membership in AAUW.
She was a founder of the James County Historical Society and chaired the publication of "James County: A Lost County of Tennessee" which received a Certificate of Merit from the Tennessee Historical Commission for its significant contribution to Tennessee history in 1984. Her book "The Life and Time of Captain David McNair" received a Certificate of Merit from the THC in 1998.
Her other affiliations included: the Bradley County Historical Society, Chattanooga Area Historical Association, Ocoee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution which she served as regent, First Families of Tennessee and First Families of Franklin.
She is survived by one brother, Roy Lee Watkins Jr. of Florence, S.C.; two sisters: Lillian Wilson of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Virginia Kimsey of Anniston, Ala.; four nieces; and three nephews.
A Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Fike Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Tanner officiating.
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I used to be extremely anxious about getting lost. I liked to know where I was, where I was going, and how long it was going to take to get there at any given moment. Part of it was my complete lack of directional sense. It's very easy for me to get hopelessly, frustratingly lost. But mostly it was a Type-A problem. I liked certainty and control far more than any nebulous nomansland, no matter how pretty the terrain. Actually, this was true both on and off the bike.
But I had a nagging sense I was missing something special, like a secret wonderful parallel universe where other cyclists would go and while away the hours before returning (not necessarily in any rush) to their normal routines. I envied riders, one of whom I live with, who would glance at a side road, wonder where it went, and just take it to find out without a hint of concern. Not coincidentally, these riders also seemed content not always knowing where they were going in the world at large. I wanted to be one of them.
So when time allowed, I just started following them. They'd veer off the known route and I'd follow, faking a nonchalance to belie my inner angst. One after another, we'd take the roads not taken just because. Sometimes we'd get turned around. Sometimes a little lost, but never for very long. Gradually I began to relax for real. The world is big. But it's also pretty small. Most of the roads we took would eventually take us to somewhere familiar and we could find our way from there. On my bolder days, I'd even take a few purposeful wrong turns on my own. I confess to calling for directional assistance once or twice, when things got a little too Blair Witchy for my liking—"The bridge?? I'm at the bridge again? How am I at the bridge again!?" But for the most part I happily, if not always easily, found my way.
I've been sent off the intended path in life plenty of times as well. Dave lost a job. Our daughter was born with some baffling developmental delays. So we did what we'd do on a ride. We floundered a little, kept moving forward, stopping occasionally to look around and appreciate the unexpected beauty along the unmarked road, and eventually ended up on familiar ground wiser and happier for the detour.
This weekend I was reminded how cycling and life imitate and reflect one another in this way as a group of us gathered to celebrate the wonders of wrong turns at Lone Wolf Cycling's Crazy Train urban 'cross ride. In a word, it's a ride about exploration, experiencing places we would otherwise barely notice in the way that only bikes allow us to do.
I can best describe the day as magical. There was a dusting of snow. There were miles of abandoned railroad beds. There was mud. There were maps and markings that mostly kept us on track, but occasionally left us standing, scratching our heads and wondering which way to go. There were flat tires and bloodied limbs. There was beer and soft pretzels and laughter. The miles and hours ticked away while we explored the fringes of Philadelphia where few would even consider to step foot in, let alone ride through, photograph, and share. At the end of the day, as we gathered swapping stories in a public park, the rangers chased us away for not having the right permits for an "event" our size.
So we quietly dispersed, returning to the marked roadways of our normal lives with the knowledge of what we'd found off the beaten path lighting the way…until next time we could get lost and do it all over again.


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Crestron this week announced the iPaneL, which turns any iPad into a two-way wireless Crestron touch panel. The glossy black iPaneL has tactile hard buttons for quick access to the most used functions, such as volume up and down, mute, and a five-way thumb pad for navigating channel guides. The iPaneL comes with a charging docking station, and future models will feature streaming media, according to the company.
Crestron officials said the iPaneL was designed to be sleek, lightweight, and ergonomic like the iPad but with the additional power and flexibility of a Crestron touch panel. Users can roam around the house while selecting songs and adjusting volume without navigating through subpages, and press a hot button to adjust lighting. Then they can put the iPaneL back on its contoured docking station for charging and storage.
"Every other control company has iPad apps, docking stations, and wall mounts. We have all that too, but we went further than that," said Vin Bruno, Crestron director of marketing, in a statement. "This is an amazing product that instantly turns any iPad into a full function, wireless Crestron touch panel…for just a few hundred dollars."
Crestron said its Mobile Pro G is the top-grossing lifestyle app on iTunes. The latest version of the control app includes landscape rotation and gestures navigation for both Crestron and Prodigy systems. A graphic template with user-selectable backgrounds designed for the iPad is available free from the Crestron website, or custom designs may be used to provide a consistent user experience on every mobile device and touch panel.


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Kevin Collins Receives InfoComm International Distinguished Achievement Award
InfoComm International issued its Distinguished Achievement Award posthumously to the late Kevin Collins during the InfoComm International President's VIP Reception. The event took place at InfoComm 2011, the largest professional audiovisual and information communications tradeshow worldwide, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
For nearly 30 years, Kevin Collins worked in a variety of sales and marketing positions in the audiovisual industry. More than 25 of those years were spent at HB Communications, where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was known for his vibrant personality and for his embrace of a wide spectrum of technologies.
Kevin Collins served as the Secretary-Treasurer, President Elect, President, and Chairman of the Board of InfoComm from 2000 to 2003. During his terms of office, and in the years that followed, Kevin Collins was known for recruiting industry volunteers, forging connections between competitors and promoting the industry.
InfoComm's Distinguished Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed on an industry member by the association. "When the InfoComm Board of Directors considers honoring a member with the Distinguished Achievement Award, two major criteria are applied - the career accomplishments of an individual, and the individual's contribution to the AV industry," said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director and CEO, InfoComm International. "Kevin Collins left us way too soon, but he provided a lifetime of industry contributions. Through his efforts to connect people, his legacy will impact the association and the industry for many years to come."
Steven J. Thorburn, CTS-D, CTS-I, LEED AP, PE; Named InfoComm Educator of the Year
InfoComm International presented its Educator of the Year Award to Steven J. Thorburn, CTS-D, CTS-I, LEED AP, PE. The award was issued during InfoComm 2011, the largest professional audiovisual and information communications tradeshow worldwide, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
Thorburn, Principal Consultant, Thorburn Associates Inc., has more than 30 years of AV industry experience, specializing in acoustics and AV technology. His in-depth knowledge, awareness of practical application and dual degrees in electrical engineering and technical theater enable him to pass on his expertise to students with passion and clarity. Thorburn is a member of InfoComm Academy senior faculty and served on the InfoComm Professional Education and Training Committee (PETC). He was a founder and former chair of the InfoComm Independent Consultants in Audiovisual Technology (ICAT) Council.
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SITIS Archives - Topic Details |
Program: | SBIR |
Topic Num: | N102-153 (Navy) |
Title: | Innovative materials/manufacturing for a prototype 600-1000VDC DC/DC Converter for Shipboard Radar | Research & Technical Areas: | Materials/Processes, Sensors, Electronics |
Acquisition Program: | NA, IWS 2.0 will transition technology into developing high power radars. |
RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE BY FOREIGN NATIONALS: This topic is "ITAR Restricted". The information and materials provided pursuant to or resulting from this topic are restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which control the export of defense-related material and services, including the export of sensitive technical data. Foreign nationals may perform work under an award resulting from this topic only if they hold the "Permanent Resident Card", or are designated as "Protected Individuals" as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). If a proposal for this topic contains participation by a foreign national who is not in one of the above two categories, the proposal may be rejected. | Objective: | The objective of this topic is to develop a prototype 600-1000 VDC converter. This will require research and development of advanced materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes that will provide reliable and higher performance power conversion, that will minimize cost, weight, volume, and thermal management infrastructure required, and that will maximize efficiency, power density and electrical performance (regulation, ripple & noise).
| Description: | High power levels (peak and average) are required for future shipboard radar array systems. Shipboard power management demands are increasing. There is a need for a 600VDC input DC/DC converter for radar array applications. This topic seeks an advanced converter design incorporating improved component technologies, integration, thermal management, and speed to provide a 600 VDC DC/DC conversion capability. This design will be compatible with developing shipboard power systems and provide higher power density than current commercially available technologies. Converter performance improvements in size, weight, operating temperature, and cost while providing significantly higher power density and efficiencies are required. The technology development should focus on a specific Navy transition. High power radar and EW modules are required for Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA) to provide significant system performance improvements. The power systems within these AESAs consume significant power, space and thermal management resources. The power converters selected will minimize cost, volume, thermal management infrastructure required and maximize efficiency, power density, and electrical performance (regulation, ripple & noise). The research and development of advanced magnetic and capacitive materials is sought to support novel converter design to significantly increase performance and decrease size, weight and cooling requirements. Power converter attributes sought include low cost manufacturing processes and materials, high Q - low profile inductor, high performance ferrite material and higher power capability.
| PHASE I: Identify, model, and develop an innovative converter design incorporating materials and manufacturing processes that significantly improve performance and reliability.
| PHASE II: Using the design in Phase I and the materials developed in Phase I and in this phase, build and test a prototype 600-1000 VDC DC/DC converter focusing on a Navy transition. The prototype design, materials, and processes developed will address the issues described in the description of this topic (e.g., performance, cost, size, weight, and so forth)
| PHASE III: The Small Business will team with the Navy to transition the phase II developed 600-1000 VDC DC/DC converter design into a Navy systems.
PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL/ | DUAL-USE APPLICATIONS: Improved and higher performance power converters are needed to support a number of emerging applications within the military and industry.
| References: |
1. NAVMAT P-4855-1A Navy Power Supply Reliability, Design and Manufacturing Guidelines, 1989.
2. NAVSO P-3641A More Power For The Dollar, 1999.
3. Next Generation Integrated Power Systems (NGIPS) Roadmap:
Keywords: | Power,Converter,Radar,EW,AESA,DC |
Questions and Answers: |
Q: If this technology is ITAR regulated, is commercialization possible? |
A: Any technologies that are ITAR restricted must be developed and inserted into applications following ITAR rules. The power converter developed may well develop or utilize ITAR technologies as well as other non ITAR regulated tecnologies,. Non ITAR technologies could be commerciallized but any ITAR controlled technologies must observe ITAR rules. |
Q: The demanding performance can be met by innovative SiC devices. Is a proposal focusing only on fabricating the innovative SiC devices in Phase I suitable for the converter(with Phase II focusing onpackaging and the actual converter design and experimental implementation) considered responsive to this topic? |
A: This topic seeks a power converter design, the phase I should address an overall converter design feasability so focusing only on the SiC device would not be acceptable for phase I . A converter design approach is required to demonstrate feasibility in order to successfully complete a phase I, and detailed analysis or studies demonstrating feasibility of key technologies for this specific design approach |
Q: Is it a "must have", or "nice to have" feature that the DC/DC converter is isolated? |
A: This is a must have requirement. |
Q: For the pulsed loads -- |
A: This DC/DC Converter is intended to provide power to T/R Modules within an advanced pulsed radar system however there is no specific system or prime contractor associated with this SBIR effort. Therefore there are no specifics for pulse widths, PRF, or pulse currents. The load will be typical of advanced T/R Modules such as might be used in the AMDR radar system currently under development. |
Q: Just to clarify, the term "output stored energy less than 1 joule" refers to the stored energy at the output capacitor, correct? Or, is it stored energy in the inductor? Would you clarify it please? |
A: The output energy limit should be thought of as a goal. The purpose is to push the DC/DC converter design to have a very fast response time such that the size of energy storage elements can be minimized. In this regard, the output energy storage refers to both capacitive and inductive energy. |
Q: 1) Do you have specific metrics on the isolation requirement? |
A: 1) Do you have specific metrics on the isolation requirement? |


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J.J. Jackson | July 9, 2012
Apparently, ditching Democrats is good for your state's economy. That's according to an analysis of how electing Republican governors, even moderate ones, helped drop the unemployment rate in States that did so in 2010. Gee, immagine what we could do with an even further move to the right and strong conservative GOP candidates?
Meanwhile, hardcore liberal States, like New York, the analysis shows, are just doing what liberals do best and shooting themselves in the foot while pusruing the fairy tale utopia Marxism promises but never delivers.
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TUCSON - Tis the season for shopping madness!
In need of gift ideas for the hiker in your life? Here's what experts say are some of the hot holiday hiking buys.
The "Survival Pod" may be a small stocking stuffer, but it could save a life. Summit Hut's Lauren Dreyfuss said, "You have a knife, a fire starter flint, fire starting tinder, duct tape. Just three inches but that's enough sometimes".
To compliment the "Survival Pod", Dreyfuss suggests a book on area hiking trails. "The Tucson Hiking guide by Betty Leavengood gives you all the major trails, plus trail profile so you know what kind of elevations you're getting into. It has some nice pictures, gives you directions to the trailhead", said Dreyfuss.
Have a hiker with bad knees? Trekking poles can help keep them going. There's several features trekking poles have to offer, from the type of grip to anti-shock poles that conform to the terrain. Regardless of the features, you can't go wrong.
From saving knees to shielding the sun, every hiker needs a good hat. Many types have ventilation on the top & have wide brims to get a lot of sun protection.
Last year's hot item was the Five Fingers shoes. This year, there's another version out that's even slimmer. It's called the Evo Skin from Innovate. Dreyfuss said, "It's medical-grade silicon. There's practically nothing between me and the ground".
Be aware that these shoes aren't made for everyone. They are mostly used by expert hikers.
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on September 24, 2010Yesterday was the first day someone other than me worked on the house. I hired a plumber, and I still feel bad about it.
Basically, I straight-up bricked it. In order to finish dismantling the kitchen, the RMOFS, and the weird little en suite that had been wedged into the master bedroom maybe four decades ago, I needed to cut the copper pipes running up from the basement. None of the fixtures had a shut-off valve. The lines needed to be carved up and capped.
I was going to do it myself. Lee's dad, Jim, had given me a lesson on how to solder copper pipe at the kitchen table a few years ago, and I remembered how to do it. I had some little copper caps and my torch. I followed all the pipes and decided where I'd make my cuts with my reciprocating saw.
And then when my blade clanged off the copper, I wavered.
I had these nightmare visions, sudden and forceful. I imagined I'd do the work, feel good about it, and then head back to the rental. While I was sleeping, one of my joints would fail, and in the hours before I returned to the house, our basement would flood to the windows. I became paralyzed with the idea of getting in over my head, first with the work, and then with the water.
So, I called in a professional. He was a lovely man named Barney. He couldn't have been kinder, and he did a clean, efficient job. He didn't charge me much, and he took less than two hours to plow through what would have taken me far longer. I'd recommend Barney to anybody. And I slept last night, knowing that my basement was dry, and that an expert had done the job he had spent a lifetime doing.
Or I would have slept last night, at least, if it weren't for the shame.
I can tell you when I felt exactly the same way before:
Maybe eight or nine years ago, Lee and I were traveling. We were in San Francisco. We went for a massive walk I missed a fold in the map and ended up in a park in Haight Ashbury. We sat in the sun. It was a beautiful day.
Maybe ten yards away from us, an old hobo sat on the grass. He had three cans of beer beside him, fresh bought and cold. He cracked one open and took a surprisingly delicate sip. I nudged Lee and said something like, "That guy is enjoying that beer." And he really looked as though he was. He'd lived whatever suffering life, had made whatever terrible mistakes, and yet in that moment, he was flush with joy. He was sitting in the sun with a cold beer, and he knew what it meant to be happy.
And not two minutes later, some street kid, some little punk fucker with a shaved head and zits, started berating the hobo, just looming over him like a vulture and really laying into him. And then the punk starting pushing around the old guy, a few shoves here and there, until finally he took a big swing and knocked the old guy's beer out of his hands. The can went flying and landed on the grass near us, the beer pouring out until the can was empty. Then the punk took a few more swings, lifted the old man's two remaining beers, and left with a laugh and a strut.
And I watched it all happen.
It really ruined more than my day. It had been such a pretty scene, and then it got wrecked, and I had done nothing in between. I thought about saying something, but the truth is, I was scared. Maybe the punk had a knife. Maybe he had some friends in the bushes. Maybe I'd end up rolled because I didn't want to see some hobo have his beer taken away. Maybe it would have been the last day of my life.
But in some weird way, I'd almost choose that, rather than live with the regret. If you ask Lee about my life's stains, one of the first things she'd say is, "The park in San Francisco." She knows how much that day has stuck with me, how much it bothers me and will always bother me. I should have done something, but I didn't, and living with what I didn't do is far worse than whatever else might have happened.
When I was in the basement, with my blade on the copper, I should have just fucking cut it.
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Hi all, I just started growing hardy kiwis this spring and have a few questions and wanted to share some photos. My hardy kiwi growing started when I ordered a meader and anna along with a half dozen other plants from willis orchards. I built an arbor for the kiwis (see below) and everything except for the meader kiwi died. Then last fall I went to edible landscaping and bought another male and 4 females. (kens red, anna, dunbarton oaks, National Arboretum #7). I wintered the new kiwis in 5 gallon buckets for pots and built them a trellis this spring. Hope you all like the pics and I'm hoping a few of you kiwi experts can help me with a few questions.
1. how long has it taken you to get fruit? Can proper pruning and fertilizing shorten this? 2. What fertilizer do you use? how much how often? 3. what's your favorite cultivar? 4. Can you help me identify this fuzzy vine willis sent me as a replacement for my anna hardy kiwi? It doesn't look a thing like my other anna or any other hardy kiwi I've ever seen. Thanks and happy growing. P.S. if any nearby kiwi growers would like to get together let me know. |
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- Posted by spladle160 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 24, 12 at 20:40
- Posted by spladle160 none (My Page) on Tue, Jul 24, 12 at 20:42
- Posted by spladle160 none (My Page) on Tue, Jul 24, 12 at 20:48
- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Tue, Jul 24, 12 at 22:39
The fuzzy thing is a fuzzy kiwi, actinidia deliciosa. I prefer fuzzy kiwis, they produce more, larger, and tastier fruit, and fruit sooner. They should be hardy in your zone. The problem with it being unknown is it could be a male. Also the deliciosa and the arguta may not pollinate each other since the bloom may not overlap. Willis is not a highly rated nursery so its not surprising that so many died. Avoid them. You need to remove all that grass competition and put down some mulch to minimize weeds. It makes a big difference for small young plants. Don't over-fertilize, once kiwis get going they grow like crazy. In the first few years use a cup of 10-10-10 per plant, or similar. I use a handful of organic 5-5-5 on each of my plants. In terms of varieties, I like Ken's Red a lot. You already have that one. Make sure you get two males if you have that many kiwis, if one dies you don't want to miss fruit for 4-5 years waiting for the new male to get going. Arguta can take many years to fruit, my Myers Cordifolia has not fruited in 10 years. Kens Red took eight years for me. I would recommend getting a Saanichton fuzzy and a fuzzy male, and keep your other fuzzy and it can either be another female or a backup male. Saanichton has been my most reliable fuzzy kiwi, every year I get many fruits. Harvest them in November and put them in the fridge until February. Scott |
- Posted by imtethered 5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 12 at 11:17
I planted 2 hardy kiwi this spring and one is doing great and is already about 5 feet tall but the other is small and very thinly vined. I also don't know which is the male and which the is the female. I had help planting them and the tags came off before I had a chance to see what went where, so now I have no idea which sex I should get to replace the vine that isn't thriving. I don't have room for more than two when you consider the adult size. Is there a difference in growth between male and female? Is the difference between the smaller and slower to grow vine a sex thing? Any suggestions? |
- Posted by milehighgirl CO USDA 5B/Sunset 2B (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 12 at 14:37
Scott, Good advice to get a back-up male. I got two female kolomiktas and one male and the male died. I know it was my fault as it was in a pot and I missed watering it during a particularly bad heat wave. So now I need to buy one more and then also pay the shipping. Thankfully the females will only have a year up on the male. Worse is that I may be tempted to purchase something else while I'm at it. Ugh! Is it possible to propagate kiwi through air-layering? |
- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 12 at 20:44
Tethered, its pretty much impossible to tell without flowers. Either wait and see or buy one of each to hedge your bets. If one of the varieties was Issai it is probably the weak one, it is a much slower grower. MHG, I believe kiwis can be air-layered but I have never done it. Rooting green cuttings is the most common and reliable method. I use grafting myself, I have a bunch of roots I graft varieties on to. They are very easy to graft. Scott |
- Posted by alexander3 6 Pennsylvania (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 12 at 23:24
Hardy kiwi air layers easily. One of mine did it on its own while still in a pot. After I planted in the ground, I buried one shoot, and dug it up as a new plant the next season. Alex |
- Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 12, 12 at 7:10
I have two female and one male hardy (anna I believe). I planted them 8 years ago and moved then two years ago. This year I built a strong trellis, but have yet to see any fruit. I want to plant a fuzzy or two. Can they cross polinate? |
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