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NEW YORK, March 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCGR) ("PC Group" or the "Company") reported a loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 of approximately $8.5 million, or $(1.06) per share on a fully diluted basis, on net sales of approximately $40.9 million. The net loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 includes a non-recurring, non-cash deferred tax benefit of approximately $1.1 million which is discussed in more detail below. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company reported a loss from continuing operations of approximately $11.3 million, or $(1.06) per share on a fully diluted basis, on net sales of approximately $45.1 million. The loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 was due in significant part to non-cash expenditures, including a provision for the impairment of intangible assets of approximately $5.7 million, depreciation and amortization of approximately $2.6 million, and amortization of debt acquisition costs and debt discount of approximately $810,000. For the year ended December 31, 2009, earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") was approximately $1.3 million, which is 43.9% higher than EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2008 of approximately $0.9 million. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company generated approximately $1.4 million in cash from operating activities of continuing operations, as compared to a use of approximately $2.2 million in cash from operating activities of continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. Please see the schedule accompanying this release for a reconciliation of non-GAAP EBITDA to the comparable GAAP measure.
The principal reasons for the reduction in 2009 net loss from continuing operations before income taxes are reductions in general and administrative expenses of approximately $2.5 million and reductions in selling expenses of approximately $477,000 in the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. These reductions were partially offset by a decrease in gross profit of approximately $1.2 million as a result of lower sales in the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.
The most significant non-cash expense item included in the 2009 loss from continuing operations was the recognition of a non-cash provision for the impairment of intangible assets of approximately $5.7 million. This provision consists of two components. First, the Company recognized a $4.7 million impairment of goodwill related to Twincraft in the year ended December 31, 2009, which represents 100% of the remaining goodwill associated with that reporting unit. This was caused primarily by lower projected future earnings and lower projected future growth rates in the discounted cash flow models which are utilized to calculate the goodwill impairment. Second, the Company recognized an impairment of approximately $1.0 million related to the repeat customer list at Twincraft, which is primarily the result of the anticipated reduction of approximately 50% of the revenues of one large customer. The financial models used to calculate the customer list impairment do not consider the Company's ability to replace lost customers with new customers. Comparatively, in 2008, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $3.3 million related to the Twincraft goodwill and a $2.4 million impairment charge related to the Twincraft repeat customer list. The assumptions used and financial models as well as the underlying basis for the derivation of these impairments will be more fully discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $40.9 million, compared to approximately $45.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately $4.2 million or 9.3%. Twincraft's net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $30.6 million, a decline of approximately $1.3 million, or 4.0% as compared to net sales of approximately $31.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Silipos' net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $10.3 million, a decline of approximately $2.9 million or 22.0% as compared to net sales of approximately $13.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. We believe these declines are primarily the result of the current economic conditions, which are characterized by lower consumer demand, retailers' and distributors' programs to reduce inventory, and the reluctance of our customers to launch new products in 2009.
Consolidated gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $11.9 million, or 29.0% of net sales, compared to approximately $13.1 million, or 29.0% of net sales, in the year ended December 31, 2008. The primary factor impacting gross profit was the decrease in the Company's net sales of $4.2 million. Despite a shift in Twincraft's net sales toward the amenity business, which historically carry lower gross margins than the health and beauty market, gross profit as a percentage of net sales remained unchanged at 29.0% due to reductions in raw material prices, primarily soap base, at Twincraft.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009, were approximately $7.4 million, or 18.1% of net sales, compared to approximately $9.8 million, or 22.5% of net sales, in the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately $2.5 million. Approximately $788,000 of the decrease is related to reductions in salaries, rents, and professional fees as a result of our continuing efforts to reduce our corporate overhead structure. Approximately $256,000 of the reduction is as a result of the final judgment and award providing for reimbursement of legal fees incurred by the Company in connection with the Zook arbitration, which was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2009. Approximately $530,000 of the reduction is due to the acceleration of depreciation expense on the leasehold improvements at our former corporate offices which was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008. Also, approximately $192,000 of the reduction is due to an accrual for severance pay which was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008. In addition, amortization of intangible assets is approximately $245,000 lower and bad debt expense is approximately $325,000 lower in the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.
The operating results for 2009 include a non-recurring, non-cash deferred income tax benefit of approximately $1.1 million resulting from the reversal of a previously established tax valuation allowance which is no longer required due to the change in the useful life of the Silipos tradename from an indefinite life to a useful life of approximately 18 years effective January 1, 2009.
Gray Hudkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Given the difficult economy we faced, which was especially daunting in the health and beauty market, 2009 was a challenging year for the Company. In spite of this, as a result of our past efforts to divest non-core and underperforming businesses, reduce our expense structure, and hone our focus on our two subsidiaries, Twincraft and Silipos, in 2009 we have achieved improvements in certain operating measures, including cash flow generated from operating activities and EBITDA. Our businesses remain fundamentally sound and stable, and we believe we are poised to benefit from an improving economic outlook. During the fourth quarter of 2009, Silipos received purchase orders of approximately $3.4 million, a 37.1% increase over purchase orders received at Silipos in the fourth quarter of 2008. Twincraft has received its first significant contract with a major retailer for national brand-equivalent bar soaps and is aggressively pursuing other opportunities in this newly energized market."
Mr. Hudkins continued: "Our primary focus is to grow the revenues at both Twincraft and Silipos. In June 2009, we added a Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at Silipos to provide leadership over this critical function. In November 2009, we also hired additional sales representatives. We believe these additions will increase our presence with our distributors and provide them with a higher level of product knowledge and customer service. In addition, we are excited about our new line of Gel-Care Advanced scar management products, which are currently being evaluated in a clinical study. With these initiatives, and with expected increases in consumer spending in the health and beauty market, we believe we will begin to see contributions to our revenue in 2010."
The Company has retained Egon Zehnder International to search for a new President and Chief Executive Officer and expects to make further announcements as soon as practicable. Regarding the search, Mr. Hudkins commented: "With the completion in 2008 of the divestiture of our non-core assets and in 2009 of our expense realignment strategy, the Board of Directors together with management are exploring options to bring in new leadership who will be better-equipped at assisting the realigned Company in growing its revenues in its core markets and taking advantage of external growth opportunities. We will not be making further comments on this matter until it is appropriate."
As of December 31, 2009, working capital was approximately $11.4 million, compared to approximately $12.8 million at December 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately $1.4 million. The decrease is primarily attributable to decreases in inventories of approximately $878,000 and accounts receivable of approximately $1.2 million, offset by decreases in accounts payable of approximately $466,000.
Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $4.6 million at December 31, 2009, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.0 million at December 31, 2008. The Company generated cash of approximately $1.4 million from its operations during the year ended December 31, 2009 and generated an additional $354,000 from net proceeds from the sales of its subsidiaries during that period. Approximately $701,000 was used to purchase property, plant, and equipment, and approximately $495,000 was used to purchase treasury stock in the year ended December 31, 2009.
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Twincraft and Silipos, offers a diverse line of bar soap and other gel-based products for the private label retail, medical and consumer markets. Silipos is also a provider of quality medical products to the orthopedic and prosthetic markets. The Company is based in New York, NY, and has manufacturing facilities in Niagara Falls, NY and Winooski, VT. You can learn more about us by visiting our website at http://www.pcgrpinc.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may use words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking and other statements, which are not historical facts, are based largely upon our current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, our history of net losses and the possibility of continuing net losses during and beyond 2010; the current economic downturn and its effect on the credit and capital markets as well as the industries and customers that utilize our products; the risk that any intangibles on our balance sheet may be deemed impaired resulting in substantial write-offs; the risk that the Company may not be able to maintain a listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market; the risk that we may not be able to raise adequate financing to fund our operations and growth prospects; the risk that the clinical study related to our Gel-care scar management products will not be positive; risks associated with our ability to repay debt obligations; the cost and expense of complying with government regulations which affect the research, development and formulation of our products; changes in our relationships with customers; declines in the business of our customers; the loss of major customers; risks associated with the acquisition and integration of businesses we may acquire; and other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K and most recently filed Forms 8-K and 10-Q, which may be obtained at our web site at www.pcgrpinc.com or the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site at www.sec.gov.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The "D-word" has resurfaced at the State Capitol. Luckily, it's not Depression.
State Sen. Vicki Walker has introduced a bill that would let dogs return to the Capitol.
Dogs had been a fixture at the statehouse until the current legislative session. A no-dogs rule went into effect because legislative leaders decided a more professional atmosphere was needed. Lawmakers also wanted to protect the new carpet and furniture following a taxpayer-financed renovation project.
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Manage group dynamics online, keeping everyone involved and on-track
Dealing with people in groups
An experienced facilitator should be aware of how and why people react as they do in groups and know how to deal with the dynamics.
Establishing authority
An effective leader establishes and maintains personal credibility because he or she:
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- obtains information about the participants, their accomplishments, behaviour, styles and preferences in advance
- manages the meeting environment sensibly
- displays effective communication and presentation skills
- uses questioning skills and techniques effectively
- responds properly to all calls for clarification or feedback
- provides positive reinforcement and motivational incentives for contributions at the meeting
- evaluates the inputs and outcomes of the meeting
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Pecking order
It happens, not only with hens but also with other animals (including humans). A real or symbolic contest between two opponents determines who is allowed to 'peck' with whom. When a new member joins, there is unrest until a new contest determines the new member's place in the group.
As long as the group is working out who's who, it gets in the way of settling down to work. If participants know nothing about each other, it is difficult for them to know where they stand in relation to each other. That is why a facilitator will always try to ensure people have been properly introduced to one another as early and as rapidly as possible. An obvious opportunity is some kind of round the (virtual) table introduction.
Something else for the facilitator to consider is the extent to which groups soon appear to feel and think alike. 'Behavioural norms' are developing, and although usually unspoken, they may go as far as determining how much work will be done, when and by whom.
Getting to know everyone
It is important to know as much as you can about who will take part, before you design the meeting:
- demographics – age, gender and so on
- prior knowledge of the topic of the meeting, their attitude to it, and what special knowledge, information or insight they can bring along
- any personal agendas, coloured by the demands and priorities of their particular jobs and careers
- Whether they have the confidence, intellect and authority to wrestle with a problem by themselves
- Whether they prefer to use others as a sounding board and compare opposing arguments before reaching a conclusion
- Their attitude towards meeting online rather than face-to-face
You cannot expect everyone to thrive in a free-form, exploratory, fast-moving process for reaching resolutions. Conversely, if you hinder them or slow them down, the creative or spontaneous thinker may withdraw. A great benefit of the mixing of synchronous and asynchronous elements into meetings is that it plays to the stengths of both ends of the spectrum.
An online meeting may present information in a visual way while text or speech is happening in the background. People differ in their "perceptual modality". This means the primary senses through which they prefer to receive information – text, audio, imagery, touch, and so on. As long as they do not suffer from some physical or psychological impairment, people are quite capable of accepting sensory input in in any number of ways, whether or not it is their method of choice. Take care with how you mix modality, for example, don't read text aloud to people who can read it for themselves. In part 6 of this series, we dealt with the use and combination of media elements to get your message across.
Roles within groups
"Some", says the bard, "have greatness thrust upon them". Roles in a group may be actively chosen or thrust upon one who passively accepts it under pressure or because no one else will. One person may assume more than one role.
Active roles (apart from the facilitator):
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Workers are an uncomfortable reminder of what all other members ought to achieve if only they tried. It is taken on by one who is more intelligent or a higher performer than the others and not prepared to go at the pace of the slowest. Some in this role of worker are driven to be best at everything.
Bolsterd by the respect of the group for speaking their minds, fighters may take every chance to challenge or annoy the facilitator.
Favourites usually communicate best. They seem to know everything about the group members. Others confide in them. They are more likely to be seen guiding and counselling than assuming the role of leader.
Idiots struggle to work hard, but accomplish little. They respond by loudly entertaining or volunteering to do helpful jobs in order to win approval. When someone throws themselves enthusiastically into using mark-up tools to doodle across your slides or whiteboard, you know with whom you are dealing.
Conformists keep their heads down and may not challenge or defend a point of view. Usually they wait for the power struggle to end and then join the unofficial leader. They avoid confrontation. They may be consistently last to post a comment or opinion in "chat".
'Innocents' may be nudged into the position of outsider against their will. Typically introvert, they may have joined the group later than the others and have crossed boundaries they did not even know existed. A skilful facilitator should recognise these outsiders and tactfully help them back into the group.
'Mr Nasty' types become outsiders simply because they are unpleasant and create friction. Once exposed they are ostracised, and you are unlikely to succeed in bringing them back into the fold.
'Mr Superior' is high on intelligence but low on social and emotional skills. Always one step ahead and extremely arrogant, this person has no desire to form part of the group. 'Mr Superior' can create tension, interfere with motivation and productivity, and spoil the atmosphere in a group. It is often best to address them through private chat, or contact them off-line and confront their destructive behaviour.
A group that feels frustrated by low challenge, or dominated by the facilitator may punish the weakest member. Members try to empathise and suppress negative impulses like envy and rivalry. But when they need to let off steam, they may channel their energies into aggression. The spirit and structure of the group comes under threat. The weakest member of the group becomes a target. Sometimes the pressure is heavy and sustained.
Time and numbers
You would not normally expect an online meeting to last more than 90 minutes. Longer sessions require breaks and may validly be paused for an agreed interval to allow the completion of offline tasks arising during the live meeting, and then resumed.
Some experts believe that, given the extra burdens on online facilitators, you should aim for no more than 75% of the numbers you would invite to the equivalent face-to-face meeting.
The magic number 12
Groups of more than 12 people invariably split into into closely knit pairs or threesomes, and that means more than one unofficial leader emerges.
Large groups give the opportunity for shrinking violets to appear to contribute but avoid showing through practise that they are ready to adjust their behaviour!
People need sufficient time to reflect, explain and justify their thinking. The more people in the group, the longer it takes to reach understanding and give feedback.
Roles in managing an online meeting
If you have a large group, the topic is complex, the agenda is unlike any you've managed before or you are relatively inexperienced as a facilitator, consider working with a 'producer'.
The producer is not concerned with the content of the online meeting. Their job is to make sure you can concentrate on your job as a process facilitator, by making sure the sessions run smoothly.
The producer keeps an eye on everything during discussion; welcomes participants, handles technical questions and problems, responds to messages and manages the chat, launches surveys, breakout rooms and shared apps, acts as a scribe on the whiteboard.
The producer role does not need to be an expensive resource.
Alternatively, consider spreading the facilitation load with one or more other facilitators, or handing over specific tasks to participants who are experienced at meeting online, have the capability to help with a task and know what is expected.
When Emotions Get in the Way
When you are face-to-face it may be easy to spot when someone is holding back from telling you how they are feeling. The harder they try to conceal their upset, worry, anger or even happiness, the more likely it is that their body and tone will reveal the truth.
This brings to mind the work of Albert Mehrabian. His point seems to be that words, tone of voice and facial expression each influence how we feel about the person who is speaking, and the authenticity of their message.
The suggestion is that a listener will be taking non-verbal cues as a more reliable guide to underlying feelings, attitudes and motives than the actual words themselves. If the words are at odds with the tone of voice and facial expression, people tend to mistrust the speaker and disregard the words.
This is not the same as the false conclusion that only 7% of what you say is communicated through words! This is important to note because one of the most damaging arguments against meeting or learning online is this very misconception that you cannot get a message across if someone cannot see and hear you.
Nevetheless Mehrabian's "7% verbal -38% vocal -55% visual" rule has relevance in that participants and facilitators may need to take other points of reference to test the true feelings, attitudes or motives of someone who is expressing their likes and dislikes in an online meeting.
* Mehrabian, Albert (1971), "Silent messages," Wadsworth, Belmont, California.
McDavid J., Harari H. Psychology and Social Behavior: A Textbook in Social Psychology, HarperCollins Publishers, 1974.
Harvey, J.B. The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management, Jossey-Bass, 1996.
What next?
Part nine of this ten-part series is about keeping a record of an online meeting and its outputs. We'll discuss what to archive, and how and when. Apart from the actual archive of the live meeting, what else you can do to preserve and share the outputs of your collaboration. We'll post it in a couple of days time, so do please come back.
We're hoping you will add your own ideas to these blog items too, so we can create of it something that is representative of the experience of a wide range of practitioners and helps us all to understand what works and what doesn't.


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Please confirm, have you recently logged out and back in again. We had some issues with tasks/projects disappearing but was a client side issue and is now resolved.
If that does not help. Are these shared Projects, or regular ones?
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I have not identified any pattern..... I have recreated the projects and moved all tasks in them and it went well for the first few items, then for no apparent reason, it started disapearing here and then..... I have noticed that once I click on Move to other project, the file number adds up in the new project for one second then substract.
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In addition to acquiring No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Andrew Wiggins, the Minnesota Timberwolves will also get Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young in the blockbuster Kevin Love trade.
According to the Associated Press, a league source has said that the Wolves will receive Young as part of a three-team deal that will send Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Sources told Yahoo! Sports that in return the Sixers will get the Miami Heat's 2015 first-round pick, which Minnesota initially acquired and forward Luc Mbah a Moute and guard Alexey Shved.
The 26-year-old Young played for the 76ers since the team first drafted him in 2007. He has two years remaining on his contract valued at $19.4 million.
Philadelphia is in a rebuilding mode and had hoped to snag the 2013 No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett in the Young trade, but Minnesota decided to keep the forward.
As for the Cavs, they feel that once Love joins LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, the team will easily contend for the title next season.
All the dealings are expected to happen this weekend when Wiggins is eligible to be dealt on Aug. 23.


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Carlos Gomez loves to agitate, and if he has only one at-bat a night, that makes it especially gratifying.
The center fielder entered Friday's game in the top of the eighth and in the bottom of the inning was given the duty of plating an insurance run against White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. The speedster fouled off a first-pitch fastball and then, much to his manager's enjoyment, dropped a two-out bunt toward first base and wheeled down the line safely.
"Every time I come in late in the game, I know it's because it's for the win," Gomez said after Minnesota's 6-4 win over Chicago. "In the good moments of the game, I come in, and this is a situation I like to play."
Bunt hits were commonplace for Gomez in 2008, when he led the American League with 30. But that number drew the attention of opposing infields, and so his bunt hit Friday was just his fourth of the season.
"I don't want to drop a bunt when everybody play three feet in the grass," Gomez said. "If I bunt, I'd be out every time, but in this situation, I see they play one feet behind the (dirt) or right on the (dirt), I think about, oh this is a chance for a bunt. If I see every time he's back, I'm going to bunt every time."
Before CC Sabathia took the mound for the Yankees on Tuesday, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told reporters he wanted his team to bunt, to make Sabathia get off the mound and field his position.
He told his batters the same thing, but to no avail.
"We can't go to the plate with them, and we can't be in an earplug like the NFLers do, tell the quarterback what play to run — OK, now you bunt, right now," Gardenhire said. "We tell them, and they have to walk up to the plate and try it. Something's getting lost between here and there."
Last season, the Twins led the AL in infield hits with 176. This year, they entered Friday's game on pace for 143.
Perkins feeds his flu: Glen Perkins wasn't really hungry but his appetite had been defunct for two days, so Friday afternoon, he forced down some soup anyway. Slated to start tonight against Chicago, the left-hander knows he needs to get his energy up after a fever and sore throat forced him to miss his start Wednesday.
Perkins woke up Wednesday with a fever of 102. It broke later Wednesday evening, and medication is helping, he said.
"The last couple days, I really didn't eat anything," Perkins said. "I'm not very hungry, but I know that at some point I will be. I don't want anything to affect my pitching. I know it's important to drink fluids and that, and try to eat something, too."
Gardenhire isn't worried that his left-hander's illness might result in early fatigue tonight.
"He's had three days' rest here," Gardenhire said. "Plus the four days before that. He's had a long time between starts. He's rested; I know that. He's been lying down; that's all he's told me he's done. He's ready to pitch."
Span's 'silly play': The Twins always have encouraged aggressive base running, but there is a line between aggressive and "silly," Gardenhire said.
On Thursday against the Yankees, Justin Morneau was thrown out at second while trying to advance on a wild pitch. That, Gardenhire said, is aggressive and encouraged.
In the same game, Denard Span was picked off at second when he nonchalantly stepped back toward the bag and was tagged on the leg. That, Gardenhire said, is silly and frowned upon.
"Span kind of let his guard down. You can't let your guard down in this game. He didn't even really react to it. He just kind of jogged back to the base. That was a silly play," Gardenhire said. "I talked to him about that. You can't let those things happen."


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Alexander Payne, director of such melancholy comedy classics as About Schmidt and Sideways, is returning to similar thematic territory with the road trip comedy Nebraska. Payne, who recently completed the drama The Descendants, was given Robert Nelson's script for Nebraska way back in 2004, but wanted to put some distance between himself and the project after completing Schmidt and Sideways, two road movies, back-to-back.
Nebraska, which is about a father who thinks he's won the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes and his estranged son who must accompany him for the ride to claim it, even though he believes the ticket is not a winner, has cast no actors yet. However, Robert Forster, who is also in The Descendants, is being thought of for the father role, and Ben Affleck could be the son, although, according to producer Ron Yerxa, "Alexander can't cast an actor until he's read for the part and he knows he's exactly right for it." Shooting will begin later this year, and while many elements are stil up in the air, we can probably expect the usual from Alexander Payne: men in crisis, unflattering closeups, hilarious awkwardness, and of course, Kathy Bates naked. (The Playlist)
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Pininfarina's Pebble Beach Debut
Pininfarina pulled the wraps off the stunning Hyperion at Pebble Beach last weekend.
The wraps came off of the Pininfarina Hyperion (A Rare Rolls, Hemmings eWeekly, Volume 4-Issue 4) this past weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California. Prominently displayed in the courtyard of The Lodge at Pebble Beach, adjacent to the Concours d'Elegance show field, the Hyperion had been dedicated in the memory of the recently deceased Pininfarina Chairman and CEO Andrea Pininfarina, by its owner and commissioner, Mr. Roland Hall. With expressive styling that matched its mythological Greek name, the carbon-fiber-bodied two-seat car was crafted by Pininfarina's Special Projects Division and sported exclusive touches like the wood-topped compartments ahead of the raked windshield to hold Mr. Hall's sporting rifles. Its exclusive Girard-Perregaux timepiece could be worn as a wristwatch or mounted on the dash.
The full press release and photo collection is available at www.pininfarina.com.
(This post originally appeared in the August 21, 2008, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)
Pininfarina lends style to Winter Olympics
Pininfarina designed the torch and the cauldron that holds the flame for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.
What's the connection between the Olympic torch and the ratty Fiat 124
Spyder you drove in college? You guessed it: They were both designed and
built by Pininfarina, which, like the 2006 Winter Olympics, calls Turin
The torch arrived in Turin on February 9 for the start of the games, after a
6,800-mile, one-month trip around Italy, during which time 10,000 copies of
the torch were carried in a relay that passed through Rome, Modena,
Formigone, Fiorano Modenese, Sassuolo, Casalgrande, Reggio Emilia, Sant
Ilario d'Enza and Parma. There was a stop in Maranello, too, for a visit to
the Ferrari factory, symbolic of the longstanding connection between the two
The exterior of the torch is an aluminum casting; inside, it's steel and
heat-resistant polymer. It's 30 inches long, just over 4 inches wide at its
thickest point, and has a curb weight of about 4.4 pounds, fully loaded with
its pressurized fuel canister holding a 60/40 mix of butane and propylene.
There are two combustion chambers, to make sure that the flame doesn't go
out in wind or rain, and a one-way valve to make sure the flame cannot
travel back down to the gas canister (something that would make the torch an
even bigger bomb than Bode Miller). There's no need for an ignition system,
Pininfarina explains, because the flame gets passed from torch to torch. The
torch is guaranteed to operate in temperatures down to 4 degrees below zero,
winds of up to 75 mph, rainfalls up to 15 minutes long, and altitudes of 3.1
miles above sea level. (What, you were expecting an Italian car joke? Shame
on you.)
The dramatic, spiraling cauldron that holds the flame for the duration of
the Games is another Pininfarina design. The cauldron will become a
permanent part of Turin's landscape.
"It's an honor for Pininfarina to be a partner in the Olympic Games and to support a project in which the entire country believes," said company CEO Andrea Pininfarina. "This partnership with Torino 2006 gives us a chance to be part of a team and to build the games together. We do believe that the torch designed by our subsidiary company Pininfarina Extra, managed by my brother Paolo, will distinguish itself from the ones of the past for its artistic and developmental completeness and will express the supremacy of the Italian
design in the world as well as the universal values promoted by the Olympic Movement." Need to know more? See www.pininfarina.it
(This post originally appeared in the February 23, 2006, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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Mahjustice Murphy, an eighth-grader at Asbury Park Middle School, represented the Asbury Park School District in the Monmouth County School Boards Association Annual 8th Grade Dialogue.
I think it was outstanding for kids to come out. Kids like me, said Mahjustice, noting that he enjoyed meeting other youth with similar interests in culinary arts. Other kids were nervous and so was I.
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News: Jeff Cumberland Signs With Jets
According to Adam Caplan, Jets tight end and restricted free agent Jeff Cumberland has signed his one year tender.
Brian Bassett, TheJetsBlog.com
Cumberland had 29 receptions for 359 yards and 3 TDs (tied for the team lead, oy) in 2012 and with Dustin Keller being injured much of the season, Cumberland started 12 games. Cumberland was the 31st ranked tight end in the league according to Pro Football Focus and is the internal candidate to be a starter for the Jets in 2013. The big concern in his game comes in his run blocking, if Cumberland could make strides in that area, it might help his status. Unfortunately, there wasn't vast improvement in that area as the season progressed last year so it's hard to anticipate what gains he could make this year and the Jets seem to be trying to consider some other options. Cumberland was a Mike Tannenbaum project and Idzik doesn't seem to be as beholden to him as Tannenbaum did.
Still, Cumberland will likely have the opportunity to increase his role in the 2013 offense, but the team's obvious interest in adding a free-agent tight end would lead one to believe that they are also keeping their options open. The Jets have already demonstrated some level of interest in free agents like Fred Davis and Kellen Davis, whom have signed with other teams. Tony Pauline has stated that the Jets are very interested in Zach Ertz as a potential second rounder, so they might be open to adding some offensive talent in the draft as well.


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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Eighteen soldiers in Minnesota's Army National Guard are returning home on Veterans Day after being stationed overseas since last year. The other 27 soldiers from their company are scheduled to return next month.
The soldiers are with the 147th Human Resources Company. They've been stationed in Kuwait and Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In December 2011, they assisted with the drawdown of thousands of soldiers who were returning home from Kuwait.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Ezra J. Schoenike is the supervisor for the group stationed in Kuwait. He says the soldiers received a number of accolades and commendations for their work.
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Early in 2012, Network Rail Chairman Rick Haythornthwaite initiated a programme to gather the views of the British people about the railway and its future.
Workshops were held across the length and breadth of the country. Over 300 participants represented the views of different interest groups; commuters, small businesses, big industry and rural communities, non-users and engaged in a strategic debate about the future role of the railway.
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
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|Utilization of Explanted Lungs for Isolation of Tissue Samples and Primary Cell Lines to Study Pulmonary Fibrosis
- assess fibroblasts and cytokines associated with pulmonary fibrosis [ Time Frame: 12/2013 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
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Pulmonary Fibrosis involves scarring of the lung. Gradually, the air sacs of the lungs become replaced by fibrotic tissue. The most current thinking is that the fibrotic process is a reaction to tiny injury to the lung. When the scar forms, the tissue becomes thicker causing a permanent loss of the tissue's ability to carry oxygen into the bloodstream.
We need to obtain lung tissue from patients without pulmonary fibrosis and compare it to lung tissue from patients with pulmonary fibrosis.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00515567
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A new approach to 911 may help emergency response officials gather information more effectively. The new service uses an online profile to store your personal information.
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