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Amazon Studios continues to break new ground with its darling series Transparent, which was awarded five Emmys. The show creator Jill Soloway was recognized for her directing role, receiving the award for outstanding directing in a comedy series. Jeffrey Tambor took home the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series.
Following Tambor's win he said, "This is bigger than me. It represents what Amazon has done and what the transgender community is doing and what our show is about."
Emmys also went to Bradley Whitford (Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series), Dustin O'Halloran (Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music) and Marie Schley & Nancy Jarzynko (Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series Limited Series or Movie).
Amazon Studios' acclaimed series Transparent won in three categories at the 2015 Creative Arts Emmys. This is the first Emmy win for the streaming channel. Bradley Whitford's award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series is the first Emmy Award for an actor playing a "trans" character. Transparent also took home awards for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music from Dustin O'Halloran and Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series from Marie Schley and Nancy Jarzynko.
Hand of God debuts today on Amazon Prime. It is the newest Picrow-produced drama from Amazon Studios. The series stars Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy, Hellboy) as the morally corrupt Judge Pernell Harris who suffers a breakdown and believes that God is speaking directly to him. This compels him onto a path of vigilante justice. Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives, Body of Proof) plays Pernell's wife Crystal Harris.
The series was created by Ben Watkins (Burn Notice) and directed by Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, World War Z).
Hand of God also stars Andre Royo (The Wire), Alona Tal, Julian Morris, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Garret Dillahunt. Amazon subscribers in the U.S., UK, Austria and Germany can stream the show on Prime. Watch it here: Hand of God
11 Emmy Award nominations make Transparent the most nominated comedy series this year. Amazon, along with the other digital contenders, are challenging the traditional Emmy landscape and showing that they will continue to push TV's creative boundaries.
As Television Academy chief Bruce Rosenblum said, "Television's creativity, influence and impact continue to grow and have never been stronger."
Picrow would like to congratulate Jill Soloway on her nods for both writing and directing, as well as the many other deserving nominees.
Transparent Emmy Award Nominations:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Jeffrey Tambor
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – Gaby Hoffman
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series – Bradley Whitford
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series – Jill Soloway (Pilot)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Jill Soloway ("Best New Girl")
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less) – "The Letting Go"
Cat Smith, Production Designer
Maria Baker, Art Director
Nya Patrinos, Set Decorator
Outstanding Cast for a Comedy Series – Eyde Belasco, Casting Director
Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie – "Symbolic Exemplar"
Marie Schley, Costume Designer
Nancy Jarzynko, Costume Supervisor
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series – Catherine Haight, Editor (Pilot)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music – Dustin O'Halloran
Picrow Director Marc Silver is set to premiere his latest documentary, 3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets, in theaters on June 26th. The film takes a closer look at the 2012 shooting death of Jordan Davis, a young black teenager, and the trial of his killer Michael Dunn, a white middle-aged male. The filmmaker intercuts powerful footage from the trial of Dunn with moments shared between Jordan's parents, Ron and Lucy.
Silver (Who is Dayani Cristal?) premiered the film at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where HBO picked up the U.S. television rights. It will air in the fall following the theatrical run.
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Jill Soloway was honored with the Lucy Award For Excellence In Television at Women in Film's 2015 Crystal + Lucy Awards. After receiving the award from Tony Award-winning actress Judith Light, Soloway recalled the advice given to her by Selma director Ava DuVernay encouraging her "to bring all the women filmmakers together." The Transparent creator closed by saying, "Women speaking the truth is a revolutionary act, and it'll change the world."
Picrow thanks the ACLU Foundation of Southern California for honoring Transparent with the Social Responsibility in the Media Award. Transparent creator and showrunner, Jill Soloway, accepted the award at the 21st Annual Luncheon in Los Angeles. The afternoon was truly remarkable and Picrow was proud to have been a part of it.


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Sailing World Cup Miami - New crewmates Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch have picked up Australia's first medal at the 2011 Rolex Miami OCR, the second round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup, after winning Gold in the Skud 18 class.
Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch won Gold on the water at Miami OCR 2011
Fitzgibbon and Tesch, who only sailed for the first time together in Sydney on Boxing Day 2010 led the Skud 18 fleet from start to finish to eventually win by six points from Americans Scott Whitman and Julia Dorsett.
Fitzgibbon, who won Silver at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, and Tesch, a three-time Paralympic Games Wheelchair Basketball medalist, teamed up after Fitzgibbon tracked Tesch down after seeing her on an SBS documentary following the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart. Tesch was keen to gain experience in another elite sport and the pair have had instant success.
'We're pretty happy with the final result, to win our first major regatta together is awesome,' said Fitzgibbon. 'We've come a long way in a very short space of time, seeing as we only sailed together for the first time just over a month ago.'
Even though they led the regatta from start to finish the pair didn't have it all their own way and had to push right through to the final race for the win.
'We had two good wins to start off the day and then consolidated it well to bring home the Gold medal,' said Fitzgibbon. 'We were up against some really good teams and it was great to show a bit of dominance early on and get them thinking about us.'
Tesch was thrilled with the result in a sport that she has only begun competing at an elite level in and still testing the waters with.
'I'm over the moon with the win, it's unreal, and I'm having a great time on the water' said Tesch. 'Sailing is totally different to other sports I've been involved in but at the same time there are so many similarities; sport vision, awareness and the psychology of sport, they all overlap.'
While Fitzgibbon and Tesch already have medals around their necks the remainder of the fleets will contest their medal races on Saturday with Australian crews lining up in four classes.
Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page remain in third position in the 470 men's fleet but with double points on offer in the shorter medal race the Australian pair is in contention to bring home the Gold medal.
After nine races Belcher and Page finished on 43 points with a second, third and 18th on the penultimate day and are just four points behind Nic Asher and Elliot Willis of Great Britain in second with Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell, also of Great Britain, three points further ahead in the lead.
The reigning 470 World Champions and 2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup Champions are chasing down their fifth straight ISAF Sailing World Cup medal following two Silvers and two Golds at the last four events, and back-to-back Rolex Miami OCR medals after winning Silver in 2010.
The Australian pair has still never finished outside the top six since teaming up just over two years ago.
Brendan Casey heads into the Finn medal race in fourth position, behind three sailors from Great Britain, and is 10 points behind Ben Ainslie of Great Britain.
Casey has had a strong week, picking up a race win and finishing in the top four in six of the nine races, in an incredibly close and competitive fleet.
Jessica Crisp heads into the RS:X medal race in fifth position following a sixth and a fourth in the two races on Friday and is only five points of the Bronze medal position.
Crisp has sailed well in the variable conditions served up in Miami during the week and has been in top 10 in every race, including three top three finishes.
Racing has been close all regatta with the top six RS:X sailors in the world lining up for the second round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami.
Krystal Weir took the 10th and final position in the Laser Radial medal race, after an 11th, sixth and 21st in Friday's three races.
Fellow Australian Gabrielle King is in 19th with Queensland sailor Ashley Stoddart 27th.
In the men's 470 fleet Australian Sailing Development Squad crew Sam Kivell and Will Ryan are in 14th position with a 19th, 18th and 17th place finish on Biscayne Bay on Friday.
The Australian Women's Match Racing Team crew of Nicky Souter, Jessica Eastwell and Olivia Price finished the regatta in eighth position. The Australians lost their quarter-final against Claire Leroy three wins to two in a close battle, with Leroy going on to win her way through to Saturday's final.
Fellow Australians Katie Spithill, Nina Curtis and Angela Farrell finished the regatta in 17th position with both Australian crews taking part in their first World Cup event since changing crews in late 2010.
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THE DIHYBRID CROSS - The Open Door Web Site : Home Page PPT
Presentation Summary : Title: THE DIHYBRID CROSS Author: Billiet Last modified by: Burchill Created Date: 5/3/2007 7:15:15 PM Document presentation format: On-screen Show
Source : http://www.saburchill.com/IBbiology/chapters03/images/01DIHYBRID%20CROSS.ppt
A simpler way to do a Dihybrid Cross or beyond... PPT
Presentation Summary : A simpler way to do a Dihybrid Cross or beyond... how to avoid making anything larger than a simple Punnett square for any genetics problem. Mendelian genetics ...
Source : http://www.mchs154.org/files/AsimplerwaytodoaDihybridCross.ppt
Dihybrid - ScienceGeek.net Homepage PPT
Presentation Summary : Dihybrid Cross. In snapdragons, tallness (T) is dominant to dwarfness(t), while red color is due togene (R) and white to its corresponding allele (r).
Source : http://www.sciencegeek.net/Biology/Powerpoints/Dihybrid.ppsx
Dihybrid crosses and gene linkage - SCHOOLinSITES PPT
Presentation Summary : Assessment Statements. 10.2.1 Calculate and predict the genotypic and phenotypic ratio of offspring of dihybrid crosses involving unlinked autosomal genes.
Source : http://images.schoolinsites.com/SiSFiles/Schools/AL/MobileCounty/DavidsonHigh/Uploads/Presentations/Dihybrid%20crosses%20and%20gene%20linkage.pptx
Dihybrid cross - Welcome to the Dr. Richard Ochran Site PPT
Presentation Summary : Title: Dihybrid cross Author: Greg Roesler Last modified by: Papty Created Date: 11/10/2009 9:28:20 PM Document presentation format: On-screen Show (4:3)
Source : http://raochran.com/SBI3U1/Powerpoint%20Files/Mendeliangenetics/PPT/Dihybridcrosscompletedominance.ppt
Dihybrid Crosses - TeacherWeb - Websites for Teachers ... PPT
Presentation Summary : Dihybrid Cross . Is the crossing of two traits. Instead of looking at probability of inheriting 1 traits, we are now going to analyze inheriting 2 traits.
Source : http://teacherweb.com/TX/HendricksonHighSchool/Kapa/DihybridCrosses.pptx
Dihybrid Cross: RrYy x RrYy PPT
Presentation Summary : Title: Dihybrid Cross: RrYy x RrYy Author: manfredoniaj Last modified by: Timothy DeJulio Created Date: 3/5/2009 3:24:41 PM Document presentation format
Source : http://timdejulio.com/Welcome/BiologyReferences_files/geneticcrosses.ppt
Dihybrid cross lab - Aurora Public Schools: APS Home PPT
Presentation Summary : Dihybrid cross lab Problem: How do the predicted results compare to the observed results of a dihybrid cross? Background: Monohybrid cross: Look at one trait in an ...
Source : http://aurorak12.org/gateway/academics/science_dept_pages/Newman/documents/Dihybridcrosslab.ppt
Presentation Summary : Jumpstart 11/27 Create a Venn Diagram comparing monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Your venn should have at least 5 differences and 3 similarities.
Source : http://campuses.fortbendisd.com/campuses/documents/Teacher/2012/teacher_20121205_1750_3.ppt
Presentation Summary : Journal: Use punnett squares to answer the following questions. Use your notes and punnett practice from last class for help. 1. Cross a heterozygous brown furred ...
Source : http://www.mceachernhigh.org/member/teachers/class_documents/trl10492/Biology/genetics%20day%203.ppt
Presentation Summary : Dihybrid cross. Monohybrid: heterozygous (having 2 different alleles for one gene pair). Ex: Aa. So what is a dihybrid???? Di: meaning two . Hybrid: means heterozyous
Source : http://www.upsd.wednet.edu/cms/lib07/WA01000687/Centricity/Domain/147/Dihybrid%20crosses%20Non-Mendelian%20Inheritance%20.pptx
Presentation Summary : Unit 4 – Lecture 6 Dihybrid Cross a 4x4 representation of crossing TWO traits monohybrid = 1 trait w/ 2 alleles = 1 allele gamete each for 2x2 box dihybrid = 2 ...
Source : http://www2.fultonschools.org/teacher/mathiakr/Biology/4B-Inheritance/Lecture6-DihybridCrosses.ppt
How to do a Dihybrid Cross using a Punnett Square PPT
Presentation Summary : How to do a Dihybrid Crossusing a Punnett Square. What two traits are we looking at? Assign letters to represent the dominant and recessive alleles for each trait.
Source : http://lams.slcusd.org/pages/teachers/cossey/7thGradePowerpoints/How%20to%20do%20a%20Dihybrid%20Cross.pptx
Basic Mendelian Principles - NIU Department of Biological ... PPT
Presentation Summary : Basic Mendelian Principles ... Dihybrid Cross A dihybrid cross examines 2 different genes. We will use yellow vs. green pods, and round vs. wrinkled seeds.
Source : http://www.bios.niu.edu/johns/genetics/mendel.ppt
Test Cross - University of Arizona PPT
Presentation Summary : Test Cross Test Cross Dihybrid Cross Dihybrid Cross: A cross involving two pairs of contrasting traits. For example, cross true breeding plants with yellow, ...
Source : http://ag.arizona.edu/classes/ans213/lectures/Lecture_13b.ppt
Presentation Summary : Dihybrid crosses a study of inheritance patterns for organisms differing in two traits… more realistic Dihybrid cross Monohybrid: heterozygous (having 2 different ...
Source : http://www.upsd.wednet.edu/cms/lib07/WA01000687/Centricity/Domain/136/Dihybrid_crosses_beckwith.ppt
Lecture 7: MENDELIAN GENETICS - College of Computer ... PPT
Presentation Summary : LECTURE 7 : GENETICS Introduction to Genetics and heredity Gregor Mendel – a brief bio Genetic terminology (glossary) Monohybrid crosses Patterns of inheritance
Source : http://www.life.umd.edu/CBMG/faculty/Moctezuma/BSCI124/Lectures/PPT/Lec07_Genetics.ppt


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A smooth-talking WIU theater student is recruited by small-town economists to start a revolution. Secede from the Union, declare war and surrender — all a part of a political satire designed to draw desperately needed attention to a section of small-town America.
It becomes something bigger than anyone could have imagined and before their white flag can be waved, Forgottonia's story is a nationwide hit.
That theater student finds himself playing the part of a voice representing a downtrodden demographic in the post-Vietnam era.
So was the life of Table Grove resident Neal Gamm in 1971 as the governor of Forgottonia.
"I was pretty good at throwing smoke like a real, old-time politician," Gamm says today. "We didn't ever figure it would take off like it did, but it threw us all in."
He's recently retired after a full life of work in the Montana Park Service, a mining business and maintenance man. He recently moved back to Illinois after a 30-year absence.
"I grew up here," said the 1965 graduate of VIT High School. "This is home."
As the sparkle-and-fade form of celebrity that Gamm experienced nearly 40 years has blended into wacky Illinois trivia, the legend of Forgottonia is twitching with new life.
Gamm will be featured on an upcoming episode of the History Channel documentary "How the States Got Their Shapes."
The Forgottonia Story
As Gamm tells it, the "scheme" was conjured mainly by Jack Horn, son of civically-minded Coca Cola bottler Frank "Pappy" Horn and Macomb Chamber of Commerce Board Member John Armstrong.
Frustration among the citizens and officials of western Illinois was mounting behind a perceived lack of support for transportation projects in the area.
Federal funding for a highway from Chicago to Kansas City by way of western Illinois was passed on by Congress, passenger rail service from Macomb to Chicago was dropped, and Carthage College packed up and moved to Kenosha, Wis.
The area felt ignored and the stunt was a way to draw attention to the plight of the forgotten prairie.
"The idea is that we would secede from the Union, immediately declare war, surrender, then apply for foreign aid. This was the scheme they cooked up to bring attention to Macomb and the western Illinois area," Gamm said.
And he was pegged as the front man.
Fandon, a speck of a town south of Colchester, was the capital. The state flag was all white to signal surrender. An empty storefront in town was declared the capital building. The new nation would include the counties of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, Scott and Warren.
Press releases went out, and the media responded.
Page 2 of 4 - The Sacramento Bee, the Philadelphia Enquirer and the New York Times all ran features on Gamm's stunt. Western Illinois got its attention.
Soon, Gamm was leading parades of reporters with cameras down the streets of Fandon, chest puffed, blowing his smoke.
"It was just supposed to be a local kind of deal and it ended up going national," Gamm said. "We got coverage from coast-to-coast — radio, TV, you name it. It was weird, because they were covering it fairly straight. They were covering it like this was the real deal. It was great stuff. If you read some of the articles, you'd swear this was the real deal. Some papers, I think, really thought this was serious."
Then, slowly, as people saw the truth in the satire, the stunt morphed into something more.
"People were really desperate and they were grasping at straws and I happened to be the most viable one at the time," Gamm said. "People were frustrated. They needed someone to speak for them and they thought I was it. In a way, I was. At least I got their opinions out there. People just didn't have any voice."
Behind the scenes, things began to become stressful for Gamm. He was not a politician. He didn't know the issues. Sure, he was able to talk his way through them, but he felt the people who were relying on someone to deliver their message on a national level deserved better than what he could provide.
He was invited to speak at national summits and serve on expert panels. Politicians against his message began to fear him. Organizations on his side solicited his help.
None of them knew that he really knew nothing.
"I was just in it to be funny and then I saw that people had legit concerns and they had nobody to talk to about it." Gamm said. "It really got to be kind of a responsibility. That was kind of what kept it going. There were people who were plum serious and not able to get their message out there and I can at least do that for them. I was glad to, but it was then that I really had to start doing my homework and know what I was talking about. I didn't know diddley about it, but I was sent there to be an expert. I was in over my head at times."
As Gamm crammed for political test after test, supporters sent in money for the cause. The funds went for gas and food to take Gamm, Armstrong and Horn to various events. A dime was never taken that didn't go straight into the cause.
Billboards were erected along highways at Forgottonia's borders politely requesting that visitors have their Visa cards ready.
Page 3 of 4 - Gamm's newfound fame even reunited him with an old girlfriend. She just happened to be the secretary for three state representatives.
Her connections were valuable to the cause. They were married within months.
"She was the first lady," Gamm chuckled. "She got a big kick out of that."
Gamm had his antagonists. Some locals felt he was doing more harm than good, poking fun at the area for being so rural.
Quincy Mayor Don Nicholson chided Gamm and the idea of Forgottonia, saying the stunt was making the area look bad. At the time, Quincy's population had peaked at an all-time high of 45,000 and the town was bustling economically.
None of that bothered Gamm. He knew that Forgottonia was real and the people who lived there deserved to be heard, no matter what it took to gain attention.
"You can malign, humiliate and scream at your politicians and it won't bother them a bit, but you laugh at them, and they can't stand it," Gamm quipped. "That's what we were doing, and we were really good at it."
The end and after
In the summer of 1972, one year after it started, national interest in the Forgottonia movement waned and slowly died.
"It just kind of petered out," Gamm said. "We took it for all it was worth. I think we did some good. I think we brought some focus to down-state."
Train service was restored in 1972 as Amtrak was born. The Illinois Department of Transportation funded passenger transportation to the area.
Although the former Carthage College had been taken over by a smaller business institution, Robert Morris College, it closed campus in 1989 and remains vacant.
Highway relief wasn't obtained in the Forgottonia boundaries until the U.S. Route 336 four-lane bypass around Colchester and Carthage was finished in 2008.
Since then
Some signs of Forgottonia remain. A barn near Avon still proudly supports a "Forgottonia, USA" moniquer.
An internet blog still posts news from Forgottonia, faceciously building up small-town stories into big news. "Plans proceed for traffic light to replace four-way stop" was a recent headline under breaking news in Carthage.
Politicians have sporadically used the Forgottonia term, and to this day, everyone knows exactly what they're referring to.
As for Fandon, it remains as sleepy and forgotten as ever.
"It's changed since the time we (were) there," Gamm said. "Some of the old buildings that we used as official buildings are gone. There's a road sign there. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have known where I was."
Another movement?
"I've had people come up to me and tell me it's time to do it again," he said.
Page 4 of 4 - As times of economic hardship fall on western Illinois again, there's more talk of the area being re-forgotten. Gamm said a new movement would focus more on job creation instead of transportation.
"Just like back then, I know there's still a lot of people not getting their fair shake from the government and are kind of overlooked by the state, Gamm said.
Would he reclaim his seat as the Governor of Forgottonia?
"I've thought about it," Gamm said. "I'd like for someone to do it again, but I'm too old, too tired. It's a lot of work."
Gamm said he believes another spark of humor in government is sorely needed in a time where extreme partisanship is the rule.
"I feel like we need it now more than ever," Gamm said. "Politics has become obstruction. We're not getting anything done because they're just trying to keep the other guy from getting anything done. That's not the way to do it. I don't know what the answer is. I wish I did, but it's really frustrating. More and more I think that we ought to do it (Forgottonia) again."
On televison
Gamm said he isn't sure when his episode of "How the States Got Their Shapes" would air, but predicted it would be sometime in the spring.
For the episodes, Gamm takes viewers on a tongue-in-cheek tour of Forgottonia's capital of Fandon.
"I was really surprised they were that interested in doing something on it," he said. "It was a spoof.
"It was a good interview and they (the History Channel crew) had fun doing it," he said. "The guy that did the interview was outstanding. He really got into it. It was a goof to them, but it was fun. If you get a ham like me, it was right up my alley."
One last time, Gamm was playing his part.
The McDonough County Voice will publish the air date of the show when that information is released.
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Passion for tech, manufacturing drives DELRAY Systems' success
Thursday, August 06, 2015
Joe Rocca's career in automotive manufacturing started in the early 1980s, and it didn't take him long to combine his passion for technology with his work.
Most recently, Rocca was doing so at
. Today, however, he's launched his own firm,
DELRAY Systems
. The Rochester-based firm focuses on incorporating the latest in technology with manufacturing processes to create efficiencies.
"I want to make an impact on the industry and then turn it over to some folks who have the same passion," Rocca says.
The 1-year-old firm works to integrate process improvement solutions for automating manufacturing, utilizing techniques like reverse engineering and product development processes. This includes 3D printing, 3D scanning, and 3D modeling solutions.
"We want to provide the technology that will help automate manufacturing," Rocca says.
DELRAY Systems recently opened a training and technology center at Oakland University. The firm recently struck a partnership with
, a company traded on the NASDAQ. DELRAY Systems will sell its software, ANSYS SpaceClaim, to 3D printer users in the Midwest.
Source: Joe Rocca, president of DELRAY Systems
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Rochester College launches social entrepreneurship center
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Rochester College is launching a Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and is drawing from the local talent pool to lead it.
The small liberal arts college will house the center in its School of Business, offering a social entrepreneurship degree that emphasizes both profit and the public good. The degree is expected to dovetail well with the institution for higher learning's ethos.
"I was impressed with the campus's mission, which is to work on solving a lot of the world's problems," says Jaymes Vettraino, director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at
Rochester College
. "It spoke to me in a way that I felt pretty passionate about."
Vettraino worked as the city manager of Rochester until this week, stepping down to take the job at Rochester College. He worked as an adjunct professor at Rochester College over the last year and has an MBA from
Lehigh University
Rochester College students studying in the Center for Social Entrepreneurship will work on both solving societal problems through commerce and contributing to their communities. Internships emphasizing servant leadership and social justice will be a focus of the Center. They will partner with local businesses, other educational institutions, non-profits, and government entities.
"My first six months is really about relationship building," Vettraino says.
Source: Jaymes Vettraino, director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Rochester College
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Oakland University spins out first tech startup, Fulcrum Engineering
Thursday, April 30, 2015
The first startup to spin out of Oakland University wants to make your vehicle safer by making its parts disengage during catastrophic accidents.
Fulcrum Engineering is developing technology that enables structural joints in a vehicles to decouple during big accidents. The idea is the force of the accident is displaced to better protect the motorists.
"We have shown we can reduce the force that is felt by the occupants of the vehicle by 60 percent," says Michael Latcha, president of Fulcrum Engineering.
Latcha is also an associate professor at Oakland University. He discovered the idea for the technology when trying to figure out ways to protect military vehicles from IED explosions. He found that if things like the engine or transmission were able to decouple during an explosion, then the force of the blast would also be displaced and better protect the people inside the vehicle.
"All your left with is the shell of the vehicle protecting the occupants," Latcha says.
Fulcrum Engineering is trying to commercialize that technology for use in everyday vehicles like sedans and work trucks. The idea is that only major accidents would enable the decoupling of the structural joints, not fender benders.
The Rochester-based startup launched last November. It made the finals of the
Global Automotive Innovation Challenge
and is currently working to license its technology to automotive suppliers.
Source: Michael Latcha, president of Fulcrum Engineering
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Insert Catchy Headlines marks 10 years as an independent, woman-owned business
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Josephine Dries' life changed 10 years ago. That was the time she started her own public relations firm,
Insert Catchy Headlines
. In a way, it was her method for declaring her own independence.
Dries worked in a family business for years. It was a situation where the men of the family took leading roles. Dries felt limited. She wanted to be in a situation where she could excel and occupy an equal role to everyone else. That meant striking out on her own.
"I said, 'OK, that's good for you. Why can't I do it?'" Dries says. "If I can't do it under your umbrella, then I will stand on my own two feet and do it on my own."
She never looked back. Today her Rochester Hills-based business is not only her full-time job, but Dries has been so successful that she raised her firm's prices. She plans to hire her first employee over the next year, and even attract a major local corporation as a client. Today
Insert Catchy Headlines
serves primarily small and medium-sized businesses.
"I went from one monthly client (when the business launched) to four monthly clients," Dries says.
Source: Josephine Dries, founder of Insert Catchy Headlines
Writer: Jon Zemke
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IT firms Expetec Technology Services, BCL Computing merge into Expetec of Michigan
Thursday, January 22, 2015
A couple of IT firms are merging together to form a bigger company with services that complement one another.
Expetec Technology Services of Rochester Hills and BCL Computing are combining to become of Expetec of Michigan. The new company will remain an Expetec franchise, expanding staff to 12 people and hiring six over the last year.
"We're probably going to add 2-3 more in the next 1-2 months," says Michael St. John, vice president of sales & marketing for
Expetec of Michigan
The newly formed company will offer a larger variety of IT services, such as managed IT, network development, , IT hardware, telecommunications, and IT security. St. John says the the companies focused on different areas, such as BCL Computing in IT hardware work and Expetec more in IT services. He adds that the new company is looking to launch a training program later this winter.
"We're going to kick off a new (military) veterans training program for IT and business management," St. John says.
Source: Michael St. John, vice president of sales & marketing for Expetec of Michigan
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Rochester's Trent Design rebrands to Trent Creative, grows
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Trent Design is in the final stages of rebranding itself as Trent Creative, a move the boutique branding firm will execute later this month.
"We do more than design," says Marilyn Trent, principal of
Trent Creative
. "Our current clients know that but when we talk to new prospects it can be limiting."
The Rochester-based company, it also has an office in Midtown Detroit, has hired two people in design and client services over the last year. It currently employs six people and the occasional intern. It is also looking to hire two more people in software development and marketing.
Trent launched what will soon become Trent Creative 23 years ago. It has focused on design work for most of its life but recently moved into offering more comprehensive branding services.
The firm's work for
Art X Detroit
was also recently chosen as one of the 350 best designs in the U.S. in the 2014 Regional Design Annual representing the best in the Midwest. While awards like that may not directly translate into more business it is another feather the company can put in its cap when pitching new clients.
"It gives us credibility and respect," Trent says.
Trent Creative also plans to become more engaged in work in the greater downtown Detroit area. It is currently working with
Midtown Detroit Inc
M-1 Rail
to help encourage people to continue to do business in the neighborhood while construction of the trolley line is going over the next 18 months.
"We want to continue to help people keep shopping and doing business on Woodward as we keep building this wonderful rail," Trent says.
Source: Marilyn Trent, principal of Trent Creative
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Eagle Ottawa invests $10M into Rochester Hills tech center
Thursday, December 04, 2014
Eagle Ottawa is investing $10 million in expanding its tech center in Rochester Hills.
The Auburn Hills-based automotive supplier employs 150 at its headquarters and another 160 people at its tech center. That number will rise at its tech center after the expansion project is complete.
"We see growth in the employment there," says Brad Jackson, spokesman for
Eagle Ottawa
. "We are making room for 50 more employees."
Eagle Ottawa is an automotive supplier that specializes in leather work. It is 150 years old and has grown its revenue by 18 percent over the last year. It has had a 25-percent compounded annual growth rate since 2011.
The firm has invested $75 million in global innovation initiatives and resources including design, R&D and marketing. Its $10 million expansion in Rochester Hills is part of that. The project will expand the building to 16,500 square feet to accommodate more prototyping and validation work. There will also be a new customer co-creation center aimed at empowering customers to ideate, prototype and validate their inspirations.
"Eagle Ottawa is committed to research and development and continually investing in its development," Jackson says.
Source: Brad Jackson, spokesman for Eagle Ottawa
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Oakland University students build diabetes app, TypeOneTwo
Thursday, November 13, 2014
A trio of Oakland University computer science majors placed at the
hackathon in Ann Arbor with its diabetes mobile app.
Andrew Clissold, Steven Wiggins and Brandon Powell are the undergrads behind TypeOneTwo. The mobile app helps people who live with diabetes track and analyze their glucose and insulin levels.
"I have been wanting to make an app to help me better track my stuff," says Powell, who also lives with Type 1 diabetes.
The friends built out the app during the MHacks software programming competition at the University of Michigan earlier this fall. The 2-month-old startup placed in the top 10 after the 36-hour hackathon, and set the stage to further develop the app into a business.
"This was something that was fun for all of us and could help other people," Powell says. "It was really a blast. We had so much fun. We just sat down and programmed for 36 hours."
The trio behind TypeOneTwo plans to keep developing the app over this winter and launch it to the public in early 2015.
Source: Brandon Powell, co-founder of TypeOneTwo
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Expetec grows for 5th straight year, adds data-sharing product
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Expetec is growing the old fashioned way, through improved services to its customers and client recommendations.
The Rochester Hills-based IT company has been hiring more staff, including a position in network administration support work, and is in the process of hiring a sales person. It now has 10 employees, with an eye for adding more at its current pace of expansion.
"We're on pace to grow for the fifth straight year at 20 percent," says Michael St. John, vice president of marketing and sales for
. "We have been adding new clients and looking into new products in the market place."
Expetec offers network-managed services, telecommunication systems, servers, firewalls, computers, and a 24/7 help desk. It recently added a new product called
. Think of it as a more secure version of Dropbox that enables businesses to share and sync important data anywhere on any device with continuous, real-time backup and comprehensive usage reports. More importantly, St. John believes it's a more secure option than rival products.
"It allows us to control what's going on with our clients in regards to the user," St. John says, adding their clients can determine who can see what documents, when, and for how long with E-Lockr.
St. John is optimistic that Expetec's current growth streak will continue, and not just because the economy is picking up speed.
"We have been consistently getting a lot of referrals from our clients," St. John says. "They trust us and the work we do."
Source: Michael St. John, vice president of marketing & sales for Expetec
Writer: Jon Zemke
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EAFocus turns 15 years old, doubles staff
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Barbara Fornasiero started
, a public relations and marketing company, to help take more control of her life. The mother of a young family wanted to stay professionally active and focus on helping raise her young children. Becoming her own boss seemed like a good option to make that happen.
"I wanted the freedom to set my own schedule and pursue the clients that interested me," Fornasiero says.
That was 15 years ago. Today the Rochester-based company has recently hired its first employee and is growing its client list. EAFocus got its start serving professional companies, like consulting and law firms. It now does work for local school districts and municipalities, and a growing variety of clients.
Fornasiero hired Sara Przybylski nearly a year ago. Przybylski had worked as a social media coordinator for an automotive supplier before coming on as a public relations consultant at EAFocus.
"I wanted to expand the business and have a regular schedule," Fornasiero says. "I wanted to grow the business and still be able to take some time off."
Source: Barbara Fornasiero, owner & principal of EAFocus
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Cirrus Group leverages spike in school district customers
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Schools are becoming an increasingly important part of Cirrus Group's future.
The Rochester Hills-based company specializes in back-end software for school districts and after-school programs. It has expanded significantly into school districts in the Phoenix area, where it represents six school districts.
"We have grown quite a bit in the school district space," says Michael Garret, COO of
Cirrus Group
. "We have also experienced growth in all of our segments."
The 11-year-old firm's software handles operational, financial and customer management functions for child-care facilities, community centers and school districts. The platform manages enrollment, participant payments and communications, scheduling and government compliancy requirements including state and local subsidy payments and food care programs. The subsidy part has proven to be a distinct competitive advantage in recent months.
"We are one of the few companies that offers a subsidy management tool," Garret says.
That has allowed Cirrus Group to hire two people in software development and customer service over the last year. It currently has a staff of 14 employees and three additional openings for software developers.
Source: Michael Garret, COO of Cirrus Group
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Wright & Filippis expands leadership team with 3 new executives
Thursday, April 10, 2014
The executive team at Wright & Filippis is shaking up and expanding from its headquarters in Rochester Hills.
The health-care firm, which specializes in prosthetics, has hired a new vice president of operations, a vice president of sales and a director of IT. Its vice president of facility operations is now the executive vice president of mergers & acquisition, and its former COO and CFO is now company president. The new executive team will oversee the company's 625 employees, of which 500 are based in Metro Detroit.
"We're moving people so we can grow the company in different areas," says A.J. Filippis CEO & chairman of
Wright & Filippis
The 70-year-old firm has left some markets so it can grow into others. It exited several supply-based ventures, such as diabetic supplies. It is now focusing on prosthetics, orthotics, respiratory care services, and home medical equipment and supplies, complex seating rehabilitation and home accessibility systems.
Wright & Filippis is also in the process of acquiring some other business across the U.S. The firm recently acquired
Carolina Orthotics & Prosthetics
and is targeting a handful of other acquisitions.
"We have two more mergers and acquisitions we plan to execute in the next 60 days," Filippis says. He adds, "We're looking at other opportunities along the east coast to expand our product line."
Source: A.J. Filippis CEO & chairman of Wright & Filippis
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Software firm Coil Group adds 5 jobs in downtown Rochester
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Coil Group is walking a tried-and-true line for software firms by trying to make the jump from custom-software development services to selling its own software products.
The downtown Rochester-based company has made a name for itself as a custom-software creation and consulting shop in its first year. During that time it also developed its own software platform that looks to bring analytics to sales forces.
And of course this all required more manpower. Coil Group has hired five people over the last year, mainly for user experience consultants and mobile software developer roles. It currently has a staff of six full-time employees and a handful of independent contractors. It is also looking to add 1-2 interns this summer. The firm also has job openings for one sales professional, one user experience consultant and two software developers.
"We're looking to hire another 10 people in the course of the next 12 months," says Jim Brown, CEO of
Coil Group
That staff is handling a growing workload of custom software and consulting work. Coil Group has continued to expand the number of clients in need of solutions. It is also looking to accelerate the development and sales of its new software platform called
Stage is a mobile app built for iPads. It enables the user to capture the actionable statistics from its sales staff. "As sales people go out into the field, this captures metrics," Brown says.
Source: Jim Brown, CEO of Coil Group
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Trent Design grows staff thanks to manufacturing website work
Thursday, January 16, 2014
There is no denying that Trent Design is a new economy company. The marketing firm specializes in design, specifically website design. So it's a little amusing that the biggest driver of its recent growth is an old economy sector, manufacturing.
Trent Design
has handled the website designs/redesigns of a number of big-name manufacturers over the last year, including
Brasco International
. Trent Design is currently working on new websites for Pennsylvania Steel and Jac Products. The trend started when
Eaton Steel
first reached out to Trent Design to redesign its website a couple of years ago. That led to a number of Eaton Steel's sister firms and manufacturers it works with following suit.
"We have done several manufacturing sites, which has helped us get even more manufacturing website work," says Marilyn Trent, principal of Trent Design. "I feel manufacturing can use our help."
That has allowed the Rochester-based company to hire a new brand strategist over the last year. It now employs five full-time employees, three part-timers and the occasional intern. Many of these employees have stayed with the firm for many years after they hired in. "When I hire them, they stay with me," Trent says.
Trent Design also opened an office in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood a couple of years ago. Trent thinks she could add another person or two to her staff in the next year but still wants to keep her company small.
"I want to keep a boutique-size agency that does great work and provides great customer service," Trent says.
Source: Marilyn Trent, principal of Trent Design
Writer: Jon Zemke
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Software startup iziSurvey launches in Metro Detroit
Thursday, January 09, 2014
A European-developed software startup is launching its U.S. operations of out Metro Detroit this winter.
Digital survey startup iziSurvey was first developed at
Universum College in Kosovo
when a political science professor (Ridvan Peshkopia) and a tech entrepreneur (Mergim Cahani) began talking about the cumbersome and error-prone current system of conducting polls and surveys in a largely paper-based world. They created iziSurvey with an idea of streamlining the surveying process by digitizing it.
"It's not only replacing paper and managing it more effectively overall, but it's adding some features," says Cahani, CEO of
. "We can do it better and cheaper."
The startup created mobile software that allows companies to collect and analyze data, creating detailed reports on the information and making it easy to export that information to other sources. Check out a video about the technology
. The software has been used in Europe over the last few months.
The company is launching the North American arm of its company this week out of Rochester Hills. The startup has a team of nine people and is eyeing a move to downtown Detroit over the next couple of months. One of iziSurvey's executives, Edi Demaj, has worked with tech startups in the M@dison Block and sees that as the right environment to grow the venture.
"We want to be part of Detroit and part of its tech community," says Edi Demaj, chief business development of iziSurvey.
Source: Mergim Cahani, CEO of iziSurvey and Edi Demaj, chief business development of iziSurvey
Writer: Jon Zemke
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- Heavy-duty PVC outer shell encloses the rugged vinyl AIREcell inner bladder.
- Three chamber hull design for safety.
- The inflatable thwart seats provides great back support and can be located where you want them. They also act as extra flotation in emergencies.
- The Tandem Tomcat makes a great solo craft, especially when carrying gear for multiday trips.
- High-quality Summit II valves make inflation and deflation easy.
- Self-bailing floor quickly drains away water.
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stinker had produced from his pocket a corked test-tube, tightly packed with some dark substance.
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The second stanza (which carries over to the third) of that Ode is what is technically called a 'stinker.'
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Before the opening credits are over for "The Piano Teacher," director Michael Haneke has captured the dynamics of the relationship between Erika Kohut (Isabelle Huppert) and her mother (Annie Girardot). Three hours have passed since Erika gave her last piano lesson at Vienna's conservatory, and her mother, with whom she shares an apartment in an old building, hasn't heard from her.
When Erika arrives home, her mother is both frantic and enraged; the two strike out at each other, exchange harsh words, but eventually the daughter crumples into tears. Even though Erika, drab and 40ish, has her own room, she and her mother sleep next to each other in twin beds in the master bedroom. Erika's father, we soon learn, has some time ago descended into madness and is institutionalized. In adapting Elfriede Jelinek's 1983 novel, Haneke takes us and Erika on a harrowing journey in this taut, stark, sometimes bleakly funny and altogether dazzling film. Erika's mother could scarcely be more dominating or possessive, and she still dreams of triumphs for her daughter on the concert stage. At the conservatory, Erika is the severest, most exacting of instructors and has a profound intellectual grasp of music, with Schumann and Schubert her favorite composers. Yet because of her consummate skill and knowledge, Erika, who puts her hair in a bun, goes without makeup and wears the plainest of clothes, is much in demand.
Although Erika makes a remark that suggests she feels she could be losing her mind, there is no reason to suspect that her repressed existence won't continue in the same rigid pattern. Then along comes Walter Klemmer (Benoit Magimel), a handsome engineering student who happens to be a talented pianist. Walter can see that Erika is a beauty despite her dull appearance, and he is bright and sophisticated enough to parry with Erika intellectually. Her icy aloofness challenges Walter, who auditions successfully at the conservatory so that he can study with her.
His confident charm, obvious brains and talent, good looks and ardor are not lost on Erika, but she is such an emotional cripple that her attraction to Walter unleashes an avalanche of sexual aberrations that express the terrible distortions of her upbringing. Haneke explores these aberrations exhaustively but not exploitatively, and Erika's twisted psyche gives way to the sad larger truth that music does not seem to thrill her or give her pleasure. For her, teaching piano is a means of obsessively pursuing perfection to fill up an empty, emotionally starved existence. Erika realizes that from early childhood she has been expected to sacrifice her life for music, but there is a real question about whether she can deal with the love Walter offers her.
It took more than 15 years for Haneke, best known for his 1997 shocker "Funny Games" and a master at delineating alienated, emotionally frigid individuals, to to make "The Piano Teacher." He refused to make it without Huppert and cited her remarkable range that allows her to travel easily and swiftly from the pathetically vulnerable to the formidably intellectual. It is surely one of her most challenging roles.
Huppert won the best actress prize at Cannes last year, and Magimel, who can match Huppert at every turn, took the best actor award; the film itself won the grand jury prize. Despite these prizes and more, "The Piano Teacher" will surely be too strong for some audiences and is best left to those who like films that take big risks and get away with them.
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1The people saw that Moses took a long time to come down from the mountain. So they gathered around Aaron. They said to him, "Come. Make us a god that will lead us. This fellow Moses brought us up out of Egypt. But we don't know what has happened to him."
2Aaron answered them, "Take the gold earrings off your wives, your sons and your daughters. Bring the earrings to me."
3So all of the people took off their earrings. They brought them to Aaron. 4He took what they gave him and made it into a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. He shaped it with a tool.
Then the people said, "Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt."
5When Aaron saw it, he built an altar in front of the calf. He said, "Tomorrow will be a feast day in the Lord's honor."
6So the next day the people got up early. They sacrificed burnt offerings and brought friendship offerings. They sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance wildly in front of their god.
7The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, "Go down. Your people you brought up out of Egypt have become very sinful. 8They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a statue of a god that looks like a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said, 'Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.'
9"I have seen those people," the Lord said to Moses. "They are stubborn. 10Now leave me alone. My anger will burn against them. I will destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
11But Moses asked the Lord his God to show favor to the people. "Lord," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people? You used your great power and mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt. 12Why should the Egyptians say, 'He brought them out to hurt them. He wanted to kill them in the mountains. He wanted to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn away from your burning anger. Please take pity on your people. Don't destroy them!
13"Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel. You made a promise. You took an oath in your name. You said, 'I will make your children after you as many as the stars in the sky. I will give them all of this land I promised them. It will belong to them forever.' "
14Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn't destroy them as he had said he would.
15Moses turned and went down the mountain. He had the two tablets of the covenant in his hands. Words were written on both sides of the tablets, front and back. 16The tablets were the work of God. The words had been written by God. They had been carved on the tablets.
17Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting. So he said to Moses, "It sounds like war in the camp."
18Moses replied, "It's not the sound of winning.
It's not the sound of losing.
It's the sound of singing that I hear."
19As Moses approached the camp, he saw the calf. He also saw the people dancing. So he burned with anger. He threw the tablets out of his hands. They broke into pieces at the foot of the mountain.
20He took the calf the people had made. He burned it in the fire. Then he ground it into powder. He scattered it on the water. And he made the people of Israel drink it.
21He said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you? How did they make you lead them into such terrible sin?"
22"Please don't be angry," Aaron answered. "You know how these people like to do what is evil. 23They said to me, 'Make us a god that will lead us. This fellow Moses brought us up out of Egypt. But we don't know what has happened to him.'
24"So I told them, 'Anyone who has any gold jewelry, take it off.' They gave me the gold. I threw it into the fire. And out came this calf!"
25Moses saw that the people were running wild. Aaron had let them get out of control. The people had become a joke to their enemies.
26Moses stood at the entrance to the camp. He said, "Anyone who is on the Lord's side, come to me." All of the Levites joined him.
27Then he spoke to them. He said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, says, 'Each man must put on his sword. Then he must go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other. Each man must kill his brother, friend and neighbor.' " 28The Levites did as Moses commanded. About 3,000 of the people died that day. 29Then Moses said to the Levites, "You have been set apart for the Lord today. You stood against your own sons and brothers. And he has blessed you this day."
30The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will go up to the Lord. Maybe if I pray to him, he will forgive your sin."
31So Moses went back to the Lord. He said, "These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves. 32Now please forgive their sin. But if you won't, then erase my name from the scroll you have written."
33The Lord replied to Moses, "I will erase from my scroll only the names of those who have sinned against me. 34Now go. Lead the people to the place I spoke about. My angel will go ahead of you. But when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
35The Lord struck the people with a plague. That's because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
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