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My identity has been uneasily intertwined with the cult TV show "Futurama" ever since my last name became the moniker of the program's womanizing, alcoholic, kleptomaniac robot. Needless to say, the popular connotations now associated with "Bender" are not exactly flattering (and they weren't exactly great to begin with). Fortunately for me then, the writers of "Futurama" did on occasion flesh out the character of Bender Bending Rodriguez as a credible medium for exploring genuinely profound questions in a manner unusual for television. One such example is 2002's "Godfellas," an episode of otherwise-satiric television that actually takes seriously questions concerning God's role in the Universe; the episode even going so far as to introduce a deity who, far from a typical sarcastic caricature, is a surprisingly close conception of my own LDS understanding of God.
In "Godfellas," Bender is accidently launched out a torpedo tube at high speed during a battle with space pirates ("you know, pirates, but in space!"). Flying at speeds too great for his ship to catch him, Bender appears doomed to drift through the immense loneliness of the cosmos for all eternity, alone and forsaken. Already this ostensible-comedy has established a tone of existential despair that jokes do not relieve—in fact, they only call all the more attention to his loneliness. "All humor is gallows humor" wrote Herman Hesse, and this gallows humor is on full display in "Godfellas," as "Futurama" fully embraces the creeping dread of a futile future underlying their space-age premise. That sudden, stark, unexpected stare into the abyss is already enough to distinguish "Godfellas" from most television fair. But what happens next is when things get really interesting.
Bender passes through an asteroid shower, which results in an asteroid populated by microscopic humanoids crashing on his torso, and promptly begin worshipping him as a "Metal Lord." Now, already there are some interesting gospel parallels at play here—for example, it is a self-appointed religious leader who first calls upon his people to bow down before their God. However, when Bender chooses an emissary with which to communicate his will, he picks his own spokesman, in the humble character of Malachi. Men do not appoint themselves spokesmen of God, but God himself chooses from among the humble his prophets, from Moses to Isaiah to Ezekiel to Joseph Smith to, yes, the Malachi who finishes the Old Testament. "Futurama" appears to at least, for a moment, take seriously the proposition of man's relationship with deity. There is certainly inherent satire in constructing Bender of all beings as said deity, but this is religious satire of a variety that takes seriously the subject it lampoons.
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Now, religious satire is certainly nothing new to "adult" cartoons—The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, and even previous episodes of Futurama have all treated religion with varying degrees of irreverence throughout their runs. Usually religion only serve up easy punch-lines on these shows, and at first "Godfellas" appears to be following a similar trajectory.
For Bender is in character as an utterly irresponsible God that demands alcohol from his worshippers, and generally fails at his every attempt to improve their lot—in turns crushing a town with a coin when they pray for wealth, burning their crops (then their city) when he tries to give them more sunlight, then wrecking terrible wind-storms that launch denizens into space when he tries to blow the wildfire out. The implicit commentary appears to be that the religious are at best naïve simpletons whose overreliance on a supposed benevolent deity is misplaced and self-destructive.
This implication of faith's futility is reinforced by the B-story, wherein Fry desperately searches for Bender—when science fails him, he says it's time "to try something desperate and crazy" and so visits "The First Amalgamated Church." Fry asks the Priest-Rabbi-Imam-etc if he can help him, to which the religious leader suggests "Prayer." Fry then matter-of-factly asks if there's something useful he can do, to which the latter replies frankly, "No." By mid-point of the episode, one might safely assume that "Futurama" position is that there is no God, that if he exists then he is an incompetent bungler, that in reality the universe is cold, indifferent, and uncaring to our plights, that all of existence is just one cosmic joke at our expense. Such an interpretation would be entirely consistent with the tone of the entire "Futurama" series.
But then something remarkable happens at the mid-way mark. By then, Bender appears to have learned his lesson and commands his worshippers to solve their own problems rather than rely on him. One might then expect Bender's worshippers to develop beyond him, perhaps try to kill him, or perhaps technologically transcend Bender and benevolently return him to earth. Such would be a comfortingly atheist vision that would make this episode a favorite among arm-chair humanists.
But "Futurama" undercuts such a simplified vision, when a war breaks out with the "unbelievers" who crashed on Bender's butt. Significantly, the "unbelievers" are the ones who actually start the war, not the religious so often associated with the Crusades and Holy Wars. "Please metal Lord," pleads Malachi, "smite those who deserve it for a change!" Here the choice of Malachi as the prophet's name is most relevant, for it is the Biblical Malachi who makes the similar complaint of: "Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered" (Malachi 3: 14-15). Like the Biblical Malachi, Bender's Malachi, even as he expresses his faith, is frustrated that the wicked prosper, that good things happen to bad people and vice-versa. That is, Malachi's complaint to Bender is a very ancient one, and is one that acknowledges that religious people, far from being the non-thinking, non-critical simpletons as portrayed by their detractors, are in fact deeply perplexed by the injustice of existence. The religious think deeply and feel passionately. Not often does faith receive such a sober portrayal on TV.
But in keeping with the episode's tone of existential foreboding, Malachi's complaint falls not on deaf but useless ears. For because Bender had ceased to be involved in his worshippers' affairs, they had turned to self-reliance, advancing their science to the point of developing nuclear weapons, which they promptly use. Bender's intercession may have perhaps made their lives worst, but his withdrawal from their affairs made it worst.
The result is an unmitigated nuclear holocaust, with both sides bombed into oblivion. Bender cries out despairingly in a line at once comic and tragic: "Who would have thought that playing God could have such horrible consequences!"
Then Bender meets God.
At least, when Bender exclaims to the galaxy-like entity he encounters "Oh my God! Are you God?" it replies, "Possible. I do feel compassion for all living things, my good chum.." When Bender then asks if perhaps "you're not God, but the remains of a computerized space probe that collided with God?" it replies, "That seems probable." Note how much this exchange is very much a "what-think-ye-of-Christ" sort of proposition: here there are no authoritarian proclamations of divinity, but merely an invitation for each man, woman, and robot to answer for themselves, What is God? "Futurama" will not answer the question affirmatively or negatively, and neither will God himself. Neither the devout faithful nor the pious atheist is allowed the easy-out of accepted dogma—one must know God for one's self. God will force knowledge of himself on no one, for we must all encounter God for ourselves.
It is a rigid point of LDS doctrine that everyone must "come to a knowledge of these things" and "receive a personal witness," personal, intimate, and incommunicable, of these things. Bender, likewise, must encounter God directly, personally, for himself, with no other mediation. That is, Bender's religious experience is archetypal in that is so personal and unique.
Bender and God's conversation soon comes to center on Bender's own recent failure as a God. "You know, I was God once," he says, to which God replies, "Yes, I saw. You were doing well until everyone died." Bender then expresses his afore detailed frustration with Godhood when he exclaims, "It was awful. I tried helping them. I tried not helping them. But in the end, I couldn't do them any good."
God then speaks in terms understandable to Bender, for as The Book of Mormon reads, "the Lord doth grant unto all nations, of their own nation and tongue, to teach his word, yea, in wisdom, all that he seeth fit that they should have" (Alma 29:8). Hence, God explains: "Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you, and if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket." And as Bender adds, "Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money!" "Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing," continues God, still using Bender's vocabulary, "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."
The episode's climax intersects demonstrates this axiom, as the A-story and B-story intersect. Fry has travelled to the Himalayas, and has taken control of the radio-telescope of an ancient monastic order dedicated to finding God, to instead use it to find Bender. The monks themselves have been locked by Leela into the laundry. After 3 days, the monks complain that they've eaten their shoes, and are now bored.
Yet just when Fry gives up all hope, God hears Fry, and sends Bender rocketing back to Earth, burn through the atmosphere, and land directly in front of Fry and Leela just outside the Himalayan radio-telescope. The utterly-miraculous nature Bender's appearance is emphasized by Leela's exclamation of, "This is by a wide margin the least likely thing that has ever happened." This supreme miracle would seem to directly undercut God's admonition to always use a "light touch."
Yet note what happens next: Leela notes that they forgot to let the monks out of the laundry room. When Fry protests, "Ahhh, do we have to? I'm sure their God will let them out, or at least give them more shoes to eat," Bender rejoins with, "Fat chance. You can't count on God for jack. He pretty much told me so himself. Now come on, if we don't save those Monks, then no one will." And then Bender marches back to the radio-telescope. Of course, what has just happened here? The alcoholic, kleptomaniac, utterly selfish and ego-centric Bender the Robot has just learned to selflessly care for the welfare of others, a character-development nothing short of miraculous itself. This careful shaping of Bender's character is emphasized by God himself, who in the episode's final scene, is seen chuckling, "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." Bender didn't even notice that God had just made him a more altruistic being.
And in fact, the quiet, subtle way God trains us to care for the well-being of others is explicitly taught by our own LDS Prophets; Spencer W. Kimball himself famously said, "God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs." God met the needs of these poor monks through Bender.
Note that implicit in God's instructions to Bender is his desires for Bender to actually one day succeed at Godhood! Of course, at this juncture Bender is far and away the least likely possible candidate for successfully becoming God, but could imagine Bender, following his new trajectory, eventually, eventually, becoming a benevolent deity with a light touch, likewise trying to create Gods of the creatures below him, too. I'm not sure there's a more LDS expression of God's desires for his children in any of our own fiction, and almost makes me wonder how "Futurama" beat us to it.
"Godfellas" remains one of my favorite episodes of "Futurama" for all the above outlined theological implications—in fact, it's one of the few episodes of any TV program to grant me a glimpse of bona fide religious hope, more than the other schmaltzier (and dryly dogmatic) "Touched By an Angel" type shows out there. For indeed, if God can credibly start to make something out of this fictional Bender, perhaps he can also do something with me.


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Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut, of the film Quartet which premiered at the London Film Festival is a story of a home for retired opera singers, where an annual concert set in the English countryside is given to celebrate Verdi's birthday. Classical music lovers will relish Ronald Harwood's script, adapted from his own play. There are performances of arias from Rigoletto to The Mikado. Harwood's screenplays include Australia is a 2008 and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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BALTIMORE – Phil Dawson has seen it all as a member of the Browns.
Most of it`s been bad.
But Sunday vs. the hated Ravens, Dawson played a starring role in what might prove to be the win that turned the fortunes of the franchise. It`s too early to know that, but Dawson was soaking up the good vibes.
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"It wasn`t a fluke kick," receiver Joe Jurevicius said.
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"To come up short last week and have to hear my leg`s not what it used to be and I can`t handle the pressure and all that. To have an opportunity to answer both of those with one kick is kind of sweet. It`s even sweeter to share this with all my teammates."
Dawson wasn`t the only member of the special teams who had an impact. Returner Joshua Cribbs broke his franchise record from last week with 245 yards on kickoff returns. He set up Dawson`s tying field goal with a 39-yard return and paved the way for the winner with a 41-yarder to start overtime.
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Ravens coach Brian Billick said during the week that he would try to kick away from Cribbs. But he got seven returns and played a huge role.
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Where to Start on Social Media Marketing
It's not hard to find advice on how to get started using social media in business. Every consultant who has ever completed an engagement has an opinion. The problem is, much of that advice boils down to: "Just dive in and start tweeting." Not helpful, and not likely to lead to successful outcomes. More deliberation is in order.
The first question to answer is where social media can fit into your company's overall outreach efforts. Social media aren't one thing, despite our tendency as an industry to speak about them as if they were, and their uses inside companies can be various. Social media can be used as a promotional tool (Facebook, Twitter, and FourSquare fit well here); as a PR vehicle (blogs); as a real-time aid to customer service (Twitter); and as a vehicle for customer engagement (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn). Like the elephant in the fable of the blind men, writes Robin Neifield, social media "can resemble an odd assortment of different shapes and sizes, textures, and appendages, but when taken together, it's a powerful animal that leaves a big footprint."
Narrowing down to marketing, let's say you've decided to investigate how social media can work in your programs to increase customer engagement. You'll want to plan your strategy, do research, and set guidelines -- this infographic is a good roadmap of initial steps, and summarizes B2Bento's whitepaper on the use of social media in B2B marketing.
In the research phase, you need to figure out where in the social landscape your customers are. Where are the conversations happening? What trends are customers concerned with? Who are the influencers, who the evangelists? Finding this all out takes research that goes beyond simply exploring the keywords you might already be using in SEO or pay-per-click campaigns.
Liana Evans sketches out 10 research tools, from free to enterprise level, that can help you determine where to focus your efforts in the social space. They range from simple buzz trackers such as Google Alerts to sophisticated sentiment analysis packages, including the widely used Radian6 (here is a detailed review of the latter). Google Insights and Twitter Trends can give you a leg up on the jargon and slang that may be used in these media around your industry. Tools such as Technorati, Compete, and Quantcast can help you find influencers and evangelists, and get a bead on their reputations.
Research into keywords and trending topics can also pay off in benefits for pay-per-click display advertising, as Hollis Thomases explains. Researching competitors using tools such as SEMRush, SpyFU (pardon the expression), or AdGooRoo (ditto) can give further insight into what keywords are most applicable to your marketing efforts.
What lessons have you learned along the trail to productive use of social media for marketing? Please share your insights in the comments below.
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When threatened, Lyme bacteria are able to create a protective covering to prevents from being killed off. This protective covering is called a biofilm. This biofilm enables the bacteria to seal themselves within a "plastic bag" when they are in danger. This biofilm protects the bacteria from antibiotics, anti-Lyme herbs, and antibodies that will kill it. In theory, the bacteria are believed to be able to lie dormant in their biofilm for months or even years.
When conditions are safe again, the bacteria can re-emerge and aggravate symptoms of pain, fatigue, and mental fog
As a result, some people end up struggling with a chronic Lyme Disease infection for years or decades. Many of these people seek the care of a Lyme literate physician. These people may end up receiving many different antibiotics over the course of several years. Antibiotics are believed to stimulate the Lyme bacteria to cover itself with a biofilm. When the bacteria re-emerges, symptoms can flared up enough to require hospitalization.
How can you stop this cycle of bacteria sealing itself and re-emerging later to aggravate your symptoms?
An age old herb shows new promise for cutting through difficult biofilms
In 2006, a 17 year old student in Mississippi used an ancient Ayurverdic herb called terminalia chebula to infiltrate the biofilm and kill the bacteria behind cystic fibrosis. Here is the link to the original article: http://www.cogito.org/Articles/Arti... Her work was also featured in the January/February medicine and health sciences issue of Imagine Magazine published by John Hopkins University.
If this herb can cut through the pseudonomas biofilm, can it also penetrate the Lyme bacteria biofilm?
Current patients report a reduction in their symptoms when taking this herb
When clients take this herb combined with other anti-Lyme herbs and treatment methods, their symptoms are reduced as much as 90% in as little as eight weeks. These results are usually seen in clients that have been infected for about a year or less. In some cases, when you are cutting through the biofilm, you may see an increase in your symptoms due to greater numbers of bacteria being released in your system.
Initially, symptoms may increase when taking these herbs
Some patients have reported an increase in symptoms of fatigue and joint pain when starting to take the terminalia chebula herb in their formula. In the beginning, the herb is added at a very low dose so as to minimize any flare up of your symptoms due to greater numbers of bacteria being released.
As treatment progresses, the dosage of this herb can be increased as your immune system is more effective at: killing off more bacteria, eliminating harmful toxins, and keeping you healthy and strong. As you get stronger, your symptoms get reduced.
A ancient herb brings new hope for eliminating the symptoms of chronic Lyme Disease
Instead of dreading a recurrence of your Lyme Disease symptoms, an ancient herb called terminalia chebula may be able to destroy the thick resealable plastic bag around the Lyme bacteria. And then antibiotics, anti-Lyme herbs, and your immune system can do their job.
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these pages you will find information about:
Milestones - Product Overview and
People and
in the story of WILD HEERBUGG and
of Technology and
of the Buildings and
of Kern & Co. Aarau and How
old is my Kern instrument and
of course the Milestones
of the History of Wild Heerbrugg AG (see below):
The successors of Wild Heerbrugg:
at this point my overview of Wild Heerbrugg is
More information on the successors will you find on the following weppages
2003: acquisition of Leica Vectronix AG from the French
high-technology defense and communications group SAGEM
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, July 5, 2005 – Leica Geosystems (SWX:
LGSN), the world leader in spatial information technologies, expands its
North American headquarters in metropolitan Atlanta. At the same time, Leica
Geosystems announces the acquisition of Terramatics Inc., active in the
inertial positioning industry. The acquisition further strengthens the
expertise of Leica Geosystems' Geospatial Imaging division.
Leica Geosystems will occupy a 100,000 square foot facility at Technology
Park in Norcross, Georgia, USA. Functioning as the Leica Geosystems regional
headquarters for the Americas, each of its divisions will be represented,
with a special focus on Geospatial Imaging and Surveying & Engineering.
This move will enable Leica Geosystems to further leverage the resources of
its operational units and drive its effectiveness in the market. The Atlanta
location offers a state-of-the-art demonstration room, enabling the company
to showcase all of its technologies and divisions under one roof.
"Leica Geosystems has a strong position in the US and is market leader in
spatial information technologies," said Hans Hess, CEO of Leica Geosystems.
"Now, we further expand our local presence, supported by a dedicated team
that knows the Americas market and its customers very well."
At the same time Leica Geosystems announces it has acquired from Terramatics
Systems Inc., Canada (Terramatics) the Intellectual Property relating to
inertial positioning (IP) technology and has taken over the key development
staff. No financial details were disclosed.
Terramatics has a proven track record of developing customized GPS Inertial
Navigation Systems (INS) that cover specialized terrestrial, marine and
airborne applications. The IP acquired from Terramatics will enhance the
core expertise of Leica Geosystems. The technology is immediately applicable
to many Leica Geosystems sensor systems that are used in airborne geospatial
data acquisition.
"INS coupled with GPS are widely used and are well proven in our airborne
sensors," added Eugen Voit, Corporate Technology Officer of Leica
Geosystems. "Integrating Terramatics' GPS/INS IP into our technology
portfolio allows us comprehensive market coverage in the area of high
accuracy systems."
Terramatics, located in Calgary, was founded in 1999. Leica Geosystems will
maintain an office in Calgary, serving as the Inertial Solutions Group
within Leica Geosystems' Geospatial Imaging Division.
26 September 2005
Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Today,
after the expiration of the initial acceptance period, Hexagon AB published
the preliminary interim results of its offer for all outstanding shares of
Leica Geosystems. The preliminary results confirm that Hexagon has received
acceptances in relation to 1'748'585 shares, representing 71.30 percent of
the issued share capital. Leica Geosystems welcomes the fact that the future
ownership of the Company will soon be resolved.
The Board considers that the shareholders of Leica Geosystems will now
receive a fair price for their shares. The unaffected share price of Leica
Geosystems on 10 June 2005 (the date prior to Hexagon's pre-announcement)
was CHF 380. Hexagon's first offer was at CHF 440 per share. The intrinsic
value of the revised Hexagon offer on 23 September 2005 was CHF 594,
representing significant value accretion for the shareholders of Leica
The Board of Leica Geosystems believes that Hexagon will be a judicious
owner of the Company in the future. "In the course of numerous talks prior
to, and after, the launch of the improved offer both companies managed to
build up mutual trust and understanding for their respective positions",
says Mario Fontana, Chairman of the Board of Leica Geosystems Holdings AG.
Hexagon has confirmed to representatives of the Board and management, as
well as the Works Council and the unions, that Leica Geosystems' strategy,
and the further development of the Company, will continue. Furthermore,
Hexagon has shown its commitment to Leica Geosystems' current competence
center in Heerbrugg, as well as the Company's management and workforce. The
Board appreciates Hexagon's long-term perspective and its intention to
develop further Leica Geosystems' position as market leader in its industry.
Leica Geosystems has been subject to a takeover battle since 13 June 2005.
The conclusion of this situation will enable the management and employees to
continue to focus on the Company's customers and daily business. In the
upcoming weeks both companies will begin to discuss and initiate the steps
for a smooth integration.
Shareholders who have not yet tendered their shares will have the
opportunity to tender their shares into the Hexagon offer during the
additional acceptance period commencing on 29 September 2005 and ending on
12 October 2005. It should be noted that the Danaher Offer has now lapsed
after less than 0.1 percent of shares have been tendered into the Danaher
offer. Therefore, if shareholders wish to accept the Hexagon offer, they
should tender their shares prior to expiry of that additional acceptance
18 November 2005
At the extraordinary shareholders'
meeting, the shareholders have taken note of the resignation of all current
Board members and the shareholders present, including Hexagon AB, have
granted discharge to all resigning members of the Board of Directors.
Representatives of Hexagon AB have been elected as new members of the Board
of Directors: Ola Rollén (CEO of Hexagon AB), Håkan Halén (CFO of Hexagon
AB) and Urs Brügger (attorney and previous secretary of the Board of
Directors). Moreover, Ernst & Young Ltd, Zurich, has been elected as new
auditors of Leica Geosystems Holdings Ltd.
This was the last shareholders' meeting of Leica Geosystems as publicly held
company. Leica Geosystems is now part of the Hexagon Group and the new owner
plans to get the remaining shares of Leica Geosystems Holdings Ltd cancelled
and, at the same time, to apply for the delisting of the shares at the SWX.
See what the Swiss TV send about this
13.06.2005, Tagesschau, SF
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Übernahmekampf um Leica
Der Vermessungstechnikkonzern
Leica Geosystems ist mit einem Übernahmeversuch des schwedischen
Hexagon-Konzerns konfrontiert. Für 1,1 Milliarden Franken soll das
Heerbrugger Unternehmen die Besitzer wechseln. Der Leica-Verwaltungsrat
lehnte das Angebot ab.
see Video in German
13.06.2005, 10vor10, SF1 (17kb)
Übernahme-Angebot für Leica
Nach der traditionsreichen
Schweizer Vermessungsfirma Leica Geosystems greifen jetzt die Schweden. Und
zwar die schwedische Firma Hexagon, die selber stark in der
Vermessungstechnik ist.
see Video in German
17.06.2005, 10vor10, SF1 (19kb)
Justizminister Christoph Blocher
will in seinem Departement 116 Stellen abbauen. / IKRK-Präsident Jakob
Kellenberger hat heute die Kritik aus den USA zurückgewiesen, das IKRK
handle gegen US-Interessen. / Der Verwaltungsrat von Leica Geosystems
will definitv nicht mit dem Schwedischen Hexacon-Konzern fusionieren.
26.07.2005, Tagesschau, SF
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Verlockendes Angebot für Leica
Im Übernahmekampf um den
Vermessungstechnikkonzern Leica Geosystems gibt es eine überraschende Wende.
Der US-Konzern Danaher überbietet das Angebot der schwedischen Hexagon.
26.07.2005, 10vor10, SF1 (19kb)
Grosses Interesse an Leica
Lawrence Culp, Chef des
amerikanischen Mischkonzerns Danaher, will das traditionsreiche
Unternehmen Leica Geosystems kaufen. An der heutigen Pressekonferenz
bekräftige Culp, dass Leica Geosystems und Danaher sich perfekt ergänzen.
Bis anhin lag eine Offerte der schwedischen Firma Hexagon auf dem Tisch.
Doch Culps Gebot liegt rund 14 Prozent höher.
15.08.2005, Tagesschau, SF
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Hexagon bietet mehr
Die schwedische Hexagon hat ihr
Übernahmeangebot für Leica Geosystems überraschend erhöht. Neu will sie 1,44
Mrd. Fr. hinblättern, 31 Prozent mehr als im ersten Angebot versprochen
23.09.2005, Tagesschau, SF
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Leica wird schwedisch
Die Schweizer
Vermessungstechnik-Firma Leica Geosystems ist auf das Kauf-Angebot der
schwedischen Hexagon eingegangen.
Scanlaser AB,
Sweeden and Scanlaser AS, Norway have a combined turnover of approximately 120 MSEK and over
the last years have shown an average growth of about 35 percent per annum.
The companies' results will be consolidated from 1 May 2006 and will
immediately contribute to Hexagon's and Leica Geosystems' earnings.
"This acquisition is an important cornerstone of our growth strategy and a
commitment to the ongoing development of the machine automation business
within Leica Geosystems", comments Clement Woon, President of the Geosystems
Division within Leica Geosystems. "The Scanlaser business model will become
a seed for the further expansion of our machine automation distribution in
the region".
The two companies will remain independent and will continue to be managed by
their respective management teams who will directly report into the Group
Sales Region EMEA within Leica Geosystems. Scanlaser has 36 employees
working out of nine locations in Sweden, Norway and Poland.
On 8 September 2006,
Hexagon and Leica Geosystems announced the acquisition of Mikrofyn A/S in
Denmark. The company is one of Europe's leading suppliers of machine
automation and laser levelling and alignment equipment for the building
construction and civil engineering industries. Mikrofyn's product range
consists of a portfolio of automatic and manual machine control systems for
excavators, graders, dozers and paving machines, as well as a broad basket
of laser rotators, laser receivers and pipe lasers.
"The acquisition of Mikrofyn is part of Hexagon's growth strategy and
commitment to global expansion within machine automation technology.
Mikrofyn is the largest European manufacturer of one and two dimensional
solutions for construction machine automation and ideally complements Leica
Geosystems' product range of GPS, TPS and laser based machine automation
systems that manoeuvre infrastructure machines with increased efficiency and
precision. Mikrofyn also complements Leica Geosystems' existing construction
laser product basket and adds a second brand to our portfolio", says Ola
Rollén, CEO and President of Hexagon AB.
Mikrofyn is based in Odense, Denmark, and currently has 70 employees. In the
past years the company has shown annual growth rates in the range of 30 per
cent. Mikrofyn will be consolidated within Hexagon Measurement Technologies
and will immediately contribute to Leica Geosystem's and Hexagon's earnings.
"The company has a long and successful record of cooperation with Scanlaser,
which we acquired in May this year. Although Mikrofyn and Scanlaser are set
up as independent business units, their combined competency will be applied
globally within Leica Geosystems and Hexagon", says Clement Woon, President
of the Geosystems Division within Hexagon Measurement Technologies, to whom
the new businesses will report operationally. "We welcome our new employees
and their management team. Their competency and experience is a tremendous
asset to our organization and will help to further accelerate our growth in
the Construction segment", continues Woon.
In recent years the world market for machine automation has grown at rates
in excess of 25 per cent per annum. Market growth is driven particularly by
the need for increased efficiency in infrastructure projects across the
Find more information about Mikrofyn on their website
Hexagon, the parent
company of Leica Geosystems, has entered into an agreement to acquire all
outstanding shares of the French companies D&P Systems and Topolaser
System s.a.s.
D&P Systems develops and supplies multidimensional systems for measuring,
planning and machine control for excavators, graders, dozers and pavers.
Similar to the recently acquired Svensk ByggnadsGeodesi AB (SBG), D&P
Systems' main operation is software development. Topolaser's main operations
are distribution of surveying and construction equipment and integration of
machine guidance systems in France.
The two companies combined have a turnover of about 5 MEUR, excluding sales
of Leica Geosystems products. Sales of D&P Systems and Topolaser have
increased by about 20 per cent annually for the last couple of years. The
companies will be fully consolidated as of 1 May 2007 and will immediately
contribute to Hexagon's earnings.
"The acquisition of the French companies D&P Systems and Topolaser is a
vital piece in Hexagon's growth strategy and commitment to global expansion
within the measurement market segment machine automation. In software
development D&P Systems is a valuable complement to SBG, a company that we
acquired earlier this year. Topolaser will broaden distribution and service
in France with a similar concept to that of Scanlaser", says Ola Rollén, CEO
and President of Hexagon AB.
The two companies combined employ 22 people today. They operate from Le Pecq
outside of Paris, Merignac outside of Bordeux and Orleans, France. Combined
with a number of corresponding businesses within Leica Geosystems, D&P
Systems and Topolaser will constitute the foundation of a machine automation
business, similar to the businesses of Scanlaser and Mikrofyn.
"We now plan for further geographical expansion within this rapidly growing
market for machine automation", says Ola Rollén.
In recent years the world market for machine automation has grown at a rate
of about 25 per cent per annum and can today be estimated to about 5 500
MSEK. Market growth is driven particularly by the need for increased
efficiency of infrastructure machines in the construction, agricultural and
mining industries across the world.
Hexagon, the parent
company of Leica Geosystems, has entered into an agreement to acquire all
outstanding shares of the American company Allen Precision Equipment,
Inc. (www.allenprecision.com). Allen Precision is primarily a catalogue
company that represents several major suppliers and sells surveying
equipment and related supplies to engineers, surveyors, contractors and
government agencies.
Allen Precision had a turnover of over US $24 million in 2006 and has shown
consistent growth exceeding the USA market growth for several years. The
company is based in Duluth, Georgia and employs 41 people.
"The acquisition of Allen Precision is an important step in the overall
NAFTA growth strategy in the core surveying and construction markets. Allen
Precisions unique business model complements our current business model of
local direct and distributor sales for our customers", says Ola Rollén, CEO
and President of Hexagon AB.
Allen Precision will be consolidated as of 1 May 2007 and will immediately
contribute to Hexagon's earnings
"Allen Precision will operate as a stand-alone company and will continue to
operate as a full-service, multi-brand catalogue company. We expect that
Allen Precision will continue to be the premier catalogue supplier to NAFTA
customers in these key market segments", says Ola Rollén.
Hexagon, the parent
company of Leica Geosystems, has entered into an agreement to acquire all
outstanding shares of the French group of companies GAMFI International (GAMFI
group). The GAMFI group is a global leading provider of laser tools and
instrumentation that operates under different brands such as AGL, QBL and
AGATEC. Its own research and development and manufacturing sites span
from the USA, Europe and China.
The GAMFI group had a consolidated turnover of 32 MEUR in 2006 and has shown
consistent growth, especially in the rotation laser business for several
years. The group's head office is in Mesnil le Roi, France. The group
employs approximately 350 people.
"The acquisition of the GAMFI group is an important step in the overall
growth strategy in the core construction market. The group's worldwide
distribution and established portfolio of brands in combination with its
state of the art research and development and production capabilities
complement our current business model", says Ola Rollén, CEO and President
of Hexagon AB.
The GAMFI group will be consolidated as of 1 July 2007 and will immediately
contribute to Hexagon's earnings. The deal is conditioned by approval of
competition authorities concerned.
"The companies within the GAMFI group will continue to operate largely as
independent companies and will continue to focus on servicing their brands
and OEM customers", says Ola Rollén.
NovAtel is a
leading provider of precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
components and subsystems. NovAtel develops quality OEM products
including receivers, enclosures, antennas and firmware that are
integrated into high precision positioning applications worldwide. These
applications include surveying, Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
mapping, precision agriculture machine guidance, port automation,
mining, timing and marine industries. NovAtel's reference receivers are
also at the core of national aviation ground networks in the USA, Japan,
Europe, China and India.
NovAtel recorded sales of CAD 77.6 million and net income of CAD 21.5
million in 2006. Hexagon expects that NovAtel's organic revenue growth
will be approximately 20 per cent per year. NovAtel is based in Calgary,
Canada and has about 300 employees worldwide.
Background and reasons for the transaction NovAtel has a long
standing partnership with Hexagon's subsidiary, Leica Geosystems,
focused on the development of high-precision GNSS technologies. NovAtel
has been a core supplier of these technologies to Leica Geosystems since
The combination of Hexagon and NovAtel will add new applications to
the Hexagon product portfolio and give Hexagon access to technologies
applicable to new high growth markets.
The two Rost companies,
headquartered in Vienna, are leading distributors and service providers for
surveying and construction equipment in Austria. Geopro is a leading
distributor for surveying and construction equipment in Hungary based in
Budapest. Junglas is a German distributor for construction and machine
control equipment located in Münster.
"Both Rost and Geopro are important elements in Hexagon's global growth
strategy. We believe the economies in Central and Eastern Europe to continue
to show accelerated growth over the next couple years. These two
acquisitions constitute a solid foundation for Hexagon's market leadership
and further expansion in the region", says Ola Rollén, CEO and President of
Hexagon AB.
"The acquisition of Junglas will expand Hexagon's market presence in the
rapidly growing market for machine control in Germany. Junglas will operate
under the same business model as Scanlaser, a company that we acquired last
year", says Ola Rollén.
Together Rost, Geopro and Junglas currently employ 40 people. Rost and
Junglas will be fully consolidated as of 1 October 2007, and Geopro will be
consolidated as of 1 December 2007. All four companies will immediately
contribute to Hexagon's earnings.
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Euro 2012: Spotlight on England
- 30 May 2012 17:00
- Posted by Nicola McCarthy
It's been all change in the England camp in recent months.
Not only does the team have a new head coach in Roy Hodgson, but also a newly appointed captain in Liverpool's Steven Gerrard. The usual questions remain though, can England really challenge on the international stage?
The spotlight will most certainly be on the Three Lions performance at this tournament.
Having flopped at the 2010 World Cup, and failed to qualify for the Euros last time around, England will need a big performance to win back the fans and keep their critics at bay.
There are a few younger faces in the squad, which may freshen things up, but most of the 23 named were among those who travelled to South Africa two years ago.
The appointment of Hodgson has sparked much conversation, many wondering if he is the right man for the job. He's not the kind of manager to spring too many surprises, but we can expect the team to be organised, performing to the best of their ability, but will that be good enough? Time will tell...
City connection: Joe Hart, James Milner, Joleon Lescott
You don't have to look too far into the squad to find the City links. In fact, it starts right at the back with our very own Joe Hart - who's sure to be Hodgson's number one choice.
After Joe's top class performances for City last season, many feel that if England are to progress in the tournament, his contribution will be vital.
After injury ruled him out of the last World Cup, Joleon Lescott will be keen to impress at this summer's tournament. He's been a regular member of the squad during qualification and will be hoping to win a starting place in the opening game against France.
Also named in the 23-man squad is James Milner, who faces stiff competition for a place in central midfield. World Cup 2010 was his first major tournament with the senior squad, and he recently admitted that lacklustre campaign has proved to be a great motivator for the Euros.
There was disappointment for City's Gareth Barry, who after being named in the original squad, has been forced to withdraw after he sustained an injury to his abdomen during a friendly with Norway.
The boss : Roy Hodgson
He may not have been the fans' first choice, but the former Fulham, Liverpool and West Brom manager already has one win under his belt, after England beat Norway 1-0 in a Euro 2012 warm-up.
Although he's made a positive start, Hodgson knows he has his work cut out for him if he is to prove that he is the man to lead England out of international wilderness.
One to watch : Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Starting just six Premier League games for Arsenal last season, the 18-year-old's inclusion in the squad may have come as a shock to some – especially given Hodgson's conservative approach - but, his ability and flair are clear for all to see and the former Southampton winger claims he's been encouraged by the boss to express himself, if and when he gets his chance.
Key man: Steven Gerrard
After being overlooked as skipper by caretaker manager Stuart Pearce, the 32-year-old thought the captaincy had passed him by. However, his chance to lead England permanently has finally come - long overdue some may say.
For Hodgson, Gerrard is likely to be a central figure - not just captain, but installed in the heart of midfield. His experience, both at club and international level, along with his commitment to the England cause will be pivotal in driving the team forward.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham), Jack Butland (Birmingham City).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), John Terry (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton).
Midfielders: Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Ashley Young (Manchester United).
Forwards: Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United).
Odds via Paddy Power: 12/1
Come along and enjoy Euro 2012 at City Square, the only outdoor venue in Manchester showing the England matches. We are kicking off with England's opening match against France on June 11, with City Square open from 2:30pm.
There will be free giveaways from the CityStore and EA, parking is free and The Summerbee Bar, Blue Moon Café and Star Bar will all be open.
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Washington made history in 2012 when it became one of the first states to make recreational marijuana use legal. The state government implemented a program to prepare the state for legalization that is slated to begin this year. Some communities are embracing the retail market for marijuana while others are more reserved and want to wait before introducing it into their towns.
In 2013, according to Seattle Business Magazine, "Seattle officials publically voiced their support for pot tourism." It's a sentiment echoed by entrepreneurs and pot enthusiasts across the state. The creation of marijuana tourism is difficult because of state laws, the drug can't be used in public and there are anti-smoking laws which prevent employees from being around people smoking at an event. While there is a lot of talk about the potential for "pot tourism," law experts and tourism professionals say it is too early to say if Seattle will actually "become the next Amsterdam."
The state's medical marijuana system is "largely unregulated," as reported by the New York Times. In March, officials tried to pass legislation that would put the medical marijuana program in the hands of the state, a move that was opposed by the majority of medical marijuana patients and dispensaries. The bill didn't make it through though house mainly due to disagreements over taxes in the legislation. Reintroducing similar legislation again won't be attempted until next year, according to the New York Times.
Many counties and cities in Washington have more businesses bidding for marijuana retail licenses than the state has to give. On April 2nd, according to the Oregonian, "the state Liquor Control Board…adopted plan for…lotteries, which will be held for any cities or counties where there are more pot-shop applicants than licenses allotted." The lottery is to be held between April 21 and April 25. It is being run by Washington State University and the Washington Lottery to ensure businesses are picked at random. The Oregonian reported that this is only one step in the process of obtaining a marijuana retail license, since every winner will have multiple requirements to meet in order to get their license
The need for a lottery highlights the many parts of Washington that are open to bringing marijuana revenue to their communities, but not everyone is so gung-ho. Westport is among those cities that are not ready to bring marijuana sales into their town, according to the South Beach Bulletin. In early March, Westport City Council extended a moratorium, for six months, to prevent the set-up of medical marijuana businesses and communal gardens. The two Public Emergency ordinances put a "moratorium on the location, licensing, permitting and operation of marijuana processing, marijuana producing, and marijuana retailing businesses within Westport City limits."
The South Beach Bulletin reported that "the emergency moratoriums are deemed necessary by the City Council in order to provide sufficient time to study the impacts of marijuana-related businesses and medical marijuana collective gardens." The City Council's primary concerns include how the state legalization of marijuana is violating federal law and how secondary impacts could negatively affect Westport.


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Conceived by Murray Horwitz & Richard Maltby, Jr. Musical Adaptations by Luther Henderson Vocal & Musical Concepts by Jeffrey Gutcheon Vocal Arrangements by Jeffrey Gutcheon & William Elliot Director & Music Director, Dan Kazemi
Greg and Rhonda Oberland, Executive Producers David and Camille Kundert, Associate Producers
Get ready for two spirited hours of rowdy, rollicking music straight out of the height of the Harlem Renaissance! This Tony Award-winning tour through the legendary Fats Waller songbook will have you jumpin' and jivin' with the infectious energy and the cheeky humor of classic Waller hits like "Loungin' at the Waldorf" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love." One of the most popular, well-crafted musical revues of all time, Ain't Misbehavin' is simply unforgettable and will be performed in the now-signature Rep style, with a group of five "Quadruple Threat" actor/singer/dancer/musicians.
"A tribute to the timeless appeal of Waller's music." – THE NEW YORK TIMES
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MARK'S TAKE:"Anyone who enjoyed last season's Blues in the Night will love this good-time musical revue featuring quadruple-threat performers doing what they do best. Add together this talented array of singer/dancer/actor/instrumentalists and a smoking songbook drawn from the legendary music of Fats Waller, and you'll get a not-to-be-missed musical evening that will blow you away!"
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Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. & Murray Horwitz Created and Originally Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Original Choreography and Musical Staging by Arthur Faria Musical Adaptations, Orchestrations & Arrangements by Luther Henderson Vocal & Musical Concepts by Jeffrey Gutcheon Musical Arrangements by Jeffrey Gutcheon & William Elliott
Kamille Dawkins Christopher James Culberson * Kenney M. Green * Bethany Thomas * Erin Willis *
Directed by Dan Kazemi ± Scenic Designer, Tom Gleeson Costume Designer, Mary Folino Lighting Designer, Aimee Hanyzewski Sound Designer, Barry G. Funderburg Dialect Coach, Jill Walmsely Zager Stage Movement, Jenn Rose Casting Director, JC Clementz New York Casting, Stephanie Klapper Assistant Director, Frank Honts Stage Manager, Richelle Harrington Calin * Stage Management Intern, Rachel Lantow
± Rep Associate Artist * Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Kamille Dawkins, Actor Hailing from the island of Jamaica, Kamille is a far way from home. She has, however, found a place in the Midwest. A past Milwaukee Rep Acting Intern, she has been featured ensemble in shows such as Ragtime and A Christmas Carol. Previous credits include Hair, Avenue Q, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and a role in the film CBGB. Kamille also performs Improv and will soon join that circuit again in Chicago. -Top-
Christopher James Culberson, Actor Christopher is delighted to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut! He recently played Andy Wright in Kander and Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, directed by Susan Stroman. Some of Christopher's other favorite theater credits are Scandalous People (Off-Broadway), Bernardo in West Side Story, Adrian in Smokey Joe's Café, Matthew Henson in Ragtime, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, and a host of other characters in Chuckleball, and singing in Stephen Sondheim's 75th Birthday Concert at the Hollywood Bowl. His television credits include Jimmy Kimmel Live! and portraying Billy Dee Williams on Biography Channel's Celebrity Ghost Stories. He also recently made his choreographic debut with Freckleface Strawberry. Christopher is a native of Los Angeles, where he studied at the Hamilton Academy of Music and UCLA. www.castChristopher.com -Top-
Kenney M. Green, Actor Kenney is thrilled to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut with this crazy talented cast! Off-Broadway: FINKS! (Ensemble Studio Theatre, Drama Desk Nomination), Growing Up '70′s starring Barry Williams (Luther). National/European Tours: Smokey Joe's Cafe starring Gladys Knight (Victor/Dance Capt.), Ain't Misbehavin', The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Ensemble). Regional: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Atkins), Avenue Q (Gary Coleman), Diva Diaries: The Musical (Young Randee Jean), The Music Man, The Goodbye Girl, 42nd Street and A Chorus Line. Directing Credits: The Full Monty (Westchester Sandbox Theatre), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Emelin Theatre), Almost Connected: The Music of Jimmy Webb, Legally Blonde, Oliver! and Hairspray! Kenney is an active board member of The Ring Theatre and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Many thanks to Dan Kazemi, Stephanie Klapper, Dave Secor and Adam Tilford! -Top-
Bethany Thomas, Actor Bethany is so thankful to be back at The Rep after appearing in Ragtime last fall! Credits include: South Pacific (Marriott Theatre-Lincolnshire); Hairspray (Drury Lane Theatre); Hair (Paramount Theatre); Porgy and Bess (Court Theatre); We Three Lizas (About Face Theatre); She Loves Me (Writers' Theatre); Cabaret, Sweet and Hot, Belle Barth: If I Embarrass You... (Theo Ubique Theatre); Into The Woods, Nine, Ragtime and In Trousers (Porchlight Music Theatre); The Life (BoHo THeatre). A Chicago theatre regular, Bethany is the recipient of a Joseph Jefferson Award (and four other Jeff nominations), an After Dark Award, and a Black Theatre Alliance Award. She is a proud member of Actors' Equity and works for Broadway In Chicago. -Top-
Erin Willis, Actor Erin is thrilled to be part of Ain't Misbehavin'! Erin is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory. Theatre credits include: Cameron McIntosh First National Tour of My Fair Lady; Ragtime at Cohoes Music Hall and Dreamgirls at Asbury Park. NY Workshops: Amazing Grace and My Heart is the Drum. TV: Celebrity Ghost Stories. Erin also provides vocals and keyboards for the Indie Rock Band Kenji Urada. Erin would like to thank Milwaukee Rep for this wonderful opportunity, family and friends, and her amazing John. -Top-
Murray Horwitz, Creator Mr. Horwitz's credits include Broadway's Harlem Nocturne (with André De Shields) and song lyrics for The Great Gatsby at the Metropolitan Opera. His first collaboration with Richard Maltby, Jr., was the one-man show An Evening of Sholom Aleichem, in which he still performs. A Washington-area resident for the past 16 years, Mr. Horwitz's work at NPR won three Peabody Awards and a Presidential Medal of the Arts. In 1997, he earned a Governor's Arts Award in playwriting from the State of Maryland for his play V.I.P. , which received a staged reading at Round House Theater. Mr. Horwitz is currently the director of the new AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. -Top-
Richard Maltby, Jr., Creator Broadway credits include: Conceived/directed Ain't Misbehavin' (1978 Tony, N.Y. Drama Critics, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards. Also Tony Award for Best Director.) Fosse (1999 Tony, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards); as well as Ring of Fire, (2006). With composer David Shire: director/lyricist: Baby, 1983 (book by Sybille Pearson; seven Tony nominations); lyricist: Big, 1996 (book by John Weidman; Tony nomination: Best Score); lyricist/conceiver, Take Flight, 2010 (book by John Weidman); with Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, co-lyricist: Miss Saigon (Evening Standard Award 1990; Tony nomination: Best Score 1991); co-bookwriter/lyricist: The Pirate Queen, 2007. Director: The Story of My Life, 2009. Director/co-lyricist: Song & Dance, (1986 Tony Award for star Bernadette Peters). Off-Broadway credits include: director/lyricist for Starting Here, Starting Now, 1977 (Grammy nomination); and Closer than Ever, 1989 (two Outer Critics Circle Awards: Best Musical, Best Score), both written with composer David Shire. Regional theater credits include: director, Mask, 2008 (Pasadena Playhouse) and director, The 60's Project, 2006 (Goodspeed). Film credits include: Screenplay for Miss Potter, 2007 (Christopher Award, best screenplay). Contributes crossword puzzles to Harper's Magazine. Richard is the son of a well-known orchestra leader. He has five children: Nicholas, David, Jordan, Emily and Charlotte. -Top-
Luther Henderson, Musical Adaptor Luther Henderson has worked on more than two dozen Broadway productions in various capacities. For Ain't Misbehavin' he was the original pianist as well as orchestrator, arranger and musical supervisor. Mr. Henderson orchestrated and co-composed Jelly's Last Jam. He was nominated for a Tony Award in 1997 for orchestrating Play On!, as a dance arranger and/or orchestrator, Mr. Henderson's credits include Flower Drum Song, Do Re Mi, Funny Girl, Hallelujah, Baby and No, No Nanette. Mr. Henderson counts his work with Duke Ellington, Andre Kostelanetz, Jule Styne, Carol Haney, Richard Rodgers, Polly Bergen and Lena Horne as the most important milestones of his career. He is married to actress and director Billie Allen. -Top-
Dan Kazemi, Director/Musical Director Dan Kazemi is a New York based composer, actor, music director and educator, and is an Associate Artist at The Rep. Dan was Musical Director for The Rep's recent productions of End of the Rainbow, A Christmas Carol, Forever Plaid, Ragtime, Blues in the Night, Assassins, Always . . . Patsy Cline, Next to Normal and Cabaret. In Philadelphia, Dan recently musically directed Kerrigan/Lowdermilk's Flash of Time and orchestrated and musically directed the world premiere musical, Tulipomania at the Arden Theatre Company. Dan musically directed Tick, Tick . . . Boom! , Austentations, The PhillyRocks! concerts, The World Goes Round (Barrymore nomination), Reefer Madness, Little Shop of Horrors, Rooms and The Great American Trailer Park Musical for 11th Hour Theatre Company. He also received a Helen Hayes Nomination for his work on the D.C. premiere of The Musical of Musicals: The Musical, a Barrymore Nomination for The Flea and the Professor (Arden Theatre Company), and received a Barrymore Award for 11th Hour's Avenue X. At the Walnut Street Theatre, Dan musically directed, arranged and performed in The Irish . . . and How They Got That Way (Two Barrymore Nominations). Dan's music has been performed at the Cirque de Demain in Paris, at the A.W.A.R.D. Show Philadelphia and in 213 Productions collaborations, Untitled Project #213 and Your Attention Please! Dan is also the composer of a new musical, The Tapioca Miracle (thetapiocamiracle.com). -Top-
Tom Gleeson, Scenic Designer Tom works in theater, film, television, dance, installations among other design and art related projects. THEATRE PRODUCTIONS: Absence (2014) Boston Playwrights Theatre; Pinocchio (2013) Robin Hood (2012), Peter Pan (2010) The Three Penny Opera (2011), (recipient of the 2010 Princess Grace Award) Arden Theatre Company. The Little Prince, The New Victory and US Tour. Richard II, Classic Stage Company FILM: Revenge of the Green Dragons (Art Director) Released 2014, Law and Order SVU Episodes 1506 &1508 (Art Director) Karl Manhair (Production Designer), Christmas Dreams (Production Designer, released 2014) Asst. Art Director, Sex and the City II (Warner Brothers). Production Designer, Resolve (Singularity Films); Production Designer, The Hollow Tree, (Cyprus Productions; Winner: Best Production Design/ Art Direction; First Run Film Festival, NYC.) Art Director, Cinemax has Crabs (HBOPromotion series, nominated for Best Art Direction, New York Festival). Tom has worked companies such as MTVN, Lord and Taylor, Baker Brothers Collective, World Wildlife Fund, Creative Edge Parties, Tiffany & Co., Gannett. Recent Solo Art show: I am not a Machine at Re-pop in Brooklyn,NY MFA, NYU. www.gleesonstudio.com -Top-
Mary Folino, Costume Designer Mary is the new Costume Director here at The Rep, coming to us from Philadelphia where she spent the last 13 years as the Assistant Costume Shop Manager for the Walnut Street Theatre. She has designed numerous productions in the Philadelphia area. Favorite designs include Hair (Prince Music Theater), The Mousetrap (Walnut Street Theatre), Around the World in 80 Days (Walnut Street Theatre), and Romeo and Juliet (Lantern Theater Company). Many thanks to our great production team, my exceptional costume shop staff, and everyone at The Rep for making me feel welcome this season. -Top-
Aimee Hanyzewski, Lighting Designer Aimee Hanyzewski is glad to be back working at The Rep. Aimee has designed in the Stackner Cabaret for such hits as From My Hometown, Fire on the Bayou, Grafton City Blues and in the Stiemke Theater for The Year of Magically Thinking. She also worked on The Rep's A Christmas Carol for six years as the Associate Lighting Designer. Currently, Aimee is a freelance lighting designer in the Madison and Chicago area. -Top-
Barry G. Funderberg, Sound Designer Barry is excited to return to The Rep for his 67th production. Memorable Rep productions include Woody Sez, Blues in the Night, Othello, The 39 Steps, The Cherry Orchard, Pride and Prejudice, Armadale, Mary Stuart, Work Song, and Angels in America. Off-Broadway, Barry designed the critically acclaimed New York premiere of Wittenberg at The Pearl Theatre Company. Regional theatre credits include Fake, Carter's Way, and Mother Courage and Her Children at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, sixteen productions at Utah Shakespeare Festival, including the recent regional theatre premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher, and Kansas City Repertory Theatre , Arizona Theatre Company, City Theatre (Pittsburgh), CenterStage (Baltimore), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, American Players Theatre, LA Theatre Works, and Indiana Rep. Chicago credits include Next Theatre, Theatre at the Center, and Lookingglass Theatre Company. Barry has received four Chicago Equity Jeff Award nominations, the 1996 and 2008 Jeff Awards for Sound Design, and an MFA in sound design from Purdue University. -Top-
Jenn Rose, Stage Movement Director Jenn is a choreographer and teaching artist residing in Philadelphia. She has choreographed numerous regional theater productions with some of her favorites being Spring Awakening, Honk! , Spelling Bee, and Little Shop of Horrors. Jenn has collaborated and created new works for BalletFleming, 213 Productions, and Ursinus College. She is the artistic director/choreographer of Loose Screws Contemporary Tap Company, a Broadway World Philadelphia Audience Choice Award winner, and a three time Barrymore Award nominee. Keep an eye out for Jenn's choreography in Christmas Dreams, an 80-minute feature dance film. She would like to thank Dan for this journey out west. Jenn is grateful to be inspired everyday and looks forward to what is yet to come… -Top-
Richelle Harrington Calin, Stage Manager Richelle Harrington Calin has been with Milwaukee Rep since 2004. Milwaukee Rep credits include: Bach at Leipzig, The Clean House, Intimate Apparel, Gem of the Ocean, A Christmas Carol, The Voysey Inheritance, Life Could Be a Dream, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Night is a Child, I Am My Own Wife, Greater Tuna, Pride and Prejudice, Shear Madness, The Lady with All the Answers, Yankee Tavern, Route 66, Cabaret, Bombshells, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Yellowman, Othello, The Mountaintop, How The World Began and End of the Rainbow. Ain't Misbehavin' is the 150th production of her professional career. -Top-
Rachel Lantow, Stage Management Intern Rachel, originally from Lakeville, Minnesota, joined The Rep's intern company as a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato where she earned her BFA in Theatre Design/Technology. Rachel has worked for Highland Summer Theatre in Minnesota for two seasons and this past summer she stage managed in Nebraska for Crane River Theater. She wants to thank her family for always supporting her decisions to pursue the dreams laid on her heart, and her close friends for their impact on her life. "For my Audience of One, for my family, and for Kaela." -Top-
Frank Honts, Assistant Director Frank was Assistant Director for The Whipping Man, Woody Sez, Noises Off and Venus in Fur earlier this season, and prior to that, Frank worked as artistic associate at Forward Theater Company in Madison. Recent directing projects include 9 Circles (Midwest premiere) and Speech & Debate. In addition to his work as a director, dramaturg, and assistant director at Forward Theater, Frank has worked with American Players Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Madison Opera, and Children's Theater of Madison. Education: AB, History, Brown University. -Top-
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Learn more about the background of the show and/or the themes explored in this production.
» Fats Waller Website
» Fats Waller NPR Tribute/Feature
» Fats Waller Bio on PBS
» Behind Fats Waller Videos on YouTube
» Fats Waller Audio Clips
» "WICKEDLY CHARMING" ~ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
» "EVERY PERFORMER WILL BOWL YOU OVER" ~ Third Coast Daily
» "WONDERFUL... AMAZING SINGERS" ~ OnMilwaukee.com
» "MARVELOUS" ~ Tom Strini Blog
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Was hoping they would have announced the Nokia Lumia 929 as well. Rumors have it they that it could go on sale on the 21st as well, but this is less likely now that they didn't announce it today.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 with 10.1-inch Full HD display will be available online and in select stores starting Nov. 21 for $499.99. For a limited time, customers can get the Lumia 2520 for $399.99 when purchasing with a new two-year activation.
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It's been less than three weeks since Stephen Jackson returned to action after losing nearly a month to a fractured right pinky. Now, the San Antonio Spurs small forward could find himself back on the shelf, thanks to an unfortunate foot-fall, a possibly ill-timed food order and the mayor of the City of New York.
The unusual play took place with just under four minutes left in the first quarter of San Antonio's Thursday night visit to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks, with the Spurs holding a 17-14 lead on their hosts. With Spurs point guard Tony Parker dribbling above the 3-point arc on the right wing, Jackson slid along the left sideline down toward the far corner. Parker dribbled left around a Tim Duncan screen that slowed New York defender Jason Kidd, and as teammate Carmelo Anthony stepped up to stop Parker's penetration, the San Antonio triggerman jumped and tossed a pass to a wide-open Jackson for a corner 3-point attempt. Jackson gathered and shot over the outstretched left arm of the hard-charging Amar'e Stoudemire, but his shot came up a bit short.
Stoudemire's left elbow made contact with Jackson's right side after the shot was in the air, but it didn't appear hard enough to knock Jackson off-kilter; rather, the Spurs swingman just took a simple step backward, and then suddenly crumpled to the deck. When the Knicks headed up the floor in search of a basket, they did so with a 5-on-4 advantage, as Jackson stayed down behind the play. New York took advantage of their power play, with center Tyson Chandler rebounding Stoudemire's missed top-of-the-key jumper and kicking out to Anthony for a wide-open right-corner 3 that tied the game at 17.
[Also: Notre Dame football commit Torii Hunter Jr.'s injury caught on film]
After the bucket, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called a 20-second timeout at the 2:57 mark of the opening quarter so that Jackson could exit the game. The 13-year veteran hobbled off the floor and back to the Spurs' locker room, and did not return.
Jackson finished scoreless, having missed both of his field-goal attempts in 2 minutes, 50 seconds of playing time. He was unavailable for comment after the game, according to Brian Mahoney of The Associated Press.
Stephen Jackson gestures in the direction of his assailant. (AP/Kathy Willens)
The Spurs broadcasters reported that the waitress was serving New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was seated directly behind where Jackson launched his shot. While I certainly wouldn't wish any injury, let alone such a weird one, on any player, let alone one I love as much as Cap'n Jack, one aspect of this unfortunate situation worth celebrating is that it resulted in the following sentence appearing in an Associated Press story: "It was unclear if the waitress was serving Bloomberg, who was seen eating a box of popcorn shortly after the play." I honestly never thought I'd read anything like that in relationship to Stephen Jackson; shame on me for being so closed-minded.
The Knicks went on to beat the Spurs, 100-83, snapping San Antonio's seven-game winning streak behind a balanced scoring effort and a long-range barrage that saw New York finish 12 for 27 (44.4 percent) from 3-point land. Anthony led the way with 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes, while sixth man J.R. Smith chipped in 20 points, five rebounds, three assists and one monster dunk off the Knicks bench.
San Antonio hung in throughout the first half, but appeared to be sluggish after intermission while playing their fourth game in five nights, finishing with an unseemly 36.4 percent mark from the field and going just 9 for 34 from long range. Only three Spurs scored in double-figures, led by reserve guard Gary Neal's 12 points.
If the clip above isn't rocking for you, please feel free to check out the oddball injury elsewhere, thanks to Ben Golliver of SI.com's The Point Forward.
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