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USC and UNAM Engineering Sign Cooperation Agreement
December 20, 2008
Viterbi School faculty and administrators traveled to Mexico City to initiate a collaborative agreement with the National Autonomous University of Mexico
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Three Viterbi Engineers Named AAAS Fellows
December 19, 2008
Michael Arbib, Terence Langdon and Aristides Requicha share honor from leading scientific society.
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What Does It Take to Walk on Water?
December 19, 2008
Freshman Academy students dive into a challenging assignment to learn basic concepts in engineering and applied sciences.
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Viterbi Researchers Print Transparent Nanotube Transistor Lattices
December 17, 2008
The working prototype points the way to a broad range of possible applications including ultrathin 'e-paper' displays
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Tutoring @ Tutor: Undergrads Help Undergrads Through Final Exam Anxiety
December 10, 2008
For five semesters now, the Viterbi School has offered extra support for freshmen and sophomores facing intimidating engineering final exams.
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Infosys COO Visits Viterbi School
December 08, 2008
S.D. Shibulal, co-founder and chief operating officer of Infosys Technologies, Ltd., spent a full day meeting with Viterbi people - the dean, BOC members, faculty, researchers and students.
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Bekey @ 80
December 05, 2008
The 'Bekey tribe' of faculty and research scholars gathered recently to celebrate the legacy of a giant in robotics.
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Quantum Cryptology Vulnerable to a Stitch in TIme?
November 14, 2008
Todd Brun of the Hsieh department finds that temporal-tunnel 'wormholes' might permit decryption of long-thought-unbreakable qubit coding,
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Viterbi Digital Archive Documents Origins of Communications Revolution
November 10, 2008
Andrew J. Viterbi, USC trustee and benefactor of the Viterbi School, makes his research and personal papers available online at USC.
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USC Salutes Andrew J. Viterbi
November 02, 2008
Top university officials gather to honor USC trustee and Viterbi School namesake for winning the National Medal of Science.
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CS Student Designs Popular iBART Trip Planner
October 27, 2008
A handy new iPhone application created by talented USC computer science sophomore David Hodge is already making waves among the NorCal commuter crowd.
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When Viterbi Met Keck
October 21, 2008
More than 100 faculty from USC's medical and engineering schools spent a weekend together Oct. 17-19, exploring opportunities for enhanced collaboration.
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Viterbi School Engineering Program Moves Up to #11 in the World
October 09, 2008
The Viterbi School of Engineering moved from 12th to 11th in the world in engineering, technology and computer science programs in the recently released 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings.
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Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi Receives 2007 National Medal of Science
October 02, 2008
Comprehensive coverage of the award of the 2007 National Medal of Science to USC Trustee and Engineering School namesake Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi, including the White House ceremony and preceding black-tie reception.
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USC's Andrew Viterbi Receives National Medal of Science
August 25, 2008
President George W. Bush has announced that USC trustee and namesake of the Viterbi School of Engineering Andrew J. Viterbi is one of the recipients of the nation's highest honor for science and technology.
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Four Viterbi Engineering Faculty win IBM Awards
August 19, 2008
USC professors of computer science and electrical engineering will use their awards to foster collaboration and promote courseware and curriculum innovation.
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Two Viterbi School Faculty Win Okawa Research Awards
August 15, 2008
Shri Narayanan of the Ming Hsieh Department and Laurent Itti of the Computer Science Department are the latest recipients of this prestigious award.
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Viterbi School Selected As HP Innovation Research Award Recipient
August 14, 2008
The USC Viterbi School was selected as one of 33 recipients of a 2008 HP Labs Innovation Research Award, which is designed to encourage open collaboration with HP Labs resulting in mutually beneficial, high-impact research.
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Viterbi Algorithm Goes Quantum
July 31, 2008
A Hsieh Department graduate student has applied the classic tool for eliminating dead-end possibilities in data reception to qubit communications
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Postcards from Rome
July 25, 2008
Undergraduate engineering students fulfill course requirements while getting a taste of Rome's timelessness, turbulent history and engineering marvels in overseas study program.
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Hsieh Professor and Collaborators Win IEEE Award for Sensornet Algorithm
July 24, 2008
Professor P. Vijay Kumar's EE-Systems team took the best paper prize at a recent conference on Distributed Computing Systems.
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Alex Dimakis to Join Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
July 20, 2008
Alex Dimakis, whose interests lie in communications, coding theory, signal processing, and networking will join the department in June 2009.
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High Marks for USC-IIT Kharagpur Exchange Program
July 16, 2008
Students in this year's USC-IIT Kharagpur summer exchange program said the hands-on work was valuable and, in some cases, helped them decide whether to pursue an advanced degree.
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Nine Faculty Will Join Viterbi School of Engineering
July 10, 2008
Newly appointed faculty in electrical engineering, chemical and materials science, astronautics and civil engineering will join the professorial ranks beginning this fall.
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Viterbi School Signs Unique Accelerated M.S. "VIP" Agreement with Cal Poly
July 04, 2008
As many as five outstanding seniors studying electrical or biomedical engineering at the San Luis Obispo college will this fall be able to speed their paths to USC MS degrees through the new Viterbi Integrated Masters of Science Program
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Epstein School Scholar Puts O.R. Tools to Work on Music
June 30, 2008
In a new paper called "Math and Music: The Perfect Match," pianist/computational engineer Elaine Chew proposes applications of the increasingly powerful discipline of Operations Research to the ancient art of pitched and rhythmic sound.
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Hsieh Department Recruits New Assistant Professor
June 27, 2008
Rahul Jain, whose interests lie in networks, games and control, will join the department this fall coming from IBM.
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USC HPCC Supercomputer Ranks in U.S. Top 10
June 25, 2008
Viterbi contributes expertise and leadership to the university's High Performance Computing Center
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Hsieh Professor Wins ASEE Terman Award
June 22, 2008
Keith Chugg's prize honors his achievements in textbook writing, teaching, research and student guidance
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Reporter Visits Hsieh Department Speech Analysis and Interpretation Lab
June 19, 2008
Shrikanth Narayanan's research into speech emotion detection receives a detailed account in an 'Annals of Technology' story in the June 23 issue.
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Prominent Viterbi Emeritus Keynotes Systems-of-Systems Conference
June 17, 2008
George Bekey drew on his vast experience in a wide range of engineering disciplines in his speech at the recent IEEE SOSE conference in Monterey, California
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Charles L. Weber Appointed Professor Emeritus
June 17, 2008
A distinguished radar and communications technologist in the Ming Hsieh Department has been appointed professor emeritus in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the field.
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2008 Millennium Technology Laureate Andrew J. Viterbi Feted in Finland
June 12, 2008
Nikias, Yortsos and Golomb journey with him to Helsinki to be part of events honoring the School's namesake and three illustrious colleagues.
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Infosys Technologies Funds New Research Center at USC
June 04, 2008
The giant Bangalore-based IT company will partner with the Viterbi School to create a Center for Research & Education in Advanced Software Technologies on the USC campus
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Los Angeles Times Sheds Light on Indian Community at USC
May 20, 2008
The newspaper portrays the Viterbi School as the destination for "an academic tidal wave from the Indian Ocean," thanks to its excellent overseas reputation, outreach trips and welcoming campus environment. The article spotlights Indian Student Association president Guarav Kumar, Senior Associate Dean Cauligi Raghavendra and others.
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USC Viterbi School Reaches $300 Million Fundraising Goal Ahead of Schedule
May 19, 2008
"Seven years ago we set a very lofty target...I am extremely pleased to tell you that as of the end of this March, our fundraising total stood at $300,955,609 in cash and pledges."
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Commencement 2008
May 17, 2008
Parents, siblings, children and friends — some from across the globe — cheer 1,860 newly minted Viterbi School graduates, who have now become part of USC's global Trojan family.
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354 Students -- Including Two from Korea -- Receive DEN Degrees
May 16, 2008
The Viterbi School's Distance Education Network's largest-ever graduating class marked a 30 percent increase over 2007 — which had been 30 percent above 2006.
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Slowing Light to Speed Data: Viterbi School Wins $4.3 M DARPA Contract
May 14, 2008
Two prize-winning Hsieh department specialists hope to break a bottleneck that has long limited computing systems that use light - photons - instead of electronics for processing.
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Outstanding Viterbi Students Honored
May 11, 2008
Graduating seniors and student leaders were recognized for their exceptional achievements in a special Viterbi Awards ceremony held on campus.
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Fuzzy Logician Wins Excellence Award
May 08, 2008
Bart Kosko of the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering was one of three recipients of an excellence award from the USC Faculty Senate.
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Viterbi Undergrads Make Waves
May 08, 2008
In January, Ed Maby and Adam Fincham's students were given a two-word assignment: "Smart Surfboards." By May, they'd gone surfing.
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Michael Safonov Elected IFAC Fellow
May 05, 2008
The Ming Hsieh Department professor is a leader in the field of robust control.
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2008 Viterbi School Faculty and Staff Awards
April 29, 2008
Dean Yortsos recognizes exceptional teaching, research and service in the Viterbi School in his annual "State of the School" speech and awards luncheon.
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Three Ming Hsieh EE Faculty given Mellon Mentoring Awards
April 24, 2008
Three Ming Hsieh EE faculty are recognized for mentoring that made a difference in lives of fellow faculty and/or students.
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Six Viterbi Faculty Win USC-Mellon Mentoring Awards
April 24, 2008
Six engineering faculty are recognized for mentoring that made a difference in lives of fellow faculty and/or students.
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Viterbi School and Seoul National University Begin New Collaboration in Electrical Engineering
April 22, 2008
The Viterbi School and Seoul National University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin collaborative programs in digital communications, image and video signal processing and other areas of electrical engineering.
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China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Viterbi School Join Forces
April 16, 2008
University officials from the Shanghai institution have entered into a new partnership with the Viterbi School to develop collaborative student and faculty research programs.
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Viterbi School Hosts China's Tsinghua U. for Three-Day Conference
April 15, 2008
Engineering faculty and deans from USC and China's pre-eminent technical research institution will share ideas on the University Park campus beginning April 30.
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Ming Hsieh Professor Wins Award at Internet Workshop
April 14, 2008
Assistant Professor Konstantinos Psounis wins "Best and Most Compelling Presentation and Demonstration" at Stanford University workshop on the future of the Internet.
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USC and National Taiwan University Sign Memorandum of Understanding
April 08, 2008
The new agreement will allow the institutions to develop collaborative academic programs, exchanges and internships.
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Viterbi Nanowires Shine in Active Matrix Displays
March 31, 2008
Chongwu Zhou has helped create a brilliant, luminous active matrix display, the first ever made using transparent transistors and circuits.
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Viterbi School's Tom Katsouleas Named Duke University Dean of Engineering
March 06, 2008
The Viterbi School professor of electrical engineering is known for his cutting edge research to improve and miniaturize particle accelerators.
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Viktor Prasanna Receives Double Honors
March 03, 2008
The Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering professor wins the IEEE's inaugural Computer Society Technical Committee on Parallel Processing Outstanding Service award, as well as a Best Paper award.
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SUNY Buffalo to Honor Provost Nikias
March 03, 2008
USC Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, C. L. Max Nikias, will receive the Clifford C. Furnas Award.
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Sound Engineering from Edison to Viterbi
March 03, 2008
Jack Wolf, invited speaker for the Viterbi Distinguished Lecture, chronicled the evolution of audio storage from the days of Thomas Edison to the present.
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February 22, 2008
The Viterbi School's Chris Kyriakakis recently staged Karlheinz Stockhausen's piano duet
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Electrical Engineering Professor Michael Neely Wins NSF CAREER Award
February 22, 2008
The faculty member has won a three-year grant for his novel approach to solving delay problems in ad-hoc wireless networks.
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Nobel Laureate Delivers Munushian Lecture
February 21, 2008
Introduced by Hsieh Department Electrophysics Chair P. Daniel Dapkus, UCSB's Herbert Kroemer spoke on "Heterostructures: From Physics to Devices and Back (A Personal Perspective)."
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C. L. Max Nikias Named to the Highest Engineering Professional Academy
February 11, 2008
USC Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs C. L. Max Nikias is among the 65 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
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Viterbi Researchers Demonstrate a Single-Chip CMOS Radar Camera
February 05, 2008
Two researchers from the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering present a chip that can detect radio frequency signals coming from 49 distinct angles; applications range from search and rescue to biomedical imaging.
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Hsieh Department Chip Research Takes Top Paper Prize
February 04, 2008
A Viterbi School paper presented at last year's IEEE International Solid State Circuits Symposium has been voted the best of the 125 papers from the event, the major annual meeting in the subject.
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Golomb Named Distinguished Professor
January 28, 2008
Solomon W. Golomb of the Ming Hsieh Department has added to what may be USC's longest list of faculty honors with his appointment January 17 as Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics.
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A Tough Act to Follow
January 26, 2008
Actor Alan Alda shares some tips with Viterbi School engineering students on the art of public speaking.
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Robert Scholtz Receives IEEE Communications Society Radio Communications Committee 2007 Technical Recognition Award
January 09, 2008
Robert Scholtz was recently presented with the first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society Radio Communications Committee 2007 Technical Recognition Award.
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USC Hosts World's First Conference on Quantum Error Correction
January 09, 2008
More than 120 experts from four continents assembled at USC for the first-ever conference on quantum error correction. The technique, first proposed in 1995, may be the key to computers with extraordinary capabilities.
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IEEE Honors Viterbi Audio Maestro For Second Year in a Row
January 08, 2008
Tomlinson Holman, the Hsieh department faculty member whose THX system revolutionized sound in movie theaters, has again been recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to audio recording and reproduction.
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Quantum Specialist Daniel Lidar Elected an APS Fellow
January 08, 2008
Citation notes Lidar's "contributions to the theory of decoherence control of open quantum systems for quantum information processing, especially the decoherence free subspace method."
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Engineering Legend Si Ramo Accepts Appointment to the USC Faculty
January 08, 2008
Simon Ramo, the "R" in TRW and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering, has accepted to an offer to join the faculty of the Viterbi School's Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering.
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Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin 22(5), 1943
- Bissett, Ernest Eugene
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"It's all about living the good life," says Shep Murray, describing the philosophy he and his brother Ian bring to their company, Vineyard Vines.
Ten years ago both Shep and Ian found themselves frustrated with corporate jobs in Manhattan. They would have much preferred to be out in a boat on Nantucket Sound, fishing. But given that they couldn't spend all of their time on the boat, they began to wonder if there wasn't a way to carry that relaxed state of mind into the workplace.
The solution they hit upon was to produce work-friendly clothes that evoked life's more pleasurable activities. "We realize that sometimes you'll have to wear a tie," Shep explains. "If you do, wear ours -- they're fun."
The brothers moved to Martha's Vineyard and started Vineyard Vines. From their own experience, they felt there was an unmet need for ties with print designs, and their first collection consisted of four ties with nautical-themed prints. The first batch was sold one tie at a time -- in bars, in boats and on the beach.
Entrepreneurial spirit is built into company culture
Shep and Ian, now co-CEOs, have come a long way. Vineyard Vines has grown exponentially every year, and in addition to ties it now produces a full range of clothing and accessories for men, women and children -- mostly business casual wear and "preppy" golf and resort wear, along with some outerwear and dressy evening clothes. The cheerful print designs appear on bags, sashes, scarves, belts and even underwear. "All of the products have an element that makes them distinctively Vineyard Vines," Ian says, and Shep adds: "They're classic yet fun."
The range of marketing channels has expanded well beyond the beach. More than 500 retailers carry the Vineyard Vines brand, and the company also has nine stores of its own. In addition, it runs a catalog and web site business, makes custom products for colleges and sports organizations, and sells clothing in golf pro shops.
From a two-person company, Vineyard Vines expanded rapidly. The main office in Stamford, CT, which is responsible for design and marketing, now has more than 100 employees, and fulfillment and manufacturing are outsourced. "We've had exciting times," Ian says. "We're now a mid-sized business rather than a really small business ... it's definitely a different business than when Shep and I quit our jobs."
But some things about Vineyard Vines have stayed constant throughout all the growth and change. The brothers, who had no prior experience in the apparel industry when they started out, made a point of hiring employees based on their belief in the entrepreneurial spirit, in camaraderie and teamwork, and in doing what they loved. (A desire to come to work in shorts and flip-flops was also a plus.) The original team, which Shep describes as "long on passion and short on industry experience," was later supplemented with industry experts, but the brothers were careful to recruit only experts who would fit into the company culture.
"What we look for is not only the skill set but the people skills that match with our organization," Shep says. As a result, the company has avoided the culture clash that occurs so often when a business moves beyond its startup phase. Recent hires are every bit as committed to the Vineyard Vines spirit as the original team, so they have been able to operate as mentors as well as leaders.
Listening to the customer
The company's unusual marketing approach is another constant. "We're bigger on selling the lifestyle than the product," Shep explains. "The product speaks for itself. We'd rather have people buy from us than sell to them." Instead of advertising, Vineyard Vines goes to places where potential customers might gather -- regattas, horse races, college campuses -- and sets up tents to display clothes and to distribute catalogs and Frisbees.
The close bond between Vineyard Vines and its customers that was forged by this one-on-one marketing approach has helped drive the direction of the business. The Murray brothers started out with print ties because they saw a need for them; they expanded to other product lines because their customers asked for them. Customers requested women's clothes, tote bags, boxer shorts -- and Vineyard Vines obliged.
Today, customers feel free to approach Ian and Shep at their public appearances, to call or e-mail with ideas, and to send pictures of products they'd like to see Vineyard Vines make. "We try and make what people want," Shep says. "It's a simple concept."
It helps, too, that the brothers are familiar with the way customers use their products. If customers ask for shorts to wear while sailing, Ian and Shep have a good idea of how the shorts have to fit and move.
One of the most rewarding aspects of the business for the Murray brothers is the opportunity to give back to the community. Vineyard Vines supports organizations that help send students to college and also contributes generously to cancer-related causes (the brothers lost both parents to cancer). The company supports Martha's Vineyard, the community where it was founded, and each retail store participates in locally based charities such as toy drives.
The company also has responded to emergencies such as the September 11 attacks, by designing American-flag products and donating the proceeds, and Hurricane Katrina, by bringing clothes to people who had lost their homes and possessions. Shep and Ian often speak at schools and colleges about their experiences, "promoting the idea that the American dream is still alive, that you can do what you want to do, and sending a message of hope that is very positive."
Modernizing technology to meet growth
A few things have changed over the years, and one of them is the use of technology. Vineyard Vines started out doing its bookkeeping in three-ring binders and progressed in short order to Quickbooks. But as the business grew and became established, it needed to upgrade and modernize its procedures and technology in order to keep pushing forward.
The company is in the process of implementing Computer Generated Solutions' Blue Cherry, an enterprise apparel software solution that includes product lifecycle management, warehouse management, business intelligence and more. The software seems to mesh well with Vineyard Vines' culture, because it "takes stuff that was complicated and streamlines it," in Ian's words. Managers are looking forward to having more visibility, better communications, more functionality and more efficiency. "It will put everyone in the organization on the same page," Ian says.
Masha Zager is a New York City-based free-lance writer who specializes in business and technology.
More examples of Shep and Ian Murrays' philosophy:
On customer service: "If we send a customer a package that's incorrect, we see it as an opportunity to win them over with customer service. ...It's always about the customer, not about ego."
On the company's unique apparel niche: "We view ourselves and our company as an organization that has breathed new life into something that was overlooked before -- like Jet Blue with air travel, or Starbucks with coffee, or the Pike Place Market with fish. We took a boring product and created a lifestyle around it that's fun."
On pursuing your dreams: "This industry can be fun, and we're proof positive of that."


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Bank of England sees flat output, above-target inflation in 2013: minutes
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy is likely to remain broadly flat in the near term but inflation would probably exceed 2 percent in the next year or so, minutes to the BoE's December 5-6 meeting showed on Wednesday.
The Monetary Policy Committee's decision this month to keep its main interest rate at a record-low 0.5 percent and its bond purchases at 375 billion pounds had been widely expected, as stubborn inflation trumped worries about a sluggish economy.
David Miles continued to be the only MPC member to support another expansion of the central bank's asset purchase program, arguing that there was enough slack in the economy to allow a boost to output without extra inflation.
"Most members agreed that developments on the month had done little to alter the balance of arguments between maintaining and increasing the size of the monetary stimulus," the minutes said.
In November the BoE agreed to return to the finance ministry coupon payments on the gilts it had bought so far, saying the transfer would be equivalent to more than 35 billion pounds' worth of monetary easing.
However, in the minutes central bankers said the monetary impact of the transfer would be slightly smaller in the very short term than initially assumed, because it had led to a reduction in the issuance of Treasury bills rather than gilts.
"The committee agreed that an early understanding of the government's gilt issuance plans for the 2013-14 financial year would be helpful for its monetary policy decisions," they said.
British inflation held at 2.7 percent in November, its highest since May, confounding forecasts for a dip, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Most programmers have no idea how to suture a wound. Nurses don't make their living from puff pastry. Chefs aren't relied on for their Javascript expertise. And chances are nearly all of them are lousy investors.
For that reason, the hottest trend in 401(k) plans is making investing easier for employees. More plans automatically enroll workers in target-date funds or other professionally managed, diversified options. Plans may also automatically increase contribution rates each year. Employees can opt out, but few do.
Now, spurred by data that shows amateur investors getting amateur returns, many retirement plans are going a step further. On the assumption that many workers invest all wrong, some employers are overriding their workers' existing selections. Unless employees object, companies are re-enrolling them in new funds, usually in target-date funds with risk profiles suited to their age.
The process, known as re-enrollment, is still rare. But it's catching on with "leading edge" employers, says Jean Young of the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research. Two-thirds of plans joining Vanguard's Retirement Plan Access, a 401(k) option designed for smaller plans, are re-enrolling workers into new funds, she says. They're convinced by data showing that many older workers take too much risk, sometimes putting all their money in stocks, and that younger workers may take too little risk by avoiding stocks entirely, she says.
How do employees react when employers swoop in and take over? "We haven't seen anyone get angry," says Robyn Credico of consulting firm Towers Watson. Employees get ample notice. They can always opt out of re-enrollment, and choose their own fund lineup.
That might make sense for workers who keep outside investments and pensions in mind when making their 401(k) selections. But there's plenty of evidence that workers really don't know what they're doing when it comes to their 401(k)s. Odds are they're not going to object when someone shows them how to do it better, and may not even notice.
Still, overriding employees' retirement plan choices -- however well-intentioned a move -- can seem heavy-handed. That's why the vast majority of companies that re-enroll only do so when they switching retirement plan providers. "Those are really easy opportunities to change peoples' behavior," Credico says. If it means improving investment returns, a heavy hand may be welcome.
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Boynton Beach police say officers responding to a bar brawl saw a man stab another man several times.
The stabbing victim was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning where he was pronounced dead.
Police say 27-year-old Vakhtang Magradze also attacked two bar employees and a police officer who tried to subdue him.
Magradze was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and two counts of aggravated battery.
His brother was also arrested and charged with affray. Both are being held in the Palm Beach County Jail. It's not immediately known if they have an attorney.
The bar employees who tried to stop the fight were not seriously injured.
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I bought one of these before I read the complete description…..great price. Unfortunately I can't get it to work. I'm one of the mentioned linux users. Ubuntu jaunty.
I just hate buying something that never was going to work. I like "just out of the box".
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Thursday, 10/11/12
ONE HOUR OLY with Sammy, at 12pm.
ROWING with Ave, 7am.
RUNNING with Ave, 530pm.
RE-INVENT YOUR RUN – the last session! 730pm – sign up here!
CROGA, with Tim, at 530pm (in the gymnastics space).
GYMNASTICS with Sammy, at 730pm. – today is all about the false grip and strict muscle-up!
HYBRID/ADVANCED OLY with Jim, 530-730pm.
ADVANCED OLY with Jim, 730-930pm.
If you haven't checked out the BCCC Blog lately, you definitely should. It's a smorgasbord of good information, excellent personal feedback from your fellow BCCCers, and inspiration.
Roasted Acorn Squash – great post-workout fuel!
Keep it Real – check yourself. Is your lifestyle supporting your goals or are you just wishing for better things without doing anything to make them happen?
Pull-up and Grip Strength Modalities – you're only as strong as what you can hold on to!
SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE: Lax Ball Shoulders, 5 minutes.
EMOM: A set of 2 pull-ups on the minute every other minute for 14 minutes (so, 7 total sets and 14 pull-ups).
- Your jumps for the Pronated Grip Pull-up if you are beginning with a lot of help with a band should be as follows (let's say your best pull-up is a mini band pull-up (supinated grip): Begin with Average Band. If this set is a little slow on the third rep, do it again. If the second set is good, move to the light band. Using the same rules (the set must be FAST, and feel strong), continue to move up to Light Band, and 2.5-7.5lbs. depending on how the weight feels. If you fail on ANY set, you MUST drop back down to the weight you successfully completed.
- If you are NOT beginning with a lot of help from a band (aka – you are beginning with a BODYWEIGHT set) – complete your bodyweight set before the timed sets begin with half of your max pull-up for your first set. If this set is slow, repeat it. If it's fast – go up from there in 10% increments. Ex: if your best is 100lbs. x 1, begin with 50lbs. If it's slow, repeat it. If that's much better move to 60lbs., then 70lbs., then 80lbs. If you can move up from here, continue to. If the quality of your set drops here (or of course if you fail – stop moving up and go back down!)
EMOM: Strict Press, every other minute for 14 minutes – so, 7 sets. If you can easily clean what you press, this will be from the floor. At the start of every interval you will complete 2 reps.
- Begin at 50% of your best press. So, if my best press is 100lbs., I will begin with a set at 50lbs. Move from there to 60% – in the current example, this would be 60lbs. If 60% is still fast, continue to 70%, which is where things should begin to feel a little more difficult. In this case, 70% would be 70lbs. If 70% is fast, move to 75%. If 75% is completely doable, move to 80%, and then 85%. If 85% is fine move to 90% but move NO higher than this.
- If you fail at any set you are required to move to the previous percentage and stay there for the remainder of your sets. You may always move down in weight, but you may not move up.
AMRAP in 10 minutes: Run 150m (to 7-eleven and back), 20 Double Unders
*If you have no double unders, complete 5 attempts at double unders. You may NOT attempt singles instead. If you happen to get a double under for real on an attempt – skip the rest of the attempts afterwards.
An article with some GREAT thoughts on getting better at double unders.
POSTURAL RESTORATION: If you have time AFTER the session, feel free to stay and lax ball your shoulders for 5 minutes.


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Howdy! I am trying to style the default WordPress widgets that use lists such as New Comments and Archives and Categories. I want to use the Bootstrap icons for the list items and I was wondering how I go about doing this?
I can target the lists using #widget ul li {} but how do I apply the icons to the list from the Bootstrap settings. The icons have class names like icon-comment and to use them you have to use:
<i class="icon-comment" />
Is there a way to apply the icons to the list elements? I could recreate the widgets and insert the icons like that, but that doesn't seem the most efficient way. Any help?
If it was an icon font you could use :before pseudo-element to do that.
Ah yeah that doesn't work. I tried
.main-sidebar-widget li:before {
content: "<i class="icon-search" />";
And all it will output is the text XP
Of course that won't work, would be nice if it were that simple. You have to use character codes, for example:
content: "\00d7";
You would have to buy Glyphicons pro to get access to the icon font, or use font-awesome.


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Sorry none that I know of. You might want to ask or check in the Elsie Pea Forum. I hope this helps. God Bless
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This is a discussion on Ruger LCP Extended Mags... within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I have recently purchased a Ruger LCP .380 and have searched high and low for a "sleeve" to slip over the 10rd mags available. Found ...
I have recently purchased a Ruger LCP .380 and have searched high and low for a "sleeve" to slip over the 10rd mags available. Found them for Glocks and M&Ps and SA includes them with there compact pistols... But are they available anywhere for the LCP?
Heres what I'm talking about: Smith&Wesson M&P | XGRIP
I'm wanting the factory stock in the gun during carry but have the 10rd with the grip mod as a spare...
Has anyone seen anything like this?
Sorry none that I know of. You might want to ask or check in the Elsie Pea Forum. I hope this helps. God Bless
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Doesn't a 10 round mag negate the LCP's main function of being highly concealable?
Just my opinion but after 4 years with a LCP as both primary and backup carry, I think it is best to carry extra ammo and bypass the extended magazines. The LCP is one of the up close and personal pistols and best suited for personal defense where only a few shots may fired to stop the threat. If you feel you may encounter a situation where a number of shots would be fired (and who really knows this ahead of time) I would look for a G26/G27 or comprable pistol. The XD40 comes to mind.
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I would think that if anyone needed an extra three rounds in an LCP during a gunfight ... that person would be in serious, serious, trouble.
Matter of fact, anything more than BANG, BANG BANG ... and then running away and calling for help - and the shooter is probably going to be in serious trouble.
What you think about, you do ... what you do, you become.
I have extended ten round magazines for my Kel Tec P3T and also North American Arms Guardian. I prefer to carry each with the extended Magazines and have no problem concealing them with the extended Magazines. The extended magazine makes them more comfortable to shoot also especially the NAA Guardian. Unknown why they have not come out with the extended Mag's for the Ruger lcp.
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I have the promag ten round mag. Its length makes it a nice spare mag bc I can grab it easily. I have never seen a sleeve online but live without it. My ten rounder functions well
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And a Ruger 10/22......
Jan 2012- got myself a mosin
To be purchased next in unsure orderr: shotgun, ar, .45(1911 and other), revolver
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im sure there is a logic.....
quite sure....
its generally the butt thats hard to hide ( note to self--rephrase)
so its a trade off: short, slim and fewer shots vs
slim and long and more shots but harder to hide
or short and fat ( see note) and more rounds.
cause they make something for everyone, many will throw lots of money at finding whats 'percect'
vs whats darn good and most often--good enough.
good enough that is for those willing to practice enough.
You plug 'em, I plant 'em
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Lack of preparation on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on mine
Never understood the thought process of putting extensions on a compact gun.
" Blessed is that man, who when facing death, thinks only of his front sight"
-Jeff Cooper
The longer mags make sense as a reload/spare mag. In that situation, there is no concern about concealment. The cat is out of the bag, so to speak.
I don't know about others, but I was always trained to reload after a situation was resolved - just in case it wasn't.
Think about it. You have 6+1 in your LCP. You fire...you're not sure how many shots. You can see you have a round in the chamber. Do you stand there, as a possibly hostile crowd gathers, with only maybe 1 or 2 shots in your gun as you wait for the police to arrive? Or do you reload, just in case?
Back to the OPs question - I have not seen a sleeve for the extended mags for the LCP. Sounds like a business opportunity...
The number of people killed because they didn't have "enough gun" is dwarfed by those who had none at all.
It's a little off topic ... but I just got back from the range where I shot the heck out of a buddy's Taurus TCP and I actually liked it better than my LCP. He had some ten round mags for it and they functioned fine and seemed to fit that little pistol better than I can imagine an extra four rounds in an LCP mag.
What you think about, you do ... what you do, you become.
.. people that don't get it.. I'm SURE.. are not carrying a back up mag (or three) for their primary carry. RIGHT?? RIGHT?? So... being that most ultra-concealable autos are of limited capacity relative to other autos... wouldn't you carry a backup mags with more capacity than the standard mag? I do.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined." -Obligatory Founding Father Quote
I carry the P-238 with the seven round mag. The little extension on the 7 round mag makes this little .380 a better gun. The standard mag is 6 round so you don't gain much in firepower but it makes a lot better grip.
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Dell claims speeds of up to 33ppm in mono and 30ppm in colour for the P713w, but you should ignore these. In draft mode, we saw nothing faster than 6.1ppm, though this was beaten by our 20-page normal mode text document, which reached 6.7ppm. Our standard, five-page text test gave 5.1ppm and the black text and colour graphics test returned 4.0ppm.
These are fair speeds for this class of inkjet printer and it's a shame Dell feels they need hyping up. The printer supports duplex and although it needs to pause between sides of a duplex page, a 20-side document still managed 4.0 sides per minute. A colour photocopy took 45s and 15 x 10 cm photos took from 42s to 49s, with the longer time recorded in best quality mode.
Text print is generally pretty good, with few artefacts other than slight fuzz around emboldened headings. Draft print is lighter but still very acceptable, though it doesn't provide much of a speed advantage. Colour graphics are bright and dense and a colour copy is only slightly lighter than the original.
Photo prints show good strong colours with no overall cast to any shade, though there's slight over-saturation, particularly in dark areas of images.
We've criticised Dell on a couple of occasions for the very high cost of its toners and inks. When we reviewed the P513w, we noted that 7.8p for a black page and 16.6p for a colour one were much higher than from its competition. Well, Dell has since put the cost of its colour ink up, so the equivalent costs for the P713w are now 7.8p and 17.8p.
We continue to think these page costs are excessive, when competitors in the same market cost less than a quarter as much to run. You are paying dearly for the low purchase price of the P713w.
At first sight the P713w looks like a bargain. Considerably cheaper than the Lexmark equivalent – though the Lexmark has an ADF built in – it's easy to use and offers above-average print quality. Speed is also well up to the mark against its main competition, but the possible deal breaker is the very high consumable cost. Most people won't want to pay the best part of 20p per colour page.
Great when it works. Ongoing ink problems,this time it prints black and white only, this with new ink cartridges and printheads cleaned. Time for a printer change !!
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Greenberg and Lethco point out that continual efforts to increase capacity for cars has only resulted in more congestion. The solution, they suggest, is to treat all modes as complementary and not mutually exclusive: most of us are, at various times, pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and car drivers. Ironically, the more we invest in non-auto infrastructure, the better the driving conditions become:
"Every additional trip we take on foot, on a bicycle or by public transit frees up significant space for drivers, since the 'footprints' of these other modes are so much smaller. The cyclist beside you is not the car in front of you; the bicycle locked to a ring at curbside means one less parking space is taken. Driver, cyclist and pedestrian are complementary rather than mutually exclusive categories. Most of us are all of these at different times. What's crucial is the proportion of time we use each mode, and creating communities where the car is needed for only certain types of trips. For other trips, we can make more efficient choices.
If we decide we want our system to be more efficient, we must...ensure it has the attributes that make the more efficient choices the attractive ones – and that comes through land use, system design, pricing and skillful urban design."


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Local recipients of a Diamond Jubilee Medal posed with MP Dean Allison, the Honourable Shirley Martin, Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn, Grimsby Mayor Bob Bentley, Township of West Lincoln Mayor Douglas Joyner, Township of Lincoln Mayor Bill Hodgson and Ward 11 councillor Brenda Johnsons.

Recipients from Stoney Creek, upper Stoney Creek and surrounding area are Joan Packham (West Lincoln), Jean McEvoy (Woodburn), Frank Mills (Mount Hope), Melvin (Mel) Switzer (Binbrook), and Cleda Yachetti (Binbrook).

A total of 60,000 Diamond Jubilee Medals will be given to Canadians. To be eligible, a person must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. They must have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region, or community within Canada, or an achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.


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The California Department of Motor Vehicles' Raymond Hunter recently participated in UWGLA's Loaned Executive Program, doing his part to advance the organization's core mission of Creating Pathways Out of Poverty for all Angelenos. Below, he discusses what this unique experience means to him.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and why you decided to participate in United Way's Loaned Executive program.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice as well as a Master's degree in Human Resources and I'm currently the Manager of Enhanced Customer Service and Statewide Field Operations at the DMV. As a state employee, I've always been a proud UWGLA supporter and I was eager to participate in its LE program.
In your opinion, what does our mission to Create Pathways Out of Poverty mean for the residents of this community?
The CPOP plan demonstrates this organization's care and concern for the community (and for all of humanity) by mounting a concerted effort to acknowledge and show compassion for others.
Describe a typical workday at United Way.
I never experienced what one might consider a "typical day" here. It's a dynamic environment which inspires creativity and where things change very rapidly. And while you're helping others and moving them forward, you're also reinventing yourself for the greater cause of achieving organizational goals.
What was your most memorable or rewarding experience as a Loaned Executive?
Working with youths who've made a commitment to changing their lives for the better and are ready to tackle any challenges which come their way. The entire experience was life-changing beyond belief.
United Way is working hard to improve the overall quality of life in L.A. County with the help of its community heroes. If you were a real superhero, what would your superpower be?
To ensure that everyone has the ability to read and write at the 12th grade level or higher; I truly believe this would make a significant difference in many people's lives.
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'Joe' Tries to Stay Unbeaten on Monmouth Turf
Monmouth will also have a Stars and Stripes celebration and car show this weekend.
Monmouth will also have a Stars and Stripes celebration and car show this weekend.
Veteran Ben's Cat was upstaged by a youngster who looks to have a good future ahead of him June 4 in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup at Penn National.
Ben's Cat looks to follow his success in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint by lining up for his fifth try June 4 in the $150,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup.
DARRS Inc.'s Bye Bye Bernie may have given an indication of what was coming when he just missed, by a neck, in the Kentucky Downs Turf Dash Stakes Sept. 14 at odds of 55-1.
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After finishing second to Ben's Cat in the previous two editions of the five-furlong turf race at Parx Racing, Tightend Touchdown would not be denied Saturday, July 11, edging longshot Mongolian Saturday by a nose.
Ben's Cat will aim to add to his remarkable career when the King Leatherbury homebred attempts to win the Parx Dash Handicap (gr. IIIT) for a fourth straight year Saturday, July 11 at Parx Racing.
A field of 13 turf sprinters will line up at Belmont Park June 6 in the $300,000 Jaipur Invitational Stakes, which, at six furlongs on grass, should prove to be one of the most exciting races on the stakes-loaded card.
Ben's Cat, a millionaire two times over, will go for his 25th lifetime stakes victory in the Governor's Cup at Penn National Race Course against his three closest pursuers from his last race.
The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat, in the second start of his 9-year-old season, got back to his winning ways with a dramatic off-the-pace victory in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint May 15 at Pimlico Race Course.
Veteran Ben's Cat opened his 9-year-old season with a runner-up finish Friday, April 17 in an allowance race at Pimlico Race Course. The 23-time stakes winner chased Bold Thunder throughout Friday's test.
Fresh off a victory in the Tampa Bay Stakes (gr. IIIT) 14 days earlier, Lochte looks to continue his winning ways Feb. 7 in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT).
Named after Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, Captain Serious looks to stuff his competition in the $300,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 27 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
If the amazing Ben's Cat is going to make it back-to-back victories in the $200,000 Fabulous Strike Handicap on Thanksgiving Eve at Penn National, he'll will have to defeat one of the toughest fields he has faced recently.
If you think Friday's four-race mini Breeders' Cup card was confusing wait until you get a load of Saturday's races. read blog
With the retirement of Mizdirection, winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) the last two years, this could be Reneesgotzip's year to emerge on top in the 6 1/2-furlong race.
With Mizdirection, two-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) retired, this year's renewal drew 29 pre-entries, including Reneesgotzip and Tightend Touchdown, who finished in a dead-heat for second last year.
When the World Championships are renewed for a third straight year at Santa Anita Park, missing from the lineup will be one of the most dynamic Breeders' Cup winners of the past two years--Turf Sprint winner Mizdirection.
Trainer King Leatherbury was confident Ben's Cat would exit the Laurel Dash with another victory Sept. 27, but instead watched the 8-year-old gelding finish third behind longshots Dreamsgonewild and Bold Thunder.
The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat will seek his third victory in the $300,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) when the race is run again Sept. 1 at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania.
The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat will seek his third victory in the $300,000 Turf Monster Handicap (gr. IIIT) when the race is run again Sept. 1 at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania.
Stakes winners Favorite Tale and Choctaw Chuck are the 121-pound co-highweights among seven 3-year-olds entered for the $100,000 Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The irrepressible Ben's Cat came from off the pace with a big rush on the outside to register his third consecutive win in the $200,000 Parx Dash Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf at the Pennsylvania track July 12.
Ben's Cat, winner of the Parx Dash Handicap (gr. IIIT) in 2012 and 2013, returns July 12 for his fourth consecutive outing in the race. He'll face nine, including Tightend Touchdown, runner-up by 1 1/4 lengths last year.
Ancil blistered to a track record-setting win at Tampa Bay Downs March 1 in the $100,000 Turf Dash Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths in his season debut.
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Art Project Develops Photos On Blown Glass [Pics]
Artist Emma Howell combines stunning hand-blown glass bowls with nature photography, creating a unique artform.
Some forms of art are meant to be combines, like paper-maiche and sculpture, while others are simply not meant to be mixed, like water colors and pottery. Photography and glass-blowing may initially seem like the latter, but Emma Howell proves that some combinations are worth experimenting with by creating gorgeous photo-imposed glass bowls.
Howell uses a technique called "Wet Plate Collodion" to expose photographs onto the glass bowls she blows herself. The process is a complex one, but Howell places the freshly made bowl covered in photosensitive chemicals into the large camera (as seen below) and when she take a photo, rather than the image imprinting on a piece of film to be developed later, it prints directly onto the glass.
The camera, like the glass bowls used, is a custom creation which includes part of a barrel to keep the glass bowl in place. Unlike most photographers, who can take as many shots as they want until they get it just right, Howell only gets one shot which she won't see until the development is finished, meaning her bowls can be hit-or-miss. The artist has made a note not to use flat surfaces but curved, rippled ones, which serve as the inspiration for the subject that should be superimposed onto them.
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How Ebbers Kept the Board in His Pocket
For two years, WorldCom Inc. director Max E. Bobbitt looked on while his $300 million stake in the company vaporized. But last April, the former Alltel Corp. president was fed up. In a boardroom maneuver not reported until now, he began plotting to oust friend and WorldCom founder Bernard J. Ebbers and to take his place as CEO. According to current and former executives and two other directors, Bobbitt offered Chief Operating Officer Ronald R. Beaumont, Vice-Chairman John W. Sidgmore, and Chief Financial Officer Scott D. Sullivan retention packages of about $1 million annually for life if they backed him as CEO.
The plot blew up. Word of Bobbitt's maneuvers leaked to Chairman Bert C. Roberts Jr., who rallied others on WorldCom's then-11-member board to thwart Bobbitt, say WorldCom insiders. When the board ousted Ebbers on Apr. 30, his replacement was Sidgmore, who continued in his new role to battle with Bobbitt. Sidgmore and Roberts declined comment on the continuing power struggles. Beaumont and Sullivan could not be reached for comment.
Bobbitt's attempted coup was a shocking turn of events for a board that had for years backed Ebbers unquestioningly--to stockholders' detriment. The 57-year-old Arkansas native had been one of four longtime directors who were Ebbers loyalists, according to about a dozen current and former WorldCom directors and executives who mapped out the inner workings of the board for BusinessWeek. Together with three insiders, this foursome operated as a millionaires club. They collected plenty of perks--from use of a corporate jet to financial support from Ebbers' in their pet projects. And they piled up loads of WorldCom stock. Spearheaded by this group, the board O.K.'d megaloans to Ebbers. They backed him through the stupendous expansion of WorldCom--to the brink of its collapse. They so trusted Ebbers' that they held on to most of their WorldCom shares while they gradually became worthless.
Corporate-governance experts say this boardroom saga illustrates the pitfalls of a big company operating without truly independent directors. "It seems that directors were so beholden to the CEO that no one came forward to say: `Hey, we're in serious trouble here, and what are we doing to do about it?"' says Charles M. Elson, a governance professor at the University of Delaware.
Like Ebbers himself, the CEO's four sidekicks on the board had jumped into telecom when Ma Bell was dismantled in the 1980s. As president of Alltel, Bobbitt helped turn it into the largest phone company serving small-town America and invested in WorldCom. Francesco Galesi, a real estate magnate from Upstate New York, and Stiles A. Kellett Jr., an Atlanta investor who had made a fortune in nursing homes during the 1970s, ran telecom startups. The two came on the board when their companies were bought by Ebbers as part of a string of 70-plus acquisitions that turned fledgling Long Distance Discount Service Inc. (LDDS) into the $35 billion WorldCom. The fourth confederate, Carl J. Aycock, worked with Ebbers at a hotel-management company and then became one of the founders of LDDS. The four directors, and Ebbers, declined to comment on board actions.
Now, the entire board could be purged, say creditors and former executives. Court-appointed monitor Richard C. Breeden is investigating directors' roles in the company's collapse, and the Justice Dept. is asking if they knew about accounting irregularities. Says a creditor: "Directors are feeling intense pressure to leave."
That's quite a switch. For a decade, Ebbers and the board had the wind at their backs. In 1989, Ebbers bought Atlanta long-distance carrier Advanced Telecommunications Corp., in which Galesi held a 25% stake. Galesi joined the WorldCom board. Ebbers repeated this pattern over and over, typically inviting executives of the acquired companies to take a turn on the board. Through the '90s, the then-nine-member board was composed of insiders and execs from acquired companies.
At the heart of the group were "Bernie's Boys"--a nickname WorldCom execs gave his four pals. Like other directors, they collected as many as 10,000 stock options per year--on top of the shares they received when their companies were acquired. Their stakes swelled to hundreds of millions of dollars on paper as WorldCom's stock soared to a high of $60.50 in July of 1999. Ebbers frowned on unloading WorldCom stock, say former directors, so there was little selling by directors.
While the stock climbed, few complained. Ebbers stroked their egos. They took turns holding the chairman title, with Roberts, a former MCI president, getting the honorary post after Ebbers bought MCI. As CEO, Ebbers ran the board and doled out special treats to his inner circle. Kellett was permitted to rent company aircraft for $1 a month, plus a $400-an-hour usage fee. The arrangement saved him more than $1 million in a year, according to a bankruptcy court memo written by monitor Breeden. In the memo, Breeden, who would not comment, called for Kellett's removal because he wasn't paying what it cost to operate the aircraft. A source close to Kellett counters that he "did not keep the lease of the aircraft as a secret nor did he consider it a gift."
A week before Ebbers' ouster, Aycock asked for a $600,000 personal loan from the company. Ebbers informally O.K.'d the financing, according to a director and creditors' representatives. The loan was never granted.
When it came to board members, Ebbers could be insensitive to apparent conflicts of interest. He didn't object when Galesi invested $15 million in a suburban-Chicago long-distance carrier, Telesphere Communications Inc., that was trying to grab share in a market WorldCom wanted to dominate. "Ebbers looked the other way as long as Galesi supported him without question," says a former WorldCom executive who competed against Telesphere.
Ebbers wielded the stick as well as the carrot. He publicly belittled any director who dared question him, according to current and former board members. That included his close confidant, ex-CFO and director Sullivan, who was indicted in August on fraud charges. Two years ago, Sullivan queried Ebbers' cutback in a capital-spending project, say two ex-directors. After the meeting, Ebbers gathered info that undermined Sullivan's position, then revealed it at the next board meeting. That shut him up. "Ebbers treated you like a prince--as long as you never forgot who was king," says a former director.
The board took him at his word, say directors, when Ebbers told them in 2001 that the sudden collapse of the telecom industry was a passing squall. At meetings, no one urged Ebbers to reduce the company's $41 billion in debt, say directors. And they did not spot accounting tricks that resulted in $7 billion in bogus revenues.
Even after the directors finally ousted a stunned Ebbers, Bernie's Boys battled on. Bobbitt, say creditors and directors, rallied Kellett, Galesi, and Aycock to resist Sidgmore--opposing his plans to spin off parts of the company and, ultimately, seek protection from creditors in federal court.
Again, Bobbitt played a losing hand. Just before WorldCom filed for bankruptcy protection on July 21, he enlisted directors Kellett and Galesi to write Verizon Communications CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg, offering him WorldCom for about $1 a share, according to a board member. Seidenberg wasn't interested, say sources close to Verizon. WorldCom executives were outraged. "They never sold their shares during the collapse and were desperate to recoup at least a pittance--the interests of the company be damned," says a director.
With WorldCom in bankruptcy, the directors have little say over what happens next. The creditors' committee is essentially running the company, and the WorldCom that reemerges will likely have a new board. Their stock is worthless. So, like Ebbers and everybody else who went down with him, the once-pampered directors are now members of a fraternity with no exclusivity whatsoever--the losers' club.
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Nearly Three Months Later, Sandy Victims Still Struggling, Looking For Answers
(NEW YORK) MintPress – Sixty-five-year-old Gus Martuscelli sits on a wooden stool in the remains of what used to be the most popular pizza joint in Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its large population of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
On Oct. 29, 2012, Delmar Pizzeria, a small family-owned business that has maintained a loyal following since 1957, was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. "It was completely destroyed," Martuscelli tells MintPress News. "It was like a pool in here. I couldn't even open the door."
Gone is the shabby pizza counter up front, along with its '60s style menu board and vintage photos of the neighborhood and the slabs of tables in the back, both of which were regularly packed.
On Jan. 14, the shop was still devastated. Martuscelli tells MintPress that they had to gut the entire space to clear it of mold and are only now starting to rebuild.
"I had to buy everything again out of my own pocket," he says. "Insurance is a joke. I have three kinds of insurance for the building and the pizzeria, but so far nothing. And where is FEMA? They give nothing."
Martuscelli applied for government subsidized loans, but so far has not received any. " I got nothing. I still have to pay my mortgage and my taxes." His six employees are, for now, out of work.
He points to the computer shop next door and the Express 24 hour bank on the corner and says they had just reopened that day.
Across the street there are several stores that are still shuttered. "Some small businesses are still not open because they have no money to spend," explains Martuscelli. "You have to have money to do something."
Dozens of small businesses in Sheepshead Bay and nearby communities such as Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach were also hit hard by Sandy.
As of late last month, roughly $1 million in loans from the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) and the New York City Small Business Services (SBS) had been provided to just 19 businesses in the area.
The loan applications are trickling in, said Andre Ledgister, a public affairs specialist at SBA. "Why is that? It can be for a variety of reasons. Some people are still filling out applications because of loss of important documents, fear of loans, inaccessibility to documents, etc."
Homeless after all these days
Across the Hudson River in the Paulus Hook neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J., 33-year-old Terry Smith, her husband Chris and their three black labradors are still camping out at a friend's home.
They fled their two floor brownstone apartment on a tree lined street after a huge wave of water burst through the front door and came rushing in. They had managed to place mattresses on waist high cinder blocks.
The family took shelter that night in the nearby pet store that Smith started last year, which fortunately was not damaged. When they returned home the next day, the water was still two feet high. With the help of a group of friends, they spent four hours bailing it out.
"We lost just about everything," she sighs as she speaks with MintPress in her shop. "Three bedrooms and two bathrooms, dining and living room, all gone."
They had to throw out all of their belongings and rip out the drywall. "We dried and cleaned for two weeks," says Smith. "Now, it's down to the studs. There's just a ceiling, floor and the framework."
The electrical system was badly corroded by the salt water, and it is still being repaired. In addition, there is not enough supply of drywall to meet the demand, so it is on backorder.
Smith says they had three types of insurance for their home but have still not received any compensation.
"It is a very slow process, and there are no guarantees," she says. "We are still paying for everything out of our own pocket."
Not all of their neighbors can afford to do so, Smith acknowledges. "Some people are staying on the upper floors and not repairing the lower levels. Others have simply left.
She worries that down the road, the mold could lead to a health hazard in the entire area.
In the meantime, Smith says they can't return home until they have at least a functioning bathroom, and that won't be until the end of February at the earliest.
Hundreds of thousands of homes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were damaged or destroyed by the hurricane. There is still no official data on how many people remain homeless.
Retreating from the water
Among them are former residents of Fox Beach on Staten Island's southeastern shore.
"Turn it into what it should have been and what it was 100 years ago, natural area for the grounds to take the water," Joseph Monte told Capital New York
Until Sandy, Monte, who owned a construction company for two decades, lived in a grey clapboard house, now uninhabitable, near the sea. He said that flooding had increasingly become a problem.
In the aftermath of Sandy, which at times swept more than 10 feet of water through the neighborhood and killed three residents, it has begun to appear insurmountable.
Now, roughly 100 homeowners are banding together in an effort to convince the government to offer them a buy-out under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program run by FEMA. It was used in upstate New York to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
"If they tell people, 'You're on your own, we're not helping you, we're not buying you out,' you're going to see more deaths here, I guarantee it," said Neil Filipowicz, who found the bodies of his brother and nephew in the basement of their home the day after the hurricane.
Mayor Bloomberg has argued that retreating from the waterfront in the face of rising sea levels is both defeatist and unrealistic. He maintains that the solution is building flood-resistant buildings.
In order for the Fox Beach residents to get their way, they and their elected officials will have to convince the Bloomberg administration to petition the state for grant money.
The state, in turn, will have to petition FEMA. If FEMA agrees, its grants will cover only 75 percent of the costs, with the rest covered by the city and state.
"The city is already losing real estate tax, they're not going to add more money to that loss," said Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro.
"They're going around talking about people rebuilding. How do you live here?" asked Monte.
Pleading for public services
Way up in the Rockaway Peninsula of Long Island, known as the Rockaways, residents of the New York Housing Authority's (NYCHA) Ocean Bay complex, which houses as many as 17,000 people, are in bad shape.
Twelve years ago, Aria and Sam Doe, frustrated by the absence of social services in the local school system, founded the Action Center there; it includes programs for pregnant women, GED classes, after-school programs, a night center for teeagers, classes for adults and services for senior citizens.
"Even before Sandy, it's like people were six feet under," Aria Doe told Truthout recently. "We got them up one foot so then they were five feet under. They're still below the poverty line."
Sandy worsened the problems. During the storm, transformers caught fire, causing massive flames that burned down at least 15 units.
Other buildings were flooded and rendered uninhabitable. Two months after the storm, Doe said, "It looks like the walls were painted black. It was so moldy."
But residents were expected to pay full rent. "Three days after the storm, NYCHA officials were running around telling people where they could pay their rent," said Pretina Maddox, a nurse living in the complex. "They didn't ask how people were doing, if they had food or water."
Two months later, resident Rudolph McBeam was still without heat, hot water or electricity. "Everything in the basement was damaged by the 7 or 8 feet of water that flooded," he said. His fourth floor apartment had also become mold-infested.
Elsewhere on the peninsula, residents are facing other pollutants. "There's lead, asbestos and fiberglass insulation in the air," explained Sal Lopizzo, founder of the Rockaways' YANA (You Are Never Alone) program.
"In addition, everything's covered with feces. There's a lot of pink eye and respiratory infections."
The Action Center's Doe said many are still relying on community medical and distribution centers.
"This is a long-term problem," she explained. "Now is the time for a massive focused response on the area. If we, as a country, can help in other countries, we can do it here."
Absentee government
FEMA has spent about $3.1 billion in disaster relief money for shelters, restoring power and other immediate needs after the storm.
In late December, Congress passed the first part of an aid package for victims of Sandy, allowing the National Flood Insurance Program to continue to pay claims days before it was due to run out of money.
At the time, people who had lost their homes and businesses blasted the delays. "I think it's horrible it took this long," said Susan Van Veen of Randolph, N.J., who was part of a volunteer group that helped clean up strangers' homes.
"This area is completely devastated. It's still probably going to be weeks before people get this money. This should have happened long ago."
"It's just criminal," said John Condit, of Seaside Heights, N.J., which lost the boardwalk upon which much of the reality show "Jersey Shore" was filmed.
"You pay taxes, and your government is supposed to be there for you. That's part of the deal."
Fast forward to today and people are furious that Congress didn't manage to pass the second part of the aid package, which consists of $51 billion for relief and recovery from Sandy, until Jan. 15, nearly 80 days after the storm.
"Gov. (Chris) Christie has tried to be proactive from the start. Congress, on the other hand, has done way too little, way too late," asserts Jersey City's Smith.
The bill was approved by a bipartisan majority in the House three weeks after Republicans in the Northeast chastised the chamber's GOP leaders for failing to vote on storm aid before the end of the last Congress.
An amendment to the package introduced by tea party-allied legislators would have required across-the-board cuts to domestic and defense programs to pay for $17 billion of the storm aid.
It was supported by a majority of Republicans, but was defeated 258-162 with combination of GOP and Democratic votes.
The full $51 billion bill passed the House 241-160, with 179 Republicans opposed.
The measure will be taken up by the Democratic-controlled Senate when it returns to Washington next week.
In the meantime, asks Martuscelli as he walks through the rubble of his pizza parlor, "What are we going to do?"
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Sue Upton
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9 November 1954
Chadwell Heath, Essex, England
Sue Upton (born 9 November 1954 at Chadwell Heath, Essex[1][2]) is an English comic actress and dancer, best known for her many appearances on The Benny Hill Show. She was one of the longest-serving cast members of Benny Hill's stock company, appearing on the show from 1977 to his final programme for Thames Television in 1989. Upton also appeared in Benny Hill's World Tour: New York, in 1991.[3]
Education and early career[edit]
Upton attended stage school in addition to her regular education. Despite qualifying at the age of 16 as a teacher of dancing, she decided that a performing career would be more to her liking.[2]
After graduation, Upton embarked on a career as a dancer and cabaret singer; she also worked as a model, continuing with this work until she was well into her twenties.[2] She was a member of Love Machine, a female dance troupe. Love Machine went on to appear on three episodes of The Benny Hill Show, where they were a precursor to the later, more famous, Hill's Angels dancers. Although she had left the group before their Benny Hill Show appearances, her stint as a Love Machine dancer first brought her to Hill's attention.[4]
The Benny Hill Show[edit]
Upton auditioned at Hill's flat in the Kensington area of London in 1976, and was hired shortly after. Hill said of her at the time, "Sue is really funny. Finding pretty girls who are talented and funny is not easy. And not all girl dancers are pretty. Some of them look like me in drag. Sue is pretty and she is funny."[5] She made her Benny Hill Show debut in the episode originally telecast on 26 January 1977.[6]
For roughly the first half of her time on The Benny Hill Show, she both danced as a member of the Hill's Angels troupe, and acted in comedy sketches. As her tenure with the show lengthened, she moved away from dancing, in favor of comic acting only. One of Upton's comic character portrayals was the geriatric superheroine "Wondergran". In a later episode, she played Stan Laurel to Benny's Oliver Hardy.[7] Behind the scenes, she became the Angels' unofficial "shop steward" in the show's later years, interceding on their behalf with Hill or with producer Dennis Kirkland when necessary. She also had a hand in the selection of prospective Angels, recommending girls whom she thought might be suitable to Hill for auditions.[8]
During her long association with Hill, their relationship developed from that of an employee to an employer, to a mutual friendship. They were deeply fond of each other, to the extent that Hill's close-knit performing "'family' thought Sue could have become Mrs Hill under different circumstances."[9] Hill regularly visited Upton's home every year, becoming friendly with her husband and children as well.[10]
Other work[edit]
Upton appeared in two movies: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) and What's Up Superdoc! (1978), both sex comedies. She also appeared in a training film for the British Ministry of Defence. On television, Upton has made guest appearances in several British sketch comedy shows and sitcoms.[11]
After Hill's death in 1992, she decided to retire from show business although she continued to make appearances on TV documentaries speaking about Hill and about her experiences on the show.[citation needed]
Sue is an active member of Comic Heritage, a nonprofit group (part of the larger Heritage Foundation) which celebrates and promotes the history of British comedy and the remembrance of famous British comics.[12]
- ^ "Sue Upton (II)". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ a b c "Sue's questions and answers". Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ^ Ross, Robert. "Benny Hill, Merry Master of Mirth: The Complete Companion." London: B.T. Batsford, 1999 (p.123).
- ^ Kirkland, Dennis. Benny: The True Story. Hodder, England: Coronet Books, 1993 (pp. 128–129).
- ^ Ross, p. 119.
- ^ Kon, Andrea (1–7 April 1989). "Another fine sketch you've got me into, Benny!". 134 (4). London: TV Times. p. 82.
- ^ Kirkland, p. 129.
- ^ Forwood, Margaret (1992). The Real Benny Hill. London: Robson Books. p. 150.
- ^ Forwood, pp. 150–154.
- ^ "Sue's credits". Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ Ross, Robert. "Benny's babes – installment one: Sue Upton." [Biographical sketch of Sue included with the DVD set Benny Hill Complete And Unadulterated: The Hill's Angels Years, Set 4 1977–1981.] New York: A&E, 2006.