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Today's kitchen is all about having space to cook, eat, entertain, gather as a family and relax. Therefore, the average kitchen project has become so much more than simply upgrading old cabinetry and appliances. A trusted home insurance survey shows that one in five UK households had removed a downstairs wall in the past 10 years, while one in three were already enjoying the benefits of an open-plan kitchen and dining scheme.
The big appeal is for the kitchen and cook to be part of the action when entertaining and, on a day-to-day basis, for the whole family to be together. In this time-pressed age, it's a real boon to be able to offer help with homework while preparing the evening meal and to be able to keep one eye on tots and teens while managing other tasks. 'People have become generally less formal and so are more willing to share cooking, dining and relaxing areas,' says Tim Higham of Higham Furniture. 'When throwing a dinner party, it's seen as sociable to cook and entertain at the same time.'
Summer time is when open-plan kitchen layouts really come into their own, as the majority of kitchen extensions include large amounts of glass to let in light and provide easy access to the garden, which vastly expands the living and entertaining space.
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Light-filled open-plan kitchen extension
Daylight floods in through a huge glazed roof to brighten this spectacular kitchen extension. It opens directly on to dining and living space with pale stone flooring uniting the expansive space.
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Open-plan kitchen diner with butcher's block unit
Set the tone for a classic country kitchen with a butcher's block fitted to kitchen cabinets, continuing the theme in the adjoining dining area with a painted cream dresser.
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Eastburn Country Furniture
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Bells of Suffolk
Open-plan kitchen diner with co-ordinating colour scheme
A dining room that leads straight through to the kitchen needs a linking colour scheme – subtle grey on the walls and calm neutrals on upholstered furniture are the key to success.
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Helen Turkington
Large open-plan kitchen with island
Opening up the ground floor encourages a flow from kitchen to eating and living spaces, and provides room for a generous island with gleaming worktop.
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Stone Age
Cream open-plan country kitchen
Consider colours carefully when planning an open plan kitchen. Cream units keep the look light yet they're warm and inviting, while smart black worktops provide a sharp contrast.
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John Lewis of Hungerford
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Airy open-plan kitchen space with farmhouse furniture
Light floods into this country kitchen through the folding sliding doors. Lay flagstone flooring or lookalike tiles in varying sizes and complete with a pine table and rustic chairs.
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Mandarin Stone
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CPW Furniture
Bright and open conservatory open-plan kitchen
Knocking down the back wall and building a conservatory has created a bright and airy open-plan space in this Cotswold cottage. The kitchen units and dresser are painted in a cool bone colour.
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Farrow & Ball
Peninsula unit in vintage style open-plan kitchen
Plan a vintage-style kitchen using a wood-topped peninsula unit to divide kitchen and dining areas. Openings in the wall either side of the range cooker let light flood in.
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Solid Wood Worktops
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Rustic open-plan kitchen and dining spaces
Opening up the wall between the kitchen and dining room has made a distinctive feature of the supporting beams. Classic white units and farmhouse furniture complete the scheme.
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Harvey Jones
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CPW Furniture
Cool kitchen dining space
Pale blue units with modern bar handles give this kitchen its contemporary credentials. Team with a reclaimed teak table and wood flooring to provide a warm country tone.
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Harvey Jones
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Raise the bar in an open-plan kitchen
A multifunctional island is the centrepiece of this elegant bespoke kitchen scheme by Higham Furniture. The raised breakfast bar gives a more natural dining position, while the unit's split-level surface also helps hide dirty dishes in the sink – essential for open-plan spaces.
Modern rustic open-plan kitchen
Blue open-plan kitchen
The beauty of large open layouts is that you can be more experimental and daring with your colour scheme without it overpowering the room. Here, an extra-large island unit is painted a bold blue shade to echo the feature wall beyond. Contrasting light blue bar stools and pale flooring help balance things out. Bespoke Newport painted solid-ash kitchen with timber and composite worktops from Sola.
Sola Kitchens
Double delight open-plan kitchen
A traditional conservatory extension with a large roof lantern makes space for an open-plan dining area in this kitchen, and the double-island layout steers people around the supporting column. Bespoke units by Martin Moore.
Martin Moore
Fine dining open-plan kitchen
This fresh and welcoming design by Plain English is ideal for dinner parties. Keeping guests away from potentially dangerous areas in the kitchen is a must, and a good designer will address the flow of traffic in an open-plan layout.
Plain English
White-washed beach house open-plan kitchen
You might not think that an all-white interior promotes laid-back style but, there couldn't be a better spot for cooking up a lazy Sunday roast than this scrubbed-wood kitchen with its well-used vintage furniture.
Mobius Living
Antique bench
The French House
Original BTC
Spacious traditional style open-plan kitchen-diner
A mix of fitted cupboards and antique pieces creates distinct areas for food preparation, eating and relaxing in this rather lovely kitchen.
Kitchen cupboards
Plain English
Open-plan kitchen extension with sitting area
A comfy sofa and TV make this open plan kitchen kitchen extension the perfect family-friendly space.
Pierre Frey
Element 7
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Coco Fifty Four
Kitchen storage in open-plan kitchen
A vintage dresser, painted the same colour as the kitchen walls, makes an impressive storage unit – perfect for tidying away books and newspapers come dinner time.
Laura Ashley
Retro style open-plan kitchen
Now here's a kitchen that has family fun written all over it. A vibrant palette of pink and blue create a retro 1950s-inspired kitchen look while a sense of fun is added with bunting, cushions and an oilcloth in bright, festival colours
Newmarket stools
Lloyd Loom of Spalding
Kitchenalia oilcloth tablecloth
Betty Boyns
Open-plan farmhouse kitchen with classic rocking chair
Bring a quiet corner to life in your homely country kitchen by covering a classic rocking chair in a vintage quilt and adding a pretty handmade cushion.
Treasured Quilts
Rocking chair
Cushion fabric
Ian Mankin
Cream open-plan kitchen with large island
A large kitchen island provides extra work surface away from the range cooker and is a perfect place for family or friends to perch and chat while you work.
Perrin & Rowe
Kit Stone
Pink and white open-plan kitchen with built-in TV
The fluorescent pink seating gives this, otherwise understated, kitchen a welcome pop of colour. Perfect for a rest from peeling the potatoes and catching up with This Morning…
White units
AJM Construction
Similar worktop
Shabby chic modern open-plan kitchen
The kitchen features freestanding reclaimed and homemade furniture painted in heritage whites – and plenty of space for family and friends to gather.
Newgate Clocks
Metal bowls
Tea labels
Appley Hoare
Laura Ashley
Modern industrial open-plan kitchen-diner
A bespoke table, mismatched dining chairs, a stainless-steel range cooker and repurposed chicken-house heaters as lights create a contemporary rustic vibe in this white kitchen.
Circus Antiques
Pigeon Vintage Furniture
Little Paris
White and gold contemporary open-plan kitchen-diner
The unique kitchen island is made from glass and gold leaf. It is surprisingly practical, housing a hob, dishwasher and drawers. The 1960s-style chair and tables provide contrast.
Open-plan factory-style kitchen
The not-so-subtle glow of neon signs lights up the darker recesses of the kitchen. They add warmth and interest to a plain space and were commissioned from a fairground signmaker. Stainless-steel kitchen appliances give the kitchen an industrial vibe.
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Circus Antiques & Interiors
Dark wood open-plan kitchen-diner
Bespoke bar stools in a zingy lime shade give the kitchen a retro look. The island, like the worktops, is in Brazilian slate – an incredibly practical surface with a warm texture.
Slate worktop
Mandarin Stone
Oak flooring
Castle Wood Floors
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Dark marble and blue open-plan kitchen
Italian marble for the worktop and splashback has been used to create this stunning dark kitchen. A tiny space is the perfect excuse to use indulgent materials as you don't need a large amount.
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London Marble
Side table
The Conran Shop
Modern open-plan kitchen with salvaged furniture
In this modern kitchen-diner, a classic pendant lamp is combined with an industrial-style dining table and chairs. Driftwood adds an organic element to the room scheme.
Pendant lamp
Moleta Munro
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Firefly House
Super streamlined open-plan kitchen-diner
The kitchen has a minimal, clean look. The fitted units are made from spray-painted MDF – designed to take up as little space as possible. The splashback is simply wood, spray-painted to a glossy finish.
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Oriel Harwood
Colourful kitsch open-plan kitchen
This spacious kitchen-diner boasts a quirky upholstered sofa slap bang in the middle of the room, providing the perfect space for afternoon tea.
Built-in cupboards
Plain English
White and wood open-plan kitchen
Introducing light into an open-plan basement kitchen is key, but that doesn't mean it can't be cosy. This sleek white cabinetry is framed by dark timber, which lends a feeling of warmth.
Woodstock Furniture
Modern handleless open-plan kitchen
It's not always possible to move an entire wall – you may need to leave a section or pillar as a support. Play it to your advantage using it to screen a dining area or create a visible break.
The Myers Touch
White open-plan kitchen-diner-living room
Open-plan living is enhanced here with a muted colour palette and glass walls on the second floor to make the space appear bigger.
Charles Yorke
Handleless white and steel open-plan kitchen
Modern finishes are all about using the unusual to add depth, interest and texture, and are designed to blend into a living space. However, consider livening up the look with a bold burst of colour. Here, the striking green chairs lend an air of intrigue to this predominantly white kitchen design, picking up on the lush shades of the garden beyond.
Gregory Phillips Architects
Mixed materials open-plan kitchen
Don't leave lighting until last, as this is a key part of creating a successful scheme. You'll need different levels of lighting according to the activities in each zone, so make sure the kitchen has plenty of task lights to illuminate work surfaces and good mood lighting in the dining area. Flooring is also an important consideration. Use different materials in different areas; choose welcoming wood flooring for a dining area and frame it with tough stone or porcelain in the kitchen, which can take the knocks and the spills.
Floor tiles
Topps Tiles
Parisian chic open-plan kitchen
Not all open-plan kitchens are huge, but even small spaces can shine. This compact kitchen benefits from a neat layout with all mod cons close to hand. Classic cabinetry painted in a dark shade is a sophisticated choice, especially when teamed with a beautiful wood floor. The parquet running throughout gives this room the air of a Parisian apartment, and shows that small can indeed be beautiful.
Holloways of Ludow
Railings acrylic eggshell by Farrow & Ball
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Classic Parquet
Classic blend open-plan kitchen
If you love to entertain, a kitchen-dining room is a practical solution, allowing you to be part of the action with your guests, not shut away in a cramped kitchen. Design your space accordingly. Here, super-sleek units conceal most of the working elements of the kitchen, providing a smart and uncluttered backdrop to a glamorous dining area with feature lighting.
Moon and Twenty collections by Modulnova at DesignSpaceLondon
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Elliot by The Sofa & Chair Company
Capella by Christopher Wray
Out of sight open-plan kitchen
Well-planned storage with a place for everything is essential in an open-plan kitchen. Here, streamlined modern units provide plenty of cupboard space while the mirror finish on the wall cabinets keeps the look light and airy. A spacious larder in a custom colour is hidden behind a sliding door, ensuring tidiness prevails.
Radiance by Mowlem & Co
Eames plastic side chair from Vitra
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Rikka ceiling shade from John Lewis
Big ideas
With no walls to obstruct light or views, open-plan spaces usually have a great sense of flow. But large rooms demand just as much care in the planning as small spaces. The working part of the kitchen in particular needs to function ergonomically. Where possible, adhere to the classic work triangle between sink, fridge and hob to cut down on footwork, using an island to help shorten these distances where necessary.
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Chalon, Davonport and Woodstock
Luxury vinyl floor tiles by Neisha Crosland at Harvey Maria
Similar range cooker
Wolf and Rangemaster
Open- plan kitchen with a view
An open-plan kitchen extension with plenty of glass will help you enjoy views of the garden all year round. Here, an all-white scheme makes the most of the light and provides a seamless flow between each of the designated areas.
Kitchen and interior design
Callender Howorth
Working open-plan kitchen
Today's kitchen is more than just a place to cook; it is a dining room, living room, media centre and often a home office too. This clever design incorporates a neat office space that doubles as living room furniture when not in use. Just a small tweak in door design and handles rings the changes; the same paint colour is used throughout for a smooth transition.
Milbourne Almond by Second Nature
Composite worktop in Warm Clay; Maple worktop; both from Second Nature
Order, order
You don't need oodles of space to fit both a dining area and a living zone into your open-plan kitchen; it is all about good layout. Here, the full width of the room is used effectively with bench seating forming one side of the dining area and a fitted furniture media centre opposite. This arrangement, with the kitchen embracing both zones, ensures the cook is part of the activities, be it dinner-party conversation or watching a favourite TV programme.
Pierre de Mont Limestone, exclusive to Paris Ceramics
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Tight back dining chair from Touched Interiors
Industrial chic open-plan kitchen
Modern warehouse spaces and loft apartments are ideal candidates for an open-plan kitchen. Follow the lead of existing finishes such as exposed-brick walls or vast utilitarian windows, choosing an oversized island in proportion to the space. Blocky designs and work-like materials such as stainless steel can be softened with muted colours and touches of wood to create a sensitive design that can hold its own in the space and feel inviting.
Urbo kitchen in Charcoal Grey Matt Lacquer with stainless steel and Glacier White Corian worktops by Roundhouse
U Glass Pendant Light, Graham & Green
Metal stools
Tolix at Graham & Green
See the light open-plan kitchen
The ultimate in light, bright additions to your home, a conservatory or glass extension can give you extra room just where you need it to provide the space for a larger kitchen and an additional dining area. Here, this luxurious kitchen-dining room is surrounded by garden and countryside views, and includes an outdoor fireplace and living space as well as plenty of relaxing zones inside.
Glass extension
Personal open-plan kitchen
The joy of mixing kitchen and dining spaces is that you can play it safe in the kitchen in terms of colour and finishes, while adding character in the furniture and accessories in the dining area. For furniture, opt for splashes of colour or a statement design. Alternatively, dress the table with bold linens or hang a vibrant painting on the wall nearest the table. Whatever you choose, make it personal to you.
Navy 111 chairs, The Conran Shop
Tablecloth fabric
Magnolia jacquard, Anthropologie
If you liked this, find more inspiring kitchen design ideas with our showcase of family kitchens.
Colourful and practical open-plan kitchen
Open-plan kitchens look super-sleek and also offer an extremely practical way to live. As the space is used for a variety of tasks, from cooking and dining to relaxing, working and entertaining, it creates an all-inclusive environment that's perfect for today's modern family. Accent colours are used to define individual zones and pull the scheme together.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Chamber Furniture
Family open-plan kitchen
A white painted New England style kitchen is a bright and breezy look that works all year round. An island unit works brilliantly as it provides extra work space and cuts down the main working areas of the kitchen – fridge, sink and cooker. It's also great for entertaining and will help to distinguish the different zones in the room.
The Bespoke Kitchen & Interiors
Minimal open-plan kitchen
Knocking down walls to produce one larger, open-plan area is an ideal way to transform a cramped, dark room. Just think of all the extra light and space you could potentially gain. Use glass screens or sliding doors to separate the cooking area from the living space and consider bar stools for a relaxed eating area. As with any structural changes to your home, always contact your local planning office. Find information on the government planning site.
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Second Nature
Functional entertaining open-plan kitchen
There are many advantages to having an open-plan kitchen. The most obvious is that you'll be able to socialise more easily with family and friends while cooking. It also enables you to keep an eye on children during homework time or while they are playing in the garden. This open-plan design incorporates dining, living and entertaining zones.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Kitchen Architecture
Bright, traditional open-plan kitchen
Three rooms have been knocked into one and French windows added to make this space lighter and brighter. When it comes to planning, it's important to get the proportion of kitchen, dining and living areas right. Think about how much worktop you'll need and make sure you have plenty of concealed storage, as everything in your kitchen will be on show. Look for deep pan drawers, pull-out larder units and tambour shutters to quickly hide clutter when entertaining.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Smallbone of Devizes
Muted handleless open-plan kitchen
Muted neutral tones are easy to work with and are a great choice for cabinetry as it blends effortlessly with the living space. Stick to the same palette throughout the room for a cohesive look. Ecru, grey, taupe and cool cream will all work well. Add a bold accent colour to accessories to create interest.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Mowlem & Co
Shaker-style open-plan kitchen
An important consideration in open-plan space is flow. Curves are great at subtly directing traffic, keeping children away from danger spots and stopping guests from getting under your feet. The curved end of the Shaker-style unit also ensures there are no sharp corners to knock into. Heating a large space can also be costly. The best solution is to install underfloor heating for all-round ambient warmth.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Contemporary open-plan kitchen
White hi-gloss units work perfectly in this modern open-plan, monochrome scheme. When it comes to style, built-in stainless-steel appliances have a professional look, while fully integrated models are concealed behind matching cabinet doors for a streamlined effect. Consider noise levels and looks when choosing appliances, and look for appliances with decibel levels under 39dB. Keep worktops clear and hide clutter away with clever storage solutions.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Kitchens International
Curvy open-plan kitchen
Curvy cabinetry, shown here in Zebrano and matt Sand, adds a sense of flow to this space. It's a fantastic way of keeping a sense of order and preventing the feeling of endless space, while different textures and materials make it a more interesting scheme. Use an island to create a clear zone between the kitchen and dining area. Large spaces can take bolder designs, colours and strong wood grains such as the Zebrano shown here.
Kitchen design and cabinetry
Modern grey-and-white kitchen
The modern kitchen is all about having space to cook, eat and entertain. Therefore, the average kitchen project has become so much more than simply upgrading old cabinetry and appliances. It's not always possible to move an entire wall – you may need to leave a section or pillar as a support. Play it to your advantage using it to screen a dining area or create a visible break.
The Myers Touch
Rustic whitewashed kitchen
When planning a kitchen scheme, choose a colour palette that can extend across all zones. Here, an all-white finish is lifted by variations in shape and texture. The use of three different lighting options helps define the function of each indivdual area. Opt for quiet appliances and good extraction so as not to disrupt the relaxed scheme.
Chelsea Studio kitchen by Plain English
Classic industrial kitchen
Extending your home with a glass-roofed structure will fill a new kitchen with daylight, allowing a choice of darker cabinetry and gloss-free surfaces. This classic kitchen has been finished in matt lacquer, with crisp white Corian and stainless-steel worksurfaces that ooze industrial chic. The use of natural unfinished wood away from the main workaday area helps define the dining space.
Urbo kitchen by Roundhouse
Modern kitchen with task lighting
Open kitchens, dining and living spaces offer great versatility for the way we live today. Dedicated lighting, from task to mood, is tailored to suit each activity or occasion. Hang artwork and fabulous pendant lights to lead the eye around the space and add zing with carefully placed pops of vibrant colour.
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Neil Lerner
Oak flooring
Classic and grand kitchen-diner
An important consideration in open-plan kitchen and dining space is flow. If you have a galley layout, consider positioning your funiture in a parallel layout. This will draw the line of sight towards the end of the room, making it appear much larger than it is. Here the demarcation between cooking and dining areas is made manifest by the linear placing of furniture and fittings and the corresponding lighting treatments.
Holloways of Ludlow
Fun and contemporary kitchen with skylight
Think about where guests will sit while you cook and where you would like to eat. Short-stay seating, such as breakfast bars, need to be situated away from the work zone so no one gets in the way, but close enough so conversation flows easily. Skylights running right along the highest point of this roof flood this open-plan kitchen and dining space with light. Hang artwork and fabulous pendant lights to lead the eye around the space.
Spacious open-plan living space
When running a large floor throughout, add an oversized rug in the living zone to make it feel more welcoming. A good lighting system will let you move from zone to zone. Build up layers of light, including lamps and LEDs, and make it fully dimmable so you can change the mood on demand. Also, ensure there's enough space to move about the room freely.
Charles Yorke
Warm and cosy open-plan kitchen
Define each zone with its own distinctive features. Kitchen wallpaper can add personality and character to a purely functional space. Lay down a rug to make it feel more warm and inviting. Position the kitchen to be away from through traffic and with a clear view of the dining area, living room and garden. If the dining space and kitchen are in close proximity to each other, consider opting for quiet appliances and good extraction. Create a separate utility area for washing machines if possible. Also, keep the sink and dishwasher away from the seating area – no one wants to look at dirty dishes or listen to a whirring appliance.
Kitchen Architecture
Modern kitchen with colourful chairs
Modern finishes are all about using the unusual to add depth, interest and texture, and are designed to blend into a living space. However, consider livening up the look with a bold burst of colour. Here, the striking green chairs lend an air of intrigue to this predominantly white design, picking up on the lush shades of the garden beyond.
Gregory Phillips Architects
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Price Chopper recently signed a multi-year agreement with Sporting Kansas City to become the presenting partner of the Sporting Club Network.
Price Chopper is the newest of five "First Team" founding level partnerships for the 2013 MLS Cup champions. The locally owned company comes in as the club's official grocery partner and will take an ownership position in the youth soccer space.
"We have been looking for the right strategic partner for quite some time," said Jake Reid, Chief Revenue Officer at Sporting Kansas City. "We are ecstatic to announce this marquee partnership with Price Chopper."
The Sporting Club Network provides a platform for Price Chopper to reach and support multiple organizations. The Sporting Club Network features 45 affiliates with more than 50,000 members in six states across the Midwest.
"Two of Price Chopper's core values are family and community," said Pete Ciacco, President of Price Chopper. "By partnering with Sporting KC, we are able to support Kansas City's young athletes and their families on a new level."
"Price Chopper is excited to join forces with Sporting KC," said Casie Broker, Price Chopper's Director of Marketing. "Our organizations share similar values of supporting those around us. We look forward to the good that this partnership will bring to the Kansas City community, Sporting KC and Price Chopper in the years to come."
"Price Chopper checks every box for our organization, when we look to form a relationship. The most attractive attribute for us is being a local, homegrown Kansas City company," said Jamie Guin, VP of Corporate Partnerships at Sporting Kansas City. "We look forward to a long-lasting relationship with Price Chopper and its entire ownership group."
Price Chopper's 51 stores are locally owned by the Ball, Bresette, Cosentino, McKeever, and Queen families, all of whom live in Kansas City and oversee store operations on a daily basis. For 34 years, the owners and employees of Price Chopper have been committed to providing the highest quality products and top-of-the-line customer service to the thousands of customers they serve every day. For more information, visit www.mypricechopper.com.

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Children of enlisted personnel at Camp Pendleton who are in need will receive two pairs of new jeans to wear to school thanks to the Assistance League of Inland North County. Five other Assistance League chapters are joining in to help clothe 350 military children. Students will receive jeans, tops, jackets, underwear, socks, hygiene kits, dictionaries, art supplies and shoe vouchers.
Project Chairman Suzie Soppet poses with a mannequin wearingclothing to be given away. For information about the AssistanceLeague of Inland North County, visit the Web site at http://www.assistanceleague.info or call (760) 746-7532.


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What an adventure I have had already! Me and my roommate from Quinnipiac University have travelled to Austria together! I was very scared to get on a plane because I have only done so a few times in my life. Saying bye to my family and friends was also very tough, I spent the last week at home doing that.
When it was time to board the plane (at midnight!!) Felica and I realized our seats were not next to each other! That made us nervous so I asked a kind man if he would swap seats with me. Thankfully he said yes! One great part about this plane ride was that there were free alcohol beverages! That definitely took the edge of the flight for me, ha-ha! Next thing we knew dinner was being served and a movie of our choice was in front of us on our personal TV's. Felica fell asleep soon after and I was left to think about what was to come after this 8 hour plane trip.
When we touched down in Austria we were met by two players and our team manager holding a huge sign with our names on it all decorated. That night we went back and stayed with Eve and Knessi, the two players that picked us up. We got a pizza, toured Vienna, and got to know them both. The next day we went to get our player cards so that we would be allowed to play here in Austria. After that we went to our first practice with the team! Every one was wicked nice and most of them spoke English pretty well! That was a surprise because I thought Felica and I would be on our own with that one. The only one who had some trouble is the coach, ha-ha! He would explain a drill in German and my friend Julia on the team would explain in to me in English. It was a great practice and we did a lot of conditioning.
That night we went to a bar that was open 24 hours. I had my first Austrian beer and shot! They were good and there was not much difference from the American ones. The next day Felica and I practiced with the boys to get extra ice time. Our first game is next Sunday in Slovenia so we want to skate as much as possible. We haven't had much time to travel the town or other countries yet but we plan to do so. Today I am going to get bikes with Margret the manager who has been so great to us!! But I will keep you posted everyone!


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So far, the number of cores, or CPU cores to be more specific, has been a very important factor in the industry. Increasing core counts has allowed us to increase overall performance while avoiding the thermal limitations of running a single core processor faster. But does it really matter going forward?
As we enter 2012, we know that many new processor introductions are on the horizon. Intel will be introducing its new platforms for PCs and servers, ARM will be formally announcing a 64-bit architecture, and many of the ARM partners will be introducing new processors based on the various Cortex cores and core combinations. This is all good news for the industry as whole as we strive to increase performance while maintaining or decreasing costs and power consumption.
So far, the number of cores, or CPU cores to be more specific, has been a very important factor in the industry. Increasing core counts has allowed us to increase overall performance while avoiding the thermal limitations of running a single core processor faster. Increasing core counts has also provided a simple benchmark for comparing products.
While the core count may not translate directly into true system performance, most consumers cannot and do not care to understand the technical aspects of a processor. Consumers just want a simple way to understand the basic difference between products, such as which is newer or which one should provide higher performance and at what cost.
To this end, simple numbers are the easiest to understand. Two cores are better than one and 2GHz is better than 1GHz. That may sound overly simplistic, but In-Stats consumer research demonstrates that the processor choice is not a key priority in the choosing of an electronic device by most consumers, but it does assist in comparing two like devices.
Unfortunately, the number of cores really doesnt give a valid indication of performance. In PC processors, Intel took a step back from increasing the number of cores to re-implementing the use of virtual cores, called Hyperthreading, to provide equal or greater performance than twice the number of physical cores.
In mobile devices, TI has used a combination of low- and high-performance cores to create an efficient processor design. This combination has been so effective that TIs processor IP partner, ARM, introduced a core combination strategy called Big/Little that combines low- and high-performance cores that are instruction-set compatible for future devices by its semiconductor partners.
So, now one core may actually equal two or more cores, and not all cores may be the same (heterogeneous) but the total solution may be better than if all the cores were the same (homogenous). Confused? Just wait, it gets better.


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Complete your 12 hour traffic school online and get your certificate via email! The Florida 12 hour Advanced Driver Improvement course meets the court and county requirements to complete an ADI (Advanced Driver Improvement) 12 hour Florida traffic school course. This course is approved in all Florida counties.
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Florida 12 hour traffic school is also known as Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI). This course is usually taken by Florida drivers who have received 12 points in 12 months on their drivers license. In addition, this course is for Habitual Traffic Offenders.
When you complete this course, in most cases the court will issue you a hardship license that allows you to drive to and from work.
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NEW YORK -- Windows Vista, the new computer operating system that Microsoft Corp. is touting as its most secure ever, contains a programming flaw that might let hackers gain full control of vulnerable computers.
Microsoft and independent security researchers tried to play down the risk from the flaw, which was disclosed on a Russian site recently and is apparently the first affecting the new Vista system released to businesses in late November.
The software company said it was investigating the threat but found so far that a hacker must already have access to the vulnerable computer in order to execute an attack.
That could occur if someone is actually sitting in front of the PC or otherwise gets the computer's owner to install rogue software, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer for Finnish security research company F-Secure Corp.
"The bottom line is you couldn't use a vulnerability like this to write a worm or hack a Vista system remotely," Hypponen said yesterday. "It only has historical significance in that it's the first reported vulnerability that also affects Vista. It's a nonevent in other ways."
Attackers with low-level access privileges on a vulnerable machine could theoretically use the flaw to bump up their status, ultimately gaining systemwide control, Hypponen said.
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June 8, 2015 – In Pictures: Buhari At G7 Summit Dinner Hosted By Bavarian President In Munich Germany
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If you live in England, it's unlikely to have escaped your notice that the owners of Soccernet, ESPN, have recently acquired the rights to a portion of matches in the upcoming Premier League season. But it's not only in the home of football where fans will be getting used to watching football on a different channel from this season. In Argentina and Uruguay - part of the cradle of the game in South America - broadcasting change is also occurring, under different circumstances.
The first division championship was supposed to start this weekend, but three weeks ago a spanner was thrown in the works. That spanner was thrown by a group called Futbolístas Argentinos Agremiados (the Argentine Footballers' Union), whose Secretary General Sergio Marchi announced that the union's members - that is, the country's players - would effectively go on strike unless clubs paid players the debts they owed them in wages.
Debts to players totalled just over US$10m, and Racing, one of Argentina's historical 'Big Five', owed two of their former players a total of US$26,300. It should be instructive to those used to looking at financial figures for major European clubs that this figure was the cause of a real problem in Argentina.
Marchin claimed: 'With the current level of debt owed by the clubs to their players, it's impossible for the championship to begin in August as currently scheduled,' although on the same evening one unnamed club director told the press, off the record, that the championship would go ahead even if reserve sides had to be sent out on the opening weekend. That idea was scuppered last Wednesday, when the Argentine FA announced the championship would kick off one week late at the earliest, as they sought find a way round the impasse.
Something had to give. AFA President Julio Grondona - also a FIFA Vice-President and named by British magazine World Soccer as football's fourth most powerful individual last year - had already voiced his opinion that the TV companies, specifically TyC Sports (together with the Clarín media group under the title of TSC, owners of the domestic rights), should give the AFA more money to distribute to the clubs.
Marcelo Bombau, head of TyC Sports, pointed out that the contract for the rights was already in place until 2014, and that asking the company to increase the amount they paid at the drop of a hat - in fact Grondona wanted to double the amount the AFA charged for the rights - was a non-starter. But in the world of Argentine football, you don't mess with Don Julio.
Monday night saw a meeting with club directors during which the decision was reached to tear up the contract with TyC Sports and accept an offer from the Argentine government which would take first division matches onto the public TV network and will see the league increase takings from TV to AR$100m (around US$26m) per annum. The government even said they'd help smooth the passage of the contract through the courts, aware that TyC Sports are unlikely to react quietly to the new situation. Grondona is a man with connections, after all.
The fans will lose out - with TyC, every match had been televised every weekend, but that surely isn't going to be possible with the public network's lack of infrastructure and channels. The clubs are more important for Grondona, though. Who cares about the fans, right?
The reason this situation arose is that too many clubs were breaking what is known as the 'Ezeiza Pact'. Signed ten years ago in Ezeiza, an outlying district of Greater Buenos Aires which is home to the city's international airport and the Argentine national side's training complex, the pact stated that clubs who owed money to their squads wouldn't be allowed to begin the season in the league, but it's been ignored flagrantly since then.
One thing I feel I should point out is that, at odds with what some English-language news organisations have reported, Boca Juniors are not one of the clubs at whom the finger has been pointed. They're not exactly rolling in it but a stable decade of focussed leadership from successive presidents, combined with a sensible transfer policy and enormous success on the pitch, has seen them secure relative financial stability, in Argentine terms at least.
The top flight sides named as guilty parties were Racing Club, as mentioned above, along with River Plate, Independiente, San Lorenzo (together with Boca these first four make up Argentina's 'Big Five'), Huracán and the two Rosario clubs, Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central.
One thing Grondona sidestepped when complaining initially about television's reluctance to pay money they'd never promised in the first place was the AFA's own role in allowing Argentina's barra bravas - hooligan gangs - too great an influence. Whilst admitting that the AFA had allowed clubs to get into debt by giving them handouts too frequently, he ignored the fact that they've also done nothing to extinguish the violence in the country's stadia, and the knock-on effect this has had for clubs financially.
For one thing, the barras put peaceful fans off visiting grounds, but for another they drain clubs' finances directly as well. Since they control a large section of the votes in club elections, presidents will give them cash, free tickets, transport or other favours in return for votes. At River Plate a couple of years ago it was discovered that the barras were storing weapons in a cupboard inside the club's stadium, El Monumental. The same gang are strongly suspected of having taken a cut of the transfer fee when, in December 2006, Gonzalo Higuaín moved to Real Madrid.
It's clear, then, that a new TV deal alone won't put Argentina's football on stable financial footing. More far-sightedness is required to avoid a repeat of the same scenario further down the line. Whether it's actually going to be applied or not, well, over to you, Señor Grondona.
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By Lori Oliwenstein, published on November 1, 2005 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016
Patricia and Derek couldn't have chosen a worse time to begin trying to conceive. Derek's sister had just died, completely unexpectedly. Still, it was that event that pushed them to make up their minds in the first place.
Though stressful, "it was a crystallizing moment for both of us," Patricia recalls.
But after nine months of trying, the couple sought out a fertility specialist and began a regimen of treatment that millions of women are currently undergoing, many in its most high-tech form, in vitro fertilization (IVF).
"Each month was another cycle of stress and depression," Patricia recalls. "Do the meds, do the drugs, do the blood tests, have the ultrasound, have sex, wait for test results, do the meds, do the drugs... Then you get your period, and it is like a death. But you only have a few hours to grieve before you have to start the pills and the needles and the tests again."
After three months, Patricia was both literally and figuratively sick and tired of the process—and more stressed than ever. When their physician suggested the couple take a break before considering the next step, Derek and Patricia knew it was the right thing to do.
"After two months of being off any treatments, I was still feeling sick: weak, fatigued, nauseated," Patricia says. "I was pretty frustrated, so I called my doctor to ask when we might resume treatment. She asked when my last period was, and I told her I still hadn't gotten a period since our last failed treatment in early June."
Andy—Patricia and Derek's son, conceived during their very first "off-treatment" cycle—was born in April of 1997.
Patricia and Derek's story is the kind that will likely make anyone wince who has wrestled with fertility issues. If you've tried to become pregnant and had even the slightest hint of trouble, you've probably been told one or two—or a dozen—similar tales, most of which end with the cliched assertion that if you want to get pregnant all you have to do is stop trying so hard and relax. It's enough to make you want to strangle someone.
According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, well over 6 million Americans—about 10 percent of those of reproductive age—struggle with infertility, which is defined as not being able to achieve a pregnancy after trying for 12 months (six, if you're a woman 35 or over). Those aren't the most encouraging numbers, but what is perhaps most disturbing about them is that you rarely know ahead of time whether they do or don't, will or won't, apply to you.
For many couples who have decided to try to begin or expand their family, that means each month's hastily unwrapped negative pregnancy test brings with it a little more stress, a little more disappointment, a little more guilt—and maybe a lot more depression. But a growing body of evidence suggests that those feelings may tip the mind-body balance so that the next test is negative again. The question is, just how vicious is this particular cycle?
As Patricia discovered, a low mood is linked to low fertility. "Research shows that a woman who has a history of depression is twice as likely to subsequently experience infertility as a woman with no history of depression," says Alice Domar, of The Domar Center for Complementary Healthcare, in Waltham, Massachusetts.
It's no better at the other end of the street. Domar cites surveys showing that women who are infertile are as stressed-out as those who suffer from cancer, AIDS or heart disease.
Widely considered the preeminent expert on the relationship between mood and fertility, Domar has herself conducted studies showing that the more stressed a woman is, the less likely she is to achieve pregnancy with the higher-tech infertility treatments, like IVF. Even more compelling, she's demonstrated that when women are taught a meditative practice known as the "relaxation response" along with visualization, yoga and participate in support groups, the likelihood of pregnancy rises sharply.
Others have highlighted a link between the stress of infertility treatment and the outcome of that treatment. Depression, for example, is associated with high rates of dropout from infertility treatment.
In fact, emotional stress is the second-most frequently cited reason for dropping out of infertility treatment, trailing only financial constraints. It's not that the treatments are difficult, but that the people undergoing them simply can't take the conception-related pressure for long. In one Swedish study, a group of couples having trouble conceiving was offered three free cycles of IVF. Fifty-four percent dropped out of the program before completing all three cycles. The reason most commonly given was psychological stress. In an Australian study, couples offered six free IVF cycles completed only 3.1, on average; again, stress and mood effects were the top reasons cited for dropping out.
When treatment and its attendant stresses stop, pregnancy occurs often enough to be a documented phenomenon. A 2004 study from the Netherlands found that 26 percent of women who chose to drop out of fertility treatment after their first cycle went on to become pregnant without further treatment. Thirteen percent of women who dropped out after the second treatment cycle also became pregnant afterward.
Exactly how perceived stress results in reduced fertility is still sketchy, but the links in the chain of causation are becoming clearer. Negative emotions can kick stress hormones like cortisol into overdrive. Those stress hormones, in turn, alter physiology in ways that can be at odds with conception—by lengthening the menstrual cycle, for instance.
While women shoulder most of the burden of fertility-related stress, it is not theirs exclusively. Men experiencing psychological distress tend to produce fewer sperm and ejaculate sperm with lower motility. In a study of more than 800 couples followed over 12 months, researchers from the United Kingdom and Denmark showed that stress in men—in particular, personal and marital stresses—led to a lower likelihood of achieving pregnancy via infertility treatment.
Still, the impact of male stress on fertility is much weaker than is the impact of female stress. The external pressures placed on men to reproduce are significantly less than those placed on women, and their response to those stresses is correspondingly less intense.
An evolutionary perspective provides added logic. Stress creates an inhospitable environment for sustaining a pregnancy. Stress hormones signal the presence of some kind of external crisis—and a crisis does not supply the most advantageous conditions for sustaining a pregnancy for nine months. A body that is receiving a constant barrage of distress signals does not put its main focus on pouring time and energy into conception.
Men, as the Danish researchers pointed out, "contribute to conception but not to actual pregnancy, limiting the time interval in which their emotions can influence the biological event relative to women." While a woman's mood can influence everything from fertilization to implantation to fetal growth, a man's mood plays a role only in the production and delivery of sperm.
Just how important mood is in men and women is itself unclear: a fact that will frustrate some and buoy others.
A study in the journal Human Reproduction disputed Domar's findings that stress diminishes the effectiveness of IVF. It followed 166 women from before they began IVF to right before egg retrieval. The researchers searched for some factor that could discriminate between those who later conceived during that particular cycle and those who didn't. They found none.
Teasing out a link between mood and fertility is even more difficult when researchers look not at people undergoing high-tech infertility treatments but at the mass of humanity simply setting out to try to conceive a child the old-fashioned way.
"Do I think that mood plays a critical role in conceiving?" asks Kris Bevilacqua, a psychologist at New York's Montefiore Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Health. "Yes and no. No, because women who are raped conceive. And yes, because when couples are in a good mood, feeling positive and optimistic, it helps them go further, try a little harder."
Where does that leave you? Domar's studies suggest that mood influences the success of infertility treatment. But no data show that the treatment of psychological distress leads to any rise in pregnancy rates among the general population.
And as for all those people who tell you "just relax, you'll get pregnant in no time," they don't really have a clue what they're talking about, notes William Petok, chairman of the mental health group of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. "Besides, I've never met anybody to whom you could say, 'Just relax,' and they'd do it. So it's bad advice."
And to whom does it even apply? "Most couples do not begin their reproductive efforts with feelings of depression and anxiety," observes Madeline Licker Feingold, director of psychological services at Alta Bates In Vitro Fertilization Program in Berkeley, California. "In fact, most people take fertility for granted—usually having spent many years guarding against an unplanned pregnancy—and begin the process of family building with hope, joy and excitement. Then they are shocked to learn of their infertility and often torment themselves for wasting time with birth control and waiting too long to try to conceive."
If you have a history of depression or anxiety, it would be wise to talk to a doctor, Domar advises. "I recommend that anyone who wants to get pregnant get their distress level under control before even trying to conceive ."
Lori Oliwenstein is a science writer and also the author of Taming Bipolar Disorder in the PT Here to Help series.


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OGDEN — Weber State University's new political institute will welcome past and present Utah governors for its inaugural event.
The fete welcoming the Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics and Public Service at WSU will take place Oct. 10 at 11:30 a.m. in the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater.
Gov. Gary Herbert and former Govs. Walker, Mike Leavitt and Norman Bangerter will participate in a panel hosted by KSL Newsradio's Doug Wright.
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The institute will provide hands-on training for those seeking public office, identify avenues for community service, stage public events and serve as a center for public discussion of current issues and ideas for political reform, according to a university press release.
Born and raised in Ogden, Walker served the state for 22 years in various capacities, including as the first woman in Utah to hold the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
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Any notion that the compassionate leave afforded Jonathan Trott would reduce the tension between England and Australia was scotched as Alastair Cook's team made their way to Alice Springs for a two-day game before the Adelaide Test, and the red-hot furnace that is the Australian Outback.
The fallout from the Brisbane Test continued with the Australian media taking a largely unsympathetic view of Trott's premature exit over a stress-related illness. One Sydney newspaper showed a picture of a glum-looking Trott with the headline "Trott takes his bat and ball and heads home" alongside a grinning Michael Clarke, adding on an inside spread, "Trott does a runner".
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VH1 Classic's new metal-themed talk show co-hosted by Eddie Trunk, "That Metal Show", premiered November 15. RUSH's Geddy Lee (bass, vocals) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) were interviewed for the program back in October and the interview aired on December 27.You can now watch the entire episode online at this location. "That Metal Show" features hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Creeps") and Don Jamieson ("Inside The NFL", "Dice Undisputed", "Meet The Creeps") discussing the latest rock news, share stories and arguing about their favorite bands. Each week they are joined by special guests who weigh in with their opinions and offer their own unique viewpoints to each episode. Eddie Trunk also takes on the metal maniacs in the studio audience in the "Stump the Trunk" metal trivia contest. If the audience can stump Eddie, they win a metal-worthy prize.
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Heinrich Kuttruff's
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total room area is including floor and ceiling, so
just one of your four walls is
more or less covered with R1s depending
on audio system parameters. Construction which uses
non-parallel walls is not detrimental to the effect
of the R1, but will not be needed in a room treated
with R1s. Typically, for a normal room of 5L x 3.5 W
x 3H meters, the total area is 86 m2 and 15 units R1
(15 x 58cm x 58cm) are just 6.4 m2, meaning
than 8% !
Optically, your room remains your initial room and
not a heavy upholstered one as the concurrence
propose you !
use the bigger and just a single unified R1's
surface you can afford, behind the speakers or upon
the opposite back wall.
all the unique and serious ideas / products the R1
is the one and only model but has various industrial
or artistically
is an active gain (~2dB) clean sound diffuser (180 -
250Hz to 20.000 Hz) & an adaptable low frequency
Helmholtz resonator - highly efficient like bass
trap (5 Hz to 250 Hz) at levels up to 130 dB SPL.
R1's Diffusion coefficient is
~1 (the theoretical limit)
! Even after many hours
of listening to
or working with audio
at such high levels, the
R1s doesn't let you
entering into the ear fatigue or headache phenomenon
thus, the
critical audio
decisions will be correct - technically and
an adaptable device, the diffusion / absorption
parameters follows the ear's ideal spectral /
loudness curves, from whispers to pain levels. The
room resonances becomes musical ones. R1 was
successfully tested to real helicopter recorded
sound! During the test we still understood each
making amazing comments
is 100% Occupational Safety
and doesn't expose your breath to porous particles
or fungus, common things in foam absorptive
materials or fiberglass covered with fabrics, which
might cause allergies or asthma.
More, unlike foam or fiberglass the R1 will not
absorb liquids, can be easily cleaned, is nearly
indestructible, and will not retain odors. This
makes it a cleaner, safer alternative. R1 is made
from high impact polystyrene with antistatic
additive, flammability rating ISO UL94 HB @ 1.6 mm
having the R1 on the market, the idea of acoustical
treatments was never that easy and the results so
sure. The level of aural sophistication is
After listening a song in a R1 environment, we'll
never be able to go back to the old and obsolete
absorption way, harmful for the music.
site is a complex description of what R1 is doing.
Believe it or not ...'Do
not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your
pearls before swine, or they will trample them under
their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces''
is the World's Most Efficient All in One Acoustical
Diffuser Device and
The Real Acoustical Reference of The Music Industry
& High End field. R1 is produced by ESR Acoustics
and is Granted with a
United States Patent
and European Patent
R1 costs
than any other acoustical material ! The
obvious advantage of an invention way ahead of its
controlling & producing a new
complete acoustical materials
a totally new category
Roundffusor 1 - The unique acoustical material
When and How does the
grouped R1 work ? Why is so important to know ?
In this
very hall, in Resita's City Hall / Romania was held from
21 to 24
October 2009 an International Conference "Acoustic ,
About 200 specialized people
know by now what is R1 and its amazing efficiency...
I proudly present
here a
diffuser device that
surpasses all previous competitive
and is ready to be installed easily in any critical
listening or performance facility. It is a
lightweight, thermoformed complex hard plastic
device, which is self-adjusted for low and very low
frequency absorption and acts as a clean
for mid and high frequencies.
Partners and
end-users sought for commercial agreement with
technical assistance or license agreement for
further exploitation.
Don't forget:
the sound quality that you may perceive in any room
from a sound installation is more or less 60% (worst
case scenario) to 40% (best case scenario) Real Room
Acoustics and 40% to 60% Sound System dependent.
Bellow is a R1's presentation written by
Constantine Karamanis at the Enterprise Europe
Network -
National Documentation Centre - Hellas. Parts
of it were enlarged by the inventor.
Roundfusor1 is
composed from a main body and two lateral drivers.
These two drivers support steadily the diffuser upon
the surface to be mounted: walls or ceiling. The
diffuser may be used in any kind of room where the
critical listening is needed.
unique advantage is that it is working
simultaneously in two ways
As a clean active sound diffuser for mid
and high frequencies - from around
180-250Hz to 20.000 Hz and...
As an adaptable
absorber for low and very low frequencies
from 5 Hz to about 250 Hz, depending on
R1's columns length.
The R1
is a unique sound device, effectively
working at all sound levels, from whispering
to more than 130 dB SPL without being
It was successfully tested to a real
helicopter recorded sound !!!
Roundffusor1 offers a milder, wide-bandwidth (low-Q)
type of absorption which is similar to the sound of
a "flexible wall" bass absorber. Unlike a
custom-built soft-wall, membrane, foam, or
fiberglass absorber - the said ''bass traps'', the
Roundffusor1 is more adaptable (by extending the
column length) and movable. Because of the large
surface area and the wide bandwidth of the R1's bass
absorption, the resulting sound is an improvement
over a very wide range of listening positions and
frequencies. Subjectively, this results in a truly
dramatic improvement compared to a conventional bass
absorber. The fact that the Roundffusor1 does not
absorb high frequencies, but diffuses them
throughout the room instead, means that the spectral
decay (often measured as the RT60) will stay even
from the bass to the treble range.
This is
possible, because being mounted in a new way works
like a complex Helmholtz resonator. In real time,
there is a kind of reconstruction of all music
characteristics/parts diffused or absorbed or both.
Even for the trained ears, there is no time to
realize when and how the music is processed and the
listener is just immersed in the sound without any
trace of coloration. Additionally the sweet spot
becomes obsolete and the consequence is that almost
every person in the room senses the same sound mix.
The Roundffusor1 is relative simple as an object and
can be easily mounted by anybody with simple tools.
Another basic characteristic is that is easily
affordable. Generally, all that is necessary as a
room treatment are 9 Roundffusor1 units (or more,
depending upon the application and the volume of the
room). All 9 Roundffusor1 units occupy only a total
area of 174x174 cm (Dimensions for each: 58 x 58 x
11 cm) from one wall and weights only about 18 kg.
It may be used at any formation of at least 3 units
in a row: 2X4, 2x5, 3x3, 3X4, 2X5, 2X6, 4X4, 5x4 or
various combinations for one wall and ceiling.
other room changes are required. Roundffusor1 must
be mounted symmetrically towards the common
loudspeaker axis plane either behind the speakers,
either on the opposite wall, or on the ceiling if
necessary. Each diffuser is mounted upon 2 lateral
supports, and all diffusers are mounted in parallel
rows, vertically or horizontally relative to the
floor, if to be put on the back wall.
Why I insist so much about symmetry in the room?
Like that we have a field ''ready'' for the original
field of the recording, there will be minimal
interferences between them. With the help from the
R1's diffused field, your CDs or LP or movies will
sound like the original ones, with their perfection
(meaning the reality at the recording's moments and
space) or imperfections. A blend of music lovers
dreams with the real high fidelity. And all this, is
done practically simultaneously with the incident
sound, because our hearing system cannot
perceive...when. This ''when'',
in my opinion is the human perception's / sensorial
delay. So the said...real time, is not quite real
time, even for sound neither for vision... Just be
happy - as me - that the R1 is...in time. About this
read more
In case your room is not symmetrical or the R1 are
covering half wall or less, , we have
evidence that using the R1 the acoustic field is
''forced'' to symmetry, or ...the wrong stereo image
becomes a wide natural well defined stereo image.
One way that
our Roundffusor1 treats and solves all room acoustic
problems is just this: being an adaptable low and
very low frequency absorber - the simple masking and
dynamic masking phenomena that exist because of low
frequency overloads are reduced so much so that are
not being perceived by the human ear. Self adaptable
means that our device filters, from case to case,
the undesirable room responses and lets your
preferred music sound as it was recorded. The same
object, the Roundffusor1, with a minimum area
(58x58cm) and only 12 cm depth is simultaneously a
powerful wide band diffuser that solves the
difficult problems of room standing waves creating a
diffuse sound field where no sound detail can be
hidden from the listener.
sounds simple but in fact, from a theoretical point
of view is so complicated that the actual
theoretical background level is not enough to fully
explain the Roundffusor1 functions. Research is done
by the patent holder mostly in the
psychoacoustical domain,
because there lays the key to its behavior and
perhaps the answer.
The question
that you must ask yourselves is the following: What
is more important, to have a real device that works
near to perfection ''independent'' from the theory
or to obey the ''absolute'' theory which is not
practically applicable in so many ways?
Roundffusor1 ''must'' follow the actual acoustical
measurements standards or, the huge practical
evolution brought by R1 have to be included into the
standard's texts? Because ''cutting'' such a square
device just to follow a ''circle'' rule, is not that
acoustical wise....
Roundffusor1 is the world's most efficient
acoustical diffuser and self adaptable low frequency
absorber, an all in one small package.
In any kind of
rooms and dimensions, using an adequate number of
R1, the reverberation time RT60 will be something
like 0,5-0,4 sec, or less (the R1's
''constant'' if you prefer) meaning that
the various types of echoes will be attenuated
towards inaudibility.
Roundffusor1 may be used in
all critical listening rooms including recording &
TV studios, home theatres, big cinema multi-channel
audio halls, quality control rooms, film mix and
dubbing stages, Churches, CD mastering, music
practice or normal residential rooms and also rooms
for professional reviewers.
Innovative Aspects:
- It works simultaneously in two ways: as a clean
diffuser for mid and high frequencies and as a self
controlled absorber, below 250 Hz, for low and very
low frequencies
- Based mainly on psychoacoustic research
- Solves complicated problems of small and medium
Main Advantages:
- Outstanding performance
- Easy to mount by anyone, almost everywhere using
simple home tools
- Extremely affordable
Quite simply...the world's best complete sound
diffuser device
is protected by the United States Patent Nr.:
7261182 / 2007 and the European Patent Nr.: 1506541
/ 2010
note: The documents considered to be relevant
for this invention- the Roundffusor1, were all in
the ''A'' category [document defining the general
state of the art which is not considered to be of
particular relevance]. There are 3 older patents
[1939,1957,1983 , with indications, where
appropriate, of the relevant passages, also, not
considered to be of particular relevance ] and a
sole paper to be open from
This indicate the almost absolute originality of our
invention. Is like ''reinventing'' the wheel. The
paper is an indication of our predictions that the
Roundffusor1 may be used and as Music hall's ceiling
stage reflector or generally in Music Halls because
is the most efficient diffuser on the market, its
diffused field being easily perceived at more than
12 meters from any angle.
The polar plot resulting
from a surface of grouped R1, is of a very wide &
elongated 3D shape / lobe tending to the theoretical
perfect diffusion D=1
Recording & TV studios, home theatre installations,
quality control rooms, film mix and dubbing stages,
CD mastering, music practice or normal residential
rooms and also rooms for professional reviewers.
Target partner expertise sought: Companies related
to acoustical applications (especially in studio and
P.A. installations) or companies that are just
interested in exploiting further the patent in
national or trans-national level.
Reaching ''terra incognita'' is
the dream of any inventor...
The Roundffusor1 is now granted with an United States Patent
7,261,182 - full text
United States Patent 7,261,182 -
Zainea Liviu Nikolae. Title: Wide band sound diffuser with
self regulated low frequency absorption and methods of
Roundffusor1 - our first prospectus
The new Commercial brochure
Roundffusor1 prospectus - can be printed in A2 format
Roundffusor1 - poster, can be printed in A2 format
Important professional links
Architectural acoustics ?
Your architect choose the Music
Hall's geometry within known shapes or less known
We solve the acoustical problems !
We can also tune your
existent room to subtle musical requirements
For every technology, there comes a tipping point when
adoption starts to spread like wildfire
My previous
important projects
Room acoustics
improvement or new constructions for sound recording
facilities: Studios, TV, amphitheatres, music halls
or dedicated rooms for listening music. One project
was Thanos Mikroutsiko's recording studio where he
already finished enough professional recordings.
GIALINO MOUSIKO THEATRO in
Athens (the
Gialino Teatro's site is here),
our most complex project, maybe, is the best music
hall in Greece, built with the previous acoustical
materials technology and very expensive.
We design and supervise special sound insulation
constructions for any industrial or naval situation.
Our bigger industrial project was a successful
prototype sound insulation of machinery engine room
to a 110 meters cruise ship ''Princess Danae'' and a
much bigger one, a Greek military complex of 16 tank
motors testing chambers. It is finished a full
project heavy sound insulation, interior acoustical
design and 12 KW audio array-a multipurpose hall in
We were invited paper at the Acoustical Society of
America's Pittsburgh 2002 Poster Session: Halls for
Music Performance: Another Two Decades of Experience
1982-2002. I presented ''THE GIALINO MOUSIKO THEATRO''.
In Greece, a paper about the ROUNDFFUSOR1, was
presented at the first Congress of the Hellenic
Institute of Acoustics (HELINA) University of
Patras, September 30, 2002. HELINA is a member of
In Romania, a work about the corrected studios of
the State Romanian Broadcasting Co. was presented
at the Second International Conference of Romanian
Society of Acoustics on Sound and Vibration (is a
member of EUROPEAN ACOUSTICS ASSOCIATION (E.A.A.),14
– 17 October 2004, Bucharest.
Economical / Acoustical announcement
You can pay more and
obtain less acoustics
You can pay much less for
the R1 and obtain near perfect acoustics
You continue to stay
Greek language data links - independent tests, interviews
Company Profile
Musical acoustics - Zainea Liviu published articles in Greek
R1's Test ,
here the original article
Funny Publicity
Pro's article: R1's Test
Radio-Link's article: R1's Test
Radio-Link - Zainea Liviu Interview
Company address
Mr. Zainea Liviu Nicolae / ESR, 14
Peresiadou, TK11141 Athens, Greece
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