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South Coast Plaza typically isn't a haven for bargain hunters, but for several years the prix-fixe lunch at Florent and Amelia Marneau's Marche Moderne has had one of the best lunch specials in the county.Dinner for two at Marche can easily top $100, but like Rachael Ray taught us on $40 a Day, expe ... More >>
I have been known to wait outside Taco Maria for 20 minutes, desperate to be the first in line before the masses come. I've been known to drunkenly tweet that if you don't know Taco Maria, you don't know Mexican food, and fight with people over said sentiments. I've plugged Taco Maria God-knows-how- ... More >>
Aside from La Palma Chicken Pie Shop and a handful of chain restaurants (Claim Jumper, KFC, Marie Callender's), there just aren't enough places doing pot pie anymore. And if they are, it's certainly almost never beef pot pie.Comfort food in the wrong hands can be too much of a good thing--over-porti ... More >>
Mare is supposed to be known for its seafood. But you should know by now that Alessandro Pirozzi of Cucina Alessa fame has the golden touch, even with game meats, as it turns out. The venison filet mignon he serves at his newest restaurant, two cubes the size of a baseball sitting on opposite side ... More >>
You can join the thousands of non-wab Orange Countians who have visited Alebrije's on the corner of Main and Cubbon streets in SanTana, eat nothing but their legendary taco acorazado (which we named our favorite dish in Orange County in 2010 because it was), and you'd be in our good graces forever. ... More >>
The menu said the mackerel would be seared tableside; but I didn't expect the hand-held flamethrower. I admit it:I was nervous. I inched away in my seat a little when the waiter lit it and the thing whooshed like an acetylene torch. We were sitting in an all-wooden booth shrouded with noren, the tra ... More >>
The first time I ever went to Broadway by Amar Santana was on a double date with Gustavo and his chica. I mostly wanted to drink, and I ordered something or other off the menu without really thinking too hard about it.Then the enormous, far-too-large-for-the-tiny-table plate was placed in front of ... More >>
Rocq Cafe has already established itself as the place in South County for intense, incredible macarons, but even the hungriest of cookie monsters (sorry! Had to go there!) needs a real meal sometimes.Much of Rocq's menu is on the lighter side--sandwiches, salads, housemade pastas--and those suffice ... More >>
As we approach the home stretch of our favorites, we look back on one helluva fair season. Between our team's participation in culinary chowdowns (Go Dave!) to our interviews with Robert Irvine and Fabio Viviani, one thing is clear: It's all about the grub. Usually deep fried, and always incredible, ... More >>
The picture you see above is crappy, and it shows only a quarter cut. The sandwich isn't much to look at anyway. Its appearance isn't important. What's important is that it is possibly the best dish at North Shore Poke Company, which is little more than a cold station with the proprietor, Shawn Gole ... More >>
I'm sure I'm going to take some flak for this being as high in the list as it is, and I have my defense ready: I eat this at least once a month, and I don't work anywhere near Costa Mesa. It's because it's so perfectly done that I drive so far to get this Russian home-cooking standard. Is it som ... More >>
Like how the Thompson Twins were neither related nor named Thompson, the "karma" is as ambiguous as the fact that they don't serve alcohol (and that they close by 10 p.m.). Mick's has a number of factors going against it, even before we try to explain where this is located on the ground floor of an ... More >>
When folks ask us where our favorite place is for breakfast, we fail to mention Bruxie. Why? Partially because we forget (we're only look young). It's not like they're notorious for only the most important meal. But we're glad that we do, because one of our favorite bites is served on the weekends t ... More >>
There was a time when we couldn't get enough of the luxe loncheras. Eventually, we got bored and took a break. Maybe five months passed before we even contemplated a truck stop. So in the last year, we've had our fair share of catch up with mobile meals. An entire menu devoted to sausages is enough ... More >>
Even with fantastic sandwiches packed with charred Argentinian sausage, lengths of skirt steak, or a buffet of meats and cheeses, the star on the menu at Puerto Madero is a simple fish pastry. Tuna salads and sandwiches might be in other people's lunch bags, but one of the best ways to savor th ... More >>
The meticulously-crafted, flavor-formulated burgers at Umami are the main draw, but whether you love or hate the Japanese-influenced twist on classic Americana, it can't be argued that every great burger needs an equally great potato pairing to truly shine.Fortunately, the Umami cooks are skilled in ... More >>
You'd think there would be a lot of food choices in an area as concentrated with workers and residents as Downtown SanTana, but you'd be wrong. Good Mexican is out of the question, you can only eat so many arepas at Mil Jugos or Soul Burgers at Memphis before you're all doughy inside, and the Crosby ... More >>
It's been a SanTana-heavy list for me in this round of 100 faves, but we gotta speak the truth, and SanTana has really emerged in the past year as a destination not just for Mexican food but for ALL sorts of food--and it's only going to get better. That's why I love Olé Spain Delishop so much--not ... More >>
The garlic noodles at AnQui? Of course. The tamarind crab? Legendary. Cocktails? Superb. The South Coast Plaza eatery can always be counted on for a great, inventive dinner--a recent addition is tongue tacos made from a wonton shell--take THAT, Glen Bell!They also have a molecular gastronomy section ... More >>
You know that guy at the Saturday farmer's market in Irvine across the street from UC Irvine, the guy who sells orange and apple juices. You know...that guy! Kind of looks like Andrew Zimmern, except more soft-spoken? Only sells apple and orange juice? Near the northern entrance? Not the Cal Poly Po ... More >>
If Slapfish only served these oysters and nothing else, it would already justify the restaurant's existence. And co-owners Andrew Gruel and Jethro Naude know how special these babies are. Gruel--who was a program manager of the Aquarium of the Pacific's sustainable-seafood initiative--is an advocate ... More >>
The grime on the windows suggest that Pho Crystal Noodle House has been there on Bristol Street for quite a while--at least as another pho joint. The artifacts of its former life as Pho Bistro is still on an old marquee the landlords hadn't bothered to change. Apparently it recently changed hands be ... More >>
Just as at any place offering soufflé, you should order it at least a half-hour in advance at Bistro Blue. But at $6 (as of this writing), this soufflé automatically distinguishes itself as the most reasonably priced in the county. Thank owner-chef David Kesler for that. This ex-chef from The Ce ... More >>
I do not know why they are called "15-Minute Wings". Supposedly they take that long to prepare; but I got them in significantly less time than that. I am guessing that since so many people order them, the production of these wings is non-stop. The point of the name, I think, is to convey that they t ... More >>
Boiling Point's hot pots are shabu shabu for the lazy. Everything you want and need--veggies, protein and a freshly cracked egg--is there already cooked to be picked off one-by-one in a simmering vessel heated by Sterno. All that needs to be done is to dip the still-steaming pieces into chile oil, g ... More >>
We have no shortage of burrito joints in our fair county, and yet one type famous in our neighboring county makes itself noticeably absent here: the California burrito.What's that? You've never heard of a California burrito? Let's just say it's not named that because it has a cornucopia of our state ... More >>
Japanese parents don't name their children after themselves. There are no men named Junior walking around Japan. Yet Japanese businesses have no problem calling their house specialty after the name of the shop. So it is with the Kohryu Ramen at Costa Mesa's Kohryu Ramen. With two new heavyweight ra ... More >>
It was May, sometime during Meyer lemon season, when we happened by for dinner at Irvine's Lucca Cafe. Chef Cathy Pavlos had made a lemon curd dessert served in a glass Ball jar to celebrate the delicately tart fruit's ephemeral appearance.
It might be fair to say that the chefs at Haven Gastropub have a hard-on for pork. Witness Haven's roasted whole-hog parties. Witness their participation in last weekend's Pig Out 1.0. Witness also their Cola-Braised Pork with Smoked Creamed Sweet Corn.
The wonderful beef roll at Irvine's101 Noodle Express, or any other dish for that matter, is enhanced with the spicy-salty condiment of green pickled Chinese vegetables, cilantro, and fresh serrano chilis called shao shan tsai. It sits on your tabletop in a small clear container which will be nearl ... More >>
We are now more than halfway through our march toward our favorite dishes in Orange County. It's run the gamut from Japanese to Mexican, from American comfort food to post-Ramadan fast food. When we get to the end, you'll know it's time to go pick up your free copy of this year's Best Of issue i ... More >>
We are now more than halfway through our march toward our favorite dishes in Orange County. It's run the gamut from Japanese to Mexican, from American comfort food to post-Ramadan fast food. When we get to the end, you'll know it's time to go pick up your free copy of this year's Best Of issue i ... More >>
We are now more than halfway through our march toward our favorite dishes in Orange County. It's run the gamut from Japanese to Mexican, from American comfort food to post-Ramadan fast food. When we get to the end, you'll know it's time to go pick up your free copy of this year's Best Of issue i ... More >>
We are now more than halfway through our march toward our favorite dishes in Orange County. It's run the gamut from Japanese to Mexican, from American comfort food to post-Ramadan fast food. When we get to the end, you'll know it's time to go pick up your free copy of this year's Best Of issue in da ... More >>
Whether you're at Coffee, Tea and Tulips for a fancy-ass tea service, or just regular ol' breakfast or lunch, "Moody Chef" Michael Samawi's lengthy menu can be difficult to navigate. American, British, French and Middle Eastern fare all appear, so once you think you know what to order, something els ... More >>
A meal at El Paraiso feels as if you're a guest in someone's home. The same staff is always there and always hard at work in this Salvadorian kitchen no matter what time of day, forming pupusas, shredding cabbage for curtido and pouring steaming bowls of caldo. Hardly a lick of English is spoken in ... More >>
I struggled with which of my two favorite dishes at Puerto Madero to feature on this list first, though both undoubtedly deserve a place on this year's 100 Favorite Dishes. You'll have to wait a little longer to see what bested the remarkable Chivito, but for now, let's talk sandwiches. Of the ... More >>
The only time I met Orange County Register reporter Jeff Overley, one of the people with the fine--if sporadic--Food Frenzy blog, was a couple of years back, when we were both judges at a dog show at the Back Bay Bistro. He struck me as a good, earnest person, which is the attitude he's carried i ... More >>
Like these, but better..My only criticism of Puerto Madero Market, a newish Argentine deli in SanTana, when I reviewed it a couple weeks back was the relative lack of alfajores, the Argie shortbread cookie usually featuring a quince or dulce de leche filling. They do sell them, but don't feature ... More >>

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Batteries fail a lot in cold weather, but did you know that summer is much harder on them? It's true. Heat is the biggest reason batteries are damaged, but many times you don't know they are weak until winter comes around.
If you turn the key and your engine won't turn over at all, there is a decent chance that low battery voltage is the problem. But just replacing the battery might be a waste of money. There might be a draw on the battery that's draining it overnight or the alternator might not be recharging the battery or the starter could be out. Get the entire charging and starting system tested before you replace any parts. Mechanics can check your battery, starter and alternator with a diagnostic machine and the battery should be fully charged prior to the test to ensure that the test is accurate.
If you need to replace a battery, there are many choices available. The group number is related to the size and shape of the battery along with how the cables mount. Some are side mount, and some are top mount. The group number is mostly related to the size of the battery itself, which is important as the battery usually needs to fit into a confined area in the engine compartment.
You have several choices when it comes to what's called cold cranking amps (or CCA). That's the amount of power that the battery has when you start it up and the bigger the number of cold cranking amps, the more power the battery has to start your vehicle. If your vehicle is left out in the bitter cold a lot, you might consider getting a battery with more cold cranking amps.
Reserve capacity (or RC) is basically how long the battery can last before it goes dead. With new vehicles having multiple control modules on board, you can imagine how many different things are drawing power from the battery, even after you shut the engine off. Buy a battery that has plenty of reserve capacity, especially if you sometimes go several days between driving the vehicle.
When a battery is replaced, it's always best if you can keep a different voltage source hooked up to the vehicle while you disconnect the battery. Otherwise, all of the different control modules on board the vehicle might lose their memory and your radio might even go into a theft deterrent lock mode. Once the radio does that, it can be a real pain to find the right procedure and code to get it unlocked. If you don't have access to a supplemental power source to use when replacing the battery, it might be worthwhile to have the battery replaced by a tech who has the right equipment.


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The state`s tourism director acknowledged Monday that the new visitor advertising theme -- ``Florida. The Rules Are Different Here,`` -- could be a target for wild interpretations.
``I`m sure someone could say that means it`s OK, you can shoot your husband in Florida,`` said C. Dean Gaiser. ``That`s (not) what we are trying to accomplish. I guess you can put negatives into anything. We`re addressing leisure concepts with this.``


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The process of taking off ones space ships, known as Zigs. This is often done after being instructed to Take off every Zig.
Move Zig, move zig. For great justice, take off every zig.
от Axeraider67 19 ноември 2006
A classic Zero Wing quote.
Move Zig. For great justice.
от runnin' around 25 октомври 2006
An exclmation in leet, roughly meaning "let's go"
The new Half-Life XP is on sale. Move 'zig'!
от l33t_sup4_h4x0r! w00t! 26 ноември 2003


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Man ticketed for driving 154 mph on I-90
Updated On: Oct 10 2013 05:15:09 PM MDT
A Canadian man is charged with felony criminal endangerment after his black BMW was clocked traveling just over double the posted speed limit Interstate 90 in south-central Montana.
The Miles City Star reports 31-year-old Samuel Ryan Curlett was stopped by a Montana Highway Patrol trooper shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday after another driver reported someone had passed him traveling at about 150 mph. Patrol radar clocked him at 154.
Curlett - who lives in Aidrie, Alberta, just north of Calgary - made an initial appearance in Stillwater County Justice Court in Columbus on Monday. He posted a $25,000 bond and is scheduled to enter a plea in District Court on Oct. 17.
Patrol Sgt. Scott Ayers of Billings says the criminal endangerment charge was filed because Curlett almost hit another vehicle.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Quarterly Report
The matters addressed in this Item 2 that are not historical information constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements about any of the following: any projections of earnings, revenue, sales, profit margins, cash, effective tax rate or any other financial items; the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations or prospects for achieving such plans; metrics for 2013; statements regarding new products, including but not limited to, expectations for success of new products in the U.S. or international markets or government approval or commercialization of new products; future economic conditions or size of market opportunities; expected IOL backorder position; expected costs of Monrovia facility expansion; expected costs and savings from business consolidation plans and the timetable for those plans; statements of belief, including as to achieving 2013 growth plans or metrics; expected regulatory activities and approvals, product launches, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements are inherently subject to risks and STAAR can give no assurances that its expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results could differ materially from those described in this report because of numerous factors, many of which are beyond the control of STAAR. These factors include, without limitation, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2012. STAAR undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect actual outcomes.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with STAAR's interim condensed financial statements and the related notes provided under "Item 1- Financial Statements" above.
STAAR Surgical Company ("we," "us," the "Company," and "STAAR") designs, develops, manufactures and sells implantable lenses for the eye and injector devices used to deliver these lenses into the eye through a small incision. We are the world's leading manufacturer of intraocular lenses used in corrective or "refractive" surgery, and we also make lenses for use in surgery to treat cataracts. All of the lenses we make are foldable, which allows the surgeon to insert them into the eye through a small incision during minimally invasive surgery. Refractive surgery is performed to treat the type of visual disorders that have traditionally been corrected using eyeglasses or contact lenses. We refer to our lenses used in refractive surgery as "implantable Collamer® lenses" or "ICLs" and market them under the Visian® brand name. The field of refractive surgery includes both lens-based procedures, using products like the Visian ICL®, and laser-based procedures like LASIK. Successful refractive surgery can correct common vision disorders such as myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness) and astigmatism (irregular shape of cornea causing blurred vision). Cataract surgery is a common outpatient procedure where the eye's natural lens that has become cloudy with age is removed and replaced with an artificial lens called an intraocular lens (IOL) to restore the patient's vision.
STAAR®, Visian®, Collamer®, STAARVISC®, Elastimide®, nanoFLEX® nanoPOINT™, CentraFLOW®™, AquaPORT®™, Epiphany® and AquaFlow™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of STAAR Surgical Company in the U.S. and other countries.
Collamer® is the brand name for STAAR's proprietary collagen copolymer lens material.
A detailed description of STAAR's business appears in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2012, along with a glossary explaining many of the specialized terms used in describing our products and our business. We recommend that readers unfamiliar with STAAR refer to that description.
ICLs - Implantable Collamer Lenses for Refractive Surgery. Sales of refractive lenses make up over half of our total sales. Made from our proprietary biocompatible Collamer material, highlights of STAAR's family of Visian ICL products are as follows:
· The Visian ICL treats refractive disorders such as myopia (near-sightedness) and hyperopia (far-sightedness). STAAR began selling the Visian ICL outside the U.S. in 1996 and in the U.S. in 2006.
· The Visian Toric ICL or TICL, treats myopic and hyperopic patients with astigmatism. STAAR has been selling the Visian TICL outside the U.S. since 2002. STAAR remains in dialogue with the FDA regarding its PMA Supplement submission seeking approval to sell the TICL in the U.S. This matter is further discussed below under, "Status of Regulatory Submission."
· STAAR currently sells several versions of the Visian ICL and Visian TICL globally; the V4, the V4b, which expands the population of eligible patients to individuals in the lower diopter ranges for both myopia and hyperopia, and the V4c, which includes the proprietary CentraFLOW technology (a port, KS-AquaPORT, in the center of the myopic Visian ICL and TICL) that eliminates the need for a peripheral iridectomy or irodotomy procedure prior to implanting the Visian ICL or TICL.
· STAAR's goal is to position the Visian ICL and TICL products throughout the world as primary choices for refractive surgery.
IOLs - Intraocular Lenses for Cataract Surgery. Our range of foldable IOLs for patients undergoing cataract surgery includes the following:
· Aspheric IOLs, available in single-piece and three-piece designs made from
(i) Collamer, STAAR's proprietary biocompatible collagen copolymer lens material and (ii) from silicone. Aspheric IOLs are designed to improve the patient's quality of vision when compared to earlier spherical IOL designs. The aspheric silicone lenses are available in the U.S. and are sold preloaded in certain markets outside of the U.S., predominately in Japan. The Collamer three piece lens is only marketed and sold in the U.S.
· The nanoFLEX IOL, a single-piece Collamer aspheric IOL that can be implanted through a micro-incision with a single-use disposable nanoPOINT injector system is primarily marketed and sold in the U.S.
· The Preloaded Injector, a silicone or acrylic IOL preloaded into a single-use disposable injector is currently available outside the U.S. The acrylic IOL Preloaded Injector uses an acrylic lens sourced from a third party manufacturer. The KS-SP (single-piece) and KS-Xs (three piece) preloaded acrylic IOLs that can be implanted through a micro-incision with a single-use disposable injector system is available in Japan and on a limited basis in Europe. The third party supplier of these acrylic lenses is currently unable to meet STAAR's demand for the new KS IOL products, thus the company experienced approximately $800,000 in backorders from its European customers at the end of the third quarter of 2013. We are seeking alternative suppliers but cannot predict whether our efforts will prove successful.
· STAAR Toric IOL is a single piece silicone toric IOL, used in cataract surgery to treat preexisting astigmatism and is currently only marketed in the U.S. A Collamer version of our toric IOL -nanoFLEX Toric has CE mark approval and initial shipments began to Europe late in the second quarter.
Other Surgical Products. We also sell other instruments and devices used in cataract or refractive surgery, which we either manufacture or have manufactured for us. However, we have been deemphasizing these products since 2009 because of their lower overall gross profit margins. In addition, we report sales of low margin injectors to our third party supplier of IOLs under this category. In recent periods, these sales have increased due to the parties' launch of their respective pre-loaded IOL systems, which are currently experiencing backorder due to high demand and the limited supply of third party IOLs.
STAAR operates its global administrative headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Monrovia, California, and also maintains manufacturing facilities in Nidau, Switzerland, and Aliso Viejo, California.
STAAR is implementing a project to consolidate its manufacturing into a single site at its Monrovia, California location, which we expect to yield significant savings in cost of goods, lower our global administrative and regulatory costs and reduce income taxes. The transition of manufacturing from Japan to the U.S. is complete. The expected completion date for the consolidation of our Swiss manufacturing facility is the middle of 2014. This project, which is subject to significant risks, is further described under Note 12, "Manufacturing Consolidation Project and Tax Strategy."
Strategy and Key Operational Metrics
STAAR's strategy is to be valued as a leading global provider of innovative intraocular lens system technologies. STAAR employs a commercialization strategy that focuses on achieving sustainable profitable growth.
STAAR's key operational metrics for 2013 are guided by two principal strategic goals: to achieve and maintain profitability and to lay the groundwork for further growth. In pursuit of these goals, STAAR aligned its business initiatives during 2013 along four key operational metrics used to gauge its success during the year. Those metrics are as follows:
· Increase total revenue by 12% to 14% (increased on July 31, 2013 from the previous 8% to 10% metric).
- As discussed below in "Results of Operations," our total revenue increased by 8% in the third quarter of 2013. Total revenue increased by 13% in the first nine months of 2013.
· Increase gross profit margins by 250 basis points for the full year.
- As discussed below in "Results of Operations," our gross profit was 70.5% in the third quarter of 2013 compared to 70.4% in the third quarter of 2012, and increased to 70.1% for the first nine months of 2013, compared to 70.0% for the first nine months of 2012.
· Achieve profitability in each quarter of 2013.
- As discussed below in "Results of Operations," we achieved net income of $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2013 and $1.3 million for the first nine months of 2013.
· Manage the manufacturing consolidation with no material disruption to customer supply requirements or quality.
- The Company's consolidation efforts are proceeding substantially according to plans. On July 31, 2013, we revised this metric by extending the transfer of Swiss operations until the middle of 2014 to assure that we can meet higher than anticipated demand for the Visian ICL. By the end of 2013, we expect to have 100% of all IOL production, two thirds of ICL's and one third of TICL's manufactured in the U.S.
Other Highlights
In the third quarter of 2013, Visian ICLs grew in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by 40% in revenue while units increased 30% and price 8%; in Asia Pacific (APAC) an increase of 10% in revenue, while units increased 10% and price was unchanged; in North America (NA) an increase of 9% in revenue, while units increased 10% and price declined 2%. We experienced growth in ten of our eleven target markets including growth in our top three markets as follows: Korea +13%; China + 22%;, and the U.S. +7%. Spain grew 23% and the third quarter was the first quarter that reflected a true direct to direct distribution model comparison. Other notable markets experiencing growth were: India +18%; the Middle East + 39%; Latin America + 30%; Germany +154%; and Italy +53%. Japan decreased 24% due to a significant decline in Lasik procedures that impacted refractive procedures in general. We believe growth in EMEA is due to growing acceptance of the CentraFLOW technology and new sales personnel hired in 2012. Regarding China, we believe we will continue to see growth during the remainder of the year, followed by the anticipated approval of the Visian ICL with CentraFLOW technology during the first half of 2014.
Backorders of our preloaded acrylic IOLs in Europe were approximately $800,000 at the end of the third quarter, due to demand for our KS-SP and KS-Xs products and the supply constraints we continue to experience from a third party supplier. This backorder position is expected to continue to limit IOL sales for the entire year and we are evaluating potential options to meet this demand. Our overall gross margins were limited by the weakened value of the Japanese yen and by an increased mix of low margin IOL injector system sales. IOL units sold in Japan increased 6%, although average selling prices decreased 16% driven by the weakened value of the yen. IOL sales in Japan represented 52% of worldwide IOL sales. IOL sales in China declined by $503,000 during the third quarter due to our need to suspend allocation of KS IOL products available for sale due to the supply constraints.
STAAR continued its manufacturing consolidation efforts in the third quarter of 2013 in preparation of transferring Swiss manufacturing activities to our Monrovia facility. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company spent $490,000 in consolidation costs and expects to spend an additional $260,000 during the remainder of 2013. At the end of the third quarter the Company has approximately 11,400 ICLs in inventory in both Europe and the U.S. This inventory build is consistent with management's plan to assure adequate supply and quality of product throughout this consolidation project.
Status of Regulatory Submissions. The Company received regulatory approval to sell and market the Visian ICL with CentraFLOW technology in India during the third quarter of 2013. The Company currently anticipates approval of the Visian ICL with CentraFLOW for China and Japan during the first half of 2014. In addition, the Company expects to receive CE Mark approval for the Visian ICL V5, which is preloaded and offers a larger optical zone, before the end of 2013 and to begin commercialization in the first quarter 2014.
Regarding our PMA Supplement submission to the FDA seeking approval for the TICL, on November 15, 2012, STAAR submitted to the FDA (1) clinical data showing no statistical difference in the clinical outcomes with or without the patient data that was obtained outside the study windows, (2) engineering data regarding the lens design, and (3) a validation report for the Toric ICL power calculation software. STAAR remains in dialogue with the agency regarding our PMA Supplement, and hosted inspection visits from the FDA, which included reviewers of the TICL submission at our Nidau, Switzerland and Monrovia, California facilities during the third quarter of 2013. The Company has been told by the FDA that the current intent is to take the TICL submission to the Advisory Panel. On October 30, 2013, the Company received a technical question from the FDA with a response due date of November 6, 2013. The Company expects to respond prior to that due date. There are no other pending questions. A date for the advisory panel has not been established and the Company is preparing the information needed for the Panel Package. STAAR cannot predict when, or if, the FDA will grant approval of the TICL for use in the United States.
On October 9, 2012, STAAR submitted to the FDA a 180 day PMA Supplement regarding the V4c version of the Visian ICL. On February 12, 2013, in response to a request by the FDA, we submitted a Pre-Submission for the PMA Supplement. On June 17, 2013, the FDA responded to our proposal with suggestions for revision. During the third quarter of 2013, we submitted our revised proposed protocol and the FDA scheduled a face-to-face meeting with the Company for December 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Critical Accounting Policies
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses and analyzes data in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Senior management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Actual conditions may differ from our assumptions and actual results may differ from our estimates.
An accounting policy is deemed critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the nine months ended September 27, 2013 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2012.
Results of Operations The following table shows the percentage of our total sales represented by the specific items listed in our statements of operations for the periods indicated. Percentage of Net Sales for Percentage of Net Sales for Three Months Nine Months September September September September 27, 28, 27, 28, 2013 2012 2013 2012 Net sales 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % Cost of sales 29.5 29.6 29.9 30.0 Gross profit 70.5 70.4 70.1 70.0 General and administrative 24.2 21.7 22.5 23.1 Marketing and selling 32.3 34.7 30.9 32.8 Research and development 9.8 10.0 8.9 9.8 Medical device tax 0.3 - 0.3 - Other general and administrative expenses 2.9 4.6 3.8 4.2 69.5 71.0 66.4 69.9 Operating income (loss) 1.0 (0.6) 3.7 0.1 Other income, net 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.9 Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes 2.9 0.8 4.1 0.9 Provision (benefit) for income taxes (0.1) 1.4 1.7 1.6 Net income (loss) 3.0 % (0.6) % 2.4 % (0.7) %
* Denotes change is greater than +100%.
Net Sales Fav/ Fav/ (Unfav) (Unfav) Three Months Ended % Change Nine Months Ended % Change September 27, September 28, 2013 September September 2013 2013 2012 vs. 2012 27, 2013 28, 2012 vs. 2012 Net sales $ 17,106 $ 15,866 7.8 % $ 53,271 47,316 12.6 % ICL 10,725 9,111 17.7 32,616 26,321 23.9 IOL 5,322 6,052 (12.1) 17,533 19,185 (8.6) Other 1,059 703 50.8 3,122 1,810 72.5
Net sales for the three months ended September 27, 2013 were $17.1 million, an increase of 7.8% compared to the $15.9 million reported during three months ended September 28, 2012. Net sales for the nine months ended September 27, 2013 were $53.3 million, a 12.6% increase compared with $47.3 million reported during the nine months ended September 27, 2012. The increase in net sales for the three and nine month periods was due to increased sales of ICLs and Other surgical products, partially offset by a decrease in IOL sales. The effect of foreign exchange had a negative impact on sales of $1.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2013.
Total ICL sales for the three months ended September 27, 2013 were $10.7 million, an increase of 17.7% compared with $9.1 million reported during the three months ended September 28, 2012. Total ICL sales for the nine months ended September 27, 2013 were $32.6 million, an increase of 23.9% compared with $26.3 million reported during the nine months ended September 28, 2012. ICL sales increased 16% and 24%, respectively, in the Company's top 11 markets during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2013. ICL sales represented 62.7% and 61.2%, respectively, of our total sales for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2013, compared to 57.4% and 55.6% for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2012.
Total IOL sales for the three months ended September 27, 2013 were $5.3 million, a decrease of 12.1%, when compared with $6.1 million for the three months ended September 28, 2012. Total IOL sales for the nine months ended September 27, 2013 were $17.5 million, a decrease of 8.6%, when compared with $19.2 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2012. IOL sales represent 31.1% and 32.9% of sales for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2013, compared to 38.1% and 40.5% for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2012. The decrease in IOL sales was due to the effect of foreign exchange which reduced IOL sales by $0.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2013.
Other product sales for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2013 were $1.1 million and $3.1 million, an increase of 50.8% and 72.5%, respectively, when compared with $0.7 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2012. The increase in other product sales was due to an increase in injector part sales to a third party supplier.
Gross Profit Fav/ Fav/ (Unfav) (Unfav) Three Months Ended % Change Nine Months Ended % Change September 27, September 28, 2013 September September 2013 2013 2012 vs. 2012 27, 2013 28, 2012 vs. 2012 Gross Profit $ 12,059 $ 11,176 7.9 % $ 37,332 $ 33,122 12.7 % Gross Profit Margin 70.5 % 70.4 % 70.1 % 70.0 %
Gross profit for the third quarter was $12.1 million, or 70.5% of revenue, compared with $11.2 million, or 70.4% of revenue, in the prior year period. During the first nine months of 2013, gross profit was $37.3 million, or 70.1% of revenue, compared with $33.1 million, or 70.0% of revenue, in the prior year period. Gross profit margin for the three and nine month periods was negatively impacted by foreign exchange rates and the increased sales mix of low margin injector system sales. These factors negatively impacted margins by 290 basis points for the quarter and 250 basis points year to date in 2013.
General and Administrative Fav/ Fav/ (Unfav) (Unfav) Three Months Ended % Change Nine Months Ended % Change September 27, September 28, 2013 September 27, September 28, 2013 2013 2012 vs. 2012 2013 2012 vs. 2012 General and Administrative $ 4,140 $ 3,450 (20.0) % $ 12,021 $ 10,942 (9.9) % Percentage of Sales 24.2 % 21.7 % 22.5 % 23.1 %
General and administrative expenses increased by 20.0% to $4.1 million in the third quarter of 2013 from the $3.5 million reported in the third quarter of 2012. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 27, 2013 were $12.0 million, an increase of 10% when compared with $10.9 million reported last year. The increase is due to an increase in bonus accruals based upon performance to date and the incremental cost associated with the expanded facility in Monrovia. General and administrative expenses were favorably impacted by foreign currency exchange by approximately $0.1 million during the quarter and by approximately $0.3 million for the nine month period.
Marketing and Selling Fav/ Fav/ (Unfav) (Unfav) Three Months Ended % Change Nine Months Ended % Change September 27, September 28, 2013 September September 2013 2013 2012 vs. 2012 27, 2013 28, 2012 vs. 2012 Marketing and Selling $ 5,527 $ 5,507 (0.4) % $ 16,471 $ 15,536 (6.0) % Percentage of Sales 32.3 % 34.7 % 30.9 % 32.8 %
Marketing and selling expenses were $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2013, flat when compared with the third quarter of 2012. Marketing and selling expenses for the nine months ended September 27, 2013 were $16.5 million, an increase of 6% when compared with $15.5 million reported last year. The increase is due to increased headcount and promotional activities to support the increased level of sales, partially offset by the timing of ESCRS which was held in the third quarter of 2013, and in the third quarter of 2012. Marketing and selling expenses were favorably impacted by foreign currency exchange by approximately $0.4 million during the quarter and by approximately $0.9 million for the nine month period.
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Jeremy Ottaway, Raleigh was victorious Friday evening on Fan Appreciation Night at America's Favorite Bullring.The winner of the Pepsi/ Mt.Dew UCAR/4 Cylinder Mini Mayhem held off Sanford speedster Justin Fussell to make a 2014 trip to victory lane. Raleigh's Chris Gault won the 4 Cylinder race within a race. Clay Jones, Goldsboro roared back through the field to win the 50 lap feature event in his Pro Coat Ford Fusion in the Metal Depot Late Model race. Austin Janocha, Clayton was your winner in the 15 lap Bandolero feature with William Trip, Jr. winning the 25 lap feature for the Legends. The Bomber division continues to grow and the winner, the Griswold Family Truckster had fans on their feet,cheering with excitement.
Goldsboro native Clay Jones continued his quest for the 2014 track championship for the Metal Depot Late Model division with family,friends and crew from victory lane.The speedster came back through the field to grab the win. Ricky Jones,McGee's Crossroad had a great run to finish in the runner up position. Virginia's Lin O'Neil had a strong run crossing the stripe in 3rd place followed by Thomas Chapell, Stem and Garner's Alex Fleming in 4th and 5th place.
The 15 lap Bandoleros feature winner, Austin Janocha had another great run holding off Kade Lambert, Burlington and Ethan Johnson,Fuquay to visit victory lane.The Broadbent brothers, Henry and Zandyr rounded out the top 5 finishers.
Tripp,Jr., roared to victory in the 25 lap Legends event,the popular competitor held off a hunger pack to win in his call #911 hotrod.Tripp had to hold off the fast and furious Justin Mitchell, Jason Austin, Zack Brown and Chris Stancil to score the victory.
The Pepsi/ Mt.Dew Kickstart stars and cars of the 4 Cylinder Mini Mayhem combo event Ottaway held off Fussell, Joey Morgan,Louisburg, Les Fenton, Willow Spring and Michael Woodard, Raleigh to grab the "W". Wake County Speedway is all about families and fun and the Gault family celebrated in victory lane with 2 podium finishes.Chris Gault, Raleigh won the 25 lap feature event over Jonathan Kornegay, Goldsboro and Kristen Gault, Raleigh. The cars of Dwayne Godwin and Patrick Arch grabbed top 5 finishes.
The Bomber division continues to grow and if you have an interest to race this could be your division. The Griswold Family Truckster complete with a cooler, picnic basket and Carolina Blue Luggage roared to victory over Neon Vernon, the Streaker, 13X and "Dan The Man".
A huge Wake County Speedway Thank you to all the fans, drivers and crews, the staff and all who helped the track have such a fun filled night of excitement as the 52nd anniversary continues on August 8th. R.A. Jeffreys Budweiser Night at the races comes to the 1/4 mile bullring.Metal Depot Late Models,Pepsi/Mt.Dew Kickstart UCAR/ 4 Cylinder 4′s Mini Mayhem, Modified 4 Cylinders, Legends and Bando's plus the return of the Touring Series, the Southern
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WARWICKŌĆö The only thing missing from this remarkable comeback was the ŌĆśWŌĆÖ at the end of it.
Down by three goals with less than five minutes to play in its marquee battle for first place with Division I rival Moses Brown on Saturday night, Mount St. Charles responded in dramatic fashion with three goals to send the game into overtime.
Unfortunately for the Mounties, they were unable to bury any of their three shots in the extra five-minute session and were forced to settle for a wild 6-6 tie with the Quakers at Thayer Arena.
The transition from high school to the college is never easy.
Former Woonsocket High standout Brooke Coderre found that out in August before she even put on her high tops as an incoming freshman at Franklin Pierce University.
ŌĆ£It was probably the first day,ŌĆØ she said.ŌĆØI realized it right away, leaving all my friends and playing for a new team, a new coach. You realize pretty quick itŌĆÖs not high school.ŌĆØ
WOONSOCKET ŌĆō U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius helped kick off a model program in health care reform Friday during a ceremony at Thundermist Health Center.
Sebelius was in town to launch the $15.9 million Beacon Communities program, designed to reduce costs and improve health care outcomes by using computers to manage information better. It's just one of 17 different Beacon demonstration programs HHS has established across the nation at a cost of some $220 million, money that comes from the federal stimulus package championed by President Obama.
PROVIDENCE ŌĆō The pomp and circumstance of the opening of the General Assembly has faded away and now lawmakers are settling into the routine of legislating.
Two of the hot-button social issues expected to be near the top of the legislative agenda this session ŌĆō gay marriage and illegal immigration ŌĆō are already percolating in the AssemblyŌĆÖs first week. Woonsocket Rep. Jon Brien is playing a lead role in both.
WARWICK ŌĆō Bishop Hendricken had no problems with Woonsocket Friday night en route to a 61-40 victory over the Villa Novans. The loss drops Woonsocket to 1-6 in Division I-North while the Hawks improve to 4-2 in league play.
Cody LŌĆÖHureux finished with eight points to lead Woonsocket while Flavio Barros chipped in with seven.
WOONSOCKET (40): Flavio Barros 2 3-4 7, Andreas Brackett 2 0-0 4, Joshua Houle 1 0-0 2, Kory Lawrence 1 2-4 5, Jarome Robinson 1 0-0 3, Kodie Spearman 1 1-1 3, Edwin Jones 2 0-0 5, Cody LŌĆÖHureux 3 0-0 8. Totals: 14 7-13 40.
WOONSOCKET ŌĆō Mount St. Charles tuned up for tonightŌĆÖs showdown with Moses Brown with a 6-4 win over Cranston West Friday night at Adelard Arena. The Mounties took a 4-3 lead heading into the final period before striking twice in a six-minute span.
Mount, now 6-0 in Division I, jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one period on goals by Zach Samborsky, Ben Handanyan and Trevor Plante. The lead grew to 4-1 early in the second period before the Falcons scored the next two goals to narrow the gap to one heading into the final stanza.
WOONSOCKET ŌĆō So much for rebuilding.
Woonsocket continues to scoff at the notion of turning over a new leaf, the latest example coming Friday in a satisfying 48-36 win against Ponaganset at Savaria Gymnasium. The defending state champion Novans improve to 4-1 in Division I-North, 6-2 overall.
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NORTH SMITHFIELD- Marie A. "Sho Sho" (Rondeau) Cazeault, 90, of Mendon Rd., No. Smithfield died Jan. 6, 2011 at Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph Cazeault.
Born Sept. 9, 1920 in No. Smithfield, a daughter of the late Clement and Delia (Boucher) Rondeau. She was a lifelong No. Smithfield resident.
Marie worked as a cook's helper for Halliwell School in No. Smithfield for eight years, before retiring in 1979. She was a member of St. John's Senior Citizens and former officer of the Gatewoods Association.
Kathleen Beauregard, left, visiting from Phoenix, Ariz., enjoys an afternoon of skating Wednesday with her mother, Louise Beauregard, of Woonsocket, and friend Jason Kneip, also of Phoenix, at the outdoor skating rink at River Island Park in Woonsocket. The rink is now open daily from 1 to 9 p.m. Skates are available for rental.
WOONSOCKET ŌĆō They were all put in a rescue squad and taken to the hospital with broken bones, chipped teeth and facial bruises ŌĆō three women riding in a car that slammed into a utility pole on Diamond Hill Road.
After a two-month probe, however, police yesterday arrested a second motorist they say deliberately caused the crash, the latest outbreak of violence in an ongoing feud with the other driver.
Stephanie Theresa Plante, 23, of Woonsocket, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon ŌĆō a Buick ŌĆō and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in personal injury, both felonies.


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Gabby Douglas is 16 years old, and way smarter, apparently, than a lot of the people watching her make history in the Olympics.
She is, after all, absolutely right about this.
Seriously, people. The kid just became the first African-American to win the gold medal in the Olympic all-around, and all you can do is make catty comments about how she's wearing her hair? Who cares?
And people wonder why I tend to give the gymnastics a miss every four years.


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Stage set for election season
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School Board hopefuls emerge
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Community advocates see good, bad in state of black leadership
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Letter to the Editor
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Fairfield's Rockin' Top Ten
January 16 – April 28, 2014
Fairfield's Rockin' Top Ten celebrates 10 musicians who have helped create our region's musical legacy. For more than 75 years, some of America's most renowned musicians have called Fairfield and its surrounding communities home, and have created some of their best work here.
Read more and view the full list of programs >>
Wonder Women of Fairfield
February 27 – April 28, 2014
Fairfield would not be the community it is today without the vision and determination of its most famous women. Explore how 20th century women – including philanthropist Annie B. Jennings, naturalist Mabel Osgood Wright, military pioneer Ruth Mills Bradley, businesswoman Margaret Rudkin, and politician Finette Benson Nichols, forged new avenues of achievement not open to earlier generations. Sponsored by Bankwell, Fairfield University, League of Women Voters, Pascale Communications, Pepperidge Farm and Bigelow Tea.
Inside Bridgeport's Theatres
September 25 – January 2, 2012
An exhibition of photographs and memorabilia that explores Bridgeport's theatre history. View the Main Street Collection of rich and colorful photographs by Jay Misencik and Geraline Valentine offer a rare glimpse inside Bridgeport's Majestic and Palace theatres. The photos capture the architectural beauty of these once thriving houses. Many items on display are on loan from the Bridgeport History Center of the Bridgeport Public Library, a Bravo! partner.
Connecticut Responds
On View September 7 – 18, 2011
CT Responds & Reflects, a special exhibition honoring the Connecticut first responders of the 9/11 attacks will offer a retrospective of photographs, letters and print materials. In conjunction with this exhibition, the Museum will also display 9/11 photography by well-known Westport photographer, Stephen Wilkes.
From Sea to Shining Sea:
Coastal Navigation and the Ship Models of James Wiser March 12 – April 24, 2011
Come take a journey at sea and learn about the rich maritime history of the United States and Fairfield County through this exhibition. Explore a flotilla of magnificently detailed historic ships modeled by Southport resident Jim Wiser along with maritime paintings and rare, recently discovered maps from the Museum's collection. View a 200th anniversary exhibition of the Coast Survey, initiated by Thomas Jefferson, which later became the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, produced by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
Our Nation's Generations:
The New Beginnings Family
February 4 – March 6, 2011
This exhibition developed with New Beginnings Family Academy, a Bridgeport charter school, explored the larger theme of "Family" and 5th grade students' reflections on "Who is a positive role model in my life?"
The student's large, vibrant "story quilt" modeled on the work of celebrated award-winning artist and author Faith Ringgold (b. 1930). Museum visitors also have a unique opportunity to see firsthand Faith Ringgold's original artwork. On view are story quilts—Tar Beach 2 and Our Ancestors– and seventeen illustrations from Faith Ringgold's children's book Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in The Sky.
Faith Ringgold, who was born in 1930, lives and works in New Jersey. Her art has been exhibited worldwide and is in major public and private collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum. She has also written and illustrated 14 children's books and won many distinguished awards, including a Caldecott honor and the Coretta Scott King Award for the best illustrated children's book. Ms. Ringgold is represented by ACA Gallery, New York City.
Click here for a gallery of images from past Our Nation's Generations exhibits.
It's a Hit! A Hometown View of our National Pastime
June 20, 2010 – April 3, 2011
Discover the legendary players and teams who played in Connecticut and the local heroes who achieved the American dream. Step onto the historic fields that attracted thousands of people to Bridgeport and hear the roar of fans in vintage radio broadcasts. Discover how the sport evolved through interactive displays of 19th century and modern baseball bats, gloves and balls.
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Thematic Areas of Expertise
For Fiscal Year 2014, UConn is seeking individual scholars as well as groups of leading faculty experts in a number of interdisciplinary mega-clusters, as outlined by the University Provost.
Environment and Sustainability
Faculty hires in this multidisciplinary area will enhance UConn's emerging international partnerships on water resources and climate change. Additionally, this cluster aims to develop the University's strengths in environmental research, teaching, ethics, and policy while working toward enhancing human sustainability.
The Digital Cutting Edge
This cluster will invest broadly in the field of digital media – teaching innovative digital production techniques in addition to the use of technology in the study of text.
Frontiers in Science & Engineering
Another broad, interdisciplinary area, this cluster addresses the need to strengthen UConn's core life sciences departments in areas relevant to the Jackson Labs Initiative and to meet undergraduate demand. Faculty hires will encompass experts in advanced manufacturing and materials genomics, personalized medicine, pharmaco/genomoeconomics, and cell biology.
Language and Culture
UConn has the capacity to become a national leader in the study of language, with new hires in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and communications disorders. The University also will focus on developing a specific area of strength in Asian and Asian American history, language, culture, politics, and visual arts.
Revolutionizing Education
This cluster is intended to reinforce core social science programs with an emphasis on economics, sociology, and political science while working collaboratively with educational stakeholders and policymakers across the state and nation on issues in K-12 education, including bullying, school violence, behavioral health, and the closing achievement gap. Connecticut has the largest achievement gap in the nation between low-income and non-low-income students as well as between white students and students of color.
Health and Health Policy
Health and health policy hires will incorporate experts not only in the study of insurance law – including such areas as retirement security and the health insurance market – but also in human health, animal health, food safety, and pain management research areas. This cluster will complement UConn's emerging strengths in these subjects.
Theater Innovation
From theater management and producing to traditional puppetry, the Theater Innovation cluster touches on principles of performance, directing, writing, and the world of arts management.


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Immediate Release: November 15, 2003
BOSTON, Mass. - Binghamton women's cross country placed 17th out of 36 teams at the NCAA Northeast Regional, held Saturday at Franklin Park. The Bearcats, who totalled 498 points, improved six positions from a year ago, and finished in the top half of the field. The men's team placed 26th out of 33 teams.
For the women, sophomore Kathryn Murnane (Rockville Center, N.Y.) paced the team with a 57th place finish among 245 runners. Murnane covered the 6K course in 22:48 (6:06 mile pace). Classmate Erica Angell (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was 85th (23:13) and junior Lindsey Bohrer-Yardley (Oneida, N.Y.) was 86th (23:16).
The men were led by freshman Tom Williams (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.), who crossed 143rd out of 233 runners. Williams covered the 10K terrain in 33:42 (5:31 mile pace). Senior Kellen Wadach (Ithaca, N.Y.) was 158th (34:09).
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I do use the histogram, but I like to have a visual reference too. Sometimes you don't want the image 'properly' exposed, if you know what I mean.
best way to deal with sunlight with the gh2?
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Posted 15 January 2013 - 08:18 PM
The built-in EVF is the best. It is even better than the Zacuto EVF, and way better than the EVF of the GH3. But:
> the eyepiece doesn't cover the eye.
> you can't press the camera close enough to the face to get extra stabilization during shooting video.
My self-built solutions were:
This is a rubber piece you put beneath your bathroom sink and the tube (I didn't know the correct german name, let alone the english name). It costs cents and needs to be cut at the backside to fit over the GH2s eyepiece. However, the rubber is not very soft, so it doesn't feel comfortable. Later I did this:
This is the eyepiece of an ancient Super 8 camera that was sold on ebay as defect. The camera was 1€, the shipping 3€.
I do hope you remember the correct name of example one because it's brilliant (I do speak german as well, being dutch ;-))
Posted 17 January 2013 - 07:30 AM
I do hope you remember the correct name of example one because it's brilliant (I do speak german as well, being dutch ;-))
It was "Glockendichtung", but you won't find the correct item via Google. My advice is, go to a local hardware store, sanitary equipment department, look out for items that look appropriate. If it is sorted the same way, you may find three sizes, buy them all, they cost next to nothing and try to make them fit at home.
Posted 17 January 2013 - 07:59 PM
I find that in bright light siturations changing from my right to left eye helps a lot. Though overall I am far more comfortable using my right eye. I have found that all cameras I have ever used from OM1, Bolex H8RX, Nikon D5100 and GH2 never seem to cater for glasses wearers. Where you get more light leak affecting both the clarity of the viewfinder image and where applicable the exposure. And with my extreme prescription cannot simply use the diopter adjustment and remove my glasses!
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Repairman suspected of home burglaries arrested in Ramona
The sheriff's department is investigating a North County repairman who was arrested in Ramona, suspected of burglarizing homes during jobs, and is asking anyone who hired him and may have been victimized to contact law enforcement.
Carlos Barajas, 31, of RB Remodeling, was taken into custody in Ramona on April 9 on suspicion of check fraud and burglary charges, according to reports.
The investigation surrounding Barajas began in March when a Vista woman reported a crime about her checks being fraudulently cashed and a missing ring, said the sheriff's department. The victim told deputies that RB Remodeling had made water damage repairs in her home in February, authorities said.
Anyone who has filed a crime report and has had remodeling work done by Barajas or RB Remodeling is asked to contact Detective Byron Barrios at 760-940-4600.
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Child services in Richmond to merge with Kingston?
By adam_leone | Friday, November 23, 2012, 10:53
Kingston and Richmond Council are said to be a step closer in providing a new wave of children services.
New plans include the idea to establish a local authority company jointly owned by the two boroughs under the leadership of Nick Whitfield, Director of Children's Services in Richmond.
Over the past 18 months the two authorities have been in discussions in developing a "new relationship."
Proposals will be discussed at Kingston Council's People's Services Committee next week before going to Richmond Council's Cabinet next month.
Discussions between the two councils have been underway for 18 months to develop a service more focussed on the needs of children.
It is expected that the new integrated children's service between Kingston and Richmond Councils will be in place by 1 April next year.
In addition to providing better focussed services with greater resilience and capacity there will be better opportunities for staff development and a better trained and more stable workforce.
There will also be opportunities for financial savings initially as the two departmental management teams are merged.
Leader of Kingston Council, Derek Osbourne, said: "This is an innovative way of producing a service that will meet the needs of both boroughs' children in a far more focussed and successful way building on the strengths of both boroughs and eliminating weaknesses."
"Many boroughs are looking at cross-border joint working to save money and although that is a consideration our first concern must be to put the lives of children at the heart of our thinking."
There will also be opportunities for financial savings initially as the two departmental management teams are merged.


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Precision technology workshop will show farmers how to boost profits
It's getting harder and harder for Arkansas farmers to earn a dollar these days.
"Increased costs and shrinking profit margins demand that farmers adopt new technologies that can increase their efficiency and boost their bottom line," said Dr. Dharmendra Saraswat, assistant professor/extension geospatial engineer for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
Saraswat and other speakers will show farmers, crop consultants and extension personnel how to use cutting edge precision agriculture technology Feb. 18 at an all-day workshop at Lon Mann Cotton Research Station, Marianna.
Saraswat said the workshop will help farmers understand the basic concepts and application uses of various plant sensors and soil sensors, including field demonstrations of GreenSeeker, Crop Circle, Veris MSP sensor, EM-38, GEM-2 and Dualem.
Dr. Leo Espinoza, extension soil fertility specialist, will provide an overview of the potential of site-specific lime application. Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, program associate, will lead a discussion and conduct a hands-on demonstration of Crop Circle and EM-38 sensors.
Two Arkansas farmers, Andrew Oliver and Jason Felton, who adopted precision agriculture technologies early on, will share their experiences.
"We'll demonstrate the creation of field zones by using an open-source, freely available mapping GIS software. Bringing personal laptop computers is encouraged. Ten laptops will be available for use by those without a laptop," Saraswat said.
The workshop is free for extension agents and specialists. A registration fee of $25, which includes lunch and breaks, will be charged. To register by the Feb. 17 deadline, contact Chasity Knight at 501-671-2267.
The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. with registration until 9 a.m. It lasts until 4 p.m.
The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the U of A Division of Agriculture.


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Public Papers - 1992
Statement on Air Pollution Regulatory Relief
I am today announcing a series of steps that will help clean up air pollution in this country and, at the same time, will promote jobs by reducing regulatory costs to automobile companies and other major transportation industries.
One of these steps, our ``cash for clunkers'' program, will allow States and industries to buy old, high-polluting cars, take them off the road, and use the resulting pollutant reductions to satisfy Federal clean air standards. This is just one example of the innovative, market-based approaches to pollution reduction that have been pioneered by our Environmental Protection Agency. The result is a cleaner, healthier environment and a more competitive economy.
These and other regulatory changes being announced today should provide major benefits to the economy.


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Each year the committee members opt to put
themselves up for either re-election at the AGM or retire from their position.
We already know that some positions will become vacant and would like to invite
applications from club members. If you think you could contribute ideas and time
to the development and running of the club then come forward now. Being a
committee member does not necessarily mean a heavy workload but it does give the
opportunity to help steer the club through an exciting and challenging period so
why not get involved and join the team. Just write a few lines introducing
yourself and include details of any particular skills or experience you have
that you feel will help and send it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
I totally agree with John who has a vast knowledge of the club, representing the members as Treasurer(set a thief to catch a thief!!). If committee members are deciding to stand down after serving the club, then the members should be informed a lot earlier than has been proposed. I would also suggest, as you know following our previous discusions on the matter, that the AGM should be held at the Beezumph allowing more input from the many members who attend and being a Yorkshire man saving money and time. Cheers, Dick.


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Colombia: The Republic of Colombia is the fourth largest economy in Latin America, after Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, and has the third largest population with approximately 46 million people. It is the only country in South America with two seacoasts (Pacific and Caribbean), which provides tactical shipping advantages in today's global market. Aided by major security improvements, strong political stability, steady economic growth, and moderate inflation, Colombia has become a free market economy with major commercial and investment ties to the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
The United States is Colombia's largest trading partner and Colombia is the 22nd largest market for U.S. exports in 2012. U.S. exports to Colombia in 2012 topped USD 16 billion, an increase of more than 14 percent over 2011.
With the implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement on May 15, 2012, Colombia is the third largest market for U.S. exports in Latin America. The agreement immediately eliminated import tariffs on 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Colombia, with remaining tariffs phased out over one to ten years.
Panama: The U.S. is Panama's most important trading partner, with about 30% of the import market, and U.S. products enjoy a high degree of acceptance in Panama. In 2012, Panama's economy experienced a rapid growth of 10.6% while U.S. exports to Panama also jumped 20% to USD 9.9 billion. Its strategic location as a bridge between two oceans and the meeting of two continents has made Panama not only a maritime and air transport hub, but also an international trading, banking, and services center.
The Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) between the U.S. and Panama went into effect in October 2012 and will continue to offer U.S.-made goods a competitive advantage. For 87% of U.S.-made goods, tariffs dropped to 0% immediately. For the remaining goods, however, Panama's average tariff on goods is only 7% and in several key sectors – sales of consumables to the Government for the Canal expansion and other infrastructure projects, automobiles, and goods for use in hotels – duties are either 0% or are waived.
Chile: In 2012, bilateral trade between the United States and Chile reached USD 28.3 billion, an increase of over 350% comparable to bilateral trade levels before the U.S.-Chile FTA was implemented. As the 19th largest U.S. export market, U.S. exports to Chile in 2012 reached a record USD 18.9 billion, while imports from Chile reached USD 9.4 billion.
Both macroeconomic stability and growing integration with international capital markets has earned Chile an A+ credit rating, the highest in Latin America. Chile remains one of the most stable and prosperous developing nations and consistently ranks high on international indices relating to economic freedom, transparency, and competitiveness. It also performs very well in terms of democratic development, gross domestic product per capita, freedom of the press, and was the highest ranked country in Latin America in terms of competitiveness, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013.
Ecuador: Ecuador is a small- to medium-sized market for U.S. exports. In 2011, U.S. exports to Ecuador increased almost 12 percent to $6.06 billion. In 2012, it had a GDP of USD 84.04 billion, a growth of 24% from 2011. Following Ecuador's economic crisis in the late 1990s, it adopted the U.S. dollar as legal tender in 2000. Ecuadorian consumers are favorably disposed to the quality of U.S. products, with nearly a quarter of imports deriving from the U.S., Ecuador's largest trade partner.
Ecuador's average applied tariff rate in January 2011 was approximately 12 percent. In addition to import duties, all imports are subject to a 12 percent value-added tax (IVA) and 0.5 percent children's development fund tax. Ecuador's pre-shipment customs inspection regime was repealed in 2008, eliminating import inspections by international verification companies.
Peru: Peru has been one of the fastest growing Latin American economies for the past ten years. Since 2002 the Peruvian economy has grown by an average of 6.4% per year, a trend expected to continue with a projected GDP growth of 6.3% in 2013. Consumption and private investment are the main driving forces of this growth. In 2012, the U.S. was the second largest destination for Peruvian exports, receiving 13.4%, and the main supplier of goods to Peru with an 18.9% market share. U.S. exports to Peru grew 37% in 2010. Principal U.S. exports to Peru in 2010 were machinery, chemicals, computer and electronics, petroleum and oil products, and transportation equipment. Fish, forestry products, wood, newspapers and books, and food products were the fastest growing sectors.
The Peruvian Government has encouraged integration with the global economy by signing a number of free trade agreements, including the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), which entered into force in 2009. As a result of PTPA, 80 percent of U.S. consumer and industrial goods exports to Peru are no longer subject to tariffs. Tariffs on the rest of those products will be phased out by 2019.
In its November 2012 Peru Handbook, HSBC states that Peru is "the third-fastest growing consumer market globally, and set to be a bigger economy than Chile, Colombia, or even South Africa in the long term."


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A game for 2 players that can be played online. Players take it in turns to select a word from the 9 words given. The aim is to select all the occurrences of the same letter.
Can you cross each of the seven bridges that join the north and south of the river to the two islands, once and once only, without retracing your steps?
A standard die has the numbers 1, 2 and 3 are opposite 6, 5 and 4 respectively so that opposite faces add to 7? If you make standard dice by writing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on blank cubes you will find. . . .
Euler discussed whether or not it was possible to stroll around Koenigsberg crossing each of its seven bridges exactly once. Experiment with different numbers of islands and bridges.
Spotting patterns can be an important first step - explaining why it is appropriate to generalise is the next step, and often the most interesting and important.
Can you find all the 4-ball shuffles?
A huge wheel is rolling past your window. What do you see?
Show that among the interior angles of a convex polygon there
cannot be more than three acute angles.
ABC is an equilateral triangle and P is a point in the interior of
the triangle. We know that AP = 3cm and BP = 4cm. Prove that CP
must be less than 10 cm.
You can work out the number someone else is thinking of as follows. Ask a friend to think of any natural number less than 100. Then ask them to tell you the remainders when this number is divided by. . . .
If you can copy a network without lifting your pen off the paper and without drawing any line twice, then it is traversable.
Decide which of these diagrams are traversable.
You have been given nine weights, one of which is slightly heavier
than the rest. Can you work out which weight is heavier in just two
weighings of the balance?
Do you know how to find the area of a triangle? You can count the
squares. What happens if we turn the triangle on end? Press the
button and see. Try counting the number of units in the triangle
now. . . .
Can you fit Ls together to make larger versions of themselves?
Blue Flibbins are so jealous of their red partners that they will
not leave them on their own with any other bue Flibbin. What is the
quickest way of getting the five pairs of Flibbins safely to. . . .
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
Can you arrange the numbers 1 to 17 in a row so that each adjacent
pair adds up to a square number?
Is it true that any convex hexagon will tessellate if it has a pair
of opposite sides that are equal, and three adjacent angles that
add up to 360 degrees?
In the following sum the letters A, B, C, D, E and F stand for six
distinct digits. Find all the ways of replacing the letters with
digits so that the arithmetic is correct.
Is it possible to rearrange the numbers 1,2......12 around a clock
face in such a way that every two numbers in adjacent positions
differ by any of 3, 4 or 5 hours?
Carry out cyclic permutations of nine digit numbers containing the
digits from 1 to 9 (until you get back to the first number). Prove
that whatever number you choose, they will add to the same total.
In how many distinct ways can six islands be joined by bridges so that each island can be reached from every other island...
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on
each diagonal. What do you notice?
This addition sum uses all ten digits 0, 1, 2...9 exactly once.
Find the sum and show that the one you give is the only
Consider the equation 1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1 where a, b and c are
natural numbers and 0 < a < b < c. Prove that there is
only one set of values which satisfy this equation.
Write down a three-digit number Change the order of the digits to
get a different number Find the difference between the two three
digit numbers Follow the rest of the instructions then try. . . .
Here are some examples of 'cons', and see if you can figure out where the trick is.
I start with a red, a green and a blue marble. I can trade any of my marbles for two others, one of each colour. Can I end up with five more blue marbles than red after a number of such trades?
There are four children in a family, two girls, Kate and Sally, and
two boys, Tom and Ben. How old are the children?
I start with a red, a blue, a green and a yellow marble. I can
trade any of my marbles for three others, one of each colour. Can I
end up with exactly two marbles of each colour?
These formulae are often quoted, but rarely proved. In this article, we derive the formulae for the volumes of a square-based pyramid and a cone, using relatively simple mathematical concepts.
After some matches were played, most of the information in the
table containing the results of the games was accidentally deleted.
What was the score in each match played?
If you know the sizes of the angles marked with coloured dots in
this diagram which angles can you find by calculation?
Six points are arranged in space so that no three are collinear.
How many line segments can be formed by joining the points in
Nine cross country runners compete in a team competition in which
there are three matches. If you were a judge how would you decide
who would win?
A little bit of algebra explains this 'magic'. Ask a friend to pick 3 consecutive numbers and to tell you a multiple of 3. Then ask them to add the four numbers and multiply by 67, and to tell you. . . .
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
From a group of any 4 students in a class of 30, each has exchanged
Christmas cards with the other three. Show that some students have
exchanged cards with all the other students in the class. How. . . .
Can you discover whether this is a fair game?
We have exactly 100 coins. There are five different values of
coins. We have decided to buy a piece of computer software for
39.75. We have the correct money, not a penny more, not a penny
less! Can. . . .
A paradox is a statement that seems to be both untrue and true at the same time. This article looks at a few examples and challenges you to investigate them for yourself.
Make a set of numbers that use all the digits from 1 to 9, once and
once only. Add them up. The result is divisible by 9. Add each of
the digits in the new number. What is their sum? Now try some. . . .
The tangles created by the twists and turns of the Conway rope
trick are surprisingly symmetrical. Here's why!
Replace each letter with a digit to make this addition correct.
Factorial one hundred (written 100!) has 24 noughts when written in full and that 1000! has 249 noughts? Convince yourself that the above is true. Perhaps your methodology will help you find the. . . .
Take any two digit number, for example 58. What do you have to do to reverse the order of the digits? Can you find a rule for reversing the order of digits for any two digit number?
Some puzzles requiring no knowledge of knot theory, just a careful
inspection of the patterns. A glimpse of the classification of
knots and a little about prime knots, crossing numbers and. . . .
Three frogs hopped onto the table. A red frog on the left a green in the middle and a blue frog on the right. Then frogs started jumping randomly over any adjacent frog. Is it possible for them to. . . .
Find the area of the annulus in terms of the length of the chord
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