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Continue reading "Behind the Design: An Interview with Designer Richard Kuchinsky"
skorarunning.com: You've been involved with SKORA since the very beginning. Can you tell me how the concept for SKORA first started?
RK: I met with SKORA CEO and Founder David Sypniewski in late 2007. In 2002, David, a runner, had been sidelined from injuries sustained while wearing conventional running shoes and had started barefoot running as a part of his recovery plan. He had an idea for an extremely minimal running shoe and brand and had asked me and my consultancy, The Directive Collective, to help make his dream a reality.
skorarunning.com: So, the design and concept for SKORA running shoes was already in place at the time?
RK: Not quite. David's original concept was a sock with a thin layer of rubber on the bottom. At the time, I was only somewhat familiar with the concept of minimal running shoes (I had a few pairs of the original Nike Frees and Prestos) and had never experienced barefoot running. David had to work hard to convince me of the potential. Initially we didn't see eye to eye. He actually made me run around barefoot in the parking lot! Here I was, a footwear designer, with years of experience creating technical performance products to help stabilize the foot, increase cushioning, add support and more features to shoes, and he was asking me to do the opposite.
We had quite an involved discussion and while I could see the potential of the concept, it took a lot of back and forth to find the right middle ground for SKORA. With my experience in the industry, I felt it was important that the products and brand needed to have the right set of features and performance to be successful. If too extreme and minimal, it would be only appeal to a very small market, and if too conventional, it would not fit the goals and philosophy David embraced.
skorarunning.com: How did you find the right position for SKORA?
RK: From the start, we worked very strategically, to outline the position, tone and vision of the brand. We wanted SKORA to be a brand unlike other athletic footwear brands in terms of design, DNA and personality.
As the core concept was a return to a more natural style of running, we wanted to create a more natural personality. While most athletic brands are all about "faster, stronger, better," and use a lot of technical and marketing jargon to sell product, we wanted to create a brand that was more rational, honest, straight-forward and personal. Both David and I wanted to give the consumer more decision-making credit than conventional brands typically do, and challenge the status quo of how athletic brands communicate to athletes. Quite simply, we wanted to cut out the BS.
skorarunning.com: How did this affect the design of the products?
RK: Right from the start, I knew that to reflect this new type of athletic brand personality, I had to create a new type of visual DNA for the brand. The brand was different, so the products should be too. From very early on, we started looking at non-footwear and non-athletic products for inspiration. Two initial key themes of inspiration were Natural Simplicity and Technical Formalism. I looked at everything from bent wood mid-century modern furniture to geodesic domes.
Materials were also a big inspiration and driver for the design. It was decided very early on that we would explore the use of natural materials such as leather, which greatly influenced the design language. Designing a leather running shoe presents unique challenges and potential that is completely different than conventional mesh and synthetic shoes.
skorarunning.com: How is the design of the shoes different than other shoes on the market?
RK: As mentioned, from the very start, we followed a very rational, intelligent design philosophy. The result is a design language that is very straight-forward and more refined than most running footwear. Patterns, colors, lines and details are very graphic and almost mathematical. The moiré pattern that is used in several places on the shoe is a good example of this. This is in contrast to how most running shoes try to look like a speeding alien spaceship.
This design language translated into every line on the shoe and every selection of material and color. The upper patterns are constructed with a lot of straight lines and radii. The outsole design is very much engineered around the metatarsal flexgrooves and position of the functional areas on the sole. The tread pattern is both graphic and functional. Material and color choices are minimal in variation and very cohesive.
Functionally, features are only present when needed – not for the sake of adding marketing bullets. Every functional feature on the shoe is a real feature and is informed by a real benefit. This is outlined in our 10 Real Differences.
skorarunning.com: Where does SKORA go from here?
RK: You will just have to wait to find out! No, seriously, SKORA has some amazing products in the pipeline currently under design and development for future collections. Our strong design philosophy will both continue and evolve. One great thing about designing for SKORA is that the concept of challenging the status quo is a fundamental principle, not just something mentioned in a mission statement somewhere. Because SKORA is a new brand, with a 100% focus on making running shoes that encourage more natural performance, I have a large amount of freedom in design. I've worked for many brands and have never once been in such a position where design is so well respected and the ultimate goal is simple as making better running shoes, not selling more pairs, making shoes cheaper, or providing marketing with "features" to sell.
SKORA really is designed for runners, by runners, and I'm proud to be on the SKORA team.
Run Real.
Richard Kuchinsky is the Principal and Directive Creator of The Directive Collective, a full-service strategic design consultancy. He has been in the footwear industry for more than 11 years and is involved in the branding, design, technical development and marketing of SKORA.


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Omnicell to Release Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Results on October 22
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct 16, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL), a leading provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, will hold a conference call Thursday, October 22, 2009 to discuss Omnicell's Third Quarter 2009 financial results.
What: Omnicell Third Quarter 2009 earnings conference call and webcast When: October 22, 2009, 1:30 p.m. PDT Who: Randall Lipps, chairman, president and chief executive officer Rob Seim, chief financial officer Where: The conference call can be monitored by dialing 1-800-696-5518 within the U.S. or 1-706-758-4883 for all other locations. The Conference ID # is 36106831. The webcast can be accessed at: http://ir.omnicell.com/events.cfm. How: Open the Omnicell website 15 minutes prior to the call to download necessary audio software. Replay: Available starting at 2:30 p.m. PDT on October 22, 2009 through 8:59 p.m. PDT on October 29, 2009. Dial 1-800-642-1687 within the U.S. and 1-706-645-9291 for all other locations, Conference ID # 36106831.
About Omnicell
Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) is a leading provider of systems and software solutions targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities. Since 1992, Omnicell has worked to enhance patient safety and allow clinicians to spend more time with their patients.
Omnicell's medication-use product line includes solutions for the central pharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. Solutions range from large central pharmacy smart inventory carousels to small handheld devices. From the point at which a medication arrives at the receiving dock to the time it is administered, Omnicell systems store it, package it, bar code it, order it, issue it, and provide information and controls on its use and reorder.
Our supply product lines provide a healthcare institution with fast, effective control of costs, capture of charges for payer reimbursement, and timely reorder of supplies. Products range from high-security closed-cabinet systems and software to open-shelf and combination solutions in the nursing unit, catheter lab and operating room.
Omnicell's mission is to provide the best customer experience in healthcare, helping hospitals reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs. For more information, visit www.omnicell.com.
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(Spin Digit Editorial):- Newark, Nov 18, 2020 (Issuewire.com) – Bharat Rana, CEO of Dental Health Associates, P.A., one of New Jersey's largest multi-specialty dental groups, is earning a name for himself as a leading CEO and entrepreneur in the dental industry that cares about people from every socioeconomic background.
Managing dental clinics that provide the best clinical care to patients regardless of where they come from, Rana stated that they, "treat the patient, not the insurance."
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"Too many dental practices are strictly concerned with their revenue today, which is why patients end up just numbers in the system," said Rana. "Not us with Dental Health Associates. We care about each and every person, no matter their insurance. Humans are humans to us, and it's at the center of our customer service."
Rana was born in a small village in India, immigrating to the United States in 1982 with his parents. Growing up in the middle class, Rana watched his parents work very labor-intensive jobs to provide decent lives to himself and his siblings. Early on, Rana felt a pull to foray into the world of DJing and entertainment, working the crowds to help pay for his college.
Realizing that bigger schools would be out of his monetary ability when he graduated from high school, Rana attended and graduated from William Paterson University and then began working for three large global conglomerates in the finance industry. Rana was able to amass experience in various disciplines, organizational culture, and how to develop positive relationships.
In 2011, Rana had a shift in his career as he partnered with a good friend, who was a dentist. He acquired his first dental practice in West New York, NJ.
"I had no dental experience, I didn't speak Spanish, and the existing staff thought I was there to take their jobs," said Rana. "It was an uphill battle, to say the least. But with a lot of hard work, we were able to turn the office into something profitable with a focus on high quality patient care."
Rana took his method he had applied to this first dental office and decided to replicate it. He began buying practices for the next 4-years. In 2016, Rana embarked on his biggest investment of all to acquire a multi-specialty group with over 350 employees. With this new acquisition, he was able to care for nearly 1,000-patients per day, many of them in underserved communities around New Jersey.
"Seeing what my efforts were able to do for people in need completely changed my heart," said Rana. "Although COVID-19 hit our firm, just like every other firm, we have emerged stronger than ever. Today, we have 37 multi-specialty dental practices across two states, and we are poised to double our size by the end of the year. We look forward to what 2021 has in store for our team."
My goal was to lead the largest, best dental healthcare company in the Mid-Atlantic region by the time I was 40 – I am so proud and happy to say I've accomplished that goal.
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In the marketing milli-second that parts the latest Harry Potter book from an impending Harry Potter movie, lunch box or confectionery range, J. K. Rowling's mass audience has found a way to amuse itself. Hungry for Hogwarts, and always eager to follow fresh narratives, addicts of Harry have found a way to take the edge off: they simply create new stories themselves.
Explore the internet or dive into 'zine culture and you'll discover more than 100,000 pieces that employ the characters and settings founded by Rowling in her HP series. Some of the work is stunning, much of it is drivel, and all of it risks inspiring the fury of Warner Brothers and Harry's other trademark holders.
Despite a threat of legal notices and continued aloofness by the more upright literary community, this work is flourishing. HP-inspired fiction has even given rise to its own stars, some of whom rival Rowlings's own talent for rococo prose and colossal word count. These exuberant HP writers are the latest heirs to a literary tradition known as fan fiction, or fanfic. The genre is staffed by fans of a specific book, television show or movie. Using established characters and surroundings, writers arm themselves with a healthy sense of creative entitlement and let it rip.
Novel-length fanfics, or shorter fanficlets, take their inspiration from a smorgasbord of artefacts. Jane Austen's heroine, Elizabeth Darcy, nee Bennett, can be heard quarrelling sullenly with her dull new husband. The Wizard of Oz's Tin Man needs a pacemaker for his hurtling heart. TV's protagonists, from A Country Practice to Buffy, each find themselves radically adjusted as per the needs of their most avid, literate, fans.
With the mid-'90s advent of no-cost publishing for internet users, fanfic accelerated. Homages appeared in such volume that some authors and owners of intellectual assets took exception. Anne Rice, creator of The Vampire Chronicles, famously wrote on her website in 2000 that the practice of fanfic "upsets me terribly". Her howl, reportedly backed by a volley of "cease and desist" emails from lawyers to fanfic authors, did not endear her to fans.
These fandoms predate the world wide web by at least 20 years. Dean Kiley, teacher of new media production at Swinburne University, traces the origins of fanfic to the mid-20th century embrace of the mimeograph machine. "The 'zine, the do-it-yourself, deliberately-crude, thrown-together, these-are-my-obsessions-what-are-yours personalised magazine revealed a lively consumer eager to dismember mass culture and might be viewed as fanfic's direct ancestor."
The unruly genre had its formative blast in the late '60s. Not only did the US sci-fi program Star Trek give rise to a slew of convention-hoppers wearing red pyjamas, it gave an army of fans something to write about. Star Trek fanfictions, which continue to appear, spawned another sub-genre early on. The literary form Kirk-Spock depicted the captain and his ensign in romantic or erotic situations and is abbreviated to K/S.
The "slash" within K/S is now used to describe any fanfic that describes homoerotic encounters. Slash fiction now arguably forms the bulk of all published fanfic. Slash, it should be noted, is not tatty porn. Much of its coy tone owes more to mid-century bodice-ripper novels than, for example, the Letters page in Penthouse. Further, its more eminent exponents write with precision and confidence. Slash has a canon and a system of mentorship, or "beta reading", that ought to inspire envy in any emerging novelist.
The curious thing about slash is that women write most of it. Tens of thousands of heterosexual female writers give their creative energies to love stories figuring Mulder and Skinner from The X Files; Steve and Oscar from The Six Million Dollar Man, and even Dr Who with heavens knows what sort of male alien.
British academic and slash author Ika Willis is hesitant to pinpoint a single reason for feminine command of the genre. "Slash writing is probably predominantly female for the same reasons that most low-status, amateur creative activities are," Willis says. "There is a tradition of women's creative work, like quilting, being circulated in informal communities rather than entering the art market."
Kiley agrees that the "comparative lack of commercial pressures and professionalising constrictions" enable female authors to "feel empowered to write in more personal ways". How does Willis explain her own passion for erotically pairing male characters Blake and Avon, from BBC schlock sci-fi series Blakes 7? "When writing male erotic fiction, women have a much less defined metaphorical system," she says. "None of us knows what it's like to have a penis, so we have to explain how it feels in its context, what the emotional side to it is.
"It's really freeing, both as a female reader, because you're not always being put off by reactions like 'I hate when people touch me there!' and as a writer, because you're much freer to create your own sexual language."
Melbourne slash mentor Nova says material by women writers "is about male relationships, as much as it's about sex . . . One aims to evoke familiar sexual and emotional responses by means of an alien body within a borrowed story".
Whether it's Kirk nibbling on Spock's pointy ear or a more G-rated excursion with Harry, the fanfic just keeps coming.
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The way ahead is going to be full of pleasant surprises, beyond what most of you have anticipated.
Yet many will fulfil your present expectations based on what you have projected into the future. It is not set in stone, but will nevertheless take you into the New Age you have been preparing for.
Your destiny has been decreed by the higher forces, but you have had freewill to determine the manner in which you travel that path. You have so to say done the hard bit, and now the negative forces will no longer be able to interfere with your progress as they have done in the past. Their power has already been curtailed and they no longer have the ability to do as they please.
Your aim should now be to centre your attention more upon yourself, to ensure that you do not slip back having achieved so much already. Your journey through duality has been tough and demanding, and your strength has been honed in the fires of life.
Your place on Earth is almost as an onlooker as you live your life within your own energy field, largely unaffected by events occurring outside of you. Sometimes you will need to step outside, but you can return unaffected by the lower energies.
Your role is to be a "glowing†example to others so that they may learn from it. They will be attracted to you and this gives you the opportunity to help them raise their vibrations. As you know, "like attracts like†and as you move further into them, a natural cleansing takes place of all the lower energies.
Where karma is concerned you may still be tested, but as you rise up you will find the challenge easy to deal with. These are the times in the lower vibrations of the final lives for many of you, when as you progress you will begin to understand where your next experiences are required to be.
A panorama of choice lays ahead of you, and you will be helped to make a wise choice that ensures your continued progress. The difference between the past and now is that you are sufficiently enlightened to make your own choices. Mother Earth has given much of herself for the evolution of Mankind, and she also is evolving and many of you will join her.
As you know everything is happening in the "Now†which is why we can look into your future and see which way you are likely to go. What we do know for certain is that you will continue to progress quite quickly within the Light, and once more become Galactic Beings.
Once again help will be given to assist you along that path by those who have already walked it successfully. Life will be completely different to what you experience now, and the most notable change will be the degree of freedom that you will gain to travel the Cosmos. You will have seemingly endless opportunities to meet other forms of life, and be a mentor to them.
At present it is difficult for you to comprehend what lies ahead for you, because the Cosmos is so vast and life forms exist everywhere. You also have many dimensions ahead of you that you can explore, and your only limitation is your own vibration. Intelligent life abounds, and Man of Earth will find that there is so much more to learn and experience.
Imagine always being able to travel by the power of thought, so that distance as you presently understand it presents no obstacle. By comparison your time on Earth is very much like being in quarantine, and that is very much the truth. Of necessity you had to be protected from outside interference, although other Beings have been allowed to make contact with you.
Taking all things into consideration, you should now begin to understand why your experiences on Earth have been closely monitored and carefully planned. Whatever they may have been, please bear in mind that you have as you would say "been fast tracked†to ensure your rapid evolution, and each one of you volunteered to take part in it.
Coming back to Earth, it is a beautiful planet that one day in the near future will be returned to pristine condition. You have heard of your Garden of Eden, and those days will return once again as Mother Earth takes her place once more in the higher vibrations.
Evolution is ongoing and the ultimate is when perfection is achieved, and all life returns to the Godhead. However there is a lot to experience before that level is reached. Enjoy yourselves as you discover the wonders that lay ahead of you, and encounter the most godly Beings that live in the higher dimensions.
Coming back to your present situation, you are shortly to experience some events that you have been eagerly awaiting. The dark Ones are not to be trusted and have frequently broken their promises to allow the progress of the Light as planned.
However, they have inevitably broken their word, and caused delays in bringing you the benefits of the New Age. They are waiting and ready to be revealed, and plans are well advanced to make announcements as soon as possible. We refer to the period that is coming up before the New Year, and that is the earliest opportunity to do so. Others will quickly follow once they get started, and by that time the dark Ones will no longer be able to influence the outcome.
Dear Ones, we admire your determination to win the battle with the dark Ones, and that has been already been achieved by your dedication to establish the Light upon Earth. The establishment of it has commenced and there is no going back now, and no way that it can be stopped. The battle has been won and all that remains is to tidy up after the remaining karma has been fulfilled.
It is of course too early to claim a total victory, but that glorious moment will come in most of your lifetimes. The lower energies are being further reduced by your continued actions to fully establish the Light upon Earth.
I am SaLuSa from Sirius and blessed to be the One appointed to continue this contact with you. We know that you are responding well to the information given out, and we see the Light growing faster and a great web being placed around the Earth. Our Love is with you as you keep your focus on the goal for complete success.
Thank you SaLuSa.
Mike Quinsey
SaLuSa. Channelled by Mike Quinsey. April 24, 2015. http://www.galacticchannelings.com/english/mike24-04-15.html


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Grief counsellors are at a north Toronto school today to help students cope with the news that a five-year-old girl died after being pinned between two vehicles.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board says the girl was walking with her father to their car after school on Monday.
Police say an SUV with no driver in it rolled forward and pinned the girl against her father's Mercedes-Benz.
The child was taken to hospital where she died of her injuries.
The police traffic services division says the investigation is ongoing, and charges have not yet been determined.
Related: Nine-year-old B.C. girl dies after being hit by bus
The school board says students and staff are planning on creating a memorial table for the girl St. Raphael Catholic School.
"Tragedies such as this can be difficult for anyone to accept or understand, particularly for young people," the school board said in a statement. "A team of counsellors, including a social worker, psychologist and members of our chaplaincy and religion team will be on hand to support the school community today."
The board said support workers will be on hand as long as is needed.
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text: Energy | 26. April 2010 | posted by Jan Oliver Löfken Energy question of the week: Does the future of wind power lie in the open seas? In January 2010, wind farms in Germany had a generating capacity of 25,777 megawatts. This means that almost eight percent of Germany's electricity requirement can be met in a climate-neutral way. However, since land areas exposed to strong winds are limited, both large and small-scale power-generating businesses are jostling for position out in the open sea. This poses a simple question: are offshore wind farms genuinely more efficient? According to current projections, by the year 2030, German areas of the North and Baltic seas may be home to wind turbines generating approximately 25,000 megawatts. To date, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has approved 21 wind farms in the North Sea, and three in the Baltic. Valuable information on the anchoring, maintenance and operation of offshore wind turbines is currently being obtained from the 'alpha ventus' test unit, located roughly 45 kilometres north of the island of Borkum, anchored 30 metres deep. Enough power for Europe – in theory Despite the fact that the requirements governing foundations, operation during powerful storms and the adverse impact of salt water are all daunting factors, it would appear that the expenditure involved may prove to be money well spent. The European Environment Agency estimates in a recent survey that by 2030, the amount of energy generated by offshore wind farms could reach 3400 terawatt-hours per year. That corresponds about 80 percent of the predicted electricity consumption in EU countries (EU-27). This is made possible by the powerful and relatively constant winds out at sea, compared to those experienced in coastal regions. Construction of 80 Vestas V80 wind turbines in the North Sea, off the Danish coast. Photo: Vestas Central Europe. Top photo: Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (German Wind Energy Association). Apart from facing the technical challenges, operators need to be able to identify the best locations for their wind farms. An ideal site has constant wind conditions, relatively shallow water and a stable seabed, and is a short distance from the coast. As part of 'Windspeed' – a European research project coordinated by ECN, the Dutch energy research centre – DLR is involved in this important 'inventory check' of offshore generating potential. The 'Windspeed' project analyses areas of realistic potential "To enable better policy planning, our task is to seek out realistic options for offshore wind power," says Christoph Schillings from the DLR Institute of Technical Thermodynamics in Stuttgart. Along with his colleagues, Schillings is developing a software package to link, analyse and process the enormous volumes of available data into a usable format. "For these analyses, we run through both worst- and best-case scenarios," says Schillings. 'Windspeed' is scheduled to run until February 2011. By then, the politicians responsible for energy policy in Brussels, Berlin, London or Copenhagen will be able to evaluate the future potential of offshore wind power on the basis of reliable data. Further information: Good weather for the power plant? – First Symposium on Energy Meteorology (15 January 2009) The DLR Energy question of the week in 'The future of energy' Year of Science The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has given the Year of Science 2010 the motto 'The future of energy'. For this reason the science journalist Jan Oliver Löfken will this year answer a question on the subject of energy in his blog each week. Do you have a question about how our energy supply might look in the future? Or do you want to know, for example, how a wave power plant works and how it can efficiently generate electricity? Then send us your question by email. Science journalist Jan Oliver Löfken will investigate the answers and publish them each week in this blog.


text: Conondale National Park forms the heart of an extensive area of unspoilt mountain scenery in the Conondale Range. With magnificent forests, deep gorges and spectacular views, this park and the adjacent State forest offer scenic drives, picnic areas and a choice of four grassy camp sites near rainforests and mountain streams. Walks range from a short stroll beside crystal clear streams, to challenging hikes including to Mount Allan fire tower or along the four-day 56 kilometre Conondale Range Great Walk. It is a picturesque and ecologically important area, protecting the habitats of many rare and threatened animals, including several species of frogs and the seldom-seen yellow-bellied glider. Access is via gravel roads suitable for conventional vehicles with care. In wet weather, roads may be closed. The scenic drive starting on Booloumba Creek Road has several creek crossings that are only accessible by high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles. Allow at least 90 minutes for the scenic drive and extra time for picnics and bushwalks. Birdwatchers will enjoy Little Yabba Creek, while mountain bike and horse riders can explore the park and forest along vehicle tracks. Image credits: Mountains (Qld Govt)