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Indiana State University recognized four outstanding graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards during 2012 Homecoming activities.
The ISU Alumni Association presents the awards annually in recognition of notable achievements that bring honor and distinction to the university. The awards honor living alumni who have been outstanding in their professional achievements, have made significant achievements and/or have made significant contributions to their community, state or country.
Chicago native Bernard Glasser grew up in what he calls "the movie generation." He fell in love with motion pictures at an early age, but World War II interrupted his dream of a movie career. He attended Indiana State in 1943 as a Navy reservist, graduating with the 20th class of midshipmen. Glosser went on to complete a B.S. in education and moved to Los Angeles, where he found work as a substitute teacher. On days he was not called to fill in for a teacher, he looked for a job in the movie industry and eventually found a position as a production assistant.
In 1949, Glasser borrowed $50,000 from his landlord and produced his first movie, "Gold Raiders," featuring the Three Stooges. He went on to produce five pictures for 20th Century-Fox and one for Universal as well as two television series. Through the years he and his wife Joan have continued to support Indiana State. They were the main donors and the driving force behind the "Sailor with Books" statue on the campus, commemorating the V-12 program that trained more than 1,600 ISU students and more than 60,000 nationwide as Navy and Marine Corps officers. Glasser retired from the motion picture business in 1970. He and Joan make their home in Los Angeles.
"A great university is not composed of bricks and mortar. It also is composed of staff that dedicates itself to the students that they serve," Glasser said in accepting the award. "I would like to pay homage to two professors who changed the course of my life: Dr. Richard McDade and Dr. Clarence Morgan."
Noma Gurich, who was born in South Bend but has lived in Oklahoma City for 34 years, graduated from Indiana State in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in history. She is a 1978 graduate of the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law. She was in private practice for 10 years before being named in 1988 to serve as a workers' compensation judge. In 1998, she was appointed to the Oklahoma County District Court bench and won a contested election that fall to keep her position. She went on to be re-elected without opposition in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
In 2011, Gov. Brad Henry appointed Gurich as only the third woman to serve as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She has received numerous Bar Association awards and is a three-time Oklahoma City Journal-Record Oklahoma Woman of the Year. The Oklahoma Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates named her Judge of the Year in 2011.
Gurich is past president of the William J. Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court (2007-2008) and she continues as a master member of the Inn. She is past president (2006-2007) of the Kiwanis Club of Oklahoma City and was only the second woman president of the 90-year-old club. She serves annually on the application screening committee for the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics. She is married to John E. Miley, general counsel of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Since 2007, they have been guardians of two teenaged nieces.
"Indiana State University ... changed my life," said Gurich. A graduate of Penn High School in Mishawaka who became acquainted with the university as a high school Summer Honors student in 1970. She attended Indiana State on a scholarship, majoring in political science. Professor William Matthews made her assistant director of the pre-law advising clinic as a way of grooming her for law school while history Professor Don Layton's classes about Russia helped her develop a love for that country, then known as the Soviet Union, she recalled, noting that her heritage is Croatian.
At Indiana State, Gurich said, she learned how to study, to emphasize her strengths and to "not let the things that are negative stop you ... I would not be anywhere close to where I am had I not come to this school."
Gurich's home contains a shrine to Indiana State, complete with a Larry Bird bobblehead doll and a piece of the floor from Hulman Center.
"That's not only important because Larry Bird played on that floor (but) because I marched on that floor," Gurch said, citing her experience playing in the Sycamore Marching Band for the dedication of the building.
Quentin P. Smith was born in Texas but at an early age he moved with his family to Northwest Indiana. He graduated from ISU in 1940 with a degree in social studies education. After teaching for two years at Roosevelt High School in Gary, and following the outbreak of World War II, Smith joined the war effort. While most of his colleagues yearned to fly, Smith had to be talked into signing up.
In the 1940s, all military planes were assigned to white pilots, so Smith flew "primary" planes or service aircraft and served as a flight instructor for "primaries" at Tuskegee Institute. Later, since he was too big for a fighter plane, he became a bomber pilot. It was difficult at first to assemble a full crew, though, as black pilots were not allowed to command white crews.
After spending time at Fort Knox, First Lt. Smith was transferred to Freeman Field at Seymour Ind., where he made military history. Smith and 100 other black officers were arrested for defying orders not to enter the base's officers club. The Army sent the officers to Fort Leavenworth but that Kansas base was not prepared to handle so many African-American detaineesso they were sent back to Freeman Field. Thurgood Marshall, an NAACP attorney who would go on to become the first African-American Supreme Court justice, won the release of Smith and his fellow officers. Two years later, President Truman integrated the military but it would take more than 50 years for the officers' service records to be cleared.
After Smith's military flight career, he returned to teaching and served as a guidance counselor and school principal. He earned a master's degree in English, and became director of secondary education for the Gary school system. Smith is a member of the Tuskegee Airman 477th Composite Group, has received the Gold Medal of Honor and Congressional Medals of Honor. He is a member of the Chicago chapter of Tuskegee Airman, Organization of Black Pilots and sits on several aviation and education boards. Smith was unable to attend the awards ceremony due to illness.
Terre Haute native Linda E. White is president and CEO of Deaconess Health System, which includes six acute care hospitals and provides healthcare to about 1 million people in southwestern Indiana, southern Illinois and western Kentucky. She has been an administrator at Deaconess since 1987 and has served as the system's CEO since 2002. She is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
White is a 1970 ISU graduate with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. She went on to complete a bachelor's degree in nursing and an MBA from the University of Evansville. Her civic and community involvement includes a long list of local organizations. She has served on the boards of directors of Leadership Evansville, YWCA, YMCA, the Ark Crisis Nursery, United Way of Southwestern Indiana and Junior League. She is a member of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Evansville and the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana. She represents Deaconess Health System on the Evansville Regional Business Committee. She is the immediate past president of the Indiana Hospital Association Board of Directors and chairman of the board of VHA Central CEOs. She is also on the boards of Old National Bancorp and the University of Evansville. She received the city of Evansville's Athena award in 2001.
White said she accepted the award on behalf of her entire family as well as the university's dedicated faculty and staff.
Her parents, John and Elizabeth White, raised their three children "with the idea that education was the most important thing that you could ever achieve," she said, noting that her mother was also an Indiana State graduate.
"The traits of John and Elizabeth White and the traits of Indiana State University are prevalent every day in southern Indiana," she said. "Every day at Deaconess Health Systems, the 5,000- plus employees are subjected to the things that were learned at Indiana State. The culture is there, living and breathing within our health system," she said.
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The ISU Alumni Association recognized retired movie producer Bernard Glasser, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma Gurich, retired educator and Tuskegee Airman Quentin Smith, and health care administrator Linda White as 2012 distinguished alumni.
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., and DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarin Corporation plc (Nasdaq:AMRN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published notification of Notices of Allowance for two additional U.S. Patent Applications, Serial Numbers 12/702,889 and 13/349,153. These applications include claims intended to protect the Vascepa™ (icosapent ethyl) indication approved in July 2012 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on Amarin's MARINE clinical trial results. A Notice of Allowance is issued after the USPTO makes a determination that a patent can be granted from an application. The issued patents would have terms that expire no earlier than in 2030. After issuance, Amarin plans to list both patents in the FDA's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, or Orange Book. "These Notices of Allowance are based upon showings that the clinical results for Vascepa in Amarin's MARINE trial were surprising and unexpected, key factors considered by the USPTO in granting a patent," stated Joseph Zakrzewski, Chairman and CEO of Amarin. "Amarin's goal is to protect the commercial potential of Vascepa to beyond 2030 through patent protection, regulatory exclusivity and trade secrets and by taking advantage of manufacturing barriers to entry. The issuance of these Notices of Allowance represents additional significant steps toward achieving this goal." These Notices of Allowance follow the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 8,188,146, a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 12/769,885 and the September 4, 2012 announcement of a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/282,145. These applications are part of an expanding patent portfolio for Amarin with seven patent applications now either issued, allowed or in advanced stages of prosecution with the USPTO and over 25 additional applications pending in the United States. Amarin is also pursuing patent applications related to Vascepa in multiple jurisdictions outside the United States, including the application for Amarin's MARINE method of use patent in Europe for which Amarin has announced receipt of an Intention to Grant letter.
Investors can find information on Amarin's patents and pending applications in the United States on the Patent Application Information Retrieval, or PAIR, system maintained by the USPTO at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair.About Amarin Amarin Corporation plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health. Amarin's product development program leverages its extensive experience in lipid science and the potential therapeutic benefits of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Vascepa TM (icosapent ethyl), Amarin's first FDA approved product, is a patented, ultra pure omega-3 fatty acid product comprising not less than 96% EPA. For more information about Vascepa visit www.vascepa.com. For more information about Amarin visit www.amarincorp.com. The Amarin Corporation plc logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=13817 Forward-looking statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about whether the subject patents would be issued and adequately protect Vascepa against competition, the expiration dates of the pending patents, Amarin's plan to list the patents, when issued, in FDA's Orange Book, Amarin's plan to protect the commercial potential of Vascepa, and the future status of pending patent applications. These forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include the following: events that could interfere with the issuance of a patent, or once issued, the continued validity or enforceability of a patent; Amarin's ability generally to maintain adequate patent protection and successfully enforce patent claims against third parties; commercializing Vascepa without violating the intellectual property rights of others; and uncertainties associated generally with research and development, clinical trials and related regulatory approvals. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks associated with an investment in Amarin can be found in Amarin's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Amarin undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
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Still maintaining CPB6 I'm afraid..
I have a third party library; I have created a compatible .lib using implib, and I have used the library successfully in countless BCB6 console applications.
I want to use this library in a VCL application but linking fails; undefined _functions (ie with leading underscore). Now when I build the Console app, provided I #include <windows.h>, everything is perfect. I discovered that if I leave out windows.h then I get the same problem as the VCL attempt. If I try to include windows.h in the VCL app as a work-around, it doesn't fix the problem.
I have looked at windows.h but it is very convoluted, I wonder if anyone can tell me what it is that it does in the Console app to fix the problem, an why it doesn't do it in the VCL app ?


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Saying Yes
I had spent the day weighing the merits of this kosher blue and white cookie over that, this Hanukkah gelt over that, this quality wooden dreidel over that fun plastic pink one.
I had come up with a really great Hanukkah basket , one that my mother would be proud of. It was eleven p.m., a time for the quiet contemplation of "CSI." My husband Josh had just plunked down next to me with a bowl of popcorn. Ready, set…relax.
The phone rang. It was my friend Mark, frantic.
"Listen," he said. "I'm in a bind. I'm in charge of a fundraising event."
"That's great."
"Can you prepare 12 kosher gift baskets by seven a.m. tomorrow?"
"Well, some people at a synagogue need to be thanked for great work. By tomorrow."
"Seven a.m.?" I said. "You meant p.m., right?"
"Well, no. Seven a.m. You see…"
I cleared my throat. "Never mind."
Mark is a party planner and a dear friend, but I had been drawn into his mishegas before. For those of you who don't speak Yiddish, mishegas is a very handy word. It means 'craziness' or 'crazy behavior.'
Time and time again, Mark had "situations." He needed 500 rugelach bags for a bris by…tomorrow. He needed twelve fragrant loaves of home-baked babka for a bridal shower by…today.
"They specifically asked for Challah Connection kosher gift baskets," he wheedled. And possibly lied.
"Can you pick them up?" I asked him grumpily.
"I'll see you at seven."
Don't get me wrong. Mark is very good at what he does. But when he doesn't know how to say "no." He wants to give his customers everything they ask for, and then some. It doesn't matter to him if they just remembered that Aunt Florence adores a good chocolate babka.
I hung up the phone with Mark and looked longingly at the TV screen for a moment. There was somebody chasing somebody else across the screen, guns drawn.
Then it hit me. It wasn't that Mark didn't know how to say "no." It wasn't that 25 gift baskets would make or break Mark's career.
It was that saying "yes" to the 12 people who needed to be thanked at the synagogue felt good to Mark. It felt good to be a yes-sayer, to give an affirmative answer to someone who is expecting a "no." Maybe "yes" was like a chain. Mark said yes to the synagogue, and I said yes to Mark. Who knows? Maybe a "yes" was heading towards me.
May today contain a yes,


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The Internet went wild when Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman in the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel -- but not all the reaction was positive.
Many fans (both men and women) have apparently taken issue with the 28-year-old Israeli model playing the Amazon princess ... and taken to Twitter to air their grievances.
While the 5'9" stunner from the "Fast & Furious" films clearly has the height and action film experience for the role, the online reaction is questioning her eye color, thin frame and cleavage.
All I know is #WonderWoman is supposed to have a Jazzercise body and Blue eyes. Gal Gadot is a stick. Should have been @JaimieAlexander
— Regina Carpinelli (@DialRforReggie) December 4, 2013
"No black hair. No curves. No muscles. Frail-looking. Looks nothing like Wonder Woman. SHE'S PERFECT." -Zach Snyder http://t.co/vffN4I1H6g
— Jake Hawken (@geeksthenewcool) December 4, 2013
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman? She simply doesn't have the boobs for it.
— Monica (@monicaYOLO) December 4, 2013
Gal Gadot is perfect for WW once she bulks up and eats a sandwich
— Joe Kresl (@JJKresl_47) December 4, 2013
Lol at gal gadot as Wonder Woman in the new superman vs batman movie. She is skinny, and has no boobs and looks too girly
— Emmanuel F. Brito (@MKKI_CDjr) December 4, 2013
Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman? Are they gunna do cgi boobs for her?
— Zack Heisey (@Zheiso16) December 4, 2013
Gal Gadot is going to be Wonder Woman? She doesn't have the boobs and curves to be Wonder Woman. #Disappointed #WonderWoman
— Emma Windle (@emmarghh23) December 4, 2013
For one Gal Gadot has the body of a child not a warrior
— Yuki Cross (@LittleKenobi) December 4, 2013
Not meant to be body shaming but #wonderwoman is an Amazon not a model. Am I alone in wanting an more athletic hero? http://t.co/PdJzd4liFm
— Meghan Sekone-Fraser (@mhgaab) December 4, 2013
Gal Gadot is insanely gorgeous (hi, girl crush alert), but is her physique right for Wonder Woman? #nerdtweets
— 유리 (@aniemw) December 4, 2013
I cannot believe that Gal Gadot is playing #wonderwoman in Batman vs Superman. Completely the wrong actress to play an amazonian #rage
— Praem Sandhu (@Praemothy) December 4, 2013
Of course, she also has a ton of online fans who've got her back -- many who are saying she has plenty of time to bulk up before filming starts early 2014. Also, the brown-eyed Gadot can easily wear contacts to get Diana's blue eyes.
Ben Affleck faced similar backlash when it was announced he'd play Batman in the sequel, alongside Henry Cavill as Superman.
What do you think of the casting? Sound off below!


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Bertelsmann's music-publishing joint venture, BMG Rights, is close to securing a financial partner to replace private-equity giant KKR, The Post has learned.
The new backer is said to be a major financial company with the ability to help bring Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe's dream of expansion to life, sources said.
BMG Rights, which owns the rights to 1 million songs, is pursuing Universal's Parlophone label to add to the nearly $700 million in acquisitions it has racked up in the past four years.
The add-ons include Chrysalis, which just signed Bryan Ferry as a client, and Bug Music.
Under one plan being weighed by BMG Rights, Bertelsmann would grow its 49 percent stake and become the new majority owner. KKR wants to cash out the 51 percent stake it has held since June 2009.
While the identity of the new partner could not be learned at press time, one source said Bertelsmann has talked to "[Ronald] Perelman, Apollo, and even Access Industries [owner of Warner Music Group], about becoming partners in BMG Rights."
Reps for Apollo, Perelman's MacAndrews & Forbes and Access Industries had no comment.
Apollo had discussed a tie-up with Bertelsmann as far back as 2006, according to reports at the time.
A Bertelsmann spokesperson, while acknowledging the KKR partnership is closed-ended, cautioned that a KKR exit isn't coming "anytime soon." A KKR rep said, "We continue to be pleased with BMG and our partnership with Bertelsmann. This is simply inaccurate."
BMG Rights catalog includes publishing rights to Bruno Mars, Bill "Lovely Day" Withers and Johnny "That's What Friends Are For" Mathis.


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All Items : Books and Publications : Magazines : Pre 1940 item #342339 (stock #ALE00154)
Admiral Ale's Book Depot
This book is consolidation of the ROMANICA dated from Dec 1935 to Oct 1936. The picture on the Oct 1936 front page is missing. Book is 15" tall & 11" across. Blue cloth boards with the word "ROMANICA" across the front in gilt. Worn at the spine and corners.
Admiral Ale's Book Depot
The Illustrated London News - Coronation Record Number of King George V & Queen Mary. Edited by Bruce S. Ingram. Has 24 Coloured and other plates, with many illustrations and portraits. A lot of adverts, but mostly this book contains the history of the Coronation process. There is even an illustration of King Richards coronation. Scan is of the center of the front cover, Book is in good condition on the inside, slight musty smell...


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A bus driver for the Dave Matthews Band pleaded guilty March 9 to charges stemming from the dumping of 800 pounds of human waste from his vehicle's septic tank onto a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River.
Stefan Wohl was sentenced to 18 months probation and 150 hours of community service, said Tom Stanton, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office. Wohl also was fined the maximum $10,000, which will be paid to Friends of the Chicago River, a conservation group.
Wohl, 42, of Selma, Texas, was charged with reckless conduct and discharging contaminates to cause water pollution. He did not make a statement in court.
Authorities said that on August 8, when Wohl was alone in a bus used by band violinist Boyd Tinsley, he emptied the septic tank while driving across the open grating deck of the Kinzie Street bridge.
The human waste poured through the metal grates and onto the open deck of the Chicago's Little Lady tour boat, which was passing below with more than 100 people on board. Some passengers said they were soaked by it.
The boat immediately returned to its dock and was disinfected, and officials with the Chicago Architectural Foundation, which operates the tour, offered refunds.
When Wohl was charged in January, prosecutors said he had denied discharging waste on the bridge. Wohl's attorney, Mark Rotert, did not immediately return a call for comment after the court hearing.
Authorities said they used surveillance tapes from area buildings to zero in on the bus and consulted with engineers to determine the waste release was not an accident.
Prosecutors said the band cooperated in the investigation, flying Tinsley to Chicago to be interviewed by authorities and bringing the bus, one of a number used by the band, back for inspection.
Shortly after the incident, the band issued a statement on its Web site saying that if the bus was found to be responsible, the band would "work quickly to make amends, with the people on the boat and with Chicago.''
The band has since donated $50,000 to the Friends of the Chicago River and $50,000 to the Chicago Park District.
Wohl is currently suspended without pay from his job with the group, said Dave Matthews Band spokesman John Vlautin.
"We're really shocked and saddened that one of our buses was involved in this incident,'' Vlautin said. "We're continuing to make every effort to make amends with the people on that boat.''
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a civil lawsuit seeking $70,000 in damages against the band and driver alleging they violated state environmental laws. That case is ongoing, and the next court date is scheduled for next month, according to Madigan spokeswoman Melissa Merz.
Several passengers have also filed personal injury lawsuits.
Assistant State's Attorney Robert Egan said Wednesday that none of the boat's passengers contracted any illnesses from the waste.
"Almost everyone had to throw their clothes away. A few of them dirtied up their cars,'' Egan said. "But there were, thank goodness, no lasting effects, no bacterial infections or diseases or anything like that.''
Environmental officials said after the incident that most charter buses get rid of waste at licensed disposal sites. City officials have said they will step up inspections of tour buses restrooms and plumbing and increase fines for illegal dumping.


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Brantley Gilbert Announces 2014 Let It Ride Tour Dates
BG Nation, it's the moment you've all been waiting for! Taste of Country Festival 2014 headliner Brantley Gilbert has a brand new single, and now he's announced his headlining 2014 Let It Ride Tour dates.
Gilbert's new single 'Bottoms Up' is spinning on country radio, and with new music comes a brand new tour. The singer used his official website to let fans know he needed their help to announce his tour with Eric Paslay and labelmate Thomas Rhett.
"Y'all, we couldn't be more stoked," Gilbert says in a hilarious video on his site. "It's going to be a huge tour. We're just trying to figure out how to announce this thing."
The singer jokes that all of his ideas were shot down, so now they're turning to BG Nation for assistance. "We want videos and pictures of you guys reppin' your city … we want to see what y'all's crazy asses have to offer," he explains.
Gilbert will pick a few lucky winners to fly out to a show and have a meet and greet with him. For complete details, visit his website. Aside from being busy with his own headlining tour, Gilbert will also be a big part of the second-annual Taste of Country Music Festival from June 13-15 … where he hopes to see lots of daisy dukes!
Brantley Gilbert Let It Ride 2014 Tour Dates:
3/27 – Lacrosse, WI
3/28 – Bloomington, IL
3/29 – Corinth, MS
4/10 – Greensboro, NC
4/11 – Tuscaloosa, AL
4/12 – Bossier City, LA
4/17 – Macon, GA
4/18 – Louisville, KY
4/19 – Little Rock, AR
4/24 – Stockton, CA
4/25 – Indio, CA
4/26 – Pozo, CA
5/1 – Springfield, MO
5/2 – Evansville, IN
5/3 – Live Oak, FL
5/8 – Grand Rapids, MI
5/9 – Charleston, WV
5/10 – Greenville, SC
5/15 – Omaha, NE
5/16 – Sioux Falls, SD
5/17 – Wichita, KS
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In the end, the Packers decided not to place the franchise tag on quarterback Matt Flynn.
Pretty much the only circumstance in which it could have happened was if the Packers came to a handshake deal with another team and Flynn would have agreed to a contract extension worth less than the value of the franchise tag, which would have cost in the neighborhood of $14.5 million.
It would have been too risky for the Packers to have simply placed the tag and then hoped and prayed they could trade him. At that point, teams interested in trading for Flynn would have had the Packers over a barrel knowing they'd have to get rid of him or be forced to pay him his guaranteed $14.5 million for one year.
The Packers can get compensation if and when Flynn leaves via unrestricted free agency in the form of a compensatory draft choice. Given the likelihood Flynn will sign a lucrative contract with a quarterback needy team, the Packers could receive as high as a third round draft choice in 2013.
The exact compensation won't be known until over a year from now, because it will depend on the amount of money Flynn signs for, how well he performs and if the Packers happen to sign anyone in free agency.
Free agency starts on Tuesday March 13. That's the next important date on the NFL calendar when Packers like Flynn, center Scott Wells, defensive back Jarrett Bush, running back Ryan Grant, linebacker Erik Walden, defensive lineman Howard Green and cornerback Pat Lee are eligble to sign with any team they choose unless they come to a contract extension with Green Bay between now and then.
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Movie News: Seth MacFarlane Making a Western; 'Terminator' Reboot Is a Go; New Images of Naomi Watts as Princess Di
Diana: In a newly released image from the upcoming film Diana, Naomi Watts looks every inch a princess. The actress has taken on the challenge of portraying the beloved Princess Diana for director Oliver Hirschbiegel in a movie that will focus on the final two years of her life, revolving around her charitable work and a secret relationship with a special someone, played by Naveen Andrews (Lost). [Kino Gallery via The Film Stage]
Seth MacFarlane: It's fair to say that Seth MacFarlane surprised everyone last summer by delivering a raucous yet sweet comedy with Ted, which has gone on to become a huge box office hit worldwide. For his next film project, MacFarlane wants to star in and direct a Western in the spirit of Mel Brooks' side-splitting Blazing Saddles. He and his Ted cowriters have completed a script titled A Million Ways to Die in the West, and hope to complete deals in time to shoot it in the summer of 2013. [The Hollywood Reporter]
The Terminator: The fourth installment in the series, Terminator Salvation, underperformed at the box office, and now the franchise rights are finally and fully in the hands of financier/producer Megan Ellison, who will be joining with her brother David Ellison to reboot (and/or complete) the series. At least two movies are planned; the search is underway for a new screenwriter. [Deadline]
Jack Reacher: Those who have read any of author Lee Child's excellent novels on former military policeman Jack Reacher have wondered how the, er, height-challenged Tom Cruise would carry off the role of a mountain of a man who, in the books, is described as six foot five inches tall, weighing in at 250 pounds with a 50-inch chest. Who better than Lee Child then, to give his reaction? [Paramount Pictures]
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After the coffee. Before learning if the Supreme Court ruled on Aereo.
The Skinny: Congratulations to the Kings and Spurs. Now I either have to get excited about the World Cup or take a vacation from sports until the pennant races heat up. Today's roundup includes the weekend box office report and an obituary on legendary radio personality Casey Kasem. Also, the sequels to "Avatar" are slowly moving forward and Chelsea Clinton's salary at NBC News is revealed.
Daily Dose: The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether Aereo, the service that takes broadcast signals and streams them over the Internet via a remote antenna service, is legal. There has been speculation that if Aereo should win, broadcasters would take their fight to Congress and try to tweak copyright laws to block the company's service. But one industry insider tells me that a more likely scenario is that TV operators would try to make the case to the Federal Communications Commission that Aereo is a new cable service dressed up as new technology and should have to comply with rules that allow broadcasters to charge them for distribution.
Jumping the competition. "22 Jump Street" took in $60 million in its opening weekend and dominated the competition. Also doing well was "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which made about $50 million. Tumbling in Week 2 was "The Fault in Our Stars," which took in $15.7 million, a 65% drop from its premiere weekend. Box-office recaps from the Los Angeles Times and Hollywood Reporter.
Getting bigger? Now that distributors such as Comcast and AT&T are trying to get bigger through acquisitions, many industry observers are wondering if programmers will team up too. The Wall Street Journal looks at some of the potential deals analysts are gossiping about. This may sound familiar to my loyal readers (all three of you) as I wrote on this topic a couple of weeks ago.
Don't rush the author! It's been almost five years since James Cameron's "Avatar" revolutionized movie-making and made boatloads of money for 20th Century Fox. Cameron is now finally approaching the finish line on screenplays for the three sequels in the works, says the New York Times. The first "Avatar" sequel is scheduled for December 2016.
Finished! CBS has wrapped up its advance ad sales for the upcoming fall TV season. The question is what sort of increases was the network able to get on the cost-per-thousand rate from advertisers. The cost-per-thousand, or CPM, is what an advertiser pays to reach every thousand viewers. Because CBS' ratings were down for the season that just ended, speculation is that its increases also were down. More from Advertising Age.
She made what? Some of you will no doubt want to punch a wall when you read what Chelsea Clinton made for the handful of reports she did for NBC News. Politico reports that Clinton had a $600,000 annual contract at one point before switching to a month-to-month deal. Next time NBC talks about having to close bureaus and make tough decisions about what they can cover, throw this one back in their face.
Inside the Los Angeles Times: Legendary disc jockey Casey Kasem died at the age of 82. Mary McNamara on the season finale of HBO's "Game of Thrones."
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All the money we raise, whether from ticket sales, our restaurants and bars, shop, sponsorship and philanthropy, together with our funding from Arts Council England, goes towards making sure that we can continue to put on truly world-class opera and ballet, on our stages in Covent Garden and into cinemas around the country. It also supports the wide range of schools' work and other ways in which our audiences can get involved with us through schemes such as Chance to Dance, Write an Opera, the Thurrock youth choir RM19 and our Welcome Performances.
The need for us to ask for voluntary donations, grants and sponsorship is more pressing than ever as the uncertain economic situation continues with further cuts to our government subsidy. We are a registered charity and the income we bring in through ticket sales does not cover the full cost of performances. Therefore each and every donation really does help, however small or large.
We are very grateful to all of you who already support the Royal Opera House through membership and donations. Together you contributed £23million last Season and your generosity and enthusiasm really makes a difference to what we can achieve. Thank you.


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Three-Layer Firesuits Are Great, But Don't Ever Forget The Gloves, Shoes, And Underwear! - Car Racing Safety Equipment
Southern Mississippi race car driver Scott Spicer had his eyes opened on August 12, 2006. It started innocently enough, just another hot lap session in his Pro Stock on a track where he frequently races. But as he came out of Turn 4 and headed down the frontstretch of the quarter-mile dirt track, the trailing arm broke. The car spun and rolled over four times.
"The last thing I said was 'land on your wheels, baby.' It never landed on its wheels-it landed upside down. All the gas started running down under the roof. Then poof, the fire came."
There was Spicer, upside down with his helmet touching the roof of his car, barely able to move in the tight confines of the Pro Stock.
"I realized there was no getting outta there by myself," said Spicer. "I tried to stay calm, popped my seatbelts, took the steering wheel off, then asked the Good Lord to forgive me for all my sins."
As the fire raged outside the car, safety workers and drivers alike ran to help Spicer. Unable to free him with the car upside down, Spicer's would-be rescuers, some wearing nothing more than shorts and a T-shirt, heaved and pushed the car until they successfully flipped the burning heap onto all four wheels. It took almost a full minute before they could pull him from the wreckage.
"It opened my eyes to safety because you never think its gonna happen during hot laps," said Spicer, who was wearing a three-layer suit from Simpson Race Products. "Three, four, five times I felt the heat getting on me. I thought that I was burnt when I got out, but I wasn't."
Amazingly, Spicer came out of the blaze unscathed-not a single burn. While luck had a lot to do with it, he had the best safety equipment, which was his best defense. As a driver, you decide what kind of equipment you buy.
Last month, we featured a story on firesuits and what to look for when buying one. As you all know, the firesuit is just one part of the equation. It does little good to go out and buy a high-quality SFI 3.2A/5 firesuit and then race barehanded or in your favorite Nikes. It's like forgetting to put the icing on the birthday cake or putting the wheel on but only tightening half of the lug nuts.
The first thing you should know is that most driver accessories carry SFI ratings, just like firesuits. The only difference is the standard number. For example, a firesuit with a 5 rating would carry a tag reading SFI 3.2A/5. Drivers' gloves with the same rating would have a tag reading SFI 3.3/5. Unlike drivers' suits, not every accessory from the top brand names carries an SFI rating. But that doesn't mean they won't do the job when necessary.
Here at Circle Track, we say there are really no optional accessories when it comes to safety. However, there are varying degrees of how critical a certain accessory is. There are some you should never race without, while others may not be as critical.
One of those "don't jump in the car without them" items is a pair of gloves. Years ago, the late J.D. McDuffie badly burned his hands in an accident because he wasn't wearing gloves. We know that J.D. wasn't the only racer to drive barehanded, and he wasn't the only one to suffer burns on his hands. But before you bring up the age-old "doesn't make the car go faster" argument, consider how difficult it is to turn a wrench, degree a camshaft, or even eat a sandwich with third-degree burns on your hands.
Now that we've convinced you to buy a pair, there are a slew of choices out there. Gloves run the gamut, from as little as $25 to well over $100. Naturally, the price of the glove is relative to whether it has an SFI rating, one layer or two layers, Nomex versus Nomex III, and so on.
Nearly every glove that we have seen has a leather palm. While other materials have been tried, leather still provides the best grip on the steering wheel and shifter. This is important because your grip is greatly affected by the type of glove you choose, which brings us back to a point made in the firesuit story-try it on! That one may seem painfully obvious, but here are a few things to look for when trying on a glove.
Comfort: Duh, it has to feel good.
Stitching: The gloves should have double or even triple stitching for added security. In addition, check with the manufacturer to see if fire-retardant threads are used, such as the Kevlar thread used by Crow Enterprizes.
Go Backward: Some manufacturers construct their gloves with reversed seams. This is a comfort feature that delivers a completely smooth interior with no bumps or ridges to distract your grip.
Grip: Whether you go for the reverse seams or not, grab something while you are wearing the glove (ideally a steering wheel) and see how much feeling or touch the glove allows. It may seem obvious, but the glove is what stands between you and the wheel. That touch you get from the glove determines how well you grip the wheel, the type of input you get from the wheel, and more. Think of it this way-heavy, bulky gloves can act as a vibration damper between your hands and the wheel. So you want to balance feel with protection. A high-quality glove made from Nomex III or Carbon-X gives you a lot of feeling with maximum protection.
Next to gloves, shoes may be the most critical component, again for that feel or touch. Companies have spent gobs of money and time researching different designs and materials. The result is more options than a Chinese buffet. From mid-tops to high-tops, there are dozens of options with prices to match. You can find shoes starting at around $50 all the way up to some that break the $300 mark. Now, unless you have an endless checkbook, there is no need to drop three Benjamins on a shoe. Count on spending somewhere between 80 and 120 bucks for quality footwear.
Just like the gloves, there are a few points to pay careful attention to when selecting a pair of shoes.
Shoe-to-pedal contact: Also referred to as grip, good shoe-to-pedal contact is critical for enhancing your performance on the track. Most high-quality race shoes have a sole that features grooves and tread designs to enhance grip. This is very important, as you don't want your foot slipping off the pedal during qualifying or the main. You'll also find that the sole wraps around the heel and the toe on certain shoes for added grip.
Pedal feel: This is a big one. Much like your hands on the wheel, the way the pedal feels through your foot will determine how well you get on and off the gas when going through the turns. Pedal feel is key, so be sure to try on the shoe before you buy a pair.
Internal workings: Some manufacturers include features such as aluminized foot beds. These inner workings of the shoe can't be seen but add a lot to its performance. Aluminizing the foot bed is an added way of creating a heat barrier without affecting that all-important pedal feel.
Laces and little things: Pay attention to whether the laces, threads, and other small items are fire-retardant. Remember to ask the manufacturer about these items.
The bottom line is a good race shoe should feel like a great pair of slippers-comfortable and flexible with a ton of feel in your feet.
Heat Shields: A popular addition to race shoes are heat shields. Originally developed with NASA technology, these shields attach to the heel of your shoe and deflect heat away from your feet. Heat shields are particularly useful in longer races, where heat from the motor transfers into the driver's compartment over an extended period of time. Some manufacturers, such as Simpson Race Products, have incorporated this heat shield technology into their shoes.
Long sleeve or short sleeve, turtle neck or crew neck, there are a number of choices when looking for fire-retardant underwear. Yeah, we know long-sleeve Nomex can get pretty toasty on a hot summer night, but you'll be safer. Guys wearing three-layer suits can get away without the Nomex sublayer (not that we would recommend it), but if you're wearing a single-layer suit you shouldn't even think about getting in the race car without fire-retardant underwear.
Figure somewhere around $90 for a top and another $90 for bottoms.
Here's a tip from safety guru and owner of Impact Racing, Bill Simpson: "If your budget doesn't allow you to spend money on fire-retardant underwear, then at least put a sweatshirt, a T-shirt, or something on under your firesuit. At least it's another layer."
Simpson's point is to give yourself every chance to minimize the damage in a fire. Sure, a T-shirt won't have the same effect as 100 percent Pyron(r) carbon fabric undies, but it's better than bare skin.
Depending upon the brand, fire-resistant socks cost between $15 and $30. That's cheaper than a dinner for four at Applebee's. For that price, why not give yourself an extra layer of protection beneath your racing shoes? Look for fire-resistant socks that provide comfort and good moisture wicking properties. Sweaty feet are hot feet, and believe it or not, that condition impacts the pedal feel we previously discussed.
Here's a little trick: buy two pairs of socks. That way, you will always have a fresh pair during those long race weekends. Any good Boy Scout knows that clean socks and underwear will keep you drier, warmer, or cooler in a wide variety of weather conditions.
We love 'em. Balaclavas, which are also called head socks, are a great way to give yourself added protection around your noggin. Most are knitted from Nomex, and like socks or underwear, it is important to buy quality. A poorly engineered balaclava can make you very hot on a Saturday night in July. So check with the manufacturer as to the type of fabric used for the head sock. For example, Impact Racing offers a proprietary brand of knit fabric in its underwear and balaclavas called ImpactMAX(r). This fabric is specially designed to wick away moisture while retaining its thermal properties.
When looking for a balaclava, choose one with a long bottom section that covers your neck down to your shoulders. Had Dale Jr. been wearing one of these when he wrecked that Corvette in 2004, he would not have burned his neck. A good balaclava costs about $40 to $50.
Dale Jr. could have opted for a helmet skirt instead of a balaclava and escaped burning his neck. We see very few short trackers wearing these, as they are more popular within the drag racing fraternity. But they're a great idea. In reality, wearing a balaclava and a helmet skirt is probably overkill for the Saturday night racer, but you can never be too careful when it comes to fire safety. You should wear at least one or the other.
Helmet skirts, like head socks, are usually woven from Nomex or Carbon-X and will run you about 70 bucks.
Spicer walked away without any burns because he made the right choice when it came to safety equipment. When he e-mailed pictures from his wreck, he included the following note. So take some advice from a fellow racer.


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On the Street…After Ralph Lauren, New York
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LOVE IT! Great photo and I love his style! XOXO, Natalya
Love the striking green. Trousers are too short (for me)…
He is such a amazing color-ist!!
Super chic!
I love this! Everything about this is amazing, from the mint sweater to the perfectly lengthened pants.
Love RL. always have, always will.
I love this guy! He always dresses a bit over the top, but I love the way he does it. He's got the khakis with the suit jacket, what we were seeing in your photos weeks ago from Europe. And the "Moc" type shoes. The green sweater over the shoulders is the killer, love it!
his hair is divine!
i call for socks!
Green + Navy is genius!
Love it, great outfit! I love when men wear their sweaters like that around their neck, I never see it in California but here in Buenos Aires it's quite common.
Love the green !
Ufff! what a outfit! What a man! ;)
really Nice shot!
That guy is IT. He's the preppy Adonis.
He is what Americans call "preppy", right?
I think the green sweater is my favourite part.
Love the green!
I love everything he has on (well, maybe not loving the highwaters too much) , but it's what he doesn't have on that is bothering me. I will never accept the notion of not wearing socks- simply on a practical level. Feet sweat, and shoes can give you callouses without protection. I just think that a nice pair of distinctive socks ALWAYS trump the "dare to be bare" look.
I never wear socks, and never have any trouble. Socks completely ruin the look. I hate socks. And I actually hate decorative socks on men even more. This look would be completely ruined. No, comfortable shoes do not give you callouses, and your feet sweat less without socks. In any case, women wear flats with no socks all the time, no one minds it, do they? Look at the lady behind him, she has no socks.
Granted the shorter pant length is in, but c'mon it hardly floods in Manhattan…or maybe I'm wrong. Great looks, but the pants should be longer, at least down to the ankles. That being said, the color combination, the fit, the textures, all work very well.
Anytime my friends say something…
I'm referring them to this picture.
I wish MY hair would do that…
Oooh, nothing like a bit of ankle.
Yes, I must agree. You know you've got it when all you have to do is flash a little ankle. Why can't every man wear such a pant length? I don't think I'd be able to concentrate, on anything.
Very Ralph Lauren!
great fluorescent-green color of sweater! he does look like someone, who mixes tradition with modernity:)
very elegant and stylish! like it!
i m so sorry… i dont like his sweater ..
why it is green? why is he wearing this ?
his style is really amazing without ….
or is this new york?
LOL! Not sure what you mean by "or is this New York?" That New Yorkers are especially weird… ? Funny!
yes, but just how often does one (man or woman)actually pull a sweater on over a blazer?
Great look. The bold jumper makes this look. I'm pretty sure it's courtesy of British knitwear manufacturer Huxley! http://www.huxleyclothing.co.uk/shop
I think I need those shoes in my life.
I LOVE IT! He looks so good and that splash of green is fabulous. x
Jessie's brother Neal stepped off the train, trying to remember what a Davis Cup tennis player looked like.
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A River Runs Through It
I'm not fond of this shot, I don't like the hair, the length of the pants, or the sweater around his neck, which seems unnecessary. He's already wearing a nice jacket.
It reminds me too much of Lapo E. And I DON'T like Lapo E.
Im a guy and I personally like this new trend of shorter pant lengths, especially when they're cuffed.I feel ilke it adds something even to a simple pair of jeans
more than his ensemble I admire his genetics… such a hunk!! look the power of his jaw line…gosh..
I'd lose the sweater. It looks like he is trying too hard. He has seen too many Sartorialist postings but still can't get it right. This guy would look much hotter in just a fitted T, blazer and regular length pants.
I disdain the sweater over the shoulder look (over a jacket)-too much effort and a little sloppy.
The pants seem a little too short even for highwaters and the inseam a little, um, snug.
Color combination is nice.
Reading the comments I think most viewers would DIE if they saw the attire inside 650.
Great look.
sorry, maybe this is super stylish, but to me he comes off as a self-obsessed blow-hard. there's something offputting about the whole look.
hmm. definitely not my favorite shot. ill have to echo the previous comments, it looks like he's trying way too hard. usually there's at least one good thing to take from a photo, but there really isn't much to like here.
as much as i like showing off ankles, the pants don't look natural on him at all, the sweater out of place. oh well, cant win em all!
This IS style
Honestly, this is a laughable outfit. I'm not trying to sound mean but this (mainly the pants) is a big "no".
The sweater around his neck does not work. Its obvious that he has no intention of wearing it. Perhaps the pocket square could have been bright green instead.
With his confidence, this man could wear anything…he even pulled off the too tight, too short pants!
i think that his pants are too short – even for being ankle length intentionally.
Do you think he's as uncomfortable wearing those pants as I am looking at them?
The addition of the preppy green sweater is nice.
I also agree. I don't know. I've seen this look at least half a million times from others and I'm getting kind of tired of it. I'm not saying he doesn't look good, but…*sigh* Chinos, no socks, loafers, suit coat and some pop of color. *SIGH* okay, You look so business caszh.
@Anonymous 6:40 & 6:44: Ditto. I'm cringing and laughing at once. This man's trying too hard.
Striking Green!! Bold Move….
Step one: cut hair
step two : burn pants & sweater
Step three : keep jacket
socks: optional
fun with clothes: essential
See? This is my point exactly. Its so fun to look at old comments, because the outfits that stand the test of time perfectly, are the ones the comments don't get at all. Tis is why everyone should take a back look at the archives, and realize how completely blind we all are.
Crotch too tight. If this was on a woman we'd say camel toe. Not pretty.
The "perfect Ralph Lauren Guy".
cute boy, but geez those trousers are so short and so tight in the crotch they look painful! ha. i guess i should say "nice package" but i really shouldn't be forced to think that. totally distracting. and he utterly knows it.
I think it's important to consider context here. Yeah the green sweater over the coat is over the top, but he's at a Ralph Lauren show and looks like a Ralph Lauren model. Dude's job is to be over the top at this particular moment in time. Trying too hard? Better than not trying at all. I dig the ankles. I don't dig the "he needs socks comments". Get over it people. In his book Gentleman: A Timeless Guide to Fashion Bernhard Roetzel recommends that men go sockless when wearing mocs. Why? Ankles are sleek….if you have them. As for the flood, well I'd rather see a million dudes in Thom Browne-short pants than the masses of idiots wearing garbage bag sized attire, which is actually the norm. I'd take over-snug over over-large any day. I'm not forgetting pleasantly relaxed, but that's a very fine line. There is inspiration in this look. Not everyone's cup of tea, but the color combo is definitely on. And yeah, context.
I love the short-paints LOL
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He's beautiful. No socks is sexy & his ankles are beautiful and tanned. All feet don't sweat! The short pants suit him, the jacket and lime green sweater — terrific. Never cut your hair and the oh-so-cotroversial "tight crotch" — why not? I don't think he has anything to be ashamed of! Yes, this is a classic look and it's done a lot. But how can anyone be TIRED of it when someone like this carries it off? What's not to love?
This is obviously a very handsome and well dressed man. But sometimes (I guess this time) it feels to me he is a bit of a RL caricature, the green jumper a bit too well planned, pocket squares, short trousers, all perfectly stylish but this guy never conveys to me that unselfconscious style that your male Italian friends achieve so well.
That's not to say I wouldn't look at him twice on the street!
amazing style
When will pants be normal length again???
If he had a more casual jacket and watch this look might work, but it's a bit discordant as is. A business jacket doesn't really go with an otherwise very Ivy League look.
Love the mint green and navy – no doubt but, a sweater on top of a suit jacket? not
shorter-than-normal khakis? too much ankle bone exposed.
greasy hair?
= euuww… too contrived.
The shoes are cool, but the pants are way too highwater(mock clamdiggers?), and what's up with the sweater?
If you think you have on too much stuff (which this guy didn't think so), take off one piece.
There's a lot going on here, bucko.
i love the whole outfit ^_^
I think he is a handsome man, love the sockless look (never wear 'em myself, even in winter) but the tightness of his pants makes them look as if they accidentally shrank in the wash, rather than a deliberate choice. As for the sweater, well, if you start off wearing it over your shirt and under your jacket, and you get too warm, where else are you going to wear it?
I've heard of boyfriend jeans. Perhaps girlfriend jeans here? (couldn't find his in the dark?)
pants are not too short per se but they might be too short with such a formal blazer/jacket. I guess I would need to see fabrics to make a real judgment. Something just seems off balance to me.
Nice outfit, he looks cool with that.
All right, well…since nobody else is going to say it, I will: Hubba, Hubba!
I thought the whole preppy look was about seeming NOT to try too hard. The real preppies (I'm not one, so just speculating here) must be rolling on the floor laughing at this, especially the pants crotch.
i think accessories should be great watch, belt a scarf a hat but i just don't get the sweater it seems like he tried to hard! but i do love a man who does not wear socks!
OK here I go, am I the only one that finds the bulge in his pants a bit – odd… kind of like a Ken Doll? OK just me then!
This man has definitely got preppy style nailed to a T!
Love his look, and his hair too.. it makes me wanna pull my fingers through it to see if it's really as soft as it looks! LOL
it look like he was on a Raphl Lauren runway!! love the photo, he looks amazing…
This green is so gorgeous !
I love that !
love the colors
This look is boring
The pants are way too short. Look like they shrunk in the washing machine. Overall a great look though…
He looks very "Ralph Lauren-y," no? Love the sweater around his neck instead of a scarf!
he works for the company, lol. i forget what he does. when i watch the product knowledge videos, he's the one explaining it all. i like the length. i roll my jeans and pants to/above the ankles… mainly to show off my socks. =]
Woow, like the picture…Good !
what a stylish man! wow! amazing green sweater!
A handsome gentleman who offers very little originality, but I like everything that he brings as wearing it.
I love that green has been making a return these past few years.
I like that you always get at least a once yearly shot of this guy.
RL FTW eh?
I don't know but when man of certain
age *try* these pedal pusher/ cut off/cropped whatever you called this pants… sometimes ( almost ALL!) looks to pushy…love his watch!
There's nothing wrong with the guy!
He could wear anyting with is confidence.
beautiful man, short trousers.
DSM's remark about "context" is spot on. In Real Life I find this look to be off-putting and here's why. In my experience this sort of a look is worn by someone who delivers long-winded, humorless, self involved monologues. Granted, that's my own prejudice, albeit one carved from experience. But back to context–He's the personification of the male Ralph Lauren look down to the sockless mocs and the rumpled, too short pants. You look at this man and can see him on his sail boat, driving his vintage BMW, cheering on his daughter and her expensive pony at Devon, attending a VIP cocktail party at the US Open. He knows wines. He doesn't work-he manages his portfolio, the seeds of which were planted a hundred years ago by his industrialist great grandfather. He's on several very impressive boards. He's Blue-Blood, Ivy League Lifestyle Man.
Hamptons look with a twist of lime.
i am in love right now with this guy !
goodness he looks amazing! love the green sweater around his neck!
wondeful green, short trousers…mmhh
Anyone know what brand loafers and watch he has on, love them!!!
AMAZING! Love his style, just perfect. He looks very Ralph Lauren…
We have two short trowser men, first in Atlanta, now in NYC. Is that a trend? If so, THANKS GOD! I'm 6'3", and it's very dificult for me to find "classic long" trowser for me. With this trend I could wear all my old trowser with proud!
My favorite stylish!
I want more pictures from RL runway
pretty cool
The picture is great, as usual. However, in my opinion, that is not the natural style of the guy. I think he is trying to imitate the present trend of short trousers, but he lacks of personality. So, as for the green sweater, is just a trend of recent years.
Only my personal opinion :)
The green! So perfect with the navy and khaki.
Sexy attractive guy!! Love his whole TOP ensemble but honestly, the trousers is wee too short… n his black loafers… oh my… i'm afraid it just doesn't jive. I'm confident he can do better than this… n he is so sexy! Did i mention that already?? :p
I'll never get tired of preppy. He looks effortlessly cool and that hair!!
Lovely man with a bright snap of color. But my first thought was that his pants shrunk in the dryer (too tight in the groin…don't want to think about "it"). Maybe that was the only pair he had available. Or maybe someone dropped soup in his lap and gave him something temporary to wear home, and he's so cool it doesn't matter. Either way it looks like laundry day…ha-ha. Sorry.
I just wanna go yachting with this guy!
You know, each morning I say to myself ten times:
I'm a fantastic guy, I'm a fantastic guy.
Thanks a lot Scott…
Now I'm going to have to say it fifty times.
WOW, he's got the WHOLe look down! And love the ankle pants!!!! Not many men would pull it off!
Paris Fashion Week has gotten on to a crazy start with Pierre Carden! Go to http://www.imeanwhat.com for some snarky images!
Wow. Absolutely beautiful specimen from head to toe.
Proportion and silhouette are good, but wearing a navy pinstriped suit coat as an separate jacket? Er, no.
This man is so glamour that I'm speechless!!
Wow, he's pretty great, that green sweater rules.
so typical!!!! just boring!
Well, he's certainly a good-looking fashion victim.
Great sweater, but his attitude is far too "Muffie-fetch-me-a-bloody" — and as 82Brute says, for many of us, that's mighty off-putting. (His hair is far too thin & fine for that cut, too.) The pants & shoes could work on someone who wore them with a sense of humor and irony.
God, I wish more comment strings were like this. The usual comments—"I wish I lived in NY"; "People are so stylish in Milan"—are a pain. THIS comment string was terrific; readers really got a wide variety of possible responses to this guy. The only comment I truly disagree with is the idea that this guy is "boring." Nope. Not boring. Anything but boring…
He is actually the head of mens sportswear at Ralph Lauren, which makes sense, and justifies the look.
It's his job – you got to respect that!
He should look the part at RL – he is a senior exec there. Duh.
he thinks he looks cool, but he really just looks ridiculous
He looks swedish
All he needs is a codpiece to round out the look.
Does anyone know who this man is? I rode on a plane home from Hawaii with him, he was just as impeccably. So at least he is consistent?
anyone know where i can get mocs like that?! i love love love them!
short pants are as white socks always out to be glam.
Love this man!
I think the short length looks great in photos – but in real life it just looks silly.
I've seen this gent before in other post and I think that he works for Polo Ralph Lauren, I love he's style and people need to understand that this is the Polo Look, and the crop pant is not an accident. perhaps this look is made for ( Park Ave & Up ) kind of people & not for the average Joe kind of people you dig!!
First it was the (still) ridiculous pants falling down "look", then it's the (still) ridiculous pants too short "look". The former looking like the wearer raided his fathers closet, the latter looking like the wearer raided his SONS' closet. Both don't work for me, I'm not sorry to say. A grown person should know how to buy clothes that fit.
With that typed…In theory I like the outfit but with the following changes:
1.) Pants that fit (i.e. at LEAST touching the top of the shoe.
2.) Properly fitting shirt (look at the exposed cuff, it could go down a TOUCH further.
3.) Followed by the jacket cuff ever so slightly.
4.) The hair. Length is ok but while a Ferrari should look fast sitting still your hair should not.
5.) The GREEN sweater. Actually, I don't have a problem with it. LOL. Although as an option he could have merely gone with pocket square in the same color.
People are defending this guy's look because he works for Ralph Lauren. All the more reason to tone it down a bit, I think. Even in his over-the-top ads, RL seldom lets it all hang out. And the slim cut of that jacket suggests he'd have a hard time wearing even the thinnest sweater under it.
There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and this man, judging from the photo, seems to be more on the arrogant "look at me" side. Too studied. Miles away from the attitude that you Americans call (using an 18th century Italian term) "sprezzatura". Or nonchalance if you want.
Wow – what a handsome man. Good thing he's so good-looking, the outfit clashes and the pants are high-waters. Please tell me high waters aren't coming into fashion?
- David
Don't like this look – hair too long, trousers too tight, no socks. Ick. Also he looks self conscious, as if the clothes are wearing him rather than the other way around.
he looks So fresh
@Fernando: The watch looks like an Omega Speedmaster Professional.
Time to wear longer pants…otherwise good detail.
nice picture!
…A little like wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see, isn't it?
I love the fact that the Sartorialist does also post the wannabees. LOL
J.W. practices what he preaches, that's for sure…
Way too conservative! Give us some creativity please!
Can you spell AFFECTED!? I would do a complete 180 degree turn and never give this young man a second look.
WTF!? This hasnt been done before!? I wore my pants that high in 1970!–its still a poor choice for men. Jack
It seems he has taken his 12 year old brother's pants. Looks horrible!!!
great pre-fall look with the bright green sweater and shoes with no socks!!
No, no, no no nono . . .
waaay to predictable. too loud. too clean. and high waters are one thing but their height needs to be in proportion to the width of the pant leg – these would suit finishing just above the ankle as they are they shift the attention to the least tailored knee area. or the moccasins echo the sloppy knees area. the outfit would work better without those pants or with the jacket unbuttoned minus the jumper. the loose/fitted is all mismatching. mediocre
Pants are too short should be slimmer..core pants are completely banned…but nice shoes and good taste for the rest…
I absolutely love this breathtaking outfit. The color matching is both classy and edgy!
By MarielDvs from ContexStyle
I think this is very nice outfit with some color, like ralph lauren likes alot as I also do. I think the loafers looks better with shorter pants, they get "uplifted" alittle…
Another thing to note is why does he have a sweater around him when he doesnt even need it actually..
The pants are awful
Touch of green = winner.
That's John Calcagno, VP of Men's Purple Label. I worked at Ralph with him this past summer.
So preppy, so RL
La giacca bellissima
he had water in basement ……….


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Here's the Lowdown on Apple Inc's Sapphire Glass
The tough material is much stronger than the Gorilla Glass that the company currently uses, but much more expensive too.
On Tuesday, shares of the diversified technology company GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT) increased by nearly 15%. The company is responsible for producing the extremely durable sapphire glass that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) currently uses for the fingerprint scanners on its iPhone 5S. Yesterday's spike was a direct result of mounting rumors that Apple will be implementing the glass in either the upcoming iPhone 6, or the still-mythical iWatch, or both.
Since Apple announced late last year that it has plans to open a sapphire glass factory in Arizona, contrasting reports have been released on the efficacy and cost of sapphire glass versus Gorilla Glass, which Apple uses for the current generation of iPhones. Gorilla Glass is standard glass whose strength has been augmented via a chemical process, while sapphire glass is, as the name suggests, derived from sapphire crystals.
In an attempt to clarify the pros and cons of sapphire glass, the Apple news website Cult of Mac interviewed the aerospace company Aero-Gear, which manufacturers its own sapphire screen protector for iPhones. Its story, published this morning, sheds further light on the advantages and disadvantages of sapphire glass.
Thickness and Heaviness
Sapphire glass is approximately 67% heavier than Gorilla Glass, which of course could prove a problem for Apple since it is always trying to lighten and slim down its products. Corning (NYSE:GLW), the manufacturer of Gorilla Glass, claimed in a blog post that Apple would find it difficult to make an iPhone as thin as the iPhone 5S should it choose to use sapphire for the screen of the iPhone 6. Aero-Gear disputed that claim, noting that its Gorilla Glass and sapphire screens are not very different in thickness: The former is .55mm thick while the latter is .6mm.
Gorilla Glass really takes the cake in the "strength" category, as there is only one material that is stronger than sapphire: diamond. Sapphire is nearly impossible to scratch, and its ability to withstand cracks or breaks is around four times greater than that of Gorilla Glass.
To prove the incredible strength of sapphire, Aero-Gear posted a video on YouTube last August in which someone dragged a concrete cinder block over an iPhone 5 featuring the sapphire display. The screen was completely undamaged. See the video below:
Now, here's where Gorilla Glass has a definite advantage: It is still much cheaper to produce than sapphire. Gorilla Glass is produced by adding one additional chemical process to the usual method of creating standard glass. On the other hand, the sapphire crystals used to produce sapphire glass are made from minerals grown in a furnace. Furthermore, when the resultant material is removed from the furnace, it is not in large sheets the way glass is produced, but in big blocks. Those blocks must then be cut with either a diamond saw or a laser (sapphire for Apple is produced by the latter method) in order to slice the raw material into the proper size.
According to Aero-Gear, even with the massive quantities that Apple would produce, sapphire glass would cost as much as three or four times more to produce than Gorilla Glass.
If the iPhone 6 were to have a screen made of sapphire glass, the cost of production would increase substantially. For this reason, several rumors contend that Apple will not use the material for the iPhone 6 but rather for the anticipated, but as of yet unannounced iWatch, which is rumored to have a two-inch display.
Then again, one of the major complaints about iPhones is their fragility; consumers say the screen simply breaks and scratches too easily. The implementation of sapphire glass could make the iPhone almost entirely scratch-proof. However, the investment to make the iPhone 6 nearly invincible may be too great -- at least for now. As Sebastian Anthony of ExtremeTech wrote last week, "It would be a huge deal if Apple led with a sapphire glass iPhone, but I wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait another year or two until it's economically viable."
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Hello from Cabin 2279 aboard the Carnival Dream, our latest and largest ship yet for Mike Filsaime's annual Internet Marketers Cruise!
Internet Marketers Cruise 2010 (Click on photo to enlarge)
Every year since 2006, I have been cruising with Mike Filsaime and a group of our best Internet Marketing buddies, starting with just about a dozen or two of our closest inner circle friends and growing that to 436 Internet Marketers that cruised with us this year!
(You can learn more about how you can join us for Internet Marketers Cruise 2011 at the end of this post…)
As always, the Internet Marketers Cruise was organized by "Captain Lou" Edwards, and along with Mike Filsaime, Tom Beal and Donna Fox, I personally had an amazing time creating my own million-dollar mastermind vacation with my team – Andy Huang, James Lee, James Delong and Lasse Rouhiainen.
And what better way to kick off 2010 than a cruise to the Exotic Caribbeans, setting sail from Port Canaveral in Orlando to Cozumel, Roatan, Belize City and Costa Maya in Mexico.
This year on the Internet Marketers Cruise, we reunited with many of our previous cruising buddies, including Deborah Micek, JP Micek, Armando Montelongo, Veronica Montelongo, Joel Therien, Illona Therien, Mike Morgan, Holly Morgan, Jeff Dedrick, Frank Rumbauskas, Dana Rumbauskas, Ross Goldberg, Bob "the Teacher" Jenkins, Howard Tiano, Cynthia Tiano, Jennie Armato, Tom Bell, Adam Gilad, Max Action, Eelco de Boer, Gary Byrne, Michelle Galvin, Alex Nghiem, Frank Sousa, Robert Puddy, Adam Lowe, Tina Truong, Reed Floren, Chris Zavadowski, Odinn Sorensen, Tracy Repchuk, Willliam Lee, Vince Mitchell, Kelly Mitchell, Mike Deiure, Wendy Joy Hart, Sharon Worsley, Jon Benson, Scott Hall, Cindy Battye, Phyllis Eskow and Martyne Lo Russo.
Then, there are the hundreds of new Internet Marketers Cruise faces that I can't possibly all mention, but we did get to meet and spend some quality time with fellow Internet Marketers Kirt Christensen, Jon Walker, Matt Bacak, Kevin Wilke, David Frey, Brent Hodgson, Mike Evans, Caleb Jennings, Rhonda Cort, Shelby Larson, Heather Sneed, Lucius Kern, Jimmy Sweeny, Jeff Siegel, Louise Puddy, Nick Reese, Simon Hedley, Dustin Struckman, Frank Bennett, Joel Peterson, "Big Jason" Henderson, Rex Richard, Noah Auspitz, Hollis Carter, Suhail Kahn, Bernadetta Sperrazza, Vanessa Stewart, Katie Joy, Taibi Mastelse, Christina Batten, Maurice Castle, Sherrie Rose, and Kim Huong.
Over the course of the week, Internet Marketers Cruise guests enjoyed networking parties, mastermind sessions, fine dining and plenty of fun in the sun excursions while on the Caribbean islands.
Here are some of my favorite memories from Internet Marketers Cruise 2010…
Internet Marketers 2010 Cruise Ship – Carnival Dream
Internet Marketers Cruise Host – Mike Filsaime
Golf Cart in Costa Maya with the "A-Team" – Andy Huang, James Lee and Jimmy Delong
Informal Dinner with Jimmy Delong, Max Action, Donna Fox, Rhonda Cort, Andy Huang, James Lee, Bernadette Sperrazza and Vanessa Stewart
Formal Dinner with Rhonda Cort, Lasse Rouhiainen, James Lee, Jimmy Delong, Roxie Boyd and Odinn Sorensen
Cruise Bar with Matt Bacak, Andy Huang, Kevin Wilke and Ross Goldberg
Cruise Club with Lucius Kern, Bernadette Sperrazza, Mike Filsaime, Vanessa Stewart, Donna Fox, Michelle Galvin and Noah Auspitz
Cigar Bar with Deborah Micek, Dana Rumbauskas, Veronica Montelongo, Rhonda Cort, Joel Therien, Armando Montelongo and JP Micek
Cruise Lounge with Bernadette Sperrazza, Paulie Sabol, Vanessa Stewart and Ross Goldberg
Roatan Beach Party Lunch with Kevin Wilke, Kim Truong, Andy Huang, Adam Lowe, Tina Huong and Half of James Lee's Head
Mohagany Bay in Roatan with Andy Huang, James Lee, Rhonda Cort and Jimmy Delong
Playa Paradise (Paradise Beach) in Cozumel with Rhonda Cort, Heather Sneed, Ross Goldberg, Shelby Larson, James Delong and James Lee
Boat Transport to Belize City with Andy Huang, Caleb Jennings and James Lee
Belize City Port with James Lee, Caleb Jennings, Andy Huang, JP Micek, Deb Micek, Frank Rumbauskas, Dana Rumbauskas, Joel Therien, Illona Therien, Armando Montelongo, Veronica Montelongo and Kids
Cave Tubing in Belize with Caleb Jennings, Andy Huang, James Lee and Others
Costa Maya Beach with the "A-Team" – Jimmy Delong, James Lee and Andy Huang
Internet Marketers Cruise Toast with Mike Filsaime, Donna Fox, Tom Beal and Team
Making Videos with Lasse Rouhiainen, James Lee and Camera Man, Jimmy Delong
There are so many more fun memories captured on camera from Internet Marketers Cruise 2010 that I cannot possibly post all of them here, otherwise this page will take even longer to load.
However, I would encourage you to visit my Facebook page to see all the photos posted from fellow cruisers of this amazing vacation…
Now, If you would like to join us next year on Internet Marketers Cruise and experience this million-dollar mastermind vacation of a lifetime for yourself, look no further!
That's right – Internet Marketers Cruise 2011 is now open for registrations!
How would you like to join us next year when we set sail to visit the beautiful and exotic Caribbean Islands of Grand Turk, Catalina Island, Curacao and Aruba?
Even though this last Internet Marketers Cruise has just concluded, I know the next one will be coming up very fast, and the cabins will sell out even faster!
Every year, the Internet Marketers Cruise gets bigger and better than ever, with more and more top notch Internet Marketers joining us for this experience.
We would very much love for you to join the Internet Marketers Cruise family and experience this vacation for yourself – There's nothing like this and you'll finally understand why I come back every year :)
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NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI) -- The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder won the Tony Award for Best Musical in New York Sunday night.
The show went into the Broadway competition with a leading 10 nominations. By the end of the night, it had also scooped up the prizes for Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Costumes for a Musical.
"Thank you, Tony voters -- in this room and across the country. You have singled us out from a group of wonderful new musicals this season and, to everyone watching, please go see them all," lead producer Joey Parnes said in his enthusiastic acceptance speech.
Moments earlier, Jessie Mueller won the Best Actress in a Musical Tony for her work in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, while Neil Patrick Harris picked up the Best Actor in a Musical honor for his performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Harris' co-star, Lena Hall, earned the trophy for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and James Monroe Iglehart scored the accolade of Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Aladdin.


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Below we show the first target term, extracted from the current conjecture. Below it we show the associativity rule.
The variables of the rewrite rule are instantiated so that the left-hand side of the rule matches the target:
variable term from target a x1 b x2 c (app x3 x4)
Then the target is replaced by the instantiated right-hand side of the rule.
Sometimes rules have hypotheses. To make a long story short, if the rule has hypotheses, then after matching the left-hand side, the rewriter instantiates the hypotheses and rewrites them recursively. This is called backchaining. If they all rewrite to true, then the target is replaced as above.
For more details on how the ACL2 rewriter works, see Boyer and Moore's
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Sitting at a long table. Finished my lunch. At this table are Dave Perry (Earthworm Jim), Kristian Segerstrale (Playfish), Rich Hilleman (Made the first Madden), Warren Spector (Epic Mickey), Mark Cerny (Lots of stuff).
(There are reporters here too, like me. And one of the bigwigs behind IGN is among these luminaries.)
Segerstrale sets the tone early, noting that Facebook has 400 million unique users each month, half of whom play games on Facebook. This is the big force in gaming.
Hilleman talks about how slot machines may the most wide-audience-friendly gaming device ever made - and that ideas in that market are overlapping with the ideas that are propelling Facebook games.
Spector says he had wanted to try to make some small games when he was looking to step away from big-budget games several years ago. But people thought he was crazy. And, while he sees Facebook social gaming as a giant force, he notes: "I hope there's still room for the singleplayer experience because that's what I like."
But! Perry worries that people might be so connected in social games that they might take their friends with them when they get sick of them. The Playfish man isn't worried because his games are being updated all the time. You combat the threat of losing people by making the games feel as if they are "alive".
Playfish man: "Facebook is a utility." Like electricity. Like it's not going away.
IGN man: "Reviewing a social game makes no sense."
Spector: "Is there no place for game criticism anymore?"
IGN man on defence about his social-game review resistance. Says IGN's editors are mostly super-gamers, not exactly the people for social games.
Hilleman says that EA tried to use Metacritic analysis to correlate quality and sales. Worked with most platforms, but not the Wii. Then they filtered out all reviewers except newspaper critics and found that the newspaper reviewers actually lauded the Wii games that wound up selling well - a possible sign that they were the ones best receptive to the best Wii games - as opposed to the more hardcore press from gaming outlets.
Spector the dreamer: "In the social media world, is there a visionary who says I have to make this game or is it it all about reaching an audience which sounds vaguely evil?"
Playfish man says some social games are made by visionaries. Tries to elaborate, but Spector cuts in: "I make games for myself."
Perry retorts: "Those days are over."
So ensues a conversation about whether, if the user-data showed that gamers didn't want a button to be orange, the game company of today wouldn't make the button orange. But Spector says he'll make the button orange.
(No one is eating lunch at this lunch!)
Topic throwback... no one has mentioned Facebook in several minutes. They're now talking motion-control and wondering if anything is going to be lost. Cerny chimes in, reminding people that gaming evolved from being run by two-button controllers to 14-button controllers. But he made Sonic 2, which he describes as a one-button game on a five-button controller. He lauds Nintendo having made essentially a no-button controller.
Spector is about to talk Epic Mickey controls, but then he clams up. Epic Mickey secret almost revealed.
Back on the Facebook thing, Hilleman says that Facebook has stolen audience, but not from the gamers we usually look at. Look at Vegas, he said. Attendance there is down.
Spector is advocating for shorter games, a 10-hour game with satisfying 15-minute chunks. That's what he has room for in his life.
Conversation jumps to MMOs, with EA's Hilleman noting: "To me, World of Warcraft, shows all the signs of being Myst.. a category of one."
Spector chimes in that, given the lack of success of other MMOs, maybe that's why the one he was making for EA never came out. (Did we know Warren Spector had been making an MMO for EA at some point?
While my Wi-Fi has been blinking in and out, Mark Cerny has been scolding the room. Why all this talk about metrics and games? Don't you guys make games? He says to Perry: You used to make games. He says to Hilleman: You used to make games. Let's talk about making games.
Spector vows to retire before ever making a game for analytics' sake. He'd rather open a bookstore.
Perry is sceptical that new games can be greenlit without having some sort of virtual world or social-networking component. Like Uncharted 2. Cerny challenges him, saying Uncharted 2 had online and surely should count. Perry says he means more of a virtual world thing and wants to know how consoles will react — or if things will be "business as usual". Cerny: "You just haven't seen it yet." (What does he know that he's not saying?)
Discussion about whether the gaming world would be better off with a unified console. After all, aren't consoles slicing up friend groups? Moderator (I forgot to tell you, there's a moderator) suggests that Facebook might show the absurdity of split platforms. On Facebook, everyone is unified. The luminaries are mixed as to whether audiences are divided or not, whether there are really separate player populations.
Hilleman: "I think our game consoles are getting to be like our cars — we use 60 to 70 per cent of the power for the air conditioning and the radio." He's saying that the power of consoles aren't being used for all the most interesting things.
Spector's talking about the need for developers to "recharge their batteries", to not just go from one game that takes two years to make to another. He can see himself wanting to make a small game with four people next and thinks game publishers would support that - letting a team dabble between big projects.
Cerny plays devil's advocate: You're saying there's no expertise making iPhone games? That anyone can make them?
Spector: It would be better than laying the team off and then bringing them back six months later.
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This case study examines the standard operating procedures that help KDM produce complex P-O-P projects successfully.
The execution of a successful 3D P-O-P display campaign takes careful consideration. If any part of the production workflow breaks down, or if any element of the display is slightly off, the result could be quite costly. At KDM, the majority of a project's time typically is spent up front, working with the customer on the design, white samples, art creation, and prototyping. The following case study illustrates a typical 3D project. This particular job was recently completed for a national beverage manufacturer. It went something like this:
Concept and design
The customer wanted to create a quantity of 250 three-dimensional P-O-P displays (Figure 1) for a localized, in-store, product-display promotion for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to launch the football season. The display was to hold approximately 100 20-oz bottles. The display needed to be flexible in its application by either sitting on an end cap or on top of a pallet full of product at Publix supermarkets in Florida.
Three-dimensional renderings were designed of a treasure box that would hold 100 bottles and not exceed an end cap shelf at 36 in. wide. KDM produced a white sample—a prototype with no artwork—made on E-Flute (corrugated material with 95 flutes/ft) and submitted it to Publix for review. Some minor tweaks were made to height and size. The die line was created and sent to the creative agency to create the art to fit our die line.
After receiving the art, a new printed mock-up was generated to show the client and the creative agency. It was then decided that the display would not hold product after all—the client's prerogative. Instead, the art would make it appear like the treasure box was full of bottles, so new art was created. Another internal mock-up was made to double and triple check that the display would function properly before it went into production. The display would be constructed of a combination of 32 and 44 ECT E-Flute for structural stability and ease of assembly at the store level. By this point, the process had taken almost six weeks.
Workflow practices
We use a management system called Enterprise. It tracks project status with modules that include estimating, order entry, inventory, scheduling, prepress, proofing, printing, finishing, packing, and shipping. It also provides production-data collection and job costing. Some of our standard operating procedures (SOP) include:
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Portland State University is the first campus in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to sign on to a new challenge from state and national health officials to adopt a smoke- or tobacco-free policy by 2016.
The Fresh Air Campus Challenge — launched Feb. 28 at PSU — is a first-of-its kind effort that brings together campuses and local, state and national health organizations in a unique partnership to help all institutions of higher education begin the process of adopting a policy by the end of this year.
For more information on the Fresh Air Campus Challenge, visit www.nwcphp.org/Fresh-Air-Campus.
"I am proud to join PSU today as it takes the Fresh Air Campus Challenge — the bold step forward toward creating an environment for their student body, faculty, staff and visitors that is free from the harmful effects of tobacco and secondhand smoke," said Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, assistant secretary for health, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. "By taking the Challenge, PSU is committing to creating a community where people, especially young adults, are protected from the single most preventable cause of death. I hope today's announcement encourages more campuses in the region, and nationwide, to take the Challenge and become smoke- and tobacco-free."
PSU hosted the regional launch and joined the Challenge as part of its ongoing efforts to provide a healthy, safe and sustainable campus environment.
"Our goal is to protect everyone on our busy urban campus from the health problems associated with tobacco, second-hand smoke and other pollutants," said Jackie Balzer, PSU's vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. "Joining the Fresh Air Campus Challenge will help us continue to improve the air quality at PSU."
Students and administrators are assessing tobacco issues on campus and working with the City of Portland to move toward a smoke-free campus. In January, PSU established a Clean Air Corridor, a five-block stretch in the heart of campus where smoking is prohibited. Since 2007, PSU has had a no-smoking rule in all buildings and within a 25-foot radius of building entrances, windows and air intake vents.
Though this is the first time a challenge has been issued, more than 60 college campuses throughout the Pacific Northwest have already gone smoke- or tobacco-free. Nationally, nearly 17 percent of all higher-education institutions now have tobacco-free or smoke-free policies.
In Oregon, more than 50 percent of community college students attend school at a tobacco-free campus, and three of Oregon's universities (Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon) have tobacco- or smoke-free campuses. All of Oregon's K-12 school campuses are tobacco free, as are all Head Start campuses. Tobacco-free campuses help students, faculty, staff and visitors avoid the toxins found in secondhand smoke and encourage those who already smoke to quit.
"Oregon has begun a grand journey toward transformation of our health system," said Mel Kohn, M.D., M.P.H., state health officer and director of the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division. "Our overarching goals are to improve the health of all Oregonians, to provide better care and to lower costs. We will achieve these goals on our way to becoming one of the healthiest states in the nation."
"This transformation is why I am so pleased to be here at the launch of the Region X Fresh Air Challenge," Kohn added. "To deliver better care at lower cost and to improve the health of Oregonians, we must make it easier for more people to live tobacco free. Much work has been accomplished in Oregon, but there is more work to do. I encourage all colleges and universities to accept the Fresh Air Challenge and invest in creating healthier, tobacco free campuses."
Tobacco use costs Oregon in lives and in dollars. Tobacco use is responsible for almost 7,000 deaths per year and costs the state $2.4 billion annually in direct medical costs and lost productivity due to early death. More than $300 million of those dollars come from the state's Medicaid budget.
"We are excited for this effort to be launched in our community," said Lillian Shirley, director of the Multnomah County Health Department. "Our health department has been working closely with local colleges and universities to protect our young people from exposure to secondhand smoke, and we hope the Fresh Air Challenge will help build momentum for healthy campuses throughout our region."
The Fresh Air Campus Challenge is supported by a broad coalition of local, statewide, and national tobacco prevention and control partners, including the Department of Health and Human Services Region X, the American College Health Association, the American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and state tobacco prevention and control programs.
Pictured top: Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, launches the Fresh Air Campus Challenge at PSU on Feb. 28.
Pictured bottom: PSU student Victoria Galanopoulos shares her experience with quitting smoking and promoting tobacco-free campuses.