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Ben Uri past exhibition 2013
Boris Aronson and the Avant-garde Yiddish Theatre Costume and Stage Designs 1917 Kiev – 1929 New York
19th April 2013 – 30th June 2013
Works by Boris Solomon Aronson and contemporaries Natan Altman, Isaak Brodsky, Marc Chagall, Alexandra Exter, Issachar Ber Ryback, Pavel Tchelitchew, together with related ephemera. Developed from an exhibition first conceived by Galerie La Minotaure, Paris and Tel Aviv.
The exhibition
View the video of the exhibition opening on YouTube.
Boris Aronson and the Avant-garde Yiddish Theatre, c. 1917-1929 explores the avant-garde costume and theatre designs of Ukrainian-born Jewish émigré painter, sculptor, set designer, theorist and art critic Boris Aronson (1898-1980), a pioneer at the forefront of the international modernist movement. The exhibition presents more than 50 rare, original and little-known works on paper together with a small number of works by Aronson's peers and related ephemera including books and photographs.
Aronson's dynamic and innovative designs, boldly combining Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism, chart his personal, as well as artistic journey via Kiev, Moscow, Berlin and Paris against a backdrop of war, revolution and artistic invention, through to his arrival in New York, where he settled in 1923. They reveal Aronson's significant contribution to Jewish artistic culture in general and progressive Yiddish Theatre in particular, notably in the New York theatre between 1924 and 1931. Afterwards, Aronson went on to become one of the most prominent and influential figures in Broadway theatre design winning eight Tony Awards.
Boris (Borukh) Aronson
The son of the Rabbi of Kiev, Boris (Borukh) Aronson studied at Kiev art school from 1912-16, and at Alexander Murashko's drawing school – a thriving centre of modernist culture. In this period Aronson established strong links with fellow young Jewish modernist writers and painters, including Issachar Ber Ryback, and became a fervent advocate for the creation of a new Jewish Yiddish culture. From 1917-18 Aronson was apprenticed to the pioneering Russian artist and designer Alexandra Exter, who profoundly influenced his subsequent development. Between 1918 and 1920, Aronson was one of the most significant figures in the Russian post-revolutionary avant-garde, as a co-founder and subsequent leader of the Kultur-Lige, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of Jewish culture, and in 1919, in collaboration with Ryback, Aronson published one of the first manifestos of progressive Jewish art in the Yiddish journal Oyfgang (Paths of Jewish Painting), giving special mention to Marc Chagall.
The exhibition opens with Aronson's strikingly modernist Self-portrait of 1920, executed in Kiev, together with a notable Sketch of a book cover design from this period in which Aronson also directly references Naum Gabo's Constructivist Head of 1916, revealing his close knowledge of and links to the Russian Constructivist movement.
Aronson left Kiev for Moscow in autumn 1921 and briefly worked for the Moscow Jewish Chamber (or Kamerny) Theatre, assisting Exter in the creation of set designs for a production of Romeo and Juliet, and meeting Chagall. In 1922 however, Aronson joined relatives in Berlin, where he studied in the workshop of the engraver Hermann Struck. In the same year a number of Aronson's experimental xylographs (woodcuts) were included in the famous First Russian Art Exhibition organised by the gallery Van Diemen in Berlin, curated by David Sterenberg, Natan Altman, and Naum Gabo, and including work by Archipenko, Chagall, Gabo, El Lissitzky, Malevich and others. In this period Aronson published the books Marc Chagall (Berlin: Pertropolis, 1923) and Contemporary Jewish Graphics (1924), his reputation as a writer on art later easing his emigration to the United States. Afterwards, in Paris, Aronson designed sketches and costumes for Baruch Agadati's Danses Assidiques (Hassidic Dances) – a project which perhaps anticipated his lively costume design, Two Hassides (1926) for his outstanding theatre project The Tenth Commandment.
Aronson in America
In 1923, Aronson settled in New York, becoming the leading designer for the city's Jewish theatres, firstly, for the experimental Unser Theatre in the Bronx, then most notably, as a collaborator with Maurice Schwartz in the Yiddish Art Theatre. During this period Aronson also developed his theories on stage design: that the set should allow varied movement; each scene should contain the mood of the whole play; and finally, the setting should be beautiful in its own right. The largest part of the exhibition explores a number of arresting set and costume designs from some of these ground-breaking projects, which illustrate these principles, including: Day and Night (1924), The Final Balance (1925) and The Bronx Express (1925) for the Unser Theatre; The Tragedy of Nothing (1927) for the Irving Place Theatre; and The Tenth Commandment (1926), and The Golem (1929) for the Yiddish Art Theatre. Aronson's notable designs for Stempenyu, The Fiddler (1929), based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem, anticipate his famous production of Fiddler on the Roof (1964), inspired by Chagall's 1920 Moscow mural designs. Also included are colourful designs for New York mural projects from 1925, which celebrate the evolution of Jewish theatre.
Aronson's arresting and inventive designs breathed new life into American scenography and were highly influential, initiating numerous changes in the American theatre. From 1930 onwards he was one of the Broadway theatre's best-known and most prominent designers, creating multiple award-winning sets and costumes for nearly 100 plays, operas, ballets and musical comedies. He married his assistant Lisa Jalowetz in 1945 and she continued to work with him throughout his career; Aronson died in New York in 1980.
The work explored in this exhibition marks the birth of an autonomous post-revolution Jewish artistic culture in which Aronson played a major part, afterwards disseminating these ideas beyond Russia. The exhibition also includes a small number of contextual works by Aronson's peers including Natan Altman, Isaak Brodsky, Marc Chagall, Alexandra Exter, Issachar Ber Ryback and Pavel Tchelitchew, together with related ephemera.
This exhibition was developed in collaboration with Galerie le Minotaure, Paris and Tel Aviv, and is accompanied by a hardback, 160-page illustrated catalogue entitled Boris Aronson: the Yiddish Theatre, with a text in French and English.

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May 10, 2007 -- An expert panel on Thursday urged the FDA to further rein in doctors' use of drugs that stimulate red blood cells because of mounting evidence that the medications cause some patients to die early.
The experts called for new warnings on anemia drugs used to boost production of red blood cells. The move comes only weeks after the agency warned the public that the drugs may speed cancer growth and spur heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.
The drugs were approved because of their ability to lower the need for blood transfusions in cancer patients who have anemia (low red blood cell count) due to chemotherapy. But clinics and hospitals have seen an explosion in use of these drugs that FDA scientists and cancer experts say has gone beyond the state of scientific knowledge.
Experts Thursday complained that aggressive industry marketing to doctors and patients has prompted overuse of the drugs and may be contributing to safety problems.
In March, the FDA placed "black box" warnings on the three drugs available in the U.S.: Epogen, Procrit, and Aranesp. The warnings alert patients and doctors to lessen the risk of blood clots by using the lowest dose of medication needed to avoid the need for blood transfusion.
The boxed warning also includes information that the drugs can increase the risk of death or serious medical complication such as heart attacks and strokes if used too aggressively in some patients.
Overuse Alleged
Most evidence suggests that the increased risks are the result not of recommended use, but instead are due to overdosing and overprescribing to a largely unstudied swath of patients. As many as 450,000 American patients are taking the drugs, which can cost $1,000 per treatment.
Many doctors prescribe the drugs to improve quality of life by helping with the fatigue often resulting from anemia. But FDA scientists said Thursday that no scientific studies have shown the drugs improve cancer patients' quality of life.
At the same time, evidence from at least two recent studies showed they may promote tumors and cause early death, says Vinni Juneja, an agency safety official.
"FDA believes there should be a reconsideration of the risk to benefit ratio ... in cancer patients," he says.
Industry scientists maintain that the drugs can improve quality of life and don't spur cancer growth.
"We do not have data that tumor progression is an issue as a result of erythropoietin treatment. We simply don't," says Roger M. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice president of Amgen, which sells Epogen.
Marketing Questioned
But agency officials and experts blamed aggressive industry marketing for promoting the drugs as a way to boost energy -- a claim not approved by the FDA.
Television and print advertisements widely distributed by Procrit maker Johnson & Johnson urged patients to seek out the drug as a way to improve vigor.
"Most doctors and most patients think this drug has been approved because it improves quality of life, it improves fatigue. There's a lot of sleight of hand here on how the drug is used ... and that's a problem," says Otis Brawley, MD, a professor of oncology at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta and a member of the panel.
Maha H.A. Hussein, MD, the panel's chairwoman, says she doesn't want to see the drugs pulled from the market because they are important for "supportive care." But she also suggests that company marketing has urged doctors to give higher-than-recommended doses under the assumption that boosting red blood cell counts translated to more comfort for patients.
"We started out with a huge problem, which is the ad campaign problem," says Hussein, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan.
Doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs for any reason, but FDA regulations forbid companies from promoting drugs for unapproved uses.
Richard Pazdur, MD, head of the FDA office in charge of cancer drugs, says agency officials are looking into why apparently aggressive promotional campaigns were left unchecked.
"There's a lot of concern that these are being promoted with quality-of-life claims that are not in the label," he says. "I think they need to give the American public a clear understanding as to why these ads were allowed to continue."
Experts Thursday urged the agency to go further in restricting use of the drugs in cancer patients, though they provided little clear guidance on what those restrictions should be. Experts said the agency should consider discouraging the drugs' use in patients with several forms of cancer. They also urged that doctors be warned to discontinue using the drugs once chemotherapy is stopped.
The FDA's actions depend in large part on the results of several ongoing studies, Pazdur says.
The drugs are also approved for use in patients with kidney failure. FDA officials said they were planning a public review of the drugs' safety in those patients for the fall.
"We will be working the FDA as they consider the committee's recommendations," says Amgen spokeswoman Trish Hawkins.


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Topic: iTunes 10
iTunes 10.6 parental controls suggest iTunes Store coming to Indonesia, Thailand, more
03/13/2012, 12:03 pm
The list of countries available under "Parental Preferences" in iTunes has been greatly expanded in version 10.6, suggesting music and movies on the iTunes Store may soon be coming to a number of countries in Asia.
iTunes 10.6 adds option to sync 192kbps, 256kbps quality audio to devices
03/12/2012, 07:03 am
In the newly released iTunes 10.6, Apple has quietly added the ability for users to select higher quality audio conversion bitrates when syncing to an iPhone, iPod or iPad.
iTunes 10.6 now available with support for 1080p video
03/07/2012, 03:03 pm
Support for 1080p video came with the new Apple TV announced on Wednesday, and Apple's iTunes software has also been updated accordingly with version 10.6.
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 with public launch of iTunes Match
11/14/2011, 12:11 pm
Apple on Monday publicly released iTunes 10.5.1, marking the first time that users can access the new $24.99-per-year iTunes Match service.
Apple issues third beta of iTunes 10.5.1 for iTunes Match testing
11/13/2011, 12:11 pm
After erasing developers' iTunes Match accounts, Apple has supplied its developers with a new beta of iTunes 10.5.1 to test the new $24.99-per-year service.
Apple testing iTunes Match on Apple TV with iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2
11/02/2011, 09:11 pm
Apple on Wednesday issued iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2 to developers, adding support for iTunes Match on the Apple TV set-top box.
Apple issues iTunes 10.5.1 beta 1 to developers to test iTunes Match
10/11/2011, 02:10 pm
Following the public release of iTunes 10.5 with support for iOS 5 devices, Apple also privately released iTunes 10.5.1 to its developer community, allowing them to test the forthcoming iTunes Match service.
Apple releases iTunes 10.5 with support for iOS 5 wireless syncing
10/11/2011, 01:10 pm
Apple on Tuesday released iTunes 10.5 for both Mac and PC, bringing with it support for wirelessly syncing with devices running the soon-to-be-released iOS 5.
Mac OS X Lion and iTunes to get iCloud updates ahead of iOS
10/08/2011, 04:10 pm
Mac OS X Lion and iTunes users next week will reportedly gain access to Apple's new iCloud software a day or so prior to the launch of iOS 5.
Known issues remain with Apple's ninth beta of iTunes 10.5
09/30/2011, 12:09 pm
Apple on Friday supplied developers with the ninth beta of iTunes 10.5, with a number of known issues remaining before the final version of the software debuts with iCloud.
Apple releases 64-bit, full-screen iTunes 10.4 and iWork updates [u]
07/20/2011, 10:07 am
With Mac OS X Lion now unleashed on the Mac App Store, Apple has also introduced a new version of iTunes that is both 64-bit and full-screen capable, in addition to full-screen version of iWork that will also leverage several other Lion features [update: now available].
Apple silently issues iTunes 10.3.1 update with no new details
06/08/2011, 08:06 am
Apple this week quickly issued an update for its new iTunes in the Cloud beta, with version 10.3.1 of the media software issued over Software Update with no additional accompanying information.
First taste of Apple's iCloud available with iTunes 10.3, iOS App Store [ux2]
06/06/2011, 03:06 pm
Just moments after Apple announced its new iCloud service, the company's iOS App Store and iTunes Store were dynamically updated with a new "Purchased" tab for re-downloading software and content, and iTunes 10.3 was released for Mac and PC.
Apple releases iTunes 10.2.1, updates Java for Mac OS X
03/08/2011, 06:03 pm
Apple on Tuesday released a new update for iTunes, marking the second in less than a week, as well as new security updates for Java for Mac OS X.
Apple's iTunes 10.1.1 update causing crashes instead of fixing them
12/15/2010, 09:12 pm
Some users are reporting that updating to iTunes 10.1.1, which is supposed to resolve issues that could cause it to crash, causes iTunes to crash, leaving them unable to open the application.
Evidence suggests Apple could launch iTunes Live Streaming
11/15/2010, 06:11 pm
A text label for "iTunes Live Streaming URL" discovered in iTunes 10.1 suggests Apple's announcement tomorrow will indeed launch the iTunes Live brand it trademarked earlier this year.
Apple releases iTunes 10.1 with support for iOS 4.2, AirPlay
11/12/2010, 01:11 pm
Apple on Friday released iTunes 10.1, the latest version of its media playing software, which users will need to install the forthcoming iOS 4.2 update for the iPhone and iPad.
Steve Jobs: iTunes LP, Extra coming to iOS Apple TV
11/02/2010, 05:11 pm
After its transition into an iOS device, Apple TV lost the ability to display iTunes LP and Extras, but support is on the way according to an email attributed to Apple's chief executive.
First look: Apple's iOS 4.2 golden master with AirPlay, AirPrint, bugs [u]
11/02/2010, 03:11 pm
Apple this week released to developers the golden master build of iOS 4.2, bringing iOS 4 features like folders and multitasking to the iPad, and also introducing AirPlay and AirPrint to the iOS line of devices. AppleInsider offers a closer look, including some bugs and issues [updated].
Apple updates iPhoto to fix data loss bug, modifies iTunes sidebar
10/29/2010, 11:10 pm
Apple released Friday an update to iPhoto to resolve a data loss problem that can occur when upgrading one's library to iPhoto '11. The company also quietly modified the sidebar in its iTunes software to bring back Genius Recommendations.


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"Beyonce, a demal Dachshund mix is a little dog with a big name. Beyonce may set the world record for the tiniest dog. She was so small at birth she fit in a spoon. Beyonce was the last of her litter to be delivered and she was born without a heartbeat. Veterinarians revived her and now she's a star."
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Briarwood Mall has a new amenity for its shoppers.
The Ann Arbor shopping center has installed 10 charging stations to enable shoppers to plug in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
Briarwood is also loaning charging cords to shoppers through its guest services booth.
The additions cater to the mall's "smart, tech-savvy and on-the-go" customers, giving them the ability to stay connected while shopping, said Denise Murray, director of marketing and business development, in a news release.
Briarwood said it is one of the only malls in Michigan to offer the charging stations.
A spokesperson for Taubman Centers Inc., which operates Twelve Oaks Mall, Fairlane Town Center and The Mall at Partridge Creek, confirmed that none of those metro Detroit shopping centers offer cell phone charging stations.
Briarwood also recently added a new family restroom near its children's play area, with a separate room for nursing mothers, a soft seating area and a flat-screen television.
Those additions follow exterior and interior renovations completed in November and several new retailers leasing space, including Athleta, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, Michael Kors and Yankee Candle.


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85.11 - External Audit Review
March 2013 (formerly 10.11)
A. General. The University of Idaho cooperates with and assists external auditors whose responsibilities involve review and confirmation of university transactions. An external auditor is defined as any non-university auditor, e.g., state, federal, and/or private firm. The current contracted audit firm for the State Board of Education for institutions of higher education is Deloitte & Touche LLP, of Boise, Idaho. [ed. 3-13]
B. Process. University Liaison. As part of the coordination process, UI Auditing Services serves as a liaison between central administrative offices, university departments, and the external auditors.
B-1. Initial Contact. The first contact with UI is generally a written notice from the auditing agency. The letter should contain the following information:
- Description of the scope and purpose of the audit
- The date(s) the auditor will be on campus
- The department or unit which is the primary contact
B-2. Notify Auditing Services. When a university department is contacted, the department administrator is to notify UI Auditing Services, (208) 885-7087, and inform the director of the impending audit.
B-3. Entrance Conference. A representative of UI Auditing Services may attend the entrance conference with the external auditors. The entrance conference identifies the purpose, scope, and timing of the audit; the information required by the auditors; the personnel who need to interact with the auditors; and the physical facilities needed to accommodate the audit. [Note: Administrators are to assure external auditors full cooperation in all requests for information related to the scope of the audit.]
B-4. Interviews. If requested by the external auditors, the administrator of the audited department arranges interviews with appropriate employees. Scheduled interviews and arrangements insure the following:
- Proper employees are available to assist the auditors
- Relevant records are assembled and available
- The interview is scheduled around departmental activities
B-5. Record Access. University records are public documents and are available for audit purposes subject to the normal privacy safeguards and availability. The university Records Retention program allows destruction of records within prescribed time limits [See APM 65.02].
B-6. Exit Conferences. In most cases, the external auditor will hold an exit conference at the conclusion of the audit. The exit conference informs university representatives of the audit issues, clarifies possible ambiguities, and seeks agreement upon the facts at issue. The external auditor and the departmental administrator arrange the exit conference. Depending upon the scope of the audit, a representative of UI Auditing Services may attend the exit conference.
B-7. Audit Report Responses. The audited departments are usually provided an opportunity to respond to the audit report findings. These responses should be reviewed by the department director and/or dean prior to issuing back to the audit agency. Copies of the responses should also be distributed to UI Auditing Services for reference filing.
C. Information. Questions concerning interaction with external auditors should be directed to UI Auditing Services. [ed. 3-13]


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VMFA Acquires Painting by First African-American Artist to Win Acclaim
"Moonlight Marine," 1885, is an oil on canvas by Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901). It measures 22 by 30 inches. Photo: Katherine Wetzel. ©Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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has acquired a painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901), the first black artist to receive widespread acclaim in the United States.
The 1885 painting, Moonlight Marine, is an oil on canvas. Dr. Sylvia Yount, VMFAs Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art, calls it an exceptional example of the painters bolder, mature style.
Painting and the sea form the twin poles of Bannisters life, Yount says. In his younger days, he focused on pastoral landscapes, but his later marine subjects views of the Atlantic and the Rhode Island coastline demonstrate a more experimental vision and a dramatic touch. He was a native of St. Andrews, a small Canadian seaport. Barred from formal training by his race, he nevertheless pursued a painting career and subsequently became one of the earliest members of the Rhode Island School of Design faculty.
The Bannister work measures 22 by 30 inches and was acquired through VMFAs J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art.
Here is a summary of additional works acquired recently by VMFA.
Head of a Black Man, circa 1898, is by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910), one of Americas foremost 19th-century sculptors. It is executed in bronze and measures 4-7/8 by 3-5/8 inches. It was acquired through VMFAs A. Paul Funkhouser Fund. Dr. Elizabeth OLeary, VMFAs associate curator of American art, says the bas-relief profile embodies the vision and skill of the nations first sculptor to embrace a naturalistic approach to figurative representation.
Seasonal Flowers, dated 1923, is a set of four hanging scrolls in ink and color on paper by Chinese artist Kong Xuan (1873-1926). Each illustrates flowers and plants in containers and represents one of the four seasons. Each scroll is 97 by 27 inches. Li Jian, VMFAs E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of East Asian Art, says Kongs art symbolizes harmony between nature and mankind. They were purchased through the VMFA directors discretionary fund.
Black Tea Bowl is an Edo-period work attributed to Japanese artist Raku Sonyu (1664-1716). An example of Raku ware, it is glazed in black and is 3-3/8 inches high and 4-5/8 inches in diameter. It is the first Japanese tea bowl to enter the VMFA collection and reflects the aesthetic style of early Raku ceramics, which were influenced by Zen Buddhism. It was purchased through the VMFA directors discretionary fund.
The Wounded Poacher (The Veteran), 1878, is an oil on canvas by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). It measures 24 by 18-3/4 inches. Yount says the painting is a consummate example of Chases Munich period he studied at the Munich Royal Academy after training in New York that marked his debut in the New York art world of 1878. It was given to VMFA by James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin of Bristol, Va.
Seven ancient gold rings and nine pairs of gold earrings dating from the 9th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D. broaden and deepen VMFAs collection of ancient art, says Dr. Peter Schertz, VMFAs Jack and Mary Ann Frable Curator of Ancient Art. The jewelry, along with an ancient fitting for a horses harness made of bronze with gold leaf and measuring 3-5/8 inches long, was the gift of an anonymous donor. Schertz calls the harness fitting the most intriguing object from the gift and notes that it has also been proposed that the work might be a cheek piece from a Roman helmet.
Pheasant, circa 1845, is a wax and plaster sculpture by French artist Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875). It was a gift from Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair Jr. of Williamsburg, Va., and is the third version of Pheasant she has given VMFA. Previous Pheasant gifts were a master model, a lifetime atelier cast and a posthumous Barbedienne foundry cast. Dr. Mitchell Merling, VMFAs Paul Mellon Curator and head of the department of European art, says VMFA is fortunate that St. Clairs gifts allow the museum to fully document the working process of this influential sculptor.
Two exterior ornaments from Chicagos 1884 Scoville Building by the architects Louis Sullivan (1856-1924) and Dankmar Adler (1844-1900) were given to VMFA by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Curator Yount says the terra-cotta motifs represent Sullivans finest early design work. One stands 29 inches tall and the other is 18-1/4 inches tall.
The Lost Seven Hunters in Semi-Circle Jungle, 1973, is by artist Twins Seven Seven, the name adopted by Taiwo Olaniyi Wyewale-Toyeje Oyelale Osuntoki. He was born in 1944 in Nigeria and now lives in Philadelphia. The work is executed in ink and wash or watercolor on linen and measures 38 by 63-5/8 inches. It was given to the museum by Sandra Ferebee of Norfolk, Va. VMFAs African art curator, Richard Woodward, says Twins Seven Sevens works are usually intense personal variations on Yoruba tales and myth and often incorporate elements of his own life story. It is the first painting to be added to the museums African collection.
Beach Dog, 2003, is a C-print photograph by Richmond artist Anne Savedge (born 1947). It measures 28-1/2 by 38 inches. It is from the artists Water series of works featuring images of people in public fountains and at the beach. Savedge has taught at VMFAs Studio School and received a VMFA professional Fellowship Award in 2001. John Ravenal, VMFAs Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, says the photograph, which was given to the museum by the artist, represents her experimentation with digital manipulation.
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Most of us make resolutions for the New Year. I usually make the same ones each December 31: Get fitter, eat healthier, have more patience. Sound familiar?
1. I will only go to the buffet once. Once to each station, that is. 2. I will stop thinking I'm virtuous by not ordering dessert – especially after I polish off all the petits fours. 3. I will only order cappuccinos made with nonfat milk. And stop asking for extra chocolate on top. 4. I will not deem alcohol-inclusive cruises as all-you-can-drink fests. 5. I will stop eating the chocolate turndowns on my pillow like I never ate a two-hour dinner. (I will hide them in a drawer and take them home for snacks.) 6. I will order the spa menu every other night. Okay, once per cruise. 7. I will get on the scale before we set sail and weigh myself daily at the onboard gym. 8. I will not throw myself overboard after I step on the shipboard scale on Day 7. 9. I will paste these resolutions to the cabin mirror. 10. I will not toss these resolutions in the trash after my first five-course dinner.


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Braininvat » February 26th, 2017, 10:05 am wrote:No. Chlorine is added to inhibit bacterial growth. Letting water sit for 24 hours will greatly reduce the chlorine level, as aquarium enthusiasts and orchid gardeners know. Some water systems, however, add chloramine, which lingers much longer, so it's good to check with your water dept. if you need to know. I know about this due to a mild heart murmur which reacts to too much chlorine.
Braininvat » February 26th, 2017, 10:17 am wrote:Yes, chloride is an ion that is one half of a salt molecule. Most drinking water has some salts in it. Sodium and magnesium chloride are both commonly found. They aren't usually present in amounts that would be "nutritional" (especially not sodium, since everyone gets more than enough salt in their diet), but they do give tapwater a more pleasant flavor than distilled water.
Biv, I know (knew) a woman who would say "not everybody" but it was her own uninformed fault. She went to great extremes to remove all sodium from her diet. Even to the point of washing any canned foods that she used. She was bragging about this one day. I told she needs some sodium to keep her cells healthy. Some weeks later I ran into her and she had been to the doctor feeling miserable. He asked her about salt and she started bragging - until he stopped her. Then he explained how sodium keeps body fluids in balance inside and outside the cells.
zetreque » February 26th, 2017, 12:52 pm wrote:Related fact. Water softeners pull Ca and Mg out of water. Many water softeners require Sodium Chloride to eliminate the Ca and Mg from the resin balls in the water softener which flows down the drain.
vivian maxine » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:13 am wrote: Do you ever wonder how many of our ailments are "man-caused" as we fool around with stuff? "Enriched foods"?
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As HUGE fans of Frank's RedHot sauce (we put that... er... stuff on everything), we couldn't wait to make over this menu item. And we did it not a moment too soon, since the Chili's original is now GONE from the menu! Don't worry; ours is really good and it's not going anywhere! Ingredients: 1/4 cup Fiber One Original bran cereal Dash garlic powder Dash onion powder One 5-oz. raw boneless skinless lean chicken breast cutlet, pounded to 1/3-inch thickness 2 tbsp. fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 3/4 cup sliced bell pepper 1/2 cup sliced onion 1 tbsp. Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce 1 tbsp. precooked real crumbled bacon (like the kind by Oscar Mayer) 1 tbsp. crumbled blue cheese Optional: large lettuce leaves, salsa, fat-free sour cream Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking pan with nonstick spray and set aside. Place cereal in a sealable plastic bag; remove air, and seal. Using a meat mallet (or other heavy utensil), crush cereal to a breadcrumb-like consistency through the bag. Add garlic powder and onion powder. Seal and shake to mix. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Place chicken on another plate and top with egg substitute. Flip chicken to coat both sides. Gently shake chicken to remove excess egg substitute, and transfer to the plate of crumbs. Flip to coat both sides with crumbs. Place chicken in the baking pan and bake in the oven until crispy and cooked through, about 30 minutes, carefully flipping about halfway through bake time. Set aside. Meanwhile, bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Add bell pepper and onion and, stirring occasionally, cook until softened, 6 - 8 minutes. Transfer veggies to a clean plate and set aside. Combine hot sauce with 1 tbsp. water in a bowl, and mix well. Once chicken is cool enough to handle, carefully coat both sides of cooked chicken with sauce mixture. Slice chicken and place over the plated veggies. Top with any remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle chicken with bacon and blue cheese. If you like, wrap in lettuce leaves and top with salsa and sour cream. Enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: entire recipe Calories: 295 Fat: 6g Sodium: 1,057mg Carbs: 23g Fiber: 9.5g Sugars: 5g Protein: 42g PointsPlus® value 7* HG FYI! Wanna add tortillas? Go for 2 small high-fiber flour tortillas with about 65 calories each; then your fajita meal will have about 425 calories, 10g fat, and a PointsPlus® value of 10*.
We come not to praise Chili's Buffalo Chicken Fajitas, but to bury them. You see, a while back we decided to make over this crazy entrée from the Southwest-inspired chain. Fried chicken slathered in salty hot sauce, loaded with cheese and bacon, joined by oily veggies, and served with a stack of flour tortillas and heavy sour cream... It practically made itself over! We developed the recipe; we fell in LOVE with the recipe. And then we heard Chili's had removed the original item from its menu. Maybe the peeps in charge realized that the 950 calories the dish packed BEFORE adding tortillas and toppings is ridiculous; maybe they finally looked at the sodium count and said, "We've been serving that to people?!" Whatever the reason, we're glad that a) this scary menu item is no longer terrorizing the good patrons of Chili's, and b) we were able to drum up this slimmed-down swap while the original was still around for comparison. Because, quite honestly, ours is REALLY good. Make it and you'll realize you don't miss the old version at all!
Serving Size: 1 order (without tortillas and condiments) Calories: 950 Fat: 59g Sodium: 5,120mg Carbs: 51g Fiber: 11g Sugars: n.a. Protein: 52g PointsPlus® value 25*
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Though we know that today, May 24th, is National Escargot Day, we're gonna pass on the celebration. Restaurant escargot dishes are drowned in butter, and we're not sure where to find snails to cook at home... or if we'd even want to.
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LAKELAND, Fla. -- The way Brad Ausmus sees it, he might not have been standing in the Tigers' dugout on Monday if Mike Matheny wasn't still doing the same with the Cardinals.
The comparisons between Ausmus and Matheny draw themselves. They're both intelligent, well-respected former catchers who played during the same era. They cornered the market on National League Gold Glove Awards from 2001-06, with each winning three. And they've faced questions about whether someone can lead a high-profile Major League team with no prior managerial experience.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The way Brad Ausmus sees it, he might not have been standing in the Tigers' dugout on Monday if Mike Matheny wasn't still doing the same with the Cardinals.
The comparisons between Ausmus and Matheny draw themselves. They're both intelligent, well-respected former catchers who played during the same era. They cornered the market on National League Gold Glove Awards from 2001-06, with each winning three. And they've faced questions about whether someone can lead a high-profile Major League team with no prior managerial experience.
The answer, as Matheny has proven, is yes. Ausmus believes Matheny's smooth, successful transition helped open the door for his return to the dugout.
"I think it had an impact in the sense that teams started interviewing me," Ausmus said before the Tigers and Cardinals met at Joker Marchant Stadium. "No one told me that, but I think it's pretty obvious."
It wasn't quite so obvious to Matheny, actually.
"The reality is Brad probably could have been managing a couple years ago if he wanted to," Matheny said. "I think it was inevitable once the time became right for he and his family that he'd be in this position. I'm sure he's going to do a great job."
The two managers spoke for a few minutes behind the batting cage before Monday's game, but they'd already spoken at length during the Winter Meetings in December to discuss the challenges and other aspects of being a first-year manager. Ausmus estimated they spent an hour and a half talking, more time than Ausmus spent with any other skipper there aside from Bud Black of San Diego, where Ausmus worked in the front office.
Ausmus said he sought out Matheny before the meetings, but their relationship goes back to their playing days. Matheny caught for the Cardinals in the early 2000s, when Ausmus was with the NL Central rival Astros. Ausmus said they occasionally talked in the weight room or on the field, but not about their post-retirement plans.
"We were too busy trying to hit," Ausmus joked.
So they found time to chat during the Winter Meetings. Matheny said he relayed some of his experiences, a few things that people said would be big issues, but actually weren't, and a little bit of the advice he received when he took over for Tony La Russa in 2012.
"Pretty simple stuff that I know a Dartmouth guy already knows, and that's just to be yourself," Matheny said. "That was really some of the best advice I got, even from [former Tigers manager Jim Leyland] over there. ... It was one of the first things he said: 'You've got to make sure you do yourself a favor and not try to be a second-rate version of Tony. You've got to be yourself, and that's how you start winning over your club.' That was very, very good advice."
Matheny and Ausmus also were handed the same double-edged sword: a talented team with a desire to win now. The Cardinals had just won the World Series when Matheny took the reins, and the Tigers have at least reached the American League Championship Series in each of the past three years.
Though that might create higher expectations than most first-time managers face, Matheny said it actually made his job easier.
"There's a culture that's already in place. It's not as if this organization's trying to revamp everything. What's been done here has been done right for a long time," Matheny said. "It's, 'How can I jump in and keep that momentum, keep reinforcing that culture and figure out how I can put my piece in to help us always get better and drive each individual get better?' It's a pretty simple philosophy."
Matheny said he downplayed the significance of micromanaging the "X's and O's" to Ausmus, and Matheny stressed the importance of consistency and delegation. Like his counterpart, Ausmus inherited a coaching staff with plenty of experience and expertise. Ausmus said Monday he's comfortable asking questions to bench coach Gene Lamont during games, and Matheny called that a "huge help" for any young manager.
While fielding questions about his advice for Ausmus, Matheny teased reporters for treating him like "the ultimate source" for such knowledge, considering his relative youth and two years' experience. But it's worked out well for him and the Cardinals so far, and he's confident it will for Ausmus and the Tigers, too.
"You can see Brad had that confidence in his teammates when he was a player, that they saw that he was out there for the good of the club, not the good of Brad Ausmus. You can see that he made investments mentally in every pitch in how he was going to get the most out of his pitchers," Matheny said. "I think you can translate that into how he works with the pitching staff, the other players, getting the best out of them. Just a quality certain people have that I think doesn't just set them up well for managing; I think it sets them up well for helping other people, and that's really what a manager does. I think the term 'manager' probably doesn't get used the right way all the time. We've been given a trust, a trust of talent and being able to try to maximize that talent in the best possible way.
"I think Brad has done things in the past that have proven that's kind of his makeup. You think it would be a natural transition. You mix that in with a good team ... he has all the resources there to take what he already does naturally and some of the things that he has that a lot of people don't have, as far as just knowledge of the game. Everything's right there to see that this could work out really well for this club."
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U.S. President Barack Obama's sheen may have worn off somewhat in the United States, but not in Australia. Yet amid the handshaking and backslapping, the photo opportunities and exultations of shared values, interests and history, it's easy to overlook the fact that Obama's trip "down under" is driven by cold strategic logic: to sell Australians on accepting a greater burden on behalf of their alliance with the United States.
That process has begun with a major enhancement of military cooperation between the two countries, to be concentrated in Australia's North West. The arrangement grants the U.S. military greater access to Australian bases, particularly airfields, as well as providing for more extensive training, ship visits and exercises, and the forward deployment of a small detachment of U.S. Marines. It also covers the prepositioning of materiel – fuel, ammunition and spare parts – creating the foundations of a latent staging point for the U.S. military in the Indian Ocean.
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Still, why the specific interest in Australia? Three reasons predominate.
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Global Bio-based PET Market Research Report 2018 to 2025 focuses on major leading industry players with information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information.
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My rare forays to the Midtown Mall tend to unleash my inner snob.
With its defective fa�ade and dank interior, this downtown monstrosity across from City Hall is Worcester's answer to a third-world shopping experience.
"It was once beautiful, and the floors were always clean," claimed Matos Jorge, a 68-year-old tailor who has rented space at the mall for 14 years. "It's different now."
That's putting it mildly. In 2009, a Telegram & Gazette reporter noted rather genteelly that the mall "is not considered attractive," which is like saying Whitey Bulger is not considered nice.
If the Midtown Mall could talk, it would beg to be put out of its misery. Now, we have just the man to do it. Mr. City Manager, tear down this mall!
As noted in a story today by Shaun Sutner, local officials are threatening to seize the 53,000-square-foot building by eminent domain, and I can't imagine a better outcome than a hostile takeover. Yet defenders of this persistent eyesore note that many of the businesses are owned by immigrants, and they ask where these poor merchants would go if the mall ceased to exist.
Answer: Somewhere else.
I don't mean to be harsh here, but Worcester is the second-largest city in New England. We're taking encouraging steps to upgrade the downtown, and the last thing we need is a post-apocalyptic atrocity smack in the center of it.
"It doesn't exactly look like a galleria," acknowledged merchant Alex Shtudiner, who runs Laptop & PC Repair, where you can buy an old laptop for 80 bucks. "The mall has a bad reputation, and I don't think anyone wants to upgrade it. I think people want to tear it down and run a street right through it."
Well, we've done it before, with a different mall. And not much has changed at this one since the city threatened court action against owner Dean Marcus in 2001 for failing to secure the crumbling fa�ade, which in some places was reportedly held together with chicken wire.
Today, the fa�ade remains ramshackle. A sign on the outside for one of several makeshift "churches" on the lower floor boasts this nonsensical message: "We are Winning by the Supernatural." Inside the century-old building, the escalators are broken, paint peels and a leaky hose drips water into a dirty bucket. At a photo shop where you can get a family portrait for 10 bucks, the missing proprietor posted a sign: "Outside Smoking."
Not all the merchants are as laid back about business. Miguel Calderon, 28, rents two small storefronts that sell DVDs and clothes. Last year, Worcester police raided his "Music Fashion" store and seized 81 grams of heroin, along with 25 more bags on his person, according to police. They also found electronic scales and other drug paraphernalia.
He was charged with trafficking heroin and ordered held on $100,000 cash bail, but the DVD business must be booming, because he was back in his store last Friday. His case is pending.
"Business is slow, but you can always sell stuff," he said, when asked how he was faring at the Midtown Mall.
Shtudiner, the computer merchant, acknowledged that he, too, faces charges, for receiving stolen property at his store. He also told me that he no longer loans out his key to the mall's men's room.
"A couple weeks ago I gave it to someone, and a half hour later he was passed out under the sink with a needle in his arm," he said.
Debauchery for sale, within spitting distance of City Hall.
Marcus has reportedly rejected offers over the years for this pigsty. Now, with downtown on the move and the prospect of eminent domain on the table, no one should blame the city if it finally makes him an offer he can't refuse.
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by Mark Jagord, sports information assistant
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Georgia College women's basketball team (11-1, 4-1 PBC) extended its road win streak to five with a victory over Flagler College (4-8, 2-3 PBC), 92-78 Wednesday evening at the Flagler College Gymnasium. It was the team's first game since breaking into the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division II Top-25 Coaches' Poll at No. 22 yesterday.
Junior Shanteona Keys (Roswell,Ga) joined the 1,000-point club with a three-pointer that gave the Bobcats a lead they would never relinquish late in the first half. The bucket not only erased a seven-point Saints advantage, but proved to be the impetus to propel Georgia College to matching a season-high 92 points. Keys would go on to score a season-high 28, with five boards and three assists. She finished the night with a career total of 1,017 points.
"This was a great bounce-back performance for us today," said GC head coach Maurice Smith. "I thought we were really sharp. Our ladies did a really good job executing on both ends of the floor."
Junior Enisha Donley (Loganville, Ga.) flirted with a double-double by grabbing nine rebounds and adding 20 points. Donley was 10-of-16 from the floor. Senior Brandi McKinney (Cincinnati) added 19 points and senior Thresia Elskamp (Potosi, Wis.) had a career-high nine assists to go with five boards and three steals.
After trailing by seven points, the Bobcats finished the first half with a 25-5 run that ended 44-33 at intermission. Georgia College out-scored the Saints in fast-break points, 14-2.
Flagler was led by Williesha Spencer, who netted 20 of her 24 points in the first half and was slowed by injury in the second. Spencer single-handedly built Flagler a 27-20 lead midway through the first half. Christina Brown added 11 points and Shelbi Lindsey pitched in with 10 for the Saints, who were coming off a big upset-win over then-No. 7 Clayton State University Saturday.
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Environmental change impacts on migratory shorebirds differ for males and females
Ecology and Evolution
Mon, 11 Mar 2013
Extensive shell fishing and sewerage discharge in river estuaries could have serious consequences for the rare Icelandic black-tailed godwits that feed there. But it is the males that are more likely to suffer, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.Research published today in the journal Ecology and Evolution reveals very different winter feeding habits between the sexes.
Both males and females mainly consume bivalve molluscs, sea snails and marine worms, probing vigorously into soft estuary mud with their long beaks. But the study shows that females, which are larger and have longer bills, are able to peck further into the silt to secure larger, deeper buried prey in areas that the shorter-billed males cannot reach. This means that human impacts on estuaries may have different impacts on males and females, depending on which prey sizes are most affected.
The godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed migratory shorebird. It breeds almost exclusively in Iceland and winters on western European coasts, from the UK and Ireland in the north to the Iberian Peninsula in the south.
The 15-year study saw researchers weigh, measure, sex and ring-tag 1287 birds at locations including the Solent, the Wash Estuary in East Anglia, Iceland and Portugal. More than 2,000 volunteer observers took part in determining where males and females spend the winter, and the researchers measured what the birds were feeding on, how deeply they forage, and how quickly they find, catch and eat their prey.
Dr José Alves from UEA's school of Biological Sciences lead the research. He said: "We knew that females can be as much as 18 per cent larger than the males but we wanted to see what impact this difference had on their migration, feeding and segregation patterns.
"We found that the difference didn't have any impact on their distribution across the wintering area, as both sexes are able to cover the same distances. But we did find that they segregate into different foraging areas on estuary mudflats during winter.
"This is because they are selecting different types and sizes of prey to feed on. Because the females are larger, they need more food. Luckily they are also able to dig deeper and feed on larger prey - particularly the ragworm, Hediste diversicolor, and specifically on large size classes of this marine worm.
"But the smaller males are restricted by their bill size and are only able to dig out and eat smaller prey - particularly Scrobicularia plana, which is a bivalve mollusc, and smaller worms. Therefore, the amount of sexual segregation depends on the scale and variety of prey available at different sites.
"This could have knock-on effects because any environmental impacts on their food chain will affect the sexes in different ways," added Dr Alves
"In particular, the highest abundances of large ragworms tend to be found in mudflats with high levels of wastewater discharge, and females then prefer to forage on these sites. Ongoing improvements in wastewater discharging are likely to mean that large worms become less abundant, forcing the females to forage elsewhere.
"The black-tailed godwit is classified as 'near threatened' so this research will be important for future conservation work for the species."
'Sex-biases in distribution and resource use at different spatial scales in a migratory shorebird' by J. Alves and J. Gill (both UEA, UK), T. Gunnarsson (University of Iceland), P.Potts (Farlington Ringing Group, UK), W Sutherland (University of Cambridge, UK) is published by Ecology and Evolution.
This study was supported by funding from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (JAA), the Arcadia Fund (WJS) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).


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Author: Abra Ebner
Published: April 26th, 2010
Pages: 367
Rating: 4 flowers
New characters, New world, but old enemies. Emily struggles to ignore a new friend with emotions that temp her, Wes delves deeper into his past and family while finding friendship isn't reserved for the human race alone, Jane finds out her dear Max isn't what he seems, Gregs friendships cost him more than he expected, and Max forgets that the truth is best. But then again, someone always has to be the liar... Emotional baggage, begrudged enemies, and the bitterness that comes when the honeymoon of their friendship fades... Will the love survive, or as it all just a game?
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KNIGHT ANGELS: BOOK OF LOVE is a promising book told in multiple point of views about guardian angels, true love, hope and death.
I have never read a book that was written in more than two point of views so when I received this book I didn't know what to expect other than it might end up being confusing at times. I can proudly say I was wrong on all counts. The multiple point of views did the story justice. I couldn't see it written any different. It let us get to know each of the characters personally but we are introduced mainly to Jane, Max, Emily, Wes and Greg.
KNIGHT ANGELS first introduces us to Jane and Emily. Sister who are the complete opposite but have one thing in common, they both have strange abilitlies. Jane can see flashes of how people will die by just looking at them and Emily can read peoples minds and emotions. Wes is the boy next door and one of Jane's best friends, who unkowingly at first, has a secrect gift of his own. Max *insert long sigh here* is the new boy in town who has captured Jane's attention. Little does know but Max is her guardian angel. Then there is Greg, Max's evil twin brother.
Each of the characters have an interesting story to tell and they take you on a fun ride.
My only real complaints are that some words were missing while some were mispelled. It got a little confusing to read but I still knew what the words were suppose to be.
Overall, I think it's hard not to give too much away about the plot so I won't say much, but KNIGHT ANGELS is definetly a good book to read if you like a good Angel book!
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October 2010


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CHAPEL HILL – Social media has revolutionized the way many of us interact with each other. UNC sophomore Taylor Robinette has an idea in the works which he says will combine your online social network with your real life interactions. As part of our weekly series on young entrepreneurs, Bevii, Robinette's start-up, is this week's featured venture from the business incubator LaUNCH Chapel Hill.
"There's your social network and there's your actual network," Robinette says. "This [Bevii] blurs the lines between the two. It makes it so you never have to add anybody again; there's no searching for people and then accepting and denying friend requests."
Robinette, at just 19, already has $110,000 in the bank from investors, another $90,000 pledged, and hopes to raise another $500,000 in the next couple of months. The first version of Bevii is set to launch in October, just before he turns 20. It will be available to students at UNC, Duke, and N.C.State.
Robinette designed Bevii to be an improved alternative to Facebook. It's a mobile, location-based social network through iOS and Android cell phone apps. It will track your offline interactions and try to mimic them online by seeing whom you spend time.
"So the way this would work, the example I always use is if you go to a party or a gathering, everybody there would be added to your network at a base-level; so without you having to search for them they would automatically be added to your network," he said. "Then you would be able to see things like their profile picture, where they work, or where they go to school."
Robinette explains if you hit it off with someone and begin spending more time together, you will get more access to their network. If you never see the person again, they will drop out of your network.
"It's kind of creating this idea of a dynamic, constantly changing social network," Robinette says.
Robinette currently has a development team of seven under him. Post-LaUNCh, he has high hopes for the future of Bevii.
"We will probably look to raise another $10-15 million at the eight-to-twelve month mark, and at that point it will allow us to pay full salaries for a full staff," he says.
The Maryland native says he has always aimed at becoming an entrepreneur. As just a freshman in high school, he had the idea that social media could be better, so he started a social networking site for fun. In the first month, the site had 250,000 members.
Robinette explains the networking connections and resources LaUNCh offers has helped accelerate his start-up.
"So I got here [LaUNCh] and really took advantage learning from Jim Kitchen, Ted Zoller, and all of the people in the business school. Through them, I met my lead investor who started us out with $75,000 and started us out through the first round of funding."
Robinette says the efforts of LaUNCh and its feeder and fellow incubator, 1789, are reinvigorating the entrepreneurial community in Chapel Hill.
"That's one of the reasons I decided to go to school instead of just moving out to the Silicon Valley to get my company started. I want to help create a better entrepreneurial culture elsewhere besides the Valley," Robinette says. "Working with other people to try to make UNC more attractive to other young entrepreneurs I think is really important and cool."


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Lilian Williams, 99, passed away at home in Hot Springs Village on Feb. 23, 2013.
Fourth of eight children, she was born to Frances and Walter Bowman on a farm in Wabash County, Indiana, on Oct. 28, 1913.
After graduating from business college, she went to work for the Lincoln Life Insurance Co. in Fort Wayne, Ind. In 1938, she met and married J.B. Donnally, who was working as an actuary at the company.
Due to nepotism rules at Lincoln at the time, she quit and got a job at the WPA at a salary of $125/month, the same amount her new husband was earning with his Masters degree from the University of Michigan. They had two children, Patti and John, while living in a little house on three acres of land in Fort Wayne.
In 1950, J.B. took a job with Pan American Life Insurance Company and they moved to New Orleans. Pan American did significant business in Latin America, so they traveled frequently to countries in Central and South American on business. Lilian studied Spanish and, when the wife of the company's president was unable to do so, gave a speech to a roomful of convention delegates in their native language.
In 1962, J.B. joined the American International Group in Hong Kong. They loved their five years there which included travel throughout the Far East and, in fact, all over the world.
Their next AIG assignment was in New York City, followed by one in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1971, at age 57, J.B. decided to retire, so they set out by car to investigate various places where they might settle.
They first stopped in Little Rock, Ark., to see their daughter and her husband. Patti suggested that they look at a new development nearby, Hot Springs Village. They did — bought a lot — and went no further.
They moved into the Village in January 1972, joining only 125 other full-time residents. At first, they rented a house on Lake Desoto before it had even been dammed and filled; they later moved to a house on Sonora Way. By the time the utilities were brought to the lot they had bought to build their dream house, J.B. was fighting cancer and the dream was never realized. Lilian founded the Women's Golf Association in the Village; she loved playing golf and collected several trophies along with two holes-in-one over the years.
In 1978, J.B. passed away, and Lilian spent the next five years traveling.
She married Lester Williams in 1983 and moved into his Hot Springs Village home on El Espinar Lane, where they lived until moving to Good Samaritan Cedar Lodge in 2004. They are members of Woodlands Presbyterian Church.
Lilian is survived by her husband, Lester Williams, and by her two children, Patti Leathers (and husband John Brunk) of Overland Park, Kansas, and John Donnally (and wife Phyllis) of Dallas, Texas, along with six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, four stepchildren, and many step-grandchildren, as well as two sisters and a brother. She was preceded in death by her first husband, J.B. Donnally, her mother and father, one sister, and three brothers.
Lilian was definitely an original; her sense of style, exuberant humor and overall pizazz are unequaled. We will celebrate her extraordinary life at the Woodlands Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs Village on March 10th at 1 p.m. Her ashes will be interred in the Woodlands Memorial Garden as well as in Restland Memorial Gardens in Dallas, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Arkansas Hospice Foundation or to Woodlands Presbyterian Church, Hot Springs Village, AR.
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