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While Samsung Electronics' latest iPhone challenger, the Galaxy S4 with its range of gimmicky features including motion tracking technology, was the talk of the day, investors sold off shares of the company on Friday following the launch of the highly-awaited gadget.
Shares of the world's largest smartphone maker declined 2.6 percent to 1.48 million won ($1,334) in Seoul, but analysts were not worried saying the market had already priced in the hype and a similar movement in the company's shares followed the launch of the Galaxy S3 last year, as well.
(Read More: Samsung Takes on Apple With New Galaxy S4)
"This is selling on the news as most of the features were already highly anticipated. There wasn't much positive surprise. Most of it was leaked already - the screen size, processor, smart pause and eye scrolling - a few days ago," said Mark Newman, an analyst at Stanford Bernstein.
The Galaxy S4 sports a 5-inch screen, compared to the iPhone 5's 4-inch screen, and offers functions including 'Smart Scroll,' which enables users to scroll without touching the screen. It tracks the users' face to tell where they are looking.
The stock has had a positive run over the past one month in anticipation of the new product, and Friday's selloff could just be profit taking, said analysts.
(Read More: New Samsung Galaxy Phone Won't Be a Game Changer: Pros)
Samsung's stock has risen 11 percent over the past six months compared to rival Apple's share price that has fallen 37 percent over the same period.
Ron Suh, equity research associate at Macquarie, said that the "selloff will be short-lived and the shares should bounce back up."
He added that his 12-month target for Samsung's stock price to hit 2.3 million won remains in place, which is an upside of 55 percent from current levels.
Another reason why analysts are not concerned about the dip in the share price is because expectations for sales of the new smartphone are running high. Macquarie, for example, is forecasting Galaxy S4 sales to average 20 million per quarter in 2013, compared to around 15 million for the Galaxy S3 last quarter.
(Read More: For China Mobile, 4G and Next iPhone are Key to Unlocking Apple Demand)
Tech experts believe Samsung's latest offering, which will go on sale in April, will offer fierce competition for rival Apple.
"You can argue the S3 has already done some damage to Apple, it was a very successful device, and the S4 is probably going to follow in its steps," said Van L. Baker, research vice president, mobility at Gartner.
Market research firm IDC on Friday said that Galaxy S4 has the potential to outsell the next generation of iPhone, Dow Jones reported.
With the Apple's iPhone 5S expected to launch in June or July, Samsung will also enjoy an exclusive period of several months with minimal competition in the high-end segment, IDC said.
Samsung's global smartphone market share stood at 35 percent in the third quarter of 2012, double that of Apple's at 17 percent.
By CNBC's Ansuya Harjani


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DAYTON, OHIO: Prosecutors say they don�t have enough evidence to hold a pair arrested over the weekend in a Dayton slaying.
A 22-year-old-old man and 18-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder in the shooting death last week of 21-year-old Jonathan Scott Rogers. But Montgomery County prosecutors said more investigation was needed to keep them jailed, and both were released Monday.
The Dayton Daily News reports that Rogers� brother said Monday that as far as his family knows, the victim didn�t know the two people who were arrested. Police think Rogers was killed during a robbery attempt.
The newspaper reports that the woman referenced Rogers� death repeatedly on her Facebook page since last Wednesday, denying claims by others that she was involved and saying she never met Rogers.

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Thanks to the ubiquitous dashboard cameras in Russia, we were treated to a number of amazing views of the meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk back on February 15. And thanks to one of the instruments aboard the Suomi NPP weather satellite launched by NASA in the fall of 2011, we can now enjoy a view of the microscopic rubble it left behind, which drifted through the stratosphere for more than three months.
That instrument is the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), which, obviously, is designed to measure atmospheric ozone. It also monitors aerosols in the stratosphere, enabling it to detect the dust from the Chelyabinsk meteor.
When the 18-meter-wide (roughly 60 feet) meteor exploded, it was about 23 kilometers (roughly 14 miles) above the surface. The heavier bits fell to the Earth, but the dust rose to heights of up to 45 kilometers (nearly 28 miles). Although that represents a heck of a lot less material than is ejected by an erupting volcano, like the mouth-exercising Eyjafjallajökull, it still got dragged around by the circulating atmosphere. After four days, the Suomi sensors had watched that dust plume wrap all the way around the Earth.
Eventually, it smeared into a single, 400-kilometer-wide (nearly 250 mile) belt at an altitude of about 35 kilometers (roughly 22 miles). The satellite watched it persist there for months, slowly settling downward about 90 meters (roughly 295 feet) each day.
Since Suomi only takes snapshots of the belt as it passes by (orbiting from pole to pole, as it does), researchers simulated the plume using a pair of atmospheric models, which matched those snapshots nicely. One model is used specifically for ash plumes from volcanic eruptions, and the other has a broader bailiwick but handles aerosols nicely. You can see some of the results for yourself in the video below.
Other than being pretty cool, what's the value of this? Well, while we (thankfully) don't see many meteors this size, the Earth is constantly pelted by very small meteors that deposit dust high in the atmosphere. That dust can provide condensation nuclei for high-level clouds—an interaction Suomi's sensor could help researchers better understand. Suomi may even be able to detect small meteors that we wouldn't notice otherwise by finding the puffs of dust that mark their violent end. And, without the satellite's eye on the sky, we wouldn't know much about the airborne portion of the Chelyabinsk meteor's remains.
Geophysical Research Letters, 2013. DOI: 10.1002/grl.50788 (About DOIs).


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Well, I guess Gov. Jerry Brown had an opinion about that location privacy bill after all.
Despite escalating law enforcement efforts to tap into location information from cellphones and other devices with little judicial oversight, the Governor vetoed a bill that would have required a warrant to access such data.
Gov. Brown's office had previously refused to provide any clue to his thinking on the bill to the media or his constituents.
"I am not convinced," he wrote in a veto message to legislators this weekend, "that this bill strikes the right balance between the operational needs of law enforcement and individual expectations of privacy."
That last part seems to suggest he believes the average smartphone user is fully aware of just how much their location information can reveal about their personal lives AND that they anticipate police officers may want to take a peek from time to time. I think that's utterly false.
As I wrote previously:
The concern among … civil liberties groups like the ACLU of Northern California, which backed the bill, is that location information gathered over smartphones or GPS devices can provide incredibly detailed pictures of our lives. It serves up a map of our daily routines as well as strong hints about our habits, associates, political leanings and even health.
Gov. Brown seems to have simply sided with state law enforcement groups, which had strongly opposed the proposal. It would have erected new hurdles around a tactic that police agencies are employing with growing frequency.
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Recent public information requests by the ACLU and a subsequent congressional inquiry found wide use of cell phone tracking by law enforcement, under wildly varying standards.
AT&T received more than 260,000 requests for subscriber records in 2011, up 62 percent from 2009, according to its response to the congressional probe. It rejected fewer than 1,000 of the demands last year.
I'm not arguing police officers should never be able to dig up this information. But if they have a sound basis for prying into an individual's personal data, they should be able to make that case to a judge.


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Last week, we looked on in admiration as Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompsontook the stage at the 2014 Golden Globes and chucked her Christian Louboutin pumps over her shoulder after complaining that they were painful. We been there, girl. We know that struggle. At this weekend's 2014 Screen Actors' Guild Awards, Thompson looked significantly more comfortable, but still in Louboutins.
Not only did Emma choose the Christian Louboutin Toboggan Flats in glittering rose gold for her SAG appearance, but she also chose a vintage dress with a hemline high enough to show them off. She's a smart lady and knew that, after the Globes, everyone would be asking about her shoes, so she put them front and center. Luckily for Louboutin, she went with the brand again, this time in a more foot-friendly form. A match made in luxury PR heaven; both the brand and the actress have been the talk of the Internet for two awards news cycles running.
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After JProbe is installed using the following instructions, its libraries are loaded into the server process.
Install JProbe 188.8.131.52.
For details, see the JProbe documentation.
Configure GlassFish Server using the Administration Console:
Select the GlassFish Server component and the JVM Settings tab. Then select the Profiler tab.
Edit the following fields before selecting Save and restarting the server:
Profiler Name – jprobe
Profiler Enabled – true
Classpath – (leave blank)
JVM Option – For each of these options, select Add, type the option in the Value field, then check its box
If any of the configuration options are missing or incorrect, the profiler might experience problems that affect the performance of the GlassFish Server.
When the server starts up with this configuration, you can attach the profiler.
Set the following environment variable:
See Step 6 for instructions on how to create the JPL file.
Start the server.
Launch the jpprofiler and attach to Remote Session. The default port is 4444.
Create the JPL file using the JProbe Launch Pad. Here are the required settings:
Select Server Side for the type of application.
On the Program tab, provide the following details:
Target Server – other-server
Server home Directory – as-install
Server class File – com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EERunner
Working Directory – as-install
Classpath – as-install/lib/appserv-rt.jar
Source File Path – source-code-dir (in case you want to get the line level details)
Server class arguments – (optional)
Main Package – com.sun.enterprise.server
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Bobak Ferdowsi, NASA's flight director on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity mission, sported another patriotic hairdo during tonight's State of the Union address.
Ferdowsi remained faithful to the hairstyle that made him famous - after all, he is known as NASA's Mohawk guy - but added a hint of color to the mix by painting bright red and blue stripes on the tips of his perfectly coiffed Mohawk.
"I thought it would be a good time to celebrate our country, of course," he told Buzzfeed about the do. "I have U.S.A. on one side and Mars on the other, because that's, like, my other place. Just celebrating the events."
NASA's most hair-stylish engineer told Buzzfeed he was pleasantly surprised when he received the invitation to Tuesday's event.
"I found out less than a week ago, honestly, that I'd been invited to the State of the Union," he said. "I freaked out for a few minutes, just needed a moment to gather myself. It's really cool, I'm really excited, yet again, to represent NASA and JPL and all of the work that everybody here does. It's really amazing to me. Sometimes I feel unworthy in some ways to do all this. I think there's so many talented and fun and amazing people on the project that I worked on, but all across our place. I just feel very lucky to get to do stuff like this."
Ferdowsi rose to fame last August after he got a starry Mohawk to celebrate Curiosity's landing in Mars.


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The first pet I ever had was a cat. Or rather a wacky, disappearing kitten. When I was 7 or 8-years-old my family and I made a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks in southern Missouri. My father was visiting a National Guard buddy of his that, I believe, owned the hotel named Rocky Point. I don't remember the actual vacation, but I do remember the cabin we stayed in. It was your typical cabin with one bedroom and a fold-out couch in the living room. At some point in the trip I came across a small kitten. He was adorable and I somehow got him in to the cabin and spent the bulk of our trip playing with him. I asked my parents if I could take the cat home with us and they agreed on the condition that I ask the owner if I could have him. That was a devastating blow, as I was a very shy child and the idea of talking to a stranger, or at least a stranger to me, was horrifying. But one look at my kitten was all I needed to muster up the courage. I finally asked the owner of the property and he happily agreed.
On the morning of our last day of vacation we all got up and straightened the cabin in preparation to leave. But my kitten was nowhere to be found. I knew I had brought him in to the cabin, but now he was gone. I was heartbroken and cried the whole way home. We already had one dog and one cat at home, but that was no consolation for the cat that I felt a special connection to.
A day or two after we got home my dad got a call from his Army buddy. They were cleaning out our cabin and when they took out the fold-out couch to change the sheets out popped my kitten! He must have been scared by all the ruckus of our pack up and hid in the couch. Good news, except for that we lived in Kansas City; a four-hour drive to Branson. But I was a lucky girl and my parents are and were nothing if not adventurous. The next weekend we drove back to Branson and picked up my disappearing kitten, who the hotel owners had kept under a watchful eye. I still vividly remember the drive home in my Dad's 1986 GMC truck with my parents and my kitten in a box on my lap.
We named the kitten Rocky after the place we had to visit twice to get him. Rocky lived to be nearly 20-years-old and we had countless good times together. In an odd twist, my parents sent me a birthday card from Rocky, with a lovely inky paw print, that I received on the day he died. I loved that cat. And I love the story of him. It reminds me of how much my parents love me and how a pet really can make such a big difference in your life.


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Meet *our* new debmaster...
More specifically, meet Jeremiah Foster . In fact, while Jeremiah is the Maemo community's first official debmaster , he may actually be the first debmaster anywhere...ever. (Don't believe me? Try Googling it .)
But, it's cooler than that... This means that we, the Maemo community, now have a paid employee whose sole job is to help developers package1 their applications for mainstream consumption. So, if you're beginning to develop for Maemo and would like to learn how to package your software, contact Jeremiah . If you're a developer who just doesn't like the packaging process, contact Jeremiah . If you're just interested in what Debian packaging is in general, contact Jeremiah . I'm not telling you to abuse Jeremiah, of course, but... Ok, abuse him. No, I take that back. His contract isn't supposed to start until Febeuary 16, so wait until then to start the abuse.
Jeremiah has a history in programming in Perl, Python, and more. He's attended Harvard and Boston University, just to name a couple of schools. He's worked for some major Fortune 500 companies. He's written articles on Graphical Toolkits for Mac OS X. He gave a great presentation on packaging Perl from CPAN for Debian at FSCons in 2008. He knows what he's doing has has a passion for open source software and Debian packaging.
I'd like to thank Maemo SW (i.e., Nokia) for seeing need for an official, paid debmaster. The more we can do to present the public with Maemo applications that are clean and easy to install, the more we will spread the word about how cool Maemo is.
Please join me in welcoming Jeremiah to our community.
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Indonesia announces plans to lengthen the runways and complete other upgrades at the Ranai Airbase on the South China Sea in order to accommodate Su-27/30 fighters and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Sukhoi Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34, Su-35, Su-37 and PAK FA T-50 aircraft in the news. Су-27, Су-30, Су-33, Су-34, Су-35, Су-37 и ПАК ФА Т-50 самолетов в новостях.
Indonesia announces plans to lengthen the runways and complete other upgrades at the Ranai Airbase on the South China Sea in order to accommodate Su-27/30 fighters and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing early Wednesday morning in Primorsky Krai, Far East, Russia's Eastern Military Press reported.
Initial findings from a special committee investigating onsite reported that while returning to Uglovaya military airport in Primorsky Krai after a night training flight, the aircraft signalled a failure in the hydraulic system of the nose landing gear during descent and the pilot subsequently decided to land. The pilot was uninjured in the incident.
During the forced landing, the Su-27 was not on fire and the aircraft was not loaded with ammunition, and could recover its technical abilities after an overhaul.
The six or seven Russian Su-27 Flankers deployed Bobruisk airfield in eastern Belarus were photographed carrying Vympel R-73 missiles (NATO reporting name AA-11 Archer). The aircraft were deployed to Belarus at the request of President Aleksandr Lukashenko amid concerns over increased NATO military activity in eastern Europe.
MOSCOW, March 27 (Xinhua) — The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday that the air force is holding large-scale drills in the South, Northwest and Far East of Russia.
Russia has reportedly deployed six Su-27 Flanker fighters to Belarus as the request of President Lukashenko amid concerns over instability in Ukraine and NATO's deployment of USAF combat aircraft to Lithuania and Poland.
The Finnish Air Force has increased surveillance flights within its airspace in response to escalating tension between Russia and NATO. Russia has announced plans to deploy up to 24 Su-27 fighter aircraft to Belarus in response to NATO deployments of fighter aircraft to Lithuania and Poland as a result of the current crisis in Crimea.
By the end of the year 24 Su-27SM3 fighter jets will have been deployed at the Russian aviation base in Belarus.
Russian fighter jets regiment, composed of 24 Su-27SM3 fighter jets, will ensure the "Union State's" air defense and the integrity of the air space, ITAR-TASS reports with a reference to the Commander in Chief of Russia's air forces Viktor Bondarev.
Russian fighter jets allegedly twice violated Ukraine's air space over the Black Sea during the night, Interfax news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying on Monday.
It said Ukraine's air force had scrambled a Sukhoi SU-27 interceptor aircraft and prevented any "provocative actions" but gave no further details.
MOSCOW, February 19 (RIA Novosti) – Belarus will bolster its air defense systems during the Ice Hockey World Championships in May, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Continue reading Russia Moves Su-27's to Baranovichi


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Richard Pankratz
Richard Dean Pankratz, 73, died Saturday in Topeka. He was born Dec. 31, 1939, in Hillsboro to Harry and Ruth Pankratz.
He graduated from Hillsboro High School and Tabor College, then received a master's degree in history from Emporia State University in 1968.
He worked as a school teacher in Kansas and Nebraska from 1961 to 1970. In 1970, he began working with Kansas State Historical Society, where he worked for 34 years. He was director of historic preservation and cultural resources before retiring in 2004.
He was a member of Cornerstone Community Church in Topeka. He was baptized in 1951 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
He married Phyllis Reimer on Jan. 27, 1973. She survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Kristi Pankratz of Topeka; a sister, Ruby Sjodin of Canyon Lake, Texas; and a brother, Herb Pankratz of Abilene.
Services were scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at Cornerstone Community Church, Topeka. Interment was to follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka.
A memorial fund has been established with Cornerstone Community Church.


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- Update WordPress SiteURL: In the database table wp_options make sure to change siteurl to the new URL. This should be the first row in the wp_options table.
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School has started back which means for all of us who don't have kids, it's time to start planning a vacation. I have been dying to go to the beach so today we are going to take a little virtual vacation. No sunscreen needed, just a glass of iced tea, sit back and enjoy the view!
First let's take a look at the scenery
Some of the main ingredients to a a coastal decor are relaxing, fresh and airy, just like the beach!
For a coastal style room, it's great to use some beachy items as decoration. For example, coral, oars or sea shells. Just don't go "overboard". A few intentionally placed items will add to the room's appearance and not make it look to themey.
White white and more white. For a beach house, the main focus is the view. A white interior will help make that view stand out and be the focal point of a room.
Here is a more modern take on beach decor. Still very relaxing.
So if you aren't able to take a vacation right now I hope this helped let your mind escape for a few minutes!


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Indio consolidates
The penultimate day of the Nespresso Cup saw only one race sailed in the light conditions off Portofino. Andrea Recordati's Indio scored another victory to claim three out of three wins in the Overall Division to strengthen their position at the top of the Nespresso Cup overall leaderboard ahead of Y3K and Magic Carpet2.
"At the first cross we were behind Y3K, but we kept going on the left-side and it was good so we took the lead on the first leg which we maintained to the end," said Carlo Torre, Indio's Yacht Manager.
The race committee of the Yacht Club Italiano postponed the start of the race to allow the wind to increase, getting underway on the windward-leeward course at 1220 in around 5-6 knots of southeasterly breeze. But the light conditions remained testing for the Wally crews and, in particular, the tacticians, who were constantly looking for the shifts and pressure to gain an advantage ,as Y3K skipper Claus-Peter Offen explained: "We were the very first boat out at the start, we went to the right side but the left side was favoured, so Indio profited from a bit more breeze. It was very, very tricky indeed, and on the second windward leg Magic Carpet2 suffered a bit on the wrong side and we passed inside. It was very close sailing."
For Magic Carpet2 their third place was a disappointment, which now puts them one point behind their main opponent Y3K: "The conditions weren't ideal for us against the two larger Wallys," explained Jochen Schüman, tactician and Nespresso Cup Race Ambassador. "The gamble on the second upwind leg dropped us to third which was hard – no real mistake, just less breeze in different spots so Y3K got passed us. We're not very happy but we didn't know how to do better."
In the Performance Division, Lauro Buoro's all-Italian team on Inti claimed today's victory against Philippe Ligier's all-French team on Ryokan 2, but with only one point separating the two Wallys, this contest is far from over: "It's going to be tough tomorrow because if the forecast is even lighter than today, we are pretty tight with Ryokan 2," said tactician, Alberto Barovier. "We have to control them and ensure no one gets in between." The crew of Kenora, the largest competing Wally at 32.72m, competing in the Performance Division enjoyed today's race to overhaul Dark Shadow for third place.
While Indio has what seems to be an unassailable lead going into the final day of the Nespresso Cup, the strategies of Y3K and Magic Carpet2 are clear as they contest to be on the podium in the Overall Division: "In these circumstances we have to concentrate to defend our second position from our main opponent Magic Carpet2 who is just 1 point behind and that can change quickly," concluded Offen.
Although these professional and Corinthian teams know it is never over until it's over as Indio's Carlo Torre pointed out: "We have a good margin in terms of points with three wins but obviously it's easy with light and shifty winds that you can pass easily from first to last. All the boats have good tacticians, always searching for the good spot. We cannot be conservative, we have to attack."
Grant Dalton, Managing Director of Emirates Team New Zealand, arrived in Portofino today to join the Nespresso Cup Ambassadors Francesco de Angelis, Loick Peyron, Samantha Davies and Jochen Schüman. Emirates Team New Zealand officially confirmed that the Kiwi syndicate would be challenging for the 34th America's Cup supported by Nespresso. "Emirates Team New Zealand is a passionate kind of culture. We do our racing for simply only one reason and we believe we are reasonably good at it; we have got a brand that is almost a market leader now in the sport," said Dalton. "And I think you can say the same things about Nespresso. They are absolutely market leaders and they are growing quickly. The single thing that sticks in my mind, from the very first contact I had, is that culturally they are similar type of people-focused company, aiming at quality and service and that is the same as us. We are actually in a service industry trying to service the sponsors, service the media and service our core fan base."
Nespresso Cup Day 2 results
Pstn / Boat Name / Race Results / Points
1st Indio 1-1-1 = 3 points
2nd Y3K 3-2-2 = 7 points
3rd Magic Carpet2 2-3-3 = 8 points
4th Dark Shardow (P) 4-4-4 = 12 points
5th Esense (P) DNS-DNS-DNS = 18 points
Performance Division Results After 2 Races – Provisional
Pstn / Boat Name / Race Results / Points
1st Inti 1-2-1 = 4 points
2nd Ryokan 2 2-1-2 = 5 points
3rd Kenora 3-4-3 = 10 points
4th Dark Shadow 4-3-4 = 11 points
5th Esense DNS-DNS-DNS = 18 points


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Paintings by Annette Davidek on View at Littlejohn Contemporary, Now thru 3/2
Paintings by Annette Davidek will be on view at LittleJohn Contemporary in New York City, today, January 31-March 2, 2013. A reception for the artist will be held tonight, January 31, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Annette Davidek's paintings of floating forms are derived from diagrams of plants, organic life forms- such as roots, branches, coral, chromosomes, capillaries, atoms and algae-as well as old technological illustrations. In her compositions, which are layered in thin applications of oil onto rectilinear birch plywood panels, her sometimes quirky, repetitive images randomly mutate. Some shapes flatten, darken and become almost silhouettes.
In many of the works florescent splays of color emerge from behind the flattened darker images. At times, the images are almost translucent like on a light-soaked field of a microscope. Distinctions blur. Opacity and luminosity, repulsion and attraction are concerns of the artist as well as tension and dissonance. Ghosted images vie with more clearly seen parts of the paintings. The captured, submerged and frozen images create a sense of depth and a record of her process.
The imagery's ambiguous scale generates a micro- and a macroscopic interplay. Despite countless organic references, they remain abstract shapes repeated throughout the painted space as if suspended in solution. Her paintings evoke the experience of looking from tiptoe edge into a pool. Davidek creates surprising depth with extremely thin layers of paint, so thin that the wood appears stained. Her compositions seem as though they have been suddenly flooded with light to reveal the animated forms within.
Annette Davidek's paintings personify processes of movement and growth in action as well as shape. Her syrupy lines often bleed, or dissolve, into the wood, and this fuzziness becomes a pictorial equivalent to energy. She employs repetition for a fundamental and formal purpose: mimicking the replication of development and the dynamic of movement while also being decorative. Her pattern paintings may recall Philip Taaffe and Terry Winters, but Davidek's synthesis of pleasure and meaning stays entirely her own.
Prices range from $4,000 - $8,800. For more information, find LittleJohn Contemporary on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LittlejohnContemporary or visit the website at www.littlejohncontemporary.com. The gallery is located at 547 West 27 Street, Suite 207, New York, NY.
Pictured: Untitled #12-10, oil on birch panel, 48 x 42 inches


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The economy may be pushing prices lower, but when it comes to brand loyalty consumers still aspire to lofty expectations. That's the conclusion of the latest BrandKeys customer loyalty survey and it could portend a strategy change in internet marketing for brands that are trying to hold the high ground.
Brand value, according to BrandKeys CEO Robert Passikoff, means a lot
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expectations regarding brand value went up 20% this year versus last.
Passikoff believes that in the ninth year of his survey of more than
60,000 consumers, that the expectation of a brand means much more than
a steep discount. Value has been more important than ever among the 62 categories the survey covers.
Examples: In the insurance category, Allstate, which positions itself as the trusted rather than cheapest brand, was the winner. For beer, Sam Adams, the most expensive, beat Bud, the cheapest. For hospitality, W Hotels beat out brands that offer lodging for than 50 percent less. Price has been neutralized by expectations of value, trust, and brand differentiation.
For internet marketing this could signal a dramatic shift in strategy. Brands that have built their foundation on value pricing will need to continue that approach. After all, McDonald's still won the fast food category. But the economic trends that are pointing brands such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom's, and AT&T toward discounts could be reconsidered. Example: AT&T's current internet campaign emphasizes offers for free phones. Nordstrom's website is hawking 40 percent off designer accessories. If Passikoff's survey is applicable, maybe AT&T should focus on building trust and value, and leave the free phones to other brands. Maybe Nordstrom's should communicate selection and brands over pricing.


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This super-cute card by designer Sara Grafton brings baby congratulations in an adorable, and slightly unconventional, design!
Supplies | Cardstock: Neenah (Solar White), Stampin' Up! (Daffodil Delight). Patterned paper: Lawn Fawn (Bright Side "Silver Lining"). Clear stamps: Lawn Fawn (Plus One, Critters in the 'Burbs, & Critters in the Forest), Hero Arts (Right at Home). Ink: Tsukineko Memento (Tuxedo Black & Danube Blue), Ranger Tim Holtz Distress (Peeled Paint). Markers: Copic (YR61, E33, E39, V09).
This card was designed for Sara's friend who just adopted a beautiful baby girl. The nursery theme is owls, so she used that as inspiration for the card theme. The owls were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. After the owls were cut out, a black marker matching the ink color helped define the edges. The hill was hand cut and Distress ink added some definition to the patterned paper. One sentiment did not seem to be enough for this card, so Sara mixed the sentiments from three Lawn Fawn stamp sets to complete the card.
Sara Grafton is a wife, mama, academic advisor, and college instructor who squeezes in time for stamping, scrapbooking, and blogging. She began scrapbooking in 2005 and fell in love with card making in 2008. She is settling into life in the Bay Area of California and blogs at 1200somemiles.com. Her 3 year old son loves to take pictures and took the photo shown here.


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The black heart procession
Black heart procession originally formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins ( Mr. Tube ) and Tobias both from Three Mile Pilot. There are also frequent members James LaValle and Matt Resovich the violinist. Notable inspirations includes Pall Jenkin mother Anna Zappoli who studied art in Italy and was an proficient painter and used to perfom live around in rock and roll shows around the town.
The black heart procession has toured the USA and Europe extensively doing several performances. Each of the Albums is considered a concept albums with a lyrical and musical theme. In most albums there is a major theme which is continued in the song "The Waiter". This is composed of five parts spread out from the first album to the latest. Howevet this idea of conceptualizing atleast musically seems to have been abandoned in the album The Spell.
Albums released
Head hunter Records released in 1998
Touch and Go Records released in 1999
3 Touch and Go Records released in 2000
Amore Del Tropico
The Spell
Blood bunny/Black Rabbit
Notable Inteviews: Pall in his Best batting gloves and beaded look.


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ConAgra Foods, Inc. Announces Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Certain Ralcorp Notes
ConAgra Foods, Inc. Announces Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Certain Ralcorp Notes
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ConAgra Foods, Inc.
In conjunction with the Exchange Offers, ConAgra Foods is also soliciting consents (each, a "Consent Solicitation" and, collectively, the "Consent Solicitations") to adopt certain proposed amendments to each of the indentures (together, the "Existing Ralcorp Indentures") under which the Existing Ralcorp 2020 Notes and the Existing Ralcorp 2039 Notes (together, the "Existing Ralcorp Notes"), as applicable, were issued that would eliminate certain covenants, restrictive provisions and events of default. The Exchange Offers are not conditioned on receipt of requisite consents in the Consent Solicitations and ConAgra Foods may complete the Exchange Offers even if valid consents sufficient to effect the proposed amendments to the applicable Existing Ralcorp Indenture are not received.
The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are being made in connection with the merger agreement, dated as of November 26, 2012 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among ConAgra Foods, Phoenix Acquisition Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, and Ralcorp, pursuant to which ConAgra Foods has agreed to acquire Ralcorp (the "Acquisition"). On December 28, 2012, Ralcorp began mailing its definitive proxy statement to its shareholders in connection with the special meeting of shareholders called to vote on the approval of the Acquisition, which is scheduled to be held on January 29, 2013. The parties' obligations to complete the Acquisition are conditioned upon (i) the receipt of antitrust approvals in the United States and Canada, (ii) approval of the Merger Agreement by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Ralcorp common stock and (iii) certain other customary closing conditions. Consummation of the Acquisition is not subject to a financing condition and is not subject to the completion of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations.
Holders who validly tender their Existing Ralcorp Notes at or prior to 5 p.m., New York City time, on January 14, 2013, unless extended (the "Early Tender Date") will be eligible to receive the applicable "Total Exchange Consideration" (as set forth in the table below), which includes the applicable early tender premium set forth in such table (the "Early Tender Premium"), for all such Existing Ralcorp Notes that are accepted on the Settlement Date (as defined below). For each $1,000 principal amount of Existing Ralcorp Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Date but prior to 5 p.m., New York City time, on January 29, 2013, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"), holders of Existing Ralcorp Notes will not be eligible to receive the applicable Early Tender Premium and, accordingly, will only be eligible to receive the applicable exchange consideration set out below (the "Exchange Consideration") on the Settlement Date.
The following table sets forth the Exchange Consideration, Early Tender Premium and Total Exchange Consideration for each series of Existing Ralcorp Notes:
Title of
Early Tender
Total Exchange
August 15,
$970 principal
$30 principal
$1,000 principal
August 15,
$970 principal
$30 principal
$1,000 principal
(1) For each $1,000 principal amount of Existing Ralcorp Notes
(2) Includes Early Tender Premium
In addition to the Exchange Consideration or Total Exchange Consideration, as applicable, ConAgra Foods will pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Ralcorp Notes accepted in the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations from the latest interest payment date to, but not including, the date such Existing Ralcorp Notes are accepted for payment (any date of such payment, a "Settlement Date"), which will be promptly after the Expiration Date and is expected to be within two business days after the Expiration Date.
Eligible holders of Existing Ralcorp Notes who desire to tender their Existing Ralcorp Notes must consent to the proposed amendments and may not deliver consents to the proposed amendments without tendering their related Notes. If an eligible holder tenders Existing Ralcorp Notes in an Exchange Offer, such holder will be deemed to consent, with respect to the principal amount of such tendered Existing Ralcorp Notes, to the amendment of the corresponding Existing Ralcorp Indenture for that series. Tenders of Existing Ralcorp Notes may not be withdrawn after 5 p.m., New York City time, on January 14, 2013, unless extended (the "Withdrawal Deadline"). If the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of a series of Existing Ralcorp Notes deliver consents, Ralcorp will execute the supplemental indentures, effective as of the Settlement Date, effecting the proposed amendments for such series.
Each Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, set forth in the Offering Memorandum including, among other things, the consummation of the Acquisition. The 2020 Notes Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are not conditioned on the completion of the 2039 Notes Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation and the completion of the 2039 Notes Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are not conditioned on the completion of the 2020 Notes Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation.
Documents relating to the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations will only be distributed to eligible holders of Existing Ralcorp Notes who complete and return an eligibility form confirming that they are either a "qualified institutional buyer" under Rule 144A or not a "U.S. person" under Regulation S for purposes of applicable securities laws. The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are described in the Offering Memorandum and related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the exchange agent and information agent in connection with the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations, at (866) 389-1500 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers). BofA Merrill Lynch is the exclusive dealer manager and solicitation agent for the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations. Additional information concerning the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations may be obtained by contacting BofA Merrill Lynch, Debt Advisory Services, at (980) 388-3646 (collect) or (888) 292-0070 (U.S. toll-free).
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders or consents with respect to, any security. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are being made solely pursuant to the Offering Memorandum and related transmittal documents.
The New ConAgra Foods Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws. Therefore, the New ConAgra Foods Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase any securities or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities and is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933. The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are being made only pursuant to the confidential Offering Memorandum and related Letter of Transmittal and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
About ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods is one of North America's leading food companies, with consumer brands in 97% of America's households and sold in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products, as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, visit www.conagrafoods.com.
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This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on ConAgra Foods' current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding expected synergies and benefits of the Acquisition, expectations about future business plans, prospective performance and opportunities, regulatory approvals and the expected timing of the completion of the Acquisition. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "should" or similar words. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in or by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the satisfaction of conditions to the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations; the timing to consummate the Acquisition; the ability and timing to obtain required regulatory approvals and satisfy other closing conditions in connection with the Acquisition, including the approval of Ralcorp's shareholders; the company's ability to realize the synergies contemplated by the potential transaction; the company's ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Ralcorp and ConAgra Foods'; availability and prices of raw materials, including any negative effects caused by inflation and adverse weather conditions; the effectiveness of its product pricing, including any pricing actions and promotional changes; future economic circumstances; industry conditions; the company's ability to execute its operating and restructuring plans; the success of the company's innovation, marketing, including increased marketing investments, and cost-saving initiatives; the competitive environment and related market conditions; operating efficiencies; the ultimate impact of the company's product recalls; access to capital; the company's success in effectively and efficiently integrating its acquisitions, actions of governments and regulatory factors affecting the company's businesses, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the amount and timing of repurchases of the company's common stock, if any; and other risks described in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this release, which speak only as of the date made. A copy of all annual and quarterly reports, current reports material to holders and any current amendment or supplement to the Offering Memorandum may be obtained from the information agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, at (866) 389-1500 (toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers).
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Sunday, March 25, 2007
"Two Dudes", "Two Beers"
Their modus operandi is as follows. They wait for the victim to consume "two beers", "two cocktails", "two glasses of wine", or "two shots of liquor" and then they, for no apparent reason, beat the living crap out of him. Inevitably the victim is assaulted whilst in the midst of "minding his own business".*
They are also under suspicion as accessories to multiple counts of attempted vehicular homicide with the following modus operandi. The "two dudes" mentioned above will buy "two beers" for a hapless female victim and then run her off the road as she drives home.
A large reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of "two dudes". They are considered armed and dangerous. Multiple descriptions of the perpetrators have been given but the descriptions are so inconsistent that police suspect they are also masters of disguise. Extreme caution is advised if ever approaching "two dudes".
* Thanks to Bard-Parker's comment for this little addition.
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Ah yes, the infamous 'two dudes', I have cared for many of their victims.ReplyDelete
Those dudes beat up a guy here just the other day. I'll let you know if I see them.ReplyDelete
You left out one important detail. The "two dudes" assault only those who were "minding my own business".ReplyDelete
A recent study has shown that JACOBS syndrome seems to be a major risk factor for suffering harm at the hands of "two dudes". That's right...Just A Couple Of Beers. When will these people learn that they need to have more than just a couple?ReplyDelete
thank you bard-parker, please see the ammended post. you are, of course, correct.ReplyDelete
I once had a guy tell me those "two guys" just jumped him for no reason on his porch. "And what were you doing at the time, sir?" Answer- "Reading my Bible."ReplyDelete
well... there you have it.
I met these two-dudes in Kentucky awhile back, They've followed me to AlabamaReplyDelete
We knew this as Sumdood syndrome.ReplyDelete
Who beatcha up?
- Goryunov1:04 PM, May 31, 2010
Haha, I live in India, and recently had to go to the Casualty ward, cuz of a fight that I'd got into, when I was, Im afraid, three sheets to the wind.ReplyDelete
Im ashamed to say, that the story I told, was... almost to the word, the same as that described here (though in a different language). Right down to the "two drinks". Sigh... to be made to feel like such a statistic!
A head CT, and chest x-ray later, and a careful examination by the doctors later, I was fine, if somewhat bruised all over my face. I was discharged with two tablets of diclofenac. Im never drinking again.
- Dr. Buzzard7:36 PM, January 21, 2011
"These guys" typically only victimize people whom they identify as hyper-absorbers (non-metabolizer subtype)of ethanol, hence the sky high blood levels after only two drinks.ReplyDelete


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Well it's official I have now been living in Portland, OR just over 3 months now. Looking back 6 months I think it is crazy how many things have changed. Here are some updates for you:
- I am living in a great apartment with an awesome roommate in Northwest Portland. By far one of the best neighborhoods in the city. To this day I am still finding new shops and hole-in the wall restaurants. Turns out there is a French bakery just a stone throw away from me! 🙂
- My new job is allowing me the ability to travel. I have already been to Las Vegas twice and heading to Austin next week! I had never been to either of these places before. Best of all, I actually came out a winner in Vegas; yea blackjack!
- Lastly I have been keeping pretty loyal to the gym and really working on achieving a few fitness goals. So far they are going well, even though I succumbed to purchasing a box of Girl Scout Cookies today. They get me every time!
Here's what I'm looking forward to:
- Meeting new friends. Since my old home wasn't too far from Portland I already have a handful of friends up here but as I grow as a person I look forward to expanding my circle. Hell, maybe I'll even find a relationship! (fingers crossed)
- Getting involved with a local organization. I believe it's important to be involved with philanthropic activities. If anyone knows of some good ones in here Portland let me know!
I feel that Portland will be a great place for me to grow both professionally and personally. Can't wait to see what is to come!


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Hi Guys,
Hope everyone is well. I'm wondering if someone can help me with a difficult problem presented during lecture today.
Two friends plan to meet to go to a nightclub. Each of them arrives at a time uniformly distributed between midnight and 1am and independently of the other. Denote by X (respectively Y) the random variable representing the arrival time of the first person (respectively, the second). The joint probability distribution is given by
f_(x,y) (x,y) = 2 if 0 ≤ x ≤ y, and 0 otherwise.
a) Find the probability that the first person is waiting for his friend for more than 10 minutes.
b) Determine the marginal probability density functions of X and Y. Check that they are indeed probability density functions.
c) Calculate the means E[X] and E[Y].
d) Calculate the variances V(X) and V(Y).
e) Find the conditional density function of X given that Y = y, for 0 ≤ y ≤ 1. Check that it is indeed a probability density function.
f) Repeat part (e) for the conditional density of Y given that X = x.


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Now Here's a Really Happy Dance!
I'll tell you why I'm doing the Happy Dance tomorrow, for Wordy Wednesday.
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OMG, Greta!ReplyDelete
If you can do this Happy Dance I want the movie to prove it.
Oh, I'm doing the Happy Dance with ya -- can't wait to find out why! :)ReplyDelete
Love, love, love your happy dance! Thanks for putting a smile on my face... such a nice way to start the day!ReplyDelete
Ah, um, well, you see, ah, er, um ... yeah.
Just posted the "why"! Thank you for celebrating with me!
You make me feel so good. I have this "faved" on YouTube and watch it whenever I need a "pick-me-up."
Wow, those really are some happy feet! My daughter really enjoyed it too (but not quite as much as the dancing penguins).ReplyDelete
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bouer wrote:AussieJono wrote:Right I give up for the night. See you all in 14 newpix, and if you're not up to page 80 on here then I'll have a lot more free time than I expected tomorrow.
We've made 59 pages in 137 newpix, or about 0.43 pages per newpix. So you can expect 6 more pages when you wake up.
You can't simply divide. You also have to consider changing interest over time, and time of day, at a minimum.


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by Walton Glyn Jones, Virpi Zuck
The Middle Ages
Denmark's first literature appeared in inscriptions, using the runic alphabet, that were scratched on stone or carved in metal, mainly epitaphs of warriors, kings, and priests that occasionally had short unrhymed alliterative verses in the Viking spirit. Runic inscriptions were used in Denmark from about 250, but most of those preserved date from 800 to 1100. With the introduction of Christianity, Latin became the predominant literary language; Denmark's first important contribution to world literature—the Gesta Danorum (written between 1185 and 1222; "The Deeds of the Danes"; Eng. trans. The History of the Danes) of Saxo Grammaticus—was written in Latin. The medieval ballads of Denmark are among the most important in Europe; 539 are known in more than 3,000 versions, but nearly all were written down after the end of the Middle Ages, with the first printed edition appearing in 1591.
The literary Renaissance
The literary Renaissance reached Denmark in the 1600s, giving rise to a strict adherence to Classical patterns and deference to authority in political, religious, and literary matters. In religious literature Latin dogmatics and pamphlets reflecting the superstitions of the century were dominant. It was, however, a great era of scholarship. Ole Worm is famous for his book on runic inscriptions, Monumenta Danica (1643). Thormod Torfaeus and Árni Magnússon introduced the study of Old Norse literature; Peder Hansen Resen edited and translated some of the poetry of the Old Norse Edda; and Erik Pontoppidan and Peder Syv introduced the linguistic study of Danish.
Danish poetry in the 17th century tended to follow the classics slavishly, and the favourite forms were the hexameter, the alexandrine, and the sonnet. Simplicity is deliberately avoided; preciosity is the predominant style; allegories, euphemisms, and metaphors abound. Anders Arrebo translated the Psalms and wrote Hexaëmeron (1661), a Danish version of the 16th-century French poet Guillaume du Bartas's La Semaine. The century was rich in occasional poetry; didactic and pastoral poems were also common. Anders Bording, an exponent of Danish Baroque poetry, was also the founder of the first Danish newspaper, Den danske Mercurius (from 1666), in which the news appeared in rhymed alexandrines. The only truly great poet of the period was Thomas Kingo, a supreme master in almost every kind of poetry. His hymns reflect a violent, passionate character, worldly and yet deeply religious.
Of special interest among Danish works of the 17th century are the memoirs of Leonora Christina, daughter of King Christian IV, a fascinating document about her 20 years' imprisonment in the Blue Tower of Copenhagen.
The 18th century
The 18th century was a fertile period in Danish literature. The great name in the first half of the century was that of Ludvig Holberg, a Norwegian by birth. His most important contributions, written for the first Danish-language theatre in Copenhagen, which opened in 1722, were 32 comedies of character and manners, including some moral allegories. His aim was to create a modern Danish literature on European lines and to serve the cause of reason by making people laugh at their own follies. Influenced by English and French thinking, he was a rationalist and a moderate, a university professor, and an author of many historical works. He also wrote satire, a mock-heroic poem, and, in Latin, Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741; Journey of Niels Klim to the World Underground), an early science-fiction novel. His Moralske tanker (1744; "Moral Thoughts"; Eng. trans. Moral Reflections & Epistles) and Epistler (1748–54; "Letters") are the finest examples of the Danish political essay form.
Among Holberg's contemporaries the finest lyrical poets are Hans Adolf Brorson, a mystic whose pietist hymns often have a background of personal sorrow or agony, and Ambrosius Stub, whose poems are mainly religious and moralizing verses, witty epigrams, or drinking songs. A satirist, Christian Falster, was a conservative counterpart to Holberg; Friedrich Eilschov and Jens Schelderup Sneedorff, the latter of whom edited the periodical Den Patriotiske Tilskuer ("The Patriotic Spectator"), were both rationalist disciples of Holberg.
A significant revival of Danish literature took place toward the end of the century. In 1772 the Norwegian Johan Herman Wessel, one of the greatest humorists to use the Danish language, wrote Kaerlighed uden strømper ("Love Without Stockings"), a parody of the Danish imitations of Italian operas and French tragedies that had superseded Holberg's comedies.
At the same time, a revival of emotional poetry was taking place, influenced by German and English literature. Johannes Ewald, perhaps Denmark's greatest lyric poet, was the first to discover the poetic wealth of Scandinavian antiquity in the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus and in the myths, sagas, and ballads. He wrote verse dramas and deeply personal and descriptive poems. Fiskerne (1779; "The Fishermen") was the first serious Danish drama in which ordinary people were treated heroically. His memoirs, Levnet og meninger (posthumously published in 1804; "Life and Opinions"), were influenced by Rousseau and English novelist Laurence Sterne. Jens Baggesen at first imitated the satires of Holberg and Wessel but gradually developed as a poet of distinction. In Labyrinten (1792–93; "The Labyrinth"), he described his travels in Europe in the manner of Sterne.
The 19th century
The Romantic period
The Romantic movement came to Denmark from Germany, inspired partly by the Jena Romantics and partly by the Neoclassicism of Goethe and Schiller. Friedrich Schelling's philosophy was interpreted in Denmark by the Norwegian-born philosopher Henrik Steffens, but the leading Danish Romantics gave it a form very different from the original. The leader of the Romantic movement in Denmark was Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, whose unparalleled versatility in poetry, drama, and prose showed the influence of certain works of Goethe and Schiller and of German Romanticism. Outstanding examples of his work are the plays Sanct hansaften-spil (1803; "Play for Midsummer Eve") and Aladdin (1805); Hakon Jarl (1807), one of his many Northern tragedies; and Helge (1814), two poem cycles introducing a verse drama. The popular and historical songs and hymns of the poet N.F.S. Grundtvig, as well as his personal poetry, have given him a lasting place in Danish literature. Sharing the Romantic enthusiasm for antiquities of Scandinavia, he translated the 13th-century historians Saxo Grammaticus and Snorri Sturluson and was an early translator of Beowulf. Bernhard Severin Ingemann wrote historical novels and a poetic cycle, Holger Danske (1837; "Holger the Dane"), around the themes of chivalry and nationalism; he also wrote Morgen-og aftensange (1837–39; "Morning and Evening Songs"). Johannes Carsten Hauch wrote tragic and philosophical dramas, novels, and contemplative poetry.
Poetic Realism
New elements of reason and realism appeared after the first quarter of the century in the works of Poul Møller, who wrote the first Danish novel on contemporary life, En dansk students eventyr (1824; "The Adventures of a Danish Student"), as well as dramatic poems and fables that sometimes show personal disillusionment. Reason and realism are also apparent in the works of Steen Steensen Blicher, who in the poetry collection Traekfuglene (1838; "The Birds of Passage") interpreted human nature with sad resignation. Some of his best poems are in the Jutland dialect. Beginning in 1824 with the masterly En landsbydegns dagbog ("The Diary of a Parish Clerk"), his many noveller, or short stories, struck notes varying from sorrow and resignation to humour and irony.
Minor writers of the same period were Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, whose novel En hverdagshistorie (1828; "A Story of Everyday Life") was much admired; Andreas de Saint-Aubin, who wrote novels under the nom de plume of Carl Bernhard; and Carl Bagger, whose novel Min broders levned (1835; "My Brother's Life") shocked the literary world with its bold realism.
The 1830s and '40s saw the emergence of romantisme, a movement that reflected a fading faith in the philosophic ideals of Romanticism. The literature of romantisme became more contemplative and more concerned with form than with content. Johan Ludvig Heiberg, who led this movement, attempted to revivify Danish drama by importing French vaudeville, and in his serious late-Romantic plays Elverhøj (1828; "The Elfinhill") and Syvsoverdag (1840; "Day of the Seven Sleepers"), he juxtaposed poetic and pedestrian reality. His finest achievement was an apocalyptic verse comedy, En sjael efter døden (1841; "A Soul After Death"). He was the leading literary critic of his time, profoundly influenced by the philosophy of Hegel. Henrik Hertz also regarded the perfection of poetic form as more important than its content, as was clearly expressed in Gjenganger-breve (1830; "Letters of a Ghost"). He also wrote comedies and experimented with serious Romantic plays, as in Kong Renés datter (1845; King René's Daughter).
An upsurge of interest in lyric poetry occurred in the 1830s and 1840s, led by poets concerned with the aesthetic treatment of love and nature. Christian Winther, best known for the long verse novel Hjortens flugt (1855; "The Flight of the Stag"), sang the praises of his native island, Zealand, and of woman. Ludvig Bødtcher wrote delicate and sensitive poetry, some of which was inspired by his time in Italy. Emil Aarestrup was a highly discriminating artist who probed the existential depths of erotic themes. Frederik Paludan-Müller became an uncompromising moralist; Adam Homo (1841–48; Eng. trans. Adam Homo), a poetic epic, was a bitter contemporary satire.
Hans Christian Andersen is most important for his many fairy tales, such as The Ugly Duckling and Thumbelina, the majority of whose plots were his own invention. He also wrote novels, plays, travel books, and poems.
Søren Kierkegaard holds a position entirely unique in Danish literature. His highly personal religious philosophy is expressed in such works as Enten-Eller (1843; Either/Or: A Fragment of Life), Stadier paa livets vei (1845; Stages on Life's Way), Filosofiske smuler (1844; Philosophical Fragments), and Sygdommen til doden (1849; The Sickness unto Death). He spent his last years in a violent and passionate attack on "official Christianity."
Meïr Aron Goldschmidt edited a rebellious antiroyalist weekly, Corsaren ("The Corsair"), while many of his novels and short stories are concerned with Jewish life in the Danish community. The 1850s and 1860s produced few new Danish writers of importance; the most original was Hans Egede Schack, whose novel Phantasterne (1857; "The Daydreamers") revealed great psychological gifts.
Neoromantic revival
In the 1890s a Neoromantic poetic revival occurred, reinstating the value of emotion and fantasy. The leader of these Symbolist poets was Johannes Jørgensen, whose finest works show a simplicity of style and intensity of feeling. (He later abandoned Symbolism for Roman Catholicism and immigrated to Italy.) Other poets of the time include Viggo Stuckenberg, who expressed sad resignation; Sophus Claussen, whose compelling poems, often obscure, show sensuality, a pantheistic love of nature, and sophisticated aestheticism; and Helge Rode, a mystic who also wrote plays and criticism attacking intellectualism.
The 20th century
Novels and poetry before World War II
Several women contributed to literature at the turn of the century: Gyrithe Lemche, who wrote a novel cycle, Edwardsgave (1900–12); Agnes Henningsen, who was often concerned with experiences of the emancipated woman; and Karin Michaëlis, a fine psychologist, best known for her novel Den farlige alder (1910; The Dangerous Age).
The two greatest early 20th-century Danish novelists were Martin Andersen Nexø and Johannes V. Jensen. Nexø's works describe the lives of poor people; Pelle erobreren (4 vol., 1906–10; Pelle the Conqueror; film 1987) and Ditte Menneskebarn (5 vol., 1917–21; Eng. trans. in 3 vol., Ditte: Girl Alive!, Daughter of Man, and Towards the Stars) are great epics of proletarian life, and his reminiscences are among the finest in the language. Jensen, who was also a great and original lyric poet and prolific essayist, wrote Den lange rejse (6 vol., 1908–22; The Long Journey), an ambitious mythical epic of humankind from the baboon stage to the discovery of America. He was also noted for Himmerlandshistorier (1904, revised 1910; "Tales from Himmerland"), based on his childhood memories of North Jutland; Kongens fald (1900–01; The Fall of the King); and nine volumes of Myter (1907–44; "Myths"). Other novelists of this period include Jakob Knudsen, whose works address Christian and moral problems; Harald Kidde, an introspective and melancholy writer; and Knud Hjortø, a keen writer of psychological novels and satirical short stories.
Regional literature of the early 1900s, with which Jensen was primarily associated because of his Himmerlandshistorier, was produced chiefly by Jutland writers. Prominent among them were three novelists and poets: Jeppe Aakjær, Thøger Larsen, and Johan Skjoldborg. Also, Marie Bregendahl and Harry Søiberg drew upon Jutland settings for their novels.
Significant poets of the post-World War I generation were Tom Kristensen, Otto Gelsted, Emil Bønnelycke, Kai Friis Møller, and Per Lange. Among novelists, Jacob Paludan wrote widely praised fiction—Fugle omkring fyret (1925; Birds Around the Light) and Jørgen Stein (1932–33)—as also did Hans Kirk, whose Fiskerne (1928; The Fishermen) represents social realism at its best. Harald Herdal, a disciple of Nexø, exposed society's hypocrisy in his proletarian novels. Jørgen Nielsen's themes were suppressed hatred, sin, and fear among Jutland peasants. Hans Christian Branner, an important writer of novels, plays, and short stories, spoke of loneliness and the danger of power. Another writer of these three genres was Knud Sønderby, who had a brilliant style and deep understanding. Nis Petersen, a poet and novelist, was famous for Sandalmagernes gade (1931; The Street of the Sandalmakers) and Spildt maelk (1934; Spilt Milk).
Isak Dinesen (Karen Christence Dinesen, Baroness Blixen-Finecke), an aristocratic writer of subtle irony, wrote both in Danish and in English; her first notable work, a collection of short stories featuring a strong fairy-tale-like quality, was published first in English as Seven Gothic Tales (1934) and subsequently translated by the author into Danish as Syv fantastiske Fortællinger. Dinesen's other major works include her novelistic memoir Den afrikanske farm (1937; Out of Africa) and two more collections of finely crafted stories, Vinter-Eventyr (1942; Winter's Tales) and Sidste fortællinger (1957; Last Tales). Other distinguished novelists of the time were Hans Scherfig, a great humorist and social satirist, and Martin Alfred Hansen, a psychological novelist whose best-known novel is Løgneren (1950; The Liar).
Danish playwrights of the post-World War I period, such as Sven Clausen and Svend Borberg, were influenced by German Expressionism, Symbolism, the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello, and the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud. Kaj Munk revived the heroic drama of William Shakespeare and Friedrich von Schiller; En idealist (1928; Herod the King) and Ordet (1932; The Word) are his best plays. The work of Kjeld Abell marked a split from naturalist drama, and a radical perspective underlay his witty dialogue. His most important plays were Melodien, der blev vaek (1935; The Melody That Got Lost), Anna Sophie Hedvig (1939), Dage på en sky (1947; Days on a Cloud), and Skriget (1961; "The Scream"). C.E. Soya was an important playwright of the period and a novelist and fine short-story writer; although uneven in quality, some of his daring experiments with the theatre were very successful.
Postwar literary trends
Many postwar poets found an aesthetic manifesto in Fragmenter af en dagbog (1948; "Fragments of a Diary") by Paul la Cour, who was influenced by contemporary French poetry. Jens August Schade also had an important influence on postwar poets, as did the poets Gustaf Munch-Petersen and Morten Nielsen, both of whom had died in their 20s before the end of World War II. A revival of poetry followed Denmark's liberation (1945), and the existentialist periodical Heretica (1948–53) became the voice of a group of young writers who regarded a Christian philosopher, Vilhelm Grønbech, as their spiritual progenitor. Two outstanding poets apart from the Heretica group were Halfdan Rasmussen, who also wrote excellent nonsense verse, and Erik Knudsen, also a brilliant satirical playwright. Both studied contemporary problems and reacted against the antirationalism and anti-intellectualism of the Heretica movement. Tove Ditlevsen was another important poet, as well as a novelist and short-story writer, unattached to any group; her often intensely personal work reflects the loneliness of life in the poorer quarters of Copenhagen.
Klaus Rifbjerg, a distinguished short-story writer and poet, became the dominant novelist in Denmark after he published Den kroniske uskyld ("Chronic Innocence") in 1958. He was a writer of great inventiveness and linguistic originality who made keen observations of contemporary society in his realistic novels. In a more satirical vein, Leif Panduro examined the place of the individual in society, paying special attention in his novels and television dramas to the problems of middle age and the emptiness of a welfare-state society. A more philosophical approach was taken by Villy Sørensen, whose Kafkaesque stories are in the sphere of absurdist literature. Both Sørensen and Rifbjerg belong to a modernistic tradition of cultural radicalism that found a forum in the journal Vindrosen (1959–63; "Wind Rose"), which they coedited. Peter Seeberg, another philosophical writer who debuted in the 1950s, was influenced by existentialism and by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Seeberg's novels, plays, and short stories use experimental techniques to explore the nature of reality; some of his stories, for instance, take the form of such documents as necrologies or recipes, the narrative voice of these stories thus being removed altogether. The documentary novel, a popular genre in the 1960s in all the Nordic countries, had its principal exponent in Thorkild Hansen, whose trilogy on the Danish slave trade—Slavernes kyst (1967; Coast of Slaves), Slavernes skibe (1968; Ships of Slaves), and Slavernes øer (1970; Islands of Slaves)—was well received. In the 1980s, fictional biographies based on authentic documents gained popularity. Among Danish prose writers at the end of the 20th century, Peter Høeg won the greatest international following. His novel Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (1992; Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, or Smilla's Sense of Snow), a thriller interlaced with social criticism and scientific tidbits, became an international best seller.
The modern poetry that became a hallmark of Danish literature after World War II gave rise to the mature works of Frank Jæger, a member of the Heretica circle; Thorkild Bjørnvig, who expressed a nihilistic outlook on life; and Ivan Malinovski, a visionary explorer of the relationship between humanity and nature and one of the early editors of Heretica. Further experimentation resulted in so-called system poetry, examples of which are Per Højholt's collections of poems Praksis (1977–89; "Praxis") and Inger Christensen's Det (1968; "It") and Alfabet (1981; "The Alphabet"). A melancholic sense of displacement pervades the poems of Henrik Nordbrandt, the leading Danish poet during and after the 1970s. He has been called the "eternal traveler" of Danish literature: the themes of constant mobility, departure, and arrival characterize his poems, which often show the influence of Asian writings.
The 1970s saw an upsurge of women authors, some consciously writing for the feminist cause and others content to portray life as experienced by women. Kirsten Thorup depicted, with irony and disillusionment, the alienated lives of the powerless in modern society; her work was rooted in modernism. The language of Dorrit Willumsen, another modernist focusing on the question of identity in a materialistic society, reflects the emptiness of the lives of her female characters. In the 1980s she turned to the semidocumentary historical novel with Marie: en roman om Madame Tussaud's liv (1983; Marie) and Bang: en roman om Herman Bang (1996: "Bang: A Novel About Herman Bang") to probe the interplay between individuals—artists in particular—and societal demands. Dea Trier Mørch, a politically committed author and a member of the Røde Mor ("Red Mother") artist collective, scored her greatest success with Vinterbørn (1976; Winter's Child), a sensitive novel about women from various social circumstances at a maternity hospital. It gave voice to Trier Mørch's belief in women's potential for solidarity and communality. Provocative and shunned by leftist radicals and doctrinaire feminists alike, Suzanne Brøgger was among the first to confront bourgeois concepts of sexuality and love with her Fri os fra kœrligheden (1973; Deliver Us from Love). With an emphasis on fluidity and change, she rejected all preset categorizations, writing with robust humour across genres and transgressing the boundary between personal experience and fabulation. Pia Tafdrup, who debuted in 1981 and became one of the foremost contemporary poets in Scandinavia, addresses existential questions through her highly visual and sensual poetry; her works use the female body as a metaphor for nature as well as an element of nature. Among other prominent women writers are Hanne Marie Svendsen, a storyteller known for her magical realism; Juliane Preisler, who explored the archetypical female universe in many genres; and the poet Kirsten Hammann.
The 16th century
In 1536 the Lutheran Reformation was carried through in Denmark, and the beginning of the 16th century was characterized by many pamphlets for or against the Roman Catholic Church. European humanism and the Renaissance made their influence felt also in Denmark, where Christiern Pedersen was the most prominent humanist who supported the Reformation. He edited the Gesta Danorum by the 13th-century historian Saxo Grammaticus, translated the New Testament, adapted Martin Luther's pamphlets into Danish, and participated in a translation of the entire Bible (1550). Poul Helgesen was the most gifted opponent of the Lutheran Reformation and Hans Tausen its most talented spokesman. The Visitation Book by the Lutheran bishop Peder Palladius is an important literary document. The two most important historians were Anders Sørensen Vedel, who translated the Gesta Danorum into Danish in 1575 and was also the publisher and editor of the first collection of Danish medieval ballads (1591), and Arild Huitfeldt.
Sixteenth-century Danish poetry was religious or polemical, with fine love poetry and hymns. The earliest plays date from the beginning of the century. The most important playwright of the period was Hieronymus Justesen Ranch, whose farce Karrig nidding ("The Miserly Rascal") was his best play.


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PBN: United Brokers Group has been based in East Greenwich for five years. Its Main Street business sales division and its mergers and acquisitions division work throughout the Northeast, with 80 percent of sales outside Rhode Island. How did the company determine this is an opportune time to create a new marine-brokerage division?
FLYNN: Ten months ago we managed the sale of a $4 million annual revenue premium retail seafood company in Fairfield County, Conn. to two investment bankers in Manhattan. That experience revealed to us that marine-related businesses have been largely overlooked by the merger and acquisitions community in the northeast. The seller of that profitable, two- location business, Jardar Nygaard, decided to join my firm after his business was sold. As we were successful in selling his business - and we are both surfers – we quickly saw a larger business opportunity for brokering businesses with a connection to the sea. Marine businesses are a nice match with our intellectually geared, community- driven Ocean State brokerage firm. Jardar has spent his career on or around the sea and also owns an oyster farm in Connecticut. He knows how to make money with marine related products and services. We created a strategy to develop a dominant business brokerage brand for selling marine-related entities on the buy or sell side.
The marine strategy was also a logical and innovative expansion of our mergers and acquisitions division, which confidentially markets privately- held businesses with revenues of $2 million or greater. We are affiliated with William Raveis, the largest privately held real estate company in New England, which enables us to be in compliance regarding real property in marine- related business sales in the states in which we operate. Many marinas and fisheries businesses have real property as an asset. William Raveis is also an established and respected realtor in the New York market, which provides further local support to our strategy. Business valuations for the marine-related entities are provided by major independent CPA firms that have the professional Certified Valuation Analyst, or CVA, designation.
PBN: What types of marine businesses do you expect to be working with?
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Our top segment focus is on marine protein, which is comprised of the major seafood processors who process the seafood, brand the products and sell to distributors. We will selectively represent seafood wholesalers and just last week we completed a sale of this type of business.
PBN: What's your perspective on the status of marine businesses in general? Do you think there will be sales of companies or mergers and acquisitions because of the slow recovery of the economy, especially in Rhode Island? Or do you think there are other factors that will generate business for your brokerage?
FLYNN: Investment demand in seafood is responding to ever-growing retail consumer demand. People are eating more seafood and this drives investment required to respond to the demand. It's a global phenomenon triggering investment and acquisition opportunities to both scale up and selectively vertically integrate. All of this generates buy-sell opportunities for businesses on the water and along the coastline.
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PBN: Based on your experience in manufacturing and technology in Rhode Island, including as a founding member of the "The Manufacturing Summit," a manufacturing policy organization, what's your perspective on why Rhode Island's economic recovery is lagging behind other New England states? What types of initiatives do you think can help kick-start the Rhode Island economy?
FLYNN: Rhode Island's economy lacked the compositional breadth that neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut economies had in their industry portfolios and we are therefore slower on the uptick. I travel daily throughout New England and I perceive that the Rhode Island business community lacks the level of confidence to invest that we observe in Massachusetts and Connecticut. This is sometimes puzzling, given the much-improved local credit environment over the past two years and the easily documented major improvements at our local SBA office.
Private investment starts with attracting and retaining top business people and providing them with the climate and tools that will trigger their investments, especially in the areas of workforce development and innovation. The Rhode Island political culture and business culture have to foster stronger ties, which should include more business people running for public office. The state has to be regionally cost-competitive to attract and retain talent and investment. Investment capital is smarter than any government bureaucrat when it gets down to finding good long-term investment returns. Rhode Island's small size is a benefit for scaling products, leadership access and easy reach to over one million consumers, but we have to be alert for the same small group of business people on every state, quasi-state and business association board. The end result can be "cooperative self delusion," whereby the same group reinforces the same stale ideas and a few large-ego business people routinely dominate the discussion and group decisions, often with disastrous results. Every business person and citizen of this state ought to be able to also summarize this state's strategy and direction. Until we can do so, then I conclude that our young people will continue to leave the state for financially stable environments that offer superior long-term job creating opportunities created by well-thought-out private and public investments.


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