One of the founders of YouTube has pledged $1 million to his suburban Chicago math and science high school.
Reported by Miami Herald 3 days ago.
YouTube co-founder pledges $1M to Aurora school
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Aurora Man Guilty of Attempted Murder of Rival Gang Member
Patch Geneva, IL --“Long prison sentences are the reward for selfish street gang members who wreak havoc on our community with thoughtless acts of violence,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon says. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.
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Theater shooting prosecutors want more exams for James Holmes
Prosecutors in the Aurora movie theater shooting cased have filed two motions asking for another psychiatric evaluation of the gunman.
Reported by Denver Post 3 days ago.
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Sins of the Father: 'Truth Like the Sun' Reviewed
At first glance, Jim Lynch's latest novel, Truth Like the Sun, is another political thriller that pits a ruthless reporter against a tight-lipped, golden-boy politician. Set in Seattle, the plot is reminiscent of the BBC miniseries State of Play, this time following newspaper reporter Helen Gulanos as she investigates golden-boy politician Roger Morgan Dawkins, the (fictional) mastermind behind bringing the 1962 World's Fair to Seattle. Impossible idealizations run amok in the novel; the city's precious reputation as the most livable city, most literate city, and most educated city, and Roger's own as the "father of Seattle." Though the story proves to be formulaic, fortunately, the novel works better as a parable about resisting black and white extremes and the ties that bind fathers and sons. Here, Lynch uses Morgan and the city's darling reputation to show that things are never black and white, and that the truth, per usual, is always a bit more grey.
Lynch wastes little time defacing the Emerald City, beginning by paying homage to the city's other notorious title--the most suicidal city--introducing Helen Gulanos as she responds to a report about a suicide jumper on the Aurora Bridge. Gulanos, a newcomer to Seattle and writer for the floundering Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is unaware of the bridge's number of attempted suicides since opening in 1932 and is appalled when a driver, frustrated at the traffic jam, yells "Just jump, bitch!" Whether the woman hears the taunt or not, she leaps off the bridge and leads Gulanos to muse that the city's reputation belies it true grit: "And even the city turned out to be a two-faced tease..."
Although Gulanos constitutes the bulk of the novel, the story is as much Roger's as it is Gulanos's. Indeed, the most interesting character in the novel is the specter threatening Roger's candidacy: his father. The senior Dawkins, as Roger--and the reader--learn, was a gambling addict who left his wife and son for Vegas, and it's this lack that drives Roger's past and limits his future. Though Roger drops the Dawkins from his name at age eighteen, he is only able to sever ties legally but not emotionally.
As the whiz kid responsible for bringing Seattle into the world's limelight, Roger spends his days entertaining Elvis and listening to Lyndon B. Johnson. At night, however, he retraces his father's footsteps into Seattle's thriving gambling underground, playing cards in hidden backrooms and asking around for Bobby Dawkins, claiming he's a distant relative. As Roger continues his search, he repeats the sins of the father (lowercase f--my Freud is rusty), becoming more entangled with the city's racketeers, corrupt police department, and grafters. By the time he declares his candidacy nearly four decades later, the father and son similarities extend beyond just a penchant for gambling.
Like Dawkins, Roger too is an absentee father. Though he has three children, Roger is never seen with them or gives any indication he is involved in their lives, physically at best and financially at worst, as Gulanos learns the candidate is broke. What's more, as the anointed father of Seattle, Roger's pattern of absenteeism is deepened, as he abandons the city shortly after the World's Fair ends, staying away for some time to travel to Spain, the Amazon, and more. After being away, he returns and declares his candidacy for mayor, surprising even his closest friends. When asked during a mayoral debate why he returned after being away so long, he paternally explains, "to help this city live up to its potential."
That the novel is about fathers and sons is unmistakable. Although single-mother Gulanos is often more concerned with her career than her son Elias, with many reviewers noting the scene where she eats the last egg and leaves only dry cereal for her son, he too is concerned about his lack of a father. On her way to interview an elderly man who has dirt on Roger and driving 100mph in her beat up sedan, her son suddenly asks, "Why don't I have a father?" and wonders if he should try to find him, eerily echoing Roger Morgan's own lifelong quest(ion).
Ultimately, the novel's strength resides in its depictions of characters whose ethics and motivations occupy a liminal, grey space between good and bad, moral and immoral. Roger Morgan is no more a corrupt politician than a man whose idealism blinded him from the greed he promoted. Helen Gulanos too is a no more an unfit mother than a woman caught up in the sexist discourse about whether women can truly "have it all," balancing her career with family.
This grey space also speaks both to Seattle's rainy reputation and its true character. Though Seattle may have been atop of many the most lists over the years, which utilize vague criteria and produce dubious titles, as a native Seattleite, I suggest that the truth is somewhere in the middle. Despite the city's impossibly stunning views, the city is far from utopia, as it suffers from severe racial segregation and classism. As far as titles go, Seattle is not the rainiest city in the country, nor it is not home to the most suicides per year--that title belongs to Las Vegas. The city, like the truth, is always a little bit more grey. Reported by Huffington Post 2 days ago.
Lynch wastes little time defacing the Emerald City, beginning by paying homage to the city's other notorious title--the most suicidal city--introducing Helen Gulanos as she responds to a report about a suicide jumper on the Aurora Bridge. Gulanos, a newcomer to Seattle and writer for the floundering Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is unaware of the bridge's number of attempted suicides since opening in 1932 and is appalled when a driver, frustrated at the traffic jam, yells "Just jump, bitch!" Whether the woman hears the taunt or not, she leaps off the bridge and leads Gulanos to muse that the city's reputation belies it true grit: "And even the city turned out to be a two-faced tease..."
Although Gulanos constitutes the bulk of the novel, the story is as much Roger's as it is Gulanos's. Indeed, the most interesting character in the novel is the specter threatening Roger's candidacy: his father. The senior Dawkins, as Roger--and the reader--learn, was a gambling addict who left his wife and son for Vegas, and it's this lack that drives Roger's past and limits his future. Though Roger drops the Dawkins from his name at age eighteen, he is only able to sever ties legally but not emotionally.
As the whiz kid responsible for bringing Seattle into the world's limelight, Roger spends his days entertaining Elvis and listening to Lyndon B. Johnson. At night, however, he retraces his father's footsteps into Seattle's thriving gambling underground, playing cards in hidden backrooms and asking around for Bobby Dawkins, claiming he's a distant relative. As Roger continues his search, he repeats the sins of the father (lowercase f--my Freud is rusty), becoming more entangled with the city's racketeers, corrupt police department, and grafters. By the time he declares his candidacy nearly four decades later, the father and son similarities extend beyond just a penchant for gambling.
Like Dawkins, Roger too is an absentee father. Though he has three children, Roger is never seen with them or gives any indication he is involved in their lives, physically at best and financially at worst, as Gulanos learns the candidate is broke. What's more, as the anointed father of Seattle, Roger's pattern of absenteeism is deepened, as he abandons the city shortly after the World's Fair ends, staying away for some time to travel to Spain, the Amazon, and more. After being away, he returns and declares his candidacy for mayor, surprising even his closest friends. When asked during a mayoral debate why he returned after being away so long, he paternally explains, "to help this city live up to its potential."
That the novel is about fathers and sons is unmistakable. Although single-mother Gulanos is often more concerned with her career than her son Elias, with many reviewers noting the scene where she eats the last egg and leaves only dry cereal for her son, he too is concerned about his lack of a father. On her way to interview an elderly man who has dirt on Roger and driving 100mph in her beat up sedan, her son suddenly asks, "Why don't I have a father?" and wonders if he should try to find him, eerily echoing Roger Morgan's own lifelong quest(ion).
Ultimately, the novel's strength resides in its depictions of characters whose ethics and motivations occupy a liminal, grey space between good and bad, moral and immoral. Roger Morgan is no more a corrupt politician than a man whose idealism blinded him from the greed he promoted. Helen Gulanos too is a no more an unfit mother than a woman caught up in the sexist discourse about whether women can truly "have it all," balancing her career with family.
This grey space also speaks both to Seattle's rainy reputation and its true character. Though Seattle may have been atop of many the most lists over the years, which utilize vague criteria and produce dubious titles, as a native Seattleite, I suggest that the truth is somewhere in the middle. Despite the city's impossibly stunning views, the city is far from utopia, as it suffers from severe racial segregation and classism. As far as titles go, Seattle is not the rainiest city in the country, nor it is not home to the most suicides per year--that title belongs to Las Vegas. The city, like the truth, is always a little bit more grey. Reported by Huffington Post 2 days ago.
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National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: More Sanity Testing Sought for Suspect in Movie Theater Shootings
Prosecutors in the Aurora theater shootings want James Holmes to undergo further sanity evaluation, suggesting the first evaluation might have found he was insane.
Reported by NYTimes.com 2 days ago.
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Aurora police seek help ID'ing person of interest in bar slaying
Aurora police are asking the community for help in identifying a person of interest from the Fuego Fuego bar parking lot homicide.
Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.
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ITsavvy Awarded Symantec Platinum Partnership
ITsavvy just joined an elite group of technology resellers awarded Platinum Partnership status by data security giant Symantec.
ADDISON, Ill. (PRWEB) November 19, 2013
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., just joined an elite group of technology resellers awarded Platinum Partnership status by data security giant Symantec. In order to achieve this status, Symantec Platinum Partners are required to demonstrate technical excellence in at least four areas of specialization: in ITsavvy's case; security, data protection, endpoint encryption and archiving.
Symantec is a global leader in security, storage and systems management solutions that protect information against risk. The company’s niche is to eliminate risk independent of the device, platform, interaction or location through best-of-breed security; backup and recovery; data availability and data loss prevention products.
“We are honored to be a Platinum Partner,” said ITsavvy’s president and CEO Mike Theriault. “While this is an important step forward for us, the real advantage is the significant value our clients will realize.” Through ITsavvy, clients will have access to the following partnership benefits:· Special pricing considerations
· Priority technical support
· Specially trained engineers
· Access to demonstration hardware
· Advanced product information
The partnership award was largely made possible by recent ITsavvy acquisitions that include i-Works, an IT services and consulting company, specializing in solutions such as security and storage. Jeff Greenberg, vice president of ITsavvy’s Advanced Solutions Group (former i-Works’ managing director), said, “The i-Works team has a long history delivering Symantec services through consultants that have a large number of certifications in nearly every Symantec area.”
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., is a recognized leader in tailored end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy built its reputation as a value-added reseller with industry-leading product availability, design and implementation, client support and delivery speed through 46 distribution centers across the U.S. ITsavvy also has data center locations in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The company’s new, user-friendly website provides hundreds of concise, leading-edge IT decision-making resources, including an e-commerce site with real-time pricing and availability. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, IL, with offices in Chicago’s Loop; Hauppauge, NY; New York, NY; Warren, NJ; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Hayward, CA; and Beavercreek, OH. Call 1-855-ITsavvy (1-855-487-2889), email: info@ITsavvy.com, visit: http://www.ITsavvy.com.
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Visit ITsavvy’s Media Center at: http://www.ITsavvy.com/about/media-center/
About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help their clients – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently than any other company. Symantec’s unique focus is to eliminate risks to information, technology and processes independent of the device, platform, interaction or location. With Symantec, clients can protect more of their information and its technology infrastructure, in greater depth, wherever information is stored or used. From securing a consumer’s online identity and interactions to protecting an organization’s mission-critical data, Symantec offers the leading and best-of-breed security, backup and recovery, data availability and data loss prevention products.
About ITsavvy http://www.ITsavvy.com/
ITsavvy was founded in 2004 by industry experts Mike Theriault and Chris Kurpeikis. The company has grown from a Midwest start-up to a national, award-winning leader in IT products and services. Mike and Chris conceived of ITsavvy after becoming convinced they could significantly outdo competitors in a number of areas including client service. By combining a comprehensive value-added reseller business with an industry-leading array of services through its Advanced Solutions Group, ITsavvy is quickly becoming the benchmark for integrated IT products and advanced solutions providers.
Media Contact: Jeanna Van Rensselar, Smart PR Communications Jeanna(at)SmartPRCommunications(dot)com /630-363-8081
“ITsavvy” is a Registered Trademark of B2B Industries LLC. All other company and product names may be trademarks of respective companies with which they are associated. Reported by PRWeb 2 days ago.
ADDISON, Ill. (PRWEB) November 19, 2013
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., just joined an elite group of technology resellers awarded Platinum Partnership status by data security giant Symantec. In order to achieve this status, Symantec Platinum Partners are required to demonstrate technical excellence in at least four areas of specialization: in ITsavvy's case; security, data protection, endpoint encryption and archiving.
Symantec is a global leader in security, storage and systems management solutions that protect information against risk. The company’s niche is to eliminate risk independent of the device, platform, interaction or location through best-of-breed security; backup and recovery; data availability and data loss prevention products.
“We are honored to be a Platinum Partner,” said ITsavvy’s president and CEO Mike Theriault. “While this is an important step forward for us, the real advantage is the significant value our clients will realize.” Through ITsavvy, clients will have access to the following partnership benefits:· Special pricing considerations
· Priority technical support
· Specially trained engineers
· Access to demonstration hardware
· Advanced product information
The partnership award was largely made possible by recent ITsavvy acquisitions that include i-Works, an IT services and consulting company, specializing in solutions such as security and storage. Jeff Greenberg, vice president of ITsavvy’s Advanced Solutions Group (former i-Works’ managing director), said, “The i-Works team has a long history delivering Symantec services through consultants that have a large number of certifications in nearly every Symantec area.”
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., is a recognized leader in tailored end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy built its reputation as a value-added reseller with industry-leading product availability, design and implementation, client support and delivery speed through 46 distribution centers across the U.S. ITsavvy also has data center locations in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The company’s new, user-friendly website provides hundreds of concise, leading-edge IT decision-making resources, including an e-commerce site with real-time pricing and availability. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, IL, with offices in Chicago’s Loop; Hauppauge, NY; New York, NY; Warren, NJ; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Hayward, CA; and Beavercreek, OH. Call 1-855-ITsavvy (1-855-487-2889), email: info@ITsavvy.com, visit: http://www.ITsavvy.com.
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Visit ITsavvy’s Media Center at: http://www.ITsavvy.com/about/media-center/
About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help their clients – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently than any other company. Symantec’s unique focus is to eliminate risks to information, technology and processes independent of the device, platform, interaction or location. With Symantec, clients can protect more of their information and its technology infrastructure, in greater depth, wherever information is stored or used. From securing a consumer’s online identity and interactions to protecting an organization’s mission-critical data, Symantec offers the leading and best-of-breed security, backup and recovery, data availability and data loss prevention products.
About ITsavvy http://www.ITsavvy.com/
ITsavvy was founded in 2004 by industry experts Mike Theriault and Chris Kurpeikis. The company has grown from a Midwest start-up to a national, award-winning leader in IT products and services. Mike and Chris conceived of ITsavvy after becoming convinced they could significantly outdo competitors in a number of areas including client service. By combining a comprehensive value-added reseller business with an industry-leading array of services through its Advanced Solutions Group, ITsavvy is quickly becoming the benchmark for integrated IT products and advanced solutions providers.
Media Contact: Jeanna Van Rensselar, Smart PR Communications Jeanna(at)SmartPRCommunications(dot)com /630-363-8081
“ITsavvy” is a Registered Trademark of B2B Industries LLC. All other company and product names may be trademarks of respective companies with which they are associated. Reported by PRWeb 2 days ago.
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GCL Congratulates Imprint Enterprises Launches Mobile Customer Management Check In App
Imprint Enterprises, Inc., an Aurora-based supplier of barcode labeling supplies and software has announced a complete mobile customer management application called Catapult, which is part of the Slingshot family of mobile applications.Imprint Enterprises created new mobile (Android) customer management/check-in solution called Catapult, for family entertainment facilities such as paintball parks, amusement parks, water parks, and essentially any facility with a ticket window. Catapult is a complete customer registration and management system in the cloud, including a ticket window app, mobile app, and all associated hardware and supplies as needed.
Catapult has already been implemented successfully in checking-in competitors at CPX Sports in Joliet, IL. CPX sought to expedite check-in for players, and realized a pre-registration process would offer more opportunity for players to check-in early. They also wanted to create a way for customers to check-in onsite beyond the ticket window.
Catapult allows CPX Sports to process admissions via a smart phone or tablet. Team members use the web-based Catapult to check-in players in line, and print a receipt on the spot with the Zebra MZ 220 mobile receipt printer. Then, CPX uses the Zebra HC100 printer with Z-Band Fun wristbands equipped with barcodes for electronic access into the park.
Normally it would take us 20 hours to check in 2,000 players, says Sean Scott at CPX Sports, but with Catapult application and Zebra Mobile Receipt and Wristband printers we can do it in about 6 or 7.
About Imprint Enterprises
Founded in 1975, Imprint Enterprises is a leading provider of barcode traceability and mobility solutions for the enterprises as well as for small business. Imprint offers barcode printing and scanning hardware, software, supplies, services, and custom mobile and web applications, for more information, call 855-745-4464 or visit http://www.mycatapultapp.com. Connect with Imprint on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ImprintEnterprises) and Twitter (@imprintbarcode).
About Zebra Technologies
A global leader respected for innovation and reliability, Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) offers products and solutions that give a virtual voice to an organizations assets, people and transactions, enabling organizations to unlock greater business value. The companys extensive portfolio of marking and printing technologies, including RFID and real-time location solutions, illuminates mission-critical information to help customers take smarter business actions. For more information about Zebras solutions, visit http://www.zebra.com and follow @ZebraTechnology.
Press Contact:
Scot Robnett
Imprint Enterprises
Aurora, IL. 60504
+1 (630) 505-1700
http://www.imprint-e.com/
Company Contact Information
Cruzeiro Safaris
Claudia
News and Press Release Distribution From I-Newswire.com Reported by i-Newswire.com 2 days ago.
Catapult has already been implemented successfully in checking-in competitors at CPX Sports in Joliet, IL. CPX sought to expedite check-in for players, and realized a pre-registration process would offer more opportunity for players to check-in early. They also wanted to create a way for customers to check-in onsite beyond the ticket window.
Catapult allows CPX Sports to process admissions via a smart phone or tablet. Team members use the web-based Catapult to check-in players in line, and print a receipt on the spot with the Zebra MZ 220 mobile receipt printer. Then, CPX uses the Zebra HC100 printer with Z-Band Fun wristbands equipped with barcodes for electronic access into the park.
Normally it would take us 20 hours to check in 2,000 players, says Sean Scott at CPX Sports, but with Catapult application and Zebra Mobile Receipt and Wristband printers we can do it in about 6 or 7.
About Imprint Enterprises
Founded in 1975, Imprint Enterprises is a leading provider of barcode traceability and mobility solutions for the enterprises as well as for small business. Imprint offers barcode printing and scanning hardware, software, supplies, services, and custom mobile and web applications, for more information, call 855-745-4464 or visit http://www.mycatapultapp.com. Connect with Imprint on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ImprintEnterprises) and Twitter (@imprintbarcode).
About Zebra Technologies
A global leader respected for innovation and reliability, Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) offers products and solutions that give a virtual voice to an organizations assets, people and transactions, enabling organizations to unlock greater business value. The companys extensive portfolio of marking and printing technologies, including RFID and real-time location solutions, illuminates mission-critical information to help customers take smarter business actions. For more information about Zebras solutions, visit http://www.zebra.com and follow @ZebraTechnology.
Press Contact:
Scot Robnett
Imprint Enterprises
Aurora, IL. 60504
+1 (630) 505-1700
http://www.imprint-e.com/
Company Contact Information
Cruzeiro Safaris
Claudia
News and Press Release Distribution From I-Newswire.com Reported by i-Newswire.com 2 days ago.
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Aurora Police searching for missing 8-year-old girl
Aurora Police are looking for a missing girl who disappeared on her way to school Tuesday morning.
Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.
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Global And China MRI Industry 2013 Market Research Report
Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: Global And China MRI Industry 2013 Market Research Report.
London (PRWEB) November 19, 2013
Description
The report firstly introduced MRI basic information included MRI definition classification application industry chain structure industry overview; international market analysis, China domestic market analysis, Macroeconomic environment and economic situation analysis and influence, MRI industry policy and plan, MRI product specification, manufacturing process, product cost structure etc. then statistics China key manufacturers MRI capacity production cost price profit production value gross margin etc details information, at the same time, statistics these manufacturers MRI products customers application capacity market position company contact information etc company related information, then collect all these manufacturers data and listed China MRI capacity production capacity market share production market share supply demand shortage import export consumption etc data statistics, and then introduced China MRI 2009-2013 capacity production price cost profit production value gross margin etc information.
And also listed MRI upstream raw materials equipments and Down stream clients alternative products survey analysis and MRI marketing channels industry development trend and proposals. In the end, this report introduced MRI new project SWOT analysis Investment feasibility analysis investment return analysis and also give related research conclusions and development trend analysis of China MRI industry.
In a word, it was a depth research report on China MRI industry. And thanks to the support and assistance from MRI industry chain related technical experts and marketing engineers during Research Team survey and interviews.
Chapter One MRI Industry Overview
1.1 MRI Definition
1.2 MRI Classification and Application
1.3 MRI Industry Chain Structure
1.4 MRI Industry Overview
Chapter Two MRI International and China Market Analysis
2.1 MRI Industry International Market Analysis
2.1.1 MRI International Market Development History
2.1.2 MRI Product and Technology Developments
2.1.3 MRI Competitive Landscape Analysis
2.1.4 MRI International Key Countries Development Status
2.1.5 MRI International Market Development Trend
2.2 MRI Industry China Market Analysis
2.2.1 MRI China Market Development History
2.2.2 MRI Product and Technology Developments
2.2.3 MRI Competitive Landscape Analysis
2.2.4 MRI China Key Regions Development Status
2.2.5 MRI China Market Development Trend
2.3 MRI International and China Market Comparison Analysis
Chapter Three MRI Development Environmental Analysis
3.1 China Economic Environmental Analysis
3.1.1 China GDP Analysis
3.1.2 China CPI Analysis
3.2 European Economic Environmental Analysis and Impact
3.3 United States Economic Environmental Analysis and Impact
3.4 Global Economic Environmental Analysis and Impact
Chapter Four MRI Development Policy and Plan
4.1 China Government Policy and Development Plan
4.2 Sub-Industry Policy Analysis
4.3 Local Policy and Development Analysis
4.4 Downstream Industry Policy and Demand Analysis
4.5 Hotspots and Influence Analysis
Chapter Five MRI Manufacturing Process and Cost Structure
5.1 MRI Product Specifications
5.2 MRI Manufacturing Process Analysis
5.3 MRI Cost Structure Analysis
Chapter Six 2009-2013 MRI Productions Supply Sales Demand Market Status and Forecast
6.1 2009-2013 MRI Capacity Production Overview
6.2 2009-2013 MRI Production Market Share Analysis
6.3 2009-2013 MRI Demand Overview
6.4 2009-2013 MRI Supply Demand and Shortage
6.5 2009-2013 MRI Import Export Consumption
6.6 2009-2013 MRI Cost Price Production Value Gross Margin
Chapter Seven MRI Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.1 Siemens
7.2 Philips
7.3 GE
7.4 Hitachi
7.5 Toshiba
7.6 Neusoft
7.7 ESAOTE
7.8 Fonar
7.9 ANKE
7.10 Aurora
7.11 IMRIS
7.12 Wandong
7.13 XGY
7.26 United-Imaging
Chapter Eight Up and Down Stream Industry Analysis and Influence
8.1 Upstream Raw Materials Price Analysis and Influence
8.2 Upstream Equipments Market Analysis and Influence
8.3 Down Stream Demand Analysis and Influence
8.4 Alternative Products Analysis and Influence
Chapter Nine MRI Marketing Channels Analysis
9.1 MRI Marketing Channels Status
9.2 MRI Marketing Channels Management
9.3 MRI Marketing Channels Establishment
9.4 MRI Marketing Channels Development Trend
Chapter Ten MRI Industry Development Trend
10.1 2012-2016 MRI Development Trend
10.2 2012-2016 Market Potential Forecast
10.3 2012-2016 R&D Trend
10.4 2012-2016 Marketing Channels Change Trend
10.5 2012-2016 Competition Pattern Development Trends
10.6 2012-2016 Import Export Development Trend
Chapter Eleven MRI Industry Development Proposals
11.1 Macroeconomic Development Countermeasures
11.2 New Firms Enter Market Strategy
11.3 New Project Investment Proposals
11.4 Marketing Channel Strategy Proposals
11.5 Competitive Environment Strategy Proposals
Chapter Twelve MRI New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis
12.1 MRI Project SWOT Analysis
12.2 MRI New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis
Chapter Thirteen China MRI Industry Research Conclusions
List Of Tables
Tables and Figures
Figure MRI Product Picture
Table MRI Classification and Application List
Figure MRI Industry Chain Structure
Figure 2006-2011 China GDP(100 Million RMB) and Growth Rate
Table 2006-2012 China Quarterly GDP and Growth Rate
Figure 2011-2012 China CPI Change Trend
Figure Europe Four Countries PMI Change Trend
Figure US CPI and PCE Growth Rate Comparison
Figure US Private Savings Rate and US Net Export /GDP Ratio Change Trend
Figure US Public Debt and Deficit Proportion of its GDP
Table MRI Product Specifications List
Figure MRI Manufacturing Process Flow
Table 2012 China MRI Cost Structure List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity and Total Capacity (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity Market Share List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production and Total Production (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share List
Figure 2009-2013 Global MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Capacity Utilization Rate List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity and Total Capacity (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity Market Share List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production and Total Production (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share List
Figure 2009-2013 China MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Capacity Utilization Rate List
Figure 2011 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Figure 2012 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Figure 2011 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Figure 2012 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Demand (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Demand (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Supply Demand Shortage (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Supply Demand Shortage (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Production Import Export Consumption (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Price (USD/Unit) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Price (USD/Unit) List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Philips MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Philips MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Philips MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Philips MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 GE MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 GE MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 GE MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 GE MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 XGY MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 XGY MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 XGY MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 XGY MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2013 China United-Imaging New Project SWOT Analysis List
Table MRI New Project Investment Return and Feasibility Analysis
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Description
The report firstly introduced MRI basic information included MRI definition classification application industry chain structure industry overview; international market analysis, China domestic market analysis, Macroeconomic environment and economic situation analysis and influence, MRI industry policy and plan, MRI product specification, manufacturing process, product cost structure etc. then statistics China key manufacturers MRI capacity production cost price profit production value gross margin etc details information, at the same time, statistics these manufacturers MRI products customers application capacity market position company contact information etc company related information, then collect all these manufacturers data and listed China MRI capacity production capacity market share production market share supply demand shortage import export consumption etc data statistics, and then introduced China MRI 2009-2013 capacity production price cost profit production value gross margin etc information.
And also listed MRI upstream raw materials equipments and Down stream clients alternative products survey analysis and MRI marketing channels industry development trend and proposals. In the end, this report introduced MRI new project SWOT analysis Investment feasibility analysis investment return analysis and also give related research conclusions and development trend analysis of China MRI industry.
In a word, it was a depth research report on China MRI industry. And thanks to the support and assistance from MRI industry chain related technical experts and marketing engineers during Research Team survey and interviews.
Chapter One MRI Industry Overview
1.1 MRI Definition
1.2 MRI Classification and Application
1.3 MRI Industry Chain Structure
1.4 MRI Industry Overview
Chapter Two MRI International and China Market Analysis
2.1 MRI Industry International Market Analysis
2.1.1 MRI International Market Development History
2.1.2 MRI Product and Technology Developments
2.1.3 MRI Competitive Landscape Analysis
2.1.4 MRI International Key Countries Development Status
2.1.5 MRI International Market Development Trend
2.2 MRI Industry China Market Analysis
2.2.1 MRI China Market Development History
2.2.2 MRI Product and Technology Developments
2.2.3 MRI Competitive Landscape Analysis
2.2.4 MRI China Key Regions Development Status
2.2.5 MRI China Market Development Trend
2.3 MRI International and China Market Comparison Analysis
Chapter Three MRI Development Environmental Analysis
3.1 China Economic Environmental Analysis
3.1.1 China GDP Analysis
3.1.2 China CPI Analysis
3.2 European Economic Environmental Analysis and Impact
3.3 United States Economic Environmental Analysis and Impact
3.4 Global Economic Environmental Analysis and Impact
Chapter Four MRI Development Policy and Plan
4.1 China Government Policy and Development Plan
4.2 Sub-Industry Policy Analysis
4.3 Local Policy and Development Analysis
4.4 Downstream Industry Policy and Demand Analysis
4.5 Hotspots and Influence Analysis
Chapter Five MRI Manufacturing Process and Cost Structure
5.1 MRI Product Specifications
5.2 MRI Manufacturing Process Analysis
5.3 MRI Cost Structure Analysis
Chapter Six 2009-2013 MRI Productions Supply Sales Demand Market Status and Forecast
6.1 2009-2013 MRI Capacity Production Overview
6.2 2009-2013 MRI Production Market Share Analysis
6.3 2009-2013 MRI Demand Overview
6.4 2009-2013 MRI Supply Demand and Shortage
6.5 2009-2013 MRI Import Export Consumption
6.6 2009-2013 MRI Cost Price Production Value Gross Margin
Chapter Seven MRI Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.1 Siemens
7.2 Philips
7.3 GE
7.4 Hitachi
7.5 Toshiba
7.6 Neusoft
7.7 ESAOTE
7.8 Fonar
7.9 ANKE
7.10 Aurora
7.11 IMRIS
7.12 Wandong
7.13 XGY
7.26 United-Imaging
Chapter Eight Up and Down Stream Industry Analysis and Influence
8.1 Upstream Raw Materials Price Analysis and Influence
8.2 Upstream Equipments Market Analysis and Influence
8.3 Down Stream Demand Analysis and Influence
8.4 Alternative Products Analysis and Influence
Chapter Nine MRI Marketing Channels Analysis
9.1 MRI Marketing Channels Status
9.2 MRI Marketing Channels Management
9.3 MRI Marketing Channels Establishment
9.4 MRI Marketing Channels Development Trend
Chapter Ten MRI Industry Development Trend
10.1 2012-2016 MRI Development Trend
10.2 2012-2016 Market Potential Forecast
10.3 2012-2016 R&D Trend
10.4 2012-2016 Marketing Channels Change Trend
10.5 2012-2016 Competition Pattern Development Trends
10.6 2012-2016 Import Export Development Trend
Chapter Eleven MRI Industry Development Proposals
11.1 Macroeconomic Development Countermeasures
11.2 New Firms Enter Market Strategy
11.3 New Project Investment Proposals
11.4 Marketing Channel Strategy Proposals
11.5 Competitive Environment Strategy Proposals
Chapter Twelve MRI New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis
12.1 MRI Project SWOT Analysis
12.2 MRI New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis
Chapter Thirteen China MRI Industry Research Conclusions
List Of Tables
Tables and Figures
Figure MRI Product Picture
Table MRI Classification and Application List
Figure MRI Industry Chain Structure
Figure 2006-2011 China GDP(100 Million RMB) and Growth Rate
Table 2006-2012 China Quarterly GDP and Growth Rate
Figure 2011-2012 China CPI Change Trend
Figure Europe Four Countries PMI Change Trend
Figure US CPI and PCE Growth Rate Comparison
Figure US Private Savings Rate and US Net Export /GDP Ratio Change Trend
Figure US Public Debt and Deficit Proportion of its GDP
Table MRI Product Specifications List
Figure MRI Manufacturing Process Flow
Table 2012 China MRI Cost Structure List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity and Total Capacity (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity Market Share List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production and Total Production (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share List
Figure 2009-2013 Global MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Capacity Utilization Rate List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity and Total Capacity (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Capacity Market Share List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production and Total Production (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share List
Figure 2009-2013 China MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Capacity Utilization Rate List
Figure 2011 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Figure 2012 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Figure 2011 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Figure 2012 China Major Manufacturers MRI Production Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Demand (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Demand (Units) and Growth Rate
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Supply Demand Shortage (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Supply Demand Shortage (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Production Import Export Consumption (Units) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Price (USD/Unit) List
Table 2009-2013 Global Major Manufacturers MRI Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 Global MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Price (USD/Unit) List
Table 2009-2013 China Major Manufacturers MRI Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 China MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Table 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Siemens MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Philips MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Philips MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Philips MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Philips MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 GE MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 GE MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 GE MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 GE MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Hitachi MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Toshiba MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Neusoft MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 ESAOTE MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Fonar MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 ANKE MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Aurora MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 IMRIS MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 Wandong MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 XGY MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 XGY MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 XGY MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 XGY MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Production (Units) Price Cost Gross (USD/Unit) Production Value (Million USD) Gross Margin List
Figure 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Capacity Production (Units) and Growth Rate
Figure 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Production Global Market Share
Figure 2009-2013 United-Imaging MRI Production China Market Share
Table 2013 China United-Imaging New Project SWOT Analysis List
Table MRI New Project Investment Return and Feasibility Analysis
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Power-One Aurora MICRO-0.25-I PV Micro-Inverter Reverse Costing Analysis
DUBLIN, Ireland, November 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2vk8h2/powerone_aurora) has announced the addition of the "Power-One Aurora MICRO-0.25-I PV Micro-Inverter Reverse Costing Analysis" report to their...
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Aurora driving school clerk pleads guilty to Social Security fraud
A woman who worked at an Aurora driving school accused of taking bribes to grant paperwork for licences to applicants pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud on Tuesday.
Reported by Denver Post 1 day ago.
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Judge sets Thursday hearing in request for new exam for James Holmes
An Arapahoe County judge has scheduled a Thursday morning hearing to discuss a prosecution request that the Aurora movie theater gunman undergo another psychiatric evaluation.
Reported by Denver Post 1 day ago.
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Havana BID to Give Away Over $1000 to Aurora Holiday Shoppers
Budgets will stretch farther for holiday shoppers in Aurora, Colorado, thanks to Havana Business Improvement District promotions including a $1000 giveaway.
Aurora, Colorado (PRWEB) November 19, 2013
The Havana Business Improvement District (BID), dba On Havana Street, is sponsoring a bevy of holiday activities and giving away $1,000 to make shopping in Aurora more magical this holiday season.
"Shopping in Aurora this holiday season will be full of music, mirth and wonderful little surprises for those who choose to support businesses on Havana Street," said Havana BID Executive Director Gayle Jetchick. "We’ve found ways to help our member merchants and our shoppers and have lots of fun doing it."
Ten Aurora shoppers will win $100 to help stretch their gift-buying budgets. Entry Forms and boxes will be available by Thanksgiving and through noon on December 11 at seven locations:· The Summit Steakhouse, 2700 S. Havana Street
· Havana Street Station, 1911 S. Havana Street
· Key Bank at The Gardens on Havana
· The English Teacup, 1930 S. Havana Street
· Noodles & Company at The Gardens on Havana
· Klassye Creations, 2790 S. Havana Street
· Massage Envy at The Gardens on Havana
The drawing for the winners will be held at the Ugly Sweater Party on Wednesday, December 11, at The Summit Steakhouse. In addition to the $1,000 Shopping Spree winners, the person wearing the ugliest holiday sweater, as voted by attending partygoers, will be awarded $100 cash.
On Small Business Saturday, November 30, shoppers at The Gardens on Havana will be treated to holiday caroling. The Aurora Singers will start at Toys & Babies "R" Us at The Gardens on Havana at 2:00 PM and go store to store for two hours.
Aurora shoppers may be pleasantly surprised on the afternoon of Saturday, December 7. Havana BID "Secret Santas" will approach shoppers on Havana Street and presenting them with candy canes and gift cards for Havana BID member merchants.
Aurora shoppers are also encouraged to visit Havana Street on Friday, November 29, to support local merchants and take advantage of various Black Friday specials.
About Havana Business Improvement District
The Havana Business Improvement District (BID) dba On Havana Street is a special district in Colorado created in 2007 by business and neighborhood leaders and Aurora city staff working together to build a stronger, better community. The District makes a difference by focusing on unique, culturally diverse events and fun new things to do and working to keep the area clean, safe and beautiful. For more information please contact Gayle Jetchick, Executive Director info(at)OnHavanaStreet(dot)com, (303) 360-7505. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.
Aurora, Colorado (PRWEB) November 19, 2013
The Havana Business Improvement District (BID), dba On Havana Street, is sponsoring a bevy of holiday activities and giving away $1,000 to make shopping in Aurora more magical this holiday season.
"Shopping in Aurora this holiday season will be full of music, mirth and wonderful little surprises for those who choose to support businesses on Havana Street," said Havana BID Executive Director Gayle Jetchick. "We’ve found ways to help our member merchants and our shoppers and have lots of fun doing it."
Ten Aurora shoppers will win $100 to help stretch their gift-buying budgets. Entry Forms and boxes will be available by Thanksgiving and through noon on December 11 at seven locations:· The Summit Steakhouse, 2700 S. Havana Street
· Havana Street Station, 1911 S. Havana Street
· Key Bank at The Gardens on Havana
· The English Teacup, 1930 S. Havana Street
· Noodles & Company at The Gardens on Havana
· Klassye Creations, 2790 S. Havana Street
· Massage Envy at The Gardens on Havana
The drawing for the winners will be held at the Ugly Sweater Party on Wednesday, December 11, at The Summit Steakhouse. In addition to the $1,000 Shopping Spree winners, the person wearing the ugliest holiday sweater, as voted by attending partygoers, will be awarded $100 cash.
On Small Business Saturday, November 30, shoppers at The Gardens on Havana will be treated to holiday caroling. The Aurora Singers will start at Toys & Babies "R" Us at The Gardens on Havana at 2:00 PM and go store to store for two hours.
Aurora shoppers may be pleasantly surprised on the afternoon of Saturday, December 7. Havana BID "Secret Santas" will approach shoppers on Havana Street and presenting them with candy canes and gift cards for Havana BID member merchants.
Aurora shoppers are also encouraged to visit Havana Street on Friday, November 29, to support local merchants and take advantage of various Black Friday specials.
About Havana Business Improvement District
The Havana Business Improvement District (BID) dba On Havana Street is a special district in Colorado created in 2007 by business and neighborhood leaders and Aurora city staff working together to build a stronger, better community. The District makes a difference by focusing on unique, culturally diverse events and fun new things to do and working to keep the area clean, safe and beautiful. For more information please contact Gayle Jetchick, Executive Director info(at)OnHavanaStreet(dot)com, (303) 360-7505. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.
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Three Teens Charged in West Chicago Murder of Wheaton Man
Patch Glen Ellyn, IL --Two West Chicago teens and an Aurora teen are scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday morning. Reported by Patch 16 hours ago.
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Celebrate a Whole Month with Science Fiction This November
Celebrate Sci Fi Month with My Sci Fi Library. Read this complete month award winning Novels.Science fiction books are loved and appreciated by people of all generations. These books are especially a huge craze among children. The advantages of reading books is known to all, but books on science fiction help children get a better idea of the science and technology, while fanning their imagination at the same time. Reading such books can also help the kids build an aptitude for science, in addition to getting an in-depth knowledge on various technological aspects. However, it's not only children who love reading science fiction books. Adults too are equally hooked to this genre and enjoy reading some of the masterpieces by visionary authors. This November, have a blast with science fiction. You will be finding every person reading science fiction the whole month. Not only books but everywhere the discussion are completely related to science fiction let it be movies, blog or social media. The idea behind this month comes from the great "Rinn Reads". A hearty thanks to introduce this November as science fiction month.
You can enjoy this month by reading to the fullest. Here is an app which will help you in this process.
By downloading the Sci-Fi Library app for the iPhone, one can create his/her personal, handheld library. Finding the desired titles can be easily done by scanning the barcodes of one's personal library. For all those science fiction lovers out there who complain about not finding their favorite science fiction titles easily, My Sci-Fi Library brings good news. By making it a cakewalk to research, locate, and track one's favorite science fiction books, My Sci-Fi Library ensures that book lovers no longer need to mourn the unavailability of their favorite titles. In case one's preference lies in searching and reading the in-vogue and award winning titles, browsing Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy award winners is made easy by My Sci-Fi Library.
Preloaded with more than 100 titles of classic, award winning fantasy and science fiction Novels, My Sci-Fi Library is nothing short of a treasure trove for the voracious readers. What's more, it also facilitates one to search the World Wide Web by title and author to locate his/her favorite science fiction books. So, this November, read all your favorite sci-fi books and some more, courtesy My Sci-Fi Library.Happy reading.
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You can enjoy this month by reading to the fullest. Here is an app which will help you in this process.
By downloading the Sci-Fi Library app for the iPhone, one can create his/her personal, handheld library. Finding the desired titles can be easily done by scanning the barcodes of one's personal library. For all those science fiction lovers out there who complain about not finding their favorite science fiction titles easily, My Sci-Fi Library brings good news. By making it a cakewalk to research, locate, and track one's favorite science fiction books, My Sci-Fi Library ensures that book lovers no longer need to mourn the unavailability of their favorite titles. In case one's preference lies in searching and reading the in-vogue and award winning titles, browsing Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy award winners is made easy by My Sci-Fi Library.
Preloaded with more than 100 titles of classic, award winning fantasy and science fiction Novels, My Sci-Fi Library is nothing short of a treasure trove for the voracious readers. What's more, it also facilitates one to search the World Wide Web by title and author to locate his/her favorite science fiction books. So, this November, read all your favorite sci-fi books and some more, courtesy My Sci-Fi Library.Happy reading.
Web site:http://myscifilibrary.com/
App store Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id628452917
Company Contact Information
My Sci Fi Library
Martin James
830 Main St, East Aurora, New York 14052
14052
888-400-9841
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Former Aurora exec Sue Ela to lead early-stage tech firm
Sue Ela, who resigned from a top executive position at Aurora Health Care in 2012, has joined Milwaukee early-stage health care technology firm Medical Companion LLC as CEO. Medical Companion’s founder is orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joe Kahli, who practices at hospitals owned by Milwaukee-based Aurora. The company’s initial product is called surgicalCompanion, which is a mobile app that provides real-time communication between surgeons and their patients and their families before, during and after…
Reported by bizjournals 17 hours ago.
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Toronto’s Golem
Like the aurora borealis on crack, the Rob Ford flameout has streaked across the northern skies for days, weeks, even months longer than any sensible political scandal ought to. Long after it was clear that this whole thing needed to be shut down, the mayor of Toronto has continued to take up air and space in world media coverage. Why are we still reading about this guy? The simple answer is that Canadians are too nice to oust even a batshit crazy leader; the more complicated one is that Toronto doesn’t actually have a mechanism to fully remove a batshit crazy leader from public office since it doesn’t happen much.
Reported by Slate 15 hours ago.
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Latest Zimmerman arrest is a reminder of just how broken US justice system is | Michael P Jeffries
There's a presumption of white innocence. It reflects a society rife with institutional racism and prejudice against people of color
George Zimmerman is a disturbed and dangerous man. He is a man with a prolonged history of violence and poor judgment, who is yet to demonstrate remorse for taking the life of an innocent 16-year-old boy. The police chief who oversees Zimmerman's former Florida town agreed with a concerned citizen who wrote that Zimmerman was "a Sandy Hook [or] Aurora waiting to happen".
This past summer Zimmerman was pulled over for speeding twice, and he participated in what appears to be a staged car crash rescue to repair his soiled public image. His recent arrest and felony charge for assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her with a firearm was met with little surprise by those of us who were devastated by outcome of the Trayvon Martin murder trial.
As evidence mounts that Zimmerman is a menace to society, his character will come under increasing attack. These too-little-too-late public condemnations may feel like vindication in light of the injustice of the Trayvon Martin tragedy. But left unchecked, shouts of "I told you so!" will drown out the most crucial lessons of the saga. Zimmerman's personal failings and poor character played undeniable roles in Martin's death. But the injustice of the Martin murder is not enabled or sustained by "bad guys" like Zimmerman. Rather, it is produced by a broken criminal punishment system that reflects a society rife with institutional racism and prejudice against people of color.
During the murder trial, defense attorney Mark O'Mara explicitly told the jury, "Do not give anybody the benefit of the doubt except for George Zimmerman." Indeed, Zimmerman was given the benefit of the doubt by the legal system at every turn, and it began long before the trial started. It took sustained protests by Martin's parents, neighbors, and prominent civil rights advocates merely for Martin's killer to be arrested and brought to court.
The presumption of white innocence is interwoven with the perceptions of black and Hispanic criminality and threat. Law professors Allie Rolnick and Priscilla Ocen explain that self-defense laws like "Stand Your Ground" are based on the idea of "reasonable fear" of severe bodily damage. So Zimmerman's "not guilty" verdict cannot be separated from condemnation of Martin as fearsome, despite the fact that Zimmerman pursued Martin in a vehicle and confronted the boy with a loaded gun. These codependent biases of white innocence and black guilt were crystalized through comparisons between Zimmerman (who is Hispanic but was perceived as white) and Marissa Alexander, a young black woman who was sent to prison after her "Stand Your Ground" defense claim was denied. Alexander, who fired warning shots to scare off her allegedly abusive husband, had her case reopened after the Zimmerman verdict.
The plague of racial prejudice is not speculation. Stereotypes of black criminality run rampant and are empirically documented (pdf). Implicit and explicit racial prejudice against blacks and Hispanics has increased since President Obama took office in 2008. But the most disastrous impact of prejudice is not social unpleasantness, it is its codification and reinforcement in institutions like the police system and the courts.
New York City's "Stop and Frisk" policy and Arizona's immigrant surveillance law are two ongoing legal battles that exemplify these trends. Despite Obama's heartfelt response to the Zimmerman verdict, little action has been taken by the federal government and racial profiling and mass incarceration of blacks and Hispanics continues unchecked.
The idea that we can address Zimmerman's transgressions without talking about the interplay of race, gender, and class is often framed as a commitment to neutrality. Judge Debra Nelson, who presided over the Zimmerman trial, actually banned the phrase "racial profiling" from being used during proceedings. But silence about race, gender, and class is not neutrality. Colorblindness and "postracialism" require the active denial of continued oppression of people of color and the racist stigma that follows young black men and boys like Martin.
Zimmerman's latest arrest presents another opportunity for "neutrality" to manifest as active denial. Zimmerman's history of domestic violence cannot be treated as unrelated to his current predicament. As Salamishah Tillet pointed out during the murder trial, previous abuses of women and children are often precursors to repeat offenses, especially when left unchecked by the criminal punishment system.
We have to guard against attributing the Martin tragedy solely to Zimmerman's behavior and taking satisfaction in his disgrace. The Martin murder and the plague of domestic violence against women and children should inspire anger and righteous discontent. But rather than exhausting ourselves with calls to lock Zimmerman up and throw away the key, our indignation needs to be channeled and used as fuel for a long and unglamorous fight.
We have to reform immigration policy, ban racial profiling, and repeal sentencing laws that disproportionately penalize people of color. We also have change the ways we talk about criminal punishment, innocence, and white male privilege. Neutrality is a smokescreen for racism and sexism inscribed in law and on our bodies. So we have to talk truthfully about race, gender, and class in courts, legislative halls, schools, and in our homes if we are to move towards justice. Catching the bad guy will not stop the crime. Reported by guardian.co.uk 13 hours ago.
George Zimmerman is a disturbed and dangerous man. He is a man with a prolonged history of violence and poor judgment, who is yet to demonstrate remorse for taking the life of an innocent 16-year-old boy. The police chief who oversees Zimmerman's former Florida town agreed with a concerned citizen who wrote that Zimmerman was "a Sandy Hook [or] Aurora waiting to happen".
This past summer Zimmerman was pulled over for speeding twice, and he participated in what appears to be a staged car crash rescue to repair his soiled public image. His recent arrest and felony charge for assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her with a firearm was met with little surprise by those of us who were devastated by outcome of the Trayvon Martin murder trial.
As evidence mounts that Zimmerman is a menace to society, his character will come under increasing attack. These too-little-too-late public condemnations may feel like vindication in light of the injustice of the Trayvon Martin tragedy. But left unchecked, shouts of "I told you so!" will drown out the most crucial lessons of the saga. Zimmerman's personal failings and poor character played undeniable roles in Martin's death. But the injustice of the Martin murder is not enabled or sustained by "bad guys" like Zimmerman. Rather, it is produced by a broken criminal punishment system that reflects a society rife with institutional racism and prejudice against people of color.
During the murder trial, defense attorney Mark O'Mara explicitly told the jury, "Do not give anybody the benefit of the doubt except for George Zimmerman." Indeed, Zimmerman was given the benefit of the doubt by the legal system at every turn, and it began long before the trial started. It took sustained protests by Martin's parents, neighbors, and prominent civil rights advocates merely for Martin's killer to be arrested and brought to court.
The presumption of white innocence is interwoven with the perceptions of black and Hispanic criminality and threat. Law professors Allie Rolnick and Priscilla Ocen explain that self-defense laws like "Stand Your Ground" are based on the idea of "reasonable fear" of severe bodily damage. So Zimmerman's "not guilty" verdict cannot be separated from condemnation of Martin as fearsome, despite the fact that Zimmerman pursued Martin in a vehicle and confronted the boy with a loaded gun. These codependent biases of white innocence and black guilt were crystalized through comparisons between Zimmerman (who is Hispanic but was perceived as white) and Marissa Alexander, a young black woman who was sent to prison after her "Stand Your Ground" defense claim was denied. Alexander, who fired warning shots to scare off her allegedly abusive husband, had her case reopened after the Zimmerman verdict.
The plague of racial prejudice is not speculation. Stereotypes of black criminality run rampant and are empirically documented (pdf). Implicit and explicit racial prejudice against blacks and Hispanics has increased since President Obama took office in 2008. But the most disastrous impact of prejudice is not social unpleasantness, it is its codification and reinforcement in institutions like the police system and the courts.
New York City's "Stop and Frisk" policy and Arizona's immigrant surveillance law are two ongoing legal battles that exemplify these trends. Despite Obama's heartfelt response to the Zimmerman verdict, little action has been taken by the federal government and racial profiling and mass incarceration of blacks and Hispanics continues unchecked.
The idea that we can address Zimmerman's transgressions without talking about the interplay of race, gender, and class is often framed as a commitment to neutrality. Judge Debra Nelson, who presided over the Zimmerman trial, actually banned the phrase "racial profiling" from being used during proceedings. But silence about race, gender, and class is not neutrality. Colorblindness and "postracialism" require the active denial of continued oppression of people of color and the racist stigma that follows young black men and boys like Martin.
Zimmerman's latest arrest presents another opportunity for "neutrality" to manifest as active denial. Zimmerman's history of domestic violence cannot be treated as unrelated to his current predicament. As Salamishah Tillet pointed out during the murder trial, previous abuses of women and children are often precursors to repeat offenses, especially when left unchecked by the criminal punishment system.
We have to guard against attributing the Martin tragedy solely to Zimmerman's behavior and taking satisfaction in his disgrace. The Martin murder and the plague of domestic violence against women and children should inspire anger and righteous discontent. But rather than exhausting ourselves with calls to lock Zimmerman up and throw away the key, our indignation needs to be channeled and used as fuel for a long and unglamorous fight.
We have to reform immigration policy, ban racial profiling, and repeal sentencing laws that disproportionately penalize people of color. We also have change the ways we talk about criminal punishment, innocence, and white male privilege. Neutrality is a smokescreen for racism and sexism inscribed in law and on our bodies. So we have to talk truthfully about race, gender, and class in courts, legislative halls, schools, and in our homes if we are to move towards justice. Catching the bad guy will not stop the crime. Reported by guardian.co.uk 13 hours ago.
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The Family Photo Session
Is it so wrong to want an amazing photograph of my family with my extended family with everyone's eyes open? IS THAT SO WRONG?
As the great thinker Kim Kardashian once said, "You must go through Kris Humphries to get to Kanye West." Who knew that Kris Humphries was code for flesh-eating ants, blinding sun and screaming children?
Of course, as I now stare at these glorious, serene images of flaxen-haired angels and sunbeams, I know it was all so very worth it, especially come holiday time, when you'll be sitting in a snow drift and we'll be sitting on a beach on your fridge, gloating. But back to Kris Humphries and the 8th circle of hell.
The multi-generational family photo session is like walking over burning coals very, very slowly, 57 times, until everyone's mouths are stretched in grimaces that are less Hitchcock-ian and more Disney -- and this is once we've actually found the photographer, which takes a good half hour, because he's busy photographing 200 other families on the beach at the exact same time.
It's "Where's Waldo? The White and Khaki Edition" and that's when it dawns on me, as I await the return of my husband from the brave 2013 Photographer-Search-And-Recovery-Mission, that my family -- COLLECTIVE GASP! -- is also dressed in white and khaki!
Under normal circumstances, I would cackle like a hyena -- it's so Brownie Troop Leader, so Mid-1990's-Tech-Company! -- but these are not normal circumstances. These are circumstances in which my family is trying to painstakingly follow photo session clothing ordinances. We don't want to -- God forbid -- disrupt the nesting sea turtles with our brash colors and patterns! And also, these photographs need to be a testament to my family's superiority for decades -- nay, centuries -- to come! We tried so hard to be the Fresh Prince of the Family Photo Session, but alas, we're just another Carlton in a sea of Carltons.
It's too late for regrets. There is nothing ahead but sand in my poor choice of high heels.
Once the photographer has been spotted, we move as one clumsy, sweating mass to his nook near the cattails and there, I make the fatal error. The miscalculation that elevates the next 30 minutes from Code Red to Code Asteroid-Inferno-Apocalypse.
"Honey, watch where you put your feet, there are ants on the sand," I tell my 5-year-old, having sustained several bites myself.
ANTS ON THE SAND! ANTS ON THE SAND! ANTSANTSANTSANTS! SCREAMING! HYSTERIA!
I must get the situation under control! Which is difficult to do when my husband is hissing to me in low tones of accusation and distress and high tones of survival. Survival, I mutter, keep my eye on the prize! The holiday card! The holiday card! With the whimpering 5-year-old at last raised high in Papa's arms above the ants, I am feeling very final-season John & Kate Plus 8 as I steel myself for the flash of the camera.
And that's when the photographer requests that the ladies, THE WOMENFOLK-MINUS-NANA, sit down on the sand. On the sand filled with thousands of biting ants. In our dresses. With sweaty legs. While the dudes, THE MENFOLK, stand proprietarily behind, dapper, jovial, their asses not part of the ant al fresco. In a scene reminiscent of that high school drill team pep rally where I was forced to smile while wearing a unitard and doing the splits as the marching band played the school song, I force a smile that only the contestants of Survivor would recognize.
After seemingly hundreds of takes and choruses of "Look here, look here, open your eyes, stop squinting, look here, look up, ignore the sea gull, open your eyes, stop crying," we are instructed to hold hands and walk through the waves, in search of the elusive image of three generations perfectly reflected in the ocean. Please pause and imagine that moment in the movie Anchorman where the news team tries to turn around at the same time and look coyly at the camera, but can't do it.
Despite the aurora borealis of frizz haloing my head, there are no ants in the water, so my smile is slightly more genuine in those photos. Also, the end is near. Families are leaving, the beach is becoming less khakied, I can almost taste the margarita that my contract requires at the end of modeling sessions!
But the luck, it must be pushed. (As stated in the bylaws of life.)
Nana and Papa want a photo of themselves with all the grandchildren. Can you believe it? The sheer audacity! The gall! To want images of their grandchildren to treasure! (By the way, the key to treasured photographic memories of children is to ask everyone to look directly into the sun, while eardrums are lacerated by an inconsolable toddler.)
And then suddenly, it's done. The photographer never yells "Fin!" and throws his camera to his invisible assistant behind him or kisses me on both cheeks, but he starts talking about proofs and muttering "I hope I got the reflections," and I get the strange feeling he doesn't want to see any of us again. Or ever.
After taking a slow look around and assessing the damage -- both physical and emotional -- the family tumbleweed rolls back to the boardwalk, white shirts dingy, khakis resembling army fatigues. The PTSD will hit later, but at the moment everyone is giddy, elated, thrilled to have lived another day.
Survival! Survival!
The holiday card!
Also on HuffPost: Reported by Huffington Post 13 hours ago.
As the great thinker Kim Kardashian once said, "You must go through Kris Humphries to get to Kanye West." Who knew that Kris Humphries was code for flesh-eating ants, blinding sun and screaming children?
Of course, as I now stare at these glorious, serene images of flaxen-haired angels and sunbeams, I know it was all so very worth it, especially come holiday time, when you'll be sitting in a snow drift and we'll be sitting on a beach on your fridge, gloating. But back to Kris Humphries and the 8th circle of hell.
The multi-generational family photo session is like walking over burning coals very, very slowly, 57 times, until everyone's mouths are stretched in grimaces that are less Hitchcock-ian and more Disney -- and this is once we've actually found the photographer, which takes a good half hour, because he's busy photographing 200 other families on the beach at the exact same time.
It's "Where's Waldo? The White and Khaki Edition" and that's when it dawns on me, as I await the return of my husband from the brave 2013 Photographer-Search-And-Recovery-Mission, that my family -- COLLECTIVE GASP! -- is also dressed in white and khaki!
Under normal circumstances, I would cackle like a hyena -- it's so Brownie Troop Leader, so Mid-1990's-Tech-Company! -- but these are not normal circumstances. These are circumstances in which my family is trying to painstakingly follow photo session clothing ordinances. We don't want to -- God forbid -- disrupt the nesting sea turtles with our brash colors and patterns! And also, these photographs need to be a testament to my family's superiority for decades -- nay, centuries -- to come! We tried so hard to be the Fresh Prince of the Family Photo Session, but alas, we're just another Carlton in a sea of Carltons.
It's too late for regrets. There is nothing ahead but sand in my poor choice of high heels.
Once the photographer has been spotted, we move as one clumsy, sweating mass to his nook near the cattails and there, I make the fatal error. The miscalculation that elevates the next 30 minutes from Code Red to Code Asteroid-Inferno-Apocalypse.
"Honey, watch where you put your feet, there are ants on the sand," I tell my 5-year-old, having sustained several bites myself.
ANTS ON THE SAND! ANTS ON THE SAND! ANTSANTSANTSANTS! SCREAMING! HYSTERIA!
I must get the situation under control! Which is difficult to do when my husband is hissing to me in low tones of accusation and distress and high tones of survival. Survival, I mutter, keep my eye on the prize! The holiday card! The holiday card! With the whimpering 5-year-old at last raised high in Papa's arms above the ants, I am feeling very final-season John & Kate Plus 8 as I steel myself for the flash of the camera.
And that's when the photographer requests that the ladies, THE WOMENFOLK-MINUS-NANA, sit down on the sand. On the sand filled with thousands of biting ants. In our dresses. With sweaty legs. While the dudes, THE MENFOLK, stand proprietarily behind, dapper, jovial, their asses not part of the ant al fresco. In a scene reminiscent of that high school drill team pep rally where I was forced to smile while wearing a unitard and doing the splits as the marching band played the school song, I force a smile that only the contestants of Survivor would recognize.
After seemingly hundreds of takes and choruses of "Look here, look here, open your eyes, stop squinting, look here, look up, ignore the sea gull, open your eyes, stop crying," we are instructed to hold hands and walk through the waves, in search of the elusive image of three generations perfectly reflected in the ocean. Please pause and imagine that moment in the movie Anchorman where the news team tries to turn around at the same time and look coyly at the camera, but can't do it.
Despite the aurora borealis of frizz haloing my head, there are no ants in the water, so my smile is slightly more genuine in those photos. Also, the end is near. Families are leaving, the beach is becoming less khakied, I can almost taste the margarita that my contract requires at the end of modeling sessions!
But the luck, it must be pushed. (As stated in the bylaws of life.)
Nana and Papa want a photo of themselves with all the grandchildren. Can you believe it? The sheer audacity! The gall! To want images of their grandchildren to treasure! (By the way, the key to treasured photographic memories of children is to ask everyone to look directly into the sun, while eardrums are lacerated by an inconsolable toddler.)
And then suddenly, it's done. The photographer never yells "Fin!" and throws his camera to his invisible assistant behind him or kisses me on both cheeks, but he starts talking about proofs and muttering "I hope I got the reflections," and I get the strange feeling he doesn't want to see any of us again. Or ever.
After taking a slow look around and assessing the damage -- both physical and emotional -- the family tumbleweed rolls back to the boardwalk, white shirts dingy, khakis resembling army fatigues. The PTSD will hit later, but at the moment everyone is giddy, elated, thrilled to have lived another day.
Survival! Survival!
The holiday card!
Also on HuffPost: Reported by Huffington Post 13 hours ago.
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