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No Small Parts: The Role of Scale Models in Theater Set Design Opens at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures on September 18, 2012

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Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) July 12, 2012

No Small Parts features the works of talented local scene designers whose masterful maquettes were created for productions by Arizona Opera, the University of Arizona School of Musics Opera Theater, the University of Arizona School of Theater, Film and Television and Arizona Theater Company.

A scene designer must interpret the script under the guidance of the director and define that world as it will appear on the stage. To be tasked with representing fearsome forces of nature or conveying deeply wrought emotions with little more than light and a few well placed scenic elements are creative challenges that can best be reworked and resolved in miniature. says The Mini Time Machine Museum Executive Director, Nina Daldrup. This exhibit will allow the viewer a glimpse of the artistic problem solving that happens behind the scenes.

In addition to full-color scale models, this exhibit will also include the designers scale drawings, white models and theatrical production photographs, illustrating the progressive phases of set design and the final outcome of the process in full scale on the stage. The work of scene designers Sally Day and Clare Rowe will be featured, among others.

Artists Biographies:

Sally Day is a freelance scene designer based in Tucson. Productions include Arizona Operas 2004 production of Il Tabarro / I Pagliacci and 2012 production of Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci. Ms. Day has designed nearly a dozen presentations for the U of As School of Music Opera Department. Other companies she has designed for include: Arizona Repertory Theatre Company, Borderlands Theatre, Bloodhut Theatre, Southwestern Ballet Company Dance Festival, New Articulations Dance Company (as Lighting Designer), a.k.a. theatre and Pima Community College. Ms. Day has trained outside of Tucson as both a scenic artist and design assistant at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival in Bloomington, Illinois.

Clare Rowe has worked professionally as a scene designer and painter for over 25 years. Rowe is an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Theater, Film and Television. She teaches scenic painting, theatre graphics and scene design and supervises scenic production in properties and paints for all department productions.

About The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures:

Located in Tucson, Arizona, The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is a nonprofit organization with the mission of sharing the artistic, historic, architectural and creative aspects of miniatures in an entertaining and interactive way. Since opening in September of 2009, the museum has welcomed more than 110,000 visitors. For more information about the museum and this exhibit, please visit http://www.theminitimemachine.org or call 520-881-0606. Photos available upon request.







DRS and Associates proud to announce Five Top Clients’ Building-Product Brands Win Prestigious GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award 2012: Museum of Architecture and Design

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Sherman Oaks, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2012

The Chicago Athenaeums Museum of Architecture and Design today announced the winners of their 2011-2012 GREEN GOOD Design Award, which recognizes the worlds leading sustainable design in products, technology and research. DRS and Associates is proud to be the agency of record for five winners: Caroma, Creative Systems Lighting (CSL), LAUFEN, Watermark Designs and Zephyr, and we are sending out this joint release on their behalf.

Presented by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the GREEN GOOD DESIGN Awards are an extension of the GOOD DESIGN Awards. GOOD DESIGN is the worlds oldest and most coveted international design award, bestowed only to the most important and influential industrial and graphic designers. Current and previous winners of GREEN GOOD DESIGN are world-class brands such as BMW, Electrolux, Bosch, Hansgrohe, Herman Miller, Cuisinart and Mercedes Benz. To stand with such recognizable brands is an honor that these manufacturers do not take for granted. “Having multiple clients once again be recipients of a world recognized award such as the Green GOOD DESIGN is quite an honor for my DRS team and me. It reinforces that our clients innovations tied together with our strategic brand building efforts are yielding wonderful returns,” stated David Schlocker, president of DRS and Associates. Each of these five brands stands on their own merits for their contribution to green design and we encourage you to take a look at them individually and as a whole.

Here are the winning brands and their respective products:

Caroma

2012 Washingtonian Residential Design Awards Winners Celebrated with Exhibition at the District Architecture Center

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 09, 2012

The District Architecture Centers SIGAL Gallery has opened its latest exhibition, Washington Living. The exhibition is organized and presented by The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) in cooperation with Washingtonian Magazine and the 2012 Washingtonian Residential Design Awards, and celebrates award-winning residential design around Washington DC.

For more than 30 years AIA|DC and Washingtonian Magazine have co-sponsored a design competition which recognizes excellence in residential design. Nine winning submissions were selected by a panel of distinguished architects from outside the Washington DC area, including Nancy Rogo Trainer, FAIA, Kenneth Hobgood, FAIA, and Sanford Steinberg. The winning submissions represent works by:

MoreVisibilitys EVP Danielle Leitch a Featured Speaker at the 2012 Annual Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition

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Boca Raton, Florida (PRWEB) July 06, 2012

MoreVisibility, a six-time Inc. 500/5000 recipient and one of the worlds most experienced search engine marketing and optimization (SEM/SEO) agencies, reaffirmed its priority to educate businesses on the importance of SEO when Danielle Leitch, More Visibilitys EVP, spoke at the 2012 Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.

During the conference, Leitch spoke about SEO best practices in an interactive session focused on live website critiques. She reviewed websites volunteered for critique by conference attendees. During each review, Leitch offered constructive criticism and shared some SEO best practices also known as white hat practices and illustrated how companies can implement best practices while keeping an eye on usability.

But creating a website thats optimized for both search engines and users continues to be a big challenge for e-retailers.

Striking a balance between SEO and usability is so important, Leitch explains. Many businesses struggle with ensuring their sites are SEO optimized and user friendly its a problem we work with clients on all the time.

Leitch wasnt surprised to find that a variety of sites both large retail sites and small mom-and-pop sites had the same problems. Common errors included a lack of content, duplicate content, improper keyword targeting, technical and architectural issues, and overall site usability challenges.

No matter who you are, or what you sell, she says, the basics of SEO are always the same.

And in an ever-changing landscape, theyre more important than ever.

Because of seismic changes in the nature of search most notably Google’s Penguin update its more important than ever that marketers understand and implement white hat practices. This is why were so committed to making ourselves available to the online community and have been for many years.

Because, Leitch says, If you understand and implement best practices, these types of changes wont impact you.

About MoreVisibility

Founded in 1999, MoreVisibility is one of the world’s leading Search Engine Marketing, Optimization and Design firms, having helped hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and small businesses increase qualified traffic to their Web sites. In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, MoreVisibility was named to the Inc 500/Inc 5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing privately owned firms. MoreVisibility is a Google AdWords Certified Partner and a Google Analytics Certified Partner.

MoreVisibility boasts high client retention through a team of 35 senior professionals who deliver superior performance and measurable results. Notable clients served include: Direct Marketing Association (DMA), Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dairy Council of California, RSM McGladrey, The Mayo Clinic, Travel Nevada and Clemson University. MoreVisibility is based in Boca Raton, Fla., and can be found on the web at http://www.MoreVisibility.com.







TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review 2012 Comprehensive Sector Review by Independent Experts

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(PRWEB) July 01, 2012

TZ Minerals International (TZMI) is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural edition of the TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review.

Due to the depth of information, growth of each sector and client feedback, TZMI has replaced the well known Mineral Sands Annual Review with a suite of four reports providing a more comprehensive analysis of the different sectors of the industry. The new reports are the TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review,Zircon Annual Review, TiO2 Pigment Annual Review and Titanium Metal Annual Review.

The TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review provides a review of 2011, with significant developments in the industry, changes to the supply and demand balance during the year, analysis of trade and pricing data in 2011, a detailed history of the sector, as well as outlook for the sector and the strategic challenges facing the industry and comprehensive profiles on sector participants.

Overall, the titanium feedstock market in 2011 experienced significant demand growth for virtually all feedstock types as downstream customers scrambled to secure supply following a period of low offtake in 2008/09. TiO2 pigment remained the main demand growth driver for titanium feedstocks, accounting for nearly 90% of the global feedstock offtake in 2011.

For the first seven to eight months of 2011, the overall supply/demand fundamentals for the sector were readily described as somewhat robust and underpinned the price forecasts that were made in mid-2011. Prices were seen to be considerably higher than previously forecast, reflecting the changing dynamics within the mineral sands sector.

The emerging trend during the past couple of years has been one of renewed interest in the titanium feedstock sector, given rising prices and increased demand. Following nearly seven years of diminished activity in the sector, hampered also by the GFC, investor interest in the feedstock industry has surged.

Declining production from existing producers in addition to a pipeline of new projects that are still in the development stage, mean that the supply situation will remain tight. Investors now see the feedstock industry in a different light and the potential for upside in the sector has meant that there are a number of new projects that will go some way toward alleviating the current tightness in the market.

A number of significant events and developments took place in the feedstock sector in 2011. Never in TZMIs history has there been so much activity in one year. There were numerous mergers, partnerships, expansions, planned new capacity and exploration, as well as other developments throughout the TiO2 value chain that would have an impact on the feedstock sector.

About the industry

The titanium industry is comprised of key mineral sands products, commonly referred to as titanium feedstocks. These raw materials are used primarily in the production of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment and in smaller quantities in the production of titanium metal and welding fluxes. The most common mineral sands products are ilmenite, rutile and to a lesser extent leucoxene, plus zircon. Ilmenite mineral sands products can also be upgraded to titanium slag or synthetic rutile.

There are a small number of large mining companies or groups that are involved in the production of titanium feedstocks. This relatively small group is dominated by close relationships between producers (miners) and consumers (predominately pigment producers). In 2011, the industry saw the first major partnerships announced as producers and consumers made strategic moves toward vertical integration and to ensure security of supply.

The information contained in TiO2 Feedstock Annual Review 2012 is carefully researched drawing on TZMIs extensive database. It is also an essential reference for the industry while identifying key trends and developments within the sector and the broader impact on a global scale.

This is an essential resource for titanium feedstocks information and data. This report is suitable for anyone wanting to maintain an up to date perspective of all elements of the industry, including:

Ernst & Young Announces Matt Miller, President of MobileDemand, Rugged Tablet PC Provider, is an Entrepreneur Of The Year

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Hiawatha, Iowa (PRWEB) June 28, 2012

Ernst & Young LLP announced that Matt Miller, President of MobileDemand, the nations leading provider of Rugged Tablet PC systems in Transportation, was honored as a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

American Society for Cybernetics 2012 Joint Conference with the Bateson Idea Group in Asilomar, CA

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(PRWEB) July 01, 2012

The joint ASC/BiG conference, with its showing of Nora Bateson’s prize winning film about her father Gregory Bateson; the many plenary lectures by leading Batesonians and others; the experimental cybernetic performances that the ASC has a history of encouraging over the years; and the anticipated intense discussions and presentations of ground breaking research and thinking by many leading academics and practitioners will offer a selection of media-worthy activities with wide audience appeal. The full program of events can be found on the conference website: http://asc-cybernetics.org/2012/?page_id=26

The event will take place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, amongst the stunning National Register of Historic Places-listed architecture of Julia Morgan’s conference buildings and in the adjacent state park and beach.

You are welcome to discuss your selection of activities with the conferences point of contact for media below in order to arrange for meetings or recordings.

For more information or to contact a participant, contact Tim Jachna, VP of ASC email: tjachna(at)hotmail(dot)com







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ForeSite Technologies Wins 2012 American Web Design Award

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East Hartford, CT (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

ForeSite Technologies of East Hartford, a full service web design and development and IT services firm has won a 2012 American Web Design Award for their design on the Shawmut Equipment website.

The site was designed and illustrated by ForeSites Art Director, Mike Dumlao, and programmed and developed by ForeSite Web Developer, Jeremy Davis. Photographs and copywriting were supplied by Kate Costelloe of Shawmut Equipment.

“Its very exciting to be recognized for our design work on the Shawmut Equipment website, Dumlao said. We were able to achieve something very creative, different, and fun, which really helps to separate Shawmut from their competition. A lot of careful thought went into the concept, design, typography, and color theory this is definitely one of our favorite additions to our portfolio.

The American Web design Awards are presented annually by Graphic Design USA and are sponsored by the Creative Group. Winners of the award are featured in the May issue of the GDUSA magazine, and will be highlighted on their website for a year.

Since 1997, ForeSite has been designing and developing standout Web Sites and providing insightful IT support to its clients. Serving clients in the Hartford, CT and Worcester, MA areas, ForeSite offers practical, tailored and creative solutions that fit a wide range of business needs. In 2011 ForeSite was named one of Inc. 5000′s fastest growing, privately held companies. For further information, call 1-866-464-7483 or visit foresitetech.com

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Algonquin Studios’ Management Team Honored on Business First’s List of Who’s Who in Technology 2012

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Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2012

Steven Raines, Algonquins Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Kiernan II, Algonquins President were both included in Buffalo Business Firsts Whos Who in Technology 2012 list, published by the paper on Monday, June 18th.

According to Donna Collins, Senior Editor at Business First, the executives included on the list represent the companies that appear on Business First’s annual top lists of companies in the technology sector, including office equipment and telecommunications companies, technology companies, and wireless service providers.

Mr. Raines has been building Internet and Intranet applications, electronic commerce systems, scalable enterprise-wide infrastructures, order entry systems and production analysis software using Microsoft technologies since 1995. Prior to co-founding Algonquin, he was a Senior Programmer/Analyst at SOFTBANK Services Group (now Client Logic) and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, with Honors, from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mr. Kiernan has been designing and building solutions for the web, print, and CD-ROM since 1998. He has extensive knowledge of many web-based technologies, including: Active Server Pages (ASP), HTML, CSS, XML, and XSL. Before joining Algonquin Studios, Kiernan worked as a multimedia consultant in Boston, MA, with clients including Bentley Motors, Houghton Mifflin, and Marriott Hotels. He earned his Masters of Business Administration at the State University of New York at Buffalo and holds a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Multimedia from the State University of New York College at Fredonia.

About Algonquin Studios – Algonquin Studios is a professional services firm providing world-class software development, customized IT services, web design and web content management systems, and business and technology consulting since 1998. Algonquin Studios provides expert business solutions for many industries including health care, legal, financial, and not-for-profit. The company is headquartered in the heart of downtown Buffalo, surrounded by squares, shops, restaurants, architectural attractions, and all the other gems of the city, and has a Manhattan office, located on Wall Street, in the center of the city’s bustling financial district.







New Report Head-Up Display (HUD) Market (2012 2017) by MarketsandMarkets

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(PRWEB) June 22, 2012

According to the market research report Head-Up Display (HUD) Market – Global Forecasts & Analysis (2012 2017), By Technologies, Components & Applications published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total Head-up display (HUD) applications market is expected to reach $ 2.91 billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 24% from 2012 to 2017.

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Head-up display has transformed from CRT-based to LED-based one; and then optic waveguide-based and now MEMS-based scanning laser HUDs are planning to enter the HUD market. MEMS scanning laser HUDs are the most advanced products and can project the image with better resolution and more clarity. Pico projector has increased the quality of the image. MEMS-based pico projectors are very compact and can be adjusted into a small place as well. Voice recognition, gesture control, and 3D are the latest trends in HUD. Substitute technology such as HMD is a big restraint for HUD.

HUD was introduced in early 1940s but it was used on mass level in military aviation after World War II. In 1990s, most commercial airlines started using HUD. Today HUD is an integral part of military and civil aviation sector. Similarly, HUD is more than two decade old technology in automotive. However, off late, it has started gaining popularity and cars OMEs have launched their HUD-featured models. Many car OEMs are likely to follow them and we will see more models in near future. So far it is projected as a feature of hi-end cars like luxury cars and sports car. Furthermore, HUD is likely to be a part of mid segment cars. With large volume of mid segment cars, Head-Up Display Market will grow rapidly and this will transform into the huge market. Apart from North America and Europe, APAC and ROW will also provide large market for HUD.

On aircraft avionics systems, HUDs typically operate from dual independent redundant computer systems. They receive input directly from the sensors (pitot-static, gyroscopic, navigation, etc.) aboard the aircraft and perform their own computations rather than receiving previously computed data from the flight computers. On other aircraft (the Boeing 787, for example) the HUD guidance computation for Low Visibility Take-off (LVTO) and low visibility approach comes from the same flight guidance computer that drives the autopilot. Computers are integrated with the aircraft systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses such as the ARINC 429, ARINC 629, and MIL-STD-1553.

Typical aircraft HUDs display airspeed, altitude, a horizon line, heading, turn/bank and slip/skid indicators. These instruments are the minimum required by 14 CFR Part 91.

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