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Sikorsky Aerospace Services Establishes Forward Stocking Location Facility in Brazil

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RIO DE JANERIO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced in-country warehousing of spare parts in support of Brazil's S-76 and S-92 commercial helicopter operators. Powerpack Sikorsky's long-standing Brazilian representative will manage inventory operations through the country's special customs system known as Deposito Especial (D.E.). This is the first Sikorsky Forward Stocking Location (FSL) in Brazil. The warehouse is centrally located in the city of Rio de Janeiro where more than 80 percent of Sikorsky helicopters operating in Brazil are concentrated. SAS is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX).

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"By maintaining local inventory, we are able to deliver parts in hours rather than days. This expediency not only improves aircraft readiness, but it also helps keep costs competitive and reduces the operators' overall expenses," said Steve Bohlman, SAS Director, Global Service & Support. "SAS continues to expand its support presence in Brazil based on fleet requirements for improved operational readiness. In fact, we are currently securing approvals to stock BLACK HAWK and SEAHAWK helicopter components for Brazil's military aircraft."

By utilizing the Deposito Especial regime, Sikorsky can maintain spare parts inventory directly in Brazil. This capability appreciably reduces the time required for in-depth customs inspections and clearance issues faced on standard shipments from the USA. Staffed by OEM-trained personnel, Powerpack will provide storage and logistics services at the warehouse. Inventory stock will include spare parts as well as ground support and test equipment.

Sikorsky Aerospace Services, a Sikorsky company, provides comprehensive support to rotary and fixed wing operators around the world. It offers its military and commercial customers a full portfolio of support services, including material distribution, maintenance, overhaul & repair, aircraft modifications and life-cycle management. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., USA, is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., USA, provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide.

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In Olympia, a mixed message on aerospace

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Published: Friday, April 12, 2013, 12:01 a.m.

The split is between budget measures in the Democratic House, which would fund the office, and the Republican-led state Senate, which has passed a budget that would not.

Meanwhile, state lawmakers in South Carolina, Washington's rising aerospace rival, are on a fast track to approve $120 million in incentives for the Boeing Co. Boeing, in turn, plans to create 2,000 additional jobs and invest $1 billion for expansion in North Charleston over the next eight years.

Washington legislators have kept an eye on Boeing's growing footprint at the Charleston, S.C., airport -- more than 6,000 jobs there so far -- while working to meet the needs of a bustling aerospace industry here.

"I think it proves we live in a global economy and we need to remain competitive," said Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, referring to the activity in South Carolina.

Hobbs, however, voted for the Senate budget that strips funding for the aerospace office.

Sen. Nick Harper, D-Everett, didn't.

"I don't believe that budget sends the right message," Harper said.

The budget proposal by Democrats in the House would not only fund the aerospace office, including the director's position, but would throw in $200,000 to "implement strategies to retain and grow aerospace-related jobs."

The Office of Aerospace was created more than a year ago. Former Gov. Chris Gregoire followed the advice of consultants who completed a study of Washington's competitiveness in the aerospace industry.

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PASSUR Aerospace Launches The IATA Tactical Operations Portal (ITOP)

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STAMFORD, Conn., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (PSSR), a business intelligence software and solutions company, announced today that, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), it has launched the association's web platform for collaborative, tactical air traffic management, supporting the IATA Liaison Desk at the FAA Command Center. Called ITOP (IATA Tactical Operations Portal), the new platform provides airlines worldwide the ability to minimize same-day air traffic constraints in the highly complex and disruption prone US National Airspace System. Users may access critical information about North American airspace and airport operations, and receive expert traffic management support and updates, all on a single, live, collaborative, and cloud delivered portal.

"IATA's mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry, and ITOP will provide our members with very important information that will help them to better manage air traffic delays and disruption, to the benefit of air travelers," said Guenther Matschnigg, IATA Senior Vice President, Safety, Operations & Infrastructure.

"This is an important moment the launch of a global platform that helps to solve expensive air traffic problems by providing critical information that was once unattainable in real-time," said Jim Barry, President and CEO of PASSUR Aerospace. "IATA's vision of ITOP is a continuation of PASSUR's strategy to target, measure, and reduce unacceptable excess air traffic costs, such as those related to diversions, cancellations, tarmac delays, airspace and surface inefficiencies, and arrival and departure management."

More than 100 airports, eight major airlines, and more than 500 members use similar PASSUR technology to help with collaborative management of diversions, field conditions, and tarmac delays. ITOP is the first in a series of similar portals to be designed for all the major air traffic regions around the world.

ITOP is linked to PASSUR's Airport Information Network (AIN), and will provide airlines real-time access to the North American airline and airport community with online communication, messaging and alerting information and content designed specifically for worldwide carriers operating in North America.

PASSUR also provides IATA its Integrated Traffic Management (PITM) solution, an industry-changing web hosted business intelligence platform, which targets key constraints through the entire flight lifecycle, minimizing fuel costs and emissions, improving schedule integrity, and enhancing the passenger experience. PITM modules assist with diversion management, airspace optimization, surface management, arrival and departure management, as well as tarmac delay management.

About PASSUR Aerospace

The forward-looking statements in this press release relating to management's expectations and beliefs are based on preliminary information and management assumptions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those related to customer needs, budgetary constraints, competitive pressures, the success of airline trials, the profitable use of the Company's owned PASSURs located at major airports, the Company's maintenance of above average quality of its product and services, as well as potential regulatory changes. Further information regarding factors that could affect the Company's results is contained in the Company's SEC filings, including the October 31, 2012 Form 10-K and January 31, 2013 Form 10-Q.

Contact: Ron Dunsky (203) 622-4086 rondunsky@passur.com

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Trans-Pacific Aerospace Company Acquires 55% Stake in Godfrey (China) Limited

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SAN MARINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Trans-Pacific Aerospace Company, Inc. (TPAC) announced today that it has acquired a 55 percent ownership interest in Godfrey (China) Limited, a Hong Kong corporation.

Godfrey (China) Limited's wholly foreign owned enterprise, Godfrey Guangzhou Aerospace Bearings, recently passed all qualification testing for SAE Aerospace Standard 81820 from the U.S. Navy, becoming the first and only manufacturer in China qualified to make bearings under this standard.

To date, Trans-Pacific Aerospaces operations have focused on facilitating the development of the Guangzhou production facility, and the design and engineering of Godfreys initial product line of spherical bearings.

"We're very pleased with our majority stake acquisition," said Bill McKay, Trans-Pacific Aerospace CEO. "The investment is another step in implementing our objective of developing our business in the fast-paced China market and beyond.

Trans-Pacific Aerospace is in the business of designing, engineering and manufacturing self-lubricating spherical bearings for commercial aircraft, with planned product extensions using similar proprietary technology into maritime, power plant and space applications.

China is the world's largest aviation market outside of the United States, with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's dominant aerospace contractor, forecasting that China's commercial aircraft fleet will more than triple to 6,309 by 2031, from 1,755 aircraft at the end of 2011.

About Trans-Pacific Aerospace (TPAC)

Trans-Pacific Aerospace is in the business of designing, engineering and manufacturing self-lubricating spherical bearings for commercial aircraft, with planned product extensions using similar proprietary technology into maritime, power plant and space applications. To date, Trans-Pacific Aerospaces operations have focused on assisting its Chinese subsidiary, Godfrey (China) Limited, in the development of its production facility in Guangzhou, China and the design and engineering of Godfreys initial product line of spherical bearings. Godfrey has a special operating license granted by China's Ministry of Science and Technology. Godfrey has obtained SAE parts qualification of its facility in Guangzhou, China.

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Ball Aerospace Wins U.S. Air Force Risk Reduction Contract for Weather Satellite Follow-on

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BOULDER, Colo., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to perform risk reduction work on the next generation of microwave sounding and imaging instruments for the Weather Satellite Follow-on program.

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Under a contract awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, California, Ball Aerospace will investigate how to best achieve Department of Defense requirements for measuring soil moisture and ocean surface vector winds with a microwave instrument designed to fit into smaller, lower-cost launch vehicles. This effort shares a heritage with the state-of-the-art Global Precipitation Monitoring Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument, which Ball Aerospace built and recently delivered to NASA for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission.

"This risk reduction effort will help the Air Force develop an affordable system for space-based environmental sensing," said Tim Harris, vice president and general manager of Ball Aerospace's National Defense business unit. "Ball's experience with other similar systems lays the foundation to address the nation's highest priority defense weather requirements."

Ball Aerospace has a long history of designing and manufacturing cost effective remote sensing systems for defense, civil and commercial applications. Ball built the satellite bus and the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) instrument for the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite, NOAA's most recent polar-orbiting weather satellite, and is currently building the satellite bus and an additional copy of OMPS for NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System. Ball Aerospace also built the Operational Land Imager (OLI) instrument that launched aboard the Landsat Data Continuity Mission on February 11 and began delivering images in March.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more information visit http://www.ballaerospace.com.

Ball Corporation (BLL) is a supplier of high quality packaging for beverage, food, and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ approximately 15,000 people worldwide and reported 2012 sales of more than $8.7 billion. For the latest Ball news and for other company information, please visit http://www.ball.com.

Forward-Looking Statements This release contains "forward-looking" statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects," "anticipates, " "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.2 in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at http://www.sec.gov. Factors that might affect our packaging segments include fluctuation in product demand and preferences; availability and cost of raw materials; competitive packaging availability, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated productivity improvements or production cost reductions; mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; political instability and sanctions; and changes in foreign exchange rates or tax rates. Factors that might affect our aerospace segment include: funding, authorization, availability and returns of government and commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical uncertainties affecting segment contracts. Factors that might affect the company as a whole include those listed plus: accounting changes; changes in senior management; the recent global recession and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the economy; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions; regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and other actions affecting products filled in our containers, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process; governmental investigations; technological developments and innovations; goodwill impairment; antitrust, patent and other litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return projected and earned on assets of the company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties surrounding the U.S. government budget and debt limit; reduced cash flow; interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results due to statutory audits or other effects.

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"The Angel of the Odd: Dark Romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst," Musée D’Orsay, Paris; Through June 9, 2013

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Whilst in Paris last week for the Anatomical Model conference at the Academy of Medicine (which was wonderful, by the way) I made time to visit the Musée D'Orsay's spellbinding exhibition "The Angel of the Odd: Dark Romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst." I and my companion spend a good three and a half hours marveling at the works--which ranged from romantic painting to Hitchcock film clips to spirit photography to decorative arts--and absorbing the text, which sought to trace a through-line from the Dante-inspired 18th century romantic paintings of Johann Henry Fuseli to today's horror films. Above are just a very few of my favorite works seen in this wonderful, sprawling exhibition.

The exhibition terms this trope "dark romanticism"--drawn from art historian Mario Praz's 1903 publication Flesh, Death and the Devil in Romantic Literature--and traces its development in three major sections. The first examines its genesis in the years from 1750-1850 in, paradoxically, "the age of reason," a response to the post-French revolution "Terror" and Napoleon's wars which, the text explains, "mark[ed] the end of the belief that reason alone could lead to enlightened humanity." Text and images demonstrate how the romantics used literary works--Gothic novels, of course, but also Goethe's and Milton's visions of hell and the darker interludes of Shakespeare--as the launching off point for artworks exploring the darkest and most taboo aspects of humanity: "cannibalism, Satanism, torture, incest, infantacide, and nightmares." The real standouts in this section were the works of Goya (4th down), Fuseli (2nd and 3rd down), some wonderful illustrations by Delecroix for Goethe's Faust (8th down), and the shockingly perverse and powerfully large-scale "Dante And Virgil In Hell" depicting an act of cannibalism described in Dante's Inferno (top image) and painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, whom I had previously known as the artist behind exceedingly competent and somewhat sentimental academic paintings such as this one. Another surprise in this section was a Goya print from his "Les Caprices" series which, the text convincingly asserted, served as the inspiration for Karloff's iconic Frankenstein.

The second part of the exhibition which examined the "dark romantic" revival of the 19th century was the real st
rength of the show for me, showcasing dozens of unforgettable works by the French Symbolists drawn from the Musée D'Orsay's magnificent permanent collection. We learn that the work was a response to a time of upheaval, when faith in scientific positivism and democracy were weakening, and artists and intellectuals were growing increasingly frustrated with the hypocrisy of bourgeois propriety. It was also a time of "obsessive fears" about prostitution, venereal disease, and evolutionary degeneration, where a post-Darwinian nature was viewed not as gentle mother but, instead, "a devouring force relentlessly destroying personal happiness to ensure the survival of the species." No wonder, then, that this section is rife with images of Medusa, Salome, The Sphinx, "The Idol of Perversity" and other erotic and terrifying femme fatales. This section also boasted some surprising images by Gauguin (12 down), a number of oddly contemporary and revelatory fetishy cyanotypes by Charles-François Jeandel (13 down), and a the fantastic sculpture "Eternelle douleur (Eternal Pain)" by Paul Dardé, a wonderful, dynamic depiction of the lifeless head of Medusa aloft on a nest of writhing snakes (bottom image, but does not capture the power of the original).

The third part of the exhibition focused on "Surrrealism's Redescovery," and traced this early 20th century movement's ebrace of the dark non-rational after the absurd horrors of WWI. Although thematically fitting, aesthetically there were few things of great interest to me, personally, in this section. The only things of note here were some works by Dali and a series of photographs of Hans Bellmer's wonderfully perverse dolls (16 down).

Throughout the exhibition, there were also a good many film clips meant to be playing in small theatres; sadly, many were out of order on the day we were there, but on a good day, one would find clips from Dracula, Frankenstein, Nosferatu (17 down), Hitchcock's Rebecca, Un Chien Andalou, Häxan, and much more.

The official introductory text for the exhibition--which is on view through June 9, 2013--follows; you can read the complete wall text by clicking here; you can learn more about the exhibition by clicking here. Full captions for all images follow as well.

You can order a copy of the exhibition catalog (in French but so, so worth it!) by clicking here. A copy will also soon be in The Morbid Anatomy Library. Special thanks to Pam Grossman for letting me know about this wonderful exhibition, and to "professor of art" Michael Daks for lingering with me there for 3+ hours.

The Angel of the Odd: Dark Romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst
It was in the 1930s that the Italian writer and art historian Mario Praz (1896-1982) first highlighted the dark side of Romanticism, thus naming a vast swathe of artistic creation, which from the 1760s onwards exploited the shadows, excesses and irrational elements that lurked behind the apparent triumph of enlightened Reason.

This world was created in the English Gothic novels of the late 18th century, a genre of literature that fascinated the public with its penchant for the mysterious and the macabre. The visual arts quickly followed suit: many painters, engravers and sculptors throughout Europe vied with the writers to create horrifying and grotesque worlds: Goya and Géricault presented us with the senseless atrocities of war and the horrifying shipwrecks of their time, Füssli and Delacroix gave substance to the ghosts, witches and devils of Milton, Shakespeare and Goethe, whereas C.D. Friedrich and Carl Blechen cast the viewer into enigmatic, gloomy landscapes, reflecting his fate.

From the 1880s, seeing the vanity and ambiguity behind the belief in progress, many artists picked up this legacy of Dark Romanticism, turning towards the occult, reviving myths and exploiting the new ideas about dreams, in order to bring Man face to face with his fears and contradictions: the savagery and depravity hidden in every human being, the risk of mass degeneration, the harrowing strangeness of daily life revealed in the horror stories of Poe and Barbey d’Aurévilly. And so, right in the middle of the second industrial revolution, hordes of witches, sniggering skeletons, shapeless devils, lecherous Satans and deadly enchantresses suddenly appeared, expressing a defiant, carnivalesque disillusionment with the present.

After the First World War, when the Surrealists took the unconsciousness, dreams and intoxication as the basis for artistic creation, they completed the triumph of the imagination over the principle of reality, and thus, put the finishing touches to the spirit itself of Dark Romanticism. At the same time, the cinema seized on Frankenstein, Faust and other masterpieces of this genre that are now firmly established in the collective imagination.

Following the first stage of the exhibition at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, the Musée d’Orsay plans to present the many different expressions of Dark Romanticism, from Goya and Füssli to Max Ernst and the Expressionist films of the 1920s, through a selection of 200 works that includes paintings, graphic works and films.

  1. William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Dante And Virgil In Hell, 1850
  2. Johann Henry Fuseli, Sin Pursued by Death, 1794-1796
  3. Johann Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, circa 1782
  4. Francisco de Goya, Witches in the Air, 1797-1798
  5. Louis Boulanger, Les Fantômes, 1829
  6. Gustave Moreau, Galatea, Circa 1880
  7. Eugène Grasset, Trois Femmes et Trois Loups, 1892
  8. Eugene Delecroix, Illustration from Goethe's Faust, 1828
  9. Odilon Redon, La Mort: C'est moi qui te rends serieuse; enlaçons-nous (Death: It Is I Who Makes You Serious; Let Us Embrace) from La Tentation de Sainte-Antoine (The Temptation of Saint Anthony) (plate XX), 1896
  10. Jean Delville, Idol of Perversity, 1891
  11. Franz von Stuck, The Kiss of the Sphinx (Der Kuss der Sphinx), 1895
  12. Paul Gauguin, Madame le Mort, 1891
  13. Julien Adolphe Duvovelle, Crâne aux yeux exorbités et mains agrippées à un mur, 1904
  14. Cyanotype by Charles-François Jeandel
  15. Anonymous spirit photograph, 1910
  16. Hans Bellmer, The Doll (face and knife), 1935  
  17. Still from F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu, 1922
  18. Arnold Böcklin, Shield with Medusa's Head, 1897
  19. Paul Dardé, Eternelle douleur (Eternal Pain), 1913

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New Enhancements to CBORD's NetNutrition(R) Support QR Code Access to Nutrition and Allergen Information

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ITHACA, N.Y., April 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CBORD(R), the leading provider of food and nutrition management, cashless card, and integrated security software solutions, today announces new enhancements to NetNutrition(R) that support QR code access to nutrition and allergen information. A QR (quick response) code is a type of two-dimensional bar code that can be read by a smartphone, typically linking to a URL.

NetNutrition Easily Displays Nutrition Labels for Menu Items on Mobile Devices

CBORD's NetNutrition is an online software solution that lets customers view menu offerings, identify possible allergens or food intolerances, select diet preferences (e.g. vegan, kosher, sustainable), and analyze the nutritional content of meals. This latest enhancement gives customers the ability to scan QR codes to immediately view nutrition labels for specific items or directly access menus within NetNutrition.

QR codes can be placed on labels for pre-packaged items or on signage in dining locations. Codes posted throughout a food court or cafe can link the customer to the daily menu, along with an interactive nutritional calculator and allergen filter. NetNutrition's support of QR codes makes it simple for customers to plan and build their meals from the convenience of their mobile devices. Any changes to ingredients, recipes, or menus will be reflected in NetNutrition without needing to edit or replace the QR codes.

With NetNutrition, providing access to nutritional information has never been easier or more accurate. "We hear this time and again," explains Kate Hill, Product Director for CBORD, "that food service professionals need easy, convenient, and creative ways to display and promote nutrition information in dining areas. With NetNutrition, customers have the power to make informed, healthy decisions about the food they buy and eat."

Fully integrated with CBORD's Foodservice Suite(R) and NetMenu(R) software applications, NetNutrition automatically updates as it is powered by existing menu data. Most recently, the introduction of NetNutrition(R) Cloud(TM) makes the same capabilities available without the need for a premise-based application.

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CBORD serves colleges and universities, healthcare facilities, corporations, senior living facilities, supermarkets, and a host of other market segments. CBORD's products are used in campus ID card privilege control, access control, integrated security, housing services, food service, catering, nutrition services, online ordering, and other institution-wide activities. Founded in 1975, The CBORD Group serves more than 6,000 clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, and Australia. To learn more about CBORD, visit http://www.cbord.com.

The CBORD Group, Inc. operates as a unit of Roper Industries, Inc., a diversified growth company and a constituent of the S&P 500, Fortune 1000, and the Russell 1000 indices. Roper provides engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy, transportation, medical, education, and SaaS-based information networks.

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Sports nutrition: Sports foods and beverages

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When additional nutrition and hydration are needed food should come first. However, sports drinks, bars and gels can be useful in supplementing an athletes meal plan immediately before, during, and after events. /Courtesy: Grand Traverse Nutrition

When additional nutrition and hydration are needed food should come first. However, sports drinks, bars and gels can be useful in supplementing an athletes meal plan immediately before, during, and after events. Sports foods may be especially helpful in cases where prolonged, high-intensity exercise limits eating opportunity, there is a high risk of intolerance and stomach (GI) upset, poor appetite around training and events, or food availability is limited.

If fluid needs are higher than carb needs: sports drinks with lower carb content or diluted sports drinks may be used. If carb needs are greater than fluid needs, sport drinks with higher carb content can be use or supplemented with sport gels/beans, or sport bars. As Coach Lisa recommended for Marc this week, he (and Lauren) should experiment with sports food and drinks to find quick energy sources that satisfy their taste preference and are well tolerated during training runs of 45 minutes or longer.

Sports drinksare designed to deliver a balanced amount of carb, fluid and electrolytes for rehydration and refueling before, during and after exercise. Used before exercise sports drinks may be part of the pre-exercise meal/snack or taken immediately before exercise to top up fluid and fuel status. Used during exercise sports drinks have a major role in promoting hydration and refueling during the exercise session. Used after exercise sports drinks can be part of post-exercise recovery snacks and meals to assist with glycogen replacement and rehydration.

There is a wide variety of ready to drink and powdered forms of sports drinks available in the stores, which vary according by flavor, carb, and electrolyte content as well as other ingredients. General agreement is, in order to provide fast delivery of fuel and fluid and to promote GI tolerance and drinkability, sports drinks should contain a range of 4-8% or 24-48 g/20 FL oz(4-8 g/100 ml) of carb and 140-400 mg/20 FL oz (23-69 mg/100mL) of sodium. A blend of carbs such as glucose and fructose and/or maltodextrin (multiple transportable carbs) helps increase absorption to allow for a better tolerated higher carb intake and increase muscle energy production from carb taken during exercise.

Sport gels provide a compact and portable, quickly digested source of carb which can easily be eaten just before or during exercise to help meet carb needs. Sport beans/chews are another source of carb in a chewy jelly bean/gummy form that is easily consumed and digested, which offer more flexibility with timing of intake as individual pieces can be eaten at frequent intervals. These products can also be used to supplement a high carb training diet or for carb loading as well as post-exercise carb recovery.

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Diabetic-foods Manufacturer Extend Nutrition to Reach Thousands at Events

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Extend Nutrition is reaching out to tens of thousands people across the country this year as they travel to events aimed at improving the lives of people with diabetes.

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The main thing is changing my diet, said Shapiro as he munched on samples of diabetic-foods such as bars and crunchy snacks. Shapiro, who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 12 years ago, said, This is a good product and it works.

He was one of an estimated 2,000 people on Saturday, March 23, 2013, who attended the TCOYD (Taking Control of Your Diabetes) conference in Santa Clara, California. The diabetes snacks he tasted are from Extend Nutrition, a leader in diabetes nutrition that offers a line of patented, doctor-developed snacks clinically proven to offer valuable benefits for people with diabetes.

The diabetic-foods company will continue to reach out to people just like Shapiro as it travels throughout the country this year to diabetic events aimed at improving the lives of people with diabetes.

The next few months begin with events planned for April 13, both in Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. Those two expos are estimated to reach a combined 14,000 people.

In May and June, Extend Nutrition will reach about 40,000 people as it participates in two ADA expos on May 4 (Los Angeles, CA and Portland, OR); two more on May 18 (Savannah, GA, TCOYD, and San Antonio, Texas, ADA); and one on June 29-30 in San Jose, CA, Fit Expo).

The diabetes events include health screenings, cooking demonstrations, product and service exhibitors, non-profit organizations and leading health experts focusing on the management of diabetes, research and prevention.

The events are important to Extend Nutrition, said Jonathan Lindberg, the companys community outreach manager, because they match the companys goal to improve the lives of people with diabetes.

Participating in conferences reminds us all what is really important about our jobs and that is helping people live healthier and happier lives, Lindberg said. It is an invaluable experience to speak with members of the community and hear their opinion.

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Gaspari Nutrition Staunchly Supports the Use of Carnitine in Sports Nutrition Products Amidst Media Sensationalism

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With reports surfacing regarding the safety of carnitine, Gaspari Nutrition speaks out in support of the popular sports nutrition ingredient.

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We proudly use Lonza Carnipure in Richs product line because of the impeccable body of research they have developed supporting its efficacy as a sports nutrition ingredient and outstanding safety record. Its unfortunate that some of the negative sentiment trends in the media regarding energy drinks are fueling this sensationalism. Carnipures purity and safety record is without question. said Vice President of Brand Strategy & Product Development, Daniel Pierce.

Lonza, a leading supplier in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and nutraceuticals has provided the following guidance.

A recent study by the Cleveland Clinic (US) has been published in Nature Medicine regarding the role of intestinal microbiota and cardiovascular risk factors. The publication is a compilation of human, in vivo and in vitro studies designed to look at the impact of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) on cardiovascular disease risk.

The study authors identified L-carnitine in red meat as a potential source of TMAO. Dietary L-carnitine that is not absorbed is metabolized by gut microbes to trimethylamine (TMA) or gamma butyrobetaine. TMA is subsequently absorbed and oxidized in the liver to form TMAO1.

TMA is an amine that obtained through dietary intake of high TMA containing foods, such as marine fish, or through degradation of dietary precursors by the intestinal microflora. Other dietary precursors include choline and phosphatdiylcholine. TMAO is efficiently excreted from the body by the kidneys and individuals with normal liver and kidney function may excrete up to 40 mg of TMAO per day2.

More than 2000 scientific articles have been published in the last 50 years on carnitine and heart health3. L-carnitine has been shown to support healthy cholesterol levels, increase exercise tolerance in peripheral artery disease and congestive heart failure patients, and may help increase blood flow and decrease instances of ischemia in patients with angina4.

Lonza is confident that the safety and quality of Carnipure is not compromised. The safety of L-carnitine has been evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The Scientific Committee on Food from EFSA concluded that the use of L-carnitine in foods poses no safety risk to consumers5. An independent expert committee has also determined that L-carnitine is GRAS (generally recognized as safe). Lonza believes Carnipure is a safe and efficacious product to support optimum health and we continue to monitor and evaluate the latest scientific developments.

1. Reuter SE and Evans AM. (2012) Carnitine and Acylcarnitines: Pharmacokinetic, pharmacological and clinical aspects. Clin Pharmacokinet 51()9):553-572

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Scholarships Served Up for Nutrition Students

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Scholarships are available for students who are interested in studying nutrition and dietetics.

There are few things more important to your health and well-being than knowing what kinds of food you should and shouldn't put into your body.

With 60 million Americans over the age of 20 that are obese, and 9 million children and teens overweight, the subject of proper nutrition is a hot topic right now so much so that even the first lady is getting involved in a big way. Michelle Obama has initiated a campaign to eliminate childhood obesity and speaks regularly about the importance of childhood nutrition, advocating for healthier school lunch options, a new food pyramid and access to affordable healthy food.

With so much attention being paid to aproper diet, you can bet there will be plenty of jobs available for those who are looking at a career in nutrition and dietetics. If you're passionate about healthy eating, thesescholarshipsfor nutrition majors may be right up your alley.

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If you're enrolled in a nutrition or dietetics program, you should seriously consider joiningThe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. For only $50, you can become a student member and take advantage of the many benefits the Academy offers, including the opportunity to apply for scholarships.

In fact, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is the largest provider of dietetic scholarships to students at all levels, awarding scholarships ranging from $500 to $10,000 every year. To learn more about the application process, visit theacademy's website. In addition to scholarships, there's also the opportunity to apply for one of theircontinuing education, recognition or program development awards.

Scholarships are also available through many of the organization's individual affiliate dietetic associations and practice groups. Just be aware that some require specific group membership or residency in a specific state.

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Another great scholarship opportunity for those interested in studying nutrition comes fromCANFIT, an organization committed to working with communities and policymakers to ensure kids in low-income communities and communities of color are in healthy eating and physically active environments. Students living in California and of African-American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander or Latino/Hispanic descent are encouraged to apply for CANFIT's graduate and undergraduatescholarship opportunities.

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CML HealthCare Inc. to Install North America’s First and World’s Largest Fully Automated BD Kiestra™ Microbiology …

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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --CML HealthCare Inc. (CLC.TO) (the "Company" or "CML"), a leading community-based provider of laboratory and medical imaging services in Ontario and British Columbia, and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced an agreement for CML to install two BD Kiestra Total Laboratory Automation ("TLA") systems. This fully automated microbiology system will be installed at CML's central laboratory by the third quarter of 2013. The BD Kiestra TLA system is designed to significantly increase overall microbiology lab productivity, streamline workflow, and shorten the time to results.

"We are very excited to be the first laboratory services provider in North America to be installing the BD Kiestra TLA system. With our central laboratory processing approximately three million microbiology tests annually, this installation will be the largest in the world for the BD Kiestra TLA system," said Thomas Wellner, President and CEO of CML. "The implementation of the BD Kiestra TLA system will allow CML to increase our capacity, reduce result turnaround times, and contribute to the growth of our core laboratory business. It will provide us with a significant competitive advantage and support a key pillar of our growth strategy which is to establish innovative hospital and other partnerships."

BD Kiestra TLA system automates the manual processes associated with inoculating and incubating microbiology specimens, and uses digital imaging of the inoculated specimens to shorten the time to detect bacterial growth. The increased efficiency, and quality improvements associated with automation allow for faster delivery of more accurate results to provide optimal patient care. In addition, laboratory staff is able to devote more time to analytical and value-added tasks.

"BD is proud to be working with CML HealthCare Inc., one of Canada's largest and most forward-looking laboratory services providers," said Tom Polen, President, BD Diagnostics - Diagnostic Systems. "Rapid diagnosis and treatment of infections is critical; however, many of the traditional testing protocols take two or three days to generate an actionable result.Using the BD Kiestra TLA system, integrated with other rapid diagnostic technologies, CMLwill be a pioneer in implementing technology that can often reduce those times significantly. We expect this to enable clinicians to provide patients with the most effective treatment earlier thus improving the standard of care and avoiding unnecessary healthcare costs."

The BD Kiestra TLA system currently has an installation base of instruments at public hospitals, universities, and privately owned laboratories in more than eleven countries worldwide since its introduction in 2006.

About CML HealthCare Inc.

Based in Mississauga, Ontario, CML HealthCare Inc. is a leading community-based, medical diagnostic services provider in Canada operating 114 Client C.A.R.E. Centres in Ontario, 84 imaging centres in Ontario and British Columbia, and a reference laboratory in Ontario focused on specialized coagulation testing and equipment calibration for international customers. CML is publicly-traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CLC" and has approximately 89.8 million common shares outstanding. For more information, please visit http://www.cmlhealthcare.com or follow CML on Twitter @cmlhealthcare.

About BD

BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs nearly 30,000 associates in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. For more information, please visit http://www.bd.com.

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