Trophy maker Dalessio keeps Southern Illinoisans’ crafts alive
Dominick Dalessio is a Carbondale trophy maker at the family shop where he engraves plaques and trophies for locals using three computerized engravers. A Southern Illinois native, he values the craft, the customer service ethic, and the satisfaction customers get from a job well done.
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Dominick Dalessio
Carbondale Trophy
Dalessio
Marion
Carbondale High School
Illinois
Chuck Novara
Carbondale
California queen bee breeders keep agriculture buzzing
In Vacaville a breeder examines hundreds of honeybees to select the queen, a labor intensive craft essential for pollination and honey production. California leads in queen production with about 450000 queens yearly from 20 commercial breeders, meeting demand across the nation and abroad. Weather and timing drive mating success, with breeders racing to supply packs of 50 to 100 queens at 10.50 to 14.50 each.
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Vacaville
Calif
Sacramento
Alaska
Johnathan Burton
Taber
Burton
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
Tucson
Ariz
Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman
California
Eric Mussen
University of California, Davis
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
DeGrandi-Hoffman
Tom Parisian
Jackie Park-Burris
California Bee Breeders Association
Shasta County
Parisian
Park-Burris
Adidas unveils world’s first smart shoe in Portland
Adidas unveils the Adidas 1 a computerized shoe with a microprocessor in the arch that adjusts heel cushioning based on runner size and stride. The three year secret project developed at its U S headquarters in Portland aims to revolutionize distance running and training. Erich Stamminger calls it the first intelligent shoe ever.
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Portland
Ore
Adidas
U.S
Erich Stamminger
First intelligent shoe promises sensing and adapting tech
The shoe uses a power saving battery that adjusts during a runner’s stride to reduce ground resistance. It weighs about 40 grams of the 400 gram total and will cost around 250 dollars when released in December, viewed as a luxury item by analyst Paul Swangard who notes its signaling of tech prowess more than broad appeal.
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Paul Swangard
Warsaw Sports Marketing Center
University of Oregon
Martha Stewart Living posts larger first quarter loss
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia reports a 20.26 million dollar loss for the quarter ended March 31, deeper than last year, as it distances the brand from Martha Stewart amid her stock trading conviction. The company plans broader Everyday Food circulation and reduced emphasis on Stewart’s name to aid a rebound with advertisers.
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New York
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Martha Stewart Living
Stewart
Seth Siegel
The
Beanstalk Group
Airbus launches A380 superjumbo at Toulouse plant
Airbus SAS inaugurated production of the A380, the largest commercial airliner, at a new $435 million site near Toulouse attended by French Prime Minister Raffarin. The factory will assemble sections built in France, Germany, Britain and Spain and shipped to Toulouse by sea, river, and road.
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Blagnac
France
Airbus Sas
U.S
Boeing Co
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Airbus
Toulouse
Germany
Britain
Spain
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