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Location: Washington, DC
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I am fueled by a belief that doing your job well isn't enough. Without executive presence and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, association leaders can't achieve their full potential or achieve the results they seek. After working in the association community and political arena for many years as a senior communications professional, today I am passionate about helping others in the association and nonprofit community tap into their full potential and maximize their impact through individual and team coaching and training.
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Carol Vernon is a certified executive coach with more than 20 years of experience in non-profits, for-profits, and government organizations. After more than a decade in senior leadership positions in national associations, Carol became a coach to help individuals and teams become more effective in the workplace and more fulfilled in their lives. She serves as an on-site executive coach at the ASAE Annual Meetings and is a frequent speaker and presenter at their women's executive forum luncheons and career development programs. She also serves on the faculty of Yale's Campaign School for Women Leaders, where she provides leadership and communications coaching for rising leaders committed to public service.
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We've caught up with some of the brightest Black artists and designers, photographers, illustrators and creatives both from yesteryear and today. We were a bit disappointed that we did not get a single submission from the DTG readership recommending African American artists and designers.
Athletes with Eyes for Art
Thane Peterson gives us an exciting look at some outstanding African American art and illustration in the "Collections" department of Businessweek online. Here's a sampling from the collections of pro basketball stars Grant Hill and Chris Webber. (Webber, a star forward with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Hill a star forward with the Orlando Magic) collects rare books, letters, and other memorabilia from important figures in African American history.
Businessweek Collections
Paul Collins
Paul Collins is a celebrated American illustrator and painter who also happens to be a designer. Watson-Guptill Publications names him one of the top 20 figurative painters. He is the designer of the Martin Luther King Peace Prize Medal, the National Physical Fitness Poster for the Carter administration and the NASA space shuttle emblem. He painted the President Ford Mural, the 40th Anniversary of Israel Mural and several other commissioned works for Anheuser Busch, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Universal Forrest Products, Amway Corporation, Johnson Products, and many more
Hughie Lee-Smith
Hughie Lee-Smith once said: "I think my paintings have to do with an invisible life -- a reality on a different level." Graduating from the Cleveland School of Arts in 1938, he went to work for the Ohio Works Progress Administration, and the Ford factory in River Rouge. Not satisfied with that life, he migrated to Chicago where he began to show his works in 1945. Soon after he began winning awards for his art such as, Detroit Institute Founders Prize (1953), National Academy of Design (four times), the Emily Lowe Award (1957), and the award from the American Society of African Culture (1960). In 1967, he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Design.
Huge history of illustrations and paintings
Learn more about Hughie Lee-Smith
The James Logan Courier
more at the Detroit Institute of Arts
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Man suspected of setting fire to estranged wife's Greeley home
December 26, 2012
Greeley police have issued a warrant for a man suspected of starting a fire at his estranged wife's home.
Paul Sasse, 37, is suspected of setting fire on Nov. 30 to the house at 1405 23rd Ave. Court where his children and estranged wife were living, according to a news release from Greeley police. The woman and children were not home at the time.
Firefighters found Sasse in the house and he was transported to North Colorado Medical Center, where he remains, the release states. Greeley police worked with the Greeley Fire Department and the Longmont Fire Department's K9 Accelerant Detection Team to investigate the suspected arson.
Sasse faces first-degree arson and second-degree burglary charges, both of which are domestic violence related.


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As a sustainable innovation leader at a technology company, I'm often asked about the implications of recent advances on sustainable innovation. In this article I'll highlight the potential of 3D printing to revolutionize sustainable innovation.
Three-dimensional printing — or more specifically, additive manufacturing, the term generally used to mean commercial-scale production using 3D printing technologies — is a concept that deserves its geek fandom. But I'd wager that few people have appreciated its revolutionary implications as a sustainable technology. Philosophically, 3D printing is the first technology that has the potential to enable a more biomimetic production model by aligning with one of nature's fundamental tenets: the tendency to manufacture locally. (These and other deep design principles from nature are collectively known as the practice of biomimicry.)
Why Additive Manufacturing is a Shift
To understand why, consider the difference between how an object is traditionally manufactured and how one is produced additively. Traditional manufacturing methods focus on milling a starting blank — that is, removing material until you've achieved the desired shape — or injecting material into a mold. Both types of processes rely on expensive, high-throughput machinery to achieve high economies of scale that minimize costly raw material waste, so such manufacturing is generally performed at a company's main production facility and then shipped around the world. In an additively manufactured product, in contrast, the product is printed layer by layer, with each cross section stacked on top of the one below it. Since this operation can be performed without huge, high-throughput machinery, it can be performed at hundreds or thousands of remote locations — or millions, if you consider the potential of a 3D printer in every household — with near-zero waste.
This hints at a very interesting shift for commercial product makers: they can focus on designing the best product as the source of their intellectual capital, rather than on how the design can be cheaply manufactured. Imagine, for example, if we could purchase the 3D model of an object we wanted to buy, rather than the object itself, and then download and print it in our home 3D printer. By buying this design from an "app store" of 3D objects rather than a brick-and-mortar shop, and printing it ourselves, we've completely eliminated all of the waste of traditional manufacture, as well as 100% of the energy and material normally consumed in transportation and packaging — while enjoying a more custom-tailored and convenient shopping experience.
3D Printing Materials
It's also worth highlighting the materials that are typically used in a 3D printer — surprisingly, here too we can find a sustainability story. The most common materials used for the printing of plastic parts are acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA). Both are thermoplastics; that is, they become soft and moldable when they're heated, and return to a more solid state when they're cooled. ABS is far from environmentally friendly, but PLA is actually a sugar-derived polymer, so it can be made from plants; most commonly, it's made from corn. (If you've ever drunk from a clear plastic cup or used a plastic fork marked "compostable" or "made from corn", that was PLA.) Provided that we use ecologically sound agricultural practices, we could sustainably grow the feedstock for all of our 3D-printed objects!
The other beautiful thing about thermoplastics is that they can be re-melted and reshaped into new objects several times (though not infinitely, as their structure will eventually depolymerize). That means that when you're ready to change your toy truck into a toy airplane, you could, in theory, toss it back into the 3D printer to be reshaped into the new object. This gets to one of the biggest sustainability challenges with plastic products today: their end-of-life treatment. Putting plastics into curbside recycling bins seems like an environmentally sound idea (and it's still better than throwing them into a landfill), but once they're trucked, sorted, cleaned, and usually commingled with lower-value resins, there's usually not much economic margin to squeeze out of these recycled plastics — one reason why their rates of recycling are so low. In contrast, putting your pure PLA back into your 3D printer eliminates this whole recycling chain — so we can add "end-of-life impacts" along with transportation and manufacturing waste to our list of eliminated life cycle impacts.
Metals can also be made using an additive manufacturing practice called selective laser sintering (SLS), although these "printers" are much higher-end. Once these become suitable for casual use, it opens up a whole new category of objects that can be built. Although in theory metal is infinitely recyclable (its simpler crystalline structure does not degrade with re-melting), the grinding steps needed to reprocess the used metal into powder suitable for sintering would require a lot more equipment and energy, and would likely prohibit the recycling of 3D-printed metal objects in the same printer — even a direct SLS printer (which uses a single material powder).
At the Doorstep of Future Usages
True radical innovation occurs not from new technologies, but when those new technologies enable newly possible business models. Take, for example, the cool modular mobile phone concept called Phonebloks. Imagine that you want that new, higher-megapixel cell camera block that they refer to… so you just buy and download the new block, toss your old one back in the printer, and print up the new model in PLA with a metal layer with the electronics sintered on — all powered by the solar panels on your roof. Now, we're starting to approach the manufacturing process used sustainably by nature over the last 3.8 billion years. And someday; your house?
Asheen PHANSEY is Head of the Sustainable Innovation Lab at Dassault Systèmes


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Welcome to Owen Guns in Gympie, The Gun Shop.
Phone (07 54 824099 Currently Out of Action), 07 54 825070, 07 54 824718.
or 0427 943 677,
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Phone Ahead with your Order and Drive By To Collect.
Even though the amnesty is over, PLEASE BRING IN any unregistered FIREARMS to Owen Guns. Please Do NOT take them to Police Stations. We will help you as much as we can. We can hold them while you acquire a licence or PTA, (which registers them to your licence), or buy them from you, or sell them for you, or you can donate them to the OWEN GUNs TRUST MUSEUM. Even your firearm parts might help keep someone else's firearm in working order.
Owen Guns began in 1974 in Victoria's Mountain Country, moving to Gympie Queensland in 1980. For 46 years Owen Guns have always tried to give the best advice and the best price for the best quality to their customers. Having five staff that have engineering qualifications, that have not only gunsmithing qualifications and experience, but have also manufactured firearms is a huge bonus for customers. Combined, they have 100 years of experience in solving customers problems and don't mind admitting they are still learning. So Owen Guns will keep investigating our fascinating industry.
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Keith 'Nobby' Armstrong – "Brings Back Memories, Great Collection"
We sell TIKKA, Walther, Beeman, SAKO , Armed, STEYR MANNLICHER, Mossberg, Gamo, Stoeger, Thompson-Centre, S & W, Colt, Sabatti, Webley & Scott, Cometa, Rossi, Browning, SAUR, Remington, HOWA, Marlin, Zastava, Winchester, CZ, Beretta, Perazzi, and many others. Everything Advertised is in Stock at the time of publication, we can only hold prices while stocks last. email email@example.com
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Bunn CWT15-3 Coffee Maker – with Pourover Feature
Please note picture shows hot water faucet – there is no hot water faucet on this model
For Low-Medium Volume Usage
Brews 3.9 gallons (14.5 litres) of perfect coffee per hour
3 Lower Warmers
Detailed Product Description:
• Automatic – hooks up to a waterline
• Pourover Feature
• Features a Space-Saving 8.25" Wide Design
• Quality materials and workmanship make for a long, dependable life
• All stainless steel construction
• No hot water faucet
• Plastic Funnel
• Brew into decanters
• SplashGard® funnel deflects hot liquids away from the hand
Decanter Not Included – Click Here for Bunn Decanters
Use water filter Easy Clear® EQ-17-TL or Easy Clear® ED-17-TL
Cord attached
Electrical: 120V/15 amp – requires 2-wires plus ground service rated 120V, single phase, 60 Hz.
Plumbing: 20-90 psi (138-621 kPa). Supplied with 1⁄4" male flare fitting
Size: 17.0"H x 16.0"W x 17.7"D
Weight: 32 pounds
Warranty: Circuit boards: 3 years parts and labor; All other parts: 2 years parts and 1 year labor
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The weather here is still balmy, perfectly nice for being outside painting. Instead, I've been in my studio, painting some of the rare 'inclement' weather that brushes past us once in a while. And thoroughly enjoying doing that.
I want to extend my best wishes to all of you for a very Merry Christmas and a New Year full of love, health, happiness and Art!
Merry Christmas!
Two recent pastels painted in the studio of the surrounding area near me...
'North Of Yellowstone Rd'
Pastel - 10x16 ©2012 Marc R. Hanson
'Horse Ranch'
Pastel - 9x12 ©2012 Marc R. Hanson


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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2008--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today signed the North American Rabies Management Plan with Canada and Mexico. The plan's aim is to strengthen cooperation and communication among the three countries in addressing wildlife rabies management and control.
"This plan is a crucial step to controlling rabies not only in the United States, but throughout North America," said Cindy Smith, APHIS administrator. "It solidifies our strong relationships with Canada and Mexico, as well as our federal and state partners, in addressing this potentially deadly virus in wildlife populations through information sharing and strategic planning."
The North American Rabies Management Plan, which is the culmination of more than three years of work by APHIS' wildlife services program, CDC and the governments of Canada and Mexico, establishes a framework and forum for constructive interaction among the countries to build long-term wildlife rabies management goals. The plan, signed at the 2008 Rabies in the Americas Conference, calls for annual meetings between the three countries to share information about oral rabies vaccine research, wildlife management, population control and surveillance techniques.
Collaboration between the three countries already is successful in controlling rabies in wildlife. Representatives from the United States and Canada in the fields of health, agriculture and wildlife management work together each year to provide expert information and guidance to develop complimentary rabies management plans to ensure the virus' containment in wildlife. In recent years, APHIS and Mexican officials also have worked to successfully contain and eliminate canine rabies in coyotes in south Texas.
"We've made tremendous strides in our efforts to combat rabies, particularly canine rabies. However, people are at risk from this terrible disease because it is still present in other types of wildlife," said CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding. "We must remain vigilant and this unprecedented agreement will enable us to continue to protect people from rabies."
Because human cases of rabies in North America are often the result of exposure to wildlife with the virus, each country works to eliminate the virus in its wildlife populations. In the United States, APHIS' wildlife services program staff established the National Rabies Management Program in 1997. That program was developed to prevent further spread of rabies in gray fox, coyotes and raccoons by using oral rabies vaccines in wildlife, as well as increasing public education.


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Illinois Budget 2.23.10
Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehousenewsservice.com. Please check www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/news in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news.
If your paper has a story, digest item, opinion piece or standalone photo to share, please e-mail it to email@example.com.
Casey Laughman: (217) 816-3343, email@example.com
Suburban Life Publications recognized for revamped opinions section
Two former rivals in Ohio work together on major stimulus project
Video: How LEDE training program will help editors lead into next decade.
Leadership Series 2010: The LEDE
New state law causes changes in driver's ed programs
SPRINGFIELD – A growing number of Illinois students will not be able to take their parents' car for a spin on their Sweet 16 because of a state mandate that increases demands placed on high school students enrolled in driver's education programs — tripling the time a student must hold a driver's permit and doubling the number of hours they must spend behind the wheel with mom and dad. By Molly Beck of the State Journal-Register. To localize: How are local teens and schools handling the new rules?
State Briefs: State Briefs have been eliminated due to lack of use. If you have questions, contact Casey Laughman.
This week at the statehouse:
For Wednesday:
STATE CAPITOL Q&A: A closer look at Wednesday's release of new budget numbers by the Quinn administration and what it means for public review. By Ryan Keith of the State Capitol Bureau.
BUDGET NUMBERS: The Quinn administration is supposed to offer a sneak peek at new budget numbers to two Senate committees late Tuesday afternoon. By Doug Finke of the State Capitol Bureau. Will be posted this evening. Developing from 4 p.m. hearing.
BUDGET PAYMENTS: Comptroller Dan Hynes' office says debt payments, general school aid and expedited money to Medicaid providers are among the small group of state bills being paid on time each month because of funding shortfalls. By Doug Finke of the State Capitol Bureau.
TATTOO DONORS: Reaction to new state regulation that allows people with tattoos to give blood. By John Guidroz of the State Capitol Bureau.
Impact of late, wet harvest might be felt well into 2010
BERRY – One of the latest, wettest harvests in decades is still working its way through Illinois grain elevators, bringing with it higher costs, quality issues, safety hazards, and possible effects on prices and planting during the 2010 season. Corn and soybeans aren't rotting on the ground or in bins. But there is a possibility some of last fall's crop will still be drying when the fall 2010 harvest comes in, said Robert Ramsey, one of the family owners of Ramsey Grain in Berry. By Tim Landis of the State Journal-Register.
Energy-efficient home includes rich aesthetic environment
SMITHFIELD – Down a gravel road that cuts through steep wooded river bluffs along the Spoon River is a passive solar home with international provenance. With input from Mother Earth News, books and friends, the home rose from a footprint positioned in a small clearing to capitalize on views and the transit of the sun across a winter sky. In the middle of summer, the sun does not enter the house at all. By Clare Howard of the Peoria Journal Star.
Winery numbers up, wine production down in Illinois
ROCKFORD – An economic update finds the number of wineries continues to grow in Illinois but production is down. There are 91 wineries in the state compared to 68 in 2005, based on an update compiled last fall by the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association. Annual production fell from 500,000 gallons to 367,000 in the same period. But gallons produced is only one measure, according to the industry report, which also points out that annual tourism spending of nearly $40 million was up nearly 28 percent from 2005. By Tim Landis of the State Journal-Register.
Phil Luciano: This little piggy is a monster
TROY GROVE – Newcomers often scoff at the timeworn claim posted big and bright outside Chubby's Corner tap: "Home of The World's Largest Ham Sandwich." Sight unseen, they'll order two of the sandwiches. Always, when their order arrives, they demure. "When they see how big it is, they just have one," says a smiling Barb Anthony, owner of Chubby's. Her handiwork produces plenty of prodigious piles of pork. It's one of two claims to fame in this LaSalle County village.
Barbara Walters shares memories with Peoria crowd
EAST PEORIA – Barbara Walters has been around the world, interviewed prime ministers, presidents and just about anyone who has been in the spotlight the last half-century. She came to Peoria because: "I had never been here before," Walters told the Journal Star. "When I got the opportunity I decided to come, and I'm so glad I did. It's very delightful." Walters was the keynote speaker Monday night at the Creve Coeur Club's 112th annual George Washington Banquet. By Ruth Longoria Kingsland of the Peoria Journal Star.
BRITT: Toon on the national deficit.
Chuck Sweeny: Look out, GOP, the 'Ronpaulistas' are at the gates
The Conservative Political Action Conference met last weekend in Washington, featuring speakers from the right side of the political world, Republican Party types and conservative think-tankers. At the end, they took a straw poll to see whom the 10,000 conferees like for president. Most years they go with an establishment type like Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts who won the straw poll last year. This year they picked a renegade, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.
Amy Gehrt: Ryan makes headlines for all the wrong reasons
As federal prosecutors prepare to put our last governor, Rod Blagojevich, on trial for corruption charges in June, it was another former governor who made headlines last week — twice, in fact.
Editorial: May Toyota prove it has learned from its mistakes
First, there were problems with the gas pedals on a host of cars. Then, the brakes on Prius hybrids. Now, with 8.5 million vehicles recalled worldwide - 6 million of them in the U.S. - Toyota may be put on the defensive yet again regarding concerns about the steering on its newer-model Corollas. An editorial from the Peoria Journal Star.
Editorial: Help state change the way it draws political maps
If you looked at a map of Illinois' legislative districts, you'd wonder, "How the heck did they come up with that?" The districts look more like a Rorschach test — a bunch of ink blots — than a system of deciding who represents whom. That's because drawing those maps is done in the interests of the political parties and not in the interests of the public. You can help change that. An editorial from the Rockford Register Star.
Editorial: Campaign cash shows the truth
Campaign contributions can serve to distinguish the truth of a politician. When a candidate for political office steps forward as a "reformer," and the list of significant campaign contributors includes an established power broker, it is clear that the candidate is insincere. Pat Quinn has shown himself to be part of the same machine that has cultured state government for the past two administrations. An editorial from the Freeport Journal-Standard.
ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN: The Illini can't afford to overlook struggling Michigan as they work to secure an NCAA berth. Tipoff is 6 p.m. By John Supinie.


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So, Ciera and I have moved back to NOLA… Here is a 10 minute video we made on our way down. Hope yall enjoy it, tell me what you think.
Shot on Canon 5DMK3 and GoPro Hero HD
So, Ciera and I have moved back to NOLA… Here is a 10 minute video we made on our way down. Hope yall enjoy it, tell me what you think.
Shot on Canon 5DMK3 and GoPro Hero HD
A while back I got a chance to stop by the shop at Shooting Machine. I was able get an up close and personal look at the new "Knuckle Bunny Cine Grip" camera handle before they flew it out to NAB in Vegas (where it debuted at the Sony booth on the new FS700).
The Knuckle Bunny Cine Grip by Shooting Machine, handmade from walnut.
For Sony FS100 and FS700 with Start/Stop REC trigger and 4-Way Controller (for Display options and Expanded Focus control).
The evolution of the Knuckle Bunny. Clay and wood prototype handles. It came a long way over the past few months.
They had already done the wood working by the time I got there (damn),but I got to see most of the assembly and some finishing touches.
Positioning the plate.
Fine tuning the cord length.
Marking out exactly where the plate will fasten.
Mike mounting the plate. No assembly line machine drilling here. All handmade, the old-fashioned way.
I did happen to catch lot of the final electronics work. Soldering the controllers.
Terminating the LEMO socket.
Caleb fine tuning the final firmware with the development team.
Content for designer team on a shop napkin. No funny business here.
Ciera finishing the brochures for NAB.
Done and ready for NAB, the Knuckle Bunny, cheese plate, and Shot Grip get tucked away in a Pelican case.
Shooting Machine makes a bunch of other "smart camera tools" (as they call 'em), from 8mm rods to 1/4″ 20 clamps.
And it's not only accessories for the FS100/700, they are constantly fitting more and more cameras (ARRI Alexa, Canon C300/C500, Sony F3) everyday.
Paul and Caleb fitting the Canon C300 for a new product…. Stay tuned to their website for more info


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Expanding its portfolio of industrial gases offerings in North America, Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has acquired EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Inc., a privately-held producer and marketer of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The acquisition also includes Louisiana Leasing, Ltd. of Illinois, an affiliated company that owns liquid CO2 distribution assets that are solely leased to EPCO, and immediately vaults Air Products to a position amongst the leaders in the North American liquid CO2 market. The purchase price is not being disclosed.
"This acquisition is a good fit with our North American Merchant Gases set of core competencies. It also gives us immediate scale in a market that will allow us to capture additional sales of existing products by being able to offer an expanded product portfolio to existing and new customer accounts," said Nelson Squires, vice president and general manager – North America Merchant Gases at Air Products. "We are pleased to be acquiring a company that demonstrated continued growth through the economic challenges of the past several years. EPCO's geographic footprint overlaps nicely with our existing infrastructure such that we expect both cost and revenue synergy benefits."
With this acquisition, Air Products adds liquid CO2 to its North American offerings through EPCO's 12 CO2 purification and liquefaction plants located predominantly in the central portion of the United States. Liquid CO2, which Air Products already offers in its other geographic regions around the world, is an important product in markets Air Products currently serves with other merchant industrial gases including the Food, Beverage, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Oil Field Services, and Metals Fabrication markets.
"Not only does this acquisition make Air Products a fully-integrated supplier of bulk industrial process gases, but a combined offering of liquid nitrogen and liquid CO2 is expected to strengthen our sales of liquid nitrogen in markets we already serve. Simply put, it increases our competitive offering with customers who require a broader portfolio of gases," said Squires.
EPCO, established in 1987, had revenues of approximately $60 million in 2012 and was the largest North American independent liquid CO2 company. With approximately 170 employees, EPCO focused on the production and distribution of liquid CO2 for the Food and Beverage, Oil Field Services, and Chemicals markets.
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Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
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You now have access to full Six Sigma training courses on your own schedule and location. Whether you want to increase your value to a current or future employer, Six Sigma Online's courses will exceed your expectations. Our training has been used at multinational corporations and honed over decades in the business environment, and that means that you get the tools you need to be effective.
Do you want to train a number of employees at multiple sites? You could fly them all to the same location and spend thousands of dollars on travel expenses. On the other hand, Six Sigma Online provides them with high-quality and consistent training that they work through at their own pace without leaving town. With online interaction, they can even go through the training together.
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In 1910, Bill Scagel began his career making knives. He didn't know it, but he was beginning an entire industry of custom knives in the United States.
Now, 100 years later, his name graces a knife he would have been proud to make.
We took a classic handle design by Scagel himself and designed a strikingly beautiful Scagel knife. We worked hard to preserve Scagel's classic touches while adding modern functionality.
These are some of the finest Scagel knives ever built. Thanks to Mike Stewart at Bark River for producing them for us.
This is the second in the series--and it is a very large knife. You will be impressed when you hold this knife in your hand.
- Overall Length: 12.875"
- Blade Length: 7.5 Inches
- Blade Steel: A-2 @ 58rc
- Blade Thickness: .245 Inch
- Weight: 14.8 oz
- Convex Ground
This sheath was designed especially for the project and adds a real touch of class to the whole package. Even the snap shouts, "Scagel!


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Zombie S.W.A.T Training: An immersive scare experience on Sunday 16th December 2018
The end has begun…
A covert branch of the military has been operating in secret for decades. All this time, they've remained vigilant to the threat. Now, as rumours of the living dead in London ciculate, this secret operation is recruiting for S.W.A.T Trainees. As part of a Special Weapons Attack Team, you'll be trained in weaponry designed to fight the undead.
Zombie S.W.A.T Training is a 3.5 hour immersive experience, you have been specially selected to undergo indepth training from Bunker 51's Undead Response Unit. Train in three different forms of weaponry against the zombie horde. Learn tactics to immobilise and destroy the undead horde before it escapes the bunker and ends civilisation as we know it.
Be prepared for London's scariest and most realistic zombie-themed event.
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Hello friends! TGIT! Yes, thank goodness it's Thursday... and for Spotlight Boulevard! I know I have said this before but Thursday has quickly become my favorite day of the week because I feature a savvy and chic woman owned business. Women are rocking the world with their amazing businesses and I am not only happy to be one of those women, but also to have had the pleasure of making so many connections with these women. Some I have met face-to-face, and some I know only through their avatars and witty and engaging Tweets! Either way, I am thankful to be connected to them in some way.
I had the chance to meet this week's savvy and chic MOMpreneur, Adriana D'Arco owner of Chic Mama Diaper Cakes and More, last summer at the Westfield Baby Expo. I was located not too far from her exhibit space and was scoping her out her gorgeous diaper cake creations all night. I was thrilled when I finally had a moment to go over and introduce myself and see her products up close. Now, I have been to many baby showers and I have even made a diaper cake myself before, but nothing ever as well designed & styled as these! Chic Mama diaper cakes are are not just a bunch of diapers adorned with a few baby chotchkes. Chic Mama diaper cakes are charming and sophisticated!! They are bright, bold, unique, beautiful and uber CHIC! There is a design for just about any baby shower theme.
How amazing would these be as the table center pieces at a baby shower?? Not sure what to send as a gift to a new mom? Forget the flowers! Moms-to-be need diapers more than anything! AND, Chic Mama also has an eco-friendly collection of diaper cakes! See, savvy and chic! Adriana also offers custom diaper cakes designs, as well as towel cakes and many other great items for the chic mom-to-be! There is something for anyone throwing a baby shower or gifting a new mom.
Adriana has so very graciously offered up a 10% coupon for all Uptown Girl readers starting today and good through March 17, 2011! Enter code CM1002 upon checkout. Read on as I had the chance to ask Adriana my top 5 favorite questions and then to learn a few fun facts about this chic mama!
Chic Mama website: http://www.chicmamadiapercakes.com
The FIVE... with Adriana D'Arco from Chic Mama
Q: What was the inspiration for starting your business?
My true inspiration for my business are my children. I had been working in the corporate world for so long and found myself missing important moments in my children's lives, or just being too stressed and busy to pay attention. I came to the realization that I needed to take a step back and find a way to be able to focus more on my children while still being able to continue my career. That is when the idea for Chic Mama Diaper Cakes was born.
Q: What were some of the challenges that you have faced?
My biggest challenge has to do with time. It seems that the hours just go by too quickly in a given day. Although, after reprioritizing aspects of my life, I am finally finding a way to incorporate my business, my volunteer work, MYSELF, and most importantly, my family into each day. I now know that I just need to take one thing at a time. When my children come home from school, my focus is completely on them.
Q: How do you find balance between "real life" and being a super female entrepreneur and/or MOMpreneur?
It's a decision you have to make for yourself. I always put work and household chores first…I think it has to do with my Type A personality. I made a very specific decision last year to put my family and my own health first. I make sure to incorporate the gym into my daily schedule and have an energy level that I haven't had in years. When school is over, I officially become the "soccer mom" and run from one practice to the other. When they have gone to bed, I get back to work if needed. It's a system that is working very well for all of us.
Q: What advice would you give to other female entrepreneurs just starting out?
Believe in yourself! I can honestly say that I would have never thought I would own my own business. If it wasn't for the complete support of my husband I would not have been able to do it. He encourages me each day and believes in me. I now believe in myself too!
Q: What is up & coming for your business?
Hmm….my main goal right now is continuing to get my name out there. I continuously add new diaper cake designs and hope to continue to grow my product line with more "chic" items for the modern mom.
The TEN... with Adriana D'Arco from Chic Mama
1. I was made in Uruguay, South America but born in New Jersey.
2. I am fluent in Spanish.
3. I have one tattoo and at the age of 36 would love to get another one.
4. In my next lifetime I hope to be a ballroom dancer.
5. My favorite arcade game of all time is Ms. Pacman.
6. My guilty pleasure is Reality TV.
7. I MUST have chocolate once a day.
8. I am a truly dog person but have the best cat in the world!
9. I have a degree in Accounting and LOVE spreadsheets!
10. My children look nothing like me…100% their dad.


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Membership for alums is free! Join now!
As a member of the Alumni Association you are entitled to the following:
- Use of the GCC Library system
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- Involvement with on-campus special activities and events, view GCC Calendar here
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- GCC Foundation Annual Meeting
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- Return to campus for Alumni and College events
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According to lore, Americans dig big cars, Europeans love their hatchbacks, Australians love pick-ups. And the Indians? Indians love sedans. The sedan is a status symbol for most in India. It provides a feeling of accomplishment. It also costs more. A sedan does not cost much more to make than its hatchback platform cousin. What makes a sedan more costlier are the taxes we have to pay.
The Indian government wants to promote small cars as they are eco-friendly and consume less fuel. They are easy to park and maneuver. They take less space on the road and help in reducing traffic congestion. If you visit India, you will notice that the infrastructure growth is not keeping pace with the GDP growth. This makes small cars extremely important, and the Government of India is leaving no stone unturned to promote them. But how do they do that? (Read More…)


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- RPM: 6,500 (no load speed)
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18V ONE+™ 4 1/2 IN. Angle Grinder
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The 18V ONE+™ Angle Grinder is sold as a bare tool, allowing you to build on your ONE+™ collection without spending additional money on batteries and chargers with each tool purchase. Best of all, like every RYOBI® 18V ONE+™ blue or green tool, this Angle Grinder works with any 18V ONE+™ battery. Upgrade to lithium-ion or LITHIUM+™ batteries for lighter weight and better performance.
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How to Create a Paper Lantern and Explore By Night With Your Kids
Do your kids love to create things that glow?
Are you looking for a fun nighttime activity that will get them outside and moving?
Now you can share a lamp-lit evening stroll with your kids, visiting neighbors and connecting with nature, using a lantern they made themselves.
It's old-fashioned fun with a colorful twist.
In this article, I'll show you how to create a lantern out of nothing more than tissue paper, a balloon and glue. Your kids will welcome the night toting their very own light.
Why an Evening Paper Lantern Walk?
Tissue paper lanterns create the opportunity to bring a little beautiful light into your world.
As the day winds down, an evening stroll is a great way to connect with your kids. You can talk and share time together without all of the distractions found at home and reconnect with your neighborhood—the people and animals who share your world. It's a special way to bring the day to a close together.
But how do you tear them (and maybe you, too) away from all the enticing indoor diversions that keep them firmly planted in front of a glowing screen?
This project can help. These lanterns give off another kind of glow altogether, one that you'll be pleased has captured their attention.
Kids love things that light up and glow. When you create tissue-paper lanterns, the kids will be eager to go outside and light the way. As the nights get longer, they won't have to wait until near or after bedtime to see them glow.


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Soak up the buzzing city atmosphere, take a walk over the Story Bridge, catch live music in Fortitude Valley and submerge yourself in culture at South Bank's art galleries, theatre spaces and museums. Discover witty local street art, attend the annual Brisbane Festival and Riverfire, or time your visit around one of Brisbane's blockbuster events.
Find international brands in the Queen Street Mall, designer boutiques in James Street and Bulimba, and hunt out vintage treasures in Paddington. If you're looking for a bargain, head to the factory outlets at DFO Brisbane Airport. Show me Brisbane's shopping guide.
Make the most of the sunshine and sit down at an al fresco restaurant, or grab tasty street food at the Eat Street Northshore Markets, South Bank Markets and Jan Powers Farmers Markets. Brisbane is bursting with bars, so make your way from rooftop to laneway in search of the finest cocktail. Try a limited-edition brew at a local craft beer bar or take the CityCat along the river for a pub crawl with a difference.
Get out of the city and see what else the region has to offer. Take a day-trip to the Scenic Rim, Somerset or Tamborine National Park and go on a bushwalk to seek out hidden waterfalls. Hop on a ferry to Moreton or North Stradbroke Islands, or flop on the beaches of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. Hire a car to get the best out of the region with plenty of self-drive adventures on offer.
Cuddle a koala at the Lone Pine Sanctuary, hand-feed wild dolphins on Moreton Island and spot whales from the North Gorge Walk at North Stradbroke Island.
One of the best ways to see Moreton Island is by getting out on the water and exploring on a jet ski. Karen Nye
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Speaker Straus' left side is likely to be sore
"What do Speaker Joe Straus, Mad Cow Disease and Tylenol poisonings have in common?"
This isn't a setup to a tasteless joke. It's a question posed by state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, in a bitter memo ("Subject: Joe Straus & Mad Cow Disease") sent Friday to his Democratic colleagues in the House.
The answer: Jenifer Sarver is serving as Straus' spokeswoman, and she's general manager of the Austin office of Burson-Marsteller, a public relations firm that handles — among other practices — "crisis management."
To his memo, Martinez Fischer attaches a page from the firm's website with a passage that tickles his fancy:
"From our work with Johnson & Johnson on the Tylenol poisonings a generation ago, to controversies such as the anthrax letter attack, 'mad cow' disease, SARS and avian influenza, Burson-Marsteller continues to redefine best practices in crisis management."
However flippantly rendered, Martinez Fischer's point is that Straus, R-San Antonio, is in trouble — and therefore in a position to offer concessions to Democrats in exchange for their support. That point is debatable: In a House of 95 Republicans and 55 Democrats, Straus needs 76 votes to win re-election as speaker in January.
Straus' allies say he has secured enough commitments to win another term. But the most potent threat to Straus' re-election is coming from the right: His opponent, state Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is a far-right conservative who hides his social and fiscal fanaticism behind a cloak of geniality.
(A year after a Republican super-majority took a machete to the state's budget, an affable Hughes told me he's running as speaker to ensure "serious reform on spending." He's also an anti-abortion advocate who paradoxically supports cuts to family-planning services.)
All of this raises a question: Why is Martinez Fischer giving Straus, a relative moderate, such a hard time?
"People seem to think if it's a choice between Joe Straus and Bryan Hughes. That's an easy choice," Martinez Fischer told me. "That's not really the case. This campaign is Joe Straus versus Joe Straus. This is Joe Straus of '09 versus Joe Straus of 2011. And I've always said from the beginning, if you tell me which Joe Straus I'm going to get, I'll tell you which one I can support."
A former high school linebacker, Martinez Fischer is renowned for his confrontational style, particularly in collisions with the speaker.
Last year, in a move many considered outrageous, he turned the front mike to scold Straus to his face. And in September, he wrote Straus a letter blaming the speaker's "senior staff and closest advisers" for the "deplorable, despicable and unbecoming conduct that occurred" during the state's redistricting process.
The speaker responded to Martinez Fischer in a letter. But in his memo, Martinez Fischer, chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, complains, "I have asked Speaker Straus to explain his actions and he has refused. Maybe this is the advice you get from a global crisis manager?"
(On that point, Sarver notes that Straus hired Karen Hughes, global vice chairman of Burson-Marsteller, in 2009. "I work for Karen," Sarver says. "This is nothing new. The premise of Trey's memo is quite faulty.")
A more salient question: Is Trey's memo effective?
"One thing we can do," Martinez Fischer says, "is beat on Joe so hard to prevent him from falling off the right-wing cliff. If guys like me sit silent, then you'll just see Joe fall off the right-wing cliff. And nobody wants that. So my job is to bang on him."
The problem, of course, is that many people don't enjoy being banged upon. In the likely event of a Straus victory, the last thing Texas Democrats need is a sore House speaker.
Correction: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus did respond to a letter from state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer that was critical of the state's handling of redistricting. A column on Tuesday's page A12 and on mySA.com inaccurately described Straus' reaction to the letter.


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METRO VANCOUVER -- Bryn Erin Ward is hoping she won't be cast in Scarface when the bruises and scratches she's sporting today fade away.
Ward, an actress who now works as a realtor, was showing a house in New Westminster on Tuesday when she and her client were mauled by a cat.
"It was certainly a catfight that I didn't win," she said.
One of Ward's clients escaped unharmed in the unprovoked attack, but the other needed medical attention at the hospital.
"I went to turn a light out and heard this weird noise. She went to look out the window. All of a sudden this cat, a feral cat, was on top of her," Ward recalled. "She fell over a table and was on the ground, and this cat was attacking her."
After escaping the animal, the women went to emergency at Royal Columbian Hospital. Ward said staff were shocked by the damage inflicted by a cat.
"I jumped in to get the thing off of her. I have stitches in my face, I have a black eye, I am torn to pieces," she said. "She got bitten all over her leg and tush."
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As a female realtor, Ward said it's always in the back of her mind to be safe when showing homes to strangers.
"You worry about a serial killer coming to the door, but not a cat serial killer," she said. "I never thought it would be a cat that would do this much damage to me."
Unbeknownst to Ward and her client, the homeowner had brought a homeless cat into the house that he had been feeding. The female cat had recently given birth to kittens.
Ward wasn't sure what became of the cat, but she has some sympathy for the momma cat as she realizes it was protecting its babies. Still, she believes it's important that realtors are informed if there are any pets in the home before showings take place.
"There were three of us there. This cat did not retreat," she said. "This cat was insane. We were screaming like you wouldn't believe. Usually you think when something attacks you it stops - it would not stop. I had this cat hanging off my face with its teeth in my face. All I could think of was not my face, anywhere else."
A day after the attack, Ward cancelled showings to tend to her injuries. She hopes that the attack won't result in any scarring.
Ward, who enjoyed a successful acting career in Hollywood, has appeared on shows including Party of Five, The Collector, Married with Children, Ellen, Diagnosis Murder. She's live in New Westminster for more than a decade, where she's raising her daughter and getting involved in community programs.
Ward, who "bled all over this person's house" during Tuesday's attack, said her client doesn't want to buy the home - cat or no cat.
"She had just said it wasn't for her. After that happened she said, 'that's not really for me,'" she said. "We won't be writing an offer."
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We started making breakfast
started in 1880
From the original English Muffin to today
Over 135 years ago Samuel Bath Thomas, an innovator and entrepreneur, created the Original "Nooks & Crannies" English Muffin after moving from England to the United States. He used a secret process that included griddle baking to create a muffin that was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. He later opened his own bakery in New York City in 1880. Soon, Thomas' English Muffins would become a popular part of the American breakfast.
Thanks to Mr. Samuel Thomas, Thomas' English Muffins is the #1 selling English Muffin and a favorite product in America. Restaurants, award winning chefs and fast food chains have incorporated our English Muffins into their menus. We're proud of our storied history, but we're constantly improving to give you the best products to brighten your day. With you in mind, we created Bagel Thins® bagels, flavored bagels, Swirl Breads and more.
We deliver the high quality products to you
Because you expect the best, hot from the oven, Thomas' products are still delivered five days a week to ensure our English Muffins and Bagels arrive quickly.
Staying true to our methods since day one
- We still use quality ingredients to make all of our products.
- We have stayed true to our methods.
- We listen to our consumers and are actively involved in initiatives to make healthier products.
- We encourage environmental processes, such as water recycling, in all of our plants.
What makes us different
The distinctive taste, texture and flavor of Thomas' English muffins come from the "Nooks & Crannies" way of griddle baking. This process, unchanged since day one, uses quality ingredients to make the distinctively coarse-grained, yeast-raised dough. They are split, not sliced, to keep the unique, toast-up-perfectly texture.


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Like Clockwork
This is a drawing I pulled from a new book I got for Christmas, Illustrated History of the Los Angeles Dodgers by Richard Whittingham. This was June 4th, 1968 when Don Drysdale pitched his 6th consecutive shutout, which broke a longstanding record by Doc White of the White Sox, who had thrown 5 consecutive. That's Dodgers catcher Tom Haller behind the plate. Drysdale's streak will prove a rare highlight that year, as 1968 wasn't too kind to the Dodgers.
Batting is Willie Stargell, who would become the only person to hit a home run outside of Dodger Stadium, until Mike Piazza did the same in the mid-90's. Of course, Stargell hit it out twice, so we'll see if that records' ever broken.
Let me know what you think of this new throwback direction in the comments section. Of course, I'll still do current stuff as well, but in January it's slim pickins.
Hope everyone's having a great new year!


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Users of Apple Maps, your long, international nightmare may be over.
Google late Wednesday released a version of its Maps app for iOS, ending an exile that began when Apple kicked the original Google Maps application off iOS 6. Apple replaced Google Maps with its own offering that looks great and includes long-awaited turn-by-turn directions, but had some, um, serious flaws. Most recently, an Australian police department declared that its accuracy issues could be downright dangerous.
Google had been rumored to be working on an iOS Maps app for some time, and now that it's live in the iTunes App Store, we now know what took so long: It's polished, fast and a joy to use. Google admitted to New York Times reviewer David Pogue that it's better than the Android version.
Have trouble downloading Google Maps on Wednesday night? Here's why.
I've been working with it since its release last night, and I'm impressed so far. If you've used the Android version of Google Maps, it will be familiar, but it's also different in the way you access some features. Getting to some things isn't intuitive at the outset – particularly accessing Street View – but once you get the hang of it, using Google Maps for iOS is a kick.
The design is simple and clean – it's much less cluttered than the Android layout – and with its oversized, Sans Serif fonts it looks a lot like the recently updated Gmail app. In fact, it also looks a little bit like Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps.
Unlike the old Google Maps app, this version uses vector graphics, so it renders quickly onscreen. Gone is the effect of tiles appearing one-by-one on a slow connections. Enter a location via the search field – use either the keyboard or iOS 6's dictation feature – to see your destination.
At first glance, there's no intuitive way to get to Street View for this location. Here's the trick: Swipe up on the address bar at the bottom to enable Street View.
Street View initially shows you a 360-degree panorama of the location. Tap on it to see your location.
The Maps app lets you see satellite terrain and traffic, as you'd expect. But again, finding how to access them isn't necessarily intuitive. Tap the small button peeking out from the lower right-hand corner to see the layer icons.
This screen also gives you access to transit data, but this doesn't always work. If you have not selected a specific location, you'll get an error message if you try to select "Public transit". Instead, choose your destination, tap the Car icon at the bottom and you'll then see a transit icon at the top. Tap it to get routes.
As with the old Google Maps app and the current version by Apple, you can choose from multiple routes. Because Google Maps arrived so late last night, I haven't had time to test the driving directions – I'll update this post later today with that – but the routes I tested appear to be accurate. For example, shortly after I started using the Apple Maps app, it took me to what it said was a Toyota dealership, but that location had closed years ago. That ghost dealership isn't found in Google Maps.
I've tested a handful of Houston-area locations and found them all to be accurate, but this is far from an exhaustive test. Using a maps application over time is the best way to check its accuracy, and I'll do an updated post in a few weeks.
There are a few downsides to Google Maps for iOS. It doesn't include the hooks in to the operating system that Apple Maps does, so tapping on an address on a Web page or an email will bring up Apple's app by default. (However, I suspect that the iOS version of Chrome will soon be updated to open Google Maps if it's installed.)
Also, while you can install Google Maps on an iPad, it doesn't have a native iPad layout. You'll have to run it in 2X mode, where it's ugly but functional. Google promises an iPad mode is coming.
Finally, there's good news for iOS users who have not upgraded to iOS 6. Google Maps works on iOS 5.1 or later.
Update: I used Google Maps on my drive into work today. I live near downtown, so it wasn't a complex trip, but it gave me a feel for how it works.
The turn-by-turn voice is female, and a bit more robotic than the one used by Apple Maps (which is also Siri's voice). Google Maps seems to be a bit more verbose. For example, I hop onto Memorial Drive from Waugh Drive, and Apple Maps tells me to make a slight right. But Google Maps provides more detail, telling me what I'm turning onto: a highway ramp.
(A friend who used it to drive into town from the burbs today complained it was much too chatty, giving him more detail than he wanted. That may be irritating on a route you know, but comforting along one you don't.)
The display of routes is simple and clear.
When you close the app, it continues providing directions, and a simple banner appears on the lock screen.
Note that in Apple Maps, you see the full route display on the lock screen, which is more useful.
I actually prefer the look of Apple Maps during navigation – it's more 3D and modern-looking. But I have more trust in Google's map data.
If you've used the new Google Maps, give us some details on the experience in the comments.
Update 2.0: Google Maps is now one of the recommend map apps in the App Store. This category was created in the wake of the Apple Maps debacle, after CEO Tim Cook apologized. Google Maps' inclusion is icing on the cake.


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Listed security
Stock or bond that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the United States. Generally, the advantages of being listed are that exchanges provide: (1) an orderly marketplace; (2) liquidity; (3) fair price determination; (4) accurate and continuous reporting on sales and quotations; (5) information on listed companies; and (6) strict regulation for the protection of securityholders. Antithesis of OTC Security.
Listed Security
Stock in a publicly-traded company that is traded on a particular stock exchange. For example, companies that trade on the NYSE are said to be listed securities for that exchange. Listed securities must conform to each exchange's listing requirements, which usually mandate having a certain market capitalization, number of shareholders, and/or revenue. Listing requirements exist to enforce stability on an exchange as much as possible. A listed security may be delisted if it fails to meet the listing requirements for too long. However, some listed securities may be temporarily exempt from listing requirements if they show some sign of a potential recovery. It is important to distinguish firms with listed securities from member firms, which are companies that conduct trades on an exchange. See also: C.
listed security
A security traded on any of the national or regional securities exchanges. Listed securities are generally more liquid than securities that trade only in the over-the-counter market. Also called exchange-traded security. Compare unlisted security.
Listed security.
A listed security is a stock, bond, options contract, or similar product that is traded on an organized exchange.
Being listed has advantages, including being part of an orderly, regulated, and widely reported trading process that helps insure fairness and liquidity.
To be listed, the company issuing the security must meet the requirements of the exchange where it wishes to be traded. For example, to list a stock, the company typically must have a minimum market capitalization, a minimum number of existing shares, and a minimum per share price.


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Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been fined £120,000 for failing to use proper cryptography, resulting in the details of a child-protection case being shared with the wrong people.
Last December a solicitor involved in a child-protection case sent 11 e-mails relating to the case to the wrong email address, a simple typo meaning that messages intended for the council were sent to a random member of the public. If they'd been encrypted, then that would have resulted in a confused recipient and no more – but they weren't and that's led to the £120,000 fine imposed by the Information Commissioner's Office.
The investigation found that the council already had guidelines in place which require the use of cryptography, and that the solicitor was in breach of those guidelines, but given the Council's own legal department had neither the skills nor the software to decrypt messages it was still fault.
The ICO was also upset as it had already raised the issue in 2010, when the same council lost a memory stick containing unencrypted data about another childcare case. Following that case, the council promised to try much harder in future, but it seems that the effort stalled once the guidelines had been written.
The case presents an interesting example of how important encrypted email is, even if there's no deliberate attacker trying to intercept messages. Privacy advocates have long argued that routine encryption of all messages would be to the benefit of all, comparing our existing email systems to a postal service comprised entirely of postcards, but lack (or proliferation) of standards and the desire for simplicity has stymied any such development. ®


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Evenings in my kitchen sound something like this:
Me to Desi: "So what would you like for dinner tonight?"
Desi: "Kuch bhi chalega" (Anything will do)
Me: How about something light, like an upma?
Desi: Mmmmm…okay. (Translation: Not really)
Me: It's too late for dosas, but what about some sambar and rice and bhaji, although you just had that yesterday.
Desi: Fine (Translation: No)
Me (hopefully): Potato chips and cookies?
Desi: No!
Me: Okay baba, I'll just come up with something on my own, but don't complain later.
Desi: I can't promise that!
As you can tell, I don't get much help in picking out what to cook from my picky eater. And left to my own devices, I tend to think up recipes as I peer into the vegetable bin in my refrigerator at what's still there and not yet growing something.
This week, with barely an hour to put dinner together, I pulled out an uninspiring half a head of cabbage (left over after makingCabbage Paruppu Usili that I knew I had to use up fast. Then I peered into my bean and lentil pantry.
Voila, a jar of whole masoor that I hadn't touched in a while!
I love masoor which is a really pretty-to-look-at and rich-flavored lentil that does extraordinarily well when teamed with vegetables and spices. So Cabbage Masoor Curry it was for dinner.And what a great idea that was!
I saved a lot of time by cooking up the masoor in a pressure cooker along with the cabbage and a few spices. The cabbage cooked up into buttery-soft goodness, and all I had to do was saute some onions and the sambar powder and add it to the dal.
So here's the recipe, and here's looking forward to the two best days of the week: Saturday and Sunday!
Enjoy, all!
Curried Cabbage with Whole Masoor
- 1/2 head cabbage , cut into medium to thin shreds
- 3/4 cup brown lentils (Or whole masoor. These are round brown lentils with a pink interior that cooks up yellow-- you can easily find them at any Indian grocery store. I often see cooks confuse them with French Puy lentils, but they are not the same. Masoor is nuttier, while puy lentils are mottled and smaller and tend to be peppery-tasting.)
- 2 green chillies , chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger ,grated
- 6-7 cloves of garlic , minced
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tomatoes , diced
- 1 tbsp sambar powder
- 1 medium onion , chopped
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- Place all the ingredients other than the sambar powder, onions and canola oil in a pressure cooker and cook until really tender. If you don't have a pressure cooker, place the ingredients in a large pot, cover with water, bring to a boil, turn the heat so the mixture just simmers, and cook until the lentils are really tender (this may take almost an hour).
- Heat the oil in another skillet.
- Add the onions and saute until they start to brown.
- Add the sambar powder and stir it to mix, about 1 minute.
- Add the onions and sambar powder to the cooked masoor and cabbage.
- Add salt to taste
Try these recipes next:
Saag Chana: Chickpeas with greens
South Indian Cabbage Dal
Garlic Rasam
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"The Untold Story."
Wow, talk about setting the bar high. Marc Webb's reboot of "Spider-Man" has a bold new poster that on one hand is supremely eye-catching, on the other hand is more than a little hubristic.
So Webb is going to tell the "untold story"? A story that has somehow not been covered in 2002's "Spider-Man," 2004's "Spider-Man 2," 2007's "Spider-Man 3," a Broadway musical, a live-action TV drama, multiple animated series, a Japanese "tokusatsu" knock-off, over 60 years of comic book continuity, and a frequent guest spot on "The Electric Company"?
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Alright then. Maybe "untold" means "in 3D"?
All kidding aside, we're going to break the #1 rule of internet film criticism and actually wait until we see the film to pass final judgement. So until then we'll just enjoy the, again, admittedly cool poster.


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The 2014 WNST.net "Rock The Red" Puck Bus is back! This time, we'll be taking a group of hockey fans from White Marsh and Catonsville down to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 1 to watch the Capitals host the Dallas Stars in a 7:05 p.m. game.
All aboard another WNST Rock The Red Puck Bus to D.C. for another 60 minutes of old-time hockey with the Washington Capitals. Our Gunther Motorcoaches will depart from the White Marsh Mall at 4:15 p.m. with a pickup from Catonsville/UMBC I-95 Park N Ride (at Rt. 166) at 4:45 p.m.. All tickets are upper level in the Verizon Center and include a limited supply of cold beer (for those 21-and-over) en route and snacks, soft drinks and fun videos and giveaways.
We will be able to accommodate larger groups upon request and always keep groups together.
We hope you join us for a night of hockey and fun aboard the WNST Rock The Red Puck Bus to D.C.
As always, families are welcomed and encouraged to join us!
COST: $75 per person
Here's a look at one of our Puck Bus trips via WNSTv:


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Student or Learner
I planning to take CELTA course and just wondering if anyone knows about the lesson planning:
do we have to decide our own topic for TP?
No. You will have your own teaching group of about 6 teachers, with 3 teaching one day and 3 teaching the next. You will also have a text book that you will derive your lessons from, and it has to be done at least roughly in order, because you have real students and you want to actually teach them in a structured way. The other requirement is that you teach all of the different lesson types (main aims) by the end of the CELTA (vocab, listening, speaking, reading, functional language, pronunciation, etc), so which part of the unit you teach might be determined by what skills you've taught so far. So the book gives you the topic, but beyond that, it's pretty much up to you how little or much you use the activities in the book and how you want to adapt them.


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"I prefer white Burgundy to red, I just don't think I get red Burgundy" our Spanish and Italian buyer, Ronnie said to me one afternoon. "I can fix that" I replied with a grin, "Not sure I want you to" he said with a chuckle. I already knew which wine I was going to share with him, a bottle of 1990 Domaine de Montille Bourgogne, a gift I had received last Christmas…the point was to have him smell an red Burgundy, even a modest one, from a great producer, with some age on it. Now Ronnie loves Barolo, a wine that is, or can be, very high in acid, tannic and shrill when young, but with age they open, silken and become other worldly…in short they remind me of red Burgundy. I kind of put the conversation out of my mind but when I was bolting out the door for a pre-surprise party, (for Ronnie's 40th birthday) drink with Amy and Sexy Bitch, (for new folks, Sexy Bitch is Amy's husband…and the name he asked that I use for him…sigh) the conversation popped into my head, and I made a last minute lunge to the wine cooler.
Sunday was a big day, had my little sister's graduation early in the morning, she was graduating from Cal State Fullerton…with honors, (can you tell I am so proud?!) but I was going to have to bring my brother….sigh…..family, man. He and I just don't click, I think I make him nervous and to cover that up he takes a bunch of swipes at me, snide little remarks about me being a snob or bitchy, which when being picked at….I probably am. Anyway, there was some drama the night before and morning of the graduation, baby sister in tears, the whole deal, told her not to worry and that everything would be fine….and poured myself a long glass of Pastis for breakfast…I know, that screams of "having a problem" but I knew that with some anise flavored booze in my belly, my brother's remarks would bother me so much less. It worked, so too did the little splash of Pastis I poured into my roadie water bottle, it was my medicine and went a long way in curing the "pain in my ass".
After the graduation there was dim sum, delicious, dropped the brother off at his car and plopped down on the couch, still in my shirt and tie, and fell asleep. Woke up to Call-o shaking me, "Amy and Sexy Bitch are out front. They want to go have a couple drinks before Ronnie's party" I sat straight up, one eye still closed, my curled and sprayed hair matted into a nest the size of grapefruit, on the back of my head…."shit…shit" I had been hoping to change and freshen up before the party, but the stress and Pastis had benched me. Swipe of powder to the face, wipe the sleep and smudged eyeliner from under my eyes, slip on the flip flops, open the screen door and "Oh let me grab the Domaine de Montille!" stashed it in my purse and stumbled out, loosening my tie and undoing my top button, (felt over dressed) to the waiting Amy and Sexy Bitch.
Now imagine if you will, what a place called, Martini Blues looks like at 4:00 on a Sunday afternoon….yeah. Amy and I made our way to a table that was surrounded by 4 overstuffed chairs, you know those chairs that when you slump in seem to almost swallow you, the ones that have your arms closer to your ears than your sides…maybe not the best for a bar. I kept having to swing my feet and scoot my rump trying to get to the edge of the seat so I could reach forward and take a sip of my martini, I felt like one of those pill bugs that had been flipped on its back, legs flailing, arms swinging…..lame, but after the 2nd martini I just teetered on the edge of the seat for fear that I might not be able to fight my way out of the swallowing chair. Now the 3rd martini may not have been the best choice before going to another party, but not to worry, right after it arrived a rather sobering event sent us heading for the door.
When you are in a bar, in the middle of a Sunday afternoon and a 7 year old sits by you…and the bartender switches the television to the Cartoon Network….well, that goes a long way in making it okay to leave a bit of your cocktail and getting the hell outta Dodge. Now before you get too shocked, the place is a sports bar and they do serve food, it was legal for the kid to be there, it was just a bit surreal and gave me a pang of, "Dude….that's bad". Pounded water all the way to the next stop….the not-so-much-a-surprise party.
Had a few snacks, sipped on some J. Laurens Cremant, a lovely little bubbly from Limoux, full of green apple and buttered toast…always a tasty little sparkler and at like $13…a wicked value, the next thing I know, Ronnie is standing in the backyard with the rest of us….no big countdown, no yelling, "SURPRISE" nothing, it was like, "Oh…oh, Hi Ronnie" guess he had a feeling something was going on. The one thing he did not suspect, a 1990 Domaine de Montille Bourgogne.
After he had said his, "Hello and thanks for coming" to his guests I pulled the wine from my purse, he was pleased and tried to hide the wine from the, how should I say…the less than wine savvy partygoers, an aged red Burgundy might be a bit, "lost" on the, "I'll just have a glass of red wine" set. Once he popped the cork, the wine did just what I wanted it to, it sucked him in with the aromatics, he wasn't sipping as much as smelling and that is what just floors me about a Burgundy with a little age on it….seductive aromatics.
The wine had more of a brick-ish color, it had lost that oily purple rim and its primary fruit, this wine was all about secondary aromas and flavors; dried fruit, dried herbs, underbrush, roasted meat, tea and just a tiny hint of spice. Light and amazingly elegant on the palate for a Bourgogne, there was this slick, sultry mouth feel, not plump or rich…just, silky and polished with a finish that was still nervy as hell, and long with a seriously meaty flavor that was lifted by the fresh herby, tea like flavors. I could not have been more happy with what this wine gave me, it far exceeded my expectations and just goes to show that even humble wines, grown in great soils and made by a dedicated winemaker can bring remarkable pleasure.
Not sure if it changed Ronnie's mind, or enlightened him to the magic of red Burgundy but it reassured me that there are few things on the planet as sexy as red Burgundy….