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TOKAY is one of the world's best dessert wines and a visit to the Tokay vineyards near Budapest is a highlight on Hungary's tourist trail. There, behind racks of barrels you will find one of the Tokay cellar's most discerning connoisseurs: Racodium cellare, the wine cellar mould.
This mould has made the wine cellar its home, feeding off the alcohol that evaporates from the wooden barrels used to age wine. But rather than scrubbing the walls with fungicide, the makers of Tokay encourage the black mould. It helps keep the air free of the musty odour that pervades most wine cellars. Racodium also frequents other cellars across Europe, but it is becoming an increasingly rare sight.
Where does it come from? Like most moulds, the wine cellar variety probably started out in soil, from where it made the short leap to the cellar, which also has lowish temperatures of about ...
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| Pyongyang, August 23 (KCNA) -- The Japanese Regional Committee of the Overseas Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration issued a statement on August 20 denouncing the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors for its fascist suppression of Rev. Han Sang Ryol of south Korea.
The statement accused the Lee regime of unreasonably arresting the reverend while incriminating his righteous action for the reunification of nation, far from welcoming him.
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It is natural that compatriots in the south and the north meet with each other, talk about the country's reunification and discuss the ways for the reconciliation and unity of the nation. His visit to the DPRK with the conscience of religionist aspiring after the peaceful reunification deserves appraisal, not suppression.
Traitor Lee is a special class criminal who should be put under restraint as he mercilessly suppressed the reunification champion who conducted the just and righteous activities for the reunification of the nation.
The Lee regime is sadly mistaken if it calculates it can stay in power and dampen the desire of the nation for reconciliation and reunification through the frantic fascist crackdown, the statement warned, urging it to stop at once the suppression of the reunification champion and immediately release him.
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Rate of Fire (or Fire Rate) is a description of the ability of a weapon to "shoot a lot of bullets in very little time".
Numeric Rate of Fire
Every weapon has a numeric Rate of Fire. This number more or less corresponds to the amount of bullets that can be fired in 1 second. A Sniper Rifle with a 0.4 Fire Rate will fire 1 bullet every 2.5 seconds. A SMG with a Fire Rate of 4 will fire 4 bullets per second. This rate does not take into account weapons with several bullets per shot (shotguns, for example)
Semi Automatic vs Fully Automatic
A Fully Automatic weapon will re-fire as soon as possible, so long as you keep your finger on your trigger. In this sense, it will make full use of its rate of fire.
A Semi-Automatic weapon will only fire a shot when you pull the trigger. This will give it an overall slightly slower Rate of Fire then its numeric capacity, as you will always fire a split second after the weapon has fired.
It is possible to fire as fast as a semi-automatic weapon will allow by firing, releasing the fire button and then pressing and holding it before the next shot can be fired. This will fire the next shot on the earliest possible frame. This pattern can be repeated until the magazine is empty.
Burst Fire
Weapons with burst fire have a very misleading fire rate. These weapons will fire several bullets in quick succession with every pull of the trigger, and then stop, rather than fire continuously as a Machine Gun would. Additionally, the given fire rate will give you no indication of how long this pause will last.
Assault Rifles are a typical example of this burst fire discrepancy. They will fire in short bursts of (usually) 3 bullets, and then stop. The fire rate on these weapons describes the speed of individual bullets during a single burst, but not how far apart these bursts are. So even though an Assault Rifle may have a fire rate of 10, if it can only fire a burst every 1 second, its true fire rate will actually be 3.3. Unfortunately, there is no way to know this 'burst fire rate' but to equip the weapon and try it.
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FORT WALTON BEACH — Dog lovers and their four-legged friends are one step closer to having their own fenced-in digs at Liza Jackson Park.
The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce and Cumulus Broadcasting on Monday kicked off its "Dollars for Dogs" campaign to raise $30,000 needed to build a dog park at the waterside park on U.S. Highway 98.
"This Liza Jackson spot is perfect because it's vacant land," said Ted Corcoran, president and CEO of the chamber. "(The city) can't develop on it ... so it just makes perfect sense."
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Corcoran and Lisa Captain, promotion and marketing director for Cumulus Broadcasting, said fundraising is vital because no city funds will be used to build the park. The city has agreed to provide the land.
"I'm very encouraged," Corcoran said. "It's a dollar for a dog, so everyone who has a dog and thinks they might have a reason to go down there can contribute a dollar."
The goal, Captain said, is to open the dog park on Oct. 12, which is the date of this year's annual Dog Daze Festival. That leaves about five months to raise the money so construction can start in August or September.
Captain said Cumulus Broadcasting's five local radio stations will promote "Dollars for Dogs" on the air.
"Our plan is to do a big push during the month of April," she said. "We're going to try and build some events around this."
Donations of all amounts are needed, and supporters also can sponsor a park bench for $1,000 or a 10-foot stretch of fencing for $250.
The park, which will be located adjacent to Red Lobster restaurant, will have separate areas for large dogs and small dogs as well as access to Santa Rosa Sound.
"I think it's awesome," said Dee Thompson, animal services director at Panhandle Animal Welfare Society. "It's nice because there aren't too many places where you can take your dogs and let them off the leash."
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Everyone on TV these days is so talented! ...Said no one ever. But seriously, folks, there's a big crop of talented singers on American Idol every year, and this season is no different. And, as it turns out, we're not the only ones who have noticed. In fact, one of our favorite Bachelorettes is glued to the tube for the Fox singing competition. Who is it?
Ms. Ali Fedotowsky, that's who. The current host of NBC's 1st Look and Season 6 Bachelorette lady of the moment is way at the top of our favorite people ever to set foot in Bachelor Nation. But even though she famously left Jake Pavelka's season of The Bachelor to focus on work, she still finds time to play.
Ali spent January 23 live-tweeting her favorite auditions from American Idol:
Are you guys watching #AmericanIdol ?!?! This "singing on the floor" kid is amazing! Ha! I love him— Ali Fedotowsky (@AliFedotowsky) January 24, 2013
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With more than 120 registered eye, ear and nose medications, API is helping people come to their senses. Since its founding in 1989 by pharmacist Mohamad Al-Atrash, it has become a leading regional manufacturer of niche branded generics, including eye drops and ointments, nasal sprays and topical preparations. Mohamad's son, Fadi, joined the business in 2006, and in just a few years has reinvigorated API. He added new product lines and export markets, introduced license manufacturing into its strategy, implemented HR and finance policies and procedures, and effectively rebranded the company. The pharmaceutical industry is Jordan's second largest export industry; much of API's revenues came from exports to 25 countries.
Born into a family of pharmacists, the pharmaceutical industry was a natural choice for Fadi. After working for various multinationals, his father Mohamad started a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, JPM, with a few colleagues. In 1989 he sold his shares in this company and with the proceeds, plus additional money from his savings and extended family members, he founded API. For 15 years the company grew steadily, manufacturing and distributing niche branded generics starting with sterile and non-sterile eye, ear, and nose drops. During this time, Fadi gained significant sales and marketing experience in the industry. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Ahliyah Amman University in 1998, he worked in sales at the French pharmaceutical company, Les Laboratoires SERVIER. Following this, he moved to Saudi Arabia to work for Novartis as a product manager, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. When SERVIER offered him a promotion to come back to Jordan, he returned to his former company for two years and worked his way up the ladder to become the Regional Sales Manager for the Levant area. After eight years of work experience, Fadi joined API in 2006 as the Deputy General Manager and gained a seat on the board in 2007.
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The condition can also be caused by excessive pulling on the shoulders during a vertex delivery (head first).
A similar injury may be observed in adults or following a traumatic fall on the side of the neck. It can also affect neonates affected by a clavicle fracture unrelated to dystocia.
The most commonly involved nerves are the suprascapular nerve, musculocutaneous nerve, and the axillary nerve.
The injury often leaves patients with stunted growth in the affected arm with everything from the shoulder though to the fingertips smaller than the unaffected arm. This also leaves the patients with impaired muscular, nervous and circulatory development. The lack of muscular development leads to the arm being much weaker than the unaffected one, and less articulate, with many patients unable to lift the arm above shoulder height unaided, as well as leaving many with an elbow contracture.
The lack of development to the circulatory system can leave the arm with almost no ability to regulate its temperature, which often proves problematic during winter months when it would need to be closely monitored to ensure that the temperature of the arm was not dropping too far below that of the rest of the body. However the damage to the circulatory system also leaves the arm with another problem. It reduces the healing ability of the skin, so that skin damage takes far longer than usual to heal, and infections in the arm can be quite common if cuts are not sterlised as soon as possible. This will often cause many problems for children since they often injure themselves in the course of their childhoods.
The nervous damage is often the most problematic of the side effects to Erb's Pasly, but it is also the most varying. There have been cases of patients who have lost complete sensory perception within the arm after procedures whereas they had full sensory perception before. The most common area for a loss of sensory perception (except where the arm faces a total loss) is that between the shoulder and the elbow since the nerves which provide information from that area to the brain are also those first damaged in the initial causative trauma.
Neonatal / pediatric neurosurgery is often required for avulsion fracture repair. Lesions may heal over time and function return. Physiotherapeutic care is often required to regain muscle usage.
Although range of motion is recovered in many children under one year in age, individuals who have not yet healed after this point will rarely gain full function in their arm and may develop arthritis.
The three most common treatments from Erb's Palsy are: Nerve transfers (usually from the opposite leg), Sub Scapularis releases and Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfers.
The nerve transplants are usually performed on babies under the age of 9 months since the fast development of younger babies increases the effectiveness of the prodedure.They are not usually carried out on patients older than this because, although small babies nerves can recover to an extent, when the procedure is done on older infants, more harm than good is done and can result in nerve damage in the area where the nerves were taken from. Scarring can vary from faint scars along the lines of the neck to full "T" shapes across the whole shoulder depending on the training of the surgeon and the nature of the transplant.
Subscapularis releases, however, are not time limited. Since it is merely cutting a "Z" shape into the subscapularis muscle to provide stretch within the arm, it can be carried out at almost any age and can be carried out repeatedly on the same arm, however this will compromise the integrity on the muscle.
The Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfers involve cutting the Latissimus Dorsi in half horizontally in order to 'pull' part of the muscle around and attach it to the outside of the biceps. This procedure provides external rotation to varying degrees of success. A side effect of this may be increased sensitivity on the part of the biceps where the muscle will now lie since the Latissimus Dorsi has roughly twice the amount of nerve endings per square inch than other muscles.
The renowned British obstetrician William Smellie is credited with the first medical description of an obstetric brachial plexus palsy. In his 1768 treatise on midwifery, he reported a case of transient bilateral arm paralysis in a newborn after difficult labour.
In 1861, Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne coined the term "obstetric palsy of the brachial plexus" after analyzing 4 infants with paralysis of identical muscles in the arm and shoulder, after publishing his initial findings in 1855. In 1874, Wilhelm Heinrich Erb concluded in his thesis on adult brachial plexus injuries that associated palsies of the deltoid, biceps and subscapularis are derived from a radicular lesion at the level of C5 and C6 rather than isolated peripheral nerve lesions.
Notable individuals afflicted by Erb's palsy were Wilhelm II of Germany, Joseph Stalin, Queen Victoria of Britain, and Canadian journalist Barbara Frum. Martin Sheen was injured during birth and developed the condition in his left arm. His difference in arm length and range of motion can be seen in his movies, especially Apocalypse Now. Another sufferer is British singer-songwriter and artist, Matt Parsons.


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A prolific songwriter in the acoustic pop-rock genre, Sydney's body of work includes more than 100 original songs thus far. All ages – young and old – can relate to her songwriting. From her hilarious song "Grow" about a short guy friend, to her piano ballad, "Don't' Give It Away," that deals with the pain of losing a family member, Sydney can have audiences laughing and crying during a typical performance.
She's been compared to some of the strongest ladies in the music business: Adele for her deep, rich voice and guttural lyrics; Taylor Swift for her savant-like songwriting abilities; and Kelly Clarkson for her vocal range and likeability. But the truth is, Sydney has a unique sound and style all her own.
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Famed Vocal Coach Jan Smith of Jan Smith Studios, whose notable client list includes Justin Bieber, Usher and Sugarland, took Sydney on as a client in 2009 to further develop her as a performing artist. The Atlanta Journal Constitution featured a story on Sydney when she was 11 years old in which Smith remarks, "She's already an artist. She's already writing her own music, her own lyrics, playing guitar, expressing her own heart and not just parroting what she's heard on the radio like a lot of people walking in here. That's an artist, not an American Idol contestant. And I want to spend my time honing those people who are real artists."
Sydney has been playing guitar since she was seven, and to further advance her musical talent and writing abilities, she began taking piano lessons and studying music theory at age 13. To even further advance her musical prowess, this year she began learning how to produce and sound engineer songs using industry software like ProTools and Logic Pro, with the ultimate goal of garnering more control over her music and helping others produce their own music.
With a penchant for always wanting to give back to the community, Sydney released her first EP when she was 12 and gave her net proceeds to a local education foundation. All proceeds of her song, "There's Hope," go to a non-profit helping to fight breast cancer. She frequently performs at benefit concerts in support of various causes.
Sydney released her eponymous debut CD on iTunes, Amazon and numerous other online sites on September 23, 2013 and has plans for other upcoming releases. The music video for her single, "One Day," produced and directed by Gerhardt Slawitschka, was released on October 1, 2013 in support of the album. She continues to record new songs in the studio with Grammy-nominated Producer Russ-T Cobb as well as Streamline/Interscope Recording Artist/Producer Nick Hagelin
Sydney is a sophomore in high school, where she is a gifted honor student and a JV cheerleader. In addition to her music, Sydney is also a passionate writer and loves producing and editing videos, which have garnered her national and international awards. Sydney shot and edited most of her music videos on her Youtube Channel.


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I have a brand new chipper that requires a at least a 25 hp tractor with a 540hp PTO. I would like to see what it would take to build a 540/1000 rpm PTO driven via a hydraulic pump. Can anyone Point me to some good sources of information. I am a novice and I know hydraulics and fluid dynamics are a specialized field so I am really looking for more of a kit or a proven solution to copy. This is not for a business, I have limited funds but do like to tinker. This would make for a fun project if I could get it to work.
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I am also a novice hydraulic hobbyist who frequents this web site. You'll sometimes find the Pros on this site are reluctant to give answers to general questions, especially if there are safety concerns. That said, I have gained alot of useful knowledge here by first giving as much specification as I can gather about the hardware I have, or would like to use, and then by asking specific questions, such as how big of a pump or motor is required, or can someone give an example of a circuit diagram etc.. They are good folks, just concerned for our health. I use mostly http://www.surpluscenter.com, or Northern hydraulics, for my component purchases.
As I understand it, you want to power a 25HP chipper shredder, which was originally intended for 3-point tractor mounting, but you want to use a seperate hydraulic power supply (pump unit) which would, in-turn, power a hydraulic motor to turn the chipper shredder at 540-1000 RPM. Things to consider might be:
1)Since the original tractor mounting provided stability/ portability. Will another machine, such as a fork lift or skid-steer, be used to provide stability, and portability?
2)Does the hydraulic power supply you intend to use already exist, or will that be part of the build? It will need to have somewhat more power than 25 HP (perhaps +30 HP) to fully power the shredder.
3)Is the chipper shredder rated to turn 540 max, making 1000 RPM a dangerous proposition?
4)Have you collected any hardware yet that might indicate some starting parameters such as maximum pressure or volume you would prefer to use?
5)Have you fully considered mechanical alternatives which are generally much less expensive, and far more efficient that hydraulics?
I once built a hydraulic mower deck and subsequently was so disapointed with its performance due to inefficiencies of the hydraulics that I converted it to (gear-box) drive, and gained about 25% more torque in the lower ranges (using the same tractor).
But I know its also fun to pursue hydraulics just for the sport, so my advice is to read as much as you can from this website, as well as other sources. Learn and try-out the basic formulas pertaining to pressure, volume (displacement) and the related power and torque formulas available via a quick google search.
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Thanks you are right on target. I didn't supply that info because I have several options for the main drive power. And all of you comments are things I need to think about and decide on. My post was really to see if there are existing examples of what I need and to either copy or model after or learn from past experiences. I have an old Toyota FJ40 and am buying a small backhoe loader which does not have aux hydraulics. But it is only 20hp and and I figured w/respect o efficiently would need a 25hp to drive the hydraulics. I was also considering changing the engine to a 30hp diesel. I was also thinking of adding aux to the loader. I was also wondering if using an electric motor is possible.
I have been wanting to experiment with hydraulics for a while now, so making some mistakes is expected.
Thanks again for your insight and info.
Thanks that is definitely one of the motors I would need.
The forum is named "Design". And the sub topic sugest that this forum is for design suceess stories as well. If you don't like to share "design" info then just don't. That is up to you. There is no need to take it personal. I am just a doing this as a project for myself. I am not trying to make money off of you or steal ideas. Lawsuits can be avoided with disclaimers. After all this being said, I was just asking for a source for an existing design to either copy, model or learn from.
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Sorry to come across as someone who does not want to share what I know about Fluid Power. Take a look at the Ebooks on the home page of this forum, (Back to HydraulicsPneumatics.com) below.
They are books I use to teach Fluid Power Basics and an advanced class for how circuits operate. Unfortunately there are no Power Takeoff circuits there though I do go into Hydro-Static Drives which would be one way to power your chipper and have infinitely variable speed plus Bi-Diectional rotation.
The problem with what you are looking to do, in my opinion, is the cost you will incur with a Hydro-Static drive, especially, for the HP you are requesting. Other methods could be used but energy waste could be high and oil heating could be a real problem to name a coup;e of problems.
BTW, the books are being presented a chapter every two weeks or thereabout so it will be awhile before they are fully on the web site.
Bud Trinkel
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"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. "Thomas Jefferson"
There is probably a complete hardware kit out there for adapting a 3-point chipper shredder to hydraulic drive, but I didn't see any during my cursory search. I am quite sure you could collect the components through surplus sources for less money than a kit. To get an idea of what might be needed I used on-line hydraulic calculators: http://www.permco.com/hydraulic_calculator or http://www.baumhydraulics.com to determine the following information:
25 hp = 30 gpm X 2200 psi @ 65% motor efficiency, and 25 hp = 375 ft/lbs X 540 rpm @ 65% motor efficiency. So any hydraulic power supply that can provide 30 gpm X 2200 psi will probably work, and any hydraulic motor rated for 2200 psi that will produce 375 ft/lbs of torque at 540 rpm (in the proper direction of rotation) will likely work. Shaft adapters for to give the motor 6-tooth (tractor) splines are available at http://www.hubcityinc.com/pdf5/q.pdf
Now for my disclaimer: The information I have provided is for reference only and is not intended to provide any functional design criteria. Information provider (me) is in no way liable for its accuracy, safety, or methods of intended use.
Very useful Thanks
My Deere 210c industrial tractor is factory equipped with a hydraulic drive pto. These tractors have no provision for a geardrive pto. It looks like the ones that surplus center sells. Works OK for my manure spreader but stalls with 7' snowblower. Does anyone know how to tell what torque it might have?
In order to be able to analyse I need to know:
1) Maximum flow and pressure of your JD 210C.
2) Torque,Speed & Power at(least two parameters)
...of your Snowblower.
Nahum Goldenberg
Tractor hydraulics is 17.2 GPM @ 2000PSI 55 SAE HP engine, Snowblower requires 40hp
At maximum flow of 17,2 GPM and 2000 PSI , the
Hydraulic Power at 90% efficiency is 18,2 HP.
If your Snowblower needs 40 HP , no doubt that
system stalls. It seems that the 55 HP related
to JD engine power.You quoted that No PTO drive
so the only chance to drive your Snowblower is
to add(if technically possible) a pump on front
of the JD engine that will suplly the required
flow and pressure. To size correctly the pump
it is needed to get the data of your Snowblower
Hydraulic Motor(Type , displacement and speed)
all based on the 40 HP required.
Nahum Goldenberg
Thanks Nahum;
Since my pump does drive off the front of the engine, I suppose in order to use the snowblower I shall have to find another tractor.
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Bolts and wing nuts with washers
Black vinyl.
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i have used a pantry door that i had. I'm sorry but i don't have the steps.. covering the door with black vinyl.
I have used 3/4" thick wood for all except for 2 of the 12" slats and the long pressure bar.... but you could go with 3/4" for all if you like
Step 2: The pressure bar.
then another 2 more on either side..about 1.5" apart.
Step 3: Bed tray
Follow the diagram and make two arms for the table. use screw nails and glue so it would hold strong. from the bottom...that is C measure 10 inches and glue the 1/2"x1"x12" (B). now..mark and screw hinges..so that it's aligned with the top of B..refer pictures.
Now turn the table upside down and fix the arms of the table. close the legs and fix the pressure bar.
If you open up... your bed tray is done...or almost done.
your table will stand firm now...but to avoid the risk of it suddenly folding up on you...do the following steps...i think it's very important.
Mark where the pressure bar meets the arms when the table is open and standing. mark it on both sides.
Cut the thickness of the wood halfway...see picture. Now when you open it'll move to the cleat and be secure...to close...just push down the pressure bar and it'll close.
Your bed tray is done....and it's very firm :-)
If you decide to stop here...give your kids some chalk and let them have some fun. :-D
In case anyone doesn't already know, you can get paint that will let you make a chalkboard surface, also paint that will let you make a whiteboard surface. You can also buy sheets of wood with a coating that makes a good whiteboard.
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I wonder if a dowel on the straight swivel leg, with a corresponding hole on the arm of the other leg, might let you convert it without tools.
There's also something called a "snap button" which you might be able to find a use for here, or perhaps you could use a metal frame, like a corner bracket, that the swivel arm slides into.
your snap button gave me an idea....perhaps i should insert magnets?? good idea??
was thinking of it...but wanted to enter in the speed challenge...so will do it once i go and get some magnets.
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Magnets sound great, I bet strong ones would work well.
For the dowel I mentioned--can you get dowels where you are? You don't need a special bit to cut a hole juuuuust the same diameter as the dowel; you just need a regular bit. Then you can attach a dowel to one leg, and slide it into the hole on the other leg. As long as the fit is snug--not too tight to put the dowel in, not so loose it comes back out--it should stay pretty securely, I think.
I can draw you a picture if it would help, too.
I have incorporated your dowel idea...and also my magnet idea and made it tool free!
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btw...it's nice to know there are more females into woodwork and I'm not the only weirdo! I've told my husband i prefer power tools to gold for gifts...haha!
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Let me share with you a quote.
"If an unfriendly power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war."
That line came from a report issued in 1983 by the National Commission on Excellence in Education titled, "A Nation at Risk."
By 1983, the fact that America had taken the wrong path on public education was becoming clear. By that year, seeds sewn in the racially charged 1960s had fully blossomed. Much of what had been enacted through legislation and imposed by court order was coming home to roost.
Here's some history.
The first collective bargaining contract between teachers and school administration was signed in 1962 in New York City. That agreement, and the ones in other cities that soon followed, transformed teachers from members of a respected profession into yet another militant labor group — fighting for pay, benefits and government money.
SAT scores for college-bound students peaked in 1964.
In 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed. This was the first large-scale federal involvement in school funding and it was a part of the sweeping legislative initiatives of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society." The intent was to provide federal funding to schools with a predominance of low-income students. The effect was to permanently implant the idea of a direct correlation between school funding and academic achievement. Many, if not most, Americans cling to that idea still, despite four decades of experience.
Between 1975 and 1980 there were more than a thousand strikes and job actions involving more than a million teachers. As a result, teachers' salaries rose even as student test scores declined.
But most damaging by far was the 1966 report titled "Equality of Educational Opportunity" produced by a group of scholars headed by James Coleman and which came to be called simply, "The Coleman Report." The Coleman Report advanced the idea that minority students, meaning mostly blacks, could not prosper academically without being integrated into racially mixed classrooms.
This was the catalyst for school desegregation court orders. Most of us called it "forced busing."
Busing did enormous damage. It removed children from their neighborhoods and made it nearly impossible for parents to be involved in school activities. It led school districts to reshuffle the attendance deck every year to obtain a court-ordered racial balance on campuses, often making it impossible for high school classes to remain together through graduation.
Parents saw control of their neighborhood schools slipping from the grasp of the teachers and principals. Those that had the means moved to suburbs or placed their children in private and parochial schools. This led to the farce of thousands of children being bused across town to schools that had become de facto segregated schools. So much for the benefits of a racially mixed classroom.
But the most insidious damage was sociological. Prior to the 1960s, schools were central to neighborhoods. Neighborhoods fostered community. Community supported families and the application of social norms, including those attendant to marriage and child bearing. When children were ripped from neighborhood schools and taken across town, far from neighborhood and parental involvement, it sent a clear signal that parents mattered less in education and that government mattered more.
Families began to disintegrate.
Today, 27 years after the publication of "A Nation at Risk" things are much worse. The sorry state of many of our public schools makes it clear that no program, no legislation, no increase in funding, none of the shopworn panaceas, can compensate for the breakdown of families — the principal transmitters of the culture. As George Will said in an article in the Washington Post,
"No reform can enable schools to cope with the 36.9 percent of all children and 69.9 percent of black children today born out of wedlock, which means, among many other things, a continually renewed cohort of unruly adolescent males."
Since the 1960s, we have allowed our schools to be laboratories of social engineering and experiment. The results have been catastrophic.
Today, we are beyond being a "Nation at Risk." We're a nation in deep trouble.
As someone who was there when the bussing started, I can tell you from experience how damaging it was. Before bussing, I walked to school. But when the bussing began, I had to get up earlier and got home later because the school was clear across town. The lines drawn for who was bussed and who was not, were crazy because one who was deemed to be bussed, might have only lived a few blocks from a school they could have walked to. As far as blacks benefiting from the experience, the ones I knew who had been going to their own schools were NOT happy about it. It was very evident from their acting out. They felt like fish out of water. Anything forced upon someone is not going to have the same effect as something that is gradual in coming. It reminds me of the adage my Granny always like to tell me of leading a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
One thing that was very evident to me as I was growing up, was the stupidity of some of the things we were being taught in school. My Granny only had an 8th grade education, but she had learned things that weren't even touched on when I was in school. She was much smarter than I was with a 12th grade education. This is something I have noticed as growing older. Each generation has NOT had the quality education I had and I certainly did not have the QUALITY of education my Granny did. It is very evident, to me at least, of the dumbing down in our educational system. Kids, upon graduation, do not know the basics I was taught…like reading, writing, spelling and basic arithmetic. It amazes me HOW they graduate at all. I love game shows where your knowledge is challenged. If you want to see just how dumbed down we have become, just watch Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Young teachers have no broad spectrum of knowledge, especially in history. It is sickening.
I think the whole department of "education" needs to be dismantled and given back to the states without any government interference in order for our kids to get the education they deserve!
Anytime individual (parental) responsibility is abdicated to an elite bureaucracy filled with self serving, unaccountable, government protected leaches; you get the results you have identified.
We would be better off to invoke the old-time single room school house and let local communities hire their own teachers for every group of 50-100 children and forget the big budget, multi-million dollar edifices that emphasize elaborate facilities instead of learning skills and basic knowledge. The local community church could very well serve this purpose and many have already started this effort.
I'm so glad that I completed my education before the demise of the American educational system. In 1960 I started the 10th grade – easy to remember. All of my teachers and classmates knew that school was a serious endeavor and disorder or incompetent teachers were not tolerated. Today, all parents with kids in school should question the value of the educational establishment for which they are being taxed. It is time for drastic action to rid ourselves of the incompetent, bureaucratic, educational establishment and start to rescue our kids from such foolishness and place them into a serious educational commitment that we will never regret.
Bureaucracies can't be fixed. They must be crushed and start over. Any parent that doesn't get active to ensure the proper education of their children is guilty of malfeasance (injury to their loved ones) and should repent and do the right thing. It should be their prime directive to vote for candidates that promote vast decentralization of the educational establishment in favor of vouchers that lead to direct parental control of small community schools that are subject to market competition.
The strength of the nation to withstand the alluring promise of a cradle to grave welfare society will depend on the next generation of well educated young adults that believe in rugged individualism and self sufficiency.
As someone who graduated in the 1990's I find all these 'old timers" lamenting the education system and yearning for the old days to be laughable. Sure, it has problems, what system doesn't. But a student can still find wonderful, caring, and competent teachers. I am a product of that public school system and have earned enough money in the last 10 years to ensure I do not have to work again if I do not want to. I employ people and create goods and provide services.
Those who lump all teachers and school systems into one catagory are lazy to do so. Do we then assume then that our men and women in the military must be lazy and incompetent as they are government employees, that the CEOs of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual were quite competent because they were private sector? No. Rugged individualism applies today as it did yester-year, to those who choose to employ it.
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You are the exception to the vast majority of the cases that illustrate the poor results of a public school education, today, compared to 50 and 100 years ago. I can't get proper change from the kid working at the local fast food restaurant without the computer telling him/her what to do. My own kid sister that is 10 years younger than I never learned geography or math very well. The purpose of the leadership of the teacher's unions is to protect careers, not promote excellence in the classroom and we "old timers" see the evidence to prove it.
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Your #lovecapetown Weekend: Things to do from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November, 2013
Fazielah Williams
Fazielah Williams has lived in and loved her Mother City since birth. Having lived all over the Peninsula during her childhood, she now calls the picturesque City Bowl home and likes nothing more than watching the sun set over Table Bay from the window of her apartment.
A lover of the arts and proud Cape Town fanatic, Fazielah began her writing career by spending many hours as a child conjuring fantastical stories that featured independent heroines from faraway lands who saved the Prince instead. This Capetonian princess has enjoyed stints as a magical arts PRO and TV publicist before finding her calling as a travel writer.
When not waxing lyrical about the Fairest Cape's most loved attractions and activities and embarking on unexpected adventures, Fazielah can usually be found taking in a show at one of the City's fabulous theatres.
Let the countdown to a fabulous weekend in #lovecapetown begin!
From rubbing shoulders with the trendy and gorgeous at fashion shows along the seaside to getting a taste of the good life in the Helderberg and stepping out for charity in a mass walk, there is plenty to see and do in the Mother City.
Join me at the following events from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November, 2013:
Red Carpet Fashion Show 2013
The beautiful and chic come out to play at the V&A Waterfront's view-hogging Lookout for the highly anticipated Red Carpet Fashion Show this Friday.
In addition to the summer collections of red hot designers KLuK CGDT, Craig Port, Jagadi Haute Couture, Habits, BeachCult and MilQ & Honey on display, the delicious canapé-style dinner, award-winning wines and live entertainment by Miss Pickett, Anthea Scholtz, Lady M, Dave Ireton and VJ Monique Pascal, this year's couture event is green friendly, with 10% of all ticket sales going to the WWF.
Book your fashionable tickets at Webtickets.
Le Kap Lifestyle Fair
If you appreciate the finer things in life, you'll love this glamorous event at the Lourensford Estate in Somerset West.
Feast all of your senses on an array of gourmet food, artisanal drinks, fine wine, fashion, show jumping and more.
For more information, please call +27 (0)21 461 3879
Discovery Cape Times Big Walk 2013
Are you ready to walk for a great cause, bond with loved ones and admire the gorgeous views of the Mother City? Then don't miss the popular Discovery Cape Times Big Walk 2013 this Sunday!
The beneficiaries of the city's largest mass participation event include Nazareth House and CANSA.
Visit www.bigwalk.co.za for all of the fun details.
Keen to see what's on in Cape Town and book tickets? Visit our Events page for all of the latest listings.


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Take it all in, darlings, because next time around Hayden Panettiere might be sporting a mom cut… The pregnant actress showed off her new shaggy summer bob in an Instagram pic as she posed with the creator of her new cut Chris McMillan, famed hairstylist known for Jennifer Aniston's much-talked about locks, and Kim Kardashian's bridal 'do.
Hayden is just another name in a long list of celebs who's rocking the bob as of late. Tell me loves, do you consider this the Hollywood It style of the season, or is there another cut you're coveting more? XOXO
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LaTanya Sheffield Named to Team USA World Outdoor Championships Coaching Staff
Feb. 14, 2013
Complete Release from USA Track & Field
LONG BEACH - Long Beach State's LaTanya Sheffield has been selected as an assistant women's coach for the 14th IAAF World Outdoor Championships, USA Track & Field announced Thursday morning.
Sheffield, who is in her first year as an assistant with the 49ers, will be in charge of the sprints and hurdles for Team USA. The World Outdoor Championships will be held in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 10-18.
Since 2007, Sheffield has served on the USA Track & Field Development Committee as the event chair for women's hurdles. She was also an assistant coach for USA Track & Field (2006-08, 2011), working with the sprints, hurdles and relays at the World Indoor Championships and the Pan American Games.
As an athlete, Sheffield was an Olympic finalist in the 400m hurdles at the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea. She also represented the United States at the 1987 World Championships, and was a two-time gold medalist at the Olympic Sports Festival (1987, 1993). In addition, Sheffield won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.
Sheffield, who established an American record in the 400m hurdles in 1985, also excelled at San Diego State where she was a two-time All-American and 1985 NCAA Champion. She was inducted into the SDSU Athletics' Hall of Fame in 1993.
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KINGSTON, R.I. -- Feb. 19, 2001 -- The next meeting of the University of Rhode Island/Narragansett Coalition will be Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Narragansett Town Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
Among the items on the agenda for discussion is a proposed keg registration law. Filed in the General Assembly on Feb. 3, the legislation requires that anyone purchasing a keg of beer register their name and address with the retailer that sold the keg so a record is kept identifying the individual responsible for the keg.
Also to be discussed is an informational campaign to be launched in March aimed at communicating to area residents that URI has established a hotline that residents can use to inform URI officials about issues of noise, parties or other concerns regarding students living off-campus. The hotline number is 874-5393. The campaign will also reach students in an effort to remind them to be respectful of their neighbors as the semester comes to an end.
For additional information about the meeting, call Thomas Dougan, interim vice president of student affairs, at 874-2427.
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For Outlook 2000 only:
Note The procedures in this article only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. With this option, you can use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook, on the Help menu. If you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation, you see "Corporate or Workgroup".
When you try to add many items to a contact distribution list in Microsoft Outlook, you receive one of the following error messages:
This is a limitation of distribution lists that are created and stored in a Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox store or in a personal folders (.pst) file. There is no definite limit to the number of contacts that you can add to a distribution list. The exact limit is based on the total file size of the contacts.
If you use only the very basic information for contacts, your distribution list limit may be as many as 125 contacts to 130 contacts. For example, the information for the contacts in a list of this size may include only the name and the e-mail address for each contact. You can create very large distribution lists that contain over a 1,000 contacts. However, these very large lists may not function as expected in Outlook.
For best results, the typical number of contacts that you should add to a distribution list is between 50 contacts and 70 contacts. However, if the contacts contain lots of information, the distribution list limit should be as small as 25 contacts.
Additionally, the distribution list limit is based on the property size limit of the computer that is running Exchange Server. The property size limit for an Exchange server is about 8 kilobytes (KB). The Exchange server stores all contact links in one property store. Therefore, the distribution list limit also depends on the average length of the contact's name and the average size of the entry ID. The size of the entry ID depends on the type of e-mail address and the length of the message.
Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and laterThis problem was first resolved in 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
949585After you install Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2, you receive the following prompt when you attempt to create a Distribution List with a large membership:
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If you click Yes to this prompt you receive the following prompt:
Note This second prompt contains a check box labeled Please do not show me this dialog again. If you click OK to this second prompt your distribution list is saved with its current membership.
Note This same behavior applies to Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013.
Outlook 2007 SP1 or earlierTo work around this issue in Outlook 2007 SP1 and earlier, you must create multiple distribution lists. Each distribution list should have no more than the maximum number of contacts, as described in the "Cause" section. To create multiple distribution lists, follow these steps:
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About Haveli
We are never full or have closed our hotel etc. etc. If your Travel Agent or Taxi Driver tells you like-wise, please check with us on phone / e.mail. Thank you
About Haveli
Haveli Braj Bhushanjee was built 200 year before and belongs to Bohara Braj Bhushanjee family, which gave Bundi as many as four Prime Ministers all in the 19th Century.
The authentic and
cosy atmosphere of this Haveli offers a great opportunity to
travelers to feel traditional lifestyle of bygone era of this
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This Haveli is situated on the road to the palace and its location make it very convenient for the tourist to visit other places in the city and enjoy the traditional way of life and culture of this small but very beautiful city. Haveli Braj Bhushanjee offers excellent view of Bundi Palace, Fort and Town especially at night when the palace is illuminated.
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Dragonplay gaming app raises $14m
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Israeli startup Dragonplay, a free-to-play social games developer for smartphones and social networks, has raised $14 million in its first financing round from global venture capital firm, Accel Partners. Accel has also invested in the likes of Facebook, Dropbox, Groupon and Rovio.
"The Accel team has backed some of the most admired gaming companies in the world," said Sharon Tal, founder and CEO of Dragonplay. "We are proud to be joining its portfolio and look forward to working with the team to make Dragonplay a truly global, cross-platform leader in our space."
Tal founded Dragonplay in 2010. The company is one of the top developers on Google Play. Best known for Live Holdem Poker Pro, Dragonplay specializes in multi-platform social game experiences in the cards and casino category.
The Israeli gaming company's Live Hold'em Poker Pro has surpassed 12 million downloads and some two million people play the game every month.
In the last year, Dragonplay launched three new apps — Live BlackJack, Farm Slots and Sea Battle.
"Dragonplay benefits directly from the spectacular growth of Android [estimated at more than 800,000 new activations per day], the emergence of smartphones as a primary gaming platform and the impressive growth of the virtual goods market," says Adam Valkin, partner at Accel Partners who has joined the board of Dragonplay. "This together with Dragonplay's cross-platform approach and the team's excellent performance to date suggests that the company is well positioned to continue its rapid growth."
Dragonplay says it will use the funding to launch new games, expand to Apple's iOS platform, hire employees, and enter the Asian games market.
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Lock Types
This page is designed to determine
the type of lock that you need installed or repaired.
If you are interested in matching existing locks at your home or
business so they are keyed alike, we must determine the type of lock you want us to match.
If you do not know, look at the edge of your door where the door latch or deadbolt is. The
name of the lock manufacturer is usually stamped as shown below.
This also helps us determine the brand of
lock that you may need repaired.
Click here to go lock finish page for matching your lock's color.
Deadbolts (Single Cylinder)
A single cylinder deadbolt with a 1" bolt is intended to reduce the potential for
kicking in a door jamb or "jimmying" a lock from the outside. This lock has a
thumb turn on the inside to operate the bolt.
Deadbolts (Double Cylinder)
A double cylinder with a 1" bolt is intended to reduce the potential for kicking in a
door jamb or "jimmying" a lock from the outside. This lock has a key on both
sides of the lock. These double cylinder deadbolts are used when there is a window
adjacent to the actual door. These deadbolts prevent individuals on the outside from
breaking the glass and opening the door. Care must be taken when double cylinder deadbolts
are locked from the inside while you are in your residence. A key must be left accessible
to open the door in case of fire or emergency.
Entrance Function Set
An Entrance Function Lock-Set would be used on doors that you need to lock. A key must be
used from the outside and usually a turn button locks the door from the inside.
Passage Function Set
A Passage Function Lock-Set would be used on doors that do not need to lock, serving as a
means to close and "latch" a door.
Storeroom Function Set
A Storeroom Function Lock-Set would be used on doors that you need to lock and remain
locked at all times every time the door closes. A key must be used from the outside every
time you open the door and the inside knob remains free at all times for exit.
Classroom Function Set
A Classroom Function Lock-Set are locked by turning the key 360 degrees. One way locks
the door and the other way unlocks the door. These are used in schools, hence the term
A Lever-set is an L shaped handle used for handicapped entrances and other areas where it
is much easier to grasp the lever than turn a knob. Lever-sets also come in the Functions
listed above
Entrance Handle Sets
Entrance Handle Sets are usually used on the front door to a home. It combines decorative
looks available in many finishes. A large handle with thumb latch and a separate deadbolt
above the handle make up an Entrance Handle Set.
Combination Locks
A Combination Lock eliminates the use of a key. Combination locks have numbered
push-buttons that, when used in the correct sequence, perform the same operation as a key
by unlocking a door. Combination Locks combinations can be changed at any time by the
Mortise Cylinders
Mortise Cylinders are cylinders used in of Mortise Lock-sets. They are threaded cylinders
that screw into the mortise housing and are held in place by a set screw.
Mortise Lock-sets
Mortise Lock-sets are locks that are actually installed inside of the actual door itself.
The body, or case of the lock is encased inside of the door, and the mortise cylinder,
thumb turn knob and handle are on the outside.
Panic Exit Hardware
Panic Exit Hardware Devices are usually used on fire exit doors or main exit doors where a
large number can exit a door without hesitation. A bar protrudes from the door and when
the bar is pushed, the door opens and allows egress.
Rim Cylinder
A Rim Cylinder is a cylinder used in panic exit device hardware, or overhead doors. Unlike
the mortise cylinder, this cylinder is secured in place by two screws and a mounting plate
from the inside of the door.
Fire Exit Devices
Fire Exit Devices are used on fire exits doors, not main exit doors. An alarm on this
device sounds when the door is opened. These devices control traffic flow through the main
exit doors. These devices are most commonly used in fast food restaurants, and other rear
door applications where exiting is to be controlled.
Narrow Stile Adams Rite Locks
Narrow Style Adams Rite Locks are used on aluminum frame, glass storefront doors. Figure A
is an Adams Rite Latch Lock. A bolt protrudes into the door jamb. Figure B is a Adams Rite
Hook Bolt Lock. The bolt hooks on to either another door, or other internal device. Figure
C is an Adams Rite Bolt Lock. This type of lock is different than the others by a spring
latch that springs in and out of the door.


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Newcastle have signed a second French player in the space of 24 hours after confirming the arrival of forward Yoan Gouffran from Bordeaux.
The 26-year-old has joined for an undisclosed fee, agreeing a four-and-a-half year deal.
His arrival comes on the same day as Newcastle unveiled defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa who joined from Montpellier on Tuesday night.
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Shaun and Joanna Summers have turned their Fort Smith home into a giant obstacle course to train for American Ninja Warrior.
The NBC reality show showcases hardcore athletes from across the country. American Ninja Warrior is on KNWA every Monday night at eight.
You'll see Shaun and Joanna's try outs in a couple of weeks! Photojournalist Joel Kattner takes you through their obstacle course. Click the video to take a look! And if you would like to try out the Summers' course, just call 479-434-4689 or 479-561-7887. The couple is also hosting an event called ArkanSasuke, August 8- 10. For more information on that event, click here.


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Mining organizations need to adapt across the mining asset lifecycle, from expansion to closure, as changing economic, political and regulatory environment demand greater flexibility.
The Chemical industry's landscape is changing fast - global companies are developing or launching new products and services – and appear optimistic - setting sights on geographic expansion.
Over the last two decades many industries have changed their value proposition by developing their customers' capacity to create value.
KPMG Global Manufacturing Outlook 2014 surveyed 460 executives worldwide, and offers practical and provocative insights to help organizations evaluate future strategies.
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KPMG's International Case Competition (KICC) is a chance for students to challenge yourself to solve a real business issue and an opportunity to meet new people across the globe.
According to KPMG's own analysis,1 there are a number of global megaforces having an impact on the chemical sector. While many of these are driving demand for chemical products, they also provide operational risks and challenges as set out below:
Water scarcity and rising water costs. Regions expected to see the most demand growth for chemicals – South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East – are also likely to face severe physical and economic water scarcity. Companies competing with local communities for scarce water resources are at risk of losing their license to operate.
Energy and fuel volatility. Fossil fuels are used both as feedstock and to supply energy for the chemical production process. The sector remains a high energy user, with oil and gas the dominant feedstocks, along with coal which is being used more widely, particularly in China.
Climate change legislation. The sector remains one of the most energy intensive industries and is vulnerable to emissions regulations, which could erode profits. Even modest taxes on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could reduce profitability.
Population growth and urbanization. Communities are increasingly sensitive to the potential environmental impact of chemical plants.
Reputation. Chemical companies are traditionally considered to have a negative impact on the environment. Despite attempts to improve public reputation of the sector, perceptions remain below average compared with other sectors.
The sustainability strategies of leading chemical companies have broadened as they aim to meet customer and consumer needs – and the needs of a rapidly expanding global population – through innovative and eco-friendly products and services. This is an exciting area, where leading chemical companies are investing in research and development (R&D) and finding new markets based on social and environmental responsibility.
Progressive companies are also grasping the opportunity to develop products and technologies that offer positive social and environmental benefits beyond their own operations in other, downstream industries. Examples of chemical industry products with sustainability benefits on the market today include:
In addition, the chemical sector can play a significant role in developing solutions for a cradle-to-cradle, zero-waste economy. For instance, chemical companies can support the production of tires that can be recycled into new tires as well as other products such as shipping pallets, asphalt roads and waterproofing.2
Chemical companies are recognizing that what is good for people and the planet can also be good for the bottom line and shareholder value. In a recent KPMG survey, 42 percent of respondents from chemical companies (and 60 percent of respondents from the large companies) said that their organizations derive financial value from their sustainability initiatives.3
Forward-thinking companies know that sustainability presents an opportunity for the chemical industry – and innovation is the key to success.
1Expect the Unexpected, KPMG International, 2012
2Why small companies will lead the second chemical revolution
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James Van Der Beek reveals name of baby daughter on 'The Talk'Add to Favorites | The Talk
The third time's the charm for James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly Van Der Beek. The happy couple welcomed their third child on Jan. 26, and decided only after giving birth what they would name the baby.
"We had not had a single discussion about a name before the baby was born," Van Der Beek recalls on "The Talk." "And then she was born and things are crazy and you're buzzing, and then I had work to do and was kind of away for the afternoon."
He continues, "Then I said, 'Oh by the way, do you have a name?' And [Kimberly] said, 'Only one name came to me.' And I said, 'Only one name came to me too.' It was the same name. So, Annabel."
Annabel Van Der Beek. It has a nice ring to it, no? Congratulations to the happy parents! Annabel joins big sister Olivia and big brother Joshua.
When announcing baby Annabel, Van Der Beek took to Twitter to write: "Outnumbered by kids, outnumbered by girls, outlandishly grateful and thrilled... Watch out world, VDB baby #3 made her debut last night."