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Rota Mining Corporation Natural Zeolite Producer
based in Istanbul, TURKEY
Rota Mining is the worlds leading natural zeolite mineral producer. As a world leader in its field, Rota Mining is committed to setting the standards for the natural zeolite industry.Rota Mining owns high quality clinoptilolite reserves (min. 90% pure) in Manisa / Turkey and produces a wide range of natural zeolite products at the mining and processing plant here. With ...
TREVI nv
based in Gentbrugge, BELGIUM
We build environmental technology!Trevi environmental solutions has a team of 90 specialised professionals at its disposal. This offers you as a client the advantage to solve all environmental problems with only one partner in all disciplines water, air, soil and energy as well.
Combined Environmental Technologies Ltd (Ireland)
based in Skerries, IRELAND
Combined Environmental Technologies is a wastewater treatment technologies company providing Compact & Modular wastewater treatment solutions to the Municipal, Industrial, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Petrochemical and Landfill industry. Combined has developed an innovative new process called "Pro-Bio Advanced Treatment" for the treatment of Landfill Leachate and other ...
Aqualogy UK
based in Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM
Aqualogy is the global technology and solutions division of Agbar, one of the world`s largest water and waste water management companies offering solutions spanning the entire water cycle. In the UK Aqualogy are dedicated to providing innovative water related products and services from around the world to utility, commercial and industrial customers. With a focus on ...
Lenzing Technik GmbH
based in Lenzing, AUSTRIA
LENZING TECHNIK GMBH - We are an experienced partner for YOU! We offer comprehensive competence with expert status in the fields of engineering and contracting, industrial plant design and construction, industrial services, as well as automation and mechatronics. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY - Collecting and treating waste gas emission with different types of technologies in ...
Alpha MOS Environment
based in TOULOUSE, FRANCE
Pioneer of electronic noses, Alpha MOS brings its expertise and know-how to the environmental sector. Our mission is to help industries achieve their Environmental Performance objectives : Reducing the impact of environmental releases. Optimizing consumption of resources: water, energy, additives, etc. Improving performance of odor treatment systems and reducing ...
Fusion Environmental Corporation
based in Atlanta, GEORGIA (US) (USA)
Fusion Environmental Corporation (FEC) is a provider of air pollution control equipment for in the abatement of VOCs, HAPs, and solvent recovery applications. Our technologies include Thermal Oxidizers, Rotary Concentrators, Activated Carbon, Carbon Adsorption and Solvent Recovery Systems.
Kono Kogs, Inc.
based in Green Bay, WISCONSIN (USA)
Kono Kogs, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of used air pollution control equipment. We buy, refurbish, and sell used catalytic, thermal, fume, and regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTO). These systems are available as-is, or reconditioned with a performance warranty.
AVA Americas, LLC
based in Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA (USA)
AVA is a leading supplier of machines and system solutions with core competence in mixing and drying. Extensive process know-how, technically advanced high-quality equipment, comprehensive services and intensive consulting are the guarantee for successful process solutions in numerous industrial applications.
based in München, GERMANY
Clariant is an internationally active specialty chemical company, based in Muttenz near Basel. The group owns over 100 companies worldwide and employed 21 202 employees at the end of 2012. In the financial year 2012, Clariant produced a turnover of CHF 6 billion. Clariant is divided into seven business units: Additives; Catalysts; Function Minerals, Industrial & Consumer ...


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NEW ORLEANS - SEPTEMBER 03: Quarterback Pat White #6 of the Miami Dolphins talks with Danny Gorrer #38 of the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome on September 3, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Dolphins defeated the Saints 10-7. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Pat White could be making a return to South Florida sports scene. White told 640 Sports' Orlando Alzugaray, a Miami sports radio host, that the Miami Marlins have offered him a minor league deal. But White also reportedly has his sights set on a return to the NFL. Speaking to the Palm Beach Post from Alabama where he was meeting with NFL personnel in town for the Senior Bowl, White said: "I know that I can still do it. I just want to come out here, shake hands, show my face and let coaches know that Im interested." Sports fans in South Florida should remember Pat White for his failed stint with the Miami Dolphins, who had used a 2009 second-round pick on the University of West Virginia product. But undersized at 6-foot, 190 pounds, White, who was expected to enhance the Wildcat formation the Dolphins had unleashed on the NFL in 2008, was a bust. He never completed a pass and rushed 21 times for 81 yards. He suffered a concussion in Week 17 of his rookie season after a vicious helmet...
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DrDana5 Stars Out Of 5Homosexuality and the Politics of TruthJune 29, 2015DrDanaQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Very excellent explanation of this HOT topic. Dr. Satinover does not give opinions or feelings. This book is just the facts. Sometimes difficult to read and comprehend for a nonMD but well worth the effort. It is all the information you'll need to COGNITIVELY and INFORMATIVELY discuss and explain what is unsustainable and wrong with homosexuality on a factual basis.
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Web site ranks Kentucky dead last, but other states are contenders
Kentucky has long been a poor state and one of the most poorly educated, so Kentuckians are accustomed to finding ourselves near the bottom of state rankings. "Thank God for Mississippi," we mumble in relief.
Now comes a Web site, 24/7 Wall Street (247wallst.com) -- a self-described source of "insightful analysis and commentary" for stock investors -- with a ranking of "The Best and Worst Run States in America."
Kentucky, dear friends, was rated 50th, "the worst-run state on our list," according to the Web site.
Not even Mississippi could come to our rescue.
To make its assessment, 24/7 Wall Street said it analyzed data ranging from state credit ratings by Standard & Poor's to violent-crime rates, median household income and other estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Kentucky didn't rank last in any single category although our economic and educational shortfalls were evident. The state ranked 47th in median household income, 47th in high school graduation rate and 48th in percentage of the population below the poverty rate.
Mississippi, on the other hand, did rank dead last in multiple categories. It sports the lowest gross domestic product per capita in America. It has the lowest household income and the greatest percentage of citizens living below the poverty rate. It also has the second-lowest proportion of residents with a high school diploma and its violent crime rate is a bit higher than Kentucky's.
Yet Mississippi escaped from a basement ranking, being ranked No. 44 by 24/7 Wall Street. Why? Apparently, because it does enjoy the fourth-lowest state debt per capita and a slightly better S&P credit rating than Kentucky.
Some other contenders
There are other states that are arguably worse-off than Kentucky. Indeed, Forbes magazine reporter and blogger Halah Touryalai expressed surprise that California wasn't ranked as the worst-run state in the country.
The Golden State certainly is richer, ranking ninth in median household income.
But California ranks lower than Kentucky in high school graduation rate. It has higher state debt per capita, a significantly higher unemployment rate and the worst S&P credit rating in the country.
While the percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance is below the national average, the percentage in California is significantly higher.
While Kentucky has the 17th-best ranking for the incidence of violent crime, California sports the nation's 15th-worst rate.
And while average home prices in Kentucky rose 6.1 percent from 2006 to 2009, California home prices plunged 28.3 percent, second only to Nevada.
Other states with some grim statistics managed to escape the lowest ranking as well.
Nevada ranks 50th in two categories -- unemployment rate and collapse of home prices -- and suffers from the second-worst violent crime rate in the land. But Nevada wasn't rated 50th overall by 24/7 Wall Street; it ranked 41st.
South Carolina's violent crime rate is the worst in the nation -- more than double that of Kentucky's. Its unemployment rate is higher. Its household income is lower. Yet it tied Mississippi with a ranking of 44.
No. 43 Illinois has a lower credit rating than Kentucky, higher debt, higher unemployment and a lower rate of home value appreciation.
For the record, Wyoming -- with low debt, relatively low unemployment, good household incomes and the fastest-growing home values in the nation -- came out No. 1, followed by North Dakota and Iowa. Indiana ranked 29th, helped by its AAA rating from S&P.
In the plus column
Meanwhile, Kentucky is not without its merits.
The percentage of citizens without health insurance is below the national average (and significantly lower than Mississippi's).
Kentucky's rate of violent crime is 40 percent lower than the national average.
And not noted in the Web site's evaluation are some areas of improvement that the state is making. For example, Kentucky's average high school graduation rate for the class of 2006 was 72.0 percent, which exceeded the national average of 69.2 percent and represented an improvement of 9 percentage points since 1996, according to a report, "Diplomas Count 2009," that was released last year by Education Week magazine.
Meanwhile, 24/7 Wall Street may have overstated matters when it described Kentucky's S&P rating of "AA-" as "extremely weak," which it said supported "our assessment that it is the worst-run state in the country."
It is true that Kentucky's credit rating is among the lowest of the 50 states.
However, that doesn't mean that "AA-" is an "extremely weak" rating. S&P defines an "AA" rating as indicating "(v)ery strong capacity to meet financial commitments." The minus sign indicates that Kentucky's rank is at the lower level of the "AA" rating.
California was rated "A-."
So one wonders: When a dramatically wealthier state such as California bears a credit rating two levels below Kentucky, how is it not the one saddled with a No. 50 rating as the worst-managed state?
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1796 $2 1/2 Stars MS62 NGC. Breen-6114, BD-3, High R.5....
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MS62 1796 With Stars Quarter Eagle, BD-31796 $2 1/2 Stars MS62 NGC. Breen-6114, BD-3, High R.5. The 1796 With Stars quarter eagle is a rare and vastly underrated 18th century gold coin variety. It is neither as illustrious as its sibling, the 1796 No Stars quarter eagle, BD-2, Normal Arrows, a one-year type, nor yet as rare as the BD-1, the 1796 No Stars, Extended Arrows die pairing, an extremely rare (High R.7) marriage that Harry W. Bass, Jr. "rediscovered."
Early Die State, Bright, Problem-Free Surfaces
Early Die State, Bright, Problem-Free Surfaces
Nonetheless, the 1796 With Stars is a coin that sees great demand at any grade level, as a first-year issue of an important U.S. gold denomination. The mintage is estimated at 432 pieces, of which only 40 to 50 coins survive today. The 1797 With Stars is also a one-year type (although sometimes unrecognized as such), as it is the only quarter eagle with 16 obverse stars, arranged eight on the left and eight on the right. The number of stars reflects Tennessee's joining the Union on June 1, 1796, making 16 states in all -- although the Mint soon realized the folly of continuing to add one star for each new state.
As Bass-Dannreuther put it, "In 1797 the Mint returned to 13 obverse stars and any departure from that number, either on the obverse or reverse, was due either to the use of leftover dies or die-cutting errors."
Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth put the extreme rarity of the 1796 With Stars into perspective in the second edition of their gold reference:
"This subtype is somewhat rarer than the 1796 , No Stars quarter eagle, yet it generally sells for much less in comparable grades. Most examples are in circulated condition, with a cluster at the About Uncirculated level that may represent unreported resubmissions. Mint State examples are extremely rare ... ."
The present MS62 NGC example is in the same grade (but not the same coin) as the Ed Price Collection coin, a piece that brought the same price, $172,500, in a couple of auction appearances with us in 2009 (Los Angeles, 7/2009, lot 1205; Baltimore, 3/2009, lot 2568). The same coin brought $207,000 the year before in our Baltimore Signature (Heritage, 7/2008), lot 1452. In 2005 yet another MS62 NGC specimen traded hands for $219,650 in our Dallas Signature (Heritage, 11/2005), lot 2363.
The present coin is one of six submissions at the MS62 grade level at NGC, and there are four finer (11/11). We nonetheless suspect duplications in those numbers, as the temptations and rewards for successful crack-outs at such levels are considerable. Nonetheless, as a middle-Mint State example of such a rare first-year gold coin subtype, we have high hopes for this piece when it crosses the auction block.
The surfaces are fabulous and bright, exhibiting a prevalent green-gold hue with a slight complement of pale reddish patina. The R in LIBERTY is clogged, and the fields are slightly reflective overall. There are no obvious planchet adjustment marks or singular signs of contact. This piece also appears to be from an early die state, with no visible lapping or clashing.
Heritage has been privileged in the past to offer one of the most celebrated examples surviving of the 1796 With Stars, a Gem example in our FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2008), lot 3059, which realized $1,006,250. That piece was accompanied by a Gem 1796 No Stars in the previous lot, both of which are tied for the finest known.(Registry values: P10) (NGC ID# 25F3, PCGS# 7647)
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Five Confirmed Dead in Quebec Railway Disaster
LAC MEGANTIC, Quebec—Canadian authorities on Sunday confirmed five deaths and said about 40 people remained missing after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire early Saturday, causing an explosion that destroyed dozens of buildings in this small town.
A police spokesman on Sunday said several investigations were under way. Because deaths were involved, Quebec police will conduct a criminal investigation into the incident, and the spokesman told the media at a noon briefing that they "cannot rule out foul play."
Teams from the train operator and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada have been on the scene since early Saturday, but the fire has limited access to the site.
Earlier, local media had reported as many as 60 residents missing and up to 30 buildings destroyed. The scale of the explosion and evacuation rank the accident as one of the most dramatic rail incidents in North America in recent years.
The train, operated by Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Inc., a unit of privately held Rail World Inc., of Rosemont, Ill., derailed early Saturday morning in Lac Megantic, Quebec. Oil has leaked into the town's namesake lake and a nearby river.
A company spokesman said the train had been stopped and secured outside town just before midnight. Its crew was off the train when it started moving again, for unknown reasons, eventually traveling almost 11 kilometers before derailing in Lac Megantic, the company said.
Numerous cars have derailed, said Canada's Transportation Safety Board, which has deployed a team of investigators. TSB officials said they were focusing their initial probe on the train, its brakes and the track.
The derailment is the latest in a string of railroad mishaps involving crude oil shipments in Canada and the U.S., amid a boom in North American crude production and crude shipments by rail. So far, though, recent derailments have resulted in only minor spills, typically far from urban centers. Recent derailments have raised scrutiny of the North American railroad industry's safety record in carrying crude.
A spokeswoman for the provincial police force, the Surete du Quebec, Aurelie Guindon, said about 1,000 residents have been evacuated. Another 1,000 have been evacuated from a nearby town because of worry over air quality, authorities said at a news conference in the late afternoon.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. aired video of flames and black smoke billowing above the town as emergency-services vehicles jammed a road leading into the municipality. CBC also posted raw video footage, taken by residents in the early hours of the morning, of buildings ablaze and residents running for cover through the town's streets.
A large blast woke Bernard Deners at around 1:30 a.m. Mr. Deners, who lives about a half mile from the blast scene, said the air was scorching hot outside his home when he went outside to investigate. Flames leapt high in the air. More explosions rattled the town hours later.
"It was terrible, just terrible," he said. The entire town, a close-knit lakeside community, came out onto the streets.
"We think there are many people dead, many, but we just don't know," the 58-year-old said. Mr. Deners said everybody in town knows someone who is missing.
Local hotels were fully booked with residents seeking temporary shelter and emergency officials. Jean St.-Pierre was working at the Hotel Oriental when he heard the first blast and rushed to the window.
He raced to his car and drove to the scene, but was turned back by more explosions.
"It was like hell, there was fire everywhere and explosions," he said.
Mr. St.-Pierre fears the worst. Guests who witnessed the explosion up close said a bar at the center of town was full of people outside enjoying a drink when the first explosion struck nearby.
"It's like a nightmare," he said.
The police have blocked off a large no-go zone around the site of the derailment. Lac Megantic, a town of about 6,000, is located about 250 kilometers east of Montreal in Quebec's Eastern Townships.
Joe McGonigle, Maine-based vice president at Montreal Maine & Atlantic, said the train had been stopped outside of town for a crew change, and that there was no crew on the train at the time that it somehow started to roll again. The train's engineer had inspected the train at just before midnight and all was secure. However, sometime after that, the train started to move, eventually traveling nearly 11 kilometers, and part of it derailed and several cars exploded, he said.
"The train was released, we don't know how," he said. All safety measures were in place, and the train was "secure," he said.
Rail World said late Saturday that the derailment happened at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday. The train involved had 72 carloads of crude and five locomotive units. The company said railway personnel were able to pull 13 carloads intact from the site at the rear of the train.
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Spurrier likes team's chances
Carolina coach still has fire heading into 3rd year
The Grand tour of: South Carolina
Rewind: The Gamecocks went 8-5, improving their record for the third straight year, and won their first bowl game under Steve Spurrier with a 44-36 victory over Houston in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. But close losses in key SEC games (single-digit margins to Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida) kept a good season from becoming a great one. QB Blake Mitchell, who lost his job then regained it, and wideout Sidney Rice led a Cock-n-Fire offensive attack to the team's first win over in-state rival Clemson in five years.
Fast forward: Spurrier said his team is finally ready to compete for an SEC Championship, but he ought to look at his daunting schedule before making any more proclamations. The Gamecocks must travel to Georgia, LSU, Tennessee and Arkansas. They focused in the offseason on improving a defense that returns 10 starters but gave up 336 yards per game. Mitchell will lead an offense that has a pretty good running attack, led by Cory Boyd, to complement Spurrier's passing scheme. A four- or five-loss season is not out of the question, and expecting a trip to Atlanta is a stretch.
--Nick Zaccardi
Steve Spurrier has done great things at South Carolina in two seasons, but under that trademark visor, his sights are set even higher.
In his first year, he won at Knoxville for the first time in school history and also knocked off the Florida Gators.
After ripping the hearts out of the team he won six SEC titles with in 12 years, Spurrier reportedly exclaimed "they don't own (us) anymore."
Last season, he added an AutoZone Liberty Bowl trophy to a case that's biggest piece of hardware is an Outback Bowl boomerang.
For year three, make room.
Spurrier is starting to get cocky again.
"We've raised our goals this year," Spurrier said. "We're going to try and win the conference. We felt like we've really increased our talent level at South Carolina. We've added a lot of players that we think are at a pretty close level with Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
"I know we're not gonna be picked and we shouldn't be picked, but we need to come to the ballpark of these other teams and believe we're just as good."
Spurrier might as well have made that statement when he took over for Lou Holtz.
In addition to beating Tennessee and Florida, he narrowly lost at Georgia in 2005.
But things changed last year as the Gamecocks lost to all three en route to a 3-5 league record.
"The first couple of years, we felt like, with our team, our goal was to win more than we lose and to win the bowl games would be a pretty good year for us," Spurrier said. "We did that."
Just what has the Ol' Ball Coach concocted in Columbia to get the Gamecocks crowing again?
It helps that he finally has a stable quarterback situation.
Spurrier did his best to hand Blake Mitchell the first-team playbook on a silver platter this time last year. But no touchdown throws in two games and an assault arrest cost Mitchell his chance.
"I probably bragged on him a little too much prior to last year," Spurrier admitted.
Syvelle Newton switched from wideout to quarterback and won four of five games.
But Mitchell reclaimed his job with a stunning second-half performance -- 15-of-21 throwing for 213 yards and two scores -- in a loss against Arkansas.
Spurrier compared Mitchell's situation to that of former Florida quarterback Rex Grossman, whom he benched in 2000 for two games before bringing him back to lead the Gators to an SEC title.
South Carolina, perhaps more than any other SEC team, is dependent on a sharp passer to carry its hopes.
"Hopefully his experience and his mental toughness is much, much better," Spurrier said of Mitchell. "I think he's ready to have a big year."
Running back Cory Boyd and linebacker Jasper Brinkley, both NFL prospects, believed enough in Spurrier's plan to stay on for their senior seasons.
Recruits believed, too, as Spurrier brought in a top-10 freshman class.
"He's always big on trying to do things for the first time and trying to have bigger goals," Boyd said. "You can't really win something unless you really install it in your mind, and I think that's what he's trying to do with us."
Spurrier's passion for coaching seems to have reached its peak.
At 62, he says he has no desire to play golf. But he still stays active, working out beside his players and instructing them to eat right, like he does.
Spurrier says he wants to coach another five to seven years, partly in hopes of proving critics wrong.
"It's fun trying to win at South Carolina," Spurrier said. "(ESPN analyst) Lee Corso said it couldn't be done."
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