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Cardinal Bankers Teach Children About Saving Money
TYSONS CORNER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cardinal Bank (Nasdaq: CFNL ) joined with more than 10,000 bankers across America to participate in Teach Children To Save Day. This annual financial education event, established in 1997 by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, spotlights the importance of teaching our nation's youth about saving money. Since the program's launch, the campaign has taught money management skills to over 5.6 million students with the help of volunteers from banks throughout the country. Thirty-three Cardinal employees volunteered for this year's event, which took place on Tuesday, April 23.
(L-R): Cardinal Bank employees: Ximena Cheatham, Shannon Owens and Barbara Levengood teach students at Terra Centre Elementary School. (Photo: Mattox Photography)
"Cardinal Bank has always been committed to promoting financial literacy, and Teach Children to Save Day is one exciting event that allows our employees to reach out to hundreds of children in our communities," said F. Kevin Reynolds, President, Cardinal Bank. "Research shows that kids who save are more likely to attend college.We hope our efforts will inspire students to take an important step in learning their financial ABCs, which in turn can help them achieve their financial goals and dreams."
Cardinal employees taught lessons to more than 600 elementary and middle school students, incorporating games and activities about the concepts of money and saving, how interest makes money grow, the difference between needs versus wants, and how to budget for special purchases.
Cardinal Bank has a long history of actively promoting financial literacy to students within its footprint. Since 2005, Cardinal's student-run school bank partnerships have created a real-life environment to teach students life and financial skills to build the foundation for a brighter future at elementary and middle schools throughout the Greater Washington region. In 2011, Cardinal expanded its financial literacy initiative into high schools, as the regional sponsor of the EverFi My Money, My FutureSM financial literacy platform. Through Cardinal's sponsorship, sixty area high schools have access to this innovative learning tool for teaching personal financial concepts at no cost to the schools or students.
About Cardinal Financial Corporation: Cardinal Financial Corporation, a financial holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, serves the Washington Metropolitan region through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardinal Bank, with 27 conveniently located banking offices. Cardinal also operates George Mason Mortgage. The Company's stock is traded on NASDAQ (CFNL). For additional information, visit our Web site at www.cardinalbank.com or call 703.584.3400.
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Cardinal Bank
Bernard H. Clineburg
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DIY: Wood letter garland
posted by Julie Claveau | Wednesday, 13 February 2013
My entrance looked, well, naked. It really needed a makeover. At first, I wanted to put a "welcome" sign, you know, the ones you can buy at the store. But it didn't feel unique, or personal. So I decided to showcase some family pictures, and write our family name. Here is what I did.
Wooden letters
Acrylic paint & brushes
Baker's twine
Any kind of letters will do, you could even use cardboard cutouts.
1. Paint the letters a base color of your choice.
2. Decorate as you wish.
I used paint, but you can use other things like ribbons, glitter, fabric, etc...
3. Glue the letters to the twine.
Tadaaaa! ~ doesn't it look super cool? I'm very happy with the results. I hung the family pictures on a curtain rod... but that's for another time... ;)
12 comments:
- Naville Torres13 February 2013 at 14:48
amazing idea! love the design on the lettersReplyDelete
- Milynn L13 February 2013 at 16:35
This is such a cute idea! I love simple DIY projects :)ReplyDelete
meeeee too!! :) there will be more!ReplyDelete
thank you. it was really fun to make. some of the lines aren't straight, but it still looks nice. :)ReplyDelete
- milexblog.blogspot.co.uk13 February 2013 at 22:54
hot hot!ReplyDelete
Adorable! Great job.ReplyDelete
thank you! :)ReplyDelete
- Mancina14 February 2013 at 08:53
super cool diy!!ReplyDelete
thank you :)ReplyDelete
- XxxLoveIsBeautyxxX16 February 2013 at 10:48
lovely! would you like to follow each other? let me know!ReplyDelete
- Angela Cunnane21 February 2013 at 00:00
I love this, so original and cute, especially for the entrance to your home. I started following you on hellocotton and liked your FB page, couldn't see a GFC option?? Hope you can check out my blog too, you never know you might like it enough to follow me back :)ReplyDelete
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Weather satellites don't give National Hurricane Center forecasters all of the data they need to predict where and when a storm will hit.
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With that said, Hurricane Hunters will be flying into Sandy later today to collect more information on the intensity of the storm.
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New Feature – Areas of Focus
I was going to title this post "Just Released!" but that wouldn't be accurate as Areas of Focus has been live via the desktop and mobile web apps for about a week now. Why didn't we announce this last week? Well, we wanted to test it in the wild first since it is a pretty big feature and we wanted to get some preliminary feedback from those who organically discovered the new feature. So far so great, as the suggestions and feedback we've been receiving are what we expected and have been fantastic. Keep 'em coming!
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Introducing our first Nirvana Community Rock Star
We are delighted to announce our very first Nirvana Community Rock Star! Please give a big round of applause for Proximo (aka Damian Castillo).
On his own accord, Proximo has dedicated umpteen hours of his personal time to assist fellow community members—answering questions, posting tips about GTD, creating screen-casts on how he uses Nirvana—and many of his suggestions for feature improvements have already found their way into the live site. He's been an avid supporter of Nirvana from the get go and has been like another member of the Nirvana Support Crew (often beating us to the punch at answering people's questions!). We thought it important to acknowledge his past, and his continuing, efforts to support us and the Community as a whole.
A former US Army Soldier, a Computer Aided Design (CAD) admin manager and a family man, we aren't surprised that he's disciplined in keeping himself organized and getting things done. We asked Proximo about his search for the ultimate solution to keep organized:
Life can pull at you from many different directions and demands many things from you. GTD showed me how to capture all my commitments, focus clearly, view things from many angles and allow me to make trusted choices at any moment to achieve productivity in a relaxed way.
Although I implemented GTD into my life, I was always struggling with finding a good system I could rely on that would also be easy to use. I tried a bunch of desktop software and on-line services but never found something that was simple, functional that also implemented GTD correctly.
Then I found Nirvana and my search was over.
We couldn't have said it better ourselves.
To read Proximo's posts, click: http://help.nirvanahq.com/users/136135
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We managed to hit the wolf enclosure exactly when they were being fed a snack, and we were the only ones around. One wolf was visible, but the other suddenly and silently appeared out of the trees. They both came near the fence to receive the food, then silently disappeared. Although I did some sketches, the quick movements and short timing means they aren't super great.
The giraffe (single) in the Vancouver Zoo is in a treeless pen, and was stripping the last tiny leaves off of a tiny tree just barely within reach outside the pen. Luckily it was right beside the viewing area, so the giraffe really WAS this close. Gorgeous lashes, gentle movements, and such a graceful animal.
Bald Eagles
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Scheduling Essential To Completion Of Tivoli Renovation By April 1st Deadline
Several Key Items To Be Delivered For New Look Tivoli In February
An ongoing project to restore Spencer's historic Tivoli Theatre continues to evolve as contractors steadily work to meet a planned completion date of April 1st.
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Alan Jackson is back at No. 1 on Top 20 Country Countdown with "Blue Ridge Mountain Song." Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert and Danielle Bradbery round out the Top 3 as Luke Bryan and The Band Perry break into the Top 5. Zac Brown Band makes it into the Top 10 with "Sweet Annie" and Jennifer Nettles is back on the countdown with "That Girl."
Plus, Jennifer stopped by the studio to talk about her solo debut album, That Girl, available now, and her upcoming solo tour. Host Nan Kelley was on hand to count down this week's Top 20 videos, all chosen by you!
Want to re-watch some of your favorite interviews? Head over to our Top 20 section for videos and photos. You can also catch Top 20 Extras, cast your votes, and take a look at the current chart to see where your favorite videos land.
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- Alan Jackson – "Blue Ridge Mountain Song"
- Keith Urban w/Miranda Lambert – "We Were Us"
- Danielle Bradbery – "The Heart of Dixie"
- Luke Bryan – "Drink A Beer"
- The Band Perry – "Don't Let Me Be Lonely"
- Lady Antebellum – "Compass"
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A Day in the Life of a regional sex worker.
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SENI LUKIS KACA CIREBON Refleksi Akulturasi Budaya
This research was an attempt to find out the existence of the painting style in Cirebon. The decision to choose the topic was based on the aims at having a good knowledge of glass painting for improving the subject of glass painting. Cirebon was chosen as the location for the research because glass painting had been the inseparable part of the cultural history of the city. In the course of time, the glass painting of Cirebon had come up with its unique style or characteristics which deve-loped until the present day. The problem studied in this research was the existence of the painting and glass painting style of Cirebon.
The style of this research is description of a qualitative nature, and the study takes the form of a field study using an aesthetic approach.
The results of the research show that the glass painting developing in Cirebon is the result of the cultural acculturation of Arab, China, Java and that the unique style elements of fine arts come into existence. The painting objects such as padasan ( a kind of water jar with a spout for ritual cleansing), rain cloud, three fish with one head, macan ali, figures of wayang, calligraphic wayang, sunya ragi, Singo Barong are the themes as the reference for the artists of glass painting in Cirebon. However, the younger artists of glass painting develop painting style outside the traditional themes. The glass painting of Cirebon can survive because of the support of the government, the court, the artists, curators, gallery, and market.
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Top 8 picks unsigned, but Vikings' Matt Kalil shouldn't be an issue
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There is no concern within Minnesota Vikings headquarters about No. 4 overall draft pick Matt Kalil signing before players report to training camp on July 26.
He'll get a fully-guaranteed, four-year deal worth around $20 million with a fifth-year option, in accordance with the wage scale established by the collective-bargaining agreement that was finalized last summer.
The slotting system has already yielded contracts for many draft picks -- including seven of the Vikings' nine selections, with only Kalil and third-round pick Josh Robinson unsigned -- at a time negotiations under the old CBA just were getting started.
But the top eight picks in the NFL Draft all remain unsigned, and according to longtime NFL reporter Len Pasquarelli, a relatively minor issue may be part of the holdup.
Per Pasquarelli, all eight teams are pushing for so-called "offset language" that would take them off the hook for a player's salary if he is released before the rookie deal is up and subsequently signs with a new team.
Such language probably wouldn't even come into play. If a first-round pick is released within three years, the team that drafted him blew it big-time -- and any player who has failed that badly (think JaMarcus Russell) may have trouble landing elsewhere anyway.
But every agent tries to get the best deal for his client, and the fact Carolina has signed the No. 9 pick, linebacker Luke Kuechly, to a deal that reportedly includes no offset language means all agents in the top eight no doubt want the same.
Kuechly's deal was negotiated by Ben Dogra and Tom Condon of CAA -- the same agency that represents No. 2 pick Robert Griffin III, No. 3 pick Trent Richardson and Kalil. (No. 1 pick Andrew Luck is represented by his uncle, Will Wilson.)
Kalil has been participating in organized team activity practices without a contract, which isn't allowed in training camp. There's no reason at this point, though, to think Kalil's deal won't be done in plenty of time.
Here are the top eight picks and who represents them, per a list of standard representation agreements provided by the NFL Players' Association:
1. Indianapolis: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford (Will Wilson)
2. Washington: Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (Ben Dogra)
3. Cleveland: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama (Ben Dogra/Jimmy Sexton)
4. Vikings: Matt Kalil, LT, Southern California (Tom Condon/Ben Dogra)
5. Jacksonville: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State (Todd France)
6. Dallas: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU (James "Bus" Cook, Ricky L. Simmons)
7. Tampa Bay: Mark Barron, S, Alabama (Jimmy Sexton)
8. Miami: Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M (Pat Dye)


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Josie Portillo: Paris
Released Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Paris, by Josie Portillo.
15% of the sale of this print goes to Pablove Foundation.
Josie Portillo was born, raised, and currently resides in Los Angeles where she works as a freelance illustrator. She enjoys going for walks with her Doxle, playing soccer, and making cannoli.
This is the second time Josie has worked with The Working Proof. She has previously provided the print Allez! to benefit the Pablove Foundation.
About the print:
I've been wanting to work on a series of maps of cities I've traveled to for a while now. I've been to Paris a few times and have a lot of fond memories of some of the places I visited while there. I'm currently illustrating a Venice map too so keep your eyes peeled for that!
This is an archival giclee print on Epson Matte Premium Presentation Paper. Each print was signed by the artist.
Your work often features landscapes and cityscapes - how does nature and the city inspire your work?
Being that I'm from a big city like Los Angeles, I'm always feeling really inspired by all the urban landscaping we have here. Not to mention we are surrounded by a lot of natural beauty such as mountains, beaches and deserts. I think all of these things somehow find their way into my illustrations inadvertently.
Why did you choose to pair with Pablove Foundation with your print?
I chose to pair my print with The Pablove Foundation because I was really touched by the story of Pablo Castelaz and all the other children who have battled childhood cancer.
What have you been up to since we last worked together?
Since we last worked together I've worked on a few fun book projects including a graphic novel, which is a first for me. I also recently signed with Bernstein & Andriulli for representation in the US, which is a wonderful agency to be a part of.
How has your work developed over the last year?
Over the last year, I've been having fun experimenting with gouache and watercolor a lot more, I've been mixing digital and traditional mediums and it's resulted in a style I'm quite fond of working in.
What is inspiring you these days?
Lately my work has been inspired by some of my travels, I think I have a bit of nostalgia and wanderlust.
Labels: giclee, josie portillo, pablove foundation
Lotta Nieminen: City of Women
Released Tuesday, August 21, 2012
City of Women, by Lotta Nieminen.
15% of the sale of this print goes to Doctors Without Borders.
Lotta Nieminen is an illustrator, graphic designer and art director from Helsinki, Finland. She has studied graphic design and illustration at the University of Art and Design Helsinki and the Rhode Island School of Design, and has worked as a freelancer in both fields since 2006. After working for fashion magazine Trendi, Pentagram Design and RoAndCo Studio, Lotta is now a full-time freelancer based in New York City.
In 2010, Lotta received the Art Directors Club Young Guns award and was selected by Print magazine for its annual New Visual Artists review, highlighting 20 international rising designers under the age of 30. In early 2012 she received the esteemed Junior Award at the Best of the Year advertising and design competition in Finland. Lotta has given talks at the Apple Store in New York, the Rhode Island School of Design and La Cambre University in Brussels, Belgium. She has illustrated for the likes of clients such as Hermes, New York Times, Volkswagen, United Airlines, International Herald Tribune, Monocle, Newsweek, Wired UK and Bloomberg Businessweek.
About the print:
This piece was originally commissioned by Finnish women's magazine Olivia. The article, called City of Women, analyzed studies on what women believed to be the perfect city for them to live in. Illustration elements were chosen based on their answers.
This print is available in multiple sizes. It was digitally signed by the artist. The 8x10 and 11x14 prints are numbered by The Working Proof. Learn more here.
What has inspired you recently?
Time off. I went full time freelance earlier this year, but decided I still wanted to have a summer vacation. I spent 2 weeks in Finland, on a little island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Getting bored from time to time is definitely the best inspiration!
Why did you choose to pair with Doctors Without Borders with your print?
I want to donate to Doctors Without Borders, whose tremendous work in helping people I have followed for a long time: bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis is a humanitarian act that should get all the support it can.
How have you seen art transform the world around you?
I think the impact of art can be seen on an every day basis. Beautiful art can make you emotional, clever design can make you smile, interesting architecture can make you stop. Using the emotional value of art to help people through charities that have the actual keys to really act is a great way of teaming up to change the world around us.
If you could pick one artist to mentor you, who would it be?
American illustrator and artist Maira Kalman, I love her colors and witty sense of humor.
Who are some artists you think people should know about?
Oslo-based illustrator / artist Mari Kanstad Johnsen is a favorite of mine, who has mad color skills!
Tim Walker's out-of-this-world photographs have always been a huge inspiration. I love the surrealist landscapes and proportions he creates. The amount of work that seems to go in the propping of his shoots is also something I find truly impressive.
A more recent photographer crush would be Jody Rogac, whose work has a really beautiful painterly quality.
I also admire Olle Eksell. He was both an illustrator and a graphic designer, and the seemingly effortless way in which he combined both fields in his work has made him one of my biggest inspirations in terms of career description.
Labels: digital, doctors without borders, Lotta Nieminen
Mary Iverson: Palouse Falls with Containters 2
Released Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Palouse Falls with Containters 2, by Mary Iverson.
15% of the sale of this print goes to American Forests.
Mary Iverson lives and works in Seattle. Her day job is teaching art at Skagit Valley College. She earned a BFA in illustration from Cornish College of the Arts and an MFA in painting from the University of Washington. Her work is in several collections including Microsoft, Starbucks, Evergreen Shipping Lines in Taiwan, Nordstrom, the City of Seattle, the City of Missoula, the City of Kent, and the Washington State Art Commission Art in Public Places Program.
Her work inspires an environmental dialogue by superimposing stacks of shipping containers and capsized container ships in the landscape. Inspired by the luminous style of the Hudson River School, her oil paintings begin as careful and detailed representations of pristine landscapes. When the illusion is complete, she scratches measurement lines into the surface of the paintings and inserts her containers into the space, nearly destroying the landscape image in the process.
About the print:
This piece was painted after a trip to Palouse Falls State Park in Washington State. The landscape there seems so desolate, and then there is this majestic waterfall in contrast. The topography suggests a post-apocalyptic narrative, so I thought it would be perfect for a shipwreck.
This is a digital print on acid free, Neenah uncoated matte 100lb cover paper that is 80% recycled. It was digitally signed by the artist and was numbered by The Working Proof. Learn more here.
What has inspired you recently?
This summer, I visited Yosemite National Park with my husband. We had a great time camping and hiking, and I returned to the studio with sketches of the park and inspiration for a new body of work featuring the park.
Why did you choose to pair with American Forests with your print?
I chose American Forests because their mission of preserving forests and ecosystems resonates with the message behind my work. If we don't work together to protect pristine lands, the world may end up looking like my paintings!
How have you seen art transform the world around you?
Art helps us to look at our experiences in new ways, and helps us to face tough questions about our role on this planet.
If you could pick one artist to mentor you, who would it be?
Do Ho Suh. First of all, his work is very powerful. I saw his recent installation "Gate" and it was incredibly moving and memorable. I also love how he weaves an intimate personal history and cultural history in his work. "Gate" also incorporated his connection to nature, which really hooked me in. I would work with him on incorporating new materials and technology for installations, broadening the scope of my exhibitions, and deepening the personal elements of my work.
Who are some artists you think people should know about?
Jenny Odell
AJ Power
Ellen Jane Michael
Christopher Gildow
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It's a simple game, the classic baseball movie "Bull Durham" tells us. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball.
Last year's Chillicothe Paints went through stretches in which the "hit the ball" part of that equation was a real struggle, and that was the key factor in their early exit from the Prospect League playoffs when West Virginia hung back-to-back shutouts on them to end the 2013 campaign.
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Tim Howard is an awesome goalkeeper. But you already know that. Here are five things you might not know about the U.S. soccer star who broke a World Cup record by saving 16 goals during Tuesday's match against Belgium.
1. He's 35! That may not be old in the real world, but in soccer life, that's beyond retirement age. In fact, Howard is the 11th oldest player in the World Cup this year, where the average age of all players is just 25.4, according to Goal.com. However, being "old" won't stop him. Howard has been the starting goalie for the English Premier League team Everton and is signed until 2018.
2. He is covered in cool tattoos, and is also a big animal-rights activist. "Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause," Howard told PETA. "When I see someone wearing fur, I just want to sit them down in front of one of PETA's videos and show them just how badly animals suffer for this supposed fabric that no one needs."
3. He has Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that can cause involuntary physical and verbal tics. "I've never counted [how many tics I have in a game," Howard told Spiegel Online. "It happens all the time, without any warning, and it increases the nearer an important game draws." However, when push comes to shove, or rather ball comes to goal, Howard says his muscles calm. "I have no idea how I do it," the New Jersey native told the German publication. "Not even my doctors can explain it to me. It's probably because at that moment my concentration on the game is stronger than the Tourette's syndrome."
4. He was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2009. Oh, you thought he was only good at soccer? Howard, who's 6 feet 3, has always had a penchant for basketball. Of course, being drafted by the Globetrotters doesn't necessarily mean you'll be playing against the Washington Generals. It's more of a PR stunt to draw attention to the team. The only other soccer player to get the call has been Argentina's Lionel Messi in 2011.
5. He's very religious. A devout Christian, Howard once wrote for Athletes in Action (via Christian Today):
"Today, I am blessed to be living a dream. And yet, if it all went away tomorrow, I know I would still have peace. That probably sounds crazy to most people, but that's the kind of peace Christ gives. It is rooted in His love, and it surpasses all understanding. You can experience this same sens of love and peace, too. All you have to do is ask for it."


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MarketWatch) -- Money might not grow on trees, but if a group of biotechnologists have their way, plastic will.
As part of their quest to market environmentally-friendly plastics, Cambridge, Mass.-based Metabolix Inc. MBLX, +20.65% is developing a way to help cut fossil fuels out of the plastics-making process by creating a strain of plants that actually grow plastic polymer inside.
Making plastics out of plant starch instead of the conventional way using petroleum is nothing new. What's grabbing analysts' attention is the idea of actually growing plastic polymer in plants.
"This is a company that has market-disruptive technology," said Pamela Bassett, a Cantor Fitzgerald analyst covering the industrial-biotechnology sector. "They have tremendous upside potential. They could be leaders on the ground floor of an entirely new industry."
Although plastic-making plants are still a few years away from commercialization, Metabolix has already grown test batches of plastic-producing tobacco, switch grass and sugarcane plants. If successful, the company will cash in on its vision of mundane acres of weeds as plastics factories in the fields.
Metabolix's goal in pursuing "plastic" plants is to make it cheaper and easier to produce its flagship bio-based product, a polymer called PHA. An added bonus, the company says, is that refuse material from the plants can be harnessed as a source of ethanol production.
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The "plastic plant" technology is part of Metabolix's two-pronged strategy of marketing non-petroleum based plastics that aren't harmful for the environment.
Earlier this year, Metabolix grabbed headlines by rolling out a line of 100% biodegradable plastics created from corn. The plastics will be marketed under the Mirel brand name through a joint venture called Telles with agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. ADM, +0.64%
Telles' first Mirel plant is under construction at an ADM corn refinery site in Clinton, Iowa. The facility is expected to begin operations late next year.
Mirel is being first pitched to the plastics-disposables industry. The company is positioning the product as a film coating for the inside of the paper cups commonly used in the fast-food industry, plastic bags for food storage, and some agricultural products.
Its future will hinge on the strength of the public's demand for environmentally-friendly products and business' perceived need to lessen its carbon-dioxide impact.
"We know the product works and there's interest in the concept," said Laurence Alexander, an industrial biotechnology analyst for Jefferies & Co. "Now it becomes a matter of how much are consumers willing to pay for it. Compostable plastics have been around for years, for example, and in most cases have had to be priced competitively before consumers pay attention their green qualities."
Indeed, Mirel is being marketed as a "feel-good" product for both consumers and makers of disposables. Metabolix and ADM are both betting that consumers will pay a little extra to buy a product that they know won't hurt the environment and is made with little fossil fuel.
'Investors can play this one with confidence. This is not just an R&D lab experiment.'
"We're targeting disposables," Chief Executive Jay Kouba said in an interview. "That's the place where a renewable, recyclable product actually has the most value."
In July, for example, Metabolix signed a deal to provide bio-plastic gift cards for Target Corp. that will bear the Mirel logo. It comes with a brief explanation that the card is biodegradable. Seeking out such high-profile partners, says Kouba, is crucial as the company hopes to promote its product through co-branding, imitating the success DuPont had with Teflon.
So far, analysts say Metabolix seems to be on the right track.
"Consumer-oriented product companies will gravitate towards that -- they want to say they're green," said Michael Carboy, an industrial biotech analyst for Signal Hill Group.


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Readership: Scholars and students of international criminal law and domestic criminal cases with an international element; practitioners and legal advisers working in this area
Edited by Elies van Sliedregt, Professor of Criminal Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Sergey Vasiliev, Postdoctoral Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Elies van Sliedregt is Professor of Criminal Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law, and Director of the Center for International Criminal Justice at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She previously worked as associate professor at Leiden University and as a lecturer at Utrecht University and held visiting fellowships in Cambridge, Oxford, Bologna, and at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Van Sliedregt was visiting
professional with Chambers at the International Criminal Court (2010) and fellow-in-residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (2011). She is a regular speaker at international conferences and has published extensively in the field of international and European criminal law.
Sergey Vasiliev is Postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; formerly research fellow at the Amsterdam Center for International Law, University of Amsterdam; member of International Expert Framework on International Criminal Procedure. He is the author and editor of several publications in international and
comparative criminal law.
1: Elies Van Sliedregt and Sergey Vasiliew: Pluralism: A New Framework for International Criminal Justice
2: Cassandra Steer: Legal Transplants or Legal Patchworking? The Creation of International Criminal Law as a Pluralistic Body of Law
3: Mark A. Drumbl: The Curious Criminality of Mass Atrocity: Diverse Actors, Multiple Truths, and Plural Responses
4: Jens David Ohlin: Organizational Criminality
5: Marjolein Cupido: Pluralism in Theories of Liability: Joint Criminal Enterprise versus Joint Perception
6: John D. Jackson and Yassin Brunger: Fragmentation and Harmonization in the Development of Evidentiary Practices in International Criminal Tribunals
7: Barbora Holá: Consistency and Pluralism of International Sentencing: An Empirical Assessment of the ICTY and ICTR Practice
8: Ruth A. Kok: National Adjudication of International Crimes: A Dutch Approach
9: Alexander Zahar: Pluralism and the Rights of the Accused in International Criminal Proceedings
10: Elinor Fry: The Nature of International Crimes and Evidentiary Challenges: Preserving Quality While Managing Quantity
11: Wayne Jordash QC and Matthew R. Crowe: Evidentiary Challenges for the Defence: Domestic and International Prosecutions of International Crimes
12: Gerhard Werle and Boris Burghardt: Establishing Degrees of Responsibility: Modes of Participation in Article 25 of the ICC Statute
13: James G. Stewart: Ten Reasons for Adopting a Universal Concept of Participation in Atrocity
14: Javid Gadirov: Collective Intentions and Individual Criminal Responsibility in International Criminal Law
15: H.H. Judge Peter Murphy and Lina Baddour: Evidence and Selection of Judges in International Criminal Tribunals: The Need for a Harmonized Approach


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Bride Wars
Theatrical Release Date: 2008 (USA) / 2009 01 09 (USA)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG Contains:[Scatological Humor, Mild Language]
Summary: A clerical error tests the lifelong friendship of two brides-to-be by scheduling their respective weddings at the famed Plaza Hotel on the exact same date in this romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Ever since they were little girls, Liv (Hudson) and Emma (Hathaway) have bonded over planning their weddings down to the very last detail. Now, both in their mid-twenties, Liv and Emma have each found the men they want to spend the rest of their lives with. But while most of the details regarding their respective weddings don't overlap, the one thing that both Liv and Emma have always dreamt of is holding their ceremony at the legendary Plaza Hotel -- New Your City's ultimate bridal destination. Unfortunately, a simple clerical error has scheduled both of their weddings on the exact same date, at the exact same place. As a high-powered lawyer who's used to getting her way, Liv simply isn't willing to settle for anything less than perfection. And though simple schoolteacher Emma has always placed the needs of others above her own, the prospect of making any sacrifices on her big day brings out her inner bridezilla in ways that shock her unsuspecting friends and family. There was a time when Liv and Emma would have done anything for each other, but now that the two best friends are at odds over who will get their dream wedding and who will have to settle for second best, the lacy gloves are off and it's all-out war. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Category: Comedy
3 Deleted Scenes including an alternate opening!
Exclusive Featurette: The Perfect White Dress
Bride Wars
Format: DVD
Release Date: 04/28/2009
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen
Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DS Dolby Surround (4.0), DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo
Runtime: 89 Minutes
Sides: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Language(s) English,Spanish,French
Subtitles: English,Spanish
Region: USA & territories, Canada
Disc #1 -- Bride Wars
1. Main Titles [2:00]
2. Two Little Girls [3:52]
3. The Lawyer & the Teacher [2:29]
4. Almost Engaged [4:23]
5. Really Engaged [2:30]
6. Marry Me, Already! [2:59]
7. The Wedding Planner [3:42]
8. The Perfect Dress [1:50]
9. A Terrible Mistake [1:17]
10. Negotiations [4:04]
11. Save the Date [3:20]
12. Shower Showdown [3:29]
13. Maid to Order [2:39]
14. Competitive Planning [4:08]
15. The Doctor of Dance [2:29]
16. Playing Dirty [3:11]
17. Do or Dye [3:10]
18. Two Brides in the House [4:09]
19. Liv's Blue Day [2:10]
20. Missing My Friend [5:41]
21. Mostly, I'm Fine [2:42]
22. Wedding Day [6:15]
23. Here Come the Brides [1:27]
24. The Last Straw [2:36]
25. She's Not Here Anymore [2:05]
26. I'm Awake [2:43]
27. The One Person [1:52]
28. One Year Later/End Titles [5:26]
Perry Seibert
It's a clich� that all women want a June wedding. It's also a clich� that the movie studios treat January like a dumping ground for bad movies. Bride Wars manages to fuse these stereotypes because it offers a portrait of ferocious female desire for the perfect wedding date, and also provides ample proof that the first month of the year is the time for forgettable movies. The movie stars Kate Hudson as Type A lawyer Liv and Anne Hathaway as eager-to-please elementary teacher Emma, lifelong best friends who both have dreamed of June weddings at New York City's ritzy Plaza Hotel since a trip there together as kids. When their boyfriends propose within days of each other, Liv and Emma pay a mutual visit to the world's most respected wedding planner, Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen), who informs them that the Plaza is only available for one day in June. Since neither refuses to give up their ideal vision of the perfect wedding, and won't even consider a dual wedding, the onetime BFFs spend months doing everything within their power to destroy the other's plans.
All in all, that's not a bad premise for a lightweight chick flick, but director Gary Winick and an army of three screenwriters can't come up with a single fresh comedic idea. We're supposed to find it uproariously funny that Liv sabotages Emma's pre-wedding tanning session so that she resembles a pumpkin, and we're supposed to be just as amused that Emma gets her revenge by secretly giving Liv's hair blue highlights. And such stale bits might have worked if we thought their friendship was real, but the movie never establishes their relationship beyond the most trite, sitcommy means; their supposedly deep bond seems to exist solely because they squeal at the same things.
Surprisingly, there is one element that does work: the girls' relationships with their fianc�es. The ongoing war between the ladies -- as well as all the normal stress involved in planning a wedding -- begins to take a toll on each of the couples, and the way each pair responds to those challenges provides a level of depth between each of the couples that's missing from the central friendship. Sadly, the movie keeps these scenes to a minimum, probably because the filmmakers -- not to mention the studio -- are aiming for a young female audience, and decided that the boys don't really matter. For a movie about the most unforgettable day in a young woman's life, Bride Wars is thoroughly forgettable. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Cast and Crew:
Jonathan Filley
Executive Producer
Arnon Milchan Executive Producer
Gary Winick Director
Jay Cohen Executive Producer
Ed Shearmur Composer (Music Score)
Tony Ludwig Executive Producer
Alan Riche Producer
Kate Hudson Producer
Greg DePaul Screenwriter
Julie Yorn Producer
Matt Luber Executive Producer
Casey Wilson Screenwriter
June Diane Raphael Screenwriter
Kate Hudson Actor
Anne Hathaway Actor
Bryan Greenberg Actor
Chris Pratt Actor
Steve Howey Actor
Candice Bergen Actor
Kristen Johnston Actor
Michael Arden Actor
Victor Slezak Actor
Kelly Coffield Park Actor
John Pankow Actor
Zoe O'Grady Actor
Shannon Ferber Actor
June Diane Raphael Actor
Charles Bernard Actor
Bruce Altman Actor
Hettienne Park Actor
Lauren Bittner Actor
Casey Wilson Actor
Jason Kolotouros Actor
Paul Scheer Actor
Andre Holland Actor
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Apple Xserve
Easy-install option for non-IT professionals. Good out-of-band and remote management. Leopard Server OS rivals Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 for all-around functionality.
- Cons Available only in a 1U with just three drive bays. Expensive for its configuration. Windows networking still unreliable. Apple is heavily pushing costly Fibre Channel external storage.
Bottom Line
This 1U box is a bit on the pricey side and still doesn't behave all that smoothly with Windows clients. But, once configured, the Xserve has a lot to offer an SMB, whether it has a Unix heavyweight or a tech generalist on staff.


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Mobile security leader to help accelerate software defined infrastructure solutions
DALLAS & DUBLIN - July 8, 2014 - AdaptiveMobile (www.adaptivemobile.com), the world leader in mobile security, today announced it has joined the Intel® Network Builders programme, a cross-industry initiative which is focused on providing an ecosystem to encourage the development of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) based solutions.
Participating in the programme encourages collaboration among members and seeks to increase ecosystem alignment, leading to the design of world-class solutions. The Intel® Network Builders ecosystem is a comprehensive selection of communications solutions providers. As a mobile service provider-led initiative, NFV is transforming telecommunications networks and the ecosystem will help accelerate this network transformation by leveraging best-in-breed SDN/NFV vendors.
"AdaptiveMobile is a committed player in the NFV community and our solutions already meet the participation criteria set by the Intel® Network Builders programme," said Brian Collins, CEO, AdaptiveMobile. "We have always deployed on standard Intel architecture-based platforms, with our own highly efficient packet processing capability that does not rely on custom silicon or third party packet processors. We plan to enhance this capability further through the Intel® Network Builders programme. We are also hypervisor agnostic and have live deployments running on multiple hypervisor technologies including VMware and KVM."
As a technology approach NFV is evolving with over 30 of the world's largest network operators driving that evolution. The ETSI charter promotes collaboration and sharing to ensure that participants can move rapidly forward together to allow the entire operator community to realise the cost efficiencies, quicker time to market and innovation that the introduction of NFV heralds. By joining Intel® Network Builders programme AdaptiveMobile will remain central to the security of mobile operators everywhere.
About AdaptiveMobile:
AdaptiveMobile is the world leader in mobile security protecting over one billion subscribers worldwide and the only mobile security company offering products designed to protect all services on both fixed and mobile networks through in-network and cloud solutions. With deep expertise and a unique focus on network-to-handset security, AdaptiveMobile's award winning security solutions provide its customers with advanced threat detection and actionable intelligence, combined with the most comprehensive mobile security products available on the market today. AdaptiveMobile's sophisticated, revenue-generating security-as-a-service portfolio empowers consumers and enterprises alike to take greater control of their own security.
AdaptiveMobile was founded in 2003 and boasts some of the world's largest mobile operators as customers and the leading security and telecom equipment vendors as partners. The company is headquartered in Dublin with offices in the North America, Europe, South Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
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A Façade
Helplessness, hopelessness all around
Trying so hard to be positive
But negativity soon
Overcomes and surrounds.
A Prisoner within four walls
Always chained;
Movements restricted;
Laughter suppressed;
Thoughts submerged;
Imagination curtailed;
Hope battered and bruised
Until it's buried to the core.
Heart weeps deep inside
But only happy facade outside
A façade - an eyesore.
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Plant Yates closure, more solar approved
by Sarah Fay Campbell
Georgia Power's new solar energy program provides customers the opportunity to apply to sell the company power from the solar panels on their homes or businesses.
There were so many applications for the first round in March that a waiting list was set up.
Now that the utility company is under orders to triple its solar energy portfolio, lots more Georgians will have the opportunity.
Whether the state's largest electrical utility should be required to use more solar power became the key point of debate — and even rallies and protests — over Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plan, which was amended and approved Thursday by the Georgia Public Service Commission.
The 20-year plan has to be updated every three years.
With solar in the spotlight, there wasn't much talk about the other major changes in the plan — the shuttering of the system's oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants, and additional air quality upgrades at some other plants.
Plant Yates in Coweta County will stop burning coal as of April 2015. Units 1 through 5 will be shut down and Units 6 and 7 will be converted to natural gas. The first five units were built in the 1950s and use "once through" cooling with water from the Chattahoochee River. Units 6 and 7 went online in 1974 and use a closed loop cooling system.
With only two units, the total output of the plant will be decreased by about 45 percent. When the proposal was announced in January, Georgia Power Spokesman Mark Williams said total employment at the plant would go from 224 to 106. He said at the time that there would be no layoffs from the retirement of Yates or the other plants. Instead, there would be transfers, retirements, and attrition.
The other coal-fired plants in Georgia will be shut down completely: Plant Branch on Lake Sinclair near Milledgeville, Plant Kraft near Savannah, and Plant McManus in Brunswick. Georgia Power is also decertifying a small oil-fired unit at Plant Bowen near Cartersville, and units 2 and 3 at Boulevard in Chatham County.
Georgia Power's "Advanced Solar Initiative," approved in late 2012, is a plan to add 210 megawatts of solar energy over the next two years. It's divided into 45 MW of "distributed generation" — mainly solar panels on homes and businesses, and "utility scale" generation.
The 210 MW was already the largest amount of solar by any utility in a state without a renewable energy mandate, said Williams. The PSC voted 3 to 2 Thursday to require Georgia Power to have an additional 525 MW of solar. According to a press release from the PSC, half is supposed to be online by 2015 and the rest by 2016. The requirement is for 100 MW of distributed generation and 425 MW of utility scale.
Applications for the first 11 MW of distributed generation were submitted in March, and there were so many that a lottery was held to determine which projects would go forward, and a waiting list was set up.
Participants will be paid $0.13 per kilowatt hour for the small and medium providers. The "request for proposals" for the utility scale generation went out in May, and bids were due June 4. It's a competitive bid process, and there is a price cap of $0.12 per KWH, said Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft.
Kraft said they still weren't sure whether the additional solar needs to be online and producing by 2015 and 2016, or just in the works. "The proposal may have been a little vague," he said. "I'm not sure we have worked all that out."
Even with the closing of the coal-fired plants, Georgia Power has 25 to 35 percent more generating capacity than it needs.
The additional solar won't increase that percentage, Williams said, because solar is an intermittent resource. When it's sunny and solar is producing, they will be able to avoid having to use power from other sources. "But you do need a certain amount of base-load generating capacity that is going to be available all the time," he said.
The solar also won't increase rates, according to Williams.
"We do not anticipate it having any upward pressure on rates," he said.
What about downward pressure? "That remains to be seen… it's very early in that process."
Cowetan Rick Page attended Thursday's PSC meeting and said people were very passionate about the solar issue. "I am a little surprised at the emotions present," he said.
Page is in favor of solar, and had solar panels on his home when he lived in Arizona. "I saved money. It was great," he said. Arizona and Massachusetts are examples of states where "solar power has worked for everyone, both ratepayers and power companies," Page said. "All are making profits and sharing power. It does work."
Page said Georgia Power also announced at the meeting that they had signed a power purchase agreement with a wind turbine company.
Several environmental organizations were advocating for increased solar, but they were joined by a rather unexpected group — members of the Atlanta Tea Party Patriots and other tea party groups and Georgia Conservatives in Action, part of the new "Green Tea Coalition."
According to the Green Tea coalition, an anti-solar rally by Americans for Prosperity included three speakers, four members of the press and no citizen activists.
"Now is the time to take this momentum and push forward for a fair and open bidding process on new solar energy projects by Georgia Power," said Debbie Dooley of the Atlanta Tea Party Patriots. "Furthermore, we will also be looking at the Legislature next year to make sure our elected officials know that this movement for more solar and ratepayer rights has only just begun."
"Today, Georgia Public Service Commissioners stood up for conservative solar and we appreciate that the Commission waited until the price of solar was right for everyday Georgians," said Kay Godwin of Georgia Conservatives in Action. "Now is the time for our coalition to continue its efforts for conservative solar and monitor the bidding process for additional solar energy that will benefit Georgia ratepayers and not Wall Street investors.


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The weekend was spent being Suzy Homemaker. There was a section in the basement that had never been organized and correctly packed. I spent most of Saturday having a real sort out down there and doing the ubiquitous laundry.
No stitching to speak of was accomplished because we had another open house on Sunday. That meant putting away all of my stitcheries and sweeping out. The children along with their beds and toys were loaded into the car and Lem and I did a few errands. We also took time to stop at Fort Hill to watch the ocean for awhile.
For supper I fixed Barbara's chicken. You pound a half of a chicken breast till it is about 1/4 inch thick. Then add a slice of ham, a slice of munster cheese and roll it up. Wrap it in a slice of bacon and bake at 350 for an hour. So easy.......So good.....
Last week someone asked about the baby hats I had made some time ago. While I looked for the instructions I found that I still had some baby yarn. The knitting tide rolled in so I made these this past week for our local hospital. I will give them to Joan to take to the Auxiliary meeting tomorrow.
Things are rather hectic at work and I don't even get break time right now. By the end of the week it will be back to normal. Until then I remain behind in blog reading and answering comments.
Monday, March 23, 2009
3 comments:
- Judy S. said...
Love the baby hats and those cute booties, Suze. What pattern did you use?
- QuiltedSimple said...
I dread cleaning and organizing - and I REALLY need to do some of both this spring. Love the baby hat and booties,
- Arlette said...
The baby hats and booties are adorable and they look so soft too. Good for you that you took some time out to straighten and organize. That is something that is terribly lacking in my house.
Take care.
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