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Energy prices are going up, and everyone is looking for a way to reduce this cost.
Many linen companies are coming out with more energy-efficient textiles based on texturized polyester fibers that feel more like cotton but clean easier and dry faster.
I've been shown a number of sample items, including bath blankets, flat sheets, contour sheets, bath towels, thermal spreads, patient gowns and scrubs. If they or similar products haven't shown up in your office yet, they will in the near future.
I have several concerns with these new products and how they're being marketed.
First, naturally, is the price. Many of these products cost substantially more than I'm paying now but promise a lower cost per use over the products' lifetime due to reduced energy costs.
The companies have wonderful studies showing the reduced energy cost when running a full load of the new product through the laundry. What they fail to tell you is that, for the first year, there will be little to no energy savings.
You can't save energy costs on a 100% polyester blanket when the majority of blankets are made up of a poly-cotton blend. You won't gain efficiencies in processing during the phase-in period if you must reduce maximum dryer temperatures to protect the new 100% polyester blanket from thermal damage.
I'm confident that the lower energy costs will begin to show up after 18 months and be near full force after two years. The linen companies are asking us to spend more money now to save energy two years down the road. Depending on your organization's financial health, that might be a hard sell.
My second major concern is fabric opacity. Many of the gown samples I've seen lack what I consider to be the needed opacity to properly protect a patient's dignity. If I can clearly read a business card through a fabric sample, then what kind of coverage will the finished gown provide? My customers want gowns that are warm, provide appropriate coverage and protect the modesty of their patients. Anything less won't do, even if it saves energy.
Many of these high-polyester textile items are reported to have a much longer useful life. Not only will you save money on energy, you'll also reduce the number of items you need to purchase because of their longer life. Once again, what isn't being said is that there's an extended buy-in to the program.
For example, the thermal spread you buy now lasts, on average, two years. With the change, you'll purchase the same number of new spreads for the first two years, buying blankets to replace those that are being worn out. Replacement costs will gradually lessen, as the majority of the items in the system become the new item. But if the new, high-polyester spread/blanket is 35% more expensive than the blanket you've been buying, then you'll need to increase your total expenditures by 35% for the first year.
Finally, I'm concerned about patient comfort. I was shown a high-polyester knit sheet today that feels thinner than the 24-ounce knitted, poly-cotton contour sheet I use. Will the new sheet be as comfortable for a patient to sleep on?
Having been a patient in a hospital several times, I know firsthand that the beds lack comfort. Will a layer of polyester atop a polyester-covered mattress provide proper air circulation to reduce heat and prevent skin breakdown? Will the sheet stay on the bed properly or will the corners slide off?
I seem to have more questions about these products than many of the companies have answers. The jury seems to be out on this new, energy-efficient type of textile product. I'll watch with guarded optimism while these products attempt to gain a marketplace foothold.
Marketing of More Energy-Efficient Textiles Deserves Scrutiny
Energy prices are going up, and everyone is looking for a way to reduce this cost.


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Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Alfred Molina, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons
Plot hole: Harry tells Doc Ock that in order to find Spider-Man he must find Peter first. Doc Ock finds Peter with Mary Jane in the cafe and throws a car through the window straight at them, then later throws Peter against a brick wall. Any normal person would've been killed instantly (or very badly injured), and Doc Ock doesn't yet know that Peter is Spider-Man. Given that Peter is his only lead on Spider-Man, it makes no sense that Doc Ock would try to kill him.
Continuity mistake: During the train scene, Spider-Man's mask had gone partially black. We also see it when Spidey puts his mask back on. Yet when Doc brings him to Harry, we don't even see a patch of darkness on his mask.
Factual error: Considering the brightness of the fusion process, Dr. Octavius has to wear special goggles to be able to see it. Yet no one else in the room is wearing such goggles or seem hurt by watching the whole process, just as at the end of the movie. When welding something, no one can look at the arc that's created, as it would hurt his eyes and burn his retina; presumably, the fusion process would be brighter and more powerful than that, and so should have some kind of damaging effect on everyone's eyesight (except Spider Man's, maybe).
Visible crew/equipment: On the way to the theater Peter intercepts a police officer chasing a couple of criminals. At the end of that scene one of the police cars has a tremendous wreck that swings the car sideways. There is a clear shot of the driver with a black helmet on.
Continuity mistake: When Dr. Octopus is robbing the bank, NYPD squad car 4619 arrives on the scene. However, squad car 4619 was badly damaged during the pizza delivery car chase earlier in the movie - an awfully quick fix.
Continuity mistake: When Peter misses the class at the university, the way he holds his books/folders changes when the teacher talks to him.
Continuity mistake: After Spider-Man recovers from the train incident, Doc Ock smashes in the other end of the train and throws the door on the floor in front of him. The camera cuts to another shot, and when it returns the door is no longer on the floor, nor is it there for any subsequent shot.
Continuity mistake: Peter has a small horseshoe-shaped scar on his right cheek. In Dr. Octopus's lab, as Octopus is destroying the fusion reactor, they share a meaningful look and the scar has switched cheeks.
Continuity mistake: When Peter arrives at his aunt's home at the beginning of the movie, it's night. He talks to Harry in the kitchen a few minutes later, and look at the purple balloon by Peter's head, it reflects a window with lots of light coming through it.
Continuity mistake: When Aunt May hugs Peter near her "hero" speech, she hugs him with her head to his left shoulder. The shot changes and you see that she is now on Peter's right shoulder. The shot changes back and you see her on his left shoulder again.
Factual error: Dr. Octavius says his fusion relies on tritium and that there is only 25 pounds of the substance in the world. In reality, tritium is a good deal more common than that. From this article (http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/tritium.htm): "It is used in various self-luminescent devices, such as exit signs in buildings, aircraft dials, gauges, luminous paints, and wristwatches. Tritium is also used in life science research, and in studies investigating the safety of potential new drugs." There's also a large region of water near Antarctica which is rich in tritium.
Continuity mistake: When Aunt May is falling off the building, her purse is on her right arm. The next shot shows the purse on her left arm.
Revealing mistake: In the scene where Peter saves the child (Venus Lam) from the burning building, right after the jump over the floor opening, the child stands up to help Peter we can see she wears knee pads under her pajamas.
Visible crew/equipment: At the very last scene of Mary Jane looking over the city in Peter's apartment, there is a reflection in the window where the camera lens and cameraman are partially visible.
Continuity mistake: Regarding the scene where Doc Ock has delivered Spider-Man to Harry's mansion, when Harry pulls off Spider-Man's mask, there is a very obvious and bad splice. The "mask on" Spidey's head is in a different position and further away than the "mask off" Spidey's head.
Continuity mistake: During the final conversation between Spider-Man and Doc Ock, the rips in Spider-Man's suit keep changing. For instance, there is a tear on his right shoulder; for most of the scene, there is a single piece of black webbing left holding the rip together, but when Doc Ock grabs Spider-Man's arm, the rip now has two pieces of black webbing. Then it goes back to one.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Peter is riding his scooter to Mary Jane's play, after the music fades out you see a black convertible being chased by several police cars. The black convertible is rammed forcibly, and you see many hideous dents on the side of the car. Thirty seconds later, after Peter is done talking to the kids, we see the same car from the same side it got rammed into, but the hideous dents have vanished.
Continuity mistake: In the scene with Peter's "I'm back!" jump, It shows a shot from above and you can see his solid outlined shadow in front of him. However, in the very next shot it shows you a close up of Peter walking, and there is no longer a shadow there.
Continuity mistake: As Peter stops the elevated train with many webs, a tear appears in his suit on the inside left arm during a closeup. Later, when his arms are still outstreched, there are many shots where you can see that the tear has disappeared; for example, a few shots later when he is still trying to stop the train; when the passengers are lifting him over their heads into the train; and many others.
Deliberate mistake: When Spider-Man shoots a single web out of each arm to stop the train, in the shots of his reactions, you can see that he is holding many webs in each hand. Then when he shoots multiple webs to try and stop the train, he has the same amount of different webs as before. Obviously they didn't have footage of him just holding a single web, and used shots from later in the sequence.


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Oh, the parallels in the Tuesday, March 4 episode of "Supernatural, "#THINMAN." The Ghostfacers have always been fun characters to have show up from time to time, and they've been around since season 1 – and haven't died yet, which is quite the feat – but hopefully this isn't the last time they show up and how we last see them because, well, the parallels. They deserve better.
Instead of going too much into the parallels in this "Supernatural" episode – they're everywhere and they're obvious – let's take a look at the hunt itself first. In a move to make you question any selfie you ever take again, a girl discovers that there's something rudely photobombing her many, many selfies, and that something kills her in her closet before the 911 operator can even think about sending help. The murder – locked door and windows – catches Dean's eye, and he's ready to go off to investigate without even telling Sam any details about the case because that's where their relationship is now.
The girl's mother can't afford a private investigator, so she jumps at the chance that supernaturalists who have called her may be able to help, and that's when the Winchesters find out that the Ghostfacers are in town. Sam and Dean try to send them on their way, but Harry's now armed and sends them to Amazon instead because the Ghostfacers have figured out they're not dealing with a ghost. Instead, they're dealing with a Thinman, and the Ghostfacers wrote a book on it. It started out as an internet thing and then spread; this figure lurks in the backgrounds of photos of his victims until he's ready to kill them. It sounds like pretty scary stuff, right? Well, Dean's not ready to believe it, whether that's because he doesn't like the Ghostfacers or he's just ready to take the opposite side of Sam on the issue is not clear, and he instead looks into deaths in the area only to come up empty on a candidate for a vengeful ghost.
Then the manager at the diner ends up dead too, and both the girl's photo and video of the manager's death end up online after their deaths somehow. Creepy, right? Well, it's not. Ed made up the Thinman to keep Harry in the business because he was going to leave him to marry a girl and have a normal life, as he confesses to Sam and Dean after leaving Harry alone in his ninja gear to hunt for Thinman in the woods because Thinman likes to hang out by trees and trees hang out in the woods (Harry's logic). (Ed really left him behind a grocery store.) However, Harry's then attacked by Thinman, and after Sam bandages him up, the truth comes out and the parallel anvils just keep dropping everywhere.
In the end, Dean finds tire tracks near where Harry was attacked, they follow them to a mill and the deputy attacks, cuffing the brothers to chairs and revealing he and his partner faked the whole Thinman thing. His partner's the busboy whose appearance earlier in the episode is just too obvious for him not to be connected to the case, and the murders are those who have offended the deputy and busboy. The girl said no when the busboy asked her out, so he killed her. The busboy didn't like how the manager treated him, so he killed him. The sheriff didn't give the deputy time off, so the deputy had the busboy kill him. Basically, these two guys have a real sane, normal way of solving their problems. They're just people, and people are sick. The busboy is about to slit Dean's throat, with Sam still working on his cuffs, when Ed and Harry show up and end up saving the Winchesters. The killers end up dead and the case is solved, but neither the Winchesters nor the Ghostfacers' relationship is fixed.
Parallel, parallel, parallel. Anvil, anvil, anvil. It would have been so much better to see the Ghostfacers back without those, but c'est la vie. "Secrets ruin relationships," Sam says as the brothers tell Ed he has to tell Harry the truth. "How selfish can you be?" Harry asks Ed once he knows. They can keep it going for the fans, Ed says. No, Harry says he can't trust him anymore. "I just got punched in the feels," Harry actually says to Sam when he goes to see how he's doing since he knows exactly how he feels. (Though how would Harry have reacted if Sam just started blurting out why he knows how he feels?)
Sam tells Harry there are some things that you can forgive and others you can't, and while Harry joins Ed in finishing the job, he doesn't forgive him and instead tells him, "you did it for you." (Did the Ghostfacers somehow plant a camera in the bunker?) Ed asks Sam and Dean for a ride and begins talking about having this idea of this guy always being next to you, in the other rocking chair when you're old, until something happens and that chair is suddenly empty. Do they know what he means? Wow. Yeah. But AJ Buckley and Travis Wester were both quite good in this episode, so there is that. Poor Ed and Harry.
What could have been a sweet moment is almost ruined because of the unresolved issues and their behavior the rest of the time, as Sam and Dean reminisce about being kids, Sam dressed as Batman at age 5 and Dean as Superman at age 9 and Dean driving Sam to the ER on his handlebars. "Good times," Dean says. Sam agrees, but then they remember they're only about business now. Yes, those two need to talk some things out and soon. Sam obviously cares about his brother – his reactions when Dean's life is in danger, as it has been in these last two episodes prove that – and while he had some good points in his harsh truths, there are some other things he needs to say to Dean.
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These 54 songs are both a history of postwar Ireland and a musical autobiography of its favourite singer. Although Moore is perhaps best-known as an interpreter, these songs are all his own.
"Arthur's Day" takes Diageo to task for hooking the youth of Eire on alcopops – it is decorously separated from "Delirium Tremens"; elsewhere St Brendan jostles with Veronica Guerin, the Quinte Brigada and the Birmingham Six.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about ethics is that it's difficult or impossible to reach agreement with someone who comes from a culture that's radically different from ours, says Mark Pastin, CEO of the Council of Ethical Organizations, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ethics in business and government.
For some reason, people give more weight to cultural difference in ethics than they do in science or technology, says Pastin.
"For example, I was told in college that we view obligations to the elderly differently than some Eskimos, who will send the old off into the frozen tundra to die in peace," said Pastin, a Harvard-educated ethicist who's received grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. "But I have witnessed healthcare delivered in Eskimo villages. When their options for the care of the elderly are similar to ours, they make the same healthcare decisions we do."
Multicultural workplaces are today's business reality. Most of us work with people from different generations, countries, races, ethnicities, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds, says Pastin, who discusses this and more in his book, Make an Ethical Difference (Berrett-Koehler, 2013).
So how do we solve ethical problems in business and come to agreements with people who are so seemingly so different from us? Four simple rules can help close this perceived ethics-culture gap, according to Pastin:
1. Engage your sympathy and empathy
There are no cultures in which there is no ability to sympathize or empathize. These are human traits, not cultural ones. If you want to get insight into another person's thinking, don't let cultural difference stand in the way. Meet with the affected individuals who differ from you the most. Learn their interests and ground rules--the rules they will breach only under extreme duress. Meeting with the other party face to face and trying to understand their problems and pain is the first step to breaking down cultural barriers.
2. Focus on action
Reaching an agreement does not require that both sides have exactly the same views of right and wrong. It's not even necessary to come to 100% agreement in order to arrive at a satisfactory outcome with another person. When trying to solve an ethical dilemma, it's more important to agree on an action than on all of the underlying justifications for that action.
3. Find common ground
I have encountered few situations where the parties could not find some common ground. Take facts, for example. When two parties from different cultures voice their opinions, differences emerge. But when the facts of the situation are laid out, the two parties often find pieces of the story on which they agree. Another way for two parties to find common ground is to look at their interests. Often, especially in business settings, two parties will discover that despite their differences, they share several common interests.
4. Don't blame culture differences
Factors that cause ethical disagreement are often not culturally based. People are often surprised to learn that the factors that cause different cultures to disagree are the same factors that cause people within a culture to disagree. People wrongly assume that another party doesn't understand an issue of right or wrong because of their religion, age, ethnicity, or any other cultural difference. But the truth is that ethical agreement is possible if you look beyond cultural differences to focus on your common humanity.
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Mark Pastin is CEO of the Council of Ethical Organizations, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ethics in business and government. A Harvard-educated ethicist who's received grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, he's published more than 100 articles and written a new book, Make an Ethical Difference (Berrett-Koehler, 2013).
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UCLA holds the third-round lead with a six-under 1,059 total, six strokes in front of
Freshman Ben Fox continues to lead the Wildcat individuals. Fox carded a one-under 71 Tuesday and moved into a tie for third place with a three-round 211 (-2) total. Junior Henry Liaw, the 2004 Pac-10 individual medalist, currently stands in a tie for fifth place at 212 (-1). He shot a two-under 69 in Tuesday's third round.
UA's Brian Prouty posted his first red numbers of the event, a one-under 70, and moved into a tie for 16th place at 216 (+3). Josh Esler carded a one-over 72 and his four-over 217 total ties him for 21st place.
Teammates Travis Esway and Nathan Tyler are tied for 28th and 47th places, respectively. Esway stands at seven-over 220, while
The 2006 Pac-10 Conference Men's Golf Championships conclude Wednesday at the Canyons Course at Bighorn Golf Club. The course is a par 71, 7,009-yard layout. The low five scores from teams of six players make up the team total in each round.
Team Standings Top-Five Individuals
1. UCLA 1059 (-6) 1. Daniel Im, UCLA....................................... 67-68-70=205 (-8)
5. USC 1083 (+18) Five tied.......................................................................... 212 (-1)
6. Stanford 1086 (+21)
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T28. Travis Esway............................................. 73-75-72=220 (+7)
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2014 National Occupational & Process Safety Conference. San Antonio, TX. May 14-15, 2014
The National Occupational and Process Safety Conference features an overview of safety challenges and issues affecting refineries and petrochemical plants.
The Exhibition, held as part of the conference, gives attendees the opportunity to meet and talk with representatives of companies offering a variety of safety-related services to the refining and petrochemical industries.
The culmination of the meeting is the Safety Awards Event held on the final evening of the conference. This event celebrates and honors the industry's excellent safety achievements.
Wednesday, May 14 – Thursday, May 15, 2014
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50% of HTC phones to run on Android next year?
The bad news (or at least rumors) just keep on piling for Windows Mobile.
This morning we've heard the talk that in addition to Symbian, Motorola might be dropping Windows Mobile OS on it's new phones as well.
Now we are hearing that HTC is hard at work on a touchscreen device that might be even better then recently announced Palm Pre. At it won't be carrying Windows Mobile, opting for Android OS as well.
According to Australian Telsra execs – the new HTC device was better and more functional then Pre and will be a real competitor to both Palm Pre and iPhone.
They are probably talking about the successor of HTC G1 here and that it should be a significant improvement over the first test model. And I would not read anything more into it. For now…
HTC will have a new good high end touchscreen WM device this spring, and probably quite a few more through 2009. And WM devices will still make a bulk of the phones produced by HTC this year.
But going into 2010 things might become very different. A guy with some amazing inside sources in the industry says that HTC decided to strongly prioritize the development of Android phones and that already next year (2010) HTC inventory will be split 50/50 between WM and Android handsets.
So, if both reports – loosing Motorola and preference of HTC – are true, some pretty challenging years are ahead of Windows Mobile division at MS.
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Man, there's just a problem. I think that you used a DSP. And that is illegal.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
Ignore my half-closed eyes and pay attention to the fact that I am posing in a picture with Emily Haines. THE gorgeous and talented Emily Haine of Metric, now with her own solo cd. She may or may not be a total cokehead, but she was really quite nice and looked simple and solid in black sunglasses and a pea coat. I went to Toronto on November 22nd and had a lovely time at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Queen St. W. and the Yorkdale Mall. The only thing I bought at the AGO was an overpriced Ansel Adams magnet for my mom, and I can't say Queen St. was much better. Though I adore the stores there, I felt like a tightwad and didn't buy anything except for black leg warmers (for warmth, I swear) and dark gray ribbed tights. There was a pair of creamy metallic flats with nice detail on them that I would've dropped some moolah on if they had actually fit. A nice store clerk complimented me on my Chucks, which are purple and have a strip of rainbow on them.
I still hadn't dropped the miser act at the Yorkdale mall and almost vomited after spending $142.05 on four bloody things at H&M. The four items being: Business-like pants, a fitted black turtleneck, a gray cable knit sweater and gold skull earrings. They're all quite boring pieces more fitting to a secretary's wardrobe than a grungy teenager's, but perhaps some professional class is just what I need. Unfortunately, I was suffocating from the abundance of Gucci in that mall, and since my LeSportsac just couldn't compare, I was too embarrassed to even step in to Holt Renfrew. Maybe next time.
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Looking for a unique and educational place to celebrate a birthday party or to take a Scout Troop? Lauderdale by the Sea Volunteer Fire Department is the place to call. Parents can call and schedule their party in advance. Groups can bring in their own birthday cake, food and drink. The VFD will allow groups to come into the Station where the kids are treated to plastic fire hats, sticker badges and a chance to climb into a real fire truck.
Fire Department Administrator Daniel Chavez explains, "We give the kids a chance to see the trucks and all of our equipment and we do a fire safety demonstration for the older kids. We feel it is an important community service, and it is all about the kids. We are happy that we can allow the kids to enjoy the Station and learn about fire safety at the same time."
After the visit to the Fire Station guests can walk across the street to the Lauderdale by the Sea Municipal Park to the basketball courts or the playground. The Town itself has a full day of activities to offer in the form of the beach, fishing pier and shopping.
What child would not be thrilled with a birthday party complete with real firemen, fire trucks, equipment demonstration and some fire safety instruction? It is just one more way that the town of Lauderdale by the Sea demonstrates its commitment to community service.
Visits to the VFD can be arranged by calling Fire Department Administrator Daniel Chaves at 954-772-8978.


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As Apple battles to beat the world into submission over its never-ending seeming claims to own English, APIs, programming languages, the computer itself, the idea for the personal computer and anything else it can think up, here's something to give you pause.
Group hacks fully patched iPhone 4S
According to Z/D Net today, a group of Dutch hackers from the Hague, actually a security firm working on its spare time, hacked into Apple's supposedly nearly hack-proof iOS in about three weeks. They did this, Z/D Net notes, in their spare time. The phone had been fully patched.
It's interesting that the world's richest firm – whose stock rose to over $700 per share on the mere promise of he upgraded Apple iPhone 5 and iOS 5 – a firm which has seemed to have been immune to hackers (or maybe it was just lucky) has had its currently flagship product hacked.
End-around really
Although Apple considers this their tightest and best protected device, the Joost Pol, CEO of Certified Secure and one of his top tech guys, Daan Keuper, did the deed, it took them about "three weeks of starting from scratch...and working on our own private time" to complete the hack. They actually had to use end-around techniques to find the weak point.
Using pretty standard code auditing techniques, the group found Apple had installed a WebKit on a fully patched iPhone 4 S and they then had to build a rather sophisticated code chain to get to the heart of the issues.
What happened
When they did get through all of the supposed security Apple put into place, they were able to:
- Hijack the address book
- Hijack photos
- Hijack videos
- Hijack the browsing history
from a fully loaded and patched iPhone 4S. And, now the world awaits the arrival of the iPhone 5 with its enhancements, new operating system, and a host of features that people are lining up for even though the device is at least two weeks or more out.
Nothing is invulnerable
Though Apple would like you to think their devices – now heavily dependent on the UNIX operating system in the background and its own in-house iOS – are hack-proof they aren't, as Pol's group proved. It also provided that nothing is invulnerable.
Why did they do it? Because it must have been as the mountain climber when asked why he had just scaled K-2 in Himalayas, replied "Because it was there."
The challenge was also there, as was a $30,000 incentive from the Pwn2Own contest.
Courts moving
Meantime, Apple is moving on all legal front to either defend what it feels are its proprietary property/intellectual rights from outfits like Samsung and HTC, as well as using claimed that the Android operating system violates several Apple patents so there's still lots of "sound and smoke, certifying...(quoting the Bard" that things will stay where they are for a while.
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Gender differences in employee tenure
September 20, 2002
The median number of years that wage and salary workers had been with their current employer was 3.7 years in January 2002. Employee tenure was somewhat higher for men than for women, but the gap was smaller than it was in the 1980s.
Median tenure (the point at which half of the workers had more tenure and half had less tenure) was 3.9 years for men and 3.4 years for women in January 2002. Median tenure has been about one-half year higher for men than for women since 1996, compared with a difference of about one year in prior survey years.
These data are from a supplement to the Current Population Survey. The questions on tenure measure how long workers had been with their current employer at the time they were surveyed, not how long they will eventually stay with their employer. See Employee Tenure in 2002, news release USDL 02-531 for more information.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Gender differences in employee tenure on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2002/sept/wk3/art05.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
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The Atlanta Gluten & Allergen Free Expo takes place the weekend of May 17 at the Cobb Galleria Center. I am excited to report the Expo has partnered with the Gluten Intolerance Group's 40th Anniversary conference to create a weekend of education, great gluten-free food, and comradery. This is the Expo's first visit to Atlanta, so I am anxious to see what it has to offer.
The Expo is a two-day event that is open to the public and it invites gluten-free community members to sample/purchase products from more than 90 companies. Every product in the whole room is gluten free and many are also offer vegan, casein-free, dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free too. The Expo also features lectures throughout the day from re-known experts in the gluten-free community, such as: Dr. Fasano, Dr. Cynthia Rudert, Carol Fenster, and more.
What I like about this Expo is that it is divided into areas making it easy to peruse gluten-free products that fit your needs. There is a "Free From" section that only includes gluten-free products that are also nut free. There is also an Author's Table that highlights local and national authors who are selling/promoting their books.
This year's expo features some of my favorite local gluten-free vendors: 2B Whole, American Gra-Frutti, Fly By South, Frannie's Gluten Free, Ingles Markets, Macaron Queen, Magnolia Manor Sweets, Pure Knead, Sugar & Spice Market, and Taste of Gluten Free.
I am excited to try products from a number of national vendors, such as: Freedom Foods and their cereals and mixes, i hear keenwah's quinoa clusters, Hope Foods and their inventive line of dips, hummus, and dark chocolate spreads, Hail Merry's nuts, macaroons, and miracle tarts, Nature's Path's new line of EnviroKidz cereals, coconut ice cream and new ice cream bars from Coconut Bliss, and any of Schar's long list of products.
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I will be there as an official member of the Blogger Team, so please say 'hi' if you see me. What aspect of the Expo looks the most interesting to you? What speaker are you looking forward to hearing?


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It feels like it has been a while since I have written about a local building being torn down. For those of us concerned with the preservation of our local built heritage, that is a very good thing. It is always hard to see a building that has graced our landscape for an extended period of time get pulled down. Well, my peace of mind came to an end on a rainy day at the end of last week.
Just off of Highway 201 in Lequille sits a small saltbox style house. I have driven by this house countless times as I make my way through the community. I have frequently thought that I should stop and take some pictures because it was obviously an early building. With the saltbox style and timber-framed construction, this had the potential for being a stunning restoration project. While there was potential, the house had been gutted a number of years ago and was essentially sitting in a much deteriorated form.
When I turned the corner onto the 201 and saw this building without its windows and clapboard sheathing, I knew that this was something I needed to immediately document. Camera in hand, I hopped out of my car and went over to see the men working on the house. I politely asked if I could take some pictures. They probably thought that I was nuts because I was wandering around in a torrential rainfall photographing a building that had sat in the same location for 200 years but, I am glad that I got the pictures.
In the coming days I will have more pictures of this house to share. I have an excellent collection that I photographed this morning which will be used in another post so that the deconstruction process is more evident. I will also try to provide some history of the building as well as what I have learned about the future of the frame.
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CHICAGO — Many dry cleaners produce hazardous waste that is strictly regulated by federal and state authorities. Modern equipment and better operational measures have served to prevent or curtail site or groundwater contamination from drycleaning-related discharges in recent years, but even the most conscientious operator can run into a problem now and then.
While there are alternative solvents in use in the industry, perchloroethylene, or perc, has been the "solvent of choice since the 1960s," according to the State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD). Approximately 28,000 U.S. dry cleaners use perc today, says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Last year, the EPA officially characterized perc as a "likely human carcinogen." The agency has taken several significant actions to reduce exposure, including clean air standards for dry cleaners that use perc, as well as limits on the amount of perc allowed in drinking water.
Hydrogeologist Steve Henshaw, P.G., is president and CEO of EnviroForensics, an Indianapolis-based company that specializes in representing dry cleaners in environmental investigation and remediation matters. He estimates his firm has been involved with several hundred dry cleaners across the country since its inception 18 years ago.
He estimates that more than 95% of dry cleaners, through no fault of their own, have some amount of contamination in the soil or groundwater if they've used perc. This is because enforcement levels are so low—he equates them to a thimble full of liquid in an Olympic-size swimming pool.
"Even under the best of circumstances, dry cleaners can have unexpected and unintended accidents, spills, boil-overs, that can cause the release to get into the surrounding groundwater," he says.
Some common discharge sources, according to Environmental Waste Management Associates, a New Jersey-based consulting and remediation firm, include:
Sewer lines and slop sinks
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Spills during solvent transfer
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Release of perc contaminants through exterior vents
When contamination is feared, a dry cleaner could be on the hook to pay for site assessments and possibly remediation that could, in a worst-case scenario, involve excavation and soil removal.
Unless an obvious problem of some kind is independently reported or detected, the pending sale or refinancing of a property that houses or once housed a dry cleaner often prompts the need to check the site for possible contamination, Henshaw says.
Every property is different, of course, but there is a standard progression to site assessment and testing, David O'Dea is president of Chicago-based Environmental Consulting Group, which provides environmental consulting, testing and remediation services to a host of clients, including dry cleaners.
"When someone is buying a shopping center, or selling one, or wants to investigate their dry cleaner, they contact us and we do a Phase I environmental site assessment to see if there are potential problems," he says. "Ninety-nine percent of the time, it's going to go to Phase II."
Phase I is a "non-intrusive study involving site research, historical research, a site visit and inspection," he describes. "A report is generated saying everything is OK or, alternatively, we see potential problems and recommend a Phase II."
Phase II assessments generally involve soil and groundwater testing. The company takes soil borings inside and outside the facility, then tests the soil for drycleaning contaminants, particularly perc and its "breakdown products."
"If all samples come back clean or below a certain level, then that's where it ends, usually. … Alternatively, samples come back contaminated, show contamination above the criteria."
Determining the extent of contamination then leads to deciding the course for remediation.
In the past, O'Dea says, on sites that were found to be contaminated, soil classified as hazardous waste was removed, "which could be a very expensive process."
In some instances, companies like O'Dea's are able to remediate sans soil removal by utilizing an in-situ process. "Certain benign chemicals are injected into soils at fairly high pressure. They get distributed through the soil and groundwater, and they react with perchloroethylene and the breakdown products, and basically transform them [into substances that are not considered to be contaminants]."
A dry cleaner can maintain operations while the in-situ process is ongoing. The time it takes will depend on the extent and severity of contamination. "A typical drycleaner site in a strip mall could be cleaned up within a year's time," O'Dea says.
In Illinois, the ultimate goal for seller or buyer is to obtain a "No Further Remediation (NFR)" letter, O'Dea says. This written confirmation from an environmental oversight board confirms that any contaminants there have been properly addressed.
Check back Monday for the conclusion!


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Daniel Craig's Skyfall: reviews overwhelming positive
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- 14 October 2012
- By John Howell
Excellent news for Bond fans everywhere. The first reviews of Daniel Craig's third 007 outing, Skyfall, have landed, and they're all amazingly positive. In the 23rd James Bond film, Bond's loyalty to M (played by Judi Dench) is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, James Bond must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. The film also stars Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney.
With a five star rating, The Times UK called Skyfall "a great British bulldog of a movie. From the moment the orchestral sound of Adele belts out, sending a nostalgic shiver down the audience's collective spine, we know this will be a triumphant return to classic Bond. Sam Mendes, the director, deftly balances fanboy worship of 007 tradition with sophisticated film-making, and (apart from early Connery), nobody does it better than Daniel Craig."
The Hollywood Reporter was equally effusive:
"Dramatically gripping while still brandishing a droll undercurrent of humor, this beautifully made film will certainly be embraced as one of the best Bonds by loyal fans worldwide and leaves you wanting the next one to turn up sooner than four years from now."
David Poland at Movie City News said:
"This is, for me, Sam Mendes best work as a movie director. One could easily argue that American Beauty is a better movie. But for me, that was a very theatrical work with a very heavy influence coming from the late great Conrad Hall. Skyfall offers a stronger hand from Mendes than I have ever seen in his film work before. Mendes' negative signature for me has been extreme story choices followed by pulled punches. Not here. This movie feels to be of one piece... of one attitude. That is a success for me. And the action, when he chooses action, is skillful... which I didn't expect, even with great second unit support."
The Screen Daily considers Skyfall to be Daniel Craig's best Bond film:
"It seems likely that this will be much more warmly embraced by series fans and general audiences – though with a franchise this big the distinction is moot – than Quantum Of Solace. It's said that Connery and Moore didn't hit their peak as Bond until their third entries, though Lazenby and Dalton didn't get that far and Brosnan was mired in The World Is Not Enough; Craig also seems to benefit from a third stab that puts all the elements, old and new, in perfect place. At this rate, it seems likely the series will continue indefinitely."
Variety also claims Skyfall is Daniel Craig's best and compares the last three Bond films to Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy:
"Putting the 'intelligence' in MI6, Skyfall reps a smart, savvy and incredibly satisfying addition to the 007 oeuvre, one that places Judi Dench's M at the center of the action. It's taken 23 films and 50 years to get Bond's backstory, but the wait was worth it. In Sam Mendes' hands, the franchise comes full circle, revealing the three-film Daniel Craig cycle to be both prelude and coda to the entire series via a foxy chess move that puts these pics on par with Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy as best-case exemplars of what cinematic brands can achieve, resulting in a recipe for nothing short of world domination."
We haven't had the chance to watch Skyfall yet, but with reviews like these I'm guessing director Sam Mendes and star Daniel Craig have a massive hit on their hands. We'll be reviewing Skyfall shortly.
Skyfall premiers 23 October in London, but is not released in the US until 9 November and Australia 22 November. Watch Skyfall's official trailer below.
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Season ended in 14th game at Nebraska with a dislocated shoulder on a block attempt ... averaged 16.9 points and 8.9 rebounds to that point in 14 starts ... opened the season with an explosive 30 points and 10 rebounds in loss to Indiana ... 30 points is career high ... now has seven career double-doubles ... hit 12-of-19 shots from the field in that game ... followed with 27 points and eight rebounds in win at Texas A&M-CC on 10-of-14 shooting ... played over 30 minutes in all but one of the 14 games ... was 10-of-14 at Stephen F. Austin for 24 points ... also grabbed 10 rebounds ... had 25 points and pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds against Prairie View A&M ... scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Texas A&M at home ... connected on 11-of-13 shots from the foul line in that game ... shot 50.3 percent from the field and 73.8 percent from the foul line on the season ... had 12 blocks.
One of the top freshmen in the Big 12 ... leading freshman rebounder in the league with an average of 4.9 per game ... second-leading scoring freshman in the Big 12 with an average of 9.0 points per game ... scored a career-high with 22 points against Colorado ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Kansas to go with 12 points for first career double-double ... shot .477 on the season on 95-of-199 from the field ... registered perfect shooting night three times ... against Texas he went 6-for-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line for 16 points ... at Oklahoma, shot 5-of-5 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line for career-high 17 points ... went 4-of-5 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line at Baylor ... scored 11 points against Pepperdine, including seven-for-10 from the free throw line ... scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Stephen F Austin ... grabbed six rebounds in 16 minutes against North Texas ... blocked two shots against Stephen F. Austin ... led team with seven rebounds at Kansas State ... scored 14 points against Texas A&M and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds ... scored 10 points at Iowa State ... recorded a streak of 14-straight free throws thatended in Kansas game ... took a crucial charge of Jayhawk center Eric Chenowith with 2:40 left in win over Kansas ... led team with 12 points at Texas ... named to the Big 12's all-freshman team by a panel of reporters who cover the league.
All-state performer as a senior for Lamesa High School ? led team to 32-4 record and appearance in the final four semifinals of the state basketball tournament ? the 1997-98 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 4A-5A All-South Plains Player of the Year ? Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 4A All-State ? All-Region pick ? District 2-4A Player of the Year ? averaged 21.6 points and 11.2 rebounds as a senior ? shot 54 percent from the floor, 73 percent from the free throw line ? grabbed 20 rebounds versus Denver City and blocked nine shots against Monterey ? led South Plains in scoring and was second in rebounding ? tallied 23 double-doubles in 35 games as a senior ? notched 111 blocks during the season and had nine games with five or more blocks ? helped Lamesa win the district and advance to the state tournament for 11th time in school history ? tournament MVP during senior season at Brownfield, Seminole and Lubbock ABC Caprock ? played on the north squad in the TABC all-star game and in the Texas High School Coaches all-star game in Houston ? also selected to Oil Bowl Classic Basketball Game last summer ? KAMC Athlete of the Week ? Texas Basketball Magazine First Team All-State ... All-district as a junior, averaging 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 blocks ? first-team all-district and academic all-district ? also an academic all-district selection for the baseball squad ? MVP of Brownfield tourney as a junior ? made all-tournament squad at Monahans ? played in Blue Chip Camp in Georgetown, Ky., after sophomore year ? played for state runner-up baseball team for class 4A ? chose Texas Tech over Baylor, Rice, SMU and Tulsa.
Born Aug. 19, 1980 ? full name is Andrew Thomas Ellis ? goes by Andy ? son of Johnnie and Linda Ellis?has one brother, Johnnie, who played baseball at Lamar?cousin played baseball at Rice, while two uncles played football at Sul Ross State?both parents attended West Texas State?member of the Lamesa High Student Council?active in FCA?worked as a DARE Role Model, counseling youth and speaking to 4-H groups ... majoring in mathematics.
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Odfjell and Lindsay Goldberg are planning to extend their existing joint venture to cover almost all of Odfjell's storage terminal assets.
Azelis reports that its existing group of shareholders have "injected a capital increase of €30m, with the majority being provided by 3i".
GATX Rail Europe, a subsidiary of US-headquartered rail tank lessor GATX, has placed a "sizeable multi-year order" for newly built tank cars from a Bulgaria-based supplier.
Inter Pipeline Fund, owner of Simon Storage, has closed the acquisition of the four Danish petroleum storage terminals from Dong Energy A/S at a price of some $459m.
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Luna Data Solutions' Extraordinary Customer Service Helps Employers Compete for Job Seekers in High Demand
The hiring pendulum has begun to swing back since its low point in 2009. More than two-thirds of surveyed companies report extensive or moderate hiring plans. "For businesses in the market for key personnel, especially executives and high-tech professionals, the job of finding and successfully recruiting top performers just got more competitive," says Dana Jones, founder and CEO of Luna Data Solutions (LDS), one of the fastest growing full-spectrum recruiting firms in Austin, Texas.
Jones is no stranger to dealing with rapidly swinging employment markets. She began providing staff augmentation services in the robust economy of the early 2000s. At the height of the dot.com bubble collapse, Jones' intuition told her the time was right to start her own company focusing on IT positions within the public sector. She founded LDS in 2000, incorporated in 2003, and became a State of Texas Department of Information Resources prime vendor. In late 2009, Jones expanded the company's expertise to include private-sector recruiting, specializing in the placement of technical and executive management professionals nationwide.
LDS' philosophy of quality over quantity earned the company regional and national recognition for its temporary-contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire placements. "Our clients don't have the time or resources to wade through resumes of marginal applicants," explains Jones. "We send fewer resumes for their consideration than other recruiting firms might, but our candidates are more qualified technically and have been assessed to be a culture fit with our client's organizational values. We know, because we've already talked to the managers and candidates face to face. Our approach requires us to have feet on the ground in markets nationwide, but it results in more successful placements, greater efficiency and cost savings."
By 2011, a three-year sales growth of 155 percent placed the locally-owned and self-funded company on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private businesses in America. LDS also claimed a ranking among Austin Business Journal's 50 fastest growing companies. It also made the first of two consecutive appearances on Austin Business Journal's list of "Best Places to Work" – an acknowledgement that the LDS team is engaged and empowered to outperform competitors.
Along the way, LDS earned certifications as both a Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) vendor and a Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) member. A local WBE with a national footprint, this company offers an important advantage to large organizations committed to supplier diversity.
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Meet John Douglass.
Brigadier General John Douglass (Ret) of Virginia, has thrown his cap into the political arena and come out of retirement to serve the Congressional 5th District, his state and his country one more time.
Insulted by Romney
I am insulted by Mitt Romney.
I am part of the 47 percent whose vote he will never get, but I do not feel victimized or entitled to government assistance.
A big help!
Congratulations to a young man in 11th grade at Staunton River High School.
In Downtown Moneta this past weekend, the rescue squad had to be called to assist and transport a lady that had severe muscle spasms which also affected her breathing. She was Spanish and spoke no English.
What's the rush?
If the current superintendent of schools is as qualified and well suited for the job as is needed, then ask yourself this question--"What's the rush to renew his contract before the election?"
Why do certain members of the school board seem intent on doing the contract vote when two districts are currently represented by appointed members and not by persons voted on by the taxpayers of their districts?
Profits or people?
The 2012 election boils down to a simple question of values, and the parties offer two distinctly different visions to choose from. The Republican Party values wealth; the Democratic Party values people. The difference between the two parties is clearly evident in the politics of "Obama-care."
Trillion is a
two-syllable word
Trillion is so easy to say. It's become a common word in D.C.
Most people realize it is a lot of money. The following analogy has helped many outside of D.C. to grasp the magnitude of a trillion: 1 million seconds is 12 days. 1 billion seconds is almost 32 years. 1 trillion seconds is 31,688 years!
Bedford Host Lions Club loses a dedicated Lion
The Bedford Host Lions Club lost its last charter member this month with the passing of Lion Mike Reynolds.
Signature achievement
One of President Obama's and the Democrat's signature achievements was the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Most people don't have a clue what is actually in the legislation. Visit this Web site http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.html to see a detailed description of the benefits and the accomplishments of the Act and then ask yourself why Republicans want to repeal this.
Making the
punishment fit the crime
Recently on WSLS 10 news, the moderator interviewed the CEO of AEP and questioned him as to whether or not the public would experience an increase in their electric bills due to the severe storm that caused damage throughout our region and other areas and states. The CEO's response was somewhat ambiguous but eluded to the fact that indeed AEP would seek compensation from its customers for the cost of overtime and repair in restoring power throughout those areas affected.
Thanks for forum
Thanks to General John Douglass, 5th District Congressional candidate, for bringing his Help VA Families Forum to Bedford.
He has an impressive resume: a career in the U.S. Air Force, serving on President Reagan's National Security Council and Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Clinton. On August 1, 2012, he brought his ideas for giving VA families a fair chance for a better future to a panel discussion with community representatives.
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This beautiful coin is a large Athenian silver tetradrachm that dates circa 136-80 B.C. The grade is superb to mint state, with some metal loss on the obverse, is approximately 15.5 grams, and is approximately 1.4 inches wide. The standing owl seen within the overall design on the reverse is approximately .75 inches high. Both sides are very well centered and the reverse is extremely detailed. This coin is very large and has a wide flan, is slightly larger than most examples, and resembles a medallion. This coin type is known as a "New Style" Athenian tetradrachm, which was minted in ancient Athens, and recalled the grandeur of the earlier golden age of Athens. Athens lost the Peloponnesian War to Sparta circa 404 B.C., was later defeated by Macedonia at Chaeronea circa 338 B.C., and her coinage was severely curtailed until circa 190 B.C., when she was finally able to start minting this coin series which is known as the "New Style" series. This coin type was also known to the ancient Greeks as "stephanephoroi", meaning "wreath bearers". This coin is nearly pure silver and was an international currency from the second century B.C. until the time of Augustus. These new Athenian coins, recalling an older more familiar design with the helmeted Athena's head on the obverse and the standing owl on the reverse, quickly became the dominant coin in the region. While their basic design remained unchanged with the goddess Athena and her owl, the obverse on this coin shows the goddess wearing a very stylized helmet, and the reverse shows a wreath encircling an extremely detailed owl balanced on an amphora. The letters on the reverse: A-OE, represent A-THENS, along with the civic symbol of Athens which is the standing owl. There is also a cornucopia symbol to the right of the amphora, and both of these symbols represented the commercial trading bounty of Athens. This coin would also make a great pendant, as it is large and has a great deal of eye appeal. In addition, this coin has a flat flan which is not concave, and this is also a positive feature for a pendant. Sear no. 2555. BMC 11., no. 503. Ex: Harlan Berk collection, circa 1990's. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:


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Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring with unit. A map $f:M\to N$ of $R$-modules is injective/surjective iff the associated map $f_p:M_p\to N_p$ on the localization is injective/surjective for every prime ideal $p$ of the ring $R$.
There is an isomorphism $M_p=M\otimes_R R_p$. A sequence $$0\to K\xrightarrow{k} M\xrightarrow{f} N\to 0$$ is exact iff $k$ is injective and $s$ is surjective. Hence the above sequence is exact iff for every prime ideal $p$ of $R$ the sequence $$0\to K\otimes_R R_p\xrightarrow{k'} M\otimes_R R_p\xrightarrow{f'} N\otimes_R R_p\to 0$$ is exact. But $R_p$ is not flat over $R$ in general, is it? What am I missing? Is the sequence still exact if I tensor with the residue field $R_p/m_p$?
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How can I blend colors together with different blend modes in inkscape? I can't seem to find any options for controlling the method for blending colors.
For example, how could I make something like this:
In Inkscape using blend modes?
Here's a way!
Create your objects, set your colors, then go to
Now, create a new effect, then
I this does not work there is a work around.
Assuming you kept your objects press Ctrl+Shift+L to bring up the Layers, change the
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Overview of greenhouse gases
You can select information about greenhouse gases pollutants below. Each description page will allow you to find out more about the pollutant itself, related issues and a timeseries graph.
Greenhouse gases
The GHG inventory covers the seven direct greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol:
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Methane (CH4)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O)
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
- Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
- Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
- Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)
These gases contribute directly to climate change owing to their positive radiative forcing effect. HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 are collectively known as the 'F-gases'.
In general terms, the largest contributor to global warming is carbon dioxide which makes it the focus of many climate change initiatives. Methane and nitrous oxide contribute to a smaller proportion, typically <10%, and the contribution of f–gases is even smaller (in spite of their high Global Warming Potentials) at <5% of the total.
Also reported are four indirect greenhouse gases:
- Nitrogen oxides
- Carbon monoxide
- Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)
- Sulphur dioxide
Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and NMVOCs are included in the inventory because they can produce increases in tropospheric ozone concentrations and this increases radiative forcing (warming of the atmosphere). Sulphur dioxide is included because it contributes to aerosol formation which can either warm (through absorption of solar radiation on dark particles) or cool (from forming cloud droplets and reflecting radiation) the atmosphere.
Important sources and trends
The largest source is the combustion of fossil fuels in the energy sector, typically approximately 85% of total emissions. Emissions of CO2, CH4 and N2O arise from this sector. Energy sector emissions have declined since the base year of 1990, primarily due to fuel switching to less carbon–intensive energy sources (e.g. coal to gas in the power sector) and reduced energy intensity of the economy (e.g. declining iron and steel and metal production industries).
The second largest source of greenhouse gases in the UK is the agricultural sector at up to 10% of total emissions. Emissions from this sector arise for both CH4 and N2O. Since 1990, emissions from this sector have declined due to a reduction in livestock numbers, changes in the management of manure and restrictions in the use of synthetic fertiliser.
Industrial processes sector makes up the third largest source of greenhouse gases in the UK, contributing to up to 5% of the national total. Emissions of all six direct greenhouse gases occur from this sector. Emissions from this sector include non–energy related emissions from the production and use of cement and lime, chemical industry and metal production as well as F–gases from refrigeration, air conditioning and other industrial and product use. Since 1990, this category has seen a large decline in emissions, mostly due to a reduction in bulk chemical production and metal processing industries and due to changes in process.
The Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector contains absorbers (sinks) as well as sources of CO2 emissions. LULUCF has been a net sink since 2001. Emissions from this source occur for CO2, N2O and CH4 from clearing of forests and vegetation, flooding of land and from application of fertilizers and lime.
Emissions from the waste sector contributed to <3% to greenhouse gas emission. The majority from CH4 from solid waste disposal on land. Overall emissions from the waste sector have decreased since 1990, mostly due to the implementation of methane recovery systems at UK landfill sites, and reductions in the amount of waste disposed of at landfill sites.
More detailed information and the latest figures are available in the latest National Inventory Report in the Reports section.
Countries that have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol are legally bound to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by an agreed amount. A single European Union Kyoto Protocol reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions of -8% compared to base-year levels was negotiated for the first commitment period, and a Burden Sharing Agreement allocated the target between Member States of the European Union. Under this agreement, the UK reduction target was -12.5% on base-year levels. The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol was from 2008 to 2012.
The second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will run for eight years, from 2013 to 2020 inclusive. For this second commitment period, alongside the EU and its member States, the UK (including Gibraltar) communicated an independent quantified economy-wide emission reduction target of a 20 percent emission reduction by 2020 compared with 1990 levels (base year). The target for the European Union and its Member States is based on the understanding that it will be fulfilled jointly with the European Union and its Member States. The 20 percent emission reduction target by 2020 is unconditional and supported by legislation in place since 2009 (Climate and Energy Package). Once ratified this Kyoto target will cover the UK, and the relevant Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories that wish to join the UK's ratification. As ratification is not yet complete the exact details of the UK's target for the second commitment period are still being finalised.
The Climate Change Act became UK Law on the 26th November 2008. This legislation introduced ambitious and legally binding national targets for the UK to reduce GHG emissions to 34% below base year by 2020 and to 80% below base year by 2050. These targets are underpinned with legally binding five year GHG budgets.
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The holiday 2012 shopping season is sure to be the time of the Wii U this year. It's only natural, considering the new console comes out on November 18, 2012. However, that doesn't mean we should forget the Wii as we search for gifts this year. A handful of great Wii games were released this year and the Wii U is backwards compatible. You could buy a new Wii U owner a Wii game, or even get a Wii and handful of Wii games for someone who's always wanted one, but for some reason never bought it.
If you're looking to pick up a Wii this holiday season, you have a few options. During the Black Friday 2012 sales, a number of stores will sell a Wii alone for around $90. If you prefer a bundle, there will be two. One is a $129.99 Just Dance 4 bundle that gives you a Wii and a copy of Just Dance 4, naturally. The other is a $149.99 Skylanders Giants Wii bundle that includes the system, the game, standard Cynder and Jet Vac figures and a special edition version of the Tree-Rex giant figure. This means people wanting to embrace the past instead of stepping forward with the Wii U have plenty of options. Just remember that all of these newer Wiis aren't backwards compatible with GameCube games – you'll have to pick up a used model from a store like GameStop if you want that feature.
Let's jump into the Wii game suggestions!
The Last Story
Price: $49.99
ESRB Rating: Teen
Genre: Action RPG
Description: Zael and his mercenary friends who have come to Lazulis Island to find work and make a life for themselves, and while there Zael gains a mysterious power and they all become involved in a save-the-world kind of adventure.
Who would want it? Older Wii and Wii U owners craving a game that's beautiful and substantial.
Pikmin 2
Price: $19.99
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Description: Players must help Captain Olimer and his assistant Louie pay off their company's debt by returning to the planet of Pikmin to collect trash, which is considered treasure where they're from.
Who would want it? Wii U owners dismayed that Pikmin 3 was delayed. Wii owners who want a fun and adorable adventure
PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond
Price: $49.99
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Genre: Action/Adventure
Description: Help Pikachu, Oshwott, Tepig and Snivy save the pokemon residents of the PokePark from a strange dream world by investigating different areas and helping other pokemon out.
Who would want it? Think of it as, "My First Open World Adventure" for kids. It's adorable, fun and easy to play. Even adults may enjoy it, but it's primarily for kids who want to interact with pokemon.
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Price: $29.99
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Genre: Music
Description: Players get to go through 50 music-based mini-games that can be played with only two buttons on the Wii remote. The songs are catchy, the visuals poppy and the whole thing is quick fun for gamers of all ages.
Who would want it? Anyone who enjoys music games.
Skylanders Giants
Price: $59.99 for the Portal Owners Pack, $74.99 for the Starter Kit
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
Genre: Action RPG
Description: Kaos has returned to the Skylands and is using ancient technology to cause trouble. It's up to the Skylanders to visit various locations to stop his minions and evil plots.
Who would want it? Kids will love it for the toys, while adults will love it for the humor and Diablo-gameplay elements. It's a good family-friendly game, especially since there's two player coop for the story mode.
Xenoblade Chronicles
Price: $49.99
ESRB Rating: Teen
Genre: Action RPG
Description: The humanoid Homs and mechanical Mechons are at war, and players get deeply involved in the conflict as a young man named Shulk learns he's the only one that can wield the Monado blade and stop the Mechons. He and his friends band together to save their world and push back the Mechon.
Who would want it? Wii or Wii U owners desperate for an RPG that will offer tons of content and take over 50 hours to complete. Note: It's only available at GameStop.


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On 20 April 2015 we brought together over 30 of the industry's senior leaders to advise on what the content for this year's event should cover. Based on this, Homes 2015 will look to cover the following themes:
Skills & Apprenticeships
- Building a development team in local government
- Attracting, developing and retaining the skills that the industry needs, including getting more females into the industry. Also, how to better link education and industry
Place making & Neighbourhood Renewal
- Social mission vs development – who are we building these homes for?
- Building sustainable communities through decent homes
- How can we make mixed tenure communities work?
Innovation & Technology
- The current and future role of technology in housing. How does technology underpin value for money?
- Digital inclusion and tenant engagement
- Better utilisation of data and technology around safeguarding
Building & Adapting for Future Generations
- New customer/tenant profiles with varying demands. How to manage those competing demands?
- What delivery models do we need to deliver the amount of homes we need?
- Unlocking public land and the role of local authorities in future development
Energy Efficiency & Fuel Poverty
- What part does the sector have to play in energy efficiency: new build vs retrofit; and area based funding?
- Compliance – moving towards a property M.O.T and biannual gas servicing
Offsite Construction
- Opening up the supply chain in offsite construction
- Promoting the high performance and serviceability, utilising BOPAS to attract institutional investment
- Using offsite and composites to reduce voids
Procurement & Value for Money
- Delivering all asset management services through one contractor
- What is good asset management - how can organisations facilitate closer working between asset management, repairs and maintenance and housing management teams? What kinds of savings can this yield?
- Insourcing vs outsourcing – are repairs contracts working?
- Working with commercial partners – how to drive value in the contracts
- New European procurement regulations and housing
Finance, grant, governance and risk
- Section 106 and CIL – is S106 providing value for money for the taxpayer?
- Are there too many strings attached with grant funding?
- How are board members managing their organisations risk profile?
- Mitigating the financial risk attached to the differential geographic construction costs
- Overcoming the barriers to JVs between HAs and LAs
To register to attend Homes for FREE* click here. Please note a fee of £95+VAT per person, per day will be applied to commercial organisations