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Around the world, prestigious business publications, and organizations recognize Pennsylvania as the state to do business.
The following list captures just some of the recent recognition, awards, and rankings that have been earned by the commonwealth. Pennsylvania is a game-changer state, read more about some of our most successful projects.
Pennsylvania was awarded a prestigious 2017 Silver Shovel Award by Area Development Magazine for excellence in U.S. state economic development. The awards recognize states' significant industrial groundbreakings or expansions each year.
Pennsylvania was one of four states to receive a Silver Shovel award in the 12+ million population tier. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) submitted 10 projects spanning 10 counties that are projected to create at least 3,400 new jobs and generate $6.5 billion in private investment.
Area Development's annual Shovel Awards recognize state economic development agencies that drive significant job creation through innovative policies, infrastructure improvements, processes and promotions that attract new employers as well as investments in expanded facilities. Rankings are based on weighted factors, including combined number of new jobs created, amount of company investments, total number of new projects and diversity of investments.
To read more about the 2017 Area Development Magazine's Silver Shovel Award, visit areadevelopment.com.
Amazon.com was recognized as a winner in the 12th Annual CiCi Community Impact category. The company currently operates 10 facilities in PA: Breinigsville (2 sites), Hazleton, Pittston, Philadelphia, Carlisle (3 sites), Lewisberry, and Pittsburgh. Over the next three years, Amazon will create 5,000 jobs and invest $150M in capital investment dollars.
Amazon is committed to delivering – both to homes around the country and to the greater economic good of Pennsylvania.
The Seattle-based online retailer will expand its fulfillment and distribution operations at multiple new sites in the state of Pennsylvania, which will create at least 5,000 new, full-time jobs over the next three years. This is in addition to the more than 8,200 people the company already employs in Pennsylvania.
The company has committed to investing at least $150 million statewide. Additionally, Amazon has agreed to gain and maintain new jobs and retain its current positions statewide for an additional four years.
"As a worldwide leader in the technology-driven logistics industry, Amazon has made a significant commitment in Pennsylvania that will have statewide impacts far beyond the $150 capital investment," said Dennis Davin, secretary of the department of community and economic development in Pennsylvania. "The creation of 5,000 new jobs and retention of more than 8,000 jobs across the state will have lasting effects not only in the communities in which Amazon ultimately undertakes the expansion projects, but throughout the entire commonwealth."
This expansion will support Amazon's new "Prime Now" initiative, which includes free, two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items or one-hour delivery for a fee. This service requires Amazon's fulfillment centers to be located close to its customers to accommodate "Prime" delivery time frames.
"Pennsylvania's strategic location, as well as its skilled workforce, continue to be extremely valued assets to companies large and small," Governor Tom Wolf said. "Amazon, a worldwide logistics leader, has chosen Pennsylvania to further support its 'Prime' initiative, creating 5,000 new jobs across the state."
The first new Amazon facility in the state will be a 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Palmer Township, Northampton County, which will double its distribution capacity in that region.
To read more about the 2017 CiCi Awards, visit tradeandindustrydev.com.
The Business Facilities' Annual Rankings Report features the best of the best in several categories scrutinized by investors, site selectors, business owners, and other key economic development professionals. Pennsylvania claimed five spots on the top 10 lists, including a No. 5 ranking in Infrastructure Upgrades, demonstrating that the state's vast infrastructure assets — including ports, airports, rail, fiber networks, and energy transportation networks — are keeping business moving. The state also received the following rankings:
- No. 6 in STEM Leaders, boasting high employment totals for STEM-oriented jobs
- No. 6 in Top Manufacturing States, highlighting employment totals for manufacturing jobs
- No. 7 in Biotechnology, offering support and assistance to biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies and startups
- No. 10 in Exports, securing one of the highest number of exports in 2015.
Crystal Window and Door Systems in Lackawanna County, was recognized as a 2016 CiCi Awards recipient in the category of Community Impact with a $33 million dollar private investment and the creation of 231 new jobs.
They say when one door closes, another opens. That's certainly true in Benton Township, Pennsylvania. Crystal Window and Door Systems recently acquired a 226-acre property in northeastern Pennsylvania that was formerly owned by Owens Corning Glass. It's developing the 336,500 square-foot facility to produce aluminum windows and has already created more than 230 new jobs. Because the facility where Crystal manufactures its products had sat vacant for several years, the venture is a tremendous boost to Lackawanna County and the entire northeastern Pennsylvania region. New York-headquartered Crystal Window and Door Systems is a leading manufacturer of replacement and new construction vinyl and aluminum window and door products. The company had a highly aggressive development plan for this Benton Township facility. It announced the acquisition of the property in October, 2015 with expectations to begin manufacturing there by February, 2016. Crystal eventually plans to double its size to more than 500,000 square feet to house all of its 20 product lines and produce more than 400,000 units per year. The company came to Pennsylvania through the efforts of Irene Tsai, Pennsylvania's representative in Taiwan and Crystal Window's CEO, Thomas Chen. Chen looked at a number of sites across the country and around Pennsylvania before choosing the Scranton-area site. The logistics of northeast Pennsylvania — with its relative low cost and close proximity to New York City — make Scranton the perfect choice for Crystal Window and Door Systems because it sells its products in all the major metropolitan areas of the East Coast. "We are excited to expand in northeastern Pennsylvania. Crystal has many customers and now business friends in the region, and we know the potential for manufacturing expansion here is terrific. We're looking forward to being an important part of the northeastern Pennsylvania business community," said Thomas Chen, Crystal founder and CEO.
To read more about the 2016 CiCi Awards, visit tradeandindustrydev.com.
SBA State Trade and Export Promotion Grant 2015, awarded to states to increase the number and value of small business exports. Pennsylvania has been awarded STEP funds on four occasions to support international trade office work and Global Access Program (GAP) funding for small to medium size companies in Pennsylvania.
2015 Bond Buyer's "Deal of the Year" award for the Northeast Region for Bridges Replacement Project, biggest private activity bond financing of a public-private partnership in U.S. history and largest road project in Pennsylvania's history.
Global Free Zones of the Year 2015, presented to free zones around the world excelling in fields such as reinvestment, facilities upgrades, startup support, and infrastructure improvements. Pennsylvania's Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) was a winner in the SME (Small/Medium Enterprise) category for its programs that encourage and assist SMEs and startups. The KOZ also received honorable mentions in the Regional Winners category, as well as for infrastructure developments with the Navy Yard Energy Master Plan in Philadelphia.
2015 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development, a premier award recognition program for web developers, was awarded for VisitPA.com
IEDC's Responding to Globalization Award acknowledges economic development strategies and programs that seek to enable communities, businesses, and/or economic development organizations to better integrate into the global economy or to more resiliently respond to the challenges wrought by globalization. Learn more.
The President's "E Star" Award recognized continued superior performance in increasing or promoting export. Only previous recipients of the "E" Award are eligible for the "E Star", and the level of performance must exceed that for which the "E" Award was given. OIBD received its first President's "E" Award for Export Service in 2011. Learn more at newPA.com.
FDIA acknowledges vision, dedication or sheer professionalism for three categories of foreign direct investment activity: FDI Destination of the Future for Energy-Intensive Industries, FDI Destination of the Future for Water-Intensive Industries and FDI Website of the Year. The awards recognize the achievements of countries or regions that have made an effort to meet the needs of foreign investors. globalfdia.org.
The "E" Award is the highest U.S. government recognition any American entity may receive for supporting export activity. Learn more at commerce.gov.
Site Selection Magazine ranked Pennsylvania 1st in the Northeast in its annual awards recognizing top-performing states for capital investment attraction. Pennsylvania featured a total of 227 projects, ranking it well above all other Northeastern states.
Business Facilities recognized the Alternative and Clean Energy Program — administered jointly by the DCED and the Dept. of Environmental Protection, under the direction of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) — for its Achievement in Targeted Initiatives category for being exceptionally effective. The program provides financial assistance in the form of grant and loan funds that will be used by eligible applicants for the utilization, development, and construction of alternative and clean energy projects in the commonwealth.
The birthplace of independence saw a nice year-over-year increase in venture capital financing, leaping almost 30% over 2013 to $211.376 million in 23 deals last year, good enough for fifth on this year's VC rankings. It's the strongest sign yet that it has made progress in evolving from a heritage pharma mecca to a more diverse concentration of biopharma businesses and institutions (including 25 medical schools). Philadelphia's University City Science Center has long been an anchor for regional biopharma; in October it won a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for a second commercialization program, Phase 1 Ventures. The region is also fifth in jobs (48,874 according to JLL), but seventh in patents (1,195) and lab space (6.62 million square feet), as well as eighth in NIH funding ($87.596 million). (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News).
Pennsylvania ranks among Business Facilities' "best of the best" across several categories scrutinized by investors, site selectors, business owners and others. The Keystone State entered the top 10 in the key Economic Growth Potential category, as editors cited expectations that economic benefits related to the Marcellus Shale will spur further economic development.
- PA ranked #3 Biotechnology Strength: Drugs/Pharmaceuticals
- PA ranked #3 Biotechnology Growth Potential
- PA ranked #3 Natural Gas Production Leaders
New categories related to the growing demand for cleaner energy at competitive prices highlighted Pennsylvania's prowess in Natural Gas Production. The commonwealth held its own in the Biotechnology sector, ranking in the top three in two categories, and maintained its ranking as an Aerospace/Defense leader. Business Facilities designs its analysis to be forward-looking and gathers data from across a variety of government, industry, media and financial sources, varying categories and criteria year-to-year to reflect market changes.
Pennsylvania earns Business Facilities' Bronze Award for Comcast's new, $1.2 billion Innovation & Technology Center in Philadelphia. The project was selected due to the 8,937 jobs created in the city center (it's expected to add 1,500 jobs annually), with a projected economic impact of $2.75 billion. The projects were judged by a panel of independent site consultants and real estate executives. The capital investment and job creation made the Comcast development a clear major impact project in this year's awards.
A recent report by Pew Charitable Trusts found that between 2009 and 2013, Pennsylvania added nearly 1.4 gigawatts of clean energy capacity and attracted $3.5 billion in private investment, ranking Pennsylvania sixth in the nation in attracting private investment in clean energy at $841 million. New projects over the next decade are expected to add a further five gigawatts of capacity and generate more than $17.5 billion in investment. The organization attributes much of the activity to the state's 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, and to federal and state incentives.
With $44.4 billion pumped into Pennsylvania companies in 2013, the commonwealth ranks third in the nation for private equity investment, moving up from sixth place last year, according to data released by the Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
For the second year in a row, Pennsylvania was awarded a prestigious 2013 Silver Shovel Award by Area Development magazine for excellence in U.S. state economic development. The awards recognize states' significant industrial groundbreakings or expansions each year.
Pennsylvania was one of four states to receive a Silver Shovel award in the eight – 15 million population tier. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) submitted 10 projects spanning 11 counties that are projected to create at least 4,800 new jobs and generate $796 million of private investment.
Area Development's annual Shovel Awards are open to all 50 states to submit information about their top 10 job creation and investment projects. Rankings are based on weighted factors, including combined number of new jobs created, amount of company investments, total number of new projects and diversity of investments. Only those projects that began to materialize in 2013 were considered.
Site Selection magazine, a publication specializing in the corporate real estate and economic development field, ranked Pennsylvania as the top state in the northeast region for new corporate facilities in 2013. Pennsylvania has more successful projects than all other eight northeast states combined.
For the third year in a row, Pennsylvania also broke the top five nationally, ranking fourth with 348 new or expanded corporate facilities in 2013.
The ranking is based on new corporate location projects that met at least one of the following criteria: involved a capital investment of at least $1 million, created at least 50 new jobs or added at least 20,000 square feet of space.
Also for the third year in a row, Pennsylvania was rated the top state in the northeast region by the Governor's Cup New Plant Scoreboard, which divides the country into seven regions. Pennsylvania's 348 qualified projects topped the 334 qualified total projects of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Job creation stemming from high-value investment projects is the focus of Area Development's Silver Shovel Award. Selection is based upon data collected from all 50 states about their top 10 job creation and investment projects. Pennsylvania's impressive success list includes a $350 million investment by Delta Airlines subsidiary Monroe Energy in its petroleum refining operation in Trainer, Pa., as well as the economic growth expected around development of the Marcellus Shale. Growth of the state's food and beverage sector includes a $110 million investment by Ocean Spray Cranberries and a $100 million investment by Bimbo Bakeries — both in Breinigsville, Pa. — and Ahold USA/ Vantage Foods' decision to pump $63 million into a Cumberland County meat-processing and packaging operation that will create 850 jobs.
One of only 15 economic development projects across the U.S. to earn the coveted CiCi award for Community Impact, the success of Aquion Energy's new manufacturing facility is a prime example of the creative, cooperative approach to business growth available in Pennsylvania. Utilizing "homegrown" new technology spawned at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Aquion's decision to build its first full-scale manufacturing facility in nearby Westmoreland County will create more than 400 high-tech manufacturing jobs by 2015, with a total investment of $70 million. Its revolutionary Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) (sodium ion) batteries and energy storage systems represent a promising and transformative energy-related technology that will make wind and solar power generation more efficient, spreading its impact worldwide. Aquion also reduced its carbon footprint by leasing space within a large existing facility in the borough of New Stanton from the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC).
Criteria considered for CiCi recognition in the Community Impact division include number of jobs created and/or retained, area unemployment figures, average income level of the region, area plant closings or decline in industry segments and the creation of new industry segments with employment opportunities, among others.
The Center for Private Financing of the Office of Innovation and Investment is proud to announce that Pennsylvania was the #1 state for the issuance of Industrial Development Bonds ("IDBs") in 2013, with almost $90 million of bonds issued. Pennsylvania has been a leader for decades in the use of tax-exempt bonds known as Industrial Development Bonds to catalyze investment in business, industry and infrastructure throughout the commonwealth.
Industrial Development Bonds serve a public purpose by encouraging economic development and job creation. In accordance with the U.S. tax code, when bonds are issued through public entities, the securities become tax-exempt. That means that the investors who buy the bonds do not have to pay federal (and in Pennsylvania, state) tax on the interest income they receive. Because of this advantage, tax-exempt bonds typically carry a lower rate of interest. The difference between the interest rate on tax-exempt bonds and the interest rate on commercial corporate bonds constitutes the subsidy to the business which encourages them to undertake projects to build and expand their businesses. The bonds may be issued by either an Industrial Development Authority ("IDA") — which is a local industrial development authority created by a Pennsylvania county, city, borough or township — or by state agencies, such as the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA).
By encouraging companies to invest in projects that build their businesses, the local communities in which the projects are located (and in turn the commonwealth as a whole) receive a crucial economic benefit in the form of the job creation and/or job retention associated with these projects.
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) utilizes data from Thomson Reuters and the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers to measure overall venture capital investment in each respective market to identify those cities drawing the greatest venture capital involvement. Two Pennsylvania cities make strong showings. In Philadelphia, many startups have used state programs to get their companies moving forward; they also draw talent from top-notch schools like Wharton, Drexel and others. In the past year, NVCA credits Philadelphia with 61 deals, 55 startups and $141 million of equity investment. Pittsburgh's success leverages the advantages of top-ranked Carnegie Mellon University and aggressive state efforts to attract entrepreneurs and startups. The result in the past year: 42 deals, 34 startups and $87.7 million of equity invested.
Philadelphia has created a life sciences hub in the Mid-Atlantic region, thanks in part to its large concentration of leading academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Situated between New York's financial markets and Washington, D.C.'s regulatory center, the metro area is home to more than 1,200 life science companies, from the largest multinationals to the sector's fastest growing firms. Access to venture capital, leading research institutions and teaching hospitals, as well as innovation hubs such as the Ben Franklin Partnership, add fuel to Philadelphia's life sciences sector.
The determination of U.S. industry clusters for Area Development includes a weighted ranking of state-level data, qualitative knowledge of industry activity and quantitative data ranking individual clusters on their existing industry infrastructure and propensity to best support the industry. Sources include the 2011 Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers/MoneyTree Report and National Institute of Health/Awards by Location from FY 2011.
The authoritative analysis of the high-tech job market in the United States, the Cyberstates report analyzes Bureau of Labor Statistics data on tech employment, wages and other key economic factors on a nationally and state-by-state basis. With 210,600 workers and $18 billion in payroll, Pennsylvania's technology industry ranks seventh in the nation and added 3,500 new jobs in the last year.
"Tech is attracted to Pennsylvania's many world-class colleges and universities and the state's highly educated workforce," notes Cyberstates author Matthew Kazmierczak.
MarketWatch uses 20 data points divided into three main categories: regional business climates, prosperity of publicly traded companies in the area and the resulting effects on local economies to analyze who's getting it right when it comes to fostering a healthy business environment. Six Pennsylvania cities ranked in its top 100 list — reflecting growth and the advantages of a positive business climate in cities large and small across the state.


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Primary because it is slanted towards engine builder machine shops and gives in-sight to the business of high performance business.Not much of those glossy ad's trying to sell parts.This article is about break-in oils and is a good read written better than I could:
Breakin-In is Hard to Do
How break-in oils are different than the rest and why you need them
By John Martin
Before we begin discussing assembly lubes and break-in oils, I would like to emphasize that no one factor is responsible for racing success (or failure). Its like an algebraic equation with a lot of variables, all of which must be addressed.
The same is true of engine assembly and break-in. You must utilize only those parts which have worked best for you and machine components such as cylinder walls to the proper specifications before you consider whether or not to use specific break-in oils and assembly lubes.
A significant mistake in any of these areas, and the game is over. I say this, because Ive discovered the fatigue limits of a number of engines simply by not paying attention to ALL the variables. Thats called experience, and most of us gain it the hard way.
To illustrate this point, look at the accompanying photos provided by Jerry McLain of McLains Automotive Machine Shop in Cuba, MO. This small block was completely worn out after only a few hundred miles. Upon teardown and inspection, Jerry noticed that the cylinder walls had received only a light honing after the boring bar passed through the bores. Do not shortcut the honing process. Jerry says the better engine builders spend hours honing a block, not minutes. Or, as he puts it, Honing is also part of the break-in process.
Jerry says after every machining operation, the parts must be meticulously cleaned to remove aggressive metal shavings and abrasive grinding stone debris. I once inspected an engine that was totally worn out in 90 miles.
The engine builder had glass beaded many parts including the intake manifold, but he failed to remove the tin heat shield on the bottom of the intake to remove all the glass beading debris. When the engine was started, the vibration caused debris to fall out of the intake into the crankcase. Abrasive debris such as this doesnt care what it cuts it will cut piston rings just as fast as anything else.
Years ago, racers could only use those engine oils that were provided by the major motor oil marketers. Since racing was such a small portion of their overall businesses, oil marketers seldom provided any specialized products. When they did those products usually werent based on sound research and development.
We now have a plethora of racing oil suppliers, and considerable research and development has been performed to determine exactly what oil characteristics racing engines prefer. Lets eliminate blown alcohol and nitro methane fueled engines from this discussion, because their major issue is durability, not the production of horsepower. Those engines require very different properties from their lubricating oils.
Gasoline and naturally aspirated alcohol-fueled engines have two distinct lubrication requirements that separate them from typical passenger car engines. Racing engines need additional protection from cam and lifter failures and optimized piston ring and cylinder wall sealing.
Cam and lifter protection is primarily needed by these racers running flat tappet camshafts. Roller cams are more forgiving if their needle bearings are properly lubricated, but extreme cam profiles have been known to burn up pushrod tips on roller cam engines if sufficient EP lubrication wasnt available. The main things to remember here are that flat tappet cams and lifters (and pushrod tips) essentially need three things from a lubricant:
First, cam lobes and lifters (and roller bearings) must never be allowed to run dry. As soon as metal-to-metal contact occurs, a part is forever altered, and destruction is the end result. Early cam and lifter lubes were liquid because cam manufacturers only wanted one product for both cam and lifters and cam bearings.
Occasional cam and lifter failures were observed when cam lobes either werent adequately lubricated or engines were stored for considerable length of time. Remember, establishing oil pressure throughout the engine prior to first startup does nothing for most cam lobes and lifters, because they are usually lubricated by splash only after the engine is operating above idle speeds.
Heavy greases offer the best protection for cam lobes and flat tappets in new engines. Grease will stay on a cam lobe indefinitely, and oil will be released from the grease only when it is required. Remember, grease is essentially oil encapsulated in a soap matrix to keep the oil from flowing away from the part being lubricated. When the grease gets hot enough, it will release the oil to flow to the part and lubricate it. Cam journals are, of course, lubricated by pressurized oil.
Second, cam lobes and flat tappets need sufficient zinc dithiophosphate (ZDP or ZDDP) in the oil to form a sacrificial film on the lifter and cam lobe surfaces preventing metal-to-metal contact with extreme valve spring pressures (EP protection). Modern passenger car engine oils contain less than half as much ZDP as is needed. Racing oils utilize increased ZDP levels in their formulations. You can add ZDP to your existing oil, but how do you know youre adding the right amount at the right temperature?
Third, cam lobes and flat tappets need oil to allow only sufficient wear to remove roughness inherent to machining practices and properly mate the surfaces to each other. Flat tappets are machined slightly convex (the center is highest) and cam lobes are machined slightly tapered to cause the lifters to rotate. Excessive wear causes these surfaces to flatten, and lifter rotation stops. When lifters dont rotate, they soon fail.
Mineral oil-based racing oils do a good job of providing a reasonable wear rate to facilitate break-in. Synthetic oils, however, sometimes tend to slow the break-in rate because of their inherently lower friction. To ensure that break-in is being accomplished quickly and safely, I use only break-in oils.
Now to the production of horsepower! Ask any competent engine builder, and he will tell you that optimum ring and cylinder wall sealing is essential to the production of maximum horsepower. Notice how many serious racers check cranking compression pressures and cylinder leak-down rates prior to that big race.
When I was doing R&D for several head engine builders in NASCAR and NHRA, I was often asked, What can you do with the oil to improve piston ring sealing? The engine builder can do everything he knows how to do to have the perfect surface finish on the cylinder walls, but the piston rings must correctly mate to those walls to optimize cylinder sealing.
To optimize ring and cylinder sealing as rapidly and safely as possible, use break-in oils specifically formulated for this purpose. Break-in oils are formulated to allow more rapid mating of the rings to the cylinder walls. Sure, you can break the rings in without using break-in oils, but it will take longer to do it.
Remember, the better the oil is for durability, the worse it should be for break-in. Also avoid highly friction-modified oils until after the engine is completely broken in. We will discuss the horsepower benefits of highly friction modified oils at another time.
A few years ago Daimler-Benz was having trouble breaking in their large diesels when using very highly compounded synthetic diesel engine oils. We tore down and inspected some of these engines after a few hours of operation and observed a glazing of the cylinder liners mid-way down the bore where piston speeds were highest.
The rings were literally sliding over the tops of the honing pattern and not removing asperities. Metal filings and other debris were literally filling in the low spots. The solution was to provide each Mercedes factory with a break-in oil designed to be used for the first oil change interval.
In conclusion, I use break-in oils to seat piston rings and cams and lifters as quickly as possible without engine damage. I realize weve all done it other ways in the past, but now we have the technology to do it correctly and safely.
John Martin is a motorhead physicist who worked for Lubrizol for 25 years, and before that he worked for Shell. He has formulated and tested racing oils for NASCAR and NHRA Pro Stock engines for decades. He has 22 patents to his credit through his work on engine and driveline testing and optimization. He is currently building a fuel-injected 692 big block Chevy for his street rod.
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it is my understanding brak in oil is very old thinking. modern machine shops have automated honeing machines that give corect cyl wall finish for rings customer uses,as most engine builders of quality, use moley faced rings,they require very fin finish.require no special breakin oil.useing greas on new cams is a nono,most cam grinders wont warrant a cam unless ther is proof of a moley based past to be aplyed on lobs. grease on engin brgs make it hard for oil pumps to prime,as in oder to pick up oil they must push the air out, excess grease can cause brg damage as some will get lube after others farther frome pump.haveing worked for many years in diesel engin rebuild shops we never used grease or asembly lube.
of coarse ther wher rare failures on the first dyno runs,they wher alwayes due to incorect cyl finish,incorect rings for high out put aps.(early 3406 truck 425 hp
would seize pistons if chrome rings wher substuted for molley.3208s had 2 ring pistons with molley rings,wall finish was only obtained on automatid honers. some compeditor rebuilders used other than molly and rough er finish,they died early my thots on the topic
Gary, you probably haven't seen this wiki article yet, but I wrote it originally because of all the flat tappet failures when the oil companies began changing formulations......It has since been edited by other board members and I think it's a complete tutorial on flat tappets by this time.
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When you mentioned the 3406 CAT our fire department still has over 100 fire apparatus with that engine in service. Later it was called the C-12 and then C-13. Some of these have over 400,000 miles on them and still doing their job. We have 12 C-15's in the big rigs and they too are all still getting daily runs of up to 400 miles straight through on out of county mutual aid calls.
This article was written on 10/12 by a industry leader if you notice his background at the end of the article.
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C. Hayden Chapman
C. Hayden Chapman
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B.A. University of Oklahoma, 1972
J.D. Univeristy of Oklahoma, 1989
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C. Hayden Chapman is Vice President and State Counsel for First American Title Insurance Company in Oklahoma and Vice President and Secretary of First American Title & Trust Company, a subsidiary of First American Title Insurance Company. She received a B.A. Degree with Distinction in 1972 (Latin) and a J.D. Degree in 1989 from the University of Oklahoma. Before earning her law degree, Ms. Chapman was a teacher in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dallas, Texas, and Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Texas, public schools. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law where she has taught the Land Title Examination course since 1996.
Ms. Chapman is a member of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Order of the Coif. She is the Past Chairperson of the Real Property Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association and has served on both the Legislative Liaison Committee and the Title Examination Standards Committee of the Real Property Law Section, as well as being a member of the Mineral Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. She is also a Past President of the Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers' Association.
Ms. Chapman's primary areas of responsibility with First American are as corporate and underwriting counsel for the state. She is also a licensed title insurance agent. She is a frequent presenter at Oklahoma Bar Association Real Property Seminars, First American Title Insurance Agency Seminars, as well as Oklahoma Land Title Association and related industry meetings. She has written several papers for these seminars and has authored Vernon's Oklahoma Forms 2d Real Estate, Chapter 7 – Recording Procedures and Abstracting (2000) and the Chapter 7 Pocket Parts in 2004, 2006, and 2012.


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Sir Elton John has pledged to help raise the £12m needed to renovate the Royal Academy of Music's theatre.
Sir Elton, who studied at the academy as an 11-year-old, is to stage a series of fund-raising concerts.
Last week, in a speech to musicians and benefactors at the central London academy, Sir Elton pledged to help turn the dingy theatre into a professional venue.
Among his audience were the theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh and the philanthropist Dame Vivien Duffield. He spoke after Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, the principal, paid tribute to his "extraordinary" help in raising funds for a £1.2m organ that was inaugurated last week.
After taking to the stage Sir Elton said: "I'm not stopping at an organ. My heart beats with the Royal Academy."
Referring to Ray Cooper, a fellow musician with whom he raised money for the new organ, he said: "We will help you build this theatre. I will do concerts and help you raise the money."
He said the academy - whose alumni include the conductor Sir Simon Rattle and the singer Katherine Jenkins - was "a place of sheer joy and exuberance... a place of meticulous artistry where futures are built".Reuse content


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Sunshine and shorts equal no rust for Westwood
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lee Westwood has never felt so well prepared for the start of a new season after having swapped the snow of Britain for the sunshine of Florida, the world number eight said on Tuesday.
The European Ryder Cup stalwart, who has taken up membership of the U.S. PGA Tour this year, makes his first competitive outing of 2013 at this week's $2.5 million Dubai Desert Classic.
"I played a lot more this winter than I would normally play and there's no rust," Westwood told reporters. "The main reason for moving to Florida was to get more games of golf as I wouldn't play normally when I'm at home because of the weather.
"Last week I had shorts on and was out playing with (world number three) Luke Donald. Living in England I've always finished the year, gone home, packed the clubs away and came back out trying to catch everyone else.
"My short game is sharper from being out there especially my putting," added Westwood.
The 39-year-old Englishman has a proud record at the Dubai Classic, having been runner-up in 1999, 2010 and 2012 and amassed a total of seven top-10 finishes, but he has yet to chalk up a victory in 19 appearances in the event.
"I should have won when I was up against Miguel (Angel Jimenez) in a playoff in 2010. Then last year I had to birdie the last to force a playoff with Rafa (Cabrera-Bello) and missed it so I feel like I've let a couple slip," said Westwood.
"It's certainly one I would like to win. Hopefully this week I'll play as well as I've played the last few years and have a chance again and finish it off."
Westwood said the cream normally rises to the top at the Emirates Golf Club. Continued...


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Stephens Co. Offers Support for Water Proposal
After initial hesitation, Stephens County Commissioners offer a letter of support to a proposed multi-million dollar water project in northeast Georgia.
Madison and Elbert County officials are seeking money from the Governor's Water Supply Program for water improvements in five northeast Georgia counties, Stephens, Franklin, Madison, Elbert, and Oglethorpe.
Chris Quigley from the consulting engineers on the proposed project, Peoples and Quigley of Sandy Springs, Georgia, appeared at Tuesday's county commission meeting to talk about the project.
He said they are seeking $10 million to fund the project and interconnect water systems.
"It is to facilitate water supply within the five-county area," said Quigley. "It does not require them to do anything, but it does give them the ability to sell and purchase water from each other."
The application calls Toccoa's excess water capacity an essential component of the project.
Initially, county commissioners voted 3 to 2 not to sign a letter of support and get more information on the project. Stanley London, Dennis Bell, and Debbie Whitlock voted not to sign, while Dean Scarborough and Harold Andrews voted in favor of support.
Bell said the information provided was vague and he wanted to know more about the project, especially if it would have any effect on Lake Hartwell.
After the vote, Toccoa Mayor David Austin arrived at the meeting and said the city had signed a letter of support.
Austin also noted that Toccoa pulls from Lake Yonah, not Hartwell. In addition, Austin said that the project would not mandate Toccoa to give water to other counties, but would give the city that opportunity if it so chose by interconnecting the systems.
After talking with Austin, county commissioners voted unanimously to sign the letter of support.


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Chicago Fashion Office- Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for the Creative Industries
Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
10:00am- 6:00pm
Presented by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Film Office and co-organized by 2DS Productions, Beverly Ridge Pictures, Chicago Acting in Film Meet-up, Chicago Film Office, Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago International Film Festival, CIMMfest, Cinespace Film Studios Chicago, Filmworkers, Fletcher Chicago, IFP Chicago, Illinois Film Office, Kartemquin Films, Midwest Independent Film Festival and Ocean Pictures.
Chicago Cultural Center, 77 East Randolph Street, Chicago
*Registration opens Monday, September 30, 2013. ADMISSION IS FREE. Space is limited. Advance registration is encouraged.*
All panels take place on Sunday, October 20, 2013
PRODUCERS SERIES: Producing: The Chicago Way
Doc Trailers That Get You Funded!
First Floor Garland
Fernanda Rossi collaborates with filmmakers in all areas of storytelling, from development to fine cut. Author, international speaker and story analyst, she has doctored over 300 documentaries, scripts and fundraising trailers, including two nominated for Academy Awards©. She will discuss how to take the guess work out of making the best trailer to get the funds you need to make your documentary.
Speaker: Fernanda Rossi, Author of Trailer Mechanics
Claudia Cassidy Theater
Everyone can agree: Chicago is a city that gets things done. It's equal parts big talk and even harder work. It simply can't take no for an answer. Chicago sounds an awful lot like a producer. In this panel, a diverse group of producers with ties to the city talk about what it takes to make a successful film and build a successful career, as well as what they like about "the city that works.ʺ
Panelists: Albert Berger, Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine; Zak Piper, The Interrupters, Life Itself; Bob Teitel, Barbershop; Christina Varotsis, Money Is Money, Division 19, How to Catch a Monster; and Laurel Ward, Ice Harvest.
Moderator: Steven A. Jones, The Harvest, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory, Wild Things
Programmed by IFP Chicago with sponsorship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
"I Gotta See That!" – Feature Trailers That Bring Them In
11:30 am
First Floor Garland
Dan Asma, owner of the prominent Hollywood feature film trailer house, Buddha Jones, works with major film studios, as well as indie clients. His work leaves an indelible impression and includes such memorable campaigns as No Country for Old Men, The Hangover, and Inglorious Bastards, among many others. Dan's trailers are designed to excite, provoke and ultimately compel the viewer to see the actual movie ... and they do just that.
In his presentation, Dan pulls you into his world and performs an autopsy, exposing the inner workings behind his powerful trailers.
Speaker: Dan Asma, Buddha Jones
Decoding Distribution: From VOD to DIY
Claudia Cassidy Theater
FESTIVALS, THEATRICAL, VOD, DIY . . . remember when the goal was to get your film in theaters and your audiences' butts in seats? Those were the days. Or were they? A depressed economy, increased globalization and a studio system focused on blockbuster hits has all but strangled access to the traditional indie distro pipeline. But emerging markets and technologies are giving filmmakers direct lines to their audiences. So how do you create a successful distribution plan when the options are all over the map? Moderator Milos Stehlik leads a group of theatrical distributors, sales agents, festival programmers and other experts as they dissect the dizzying new world of distribution.
Panelists: Andrew Carlin, Music Box Films; Ryan Werner, independent film and marketing consultant; and Luke Marchetti, FilmBuff
Moderator: Milos Stehlik, Facets Multimedia
Talent Casting for Producers and Directors
First Floor Garland
Learn how to find talent for your film project. Grace McPhillips of The Chicago Acting in Film Meetup moderates this panel covering the casting process for filmmakers, including online casting services, working with a casting director, casting name talent, rising Chicago talent, and diversity casting. Filmmakers will also learn about casting from the actor's point-of-view and good contract etiquette.
Panelists: Jason Teresi, Breakdown Services; Mickie Paskal and Jennifer Rudnicke, PR Casting, Public Enemies, Stranger Than Fiction, Sirens; Paul Fleschner, The Origins of Wit and Humor and The Drunk; Juan Ramirez, writer/director of Israel in Exile and actor in Missing Persons
Moderator: Grace McPhillips, Chicago Acting in Film Meetup (CAFM)
PRODUCERS SERIES: Financing Your Film in the Age of Celebrity Crowd Funding
Claudia Cassidy Theater
Crowd funding or co-pro? Pre-sales or private equity? There have never been more options for financing your film. Join a panel of financiers, experienced filmmakers, and crowdfunding experts as they discuss available options and potential funding pitfalls for independent filmmakers. This panel is a must for both narrative and documentary filmmakers who are searching for the magic mix of funding sources for their next project.
Panelists: Albert Berger, Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine; John Bosher, Chicago Overcoat; Duncan Cork, Slated
Moderated by Carrie Holt De Lama, President, IFP Chicago
Programmed by IFP Chicago with sponsorship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Building Storyworlds Through Transmedia: A look into a writer's room built for the 21st Century
First Floor Garland
Designing immersive projects that mix storytelling, play, and technology require new kinds of processes and creative teams. Attempting to balance story development and software development can be a challenge. Meanwhile, shifts in media consumption and the democratization of technology have turned those formerly known as the audience into their own media companies, able to push buttons and publish for the world to see. Join Lance Weiler as he pulls back the curtain on two of his latest projects in an effort to share their development process. Launching later this fall, Body/Mind/Change (http://bodymindchange.ca) a collaboration with David Cronenberg, TIFF and the CFC media lab, explores biotech implants and artificial intelligence while enabling participants to step into a storyworld where science fiction becomes science fact. The second project, entitled Lyka's Adventure (http://connectedsparks.com), tells the story of a robot scientist from another planet stranded on Earth who is powered around the world by the imaginations of students prior to being launched into space by NASA.
Speaker: Lance Weiler: Writer, Director, Experience Designer
Case Study: The Harvest
Claudia Cassidy Theater
In this fascinating case study, these long time collaborators will be joined by actor - and former Chicagoan - Michael Shannon, producer Kim Jose of Elephant Eye Films (All the Real Girls and Old Cats) and first time writer Stephen Lancellotti. The filmmaking team will dissect the perils of putting together a "low-budget" indie thriller in today's fractured marketplace. From conception through the ongoing search for distribution, this frank conversation covers both the art and business of putting together this film, why they decided to shoot in New York instead of Chicago and how Hurricane Sandy almost ended it all. The Harvest will have its World Premiere Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Panelists: Director: John McNaughton, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory, Wild Things; Writer: Stephen Lancellotti, The Harvest; Producer: Steven A. Jones, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory, Wild Things; Cinematographer: Rachel Morrison, Fruitvale Station, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, and, Any Day Now, Actor: Michael Shannon, Man of Steel, Take Shelter, Boardwalk Empire, Bug
Moderator, Tony Fitzpatrick, Artist and Author of Bum Town
Building Audience and Creating Impact through Documentaries (and how to raise the funds to do it)
Garland Gallery
To maximize your impact as a documentary filmmaker, it is important to build relationships with broadcasters, funders, community organizations, and other constituents as early as possible. Join industry leaders for a frank discussion about how to create partnerships, navigate relationships, and raise funds in today's complicated world to maximize the impact of your film.
Panelists: Cynthia Kane, Al Jazeera America; Emily Verellen, The Fledgling Fund; Lois Vossen, ITVS/Independent Lens
Moderator: Justine Nagan, Kartemquin Films
Exploring the Opportunities of the Exploding Web Series Format
First Floor Garland
Web series has lowered the cost of entry into the entertainment world. Opportunities abound to create, promote, and sell your work, but with so much content out there how do you make the most of this fantastic new format?
Panelist: Brett Blake, The Onion; Scilla Andreen, Indie Flix; Chef Homaro Cantu, Youtube series; Naomi Lennon, Naomi Lennon Management; Brendan McMorrow, Above Average; Katie Thomas, Teachers
Moderator: Mike McNamara, Midwest Independent Film Festival
Keynote Address
Claudia Cassidy Theater
One of the most successful and respected creators/producers of crime dramas, Dick Wolf is the man behind the "Law & Order" franchise as well as the current network series, "Chicago Fire," filmed entirely in Chicago. Mr. Wolf is a two-time Emmy® Award winner (Outstand Drama Series for "Law & Order"), a Grammy® Award-winning producer and a New York Time best-selling author for his debut novel, "The Intercept." "Law & Order" ran for 20 seasons, tying "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running drama on television and earning a record-tying 11 consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmy® nominations.
Limited seating is available for this keynote address.
As announced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office.
Chicago's Festival of Festivals
Randolph Square
Chicago is home to a large number and diversity of film festivals. This festival of festival provides a buffet of offerings you can expect to find at the participating festivals. Stop by anytime to see shorts programmed by a diversity of local film festivals. Participants include:
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Chicago International Social Change Film Festival
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Latino International Film Festival
Midwest Independent Film Festival
Polish Film Festival in America
The CHICAGO FILM + MEDIA SUMMIT Planning Committee is:
Bill Ryan – 2DS Productions; John Bosher – Beverly Ridge Pictures; Katia Gomez – Chicago Acting in Film Meetup; Grace McPhillips - Chicago Acting in Film Meetup; Steve Scholz - Chicago Acting in Film Meetup; Jill Thiel - Chicago Acting in Film Meetup; Pam Tierney - Chicago Acting in Film Meetup; Mimi Plauche – Chicago International Film Festival; Brenda Webb, Chicago Filmmakers; Gary Kuzminski – CIMMfest; Dave Moore – CIMMfest; Reid Brody – Filmworkers; Carmine Cervi –CIMMfest/BulletProof Film; Ilko Davidov –CIMMfest/BulletProof Film; Alex Pissios – Cinespace Film Studios Chicago; Daniel Moore – Directors Guild of America; Tom Fletcher – Fletcher Chicago; Stan Glapa – Fletcher Chicago; Nicole Bernardi-Reis – IFP Chicago; Carrie Holt de Lama – IFP Chicago; Betsey Steinberg – Illinois Film Office; Justine Nagan – Kartemquin Films; Mike McNamara – Midwest Independent Film Festival; Laurel Ward – Ocean Pictures; and Chicago Film Office
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 West Washington Street
Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
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The City of Chicago is home to more than 400 fashion industry professionals and 300 independent boutiques. The City's fashion intiative supports the fashion community living and working in Chicago through Fashion Focus Chicago, the Chicago Sidewalk Sale & Runway Show and other educational programming. Visit us at Fashion Focus Chicago for more information.
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text: Good Morning,My name is Steve, I'm interning at Trim Parts, we bought First Place Auto Products and Fritz had passed away during the move. I have been putting together new Bills of Materials and Process Routers for Fritz's products and it's been quite a learning experience.Apparently, Fritz was offering new E-Body rear window louver lanyards and pin post assemblies. We haven't sold any of those yet but I went and pulled an original post from a set of 'Cuda louvers we had in the back. Those posts are 4" long, yet the reproductions Fritz has are 2 1/2" long. Is this correct?If anyone has an original E-Body with louvers could you be so kind as to measure the posts? Thanks!


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Third leak in a week of police documents
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The personal details of an alleged murderer and his victims have been leaked to the Victorian Opposition in the third example in a week of security breaches of sensitive documents.
The names and addresses and other information about those involved in the grisly abattoir murder from a police database, printed on the back of other, unrelated documents, were sent to opposition leader Robert Doyle, News Ltd newspapers reported today.
The leak suggests that hard copies of secret police files are being used as recycled copy paper, the newspaper said.
"There couldn't be a worse breach of the security of the database," Mr Doyle said.
He told News Ltd the several pages of documents had the most graphic, intimate personal details to do with a very difficult homicide case.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said police did not use file printouts as recycled paper.
Controversy over Victoria's corruption watchdog, the Office of Police Integrity (OPI), intensified this week after a leaked memo raised more questions over the integrity of its processes.
The memo, from a senior detective who had been seconded to the OPI, listed a series of deficiencies at the watchdog, including in the confidentiality and security of its records and in its management and training.
The document was leaked to the state Opposition.
That followed revelations last weekend that the OPI had mistakenly released confidential police files on hundreds of people to a single complainant.
Premier Steve Bracks has admitted that bungle was a serious error but has defended the OPI, rejecting calls for it to be replaced with a royal commission.
The state ombudsman George Brouwer, who also heads the OPI, apologised for the earlier blunder.
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- Professor Paul E. Salamanca, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky
Professor Paul Salamanca will be presenting a PowerPoint on the subject of campaign finance and the First Amendment, focusing primarily on Citizens United (2010) and the case now pending before the Supreme Court, McCutcheon v. FEC.
Professor Salamanca served as a law clerk to Judge David H. Souter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and subsequently clerked for Justice Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. He practiced law with the firm of Debevoise & Plimpton in New York from 1991 to 1994 and was a visiting assistant professor of law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans before joining the faculty at UK in June 1995.
Professor Salamanca writes in the areas of separation of powers, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and privacy. He has published articles on these subjects in the University of Cincinnati Law Review, the Missouri Law Review, the Georgia Law Review and the Kentucky Law Journal, among other places.
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Facial Recognition App Stops Tired Drivers From Nodding Off [Video]
Get alerted when in need of a caffeine boost with this driving safety program.
A new app can tell drivers when they're drowsy behind the wheel and prevent people from getting into road accidents.
Cafe Amazon in Thailand has developed their own alongside BBDO Proximity that can monitor drivers for signs of sleepiness. When it detects any of these signs, the app will direct you to the nearest cafe for a caffeine pick-me-up.
In order to use the app, your phone or device needs to be mounted on a vehicle's windshield with a clear view of your face – that way it can constantly monitor your head and eye motions for signs of drowsiness.
In the even you're so tired you could cause – or be involved in – an accident, the app plays the sound of a screeching parrot at full volume. It still directs you to the nearest cafe at this point, but the ear-piercing sound should be enough to let you know that it's time to get off the bike, or out of the vehicle.


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That is an amazing price for a new glock, especially now. Did you play around with it, how did it feel? With glocks, it's a love it or hate it kind of thing. A lot of people don't like the two finger grip on the baby glocks.
Personally, I LOVE them - my G26 and cz pcr are my favorite pistols (don't make me pick which one I like more) .
I'd say go for it, out of the subcompacts you listed the glock would be my choice - except maybe the kahr - it's so small


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Defrag Tools: #31 - ZoomIt
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In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen walk you through Sysinternals ZoomIt. ZoomIt is a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image.
Sysinternals ZoomIt
Sysinternals Administrator's Reference - [Amazon]
[00:00] - Overview
[01:42] - Windows Magnifier (Win-+)
[03:35] - Ctrl-1 - Static Zoom
[05:30] - Ctrl-2 - Draw
[06:38] - Ctrl-4 - Live Zoom
[08:12] - File Save *
[10:05] - Ctrl-3 - Break Timer
* Zoomed to 480x300 on a 1920x1200 screen, the file sizes are:
- Zoomed - 1920x1200
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Defrag Tools: #32 - Desktops
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Yes! The best utility to do on larry's lazy eyed lizard day!
Great show! Yes, you can fully customize the break timer background, including making the background transparent. BTW you can also type when you're in drawing mode.
I use ZoomIt in combination with the OneNote screen grabber (winkey-s). The two put together are VERY useful in day-to-day screen annotations, etc... I have found myself using it more for this type of functionality than actual zooming
Yes, Ctrl + S work as designed. Bug in Mark's application? LOL
may you kindly reply to my post at episode #29?
@loverboy:Done... Also here:
This script will capture a lot of cool data. You can get roughly the same data using the default options in WPRUI.exe.
@echo off echo Press a key when ready to start... pause echo . echo ...Capturing... echo . xperf -on PROC_THREAD+LOADER+Base+Diag+Latency+FileIO+DRIVERS+DPC+DISPATCHER -stackwalk Profile+CSwitch+ReadyThread+ThreadCreate -BufferSize 1024 -MinBuffers 256 -MaxBuffers 256 -MaxFile 256 -FileMode Circular echo Press a key when you want to stop... pause echo . echo ...Stopping... echo . xperf -stop -d result.etl
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Joel Ward believes Tony Pulis has given Crystal Palace "a new identity" that will see them escape relegation from the Premier League.
The former Stoke boss has brought about an impressive upturn in fortunes since taking over from caretaker Keith Millen who was in charge for four games following the departure of Ian Holloway.
Millen began the revival with a win and a draw in his spell and Pulis has since won two of his four games in charge. That means Palace go into Saturday's match with Newcastle one point from safety, an astonishing turnaround considering they were 1-8 with bookmakers to be relegated when Holloway departed in October.
Since his arrival Pulis, who has never been relegated in his career, has shored up Palace's defence and brought the best out of Marouane Chamakh, who has scored in his last three games.
Ward credits Pulis for re-energising the side and insists criticism that Pulis would play long-ball football is unfounded, claiming they have introduced an attractive, intelligent style of play. "When you are in this situation you need to fight and the Newcastle game is massive for us," said defender Ward (above).
"We have a great bunch of guys, a good manager and we are starting to really click and form an identity in the way we play. We are hard to break down and we can hurt teams. Now we will keep moving forward, keep building and can turn the season around.
"We need to have that belief and confidence to express ourselves, play, be resilient, give everything we have and show that never-say-die attitude.
"Every manager has a way in which they want to play. As we grow with the new staff and manager we form an identity and get more confident.
"We will learn from each other in how we go about different scenarios and build step by step."
And Ward believes Chamakh could hold the key to Palace's survival hopes. The Moroccan endured a difficult start to his Palace career since joining from Arsenal in the summer but has burst into life in recent weeks, forming an impressive strike partnership with Cameron Jerome.
But Ward says the former Bordeaux man could provide the magic Palace need to escape the relegation scrap.
"We all know Marouane is quality," he said.
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In an effort to inspire and lead Tacoma residents to create inviting, more people-friendly neighborhoods, Go Local and Local Life are teaming up to present a daylong event called City of Neighborhoods. Happening June 30 at University of Washington-Tacoma (UWT), it runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to anyone and everyone who wants to help create attractive neighborhood identities and thriving, walkable communities across the city.
Justin Mayfield is executive director of Local Life, a Tacoma-based nonprofit that promulgates strong neighborhood identity, neighborhood cohesion and human-scale development, according to its mission statement. He explained that "City of Neighborhoods" is a way to describe the concept of neighborhoods being the building blocks of healthy cities.
"Neighborhoods are their own entity and make the whole of the city," he said. "The idea is to have identifiable places and neighborhoods within the city that have strong culture themselves where people can live, work and play." Mayfield explained that while people know of Proctor District and the 6th Avenue area, for example, districts such as these around Tacoma tend to be known mainly through the businesses that call them home. This is where Go Local comes in, as its vision is to build community that supports and is supported by local independent business. Local Life represents the other side of the coin, so to speak, by bringing neighborhood residents into the picture to achieve the same vision of building community but through the residents who live there. Local Life and Go Local have now come together for the City of Neighborhoods event so that both merchants and residents can build a strong neighborhood culture right where they live.
"It really made sense for both of us to get involved," Mayfield said of the new Local Life/Go Local partnership.
City of Neighborhoods will feature two of the best names in neighborhood development as keynote speakers. Jim Diers is the former head of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods. Under his leadership, hundreds of bottom-up projects, like the Fremont Troll, went into bringing Seattle's neighborhoods together and helping them shape their own unique identities. Diers is the author of "Neighbor Power" and now spends his time traveling the world speaking about bottom-up community development.
Milenko Metanovic is a community builder and a visual artist with an international reputation and a professional career of more than 40 years. He has authored three books and leads the Pomegranate Center, a nonprofit that helps neighborhoods build gathering places.
"We found that these are the guys who made the most sense (to keynote City of Neighborhoods) because they focus on people on the ground and are great at communicating stories," Mayfield said, noting how hearing stories of success would help provide a clear and confident vision for City of Neighborhoods participants wanting to improve their own neighborhoods here at home. "We thought stories would be helpful because they inspire people to know that others are doing it."
Much more is on the agenda for City of Neighborhoods: five "rapid fire" 10-minute talks from knowledgeable local people on themes of community gardens, sustainable neighborhood design, intersection repair and many others; five optional themed "lunch huddles" at various restaurants surrounding UWT; and 20 workshops led by local experts and practitioners around the themes of placemaking and neighborhood development such as setting up a food swap for home gardeners to exchange their crops, and social justice concerns including how to help neighbors in hard times. There will also be a walking tour along Pacific Avenue during which tour leaders will point out the basics of what makes a neighborhood functional and attractive. In total, there will be more than 30 presenters at City of Neighborhoods.
Mayfield said he hopes that participants will be moved to get involved in City of Neighborhoods' call for "bottom up community development" and help nurture a vibe in Tacoma neighborhoods like that of other great walkable American cities, from Ballard to Greenwich Village.
He explained: "Instead of the top coming in – whether that be large corporations or a government entity to develop the community – it's the bottom saying this is what we want and we're willing to work together and put in effort to make that happen. One of benefits of that tends to be the bonds that form among the people who work together on that because they're working on a common goal together."
Registration for City of Neighborhoods is $20 for the general public and $10 for students with valid school or college I.D. Visit www.cityofneighborhoods2012.com.


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National Tourism Week 2014
Amarillo Goes Over the Top for National Tourism Week 2014
Just a few highlights from Amarillo's celebration of National Tourism Week include:
- Tourism night at First Friday Art Walk.
- An event to focus on the expanding ties between the arts and tourism.
- Release of a new Jack Sorenson poster of Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
- A party for a historic DC-3 aircraft.
- A public trade show, Texas Travel Rally Day, at the Texas Travel Information Center.
Friday, May 2
Tourism Night at First Friday Art Walk
Meet with members of Amarillo's tourism community at the Center City Gallery
3701 Plains Blvd.
5-9 p.m.
Saturday, May 3
Cinco de Mayo Parade
Everyone loves a parade and since Tourism Week overlaps with this cultural celebration, start your weekend just east of downtown Amarillo with this wonderful event.
Parade starts at Arthur St and E. 16th Ave. and proceeds to Alamo Park via Arthur St.
E. 10th Ave, Ross St. and 16th Ave. to Alamo Park.
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Monday, May 5
Arts & Tourism Day
A special event to highlight the cooperation of the arts and tourism will focus on the new art program at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and participating artists will be on site. But we will show examples of cooperation across the arts.
Sponsored by City of Amarillo & Amarillo CVC with credit to the Amarillo Museum of Art, The Galleries at Sunset Center and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Passenger lobby just outside the entrance to TSA
11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 7
What's On Tap?
Our regular networking session for Amarillo and its hospitality community. This event will feature the issue of a brand new Palo Duro Canyon poster by Jack Sorenson. Jack will be at What's On Tap? to sign your poster.
Sponsored by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Foundation and the Amarillo CVC.
Mack Dick Group Pavilion
5-7 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Texas Air & Space Museum DC-3 Party
A special evening to support this growing museum. Learn about the historic DC-3 that has joined the museum's collection and about their plans to expand. A $25 donation will help the museum develop its plans. A $25 donation includes a beverage and light hors d'oeuvres.
RSVP by calling 806-335-9159 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com
English Field Aviation Hangar, 10001 American Dr.
5-7 p.m.
Prime Service Day
Co-sponsored by Amarillo Restaurant Association & Amarillo CVC
Friday, May 9
Texas Travel Rally Day
Sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation and the Amarillo CVC. It's a one-stop shop for the community to learn about more than 20 area attractions.
Texas Travel Information Center on I-40 East @ Airport Blvd.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Media event at 11 a.m.)
Reception following at the Big Texan Steak Ranch & Microbrewery
Saturday, May 10
New Attractions Day
Stop by the Amarillo Visitor Information Center (entrance #2 to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to receive up to date info on some great new attractions in Amarillo. Among the many offerings, don't miss:
Zip lining at the Palo Duro Adventure Park
11100 Highway 217 East (just outside state park entrance)
Admission is charged.
The expanded RV Museum at Jack Sisemore Traveland
4341 Canyon Dr.
Free admission.
Enjoy Passport to History Day at these four Amarillo attractions:
The Amarillo Railroad Museum
It is National Train Day, too!
13000 Highway 60 on the former Amarillo Air Base
Free admission but donations are welcome.
Texas Air & Space Museum with the historic DC-3
English Field Aviation Hangar
10001 American Dr.
Free admission but donations are welcome.
Santa Fe Locomotive Development Museum
Madame Queen AT&SF Steam Locomotive #5000
Just north of Amarillo Civic Center Comples in downtown Amarillo
Free admission
Buttel Railroad Museum
3907 Sundown Ln.
Free admission
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1999 Dumas Drive (just south of Thompson Park)
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