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For Release: April 22, 2013
Contact: Judy Kent at (703) 759-7476 or [email protected], or David Almasi at (202) 507-6398 x11 or (703) 568-4727 or [email protected]
Free-Market Activist Challenges Honeywell Over How Millions in Stimulus Money was Spent
Honeywell CEO "Comfortable" Taking $25 Million from Taxpayers to Create Only Ten Jobs
Shareholder Calls Out Honeywell's Hypocrisy for Complaining About the National Debt While Taking Millions from the Taxpayers
Morris Township, NJ / Washington, D.C. - This morning, at Honeywell's annual meeting of shareholders in Morris Township, New Jersey, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research asked Honeywell CEO David Cote to explain what his company did with millions of taxpayer-funded stimulus dollars that failed to produce the green jobs or economic growth that company executives promised.
"Cote became very defensive when I asked whether it was appropriate for his company to take large sums of taxpayer dollars and fail to deliver on promises of job creation and economic growth," said National Center Free Enterprise Project Director Justin Danhof, Esq. "His discomfort with me and the other shareholders in attendance was palpable. It is a good moral quality to admit mistakes, one that Cote did not show today."
In 2010, Honeywell UOP received a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan. As part of the Obama Administration's larger green-energy agenda, the $25 million taxpayer gift was specifically allocated for a biofuels demonstration plant to be built in Oahu, Hawaii. The DOE and Honeywell claimed that the project would create 85 construction jobs and 40 permanent jobs per year; however, an April 2012 report by the Honolulu Civil Beat found that only about 10 permanent jobs were created.
"Honeywell created 10 jobs with $25 million in taxpayer funds – a cost of $2.5 million per job. If CEO Cote is 'comfortable' with that, he is sorely out of touch with reality, and he owes the taxpayers a better explanation than the terse reply he provided me today," said Danhof.
Unsatisfied with Cote's first response, in a follow-up question, Danhof asked if Cote had any current numbers that showed more jobs were recently created at the biofuels project or if he wished to refute the Honolulu Civil Beat report. Cote repeated that he was happy with the work of the Honeywell UOP project and had no new numbers.
"From Solyndra to Fisker, the Obama Administration has shown a repeated unwillingness to hold companies accountable for wasting taxpayer funded dollars. Obama and his staff instead make excuses. So when public companies, such as Honeywell, squander hard-earned taxpayer dollars, it is up to citizens and shareholders to hold their feet to the fire," said Danhof.
Cote, who served on the Simpson-Bowles Debt Commission, has claimed to be deeply concerned with America's debt crisis. In a moment of stunning hypocrisy, Cote appeared on a November 2012 CBS Evening News broadcast and complained about the national debt calling it "ridiculous" and bemoaning that current outlays and entitlements will "crush the system."
"If he is truly concerned with the national debt, Cote will stop sticking his hand out for free government funds if his company doesn't have a realistic plan for the taxpayers to make a reasonable return on their investment," added Danhof.
"This notion that Obama and his staff sit around and pick winners and losers with our tax dollars does not sit well with the American people," said Danhof. "This is especially true since the Obama Administration has a habit of picking losers. The White House is not an investment bank, and tax revenue is not monopoly money. After the meeting some of the shareholders in attendance thanked me for asking the question noting that someone has to hold these CEOs accountable for squandering our hard-earned tax dollars. Hopefully, after this morning's meeting, Honeywell will think twice before they take hoards of taxpayer dollars in the future."
A copy of Danhof's question at the shareholder meeting, as prepared for delivery, can be found here.
National Center executive director David Almasi is a Honeywell shareholder. Danhof is attending today's meeting as his proxy.
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GYMNASTICS is at 730pm with Sammy:
SKILLS: front lever (bar) & handstand walking
METCON: Tabata- handstand walking, rocking hollows
There's YOGA this Sunday at 1pm! Come out and get mobile!
SELF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE: Lax Ball to Quads and Adductors, 5 minutes.
DYNAMIC WARM-UP: 2 Rounds of: 5 Cat Camel, 10 seconds of wrist stretching, 15 second Handstand Hold, 5 Forward Rolls, 5 Single Leg Squats (just as you will do them in the metcon).
STRENGTH: Pull-up (Pronated Grip), up to a peak of 3.
During the evening classes the METCON will be held downstairs.
"Three Wise Men"
5 Rounds for time of:
6 Forward Rolls
9 Handstand Push ups
12 Pistols
If no HSPU, sub partial ROM (to Medball) or Push-ups. If no pistols, sub to a box, rocking, or bar-assisted single leg squats.
ON RAMP, with Sammy at 6pm:
SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE: Lax Ball to Feet, 2 minutes each foot.
MOBILITY: Gastroc/Soleus Stretch, 2 minutes each side.
DYNAMIC WARM-UP: What's a double under? Spend 10 minutes finding out.
SKILL WORK: The Overhead Squat
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Get an overview of this hotelAdults-only Brighton guesthouse in Kemptown, walk to Brighton Sea Life Centre
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Located in Kemptown, this guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of Brighton Sea Life Centre, Brighton Pier, and Brighton Royal Pavilion. Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and Brighton Beach are also within 15 minutes.
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Sea Breeze Brighton features tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and express check-in. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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- Total number of rooms - 7
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Princeton girls soccer stayed atop the Granite Ridge standings with three more shutout victories last week: 5-0 over Zimmerman Sept. 18, 6-0 at Little Falls Sept. 20 and 6-0 at Becker Sept. 25. The Tigers host St. John's Prep Thursday, Sept. 27 (5 p.m.) then the big GRC rematch at St. Cloud Cathedral for the outright lead is on Oct. 2.
Maggie Peterson led with two goals against the Flyers on Thursday. Posting two goals against Zimmerman were Gabby Henke and Bridget Walters. Ashley Schramel netted a pair of goals in the win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Granite Ridge Girls Soccer: Princeton 6-0-1, 8-2-2; St. Cloud Cathedral 4-0-1, 6-2-1; St. John's Prep 4-2, 7-4; Zimmerman 3-4, 4-7; Little Falls 1-5, 1-8-1; Becker 0-6, 2-9


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Employee engagement has been the Holy Grail of people management over the past 10 years on the understanding that happy workers generate bigger profits, are less likely to resign or get sick and are more creative.
But being blissed out at work is not enough.
You can have a building full of deliriously happy people, who are completely ineffective, says director (employee surveys) at
"I haven't seen too many [workplaces] like that, but I have heard about organisations that just sound like Utopias. They spend a lot of money on nice-to-have things," he says.
"But if the work is really easy and the performance expectations are low, I wouldn't think those organisations are really sustainable long term," says Hall. "They are not paying for performance."
If you take a look at companies with a reputation for high performance, you won't find offices where people are happy all the time. There will be periods of stress and high workload, and times when the challenge gets too much.
Towers Watson preaches sustainable engagement – a measurement which has an increased focus on productivity. Companies with high sustainable engagement deliver operating margins that are three times higher than those of low-engagement companies, almost half the sick days (7.5 days lost per year), and a 41 per cent lower risk of resignations.
The concept of engagement has undergone an evolution – much like the trends in the design of the places in which we work. A decade ago, when employee engagement was still a new concept to many, employers were busily hiring architects to design buildings that employees would fall over themselves to work in.
Seven years ago, recruitment company Seek was proudly displaying the slippery slide that connected its floors. Another company briefly installed a sandpit, IT companies created "employer envy" by devoting space to pool and foosball tables and the Australian Tax Office created a streetscape inside its Canberra headquarters.
Other organisations, such as Deustche Bank in Sydney, spent up big on art works and the most contemporary and luxurious interiors. Another approach was to make the office look just like home, with desks that resembled dining room tables and in-house childcare.
But the "office as fun park" has had its day. New office design is now about function, it is pared back, often unexceptional and sometimes makes the home office look like a viable alternative to the "rootless" activity-based working.
Employee engagement has morphed too: Hall says his focus is now less on the impact of happiness on productivity and more on well-being and enablement (employers making it possible for their people to do their best work).
Organisations can't make people happy. "That is about [the individual's] world view," says Hall.
They can certainly make people unhappy, by developing cultures and managers that have a toxic effect, but removing the causes of unhappiness does not, in turn, make people happy, says Hall.
Enablement, however, is something that employers are responsible for. It relies on giving people the tools, resources and support to perform well.
It involves freedom from obstacles to success at work, availability of resources to achieve excellent performance, and the ability to meet work challenges effectively.
"And it is not just about organisational resources, but also about whether people have the support physically, psychologically and socially," he says.
According to the Towers Watson Australia Global Workforce Survey, 32 per cent of people admitted to performing below par in the previous month, only 52 per cent of people said the level of stress they were under was manageable and 56 per cent worried about their future financial state.
There is much that employers can do to help their people manage stress and financial security.


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Theodor Wolff, former editor-in-chief of the Berliner Tagebatt, is about to publish a book on the World War, entitled "Der Krieg des Pontius Pilatus." It will be published by Oprecht u. Helbling in Zurich. The book contains three divisions; the first one deals with the policy of the German government prior the the War; the second part gives a description of the intellectual movements, internal conditions, and the most important activities and peronalities in countries which then entered in the war; the third part of the book is in the nature of memoirs.
Mr. Wolff was able, because of his nearness to events, to observe much more than others. He was a participant in certain political actions. The third part of the book particularly excels in dramatic tension and gripping vigor.
Unquestionably the book will arouse much attention and discussion. Fascinating style, fine sarcasm and intimate knowledge of men and events characterize this book. Mr. Wolff was the editor of one of the most important daillies in Germany, was a powerful moulder of pulic opinion, ad his editorials were frequently quotd in the in world's press. His talents receive full play in this new volume.
Leonard G. Montefiore, whose replies to the most frequently made anti-Semitic statements are being published daily in the Jewish Daily Bulletin, is one of the outstanding leaders of London Jewry. He has been for years at the head of the Anglo-Jewish Association, is now chairman of the Joint Foreign Committee, a member of the Council of the Jewish Colonization Association, chairman of the Industrial Committee, Jewish Board of Guardians. He has a forceful personality, and is keenly interested in the German Jewish situation. He is the son of Cloude Montefiore, th most venerated leader in the world of reformed Jewry, well-known scholar and spiritual leader. A. R. Z.


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The firm, which has its headquarters in Warwickshire, said it was conducting a feasibility study into making its new four-door saloon - the Rapide - abroad.
Reports suggest that this study is well advanced, with the model due to be launched in 2009.
In March this year, Ford sold Aston Martin to a UK consortium for £479m and it has enjoyed continued success.
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Aston Martin is based at Gaydon in Warwickshire. It employs around 1,700 people at two sites, one in Gaydon, the other at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.
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Gary and Charlene have been interior designers for the past 38 years. Gary's exquisite workmanship shows throughout the Inn with beautiful marble, stone, granite, and tile creations. Special attention has gone into decorating each individual room. Charlene's love for design shows as each room takes on a distinctive personality and flavor. Having owned a cake and candy store Charlene enjoys making specialty candies in her spare time while she and Gary delight in creating new dishes for their guests.
In our words, the "good life" means delicious food, interesting conversation, the comforts of a lovely home, enjoying the arts, exploring beautiful Scenic Southern Utah, and most of all the comfort of our family, friends, and guests and what they give back to us enriches our lives.
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Brewers looking for consistency
The crack of wood on rawhide bounced along the brick and concrete in the bottom of Miller Park, the shadows of the follow through creeping over the enclosed indoor batting cage nearly four hours before first pitch against St. Louis Thursday night.
Two days before, Rickie Weeks had gotten to the park nearly seven hours before game time to get in extra work with Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Johnny Narron, to "punish himself" in the cage after his slow start at the plate.
Weeks is one of four regulars to be hitting under .260 on the season, and three Brewers who have played more than four games were hitting over .290.
For a team that ended the 2012 campaign leading the National League in runs scored, home runs and stolen bases, the offense has been somewhat of a concern through the first month of the season. Despite scrapping back from a 2-8 start, the Brewers have been shut out three times and held to three runs or less eight times (all losses).
In a 6-5 loss Thursday night to the Cardinals, the Brewers scratched out one run against Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook and four off the bullpen.
Westbrook entered the game with a 0.98 earned run average over his first four starts of the season. The Cardinals follow him up with Shelby Miller (2.05 ERA) tonight, Adam Wainwright (2.03) on Saturday and Jaime Garcia (2.50) on Sunday.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said that against starting pitchers who throw first pitch strikes as often as that quartet does, the key is to take advantages of whatever run-scoring chances that might present themselves.
"You're going to get people on base and when you have that opportunity to score, we really need to score," he said. "We can't get bases loaded and one out and not score anybody. You can't have a guy at third base and they've got the infield back and we strike out. Those things, I know they're going to happen, but if you're going to beat a team like this with the good pitching they have, you can't consistently do that and give away runs."
To do that, especially against quality starting pitching, is to get to that pitcher early in the game – something the Brewers have been good at so far this season. Heading into Thursday night's contest the Brewers had scored 64 of their 122 runs in the first three innings.
"You've got to find a way to get to those guys early," Ryan Braun said of quality starters.
Of course, that's easier said than done. In the first inning Thursday, Norichika Aoki led off with a double. Jean Segura and Braun could not advance him. Yuniesky Betancourt walked, but Weeks grounded out.
"The offense is sometimes is going to be really good, but a lot of that has to do with who we're facing," Roenicke said. "When you're facing a guy like (Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton) Kershaw (in a Brewers shutout Sunday), I don't think anybody's going to hit him when he's pitching like that. It's hard to say hey, the offense is going now, because a lot of that depends on the pitcher and how you're facing and how good they are that night."
The Brewers finally touched Westbrook in the fourth inning – a point in the game where the offense has slowed this season – with three consecutive one-out singles. But, Alex Gonzalez and Wily Peralta struck out to end the threat.
In the seventh, a Segura sacrifice fly scored Logan Schafer and moved Aoki to third – but Braun struck out. Betancourt was hit by a pitch and Weeks and Gomez followed with walks to score Aoki and make it 6-3, but Maldonado struck out to end the inning.
Braun rallied an inning later by scoring Blake Lalli on a single, but Betancourt left Aoki stranded at third. In the ninth, Gonzalez made it a one-run game with a run-scoring single but pinch-hitter Jonathan Lucroy struck out to the end the game.
The Brewers finished with 12 hits on the night, but left 13 men on base in going just 3 for 14 with men in scoring position.
"That's the game," Maldonado said. "Nobody wants to strike out, nobody wants to miss a pitch to hit. But we hit the ball good – it wasn't great – but we hit the ball good. We a lot of hard balls right at people. It only takes just one big hit to change the game and we really didn't make it. It's good when you've got a team fighting back. It shows a lot from us."
Part of that can be attributed to the lack of production in the cleanup spot after Aramis Ramirez went down with a knee injury after the fourth game of the season.
Since that time, the No. 4 spot in the Brewers lineup has produced a .183 average, .271 on base percentage while striking out 32 times and driving in just nine runs. That spot has yet to produce a homerun yet, either.
Ramirez is slated to return during this series, and if he can regain the early form he showed (.385 average) that will undoubtedly help that cause, even though Betancourt has filled in admirably.
"Everybody has to contribute," Roenicke said. "We can't have just the one through three or one through four doing it. Everybody has to chip in. When you have guys that are hurt, your big guys that go down, if you don't have a lot of help from your guys that maybe you don't expect to give much to your offense, you're going to have a tough time winning. People need to step up and we need that from our whole lineup."
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The Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research is a general cancer research support fund dedicated to advancing cancer research for all cancers. This fund will help recruit experts in the field of cancer research to the OSUCCC – James so that we can continue to have the best and brightest minds here at Ohio State. These efforts will advance cancer research through innovative ideas, novel therapies, state-of-the-art technology, basic/translational research and many other initiatives at the OSUCCC – James.
A New Frontier for Recruiting the Best
Discovering treasure often requires a convergence of circumstances — a confluence of dedication, timing and extraordinary expertise. Whether it's uncovering new territory beyond previously unknown borders, pulling off an undefeated college football season or forging inroads deeper into cancer research, all the pieces — and players — must be in place.
Enter OSU Head Football Coach Urban Meyer and his wife, Shelley. They know a thing or two about dedication, timing and expertise. They're more than a little acquainted with navigating a nail-biter of a season.And they've become all too familiar with how cancer weaves, swerves and intersects through virtually everyone's life. For them, it's personal — with both Urban and Shelley's families having been touched by cancer. Urban's father, Urban Meyer Sr., was a bladder cancer survivor, and his mother, Gisela Meyer, was treated for breast cancer at Ohio State back when her son was the assistant football coach under Earle Bruce. Shelley's stepmother, Marlene Mather, is also a breast cancer survivor.
So, in conjunction with the OSUCCC – James, the Meyers established the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research.
The new fund will raise $2 million for an endowment to establish a Chair, which will further efforts for recruiting the very best and brightest cancer research experts to the OSUCCC – James. Funds raised above the $2 million mark will support emerging research priorities and the new Chair.
In addition to establishing the Meyer Fund, the Meyers will be donating $250,000 to the new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, in order to provide a dedicated Gisela and Urban Meyer area within the new hospital. Meyer will also be donating several sports memorabilia items from his personal collection for this space.
Community Partners
Community Partners are a vital part of the success of the Meyer Fund for Cancer Research, helping to organize events such as golf outings, live and silent auctions and craft, art and bake sales. We have established Community Partner Guidelines to help you plan a successful benefit.
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Buckeye Cruise for Cancer
Each year, the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer sets sail on a cruise ship full of Buckeye Greats and Athletes, along with thousands of fans from Buckeye Nation. Proceeds from the Buckeye Cruise benefit the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research. To learn more, visit www.buckeyecruise.com or call Travel Partners Specialty Tours at 614-792-0002.


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Get Ready for Back To School Saturday Morning With Lester Glenn!
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Durley Park Archives
At long last we have had a chance to explore the box of archive material from the old Grid Control Centre at Durley Park. The box was collected together by Tony Dilworth from material from the old Costing, later Statistics Section - a lot was used for lecture material.
It proved to be a veritable Pandora's Box with material dating back to the original control room in Oakfield Road. There are several glass 3 1/4" slides of the construction of the SWE & S. Wales Area office in the 1930's and some of the Control Room interior from that time. One is a very good shot of LB Law as the then Senior Control Engineer. A gem from the early days is the "milk book" recording the contributions to the Control Room tea fund. This starts from about 1941 and runs up the mid 50's when the move to Durley Park took place. There are quite a few names to savour - John Bird as an Assistant in the late 1940's and myself as a new boy in 1954! There is also a fine set of glass slides of power stations in the early part of the last century.
Regrettably there is no record of the establishment of Durley Park, either when the Emergency Control Room was established in the basement of the old house, or when the new Control Room as built in the mid 1950's. There is however an excellent set of photographs of the construction of the new Area and Severn Control Rooms in the 1960s (so called three tier) and the subsequent modifications following the transfer of 132kV system control to the Area Boards (two tier).
We now have a set of slides of the installation of the 400kV cables under the River Severn and a tantalising set of colour slides of the 132/33kV substations inherited from the CEB. Unfortunately they are neither identified nor dated! Probably Bridgwater Main and Dorchester in the 1950s. John Gale and I are in the process of indexing the material we have inherited - come and have a look yourselves.
Roger Hughes
Bath SWEB Offices
A picture of the demolition of the old Bath Offices, reported in the last issue, has come to us via Australia, our Foreign correspondent,
Geoff Yates.
Farm Electrics?
Farmer Dare
One bright May morning last year, my elder son and I set off to walk from Broadwindsor in west Dorset, over the hills and down through the Marshwood Vale to the sea. Our intent was lunch at the Royal Oak in Charmouth, a coastal village between Bridport and Lyme Regis.
Along the way we met an old farmer, Farmer Dare, who told us how he remembered when mains electricity first came to the Marshwood Vale. "That was in the fifties," he said. "We would stand in the field under the power lines holding a fluorescent tube, and it would light up," he claimed. "What did you do before then?" - "Come and have a look at this."
He took us to an outbuilding and, behold, there was this machine. I think he called it a 'Startomatic'. "And it still works." They must have been very common, at least on farms. At nationalisation in 1948, according to a speech by Frank Forrest CBE, the South Western Electricity Board estimated that within their area there were 35,000 farms and small holdings. Yet of these only 20% had mains electricity and only 8% were using it for any purpose other than lighting.
Later I found out that Farmer Dare bought the Startomatic in 1958, five years before the mains reached Great Bluntsea Farm in 1963. It was a diesel-powered generator producing standard AC240v current, with an output of 1.75kW. It started up as soon as you switched a light on. The only electrical appliances in the house apart from lights were the TV,
radio and an electric iron, but to use the latter they also had to have a light turned on to produce a constant demand for current. Otherwise the thermostat in the iron would be constantly starting and stopping the diesel generator. Farmer Dare had a dairy herd of 20 cows and continued to milk them by hand twice a day until he bought a second-hand electric milking machine in 1969. The arrival of the Startomatic's electricity at Great Bluntsea roughly coincided with the end of Farmer Dare's use of a heavy horse for hauling and ploughing!
Martin Roundell Greene
Watson On Transport
I read with interest in the August 2007 edition, the article by John Perkin on tramways in Germany and Peter Lamb's comments on the proposed trolley bus network for Leeds writes Derek Watson, member from Bury.
Having used both systems extensively as a child, a worker and in retirement, both systems have their advantages and disadvantages. In my view, the most successful tramway system is at Blackpool in Lancashire. It has its own dedicated rail network and doesn't interfere with other forms of traffic. I spent many happy holidays during World War II using the "electric system" as fuel was in short supply.
The great advantage of tram and trolley bus systems was that they carried a large number of passengers compared with buses. As a Meter & Protection Engineer working in Glasgow during the 1960's, SSEB staff used trams and trolley buses on a regular basis. This was due to the fact that no one was allowed to drive on business, chauffeurs being used to drive SSEB vehicles in Glasgow. Transporting a voltage recorder full of ink on these systems was a sight to be seen.
Like many other cities, Glasgow dispensed with its tram and trolley bus systems simply because no one could design a very thin motorcar to travel between the electric vehicles. Passing on the inside was prohibited due to passengers entering or leaving the vehicles.
Today I use the Metro-Link between Bury (Lancs) and Altricham (Cheshire). After an extensive overhaul of the original rail line between Bury and Manchester (Victoria), the system is in full operation again. Full car parks at each station shows the great benefit of them. After Manchester (Victoria) the system leaves the total rural area to an urban one sharing the roads with other vehicles until the rural area is reached again.
Summarising - providing there are no breakdowns everything is fine. My longest wait was 55 minutes before we were moving again. The Glasgow engineers nicknamed the trolley buses "Godess of Death" due to its silent running and many people were injured or killed by these silent giants. The trolley bus reserve battery was just about sufficient to get it to the side of the road until it was towed away. No doubt battery technology has improved during the last 40 years, but I hope the Leeds personnel, when ordering the trolley buses, ensure that they have a large battery and most importantly, a very loud horn!!
Derek Watson
Horstmann Snippets
People may not know that besides controls and meters, Horstmann's of Bath made some interesting things, mainly to satisfy the whims of various family directors. In the thirties they made a novel mouse trap sold through Woolworth's, but have never found one. Freddie Horstmann (Chairman in the 1970's) was a keen bee keeper and designed a cage (9"x1"x1/4") for transporting queen bees through the post. These were a real hit with the apiarist world and many thousands were made during the thirties.
My cousin Bevan Horstmann (Chairman in the 80's) was an uninhibited inventor. Whilst farming he had trouble tattooing his cattle, which would often run off before he could release the instrument from the ear, so he designed a spring loaded ear marker which automatically tattooed and released the needles from the ear in one action. It became the brand leader, and was made until ear tags replaced the tattoo. We also made them for greyhounds. Another was a bloodless emasculator – a remedy I felt should be used on various members of my sales force.
Newbridge Mantle Clock
Bevan never stopped trying to get us to make things he had ideas about, such as a cultivator (later adopted by Ferguson), a gripper stick for the disabled, medical equipment (made by the Horstmann Gauge company), and many others. Another cousin, Colin, designed a small garden tool, called the Dandy Dibber which we also sold in the 30's. I have one, which is the best tool I know for removing dandelion roots
Another product range was the Newbridge Mantle Clock, also made in the 20's/30's – reasonable quality at an affordable price. Many were sold through the retail business in Union Street, Bath.
Having started in 1904, making controllers for gas lights, we invented and made many products for gas control – the solar dial – a domestic long distance gas light switch (this comprised a wall switch containing a battery, a Bowden cable, and an igniter on the lamp) - a tariff switch for gas – cooker lighters – cooker timers – and many others. One interesting product was the 'Lunar Time Switch', cycling according to the moon. This was used for controlling sewage outlets ensuring that effluent went out with the tide. Rumour has it that Aberdeen used them on street lights to keep the lights off at full moon.
Roger Horstman


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It seems
Mr Stokes's ASX-listed mining company
IOH wants to build 70 kilometres of private road on a section of Mineralogy's land so it can improve efficiencies by running large trucks that cannot be used on public roads.
Mineralogy is refusing to allow the road to be built, and the two parties have taken the dispute to the Warden's Court in Western Australia, which handles mining disputes.
Iron Ore Holdings chief executive
Good relationship with others
"Iron Ore Holdings has an excellent relationship with other neighbouring companies in the Pilbara, including
A verdict from the warden is expected later this month. But the disputes don't end there. IOH has been planning to export its iron ore through a small port that will be built several hundred metres east of where
The WA government ruled that Mineralogy would have to cede the land for IOH's port under the terms of a 2008 variation to Mineralogy's state agreement. But Mineralogy has yet to make the site available to IOH.
When asked about the issues on Tuesday, Mr Palmer said he didn't know anything about them.
He has old The West Australian he did not believe he was required to give IOH access to a road near the port.
''We don't think we're supposed to give up the road,'' he said.
Arbitration on cards
Mineralogy is debating the terms of the deal with the WA department of state development and it appears the two parties are headed for arbitration, leaving IOH a frustrated spectator.
"They want to include the road, so we said, 'We'll resolve it in a friendly manner and we'll have a little arbitration together','' Mr Palmer said.
The department declined to explain its position on Mineralogy's refusal to vacate the site when asked by Fairfax Media this week.
The disputes have run over the same period that Mr Palmer has been campaigning for his political party in WA, where it enjoyed strong support at last weekend's re-run of the Senate election.
Mr Palmer has long suggested that his political aspirations are being attacked by Mr Murdoch via alleged harsh coverage in his newspapers.
Yet the strong showing by Mr Palmer's new political force – the Palmer United Party – in last weekend's WA senate vote suggests he hasn't been particularly harmed by irking the local media magnate.
Mr Stokes's company Seven West Media runs the only major metropolitan daily newspaper in Perth, and his companies also run the commercial television station that has dominated the ratings in WA for most of the past three decades.
When asked if he was concerned about developing a bad relationship with the Perth billionaire, Mr Palmer said; ''I don't know whether I've got one, I've never met Kerry Stokes,'' he said.
IOH shares have been solid at about 95¢ over the past eight months, and today the stock was fetching 94¢.
The Australian Financial Review


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There is a fairly wide variation of fence picket styles used across America, but only a few different ones are used to build custom wood fences in Nashville TN. Dog ear pickets are by far the most popular. If you go to your backyard to look at your neighbor's fence or drive around your neighborhood, around 90 percent of the fences you see were built with dog ear fencing pickets. If you are looking to have a Nashville Fence Company come to your house and build a new custom wood fence, you have a few options to choose from. These different Picket Styles are shown and explained below.
Dog ear fence pickets are by far the most popular picket style in Nashville TN. In fact, about 90 percent of wood fences in Nashville have dog ear pickets. A dog ear picket is cut square at the bottom, which means the bottom 2 corners have 90 degree angles. At the top, the 2 corners are cut at about a 45 degree angle. This gives the wood a slightly more decorative, but still formal, look to it and this is why it is the favored picket in most areas of Tennessee. If matching a neighbor's fence is essential to you, there is a very good chance that your fence will be built with dog ear pickets. If you are more concerned in having a fence that is different from the rest of the homes in your neighborhood, there are numerous customizations to choose from that don't necessarily include using a different type of fence picket. Dog ear is certainly the most readily available and easy to find.
Custom wood fences in Nashville are built with flattop pickets allot less often than dog ear, but they are the second most popular. Flattop fence pickets are cut square at all four corners, which means they are all 90 degrees. The only situation that flattop pickets are typically used for is when a homeowner wants framed lattice work at the top of their fence or some other custom built style that causes the top of the pickets to not be evident. With that being said, even under those conditions, most fence companies still build the fence with dog ear pickets. Although it is pretty uncommon, there are some homeowners in Nashville that prefer their fence to be perfectly square at the top like shown in the picture. Despite it not being as common as dog ear, it is still a very nice look and it can unquestionably make your yard stick out from the rest of your neighborhood.
French gothic pickets are barely ever used in the Nashville area, but the option is still available. These pickets are cut square at the bottom like any other type of fence picket, but they have a far more decorative cut at the top. Starting about a foot below the very top, the sides are gradually curved towards the middle. The top side of the picket is left flat and is about an inch across. A half circle is then cut about a foot from the top on both sides where the curve began. This gives it a much more detailed and diverse look than almost all of the other types of fence pickets. Although this style of fence picket isn't very popular, it does provide a nice look that can make your fence stick out from the repetitious style of fencing you see throughout Nashville. French gothic fence pickets are also known to deliver a complimentary look to Victorian style homes.
Gothic fence pickets are not normally used in the Nashville area, but they are still available. Gothic pickets are very comparable to French gothic pickets. About a foot from the top, the sides begin to curl towards the middle of the picket as you get closer to the top. The top side is left flat about an inch across. The bottom is cut square and has a 90 degree angle on both corners. Gothic style fence pickets vary from French gothic because they do not have the semi-circle cut out. Even though these are not very popular in the Nashville Tennessee area, using this type of picket can make your fence look different from any of your neighbors if that is what you are trying to attain. They look great with certain types of homes and can provide a embellished look that you don't see very often.


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Kate's Snow Angel
Beckinsale signs for indie drama
Clearly feeling she needs a break from the big action-flavoured likes of Van Helsing and Underworld: Evolution, Kate Beckinsale's signed up for something rather more intimate. Taking the lead Snow Angels in the latest from David Gordon Green (lauded director of George Washington and Undertow), she plays a nowheresville waitress going through a rough relationship with her estranged husband. Sam Rockwell also stars as the problematic spouse.


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Catholics Who Can't Make it to Church can Get 'Ashes to Go'
Some Catholics who couldn't make it to church this morning got their "Ashes on the Go."
Father Tony Prandini with Good Shepard Catholic Parish was conducting Ash Wednesday rituals -- marking foreheads -- outside of the State Capitol.
"Last year probably we had a little over 100 people stop and talk to us. Good conversations whether they received ashes or not," Prandini said.
Several congregations were throughout downtown for the first day of Lent, a period of penance, fasting, and sacrifice.
Phillip Hilton took his ashes at 13th and L Streets.
"It reminds people that spirituality isn't something that's inside a building," Hilton said.
The "Ashes to Go" movement began in 2010 at train stations in Chicago.


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Text of latest Weldon letter?
I'm not sure yet if this is the letter over 100 members of Congress have added their names to or not, but I imagine the text is very similar. Weldon sent this to the Judiciary Commitee on November 4, 2005. Here is how the letter ends:
From the Lou Dobbs transcript tonight:
I have made no accusations against any individual of criminal wrongdoing, but there are many questions that require answers.
LTC Anthony Shaffer, a principal witness and leader in ABLE DANGER, and notably a Bronze Star recipient, has had his career destroyed since he volunteered ABLE DANGER facts to the 9/11 Commission staff. What kind of signal do we send when a decorated intelligence officer has his career sabotaged as retribution for telling the truth?
The families of 3,000 souls lost on 9/11, and the families of 17 sailors lost on October 10, 2000, deserve answers. The American people demand answers. This is not a cover-up of a third-rate burglary where no one was personally injured or killed, this is possibly a cover-up of information and facts relevant to the largest attack against our great nation in its entire history. No one can be allowed to prevent this story from being told to the American people.
The 9/11 Commission did not do its job, did not complete its assignment, either through gross incompetence or deliberate omission. If the evidence were to point towards some sort of cover-up, the American people would be outraged beyond description.
In order to finish the work the 9/11 Commission left undone, either accidentally or intentionally, the ABLE DANGER principals must be allowed to be heard. Their free and frank testimony should no longer be blocked by the powers that be. I deeply appreciate the Senate Judiciary Committee's attempt to do what the 9/11 Commission should have done two years ago. Specifically, I want to thank Chairman Specter, Joe Biden, Chuck Grassley, Jon Kyl, and Jeff Sessions for personally attending the recent hearing on this matter. It is outrageous that DOD gagged witnesses who were all prepared to testify in open session. Apparently the Department of Defense does not share my deep respect for your Committee and its authority to serve the American people through effective oversight.
Member of Congress
From the Lou Dobbs transcript tonight:
WELDON: Lou, last week was the first day I circulated the letter. On the final day of the session, I got as you pointed out, 100 signatures.
We're going back into session in five minutes. I'll guarantee you by the close of your hour here, I'll have at least 125 names on this letter, if not more. And these are senior members of both parties, these are conservatives and liberals who want these people to be able to testify in open, before the Congress and before the American people.


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It was interesting to learn today from Red Wings ownership that Steve Yzerman came close to leaving for Minnesota a year ago, back when Doug Risebrough was out of that job and Chuck Fletcher eventually brought in.
But the truth is that Yzerman has been thinking and dreaming about becoming a GM for years and years -- and that once Jeff Vinik showed he would spare no cost to bring him aboard, that was proof enough now was the time to make the leap. Yzerman didn't want out of Detroit because, as he intimated last night, he loved it and was beloved there.
What he needed was a push to make that tough decision, and Vinik's offer gave him that.
It's going to be fascinating just what he does in Tampa Bay, where the rebuild is further behind than some would have you believe.
This is a franchise that's been decimated by the horrible decision making there over the two-year reign of error by OK Hockey, a non-traditional market that was once seen as one of the league's strongest expansion territories that's become one of its most fragile.
I've put this together a few times in the past, but here's a look at the Lightning's attendance over the past 10 years (keeping in mind that this team won a title in 2004):
Officially, the figure for this past season was about 15,500 fans per game, but that's with steep discounting and thousands of freebies thrown in, desperate moves by the desperate group that was in charge up until a few months ago. The fact is that the Lightning fan base that had grown so large following the team's championship had thrown in the towel given the ownership sideshow.
Adding Vinik, and now Yzerman, are both steps in the right direction in terms of re-establishing credibility.
What they'll need more than anything, however, is a winning team, something Tampa Bay hasn't come close to the past three seasons. The Lightning also have only five forwards signed and $40-million committed against the cap, meaning Yzerman will be tackling new territory in cap management almost from the get-go.
And most importantly, Mr. Stamkos, he of the 51-goal season at age 20, needs a new contract in the next 13 months.
Yzerman seems to understand the challenges ahead, and he sounds positively general manager-like already talking about how close his team is to contending (despite not really being close at all this past season).
"Last year's team finished I think six points out of a playoff spot," Yzerman said. "The Philadelphia Flyers made the playoffs on the last night of the season in a shootout and now they're in the Stanley Cup finals. On the other hand, the Lightning finished six points out of having the third pick in the draft as well. There's not a huge difference between making the playoffs and having success and not making them -- parity is a word you'll hear regularly used. The league is a lot closer. Teams have an opportunity."
The reality is that this is a team that didn't do much well this season. They were the fifth-lowest scoring team in the East, allowed more goals than all but the Oilers, Islanders and Leafs, and have downright silly contracts on the books for three or four of their locked-in players.
One NHL executive said of the Lightning that they have only a handful of players Yzerman can use, and that's not far from the truth. The market, the roster -- all things Tampa Bay are close to ground zero given what's gone on there.
In the face of that, Yzerman said yesterday he wants to build a perennially dominant team, something that we rarely see these days. This is also his first stop as GM, so there'll probably be some learning on the job.
"There's no secret recipe here, we're not going to whip out anything," Yzerman said. "It's very methodical and it's going to be handling things the right way, doing it the right way, bringing in people with passion for hockey. Players with passion and making them accountable."
I think he's got his work cut out for him, and that this team -- even if Lecavalier stays -- has miles to go before it can contend for anything. He needs a goaltender, he needs a better defence core to help Hedman become a dominant top pairing player, and he can't really keep all of his big stars up front given their timeline and needs elsewhere.
Yzerman's goal should be to make way for Stamkos and Hedman and build around them, and that's going to take time. Probably years.
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