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A warm house during the cold season or a cool house during the hot summers is everybody's desire. Even though it is somehow expensive, installing a cooling and heating system is probably the only option you might have to make the hot or cold days more bearable. For any services you might require, it is advisable to go to heating and cooling services experts.
It is crucial for the modern man to adopt practical solutions that bear cost-saving techniques. This is provided through gadgets capable of meeting this requirement fully. Homeowners have the privilege of reaching out to this benefit making it a reason why Affordable heating and air service is considered a necessity. As a result, current times secure practical techniques capable of ensuring hospitable features within homes.
It is true that the introduction of technological development has greatly contributed to the efficient performance of this creation. This is about computerized mechanisms bearing the ability to offer a comforting atmosphere within households. Families secure the honor of enjoying time together at home under relaxed atmosphere thanks to this creation. As a result, the economy secures practical solution capable of influencing numerous interests thanks to the benefit associated with conditioners.
Clients should confirm whether the contractor is legally authorized to provide warming facilities. Any business providing services to the public must have a license. This license permits the contractor to provide his or her services in a given field. Clients are, therefore, advised to ask the freelancers to provide a valid license before signing the contract. The document allows you to press legal charges on the freelance in case of bleach of the contract.
Work progress of the freelancer another factor of consideration. There are those individuals who are given as referees. In case you want to confirm the performance of the contractor in the industry for the past few years, you are advised to call his or her referees. Friends can also give some details concerning the particular freelancer.
Consider the freelance who first performs inspections in your house to determine how heating system installation or repair of this system will be done. Some of the contractors you hire may start the job without inspecting your house to check on a few things. Its important for a freelancer to do these surveys to determine the cost of undertaking the project.
It is also important to do your survey before hiring a home warming company. Since there many companies in this industry, clients are advised to compare several companies. This helps them to establish the company with good services. Again, it assists them to compare the prices of different firms. Consider that company with quality services and affordable prices.
Consider a company, which can provide special offers. Also, the contractor should be capable of offering after-sale services. This is necessary since it reduces the cost of the whole project. After sale services such as maintenance and repair of the system should be offered at a low cost or even free of charge.
Consider a heating and cooling contractor with enough experience in this industry. Before you settle on a particular contractor, you should first determine the number of years such a freelancer has been in the industry. Go for those contractors who have many years of experience since they offer promising services.


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Bark Avenue Pet Supply is a long time supporter of Rescue A Golden of Arizona!
They are passionate about improving the health of your pet through better nutrition. A nutritious diet is one of the most important factors in your pet's longevity, joint health, circulation and overall well being.
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A percentage of each sale generated through this link is donated to us.
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Altmetrics are "alternative metrics" – measures of the attention received by academic outputs other than standard bibliometric indicators such as number of citations.
Examples of altmetrics include the number of times a link to an article is shared on social media, the number of government policy documents that cite an article, and the number of readers an article has on an academic collaboration platforms.
Given the nature of the data upon which such measures are based none can claim to be 100% accurate or comprehensive, and the value attached to such measures will vary considerably by discipline.
The altmetrics.org site provides information about altmetrics and lists freely accessible software to track and view altmetrics related data. In addition the University subscribes to the Altmetric Explorer database.
For further information or help concerning altmetrics please contact the Scholarly Communications Librarian.


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San Francisco, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/06/2014 -- The global market for construction equipment is expected to reach USD 208.36 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing number of infrastructure projects on a global scale is expected to be the key driving force for the market over the next six years. Increasing mining activities which require the use of construction equipment are also expected to positively impact the industry over the forecast period.
Technological development has led to the use of advanced machinery that offers considerable benefits over traditional mechanical equipment. Availability of options such as leasing of construction equipment to drive cost effectiveness is also expected to fuel market growth over the forecast period. Safety and security issues such as mishandling of equipment need to be handled in order to prevent heavy losses. Since heavy construction equipment emits harmful gases such as nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, meeting stringent fuel emission standards set by regulatory authorities is a challenge for industry participants.
The report "Construction Equipment Market Analysis By Product (Earth Moving Machinery, Material Handling Machinery, Concrete & Road Construction Equipment) And Segment Forecasts To 2020," is available now to Grand View Research customers and can also be purchased directly at http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/construction-equipment-market-analysis
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- Earth moving machinery accounted for over 40% of the overall market in 2013, and is expected to remain the largest product segment over the forecast period. Material handling machinery includes crawler cranes, as well as truck mounted and trailer mounted cranes, and is expected to grow at the fastest rate of 5.7% from 2014 to 2020. Concrete mixers and pavers are expected to be the largest and fastest growing sub-segment of concrete and road construction equipment.
- Asia Pacific accounted for over 50% of the global market share in 2013, which can primarily be attributed to considerable revenue generation from China. Demand for equipment such as construction vehicles for infrastructure and mining activities are expected to give impetus to the regional market. RoW is expected to witness the fastest growth of 6.1% from 2014 to 2020, mainly due to construction activities in Brazil.
- Construction equipment market players include Caterpillar, John Deere, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Atlas Copco, Komatsu Ltd. And Doosan among others. Key strategies for market expansion include investment in R&D activities for product portfolio enhancement. Companies operating in the market also form strategic collaborations and long term agreements as part of their growth strategy.
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By Jesse Becker
What excites you? Ask any child that question and they'll often reply with my birthday or Christmas. Those are exciting times for them for a couple reasons. First, they will most likely receive gifts. Who doesn't get excited about a gift! Second, these days come only once a year, so they are more special than other days.
As Christians there is an exciting day in our life where we received God's gift of eternal life and forgiveness from our sins. No gift could ever compare to that. If that day was more recent for you, you may still be able to recall that feeling when you knew that your sins were taken away. For many, that day was years ago and those feelings have been overshadowed by countless days of worry, stress, and fatigue. That's OK. Life happens. But the neat thing is that we can restore the excitement of God's miraculous gift in our heart with these three steps:
- Sanctify – Read Psalm 51 and see what this looks like. David sincerely asked God to cleanse his heart and restore the joy of Thy salvation.
- Sing – When participating in corporate worship, make a conscience effort to earnestly think about the words of the songs you are singing. These good songs hold awesome truths that can excite your heart about what God has done.
- Share – Just imagine having been cured from cancer and excitedly telling others how they can be cured. That's what sharing the gospel is like.
Sanctifying, singing, and sharing. Reignite your heart today!


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Hewitt becomes the second Burnley player to join up with a Blue Square Premier League club today following on from Shay McCartan's move to Hyde and this comes after his appearance for our development squad today.
Hewitt made a first team appearance last season, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 home win against Brighton on Good Friday.
This season he got his first start in the first team, playing the whole of the Capital One Cup tie against Plymouth and scoring one of the goals in the penalty shoot out win that saw us clinch a 3rd round tie against Swindon.
Since that game he has been limited to development squad friendlies right up to today's game at Everton.
He'll go straight into Alfreton's squad for their league game at Grimsby on Saturday and in just under four weeks time could come face to face with McCartan when they host Hyde on Tuesday 26th February.


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|In The News
|Michael Finkelstein, Eco-Woodturner
|Welcome to my woodturning website
I handcraft each bowl, platter or hollow-form to show the predominate figure;
crotch, burls, birds-eye, quilt, spalting, bark-inclusions, etc.
Maple, Apple, Cherry, Walnut, Birch, Box Elder, Oak, Hemlock,
Cedar, Poplar & Spruce are some of the wood we utilize.
I handcraft all my creations using logs which I personally get
from environmentally recycled trees in Ontario, Canada
Please see my Commissioned Work page for unique, one-of-a-kind collectible bowls and hollow-forms.
Many of my creations are functional and food-safe finished
|December 2007
Featured in the December 2007 issue of Canadian House & Home Magazine
"Gotta Have It" on page 32
These bowls are presently in private collections across Canada and the U.S.A.
|February 2008
Ontario Craft Council presents Profile of Michael Finkelstein
|Our Toronto studio is open to our clientele on an appointment basis.
A large selection of well-priced items are available.
Please call Michael or Maxine to book your personal visit.
|Introducing our new children's
line of personalized bowls
|Handcrafted from environmentally recycled trees
|April 2012
Please see the photo gallery of our woodturning demo for
"Ontario Wood" at the 2012 Green Living Show
|Maxine Finkelstein
Artist Portfolio
|Eco-Woodturner Presentation Desk Pen & Box Set
Walnut Closed-End Fountain or Rollerball Pen
with Curly Maple Pen Box
More info
|Please visit us on Pinterest
Environmentally Sustainable Eco-Wood Decor
|Maple Burl Peppermill or Salt Grinder
click here to see more mills
|October 17, 2014
The Maple Leaf Forever Tree Lives on Through Eco-Woodturning
At the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
See Photos and ROM Video
|Norway Maple Burl Natural-Edge Bowl #2343
Recycled log from Toronto, Ontario
|more info; maple bowls for children
|NEW: Utility Maple Salad Bowls 12" to 15" Wide
Nut-free Natural finish
|Ontario Maple Natural-Edge Serving Boards
Quantities Limited - Various Sizes
|Salt / Spice Keeper
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|New for 2017
The Legacy Wood Fountain Pen by Ecowoodturner
Made from local maple, cherry & walnut trees
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|Featured Commissioned Work Nov.2019
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This is five minutes walk from Deansgate train station and has on-site parking available (Pay to Park). The venue is located behind the Castlefield Hotel, which is opposite the Museum of Science and Industry. Further, cheaper parking is available 3 minutes walk from the venue off Potato Wharf.
The following are within easy reach of the training venue:
The Hotel is located next to the YHA. Information on the Castlefield can be found by accessing their website at: www.castlefield-hotel.co.uk. The telephone number is: (44) 161 832 7073.
Guests of the hotel have access to the hotel's leisure facilities which include a swimming pool and full health club. More information can be attained on these facilities by clicking on the following link: www.yclub.org.uk
Trivago is a good app for booking hotels. Some students use Airbnb for local accomodation.


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This page aims to help you remove Deceptive Site Ahead. Our removal instructions work for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as every version of Windows.
In the passages we are presenting below our experts have discussed an awfully annoying program with the name Deceptive Site Ahead in detail. The infection inflicted by this standard browser hijacker could result in the complete modification of all your browsers' appearances and the ways in which they act. Among the probable effects of this program could be:
- some forms of unauthorized redirecting to different websites;
- a kind of intensive production of pop-ups and other online ads; no matter which of your installed browsers you are using, this program could infect Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Explorer (and all the other less popular and used versions).
- the substitution of your browser homepages and/or default search engines with some absolutely unfamiliar ones and perhaps less functional, ones.
More info about this kind of software – the hijackers in general is available in the following lines.
Browser Hijackers and all you need to know about their nature:
When thoroughly discussing browser hijackers, it is essential to point out that these programs may merely affect your browser apps. Moreover, they do not really resemble any popular kind of malware in any way. Normally, their usual way of behaving has to do with advertising. Therefore, we can always logically deduce that this fact might be the explanation for all the changes a hijacker could result in. It is simple indeed: the creators of these programs have signed various contracts, offering them substantial payment provided that the advertising of particular web pages, search engines, homepages, products or services occurs with the help of their software.
What distinguishes Deceptive Site Ahead from the Trojan and Ransomware-based viruses in examples:
The standard malware versions (such as the programs created on the basis of Trojans or Ransomware) can and do perform many very harmful activities immediately after they have infected your device. An example is the fact that the Ransomware viruses can encrypt the most regularly accessed data of yours; and the Trojans can delete files or format all your disks and drives.
In case you need to remove the current infection caused by Deceptive Site Ahead, simply stick to the instructions inside our Removal Guide.
Deceptive Site Ahead "Virus" Removal
If you have a Windows virus, continue with the guide below.
If you have a Mac virus, please use our How to remove Ads on Mac guide.
If you have an Android virus, please use our Android Malware Removal guide.
If you have an iPhone virus, please use our iPhone Virus Removal guide
Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.
Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don't know how to do it).
Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab (the "Details" Tab on Win 8 and 10). Try to determine which processes are dangerous.
Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:
This scanner is free and will always remain free for our website's users. You can find its full-page version at: https://howtoremove.guide/online-virus-scanner/
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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders.
Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn't flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections.
Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.
You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them.
Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up:
Startup —> Uncheck entries that have "Unknown" as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.
Hold the Start Key and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:
notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts
A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:
If there are suspicious IPs below "Localhost" – write to us in the comments.
Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.
- Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click Properties.
- The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.
- Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.
- After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.
Right click on the browser's shortcut —> Properties.
NOTE: We are showing Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).
Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe.
Remove Deceptive Site Ahead from Internet Explorer:
Open IE, click —–> Manage Add-ons.
Find the threat —> Disable. Go to —–> Internet Options —> change the URL to whatever you use (if hijacked) —> Apply.
Remove Deceptive Site Ahead from Firefox:
Open Firefox, click ——-> Add-ons —-> Extensions.
Find the adware/malware —> Remove.
Remove Deceptive Site Ahead from Chrome:
Close Chrome. Navigate to:
C:/Users/!!!!USER NAME!!!!/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data. There is a Folder called "Default" inside:
Rename it to Backup Default. Restart Chrome.
Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.
Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat's Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don't show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can't discern which ones are malicious.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random
If the guide doesn't help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!
Fortunately, nothing like that could be expected from a version of a hijacker such as Deceptive Site Ahead. What such a program may do, for example, is to research your latest browsing requests. This happens for the purpose of adjusting the production of ads to your individual interests. Really, such activity may be regarded a little more intrusive than what we consider normal. Despite that, this research of your references might surprisingly be useful to you. If Deceptive Site Ahead is able to and really does generate various ads, related to your recent interests, you could learn about the best deals on certain products and services you may need. Nonetheless, most users see such actions as too intrusive. Hence, Deceptive Site Ahead and the programs similar to it have earned the reputation of potentially unwanted software.
How you may end up infected by hijackers such as Deceptive Site Ahead:
In most of the cases hijackers come from program bundles. Let us inform you now what the term 'bundle' really means. Briefly speaking, it's a number of various programs mixed and spread together as a package. Any bundle could include games, apps, Adware-like products, browser hijackers or other types of software. Simply ensure that you keep this fact in mind: the act of downloading such a free software bundle is not what may really cause an infection. In fact, the actual reason for more than 80% of all contaminations that have ever happened is improperly installing a bundle.
Which installation features are good? Which ones are considered bad?
As soon as the installer is displayed, you are presented with the available options. From all the shown ones, seek the Advanced or the Customized one. Always choose only one of these two. Stick to its instructions as closely as possible in order to complete the installation process safely and properly. Don't forget that only one of the features above is going to let you select what exactly to install on your PC from a particular bundle. Just to compare: the features such as the Brief; the Default; the Automatic; the Quick ones are always to be avoided as they feature an installation process which is not under your control!
Some general prevention-oriented tips:
Beside the already discussed right manner of installing any piece of software you want to use, bearing in mind the steps below may considerably lower the risks of getting infected by a hijacker such as Deceptive Site Ahead in the future:
- Avoid all the other potential hijacker sources: torrents; shareware and spam. Furthermore, stay as away as practically possible from any add-ons, and never enable any suspicious browser extensions.
- Your OS needs to be updated on a daily basis.
|Deceptive Site Ahead
|Adware/Browser Hijacker
|Danger Level
|Medium (nowhere near threats like Ransomware, but still a security risk)
|Redirection, ad production and new search engines/ homepages might result from its presence on your PC.
|Distribution Method
|Via bundles, shareware, torrents, infected platforms and spam.
|Detection Tool
parasite may reinstall itself multiple times if you don't delete its core files. We recommend downloading SpyHunter to scan for malicious programs. This may save you hours and cut down your time to about 15 minutes.
Download SpyHunter Anti-Malware
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The International Conference in Kokkola, Finland
23th to 26th September 2014
This is the opportunity for business developers and scientists to network and learn more about material science within six thematic sessions:
Business oriented biorefining – biobased new products
Responsible nanotechnology for intelligent applications
Greener solutions for industry – efficiency for material flows
Quality, functionality and sustainable production methods for leather industry
New functional and protective coatings
Reduce, reuse and recycle through industrial symbiosis
Business / New Technology
Every session includes at least one presentation about How to do business with new technology. These presentations are marked with Business / New Technology label.
Kokkola has the most significant concentration of inorganic chemistry in northern Europe and strong expertise from different fields of chemical industry and research. Area's innovation system covers everything from education and basic research to R&D and commercialization services for businesses.
This is the place to get excited about material chemistry!
Don't miss this opportunity to hear world-class presentations.
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Nonprofit and faith-based healthcare organizations have an inherent advantage when it comes to content marketing: missions that transcend medicine. How can they capitalize?
Mission-driven marketing is having a moment in many industries, but for nonprofit hospitals and health systems, the concept of marrying mission and message is nothing new. For these organizations, mission is more than a statement of purpose—it's identity. That identity is a reservoir of storytelling opportunity.
If yours is a nonprofit hospital, its mission is, unquestionably, an inexhaustible source of compelling, inspirational content. Whatever your organization's raison d'être, content marketing infused with your mission can help you connect with your audience because it capitalizes on the very thing that makes your hospital unique.
Show Them What You Stand For
Content marketing is fairly pervasive in the nonprofit world—nearly eight in 10 nonprofit marketers use it—but budgetary and staffing constraints, as well as lack of a coherent strategy, keep most organizations from maximizing its potential, according to the Content Marketing Institute.
These tips can help you get the most out of mission-driven content:
- Embrace every piece of content as a vehicle for furthering your mission. Whether you're announcing the opening of a new clinic, the acquisition of a new piece of technology, or offering prevention and wellness tips, frame your content in the context of your mission. ("Our new CT unit is making scans safer, faster, and more comfortable for patients.") That means putting your audience's best interests at the heart of everything you produce.
- Ensure your language aligns with your mission. The words you use are powerful reflections of what you stand for, so be sure to choose the right ones. Your language should be positive, empathetic, hopeful, thoughtful, and reassuring. Steer clear of verbiage that runs counter to your core values. Many Catholic health systems, for example, avoid using violent words, such as "bullet points" and "combat cancer."
- Let your audience know they can count on you. You want your audience to think of you as a pillar of the community. When mission guides your messaging, you let potential patients know that creating a healthy community motivates everything you do—and that they can always rely on you, even when the unthinkable happens.
- Spread the love. Use your communications to highlight the individuals who bring life to your mission, including employees, volunteers, donors, and, crucially, patients who have benefited from your care. When you let others shine, your message glows.
- Tell stories that show you know what really matters. At a roundtable meeting of CEOs and CFOs last year, Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of not-for-profit Carilion Clinic in Virginia, shared an anecdote about what it means to be a mission-driven organization. Her staff arranged to bring a dying patient's horse to the hospital so the man could say goodbye. "Bringing a horse to a hospital stretched us a bit, sure, and there was nothing in this significant exercise we could measure," she told her peers. "But it was the right thing to do."
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Neighborhood Performance Group Penang, Malaysia
Neighborhood is an independent performance group focusing on raising awareness about social issues especially LGBT through live performances on stage. Equality of gender is shown through the logo portraying legs in both sex's footwear. The distinctive rainbow color refers to the iconic rainbow flag.
We played around a die cut on the name card showing a stage. By capturing daily routines or activities through the little die cut, it hints that every little moment can be magical. This is also the principal of our client to draw inspiration from every day life.


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Jenni Cargill-Strong is an award-winning Australian storyteller and Owner Operator of 'The Story Tree Company' and 'Stories on Foot: Tales of Byron Bay and the Rainbow Region'.
Flor is a bilingual recording artist, actress, singer/songwriter, storyteller and puppeteer. She is originally from Lima, Peru where she graduated from La Escuela de Teatro de la Universidad Catolica with a degree in Acting and Theatre Education. In 2007, she moved to New York to live in her dream city. She is a Musical Theatre graduate from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA NY). She performs all around NYC with her musical/storytelling shows at acclaimed venues and events such as the NYPL, WaveHill, Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Storytelling, The NY Children's Theatre Festival, and El Museo del Barrio.
Listen to her CD Chiqui Music Boom!
Clare is a storyteller. She travels the world and tells stories. From mainstages of theatres to medieval roundtowers Clare has told tales for all ages in more than 20 countries. Her work includes the political folkloric work such as her Syrian piece "The King of Lies" to playful pieces like UniVerse which explores where quantum physics, philosophy and mythology meet. She performs in English. She occasionally performs in Spanish when asked. Clare's wide repertoire of stories includes traditional folklore to ancient mythology, to reportage to historical tales. Clare also performs at festivals, art centres, universities, public and private events, conferences and schools. She is a storyteller, performer, writer, dramaturg, curiosist, teacher, consultant, wanderer, wonderer and maker.
Donna L. Washington is a professional storyteller, actress, and author. She started performing at age six. She has adapted folktales into two full-length stage productions at Chicago's Upstage Downstage Theater and performed at numerous storytelling festivals. She is the author of "The Story of Kwanzaa, and she received a Parents' Choice Award for her recording "Live and Learn: The Exploding Frog and Other Stories.
Professional performer for 40 years, Yvonne Healy was born across the water. She grew up on an American Main Street with Irish language, stories and culture. The inherited gene for adventure led Healy to graduate from Swarthmore College, spend half-a-life acting in New York's soap operas and theaters, summer in yoga ashrams, and always to tell stories. Decades in professional storytelling, writing, acting, and improvisation lend a lively interactive flair to Healy's teaching. In college courses, conference workshops, and artist residencies, Yvonne encourages children, teens and adults to develop communication, writing and literacy in her dynamic programs.
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By Geraldine Huybrechts, Managing Director B-Eventic
Oh blue Curaçao! With delight in our hearts we accepted Destination Curaçao's Fam trip invitation to this beautiful little island in the Netherlands Antilles. When we arrived February 9, on our sunny destination after a ten-hour flight from Amsterdam, we knew our four days in this tropical paradise would be packed with activities and locations to check out. No time to lose, on with the report!
World heritage and cocktails (Day 1)Our first stop of the day was the excellent Kurá Hulanda Hotel http://kurahulandahotel.com/. This totally renovated city block is now a five star hotel in the centre of the capital Willemstad. It consists of several buildings in village style, reviving the Dutch architecture of the 17th and 18th century. It has two pools, multiple restaurants, a health spa, a casino and beautiful gardens. It's also home to the world famous anthropological Museum Kurá Hulanda and to a brand new conference centre. The resort is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World and it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the Puna district.
A small walk away from the hotel we arrived at the historic Rif Fort, built in 1828, where we had a magnificent view of the famous colorful Willemstad houses and visited The Renaissance Curaçao Resort which was in our opinion more suitable for the American, than the European market. Back at the Kurá Hulanda we enjoyed a delicious outdoor dinner accompanied by a live band.
Dolphins, beaches and filet. (Day 2)After a delightful breakfast we paid a visit to the Curaçao Public Aquarium and the Dolphin Academy: one of the most memorable highlights of the trip. Both were built on the oceanfront and are unique because of their 'open-water-system'. We met some of the dolphins and could even touch them. Various interactive programs are offered, including dolphin swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. This makes for excellent teambuilding or incentive activities.
After saying goodbye to our aquatic acquaintances, we continued our way to Westpunt, logically the westernmost point of the island, where we visited the Christoffel Park. This is the largest national park of Curaçao and home to a rich variety of local flora and fauna. There are hiking and mountain bike trails, but special activities like safaris, cave excursions and a full moon hike are possible too. The park also organizes multiple projects to support sustainable development.
We also made a little stop at Landhuis Dokterstuin. This land house was built in the 18th century and was owned by the government, who used it to lease small plots of land to former slaves to encourage agricultural development. Today, it's a typical Creole restaurant.
We passed by the Shete Boka National Park. Boca means "coves" in Papiamento: Curaçao's unofficial language. The ten holes in the rocks (more than four meters wide), battered by the power of the waves, offer fascinating sea views. Three species of threatened sea turtles use this region to breed. It's an ideal area for hiking trails or quad, buggy or jeep tours.
Finally, we arrived at Westpunt, in the Kurá Hulanda Lodge (the sister property of the KH Hotel). This intimate beach and dive resort boasts 42 guestrooms and 32 one- and two-bedroom suites with kitchenettes, allowing guests the benefits of vacation rentals http://www.destination360.com/caribbean/curacao/vacation-rentals combined with the facilities of a resort. It's a place for peace, quiet and relaxation. Although certain rooms are in need of renovation.
Westpunt is also home to the best beaches of the island. On some of them it's possible to organize private special events, incentives or celebrations. One of them is the Cas Abao Beach, which can be completely privatized, the perfect spot for a beach party.
We enjoyed our sandwich lunch: an ideal spot for sunbathing while getting calmed by the ocean waves. More active people can practice a wide variety of water sports. It's also an excellent place to snorkel because the protected coral reef comes in very close to shore.
After our picnic, it was time to discover some local art. Nena Sanchez, born on Curaçao in 1945, paints colorful Caribbean sceneries. When you enter her studio, you enter a world of tropical flowers, typical native cottages, blue skies and palm trees. Native Curaçao is reflected in all of her work. Yellow, blue and red are abundantly and cheerfully used. As a self-taught artist, she experiments with the use of different materials such as wood, canvas and paper.
Our hotel for the next 2 days was the very luxury Hyatt Regency hotel. Opened in April 2010, it's an extensive full-service luxury resort, situated between the Caribbean Sea and Spanish Water Bay. It offers 350 Deluxe rooms, including 15 suites and three private buildings with upscale amenities.
The recreation options are a private beach, health spa, full service salon, 24 hour fitness centre, three pools http://curacao.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/activities/pool/index.jsp, four tennis courts and an 18-hole Pete Dye championship golf course http://curacao.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/activities/golf/index.jsp. The Hyatt Regency Business centre offers innovative meeting facilities in style and stunning settings for all kind of event types: large and small meetings, conferences, conventions, social events, weddings et cetera.
After a quick shower, we were ready to embark directly from the hotel for a boat trip to discover the Spanish Water Bay and the Santa Barbara plantation, while enjoying delicious appetizers.
The Santa Barbara plantation is an exclusive residential community resort. With the Tafelberg, the Spanish Water bay and the Caribbean sea close by, the views were spectacular. A bit tipsy, we got off the boat and went to the SHOR restaurant, one of three Hyatt Regency restaurants. This one was located right next to the ocean, and offered a palette of seafood grill themes in a contemporary style. SHOR buys from local farmers to ensure the freshest ingredients and to boost Curaçao's agriculture industry. Try the mahi filet if you're there. It's absolutely delicious. It was truly a first-class fine dining experience!
Herbs, Ostriches and Blues (Day 3)Next morning, we drove to the botanical garden of Dinah Veeris Den Paradera.
The name "Den Paradera" comes from the Paraguiri Indians, who had a great knowledge of herbs. When the Spaniards came, slaves were brought to these Indians to be cured.
Dinah, a hearty lady in her late 80's (although she doesn't look it), started to preserve traditional medicinal plants when she noticed a lot of information was getting lost. She started to bring herbs to this garden to save them and to keep the knowledge alive. Dinah is known throughout Curaçao as a healer and has written different books, like "Green Remedies and Golden Customs of our Ancestors."
After a refreshing pink herbal drink, we continued our way to the Ostrich and Game Farm, where the guided tour evolved into a true safari. We even touched, fed, and rode some ostriches. The Zambezi restaurant next to the farm was decorated in a true African style. Ostrich and lots of other African dishes were served.
After the African experience, we visited another artist: Serena Janet Israel. Serena started her "Chichi" project in 2007. Chichi is a nickname for a special women on Curaçao. With her sculptures, Serena expresses the positive way of life. The figure is unique in form and local ladies come to paint them. An ideal souvenir when you visit Curaçao.
To end the day, we visited the Avila hotel http://avilahotel.com/ . Its different wings are home to different types of rooms. The Octagon Wing, built in 2006, has the newest spacious rooms with balconies and ocean views. The Blues Wing rooms are part of an all-wood structure, built on a pier. The hotel has multiple conference and banqueting facilities for business conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings and other social events.
To end the very last evening, we were invited for dinner at Blue Bay hotel http://www.bluebay-curacao.com/ .
Here, the accommodation is also divided into three types. As the hotel was fully booked, we have not been able to see any room but we did enjoy the excellent dinner on the beach. The hotel has some real excellent restaurants, bars, a private wide beach, water sports and a golf course. Live cooking at the beach is one of the many other incentive possibilities. The plan was to hit after dinner one of the many night-bars of Curaçao, especially http://www.sainttropezcuracao.com/, but as we were all pretty tired, we decided to take a night-cap in our hotel.
Goodbyes (Day4)
The last day, we visited the Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Case http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-deals/curmc-curacao-marriott-beach-resort-and-emerald-casino/. Allthough it's not brand new, the hotel offers quality. This resort offers 247 rooms including 10 suites, all with balcony or terrace, different restaurants and bars, a fitness centre, swimming pools, a whirlpool, a sauna and a range of water sport activities. Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Case can host business meetings in four meeting rooms. It's located close to the World Trade Center, which is one of the biggest building complexes in the Caribbean. It has 18 meeting rooms, a business centre, an auditorium (room for 325 people), an exhibition hall and a commercial area. The WTC proves that Curaçao can host major international business gatherings with ease.
Before we had to catch our flight, some time was left to visit charming Willemstad, and we had a great very local lunch!
It is clear that Curaçao offers a wide range of exclusive activities and amazing dinner experiences. This island has a lot of potential to grow as a MICE destination.
Curaçao is so much more than beautiful beaches and dive sites. With its original venues (country houses, beaches, forts or even the Maritime museum) and possibilities for original land and sea excursions, it has the means to organise a great incentive!
Marilyn Harrison – EMM Travel Consultant – HRG Belgium
Curaçao, Ideal winter destination with a great mixture of authenticity, colorful architecture, range of valuable outdoor venues, warm hospitality and a delicious surprising local kitchen.
Caribbean ambiance with an European flavor. Hyatt Regency Curaçao Golf Resort & SPA is a TOP hotel that meets all your expectations.
Tine Algoet - Managing Partner – Mind and Motion
Katrien Huyge - Incentive Planner – IPOC Events
Curaçao is a beautiful and versatile destination in the Caribbean Sea.
Although small in size, the island is surprisingly huge in possibilities for incentive travel. The authentic atmosphere, quaint architecture, beautiful hotels and the warm friendliness of the people will charm every corporate group, big and small.
In a nutshell, the assets of Curaçao are:
- authenticity of Caribbean charm.
- magnificent selection of hotels for each budget.
- excellent cuisine, from great casual to exclusive fine-dining in local and international restaurants.
- variety of incentive activities, water sports, attractions.
- business meeting & event facilities and venues, from hotels to the World Trade Center.
- mixture of cultures and art.
- tropical mild temperatures.
- distances are quite limited.
KLM departs from Schiphol Airport to Curaçao nine times a week, there are also daily flights to Bonaire to be booked. Flights to Aruba and St. Maarten depart five and three times per week.
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Biking in your retirement – What bicycle to choose
Biking is an excellent, go at your own pace, fully involved (mind and body) exercise and is perfect for retirees. Biking hits on so many cylinders: it can be a social or a solitary event, can get you into the fresh air and sun, and biking in your retirement will exercise your heart, your muscles, and get you out of the house. As a future or current retiree, biking is second only to plain old walking. Biking also is easy on the joints AND feet. Those of us with foot problems will find biking much less troublesome.
Ten reasons to Bike:
- Biking gets you out of the house and into the neighborhood.
- Biking is easy on all your joints, your feet, your knees and of d course your hips.
- The choices of your "ride" or the type of bike you can own are endless (scroll down).
- Biking can be as social as you want it to be.
- Biking is something you will look forward to.
- You can use your bicycle instead of your car for short errands.
- You are never too old to learn to bike, and once you do learn, you will have that skill for ever!
- Biking lowers blood pressure.
- You can join a bike club…or not.
- You can explore and see things you can't from a car, and go further that you could by walking.
- And here is a bonus..there are a wide variety of bicycle fashions– ( and hence gift ideas for your biking partner!)
Choosing the right bicycle for you is a major decision – and a very important one. According to some experts, choose the wrong bike and you will not enjoy yourself, and who needs one more thing cluttering your garage?
Here are the most common types of bicycles to choose from: (You can click the emboldened description to learn more abut each bike.)
Road Bike Road bikes are designed primarily for speed and distance but are not suited for off-road or rough terrain. Most retirees will find them a bu it uncomfortable.
Mountain Bikes A Mountain bike is made to go off road and rough terrain. They also provide superior comfort on the road ( compared to a road bike)
Hybrid Bicycles Also called a crossover is a blend of mountain and road and is a very versatile bike. This is the number on choice for driving around the neighborhood in an upright position.
Cruise Bikes Often seen at the beach and from rental shops at the park, they are easy to get on and off and off but not my choice for a regular bike, but are okay for occasional use.
Step Through Bikes or EZ Boarding Bike Great for older retirees, these bikes give the best comfort and are simple to use. But I you want that plus ease of getting on choose the EZ boarding
Adult Tricyle Of course these are not really bicycles, but are very popular with retired folks. They offer a stable ride, but don't plan on rising them very far.
One last word – DO NOT GET ON A BIKE WITH OUT A HELMET. Most serious injuries that happen on a bicycle are head injuries.
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For any classy canine, this tweed harness is a must-have. Super soft and comfy, they also mark high in the style stakes so your dog will be the envy of the cool canine crowd.
Velcro fastenings around the neck and chest ensure they are really easy to put on, but also very secure.
Additional information and key product features:
Printed throughout with logo branding to finish,
Perfect for walks, just clip your dog's lead to the D ring,
Matching items available,
Machine washable at 30°C – do not tumble dry and iron on a low heat.
Always surpervise your pet during use.
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Since the start-up in 1997, CSI Belgium has been a highly esteemed solution provider for SAP applications in the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) niche market. They rapidly became the preferred business partner for audit, security and controls management of renowned companies and organizations on a worldwide scale.
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Oil & Gas UK Awards finalists revealed
The finalists for the Oil & Gas UK Awards, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have been announced today,Tuesday ,September 16, 2014.
The prizes will be awarded at the annual awards ceremony at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday 6 November in front of some 600 guests from across the oil and gas industry and throughout the United Kingdom.
Stephen Marcos Jones, Oil & Gas UK's business development director, commented:
"We are once again delighted to announce the finalists for the Oil & Gas UK Awards – an event which brings our industry together to showcase the exceptional individuals and companies across Britain. Those who made it onto the shortlists fought off some tough competition; and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all those companies and individuals that shared their stories with us this summer.
"Following feedback from both the 2013 judging panel and our members, we have tailored our awards categories to ensure that they are relevant to a broader range of companies – from multinational operators to SMEs within the industry's £35 billion supply chain. Our expert judges have a difficult task ahead, as this is our largest group of finalists yet."
The finalists are:
Investment in People (Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME))
Axis Well Technology
Applied Drilling Technology International
Ingen Ideas
Investment in People (Large enterprise)
Swire Oilfield Services
Bibby Offshore
Business Innovation (SME)
Alba Power Ltd
Business Innovation (Large enterprise)
Cape Environmental Services Offshore
Survitec Group
Mentor of the Year
Robert Bell, Technical Director (Offshore Structures, Oil and Gas), Atkins
Mal Lowe, Talent Development Consultant, Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations
Alan Muirhead, Lead Field Development Engineer, Ingen Ideas
Apprentice of the Year
Ross Macleod, Trainee Electrical & Instrumentation Designer, Wood Group PSN
Marnie Toal, Apprentice Technician, Proserv
Ryan Geddes, Operations Technician (OPITO Apprentice), BP
Graduate of the Year
Hayleigh Pearson, Process Engineer, Costain Upstream
Barry Mitchell, Graduate Electrical Engineer, Wood Group PSN
John Stoddard, Junior Engineer, Proserv
The Oil & Gas UK Awards 2014 will take place on the evening of Thursday 6 November at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.


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In the food and beverage and pharmaceutical and biotech industries, contamination-free processing is essential for full compliance with industry validation standards. The potential for contamination in manufacturing applications increases with the introduction of peripheral components, such as flow measurement instruments, that help maintain process parameters within acceptable limits. To prevent this from happening, these devices must themselves meet standards set by governing agencies to ensure that there are no weak links in the sanitary chain.
This article describes the development of the sanitary equipment standards governing the processing industries. It explains the differences between hygienic standards in the United States and European markets and offers guidance for end users who must ensure that their flow measurement devices comply with recognized industry regulations.
Sanitary Standards
Thanks to today's expanding global economy, the U.S. marketplace now includes products imported from all over the world. Domestic food and beverage processors typically specify 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) approval on all process-related equipment. This nonprofit association, which represents equipment manufacturers, processors, regulatory sanitarians, and other public health professionals, has established a number of globally recognized sanitary standards and accepted practices for dairy and food processing equipment and systems. In some cases, food and beverage processors also require the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) labels on components that come into direct contact with the processed medium.
The sanitary standards put in place by 3-A SSI have been developed for a wide range of production equipment used in the dairy and egg processing industries. They serve as a reference under the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), the official regulatory document for the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS). These standards may also be required under many state and local regulations.
The NSF has traditionally developed standards for equipment used in food service and retail foods. Over the last few years, however, the NSF has also been involved in developing standards for food processing equipment. The NSF and 3-A SSI recently collaborated on standards development for meats and poultry equipment (3-A/NSF 15159), the results of which are now under review by an International Organization for Standardization working group.
Equipment manufactured in Europe for sanitary processing applications must carry the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) stamp of approval. Unlike 3-A SSI, EHEDG does not establish sanitary standards. Rather, it publishes guidelines for the construction and design of food processing equipment, as well as for cleanability testing performed in EHEDG laboratories.
Industry Challenges
The primary intent of 3-A SSI and EHEDG—the application of sound sanitary principles in food equipment manufacture—is the same. Both organizations represent equipment manufacturers, food industries, research institutes, and public health authorities with the aim of promoting hygiene during the processing and packaging of food products.
For many years, authorization to use the 3-A SSI symbol on flowmeters and other process equipment was determined by a system of self-certification. This system changed in 2003, when the requirement for a third party verification (TPV) inspection was implemented for 3-A licensees. The TPV procedure was completed for all standards in 2007.
The TPV program is designed to enhance the integrity of the 3-A SSI programs by affirming that equipment fabricated in accordance to 3-A sanitary standards or processing systems are manufactured and installed in accordance to 3-A accepted practices. The independent inspection programs of 3-A SSI provide assurance of hygienic equipment design, thereby benefiting regulatory sanitarians, equipment fabricators, processors, and consumers.
While 3-A SSI's requirement for TPV more closely aligns its certification process with that of EHEDG, key differences in equipment design requirements remain. This divergence is due, in part, to the different levels of cleanliness specified by each organization.
For the U.S. food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, which typically base their verification procedures on 3-A SSI sanitary standards, the situation brings up an important question: Should end users recognize EHEDG as equivalent to 3-A on hygienic-approved flow measurement equipment?
Sanitary Requirements
Liquid flow measurement is an inherent aspect of many production processes in the food and beverage industries. For some manufacturers, the ability to obtain accurate flow measurements can make the difference between profit and loss. In other cases, inaccurate flow measurements or failure to take measurements can cause serious—even disastrous—results.
Many industries require a "sanitary" condition for their flow measurement equipment. In this case, the word sanitary refers to a highly clean and hygienic condition. The design requirements and specifications for sanitary flowmeters originated in the dairy industry, where the handling and packaging of perishable products like milk required equipment that did not contribute to the bacterial growth or decay of product.
Sanitary flowmeters are designed to ensure that flowing product or residue is not trapped in the meter body where it can spoil. For example, sanitary turbine flowmeters employ 316 stainless steel construction and a smooth finish that eliminates cracks and crevices where bacteria breed. Typical applications include measuring or batch controlling USP or deionized water, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, milk, vegetable oil, wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, juices, and any other clean, consumable liquid. Other flowmeter designs, such as positive displacement meters, are suited for accurately measuring thick fluids in applications for which batch repeatability is desired.
Some sanitary electromagnetic flow-meters are manufactured from 304 stainless and lined with polytetrafluoro- ethylene for added durability in process plant applications. Mag meters, available with Hastelloy C electrodes, offer enhanced corrosion resistance, while a potted and sealed electrode housing helps to eliminate the damaging effects of humidity.
Liquid clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters are an ideal solution for many different types of sanitary environments. These meters, which can be installed on the outside of existing process piping, use the ultrasonic transit time method to determine flow rate.
End users should become familiar with the key design considerations for flowmeters and other sanitary process instruments. These issues are detailed below with a comparison of 3-A SSI standards and EHEDG guidelines.
Food Contact Surfaces
One of the most critical considerations in the construction and design of sanitary equipment is the food contact surface. Why? Because contamination of these surfaces will more than likely contaminate the food itself. Therefore, all food contact surfaces should be smooth, impervious, free of cracks and crevices, nonporous, nonabsorbent, nonreactive, corrosion resistant, nontoxic, and cleanable. These standards also apply to any nonmetal coatings on a surface.
The standards established by 3-A SSI require that all surfaces and coatings maintain corrosion resistance and be free of surface delamination, pitting, flaking, chipping, blistering, and distortion under conditions of intended use. Likewise, EHEDG requires consideration of important issues:
- compatibility with food stuffs and ingredients;
- chemical resistance (cleaning and disinfectants);
- temperature resistance in use (upper and lower use temperatures);
- steam resistance (clean in place/steam in place);
- stress-crack resistance;
- hydrophobicity/reactivity of the surface;
- cleanability;
- effect of surface structure and smoothness;
- residue accumulation;
- adsorption/desorption;
- leaching;
- hardness;
- resilience;
- cold flow resistance; and
- abrasion resistance.
Stainless steel is by far the preferred metal for food contact surfaces due to its corrosion resistance and durability in most food applications. Not all stainless steel is equal, however. For most surfaces, 3-A SSI requires 316 stainless steel; 304 stainless steel can only be used for utility pipes, and 303 stainless steel is restricted.
EHEDG has similar guidelines:
"Where good resistance to general atmospheric corrosion is required, but the conditions of intended use will involve only solutions with a pH of between about 6.5 and 8, low levels of chlorides (say, up to 50mg/l [ppm]) and low temperatures (say, up to 25ºC), the most common choice would be AISI-304, an austenitic 18%Cr/10%Ni stainless steel, or its low-carbon version AISI-304L (DIN 1.4307; EN X2CrNi18-9), which is more easily welded."
If both the level of chlorides and the temperature exceed amounts that are approximately double these values, the material will require greater resistance to the crevice and pitting corrosion that may result from chlorides concentrating locally. In this case, 316 stainless steel should be used to improve corrosion resistance; this grade is recommended for components such as valves, pump casings, rotors, and shafts, while its low-carbon equivalent AISI-316L is recommended for pipework and vessels due to its enhanced weldability. Alternatively, titanium may be appropriate.
As temperatures approach 150ºC, even 316 stainless steels may suffer from stress-corrosion cracking where regions of high stress are exposed to high levels of chloride. If this is the case, 410, 409, and 329 stainless steel, or even Incoloy 825, may be required for their high strength and/or high corrosion resistance, although they may be more costly.
Surface Texture and Finish
Any surface that is textured, polished, or ground should have a finish that is free of cracks and crevices. Both 3-A SSI and EHEDG have adopted an industry-recognized method for determining an acceptable food contact surface, the roughness average or Ra value. The Ra value is found using a profilometer with a diamond-tipped stylus to measure peaks and valleys in a surface. According to 3-A SSI, ground or polished stainless steel must meet a No. 4 ground surface, while unpolished surfaces must meet a No. 2B or mill finish.
EHEDG also has guidelines for surface finish:
- "Large areas of product contact surface should have a surface finish of 0.8 µm Ra [32 µinch Ra], or better, although the cleanability strongly depends on the applied surface finishing technology, as this can affect the surface topography.
- "It should be noted that cold-rolled steel has a roughness of Ra = 0.2 to 0.5 µm [8 to 20 µinch Ra] and therefore usually does not need to be polished in order to meet surface roughness requirements, provided the product contact surfaces are free from pits, folds and crevices when in the final fabricated form.
- "A roughness of Ra >0.8 µm is acceptable if test results have shown that the required cleanability is achieved because of other design features or procedures such as a high flow rate of the cleaning agent. Specifically, in the case of polymeric surfaces, the hydrophobicity, wettability and reactivity may enhance cleanability."
It is also important to remember that food equipment should be designed and fabricated in such a way that all food contact surfaces are free of sharp corners and crevices. All mating surfaces must also be continuous (e.g., substantially flush). Construction of all food handling or processing equipment should allow for easy disassembly for cleaning and inspection. Where appropriate, equipment such as vessels, chambers, and tanks should be self-draining and pitched to a drainable port with no potential holdup of food materials or solutions.
Another consideration is internal angles. As 3-A SSI sanitary standards state, "all internal angles 135° or less should have a minimum radii of 1/4 inch (6.35mm)." The standards allow for smaller radii where needed for function, within certain specifications.
EHEDG guidelines stipulate a preference for corners with a radius equal to or larger than 6 mm; the minimum radius is 3 mm. Sharp, 90° corners must be avoided. If used as a sealing point, however, corners must be as sharp as possible to form a tight seal at the point closest to the product/seal interface. In this situation, a small break edge or radius of 0.2 mm may be required to prevent damage to elastomeric seals during thermal cycling. If any of these criteria cannot be met due to technical and functional reasons, the loss of cleanability must be compensated for in some way, and the effectiveness of this compensation must be demonstrated by testing. In addition, both 3-A SSI and EHEDG require joints to be smooth, continuous, and butt type.
Perhaps the biggest difference between 3-A SSI and EHEDG is in the testing of process manufacturing equipment. For 3-A approval, the certified conformance evaluator uses personal knowledge and experience to conduct a detailed physical evaluation of the equipment, engineering drawings, and documentation associated with the equipment to be verified. This is very much "opinion engineering."
For EHEDG approval, a very sensitive test method is used to prove whether or not microorganisms can be removed from the interior surfaces of the equipment. This method ensures that, even with all the design criteria stated above, it can be proven once and for all whether or not the equipment is cleanable to a microbial level. EHEDG believes that because of typical flow behavior in certain equipment, it is always better to perform tests with live microorganisms sticking to the wall.
It is evident that 3-A SSI and EHEDG are driving in the same direction, and collaboration between the two organizations bodes well for the improvement and standardization of future sanitary equipment regulations and guidelines. Industry cooperation will bring consensus to achieve technically equivalent hygienic design standards on a scientific and technical basis, thus removing national or regional standards as non-tariff barriers to trade.
The EHEDG guidelines and testing procedures described in this article should demonstrate to U.S. food and beverage processors that the EHEDG stamp of approval is equal to the one given by 3-A SSI and should be accepted as such on flow measurement instrumentation.
Archenhold is the industrial market manager for Flow Technology, Inc. Reach him at (619) 319-7769 or email@example.com.
For More Information
- 3-A Sanitary Standards: www.3-a.org.
- European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG): www.ehedg.org.
- National Sanitation Foundation: www.nsf.org.
- European Network for Hygienic Manufacturing of Food: www.hyfoma.com.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: www.fda.gov.


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As parents, we are always trying to come up with ideas to solve some of our biggest struggles. Occasionally, we are lucky and we find the right fit the first time we try it. However, it often doesn't work that way. We must sometimes set aside one idea and be open to trying something new. That was the case with us.
We needed a way to help teach our kids responsibility. That meant using a responsibility chart. We gave this a good try (around 18 months). This was great for helping them do their chores regularly. But, we wanted to do further than that.
We wanted our kids to learn how to take initiative to help around the house. In addition, we felt that they did not really appreciate the time we allowed them to spend on their iPad, watching TV or using the computer. Both of us knew that there had to be a way we could do this. But how?
Then, I recalled reading a friend's Facebook status. She mentioned that she had bought tickets for rewards. I thought that sounded like an awesome idea. She mentioned that her son would earn them for doing the things she and her husband agreed upon and he would be able to redeem them for time spent playing video games. That got me thinking (which can often be a very scary thought). What if we tried that?
The more I thought about this idea, the more I liked it! I started thinking about the book fairs and school events which cost money. There were the snacks and other things they wanted when we went to movie night at our school or the theater. I thought of the presents they needed to buy for friends' birthday parties.
I then took my thought process another direction — earning additional rewards. This system could be used to help with screen time, staying up late….and so much more! Like I said, it can be scary when the thinking gets started. What if we could offer a system where they earned money to get all the other things they needed? After all, we were going to pay for them anyhow, so why not make the kids earn the right to get those perks? Again….tickets seemed to fit the bill!
And – what about fines!? What if they had to pay me tickets when they did not do the right thing. Maybe if they did not do a chore or they were fighting??
The ideas were endless…..and that resulted in our starting our Ticket Reward & Fine Method.
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- Using Toy Jail to Teach Kids Responsibility
- How to Get Started Using Responsibility Charts with Your Kids
- Why You Need Life Insurance on the Stay-at-Home Parent
The first thing you need for your ticket reward system are the tickets. I found some at Target that had smiley faces on them. Best of all – they were affordable! If you want to check them out, they are available on Amazon (and come in all sorts of fun colors).
Next, I found some jars and removed the lids. I allowed the kids to use markers and personalize their own ticket jar. That way, they'd all know which one was theirs!
The kids each know where to store their tickets as they are earned (and are where they need to be when they lose a ticket).
We sat down as a family and determined HOW the kids would earn tickets. The first thing they learned was that they would not earn tickets for doing the things that were expected of them. That included chores such as making their bed, getting dressed for school, picking up their rooms, etc.
We told them that those are things that they must do as a member of our family. However, we told them that if they do not do the things they need to for living in our house, they could lose a ticket! (You should have seen the looks that we got when we told them that)!
They each have regular chores they must do, but we added a few additional things to their lists. We told them that they would be responsible for that task and that when they saw it needed to be done, it would be their responsibility to do it. They also understood that we did not expect them to remember these on their own, so we would remind them.
The task would need to be completed when we told them about it. If they did it without complaint, they could earn a ticket. We set the limit to four additional tickets each week.
They asked us how they could earn more tickets. My husband and I explained that if they did things without being asked, such as picking up the family room, they could earn a ticket. They could earn tickets if they were helpful to one another and treated others with respect.
We stressed that these bonus tickets were optional and that they would not get tickets just for being nice. They had to always be respectful and they may get tickets from time to time. (We did not want them being nice solely for getting tickets).
Not only did our kids find out how they could earn tickets, but they also were told how they would lose them. When they fought or sassed, they'd lose a ticket. If they did not do what we asked them to do, they would lose a ticket. Complain about bedtime? Lose a ticket!
We also told our kids that there were offenses which would cost more than one ticket – such as yelling, disrespecting us, temper tantrums and the like. These offenses will start at cost of 2 tickets — and could go up from there!
Since we were not handing them money, we had to assign a value to the tickets. The tickets were used for things we normally buy for them like book fair items or presents for birthday parties. My husband and I decided that we would provide clothes and shoes for them and the food on the table, but that was it.
As far as the ticket value, my husband and I looked at our monthly spending and did an estimate and determined how many tickets we thought they'd earn on average in each month. We decided to start the value out at $1/ticket, full well knowing that if they turn into the perfect children we know they can be, there may be a downturn in the market and the tickets may lose half of their value.
We did not want our kids to just think that tickets were a way to spend only on themselves. The idea was to also make sure they used them to help others. They learned that each week they would cash in 1 ticket and would receive $1 which they could place into the donation plate at church.
We even set up a savings schedule. At the end of each month, they must look at the tickets they have available. They each had to cash in 10% of the tickets, which we converted to cash. This had to be deposited into their savings accounts.
To ensure that they always save, the kids were never allowed to drop below 15 tickets in their jar at any time (one they earned that amount). They learned to budget and understand that they can't spend everything they make. They are forced to save before they can spend.
Now that our kids knew how to cash in tickets for goods and money, we decided to entice them even more. We added in a way for them to cash in tickets for rewards!
They currently are allowed a certain number of electronics time every day (outside of what is needed for school). If they want more time than allowed, they can get that – but they must use tickets! If they cash in 1 ticket, they can get another 30 minutes of screen time (but are limited to no more than 1 hour of bonus screen time a day).
Another fun reward we added was staying up late! They all have bedtimes – even on the weekends (although, the weekend time is a bit later). We decided that if they wanted to stay up later, they could do so – but they would have to pay with a ticket!
So, why did we change what we were doing to help our kids learn responsibility? We know our kids and when they have something tangible, at the moment, they can relate much better. They feel the ticket in their hand when they do what they are supposed to do but they know I can take one out of their buckets if I need to as well. Seeing that exchange hits home much more than a check mark on a chart. They can't hold a check mark. They can't see it taking away from what they have.
Will they earn a ticket for every little thing they do? No. There are things that they need to do just for living here which do not warrant tickets. We are starting out by rewarding them for more — to get them to understand how the process works. As time goes on, the reasons for earning tickets will change. The way you handle chores with a 4-year-old is much different than a 10-year-old. The system grows with them.
We've used the ticket reward and fine method for a while and it amazes me at how effective it is. Now, I simply say "TICKETS" and my kids know that they better listen up!!


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"Beautiful and in Russian" – the most exact description of the home-style cozy restaurant "Russkoe Podvorie" located in one of the most green areas of Moscow. The sounds of clinking wine glasses, loud friends gatherings and important discussions, which are often help to make future transactions and create a unique atmosphere. Light interior and carved, vintage sideboards decorate our five banquet halls and fill with omfort and warmth of home, and an extensive menu of royal dishes from our chef Anton Lutsenko are favourable for a wedding or a joyful corporate event. In the menu you can find truly Russian pickles and already favorite European cuisine: salted honey mushrooms, pickled eggplant, tender herring vorschmack, homemade pelmeni with salmon in a creamy caviar sauce, our signiture salad "Podvorie" andpike cutlets.
And for those whose soul asks for songs we have opened a karaoke room.
Our friendly staff shall be happy to do its best, that you feel like to come to our restaurant again and again! It's so important to be happy here and now, to see the smiles of the closest people and to have together unforgettable moments!
To find us is very simple: The restaurant is located at the Simferopolskiy Boulevard, not far from the metro stations "Kakhovka", "Sevastopolskaya" and "Varshavskaya"
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Maria Damanaki is the Global Ambassador for Oceans at The Nature Conservancy. She leads a global team focused on transforming how the world manages its oceans, including sustainable fisheries management, large-scale protection and restoration of coral reefs and other ecosystems, coastal resilience and a first-of-its-kind mapping and quantification of the full value of the world's oceans to people.
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Born on the Greek island of Crete, Maria graduated with honors from the National Technical University of Athens with a Master of Science in chemical engineering. There, she played a leading role in the underground student opposition of the Greek military junta. She has authored four books on European issues, human rights, education and women's rights.
Maria is based in the Conservancy's London office. She enjoys traveling and spending time around the Greek islands with her three grown children.
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