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Greenbrier exits wheelset roller bearing reconditioning business
Long-term supply agreement ensures cost-competitive supply of wheelset roller bearings; Sale furthers strategy to reduce non-core assets to enhance earnings and capital return
Feb 28, 2013, 04:53 ET
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. [NYSE: GBX] announced today it has entered an asset purchase agreement with The Timken Company [NYSE: TKR] for sale of substantially all the equipment utilized in Greenbrier's reconditioned wheelset roller bearing operations in Elizabethtown, Kentucky ("Elizabethtown"). Concurrent with the sale, Greenbrier will enter into a long-term supply agreement with Timken for reconditioned and new bearings. The companies did not disclose the asset purchase price. Closing of the transaction is expected before the conclusion of Greenbrier's fiscal third quarter ending May 31, 2013.
Greenbrier acquired Elizabethtown in 2008 to provide reconditioned wheel bearings for use in Greenbrier's Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts segment. Elizabethtown has employed an average of 100 people during Greenbrier's last two fiscal years and is Greenbrier's only wheelset roller bearing reconditioning facility. The operation is profitable. However, recent changes in rules related to reconditioned components and a constrained availability of certain key materials has diminished the strategic value of this operation rendering it a non-core asset to Greenbrier. As a global bearing manufacturer with four rail bearing reconditioning facilities in the US, Timken brings scale and experience to the supply agreement. This ensures Greenbrier a steady, long-term supply of new and reconditioned bearings, while eliminating Greenbrier's costs of maintaining an internal operation to meet its supply needs.
The effects of eliminating internal production of bearings and entering into the supply agreement are expected to be accretive to Greenbrier's earnings and liberate approximately $10 million in capital. It is consistent with Greenbrier's corporate strategy to reduce non-core or underperforming capital assets and improve capital efficiency, while also increasing capital available for reinvestment opportunities that enhance the performance of Greenbrier's integrated business model. These efforts are designed to increase Greenbrier's return on invested capital, improve gross margins and enhance value to shareholders. This strategy will be described in greater detail when Greenbrier announces its financial results in early April for its second fiscal quarter ending on February 28, 2013.
"With the completion of this transaction, we are well positioned to focus on our core strengths of heavy railcar repair, refurbishment, complete wheel services and routine railcar maintenance and pursue the growth opportunities that these areas offer," said Timothy A. Stuckey, president of Greenbrier Rail Services. "We are pleased to partner with Timken to ensure that our requirements for new and reconditioned wheelset roller bearings will continue without interruption."
"Like Greenbrier, Timken is committed to improving the productivity, safety and efficiency of our rail customers," said Brian Ruel, vice president of off-highway, light vehicle systems and rail for Timken. "This agreement aligns with our strategy to grow our services portfolio and invest in the rail business."
To complete the asset purchase transaction, Greenbrier and Timken will complete a transition plan over the course of Greenbrier's fiscal third quarter. This will include preparing equipment and remaining inventory for transfer to Timken facilities. The land and buildings owned by Greenbrier at Elizabethtown are not included in the asset purchase agreement and will be listed for sale by Greenbrier after completion of the transition plan.
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: This release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expected new railcar production volumes and schedules, expected customer demand for the Company's products and services, plans to increase manufacturing capacity, new railcar delivery volumes and schedules, growth in demand for the Company's railcar services and parts business, and the Company's future financial performance. Greenbrier uses words such as "anticipates," "believes," "forecast," "potential," "contemplates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "estimates," "could," "would," "will," "may," "can," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from in the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, reported backlog is not indicative of our financial results; turmoil in the credit markets and financial services industry; high levels of indebtedness and compliance with the terms of our indebtedness; write-downs of goodwill, intangibles and other assets in future periods; sufficient availability of borrowing capacity; fluctuations in demand for newly manufactured railcars or failure to obtain orders as anticipated in developing forecasts; loss of one or more significant customers; customer payment defaults or related issues; actual future costs and the availability of materials and a trained workforce; failure to design or manufacture new products or technologies or to achieve certification or market acceptance of new products or technologies; steel or specialty component price fluctuations and availability and scrap surcharges; changes in product mix and the mix between segments; labor disputes, energy shortages or operating difficulties that might disrupt manufacturing operations or the flow of cargo; production difficulties and product delivery delays as a result of, among other matters, changing technologies, production of new railcar types, or non-performance of subcontractors or suppliers; ability to obtain suitable contracts for the sale of leased equipment and risks related to car hire and residual values; difficulties associated with governmental regulation, including environmental liabilities; integration of current or future acquisitions; succession planning; all as may be discussed in more detail under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, and our other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Greenbrier, (www.gbrx.com), headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars in its four manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico and marine barges at its U.S. facility. It also repairs and refurbishes freight cars and provides wheels and railcar parts at 39 locations across North America. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars and refurbishes freight cars for the European market through both its operations in Poland and various subcontractor facilities throughout Europe. Greenbrier owns approximately 11,000 railcars, and performs management services for approximately 219,000 railcars.
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global industrial technology leader, applies its deep knowledge of materials, friction management and power transmission to improve the reliability and efficiency of industrial machinery and equipment all around the world. The company engineers, manufactures and markets mechanical components and high-performance steel. Timken® bearings, engineered steel bars and tubes—as well as transmissions, gearboxes, chain, related products and services—support diversified markets worldwide. With sales of $5.0 billion in 2012 and approximately 20,000 people operating from 30 countries, Timken makes the world more productive and keeps industry in motion.
SOURCE The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX)


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Colorless Glassware: the Advantage is Clear
Opting for transparent glassware makes it easy to revamp your tabletop with no worries about clashing colors or patterns. Plus, clear glass showcases the color of your beverages, from beautiful Bordeaux to pink cosmos. After all, what's the point of a tequila sunrise if no one can see it?


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It's Hard to Slice and Dice CEO Paychecks
The SEC is proposing new CEO pay disclosure, but it's not as simple as it may seem.
Federal regulators want companies to reveal how much more their chief executives make than a typical employee, but the disclosures may not help investors determine whether a CEO's pay is out of step with his peers.
Analysts say the so-called pay ratios will vary based on differences in how companies deploy their workforces and how they'll crunch the numbers.
Ratios at companies with predominantly U.S. employees will likely be lower than at companies with lower-paid employees abroad. Companies that outsource work will post different ratios than rivals that use their own employees to perform the same tasks. Part-time and temporary employees could further skew the ratio, since the Securities and Exchange Commission said they must be included.
"I just don't see how there's going to be a company-to-company comparison that's going to be all that meaningful," said Mark Borges, a principal at executive-compensation consultant Compensia Inc. Mr. Borges thinks the ratio will be most useful in assessing pay equity at a single company over time, as it grows or shrinks.
The SEC on Wednesday proposed that companies compute the pay of their median worker and compare that figure to the pay of the CEO. The median is the point where half the workers make more and half make less. The proposal would flesh out a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-reform law. The SEC said it would accept comments on its proposal for 60 days. The rule will likely take effect in 2015 or 2016, depending on when the SEC takes final action.
In its proposal, the SEC said companies could use differing methods to identify their median employee, including looking at a sample, rather than all employees. Analysts said that provision, aimed at reducing the record-keeping burden on large, global companies, would make company-to-company comparisons more difficult.
The freedom in selecting the median-paid employee drew praise from one large global company that met with SEC commissioners and staffers as they drafted the rule. Health-care company Johnson & Johnson credited the agency's "practical approach" and consideration of compliance costs. J&J said the rules "appear designed to provide significant flexibility" to companies trying "to comply with an otherwise onerous disclosure requirement."
At the same time, Arthur Kohn, a partner who specializes in executive compensation at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, said the flexibility "undermines the ability to compare [ratios] on an apples-to-apples basis."
Radford, a consulting unit of Aon PLC, offered a glimpse of the complexity after Dodd-Frank passed in 2010, when it analyzed salary data for employees at 253 technology companies. The sample was drawn from more than 1,500 companies that annually tell Radford how much they are paying employees, from the executive suite to the factory floor.
Its conclusion: Bigger, more global companies would likely report significantly higher pay ratios than smaller, domestic-focused firms.
At companies with less than $200 million in annual revenue, the CEO made roughly 10 times the typical employee; at companies with more than $3 billion in annual revenue, the CEO made 78 times the typical employee. At companies with only U.S. employees, the CEO made 20 times the typical employee; at companies with global operations, the CEO made 42 times the typical employee.
"The biggest lesson we took away is that it's going to be difficult to draw company-to-company comparisons," said Ted Buyniski, a senior vice president for Radford.
Many companies in the analysis were in the same corners of the tech industry, often rivals of one another, but had different results. For example, Mr. Buyniski said, the ratio for the CEO of a semiconductor maker with factories in the U.S. will likely be lower than a rival with factories in East Asia.
"When you're talking about global companies, you may be in a situation where you have two similarly paid CEOs who have dramatically different pay ratios," he said.
The same dynamic would be evident in other industries. Yum Brands Inc., owner of Taco Bell, franchises most of its U.S. restaurants, but employs tens of thousands of workers at company-owned restaurants in China. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. owns its restaurants, almost all of which are in the U.S.
The SEC acknowledges that differing corporate strategies and structures may affect the ratios. In its proposal, the agency said comparing the ratio from one company to another may not be "achievable" or "justifiable," and could lead to "potentially misleading conclusions and to unintended consequences."
Supporters of the rule hope that highlighting the pay disparity will prompt companies to cut CEO pay, raise the pay of lower-level workers, or both. In a letter to the SEC, Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who wrote the pay provision, said investors deserve to know "whether public companies' pay practices are fair to their average employees, especially compared to their highly compensated CEOs."
Supporters say they don't expect investors to compare the pay ratios of companies in different industries. Brandon Rees, acting head of the AFL-CIO's Office of Investment, said the numbers will be more useful in comparing peers; even then, he said, comparisons might be skewed by whether a company uses its own workers or farms tasks out to subcontractors.
But Mr. Rees said the rule would prompt more disclosure about those workplace practices. "This rule will encourage the companies to better describe those differences and help investors better understand those companies," he said.
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This is a wild bunny alert: Our New England cottontail rabbit is in trouble.
It won't be much of a surprise to learn that we're to blame. Perhaps it will lessen the guilt to know state and federal environmentalists — and a few conservation-minded landowners — are now working to save our native bunnies.
And they're doing it in part by using a program designed to provide hunters with more wild game to shoot.
Which is fine with Tom McAvoy, who happens to like hunting.
McAvoy's 115-acre farm in the little eastern Connecticut town of Scotland is one focus of a combined federal-state effort to provide more of the brushy, thickety landscape favored by our furry native cottontails.
A vice president at Dime Bank, McAvoy bought the property about six years ago. He says his original plan was to bulldoze some of the overgrown fields, bring back some of the pastureland for a few cows, and keep the rest of the farm as open space for his kids and grandkids to enjoy.
McAvoy was a little taken aback when state environmental officials offered to provide federal funding for a project to improve the cottontail habitat on sections of his farm.
"My first reaction was, 'We're spending taxpayer dollars on what?'" he laughs.
Since then, McAvoy has learned a lot about these New England rabbits and the reasons why we should be trying to save them. (He even calls his land "Cottontail Farm.")
Environmentalists argue that saving the New England cottontail is part of the attempt to fight back against the influx of alien species and preserve at least some of our region's natural mix of plants and animals. Help our cottontail to come back, they say, and you also help the vegetation and predators that evolved with the rabbit.
The first thing to know about the New England cottontail is that it's not the same rabbit most Connecticut people see on their lawns or nibbling at the veggies in their gardens. Those furry, long-eared buggers are most likely members of the Eastern cottontail clan, a cousin species to our New England bunnies.
It's not easy to tell the two types of rabbits apart, unless you do a DNA test or measure their skulls.
Experts say a goodly number of Eastern cottontails often have a star-like white mark on their foreheads, which New England cottontails lack. But if there's no mark, the two species can look "almost identical," according to the Wildlife in Connecticut Notebook, published by Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
"We see a lot of rabbits around here," says McAvoy, "but I couldn't tell the difference."
Our native New England cottontails once roamed the scrub woods and brushy areas of our region from the Hudson River Valley all the way to Maine's Atlantic coast.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Eastern cottontail was imported from the Midwest, presumably to improve the prospects of local hunters looking to bring home something for dinner.
Our New England rabbit continued to hold the upper hand through the 1930s. The dynamic changed as farmland went away, replaced by woodlands and suburbs. Today, the Eastern cottontail, which thrives on lawns and golf courses, is far more numerous.
Back in 2000, Connecticut environmentalists began collecting information on the two cottontail species' status. They got samples from hunters, live-trapped the little beggars, picked up bunny roadkill, and tested rabbit poop.
The results showed cottontails in 115 of Connecticut's 169 cities and towns. Eastern cottontails showed up in 94 percent of those communities, while the native New Englanders could be found in only 23 percent of those towns.
In 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed the New England cottontail was in enough trouble to be considered a candidate for "threatened or endangered" status as a species.
All of which brings us to the efforts by Connecticut officials to use some of the state's 32,000 acres of wildlife management areas (WMAs) to help our native New England bunny.
Many of those wildlife areas were originally bought by the state using federal money. That cash was generated by fees tacked on when someone buys guns, ammunition, bows, arrows, fishing equipment, gets hunting or fishing licenses, or fuels up a boat.
The whole idea behind the wildlife-management-area program was to save land to help preserve all kinds of native species of birds, fish and animals that were rapidly losing out to human development.
Connecticut's WMAs are scattered all over the state. They range in size from 2,017 acres (the Roraback WMA in Harwinton) down to several small parcels of a single acre or less.
The last two big federally funded wild land purchases in this state were the 700-acre Sessions Woods WMA in Burlington, which was picked up for $663,000 in 1982; and 311 acres in Bozrah that was bought in 1984 for $252,000 and designated as the Bear Hill WMA.
The state is now using its own money, from the Recreation and Natural Heritage Program, to buy even more wildlife preservation areas. More than $5.8 million has been spent buying up some 650 acres in places like Vernon and Suffield.
Other properties (like the big Roraback tract) were donated to the state.
Paul Rothbart, a member of DEEP's wildlife division, says some of those wildlife management areas are devoted to projects to help specific types of species.
Rothbart says the newly purchased Suffield property, for example, is undergoing "extensive site cleanups" to get rid of all the trash dumped there over the years.
"The ultimate goal for the area... is to provide nesting habitat for grassland species," according to Rothbart.
Eight other WMAs in Connecticut have been tagged as good sites for projects to make the sort of habitat favored by the New England cottontail.
Rothbart says Connecticut recently finished up projects involving 183 acres of cottontail habitat work using a $180,000 federal grant. Another $225,000 in federal funding is being targeted for projects on an additional 400 acres. While all this money is theoretically aimed at helping the New England cottontail, Rothbart says experts estimate the habitat improvements "benefit at least 47 other species."
What makes McAvoy's farm in Scotland sort of special is that it is right across a road from one of those state-owned cottontail habitat sites, the 469-acre Spignesi WMA.
State officials contacted McAvoy not long after he bought his land and asked if they could conduct rabbit studies on it. For the next three years, they picked up bunny pellets, trapped rabbits and collared them, and conducted loads of DNA tests to see which rabbits were which.
After the study determined there were a goodly number of New England cottontails on the land, McAvoy agreed to take part in a program designed to provide the native beasties with the right kind of habitat.
So invasive plants like autumn olive were ripped out by contractors' bulldozers and backhoes. This past spring, McAvoy, members of his family and local volunteers planted some 500 native shrubs, including bayberry, wild raspberry and juniper, in 15 different bush "islands" that were fenced off to protect them from the deer.
"Right now we have approximately 30 acres in the development stage," says McAvoy. He figures about $20,000 in federal funding has been spent so far on the project.
"This just seems like an ideal way, not only to preserve open space… but to help save an endangered species," says the 53-year-old McAvoy. "I want to keep the land as open space, to pass it on to my children and grandchildren... I consider myself a conservationist, and preserving this kind of good habitat is really important."
McAvoy believes the project will also help other species, from the monarch butterflies that feed on the milkweed growing across the farm, to the deer and wild turkeys that McAvoy occasionally likes to hunt.
And what about all those bunnies he's been helping?
"I'm just not a rabbit hunter," he says with a smile.
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NBC Universal Argues That Copy Protection Is Necessary
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The first part of the debate discusses whether or not copy protection is necessary. Not surprisingly, Cotton takes the "yes" position. While he comes up with a list of 7 reasons, none are close to convincing. He gets off on the wrong foot (and suggests either that he's willfully misleading or simply ignorant) by suggesting that infringement is no different than theft. It's tough to have a serious discussion on copyright and business models when you stake out that obviously incorrect position (theft involves something going missing, infringement does not -- even if both are illegal). The rest of his argument seems to revolve around two key points: that technology can be effective in stopping unauthorized file sharing and that the industry needs to stop unauthorized file sharing. Both points are wrong. He seems to be confusing two points on that first one. It may be true that copy protection can make it more difficult for an individual or some people to upload an infringing file, but it will never be possible to stop everyone -- and the second a single file is available for others, it no longer matters, because that one file is universally available to be copied. As for the argument that the industry needs to stop unauthorized file sharing, that's only true if the industry cannot come up with business models that embrace unauthorized file sharing and use it to its advantage. As we've already discussed, not only is this possible, it's already happening, and it's helping content creators to recognize business models where they can make more money than before.
Wu's response focuses in on some of that, by noting that it really is a business model issue, and that Cotton seems to ignore that. As Wu says: "digital locks are no substitute for a good business model." However, where Wu could be even stronger is in pointing to evidence, both historical and current, that other business models can actually be much better for content creators. Overall, though, it's a good response, and most of the commenters seem to side with Wu rather than Cotton. It will be interesting to see if Cotton actually responds to Wu's points (hopefully without just falling back on the talking points from his original answer), or if the debate just moves on to the next topic.


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Danbury parents alerted about school changes
DANBURY -- As many as 285 households will receive letters this week saying that their children will attend a different Danbury public school next fall.
The school district changed the building assignments to manage overcrowding in some schools and take advantage of three new additions that added 18 classrooms.
All-day kindergarten has been phased in over the past two years, but in the fall the remaining schools will implement the initiative, which requires moving students.
The letters were mailed Friday to any families who would be affected by the redistricting, Finance Director Joe Martino said Monday.
Schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella told the Board of Education that in making the changes, the aim was to minimize the number of families disrupted, hold down transportation costs and maintain the racial balance of schools as required by state law.
The goal was to not pick one or two students from a street, but to find clusters so that children in neighborhoods moved together.
The redistricting plan means that about 31 students will move from Mill Ridge Primary to Shelter Rock School; 39 will move from Mill Ridge Primary to Park Avenue; 12 will move from King Street Intermediate to Shelter Rock; 15 will move from King Street Intermediate to Park Avenue; 97 will move from Morris Street to Park Avenue and 46 will move from Ellsworth to Stadley Rough.
"We grandfathered in any students who would be in their culminating year next year," Martino said. "For instance, those who are in fourth grade going into fifth grade and the Mill Ridge second graders who will be going to third grade."
That will be about 15 percent of the total number of students affected, he said.
Those parents have received a different letter that will ask them to send back their choice for their students to either stay in their home school or move on.
But their siblings, if they are not in their culminating grade in the school, will be required to go to the new school, he said.
The redistricting is necessary because adding all-day kindergarten to all schools next year will lead to overcrowding at Ellsworth Avenue, Morris Street and Mill Ridge Primary schools.
The district built additions at Park Avenue, Shelter Rock and Stadley Rough schools that amount to 18 new classrooms.
Ross Haber, a consultant hired by the district to revise the school boundaries, weighed individual school enrollment trends, population changes of neighborhoods in the city, and the racial and ethnic makeup of the elementary schools when redrawing the lines.
Haber told the school board recently that in his research, he found that enrollment stays the same from year to year, even though the children might move around from school to school.
Haber told them that he had a high level of confidence that this plan would hold up for five years.
The most significant proposed change, which had the support of the board, was at Morris Street School, the city's most overcrowded school.
"We've done what was right for children," Board of Education Vice Chair Kathleen Molinaro said, "with the least possible number of them being moved."
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:59 am
Post subject: How Does the Chemistry of Cooking Work?
My wife asked me why chocolate changes texture after you bake chocolate chip cookies, and why baking soda makes bread rise. I answered, "It's science of course!" I figured that a website as awesome as Cooking For Engineers would tell me how cooking actually works. All I know about cooking is from 7th grade Earth Science: cooking is a chemical change.
We have an article on Cooking for Engineers on heat transfer that claims it's not going to answer the "chemistry" questions of cooking. There is no article that
claim to answer those questions though. Maybe it's too big a question for something in the "Kitchen Notes," but it's definitely something that belongs on the website.
Until we have an article, can anyone answer the question?
Why can you melt chocolate, and it will return to its original hard state, but if you cook it, it remains soft?
What makes bread rise?
Why does the texture of meat change when you cook it?
How does browning veggies really work?
There are plenty of questions, but maybe someone can help me answer the first two specifically.
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oh wow, that would be one gigantic 'article' - very large amount of territory to cover in those questions.
making bread rise: more generally, leavening. there's chemical, biological and 'other'
on the biological side - yeast. it is actually a living thing - technically a fungus. the stuff you buy in little packets is in 'suspended' state so to speak. when it is moistened and has food (simple sugars) the yeast consumes the sugar and emits carbon dioxide gas as part of that digestive process. the carbon dioxide gas gets trapped in the physical structure of the bread, making 'holes' - big or small - depends on technique and recipe. the bubbles cause the bread to rise - or increase in volume. when the bread is baked the heat causes the dough to get stiff - and the bread does not 'collapse'
on the chemical side, baking powder and baking soda. actually, baking powder is baking soda with an additional dry acid ingredient.
if you put a put a spoon of baking soda in a bowl and add some vinegar, you'll see the 'leavening' action very clearly. the acid in the vinegar reacts with the baking powder producing carbon dioxide gas.
in a similar experiment, mix the dry yeast into a quarter cup of warm (body temp) water and after a few minutes you'll see it making a 'foam' - those are the carbon dioxide bubbles produces as the yeast 'comes back to life.' often call "blooming the yeast" - historically a 'required' step, now largely eliminated by the advent of the "instant yeast" products.
baking powder baking soda have the same effect as yeast - the bubbles get trapped in the dough and cause it to increase in volume.
most baking powders sold today are 'double acting' - act one is the baking soda+vinegar reaction, act two is heat from baking causing another chemical reaction which releases additional carbon dioxide.
the 'other': used less for breads, more often for cake type goodies, a strictly 'mechanical' approach. example: beaten egg whites - makes for a big pile of little tiny bubbles inside "egg white balloons" - mix the beaten egg whites into the batter, heat. heat expands the air in the balloons, batter rises.
the behavior of sugar:
it's the sugar behind the hard/soft/sticky chocolate issue.
at normal temps, sugar is a crystalline structure, additionally it is fond of water (hygroscopic).
when heated, sugar melts - this 'destroys' the crystalline structure and depending on how high a temperature is reached, and how quickly it cools, or cools and is held at a slightly lower temp (tempering) - produces 'hard'/brittle to soft results. additives like cocoa butter and cocoa powder (=chocolate) affect that process, as is the case in chocolate candy bars - but even 'pure' sugar ranges from rock candy to a caramel confection depending on the heating and cooling - which are the result of how the sugar re-crystallizes and the amount of moisture it contains. heating sugar to a high temperature, driving out all the water, gets you a hard candy, for example.
working with sugar can be a demanding task - temperature control is critical and environmental factors play a huge role. using exactly the same methods on a low humidity winter day, you may get entirely different results than a warm high humidity summer day.
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Most of the textural changes that occur to meats when cooking are the tightening of proteins. Muscle fibers contract (which eventually forces out juices when cooked to well-done levels). Initially this is a good thing since raw meat can be a bit squishy and not firm enough to bite through easily (depending on cut). As the meat cooks you can often see the individual muscle fibers become visible as they tighten then shrink. I believe this is caused due to the unraveling of proteins caused by the introduction of energy in the form of heat. The protein chains then rebond with neighboring proteins resulting in a shrinking/tightening on the macro level.
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I knew this was the right place to come for these kind of answers! Thanks!
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Browning is often a result of oxidation in vegetables... basically, enzymes (polyphenol oxidase) spark the formation of quinones (oxidizers/electron receptors for photosynthesis and aerobic respiration), which then polymerize and make melanins (the same pigments in our skin/hair/eyes), thereby browning the veggies in question.
This isn't always a bad thing: a plant is most at risk to insect infestation/disease when ripe and, by browning, it helps protect the fruit from being prematurely destroyed. The same thing happens in response to bruising to stave off further damage. On a more appetizing note, oxidation also yields the delicious, distinct flavors found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some wines.
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Temperature control is critical and environmental factors play a huge role. using exactly the same methods on a low humidity winter day, you may get entirely different results than a warm high humidity summer day.
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Discussion in 'Picture Gallery' started by zakatov, Jan 8, 2007.
Edit: I'm the guy
I'm trying to get a snap of me and my significant other, but my Mac Pro hates having its picture taken.
I knew someone would say that but it still made me laugh
Hint: I'm on the left
New year's eve:
Look at my avatar and here's my wife. If you cross your eyes, it's almost like we're in the same picture.
</we're not big photography people>
This is why I'm banned from the Michigan Ave. Apple Store
Flickr photo!
Outside of a goth club.
This was Halloween.
Sorry I don't have more normal pictures
Should these threads be merged?
Pic of me and my girlfriend( for almost a year now)
Here's a recent pic of me and the hubby
P.S. The bulge is our baby-in-the-making
Here's my fiance and me - plus our first and second born.
Me and the family
This is from about a year ago but it was the first one I saw so I grabbed it!
My girlfriend of 4 years.
A few of myself and my wife. My last name is Anderson and her first name is Pamela, so I can honestly say I'm married to Pamela Anderson.
I think we could play 'caption the photo' with that last one.
Her (wondering what's in the door): C'mon, honey, give it to me...pleeeeease!!!
Him: Hmmm, looks like door number one was the right choice!
Seriously, that's a really cool shot. From the whole frame, to the looks on your faces. Ahhh, to be in love!
Haha yeah, those would all be good captions.
Thanks, we had a really good photographer - he's won several national awards for his work and he is also a very good friend of ours, so we were very lucky to have him around for our special day.
Note to Nuks and xfiftyfour: You didn't say which person in the photo is you.
I'm on the right:
Again on the right:
We've been together almost one year! w00t!!!111
sixstorm, you confused me there...
If I posted her photo, she'd kill me. I haven't asked her, but I don't think I have to, since the answer is "no".
does that mean that when you dress up and go to goth clubs, you are just being a poser?
I'm the one on the right.


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What follows is "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer's "Game Plan" for the week of Monday, Oct. 29.
To start, Burger King Worldwide is scheduled to report its quarterly earnings results ahead of Monday's opening bell. Cramer wants to know if the fast food restaurant operator is taking share from rival McDonald's.
"I don't care about the Burger King itself, but I know something's wrong at McDonald's because we've had multiple punk months," Cramer said. "That's why I'll be listening closely to this conference call."
Cirrus Logic is also slated to report Monday. The semiconductor maker is rumored to be a supplier to Apple, so Cramer looks forward to its results. After all, its forecast could provide clues as to what product Apple might release next, Cramer said.
(Read More: Apple Deserves $1,100 Price Tag: Pro.)
On Tuesday, Cramer will look for earnings results from Allergan.
"Here's one of our absolute favorite drug companies because it spends more on research and development as a percentage of its sales than just about anyone else and has successfully extended the Botox franchise to a host of other uses," Cramer said. "The stock's been a poor performer this year … but I think Allergan's bladder and migraine drugs will have a huge 2013."
(Read More: Biggest Q3 Earnings Surprises.)
Meanwhile, Ford Motor is also expected to deliver its earnings results Tuesday. The automaker recently announced a second round of European job cuts and plant closures in a bid to halt regional losses that it now expects to surpass $3 billion over two years. To Cramer, Ford's actions were "necessary."
"For every step forward that Ford takes here, it takes one step backward in Europe and another half step backward because of Latin America," Cramer explained. "With the downside quantified from Europe now we wait to hear the downside from South America."
Nevertheless, Cramer thinks Ford's stock might finally have a chance to push higher.
Sirius XM Radio will also announce earnings Tuesday. Earlier, the company announced CEO Mel Karmazin will step down in February, a move that comes at a time when media mogul John Malone's Liberty Media is trying to wrest full control of the satellite radio broadcaster. Cramer hopes to get more information about Sirius' future.
Clorox headquarters in Oakland, CaliforniaClorox will deliver its quarterly numbers before Wednesday's opening bell. Cramer said its stock pushes higher going into the quarter, only to sell-off on disappointing slow growth results. He expects that pattern to continue this time around, too.
"Take profits and buy Clorox back if you aren't concerned about short-term tax considerations," Cramer said of Clorox's stock.
Exelon, the biggest nuclear power operator in the United States, is also scheduled to announce earnings Wednesday.
"Normally I wouldn't bother to listen closely to a utility. There's usually not much to learn," Cramer said. "But this huge one, the old Philly Elec and Commonwealth Eds combined, has an almost 6 percent yield."
Cramer wants to know why Exelon's stock has lagged its peers. Depending on what he hears from company executives, he might decide to get behind the stock.
General Motors will deliver earrings on Wednesday, too. To Cramer, the automaker's stock has pushed higher because Chinese consumers seem to be avoiding Japan-made cars, such as Toyota Motor. He wants to know if the Chinese are buying GM cares instead and to what degree.
Apparel maker Ralph Lauren will also announce earnings Wednesday. Cramer thinks the company is doing well, but fears it might have been hurt by Europe's sluggish economy, as competitor VF Corp recently indicated it was.
"There's massive put buying on this stock, so it better disappoint or you are going to see a scramble of epic proportions," Cramer said.
Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil is expected to report its earnings results Thursday. Cramer thinks its numbers will be "just fine."
(Related: What Sandy Means for Gas Futures.)
Cramer will also look for earnings results from engineered equipment maker Chart Industries on Thursday.
"This company is key to our nation's attempts to harness natural gas as a fuel for surface vehicles," Cramer said. "It's a huge conference call for that whole conversion."
Food giant Kellogg will also deliver earnings Thursday.
"I think you want to own this stock going into this number as the company's restructuring is really taking off and it's beginning to grow again," Cramer said, adding Kellogg boasts a safe, juicy dividend yield. "Kellogg is an anti-'fiscal cliff' stock if ever there were one."
(Related: Jamie Dimon: CEOs Cutting Back Due to 'Fiscal Cliff'.)
Cramer is looking forward to an earnings report from Chesapeake Energy on Thursday, too. In a recent interview, CEO Aubrey McClendon told Cramer the company has raised a lot of cash and can grow its production by roughly 20 percent. He hopes to learn more about its plans during its conference call.
Liquor maker Beam will report earnings before Friday's opening bell. When it comes to liquor stocks, Cramer currently prefers competitor Diageo, but noted that Beam does represent a decent value at current levels. On the call, though, he hopes the company will comment on the industry's growth.
"There's lots of talk of slowing sales," Cramer said. "If Beam says there's no slowdown, I would be inclined to pick up Diageo, not Beam, off the call."
Finally, Chevron is scheduled to post its quarterly results on Friday.
"Chevron is far too often undervalued given its much better growth profile than most of the other majors, including Exxon," Cramer said. "If it's down going into the quarter and oil's strong the day before, it might be a good deep in the money near month call option play."
When this story was published, Cramer's charitable trust owned Apple.
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Call of Duty 5: World at War
|Modern Warfare < World At War > Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: World at War is the fifth installment of the Call of Duty series, developed by Treyarch, (Call of Duty: United Offensive) using the same game engine as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The game was released on the 11th of November 2008.
[edit] Background
Featuring battles in both the Pacific and Eastern European theatres of War, with "an enemy", who knows no surrender and no retreat, will fight to the last breath, unleashing an arsenal of lethal surprising tactics. The story follows two soldiers similiar to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, you will be playing an American and Russian soldier who are fighting the Japanese Imperial Army and the Nazi Facist Force.
[edit] Features
The fifth installment of the Call of Duty series, features the all new cooperative campaign mode, along with intense multiplayer matches with new perks, guns, attachments, challenges, and even vehicles. To prestige in multiplayer, you must reach level 65 now, which will reward you with extra "create-a-class" slots. All new weapons, including the much wanted return of the flamethrower, and even Vehicle Mounted weaponry. Destructable environments were add to the experience, as the flamethrower can set fire to dry grass which then spreads. Upon completion of the solo campaign, you will unlock a brand new game mode which has you, and up to three other friends, locked in a house defending yourselves from Nazi Zombies.
[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Campaign
For Full Article: Call of Duty: World at War Campaign
The campaign varies on two characters, like the Call Of Duty games before. It switches between Pvt. Miller of the Marine Raiders, and Pvt. Dimitri Petrenko of the 3rd Shock Army. Pvt. Millers campaign shows the bloody and dirty war between the Marine Raiders and the Japanese Imperial Army. Pvt. Dimitri Petrenko campaign is a personal war between the Russians and the Nazis, fighting for pride and the motherland.
The U.S campaign starts, with a small cut-scene, filling you in with events that have and are to happen. Pvt. Miller and his squad, consisting of: Pvt. Pyle, Pvt. McCord, and Pvt. Nelson, were captured by the Imperial army, and are being held hostage and being tortured. Unwilling to answer the questions they ask them, the Imperial Army start the slaughtering. Your fellow teammates neck is sliced open with a Katana. Just as they came to Pvt. Miller. Roebuck comes from behind to save you. Roebuck offers a hand, and takes you outside, where you come into contact with your first weapon.
You are now a part of the 1st Marine Raiders!
The Russian campaign starts, with you (Pvt. Dimitri) waking up, in a pile of bodies. You see people squirming, trying to get away, but the Nazi patrols spot this and shoot both bodies moving, and not. Once they move on past, you crawl forward, where you meet Sgt. Reznov, who shushes you, with fingers to lips. He then crawls forward and you must follow him. He has a personal grudge, that he needs help with, as he is unable to do it by himself, as his hands have been bandaged for an unknown reason.
[edit] Multiplayer
[edit] Playlists
World at War, has the same engine as the previous Call Of Duty game, (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare) meaning that it runs in the same type of way. Apart from different maps, weapons, some new perks, vehicles and a whole new variety of cool stuff, it is a lot much alike! However, a new function for parties hitting the playlists is 'squads' meaning, that you and and your party are put together in a squad, example 'Alpha Squad'. The leader, can send signals to the map for backup or areas where flocks of enemies hide. It also marks out your squad-mates on the mini map, a different color, such as the color blue. Making it easier to stick together for penetrating teamwork. Alike Call of Duty 4, there are still killstreak rewards. Meaning that if you achieved so many kills and no deaths, you get extras to help yourself or your team. A 3 killstreak will enable you to use a 'Recon Plane' instead of the UAV Recon. A 5 kill streak will enable you to use a 'Artillery Strike' instead for an air strike. A 7 kill streak will enable you to use a 'Pack of Dogs' instead of a helicopter.
[edit] Maps
There are 23 multiplayer maps in Call of Duty: World at War.
- Airfield
- Asylum
- Banzai - Available with Map Pack 2
- Battery - Available with Map Pack 3
- Breach - Available with Map Pack 3
- Castle
- Cliffside
- Corrosion - Available with Map Pack 2
- Courtyard
- Dome
- Downfall
- Hangar
- Knee Deep Available with Map Pack 1
- Makin
- Makin Day Available via free download.
- Nightfire - Available with Map Pack 1
- Outskirts
- Revolution - Available with Map Pack 3
- Roundhouse
- Seelow
- Station - Available with Map Pack 1
- Sub Pens - Available with Map Pack 2
- Upheaval
[edit] Reception
Call of Duty: World at War received mostly positive reviews. The PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions all received a 9.2/10 from IGN. The Playstation 2 version of the game received generally negative reviews due to it's inferior graphics and lack of online play, this version received a 4.5/10 from IGN. The Wii version of the game received reviews ranging from good to mixed, most criticism was based upon the lack of voice chat and graphics. The game was mainly praised due to its online game modes as well as the addition of a Co-operative mode, which was said to dramatically increase the game's replay value. The game received a high amount of sales even though the expected reaction would be to ignore it as many reviews and previews seemed negative. The amount of copies bought shocked many reviewers who have also changed their opinions on the game before and after its release. The game was first believed to be a remake of the first three Call of Duty games, but later on it was found out to be an extension to World War II and pacific island wars.
[edit] See Also
Call of Duty: World at War (DS)
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[edit] Guns
[edit] Rifles
- Gewehr 43
- M1 Garand
- M1A1 Carbine
[edit] Submachine guns
- Thompson
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- PPSh-41
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- Type 99
- Browning M1919
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- Springfield
- Arisaka
- Mosin-Nagant
- Kar98k
[edit] Shotguns
- M1897 Trench gun
- Double-Barreled shotgun
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Freiburg capture Burki
Freiburg have signed goalkeeper Roman Burki from Grasshopper Zurich, the Bundesliga outfit have confirmed.
The signing was announced on the German club's official website on Saturday, with Burki making the switch from the Swiss Super League runners-up.
The 23-year-old is part of the Switzerland squad that will travel to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and Freiburg sporting director Jochen Saier said the move was a result of a long-term interest in the player.
"We have observed Roman Burki for a long time and are very pleased that the move has come about," he said.
"He fits in our requirements and has gained experience in the Super League as well as in Europe and for the Swiss Under-21 national team."
Burki himself, meanwhile, was excited about the prospect of joining international team-mates Admir Mehmedi and Gelson Fernandes at Freiburg, who finished 14th in the Bundesliga this season.
"The challenge of the Bundesliga and Freiburg excites me greatly," he said. "Through Admir Mehmedi and Gelson Fernandes the club has a good reputation in Switzerland.
"That to me is a further step in my career and I am looking forward to my time in Freiburg."


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Alma E. Kuest, 97
Alma E. Kuest, 97, a resident of the Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community and formerly of 20 S. Franklin St. in New Bremen, died at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. She was born on Jan. 5, 1916, southeast of New Bremen, to John and Wilhelmina (Brueggeman) Kuest.
She is survived by a great nephew Daniel (Kim) Schroer and family of Cedarville, three great-great nephews, Ken (Meredith) Weibel, Colton Schroer and Logan Schroer; one great, great niece Karissa Schroer, and two great, great- great-nieces Marin and Lucy Weibel. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Henry Kuest; two sisters, Hilda Kuest and Esther (Kuest) Schroer; a brother-in-law Emil Schroer; and by a nephew, James Schroer.
For 19 years, she was a sales clerk in the 5-and 10-cent store in New Bremen. She was a 1933 graduate of New Bremen High School. She enjoyed making scrapbooks and has made many interesting books throughout her lifetime. She was a lifelong member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, in New Bremen, and of the Capsule. For 34 years, she was a Sunday School Teacher in the Junior Department and a member of the church choir. She also served as a member of the Board of Christian Education.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Meyer Chapel of the Otterbein Retirement Community of St. Marys, the Rev. Becky Strang, officiating.
Burial will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of the services Sunday at Otterbein of St. Marys.
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With the iPad WiFi + 3G models set to arrive tomorrow (April 30th) in the US, ALK Technologies, makers of the popular CoPilot Live apps for the iPhone, have announced that CoPilot Live HD ($29.99) will be making its way to the iPad 3G in early May. Utilizing the gorgeous 9.7-inch screen, users will soon be able to receive turn-by-turn voice navigation along side a split screen showing both 3D or 2D maps en route to their destination (four dual view options are available). Much like the iPhone version, CoPilot Live HD will auto-switch between portrait and landscape, is equipped with pinch-zoom functionality and access to your iPod music is also possible.
The big question though is whether you really need a GPS with such a honking big screen. After all, you're technically supposed to be following the voice prompts rather than keep your eyes glued to the device while driving. Regardless, I have to admit that it is pretty neat cruising round town with a mega-sized GPS, especially if you already have an iPad installed into your car. And if a custom install is way out of the question, it appears that iPad car mounts are already on sale. More info and pics after the gap.


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April 2017 : MATERIAL FOR TWO NEW BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE FOR OPEN READING !
We at CACIM are happy to present an 'Advance Pre-final Movement Edition' of the two books edited by CACIM member and Advisor Jai Sen and forthcoming in 2017 as co-publications between CACIM's Publication unit OpenWord and PM Press in the US.
The hard copy and e-version of both books are due out soon. For placing pre-orders, for Part 1, click here. Part 2 pre-orders page coming soon.
OpenWord, the publishing arm of CACIM, and Daanish Books invite you for the seminar
Discussions on New Social Movement in Our Times
And, the launch of two books – Interrogating Empires and Imagining Alternatives – as part of the Are Other Worlds Possible ? series
Publishers : OpenWord? and Daanish Books
Date : January 17, 2012; Tuesday ; Time : 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Venue : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, on Sansad Marg (Parliament Street), near and above The Shop and People Tree, New Delhi-110 011.
CACIM (India), together with AFM - Articulación Feminista Marco Sur (Latin America), ATTAC France, Canada Research Chair in Social Justice, GGJ - Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (USA), Kenya Network of Grassroots Organisations (KENGONET), Mémoire des lutes (France), Mouvements (France), and People's Parliament (Kenya), February 8 2011 - Facing the Challenges of the Present and the Future : How Well is the World Social Forum Doing ?, Workshop at the World Social Forum at Dakar, Senegal Read more
CACIM, together with ABN - African Biodiversity Network (Kenya), Climate SOS (USA), GGJ - Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (USA), IEN - Indigenous Environmental Network (Turtle Island : Canada/USA), and NFFPFW - National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (India), February 9 2011 - Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change : Conflict, War, Resistance, and Movement in the Coming Half Century. Workshop being organised at the World Social Forum at Dakar, Senegal Read more
CACIM Canada Research Chair in Social Justice, together with CACIM, El Taller International (Tunisia), and National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (India), February 9 2011 - Perspectives on the 'crisis of civilization' as a focus for movements. Workshop being organised at the World Social Forum at Dakar, Senegal ... Read more in English/French
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Peter Waterman: '75th Birthday Reflections of a Rootless Cosmopolitan…'
CACIM Multilogues, June 2 2009 : Looking Ahead to WSF 2011 in Dakar, Senegal : Perspectives and Challenges. Indian Social Institute, New Delhi. 3:30-6:00 pm. Invite | Discussion Note | Report
June 4, 2009 CACIM and Navayana invite you to a public discussion on INTERNATIONALISING CASTE : EVERYBODY'S ISSUE? OR NOBODY'S ISSUE?. Indian Social Institute, New Delhi. 3.30 – 6.30 pm. More
The latest series of monographs by the CACIM Forum Fellows is out. These studies have been published under the Critical Engagement series of CACIM. Read more
Jai Sen, May 2009 - On open space : Explorations towards a vocabulary of a more open politics ...Arguing that open space, horizontality, and networking are now emerging as a general tendency in the organisation of human social relations, and that the WSF is a major historical experiment in this idea, the paper seeks to open up the concept towards a more critical discussion and understanding of it, in relation to the times we live in...
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Arkansas to get cleaner, greener with $800,000 from EPA
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More than $5 million in brownfields funding awarded across region
(Dallas, Texas – April 7, 2008) Several groups in Arkansas will be working to transform polluted properties into community assets with the help of $800,000 in brownfields grants from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The grants were announced today by EPA to support cleanup efforts by the City of Pine Bluff, Camden Port Authority, and Riverfront Baring Cross Neighborhood Renewal Organization.
"EPA continues to use the brownfields program to stimulate environmental and economic success in our communities," said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. "This program is a great example of how federal and local groups can work together to turn contaminated properties into viable developments."
Brownfields are vacant, abandoned or under-used properties with redevelopment potential that suffer from known or perceived environmental contamination. More than $5 million in brownfields grants were announced today across EPA Region 6, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Arkansas' brownfields recipients include the following:
* City of Pine Bluff - $400,000 to inventory sites with hazardous substances and potential petroleum contamination, conduct assessments, and support community outreach. Assessment of the city's brownfields properties is expected to spur real estate development.
* Riverfront Baring Cross Neighborhood Renewal Organization - $200,000 to clean up the Full Counsel site on River Road in North Little Rock. The site was used previously to dispose of demolition materials and for public dumping. Once the cleanup is completed, the organization plans to incorporate the site into Rockwater Village, a planned neighborhood development.
* Camden Port Authority - $200,000 to clean up the Moore/Buck site on Adams Avenue in Camden. The site was once used as a stave mill and auto repair center and is contaminated with benzene, toluene, and other petroleum products. Future plans for the property include redevelopment into business space, warehouses, and a riverfront park.
Since the beginning of the program in 1995, EPA's south central region has leveraged $2.3 billion in brownfields cleanup and redevelopment, helped create 10,700 jobs and supported the assessment of 750 properties. The brownfields program encourages redevelopment of America's estimated 450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites. Nationally, brownfields assistance has attracted more than $11.3 billion in private investment, helped create more than 48,000 jobs and resulted in the assessment and cleanup of nearly 12,000 properties.
Additional information on the brownfields recipients and their projects is available at https://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf/bfpages/sfbfhome.htm.
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In an effort to boost businesses that are tackling the challenge of staying open year-round, the Lake Village Board is considering amending their sign law to be more accommodating to A-frame sidewalk signs and banners that draw in customers.
In an effort to assist the efforts of businesses attempting to stay open through the winter, the Lake George Village Board is considering relaxing restrictions on temporary signs.
Whether it's an A-frame sign placed on the sidewalk in front of a shop or a banner above a store's entrance, such temporary signs are important to attract customers off-season, Mayor Blais said at a monthly board meeting held Jan. 14.
"Making the sign law more business friendly is another way we can help folks struggling to stay open during winter," Blais said.
He suggested that the board amend the sign law to allow businesses to apply for one blanket permit for the winter season, without having to apply for individual permits, event after event.
Also, the village board voted to make erecting signs more affordable. They voted unanimously to charge $100 for a permanent sign permit, and to charge $50 for a temporry sign permit — the former charge for either version was $250.
In beginning the board meeting, Blais launched a new feature. He introduced several of the many former village notables, depicted on a mural on the back wall of the public meeting room of the village hall. The mural was painted by scenic artists Laurie Wilson of South Glens Falls and Marisa Muratori of Lake George.
Pointing to one figure, he noted that former Mayor Bob Caldwell, whom Blais defeated in 1971, routinely carried a Derringer pistol strapped to his ankle. He also pointed out Harry Cohan, proprietor of Cohan's Sport Sop in Lake George, who was named state Boxing Commissioner. Blais also gestured to Wayde Earl, father of village Trustee John Earl, noting how the elder Earl had been a town board member, town supervisor, as well as the village Police Justice. Blais also reminisced about community pillar Howard McDonald, and how he regularly brought his dog Betsy to the village board meetings, hiding her under the table during municipal proceedings.
"I'm so pleased I knew all these people personally," Blais said.
In other business, the village board:
•set the 2013 village election for Tuesday March 19. Up for re-election are trustees John Root and Joe Mastrodomenico.
"Our citizens will be very happy to see the old mechanical voting machines back in play," Blais said, noting that state officials approved their use in village elections.
•approved spending $731,000 for improvements to the village sewage pumping station in Shepard Park. The sum includes $72,000 in savings from having village employees conduct much of the work. The village is making every attempt to have the upgrades in place by May 15, a deadline imposed by the state Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
•scheduled a special meeting for 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 23 for Lisa Nagle of Elan Planning to present recommended zoning changes, including liberalizing building height restrictions, to the board and public.
•heard a report from Mayor Blais that the Charles Wood Park project is about $300,000 short of the money needed to fully develop the features of the festival space and its surroundings. He announced that the Charles Wood Foundation has pledged a $150,000 matching grant, and the village would be seeking corporate sponsors as well as seeking individual donations from the public to raise the matching $150,000. Blais said that if a corporate sponsor sought to have the park's water feature or playground named in their honor, they could donate an appropriate sum to make it happen.
• rescinded a resolution to raise fees charged to septic haulers when they dump a truckload of sewage at the sewer treatment plant. The board decided to reconsider fee increases after improvements at the plant were completed.
• heard from Mayor Blais that the village code enforcement officer had issued warning letters to 11 property owners for various violations of town code. He said the properties owners were given until May to take necessary actions to correct problems, whether it meant repairs and upgrades to their structures, removing debris or hauling away junk cars.
• gave permission to Americade motorcycle Rally organizers to set up their Tour Expo trade show in the Beach Road parking lot from June 4 to June 8, and approved the Lake George Community Band Festival to be held July 19 and 20 in Shepard Park.


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What do high heels and dessert have in common? You shouldn't overindulge in either of them, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine.
You should treat high heels like a dessert, saving them only for special occasions, says Dr. Jason Ahuero, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Baylor.
Dangerous for foot, ankle
"Wearing high heels can cause various ankle injuries, including lateral ankle sprains and ankle fractures," said Ahuero, who specializes in foot and ankle surgery. "Higher heels place your ankle ligaments at a mechanical disadvantage, making them more prone to injury."
High heels also can accelerate the progression of bunions and even make them more symptomatic, Ahuero says. They also can result in hammer toes, where the joints in the smaller toes are hyperextended, causing deformity and irritation.
This usually occurs when the shoe is narrower in the toe area than your foot. He suggests tracing the outline of your foot and your shoe. If the outline of the shoe is narrower than the outline of your forefoot, then it's likely not a good shoe for you.
Benefits of lower heel
Ahuero suggests 2- to 2-and-a-half inch heels rather than 4-inch heels, because they put less pressure on your forefoot. He also suggests wearing a thicker heel rather than a narrower heel, such as a stiletto, for added stability and because even though it may make you look taller than a thicker heel, you are not.
He also notes that very high heels may contribute to the development of plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis. Morton's neuroma, a nerve irritation at the ball of the foot, can also be a source of pain for those who wear high heels regularly.
Ahuero says that if foot pain lasts longer than a few days, a visit to the doctor may be in order.
Selecting the perfect shoe
He also offers the following general tips when buying shoes:
- Measure your foot each time you get a new pair, because feet get longer as we age and each shoe brand varies in size.
- Measure your shoe size while standing up and be sure to walk around when trying on the shoes.
- Don't buy a pair of shoes if they feel tight when trying them on – they will not stretch out.
- Try shoes on at the end of the day when feet are likely to be more swollen.
- Consider a silicone heel cup or open toed shoes for more comfort.


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Browning honored to toss first pitch in Cincinnati
Sure, Tom Browning doesn't carry the same prestige as Hall of Famers such as Johnny Bench or Joe Morgan or Tony Perez. But his place in Reds history is undisputed and unforgettable, thanks to an historic night at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988, when he threw the 12th perfect game in history. It stands as the only perfect game in Reds history. Homer Bailey tossed a no-hitter nearly two weeks ago for the most recent Reds no-no.
Browning, who was inducted to the Reds Hall of Fame in 2006, laughed off the suggestion before Game 3 of the Division Series between the Reds and Giants that there was something other-worldly about him being there to throw out a ceremonial first pitch on the day Bailey could pitch the Reds to the National League Championship Series. But Browning did acknowledge, repeatedly, that he was thrilled to be there to enjoy postseason festivities with his former team.
"It really is an honor," Browning said. "The great thing is when the Castellinis took over, they really brought a lot of the tradition back. They made us feel like we're part of the family again."
That's putting it mildly. A slew of extremely recognizable names are peppered throughout the organization, either as Minor League managers and coaches, special assistants or Spring Training guest instructors. Browning was the Class A Dayton Dragons pitching coach in 2012. The list of others who are still around in some capacity includes (but is not limited to) Eric Davis, Ken Griffey Sr., Sean Casey, Barry Larkin, Morgan, Jack Billingham and Jim Maloney.
It's likely that as the postseason continues, the Reds, assuming they also continue, will keep bringing a lot of these fan favorites back. Tradition is a huge part of Cincinnati baseball, which could partly explain why this 2012 Reds team is drawing a lot of comparisons to the 1990 World champion team. Browning, a part of the '90 rotation, didn't want to take it that far. Yet.
"I want to refrain from making judgment until they get to where we got to," he said. "I can promise you, if they get to that point. ... Well, this is just a really good team. This is a team that has no holes, really. It's a good offense, and good pitching and defense. It's kind of fun to watch."
Sitting behind the netting near the seats by the Reds dugout was another Reds supporter, Kirk Herbstreit. A native of nearby Centerville, Ohio, the ESPN College Gameday analyst and former Ohio State quarterback calls himself a "baseball junkie" who grew up listening to Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall call Reds games on the radio.
Herbstreit isn't just a fan when his schedule allows. He starts following the teams when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training and he doesn't avert his attention until the season is over. His schedule obviously gets a little more hectic during the weeks when college football starts and the Major League regular seasons are winding down, but regardless of where he is, he'll always check in on the Reds.
"Even when they're not good, I still listen and I still follow," he said. "So for them to get to this, is like, ridiculous. "
Herbstreit vowed to be there in person as much as possible should the Reds advance.
"If it's Sunday through Wednesday," he said. "I'll be here as often as I can."
Singer Nick Lachey's schedule is a little less rigid, and he's hoping the Reds will ask him back in a similar capacity as he served on Tuesday. Lachey, a Cincinnati native and vocal supporter of all teams in this area, performed the national anthem before Game 3 and semi-jokingly mentioned he hopes there isn't a limit on how many times you can sing in one postseason.
"I said, 'If I say yes to the first game, do I take myself out of singing [before] the World Series?" Lachey laughed. "Hopefully if they keep going I'll get another run at it. It was fun to be a part of this."
Lachey, formerly a member of the boy band 98 Degrees, attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati and Miami University in Oxford. He's performed at key sporting events in the past, including one World Series, but singing in front of his hometown fans is always his preferred assignment.
"It comes with a lot of pressure, too," he said. "You want to do a good job. Heck, they won two on the road. I don't want to be the bad luck guy and they'll never ask me again."


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by DANSFORTH B. TAYLOR
Washington, D.C. - Lafayette Park
- A Metro Police officer pulled his motorcycle up to the curb in front of Concepcion Picciotto's Anti-nuke demonstration and said: "Connie, you made it through last winter, but you won't make it through this one.
He smiled, gunned his cc's and sped away.
He called Ms. Picciotto by her familiar name "Connie." He had a blonde mustache and he wore a helmet and dark glasses.
"I took it as a death threat," said Ms. Picciotto, a 43-year-old woman who has manned the 24-hour anti-nuke demonstration across the street from the White House for the last four years.
Several nights earlier, a man came after Ms. Picciotto wtth a two-by-four, smashing her signs instead, as she ran for police help.
"The man chased me all over the Park," she said. "The Park Police watched but did nothing. Then the man said things to the police so they handcuffed him and took him away.
"He was back, sleeping on the park bench a few hours later. The Police would like to see me scared out of here ."
The right to demonstrate in Lafayette Park is being threatened by forces that would eat away at the Democracy from the inside. Our own people, our "peace" officers, are harrassing our own citizens who dare to think that bombs can de dismantled.
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No innovation has gained such a fast foothold and recognition among medical experts as the utilisation of the natural laws of harmony.
When one considers that the term Medical Resonance Therapy Music® was only coined 29 years ago, and then looks at the present level of documentation on research and developments in this new branch of medicine, and the statements of leading medical experts from different fields right up to international recognition as the most successful anti-stress remedy in the world at the International Conference Society, Stress and
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The success in the single patient surely forms the basis for the rapid public growth of this new branch of medicine. But the scientific research of leading universities and medical research facilities in many parts of the world – not to forget the unselfish engagement of leading medical experts – form the backbone of the international acceptance and guarantee the success for future.
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One thing marketing and advertising executives sometime do is limit their area of creativity. They create funny TV ads, thought invoking print ads, mind blowing billboards, and creative and animated online ads, but fail to look outside the "box"–being the TV, piece of paper, computer screen, etc. Wouldn't a company like to fall right in the middle of their target consumers' conversations? This is what we call word of mouth marketing, (WoM). Exclusive research findings by PQ Media, released November 15th, reveal that the actuality of these creative minds to utilize WoM has grown. This is seen in the findings that spending has
"jumped 35.9% in 2006 to $981.0 million and is expected to top $1 billion in 2007, making it one of the fastest growing alternative media segments. "
According to Keller Fay Group, a word of mouth research and consulting firm, there are 3.5 billion conversations about products, services, and companies' marketing and advertising initiatives each day- and that's just in the US! Furthermore, 80% of individuals say they trust their friends' and families' recommendations on the products, resulting in more sales simply via word of mouth marketing.
So, what's the difference between word of mouth and viral advertising or marketing? Although sometimes used as two completely separate terms, they are fairly similar. Some entities even use the terms interchangeably.
Word of mouth marketing, is a reference to the passing of general information and recommendations by verbal means, in an informal, person-to-person manner. Word of mouth mediums include face-to-face spoken communication, phone calls, text messages, blog posts, message board threads, instant messages and emails.
Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use pre-existing consumer relationships to produce increases in brand awareness. It facilitates and encourages people to pass along a marketing message.
Viral marketing is often seen as more of an electronic process, referring to emails that incorporate a "Send to a Friend" link, a website article or online video that you send to a friend via a provided link, etc. Word of mouth, in contrast, would prefer to the more conversational aspect of it. After the viral marketing is carried out (you send a cool video to a friend via email, and they receive it), the word of mouth portion begins, which involves you and your friend discussing the video, increasing the possibility that you will continue to discuss the topic.
Viral marketing would not always end with word of mouth marketing. For example, if you receive this article from a friend and simply delete it without either reading it or discussing it. As you can see, the differences between the two terms is slight, but quite apparent.
To read more about Word of Mouth Marketing and the brand new Marketing Forecast Report, read on!
- PQ Media's Word-of-Mouth Marketing Forecast 2006-2011
- 3.5 billion conversations a day
- Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA)
- The Keller Fay Group
Also check out Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking, a brand new book released November 1st of this year. If you're looking for some place to start with Word of Mouth Marketing, begin here! Written by Andy Sernovitz, Cheif Executive of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association. A foreword by Seth Godin, a best selling author of marketing books and brilliant individual. I encourage anybody interested in Word of Mouth to check it out!
So, as we have seen, word of mouth marketing is one of the fastest growing and most effective areas of the marketing industry. Why aren't you using it yet? For more resources on how to implement a word of mouth campaign, or questions on the topic, feel free to contact me via email or by posting a comment to this post. Keep Talking!


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November 16, 2000
The Oriental Institute Publications Office announces ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS ON-LINE, selected publications to be distributed online as an experimental foray into the electronic dissemination of its titles. This manner of distribution, Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and the titles suitable for it, will be evaluated during calendar year 2001.
The first title is: SAOC 45: Thus Wrote 'Onchsheshonqy - An Introductory Grammar of Demotic (Third Edition), Janet H. Johnson.
November 13, 2000
The October 2000 Acquisitions List of the Research Archives is now available on-line.
October 18, 2000
The Acquisitions Lists of the Research Archives are now available on-line:
- Acquisitions - February 2000.
- Acquisitions - March 2000.
- Acquisitions - April 2000.
- Acquisitions - May 2000.
- Acquisitions - June 2000.
- Acquisitions - July 2000.
- Acquisitions - August-September 2000.
- Dissertations Available in the Research Archives in .pdf format.
(October 16, 2000)
October 3, 2000
A progress report on the Amuq Valley Project, covering the summer 2000 field season, is now available. It highlights the project's summer survey at Tell Atchana (Alalakh).
September 18, 2000
Notes, written by Oriental Institute Museum Director Karen Wilson, regarding the upcoming traveling exhibition: Treasures From The ROYAL TOMBS Of UR are now available.
September 11, 2000
A dissertation proposal by Hratch Papazian, presented to The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, and approved in Oct 1999, entitled The "Per Shena": From Palace Estate to Sacred Storehouse. The Structure and Evolution of an Ancient Egyptian Economic Institution is now available.
September 8, 2000
The Persian Gallery of the Oriental Institute Museum will open to the public on September 9, 2000 following a four year renovation project. The 1500-square foot gallery displays approximately 1000 objects dating from the Archaic Susiana Period (ca. 6800 B.C.) to the Islamic Period (ca. 1000 A.D.). The installation of climate control systems to the museum enabled many fragile objects of bone and metals to be exhibited for the first time. The gallery space was designed by Vinci/Hamp Architects of Chicago. New cases, constructed of walnut, were designed by Vinci/Hamp Architects and built by Helmut Guenschel of Baltimore.
September 5, 2000
Information regarding the upcoming Special Exhibition: Treasures from the ROYAL TOMBS of UR, at the Oriental Institute Museum from Oct 21, 2000 through Jan. 21, 2001, is now available. This is a Traveling Exhibition Organized by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
August 11, 2000
Better late than never, the 1996-1997 Oriental Institute Annual Report, the 1997-1998 Oriental Institute Annual Report, and the 1998-1999 Oriental Institute Annual Reportare now available. Links to their respective entires have also been added to homepages of numerous Institute archaeological and philogical projects and departments.
A new Institute archaeological excavation in Syria, the Qinnasrin Project, now has a homepage.
July 14, 2000
We have established a new list for the distribution of the Acquisitions Lists of the Oriental Institute Research Archives. You'll find the information necessary to subscribe to that list at the RABooks Home Page.
July 6, 2000
We have added external links in two places on the Oriental Institute website toJames Henry Breasted's 1928 Annual Address to the American Historical Association, a document recently made available on the American Historical Association's website. Our links are located at: THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE - A BRIEF HISTORY and THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE - IN THE BEGINNING.
July 6, 2000
The Oriental Institute Museum Store, "The Suq", has updated its Book Listings for the following topics: Anatolia, Archaeology, Art, Biography, Children, History, Languages, Mesopotamia, Religion-Myth, and Syria. The remaining topics will be updated shortly.
May 26, 2000
A new Oriental Institute archaeological project, the Hamoukar Expedition, reports on its first, 1999 season of excavations in northeastern Syria.
May 25, 2000
Due to technical issues, the Oriental Institute Public Programs page has been changed to a single page, chronological listing, format that the visitor can scroll through, color coded by the type of event.
March 29, 2000
A critique by Dr. Norman Golb of the current exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Field Museum in Chicago is now available: THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY OVER THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE FIELD MUSEUM EXHIBITION.
March 28, 2000
Two articles by Dr. Norman Golb, pertaining to the current exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Field Museum in Chicago, are now available: As The Scrolls Arrive In Chicago..., and Small texts, big questions....
March 27, 2000
The Conservation Laboratory now has a Homepage on the Oriental Institute's website, detailing its new, post-renovation facilities and its current "Archaeological Iron Storage Research Project".
February 10, 2000
The Oriental Institute is proud to announce that the Web version of our Research Archives catalogue is now available, at:
The catalogue can also be reached via the Home Page of the Research Archives, at
January 7, 2000
A new discussion entitled IS A TANNAITIC MASTER REFERRED TO BY NAME IN THE SIMEON BEN KOSIBA PAPYRI?, by Prof. Norman Golb, is now available. It offers new readings of Murabba'at papyrus 24, revealing for the first time, inter alia, the name of an early rabbinic figure in the Bar Kokhba texts.


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Earlier this week we saw Amazon.com run a special one-day sale on the 41 MP Nokia Lumia 1020, reducing the price to just $199. Now, AT&T has followed in their steps and lowered the price from $299 to a much more affordable $199 on contract. Off contract price has also dropped to $609 from the higher $659. All three colors, including matte yellow, matte black and matte white qualify.
It's not unusual to see carriers drop the price of a phone a few weeks out, though the Lumia 1020 was launched at a seemingly higher than usual price on July 26th. Now, nearly six weeks out and the 1020 has seen its price fall by $100 and it should make the device much more affordable to those who were considering it. With the price drop on Amazon.com this week, the Lumia 1020 had become a top seller, but has since fallen.
Three weeks ago, AT&T was experimenting with the $199 price range for the Lumia 1020 but only in select markets. Evidently, the price point seemed to work as it has now gone nationwide.
Will the reduced price attract more customers? It's unclear at this time though the criticism that the Lumia 1020 is price too high can now be dismissed.
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