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Automobiles, trains, ships, and forklifts. Even cell phone towers. Globally—from the U.S. to Germany to Japan and beyond—transportation and other industries are increasingly looking at hydrogen as a relatively new but efficient, clean, and quiet power source.
But while hydrogen has been used safely in industry for nearly a century, its use as a fuel is still relatively new. Hydrogen is a fuel, and just like any other fuel it must be handled properly, depending on the application. The proper methods for hydrogen handling, storage, transport, and use are often not well understood by those who will either participate in or be impacted by hydrogen demonstration and deployment.
That’s why a conglomeration of organizations have banded together to form the Center for Hydrogen Safety, which will launch on April 2.
DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is partnering with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to establish the Center—a global-oriented non-profit that will promote hydrogen safety and best practices worldwide. The Center will enable information sharing about the safe use of hydrogen as a sustainable energy carrier, in commercial and industrial applications, and in hydrogen and fuel cell applications such as transportation and energy storage.
The Center will provide industry, stakeholders, and others access to hydrogen safety experts; develop comprehensive safety guidance, outreach and education materials; and provide a forum for worldwide technical solutions.
The Center is being stood up in collaboration with DOE’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office, which will transition its Hydrogen Safety Panel and H2Tools website—a repository for hydrogen safety forums and tools—to the Center. But initially, the Center will focus on first responder training.
The Center is also forming strategic partnerships with leading hydrogen groups at the state level as well as agencies and other organizations worldwide. It has strong support from various industries, some with long-standing experience in hydrogen and many that are relatively new to industrial and process safety. Founding members of the Center so far include Air Liquide, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Alakai Technologies, Deutsche Gesellschaft für chemisches Apparatewesen, FirstElement Fuel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Protium Innovations LLC, Sandia National Laboratories, Shell Oil Company, the Society for Chemical Engineers Japan, and Washington State University.
For additional information, or for your organization to become a member, contact Nick Barilo.

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When you walk on the trail at the top of Shell Ridge, notice how the trees are leaning away from the direction of the wind. There is almost always a wind up here and model sail plane enthusiasts use this to great advantage. The trees, however, are subject to two kinds of pressure - wind and desiccation, or drying. Winds add pressure to the tree canopy and actually force the tree to lean away from this force. Desiccation, however, is another, more subtle force. If, on some calm day, a branch "decides" to grow in a westerly direction, it will be subject to drying conditions as the wind starts again. The wind will dry this new branch and it will soon wither and die. Branches that grow within the canopy of other branches (which affords protection) have less pressure on them and can grow more easily.
Most people would think it is only the force of the wind that makes these trees bend away, but it is this combination of wind and drying that causes it. Therefore, watch for these two forces and their result as you hike along the top of Shell Ridge and other windblown areas - seaside trees come to mind.

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Osgood, P. and J. L.
Otsego St., Chas. Chrisman, prop.
Paine, C. B. & Co.
C. B. Paine & Co.
O. B. Rudd and S. E. Coe, watches, jewelry, silver ware, &c.
Sherman, Oliver & J. A.
W. J. Lasher & Co.
R. D. Wightman and Ralph Devendorf, dry goods, paper hangings, crockery, &c.
Source: This directory was transcribed from the original book by Martha S. Magill.

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I haven't posted for a while, so I thought that I'd better contribute. Actually, what inspired this particular post was my youngest son; he's an eight year old third grader (he's cute as heck, too). He came home from school today with a short informative story about the Tewa Tribe called "Dancing Rainbows," and his assignment calls for him to read this story and then create a short summary of it, so he can share it with the rest of his reading group this up-coming Friday. Sounds like a simple task right? Umm, no...reading has always been difficult for my son, and stories full of words like "Pueblo," "San Juan," "Comanche," and "ancestors" really, really. really frustrate him. Anyway, we did make it through the story, and, as I was wringing the last of his tears from its pages, I realized that reading that story was the easiest part. Actually, writing the summary will, no doubt, prove even more difficult for him. In lieu of this, I decided to let him have the rest of the night off, and I told him that he could begin the summary tomorrow evening.
Anyway, onto the point I perhaps was trying to steer towards. After my son had exited the kitchen, and calmed down significantly, I checked my Broncomail and ran across an email that I'd received last Friday. This email was from a student that I had a consultation with a few weeks ago--I'd call him Bob, but we have a Bob, so I'll call him Roberto (just for kicks). Roberto had originally come in for help on a critical summary that he was required to do for a class--in fact, the one that he'd brought to me was his second summary that he'd been required to do, and there was still 4 or so left to compose in the semester. He told me that the reason that he'd come to the Center for help was that he'd "bombed" the first summary, and he didn't really know why.
He then showed me the first summary that he'd written for this class; it was plastered with ink and very, very negative comments from the teacher. He'd actually received a 34% on that particular summary, and I instantly felt for him--I also admired his courage. I'm not a quitter, generally, but those comments and that grade might have convinced me to drop the class and never, ever, pick-up a pencil again. It also took courage for him to show someone else, whom he didn't even know, those comments and then ask for help in writing, yet another summary. I could see that he was getting upset, all over again, reading through those comments, so I turned that summary over and we talked about how to approach creating a 1-2 page critical summary.
Much of his first summary contained personal experience, used the first person, and attempted to address many different issues from the book. We talked about choosing a specific point to focus on, and omitting (an obvious) first person point-of-view. I then pulled out my handy dandy Boise State Writing Center collection of critical essay summaries, and I went over mine with him. Anyway, I felt like the consultation went well, but I felt like we didn't get to everything. He said he'd like to come back and meet with me again the following week, but I was booked-up, and so I made him an appointment with Sarah M.
Sarah's consultation with him must have been successful as well, because the email that I received on Friday said that he'd gotten a 5 ranking on his most recent summary (on a scale of 1-5) and that he wanted to let me know that. He also asked me to extend his thanks to Sarah (which I meant to do today in class, but I forgot to), and he attached a couple of pictures (he's a nature photographer) that he'd like us both to have. This made me feel good, and I'm sure that it'll make Sarah feel really good, too--I'll bring the hard copy and the pictures in for you on Thurs., Sarah.
Perhaps the point that I was trying to make in sharing my "oh, so fun" experience about my youngest, is that we always don't get to see how frustrating writing can be for students, and we don't always get to see the negativity that can surround it for others. I was fortunate that Roberto shared his teacher's extremely negative comments with me, and I am fortunate that I can help my youngest through his struggles with his own assignments, too. They see writing differently than I do, and, at most times, find nothing exciting or thrilling about it. They may not want to write, but they do it because they have to. As I write this, this seems like a "no duh" conclusion, but I think there's a bit more to it, as well. Roberto came into the Center a despondent, pissed-off student and walked out a stronger writer. There's something so very powerful in that; I wish that for my son, too.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Mike helped me to locate 303's collection of critical summaries--so, I've got to give him credit, too. I guess it was a 'collaboration' all the way around.
Wow, that was a really long post, and I'm adding to it! Sorry about that!
What's weird is that I've discovered that I've always kinda been a consultant for my youngest. I've always tried to stay out of his learning process and just be there to foster it...you know. I sit with him, night after night, and offer suggestions, always attempting not to change his words--or his way of learning.
What's even weirder is the way my newfound role of "consultant" has interfered with dynamics I have with my oldest son. My oldest is a straight A bookworm, who reads (and writes) for fun--he's even a member of the journaling club at his school. Ever since he learned that I was going to be a "consultant," our relationship has changed. Now, I'm expected to have all the answers, and every time I give him advice, or make a comment, he really takes it to heart. I'm no longer just his mom who likes to write--I'm now perceived as a teacher (although I'm not, really).
I fear that this may interfere with his learning. I don't want to give him the answers that he'd otherwise figure out on his own. So much of what I've learned, I've learned through stumbling, bumbling, and making mistakes.


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What caused the plane to crash though? I must keep this in mind.
Head N and just before the corner, is a passage in the rock wall (with a bush in it). Jump over the bush, follow in and get theCrossbow and Arrows. Hop back out, go right around the corner and jump over to the next ledge to shoot the box there and get the Laser sight.
Go back to the corner and shoot that single crate next to the passage where you got the bow and get the Flares. Go S and look for single boxes, there’s one near the burning boxes, also Flares. Go S again and just passed that tree loop left into the niche for Flares. Proceed S, jump to the ledge and further to the next ledge (at the second jump and to the left are some rock in an opening, later). To the right where all the boxes are is another single one with a Medipack.
To the S is the last one with Flares, turn left (NE) and find the opening in the rock wall, hop over the bushes.
Diary: There seems to be some sort of box hanging from the ceiling up there over the pool of cold water.
It looks like it can be destroyed; maybe if I had a weapon I could shoot it down and see what it contains.
Pick up more Arrows near the skeleton and shoot that box there (aim for the bottom), hop into the freezing water to get the Dynamite and get out real quick. Get out of the cave, go back N and at the jump hop to the right onto the ledge in the niche.
Diary: Upon passing an open rock face, I see a wall that seems fragile enough to blow open. Now if only I had some Dynamite (too late this hint).
Well we have that, so use it while standing at those boulders and get out of there before it blows. Go back in and follow through to an underground river. Shoot the bats and follow the stream to a waterfall, go along the left side and jump over to that ledge with the Medipack, better save first and take a curved running jump and grab the first rope (W). Turn left and swing to jump to the second rope (or directly to that ledge where you can see a skeleton).
For a Secret: turn left and swing to jump into the niche E, go left into the crawlspace and find Secret #1, 2x Arrows. Go back and get to the rope again.
Swing to the ledge with the skeleton (W) and grab the Arrows. Back to the rope and turn right, swing to jump onto the ledge SW and go left around, pick up a small medipack. Go into the passage and just slide, don’t use Ctrl and you’ll land in a lava chamber. Turn left and run into the passage (N); jump over two spike traps and then at the next trap hop into the passage right, jump over a pit and to the pillar in the lava room, leaving that creature behind. Jump to the structure with the skeletons and hop down into the hole, slide down, shoot a bat and go outside. Pick up the Arrows, the camera will stay like this… Turn right (E), left for viewers and walk slowly along the ledge to a steep part where Lara will stop. Hop back and run jump to the corner of the rock walls where you can proceed walking along the edge and another jump over a steep part till you see a cave, jump in there and the level changes.
Chapter 2 – Abandoned Bridge.
For a Secret: Jump left into the niche and get Secret #2, Arrows. Hop back on the slope.
Dive down, at the intersection right, then left and left again (N), climb out at a waterfall and check both sides to grab a small medipack and Arrows. Hop back into the water and swim straight and climb out left. Shoot the bats.
Diary: Wha..what is this? Some sort of road tunnel? Guess I should go look around.
Step out and go right, run to the end, shoot a bat at a pile of snow.
Diary: Darn, this end has snowed in…however there seems to be a place where I can light a fire. Question is… where am I going to get the fire to light it? I should continue to explore.
Trap Galore, get the Torch out.
In this small room, under the skeleton is a Torch, grab that. Head E into the passage;do mind the traps, take a right at the end and come to the boulder room. The path is burning, but there are safe spots between those boulder ramps, stand jumps will get you to the other side. Take a right and jump through the moving blocks. Watch out at the next corner, as more boulders will come after you when you run right down the slope.At the end take a left where you see a stone floor (another beast will come for you) immediately take a right, just follow the passage up and after you jumped up a ridge (the beast will leave you alone here),ignite the Torch at the fire left (if you forget and run out, you are doomed and will have to go back to an earlier savegame…). Run out with the Torch burning and you are back in the tunnel.
Diary: It happened again! I had another one of those visions!...however, I found a Torch which I lit via a fire under a floating corpse.
Go left and ignite the campfire and the snow hill (stand well clear of the fire!). After the flyby, step through the opening. You can drop the Torch.
Diary: Oh wow…What happened here? So many bodies and broken vehicles.
Guess I better go explore and see what I can find.
Shack Key for the Crowbar.
Go straight and pull that dead soldier lying next to those containers away from the Shack Key. A bit further is a skeleton with Arrows. Run back over the bridge, take a right into the snow and follow to a wooden shack.
Diary: There seems to be some sort of shack here, however it seems to be locked… Just my luck.
Maybe I could explore around a bit more to see if there is a key nearby, at least I hope there is.
Open the shack and shoot the dog if possible outside. Pick up a Medipack and a Crowbar.
Diary: Aha! A Crowbar! With this I am sure I can pry open that gate near the side of the road at the tunnel exit.
So, head back to the bridge and straight to that fenced off area, which you can now open. Go left and to the opening in the fence, hang and drop/grab the crack, go right a bit and drop again to land on a ledge.
At the campfire shoot a bat and grab some Arrows at the skeleton, then jump over to the ledge S, go along the one heading S and shimmy along the edge to the end of it, grab Flares and jump S again. Climb the block, stand back before you stand jump to grab the rope W and turn left to swing and jump across to the ledge on the S part of the bridge. Jump and grab W, shimmy around left and pull up, back flip to the ledge and make your way to a small medipack there. Now get to the ledge E bordering the ledge to the tunnel and jump to the rocks.
Grab the Arrows from the skeleton, go left and hop over some boxes in a niche to get a small medipack, then return and go into the tunnel.
For a Secret: Notice the gate left.You’ll have to get into the water under the cages, swim left and into a narrow tunnel NE, up and climb out. Hop to the gate and grab Secret #3, Arrows. Go out the open gate and left.
Jump to that cage and you’ll magically land inside, jump left to the second one and then a straight run jump into the opening (E) (if you happen to get into the water, pull up on a slanted side and back flip into the cage, or use the secret route).
Chapter 3 – The Manor.
Go to the front door (W).
But alas, the door to the manor seems locked; maybe the key is located somewhere nearby?
Left is a closed gate, so go right through the opened one and drop into the water to retrieve the Main Door Key. Go open the front door (keyhole left of it) and step inside.
Go right and left around the stairs is a small table with Flares. Go to the right (N) into the lounge and in the left window is a skeleton with the Servant Key.
Go back and just past the stairs right on the small table NW are Arrows.
The Backdoor Key, the Attic Key.
Then head S into the dining room, right around into the passage to the kitchen, loop left around the corner to a corpse, pull it away and get the Backdoor Key. The back door is in the back of the kitchen on the left (SW); so open it. Step out and go to those graves, the second and deeper one has the Attic Key.
Deadly Basement, Kill the Beasty, a Heart.
Next to the bed are Arrows, in the bathroom left are more Arrows. Next to the bed is a shaft with a ladder, save at the bottom of the ladder and go into the fiery basement, there are 4 boxes of Arrows around, pick them up if you can while dodging the attacks of the Beast (side flipping while standing in the middle did the trick for me). You’ll have to shoot him while dodging his attacks and he will leave behind a Heart. Collect left over Arrows and go back to the ladder.Climb up that way to long ladder and save before you back flip into the bedroom… (After the camera changes view,first go down a bit). Go out to the Hall.
The Attic, the Library Key.
Go to the other end of the hall (N) and open the Attic, go up and shoot some bats. Left around, in the corner are Arrows, 2 more boxes of Arrows along the S side.First go into the E side to get a small medipack and Flares, then go W through the spider web and the gate closes, shoot the Big Spider and go around collecting2x Arrows W and the Library Key SW.
The Library, the Ominous Book.
Leave the attic; go down to the Hall and into the Library (W). In the NW corner is where you can use the Key, the gate a bit to the right opens up. Go in to get the Ominous Book. A Wraith shows up, run out and left to the Hall, right to the Bedroom and into the bathroom in the back to get rid of that wraith while standing in the water.
For a Secret: Go down the stairs, right to the dining room and to the left a bookcase opened up, grab Secret #4, a Medipack and Arrows.
Using the Book and the Heart.
Go to the lounge, N from the stairs and right of the fireplace is that familiar symbol on the floor, place the Book in the bookcase there and the one right of you will open up. Go down to a Chapel and shoot the dogs, stand in front of the symbol on the altar and place the heart, the gate right opens up. Go in and to the open door in the back.
Diary: Whatever I find beyond this door, it’s got to answer the question I am dying to get an answer for!
Chapter 4 – The Catacombs.
Diary: After that strange and evil manor, I can’t imagine for this nightmare to get anymore worse….
Go down the stairs and you’ll fall through, ending up in a Crypt.
Shoot the bat and proceed into that eerie passage, look down the hole in the floor and spot the burner, when it stops hop down backwards and run down SW from the ledge to land on a smaller one in the corner, face NE and run down to land on that symbol tile with the complementary Medipack. Hop to the S and enter, run jump over the breakable ledges leaving some and in the crypt get Arrows from the pedestal (gate opens back) and also a small medipack from the skeleton in the back. Go jump back to the Main chamber and that open gate is to the right (E).
Watch out for the spike traps (lower floor parts)! Hop into the passage, take a right, a left and hop over to get Arrows. There is also a dog roaming around. Out and left and jump around the corner Follow this passage to an intersection and go left, run jump over the wider trap and take a left to get the Medipack there. Turn around and go back a bit, this time go into the passage NE where you see the red light. Shoot the dog and hop into the red hole, swim to the end and go up, grab Arrows from the pedestal and see a gate open up. Swim back and climb out, into the passage, jump back S and left around the corner to where that gate opened. Throw the lever and see a green gate open up in the Main chamber. Go out, left and follow back left to the Main chamber.
Do not try and kill that big guy, but concentrate on the Harpies that will show up, so load explosive arrows…While dodging the bolts from Mr Nasty, shoot at the Harpies and after you killed some, Mr Nasty will leave and the level changes….
Chapter 5 (666) – Hell.
Jumping for the Hellstar Keys.
Walk to the W side and start jumping the ledges, you have to go two ways, left and right to collect the 2Hellstar Keys. I went left first (S) and had to shoot two Harpies along the way, if you really hit them, it takes about 5- 6 normal arrows a piece. So be sure you have them in front of you. The right hand side (N) had one Harpy. When you have both Keys, head in the W direction and open the gate to Hell. Pick up another Crossbow (why), some Arrows and a Medipack.


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Social media is a key advertising channel for small businesses. Ads on Facebook are a cheap way to drive leads to a business’s offer, but there are also businesses growing their social media presence organically.
These businesses are posting away, meeting the demands of potential customers and creating value.
Businesses need to find ways to generate engagement, and this can be difficult for a small business that doesn’t have a staff member to dedicate as a social media manager. Social media is time consuming, so it’s important for small businesses to make sure that their efforts are worthwhile.
How can small businesses generate more engagement?
Speed is the name of the game in social media. Responding to a breaking news event three days after it occurred would not generate the same level of engagement as responding in a mere 3 – 4 hours.
So, a lot of brands are responding too slowly to their users. Leverage your response time to ensure that your users are fully engaged.
If you don’t mind being a little controversial, you may follow competitor accounts and respond to customer questions when they don’t reply. Let’s assume you asked a local plumber a question days ago that they never answered, but Courtesy Plumbing & Heating responded. You would likely use the company’s services or at least consider them as a result.
We’ve already touched on this slightly, but you need to post content that is still relevant. The goal is to post current content, and you can use hashtags to benefit from this even further. So, if it’s national pizza day and you’re a pizza place, post pictures, information and even group photos of your employees and/or customers.
If you want to stay relevant, there are listening tools that can help you.
Tools are your friend when staying relevant, so don’t be afraid to setup alerts and use listening tools to drive engagement – everyone else is doing it.
Everyone is trying to drill it in social media user’s heads that they need to start adding images into their posts.
Images are statistically shown to increase engagement. There’s no better or faster way to increase engagement than to add images to your posts. Buzzsumo conducted a study of their own and found that adding visuals into their posts increased engagement by 2.3x.
Attractive images work best, but you’ll also want to use the text portion of a post to add value to your readers.
Video is also a very powerful tool for engagement, so feel free to start uploading videos to YouTube and begin spreading them across your social media channels.
And as a way to say “thank you” to your followers and fans, don’t be afraid to repost a post or post user-generated content. When running contests or promotions, user-generated content can be a very powerful way to gain followers and keep your current follower base engaged.
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Not to be left out in the wake of Apple’s HealthKit and Google Fit, and even Sony’s Lifelog app, Microsoft has come up with its own life, health, and fitness tracking system named – wait for it – Microsoft Health. While the name is a bit dull, the platform, and Microsoft’s approach to it is far more interesting. Not only does it comprise a cross-platform app, but it also links up with the Microsoft Band, a new fitness wearable.
Updated on 03-17-2015 by Andy Boxall: Added in news of a wider U.S. release, and an April launch in the UK.
The $200 Microsoft Band was initially only available through the Microsoft online store in America. On March 17, Microsoft announced it would start selling the Band through Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. Additionally, it promised the days of limited availability were over, and that it planned to increase supply over the coming weeks and months.
Microsoft’s Band is also set to launch in the UK, where it will cost £170 (that’s $250 approximately). It will hit the shops on April 15. Amazon will sell the Band, along with retailers including Currys PC World, O2 network stores, Harrods, and Dixons Travel branches.
The Microsoft Band is a wearable designed to complement the Microsoft Health platform. It tracks your steps, calories, and sleep quality, plus there is a heart rate sensor built onto the strap. Interestingly, it also syncs with your phone, and will show certain notifications and calendar entries. If you use a Windows Phone device, it’ll let you chat with Cortana and take notes, set reminders, or get information on the weather.
Microsoft Health is available for Windows Phone, iOS, and Android hardware. Like other examples, it pulls together health and fitness data from other sources, and provides a overall picture of your life. Microsoft has announced a partnership with Jawbone to integrate results from its Up platform into Health, plus the popular RunKeeper, MyFitnessPal, and Under Armor’s MapMy Fitness apps all work with it.
The Band has a 1.4-inch color touchscreen with a 320 x 106 pixel resolution, and is made from a “thermal plastic elastomer,” according to Microsoft. The usual sensors are all included, plus a UV sensor, and a GPS chip to make location tracking possible when you don’t have your phone. It connects using Bluetooth 4.0, and operates with Windows Phone 8.1 devices, most modern iPhone models, and Android hardware running version 4.3 or later. A pair of 100mAh batteries should return two days of regular use, without GPS, and take less than two hours to recharge.
Guided workouts are a cool feature made possible when the Band and Health operate together. Selected partners will provide preset workouts, complete with motivational prompts, plus cool down and rest period timers. Goals can be set, based on steps or calories burned. Microsoft has confirmed Gold’s Gym is onboard, along with Shape and Men’s Fitness, to supply workout programs for Health users. For when your diet goes out the window, a special Starbucks app – or Tile, in this case – means you can pay for a coffee using the band, in a similar way to using the app installed on your phone.
Combining the the Band with Microsoft Health will activate Microsoft’s Intelligence Engine, a system which analyzes your performance, activity and lifestyle, ready to provide insights into how you can make improvements. For example, it will suggest when is the best time to exercise, the most effective recovery times, and which exercises burn the most calories. In the future, it’ll link up with other apps, Office, and your calendar to provide deeper analysis, from when is the best time to eat, to how your sleep is affected after a busy day.
Microsoft Health is available for free today through the iTunes App Store, Google Play, and the Windows Store.

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Find fun FREE events for all ages and modes hosted by PBOT and our partners.
NeighborWalks – May 28th – Oct. 12th Guided walks, including opening and closing celebrations.
Sunday Parkways – 5 neighborhood celebrations, May to Sept. showcasing Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways with live music, dancing, food carts and more.
Visit our Facebook page for more events and info.
Join us for these intergenerational walks as we celebrate a community for all ages and abilities!
Check out historic buildings, old and new housing units, the Gresham Arts Plaza with its Farmers’ Market, the main city park, and the Tsuru Island Japanese Garden. We will have guests from the Gresham History Museum and Guidedog training organization to speak with us and add to the enjoyment of downtown Gresham.


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The Chief Executive Officer of Modion Communications, InsideMainland’s parent company, Odion Aleobua, he emerged Nigeria’s ‘Outstanding PR Personality of The Year’ at 2018 edition of the Marketing Edge Brands & Advertising Excellence Awards.
The 2018 edition of the annual awards which held on Friday, July 6, 2018, at the Balmoral Events Centre, Oregun, Lagos, aims to celebrate creative agencies, brands, media personalities and media establishments in the Nigerian advertising, media and communications industry.
The awards which has held for over a decade seeks to impact the lives of many professionals and shapes a more diverse, inclusive, and highly skilled marketing industry with each honoree exemplifying outstanding leadership, innovation, creativity and a commitment to giving back through supporting marketing education.
Speaking during the presentation of the awards, Odion expressed his delight on being celebrated as Nigeria’s Public Relations Personality of the Year while dedicated his award to his team members in his young creative agency for giving the needed support to birth his ideas.
“I am pleased and humbled to have been recognised by the industry for the work we do. This is another milestone for the PR agency we founded in 2015, just three years ago. For me and my young team considering we were on the same stage a year ago as the outstanding young PR agency of the year.
“We have now graced this podium twice in two years, back-to-back, year-on-year in the three years since our establishment. This is an indication that we are driving our vision of being Africa’s most respected PR agency in the right direction and must continue to produce compelling and superior ideas for our clients,” Aleobua said.
Odion Aleobua prior to founding Modion Communications (an integrated PR firm) and InsideMainland.com (an online community media platform, dedicated to reporting goings-on in Lagos Mainland – the city’s host to a huge sub-urban residents and SMEs activities – was Head, Communications and Brands, at Forte Oil PLC. He also handled Media and Public Relations for Oando PLC, one Nigeria’s leading indigenous integrated energy solutions provider, for almost a decade and was also a Business Correspondent at Tell Magazine.
He is a communications and media professional who continually seek ways to contribute superior initiatives in achieving set goals for a purpose-driven organisation, where excellence and hardwork are respected and rewarded.
Presently, his company, Modion Communications provides advisory to top brands, individuals, small businesses, government agencies among others providing cutting-edge communications solutions, marketing activations, media engagement, crisis communications, stakeholders engagement among others. Its clientele includes, The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Leadway Assurance Company Limited, Lumos Nigeria, Oando PLC, Axxela, Nigerian Gas Association to name a few.


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The former 'RHONY' star reveals how she's harmoniously brought her family together and offers advice to other step-parents.
Aviva Drescher and husband Reid Drescher are a bit like the Brady Bunch. The couple, who have been married for nine years, were already parents to their own children when they wed in 2006 and later expanded on their clan.
Now the former Real Housewives of New York star is opening up on what it's been like to become one big, happy family (which includes four kids—two kids from each of their previous marriages and two children together). "They're so loving and kind to each other," she tells The Huffington Post. "They adapted to change so beautifully."
"I am the most proud of my family when they are loving and kind to each other and to others," she adds. "And I love that they don't use 'step' or 'half' when using the words 'sister' or 'brother.' They are just all sisters and brothers!"
Of course, it's not always easy—and that has a lot to do with their schedules. "It is really painful when the kids have to come and go because of custody schedules," she explains. "You miss each other! The house feels emptier when one of us is away."
But among the many great things about being a blended family, she notes that those schedules can also be a perk. "It's fun and always moving!" she says. "Lots of different characters and life experiences get brought into our home. The children who go back and forth to the other parents' home always have great experiences to share with the children who live full-time with us!"
Having spent nearly a decade married to Reid, Aviva has some advice for others who might be in a similar situation. "Never speak badly about the other parent or their home, ever," she says. "Watch your body language and facial expressions when discussing the other home. Children know everything and they pick up on small details. Speak highly of your ex-spouse and his or her new S.O. and family. It is very important that you allow your child to love all sides of their family."
"Then of course, treat all the children equally," she continues. "As a stepparent, I think it's best to take the approach of a loving friend rather than a parent. Let the biological parent do all the disciplining. Keeping children happy, in my opinion, comes down to just three words: Just love them."

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"It was terrific to see Priya again in Guangzhou, China, and inspiring our people once again with her unique stories and activities. Even though it was the 3rd time for me, since I was a part of the entire Asia Cascade, I never failed to feel refreshed or renewed whenever I heard Priya. I hope we cross paths again sometime."
"Priya is one of those really really rare individuals who leaves one heck of an indelible mark on you!! I have had the pleasure of being part of several workshops that Priya conducts - both within IBM and with clients - and she brings about a sense of oneness of purpose, laughter, joy and more importantly HOPE in all that she does and conveys!! I never cease to be enthused by Priya in every interaction -- she is like of of those I-can't-put-the-book-down-thrillers; makes you want to turn each page with fervent interest! So, before I end this - if you want to laugh, learn how to live life and work with zest, learn to make most of what you have with fun and joy, learn to achieve balance within you, and learn to just learn - then talk to Priya, and seek out that mysterious beacon of light she carries within herself always!"


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Colour Pop is a modern and fully self-contained apartment in a great location.
The open plan living area includes a large cosy couch, TV, DVD player and Bluetooth speaker. The kitchen has a dining table, a two burner induction stove, compact microwave steam oven, Nespresso coffee machine, fridge and dishwasher.
The living area opens directly onto a sun soaked balcony which has an outdoor setting and BBQ.
A porta cot and high chair can be supplied if required. A fold-out bed can be provided for $75.
The bathroom has a vanity unit, shower, toilet and a European style laundry with a washing machine and dryer.
There is air-conditioning and heating in the living area and ceiling fans in each of the bedrooms.
Colour Pop is located on the first floor of a 3 level apartment building. Access is via stairs only.
A dedicated car parking spot is provided outside at the rear of the building. However, with the nearest tram stop being less than 200 metres away, excellent public transport is available to easily get around the city.
Step outside and you will be just a couple of minutes walk from restaurants, cafes, bars and retail outlets along popular Brunswick Street, Smith Street and Gertrude Street. Walk to the beautiful Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne Museum and Melbourne's CBD.
Colour Pop is conveniently located within easy walking distance to a number of major hospitals including Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, St Vincents, Epworth Freemasons and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
$35 booking fee, $120 cleaning fee and $60 key delivery fee per stay applies.

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text: The Combi is the ultimate, precision engineered, full power, standing wheelchair. It allows you to stand, lie flat, tilt in space, sit, lift, recline, and relax. The goal of the Combi is to make sure everyone who desires power mobility and multiple seating positions with the ability to stand again.


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French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez conducts during a rehearsal ahead of a concert of contemporary music in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 2007.
French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez was one of the most recognized figures in 20th century classical music. His outspoken advocacy for the music of his time earned him fans — and detractors. He died Tuesday at his home in Baden-Baden, Germany. He was 90 years old.
Just as the chaos of World War II was coming to an end, Pierre Boulez was emerging into his life as an artist.
"At the beginning of the war, I was 14, and at the end of the war, I was 20. That's the main development years you have, when you forge yourself," Boulez said in a 2005 interview with WHYY's Fresh Air.
What Boulez wanted to forge was not just his own creative identity: He wanted to liberate the sound of European music entirely.
"Between 1945 and now, I think I tried through a certain discipline, to find freedom," he said.
After the war, Boulez worked with theater directors, poets and other young artists who wanted to overthrow the status quo. In his own music, he drew upon the energy and inspiration of all of those art forms, along with music from around the world.
In the late 1970s, he founded IRCAM, an institution dedicated to exploring all of the possibilities of contemporary music.
Among the first composers to work at IRCAM was American Tod Machover. He says that Boulez had gifts beyond music.
"He was incredibly charming — the kind of person who could have a conversation with just about anybody. He was a very political person," Machover adds. "He knew how to speak to Georges Pompidou. He knew how to speak to the richest of patrons."
Over time, Boulez became part of the establishment — or, maybe more correctly, the establishment embraced him and his ideas. He was invited to conduct major orchestras around the world. As music director of the New York Philharmonic, he had audiences sitting on rugs on the floor, decades before classical musicians started playing in bars. And along the way, he won 26 Grammys.
Boulez was a singular figure, says conductor David Robertson, who led Boulez's group, the Ensemble Intercontemporain. Now, Robertson is the music director of the St. Louis Symphony.
"There was an incredible, exacting intellect, but it was combined with a marvelous sense of humor, and enormous practicality, and really a sense of comradeship and friendship that was unique," Robertson says. "I've never met anyone like him."
But Boulez could be quite a firebrand, too. His polemics became infamous. And even in his later years, he did not mince his words.
"You must not really think of reaching an audience. You must think first to express yourself," Boulez said.
That meant that he also conducted music from the past that he loved — in performances hailed for their vivacity and clarity.
"I once asked him how he went about achieving such crystalline sounds, despite not leaving the sensuousness, or any other qualities, at bay," Robertson recalls. "And he said, 'If you hear something in your mind, then you will automatically work to make sure that you hear it with your ear.' "
"I have to say," adds Robertson, "that's probably the single most important piece of advice I was ever given by anyone."
Boulez saw all of his work as part of a continuum, as he told NPR in 2005. "Music is in constant evolution," Boulez said. "And there is nothing absolutely fixed and rigidly determined. You have a constant evolution, and you have to participate in your time."
Composer and conductor Pierre Boulez was always ahead of his time.


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I recently received a NIP, I was speeding so no issues with the actual NIP. However I returned the NIP last tuesday (24/07/2018) through first class delivery to be signed for on delivery. Since then I have checked my tracking number which has not had any updates and simply says that they have received my post. I rang up royal mail who simply said they cannot do anything until it has been ten days, but this would push it close to the 28 day period to return the NIP. Contacting the department responsible for issuing the NIP in North Yorkshire was no help and I was told to chase it up with royal mail or wait for a reminder and return that. What is my best option at this point, and what would happen if the NIP is not returned on time despite me sending it off well within the required time frame? I have the postage receipt and tracking number as proof I have sent the letter back and I am admitting to the offence which qualifies for a speed awareness course, so I do not want the matter to escalate and potentially leave me with points on my license.
If you have sent a reply in the post you have, on the face of it, discharged your obligations under section 172 of the Road Traffic Act. If you want to be extra sure just send them a letter naming yourself as the drive, but this time send it by 1st class mail (not signed for) and get a free certificate of posting from the post office. It is presumed delivered 2 working days later unless the police can prove otherwise, and there is no requirement that the driver nomination be supplied on the form sent by the police, the only requirement is that the information requested be supplied.
Did you keep a copy of the completed NIP? If so, send a copy, 1st class with certificate of posting, with a note attached explaining why it's a duplicate.
I wouldn't worry, if you send signed for letters to a large organisation it is fairly common for them not to sign for it, no matter what Royal Mail say.
You have proof you have complied and in the very unlikely event they haven't received it they have confirmed they send out reminders. Personally I would not send a letter. The forms are read by machine. If you want to get a SAC you want to stay within that automated process, and occasionally anything out of the ordinary boots you out.
Is this the case even where his “proof” indicates it may not have been delivered?
The forms are read by machine.
I very much doubt that, unless the police have invested in AI I don't see how a machine would be able to establish is a s172 response is valid.
Several forces have invested in form scanning software which successfully reads those forms that are correctly and clearly completed in the requisite black ink and block letters creating a data file for importing into PentiP.
I've sent recorded delivery letters to the local police HQ before for other things and the tracking showed still in progress even weeks after I'd received a reply back.
You've got the address and date the letter was sent which is enough to show that you've complied with your end of the process.
Not really, while probably not an issue the legal requirement is that the reply gets to the requesting person(s) not that it is posted, as its not indicated in a statute the interpretation act wouldn't apply.
Just send a letter (if you have the reference number) first class with free proof of postage, make sure it contains the same details and is signed.
So if on the signature line I write "this is not my signature" nobody will look at it or realise there is a problem realise for months, possibly till it's too late?
If you decline a CoFP and it goes to court it will be looked at, and the prosecutor has a slam dunk S172 conviction.
If more subtlety you fake a signature and then send a solicitor along to tell the court it isn't your real signature and they can't convict you, you'd probably get off the speeding and swap it for PCoJ.
It's difficult to see how you'd benefit.
If the accused was going to deny it was their signature they’d need to turn up and give evidence.
If nobody scrutinises the reply till it gets to court, there would be no reason to dual charge (as PeniP says everything is fine), by the time a prosecutor looks at it the six month limit might have come and gone. We get cases all the time where the police progress the matter to court because a s172 response has some sort of "ambiguity", I don't see how a computer just scanning the information would be able to weed out any "ambiguous" response without some sort of human oversight.
What if someone write outside of the answer boxes "I think the driver probably is"? You could imagine a million scenarios where a legally defective response wouldn't be picked up by a scanning machine.
You really think the envelopes magically empty themselves and feed the contents into a scanning machine?
Of course there is human interaction before the scanning takes place, if only to weed out the ones that are incorrectly completed which would automatically be rejected by the scanning process because mandatory boxes have been missed.
Then surely a letter would be picked up at this stage and providing all the required details have been provided, PentiP would be updated accordingly.
There are for a form to be an acceptable candidate for the OCR process. (In particular the signature and DL fields) Any that are not correctly completed or have accompanying correspondence are still scanned but have to be manually input.
People also underestimate how sophisticated the technology can be.
A while back I was involved with a project about OCR detecting forged signatures. First step is to check for really stupid attempts. For some reason "Mickey Mouse" seems to be the number one "fake" signature people go for.
I don't know how sophisticated the police software is but I'd guess they have some degree of anti-stupid people checking built in.

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The United Methodist Church of LeMars in Northwest Iowa has a special kids group. The Kids 4 Christ program is made up of children ages 3 to those in 5th grade. The group recently raised $1,050 to donate to other children through the Children’s Miracle Network.
Kids 4 Christ meets every Wednesday with 45 children attending weekly. Many children aren’t church members but from the LeMars community. On Sunday, many of those children also attend worship service.
Once a month, LeMars UMC’s mission committee designates a special offering to give to groups outside the church through its Noisy Money Mission. The Noisy Money Mission gets its name from special collections made up of loose change from congregants.
“We call it noisy money because the idea is to get loose money and when they drop that money in the can, it makes noise,” said Lundula.
Noisy Money offerings have gone to local, national and international groups in the past. This Lent, though, Lundula asked for a specific group of people to raise money.
So, it made the most sense for the group to help other children. The recipient of the money raised would be St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital in Sioux City through the Children’s Miracle Network. The idea to help St. Luke’s came from one of LeMars UMC’s own children.
A young church member named Marcus, 8, was in the hospital for many months after he was born and was helped by the Children’s Miracle Network. Marcus and his mother shared their story and photos of his journey during children’s time one Sunday.
The two weeks prior to Lent and every Sunday during Lent, the children would collect noisy money from church members after the children’s time. Some members also gave “silent money” like dollar bills.
After the Lent season, the church collected enough noisy and silent money to present a check to the Children’s Miracle Network for $1,050. Lundula presented the money to the organization at their annual Radiothon fundraiser. The representatives with the hospital and Children’s Miracle Network were surprised to receive such a large sum.
The donation from Kids 4 Christ helped St. Luke’s raise more than $120,000, a new record for the organization.
“They are very happy that it helped push them up to their goal that they were working on this year,” said Lundula.
An ongoing project for the church is working with Africa University. They support missionaries at the University and other missionaries in Africa. They have also helped raise money to provide clean water in South America. Next fall the church plans to collect books to give to students at an elementary school.
The teens in the church also got involved with mission work. This lat year, a group of seventh and eighth graders collected money to buy food for the needy in the community. They also go to different nursing homes in the area to visit residents. The high schoolers of the church bought Christmas gifts for nursing home residents as well.
That transformation and passion for helping others is evident as the LeMars church is seeing more people join them in their mission. They have had 13 new confirmations and 10 new members join.
“We really feel the spirit moving and we pray that God will continue to bless us in that way,” said Lundula.


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Alpha Alpha Alpha Alpha, a yet another collegiate honor society, announced in a press release that this fall it will open chapters in 50 new colleges and universities, including Pitt. “Seeing our past success in enhancing résumés and self-esteem, we wanted to spread our reach to more students in need,” the press release stated.
Joseph Mblo, the Prime President-Elect of Pitt’s chapter, said that AAAA is no different from any other honor society.
According to the Society’s website, these benefits are: knowing that you’re in AAAA and being able tell others about it; certificate of lifelong membership, copies of which are sent to your parents and grandparents; opportunity to buy an AAAA key pin, badge, baseball cap, and t-shirt; society seal placed on your diploma, transcript, tombstone, and wherever else you damn please; society’s emblem tattooed on your forehead; and membership announced at your graduation ceremony through a goddamn megaphone.
Asked how many Pitt students have already responded to invitation letters, Daniel Pentik, AAAA’s Chief Managing Officer of Intercommunal Communications, said that the Society’s mission is to recognize and promote high scholarship and quality networking and leadership. “We strive to foster an enduring commitment to zealous pursuit of wisdom, honor and integrity in our members,” he said.


text: Music’s role is often to express or explore what cannot be put into words. I wrote this nigun at a time when I found myself soul searching and questioning, and wanting to reach out to God. In turning towards God, I felt that I myself was being searched and I felt the reassurance that I was in some way being met and understood. And then a phrase from Ps 139 came to me: “You have searched me out and known me”. For me, the two-quaver (eighth note) figure that occurs frequently as both a rising and falling motif expresses the gentle, insistent searching; it echoes the rising and sitting mentioned in verse two. The ascent to the ninth above key note parallels verse 8 (“If I ascend to heaven, you are there!”); and the repeated drop to the key note matches the descent into the deepest parts of myself. So, having composed the nigun, I discovered afterwards something of the inner world that I feel it represents.


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French-born Marie-Anne's family comes from great cheese-producing regions: her father's family settled in the mountainous Jura region where cows graze lush pastures to produce the tangy hard cheese Comte; her mother's family is from rural South-Western Aveyron, the home of the famous blue cheese produced from ewe's milk in the caves of Roquefort.
When Marie-Anne became vegan after a career as a veterinary surgeon and scientist, she soon realised none of the cheese options available suited her, and she turned to making her own cheese. She was looking for recipes that would create a great taste reminiscent of traditional cheese, but also result in a perfect mouth feel. The intention was to eat the cheese on its own and also to use it in cooking and melting.
She began selling the cheeses from her street food stall on the Meadows in Edinburgh, the Beetroot Cafe police box. After launching a vegan cheeseboard in December 2017, she received great feedback and decided to sell the cheeses at the Beetroot box every Saturday.

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text: The Mayflower Hotel is a first-class property located 12 miles from the Heathrow International Airport. Only a minute's walk away from the Earl's Court Exhibition, the hotel offers a chic location, suitable for all kinds of travelers. This hotel is aptly situated a 10-minute ride from the Knightsbridge, with the famous shop, Harrods. Kensington Palace and Hyde Park are situated about 10 minutes from the hotel, too. The Mayflower is a delightful hotel that prides itself on friendly, efficient and attentive service. The newly refurbished, beautifully designed rooms and the professional and friendly staff create a relaxing environment for all guests. The guest rooms feature wooden floors with brand new marble bathrooms. All rooms are individually designed and all have satellite color TV, direct dial telephone, CD player, trouser press, among the many modern amenities. The rooms are spacious, comfortable, and cozy and the colors together with the dark wood create a very pleasant and relaxing atmosphere. The hotel offers onsite dining, shopping and entertainment venues.

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Kristy Swanson is best known for her roles in Higher Learning and as the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer (form the 1992 film), and this weekend she'll be in town as a guest of Crypticon Houston, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Reliant Center. Hair Balls sat down with her (in the e-mail sense) to ask her about her career and what the future holds for the first Buffy.
Hair Balls: My first question is usually asking if you've ever been to Houston, but I already know the answer: you filmed The Chase here in 1994. How was the experience?
HB: You're perhaps most famous to horror fans as the original Buffy. Were you ever aware of any tensions between the producers and Joss Whedon over the direction the film was taking?
KS: I remember Buffy to be a great experience. I thought all the actors did a great job developing their characters and executed them wonderfully. If there were any "problems," I am unaware. Joss was on set everyday and it was great to have him there, he was a tremendous support and fun to hang out with.
HB: Were you ever contacted about appearing in the TV series?
KS: I was not asked to do the series. This made total sense to me as I was a few years older by then and off doing features. It made me very happy that they made a series from the movie. A strong female character on weekly TV was much needed then.
HB: You appeared in two John Hughes movies (a cameo in Pretty in Pink and as Simone in Ferris Bueller), do you consider yourself part of the Brat Pack?
KS: LOL.....I do not consider myself a part of the "Brat Pack". I figure I was lucky to have had the opportunity to play along side them all. I had a lot of fun working with John Hughes.
HB: You got your start on TV and have experienced something of a career renaissance in recent years on television, are there any shows you'd especially like to be a part of?
KS: I like most shows out there now. The writing has really been great on shows I have seen. I would be proud to be a part of any that would like to have me.
HB: Would you call yourself a horror fan?
KS: I am a Horror fan in the sense that I like making Horror movies. But do I go running to watch them? No...lol, to be honest they scare me. Even though I know how fake it all is. I still get scared.
HB: You also recently had a son. Are there any of your movies you'd particularly like your son to know his mom starred in?
HB: Can you tell us what you've got in the works as far as upcoming TV shows or movie?
Interested in seeing Kristy Swanson at Crypticon? Check out the Crypticon Houston web page.


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Guardians must rise to the challenge to take their place as the next generation of Iron Lords. Along the way they will join forces with a legend from humanity's Golden Age to defeat a plague of unstoppable evil once and for all.
A hands-on preview of what you'll find in the new Plaguelands zone in Destiny: Rise of Iron.
Hands-on with the new Supremacy mode in Rise of Iron.
A firsthand look at the new strikes in Destiny: Rise of Iron, The Wretched Eye and Sepiks Perfected.
A look at the opening mission in the Destiny: Rise of Iron story-based campaign.
3/20/2017: The final Age of Triumph livestream will take place on March 22nd at 10:00 AM PDT.
3/13/2017: The Age of Triumph livestream will be held on March 15th at 10:00 AM PDT.
3/6/2017: The first livestream, Age of Triumph Reveal, will take place on Wednesday, March 8th.
2/15/2017: The first series of Destiny figures will be available in July.
12/13/2016: The Dawning event in Destiny is now live.
10/21/2016: The Festival of the Lost event returns to Destiny on October 25th.
9/20/2016: The Rise of Iron expansion for Destiny launched today on PS4 and Xbox One.
9/13/2016: The Private match feature is now live for Destiny on PS4 and Xbox One.
6/9/2016: Activision today announced that it will be showcasing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Destiny: Rise of Iron, and Skylanders Imaginators at E3 2016.
6/9/2016: Destiny: Rise of Iron will launch on September 20th for PS4 and Xbox One.

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Ambica Boiler & Fabrticator provides a nice selection of horizontal autoclaves Sterilizer and this equipmnet is suitable for bulk sterilization procedures commonly which is very much required in Hospital, Medical, Agriculture Tissue Culture, Pharmaceutical fields. We have many varieties of horizontal autoclaves includes both cylindrical and autoclaves which are rectangular and is available in standard as well as in customized horizontal autoclave models.
We have varieties of HORIZONTAL AUTOCLAVES which is ranging from standard model specification as described below The inner chamber of this horizontal autoclave, outer chamber, steam jacket and boiler are made of heavy gauge steel grade and is with proofing of arc and welding, is ideal for sterilizing hospital surgical instruments, dressing linen, rubber plastic goods, glass wire etc.

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The Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Crypton Companies and Nanotex® hired Michael Grigat as vice president, research and development. In addition, Hardy Sullivan has been promoted to vice president, market development.
New York City-based Alvanon Inc. has named Tracy Woosley senior consultant.
Israel-based Nilit Fibers has appointed Marco De Silvestri vice president, Nilit Israel.
Christopher Veit is now in charge of global manufacturing, research and development, and human resources with the Veit Group, Germany.
Glenn Funk has joined New York City-based Simparel Inc. as senior director, enterprise solutions and product strategy.
Aceto Corp., Port Washington, N.Y., named Scott Herrington senior account manager, Specialty Chemicals.
Troy Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has named Jan S. Beck vice president and general counsel.
Paris-based Lectra has named Jean-Patrice Gros director, Lectra Northern Europe.
TSG Finishing, Hickory, N.C., has hired Charles Gossett as director of operations.
Effective February 15, 2016, Rick Helfenbein will assume the role of president and CEO of the Washington-based American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA).
Andreas Wirz has joined Switzerland-based Crealet AG as a technical assistant.
Cordova, Tenn.-based National Cotton Council of America announced Dr. David B. Weaver as the recipient of the 2015 Cotton Genetics Research Award.
Italy-based Eurojersey S.p.A. has appointed Matteo Cecchi sales director.
Nordine Meniai was named new business unit manager, packaging, ITW Dynatec, Hendersonville, Tenn.


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Remember writing out your Christmas wish list as a kid?
We’d always start about mid to late October, when the first Christmas catalogs began to arrive in the mail… my favorites were the Fingerhut Christmas catalog, the Sears Wishbook, and the JC Penney Big Book. Every day, after school, we’d pore over those shiny pages…there were thousands and thousands of wonderful things, and we dreamed which ones we’d find under the tree on Christmas morning.
Things haven’t really changed all that much since then, have they? Kids still have their wish lists, it’s just that the Christmas catalogs are now online, and most of us don’t have a lot of money to spend around the holidays, either. But you can still make your kids’ Christmas wishes come true, this year and every year, with Fingerhut!
Fingerhut carries a lot more name brand items than the Fingerhut of yesteryear! Want a certain pair of shoes? A certain game console? A certain appliance? You’ll find all of them and much more at Fingerhut!
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Fingerhut has a very competitive interest rate these days – in fact, the interest rate for Fingerhut purchases is usually lower than many credit card interest rates.
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The CD600 dual pulse industrial capacitive discharge (CD) spot welder provides a substantially larger amount of weld energy combined with a finer range of power adjustment. As with Sunstone Engineering’s other spot welders, the 600 watt second spot welder produces clean, strong welds. Pulse one heats the weld area to eliminate surface contaminants and seat welding electrodes. Pulse two then makes a strong, secure weld.
Sunstone’s CD600 dual pulse capacitive discharge spot welders are the ideal product for many spot welding applications. The 600 watt second capacitive discharge spot welders provide ample power for a large spectrum of applications- at an affordable price. The CD600 capacitive discharge spot welder offers a dual pulse feature that helps provide strong, clean, and repeatable welds. The first pulse heats the weld area to eliminate contaminants on the weld surfaces and then seats the weld electrodes. The second pulse is a higher energy weld that performs a clean, strong weld. Both pulses occur within milli-seconds.


text: Dean the Granite Guy delivers an exceptional experience to every one of his customers, so much so that we branded it The Dean Experience. Captured in stunning detail, our team used imagery, from among thousands of installation photos, to create a digital representation of the caliber of work his clients could expect. Our digital library paired with real, on-camera customer testimonials to create an honest and moving sense of what The Dean Experience really means. We packaged all of this into a sleek, simple and modern website to share it with the world.


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Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is the largest school district in Wisconsin. As of the 2016–17 school year, MPS served 78,173 students in 154 schools and had 9,636 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions. The Milwaukee Public Schools system is the one of the largest in the United States by enrollment. A publicly elected school board, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, provides direction and oversight, with a superintendent heading the organization's administration.
On behalf of the Milwaukee Public School System, I would like to welcome you to our new investor relations website. We appreciate your interest and investment in bonds issued by the school system, as it allows us to make critical investments in public infrastructure throughout the district. We are committed to maintaining our strong bond ratings, and we are also committed to being as transparent as possible with the investor community and public at large.
I hope you find this website useful as you seek to better understand the credit fundamentals of the Milwaukee Public School System. Please do not hesitate to contact our office with suggestions for how we can be doing better. Thanks again for your interest in our bond program.


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The 12 Federal Reserve Banks today issued the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Employer Firms, which examines the results of an annual survey of business conditions and the credit environment faced by small business owners who have full- or part-time employees. This was the first time the survey was conducted on a national scale, roughly doubling the states represented and tripling the responses from the 2015 survey. The survey gathered experiences from firms across all 50 states and the District of Columbia through the joint efforts of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Richmond, San Francisco and St. Louis.
The Report on Employer Firms found that, although many employer small businesses were profitable and optimistic, a significant majority faced financial challenges, experienced funding gaps and relied on personal finances. These issues were even more pronounced for the smallest firms, which were less likely to receive necessary funding and more likely to rely on personal finances to operate. These findings highlight small businesses' obstacles to growth and raise new questions about how to overcome them.
"Despite their outsized role in the U.S. economy, many small businesses lack the financing necessary to stabilize and grow their businesses," said New York Fed President William C. Dudley. "Supporting access to capital and effective financial management empowers small businesses to thrive in today's evolving economy, so that they can continue driving job growth and innovation."
Similar to the 2015 survey, about half of the firms were profitable and had growing revenues. Most firms were also optimistic about the coming year, with a net 61% expecting revenues to grow and 39% anticipating job growth.
Changes in debt levels and expectations about future debt were modest. 34% saw their debt levels increase in 2016 and only 19% expect to increase their debt levels in 2017.
Despite their optimism, 61% of firms faced financial challenges in the last year. The top challenges were accessing necessary credit (44%) and meeting operating expenses (36%).
The vast majority of firms addressed financial challenges by using personal finances (76%) before taking on additional debt (44%). Most also relied on the owners' personal credit scores to obtain financing (87%).
Similar to the results of the 2015 survey, 45% of firms applied for financing.
Most loan applications were very small, with 55% of firms applying for $100,000 or less in financing and 74% applying for $250,000 or less in financing.
Applicants were more likely than non-applicants to be growing (34% versus 25%) but were more likely to have experienced recent financial challenges (76% versus 48%).
Banks were the most common source of credit for firms, with 50% applying to large banks and 46% applying to small banks.
Loans or lines of credit were the most frequently sought lending products (86%). Loan applicants had greater success at community development financial institutions, small banks and online lenders than at large banks.
More likely to face financial challenges (67%) than larger firms (47%).
More dependent on personal finances (25% relied on personal finances and 48% relied exclusively on a personal credit score) compared to larger firms (11% and 25%, respectively).
More likely to face financing shortfalls, with 67% of applicants reporting a gap compared to 45% of larger firms.
Notably less successful at obtaining financing at large banks (45% success) than larger firms were (72% success).
Additional reports on the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey will be released throughout 2017. These will take an in-depth look into specific types of small businesses, including start-ups, minority firms and microbusinesses.
The Survey was launched in 2014 through an effort that merged the regional surveys conducted by several Federal Reserve Banks. The 2016 Survey is the first iteration that was conducted on a national scale with involvement from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and input collected across all 50 states. The 2016 Survey collected 15,991 responses in total, 10,303 of which were from employer firms.
1 Haltiwanger, John, Ron S. Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. (2013). Who Creates Jobs? Small Versus Large Versus Young. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 95 (2): 347-361.
2 Robb, Alicia, E.J. Reedy, Janice Ballou, David DesRoches, Frank Potter, and Zhanyun Zhao. 2010. An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, from data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics.

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So whether you are starting out, shoot magazine front covers, or even work for the local television news, I hope that the following will be of use..
HOW DO YOU SET THESE FOUR MEASUREMENTS MANUALLY?
On a zoom lens you can zoom in on the object and adjust the focus until it is at its sharpest – on a video camera when you zoom out everything will remain sharp. Zooming magnifies the difference between blurry and in focus. You can usually read the distance measure off the markings on the lens or in the viewfinder.
IRIS: Adjust the iris f-stop number using the exposure ring on the lens or via a menu – smaller numbers = brighter!
Set using a piece of white paper held in front of the camera and by pressing the white balance button on the side of the camera. This should give you a reading in the viewfinder of somewhere around 3200K for artifical light or 5400K for natural light.
Getting the white balance wrong will leave your interviewees looking ‘smurfed’ or ‘tangoed’!
You should always wear headphones to monitor the sound and be looking to get levels averaging in the middle of the scale in the viewfinder. If they are too high you will hear distortion in your headphones – too low and you will hear hiss and background noise.
Once you start shooting – don’t move!
So move / don’t move – however, remember all rules are set to be broken. They are meant to be a guide.
When you start using manual settings you cannot necessarily work out what is wrong with the settings, but whatever you do it all looks wrong in the viewfinder – it is then that you should move! Once you start shooting if you move about all over the place you will need to adjust your manual settings on the fly to compensate – sometimes this is best left to the experts.
While they all contribute I rarely get what I consider to be the top answer straight away – the camera operator. ‘You’ve Been Framed’ clips have an amateur using automatic settings behind the camera and the ‘Six O’clock News’ employs professionals using manual settings. Although all the other points make a difference it’s the person using the camera that now has the most impact on the quality of the outcome.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial – feel free to critique using the comments box below – I am constantly learning new things from my students and I hope that you will be no different!
I’m hoping to do separate more in depth posts for each of the manual settings above so pop back from time to time if you have found this ‘basics’ post useful.
Or maybe, wanting to jog your memory on a few key points?
Well here in Tutorials we'll walk you through how to consistently capture professional quality video whatever camera you are holding.


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If so then you’ve come to the right place. We have loads of second-hand Mercedes-Benz C Classs in Uttoxeter for sale.
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