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FCA issues £15.5m in fines to fill hole caused by Eric, Balva and Millburn failures
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined five individuals and two firms a total of £15.5m for their part in a market failure that left hundreds of solictors without valid cover.
Thousands of policyholders see refund from Iceland-based Eric
More than 2600 customers of the failed Iceland-based insurer European Risk Insurance Company (Eric) have received premium refunds from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
New CEO for Nordics, Russia and Turkey at AGCS
Peter Hecht-Hansen has been appointed CEO of Nordics, Russia & Turkey at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, subject to regulatory approval.
Eric-insured flood victim denied payout
A Wiltshire flood victim has been denied an insurance payout because the policy was underwritten by unlicensed Icelandic insurer European Risk Insurance Company.
Growth predicted for Iceland's insurance industry
Iceland's possible entry into the EU could further strengthen its insurance industry, a study from Timetric predicts.
Iceland summoned to EFTA court for IMD breach
The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority is bringing Iceland to the EFTA Court over the Icelandic rules on insurance mediation.
Time to address International PMI fraud
As European Union members get closer to introducing the Directive on patient mobility Edmund Tirbutt asks how private medical insurers are tackling fraud in health care.
Asian aviation: risk or opportunity?
The Asian aviation market is set to grow rapidly in the next 20 years, bringing many opportunities for insurers. But Edward Murray asks whether underwriters are taking all the future risks into consideration.
Asian air traffic a game changer in aviation market, warns broker boss
Air travel in Asia Pacific is set to significantly surpass that of North America and Europe in the next five years, increasing the exposure of airlines operating in the region to potentially game-changing risks such as reputational risk.
European construction – back to good health?
Construction markets have suffered across the globe with the financial downturn biting hard. Edward Murray investigates whether there are any glimmers of hope for the European market in 2012.
Ferma members voice concerns over supply chain management
Commercial insurance buyers generally want better insurance products to cover their supply chain risks, a simple survey by Ferma has confirmed.
Met Office warns that latest volcanic ash cloud could hit UK tomorrow
Another volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is expected to reach parts of the UK by the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to the Met Office.
XL names new Nordic chief
XL Insurance has appointed Peter Wullimann as its new country manager for the Nordic region.


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|For Jennifer
|Friends and Family
Right Angles, Wrong Turns
"To find the cosine of an angle measuring forty-five degrees, you need toÉ" My math teacher, Mr. Haglerton, is babbling on and on about angles. He's talking to our class like we're actually listening. I find this talk about angles and shapes completely boring. Nothing is actually made out of straight lines and perfect angles that you can calculate, anyway. Only things that are man made are that flawless. I draw a big, luscious circle in the margin of my notebook page and shade it in.
The boy sitting in the desk next to me - Joe Davis - keeps running his hands through his wavy blond hair. He pulls out his Disc-Man. Pulls out a CD and switches it with the one already there. He holds the unused one up, looking at his prismed reflection. He keeps grinning. He must be admiring the line of his nose and the angle of his cheekbones. What an asshole.
I hear a click. Muffled office conversation fills the room - coming over the intercom. With another click, the intercom disturbance is extinguished. The room once again is filled with Mr. Haglerton. His dumb shapes. You'd think the secretaries would be able to figure out how to work the schools high-tech equipment by now. It's not like it has been updated in the last three decades, or anything. We are interrupted - again - by the intercom's click. This time it's the guidance counselor's saccharine, life-is-so-happy-and-fuzzy voice. She speaks to us like a voice from the heavens. Calling the next soul to be redeemed. "Carrie Sherman to the office, please."
Yes! I'm outta here. Maybe it's a message from Furlong's Family Restaurant. I hate that place - it's where I work. After being there a while, I can smell the crumbs of buttered toast and French fries that are rotting between the seams of the red vinyl booths. The body odor and grease mingle together, adding to the fragrant atmosphere. Maybe they overbooked, maybe I don't have to come in after school. Maybe I can watch TV, like my sister Jennifer will be doing this afternoon. It's not like Jennifer has to have a job. Her doctor's won't let her. She has to stay on the first level of our house. Even climbing the stairs would be too hard on her heart. Much less having a job to help earn the money she needs. Oh, please let it be a message from Furlong's.
I go down three flights of stairs, and walk towards the office. Through the windows, I see a blur of red. When I get closer I see it's my mom wrapped up in that jacket of hers. Made of a fuzzy blood-red blanket with a red stripe across it. Mr. Lewis, the principal, and the secretaries in their fitted dress suits and set hair. They're standing in a confused clump watching me. The room is buzzing and shaking, like a movie left on pause. My eyebrows raise, eyes dart around the room. "Ah. Hi, Mom." My mom has tears welling up in her eyes. "Are we going somewhere?" She doesn't offer any suggestions as to why she decided to come to school. I look at Mr. Lewis, thinking maybe he'll tall me. I am blinded by the gleam from the bald spot on top of his head.
His voice suddenly booms at me and breaks the silence. "Why don't you go get your things, Carrie." Then the room goes back to the sticky silence it was filled with before.
I walk out the door, shut it slowly. I climb up to the second floor, taking my time. I let the tip of my purple steel toed boots hit the edge of each stair. Enjoy the clanking noise it makes, and the echo that follows through the empty stair well.
I don't feel like bringing any of my books home. I never really do my homework, anyway. I'll do anything and go anywhere to avoid being home and seeing Jennifer tonight, her deflating body. It's so weird, though. My mom usually won't come and get me, especially not of her own free will. Even the time I went to the nurse on the arms of two teachers cause I was so weak and sick. She didn't get me. She was taking Jennifer to an "appointment." I grab my jacket and A-Team lunch box. I always make sure my mom sees me with it, it's wholesome lunch. She always insists that I eat "good." I think she's afraid I'm gonna end up like Jennifer.
I go back down the stairs. My mom is standing in the hall waiting impatiently for me. I follow her out through the glass doors. The wind bites my cheeks until I can feel the raw pink they have become. We approach Mom's black Camry. I try not to brush up against it--there is a brown film coating the surface like frosting.
She unlocks the doors and plops into the driver's side. She doesn't move just watches the steering wheel. I hope she realizes it won't move by itself. She does have to turn it. "What's the deal?" She glances over at me with the unfocused eyes of a drunk. Then she fixes her eyes back on the steering wheel again. As if I Zulu. God. I'm sick of this. "What is going on, mom" I say this through my clenched teeth, the words vibrating them as they exit.
She rests her right hand on the gear shift and looks up, out the front windshield. Then she turns - again - and looks at me. Another pause. La la la la la. Finally, "Jennifer died this morning, Carrie." She immediately turns and faces the other way, as if she has just been slapped. I watch her shaking hand reach to put the key in the ignition and start the car. We're stuck in air as hard as granite. I try to gulp down the lump that's lodged itself into the back of my throat.
My mom turns the heat up to high, even though the engine is still just as cold as the winter wonderland outside. The air that is swirling through the car feels like ice cubes, it collides with my body. I am consumed with chill. As deep as the marrow in my bones. And as constant as the pull of gravity. Like the summer when I was three.
We were on a family sailing trip to a chain of islands in Lake Superior. One morning Jennifer and I slept late. The comfort of my Rainbow Brite, her Garfield sleeping bag. Our parents were on the dock having coffee. We were going to go to be with them. I was going to go first, she promised me she would hold the rope. Keep the boat close to the dock while I got off. I stretched across to reach the dock; she accidentally let go. Nothing for my legs to reach but air, I fell into the water below. I still had sleep in my eyes and dreams in my head. They both dissolved in the threat of my life. I remember my breath being frozen inside my lungs because of the cold water. My ribcage couldn't compete against the rushing waves to make room for my lungs. I tried to keep myself up by kicking my legs and swinging my arms. The fabric of my pajamas undulated in the water. Gripping my knobby little knees, making by legs so tired. My eyes focused on the algae and rock covered bottom. Stuck there. Even though the water was thirty five feet deep, I could see through it like it was a piece of freshly Windexed glass. My spine formed a ladder of buttons down my back, shook with the cold. My skin became rough and coated in goose bumps. The screams of my dad shot through the air, but never reached me because a wave washed over my head at the same time. Finally, swooped into the arms of the park ranger who jumped into the water for me. Stood on the dock letting the drops of water slide off me. Even after being in the warm August sun for the rest of the day, I couldn't shake the chills that consumed my entire body.
Now, as I sit in the car I'm as stiff as stale French bread. Can't really think straight. Or about the things I should be thinking about. I am not thinking about the night we should have been fast asleep in our yellow bedroom at our dad's house. We had a five-forty a.m. flight to Denver the next day. Instead of sleeping, we talked through all hours about the adversities of middle school. I am not thinking about how we wore our matching Christmas dresses and bows, and sat on our fireplace. We were holding our cat, Morris, trying to pass the time until we could go to church. We were excited because we got to be two of the "wise guys" in the Christmas pageant and bring frank-in-sense and gold up to baby Jesus. I am not thinking about the avant-garde haircut she gave me when I was four years old. This was before my mom found us and rushed me to the hair salon to get a more appropriate hairstyle. I am not thinking about the day she was riding the lawn mower at full speed. She was singing the theme song to "The Smurfs" like she was Pavarotti himself. I couldn't stop smiling as I watched her from the window and she wove through the dandelions in the yard. I am not thinking about the time she took me to my first rock concert. I didn't know how to act, and was a little bit scared of the punks surrounding us in line. She made me feel safe. Like I had a bubble to protect me from the spikes on their heads. I am not thinking about the way my stomach felt when it would almost touch my tongue after she gave me underdog pushes on the swing set in the back yard.
Instead, I keep remembering last Christmas dinner. It was instantly spoiled and tension filled when she covered her plate with only three naked pieces of lettuce and a miniscule pile of corn.
I remember the right angle of her jaw bone, it and her face stuck out like a cardboard cut-out from her neck.
I remember sitting next to her on the couch as we watched TV. I could hear her stomach growl, and asked her if she was hungry. She told me she was full.
I remember looking at the green veins glowing through the transparent skin under her eyes, and shivering.
I remember not being able to sleep because my ceiling was shaking as she did jumping jacks and secretly exercised long into the night.
I remember when we went dress shopping for prom, how her chest looked like it had a xylophone protruding from it. She looked vulnerable and exposed, like on of those sculptures of Christ hanging from the cross.
I remember the time I came home from school with my bladder ready to explode. I ran into the bathroom. Stumbled upon her figure hunched over the toilet and gripping the edge of the bowl.
I remember her holding out her hand, and how the ligaments stuck out so much that they formed what looked like a rake extending from her arms. It didn't seem at all capable of being part of a human body.
I remember walking two and a half miles through the December wind from my pottery class, pulling my jacket around my ears to keep them warm. My mom was having another conference with Jennifer's doctors and nurses. She forgot to pick me up.
I remember the phone call from my mom on her cell phone. She told me that she was on her way to the emergency room with Jennifer. Her heart couldn't even carry the blood through her body anymore.
And all I can think of is falling into Lake Superior.
The heart wrenching cold.
Murky silence.
Clear vision.

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BAGHDAD / Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said, "Iraqi forces managed to free 40 districts out of 56 in the city of Mosul in Nineveh province from the control of the terrorist organization Daesh.
He added in a press statement to / Sputnik / Russian Agency, "the city has been isolated from the five bridges that link the two sides of the city on Tigris River. And also the three connecting roads between Mosul and Aleppo have been controlled by the Iraqi security forces."
Jaafari added, "the Iraqi army takes a long time in the battle to liberate Mosul in order to reduce the losses and to save the city with the least possible damage," noting," We are giving time to preserve lives of the civilians."
The commander of anti-terror Forces Lt. Gen. Abdul-Ghani al-Asadi announced in 22 of this month that in the next few days, we will announce liberating the left coast of Mosul entirely.
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Trade Show Trolling: 30-Second Presentations
trolling -troll (trol) vi. 1. a) to speak fast b) to wag: said of the tongue 2. to catch 3. a) to sing lustily or in a full, rolling voice b) to be uttered in such a voice -n 1. a trolling, or moving round 3. a lure (Webster's New World Dictionary of The American Language, p.1523)
You invest thousands of dollars to exhibit at a trade show or exhibition. Your booth setup is top notch. Your promotions and samples are in place. Your demonstration is prepared and ready to show. The uniforms-polo shirt, khaki's, Timberlands ™-are distributed to your staff. Your team is selected and travel plans are made.
The show is ready but can the exhibit staff put on the show? How effective is the script? Just what will your exhibit staff say and do to not only capture participants' attention but achieve your objectives? From what I see at trade shows and exhibitions that I attend, the answer to these questions seem to be "no", "not very", and "not much", respectively. A lot of money and time goes into an exhibition for such answers.
Trade shows are excellent venues for witnessing an appalling inability to convey a message clearly, succinctly, and in a manner in which the "average person" can understand. On the positive side, trade shows are also excellent sources of outstanding half-minute presentations.
Succeed in making the sale
To succeed in "making the sale" at a trade show – however you define the sale based on your objectives for exhibiting – your staff needs to make presentations. Thirty seconds is all the time they have to capture participants' attention, explain your product or service, and make the sale. The sale may be to get viable contacts for further qualification by getting participants to complete a series of qualifier questions, which is more than a drop-the-business-card-in-the-jar level of information. Answering questions takes time that a participant would rather spend going to other exhibits getting cool samples. Answering questions also requires capturing and holding participants' attention long enough to ask them. Herein lies the necessity for an effective half-minute presentation.
What is this half-minute presentation? A half a minute of explanation by an exhibitor at a trade show cannot be considered a presentation, can it? Well, let's look at what occurs in that half minute.
You can't really call it a presentation, can you? First, the exhibitor-the presenter, speaker, sales rep, whoever-makes a strong first impression. That impression is created through nonverbal means (attire, facial expressions, handshake, stance, movement) and verbally (voice inflection and volume, enunciation, and grammatical retain interest. This is achieved by using props, product samples, graphics, movement, animation, sound, and any other medium that captures people's attention. The exhibitor's speech must "hook" the passersby and convince them to continue their relationship with the exhibitor. The exhibitor uses props and visuals throughout the message in addition to the surrounding exhibit setup. A speaker, an appropriate environment, a message with a purpose, accompanying props and visuals … sounds like a presentation, to me.
Grab 'em, tell 'em, sell 'em
Just what goes into this 30-second presentation? The principles of effective presentations are as appropriate for a half-minute trade show "pitch" as they are for a two-minute Table Topics speech, a five-minute formal speech, or an hour's keynote address. The difference and challenge is incorporating the principles into a thirty-second time frame.
The first principle for an effective 30-minute presentation is that the structure of the presentation has three parts: an opening, a body, and a close. The opening grabs the attention of passers-by even more than the attention-getting exhibit booth. Your exhibitor must make eye contact in order to continue with the rest of the pitch or presentation. I am an experienced trade show attendee skilled at looking at an exhibit, not the people staffing the exhibit, but the exhibit itself-scoping out the promotion offered to see if I want one, grabbing the promotion and heading to the next booth. Your staff's mission is to get me to look them in the eye with a strong verbal attention-grabber. This must be accomplished within five seconds.
The body is the content of the presentation. In twenty seconds the information that your staff conveys to the audience includes the who, what, when, where, and why of your product or service. In 20 seconds the message must be clear and concise.
Five seconds remain in which to make the close. The close summarizes and solicits the desired action. An effective close results in keeping the participant's attention and interest longer than thirty seconds so that she or he will submit to your qualifier questions or otherwise give you leads to real business to pursue after the show. After all, is that not why you submit to such expense to exhibit at a show … to acquire additional business leads?
By the way, similar principles apply to participation at a job fair only there your staff is selling your company to job applicants. The result is to acquire strong leads for potential employees whom you will then interview for further qualification after the job fair.
Do it again and again
Once the presentation structure is established the next principle of a 30- second presentation is to practice. Practice is the name of the game so that the show comes off smoothly and polished. The benefit of a polished presentation is more obvious towards the end of the day when your staff is tired, hot, cranky, and fed-up with us attendees who have grabbed more than our share of promotions and bypassed your content.
What you say as well as what you do
Principles of verbal and non-verbal communication apply for trade show and job fair presentations. Staff are most effective when they project their voices, speak clearly and succinctly, smile, use firm handshakes, eliminate jargon and acronyms, and have fresh or minty breath.
Invest in your exhibit or job fair staff's people-skills and presentation skills as much as you invest in your exhibit and products. The 30-second presentation, presented well, is more valuable than that cool promotion with your logo on it.
Originally published in HR.com. Written by Sylvia Henderson.


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Couette Flow - The influence of resolution and viscosity
Hi, i setted up a case of typic Couette flow trying to solve it with interFoam solver. Mesh generated with blockMesh (x_divisions = 20 y_divisions = 50). Changing the size of the mesh along the x axis (different x_divisions: 20 vs 40 vs 80) I obtain the same curve of U_Y in function of X coordinates when the flow is stabilized. The physical time necessary to reach the steady-state depends a lot on the discretization.
The steady state velocity profile results wrong, because it is different of the analytical solution.
. I tried to modify some fvSchemes params without success (gradScheme, interpolationScheme, laplacian(muEff) ). I defined nu and rho in transportProperties :
nu nu [ 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 ] 0.066666667;
rho rho [ 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 ] 1;
Acceleration force defined using file g in constant:
dimensions [0 1 -2 0 0 0 0];
value ( 0 1 0 );
Furthermore, I notice that changing the viscosity the convergence values of (U_Y_max - U_Y_analytical solution)/ U_Y_analytical solution) are still the same
Why "interFoam"?
Why did you use "interFoam"? That is a solver for 2 incompressible, isothermal immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approac. I am working in a simular case with "icoFoam" in a model simple 2D Couette flow (1 flow).
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don't get political here, Shannon
*saves another draft of ramblings in google docs*
no one wants to hear you complain, Shan
*saves draft to google docs*
Watching Obama's farewell address this week was bitter sweet. Ok, it was mostly bitter, but there was some sweet. While he spoke, my social media feed erupted with praise for his character and accomplishments. Lots of Mizzou friends shared photos of the speech he made on campus right before the 2008 election. Here's mine.
Taken five days before voting in my first election.
Barack is a skilled speaker and he was in fine form sharing his greatest hits. It meant a lot to hear him speak about some of his shortcomings too. While Barack Obama hasn't been the perfect president (have we had one of those yet? umm no), he's been a leader and a role model in my adult life.
I kept it together until he started talking about his wife and kids. The last eight years we watched his family and how he treats and interacts with them. In case you missed it…
Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion. You wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. Of all that I've done in my life, I'm most proud to be your dad.
Still getting full body shivers over here. I love that a father figure, maybe the most powerful dad since Danny Tanner, proclaimed to the world that the most important thing about his daughters wasn't the way they looked or their smarts, but they way they act and treat people. That's Feminism with a capital F. That's what we should be telling our kids of either gender. No amount of As, looks, awards, money or fame should make a parent proud. Instead, we should set an example for our kids to be kind, thoughtful and full of passion.
Obama walked the walk, especially when it came to his family. I saw this with George and Laura Bush too. Granted, a president's job is not to be a rock star dad, but it's pretty cool when we get two for the price of one. We didn't hire him to watch him raise kids or kiss his wife, we hired him to run a powerful country and he made time to show us both.
The press captured tender moments between Barack and Michelle and candids of the whole family on vacation. The rest of us at home thought, they are real people. People like us, who work hard and still find time to be moms, dads and daughters.
The way he and Michelle talk about each other set an example for marriage that operates as a partnership. Two highly educated and accomplished people join forces to support each other. He lovingly jokes that she's the boss without making her sound like a nagging b*tch. She supports his work, but maintains her own sphere of influence. They appear together and apart in the news and entertainment worlds, but always maintain a unified front.
The Obamas let their kids go to concerts and meet celebrities, but Sasha also missed the farewell address for a test. Real Mark and Lynne move, if you ask me. Instead of picking silly fights or defending himself to his critics, Barack, and Michelle too, kept working. They showed their actual kids and this nation full of kids that people are always going to dislike and distrust you, but you have to keep doing what you think is right. They could have got into petty shouting matches on social media, but the Obamas are above that mess.
They both are avid readers and share their picks. They advocate for health, education and the environment, all relatively voiceless causes. They milked their celebrity to shout about people in need and improvements to be made instead of personal attention. Whether or not you agree with his politics, Barack Obama has displayed nothing but character and personal integrity in the last eight years.
Luckily, the Obamas will probably remain in the spotlight and we'll get to continue to watch.


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Air duct for high performance engines, blow-molded in DuPont™ Hytrel®, reduces weight and cost
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Air duct for high performance engines, blow-molded in DuPont™ Hytrel®, reduces weight and cost
The lower duct section A, extrusion blow-molded from DuPont™ Hytrel®, consists of the flange with a fitted metal coupling as a connection to the intercooler, a welded bracket and the metal-ring-reinforced coupling to the upper duct section B, which is also made of Hytrel® and is located on the throttle body side. The integrated bellow in this duct counters any relative movement between the vehicle and engine and permits a degree of flexibility for assembly purposes. Following on from an additional screw-on clip, there is a connecting flange for the engine sound system, two couplings for wastegate (gray) and – just ahead of the connection flange on the throttle body side – a bracket with sensor.
Air duct for high performance engines, blow-molded in DuPont™ Hytrel®, reduces weight and cost
Geneva, March 17 2010 - A newly-developed two-component air duct, from system supplier MAHLE of Stuttgart, Germany, connects the intercooler and throttle body of the three liter, six cylinder twin-turbo engine from BMW. Blow-molded using stiff yet elastic DuPont™ Hytrel® HTR4275, the air duct fulfills its task in a particularly efficient manner due to the very low material usage of the design and despite the high pressures and flow velocity encountered in such a high-performance petrol engine. By reducing the part to just two basic components, the time required for production and assembly is significantly reduced compared to the previous version, which was used up until mid-2009, and consisted of a series of pipes and clamps. Moreover, blow-molding technology enables greater flexibility in the integration of application-specific connections, such as those required for resonators, sensors or the discharge of gases. Together, the combination of lower weight, more efficient production and assembly, and the integration of variable functionality, provides for a significant cost advantage over the earlier model, which was produced using glass-fiber reinforced nylon and elastomers.
Used on the 'cold' side of the engine, the innovative air duct, consisting of two Hytrel® sections measuring 300 mm and 400 mm respectively, is one of the first mono-material solutions of its kind in Germany. "Despite the ambitious nature of this development, we succeeded, with DuPont's support, in combining high functionality with high cost-efficiency," comments Thorsten Riechelmann, project manager at MAHLE. "For example, finite element calculations conducted by DuPont helped us to optimize wall thickness in line with the given pressure and temperature conditions (2 bar absolute pressure at -40 °C to +100 °C). The same simulations from DuPont also generated very precise assembly data. This enabled us, for example, to optimise the integrated bellows at a sufficiently early stage to ensure that the high levels of deformation, necessary due to the limited assembly space, and the pressure levels required to install it, were within an acceptable range." Riechelmann continues: "Overall there was a strong correlation between the values provided by DuPont and those which resulted from actual component testing. We also appreciated greatly the technical support available from DuPont's technical centre in Geneva with regard to three-dimensional blow molding. From there we were able to source valuable advice on how to conduct both energy-saving and reliable processing, which simplified the start of serial production considerably."
Hytrel® thermoplastic polyester elastomers from DuPont provide the flexibility of rubbers, the strength of plastics, and the processibility of thermoplastics. Hytrel® HTR4275 is a specially-modified grade for use in blow-molding, with an increased melt viscosity, a hardness of 55 Shore D and a relatively high stiffness of 170 MPa at 23 °C and 60 MPa at 100 °C. Thus it combines good mechanical properties at high temperatures – a prerequisite for air ducts which are located under the hood and consistently exposed to internal pressure – with high elasticity across a broad temperature range. As with all Hytrel® grades, this blow-molding grade offers long-term resistance to hydrocarbons and other media typical for the automotive sector.
The MAHLE Group is amongst the 30 largest automotive suppliers and is the world's leading producer of components and systems for the combustion engine and its peripherals. MAHLE employs around 45,000 people at over 100 production facilities and eight Research & Development centres in Stuttgart, Northampton, Detroit (Farmington Hills, Novi), Tokyo (Kawagoe, Okegawa), Shanghai and São Paulo (Jundiaí). In 2008, MAHLE achieved a turnover of over 5 bn. Euros (7.3 bn. USD).
The DuPont Performance Polymers business manufactures and sells Crastin® PBT and Rynite® PET thermoplastic polyester resins, Delrin® acetal resins, Hytrel® thermoplastic polyester elastomers, DuPont™ ETPV engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates, Minlon® mineral reinforced nylon resins, Neoprene polychloroprene, Thermx® PCT polycyclohexylene dimethyl terephthalate, Tynex® filaments, Vespel® parts and shapes, Zenite® LCP liquid crystal polymers, Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts, Vamac® ethylene acrylic elastomers (AEM), Viton® fluoroelastomers, Viton® FreeFlow™ processing aids, Zytel® nylon resins and Zytel® HTN high-performance polyamides. These products serve global markets in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, consumer, electrical, electronic, healthcare, industrial, sporting goods and many other diversified industries.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
The DuPont Oval logo, DuPont™, The miracles of science™ and all products denoted with ® ot ™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates.
Note to the editor:
This press release is based on information provided by:
MAHLE Filtersysteme GmbH, Pragstraße 54, D-70376 Stuttgart
Contact: Thorsten Riechelmann
Telephone: +49 (0) 7 11-5 01-20915


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The need for pre-arrest MDPs is due to the fact that, in North Carolina, all 16- and 17-year olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal system with no opportunity to enter the juvenile justice system. This is the case regardless of the severity of the offense or the individual circumstances of the incident. Unfortunately, this means that every year, thousands of North Carolina youth are referred to the adult criminal system for first-time, low-level offenses. Once in the adult system, youth face many direct and indirect consequences that impede their access to education, employment, and housing and may ultimately harm their ability to be a productive member of society.
While changing the law to include more 16- and 17-year olds in the juvenile system is a clear long-term solution to addressing this problem, an interim solution has been the establishment of pre-arrest MDPs by communities concerned about the overcriminalization of young people. As of October 2016, 5 counties in North Carolina (Durham, Wake, Orange, Cumberland, and New Hanover) had an MDP.
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Doris Day carries a white wicker bucket bag in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) the suspense thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The top handled bucket bag is made of wicker/rattan with metal fittings and is painted white with red lining. Continue reading Doris Day's Wicker Handbag in The Man who Knew Too Much
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Rear Window Camera and Lens
One of my all time favorite movies is Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window which goes along with my favorite era for 1950's collectibles. I decided to dedicate a shelf in my bookcase to the movie with some easily found 1950's items as seen in the movie. The piece-de -resistance has to be the Exakta camera, which was surprisingly easy to source. Continue reading Rear Window Camera and Lens
Audrey Hepburn's 'Blue Denmark' Sugar Bowl
In the 1935 photo above Circa 1953, "Actress Audrey Hepburn at home preparing and serving coffee and cake." From photos by Earl Theisen for Look magazine, there is a "Blue Denmark" pattern pottery sugar bowl on the table in her kitchen. The pattern is called ' Blue Denmark' and it is likely in the blue and white color because there are also a couple of Willow pattern cups and saucers which would match the blue nicely. The currently known pattern 'Blue Denmark' originates in Copenhagen, Denmark and dates to the 19th Century but the pattern is reputed to have been brought to Europe from the China or Japan in the 18th Century. Pieces in this pattern were made by Royal Copenhagen . The pattern was also used by Staffordshire potteries, Furnivals in England and by Franciscan Pottery in USA among others.
You can serve the sugar in a bowl like Audrey's, there is a vintage Franciscan Denmark sugar bowl on ebay HERE
1936 Headwaiter At The Brown Derby, Recalls His Experiences Serving The Stars
September 1936
Some Wait For Fame And some Wait On Tables
"Nick' Formerly Headwaiter At The Brown Derby, Recalls His Experiences Serving The Stars.
As told to Muriel Babcock
ALL head waiters have nervous indigestion—particularly those who work in Hollywood. But that's natural. By the time you take an order for a rare steak without any seasoning and a glass of grapefruit juice, for Suzie Blotz, one for raw vegetable salad with non-fattening mineral oil dressing forSadie Glutz, rush through a couple of lobsters for Gary Cooper, and get Papa and Mama Tourist satisfied with a 40-cent plate of scrambled eggs, you don't care much about eating. You have indigestion from trying to keep other people's digestions working well.
People are always asking me what movie stars like to eat. Why, I don't know. They are just like everybody else with their food preferences. Some like cold, some hot food. Jean Harlow likes sour cream and cottage cheese salads and always a glass of claret wine with a meal. James Cagney likes sea food salads, while Pat O'Brien enjoys stews and Irish bacon and eggs. Continue reading 1936 Headwaiter At The Brown Derby, Recalls His Experiences Serving The Stars
Dec 1929 New Movie Magazine – Zepplin Diner, Brown Derby, Bio Cone, Chilli Dog
The Brown Derby scene in George Cukor's movie What Price Hollywood? 1932
Constance Bennett plays a star-struck waitress in a scene at the original Wilshire Brown Derby restaurant in the 1932 movie What Price Hollywood? The story line is loosely based on the experiences of actress Colleen Moore and her husband, alcoholic producer John McCormick.
The above clip opens with a view of the exterior of the derby hat shaped restaurant.
The following clip takes place on a set based on the interior the very first Brown Derby building that soon had to move to another Wilshire location to make way for construction of the women's village for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games .
A photo of the interior of original brown Brown Derby for comparison above ( Thanks to the commenter below - Link to Source).
. The Brown Derby initiated the use of phones for guests at the restaurant tables as can be seen in the clip below.
Constance Bennett is seen wearing a Brown Derby waitress uniform in the movie. This was the famous starched bell shaped short dress that showed off the waitresses legs.
Florence Knapp a former waitress at the Brown Derby recalled applying to an ad, "Waitress Wanted," in the newspaper for the position at the Brown Derby in 1936. The manager selected 18 women out of 263 applicants for interviews, and she was one of them.
"The first thing we had to do was raise our skirts so he could see if we had shapely legs, as the uniform skirts barely came to our knees," she said.
"It was hard work, 5-1/2 days a week. The uniforms had to be spotless, and waitresses could wear no jewelry. They had to be polite and do everything just right because of the shining stars frequenting this famous eatery."
Florence was paid $2 a day plus tips which could be as much as $12.50 a night, more than a week's wages ( ref: http://www.reminisce.com/1930s/brown-derby-was-a-hot-spot-for-hollywoods-elite/)
The Brown Derby restaurant seen on the movie was the very first one in the shape of a derby located on Wilshire between Alexandria and Mariposa It had to move when the land was requisitioned for the women's village for the 1932 L.A. Olympic Games. So the Brown Derby moved to a temporary location at 3927 Wilshire (photo: http://bit.ly/1thC7Fg) until a new hat shaped building was constructed at the famous location at Wilshire and Alexandria next to the Gaylord. The original site of the first Brown Derby was later used for the Chapman Hotel (http://www.martinturnbull.com/?p=4788)
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Search Engine Optimization or SEO is a strategy that is used by online marketers around the world in order to make their or their clients' sites stand out in the search engine results in Google, Yahoo! or Bing. You know how important Search Engine Optimization is in promoting your blog site, products, services, web site, forums or personal brand. According to recent studies with respect to online habits of people, only a handful (10%) actually uses the second page of the Google search engine results. Therefore, your goal is to make sure that your site is at the first page of the Google search engine rankings as much as possible.
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Another successful NAPA Auto Parts Crash for Cash Series came to an end on September 19, 2009. The day started out with great weather, but right before the show started a nice rain fell upon the arena causing muddy conditions on the track. Thanks to the work of Kuykendall Dozer and Norwood Construction we were able to get the track under a manageable condition. A big thanks goes to all the great demolition derby fans who stuck it out through rain and thunder for the grand finale of the 2009 NAPA Auto Parts Crash for Cash Series.
There were 42 cars present out of 66 qualifiers for the final showdown. There were 4 heats, 2 consolation heats, small car derby, and figure 8 demolition derby before the feature heat of the evening. The winners:
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Jessica Biel taste-testing for new restaurant for kids
Justin Timberlake's wife Jessica Biel is having fun taste-testing as she moves ahead with plans to open a family-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica, California. The actress has teamed up with celebrity stylist pal Estee Stanley to create Au Fudge, where they hope A-list stars will bring their kids for the diner's signature sweet treats.
Posting photos of some of the menu items online on Tuesday (18Feb14), Biel wrote, "Things are getting delicious at our @aufudge tasting! @EsteeStanley & I can't wait to share these with you… We promise to share.
Stanley has also taken to Instagram to share photos of the restaurant's desserts and one shot of Biel sampling a cookie. She writes: "Cant wait to open and feed you all!!!"
Biel will be taking restaurant tips from her husband – Timberlake co-owns the Southern Hospitality barbecue meccas in New York and Denver, Colorado and he was also an investor in Los Angeles' Chi.


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Number of repossessions increases by 12 per cent as mortgage borrowers struggle with debts and arrears.
More than 11,000 homes were repossessed during the third quarter of the year, 12% higher than in the second quarter, figures out today showed.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders' data released today showed 11,300 homes were repossessed in the third quarter of the year. Despite the increase, the CML said it still expected about 45,000 repossessions this year.
Mortgage arrears exceed forecasts
However, the CML said the number of households in mortgage arrears by the end of the year was likely to exceed forecasts as its figures showed 168,000 households were in arrears at the end of September 2009, 8% higher than the 155,600 at the end of June.
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JOBS CREATOR or corporate welfare bill? The legislation signed into law last Wednesday by Gov. Sonny Perdue has been defined both ways by supporters and detractors.
By simplifying corporate tax assessments in favor of Georgia-based corporations, the new law will save those companies nearly $1 billion over the next decade. At the same time, it is expected to help grow new jobs in the state. On balance, that makes this measure worth the risk.
Currently the state determines corporate taxes on a formula of 50 percent on sales, 25 percent on property and 25 percent on payroll. But beginning Jan. 1, 2005, taxes will be determined 100 percent on sales.
Companies based in Georgia, but doing a majority of their business outside the state, will save money - an estimated $972.3 million over 10 years. Big corporations, such as Coca-Cola, BellSouth and General Electric, lobbied for the measure and will benefit from it. But smaller businesses should be helped, as well.
Payments from corporate taxes currently make up 3 percent of the state's revenue. Supporters say the tax loss won't impact future revenues because of the growth in jobs that would result. They estimate $696 million in additional payroll over 10 years. Another $504.7 million will be brought in over that period due to the closing of a loophole that lets corporations shift income out of state to avoid Georgia taxes.
Indeed, this law provides an incentive for businesses to invest in Georgia because they wouldn't have to pay higher taxes for building a plant or adding workers.
When it's all done, advocates say, the state will be getting about $250 million more than it would have otherwise.
After contending with weak state finances over the past few years, it would seem that legislators would be reticent to take such a big risk. Nevertheless, there was strong bipartisan support behind this bill, which passed the House by 169-2 and the Senate by 43-10. Such support would indicate that lawmakers were comfortable putting their trust in the numbers they were given by the state Department of Revenue and economic development officials.
Mr. Perdue emphasized the economic development aspects of the law during the signing ceremonies at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce when he announced that "Georgia is open for business."
"We want you to grow your businesses and provide jobs for our citizens, and we believe it will have that impact," the governor said.
The law certainly will make corporations happy, and if it brings more paychecks to the state, then it will have done its job.
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The Paul Burchill & "sister" Katie Lea incest angle may be getting dropped due to WWE's new initiative to specifically target 6-10 year olds. The duo haven't done a segment together on Raw since the 2/25 show.
If you're wondering where the WWE wrestlers stayed at during their stay in Orlando, they stayed at the Doubletree Hotel in Orlando. People from TNA were there a few days before for the TNA/Midway video game press conference, but as the weekend drew near, they were forced to check out to make room for WWE. During the weekend, the hotel was on complete lockdown with nobody allowed in unless you were with WWE.
WWE 24/7's theme for May will be "Latino Legends." Eddie Guerrero, Tito Santana & Rey Mysterio will be profiled during the month. They'll also be showing the final WCW Clash of the Champions from August 1997. You can read the complete synopsis at WWE.com.
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An evolutionary moment: as one chapter comes to an end, so another begins; history adapts and develops into the future.
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8 comments:
- Marcea said...
phew, thank goodness youhave it sorted
- 31 January 2009 at 01:59
- Mandi said...
I know I spotted that, I so wanted to say they were rubbish LOL They are fantasttic as always Sarita...well dont on the Inspirational blog, very well deserved. I spotted the last 2 were similar to your 'old' style..Fabulous! Have a good day mandi xx
- 31 January 2009 at 02:32
- Rica said...
Hi Sarita - can comment now. Congrats on being featured on Inspirational and your Valentine card is just perfect - love everything about it.
hugs Heather xx
- 31 January 2009 at 05:00
- magic boxes said...
Hi Sarita
Just disovered your blog (via Inspirational) and I think your work is stunning.
Congratulations on being featured there - you deserve it!
- 31 January 2009 at 06:00
- Kirsten said...
Two utterly beautiful cards Sarita & congratulations on featuring on the Inspirational blog - it should have happened long ago, IMO! Kirsten.
- 31 January 2009 at 08:07
- Dawn said...
Sarita I just had to come visit - your cards are stunning and I love your two fur babies they are adorable - I have two of my own!!!
- 31 January 2009 at 10:39
- The Crafty Goat Girl said...
Soz you have been experiencing problems. Glad all sorted now, xxx
- 31 January 2009 at 12:13
- Sue said...
Hi Sarita, I was searching up and down for the comment box on your Valentine's cards, thought I was having another senile moment. Glad it's sorted now.
I love your Valentines cards, the colours are so rich and your layouts are fab as always.
Congratulations being featured on the Inspirational blog, I can't think of anyone who deserves it more. Sue.x
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There are different generations that enjoy the internet right now.
You have a younger generation that, for as long as they have been born, the internet has been part of their daily lives.
You have another generation after that, even though they can remember life without the internet, it has been part of their formative years for a long time.
And then, after that, you have a generation that never knew of the internet and they are just now in the past five years starting to see the joy of using it.
Most of the people that represent us around the world, in Washington, London and elsewhere, are part of the latter generation.
They are now getting used to the internet but unfortunately this means that they are also vulnerable to some of the oldest security tricks out there.
Their Security Is Our Security
We have all dealt with older people who needed help using the internet.
Sometimes they can be difficult but most of the time they are willing to listen and learn the new technology but you cannot just teach internet safety with one crash course lesson.
There is just too much to learn.
And, if this person is in a high level position, then that means that they can have very important data compromised.
It could be data that can hurt the security of their nation.
When the most recent president came into office, there was a back and forth with the secret service about if he could use his Blackberry or not.
The rest of the high level officials on the hill do not get that type of special attention.
It's unfortunate because a data breach from one of these officials can mean disaster for us all.
There are foreign governments that have an army of hackers that are just trying to get one of these public officials to slip up and you never know – it might have happened already.
As long as foreign governments are training for this type of activity then we should make sure that all of our public officials are well versed in computer security.
It doesn't matter if it is inconvenient to them there is a lot at stake.
Government Officials Need Training
We have already seen this sort of mischief happen to high level corporate members.
Even a tech heavy and well secured company like Google was able to get hacked by an employee being a weak link.
We do not want that weak link to be someone who is representing us.
If you are in higher office, no matter if it is the municipal, state or federal level, then you must be sure that you are well versed in cyber security.
You need to know the basics of how to protect the data that is on your computer.
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Knowing what not to do on the internet can keep that from happening.


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Joel's photo got me thinking about the emotional state I've been in this month. I wrapped up a big, difficult project at the end of December, and the emotional fall-out surprised me. It wasn't a writing project, but a life-project, involving the care of an elderly relative. At the end of it, her situation was more secure than it had been in months, even years, and I hadn't realized how much emotional energy it was taking to carry the management of it all.
So I began a kind of hibernation. I hardly went out, I didn't post here, and I dealt with long-neglected tasks of my own to try to get my house in better order. Writing, like breathing, was part of the daily routine, but it wasn't the creative outlet that really fed me. Instead, I wove a basket. I'd learned the craft, using clothesline and yarn, over ten years ago, but I lost interest (and time) partway through my second basket then. Now, I had a project in mind, and going to the store to buy beautiful colors of yarn was balm for my soul.
Often, as I wove, I sat with Smoke, the ancient cat who came into my life from my elderly relative. Smoke is happy to purr if I sit beside and give her a pat from time to time, and the purring and repetitive weaving soothed me. I thought a lot about the things I hope to accomplish, the ways in which life is always changing, the blessings that I often take for granted. I am grateful to have had the time to be invisible to the greater world for a time and to touch into the core of who I am again. Weaving the basket felt like weaving the strands of myself together again.
And then, as if to punctuate the month, I got sick. It was one of those things that knocks you flat for a couple of days and then you re-enter the world as fragile as a new butterfly with damp wings, unsteady on your feet and light-headed. It felt a little like a shamanic transition, and I'm still not certain my wings are dry, but I'm ready to step back into the world, at least a little bit.