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|Privately held company
|Heavy construction
Project Management
|Warren A. Bechtel
|Blue Shield of California Building
San Francisco, California, U.S.
|Area served
|Key people
|Riley P. Bechtel, Chairman
Brendan Bechtel, President and COO
Bill Dudley, CEO
|Construction contracting
|US$39.4 billion (2013)[1]
|Bechtel family and various internally elected employees
|53,000 (2013)[1]
Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel Group) is the largest construction and engineering company in the United States,[2] ranking as the 4th-largest privately owned company in the United States.[3] Its headquarters are in the South of Market, San Francisco.[4]
Bechtel has always functioned as a family-owned company. Its founder, Warren A. Bechtel, started as an employee of the burgeoning United States railroad industry in 1898 after his Oklahoma cattle ranch failed. Over the next 20 years, he built up a sizable contracting business that specialized in railroad and highway building.[5] After building the Hoover Dam in the 1930s, the company was a major contractor during World War II building Liberty ships under the leadership of Stephen David Bechtel, Sr., the founder's son.[5] After the War the Company continued to expand in the energy sector completing projects such as the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in the 1970s when George Shultz was CEO.[5]
Locations and operational activities[edit]
Bechtel's major operational locations are in Brisbane,[6] Calgary,[7] Dubai,[8][9] Frederick, Maryland,[10] Houston,[11] London,[12] Montreal,[13] New Delhi,[14] Reston, Virginia,[15] San Francisco,[16] Santiago,[17] Shanghai, Taipei,[18] and Washington, D.C.[19]
The company's main headquarters are located at its San Francisco office,[15] while the Reston office houses the company's global operational headquarters, as well as the headquarters of U.S. Government Services and U.S. Civil Infrastructure units.[10][15] The Power business unit is based at its Frederick office.[10] The company's Oil, Gas & Chemicals unit is based in the Houston office.[20] The Washington office maintains both a Political Action Committee and a lobbying program.[21]
Outside the U.S., the Civil unit's headquarters is located at the company's London office.[17] The Mining & Metals unit is headquartered at the company's Brisbane office[22] and also maintains operations in Santiago, Montreal, and Dubai.[8][13][23] Both the Calgary and New Delhi offices are major locations.[7] In 2013, the company established its global center of engineering excellence in Dubai focusing on rail and marine projects.[9][24]
Bechtel works on megaprojects through its five business units.[25] The company frequently manages work from design through construction phases.[26][27][28] Its corporate values include safety, quality, and ethics.[16][28][29]
Civil Infrastructure[edit]
The Civil Infrastructure unit handles infrastructure, highways and bridges, rail, ports, and aviation projects, as well as hydroelectric facilities.[30] It has built more than 17,000 miles of roadway as well as 20 towns and cities globally.[25] It has worked on 80 port and harbor projects, and 90 major airport projects.[31][32]
As of February 2014, the unit is also developing the general plan for the Waad Al-Shamal city, an industrial complex built around a phosphate mine near Turaif, Saudi Arabia. It is also project managing the build, which is planned to include housing, businesses, and schools.[33][34]
Bechtel's Civil unit is leading a consortium in the engineering, procurement and construction of the lines One and Two of the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia metro, which began construction in April 2014.[35][36] In March 2014, it was announced Bechtel is part of a consortium to build a hydroelectric power plant for Manitoba Hydro in Manitoba, Canada.[37] The unit is involved in several other ongoing projects as of March 2014 including building national infrastructure in Gabon[38] and the continuous development of Jubail in Saudi Arabia.[8] Bechtel is participating in the building of London's Crossrail, a $24 billion project that will connect commuter towns east and west of London and is intended to serve an estimated 200 million people a year upon completion.[39][40] The unit began upgrades to the London Underground's Vauxhall station to accommodate more passengers in January 2014. The project was originally estimated at £45 million, but Bechtel was able to reduce the cost by £9 million by using more economical materials.[41]
The unit is completing work on an extension of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail in Northern Virginia[28] and Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.[42] It completed a 77.4 km four-lane motorway in Kosovo, which was finished a year ahead of schedule in November 2013.[43]
Government Services[edit]
The Government Services unit executes contracts for governmental organizations including the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy.[18] Bechtel ranked 14th among companies by number of defense contracts in 2013.[44]
As of February 2014, the unit manages four national security-related facilities in the U.S. including the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security Complex, and Pantex Plant.[45][46]
Other ongoing projects as of March 2014 are the construction of the facilities to treat the liquid radioactive waste stored underground at DOE's Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington for the Department of Energy. The unit also manages U.S. Department of Defense contracts to dismantle and dispose of stored chemical weapons, including decades-old mustard and nerve gas from World War II.[19][47][48] In May 2012, a consortium including Bechtel, began construction on a structure that will safely confine the damaged Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Number 4.[49]
In June 2013 the unit completed design and construction on a U.S. Missile Defense Agency project at Fort Greely, Alaska, which included three missile fields and forty silos.[50] In November 2013, Bechtel was awarded a US$7 billion contract to work on a nuclear propulsion project for the United States Navy.[51]
Bechtel won thirteen sustainability awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration in December 2013 for Y-12 National Security Complex, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[45]
Mining & Metals[edit]
The Mining & Metals unit works on projects related to the mining and production of materials such as aluminum, coal, copper, iron ore and other metals and minerals. The unit operates on six continents and has completed more than 2,500 major mining projects as well as over 1,000 mining studies.[52][53]
Projects include constructing Saudi Arabia's first aluminum smelter in Ras Al-Khair in 2013[52][53] and completing the Caval Ridge coal mine in Queensland, Australia.[54]
In September 2013, the unit completed the expansion of the Kooragang Coal Terminal in Port Waratah in Australia, increasing capacity to 145 million tons.[55] The unit won a contract to build a water system hand desalination plant for the Escondida copper mine in Chile in December 2013.[52][56]
Oil, Gas & Chemicals[edit]
The Oil Gas & Chemical unit designs and builds liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil, pipeline support, petrochemicals, and natural gas facilities.[18][57][58] The unit also constructs and tests tanks for LNG storage.[59]
The unit has been building three LNG plants on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia since 2011. The Australian Pacific LNG, Gladstone LNG and Queensland Curtis LNG sites employ more than 11,000 workers and have completion dates between 2014 and 2015.[60] The unit is also constructing the Wheatstone project, a two-train LNG plant that is one of Australia's largest energy resource efforts.[61] Bechtel was awarded the front-end engineering and design of the Wheatstone plant and LNG trains in 2009.[27]
Bechtel is responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of two LNG trains for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction project in Louisiana.[62] In May 2013, the unit was awarded a contract for the front-end engineering design of the Pacific NorthWest LNG in Vancouver, BC.[63] In December 2013, the unit was contracted to build three LNG trains, three LNG storage tanks, and two berths in Corpus Christi, Texas.[64]
In June 2013, Bechtel was named the project manager of a megapetrochemical complex in Qatar at the Ras Laffan Industrial City.[65] Bechtel's technology was licensed to be used for facility upgrades at the Rijeka Refinery in Croatia in February 2014.[66] The unit was awarded a contract to construct facilities in Georgia for the Shah Deniz II gas field in Azerbaijan.[58]
The Power unit has four lines of business: fossil, nuclear, renewables, and communications & transmission.[67] The unit works in electrical generation from nuclear, coal, solar, and wind sources. It has worked on approximately 150 nuclear power plants as of June 2013.[67][68]
Power's projects include the Panda Temple Project, a clean natural gas power plant in Temple, Texas that is designed to provide enough electricity to power 750,000 homes,[69] and work on the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor, which is expected to be completed in 2015.[67][54]
In June 2013, the unit won an engineering, procurement and construction contract to replace three steam generators at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.[68]
Bechtel's renewable projects include the world's largest solar thermal project, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in California, which began producing power in February 2014 and has the capacity to double solar thermal power production in the United States.[67][70] The unit also completed the Catalina Solar photovoltaic generating facility in 2013 and is completing the construction of the California Valley Solar Ranch.[71]
In August 2013, the unit completed the Hanna Region Transmission Development, a power transmission project in Canada, which included 1,200 new transmission towers and 219 miles of transmission lines.[72]
Bill Dudley is CEO and Brenden Bechtel is president and chief operating officer. Bechtel is the fifth generation of the Bechtel family to lead the company. Riley P. Bechtel is chairman of the board, after stepping down as CEO in 2013.[73] Mike Adams has been chief financial officer since 2012.[74]
Financials and rankings[edit]
Bechtel ranked fourth on Forbes 2013 list of America's Largest Private Companies by revenue.[75] It has been named the top U.S. Contractor by revenue by Engineering News-Record for fifteen years in a row and ranked third on the publication's Top 250 International Contractors list by revenue in 2013.[76][77]
Alleged misconduct[edit]
Bechtel's work has been the subject of controversy, including a number of cases of contractor misconduct in the United States in the past decade. These cases have included significant issues at a site in Hanford, Washington where Bechtel was decommissioning a former nuclear weapons site without conducting adequate safety reviews of some of the equipment used, and where the Department of Energy's inspector general alleged that "Bechtel determined that there was a systemic problem and a breakdown in controls over the review of design changes," but that the company had taken steps to correct the problems.[78] Bechtel's failure to conduct safety reviews of the equipment they used led to at least some underground tanks leaking radioactive waste in to nearby groundwater.[79] Senator Ron Wyden has alleged that Bechtel fired a whistleblower at the Hanford site, and expressed concern that this would discourage further whistleblowers from coming forward.[80]
In Bolivia, one of Latin America's poorest countries, Bechtel increased water rates by more than 50% after it secured a very controversial concession in the country just after a privatization program of water systems led by the US based World Bank in the late 90s.[81][82]
Major projects[edit]
Major projects have included:
- Hoover Dam completed in 1936[83]
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline System completed in 1977[84]
- Bekme hydroelectric dam in Turkey completed in 1991[85]
- Petrochemical plants in Iraq completed in 1991[86]
- Dabhol Power Project Phase 1 completed in 1992[87]
- Kuwait reconstruction after the Gulf War completed in 1993[88]
- Channel Tunnel completed in 1994[89]
- Hong Kong International Airport completed in 1998[90]
- Tengiz Field expansion in Kazakhstan completed in 1999[91]
- Chemical weapons disposal facility in Anniston, Alabama completed in 2001[92]
- Three natural gas power plants in Turkey completed in 2002[93]
- Fissile Materials Storage Facility at Mayak, Ozersk, Russian Federation completed in 2002[94]
- Araucária Power project, Brazil completed in 2003[95]
- Jorge Chávez International Airport expansion in Lima, Peru completed in 2005[96]
- Big Dig completed in 2007[97]
- Rebuilding of sections of Croatian highway between Zagreb and Split completed in 2008[98]
- The Y-12 nuclear weapons plant and enriched uranium storage facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee completed in 2009[99]
- Rrëshen-Kalimash Highway in Albania completed in 2010[100]
- New Doha International Airport due to be completed in 2011[dated info][101]
- New Muscat International Airport Terminal due to be completed in 2014[102]
- Transylvania Motorway due to be completed in 2016[103]
- Silver Line Phase II extension to Dulles Airport due to be completed in 2018[104]
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- ^ Bechtel: Channel Tunnel
- ^ Bechtel: Hong Kong International Airport
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- ^ Joge Chávez International Airport
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- ^ Ex-Im Bank finances $250m in US exports to build Croatian highway Ex-Im Bank, 22 October 1998
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- ^ Dulles Transit Partners
Further reading[edit]
- Mead, Robert Douglas. Journeys Down the Line: Building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Doubleday, 1978.
- McCartney, Laton. "Friends in High Places", Ballantine Books, 1988.
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The Welsh Rugby Union has signalled the importance of the Principality Premiership Division by announcing that a representative fixture is to be played against a Georgia international XV next month.
A team of players from amongst all 14 Premiership teams will face one of the emerging powers of the European game at the Brewery Field in Bridgend on March 27(KO 7pm).
The Principality Premiership XV fixture againstGeorgiais the first major game for a representative team selected from the semi professional division of the game inWales.
Georgian rugby has come of age in recent years with the senior national squad making a powerful impact in the 2011 Rugby World Cup securing a pool victory against Romania and running Scotland close.
Many of the elite Georgian players are based inFranceand the team is renowned for its power and physicality.
After the Bridgend game Georgiawill travel north to play a fixture against RGC 1404 at the Eirias stadium in ColwynBay on Saturday March 31.
The WRU has announced that Simon King of Aberavon has been appointed Head Coach of the Principality Premiership XV with Assistant Coaches Lyndon Lewis from Llandovery (Backs) and Greg Woods of Cross Keys (Forwards).
The importance of the game is reflected in the coaching team with the age grade international experience of King complimented by Lewis who has seen his Llandovery side top the league table and Woods whose team has achieved a semi final place in the British and Irish Cup.
The Principality Premiership Division is currently a WRU priority with plans in place to reform the league from a 14 team structure to 12.
The division has been heralded by the WRU as a key building block within the development pathway which supports the pinnacle of the elite game inWales.
The RGC 1404 team will be coached by the formerWalestight head prop Chris Horsman with assistant coaches to be appointed from within North Wales.
TheUnionhas decided it is important to retain a north Wales focus in the off-the-field coaching line up to embrace the strides being made in boosting rugby within area now designated as a development region
The WRU Head of Rugby, Joe Lydon, said: "I am delighted we have been able to secure these landmark fixtures against such strong opposition.
"The Principality Premiership Division is a vital part of the game inWalesand we want to celebrate its significance and success.
"We know the coaches will be able to select a talented and determined team capable of putting on a strong performance against excellent opposition.
"The coaches are all of proven ability so we are confident the team will be ready to give of their best on the night.
"This will be an opportunity for supporters from all the Premiership teams to come together with one voice to show just what this division means to them.
"The North Wales fixture is yet another example of how the WRU is determined to put rugby in that region on the map.
"This is a statement of our intent to recognise the support for the game in the north and engender even more enthusiasm and support for RGC 1404.
"Chris Horsman is a top class coach and he will ensure he selects a team which truly reflects the strength of the game in the north.
"We had fantastic support at Eirias for the recent Wales U20 international against Scotland so we know the fans will turn out to cheer on their team on the 31st."
The Chairman of the Principality Premiership Division clubs, Chris Clarke of Cross Keys, said: "I am delighted the WRU has decided to form this representative team for such a prestigious fixture.
"It is a great opportunity for Premiership players to prove their quality and step up to representative level rugby.
"It will be a tough call to select the team because of the quality on display week in week out but I know the coaches we have appointed will do a great job.
"I would encourage as many people as possible to come along to the game as I guarantee they will see a match worth watching.
"The recent photograph taken of the senior national squad players in the jerseys of the Premiership Division teams they first played for was great exposure and this fixture adds to that visibility.
"This is important for our supporters and our sponsors so I am really looking forward to a great game on March the 27th.
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Odysseus is a man with a plan in Homer's epic recounting of the Trojan War.
This epic poem is all Odysseus all the time.
Sneaky Odysseus helps assassinate the title character in this tragedy.
When Odysseus is awarded the armor of fallen Achilles in this ancient drama, Ajax goes totally haywire.
Our hero makes an appearance in this tragedy about the Queen of Troy.
This time, Odysseus has to win the help of a man he abandoned on a desert island.
In this uniquely surviving satyr play, Euripides turns the story of Odysseus's blinding the cannibalistic Cyclops, Polyphemus, into an R-rated comedy.
Odysseus's contest with Ajax and his affair with Circe are given the Roman treatment in Ovid's epic poem.
According to Dante, Odysseus belongs in the 8th circle of Hell for his deceiving ways.
Odysseus decides he's got to go adventuring again in this 19th-century poem.
Check out Circe's version of her affair with Odysseus. Yowza.
The epic poem was transformed into an epic TV series.
Odysseus makes a cameo in Disney's animated version of the adventures of young Heracles.
Odysseus is just one hero among many in this star-studded Hollywood blockbuster.
And of course, Marvel's got you covered with their digital comic version of Odysseus's greatest adventure.


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MOSCOW, Idaho-- Police arrested two teenagers who allegedly held up a store at gunpoint Saturday.
Security cameras caught a glimpse of two masked suspects at the Stinker Station along West Pullman Road at 3:54 a.m. September 28th.
As a result of information gathered from tips and additional interviews, detectives said their investigation led them to two suspects Wednesday. Police arrested a 17-year-old male from Genesee and Bailey Westgate, 18, of Moscow.
The 17-year-old suspect was placed in juvenile detention in Lewiston awaiting further court proceedings. Westgate was arrested by Spokane Police and was awaiting extradition proceedings to be returned to Latah County.
According to investigators, the teens demanded money from the cash register at the Stinker Station. Witnesses said one of the suspects then pointed a gun at two employees. Police also said the suspects forced shoppers to hand over their phones and set them on the counter during the hold up.
A Stinker Station employee told police that the suspects left with a bag of cash and Marlboro cigarettes. The weapons were described as semi-automatic type pistols, black in color with a silver barrel.


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Nikon Mirrorless headaches: entry-level model S1 scores better than V2 and J3 at Dxomark
Nikon has the advantages of the duopoly, but in a very competitive mirrorless market, they came out of the gate with the second smallest sensor (Pentax Q is the smallest, but Pentax also released an APS-C K-mirrorless camera). Now that Dxomark has published their Nikon S1 test results, their mirrorless camera line-up looks even more strange. In a three-tier line-up, the Nikon S1, the entry-level model, has a better Dxomark score than the J3 and V2 - see Dxomark comparison. And Nikon wants $750 for the V2 body only. Meanwhile the Nikon S1 with a zoom lens goes for $500. And the older Nikon V1 with two zoom lenses goes for $400. The Logictron 5000 explodes when fed this data!
Not to take anything away from the cameras - they are what they are and the pictures they take are not undone by this. But this is a competitive and dynamic market, photographers who are not married to a specific brand or system are comparing and contrasting, and in this light, this looks very uncompetitively unusual.
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Urban, predominately-black cities and neighborhoods get a bad rap. Popular wisdom says that these cities are worthless dead ends populated by the hopeless and the criminal. No one has a good life in these cities. No one gets a good education. Ambitious people don't live there. There are no nice homes there. No one is safe there. There is nothing to be valued there.
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My parents found out I was a Brony when I wanted to go to a convention in Orlando, Florida.
Well, technically, my dad had known, he just thought I was just screwing with him, though. He just found out I was serious when I wanted to go to MLPCon
I thought my mother was okay with it, since she had asked me about the con I wanted to go to February 29. Yes, 2012 is a leap year. I brought up the website on my phone, she glanced at it, and didn't say anything.
The next day, March 1st (Today, as of the date I write this), I look at the ticket prices. I remember my mom asked about them last night, but I had just told her that the ticket prices would be posted in march. So, I decided to go tell her that the prices were posted and that I planned on getting the $30 General Admission.
After, She asked again what kind of convention it is, And I brought up the website on the computer.
She was astonished. "MY Little PONY?!" She said. "You buy My Little PONIES?!"
And at that point, I kept my cool, make it seem like she was seriously out of the loop. "Yeah," I said. "How is this new news to you?"
At that point, I was close to burting out laughing infront of her.
But no. Using the training I had learned from listening to select songs with Mic the Microphone on vocals, I was able to keep my pokerface.
And so I brought up the purchase of two shirts from welovefine.com. A Vinyl Scratch shirt, and a Great And powerful Trixie shirt. "You know those shirts I got a while back? Yeah." I said, knowing she'd know what I was talking about.
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Wolf Tooth Components Narrow-Wide Chainring Review
Today we offer up an interesting two-part review of the Wolf Tooth Components Narrow-Wide Chainring. MTB Race News had two separate riders spend 6 months on the unique single ring set up after which they individually wrote a review for us.
The first review is from Vermont-based racer Matt Williams who spent his time tearing up the muddy, baby head-strewn trails of the east coast. The second review comes from west coast ultra-endurance superstar Evan Plews who tested his Wolf Tooth on the high-speed, pine forest singletrack and bomber descents of the Pacific Northwest. Neither rider was aware of being involved in a two-part review of the same product. See what each had to say below:
Matt's Review-
The release of SRAM's XX1 got more than
a few riders excited about getting rid of their front derailleur and
converting to a single chain ring set up. After all, the system
promised to be simpler, lighter weight, and better performing than a
traditional set up. But, those who wanted to keep using their current
cranksets, drop the chainguide on their existing 1x9/10 speed
drivetrain, or didn't want to pony up for an XX1 group were left
Enter Wolf Tooth Components, a small
Minnesota based company that stepped up this spring to start
producing narrow-wide style rings using a 104 BCD pattern. Want to
keep your ten drivetrain but like the idea of running a single ring
set up without having to mess with a chainguide? You're all set. Want
to run XX1 with a Shimano crankset? Wolf Tooth has you covered.
They're also manufacturing chainrings that are compatible with SRAM's
splined cranksets. Just take of the spider on your X9 or X0 crankset
and slide on the Wolf Tooth ring. Pretty slick. Plus, Wolf Tooth
rings are 100% designed and made in the US.
I must say I was a bit nervous when I
first bolted my 34t test ring onto my Pivot Les hardtail race bike. I
couldn't get the visions of dropped chains and a marred carbon frame
out of my head. That was early April. In the intervening six months
I've run the Wolf Tooth ring, with an XTR Plus rear deraileur, in
everything from local training races to PRO XCT's; on three hour
trail rides and in epic mud (it's been raining A LOT in Vermont this
summer). Through it all I've dropped the chain exactly once. That
happened in a pile up at the start of an extremely muddy race in
Vermont this spring, a situation where I've dropped chains before
using traditional three ring set ups too. Bottom line: the Wolf Tooth
narrow-wide rings just work. Period.
Is a single ring set up for you? It's
certainly lighter. It allows you to drop a shifter, derailleur, a
chainring or two, and the associated cables and housing. That's a
significant amount of weight. Running a single ring set up helped me
get my hardtail into the 21 pound range this season, which makes a
huge difference when climbing. Personally, I love the simplicity of
only having one shifter to think about. You have two options: easier
or harder, and I've never once wished I had more gears.
I also no longer have to worry about
chain rub, and I haven't had any chain line issues. Six muddy months
down the road, and the Wolf Tooth Ring is still working, and looking,
great. I'd say durability is a non-issue.
In the six months I've been testing
this chainring I've also had friends bolt Wolf Tooth rings to a full
suspension 29er race bike, and an trail bike/enduro race rig. Neither
had any issues with dropped chains, and they both bought Wolf Tooth
rings to ride full time.
At $68-$79 per chainring, Wolf Tooth
rings represent an economical way to drop some weight, simplify your
drivetrain, and move to a single ring set up. And they're now making
chainrings for cross bikes too, which will also be made right here in
the US. I know I won't be taking mine off any time soon.
Evan's Review-
season I have had the opportunity the ride and race with SRAM XX1 components on
my Ibis Ripley and HDR bikes. I have grown to love the way the single ring
seems to optimize the kinematics of the DW Link suspension while the large
spacing between gears seems to eliminate extra shifts out back. Unfortunately,
I found the 32 tooth XX1 ring too small even on my 29" Ripley so I began
using a standard 34 ring to see how much the narrow/wide tooth profile affected
chain retention.
this combo worked flawlessly on the smooth trails of Western Oregon, I found
out the necessity of the special teeth during 24 Hour National Championships
when I experienced multiple chain drops on fast, high-frequency chatter. I
looked into purchasing a SRAM branded 34 tooth ring before stumbling on Wolf
Tooth Components website www.wolftoothcycling.com.
this start-up from Minnesota is making a number of different chainring
configurations using a similar wide/narrow tooth profile. However, the most
intriguing to me was there direct mount, spiderless model which eliminates the
spider on a variety of SRAM cranksets. After a nice chat with Brendan, we had a
34 tooth ring on the way!
was a little more difficult than simply swapping the SRAM chain ring since this
ring has no "spider" and requires the crankset to be removed. Three
small Torx bolts fix the ring to the arm so after taking time to clean the
interface and apply new thread lock compound the new ring was installed in
about 20 minutes.
this reason, riders who anticipate changing gear ratios frequently may look at
other options. In my case, I looked forward to saving weight, increasing
rigidity, and eliminating the possibility of losing chain ring bolts or having
them develop annoying noises.
the sake of testing, I also installed a new SRAM XX1 chain and cassette on my
Ripley at the same time. After a brief tune-up the initial test ring was
impressive! If anything the Wolf Tooth ring was even smoother and quieter than
the SRAM ring it replaced--a testament to quality materials and exact
the trail, the ring has performed flawlessly without a single mishap. In fact,
I had intended to photograph the ring after 500 miles but the wear was so
minimal that I instead waited to write this review until nearly 1000 miles had
elapsed! As you can see there is some wear evident on the backside of the teeth
but at this point that could be more a result of chain elongation than anything
the wear seems to be more in the anodized surface of the ring rather than into
the material inself and performance is as good as ever, I plan to install a new
chain and revisit the wear after another 500-1000 miles of off-road riding. In
the meantime, I look forward to the release of the 36 tooth ring of the same
configuration so I can put one on my HDR!


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IRS officials charged diet pills, porn. Robles considers congressional bid. Lee's boys, Stewart's daughter head on missions.
Happy Wednesday. As if the IRS needed another scandal to deal with, an inspector general's report shows that agency employees used their taxpayer-funded, government credit cards to buy diet pills, romance novels and yes, even porn. While the transactions add up to only two-tenths of one percent, the findings suggest a bit of lax oversight by the IRS. No word on whether the agency plans to write off the porn as a business expense. [NBCNews]
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-> Sen. Luz Robles is considering a run for Congress in Utah's 2nd District, arguing that the state's demographics are shifting her way. [UtahPolicy]
-> Congress is debating ways to keep student loan rates low but disagree sharply on how to do it, leaving students worried their interest may skyrocket. [Trib]
Tweet of the day: From @TonyFratto: "All of today's news becomes olds once #scotus decision is released."
Congratulations: To Kayla Stewart, daughter of Rep. Chris Stewart, and to James and John, twin sons of Sen. Mike Lee, who are all headed out on missions for the LDS Church today.
Spotted: Sen. Orrin Hatch on Tuesday at the Capitol Hill bar Irish Times, meeting on potential tax reform ideas at the place where the 1986 tax deal was hammered out. Hatch said he didn't order a beer: "You kidding? Listen, I'm sure the Lord never wanted me to start drinking. So I've never started."
In other news: Several Utah cities are considering banning fireworks as the Fourth of July approaches but are now restricted from doing so unless there's danger of a wildfire starting. [Trib]
-> Utah Department of Transportation has named a woman as head of one of its four divisions for the first time. Teri Newell will run Region 3, which covers Utah, Juab, Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah and Daggett counties. [Trib]
-> Sen. Orrin Hatch slams a 'weak' President Barack Obama as the reason Russia won't just hand over the NSA leaker Edward Snowden. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley's guest cartoonist Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher gives his take on the NRA. [Trib]
-> The Utah Transportation Commission unveiled a draft of its annual update to the State Transportation Improvement Program, which includes plans for three major road system updates that are scheduled to begin in 2017. [Trib]
-> The Deseret News discovers that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has started a Utah PAC, as reported by many outlets last month. [DNews]
-> Paul Rolly reports Salt Lake City is rethinking the bid process for a tennis pro after players raised concerns that the longtime pro didn't make the cut. [Trib]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert is still mulling choices for an opening on the State Records Committee. [Trib]
-> Since the Utah Clean Air Partnership morphed into a nonprofit organization earlier this month, questions have been raised as to whether conflict-of-interest issues could become a problem. [Trib]
Nationally: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to strike down a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, releasing nine states, mostly in the South, from provisions that required them to seek advanced federal approval before they could change their election laws. [NYTimes] [WaPost] [Politico]
-> The Supreme Court's decision has provoked mixed reactions, from Obama's disappointment to Republican officials' celebration. [NYTimes] [Politico]
-> The Senate voted 97-1 to confirm President Barack Obama's nomination of Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary. [NYTimes]
-> Although the Senate is due to pass the significant immigration reform bill this week, there is still no guarantee that the bill will get through the House. [NYTimes]
-> President Vladimir Putin told the United States that Edward Snowden is in Moscow, but as he remains in the transit area of Sheremetyevo International Airport, he is not technically on Russian soil. Putin is not willing to extradite Snowden at this point. [WaPost] [NYTimes]
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The so-called "Bezier Curve" is a method of representing a smooth curve in computer graphics. Note that it is a method of curve representation, and not a curve in the usual sense in math contexts.
In computer graphics, there is a need to represent a smooth curve, in particular, finding a representation of a curve of a few given points entered/drawn by the user. One way is to represent a curve by a set of points that lies on the curve. This method obviously has some flaws. For example, it requires a lot collection of points to represent a curve smoothly, and it will be again jagged after magnification.
The Bezier Curve representation is a method to represent a curve between 2 given points, by a polynomial parametric formula, with the additional idea of using a few "control points" that specifies the tangency of the given points.
The Bezier Curve method is named after the engineer Pierre Bézier.
Cubic Bezier Curve
Given 4 points P0, P1, P2, P3, find a parametric formula in polynomial such that it passes P0 with tangent vector[P0,P1], and passes P2 with tangent vector[P3,P2].
Answer: written in complex number notation: z[t]=(1-t)^3*P0 + 3*t(1-t)^2*P1 + 3*t^2(1-t)*P2 + t^3*P3 We verify that z[0]==P0, z'[0]==3*(P1-P0) z[1]=P2, z'[1]==3*(P2-P3)
See: Websites on Plane Curves, Printed References On Plane Curves.
Bezier curve.


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The SPD is required to include an explanation - in non-technical terms - of the plan provisions, such as your benefits and rights under the plan, including when you are eligible to receive distributions.
Alternatively, you may ask your employer to provide an explanation for refusing to honor your request; in fact, you must be given an explanation in writing. Legitimate explanations for a delay in distributions include the following:
- You are not yet eligible to receive distributions from the plan. For instance, the plan may require that participants reach a certain age before they are considered eligible to receive a distribution. This age requirement can apply even if you are no longer employed with the company.
- The plan may make payments only at a certain frequency, such as quarterly. Therefore, if you requested a distribution in mid-January, you may need to wait until March 31 before you receive the requested amount.
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* No Thursday Night Lights (moved to New Years Eve)
Friday, January 3, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
WinterFest Characters
Join the Snow Princess, Old Man Winter, Scurry and Snowflake as they delight the entire family with appearances throughout Beaver Creek Plaza. Make sure to ask for your holiday wish ribbon to put on the Wishing Tree!
Santa's Workshop
Santa and his elves set up shop in Beaver Creek Plaza to hear the Christmas wishes of children. Don't forget your camera to capture a picture with Santa!
The Original Dickens Carolers
The Original Dickens Carolers, Denver's premier Victorian caroling company, has performed throughout Colorado and the region since 1986. The ODC originally began in historic Larimer Square and have delighted audiences all over Colorado. See them on the Beaver Creek Plaza this WinterFest!
Kids' Winter Wonder Parade
Kids can join the Winter Characters in a parade from the Plaza Stage in Beaver Creek Plaza.
Family FunFest Carnival
Watch as the village comes alive with games, fun and prizes for kids of all ages! Get your caricature drawn, try your luck at our games of skill or just sit back and enjoy the activity during this free family event. There's sure to be something for everyone!
Beaver Creek "Behind the Scenes"
It takes a village to run a mountain! Have you ever wondered how it all works? Kids & parents – here's your chance! Join us as we explore Beaver Creek "Behind the Scenes." From touring the Vilar Performing Arts Center to seeing how a Snowcat works, get an insider's perspective and learn all the secrets of Beaver Creek! Click Here to check out This Week @ Beaver Creek to see what we're exploring this week.
Figure Skating Performances
Come see an outstanding figure skating performance featuring some of the best skaters in Colorado as they bring the ice to life.
Beaver Creek Loves Teens Too
The mountain is all the entertainment your teen needs during the day, but what happens when the sun goes down? That's why Beaver Creek is proud to announce the third season of BC<3T2 – evening programming for teens only! It's easy to register by Clicking Here!
Disco Skate Night – Holiday Editions
A holiday twist on Disco Skate – one of Beaver Creek's favorite events! Enjoy the music as you and your family dance and skate around the ice rink. Keep your eye out for some of the Winter Characters who will join in as you skate the night away!
Nature's Educators Raptor Exhibit
Owls, Falcons and Hawks – oh my! Come see these real life animal ambassadors and learn about their habitats and personalities. Nature's Educators is a non-profit wildlife program focusing on raptors with a mission to teach anyone and everyone about the importance of birds of prey.
Drums of the Mountains
Peak Rhythms packs in their drums, but everyone has a chance to pound on these percussion instruments. Don't miss out on your chance to become a part of this drum ceremony!
Thursday Night Lights
Be a part of the tradition as you ski down Beaver Creek Mountain illuminating the mountain with glow sticks. After the ski down enjoy a spectacular fireworks display that lights up the entire village. This event is intended for intermediate and advanced skiers and all participants must register at Children's Ski & Snowboard School. (970) 754-5464
#Foto Friday
Take out your digital cameras or smart devices and get ready to smile! We are sending you on "foto" scavenger hunt across Beaver Creek Village. You have all day Friday to search for the clues and take a picture with as many as you can find. Present your photos at the Foto Friday Booth from 4:00-5:00PM outside of Beaver Creek Sports and print your favorite shot! For more details, rules and the weekly Foto Friday Scavenger Hunt list Click Here.
Ice Sculpture Demonstration
Observe Paul Wertin, the amazing ice artist, as he transforms a plain block of hardened ice into an incredible work of art before your eyes.
Wishing Tree Sing-A-Long
Join the WinterFest Characters at the Wishing Tree for songs, games, stories and more holiday fun!
New Year's Eve Torchlight Ski Down and Fireworks
One of Beaver Creeks favorite traditions! A glow ski-down set to music with a grand fireworks finale. Open to intermediate and above level skiers and riders. For more information and registration call or visit Children's Ski and Snowboard School. (970) 754-4636.
- Registration at 5:00pm
- Load Buckaroo Express Gondola at 5:30pm
- Ski Down at 6:00pm
- Ski Instructor's Torchlight Parade from Spruce Saddle 6:30pm
- Village Fireworks 6:45pm
New Year's Eve Family Bash!
Join us at McCoy's for a fun family-friendly evening featuring live entertainment, games, raffle prizes and more! All ages are welcome. Tickets and information are available by Clicking Here or at the Park Hyatt concierge desk.
Wazzo the Magnificent Magician
Join Wazzo the Magnificent Magician on the Plaza for a fun-filled afternoon of magic! But wait - Wazzo doesn't just do magic, he's also a clown comedian! Ooos, ahhhs and hahas will abound!
Torches of Fire
Watch in awe as jugglers toss sticks on fire high into the air that light up Beaver Creek Plaza with a warm and exciting glow. Located on the Fountain Stage in the Plaza.
American Jukebox Skate Night
Enjoy the music of the decades as you and your family dance and skate around the ice rink to tunes from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's.
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But, there is fresh hope, real hope, to change these statistics. New technology has the potential to find lung cancers in their earliest stage, when up to 92 percent can be cured.
"We have the technology, including new forms of CT and PET scans, to diagnose lung cancer earlier," explains Paul Waters, MD thoracic surgeon and chief of oncological surgery at Greenwich Hospital. "Procedures are less invasive now. We use small incisions that result in minimal pain and fewer complications. And doctors tend to be more aggressive."
For example, just a few years ago, if an X-ray showed a shadow on a lung, it was difficult to perform a biopsy. In case of uncertainty, it might have been flagged as something to watch. "Now, if you have a shadow that looks suspicious, we have the tools that allow us to explore further," Dr. Waters continues. "If it turns out that the shadow is cancerous, we're months ahead of the game."
One of the new tools used at Greenwich Hospital is called iLogic®. This computerized system provides a virtual road map of a person's lungs, similar to a GPS, or global positioning system. The surgeon guides a thin tube called an endoscope into the affected area to gather information and grab cells for a biopsy if needed. When the scope approaches the smaller airways, the surgeon can activate a steerable catheter to navigate hard-to-reach areas and collect cell samples for analysis.
If the diagnosis is cancer, and if the patient is not a candidate for surgery, the physician can use the iLogic® to insert tiny metal chips, the size of a grain of rice, to mark targets for precise radiation treatment.
Another GPS-like procedure is EBUS – endobronchial ultrasound. This technology allows the physician to use a needle aspiration technique instead of conventional surgery to get tissue or fluid samples from the lungs and surrounding lymph nodes.
"Chemo now is like a sledge-hammer approach; we pound the table looking for the ant and we destroy part of the table in the process," says Dr. Waters. He points to side effects such as hair loss and problems with the body's gastrointestinal and other systems as examples.
Fortunately, chemotherapeutic agents are improving to attack cancer cells in new ways, he notes. "What we know now is that tumors will often secrete a factor that encourages blood vessels to grow and keep the tumor nourished. By inhibiting or halting this growth, we work to stop or even kill the cancer."
On the horizon is "personalized medicine," the catchphrase for efforts to tailor medical treatment to a patient's individual genetic profile. A customized "drug cocktail" would be created to attack specific oncogenes, which are genes with the potential to cause normal cells to become cancerous.
Heredity and environmental factors can play a role in causing lung cancer, but smoking, of course, is a prime culprit. Smoking also triggers emphysema and other health problems, and secondhand smoke poses considerable risk as well. Smokers may not think that their smoking can cause lung cancer in their spouse or children, but it can.
The good news is that if a person stops smoking today, some of these negative effects actually get better, and the risk of getting lung cancer will stop rising. It's recommended that current or former heavy smokers have periodic physicals and a screening CT scan that is specially designed to pick up cancers that don't show up on X-rays. This early detection is known to improve chances of survival.
And by all means, if you smoke, do whatever it takes to quit the habit.
Check out our Great American Smokeout Event on Nov. 17 for supportive information.
Greenwich Hospital's Cancer Institute makes cancer care as convenient as possible for patients in lower Fairfield and Westchester counties. Our medical specialists work together as a team to offer a full spectrum of services in a warm and nurturing setting. As part of the Yale New Haven Health System, Greenwich Hospital physicians have access to the Smilow Cancer Center at Yale-New Haven and some of the brightest medical minds in the nation.
Greenwich Hospital is also part of I-ELCAP, the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program. This group of lung cancer experts from 48 institutions in nine countries is dedicated to studying the health benefits associated with early detection.
Patients who qualify can also take advantage of clinical trials that provide access to the newest treatment protocols.
For more information, contact Jennie Melendez, RN, at 203-863-3768 or Diane Perry, RN, at 203-863-3698.
Lung cancer is still one of the most challenging illnesses to confront. Yet the medical world, with the help of developing technology, is gaining a better understanding of how to approach this disease so that survival isn't just something patients hope for, but something they can expect.
smoking is the #1 cause of lung cancer, radon is the second leading
cause in the United States.
cancer mainly occurs in older people, with the average age at the
time of diagnosis about 71.
cancer runs in families, but so does smoking, so the extent of an
inherited risk is debatable.
people diagnosed with early stage lung cancer have no symptoms; this
is why screening is vitally important for people known to be at
symptoms include spitting up blood, chest pain, shortness of breath,
difficulty swallowing and hoarseness that doesn't go away. These
can also be symptoms of other conditions, so they don't
necessarily mean you have cancer. But they definitely are a strong
sign that your body needs medical attention.
into Lung Cancer
Nov. 29
Conference Center
Paul Waters, MD, Thoracic Surgeon, Chief of Oncological Surgery
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American Smokeout 2011
American Cancer Society Event
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The Dudley Farm • 2351 Durham Rd, Guilford, CT 06437 • 203–457–0770
News &
Farm &
Contact Us
A visit to The Dudley Farm Museumis a step back in time,
a rural retreat from the past, preserved for the future.
Photo by Barbara Hanson.
The Dudley Farm Museum is located on the northeast corner of Routes 77 and 80 at 2351 Durham Road.
News & Events
Museum Exhibit for September
The Dudley Farm Museum display for September is "Plain and Fancy: 19th Century Chamber Pots." The Dudley Farm Museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 PM. Adult admission is $3.00. The Dudley Farm — 2351 Durham Road, Guilford CT 06437 — phone 203–457–0770.
Special Event at the Farmers' Market
Saturday, September 13, 2014,
9 AM to 12:30 PM
Photo by Barbara Hanson.
Join us for our first "Fairy Festival."
Children, accompanied by adults, are invited to follow the Fairy Trail, build a Fairy House, decorate a wand, and/or create a crown with guest author Cheryl Kling.
Vendors can participate by creating a Fairy House or Garden to be displayed at their tables or along the Trail; gathering natural materials such as acorns, feathers, and pinecones for decorating the Fairy Houses. Contact vendors Cindy or Tricia if interested in helping with the event.
Spritely costumes are encouraged.
The Dudley Farm Farmers' Market Summer 2014
Saturdays, June to October, 2014,
9 AM to 12:30 PM
Homegrown and Handmade
The Dudley Farm Summer Market takes place every Saturday through October from 9 AM to 12:30 PM. It is a family-oriented gathering place held on the picturesque grounds of the historic Dudley Farm Museum. The Market provides the opportunity to purchase local and organic seasonal produce and handmade arts and crafts, while enjoying the beauty and serenity of the Farm as it was in the year 1900. In addition to the wide variety of fruits and vegetables offered, also available are baked goods, eggs, fresh cut flowers, herbs and potted plants, honey and maple syrup, jams and jellies, naturally-raised meat, and pickles. Our handmade items include hand-spun yarn, paintings, photographs, cards, jewelry, soap, woodworking, pottery, sewing, quilting and more. The market is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.
The Dudley Farm Garden Group
Second Tuesdays of each month at The Dudley Farm Munger Barn, lower level,
7 to 8:30 PM
Next Meeting: September 9th
Starting on July 8th, 2014, The Dudley Farm Museum will sponsor a garden discussion group focused on growing organic edibles—vegetables, herbs and flowers. This will be an informal group allowing the participants to share knowledge and ideas about organic methods and successful plants for this area.
Possible discussion topics include insect and disease control, starting a fall and winter garden, soil improvement, encouraging beneficial insects and plants, good recipes, composting, etc.
The Dudley Farm Community Garden will provide an opportunity for participants to see firsthand some of the methods and results of organic gardening and to talk to some gardeners about their experiences there. We have many very knowledgeable gardeners including several Master Gardeners.
The group is open to the public and—like the Dudley Farm—not limited to Guilford residents. No prior gardening experience is necessary. Feel free to bring a brown bag dinner. There is no charge. For more information call the office 203-457-0770 and leave a message for Judy Stone, Dudley Farm Community Garden Coordinator.
The Big Barn Project (BBP)
The life and history of each farm revolves around its main barn. That's where the animals are housed, the equipment is kept and the history of the farm is preserved. At the Dudley Farm Museum, the up to now, un-restored big gray barn, will now take on this important role.
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Voices from North Guilford
Over eight years in the making, the book
Voices from North Guilford
has been published and is available for purchase at The Dudley Farm Museum.
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for details.
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Voices from North Guilford.
Pen and Ink Illustration by Doug Williamson.
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Six local businesses returned last week from a business improvement "Destination BootCamp" held in Longmont, Colorado, where they leaned hundreds of new methods to bring more customers and tourists to Phillips County.
Among the group to attend include: Stacie Wenzl – Wenzl Drug, Erik Willer – Willer's Casual Dining, Ginger Tweedy – Area Insight, Setul Parikh – Mark V Motel, Debra Dillon –Logan area business, Dustin Cheney –Phillipsburg Chiropractic Center, and Kera Nuckolls –Discover Phillipsburg Main Street as the Community Coordinator.
Phillips County Economic Development committed to fund the registration fee for six Phillips County businesses and one Community Coordinator to attend per year for four years. This is the third group to attend the two and one-half day, 20-hour workshop that also included approximately twenty-five other business representatives from across North America.
Destination Business BootCamp was created by marketing consultant Jon Schallert, who teaches independent business owners on how to reposition their businesses as "consumer destinations".
According to Schallert, a business using his Destination Business strategies can compete effectively with stores like Wal-Mart and Home Depot and significantly impact a local community.
Schallert notes that it is not uncommon for destination businesses to create change in an entire city, by drawing consumers, from miles around, outside the immediate marketplaces of the community.
"The Destination Business BootCamp is a must do for any small business owner who wants to set themselves apart from, ahead of, or to excel faster than the competition," says Phillipsburg chiropractor, Dr. Dustin Cheney. "Your competition is not your competitor down the street. Your competition is the world. In today's society, almost anything is a click away. With the tools I learned at the Destination BootCamp taught by Jon Schallert, I know that I can beat the click and continue to offer our community the highest quality chiropractic and natural health care services in the region.
Schallert's Destination Busness BootCamp is held in Colorado three times annually. Schallert has worked with independent business owners since 1983, speaks to thousands every year, and is the President of The Schallert Group, Inc., Longmont Colorado. One newspaper called Schallert "the marketing guru rooting for the retail underdogs". Business owners interested in attending may contact Phillips County Economic Development at 785-543-5809 for more information, or one can visit Schallert's website at www.DestinationBootCamp.com.


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10 U.S. Code § 187 - Strategic Materials Protection Board
(a) Establishment.—
(2) The Board shall be composed of the following:
(A) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, who shall be the chairman of the Board.
(B) The Administrator of the Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Materials, or any successor organization, who shall be the vice chairman of the Board.
(b) Duties.— In addition to other matters assigned to it by the Secretary of Defense, the Board shall—
(1) determine the need to provide a long term secure supply of materials designated as critical to national security to ensure that national defense needs are met;
(2) analyze the risk associated with each material designated as critical to national security and the effect on national defense that the nonavailability of such material would have;
(3) recommend a strategy to the Secretary to ensure a secure supply of materials designated as critical to national security;
(4) recommend such other strategies to the Secretary as the Board considers appropriate to strengthen the industrial base with respect to materials critical to national security; and
(5) publish not less frequently than once every two years in the Federal Register recommendations regarding materials critical to national security, including a list of specialty metals, if any, recommended for addition to, or removal from, the definition of "specialty metal" for purposes of section 2533b of this title.
(c) Meetings.— The Board shall meet as determined necessary by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy but not less frequently than once every two years to make recommendations regarding materials critical to national security as described in subsection (b)(5).
(d) Reports.—
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), after each meeting of the Board, the Board shall prepare a report containing the results of the meeting and such recommendations as the Board determines appropriate. Each such report shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees, together with comments and recommendations from the Secretary of Defense, not later than 90 days after the meeting covered by the report.
(e) Definitions.— In this section:
(1) The term "materials critical to national security" means materials—
(2) The term "military equipment" means equipment used directly by the armed forces to carry out military operations.
Source(Added Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, § 843(a),Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2338; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, § 829,Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4272; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, § 901(c),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1864.)
2013—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 112–239, § 901(c)(1), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) related to composition of the Strategic Materials Protection Board.
Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 112–239, § 901(c)(2), substituted "Secretary" for "President".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 901(c)(3), substituted "Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy" for "Secretary of Defense".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–239, § 901(c)(4), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "After each meeting of the Board, the Board shall prepare and submit to Congress a report containing the results of the meeting and such recommendations as the Board determines appropriate."
2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–383, § 829(b), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to duties of the Strategic Materials Protection Board.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–383, § 829(a), added subsec. (e).
First Meeting of Board
Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, § 843(c),Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2339, provided that: "The first meeting of the Strategic Materials Protection Board, established by section 187 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) shall be not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006]."
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Find solutions to common Xbox 360 Hard Drive problems.
If your Xbox 360 console doesn't detect an attached hard drive, try the following solutions in the order they are presented:
Warning When you format a storage device, all of the information saved on that device is erased and cannot be recovered. Make sure that you either do not want the information stored on that device or have backed up the information to another device before you format the drive.
For information about how to format a hard drive, see the "Format a storage device" section of Xbox 360 storage.
Note Console registration is required to replace a hard drive under warranty. Repair or warranty questions? See Xbox 360 repair: Frequently asked questions.
If these steps don't resolve the problem, repair your console (sign in with your Microsoft account, if prompted).
"E68" error code
For information about this error code, see Error code E68 occurs and one red light flashes when you use your Xbox 360 console.
To search for other error codes, see the Xbox error code/status code search page.
Try the following:
Try the following:
If you see a "Can't perform action" error when you try to move, delete or re-download your Xbox live profile, turn the console off and then on again. Then, try to perform the action again.
If you are using a non-Microsoft (counterfeit) hard drive, the device may appear as "unformatted" and you may be prompted to format the hard drive. Try disconnecting your hard drive and then reconnecting it to see if it solves the problem. Also, try to clear the cache on the hard drive. If these methods don't solve the problem, contact Xbox Support.
Note Always use Microsoft authorized products for the best gaming experience.
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I recently bought this is colour 235. I'm not sure of the exact colour because it does not say on the product. I bought this for 10.99 CAN which I found to be a little expensive. The colour is a bright pink. At first it was really bold and I didn't really like it but the more I wear it the more I don't hate it. I like the packaging, it's very easy to use. It smells like lipstick. There is no nice fruity smell that comes from it. When I first put it on I noticed the balm feeling right away. The moisturising feeling lasts for about 45 mins which isn't terrible in my opinion. The colour on my lips lasts hours. It's almost like a stain. I'm on the fence if I will buy this again. I kind of want to experiment with different colours but I will find it hard to justify the price
I found this product to be very drying, not glossy or balm-y, and the colour payoff is quite poor. I bought this in the coral shade (235) and it's a nice-enough pink-y orange shade, pretty and light for summer, but I feel like the Revlon Balm Stains are just far more effective as far as formulation and colour payoff goes.
I also had high hopes for this balm stick. I got mine in 213 (cotton candy), thought it would provide a glossy moisturizing, long lasting, neutral color on my lips. Fortunately, I bought mine on sale, but overall, it's a balm w/o spf. It feels great on the lips, but it is very, very sheer. If you like pigment and you are buying it for the color, then this color is not for you, if you have medium skin tone. It feels great, not as hydrating. The gloss is more of a satin gloss. It's not long lasting either. Overall, I feel it is an overpriced lip balm that offers minimum pigmentation.
I do not think I will purchase again. I heard the darker colors offer more pigment, but I will not spend to find out. Heard a lot of hype on this product, tried one out, and am satisfied w/the craving. Will not try again.
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I liked the color and consistency of this balm; it's very moisturizing and feels light--I purchased Coral Twist--but the packaging is horrible. The lip product was broken at the base and some of the product was smashed into the inside of the cap because it had been twisted up. I couldn't find the receipt to return, which is why I kept it. I would like to try more of these because I like the feel and the sheerness, but the packaging is so horrible, I probably won't bother.
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I have two of these and I absolutely love them!! The one I love is #210. I dont remember the name because they dont put them on the lip product themselves but it is the most gorgeous "my lips but better" color. These are so moisturizing and glossy on the lips. They last pretty long and I just love how light they are on my lips.
I have this in #240-Apricot Twist. Beautiful coral/pinky shade that is easy to apply without needing a mirror. I do wear a lipbalm (with spf) underneath because it's not as moisturizing as the name implies. It's not glossy either. However, it gives such a beautiful tint to the lips that is low maintenance.
I really do like the Jumbo Gloss Balm by Cover Girl. I think it's a much cheaper (and better-working!) alternative to Clinique's Chubby Sticks, being about $8 at Target, and it's definitely worthy of four stars. I purchased the "Blush Twist," and here's what I thought:
The packaging wasn't anything super special, but I do like the twist-up feature. No messy sharpening! On a few other reviews, the balm was wobbly as it twisted. I didn't actually see that on mine. Also, the actual tint of the balm on the lips does not run true to the color advertised on the outside of the balm, as well as when swatched on my skin. "Blush Twist" appears to be a rich, rosy toned pink on the outside, but actually looks like a soft light pink to me. It might just be contrasting with my skin tone, and the actual color is still good, but I thought that was a little weird!
I do have sensitive skin, but I didn't get any reaction from this product (yay, that earned it at least half of a lippie!). There wasn't any detectable smell and it rolled on feeling creamy, which I like. I did notice that it clung to dry patches and amplified them a noticeable amount, even if they were just slightly dry. Yuck, definitely a 'con' in my book. I found that while it didn't dry my lips, it certainly did not get rid of said dry spots. However, if my lips were plenty moisturized beforehand, it did retain and keep the moisture for a while (longer so than if I hadn't worn the jumbo gloss balm). I didn't find it moisturizing, but more of a lip protectant to keep it moisturized. :) It wasn't exactly a glossy look or feel, but it seemed more of a shimmery sheen. It takes a lot of building up (at least 3 layers) for it to be a little noticeable. I found five to six layers worked best for color (they weren't lying when they said sheer!). Once I did use it, however, it looked great!
It didn't last terribly long and I found myself replacing kind of often, but it was okay. It came off more when I ate, but unlike very tinted balms, it wasn't as easily noticed, which was a plus. It sounds like I'm naming a lot of cons, but overall I do have a fondness for the Jumbo Gloss Balm. :) Not entirely what it's advertised for, so if you have super dry lips and think a tinted balm is the way to go, I wouldn't recommend this one for you! However, it's a good, simple colored lip protectant for me and I use it often. I would definitely buy it again, but bewaring of its faults and using a straw when I drink! It fits in my purse and everyone says the color looks good on me, and I do love the creamy texture. So four lippies it is!
My mom bought this in the mauve shade twist (275) but she didn't like it because the color of the top, that´s supposedly shows the color, didn´t match with the real one, wich is lighter and more pink. So she lend it to me, and I´m so glad she did becuase I finally find the perfect color for my lips! My lips feel mousturized when I apply it and I like very much the texture half lipstick, half gloss, and it shines beutifull .Unfortunately you have to reapply often, and when you drink something it stay more in the glass that in your lips, but most of the lips products do, and I don´t like that the long lasting ones dries your lips a lot. I´m definitely buyng this again!
I have Watermelon Twist..it appears to be a bright 80's pink lipstick, but it goes on light and semi sheer. It gives the look of flushed lips..like when you just get out of the shower your lips are darker..very natural. You can apply it with a heavy hand and get a brighter pink tone if you wish, but that doesn't look good on me **I have very pale skin and blonde hair. Doesn't dry my lips out, lasts about the same as a usual lipstick and doesn't have a bad smell or taste. I'd like to buy another colour or two. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because it's called "gloss balm"...there's nothing glossy or lip balm about it.
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I really liked this product, I have it in Berry twist and the pigmentation is great, it's moisturizing and feels great on the lips. The only thing I didn't like was that it wore off pretty fast and i kept having to reapply. But overall I really liked this balm.
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