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Consider that the average Facebook video is approximately 44 seconds long, according to Socialbakers. Yet, even that relatively brief visual message may be longer than ideal. Recently published data by Socialbakers indicates that Facebook videos shorter than approximately 21 seconds performed in the top 25% for completion rates. Additionally, 20% of viewers click away from a video after only 10 seconds or less; 33% of viewers click away in 30 seconds and 45% by one minute. Considering that video converts consumers better than other forms of digital content (71% of respondents to a fresh Vidyard poll revealed that video converts better than text and images), digital publishers, content providers, and marketers alike need to give careful thought to the runtime of their marketing videos, experts insist.
Jul 26, 2011
A study of 250 marketing decision makers in the U.K. conducted by EPiServer found that 68% of businesses have appointed or plan to appoint a social media or online community manager within the next year. The survey, titled "The rise of the community manager," found that 28% already employ a social media or community manager and another 41% expect to hire one in the next 12 months. Almost three-quarters of businesses run online communities or will set them up within the next year.
The survey also asked about the challenges and benefits of social media as a business channel, with respondents citing attracting users, generating social media content, and dealing with online abuse as the biggest difficulties in social media management. But most respondents saw social media as a valuable platform for engaging with current and potential customers, for conducting customer research, and for increasing customer retention. In fact, 43% of respondents said that they had seen increased customer loyalty from social media, and 28% said that a social media presence increased sales turnover.
The full report can be downloaded at www.episerver.com/communitymanager.

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EnGenius® Technologies, Inc., the leader in long-range Wireless-N networking solutions for homes and businesses, today announced the largest product line and service expansion in the company's history at the 2013 International CES. EnGenius will showcase its new portfolio of consumer products this week at ShowStoppers @ CES on Jan. 8, 2013, from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Wynn Hotel's Lafite Ballroom.
The rapid growth in the adoption of Cloud-based services such as multimedia content streaming, data storage, and home automation and surveillance, has fundamentally changed the way consumers and businesses utilize the network. EnGenius' new portfolio of wireless solutions, Powerline products, switches and Cloud Services are designed specifically for AV enthusiasts and SMB users providing the performance, features and reliability required to optimize the performance of high-bandwidth applications throughout the home or office.
EnGenius Cloud Services for Home and Business
Development is nearing its completion stage on a number of different cloud-based networking management and monitoring services. EnGenius Cloud Services will be available for business-class networking products and for consumer networking products in Q1 2013. Cloud Services for Business will offer remote management and monitoring for deployed Wireless Indoor and Outdoor Access Points but also for a new line of managed switch products. Cloud Services for Home will feature several monitoring features and also provide consumers the ability to remotely access media files for their mobile device or laptop computer from hard drives attached to their Wireless AC Home Entertainment Cloud Pods (see below) via their Internet connection. Access to EnGenius Cloud Services for both Consumers and SMB network administrators, System Integrators, and VARs will be available via a desktop portal as well as apps for both tablets and smartphones.
Wireless AC Home Entertainment Cloud Pods
In Q1 2013 EnGenius will be unveiling its new line of Wireless AC Home Entertainment Cloud Pods. Each Pod is a convergence of technologies with the HD video enthusiast and media-active households in mind – Wireless AC (802.11ac) Router + Built-In Gigabit Switch + USB + Media Streaming Platform and with management and monitoring via EnGenius Cloud Services. Unlike standard 4-port routers, EnGenius has engineered all of this state-of-the-art technology into a very compact form factor designed to be placed unobtrusively and elegantly on top of any stack of home entertainment products.
Wireless AC Media Pod
A companion Wireless AC Media Pod with 4 Gigabit LAN ports will be available around this same time enabling families with another media room in their home to connect Blu-ray® players, DVRs, set top boxes, HDTVs and game consoles to connect to their EnGenius Wireless AC Home Entertainment Pod (or other branded AC router) at wireless speeds that can exceed wired Gigabit!
New Xtra™ Range Home Pods
In Q1 2013 EnGenius will be releasing a new line of Work & Play Wireless N Home Pod Routers. Each pod shares the award-winning design style of EnGenius business-class Indoor Access Points and marks a substantial improvement in speed and performance for those who need a reliable router for their home office, as well as for the media streaming needs of their families.
Wireless AC USB Adapters
In Q2 2013 EnGenius will be launching two new selectable Dual Band AC USB Adapters in attractive new designs. Throughput rated speeds of up to 433 Mbps or 866 Mbps on the 5 GHz band will be available on these models. The adapters will be targeting customers who wish to take advantage of AC router speeds and stream media content at the optimal speeds without buffering.
Powerline Adapters and Media Bridge Kits
For audio-visual enthusiasts and for those who have homes that have challenging architectural elements or layouts that inhibit wireless signals disrupting video streams over a network, EnGenius is introducing a line of Powerline Adapter Kits with and without built-in Wireless N and 5-port Powerline Media Bridges also with built-in Wireless-N. Each kit includes Powerline components that are rated at up to 500 Mbps via a home's existing electrical circuitry and provide a quick and effortless way to extend a home network and connect a wide variety of devices – smartphones, home entertainment components, and game consoles to the consumer's Internet connection. EnGenius Powerline offerings will be available in Q1 2013.
IP Surveillance Cameras for Consumer and Business
EnGenius will also be announcing a line of IP Surveillance Cameras available in the Q2 2013 timeframe for both the consumer and SMB markets. Cameras will be supported by a surveillance software application and can be monitored remotely via the Internet.
Unmanaged and Managed Switches
Beginning in Q1 2013, EnGenius will also be launching an expanding line of unmanaged switches for the consumer market, as well as, managed PoE switches for the SMB market. Details on specific models with features and specifications will be available later in the Q1 timeframe.
For more information on EnGenius Technologies and its families of long-range wireless datacom and telecom products visit www.engeniustech.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
About EnGenius Technologies
EnGenius Technologies, Inc. is an industry expert in wireless communications and radio frequency (RF) technology. The company pioneered "Affordable Long-Range Wireless" communication solutions, and creates wireless voice and data products for home, SOHO and SMB use that are versatile, feature-rich, business-class and affordable. Our complete line of award-winning devices is designed to deliver long-range, fast speeds, robust security, and ease-of-use. Established in 1999, EnGenius Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Senao Networks, a Taiwan RF communications manufacturing company.
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In a written statement released Tuesday, AFAD said that Syrians staying in Turkey were living in Altinozu, Yayladagi, Reyhanli, Apaydin and Karbeyaz towns of the southern province of Hatay, in southern provinces of Sanliurfa (Ceylanpinar), Gaziantep (Islahiye) and Kilis.
AFAD said that Syrian citizens taking shelter in Turkey were provided with lodging, food, health services, security, social activities, education, religious services, translation services and communications.
AFAD said that 525 Syrians entered Turkey on July 30 and 31, and that 532 Syrians returned to Syria on their own will on both days, adding that so far, a total of 73,587 entered Turkey and that 29,549 Syrians returned to Syria on their will.
Currently, 10,808 Syrians are staying in Hatay, 7,502 in Gaziantep province (Nurdagi-Islahiye), 12,032 in Kilis and 13,337 in Sanliurfa province (Ceylanpinar), AFAD said.
359 Syrians, including 39 companions, are staying in various Turkish hospitals and receiving medical treatment, AFAD said.
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Virginia Tech may have started the season with consecutive defeats, but the Hokies are 3-0 in conference play. In their shadow: Georgia Tech (3-1), North Carolina (2-1) and Miami (2-1). Yes, the Georgia Tech team that lost to Kansas. Yes, the UNC squad decimated by suspensions. Yes, the Miami team that got rocked by FSU and couldn't hang with Ohio State. This is not exactly the kind of depth the ACC had in mind. While Virginia Tech faces a favorable Week 8 matchup against Duke, Georgia Tech lands Clemson and UNC and Miami land each other. 'Noles and Hokies fans, you might as well starting booking your title-game travel now.• Rutgers believes: It might seem like West Virginia has no challengers in the Big East, but the Mountaineers haven't locked up the conference yet. With Rutgers and Pitt both 1-0 in conference play, Saturday's matchup could go a long way toward determining which squad is best positioned to challenge WVU for the crown. But the truth is, the Scarlet Knights -- and the entire football community -- have more on their minds than league standings. It's impossible to predict how Rutgers will perform in its first game since defensive tackle Eric LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down. The Knights want to play for their teammate, but who knows how much they'll have left after such a draining week. They won't have to honor him alone; countless Rutgers fans have purchased T-shirts bearing LeGrand's No. 52 and the message "Believe" and nearly 200 New Jersey teams will wear helmet stickers to show their support.• Minnesota's new era: Jeff Horton has 22 years of college coaching experience, but it's debatable whether he's ever faced a tougher challenge than righting the ship for 1-6 Minnesota, which fired Tim Brewster this week and appointed first-year offensive coordinator Horton as its interim head man. At least Horton is a pragmatist. 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'I Now Play with Vengeance,' says Ace Shuttler Jwala Gutta
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By Shruthi SU | April 30, 2014 9:31 PM EST
One of India's best badminton doubles players, Jwala Gutta has said she plays with vengeance now after a row with the Badminton Association of India last year.
Jwala went through many legal proceedings to overrule the lifetime ban planned by the disciplinary committee of the governing body after the ace shuttler delayed the match playing for the Krrish Delhi Smashers against the Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League more than six months ago.
"This medal is sort of revenge for me," after winning the bronze Asian Badminton Championships recently partnered by Ashwini Ponnappa. "I am now playing with vengeance. There is a lot of hurt and pain. If I would not have had to go through the trauma of what happened six months back, I would have enjoyed this medal win with more calmness."
"What happened to me was completely unnecessary. Why should a sportsperson go through it? I didn't demand money for my achievement, I demanded respect and acknowledgement. But there has been nothing. Why is doubles discriminated?" Jwala questioned. "Frankly, I don't understand why I have to prove myself again and again.
"I have achieved enough and I am proud of my achievements. I won medals at Commonwealth Games, World Championship, I represented India in Olympics. Even the bronze at ABC is a first for Indian badminton. There is still no one in the team to replace me and Ashwini."
"We have achieved all that without support. But even today we have to struggle for sponsorship."
The 14-time national champion has had an eventful decade at the sports now and has brought many laurels to the nation including a Commonwealth Games gold, a bronze at 2011 World Championship and qualifying for London Olympics. The 30-year-old Hyderabadi is now aiming a medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics so as to finish the career on a high.
"Qualifying for the London Olympics in two events was a very big achievement for me," Jwala added. "Now, I want to try and win a Olympic medal, I will give my last shot. I don't want to have any regrets. I want to end my career with an Olympic medal."
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The Blog: The Haute Meal
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Why I Like It: The Haute Meal is one of what strikes me as a surprisingly large number of blogs that combine posts about food with posts about fashion. To illustrate: Stephanie's two most recent posts are "Creamy Chicken Fricassee with Pearl Onions and Mushrooms" and "Snakeskin Sweatshirt and Pleated Skirt." (Speaking for myself, I found the former more engaging than the latter. It's definitely more edible.) A bunch of other blogs combine food with home-decorating. As a general rule, blogs like these are stronger, often much stronger, on the non-food side than the food side. But I like the food on Stephanie's blog quite a lot. As you might expect from a Chicagoan, the food here is protein-centric, with substantial meats and also a decent amount of cheese. Although few of us admit it any more, I think a lot of people still eat this way. I often do. What makes the blog nice is that the starches and veggies that surround the meats come in a nice variety, signaling with clarity that this is not 1950s-style meat-and-potato-ism. These are straightforward and appealing recipes for the daily whirl.
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Pumpkin Nutella Sweet Rolls: For the season we currently are in. I like it that Stephanie has you making your own spice blend and doesn't ask for a store-bought pumpkin-pie-spice mixture.
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Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the season.
July 4, 2008 5:49 PM
Green, Lopez key victory
Posted by Geoff Baker
Some ninth inning fireworks as Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez is thrown out of the game after arguing about a leadoff at-bat in which Brandon Morrow struck him out. Rodriguez had to be restrained from going after umpire Brian Knight.
A big day for both Sean Green and Jose Lopez in a 4-1 win by the M's over the Detroit Tigers. Seattle looked a lot more in this game, on both the mound and in the field, than it did on Thursday night. Erik Bedard held the Tigers to a run over five innings before Green came in a tossed 2 2/3 scoreless frames with his team clinging to a 2-1 lead at the time.
Morrow notched the final out of the eighth and went on to record the four-out save.
But in between his first out and the final three in the ninth, Lopez came up big. With runners at first and second, he drove a ball to the gap in right center off Kenny Rogers -- only the sixth hit of the day by Seattle -- to bring home a pair of huge runs. Lopez also came up big defensively in the top of the eighth, holding his ground at second in turning a 5-4-3 double-play after a leadoff single by Miguel Cabrera.
On the double-play ball by Marcus Thames, Cabrera came in hard at second. Lopez had to twist acrobatically out of the way. But he did and got the throw off in time to first base.
"I didn't even think about it with that play,'' Lopez said. "I caught the ball, heard the runner close to me and knew I had to jump. You need to make one out first on that play. Especially leading by one run. I heard the runner close and needed to jump on that one, or I'd get killed.''
Lopez appeared to surprise himself in actually pulling off the leap-and-throw.
"It was my first time,'' he said. "I never practiced it. It's just instinct. You catch the ball and try jumping and making a good throw.''
As I said, a much better game for the M's all-around. They are 9-5 under Jim Riggleman.
Erik Bedard dressed quickly and sped out of the clubhouse without talking to reporters. Riggleman and Jamie Burke did his talking for him yet again.
Riggleman thought Berdard did a good job.
"Erik did a great job,'' Riggleman said. "That's a heckuva ballclub over there and they make you throw a lot of pitches. He was throwing so many pitches that were very close and -- rightfully so -- they were balls. But most teams would have taken a cut at some of those pitches, which would have kept his pitch count down. They just forced him into a very laboring five innings and they did a good job.''
I agree with him on most of that. The issue isn't the work he did on the scoreboard. He allowed just the one run. It's the longevity. This team didn't trade away five guys for a pitcher who needs his bullpen to hold off the Tigers for four innings.
Burke thought Bedard was missing his spots at times rather than the Tigers merely not swinging. Has also noticed that Bedard simply gets tired as his pitch count climbs towards 100.
"Once he gets that 90 pitches, 95, you can tell he gets a little bit tired and starts cutting the ball off a bit too much,'' Burke said. "You can just see it on the way the ball comes in on the plate. You can just tell he's starting to get tired.''
Riggleman said he didn't want Bedard going back out in the sixth with those big sluggers due up. Can't blame him. He made the right call.
Thing is, this is now what the team has. A five or six inning pitcher who can hold teams to a run or two. In case you hadn't noticed, that's what Jarrod Washburn has done lately.
So, to the reader who wrote in below, asking my take on Bedard as an alternative to C.C. Sabathia, I'd say it's a rather poor second place. Sabathia logged well over 200 innings last year. Bedard is on pace to throw about 153 innings. He hasn't gone seven in a game since May 28. He's a poor man's Sabathia right now. Cheaper than Sabathia, granted, but giving far less on the mound.
Seriously, there's a better comparison to be made between Washburn and Bedard, at least over the past month. Bedard had a devastating curveball today, I'll give him that. But if he can only use it for five or six innings, you'd almost rather he abandon the strikeout approach and pitch to more contact. That's my take. I think teams will take a cautious app[roach towards trading for him. But all it takes is one rogue willing to gamble, We'll see. Remember, he's under club control through next year. That's attractive.
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Detroit Tigers at Mariners: 07/04 game thread
Posted by Geoff Baker
Still a 2-1 game, M's in the lead as we head to the bottom of the seventh. Erik Bedard did indeed bow out of the game after five innings and 99 pitches. Sean Green has done a fine job picking him up for two innings, escaping a two on, one out jam in the top of the seventh by getting Placido Polanco to hit into a fielder's choice out at third base and Edgar Renteria to ground out to shortstop.
A better-played game by the Mariners today, even though Kenny Rogers is still working to them in the seventh inning, his pitch count at a lowly 82. This is the kind of game where one mistake can kill a team. So far, the M's have not made any lethal ones.
There's a Milwaukee Brewers scout in attendance. He's been watching the entire homestand. What do the Brewers need? Some rotation and bullpen help. Particularly of the lefty variety. Remember, that team's GM, Doug Melvin, hails from Ontario, as does Milwaukee assistant GM Gord Ash. Does that mean anything when it comes to an Ontarian like Bedard? Might, or might not. Depends on the asking price. Jarrod Washburn might be a better fit. But I'd think that Bedard, Washburn, Arthur Rhodes and Ryan Rowland-Smith will all be on that team's radar.
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July 4, 2008 12:28 PM
Holiday optimism
Posted by Geoff Baker
A Happy Fourth of July to all of you. It's that time of year. At least, for fans of losing teams. The time when everyone gets sick and tired of all the negativity. I know all about it. Been there, done that before covering a losing team that everyone expected to at least be around .500, if not contend. It gets old. This team collapsed two months ago and now, after two months of hellfire raining down on it from all directions, we're looking for the silver linings. The bright spots. No one wants three more months of this. I understand.
It puts me in somewhat of a bind. For all of you writing in saying you're tired of the negativity -- and there are many of you out there -- I see just as many people rooting against the M's. Some of you are afraid that if this team wins too many more of these games (meaningless ones), management might somehow be "fooled'' into thinking this team can contend next year and not make the needed moves.
So, I'm torn. I don't want to be the guy some of you are already accusing GM Lee Pelekoudas of being. A guy who can get duped by this team into standing pat. The last thing I want to do is encourage that by being too optimistic. So, I try to temper that in game stories and blog posts with some reality. But the end result is, it can wind up sounding overly negative.
Just for the sake of balance, I'll point out a couple of positives I've seen the last month.
Jeremy Reed continues to surprise me. I still think of him as a fourth outfielder, but if he keeps playing like this every day, busting his tail in the outfield and hitting like he has, I may have to change that opinion. Reed is hitting .295 with a .755 on-base-plus slugging percentage. As a center fielder, that's OK. Not great, but not the worst in baseball either. He can at least hit for average. In an outfield with more power, he could be an every day player with these numbers. Not completely sold, but to me, this is a positive development.
Felix Hernandez continues to improve. His innings totals are up and his other numbers are headed downwards. He now pitches with a plan and seems to have a grasp on what he's doing out there. As I wrote last week, he's not an "ace'' stopper yet, but he's getting there. A sound building block.
Brandon Morrow has also become a pleasant surprise, considering how his year began. He's now a three-pitch guy, with that changeup added on to the fastball/slider routine. He'll either get a shot as a starter or present an intriguing option as a future closer. On a playoff-type team, having a healthy J.J. Putz closing and Morrow setting him up would also not be a complete waste. The game would be over after seven innings and that would make the team's current starters seem much better. We're still a long way off from that scenario. More things have to happen on other fronts before I'll call this a serious playoff contender again. I thought it would be this year. After what I've seen, I still think wholesale changes are needed. Maybe not a complete blow-up, but a lot more than just one or two repositionings.
My verdict on Jose Lopez is one of cautious optimism. He has hit better. but the knock on him the past two seasons was his second-half fade, We're not even at the All-Star Break yet, so let's hold off on any medals.
I'm not as high on this core group as our friends at Lookout Landing this morning. I see their point. What I don't see, with the lineup mentioned, is a playoff contender. And if this team isn't going to contend next year, then there are trades -- like one involving Erik Bedard -- that might be better off taking place this year. What if Bedard remains a six-inning pitcher next season? How will that impact his value. You've still got two camps out there split on what he is. Some still feel he's a legitimate ace. But that camp will dwindle if he continues to pitch like a No. 2 or 3 starter. So, the guys paid to make this call have to get it right this time.
But hey, we'll try to avoid cliff diving on a daily basis here. I'm not being sarcastic. It's going to be a long season any way you cut it. The future is full of huge question marks. Kenji Johjima is not going to be a $24 million backup catcher. Just isn't going to happen. Plenty has to be sorted out. I'll try to present you the context required to wade through these decisions. Try not to fall victim to overt negativity, because, frankly, I don't want three more months of this and neither do you.
But I also can't lie to you. Yes, an 8-5 record under Jim Riggleman is a first step. But these Tigers are also the first winning team faced by the M's since they got beaten in Boston a month ago. This is an AL team. The record against Detroit is a little more pertinent to discussing the future than how the M's did against San Diego (I mean, Seattle stranded 18 runners in a game and still won, which tells you how bad the Padres are). It's not so much a glass being half-empty or half full. More like making sure the glass is actually made of glass and not paper.
Still, I hear you. It's been a long season. Some tough calls by the front office are coming up and we'll be debating them for weeks, I'm sure. Looking forward to Kansas City next week. Want to hear what Jose Guillen thinks about this team.
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Halloween "Poison", a necklace with Iced Enamels
Not only is Halloween one of my favorite times of year, skulls are also a favorite of mine. You have probably noticed my skull ring in a few of the videos I have posted for the Design Team.
In addition to the Vampiress Necklace for my Halloween project, I could not pass up an opportunity to make a necklace using a skull. I had one skull bead that I used for a different project, so I borrowed it to make this spooky skull out of resin. The mold I made is a keeper and I will be casting more of them out of resin in the future!
Jennifer Cabic
Tools and Materials:
ICE Resin®, mixing cups and stir sticks
Iced Enamels™ Relique in Pewter, Ivory and Garnet
Iced Enamels Medium™
Art Mechanique™ Jeweler's Grade molding putty
Rue Romantique Large Botanical Rectangle Bezel
Disposable paintbrushes
StazOn ink pads in Spiced Chai and Jet Black
Skull Bead
Rowlux Illusion Film – red
Art Mechanique™ 1" screws and nuts
Art Mechanique™ Textured Brass Chain
Art Mechanique™ Jump Rings
Drill press and drill bit
Acrylic paints – White, Black, Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre
Rhinestone chain
Craft heat gun
Metal snips
Craft glue
1. Mix molding putty according to directions. Insert skull bead, face down and let cure for about 15 minutes.
2. Mix ICE Resin® according to manufacturer instructions. Stir in white acrylic paint. Pour into mold and let dry for 24 hours.
3. Pop cured resin out of mold. Drill holes into eyes and completely through the back of the skull. Paint the skull with acrylic paint.
4. For the bezel, use disposable paintbrush and paint on Iced Enamels Medium™. Sprinkle with Iced Enamels™ Relique in Garnet, tap off excess and melt with craft heat gun. Let cool. Repeat with Pewter and Ivory.
5. Using a sponge or fingers, "antique" gently swipe over the cooled Iced Enamels™ with Spiced Chai and Jet Black inks.
6. Cut a piece of Illusion Film to fit bezel. Place on bezel. Make marks on the film with a scribe or something pointy through the eyes of the skull.
7. Drill holes through the film and bezel making sure to hold the film firmly in place. Accuracy is important for the screws to fit through.
8. Insert screws through the eyes of the skull, through the film and then through the bezel. Affix nut and fasten tightly. Snip the backs of the screws flus with the nuts. Rivet them flat.
9. Mix small batch of ICE Resin® according to manufacturer instructions. Using a toothpick, drip a drop or two of resin into eye sockets of skull. Using tweezers, insert one piece of rhinestone chain into each socket. Let dry for 24 hours.
10. Drill a hole in the bottom of the pendant. Insert decorative brad. Dab a small amount of glue on the back over the prongs of brad.
11. Apply brass jump ring and hang from brass chain.
Queen of Bling Dog Tag for your beloved furry friend
Let's make a personalized dog tag for your best friend. No matter what name you've chosen either traditional or fancy, your pet deserves to sport a "one of a kind" dog tag.
ICE Resin® makes the most adorable Silhouettes to use in your dog tag bezel. Using the little doghouse and the doggie in a bezel was just the perfect inspiration to creating this project. I even added some rhinestone chain because my Olive is a bling queen just like her mother!
Kim Williams, Historically Haute Blog
Materials and Tools:
Large Hob Nail Bezel by Art Mechanique™
House and Dog Silhouettes by Art Mechanique™
ICE Resin® Plunger Kit
Iced Enamels™ Relique Powders: Ivory, Chartreuse, Turquoise, Carnelian and Torched Copper
Iced Enamels™ Medium
Disposable paintbrush
Measuring cup and a craft stick
Packaging Tape
Regular Scotch Tape
Sanding pad or file
Heat Gun
Rhinestone Chain
Preprinted name of your pet, home address and a phone number if desired (I used 11 sized font for name and 8 for address). NOTE: As a precaution against spammer, etc., part of the address has been whited out.
1. Remove 1 ring connection from the large hobnail bezel and use a sanding pad to smooth rough edges.
2. Using packaging tape cover your printed pet's name and the information you plan to include in your bezel with the tape.
3. Use a craft stick to burnish your tape on the paper so that the resin does not seep under the tape and stain the paper.
4. Paint a light coat of Ice Enamels Medium on your doggie silhouettes. Sprinkle the silhouettes with Iced Enamel powder. The solid one I did in Ivory and the cutout tummy one I did in Torched Copper. Using the heat gun set the powder. Allow to cool Silhouettes will be very hot. Handle carefully.
5. Stack and glue the open belly doggie to the solid doggie. Allow to dry
6. To create a grass and sky background in the Hob Nail Bezel use regular Scotch Tape to mask off the area of the sky so that it will have a straight edge. The desired look is to have ¾ of the area at the top of the bezel be done in the Turquoise powder. Set with heat gun. Allow to cool before you remove the tape.
7. After allowing the Turquoise area to cool completely, mask off the top portion of the bezel using the same method as when you did the bottom 1/4. Apply the medium and apply Chartreuse powder. Set with heat gun. Allow to cool before handling.
8. Trim your pet's name and the information to fit the doghouse and the tummy area of the dog silhouette.
9. Glue the name and information tag to the silhouettes. I used the Iced Enamel Medium for glue.
10. Place your silhouettes in the bezel.
11. Mix 2 ounces of ICE Resin® as per package directions. And allow to set until the resin is the thickness of Karo Syrup. I find it is infinitely easier to allow the resin to set for 20 or more minutes until it is very thick. Drizzle the resin in the bezel until it is 3/4ths full. Allow to set for 6 to 8 hours.
12 .Optional: While the resin is still sticky add the rhinestone chain to the bezel. Use a toothpick to guide the chain into position. Mix another small batch of resin and allow to set once again for 20 or 25 minutes. Resin should be very thick. Drizzle the resin in the center of the bezel until doming occurs. If you should happen to over pour use a baby wipe to clean up overspill.
13. Allow the bezel to cure completely about 48 hours. Attach your bezel tag to your pets collar.
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166, Resin‐ Cold Enameling, Saturday, March 21, 2015, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Learn these fundamentals and techniques in Resin- Cold Enameling
- Techniques for color on metal
- Layering of color
- Resin application and techniques
- Use of sanding, crackling and inks
- Drilling basic metalworking
067, Enamels‐Sgraffito + Symbolism‐ Making Your Own Mark, Friday, March 20, 2015,
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Learn wet and dry enamel in this hands on workshop, as you paint, scratch, draw, and layer your ideas onto copper while creating a vocabulary for enamel techniques and patterns. This workshop focuses on exploring the use of color and texture, from sifting, to painting and sgraffito, a scratching away technique that exposes another color fired underneath.
In this workshop, learn to make marks, text and symbolism to express yourself in jewelry created by using carbon pencils, enamel crayons and decal transfer. Other techniques presented are use of stencils, rubber stamps and pressing objects and marking into wet enamels.
Liquid enamels can be mixed to create your own colors. This application opens up many new possibilities within enamel work. Learn a handful of new ideas and create a few finished pieces. Kiln and torch used in this workshop.
068, Wire‐ Ancient Techniques on New Frontiers‐ Forging + Brazing, Sunday, March 22, 2015,
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Wire and fiber has been a prominent medium in ethnographic jewelry and adornment for centuries and used for binding, connecting, decorating and building of components.. Through many years of my own research and ethnographic repair, I have employed these same ideas to build my own unique body of work, influenced by my fashion experience, in forged wire.
In this workshop, learn to make your jewelry stronger, more interesting, unique, and personal by exploring new ideas for soldering, shaping, finishing and building of multiple components. Students will be challenged to think beyond traditional jewelry design to create jewelry that is both sculptural and wearable while attaining techniques for hand hammering, flattening and forging of round wire.
Learn control with appropriate tools, safety and shaping techniques with correct stance and posture when hammering. Sheet metal and wire used.
069, Resin, Relics, and Ancient Artifacts, Saturday, March 21, 2015, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Focus on new works in jewelry and Resin as it has never been presented before….sand, scratch, cast and scraffitto your way into creating unique objects and ancient artifacts in jewelry in combination with metal. Focus and build with resin using multiple thin layers while learning new techniques and application for scratching, crackling, engraving, transferring of imagery, making marks and coloring surface.
Set your finished components with filigree bezel wire…brazing presented. Each student will leave with a few pendants and components, a journal full of ideas and a whole new direction to focus your work.
Use your staple bezels to create a double sided necklace focal
Are you still holding onto staple bezels and not sure what to do? Polly Hendrickson from the ICE Resin Creative Team shows you just how simple it is to make a focal for a necklace with these unique bezels.
There are still some in stock:
Small pair of staple bezels: triangles, circles, almond-shaped, as well as medium circles and large almonds.
Or they are available as a special order product in sets of a dozen.
Here's a blast from the past using an almond staple bezel: Carol La Valley and Jen Cushman made it a few years back. IT's called EYE in the SKY.
Kinda Halloweenish don't you think?
Trick or Treat Collage with ICE Resin and Iced Enamel from the Crafty Cutie's imagination
ICE Resin®
mixing cup and stir stick
Iced Enamels Medium
Iced Enamels Ivory
Iced Enamels Raspberry
heat gun
Halloween molds
scrapbook paper
string, inks and glue
1. Measure equal parts of the ICE Resin® Part A and part B in mixing cup.
2. Mix both parts together evenly with a stir stick for about 2 minutes.
3. Pour the mixed ICE Resin® into bat and hand shaped molds.
4. Allow mixture to dry in the mold for about 12 hours.
5. Pop ICE out of molds and allow it to cure for another 12 hours.
6. Apply a small amount of Iced Enamels™ Medium onto a brush.
7. Brush a thin layer of Iced Enamels® Medium over bat and hand.
8. Sprinkle Iced Enamels™ over the the top of both molded pieces.
9. Tap off excess powder, and fuse Iced Enamels™with a heat gun.
10. Ink up scrapbook papers and cut them out to create your design.
11. Glue arranged design down, along with the two Iced castings.
This piece would be great as a card for a friend, or, as artwork for your wall during this fun season.
Wishing you smiles and sunshine,
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Make haunted jewelry with the ICE Resin™ Halloween Kit — Exclusively available through Jewelry Making Daily!
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Fall is in the air! The weather is turning colder, the leaves are changing colors, and it's almost time for the ghosts and ghouls to be out in force! Be ready for them with Halloween inspired jewelry!
With a selection of glitters, Iced Enamels™, holiday-themed images, and gothic bezels, this kit has everything you need to get started making beautiful jewelry! So look around, search old family photographs for favorite black and white images, find old Halloween advertisements, and get this all-inclusive kit for creating your own Halloween inspired jewelry!
Make a Whimsical Halloween Necklace
Trick or treat? This necklace was a total treat to create! I was shopping my regular junk venues a few weeks ago and found the cutest Halloween book for young readers. The illustrations were so adorable. I had to make it mine. The book brought back such fun memories of my childhood; the boy in the focal looks just like my brother dressed as Cowboy John. I knew I would use it for a Halloween themed jewelry design. I hope this necklace takes you back in time to a happy Halloween memory of your own.
Kim Williams, Historically Haute blog
1.A found illustration, to be used for the background of the bezel. Search for Halloween themed coloring books, greeting cards, old books etc.
2.One large Art Mechanique Hobnail bezel. Choose the shape that best suites your illustration.
3.Two small round Art Mechanique Hobnail bezels
4.I used two glitter swirl buttons leftover from an old scrapbook Halloween collection
5.Rue Romantique open heart bezel
6.A house and bird silhouette from ICE Resin®
7.Iced Enamels Relique Powder in Carnelian
8.Art Mechanique Ribbon, Orange
9.ICE Resin® Plunger, craft stick, measuring cup, and paint brush
10.24 inches of 18 gauge jewelry wire and 24 inches of 26 gauge jewelry wire
11.Orange and silver metallic beads
12.Craft glue
13.Packaging tape
1. Begin by applying the Carnelian Ice Enamels to the open-heart bezel and to the house silhouette as per the directions on the packaging.
2. Prepare your illustration by editing it for size to be used in the large bezel. I made a pattern my etching with a pencil over the top of the bezel to make a pattern to use to cut the illustration. Put packaging tape on top and on the bottom of the illustration and burnish thoroughly to seal the edges. Cut for size using the pattern you made. Use a small dot of craft glue to secure the illustration to the inside of the bezel.
3. Mix ICE Resin® it will take about 2 tablespoons to complete the project. When mixture is thin paint the heart and house to seal the Ice Enamels. Use the rest in the hobnail bezels. If you have any leftover resin spread it on any ephemera you may want to use in later projects. Allow bezels and charms to dry for at least 12 hours. Dry time varies depending on your climate.
4. Create a bead chain; wire wrap alternating colored beads (orange and silver) to make a chain. I use 2 of each color for my beaded chain.
5. Use an orange wire wrapped bead to connect the larger focal to the small hobnail bezels. Then connect the beaded chain to the other end of the small hobnail bezels.
6. Using 12 inches of the orange shear ribbon make a loop with the ribbon and secure the ribbon with 26 gauge wire wrapping it around the ribbon and tucking in the ends. I chose to let my ribbon fray naturally. You may want to use some no-fray to prevent the ribbon from fraying.
7. I ironed my ribbon and I must say I was totally surprised by the reaction of the heat on the ribbon. It changed the texture of the ribbon and gave it a pattern. Try this with caution, as you do not want to burn the ribbon.
8. To the ends of the ribbon I threaded the open-heart bezel on to the ribbon. Threaded the ribbon through, folded and wire wrapping to secure with the 26 gauge wire. Punch a hole in the house silhouette at the top and center of the bottom edge. Use a jump ring to connect the bird to the house and a jump ring to the end of the ribbon wire as done for the other ribbon end. This gives the wearer several options to tie the necklace at the length they feel comfortable.
Make haunted jewelry with the ICE Resin™ Halloween Kit — Exclusively available through Jewelry Making Daily!
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Fall is in the air! The weather is turning colder, the leaves are changing colors, and it's almost time for the ghosts and ghouls to be out in force! Be ready for them with Halloween inspired jewelry!
With a selection of glitters, Iced Enamels™, holiday-themed images, and gothic bezels, this kit has everything you need to get started making beautiful jewelry! So look around, search old family photographs for favorite black and white images, find old Halloween advertisements, and get this all-inclusive kit for creating your own Halloween inspired jewelry!
Make Jennifer Cabic's "Vampiress" Necklace just in time for your Halloween Hauntings
Tools and Materials:
ICE Resin®, mixing cups and stir sticks
Iced Enamels™ Relique in Pewter, Ivory and Garnet
Iced Enamels Medium™
Rue Romantique Large Etched Oval with Narrow Frame Bezel
Disposable paintbrushes
Halloween Stencil
Transparency with bat image printed on it
Rue Romantique Jet Fire Polish Chain
Rhinestone chain
Craft heat gun
Metal hole punch
Various beads to dangle
1. Using a disposable paintbrush, apply Iced Enamels™ Medium to the front of bezel. Sprinkle with Iced Enamels™ in Pewter and tap off excess. Using a craft heat gun, melt enameling powder and let cool.
2. Place blood stencil on front of bezel and paint on Iced Enamels™ Medium. Sprinkle with Iced Enamels™ in Garnet and tap off excess. Gently lift stencil and melt enameling powder with craft heat gun. Let cool.
3. On back of bezel, cover in Iced Enamels™ Medium, sprinkle with Iced Enamels™ in Ivory, tap off excess and melt with craft heat gun. Let cool.
4. Place skull stencil on back of bezel and paint on Iced Enamels™ Medium. Sprinkle with Iced Enamels™ in Pewter and tap off excess. Gently lift stencil and melt enameling powder with craft heat gun. Let cool.
5. Cut out transparency with bat images to fit the bezel. Mix batch of ICE Resin® according to directions. Using stir stick, drip a thin layer in bezel. Use a pair of tweezers to insert transparency on top of resin. Apply another thin coat of resin on top of transparency, set a couple stones from rhinestone chain if desired. Let dry for 24 hours
6. Punch hole in bottom of bezel and adorn with chain and beads. Attach jump ring to bail at top and attach Jet Fire Polish Chain.
I must say that Halloween was my favorite holiday growing up. I loved the smell of fall in the air and the crunch of the leaves underfoot as we headed out to trick-or-treat.
As I got older, I loved watching horror movies. I started reading Ann Rice books and was fascinated by the stories of vampires. When I came across this Halloween stencil and stamp set at the craft store I knew I had to make a Vampiress Necklace!
Jennifer Cabic, What I Believe Blog
Do your wear holiday-themed jewelry in October?
Make haunted jewelry with the ICE Resin™ Halloween Kit — Exclusively available through Jewelry Making Daily!
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Fall is in the air! The weather is turning colder, the leaves are changing colors, and it's almost time for the ghosts and ghouls to be out in force! Be ready for them with Halloween inspired jewelry!
With a selection of glitters, Iced Enamels™, holiday-themed images, and gothic bezels, this kit has everything you need to get started making beautiful jewelry! So look around, search old family photographs for favorite black and white images, find old Halloween advertisements, and get this all-inclusive kit for creating your own Halloween inspired jewelry!
Make these spooky Halloween Cheers Goblets
I had the pictures of the veiled woman and eye-patch man from the fabulous previous ICE Resin Team Members Jack & Cat Curio a few years ago, and I knew I wanted to use them in my Halloween project. I wanted to make a couple, so I chose to use the Champagne glasses, and decided to go with a twisted theme. I added the lock and chain as well as the scissors to perhaps indicate that there could be "trouble in paradise". The black bat and the spider's web also add to the mystery between the two.
Jack & Cat Curio Mixed Media Collage Sheet: ATC "Creeper" Sheet #1
2 Champagne Glasses with Black Polka-dot Ribbon and Olive Green Tulle
Halloween Rubber Craft Spider Web and Black Bat
Organza Ribbons: Orange Ribbon from the Raspberry Collection
ICE Resin®
JB Weld Epoxy Adhesive
Iced Enamels™ Medium and Heat Gun
Iced Enamels in Carnelian Relique, Torched Copper, Ivory Relique, Pewter Relique, and Garnet Relique
Iced Enamels™ Relique Glitz Powders: Silver, Copper
Open back Heart Bezel
Packing Tape and Scissors
Large Botanical Oval bezel by Rue Romantique™
Heart Shaped Faux Lock Charms by Rue Romantique™
Fancy Scissor Charms by Rue Romantique™
20 gauge Bronze wire, Round Nose Pliers, Drill or Hole-punch Pliers and Wire Cutters
Art Mechanique™ Textured Chain in Brasstone
1) Cut two 5 x 5 pieces of Olive Green Tulle and set aside. Cut two 5 inch pieces of Organza Ribbon in Orange and also two 5 inch pieces of Black Polka-dot Ribbon and set aside.
2) Prepare the Mixed Media Collage Sheet by cutting out the Veiled Woman and the Eye-patch man. Cut them to size according to the bezel.
3) Cut the jump ring off of the Large Botanical Oval bezel by Rue Romantique™. Cover the edges of each bezel with ICED Enamels® Medium and allow to dry.
4) Sprinkle the Open Back Heart Bezel with Iced Enamels® in Torched Copper, Ivory Relique, Pewter Relique, and ICED Enamels® Relique Glitz Powders in Copper. Use the Heat Gun to adhere the powders to the metal and allow to cool.
5) Sprinkle the Large Botanical Oval bezel by Rue Romantique™ with Iced Enamels® in Carnelian Relique, Torched Copper, Pewter Relique, and Garnet Relique, and ICED Enamels® Relique Glitz Powders in Copper. Use the Heat Gun to adhere the powders to the metal and allow to cool.
6) Repeat the process for the Fancy Scissor Charms and the Heart Shaped Faux Lock Charm by Rue Romantique™ using the ICED Enamels® Medium and the Iced Enamels® Relique Glitz Powder in Copper. Heat and allow to cool.
7) Prepare the ICE Resin® according to manufacturer's directions, and allow to sit for a few minutes. Using the packing tape, attach sticky-side up to the back of the heart bezel, insuring that there are no spaces where the Resin could spill through. Place the pictures of the woman and man inside the bezels and Sprinkle ICED Enamels® Relique Glitz Powders in Silver lightly onto both pictures. Add the heart and chain to the Eye-patch man's bezel.
8) Gently pour the ICE Resin® into the bezels, one at a time, and fill almost to the top of each one. Lightly paint some ICE Resin® onto the edges of the bezels where you have used the ICED Enamels®. Repeat the process for the Fancy Scissor Charm by Rue Romantique™. Allow all to dry for 24 hours.
9) Drill or punch a hole in the bottom center of the Open back Heart Bezel, and attach the Fancy Scissor Charm by Rue Romantique™ to the Heart bezel using the bronze wire and Round Nose Pliers.
10) Using the JB Weld Epoxy Adhesive, attach the Halloween Rubber Craft Spider Web and Black Bat, then the Olive Green Tulle, and add both Bezels on the Champagne Glasses. Allow to dry 4-6 hours.
11) Tie the cut pieces of Organza Ribbon in Orange and in Black Polka-dot Ribbon, one of each, onto each stem of the Champagne Glasses in a bow.
Great hostess gift for that Halloween party you are headed to, right?
Make haunted jewelry with the ICE Resin™ Halloween Kit — Exclusively available through Jewelry Making Daily!
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Fall is in the air! The weather is turning colder, the leaves are changing colors, and it's almost time for the ghosts and ghouls to be out in force! Be ready for them with Halloween inspired jewelry!
With a selection of glitters, Iced Enamels™, holiday-themed images, and gothic bezels, this kit has everything you need to get started making beautiful jewelry! So look around, search old family photographs for favorite black and white images, find old Halloween advertisements, and get this all-inclusive kit for creating your own Halloween inspired jewelry!
Believe in Magic? make a super cute necklace with Rue Romantique charm
I had an old rusty metal tag that I have been wanting to use, so I decided to use the child's photograph from the Rue Romantique book, and make her a Sorceress or a Queen. I used the spoon as a Scepter, and added some jewels, as well as a crown. Next, I decided on the quote "Do you Believe in Magic?" to continue with the magical theme.
Polly Hendrickson
Rusty Metal Tag
Heat Gun
ICED Enamels® Medium
ICED Enamels® Pewter Relique and Raspberry Relique
ICED Enamels® Relique Glitz Powders Copper
German Glass Glitter in Sky Blue
Scissors and Words from a Book
ICE Resin®
14 Gauge Bronze Wire with Hammer (to flatten) and Torch (to ball ends)
Royal Crown Spoon Charms by Rue Romantique™ and a small pearl bead
Rue Romantique Rhinestone Chain (cut in small pieces)
Rue Romantique Flip Book (Projects & Clip Art)
Organza Ribbons: Raspberry, Ivory
1) Cover the metal tag with Iced Enamels Medium. Sprinkle with Iced Enamels Pewter Relique and Raspberry Relique. Add the Iced Enamels Relique Glitz Powders in Copper. Use the Heat Gun to heat until the Iced Enamels are adhered to the metal. Allow to cool.
2) Cut words from the book, the photograph and the crown and set aside. Mix the ICE Resin® according to package directions. Lightly coat the Iced Enamels with the ICE Resin® and add the photograph and the words.
3) Add the crown, and cover all again with another light coating of ICE Resin®. Add rhinestones to the crown, and place the Scepter where you want it. Add the rhinestones and pearl bead. Sprinkle the edges of the tag with the German Glass Glitter in Sky Blue. Allow to dry for 24 hours.
4) In the meantime, hammer the wire to flatten and ball the ends with a torch. Prepare the ribbon by cutting or tearing it, and wrap the ribbon with the balled wire. Attach to the Metal Tag.
Do you feel like a princess or a queen?
Stick Bezel Couture – Special Order Bezels
Your uniquely creative work deserves an amazing bezel. Susan Lenart Kazmer designed these bezel to be remarked on and remembered.
The bezels cradle your imagination as you let your own artistic light shine into the world!
What will fashion-forward-you create next with ICE Resin?
Long Rectangular Stick Bezel SLK502
This gorgeous Rectangular Stick Bezel will beautifully frame your work, while bringing the translucent beauty of light through the open-back and into your piece! It's a nice, deep bezel, so you've got lots of room to play with ICE Resin, color and mixed-media. The Sticks measure in at 2 cm x 7.5 cm, while the inner bezel area measures in at 1.5 cm x 5.5 cm. Choose from gorgeous white-bronze and warm yellow-bronze. One per package.
Rectangular Stick Bezel, Medium SLK508
This Rectangular Stick Bezel has the same great shape as the larger sized Bezel, but has a nice, compact size, for easier wearability. The Sticks measure in at 1.75 cm x 4.75 cm, while the Bezel area measures in at .65 cm x 3 cm. Its Open-Backed design ensures lots of light penetration through the piece when filled with ICE Resin and some imagery from our Flip Books! Choose from gorgeous white bronze or warm yellow bronze. One per package.
Rectangular Stick Bezel, Small SLK501
Inside bezel dimensions are .75 cm x 1.5 cm; the outer stick dimensions are 2.5 cm x 3 cm. This is a deep bezel at 0.5 cm which adds to its versatility.
Square Stick Bezels, Small Pair
$8.00 per pair (Retail Only – Special Price)
These square stick bezels are light enough for earrings and will beautifully frame your work!
Outer Stick dimension is 2 cm; inner bezel dimension is 1.3 cm. Available in gorgeous white-bronze or warm yellow-bronze. Package of 2.keep looking »


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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) apprises that it has hosted Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., for a tour of The Apprentice School at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division.
The visit provided Kaine an opportunity to meet with shipyard and Apprentice School leaders and discuss the importance of Career Technical Education (CTE) programs as an alternative to traditional four-year colleges.
Newport News Shipbuilding President Matt Mulherin and Newport News Shipbuilding Vice President of Operations Danny Hunley accompanied the senator during the tour, which showcased the facility's eight computer labs, two videoconferencing classrooms, physics lab and gymnasium.
During the tour, Kaine took the opportunity to interact with teachers and students in drafting and physics classes. He said he was impressed by the rigorous application process students go through to become apprentices in the program. "For 250 or so spaces a year, The Apprentice School will get 6,000 student applications from 24 states," he said. "Many have previous college experience. Many have previous military experience."
The visit to The Apprentice School aligns with Kaine's upcoming CTE Caucus, scheduled for Sept. 16, to inform senators and Senate staff about the value of technical education programs in the country. As a son of an iron worker and welder, Kaine has personally seen the importance of CTE programs.
"Career and technical education is critically important," he said, "and there's no better example of a CTE program in the country than the shipyard's apprenticeship program, which has been in existence for almost 100 years."
Mulherin noted that workforce development is critical to the shipbuilding business. "The Apprentice School is one avenue to develop great shipbuilders and great leaders, grounded with an excellent craft education," he said. "These apprentices are quickly gaining experience. With two Virginia-class submarines per year, the aircraft carriers on five-year centers and the refueling and overhaul on heel-to-toe cycles, they become pretty experienced very quickly."
The Apprentice School offers four-to eight-year, tuition-free apprenticeships in 19 trades and eight optional advanced programs. Apprentices work a regular 40-hour week and are paid for all work, including time spent in academic classes. Through partnerships with Old Dominion University, Thomas Nelson Community College and Tidewater Community College, the school's academic program provides the opportunity to earn associated degrees in business administration, engineering and engineering technology and bachelor's degrees in mechanical or electrical engineering.
Pictured: Sen. Tim Kaine (far right), D-Va., visited Newport News Shipbuilding's Apprentice School on Wednesday. Also pictured are Newport News Shipbuilding Vice President of Operations Danny Hunley (far left), Apprentice School Director Everett Jordan (center) and apprentices Josh Gallo (seated, left) and Tia Johnson (seated, right). Photo by Chris Oxley/HII.
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Zamakona Yards yesterday celebrated in Getxo (Bizkaia) the delivery of the tuna freezer vessel LJUBICA, their latest construction to the owner group Jadran based in Ecuador and Panamá.
Pentair plc today announced third quarter 2014 sales of $1.8 billion. Sales were up 3 percent compared to sales for the same period last year. Third quarter 2014
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived in Bougainville to address a potentially deadly legacy posed by unexploded ordnance from past conflicts as part of Operation RENDER SAFE 2014.
The Australian Photovoltaic Institute is holding the inaugural Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney from 8-10 December 2014.
Incat Crowther announced the delivery a pair of 30m catamaran passenger ferries, Macôco and Panguila, to Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola. The vessels, built by Astilleros Armon in Spain,
UAE-based Lamprell said that it completed construction of the second Caspian Sea jackup drilling rig, Mercury, for service in the Caspian Sea.
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The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) awarded two scholarships to students pursuing careers in the field. Noah Luff of Ventura, California is one
Major revisions to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (The STCW Convention) came into force in 2012.
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Let it be known that we're officially searching for the rumored Lost Video from November 4 of that semi-familiar New York shortstop looking into camera and stating to the population-at-large of the Netherlands: "My name is Derek Jeter. I am a Yankee. And I just won the World Series."
The Best Reason To Watch The Olympics Tomorrow
Sven Kramer—that dashing Dutch kid who we understand to be the Derek Jeter of international speed-skating—is looking for his second gold of the Games tomorrow. This is mostly noteworthy because Kramer has proven himself to be the Olympics' most likeable prick after responding to an NBC reporter's silly request ("I need you to say your name, and country, and what you just won here") with this hilarious response: "Are you stupid? Hell no, I'm not gonna do that!
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Food + Travel
- David Chang's Kitchen: Don't Get All "Fresh" with Me
- David Chang's Kitchen: Your Idea of Bologna is Total Baloney
- Chart: The Family Tree of Bourbon Whiskey
- Recipe: Semi-Summer Salad - Chef Jeff Taibe of Oak + Almond
- The Great Franco-Italian Pasta Experiment
- How to Pick from an Overpriced Restaurant Wine List