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Student Right to Know
Oakton Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604, 312.263.0456. The College is recognized by the Illinois Community College Board and is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges
Oakton is pleased to provide you this list of information that must be disseminated under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. Listed below is the type of information Oakton is required to provide and the College offices or materials where the information can be found. Please refer to these sources for more information.
General Information
- Names of associations, agencies and/or governmental bodies that accredit, approve or license the school and its programs
- The procedures by which a student may receive a copy for review of the school's accreditation, licensure or approval
Academic Divisions
- Languages, Humanities, and the Arts (Division 3)
Room 2430, 847.635.1950
- Mathematics and Technologies (Division 2)
Room 2180, 847.635.1688
- Science and Health Careers (Division 1)
Lee Center, Room 100, 847.635.1684
- Social Sciences and Business (Division 4)
Room 2817, 847.635.1910
Oakton Community College Catalog — The printed College Catalog is available for viewing in several offices including: the Library, the Enrollment Center, Advising Services, and online in pdf format. The Catalog is also available for purchase in the College bookstores.
Special Facilities and Services Available to Students With Disabilities
Costs of Attending Oakton Community College — (Includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, and applicable transportation costs, as well as any additional costs of the program in which you are enrolled or have expressed an interest.)
Refund Policies and Official Withdrawal Procedures
- College Catalog
- Oakton Community College Payment Information
- Oakton Community College Refund Information
- Oakton Community College Withdrawal Information
Degree Programs, Training and Other Education Offered
Instructional, Laboratory and Other Physical Plant Facilities Associated With Oakton Community College Academic Programs
- Meet with each academic department
Languages, Humanities, and the Arts (Division 3)
Room 2430, 847.635.1950
Mathematics and Technologies (Division 2)
Room 2180, 847.635.1688
Science and Health Careers (Division 1)
Lee Center, Room 100, 847.635.1684
Social Sciences and Business (Division 4)
Room 2817, 847.635.1910
- College Catalog
- Oakton Student Handbook (The Handbook is available in the Office of Student Life) and online in pdf format.
List of Faculty and Other Instructional Personnel
- College Catalog
- Academic Departments
Languages, Humanities, and the Arts (Division 3)
Room 2430, 847.635.1950
Mathematics and Technologies (Division 2)
Room 2180, 847.635.1688
Science and Health Careers (Division 1)
Lee Center, Room 100, 847.635.1684
Social Sciences and Business (Division 4)
Room 2817, 847.635.1910
- Oakton Student Handbook (The Handbook is available in the Office of Student Life and online in pdf format.)
Oakton Community College Campus and Extension Sites
- Oakton Community College, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016, 847.635.1600
- Oakton Community College, 7701 North Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077, 847.635.1600
General Institutional Issues
- Enrollment Center
Des Plaines, Room 1860, 847.635.1700
Skokie, Room A100, 847.635.1400
- College Catalog
- Oakton Student Handbook (The Handbook is available in the Office of Student Life and online in pdf format.)
Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs. Sexual harassment and sexual violence are types of sex discrimination. Other prohibited acts (whether sexual in nature or not) that are forms of sex-based discrimination include dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
Oakton Community College is committed to maintaining a campus environment emphasizing the dignity and worth of all members of the community. Any individual who wishes to report a concern or complaint relating to discrimination or harassment may do so by contacting the College's Title IX coordinator.
For additional information, call 847.635.1745 or email email@example.com.
Campus Crime Report and Security Policy and Procedures
Campus Security — In accordance with the Campus Security Act, as amended, Oakton Community College has adopted policies to address issues of safety on campus, and has compiled statistics of on-campus crimes. This information is published in a pamphlet entitled: Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act Report. The pamphlets are available on information racks located throughout both campuses, or may be obtained from the Public Safety or College Relations departments. In addition, crime statistics, safety tips and other helpful information may be found on Oakton's Public Safety Web pages.
Contact or stop by Public Safety for a paper copy, Des Plaines, Room 1170, 847.635.1880 or Skokie, Room C100, 847.635.1422.
FERPA Policy — (Describes Oakton's compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
Notice to all Current and Former Students
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Annual notice to students
The following notice and information is given by Oakton Community College, District Number 535 to advise its students of their rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ("The Act").
The Act established the right of students to inspect and review their education records; provides that personally identifiable information will not, with certain exception, be disclosed without the student's written permission; provides for guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal or formal hearings; grants students the right to file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA) concerning alleged failures of the College to comply with The Act; and makes provisions for notice to the students concerning their rights.
Oakton Community College has adopted policies and procedures implementing The Act, which are contained in the Oakton Community College Student Handbook, copies of which are available in the Office of Student Life.
A student who wishes to review his or her education records must complete the appropriate form and submit it to the Registrar. The student will be notified in writing of a date and time he or she may come to review the records.
The following student data is hereby designed as "Directory Information" and as such may be disclosed or released by the College of any purpose and at its discretion:
- Student Name
- Telephone Number
- E-mail address
- Height/weight (for athletic team members)
- Dates of Attendance
- Participation in officially recognized activities/sports
- Degrees/Awards Received
- Most recent educational institution attended
- Course of Study
- Photographs
To have all of the "Directory Information" withheld, the student must give written notice, in person, or if by mail, by certified mail return receipt requested and addressed to the Enrollment Center.
Initial notice or changes may be made at anytime; however, notification must be done in writing and to the Registrar following the directions above.
Copies of The Act, the HEW regulations, Oakton Community College policies and procedures, the Oakton Community College Student Handbook; and forms for use in implementing The Act are available upon request in the Enrollment Center at the Des Plaines and Skokie Campuses.
Drug Abuse Prevention information
- College Catalog
- Oakton Student Handbook (The Handbook is available in the Office of Student Life and online in pdf format.)
- Oakton Community College counselors
- Contact Counseling Services Room 2270, Des Plaines campus, 847.635.1744.
- Drug-free Campus Handbook (The Handbook is available in Human Resources, Advising Services, Counseling Services, Health Services, and online in pdf format.)
Emergency Closings
In the event of a closure, Alert!Oakton, the self-service emergency notification system, will be enacted, and an update will be posted to the Oakton website. In addition, information will be disseminated through the Chicagoland Emergency Closing Center, through Oakton's social media pages, and an announcement on myOakton.
Graduation Rate — Oakton Community College students are successful. According to data recently compiled by the Illinois Community College Board, 66 percent of Oakton's full-time students who had no prior college experience and entered Oakton in fall 2010 graduated, transferred or continued to be enrolled at Oakton through summer 2013. Statewide, approximately 58 percent of first-time, full-time community college students achieved success as indicated by these measures. Note that many students who begin their enrollment at Oakton as full-time students continue on a part-time or intermittent basis, taking longer than two or even three years to complete their studies. Note, as well, that these data consider transfer only to four-year colleges and universities. In the Chicago metropolitan region there is a great deal of student mobility among community colleges, with students moving from one community college to another.
A graduation rate is the percentage of students in a given entering cohort (group) who graduated within a specified period of time. The number of students in the entering cohort is the denominator of the rate; the number of students graduating is the numerator of the rate. The entering cohort of an institution includes all full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who began in the stated cohort year. Oakton's fall 2011 entering cohort included 682 students, just 6.3 percent of the 10,744 students enrolled in the fall 2011 term. The time period is 150 percent of normal time to program completion (for example, for a four-year program, the graduation rate would include students who had graduated within six years of beginning the program).
Oakton Community College, in compliance with U.S. Department of Education reporting mandates, calculates the graduation rate of first-time, full-time degree- or certificate-seeking students who enter the College in the fall term. "Graduation" is defined as the completion of a degree or certificate within 150 percent of the normal time to completion; for example, for a two-year program, the graduation rate would include students who graduated within three years of beginning the program.
Oakton's graduation rate for the 2011 fall entering cohort was 17 percent. Thirty-seven percent of the 2011 fall entering cohort transferred to another college or university.
Using data from the National Student Clearinghouse, Oakton has identified more than 600 different colleges and universities in which Oakton students enroll after leaving the College. Many students move among community colleges in the Chicago area, and many students move from a four-year college or university to a two-year institution. Thus "transfer" can no longer be considered simply as moving from a two-year to a four-year college or university.
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In the Woods (Paperback)
September 2008 Indie Next List
"A cold-case murder of two children and a new murder of a young girl are intertwined in this debut mystery by Irish author French. The tension and suspense created by tangled cases, friendships, and work relationships will generate lively discussion for book clubs, especially ones that enjoy reading mysteries."
— Karen Ore, Llama Llama Books, Bozeman, MT
April 2009 Indie Next List
"This is a contemporary murder mystery set in Ireland with just the right hint of spookiness and great layers of psychological suspense, as a pair of detectives seek to solve the murder of a young girl in an ancient stand of woods. The current murder is foreshadowed by a crime against three young children many years ago that may hold a key to the new mystery."
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A gripping thriller and"New York Times"bestseller from the acclaimed author of"Broken Harbor"and"The Secret Place"
As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours.
Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox his partner and closest friend find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past.
Richly atmospheric and stunning in its complexity, "In the Woods"is utterly convincing and surprising to the end.
Look for French's new mystery, "The Trespasser, " for more of the Dublin Murder Squad.
About the Author
Nee aux Etats-Unis et residant en Irlande, Tana French a fait des debutsfracassants en 2007 en raflant tous les prix de la litterature policiere pourson premier roman, La Mort dans les bois. Ses romans suivants, Comme deuxgouttes d eau et Les Lieux infideles, pour lequel elle a recu le prix du meilleurpolar des lecteurs de Points, ont confirme son immense talent. Elle est traduiteen 31 langues et ses livres se sont vendus a 1,5 million d exemplaires.- Encore un triomphe pour French. -The Sunday Times- Aussi brillant que Le Maitre des illusions de Donna Tartt. -The Washington Post


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Cast: Jarrod Steed, J. Mac, Morgan Dayne, McKenzee Miles, Johnny Deep, Tony DeSergio, Lee Stone, Kayla Carrera, Lexi (III)
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: Gonzo
Morgan Dayne is Cezar Capone's first in a long line of new contract girls. This beveled beauty embodies pure passion for sex. Watch as she takes cock deep and hard in her first release ever. This 18 year old starts shy in her first scene and right before your eyes she develops into a lust charged woman. Opulent and sexual, her body thirsts for cum. Exclusive hardcore action of an exclusive contract girl. You can only see her here, in the most sexually charged scenes you will ever see.
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Highway 17 Express - San Jose - Scotts Valley - Santa Cruz
Highway 17 Express Bus provides service between downtown Santa Cruz (Metro Center), Soquel, Scotts Valley, and San Jose State University (San Fernando Street by 7th Street).
Service is offered 7 days a week. On weekends, service is available from San Jose Diridon Station only. Limited service to/from the Soquel Park and Ride is available on weekdays during peak hours. Travel time is about 1 hour and 10 minutes between SJSU and Metro Center.
The Metro Center provides connection to other Santa Cruz Metro buses serving throughout the Santa Cruz county.
Highway 17 Express route map
|Notice of Fare Increase
|Santa Cruz Metro increased the fare for Hwy 17 Express on September 10, 2015.
The 31-Day pass increased to $145.00 and the $50 Cash Card (5-Day or 10-Ride Pass) was discontinued. The new 15-Ride Pass costs $94.50. Transportation Solutions will continue to sell the old 31-Day passes until it runs out.
Subsidized by SJSU Parking Services, TS will sell the new 31-Day Pass with $11 discount and the new 15-Ride Pass with $5 discount to SJSU students and employees from its center.
Current passes
Riders can pay for a one-way fare or buy a day-pass onboard the bus.
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Santa Cruz Metro's Fares
The 15-Ride pass can be used for 15 non-consecutive rides on Highway 17 Express Bus. It is a "stored ride" pass and valid until used up. It has a one-year "absolute" expiration date for passes not validated. It can be used to pay for a single ride fare on all local Santa Cruz Metro lines and the Highway 17 Express service, it is not valid on VTA local service.
Free parking is provided at Scotts Valley Transit Center and at Highway 1/Soquel Drive.
Santa Cruz to SJSU
|Northbound Schedule:
|Trip Planner
|Access to campus (weekdays):
|The nearest stop for Highway 17 Express is on San Fernando Street by 5th Street, at the northern edge of campus.
|Access to campus (weekends):
|From the San Jose Diridon Station, take eastbound VTA buses 63 or 64 to the northern edge of campus along San Fernando Street.
SJSU to Santa Cruz
|Southbound Schedule:
|Trip Planner
|Access from campus (weekdays):
|The nearest stop for Highway 17 Express is on San Fernando Street by 7th Street, at the northern edge of campus.
|Access from campus (weekends):
|From SJSU, take westbound VTA buses 63 or 64 from stops on San Fernando Street by 5th or 7th streets to San Jose Diridon Station.
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Energy Management
In 2014, we continued our three-pronged approach to guide our efforts: company-wide energy efficiency initiatives, collaboration and alternative energy.
Energy Efficiency
Energy Savings
In 2014, we implemented 3,911 projects that totaled an annualized savings of $84 million. We estimate that these projects will result in approximately 805 million kWh annualized energy savings. This is equivalent to 555,389 metric tons of CO2-e, which is itself equivalent to the annual emissions of 116,900 passenger vehicles and the electricity used to power 50,600 houses annually, according to the EPA GHG Equivalencies Calculator.
Energy Intensity
In 2008, we established an intensity metric to measure our electricity usage as compared to our network traffic growth. We did this to show progress in our efficiency efforts at a time when heavier network demands are driving higher electricity use.
Here is our progress to date:
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Having successfully achieved the intensity goal that we set for ourselves with a 64 percent reduction in energy intensity from our 2008 baseline, we are now looking ahead. We have myriad transformational projects in the works that will affect our energy footprint by 2020. In 2014, we set a new goal to reduce the electricity consumption of our company relative to data growth on our network by an additional 60 percent by 2020 (baseline of 2013).
Energy Management
As the foundation of our energy management tracking program, we centrally process all of our utility invoices and extract the energy consumption data from the invoices to manage the program. This energy information is available to all of the internal network operators and real estate managers — who we call the Energy Champions. This accessibility and transparency drive accountability. The Energy Team is also able to benchmark performance, set expectations and see trends over time.
In addition to collecting data from invoices, we perform audits on all facilities at least once every 18 months and the top 1,000 more frequently.
This data is input into the Energy Scorecard, which generates easy-to-understand "grades" at our top 1,000 energy-consuming facilities and 1,000 retail locations. The "grades" are based on energy consumption and activity, including initiatives attempted and training related to energy efficiency projects. The data also allowed us to enter more than 1,300 unique properties — including our top 1,000 facilities — in the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager.
Alternative Energy
At the end of 2014, our alternative energy portfolio included 5.05 megawatts (MW) of solar installations and an additional 17.5 MW of clean, onsite fuel cell power from Bloom Energy Servers, for a total alternative energy capacity of 22.55 MW. These sources of power will produce 153.3 million kWh annually, which is equivalent to the electricity use of over 14,600 homes for a year, per the EPA Equivalencies Calculator. We also continue to participate in Austin Energy's GreenChoice alternative energy program.
In 2014, we brought online one solar system in Lancaster, Texas, with 677 kW of capacity.
Fuel cells
In 2014, AT&T and Bloom Energy Corporation installed Bloom Energy servers at four additional sites in California and one in New York. The solid oxide fuel cell technology provides reliable, affordable onsite power that reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 50 percent compared to the grid and virtually eliminates SOx, NOx and other harmful smog forming particulate emissions.
We are always exploring collaborative relationships to expand our alternative energy portfolio. In 2008, 10 percent of our electricity consumption for all AT&T facilities in Austin, Texas came through Austin Energy's GreenChoice alternative energy program. We continue to source some of our power in Austin through this wind initiative. This effort helps us avoid 7.2 million kWh of fossil fuel-generated electricity each year.
Rocky Mountain Institute
We worked with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on their Portfolio RetroFit Challenge. The challenge serves as a vehicle through which companies and RMI can collaborate on the investigation and implementation of deep energy efficiency measures across office buildings. We openly share the results with others that may benefit from the experience.
Environmental Defense Fund
For the fifth year, we participated in the EDF Climate Corps program, an initiative launched by Environmental Defense Fund to help leading companies shave operational costs and reduce emissions by identifying large-scale energy efficiency opportunities. Our EDF fellow helped categorize the scope of potential projects and scale of capital investment required to connect and intelligently monitor HVAC equipment — with a goal of reducing energy and maintenance while aligning with return-on-investment goals.
City of Chicago
In 2012, we joined Retrofit Chicago's Commercial Building's Initiative to reduce energy use at our downtown Chicago facility by 20 percent within the next five years. This will also enhance our office space as part of an overall goal to retrofit 50 percent of commercial and industrial building stock. To date, we have completed programs to install motion/occupancy sensors that turn off lighting during low occupancy periods. We've also completed a program to install high-efficiency, low-power LED lighting to improve the energy load and extend the life of the lighting that we do need to use.
Read more about our energy management programs.
Environmental Compliance
We are committed to following the most stringent environmental compliance laws applicable to our operations. When conducting operations abroad, we abide by U.S. environmental compliance laws if they are more rigorous than the laws in the country where we are conducting business. Our operating companies had one significant environmental compliance-related enforcement action (defined as those actions that resulted in sanctions equal to or exceeding $100,000) in 2014.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)
AT&T has a strong Environmental Management System - and it starts with an Environment, Health & Safety Policy signed by AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson. Our Executive Environmental Council, which is comprised of senior leaders from across AT&T's business units, is charged with implementing this policy. The Council helps ensure AT&T's environmental compliance and works to identify additional areas for improvement.
AT&T has adopted an Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System based on the principles of International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001 and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001. Please see our comparison table for alignment.
The EHS Management System provides a framework for AT&T to systematically manage its environmental risks and health & safety hazards, which will continually improve our operations, performance, and maintain the highest levels of commitment to the health and safety of our employees and the protection of our environment.
This system is intended to be used by AT&T employees, customers, and a range of other parties for the purpose of implementing the six elements of the management system to ensure compliance with external and internal objectives:
- General Requirements: As mentioned above, our Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System is based on the principles of International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001 and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001.
- Environment, Health & Safety Policy: The AT&T Environment Health and Safety Policy is communicated throughout the enterprise, commits us to achieving compliance with EHS laws and regulations, continually improving our management systems, and achieving other non-regulatory-related EHS goals.
- Planning: We identify the potential hazards, risks and impacts on the environment associated with our operations. Then we design and prioritize programs and processes to prevent or mitigate potential hazards and risks. Our planning involves establishing objectives and targets for evaluating potential EHS performance. We manage compliance by conducting job hazard analyses and occupational risk assessments; implementing a Management of Change (MOC) process; implementing business unit EHS Plans; and analyzing audit and assessment data.
- Implementation & Operation: We implement these plans by assigning clear responsibility and accountability for EHS performance, defining clear roles and responsibilities within the EH&S Organization. We train AT&T employees and communicate EHS expectations to our vendors and contractors, providing EHS information both within and outside the enterprise.
- Checking: AT&T routinely checks on our EHS performance by analyzing key performance measures and metrics covering aspects of EHS performance, and by reviewing business operations that impact EHS. When incidents or nonconformities with laws or company standards are identified, we have formal systems established to identify corrective actions and track these actions until they are completed.
- Management Review: Senior leadership, such as the Executive Environmental Council, participates in regular reviews of AT&T's EHS performance and programs. The council is a regular forum for senior leaders of AT&T business units to review their ongoing implementation of the AT&T environmental policy.
Our Code of Business Conduct specifically includes a section on creating a safe and secure place to work. Each employee — from our part-time workers to our CEO — is responsible for reviewing the code and understanding its provisions. In 2014, we accomplished an approximately 99.6 percent completion rate on our code training. We train all domestic employees on our EH&S Plan, and we conduct specialized training based on job tasks and the hazards an employee is likely to encounter in his or her position.
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
We are more than halfway through our commitment to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs) through 2018. In 2009, we committed to invest up to $565 million to deploy AFVs, and we are making steady progress toward that goal. The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) estimated that our planned AFV commitment would:
- Create or save — on average — approximately 1,000 jobs per year over the first five years of the initiative
- Avoid the purchase of 49 million gallons of gasoline over the 10 year commitment
As of end of year 2014, AT&T deployed to its fleet a total of 10,628 alternative fuel vehicles, including: 2,602 hybrid-electric, all-electric and extended-range-electric vehicles, and 8,026 CNG service vehicles. The alternative fuel vehicles in service allowed us to avoid the purchase of 5.9 million gallons of unleaded gasoline in 2014 and 18.3 million gallons of unleaded gasoline cumulatively.
Read more about our fleet commitments.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)
We're committed to measuring and understanding our GHG emissions and taking steps to manage them. We've been measuring and disclosing our GHG emissions since 2008. These are our results for 2014.
Our GHG emissions increased slightly in 2014 compared to 2012, both for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
For our 2014 greenhouse gas inventory, we obtained independent assurance of our Scope 1, 2 and 3 (business travel) emissions from Trucost. Their statement can be found in this Independent Accountant's Report. We believe it's important that the metric be accurate, and Ernst & Young's increased rigor around this process helps us realize continual, year-over-year improvements in accuracy.
Scope 1 Direct Emissions
Direct emissions account for 11.6 percent of our total GHG emissions, a slight increase in 2014 compared to 2013 — primarily attributed to additional fleet vehicles and increased natural gas consumption due to more Bloom Fuel Cells coming online and a colder winter. More than 62 percent of our direct emissions come from our fleet. Our commitment to operate a more efficient and clean fleet through alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs), anti-idling policies and telematics is helping to keep our Scope 1 emissions minimized even while we add vehicles to the fleet. Much of this progress has been a result of fuel efficiency gained from our adoption of 10,628 AFVs deployed through 2013 and operational efficiency. This is part of AT&T's commitment to deploy approximately 15,000 AFVs through 2018. Read more about our fleet initiatives.
Another large component of our direct emissions — nearly 10 percent — came from the stationary engines and portable generators that provide back-up power for AT&T. These generators are a critical component of AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery organization, which works to keep wireless and wired communications flowing when disaster strikes. Generators also provide support for field operations where power is not available.
We have a goal to reduce our Scope 1 emissions 20 percent by 20201, using a 2008 Scope 1 baseline of 1,172,476 mtons CO2-e. We achieved an adjusted 1,080,808 mtons CO2-e of Scope 1 emissions in 2014, which equates to an almost 8 percent reduction as compared to our 2008 baseline.
Scope 2 (Indirect Emissions)
Our scope 2 emissions account for more than 88 percent of our total GHG emissions. These come from purchased electricity and steam. We saw a modest increase of less than 1 percent on our Scope 2 emissions in 2014 over 2013, which is primarily driven by increased in our electricity footprint as we continue to expand our network operations.
Normalizing our electricity use to the data carried on our network, we did see a 18.9 percent decrease from 2013 in megawatt hours per petabyte of data carried in our network. We were successful in reducing electricity consumption relative to data growth by 71 percent as compared to our baseline year of 2008.
Read about our energy management efforts.
Scope 3 (Other Emissions)
We continue to measure our business-related travel in our scope 3 emissions. We continue to measure our business-related travel in our scope 3 emissions. In 2014, AT&T reduced its Scope 3 business-related travel (combined air travel and rental car) by 10 percent compared to 2013.
To address these GHG emissions, we continued our internal deployment of telepresence to more than 425 telepresence sites spanning 23 countries. In 2014, we realized more than $15 million in travel dollars saved and more than 12,000 mtons of CO2 emissions averted2.
We are applying the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard for tracking and reporting Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions and are collecting baseline emissions from suppliers. To that end, we are working with the CDP Supply Chain Initiative and EcoDesk to measure the emissions from our top suppliers. We've set a goal that by the end of 2015, the majority of our spending with strategic suppliers will be with those who track GHG emissions and have specific GHG goals. Read more about our efforts to engage our supply chain.
As a result of these efforts, in 2014 we were able for the first time to estimate two new scope 3 supplier emissions categories: purchased goods and services and capital goods. This year we've been able to add an additional supplier emission category: upstream transportation and distribution. These estimates are based on 2013 supplier emissions and supplier spend data using an economic allocation model. We continue to work with an outside auditing firm as part of a pre-assurance exercise to assess and improve our methodology, and we will apply lessons learned in future reporting years. As this is only our second year reporting these categories, and given the annual lag in supplier emissions availability, we are not including them in the overall 2014 scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions total.
For additional detail about AT&T's GHG emissions, please see our Methodology and Process Detail document.
Read more about our efforts to engage our supply chain.
|Scope 3 2013 Supplier Emissions
|mtons CO2-e
|Purchased Goods and Services*
|Capital Goods*
|Upstream Transportation and Distribution*
|*Estimated for two categories only, based on economic allocation of 2012 supplier GHG emissions, revenue and spend data
OSHA Incidents
Our goal is to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all employees — it's an essential aspect of our Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) policy. We work diligently to protect our employees through the prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses and workplace incidents. We provide job-specific EH&S training to all employees based on established guidelines and record successfully completed courses in each employee's training record.
In the event an accident does occur, it is our policy to respond swiftly and effectively to protect our employees, company assets, neighboring communities and the environment. We require employees to report all alleged work-related injuries, illnesses and accidents. We investigate such incidents and look for opportunities to implement process improvements. For U.S. operations in 2014, our OSHA total recordable occupational injury and illness rate was 1.75 per 100 employees. This rate is lower than the most recent average published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the telecommunications industry, which was 2.1 percent for 2013.
Learn more about how we provide good jobs to our employees.
Product Stewardship/Recycling
Cell Phone Recycling
AT AT&T, we're always striving to increase cell phone recycling and encourage our customers to be a part of this ongoing initiative. Because a phone's usable life doesn't end after its first owner, collecting these devices makes both business and environmental sense.
At AT&T, customers can recycle their old phones by:
- Dropping them off at an AT&T retail store recycle bin
- Taking advantage of the Buyback Program with an AT&T retail associate or online with att.com/buyback
- Returning their AT&T Next phone when they upgrade
In 2014, AT&T collected approximately 4.3 million cell phones for reuse and recycling and 282,500 pounds of batteries and accessories.
When our customers turn in a phone, our goal is to see if a phone can be reused. First, our priority is to protect our customer's privacy. We offer our customers tips and detailed information on wiping their devices before they return at www.att.com/recycle. As an ultimate protection to our customers, once we receive the device, we wipe it of customer-saved data as well. If the phone can be refurbished, we do so and put it back into the marketplace. This is beneficial from an environmental perspective, and it has the benefit of making phones more affordable to those who might not be able to purchase a new phone at full cost. If the phone can't be reused in its entirety, we take it apart and pull out individual parts that might be reusable: for example, the camera. The remaining plastics and metals are recycled responsibly. These materials end up in consumer products such as cell phones, PCs and tablets.
Furthering our goal of empowering our consumers around sustainability, in 2012 we also launched EcoSpace, a consumer website geared at engaging with our customers around our sustainability story. This site profiles various sustainability initiatives — from our Aspire education commitment to our corporate fleet. This site is also home to our Eco-Rating system.
Read more about cell phone recycling at AT&T.
Packaging & Materials
At AT&T, we are working to improve our product packaging throughout its life cycle, including material reuse and reduction, use of environmentally friendly materials from renewable sources, increasing recycled content and end-of-life recyclability, and improving transportation efficiency. We are beginning to use a life-cycle approach to evaluate impacts of packaging changes on key sustainability metrics such as energy and water use, greenhouse gas emissions and packaging waste. We strive to ensure that the changes made do minimize the environmental impacts of packaging.
Our 2014 efforts included:
|2012 Paper (Baseline)
|2013 Paper
|2014 Paper
|Net Impact
|Quantity Paper (tons)
|-671.39 tons less
|Wood Use (tons)
|-1,755 tons less
|-11,279 fewer trees
|Net Energy (million BTU's)
|-19,686 million BTU's less
|Greenhouse Gases (pounds CO2 equiv.)
|-3,343,984 pounds CO2 equiv. less
|Water Consumption (gallons)
|-13,083,974 gallons less
AT&T Eco-Rating
In 2012, we launched our Eco-Rating system, an easy-to-understand rating that serves as a way for consumers to make more informed choices by allowing them to better understand important environmental attributes of AT&T-branded mobile devices. Three of the 15 criteria in the rating system account for the use of environmentally preferable materials. In 2014, AT&T launched Eco-Rating 2.0, which expanded the environmental performance system to include AT&T-branded tablet devices that are new to the portfolio in 2015. AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 also provides a more holistic view of the management practices and impacts of a device's creation and lifespan. For example, the existing attribute of "responsible manufacturing" now takes into account social components that include conflict minerals usage, human rights policy application and public reporting on occupational safety management systems and factory code of conduct.
Watch this video to learn about the expansion of Eco-Ratings or visit AT&T EcoSpace.
Learn more about our packaging efforts.
Supply Chain
For a company to fully understand its economic, environmental and social impact, it needs to understand the impact of its supply chain. We believe it is important to understand more about the social and environmental performance of our suppliers and expect our suppliers to share our commitment to citizenship and sustainability (C&S). We engage our suppliers in the following ways:
Principles of Conduct for Suppliers
We outline our expectations in our Principles of Conduct for Suppliers, which cover topics including sustainable business practices, diversity, ethics and labor rights.
Conflict Minerals
We've actively sought to address the issue of conflict minerals from the conflict zones. Our Principles of Conduct for Suppliers address conflict minerals and confirm AT&T's expectations that the products we sell will not contain conflict minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate suppliers who fail to demonstrate commitment to this expectation.Before President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank legislation that addressed conflict zone mineral sourcing into law, AT&T worked with non-governmental organizations and our suppliers on this issue:
- We do not employ forced, compulsory or slaved labor and have the same expectation for our suppliers. We have a Human Rights Policy and Principles of Conduct for Suppliers that are clear in this respect.
- We remain involved in this issue through our membership in the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). Through that membership and our participation in both the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) and the GeSI Extractives Project Team, we support the continued development of the Conflict-Free Smelter Program and the use of the CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. Through continued collaboration with suppliers, we are committed to the responsible mining of these minerals.
- In October 2011, we joined as a participant in the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) — an alliance set up by the U.S. State Department, USAID, NGOs and company/industry organizations to address conflict minerals concerns. It promotes solutions to encourage those involved in responsible minerals trade in the DRC and the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa.
AT&T has taken rigorous steps to determine the extent to which it has reporting obligations under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the SEC's rules implementing that Act (SEC Conflict Minerals Rules). The SEC Conflict Minerals Rules require public companies that manufacture or contract to manufacture products that contain conflict minerals to make annual disclosures about the use of those minerals.
Although AT&T is not a manufacturer of the products it sells, the SEC Conflict Mineral Rules would nevertheless apply to AT&T if it contracts to manufacture those products. AT&T's first step in determining the applicability of Dodd-Frank was thus to establish a governance structure. AT&T created (i) a working team to address the day-to-day activities associated with complying with the SEC Conflict Minerals Rules; (ii) a governance committee that reviews and provides general guidance on conflict minerals compliance activities; and (iii) an officer steering committee to provide senior management oversight, guidance and accountability. AT&T also developed a comprehensive Conflict Minerals Management System (CMMS), which serves as the documented framework in which AT&T performs the steps required to determine the applicability of, and be in compliance with, the Conflict Minerals Rules. AT&T will continue to execute the CMMS annually to identify any potential changes to our filing status.
Read more about our efforts on conflict minerals.
Human Rights and Labor Practices
As reflected in our Principles of Conduct for Suppliers, we take issues around labor practices and human rights in our supply chain seriously.
AT&T addresses human rights throughout our supplier engagement. AT&T Supply Chain has developed a Supplier Human Rights and Labor Practices Program. As part of that program suppliers accounting for 80 percent of our annual spend receive the AT&T Supplier Sustainability Survey annually. The survey covers general questions on both human rights and labor practices. As an additional step, selected suppliers, based on risk, receive an in-depth questionnaire that addresses aspects of human rights and labor practices, including minimum age requirements, maximum allowable hours worked, prohibiting forced labor and discrimination. The questionnaire assesses both the supplier and the supplier's supply chain. Finally AT&T reserves the right to audit suppliers on all aspects of its sustainable business practices, including human rights and labor practices.
We also communicate our human rights policy directly to our suppliers. It lives on AT&T's Supplier Portal, along with other policies and materials that explain our supply chain sustainability approach.
U.S. EPA SmartWay Program
AT&T strives to minimize the environmental impact of transportation by designing and optimizing its transportation and distribution network via route planning, consolidation and shipping full truckloads when possible. AT&T's involvement in the SmartWay program requires us to benchmark and measure progress in our transport emissions management. This helps us further integrate energy efficiency, air quality and climate change initiatives into our transportation decision-making process. The program will also provide support to identify potential additional carbon reductions and cost savings opportunities in our distribution network
This work has included better route planning and transport optimization, consolidation of network field technician deliveries, ensuring full loads and avoiding empty trips, and incorporating alternative-fuel vehicles. In 2014, more than 99.6 percent of the miles covered by third-party carriers for AT&T were done by carriers that participate in the EPA SmartWay program. We use SmartWay participation as a factor when evaluating potential carriers. To learn more, read about our Company Fleet and Transportation initiatives.
Sustainability Clauses
Our model supply chain material and services agreements contain a clause specifically addressing citizenship and sustainability. The clause highlights our human rights and other policies, and obligates suppliers to adhere to programs no less stringent than our own. We also have several clauses in our contract library that cover sustainability considerations such as energy efficiency.
Contract Manager Training
We train our contract managers, more than 200 sourcing professionals, about sustainability in the supply chain and are providing the tools necessary to engage our strategic suppliers on sustainable business practices. We focus on how the contract managers can work with suppliers to ensure that the suppliers respond to our sustainability survey, with intention to help suppliers improve their performance and scores. As a result we are seeing greater awareness and participation by our suppliers.
1 For the purpose if tracking progress toward our goal, we are holding refrigerants, engines and portable generators steady in an effect to align performance with actual emissions changes and avoid an inaccurate representation of our progress.
2 Carbon calculations were derived by Cisco's IBSG, which uses the TRX Airline Carbon Emissions Calculator for impact of air travel avoidance, along with a standard calculation for the impact of ground transportation avoided to and from the meeting and airport, less the impact of energy usage for the Telepresence® application and carbon start up and disposal. Note: Ground transportation to and from the Telepresence® location and airport were assumed equivalent to participants' normal daily commutes, and thus, offset each other.
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Nassau Suite Hotel, Miami
- Free continental breakfast and WiFi
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- 22 smoke-free condos
- Near the beach
- Fitness center
- Self parking
- Business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
- Front desk safe
- Laundry service
- Multilingual staff
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- In Art Deco Historic District
- Art Deco Welcome Center (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Lummus Park Beach (0.5 mi / 0.8 km)
- Lincoln Road Mall (0.7 mi / 1.1 km)
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- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Kitchen
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Microwave
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Nassau Suite Hotel, Miami
Hotel Info: 1800 846 835from A$244
- Studio Suite, 2 Queen Beds
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- This hotel has 22 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
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- Minimum check-in age is 21
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- Children (12 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
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- Free continental breakfast daily
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- Year Built 1936
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility without adult supervision.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
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Deposit: USD 150.00 per stay
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Early check-in can be arranged for an extra charge
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Self parking costs USD 25 per day with in/out privileges
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International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
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Factors influencing the probability of early lapse of face to face recruited charity donors
- Roger BennettAffiliated withCentre for Research in Marketing, London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan University Email author
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Samples of lapsed and non-lapsed regular standing order donors to a large UK healthcare charity completed a questionnaire designed to establish possible reasons for lapse or continuation and, for the sample of lapsers, the main factors that contributed to whether a lapse was due to a person's inability to pay. All the donors had been recruited face to face by employees of a professional external fundraising agency. A model was constructed hypothesising that lapse decisions, and the importance of financial considerations in such decisions, depended in part on an individual's susceptibility to influence by an agency employee, the perceived importance of the charity's cause, the person's level of public commitment to the cause, level of income and recent changes in income, age, and general tendency to overspend.
KeywordsCharities Face to face funding Tendency to overspend Susceptibility to influence Public commitment
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- Title
- Factors influencing the probability of early lapse of face to face recruited charity donors
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International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
Volume 10, Issue 2 , pp 129-142
- Cover Date
- 2013-07
- 10.1007/s12208-012-0092-2
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- 1865-1984
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- 1865-1992
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Charities
- Face to face funding
- Tendency to overspend
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- Roger Bennett (1)
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- 1. Centre for Research in Marketing, London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan University, 84 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SQ, UK


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Street Fighter celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year
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United Air Specialists, Inc. (UAS)
based in Cincinnati, OHIO (USA)
United Air Specialists, Inc. (UAS), a dust collector manufacturer, was founded in 1966, with the mission of designing and manufacturing air purification equipment of the highest quality. With this commitment to quality driving company policy, UAS has become a global industry leader in air cleaning and air pollution control. Our most well-known commercial air cleaner is ...
ifu Hamburg GmbH
based in Hamburg, GERMANY
ifu Hamburg GmbH (Institute for Environmental Informatics Hamburg Ltd.) is a software development and consulting company helping companies to achieve sustainable production and strengthen their competitiveness. We deliver software solutions that support corporate environmental tasks and activities such as Material Flow Management, Resource Efficiency, Life Cycle ...
Tri-Mer Corporation
based in Owosso, MICHIGAN (USA)
Tri-Mer Corporation is a technology leader in air pollution control. The UltraTemp Filtration System controls particulate PM, HCl, SO2 and NOx. This hot gas filtration (operation is up to 1650°F) system captures particulate to extremely low levels, including submicron and ultrafine PM. Typical PM removal to less than 0.001 grains/dscf (2 mg/Nm3). For acid gas removal, the ...
Process Combustion Ltd
based in Harrogate, UNITED KINGDOM
Process Combustion have extensive experience of the design, manufacture and installation of thermal oxidation equipment, which safely and effectively destroy gaseous and liquid waste from a diverse range of industries worldwide. Our reference list includes major companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, food, glass, printing and automotive industry. Process ...
Munson Machinery Co., Inc.
based in Utica, NEW YORK (USA)
Established in 1823, Munson Machinery is a world-leading manufacturer of dry bulk mixing, blending and size reduction equipment. Munson offers 17 high-performance equipment lines, each with numerous models to meet specialized requirements in the chemical, pharmaceutical, nutritional, and food/dairy industries.Munson engineers each machine to suit individual batch or ...
Plastik Koli
based in Istanbul, TURKEY
For over 10 years, Plastik Koli has been focused on providing the highest quality PP (Poly Propylene) molded packaging products to help its client`s transport their products in a safe, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way. We are known for being able to come up with innovative solutions when a new product is in development or when a custom product requires ...
PCE Instruments UK Ltd
based in Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM
PCE Instruments offers the most extensive and detailed range of precision measuring instruments. In our catalog we provide about 500 different types and models of high quality measuring equipment and test equipment to do tests and analysis of various physical, electrical, chemical and other parameters. You`ll find lots of equipment for monitoring, analysis, detection, ...
Clarke Energy
based in Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM
Clarke Energy is a multinational specialist in the engineering, installation and maintenance of gas-fuelled power plants. Our facilities deliver fuel efficiency and help reduce carbon emissions. Applications include combined heat and power (CHP) with natural gas, biogas, landfill gas and coal gas. We are a the largest authorised distributor and service provider for GE's ...
Opsis AB
based in Furulund, SWEDEN
Opsis AB is the leading supplier of open-path monitoring systems for air quality monitoring, continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) and process control. Opsis offers total monitoring solutions and the product line includes both monitoring hardware and data handling software. The DOAS technology, developed by Opsis, has received international approvals and provides ...
Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc.
based in Milwaukee, WISCONSIN (USA)
Anguil Environmental Systems is a global provider of industrial air pollution control, emission abatement and energy recovery systems. We design, manufacturer, service and install thermal and catalytic oxidation technologies as well as heat recovery systems for a variety of applications and industries.Anguil Aqua was developed to help our industrial clients with water ...
based in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, GERMANY
thinkstep is the global leader in sustainability performance management. Our data, drawn from more than 7,000 datasets, is unrivalled in its scope and rigour, and permits precise sustainability calculations across all parts of the supply chain. Our software is robust, convenient to use and available on-demand or as part of a complex, configurable solution. Our services ...
International Products Corporation
based in Burlington, NEW JERSEY (USA)
International Products Corporation manufactures a line of free-rinsing concentrated cleaners and P-80 temporary rubber assembly lubricants at their ISO:9001 Certified facility in Burlington, NJ. They are equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing, packaging, and warehousing equipment, and their on-site laboratory is equipped for analytical work and continued development ...
Vecoplan AG
based in Bad Marienberg, GERMANY
For more than 45 years now, we have been pursuing the continuous development of timber and recycling technology for our customers with passion and commitment, and have become one of the most versatile companies in the industry. We have a wide range of expertise in the development, manufacturing, conveying and processing of wood and secondary raw materials, and are thus ...
BHS-Sonthofen GmbH
based in Sonthofen, GERMANY
BHS-Sonthofen GmbH, headquartered in Sonthofen / Germany, is an owner-operated group of companies in the field of machine and plant engineering. The company offers technical solutions in the field of mechanical process engineering, with a focus on mixing, crushing, recycling and filtration. With over 300 employees and a number of subsidiaries, BHS-Sonthofen has a global ...
based in Opole, POLAND
ATMOTERM Corporation specializes in the creation of computer systems of management of environmental information and in engineering of environment protection. The main domains of company activities are: the design, development and customisation of computer systems, protection of air, the Earth`s surface and waters, minimization of waste, environmental audits and ...
Retsch U.K. Ltd. - part of Verder Analytical
based in Hope Valley, UNITED KINGDOM
RETSCH is active worldwide in the fields of homogenizing laboratory samples for analysis as well as particle size analysis of solid substances. On the basis of more than 90 years` experience we have developed into the leading instrument manufacturer in these technologies.
PNR Italia Srl
based in Voghera, ITALY
PNR has successfully operated since 1968 in the design and manufacture of spraying nozzles and systems for industrial use and in delivering systems based on liquids pulverization technology. We work with one of Europe`s most modern plants for the production of spray nozzles. We have machines of the highest quality and precision, many of which work with CNC technology, ...
based in Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
Treatment a leading manufacturer provides water and waste water treatment products systems and services fmanufacturer OF water & waste water treatment products systems & Servior industrial, institutional, and municipal customers. Products such as membranes, filters, and deionization units. Systems for high purity process water, potable and wastewater treatment. Services ...
Filtech Exhibitions Germany
based in Dusseldorf, GERMANY
Filtech - International Conference & Exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology. FILTECH is the largest and most important filtration event world-wide.
IMR Environmental Equipment, Inc.
based in St. Petersburg, FLORIDA (USA)
IMR Environmental Equipment, Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers worldwide for portable flue-gas analyzers and stationary flue-gas analyzers using electro-chemical and NDIR technology. Furthermore, the product range includes leak detectors (HC, refrigerant), thermometers, manometers and anemometers. IMR has almost 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing and ...
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Zone of the Enders HD intro redone in anime flavour
Konami's released the new five minute anime intro for the Zone of the Enders HD Collection.
The opening will show at the beginning of the collection, and features many of the ZoE series's established characters and Orbital Frames.
Get the video below. Then get pumped. Then pre-order the sucker. Then get pumped again and again.
Zone of the Enders HD Collection launches this autumn for PS3 and 360. A Vita version is also in the works.
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Hodel and Anna Lee's Holiday Extravaganza!
Hodel Yanovic comes to spend the fall and winter holiday season with her best friend, Anna Lee.
Oct 4, 2011
Photos: 157
Hodel Yanovic Visits Michigan Again!
Anna Lee's friend Hodel from Cincinnati comes back to Michigan for another visit!
Aug 9, 2010
Photos: 67
A Spy's Life: The Adventures of Sydney Bristow, Part Two
Sydney undertakes a dangerous mission in Russia to recover a stolen astronomy tool, and comes face to face with an old enemy.
Feb 24, 2010
Photos: 56
A Spy's Life: The Adventures of Sydney Bristow
Agent Sydney Bristow balances her life as a normal middle schooler with her secret life as a CIA spy.
Aug 7, 2009
Photos: 51
Hodel Yanovic Visits Michigan
Anna Lee's blog friend Hodel comes to Michigan for a visit!
May 16, 2009
Photos: 81
Spring Photos
Photos of the dolls out and about in the springtime.
May 4, 2009
Photos: 41
Happy Holidays!
These are photos I took during Christmas 2007 that didn't make it into last year's album but are still cute, and some random ones from Christmas 2008, mostly photos I took for Anna Lee's blog posts.
Nov 29, 2008
Photos: 42
Halloween in Sweet Valley
Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's Halloween adventure!
Oct 18, 2008
Photos: 113
Anna Lee's Trip to Tahquamenon Falls
Anna Lee visits Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Sep 9, 2008
Photos: 27
Kit and Ruthie's Treasure Hunt
Kit and Ruthie follow a map in hopes of discovering buried treasure.
Sep 1, 2008
Photos: 38
Anna Lee at Sleeping Bear Dunes
Anna Lee visits the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan for some hiking and sand dune climbing.
May 25, 2008
Photos: 26
Winter Photos
Photos taken outdoors during winter
Dec 19, 2007
Photos: 17
The Christmas Song
The dolls celebrate the holidays!
Nov 27, 2007
Photos: 16
Anna Lee Goes West
Anna Lee takes a road trip vacation from Michigan to California and back.
Aug 21, 2007
Photos: 109
A Snowy Afternoon
Addy and Emily go sledding and ice skating.
Feb 18, 2007
Photos: 28
The Twins' Valentine Party
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield host a Valentine's Day party for their friends.
Feb 9, 2007
Photos: 53
We Need a Little Christmas
The dolls get ready for the holidays.
Nov 1, 2006
Photos: 21
Autumn Photos
Outdoor photos taken during the fall
Oct 15, 2006
Photos: 50
The Twins' Summer Vacation
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield rock climbing, camping, playing with their scooter and wading in the river, among other things.
Jun 16, 2006
Photos: 82
The Twins Solve a Mystery
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield solve the mystery of their friend Lena's missing necklace.
May 8, 2006
Meet the Sweet Valley Twins!
An introduction to the personalities of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, otherwise known as the Sweet Valley Twins. :-)
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Magicka free on Steam, 75% off this weekend
Arrowhead and Paradox are throwing a major promotion for Magicka ahead of the new expansion, The Stars Are Left.
Over the weekend, the game will be free to Steam users – and if you like what you see, you can buy a copy at 75% off the normal price, positioning you perfectly to pick up the next expansion.
In a Q&A video, the expansion's title was explained. It does indeed refer to the Lovecraft mythos, with the direction of the stars reversed because there's already a game called The Stars Are Right.
The Stars Are Left will feature a large dose of new campaign material in response to fan requests, including some puzzle gameplay. It's expected during northern winter.
Thanks, Evil Avatar.
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The Deckvest 5D Pro Sensor is a giant step forward in performance sailing wear. Light and perfectly fitting, its unequaled freedom and comfort encourages management of risk at sea. Tested in the most extreme conditions.
- Fabric: Extra tough outer cover materials
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- Other: High spec auto inflating 170N life jacket with UML Pro Sensor inflator to prevent accidental inflation in humid or heavy water, quick access emergency safety line cutter, spray hood to prevent inhalation of seawater, water activated high intensity flashing Pylon Light - 23cm flexible antenna wand gives improved visibility above head and water, double crotch straps/thigh straps, soft loop safety tether attachment - reduces dings on the boat, mesh pocket for VHF/PLB locator, visible indicator that shows activation status, compact 3D shape. 'Manual Only' firing head available (sold seperately)
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A respected authority on sheep raising for over three decades, author Paula Simmons has written many books and magazines articles on spinning wool. She has authored three Storey books for children and adults, including Turning Wool Into a Cottage Industry and Raising Sheep the Modern Way, which many readers call their sheep "bible" and The Mother Earth News has dubbed it, "A fine shepherd's textbook." Paula is also a lecturer and conducts workshops in the United States and Canada on raising sheep and spinning wool for a living. Together with her husband, Ross, Paula has been raising and sheering sheep, and spinning and weaving wool for over 20 years on their farm in Washington.
Carol Ekarius is the co-author of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, and she is the author of several books, including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado, where her four-legged and winged family keeps her busy.


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Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Released: January 26th, 2010
Published by: Dial
Series: Incarceron, Book One
Page Amount: 442 pages, US hardback
Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from Outside Incarceron. Very few prisoners believe that there is an Outside, however, which makes escape seems impossible.
And then Finn finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl named Claudia. She claims to live Outside - she is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, and doomed to an arranged marriage. Finn is determined to escape the prison and Claudia believes she can help him. But they don't realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye, and escape will take their greatest courage and cost more than they know. Because Incarceron is alive.
Now, with that being said, I really enjoyed this book besides that little issue. It wasn't life changing or something I'm going to spend weeks thinking about, but it was well worth the read and it was a really great set up for the series. I am thinking Sapphique (the sequel) is going to be a lot better since some of the questions are answered in Incarceron and now we're left with only consequences.
There were some characters I really liked in this story, and characters I really didn't like as well. It is basically told from two perspectives: Claudia and Finn. I really like Claudia's story better, but I liked the supporting characters in Finn's story better than Claudia's. This book is really more of a plot book than a character book, so not all of the characters were as developed or realistic as I would like them to be.
Characters: 14/20
Writing: 14/20
Creativity: 16/20
Ending: 14/20
The 'It' Factor: 6/10
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An Army consolidation means nearly a hundred fewer jobs at Fort Riley.
The Army will locate its 1st Division West Headquarters Unit at Fort Hood, Texas, beginning in June 2010.
Fort Riley will lose 87 military jobs and eight civilian jobs with the move.
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You should connect with the web design community in your area. At least, that's what you keep thinking. It's one of those bucket list items that you always mean to do but never really get around to pursuing. As someone tirelessly dedicated to brining you the scoop on all things design related, I took the plunge for you.
I researched local gatherings of web designers, chose a group, made the drive and talked to real people face to face about their pursuits in web design. I'll walk you through the entire experience, including that inevitable part where you'll simply decide not to go, so you can follow in my footsteps and do something similar in your area. Was it difficult to find a meeting to attend? Was the entire experience a socially awkward nightmare? Do I recommend it? Will I go back? Read on to find out.
Today we're going to examine a very specific example of good design and discuss what makes it so successful. Along the way we'll discover the importance of good design and how to structure experiences that turn users into addicts.
We'll hone our sights in on Pinterest and perform a seriously in-depth analysis to see why this seemingly generic idea seems to stand so far out from the competition. The ultimate conclusions will equip you to design experiences that your users will absolute love.
Are traditional paper business cards becoming obsolete? Have you considered a digital option? The type of card you use and how it looks can say a lot about you and your work. The style of card – from simple embossed text on a white card to ornate colors and fonts – can be a client's first impression of your work.
You want to use a card that represents your style and works with the kind of clients you work with. When looking for a business card, consider both digital and paper options and integrate your digital self into paper cards. A business card does more than provide your contact information, it is a gateway to your portfolio as well.
Every designer has to answer to someone. Freelancers turn their work in to a client, company guys hand theirs over to a team or supervisor, there's always someone next in the chain of command that gets to take a look and offer an opinion. It's at this point that the initial draft ends and the creative review begins.
This critical point can have a dramatic effect on the future of the project. Sometimes this is a good process that takes the piece to new heights that it could've never reached without some fresh insight. Other times the creative review process kills the genius of the initial draft and results in a misguided final product. One factor that plays a key role in this is the size of the review team. How many people should review a design and offer ideas? Should it be a small team? What are the pros and cons of each? Let's discuss.
Today's workplace is filled with different personality styles. Understanding those differences and how they affect your workforce can make you a more effective manager.
Working with "left-brained" (more analytical) versus "right-brained" (more creative) employees has its own set of rules. Most creative workers use the right-brain style of learning and working, which is a visual, random, emotional and somewhat impulsive style of learning, according to data compiled at Western Michigan University. Right brain people like to work with sound in the background (note all those ear buds around the office), like to move about while thinking about concepts and generally start with a big idea and narrow it to the details. Left-brained workers and more verbal and logical, like things in order and prefer a formal workplace.
Take a look at your staff. How many right-brain workers are in the room? My guess it the number is pretty high among designers. Here are a few tips for managing your creative people in a way they can relate to.
Web design companies and freelancers should never underestimate the power of good copy. Likewise, they should never doubt how much bad copy can hurt their chances of winning clients.
Follow along as we discuss then ten commandments of writing simple and effective copy that will convince your potential clients that you can successfully meet their needs and blow away their expectations.
The world is a widely varied place and it's naive to imagine that a design that resonates well with one group of people will be equally effective with another group on the other side of the globe.
Today we'll show you how to wield Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions to better tailor your designs to different cultures through a basic understanding of the values that they tend to pursue.
The life of a freelance web designer varies in many ways to that of a corporate entity. Software firms and design studios are able to work together on big budget projects to earn a lot more than the average freelancer would. This often means when going solo you'll work with a larger number of clients and have to divide your time up into unfair portions.
For anybody in the industry it's absolutely essential to understand task management. Timing, repetition, sleep, nutrition, and a lot of other factors play a role in your work attitude. And by synchronizing yourself with natural rhythms and an upbeat schedule you'll feel more productive throughout the day.
Google has become a powerhouse industry for digital professionals. It seems just a decade ago Gmail was still a newcomer to the field. And now in-browser webmail is commonplace, along with IM Chat and file storage/upload in your browser as well!
For the average webmaster these tools provide a very powerful and free resource to setup as your backend. Google can be used to fuel your company and track visitor stats, revenue, plus tons of other metrics! We have gone over some of the most prosperous services and how you may benefit from them. With just a single Google account you have access to all of their apps completely 100% free. Talk about a sweet business deal.
Let's discuss a topic that gets your blood boiling: spec work. What is it and why do designers hate it? This will give us a foundation to discuss some legitimate practices that many are labeling as spec work hiring tactics.
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What one thing above all else makes for a great design? Where should your focus lie? More importantly, is it possible or even desirable to focus on a single goal at the expense of others?
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So you want to be a graphic designer? What does that mean exactly? What types of jobs are available? It turns out deciding to be a designer is a pretty vague choice that often requires some more direction and career evolution before you really land yourself in a meaningful career.
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