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CCFC educates the public about commercialism's impact on kids' wellbeing and advocates for the end of child-targeted marketing.
Why is CCFC Needed?
The rise of ubiquitous, sophisticated, and portable screen technologies allows marketers unprecedented direct access to children. At the same time, key policies and agencies created to protect kids from harmful marketing have been weakened. The result is a commercialized culture causing harm to children. Childhood obesity, eating disorders, youth violence, sexualization, family stress, underage alcohol and tobacco use, rampant materialism, and the erosion of creative play are all exacerbated by advertising and marketing. And when children adopt the values that dominate commercial culture—materialism, self-indulgence, conformity, impulse buying, and unthinking brand loyalty—the health of democracy and sustainability of our planet are threatened.
What We Do
Founded in 2000 by Dr. Susan Linn and a group of educators, health care professionals, and parents, CCFC has built a powerful movement to end the exploitive practice of marketing to children and promote a modern childhood shaped by what's best for kids, not corporate profits. Our advocacy is grounded in the overwhelming evidence that child-targeted marketing undermines healthy development and the belief that society bears responsibility for, and benefits immeasurably from, the wellbeing of children. We work to reduce marketers' access to children through a variety of tactics and approaches. Our Theory of Change is outlined below.
Changing attitudes: CCFC's campaigns change egregious marketing practices and stigmatize companies that target children. Through extensive media coverage, we raise public awareness about the harms of advertising to children. Our Consuming Kids Summits host researchers, parents, educators, health professionals and activists committed to reclaiming childhood from corporate marketers.
Changing how children spend their time: CCFC is at the forefront of national efforts to reduce children's screen time and insure children time and space for active and creative play, face time with caring adults, and a connection with nature. We've organized an extensive coalition of professional and advocacy organizations working to reduce children's screen time. We're the official home of Screen-Free Week, celebrated each year in communities around the world. Our campaigns to stop false and deceptive marketing by the "genius baby" industry have led to significant changes, including an unprecedented refund from Disney on Baby Einstein videos and a landmark ruling by the FTC against Your Baby Can Read.
Changing children's environments: We help parents and educators advocate for commercial-free space for children, with a special focus on schools. We target advertisers that exploit a captive audience of students, and work for policies to preserve schools and school buses as commercial-free zones. We develop resources for creating commercial-free environments at home and at school.
Changing rules: CCFC advocates for local, state, and federal policies that limit corporate marketers' access to children. We regularly submit petitions to the FTC and FCC and file comments aimed at enforcing and strengthening current regulations.


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This is a quick video mix I wanted to do for us Lakers fans and L.A. sports fans in general. When you think about it...Los Angeles Sports teams had some of the best off season acquisitions this year.
We had the Los Angeles Angels acquiring Albert Pujols & CJ Wilson (hopefully they can finish strong and get in the wild card race)
The Los Angeles Dodgers finally straightening out team ownership by Magic Johnson and camp taking over. And comparing to last year...the Dodgers are doing great.
LA Kings! Well, what else do I need to say. They are the Champions~nuff said
The Clippers had the grace of God (David Stern) by giving them Chris Paul. I love what they're doing over their with Lob City...as long as they remember whose banners that hang above them.
And of course our Lakers team had one of the biggest blockbuster off seasons that I can remember by bringing in Steve Nash and Dwight Howard.
A lot of people made quick videos with Nash or Howard or Nash & Howard with this song, but if your from L.A. than this video should hit home a little more as an avid LA Sports fan. My opinion.
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NEW VIDEO!!! Jo Sallins does African Drumming and Dance Celebration
Jo Sallins (drums) & Elisabeth Olivera (dance)
High School of Science and Technology
Springfield MA, January 17 2014
La' Jaz Productions
Multi- Service Music Organization
Jo Sallins CEO
Master Musician ♦ Educator ♦ World Traveler
Keeping the Art of Music Alive!
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Jo's Story
Jo Sallins age 3
Dear Friends,
"Life is a journey not a destination."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everybody has a story and as long as human beings exist there will be stories to tell. In my short lifetime on this planet, I've heard many people's stories and they always fall into one, if not all, of these categories; the good, the bad and the ugly. My story is one of those that can take all three categories! So, here is my story, my journey, where I am learning to expect nothing and embrace everything.
My life was pure, playful and fun until I was 8 years old. Then I became quite aware of my family's 'dysfunction' except back then we perceived it as normal and classified the dysfunctional moments as simply 'family embarrassments'. My sisters and I grew up with alcoholism in our household along with all of its violent symptoms. The intense arguing, especially around the holidays, and the fighting and verbal abuse we witnessed are examples of the moments that created my childhood home life. The tension that was created eventually tore our family apart. To add insult to injury was my degrading school experiences! I was called weird and suffered with low self esteem, I fought with my peers and struggled with boredom which led to frustration, low grades and then finally dropping out of school. Adulthood brought new challenges for a person coming from a childhood void of healthy relationship models including countless break-ups, one failed marriage and estranged relationships with my only son and his mom. This past year I reconnected with my only son as he began to work on his own musical career. The time spent together working on music and living in the same space was proof that although life can be difficult without a proper foundation, and clearly my experience shows that, life is truly what you make it. At some point we all have to take responsibility for our own actions and thoughts. It is written that we are the sum of our life experiences and the last time I checked I'm still alive, which means I can make a choice to grow in any direction that I so choose. "Life is 30% what happens and 70% how you handle it"
It is clear by reading this part of my story that I have made some unwise choices but it will also be clear by reading the next part or viewing this entire website that I've also made better choices.
"When I cease to create, I cease to exist"
- Author unknown
Since I was 8 years old I've always loved listening to music and dancing. My imitation of James Brown was flawless. Throughout the years my love of music has become so intense that I can't stop thinking about it, practicing it, recording it, performing it, creating it, teaching it, selling it, giving it, dreaming it and BEING it! Why? That's like asking why does a bird fly? It's in their nature. Music is my nature. When I'm happy, I play. When I'm sad, I play even more. Growing up in my household, music was my refuge. It gave me a place and a purpose. These days my esteem is improved and still improving. My body and mind are healthy and strong. Like attracts like, so I'm always working with and meeting very talented people. I'm living and maintaining the life that I, with the help of others created. I want my example of taking responsibility and making choices to inspire others to aspire to reach their full potential. Each day is filled with possibilities and choices.
Be wise my friends!
Jo Sallins
Jo Sallins a.k.a. Mr. Cool
Music can and does make a difference! Jo Sallins began playing drums in grade school at the age of 9. Jo credits his first drumming instructor and mentor with the positive direction his life has taken. Drumming focused Jo and gave him the purpose, commitment and dedication necessary to succeed in all his endeavors. These skills are not unique to the study of music, but rather to your success in every area of life.
• PATIENCE: Find your talent. Everyone is an artist and everyone has talent.
• PRACTICE: Perfect your talent!
• DEDICATION and COMMITMENT
Jo's philosophy – Give away your talent. Share your joy and talent. Encourage and support others to find their talent, whatever that may be. Jo named one of his first CD's "Ripple Effect, providing a visual image of how music has affected his life. Jo's initial mentor and teacher was the drop of water that changed the surface and created rings moving outward connecting Jo to new musicians and people and positive experiences.
"The good things in my life have come as a result of following my dreams as a musician! Thank you for allowing me to perform for and with you."
– Jo Sallins
• 37 years of musical performing experience with a variety of musicians.
• Toured internationally in Asia, Singapore, Canada and Senegal, West Africa
• Toured the US.
• Last 17 years Joe has been performing arts in education programs with Tony Vacca, "World Rhythms."
• 20 years ago Jo formed a trio for Performing Arts in Education Programming. Programs offered are concert assemblies, student and faculty workshops and professional development.
• Massachusetts Cultural Council Events & Residency Roster teaching member.
• New England Foundation for the Arts Touring Roster teaching member.
• Member of BOCES Arts Organization for upstate New York.
• 17 years private orchestral drumming studies with Jim Calapaletis.
• 10 years private studies with Billy Arnold on jazz & funk drumming.
• 9 years private studies of Latin and African Drumming with Alvin Carter & Marshall Small.
• Bass–self taught.
• Piano–self taught.
• Performer at the 2008 Montreal Jazz Festival with a crowd of over 10,000 people!
• Appearance at the Jazz Club Yoshi's in San Francisco in 2008
• Headliner for the Hoop City Jazz and Arts Festival 2007 Received the 2007
• Brother Rick Award in recognition of his dedication, presentation and advancement of Jazz culture in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• Performed With: Alvin Ailey, Frank Hatchett, Vishu Wood, Tony Vacca's World Rhythms™, Dan Akroyd, Matt "Guitar" Murphy of the Blue Brothers (1 year), Dan Akroyd (1 show) Doug Johns, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Jordan, Gerald Albright, Ed Vadas, Michael Gregory, David Newman, Ellis Hall and Gokh-bi System, Marvin "Smitty" Smith –Drummer for "The Tonight Show" band, Stanley Clarke – Bassist from Chick Corea's RTF Ensemble
• Opened For: Mongo Santamaria, Yusso N'dour, Koko Taylor, Junior Wells with Ed Vadas and the Fabulous Heavyweights, Al B. Sure, Kool and the Gang, Chaka Khan, Baaba Maal and Najee, Gerald Albright, and Stanley Jordan Major Creative Influences: Jo met Chick Corea, the major influence on his performing style as a keyboard player. Jo had the opportunity to give Chick Corea a song that he had composed for him, "Epic Mind" from Jo's CD "Ripple Effect."
Recording credits as Executive Producer, Writer and Music Arranger for:
• Gear Up Rappers
• Gokh-Bi Systems
• Guy-Michael Grande
• Heshima Moja
• Jo Sallins (Solo)
• Jo Sallins Band
• Jo Sallins & Friends
• Mr. "Papa " C
• New Star Band
• Sallins/Marshall Project
• Steven Santoro
• Tony Vacca
Jo Sallins (middle)
For those who do not believe I've been in the business for a long time... check out this photo from my New Star days! Circa 1980 in Singapore
1959 - William Joseph Sallins Jr. (Joe) is born to William Sr. and Lillie R Sallins. The family lived in the Reed Village neighborhood of Springfield, MA.
1969 - Ten-year old Joe opens up a Kool and The Gang concert with a solo drum performance. Joe received his first real press for this show when the Springfield Union News ran a feature about his involvement.
1971 - Joe joined his first band, The Desatations. Teamed with bassist Jeffrey Smith, the two became dubbed "The Dynamic Duo". Joe and company play many regional gigs and were selected to open up for Kool and the Gang, The Delphonics and The Main Ingredient in Springfield, MA.
1972 - Marshall Small, musical director of the Uhuru Drummers, overheard Joe woodshedding and ask him to join the African Percussion Ensemble for the Frank Hatchett School of Performing Arts as a percussionist. This began a nine year affiliation that allowed Joe the opportunity to begin a serious study of hand drums and other percussion instruments.
1973 - Joe began to study jazz drumming with Springfield legend Billy Arnold. He then spent the year traveling and performing with his teacher in the jazz ensemble entitled Collaboration. The highlight that year was when Joe had the opportunity to meet and play with Mongo Santa Maria.
1974 - Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke perform with Return to Forever at Springfield's Paramount Theater. This performance inspired Jo to begin his study of piano and piccolo bass.
1978 - As a drummer, Joe joined the band, Matt "Guitar" Murphy. The band toured extensively in the US. Joe's long time friend, Rick Marshall, took over as drummer as Joe took the role of Bass player for the band.
1982 - Joe formed the band New Star. After just two years band members went from making $15. A gig to grossing as much as $100,000 a year! This experience also offered Joe the opportunity to go on an international tour and continue touring for the following 8 years.
1990 - In order to perform his own, original material, Joe left New Star. He then worked on the Sallins/Marshall Project with friend Rick Marshall, releasing the record Land of Dreams. This album was both well received both commercially and critically. It was named album of the year by the Springfield Union News.
1992 - Stanley Clarke, another one of Joe's great musical influences, was Introduced to him by a friend. This meeting gave Joe the opportunity to share his music, written for and inspired by Mr. Clark.
1993 - Joe produced a 60min film about his musical career. Entitled The Man, The Music, TheMessage, the film is debuted at Theodor's, a local venue, and gains considerable exposure on various cable access stations.
1994 - Chick Corea, one of the musicians who most influenced the playing and style of Jo Sallins played at the Iron Horse in Northampton MA. Joe got the unique opportunity to meet him and share his work.
1996 - Entitled, M.A.P. (Music Appreciation Program), Joe began his own school program. This program allowed Joe to begin sharing his love of music with children both in his local community and far away.
1997 - Joe released Side Effects of Jazz with Rick Marshall, Eric Holden, Chuck Langford, and Joe Green. The recording sold well and received rave reviews in several publications. A short tour followed the release.
1998 - This was a busy year! A two week tour of Senegal, West Africa with Tony Vacca's Rhthm Mission, the release of "Ripple Effect, Part I, II, and III" (double CD), and and East Coast School Programs Tour of over 300 performances with PAGE 1: HOME cont'd over 30,000 students!
2001- 2009 - Produced 9 recordings and two full length DVD's, tours from the Midwest to the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2007 with Senegalese Hip Hop group Gokh bi system.
Currently - Studying solo piano, bass and drums and working on several projects for school programs.
Jo Sallins
|The Sallins/Marshall Project
|Land of Dreams
|DFO-1 Cassette
|Jo Sallins-Master of the Piccolo Bass
|JAZ-02 Cassette
|Jo Sallins
|Anthology of Virtuoso
|JAZ-03 Cassette
|The Sallins/Marshall Project
|Statement to the World
|JAZ-04 Cassette
|Documentary on Jo Sallins
|The Man, The Music, The Message
|Jo Sallins & Friends
|Side Effects of Jazz, Volume I
|JAZ-05 Cassette
|Jo Sallins
|Ripple Effect, Parts I,II, III
|JAZ-06 Double CD
|Jo Sallins
|The Gold Collection, Volume I
|Jo Sallins & Friends
|Danse of Celebration
|Jo Sallins Band
|The Experience/Studio Live
|Jo Sallins
|Bass in Ya Face
|Jo Sallins
|Phat Jams
|Jo Sallins
|Mr. Cool/The Present


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The Orioles' official reporting day has been uneventful, so far. Some players are working out already, but the first organized pitcher/catcher workout will be Wednesday afternoon, following physicals.
Pitcher Wei-Yin Chen spent some time with the Taiwanese media, but there is very limited media access today. General manager Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter will hold their first news briefing today at 12:30. Not expecting any startling revelations, but you never know.
Duquette has been known to make significant moves late in the offseason. He acquired Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom for Jeremy Guthrie in early February last year, so it's always possible that he has something up his sleeve.
Based on last year's performance, expect the Ed Smith Stadium complex to be a more popular destination for the national media types, though the club's quiet offseason – at least in terms of big-ticket acquisitions – may temper interest from outside the Baltimore area.


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More than 30,000 people were expected to attend the 53rd Annual Louisville (Ky.) Boat, RV & Sportshow which ended Sunday (Jan. 24) at the Kentucky Exposition Center, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
This year's show seemed more packed than last year's — in attendance and exhibits — as the economy appeared to be rebounding, said Keith Ammons, a spokesman for the show that's hosted by the National Marine Manufacturers Association.
He said exhibitors gave buyers deals on new 2009 models that haven't yet sold, and most people could get between 10% and 20% off.
"I don't know if this means in the next month we're going to have a great economy, but the turnaround has started," he said.
Alan and Carol Schmitz agree.
The Worthington couple opened Salty Paws Marine & RV, which sells boat and RV accessories, in Fern Creek in August, Carol Schmitz said. Their booth at the show boasted a yellow 1975 Volkswagen camper bus, margarita glasses, deck chairs and "Parrothead" merchandise, along with the basic equipment needed by sport enthusiasts.
"We've gotten some friends who said, 'We're sure you're crazy,'" Alan Schmitz said. "Other people said 'good for you' for doing what this economy needs."
"We're overwhelmed — in a good way," Carol Schmitz said.
Exhibits included more than 300 boats and over 200 RVs.


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Vikings/Giants: Are you ready for a historically bad MNF matchup?
Joe Namath was slinging passes and breaking curfew for the New York Jets when Monday Night Football endured what was a series low point.
Until Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants came along.
The MNF opponents combined 1-10 record of futility is about to make history for the venerable prime-time program that debuted on ABC in 1970 before migrating to ESPN in 2006. The networks have televised 684 games but never one between teams with a joint winning percentage as low as .091 this late into an NFL season, the Elias Sports Bureau confirmed to the Pioneer Press.
The matchup at MetLife Stadium features 1-4 Minnesota against 0-6 New York in a Week 7 clunker for the ages. On Dec. 15, 1975, the Jets (3-9) visited the San Diego Chargers (1-11) and had combined .167 winning percentage the worst Monday night matchup until now.
That night, Chargers rookie running back Rickey Young, who later played for the Vikings, rushed for a touchdown and 111 yards the second and last time he ran for more than 100 yards in a nine-year career as a secondary ball carrier.
San Diegos forgotten 24-16 victory mostly was remembered for the conspicuous absence of Jets quarterback Namath, who spent the first quarter watching the game glumly from the sideline, according to the New York Times.
Turns out Broadway Joe was benched for the first quarter by interim coach Ken Shipp for missing curfew the previous night. The Times reported Namath was in the hotel bar when Shipp and a hotel manager unlocked the quarterbacks room for the 11 p.m. bed check only to find Namath missing.
Im sure it wasnt his first time, Young joked Friday.
Now 59, retired and living in Eden Prairie, Young recalled the pregame intrigue about Namath, the former University of Alabama star whom he idolized growing up in Mobile. Young also cherished his reward for being named the broadcasts Player of the Game.
They gave me a La-Z-Boy recliner for that, Young said. I guess La-Z-Boy was a sponsor at the time. I kept that at my locker for years.
The unheralded game was a rare dud for Monday Night Football, which evolved in the 1970s into a ratings juggernaut and cultural spectacle. America became infatuated with prime-time football and its array of announcers.
Announcers Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell used divergent personalities and one-upsmanship to create art. A mixture of dry humor, putdowns, tell-it-like-it-is bravado and occasional singing invited the football world and casual viewers to the party.
Oh, God, when I was at Jackson State, the fight was always where you would sit and watch the game, Young said. Back then it was an off day for everybody, a day of rest, and you knew everybody would be watching because it was an event.
The amiable Meredith was actually between MNF stints in 1975, with Alex Karras filling his role. The controversial Cosell left Monday Night Football in 1983 and died 12 years later. Numerous former players and analysts, a sports columnist and even a comedian have paraded through that booth over the years but have never been able to recapture the magic. Ratings peaked Dec. 2, 1985, when 29.6 million people tuned in to Miamis victory over the 11-0 Chicago Bears.
Over the years, the franchise has lost some of its cachet. MNF moved to cable. Meanwhile, NBC took over the Sunday night game from ESPN and pumped more emphasis into it. The NFL Network now broadcasts one game every Thursday night, and owners are talking about doubleheaders.
ESPN is averaging 13.3 million viewers on Monday night games through the first six weeks of the season, up slightly from last season but down from a peak of 14.6 million on the network in 2010 and only a fraction of what the over-the-air networks are attracting.
Last weeks New England-New Orleans thriller on Fox drew 26.7 million viewers, according to the NFL.
Maybe its a little less glorified than it was when it was the game of the week, the last game of the week, said Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway. But it still is big, certainly for our young guys who havent played on Monday night yet. To be able to do it in New York, playing the Giants, is going to be pretty cool and a great opportunity for us to go on the road and make a point.
To be sure, there have been other undesirable Monday night games.
Last November, Carolina (2-8) traveled to Philadelphia (3-7) and helped accelerate Eagles coach Andy Reids departure with a 30-22 victory. In 2001, Washington (0-4) and Dallas (0-4) met in Week 5, when the Cowboys eked out a 9-7 yawner.
But ESPN is smearing lots of lipstick on this pig. The network is hyping the desperation the Vikings and Giants face as their seasons teeter toward the abyss.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning led the NFL with 15 interceptions entering Sundays games, but the two-time Super Bowl winner still is one of the NFLs established stars. He needs 215 yards to surpass Phil Simms for the franchise record of 33,462 passing yards.
There also is intrigue about quarterback Josh Freeman making his Vikings debut after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers unceremoniously released their 2009 first-round draft pick earlier this month.
The biggest natural story is how Josh Freeman is going to perform after what happened in Tampa, ESPN spokesman Bill Hofheimer said. If he does well, could he be the catalyst to turn around the Vikings season and become their quarterback of the future?
Hofheimer points to the Week 11 Monday nighter last season between Chicago and San Francisco when the 49ers tapped Colin Kaepernick to start his first NFL game coming off a disappointing tie against St. Louis.
Kaepernick threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-7 victory that started San Franciscos Super Bowl march.
Its an interesting proposition with Freeman, Hofheimer said. Monday Night Football has proven to be a launching pad for starting quarterbacks in their careers. Maybe hes the next one.
Of course, the Bears (7-2) and 49ers (6-2-1) brought a little more to the table that night.


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There is a vehement and polarized debate going on in this country about our budget deficit.
One side argues that America's taxes (revenue) are already much too high and that the budget problem is "just a spending problem."
The other side, meanwhile, argues that the deficit is the result of a combination of factors, including economic growth being too slow, spending being too high, and taxes being too low.
Obviously, this is a philosophical argument more than anything else.
The conservative side of this argument believes that the government should not support poorer, older, sick, or out-of-work Americans--and, therefore, that we should cut a huge portion of our government spending.
The liberal side, meanwhile, thinks America should continue to support poorer, older, sick, and out-of-work Americans--and, therefore, that we should continue to have the government spend on these programs.
Reasonable people can disagree philosophically.
And it is certainly worth having an ongoing national conversation about what sort of country we want America to be.
But one fact should be kept in mind during this argument.
America is NOT a high-tax country.
In fact, America is a relatively LOW-tax country, when compared to almost all other developed countries in the world.
What those who are saying that America should continue to cut taxes are arguing, therefore, is that America's government should provide far fewer services than the governments of most developed countries do.
Don't believe it?
Take a look at these charts.
They're from an excellent new KPMG report on global tax rates.
These charts are based on 2012 taxes, and some U.S. taxes have increased since 2012, but the U.S. will still rank relatively low.
Before you look, here are some key points:
- These charts include Social Security taxes. They're the blue part of the bars.
- These charts include state taxes (KPMG used New York State tax rates, which are relatively high).
- These charts do not income capital gains taxes, which, in the US, are quite low. So, in terms of overall taxation, the US's global ranking may actually be overstated.
- These charts do not include "VAT" taxes that appear in many other developed countries. They also don't include state sales taxes, which can be viewed as the same thing as a VAT tax.
So here you go.
For those who make $100,000 a year, the U.S. is the 55th-ranked country in terms of total taxes (click for larger):
For those who make $300,000 a year, meanwhile, U.S. rates rates are a little more punitive. For these folks, the U.S. is the 53rd highest ranked country:
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A new report says that Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen births of any state at 23 percent. Child Trends, a nonpartisan national research group, said in its report that among 73 major U.S. cities in 2006, the latest year for which city-level data are available, Dallas had the highest repeat percentage of repeat teen birth at 28 percent.
Houston lead U.S. cities in girls under 15 giving birth. Among seven metro areas, Arlington had the lowest rate repeat teen birth rate at 19 percent, while Fort Worth's 25-percent rate was in a tie nationally for seventh-highest. Also making the list were San Antonio with 26 percent, and Houston and Austin, both with repeat teen birth rates of 24 percent.
The Hope Pregnancy Center Of Brazos Valley offers sex and abstinence education, pregnancy support, pregnancy classes among several other services. The center says their teen pregnancy numbers for 2009 thus far are slightly skewed. The center says the latest numbers only take into account one semester of college and high school, and not all clients report if they are attending school.
Brazos Valley pregnancy rates for 2009 thus far:
Under age 15: 4 clients
Ages 15-19: 175 clients
Ages 20-24: 247 clients
Over age 24:193 clients
Texas A&M University: 47 clients
Blinn College: 49 clients
Bryan High School: 19 clients
A&M Consolidated High School: 7 clients
Brazos Valley Health Status Assessment Supplemental Report ranked teen pregnancy as fourth on a list of six top issues that a panel deemed as most serious in Brazos County.
1. Poor Public Transportation
2. Illegal Drug Abuse
3. Alcohol Abuse
4.Teen Pregnancy
5. Population Growth
6. Poverty
The National Center for Health Statistics ranked Texas as third among 25 other states with the highest teen birth rates. The 2005-2006 reported among 26 states, the highest teen birth rates were in the South and Southwest.
1. Mississippi 68.4 percent per 1000
2. New Mexico 64.1 percent per 1000
3. Texas 63.1 percent per 1000
Statistics from a 2008-2009, State of Texas Children from the Center for Public Policy Priorities reported 10.5 percent of births from unmarried teens ages 13-19. In Brazos County 11.5 percent of all births were from unmarried teens ages 13-19.
Founder of Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach, Kim Schams says there is no easy fix for the teen pregnancy issue, but there are ways to reduce the number of instances teen pregnancy occurs. Schams says preventive measures begin within the family, and parents should focus on teaching children how much the consequences of sex outweigh the action. Schams said girls especially should be taught the benefits of unconditional love so that they won't have to seek ways to fill that void by having sex, or intentionally getting pregnant.


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EK Water Blocks
EK Multioption Reservoir X2 150 Advanced
- The new
- Multioption X2 reservoir from EK is a major step towards new multioption reservoirs. The multioption X2 offers at twice as much setup possibilities.
Stock Code: WC-089-EK
Manufacturer: EK Water Blocks
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EK Multioption Reservoir X2 150 AdvancedThe new, Multioption X2 reservoir from EK is a major step towards new multioption reservoirs.
The multioption X2 offers at least twice as much setup possibilities.
Manufactured of first class quality 60mm acrylic tube and POM Acetal, sealed with quality EPDM rubber washers.
New version has the outer diameter of 60mm (compared to old version which had 50mm).
All new features give customer better mounting, easier filling and faster bleeding.
Advanced version:
Bottom part gives user 5 options for placing the G1/4 fittings/barbs as inlet or outlet.
Top part gives additional 3 options for placing the G1/4 fittings/barbs as inlet or outlet.
So the advanced version has total 8 options. Unused G1/4 ports are plugged with enclosed G1/4 Plugs.
Additionally the reservoir comes with three internal 12mm ID and 16mm OD tubs in different lengths with thread on one end so it can be screwed into threaded ports inside the reservoir (2 × bottom, 1 × top).
The most important property/advantage of the Advanced Multioption X2 reservoir is the exchangeable insert in the bottom part.
The stock delivery comes with Insert #1 which is rotatable for additional options for routing the water flow.
Advanced version also comes with an anticyclone which can be replaced with Insert #1.
All inserts are fastened with stainless steel M3 screws.
New Multioption X2 Reservoirs comes with a pair of EK design reservoir holders with adjustable fastening force with enclosed Allen key.
Please check for Multioption X2 Reservoir accessories for different Inserts.
Technical data:
- Installation height: 150 mm
- Diameter: 60mm
- Capacity: 160 ml
- Weight (netto): 0,33 kg
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- EK-Multioption X2 Reservoir Advanced
- 3 × Internal 12mm ID 16mm OD tube with thread on one side
- Pair of EK reservoir holders with mounting screws
- 6 × G1/4 Plugs
- 1 × 6mm Allen key for plugs
- 1 × 2,5mm allen key for reservoir holders
- 1 × 2mm allen key for exchanging bottom inserts
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Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb on Tuesday expressed his confidence in the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC), saying it has great potential for success and for confronting challenges and problems.
Speaking during a meeting with a ministerial economic task force and JPMC senior officials, the prime minister pledged that the government would support the company in view of its economic and social importance to the Kingdom.
According to mid-year results, the JPMC, once Jordan's major currency earner, incurred net losses of JD59 million during the first half of 2000.
A World Bank official in September suggested that Jordan's mining sector be privatised.
The prime minister asked the company workers to carry out their duties as a united team and asked company executives to submit regular reports to the Prime Ministry about the company's financial situation, financial accounts and loans.
He urged company executives to prepare an integrated report within two weeks about the general situation, production costs, volume of phosphate production and the amount of potential exports of phosphate mined at the Shidieh and Hassa mines.
Abul Ragheb listened to reports by the company manager Khaled Sheyyab and department heads about the company's production and marketing policies.
In their reports, they attributed to the recent losses to the fact that the company had allocated funds for early retired workers, to payment of taxes and to very strong competition in the world markets.
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Due to the recent rains, the Ogeechee River has risen and is currently at 12.22 feet and it's predicted the river will crest at 12.8 feet on Sunday, which is considered a moderate flooding potential. Because of the potential flooding risk the Chatham Emergency Management Agency will continue to monitor the river, said Kelly Harley, CEMA spokeswoman.
Thursday morning, the Chatham County Aviation Unit conducted an over-flight of the Ogeechee River basin. This allowed CEMA to see any impacts to life safety issues, property and infrastructure damage downstream in Chatham County. Homes along the banks of the Ogeechee River are limited and, other than the commercial area near Kings Ferry that includes Love's Seafood Restaurant, the only other significant area of population on the river is at the end of Ft. Argyle Lane.
Ft. Argyle Lane runs southeast of Ga. 204 near Bush Road, and approximately half of Ft. Argyle Lane from Ga. 204 is submerged. Most of the approximately 15 residential properties on the river were surrounded with water. Most if not all of these residential properties are built on pillions/stilts, the homeowners own 4x4 vehicles and are prepared to deal with this type of situation.
The hardwood forests within the Ogeechee River Basin are now inundated with water. In many areas, these waters are approaching improved private properties. This was specifically seen behind the homes on the southwest side of Ga. 204, properties just to the west of Joyner's Corner, and new construction areas in the Bloomingdale/Pooler areas.
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So here's the newest latest and the band of brothers in the bullpen:
Randy Wells gets sent back to Chicago: Thanks for your time, but you're just not what we're looking for.
Brian Wolfe goes to the DL: Somehow, you had to figure that one arm was going to get mangled in the first month of the season, and after pitching three times in four days, Wolfe blew his tricep.
But most importantly, David Purcey gets the call!!: We know we shouldn't get overly excited about a few early season Triple-A stats, but still, a 1.89 ERA and a 21/6 K to BB ratio in 19 innings is nothing to sneeze at. The baldfaced speculation has Purcey taking the mound on Friday, with last night's late night losing pitcher Dougie Burnett* getting moved to Saturday.
Now the only question is who gets to carry the Dora the Explorer bag o' treats out to the bullpen.
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Maine man headed to prison on child porn charge after second violation
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � A Monmouth man is headed to prison after he was caught with child pornography barely a week after he got off probation for having sexually explicit materials.
The Kennebec Journal reports (http://bit.ly/13bNrGR) that Raymond Carl LeClair Jr. was sentenced Thursday to serve a year in prison, with the remaining time in an eight-year term suspended.
State Department of Corrections records indicate that LeClair's was charged with possessing the 18 explicit movies in September 2011. At that time, LeClair had just gotten off probation following his 1998 conviction of three counts of visual sexual aggression against a child.
The 47-year-old LeClair pleaded guilty to the most recent charge in April 2012 and was sentenced Thursday in Kennebec County Superior Court.


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LONDON – Canada reclaimed the gold medal in men's wheelchair basketball Saturday with a 64-58 victory over Australia.
It was the third gold medal in the past four Paralympic Games for the Canadians. And it was Canada's seventh gold of London 2012
All-world Patrick Anderson of Fergus, Ont., led the way with 34 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as he once again showed he is the game's best player.
The Aussies had upset Canada in the gold medal final in Beijing and Anderson retired for a couple of years to pursue a music degree. But he came back more than a year ago and seemed to almost be better than ever, falling one assist short of three consecutive triple-doubles in round-robin play.
He has not said definitively that this will be his last Games, but the feeling is that at 33 he will finally move on.
In many respects, it will be the end of an era for Canada as veteran forward Richard Peter, 40, of Vancouver, and shooter Dave Durepos, 46, of Federicton, N.B., are also going to retire. Veteran forward Joey Johnson of Winnipeg is also contemplating retirement.
Canada breezed through the round-robin with a 5-0 mark and beat Great Britain in the semifinals to set up the re-match with Australia.
The game was a defensive battle through the first half, with Australia taking a slim 27-26 lead at the break.
Tied at 48 early in the fourth quarter, Canada went on a 5-0 run to seize control. Australia never got within four the rest of the way.
Canada could have taken complete control late if they had just hit their free throws. They went just 3-of-10 down the stretch to give Australia a little bit of hope.
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The way the blocks are set off from the main highway and surrounded by parkland remind me of many European examples from the mid 20th century. When I view Stainforth Court from a design perspective I think of Modernist Architects like Le Corbusier and the influences that the Public Works Department must have applied from the latest design methodologies from overseas.
On a side note, whilst I was observing the exterior spaces from the unit balconies, the fact that none of the balconies were looking into or directly at another units was a smart design and provided privacy. Each unit had sweeping viewpoints with many of the higher floors providing views of the Derwent River to the East and Mt Wellington to the West.
In 2009 the State Government put forward an option to demolish Stainforth Court, as well as attempting to sell on the complex, but by late 2012 the State Government announced that it would redevelop the site, refurbishing the complex at a cost of $5 million. Work started mid this year and is expected to be completed by early 2014.
Whilst the majority of Government housing projects in Tasmania are single stand-alone dwellings, Stainforth Court was a new way of design in Hobart, providing four identical tower blocks. Prior to the 1950s many Tasmanian houses were designed on the formula of prefabricated homes on a quarter acre blocks. Many of Hobart's outer suburbs are the result of a Post War housing boom, dramatically redefining the visual landscape of Hobart. Prior to Stainforth Court being built, Windsor Court was another example of Modernist public housing designed in the same vein, having housed over 100 residents; the complex was demolished early this century.There were several fascinating plans for tower blocks by the State Government during the mid 20th century in Hobart, but these didn't see the light of day due to budget constraints.
Hobart's visual landscape and boundaries were changing dramatically after the Second World War. Major arterial highways, such as the Brooker Highway were constructed to facilitate the massive population boom, and industry expansion.Hobart has are large stock of Modernist units having been built from the 1930's right up until the late 1970s. Many fine examples of Art Deco units and mid century tower blocks can be found in suburbs close to the CBD like Sandy Bay, Battery Point, and West Hobart. These tower blocks I believe provide us not only with a historical reference but just can also point Government, designers, urban planners and Architects in the direction in relation to contemporary issues surrounding urban sprawl and having a vibrant city heart.
The series of photographs I've captured were taken just a days before construction commenced, I wasn't sure what I would find once inside the complex, but as the photographs highlight there were a lot of interesting spaces and features to document. The planning took months, the photographs were captured over several days. I hope you enjoy this photography project as much as I enjoyed documenting Stainforth Court. Drop me a line, I would love to hear your stories and comments. Leave comments below, or head over to my Facebook page to stay updated with more of my upcoming projects. Click here to go to my Facebook page.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Guney Education Group Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Guney Education Group Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Turkey View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message FarawayNowJoined: 28 Apr 2012Posts: 17 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: Guney Education Group Is this a good group of schools to work for in Turkey? I did do a google search, but can't find anything but advertisements for teachers. Back to top QaaolchouraJoined: 10 Oct 2008Posts: 539Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:10 am Post subject: I've never heard of them. I will say that the salary package is good even for Gaziantep, though their standards are correspondingly high. (See the Zirve thread for differences of opinion on Antep.) Of course often places here claim higher standards than they enforce, but this seems to be a recruiter with standards outlined by the public schools. Unfortunately, I don't know anything more about them than you. Regards, ~Q Back to top Where_you'll_find_me_nowJoined: 07 Jun 2012Posts: 5 Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:31 am Post subject: I haven't been able to find any information about the group either but from the interview process and email chain they seem professional. I would be more wary of negative comments but Ill take the lack of responses to be a positive. If teachers get what's been offered it looks like a good package. Maybe it would be good to ask for the email of a current employee? The website looks legitimate so I don't think its a sham. If you decide to take it, Ill be arriving in August and would love to meet anyone else in the area. Last edited by Where_you'll_find_me_now on Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:07 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top Eagle EyesJoined: 26 Apr 2012Posts: 121Location: Istanbul Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:42 am Post subject: They are probably offering the best EFL salary for teachers in Turkey thus they expect their teachers to be of the highest standards (QUALIFIED). I don't think they will start hiring backpackers for these positions...but one never knows...if they do expect the salary offer to be cut in half! Back to top YogitaJoined: 17 Jun 2012Posts: 53Location: Turkey Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: oh I saw their ads too the salary is good ... I applied but got no response lol Back to top QaaolchouraJoined: 10 Oct 2008Posts: 539Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:24 pm Post subject: Yogita wrote: oh I saw their ads too the salary is good ... I applied but got no response lol Couple points: 1. Are you qualified? If you look at your ads, you'll notice that they want teachers who are qualified to teach in public schools in their own country, and clearly prefer people who are qualified to teach in British schools. A generic BA and TESOL cert won't cut it, especially if you're short on experience, and I get the impression that even North American and Australasian teachers would get their resumes sent to the bottom of the pile. 2. Do you have citizenship other than in Trinidad? (E.g. US, UK, or Canada?) Did you put Trinidadian citizenship on your resume? You know and I know that English is the official language of Trinidad, and that upper and middle class Trinidadians are usually native speakers of a variety of English that's indistinguishable from the Queen's English (at least to Americans). But most schools interested in native speakers believe that there are only seven countries in the world that produce native speakers (and Irish and South Africans are often excluded on account of their accents). Hell, I've even met some US Americans who think Trinidad is part of "Latin America." (I'm not sure, but I think these might be the same people who said "Oh, it's a good thing you studied Arabic" when I told them I was going to Turkey.) 3. Did you proofread your resume and cover letters? With all due respect (yes, I hate that phrase but I really do mean it this time), you come across as intelligent but your posts here are riddled with punctuation, spelling, and capitalization errors, and you use "lol" a lot. Frankly I think this is the least likely explanation (I've seen native teachers with far worse written English than in your posts here get hired without trouble), but it's worth keeping in mind if you don't do it. Regards, ~Q Back to top YogitaJoined: 17 Jun 2012Posts: 53Location: Turkey Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject: Qaaolchoura it could have been because I'm Trinidadian, or not. Of course I check for grammar, spelling & punctuation when I apply for a job. As well as marketing myself as best as possible in the cover letter. I've worked in the UK in the past & my accent was never an issue though. I do have one but it's hard to place since I grew up all over. Some Trinidadians tend to ask me where I'm from lol The school that hired me they have native speakers from all over the globe. I think that was a great initiative on their part because it's good to get the ear accustomed to many English accents. The world is closing in & becoming more cosmopolitan. Qaaolchoura it's common to use abbreviations on forums, isn't it? It's a lingo that we all use online. I think this is the one time I don't have to politically correct with my English & grammar. Hope the Queen isn't disappointed lol Back to top YogitaJoined: 17 Jun 2012Posts: 53Location: Turkey Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:37 pm Post subject: guys this is Guney's webiste > http://www.guneyegitimkurumlari.com/ if any of u do get hired please share your experiences with the school & life in Gazintep. Some of my friends in Izmir mentioned that it's a dangerous place to live. I have no idea if it's true or not as I haven't been to antep. Back to top billy orrJoined: 15 Jul 2009Posts: 229 Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject: A lot of people who live in izmir think living anywhere else is dangerous- gaziantep, istanbul, manisa... Back to top QaaolchouraJoined: 10 Oct 2008Posts: 539Location: 21 miles from the Syrian border Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject: billy orr wrote: A lot of people who live in izmir think living anywhere else is dangerous- gaziantep, istanbul, manisa... Turks always insist that their city is the safest, best-run, and most beautiful in the country. Which means that even when I've gone to places like Alaşehir and Ankara I have to grit my teeth and tell them "Evet, çok güzel." ~Q Back to top YogitaJoined: 17 Jun 2012Posts: 53Location: Turkey Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:11 pm Post subject: Oh yes that's true everything is cok guzel that's one of the first things I learned & understood. Funny but true. 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California company's high-quality goal: Nuts to you
LE GRAND — In 1996 Joe Marchini of Le Grand brought together nine families. He had an idea. The families had been growing almonds throughout the county for decades.
Marchini's idea was that they combine their resources and start a company to get better market access and more flexibility in selling their nuts.
The result: Minturn Nut Co. Inc.
Scroll down to today. Minturn processes 80 million pounds of nuts a year, up from 5 million to 6 million when it was founded. Over the past four years, said General Manager Keith Rigg, the company has doubled its sales.
From those original nine, Minturn (named after the road it's on east of Highway 99) now has 274 growers. Although subject to the seasons -- September to Christmas is the busiest part of the year -- Minturn employs about 220 people.
It sells almonds mostly in the United States but also ships boxes to 50 countries, including China, India, the Middle East and Western Europe, mainly Italy, where Florindo, Joe's father, came from.
And those nine families still own the company. Marchini is president of J Marchini Farms, also in Le Grand. Marchini Farms specializes in radicchio, a leafy Italian vegetable, and figs.
Minturn is all almonds, all the time
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TAMPA, Fla. - The BICSI Telecommunications Cabling Installation Training and Registration Program recently received warranty certification approval from numerous premises-cabling manufacturers.
Endorsing the BICSI registration program for manufacturer warranties are: ADC, Indianapolis; Homaco, Inc., Chicago; Krone, Inc., Denver; Ortronics, Inc., New London, Conn.; and Elgadphon Communications, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Bill Phelps, Vice President, Training and Standards, Ortronics, Inc. said "We appreciate the comprehensive training provided by BICSI and are pleased to be able to acknowledge the success of these programs by accepting BICSI certification as Ortronics certification."
BICSI introduced its comprehensive installation training and testing program in 1996 to produce competent cabling installers. The three-level installation curriculum includes classroom and laboratory instruction, a structured On-the-Job Training Booklet, and a written and hands-on examination.
The BICSI Telecommunications Cabling Installation Program has 93 licensed training sites in the United States and around the globe, and has registered nearly 10,000 Installers and Technicians since its inception four years ago. Registrations may be confirmed using a searchable database found on the BICSI Web site, www.bicsi.org.


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Update: Stamped has written a blog post about its acquisition. We've updated the article with information from the founders' post.
Stamped, a mobile app founded by two ex-Googlers, has been acquired by Yahoo.
It's Marissa Mayer's first acquisition (and one of Justin Bieber's first successful outcomes as a startup investor*), and it's no coincidence that Yahoo's CEO and Stamped share Google ties.
Stamped's CEO, Robby Stein, used to work for Mayer at Google where he was a product manager.
The buyout fits every hint Mayer has dropped about her acquisition plans:
- She's bringing talent
- She's bringing in mobile developers and engineers (Stamped has about 10 employees)
- She's investing in a relatively cheap social startup that she and Yahoo can try and grow into a much bigger business.
- The acquisition was in the right price range. While we don't know the exact amount, a source tells us it was "a nice size" but nothing wild.
Stamped launched one year ago as a mobile review app for places and things curated by friends.
This summer, the app was completely revamped, and Stamped brought on a list of all-star investors including Ryan Seacrest, Justin Bieber, Ellen DeGeneres and The New York Times. It has raised $3 million to date.
Although Stamped's app will be wound down, the acqui-hire is still a great win for New York tech. Mayer plans to use Stein's team to help build out something more robust for Yahoo on the east coast.
"The Stamped team will be creating a brand new product and engineering office for Yahoo in NYC's Bryant Park," the founders have written on their site. "After everything we learned from building Stamped, we're excited to start work again on something big, mobile, and new -- but we can't discuss the details just yet. And we're really stoked to be able to hire lots of talented engineers and designers for this new project."
The acquisition is also a very Google-centered move on Mayer's part. Mayer is an ex-Googler; Stein's an ex-Googler. Google Ventures and Metamorphic Ventures (comprised of ex-Googlers) were two of Stamped's investors.
"As a team of mostly former Googlers, we've all worked with and are big fans of Marissa," the founders wrote.
"At the end of the day great teams win, we are excited to watch Robby and Bart help NYC and build out the next phase of Yahoo," Metamorphic's David Hirsch says.
Back in August, we interviewed Stein about his thoughts on his former boss becoming the CEO of Yahoo (and what it's like to work for her).
Here's what he had to say:
*We originally wrote it was Justin Bieber's and Scooter Braun's first startup exit, but the team has had other exits as well.


text: Striking Chicago public school teachers outside of George Westinghouse College Prep high school earlier today. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images The Two-Way Chicago's Mayor Emanuel Asks Court To Order Teachers Back To School September 17, 2012 The city argues that the strike is prohibited by state law. Teachers want more time to consider a tentative contract. One of the key issues concerns an evaluation system that bases much of teachers' pay on students' standardized test scores.


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SanDisk Ultra-Low Latency SSDs Complete Certification to Work with VMware Virtual SAN, and Enable High-Performance Read and Write Caching Capabilities
MILPITAS, Calif., Dec. 10, 2013 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced that its SAS enterprise solid state drives (SSDs), available in Dell PowerEdge® R720 and PowerEdge® T620 servers, have been certified by VMware as a supported flash tier of VMware Virtual SAN™. VMware Virtual SAN is a new software-defined storage tier that clusters server direct-attached hard disk drives (HDDs) and SSDs to create a highly resilient shared storage solution optimized for virtual machines.
"Dell PowerEdge servers are designed to handle the most demanding workloads with superb stability, efficiency and long-term value, and the SSDs included in these solutions are a key element to that performance," said Brian Payne, executive director of server solutions, Dell. "The combined solution of SanDisk SSDs within the Dell PowerEdge R720 and PowerEdge T620 servers provide a strong platform for VMware Virtual SAN."
VMware Virtual SAN is an innovative software solution that extends the hypervisor to pool both compute and storage, creating a highly efficient software-defined converged infrastructure. VMware Virtual SAN is seamlessly integrated with VMware vSphere® and implements a scale-out, highly available architecture with built-in read/write caching on SSDs for high performance. SanDisk SSDs are designed to work seamlessly with VMware Virtual SAN, providing enterprise performance equivalent to traditional storage with lower capital and operating expenses significantly reducing total cost of ownership.
The inclusion of SanDisk enterprise SAS SSDs enables performance and scalability, all while minimizing IO storage latency for read and write operations. The combination of SanDisk SSDs with Dell servers is a strong solution to run VMware Virtual SAN, and allows customers to fully leverage its built-in caching and high resiliency capabilities to minimize storage latency, while preventing data loss in the event of disk, host or network failures.
"VMware Virtual SAN is designed to provide a simple and resilient tier of storage for virtual machines," said John Gilmartin, vice president and general manager, SDDC Suite Business Unit, VMware. "SanDisk's SAS SSDs with VMware Virtual SAN can provide our joint customers with a high-performance and cost-effective storage solution."
SanDisk SSDs are available in a 2.5-inch standard form factor with capacities ranging from 200GB to 1600GB. These drives are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing SAS enterprise storage and server systems without the need for modifications to existing applications, operating systems or infrastructure. For real-world workloads, SanDisk drives maintain very low response times under the heaviest of workloads. This enables system designers to build high-performance RAID storage solutions with multi-terabyte capacities using fewer drives.
"SanDisk's breadth of enterprise storage offerings center around high performance, reliability and endurance, and the certification of our SSDs in Dell PowerEdge R720 and T620 servers for VMware VSAN is a testament to that quality assurance," said Steve Fingerhut, vice president of marketing, SanDisk Enterprise Storage Solutions. "Leveraging this new virtualized platform, enterprise customers can take advantage of these powerful hardware and software solutions to enhance existing data center infrastructures."
For additional information about SanDisk Enterprise SSDs, please visit http://www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/sas/. For details about the new VMware VSAN technology platform, go to http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san/.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
© 2013 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. VMware, Virtual SAN and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. The use of the word "partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for markets, products and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or our products may not be available in the capacities that we expect or perform as expected, or the other risks detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.


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Our Lady of Sorrows at Cedar Grove Cemetery Open House and Self-Guided Walking Tours
Cedar Grove Cemetery invites you to attend an Open House this home game Saturday. Explore the variety of campus burial options available to Notre Dame Alumni and their family members. Meet with a staff member to have your questions answered and/or pick up an Information Packet for consideration later.
Cedar Grove Cemetery is located on Notre Dame Avenue just south of the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore and West of the DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts.
Visit Cedar Grove Cemetery for more information or call 574-631-5660
Originally published at gameday.nd.edu.


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We love when architects and urban planners dream big and come up with absurd visions for future cities. Not every idea works out, though.
What crazy vision of a future seemed like such a good idea at the time, but in retrospect is really terrible? These ideas don't have to have been made, and they should be stranger than these real-life bizarre urban ecosystems. The more trippy the design (like Normal Bel Geddes' 1939 automated, inhuman Futurama), the better.
(QOTD is your chance to address the day's most pressing automotive questions and to experience the opinions of the insightful insiders, practicing pundits, and gleeful gearheads that make up the Jalopnik commentariat. If you've got a suggestion for a good Question of the Day, send an email to tips at jalopnik dot com.)
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Next time you plan a family vacation, romantic weekend getaway or a trip with friends, consider Maine as your travel destination. This wilderness state has a lot to offer and is a popular year-round vacation spot. From the Great North Woods, to the southern coastline, Maine has a wide variety of things to see and do.
If you're looking for a summer vacation destination, Maine is a great place to plan a getaway. Beautiful beaches and a rocky coastline, featuring over 60 lighthouses, make Maine a top beach destination in the summer months! There are plenty of small, quaint towns to explore after a long, hot day on the beach. Head to Freeport or Kittery to enjoy the wide variety of outlet stores, and grab a fresh Maine lobster roll at one of the many seaside towns.
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Valuable information on corrosion fundamentals and applications of aluminum and magnesium
Aluminum and magnesium alloys are receiving increased attention due to their light weight, abundance, and resistance to corrosion. In particular, when used in automobile manufacturing, these alloys promise reduced car weights, lower fuel consumption, and resulting environmental benefits.
Meeting the need for a single source on this subject, Corrosion Resistance of Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys gives scientists, engineers, and students a one–stop reference for understanding both the corrosion fundamentals and applications relevant to these important light metals. Written by a world leader in the field, the text considers corrosion phenomena for the two metals in a systematic and parallel fashion. The coverage includes:
The essentials of corrosion for aqueous, high temperature corrosion, and active–passive behavior of aluminum and magnesium alloys
The performance and corrosion forms of aluminum alloys
The performance and corrosion forms of magnesium alloys
Corrosion prevention methods such as coatings for aluminum and magnesium
Electrochemical methods of corrosion investigation and their application to aluminum and magnesium alloys
Offering case studies and detailed references, Corrosion Resistance of Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys provides an essential, up–to–date resource for graduate–level study, as well as a working reference for professionals using aluminum, magnesium, and their alloys.
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Electrochemical Corrosion.
A. Thermodynamic Considerations of Corrosion.
1. Electrolytic Conductance.
1.1. Faraday Laws.
2. Tendency to Corrosion.
3. The Electrochemical Interface.
3.1. Electric Double Layer.
3.2. Equivalent Circuit of the Electric Double Layer.
4. Nernst Equation.
5. Standard Potentials of Electrodes.
5.1. Standard States in Solution.
5.2. Hydrogen Electrode.
5.3. Positive and Negative Signs of Potentials.
5.4. Graphical Presentation.
B. Activity and Conductance of the Electrolyte.
1. Activity of the Electrolyte.
1.1. Constant and Degree of Dissociation.
1.2. Activity and Concentration.
1.3. Theory of More Concentrated Solutions.
1.4. Electrolytic Conduction.
2. Mobility of Ions.
2.1. Law of Additivity of Kohlrausch.
2.2. Number of Ion Transport Number or Index.
3. Conductance.
4. Potential of Decomposition.
C. The Different Types of Electrodes.
1. Gas Electrodes.
2. Metal – Metal Ion Electrodes.
2.1. Alloyed Electrodes.
3. Metal–Insoluble Salt or Oxide Electrodes.
3.1. Metal–Insoluble Salt Electrodes.
3.2. Metal–Insoluble – Oxide Electrodes.
4. Electrodes of Oxidation – Reduction.
5. Selective Ion Electrodes.
5.1. Glass Electrode.
5.2. Copper Ion–Selective Electrodes.
D. Electrochemical and Corrosion Cells.
1. Chemical Cells.
1.1. Chemical Cell with Transport.
1.2. Chemical Cell without Transport.
1.2.1. The Weston Standard Cell.
2. Concentration Cells.
2.1. Concentration Cell with Difference of Activity at the Electrode.
3. Solvent Corrosion Cells.
3.1. Cathodic Oxydo–Reduction Reaction.
3.2. Displacement Cell.
3.3. Complexing Agent Cells.
3.4. Stray Current Corrosion Cell.
4. Temperature Differential Cells.
5. Overlapping of Different Corrosion Cells.
E. Chemical and Electrochemical Corrosion.
1. Definition and Description of Corrosion.
2. Electrochemical and Chemical Reactions.
2.1. Electrochemical Corrosion.
2.2. The Film–Free Chemical Interaction.
Chapter 2: Aqueous and High temperature Corrosion.
1. Atmospheric Media.
1.1. Description.
1.2. Types of Corrosion.
1.3. Atmospheric Contaminants.
1.4. Corrosion Prevention and Protection.
2. Aqueous environments.
3. Organic Solvent Properties.
4. Underground Media.
5. Water Media Properties.
5.1. Water Composition.
5.2. The Oxidizing Power of Solution.
5.3. Scale Formation and Water Indices.
6. Corrosion at high temperatures.
6.1. Description.
6.2. The Pilling Bedworth relationship "PBR".
6.3. Kinetics of Formation.
6.4. Corrosion behaviors of some alloys at elevated temperatures.
Chapter 3: Active and Passive Behaviors of Al and Mg and their alloys.
1. Potential –pH Diagrams of Al and Mg.
2. Active Behavior and Overpotentials.
2.1. Active Behavior and Polarisation.
2.2. Overpotentials.
3. The Passive Behavior.
3.1. The Phenomenon of Passivation.
3.2. The Passive Layers and their formation.
3.3. Breakdown of Passivity.
3.4. Electrochemical and Physical Techniques for passive film studies.
4. Active and passive Behaviors of Aluminum and its Alloys.
4.1. The E–pH diagram of Aluminum.
4.2. Active and Passive behaviors.
4.3. Pitting Corrosion of AA 5086 Aluminum Alloy.
5. Active and passive Behaviors of Magnesium and its Alloys.
5.1. E–pH Diagram of Mg.
5.2. The Passive Mg Layers (Films).
5.3. Passive properties and stability.
5.4. Temperature Influence in Aqueous Media.
5.5. Atmospheric and High Temperature oxidation.
Chapter 4: Properties, Use and Performance of Aluminum and Alloys.
A. Properties of Aluminum.
1. Physical and General Properties of Aluminum.
2. Cast Aluminum Alloys.
2.1. Designation of Aluminum Cast Alloys and Ingots.
2.2. Alloying elements.
2.3. Cast Alloys Series.
3. Aluminum Wrought alloys.
3.1. Designation of aluminum wrought alloys.
3.2. Alloying elements.
3.3. Aluminum Wrought Alloys Series.
3.4. Description of the Wrought Alloys Series.
4. Aluminum Powders and Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMCs).
4.1. Aluminum Powders.
4.2. Rapid Solidification Process "RSP".
4.3. Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMC) and PM– MMCs.
4.4. Al MMCs Particles and Formation.
B. Use of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys.
1. Use of Aluminum Cast Alloys.
1.1. Standard General Purpose Aluminum alloys.
1.2. Some Specific Uses.
2. Use of Aluminum Wrought Alloys.
2.1. Aerospatial applications.
2.2. Automotive sheet and structural alloys.
2.3. Shipping.
2.4. Building and Construction.
2.5. Packaging.
2.6. Electrical conductor alloys.
C. Aluminum Performance.
1. Resistance of Al Alloys to Atmospheric corrosion.
2. Factors affecting atmospheric corrosion of Al alloys.
3. Waters Corrosion.
4. Seawater.
5. Soil Corrosion.
6. Some aggressive Media.
6.1. Acid and Alkaline Solutions.
7. Dry and Aqueous Organic Compounds.
8. Gases.
9. Mercury.
10. Corrosion Performance of Alloys.
10.1. Performance of the Cast Series.
10.2. Performance of the wrought series.
11. Aluminum High Temperature Corrosion.
Chapter 5: General, Galvanic and Localized Corrosion of Aluminum and alloys.
A. General Corrosion.
1. General considerations.
2. Description.
3. Mechanisms.
4. Prevention.
4.1. Design considerations.
4.2 Surface Pretreatment.
4.3 Corrosion control.
4.4. Al Alloys and Resistance to General corrosion.
B. Galvanic Corrosion.
1. General considerations.
2. Galvanic Series of Al Alloys.
3. Mechanisms.
3.1. Cu–Al galvanic Cell.
3.2. Mg–Al Galvanic Cell.
3.3. Galvanic Effect of a coating.
4. Deposition corrosion.
5. Stray Current Corrosion.
6. Prevention.
7. Basic Study of Al–Cu Galvanic Corrosion Cell.
C. Localized Corrosion.
1. Pitting Corrosion.
1.1. Occurrence and Morphology.
1.2. Kinetics.
1.3. The Pitting Potential.
1.4. Mechanisms.
1.5. Possible Stages of Pitting.
1.6. Prevention of Pitting Corrosion.
1.7. Corrosion Resistance of Aluminum Cathodes.
2. Crevice Corrosion.
2.1. General Considerations and Description.
2.2. Poultice corrosion.
2.3. Mechanisms.
2.4. Water Stains of AA 3xxx.
3. Filiform Corrosion.
3.1. General Considerations.
3.2. Aluminum Alloys and Filiform Corrosion.
3.3. Kinetics, Mechanism and Prevention.
3.4. Filiform Occurrence.
Chapter 6: Metallurgically and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Aluminum and Alloys.
A. Metallurgically Influenced Corrosion "METIC".
1. Fundamentals of "METIC".
2. Types of Metallurgically Influenced Corrosion.
2.1. Dealloying (Dealuminification).
2.2. Intergranular corrosion.
2.3. Exfoliation.
3. Joining and Welding.
3.1. Corrosion Resistance of Brazed, Soldered and Bonded Joints.
3.2. Welding Fundamentals.
3.3. Welding Influence on Behavior of Aluminum Alloys.
3.4. Frequent Corrosion Types of Welded Aluminum alloys.
3.5. Corrosion Resistance of Wrought and cast Al Alloys.
4. Metal Matrix Composites for nuclear dry waste storage "Al–MMC/B4C".
B. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion, the basics.
1. The Microorganisms.
1.1. Bacteria (Prokaryotes).
1.2. Fungi and Yeast (Eucaryotes).
1.3. Algae (Eukaryotes).
1.4. Lichens.
2. Natural and Artificial Media.
2.1. Air Media.
2.2. Aqueous Media.
2.3. Soils.
3. Anaerobic and Aerobic Bacteria in Action.
3.1. Anaerobic Bacteria.
3.2. Aerobic bacteria.
3.3. Co–action of Anaerobic and Aerobic Bacteria.
4. MIC of Aluminum and Aluminum alloys.
4.1. Fungi and bacteria (Space).
4.2. Geotrichum (Tropical Atmosphere).
4.3. Cyanobacteria and Algae (Polluted Freshwater).
4.4. Rod–Shaped Bacteria and Algae (Polluted seawater).
4.5. SRB (Industrial and sea waters).
4.6. Hormoconis resinae (Kerosene).
5. Mechanisms of MIC and Inhibition.
5.1. Corrosion Mechanisms.
5.2. Influence of Biofilms on Passive Behavior of Aluminum.
5.3. Corrosion Inhibition by Microorganisms.
6. MIC Prevention and control.
Chapter 7: Mechanically Assisted Corrosion of Aluminum and Alloys.
A. Corrosion – Erosion.
1. Impingement with Liquid containing solid particles.
2. Corrosion by cavitation.
3. Water drop impingement Corrosion.
4. Fretting Corrosion.
5. Fretting Fatigue Corrosion.
6. Prevention of Erosion Corrosion.
B. Corrosion fatigue.
1. General Considerations and Morphology.
2. Parameters.
2.1. Environmental Considerations.
2.2. Cyclic Stresses.
2.3. Material Factors.
3. Mechanisms of Corrosion Fatigue.
4. CF of Al Alloys.
4.1. Corrosion Fatigue of the Alloy AA–7017–T651.
4.2. CF of AA 7075 Alloy–T6.
4.3. Corrosion Fatigue of Al–Mg–Si as compared to Al–Mg alloys.
4.4. Modeling of the propagation of fatigue cracks in aluminum alloys.
5. Prevention of Corrosion Fatigue.
Chapter 8: Environmentally Induced Cracking of Aluminum and Alloys.
1. Introduction and Definition of SCC.
2. Key Parametres.
2.1. The stress.
2.2. The environment.
3. Parameters of SCC of Aluminum Alloys.
3.1. Influence of the Stress.
3.2. Role of the environment.
4. SCC Mechanisms.
4.1. Overlapping of Cracking Phenomena.
4.2. Signification of the Magnitude of Strain Rates.
4.3. Cracking Initiation and Propagation.
5. SCC of aluminum Alloys.
5.1. SCC resistance of aluminum alloys.
5.2. Influence of Heat Treatments on Corrosion forms.
6. SCC of Welded Aluminum Alloys.
6.1. Galvanic Corrosion and SCC of Welded Assemblies.
6.2. SCC "Knife–Line Attack".
6.3. Localized Corrosion and SCC of LBW AA6013.
6.4. Mechanically Influenced Corrosion and SCC of Welds.
6.5. Corrosion Fatigue of FSW White Zone.
6.6. SCC of Friction stir welded 7075 and 6056 Alloys.
6.7. SCC of FSW of 7075–T651 and 7050–T451 Alloys.
7. Prevention of SCC.
7.1. Design and Stresses.
7.2. Environmental Considerations.
7.3. Metallurgical considerations.
7.4. Surface Modification.
7.5. Prevention of Hydrogen Damage.
Chapter 9: Properties, Use and Performance of Magnesium and Alloys.
A. Properties of Magnesium alloys.
1. Physical and General Properties of Magnesium.
2. Properties of Cast Magnesium Alloys.
2.1. Designation of Magnesium Cast Alloys.
2.2. Alloying elements.
2.3. Magnesium Cast Alloys Series.
3. Properties of Wrought Magnesium Alloys.
4. Magnesium Powder.
5. Magnesium Composites.
6. Particles reinforcing magnesium alloy matrix.
B. Use of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys.
1. Applications of Magnesium Cast Alloys.
1.1. Automotive and Aerospace Applications.
1.2. Application as refractory material.
1.3. Other Uses.
2. Applications of Magnesium Wrought Alloys.
C. Magnesium Performance.
1. Resistance of Mg alloys to atmospheric corrosion.
2. Factors affecting atmospheric corrosion of Mg alloys.
3. Waters Corrosion.
4. Salt Solutions.
5. Acid and Alkaline Solutions.
6. Aqueous Organic Compounds.
7. Dry Organic Compounds.
8. Gases at ambient temperature up to ÷100oC.
9. Magnesium High Temperature Corrosion.
Chapter 10: General, Galvanic and Localized Corrosion of Magnesium and Alloys.
A. General Corrosion.
1. Corrosion Resistance of Passive Magnesium.
1.1. Ecorr and Corrosion Rates in Natural and Aqueous Media.
1.2. Corrosion Rate Methods of Mg–Al Alloys.
1.3. Critical Evaluation of the Passive Properties of Magnesium Alloys.
2. The Negative Difference Effect "NDE".
3. Kinetic studies of General and Pitting Corrosion of Mg alloys.
3.1. Electrochemical noise Studies.
4. Corrosion Prevention.
B. Galvanic Corrosion.
C. Localized Corrosion.
1. Pitting Corrosion.
1.1. The Pitting Potential Determination.
1.2. Polarization Curves and Pitting Potential of AXJ Alloy.
2. Crevice Corrosion.
3. Filiform Corrosion.
3.1. Initiation and Kinetics Parametres.
3.2. Mechanism of Propagation.
Chapter 11: Metallurgically and Microbiologically influenced Corrosion of Magnesium and Alloys.
A. Metallurgically Influenced Corrosion of Mg Alloys.
1. Casting Alloys and Alloying Elements.
1.1. Casting Alloys.
1.2. Magnesium–Rare Earth, Thorium and Silver Alloys.
1.3. Alloying Elements and Tolerance Limit.
2. Corrosion influenced by metallurgical properties.
2.1. Galvanic Corrosion and Secondary Phases.
2.2. Intergranular Corrosion "IGC".
2.3. Exfoliation Corrosion.
2.4. High temperature Corrosion and Creep Deformation.
2.5. Microstructure and Corrosion Creep of Magnesium Die–cast alloys.
2.6. The OCP, icorr and Corrosion Creep (Schneider et al. 2007)36.
2.7. Corrosion Creep and Aging.
2.8 Corrosion Creep of High Strength AE42 and MEZ.
3. Influence of the Microstructure, Different Phases and Welding.
3.1. Influence of Heat Treatments.
3.2. Effect of Rapid Solidification.
3.3. Influence of the Microstructure of Some Mg Alloys.
3.4. Influence of Joining and Welding.
3.5. Cold–Chamber Processes.
3.6. Hot–Chamber Processes and Corrosion Resistance of Thin Plates.
B. MIC of Magnesium and Magnesium alloys.
1. Rational Degradation.
1.1. Behavior of Sacrficial Magnesium.
1.2. Rational Biocorrosion of Mg and its alloys in Human Body.
2. Stress Corrosion Cracking and Implants.
3. Approaches to Control Biodegradation.
3.1. Alloying.
3.2. Surface treatment (Anodizing).
3.3. Magnesium Implants and Bone Surgery.
Chapter 12: Mechanically Assisted Corrosion of Magnesium and Alloys.
1. Erosion–Corrosion and Fretting Fatigue Corrosion.
1.1. Erosion – Corrosion.
1.2. Fretting Fatigue Corrosion.
2. Corrosion Fatigue of Magnesium Alloys.
2.1. Corrosion fatigue of Cast Magnesium Alloys.
2.2. Corrosion fatigue of High–strength Mg Alloys.
2.3. Crack Propagation of Wrought Extruded Alloys.
2.4. Welding and Corrosion fatigue of AZ31.
2.5. Mechanisms of Corrosion Fatigue (initiation and Propagation).
2.6. Prevention of Corrosion Fatigue.
Chapter 13: Environmentally Induced Corrosion of Magnesium and Alloys.
1. Use of Mg Alloys and Stress Corrosion Cracking "SCC" Failures.
2. Key Parameters.
2.1. Alloy Composition and Magnesium impurities.
2.2. Microstructure and Crack Morphology.
2.3. Effect of Stress.
2.4. Effect of the Environment.
3. Influence of Other Forms or Types of Corrosion on SCC.
3.1. Effect of General Corrosion.
3.2. Bimetallic or Galvanic Corrosion.
3.3. Pitting and Localized Corrosion.
3.4. Welded Material and SCC.
3.5. Environment Enhanced Creep and SCC of Mg Alloys.
4. Propagation Mechanisms of Corrosion.
4.1. The electrochemical dissolution models.
4.2. Hydrogen Embrittlement "HE".
5. SCC–HE of Some Magnesium Alloys.
6. SCC Prevention.
Chapter 14: Aluminum Coatings "Description and Testing".
1. Inhibitors.
2. Metallic coatings.
2.1. Conventional Plating and Electroless of Aluminum.
2.2. Surface Preparation for Thermal Spraying.
2.3. Sacrificial Protection by Al Alloys.
2.4. Aluminum Powder as a Coating.
2.5. Cathodic Protection of Al Alloys.
3. Conversion coating.
3.1. Phosphates and/or Chromates.
3.2. The Chromate–Phosphate Treatments.
3.3. Chromate Alternatives.
4. Anodization.
5. Organic finishing.
5.1. Coatings containing Metals more active than Al.
5.2. Electrodeposited coatings.
6. Corrosion Testing of Coated Metal.
6.1. Electrochemical Testing of Coatings.
6.2. Conventional Testing.
6.3. Corrosion Fatigue of Thermal Spraying of Al as a Coating.
6.4. Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Metallic Sprayed Coatings.
Chapter 15: Magnesium Coatings "Description and Testing".
1. General Approach and Surface Preparation.
2. Metallic and Conversion Coatings.
2.1. Metallic Coatings.
2.2. Chemical Conversion surface treatments as chromating, phosphating etc.
3. Anodic Treatments.
3.1. Anodizing Description and Approaches.
3.2. Formation of anodized Coatings.
3.3. Properties and Chemical Composition.
3.4. Some Industrial and developing Anodizing Processes.
3.5. Forms of Corrosion of Surfaces (anodized or with conversion treatments.
4. Surface Modification.
4.1. Chemical and Physical Vapour Deposition (CVD/PVD).
4.2. The "H–Coat" and Magnesium Hydrides.
5. Electrochemical Characterisation of the Interface Metal/Film.
5.1. OCP and Polarization Studies of the Metal/Oxide Interface.
5.2. Impedance Measurements.
6. Organic Finishing and Corrosion Testing of Coated Material.
6.1. Organic coatings.
6.2. Conventional Corrosion Testing of Coated Metal.
Chapter 16: Conventional and Electrochemical Methods of Investigation.
1. Corrosion Testing Approaches and Methods of Investigations.
1.1. Testing Approach.
1.2. Categories of Corrosion Testing.
1.3. Testing Duration.
1.4. Testing Modes.
1.5. Removal of corrosion products.
2. Physical and Mechanical Testing of Corroded Materials.
2.1. Visual and Microscopic Techniques of Testing.
2.2. Non destructive Evaluation Techniques.
2.3. Mechanical testing.
2.4. Chemical Analysis.
2.5. Surface Chemical Analysis.
2.6. Published Data of Performance and Corrosion Resistance.
3. Electrochemical Polarization Studies.
3.1. Measurements of the Corrosion Potential.
3.2. Potentiodynamic Methods.
3.3. Cyclovoltammetry Techniques and Pitting.
3.4. Potentiostatic, Galvanostatic and Galvanodynamic Methods.
4. The "AC" electrochemical impedance spectroscopy ?EIS? technique.
4.1. Introduction.
4.2. EIS terms and Equivalent Circuits.
4.3. Impedance Plots.
5. Electrochemical Noise Measurements "ENM".
5.1. Historical and EN Definition.
5.2. EN generation and Data Acquisition Systems "DAS".
5.3. Analysis of ENM Data.
5.4. Potentiodynamic, Potentiostatic and Galvanostatic EN Studies.
6. The Scanning Reference Electrode Technique (SRET).
7. Microsystems and Wire Beam Electrode.
7.1. Microsystems and "AFM".
7.2. Wire Beam Electrode "WBE".
Chapter 17: Evaluation of Corrosion Forms of Aluminum and its Alloys.
1. General Corrosion of Aluminum and Its alloys.
2. Galvanic Corrosion.
2.1. General Considerations.
2.2. Influence of the composition and Microstructure.
2.3. Electrochemical Testing.
3. Localized Corrosion of Al and Alloys.
3.1. Pitting Corrosion.
3.2. Crevice Corrosion.
3.3. Filiform Corrosion Testing of Al Alloys.
4. Metallurgically Influenced Corrosion (METIC).
4.1. Intergranular Corrosion Testing.
4.2. Exfoliation Testing.
4.3. Joining and Testing.
5. MIC and Biodegradation Evaluation.
6. Mechanically Influenced Corrosion (MECIC) of Aluminum and Alloys.
6.1. Erosion–Corrosion Testing.
6.2. Corrosion Fatigue Testing.
7. Environmentally Influenced Corrosion (EIC).
7.1. SCC Testing Procedures of Aluminum Alloys.
7.2. Test Specimens.
7.3. Stressors.
7.4. Fracture Morphology and SCC of Aluminum Alloys.
Chapter 18: Evaluation of Corrosion Forms of Magnesium and its alloys.
1. Testing Solutions.
1.1. Hydroxide Solutions.
1.2. Chloride, Sulfate and Hydroxide Solutions.
1.3. ASTM D1384–87 corrosive water.
1.4. Buffered solutions.
2. General Corrosion Form.
2.1. Immersion Testing and Corrosion Rate.
2.2. The Salt Spray Corrosion Test.
2.3. Some Electrochemical Methods of Investigation.
3. Galvanic or Bimetallic Corrosion of Mg and alloys.
4. Localized Corrosion of Mg and its alloys.
4.1. Open Circuit Potential and Pitting Corrosion Studies.
4.2. Noise Electrochemistry Measurements.
4.3. Magnesium SRET Studies.
5. Metallurgically Influenced Corrosion of Mg and Alloys.
6. MIC and Biodegradation of Mg and Alloys.
7. Corrosion Fatigue.
8. SCC Testing and Evaluation of Magnesium Alloys.
8.1. Static Loading of Smooth Specimens and general considerations.
8.2. Stresses.
8.3. Solutions and Operational Conditions.
8.4. Constant Extension Rate and Linearly Increasing Stress Tests.
8.5. SCC CERT Vs LIST Techniques.
Chapter 19: Annexes.
Annexes Biography, International Units and abbreviations.
Annex 1: Corrosion and Prevention Books, Data and ASTM Standards.
A. Some Recommended Books in Corrosion.
B. Bibliography of Corrosion Data for Performance of Materials.
C. ASTM Standards.
Annex 2: Annex of some international units, equations etc.
The Periodic Table (Wieser 2006).
Annex 3 abbreviations and Symbols.


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The ITIL Service Offerings and Agreements course examines in-depth the concepts, processes and methods provided for in a series of processes in the Service Lifecycle, in particular those useful for the supply and management of services in production (Service Operation phase of the Service Lifecycle).
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Issue, test and validate the knowledge of best practices in Service Management, as documented in major publications of the ITIL Service Lifecycle
IT professionals who want to learn about and apply the processes of offerings and agreements and understand how this phase can be carried out to guarantee the quality of the IT Services offered .The course may also be of interest to those intending to obtain the Expert or Master level qualification.
The ITIL Service Offerings and Agreements course will look at the following topics, as indicated in the official programme:
To view the detailed course programme for ITIL Service Offerings and Agreements please download this pdf
To be able to take part in the ITIL Service Offerings and Agreements course, you must have one of the following certificates:
After having purchased and paid for the course, they will be asked to send one of these certificates.
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The Submittal Packages OBA is an Excel-based form that enables users to create, read, update and delete the details of records in Prolog Manager depending on Prolog Security settings. You can learn more about this OBA by viewing the PDF file here
Office Business Applications
(OBAs) built on the Microsoft Office Business Application framework, are a great way to extend your Line of Business (LOB) applications so you can capture critical information that lives in spreadsheets and work offline without missing a beat.
Would you like to…
- Use Excel with Prolog and other AEC Industry applications?
- Utilize standard forms everyone already understands?
- Update information in minutes vs. hours?
- Work online or offline from anywhere anytime?
- Stop mapping fields and supporting import/export issues?
A common example of using OBAs in the AEC Industry is with Prolog (a construction project management application). Users can work in Microsoft Excel to manage information related to submittals, punch list, and most other feature. Using an OBA based on Excel, you can use our standard forms or base them on yours. While OBAs work great with Prolog, OBAs can be used with any application that has web services.
The OBA Store is the online source for Microsoft Office Business Applications (OBAs). We have standard OBAs for most features supported by Prolog and are always looking to build them for other Line of Business applications based on client demand and Vendors opening up their web service technologies. Get a free account to access and browse to the largest catalog of OBAs for the AEC Industry!
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New, improved Mercedes CL coupe unveiled
* More powerful, and faster * More efficient than before, too * At least 90,000...
Mercedes-Benz unveiled this updated and improved version of the CL coupe at its flagship showroom at Brooklands, Surrey, this evening.
The world unveiling for the car comes just three years after the S-Class-based four-seater was introduced.
There are some minor styling changes the lights, bonnet and bumper are all redesigned, while the LED running lights are new. The interior of the CL is also given an overhaul with even more upmarket materials, new, easier-to-use controls and mood lighting in amber, white or blue, but the most interesting developments are under the bonnet.
Under the bonnet
The new 4.6-litre V8 might be more than a litre smaller than the previous V8, but with 429bhp it's 47bhp more powerful. The new CL500 is, consequently, quicker with the 0-62mph time cut by half a second to 4.9 seconds. Top speed is capped at 155mph.
Despite that, the car is also markedly more efficient and is now badged as a BlueEfficiency model. Average fuel economy improves by 6.7mpg to 29.7mpg and CO2 emissions drop by 64g/km to 224g/km. The car's still in the maximum 35% company car tax band as a result, but the reduction does mean slightly cheaper, band K, road tax.
Road tax will cost 550 a year (with an additional 245 in the first year), compared with 750 and 950 for band L and M (and 425 and 435 in the first year). The savings are unlikely to be important for potential buyers, who will need to part with around 90,000 for the car.
For an estimated 110,000 you can also order a CL600 with 510bhp and a 0-62mph time of 4.6 seconds. Fuel consumption is 20.5mpg on average, while emissions are 322g/km. If that's not enough, a 150,000+ CL 65AMG with more than 600bhp could, once again, join the range in time.