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- I am making progress on my #onewordchallenge quilt for the @baltimoremqg. I have the word totally pieced at this point and I just have some embroidery to do to finish out the mini quilt. Feel free to continue to guess which word I have chosen but please don't give up the answer if I've actually told you. 😉 These letters are from the #refrigeratormagnetpattern from @elizabethagh. And I for the record, don't really love sewing letters although these weren't too bad. If it wasn't for me giving a demo about how to sew these back in January, I likely would not have even made this quilt. 🤣#salmonandsouvlakisews #baltimoremodernquiltguild #charmcitysewcialOne of my main goals for myself in 2020 (when it comes to my sewing life) is to finish up, give away (finished or not) or make progress on every work-in-progress (WIP) I have. My intention is to NOT start any new projects until I'm done with the ones that I have already begun. (I am reserving the right to change my mind of course but I'm really serious about this, honestly!) I'm also committed to evaluating every single item in my sewing room to decide if I need it or not. My goal is to significantly reduce the size of my stash and supplies, in the service of more simplicity in my life as well as knowing that in the not too distant future, we will likely be switching around bedrooms in our house and my sewing room will be significantly shrinking in size. . . ✂🧷 As a way to quantify the work that I'm hoping to do (and because I like cold hard data 😉), I spent the last week or two, off and on, weighing everything in my sewing room (plus everything I collected from around the house) related to my sewing life. . . ✂🧷My grand total? 244.75 pounds! I have some work cut out for me. My goal is to have much of this ready to head out to #destashbaltimore in March. It's nice to have a deadline! #salmonandsouvlakisews #charmcitysewcial #baltimoremqg (and local maker friends, follow Renee @missceliespants for more info on #destashbaltimore 2020.)Presenting my first quilt finish of 2020! The center block sub-units were pieced by Debbie Kratovil (swipe to the end for the pattern specifics). She gave them to me (via her daughter) three years ago and at the end of December, I decided it was about time I put them into a quilt! She also gave me the extra purple fabric that I used for the outer border. So I just had to add the inner polkadot border and the backing. This measures about 42 inches square and is destined to be another quilt donated to Early Childhood Headstart via the @baltimoremqg. Debbie is a prolific quilter, teacher, and author but she doesn't seem to have an Instagram account. If you Google her name, you will find her blog if you'd like to know more about her and her work. ♥ . . . It's been years since I used this particular quilting pattern, but I love how a tiny change in the angle at the top of the quilt results in such a big difference at the bottom of the quilt. You know that saying, "Small hinges move big doors"? Here's a graphic representation of that! ♥ (I love @healthymoving's take on mindset and implementing small, incremental change if you are wanting any encouragement on that in the new year.) #salmonandsouvlakisews #baltimoremqg #charmcitysewcial #debbiekratovilI am working on samples for a demonstration that I am doing at the @baltimoremqg guild meeting on Sunday. I am demonstrating the freezer paper method for constructing words to be added to a quilt. This is the #refrigeratormagnetpattern from @elizabethagh. Our guild is doing a one word quilt challenge, as part of our yearlong 10-year anniversary celebration. Currently, I am working on the letters A, C, and T. There are four more letters to go. Can you guess which one word I've chosen for the year? 😀 #salmonandsouvlakisews #baltimoremqg #charmcitysewcialHere are my top nine posts and my year of color. Family, quilting, and lots of colors. Sounds about right! 😍 Happy New Year's Eve!Handmade Christmas 2019: reusable teabags. That's it. 😆 In years past, I sewed and sewed and gave handmade sewn presents to nearly everyone. But this year? It was a really rough fall that I hope I never have to repeat it again. And when I got to December, not much sewing happened (at least compared to my high output years). But I did make about 60 of these reusable teabags, made with 100% cotton organic unbleached muslin from @dharmatradingco. I gave them away along with dried peppermint from @mountainroseherbs. It seriously makes the best peppermint tea you've ever had. ♥ In the picture, you can see that one of the teabags has also been used with black tea because it's beautifully dyed. 😍 . . . How to use them? Fill with 1/2-1 tablespoon of loose tea (for herbal tea you need the larger amount), brew as usual, take the teabag out, allow to cool, turn inside out to remove the wet tea leaves, rinse, and dry to use again. It's zero waste tea, especially if you compost the tea leaves! 🌏 #salmonandsouvlakisews #reusableteabags #zerowaste #zerowastehome"Earthquake Consolation" is a series of six quilts that I made last summer (June/July 2019) as presents for my family and in response to the November 30, 2018 magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska. With too many thoughts to be contained in one little Instagram post, I dusted off the blog and wrote a couple blog posts instead. See the link in profile if you want to read more and to see many more pictures. ♥ . . . This was my most ambitious sewing project of the year by far! Quilt design inspired by a free tutorial from @emily_dennis_. Almost all the fabrics are #konacottonsolids from @robertkaufman, from my stash. Flannel backs from @joann_stores #salmonandsouvlakisews #charmcitysewcial #baltimoremqg #quiltersofinstagramI am really intent on finishing up all my outstanding projects in my sewing room (either finishing them or giving it away to someone else who might be interested in actually finishing it). So with that in mind, in late November, I made this baby quilt from blocks which I received from my bee mates in #beehiveswarmmerrilee in 2017. @driftedindrive was our leader for that year. Thanks Merrilee! After I assembled it, it didn't feel quite fun enough for a kid so I added the little turtle appliqué. And then I had fun piecing together all my cute green fabrics for the back, including turtles, bugs in jars, frogs, and green beans! I donated this one to @baltimoremqg's work with Early Head Start. . . . Block pattern: #treasurehuntblock from @blossomheartquilts #charmcitysewcial #blossomheartquilts #salmonandsouvlakisews #baltimoremqgThis year, I realized I was running a little late on three bird ornaments. In Ellie's case, I was nine years late. 😂 For the two little boys, they are just 2.5 and 3 so I'm not doing too bad. I generally aim to make these in time for the first Christmas. But hey, better late than never right? 😊 . . . Little bird pattern is from @purlsoho. #salmonandsouvlakisews #charmcitysewcialFor the third year in a row, I sewed my mother-in-law pillow for her birthday (which is early in December). This year, I used a 150% enlarged #quatrefoilblock from @blossomheartquilts. It's 20" square, sewn with fabrics from my stash. I just keep these particular fabrics together and reuse them every year (although I'm staring to run out ☹). I love the rich red and green with gold combination. One of these years I should really sew some Christmas pillows for my own house. 😆 I made a Velcro closure for the back and sewed on the binding at half an inch to make it be a little more pronounced part of the design. In the last picture, you can see the binding as well as my very most favorite color of thread (used for the quilting in this project). 💛 In the picture with all three, you can also see my pillows begun in my @baltimoremqg classes with @victoriafindlaywolfe and @duringquiettime. I love seeing them all together! . . . #charmcitysewcial #baltimoremqg #salmonandsouvlakisews #quiltersofinstagramI am feeling like an accomplished grown-up today because I remembered to polish my silver the day before Thanksgiving. 😀 Also, "polish my silver" feels very grown-up to say. 😂 . . . I am blessed to have silver from both sides of my family. The set on the left is from my mom's family. My Granny collected box tops for the set. The silver on the right comes from my dad's family. The two little butter knives have the initials "M" for my paternal grandmother's maiden name and "R", for my paternal great-aunt's married name. She didn't have any children and so my grandmother inherited her things when she died. My dad is an only child and so we ended up with a lot of silver. . . . This summer, while we were in Alaska for our family reunion, my dad asked us kids to each take silver with us. I am looking forward to using it on our Thanksgiving table tomorrow. 😍 (You can see some silver polishing process pictures in my stories right now. I just used my baking soda cleaning paste for polishing and it worked great.)Last Saturday night, I managed to whip together this little quilt (approx. 36" square). I already had the quilt top assembled so in under two hours, I was able to make the quilt sandwich, quilt it and sew the binding to the top. I did most of the hand sewing of the binding during our @baltimoremqg guild meeting last Sunday and, as was my goal, was able to hand it off to join the other baby quilts that our guild donates to a local charity. . . . Each of the blocks in the quilt top was sewn by a member of my guild. In 2017, I participated in the "quilt in a box" bee where I provided the fabric and each other bee member was free to sew whatever design she wanted to. Some of my most devoted readers may remember my posts from a couple years ago of blocks that I had sewn using other people's fabric. 😍 . . And, if you swipe to the last picture, you will see the documentation of the other project I managed to get sewn over the past three months. There were six boy babies born in our church in 2019 (and no girls!). That combined with a couple other babies meant that I needed to sew eight boy flannel blankets. 🥰 . . . #salmonandsouvlakisews #charmcitysewcial #baltimoremqg #quiltinabox
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US VegWeek 2013 Recipe: Red Lentil Coconut Curry
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Introducing Mark to His Lifelong Sport
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US VegWeek 2013 Recipe: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos
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Just Trying To Show Up His Sister
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US VegWeek 2013 Recipe: Peanut Noodles with Vegetables
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Pacific leaders will meet Israel's President, Reuven Rivlin, in Fiji on 20 February, 2020.
Israel's Ambassador to the Pacific, Tibor Schlosser has told Pacnews that the visit builds on the deep relations Israel has with the Pacific for many decades based on the mutual democratic values and the Holy Bible.
"The state of Israel, under the kind hospitality of Fiji's Prime Minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama will be able to meet with the leaders of the Pacific, which will give a boost of friendship and solidarity to the strong and continuous collaboration for our friends in the Pacific Island nations in their sustainable development challenges, based on the unique experience of innovation skills of Israel," he said.
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, The deputy Prime Ministers of Tonga, the deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu and the Foreign Minister of Solomon Islands have already confirmed their participation in the summit meeting. High-level representatives from other Pacific Island States, including from Vanuatu, are expected to participate as well.
METHAMPHETAMINE has raised the red flag higher as more raids and discoveries take place in the hub of the Pacific.
Border control agencies and police fear the islands are not only a transit point but also a manufacturing one for the drug's growing domestic market.
The United Nations regional representative for the Office of Drug and Crime for South East Asia and the Pacific, Jeremy Douglas, said they had been following the latest arrests in Fiji and Tonga with a lot of interest and warned that the Pacific islands were not ready to face an explosion of such a drug pandemic.
Methamphetamine, more commonly known as ice, is manufactured in the laboratory using an elaborate process that involves cooking, causes sleeplessness for days on end and gives a false sense of reality.
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As French President Emmanuel Macron visited Australia and New Caledonia in May, France consolidated its standing across the Pacific. President Macron strengthened defence ties with the Turnbull Government, reinforced anti-independence sentiment in New Caledonia and charmed Forum island leaders at a climate dialogue in Noumea. Meanwhile, President Edouard Fritch won a convincing victory in local elections in French Polynesia, while Wallis and Futuna is mounting a bid to upgrade its status within the Pacific Islands Forum, from observer to associate member. Islands Business correspondent Nic Maclellan surveys these shifts across the francophone Pacific.
Strategic ties to Australia For some time, Australian governments have seen France as a valuable partner in the Pacific, bolstering the ANZUS alliance against growing influence from China and other "non-traditional" partners. As he welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Australia last month, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made it clear that he sees France as a long-term ally in the Pacific.
"France is a Pacific power," said Turnbull. "It is a Pacific nation and its significant presence in the region can only bring benefits to Australia and to the region more broadly. We welcome that and we'll continue to work closely with France in our region."
Emphasising "joint sacrifices on the battlefield," from World War I to Iraq and Syria, Prime Minister Turnbull argued: "Australia and France are forces for good in the world."
The two leaders signed a "Vision Statement on the Australia-France Relationship." The new partnership focusses on global rather than regional concerns, dominated by the South China Sea, North By Nic Maclellan Macron the 'arms dealer' aboard HMAS Canberra in Sydney Harbour. Photo: Defence Department Korean nuclear proliferation, military deployments in Iraq and Syria, cyber-cooperation, and partnerships in technology, counter-terrorism and intelligence sharing.
This enhanced cooperation is focussed on defence and security across the wider Indo-Pacific region. The concerns of the Kanak and Maohi peoples rank relatively low and there was no talk of decolonisation during the many public ceremonies.
Some Pacific Islands countries are so geographically challenged that they will always depend on aid and at least 10 will not have a viable private sector, facts that need to be accepted and understood before expectations are heaped on development in the Pacific region.
And donors who support these countries with aid money could try to be more sympathetic of that, said director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers, as the organisation celebrates its 40th year of existence this year, servicing 22 countries in the Pacific and supported by four of its six founding members. SPC turned 40 on February 6 and it marks the year with an independent review of its role in regional development, considered a significant undertaking as the results are going to determine how best the organisation can respond to the priority of its members.
Its members in the Pacific are American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna. While hundreds of millions in aid funds are pumped into their economies each year— mostly to finance development—these small countries are beset with challenges that often make it difficult for them to translate those funds into development.
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When the Russian Prime Minster, Vladimir Putin, visited Denmark yesterday to meet, among others, the Danish Prime Minister and the queen, Group President, Carsten Bjerg got the opportunity to talk to him.
Mr Bjerg was part of a group of representatives from the Danish business world, who told Mr Putin about the Danish companies' visions for the Russian market. During the visit, Mr Putin emphasised the importance of interstate trade between the two countries and showed great interest in the activities of Danish companies in Russia.
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The movie follows the couples we came to know and love in the first film as they reunite and reconnect on vacation in the Bahamas and as they come to terms with their marital troubles and truly examine Why they got married.
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On the night of Monday, March 22, the cast of Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too," the sequel to Perry's smash 2007 film hit "Why Did I Get Married," premiered at the School of Visual Arts Theatre.
All the original cast members from the original film which featured Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Lamman Rucker, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White and Richard T. Jones, returned once again to reprise their roles and
were resplendent on the red carpet for the film's sequel.
Also present was legendary actress Cicely Tyson who makes a special appearance in the film. Actor Louis Gossett Jr., who played Tyson's husband Porter in the film, was unable to make it to Monday night's premiere. Other celebrity guests who showed up on the red carpet for the premiere were radio show host (and Oprah Winfrey's best friend) Gayle King, actress Terri Vaughn, Reverend Al Sharpton, television judge Greg Mathis, Quinton Aaron, and Keenah Hill of America's Next Top Model.
They were just some of the guests who showed up to support Perry and the rest of the cast. The Black Star News had the opportunity to speak with Tyler Perry at the premiere. When asked why he felt now was the right time to release the
sequel after a three year lapse between the first film. He replied, "I just listened to the characters and wondered what was most important to me. What was on everybody's mind. It was important to me to be able to look at the characters and feel they had more to say."
When asked whether there will be a third sequel following Why Did I Get Married Too, Perry responded that it depended on whether people came to see Part II.
This reporter also had the chance to meet up with actress Tasha Smith who returned to her role as the over-the-top character Angela in the sequel. I asked Ms. Smith what the experience was like filming in the Bahamas. She replied that there were a lot of moth bats flying around. However, she replied that her favorite thing about working with Tyler this time around was she got
to work with someone as wonderful, courageous, and creative as Tyler, who also wrote, produced and directed the film.
Actor Richard T. Jones who returns in the film as Mike, the ex-husband of Jill Scott's character Sheila, discussed what inspired him to come back to his character and do it all over again. He remarked that he talked with Perry about the direction of his character and the scenes in this second movie, since as some of you may remember in the first movie Jone's character, Mike, was the main antagonist in the film. When asked whether Mike had changed in "Why Did I Get Married, Too," Jones laughed and simply said, "He better!" He went on to say he thought Mike did change a little bit.
The movie follows the couples we came to know and love in the first film as they reunite and reconnect on vacation in the Bahamas and as they come to terms with their marital troubles and truly examine Why they got married.
Why Did I Get Married Too is Perry's ninth film for Lionsgate films. The film is set to be released in theaters nationwide on April 2, 2010.
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Great new Old School masks from Trick or Treat Studios.
Love seeing the Ol' Scratch sculpt by Neal Kennemore.
Friday, January 7, 2011
New Trick Or Treat Studios Masks
Great new Old School masks from Trick or Treat Studios.
5 comments:
- Jay's Shadow said...
I need my own man cave so I can start a wall of nothing but these kind of masks hanging on it....
- January 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Unknown said...
Awesome masks! Theres another 20 new ones coming by the end of the month. :D
- January 7, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- The Gill-Man said...
Would it be totally cheating if I got some of these masks to put on groundbreakers? I just really like the look of the zombie, and I'd love to build a prop using that as the head!
Come to think of it, that Devil mask would look cool on the right prop too. Have him lurking in the shadows, a red light shining on him...
- January 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Rot said...
Not cheating at all. I've always said that the use of masks in a haunt is an art form.
- January 11, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- The Gill-Man said...
Agreed! I guess it's all in the presentation. I think these look just fantastic, and I find they really charge up my imagination.
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I am kindly requesting if someone could send a sample of pIRES2-EGFP from clontech to a young and beginning PI. Sorry to ask but I underestimated the cash burn that comes with starting up a lab!!
Many thanks.
I know the lab next to me works with this vector but I can't exactly ask them to give it to me to give it to you. What I do suggest is that you find a group that has published a construct and request that. You will get the vector with their insert but you'll have the backbone and can remove their insert. You should think about doing this for many things. Vectors, antibodies, reagents, ect. Once a group publishes something, all of their reagents are supposedly up for request. You'll also be amazed at how much free/discounted stuff you can get by contacting the companies or making really good friends with the reps. Does you institution have in-house freezers? We have roche, neb, sigma, qiagen, ect. freezers and the lab that takes care of it gets major discounts. Perhaps you could volunteer to run one of the freezers?
Thanks for the tip. I'll start doing some literature searches. I understand that having a freezer program can have advantages but right now I'm to trying to focus on getting ahead (or at least keeping up) with the competition, grant writing, finding good co-workers etc.
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- The multiplayer feature Crews is announced by Rockstar Games, a feature that will allow you to move your online crew from game to game. It was revealed that Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto V will have this feature.
- In October 2012, Rockstar Games announced that a mobile edition of GTA Vice City was to be released in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game's release. Much like the mobile edition of GTA III, the game will be released on both iOS and Android devices. A month later, Rockstar announced the release date for the game to be December 6th, 2012. At the same time, the list of supported devices was announced.


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I have to agree completely with avoiding the 'weight', otherwise you just end up creating another XSLT/SOAP etc. bloated protocol that tries to deal with everything (like a self-validating JSON project I saw a few months ago ... eeek!). Nothing simpler than a few <jtml> control tags surrounde... read more »
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Awesome, Ben, and thanks! I'll be playing with this tomorrow ... my current project requires tons of reused templates populated by JSON'd CFC beans (well, their mementos, anyway). Between corMVC and this, I'll owe you quite a few beers at CFUnited.... read more »
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I assume this is using a RexExp ${key} replace methodology similar to the one found in corMVC? My worry with RexExp (especially client-side) is performance. The (usually) necessary live() bindings on top of that could really start eating up cycles. Then again, I can be performance obsessive to my... read more »
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Ah Ben, you synergistic beauty, you. This is exactly the stuff I am working on right now, and I can always count on you to use a scalpel where I start with a chainsaw (ew ... messy metaphor). It's interesting that you bind on submit(), but what about cases where the bindings must happen actively a... read more »
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Adding right-hander to veteran core could put Philly over the top and into playoffs
The Phillies are going to love A.J. Burnett.
First, they can pencil Burnett in for 32 starts, 200 innings and 189 strikeouts. He'll take the ball every fifth day and go deep into games. Burnett pitched at least seven innings 15 times last season. He wasn't always perfect, but he'll do his part to keep the bullpen rested.
Burnett has a touch of ornery, too. He doesn't like to lose and is not shy about showing it. In the course of a long season, Burnett is capable of being a wake-up call in tough times.
Burnett just celebrated his 37th birthday last month, but given his work ethic and durability -- he has averaged 200 innings the past six seasons -- there's no reason to think he doesn't still have something left in the tank. He had a 3.30 ERA in 191 innings for the Pirates last season, and his 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings was the best in the National League.
In a rotation that already has Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, Burnett extends the depth and quality of the Phillies' starters. For a club in a win-now mode, he's a nice finishing touch to the offseason.
OK, I know what some of you are saying. "Oh great, the Phillies get another old guy." Right. The Phils are not a young team. This is no news flash. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, Lee, Mike Adams and Marlon Byrd are all 35. Ryan Howard is 34.
Big deal. It's going to be these old guys who decide how far Philadelphia will go this season. And it's these old guys who've led this franchise for a decade. These old guys have changed the way people think about this franchise. The Phillies won the NL East five straight times from 2007-11. Along the way, they filled almost every seat at Citizens Bank Park and made the atmosphere loud and raucous and as good as any in baseball.
Around the game, these old guys were known not just for producing, but for competing hard every single day. In the long history of the Phils, these old guys are going to be as highly regarded as any era of the past.
And the truth is that none of us know how good those guys can still be. Howard has played 151 games the past two seasons. He hit just .173 against left-handed pitching in both 2012 and '13.
The Phillies were a bad offensive team in 2013 -- 13th in the NL in runs, 14th in walks, ninth in home runs -- and they desperately need another big season from their big guy. Let's just say the Phils are hopeful. Howard is again healthy, and he could change the look of that lineup.
Likewise for Rollins. He's in his free-agent year and beginning his 15th season with Philadelphia. In those 15 years, Rollins has been about as entertaining and as productive as any player they've had.
Rollins is coming off a season in which he had 36 doubles, 59 walks and 22 stolen bases. He has batted only .251 the past two seasons, but if he repeats his 2013 numbers in '14 and if Howard does his thing, the Phillies could be dramatically better on offense.
Yes, they're old. They didn't get any younger this offseason with the signings of Byrd and Ruiz. That's not the point. The Phils are committed to this core group. Howard, Lee, Hamels, Utley and closer Jonathan Papelbon are all signed through 2015.
The Phillies long ago made a commitment to keep the guys who'd helped them finish first five straight years together. Who can argue with that? What was the alternative? To give them gold watches and wish them well? What message would that have sent to the fans buying all those tickets?
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Mugello awarded Best Grand Prix of 2011
Scarperia, 23 January 2012 -The Mugello circuit was awarded the title 'Best Grand Prix 2011′, the most important award in the world of motorsports for organisers of MotoGP races. The Ferrari race track was the best track worldwide amongst the circuits hosting World Championship races. The Trophy is directly committed by drivers, media and staff members through the International Road Racing Teams Association (IRTA).
"I consider this award a recognition of Italian excellence in the world," Paolo Poli, Head of the circuit, said. "In a very significant year for our nation the award won by the Mugello circuit, organiser of the Italian Grand Prix, showed how the country knows how to give signals of absolute excellence. It knows how to answer the great challenges – with the strength of tradition and the quality of innovation – in the area of sports facilities. An area where the competition comes directly from nation states, very often emerging states, hoping to present themselves as the new point of reference."
Important works have been carried out in 2011 at the Ferrari circuit: new tarmac, applied to the entire track with innovative techniques, and a new covered main grandstand, roofed with over 3,000 solar panels.
IRTA President Herve Poncharal said: "The best Grand Prix is selected by the teams and the teams discuss with the drivers, the technicians and the journalists. Therefore one doesn't only award the track where the races are held, but the award goes to the entire organisation, considering that everyone feels right at home at the Grand Prix. Personally, I'm very happy that Mugello won this award for the fifth time. I'm glad that we'll be back soon in Mugello: this track definitely deserves this award."
Last year Dorna and the Mugello circuit signed an agreement regarding a multi-year contract with the Italian Grand Prix, which will continue to be held at the Tuscan circuit at least until 2016.
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The Next IBM: Companies That Could Pass the Century Mark
Nov 28, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Today, few people are using an IBM desktop computer -- and if they are, the machine could be close to 20 years old. However, back in 1995 when IBM bought Lotus Notes, it was the world's largest software company and still made personal computers. Fast-forward, and today IBM isn't really known either for software or desktop computers.
Yet a little over a year ago, IBM's Watson supercomputer competed on the trivia TV show "Jeopardy," proving that Big Blue's best days might not be behind it. Far from it: IBM continues to produce supercomputers and has worked to develop green power and other technology. From 1993 to 2007, the company was awarded more than 38,000 U.S. patents and had invested about US$5 billion in research.
In other words, IBM has been a company that has successfully evolved, reinvented itself and managed to stay relevant in a changing business ecosystem. The company even changed its name. Originally founded in 1911 as the Computer Tabulating Recording Company, it made machinery that included commercial scales and tabulators. It adopted the slogan "Think" in 1915, and became International Business Machines in 1924.
Now more than 100 years old, IBM has stood the test of time. Its success begs the question: Was this a matter of dumb luck, or does IBM's history hold clues that today's tech giants can heed to remain strong in 100 years?
"It was absolutely more than dumb luck," said Victoria R.M. Brown, CEO and cofounder of Big Think. "A very notable innovation expert, Jeff DeGraff, has said that companies must be innovative to survive and thrive and that for corporations to do this, there are four steps they must take."
These include setting high quality targets, enlisting deep and diverse domain experience, taking multiple shots on goal and experimenting and learning from past experience, Brown told TechNewsWorld.
"IBM has clearly done all of these things and has demonstrated an ability to pivot into markets that are more robust than the one they were currently in, and also create markets," she added.
The Old Rivals: Apple and Microsoft
IBM faced many rivals over the years, including Olympia, Brother and Packard Bell. Those companies still exist, even if they have been acquired by larger players at some point. One of IBM's chief rivals for years, Smith Corona, actually was founded a quarter-century earlier. It never branched out as successfully, and was acquired by a private company during its second bankruptcy in 2000. Today it makes thermal labels, hardly as notable as a supercomputer.
Thus it must be asked if some of IBM's more recent rivals, such as Microsoft -- a former partner -- or Apple -- once a head-to-head rival for the desktop -- could endure for 100 years. On the surface, it seems that those two certainly aren't going anywhere.
Both have deep financial resources and have faced similar ups and downs -- including times where it looked like one might go under while the other faced the threat of an antitrust breakup. Despite those facts, Microsoft and Apple -- the latter even built on IBM's slogan with "Think Different" -- appear to having true staying power today.
This doesn't mean it will be easy, though.
"If they do the above four things, and hire innovators -- people that will actually shake the company up periodically, and, there is a culture in the company that not only allows for this, but requires it of innovators. And, there is the clear ability of the company to implement the good -- and sometimes bad -- ideas of these innovators," Brown said.
Innovate or Die
Innovation, thus, is the key, and those at Apple, Microsoft, Google and others would be wise to remember that IBM did in fact innovate.
"IBM made many transitions from business machines to PCs to services," said futurist Glen Hiemstra. "Microsoft would be the most likely candidate, but their product becomes more ephemeral every day."
"Next would be Google," Hiemstra told TechNewsWorld. "Mostly because of their power in mobile, their simplicity, and their imagination. They may morph into something else because of the eclectic interests of the founders -- maybe they will be a smart car and AI robot company on the other side of the singularity."
Apple could be the one to face challenges without its iconic founder to lead the way.
"Apple is the most diverse -- hardware, software, said Hiemstra. "But as the Steve Jobs legacy fades, it will be harder and harder. Their vision is way too limited."
This circles back to innovation -- or in the case of Apple, reinvention. In 1995, Apple was fading, and the company could very easy have gone the way of Packard Bell, which NEC took over in the 1990s only to sell to Acer in recent years. It isn't hard to imagine that Apple could have faced a similar fate had Jobs not returned.
Return he did, however, and now Apple is back, and at present it's one of the most profitable companies in the world, so who knows what tomorrow holds.
"10 years from now, Apple's purpose might not be what it is today," said Brown. "It needs to be able to quickly realize that is the case and change."
Going the Distance
There are, of course, other tech companies -- and even companies that are only on the cusp of technology that could be the future giants.
One example that seldom comes to mind is Nintendo, which launched its first video game system in 1985, after the first big video game crash. At that time, few companies were interested at all in bringing a game system to the home. This is also noteworthy because the company was then already 94 years old! It originally produced handmade playing cards in Japan when it was founded in 1889, but in the 1970s moved into video games. That's serious reinvention.
So could other companies make a similar move to go the distance?
"If I were a betting woman, I'd place my biggest longevity bet on The Walt Disney Company," said Marian Calabro, president of CorporateHistory.net. "Disney has the whole package: physical assets, virtual savvy, and a global marketing operation equal to anyone's."
The company also just acquired the rights to the "Star Wars" franchise, with plans to release at least three more films. With a movie studio, theme parks and ownership of the ABC network, the house that the mouse built seems on a strong foundation.
Long and the Short
Even at 100 years, IBM could also be considered a bit of a youngster when compared to some truly old companies. The Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602 and lasted until 1798, so it had a run almost twice as long as IBM has going at present.
Many hotels, breweries and restaurants also can lay claim to longevity, but the oldest company still in business can lay claim to about 1,450 years in business (about the length of the combined existence of the Roman and Byzantine Empires).
"Long-lasting organizations deal in the basics: construction, religion, lodging, wine and beer," Calabro told TechNewsWorld, "But Japan's Kongo Gumi, founded in 578 and now part of Takamasu, is believed to be the very oldest. They build Buddhist temples."
The "also-rans" have had long runs as well.
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November 4, 1959 and was canonised by the Patriarch November 2, 2008. The elder was well known for his miracles and prophecies. The church commemorates his memory November 4.
- "If you pray without giving alms, your prayer is dead. Your hands should always be open. Give alms to orphans and widows. Alms and prayers go together."
- "Strive to intensify your faith, and during the Divine Liturgy be undistracted and attached to the celebration of the service so that you might be granted to behold the majesties of God."
- "Neither should wealth impress you, nor honor, but always walk justly. Eat your bread with your honorable sweat and not through unjust means. The things you gain honorably, do not squander aimlessly. Live honorably and humbly, and as much as possible extend your hands in charity.... Knock on the doors of the poor, the sick, the orphans. You should prefer the homes of the afflicted to the homes of the joyous. If you do good works, you will have a great reward from God."
- "Love all your fellow men, even your enemies. This is the most basic thing. Always love not only those who love us, but also those who hate us. Let us forgive them and love them all even if they have done us the greatest evil; then we are truly children of God. Then our own sins are also forgiven...Always preach love. This is the most basic law of God: love and love alone."
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In Greek
- Μονάχος Μωϋσής Αγιορείτης «ο μακάριος Γέροντας Γεώργιος Καρσλίδης, 1901 - 1959» (original writing)
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Martin Hill
December 24, 2012
If you search for the terms half a billion dollars to Israel, there is nothing about the U.S. Congress gifting Israel with more taxpayer funds, but rather countless stories dated Dec. 20th about a "half billion" dollars worth of checks that were supposedly found in Israel's "Western Wall". December 20th coincidentally was the same day that Ron Paul gave a speech opposing the latest NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) Conference Report in part because the measure increases foreign military aid "including an additional half-billion dollars in missile assistance to an already prosperous Israel." In addition to wasting half a billion dollars after stealing it from hard-working American taxpayers, Congress officially "sympathizes with the families of Israelis" in the text of the bill.
Paul, who is retiring in January, stated in part,
"Because of the false perception that we must pass this military spending authorization each year or our men and women in uniform will go hungry, Congress has over the years taken the opportunity to pack it with other items that would have been difficult to pass on their own. This is nothing new on Capitol Hill. In the last few years, however, this practice has taken a sinister turn.
The now-infamous NDAA for fiscal year 2012, passed last year, granted the president the authority to indefinitely detain American citizens without charge, without access to an attorney, and without trial. It is difficult to imagine anything more un-American than this attack on our Constitutional protections. While we may not have yet seen the widespread use of this unspeakably evil measure, a wider application of this "authority" may only be a matter of time. Historically these kinds of measures have been used to bolster state power at the expense of unpopular scapegoats. The Jewish citizens of 1930s Germany knew all about this reprehensible practice. Lately the scapegoats have been mostly Muslims. Hundreds, perhaps many more, even Americans, have been held by the US at Guantanamo and in other secret prisons around the world. But this can all change quickly, which makes it all the more dangerous. Maybe one day it will be Christians, gun-owners, home-schoolers, etc.""…."There are many other measures in this NDAA Conference Report to be concerned about. It continues to fund our disastrous wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere for example. The Conference Report contains yet another round of doomed-to-fail new sanctions against Iran…."
"….This Conference Report contains increased levels of foreign military aid, including an additional half-billion dollars in missile assistance to an already prosperous Israel and some $300 million to help an increasingly prosperous Russia control its chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons. And Russia does not even want the money!" [Read full speech here.]
The measure, known as HR 4310, passed in Congress 315 to 107 on December 20th. Thirty Republicans voted against it, including Paul, Tom McClintock, and Justin Amash. Seventy-seven Democrats voted NAY as well, including Rep. John Hall who sang the 70's song Dance with me". [See how everyone voted here: Roll Call vote 645.]
The Senate approved the measure 81 to 14 on December 21st. [Senate Roll Call vote here.] Rand Paul of Kentucky voted NAY, along with Al Franken (D-MN) of "Saturday Night Live" fame.
The text of the NDAA Conference report [available here] states in part:
Congress – (1) reaffirms its commitment to the security of our ally and strategic partner, Israel; (2) fully supports Israel's right to defend itself against acts of terrorism; (3) sympathizes with the families of Israelis who have come under the indiscriminate rocket fire from Hamas-controlled Gaza; (4) recognizes the exceptional success of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system in defending the population of Israel; (5) desires to help ensure that Israel has the means to defend itself against terrorist attacks, including through the procurement of additional Iron Dome batteries and interceptors; and (6) urges the Department of Defense and the Department of State to explore with their Israeli counterparts and alert Congress of any requirements the Israeli Defense Force may have for additional Iron Dome batteries, interceptors, or other equipment depleted during the recent conflict with Hamas-controlled Gaza.
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Impact of Death Certificate Revision on Maternal Mortality Rates
The 2003 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death introduced a standard question format for maternal deaths and a separate pregnancy status item on the death certificate resulted in the identification of more maternal death. Therefore data beginning in 2003 may not be comparable to previous years.(1) To date the following states on the PeriStats web site have implemented the 2003 revision:
This section of the web site will be updated as additional states implement the 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.
1. Hoyert DL, Heron MP, Murphy SL, Kung H. Deaths: Final Data for 2003. National vital statistics reports; vol 54 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2006.


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It was after quite a long hiatus that I'd dressed up in proper formals, having missed the placement season due to my fortunate PPO. The whites and the blacks were good to wear for a change, but they reminded me of the dreadful ragging days, and of what had happened on my second day at IITR, way back in freshmen year.
Circa July 2005. Although there had been no official declaration, word was out that seniors had given out clear instruction- we were supposed to dress up in white shirt, black trousers, black shoes, no belts and that we couldn't carry any bags. People seemed to be a terrified lot, but I was chilled out about it, with a bring-it-on attitude up my sleeve. I didnt have everything upto the senior's specifications, so I picked up a white t-shirt, black trousers and sports shoes. So did many other people. Not because of fear, but just because nobody wanted to risk getting ragged. After sitting(umm...sleeping actually) through four lectures, I had no clue what lay in store for me when I was ambushed by two 'seniors' on bicycles ( a luxury we were not supposed to have for the first two months). I emphasize 'seniors' here because both of them were inches shorter than me, and I could've ripped them both apart with just 1 blow( well...thats what i'd like to believe atleast!!!). I looked around for some support among my batchmates who'd solmenly vowed to stand by each other whenever evil would befall. But here I was in the middle of the most tragic situation that could have hit anyone at that time, and if one didn't call it evil, it would be worse than blasphemy. I noticed how the vows were broken quietly and evry1 just vanished into thin air, just like they show in the movies. So here I was flouting the norms set by the seniors, surrounded by the lawmakers themselves. Without so much as a reading of my fundamental rights (and lefts), I was handcuffed(ahem...thats just to add to the drama), and taken into one of the hostels in which a freshman would find himself if and only if he was being ragged.
As I was dragged along the corridors of power (duh!), I noticed how spitefully the seniors lived. Narrow alleys with dim lighting and paint wearing off in patches, there wasnt even room enough for two people to walk together. Everything was strangely painted green- the windows, doors, almirahs, etc etc. What was more noticeable was the presence of a first yearite in almost every room. And with most of them down to there undies, the scene wasn't very pleasant. My dislinking was only magnified by the anticipation of what I was going to face in one such room. My wait wasn't long though, as I was ushered into a room where some negro from South india was already lurking, being ragged. Thankfully he had all the clothes on, or I'd have had nightmares every night. He seemed to be in a particularly jovial mood, as if he were enjoying everything that the seniors had been making him do. It gave me a ray of hope- the thought that i was soon gonna be let off mildly. It started with the usual song and dance routine. They asked me to sing some crazy song and the negro to dance on it. They didnt like it much though, so they stuffed two newspaper balls into the negro's tshirt, to make it seem like a girl was dancing. I was repelled at the sight of a negro being converted to a negress. It was only worse, and yet the idiot went on and humoured the seniors-changing his steps to suit that of a girl. I was happy with singing though when the seniors smugly suggested that I should take some advantage of the 'girl' dancing to my tunes. I acted confused, but they only made it more explicit- I was supposed to press the "imaginary breasts" and the 'girl' was supposed to act orgasmic (ewwww!!!! ). I did what they asked me, thankful only for I wasn't in the position of the 'negress'. They asked us some silly questions after that, and just when I thought I had my share of ragging and twas soon gonna be over, the two seniors who'd brought me in took me to another room.
A final yearite sat there squatted on his bed, with 2-3 sycophant third yearites around him, and right across stood this guy who had nothing on apart from a skimpy blue underwear. (Yes, blue. I remember distinctly!! :P ). Henceforth the guy will be referred to as 'muski'. The senior took an instant disliking to my tshirt and I was made to take it off. Well so much for decency. The two of us(me and muski) were then asked to recite as many curses as we could. I managed two, while muski could only manage a "gaali dena gandi baat hoti hai"!!! The seniors laughed, and so did muski. Now laughing while ragging in local parlance was known as 'muski', and there was an elaborate ritual for anybody who dared to do so- a ritual which was as obscenely funny as it was difficult. So that was it, 'muski' made a 'muski' and he had to pay for price. Ofcourse since he didnt know how to perform the ritual, he took a gud half an hour to learn and perform it. Wasnt all fun for me though, as i was asked to sit like a chair!!! Might sound crazy but yeah, its a real tough posture to maintain for half an hour !! We were then asked questions, and if we got the answers right we could wear one piece of clothing back, or else we'd have to take one off!! I dont remember all questions but there was one which was really absurd- "If your mother and sister lay naked and u had a piece of cloth with u, what would u do?" . I answered- "Tear the cloth in two, and cover both of them!". I was told- the cloth isnt that big, and so I'd to compromise with my vest... I was fortunate to still have my trousers though. I wondered what will happen if muski got the answer wrong!! I was in no mood to go throught that torture!! I held my breath and waited for his answer- but he jus gave out another muski...i was relieved. We were later told the correct answer to the question- "cover ur own eyes with the cloth" (duh!)
The seniors got bored of us after about like an hour and I was told to 'phantom'ise myself. That basically entails wearing one's undie over one's trousers. I was taken into a room where I could 'change'. I did as was ordered, and i looked damn funny. It was embarassing nonetheless. The seniors had a good laugh over it for some time. Muski still stood there makin another zillion muskis. They turned on some porn, and we were asked to enact the scenes!! Ahem...it was a doggy style scene, so we had to play both the guy and the girl's part taking turns. And not just that, we even had to "feel" as if we were actuaylly doing it... so we basically had to mimic the sounds and expressions too!! That was a big torture, esp with my phantom look :P
It was then time for the worst part- the buzzer round!!! We were literally qualining when it was told we'll actually have to do something, which till now was only a part of the legends that we'd heard back at the hostel. We had half a mind of bottling out and running away like chickens. Now, for the uninitiated it will seem a bit weird that i'm acting way too peevishly for another innocuous round of ragging. But then he/she doesnt probably know what the 'buzzer' is. Well, its that part of a man that defines his manhood. Now you getting it? So here we were, with the senior acting as quizmasters and two pitiable freshers with hands on 'buzzers', and not their own, but each others!! ewww!!!! I will forever be grateful to god that i had my trousers on !!! There was no escape- we couldn't afford to not press the buzzers at all, coz the one doing so will be let off. So the first question came in, and we hesitated, looked at each other, in a sort of trustful mistrust- a last cry of mercy. But that was it, I'd had enough and wanted out. So i did the dreaded- pressed the buzzer, and guess what- muski didn't give out so much as an ouch! His silence meant the buzzer hadnt been properly pressed, so i pressed it again.... and once again, silence. For a moment i doubted if at all he 'had' the buzzer.(i doubt it still - when wer'e gud friends!!). I made another go- this time it was a big blow- he couldn't stand on his feet after that....
There were a few more trifles that we'd to engage in after that, but after a period of 4 hours and 2 missed tutorials, we were finally let off. They say the purpose of ragging is to get introduced to seniors. But of all the seniors I've ever met and known at IITR, those that ragged me were never in the picture. Guess they could never even face me out of guilt, or just embarrasment. It wasnt the end of ragging for me though. It ended not until the dean and the director themselves had ragged me. As for poor 'muski', he got christened with that name after that fateful day, and thats what he's called even now. I just hope that his 'buzzer' is still intact though!!
It was different now that I was dressing up for the farewell. The memories seemed so old, and yet were so fresh in my memory. I'm thankful for that day because it taught me how life's gonna be for the next 4 years at IITR, and strengthened me to face it with elan. I'd been through a lot of things, and even as I strained my memory, there was hardly any thing worth remembering. The farewell seemed so futile, and the pics that we took don't mean anything to me.
Its all over and I didn't even turn back as i left the gates of IITR for the last time. Nostalgia seemed to have been asphyxiated by the bruises of time. The leaves of memory had fallen into the whirpool of destiny...
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(Note: I dont intend to write a journal about my 4 years at IIT. There are only a few things are interesting enough to be told- actually its just one- ragging! The first part of the post is just intended to break the ice. All and sundry about ragging goes in part 2!!)
It was the same old hateful raajma, along with the same boring butterscoth ice cream, which had already melted by the time it was delivered to my seat at the mess. I'd decided to eat at the place that had feeded me for 4 years, and that I loved to hate, on the last day at IIT Roorkee, just for the kicks. As I ate the last piece of the chapati (thats what they called it, though i didnt figure from what angle it looked like one), memories from the very first day came rushing to me.
It was an excruciatingly hot n humid summer day. I was just a boy unprepared to take the reins of my life in my own hands and be dumped in a 'hostel'. A rank of 454 in the hyped up JEE had got me a course in computers at IIT Roorkee. Not bad. Not bad at all. That's how it seemed at that time atleast. It was a long and painful journey to the place which was gonna be my home for the next 4 years. I had never known a tradition much observed in our country before that day. During the last week of June, millions of bhakts (so to say) travel bare-feet to haridwar to fetch 'kaawad' (holy water) right from lord shiva's feet, and bring it back to their homelands before "shivratri". The indian govt., in order to keep its Hindu vote bank happy, shuts down most parts of the highway to give these bhakts a clear passage. Elaborate tents are set up at every mile and free food, water and bedding is provided to these people. So its basically not really a big sacrifice on the part of these 'bhakts' as it seems at first, but only an annual feast, a picnic they'd love to go on year after year. As a result of their devotion to lord shiva and the govt's devotion to them, the roads are closed and earthly mortals like us have to bear the brunt. Consequently, a 5 hour journey turned into a nightmarish 10 hour one. In any case, I thought thats probably the worst I've seen. But then I was goin to enter IITR, and the worst really couldn't have been defined at that time.
A day's work was what it took to clean up the shoddy room that was alloted to me at the hostel. Yet, I was happy that my rank got me the best possible room in IITR, and whats more, it was one of the rare single-seated rooms. I could have some privacy atleast! The room wasn't really what troubled me much though, it was the idea of common bathrooms and toilets that caught my fancy (or ill-fancy). I just couldn;t adjust to the fact that I wouldn;t be able to drop my towel after a nice bath and swerve to some music a la ranbir kanpoor. Weird right? Not really. But then I also had to survive the summers without so much as a proper fan. And i almost fainted in the evening when a swarm of mosquitoes n insects of all shapes and varieties came buzzing by, greeting every part of my body. I didnt know then that this was to become the routine for the months of july- october every year for the next 4 years. Adding to my suffocation was the dust, the bustling crowd of parents and all kinds of weird to-be hostel-mates.
We were all supposed to line up at 9pm outside the hostel for an 'attendance' as if we were in an army school. I was stupid enough to think shorts and sandals were good and comfy in that heat. I was made to run to my room to change them to something more formal, not together, but one by one...coz the warden at the hostel didnt had the habit of telling the rules all at a time, but in spurts!! The 'formalities' - attendance, proper clothes and shoes to the mess, continued for about a month. The attendance, which was kept as an excuse to make sure everyone was back at the hostel at night and was not loitering in some senior's room being ragged, was the first to be flouted. It was followed soon by the attire that one wore to the mess. The shoes gave way to sandals first and chappals next. The trousers gave way to shorts, and students doing so were given an apt term- 'kachchhadhaari'- coined by someone witty enough to do so.
It was only the second day when rumours of ragging had started doing the rounds, and stories of oppression were told in hushed voices, in the evenings when there was nothing else to do...
To be contd...
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needles with the latest technology of ceramic coatings. These new PD (Perfect
Durability) needles have titanium nitride layered on their surfaces to
extend their productive life by as much as five times that of conventional
Lasts Five Times Longer Than Chrome-Plated Needles
Productivity of automated and unmanned sewing equipment is limited by the life
of their needles while maintaining elasticity. This reduces needle breakage,
bending and distorting. PD needles are more wear resistant than
conventional chromium plated needles. PD needles provide perfect
reliability and durability in prolonged stitching operations.
Stronger at the Point of the Needle
Organ's process for making PD needles also strengthens the point of the
needle. The point of a needle is exposed to high pressures causing needle wear
and breakage. The strength of the needle has been reinforced while maintaining a
perfect shape in order to provide greater wear resistance and durability.
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