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Publication: e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) ISSN 1435-4934 (NDT.net Journal)
Frost & Sullivan recognizes MatriX Technologies with the "Best Practices Company Of The Year Award 2013"MatriX Technologies GmbH13, Dachau, Germany
Munich, 19 November 2013 – MatriX Technologies GmbH (MatriX), a German-based supplier of industrial X-ray inspection equipment, was acknowledged as the market leader in the worldwide SMT AXI market (Automated X-Ray Inspection Equipment). The "2013 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Awards Gala" was held on September 11, 2013, at the Fairmont San Jose, California.
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting organization, identified the top players in the SMT AXI equipment market. MatriX was recognized as the top achiever in the AXI Market award category, which demonstrates excellent qualities in meeting the increasing demands and requirements of clients in the electronics assembly industry market. Frost & Sullivan has based its study on five main criteria: growth strategy, growth implementation, degree of innovation, customer value and market penetration. Throughout all criteria, MatriX has demonstrated its continuous and dedicated efforts toward technology innovation to support the growth of the entire AXI market. The company also outperformed in its practices across functional disciplines such as after-sales support and training.
According to Frost & Sullivan's 360-degree analysis, MatriX's integrated growth and innovation strategy is groundbreaking; during 2012-2013, the company built up a manufacturing partnership in Singapore and opened subsidiaries in China, Singapore and Japan in order to position its engineering and support teams close to its customer base to ensure short delivery and response times. Additionally, and by acquiring FocalSpot Inc. San Diego (now operating as MatriX-FocalSpot Inc.), the company is well-positioned to increase its North American market share via this new sales platform for its existing AXI series. Furthermore, the company extended its product range by a manual and semi-automated X-ray inspection equipment product line (XT-series) during 2013, becoming an integrated supplier from entry-level MXI to high-end integrated AXI solutions.
By translating customer feedback into R&D and steadily seeking innovations, MatriX's experienced engineers continue to set X-ray inspection standards and achieve the best solutions to increase their customers' inspection quality and production efficiency with a solid return on investment. Smooth software interfaces and flexible hardware enable perfect integration into the customers' production line. Continuous service, trainings and updates, as well as production integration support, ensure the most effective inspection strategy at any time.
"With these constant technology innovations and upgrades, the company has been successful in obtaining a clientele with global manufacturing sites, which, in turn, increases installation rates," noted Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Lavanya Rammohan. "Attention to detail and delivering superior-quality products will strengthen its bid for greater market penetration and reinforce its position in the SMT AXI market."
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I'm Not a Food Blogger
So, I'm never going to be a food blogger, but I have been thinking a lot about how to get people to understand that eating well doesn't have to be expensive or terribly time consuming. I think it is clear that cooking your own food is the best way to avoid the bad things in our diets. However, it requires more time and thought to do so, and we all get busy, tired or lazy at times. I've come up with ways to make it easier. I will just give you this entry as a series of ideas, and if more come to me, I'll make it a regular feature.
First, make friends with your microwave:
- Not only is it fast, it lets vegetable keep much of their nutritional value. I take a regular cereal bowl, dump some fresh or frozen veggies in, put a plate on top and pop it in. 2-3 minutes for fresh, 4-5 for frozen. If your husband talked you into pizza, cut a slice in half, microwave some broccoli, onion and green pepper, drop it on the pizza. Half the calories, twice the nutrition and yummy.
- Bake a sweet potato in the microwave. More fiber and vitamins than a white potato, one can usually feed 2-3 people, takes only 5 minutes and retains more moisture.
- Eggs take only 25-30 seconds in the microwave. You have to watch them. Coat a bowl with spray oil, crack an egg in and cook on high.
- You can cook corn meal, which is what Polenta is, easily in the microwave. I cook a cup of water on high for a minute, add 1/4 c. of corn meal, a dash of salt, microwave on high one minute, stir, cook and stir like that until it is the consistency you like. Put the aforementioned egg on top, salsa and/ or cheese and you have a 5 minute lunch.
- You want a really sweet treat, that's healthier? Peel a banana, cut in half length wise. Put in a bowl or plate, cut side up. Arrange chocolate chips and mini marshmallows down each side. Microwave just till the chips melt and the 'mallows puff up. It makes the banana sooo much sweeter, it's almost too much.
- Make your own yogurt. I got a yogurt maker for Christmas, and it says to bring the milk to a boil for thicker yogurt. It is so much easier to do so in the microwave. No scorching, and as long as you keep an eye on it, no boiling over. About 10 minutes for a quart of milk.
These are just my microwave thoughts. Next I'll do an article on some super quick dinner ideas. After that, some ways to make the healthiest choices easier.

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4 Innovative Learning Tools You Might've Missed
by Justin Boyle, onlineschools.com
Edtech innovators bring so many new tools to market every year that it can be hard to keep up sometimes. Here are four cool tools you might've missed.
1. Media Breaker
New York University's Learning About Multimedia Project (LAMP) is bringing so much creative disruption to modern education that it's no wonder they've helped create a media literacy learning tool as potent and exciting as The Media Breaker. A product of collaboration between educators and developers at LAMP and Seidenberg Creative Labs, the Media Breaker works as a platform that lets students edit, remix, critique and recontextualize copyrighted audiovisual media to help expose and disempower messages that mislead the viewer or reinforce damaging stereotypes.
"The Media Breaker has also been getting attention for its use in teaching youth about fair use and copyright in a hands on way," says Emily Long, director of communications and development at LAMP, "[which] is becoming increasingly important as remix, reappropriation, reuse and sharing of media becomes ever more commonplace in a culture of makers and digital learners."
Audiovisual multimedia has the potential to become as vital to a thorough, modern education as plain text has always been, and the Media Breaker can help students understand and explore these new standards of communication.
2. 3-Doodler
All sorts of formerly 2-D things — think television, films and printers, most notably — are sporting an extra dimension these days. It was only a matter of time before other ideas started following suit, and Boston startup WobbleWorks is jumping out ahead of the game with the 3-Doodler, a pen that uses colored plastic instead of ink to allow users to draw straight up off the page.
Although the 3-Doodler may not sell itself as an academic tool, the device has some hidden educational benefits. Think of it this way: One big upside of technology in the classroom is the possibility that it might help transform a bored, distracted student into one who's engaged and enchanted, wide-eyed and open-minded, and ready to absorb the information that's delivered by or associated with the fascinating gadgetry. Imagine science teachers drawing carbon atoms in 3-D colored plastic or history teachers sketching hieroglyphs in thin air. What student wouldn't remember those images for years after they wrote it all down for their final exam?
The company expects new orders to ship in spring 2014 — just in time for a select group of teachers to have the coolest summer school classes that their students have ever seen.
3. Knewton
Although commentators have proposed a battery of solutions for what's been perceived as a standardization-happy education system, adaptive learning has emerged among them as one of the more effective compromises. Knewton provides a customizable adaptive learning infrastructure that can be applied across subjects and across grade levels, from primary school to university courses, and brings multi-source content to the table to boot.
The service put up some encouraging numbers in a few university trials, as well: When integrated into remedial math courses at the University of Alabama and Arizona state University, Knewton increased pass rates by 17 and 11 percent, respectively. Part of the secret to Knewton's success is the long-term student profiles that the framework records and cross-references, which allow the service to execute precise calculations of student proficiency and respond with learning items at just the right level of difficulty.
Currently, Knewton offers its services exclusively through its list of partners. Educators and administrators who prefer an independent solution won't be left hanging for long, however — you can sign up on the Knewton website for updates on a planned version of its adaptive infrastructure that will be made available to individual users.
4. MixedInk
With new tools and services for things like schedule organization, learning analytics and big data in education hitting the scene with fair regularity, it can seem, sometimes, that quantitative tasks get the lion's share of the innovation energy when it comes to education technology. It would make a certain amount of sense if that were the case, particularly because microprocessors tend to have an easier time manipulating discrete information than they do interpreting meaning or understanding poetry, but there are more options for language arts technology than first glance might suggest.
One example is MixedInk, a verbal composition platform that allows painless collaborative writing while preserving authorship credit and providing an easy system for users to choose among the pieces of each other's work. Although it isn't a brand new tool for 2014 — online political activists gave the platform a pre-launch dry run in 2008 — MixedInk has been flying somewhat below the radar thanks to the nonstop churning of the tech scene news cycle. If you're looking for some new tricks to try in the blended learning environment, or if you just want to help students think about verbal composition in a new way, try it out for free by creating an account at the MixedInk website.
These and a slew of other paradigm-bending innovations can help educators everywhere continue to bring fresh ideas into the classroom and shake things up enough for learning to be fun for everyone. Here's to a great 2014!
Justin Boyle is a writer, editor and multimedia designer who lives and works in Austin, Texas; 4 Innovative Learning Tools You Might've Missed


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Did you know that close to 40% of all businesses that experience a disaster never reopen?
Windsor, CO (PRWEB) October 24, 2013
After the recent devastating Colorado floods, All Phase Restoration stepped up to the plate as the area's premier flood restoration specialist. In the wake of the flooding, All Phase is offering free disaster preparedness consultations to Colorado businesses in the hope of relieving the severity of future disasters. Additionally, All Phase offers flood restoration services including water and sewage extraction, disinfection, dry-out of structures and contents, and if need be - demolition. All of this, combined with their certified roofing contractors, certified mold remediation specialists and educational resources, makes them a thriving resource in Colorado for minimizing loss in the midst of future disasters.
During the consultation, All Phase Restoration professionals will evaluate your property, identify potential problems, and offer solutions to those problems. They also provide business owners with a go-to manual should a disaster occur. This includes information such as where emergency shut off valves are, and is all provided free of charge with absolutely no obligation, however, All Phase is confident business owners who receive this consultation will call them first in the event of a disaster.
All Phase Restoration has been serving the Colorado area since 2003 and has seen a range of natural disasters from blizzards to floods, and even tornadoes. Colorado weather is known to be unpredictable and unforgiving. For this reason, All Phase Restoration now offers a free property assessment to businesses for disaster preparedness as well as ongoing classes concerning disaster and restoration related issues for insurance agents and adjusters in Colorado and Wyoming. They do this as a service to business owners and as a way to establish relationships in the community they themselves live in and care about.
All Phase Restoration realizes that disasters such as floods don't always occur at the most convenient times. For that reason, in addition to their disaster preparedness consultation, they provide 24/7 emergency restoration services. When it comes to floods, quick response is of the essence to minimize losses. All Phase Restoration professionals maintain a sense of urgency - not only at times of emergency, but throughout their entire flood restoration projects. Water is the enemy to structures and the contents therein and All Phase Restoration does not rest until the job is done.
All Phase Restoration serves the greater Colorado area, and has offices in Windsor, Englewood, and Frederick. Flood and water damage to a business is no laughing matter, but that's no reason for the preparedness education program to be dull. With that in mind, All Phase Restoration tries to make all of their consultations, education and outreach programs both informative and entertaining. Reach out to All Phase Restoration for all your disaster preparedness and emergency restoration needs in the greater Colorado area.
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PhD Student Rebecca Montsion to Host PDAC Short Course
March 6th, 2019: Holistic exploration in covered terranes: An example applied to the Cu-Mo porphyry prospectivity of Quesnel, eastern British Columbia
Rebecca Montsion is a PhD student with Metal Earth. During her Master's she collaborated with a team, called Logan's Legends, of early career professionals at the Geological Survey of Canada on a project for the Frank Arnott Award Challenge (http://faa.dmec.ca/Home.aspx).
Their work demonstrated a method of multi-disciplinary exploration techniques and mineral prospectivity mapping, which located prospective zones for Cu-porphyry exploration in an area covered by glacial till in the Quesnel Terrane of Brish Columbia, Canada. This method is anticipated to provide the exploration community with a tool that is accessible to a wide audience of geoscientists and highlight areas that would benefit from additional exploration. In October 2017, at the Exploration 17 conference in Toronto, Canada, Logan's Legends won first place in the experienced category of this international geoscientific competition.
Following this achievement, Logan's Legends will be presenting a half-day short course "Holistic exploration in covered terranes: An example applied to the Cu-Mo porphyry prospectivity of Quesnel, eastern British Columbia" at the 2019 PDAC convention in Toronto Canada on March 6.
They are offering this course to benefit any geoscientist who wishes to learn about integrated exploration techniques and mineral prospectivity modelling, in the hopes of adding to the global exploration discussion and increase interest in greenfields and challenging exploration settings.


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our epic adventures.
Best travel program, luxurious bus transport, accommodation and delicious meals
Luxurious accommodation
Unique places
Interesting routes
New friends
In 1985 Mike (Snr) &Innes (Snr) Spies decided to start a tour company. Various tours throughout South-Africa and further into Southern Africa was on the menu. This gave Mike Spies Jnr the opportunity to keep the flame burning 35 years later.
Now in the ownership of the 3 rd generation with quality continues to increase and the passion for Africa as well.
Namaqua Tours 1
Namaqua Tours 2
Nieuwoudtville waterfall
The floral beauty of the West Coast
Enna Lotz
I am totally hooked! I am still in the afterglow of seeing beautiful flowers, meeting lovely people, making new friends, having spreads of tasteful food and all being so professionally organised by Jenny, Mike and Marné, not to forget our skillful driver, Steven! Namakwa Toere we salute you!!!
Hannetjie Holm
The tour guides are very knowledgeable. Stay in hotel fantastic
Michiel Reinecke
The most amazing five days of my life. Namakwa Toere is the most professional tour operator I have ever experienced. From booking the tour, reception at the airport, accommodation arrangements and most important of all, showing us the flowers and hidden treasures of Namakwaland. I learned a lot about the flowers of the region the history, tales and stories.
Maretha Wilson
Well organised, with the tour guide and his team all going 10 extra miles to offer guests the best possible viewings. Personal attention ensured a joyful friendly vibe and lots of fun. Strongly recommended.
Magda van Niekerk
Wat 'n belewenis!!! Dankie aan almal betrokke by Namakwa Toere. Alles was so spesiaal, mens voel so klein om God se skepping so te aanskou. Die Knersvlakte is vir my uitsonderlik.
Pam Taylor
Nothing is be better than a tour led by locals with a passion for their area – with an intimate knowledge of the flowers and plants of that area. Even in a desperate drought we were taken to where there were flowers. After a day's exploring, we are greeted by family in a homely lodge with fantastic Afrikaans cuisine.
Hester Erasmus
Dit was onvergeetlike dae saam met Namakwa Toere. Die kos was heerlik, die kamers was baie gerieflik en netjies. Die Knersvlakte was vir my persoonlik 'n hoogtepunt met al hul klein vetplantjies en hoe hul oorleef. Dankie vir al die wonderlike plekkies waar ons langs die pad kon stop. Ons het wonderlike vriende gemaak.
Hermien van der Merwe
Ons was in Durbanville opgetel en veilig Vanrhynsdorp toe geneem. Ons het in die gerieflike Namakwa Lodge gebly met 3 smullekker etes daagliks. Ons was beïndruk met julle kennis van die omgewing en al die blomme. Ek kan Namakwa Toere baie sterk aanbeveel vir almal.
Dekker Liebenberg
Namakwa Toere is uitstekend. Mike en Marné is professioneel in die hantering van die toer en die toergangers. Hulle ken die omgewing en die mense van die omgewing; op dié manier kon julle ons in die droë 2017 verstom met die blommeprag van Namakwaland.
Eon Rheeder
Baie dankie vir die beste tyd van my lewe. Daar is eerlik nie woorde om te verduidelik hoe pret die toer was nie, van die die grootste duine te klim tot die mooiste dorpies van Namibië te besoek. Ek het nog nooit so 'n verskeidenheid kos geëet nie en by sulke pragtige lodges gebly nie. Julle stap eerlik die ekstra myl.
Raye Cullingworth
I would say, "Everything". From the efficient handling of all the administration involved ; to caring for individual needs on the bus; to the warmth and expertise of the tour guides. The warm welcome each evening at the family hotel in Vanrhynsdorp and the huge meals and comfortable rooms added up to a great experience.
Lorraine Hartman
Knowledgeable guides, beautiful flowers in abundance and attention to the smallest plants made this a tour to remember. Add good food, comfortable accommodation, heartwarming South African humour -we had a memorable six days in Namaqualand.
John Wilson
The whole team including the hotel staff are all stars. There were so many wonderful experiences that one could write a book about those four days. Thank you to a great team!
Gwen Van Wyk
Unbelievable tour, tour guides, driver, cuisine, information , etc etc. You never want for anything, ever. Do yourself the greatest favour and join Mike and his capable team for the most incredible experience in your life, ever.
Louis J van Niekerk
The tour leader Mike Spies is one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to Namaqua flowers. He plans every excursions in great detail to provide real authentic experiences for the tourists.
Andrei Heys
We have just returned from the 13-18 September Tour. What a wonderful experience it was! Saw a lot of flowers, learned much about the environment and ate like kings!
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Above is my free campsite (2016) at Ocotillo Wells State Park in the California Desert west of the Salton Sea.
My first year traveling (2014) with my Class B campervan I had a concept of staying overnight free or low cost but being new to this way of life, I didn't know the possibilities of where to stay.
I left MA in 2014 and on my way to the southwest via Florida I stayed at campgrounds if I didn't have a plan on where to stay for free. I was apprehensive to park at Walmart in FL as my Class B stood out.
I stayed in the yard at my aunt's place in a trailer park for free, but this was a no risk thing to do. It was free and convenient.
I stayed at my cousin's in south Florida in her gated community apartment complex parking lot, taking a bit more risk as there was roving security.
I then traveled around FL to Everglades National Park and private campgrounds spending money every night. The best was the Everglades National Park where I got my senior pass and half off my camping there. At the private campgrounds I paid $35 to $40 a night.
I stayed in Northern Florida at a state park not knowing there was free Fotest Service disbursed camping 10 miles away.
I traveled across the south heading west to AZ on I10 and I finally became brave enough to walk in to a casino in MS and ask permission to stay the night in their parking lot.
Then I did the same at a Walmart in TX.
I had the App for my IPhone called AllStays. That provides both paid and free overnight stays. It is a good tool but it is not nearly comprehensive enough to cover all places.
In the month it took me to get to AZ in 2014 I had paid out a few hundred dollars to stay overnight.
The rest of my first year was pretty much the same way spending money not knowing the ropes to boondock and disbursed camping. I was not wanting to take risk or be rousted by the police and staying in a few free places including truck stops.
My second year (2015) I had sold the Class B and bought the Prius for this year's travels mostly because of the cost of fuel and not because of stealth. Stealth turned out to be a great option with a Prius as no one expects someone to be living in such a vehicle.
Although changing my mode of travel was the most significant change, joining CheapRVLiving.com (CRVL) and learning from others shared experience from the Vandweller Community was second.
I wished I had known about this group the first year 2014. Unfortunately, I was not able to leave early enough in 2015 to make the RTR group gathering in Quartzsite, AZ that year.
I arrived just after the event and met a fellow Prius Traveler Suanne in nearby Ehrenburg, AZ. Suanne is someone who helped in my inspiration of traveling in a Prius as she has been doing it for years.
I also met Bob Wells, the founder of CRVL there. Although I didn't get to meet others and absorb their knowledge, I was online and gleaming what I could from the online group forum.
This year (2016) I left early enough in January to make the RTR, and there the one on one sharing flows easily and friendships are formed and faces replace online handles people use on e group's forum.
So, regardless what you travel/stay in I recommend joining CRVL and start your learning process.
Now back to where I stay.
Driving a Prius is like the ultimate stealth vehicle if you manage how you handle yourself effectively. This means that you can park many places and not be noticed provided you don't do things to stand out.
I will create a separate post on stealth in a Prius later.
First do not park where it is posted no parking or no overnight parking unless you ask permission, like Walmart.
I generally do not stay in the same place two nights in a row (truck stop, Walmart, rest area, casino) unless it is generally allowed like BLM, Forest Service, Federal, or State land. If allowed with no signs saying otherwise, you need to follow the rules for the land you are on. For example BLM land has a 14 day limit in 28 days. In AZ it is easy to move every 14 days 25 miles away and come back if you like. You need to learn the rules and you will over time.
FreeCampsites.net is a great website to augment AllStays.
Campendium.com also provides listing of sites.
You get federal maps online or at the Federal office for that area. You look for Disbursed Camping online or ask for rules.
There are other paid sites but I generally don't use paid sites. I find enough places to stay with free sites.
What I did learn was that if a site is listed as BLM there will be one pin drop for each area. The is does not mean you can only stay at that one spot. You can stay many places in the area. Even if the Forest Service shows camping for a price on your app there may be disbursed camping at no cost in the area. You again need to have the rules. The best rule is if you find a campsite with a fire ring and it is disbursed you can stay if not posted otherwise.
I never have fires so any existing pullout is good for me as long as not posted.
There are apps and websites with maps of federal lands. There is so much land in the southwest that it's not hard to find a place to disburse camp I the general area of interest.
This year (2016) I found free disbursed camping outside each of the 5 National Parks in Utah.
The thing to remember is that if you are over 62 you can get a lifetime pass to the National Parks to get in and half off camping. This is a good deal and could be better than looking for disbursed camping.
From time to time I stay in cities and towns using legal street side parking. I scout out the area in advance and have a backup plan. At dusk I park and slide into the back for the night. Close my shades and leave before 6:00 am. Then not use that area for days.
I would say that is you choose to travel this way you will learn from others and join CRVL and if you have questions there are I've 1700 people that can help answer your question.
Many people go to the RTR for their acclimation to this life. There will be a summer RTR outside Flagstaff, AZ in June.


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NEW Jersey Nights arrives in Blackpool this month.
The show is a celebration of the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and takes the audience on a nostalgic musical journey through the career of one of the biggest selling groups of all time.
The production features an award-winning cast of singers, dancers, unique stage sets and a rockin' on stage band. New Jersey Nights has smashed box office records.
- New Jersey Nights, The Grand, Blackpool, July 20 to August 16. Call: 01253 290 190


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text: Gertrude and I visited the Academy. Very few things sold and those unimportant works. Met Giffords wife and his sister Julia there. Gertrude almost sick with a very bad throat. Avery sent to tell me he had an inquiry for a picture of mine and asked if I would send him the one I had at the Union League Club, the study of Mr. Dods picture. I sent it with my price $350 to sell at his discretion. Shortly after I sent it Purdys man called to pack it and another picture to be sent to Doll & Richards. Sent another note to Whitehead to tell him that my picture would be here only a day or two. Do not think he means to come but thought I would do all I reasonably could to notify him. Told Avery in my note I had promised my picture to Doll and would probably want it on Friday again. Went to see Purdy to see if I could get any information from him but could not. Mrs. Palmer and Isabel called yesterday. Have not seen them for many years. These are very anxious and discouraging days. No one seems to take the least interest in the work of the American Artists. I have sold only one picture this whole winter. Called on the Taylors at the Westminster. They returned on Monday. Found Bancroft there. Mr. Condin came in to talk about the grand dinner to Taylor tomorrow. Read us Bryants speech he is to make which was very happy, also a letter from Holmes.


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5 minutes with Che Charles… Edit Producer, PD, location directorDecember 27, 2011 @ 10:46 pm Posted in News Comments
I started my career as runner on BBC2′s iconic 90s drama This Life. After that I went north to work on Granada TV in particular Manchester United TV and Men and Motors on these channels you were expected to shoot, script and go into the edit at researcher level it was a fantastic experience and I was definietly thrown in at the deep end.
I then got the opportunity to AP so I went back to London and worked on a whole raft of programmes from Car Booty, Property Ladder, Family Bratcamp, Wedding Stories, Jimmy and The Farmer and, The Ultimate Popstar to name a few.
In my spare time I started up an online music TV show "Musio MusicTV" with my sister. It was a weekly show that contained interviews, performances and chat. We interviewed everybody from Mark Ronson, Florence and The Machine etc it ran for 4 years. In 2010 we gained commissions with Soho House, Babelgum and Universal Records. I was able to juggle my love of music with my online music show, as well as work at ITV as a producer/director.
I then moved to the BBC to work as a director on Crimewatch Roadshow which was great and very exciting. Whilst out shooting with the police my only protection was my camera and a big burly copper.
I now have a baby who is 16 months old called Joseph and just when I thought I would never get back in after my year and half out I was given a lifeline by my faithful old employers ITV.
My first baptism of fire was edit producing on new ITV1 Simon Cowell Brainchild Red or Black. It was great to get back at first, but it was very upsetting leaving Joseph with the childminder and watching him cry. But as he got more used to his surroundings so did I.
After that I moved on to a cookery show for ITV1, edit producing. Tight schedules and long hours were the order of the day but it was definitely worthwhile and a good viewing with the exec made it rewarding.
I finished just before Christmas and the usual fear of "will I ever work again?" looms heavy in the mind. It's back to sending lots of CVs to jobs@…. and as it stands, I don't even get a response for the chance of an interview. It seems my CV is dismissed at the first hurdle.
[If you feel like this please check out CV tips by scrolling further down the Media Parents blog].
Nowadays you can send loads of CVs out a day but still not hear a word, when I started in TV many years ago, before email you would send letters out and would be grateful for responses back via letter. Now with email people just can't be bothered unless they know you.
[Read Steve Wynne's tips on how to create a connection with an employer in your covering email by scrolling down the Media Parents blog].
The media is like the lottery you have to be in it to win it.
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I do not know about you, but nothing is more annoying than when my phone reaches 15% and I'm not near a charger. Not only because I know my phone is about to die, but until I get a charger, I have to deal with the annoying battery warning and the LED light. Well, with Android 9.0 Pie we can finally escape this.
Android 9.0 Pie extends Google's notification channels, first introduced in Android 8.0 Oreo. Not only are they pushing all new apps and updates to Oreo, they are also forcing the launch of more apps, but they are expanding the notification channels to work with preinstalled apps, such as the System UI, which manages, among other things, low-battery notification. In short, you can finally change the low battery indicator, or even turn it off completely.
Option 1
: Turn Off the Battery Alert
There are two ways to deal with the annoying "Battery is Weak." Alerts in Android 9.0 Pie: You can either make them less intrusive or disable them directly. I'll cover both methods, starting with shutdown instructions.
Open the main Settings menu and select "Apps & Notifications." Select "Show all X-Apps" (X is the number of apps installed on your phone) and select the three vertical dots in the upper right corner. Select "Show System" to display the system apps in the list.
After selecting "System UI" from the list, select and select it to open your app info page. Choose Notifications to see a list of all the categories of notifications created by the System UI app.
Find the check box next to "Battery" and just tap it to disable notifications. Select the back arrow in the upper left corner to save your selection. If you did this correctly, you will see a "1 Category Cleared" message at the bottom of this menu indicating that you have turned off battery warnings.
Option 2: Change the Display of the Warning
If battery notification is disabled, you no longer need to worry about the irritating alarm if you press 15%. Note, however, that disabling this alert can be bittersweet. Although you are not bothered by the warning, in addition to actively checking the battery level, you do not know when the battery is nearly used up.
But Android Pie gives you more than just a way to turn it off. You can also change the warning to your liking. On the System UI App Info page, select the text "Battery" instead of the checkbox. Choose Behavior to see more options for customizing notifications.
To disable only the sound, but still make the warning appear on the screen, select "Show Silent". However, if you do not want the audio or alarm to appear on the screen, select "Silently show and minimize". This option displays the warning message in your notification window with a warning.
Finally, after selecting the option, you can clear the Do Not Disturb option Disable to prevent this notification from disturbing you while Do Not Disturb is enabled.
Whether you decide to turn off or adjust the low battery warning is up to you. At least we have the option now. However, if you follow our recommendations in our article on bad battery habits, you would not even get your phone on such a low battery!
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Spaghetti supper, seasonal songs, lights, roller skating on tap in December '67 (with photo gallery)
Early December often means early starts for the Christmas season.
Some people were already thinking about the holidays during the first weeks of December in 1967. Teenagers in local 4-H clubs planned their local 4-H winter fair. Mohonasen music students performed seasonal songs in concert. And lighthearted guys in Scotia made village streets bright with electric color.
Some understood that big meals weren't just events for Hanukkah, Christmas or New Year's. Spaghetti lovers got strands and scarlet sauce at the Schenectady Boys' Club Alumni Association's 16th pasta supper at the Sons of Italy on Liberty Street. Club chefs cooked 120 pounds of spaghetti and 150 pounds of meatballs.
Trinity Lutheran Church prepared for its first winter season with new pastor Arthur H. Hawlicheck. And roller skaters received some gifts early — awards for top performances in an inter-rink roller-skating competition held at Rollerama in Rotterdam. More than 250 skaters from 40 clubs in New York and Massachusetts rolled in for fast footwork.


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Anke Domaske, the great granddaughter of a seamstress in East Germany, began to draw, sew, and design dresses as a child. At the age of 19, she opened her own fashion label, Mademoiselle Chichi, and a few years later, prominent celebrities like Mischa Barton and Ashlee Simpson were seen wearing her clothes.1
But that doesn't explain how her dresses found their way to Time Magazine's Top 50 inventions of 2011.2
In addition to being a fashion designer, Anke Domaske is a biochemist and microbiologist. For six years, she doubled as a student at the University of Göttingen while managing her firm. She would retreat to Hannover at night to manage Mademoiselle Chichi.3
Her journey towards materials development continued when her stepfather was diagnosed with cancer and found his immune system weakened to such an extent that his own clothing exacerbated his health condition. This led Domaske to discover that "there are so many people who really suffer just by wearing normal clothing."4
By combining her love of fashion, her knowledge of biology, and her commitment to creating anti-allergenic clothing, Domaske and her research team have created a novel organic fiber. This fiber, which can be spun into cloth, is named Qmilch, and is primarily composed of casein, a protein extracted from soured milk.2
The biochemistry of casein lends well to the production of fibers. At least two casein proteins, aS2 and K-casein, have been shown to assemble into fibrous protein aggregates, called amyloid fibrils, in the bloodstream.5 Domaske's implementation of naturally occurring design principles places her work into the realm of biomimicry. By studying how the structure of objects found in nature correspond to the function they perform, the field of biomimicry aims to apply these natural design principles to the creation of manmade items, such as Qmilch. Much like the artificial leaf described in this column's previous article, Qmilch also represents a positive and progressive form of environmentalism, where products are designed not only to be environment-friendly, but also to be more efficient, higher quality alternatives to products already available on the market.
Because production of Qmilch is a private venture utilizing relatively new technology, there is little scientific literature on the topic.6 Most of the information available about Qmilch comes from interviews with Domaske herself. After two years of trial and error, Domaske and a team of five arrived at a tear-proof, water resistant recipe for the fibers. To produce these fibers, casein, water, and other natural components, like beeswax, are fed into a large machine. Once created, the fibers can be spun rough for a heavier texture or spun smooth into a soft jersey.7 Although casein is extracted from soured milk, the final product is odorless, falls like silk, and can be machine washed and dried.8
There are four distinct ways in which Domaske's invention is environment-friendly. First, it saves resources and time. Not only is the amount of water required drastically reduced, but the whole manufacturing process takes about one hour.7 Furthermore, Qmilch uses only organic and renewable materials; unlike silk production, pesticides and other toxic chemicals are not required. Domaske has also strived to make the process of production green, along with the product. Renewable energy from photovoltaic cells and wind turbines is used to power manufacturing. The sour milk that is used in this process recycles widely available raw material that would otherwise have been discarded. Finally, the textile product is biodegradable, which reduces landfill space.3
According to Domaske, fabric woven from Qmilch has a number of other fascinating qualities. Looking at the scanning electron microscope image to the right, one can see that Qmilch is smooth, instead of scratchy or scaly like the cotton and wool shown alongside. Therefore, it irritates the skin less, which benefits those who have textile allergies or a compromised immune system.2 There are many ways in which the body's response to organic chemicals found in clothing can elicit an immune response. For example, volatile organic chemicals can stimulate irritant fibers in the nasal passage, leading to an increase in polymorphonuclear cells, a symptom of inflammation, and eventually leading to the recruitment of immune cells, such as macrophages. Individuals with a weakened immune system, therefore, can suffer from disorders, such as multi-chemical sensitivity disorder.8 Also, the pH of milk is 6.8, similar to the pH of the human body. As a result, Qmilch does not disrupt the skin's acid mantle,9 a natural barrier to bacteria, and other contaminants. Additionally, Domaske claims that the amino acids present in the milk protein are antibacterial, anti-aging, and regulate blood circulation and body temperature.3 She believes that incorporating 20% Qmilch into regular yarn will prevent the growth of bacteria, thereby reducing unpleasant odors10 and the spread of infectious diseases through cloth. This will also result in textiles that are smoother to touch.3
Though this fabric has received recognition in prestigious magazines, such as Times and Science, the current dearth of accessible scientific literature raises many questions about the validity of claims made by the company. For example, how exactly is this fiber antibacterial? What tests have been conducted to prove that this is so, and what's the mechanism of the antibacterial activity? The anti-aging claims, always tenuous to prove, raise similar questions. What does it even mean to attribute an anti-aging quality to clothing? Hopefully, as the research transitions into large-scale distribution, the company will release detailed scientific papers for careful peer review.
Apart from a lack of visible support for their claims, another area of concern is the cost of producing the fiber. Qmilch is less expensive than silk and as of last year, dresses were priced at a minimum of $290.2 However, this is the cost of a designer dress from the Mademoiselle Chichi collection, made from Qmilch, not the cost of a mass-produced dress made of the same material. The cost of producing the fiber itself is expensive (about $28 for 8 ounces) but Domaske hopes that low transportation costs for locally produced milk can bring the overall price down.7
Domaske plans to expand her business by transitioning from small batch production to quantities as large as 560 tons per annum.1 The demand for a fabric with Qmilch's properties extends beyond fashion. Other companies have expressed interest in using Qmilch for automobile seat covers, hypoallergenic wound dressings, and hospital bed sheets. Domaske believes that "anything that you can currently make from plastics could be done from biopolymers," such as Qmilch.3 "Anything" truly covers a broad range. She even sees potential for the use of Qmilch in the packaging industry, to create packages for children's toys that are not toxic and therefore safer to handle.
A wonderful aspect of environmentalism, one that is not often adequately highlighted, is that it provides us with an opportunity to rethink the way we do practically everything. Because of the need to conserve our resources and protect the earth, we are re-imagining the most fundamental aspects of our day-to-day lives, from how we generate energy to how we create buildings to how we make the clothes that we wear. While I firmly believe that accountability is and should be central to environmentalism, I think it is important to note that accountability is not synonymous to sacrifice. Qmilch is a product that illustrates this principle well. Just because Qmilch uses half a gallon of water to make 2 pounds of fabric, while cotton uses 10,000 liters of water to make the same amount,7 clothes made of Qmilch are not inferior in quality or coarser to the skin than cotton is. With a change in perspective, I believe innovation, supported by rigorous, ambitious, and interdisciplinary research, can come to represent environmentalism, in the place of sacrifice.
- "Qmilk – Clothes out of milk: She knew she could do it!" Culture for Friends. Last modified March 21, 2012.
- Diaz, Jesus. "These Women Are Wearing Clothes Made of Real Milk." Gizmodo. Last modified July 26, 2011.
- Ghazali, Cynthia. "Got Qmilch? Fashion designer Anke Domaske creates new fabric made out of milk." New York Daily News. Last modified November 15, 2011.
- Kutsche, Johanna. "Young German designer turns milk into clothing." German Missions in India. Last modified October 21, 2011.
- Thorn, David C., Heath Ecroyd, and John A. Carver. "The two-faced nature of milk casein proteins: amyloid fibril formation and chaperone-like activity." Abstract, Dairy Association of Australia 64, no. 1.
- Science. "Spinning Milk Into Silk." July 29, 2011, 505-506.
- Eddy, Melissa. "Anke Domaske Makes Milk Fashion." Huffington Post. Last modified November 15, 2011.
- National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology. National Academies Press, 1992.
- Thomas, Pat. "Antibacterial clothing – a fashionable threat to human health." NYR Natural News, December 29, 2011.
- "Health Benefits of Cucumber and Skin benefits." Articlesbase. January 20, 2012.
- Image credit (Creative Commons): The Bees. "Silk for Gillian's Shawl." Flickr. Last modified April 9, 2011.
- Image credit (used with permission): Bremer Faserinstitut. "Microscope Images of Qmilch, Wool, and Cotton."
Prathima Radhakrishnan is a rising third-year student from the University of Chicago majoring in biological chemistry and biological sciences with a specialization in neuroscience. She is also pursuing a minor in creative writing, and is a Senior Editor of The Triple Helix Online. Follow The Triple Helix Online on Twitter and join us on Facebook.


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1260°C Ceramic Fiber Bulk for Fusion Kiln Glass Kiln
Refractory thermal insulation raw materials-ceramic fiber bulk/ceramic fiber cotton/ceramic fiber wool, for raw materials of ceramic fiber blanket.
Features of needled ceramic fiber bulk:
Needled ones have long fiber, low ball sediment and low non-fiber material content. The long fiber produced by untreated swinging fiber forming serves as the filling material of wall linings of heaters such as high-temperature furnace as well as the raw materials of textiles due to its good spinnability.
Features of blown fiber bulk:
The untreated fiber produced by blown fiber forming technology with low ball sediment and no lubricants serves as the filling material of high-temperature furnace and the excellent raw materials of vacuum molding products, fiber spraying and fiber paper.
Typical Application of 1260 Ceramic Fiber Bulk:
*Raw materials of fiber castable and coatings;
*Raw materials of fiber textile products
*Glass kiln lining and back lining thermal insulation;
*Heat treatment furnace kiln back lining thermal insulation;
*Aluminum factories-reduction cell firebricks back linings;
*Raw materials of fiber Paper and vacuum forming products;
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Technical Datasheet:
1260°C Ceramic Fiber Bulk Results
Classification temperature (°C) 1260
Working Temperature (°C) 1100
Color white
Fiber diameter (um) Blown 2-3
Needled 3-4.5
Chemical composition
AL2O3+SIO2+ZrO2 –
ZrO2 –
Fe2O3 0.2
Na2O+K2O 0.2
*Almost No heat storage and No thermal conductivity;
*Excellent heat stability and thermal shock resistance;
*Excellent thermal insulation, fire proof, and sound insulation;
*Easy to install;
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As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at the most impressive and largest superyacht launched in 2013. And there were some mighty impressive yachts that came down the ways this year indeed, including the largest yacht in the world, Lürssen's Azzam, which took the top spot away from previous record-holder Eclipse. It was a big year for large launches, with many on the list below becoming the new flagships for each of their yard's.
1 Lürssen 180m Azzam
This year saw the arrival of a new reigning 'world's largest yacht' in the launch of Lürssen's 180m superyacht Azzam. Her exterior designer, Nauta Yachts' Mario Pedol, told Boat International that speed influenced Azzam's streamlined design – the massive yacht is capable of impressive speeds, topping out at 30+ knots in sea trials.
2 Feadship 99m Madame Gu
Feadship's new flagship – and the largest yacht to launch in The Netherlands to date – is a highly private and highly customised vessel. Her detailed interior design is by Andrew Winch Designs, who is also responsible for her exterior, while her naval architecture is by De Voogt.
3 Oceanco 91.5m PA164
The aluminium and steel PA 164, also known as hull Y709, by Oceanco is the first superyacht launched by The Netherlands-based superyacht builder that has been built to Passenger Yacht Code. She features yacht features an exterior designed by Oceanco's in-house team with naval architecture by Azure Naval Architects and interior design by Andrew Winch Designs.
4 Lürssen 85.1m Solandge
Another big launch in 2013 from Lürssen is the sister ship to Ace, 85.1m superyacht Solandge, formerly Project Niki. Exterior design is by Espen Øino with interiors by Aileen Rodriguez. She has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure and features a dedicated owner's deck.
5 Abeking & Rasmussen 82.3m Secret
Launched in spring 2013, Secret is designed by Sam Sorgiovanni with an interior by Jim Harris, who is the longtime designer for her owners. Harris was also responsible for the interior of the 61.2m Feadship named Secret (now renamed Majestic). Secret is the new flagship of the German yard.
6 Blohm+Voss 82m Graceful
The build and launch of Graceful was an interesting story this year, with Boat International being the first to report on it back in 2012. The original hull built by Sevmash in Russia was transferred to Blohm+Voss for completion. H2 Yacht Design was responsible for exterior and interior styling, and fit out took place over 18 months with close cooperation between Blohm+Voss, her owner and project manager Dörries Maritime Services.
7 CRN 80m Chopi Chopi
CRN also launched its new flagship in 2013 with 80m Chopi Chopi, and Boat International was live on the scene as she splashed in Ancona, Italy. Studio Laura Sessa was responsible for the yacht's interior design and furnishings, and Studio Zuccon International Project penned the exterior lines and interior layout of the superyacht.
8 Perini Navi Picchiotti 73m Grace E
Perini Navi Group's Picchiotti Shipyard celebrated the launch of its third and largest Vitruvius series yacht in the 73m Grace E. Like her sisters, 50m Exuma and 55m Galileo G, she is a collaboration between Vitruvius Ltd, Philippe Briand and the Perini Navi Group. Grace E's interior is by Remi Tessier.
9 Nobiskrug 73m Odessa II
Launched by Nobiskrug in April 2013, Odessa II boasts exterior design by Focus Yacht Design and an interior by H2 Yacht Design, which is described as New Hampton style. She accommodates 12 guests in six cabins.
10 Dunya 72.5m Axioma
An exciting sale at the Monaco Yacht Show, Dunya Yachts' 72.5m superyacht 2013 launch Red Square was re-named Axioma when delivered to her new owners. Axioma has interesting design features, such as a double-height main saloon and a main deck infinity swimming pool.


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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:1-7 (ESV)
Several years ago, my wife and I attended our college homecoming. After spending some time catching up with friends, we began our trek home. Our plan was to go about half way and spend the night. We hadn't made reservations anywhere because we figured it would be easy to find a room somewhere. We were wrong. We never stopped to consider the possibility that something else might be going on in the world. The night wore on and we exited off the interstate to find a room for the night. No vacancies. No big deal. We'd hit the next exit and find one there. Nope. No rooms there either. No sweat. We'd travel a little farther north and catch a room there. No dice. Zilch. Nada. It's like all of North America had descended upon the I-71 corridor of the state of Kentucky. At every exit, we began to notice the same five or six cars were getting off in the interstate. They were doing the same thing we were. None of us could find rooms. Five hours later, we managed to find a room for the night. Those were some of the longest five hours of my life.
Two thousand years before our odyssey, a couple by the name of Mary and Joseph had traveled to their hometown to register in the census. They looked everywhere for a room for the night. Like us, they discovered that the demand overwhelmed the supply in the little hamlet of Bethlehem. There were no rooms to be found. All they could muster was a corner of the stable behind the inn. So, Joseph and his very, very pregnant wife Mary settled down for the night in a cave that probably gave shelter to the animals.
And then, the time came. The calm of the night was shattered by the cries of a newborn baby. Mary's child was born. His name was Jesus. She wrapped him in cloths and laid Him in a feeding trough. Probably not the image she had for her baby's first night. This is especially shocking considering just who this baby was. He was the long-awaited Messiah. This wasn't just some ordinary birth. The savior of the world had come. And, He spent His first night on this earth in a stall. All because there was no room for Him anywhere.
Sometimes in the busyness of our lives, we fail to make room for Jesus. He is squeezed out by all the demands and priorities that we put ahead of Him. We mean well. We wish things were different. We promise that someday, they will be. Yet somehow, they never are. There's just no room for Jesus in our busy, busy lives.
Let's not be guilty of shoving Jesus out of our lives. Let's not shove Him out back with the animals. Let's make room for Him. Let's make some adjustments in our priorities and scheduling. Let's rearrange some things in order to accommodate the King.
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I thought i'd share an outfit I wore out recently, it's one of my favourites. I went to a bar/club but if you know me 'over the top' is never a bad thing! I love to dress up!
OOTN: Thigh Rise, Strapless, Choker
I thought i'd share an outfit I wore out recently, it's one of my favourites. I went to a bar/club but if you know me 'over the top' is never a bad thing! I love to dress up!
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EA-01-023 - Gulf Coast Testing Laboratory, Inc.
January 24, 2001
Mr. Donald J. Knuckey, Sr.
Gulf Coast Testing Laboratory, Inc.
5745 Park Boulevard
Pinellas Park, Florida 33781
Dear Mr. Knuckey:
This refers to an inspection conducted on January 3, 2001, at the Gulf Coast Testing Laboratory, Inc., facility in Pinellas Park, Florida. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether your activities were conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with Mr. Rick Davis, Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) of your staff. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection.
Based on the results of this inspection, two violations were identified. The first violation involved your use of a portable moisture density gauge at a location within NRC's jurisdiction without first obtaining an NRC specific or general license. Specifically, the NRC determined that on November 1 and 2, 2000, you conducted soil density measurements with a Troxler Electronics Laboratories, Inc., portable moisture density gauge at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, (Marina Bay Café project), an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction, without filing an NRC Form-241 for reciprocity pursuant to 10 CFR 150.20 under a general license.
A violation involving the failure to file for reciprocity is a significant concern because it can deny the NRC an opportunity to inspect use of by-product material in areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction, thereby impeding the NRC's ability to perform its statutory responsibility of verifying that by-product material is used in accordance with NRC requirements. The NRC relies on licensees and their employees to fully understand and comply with NRC requirements prior to performing licensed activities. A violation of this type is usually characterized at Severity Level III in accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions - May 1, 2000," , NUREG-1600, as amended on November 3, 2000 (65 Federal Register 59274) (Enforcement Policy). However, the NRC may refrain from citing a Severity Level III violation in accordance with Section VII.B.6 of the Enforcement Policy. In this case, the NRC has concluded that the lack of clarity of Condition 10.A of your Florida license contributed to your misinterpretation that your Florida license permitted the use of licensed material anywhere in the State of Florida, including areas of Federal jurisdiction. Your misinterpretation of the reciprocity requirements is further supported by the fact that your November 2000 activities marked your first use of licensed by-product material in an area of Federal jurisdiction. Therefore, in consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, this violation will not be cited. However, significant violations in the future could result in escalated enforcement action.
The second violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and involves the failure of the RSO to wear personnel radiation monitoring devices in accordance with 10 CFR 150.20 and your State of Florida license. Specifically, on November 1, 2000, the RSO performed soil measurements with a Troxler Electronics Laboratories, Inc., Model No. 3430 portable moisture density gauge containing Cesium-137 and Americium-241 at the Marina Bay Café project located on the base without wearing a personnel radiation monitoring device. Based on our discussions with him during the inspection, the NRC has concluded that the RSO's failure to wear a personnel radiation monitoring device was willful. This conclusion was based on the RSO's understanding of the requirement to wear personnel radiation monitoring devices, and his subsequent decision to conduct licensed activities without a monitoring device after realizing the device was left at his residence. Willful violations of regulatory requirements are of particular concern to the NRC, because we rely on the integrity of licensed by-product material users to strictly adhere to requirements to ensure their own health and safety, as well as public health and safety. In this case, the RSO's failure to wear a personnel monitoring device was not safety significant because of the expected low levels of radiation involved with the proper use of your portable gauge. Based on this low safety significance, this violation is characterized at Severity Level IV. Please be advised that willful (e.g., deliberate) violations in the future could result in the NRC's decision to prohibit your use of licensed by-product material.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. For your consideration and convenience, a copy of NRC Information Notice (IN) 96-28, "SUGGESTED GUIDANCE RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION," is enclosed. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its Enclosures, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Douglas M. Collins, Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, at 404-562-4700.
|Luis A. Reyes
Regional Administrator
Docket No. 150-00009
License No. Florida 1325-1
Enclosure: Notice of Violation
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|Gulf Coast Testing Laboratory, Inc.
Pinellas Park, Florida
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License No. Florida 1325-1
During an NRC inspection conducted on January 3, 2001, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions - May 1, 2000," NUREG-1600, as amended on November 3, 2000 (65 Federal Register 59274), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 150.20(a) provides, in part, that any person who holds a specific license from an Agreement State is granted an NRC general license to conduct the same activity in areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction within Agreement States, provided that the provisions of 10 CFR 150.20(b) have been met.
10 CFR 150.20(b)(5) requires, in part, that any person engaging in activities in areas of exclusive Federal jurisdiction within Agreement States shall comply with all terms and conditions of the specific license issued by the Agreement State except such terms and conditions as are contrary to the requirements of this section.
Condition 18.A. of State of Florida License No. 1325-1, requires, except as specifically provided otherwise by this license, that the licensee shall possess and use licensed material described in Items 6, 7, 8, and 9 of this license in accordance with the statements, representations and procedures contained in the licensee's application dated March 30, 1999.
Item 11 of the license application dated March 30, 1999 requires personnel monitoring devices to be thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD), detecting beta and gamma radiation, that are supplied quarterly by Landauer.
Contrary to the above, on November 1, 2000, the Radiation Safety Officer used a sealed source of radiation in a portable device on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction, without wearing a TLD. Specifically, the licensee performed soil measurements with a Troxler Electronics Laboratories, Inc., Model No. 3430 portable moisture density gauge containing Cesium-137 and Americium-241 at the Marina Bay Café project located on the base without wearing a personnel radiation monitoring device. (01014)
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Gulf Coast Testing Laboratory, Inc. is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated this 24th day of January 2001


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Wal-Mart Stores Sell Out Of Guns
by Tyler Durden
Yesterday, when we described the unprecedented surge in gun sales in the aftermath of the Newtown massacre, we said that "what is most ironic, is that it is precisely the fear of forced, unilateral rejection, by either or all three branches of government, of the original constitution and its various amendments that has Americans scrambling into gun stores. And thus the closed loop nature of the problem: by threatening to take away America's guns, the government is only exacerbating a problem that is steeped in 200+ years of history and is engrained deep in American psychology." It took about 24 hours to demonstrate just how counterproductive government intervention always is: as of this moment, Bloomberg reports, Wal-Mart, the biggest retailer in the US and the world, has stores in at least five states where guns are now completely out of stock.
The Rest…HERE


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McKinsey is out this week with a periodic survey of its McKinsey Quarterly readers called the Enterprise Software Customer Survey 2008.
Surveys are always interesting to users as a way to see how you stack up against your peers. They are always interesting to your IT suppliers because it helps determine what they concentrate on. So always be careful how you answer surveys; you might not get what you really need.
In 2008, you or your peers said the most important enterprise-software technology trends "impacting your business" were
- software as a service (SaaS)
- Web services/service oriented architecture (SOA)
- offshoring/globalization
- open source
- software industry consolidation
- "other"
(ranked in that order)
The changes from the last time that question was asked in 2006 were at the bottom of that list. Significantly fewer (assuming a normal +/-5 percent significance factor) of you are concerned about consolidation and significantly more are concerned about "other" issues. The rankings and percentages of the top four trends were unchanged in two years.
Two-thirds of all enterprise software budget dollars are still spent via traditional license/support contracts but SaaS is nearing 20 percent of the total. That total varies from 11 percent to 26 percent by size of company, as you would expect.
Give the report a quick read. It's always fun to see how you stack up. And if these trends aren't important to you, make sure your enterprise software suppliers know it.
-- Dennis Byron


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Fine Arts Center at Rowan
Venue Information
Accessible or ADA seating may be available at this venue through Goldstar. Contact us before buying tickets to make arrangements.
9 Fine Arts Center at Rowan Tips
- Arrive early 2
Venue is all the way to the back of the road into the school. It is behind other buildings with a small sign. The lights were not on when we looked for it so don't be discouraged tryig to find it and be sure to use the address provided in your confirmation in your GPS. Get there early and recon before the performance at least 20 mins before.
Food and shopping is 5 miles away. Get there 2 hrs early to get through unexpected traffic issues and then enjoy food and shopping a few minutes away after you recon the venue. It takes 5 mins to get back to see the show.
The weather was wet and cold. I wore sweat shirt and nice jeans.
no photos or video. The Disney material used and shown is protected by copyright usage rights to use. Just enjoy the show.
Never found the venue. Got there half an hour early, drove around a completely deserted campus - kinda eerie, honestly - started to get stressed, looked up the venue information, googled the first line (bad cell reception at GCC), found directions to the "fine arts center at Rowan" (which is in a nearby town), drove like a crazy person to get to the Glassboro address for that... only to discover that I was in the right place the first time and that "Fine Arts Center at Rowan" was only the first half of "Fine Arts Center at Rowan at Gloucester County College." THANKS GUYS. Such a frustrating evening. Drove an hour to get there and another hour to get back, drove all over a tiny section of NJ, had lots of stress, never saw the show.
J. Wilson
The location of the center is not easily seen.
Allow extra time to find the fine arts building .


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Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman launches website
The Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black teenager and claimed self-defence has launched a website asking for donations.
George Zimmerman says on his homepage that the incident has forced him to abandon his home, job and family.
He shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a confrontation in a gated community in Sanford.
Shots were fired into an empty police car on Tuesday in same neighbourhood where the teenager was shot.
Two bullets were found in the car and witnesses described hearing six shots, according to Sanford police.
'Kindling box'
Mr Zimmerman, 28, provides no details on his website about the night of the killing, saying only that "on Sunday February 26th, I was involved in a life altering event which led me to become the subject of intense media coverage".
"As a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, I have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family and ultimately, my entire life.
"This website's sole purpose is to ensure my supporters they are receiving my full attention without any intermediaries," adds the text, which appears against the backdrop of the US national flag.
The website includes a PayPal account where supporters are invited to donate to support Mr Zimmerman's "living expenses and legal defense".
At the bottom of the homepage is a quote from the 18th Century Irish statesman Edmund Burke: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is that good men do nothing."
Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett said on Tuesday that the community was tense.
"Are we a kindling box? Sure," Mr Triplett told ABC News . "But we're working down a path and so far it's been absolutely peaceful."
On Monday, Sanford police closed down their building as protesters gathered outside the department.
A prosecutor said on Monday there would be no grand jury hearing to determine if Mr Zimmerman should face trial.
But authorities said that decision would have no bearing on whether he could face charges over the shooting.
Trayvon Martin's family and supporters have said Mr Zimmerman killed him in cold blood after suspecting the teenager was a criminal based on his race and the fact he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
The neighbourhood watchman's supporters have said he only opened fire after the teenager attacked him, broke his nose and banged his head against the pavement.
Mr Zimmerman has not been charged because under Florida's controversial "stand your ground" self-defence law individuals are granted scope to use deadly force if they feel seriously in danger.
The case has attracted national attention, leading to protests around the US and a debate about race.


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On a show-stopping site near the Whangarei Heads, Herbst Architects create a holiday home for a family of four that could house 30 people
A lightweight holiday getaway by Herbst Architects
Auckland-based architects Lance and Nicola Herbst have been experimenting with the best way to live in and feel connected to the New Zealand landscape and climate for 15 years. The application of their skill has resulted in a diverse range of responses, from their own bare-bones beach shack on Great Barrier Island to the glassy, ethereal house in a pohutukawa grove beside Piha Beach that won the 2012 Home of the Year prize.
More recently, the husband-and-wife team designed this holiday home on show-stopping site near the Whangarei Heads, on a ridge line below the precipitous bluff of Castle Rock and just a few steps above a gorgeous pohutukawa-shrouded beach.
Here at Castle Rock they were asked to design a holiday home for a family of four from Auckland. The site was gorgeous, but came with a number of challenges. The building platform on top of the ridge was already prescribed by the rules of the subdivision, and was exposed to wind from every direction. The views out to sea and to the Whangarei Heads were to the south, but the views north to the top of Castle Rock were, in their own ways, just as worthy of contemplation.
There was an existing path on the site that the couple decided to utilise in their design. They decided to terminate the driveway about 70 metres from the house, necessitating a walk along the ridge line to the deck that also serves as a casual entry point to the home.
The journey through the home from this point is a rectilinear continuation of this path to the beach, as it turns right and drops down from the arrival area into a narrow staircase, through a gabion retaining wall and the bedroom wing, and onwards down to the shore.
The home has a fabulous openness: it feels at times as if it is little more than a series of casual shelters on the way to the beach. In reality, the entry level of the home is made up of two decks and two rooms, each of them with an array of doors, shutters and screens that offer a variety of configurations between openness and closure. The entry deck faces north to the view of Castle Rock, and is therefore perfect for sheltering from southerly breezes.
Like most of the doors on this level, the slider separating this deck from the kitchen disappears into a wall; so does the door on the other side of the kitchen, which connects to another deck with a fireplace and a view of the ocean. The idea is that there will always be a covered outdoor space to hang out in, but if the weather is truly terrible, access to both these decks can be closed off, and the owners can move easily between the kitchen and the snug living area, with its deep built-in seats and corner window overlooking the trees beside the beach.
The home's three bedrooms (including a six-berth bunk room for the kids, with a fun hatch through the floor) are contained in an almost separate linear wing that is adjacent to but a level below the living spaces. The aforementioned gabion retaining wall serves the dual purpose of stabilising the site and acting as the spine for a semi-open walkway connecting the bedrooms, a space that is covered but otherwise open-air.
These materials – the gabion wall and the cedar-battened volume of the bedroom wing beside it – and the device of forcing the home's occupants to engage a little with the elements will be familiar to fans of the Herbsts, but there's a freshness about the way they're deployed here, with the darkness of the walkway providing a cool contrast to the brightness outside, the heaviness of the wall lending a sense of solidity to an otherwise lightweight house. "We play with what's inside and what's outside to create a different experience to the city with that strong engagement with nature," Lance says.
Managing the views from a site this spectacular was a luxury problem to grapple with, one the Herbsts decided to handle "like a degustation meal with lots of courses," Nicola says. Adds Lance: "It's so rich in view in all directions that it's almost awkward, so we tried to use the house as a viewfinder to focus your view on certain areas."
The kitchen features a slot window that reveals a view down to another postcard-perfect beach to the east to anyone seated at the kitchen island, while a cut-out window in the living room beautifully crops a slice of rocky headland. The bedrooms and two shower stalls (one an en suite, the other shared) have angular views towards the beach that also ensure privacy from neighbouring homes on a nearby ridge.
The owners, who have just had their first summer in the house, asked the Herbsts to design the home to absorb 30 people. Luckily, this didn't mean they needed to create bedrooms for such a horde, as the extended family was happy to stay in tents they pitched on the property (the garage at the end of the driveway contains a laundry and small shower for campers).
The 100-square-metre holiday home (a measurement which includes decks) works perfectly, with its various spaces allowing adults and children just the right amount of separation without feeling as if they were being forced apart. (The home was built by Lindesay Construction.)
Now that it's complete, does this home feel different to their previous work? "It's a distillation of all that we keep doing with inside rooms and outside space," Lance says. "It's another chapter in a book. It's a slow game, planning this stuff."
If thoughtful buildings like this are what slow and deliberate get you, then it's worth us putting our desire for reinvention aside and recognising that patience has far greater rewards.
Q&A with Nicola and Lance Herbst
HOME You had a prescribed building platform for this home on the ridge. How did you go about developing the design for it?
Lance Herbst, Herbst Architects We made an early decision to separate the cars from the house.
Nicola Herbst, Herbst Architects And we identified the journey, a 70-metre walk to the house.
Lance We didn't want that impossible thing to deal with – a car right there.
Nicola We reinstated the existing track to create a journey through the house to the beach.
HOME This is also an exposed site, but with fantastic views in all directions.
Lance It's so rich in view in all directions that it's almost awkward, so we tried to use the house as a viewfinder to crop views, edit out certain areas, focus your view to certain areas. Regarding the exposure, we've found there's no such thing as a prevailing wind condition in summer. The demands on these baches in terms of creating spaces that get away from the wind are more and more difficult. The strategy is to have two decks and even those decks need layers.
We play with what's inside and what's outside to create a different experience to the city, that strong engagement with nature, that feeling of being forced outside to go to the bathrooms. It was also important that the building had a lightness. We didn't want to put a heavy building on a site that is a fragile environment. Practically and visually, you want a building that sits as lightly as possible.
HOME You've worked a lot in the bach genre. Is this house an extension of that work?
Lance It's a distillation of all of this work that we keep doing with inside and outside space. This project has distilled it down to something concentrated. It's a very strong articulation between inside and outside in one way, but in another way it's almost the opposite. It's another chapter in a book. [Architecture is] a slow game.
Words by: Jeremy Hansen. Photos by: Patrick Reynolds.


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Mercedes-Benz Style presented its luxury designer products at the 23rd McCall's Motorworks Revival in Monterey. Rare classics, today's best and highest-end in automobile production, as well as stylish motorcycles and first-class private jets characterize the ambiance at McCall's Motorworks Revival. Every year, movie stars, moguls and members of the international jet set meet up at one of the most exclusive lifestyle events in the U.S. They use this occasion not just to indulge their passions but also to raise money for charities in a relaxed environment. For the first time, the annual event, which traditionally opens the Monterey Car Week, also included Mercedes-Benz Style designers and their luxury lifestyle products. Airbus Helicopters' EC145 Airbus Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter as well as a two-meter-long model of a new luxury motor yacht, the Arrow 460 Granturismo, are special highlights of the Mercedes-Benz Style show. The "Silver Arrow of the Seas" will be completed in the coming year and be available to buyers as of 2016. Additional products from the designer line, such as exclusive eyewear, as well as high-end room fragrance systems and a visionary golf cart, round out the selection as prototypes of further product innovations.
From August 11th through the 17th, 2014, California's Monterey Bay will offer the perfect setting for Monterey Car Week with its 33 exclusive, singular events. Automotive dream exhibits on the most beautiful golf courses California's coast has to offer, auctions of motor rarities and collector's items, motorcades along Pebble Beach and Carmel-by-the-Sea as well as historical vehicle races on the Laguna Seca Raceway draw automobile enthusiasts and fans from all over the world to Monterey every year. For the first time, Mercedes-Benz Style designers will participate in this world of luxury automobiles, showing the world their one-of-a-kind products. Since 2010, in addition to their classic automobiles, designers have been working on other product designs in cooperation with select partners under the label Mercedes-Benz Style. The designer label aims to carry over the distinctive, progressive style as well as the high standard for luxury and aesthetics associated with Mercedes-Benz into other spheres. This is how all Mercedes-Benz Style products stand out, through brand-typical dynamic and avant-garde designs characterized by sensual purity as an expression of modern luxury, uncompromising quality, and a selection of premium materials and perfect craftsmanship. The Mercedes-Benz Style portfolio encompasses products in areas such as mobility, lifestyle, sports, and interior design.
Luxury helicopter by Airbus Helicopters
The first product to hit the market in 2011 was the EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style helicopter by Airbus Helicopters. Mercedes designers created the interior, which is characterized by the highest variability and exquisite materials. All the seats are mounted on tracks and can be arranged in a wide variety of configurations in just a few steps to accommodate between four and eight people or to be removed completely to make room for luggage. The EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style is tailored to luxury-class business and leisure travel. To date, six luxury helicopters have been manufactured.
14-meter-long motor yacht
The "Silver Arrow" motor yacht, designed and built by Mercedes-Benz and Silver Arrow Marine (SAM), captivates at first sight with its visionary style and design. The sea-faring Granturismo combines traditional Mercedes-Benz automotive design elements with innovation heretofore unseen in the boating industry. The automobile designers developed the yacht's innovative style and floor plan, shaped both exterior and interior, and selected the materials and color schemes. At a length of 14 meters, the Arrow 460 Granturismo captivates with innovative versatility and an intelligent use of space. The motor yacht is suited for day trips but also offers overnight accommodations. The first yacht will be completed in the coming year and be available to buyers as of 2016.
One-of-a-kind design: Mercedes-Benz Style eyewear collection
In January 2013, Mercedes-Benz Style eyewear collection celebrated their sales launch. The new designs were created by renowned eyewear designer Rodenstock in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz designers. Mercedes-Benz and Rodenstock combine manufacturing know-how, tradition, and high-class quality.
High-end room fragrance systems for exclusive Mercedes-Benz fragrances
The show will also include functional prototypes of a high-end fragrance system for home, hotel, and office that is nearing the series production stage. The technology is based on the AIR-BALANCE package currently available as an option for S and C Class automobiles. The air fragrance system consists of two parts: a glass vial with a function header, and a fragrance generator. When creating the fragrance system, Mercedes-Benz designers were inspired by the shape of the pebbles along the Californian coast. Four luxury scents–DOWNTOWN MOOD, NIGHTLIFE MOOD, SPORTS MOOD, FREESIDE MOOD–created in cooperation with renowned perfumer Marc vom Ende, provide subtle scents that are both mild and unobtrusive. In 2013, the S Class was the first car worldwide to offer an active and customizable fragrance system.
Sporty vision: Mercedes-Benz Vision golf cart
The prototype of this visionary golf cart, created by Mercedes-Benz designers at the Advanced Design Center in Carlsbad, California, is far ahead of its time. Running on an electric motor that draws its power from a solar module integrated on its roof, the cart contains the most modern technology. Almost all of the cart's functionality can be operated on a touchscreen. The center console contains a multimedia panel with an iPad or iPhone docking station and USB port, enabling communication with other golf carts or the clubhouse. Up-to-date weather reports and rain radar are also available at any time. What's more, you can write emails or share digital scorecards or pictures and videos of your game directly via social media channels. The interior's bold design is reminiscent of the sensual purity of the current Mercedes-Benz design. What stands out: the cart has a great deal of storage space. Additional technical innovations make the Mercedes-Benz Vision Cart a unique melding of Mercedes-Benz automobile features with the functionality of a golf cart. In addition to use on the golf course, the visionary golf cart is also entirely roadworthy.


text: Journalists from Nepal's largest newspaper have been charged with contempt of court after publishing critical stories about the country's chief justice. The case against The Kantipur Daily is being seen by government critics as an attack on press freedom. Al Jazeera's Subina Shrestha has more from the capital, Kathmandu. Media Nepal Asia Politics


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Apple Harvest Festival
Apple Harvest for 2018 is October 6 citywide and October 6 and 7 at Clendenen's Cider Works
Mark your calendar for the 2018 Apple Harvest Festival in Fortuna:
October 6th citywide and October 6th and 7th at Clendenen's Cider Works!
The festival is a city-wide historical celebration and family fun day that includes an old fashioned downtown fair, farmer's market, barbecues, live music, and lots of children's activities. On Sunday, the Timber Heritage Association will run railroad speeder car rides from Clendenen's Cider Works to 8th Street and back. Free hayride transportation allows you and your family to be carried from one venue to the next while enjoying the wonderful October weather in Fortuna.
In 1984, Clif Clendenen and his parents celebrated the 75th anniversary of Clendenen's Cider Works. Wanting to do a celebration the next year, Clif's Mom, Carol said, "Why don't we call it the Apple Harvest Festival?" And it quickly became a town-wide annual event for Fortuna with the whole community involved.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Civil rights lawyer and Alabama State Representative Demetrius Newton, who fought alongside Martin Luther King., Jr., for equal rights during the struggle against segregation in the 1960s, died Wednesday, an Alabama House spokesman said. He was 85.
The death of Newton, whose career included a historic term as the first black president pro tem of the Alabama House, comes as Birmingham prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a church bombing there that killed four girls and galvanized the civil rights movement across the nation.
At a time when Birmingham was the epicenter of a national movement to end racial segregation laws, Newton fought for the rights of demonstrators to march in the streets without the violent backlash by authorities that characterized the civil rights protests of the 1960s.
Newton pushed for marchers' rights on behalf of Martin Luther King, Jr., and joined the legal battle to allow blacks on juries. He was also the attorney who would get Luther King out of jail.
"He was not a major lawyer for Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., but he worked on individual cases, like when they would get arrested," said Rose Saunders, a Selma-based attorney and founder of the Voting Rights Museum.
"That generation of lawyers are unparalleled. They were working in the segregated South, using their legal skills to change things. They were at risk of being bombed, attacked and disbarred. He was one of the last," she added.
No information was available on the cause of death, and funeral arrangements had not been announced Wednesday afternoon, according to House spokesman Clay Redden.
"His 27 years of service to the Alabama Legislature and his incredible impact on the Civil Rights movement will forever be a powerful part of Alabama history," Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard said in a statement.
Elected to the statehouse in 1986, Newton served as president pro tem from 1998-2010. He earned his law degree from Boston University law school and was the father of two children, according to a biography on the statehouse website.
Writing by Karen Brooks in Austin, Texas; editing by Andrew Hay