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The Step Pyramid was built on top of a prototypical grain silo that was converted into a tomb
The Step Pyramid complex of Djoser contains a dozen shafts that appear to be grain storage bins accessible via tunnels connected to the bottom of the pits and linking to a central open stairwell. Interestingly, there is a shaft with similar dimensions right underneath the center of the Step Pyramid. The shaft obviously predates the pyramid. Access to the shaft was via a closed in stairwell linking to tunnels around it's base. It would appear that this was a prototype grain silo. Ventilation would have been a problem and it was likely that it was abandoned as a silo once the better ventilated silos were operational. The abandoned silo was subsequently used as a burial chamber for the Pharaoh when he died in the 5th year of the famine. It was encased with ornate limestone and sealed with a granite slab after the pharaoh's sarcophagus had been lowered into it. A mastaba was built on top of it using solid limestone blocks. Successive mastabas were added to bury the the Pharaoh's 3 wives and 11 daughters. The result was the Stepped Pyramid.
The enigma of chariots in the 3rd dynasty of Egypt is easily explained
The Bible records that Joseph was given a chariot to travel through Egypt.
If Joseph and Imhotep were the same person, this would mean that chariots existed in Egypt as early as the third dynasty.
In the third dynasty, only high officials like the pharaoh and his chancellor / sage / vizier were afforded a chariot to travel in.
Chariots in the 3rd dynasty were not horse drawn, they were carried by a procession of servants.
The Hebrew word 'merkabah' in the Bible can be translated as 'chariot' or 'riding seat'. It does not distinguish between a vehicle that is horse drawn or a vehicle that is carried.
In Joseph's time, this word is better translated as 'Riding Seat' as there were no horse drawn Chariots with wheels in the third dynasty.
Horse drawn chariots with wheels were used for military purposes and were not introduced until the late 12th / 13th dynasty.
Most of the chariots of the 12 & 13th dynasty were lost in the Red Sea at the time of the Exodus. Paintings depicting horse drawn chariots in the 12th dynasty would not have survived.
It is hardly surprising then that there are no findings of horse draw chariots before the Hyksos (15th dynasty) unless, of course, one accepts that the chariot wheels found in the Red Sea by Wyatt in 1978 were from the 12th and 13th dynasty.
The Pyramid Age began with Joseph and ended with Moses
The pyramids of Egypt remain one of the great wonders of the world.
How the Ancient Egyptians managed to cut the huge solid limestone blocks, transport them and lift them into position before the wheel was even invented remains a mystery.
The first pyramid to be built was the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser (Netjerikhet) which is part of a complex in Saqqara Egypt that appears to be a grain storage and distribution center. The Step Pyramid itself was built on top of a shaft that was originally used as a grain silo but then converted into a tomb for the Pharaoh. The Step Pyramid is really a series of Mastabas, made from solid limestone blocks, stacked up on top of one another. The Step Pyramid was used to bury Netjerikhet's 3 wives and 11 daughters and Netjerikhet's sarcophagus was placed on a platform in the shaft beneath the Stepped Pyramid.
The Step Pyramid was designed by Imhotep who may well be the Joseph of the Bible. Joseph and Imhotep have many similarities but have not been thought to be one in the same person because of discrepancies between the estimated dates of their existence.
The Step Pyramid became the standard for the burial of pharaohs in subsequent dynasties.
Joseph would have lived well into the fourth dynasty if he was Imhotep of the 3rd dynasty and would no doubt have served more than one pharaoh.
The great pyramids of Giza far surpass the size of the first pyramid at Saqqara and contain enormous blocks that still leave the experts puzzled as to how they could have been lifted into place with the technology of the day.
The 12th dynasty appears to have arisen out of the 11th dynasty based in Thebes which was contemporary with the 6th dynasty based in Memphis. The Middle Kingdom of Egypt, therefore, directly followed the Old Kingdom. There was no First Intermediate Period as such.
The pyramids of the 12th dynasty were made from mudbricks that contained straw as a reinforcement. Each pyramid would have contained millions upon millions of these mudbricks which were about 24 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches in size. The 12th dynasty pyramids thus had a core that was made of mud bricks but the outer veneer was made of limestone which was becoming more difficult to quarry by the 12th dynasty and therefore in short supply. Over the centuries, the outer veneer of limestone has fallen down and been pilfered exposing the inner mudbrick core.
Paradoxically, the first pyramids to have been built, those of the 3rd and 4th dynasty (Old Kingdom Pyramids), have stood the test of time better than those built in the 12th dynasty (Middle Kingdom Pyramids). This is because the Old Kingdom Pyramids were made entirely out of solid limestone blocks while the Middle Kingdom Pyramids were made largely from Mud Bricks (the core) and only had a veneer of limestone.
The pharaohs of the 12th dynasty would have required a large slave labor force to make the mudbricks for the 12th dynasty pyramids.
The Israelites had come to number around 2 million by the time of the Exodus. The seven pyramids of the 12th dynasty were built over a 200 year period. Flinders Petrie found evidence of a sudden massive exodus of slaves from the town of Kahun in the 13th dynasty. The town of Kahun was a semetic workers village where the builders of the 12th dynasty pyramids lived.
If the Israelite exodus took place in the 13th dynasty then it would seem likely that it was the Israelites who were enslaved during the 12th dynasty and given the task of making mudbricks for the pyramids. After the Exodus in the 13th dynasty, no more pyramids were built.
If the first pyramid was designed by an Israelite, Joseph-Imhotep, and the Israelites were slaves in Egypt up until the last pyramid of the 12th dynasty was built, then the Pyramid age would coincide with the Israelite Sojourn in Egypt! It therefore follows that the pyramid age spanned a 400 year period from around 1900BC to 1500BC.
Joseph directed the physicians in his service. He developed embalming techniques. Another one of his titles was Son of Ptah
Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, (Genesis 50:2)
Joseph-Imhotep produced many medical writings and was considered the father of modern medicine. The Greeks regarded him as the God of Healing.
Pilgrims in the Ptolemaic dynasty use to bring offerings to Imhotep (mummified animals) hoping to be healed, over 1000 years after his death. Thousands and thousands of mummified Ibis were found in pots in the Ibis Galleries connected to Imhotep's tomb. The tomb contained an empty sarcophagus orientated to the North. The sarcophagus was orientated to the North indicating that Imhotep did not worship the Sun God 'Ra' but rather the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Yhvh. His sarcophagus was empty because Moses and the Israelites took his bones when the Israelites left Egypt at the time of the Exodus.
Joseph was a very prominent person in Egyptian History. By the 18th dynasty, Netjerikhet was known after his vizier as Pharaoh Djoser; the Pharaoh of Joseph (or Zozer in Greek).
Joseph saved Egypt from a seven year famine and brought all the land of Egypt for the Pharaoh. He would have been a very prominent person in Egyptian History.
The Bible is silent about what Joseph did in the last 66 years of his life but it does say that when he died at the age of 110 years, he was given a Royal Egyptian burial.
It is quite likely that Joseph was the Imhotep of the third dynasty, the vizier of Pharaoh Netjerikhet and the designer of the Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara (which was really a grain storage and distribution centre).
After saving Egypt from a seven year famine, he continued to serve the Pharaohs of the 3rd and 4th dynasty and was, therefore, in a position to ensure the safety of his family, the Israelites who had settled in the best part of the Land of Ra and were rapidly increasing in number.
Joseph-Imhotep was responsible for burying the pharaoh when Netjerikhet died in the 5th year of the famine. Joseph-Imhotep decided to bury Netjerikhet in the first grain silo that he built (it was fraught with ventilation issues making it difficult to use as a grain silo anyway). The grain silo was to make an excellent tomb in which to place Netjerikhet's sarcophagus. Joseph-Imhotep just had to make a platform at the bottom of the silo and line the silo with ornate limestone and then lower the Sarcophagus into place. There was already a number of access tunnels which could be extended to become the galleries in which Netjeriket's funerary vessels and treasures were placed. Joseph-Imhotep sealed the tomb with a granite slab and then built a mastaba out of solid limestone on top. Prior to this, mastabas were much smaller structures and made out of mud bricks with a much smaller shaft in which the pharaoh was buried. As time went by, Joseph added more mastabas, made from solid limestone, to that of Netjerikhet's, to bury his 3 wives and 11 daughters. The mastabas were added initially on the same level but eventually were stacked on top of one another to give rise to a step pyramid structure that was finally faced with smooth limestone.
As time went by, Netjerikhet eventually became known after his vizier as Pharaoh Djoser (the Pharaoh of Joseph).
The Egyptians and the Greeks tried to deify him (Imhotep). Temples were built in Imhotep's name and pilgrims in the Ptolemaic period would bring mummified animals to offer to his tomb in the hope of being healed; over a 1000 years after Joseph-Imhotep's death!
Who were the pharaohs of the Oppression?
The Israelites numbered about 70 when they first came to live in Egypt at the invitation of the Pharaoh whose vizier was Jacob's 11th son Jospeh-Imhotep. They were allowed to live in the best part of the land; Goshen. Here they flourished and multiplied under the protection of Joseph who was second in charge of Egypt and had saved the country from a seven year famine by storing up grain to sell before the famine started. Joseph had brought up all the land of Egypt and had made the Pharaoh very rich and powerful. Joseph lived until the age of 110 years and served several pharaohs. When he died, he was embalmed and given a royal Egyptian burial – some 80 yrs after he first entered Egypt.
The Israelites came to Egypt in the 3rd dynasty when Netjerikhet was the Pharaoh. Pharaoh Netjerikhet came to be know as Pharaoh Djoser as time went by (the pharaoh of Joseph). The Israelites flourished and multiplied during the 3rd & 4th dynasties while Joseph was alive and continued to multiply during the 5th & 6th dynasties after his death. The 6th dynasty, which was based in Memphis in Lower Egypt, was contemporary with the 9th and 10th dynasties based in Herakleopolis and the 11th dynasty based in Thebes.
About 100 years after Joseph's death, a pharaoh who did not know Joseph came to power. Amenemhet I was the vizier of Mentuhotep IV of the 11th dynasty based in Thebes (Upper Egypt). He assassinated Mentuhotep IV of the 11th dynasty and took over both Upper and Lower Egypt to start what is known as the 12th dynasty (or Egypt's Middle Kingdom). The pharaohs of the middle kingdom did not like the Israelites and felt threatened by them. Fearing that they would join their enemies, they forced the Israelites into slavery.
The 12th dynasty pharaohs constructed their pyramids from mud brick with only a veneer of limestone. The 12th dynasty pharaohs needed a large slave labor force to make the mud bricks required for their pyramids. This became the task of the Israelites who by the time of the Exodus had come to number over two million. The 12th dynasty lasted some 200 years and during this time, 7 pyramids were constructed as well as the Labyrinth. The Labyrinth was considered one of wonders of the ancient world by Heroditis.
Moses was born during the co-reign of Senusret III and Amenemhet III about 4yrs into Amenemhet III's reign. Amenemhet III built two pyramids and the Labyrinth. He was very cruel to the Israelites and it was probably he who ordered the midwives to kill the Hebrew baby boys. His daughter Sobeknefru was childless and there was no male heir to the throne. Sobeknefru adopted a Hebrew baby Moses that she found in a basket amongst the reeds of the Nile and she brought him up as her own in her household. He was known as Amenemhet IV.
When Amenemhet IV was old enough, 30yrs, he began a co-regency with Amenemhet III. This lasted 9 yrs and then Amenemhet IV suddenly disappeared. This left no male heir to the throne. Consequently, Sobeknefru had to assume the throne but she only lived for 8yrs and then she died. When she died, the 12th dynasty ended and Egypt became unstable. There was a rapid succession of pharaohs in the 13th dynasty. The longest ruling was Neferhotep I who reigned for 11 years. It was Neferhotep I who was the pharaoh when Moses-Amenemhet IV returned from exile. Neferhotep I was the Exodus Pharaoh who chased the Israelites and whose army and chariots were drowned in the Red Sea.
Egypt was crippled by the Exodus of the Israelites and became vulnerable to invasion. Not long after the Exodus, the Hyksos, shepherd kings from Arabia, invaded Egypt and built a fort at Avaris. From there, they occupied and controlled Lower Egypt for the next 400years.
It was Joseph who set the precedent for Mega Tombs and Monuments for Pharaohs by burying Netjerikhet in a grain silo and stacking mastabas on top of it.
Joseph upsized the Mastaba to a Pyramid when he buried his pharaoh in a grain silo. He set the precedent for the pharaohs that followed. Few were able to surpass the solid limestone pyramid that Joseph-Imhotep erected. It was to become the gold standard for the burial of pharaohs in future dynasties.
The first grain silo Joseph – Imhotep built; hidden under the Step Pyramid!
The Left entrance would have required a ladder or a rope to get in and out while the Right entrance had stairs.
The main entrance leads straight to the Central Shaft in which Djoser's Sarcophagus was placed. The Right tunnel leads to another tunnel that gradually descends and connects to the galleries connecting to the bottom of the shaft. The Left entrance tunnel leads to a vertical shaft that connects to the another set of galleries that are a bit like a maze. The only way out would be through the central shaft to the galleries on the Right that connect to the stairs or to climb back up the vertical shaft in the Left entrance. If the central shaft was full of grain it would not be possible to cross through to the Right side from the Left. People who fell down the vertical shaft in the Left entrance tunnel would, therefore, be trapped if they survived the fall (unless they had a ladder or a rope to climb back up). This is a scary thought!
Djoser's sarcophagus was placed on a platform which was above the level of the galleries and tunnels that connected to the bottom of the shaft. It was therefore possible to cross from L to R through the central shaft underneath Djoser's sarcophagus when the shaft was being used as a tomb.


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Column: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer right to ask folks to show up at the office
Part of the job description of a columnist involves wading into quicksand. So, treacherous as it is, I have to address Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's order that her employees work at the office instead of at home.
Here's my take: I back Mayer, with a few provisos and to-be-sures. In Yahoo's troubled history, the times demand all hands on deck.
As much as we are tempted to judge the issue in a societal frame -- we all want parents to have more flexible working hours -- this is primarily about one company's fate.
Given that, we have to give leeway to a CEO who has been brought in with the mission of shaking up the status quo.
I understand the objections. As I write these words, I am at the Mercury News bureau at San Jose City Hall, a remote location that Mayer might or might not approve.
In judging the Yahoo CEO's order, you nonetheless have to take three factors into account.
First, in the big sense, she's right. Any tech company profits from interactions among employees -- the idea dropped at the water cooler, a piece of code made more elegant, the odd avenue of inspiration.
Anyone who has covered the valley knows that initial ideas can morph into something else. PayPal began with the idea of splitting up payments between friends. It made its success as an enabler of online transactions.
This is stuff that can't be captured completely in email or Skype.
It can't be planned for a 2:30 meeting. Mayer's edict honors the power of serendipity. When we don't know what direction creativity will take us, we do better together.
Second, Yahoo faces a more difficult situation than other companies. While it enjoys a great legacy, the Internet pioneer is fighting for its future, having squandered its natural advantages to Google and Facebook.
In some sense, Yahoo needs to think like a startup -- with the urgent vision that has kindled the valley's best ideas.
While startups may have a star or two who telecommutes, the creative leaders usually show up to argue with one another and chart the future.
Finally, the edict won't prevail as much as the stories suggest. It helps to think of Mayer's order in market terms. She clearly is ready to part with some folks who work at home. The order implies she doesn't have great respect for remote engineers.
But if she has a star -- and for now, the stars tend to go to Facebook or Google -- my guess is that she'll be open to a deal allowing them to work part-time from home.
Sure, you can raise complaints. If someone has to commute two hours, it wastes time. Young parents should have the right to flexibility in work hours. Face time doesn't equal production. Loudmouths mar the creativity at the office.
But this is an emergency time for Yahoo, and ordinary rules don't apply. Mayer's goal of a tighter and more creative organization trumps notions of individual freedom.
It could all change. Yahoo could return to its old perks. For now, though, I'm willing to bet the company needs live bodies present and talking face-to-face.


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A Lyndonville gas station is still picking up debris after a truck, barreling through flashing red crossing lights, crashed into the nose of a speeding train Tuesday.
"This doesn't happen here, this is what you see on TV!" said Danielle Altman, manager of M & M Beverage, whose surveillance camera caught the collision.
A crash of metal, wheels and flying papers was the scene that played out in front of Altman's eyes.
"I heard the train and looked up to see the back end of the truck flying down the tracks," she said.
As shown by the tape, a tractor-trailer carrying recycled papers speeds through flashing signals, smashes into the train, and skids along Route 5 in Lyndonville. Police, firefighters and town crews responded.
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Jackie Robinson is remembered for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, but he played a less heralded role in Republican politics and black community activism. Robinson was a vital voice of reason in the early '60's as the black liberation movement in the urban north grew more radicalized. He struggled to preserve an older, conservative vision of social progress against a wave of left-wing extremism.
In his biography, Robinson described what drew him to Republican politics:
"I believed blacks ought to become producers, manufacturers, developers and creators of businesses, providers of jobs. For too long we had been spending too much money on liquor while we owned too few liquor stores and were not even manufacturing it.
"If you found a black man making shoes or candy or ice cream, he was a rarity. We talked about not having capital, but we needed to learn to take a chance, to be daring, to pool capital, to organize our buying power so that the millions we spent did not leave our communities to be stacked up in some downtown bank.
"In addition to the economic security we could build with green power, we could use economic means to reinforce black power. How much more effective our demands for a piece of the action would be if we were negotiating from the strength of self-reliance rather than stating our case in the role of a beggar or someone crying out for charity."
This was a sharp contrast with the dominant values that were emerging in the black community in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. For the growing black left in the '60's oppression was defined, not resolved, by capitalism. In the early '60's men like Robinson found themselves trapped. The Republican Party, which had long been the outlet for their values, was looking to Dixie for votes. Though they saw little to like in the priorities of the Democratic Party, the climate for African-Americans in the GOP was becoming increasingly difficult.
The 1964 Republican Convention was the first to give white Southerners a significant role. Not surprisingly, it also featured lowest black representation ever at a GOP national convention. Not coincidentally, the second lowest was 2012.
Robinson described his experience in his biography, I Never Had It Made:
"I felt the GOP was a minority party in term of numbers of registered voters and could not win unless they updated their social philosophy and sponsored candidates and principles to attract the young, the black, and the independent voter.
"I said this often from public, and frequently Republican, platforms. By and large Republicans had ignored blacks and sometimes handpicked a few servile leaders in the black community to be their token "n___rs". How would I sound trying to go all out to sell Republicans to black people? They're not buying. They know better…
"A Barry Goldwater victory would insure that the GOP would be completely the white man's party. What happened at San Francisco when Senator Goldwater became the Republican standard-bearer confirmed my prediction…
"That convention was one of the most unforgettable and frightening experiences of my life… A new breed of Republicans had taken over the GOP…It was a terrible hour for the relatively few black delegates who were present.
"Distinguished in their communities, identified with the cause of Republicanism, an extremely unpopular cause among blacks, they had been served notice that the party they had fought for considered them just another bunch of "n___rs". They had no real standing in the convention, no clout. They were unimportant and ignored…
"One bigot from one of the Deep South states actually threw acid on a black delegate's suit jacket and burned it. Another one, from the Alabama delegation where I was standing at the time of the Rockefeller speech, turned on me menacingly…"
What Robinson describes is eerily familiar. He complains that blacks were reduced to token status, rolled out to recite party lines but ignored or exiled if they tried to influence policy. Their concerns were marginalized, their participation merely tolerated, their voices drowned.
Robinson continued to work as an adviser to Republican Gov. Rockefeller well into the '70's, but he backed Lyndon Johnson and every subsequent Democratic Presidential nominee. The priorities he expressed for the black community remain to this day largely ignored on both the left and right, with the exception of a brief flowering led by the late Jack Kemp.
The values that drew Jackie Robinson to the GOP are more popular and relevant than ever. Unfortunately, the forces that drove him away are more influential in the GOP now than they have ever been. We can't seize the opportunity of our potential appeal without releasing our grip on a dead vision of white cultural supremacy. Can we ever tolerate women, Hispanics, and African-Americans who are more than token voices parroting an approved line? If Republicans can find the confidence and courage to embrace authentic cultural diversity a new era of political dominance waits for us.
The full piece and discussion are at the GOPLifer Blog.


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McHENRY – Saturday morning, Scott Dehn received the long-awaited news that the McHenry Outdoor Theater will get the digital projector it so desperately needs.
It probably wasn't quite the way he'd envisioned the moment going.
Dehn, the theater's owner, was in the middle of an on-camera interview with a crew he'd been told was from a film-related website. Turns out, the crew was from Honda, and they were there to reveal that McHenry Outdoor has won one of five digital projectors the company is giving away through "Project Drive-In."
"The interviewer, the last question he asked me was, 'How does it feel to win a digital projector?'" Dehn said.
Dehn told the guy he'd misunderstood the situation, and that the theater hadn't won anything yet. That's when the crew revealed they were from Honda and that McHenry Outdoor had won, Dehn said.
"I just fell down to my knees and broke down for a little bit," he said. "It was pretty emotional."
Dehn has been trying to find a way to update the theater's equipment since he took it over in early 2012.
Because of the movie industry's ongoing switch from 35 mm film to digital – a format cheaper for studios and distributors – theaters across the country are having to move fast to install digital projectors. Otherwise, their owners are left choosing from a dwindling selection of movies produced on the old format.
The change has hit smaller, independent theaters hardest, and threatens many home-grown drive-ins like McHenry Outdoor.
Last year, Dehn's campaign on the fundraising website Kickstarter to raise $130,000 for the projector and accompanying maintenance fell short. Kickstarter projects that don't reach their goals don't receive any of the funds that donors pledge, so Dehn had to go back to the drawing board.
Through online efforts and other donations, the theater had raised $5,000 toward the switch. But under Project Drive-In, Honda's attempt to help preserve what they call an "iconic part of American car culture," Dehn turned his attention to asking for votes rather than money.
It worked. Voters willed McHenry Outdoor to a spot among the contest's five winners.
"They came together to support something they love," Dehn said. "I couldn't be more proud to say I'm from McHenry."
He said it was like getting "the weight of the world" lifted off his shoulders when he found out his theater would survive the switch to digital.
The extra $5,000 raised will go toward other repairs. Dehn plans to have the theater revamped and running with the digital projector by next season.
"There's a lot of beautification and a lot of repair work that will be done," he said.
For now, it's time to celebrate. Dehn was with family and friends Saturday night at the drive-in for a showing of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
"I think we're just going to take a deep breath and enjoy the moment, enjoy these last few days of 35 mm film we've got left," he said.
Dehn wasn't the only one soaking in the evening Saturday. Cars flooded the theater parking lot as the sun disappeared. Families sat out lawn chairs and tables or piled in the back of pickup trucks. Many curled into blankets as the air cooled.
"It's awesome," said Cheryl Burke, of Cary, who was playing Scrabble with her husband, Jim, and 15-year-old son, Adam, before the movie started. They'd been planning to come out anyway but when they heard about the projector, a movie became a must.
"We own 'Ferris Buehler,'" Cheryl Burke said, laughing. "But we came here to watch."
Ed and Tammie Majkrzak and their kids Gracee, 11, and Alayna, 8, who live so close to the theater they can tune into its radio station from home, were similarly familiar with the classic flick. But it didn't matter. The theater is about the experience, they said.
"We've never seen it on the big screen," Tammie Majkrzak said.
Before the movie started, Dehn spoke through the radio to the crowd, thanking them for their support. Theater-goers responded with car horns that played like applause.
"Wow," Dehn said. "What a night."


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Webster University Earns Highest Score in the St. Louis Green Business Challenge
Dec. 12, 2013
ST. LOUIS - Webster University was presented the Award of Merit in the Owner category for Greatest Gain and overall highest point total among the 80 participating businesses in the St. Louis Green Business Challenge Awards Ceremony, held Tuesday morning.
The award was presented to President Elizabeth "Beth" Stroble and Webster Sustainability Coordinator Brad Wolaver by the St. Louis Regional Chamber and the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden. This is only the second year that Webster University has submitted an entry in the annual challenge.
"It was truly an honor for our university community to be recognized for the many efforts made to become better stewards of the environment," President Stroble said. "Our Sustainability Coalition has provided leadership for advocating and implementing changes at all of our locations, and this award reflects the enthusiasm with which our students, faculty and staff have adopted the culture of sustainability and, in many cases, exceeded all expectations."
"Our second year of participating in the St. Louis Green Business Challenge has been marked by significant progress made in integrating our sustainability operations into the everyday culture and planning across the campus and community," Wolaver said. "We benefited from the resources, participating businesses and access to experts that have aided us in advancing our sustainability plans."
The St. Louis Green Business Challenge assists member-companies and organizations in adopting sustainable business practices that help grow the region's green economy, reduce environmental impact and improve bottom lines. Sustainability teams work through a scorecard of strategies to reduce energy, waste and water consumption, engage employees, improve indoor environmental quality, expand clean transportation options, increase biodiversity, and improve the built environment.
"Advancing sustainability and growing the region's green economy help achieve the Chamber's purpose of St. Louis to be one of the top 10 U.S. regions in prosperity," said Eric Schneider, senior director of policy development at the St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce. "With our St. Louis Green Business Challenge Awards, we are proud to recognize these green leaders in our community who make St. Louis a more attractive place to live, work and invest."
Significant accomplishments achieved by Webster University this year include receiving LEED Gold certification for East Academic Building, the first new academic building on the Webster Groves campus since 1998, and the first LEED Gold certified building in Webster Groves. The LEED Green Building Rating System is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. The program was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Certification levels are no-color, silver, gold and platinum.
The East Academic Building previously was recognized for numerous sustainability features, including The Anheuser-Busch Foundation Native Plant Rain Garden, which was awarded "best in category" by the St. Louis chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects to garden designers, SWT Design.
Commonly known as the "Natural Area," the pond behind the parking garage also demonstrates Webster University's sustainability efforts. Students, faculty, and staff are using green infrastructure on campus to create a series of diverse, terrestrial and aquatic habitats that can benefit from storm water runoff while offering an educational, research, and recreational natural space to enjoy. The Missouri Department of Conservation awarded the university the Community Stewardship Grant in recognition of Webster's sustainability efforts and to support the development of habitats and outreach efforts for the Natural Area.
Webster University took a significant step this summer when it retrofitted the gymnasium with all LED fixtures. This upgrade, in partnership with Ameren, Lighting Associates, and Bell Electric, resulted in a 60 percent energy savings, increased lighting levels for athletic competitions, and provided much needed lighting controls. Ameren, St. Louis Public Schools, and other organizations have visited to see one of the first LED installations in a university gym in the St. Louis area.
St. Louis area Webster University students, faculty, and staff may also take advantage of St. Louis' growing alternative transportation options. The Webster University UPass allows all members of the Webster University community to ride both the Metrobus and Metrolink for free. It's part of the University's commitment to making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable.
In past years, Webster has installed solar-powered recycling compactors and instituted a comprehensive recycling program that includes recycling baskets in every office, in building hallways, and through a waste diversion program that removes further recyclable materials from waste such as electronics and organic compostable.
Webster University, also hosted two important regional events since 2011; the Annual Global Sustainability Conference and the Annual Sustainability Institute for kindergarten through 12th grade educators. These efforts have a combined reach of more than 1,500 educators, professionals, and students throughout the region. Next year, Webster University will host the "Critical Conversations on Sustainability" conference, with the theme of energy. This event will promote innovative thinking about sustainability by fostering critical discourse and respectful conversations representing a variety of viewpoints. The keynote speaker is Sandra Steingraber, an anti-fracking leader and renowned ecologist. To learn more about Webster University's conference and other sustainability initiatives, visit http://www.webster.edu/sustainability.
The 80 participating businesses in this year's challenge included Ameren, Tarlton,
Novus, SWT Design, Microgrid Solar, Lambert St. Louis Airport, Washington University
in St. Louis, and others. For more information about the St. Louis Green Business
Challenge, visit http://www.stlouisgreenchallenge.com, or read their story about the event at https://shop.stlregionalchamber.com/SBAWEB/forms/ONE/index.html.
With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University (www.webster.edu) is the only Tier 1, private, non-profit U.S.-based university providing a network of international residential campuses and a robust online learning program. Founded in 1915, Webster University's campus network today includes metropolitan, military and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional campuses in Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa. The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.


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THOMAS SABO's Glam & Soul range is made up of versatile women's jewellery and watches perfect for all styles and occasions. From classic and feminine designs to extravagant statements, you can express your own personal style with jewellery that perfectly complements your look. The Glam & Soul women's jewellery collection includes a wide range of necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and more. Crafted from 925 Sterling silver these pieces are finished with 18k yellow and rose gold plating and stunning colourful stones. Bring out your feminine side and decorate yourselves with pieces that are unique to you. Glamorous, sporty or timeless: match your jewellery to a stunning women's watch from this classy collection for a statement yet elegant look.
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A combination of beautiful ranges makes up the Glam & Soul women's jewellery collection meaning that there is something for everyone. If you like a simple yet stylish look, opt for ear studs, necklaces and more from the Classic Silver range that is full of geometric shapes and complete with a classic feel. If you are looking for the perfect statement pieces for a special occasion, the Kingdom of Dreams women's jewellery range is just what you need as it enchants with the magic of a starry night sky . Discover symbolic jewellery perfect for a gift or treat yourself to pieces with symbols such as the Dreamcatcher, Hand of Fatima, hearts or romantic intertwined links from the Together range.
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Kevin Pietersen has apologised to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for text messages sent to South African players during the drawn second Test at Headingley.
Last weekend, Pietersen was dramatically dropped from England's squad for this week's third and final Test at Lord's, despite scoring a superb 149 at Headingley, after failing to reveal the contents of those text messages.
Some of those texts are said to include derogatory comments about England captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower.
Pietersen's inability to either say whether the messages were true, or indeed apologise for them if they were, led England to omit him from the third Test which starts on Thursday.
However, former England captain Alec Stewart told BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday: "I'm hearing he's now apologised but hasn't had any confirmation back from the ECB."
As another day in the extraordinary saga drew to a close, there was no formal word from the ECB as to whether they had received an apology from Pietersen.
Earlier, Strauss entered the debate over the omission of Pietersen, saying he regretted "dirty laundry" being aired in public.
"I've always got on with Kevin," Strauss told Sky Sports. "I've tried to be honest with him; he's been honest with me.
"That's why this has all been a bit of a surprise to me," Strauss said.
"I think the discontent that Kevin had with the board over his contract situation was one that the players didn't get involved in -- and I didn't really get involved in, if I'm honest.
"But over the last week I have had to get involved, because there have been issues a little bit more central to his relationship with the other players and our ability to perform out in the middle."
Strauss added: "I'm a big believer in not airing dirty laundry in public.
"It's one of our core values in our team that what goes on in the dressing room stays in the dressing room.
"Any time anyone has fallen foul of that they have been disciplined -- and rightly so.
"It's about mutual respect and trust, and that is a core issue that is central to resolving this."
Tensions between Pietersen and the England hierarchy have been escalating all summer, with the South Africa-born batsman retiring from limited overs internationals after England refused his wish to opt out of 50-over matches while still playing Twenty20s.
Then came his extraordinary press conference after the Headingley Test, where he speculated the match at Lord's might be his "last Test".
And last week, on the eve of the squad announcement for Lord's, he took to YouTube to insist he was now available to play for England in all formats.
Meanwhile England's Stuart Broad has insisted he'd no role in a parody Twitter account for Pietersen.
The account - KP Genius - was set up by a friend of Broad, Richard Bailey, and had been thought to have contributed to dressing room tensions, with Pietersen reportedly concerned some of his team-mates were involved
But all-rounder Broad insisted Tuesday: "I would like to confirm that I had no involvement in this whatsoever.
"As has been widely reported Mr Bailey is a friend of mine, but we had no conversations regarding this issue at all and I am pleased that he has now decided to close the parody account down."
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Friends, I had such good intentions. I knew I would be able to spend some time in here today, and I had so very many things up my sleeve that I have been dying to share. The wisteria, for one, which spent the better part of the past eight days transforming my yard into a brilliant purple wonderland, and of which I took something like twelve bazillion photographs. And then there was the pimento cheese recipe that I obtained from Southern Soul BBQ and which I whipped up yesterday and greedily scarfed down for lunch today, piled high atop toasted ciabatta from my favorite local bakery.
Quite seriously, the most perfect pimento cheese recipe and one which I have not been able to stop thinking about since I first fell in love with it at a wedding last month. Really, I promise to be back here soon with this recipe. It would be rude to keep it to myself.
Oh, and those roasted sweet potato wedges from last night, all charred and smoky, crispy on the outside, creamy and velvety smooth on the inside; and the date-nut truffles that use neither sugar nor butter and which are simply the most wonderful little bites of healthy decadence...
But then I made a fatal mistake. I was fooling around on Pinterest (because it is Sunday afternoon and I can waste all the time I want), and I typed 'coffee ice cream' into the search box (silly me) which yielded a recipe for Affogato Mocha. I am sure it will come as no surprise that, without thinking twice, I put down the computer and went straight to the kitchen (mistake #3, if anyone is still keeping score).
Affogato Mocha, you see, is a very simple and elegant little dessert made up of ice cream drowned in espresso - sort of like a milkshake, only not blended, and much more glorious. There are countless variations, many of which call for chocolate ice cream or gelato, but it is no secret that I find coffee to be the greatest flavor known to man.
I had coffee ice cream in my freezer, coffee liqueur in the pantry, a tiny container of grated dark chocolate in the refrigerator, and a French Press just waiting to be filled with double-strength coffee. It was fate. I would have been mad to resist.
Within minutes, the adults in the house were in a state of bliss, slurping up the last drops of this luscious and sinful easy little dessert. I would have been remiss to not run straight here to share it with you. Cheers.
AFFOGATO MOCHA, serves 2
- 2 scoops coffee ice cream
- 4 Tbs espresso or double-strength brewed coffee (still hot)
- 2 to 4 Tbs coffee liqueur
- 2 Tbs grated dark chocolate
- Place one scoop of ice cream in each of two small bowls.
- Pour 2 Tbs espresso over each scoop of ice cream.
- Pour 1 to 2 Tbs coffee liqueur over each scoop.
- Top each bowl with 1 Tbs grated dark chocolate.
- Serve immediately.


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OTTAWA — Expect a Canada Day like Parliament Hill has never seen and massive, enthusiastic crowds across the country when Prince William and his new bride visit Canada this summer, Heritage Minister James Moore says.
"This royal visit will be on a size and scale like nothing Canada has seen perhaps since the royal visit that happened in 1986 for the opening of Expo 86 in Vancouver, when Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited," he said Monday shortly after the tour itinerary of the newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was announced. "This will be, in a word, massive in terms of its scale and media coverage internationally."
In their first official visit abroad since their April 29 wedding commanded global attention, the couple will tour Canada from June 30 to July 8. They will kick off their visit with Canada Day in Ottawa before stopping in Montreal on July 2 and Quebec City on July 3 on their way to Charlottetown. Following an overnight stay in Charlottetown, they will travel to Summerside, P.E.I., on July 4 and then head north to Yellowknife from July 4 to 6. They wind up their Canadian tour in Calgary from July 6 to 8, where they will attend the opening of the Calgary Stampede.
This is the third royal tour in Canada in the last two years, following Queen Elizabeth's visit last summer and Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles' tour in November 2009.
When the Queen visited — also taking part in Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa — 18 journalists from the United Kingdom accompanied her, Moore said, but 85 foreign journalists have already registered to join William and Kate's Canadian tour, highlighting the enormous interest in the newlyweds.
"Canada Day on the Hill is going to be massive, there's no question about it," Moore said. "The media inquiries are through the roof. I expect it to be absolutely one of the biggest and best Canada Day celebrations that Parliament Hill has ever seen."
The Queen's 2010 visit cost Canadian taxpayers about $2 million, but Moore said the cost of the Duke and Duchess's trip will be "significantly less." The smaller price tag is because they're slated to attend pre-existing events rather than those planned specifically for their visit, such as the state dinner held at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York hotel in honour of Queen Elizabeth last year, he said.
Rumours have swirled that Catherine's childhood attachment to Anne of Green Gables inspired the stop in Summerside where the fictional redhead was said to live, and there's speculation that the couple will visit the Calgary airfield where the Duchess's late grandfather, Peter Middleton, trained pilots during the Second World War.
Aside from Canada Day and the Stampede, the exact details of William and Catherine's visit will be kept under wraps until closer to their arrival, due to both security considerations and the fact that some details are still being finalized, Moore said.
This will be Prince William's third tour of Canada, after previous visits in 1991 and 1998, and Catherine's first visit to this part of the Commonwealth.
While some prominent Canadian cities such as Vancouver and Toronto have been left off the couple's itinerary for this visit, Moore says there was a concerted effort to ensure each region of the country got a close encounter with the royal family over the last two years.
"All these royal visits — as I said, this is the third in two years — absolutely have the dynamic of making sure the public have access to the visiting couple," he said. "In the nine days of this visit, I think they've really gone out of their way to take in as much of Canada's diversity as possible."


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The Week Ahead: Second-half answers on deck
All-Star break to shine spotlight on New York before action resumes Friday
The Cardinals beat their rival Cubs in Wrigley Field on Sunday night to finish with 57 victories in the first half -- the most in the National League and only one behind Major League-leading Boston.
That's a lot to digest right there, but now we're off to New York -- Citi Field, to be exact -- for Tuesday's All-Star Game, and the baseball world will get a well-deserved breather and time to celebrate until it all starts up again Friday.
Even though we'll all be watching as the best players in the game determine who will win home-field advantage for the World Series, we'll surely also be wondering what's on tap once the break ends. And at the end of this week, we'll start to find out.
Here are five teams worth watching closely for the second installment of the Major League summer as All-Star week kicks into high gear:
Los Angeles Dodgers
How about those Dodgers? Everyone looked at their stacked roster and huge payroll before the season started and proclaimed it a World Series-or-bust year. Injuries hit them hard and they found themselves mired toward the bottom of the NL West, but manager Don Mattingly kept things calm, phenom Yasiel Puig arrived, they got a bit healthier and now they're a buzzsaw. Sunday's loss in Colorado was a brief setback, but they're still at .500 (47-47) and only 2 1/2 games out of first place.
The Dodgers just traded for Ricky Nolasco to join a resurgent starting staff that is grooving right now with ace Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and lefties Hyun-Jin Ryu and Chris Capuano all giving Los Angeles a good chance in each start. The Dodgers are getting hits with runners in scoring position. They're doing what it takes to win.
"It's been a lot of fun, things have turned around," second baseman Mark Ellis said. "We're playing better baseball. Any time you can play good baseball and win games and do the right things, it's going to be a lot more fun."
Pittsburgh Pirates
It's been a fun first half for the Pirates, but those are words we heard the past two years before they faded down the stretch. This time around, things sure do seem different, however. More than ever, the team looks like a lock to finish the year with a winning record for the first time since 1992, which will be a big accomplishment in itself. But you can tell in watching manager Clint Hurdle's gritty bunch that they want more. A lot more. And they just might have the roster to do it.
Entering the break, Pittsburgh is only a game behind St. Louis. The Pirates lost to the Mets on Sunday, but their 56 victories are the most for a Bucs club prior to the All-Star break since their 1971 World Series championship season.
"That's good," Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen said. "But we've still got a whole season to play. It's good what we're doing, but we got to get ready for tomorrow, then for the next half."
Oakland Athletics
The A's have been playing with that kind of attitude since their dramatic turnaround in the middle of last season, and the momentum, their young pitching and a masterful job by manager Bob Melvin has them right there again. Oakland enters the break with a two-game cushion on the Rangers in the AL West, and the race for that division is setting up an awful lot like last year's, which went down to the last game of the regular season.
The Angels would like to have something to say about the final standings in the West, but their break-preceding sweep at the hands of the Mariners in Seattle has them still under .500 and searching for answers.
Detroit Tigers
Maybe the Tigers will get the answers. They didn't catch fire until late last year, but once they did, they were everyone's choice to win the World Series. Detroit didn't quite get that done, but Justin Verlander's flirtation with a no-hitter on Sunday indicates he's back in prime ace form, and that sets up well for another second-half run.
The Tigers will need to be that good, too, because Terry Francona's rebuilt Cleveland Indians club is right there with Detroit, having won four in a row to close to within a game and a half of the AL Central lead.
Boston Red Sox
Speaking of Francona, take a look at his old team. The Red Sox have been getting it done on all sides of the ball en route to a huge rebound from a difficult 2012 season under Bobby Valentine, Francona's predecessor.
With Tampa Bay, Baltimore and the Yankees not far behind them, however, they'll need to keep getting what they've been getting from the usual suspects (Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury) and the surprise contributors who have them back on top.
As for players, we'll be wondering what the break might bring for Baltimore's Chris Davis, who hit his Major League-leading 37th home runs of the year on Sunday, for Miguel Cabrera, who still has a shot at a second consecutive Triple Crown (if Davis goes cold any time soon), and for Puig, who's been banged up over the last week but has been playing through the pain.
We'll be wondering if Detroit starter Max Scherzer will come back and win another 13 games in a row after suffering his first loss. Can he get to 25 victories in a season? Can he get even more?
And in New York and elsewhere across the grand baseball landscape, we'll be wondering about Derek Jeter, who came back from a fractured ankle suffered in last year's playoffs only to be sidelined again with a tight quad after his return game.
The Yankees are still in the hunt in the ultra-tight AL East, but they need their Captain. Can he make it back soon?
These are just some of the questions around the big leagues as we take a Midsummer (Classic) break. Soon enough, we'll have even more answers.


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New dimensions, hitting coach at top of Inbox
Beat reporter Greg Johns answers Mariners fans' questions
-- Frank K., Kirkland, Wash.
To date the only work done has been to take down some of the padding on the left-field wall, but action figures to heat up after the Thanksgiving holiday. The club just received final drawings from the architect in charge of the project, so the major work should begin soon.
The new wall won't look much different -- except possibly in the left-center power alley where the biggest change will take place. For fans, the most noticeable change will be removal of the hand-operated scoreboard in left field. That will be moved to a new location and will lower that section of the wall to the same eight-foot height as the rest of the fence.
When are the Mariners going to hire a real hitting coach who has experience actually playing the game of baseball? Their new hitting coach was a lifetime bench player. Why in the world would they hire a pinch-hitting specialist?
-- Christian H., Redlands, Calif.
Some of the best managers and coaches never even played Major League baseball and very few former MLB stars become great managers and coaches after their playing days are done. New Mariners hitting coach Dave Hansen was best known as a pinch-hitting specialist during his 15-year Major League career, which makes him a guy who spent a whole lot of time studying pitchers and the art of hitting. I don't see that as a negative.
But the key for any coach is being able to communicate with players and help get the most out of them. There's no sure-fire formula there. Experience at the Major League level can be a plus, but it isn't mandatory.
With 15 years in the Majors, Hansen certainly has experience. The man he's replacing, Chris Chambliss, was an 18-year Major League veteran who played on six World Series title teams. The Mariners previously employed Paul Molitor as hitting coach and the Hall of Famer lasted one season. Frank Howard, Don Baylor and Chambliss were all former All-Stars who've had their turns as Mariners hitting coaches. But two of the club's most successful hitting coaches were Lee Elia (who hit .203 in 212 career at-bats in the Majors) and Jeff Pentland, who never played in the big leagues.
I've read a few articles saying the Mariners are one of the teams that will likely bid for Josh Hamilton. Is that true?
-- Ryan H., Bellevue, Wash.
The Mariners will be mentioned as being in conversation with many of the top free agents this offseason for two simple reasons: They have money to spend, with Ichiro's $18 million salary off the books, and they need offensive help.
Hamilton's case will be fascinating as he clearly is the best hitter available, but he comes with some risks. The Mariners -- and many teams -- surely will be interested if he's willing to sign a shorter-term contract, but if he sticks with early conjecture of wanting a seven-year, $175 million deal, that will narrow the field considerably.
I expect the Mariners to either sign or trade for a proven veteran hitter this offseason. Who that will wind up being is anybody's guess at this point.
Can Carlos Triunfel be the infield reserve and play third, shortstop and second next year?
-- Thiago O., Sao Paulo, Brazil
With Munenori Kawasaki being released, there definitely is an opening for a utility infielder next season and Triunfel is a contender, though it remains to be seen if Seattle signs anyone else over the winter. Triunfel has played mostly shortstop in the Minors, along with a little second base. He's played just one game at third in his entire pro career -- in Double-A in 2009 -- but the Mariners were impressed with his arm strength last year and it seems logical to give him a look there next spring as well as continuing to develop him at shortstop.
Do you think the Mariners will make an attempt to sign Ichiro? His time in New York showed he understands he may not be starting every day anymore, and most of all, it just feels wrong to see him in anything but a Mariners jersey.
-- Jacob R., Boulder, Colo.
No, I think Ichiro relished his new challenge and surroundings and the Mariners need to continue moving a new direction and use his salary and right-field position to pursue more of a run-producing veteran who can hit in the middle of the lineup and be part of the future.
Why is it that when teams have money to spend, like the Mariners, they must use it to buy more players? Why not use it to add to the stadium or equipment, etc.?
-- Talib M., Cleveland, Ga.
Teams do spend money on equipment and stadium improvements, it just falls under a different budget. Player payroll gets most of the attention of fans and media, but every team budgets for other costs as well. The Mariners are upgrading Safeco Field this offseason with new fences and scoreboards. They just announced a $7 million project for a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic to boost their international program. These kind of capital expenses are part of doing business as well.
Do you see the Mariners trading Jason Vargas?
-- Adrian G., Bordentown, N.J.
I don't have a crystal ball, but I would be surprised to see Vargas moved this offseason. My sense is the Mariners like the trio of Felix Hernandez, Vargas and Hisashi Iwakuma atop their rotation and feel they can supplement those veterans with youngsters like Erasmo Ramirez, Blake Beavan and their group of top prospects to form a pretty good starting staff. But if they deal one of the veterans, they'd need to go pursue somebody else in free agency and that figures to be more costly than working out a deal with Vargas in his final year of arbitration.
That said, Vargas becomes a free agent after next season unless the Mariners lock him up to a multi-year contract. So if the club isn't in contention next July, he certainly could be on the trade market at that time. And they might want to see how he fares in the re-configured Safeco Field before offering any long-term deals.


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U.S. Specialty Printing Consumables Market is Expected to Reach USD 28.1 Billion in 2018: Transparency Market Research
12 Feb, 2013, 10:30 GMT
ALBANY, New York, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "U.S. Specialty Printing Consumables Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the U.S. specialty printing consumables market was valued at USD 19.7 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 28.1 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2013 to 2018.
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Among the product types, specialty substrate is expected to see a significant growth primarily due to increased ownership of digital cameras which results in higher in-house printing. The U.S. demand for toners is expected to reach USD 13.6 billion in 2018. Among the applications, the consumer and packaging industry is expected to witness strong growth owing to the stabilizing economy and increasing income levels which would see an increased demand from the food & beverage packaging industry. Printing consumables demand for office and professional applications is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2013 to 2018.
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Printing consumable demand is primarily expected to be driven by the improving U.S. economy and business environment over the next five years. Specialty printing consumables are used across a host of businesses requiring paper documentation such as law firms, supply chain management companies and advertising and print media companies. The increasing number of offices and businesses, including SMEs in the region has expanded the consumer base for printers, subsequently boosting market revenue. In addition, the increasing ownership of digital cameras has led to higher demand for in-house printing that further spurs the demand for these consumables. However, the shift in preference to electronic media coupled with volatile raw material costs are expected to be a major hindrance for the growth of the market. Also, the "Go Paperless" movement across the region has increased consumer environment awareness, resulting in a dip in sale of these printing consumables.
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Key participants operating in the U.S. specialty printing consumables market include DIC Corporation, Canon Incorporated, Xerox Corporation and Hewlett Packard among others. This study provides a detailed competitive landscape with company share analysis and detailed profiles of companies mentioned above. The study presents a comprehensive assessment of the stakeholder strategies and winning imperatives for them by segmenting the Specialty Printing Consumables market as below:
Specialty Printing Consumables market, by product type
- Toner
- Ink
- Specialty Substrate
- Chemicals
Specialty Printing Consumables market, application types
- Office and professional application
- Commercial printing and publishing application
- Other application (packaging and consumer)
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Perhaps some small updates to the next design could be made so that, if required, the header in question could be removed and re-soldered to an alternative position (along a bit, then either in or out by an appropriate amount for 2.54mm pitch).
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Zombies, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scoutsstevejb68 on September 27, 2013 in Film & Books
It is Friday night. More than likely, somewhere in this country there is a group of Boy Scout teens watching a horror movie of some sort. While in decades past these movies may have included Frankenstein, the werewolf, Dracula, or the mummy, today's youth seem to love teen wolves, sparkling vampires, serial killers, or the worse of all – zombies! Between World War Z and the television series The Walking Dead, zombies are the rage today.
I like a good horror movie, but I am not big on the gore. I prefer suspense instead of seeing blood gushing 50 feet into the air. I prefer movies like Spielberg's original Poltergeist. I have yet to see a Saw movie, and I really have no desire to see one. I laughed through the original Halloween movie when I saw it in the theater, except for that one part when the dead guy swung out of the kitchen closet.
Back to zombies. I hate zombies. Several months after seeing the original black and white Night Of The Living Dead on late night PBS twenty-some years ago I had one of the worse nightmares of my life. And that movie is basically PG-13 by today's standards. I watched the first season of The Walking Dead when I received the dvd's from Netflix. I have not watched any other seasons. I did like Shawn Of The Dead however. I thought it was hilarious.
So when I read an article online today about a new movie about to be made it sent mixed feelings through my system. Paramount Pictures hopes to start production on a new movie in the spring of next year. It is currently called Boy Scouts vs Zombies, which I read about on the Screen Crush website. According to the article "…this new film is exactly what it sounds like. 'Boy Scouts vs. Zombies' is based on a Black List script from Carrie Evans and Emi Mochizuki, and centers on a boy scout troop that must save girl scouts from the walking dead."
Will this movie be strictly a horror film? Will it be a comedy? Something in between? Will it be a strong R, or receive a PG-13 rating? Will this be a movie I will want to add to my Scouting themed film collection? I just don't know. What do you think? Does it sound like something you will want to watch?


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We've had a few musical-related Google maps over the years, perhaps most notably the "Half Map Half Biscuit" one, which chronicled all the places (of which there are many) mentioned in Half Man Half Biscuit songs. Today we're concerned with something very similar, though, and in this instance it's places mentioned in songs by The Mountain Goats (via The Daily Swarm and Largehearted Boy).
Have a peek below to explore. You might be there for quite some time.


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