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Chandler has done a number of short films, including "The Hideout," which won a slew of awards at the 2014 Christian based SONscreen Film Festival.
To access her complicated character, Gotzon said she uses her imagination to "fully absorb the world of the script and the character." She said although some actors like to work from their own experiences, she likes to keep her on screen and off screen lives separate.
Gotzon's co star, Jim Chandler, who plays Tyler, prefers a very different color and stroke. He said he likes to find a bit of his characters in himself in order to connect with them.
"We did a scene the other day where I ended up working from a personal moment, and it wrecked me," she said. "(Each actor is) like a painter with a canvas. Each painter is going to use a different color or a different kind of stroke."
Star Jenn Gotzon said she sees the city as its own character within the film.
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"They did it in one day," said Gotzon with an air of amazement. "That never happens. And it was a Sunday, too!"
and to advance local actors in these productions."
"Sinking Sand," produced by locals from Savannah and Georgia, is a suspense thriller set against the backdrop of Savannah. Recently, the cast and crew spent some time filming in downtown Savannah and on Tybee Island before heading to Atlanta.
About five "Sinking Sand" cast or crew members are Savannah natives, Gotzon said.
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The film stars Gotzon as Brooke McHenry, a woman who feels she is "no longer a priority" after her lawyer husband decides to run for Senate. Enter Tyler Griffin, the mysterious man from her past who sweeps her off her feet. But he has a sinister motive for seeking Brooke out, one that devolves into a web of murder and courtroom drama that will test Brooke's faith.
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"The depth of consequence in the characters is reflected in the depth of history seen in Savannah," she said. "The feel and tonality here is something you don't see in any other city."
Now the city can add a new film to its growing resume.
"They're a top production company because they're grounded in morality," Gotzon said of First City. "They do things excellently every which way."
She said Frank Langella, who played Richard Nixon in the film, insisted everyone call him "Mr. President" on the set so he could stay in character. But she was a special exception.
Kevin Taylor of Savannah heads out to surf the waves on the north beach of Tybee Island on July 3. From the famed 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' to the more recent Miley Cyrus flick, 'The Last Song,' Savannah has put its stamp on Hollywood in one way or another. 'Sinking Sand,' produced by locals from Savannah and Georgia, is a suspense thriller set against the backdrop of Savannah. Recently, the cast and crew spent some time filming in downtown Savannah and on Tybee Island before heading to Atlanta.
Tom Clark, who plays Brooke's husband Daniel McHenry, used to be known as "Major Tom," a well known on air radio personality in Atlanta a job his fellow cast members said he hasn't quite abandoned.
house adjacent to the location and asked for help. The homeowner, John Bishop, gladly agreed and invited the hair and makeup department to set up shop in his home, she said.
Gotzon said the company's local connections have also been a huge benefit during shooting. Earlier in the week, the cast and crew were supposed to shoot in a restaurant downtown, but things fell through. Luckily, First City was about to coordinate the right permits and paperwork to obtain a Tybee gazebo for shooting and make it look like a caf, she said.
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A group of heroic ex-soldiers will celebrate Veteran's Day Sunday by continuing to serve their country — only this time they're working in the storm-ravaged Rockaways.
More than 120 U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan plan to lead volunteers on missions of mercy to clean up damaged homes in one of the city's hardest hit areas.
The former fighters are members of a national nonprofit called Team Rubicon, and they've set up a base in a parking lot at Beach 123rd St. and Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Rockaway Park.
So far, they've cleared out about 120 homes lashed by Sandy. They have nearly 600 storm-wrecked buildings left on their to-do list.
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God bless America's heros. Let's not abandon them either...
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Ive been a follower, and a donor to Team Rubicon since they first formed up, to go help out after the Haiti Earthquake. Good guys, NOT afraid to go where some of the other teams are (Part of the makeup of TR for Haiti was basically thy pulled their own security...)
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A true blue American!
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to get donor info :TEAM RUBICON.com
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Good for you Team R !!!
Too bad that our lazy sloths at Queens borough hall didn't follow your fine example from the get-go.
Bravo !!!
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We could use such a team to clean out Queens' corrupt sludge that we call its government!
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Awesome, thank you!
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The G6 offers some interesting features. It can be started remotely from the comfort of your home by pressing a button on the key fob, a luxury on bitter cold winter mornings or sweltering summer afternoons. The G6 was designed to offer a strong value among midsize cars, and we think it's an alternative worth considering.
The G6 sedan ($21,165) comes standard with a 164-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Standard features also include air conditioning; tilt/telescopic steering wheel; power windows, door locks, and mirrors; AM/FM/CD stereo with auxiliary input jack; XM Satellite Radio hardware; OnStar; and 17-inch five-spoke wheels with 225/50R17 tires. The Preferred Package ($370) adds cruise control; remote vehicle starting; leather-wrapped steering wheel, brake handle, and shift knob; and steering wheel audio controls. A Special Value package deletes some equipment and drops the tire size to 215/55R17 for a credit ($1,890).
New for 2009 are two Sport Packages for the base model. Sport Package 1 ($1,245) upgrades to a six-speed automatic transmission for improved performance and economy, and also adds TAPshift transmission controls on the steering wheel, a rear spoiler, and StabiliTrak electronic stability control. Sport Package 2 ($1,495) includes a 221-horsepower 3.5-liter V6, four-speed automatic transmission, 17-inch painted aluminum wheels, fog lamps, and a rear spoiler. Also, the power steering assist switches from lightweight electric to heavy-duty hydraulic.
Expanded for 2009 is the Sun and Sound Package ($1,235), which now comes with lighted visor mirrors and an electrochromic inside rearview mirror with compass, as well as a six-disc CD changer and power sunroof.
The GT sedan ($24,710), GT coupe ($24,610), and GT convertible ($32,300) make the Preferred Package and Sport Package 2 standard (including, of course, the 3.5-liter V6); and add a 200-watt Monsoon premium sound system. Additionally, the convertible comes with 18-inch machined-face wheels. A Sport Package just for the convertible ($1,290-1,490) upgrades to a 222-horsepower, higher-torque 3.9-liter V-6, chrome-tipped exhaust outlets, 18-inch ChromeTech wheels, automatic air conditioning, and a six-way power driver seat.
The GXP sedan ($29,060) and GXP coupe ($28,960) feature a 3.6-liter V6 providing 252 horsepower, driving through a six-speed automatic transmission. Backing that up are a sport-tuned suspension, StabiliTrak, 18-inch ChromeTech wheels, unique front and rear fascias, dual chrome exhaust tips, and a leather interior.
The Sun and Sound Plus Packages for GT ($1,535) and GXP ($1,125) include not only the sunroof and six-disc CD changer but also 17-inch ChromeTech wheels for the GT, or 18-inch Black ChromeTech wheels on GXP. The Street Edition for the GXP ($990) adds hood scoops and a hammerhead spoiler.
Other options include a six-way power driver's seat ($200) for the base and GT models, an engine-block heater ($75), and various appearance items. A Premium Package ($1,195) for base and GT adds heated leather-appointed front bucket seats and six-way power adjustment for the driver's seat. All models offer the new MyLink Package ($250-395), which bundles one year of OnStar Directions & Connections, a full year of XM Satellite Radio (rather than the standard 3-month trial), a USB port, and Bluetooth phone connectivity.
Safety features that come on all models include driver and passenger frontal and side-impact airbags, ABS with traction control, and LATCH child-seat attachments. All models except the convertible come with side curtain airbags as well. Outboard front seat belts have pretensioners and load limiters. OnStar 8.0 is standard on all models, an excellent safety feature thanks to its ability to summon help.
The Pontiac G6 models are attractive cars. They have the smooth styling of the latest-generation Pontiacs, sharing cues with the Solstice roadster and other models and sort of a Lexus/Toyota look from the rear. The G6 offers clean, uncluttered lines that are quite pleasing.
For 2009, base and GT models got new front fascias. The traditional Pontiac twin upper grille nostrils are now larger, with sharper corners. The broad lower grille with its narrow center divider is gone completely, replaced by a large trapezoidal opening in the center, flanked by a pair of oblong scoops that sweep up at their outboard edges. All three openings are defined by a box-section welt that rises from under the center opening and flows out over the side openings, suggesting the pointy end of a Texas longhorn (or the front bumper of a Tucker, if you remember back that far). In all, the look is sharper, more aggressive than before, and more like that of the high-performance GXP (which remains unchanged).
Additional new creases in the sedan's rear bumper provide more definition, while echoing the new look up front. The coupe and convertible remain unchanged at the rear.
Base and GT buyers can choose a clean-flanked look, or an optional ($100) body-color spear running the length of the doors. Deck-lid spoiler options range from none to a nicely integrated raised lip to the aptly named hammerhead, whose (theoretically functional) side pods resemble the face of its deep-sea namesake.
The restyled GT and unchanged GXP now look more alike than before, although the GXP retains its unique front fascia, with more vertical upper nostrils filled with a grille texture that resembles braided stainless steel. The three lower openings are similar in shape to those on the new base and GT, but without the steer-horn molding, and all three are smaller, leaving room for the more prominent upper grille and for separate round foglight nacelles at the sides. The center opening is black while the side openings share the braided-stainless theme.
The coupe and convertible inject more excitement into the styling. The frameless windows are indexed, meaning that they automatically open 0.25 inch when the doors are opened, and close again when the door is closed for a tight seal. From the rear, the coupe and convertible feature narrow taillights and a sloping decklid.
The Pontiac G6 is built in Michigan, from parts and ideas used on the Saab 9-3, Opel Vectra, and Chevrolet Malibu.
The Pontiac G6 has a nice interior with attractive fabrics and comfortable bucket seats. At first, it has that tank-like Pontiac feeling of sitting down low in the cockpit, but that feeling goes away in time, and the G6 becomes a happy, comfortable companion. The cabin is altogether different from the old soft-plastic, fat-knob theme of older Pontiacs. It's much more modern, more European.
The sporty front bucket seats are made for body comfort and support in handling maneuvers. We found them very comfortable thanks to thick padding and sufficient bolsters.
Rear-seat space benefits from the relatively long wheelbase of 112.3 inches. In the sedan, a 6-foot, 4-inch passenger can sit behind a 6-foot, 4-inch driver with plenty of room. The coupe's rear seating is a little tighter, and the convertible's tighter still, especially in the shoulder and hip room categories. The rear bucket seats in the G6 convertible are appropriate because three people don't fit well anyway.
The dash is done in four major sections including a stark, un-grained plastic center stack that holds two vents, the sound system, heater controls, and a 12-volt power outlet. Instruments and controls are presented in white on black (illuminated in red at night). Every single knob and escutcheon has a chrome ring around it; very tasteful, and nicely presented, with small, conservative graphics on the faces and labels.
The center stack has a red-LED readout and control panel that makes it easy to use the sound system's features, as well as to customize the locking, lighting, and other functions. The trip computer and driver information system are likewise intuitive and enjoyable to use.
The audio system works well and the knobs are sized well for operating while driving, a welcome relief from the tiny buttons and knobs on many systems. However, we miss the smart pre-set buttons used on previous GM vehicles that let the driver switch from favorite AM, FM, and XM stations simply by pressing the pre-set; the new setup works like most radios, requiring the driver first change the band before switching to the favored station.
The remote starting system allows the driver to start the car from the warmth of the house on cold winter mornings, a welcome feature when needed.
The convertible's top was engineered with Karmann and the big top opens and closes within 30 seconds, storing under the truck lid and a hard tonneau cover. We found it works exceptionally well, powering up or down quietly and quickly, with the press of a button. Hold the button down after it's done and the windows will power up or down appropriately.
The convertible's trunk is accessible when the top is down, but space is reduced from tiny (12.6 cubic feet) to grocery-bag sized (5.8 cubic feet). Obviously, that can limit your use of the convertible's top-down mode on long trips. The coupe offers 12 cubic feet of trunk space that's there all the time, while the sedan offers 14 cubic feet.
The trunk lid on the convertible was heavy and relatively hard to lift open.
The Pontiac G6 GT is fun to drive and quite pleasant for cruising around. We found the sedan, coupe and convertible models reasonably quiet, though a little noise from the powertrain and some road noise slipped in here and there, and there was some wind noise from the sharp-edged mirror bodies.
Handling is responsive and fun. The GT suspension strikes a good balance between handling and ride quality. The ride is comfortable and smooth and the car tracks well. The base model's electric power steering is nicely weighted in terms of effort at the steering wheel rim, but a little vague in fast transitions.
The EcoTec four-cylinder engine is from the same double overhead-cam engine family used in the Saab 9-3, Opel Vectra and Chevrolet Malibu. The 2.4-liter four is rated 164 horsepower, with 156 pound-feet of torque. With the standard four-speed automatic transmission, this combination is EPA-rated at 22 mpg city/30 mpg highway. But opt for Sport Package 1 with the six-speed automatic, and the highway rating jumps 10 percent, to 33 mpg, while the city rating remains the same. Mostly this is because the six-speed comes with a significantly taller final drive ratio (2.89:1, vs. 3.91 with the four-speed), which means the engine can loaf at lower rpm in high gear. By itself, the numerically lower final drive would compromise acceleration; but the two additional low gears in the six-speed box should compensate for the high gear at the top, resulting in no net loss of performance.
Both automatic transmissions work flawlessly. The four-speed automatic is matched well to the engine's power and torque bands. The six-speed works better. Most of the time, we simply put it in Drive and drove. However, the six-speed features a simple manual-control mechanism that allows the driver to shift manually. When the manual mode is selected, it will not automatically upshift for you at redline but will go right up against the rev limiter, a strategy many enthusiasts prefer. An indicator light in the instrument panel helps remind you to shift.
The popular 3.5-liter V6 is quiet and smooth, producing 221 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque. GM has refined this overhead-valve engine, and even updated it with continuously variable valve timing. It's relatively smooth and quiet, with decent fuel economy: 17/26 mpg city/highway in the G6 GT.
The more powerful 3.6-liter engine that comes in the GXP is a modern, all-aluminum dual overhead-cam unit with four valves per cylinder. It also features variable-valve timing, and is rated at 252 hp and 251 pound-feet of torque, with fuel economy identical to the less-powerful 3.5.
Optional for the GT convertible only is a 3.9-liter V6. Like the 3.5, this is an older-style two-valve-per-cylinder pushrod unit updated with variable valve timing. It's rated only 222 horsepower, for all practical purposes the same as the 3.5; but with about 8 percent more torque (238 pound feet) it should deliver somewhat snappier acceleration.
We did a number of 90-0 mph ABS panic stops in a G6 GT on a deserted country road, and it stopped straight and true every time with no fade. The brakes have a nice, progressive power application through the pedal.
The Pontiac G6 is a roomy car that offers good road manners and excellent overall function, especially at initial prices. With sedans, coupes, convertibles, high-performance models, and a low-price leader all available, buyers should be able to find a G6 that suits their lifestyle.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Jim McCraw reported on the sedan from Detroit, with Mitch McCullough reporting on the coupe and convertible from Los Angeles, and John F. Katz reporting on new engine/transmission combinations from South Central Pennsylvania.


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Not sure if this is in the right category or if someone has already posted a topic like this, but just post all thoughts and discussions on the Legacy of the Force Series here.
as far as i oculd find this is the only general one i could find but im sure their is another general one but their is a legacy theory one in the fans section by me. i loved the last page of #6! it rocked but i wont say incase not every 1 has read it because it is still kinda new
Thats the biggest problem in England at the moment....Forget that serial killer who's killing all the hookers (HB here read the newspaper this morning....) But there's not enough comic shops.
Back in 2001 there were 3, 3 comic shops near my house. Y'know how many there are now? NONE!
So if I want to read about the jedi padawan fighting all those Mandalorians or if I want to find out whats happening with Cade and the gang. I can't unless I pay an extra, shipping fee.
On the flip side the Legacy books arew attainable and are very good.
There aren't enough comic shops anywhere. I have to drive over to the next state, on a bad street, in the scary part of town, to get a wide selection of comics. Otherwise I go to the bookstore (also very far away and often in another state) and cross my fingers that what I want happens to be one of the 20 or so new comics (half of which are Archie) they're carrying at any given moment. Maybe there just aren't enough people reading comics anymore.
the only reliable place i have found is the giant barnes and nobles...borders and waldens are horrible i think the newest one they have is knights of the old republic 2.
hey for anyone who happens to live in austin texas check out austin books if you already havnt... its pretty cool. but yeah book stores take forever to update with comics...
im in mass and we have biff bam booms here. they don't keep new stuff out either.
When I went to California there were comic shops everywhere.
And when I was in Las Vegas I went to a shop where I managed to pick up "Boba Fett, Death, Lies and Treachery."
I don't care what anyone says, Las Vegas is a great city.
But that was several months ago. I don't think Legacy was out at the time....And even if it was, why would I want to get Issue #0 or Issue #1 if I knew I couldn't get anymore....All I got while I was there was KOTOR (the comic series)/Star Wars Rebellion Issue #0 for 25c.
i love the 25c comics theirs something to it being 25c that makes it great
Sigh, everything's overpriced at my comic store. The cheapest I ever got was Twin Engines for $4.
Here in Detroit MI. there are 13 in the metro area, but I here what your saying in Jacksonville FL. their were only 4 in the area and Jville is the largest city in the states area wise.
And here in British Columbia, Canada i don't believe there is even a comic store around...
Damn that sucks what part of BC?
Well that's a bit of a trip out their I used to live on the first coast in Jacksonville Fl. hot sunny and to many people
And back to the Legacy thing, Alema alive?! I thought surviving being eaten by giant creatures was a fate reserved for Boba Fett! Now its not so unique anymore...
anyone know about the new sith lord? I think it's going to be Jacen Solo.
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Are you looking for Health and Safety Consultants in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays? The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM Regulations 2015) are intended to ensure that health and safety issues are properly considered during a projects development so that the risk of harm to those who have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced. They were introduced in 1994 and revised in 2007. A further revision came into force on 6 April 2015.
Recco Project and Safety Consultants, who operate in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays, are aware that buildings can present a great number of possible risks both in construction and operation. There are many duties placed on those commissioning, designing, constructing and operating buildings to control those risks.
The role of the health and safety consultant is to promote a positive health and safety culture in the workplace. They are primarily responsible for ensuring that risks in the workplace are controlled and that organisations are successfully meeting safety standards.
Health and Safety Consultant Duties
The typical duties you may require from one of our Health and Safety Consultants at Recco Project and Safety Consultants in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays will include:
- Architectural Design Assessments
- Block management Assessments
- Construction Design Management Assistants (CDMA's)
- Construction Phase Plans
- Energy Management
- Environmental Services
- F10 Instructions
- Health & Safety Files
- House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) Inspections
- Interfacing with clients and design teams on a project basis
- Investigating any accidents on site and documenting reports and recommendations
- Liaising with regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with mandatory regulations
- Method Statements
- Operations & Maintenance Manuals
- Preparation of health and safety strategies
- Preparing pre-qualification tender documentation
- Principal Designers Services (PD)
- Review of contractor documentation
- Risk Assessments
- Performing Signage Audits
- Tender Support
- The Delivery of Construction (Design and Management) CDM 2015 Services
- Undertaking site inspections to ensure that policies and procedures are being properly implemented
- Using the Construction Design Management Regulations CDM 2015 to create structure for the specific health and safety roles for design and construction
Recco Project and Safety Consultants operating for you in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays can also advise on a range of issues which include:
- Dealing with deleterious materials, such as asbestos
- Health issues
- Noise and vibration problems
- Stresses and strains
- Assisting people returning to work after a serious injury or illness
Health and Safety Consultant Qualifications
Our Health and Safety Consultants at Recco Project and Safety Consultants, operating in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays are some of the most experienced in the world.
Typical qualifications our team members have include:
- BA in Security and Risk Management
- British Safety Council Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
- City & Guilds Level 5 (NVQ) Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
- IOSH Directing Safely
- IOSH Managing Safely
- MSc Construction Commercial Management
- National Compliance and Risk Qualifications (NCRQ) Level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety
- National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
- NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate
- NEBOSH Health and Safety, Construction Design Management
- NEBOSH International Diploma
- NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC)
- NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
- NEBOSH National Fire Certificate
- Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
- Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (7303)
The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH)
The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) is the chartered body for health and safety professionals and it is possible to join the institution at various membership grades ranging from Affiliate Member right up to Chartered Fellow. The institution runs a variety of training courses and conferences and has its own Code of Conduct for members to follow.
The IOSH have produced a guidance document for appointing health and safety Consultants and when they may be required.
All of our Health and Safety Consultants in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays at Recco Project and Safety Consultants are members of IOSH, to ensure you have the most competent, experienced and qualified health and safety Consultant managing your safety needs.
Managing Risks in Construction
Everyone who participates in a construction project, is deemed to have a role under the Construction Design Management Regulations. A Principal Designer is often appointed to construction projects to ensure that they are operating safely. Recco Project and Safety Consultants in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays can perform this role for you. A summary of the main roles are as follows:
The Clients duties include:
- Ensuring other duty holders are appointed, that is, Designers (including a Principal Designer on projects involving more than one Contractor) and Contractors (including a Principal Contractor on projects involving more than one Contractor)
- Ensuring the roles, functions and responsibilities of the project team are clear
- Ensuring that the people and organisations they appoint have the necessary skills, knowledge, experience and (if an organisation) the organisational capability to manage health and safety risks
- Ensuring sufficient time and resources are allocated
- Ensuring effective mechanisms are in place for members of the project team to communicate and cooperate with each other and coordinate their activities
- Ensuring relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders
- Ensuring the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor carry out their duties. This could be done by arranging project progress meetings or via written updates
- Ensuring welfare facilities are provided
- Maintaining and reviewing arrangements to ensure they remain relevant
Recco Project and Safety Consultants in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays can help you to appoint a Design team for your project. Designer duties include:
- Contributing towards the design of a project
- Working alongside other project team members to ensure the project is viable and safe to implement
Principal Designers
The role of the Principal Designer, which Recco Project and Safety Consultants in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays can undertake during your project, includes:
- Informing the Client of their duties under the regulations
- Acting as a Client Advisor during their projects
- Planning, managing and monitoring health and safety in the pre-construction phase, including; identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks; and ensuring designers carry out their duties
- Helping compile pre-construction information and providing it to Designers and Contractors
- Preparing the health and safety file and then reviewing, updating and revising it as the project progresses
- Liaising with the Principal Contractor to help in the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordination of the construction phase
- Taking into account the general principles of prevention
- Ensuring that all persons working in relation to the pre-construction phase cooperate with the Client, the Principal Designer and each other
- Checking that Designers have sufficient skills, knowledge, experience and (if they are an organisation) the organisational capability to carry out the work
- In addition, domestic clients can choose to have a written agreement with the Principal Designer to transfer their duties to the Principal Designer
Principal Contractor
Recco Project and Safety Consultants can act as the Principal Contractor during your project in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays, or help to manage your appointed team on your behalf. The role of Principal Contractor involves:
- Planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating the construction phase of a project
- Consulting and engaging with workers
- Liaising with the Client and Principal Designer
- Ensuring anyone they appoint has the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience and, where they are an organisation, the organisational capability to carry out the work in a way that secures health and safety
- Coordinating the work of Contractors
- Ensuring that the Contractors under their control cooperate with each other
- Ensuring suitable site inductions are provided
- Ensuring reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
- Ensuring that suitable welfare facilities are provided and maintained throughout the construction phase
- Before the construction site is set up, preparing, reviewing and revising the construction phase plan for the project setting out health and safety arrangements and site rules
- Ensuring that the construction phase plan is appropriately reviewed, updated and revised during the construction phase
- Providing the principal designer with any information in the Principal Contractors possession relevant to the health and safety file
- If the Principal Designers appointment finishes before the end of the project, the health and safety file must be passed to the Principal Contractor for the remainder of the project. The Principal Contractor must then take on the responsibility for reviewing, updating and revising it and passing it to the Client when the project finishes
Recco Project and Safety Consultants can help to ensure suitable Contractors are appointed and working safely for your project in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays. The role of a Contractor and their workers involves:
- Consulting and engaging with the Principal Contractor, Designers and other workers
- Implementing the construction design agreed by the Designers
Recco Project and Safety Consultants are here to help you meet your project obligations in Evelyn beside Surrey Quays under the Construction Design Management Regulations. To speak to a member of our team regarding your health and safety consultancy needs, feel free to contact a member of our team to discuss by completing the form below.


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Thursday 14 October 2010 - Sunday 6 February 2011
The photographs featured in this exhibition were taken with a Kodak Brownie camera during the First World War (1914-18) by two brothers, Jack and Bert Grinton, who fought with the 1st Australian Infantry Force. The negatives had been stored in a shed on the family farm for over 90 years. A camera on the Somme is enhanced by family diaries, medals, postcards and maps.
Friday 29 October 2010 - Monday 31 January 2011
Sarah Wood has focussed on photographing Victorian Avenues of Honour that are currently listed on the Heritage Register for Victoria: Eurack, Woodend, Ballarat, Macleod and another near Shepparton. Sarah was first attracted to the subject through her interest in garden history and her own family's military service.
Friday 19 November 2010 - Sunday 27 February 2011
Created by social documentary photographer Sharyn Meade, this exhibition records the personal stories of Australian veterans, in words and images, through successive generations. Sharyn's inspiration is the enduring ANZAC tradition of sacrifice and the personal qualities in ordinary Australian men and women.


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In an attempt to lock down added email security, Facebook has apparently overreached and replaced all email addresses with @facebook.com addresses.
The move was most likely trying to give people more control of what was visible to other users on Timelines. The effect has been to hide all the originally chosen addresses, leaving the @facebook ones visible.
(I say 'most likely' because Facebook, once again, has made a sweeping, unilateral change with very little, if any, notice, let alone explanation. One would think that given the nature of its very business -- social interaction -- they'd employ a consumer-facing person to help them humanize their monolith.)
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
So even if it was a high-minded attempt to protect its 900 million users, it looks pretty self-serving and self-aggrandizing to push out their own email client -- the same one users pretty much loudly ignored when it was launched in 2010.
Anyway, if you'd like to fix what Facebook changed for you, click here and follow Josh Constine's advice, including:
To undo the damage and revert back to the email address visibility you had before, visit your profile and click the "About" link on the right side below your cover. Then in the bottom right click "Edit" in the Contact Info section, and in the top right toggle "Hidden from Timeline" to "Shown on Timeline" for all your personal email addresses (and hide your @facebook.com address if you don't want emails coming to your Messages inbox).


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Plane hits truck on runway during takeoff, crashes in wooded area near Maine airport; 3 dead
OWLS HEAD, Maine (AP) � A small plane hit a truck on the runway during takeoff, caught fire and crashed into the woods near a coastal Maine airport, killing three people, authorities said Saturday.
The Cessna 172 was heading north on the runway early Friday evening the Knox County Regional Airport when it struck a pickup truck that was crossing the runway, authorities said. The plane continued to climb and as it turned to the east, it spiraled downward about 200 to 300 yards into the woods and immediately burst into flames, according to the Knox County sheriff's office.
With flames shooting 10 to 20 feet in the air and smoke billowing into the sky, the first people to the scene tried unsuccessfully to pull one of the occupants from the burning wreckage, said John Newcomb, president of the Downeast Air airline services company, who was among those who tried to help.
The four-seat plane was destroyed by flames, so there was no way to see its identifying number, airport manager Jeff Northgraves said.
The bodies were still at the crash site late Friday. Officials were working to confirm the identities of the three people aboard.
Northgraves said the truck was authorized to be on the airport grounds and was driven by a pilot. He would not identify the driver but said it was not a county vehicle, nor a county employee.
All trucks at the airport are equipped with radios to pick up any traffic from planes, Northgraves said. He said planes are required to radio their positions before, during and after takeoff. He said it wasn't known yet whether the plane that crashed had radioed its actions.
The flames were hot enough to pop the airplane's tires and to keep would-be rescuers away from the airplane, Newcomb said. Firefighters had to carry fire extinguishers to the scene of the crash because they could not get their trucks close enough.
An investigator from the Federal Aviation Administration arrived at the crash site Friday night, Northgraves said. National Transportation Safety Board officers were expected to arrive Saturday to join in the investigation.
The airport has two commercial carriers, but the plane that crashed was believed to be privately owned, officials said. The skies were clear at the time with light winds, according to the National Weather Service said.
The airport was the site of the deadliest commercial airplane crash in Maine history. More than a dozen passengers and two pilots were killed in 1979 when a de Havilland Twin Otter turboprop crashed short of the runway in foggy weather. There was only one survivor, a 16-year-old boy.


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Archive for the 'Uniting Church' Tag
1. What Happened to My Eternity T-Shirt
After six years, the lettering on my Eternity T-shirt has for some reason started to bleed and smear. It's a shame, and it's messy too; but it's also kind of cool, because it now looks even more like Arthur Stace's original chalk graffiti.
2. How I First Heard About Eternity
If you're not from Australia you may not know about Arthur Stace. A true Aussie folk hero, Stace was a reformed alcoholic and born-again Christian who spread the gospel by writing chalk graffiti all over Sydney for decades in the mid-20th century. His one-word message was ETERNITY, written in a beautiful copperplate script despite the fact that Stace was otherwise illiterate. He's estimated to have written the word 500,000 times over his career. As a longtime friend and graffiti aficionado/perpetrator says, "Dude got up."
I first read about Stace in Peter Carey's 30 Days in Sydney, one of a series of travel books written by famous authors. The Booker Prize-winning Carey is probably Australia's most highly regarded living novelist. I read 30 Days in Sydney in 2005 while still living in New York, shortly after my first trip to Sydney, after I had already started dreaming of migrating here. (As it happens, Carey lives in New York.) Subtitled A Wildly Distorted Account, it's a feverishly brilliant, sometimes hallucinatory meditation on Carey's hometown that reads like a work of fiction; it's one of my favorite books. In many ways I think it's the best thing he's written, though it's probably considered a footnote to his career compared to bestselling novels like Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelley Gang. Reading all of these books was an important part of my preparations for migrating – among other things, they gave me valuable glimpses of the dark side of life here.
In 30 Days, Carey interrupts his drunken, sometimes nightmarish misadventures while on holiday here in Sydney to muse on the enduring local appeal of this legendary figure and his ministry.
I had been at home in New York on the eve of the millennium celebrations and at seven forty-five on that Friday morning, while my wife and sons were still sleeping, I ran quietly down the stairs to witness my other home enter the year 2000… I turned to NBC, where I saw the opera house, the habour bridge. Then Sydney passed into the next century and the bridge suddenly exploded.
Few cities in the turning globe would equal that display at millennium's end, and yet I, the sentimental expatriate, was less than enchanted and my emotion suddenly cooled. I'd seen this trick before. These fireworks were very similar to that display at our bicentenary in 1988. Then too the bridge grew green and fiery hair. OH WHAT A PARTY the Sydney Morning Herald had written then, and it had been true, the whole town was pissed. We had a classic Sydney rort and we disgraced ourselves with our total forgetfulness of what exactly it was that had occurred in this sandstone basin just two centuries before.
In the heat of our bicentennial celebration, the 50,000 years that had preceded the arrival of the First Fleet somehow slipped our minds. All right, it's a white-settler culture. It's what you might have expected, but that does not explain why we forgot the white people too, or most of them. In 1988 we commemorated the soldiers, but the men and women beneath the decks just somehow were overlooked in all the excitement. The twin forces of our history, those two cruel vectors which shape us to this very day, had been forgotten and what we celebrated instead was some imperial and bureaucratic past towards which we felt neither affection nor connection.
Twelve years later I stared balefully at the fiery bridge but as the smoke cleared I spotted an unexpected sign. Just a little to the left of the northern pylon… a three-foot high word was written in illuminated copperplate.
Seeing this, all my spleen was completely washed away, and I was smiling, insanely proud and happy at this secret message from my home, happier still because no one in New York, no one but a Sydneysider, could hope to crack this code, now beamed through space like a message from Tralfamador. What fucked-up Irish things it finally meant to me, I will struggle with later, but I cannot even begin to imagine what it might mean to a New Yorker.
An Aussie brandname? Something to do with time? Something, perhaps, to do with those 50,000 years of culture that this city is built on top of? But although 50,000 years is a very long time, it is not an eternity, and it is not why the people of Sydney love this word, or why the artist Martin Sharp has spent a lifetime painting it and repainting it… The secret of Eternity does not belong to Martin but he has been one of its custodians and I was determined to talk to him about it…
The man who designed Cream's album covers for "Wheels of Fire" and "Disraeli Gears" looked all of sixty when I saw him, hungover, with his handsome face unshaved, and creased with a classic smoker's skin. But I am of an age myself, and if I noticed the creases, I also noted with envy that his hair, though greying, was thick and strong.
I first saw Eternity when I was a kid, he told me as he rolled his second cigarette. I came out of my house and discovered this chalk calligraphy on the footpath. No one ever wrote anything on the streets in those days. I thought, what's that? I didn't think about what it meant. I didn't analyse it. It was just beautiful and mysterious.
For years and years no one knew who wrote this word, said Martin. It would just spring up overnight. We now know the writer's name was Arthur Stace. We know he was a very little bloke, just five foot three inches tall, with wispy white hair and he went off to the First World War as a stretcher-bearer. Later he was a 'cockatoo', a look-out for his sisters who ran a brothel. Then he became an alcoholic. By the 1930s, when he walked into a church in Pyrmont, he was drinking methylated spirits.
The church had a sign offering rock cakes and tea for the down and out.
Well, Arthur went in for the cakes but he found himself kneeling down and joining in the prayers. That is how he gave up the grog and got 'saved' but the God-given task of his life would be granted to him at another church, the Baptist Tabernacle on Burton Street in Darlinghurst.
On the day Arthur came into the Tabernacle the Reverend John Ridley had chosen Isaiah 57:15 as his text. For thus sayeth the high and lofty One who inhabiteth Eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Eternity, the preacher said. I would like to shout the word Eternity to through the streets of Sydney.
And that was it, said Martin. Arthur's brain just went BANG. He staggered out of the church in tears. In the street he reached in his pocket and there he found a piece of chalk. Who knows how it got there? He knelt, and wrote Eternity on the footpath.
According to the story, he could hardly write his own name until this moment, but now he found his hand forming this perfect copperplate. That was sign enough. And from then on he would go wherever he felt God call him. He wrote his message as much as fifty times a day; in Martin Place, in Parramatta, all over Sydney people would come out onto their street and there it would be: Eternity. Arthur didn't like concrete footpaths because the chalk did not show up so well. His favourite place was Kings Cross where the pavements were black.
Actually, God did not always send Arthur to write on the footpaths. Once, for instance, He instructed him to write Eternity inside the bell at the GPO although, Martin Sharp told me, the dark forces may have tried to rub it out since then. Of course he didn't have permission. Arthur always felt he had permission 'from a higher force'.
I didn't have anything directly to do with that word appearing on the bridge, said Martin, but I have kept it alive; I suppose you could say that I have continued Arthur's work. The paintings you know, but I have also just finished a tapestry of Eternity for the library in Sydney. I'm pleased Arthur's work is finally in a library. He was our greatest writer. He said it all, in just one word. Of course he would be amazed to find himself in a library. And imagine, Peter, imagine what he would have felt, on that first day in Darlinghurst, to think that this copperplate he was miraculously forming on the footpath would not only be famous in the streets of Sydney but beamed out into space and sent all around the world.
I stayed with Martin talking for a long time, but we said no more about Arthur Stace. So it was not until much later that [sleepless] night… that I attempted to pin down the appeal of his message, not to Martin whose fascination seems both spiritual and hermetic, but to the less mystical more utilitarian people of Sydney.
You might think this is no great puzzle. But it is a puzzle – we generally do not like religion in this town, are hostile to 'God-botherers' and 'wowsers' and 'bible-bashers'. We could not like Arthur because he was 'saved', hell no! We like him because he was a cockatoo outside the brothel, because he was drunk, a ratbag, an outcast. He was his own man, a slave to no one on this earth.
Thus, quietly reflecting on what might be the idiosyncratic, very local nature of our feelings for Eternity, I began to follow the vein back to its source until, like someone who dreams the same bad dream each night, 200 years just vanished like sand between my fingers and I was seeing Arthur Stace as one more poor wretch transported to Botany Bay.
3. Why I Think Peter Carey Is Kind of Wrong About That Last Bit
Carey says the appeal of Eternity to Sydneysiders is "a puzzle" because "we generally do not like religion in this town." Maybe. But which town is he referring to? The one he is familiar with, one populated with artists and writers? Sydney is a big place, made up of all kinds of people. Just recently I heard an elderly lady speak about the founding of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977. It was a momentous occasion, the uniting of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches into one entity with a decidedly progressive agenda – the church's founding statement called for peace, human rights, the eradication of racism, justice for the poor and protection of the environment, streets ahead of its time compared to the Aussie mainstream. This lady proudly spoke of being there at the commemorate service at Town Hall 35 years ago. Perhaps Carey and his artist mates weren't paying attention, but it was a big deal all the same.
Just to name one more example, Sydney also has a huge community of Polynesians, many of whom are churchgoers. A lot of them are into hip hop, and might therefore appreciate Arthur Stace as a graf legend as well as a man of faith. See what I mean? Which town are you talking about? What if someone said "We generally do not like art in this town." It would be a pretty rude and dismissive thing to say, and someone who had devoted their life to it might object, but it might also be true. I recently read the autobiography of Robert Hughes, art critic and author of The Fatal Shore, the essential history of Australia's convict experience; he had some very bitter things to say about his countrymen and their lack of taste. (Like Carey, he too lives in New York.) So it's all about perspective.
"We could not like Arthur because he was 'saved', hell no! We like him because he was a cockatoo outside the brothel, because he was drunk, a ratbag, an outcast." I get it, you're suspicous of religion; and it's true, there was something a little crazy about him. (There's something a little crazy about all Christians, or there should be. Christians, and graffiti artists.) But I don't think it's fair to Stace to give all the credit to only the first half of his story. And anyway, who are you calling a ratbag, mate?
It's absolutely true he's an easy figure to love because of his humble, even miserable origins. And Carey's spot-on in connecting Arthur's story to the injustices of the convict past. But the crucial thing is that he was, as Stace himself would have put it, born again. If he had just stayed a drunk, none of this would have happened. He was inspired, and driven, by the tremendous feeling he got from being saved, and he did it in the most elegant and unintrusive (and yes, humble) way – while still getting that mystical, beautiful-yet-terrifying word out to everyone in the city for decades. That feeling is tangible when you look at that word; it speaks for itself. Can you imagine the same impact with a different word – a more pedestrian or "utilitiarian" word? UTILITY! Not really. That, I think, is the reason he's a legend. Carey seems to have made a puzzle out of something self-evident simply because the faith thing jams his radar. Which I understand; I'm not trying to say you have to have faith to ponder eternity – not at all. I'm just addressing one lapse in his emotional logic. If you think I'm biased feel free to ignore me, but I think this case shows that even people who don't partake can appreciate the power of faith if it's genuine and comes from a place of love.
Not to nitpick Carey too much – his tripped-out perspective on Australian life and history constantly informs my own since migrating here, and I'm eternally grateful to him for teaching me the secret of Eternity. It's something I've always taken as a sign that I came to the right place.


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* Chase Utley is a dirty, dirty boy. [Packer gives his annual thoughts on the Phillies] Also, how awesome is it that sunflower seeds are counted as part of the team's "equipment"?
* Beware: David Aardsma keeps handcuffs in the bedroom- and he's not afraid to use 'em. [Be careful snooping on Sox pitcher — you might get cuffed]
* Brady Quinn is bored with your photoshoots, Nike- but gets excited when talking about a Hummer. [Notre Dame's Quinn finds photo shoot a bit odd]
I'm not very popular with the females- maybe it's my ugly face?
* Screaming girls is just a hazard of the job for Nick Markakis. [Markakis silences critics, elicits yells from ladies]
* Ryan Howard does not have time for your silly questions, reporters. He's got to celebrate (self-proclaimed) Ryan Howard Day. [Frustrated with slump, Howard snaps at writer]
* Farewell to the Victors – Lloyd Carr dismisses three lawbreakers from the Michigan football team, as expected. All the Buckstache wearers in Ohio gleefully burn their couches. [U-M's Carr dismissses 3 players from team]


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2017 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
8th International Symposium on High Temperature Metallurgical Processing
TMS Extraction and Processing Division
TMS: Pyrometallurgy Committee
Jiang Tao
, Northeastern University
Mark W. Kennedy
, Proval Partners SA
Onuralp Yucel
, Istanbul Technical University
P. Chris Pistorius
, Carnegie Mellon University
Varadarajan Seshadri
, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Baojun Zhao
, University of Queensland
Dean Gregurek
, RHI Magnesita
Ender Keskinkilic
, Atilim University
The organizers solicit papers from authors who are engaged in the analysis, development and/or operation of high temperature processes that involve the beneficiation of minerals, production and treatment of metals, alloys and ceramic materials. Papers that describe innovative methods for achieving property enhancement, impurity segregation and removal, by-product recovery, waste minimization, energy efficiency, and utilization of complex ores are particularly welcome. Also of interest are papers on the various technical, economic, and environmental issues associated with commercial-scale high temperature processing methods.
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A CFD Based Algorithm for Kinetics Analysis of the Reduction of Hematite Concentrate by H₂+CO Mixtures in a Drop Tube Reactor
A Continuous Dynamic Process Model to Design a Carbon Profile toward Yield Improvement
A Recommendation of a New Method of Ti and Ti-Al Alloy Production by Aluminum Reduction Na2TiF6
Alloy Yield Prediction Model Based on the Data Analysis in EAF Steelmaking Process
Analysis for Optimum Conditions for Recovery of Valuable Metals from E-Waste through Black Copper Smelting
Analysis of Jet Behavior and Surface Fluctuations in the Meniscus of Fluid in a Physical Model of a Beam Blank Mold and CFD Modelling
Assessment of Slag Entrainment in a RH Degasser through Physical Modelling Using Circulating Fluids of Different Densities/Oil Systems for Simulating Steel Melt/Slag
CFD Study of Gas-liquid Phase Interaction Inside a Submerged Lance Smelting Furnace for Copper Smelting
Cohering Behavior of Scrap Powder in Kiln by a Novel Natural Stacking Method
Debottlenecking High Temperature Metallurgical Plants through Modeling and Simulation
Development of a Novel, Low-cost Titanium Extraction Process for Bulk or Powder Applications
Direct-to-blister Copper Smelting with the ISASMELT™ Process
Dissolution Behavior of Fe from Glassy Oxide Phase in Steelmaking Slag
E-12: Study on Vanadium-titanium Gas-based Direct Reduction-grinding and Separation Process
E-13: Effect of Silicon on Removal of Phosphorus from High Phosphorus Si-Mn Alloy by CaO-Based Slag
E-16: Cleanliness Control Technology of Cold Rolled Steel Sheets
E-17: Behaviour of Silicon in Nickel Laterite by Carbothermic Reduction in Vacuum
E-18: Thermodynamics Study on Phosphorus Distribution between 2CaO•SiO2-3CaO•P2O5 Solid Solution and Liquid Slag
E-19: Effect of Super Gravity on the Solidification Structure and C Segregation of High Carbon Steel
E-1: A Mini-pilot Plant for a Novel Flash Ironmaking Process
E-20: Burden Composition and Structure Optimization in Blast Furnace Operation Based on Multi-objective Programming
E-26: Effect of CaO Addition on the Behavior of Vanadium and Phosphorus during Oxidation and Leaching Process
E-27: Investigation on the Phase Transformation of Vanadium Slag during the Direct Reduction Process
E-28: Agglomeration of Iron Ore Concentrates by Using Flotation Tailings from Bauxite as Binders
E-28: Effect of Al2O3 Content on the Crystallization Behavior of Blast Furnace Slag Using Single Hot Thermocouple Technique
E-29: Investigation of the Carbothermic Reduction of Chromium-containing Vanadium Extraction Residue
E-31: Experimental Study on the Electrical Conductivity of CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-CaF2-Na2O-MgO Slag System
E-32: Decarburization of Spent Petrochemical Catalysts via Microwave Oxidation Roasting
E-33: Removal of Methylene Blue by Copper Ion-modified Eupatorium Adenophorum-based Activated Carbon: Kinetic, Thermodynamics, Isotherm Investigation
E-34: Effects of Blowing Conditions on the Dispersion States of Materials Charged into Bottom Blown Oxygen Smelting Furnace
E-35: Characteristic of Subsurface Hooks in Slabs And Behavior of Inclusions Entrapment at High Speed Continuous Casting
E-36: Assessment of Crystallization Kinetic Study of Phosphate–enriched Phase in CaO–SiO2–FeO–P2O5–Fe2O3 Steelmaking Slags
E-37: Research on the Flow Behavior of Molten Slag through Pore
E-38: Removal of Cd(II) Ion from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption on Wasted Low Grade Phosphorus-containing Iron Ore
E-39: One-step Extraction of Lead from Spent Lead-acid Battery Paste via Reductive Sulfur-fixing Smelting:Thermodynamic Analysis
E-40: Influence of Hot Charge on Blast Furnace Performance for Iron Making
E-43: Molecular Dynamics Study of the Structural Properties with Varying B
Ratios in the System CaO–SiO
E-44: Influence of Converter Slag on Decomposition Behavior of Limestone during BOF Steelmaking Process
E-45: Study on the Effect of Liquid Core Reduction on Mechanical Properties of 50Mn2V Hot-rolled Strip
E-46: Comparison of the Ringing Characteristics between Acid and Alkaline Iron Ore Pellets Powder in Kiln
E-47: Ab-initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation of High Temperature Sulfur Evaporating Behavior in Vacuum
E-48: Precipitation of Arsenic as Scorodite both at Atmospheric and Hydrothermal Conditions
E-49: An Energy Consumption Theory for Coke Degradation in Blast Furnace
E-4: Effect of Lance Configurations on Coal Flow and Combustion Characteristics
E-50: Study on the Influence of Materials on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Blast Furnace Cooling Staves
E-51: Microwave Assisted Regeneration of Spent Activated Carbon from Paracetamol Wastewater Plant Using Steam
E-5: Feasibility of Replacing the Internal Refractory (Iranian Production) and Implementation of Pilot in Almahdi Aluminium Line Production
E-6: Inclusion Evolution during Ladle Furnace Refining and Deformation during Rolling Process for MRT-2.5
E-7: Kinetics and Reduction Behavior of Self-reducing Briquettes Containing Blast Furnace Dust
E-8: Melting Separation Slag and Metal Phases of High Grade of Vanadium-bearing Titanomagnetite Metallized Pellets
Effect of Carbon Reductant On The Formation of Copper Doped Titanium Oxycarbonitride by Carbothermal Reduction and Nitridation
Effect of Carbon to Hematite (Fe2O3) Molar Ratio on the Reduction Behaviour of Iron Ore-coal Composite Pellets in Multi-layer Bed Rotary Hearth Furnace (RHF)
Effect of FeO and CaO/SiO2 on the Degree of Metallization during Carbothermic Reduction of EAF Slags
Effect of Microalloy Elements V And Mg on Organization at High Heat Input Welding Shipbuilding Structure Steel
Effect of Reduced Flux Iron Ore Pellets on Removal of Sulfur and Phosphorous in Single Step by Plasma and Induction Melting
Effect of Shrouding Gas on Nozzle Exit Pressure and Temperature of Supersonic Coherent Jet
Effect of TiO2 on Thermophysical Properties and Structure of P-bearing Steelmaking Slags
Effects of Hydrogen-enriched Reduction on Metallurgical Properties of Iron-bearing Burdens under BF Operation with Cog Injection
Evaluation of High Temperature Refractory Corrosion by Liquid Al2O3-Fe2O3-MgO-SiO2
Evaluation of Molybdenum Concentrates
Evolution of Cr and Fe Species during Carbothermic Reduction of Chromite Ores
Evolution of Non-metallic Inclusions in Solid Fe-Al-Ti-N Alloy during Heating
Evolution of Oxide and Sulfide Inclusions in the Ladle Furnace during Calcium Injection
Extraction of Zinc from Willemite by Sodium Salt Roasting and Ammonia-leaching Process
Flash Ironmaking from Magnetite Concentrate in a Laboratory Reactor: Experimental and CFD Work
Formation Mechanisms of Inclusions in Spring Steels
High Temperature Mineralization Mechanism of Granules during Iron Ore Sintering Process
Improving Separation of Cu-Fe from Copper Slag by Mineral Phase Reconstruction
Inclusion Control with Ca Treatment to Improve Castability of a Low Carbon Al Killed Steel
Intensification of Gold Leaching from a Multi-refractory Gold Concentrate by the Two-stage Roasting-alkaline Sulfide Washing-cyanidation Process
Introduction of Matte Droplets in Copper Smelting Slag
Investigate on the Phase Composition of Vanadium Slag with High CaO Content and Influence of P2O5 on Crystallization Kinetics of Spinels
Investigation of High Chromium Steel on the Different Salt-bath Heat Treatment Conditions
Investigation on Coal Combustion Behaviors under the Oxygen Blast Furnace
Investigations on Matrix Reactivity towards the Efficiency of the LSI Process
Kinetic Study of Low Grade Nickel Ores by Pyrometallurgical Processes
Kinetics of Dephosphorization between Bloated Metal Droplet and Slag Containing Iron Oxide
Metals and Mattes Air Atomization: A New Method to Increase Productivity
Microwave-intensified Reduction of Biochar-containing Briquettes
Penetration Depth of Microwave in Tire Rubber
Phase Transformation of High Calcium Type Tin, Iron-bearing Tailings during Magnetizing Roasting Process
Precipitation Behavior of MxTi3-xO5 in the Titanium-Bearing Electric Furnace Slag
Preparation of Low-carbon Ti2O3 by Carbonthermal Reduction of the Mixture of Titanium Dioxide and Activated Carbon under Vacuum Condition
Pyrometallurgical Studies for Manganese Extraction Using Turkish Ore Reserves
Reduction Behaviors of Sinter Made from Magnetite Concentrates in Reducing Process Simulated COREX Shaft Furnace
Refractory Challenges in Lead Recycling Furnaces
Research on the Slag Type of Laterite Ores Smelting Reduction
Roasting of Celestite in Laboratory Scale Rotary Furnace
Sensitivity of Contactless Ultrasound Processing to Variations of the Free Surface of the Melt with Induction Heating
Sintering Performance of Blends Containing High Proportion of Limonite Iron Ore Fines
Synthesis of Carbide Ceramics via Reduction of Adsorbed Anions on an Activated Carbon Matrix
Synthesis of Chromite for Subsequent Carburization by Methane-hydrogen Gas Mixture
The Experimental Study of CaCO3 in the Vanadium Extraction Process
The Extraction of Zinc from Zinc Ferrite by Calcified Roasting and Ammonia Leaching Process
The Kinetics Study on the Reaction Rate Constant of Pulverized-coal Combustion at Different Heating Rates
The Recovery of Cobalt from Copper Converter Slag by Reduction-sulfurization Smelting at High Temperature
The Reduction of Chromite or Chromium Slag with Silicon Wafer Kerfloss
Thermodynamic Calculation on the Reactivity between Slag and Ti-stabilized Stainless Steel
Trace Elements Behavior during the Oxidation of Liquid SiMn Alloy
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On Reddit.com there's a recent post questioning the (recently) common saying that PHP developers should avoid static methods when concerned about testability:
I get it: testing is important, and building your codebase in a manner that is easy to test should be a priority. However, sometimes I feel like I have to compromise on the elegance of my code in order to maintain testability. Cases where perhaps a static method makes sense, but end up having to perform some coding acrobatics in order to avoid it. Is this a common challenge, something many developers face and must balance between? Or am I misguided in how frequently static methods can be the most elegant solution (before taking testability into consideration)?
Answers point out a few things - that sometimes, state doesn't matter and static is okay or that they can be used if the instance they return is always exactly the same, never altered.


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Praise for Hannah Holmes's The Well-Dressed Ape
"Fascinating . . . a feast of provocative science and engaging trivia."—USA Today
"Smart and upbeat, [The Well-Dressed Ape] will leave you prouder of your links to wild things."—People
"The Well-Dressed Ape is a hoot."—St. Petersburg Times
"Amusing and illuminating."—Outside
"Full of interesting facts."—The Washington Post Book World
"Juicy and humorous."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"What an amazing book. I don't often use the term 'life-changing,' but Quirk is. I read this book and a light went on. Suddenly, I understand the people around me. To learn that we are motivated by the same basic brain chemicals and structures as mice is oddly, profoundly, liberating."
– Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Packing for Mars
"With her typical charm, curiosity, and ability to make complex science accessible and amusing, Hannah Holmes now turns her attention to the quirks of our personalities. What a wonderfully engaging way to navel-gaze."
– Joanne Manaster, joannelovesscience.com
"At long last! I expect Hannah Holmes' delightful new book to usher in – finally – a science-based approach to thinking about how and why individuals differ, and to usher out the widespread nonsense that has for far too long passed as a personality psychology."
– Sam Gosling, Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin and author of Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You
"Hannah Holmes manages to look at the world through very unique lenses and what she comes up with is extraordinarily perceptive, completely unique and, moreover, makes for great reading. I loved The Well Dressed Ape. Her new book Quirk has topped even that marvelous book."
– Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
"For as long as we've had language, we've been asking one question over and over: 'What makes me "me"?' Hannah Holmes finds fascinating answers to that question in the world of brain science. A divine spark of a book, Quirk explains how chemicals and brain lobes conspire to make us everything from smart alecks to worry warts and ultimately, utterly human."
– Amy Sutherland, author of What Shamu Taught Me About Love, Life, and Marriage


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You may be a media planner, fending off ad sales meeting requests. You may be a CEO , trying to escape journalists with questions. Or you may be a journalist, batting away PR pitches.
Either way, there's nothing worse than opening your already-brimming inbox to find a bunch of emails from strangers you've never met, asking you for things.
How did these resourceful, needy people find you?
One trick they may be using is an email plug-in, Rapportive.
Rapportive is a contact list startup that was acquired by LinkedIn in 2012. It raised about $US1 million from a few VC firms and notable angel investors like Dave McClure and Uber investor Shervin Pishevar. It was snatched up for somewhere between $US10 and $US20 million, according to AllThingsD.
Rapportive pulls in email contacts' social media profiles so you can follow them on Twitter or Facebook easily. It also enables you to swap notes with the person or scan recent tweets, all from a box that appears next to an open email exchange in Gmail.
Here's what an email from my colleague Jim Edwards looks like.
Where it can be a useful stalker tool is this:
Say you don't know a person's email address, but you know the typical format their company uses. For example, at Business Insider, our format is First Initial, Last Name @ Businessinsider.com. You can guess what an individual's email is from there.
Create a new email and type in the guess-of-an-email-address. Wait a few moments, and Rapportive will either show you the person's results on the side, or it will show you nothing. In other words, try again.
I discovered Rapportive this afternoon, while asking a colleague for Jack Dorsey's email address. Dorsey is the CEO of payments startup Square and he co-founded Twitter. She whipped up Rapportive and voila, Dorsey's email was confirmed. Mind=blown.
Here's what the successful result looked like:
Here's what the inaccurate attempt looked like.
So sorry Jack, but thanks to Rapportive, you can expect an email from me soon.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Where to Get Hermés Bags NOW!
Please give TJ Kennedy a warm Madison Avenue welcome and that doesn't mean the cold shoulder!
Hermés fans are unanimously disappointed with this season's sample sale but that doesn't mean all hope is lost if you're counting on snagging a Birkin or Kelly bag now. While Hermés fans were waiting in the sleet for hours, we did some investigating and found that the most impressive Hermés selection can be found at the consignment store, Fisch for the Hip.
The Chelsea store is continuously stocked with at least 15 to 20 Birkin bags, which are available in wide array of colors and sizes. This is undeniably the ultimate Hermés hookup! Fitch from the Hip may not offer significant discounts but instead caters to the customer who wants her bag now.
For this reason, most bags range from 30-40 cm (35cm being the most popular) and are priced about $10,000. All colors are the same price too. So whether you're craving classic black, sultry red, or forest green, they've got you covered. Some bags are even brand new with plastic still covering the hardware.
If you're feeling extra extravagant, they even have a couple of exotic crocodile bags for a cool $42,000. If they don't have the exact object you long for, the store will do their best to satisfy your Hermés desire through their personal Hermés network of dealers.
More of a Kelly bag type of girl? These bags range in price from $5,000 to $7,000, depending on if it's new or vintage. There are currently five available-- mostly in dark colors, like deep red. Other small leather goods were also available along with three watches and a few enamel bracelets starting at $300 each. Of course, you can't have an Hermés outpost without an assortment of signature scarves, which sell for $200 to $300 along with some men's ties. (Remember, the scarves at the Hermés sale are $250!) There is even a blue plaid Hermés dog coat fit for a princess Toy Poodle.
In our opinion, the Hermes experience doesn't include standing in the freezing rain, snow and sleet for hours. If you're looking for a fast Hermés fix, skip the sample sale and head to Fisch for the Hip!
Fisch for the Hip
Open Mon-Sat 12pm-7pm; Sun 12pm-6pm
153 W. 18th St #1 between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
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Nice post, but um... (and I really hate to correct this)... 18th street is definitely not Greenwich Village, this shop is in Chelsea...
- March 23, 2011 at 11:12 PM
- Lila Delilah said...
Ok. You win! Chelsea it is.
- March 23, 2011 at 11:15 PM
And...the shop keeper and her assistants were at the Hermes sample sale just hoarding merchandise during the VIP sale to sell at their store. Come on! Can we say sponsored post. Totally lame.
- March 23, 2011 at 11:16 PM
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- March 24, 2011 at 12:41 AM
dear god people. if you are so down on the blog. STOP READING IT.
- March 24, 2011 at 12:41 AM
i agree the blog has deviated from the first mover info on sales to sponsored posts. how about telling us when friends and family at saks will be?
- March 24, 2011 at 7:49 AM
Welcome, TJ!
Thanks to you, and Lila, for keeping fashionable people in the know.
- March 24, 2011 at 10:19 AM
I agree with the general comment of too many sponsored posts and because of those, I only check into the blog once every week or two, nothing really new. As for the comment posted by one of the many "anonymous" (and yeah, I'm a new one:) to stop reading the blog if they don't like it is really not for your to say.
- March 25, 2011 at 12:19 AM
I have to say having been to Fish for the Hip - the shop keeper is a huge fraud with the worst customer service. She tells you she can only sell bags for tiny fractions of what they are worth, then prices them much higher but doesn't give you the 40% she owes you. HORRIBLE.
- March 25, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Agreed, Lila you need to stop sponsoring brands. You started this blog for bargins and there hasn't been any of that in years. I come to your site at least once a month now. I used to check in every day.
Don't take this personally, I understand you are trying to build your name in the fashion industry, but keep your roots and still write about about the bargins.
- March 28, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Karol said...
I love your stuff, Lila, don't let these other comments get you down. People want free information and also want to make sure you make no money from it. Not fair. (And I am someone who actually doesn't like Fisch from the Hip because the staff is obnoxious.).
- March 29, 2011 at 4:21 PM
I'm sorry whats wrong with free information ? Not all of us have a foot in the door with a lot of boutiques like some people.
- March 31, 2011 at 5:44 PM


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Yes, it is true, i am pregnant with our third sweet baby!
In case you want to ask...
yes, we know how babies are made.
yes, we know they grow up.
and yes, we will have three kids pretty close in age.
and YES i am excited about it :)
when we started having kids we knew that we wanted to have them all pretty close together. this timing of baby 3 wasn't quite as we had planned but the Lord obviously knows our plans better than us. We are trusting in HIS perfect timing.
so if you think we are crazy, well, we probably are but that is ok. i like our crazy :)
Baby 3 is due March 21, 2013
thanks for all of the sweet comments. we are excited to add one more baby to this crazy bunch!
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baby #3
Yes, it is true, i am pregnant with our third sweet baby!
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text: Dee Sign has not forgotten that people are always needed at the point of sale. All of our Customer Service representatives are available by phone to answer questions about the products and services we offer. Almost 50% of our employees have been with our company for 10 years or more, so they know the products you buy.


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AND: Consider this, from Anne Applebaum:
Unfortunately, Iran is serious—or at least Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is deadly serious. Holocaust denial is his personal passion, not just a way of taunting Israel, and it's based in his personal interpretation of history. Earlier this year, in a distinctly eerie open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he lauded the great achievements of German culture and assaulted "the propaganda machinery after World War II that has been so colossal that [it] has caused some people to believe that they are the guilty party." Such views hearken back to the 1930s, when the then-Shah of Iran was an admirer of Hitler's notion of the "Aryan master race," to which Persians were meant to belong. Ahmadinejad himself counts as a mentor an early revolutionary who was heavily influenced by wartime Nazi propaganda. It shows.


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Riesling Report: St Michael-Eppan Montiggl Riesling 2009, Alto Adige
July is riesling month! We're drinking it all month long...and maybe longer. Got a favorite riesling? Recommend it in the comments!
From a cooperative in Northeast Italy, grown on steep limestone slopes. This is a powerful wine—the first sip is like sucking on an icicle. It's lean and chiseled, with a barbed acidity. A bit of a shock to the palate, with a core of gravel. Austere, citric, less tangy than dry, like freeze-dried limes and grapefruits. A tiny touch of sweetness might bring out the fruit more—this wine is dry as a desert bone.
You get the sense that this wine is hiding something—there's a hint of green flavor here, notes of basil and chives, rosemary, and peach (though not a slutty fragrant one) but it's all wrapped so tightly in acid that the wine comes off elegant but distant. "This is a cat wine," said one drinker, "not a dog wine."
And we're dog people, but there's a place for this—a crisp sip on a hot night, with a few slices of sashimi. The herbal notes also call out for pasta with pesto and green beans.
Around $19, sample provided for review.
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Car Insurance for 4.1 Cents a Mile
When it comes to cars, it's usually better not to do the math.
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Adding up your gas bill, then dividing by your mileage, might give you a shock: At $4 a gallon and 20 mpg, that's 20 cents per mile. Do the same with your car payment and your car insurance bill and you may find you are leaving a trail of dollar bills in your wake.
But suppose you've already done the math and were shocked enough to park the family Camry in favor of a bus pass. You've still got the car payment, but you are saving a bundle on gas.
It's possible your car insurance bill has gone down as well. Did you call your insurer? Most insurance companies will put you in a lower risk category when mileage falls beneath a certain threshold -- after all, the less time you spend behind the wheel, the less the risk that you'll hit something.
The typical low-mileage discount is 5 to 15%. If you decide to let your insurance company monitor your mileage -- programs are typically called usage-based insurance or pay-as-you-drive -- the savings can be much bigger. (Here's a look at usage-based discounts from the major insurance companies.)
Yet ultimately you are not in control of how much you spend.
Now a California company says it has a way to fix that: Car insurance for low-mileage drivers at a fixed, per-mile rate.
"Millions of people are making conscious decisions to bike, walk and use public transit more often, benefiting the environment and livability of our cities," says Steve Pretre, CEO and co-founder of MetroMile. "Traditional car insurance pricing takes the money those people should be saving based on their reduced driving and uses it to subsidize people that drive more. That is unfair and we are setting out to change it."
The meter is running
MetroMile is launching its service today in nutty, crunchy Oregon, limiting its coverage to people who drive less than 10,000 miles a year. Car owners plug in a small device -- the "Metronome" -- that transmits mileage in real time and pay a base rate plus a few cents a mile.
The traditional insurance rules still apply: Risky drivers pay more.
We couldn't resist doing the math. We compared car insurance rates for a 40-year-old male driving a Honda Accord in Portland's 97223 ZIP code through CarInsurance.com online quote engine and through MetroMile's online estimator.
Based on a 5,000-mile a year estimate, we found rates from $799 to $1,814 a year from major traditional insurers. While that includes a discount for self-reported low mileage, it doesn't reflect any savings from a pay-as-you-drive plan, which is calculated after the driver has enrolled and used the reporting device for a period of time.
MetroMile's pricing for the same coverage on the Accord driver is a base rate of $44.95 a month plus 4.1 cents per mile. At 5,000 miles a year, the cost would be $803.58. One nifty touch is that daily mileage is capped at 150 miles, so a trip across the mountains to Grandma's house doesn't become prohibitively expensive.
Expect to see more of these kinds of high-tech savings plans as cars become ever more connected and insurers become ever more savvy about identifying and rewarding the safest drivers. (See "Plug in, drive less, save more.") A previous effort, this one in Texas, closed its doors in April.
The original article can be found at CarInsurance.com:Car insurance for 4.1 cents a mile


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After some unfortunate weather causing the postponement of competition on Saturday, the skies opened up and the sun shone brightly on the DC Central Park, midway on the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, which was reshaped for the Swatch TTR 6-STAR Roxy Chicken Jam. The girls were pumped and loving the set-up as they progressed female riding to unbelievable levels, throwing down technical tricks most had never even attempted.
Cheryl Maas (NED) took home the top spot, followed by Jamie Anderson (USA) in second and Claudia Fliri (AUT) rounding out the top three. All three girls proved they were deserving to stand on the podium, but Cheryl Maas dominated the park with clean style and huge tricks. This was Cheryl's first Tour result this season and she is now 35th in the rankings.
"It's my first 6-STAR TTR event, and it's a good start to my season," said Maas. "It was fun! It was a bit harder riding the new course down in the low part, but if you saw the tricks, everybody was throwing down. It was a real SIX(6)STAR event in my eyes. Good riders!"
Kelly Clark (USA), however, continues her tour lead as Jenny Jones (GBR), was unable to come out on top to overtake Kelly for Swatch TTR World No. 1. Jenny rode strong in all of her four runs and finished 4th which moves her into World No. 2.
Jamie Anderson who won last year's Roxy Chicken Jam in Kaprun has moved into World No. 3 after her podium finish and was excited with her results and positive shift in the rankings: "I ended up getting second and I'm stoked! It was so much fun today, learning new tricks and riding with all the girls. Just watching everyone was awesome because everyone was riding so good! I got some more TTR points too, and I'm down with that! And Just being here, watching the girls do such good tricks was awesome."
Claudia Fliri rounds out the Top 5 with her 3rd place finish and sits just behind Elizabeth Beerman who is World No. 5: "I came here without expectations because of my knee injury from before," said Fliri, "but I'm super happy that I made the Top 3. Look, I have big smile on my face! And it's sweet to have more points for TTR."
The first all-girls, 6-STAR event on the World Snowboard Tour was without a doubt the greatest display of female riding from the world's best female snowboarders. The tour drama has been set and will continue at the Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland.
Swatch TTR Woman's 6-STAR Roxy Chicken Jam Top 10:
1. Cheryl Maas (NDL)
2. Jamie Anderson (USA)
3. Claudia Fliri (AUT)
4. Jenny Jones (GBR)
5. Kjersti Buaas (NOR)
6. Meri Peltonin (FIN)
7. Ursina Haller (SUI)
8. Lisa Filzmoser (AUT)
9. Sina Candrian (SUI)
10. Heidi Paumola (FIN)
Best Trick (Most Stylish):
Kjersti Buaas(NOR) – Frontside 360 Stalefish