The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) has appealed to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to championed the process that would discourage oil companies operating in the country from trainings their personnel abroad.
Mr Afe Mayowa, the OGTAN's President said this at the association's Business Forum in Lagos on the need for NNPC and other government agencies to set the paste by discouraging training of personnel outside the country.
Mayowa explained that training of experts in the oil and gas sector abroad is injurious to the growth of the Nigerian economy when such training can be done in-country to save the country billion of dollars.
He said that the essence of the business forum was to create a platform to educate members and create opportunities for them to be able to have more knowledge and take the advantage of those opportunities.
According to him, we are not against training people outside the country, but what we meant was that some training should be done in Nigeria.
"The country is losing tremendously. The reason is that Nigeria has to be very patriotic. For example, the economy of Dubai and Ghana are being been boosted by Nigerian companies taking Nigerian trainings.
"Taking Nigerian personnel to Ghana, with Nigerian instructors, with Nigerian participants to Ghana to train. Most times, these people go for shopping not for training.
"We kick against government agencies or oil and gas companies going abroad to train Nigerians on what ought to have been done in-country. We should go outside the country to acquire skills that are not in Nigeria.
"We want NNPC to champion the cause so that those training done outside the country would be for the advantage of Nigeria and Nigerians. I repeat OGTAN is not against overseas trainings but there are some that can be done in-country,'' he said.
Mayowa further called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to mandate all oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria to patronize and make OGTAN members as a pre-requisite for registering and handling in the country in strict compliance with the Nigerian Content Development Act.
He also called on government to partner with the association in the training and development of host community youths in line with NNPC quest for peace in oil and gas host communities.
The Executive General Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Total E&P Nigeria, Mr Vincent Nnadi, said that the company has invested greatly on human capacity in Nigeria and its host communities.
Nnadi who is the keynote speaker on a topic titled "Total Capacity Development in Nigeria'' said that Total who is major player in both offshore and onshore oil exploration in Nigeria has consistently focused on human capacity building development that is anchored by strong policies.
He said that the company with over 3,000 employees has invested greatly in its host community's youths on capacity building development and entrepreneuring schemes.
"Over 1.5 million dollars is been invested on youths development annually to study at the Institutes of Petroleum Studies.
"Our priority is ensuring that Nigerian youths are educated and independent,'' he said.


10 Easy Steps to Purchasing Your First Home - Barb Taylor, Sales Rep.
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Colchester United are delighted to confirm that midfielder Owen Garvan has signed a new contract to stay with the U's.
27-year-old Owen had initially penned a contract through to January when he first arrived at the club, but has now signed a new deal that takes him through to the summer of 2017.
Boss Tony Humes said: "We're delighted that we have been able to sign Owen on a longer contract, keeping him here until the end of next season.
"He has already shown us, in the short time he has been here, how much experience and quality he brings to the squad.
Owen took the captain's armband as the U's defeated Gillingham last weekend and will again be an important member of the team ahead of another week of three League One fixtures.
His new contract will be confirmed subject to paperwork clearance.


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Philippe Adams (Mouscron, 1969. november 19. –) belga autóversenyző.

Pályafutása

1992-ben második helyen végzett a brit Formula–3-as bajnokságban, majd 1993-ban megnyerte a brit Formula–2-es sorozatot.

1994-ben Adams és támogatói 500 000 dollárt fizettek a Lotus-istállónak, hogy az két futam erejéig versenyautót biztosítson számára a Formula–1-es világbajnokságon. Adams így Alex Zanardi helyét vette át a belga és a portugál versenyen. Mind a két futamra kvalifikálta magát, Belgiumban egy kicsúszás miatt kiesett, Portugáliában pedig a tizenhatodik helyen ért célba. Szándékai szerint a soron következő európai nagydíjon is jelen lett volna, ám a csapat ekkor már újra Zanardinak biztosított lehetőséget.

Eredményei

Teljes Formula–1-es eredménylistája

Források
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További információk
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 Profilja a statsf1.com honlapon
 Profilja a driverdatabase.com honlapon

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Fly Like a Bird this Halloween!
Love birds? A lot of people do, and dressing up like a bird for Halloween is easy with a variety of different species to choose from and different styles of costumes and accessories. Here are some great bird costume ideas for Halloween!
Since pigeons have such varied plumage, you can pair this mask with almost any outfit! A dapper business suit would definitely help with the pigeon PR department.
It's so strange that pop culture and decorative artists seem to screw up the correct beak color of such a common bird as the Northern Cardinal. Besides the orange beak, which should be red in an adult male Northern Cardinal, this is a pretty realistic-looking bird mask and it would pair nicely with an all-red outfit.
Pair these with the Northern Cardinal mask above for a complete look.
This black bird face mask can work with a variety of different corvid species that have full black heads. With the Palm Crow, Fish Crow, Carrion Crow, Northwestern Crow, American Crow, Little Crow, or Cape Crow, for instance, you can wear all black to emulate their fully black plumage. Put on a white vest over your black and you're a Pied Crow!
The perfect accessory for your crow costume! These can be worn pointing up or down -- your choice!
Be the symbol of the United States when you don this latex full-face Bald Eagle mask! A brown outfit would go well with this mask, as would an American flag cape or other patriotic outfit.
This t-shirt has an all-over print of Bald Eagle feathers, including some adult white head feathers spreading down the neckline. The back of the shirt is all printed brown feathers.
Go as America herself when you combine this tunic with the Bald Eagle mask!
So these are gloves, though technically they depict what are eagle *feet*. A cute accessory either way that will make your Bald Eagle costume more authentic.
This women's cut top has an all-over print of a Barn Owl body. The front size is white and light feathers (so the owl is masked against the sky as it flies over prey) and the back is darker tan (so the bird blends into the field it is flying over). Combine this with a Barn Owl mask for a fun costume.


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Using a bit of pipe, bent in the newly made pipe bender, I did a trial assembly with dummy studs and nuts. I think the thinner flange looks about right.
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Linh Nguyen, DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder 2022 Primary Election Questionnaire
By Shaw Local News Network
May 01, 2022 at 12:01 pm CDT
Linh Nguyen, candidate for DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Provided by Linh Nguyen, candidate for DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder)
DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder candidate Linh Nguyen answered Shaw Local's election questionnaire for the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder primary election.
Voting ends for the primary election on the evening of June 28.
Full Name: LINH NGUYEN
What office are you seeking? DEKALB COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER
What offices, if any, have you previously held? I was elected as the President of the League of Women Voters of DeKalb County in May 2020. Under my leadership, the league organized 18 voter registrations events and hosted numerous candidates' forums in the five months leading to the November 2020 election. The League's efforts contributed to DeKalb County's historic turnout of 75% in the 2020 election.
City: DeKalb
Occupation: Chemistry Instructor at Northern Illinois University
Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Computational Chemistry), Duquesne University, 2013
Master of Science (Physical Chemistry), University of Oklahoma, 2010
Bachelor of Science with Special Distinction (Chemistry and Biochemistry), University of Oklahoma, 2008
Associate Degree in Science (Biological Sciences),
Oklahoma City Community College, 2006
Campaign Website: https://www.winwithlinhnguyen.com/
What would be your top three priorities over the next four years?
1. Cybersecurity:
Most election authority officials, including the DeKalb County election authority, lack the advanced technological knowledge to reliably do their job. Now more than ever, we need public offices utilizing up-to-date technology that can fight cybersecurity threats.
With a Ph.D. in computational science, I was alarmed to learn that on October 11, 2021, DeKalb County was the victim of a ransomware cyber-attack. The county computer system was down for eight days until October 19. As County Clerk and Recorder As County Clerk and Recorder, I will modernize the office for safety and efficiency, which will prevent cyber-attacks on voting data and county records. My knowledge of computer systems and practices will benefit the residents of DeKalb County as I keep their data safe yet accessible as we transition the office to twenty-first century standards.
2. Transparency and Accountability:
I will establish tech-based communication between the Clerk's Office and voters. Communication is constantly changing, especially with the speed of technological advancements. Elected officials must communicate clearly, efficiently, and effectively with their constituents. With better communication comes transparency and accountability. I will empower voters to hold myself and other elected officials accountable for our actions and inactions.
3. Voting Rights:
Voting rights are sacred to me because of my experiences under the Vietnamese authoritarian government. I cherish that our right to vote is the ultimate power that we, the American people, have to shape public policies that affect our daily lives. Insufficient staffing at specific polling places dismisses turnout among students, renters, and the young electorate. We all know that young people are movers and renters. For election authorities to continue to create confusion and intimidation regarding the young electorate's residency to create barriers to voting for not-yet-homeowners and young voters is unjust and unAmerican. Most of us, average working-class Americans, are renters once in our lives. That is no reason to be excluded from having a voice in making public policies that affect our lives.
Taxes are a top concern raised by voters locally. What do you do within your position to address residents' tax burden?
As County Clerk and Recorder, I am sensitive to the resident's concerns about the tax burden. However, the County Clerk and Recorder's Office has no authority in increasing or decreasing the property tax bill.
The assessor's office is the one that assesses the property. According to Illinois State's law, the County Clerk/Recorder gets recommendations from the assessors and equalizes property tax assessments. The final amount of a tax bill is determined by what local taxing bodies levy and the County Board's approval.
As the County Clerk and Recorder, I will ensure to quickly process the tax collection. The tradition in DeKalb County is terribly slow. I will change that.
I also want to make sure that residents know that there is a board of appeal. They have the right to appeal their property tax assessments if they think it was unfairly done.
What level of confidence do you think voters have in local elections? What is driving that confidence or lack thereof?
I believe the active voters of DeKalb County have confidence in our elections. Despite the lack of transparency from the current election authority, there is no evidence of voter fraud at any level of elections. Thus, residents have no reason not to have confidence in our local elections.
The more significant issue here is that cynicism about politics diminishes turnout.
Last year, the turnout for the municipal election in April 2021 was about 15% compared to the historic turnout of 75% for the presidential election in 2020. It was sad, especially when our locally elected positions - the city councils, mayors, village presidents, school board - have a more significant impact on our day-to-day lives than our federally elected officials. We are allowing the powerful few to silence the ordinary many.
As the County Clerk, I will establish tech-based communication and revamp voter education to address the low turnout.
It also could increase voter confidence if the election authority didn't make careless mistakes like sending out a new voter registration card with the wrong polling place and a typo in the URL for the County Clerk and Recorder website. I will ensure thoughtless mistakes that could cost taxpayers money will not happen under my leadership.
If you could redo any one decision made by the county clerk in the last four years, what would it be and why?
We are facing a severe shortage of election judges this year, and there is a reason for that.
If I could redo one decision made by the County Clerk in the last four years, it would be to ensure voters and election judges would not have to choose between their health and participation in our democracy.
In 2020, amid the pandemic and election laws changes, as the President of the League of Women Voters of DeKalb County, I hosted a town hall with the County Clerk to address voter concerns about the upcoming election. The hesitancy of the County Clerk to conform to the safety standards required for operating safely in a pandemic discouraged voters and most likely led to a staffing shortage of election judges, many of whom were over sixty-five and felt vulnerable to participate in their election duties.
As a public servant, I believe it is crucial that one can set aside his/her personal understanding of science or lack of to serve the public safely and efficiently.
In addition to elections, the county clerk's office handles a myriad of duties. What do you bring to the table that your opponents do not?
My Ph.D. training as a computation scientist makes me uniquely qualified for this technical position. I am trained to generate, process, and store enormous data. I have the technical knowledge to select pieces of equipment and vet tech vendors to bring the best service for the lowest price. I can deliver safe, complete, and available records.
Growing up under the Vietnamese communist government taught me to cherish democracy. If you enjoy your freedom to be critical of your elected officials and government at all levels, you must insist on having equal access to the ballot for all eligible voters. When we all vote, we will continue to have free, fair, and accessible elections. And democracy prevails.
Being the President of the League of Women Voters of DeKalb County proves that I am an effective leader in the DeKalb community. Under my leadership, the League set and accomplished many goals, including organizing 18 voter registration events and hosting multiple candidates forums in the five months leading to the November 2020 election. Our effort partly contributed to the DeKalb County's historic turnout of 75% in the 2020 election.
My professional training, my story of overcoming hardships, and my effective community leadership uniquely qualify me to deliver secure, fair, and accessible elections and safe, complete, and available records.
2022 Election Primary: DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder2022 ElectionElectionDeKalb County
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You are here: Parliament home page > Parliamentary business > Bills and legislation > Bills before Parliament > Commons Amendments
Amendments proposed to the Animal Welfare Bill - continued House of Commons
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Bill Wiggin
Clause 18, page 10, line 28, after 'regard', insert 'to the interests of the animal and'.
Anne Snelgrove
Clause 19, page 11, line 1, after 'entry', insert 'without a warrant'.
Clause 19, page 11, line 8, after 'peace' insert 'is'.
Norman Baker
Clause 20, page 11, line 26, after '8', insert '[Pet fairs],'.
Clause 20, page 11, line 26, after '8', insert '[Recordings of prohibited conduct],'.
Shona McIsaac
Clause 20, page 11, line 26, after '8', insert '[Non-domestic animals in circuses],'.
Mr David Drew
Clause 22, page 12, line 7, at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (4),'.
Clause 22, page 12, line 9, at end add—
'(4) Subject to subsection (5), a Justice of the Peace may, on the application of an inspector, issue a warrant authorising an inspector to enter premises, if necessary using reasonable force, in order to carry out an inspection under subsection (1).
(5) The power to issue a warrant under subsection (4) is exercisable only if the Justice of the Peace is satisfied—
(a) that it is reasonable to carry out an inspection on the premises, and
(b) that section 46 is satisfied in relation to the premises.'.
Clause 23, page 12, line 18, at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (4),'.
Clause 23, page 12, line 20, at end add—
Clause 24, page 12, line 30, after 'entry', insert 'without a warrant'.
*Clause 26, page 13, line 8, at end insert—
'(2) Proceedings for a crime under this Act shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Crown Prosecution Service or the legal department of a local authority.'.
*Clause 27, page 13, line 13, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
'(a) before the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the date of commission of the offence, and'.
*Clause 27, page 13, line 17, at end insert ', whichever is the earlier and in any event within twelve months from the date of the commission of the offence.'.
Clause 27, page 13, line 17, at end insert—
'(1A) The prosecutor shall establish to the satisfaction of the court that the evidence has not been available to him for a period longer than six months. The court shall also determine whether the evidence available can be admitted where the lapse of time exceeds that allowed for under the provisions of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980.'.
Clause 27, page 13, line 18, leave out subsection (2).
Clause 28, page 13, line 26, after '7', insert 'or [Recordings of prohibited conduct]'.
Clause 28, page 13, line 31, after '30(9)', insert 'or [Non-domestic animals in circuses]'.
Clause 28, page 13, line 34, leave out from 'exceeding' to end and insert '£20,000'.
'(2A) When a person guilty of an offence is imprisoned under subsection (1)(a) or subsection (2)(a), they shall not be eligible for early release through a "custody plus order" under Chapter 44 section 181(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.'.
Clause 29, page 14, line 8, after '8', insert 'or section [Pet fairs],'.
Clause 29, page 14, line 8, after '8', insert 'or [Recordings of prohibited conduct],'.
Clause 29, page 14, line 8, after '8', insert 'or [Non-domestic animals in circuses]'.
Clause 29, page 14, line 19, after 'offspring', insert 'or any offspring it is carrying in utero'.
'(3A) The court shall not make an order for the destruction of an animal under this section unless it is satisfied, on the basis of evidence given by a veterinary surgeon, that it is appropriate to do so in the interests of the animal.'.
'(e) order the offender or another person to pay a sum representing the expenses of carrying out the order.'.
'(5A) Any sum ordered to be paid under subsection (4)(e) shall be treated for the purposes of enforcement as if it were a fine imposed on conviction.'.
'(5A) A person appointed under subsection (4)(a) shall be a veterinary surgeon or other person who the court is satisfied has the appropriate training and qualification in, and experience of, animal welfare.'.
Clause 29, page 14, line 34, after 'decides', insert 'to make an order or'.
Clause 29, page 14, line 44, at end insert ', where it is appropriate to do so in the interests of the animal.'.
'(e) from riding, driving or using animals.'.
Clause 30, page 15, line 36, after '8', insert 'section [Pet fairs],'.
Clause 30, page 15, line 36, after '8', insert 'section [Recordings of prohibited conduct](1)(a),'.
Clause 31, page 16, line 16, at end insert '; and
(c) in the case of the destruction of an animal, it is satisfied, on the basis of evidence given by a veterinary surgeon, that it is appropriate to do so in the interests of the animal.'.
Clause 31, page 16, line 27, at end insert ', where it is appropriate so to do in the interests of the animal.'.
Clause 32, page 16, line 44, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert—
'(3) In giving directions which specify the manner in which an animal is to be disposed of, the court may not direct the disposal of an animal by any person except—
(a) a licensed breeding establishment,
(b) a licensed pet shop,
(c) a licensed Scottish rearing establishment,
(d) a veterinary surgeon, or
(e) any other person of who the court is satisfied has the appropriate training and qualification in, and experience of, animal welfare.'.
'(aa) the interests of the animal.'.
Clause 32, page 17, line 7, after (3)', insert '(aa)'.
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Prepared 19 Jan 2006


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def get_filename(frame, rlevel=None):
    """Get the full path to a single frame.

    Parameters
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    frame : string
      The frame name (i.e., everything up to -e*.fits.fz).
    rlevel : string, optional
      The reduction level desired, nor `None` to return the highest
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    Returns
    -------
    filename : string

    """

    from glob import glob

    if rlevel is None:
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    else:
        pat = os.sep.join([config['download path'], 'e{}'.format(rlevel),
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    return to_list

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This common medical device may have caused a massive superbug outbreak
January 16, 2016 by Dan Taylor Leave a Comment
Olympus is undergoing a big recall of its duodenoscopes after dozens of gotten sick and some have died due to superbug infections.
Olympus Corp. is recalling and redesigning a medical scope that has been linked to a huge amount of superbug infections and possible deaths.
The company will voluntarily recall its medical scopes, which have been linked to many potentially deadly infections worldwide, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Olympus sells about 85 percent of duodenoscopes, and it will redesign a part of the scope that is difficult to disinfect, likely leading to the infections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed off on the proposed redesign effort.
Olympus is accused of knowing that such scopes could house potentially deadly bacteria but chose not toi warn hospitals for three years.
The scope has been tied to dozens of people who fell ill at Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center.
A Senate committee report claims that 141 patients in nine cities had gotten an infection in 25 separate incidents involving the duodenoscopes. There have been an estimated 250 people worldwide who have gotten sick. The Virginia Mason outbreak involved 39 people getting sick and 18 dying between 2012 and 2014.
In a statement, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said that the "devices exposed far too many patients and their families to unacceptable risks, and I am pleased to see that the FDA and manufacturers have taken additional actions to protect patients in the future."
While she said the steps the company is taking now are good, "there is much more we need to do to make sure the FDA can respond quickly and appropriately when problems with medical devices occur," she added.
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Q: Pelican - add image to summary I'm using pelican to create a website. I'm trying to add an image to the summary so that the summary always starts with an image.
I tried adding the image to the summary in the metadata (using markdown) but it only shows up on the index page and not on the other pages (in the example below the image does not show in the Posts page). I also have to add the image in the same line as the text which sometimes renders in a weird way (some text is to the side of the image depending on the image size).
Here is an example of the metadata:
Title: this is my title
Slug: slug
Date: 2017-05-04 23:00
Category: Posts
Tags: pelican
Author: Eyal
Summary: ![figure 1](images/fig1.png) and this is my post summary

I also tried to use the summary plugin but that but that did not work at all.
What is the easiest way to add an image to the summary? I was hoping to avoid modifying the html code if possible.

A: Add the image as a field metadata in your article, say it "Cover", like this:
Title: this is my title
Slug: slug
Date: 2017-05-04 23:00
Category: Posts
Tags: pelican
Author: Eyal
Cover: images/fig1.png
Summary: and this is my post summary

So you can use it in your template in this way.
{% if article.cover %}{% endif %} {{ article.summary }}

This line looks for Cover key in the metadata, and if there is one, create the img tag. If is not, then simply pass.

A: Ad it there where article.summary already is used. I use pelican-theme alchemy  (that uses bootstrap) and  article.summary is in index.html. I extended it as follows:

{{ article.title }}

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This works for me with the pictures in the images-folder.

But I have an other problem: the posts do not find the pictures in the same images-folder :-(

A: For those using the AboutWilson template in Pelican I have managed to make it work as well by adding the following code in the  index.html file (in the template folder)
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Spoon River College is a multi-faceted community college dedicated to providing students a quality education. Students have a variety of educational goals and SRC is positioned to meet the needs of all these students by providing: First two years of college and pre-professional, courses in 30 college majors, 30 career and technical programs, Continuing Education ,Business and Industry Training.
Spoon River College serves 1,667 students (44% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 30:1 is lower than the state community college average of 35:1.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 40%.
Spoon River College is the only community colleges within Fulton County, IL.
The nearest community college to Spoon River College is Midstate College (29.7 miles away).
Spoon River College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Illinois for:
Category Attribute
Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
The teacher population of 56 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Spoon River College (IL) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Public Public
Total Faculty 56 staff 123 staff
The student population of Spoon River College has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 30:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The Spoon River College diversity score of 0.15 is less than the state average of 0.59. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Total Enrollment 1,667 students 3,999 students
Student : Teacher Ratio 30:1 35:1
# Full-Time Students 735 students 1,386 students
# Part-Time Students 932 students 2,613 students
% Asian
% Hispanic
% Black
% White
% Two or more races
Diversity Score 0.15 0.59
College Completion Rate
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) $30,900 $31,800
Finances and Admission
The public in-state tuition of $9,390 is more than the state average of $7,978. The in-state tuition has grown by 34% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $10,470 is more than the state average of $10,454. The out-state tuition has grown by 30% over four years.
In-State Tuition Fees $9,390 $7,978
Out-State Tuition Fees $10,470 $10,454
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 82% 83%
Median Debt for Graduates $4,827 $6,000
Median Debt for Dropouts $2,851 $3,500
Total Sports Offered 2 sports
Sports Baseball, SoftballBaseball, Softball,
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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In-state tuition: $9,390
Out-state tuition: $10,470
Student:teacher ratio: 30:1
Minority enrollment: 8%
For Illinois public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $7,978 per year for in-state students and $10,454 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,527 per year. Read more about average community college tuition costs across the country.
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As Dallas County continues to revitalize its southern communities, Oak Cliff may become a new hotspot for potential homeowners.
RPL Properties, a Dallas-based real estate development company, has obtained 50 vacant lots in Oak Cliff from the city's Urban Land Bank. The company's mission is to transform the lots into affordable three- to four-bedroom homes for families with moderate to low incomes. Building new homes in the area is expected to revitalize neglected parts of the neighborhood.
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Building new homes would help bring up the community by raising the area's property values. The new homes, he mentioned, would also provide families with an opportunity to build personal wealth, he explained.
Having worked in real estate for the past 30 years, Lewis stated that a person's wealth is first created through homeownership. Quoting statistics, he detailed that in the African American community, a person who doesn't own a home has a net worth of about $1,500 to $2,000. However, a homeowner has a net worth of around $20,000 to $30,000.
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Meet Rob Manfred, the guy who decides
Paul Daugherty writes: The man who sits across from Pete Rose will have absorbed every document pertinent to Rose's case.
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Paul Daugherty, pdaugherty@enquirer.com Published 10:25 p.m. ET May 30, 2015
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at a press conference in May.(Photo: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)
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Pete Rose through the years
Aug. 15, 1984: Using the head-first slide he made famous in his years at Cincinnati, Pete Rose dives toward home plate. Enquirer file
Oct. 6, 1973: Johnny Bench, left, and Pete Rose pose in clubhouse after their home runs gave the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 win over the New York Mets in Cincinnati. File
April 1984: Pete Rose does his classic slide to second base after walking. He was safe. Enquirer file
Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose with his parents, Harry 'Pete' Rose and LaVerne Rose in 1963. His dad was knows as 'Big Pete'. Provided from Rick Kennedy Collection
April 9, 1976: Pete Rose breaks up a possible double play by taking out Houston shortstop Roger Metzger at second base. Enquirer file
1969: Pete Rose upends Sizemore during Opening Day. Enquirer file
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds, left, crashes into Cleveland Indians catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run in the 1970 All-Star Game in Cincinnati. AP
A 1975 photo of Pete Rose File
Aug. 8, 1978: Out at third is Atlanta's Rod Gilbreath as Pete Rose applies the tag following rundown between home and third after Jerry Royster bounced to Rose in seventh inning. Enqurier file
March 1979: Pete Rose. Enquirer file
APRIL 8, 1976: World Champion Cincinnati Reds opening game at Riverfront Stadium. Enquirer file
JULY 18, 1976: Reds shortstop Dave Concepcion, right, seems to be yelling in anguish as he and third baseman Pete Rose converge on infield pop fly. Enquirer file
Sept. 10, 1985: John Franco, left, and Pete Rose. Enquirer file
Sept. 11, 1977: Pete Rose glad-hands Tom Seaver after a home run by the Reds' pitcher, this one helping decide a 7-4 victory over the Dodgers Seaver. Enquirer file
1969: Pete Rose with a batboy during Opening Day. Enquirer file
APRIL 8, 1975: Despite a pleading look from Dodgers' Davey Lopes, umpire Nick Colosi ruled Pete Rose made it safely back to second in the sixth inning. Enquirer file
JULY 15, 1970: Cincinnati stars, Pete Rose and Jim Merritt, survey batting cage action. Enquirer file
May 7, 1988: Cincinnati Reds suspended manager Pete Rose talks with coach Tony Perez in the club house before a game. AP
This is an undated photo of Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose at Crosley Field. Courtesy from the Green Diamond Club.
Sept. 11: (L-R) Tommy Helms, Tom Browning, Cesar Geronimo, Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Eric Davis take in the ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of Rose breaking the career hit record of 4,192 on September 11, 2010 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Andy Lyons, Getty Images
1986: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds in action during a game versus the San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. Stephen Dunn /Allsport
The Cincinnati Enquirer front page, September 9, 1985. Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb for the hits record. Enquirer scan
Front page of The Cincinnati Enquirer for September 12, 1985, announcing the record hit number 4,192 for Pete Rose. "4,192: Pete Singles Past Ty Cobb." Photo by Jeff Suess from library archives
1990: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds watches the ball after batting during a game. Getty Images
Former baseball player and author Pete Rose (left) appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on January 12, 2004 at the NBC Studios, in Burbank, California. Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Pete Rose (left) watched the final Reds game of the 2014 season against the Pirates with Reds owner Bob Castellini (right). Enquirer file/Liz Dufour
Front page of The Cincinnati Enquirer for August 24, 1989, announcing the suspension of Pete Rose for gambling. Photo by Jeff Suess from library archives
June 25, 1989: Fans in center field seats unfurl a banner proclaiming loyalty to Pete Rose. Enquirer file
Former Cincinnati Reds baseball player Pete Rose holds up a copy of his new book titled" My Life Without Bars" during a book signing in New York City 09 January 2004. TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP/Getty Images
Major League Baseball legend Pete Rose laughs as he attends the "Beacher's Madhouse" show at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino November 12, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Oct. 23, 2002: Pete Rose smiles to the crowd after being voted number six in the MLB Ten Most Memorable Moments ceremony. Donald Miralle, Getty Images
HISTORY. A Pete Rose autographed jersey on display at the Reds Hall of Fame's Stars of the Queen City exhibit. The Enquirer/Amanda Rossmann
Hit King and former Reds player and manager Pete Rose, at left, watches the final Cincinnati Reds game of the 2014 season. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour
Hit King and former Reds player and manager Pete Rose, at left, talks to Reds President Bob Castellini as they watch the final Cincinnati Reds game of the 2014 season. The Enquirer/Liz Dufour
Surrounded by Florence Freedom personnel, Pete Rose looks over the field at UC Health Stadium, where he appeared as an honorary batter for the team in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
Pete Rose tosses a baseball before a Florence Freedom game in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
Pete Rose signs baseballs for members of the Florence Freedom in their dugout in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
Florence Freedom players and fans cheer Pete Rose as he enters the batter's box as an honorary hiiter in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
After an unsuccessful attempt to throw overhand to the plate, Pete Rose shifted to an underhand toss to throw out the first pitch at a Florence Freedom game in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
Pete Rose loosens up in the Florence Freedom dugout before stepping to the plate as an honorary batter in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
Pete Rose smiles during a pre-game press conference in advance of a Florence Freedom game in September of 2014. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy
Former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose looks on as the Bearcats take on UConn at Fifth Third Arena in January of 2014. Enquirer file
The Reds' Great Eight (from left): Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, George Foster, Dave Concepcion, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo at GABP in September of 2013. Enquirer file
Former Reds second baseman and MLB Hall of Famer Joe Morgan high-fives former teammate Pete Rose (right) at GABP in September of 2013. Enquirer file
Former Reds great Pete Rose tips his hat to the crowd at GABP in September of 2013. Enquirer file
Sculptor Tom Tsuchiya, right, talks about designing Joe Morgan's statue prior to the unveiling at GABP. At left is Pete Rose. Behind Tsuchiya is Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman. Enquirer file
Former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose waits in the dugout tunnel for his introduction during Great Eight festivities in September of 2013. Enquirer file
(Left to right) Former Cincinnati Reds George Foster?, Dave Concepcion? and Pete Rose wait in the dugout tunnel for their introductions during Great Eight festivities in September of 2013. Enquirer file
Hit King Pete Rose is introduced during Great Eight festivities at GABP in September of 2013. Enquirer file
Rose is introduced during Great Eight festivities at GABP in September of 2013. Enquirer file
One of these days, sooner rather than later because he wants the issue decided for good, Baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. will make the call Rose has sought almost since Baseball banished him on Aug. 24, 1989. In or out? Nose pressed against the window, or greeter at the front door? Manfred's past, ancient and recent, could inform his decision. Or it could merely be trivial prelude. Interesting, but not revealing.
Manfred isn't saying. He declined repeated interview requests. His brother Lee and sister Lynn didn't respond to emails, other than to inform their brother of the queries. Even Players Association executive director Tony Clark – with whom Manfred will negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement some 18 months from now – offered only an innocuous statement of praise for the commissioner.
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Others were freer with their assessments. "Careful, meticulous and extraordinarily fair,'' said Manfred's friend Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College and an expert on baseball economics. "He's respectful of baseball's rules and regulations and what they have to say about gambling.
"He'll take a fresh look at it. He's not going to say, 'Bud (Selig) and Bart (Giamatti) didn't let him in, so I won't.' When you put all that together, I don't know what his final disposition will be, and I know Rob pretty well.''
Said childhood friend Carl Weaver, "Rob liked being smart. It was kind of a competitive thing with him. But he didn't act like it. He was just tenacious and wouldn't take any crap from anybody.''
Reds CEO Bob Castellini has spent months working with Manfred, doing what he can to help craft a deal that would bring Rose back into baseball. Castellini has his issues with Baseball's economics, and what he believes is a growing disparity between rich and poor. But he praises Manfred's diligence and open mind when it comes to Rose.
"Hardworking, bright, personable,'' Castellini said. "Nobody knows more about the game.''
Protecting the game's integrity
Manfred himself has offered a few general insights. He thinks it would be hard for Rose to be working in Baseball without influencing the games. "You're either in or you're out of the game, to some extent,'' he told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark in late March. "There may be some sort of middle ground (but) I think it is difficult to sit in New York and monitor a situation where somebody is allowed to do X, but not Y. There's not enough eyes and ears to do that.''
In Kansas City in May, Manfred defended Baseball's approach to gambling:
"There's a federal law that defines the difference between gambling and fantasy. We made an agreement with DraftKings after a really thorough review of the games and after we satisfied ourselves that they fell on the fantasy side of the line. I think that that fantasy space is really important to the engagement of young people.
"In terms of a broader shift on Baseball's stance with respect to legalized gambling, the history of my office is founded on the issue of making sure that the integrity of the game was protected from gambling. I recognize the world is changing, but I think before you see any real shift from us there's going to have to be a really in-depth conversation with ownership. Because it's pretty fundamental to what baseball's been all about."
The gulf between Rose's aspirations and Manfred's duties seems a mile wide. The only bridge appears to be each man's love of the game. Rose's affections are forever noted. Manfred's are a footnote to a 30-year legal career. Let's start with the incident that gave him his smile.
Manfred enjoys telling the story: En route to a Rome Little League game, the cleats he had hanging from his bike's handlebars – didn't we all do that? – got caught up in the spokes. Robbie Manfred went sprawling, and lost a few teeth. He pedaled back home and pleaded with his mother to let him play. After a quick trip to the dentist, he did just that.
Manfred, playing shortstop, even caught the popup that ended what was a perfect game by his friend the pitcher, Carl Weaver. "I saw him circling that ball and I said about three Hail Marys,'' Weaver recalled.
So, a kid just a few hours removed from a busted lip and a few missing teeth, his uniform shirt splotched in crimson, toughed it out and clinched the perfecto. That sounds like a very Pete Rose thing to do.
Sports, and the freedom to pursue them, helped define each man. Manfred and his buddies played everything from tennis to street hockey. His backyard was their football field. "Six or eight of us,'' said Weaver. "All we needed was three or four guys and we had a ballgame going.''
A generation earlier, Pete Rose roamed Sedamsville and Sayler Park in much the same fashion. Rome, N.Y., had a city parks and recreation field. Pete had Bold Face Park.
Last summer, after the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, Manfred drove to Rome for a burger at DeMatteo's restaurant. He will make a speaking appearance in his hometown in July. Rose will return to Sedamsville this week, at the request of a newspaper journalist.
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Manfred remembers his first trip to New York City, to watch his beloved Yankees: "August 10, 1968,'' he has said. It was Old Timers Day. Mantle went deep twice. Right after assuming the role of commissioner, Manfred attended the Little League World Series.
Rose might not remember his first trip to Crosley Field, but he can recall each of his 4,256 hits, and who the pitcher was.
Each had defining elements of his childhood, and this is where their paths diverge. All of Rose's moments involved sports. Manfred's more closely mirrored real life.
Manfred 'could deal with any situation'
Manfred's father was an executive at Revere Copper and Brass in Rome, a facility that at one time employed close to 10 percent of the city's workforce. Bob Manfred spent considerable time across the bargaining table from Revere's union leadership. Rob spent lots of time trying to stay friends with the sons and daughters of those walking the picket line.
"That wasn't the best of times,'' said Stan "Buddy'' Evans, a longtime friend of the Manfred family. "But Robbie learned to deal with people. He could deal with any situation.'' Rome was a union town. His mother, a school teacher, belonged to a union. A union sponsored his Little League team.
It's not a stretch to suggest the commissioner's skills as a negotiator sprung from watching his father tame the waters between management and labor at Revere. "People that didn't like Bob during negotiations, liked him afterwards,'' Evans said.
It's not coincidence that Baseball has enjoyed labor peace for 21 years. Manfred has been doing much of the sport's negotiating. He started in the late 1980s, as outside counsel on collusion cases and a collective bargaining agreement.
Manfred was at the table when Baseball leavened the pain of the '94 strike with the game's first revenue sharing agreement. In '98, then-commissioner Selig hired Manfred to handle Baseball's labor relations. He was MLB's lead negotiator in the 2002, 2006 and 2011 CBA discussions.
Most recently, Manfred led the game's Biogenesis probe. He horse-traded a reduction in Alex Rodriguez's punishment – A-Rod could have been banned for life – for an agreement from the players union that players didn't have to test positive for PEDs to be punished by Baseball.
Throughout, Manfred's deep sense of the importance of unions, and respect for the negotiating process, benefited both sides. As someone who has sat across the table from Manfred put it recently, "He believes in collective bargaining. He recognizes the value of the labor relations process. He's not too tied up in principle. At the end of the day, he's someone you can make a deal with.''
Andrew Zimbalist: "He makes sure he understands an issue before he goes forward on it.'' As for Rose's case, specifically, Zimbalist said, "It's a very weighty decision. There are nuances. It has implications for policy going forward.
"This is not rocket science. But if you're making a unilateral decision that has historical weight and implications, you have to be careful about it. And that's what he's going to do.''
Addressing the media in Kansas City in May, Manfred said, "I want to understand everything that is involved in the original investigation. I want to make sure I understand everything good and bad that's happened since the time the agreement was reached with Mr. Rose, and I want to consider everything that Pete wants me to know.
"He's going to have the opportunity to come in with his representatives and (I will) make sure I hear whatever it is that he has to say.''
Andrew Zimbalist and others suggested that while the Rose case bears historical significance, it's far less an issue outside Cincinnati and the Tristate. Other problems carry greater weight: The aging fan base, the pace of play, turf wars in Baltimore-Washington and the San Francisco Bay Area and the expiring CBA.
"I don't think most people outside of Cincinnati'' dwell on Rose's quandary, Zimbalist said. "Even people who have sympathy for Pete Rose don't find him a sympathetic character.''
Baseball is a $9 billion industry, whose franchises increased their net worth by an average of 9 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to Forbes magazine. Baseball is doing quite well without Pete Rose. Will Rob Manfred weigh that against the sentimentality of welcoming the Hit King back to the flock?
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Will he reference that kid who flew over the handlebars on the way to a ballgame? Or will his life as a labor lawyer – and the family experiences that informed that life – hold sway?
Both, it seems. He's taking it all in now, everything from the past 26 years. Rob Manfred will rule from a perch of knowledge and objectivity. That's all Pete Rose can ask.
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Suspect in Assassination of Shinzo Abe Charged with Murder
Prosecutors in Tokyo formally charged Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with murder on Friday.
Yamagami was arrested immediately after Abe was shot with a homemade handgun. The Japanese leader had been making a campaign speech in July outside a train station in Nara in Western Japan. 42-year-old Yamagami then underwent a six-month mental evaluation, which prosecutors showed he is fit to stand trial.
Nara District Public Prosecutors Office charged Yamagami with violating gun laws as well as with murder, a spokesperson at Nara district court said.
He reportedly held a grudge against the Unification Church for impoverishing his family, saying it persuaded his mother to donate around 100 million yen, or $774,700, and blamed Abe for promoting the religious organization that many call a "cult."
Japanese law allows capital punishment for murder, but experts say the death penalty usually is handed down for multiple killings and Yamagami is more likely to get life in prison if convicted.
No date is set for the trial, which is expected to have a panel of civil jurors in addition to the usual bench judges that are typical in murder cases and other serious criminal trials in Japan. There are no pretrial hearings in Japan. However, due to the case's complexity, it could take months before Yamagami's trial begins.
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What to Look for When Buying Dangerous Goods Storage Cabinets?
There are many dangerous goods storage cabinets that are now available in the market. This sometimes make it difficult to determine which type of cabinet is best for your needs. There are various things that need to be considered before purchasing one. Below are some of them to help in your decision-making process.
First of all, it is very important to choose a cabinet that complies with standards when it comes to storing and handling of combustible and flammable liquids. The majority of suppliers would state if the cabinet is compliant or otherwise. If they don't, you can give them a call and ask.
This factor is very important as it will not only prevent potential injuries, but will also eliminate any financial liability as a result of non-compliance.
When you have made sure that the cabinet is compliant, then it should have self-closing doors. It is important that the doors are close-fitting, self-closing, and held shut and latch shut automatically.
If you want to buy a non-metal cabinet, you need to ensure that it is 100% non-metal in construction. There are times when cabinets with metal components corrode through time, thus defeating the purpose of having a polyethylene cabinet in the first place. Make sure that you will be choosing one that is 100% non-metal and includes locks, hinges, screws, etc.
Although this is not often required in dangerous good chemical storage cabinets, it is sometimes required as a form of risk control measure, especially when the cabinet is situated in enclosed areas where there are corrosive and toxic substances.
It is often the responsibility of the user to install the ventilation ducting, but to do this, the cabinet needs to have pre-fitted venting bungs. There are some suppliers who will be charging extra for this, but others include this as a standard.
In contrast to the popular belief, there is really no standard colors that the cabinet needs to adhere to. In most cases, you will see yellow if its flammable and blue for corrosive, etc. But you are not actually required to designate specific colors for the type of dangerous goods. This offers the flexibility to select a cabinet that is visually appealing and can blend in the workplace.
In most cases, these types of cabinets are expensive to ship. In order to save money on unexpected charges, it's best that you ask the supplier to include the delivery charges when obtaining a quote. This will help you get the full cost upfront when comparing suppliers.
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The mineral exploration drilling business is a money-making one. This is why in today's time more and more drill rigs are for sale. This is very evident in so many countries like in Australia that has realized how much money the equipment can bring in. This equipment is very critical in completing contracts, winning bids, and of course, make money. But some companies that are not completely convinced that it can make money, there's always a question if it's worth to invest in it.
To help you in making the right decision, below are some things you can consider when buying a drill rig.
Along with the market that is constantly improving, it is expected that lead times will be longer whether you are buying a new one or just rebuilding. When there is a decline in the market, the inventory tends to be higher and plants are not so busy building new drill rigs. This leads to a reduced lead time. On the other hand, when the market improves and contracts increase, the inventory is lower and plants get busy building rigs. This increased the lead time.
If you used to have an old drill rig, purchasing drill rigs for sale in Australia will give you the chance to drill productively. Newer ones are always more productive and offer reliable uptime. They also come with more safety features. With more safety requirements, new rigs can meet such while older ones may not.
A used drill rig is prone to breakdowns compared to new ones. Downtown is a big factor that affects drilling contracts. Cost can quickly pile up as a result of loss of productivity, repairing the rig, and rig uptime contractual obligations. A drill rig with good operating condition can help in productivity. Aside from this, it can also keep the contractor from being kicked off the site.
When there is a need for a rig, there's a dilemma whether to purchase a new or used one. But the thing is, it's difficult to find a gently used equipment and it's not easy to be certain of how gentle or harsh it has been used. For example, hydraulic systems can be delicate and when mistreated or experiencing contamination, it can cost a lot to replace motors, pumps, or valves. This can be a big risk to buy a drill rig if its history and maintenance are not known.
When buying a new drill rig, you may be tempted to choose based on price, especially that there are so many low-cost options available in the market. But just like when buying other things, you need to check the total cost of the ownership. In this case, lower priced rigs may have higher ownership cost. When choosing take your time until you find one that will bring you returns not losses.
It can be a challenge to find an investment-worthy drill rig in the market today. But taking your time to make sure that you get the right one will yield great benefits and quality work.
Installing a fire rated wall (insulated concrete formwork or icf) for your garage can bring so much benefits, more than you can imagine. In most cases, we think that garage is not as important as the other parts of the house. But since, it's attached to the property it can be a point of access for any intruders or can be a source of accidents as well, thus it is highly important to secure it. Sometimes, we make use of the garage as a place to perform a lot of unsafe tasks or it is where we would often store our flammable liquid and other dangerous chemicals. With all these risks, it definitely be a wise decision to invest in making sure that your garage is safe and secure.
It should be a solid door that can be made of wood or metal with proper weather stripping to create an air-tight barrier between the living quarters and your garage. It would be better if it is 20-minute fire-resistant. Another factor to look into is a self-closing door. This one is basically an upgrade of your usual door but is a great investment as well. You basically have to replace some of your regular door hinges with a spring type and a well-adjusted door that will close automatically.
The majority of building codes would require a step between the garage floor and house door. Although 4" is recommended, you can still check your local code. This step can help prevent spilled gasoline vapors from entering your house, thus partially protecting the residents from carbon monoxide fume.
This one is only applicable to house-attached garages. The idea behind a ICF fire rated wall is to give homeowners an extra hour of protection from the fire that may start inside the garage. To achieve this, the walls should be sheathed with at least 5/8" drywall on every side. But you still have to check with your local code enforcement division as some jurisdictions may require for the thickness to be doubled. If the wall is made of cinder block, brick, solid concrete, stone, or other types of non-flammable materials, then you just have to worry about penetrations.
Now, you may have realized that your garage plays an important part in keeping your home and family safe. Thus, it is not something that you can just take for granted. The ones mentioned above are just a few steps to make sure that your walls can resist fire and prevent any accident from getting worse. Be sure to apply them and abide by the rules and regulations in your area for better safety.
Waterjet machine is one of the fastest growing machine tools in the world- thanks to its ease of operation and versatility. Today, manufacturers are realizing that there is no limit when it comes to the capabilities of this cutting machine.
Machines shops, big or small, are also starting to realize the great productivity and efficiency by implementing waterjets in their different operations. This tool is becoming to be the first choice of many shops and industries. The technology behind the machine has been available for quite a long time now. Through time, it has greatly evolved with research and development.
But what really makes it popular? A waterjet actually needs some secondary operations, heat distortion, produce net-shaped without heat-affected zones, or mechanical stresses that can be caused by other types of cutting methods, can cut using a narrow kerf, and offer better usage or raw materials that can be tightly nested. But the machines itself is very easy to use and operators can be easily trained in just a few hours and start producing high-quality parts.
Additionally, it can virtually cut any type of material while leaving a satin-like smooth edge. All the benefits it can offer equate to significant savings, especially in industries that have defined productivity by cost per hour. Some of the other benefits of waterjet cutting are highlighted below.
A waterjet machines makes it possible to cut a wide array of applications with so much ease. Regardless of the shape, material, dimension, the machine can bring valuable versatility to a business.
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Waterjet cutter only need minimal tooling and fixturing. With this, you can save some valuable time on your shop floor. As they can cut clean and accurate edges that allows tight nesting while reducing scrap, you can save a great deal of money through better material utilization.
At present, it's common to see many job shops that add water jets to their operations in order to complement other types of cutting technologies like laser, plasma, milling, and EDM. While every shop has a different requirement for its cutting projects, the majority of them find waterjets to be extremely helpful in their operations that help enhance their profitability and productivity.
With a very demanding kind of world we are living in today, it's such a relief to have this kind of technology that can make jobs easier, efficient, and produces great quality results.
To have your own business is not easy. But knowing how to operate it so it becomes successful is the real challenge. You need to have the best knowledge you can have when it comes to developing your products. At the same time, you need to make sure that you are equipped with the right abilities to offer services. But to be an efficient manager or business owner does not really require you to be an expert in marketing. Even if you really want to work on your own advertising, there are just some things that may not be so easy to accomplish.
But the company should not be put at risk due to lack of marketing expertise. This is why a digital marketing agency exists to save a company. Listed are some of the benefits of hiring one.
Marketing is both an art and science. This means that if you do not have the passion or talent for it, you cannot expect that your product will be the best in the industry. What you can do it to outsource the needs of the company by hiring the most efficient people to do the job. Doing so will give you the benefit of time utilization so you can keep doing the things you do best.
Using marketing in a business is already considered to be a great competitive edge. For instance, there are was a huge boost in sales of automobile models that have been featured in "Transformers" movie. This is because they were displayed in the movie scenes which attracted the attention of the viewers. This is only one example of doing marketing to boost sales.
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Russian legislators have given tentative approval to a draft legislation that could cut off Russia from the global internet.
The bill, co-authored by Andrei Lugovoi – one of the main suspects in the 2006 murder of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in the UK – passed its first reading in the lower house of parliament on Tuesday by 334 votes to 47.
A heated debate preceded the vote with many legislators from minority parties criticising it as too costly and argued that it was not written by experts.
Authors of the initiative say Russia must ensure the security of its networks after US President Donald Trump unveiled Washington's new cybersecurity strategy last year, which threatened to respond to any cyber attack both offensively and defensively.
Russia's new bill proposes creating a centre to "ensure and control the routing of internet traffic" and requires that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) install "technical measures to withstand threats".
It also mandates regular "drills" to test whether Russia's internet can function in an isolated mode.
Taking questions on the floor, the authors were unable to estimate the long-term costs, what threats it would repel or even how it would work. They, however, said expert opinions could be incorporated into the bill for its second hearing.
One of the authors dismissed all criticism, citing the scale of the potential threat from Washington.
"This isn't kindergarten!" shouted Lugovoi. "All of the websites in Syria" have been turned off by the US before, he claimed.
Critics say the bill shows the authorities' continued efforts to limit internet freedoms despite the huge public and private cost.
Russian internet providers have reportedly been tasked by April 1 to come up with a way that the country could reliably shield itself from cyberattacks.
The concept appears similar to China's Great Firewall, which regulates internet operations in view of reinforcing national sovereignty.


Indianapolis-based Katz, Sapper & Miller (FY12 net revenue of $49.2 million) is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its partner group, Ryan Miller, Brian Schmidt and Ron Smith.
Miller is a member of the firm's tax department, providing consulting services on a variety of technical tax matters. He oversees tax compliance and handles tax controversies.
Schmidt is part of the firm's business advisory group, providing tax, accounting and consulting services to a wide variety of businesses and industries.
Smith is a member of the firm's audit and assurance services department. He has extensive experience in, and advises clients and firm members on, accounting, financial reporting, auditing, compliance and internal control matters.