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How U.S. Oil Producers are Weathering the Low Price Environment
by Leslie Hayward | August 20, 2015
In spring of this year when oil prices had rebounded and apparently stabilized around $60 per barrel, American shale drillers breathed a sigh of relief. While far below the $100 price levels their businesses had been built on, it was a vast improvement over the mid-$40 price range seen at the bottom of the market.
"WTI needs to be in the $30s for a while for producers to get really hurt and to cause the final flush out in supplies."
That optimism has evaporated quickly, as the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude has dipped into the low $40 range, a six-and-a-half year low, and appears poised to drop into the $30s. This morning, Amrita Sen of Energy Aspects was quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying, "WTI needs to be in the $30s for a while for producers to get really hurt and to cause the final flush out in supplies."
Here are some ways companies are enduring survival mode.
Coinciding with the period of high unemployment following the global financial crisis, employment in the oil and gas sector has surged in recent years on the back of the shale boom. While overall employment in the industry remains high, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that numbers have dropped off fairly significantly. The two categories of employment that BLS tracks, employment in "oil and gas extraction" and "support activities for oil and gas operations," have both tapered from their peak in September 2014, in the early days of the oil price rout. During that month, 540,800 individuals were employed in those sectors. Now, with combined employment at 484,500, that suggests a decline of 56,300 jobs, or just over ten percent of the total.
According to energy recruiting firm Swift Worldwide Resources, the United States has seen the most dramatic layoffs, but the industry is in fact hurting all over the world. The firm pegged global layoffs at over 150,000 in June of this year.
While the industry's layoffs have no doubt disrupted countless households, widespread cutbacks have a broader impact on oil and gas companies in the longer term. For example, many companies will speak of a "lost generation" of engineers following massive layoffs during a sustained low oil price environment, which is what occurred in the 1980s. When companies fire workers to maintain their balance sheets in the short term, they risk losing valuable human capital for the next upswing.
Selling oilfields
Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that cash-strapped energy companies are selling oil fields as their last resort to weather the price collapse. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, companies including Anadarko Petroleum, Comstock Resources, Occidental Petroleum, Whiting Petroleum, Exco Resources, Chesapeake Energy and Ultra Petroleum have all said in recent weeks that they are exploring asset sales, if they are not already underway.
Selling oilfields and other assets are largely an effort to appease creditors. Industry is in a position where it's nearly impossible to raise revenue—oil prices are outside their control, and many fields are not currently economical to drill. Thus, they are forced to raise capital while tightening their belts. But that is not always enough for companies with large outstanding debt, now that companies are losing access to capital markets and cost-cutting has basically been exhausted, according to Bloomberg.
Of course, with the entire industry strapped for cash, the question is who is buying the oilfields that increasingly desperate companies are selling. Conco Resources, QEP Resources, and EnerVest Limited are all reportedly making bids on orphaned assets, focusing on picking up low-cost assets from the "chaos that this commodity price environment is creating."
Cutting capital expenditure
Even with oil prices around $60 per barrel during Q2 of this year, shale-focused companies including Occidental Petroleum, Continental Resources, and ConocoPhillips have each slashed spending by over 40 percent in the current environment, dampening the likelihood of a rebound in U.S. production in the near term.
Shale, and oil production in general, is a highly capital-intensive industry. According to data drawn from company reports and SEC filings, capital expenditure has dropped dramatically across the board. The oil majors including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell have trimmed spending, generally cutting 20 percent or less of Q2 spending since last year. Even with oil prices around $60 per barrel during Q2 of this year, shale-focused companies including Occidental Petroleum, Continental Resources, and ConocoPhillips have each slashed spending by over 40 percent in the current environment, dampening the likelihood of a rebound in U.S. production in the near term.
Racking up debt
It's been said more than once that the shale boom was built on cheap credit. Now, the easy debt that fueled the shale boom threatens to bring down many of the companies it helped build.
Credit ratings agencies have come down hard on distressed drillers—the S&P assigns a "junk" rating to 45 out of the 62 companies in the aforementioned Bloomberg Index, while Moody's Investors Services says 7.4 percent of U.S. oil producers are likely to default over the course of the next year—up from a previous projection of 2.7 percent.
Bloomberg pegs total driller debt at $243 billion as of the end of Q1 2015, and says that the companies in the Bloomberg Index spent $4.15 for every dollar earned selling oil and gas in the same quarter. One year ago, drillers were spending $2.25 for every dollar earned.
In a particularly salient analysis from May of this year, David Einhorn, a hedge fund manager known for short-selling Lehman Brothers in 2007, recently gave a presentation about debt issues and investment risks in the shale patch. His analysis estimates that 16 oil companies alone have spent $80 billion more than they have received since 2006, and argues that "Wall Street greased the skids by underwriting debt and equity securities that allowed [drillers] to garner billions in fees." Einhorn also questions if investors were furnished a clear analysis of company returns, given the scope of the accumulated debts, and points to disingenuous disclosure of its recoverable vs. proved reserves from Pioneer Natural Resources. The same 16 companies that outspent their earnings by $80 billion drilled an accumulated $325 billion worth of wells, but even when oil prices were at $100 per barrel, none of them generated excess cash flow, he points out.
"Capex goes towards reducing the assets one barrel at a time."
Banks happily supported the fracking industry because revenues were high (with $100 oil prices). Unfortunately, the oil and gas industry functions differently from typical businesses where investment spending supports a durable asset and a recurring revenue stream. In Einhorn's words, "Capex goes towards reducing the assets one barrel at a time." Right now, capital expenditures have been cut dramatically, but production is no longer growing—a challenging dynamic for companies across the board, and one that many will be forced to answer to as price hedges continue to drop off.
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Safety Standards for Crude-By-Rail Shipments
A series of accidents in North America in recent years have raised concerns regarding rail shipments of crude oil. Fatal accidents in Lynchburg, Virginia, Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Fayette County, West Virginia, and (most recently) Culbertson, Montana have prompted public outcry and regulatory scrutiny.
2014 saw an all-time record of 144 oil train incidents in the U.S.—up from just one in 2009—causing a total of more than $7 million in damage.
The spate of crude-by-rail accidents has emerged from the confluence of three factors. First is the massive increase in oil movements by rail, which has increased more than three-fold since 2010. Second is the inadequate safety features of DOT-111 cars, particularly those constructed prior to 2011, which account for roughly 70 percent of tank cars on U.S. railroads. Third is the high volatility of oil produced from the Bakken and other shale formations, which makes this crude more prone towards combustion.
Of these three, rail car safety standards is the factor over which regulators can exert the most control. After months of regulatory review, on May 1, 2015, the White House and the Department of Transportation unveiled the new safety standards. The announcement also coincided with new tank car standards in Canada—a critical move, since many crude by rail shipments cross the U.S.-Canadian border. In the words DOT, the new rule:
Unveils a new, enhanced tank car standard and an aggressive, risk-based retrofitting schedule for older tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol;
Requires a new braking standard for certain trains that will offer a superior level of safety by potentially reducing the severity of an accident, and the "pile-up effect";
Designates new operational protocols for trains transporting large volumes of flammable liquids, such as routing requirements, speed restrictions, and information for local government agencies; and
Provides new sampling and testing requirements to improve classification of energy products placed into transport.
The newly prescribed tank car, the DOT-117, has 9/16 inch tank shell, 11 gauge jacket, 1/2 inch full-height head shield, thermal protection, and improved pressure relief valves and bottom outlet valves. Additionally, thousands of older tank cars will require retrofitting by as early as 2018.
Since the rule was announced, Republicans in Congress sought to roll back the provision calling for an advanced breaking system, following concerns from the rail industry that such an upgrade would be unnecessary and could cost billions of dollars. The advanced braking systems are required to be in place by 2021.
Democrats in Congress have argued that the new rules are insufficient to mitigate the danger. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) both issued statements arguing that the rules were insufficient and the timelines for safety improvements were too long.
The current industry standard car, the CPC-1232, came into usage in October 2011. These cars have half inch thick shells (marginally thicker than the DOT-111 7/16 inch shells) and advanced valves that are more resilient in the event of an accident. However, these newer cars were involved in the derailments and explosions in Virginia and West Virginia within the past year, raising questions about the validity of replacing only the DOT-111s manufactured before 2011.
Before the rule was finalized, early reports indicated that the rule submitted to the White House by the Department of Transportation has proposed a two-stage phase-out of the current fleet of railcars, focusing first on the pre-2011 cars, then the current standard CPC-1232 cars. In the final rule, DOT mandated a more aggressive timeline for retrofitting the CPC-1232 cars, imposing a deadline of April 1, 2020 for non-jacketed cars.
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The recent oil production boom in the United States, while astounding, has created a misleading narrative that the United States is no longer dependent on oil imports. Reports of surging domestic production, calls for relaxation of the crude oil export ban, labels of "Saudi America," and the recent collapse in oil prices have created a perception that the United States has more oil than it knows what to do with.
This view is misguided. While some forecasts project that the United States could become a self-sufficient oil producer within the next decade, this remains a distant prospect. According to the April 2015 Short Term Energy Outlook, total U.S. crude oil production averaged an estimated 9.3 million barrels per day in March, while total oil demand in the country is over 19 million barrels per day.
This graphic helps illustrate the regional variations in crude oil supply and demand. North America, Europe, and Asia all run significant production deficits, with the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Former Soviet Union are global engines of crude oil supply.


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How Big is the Fashion Industry in India?
By Ashita Kulshreshtha views
Are you exploring a career in the fashion industry in India and wondering if it is the right choice? Are you skeptical about the career prospects in the fashion industry in India? This article will help you in making a decision which can be a turning point in your life.
Though the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has impacted all sectors including the fashion industry in India, it is to be remembered that this is only a temporary phase and the industry is expected to revive once the lockdown is lifted. So, if you are a design aspirant, this phase should not deter you from choosing it as a vocation.
As an aspiring fashion designer, one is likely to ask how 'big' the fashion industry in India is. It is to be noted that the word 'big' is too generic and encompasses various parameters of the industry such as market size, the scale of operations, the number of people employed and many more. This article throws light on each of these aspects.
Legacy: The origin of the fashion industry in India can be traced to antiquity owing to its rich culture and heritage. Various archaeological excavations have unearthed ancient scriptures, costumes, textiles and jewellery especially of the Indus Valley Civilization and Aryan Age which speak volumes of the fashion design trends of that era.
The origin of the Indian fashion industry can be traced to antiquity. The jewellery recovered from the Indus Valley Civilization shows that ancient people had an aesthetic sense
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The flagship event of the fashion industry in India, Lakme Fashion Week was conceptualized in 1999 and the inaugural event took place at Taj Palace Convention Centre, New Delhi from 17th August 2000- 23rd August 2000. It provided a platform to 33 designers from across the country to showcase their creations to over 15,000 visitors. Now, it takes place bi-annually at Mumbai. Initiatives such as the 'Gen Next' and 'Emerging Designer' serve as a launchpad for novices in the field.
Glimpses from the latest Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020. The event was first organized in 2000
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The 1980 decade witnessed the emergence of the first generation of fashion designers such as Satya Paul. However, Rohit Khosla who co-founded 'Ensemble', along with Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani, among others in 1987, can be regarded as pioneers in this field.
With a vision to provide a skilled workforce to the fashion industry, the Indian government established the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in 1986 with the aid of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Today it has 46 chapters across India. It also boasts prestigious alumni such as Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Ritu Beri, Manish Arora and many more.
NIFT Delhi campus was inaugurated in 1986, the first among the 46 chapters in India
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The era of globalization in 1991 further provided an impetus to the fashion industry in India. Today, the fashion industry in India has made inroads globally. Due to the proliferation of technology, the growth of e-commerce retail and innovation, it stands at the cusp of disruption.
Market Size: India is currently the world's third-largest economy after the United States and China and its burgeoning population provide the market as well as human resources for the Indian fashion industry. It is currently the fourth-largest producer of textiles and garments.
Summarizing the contribution of the Indian textile sector
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Apparels and textiles alone continue around 12% percent of India's export earnings. According to the website of Invest India, exports in the textiles and apparel industry alone are expected to reach $300 bn by 2024-25 resulting in a tripling of Indian market share from 5 percent to 15 percent.
The above graph depicts the growth of textile trade over the years
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Experts predict that India is poised to become the world's six largest market for the fashion industry. The fourth annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company estimates that the Indian fashion industry will be worth nearly $60 billion by 2022.
The growth of the fashion industry in India will be fuelled by changing tastes and preferences due to globalization, boost in manufacturing and technological advancements. A report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry pegs the Indian luxury market alone at approximately $30 billion.
Employment and Job Roles: The Fashion Industry in India is a broad field encompassing a variety of job roles such as Fashion Design, Textile Design, Fashion Technology, Jewellery Design, Fashion Blogging, Fashion Photography, Luxury Brand Management, Fashion Business Management and many more. Aspiring fashion designers should possess a blend of creativity, originality, style and a sound sense of aesthetics. According to website of Invest India, the apparel and textile industry alone employs 45 million people and is the second-largest employer in India. This number is expected to increase to 55 million by 2020. Many Indian designers are striving to revive handloom and khadi. Few people might know that saree is the highest-selling apparel in India accounting for one-third of apparel sales.
Khadi has attracted top fashion designers in India. It not only upholds the Indian tradition but also supports the artisan community as well as paves the way to a 'greener' future
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The Scale of Operations: Sky is the limit for fashion designers in India. Top designers such as Ritu Kumar, Rohit Bal have been able to experiment boldly and attract buyers by presenting Indian motifs on global forums. Most of these leading Indian designers have a formidable presence in the Gulf catering to the Indian diaspora. Moving a step further, The House of Anita Dongre today which is the parent company of five brands has a global retail presence with a flagship store in New York. It has even received foreign investment to the tune of $20 million.
View of Anita Dongre's flagship store in New York.She has became a global name with sustainability being a hallmark of her creations
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Global reach: From Tarun Tahiliani becoming the first Indian to showcase his collection at the Milan Fashion Week, there has been no looking back since. Today, the fashion industry in India has given birth to many designers who have showcased their collections abroad. Of them, Manish Arora holds the unique record of showcasing his collection ten times at Paris Fashion Week.
Indian designer Manish Arora showcasing Autumn/Winter 2019-2020 collection at Paris Fashion Week
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Internationally acclaimed designers are also taking inspiration from the fashion industry trends in India. Renowned French designer Jean Paul Gaultier had showcased his creations displaying artfully integrated drape and flow of sari into ski resort coats, quilted vests and hoods in Fall/Winter 2017-2018 collection at Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture runway.
Jean Paul Gaultier's 2017- 18 collection inspired by the Indian sar
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In the Chanel Bombay Paris Collection, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld showcased his versions of long tweed embellished jackets, short saris, embroidered jumpers and dresses. Inspired by Indian ikat weaves, brocade and paisley, John Galliano showcased his collection at the Dior Fall 2009 show.
Designer Karl Lagerfeld walks the ramp in the Finale of the Chanel Bombay Paris Show
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Trends and Prospects: The onset of the 2020 decade in India has brought prominent fashion industry trends such as the use of vivid colours, bold print, sheer, free-flowing silhouettes and chic accessories. With the global concerns over climate change, sustainable design ideas have given a new dimension to the Indian fashion industry.
Decoding the 2020 fashion trends- vivid colour palette, bold print and free -flowing silhouette
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Source: Image 2: https://www.shirtsleeves.net/
Source: Image 3: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/436849232598894851/
The uniqueness of the fashion industry in India lies in the fact that it has adapted curiously to globalization and Westernization. Indian designers have come up with innovative designs that seamlessly weave Indian tradition and ethos. Inspired by actress Meena Kumari's costumes in Pakeezah, Abu-Jani Sandeep Khosla duo introduced Anarkali-style churidar kurta which represented the fusion of Indo-Western culture in 1988. From thereon, fusion wear has come a long way.
Actress Priyanka Chopra wearing Anarkali churidar kurta- a fusion of Indo-western wear, first introduced in 1988
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The Indian fashion industry has progressed from a stage of infancy to a full-fledged take-off. There is no dearth of opportunities for creative and talented designers in India. Besides designing your own label, various garment store chains, fashion houses, jewellery brands, export houses and leather companies recruit fashion professionals.
Also, don't be surprised if you land up with clothes labelled 'Made in India' at a US store. Global brands such as Uniqlo, Ralph Lauren have forayed into the Indian market. Global fashion brands like Zara and Mango (Spain), Promod (France), Benetton (Italy), Esprit, Levi's and Forever 21 (USA) have invested in India.
Japanese brand Uniqlo, the world third largest fast-fashion retailer, announcing its launch in IndiaSource: https://theprint.in/
According to Forbes, India's fashion retail market is expected to grow to US$115 billion by 2026. Hence India is set to become an epicentre of the fashion industry with numerous fashion events taking place every year. Emerging fashion industry trends such as eco-friendly clothing, bespoke creations, 3D printed clothes, use of Artificial Intelligence present one of the exciting times for the fashion industry in India.
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Aston University to develop new applications of optical frequency technology to benefit telecommunications and the food industry
£1.6m awarded to Aston University to develop new optical frequency technology. Project will target applications of new technology such as food industry, agri-tech and telecommunications
Grant and Award Announcement
Aston University is heading up a European collaboration that will explore new optical frequency comb (OFC) technology and its applications in various areas including telecommunications and the food industry. An OFC is a particular kind of light which acts as an ultra-precise optical ruler which measures exact frequencies of light.
Based in the University's Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT) the project has been awarded £1.6m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
AIPT is one of the world's leading institutes in photonics - the science of generating, controlling and detecting photons, which are particles of light. Photonics underpins a vast range of technologies used in our everyday lives, from smartphones and lighting to the internet and medical instruments.
The Aston University team, led by Professor Sergei Turitsyn, director of Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, will both develop novel advanced optical frequency comb technologies and explore feasibility of the developed methods in several fields of major practical importance. For example, within the food supply chain and agricultural technology they can be used to prevent contamination by detecting toxic or noxious substances.
Other applications of OFC technologies include high speed optical communications, monitoring greenhouse gases concentration outdoors, gas concentrations in industrial settings, optical sensing, and many other applications across many industrial sectors.
This project is in partnership with two French universities, the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the University of Lille. It has the ambitious goal to revolutionise high-speed, high-resolution spectroscopy by developing a new family of light sources with improved robustness, performance and versatility to allow for wider adoption in a wide range of different fields.
The project aims to overcome barriers to the existing technology and develop new advanced methods with a research programme spanning from new concepts and designs to demonstrations of practical applications of frequency combs including metrology, telecommunications, gas sensing and sensing for the food industry.
Professor Sergei Turitsyn, who is also co-director of The Wolfson Centre for Photonics for Food and Agri-Tech at Aston University, said:
"We are happy to receive this EPSRC award that will allow us together with the two French academic centres both to advance frequency comb technology exploiting new nonlinear science concepts and immediately apply developed technology to highly important practical problems.
"In this project we will work closely the industrial project partners including BAE Systems, Xtera, OFS, Thales, Highways England, Eblana Phtonics, Pilot Photonics and Branscan.
"This is also an example of the post-Brexit collaboration that demonstrates that science unites people."
The project is one of 12 which are receiving a total of £17 million investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), with partners providing cash and in-kind contributions.
Each project brings together some of the world's leading research groups, in the UK and internationally, to catalyse cutting-edge research and develop engineering and technological applications that will have major impact on society
Science Minister George Freeman said:
"From improving cancer treatment and generating clean growth to designing the communication networks of tomorrow, UK science, technology and innovation is developing pioneering solutions to the some of the world's greatest challenges.
"These 12 international projects will harness the expertise of the UK's world-leading researchers and global collaborators, helping us accelerate our path to an innovation nation and underline our position as a science superpower."
EPSRC Executive Chair Professor Dame Lynn Gladden said:
"From better, cheaper medicines to powerful quantum computers and next-generation communications networks, these new technologies have the potential to transform the way we live.
"By bringing together world-leading researchers to deliver ground-breaking science and engineering solutions, these projects will generate impact that will be felt across all of society."
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I'm about to say something that may seem cynical, so first: Seeing the Chilean miners (still being evacuated as I type this) emerge from the rescue pod into the light has been moving, inspiring and a reminder of the power of live television news to deliver a story of raw human triumph.
OK, now the little-bit-cynical part: the news story is probably a much-needed boost for CNN. A week after the debut of Parker-Spitzer, the channel's primetime ratings are in a shambles; not only did the new show debut in fourth place (among five, if you count CNBC), but Monday's Larry King Live cratered to a staggeringly awful 196,000 total viewers. The Chilean miners story, among other things, is a reminder of why people still have CNN on their cable dial.
That said, flipping around the cable coverage of the story last night, I found things to admire on each cable news channel. (Fox brought in Shepard Smith, maybe cable's best narrator of breaking-news stories like this.) And I wasn't especially interested in hearing King interview Jesse Ventura, of all people, on how his Navy experience gives him perspective on what the miners are experiencing.
Overall, though, watching the coverage into the morning, the story has shown off CNN's continuing ability to devote professionalism, talent and reach to a big breaking story. Fortunately, the rescue is, knock on wood, still going well. CNN needed a bit of good news right now, and God knows so did the rest of us.
Mining… is a different kind of danger, and its disasters take us not just out of our routine but out of our time. The men—and they are still mostly men—risk explosion or asphyxiation, to say nothing of cancer and emphysema, not for a principle or a geopolitical end but to put food on the table. They hark back to Dickensian, even prehistoric times, when making a living meant chancing death.
The reminder that some people still do this—and that heating our houses and charging our iPods depends on it—is even more arresting now that such tragedies have become rarer. Particularly when so many Americans work in sterile, comfortable, safe environments, attention must be paid to those who don't.


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Frost & Sullivan Applauds IPC's P-80® Temporary Assembly Lubricants for the Automotive Assembly Market
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Frost & Sullivan Applauds IPC's P-80® Temporary Assembly Lubricants for the Automotive Assembly Market PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 13, 2012 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the automotive assembly lubricants market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes International Products Corporation (IPC) with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award for its P-80® temporary assembly lubricants. The automotive industry relies heavily on natural and synthetic rubber for various purposes within chassis, engine and suspension components. Applications include component mounts, various seals, protective surfaces, belts, bushings, o-rings, hoses and other powertrain components and subsystems. Due to the slip resistant nature of rubber, it is relatively difficult to install, remove or manipulate rubber components. The use of P-80 lubricants improves rubber assemblies, speeds up productivity, reduces waste, and helps to ensure a high-quality end product. "IPC has worked over the past decade to widen the potential for P-80 lubricants, from automotive and mechanical assemblies to other industries such as food and healthcare," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Priyank Aggarwal. Unlike its competitors, IPC's P-80 products are water-based, non-toxic, non- flammable, easy to dispose, and ready to use. P-80 is available in a range of formulas.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent
analysis of the automotive assembly lubricants market, Frost & Sullivan
recognizes International Products Corporation (IPC) with the 2012 North
American Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award for its P-80® temporary
assembly lubricants. The automotive industry relies heavily on natural and
synthetic rubber for various purposes within chassis, engine and suspension
components. Applications include component mounts, various seals, protective
surfaces, belts, bushings, o-rings, hoses and other powertrain components and
subsystems.
Due to the slip resistant nature of rubber, it is relatively difficult to install,
remove or manipulate rubber components. The use of P-80 lubricants
improves rubber assemblies, speeds up productivity, reduces waste, and helps
to ensure a high-quality end product.
"IPC has worked over the past decade to widen the potential for P-80
lubricants, from automotive and mechanical assemblies to other industries
such as food and healthcare," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Priyank
Aggarwal.
Unlike its competitors, IPC's P-80 products are water-based, non-toxic, non-
flammable, easy to dispose, and ready to use. P-80 is available in a range of
formulas. Customers can select different viscosities, lubricant bases, drying
properties, as well as NSF registered formulas for incidental food contact.
IPC remains committed to manufacturing products that are water-based and
designed to replace petroleum based lubricants. Their onsite laboratory
performs quality and analytical work, research on new and improved products,
and assistance to customers with technical testing. "In case a customer has a
new requirement, IPC is equipped to handle the sample fittings in-house and
recommend an appropriate solution from its product line," notes Aggarwal.
"This ensures long-term partnerships for IPC and low production costs for
customers."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has
developed an innovative feature or functionality to its product. The award
recognizes the quality of the product, the added value it offers customers and
its acceptance in the marketplace.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of
regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and
superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation,
customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts
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Growing Awareness of Peer-to-Peer Carsharing Will Boost Carsharing Rentals in Less Populated Areas in Europe, Says Frost & Sullivan
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Tourism, Gaming, and Entertainment is a core industry in Nevada - a dominant employer, exporter, and anchor industry for other sectors. Nevada has a strong brand in this industry, offers highly competitive infrastructure and assets, and has strong human resources and innovation capacity.
Nevada's arts, cultural, and entertainment environment is rich and diverse. Nevada offers a variety of entertainment, from world-class hotels and casinos, shopping, golf, and restaurants, to the 18 ski resorts and boating at Lake Tahoe. There's the fishing, hiking and camping of Great Basin National Park, the rock climbing of Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area and the snow-capped Ruby Mountains of Northeastern Nevada - all with more than 300 days of sunshine annually. Las Vegas, Reno and Tahoe host the big names in entertainment, as well as some of the well-known annual events such as Hot August Nights, the Balloon Races, the Best in the West Rib Cook-off, the Reno Air Races, etc., that are drawing thousands of visitors from all around the world.
Given its leadership, Nevada is the ideal platform for the study of hospitality. Through different educational programs, which include hotel administration; culinary arts and beverage management; service, lodging and resort management; recreation; professional golf management; meetings and events management; and sports and leisure services, the state is focusing on leveraging its intellectual capital to create higher-skill and higher-paying jobs and open up new opportunities for industry.


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Every Friday we share the latest news on modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK. Keep up to date by following us on twitter (@theclewer), where we will tweet out the article each week.
MIGRATION CRISIS: ARE WE FUELLING PEOPLE SMUGGLING? (VIDEO)
A difficult watch from Channel 4, reporting on migrants and refugees attempting to get to Europe, as well as lone child refugees already in Europe who, the Human Trafficking Foundation says, are being failed by the British government. ITV has further coverage of the report from the Human Trafficking Foundation, which claims that 'Ministers have done "as little as legally possible" to help unaccompanied children who have fled war and conflict'.
"The House of Lords says that far from deterring people smugglers, Europe's naval operation in the Mediterranean has actually encouraged it, putting migrants in even more peril. Meanwhile, the Human Trafficking Foundation has condemned Britain for failing to protect unaccompanied children who end up in Europe, often falling victim to traffickers. "
'Pop-up brothels' in Cornwall and modern slavery arrests in Buckinghamshire
12 months on from the initial discovery that traffickers were using holiday lets as 'pop-up brothels' in Cornwall, Cornwall Live reports that police are still finding more cases. There were 13 found between September 2016 and January 2017, and four more between April and June this year. Inspector Dave Meredith asked that the public 'keep their eyes open. Especially if there are frequently people, especially males, coming or going, or if they have got any concerns about what could be going on'. Meanwhile in High Wycombe, four people were arrested for modern slavery and money laundering.
The Clewer Initiative mentioned in the House of Lords
In the House of Lords this week the Bishop of Chelmsford raised the importance of including Church networks in tackling modern slavery, particularly when it comes to caring for the victims. He gave a mention to both The Clewer Initiative and the Catholic based Santa Marta Group. Read his full question and the response from Baroness Evans of Bowes Park here.
"Can the Minister give an assurance that they will put the victim at the centre of this new global approach and that it will enlist the support and help of the Churches' global networks, which are already beginning to mobilise through the Santa Marta Group and The Clewer Initiative to condemn this abomination, which Pope Francis has rightly called a crime against humanity?"
BLACK PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES URGED TO ACT ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The Church Times highlights a new report from Churches Together in England, released in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Applied Research in Human Trafficking. Titled Behind Closed Doors, it asks whether Pentecostal churches could be doing more to respond to sexual abuse and to identify victims of trafficking who might be worshipping in their churches.
"The power and gender imbalance in leadership in some of our Pentecostal church members seriously affects reporting and recognition of the criminality and complete unacceptability of violence against women and children perpetrated in society and consequently present in our churches."
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Team Peru Wins 2016 INS ISA World Surfing Games, Portugal wins Silver, USA gets Bronze
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Playa Jacó, Costa Rica
6 – 14 August 2016
Tia Blanco repeats as Women's Gold Medalist, Leandro Usuna wins second Men's Gold Medal
Surf News Network, 14 August, 2016 – After eight days of world-class Surfing competition at the 2016 INS ISA World Surfing Games in Playa Jacó, Costa Rica, Team Peru has emerged victorious and earned the Team Gold Medal and coveted Fernando Aguerre World Team Trophy.
The Gold Medal was the second for Team Peru in three years, having won the Team Gold Medal at the 2014 ISA World Surfing Games in Peru. Rounding out the Team Medal was Team Portugal with the Silver Medal, Team USA with the Bronze Medal and Team France with the Copper Medal.
ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, expressed his excitement after watching the Finals on the webcast, unable to attend in person due to a back injury: "Congratulations to the Team Gold Medalist, Team Peru, and the individual Gold Medalists Tia Blanco and Leandro Usuna.
Tia and Leandro will forever be the very first ISA gold medalists of the Olympic Surfing cycle. As all the other ISA competitors, they surfed in true Olympic spirit, for the honor of representing their countries.
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"Twenty-seven nations came together from around the world to surf in this history-making ISA World Surfing Games, for a phenomenal week of surfing and team camaraderie. Since 1964, the ISA has been the global surfing stage for all the surfing nations. And this event has been the very first one after the IOC inclusion of Surfing into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Now all surfers in the world, have the chance of becoming Olympians, the first ever Olympic surfers".
Tia Blanco (USA) was crowned the Women's Gold Medalist for the second consecutive year, repeating her 2015 performance at the ISA World Surfing Games in Nicaragua, and Leandro Usuna (ARG) was crowned Men's Gold Medalist for the second time in three years, after winning the 2014 Men's Gold Medal in Peru.
After a morning that featured the Men and Women Main Event and Repechage Finals, the Open Women Grand Final took to the water in front of thousands at Playa Jacó. USA's Tia Blanco found her rhythm midway through the Final and found a pair of rides in the 7-point range that gave her a heat total of 14.72. Blanco's score proved to be just enough to win, as Ecuador's Dominic Barona (14.67) earned the Silver, France's Pauline Ado (14.46) earned the Bronze and France's Justine Dupont (12.33) earned the Copper.
Tia Blanco © ISA/Jimenez
Tia Blanco said: "I'm over the moon right now! It couldn't get any better for me. I've had a little bit of a rough year so I'm super happy to get this title. I love to represent the USA and so excited to make every one proud at home."
The Open Men Grand Final finished off the day, where Leandro "Lele" Usuna the 2014 Gold Medalist in Peru, won his second ISA World Surfing Games Gold Medal with a score of 14.33. Peru's Lucca Mesinas (12.57) finished with the Silver Medal, Costa Rica's Noe Mar McGonagle, the 2015 Gold Medalist, with the Bronze Medal and Venezuela's Francisco Bellorin (9.67) with the Copper Medal.
Leandro Usuna said: "I'm two-time champion, I can't believe it! This is the third consecutive Final I've made in the past three years. I do this for my country, for my family and everybody who is always there for me. This isn't about points or money, this is about love for your country and raising your flag. I'm just so happy!"
Leandro Usuna © ISA/Jimenez
Team Peru had remained among the top of the Team Rankings through the entirety of the competition, trading off the top spot multiple times with Portugal, Costa Rica and France. Their stellar overall team performance proved to be the key to their success, spearheaded by Lucca Mesinas' individual Silver Medal.
Lucca Mesinas said: "Unfortunately I couldn't win my category division, but when I heard that Peru was the ISA World Champion, there were no words to describe it! I'm very happy that Peru finished as champion here in Costa Rica."
View the full event results here
2016 INS ISA World Surfing Games Individual Results:
Open Men
Gold – Leandro Usuna (ARG)
Silver – Lucca Mesinas (PER)
Bronze – Noe Mar McGonagle (CRC)
Copper – Francisco Bellorin (VEN)
Open Women
Gold – Tia Blanco (USA)
Silver – Dominic Barona (VEN)
Bronze – Pauline Ado (FRA)
Copper – Justine Dupont (FRA)
1 – Gold Medal – Peru (3188)
2 – Silver Medal – Portugal (2924)
3 – Bronze Medal – USA (2860)
4 – Copper Medal – France (2848)
5 – Costa Rica (2785)
6 – Argentina (2725)
7 – Japan (2576)
8 – New Zealand (2179)
9 – Australia (2123)
10 – Ecuador (2078)
11 – South Africa (2058)
12 – Venezuela (2045)
13 – Chile (1860)
14 – Mexico (1703)
15 – Nicaragua (1560)
16 – Panama (1554)
17 – Puerto Rico (1474)
18 – Italy (1350)
19 – Switzerland (1308)
20 – Guatemala (1218)
21 – Canada (1170)
21 – Russia (1170)
23 – Sweden (1158)
24 – Colombia (1050)
25 – Denmark (300)
26 – Uruguay (264)


Forever 21 is set to open a new XXI Forever location at St. John's Town Center on July 30th. A grand opening event is scheduled for July 31st. The first 200 people in line will receive free gift cards with values ranging from $10, $20, $50, $100 and one lucky winner will receive a $210 gift card. The new store will occupy over 14,000 square feet of retail space and will feature Forever 21 apparel and accessories.


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Hamirpur: There will be no politics of revenge if the BJP comes to power in Himachal Pradesh, says the party's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal, asserting that restoration of law and order and eliminating the mafia in the state will be his first priority.
"There will be no revenge. We will like to devote our time for the development of the state. We will focus on restoring democracy and values for which the government is elected. Law and order will be established so that drug mafia, mining mafia and all these mafias are controlled," Dhumal told IANS in an interview at his Hamirpur residence.
Confident of winning the November 9 Assembly elections, Dhumal said he would reinstate the safety, security and self-respect of the people, otherwise ruined by the Congress government led by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
Accusing the Congress government of establishing a mafia raj, he said that Virbhadra Singh turned this "dev bhumi", the land of deities, into "drug bhumi and crime bhumi".
He said the liquor mafia and the tender mafia are also ruining the natural resources of Himachal.
"The state government had formed a Beverage Corporation. Out of 29 such corporations, 27 were running in losses. Suddenly, last year Beverages Corporation of Himachal Pradesh was constituted just to benefit some people.
Dhumal alleged that Hoshiyar Singh, a forest guard, was killed just because he saw and recorded on his mobile phone how some people were carrying out illegal felling of trees. But the state government turned his murder into a suicide case, he said.
"There are many such examples. First time in the history of Himachal Pradesh, the High Court has intervened in the cases of Gudia, who was raped and brutally murdered in Shimla, and also in the case of Hoshiyar Singh," he said.
Dhumal said common people have lost faith in the government and police because of such incidents.
He said his government would form an anti-drug squad in the name of Hoshiyar Singh that would be operative 24/7 in the Chief Minister's office to note every complaint.
The BJP leader said he would constitute a squad of ex-servicemen in the name of Himachal's first Param Veer Chakra winner Major Somnath Sharma to check anti-social elements and help the police.
He said the state government was under a Rs500 billion (Dh28.38 billion) debt and that his government would try to get the state to get rid of these debts and be self-sufficient.
"I think the time of giving packages is over. The present government was getting Rs40,000 crore (Rs400 billion) but after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, the state was given Rs115,000 crore (Rs1.15 trillion). The share in central taxes was also increased by the present union government to 42 per cent from 32 after 14th finance commission.
"We have already got packages for 69 National Highways, for three four-laning of roads and six bridges. When Rs70,000 crore (Rs700 billion) will be invested in the state, a number of economic activities will take place and number of people will be engaged in this. Employment will be generated," he said.


This month, 210 Connect covered the topic "Use Your Power: How to Change Your Community through Civic Engagement". Activists and would-be activists from the Visalia community gathered to discuss issues such as immigration, clean air/clean water, public safety, healthcare, homelessness, and other issues. Definitely designed to be educational in nature, attendees learned some basics in becoming more engaged in the community.
Definitely a "lions' den" appointment, with most of the attendees and panelists being generally hostile to TKRL's message, but we still managed to network with a few people that are now considering volunteer opportunities with us!


Yesterday we had a great morning to start 2016: 93 species of birds during an exploratory trip to El Valle, Panama, in the best company. I even had a lifer, the Slaty Antwren, which had eluded me until now. There was also time to take some pictures, like this one from an Eastern Meadowlark that has a wide distribution in North America. Despite its abundance, its a beautiful bird with a lovely song and it works well to wish you all the very best for 2016!


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Alexandra Anna Daddario is a famous American actress who is best known for her work in the Percy Jackson film series in which she played the role of Annabeth Chase. Some people might also know her from the movie San Andres in which she played Blake Gaines. She has appeared in multiple television series as a guest star like It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, True Detective, White Collar and American Horror Story: Hotel. Recently she starred in the movie Baywatch in which she played the role of Summer Quinn.
Alexandra Daddario Religion
Not much is known about her religion but she has Italian, Czech(possibly Hungarian), English, and Irish ancestry and it would be safe to assume that she is a Christian.
Alexandra Daddario Political Views
Apparently, Daddario likes to keep her political opinions behind the curtains but her grandfather, Emilio Q, Daddario, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971 and it would be safe to assume that she also holds Democratic views as is common in Hollywood.
Who is she dating?
It appears that Alexandra Daddario is currently single and lives with her dog in Los Angeles, however, it is rumored that she is engaged to Logan Lerman who co-starred with her in Percy Jackson film series as 'Percy Jackson'. Logan has said that his biggest ambition is to direct films and that his acting work is a stepping stone to becoming a director.
Alexandra Daddario Hobbies
She keeps her hobbies behind the curtains but she has a dog named Levon in her house in Los Angeles so it is safe to assume that she likes playing with her dog in her free time.
Alexandra Daddario started her acting career in 2002 when she was just 16 years of age.
She attended an all-girls school for part of her high school.
She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
When she was 16, she was transferred from Brearly School to the Professional Children's School in New York which allowed her to focus on acting full time. She has studied the Meisner acting technique for quite a while.
Her younger brother is also a known actor, Matthew Daddario, who is famous for his work in Shadowhunters in which he played the role of Alec Lightwood.
She also has a younger sister who is also an actor although she is not as well known as her younger brother, her name is Catherine Daddario.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Daddario#Personal_life
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1275259/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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Lachlan Lewis SIGNED JERSEY
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Own a piece of history with a signed player-issued jersey from the Bulldogs Round 17 match against the Sydney Roosters at Bankwest Stadium.
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Decatur High School robotics team earns spot in world championships
Ellie Ritter Apr 16, 2019
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The Decatur High School robotics team has qualified for the FIRST Robotics Competition's World Championship, according to a press release from Decatur Robotics.
Founded in 2012, Decatur's robotics team, Global Dynamics, has won the State Championship and advanced to the World Championship level three times, in 2013, 2016 and 2019. The team has competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Now in its 28th year, FIRST Robotics – made up of 3790 teams, including 95,000 students from 33 countries around the world, the release said – have six weeks to build robots weighing up to 140 pounds.
The teams and their robots compete to form strategic alliances and achieve objectives on the field of play.
"The FIRST Robotics Competition is the equivalent of varsity robotics," the release said.
Decatur's team has received numerous awards for creativity, engineering and innovation in their robot designs. Last year, the team won the Industrial Design Award, two Entrepreneurship Awards and the Innovation in Control Award.
"Competing in FIRST Robotics has provided the opportunity for Decatur students to gain practical hands-on engineering experience," the release said. "The opportunities provided by Decatur Robotics have inspired many past and present team members to pursue higher education pathways to become the next generation of engineers."
In the past month, 28 Decatur high school students finished 1st in the Dalton Regional Qualifier and brought home the Engineering Inspiration award in Columbus. Earlier this month, the team competed at the Peachtree District State Championship and qualified for the FIRST Robotics World Championship, which takes place in Texas from April 17 until April 20.
For some students, robotics brings a strong sense of pride.
"The joy of watching a robot you created from idea to design to a finished product is unmatched by any other," alumnus Jake Brandwine said.
The team is also raising funds for its trip via a Go Fund Me account.
Here's a video of the team's 2019 robot:


After working with many underserved populations including homeless adults and families, adults with severe mental health issues/substance abuse, and previously incarcerated women with their children, Cait came to OFI in March of 2016 to complete her hours needed to pursue her license in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Initially Cait worked directly with OFI participants using her skills in expressive arts and found that they responded positively and a bond between them was created. Subsequently, Cait became an SLS Manager supervising support staff working one on one with OFI participants. In November of 2017 Cait took on the role of Interim Executive Director and in February of 2018 was promoted to Executive Director.
Cait has a Fine Arts degree from Gonzaga University, and after many years working in Arts Administration / Fundraising, and then living abroad in Japan, in 2013 she received her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on Expressive Arts Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
Cait enjoys the day to day challenges of running a small non-profit, whether it's organizational and program development, managing staff, finances, or events and fundraising. But above all she is gratified by seeing the participants striving for and achieving their personal goals by overcoming their limitations, becoming happier and healthier, all due to the great work of the exceptional OFI staff.
Shanna Katzenberger began working for Opportunity for Independence in the summer of 2010. She started out as a skills trainer with no experience in the field, but found she loved the work, and it turned out to be the perfect job for her. She enjoys helping people and teaching them new skills that are beneficial to their lives.
Shanna became a part of the SLS management team in June of 2015 starting out with the scattered sites stretching from Novato to Greenbrae. She took over as the manager of the Lincoln Avenue Apartments in San Rafael in August of 2016. Shanna has completed the Residential Services Specialist Training at the City College of San Francisco. The skills and knowledge she has gained over the years has given her the opportunity to share her adeptness with new skills trainers that come to OFI.
Shanna became the Operations Manager for OFI in February 2019. In her new position she will manage the SLS managers as well as the day to day needs for the office and for the Executive Director. She looks forward to the opportunity to share her knowledge with new SLS Managers and skills trainers as well as acquiring new knowledge and conquering challenges in her new position.
Bonnie Christensen has dedicated her time to working with individuals with intellectual disabilities since 2001. She has developed a passion for facilitating personal growth and independence in every individual she has worked with. Having worked at Sonoma County Office of Education within the adult transitional and community based instructional program for 13 years, Bonnie came to Opportunity for Independence with a strong background in education.
She began working at OFI in 2015 as a Job Coach, and transitioned into the position of Job Readiness Coordinator in 2016. In her current position, her main focus is teaching clients independent life skills and working with job coaches to implement community based instruction. Bonnie has had success in using SNAP (Specific Natural Activities Program) curriculum to help guide programming. During her free time, Bonnie enjoys cooking and creating in many capacities. Currently, she resides in Petaluma with her husband, two pugs, and her rescue pup, Chloe.
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Erica Richards came to Opportunity for Independence in 2017 as a supported living services provider and took on the role of SLS Manager one year later. Since 1991, she has served those with autism, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injury, mental health issues, and physical disabilities. Most recently, she spent nearly ten years working at a small non-public school in Marin for children with autism and other learning differences. From supporting her students participating in Special Olympics on the weekends, she developed relationships with several adults in the community and is delighted to be working with her new individuals at OFI.
Georgia Palmer completed a Bachelor's degree in Spanish from DePaul University in 2003 when she began working with people who suffered from traumatic spinal cord injuries. Thereafter, she worked as a housing specialist for a transitional housing program that housed emancipated youth from the foster care system. For the past ten years Georgia has worked in Special Education at a small private school in Marin County. She has experience with both the emotionally disturbed population and those with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities. Her passion to help people with such challenges led her to join the dynamic Supported Living management team at Opportunity for Independence in December of 2018.
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I know there is ONLY one week until Easter, but perhaps you will have some time this week to set aside and make a little something fun for the holiday. Here are 5 DIY Easter projects to consider.
Don't you just love the rich vibrant colors of these eggs? The most exciting part is that they are dyed with natural stuff, items you most likely have in your kitchen. Beets, onions, turmeric, hibiscus, and purple cabbage with a little vinegar.
It will take a little time to make each color, 15 minutes to and hour, but worth the time if you want to go "natural". I have not yet tried this, but plan on inviting my kids over and assign each one of them a color to make and bring to our "Colored Easter Egg" get together. I will let you know how it goes.
Click on the photo above for the details.
This little guy is so fun to make using upcycled sweaters or t-shirts.
Click on the photo to get the link for the pattern.
I remember making these eggs in school. A fun little project using a little cornstarch, string and a balloon as the mold.
Click on the photo above for the full scoop.
I love recycling things, and for some reason I am drawn to paint sample chips. Who knew you could make something so fun with paint chips?
Get the full scoop by clicking on the photo.
Last, but not least, is my favorite holiday decoration…….soft sculptured carrots. I know I have posted on these before, but just a little reminder of a fun, quick and charming craft to whip up.
Here is the link for the FREE pattern and tutorial.
Well, I hope this gets you into the spring and Easter mood. Have a good one!