A flying club or aero club is an organisation that allows its members to pursue flying activities, usually by renting aircraft to them. Many clubs also provide flight training, flight planning facilities, pilot supplies and associated services, as well as organizing social functions, fly-ins and fly-outs to other airports and so forth. While flying clubs are home to those who pursue flying as a hobby, many commercial pilots also get their start at flying clubs.
Most flying clubs own and rent small general aviation aircraft. In North America and Europe the most popular such aircraft are the Cessna 152, the Cessna 172, and the Piper Cherokee. However some clubs also exist to provide access to more specialized aircraft, such as vintage planes, aerobatic planes or helicopters. There are also clubs devoted to flying gliders. Another category of specialized flying clubs are Aircraft Type Clubs which are devoted to providing information and support to one type or family of aircraft.
Flying clubs are usually located at smaller airports in suburban or rural areas, away from the traffic of the world's major hubs. In Canada, however, the clubs can be fairly large non-profit operations, some dating back to the 1920s and operating at large airports as well as small. Canadian flying clubs often serve as fixed-base operators at their airports as well as flight schools and aircraft renters.
There are two types of flying clubs - equity flying clubs, and non-equity flying clubs. In an equity flying club, each member of the flying club "buys in" to the club and owns a share of all the club's aircraft. The member then pays both monthly dues, which cover the fixed costs of ownership (hangar, insurance, annual maintenance, etc.), and an hourly rate for his use the airplanes in the club. In a non-equity flying club, the members do not own a share of the aircraft. Members may still pay an initiation fee (usually much smaller than an equity flying club), a monthly fee to help cover the fixed costs, and an hourly rate to use the aircraft.
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Officeworks
Officeworks is a chain of Australian office supplies stores which was established in the early 1990s by Coles Myer (which became Coles Group, now part of Wesfarmers). The store concept adopted by Officeworks was based on the US chain Office Depot.
History
The first Officeworks store opened in the inner city suburb of Richmond in Melbourne in June 1994. In 1994 and 1995 Officeworks opened more stores throughout Melbourne in South Melbourne, Fitzroy, Chadstone and Ringwood, while also expanding interstate.
Harris Technology, an IT retailer, was purchased by Coles Myer in 1999 and became a subsidiary of the larger office supplies retailer. Viking Australia (a subsidiary of Office Depot) was purchased by Coles Myer in December 2002 and was merged with Officeworks Direct to form Officeworks BusinessDirect.
By late 2006 the business opened its 100th store in South Yarra. Officeworks now has over 110 Retail stores, with a presence in every Australian state and territory except for the Northern Territory.
Following the purchase of Coles Group by Wesfarmers in November 2007, Officeworks and Harris Technology form part of Wesfarmers' Home Improvement and Office Supplies division.
Rebranding
View of a new Officeworks store.
Views of a typical (pre-Wesfarmers takeover) Officeworks store.During 2008 Officeworks underwent a "rebranding", which saw the introduction of a new corporate logo, new uniforms, renaming departments in store, store re-fits and a new slogan - "Lowest Prices Everyday". This re-branding has been adopted to re-align Officeworks as a low cost warehouse similar to that its sister company Bunnings Warehouse. Officeworks has also adopted the "Lowest Price Guarantee", similar to that found at Bunnings Warehouse, where Officeworks will beat any competitor's price of an identical item by 5%.
Business
View of the interier of a new Officeworks store, post rebranding.
View of the interier of a new Officeworks store, post rebranding.Most Officeworks stores feature the following departments:
Print (aka Copy Centre, formerly Printworks) - Provides services including printing, photocopying, laminating, custom promotional products, Photobooks, business cards, printed stationery, stamps and name badges
Technology (aka Business Machines, formerly Techworks) - Computers, business machines and other electronic products.
Furniture (formerly Furnitureworks) - Chairs, desks, filing cabinets and other office furniture.
Stationery - Pens, paper and other stationery needs.
Some stores formerly featured Inkworks, which provided ink and toner replacements and recycling. This is now part of Technology/Business Machines.
Officeworks BusinessDirect is an internet and phone sales division with its own warehouse. It stocks a similar range to retail stores on a delivery only basis, with a focus on day-to-day needs of medium to large businesses rather than small business and general consumers that shop in store.
Recent performance
Officeworks sales growth announced in April 2008 was described as "sluggish".
History
The first Officeworks store opened in the inner city suburb of Richmond in Melbourne in June 1994. In 1994 and 1995 Officeworks opened more stores throughout Melbourne in South Melbourne, Fitzroy, Chadstone and Ringwood, while also expanding interstate.
Harris Technology, an IT retailer, was purchased by Coles Myer in 1999 and became a subsidiary of the larger office supplies retailer. Viking Australia (a subsidiary of Office Depot) was purchased by Coles Myer in December 2002 and was merged with Officeworks Direct to form Officeworks BusinessDirect.
By late 2006 the business opened its 100th store in South Yarra. Officeworks now has over 110 Retail stores, with a presence in every Australian state and territory except for the Northern Territory.
Following the purchase of Coles Group by Wesfarmers in November 2007, Officeworks and Harris Technology form part of Wesfarmers' Home Improvement and Office Supplies division.
Rebranding
View of a new Officeworks store.
Views of a typical (pre-Wesfarmers takeover) Officeworks store.During 2008 Officeworks underwent a "rebranding", which saw the introduction of a new corporate logo, new uniforms, renaming departments in store, store re-fits and a new slogan - "Lowest Prices Everyday". This re-branding has been adopted to re-align Officeworks as a low cost warehouse similar to that its sister company Bunnings Warehouse. Officeworks has also adopted the "Lowest Price Guarantee", similar to that found at Bunnings Warehouse, where Officeworks will beat any competitor's price of an identical item by 5%.
Business
View of the interier of a new Officeworks store, post rebranding.
View of the interier of a new Officeworks store, post rebranding.Most Officeworks stores feature the following departments:
Print (aka Copy Centre, formerly Printworks) - Provides services including printing, photocopying, laminating, custom promotional products, Photobooks, business cards, printed stationery, stamps and name badges
Technology (aka Business Machines, formerly Techworks) - Computers, business machines and other electronic products.
Furniture (formerly Furnitureworks) - Chairs, desks, filing cabinets and other office furniture.
Stationery - Pens, paper and other stationery needs.
Some stores formerly featured Inkworks, which provided ink and toner replacements and recycling. This is now part of Technology/Business Machines.
Officeworks BusinessDirect is an internet and phone sales division with its own warehouse. It stocks a similar range to retail stores on a delivery only basis, with a focus on day-to-day needs of medium to large businesses rather than small business and general consumers that shop in store.
Recent performance
Officeworks sales growth announced in April 2008 was described as "sluggish".
Rising Shore Roanoke
The Rising Shore - Roanoke is a novel about The Lost Colony by Deborah Homsher. The novel tells the story of two women who sailed from London to the shore of the Virginia wilderness in 1587. Elenor White Dare is daughter of the expedition's leader and mother of Virginia Dare, the first English child born on the American continent. Freshly married and newly pregnant when she boards the ship, Elenor longs to explore and paint pictures of the New World, as her father has done, but her dreams are frustrated by her status as John White's daughter--not his son. Margaret Lawrence, her bold young servant, blazes her own path to independence as a member of the struggling colony that settles on Roanoke Island.
The adventures of Elenor and Margaret begin in Elizabethan London, cross the Atlantic, pass through the Caribbean, and climax in the Outer Banks region of North America.
Historically, John White, the leader of the venture, sailed home to London for supplies and then returned three years later to find no trace of the hundred colonists he'd left in Virginia except the word "Croatoan" carved in a post.
The story of The Lost Colony is one of America's first great mysteries.
The adventures of Elenor and Margaret begin in Elizabethan London, cross the Atlantic, pass through the Caribbean, and climax in the Outer Banks region of North America.
Historically, John White, the leader of the venture, sailed home to London for supplies and then returned three years later to find no trace of the hundred colonists he'd left in Virginia except the word "Croatoan" carved in a post.
The story of The Lost Colony is one of America's first great mysteries.
Thomas Fitzsimons
Thomas Fitzsimons (1741–1811) was an American merchant and statesman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Congress.
Fitzsimons was born in Ireland around 1741. By 1760 he had immigrated to Philadelphia, and began work as a clerk in a mercantile house. He married Catherine Meade on November 23, 1761 and formed a business partnership with her brother George. Their firm specialized in the West Indies trade, and would operate successfully for over 41 years.
As the Revolution neared, he supported the Whig position. Early in the Revolutionary War he served as captain of a company of home guards, but the only report of their actions was to support the regular troops for the Battle of Trenton in 1776. Later in the war he provided supplies, ships, and money in support of Pennsylvania’s forces.
Fitzsimons entered active politics as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783. He was a member of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives in 1786 and 1787. He was also a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in 1787. Although not a leading member of that convention, he did support a strong national government, opposed slavery, and favored giving the congress powers to tax import and exports, as well as granting the house and the senate equal power in making treaties. He was one of only two Catholic signers of the Constitution.
After the constitution was established, he served in the first three sessions of the House, finally failing to win re-election in 1794. He lost to upstart John Swanwick, who carried 7 of Philadelphia's 12 Districts and 57% of the vote. This was partially attributed, not to Fitzsimons's own fault but to public opinion turning against the Federalist Party, to which he belonged, in the wake of the Whiskey Rebellion's suppression.
While withdrawing from politics, Fitzsimons remained active in civic and business affairs. He served as president of Philadelphia's Chamber of Commerce, as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, and a director of the Bank of North America. He was a founder of the bank, and supported efforts to found the College of Georgetown.
Thomas died on August 26, 1811 in Philadelphia and was buried the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery there. (The cemetery is now part of the Independence National Historical Park.)
Wachdienst
The Wachdienst (English: rural home guard or the watch service) was an auxiliary organisation erected by the Third Reich in Germany during the last months of World War II, in 1945. The service was created to assist local authorities in rural areas, among other things, and elderly men in Germany, mostly farmers and other rural labourers, were forced into conscription. Members of the Wachdienst were often required to participate in local fire brigades and engage in related tasks. Others were involved in the oversight of farms in their area, and were required to look into pests affecting local crops and produce. In addition to this, and as the name of the unit implies, the Wachdienst were also tasked with home protection for civilians, and undertook militia-like duties in that respect.
The service was one of many civilian organisations created under command of the Third Reich in Germany, in response to an increasing lack of manpower and supplies as the war dragged on and continued its demand for resources, human and not. As the Wehrmacht, the German military forces, were proving ineffective in stopping the advance of Soviet Russia on the Eastern Front due to a lack of units, Adolf Hitler sanctioned the creation of such organisations on the home front, and civilians who were working in areas perceived to be non-essential were often enrolled.
The Wachdienst should not be confused with the Volkssturm, a similar militia "home guard" unit formed in October 1944 whose name is roughly translated into English as "The People's Army".
The service was one of many civilian organisations created under command of the Third Reich in Germany, in response to an increasing lack of manpower and supplies as the war dragged on and continued its demand for resources, human and not. As the Wehrmacht, the German military forces, were proving ineffective in stopping the advance of Soviet Russia on the Eastern Front due to a lack of units, Adolf Hitler sanctioned the creation of such organisations on the home front, and civilians who were working in areas perceived to be non-essential were often enrolled.
The Wachdienst should not be confused with the Volkssturm, a similar militia "home guard" unit formed in October 1944 whose name is roughly translated into English as "The People's Army".
Kemi
Kemi (Northern Sami: Giepma) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near of the city of Tornio. It was founded in 1869 by royal decree, because of its proximity to a deep water harbour.
Kemi is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 22,602 and covers an area of 747.44 square kilometres (288.59 sq mi) of which 652.17 km2 (251.80 sq mi) is water. The population density is 237.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (614.4 /sq mi).
The main economic activity in Kemi is centred on two large paper and woodpulp mills and on the only chromium mine in Europe (which supplies the Outokumpu ferrochrome plant in Tornio). A polytechnic university is also situated in Kemi.
Kemi also has a claim to fame as the home of the world's largest snow castle (reconstructed every year with a different architecture). The snowcastle is usually located at the inner harbour of Kemi.
It's also the homeland of the Power Metal band Sonata Arctica.
Sights
Kemi church
The SnowCastle of Kemi
Gemstone gallery
Icebreaker Sampo
Economics
In April 2007, the city of Kemi laid off all of its municipal workers for 2 weeks due to the failing economy of the city. Spiraling specialist health care costs and a fleeting industry tax base are stated as the cause for the vote. These are the most drastic temporary dismissals to take place in Finland since 2000.
Transportation
Kemi railway station is an intermediate station on the railway between Lapland and Helsinki. It is operated by VR. The junction of the Kolari and Rovaniemi lines lies to the north of Kemi station.
Finnish national road 4 and European routes E8 and E75 run through the town.
Kemi-Tornio Airport is located 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north of Kemi city centre.
RAF Tempsford
RAF Tempsford in Bedfordshire, England was perhaps the most secret Royal Air Force airfield in World War II. It was home to the Special Duties Squadrons, No. 138, which dropped Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents and their supplies into occupied Europe, and No. 161, which specialised in personnel delivery and retrieval by landing in occupied Europe. Adolf Hitler personally knew of the existence of an airfield from which the RAF was carrying out these activities, but the Germans were never able to find its location in order to bomb it.
RAF Tempsford is very close to Little Gransden Airfield and can be clearly seen from flights climbing out from the westerly runway 28. Other active airfields nearby include the former RAF bases at Gransden Lodge and Bourn.
By 2002 part of the former Tempsford airfield was a concrete-making facility and some of the main airfield buildings had been turned into various commercial workshops. A nearby public footpath led to the end of a substantially intact runway and then on to Gibraltar Farm, the agents' final dispatch point. This barn contained several plaques and memorials to the agents, both men and women, who were flown from the airfield, many of whom were later killed after being captured and tortured. A memorial is also to be found in St Peter's Church, in the nearby village of Tempsford.
People
Andrée Borrel and Lise de Baissac (Odile), were the first female SOE agents to be parachuted into occupied France. They flew out from RAF Tempsford on 24 September, 1942.
Flying Officer Gerald Cruwys was awarded the Croix de guerre for his work with the French Resistance while at RAF Tempsford.
Group Captain Edward 'Mouse' Fielden, Station Commander of RAF Tempsford (1942-1944) and a former royal pilot
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Macdonald Hodges was the Commander of 161 Squadron from May 1943 to 1944.
Group Captain Percy Charles Pickard was awarded a second bar to his DSO in March 1943 for his outstanding leadership in command of 161 Squadron
Group Captain Hugh Verity, author of We Landed by Moonlight
Violette Szabo flew out on both her missions from RAF Tempsford.
Wing Commander F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas, otherwise known as the White Rabbit, was dropped in France on 27th February 1943 having been flown out from RAF Tempsford by Pilot Officer Foster.
Operational units and aircraft
No. 53 Squadron RAF detachment (1946) - Consolidated Liberator VI and VIII
No. 109 Squadron RAF (1942) - Vickers Wellington I
No. 138 Squadron RAF (1942-1944) - Handley Page Halifax II and V
No. 149 Squadron RAF (1943-1944) - Short Stirling III
No. 161 Squadron RAF (1942-1945) - Westland Lysander IIIA and other types
No. 426 Squadron RCAF (1945) - Consolidated Liberator VIII
No. 617 Squadron RAF detachment (1945) - Avro Lancaster I & III
Bibliography
Clark, F. Agents by Moonlight: The Secret History of RAF Tempsford during the Second World War. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd., 1999.
Clark, F. Peter Five. Bromley: Independent Books, 1993.
Griffiths, Frank "Winged Hours". London: William Kimber, 1981. ISBN 0-7183-0128-5.
O'Connor, B. Tempsford Airfield: Now the story can be told… 1998. ISBN 1-902810-03-1
Verity, H., We Landed By Moonlight (revised edition). Manchester: Crecy Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-947554-75-0.
Ayr, Queensland
Ayr is a town in Queensland, Australia near the delta of the Burdekin River. It is within the Burdekin Shire, which produces the most sugar cane per square kilometre in Australia utilizing underground water supplies and water from the Burdekin Dam to irrigate crops when rains fail.
Ayr is located 88 km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12km away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill. It is 112km north of Bowen and 290km north of Mackay. Ayr has a population of approximately 9000. It has the usual chain stores, ten pin bowling, a toyshop, drive in movie, cinema, 6 pubs as well as a range of sports, electrical, fashion stores. Ayr has several banks including the Commonwealth, ANZ, Suncorp, National and Bendigo Bank. Alva beach, a popular area for fishing and swimming, is located 16km east of Ayr.
Ayr has several state primary schools (Ayr, East Ayr, Kalamia and several others in surrounding areas) and two non-government primary schools, St Francis School (Catholic) and Burdekin Christian College. Ayr has one state high school and one non-government high school. Ayr State High School was the 8th public secondary high school in Queensland. The non-government high school is called the Burdekin Catholic High School.
Several sports are played in Ayr, such as Touch football which is competitive and popular.Rugby League and Rugby Union are both also popular sports. Karrie Webb (golfer) was born in Ayr and also grew up in Ayr. Netball and Table Tennis (ping pong) are also popular sports in Ayr.
Ayr is located 88 km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12km away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill. It is 112km north of Bowen and 290km north of Mackay. Ayr has a population of approximately 9000. It has the usual chain stores, ten pin bowling, a toyshop, drive in movie, cinema, 6 pubs as well as a range of sports, electrical, fashion stores. Ayr has several banks including the Commonwealth, ANZ, Suncorp, National and Bendigo Bank. Alva beach, a popular area for fishing and swimming, is located 16km east of Ayr.
Ayr has several state primary schools (Ayr, East Ayr, Kalamia and several others in surrounding areas) and two non-government primary schools, St Francis School (Catholic) and Burdekin Christian College. Ayr has one state high school and one non-government high school. Ayr State High School was the 8th public secondary high school in Queensland. The non-government high school is called the Burdekin Catholic High School.
Several sports are played in Ayr, such as Touch football which is competitive and popular.Rugby League and Rugby Union are both also popular sports. Karrie Webb (golfer) was born in Ayr and also grew up in Ayr. Netball and Table Tennis (ping pong) are also popular sports in Ayr.
Tokyu Hands
Tokyu Hands Inc., known as Tokyu Hands (東急ハンズ, Tokyu Hands?), is a Japanese department store. Tokyu Hands is part of the Tokyu Group, its first store opened in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976.Tokyu Hands got its start as a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) store, hence the logo with 2 hands, and the emphasis on crafts and materials for projects.
In 2003, an overseas branch of Tokyu Hands, named Hands Tailung (台隆手創館) opened in Taipei, Taiwan at Breeze Center. As of 2008, Hands Tailung operates 5 stores in Taiwan.
Tokyu Hands focuses on hobby, home improvement and lifestyle products. At the Shibuya flagship store, products include toys, games, novelty items, gift cards, gift wrap, costumes, bicycles, travel products (such as luggage and camping gear), hobby materials, hardware, tools, do-it-yourself kits, pet supplies, office supplies and stationery; Japanese calligraphy, painting, drawing supplies, furniture, lighting, home appliances, and storage solutions. Tokyu Hands' appeal lies in its wide variety of goods on offer, combined with the uniqueness of goods available. You can find many goods here that are only available in Japan.
Also of note is the Ikebukuro location, which contains Nekobukuro, or "Cat's House". Some 20 cats roam free in this area, though admission is not free.
Most branches offer free workshops (in Japanese) and have demonstrations running on various floors during busy periods (weekends and holidays). There is a delivery service available for purchases that cannot be taken home on the day.
Locations
Tokyo
Shibuya
Shinjuku
Ikebukuro
Ginza (Marronnier Gate)
LaLaPort Toyosu
Kitasenju
Machida
Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokohama
LaLaPort Yokohama
Kawasaki
Saitama Prefecture
Omiya, Saitama
Chiba Prefecture
Kashiwa
Chūbu
Nagoya - Central Park Annex (Operated by Sanko Creative Life)
Nagoya - JR Central Towers (Operated by Sanko Creative Life)
Kansai
Shinsaibashi, Osaka
Esaka, Suita
Sannomiya, Kobe
Chūgoku
Hiroshima
Hokkaidō
Sapporo
Overseas locations
Taipei, Taiwan (Operated under Hands Tailung)
Breeze Center (6F)
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A4 Branch (5F)
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Nanjing W. Rd. Branch (9F)
Pacific Sogo Zhongxiao Branch (10F) (Hands Selection)
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung Branch (8F)
HMS Bergamot (K189)
HMS Bergamot (K189) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.
She was laid down at Harland and Wolff in Belfast on 15 October 1940 and launched on 15 February 1941. Her commissioning followed on 12 May of the same year and her pennant number was K189.
Her main duty was as a convoy escort and in this capacity she crossed the Atlantic - North and South - several times, escorting convoys to and from the United Kingdom.
On two occasions Bergamot was involved in Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union, once to Murmansk and once to Archangel. Most notably she took part in convoy PQ18, sailing all the way from Loch Ewe in Scotland to Russia, subjected for days on end to attacks by German aircraft.
She sailed from Liverpool with the convoy which initiated the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1943. From then on the Mediterranean was her "home": escorting supplies to Tobruk; being involved in the invasions at Salerno in September 1943 and Anzio in January 1944; she was also present when the Italian fleet surrendered to the Allies.
After the war she was sold in May 1946 to a Greek company and became a ferry, carrying passengers between the various Greek islands. She belonged to different companies and had different names — "Syros", "Delphini" and "Ekaterina". She was broken up in 1974.
She was laid down at Harland and Wolff in Belfast on 15 October 1940 and launched on 15 February 1941. Her commissioning followed on 12 May of the same year and her pennant number was K189.
Her main duty was as a convoy escort and in this capacity she crossed the Atlantic - North and South - several times, escorting convoys to and from the United Kingdom.
On two occasions Bergamot was involved in Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union, once to Murmansk and once to Archangel. Most notably she took part in convoy PQ18, sailing all the way from Loch Ewe in Scotland to Russia, subjected for days on end to attacks by German aircraft.
She sailed from Liverpool with the convoy which initiated the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1943. From then on the Mediterranean was her "home": escorting supplies to Tobruk; being involved in the invasions at Salerno in September 1943 and Anzio in January 1944; she was also present when the Italian fleet surrendered to the Allies.
After the war she was sold in May 1946 to a Greek company and became a ferry, carrying passengers between the various Greek islands. She belonged to different companies and had different names — "Syros", "Delphini" and "Ekaterina". She was broken up in 1974.
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
The Kuhnhenn Brewing Company is a small microbrewery, winery and meadery in Warren, Michigan. Although it has not been around for a long time Kuhnhenn’s has gained a lot of popularity with beer enthusiasts. They have several beers rated in the top 100 in the world on beeradvocate.com and ratebeer.com. The business was established in 1998, but did not open its doors until 2001, by owners and brewers, the brothers Bret and Eric Kuhnhenn.
The brewery itself sits on the corner of Mound and Chicago Rd in the old Lutz hardware store which is owned by the Kuhnhenn family. The brothers started homebrewing when Eric went to college and was introduced to it. He brought the hobby home and introduced it to his brother Brett. Brett started selling homebrewing supplies from the hardware store and soon it became more profitable then selling hardware. The hardware component of the establishment did not disappear from the brewery until mid 2006, until then, you could go have a beer and have your screens and windows fixed.
The brewery itself is made from converted equipment, the lauter tun was a peanut butter hopper for Cap'n Crunch cereal, the mash/boil kettle was a yeast starter for Wonder Bread, their pilot system's kettle was a 100 gallon coffee maker. They have a 6 kettle brew on premises (BOP) system so patrons can make their own beer at Kuhnhenn.
But it is the beer that has made this brewery very famous in a short period of time. Beers like the Raspberry Eisbock, Winter Wonder Lager, Fourth Dementia, and Simcoe Silly have cemented the Kuhnhenn name on the lips of beer lovers world wide. The brothers brew about 80 different beers, most of these beers are small batches made for annual events. Kuhnhenn’s is also known for brewing a wide variety of seasonal and experimental strong beers.
USS Nitro (AE-2)
USS Nitro (AE–2) was laid down 19 March 1919 by Puget Sound Navy Yard; launched 16 December 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Henry Suzalo; and commissioned 1 April 1921, Comdr. R. W. Vincent in command.
Carrying explosives and ammunition for the Battle Fleet, Nitro averaged three cruises yearly between the east and west coast by way of the Caribbean and Panama Canal. In addition, she made five voyages from the west coast to Pearl Harbor, seven to Manila, and one to Shanghai, as well as carrying men, ammunition and supplies to Marines in Nicaragua in 1928–30. With Norfolk her home port at the beginning of World War II, the veteran ammunition ship carried ammunition to the Caribbean bases and twice to Recife, Brazil, base for the South Atlantic patrols, until she sailed 20 April 1944 for Belfast, Northern Ireland, with ammunition for the invasion of Europe. She operated from Belfast, Plymouth, and Roseneath, Scotland, supplying battleships with the heavy projectiles they fired with such effect during the Normandy invasion.
On 25 July 1944, Nitro arrived in Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria, for similar duty in the invasion of southern France, serving there and at Algiers and Corsica until 28 September, when she sailed for the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor. After loading ammunition, she sailed for Ulithi arriving 1 December. Here she armed ships engaged in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa campaigns through 20 May 1945, when she sailed for local cargo and rearming operations in the Philippines.
Nitro returned to Puget Sound 15 August, repaired at Portland, Ore., then sailed for the Panama Canal and Norfolk, arriving 28 October to decommission 30 November. Transferred to the Maritime Commission 30 March 1948, Nitro was sold to Welding Shipyards, Inc., New York 19 September 1949.
RFA Diligence (A132)
RFA Diligence (A132) is a fleet repair ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built by Oesundsvarvet AB Landskrona in Sweden and launched in 1981 as a civilian oil rig support ship,. Diligence first served the RFA during the Falklands War as a civilian owned ship taken up from the trade (STUFT). As MV Stena Inspector, the ship repaired many British vessels. Stena Inspector was purchased by the Government in 1983 for £25 million pounds from Stena (UK) Line and renamed Diligence. She was sailed to the Clyde Dock Engineering facility, where she was converted and military features added, including a large workshop for hull and machinery repairs, supply facilities, accommodation, armaments and magazines and communications fits.
She is designed to provide forward repair and maintenance facilities to ships and submarines operating away from their home ports, so in addition to a variety of workshops she can also provide overside electrical supplies, fuel, water and sullage reception. RFA Diligence provides a large workshop facility for Royal Navy vessels, this is equipped with specialist machinery such as Arc welding equipment, lathes, pillar drills, grinders, band saws and a large store of spares.
Diligence is the Royal Navy's primary battle damage repair unit, and is on short notice to react to developing situations worldwide. One of the key features of the ship's design is her computer-assisted dynamic positioning system which can keep the vessel static in poor conditions, using the ship's range of thrusters and the variable-pitch propeller.
She has a helicopter deck on the roof of her bridge that is large enough to support a CH-47 Chinook.
Another great advantage of the ship is her hull is built to the highest ice class specification, so she can operate anywhere the Navy does.
Diligence has provided damage repair work many times during its lifetime. At the end of the Iran–Iraq War, the Straits of Hormuz were mined, and Diligence supported the multinational minesweeping operation to clear that vital chokepoint. Diligence also helped to repair HMS Southampton after collision damage. The ship returned to the Gulf in 1990 to support operations during the Gulf War by repairing, among others, American ships damaged by mines.
During Operation Ocean Wave 97, Diligence deployed to the Far East as a submarine support ship. The following year, the ship supported 3rd Minecounter Measures Squadron in the Persian Gulf. Following just two weeks in the UK, Diligence departed for the south Atlantic, returning to Faslane in December 1998. Early 1999 saw the ship again deployed to the Falklands region.
2001 saw a large exercise in Oman, and Diligence supported the four MCMVs involved. The ship's next wartime assignment came with the large taskforce deployed against Iraq in 2003. Returning to familiar territory, Diligence supported the largest British fleet deployed since the Falklands War.
Most recently she could be found off Sierra Leone with the Vela task force.
When the ship returned to UK in November 2006 she had the longest deployment of an RFA in recent times. From her departure from Portsmouth it was 5 and half years before she returned home to Portsmouth. In that time she has visited 25 different countries whilst steaming some 150,000 miles (241,000 km), through the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, across the Indian Ocean to India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, the South China Sea to the Philippines and from South Africa across the Atlantic to the Falklands and South America. Many of these Oceans and countries visited 2 or 3 times.
All this work took its toll on the 25-year-old ship, and the ship was given a £16 million overhaul during 2007 at Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders in Birkenhead. Her accommodation areas, galley and engine room were all upgraded, with the intention of extending the ship's service life until the middle of the next decade. The overhaul was completed in December 2007.
She is designed to provide forward repair and maintenance facilities to ships and submarines operating away from their home ports, so in addition to a variety of workshops she can also provide overside electrical supplies, fuel, water and sullage reception. RFA Diligence provides a large workshop facility for Royal Navy vessels, this is equipped with specialist machinery such as Arc welding equipment, lathes, pillar drills, grinders, band saws and a large store of spares.
Diligence is the Royal Navy's primary battle damage repair unit, and is on short notice to react to developing situations worldwide. One of the key features of the ship's design is her computer-assisted dynamic positioning system which can keep the vessel static in poor conditions, using the ship's range of thrusters and the variable-pitch propeller.
She has a helicopter deck on the roof of her bridge that is large enough to support a CH-47 Chinook.
Another great advantage of the ship is her hull is built to the highest ice class specification, so she can operate anywhere the Navy does.
Diligence has provided damage repair work many times during its lifetime. At the end of the Iran–Iraq War, the Straits of Hormuz were mined, and Diligence supported the multinational minesweeping operation to clear that vital chokepoint. Diligence also helped to repair HMS Southampton after collision damage. The ship returned to the Gulf in 1990 to support operations during the Gulf War by repairing, among others, American ships damaged by mines.
During Operation Ocean Wave 97, Diligence deployed to the Far East as a submarine support ship. The following year, the ship supported 3rd Minecounter Measures Squadron in the Persian Gulf. Following just two weeks in the UK, Diligence departed for the south Atlantic, returning to Faslane in December 1998. Early 1999 saw the ship again deployed to the Falklands region.
2001 saw a large exercise in Oman, and Diligence supported the four MCMVs involved. The ship's next wartime assignment came with the large taskforce deployed against Iraq in 2003. Returning to familiar territory, Diligence supported the largest British fleet deployed since the Falklands War.
Most recently she could be found off Sierra Leone with the Vela task force.
When the ship returned to UK in November 2006 she had the longest deployment of an RFA in recent times. From her departure from Portsmouth it was 5 and half years before she returned home to Portsmouth. In that time she has visited 25 different countries whilst steaming some 150,000 miles (241,000 km), through the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, across the Indian Ocean to India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, the South China Sea to the Philippines and from South Africa across the Atlantic to the Falklands and South America. Many of these Oceans and countries visited 2 or 3 times.
All this work took its toll on the 25-year-old ship, and the ship was given a £16 million overhaul during 2007 at Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders in Birkenhead. Her accommodation areas, galley and engine room were all upgraded, with the intention of extending the ship's service life until the middle of the next decade. The overhaul was completed in December 2007.
Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer, New Jersey was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in preparation for transport to the European Theater of Operations in World War II. Eventually, it became the largest processing center for troops heading overseas and returning from World War II handling over 2.5 million soldiers.
The camp was named for Joyce Kilmer, the soldier-poet of World War I, most famous for writing the poem, Trees. His home was in nearby New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The site was selected in 1941 by the War Department as the best site to serve the Port of New York & New Jersey. Construction began in early 1942. Located at 40°31′00″N 74°26′45″W / 40.516667, -74.44583, the closest town was New Brunswick located two miles to the south. Plainfield was located four miles northeast of the camp. New York City could be reached by the mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was about 22 miles to the north. Today the site is geographically located in Edison.
The buildings were constructed of wood and were painted bright contrasting colors for a camouflage effect. This was similar to the Dazzle camouflage used for ships in World War I.
The first unit to arrive at Camp Kilmer was the 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment, a complement of 1,239 enlisted men and 52 officers. The unit arrived July 22, 1942 on three separate trains from Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
At Camp Kilmer troops would receive medical injections, send personal effects home and get the supplies needed before loading onto transport ships for travel to the ETO.
The camp remained active until the fall of 1949 when it was no longer needed.
Uses after WW II
In the fall of 1950, with hostilities in Korea, the camp was again reactivated. It was placed on inactive status again in June 1955. In November 1956 it served as an initial place for housing for refugees from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution until June 1957. In March 1958, Camp Kilmer became Headquarters for the US Army II Corps, the controlling headquarters for United States Army Reserve units across the northeast. Camp Kilmer also housed a maintenance and repair facility supporting the NIKE / HERCULES missile sites in the greater New York metropolitan area. This facility included large, armored rooms with heavy blast doors where missile engines and conventional warheads could be worked on without danger to the surrounding area. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, the remnants of Camp Kilmer, now known as the Sergeant Joyce Kilmer Reserve Center, was the location for Headquarters, 78th Division (TS) and for the Division's 1st Brigade (BCST) headquarters, both units of the US Army Reserve. The 78th Division (TS), nicknamed the "Lightning Division" or "Jersey Lightning", is the lineal descendant of the 78th Division (two Medal Of Honor recipients) of World War I fame and the 78th Infantry Division (1 Medal of Honor winner) of WW II. The current 78th Division (TS) is responsible for conducting simulations exercises and field training for US Army Reserve and Army National Guard units across 14 states from North Carolina to the Canadian border.
One can drive or walk around the surrounding area that now belongs to Edison Township or to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and see many buildings and facilities that were clearly part of Camp Kilmer in its hey day. Those familiar with War Department, and later Department of the Army, construction standards will get a real feeling of nostalgia from seeing how civilian organizations adapt this fine old architecture to ordinary uses.[citation needed] One can also see a well preserved portion of the World War II-era camp by visiting the nearby Edison JOB CORPS site, which consists of the some of the original barracks, the chapel and post flag pole.
It is now being used as Timothy Christian School
Environmental hazard
The former environs of Camp Kilmer, and the current Kilmer Reserve Center are soiled with numerous contaminants including PAHs, VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs, asbestos, and heavy metals affecting groundwater, surface waters and sediment, as well as the soil.
Dallington, New Zealand
Dallington is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the north-east side of the city.
It is bounded mainly by the Avon river, stretching in a circular area from the intersection of Gayhurst Road, Dallington Terrace and Locksley Avenue along to New Brighton Road, North Parade and Banks Avenue where it meets the intersection at the other end of Dallington Terrace and River Road. Its neighbouring suburbs are Burwood, Shirley, Richmond, and Avonside.
It is home to a petrol station, an automechanic workshop, a garden supplies centre, charitable organisation Trade Aid's head office, a hairdressing salon, three dairies, a haberdashery store, a "fish & chips" takeaway, a medical centre, two primary schools, Banks Avenue School and St. Paul's School, (a Roman Catholic school), with three high schools - Shirley Boys' High, Marian College and Avonside Girls' High close by, in neighbouring suburbs.
The "Orbiter" bus service, the city council's suburban-based and circular service which runs every 10 minutes during weekdays and 15-30 mins apart during weekends and also connects with city-suburb buses is a major plus for the suburb.
It is bounded mainly by the Avon river, stretching in a circular area from the intersection of Gayhurst Road, Dallington Terrace and Locksley Avenue along to New Brighton Road, North Parade and Banks Avenue where it meets the intersection at the other end of Dallington Terrace and River Road. Its neighbouring suburbs are Burwood, Shirley, Richmond, and Avonside.
It is home to a petrol station, an automechanic workshop, a garden supplies centre, charitable organisation Trade Aid's head office, a hairdressing salon, three dairies, a haberdashery store, a "fish & chips" takeaway, a medical centre, two primary schools, Banks Avenue School and St. Paul's School, (a Roman Catholic school), with three high schools - Shirley Boys' High, Marian College and Avonside Girls' High close by, in neighbouring suburbs.
The "Orbiter" bus service, the city council's suburban-based and circular service which runs every 10 minutes during weekdays and 15-30 mins apart during weekends and also connects with city-suburb buses is a major plus for the suburb.
Battle of Riyadh (1902)
Battle of Riyadh was a minor battle of the Unification War between Rashidi and Ibn Saud rebels. It occurred on 13 January 1902, in Masmak Castle in Riyadh, The capital of present day Saudi Arabia.
In late 1901, following the end of the Second Saudi State the Al Saud clan was forced to move to Kuwait after Riyadh had fallen to the Al-Rashid family. Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud head of the clan requested supplies and men from the Kuwaiti Emir to retake his home town. The Kuwaiti prince, who was also involved in several wars with Rashidis, acceded to Ibn Saud's request and gave him horses and arms.
In January 1902, Ibn Saud and his men returned to Riyadh and successfully assaulted the castle. He captured and killed Ibn Ajlan (Chief of Riyadh), as this was the only way to capture the whole city with only 68 men. The city was captured within the same night.
Eastwood Park Historic District
The Eastwood Park Historic District is located in Minot, North Dakota.
This 12 block area, in an oxbow of the Mouse River, was subdivided and platted into the city of Minot by K. E. and Belle Leighton in August of 1906. The neighborhood’s proximity to the downtown business district made it appealing to Minot’s prominent families
The area reflects a variety of early 20th century architectural styles including: Princess Ann, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, Dutch Colonial, Greek Revival, Arts and Crafts, Georgian Colonial and Sears Catalog Homes.
Catalog homes were mail-order kits from Sears Roebuck and Company and other companies. “Kit” homes were delivered by rail and pieced together by the owner. The reason for the popularity of kit homes was threefold. The homes were fairly easy to finance, the kits supplied all or nearly all of the supplies needed to build the home and they mimicked nearly every popular style. One significant advantage of the catalog homes was the ease with which they could be added onto. If the house was built between 1900 and 1940 and bears a resemblance to a particular style, but has differences, it still may be a catalog home.
Many houses are virtually unchanged while others have been modified over the past 100 years. In spite of the passing of time, the neighborhood and tree-covered homes of Eastwood Park have retained their early-20th Century character.
In 1969 the area suffered major damage from the flood waters of the Mouse River.
Eastwood Park has also been the home to the Jewish Synagogue and the Greek Orthodox Church, which is still located here.
The only remaining “False Arch” bridge in North Dakota still provides pedestrian access from downtown Minot.
Eastwood Park is in the National Register of Historic Places.
This 12 block area, in an oxbow of the Mouse River, was subdivided and platted into the city of Minot by K. E. and Belle Leighton in August of 1906. The neighborhood’s proximity to the downtown business district made it appealing to Minot’s prominent families
The area reflects a variety of early 20th century architectural styles including: Princess Ann, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, Dutch Colonial, Greek Revival, Arts and Crafts, Georgian Colonial and Sears Catalog Homes.
Catalog homes were mail-order kits from Sears Roebuck and Company and other companies. “Kit” homes were delivered by rail and pieced together by the owner. The reason for the popularity of kit homes was threefold. The homes were fairly easy to finance, the kits supplied all or nearly all of the supplies needed to build the home and they mimicked nearly every popular style. One significant advantage of the catalog homes was the ease with which they could be added onto. If the house was built between 1900 and 1940 and bears a resemblance to a particular style, but has differences, it still may be a catalog home.
Many houses are virtually unchanged while others have been modified over the past 100 years. In spite of the passing of time, the neighborhood and tree-covered homes of Eastwood Park have retained their early-20th Century character.
In 1969 the area suffered major damage from the flood waters of the Mouse River.
Eastwood Park has also been the home to the Jewish Synagogue and the Greek Orthodox Church, which is still located here.
The only remaining “False Arch” bridge in North Dakota still provides pedestrian access from downtown Minot.
Eastwood Park is in the National Register of Historic Places.
Brithdir Mawr
Brithdir Mawr is an Intentional Community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name is Welsh for "Great Speckled Land".
The community is based on a 85-acre (0.34 km2) farm, home to 10 adults and 4 children, living in individual family flats around the farmyard. The aim of the community is to live an environmentally sustainable and ethical lifestyle. The land is farmed organically and the community is off-grid for supplies of water, electricty and fuelwood. People work both locally and onsite to manage the farm and earn a living.
Note: Brithdir Mawr Community is not home to The Roundhouse or Tir Ysbrydol. Many years ago, the farm was bigger, including the land which is now owned by the neighbours.
The community is often confused with these neighbours who are frequently cited in the media due to their planning battles to build low-impact roundhouses.
After many years of disputes with authorities, planning permission was granted for several of the houses built by the neighbours, one at "The Roundhouse" and several more at "Tir Ysbrydol" in September 2008.
The farm is situated within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
The community is based on a 85-acre (0.34 km2) farm, home to 10 adults and 4 children, living in individual family flats around the farmyard. The aim of the community is to live an environmentally sustainable and ethical lifestyle. The land is farmed organically and the community is off-grid for supplies of water, electricty and fuelwood. People work both locally and onsite to manage the farm and earn a living.
Note: Brithdir Mawr Community is not home to The Roundhouse or Tir Ysbrydol. Many years ago, the farm was bigger, including the land which is now owned by the neighbours.
The community is often confused with these neighbours who are frequently cited in the media due to their planning battles to build low-impact roundhouses.
After many years of disputes with authorities, planning permission was granted for several of the houses built by the neighbours, one at "The Roundhouse" and several more at "Tir Ysbrydol" in September 2008.
The farm is situated within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Litho Supplies
Litho Supplies Plc is the largest independent supplier of analogue and digital printing and graphics arts products in the United Kingdom (UK).
History
The company was founded in January 1967 by David Blackall and Barry Barrett as a division of their office equipment business. In 1980, the company was acquired by Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG) PLC, a multi-national paper company based in Bristol and became DRG Litho Supplies, a division of DRG. DRG was taken over by Pembridge Investments in 1989 and the management team bought out the company with help from 3i and the Bank of Scotland in 1990. The company floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1993; the epic code is LTS.
[edit] Acquisitions
Litho Supplies have made many acquisitions.... more information needed.
On February 7, 2005, Litho Supplies acquired Systems Builders and Internet (SBI). SBI supplies computer and electronic equipment.
On March 15, 2005, Litho Supplies acquired United Graphics Limited; a company that also supplies graphics arts materials and equipment.
Since 2000 Image2Output Ltd has become a significant competitor for Sihl Inkjet media and all print and pre press solutions.
History
The company was founded in January 1967 by David Blackall and Barry Barrett as a division of their office equipment business. In 1980, the company was acquired by Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG) PLC, a multi-national paper company based in Bristol and became DRG Litho Supplies, a division of DRG. DRG was taken over by Pembridge Investments in 1989 and the management team bought out the company with help from 3i and the Bank of Scotland in 1990. The company floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1993; the epic code is LTS.
[edit] Acquisitions
Litho Supplies have made many acquisitions.... more information needed.
On February 7, 2005, Litho Supplies acquired Systems Builders and Internet (SBI). SBI supplies computer and electronic equipment.
On March 15, 2005, Litho Supplies acquired United Graphics Limited; a company that also supplies graphics arts materials and equipment.
Since 2000 Image2Output Ltd has become a significant competitor for Sihl Inkjet media and all print and pre press solutions.
China Sourcing Fairs
The China Sourcing Fairs are trade fairs organized by the business-to-business trade media company Global Sources. At such events, suppliers and buyers come together to network and pen deals from April to December each year.
Introduction
The China Sourcing Fairs is organized by Global Sources, a business-to-business trade media company that connects exporters from Asia and buyers from all parts of the world.
Many buyers want to meet suppliers face-to-face before committing to buying a new product in bulk. The trade blog memotrek.com explains:
“In-depth assessment and due diligence can only be achieved after having gained first-hand experience of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the suppliers by being able to look back upon business relationships with a rich order history.”
Under the umbrella label of "China Sourcing Fairs" are distinct and separate fairs held throughout the year. These specialized fairs are Baby & Children's Products, Fashion Accessories, Electronics & Components, Gifts & Home Products, Hardware & Building Materials and Underwear & Swimwear.
The China Sourcing Fairs are usually held at:
AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
Dubai Int'l Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE
Bombay Exhibition Centre, India
Shanghai New Int'l Expo Centre, China
Participation
Fair entrance at Hong Kong's Asia-World Expo exhibition center.Each specialized fair attracts at least 50,000 attendees and exhibitors occupying more than 1,000 booths.[citation needed] Many exhibitors hail from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Asia's other major supply markets. Occasionally there are suppliers from other regions as well.
The fairs organize additional events and services. Some of these include keynote speeches and forums by industry experts, conferences on better sourcing tips, private discussion areas and free transport to hotels or airports. Exhibitors sometimes organize on-site visits to their factories in mainland China, direct from the fair grounds.
Participants’ feedback
Response to the fairs has seen improvements through the years. One of the most popular fairs, China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components, was sold out for the October 2008 exhibition six weeks before the actual event.
In post-show reports exhibitors have praised the China Sourcing Fairs as focused and effective, matching them with buyers from Europe, South America, Israel and Russia.
Product lines covered
Overhead view of a Baby & Children's Products fair.These are the specific product lines covered by the individual Sourcing Fairs:
Baby & Children's Products
Arts & crafts
Glassware & tableware
Ceramic & porcelain
Garden & outdoor
Bathroom supplies
Home décor
Home textiles
Kitchen & household
Basketware
Sports & leisure
Gifts & premiums
Gift boxes
Photo frames
Stationery & paper
Christmas & seasonal
Fashion Accessories
Causal & fashion bags
Evening bags
Fashion jewelry
Fashion belts
Hats & caps
Ties, scarves & shawls
Hair accessories
Casual & fashion footwear
Umbrellas
Gloves & mittens
Sunglasses
Travel bags & luggage
Electronics & Components
Computers & networking products
Consumer electronics
Digital entertainment
Electronic components
GPS
Healthcare & personal care electronics
In-car electronics
Interconnection technology
Opto-electronics
Power supplies
Security products
Telecom & wireless products
Mobile phones
VoIP & WiFi products
Gifts & Home Products
Arts & crafts
Glassware & tableware
Ceramic & porcelain
Garden & outdoor
Bathroom supplies
Home décor
Home textiles
Kitchen & household
Basketware
Sports & leisure
Gifts & premiums
Gift boxes
Photo frames
Stationery & paper
Christmas & seasonal
Hardware & Building Materials
Building materials
General hardware
Flooring, ceiling, roofing materials
Wall cladding & coverings, windows & doors
Bathroom and kitchen supplies • Plumbing, heating and cooling supplies
Tools and accessories
Industrial safety and law enforcement equipment
Lawn and garden accessories
Lighting and electrical fixtures and fittings
Underwear & Swimwear
Underwear
Swimwear, beachwear & accessories
Sleepwear
Fabrics, lace & trimmings
Embroidery / sewing / lace machines
Aurora Casket Company
Aurora Casket Company is one of the larger manufacturers of caskets and urns. The company has over 1500 employees, and is based in Aurora, Indiana. As of 2005, it sold over 38% of the caskets used in the United States.
The company traces its roots back to 1890, when John Backman began making wooden caskets by hand. At the time he employed 20 people. In the 1920s, John's son William Backman, and his son-in-law William Barrott joined the company. Since that time the company has been controlled by the Backman and Barrott families. The current President and CEO is William Backman III, and William Barrot III is the executive vice-president.
Today the company makes both wooden and metal caskets. The company also produces urns for holding cremated remains. The company also provides supplies and consulting services for funeral homes.
The company traces its roots back to 1890, when John Backman began making wooden caskets by hand. At the time he employed 20 people. In the 1920s, John's son William Backman, and his son-in-law William Barrott joined the company. Since that time the company has been controlled by the Backman and Barrott families. The current President and CEO is William Backman III, and William Barrot III is the executive vice-president.
Today the company makes both wooden and metal caskets. The company also produces urns for holding cremated remains. The company also provides supplies and consulting services for funeral homes.
Clatworthy
Clatworthy is a village and civil parish in the West Somerset District of Somerset, England. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) from Wellington and the same distance from Wiveliscombe on the southern slopes of the Brendon Hills.
The name of the village means the "homestead where burdock grows".
Just west of the village, at the edge of Exmoor National Park, is the Clatworthy Reservoir, which impounds the headwaters of River Tone and supplies water to some 200,000 homes and businesses, some as far away as Yeovil. An iron age enclosure known as Clatworthy Castle wassited on the wooded slopes above the reservoir and there are round barrows in the north of the parish.
The parish Church of St Mary Magdalene has a 12th century tower. The nave was rebuilt in 1872, while the chancel was rebuilt and the tower altered between 1860 and 1883.
Butler Party
The British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party, Butler Home Rule Party and the Butler Party were a series of political parties in Trinidad and Tobago organised by T.U.B. Butler. Although he first founded the British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party in 1936 after he split from the Trinidad Labour Party, Butler spent most of the period from 1937 to 1945 in prison. Butler was arrested after the labour riots of 1937 and imprisoned until 1939. However, he was re-arrested in 1939 at the start of World War II because he was seen as a security threat to one of the British Empire's main supplies of petroleum.
After he was released from prison at the end of the war, Butler re-organised the British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party to fight the 1946 general elections, with the party winning three of the nine available seats on the Legislative Council. In the 1950 general elections the Butler Home Rule Party won seven of the eighteen available seats. Although the party secured a plurality of elected seats in the Legislative Council, the British government feared Butler as a radical and instead asked the other independent members to form the government. Consequently, Albert Gomes was the first Chief Minister and not Butler.
The Butler Party won two of the 24 seats in the 1956 general elections, and two of 72 seats in the 1959 County Council elections, but won no seats thereafter. The 1966 general elections were the last ones contested by the party. Butler died in 1977.
After he was released from prison at the end of the war, Butler re-organised the British Empire Citizens' and Workers' Home Rule Party to fight the 1946 general elections, with the party winning three of the nine available seats on the Legislative Council. In the 1950 general elections the Butler Home Rule Party won seven of the eighteen available seats. Although the party secured a plurality of elected seats in the Legislative Council, the British government feared Butler as a radical and instead asked the other independent members to form the government. Consequently, Albert Gomes was the first Chief Minister and not Butler.
The Butler Party won two of the 24 seats in the 1956 general elections, and two of 72 seats in the 1959 County Council elections, but won no seats thereafter. The 1966 general elections were the last ones contested by the party. Butler died in 1977.
SilverStone Technology
SilverStone Technology is a company based in Taiwan that makes computer cases, power supplies, and other peripheral for personal computers. The company SilverStonetek Co Ltd was founded in 2003.
SilverStone's Lascala series of cases are a popular choice for Home Theater PCs put together by smaller computer manufacturers and enthusiasts. Their other notable range of cases are the Temjin series of tower cases. Their cases compete in the enthusiast market with other high end case manufacturers including Antec, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, Lian Li and Zalman.
Silverstone's product range includes power supplies, cooling fans, and CPU heat sinks.
Silverstone's Lascala series have been praised by review sites as being a well-thought-out line of HTPC cases. Maximum PC magazine used a SST case (the Temjin 7) in their 2005 Dream Machine build. Furthermore, the Temjin TJ09 was Maximum PCs 2006 Dream Machine case.
SilverStone's Lascala series of cases are a popular choice for Home Theater PCs put together by smaller computer manufacturers and enthusiasts. Their other notable range of cases are the Temjin series of tower cases. Their cases compete in the enthusiast market with other high end case manufacturers including Antec, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, Lian Li and Zalman.
Silverstone's product range includes power supplies, cooling fans, and CPU heat sinks.
Silverstone's Lascala series have been praised by review sites as being a well-thought-out line of HTPC cases. Maximum PC magazine used a SST case (the Temjin 7) in their 2005 Dream Machine build. Furthermore, the Temjin TJ09 was Maximum PCs 2006 Dream Machine case.
Millmerran Power Station, Queensland
The Millmerran Power Station is a coal-fired power station in Queensland. The power station was commissioned in 2002 and cost $1.5 billion to build. The power station is owned and operated by InterGen, a multinational company owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and AIG Highstar Capital II, a private equity fund sponsored by a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc.
The plant takes advantage of the abundant deposits of bituminous coal from the Surat Basin. Fuel is transported via conveyor belt from the open-cut Commodore Mine.
The 850 MW plant uses air cooling technology to reduce water consumption. Due to its efficiency in 2002 when the plant became operational, wholesale prices for electricity fell by about one third to $20/MWh.
Millmerran Power Station which won the Banksia Environmental Award 2006 in the water category, supplies enough electricity to power approximately 1.1 million homes by selling all its electricity into the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 5.75 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year as a esult of burning coal.The Australian Government has announced the introduction of a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme commencing in 2010 to help combat climate change. It is expected to impact on emissions from power stations. The National Pollutant Inventory provides details of other pollutant emissions, but, as at 23 November 2008, not CO2.
The plant takes advantage of the abundant deposits of bituminous coal from the Surat Basin. Fuel is transported via conveyor belt from the open-cut Commodore Mine.
The 850 MW plant uses air cooling technology to reduce water consumption. Due to its efficiency in 2002 when the plant became operational, wholesale prices for electricity fell by about one third to $20/MWh.
Millmerran Power Station which won the Banksia Environmental Award 2006 in the water category, supplies enough electricity to power approximately 1.1 million homes by selling all its electricity into the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 5.75 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year as a esult of burning coal.The Australian Government has announced the introduction of a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme commencing in 2010 to help combat climate change. It is expected to impact on emissions from power stations. The National Pollutant Inventory provides details of other pollutant emissions, but, as at 23 November 2008, not CO2.
Dark Horse Brewery
The Dark Horse Brewery is a microbrewery and tap room in Marshall, MI in the United States of America. The Dark Horse brews a variety of beers and beer styles, including the Crooked Tree India Pale Ale, Amber Ale, Raspberry Ale, Sapient Trip Ale, Boffo Brown Beer, and Black Bier. Several seasonal and experimental brews are also produced. They also offer a wide variety of food, with the cuisine centered around items which can be produced in their pizza ovens. Dark Horse put out a significant amount of beer for their tank size but are still able to hand-fold and stock every six-pack produced. The brewery has won several medals at various brewing competitions.
The brewery and taproom are located on property owned by Aaron Morse's Father, proprietor of a convenience store adjacent to the taproom. Seating capacity in the taproom itself is limited to a few dozen, with room at the bar for perhaps 7-8. The most striking feature of the taproom is the many custom beer mugs hanging from hooks. The ceiling beams are literally covered with ceramic mugs.
Mug club members at the Dark Horse enjoy a punch-card system where every sixth mug is .50 cents. They are also known to clock-in and -out at the time clock located near the front door.
A recent addition is a store selling Dark Horse merchandise and home brewing supplies in an outbuilding across the small parking lot.
The brewery and taproom are located on property owned by Aaron Morse's Father, proprietor of a convenience store adjacent to the taproom. Seating capacity in the taproom itself is limited to a few dozen, with room at the bar for perhaps 7-8. The most striking feature of the taproom is the many custom beer mugs hanging from hooks. The ceiling beams are literally covered with ceramic mugs.
Mug club members at the Dark Horse enjoy a punch-card system where every sixth mug is .50 cents. They are also known to clock-in and -out at the time clock located near the front door.
A recent addition is a store selling Dark Horse merchandise and home brewing supplies in an outbuilding across the small parking lot.
Home Hill, Queensland
Home Hill, Queensland is a town in Queensland, Australia at the delta of the Burdekin River. It is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops.
Geography
Home Hill lies approximately 98 km south of Townsville and 1269 km north of the state capital Brisbane on the Bruce Highway. It is a part of the Burdekin Region which includes the neighbouring town of Ayr. Both towns are governed by the Burdekin Shire Council.
Tourism
The main attractions in Home Hill are the Burdekin bridge, Inkerman Sugar Mill and Ashworth's Rock Shop. In the past few years it has become increasingly popular for backpackers, who flock to the area to earn money planting and harvesting crops.
Economy
The town relies on its primary industries. The major crop grown in Home Hill is sugarcane. Other crops include mango and various vegetables.
History
1963 Home Hill Harvest Festival.Home Hill was originally part of the Inkerman Downs Cattle Station.
The cattle station was converted to sugar cane in 1911 and the town developed quite quickly after the establishment of the Inkerman sugar mill in 1914. This inevitably attracted workers and sugar cane farmers to the area and a small centre grew up to provide the necessary goods and services.
It is said that the town was originally going to be named Holme Hill after a battle in the Crimean War. However, so the story goes, the signwriter wasn't given a written spelling of the name and the town became known as Home Hill. In fairness there is an alternative version of this story which says that the town was named after a certain Colonel Home who had distinguished himself in the Crimean War. Another mystery about the town name - the town is not built on a hill. It is on a fairly flat river delta. The nearest hill is about 10km away.
DIY Network
The DIY Network is a channel owned by Scripps Networks Interactive that focuses on do it yourself projects at home.
Television stations air local versions with local hosts with segments produced by the network.
It is also carried over Satellite television on DirecTV channel 230, and Dish Network channel 111. Branded DIY Network programming is also broadcast in Japan and the Philippines. The cable network reaches 50 million households in the US.
The shows carried over the network cover the gamut of various activities which are capable of being performed by amateurs at home. These include:
Auto repairs, ranging from simple repairs such as adding stereo speakers, all the way to engine rebuilding.
Contracting by homeowners, how families helped build, or acted as General Contractor and supervised the construction of their new homes.
Home repairs, ranging from simple activities such as painting, minor hole filling, and drywall repairs, to more complicated procedures such as door, window and wall addition, removal and replacement, all the way to roof repair.
Jewelry making
Motorcycle and motorbike repairs and upgrades
Plumbing repairs including installation of appliances such as garbage disposals, dishwashers and refrigerators having in-door ice and water
Quilting and quilt repairs
Recreational vehicle usage and maintenance
Deconstruction : Testing home products for safety and eco friendly bldg. supplies.
Scrapbooking
Video production including taping and editing one's home videos.
Knitting
Woodworking
Gardening
Boating
The network also carries reruns of the series This Old House, originally a PBS series about families who had their homes remodeled or rehabilitated, and some older HGTV archive programming, including the Carol Duvall Show.
History
DIY was the second network to be launched by Scripps, following the success of HGTV. In fact, for the first two years the programming consisted of mixed and mashed clips of old HGTV programs while new content was developed. The network offered a large amount of broadband content (originally project worksheets and instruction pages for printout by users, later video clips and more) to create demand for and help cable operators launch their nascent broadband services. The broadband portal was first DIYnet.com, and has since been changed to DIYnetwork.com
DIY says they target a more male audience than HGTV (which is more female), although both channels have offerings which appeal to both.
Television stations air local versions with local hosts with segments produced by the network.
It is also carried over Satellite television on DirecTV channel 230, and Dish Network channel 111. Branded DIY Network programming is also broadcast in Japan and the Philippines. The cable network reaches 50 million households in the US.
The shows carried over the network cover the gamut of various activities which are capable of being performed by amateurs at home. These include:
Auto repairs, ranging from simple repairs such as adding stereo speakers, all the way to engine rebuilding.
Contracting by homeowners, how families helped build, or acted as General Contractor and supervised the construction of their new homes.
Home repairs, ranging from simple activities such as painting, minor hole filling, and drywall repairs, to more complicated procedures such as door, window and wall addition, removal and replacement, all the way to roof repair.
Jewelry making
Motorcycle and motorbike repairs and upgrades
Plumbing repairs including installation of appliances such as garbage disposals, dishwashers and refrigerators having in-door ice and water
Quilting and quilt repairs
Recreational vehicle usage and maintenance
Deconstruction : Testing home products for safety and eco friendly bldg. supplies.
Scrapbooking
Video production including taping and editing one's home videos.
Knitting
Woodworking
Gardening
Boating
The network also carries reruns of the series This Old House, originally a PBS series about families who had their homes remodeled or rehabilitated, and some older HGTV archive programming, including the Carol Duvall Show.
History
DIY was the second network to be launched by Scripps, following the success of HGTV. In fact, for the first two years the programming consisted of mixed and mashed clips of old HGTV programs while new content was developed. The network offered a large amount of broadband content (originally project worksheets and instruction pages for printout by users, later video clips and more) to create demand for and help cable operators launch their nascent broadband services. The broadband portal was first DIYnet.com, and has since been changed to DIYnetwork.com
DIY says they target a more male audience than HGTV (which is more female), although both channels have offerings which appeal to both.
Alto Paraná Department
Alto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis).
The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years. Most of this growth has been concentrated in the department capital of Ciudad del Este, and mainly occurred after the construction of the Puente de la Amistad bridge in 1961, which connects Paraguay and Brazil. This department is home to the Itaipu power plant, which supplies 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay, and the Acaray dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo and the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Park are situated in this department.
The city of Presidente Franco was the first city founded in this department. Several important agricultural establishments are centered in the region of Minga Guazú which is home of the Guarani International Airport.
History
In times of the colony, there were many establishments in this area. Many of them were very important, such as: Ontiveros, Ciudad Real and Villarrica del Espíritu Santo. Nevertheless, these villages did not prosper due to the constant attacks of the Bandeirantes.
Many populations settled on this area due to the promising forestall activity by the end of the XVII century and beginnings of the XVIII century. These urban centers organized around military bases that serve to defend them against the attacks of the Bandeirantes. From about this time are some cities that exist until now, such as: Villa Curuguaty, Ygatimi, Caaguazú, Lima and Ajos.
After the War against the Triple Alliance, these lands were sold, creating large states in which the more important activities were the forestall exploit and the cultivation of yerba mate.
The department, as we know it, was created, in 1945.
By the end of the XIX century, it was a very active port known with the name of Tacurú Pucú, with means “high termite mound”. This port was used for the transport of wood, through the Paraná River, to Encarnación, and from Encarnación to take food and clothes.
In 1990 was finally defined the department’s structure.
Geography
Location
This department is located in the Oriental Region of Paraguay, between parallels 24º 30’ and 26º 15’ of latitude south and between the meridians 54º 20’ and 55º 20’ of longitude west.
It is located in the Center East of Oriental Region. It border with:
To the North: with Canindeyú Department
To the South: with Itapúa Department
To the East: with Brazil
To the West: with Caaguazú and Caazapá departments
The capital is Ciudad del Este, originally named Puerto Flor de Lis, and later Puerto Presidente Stroessner until it received the name that has nowadays once the dictatorial government of General Alfredo Stroessner was over. This city limits with the Brazilian city, Foz de Yguazú.
Districts
The department is divided in 19 districts:
Ciudad del Este
Doctor Juan León Mallorquín
Domingo Martínez de Irala
Hernandarias
Iruña
Itakyry
Juan Emilio O'Leary
Los Cedrales
Mbaracayú
Minga Guazú
Minga Porá
Ñacunday
Naranjal
Presidente Franco
San Alberto
San Cristóbal
Santa Rita
Santa Rosa del Monday
Yguazú
Alto Paraná has a combination of valleys with streams that come from the Paraná River, it also has high lands and mountainous that can reach 300 meters above sea level.
The lands near the banks of the Paraná River have forests, which are in trouble nowadays because of the indiscriminate deforestation. In this places, are functioning programs of reforestation, with the special plantation of different species of pine.
Orography
In the department there’s practically no important elevations.
Hydrography
The Paraná River is the most important supply of water for the department. The following are branches of this river:
Itambey
Ñacunday
Limoy
Itabo Guazú
Pira Pyta
Ycua Guazú
Acaray
Monday
Yacuy
In this area, there are also several streams that help make the land fertile for the agriculture.
These streams and river outstand because the presence of the rocks of great size that give origin to beautiful waterfalls. Among these are the ones formed by the Monday and Ñacunday Rivers.
The powerful flow of the rivers Paraná and Acaray has been used in favor of constructing the hydroelectric power stations Itaipú and Acaray.
Climate
Alto Paraná presents a maximum temperature in summer of 38°C. The minimum in winter is 0°C. The annual media is 21°C.
It has abundant precipitation during the entire year. It has been registered 1.725 mm annually. This cipher is the highest registered in the country. In consequence, this area has a lot of humidity in the environment, which is good for the agriculture.
Fog and drizzle are constant in winter.
Economy
The forestall exploit is the most important activity in the area. Nowadays, the population dedicates, in part, to the industrial process of different varieties of wood, such as: cedar, yvyra pyta, lapacho, taperyva guasu, petereby, guatambu, incense, guaica and others. Another important activity is the plantation of pine as a form of reforestation. There’s also the exploit of palm hearts.
About 700.000 hectares are occupied in agriculture. Soy, corn, wheat, mint, cotton, sweet cane, tangerine, sweet orange, tomato, manioc, sweet potato, rice, potato, carrot, strawberry, sunflower, pea and ka’a he’e (a sweetener and medical plant) are cultivated.
In this department are breed cows and pigs, also cebú and nelore. The industry occupies a place of growing importance. There are factories of oil, food, sausages, sawmills, rice and yerba mills, of ceramic products, and also dairy products.
Education
Alto Paraná has institutions that impart initial, elementary and secondary education. Also there are institutions working to impart education to the natives of the area. There are private universities and the national university.
Communication
The most important ways of access to the department are Route No. 7 “Dr. Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia”, that crosses the department from east to west and communicates with Asunción, and also the Route No. 6 “Juan León Mallorquín” that communicates with Encarnación and the south region of the country. There is a route that communicates with Salto del Guairá to the north.
An international bridge over the Paraná River connects Paraguay with Brazil.
The “Guaraní International Airport”, in the Minga Guazú district, offers regular flights to Asunción, São Paulo, and connections with other flights.
The department has televisions stations. It has an automatic phone central and service of mobile phone communication. There are located many radio stations, in AM: Radio Parque, Itapiru, Magnificat, America, Concierto, La voz de Hernandarias, Cedro Ty, Corpues del Este and Minga Guazú. In FM: Guarani, Progreso, Integración, Ciudad del Este, Virtual, Educación, Yguazú, Naranjal, Transparaná, Pionera, Transcontinental, Santa Rita, Pentagrama and El Portal de Itapúa.
Tourism
This department offers a very rich and attractive natural environment, specially represented by the Acaray and Paraná Rivers.
The following places are recommended to visit:
Tati Yupi Refuge
Itabó Natural Reserve
Limoy Natural Reserve
Ñacunday National Park
Pikyry Refuge
Carapá Refuge
The mouth of Itambey River
Minga Guazú Ecology Park
Mbaracayú Refuge
Itaipú Hydroelectric DamOther touristic places are the modern engineering constructions that produce great admiration in the visitors, those are: the Amistad’s Bridge, that communicates Paraguay and Brazil, the hydroelectric stations Itaipu Binacional and Acaray.
In Ciudad del Este there are the Park and Lake of the Republic, an artificial lake formed by the waters of the Amambay stream, the park serves as lung for the city. This space was created with the collaboration of every city council of the country.
Alto Paraná has several museums that exhibit artifacts of great scientific and cultural value, such as:
The House of Culture in Ciudad del Este
El Mensú Hydric Museum
Museum of Natural History
Itaipú Natural and Anthropology Museum
The Museum Moisés Bertoni was declared Natural and Scientific Monument. This place is a port, where Moisés Bertoni accomplished to compele a great variety of plants from the entire world and who dedicated his life to the preservation of the nature.
The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years. Most of this growth has been concentrated in the department capital of Ciudad del Este, and mainly occurred after the construction of the Puente de la Amistad bridge in 1961, which connects Paraguay and Brazil. This department is home to the Itaipu power plant, which supplies 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay, and the Acaray dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo and the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Park are situated in this department.
The city of Presidente Franco was the first city founded in this department. Several important agricultural establishments are centered in the region of Minga Guazú which is home of the Guarani International Airport.
History
In times of the colony, there were many establishments in this area. Many of them were very important, such as: Ontiveros, Ciudad Real and Villarrica del Espíritu Santo. Nevertheless, these villages did not prosper due to the constant attacks of the Bandeirantes.
Many populations settled on this area due to the promising forestall activity by the end of the XVII century and beginnings of the XVIII century. These urban centers organized around military bases that serve to defend them against the attacks of the Bandeirantes. From about this time are some cities that exist until now, such as: Villa Curuguaty, Ygatimi, Caaguazú, Lima and Ajos.
After the War against the Triple Alliance, these lands were sold, creating large states in which the more important activities were the forestall exploit and the cultivation of yerba mate.
The department, as we know it, was created, in 1945.
By the end of the XIX century, it was a very active port known with the name of Tacurú Pucú, with means “high termite mound”. This port was used for the transport of wood, through the Paraná River, to Encarnación, and from Encarnación to take food and clothes.
In 1990 was finally defined the department’s structure.
Geography
Location
This department is located in the Oriental Region of Paraguay, between parallels 24º 30’ and 26º 15’ of latitude south and between the meridians 54º 20’ and 55º 20’ of longitude west.
It is located in the Center East of Oriental Region. It border with:
To the North: with Canindeyú Department
To the South: with Itapúa Department
To the East: with Brazil
To the West: with Caaguazú and Caazapá departments
The capital is Ciudad del Este, originally named Puerto Flor de Lis, and later Puerto Presidente Stroessner until it received the name that has nowadays once the dictatorial government of General Alfredo Stroessner was over. This city limits with the Brazilian city, Foz de Yguazú.
Districts
The department is divided in 19 districts:
Ciudad del Este
Doctor Juan León Mallorquín
Domingo Martínez de Irala
Hernandarias
Iruña
Itakyry
Juan Emilio O'Leary
Los Cedrales
Mbaracayú
Minga Guazú
Minga Porá
Ñacunday
Naranjal
Presidente Franco
San Alberto
San Cristóbal
Santa Rita
Santa Rosa del Monday
Yguazú
Alto Paraná has a combination of valleys with streams that come from the Paraná River, it also has high lands and mountainous that can reach 300 meters above sea level.
The lands near the banks of the Paraná River have forests, which are in trouble nowadays because of the indiscriminate deforestation. In this places, are functioning programs of reforestation, with the special plantation of different species of pine.
Orography
In the department there’s practically no important elevations.
Hydrography
The Paraná River is the most important supply of water for the department. The following are branches of this river:
Itambey
Ñacunday
Limoy
Itabo Guazú
Pira Pyta
Ycua Guazú
Acaray
Monday
Yacuy
In this area, there are also several streams that help make the land fertile for the agriculture.
These streams and river outstand because the presence of the rocks of great size that give origin to beautiful waterfalls. Among these are the ones formed by the Monday and Ñacunday Rivers.
The powerful flow of the rivers Paraná and Acaray has been used in favor of constructing the hydroelectric power stations Itaipú and Acaray.
Climate
Alto Paraná presents a maximum temperature in summer of 38°C. The minimum in winter is 0°C. The annual media is 21°C.
It has abundant precipitation during the entire year. It has been registered 1.725 mm annually. This cipher is the highest registered in the country. In consequence, this area has a lot of humidity in the environment, which is good for the agriculture.
Fog and drizzle are constant in winter.
Economy
The forestall exploit is the most important activity in the area. Nowadays, the population dedicates, in part, to the industrial process of different varieties of wood, such as: cedar, yvyra pyta, lapacho, taperyva guasu, petereby, guatambu, incense, guaica and others. Another important activity is the plantation of pine as a form of reforestation. There’s also the exploit of palm hearts.
About 700.000 hectares are occupied in agriculture. Soy, corn, wheat, mint, cotton, sweet cane, tangerine, sweet orange, tomato, manioc, sweet potato, rice, potato, carrot, strawberry, sunflower, pea and ka’a he’e (a sweetener and medical plant) are cultivated.
In this department are breed cows and pigs, also cebú and nelore. The industry occupies a place of growing importance. There are factories of oil, food, sausages, sawmills, rice and yerba mills, of ceramic products, and also dairy products.
Education
Alto Paraná has institutions that impart initial, elementary and secondary education. Also there are institutions working to impart education to the natives of the area. There are private universities and the national university.
Communication
The most important ways of access to the department are Route No. 7 “Dr. Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia”, that crosses the department from east to west and communicates with Asunción, and also the Route No. 6 “Juan León Mallorquín” that communicates with Encarnación and the south region of the country. There is a route that communicates with Salto del Guairá to the north.
An international bridge over the Paraná River connects Paraguay with Brazil.
The “Guaraní International Airport”, in the Minga Guazú district, offers regular flights to Asunción, São Paulo, and connections with other flights.
The department has televisions stations. It has an automatic phone central and service of mobile phone communication. There are located many radio stations, in AM: Radio Parque, Itapiru, Magnificat, America, Concierto, La voz de Hernandarias, Cedro Ty, Corpues del Este and Minga Guazú. In FM: Guarani, Progreso, Integración, Ciudad del Este, Virtual, Educación, Yguazú, Naranjal, Transparaná, Pionera, Transcontinental, Santa Rita, Pentagrama and El Portal de Itapúa.
Tourism
This department offers a very rich and attractive natural environment, specially represented by the Acaray and Paraná Rivers.
The following places are recommended to visit:
Tati Yupi Refuge
Itabó Natural Reserve
Limoy Natural Reserve
Ñacunday National Park
Pikyry Refuge
Carapá Refuge
The mouth of Itambey River
Minga Guazú Ecology Park
Mbaracayú Refuge
Itaipú Hydroelectric DamOther touristic places are the modern engineering constructions that produce great admiration in the visitors, those are: the Amistad’s Bridge, that communicates Paraguay and Brazil, the hydroelectric stations Itaipu Binacional and Acaray.
In Ciudad del Este there are the Park and Lake of the Republic, an artificial lake formed by the waters of the Amambay stream, the park serves as lung for the city. This space was created with the collaboration of every city council of the country.
Alto Paraná has several museums that exhibit artifacts of great scientific and cultural value, such as:
The House of Culture in Ciudad del Este
El Mensú Hydric Museum
Museum of Natural History
Itaipú Natural and Anthropology Museum
The Museum Moisés Bertoni was declared Natural and Scientific Monument. This place is a port, where Moisés Bertoni accomplished to compele a great variety of plants from the entire world and who dedicated his life to the preservation of the nature.
Louisville Home Guard
The Louisville Home Guard was a pro-Union military unit organized early in the American Civil War in Louisville, Kentucky. The auxiliary militia served to help secure supplies of arms and weapons, as well as to patrol the streets and discourage Confederate sympathizers.
The original Home Guard militia was commanded by John M. Delph, the mayor of Louisville. When the Confederate states seceded, he demanded the keys to the state magazine to secure the supply of weapons and ammunition from seizure. In the autumn of 1861, various city militia companies were organized into a single battalion under Lovell Rousseau, but they were not formally mustered into the Union army and remained under local control. Rousseau resigned on July 10, 1861, to enter Federal service and raise two formal regiments at Camp Joe Holt, including the Louisville Legion.James Speed, who would later serve as Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln, became the new commander of the Louisville Home Guard. Poorly armed and scarcely trained, the guards were mostly for show, but they did man the earthworks and entrenchments around Louisville and help keep the peace.
On September 18, 1861, the Louisville Home Guard (nearly 1000-men strong under the command of Hamilton Pope) and Rousseau's two regiments left the city via train. They "went off excited and exasperated, yet collected, cool, and firm, and without noise or bluster."They subsequently marched south under the command of William T. Sherman toward Bowling Green to intercept the advancing Confederate forces of Simon Bolivar Buckner. Buckner halted in the city, and Sherman was content to monitor the larger and better organized enemy for the next three months while the Home Guards returned to Louisville.
The Home Guard patrolled several roads leading southward from Louisville, as well as railroad and road bridges, which were a particular target for Confederate raiders such as John Hunt Morgan.
From September 14–16, 1862, the Louisville Home Guard participated in the siege and surrender of Confederate-held Munfordsville and Woodsonville. They were part of a 4,000-man force of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio troops, as well as part of the 18th U.S. Infantry.
The original Home Guard militia was commanded by John M. Delph, the mayor of Louisville. When the Confederate states seceded, he demanded the keys to the state magazine to secure the supply of weapons and ammunition from seizure. In the autumn of 1861, various city militia companies were organized into a single battalion under Lovell Rousseau, but they were not formally mustered into the Union army and remained under local control. Rousseau resigned on July 10, 1861, to enter Federal service and raise two formal regiments at Camp Joe Holt, including the Louisville Legion.James Speed, who would later serve as Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln, became the new commander of the Louisville Home Guard. Poorly armed and scarcely trained, the guards were mostly for show, but they did man the earthworks and entrenchments around Louisville and help keep the peace.
On September 18, 1861, the Louisville Home Guard (nearly 1000-men strong under the command of Hamilton Pope) and Rousseau's two regiments left the city via train. They "went off excited and exasperated, yet collected, cool, and firm, and without noise or bluster."They subsequently marched south under the command of William T. Sherman toward Bowling Green to intercept the advancing Confederate forces of Simon Bolivar Buckner. Buckner halted in the city, and Sherman was content to monitor the larger and better organized enemy for the next three months while the Home Guards returned to Louisville.
The Home Guard patrolled several roads leading southward from Louisville, as well as railroad and road bridges, which were a particular target for Confederate raiders such as John Hunt Morgan.
From September 14–16, 1862, the Louisville Home Guard participated in the siege and surrender of Confederate-held Munfordsville and Woodsonville. They were part of a 4,000-man force of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio troops, as well as part of the 18th U.S. Infantry.
PNM Resources
PNM Resources NYSE: PNM is an energy holding company based in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The acronym PNM by itself usually refers to the PNM Resources subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico (described below). Headquartered in Albuquerque, PNM Resources supplies electricity to 725,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas and natural gas to 471,000 customers in New Mexico through its utility and energy service subsidiaries.
Primary holdings
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
Public Service Company of New Mexico is a corporation that is wholly owned by PNM Resources. In marketing material it is usually called PNM.
Headquartered in Albuquerque, it provides electricity to 413,000 customers in the urbanized or semi-urbanized areas in the northern half of the state. Elsewhere, rural electric cooperatives provide much of the power. The company provides natural gas to most of its electric customers as well as customers in southern New Mexico, many of whom receive electricity from Texas–New Mexico Power. PNM’s gas customers number 471,000. PNM maintains approximately 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of gas transmission pipeline, approximately 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of gas distribution pipelines, 2,282 miles (3,673 km) of electric transmission lines, and 7,594 electric distribution lines. PNM is a significant owner of the San Juan generation facility, a coal fired plant located near Farmington, New Mexico, and a 10% owner in the Palo Alto Nuclear Generating Facility near Phoenix, AZ. PNM also owns and operates several natural gas fired plants throughout the state of New Mexico including Reeves Generating Station in Albuquerque, most of which are used to meet additional demand for electricity in the summer months. PNM employs approximately 2,700 people and has been noted as one of the top companies in the United States for minorities to work for.
Texas—New Mexico Power Company
Texas—New Mexico Power is a corporation that is wholly owned by PNM Resources. It is a regulated electric utility operating in Texas.
First Choice Power, L. P.
First Choice is a retail electric provider in Texas.
EnergyCo, LLC
PNM Resources owns 50% of EnergyCo, LLC, an unregulated energy company. Cascade Investments LLC owns the other 50%, and owns a large stake in PNM Resources itself. EnergyCo focuses on growing markets in the western United States. It owns electric generating plants and sells in the wholesale and retail markets.
Corporate organization and history
PNM was originally founded in 1917 as the Albuquerque Gas and Electric Company. PNM sold the gas part of the business to Southern Union Gas Company of Dallas in 1949. These sold portions became the Gas Company of New Mexico. In 1985, however, PNM reacquired the Gas Company of New Mexico after Southern Union Gas Company reached a settlement stemming from federal anti-trust litigation. In 1994, both electric and gas operations began serving customers as PNM.
Home of Economy
Home of Economy is a chain of retail stores with 6 locations in North Dakota: Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils Lake, Minot, Williston, and Jamestown. Home of Economy sells a variety of goods: clothing, work wear, home furniture, housewares, automotive goods, tools, farm supplies, hardware, lawn and garden supplies, paint, pet supplies, hunting and fishing equipment, and sporting goods.
History
Founded in 1939 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota by Bob Kiesau and his wife, Jean, Home of Economy was originally an auto parts wholesale business. In February 1940, Bob started a store in Grand Forks, North Dakota, recapping used tires at night and selling them during the day. In the years since, Home of Economy has grown to include stores in other North Dakota cities, including Grafton, Devils Lake, Minot, Williston, and Jamestown.
Home of Economy is considered by many to be the first discount store. Prior to Home of Economy's discount program, free-trade laws required retailers to sell at high, fixed prices, and only fleet operators with five or more machines could receive discounts. In 1950, Bob Kiesau sent his employees to every county seat in the trade area to copy names and addresses of each taxpayer who had listed three or more tractors or combines. He assumed each farmer would have at least one car and one truck that would not be listed on the tax report. From this list, a fleet identification card was mailed to every farmer, enabling them to buy at fleet discounts.
On December 3, 1987, fire destroyed the store in Grand Forks. The store was back in operation in three separate temporary locations less than a week after the fire began.
Their company's motto is (variously):
"Be wise, Economize"
"The friendly store where your dollar buys more."
Virginia Regiment
The Virginia Regiment was formed in 1754 by Virginia 's Governor Robert Dinwiddie, initially as an all volunteer militia corps, and he sent George Washington, the future first president of the United States of America, to assume command upon the death of Colonel Joshua Fry. Washington, who had previously been a Lt. Colonel, received a promotion to Colonel when he assumed command. When Viginia ordered the creation of multiple Virginia Regiments in 1775, they were all placed under the Virginia Line.
Most recruits were characterized by George Washington as "loose, Idle Persons... quite destitute of House, and Home." Hampered by frequent desertions because of poor supplies, extremely low pay and hazardous duty, Virginia regiment recruiters went to Pennsylvania and Maryland for men. Washington also said of them, " and not a few... have Scarce a Coat, or Waistcoat, to their Backs". Later drafts pulled only those who could not provide a substitute or pay the 10 pound exemption fee, ensuring that the only Virginia's poor would be drafted. White males between 16 and 50 were permitted to serve, although the Regiment's size rolls report men as young as 15 and as old as 60 in the ranks, along with references to a small number of drafts with partial African and native American ancestry.
The Virginia Regiment is noteworthy in the colonies because it was the first all-colonial professional military force. Although colonials had served in the British Army, and militias were common, the regiment was the only to drill regularly and wear a standard uniform.
Staples Business Depot
Staples Business Depot is a retail brand of The Business Depot, Ltd., a division of the American office supply chain Staples. In Quebec, Business Depot stores operate as Bureau en Gros (French for "Business Wholesale" or "Business, Overall"). Staples Business Depot remains one of the most profitable office supply chains in Canada, taking a large share of the market from its rival, Grand & Toy. It is the largest supplier of office supplies to small business and home office individuals.
Staples Business Depot is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Company History
The Business Depot was originally founded by Jack Bingleman in 1991, with Staples as a substantial investor. The American counterpart eventually acquired 100% of the Canadian company in 1994. At this point, new English stores were opened with the "Staples, The Office Superstore" label, like their US counterparts. Later, the company decided to start merging the "Business Depot" and "STAPLES, The Office Superstore" brands to "STAPLES Business Depot". Between approximately 1996 and 2000, Business Depot Ltd. was operating stores under four brands: "STAPLES Business Depot", "Business Depot", "STAPLES, The Office Superstore" and "Bureau En Gros". Around 2001, Staples streamlined their branding, leaving just the "STAPLES Business Depot" and "Bureau En Gros" brands. Beginning in 2008, the company has changed its English store branding to "STAPLES". The current President and CEO of Staples Business Depot Canada is Steve Matyas.
Services provided
Business Depot stores maintain their own private-label brand under the name "Staples Business Depot/Bureau en Gros," which are in many circumstances repackaged Staples-branded products from the United States.
Staples Business Depot offers a wide range of office supplies, and has its departments divided into the following categories: furniture, featuring chairs, office desks, cabinets, banquet tables and accessories; copy centre, supplying photocopying, color printing, binding, shipping, and other document services; technology, featuring printers, laptop and desktop computers, projectors, and other technology products such as calculators and cash registers; and office supplies, or "aisles," encompassing pens, papers, folders, envelopes, binders and other basic office supply products (the predominant departments are furniture, aisles, computers, cash, and copy). Some of the larger stores also feature 24-hour copy centre services, and all stores feature on-site technical assistance for computers (STAPLES' Easy Tech Force).
In-Store Payment Option
The company also offers an in-store credit card called the "Enterprise" card (provided by Citibank), and an in-store customer loyalty program called "Dividends" which awards customers with quarterly coupons (if the customer spends over a certain dollar value each quarter) to spend at any Staples Business Depot retail store. Applications are not presently being accepted due to excessive overhaul and cost to the company. Initially due to be finished around February 1, 2007, the changes include stamps and computers being added to the credit in the customers Dividends account. For teachers, there is a special Dividends card called "Dividends For Education", which has always included computers and furniture products. In 2007 a rewards Mastercard was released. This allows customers to use their credit card everywhere they want to shop, earning EasyRewards when they shop. These rewards do not expire and can be redeemed at anytime for a gift card to be used in store. The downside to this is that the Staples EasyRewards Mastercard does not allow the purchase plans (6 months no interest no payments or 12 months no interest no payments) that the Enterprise card does.
Staples Business Depot is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Company History
The Business Depot was originally founded by Jack Bingleman in 1991, with Staples as a substantial investor. The American counterpart eventually acquired 100% of the Canadian company in 1994. At this point, new English stores were opened with the "Staples, The Office Superstore" label, like their US counterparts. Later, the company decided to start merging the "Business Depot" and "STAPLES, The Office Superstore" brands to "STAPLES Business Depot". Between approximately 1996 and 2000, Business Depot Ltd. was operating stores under four brands: "STAPLES Business Depot", "Business Depot", "STAPLES, The Office Superstore" and "Bureau En Gros". Around 2001, Staples streamlined their branding, leaving just the "STAPLES Business Depot" and "Bureau En Gros" brands. Beginning in 2008, the company has changed its English store branding to "STAPLES". The current President and CEO of Staples Business Depot Canada is Steve Matyas.
Services provided
Business Depot stores maintain their own private-label brand under the name "Staples Business Depot/Bureau en Gros," which are in many circumstances repackaged Staples-branded products from the United States.
Staples Business Depot offers a wide range of office supplies, and has its departments divided into the following categories: furniture, featuring chairs, office desks, cabinets, banquet tables and accessories; copy centre, supplying photocopying, color printing, binding, shipping, and other document services; technology, featuring printers, laptop and desktop computers, projectors, and other technology products such as calculators and cash registers; and office supplies, or "aisles," encompassing pens, papers, folders, envelopes, binders and other basic office supply products (the predominant departments are furniture, aisles, computers, cash, and copy). Some of the larger stores also feature 24-hour copy centre services, and all stores feature on-site technical assistance for computers (STAPLES' Easy Tech Force).
In-Store Payment Option
The company also offers an in-store credit card called the "Enterprise" card (provided by Citibank), and an in-store customer loyalty program called "Dividends" which awards customers with quarterly coupons (if the customer spends over a certain dollar value each quarter) to spend at any Staples Business Depot retail store. Applications are not presently being accepted due to excessive overhaul and cost to the company. Initially due to be finished around February 1, 2007, the changes include stamps and computers being added to the credit in the customers Dividends account. For teachers, there is a special Dividends card called "Dividends For Education", which has always included computers and furniture products. In 2007 a rewards Mastercard was released. This allows customers to use their credit card everywhere they want to shop, earning EasyRewards when they shop. These rewards do not expire and can be redeemed at anytime for a gift card to be used in store. The downside to this is that the Staples EasyRewards Mastercard does not allow the purchase plans (6 months no interest no payments or 12 months no interest no payments) that the Enterprise card does.
Home Hardware
Home Hardware is a privately held Canadian home improvement, construction materials, and furniture retailer. Co-founded in 1964 by Walter Hachborn and headquartered in St. Jacobs, Ontario, the chain is cooperatively owned by over 1000 independently-owned member stores.
Recent History
In 1981 the Eastern-based Home Hardware merged with Western-based Link Hardware to create a national chain.
Home Hardware has survived the expansion of The Home Depot into Canada, beginning in 1994, as well as the expansion of a domestic competitor, Rona, into the big-box arena.
Home Hardware locations tend to be smaller stores. This allows the company to have a retail presence in smaller markets that may be uneconomical for large chains to compete in. This also allows for more personal, attentive customer service and retail accountability. Some locations offer a delivery program, wherein any product will be personally delivered to a customer within a reasonable vicinity of the store.
In 2000, the chain expanded through the purchase of the Beaver Lumber chain from Molson.Incidentally, Molson had previously owned another big-box chain of hardware stores, Aikenhead's, which was sold to Home Depot.
On January 11, 2003, Home Hardware received unexpected worldwide exposure, when a T-shirt worn by Avril Lavigne during a performance on Saturday Night Live featured her hometown of Napanee, Ontario and the local hardware store there. In response, the chain produced a limited-edition line of identical T-shirts for sale at locations nationwide, with proceeds going to charity.
In 2004, Canada Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary. Canada Post was accused by some for providing free advertising for the company, though others claim Home Hardware is an iconic Canadian company.
Recent History
In 1981 the Eastern-based Home Hardware merged with Western-based Link Hardware to create a national chain.
Home Hardware has survived the expansion of The Home Depot into Canada, beginning in 1994, as well as the expansion of a domestic competitor, Rona, into the big-box arena.
Home Hardware locations tend to be smaller stores. This allows the company to have a retail presence in smaller markets that may be uneconomical for large chains to compete in. This also allows for more personal, attentive customer service and retail accountability. Some locations offer a delivery program, wherein any product will be personally delivered to a customer within a reasonable vicinity of the store.
In 2000, the chain expanded through the purchase of the Beaver Lumber chain from Molson.Incidentally, Molson had previously owned another big-box chain of hardware stores, Aikenhead's, which was sold to Home Depot.
On January 11, 2003, Home Hardware received unexpected worldwide exposure, when a T-shirt worn by Avril Lavigne during a performance on Saturday Night Live featured her hometown of Napanee, Ontario and the local hardware store there. In response, the chain produced a limited-edition line of identical T-shirts for sale at locations nationwide, with proceeds going to charity.
In 2004, Canada Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary. Canada Post was accused by some for providing free advertising for the company, though others claim Home Hardware is an iconic Canadian company.
Bradford Tool Industries
Bradford Tool Industries is a tool manufacturing company based in Johnston, Pennsylvania. The company's line of tools are viewed as industrial strength alternatives to the popular Craftsman line of tools. Whereas Craftsman products are sold through a variety of department stores, such as Sears, Bradford's tools are only available though official Bradford stores or catalogs.
History
Bradford Industries was founded in 1908 by Norman L. Bradford. Bradford founded his company with the hopes of mass producing airplanes, as he was inspired by Henry Ford and his production of the Model T. However, Bradford abandoned this plan when Thomas Selfridge became the first person to die in a plan crash. This led Bradford to dismiss the airplane as a viable invention, claiming "The airplane is a not a notable bor viable machine. It will be forever restricted to the use of thrill seekers and dare devils, and anyone else who does not value their own life"
As a result, Bradford would not step onto a plane until after his death in 1957, as his ashes were spread over the Atlantic Ocean. The abandoning of plane manufacturing left Bradford with a large empty factory, with nothing to make. It is unknown what spurred Bradford to decde to make tools, but in 1909 the factory began manufacturing a variety of common tools.
In 1927, the company began a longstanding rivlry with Craftsman tools. While Bradford tools held a reputation for durability and quality, Craftsman quickly gained favor with most consumers due to their iexpensive prices ad wide availability at Sears.
Bradford often insulted Craftsman's quality, once saying, in reference to lifetime warranty, "The only guarantee that comes with buying a Craftsman tool is the guarantee that you will have to buy another in quick succession when the current one is worn"
After Bradford's death in 1957, the company was spilt between his two sons, Brad and Gary. Both sons sought to increase the slumping sales of the company by partnering with B. Altman and Company department stores in Pennsyvania in the hopes of getting their tools to a wider range of people.
However this plan was abanoned when the St. Davids' location closed in 1965.
From this point on Bradford Industries would focus exclusively on industrial strength tools, exploiting an area that Craftsman had not yet built up a reputations, do their lifetime warranties being voided by industrial use. This proved a successful strategy as Bradford tools are the most common tools sound on construction sites, while Craftsman continues to dominate the home supplies.
Recent Events
As of 2007, the brothers Brad and Gary are still the heads of the company and have announced a partnership with Caterpillar, Inc. that allows Caterpillar to sell select lines of Bradford Tools in their dealerships.
History
Bradford Industries was founded in 1908 by Norman L. Bradford. Bradford founded his company with the hopes of mass producing airplanes, as he was inspired by Henry Ford and his production of the Model T. However, Bradford abandoned this plan when Thomas Selfridge became the first person to die in a plan crash. This led Bradford to dismiss the airplane as a viable invention, claiming "The airplane is a not a notable bor viable machine. It will be forever restricted to the use of thrill seekers and dare devils, and anyone else who does not value their own life"
As a result, Bradford would not step onto a plane until after his death in 1957, as his ashes were spread over the Atlantic Ocean. The abandoning of plane manufacturing left Bradford with a large empty factory, with nothing to make. It is unknown what spurred Bradford to decde to make tools, but in 1909 the factory began manufacturing a variety of common tools.
In 1927, the company began a longstanding rivlry with Craftsman tools. While Bradford tools held a reputation for durability and quality, Craftsman quickly gained favor with most consumers due to their iexpensive prices ad wide availability at Sears.
Bradford often insulted Craftsman's quality, once saying, in reference to lifetime warranty, "The only guarantee that comes with buying a Craftsman tool is the guarantee that you will have to buy another in quick succession when the current one is worn"
After Bradford's death in 1957, the company was spilt between his two sons, Brad and Gary. Both sons sought to increase the slumping sales of the company by partnering with B. Altman and Company department stores in Pennsyvania in the hopes of getting their tools to a wider range of people.
However this plan was abanoned when the St. Davids' location closed in 1965.
From this point on Bradford Industries would focus exclusively on industrial strength tools, exploiting an area that Craftsman had not yet built up a reputations, do their lifetime warranties being voided by industrial use. This proved a successful strategy as Bradford tools are the most common tools sound on construction sites, while Craftsman continues to dominate the home supplies.
Recent Events
As of 2007, the brothers Brad and Gary are still the heads of the company and have announced a partnership with Caterpillar, Inc. that allows Caterpillar to sell select lines of Bradford Tools in their dealerships.
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