Archive for the ‘rubber hose’ Category

Irsay-Manning feud sure to steal Super Bowl spotlight

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Super Bowl Week is in danger of being hijacked by the host city for the second consecutive year. Jim Irsay, Peyton Manning and the Colts are threatening to make Indianapolis's week in the spotlight memorable for all the wrong reasons. Last year in Dallas, the Cowboys could only be partially blamed. ...

Diversified Plastics Sold to Employees

Friday, January 13th, 2012

James Dow, founder, president and CEO of Diversified Plastics, Inc., has announced the sale of his company to his employees through an employee stock ownership plan . The employees took ownership on November 1, 2011, but Dow will remain as president. “The changeover has been smooth,” said Annette Lund, vice president. ...

Trapped in a World He Did Not Make

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Howard the Duck is, on the surface, a comical romp through Cleveland lead by a cute punk rocker, a clumsy lab assistant, a possessed physicist, and a crass duck from another world; but a deeper look reveals that this film is also an allegorical piece which offers the audience an ...

Push under way to grow new robotics program

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

A new robotics program in St. Joseph County is teaching the skills needed to work in manufacturing. The goal is to grow the program with more students and get the message out that manufacturing in the 21st century is highly employable. That’s how Ginny Kowalski, supervisor who oversees all of the Career-Technical ...

Carborundum forms 51:49 refractory JV with Israel firm

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Country’s leading manufacturer of abrasives and industrial ceramics Carborundum Universal, a part of Chennai-based Murugappa Group, has formed a joint venture with Israel-based Cellaris for the refractory business. It would be a 51:49 joint venture, with Carborundum holding 51 per cent and Cellaris picking up the rest. “We got the approval ...

Poultry litter grows as fertilizer option

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Experiments using poultry litter for fertilizer began 11 years ago at the Riesel Watershed Center. Poultry litter, an often pungent combination of bedding material and manure, is sometimes more popular with the farmers and ranchers who use it than it is with their neighbors. Daren Harmel, an agriculture engineer for the Agriculture Research ...

All-New 2013 GS Illustrates Fresh and Exciting Brand Identity

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Lexus raised anticipations when the all-new GS debuted at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The new 2013 GS combines bold, dynamic styling, precise handling, innovative technology, and a spacious interior. In addition to the GS 350 that will be at dealerships early next year, Lexus completes the line-up with the ...

Backyard Chickens Seek Stay

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Friday, Cobb County Code Enforcement told the Pond family that they have five business days to remove the hens off their property. The Ponds' will ask Commissioners for inclusion on the January docket at Tuesday's Board of Commissioners meeting. All is not well in the chicken coop. Despite repeated attempts, Joseph Pond ...