Saturday, September 22, 2012

Update to FTM 2012 Build 21.00.704 - Family Tree Maker software ...

A new update was posted today with some interesting new capability including a rewrite of the Places Workspace with a new hierarchical view. It works well. I like the new lifespan view in the index.

If you have your FTM set to automatically detect updates, it should see it and offer to update your program. Or go to help>Check for Updates.

The new build version is 21.00.704

More details on this link

http://www.familytreemaker.com/Support/Patch21

Enjoy

John D

Source: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/topics.software.famtreemaker/8966/mb.ashx

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Video: 'Safe' Mutual Funds Actually in Riskier Investments

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Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/cnbc/49123773/

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Lord Smith backs UK green growth

The Environment Agency's chairman has used a visit to Europe's largest soft drinks plant to promote the business merits of green growth.

Lord Smith said greening business behaviour was one of the "unsung successes" of environmental regulation.

Progress made by the food and drink sector is one of the areas that the agency is promoting to show how green growth is helping the UK economy.

Lord Smith was visiting Coca-Cola's facility in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

"What we are doing over the course of this month is to highlight good environment practice in a whole range of different businesses across the country," Lord Smith said.

"One of the unsung successes of environmental regulation over the past 20 years is a steady progress in achieving better environmental performance from businesses of all kinds."

He told BBC News: "This is not just good for the environment, but it is good business sense as well because - very often - reducing waste, energy use and the amount of water used makes financial sense."

Food for thought

The food and drink sector is the nation's largest manufacturing industry, with an estimated annual turnover of ?73bn, employing more than 15% of the UK's workforce.

But it's size also means it has a sizeable environmental impact.

It accounts for about 5% of all industrial water use, and carbon accounts show that as a result of operations, 2.5m tonnes of carbon were released into the atmosphere and produced 3m tonnes of waste.

The Environment Agency said the sector was "generally compliant", with more than 80% of audited businesses being rated as "A&B" - meaning the vast majority were considered "good performers".

"This is a very intensive, waste producing, water guzzling sector," explained Lord Smith.

"Having said that, a large number of companies within the sector have been making huge progress in improving their performance.

"There is good progress but because it is such an impactful industry, there is scope to improve."

The site chosen for Lord Smith's visit, which employs 520 people and covers an area the size of 33 football pitches, has cut its energy consumption by 16.5% since 2006 and was the first plant in the global food and drink sector to achieve ISO 50001 - an international standard for energy management.

The facility, capable of producing 6,000 cans and 3,200 bottles of soft drink every minute, has also cut its water use and has not sent waste to landfill since 2009.

Ian Johnson, director of Supply Chain Operations at the Coca-Cola's Wakefield plant, said: "Our company philosophy is to continue to grow more while using less.

"A great deal of consideration is given to the environmental footprint of our products," he observed.

"We also recognise that water is a precious resource, and work towards greater efficiency throughout our operations with our 'reduce, recycle and replenish' policy."

'Economic sense'

Lord Smith acknowledged that it was easier for major multinational firms "with deep pockets" to invest in improving environmental performance that it was for many smaller businesses.

"However, the case I would make for many small and medium sized enterprises is that doing the wise thing environmentally is also, in many cases, doing the wise thing financially," he said.

"Reducing your energy use will save money; reducing waste and sending less to landfill, thinking about how you can recycle and reuse - all of that makes economic sense."

He also said that companies were also obliged to abide regulatory requirements.

He warned: "Where there is bad and environmental damaging practise, we will come down hard on the villains. We will intervene as is our duty."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19623515#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Multi-talented Filmmaker Shannon Lanier, CEO of DARK RONIN Films

?CHINA WHITE?, New Suspense Thriller from DARK RONIN Films, Is Scheduled for November 2012 Production in New Jersey

Shannon Lanier of Dark Ronin Films Shannon C. Lanier, Founder and Executive Producer of DARK RONIN Films, revealed that the company?s new suspense thriller, ?China White,? will begin production in November 2012, with an anticipated release date of early 2013.? Lanier discussed ?China White,? his philosophy of film making, his other film successes and his future plans for a segment of ?Eye on Entertainment? hosted by Dawna Lee Heising.? Lanier told Heising that prize-winning director Todd E. Braley is not only set to direct ?China White,? which begins filming in New Jersey in November, 2012, but that Braley also wrote the story? and co-wrote the screenplay with Cassandra Bryson.

About DARK RONIN?s current project ?November Lies,? which is wrapping production this fall, Lanier said that he characterizes the film? as a ?personal story, but a very relatable one.?? He noted that the story is one that needed to be told, saying he hoped that the audience would come away from the film with a ?new approach to life and a better understandings of themselves.?? Lanier proudly mentioned that ?November Lies,? though not being released until 2013, has already garnered much critical praise not only in the United States and Canada, but overseas as well. Discussing the film, he said that while he had read numerous scripts, he wanted to do a work of his own ?? believing that if you write about something you know, you can create something truly ?real, organic, and powerful.?? So, he said, he sat down and took events from his own life, combined them with countless hours of research and created ?November Lies,? the first feature film produced under the DARK RONIN Films label.

Lanier additionally revealed details about other upcoming DARK RONIN production, ?The Battle of Ripcord.? The film, he said, is set in Vietnam and centers on an actual battle that has all but been forgotten.? In fact, he notes that he is using actual soldiers involved in the battle as advisors on the film.? Discussing his philosophy of film making, Lanier noted that early on he realized that the key to making a successful mark in the film industry is not to limit himself to just one side of the camera and not just to big budget productions. Commensurately,? he said he had been attached to over 35 projects in the past two years alone -- from big budget films to low budget works and independent productions.? Lanier mentioned that? his resume also includes theater and film acting, producing, directing, a black belt in Karate and a venture into the music industry.? ?Becoming versatile and learning every aspect of filmmaking,? he noted,? ?has opened up more possibilities than he could have imagined.?

About DARK RONIN Films
Shannon C. Lanier is the Founder & Executive Producer of DARK RONIN Films, a studio that creates original film productions.? DARK RONIN Films believes in ?making films that matter and that make a difference.?? DARK RONIN film projects currently in development include:? CHINA WHITE, REMINISCE, HOUSE OF ADELYN, THE BATTLE OF RIPCORD, AND WE WAIT, SU CASA, BUFFALO, THE RIGHT, THE BATTLE OF RIPCORD, AND WE WAIT, NEW HOPE and POLITICO.? For more information on DARK RONIN Films go to:? info@darkroninfilms.com.?? Producer Suzanne Breitenbach runs the West Coast office of DARK RONIN Films and can be reached at:?? suzanne@darkroninfilms.com.? The International office is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is run by producer Christine Berry.? Berry can be reached at:? Christine@darkroninfilms.com

About Eye on Entertainment
"Eye on Entertainment", a division of Eye on Excellence? Productions, is broadcast weekly on Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Comcast and Verizon across the nation. ?The EOE team covers entertainment events, film festivals, red carpets, award shows and filmmakers, with special emphasis on the Indie film industry.? Dawna Lee Heising, EOE executive producer and host, is a member of SAG-AFTRA, has a B.S. and MBA from Pepperdine University and was Ms. World 2008. ?The EOE team includes producer Jerry Moore, director & cinematographer John Cox, editor Renah Wolzinger, graphic designer Mark Schrimmer, composer Richard Myles, guest host Stan Goodrich and talent manager Matt Chassin. Visit:?www.eyeonexcellence.tv?and www.imdb.me/dawnaleeheising

Source: http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1158198

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