When Habitat for Humanity St. Louis (HFHSL) identified vacant property just north of downtown, the construction team wanted to build homes that were not only energy efficient but safe for its new tenants.
And with Model Building Codes now requiring new single- and two-family dwellings to be outfitted with sprinkler systems, Habitat chose to go with copper systems for all of its new homes, including the six that were completed this spring.
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Before taking off for Shanghai, Bangkok or Beijing on a long-term expat assignment, you might want to take a look at a new video from Marriott Executive Apartments (MEA), the upscale lodging brand that focuses on making executive expatriates happy and well adjusted. Find the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zON3n9kqqU.
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Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti claimed victory for the fourth time at the fifth annual La Costeña “Feel the Heat” Jalapeño Eating Championship Challenge. Bertoletti, currently the second world ranked competitive eater in the sanctioned sport of Major League Eating (MLE), ate 275 whole jalapeños in eight minutes. The fifth annual challenge was a highly anticipated rematch between the reigning champ and his fiery arch nemesis: five-foot-tall, 100-pound Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas. Thomas is the only other competitive eater, besides Bertoletti, who has won La Costeña’s grueling competition.
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AXE Shower and COMEDY CENTRAL Digital have teamed up to develop the AXE Dirtcathlon – a four-part Web series pitting coed teams against one another other in crazy challenges designed to get them as messy as possible within 90 seconds. The series, hosted by actor/comedian Rob Riggle, will launch today on www.axedirtcathlon.com. The AXE Dirtcathlon will be showcased on COMEDY CENTRAL’s Atom.com website and will also be featured on ComedyCentral.com, Spike.com, Jokes.com, and other Viacom-owned properties.
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From communicating via email and social networking sites to online banking and shopping, so many of our daily activities involve access to the cyber world. The nation’s dependency on cyber networks continues to increase and with it the potential for cyber threats. This is why CyberPatriot was created!
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Fish is both a delicious and nutritious meal option, but one from which home chefs often shy away. In a new series of CanolaInfo recipes and videos, Carla Hall, finalist on “Top Chef,” Seasons 5 and 8, answers common questions about fish, including how to properly select and prepare it.
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Since it launched Choose You in May 2010, the American Cancer Society has motivated more than 75,000 people, most of them women, to put their health at the top of their to-do lists. Choose You raises awareness about the simple actions people can take that can significantly reduce their risk of cancer, and reminds people of the sobering statistic that one in three women will get cancer in her lifetime. The Society urges women to join the movement at ChooseYou.com to help change the odds.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is celebrating exceptional care for Veterans this week, May 2 – 6 as part of the nationally recognized Research Week. This year’s theme, “Discovery and Collaboration for Exceptional Health Care,” celebrates two crucial elements of VA research: dedicated follow-through on important research findings to optimize medical therapies for Veterans and others; and vital research and care collaborations between VA and academic institutions, other government agencies, and health-related industry.
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Nationally recognized fitness expert Andrea Metcalf of Chicago is showing you how to take it off with her new book, Naked Fitness, A 28 Day Proven Weight Loss Program for a Slimmer, Fitter, Pain-free body, (Vanguard Press) this spring by helping you take the first step: motivation, walking and rewards.
Don’t worry; you won’t have to strip off your clothes…only your fear of looking in the mirror. Metcalf’s plan inspires you to transform body and mind with personalized workouts, meals, beauty consultations, product demonstrations and more. But, if the thought of trying on a bathing suit still isn’t enough motivation to get you off the couch and moving, you’re not alone.
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What would you do to peer inside the walls of successful corporations to discover the most closely guarded secrets of their success? To be a fly on the wall in the executive boardroom, to find out how they consistently make and exceed their sales quotas, while other companies struggle to survive? Well, now you can.
Sandler Training, a global sales and management training firm, has made available at www.sandler.com a valuable report on a research study that provides a glimpse into what these ‘best-in-class’ companies do differently, plus the opportunity to participate in an interactive research assessment. This assessment provides companies with a scorecard that can measure how their process, approach, and technology stack up against those ‘best-in-class’ companies, while identifying actionable recommendations for improvement if gaps exist.
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McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced the appointment of Cathleen McGuigan as editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. Essential to the profession for over 120 years, Architectural Record’s award-winning magazine and website (http://www.architecturalrecord.com) provide industry news and analysis, as well as coverage of design trends, building science, and professional strategies for architects and design professionals. McGuigan most recently was a contributing architecture critic and cultural correspondent for Newsweek.
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The finance and business centers of the future may not be the traditional capitals of global dominance, according to a new report released today by PwC and the Partnership for New York City. The fourth edition of Cities of Opportunity shows that in a more virtual and mobile world, well-rounded cities with balanced economies and strong quality of life offer an attractive alternative: resilience during downturns and allure for skilled people who will build the future.
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