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A supply shortage of epoxy, polyester and vinyl ester resins, caused by U.S. winter storms and a variety of factors, continue to make headlines and affect the composites industry.
As reported by Gardner Intelligence chief economist Michael Guckes in his latest Composites Fabricating Index column, supply chain difficulties continue to restrict production, “which, in the face of strong demand, has caused a meteoric rise in backlog activity.” (See the latest Business Index columns here: compositesworld.com/hashtag/economics)
In response to this data and other industry reports,
CW, with Gardner Intelligence, recently surveyed 144 composites fabricators to learn more about what the industry is experiencing.
HOME. Although I’ve lived off and on in Scotland for the best part of 40 years now, that word still makes me think of a council house in Coleraine in County Londonderry. Three bedrooms, two sisters, Radio 1, Spacehoppers and football on the green. An eternal 1970s of the mind. Like WB Yeats, “I am of Ireland.” But the northern bit. I am Northern Irish or so I consider myself even though I’m not sure what I mean by that particularly. In my head the term triggers a reel of fuzzy images: family, friends, the Giant’s Causeway, Mary Peters, Georgie Best, Gerry Armstrong scoring against Spain, the Undertones, Dana, Kenneth Branagh in the days he still had an Ulster accent, Barry McGuigan and Tayto crisps (the ones from Tandragee not the ones from County Meath)
Undocumented must share in NJ’s COVID stimulus, jobless aid | Letters
Posted Apr 28, 2021
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Undocumented workers organized by Make the Road New Jersey are in the third week of their hunger strike that demands financial stimulus relief for immigrant workers like themselves.
My organization, Partners for Women and Justice, calls on Gov. Phil Murphy to take action now to ensure that ALL New Jersey families can recover from COVID-19 economic fallout.
COVID-19 has unleashed a shadow pandemic of domestic violence and has devastated low-income immigrant survivors. Unemployment, COVID infections and deaths, insecure housing, and hunger have especially harmed these families and escalated violence for those in abusive relationships. The disqualification of immigrants from stimulus funds and unemployment benefits has limited victims’ opportunities to leave.
New Jersey Herald
Perched at the top of a 45-foot steel tower, high above the trees in the middle of the Kittatinny Ridge in northern Sussex County, is a small cube with walls of glass.
In that cube, with binoculars pressed to his eyes, Nick Valerio can see for miles and miles around him. He, just like the fire watch observers in the other 20 watchtowers throughout New Jersey, is on the lookout for the telltale plumes of smoke from wildfires. It s a very, very important job up here in the tower, Valerio said as he looked around. It s dispatching, accountability . it s knowing who s going to a fire, who s at the fire, he said of his responsibilities.
The Forest Fire Service firefighter who collapsed while battling the Lakewood wildfire weeks ago regained consciousnesses on Wednesday and is making progress, according to his family.
The wind-whipped fire along the Garden State Parkway burned 167 acres on March 14. Dozens of homes were put at risk on both sides of the highway. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said a preliminary investigation determined the fire was intentionally set but no arrests have been made.
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The firefighter was identified by his son to New Jersey 101.5 as Brian Sauers who is in his early 60s, a volunteer member of the East Dover Fire Company and a municipal engineer for Lakewood. He was working the fire in back of the Lowe s store on the Brick/Lakewood border when he collapsed, his said.