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June 17, 2016 – Martin Engineering has introduced a secondary cleaning system that removes nearly all of the carryback left on a belt, including adhesive materials and fines lodged in surface divots and valleys. The Martin WashboxT Cleaning System combines water spray and secondary cleaning blades in an enclosed and self-contained unit, draining residue safely away from the work area. Operators who have installed the system have drastically reduced dust and spillage from carryback, leading to a safer workplace and longer belt life with considerably less downtime.

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At the start of the season the new drivers were announced, but it wasn't until the fourth Grand Prix that the 007 was first introduced. Tyrrell's new pilots were Frenchman Patrick Depailler and South African Jody Scheckter. In the first races the previous season's cars were used and their performance showed that a replacement was needed badly. At the Spanish Grand Prix Scheckter debuted the 007, with Depailler still starting in the 006.

Outwardly the slim 007 was quite a departure from its predecessors and resembled the dominating McLaren and Ferrari more than any previous Tyrrell design. The large and bulky front wing was replaced by a sleek nose with small wings on both sides. Tyrrell's trademark round airbox was abandoned, the new airbox was high and slim. Technically the 007 was an evolution of the previous models.

The Tyrrell 007 would serve the team for over two seasons and although Tyrrell was no longer a title contender, Jody Scheckter managed to score three victories. In 1974 the team finished third in the constructor's championshiop behind McLaren and Ferrari and Scheckter finished third in the driver's championship begind Fittipaldi and Regazzoni. It was eventually replaced in the 1976 season by the revolutionary P34 six-wheeler.

The fourth 007 built by Tyrrell, this car was raced by Patrick Depailler from the Canadian Grand Prix in September of 1974 through to United States Grand Prix West in March of 1976. Although in its third season of racing, 007/4s best results were actually scored in the first months of 1976 with a second in Brazil and a third at its final outing as a Team Tyrrell car. Shortly threre after, it was sold to Italian privateer Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi. He re-finished the car in Gulf colours and entered it in four Grands Prix during the summer of 1976. The best result was an 11th place finish in the Austrian Grand Prix. After the Italian Grand Prix, it was retired from contemporary racing. Subsequent owners restored the car to its factory colours and in this guise, it was regularly raced in historic events. During the early 2010s, it fittingly joined the ROFGO Collection as it was the only Grand Prix car ever finished completely in Gulf colours. For the 2018 Monaco Historic Grand Prix, 007/4 was re-liveried once again in the Gulf colours as used by Pesenti-Rossi during the 1976 season.


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In the Jan/Feb issue of The Watercooler, we talked about trends for 2010.  There seems to be an increasing panic in the area of Learning & Performance centered around technology and Millennials entering the workforce…pushing everyone to be on the cutting edge.  I’m not convinced that Millennials are overwhelming the workforce; Boomers and X’ers still make the rules, and Millennials need to adjust to these rules (not everyone adjust to the Millennials!).  Part of this means training on some basic skills to enter the workforce: accountability, critical thinking, etc.  As with any forecast, this is a guess, and I’d like to hear different opinions (or you can agree with me!).

One trend that I hope continues is the focus on design!  How many times do we construct training for a system or workflow that is poorly designed…and subsequently create some very painful training programs!  One reader recently commented, “Why are so many applications designed to make sense to the guy who programmed them but not to the person who uses them?  Good games allow you to pick them up, start playing, die without too much of a penalty, and then hit reset.  But I’ve seen learning programs that show 46 steps to perform a single activity. Even the most diabolical puzzle game wouldn’t inflict 46 steps on a player to solve it!”  I’d love to hear your stories about training for poorly designed systems…and how you handled it!

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The Huntress: A Novel (Large Print / Paperback)

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March 2019 Indie Next List

“A Russian night witch and a British war correspondent turned Nazi hunter join forces to track a ruthless assassin in The Huntress, the latest book by Kate Quinn. From the pre-war wilds of the Soviet Union to the streets of a war-torn Germany to the bustle of Boston, Quinn masterfully mixes the past with a post-war present, and it’s phenomenal. Fans of The Alice Network and The Nightingale will love this fantastically fast-paced and utterly exhilarating historical fiction.”
— Kristin Bates, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI

"...compulsively readable historical fiction…[a] powerful novel about unusual women facing sometimes insurmountable odds with grace, grit, love and tenacity.” - Kristin Hannah, The Washington Post

Named one of best books of the year by Marie Claire and Bookbub

If you enjoyed “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” read “The Huntress,” by Kate Quinn." The Washington Post

From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.

In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted…

Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina’s bravery and cunning will keep her alive.

Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. To find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure Nina. But a shared secret could derail their mission unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it.

Growing up in post-war Boston, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is determined to become a photographer. When her long-widowed father unexpectedly comes homes with a new fiancée, Jordan is thrilled. But there is something disconcerting about the soft-spoken German widow. Certain that danger is lurking, Jordan begins to delve into her new stepmother’s past—only to discover that there are mysteries buried deep in her family . . . secrets that may threaten all Jordan holds dear.

In this immersive, heart-wrenching story, Kate Quinn illuminates the consequences of war on individual lives, and the price we pay to seek justice and truth.

About the Author

Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network and The Huntress. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with two rescue dogs.

Praise For…

“Kate Quinn’s follow-up to “The Alice Network” is compulsively readable historical fiction…[a] powerful novel about unusual women facing sometimes insurmountable odds with grace, grit, love and tenacity.”
— Kristin Hannah, Washington Post

“Quinn deftly braids the stories of a female Russian bomber pilot, Nazi hunters, and a young Bostonian girl staring down evil in the most unthinkable of places.  The result is a searing tale of predator and prey, transgression and redemption and the immutable power of the truth.  An utter triumph!”
— Pam Jenoff, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Orphan’s Tale

“Prepare to be spellbound! The Huntress masterfully draws you in and doesn’t let you go. Another brilliant work of historical fiction by the incomparable Kate Quinn.”

— Susan Meissner, bestselling author of As Bright as Heaven

The Huntress left me breathless with delight... Kate Quinn has created nothing less than a masterpiece of historical fiction.”

— Jennifer Robson, bestselling author of Goodnight from London

“[A] complexly structured saga delivers exciting aerial sequences and intrigue worthy of a Hitchcock movie. The book’s psychological and dramatic elements combine for a powerful and satisfying finale. To paraphrase one of the characters, Ms. Quinn’s book is “dynamite in print.”
Wall Street Journal

“An impressive historical novel sure to harness WWII-fiction fans’ attention... Laced with Russian folklore allusions and deliciously witty banter, Quinn’s tale refreshingly avoids contrived situations while portraying three touching, unpredictable love stories; the suspenseful quest for justice; and the courage involved in confronting one’s greatest fears.”
Booklist (starred review)

“Readers should expect to give up weekend plans once they start this novel. A great choice for historical fiction fans, particularly of World War II–set novels, mystery readers, or anyone seeking well-crafted stories in which good triumphs over evil.”
Library Journal (starred review)

“Well-researched and vivid segments are interspersed detailing Nina’s backstory... a fierce yet vulnerable antecedent to Lisbeth Salander. Quinn’s language is evocative of the period, and her characters are good literary company. With any luck, the Nazi hunting will go on for a sequel or two.”
Kirkus Reviews

“Quinn delivers a suspenseful WWII tale of murder and revenge. This exciting thriller vividly reveals how people face adversity and sacrifice while chasing justice and retribution.”
Publishers Weekly

“Gripping historical fiction”
— Good Housekeeping

“If you like period dramas, thrillers, female-fronted sagas, or all three, you’ll want to pre-order your copy soon.”
Marie Claire

“An intense and enthralling mystery. Meticulously researched…the texture and depth that is offered to the world Quinn’s characters inhabit make for an engrossing tale. In The Huntress Kate Quinn has created a gripping and elegant historical mystery— this one is not to be missed!”
— BookBub

“The Huntress reads like the best World War II fiction. [An] engrossing, suspenseful, and authentic book to give you a new perspective on women, war, and the wheels of justice.”

“The author of the bestselling book The Alice Network is back with another engrossing (and deliciously long) novel...lots of threads means only one thing: lots of twists.”
— Refinery 29

“Quinn’s narrative is full of suspense. Expertly plotted, with questions of justice at its center, The Huntress is a dark, riveting account of war, revenge and deep human compassion in the face of both”
— Shelf Awareness

“It is brilliantly paced and impossible to put down.”
— Mystery Scene
Product Details
ISBN: 9780062887917
ISBN-10: 0062887912
Large Print: Yes
Publisher: HarperLuxe
Publication Date: February 26th, 2019
Pages: 832
Language: English


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Sep 25 2015

Left on the cutting-room floor

Today I seem to be too busy to a) blog, or b) reset the sale price on The Steerswoman. But that’s not bad,  because b) the sale is still on, and a) how about an out-take from The Outskirter’s Secret?

The readers who follow my blog saw this a couple of years ago… but if you’re new, it’s new to you!

It was taken out of the final version, because… well, it wasn’t actually needed, and it did not help the pacing.  And the book was already long.  All good reasons to cut it loose.

But still: I find it fun.  So, here it is (again).

For reference:  the scene was originally in Chapter 25, just after Rowan learns about courting gifts…

After noon meal, Rowan settled down by the fire-pit with her logbook and the dried corpse of a spiny insect called a harvester, intending to sketch and make notes on its structure and observed habits. Hari wandered by, paused to watch without interrupting, then strolled away thoughtfully.

Some time later a small voice said, “Here.” When Rowan looked up, Hari was already gone; but Rowan discovered a flat oblong bug on the ground by her knee, stranded on its back, wriggling eight jointed legs in panic. It was not one she had observed before. “Thank you,” she called out, bemused.

“You’re welcome,” said a new voice on her left. Rowan turned to find Sithy standing before her with a trawler held in one out-held fist, its legs waving above and below the fingers, small head bobbing from side to side.

“Thank you,” Rowan said again, “but I already have notes on this one.” But she had never handled a live one, and carefully took the insect from the girl. The narrow body was cool between her fingers, bending slightly in the middle as the trawler struggled against captivity. It flexed its limbs, seeking purchase, emitting a steady stream of loud, irate clicks.

Sithy nodded once, and was gone. Rowan looked about for someplace to free the trawler, not wishing to leave her work to go to the edge of camp. She gave up, and set the creature down, hoping it would find its own way out. It instantly quieted and froze, standing in place, pretending to be invisible.

When Bodo arrived, Rowan had begun to know what to expect. He stopped at a cautious distance and deposited on the ground half of a particularly large tumble-bug. “Something ate it!” he declared gleefully, then tottered away.

“Excuse me, Rowan?” It was the eldest child, a girl near walkabout age.

Rowan took her offering with delight: A hawk-bug, its four-legged body as large as her hand, the span of its four wings fully four feet wide. “Thank you, this is wonderful! I haven’t been able to see one closely yet.” Unfortunately, the creature’s head had been crushed; Rowan turned her attention to its taloned feet, its pink, transparent wings, veined like leaves, with curious twisting joints at the body.

She looked up again when Bodo returned to his location, placed on the ground something too small for Rowan to see, and left.

“Do you want slugsnakes too?” It was a red-haired boy wearing a studiedly fierce expression.

“I believe I’m concentrating on insects today.” He gave a short nod, and left. Bodo returned with another invisible prize, departed.

Hari returned. “It bites,” he cautioned Rowan, and set his captive down beside her. It immediately attempted to depart; Rowan stopped it by pressing one finger against its carapace. Its feet scrabbled against the earth.

“Wait, what is it?” But Hari had left. She asked the next child who arrived, a girl somewhat older than Sith.

“It’s a grass-hunter.” The insect’s back split as it tried to free the pink wings hidden beneath. “Show it your trawler.” When Rowan hesitated, the girl boldly picked up the bug with her thumb and forefinger, set it in front of the still-immoble trawler. The grass-hunter spied its quarry, and began to circle, ignoring the humans watchers.

The girl handed Rowan her own catch: the beheaded corpse of a small, flying insect, one of the two near- identical types about which Bel had warned her: a flesh termite. “Which sort is this?” the steerswoman asked; but its captor had left. Rowan set it carefully aside, for comparison with possible further examples.

There was a lull, during which only Bodo returned again and again with his tiny offerings, each placed amongst the previous ones. Rowan hurried to catch up her notes with her other subjects of study. She began to draw much smaller, and wrote the notations directly across the face of each sketch. The result was confusing at first glance; to be read, the pages would each need to be studied carefully. It was a necessary tactic, to conserve her paper. As she finished each page, she blew on the ink to dry it, impatient to begin the next.

When the red-haired boy returned, Rowan was ready with a blank page. He presented her with a pulsing white lump, three inches long, on the front of which was attached a small, wingless insect. “Thank you. And what is this?”

“That’s a queen flesh termite.”

Rowan noticed that the boy’s forearms were covered with red, swollen spots. “Did they hurt you?” She became concerned; she disliked the idea of children undertaking danger on behalf of her studies.

The boy’s habitual glower did not alter. He shook his head. “Not much. It’s the other kind that are trouble.”

“Perhaps you should let Mander see to those bites.” One type of flesh termite would bite a human once, then inform the hive that the person was not edible; the other sort lived alone, and would bite and burrow into the skin, where, finding no nourishment, it would die, causing ulceration. The boy had suffered multiple bites from the harmless sort, as they defended their hive from his attack.

The girl brought another headless flyer. “Is this from the hive that –” Rowan searched for the boy’s name “– that Evvie found?”

Both children peered at the corpse in the girl’s hand. “You can’t tell without the heads,” Evvie pronounced.

Hari hurried up, took one of Rowan’s hands, and placed a small black bug on her palm. “It’s a spring-hopper,” he told her; as he left, the creature demonstrated the source of its name by leaping into the air and escaping, leaving Rowan only with the memory of a tiny, seemingly sourceless push and release against her skin. She looked down at her own palm as if it could provide further information.

Sithy returned, walking cautiously, holding one hand out to her side. She seemed to be carrying nothing, and then Rowan noticed a faint, dim cloud floating behind her: a trawler’s shoot, complete with catch. When she reached Rowan, she permitted the shoot to waft to the ground, and the steerswoman acquired two live flesh termites and a trove of tiny, golden-eyed gnats. Rowan compared the flyers with their queen.

Sithy looked up suddenly, spotted someone approaching. She let free one of her rare laughs. “Look at Bodo!”

The little boy was walking with a careful waddle, carrying, as if it were a shield, a flat oval object nearly as tall as himself. On the surface facing out, eight jointed legs thrashed. “Fool you!” Bodo squealed. “Fool you, fool you!”

Rowan stood up slowly, appalled at the size of the creature. “Fool me?”

“It’s a fool-you!” Sithy shouted; and the children unceremoniously abandoned Rowan’s menagerie to gather around the little boy.

Arrived, Bodo became perplexed at how to relieve himself of his burden. Evvie solved this by stepping behind him, reaching both hands around, and taking possession; Bodo escaped under his arms, and the older boy placed the huge insect flat on the ground.

The fool-you instantly retracted its legs, becoming a mottled brown-and-red lump. In redgrass, it would be invisible. “I can see how it fools you,” Rowan commented. She glanced about for a mertutial to consult with; possibly the creature was dangerous.

The children were delighted, and Evvie boldly stepped up and rapped it on the back. “It’s not doing it,” He complained. He rapped again, found a new spot, rapped once more. “Come on, do it.” The fool-you responded by drawing itself more tightly against the ground.

“I can make it.” It was Hari. He placed his own new catch among Rowan’s collection, walked up to the group, all confidence. “You have to stand back,” he directed; the children complied.

Rowan said: “Hari, this thing isn’t dangerous, is it?”

“Not to people,” he assured her.

“What are you going to do?”

“You watch.” He waved her back. “You have to take your shadow away. ”

Hari circled the insect at arm’s length, waving his hand cautiously over the edge of the creature’s body. “What are you looking for?” Rowan asked.

“His head.” An opening suddenly appeared on one edge, under the shadow of Hari’s hand. Within, something wet moved briefly, and the gap closed again. Satisfied, Hari went to the fire-pit, retrieved a small stone from its edge. Back beside the fool-you, he maneuvered himself to the opposite side from the head, and tossed the stone in the air.

The gap reappeared; a bright, flashing object leaped out, up and high, then vanished back inside. “What in the world… ” Rowan’s comment trailed off.

Hari repeated the trick: prepared for it, Rowan saw the result more clearly. A three-inch long insect, colored bright red and blue, flashed into the air, fluttered, and was instantly retracted into the fool-you’s head by means of a thin black line. Rowan studied the mottled creature, her eyes squinting in thought. “How did it catch that bug?”

“That’s not another bug,” Evvie informed her. “That’s the same bug.” Without prompting, the fool-you sent out its minion again, and left it fluttering in the air, enticingly.

“It’s like a lure,” Rowan said. “What is it trying to attract?”

The answer came from the sky: the children scattered with squeals as a hawk-bug dropped from above in a cloud of pink thrashing wings. It clutched the lure, attempted to escape; the fool-you tightened its grip on the ground. The line became taut; a quick tug of war followed.

The hawk-bug tried to abandon its catch, but the fluttering lure adhered to its body, and with an audible snap the fool-you retracted its line. Its flat body suddenly bent upwards in the middle, and the creature leaped into the air, landing on its back in a wild cloud of dust. Legs grasped the captive around the middle, then rotated the struggling form as small pincers efficiently clipped off legs, wings, head, while the children shrieked in gory delight. An appalling eight-inch gash appeared on the fool-you’s underside, and it stuffed the still-moving corpse within. The huge insect rocked forward and back, raising more dust. At the high end of one rock, it nimbly uprighted itself, and resumed its deceptive, flattened stance.

The dust settled, and the area became still again, hawk-bug wings, legs and head strewn about the motionless, mottled lump. “So,” Rowan said, raising her brows, “that’s what eats a hawk-bug. ”

Rowan looked up to find that a number of adults had been attracted by the action. They now stood about, studying Rowan and her young assistants with clear disapproval. Someone said accusingly: “Who brought a fool-you into the camp?”

Most of the children shuffled their feet in guilty silence, but Bodo spoke up, loudly, proudly. “I did! I brought it into the camp!” he declared.

Rowan stepped forward. “I’m sorry, I think I’m responsible. I was studying insects, and the children were helping me. I didn’t think it would cause all this –” and she gestured, “– all this fuss. ”

The mertutial who had spoken glowered: an old man, shaking a gnarled, admonishing finger. “You don’t bring a fool-you into camp,” he declared to Rowan, then caught himself. He shifted his scolding to little Bodo. “If you bring in a fool-you, you get nothing but trouble. Hawk-bugs will come down, or the bait will hit a person and stick. You can’t get it off, no matter how hard you try. You have to wait for it to rot off.” Bodo stared up at the man with apparent incomprehension, fascinated purely by the vehemence of the statements. The mertutial moderated himself. “Don’t ever do that again,” he commanded.

This Bodo understood. “I’ll never do that again!” He was pleased to have a clear rule to follow.

The children dispersed, disappointed, and Rowan returned to her logbook and specimens. She found the grass-hunter gone, leaving behind the head and still-thrashing forearms of the trawler, and the flesh termite queen trembling in death, her once-swollen abdomen reduced to ooze and shreds.

In the final version of the book, that scene was replaced by one sentence: “Rowan spent part of the afternoon seated beside the fire pit, sketching various samples out Outskirts insect life.”

All for the best.  Really, it did the chapter’s pacing no favors.

But if you’re curious about the Outskirts’ insects… there you go.


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Cashmere washing and care instructions

Looking after your cashmere

Cashmere is the finest commercially available natural fibre in the world,it is in restricted supply and is expensive.It therefore warrants being looked after – so here are a few simple tips to follow to get the most out of your cashmere.

Washing instructions

Cashmere is one of the most delicate natural fibres in the world and when you invest in one of our pieces you should look after it with care and love. Cashmere knitwear can be hand washed or dry-cleaned. We recommend hand washing frequently following these simple guidelines:

Cashmere should be washed with good quality wool or cashmere shampoo or a similar detergent. Be sure the soap powder is completely dissolved before putting in the garment. Squeeze the suds gently through the garment, then rinse several times in water of the same hand warm temperature.

To dry… don’t wring or squeeze hard-just lay the garments flat on a towel and ease back into shape – dry naturally away from direct heat such as radiators or sunlight. DO NOT TUMBLE DRY.

When dry press lightly with a cool iron.

Certain cashmere garments are best dry cleaned by a reputable cleaner. With proper washing and care a cashmere garment’s handle will actually improve.

After the first few times you’ve worn your Cashmere garment you might find small balls of fibre forming on the surface. These small balls, known as “pills”, are caused by some of the loose fibre tangling together as areas of your garment are rubbed during wear. This aspect is akin to the fuzzing that takes place on a new carpet that has just been laid and used. In time the fibre will settle and the fuzzing disappears.

The “pilling” is not symptomatic of inferior quality but rather an inevitable consequence of the careful processing of this fine fibre. Pills can be easily removed by hand or by using a ‘de-bobbler’ comb available from most haberdashers.

You will find that, removing the pills in this way, the garment will actually consolidate and soften in handle and touch. Like fine wine, cashmere will improve with age if cared for properly, and will last for years.

These are a hazard for most natural fibre garments. There are several ways to keep your cashmere moth-free:

A great method to keep them away from your wardrobe is to use scented deterrents such as cedar balls, or hanging sachets of lavender, rosemary or clove. Although they might smell lovely to us moths in fact hate the smell. To help keep the moths away hang the cedar balls around your hangers or dot them around in amongst your folded cashmere.Do remember to replace these products when their smell diminishes.

Another possibility is to freeze your cashmere garments. Simply put them in a plastic bag and freeze for a day or over night. Then de-frost them slowly and this should kill anything including moths, and moth larvae. This may sound to be a strange route but has been proven to work.

The lifecycle of a moth is about 21 days so every month it is a good idea to give your cashmere a good shake out. The moths hate being disturbed and don’t like the light, so if you suspect that you have moths it may also be a good idea to air your garments in day-light as the larvae are repelled by this and will drop off your clothing if there are any.

However the principle rule of habit is to also keep your wardrobe clean and clear it out properly every now and then, making sure you don’t store dirty garments.


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About us

Founded in 1981

Founded in 1981, Rotalec is a company specializing in the distribution of industrial automation products, as well as in the design of innovative technological solutions having its head office in Montreal for more than 40 years. However, it now serves a vast territory covering different regions. In Canada, it covers Quebec, Maritimes and Ontario, as well as covering also the eastern United States, but not limited to those regions.

In order to well respond to the various needs of its B2B customers, the company covers various areas of expertise, such as automation, heavy industry, IIoT, machine safety, machine vision, motion control, robotics and cobotics and traceability.

Furthermore, collaborating with trusted partners standing out in their field of expertise, the company is proud to offer a wide range of high-quality, highly reliable products and technologies. Also, due to some specific partnerships, you can benefit from proven technologies that further improve your business efficiency.

Otherwise, since each business has its own technological challenges and sometimes products alone cannot solve all the various problems, that is why Rotalec also has a Project Division in order to offer you the best solution to solve your technical issues.

Offering a multitude of solutions to meet the various businesses needs – whether it is customized engineered solutions, specialized technical support or specific partners training – to collaborate with us allows you to benefit from our professional team’s vast knowledge of the industrial sector.

Thereby, over the years, the company has demonstrated great achievements by overcoming a wide range of various technological challenges and by always being attentive to its customers needs. The objective always remains the same for each project: to clearly define the challenge in order to design the optimal solution and allow us to obtain the ideal desired result.

Also, no matter what the required area of expertise is, Rotalec serves various B2B customers, whether it is in the food and beverage, manufacturing, energy, health, sports, forest, heavy or marine industry, governmental entities or the original equipment manufacturing sector – OEMs, among others.

In order to constantly offer a service that meets our customer’s expectations, it goes without saying that it is essential to count on a team of qualified professionals coming from different business sectors. Whether it is the sales Division, the engineering project Division, the customer service, the procurement, the marketing, the human resources, the IT or the finance Divisions, as well as logistics, each employee plays a key role in our success.

Collaboration, simplicity, professionalism and excellence are at the heart of the Rotalec’s experience and forges the team it values. Rotalec is therefore very proud to count on trusted partners presenting reliable and efficient technologies and products, on top of relying on its team demonstrating in-depth expertise, valuing collaboration with its customers.


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International Study Opportunities

A Global Context

International study tours are designed to help MBA students understand the opportunities and risks associated with the emergence of important markets in the world economy. They are one of a range of opportunities that help our students to gain international experience while at Rotman.

A world of opportunity

The Rotman MBA reflects the reality of doing business in the global economy, and the School’s location is a major asset. Toronto is the world’s most multicultural city, with over half the city’s population born outside of the country.

Helping to bring the world into the classroom, Rotman boasts one of the most international student bodies (51 per cent of the Full-Time class) and faculties (71 per cent) of any leading business school. You will have a range of opportunities, from a one-week study tour to a full semester abroad, to gain international experience while you earn your MBA.

Exchanges Students have the option of studying at one of 25 leading universities worldwide (see list, below).

International Study Tours Designed to help MBA students understand the opportunities and risks associated with doing business on a global scale.

Doing Business Internationally MBA students gain a global perspective on business by studying abroad at one of Rotman’s international partner schools for one to two weeks.

International Consulting Projects Under the supervision of a Rotman faculty member, MBA students work on and deliver an in-depth study of a specific country or region, while gaining real-time experience.

Consider the opportunity to further internationalize your MBA by taking advantage of some of the activities listed below:

International Exchange Program

25 partner schools in the following exchange regions

University of Cape Town

China Europe International Business School
Fudan University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Indian School of Business
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
National Taiwan University
National University of Singapore
Seoul National University
Tsinghua University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Australian Graduate School of Management
Melbourne Business School

North America
EGADE Business School

Alliance Manchester Business School
Copenhagen Business School
ESSEC Business School
European Business School
Instituto de Empresa
SDA Bocconi School of Management
RSM Erasmus
University of St. Gallen
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

The Middle East
Koç University
Tel Aviv University

Global Practicums

Global Practicums are designed to provide a framework with which to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with the emergence of major new markets in the world economy. The trips include stopovers in major cities where students will learn firsthand what it is like to do business while participating in a number of cultural and tourist activities. Site visits to local, Canadian and international companies provide students with a well-rounded overview of the specific country.

Global Practicums change on a yearly basis, and have been offered in the following regions:

  • Southeast Asia
  • East Asia
  • Latin America and South America
  • Silicon Valley

Doing Business Internationally (DBI) Intensive Program

The DBI offers alternative international experience: a hybrid of the International Exchange Program and the International Study Tours. Based at one of Rotman’s international partner schools, the DBI is an intensive course that focuses on how to do business in a specific country. The academic component of the program is overseen entirely by the partner school (in much the same way as the International Exchange Program) but does take place over the course of 1-2 weeks. Like the International Study Tours, the program includes activities outside of the classroom including company presentations, tours, roundtables discussions, but these are truly secondary to the in-class piece.

DBI locations are confirmed on an annual basis but in the past have been offered in the following countries:

  • China
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan

Global Consulting Projects

Global Consulting Projects enable our students to earn course credit for applying what they’ve learned across the globe. In the past, our students completed projects in the following locations:

  • Seattle
  • Silicon Valley
  • Tanzania
  • Nigeria
  • Myanmar

Projects have ranged from setting up micro financing systems to improving entrepreneurial opportunities for at-risk communities. As well, our students have the opportunity to work with Boston Consulting Group and partner with the non-profit, CUSO International, to bring their projects to life!

Global Consulting Projects: Real-World Impact

Rotman students helping to drive prosperity around the globe

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Meiji 1868
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Japan

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Among the revolutionary movements which shook the nineteenth-century world, the change of government in Japan in 1868 occupies a special place. A new, dynamic ruling class provoked the overthrow of the old rule of the shogun and in a few years the visible structure of feudal society disappeared. The founders of the new Meiji rule had themselves been warriors and thought they were able to resist foreign pressure, but very quickly they adopted western dress gave their country a modern army, built railways and contributed to establishing a great empire. The nature of this transformation has been regarded by western historians as "revolution" and "restoration" – two quite contradictory ideas. But in this book Paul Akamatsu clarifies the picture of the forces at work in this conversion of a backward feudal state into a modern power in a few decades.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Decline in Shogunal Power  1. Famine and Reform  2. Towards the Opening 3. Repression and Terrorism  4. The Noble Coalition  Part 2: The Change in Régime 1. The Fall of the Bakufu  2. Meiji  3. Basic Trends  Conclusion.  Chronological Table. Glossary.  Index.

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The Sustainable Development Goals
Industry Sector Approaches

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In 2015, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to define and coordinate global priorities and aspirations up to 2030 in response to the economic, social and environmental challenges faced by the planet. Many governments across the world signed up to these goals. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon noted at the outset that business would be a vital partner in achieving the SDGs. This easy-to-digest book provides a critical evaluation of how a range of multinational companies from across different commercial sectors are currently addressing the SDGs and the challenges they are facing in contributing to them.

The private sector has thus been set the challenge of responding positively in support of the SDGs whilst at the same time acting in the shorter-term interests of its stakeholders. Using a wealth of illustrative materials drawn from company reports and other sources, this book looks at the response of 80 companies and organisations from eight different industry sectors. It examines the different approaches taken, discusses how far the SDGs are actively supported and reviews how progress is being assessed against related targets and objectives. In addition to an analysis of each industry sector, the book provides a summary overview of all industry sectors studied, identifying the most and least supported SDGs overall.

This book will be of interest to the fast-growing body of academics studying and researching sustainability, as well as to industry managers and public-sector operators involved in sustainability management and reporting. It provides detailed commentary and insights, and identifies both key themes from the research and critical issues for the successful implementation of the SDGs in the period up to 2030.

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List of figures;  List of tablesForewordAcknowledgements;  Introduction;  1. The Financial Services Industry;  2. The ICT Industry;  3. The Automotive Industry;  4. The Hotel Industry;  5. The Marketing and Media Industry;  6. The Pharmaceutical Industry;  7. The Retail Industry;  8. The Energy Industry;  9. Conclusion;  Glossary of termsIndex

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Martin Wynn is Reader in Business Information Systems in the School of Business and Technology, University of Gloucestershire, and has written several books on technology transfer, planning and urban growth.

Peter Jones is Emeritus Professor in the School of Business and Technology, University of Gloucestershire.


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Hytera Mobilfunk introduced the Partner Enabling Program (PEP) at its dealer conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia 11 April.

The new concept will help Hytera deepen the working relationship with its partners and to meet the constantly changing requirements of the professional mobile radio (PMR), public safety, private Long Term Evolution (LTE) and internet of things (IoT) markets.

“Hand in hand with our partners we want to achieve differentiation and increase customer satisfaction,” said Frank Pauer, deputy chief sales officer (CSO) at Hytera Mobilfunk. “The Partner Enabling Program supports our partners to deliver sophisticated high-end communications solutions to the highest quality standard. Together with our partners we want to realize our corporate vision, which is to become the world’s most valuable PMR solution and service provider.”

The program offers three certification levels — bronze, silver and gold — to fit the best to the needs of the different partners and their business cases. Until the end of the year all partners will have achieved bronze status.

“It is the basic certification and obligatory to be authorized to sell Hytera products in the future,” said Nadine Dublasiewicz, growth manager at Hytera Mobilfunk. “This ensures that each of our partners will have the same detailed product knowledge, tailored to their individual business. Each partner decides whether he wants to be certified in silver or gold with further training and additional benefits. The prerequisites for certifications are to do several webinars and trainings in form of learning modules, which depends on the level and the technology the partner deals with, and final exams. Of course, the Partner Enabling Program includes regular updates and additions. To keep the level status, partners have to renew it every year.”

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Open rebellion? Europe signals patience drying up as US re-imposes harmful Iran sanctions

Open rebellion? Europe signals patience drying up as US re-imposes harmful Iran sanctions
Europeans are angry over the latest US-imposed set of sanctions harming EU interests in the wake of Donald Trump quitting the Iran nuclear deal. The EU needs to decide whether to finally stand up for itself, analysts told RT.

Aside from imperiling a landmark international accord and endangering regional and global security, the US pull-out from the 2015 agreement with Iran will have crushing economic consequences for Europe. French, German and UK firms stand to lose billions of euros in investments and trade if they are forced to comply with the sanctions that will be re-imposed and expanded now that the US is no longer a signatory of the nuclear deal.

Now, facing the ruinous economic and political fallout from Washington’s unwillingness to honor its agreements, Europe has signaled that it may choose to pursue its own interests – as opposed to obediently swallowing what the US dictates.

‘Crucial turning point for Europe’

“At the moment, there’s a lot of anger in Europe about [US President Donald] Trump and the way he’s pulled out of the Iranian nuclear deal. European politicians are reacting to that anger,” journalist Neil Clark told RT. He noted that Europe faced a similar predicament following the 2014 Ukraine crisis, when the Barack Obama administration rolled out sanctions aimed at Russia. Back then, Europe went along with the sanctions that “were clearly not in the interest of EU nations,” but now the discontent seems to have reached the boiling point. “The key thing is: What actions will follow?” Clark notes.

It remains unclear whether Brussels will take matters into its own hands – even as top European officials are making highly critical statements about their American allies. The loudest has probably come from Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, who, on Wednesday, suggested that the EU should “replace” the US in the global arena.

“At this point, we have to replace the United States which as an international actor has lost vigor, and because of it, in the long-term, influence,” Juncker said, accusing Washington of being unwilling “to cooperate with other parts of the world.” For now, the top Eurocrat offered no actual roadmap leading to the bloc’s superpower status that could rival the US.

Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, was more cautious in her State of the Union speech on Friday, but she stressed that the EU is “determined” to work and deliver on the Iran nuclear deal.

“I know that this is not the mood of our times. It seems that screaming, shouting, insulting and bullying, systematically destroying and dismantling everything that is already in place, is the mood of our times,” Mogherini said, without pointing her finger at anyone in particular, adding that “the secret of change… is to put all energies not in destroying the old, but rather in building the new.” When reacting to Trump’s decision Tuesday, she also pointed out that “the nuclear deal is not a bilateral agreement and it is not in the hands of any single country to terminate it unilaterally.”

France, which was apparently among those countries trying to talk Trump out of quitting the deal, did not hide its bitter disappointment. Reacting to Washington’s threats to penalize countries that continue dealing with Iran, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire hit at the “vassal” status of France and other European states when it comes to economic affairs with the US.

“Do we want the United States to be the economic policeman of the planet? Or do we Europeans say that we have economic interests, we want to continue to trade with Iran as part of a strategic agreement?” le Maire asked in a Friday interview. “Do we want to be vassals who obey decisions taken by the United States while clinging to the hem of their trousers?” the minister fumed.

He added that “it’s time for all European states to open their eyes.” The stinging comments are particularly remarkable because Paris has previously opted to acquiesce to draconian sanctions. An $8.9-billion fine was imposed by the US on French bank BNP for doing business with Iran. In 2014, the bank agreed to pay the fine to avoid being tried in court for violating US sanctions.

“Things are being said now in Europe which have not been said for a long time,” John Laughland, an Oxford-educated historian and specialist in international affairs, told RT. He believes, however, that, so far, the protest statements coming from Europe appear to be empty rhetoric. “I’m waiting to see if the rhetoric translates into anything real.”

“This is a crucial turning point now in Europe’s history – whether a new independent Europe will emerge from this,” Clark said. “It’s time for action. Is Europe ready for the role? Of course it’s ready. It’s always been ready. It just needs the leadership to say to American: ‘No, we’re going to look after our own interests,’” he said.

“Until we see European companies, and European governments actively opposing the United States, we won’t be able to conclude that there’s been a real change,” Laughland argued.

Warning to Germany: a step too far for Washington?

Earlier this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Iranian President Hassan Rouhani of Berlin’s full support for maintaining the nuclear deal, provided that Tehran continues to abide by its terms. German-Iran trade stands at 3 billion euros annually. While it’s but a fraction compared to Germany’s other trade partners, exports to Iran have seen a 50 percent increase since sanctions were lifted as a result of the 2015 nuclear deal, and German companies are not at all happy at the prospects of scaling back trade or having to dodge new US sanctions.

Adding fuel to fire were comments made by the US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell just hours after Trump announced the move on Tuesday. The newly-minted ambassador tweeted that German companies should “wind down” in Iran or risk being targeted by sanctions.

“US Sanctions will target critical sectors of Iran’s economy,” Grenell said.“German companies doing business in Iran should wind down operations immediately.”

According to Clark, the Twitter gaffe showed Washington’s true colors – and provides yet another reason for Europe to pursue its own independent economic and foreign policies.

“This isn’t 1945, it’s 2018,” Clark said. “It shows how arrogant the US has been towards Europe.”

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has stated that the German government will do everything it can to “minimize the negative consequences” of US sanctions, describing Berlin’s strategy going forward as “damage limitation.”

And while the German government has conceded that it may not be able to shield German companies that do business in Iran from US sanctions, German business leaders say there’s always a workaround. Michael Tockuss, who is with the German-Iran Chamber of Commerce Association in Hamburg, commented after the US sanctions were announced that German businesses will find a way to keep their doors open in Iran.

“Even during the sanctions time, there was business between Europe and Iran,” Tockuss noted during an interview with Marketplace. “The backbone of trade between Germany and Iran is done by these small and medium companies in the field of machinery and plant manufacturers. And these companies, they have a different risk calculation than international big operating companies. A lot of them, they don't have set ups in the United States and they are not as frightened as international operating companies. As long as there is a legal basis according to German and European law, I can guarantee you these companies will continue to do business with Iran.”

Adding Turkey to the mix

NATO ally and long-time EU member hopeful Turkey has also taken a stand against the US sanctions. Iran is a major trading partner for Ankara, and, considering the less than stellar condition of US-Turkey relations, it’s not difficult to imagine Turkey ignoring Washington’s orders. Already, Turkey’s leaders have signaled their displeasure with Trump’s pull-out.

“We don’t need new crises in the region,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip said in an interview with CNN, warning the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal could have regional, as well as global, repercussions.

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has outright called the situation with Iran an “opportunity.”

“The US decision on sanctions against Iran is an opportunity for Turkey. I will continue to trade with Iran, observing the terms of UN resolutions,” the minister said.

Erdogan reportedly doubled-down on Turkey’s economic commitment to Tehran in a conversation Wednesday with Rouhani. Bilateral trade between the two neighbors was around $10 billion in 2016, but they have since committed themselves to expanding trade to $35 billion. Given that Turkey and Iran have also been closely working politically in the Syrian peace process, trying to drive a wedge between the two could have the opposite effect for the US.

Power vs international law?

Even if the EU chooses to honor its international agreements, how will the bloc enforce its will without the vast military power of the United States at its disposal?

“Perhaps this crisis in the beginning of a change, but we mustn’t underestimate the difficulty of there being a real change in the international system. Because the realities of power are that the United States has military bases all over Western Europe, its military spending, as everybody knows, is as much as the next seven countries put together,” Laughland said. “This is a gigantic imbalance of power, and military power of course translates into political power.”

He added: “The Europeans to say that they want to liberate themselves from American hegemony, that’s a message that I’m very happy to hear, personally, but it really does require actions to prove it. It requires very substantial action. And I’m not convinced that those actions are possible. And the reason why I’m not convinced, is that however much I may disapprove of Trump’s decision, the fact is that he thinks in terms of power. The Europeans think in terms of international law.”

Laughland said that international law doesn’t mean much when you are powerless. “We know that Merkel, Macron and Boris Johnson all went to Washington to try to prevent this from happening, and they failed. So that is a demonstration of their lack of power,” he said.

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Which Fatigues First, Your Brain or Your Legs?

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We all know what it feels like to reach our limits—to be unable to maintain pace for even one more step. But what defines those limits? Turns out there are lots of different factors that kick in depending on the situation, as I explored in a feature on fatigue earlier this year.

Researchers are still trying to sort out all these different factors, and a recent study in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise offers some interesting new insights. The study, from Kevin Thomas and his colleagues at Northumbria University in Britain, explores the relative contribution of the central nervous system compared to the muscles after different durations of all-out cycling.

Some background: If you cycle (or run, or pogo-stick, or whatever) to exhaustion, your muscles will be tired after you finish. This can be measured as a decline in “maximal voluntary contraction” (MVC), the greatest force you can produce with a given muscle by contracting it as hard as you can.

The current study involved 12 well-trained cyclists who, on different days, performed three different time-to-exhaustion rides at constant power. In one ride, the power was set so that exhaustion occurred after about 3 minutes on average; in another, it took 11 minutes; and in the third it took 42 minutes.

If you look at the change in quadriceps MVC after each of these three trials, this is what you see (the shortest trial is on the left, the longest on the right):

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The muscle fatigue, as measured by the ability to produce the biggest force possible, is pretty much the same in each case, with a decline of around 15 percent or a little more.

But that doesn’t mean that the same things are occurring inside the muscles. The researchers used sophisticated techniques to investigate where, exactly, the fatigue was taking place.

You can apply electrical stimulation to the relevant nerve to make muscles twitch directly, which tells you how the function of the muscle itself has changed. This is referred to as “peripheral” fatigue, since it’s in the muscles.

And you can also apply stimulation farther upstream, using “transcranial magnetic stimulation” to produce an impulse in the brain area that sends a signal to the quadriceps muscle to twitch. This (with some additional calculations) gives you a measure of whether the maximum signal traveling from the brain to the muscle has changed. This is referred to as “central” fatigue, since the reduction is somewhere in the brain or central nervous system.

Here’s what the direct muscle twitch looks like after the three trials:

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In this case, the short three-minute bout clearly produces the highest levels of peripheral fatigue. The muscle is no longer contracting as powerfully.

Here’s the change in “voluntary activation” measured with brain stimulation, showing the reverse trend:

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When the subjects are trying to contract their quadriceps as hard as possible, their brains are betraying them by sending a weaker signal to the muscle when they’re tired, and the effect is greatest after the longest (but slowest) cycling trial.

So the simple headline here is that short, intense efforts produce greater fatigue in your muscles, while longer, sustained efforts produce greater central fatigue in your brain and central nervous system.

In reality, it’s not that simple. This is the latest in a long series of studies on central and peripheral fatigue, and one thing that’s clear is that the results depend on the precise details of what you’re measuring—different types of exercise, different durations, and other factors all make a difference.

Still, there are a couple of interesting points worth noting. First is that these results argue against the idea that we each have a specific “threshold” of peripheral fatigue that we’re willing to tolerate.

Intense exercise causes a build-up of metabolites like lactate, protons, and ATP, which produce a sensation of discomfort in the brain and may also interfere directly with muscle contraction. But there doesn’t seem to a be a specific threshold for these metabolites that causes you (or your muscles) to say, “Okay, that’s it, I’m done.” The cyclists were able and/or willing to tolerate higher levels of peripheral fatigue in the shorter trials.

The second interesting twist is that this study, which involved constant-power rides to exhaustion, produced slightly different results compared to an earlier study by the same group using self-paced time trials.

In this study, peripheral fatigue led to a modest decline of 11 percent in muscle function in the longest trial. In the self-paced study, a 20K time trial that lasted 32 minutes produced a 31 percent decline, while a 40K time trial that lasted 66 minutes produced a 29 percent decline—both far greater than in the new study.

Why the difference? The researchers suggest that it’s because in a self-paced time trial or race, you can (and most people do) launch a finishing sprint at the end. It’s that intense finishing sprint that drives up levels of peripheral fatigue. This is another example of why it’s so difficult to interpret these measurements: They can change dramatically based on how the subjects pace themselves.

The practical implications? I don’t have any pithy training insights to draw from this study, but I’m really interested in these attempts to unravel the various elements of fatigue. And it’s also fun to compare these results with my own sensations from racing: I knew I wasn’t imagining that 800 meters is the most painful race of all!

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