One of our paper suppliers, Athens Paper, sent an ice cream truck over this morning for all of our employees thanking us for our business. It was a very nice gesture and greatly appreciated.
Ice Cream truck arrives at our plant !!!
June 10, 2013
First Porsche completed today in 1948
June 8, 2013
On this day in 1948, a hand-built aluminum prototype labeled “No. 1” becomes the first vehicle to bear the name of one of the world’s leading luxury car manufacturers: Porsche.
The College Football Hall of Fame being built in downtown Atlanta will sell engraved bricks similar to those sold during the construction of its neighbor across the street, Centennial Olympic Park.
The Hall’s chief executive officer, John Stephenson, was one of almost half a million people who bought a brick when the park was built in preparation for the Olympic games held in Atlanta in 1996, reports Atlanta Business Chronicle broadcast partner WXIA-TV. Stephenson said he thought people would enjoy doing something similar at the new site, the station said.
“We figured we’d give a chance for Atlantans and football fans across the country to be part of the College Football Hall of Fame, to literally, physically, have their legacy cemented in our architecture,” Stephenson said.
“Legacy Bricks” will sell for $100 to $300, depending on the size and location. Each will have room for three lines of text. The sale will fund a small part of the $66 million project. Most of the money for the nonprofit Hall is coming from corporate donations, the station adds.
About 18,000 engraved bricks will be included in the project, WXIA said.
The College Football Hall of Fame is set to open in August 2014.
Click on Link to view the brief interview with Stephenson:
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/295346/40/College-Football-Hall-of-Fame-selling-Legacy-Bricks
D-Day…June 6, 1944
June 6, 2013
On this day in 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, code named D-Day, the Allied invasion of northern France.
By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. At 6:30 a.m., American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha beaches. At Omaha, the U.S. First Division battled high seas, mist, mines, burning vehicles—and German coastal batteries, including an elite infantry division, which spewed heavy fire. Many wounded Americans ultimately drowned in the high tide. British divisions, which landed at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches, and Canadian troops also met with heavy German fire, but by the end of the day they were able to push inland.
Despite the German resistance, Allied casualties overall were relatively light. The United States and Britain each lost about 1,000 men, and Canada 355. Before the day was over, 155,000 Allied troops would be in Normandy. However, the United States managed to get only half of the 14,000 vehicles and a quarter of the 14,500 tons of supplies they intended on shore.
Three factors were decisive in the success of the Allied invasion. First, German counterattacks were firm but sparse, enabling the Allies to create a broad bridgehead, or advanced position, from which they were able to build up enormous troop strength. Second, Allied air cover, which destroyed bridges over the Seine, forced the Germans to suffer long detours, and naval gunfire proved decisive in protecting the invasion troops. And third, division and confusion within the German ranks as to where the invasion would start and how best to defend their position helped the Allies. (Hitler, convinced another invasion was coming the next day east of the Seine River, refused to allow reserves to be pulled from that area.)
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, commander of Britain’s Twenty-first Army Group (but under the overall command of General Eisenhower, for whom Montgomery, and his ego, proved a perennial thorn in the side), often claimed later that the invasion had come off exactly as planned. That was a boast, as evidenced by the failure to take Caen on the first day, as scheduled. While the operation was a decided success, considering the number of troops put ashore and light casualties, improvisation by courageous and quick-witted commanders also played an enormous role.
God Bless America and those soldiers who fought to protect our country.
Today in History
June 5, 2013
Ronald Reagan died today in 2004:
On this day in 2004, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.dies, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Reagan, who was also a well-known actor and served as governor of California, was a popular president known for restoring American confidence after the problems of the 1970’s and helping to defeat communism.
Known as the Great Communicator, Reagan left the Oval Office as one of the most popular presidents in history, retiring to his much-loved California ranch, Rancho del Cielo. His announcement in 1994 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease was greeted with great sadness by many across the country. He wrote, in an open letter to the American people, I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.
He lived out the rest of his days on the ranch, with his wife Nancy, who remained devoted to him to the end, by his side. He was buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Robert Kennedy was assassinated today in 1968:
Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that the country was ready to end its fractious divisions, Kennedy was shot several times by the 22-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He died a day later.
Pulte Group moving to Atlanta !!
May 31, 2013
Pulte Group, Inc., one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, plans to move its headquarters from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Atlanta and is seeking 80,000 to 100,000 square feet of office space for about 300 employees, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Pulte operates in 60 markets nationwide under brand names Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb.
Pulte Group which is Atlanta’s largest homebuilder, broke ground in late 2012 on the first phase of “WoodRush,” a project in Marietta that initially will include almost 60 homes and plus… 25 single-family units in the first phase were under contract.
Demand was brisk enough that Pulte in May began developing the second phase of the project.
The company’s website says Pulte was started in 1950 when 18-year-old William Pulte, with the help of five of his high-school friends, built a five-room bungalow near Detroit City Airport using a floor plan from the Home of the Week section of the Detroit Times. The home sold for $10,000.
The company became the nation’s largest home builder in 2009 when it bought rival Centex, Inc., for $1.3 billion in stock.
Heidelberg presses largest market is China
May 30, 2013
Press Release from Heidelberg 5/29/13:
With over 180,000 visitors, the China Print trade show, held from May 14 to 18, 2013, in Beijing, has firmly established itself as Asia’s biggest event for the print media industry. In addition to healthy interest from Chinese companies, the number of visitors from outside China rose significantly. China Print welcomed above all, print shops from other countries in Asia, such as Taiwan, the Philippines, and India, but also visitors from Central and South America and Russia. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) presented its products and services, including a large number of innovations, on the growing Asian market, under the banner Discover HEI. “We were very pleased with the outcome of the trade show,” said Marcel Kiessling, member of the Heidelberg Management Board responsible for Sales and Services. “Customers showed great interest in our new products and services. We are confident that we’ll continue to profit from the potential offered by this region in the future.”
The Heidelberg trade show stand was dedicated to aspects of particular interest to customers in China and other countries in Asia – high productivity through lean production processes (HEI Productivity), coating and special effects in packaging printing (HEI Emotions and HEI End), web-to-print (HEI Integration), and green printing (HEI Eco). Visitors were given an insight into a complete print shop workflow for packaging printing. Heidelberg also demonstrated the entire production process for commercial printing with a particular focus on lean production and integration of web-to-print. Products and services for green printing were covered in all segments.
Premiere of the Speedmaster SX platform on the Chinese market
The new SX press platform made its debut on the Chinese market in the form of the Speedmaster SX 102 eight-color perfecting press. This platform has been optimized for the commercial print segment in particular and is aimed primarily at print shops that are expanding and therefore need to increase their productivity further still.
High demand for machines produced locally in Qingpu
The standard Speedmaster SM 52 and SM 74 four-color presses made at the Chinese production facility in Qingpu near Shanghai were also on display in Beijing. In addition, visitors had the opportunity to see the Speedmaster CD 102 five-color press, which was added to the Qingpu production program in spring last year. Heidelberg is the only European press manufacturer to have its own factory in China. Since it opened in 2005, the factory has produced over 900 presses of various formats and more than 770 Stahlfolder KH 66/78 folding machines for sale in China and other countries. Customers were impressed with the quality of the locally produced machines. Around half of the printing units order at the show were for standard machines made in Qingpu.
Service portfolio with service contracts and Saphira consumables
In response to the demands of the Asian market for seamless machine operation, Heidelberg presented its portfolio for services and consumables. This takes the form of made-to-measure service agreements for the various print shop business models. Heidelberg has further developed its Remote Service concept and now also offers the Remote Monitoring function. With this function, the status of the machine is monitored continuously during operation so that any faults or problems can be identified at an early stage. Saphira consumables from Heidelberg combined with the comprehensive service portfolio enable Chinese print shops to get the most out of their equipment while also protecting the environment.
Chinese customers at the show were also very interested in finding suitable financing concepts. Heidelberg Financial Services offered a comprehensive range of financing solutions in cooperation with local external financing partners. In this market, Heidelberg makes around two-thirds of its machine sales in active cooperation with its partners.
China remains the most important single market for Heidelberg
Heidelberg generates around 16 percent of its total sales in China, thus making it the biggest single market for the company. And market growth is expected to continue in the future. Heidelberg has structured its market organization in China accordingly. With a workforce of over 1,000 employees, it boasts the most extensive organization of any foreign press manufacturer. Its workforce includes over 600 sales and service staff and around 450 employees working in production.
Hawks get new head coach !!!!!
May 29, 2013
Exciting news for Hawks Fans !!!!!!!
The Atlanta Hawks have a new head coach – San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Mike Budenholzer.
Budenholzer, 43, has been an assistant with the Spurs for the past 17 years and with the organization under coach Gregg Popovich for 19 years.
His relationship with Hawks general manager Danny Ferry may have given him an edge over other candidates. Ferry played for Budenholzer and worked with him as an executive with the Spurs.
“He has an incredible basketball acumen and has a keen awareness of the league and what it takes to be successful,” Ferry said in a statement released by the team. “His experience and four championships over the last 17 years provide a tremendous foundation for his leadership of our team.”
Budenholzer will remain on San Antonio’s coaching staff until the conclusion of the NBA Finals.
The Hawks plan to officially announce the hiring today at a press conference at 11:00.
LET’S GO HAWKS !!!
New 4-color envelope press installed at Tucker Mail
May 28, 2013
Tucker Mailing, Printing & Distribution has just installed an envelope press…Xante Impressia. It will print both sides of an envelope with 3 sides bleeding. The press will also print up to a 12 x 49 sheet !! The quality is amazing…2400 dpi !! Envelopes from 3-5/8 x 5-1/4 up to 12 x 15 can be printed on the press…and the press will print on almost any substrate.
Who said QR codes are starting to fizzle? Wrong…those codes link to a lot of information through one snapshot — and Mercedes-Benz may just use that efficiency to save lives. The automaker is putting the symbols on vehicles so that emergency crews just need a phone camera scan for easy access to rescue sheets, which are schematics that show where to cut into a wrecked car when recovering trapped passengers. With such immediate knowledge, rescuers don’t have to wait for a model confirmation or else risk cutting wires and fuel lines. While we’ll initially see the QR codes only in Mercedes-Benz cars made this year and beyond (placed inside the fuel door and on the opposite side B-pillar), the company isn’t being selfish: it’s refusing to patent its method in the hope that every vehicle manufacturer will quickly embrace the technology.
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