Sailors lining the decks of a Royal Navy warship as it returned to base have left a gap where a colleague who went missing during the deployment would normally have stood.

Leading Seaman Timothy MacColl failed to return to HMS Westminster while the Type 23 frigate was alongside in Dubai in May.

The family of the missing rating released 100 yellow balloons as the warship arrived at Portsmouth Naval Base on Monday morning.

A Royal Navy spokesman said: "In keeping with tradition, the ship's company line the upper decks for the homecoming.

"A gap was left as a mark of respect for the family of missing crew member Leading Seaman Timothy MacColl.

"LS MacColl went missing while on shore leave in Dubai in May. The Royal Navy remains concerned for his safety and continues to provide support for his family. The matter is being treated as a missing person case.

"The Dubai Police have primacy for the investigation into LS MacColl's disappearance and search. The MoD and RN continue to liaise with and provide assistance to the Dubai authorities. The FCO also remains in contact with the Emirati police about their ongoing investigation."

Westminster's commanding officer, Captain Nick Hine, said: "Clearly we are all desperately disappointed that LS MacColl remains missing and our thoughts and prayers remain with his family at this particularly difficult time."

During the warship's seven-month deployment to the Middle East, Westminster disrupted three groups of suspected pirates which were targeting merchant shipping, conducted security patrols in the Gulf and Indian Ocean and also carried out a 14 million drugs bust.

Capt Hine said: "I am tremendously proud of all that we have achieved. My fantastic ship's company has risen to every challenge that has been laid before them and we have had a tangible effect in making the UK's interests more secure as a result."

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Usain Bolt broke a record then spun some records.

The Jamaican sprint great hotfooted it from Olympic Stadium on Saturday night to a party nearby in East London and turned DJ to entertain the packed crowd.

"He came on stage and grabbed the mike," DJ Manny Norte told The Associated Press on Sunday. "The energy went up tenfold. It was electric. Everyone was very excited to see him."

He proved a match for the professionals at a packed club that's been Jamaica's Olympic party base.

"It was a historic event," said Norte, who performed alongside Bolt. "It's not every day you get to play to a crowd with the fastest man on planet. ... You can tell he loves his music his pop and reggae. We mixed up the tracks at bit."

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That's after Bolt proved himself again, matching his Beijing gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters and the 4x100 relay.

"I am happy and I did what I did and I came here to be a legend," Bolt said at the party. "I am now, so I am very happy with myself."

He is the only athlete to win gold in the sprints in consecutive games.

"It is a wonderful feat," he said, between posing for pictures and feasting on Jamaican food with his teammates. "We always come out here and give it our best.

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Below decks at the Battleship Massachusetts are other voices from World War II.

The bayonet was a mans weapon in those days. But 70 years ago, at the urging of then-first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Congress instituted the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps. Other armed services followed suit, forming their own female branches, and thousands of women took to factory work welding, running lathes and doing the kind of production work only men did before the war.

During a Thursday reception on the battleship to mark the 70-year anniversary, people were reintroduced to the women of World War II as the battleships permanent exhibit of women's uniforms and artifacts was spotlighted.

We really have quite a variety of uniforms from the various branches of the service, said Elizabeth Isherwood, president of Moore and Isherwood Communications, a public relations firm working with the battleship. We have some Rosie the Riveter items, too.

What both Isherwood and Battleship Cove Executive Director Brad King said is the exhibits centerpiece is the lining of an Army field coat once worn by U.S. Army Nurse Capt. Margaret Christ, who wore it during her time at the 155th General Hospital in Great Malvern, England.

The coats, King explained, came with a detachable lining that could be worn as a bathrobe. Regulations forbade the ornamentation of the coat itself, but the lining was fair game.

Soldiers recovering from injuries gave embroidered patches to nurses as gifts of appreciation and remembrance, King said.

Christ was from Fall River, and the lining of her coat is covered with the unit badges of soldiers, some no more than boys, who were in her care.

It is the key piece of the exhibit, Isherwood said.

With the 70-year anniversary, its a great time to promote this exhibit," King said. Its a good time to remind ourselves of the contributions of women, then and now.

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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Spectrum Health, one of Michigans largest not-for-profit health systems located in Grand Rapids, has an aggressive customer-centered sustainability program. When focusing on revamping parking decks used by patients, visitors, and employees, the staff had three goals in mind: improve security, reduce maintenance costs and save energy. After retrofitting 1.25 million square feet of parking garage space and more than 3,500 parking spaces with 1,500 GE Evolve LED Garage fixtures, Spectrum accomplished those goals.

Our patients and employees are our first priority, said Tom Theoret, director of facilities, Spectrum Health. Its important that everyone feels welcome and secure while at our facilities. Our new fixtures not only met this requirement but also reduced our energy consumption and reduced burdensome maintenance.

The GE Evolve LED Garage Fixture used in the parking lots employ cutting-edge technology and feature an advance LED low-glare optical system coupled with a unique thermal management system to ensure long life.

The upgrade has saved the facility nearly $170,000 annually in combined energy and maintenance expenses, helping to further fulfill Spectrums environmental efforts. By replacing older 175-watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures, with GEs 60-watt Evolve LED lights, the hospital will see a 67 percent energy reduction, yielding 1.6 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy savings annually.

Spectrum also installed 50-watt GE Lumination LED Recessed Troffers in ceilings in entrance/exit corridors, replacing 150-watt high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures. The 2'x2' troffers are as thin as the width of a finger and emit a crisp, uniform light to brightly illuminate spaces inside the garage.

Combining overall savings from maintenance costs, energy costs, a Novation rebate, and a Consumers Energy utility rebate, Spectrum will realize project payback in just three years.

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GE Lighting invents with the vigor of its founder Thomas Edison to develop energy-efficient solutions that change the way people light their world in commercial, industrial, municipal and residential settings. The business employs over 17,000 people in more than 100 countries, and sells products under the Reveal and Energy Smart consumer brands, and Evolve, GTx, Immersion , Infusion , Lumination and Tetra commercial brands, all trademarks of GE. General Electric (GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information, visit http://www.gelighting.com.

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Unless you're incredibly organized, it's highly likely that you have different music tracks dotted around different devices, which can turn digital DJing from a celebration of music to a mess of jumbled cables quicker than you can shout "tune". Pioneer's new digital decks, however, swap wires for Wi-Fi.

The new XDJ-AERO, you see, can suck music directly from up to four different devicessmartphones, tablets, laptops, whatevervia Wi-Fi. You can also create chunks of playlist on a device before the big event, then drag them to the decks ready cued up, so that you can spend time thinking about what should come next.

Elsewhere, it works pretty much like any other set of digital decks: it has a built-in 24-bit audio interface, a two-channel mixer, and all manner of cue-point triggers, FX and filters that you'll probably never know how to use properly.

The XDJ-AERO is going to be available later this month, for the princely sum of $1,400. Whether that's worth it probably depends on how disorganized you are and how little you like wires. [Pioneer]

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When youre a professional poker player, time doesnt really exist. Or if it does exist, its measured in decks of cards, in hands, in raises and calls and bluffs, in pots taken and pots lost. Which is why when Jon Urban won $27,000 and a Rolex watch for taking the top place in a Las Vegas poker tournament, the first thing he did was sell the watch.

What did he need a Rolex for?

(John Kelly/THE WASHINGTON POST) - Jon Urban, 28, poses for a photo in Washington, D.C. Jon quit his job as an engineer at Black & Decker to live his dream.

Jon is the Montgomery County native I first wrote about three years ago, when he was 28 and had just quit a well-paying engineering job with Black & Decker to move to Vegas and play poker professionally. Who among us wouldnt love to trade the 9-to-5 grind for the glamour and freedom of professional pokerdom?

But Jon is nothing if not a realist, and last year he traded the glamour and freedom of professional pokerdom for the 9-to-5 grind.

Overall, I think it was a success, Jon said of his 18-month stint playing cards. I managed to make somewhat of a living.

But he was missing his longtime girlfriend (first she was in Washington; now shes in Dallas), and he was in a rut, profit-wise. He had started out hot but for six months had been struggling. I was extremely unlucky, Jon told me on the phone from Dallas. Also, I noticed that I started getting a little arrogant and started losing my discipline.

Jon had always prided himself on his discipline, his ability to fold bad hands, to ignore bullying or buffoonish tablemates. But he saw that slipping.

I was trying different types of moves and plays that I really had no business doing, he said. Although he thought a change in his style of play from what poker players call tight-aggressive to loose-aggressive was a step in the right direction, he decided to walk away, to move to Dallas to be with his girlfriend, to look for a job in the real world.

It was a strange circumstance to go into an interview and say, Yes, my last job was in Vegas as a professional poker player, Jon said. I got some funny looks. But I did have Black & Decker behind it, so that definitely helped.

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NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving and sustainable solutions announced today that the Company has launched a new product, Nansulate(R) Deck, for protection and cooling of wooden decks and railings. This clear protective coating helps to cool deck surface temperatures as well as protects the wood from moisture, UV and weathering, while also being resistant to mold and algae growth.

This new product is the result of customer demand, stated Francesca Crolley, V.P. Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Customers of our home and roof insulation products were asking us for a coating that could help make their decks cooler in the summer, while also protecting them from mold and algae growth and weathering. Our customers are also very sustainable, so they appreciate the fact that our products do not contain biocides and are environmentally friendly, and will make their decks and railings last longer. After working with our R&D team, we developed a version of our industrial technology, which is used in all types of factory environment and harsh exposure applications, that could fill this need and provide solutions that are not currently available in the deck coating marketplace. Part of what we do is use sustainable nanotechnology to provide solutions to issues that most companies cant solve. Weve provided unique solutions for corrosion under insulation, difficult to insulate areas, and lead abatement, to name a few, and continue to enjoy the challenges that companies and customers bring to us daily.

Industrial Nanotechs patented line of award winning nanotechnology based insulation and protective coatings have been used in industry and by consumers since 2004. These sustainable products provide solutions to energy savings, surface protection, and environmental remediation in an environmentally friendly, clear liquid coating line.

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Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate(R) Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.inanotk.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: http://www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Nansulate.

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Industrial Nanotech Inc. is a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Green Building Council. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for sustainable nanotechnology which are sold worldwide.

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Irving, TX -- Grip-Rite, the top-selling brand of fasteners in America, has introduced PrimeGuard MAX(TM), a stainless steel fastener line with a lifetime guarantee against rust. The product line includes stainless steel nails, screws and collated nails, available in a vast array of styles and sizes.

PrimeGuard MAX stainless steel fasteners are designed specifically for use on decks, fences, roofing, siding and trim, and other outdoor projects. All PrimeGuard MAX premium fasteners have gone through rigorous testing and monitoring, and offer a lifetime guarantee against rust for the life of the project.

"Our customers have been asking us for a stainless steel fastener they can count on to withstand the outside elements," says Product Manager, Michael Mcfarland. "It makes sense that a homeowner who pays for higher-end siding, decking, roofing and trim products designed to last longer uses a fastener that offers equal performance."

Innovative Packaging In addition to its high-end performance, PrimeGuard MAX is now available in new, innovative, see-through plastic packaging to make fastener selection even easier. Other benefits include: Product descriptions with full color product photos are featured on easy to read bi-lingual labels. All tubs and buckets feature re-closable, snap-shut lids to protect fasteners from the elements. Available in convenient 1 lb. and 5 lb. tubs for smaller projects, or economical buckets and bulk boxes for larger projects.

About PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. With 42 distribution centers throughout the USA and Canada and more than 1,100 employees, PrimeSource is an international distributor of building materials serving residential and industrial new-construction and remodeling markets as a value-added link in the distribution chain. Core products distributed under the nationally known Grip-Rite and Pro-Twist brands include: Nails, screws, and collated fasteners; tools, compressors and accessories; residential and commercial roofing products; diamond blades and accessories, gypsum accessories, weather protection and covers, adhesives and caulks, contractor bags and poly sheeting, building accessories; rebar and concrete accessories; and fencing and wire. For more information please visit http://www.primesourcebp.com or call (800) 676-7777.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An Egbertville teen who just last week crashed into a police cruiser is now in deeper trouble with the law -- cops found him hiding 150 decks of heroin in his underwear, authorities allege.

Police say they arrested Justin Turner, 18, of the 100 block of Roosevelt Avenue, at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, behind a strip mall at 2795 Richmond Ave. in New Springville.

A law enforcement source said police stopped Turner for questioning because he was looking into vehicles in the strip-mall parking lot, which has seen a recent rash of car break-ins.

It turned out he had 10 decks of heroin in his back pocket, two in his front pocket, and another 150 in his underwear, court papers allege.

Turner, who doesn't have a driver's license, sent a police car spinning into a guardrail in Meiers Corners July 25, according to authorities.

As the police account goes, Turner was going 50 mph by the intersection of Manor Road and Rockland Avenue about 1:19 a.m., when he crossed the double yellow line to get around a car stopped at the light. An NYPD cruiser was passing through the intersection, its emergency lights turned on, at the time, and Turner's 2006 Lexus sedan slammed into it, police said.

The impact set off the cruiser's air bags, and the two officers inside suffered minor injuries and swelling, according to court papers.

Turner, who was arrested on charges second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree assault, reckless driving and driving without a license in that case, was released on $2,000 bail, and is slated to return to Stapleton Criminal Court on Sept. 24, according to Peter N. Spencer, a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.

Wednesday's arrest means he now faces charges third- and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance charges.

Court records show it's the second time Turner has been arrested on felony drug possession charges this year. On Jan. 12, police with the Mid-Island's 122nd Precinct arrested him on third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and other charges. He was released on his own recognizance in that case, with his next appearance slated for Sept. 6.

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Theo Epstein recently suggested the Cubs need "waves and waves" of pitching in the organization.

Since becoming the Cubs president in October, Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer have gone to great lengths to fill that void.

While the results of the rebuilding project can't be fairly judged for years, the blueprint of the foundation for sustained success has been implemented.

There have been three waves of the Epstein-Hoyer era so far. Here are the primary transactions and how they look:

First waveNovember-February

Arrivals: Ian Stewart, Travis Wood, David DeJesus, Anthony Rizzo, Paul Maholm, Manny Corpas, Reed Johnson, Kerry Wood, Joe Mather, Lendy Castillo. Plus minor leaguers Dave Sappelt, Ronald Torreyes, Alfredo Amezaga, Adrian Cardenas and Zach Cates.

Departures: Tyler Colvin, Sean Marshall, Andrew Cashner, DJ LeMahieu, Carlos Zambrano, Chris Carpenter.

Limbo: Blake DeWitt, Randy Wells, Chris Volstad.

Assessment: Rizzo is the best and the brightest acquisition the new regime has made. He has more than lived up to the hype, while Cashner once again is injured with the Padres.

Returning veteran Kerry Wood never got on track after the team's marketing department turned his re-signing into a sideshow at the Cubs Convention. He had arm problems in spring training and retired in May.

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