August is upon us, often hot, often humid, and often marked by late summer gatherings, vacations, fairs, and festivals. These are summer’s Dog Days, but they are rarely lazy. Whether you grill marinated flank steaks or tofu, and whether you cool down with a soda, sparkling water, or a treat from a passing ice cream…
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) has launched a beautiful new website. The heavily revamped site is still in its infancy—its beta phase—so you might encounter a page or two that is not fully functional. But you will certainly notice a huge increase in the use of social media sharing/linking and graphics to tell…
Summer is approaching in the United States. Outdoor activities and gatherings will again become central pieces of day to day life. Cold beverages will be served. Meals will be grilled. And compressed air will be a huge part of it—as always, behind the scenes. When the temperature soars in Los Angeles, compressed air will keep…
Ronald Helsel holds up a copy of the $500 grant that the Oakland Volunteer Fire Co. (Johnstown, Pa.) won in TRI’s 2013 Volunteer Fire Department Grant Contest. Additionally, TRI is providing Oakland VFC with a free NFPA 1989 Compressed Breathing Air Test. FDIC was held this past month in Indianapolis. The annual FDIC event brings together…
Regardless of a person’s religious affiliation (or non-affiliation), the annual Easter holiday delivers a wealth of toys, candies, packaging, etc. that depict bunnies and chicks. People debate whether to age the popular Peeps marshmallow snacks. Cadbury Eggs appear near the registers of grocery, convenience, and general drug stores. Egg dying kits are sold. Popular foods…
