In 1994, Ethyl entered into a long-term supply agreement with The Associated Octel Company Limited of London, under which Octel provides Ethyl with lead compounds. The contract with Octel allowed Ethyl to cease all production of lead compounds. At the same time, Ethyl is distributing for Octel any of its lead compounds that are shipped […] Read more

Market forces reshaping the petroleum additives industry underlie several important trends. As original equipment manufacturers strive to comply with emissions and fuel-economy regulations, they issue more stringent and frequently changing new-product performance specifications. Resulting trends include demand for technically superior, higher quality, better-performing, and environmentally safer fuels and lubricants; shorter product life cycles; further globalization […] Read more

Flowers. So many the same, so many without purpose. Sky. Sky red. Red is the color, the color I hate. The liquid flows. It drips, ripples, and pours. Blood. The scent of blood of a woman who does not bleed. From the red soil, the humans come. Humans are made by man and woman. City. […] Read more

Mountains. Heavy are the mountains, but that changes with the passage of time. Sky. Blue sky. What your eyes can’t see. What your eyes can see. The sun. One, only one. Water. It is agreeable. Commander Ikari. Flowers. So many the same, so many without purpose. Sky. Sky red. Red the color, the color I […] Read more

Exclusive reports on the state of the nation, climbing gas prices, and the national childcare program, all coming up tonight on your evening news […] Read more

Getting married this year? Organizing a corporate function that needs all the trimmings? Sophie’s Elegant Events is your premiere event coordinating and concierge firm. We coordinate and cater events of all sizes, specializing in theme weddings and receptions. Don’t wait until the Spring to give us a call. We want to make sure that your […] Read more

Popular iOS app Evernote has just been updated to bring a number of customization options and other improvements. Probably the biggest change in version 7.3 of the app is the redesigned homescreen. Along with a revamped New Note button on top of the screen, users can select from the three pictured color themes – light, […] Read more

You Fool! The power contained within these orbs is enough to turn one into a living god..All I have to do now, is kill you and take back what is rightfully mine […] Read more

The Evolution of Modern Medicine by William Osler (1849-1919) The Greek doctrine of the four humors colored all the conceptions of disease; upon their harmony alone it was thought that health depended. The four temperaments, sanguine, phlegmatic, bilious and melancholic, corresponded with the prevalence of these humors. The body was composed of certain so-called “naturals,” […] Read more