Everyone knows that social media is the new 'big thing' (that's part of the reason we have a blog). In the social media world, Facebook is king. Most of us know what Facebook is, and probably even have a personal profile. But what's the protocol when it comes to businesses and professionals on Facebook? You don't want to spam your friends with irrelevant business information, and chances are your business contacts don't care how you're spending your Friday nights. So what's the solution?

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Exotic Edge ACRYLITE® GP sheet has just a slight hint of color when viewed from the face. When you view the sheet edge, it suddenly BURSTS into one of seven startling colors. These edge colors give displays, fixtures, shelving and routed lettering a distinctive look.

When working with the material, it behaves as other acrylic sheet, making it and easy addition to your collection of materials.

Plastics and Baseball, together at last. I grew up playing baseball, so I was drawn to this story when I saw it. There haven't been many advances in batting helmet technology in recent years, and considering standard helmets can only withstand an impact of around 70mph (I've been clocked at 86), Rawlings set out to create a safer helmet.

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December 15th marked the first flight of The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the company's new flagship commercial aircraft. The unique thing about the aircraft is it's widespread use of structural composites (carbon fiber mainly). This is a first for a commercial aircraft of this size.

Using composites will help to greatly decrease the amount of waste from manufacturing the air crafts. It also reduces total weight of the plane (thus reducing fuel consumption), and is a much more durable plane, given that composites don't corrode or fatigue as metal does. Additionally, at the end of the planes life, much of it is recyclable. For more on the plane, visit newairplane.com