BUZZ
New
President
at FLIR
FLIR Systems,
Inc. has
appointed
James J. “Jim”
Cannon as
president and
CEO. Cannon
will success Andy
Teich, who recently
retired after 33 years.
Cannon joins FLIR with more than 16
years in a variety of senior leadership
positions at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.,
most recently as president of Stanley
Security North America & Emerging
Markets. He is also a combat veteran for
the U.S. Army and was awarded a Combat
Infantryman’s Badge.
“Jim’s proven track record of achieving
strong results in both business and the
military make him uniquely well qualifi ed to
serve as FLIR’s next CEO,” says Earl R. Lewis,
chairman of the FLIR Board of Directors.GREAT LAKES NEWS
EPA Excludes Lake Erie From List of
Ohio’s Impaired Waters
In May, the EPA issued a letter approving Ohio EPA’s
impaired waters list; the list, however, excluded the open
waters of Lake Erie, which have been plagued by harmful
algal blooms. Michigan had previously included the open
waters of Lake Erie on its impaired waters list.
“The waters of the Great Lakes are the most critical
asset we have,” says Dan Eichinger, executive director of
Michigan United Conservation Clubs in a statement. “We
are disappointed in the EPA decision to all Ohio to keep the
status quo. Michigan can’t address Lake Erie’s issues alone.
There must be a collective action and commitment to solve it.”
Under the Clean Water Act, every two years states submit
a list of impaired waters to the EPA, which the agency
must by law accept or deny within 30 days. The process is
instrumental in helping local communities, states, and the
nation identify unhealthy waters so actions can be taken to
improve the health of rivers, lakes and streams.BUZZ
BoatU.S. Releases Top 10 Boat Names
Plying the waters on a boat can be very
serene. That’s probably why the majority
of boats are named Serenity. BoatU.S.
unveiled the top 10 boat names after
tallying requests for names to the
BoatU.S. Graphics service.The top names are:
Serenity (the utter calm and quietude
boating brings)
Seas the Day (a nautical wordplay on
the Latin saying “Carpe diem,” taking
boating to its fullest)
Andiamo (“Let’s go!” in Italian and a
perennial favorite boat name)Irish Wake (mourning and
merrymaking after the death of a family
member or friend)
Freedom (patriotic name that fi rst
appeared on the Top 10 Names List in
2004)
Adagio (Italian for “at a slow tempo”;
represents how boating reduces stress
in our hectic lives)
Ohana (from the Hawaiian culture,
meaning “family” in an extended sense)
Oasis (a fertile spot in a desert where
water is found; symbolizes boating’s ability
to refresh and nourish our daily lives)
Happy Ours (a playful take on the
good feeling you get at the afternoon
communal cocktail time)
F i re fl y (making the list for the fi rst time;
it’s thought that the kids picked this one)
A directory of more than 9,000 boat
names can be found at BOATUS .CO M/
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