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I think the best thing I can say about this one is that there is less of a gap between the strength of different rarity tiers. The abilities actually follow a framework for how much they'll put on one card! So you get your basic starters still being able to complete with rare spam. (Whereas with alteil, good luck against Dilate with your Gowen starter).
Keep in mind they've only 'printed' a few hundred cards, in a game where your deck is comprised of -at least- 20 or so unique cards. And you're going to want far more variation than that.
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A Time for Us / Angele Dubeau, violin. La Pieta
1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27Works: Nino Rota: A Time for Us (Love Theme from the film Romeo and Juliet); John Williams: Memoirs of a Geisha; Far and Away; Schindler's List; John Barry: Dances with Wolves; Andrea Morricone: Cinema Para...
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Garden Queen/Natasha- She's confuzzling. And she molests your lawtia levels, like Colossal Ork. Still, summon is fun, and technically gens 1SP for every summon she makes that isn't Blitz Beetles. Tentatively give her 7/10 for now. She seems unwieldy, but is definitely unique.
EX: Staff Master/Mureria- She's something. Staff Slash... haa. Anyways, she can buff up your Martial Artists with her action skill, and can deal some mass damage. I wouldn't call her a must-add like Dandan, but is definitely somebody to consider. 7/10
7th Successor/ Ariande- Turn 1, she does piddly damage to a random enemy. Turn 2, mega smash lancer for 1SP. Turn 3, back to piddly damage. I guess she's not bad. Pair her up with some RNG manipulation and you'll get a lot more out of her. 8/10
EDIT: Another case of API not having full info. She now has slash at RNG2.
EX: Princess of Regus/Bernet- The RNG manipulation Ariande needs. Gogogo! Can also lock grimoires, which is nice. 8/10
Servant of the Grave/Cornelia- MAID DOLLY! +5 points! Decent stats to survive an Allind Bomb! Can hit like a truck to a row later in the game! Can remove cards from enemy cemetery! Can mass revive! Super cute dolly! A very nice character. 8+5= 13/10.
EX: Chaos Form/Noze- Pretty cool skills. Corruption auto skill, instant kills to corrupted units. Pretty bad stats for a lvl 6 though. At least she has average AGI. 7.5/10
EDIT: Seems she has a reviving close. Okay. Makes her more likely to go off, and makes her a stronger end game for dollies.
New Prophet/Raste- I do believe this guy pretty much power-creeped Aisha. He does her counter activation for free on an Auto, and has a MaxHP hate skill that reduces to 0. For 1SP. 8.5/10 for now, but he seems strong.
EDIT: Looks like another case of API-card discrepancy. Action skill is 2SP. I'll keep the rating, but now he seems more linked to his old version.
EX: 3rd Shrine Leader/Ridrea- Huh. Can be a pretty scary endgame for Shrine Knights, if she were a bit faster. Not bad though. She is a shrine knight, so she gets all the buffs. Only thing is that lvl 4. But eh. Run her with Meltiria and Shrines will have some serious cemetery recursion. 8/10
Overall, refess got some really strong looking additions. Lawtia got some cute toys, while Falkow got decent stuff. Gowen... not terrible from my view, but definitely new stuff.
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We each have a responsibility to know how we should respond in an emergency. This quick action reference provides a brief overview for the preparation and response to most emergency situations that may affect the Dayton campus.
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- Reporting an Emergency
- Active Shooter / Person with Gun
- Bomb Threats
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- Call 911. Dialing 911 from any campus telephone will connect with University Police. To contact University Police from a cell phone, dial 937-775-2111.
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- CONSIDER: Programming your cell phone to speed dial University Police at 937-775-2111.
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- Push the Talk Button on any "blue light" emergency telephone located throughout the campus grounds.
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- NOTE: University Police will be immediately dispatched to the location of a activated yellow or blue light emergency telephone.
- Fire Alarm pull stations are intended to report a possible fire in a building.
- Meet first responders at the entrance to the building and inform them of the emergency.
- Staff should notify their supervisor as soon as possible.
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) stations are intended for a response to cardiac arrest victims.
- Have some one wait at the AED station to meet first responders and direct them to the victim.
- NOTE: University Police will be immediately dispatched to the location of an activated AED station.
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Police are trained in responding to an active shooting incident by entering the building as soon as possible and proceeding to the area of the shooter.
NOTE: Police may not be able to immediately aid people. Their main goal is to get to the shooter.
Remain calm and be patient.
Let the police do their job.
ADOPT A SURVIVAL MINDSET: Mentally and emotionally prepare to confront a life threatening risk.
- Figure Out
- What is going on?
- Where is it happening?
- What are my paths of escape (main entrance, back door, window, fire escape)?
- Can I get to an exit without confronting the shooter?
- Is it better to hide out?
- What are you options if confronted by the shooter?
- Get out
- Move quickly to exit the building.
- Break a window out if necessary.
- Don't wait for others to validate your decision.
- Leave your belongings behind.
- Call out
- Call 911. Provide the following information:
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- Location of the incident
- Number of shooters
- Description and identity of shooter(s)
- Call 911. Provide the following information:
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- Go to the nearest room or office.
- Close, lock and barricade the door.
- Silence your phone.
- Turn the lights out. Cover windows if possible.
- Hide behind furniture or equipment.
- Spread out
- Spread out in the room.
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- DO NOT answer the door.
- Call 911 if you cannot be heard by the shooter.
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- If you are in a group, make a plan to overcome the shooter.
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- Do whatever it takes to neutralize the threat.
- Disrupt the actions of or incapacitate the shooter.
- Throw things (like books, office supplies), yell, use improvised weapons (fire extinguisher, chair, pen, keys)
Keep a survival mindset - I WILL SURVIVE!
Ultimately, the choice is yours. The only wrong action is no action.
These incidents are unpredictable and may change rapidly. FOLLOW POLICE INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
Bomb Threats
All bomb threats are taken seriously until proven otherwise. Most bomb threats are received by phone. However, threats may be received via hand-written note, email, instant messaging, or other means.
- Remain calm.
- If someone calls you with a bomb threat, get as much information as possible (use checklist below).
- If threat is by written note, DO NOT handle the document.
- If threat was sent electronically, DO NOT clear or delete message.
- DO NOT use two-way radios or cell phones within 100 feet of building– radio signals have the potential to detonate a bomb.
- DO NOT activate the fire alarm.
- DO NOT touch or move a suspicious package.
- Evacuate the building. (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone.
- Employees contact your supervisor as soon as possible.
- Follow directions of the emergency response personnel.
Be sure to download the Bomb Threat Checklist and record all the pertinent information for your recollection and for the authorities.
Campus Closure/Cancellation of Classes
Under severe weather conditions and/or a declared state of emergency, there could be a
- Delay in opening the Dayton campus;
- Cancellation of classes; or
- Closure of the Dayton campus.
NOTE: Mini-University Child Development Center closes when the campus closes. If you have children at Mini-U, they must be picked up.
Before you leave for campus:
- Listen to local radio/TV stations, call the Wright State University Dayton campus Information Line at 937-775-3500, or visit the Wright State homepage (www.wright.edu). Broadcasts and postings will announce cancellations and closures. (See PERFORMING CRITICAL OPERATIONS)
- Check the various communications channels used by Wright State Alert! Visit Emergency Management (www.wright.edu/em) for more information.
- DO NOT call University police for information about closure or cancellations.
If you are on campus:
- The Dayton campus community will be notified as above if the status changes.
- Follow instructions provided in the notification.
Chem/Bio/Rad Material Spill or Release
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off campus phone to report any known or suspected accidental or intentional spill or release.
- Follow instructions given by emergency response personnel.
Inside a building:
- Evacuate the immediate area, closing doors to the area where possible.
- Someone familiar with the situation should meet emergency response personnel outside the building.
- If injuries or suspected exposure to the materials, inform emergency response personnel that medical assistance is needed.
- DO NOT re-enter the area until instructed by emergency response personnel.
- DO NOT attempt to clean up chemical/hazardous material unless directed by Environmental Health and Safety staff.
Major Transportation Incident:
- Releases may occur during material transfer procedures or as a result of an accident/crash involving
- An aircraft
- Train/Railway
- Highway traffic
If you witness or become aware of a chemical or hazardous material release:
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone.
- You may be instructed to
- Seek shelter in the closest building or remain in your building. (See SHELTERING IN PLACE)
- Evacuate. (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
- Make sure you get upwind of the incident scene as quickly as possible.
- If getting upwind is not possible, move laterally away.
- DO NOT move downwind of the scene.
If you are exposed to the chemical/hazardous material:
- Make use of the nearest emergency shower and/or eyewash if available. The location of you nearest emergency shower/eyewash is (write in location below):
- Cover your mouth and nose with layers of cloth (handkerchief, towel, etc.),
- Move as far away from the source of contamination as possible.
- Wash with soap and water.
- Remove contaminated clothing as soon as possible.
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone and report your exposure.
Civil Disturbance
Civil disturbances can include riots, threatening individuals, crimes in progress or a building takeover that has become significantly disruptive.
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone. Provide the following information:
- The name of the group, if known.
- The exact location of the group.
- The size of the group.
- Weapons involved.
- Avoid the area of the disturbance.
- Avoid provoking or obstructing demonstrators.
If disturbance is outside and you are inside:
- Stay inside.
- Stay away from doors and windows.
- Continue with normal business operations, if possible.
- Secure your work area (lock doors, safes, files, vital records, and expensive equipment.
- Log off computers.
- Evacuate if necessary. (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
This Emergency Action Plan (EAP) outlines the appropriate actions that employees, students, and visitors at Wright State University should take before, during, and after an earthquake.
- Aftershock - An earthquake of similar or lesser intensity that follows the main earthquake.
- Earthquake - A sudden slipping or movement of a portion of the earth's crust accompanied and followed by a series of vibrations.
Preparing for an Earthquake
Earthquakes cannot be predicted. The following are best practices to prepare for earthquakes.
- Consider maintaining an emergency supply kit for your office. Recommendations on contents can be found at http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/supplies.asp
- Store heavy or breakable objects in closed cabinets, as low as possible.
- Secure refrigerators, book shelves, appliances, bookcases and other heavy items to prevent them from falling during an earthquake.
- Evaluate where hanging objects are placed. Mirrors, pictures, or other hangings near seating or sleeping areas could fall and cause injury. Arrange these items so they do not pose a fall hazard to those below.
- Participate in the nationwide annual earthquake drill, "The Great Shakeout" to learn how to drop, cover, and hold on.
- Students with disabilities should refer to the "Students with Disabilities Emergency Plan" available from the Office of Disability Services.
Procedures during an Earthquake
If inside when the shaking starts:
- Drop, cover, and hold on. Move as little as possible.
- If you're in bed, stay there. Curl up and hold on. Protect your head with a pillow.
- Stay away from windows to avoid being injured by shattered glass.
- Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you are sure it is safe to exit. If you must leave the building after the shaking stops, use stairs rather than an elevator in case there are aftershocks, power outages, or other damage.
If outside when the shaking starts:
- Find a clear spot and drop to the ground. Stay there until the shaking stops (away from buildings, power lines, trees, streetlights).
- If you are in a vehicle pull over to a clear location and stop. Avoid bridges, overpasses and power lines, if possible. Stay in your vehicle until the shaking stops. Then, drive carefully, avoiding bridges and ramps that may have been damaged.
- If a power line falls on your vehicle, do not get out. Call 911 and wait for assistance.
After the Earthquake
Once the earthquake has stopped:
- Exit the building if safe to do so and move to the designated assembly area.
- If the building loses power during the earthquake and you are unable to safely navigate your way out of the building due to low visibility; remain in place and notify Wright State police at 937-775-2111 or 911 from a university phone of your location.
- Move to the designated assembly area and take account of your co-workers, students, and peers; report missing persons to Wright State police.
- Do not re-enter any building until it is cleared by Wright State Police, Physical Plant, emergency response personnel, Environmental Health and Safety, or another university official.
- The university will assess buildings for damages, chemical and physical hazards, and utility failures prior to authorizing re-occupancy of buildings. If you witness trapped or injured people, contact Wright State Police at 937-775-2111 or 911 from a university phone.
- Never re-enter a building that appears to have structural damage.
Consider the following after an earthquake:
- Limit cell phone usage to text messaging only to allow emergency response communications to function properly.
- Monitor Wright State Alert for updates.
- Remain aware of the potential for aftershocks to occur in the days or weeks following the initial earthquake. Aftershocks are typically less severe than the initial earthquake but can still result in significant damage.
- Buildings, parking structures, and roadways may remain closed for a period of time following an earthquake while damage assessments and repairs are conducted.
- Be aware that utilities such as gas, power, and water lines may be damaged. If you are aware of a gas leak, power outage, utility failure, or other building damage, report the issue to Wright State Police at 937-775-2111.
Evacuation Procedures
- You may need to evacuate a building or the campus at any time. In general, you should:
- Know your surroundings – identify your primary and secondary building exit locations.
- Become familiar with your office or department emergency plan, if one has been developed.
- Understand your role during a building or campus evacuation.
Evacuating a Building
- Remain Calm.
- Complete assigned tasks, if any, relative to your department evacuation plan.
- If possible, perform critical staff functions before leaving (e.g., locking cash drawers, turning heat sources off, securing computers). (See PERFORMING CRITICAL OPERATIONS).
- Take your personal belongings with you.
- Exit the building by the most direct route that avoids danger.
- Inform others along the way.
- Assist visitors and, if needed, people with special needs.
- In the event of a fire alarm, DO NOT use elevators unless instructed to do so by emergency response personnel.
- Move at least 300 feet away from the building.
- Make your way to the predetermined assembly point for your class, office, or department.
- DO NOT re-enter the building until an all clear is given.
Muster and Head Count
- Individuals in leadership positions should account for students, faculty, staff, and visitors that were under their immediate supervision at the time of the evacuation. Those positions may include:
- Faculty or instructors in the classroom
- Laboratory supervisors and staff
- Directors and office managers
- Shift and area supervisors
- Camp counselors
- Inform the individual in leadership if you suspect someone did not exit the building. The individual in leadership should inform emergency response personnel of the person's last known whereabouts.
Evacuating the Dayton Campus
Depending on the incident, established evacuation plans and routes may be changed to keep you safe and out of harms way. If a campus evacuation is ordered, stay informed and listen or watch for evacuation instructions that will be provided to you through various emergency notification methods.
If an explosion occurs in your area:
- Remain calm.
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone.
- If the odor of natural gas is present, evacuate immediately. (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
- Beware of damaged areas and the potential for falling objects.
- Open doors carefully.
- DO NOT use elevators.
- DO NOT move seriously injured persons unless danger is immediate.
- DO NOT enter any building that is deemed or looks unsafe.
- DO NOT place yourself in harms way. If it is safe to do so, help people who are injured or trapped.
- Avoid electrical equipment.
- DO NOT use phones, matches, or lighters.
- Follow instructions given by emergency response personnel.
- Pull a fire alarm if you discover fire or smoke.
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone.
- Exit the building. (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
- If you are trained and feel confident to do so, use a fire extinguisher on a small fire. Know the location of your nearest fire extinguisher.
- Close doors as you leave. Leave lights on.
- DO NOT use elevators.
- Feel doors before opening. If a door is hot, do not open. Backtrack to an alternate evacuation route.
- Alert other building occupants by loudly knocking on doors and yelling "FIRE" on your way out.
- If you encounter smoke, stay low. Crawl if necessary.
- Continue evacuation even if the alarm sound stops. Warn others who may attempt to enter the building.•
- Someone familiar with the situation should meet emergency response personnel outside the building.
- Immediately inform emergency response personnel of anyone that did not/could not evacuate.
- DO NOT re-enter the building until instructed by emergency response personnel.
If clothing is on fire
- Stop, drop, and roll. DO NOT run.
- Smother flames by wrapping in a blanket, rug, coat, etc.
If you become trapped in a building
- Find a room with a window. Enter and close the door.
- If smoke begins to enter around the door, seal with rags, tape, or other material.
- Call 911. If no phone is available, signal from a window.
- Shout at regular intervals to alert emergency response personnel of your location.
Medical Emergencies
- DO NOT move a seriously injured person unless in a life threatening situation.
- Remain with the victim, if possible. Send someone else to call 911 and to wait for emergency response personnel at the main entrance.
- Only render first aid based on your level of training.
- When emergency response personnel arrive, provide the following information:
- Location of victim
- Description of injury or illness
- Victim's present condition
- Medical history, if known
- Your name and telephone number
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Use
An AED is a computerized medical device that uses voice prompts, lights, and text messages to tell you the steps to take.
It can:
- Check a person's heart rhythm.
- Recognize a rhythm that requires a shock.
- Advise the rescuer when a shock is needed.
If you use an AED
- Follow the instructions on the AED.
- Follow the steps under MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
NOTE: If an AED is removed from its mounted location, an alarm will be activated that will automatically notify University Police.
Visit the Environmental Health and Safety website to identify the AED nearest to your location.
People With Disabilities
If you are a person with a disability and need assistance when a building evacuation or other emergency is underway:
- Move to the nearest stairwell or safe exit. If you need help, ask someone to assist you to the nearest stairwell or safe exit.
- Make your presence known to others in the area.
- NOTE: Use of elevators during emergencies are only permitted when:
- Severe weather/tornado conditions exist.
- Instructed by emergency services personnel.
- Ask someone to notify emergency response personnel of your location and your need to be evacuated.
Visually Impaired
- Ask someone to explain the nature of the emergency.
- If necessary, ask someone to guide you to the nearest safe exit and to a safe location.
Assisting the Hearing Impaired
- Explain the nature of the emergency by speaking slowly and clearly in front of the person or by the written word.
- If necessary, guide person to nearest safe exit and to a safe location.
Performing Critical Operations
Critical operations may require attention during an emergency. Essential Employees may be instructed to remain on duty or be called back to campus under certain conditions. (See CAMPUS CLOSURE/CANCELLATION OF CLASSES)
Following a building evacuation
A person may not re-enter or remain in a building or area that has been evacuated unless:
- Person is designated as an Essential Employee or a member of an emergency response team assigned to a critical operation;
- Approval has been granted by the person in authority over the incident; AND
- A direct communication link is maintained between the person and emergency response personnel.
Sheltering In Place
If it is dangerous to leave the building, it may be safer to make a shelter out of your current location. Sheltering in place is a way for you to stay as safe as possible until help arrives or the threat has passed.
People living in Residence Halls
Preparing to shelter in place includes having basic items that can include:
- First aid kit
- Food and water
- Clothing and shoes
- Flashlight and batteries
- Battery-powered radio
- Whistle
- Medications
- Blanket or sweater
For more information, visit Personal Preparedness on the Wright State University Emergency Management website.
Suspicious Activity
If you observe a crime in progress or behavior that is suspicious:
- DO NOT approach or attempt to apprehend person(s) involved.
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone. Provide the following information:
- What the person(s) are doing.
- Location.
- Physical and clothing description.
- Weapons or tools.
- Vehicle description, license number.
- Direction of travel when last seen.
- Stay on the phone until instructed otherwise.
If directly involved in the situation:
- Remain calm.
- Cooperate with the person(s).
- Make no sudden movements.
- Call 911 as soon as possible.
Suspicious Object, Package, Etc.
- DO NOT touch or move a suspicious object.
- DO NOT use two-way radios or cell phones within 100 feet of object.
- Call 911 on campus phone or 937-775-2111 on cell or off-campus phone.
- Follow directions of emergency response personnel.
- If instructed to evacuate, (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
If notified of a tornado warning:
- Proceed immediately to the nearest tornado shelter. Tornado shelter signs are posted in buildings or visit Emergency Management Tornado Safety to view or download maps.
- If your building has no basement or connection to the tunnel system, go to lowest level and seek shelter in a hallway or restroom near the center of the building and without windows.
- Use elevators if you have a disability or are helping a person with a disability.
- Stay away from windows, glass, stairwells, and unsecured objects.
- Unless an emergency situation exists, DO NOT call 911 or University Police.
- Remain in shelter until the "All Clear" message is given.
- If outdoors, lie in low-lying ditch, culvert or at low land levels. Protect your face and head.
Utility Failure
During normal business hours, call Physical Plant Customer Service Center for all Dayton campus utility failures (937-775-4444). Outside normal business hours, call University Police at 937-775-2111.
- Assist those in your area who may be unfamiliar with your space.
- In the event of a power outage, emergency generators should provide lighting in hallways and stairways and will illuminate the building "Exit" lights.
- Immediately evacuate the building. (See EVACUATION PROCEDURES)
- If you are in an elevator, stay calm. Use the emergency button or call 937-775-2111 on a cell phone.
- DO NOT re-enter the building until power is restored. Emergency Power does not support building operations.
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- October 2010: Alliance 3000 has developed a Parabolic solar cooker for use in a project in Burkina Faso. It consists of eight removable panels covered with reflective material that are attached to a trolly. The assembled unit is rotated with a long handle, making it easy to adjust the oven position to receive the most sunlight. A prototype was tested successfully this past summer. The Allainace 3000 is designed for easy assembly and will be produced in Africa, made entirely from local materials.
- November 2007: Solar Energy for Western Africa trained 25 members of the RIMTEREB-SOM womens' group in the use of the Papillon solar cooker. More information.
- July 2007: In Senegal and Burkina Faso, people are finding many ways that the HotPot can improve their daily lives. Currently 220 men and women in Senegal and Burkina Faso are cooking with the HotPot; they are excited about the variety of meals they've cooked and the fuel they've saved doing so. Read more about Solar Household Energy's West Africa programs at http://www.she-inc.org/projects-3.php.
- April 2007: Community members in Bobo Dioulasso formed Association TLE NAFA in 2004 to promote solar energy and reduce deforestation. In 2005, the association carried out two projects with 35 Papillon solar cookers. The cookers were made in Ouagadougou and assembled in Bobo Dioulasso. After a 20% subsidy, the cookers sold for about €120 each. Sales proceeds were used to buy additional supplies. TLE NAFA planned to sell at least 15 more in 2006. The group is currently seeking financial support. Contact: Monika Hermann-Sanou
- April 2007: "Bon Appétit Monsieur Soleil," a film about solar cooking in Burkina Faso, earned top honors and a 5000 euro prize at the International Ecological Film Festival in Bourges this past October. The film was directed by Boris Claret and produced by Association La Trame documentary film studio. The festival program described the film as follows: "At the edge of the Sahel, firewood is rare and expensive. To counter deforestation, a whole network of nongovernmental organizations, craftsmen welders, and women's associations have developed for 10 years an effective alternative: parabolic solar cookers." For more information visit La Trame's Web site: http://www.la-trame.org
- April 2007: The KoZon Foundation began introducing solar CooKits in Gorom-Gorom, Oudalan in 1997. As is often the case, initial acceptance was very high. To measure long-term acceptance and usage, KoZon surveyed more than 50 families multiple times from 2002-2005. During the dry season, lasting from March-June, 30-45% of the families used their CooKits regularly (approximately 3-7 times per week). The month of April had highest usage, followed by May and March respectively. CooKits were used to cook a variety of foods, especially rice and sauces of meat, chicken or legumes. Nearly all families rated food taste as good to very good. CooKits were also used to heat milk for making yoghurt, and to heat water for making tea and coffee, as well as for washing purposes. Several families said that the capacity of one CooKit was not enough for large families, and that two CooKits would be better. Durability of the cooker was also mentioned as a concern, given that the cost of a CooKit and a cooking pot is 5000 to 7500 CFA franc, or about $10 to $15. Even though this is quite expensive for the families of Gorom-Gorom, each solar-cooked meal saved an estimated 50-180 CFA in fuel costs. Over 90% of the families said they planned to buy a replacement CooKit when theirs wears out. KoZon lists several lessons learned during this process, including: 1) One CooKit is best suited for families of less than six members, or for single male households; 2) Complementary technologies, such as fuel-efficient wood stoves and heat-retention cookers, should continue to be taught in addition to solar cookers; and 3) Ongoing guidance, encouragement and follow-up should be provided by trained members of local institutions. Contact: KoZon Foundation
- Fall 2006: Solar Household Energy, Inc.'s partner Centre Écologique Albert Schweitzer in Burkina Faso, which was impressed with the HotPots durability and performance, is currently planning pilot projects at four sites.
The History of Solar Cooking in Burkina Faso
A thriving solar cooking promotion has been underway for several years, initially through the efforts of a young Burkinabe, William Ilboudo, who founded ISOMET, a business enterprise in the late 1990s. Other organizations also work in this Sahelian nation, which is ideally suited for solar cooking.
William Ilboundo had studied in Germany where he came to know about solar ovens. When he returned to his country, he started a small business, basically in his own backyard and with the assistance of family members, making and selling wooden box cookers. Because of the cost of the boxes, the audience was primarily a middle class one, at least initially. Even then, the ovens were usually sold on a pay-over-time business, and collecting the money proved problematic. Efforts to assist in the development of a micro-credit scheme, to be managed by a banking firm, were not successful.
In 2000, William, who is loosely allied with Solar Household Energy, Inc. as one of that organization's roster of solar entrepreneurs, returned to Germany for another course of study. On his return, a larger scale business plan was developed - one that would create a proper workshop and permit a number of employees to be used in expanding cooker production. Technical assistance in management of this effort was provided to Mr. Ilboudo by a Dutch representative of an association of retired business executives.
A number of visitors and observers have evaluated the work done by ISOMET. All who have visited the project were impressed with the dedication of the workers and the quality of the solar products. Throughout the early years, Mr. Ilboudo continued to receive support from a number of German solar cooking experts, including Rolf Behringer, a well-known solar cooker promoter. In 2000, a Swiss expert visited this Burkina Faso business and reported that over 150 excellent ovens had been built, and demand appeared to be steady if not spectacular
In 2003, M. Bonello, a European solar cooking promoter, visited programs in three West African nations, one of which was Burkina Faso. He reported that ISOMET now has four employees and is manufacturing a range of types of cookers. After several years of only working with box cookers, they now are also manufacturing the CooKit, the cardboard reflector that is the least expensive, but efficient, cooker available. 300 of these had been sold, following a major promotion on television. Currently, they sell around 50 of those per year.
In addition, William is importing kits for the assembly of small-scale parabolic cooking devices, far more expensive, but able to cook for up to 10 people. One negative aspect of this part of ISOMET's work is the necessity to pay a heavy custom duty of around 33% on the imported goods. (Paradoxically, the government subsidizes gas products, such as kerosene, at around 40%). Yet another part of the work of this organization is equipping school cafeterias with large-scale Scheffler parabolic devices, some equipped with tracking devices made from bicycle parts in the ISOMET workshop.
Maintenance problems have been severe however with these more complex devices. Topping off the work of ISOMET, Mr. Ilboudo and his workers have recently installed a solar bakery capable of producing 1500 loaves of bread a day. The bakery is equipped with 16 large parabolas, and has a heat retention system using a container filled with stones. This effort has been led by the Solar Institute Julich, using ISOMET staff. The organization is currently building more spacious quarters and has additional large projects in mind.
Other promoters work in this nation, as well. Centre Écologique Albert Schweitzer is located in Ougadougou; a part of its work is a Workshop for Solar Energy and Appropriate Technologies. The latter is a research and training center for farmers, artisans, and small business owners. An affiliate of the center is the German non-governmental organization, the Association for the Promotion of the Use of Solar Energy (APEES). That group has, in turn, affiliated itself with local artisans and with women's organizations to distribute solar cookers and dryers. In 2003, as reported by M. Bonello (see above), they had sold around 500 such units in the past decade.
Another company, SED, has been created by Boudacar Zongo, who was already in the business of provided various cooking devices, through his business, Solar Household Energy (SHE). The focus of SED is on fuel conserving stoves, but they actively promote solar cooking as well. One promotional scheme included a small store located in a low income area of Ougadougou, where cakes, chicken, or other food cooked in solar ovens are sold.
To increase traffic, they even installed a pay phone. SED receives technical assistance from the Centre Écologique Albert Schweitzer and its unit on renewable energy. Ougadougou would appear to be an excellent site for initiatives established by local entrepreneurs, perhaps a model for other cities and nations.
On the other end of the solar cooking range from the large scale parabolics is a project developed in a rural area of Burkina Faso. The pioneering site was the village of Goram-Goram, in the northern part of the country. Wietske Jongbloed is a volunteer associated with the Dutch NGO, the KoZon Foundation. Wietske started with 20 CooKits to introduce to village women. She is a very experienced solar trainer who first went to Goram-Goram in 1999. Already well acquainted with and supportive of the activities of ISOMET, where experimentation with the CooKit was underway, she decided to see what success might be had with the far less expensive CooKit in the rural areas.
The first 20 CooKits were given to two groups of women to try with their own cooking practices. Reaction was very positive and many asked that more CooKits be made available. After this "pilot", the KoZon Foundation was willing to support a larger project. In 1999, 300 Cookits were made available for sale, though subsidized to make the price low enough to be feasible for the potential customers, who are very poor. The cooking kit comprised a thin aluminum pot, two plastic bags (used to retain heat in the pot) and the cardboard CooKit; the price was about $2.50 (actually, about the cost of the pot alone). Experienced solar cooks from the initial project later served as trainers for new buyers of CooKits. All the solar cookers sold very quickly and many more people inquired about availability of more such devices.
Sixty percent of the kits were purchased by women, 25% by men for their families (sometimes several, as multiple wives are common), and 15% to young single men, the latter becoming very enthusiastic users of the CooKit. Many families would like to have more than one CooKit, as their families are large. This very positive reception appears to be related to a number of factors: the use of village women as trainers, familiar foods for demonstrations, cooking that is normally done out of doors, the excellent insolation, and the high cost of alternative fuels, plus, no doubt, Wietske Jongbloed's skill and persistence. The generosity of the KoZon Foundation in subsidizing the poor of the nation is also a major factor.
The Kozon Foundation has since promoted solar usage in other nations (see Mali and Chad) and other areas of Burkina Faso. CooKits are being made in Burkina Faso, rather than imported, which both provides jobs for Burkinabes and is less expensive, making support dollars go further.
One of the very interesting parts of the KoZon support for solar cooking in West Africa is their support of an evaluation of the project. A masters level student from at a Dutch university (and from Benin) was assisted to conduct the evaluation which carefully studied and observed solar cooker purchasers, their motives and the consequences of solar usage. Those findings were summarized, and the staff and board of KoZon very systematically examined each and made appropriate changes in their approaches as the data indicated. This outside evaluation and the uses made of it are fairly rare in the solar cooking world, and hence to be noted and commended.
A more recent report from Burkina Faso tells of the work sponsored by other European groups in West Africa. BSW Alternative Energy, a German company, makes a somewhat different type of parabolic cooker known as the Papillon. Instead of an inverted dome like most parabolics, the Papillon has two wings, with room for the cook to stand between for ease of cooking. In addition, the device folds to go through a doorway. The device can cook for up to 15 people, since it holds several pots, and is very powerful.
The BSW Solar Energy group is promoting the Papillion for West Africa (SEWA) where they have been working since 1994. They recently have introduced 70 Papillion cookers in Gaoua, Burkina Faso. The devices were manufactured in country with technical assistance from BSW. The Papillion can also be purchased as a kit for home assembly, and a scheme is in place for payment over time with savings from previous reductions in fuel purchasing. The cost is repaid in around 18 months; once repaid, the funds are available for another family to use for a cooker and pay back in the same manner.
The promoters of this scheme include Willi Heinzen, Bernd Hafner, and Paul Kraemer, chef, scientist, and medical doctor, respectively. Their recent book, Solar Kocher, (Munich, Germany, 2002: Sud West Information) unfortunately for many of us, is published only in German. It provides an excellent discussion of solar cooking technology and practice, with detailed diagrammatic drawings of various types of cookers and marvelous pictures of fuel scarce West Africa.
[Information for this section was taken originally from State of the Art of Solar Cooking by Dr. Barbara Knudson]
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
Solar Cookers International has rated Burkina Faso as the #17 country in the world in terms of solar cooking potential (See: The 25 countries with the most solar cooking potential). The estimated number of people in Burkina Faso living in sunny portions of the country and having fuel scarcity in 2020 is 3,400,000.
More than 90% of the wood cut in Burkina Faso is used as fuel. Consumption is higher in urban than in rural households. Under these conditions, rapid urbanization will lead to accelerated deforestation, the more so as the wood reserves have been overexploited for a considerable time. Imported forms of energy are not an alternative for economic reasons. Because of high and still rising costs of wood and other forms of household fuel the link with the problem of poverty is obvious. In the context of globalization and urbanization the relationship of modern sector growth and increasing poverty, the relationship of acceptance of solar cookers and socio-economic standing is discussed, as is the possibility of hybrid solutions at the local level.[1]
Throughout the country it is sunny with little firewood. (Source: Juan Urrutia Sanz, 2010-Feb-25)
See also
- Discussion of West-central Africa's suitability for solar cooking
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
- November 2012: Bashir Ahmad, a Research Fellow at the Technical University of Denmark, provides an analysis of solar cooker usage compared to conventional cooking methods. Data was collected for the study in India and Burkina Faso in the 80's and 90's. An Analysis of Solar Cooker Usage - Bashir Ahmad
- June 2006: Evaluation of Three Solar Cooker Projects in Burkina Faso/West Africa - Monika Hermann-Sanou
- 2006: A report on the evaluation of the KoZon Foundation Cookit projects in northern Burkina Faso - Jantje Struif Bontkes and Wietske Jongbloed
- The Fuel Wood Crisis in Burkina Faso: Solar Cookers As An Alternative - Paul Krämer
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The significance of the tragic deaths of three DEA agents in Afghanistan has largely been missed by the main stream media.
Why were they there? What were they doing? Why does it matter?
The New York Times, for example, dithered today as only it can about the — gasp — "news" that the CIA has been doling out cash in Afghanistan. CIA? Doling out cash among factions? To paraphrase Captain Renault in Casablanca, "I am shocked, shocked!" Just kidding. Yawn. See, for example, Gary C. Schroen's First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan (2005). Here is an illustrative excerpt of that first-hand account of the CIA's contribution to the original rout of the Taliban:
I suggested to Rick that we offer to provide the Northern Alliance $500,000 for the local purchase of food and other humanitarian goods. He agreed, and we got out the black suitcase to count and wrap the money. I was especially grateful for the extra funds we had received the night before, because this payment to the Northern Alliance would have left us with only a little over $120,000 of the original $3 million we had brought with us. (Page 175)
Half-a-million here, half-a million there. Pretty soon it adds up to some real money. Hello? Afghanistan is one of those places (there are so many in the world) where B—S–t walks and money talks.
To the MSM, this is news. The other war — the drug war — in Afghanistan is a haze, a sideshow, and a distraction.
Here, however, are excerpts from two sources that demonstrate that other war's centrality to not only the fighting in Afghanistan, but to the defense of Western civilization.
Statement for the Record
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, By Michael A. Braun Before the U. S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Regarding 'U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan'
The Continued Evolution of the Taliban,
And 21st Century Global Organized Crime
The Taliban is following in the footsteps of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and at least 20 other terrorist groups designated by our nation, into a 'hybrid terrorist organization.' The Taliban was merely an insurgent group just a few short years ago, but they are now clearly one part designated terrorist organization—and one part global drug trafficking cartel.
Just like the FARC, the Taliban got its start in the global drug trade by simply taxing poor farmers, which is one of the world's oldest forms of organized criminal extortion. They then began taxing the movement of drugs and precursor chemicals within Afghanistan, and across its borders. Like the FARC, the Taliban formed ever-closer relations with traditional traffickers as they grew more accustomed and comfortable with each other, and the Taliban eventually started providing security at the traditional traffickers' clandestine laboratories and cache sites. In the private sector, it is called 'outsourcing.'
The DEA reestablished its presence in Afghanistan in early 2003, after being forced from the country by the Soviet Union's invasion in 1979. By 2005, the DEA clearly identified the Taliban's involvement in protecting clandestine laboratory and drug cache sites for traditional traffickers. Flash forward just four short years. The Agency has unmistakably determined that the Taliban is now managing and operating major clandestine laboratories, drug cache sites, and poppy bazaars. They have morphed; they have become the manufactures and traffickers of heroin, opium, hashish and marijuana.
As an example, just two weeks ago the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan and Afghan Army Commandos, supported by the DEA and U.S. military Special Forces, raided a major laboratory in Southern Afghanistan and seized approximately 1.8 metric tons of opium and heroin—a major haul by anyone's calculations. It doesn't stop there. Sixteen Taliban were killed at the site, and the evidence clearly reveals the group was involved in the manufacture of heroin.
What is even more troubling is the fact that Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and IED bomb making materials were recovered at the scene, along with a host of other weapons and Taliban propaganda and training manuals. Thanks to strong support from our military, raids like this are now taking place weekly. IEDs and IED bomb making materials, suicide vests, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, other weapons, as well as Taliban propaganda and training manuals, are routinely located at these sites. Nearly all of those labs, cache sites and opium bazaars are directly linked to the DEA's High Value Targets (HVTs) in Afghanistan, and they provide a treasure trove of evidence that support future prosecutions.
The money generated by the Afghan opium and heroin trade is staggering, and most experts usually fail to consider how much money the Taliban derives from the hashish trade. In June 2008, the Counternarcotics Police of Afghanistan and Afghan Army Commandos, supported by the DEA and U.S. military Special Forces, raided a Taliban hashish processing facility near Spin Boldak in Southern Afghanistan where they seized 235 metric tons of the drug—by far the largest drug seizure in world history. The estimated Western European value of the drugs was over $600 million dollars. If the Taliban's profit was just 5 percent, which is being overly conservative, they stood to gain $30 million dollars from the stash. Around the same time, the DEA and Afghan counterparts raided a HVT's compound in Eastern Afghanistan and seized his drug ledgers, which clearly showed that $169 million dollars had moved through the traffickers hands for the sale of 81 metric tons of heroin over just a 10-month period. He is unequivocally affiliated with the Taliban, and is facing American justice.
The Bottom Line
We are not going to win the fight in Afghanistan until we get the country's drug production and trafficking activity in check, because it provides a limitless stream of funding directly into the Taliban's war chest.
Professor James Fearon of Stanford University completed a study in 2002 entitled, "Why Some Wars Last Longer than Others." The professor identified and studied 128 civil wars and insurgencies from 1945 to 2000, and found that on average they lasted about eight years. However, he identified and isolated 17 of the 128 that lasted on average about five times longer than the other 111—40 years or longer. The common thread between the 17 was that the anti-government forces involved in the conflicts generated their own contraband revenue, most of which was through their involvement in one or more aspects of the global drug trade.
Finally, the Taliban and traditional drug traffickers both thrive in what our military calls 'ungoverned space.' In Afghanistan, they share a truly symbiotic relationship. When traditional drug traffickers successfully destabilize government by corrupting officials—the Taliban benefits. When the Taliban successfully destabilizes government through attacks on government forces or by intimidating the populace—the drug traffickers benefit. They are both constantly working to destabilize government and create permissive environments in which to operate, because they flourish in areas of weak governance. Consequently, if you fight one with any less passion and vigor than you fight the other, you are most likely doomed to fail.
Winning The Mind Games
The foreign troops are the principal Taliban target, as it's a big deal for the Taliban to "cast out the infidels (non-Moslems)." Failure has been constant. Increasing the IED attacks this year by about twelve times the 2005 level has yielded 250 dead foreign troops.
But that is not enough to defeat the foreign troops in a military sense. NATO casualties in Afghanistan are already lower than those in Iraq, which are, in turn, only a third of the casualty rates in Vietnam and World War II. Historically, you have to kill at least ten percent of a force to have any chance of defeating it. But this year, the Taliban and drug gangs will kill a quarter of percent (one in 400) of the foreign troops.
What the Taliban, and especially the drug gangs, want to do is use the foreign troops casualties to persuade the foreign governments to remove those troops. The main reason for all this is to enable the drug gangs to keep manufacturing (via growing and processing poppy plants) heroin. This has made many Afghans (mainly Pushtuns) unimaginably wealthy (not hard to do in the poorest nation in Eurasia). While the Taliban have illusions about ruling Afghanistan again, the majority of Afghans (especially the 60 percent who are not Pushtun) want none of that, and have the guns and determination to get their way. But with the foreign troops gone, the drug gangs can buy the cooperation of most warlords, politicians and tribal leaders in the country.
While the drug gangs are rich, they are not a military match for the foreign troops. So they are basically running a propaganda game on the foreign governments providing those troops. The deaths of those foreign troops are made to look like the harbinger of some military apocalypse. So while the Taliban and drug gangs are losing militarily, they are winning the mind games. What will most likely do them in will be the next realization, by the foreign governments, and media, that the growing availability of cheaper heroin is causing demands from the voters to "do something." Eventually, too many people connect the dots, and the Taliban scam is undone.


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May 27th, 2008
Yesterday we reported on two Exodus-affiliated leaders who claimed that there were only two choices facing struggling gay kids and adults: Change or die. Now we learn that Exodus President Alan Chambers has reinforced this false choice in an interview with radio talk show host Chris Farby on May 16th. Towards the end of the program, Alan Chambers was asked about teen suicide:
Chris Fabry: We had another email that talked about, especially teenagers, and how many teenagers are caught in this emotional trauma, and how many take their own lives because of the homosexual issue. You were a teenager caught in that too weren't you
Alan Chambers: I was a teenager, you know the bulk of my struggle was during my teenage years, from about 11 to 21 or so, and I understand feeling like the only way out is you kill yourself. In fact one of the things that made me want to die — was when I heard, there is no way out of this, this is your only option, there is no other choice, in fact there is no choice – you are who you are and that won't ever change. And I thought, that can't be the truth, and if it is, I can't live this way.
Instead of confronting the false choice between death or change, Alan Chambers reinforces it. With Exodus, it's change or die.
But the real danger here is that too many people, believing that there really are only two choices, choose the latter. When I attended last year's Ex-Gay Survivor's Conference in California, I talked with one person whose former partner was told that his only choice was to "change or go away." He chose to "go away" by taking his own life.
Indeed, blood has stained the ex-gay movement from its beginning. Love In Action co-founder John Evans describes the suicide of his best friend, Jack McIntyre, while at the Marin General Hospital Psychiatric Ward. Evans recalled, "In Jack's suicide note, he wrote that he believed that God would forgive him for killing himself, but not for having even one more 'impure' thought."
That was more than thirty years ago. Meanwhile, the "change or die" mantra continues.
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The first leg match between the U-20 team against Nigeria will be played on July 28 and the return leg is scheduled two weeks later in Nigeria.
Hosts Sudan drew first blood after ten minutes into the game to shake the visitors through striker Mohammed Abderahman.
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The teams were tied at 1-1 at the end of the first half.
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Nigeria U-23 dispatched their counterparts from Tanzania during Olympic qualifiers when Jamhuri Kihwelo was in charge as a coach.
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