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Nine government contractors have been named to the Defense Department's Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation (SNIM) Technology Support Contract.
The five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, which was awarded May 24, is worth up to $2 billion. The companies will now compete with each other for work under the contract.
The nine awardees are:
The contract is designed to improve access, sharing and security of information, according to a statement issued June 3 by contract winner Alion Science and Technology Corp.
SNIM consolidates the customer-funded efforts of three of the DOD's Information Analysis Centers, which are under the direction of the Defense Technical Information Center.
They act as clearinghouses for expertise and assistance with technical challenges, the Alion statement said.
The contract combines technical area tasks previously performed under the Data and Analysis Center for Software, the Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center and the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center.
Alion currently operates the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center on behalf of the department, along with two other information analysis centers that focus on weapons systems technology and advanced materials, manufacturing and testing.
Alion's team includes General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., IBM, Ciber and Accenture as well as dozens of small-business partners that have specialized capabilities in related technical areas.
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Sony will cease shipping MiniDisc devices in March.
Engadget reports (via Asahi) that Sony will ship its last MiniDisc player in March 2013. A magneto-optical disc-based storage device, it was first introduced in December 1992 here in the United States as the next step above the cassette. The media originally held 74 minutes of digitized audio, but then was upgraded to 80 minutes, or 1 GB of Hi-MD data.
Originally Sony had intended to launch another format for taking the place of consumer-based cassettes: the Digital Audio Tape, or DAT. Sony planned to sell the first readers for around $400 USD in 1989, but by then the USD had fallen so far in relation to the yen that Sony was forced to sell the device between $800 to $1000 to break even. Thus the DAT system was mostly used by professionals, and Sony went back to the drawing board to create another cassette successor, only cheaper.
But the resulting MiniDisc machines still weren't cheap. The original recorder cost $750 USD while the portable Walkman playback-only model retailed for $549 USD in December 1992. Still hurt by the price, Sony only managed to sell less than 50,000 units during 1993. However over in Japan, the MiniDisc proved to become quite popular during the 1990s, especially with teenagers who scooped up MiniDisc singles.
What helped keep sales of the MiniDisc format at a minimal was the portable CD player and the recordable CD itself (CD-R). Diamond and Apple also put a hurting on the MiniDisc format thanks to the former's portable Rio MP3 player, and the latter's iPod. To gain more traction, Sony tried to reboot its format as Hi-MD, cramming more than three times the amount of storage on the disc.
But by 2007, Sony was reduced to selling only one MiniDisc model here in North America, the portable MZ-M200 Hi-MD Recorder which was packaged with a Sony microphone. In 2011, Sony said that it would discontinue MiniDisc Walkman products altogether, thus signaling the death of the MiniDisc format. Since its introduction in 1992, the Walkman MiniDisc player only sold 22 million units before it was discontinued.
Finally last week Sony said all MiniDisc devices will no longer be shipped as of March, but media and repair services will still be offered. Yet despite CD players, MP3 players and smartphones, the MiniDisc format managed to survive for 21 years, outliving another defunct Sony media format, the UMD.
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The proud tribal peoples of the treacherous jungles and high mountainous regions of the Drannor, tire of their accursed lot in the world.
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A new source of power and wealth - a new source of conflict and danger.
Many knightly orders play lip service to women, but few take it seriously, and even fewer would allow women to join their order and ride in the ranks with them as equals. Yet the Knights of the Lady, it seems, truly do think of women as equals and have done this.
All living things must strive. Nature knows no harmony, only war for the privilege to exist. Maug of the Bitter Spirit, the Albatross God, promises no intervention nor advice to His worshippers, just a silent approval of those of you strong enough to help themselves…
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Jessica Cox from Mosheim Middle School successfully spelled "ingenious" and "salinity" in the final round to take first place in the 2013 Greene County Schools system-wide spelling bee.
Participating in the event at Mosheim Middle School Tuesday evening were 37 students who had advanced from school-level competitions.
Cox will go on to compete in the 2013 Southern Appalachia Regional Spelling Bee.
The regional event will be held March 16 at the Alumni Memorial Center on the campus at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
First- through fourth-place winners were recognized with trophies and monetary awards. They were, in addition to Jessica Cox:
* Abilene Hurd, Mosheim Middle School, second place;
* Samantha Crowder, Glenwood Elementary School, third place; and,
* Adam Hamer, Mosheim Middle School, fourth place.
Judy Phillips, assistant director of the Greene County School System, presented the trophies.
Monetary awards were presented by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1990.
Commander Gary Veason and Vice-Commander Roger Carter represented the VFW post. Veason spoke about his pride in the students and teachers for their hard work.
At the start of the event, Dr. Kristi Wallin, principal of Mosheim Elementary/Middle School, welcomed parents and guests.
Wallin also introduced Yhona Jones, system supervisor, and coordinator of the system-wide spelling bee, who read the spelling bee rules.
Paula Smith, system psychologist, was the "pronouncer" for the event.
Judges were Debra Boles, Greene County School System supervisor; and Amber Potter, the system's speech pathologist.


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An obstetrician & gynecologist, or OB/GYN, is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the female reproductive system (gynecologist), as well as the care of women who are pregnant and the delivery of babies (obstetrician). Many physicians specialize in both of these fields in order to provide complete overall health services to women at any stage of life.
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NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Prestige Industries LLC, dba Prestige, faces nine repeat or serious safety and health violations: OSHA
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Prestige Industries LLC, doing business as Prestige, for safety violations found at its commercial laundry facility in North Bergen.
A complaint initiated OSHA's October 2012 investigation and resulted in $219,000 in proposed penalties.
The agency identified four repeat violations, carrying a $185,500 penalty, based on the company's alleged failure to protect workers from unguarded machinery, establish a lockout/tagout program and procedures for controlling energy sources, and provide energy control training for workers who perform maintenance on machines.
A repeat violation is issued when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. The same violations were cited in 2012 following a worker's death after being caught in an unguarded machine at the company's Bayshore, N.Y., facility, OSHA says.
The agency also noted five serious violations, with a $33,500 penalty, that were due to alleged electrical hazards; an inadequate confined-space program and failure to identify permit-required confined spaces; and no hazard communication program, training and material safety data sheets.
OSHA says a serious citation is issued when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
"The safety hazards present at this facility pose serious risks to workers and must be immediately corrected," says Kris Hoffman, director of OSHA's Parsippany Area Office. "OSHA will continue to hold employers legally accountable when they fail to provide safe workplaces."
Prestige, based in Jersey City, has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with the OSHA area director, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
The citations can be viewed here.
PATERSON, N.J. — Brite Services Inc., dba Star Laundry, faces 39 serious safety and health violations: OSHA
PATERSON, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Brite Services Inc., doing business as Star Laundry, for 39 serious safety and health violations found at its commercial laundry facility in Paterson, the agency reports.
Inspectors were prompted by a complaint alleging the company would not allow workers to leave the building during an emergency. Proposed penalties total $164,700.
OSHA found electrical hazards and an obstructed and improperly marked exit route, the agency says. Some of the alleged violations include:
"The vast number and range of safety and health hazards observed by OSHA at this facility indicates the lack of a functioning safety and health management system," says Lisa Levy, director of OSHA's area office in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. "Each employer is responsible for ensuring a safe and healthful work environment, which Brite Services did not do. This company has the opportunity now to educate itself, correct these hazards and protect its workers."
Brite Services has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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CHICAGO — For Toledo's NuCentury Textile Services, 2012 began under horrible circumstances.
Published reports indicate that, on Jan. 3 last year, an employee failed to turn off and lock a folder before servicing it. His clothes got caught in the machine, and his hand and forearm were injured. He later died from complications while recovering at home.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) cited NuCentury for several alleged safety violations and fined it $40,000. NuCentury hired a safety consultant and took other steps to improve its safety program, prompting OSHA to lower the fine to $19,600.
Despite best efforts, on-the-job accidents do occur in and around textile service facilities, and employees are injured or, on rare occasions, even killed.
There are resources available to help an operator ensure his plant is being run safely, and among them is SafeTRSA, a program offered by the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA).
It provides safety training materials to TRSA members and measures the industry's progress in implementing enhanced practices to reduce and eliminate occupational injuries and illnesses in plants and depots, according to Ken Koepper, director of marketing and public relations for the association.
Success is quantified when TRSA administers its annual survey of its members' occupational injury and illness data, he explains. "Such tracking over the past several years has prompted TRSA's creation of industry-specific initiatives and resources to focus on the industry's highest risk areas and those cited most frequently by OSHA."
This has resulted in TRSA members' adoption of proven policies and procedures for maintaining equipment (lockout/tagout), handling soiled linen (especially bloodborne pathogens) and working in confined spaces, Koepper says.
"The networking and information-sharing between members on such matters has generated new programming for educational institutes and conferences as well as publications, online resources, videos and more."
Membership-wide safety statistics enable TRSA companies to easily compare their improvements to the industry norm and foster further gains.
Data from 2011, reported in 2012, will be released by TRSA shortly.
"Our survey from 2010 covered 59 textile services companies operating 720 processing facilities and depots," Koepper says. "It showed that in the prior four years, the industry experienced across-the-board reductions in its injury and illness rates. TRSA calculates separate TRIR and DART rates for plants and depots.
"The new report will reflect further reductions. Also, participation in the survey increased in 2012, to 66 companies operating 792 facilities."
TRIR stands for Total Recordable Incidence Rate. DART is short for Day Aways, Restricted or Transferred.
From 2006 to 2010, TRSA respondents reduced their total number of recordable injuries and illnesses per 100 employees (TRIR Rate) from 9.5 to 5.5, Koepper says. Injuries and illnesses per 100 employees resulting in days away from work, job restrictions and/or job transfers (DART Rate) dropped from 5.8 to 3.9.
TRSA also calculates separate figures for the industrial and linen segments. The new report will cross-reference these with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) industry-wide figures, according to Koepper.
In 2011, at TRSA's request, for the first time in roughly a decade, BLS published separate TRIR and DART rates for textile services (industrial and linen) as opposed to the agency's prior practice of only consolidating them with all other types of commercial laundry (mostly dry cleaning and coin laundry).
Koepper says TRSA requested this reporting enhancement as a means for tracking future industry-wide improvements.
"Although TRSA and BLS results show that the industry is still short of achieving its ultimate objective—eliminating occupational injuries and illnesses in its facilities—these reports also demonstrate dramatic progress towards achieving that goal," he says.
TRSA hosted a Safety Summit last year that focused on enhancing safety cultures across the industry.
"It had been four years since the industry conducted a single-subject meeting on safety," Koepper says. "Although it was a seminar topic in conferences and educational institutes, too much time had passed since an event dedicated to the subject was held."
Audiences for prior safety-focused meetings had consisted mostly of hands-on safety professionals. The Summit concept involved the highest levels of textile services management, elevating TRSA's involvement in guiding operators in increasing the prominence of safety in their corporate cultures.
"The Summit went beyond day-to-day injury prevention tactics," Koepper says. "It examined options the industry could exercise collectively to hire the proper expertise, immediately assess the greatest risks and devise near-term action plans for developing standards and communicating them to operators."
The TRSA Safety Committee is working on those plans, and a second Safety Summit has been scheduled for May 22 in Indianapolis.
Koepper says he's seen the industry make great strides in automation in recent decades.
Automated material handling reduces the "manual labor requirement for this purpose. Soil bags are hoisted and carried on rails automatically to washers. Computing drives clean-side garment sorting. To prevent hazardous discharge of energy, smart systems are limiting access to areas where electricity must be controlled to ensure machines don't start unexpectedly."
But automation isn't likely to ever completely eliminate all the different types of human movement required to provide textile services.
"Route service, for example, will always involve an individual walking from a truck to a customer's receiving area," Koepper says. "To reduce exposure, the industry has increased its proficiency in safer lifting, carrying and pushing. More individuals are cross-trained to perform different jobs in the course of a day to curtail redundant motion."
TRSA is guiding members in their quest to convince every employee that safety comes first and productivity second.
While it is still a huge job to get to zero incidents in an industry so heavily dependent on athleticism and individual workers' judgment, Koepper says TRSA is pleased with the gains of recent years and believes more improvement lies ahead.
CINCINNATI — More than 1,000 eye injuries occur in U.S. workplaces every day: OSHA
CINCINNATI — According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than 1,000 eye injuries occur in U.S. workplaces every day.
"Oftentimes, eye injuries can be prevented, or in many cases minimized," says Nancy Petersen, senior marketing manager, First Aid & Safety, Cintas. "Understanding the causes of these injuries and ways to reduce their occurrence and impact will benefit both workers and businesses."
Cintas offers these tips for promoting eye safety:
Eye injuries can be caused by many different hazards, including chemical exposure or contact with work equipment. Conduct a safety walk-through to locate areas and tasks that pose as risks to workers.
Eyewear must protect against the specific hazards employees will encounter and be properly fitted to the individual. Since different styles have varying levels of comfort and must help protect certain eye dangers, purchase multiple types of eyewear, including prescription lenses for workers who require them.
Use training as an opportunity to highlight eye injury statistics and workplace hazards, demonstrate how and when to wear eye protection, and how to properly care for eyewear. Training should also provide guidelines for proper emergency response in the event that an eye injury occurs.
Replace eyewear that scratches easily, is not anti-glare, fits poorly or is uncomfortable for employees. Additionally, set up a schedule for inspecting eyewear for cracks or loose frames and throw away damaged PPE.
Place posters and signs near machinery, chemicals and in common areas such as break rooms. Make sure text is supplemented with pictures to warn employees whose first language may not be English.
Eyewash stations should be placed within 10 seconds of eye hazards. Clean equipment every few months or more often if necessary to maintain water and solution levels. Keep eye drops, eyewash and gauze stocked in first aid cabinets that are easily accessible.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Agency team is evaluating the effectiveness of programs such as the Voluntary Protection Program
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is "struggling" with incentive programs that recognize employers for exemplary efforts in preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, Richard E. Fairfax, deputy assistant U.S. labor secretary, told an audience of Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) members on Tuesday.
Fairfax, speaking to TRSA's Leadership & Legislative Conference, said limited resources have prevented OSHA from expanding these efforts after they grew significantly in recent years, particularly during President George W. Bush's administration.
In more recent years, OSHA has concentrated on evaluating their effectiveness. "I think the world of the program," Fairfax says of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), but he indicated that such endeavors might need better quality control.
The VPP, Safety & Health Achievement and Recognition Program (SHARP) and other honors awarded to employers, including many in the textile service industry, are under evaluation by an OSHA team Fairfax appointed last summer. "I told them to take as long as they want, to do a top-to-bottom review," he says.
In the meantime, he urged employers to take advantage of other compliance assistance programs, such as the free OSHA consultation service for companies with 250 workers or less. Agency personnel who visit a business and find violations don't notify the federal office of these unless the location's management refuses to fix them. This program saw a budget increase in 2011, Fairfax notes. Each OSHA area office employs a compliance assistance specialist who performs these inspections.
"Our senior and best compliance officers have moved into those positions," he explains. "They're not allowed to do anything in enforcement." They exist for training and outreach and usually "all it takes is a phone call to the office" to involve them in a voluntary compliance effort.
Fairfax also pointed out that the agency hopes to increase its use of private-sector safety pros to help with other employers' preventive efforts. In this special government employee (SGE) program, such an individual receives three days of free OSHA training, and then participates annually as a member of an OSHA team evaluating other companies' safety procedures. The agency wants to increase the number of SGEs who can help permanent OSHA staff work with employers in preventive efforts.
Fairfax's presentation included numerous statistics on the agency's enforcement activities in 2011, such as a leveling of inspection totals from the prior year (down about 300 to 40,600) and a 6,000 decline in violations to 91,000. The textile services business had no willful or repeat violations, a rarity among industries, Fairfax says.
Those findings are consistent with TRSA's SafeTRSA education and benchmarking program, which has logged results of improved safety practices among member companies during the past five years:
Learn how to cost-effectively enhance wash aisle safety for automated industrial laundry facilities, including policies and procedures, employee engagement and ownership of the safety process, training, and equipment manufacturer partnerships. Participate in a hands-on tour of a recently upgraded facility and speak with managers, engineers and safety staff responsible for ensuring occupational safety and health at the plant level. Cintas, the TRSA member hosting this event, recently earned "Star" certification in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program, the first industrial launderer in the United States to receive this recognition, OSHA's highest for workplace safety and health.
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ANDOVER, Mass. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Royal Institutional Services Inc., a commercial laundry in Somerville, Mass., for four alleged violations of workplace safety standards following a worker injury.
OSHA opened its inspection after learning that a mechanic sustained a crushing hand injury on Jan. 26 while lubricating the chain of an ironer that was running.
The laundry, which is owned by Angelica Corp., faces a total of $49,935 in proposed fines.
OSHA's inspection found that the machine had not first been de-energized and had its power source locked out before maintenance was performed, as required by the agency's hazardous energy control or "lockout/tagout" standard.
OSHA cited Royal Institutional Services for one repeat violation with a fine of $35,000 for the lack of energy-control procedures; two serious violations with $14,000 in fines for the lack of effective training and evaluation; and one other-than-serious violation with a fine of $935 for a lack of documented lockout procedures for a machine.
Upon receiving the citations and proposed penalties, Royal Institutional Services had 15 business days to comply, meet with OSHA or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Recordable injuries and illnesses in Textile Rental Service Association of America (TRSA) member workplaces dropped 17% from 2008 to 2009, according to the annual TRSA Textile Services Industry Safety Report just released.
CHANDLER, Ariz. — The Chandler facility of national uniform services provider Cintas Corp. has been accepted as an Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) "Star" site, the agency's highest recognition for the practice of, and commitment to, world-class occupational safety and health.
Cintas says it is the first industrial launderer in the United States to receive the Star certification.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Members of the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA), representing the $15 billion textile services and commercial laundry industry, are preparing for the group's Annual Convention slated for Oct. 17-19 at The Lodge in Torrey Pines, La Jolla, Calif.
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information and comment on occupational exposure to infectious agents in settings where healthcare is provided. Such facilities include hospitals, outpatient clinics, school clinics, correctional facilities, medical examiner offices, mortuaries, and laboratories that handle potentially infectious biological materials.
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new directive targeted at reminding employers of their duty to protect Latino and other non-English-speaking workers from hazards.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued fact sheets designed to help employers and workers promote safety during the current H1N1 influenza outbreak.
The fact sheets include information on ways to reduce the risk of exposure to the H1N1 virus in the workplace. OSHA also offers additional fact sheets for healthcare workers and others who carry out tasks that require close contact with H1N1 patients, including hospital laundry workers.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) has posted a Permit-Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) Policies and Procedures Manual, the third in a series of safety manuals designed to help the textile services industry enhance workplace safety, at www.safetrsa.org.
CINCINNATI — Cintas Corp. has reached an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) pertaining to all automated and semiautomated laundry facilities under OSHA's federal jurisdiction, the agency reports. The agreement resolves six cases relating to citations against Cintas for safety hazards at laundry facilities across the country, including hazards that led to the March 2007 death of Cintas worker Eleazar Torres-Gomez.
CHICAGO — The goal of any laundry service, whether it's an on-premise laundry or a textile rental company, is to satisfy the needs of its customers. After all, there wouldn't be much point in a laundry continuing if it didn't process and supply what its end users or accounts required.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing fines exceeding $77,000 against Sodexo's (formerly Sodexho) industrial laundry here for inadequate employee safeguards, the U.S. Department of Labor agency announced in a press release May 5.
OSHA cited Sodexo for 13 alleged repeat and serious violations of safety and health standards following inspections that began in January in response to employee complaints, the agency says.
DALLAS – Safety was at the forefront of Tuesday's opening session of the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) Tech/Plant Summit, but attendees were also treated to a birth announcement of sorts.
The Val Verde auditorium at the Hilton DFW Lakes was filled to capacity when Roger Cocivera, TRSA president and CEO, welcomed attendees and announced the association's plans to ramp up its efforts in promoting workplace safety.
CHICAGO — Working in a laundry isn't in the Top 10 list of most dangerous U.S. occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that doesn't mean the job doesn't have its share of danger or risk.
While rare, laundry-related fatalities grab the headlines. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $2.78 million in penalties against Cintas Corp. following the March 2007 death of a worker who fell into a dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry.
LINDEN, N.J. — The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating how two workers died here Saturday while cleaning an industrial-sized tank at a commercial drycleaner.
The victims — Victor M. Diaz Jr., 42, of Hillside, N.J., and Carlos Diaz, 41, of Paterson, N.J. — were found in the empty 20,000-gallon steel tank at North East Linen Co., formerly known as Morey La Rue Laundry & Dry Cleaning. Autopsies determined that toxic fumes had asphyxiated them.
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Thursday proposed $2.78 million in penalties against Ohio-based Cintas Corp. following an investigation into an employee death at the company's Tulsa, Okla., laundry facility.
Eleazar Torres-Gomez, 46, was killed March 6 when he fell into an operating industrial dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry on a conveyor that carries the laundry from the washer into the dryer.
WASHINGTON — With the recent death of a Cintas laundry worker still fresh in mind, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.; Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.; and others have introduced legislation aimed at cutting down on the number of American workers killed or injured on the job each year.
TULSA, Okla. — A Cintas Corp. employee working in the wash room was killed in an apparent accident here March 6, prompting several Democratic members of Congress to ask a federal agency to investigate alleged machinery safety hazards at the company's industrial laundries nationwide.
Eleazar Torres-Gomez, 46, became trapped in an industrial dryer that was in operation. Other workers found his body 20 minutes later.


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November is National Family Caregivers Month. This month's Caregivers Blog has been reprinted from the 2011 Fall/Winter Parkinson Report, which, in honor of this special month, focuses on the caregiver.
Here's an eye-opening statistic from the National Family Caregivers association: more than 29 percent of americans provide care for a chronically ill or disabled family member. Furthermore, about 23 percent of caregivers are age 65 or older. Certainly, if your spouse or loved one has a chronic illness like Parkinson's, the time to begin preparing for this role is before disability or frailty becomes an issue. Jane Davis, who has been a caregiver for her husband for several years (see story on page 8), recognizes that caregiving is a tough job. That's why she encourages all who care for others to stay committed to their own health and well-being from the very start.
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Giorgi C, et al. (2001) Release of U18 snoRNA from its host intron requires interaction of Nop1p with the Rnt1p endonuclease. EMBO J 20(23):6856-65
Abstract: An external stem, essential for the release of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) from their pre-mRNAs, flanks the majority of yeast intron-encoded snoRNAs. Even if this stem is not a canonical Rnt1p substrate, several experiments have indicated that the Rnt1p endonuclease is required for snoRNA processing. To identify the factors necessary for processing of intron-encoded snoRNAs, we have raised in vitro extracts able to reproduce such activity. We found that snoRNP factors are associated with the snoRNA- coding region throughout all the processing steps, and that mutants unable to assemble snoRNPs have a processing-deficient phenotype. Specific depletion of Nop1p completely prevents U18 snoRNA synthesis, but does not affect processing of a dicistronic snoRNA-coding unit that has a canonical Rnt1p site. Correct cleavage of intron-encoded U18 and snR38 snoRNAs can be reproduced in vitro by incubating together purified Nop1p and Rnt1p. Pull-down experiments showed that the two proteins interact physically. These data indicate that cleavage of U18, snR38 and possibly other intron-encoded snoRNAs is a regulated process, since the stem is cleaved by the Rnt1p endonuclease only when snoRNP assembly has occurred.
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As we mentioned in our previous post, we're in the process of changing the Buffalo Rising site. We're almost there as we expect to launch the new site on Friday, December 19th.
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reviews for: listing #1894 - Orlando, Florida House rental
- bedrooms 4
- pool yes
- type House
- baths 3½
- hot tub yes
- community Thousand Oaks
- sleeps 8
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
$1,600 - $2,400 /wk
Home from Home
Review submitted: March 11, 2013
Date of arrival: May 13, 2012
I have stayed at Camelot castle for the past 3 years. That should tell you how good it is !! And I shall be returning on 5/13/13 with my family for yet another vacation. The house is perfect in every way...spotlessly clean, well maintained, quality furnishings and appliances, a beautiful view from the pool deck which is unoverlooked and totally private.
Over the past few years we have only had cause to contact the managing agents twice, and on both occasion s they dealt with our minir problems swiftly, politely and efficiently.
What you see on the profile of the property is correct. Everything is perfect and Camelot Castle is a true holiday paradise. Set within Thousand Oaks, a peaceful residential area, it is still within easy reach of shops, reastaurants, theme parks and so much more.
I cannot recommend Camelot Castle highly enough.
Hope your vacation is as good as ours have been !!
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response:
Thank you very much for the great review.
It is an honor to have you as our returning guest.
Thank you for booking Camelot Castle again. We'll do everything in our power to ensure that you have a wonderful time while staying there.
Wishing you all the best!
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Highly Recommended!
Review submitted: January 22, 2013
Date of arrival: January 17, 2013
Great place, perfect location. Very close to all the parks, yet in a nice quiet neighborhood away from everything when you are done.
The lake view was great...nice thing about it was on the opposite side of the lake there were no houses. Just trees, etc.
Also, unlike most of the other homes that we looked at, the pool area was completely private on both sides. Total seclusion.
It is tough looking thru the websites as all the homes look the same, however, the lake view and the privacy is what set this one apart for me and my family.
Also the owners where great...responded to all questions with urgency.
Cant go wrong with this place!
Owners response:
Dear Chris,
Thank you very much for your time in writing the nice review which helps future guests benefit from your experience.
We are glad that you had a wonderful time at our holiday home and want to thank
you again for choosing our property.
All the best!
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Floridian Home With A View.
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Review submitted: December 29, 2012
Date of arrival: September 22, 2012
We have stayed a Camelot Castle before and we couldn't wait to return.
The view over the lake is fantastic at any time of the day.
One of the biggest draw for us is the fact that you are not overlooked like with so many other Floridian homes.
All of the major parks are within easy reach as is the airport and various restaurants.
The property has everything you could possibly want and is very spacious.
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response:
Thank you so for your wonderful comments.
We will be looking forward having you as our returned guest.
All the best!
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Great house for Family Vacation!!!
(Sicklerville NJ USA)
Review submitted: August 30, 2012
Date of arrival: August 11, 2012
We booked this house at the last minute online for a family vacation to celebrate my teenage son's birthday. Took along teenagers, my elderly parent and we had a ball! The house is absolutely gorgeous-we barb b qued, laid out every day by the pool, used the jacuzzi at night and had a family dinner/birthday celebration where I cooked a homemade meal and we had a ball! The owners are super super friendly. The premises are clean, spacious and the neighbors were great as well! We went out on a few occassions-stores are close-Disney and the parks are a 15 min ride away. We are looking forward to having another stay at the house soon! The kids entertained themselves in the game room-pool-the adults with the 55" tv in the area-we were never too far from one another. Strongly recommend this place for EVERYONE! Harriet
Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, romantic getaway
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We love this place!!!
(stuart, fl)
Review submitted: June 20, 2012
Date of arrival: May 18, 2012
We stayed here for my son's 6th birthday and it was a blast! After a full day at Legoland we returned to no ordinary home. The kids did not know what to do with themselves first! They bounced around between the wi station, the game room, and the swimming pool. Personally, I was content to relax with a soak in the jacuzzi. In the mornings, the kids woke up extra early so that there was enough time to play at the house before we ventured to the theme park. The house itself was full of charm, decorated beautifully according to the story of Camelot. The master bedroom is huge with a massive bathroom! The owners were very nice and while the left us alone to enjoy our stay, I felt assured that they were accessible and invested in our enjoying their home. It felt very personal. It's a nice neighborhood and is not far from some good local resturaunts and grocery stores.
Recommended for: families with young children
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A Royal Dream!!!!
(caracas, venezuela)
Review submitted: April 23, 2012
Date of arrival: April 6, 2012
This Camelot Castle is wonderfull!!!
We enjoyed a wonderful vacations. The house is spectacular. It has all the comforts that you could wish. Very clean and beautiful. Very safe and in a very quiet and calm zone. We hope to return to rent it in our next trip.
Familia Otero Señaris - 23 April, 2012
Recommended for: families with young children
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The best!
(Newfoundland, Canada)
Review submitted: April 6, 2012
Date of arrival: March 17, 2012
Excellent is all I can say about our stay at Camelot. I wanted to stay somewhere special for my husbands 50th birthday. The rear view to lake was absolutely beautiful, so relaxing & peaceful. The pool area was private and the edge of lake was just feet away. The house was large & extremely comfortable, beautifully furnished with everything that we could have needed, plus more for our holiday form Newfoundland, Canada. It was located in a real nice neighborhood with walking trails. It was a little further away from Orlando than we had preferred, but worth the longer drive. Daoud was friendly, helpful and accomodating, very easy to deal with and encountered no problems. We don't golf but we've heard that it is a grat area for golfing. We will definately go back there on our next visit.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response:
Thanks for your kind words about our Camelot Castle.
It was our pleasure having you as guests at our humble house.
Your review is greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
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The next big things and the players to look for
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Tipped by Argentina legend and national coach Diego Maradona (him with the mullet and expensive earrings) as one to keep an eye on, Eduardo Salvio has showcased his ability to weave in and out of defenders to create and score goals, making him a consistent threat.
The 19-year-old's acceleration, low centre of gravity and excellent dribbling skills are enough to leave even the most experienced of defenders tied up in knots.
The dynamic forward is also an excellent finisher with remarkable composure in front of goal and the latest in a long line of short, pacey Argentinian forwards in the mould of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, and of course, Diego himself.
His form and reputation were enough to turn the heads of the likes of AC Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Arsenal, but it was Atletico Madrid who moved quickest to seal a €10 million move earlier this month.
FourFourTwo contributor Martin Mazur gives us the lowdown on the new boy at the Vicente Calderón…
Salvio takes a moment to tweak his nipple - as is his wont...
Eduardo Salvio Age 19Position Striker/Winger/Attacking midfielderNationality Argentinian Club Atletico MadridGames 30 Goals 11
The most promising striker in Argentinian football may have played almost two full seasons out of position, yet he managed to maintain his reputation as a wonderkid.
El Toto grew up as the club's main striker in every level of the academy, yet his introduction to professional football, at 17, saw him converted to a tricky right-winger that made goals for poacher Jose Sand rather than scoring them himself.
After Sand's departure, however, Salvio took over up front and, as expected, quickly stepped into his goal scoring boots to become the team's best player.
Unstoppable with the ball at his feet, Salvio is the perfect counter-attacking footballer, making defenders clumsily crash against each other while he bears down on goal with his trademark silky smooth dribbling technique, earning comparisons with the last Argentinian prodigy, his new teammate, Sergio Aguero.
Zoos in Argentina feature footballers rather than chimps and goats and stuff...
Also referred to as Pocho – due to his resemblance to the other El Pocho, Napoli's Ezequiel Lavezzi – Salvio is as good playing as a second striker, a No.10, or even as a wide midfielder.
But it's in the box where he comes alive.
What's most intriguing about Salvio's is his unpredictability: when defenders think he will dribble, he shoots; when they think he will shoot, he outruns them to make space for a cross; when they think he will spin, he waits for the foul and gains a dangerous free-kick.
Talentspotter Ratings:Heading - 5Crossing - 7Tackling - 4Creativity - 8Passing - 7Work-rate - 7Pace - 9Shooting - 8Dribbling - 9Overall - 8
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From all accounts he is absolutely prime. Let's hope Maradona doesn't get jealous and mess him about a la Messi.
Maradona shouldn't have to think this thru too much, Milito & Lavezzi upfront (sorry this kid can wait for 2014)... Messi can play as right winger and stick Banega in as midfield distributor... kaboom you got yourself a World Cup Finalist!
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Here is their recipe of the week, 7-Veggie Slow-Cooker Stew! It is from their new cookbook, Farmers Market Favorites. Right now they have a special going on with this book. IF you buy the cookbook it will be autographed! How fun! This one is on my wish list! This book is 224 pages and the Chapters include Sunny Starters, Farm Kitchen Snacks, A Basket of Main Dishes, Sprouting Salads, Fresh Soups & Breads, Summer-Thyme Sandwiches and Fresh Baked Desserts.
If you make this let me know how it turned out. I'm going to make it in 2 weeks for our Wednesday Potluck at Church.
Free Recipe of the Week - Gooseberry Patch
1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed 2 c. eggplant, peeled and cubed 2 c. zucchini, diced 10-oz. pkg. frozen okra, thawed 8-oz. can tomato sauce 1 c. onion, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced | 1/2 c. vegetable broth 1/3 c. raisins 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/2 t. ground cumin 1/2 t. turmeric 1/4 t. red pepper flakes 1/4 t. cinnamon 1/4 t. paprika |
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Hot climates spawn hot cuisines (with recipe)
I grew up in a German-American community, just outside Chicago, where my family had farmed since the mid-19th century. Though part of the first generation off the farm, I was never far from farmstyle gardensor cuisine.
Grandfather Henry and his mother Emma taking a break on the Raloff family farm, Blue Island, Ill., July 1918. Their cuisine, passed on to my generation, reserved spices for canning. When Uncle Eds corn was ripe, wed bop over just before dinner to pick a dozen ears from his three-quarter acre garden, the one he had retired to when the farm was sold. Most of the beefsteak, cherry, and Italian tomatoes that graced our table each summercertainly the best of themcame from Eds farmlet on the south side of town.
Similarly, we never visited another uncle without coming home with armloads of cukes, beans, peppers, and berriesand admonitions to eat them in the next day or two, while they still tasted fresh. Neighbors and friends also had a habit of thanking Dad, the neighborhoods Mr. Fix-it, with their garden-fresh produce.
It wasnt until I went away to college that I realized most people routinely add more than salt or sugar when cooking fresh foods. Only during canning did Mom use spices, adding them to dill pickles and spiced peaches.
In our household, it was positively verboten to add garlic to anything. And no one we knew used rosemary, mint, or cardamomfueling my suspicion that these were merely aromatic exotica marketed to fill spice racks and lend a worldly ambiance to prosaic all-American kitchens.
Once I left home, however, my nose and palate were continuously surprised by a world of foods that were not only peppered, but also laced with ginger, saffron, cilantro, and cumin. Friends relentlessly teased me about the blandness of any culture that could have evolved without spice.
In defense, I started ruminating on why we cooked so plainly. It couldnt reflect my German heritage, because while spending a few months in Germany, I had found spicy vinaigrettes routinely pickling even in-season vegetables. I also recalled that much of the produce and meats in German groceries had looked past their peak, perhaps because many had arrived from far-off Italy, Spain, and Romania.
Eventually, I decided that my familys long-standing spicefree diet must have evolved from a desire to let a foods farm-fresh flavors emerge unchallenged.
A scholarly new study by Cornell University scientists now suggests my anecdotal assessment may not have been far off the mark. After analyzing the cuisines of 36 nationsbased on 4,578 "traditional" recipes from 93 cookbooksit finds that the hotter and wetter a country, the spicier its food. This suggests, Jennifer Billing and Paul W. Sherman conclude, that as the risk of food spoilage grows, so does a culinary reliance on spicesa natural source of antimicrobial compounds.
The two lay out their thesis and the science supporting it in a 46-page report, published this week, in the Quarterly Review of Biology.
Whats a spice?
Most cooks describe spices as those herbs or other botanical tidbits that make their recipes taste better. Billing and Sherman explain that because the term has been defined by use rather than biology, spice is a culinary rather than a botanical distinction. Over the years, food scientists have categorized these flavorings into four major groups: aromatic lichens; parts of trees or woody plants; roots, flowers, seeds, or fruits of herbaceous plants; and botanical extracts or essential oils.
Because many popular spices have an antimicrobial alter-ego, Billing and Sherman decided to probe whether the flavorings food-preservation properties might have initially driven their incorporation into local foods.
To test this, they sought out recipes that likely predated the advent of widespread home refrigerationfocusing exclusively on those featuring meat, fish, or shellfish (all of which tend to spoil more quickly than vegetables)and noted the mention of spices. The recipes represent cuisines from every inhabited continent and 16 of the worlds 19 language families.
The scientists then pored over any and all published accounts of research on antimicrobial properties for each of the 43 spices mentioned in the recipes. Afterward, they scouted for any correlations between the frequency of a spices use and the physical climate in which these recipes evolved.
The hottest savor the hottest
Roughly 93 percent of all surveyed recipes used at least one spice. Every recipe from Ethiopia, Kenya, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, and Thailand was spiced. At the other end of the culinary spectrum, Finnish and Norwegian cooks included spices in no more than one recipe in three.
Hot climates tended to use more spices and usually the more common ones, such as chilies, garlic, and onions. Climates with an average temperature over 62 °F proved especially likely to also use cinnamon, coriander, cumin, and ginger. Anise, lemongrass, and turmeric showed up almost exclusively in recipes that evolved where the mean temperature was around 78 °F. Much cooler climates tended to spawn recipes that relied on fewer spicesincluding some of the least common ones, such as savory, capers, juniper, and tarragon.
"We had assumed initially that most spice plants grow only in the tropics," the scientists note, "but this turned out to be untrue." Indeed, they found no relationship between climate and the number of indigenous spices. However, "although residents of hotter countries do not have more local spice plants to choose from . . . [they] use a greater fraction of those spice plants that are available (especially the potent antimicrobials)."
Overall, onions (including leaks, chives, and shallots) and pepper (primarily black) topped the spice list, required in more than 60 percent of all recipes. Rounding out the top 10 were: garlic (in 35 percent of recipes), chili peppers (24 percent), lemon and lime juice (23 percent), parsley (22 percent), ginger (16 percent), bay leaf (13 percent), coriander (about 8 percent), and cinnamon (around 7 percent).
Spicier is safer?
Of the 30 spices for which solid data exist, all inhibit at least some bacteria, and fourgarlic, onion, allspice, and oreganoinhibit the growth of every species tested. Several spices are also reported to be powerful fungicides, the Cornell pair observe, "and can thus prevent production of deadly fungal metabolites (such as mycotoxin)." Though popular, lemon and lime juices were among the least effective spices in quelling the growth of microbial pathogens. However, as a source of acid, they appear to boost the antimicrobial performance of other flavorings.
Indeed, many of the spices performed proportionately better in the presence of other spices than when used alone. "This is interesting," the scientists note, "because recipes in our sample call for an average of four different spices."
Some occur so frequently in blends that they are often marketed that waysuch as chili powder (usually a mix of red pepper, onion, paprika, garlic, cumin, and oregano), oriental five spice (pepper, cinnamon, anise, fennel, and cloves), or the French quatre epices (pepper, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg).
When Billing and Sherman tallied the amount of spices used in the typical recipe, between 0.25 to 3 grams per kilogram of food, they found it tended to fall within a range "sufficient to yield useful antibacterial effects." In fact, their data indicate that there "is a strong correlation" between regions having high average temperatures and the local cuisines reliance on spices possessing the most potent antimicrobial activity.
The scientists point to Japan and Koreas different food-poisoning rates as anecdotal support for the value of these spices in food safety. Where almost 30 in every 100,000 Japanese diners experienced a food-poisoning incident between 1971 and 1990, the incidence was only one-tenth that high in Korea. While the climates of the two countries are quite similar, Koreans eat their food spicier. Whats more, Korean recipes were 50 percent more likely than their Japanese counterparts to call for at least one spice possessing especially potent antimicrobial activity. "As a result," Billing and Sherman observe, "the estimated proportion of foodborne bacteria inhibited by an average recipe is significantly higher in Korean (51 percent) than Japanese cuisine (12 percent)."
Speculating as to why this might have come about, the Cornell researchers suggest that when Japan could rely on locally caught fresh seafood, it had less need for antibacterial spices. Today, Japan imports much of its food, often from long distances, they notepotentially leaving traditional recipes too spice-deprived "to cope."
In sum, Billing and Sherman conclude, it appears that humans initially spiced foods to take advantage of the antimicrobial actions of the plant, especially in hot climates where food was more likely to spoil quickly. So "by cleansing foods of pathogens, spice users contribute to their health, survival, and reproduction."
From Chicago to D.C.
My career led me to settle in a dramatically warmer climate than the one in my home town. This southward odyssey paralleled a developing penchant for spicier fare. While far from fiery, my own familys cuisine now places a heavy reliance on spicesespecially cumin, garlic, and freshly ground black pepper.
Indeed, my customized variation of Moroccan carrot salad (see recipe below) has not only become a year-round household staple, but my most requested recipe. Now, I can also boast that it not only befits Washingtons beastly hot summers but also carries a healthy dose of antimicrobial flavorings. Dig in!
Chilies, which lend piquancy to the cuisine of many tropical and subtropical regions, may have initially become popular as a means of safeguarding local foods from spoilage. |
Janets Carrot Salad This can be hot or not, depending on the inclusion of a little Tabasco. Adults tend to appreciate the unexpected kick, kids dont. For each pound of peeled and grated carrots, mix in at least 1/2 to 1 cup of dried
parsley Now add olive or canola oil (canola has less saturated fat)about 1/3 cup. Also add at least 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Stir again. It tastes best when prepared an hour ahead of time and left for the flavors to meld at room temperature. It will keep for 5 days in the refrigerator. |
Related Reading
Billing, J., and P.W. Sherman. 1998. Antimicrobial functions of spices: Why some like it hot. The Quarterly Review of Biology 73(March):1.
Paul W. Sherman
Section of Neurobiology and Behavior
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
This week's Food for Thought has been prepared by
Janet Raloff, senior editor of Science News.


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