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In addressing the exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma, trauma professionals face many challenges regarding how to engage in the work with integrity, sensitivity and honesty. An ISTSS task force was created in 2000 to formulate best practice parameters that would stimulate discussion and exchange of information within the traumatic stress community. These are not intended as policing policies, but rather are a means to begin a dialogue about professional practice in the field.
The ISTSS Board of Directors approved a draft version of the Practice Parameters for dissemination to ISTSS membership for feedback and modification. Thirty members provided feedback and several modifications were made in response to members� comments in the draft below:
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ISTSS is an international, multidisciplinary, professional membership organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about traumatic stress. This knowledge includes understanding about the scope and consequences of traumatic exposure, the prevention of traumatic events, the amelioration of negative consequences, and advocacy activities in the field of traumatic stress. In keeping with this mission, ISTSS has developed best practice parameters to provide guidance and suggestions to trauma professionals regarding their work in this field. These parameters, aspirational in nature, are intended to promote the dignity, welfare, and autonomy of those who receive clinical services or participate in trauma research. The locations, cultural contexts, and conditions in which trauma professionals work vary widely, and these parameters may not apply to all situations. Therefore, departures from these parameters, in and of themselves, should not be construed as unethical, below the standard of practice, or legally liable in court action.
Professionals and paraprofessionals who work with trauma survivors, as teachers, clinicians and scholars:
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ISTSS is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge about traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences. While research is vital for the advancement of the field, the welfare of research participants must take priority over any other considerations
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Just a brief post today (he says, like these posts are frequent/daily). We at Bergkamp Wonderland are delighted to have seen that Arsenal have announced a statue of God will be built at the stadium in the near future.
In all honesty, they shouldn't just be giving him a statue. God deserves a full-blown bloody temple, with at least 7 statues of him in it. And a shrine. A shrine to Bergkamp, where lesser players can come to pray for better technique.
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Alhur: The Free Ones takes you inside the lives of a family of Iraqi refugees who fled their home country because of violence and fear.
In 2006, the two sons Sarmed and Samer got caught in an explosion outside of their home in Baghdad. Both were injured. That's when Suhell, their father, decided it was time to leave. The family packed what they could and went to Syria, then arranged for resettlement in the United States. Now, they live in Indianapolis and they are trying to adjust to a new culture in a new country.
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Bethlehem Haitian Baptist Church was first established in West Palm Beach, FL in November 1987. At the time, the church was established, it was affiliated with a denomination based in the state of Missouri, called Laodicea Reorganized Church of Jesus. Eventually, the church changed affiliation permanently to the Southern Baptist Convention. The first congregation met at a location on Iris Street in Downtown West Palm Beach (near CityPlace), where the selling of drugs and criminal activity were rampant. The drug dealers would vandalized the church property, constantly.
God continued to provide vision for the ministry, therefore, the growing congregation moved to a location in 39th St in West Palm Beach. That location was rented as the first church location was, and at this time, God's Spirit lead the church to buy the next and permanent location.
In 2000, the church moved to its current location, and fulfilled the vision of church ownership. Many ministries and leaders have developed throughout the years of ministry and the Pastor's vision has always been share the Good News of God's love and His gift of salvation to the world.
Within a year or so, Pastor Fleurimond joined our congregation to serve as one of the pastors and has been a blessing to many, ever since.
Within a few years, God called Brother Vilnet to further his education in biblical studies. He was called to serve in the ministry. In 2007, Pastor Vilnet earned a diploma in Christian ministry from Golden Gate Theological Seminary. In September 2007, he was ordained as pastor. In 2008, he enrolled at Palm Beach Atlantic University with a BA degree. On May 5th, 2012, earned his BA in Ministry from PBAU. He is still continuing his education to get his master's degree.
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Somebody higher up at Disney must have taken a look at the success of Disney Junior's Sofia the First and thought "We should try and replicate that, but this time target it toward an older audience." More princess cartoons means more merchandise to buy at your local Disney store! While the motivation for wanting a new animated series is obvious, it's a little out of the ordinary which series they recently greenlit. Star and the Forces of Evil (working title) came from the mind of young artist and writer Daron Nefcy. Usually big companies like Disney look for their next big series from more experienced writers.
Star and the Forces of Evil has a terrific concept, which explains why Disney would so readily grab at it from a youngster like Nefcy. It's already got a voice-actor attached to play the lead of Princess Star Butterfly: The Middle's Eden Sher. Deadline reported the series as being a comedy adventure about Star, the fun-loving magical teen princess from another dimension. Sounds pretty badass, yeah? After getting into a fight with some otherworldly creatures, her royal parents send her off to live with the Diaz family of Earth. Is it just me, or does this suddenly sound like a twisted version of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air? She inevitably takes their teenaged son Marco on adventures, battling evil villains in the universe and high school to protect Star's powerful magic wand, which she hasn't quite figured out how to use properly.
Nefcy, who will be co-executive producer, is a 2009 California Institute of the Arts graduate known in the LA underground art community. She's worked on Disney Channel, where Star and the Forces of Evil will air, and its upcoming animated series Wander Over Yonder and the Warner Bros. animated series MAD. "Disney continues to focus on discovering fresh voices in animation," said Eric Coleman, SVP, Original Series, Disney TV Animation. "When Daron pitched her show, we fell in love with her characters, her style, and her sensibility." I would kill to be able to pitch a show to Disney.
Emmy-winning director Dave Wasson will be a co-executive producer and director, with writer Jordana ARkin as co-executive producer and story editor. Production has begun for a fall 2014 premiere.


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3 comments:
- Rosie said...
Love this video. I hope people will watch it and 'get it' or ask questions if they don't. It's taken a long long time for our human race to come back to this...it may take awhile for docs to 'get it'. But with the internet and informed parents who know their patient rights change is acomin' :D
- May 7, 2011 at 4:53 PM
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Very important information, thank you very much for compiling and sharing!
My baby's story of having his cord prematurely cut (nuchal cord) is shard on the MidwifeThinking blog. So much damage can be done by this thoughtless, unnecessary intervention.
Kate - June 26, 2011 at 4:12 AM
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An interview with Scott Wagstaff
Bradley Bowman speaks to the wing wizard about his career and life with the Addicks. It was always Scott Wagstaff's aim to one day hear those words 'we are offering you a professional contract' and when he was called into the manager's office back in December 2007 the Charlton manager at the time Alan Pardew had finally made Scott's dreams come true. Scott was just an ordinary child growing up with his family in the village of Leybourne in Kent but he knew as a young boy what he wanted to do with his life. Scott explains: "As a youngster growing up you always want to become a footballer and I always said I wanted to play professionally. "I was just like any normal kid and I would always go over the road and play football every single day. "I used to go out on the field everyday with all my friends and we would have a kick-a-bout for ages." It was this passion for football that got him recognised by some on-looking scouts in 1998. Managed by his father Kevin, Scott played with friends in a local 7-a-side side team and by the age of eight he was travelling up to Orpington to train with Charlton. His progression through the ranks was testament to the hard work that he put in to try and improve his game whilst listening to the advice given to him. He said: "I have been at Charlton since the age of eight." "Going through the ranks was difficult because you constantly think that it might be this year you could be released and you think in the back of your head that you might need a backup plan. "I had Damien Matthews as my coach at the time and he was really good to me and gave me a lot of advice. We would have little meetings and discuss what I had done well and what I needed to improve on. "I also had Scott Carson as one of my mentors which was good. It was interesting to have a chat with him sometimes and get feedback about what it's like to be a first team player. "It's a good learning curve and you do learn a lot because the aim is that you follow in their footsteps and become a professional." And this willingness to learn did pay off for Scott. He was named youth team captain and took the under 18's to the quarter finals of the F.A youth cup. "Getting the captaincy of the youth team was a massive thing for me because as a youth team player that's pretty much the best you can get. "We had a good little run in the cup which helped me because we had a few games at the Valley and a couple of other games at Upton Park and I think that helps you gain experience of playing at the bigger grounds." When everything seemed to be going well for 'Waggy' (as his team-mates call him) his career took an even huger step in the direction towards his dreams. "I was in the changing rooms and Steve Gritley the academy director at the time came in and said that the manager wanted to see me. I went up to see him not knowing what was going to happen. "He (Alan Pardew) just said that they were going to offer me a professional contract and at the time it didn't really sink in and I didn't think much of it. "When I got home and told my mum, dad and all my friends and family it sort of sunk in that I had got a professional contract and I was over the moon with it and really delighted but I knew I had to keep impressing." Struggling to break into the first team initially he went out on loan to Bournemouth and Northwich Victoria which in hindsight he looks back on as a positive thing at the time. Scott explains: "I wasn't playing at Charlton and I wasn't playing any games which was what I wanted to be doing. "I went out on loan to Bournemouth which was great experience for me personally and then I got the loan move to Northwich Victoria which in the back of my head I didn't think was such a good move. "I thought because I went to Bournemouth and did really well there that I could play at that level and stay at that level. I went to Northwich and didn't have the best of times there to start with but then I started to get into it. "However, I definitely think it helped me gain experience and play on regular basis which is what I needed back then." Scott went on to be named Charlton's young player of the year that season and his confidence was starting to grow. Wagstaff proudly adds: "It was obviously really good to get that award and it was a massive boost for me. "It gave me a lot of confidence and showed me that the manager and all the staff had a lot of faith in me and they could see that I was improving and doing well." He had only made a handful of appearances for the first team up until then most notably being his debut against Barnsley in April 2008 but he always had the belief that he was going to progress even more. "There was never a part of me that thought I wasn't going to make it. I always had in my head that I was going to stay playing football. I had the drive to make it at the top level and wanted to push on with Charlton." However a year after he went on loan to Bournemouth he scored his first goal for Charlton in a win over Walsall in August 2009. Wagstaff went on to play 36 times for the Addicks that season scoring five goals and picked up the young player of the year award for a second time. Scott Minto is the only other player in the club's history to have picked up the honour twice. This season he has been given the number seven shirt which seems to have pushed him on even more. He proudly sits as the second highest scorer so far after hitting the net six times. "At the start of the season I got given the number seven shirt which was a huge for me as it showed the manager has got a lot of faith in me and wants me to playing regularly. "We have started the season really well. I've scored six goals and set up a few goals as well which has been good for me. I've been playing which is the main thing because that's what I want to be doing. "I'm one of the top goalscorers which is great and as a midfielder I think six goals is a good return so far. I've been really pleased with the start I've made and hopefully I can kick on now." Another proud moment for Scott was this season when he reached 50 first team appearances for the club he has been at for 12 years. He said: "It's obviously a massive achievement to make 50 appearances for such a big club like Charlton. I didn't think I would make that many this early as I'm only 20. "It's a massive club and I don't think many people realise how big it is. We get eighteen thousand or more a week at home for a league one match and that is a very good return. "It's a great achievement for me to be playing for such a big and well-known club." With Scott now a Charlton regular it would be understandable to see him getting carried away with all the attention he gets but he keeps himself well grounded by spending time with his family and old school friends. He added: "I don't think that I'm a celebrity. I just think of me as Scott and people around here just think of me as Scott. "There are some people that come to the door and ask for an autograph which is nice to see but I don't feel any different, I just feel like a normal lad so don't take it too seriously. "There were a few boys following me in Bluewater shopping centre once before. My friend told me they had been following me for the last ten minutes calling my name. He laughs: "It was quite weird because I didn't know why they would want to do it." And it's his family that he thanks for getting him to where he is now in his Charlton career even though his dad who used to manage him as a boy still gives him an ear bashing when he does make a mistake. Kevin Wagstaff, 50, jokes: "I just usually say to him, why didn't you do this? Why didn't you do that? Why did you not shoot?" Scott laughs: "My dad always gives me stick after a game. If I have a bad game he will certainly let me know and make sure I know about it. "He tells me, you should have crossed there, done this, done that. I know when I have done something bad but he always has to tell me so I just take it on the chin. Scott added: "My family have supported me over the last eighteen years where I have been playing football. "They have supported me throughout, all my family, my mum and dad, brothers and sisters, granddads and nans. They have kicked me on and helped me out a great deal." However, it would be Scott's grandad who would be one of the most proud of his achievements at the Valley. Mother, Leigh Wagstaff, 46, explains: "My dad used to support Charlton when he was young. He died before Scott got chosen to go up to the academy. It would be a proud moment for him if he was still alive to see him where he is now." With loving support at home it's the fans that Wagstaff believes has made him feel settled in the Charlton first team. "You are always nervous when you are walking or running out into a game but over the past few years I have kind of controlled that as I've got used to playing regular in front of a lot of people. "There is no better feeling than walking out in front of the fans. It is the best feeling in the world. "The fans motivate you to have a good game and if you hear them chanting your name there is no greater feeling really." Phil Parkinson has given the new number seven a platform to show his talent to League One again this season and Scott is full of praise for his manager. "I get on really well with Phil Parkinson and he has helped me so much in the year and a half that's he has been here. "He gives me a lot of feedback whereas some managers will just leave you to think about the game yourself. "Last year I was in and out of the first team and when I wasn't playing he would have little chats with me telling me what I have got to improve and work on. "It's the same as this year and he is constantly giving me feedback trying to improve me all the time which I think really helps my game." Scott like every footballer wants to play at the highest level he possibly can but hopes he can continue to show the fans and the country what he is capable of. "The main aim for me is making sure I play as high a level as I can for as long as I can. "I want to be playing in the Premiership and obviously if that's with Charlton that would be excellent but at the moment I just want to go out there and enjoy it every week." Charlton have been steadily picking up form of late and Scott's future looks extremely promising. 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SAN JOSE, Calif.– On Saturday the Ducks will play in the third round of the NCAA Tournament against the Saint Louis University Billikens. SLU is the champion of the A10 Conference, and the 4th seed in the Midwest Region. But more than anything else, you're probably wondering what a Billiken is. Jake Zivin and Erik … Continue reading »
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Happy Valentine's With Comic Couples!
- Posted by Johanna on February 14, 2011 at 8:13 pm
- Category: KC
For KC's column today at the Westfield blog, he looks at four classic superhero couples.
Favorite in-joke: "If It's a KC Column, There MUST Be History! (It's Okay — It's Short — and Partially Made Up)"
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[Romance] was a very popular genre and attracted a huge and loyal readership — mostly young women, many of whom (gasp!) really enjoyed reading comic books about things that interested them. Romance comics were largely a mystery to young boys, however, mostly because boys had the entire rest of comic books (superhero, crime, western, sci-fi, horror, jungle, etc.) to choose from. Romance comics even featured different advertising than other comic books, mostly about stuff that would only interest girls. That, added to all the kissing and hugging and mushy stuff, made romance comics not very interesting to young boys. So most boys didn't care much about them at all. (Until many years later when the stupid boys suddenly realized that not only were many of the romance comics written and drawn by their favorite creators, but there were also a lot of cute girls in them! So, finally, they started buying them, and because of that, they drove the back issue prices up. Stupid boys!)
Favorite question: Hey, what did happen to Lucy and Ron Troupe and their kid?
Favorite thank-you: I love you, too, honey.
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- James Schee Says:
February 15, 2011 at 12:39 AMI figure Ron Troupe, Lucy and kid are in the same place such great but never seen characters like Maggie Sawyer, Bilbo, Professor Hamilton, and Jose (Gangbuster) Delgado are I suppose.
I miss the old super-supporting cast.
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February 15, 2011 at 7:59 AMJames! We were just thinking we hadn't heard from you in a while. Yeah, Maggie Sawyer. Everyone wants to leave their own mark, I guess, by making their own cast choices, but it's a shame to miss out on some that have followings.
- James Schee Says:
February 15, 2011 at 1:40 PMYeah between helping to manage a tax office (in only my second year doing taxes) and preparing to move in a new, much better house, things have been hectic. Should start slowing down some now that we're past the first peak season at work. Hope y'all are doing well, its been too long I know and we'll have to try and catch up soon.
Last I'd seen of Maggie was in Gotham Central, where those creators had moved her to Gotham. I don't recall if her SO Toby Raines had moved there with her or not.
I read creators today that talk about things like Superman/Clark being too distant and the like. Sending him on long walks, where After School Specials type one shot deals are supposed to center him.
Yet I think in large part its due to a lack of supporting characters. They can be highlighted too much and take away from Superman (anyone remember the Scorn character from way back when?) but they also long term show the positive influence Superman has had in peoples lives.
I liked KC's column, it always makes me aware of things I didn't know that sound interesting. Like Alicia dated the Silver Surfer? That's odd, the poor girl gets passed around too much, as I think the only male character in FF she hasn't slept with is Reed.
- I Write About Comic Couples for Westfield » Comics Worth Reading Says:
February 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM[…] do a Westfield column — I did. Following on from his Valentine's Day look at superhero comic couples, I wrote about some different kinds of comic love stories, from my beloved Love and Capes to True […]


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Sáng tác: Đang cập nhật | Album: Xuân Mai 7 - Con Cò Bé Bé| Lượt nghe:
Lời bài hát Papa
To help to make ends meet
To see that we would eat
Keep those shoes upon my feet
Every night my papa would take
And tuck me in my bed
Kiss me on my head
After all the prayers were said
Growing up with him was easy
Time just flew on by
The years began to fly
He aged and so did I
I could tell
That mama wasn't well
Papa knew and deep down so did she
So did she
When she died
My papa broke down and cried
All he said was, "God, why not take me?"
Every night he sat there sleeping
In his rocking chair
He never went upstairs
All because she wasn't there
Then one day my papa said,
"Son, I'm proud the way you've grown.
Make it on your own. Oh, I'll be O.K. alone."
Every time I kiss my children
Papa's words ring true
"Your children live through you.
They'll grow and leave you, too"
I remember every word
My papa used to say
I live them everyday
He taught me well that way
Every night my papa would take
And tuck me in my bed
Kiss me on my head
When my prayers were said
Every night my papa would take
And tuck me in my bed
Tuck me in my bed
After my prayers were said ...
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I buy a lot of practice ammo from Georgia Arms where they buy back the brass.
The other day I was talking to one of the employees about where they get most of their brass and he said law enforcement. He also added he could use all the .45 ACP he could get as there is a great demand.
This leads me to believe that LEOs don't shoot a lot of .45 but the general public does. Anyone know the relative popularity of different major calibers?


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[1]Quitting Safari when you have multiple tabs open on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be quite a pain. Unlike on the Mac, which closes all open tabs when you quit Safari, the iOS version needs you to close each tab individually, which can be quite irritating, especially when you have loads of tabs open. And surprisingly, there seems to be no way to close all Safari tabs at once in iOS 7.
Here's a nifty little workaround that lets you do just that, and it works on all iOS devices running iOS 7.
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I telemute full time. My other coworkers do as well. We are more productive, mainly because we spend less time commuting, less time walking around the building, and our meetings are far shorter and more productive.
To telecommute or not to
Telecommuting has become a hot topic again since Feb. 22, 2013, when an internal Yahoo No-Work-From-Home Memo was leaked to the press.
The new policy requires that all Yahoo employees must work on site full time, thus ending the telecommuting practice. The changes begin in June.
One Yahoo employee called the new policy "outrageous and a morale killer." Now Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is coming under fire for an 'awful' call.
Just a few days later, on March 5, Best Buy followed Yahoo's lead and enacted a policy requiring employees to drive into the office. See the Star Tribune article Best Buy ends flexible work program for its corporate employees.
Unlike Yahoo's policy, Best Buy managers still have the ability to accommodate the occasional employee wanting to work from home, which is important given Minnesota's harsh winters, where driving to work can be a challenge.
There is a debate going on again about telecommuting.
I think it's a valid concern for employers about lack of productivity and collaboration when employees telecommute 5 days a week, but I don't see any problem with telecommuting 1-2 days a week. I think ending the telecommuting practice outright is not a good idea. At the minimum, telecommuting should be allowed or encouraged when we have snowstorms or other family emergencies (a sick child, a broken furnace, etc.)
I asked a few friends who work for different companies in Twin Cities. They have no problem with their companies to do telecommuting when we have snowstorms like we had today.
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I echo Lynn. I've teleworked in an executive position full time for nearly 4 years and my colleagues are some of the hardest workers I've ever met, routinely logging 60+ hour workweeks and growing a company during trying times. teleworking works great for many people– it seems to be a policy and management problem, truthfully.
Also, limiting the number of telecommute days doesn't mean employees are more productive or trustworthy when working from home. If our managers can't trust people to get work done on their own, they aren't going to work out long term. It's that simple.
It's fairly widely acknowledged that these corporations are ending their telework programs as a measure to induce voluntary resignations prior to looming layoffs. My company is one of the growing number of organization operating almost entirely virtually. I can attest that I've never managed more productive, responsible employees in a "seat-in-a-chair" standard office structure. I also belief the PR from this will hurt Yahoo and Best Buy.


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An emerging breed of workers, dubbed as 'GenMobile', are leading the change in shifting traditional work patterns and forcing employers to make the workplace more flexible and mobile, a new research from Aruba Networks reveals.
More than 5, 000 people were surveyed by Aruba Networks, with mobility emerging as a strong factor in the working patterns of GenMobile, who relies on mobile devices for every aspect of work and personal communication, and stay connected to everything all the time, irrespective of place.
84% of respondents said that given a choice, they would not use a desktop and prefer to work on mobile devices while 51% are using mobile devices to manage work and non-work activities. 58% would prefer to use a Wi-Fi connection as compared to a traditional 4G, 3G, or wired connection.
Tech at work has become a driving factor, with 38% opting to bring their own device to work than have an office with a window, and 53% say that they would want their company to pay for their choice of device rather than lunch.
Average browsing time on mobiles has increased with 25% opting to give up coffee before giving up their smartphone.
Money is no longer a pressing factor for this generation, the survey reveals, as 32% would rather have their employer pay for the smartphone of their choice than a 5% higher salary.
The research also points to the emergence of a new workday, with over four in ten (45%) saying their most efficient time of work is before 9am or after 6pm. 37% expect their number of remote workings hours to increase in the next 12 months, posing a new challenge for businesses.
Commenting on the results, Aruba Networks ANZ MD, Steve Coad, said: "It's not just happening with Gen Y; it's with everybody. You sometimes just look around at how many people are looking down at their mobile devices as opposed to reading a magazine, and it's quite extraordinary that everyone wants to be connected all the time."
Coad added that businesses need to be more proactive in embracing this new breed of workers.
"I think they need to embrace with it. As their staff become more mobile and begins working from home or from cafes, people are looking at their employees to use timeshare rather than mindshare ... which means a more productive workforce, and they have enable it with devices, apps, and better connectivity."
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Discover the unique eco-system and natural history of the Outer Banks with the area's leader in eco-tourism. Kitty Hawk Kites is also the world's largest hang-gliding school and kite store with adventures in rock wall climbing, kite surfing, parasailing, paragliding and more! ## This watersports division of Kitty Hawk Kites has quickly become the Outer Banks' leading Kayak Eco-tour operator with a variety of flat water tours in addition to sea & surf kayak lessons. They operate many watersports and retail locations along the Outer Banks from Corolla through Hatteras(Outposts in Nags Head, Duck, Corolla, Manteo, Avon, Hatteras ) offering Eco-tours, a full line of sea, surf and touring kayaks for sale and rental as well as a full line of accessories and adventure wear. Ask about kid's programming available in the summer months, and be sure to visit during one of their popular paddling events. Kitty Hawk Kites
Corolla Post Office & General Store
The orginial half of the building was built in 1884 and the north side addition was added in 1908. The building still contains the old post office boxes, the postmaster window, display boxes and the safe from its historic past. Currituck County Tourism
Corolla Schoolhouse
Built 1890, there was no public school so the children of government employees went to the Government School whose teachers were paid by their parents. Currituck County Tourism
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Currituck Beach Lighthouse, operated by Outer Banks Conservationists, Inc. (OBC), under a lease agreement with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History, preserves, maintains, and exhibits the 1875 Currituck Beach Lighthouse, its restored Keepers Quarters, and several dependencies for the enjoyment and education of the public. Exhibits interpret the construction, significance, and social history of this lighthouse. Collections including oral histories, institutional archives, photographs, and a variety of miscellaneous published and unpublished manuscripts are housed in the corporate offices of the OBC and at the Outer Banks History Center, both at Festival Park in Manteo. First illuminated on Dec. 1, 1875. Over 1,000,000 red bricks were used to build this lighthouse. Visitors can climb the 214 steps to get a breathtaking view of the ocean and sound. Open 10 to 6 daily, April thru October. Admission is $5.00 for all people 8 years and older. currituckbeachlight.com
Currituck Beaches
To the west is the North River, to the south is the Albemarle Sound and to the east is the Currituck Sound. Millions of vacationers are attracted to the wide, clean and beautiful beaches each year. Open year round. Currituck County Tourism
Currituck Banks Coastal Estuarine Reserve
Carova Beach
Corolla from the North Beach access 4-wheel drive ramp. Two miles of wildlife preserve for hiking and beach activities. Inhabited by a variety of native wildlife showcasing a prime example of maritime forest. Foot and four wheel drive access only. Currituck Banks Coastal Estuarine Reserve
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
Carova Beach
The refuge hosts almost 20,000 visitors annually. It is open daily, from sunrise to sunset, throughout the year. Hiking, wildlife observation, nature photography, and waterfowl hunting are the primary wildlife-dependent activities that may be enjoyed on the refuge. Wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, and raptors with a variety of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Piping plover and loggerhead sea turtles occasionally nest on the refuge. Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
Corolla Chapel
The chapel was built in 1885 and served the Community until 1958. It was not used again until 1987 when a new congregation was established. In 2002 a large addition was built to accommodate the growing attendance. The interior of the new addition was built to resemble the style of the original section, even replica pews were installed. Many visitors come to see the pelican altar window and hear its story. The Corolla Chapel is also a popular wedding site. Currituck County Tourism
Outer Banks Center for Wildllife Education
Life by Water's Rhythms , is the theme of this educational facility dedicated to exploring coastal North Carolina s wildlife, natural history and cultural heritage. Located in Corolla,at Currituck Heritage Park between the Currituck Beach Lighthouse and the Whalehead Club. The center offers both indoor and outdoor classes and attractions. Admission and all classes are free. Registration is required. Outer Banks Center for Wildllife Education (also see NCWildlife main site)
Outer Banks Fishing Tournament Calendar
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Whalehead Club Currituck County Museum
The Whalehead Club, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, was the private residence of Mr. & Mrs. E.C. Knight, Jr. of Philadelphia. Originally named Corolla Island, the Knight's built this substantial house between the years 1922 and 1925 as an exclusive hunting lodge and winter home. Art nouveau architecture, mahogany woodwork, Tiffany lighting fixtures, corduroy walls and cork flooring contribute to its unique style. ## Built in the 1920s, this restored hunt club is known as the ''Crown Jewel of the Outer Banks.'' On 28.5 acres, the first home on the Outer Banks to have an elevator, swimming pool, and basement. Open for tours daily May through October. Admission fee. Listed on the national Register of Historic Places. Whalehead Club


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(B) The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) will allocate funds to local workforce investment areas (LWIA) to support the implementation of the "Disability Program Navigator Initiative."
(C) On June 5, 2007, Ohio was awarded a DPN grant from the employment and training administration (ETA) in the amount of one million two hundred thousand dollars. Ohio's grant award includes funding for hiring one state lead navigator, four regional navigators, and nine local navigators to be located in designated local workforce investment areas (LWIA). Effective April 23, 2010, additional funding is available to those LWIA that continue to run this program.
(D) Nine awards will be made available to eligible LWIA to support one local DPN full-time staff person, navigator access needs, and outreach. Grant funds may not be used to make modifications to existing structures or real property. This funding source is a work incentive grant and the number assigned to this allocation by the catalog of federal domestic assistance (CFDA) is 17.266.
(E) Ohio will operate the demonstration project in full-service, comprehensive one-stop centers in nine LWIA. Seven of the LWIA will provide the navigator services in one-stop centers located in metropolitan areas and two LWIA will operate in one-stops in non-metropolitan areas.
(F) Participating one-stop centers will use funds to enhance programs, services, and activities to persons with disabilities to assist them in obtaining employment and to become economically self-sufficient.
(G) Subgrantees are responsible for submitting quarterly performance and expenditure reports. The specific requirements for reporting will be provided in future allocation letters. Unless otherwise noted in future ODJFS communications, the grant availability and liquidation periods for this award will be communicated by ODJFS through the county finance information system (CFIS.) Funds must be expended within the grant availability period and reported no later than the end of the liquidation period.
(H) The WIA local area shall maintain documentation in accordance with the records retention requirements in rule 5101:9-9-21 of the Administrative Code. This documentation may be subject to inspection, monitoring, and audit by the ODJFS office of fiscal and monitoring services(OFMS) and the Ohio auditor of state (AOS).
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2008 Ethno- and Historical Geographic Studies in Latin America: Essays in Honor of William V. Davidson. Baton Rouge: Geoscience Publications. 346 pp. (P. H. Herlihy, K. Mathewson, and C. S. Revels, eds).
2004 Dangerous Harvest: Drug Plants and the Transformation of Indigenous Landscapes (Oxford: Oxford University Press). 325 pp. (M. Steinberg, J. Hobbs and K. Mathewson, eds)
2003 Culture, Land, and Legacy: Perspectives on Carl Sauer and Berkeley School Geography. Baton Rouge: Geoscience Publications. 353 pp. (K. Mathewson and M. S. Kenzer, eds).
1996 Concepts in Human Geography. Savage, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. 486 pp. (C. Earle, K. Mathewson and M.S. Kenzer, eds).
1994 ReReading Cultural Geography. Austin: University of Texas Press. 494 pp. (K. Foote, P. Hugill, K. Mathewson, and J. Smith, eds).
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Mac's Park Place resurfaces after flood
Here's a piece of my column in today's paper. Thanks to Mike Hart for shipping me a note Friday about the re-opening of Mac's Park Place fives weeks after being completely flooded.
And I appreciated Chantel Rouhoff taking time to talk to me Friday night as everyone else celebrated.
For more on this, look at the full column posted here.
Just weeks after being submerged last month's floods, a campground with a bar and grill below the Lake Zumbro Dam started cooking again Saturday.
"Mac's Park Place is open again. We had a lot of great volunteers … friends who made this happen," said Chantel Rouhoff, talking loud to be heard over the laughter and music from the grand re-opening party going on around her.
Randy and Chantel Rouhoff own the riverfront campground with fishing, tent camping, RV hookups, golf cart races, hiking as well as karaoke and a meat raffle every Friday night at the grill.
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i was trying to set my lineups and it wouldn't let me. then i realized i didn't even make the consolation bracket!! i suck!!
I am still on the fence on the keeper league. Its sounds fun but its quite a commitment. I do get attached to my teams ( even last years ) and its always hard having to start over again. So I am leaning towards it, when would you have to know by?
I think using Yahoo for a keeper league will be very hard. It would be asking the commish or someone to do alot of work. ie. Inputing the rosters, creating rules for the league, etc.
If you guys have questions on fantasy basketball league stuff, just go to the cafe and ask your questions in the commissioners forum. They sometimes have some good ideas and insight. Fantasy Basketball Cafe 2008
Darth - Way to tighted up the series there. For me looks like adding Chuck Hayes has really paid off. He has added 5 steals versus the almost no production at all that I would have gotten from Mo Pete.
Your guys came out of the gates blazing on Monday. Mine started slow plus a couple of bad GM decisions on free agents (a day late and a dollar short), benching guys who get 8 steals or hit 5 treys, etc. have killed me. A couple of players missing games seal the deal. I needed to play well to beat your team, but it's not going to happen. OK, I just now checked the score this morning. You call that tight? Looks like a blow out. <----Darth
Oh? Smack talk, is it? I guess I can't win every time...I do know that I have a trophy case with five first place trophies. covering the entire gamut of fantasy sports- football, baseball ,basketball (2), and hockey.. This is what I saw in your trophy case: "Max has not won any trophies" What's up with that, Max???
Congradulations on your past acheivements. For me I just play 1 team in 1 sport and only started 3 years ago. Really do not want to play any more than that.
Offhand, I think I've played 10 times in 3 years. I'm cutting back though. I plan to only play my favorites (hockey and baseball) next year. The injuries in football frustrate me to no end and I'm losing interest in basketball, amongst other reasons. We'll see if I can stick to my plan. Good luck to all of the teams who are still in the hunt. I'll be rooting for a couple of you, in particular. I'm really happy to have made the playoffs in such a competitive league. It took lots of luck and I daresay some skill too.
I would like to thank all the guys who knew they would not make the top bracket and stuck with it anyway. Especially the 2 teams that did not make the 2nd bracket.
A blind person could have pointed that out. Oh, wait a second. I sucked much, much worse. Um.... never mind......


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Syria authorities target children, says UN rights chief
Syrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.
Ms Pillay said President Bashar al-Assad could end the detentions and stop the killing of civilians immediately, simply by issuing an order.
Syria has accepted a peace plan, amid scepticism about its intentions.
Most opposition groups have now agreed that the Syrian National Council will formally represent the Syrian people.
Navi Pillay, in an interview with the BBC before Syria accepted the plan, said Mr Assad would face justice for the abuses carried out by his security forces.
Asked if he bore command responsibility for the abuses, Ms Pillay said: "That is the legal situation. Factually there is enough evidence pointing to the fact that many of these acts are committed by the security forces [and] must have received the approval or the complicity at the highest level.
"Because President Assad could simply issue an order to stop the killings and the killings would stop."
Ms Pillay said she believed that the UN Security Council had enough reliable information to warrant referring Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
We have been here before. Last November, President Assad agreed to a deal proposed by the Arab League which had many of the same elements as the Annan plan - withdrawal of government forces from residential areas, freeing of political prisoners and good-faith negotiations with the opposition.
None of those promises was kept.
The Annan plan contains no timetable for implementation, but for it to get any momentum, it must produce results on the ground in a matter of days.
The Syrian opposition groups who have been meeting in Istanbul this week are unanimous in their belief that President Assad is just playing for time. So they are convinced they will never have to confront the dilemma over whether to sit down and negotiate with him.
At Russia's request, the Annan plan makes no mention of any requirement for President Assad to leave office. But almost all the opposition groups say that requirement is non-negotiable; all they would be willing to talk about is how he leaves office, and what kind of system follows his departure.
"I feel that investigation and prosecution is a crucial element to deter and call a stop to these violations," she said.
She listed what she called "horrendous" treatment of children during the unrest.
"They've gone for the children - for whatever purposes - in large numbers. Hundreds detained and tortured... it's just horrendous," she said.
"Children shot in the knees, held together with adults in really inhumane conditions, denied medical treatment for their injuries, either held as hostages or as sources of information."
Ms Pillay said anyone who committed such violations would be held to account.
"There is no statute of limitations so people like [Mr Assad] can go on for a very long time but one day they will have to face justice."
On Tuesday, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN special representative for children and armed conflict, said they had received claims that the rebel Free Syrian Army was using children as fighters.
Opposition meetsThe UN says more than 9,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Assad began a year ago.
Late on Tuesday, several Syrian dissident groups meeting in Istanbul agreed to recognise the Syrian National Council as the official representative of the Syrian people.
The BBC's Jonathan Head at the gathering said none of the delegates he spoke to believed President Assad was sincere, and the Syrian opposition would never accept any deal allowing him to remain in power.
But our correspondent says their disunity was openly on display, with constant disputes and walkouts.
Earlier, a spokesman for UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said he considered the Syrian acceptance of his six-point peace plan an "important initial step" but that implementation was key.
Mr Annan - currently in Beijing where he has held talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao - has written to President Assad urging him to put his commitments into immediate effect.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said President Assad would be judged by events.
"Given Assad's history of over-promising and under-delivering, that commitment must now be matched by immediate actions," she said.
"If he is ready to bring this dark chapter in Syria's history to a close he can prove it by immediately ordering regime forces to stop firing and begin withdrawing from populated areas."
However, there were reports of further violence on Wednesday.
Annan's six-point peace plan
1. Syrian-led political process to address the aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people
2. UN-supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians
3. All parties to ensure provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and implement a daily two-hour humanitarian pause
4. Authorities to intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons
5. Authorities to ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists
6. Authorities to respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully
London-based opposition group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that government forces backed by tanks had stormed the central town of Qalaat al-Madi at dawn, following a 17-day barrage.
A local activist told AFP news agency that fighters with the Free Syrian Army had withdrawn from the area.
Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Baghdad on Wednesday are expected to strongly back Mr Annan's peace mission, calling for talks between the Syrian opposition and government.
Syria is expected to dominate an Arab League summit in the Iraqi capital on Thursday.
Speaking to the BBC, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi reiterated that the league had not called for the arming of the Syrian opposition. He said it was instead a decision for individual member states.
The six-point plan calls for Mr Assad's government to remove troops and heavy weapons from population centres and for all parties to allow a daily two-hour ceasefire for humanitarian aid to reach affected areas. The plan also requests that authorities release those detained in the uprising.
However, it does not impose any deadline for Mr Assad, or call for him to leave power.
The BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN says that, despite the scepticism, this is the first strategy for ending the conflict that has the backing of the entire Security Council, including Syria's allies Russia and China.
She says it seems it was this international unity which forced President Assad to accept the plan.


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Now I'm not going to buy a pot of those strands for just one dish (where else would you use them?) but I do remember the use of crushed nuts (hazelnuts probably, or walnuts) once in a while. Blueberries wouldn't have registered back in the '70s, but are used here, replacing the original tin of mixed fruit. Just don't mention the lemon curd. I've NEVER had a trifle with lemon curd in before, so that's not really 'retro'. But this recipe is quick, tasty and combines what a trifle is all about – fruit, cream, and sponge.
A pack of French 'Specialite Locale' Madeleines (one or two per glass/individual serving), cut in half and spread with lemon curd. Then rejoined to make a sandwich are cut into slices and layered in the bottom of a suitable glass. A sprinkling of Sherry, Brandy or Lemoncello will add a suitable alcohol hit. Top with a few blueberries and smother those with some decent, vanilla-bean studded, ready made custard. In a separate bowl whisk mascarpone, cream and a squeeze of lemon juice together until thick. Swirl in some lemon curd and spoon on top of the custard. For four you will need 600ml custard, 250g mascarpone and 100ml double cream. Top with crushed nuts, pistachios, or multi-coloured sugar strands.
I don't even *like* trifle and this looks good to me – so you can be very proud! I think lemon curd should be compulsory in all trifles and would hugely improve them!! Thanks for taking part in WTSIM this month
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My daughter's emotionally blackmailing me, with my grandbabies.
My daughter, age 29 and I have had an unusually close relationship, since her father died when she was only 5 years old. She and I are very emotional women, who have loved each other, probably too much, for her entire life and now that she's married, with two daughters - 30 months and 6 months,- she has been emotionally blackmailing me. If I don't do exactly what she wants or if I suggest anything having to do with the babies - actually if I give any advice at all - she gets worked up, storms out, with the children in tow, making threats that I will my never see them again.
A few days ago we had an absolute blowout about (of all things,) Santa Claus. Christmas has always been an extremely special holiday for me and my whole family - my daughter included. We are Christian and have always managed to separate the secular aspects of Christmas, with the religious. Ever since she started pulling the manipulations, I have done everything, in my power, to keep my opinions to myself. She is a good mother, which I tell her often, but what happened the other day was more than I could handle.
I was telling Mandy all about Santa Claus, since she is at the perfect age to begin understanding the concept and, in fact , was enthralled by Santa and the elves etc. My daughter says "I am not going to have my daughter believe there is a Santa Claus, because I intend to 'never' lie to my children about anything." This was to extend to Mickey Mouse et al. I was shocked. Her second reason was she wanted her children to appreciate the gifts from the person who gave them. To make a long fight as short as possible, I said that I couldn't believe that she could take away her own daughter's innocence and fantasies for such a misguided reason. That Mandy, no matter what my daughter has decided to believe, like all children, will not resent her parents for telling her there was a Santa Claus. She certainly could wait until she was old enough to come right out ask her, if Santa was real. I was appalled that she thought nothing of taking away this most wonderful time in a child's life - reality would take it all away soon enough -
Needless to say, for the first time in 29 years we will not be spending Christmas together and I will never see the joy on my beautiful granddaughters face, when she wakes up Christmas morning - it was to have been my first experience, as she is my first grandchild. According to her I am too controlling and she can raise her children any way she wants to - they're not mine. It's her husband talking, but, the end result is the same. I can't express the pain this is causing. I have MS and depression is one of the little extras that make the disease so terrible. So, of course, that has kicked in double time. This is absolutely unbearable. Am I wrong? I have always given in to her in the past and have been there for her, both emotionally and financially- forever.
I should mention that, I believe, that part of this controlling allegation is the fact that on three separate occasions, she and her husband made very very bad choices (home buying, pet buying and jobs) they I tried to tell them they should not undertake - because of the obvious poor outcome. In each case, my prophecy came to fruition and she has resented any advice ever since,
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I am so sorry about the trouble between you and your daughter. That must be particularly difficult since you've been so close.
Your daughter may be emotionally blackmailing you by threatening to withhold your granddaughter if you don't do as she likes, and that is unfair of her to treat you that way. However, your daughter does have every right to choose to tell her daughter the truth about Santa Claus. There are many parents who feel that way and make that choice. I'm not one of those parents - we left out cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer, mailed Santa letters, and all the hoopla that goes with it. But I did consider whether or not to take the "no Santa" route, and if I had I would have expected my mother to respect that choice.
Your daughter has good, sound reasons for making the choice about Santa that she made. Sounds like she has given it some thought and wants to be a good mom. Telling your granddaughter the truth about Santa won't harm your granddaughter. You may have been right to give your daughter advice about the house, the job, the pets. But the Santa/no Santa decision is hers to make.
Sometimes we have to step back and let our grown kids make their own mistakes. It's hard to do. I know I watched my mom and my mother-in-law practically bite their tongues off trying not to override my decisions sometimes. But they both recognized that I was trying hard to be the best mom I could be, and I appreciated all the times they said nothing.
I hope you and your daughter can make amends over the holidays and you can enjoy your granddaughter at Christmas. There are so many other wonderful things about Christmas other than Santa, your granddaughter will grow up loving Christmas no matter what.
Sorry, I can see some of my Mom in you. You are a bit controlling and you need to step back and do one day at a time. If they make poor decisions, it is not your job to tell them so. My mom did that and to this day I resent it deeply. Kids need to make their own mistakes and it is hard. If they make a big error, and they come to you, be postive and suggest they go for counseling or other needed help. You will loose them. And by the way, my folks died in 1974 and you cannot believe how much I wish now that she had not been so controling and not ruin my son's life.


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Transcript Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen
Below is a transcript from today's teleconference press briefing by Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.
A downloadable audio file of the conference is available here.
August 1, 2010
2:30 p.m. CT
Thad Allen: Good afternoon. First of all the current pressure in the capping stack is 6,980 pounds. It continues to rise and give indications of the same type of pattern we would expect with a well with integrity.
As you know we are in the process right now of laying the final casing run for the relief well and with that casing has now been placed at the bottom of the well bore. It is – they are circulating fluids just to make sure it's clean and ready to go.
And probably in the next four to five hours they will begin cementing the relief well in. As you know following that we are making preparations to do the hydrostatic or static kill as we have talked about. That could start as early as Monday night into Sunday depending on the steps that are taking.
They have to do what's called an injectivity test to make sure that all the systems are operating properly. And there is a sequence of events that has to be followed before they can actually start pumping mud into the capping stack itself.
The mud boats, the pumping boats and the Q4000 are online and all the systems have been tested and they are ready to go. We continue to survey the entire area for tar balls, any type of oil. We continue to replace boom that was damaged during the recent storm and pick up absorbent boom that has oil on it and replace that with clean boom and we'll continue to do that.
Our forces are standing by to attack oil wherever it may be located. I was on – at Tyndall Air Force Base last Friday, got a brief from our air coordination command. It's doing a great job in vectoring us in to where there is oil. As we've stated before there is lots of oil out there but we are assiduously looking for it and where we find it attacking it offshore and continuing to work with the clean up onshore.
With that I'd be glad to answer any questions you may have for me. Operator?
Operator: Yes, sir. At this time I'd like to remind you listeners, excuse me, in order to pose any questions or comments press star one on your telephone keypad. We'll pause just a moment to compile this roster.
First you have the line of Vivian Kuo with CNN.
Vivian Kuo: Hi there Admiral I was just checking to see what your response was to Representative Markey's letter asking about the EPA's usage and allowance of BP's dispersants?
Thad Allen: Sure, we'll answer Representative Markey's letter in detail. I have had numerous discussions with Lisa Jackson and continue to have numerous discussions regarding dispersant use. This is something that we have worked together as leaders.
It was determined back in late May that we needed to reduce the amount of dispersant but we also understand that sometimes there is no other way to attack than to use dispersant if it's not a situation where you can skim or do an in-situ burn or the weather conditions might preclude those two.
We established a goal to reduce dispersant use by 75 percent. At the time the capping stack went on we reduced that to 72 percent. There are times when our leaders have to make decisions on-scene based on oil that's sighted by aircraft and we may have a window of opportunity to try and deal with it there rather than take the impact into the marshes or the beaches.
And on those occasions there's a deviation from the plan for that day. But overall we've been pretty much on the same line. We intended to reduce the overall amount and we were at 72 when the capping stack got put on.
There is no disagreement between Lisa Jackson and I regarding what we want to do with dispersants. It really is an issue of just trying to make decisions day to day based on where the oil is at out there.
Operator: Next you have the line of Kater Klee with Bloomberg News.
Kater Klee: Hi, I'm here. Thank you for taking my question. I'm sorry I missed the beginning of the conference. Could you repeat when to expect the static kill to begin and maybe would you already have an estimated date of when the bottom kill may begin? Thank you.
Thad Allen: Sure. They have finished putting the casing pipe into the well bore. They will be circulating fluids to make sure the entire casing is clean. At that point they will start cementing the casing in place. That will be about four or five hours from now.
Following that we will be in a position to start with the static kill. That could come as early as tomorrow night or into Tuesday. It will depend on the final testing. But the Q 4000 and the systems are going to be needed actually to inject the mud in there.
They're testing all those systems now and everything is in place. So I would say late tomorrow, earliest next Tuesday most likely for the static kill. Regarding the bottom kill, it will have to take place probably five to seven days at a minimum after the static kill.
But I'm not sure I want to lock in a date right now because we've had some issues. As you know we had to move 40 feet of debris from the relief well before we could move it out with the casing run.
So I think once we understand where we're at with the static kill we'll be able to give you a better estimate. But I would say at a minimum, most optimistic five to seven days after the static kill.
Operator: Next sir you have that line of Jim Acosta with CNN.
Jim Acosta: Yes, Admiral Allen. I was just curious getting back to the issue of the dispersants, when the decision was made to grant an exception to BP to use dispersants on any given day, did you or your command staff have supervision over how much dispersant was used and how can you be sure that you know were able to curtail the use of dispersants by 72 percent?
Did BP present numbers to you that led you to draw that conclusion? Where do these numbers come from?
Thad Allen: The basis for the numbers are EPA's own numbers. And they are in agreement with it, that those are the numbers. These are decisions that are being made by the Federal on-scene coordinator.
Let me clear it up. It's not a decision by BP on whether or not to use dispersants. It's a decision by the Federal on-scene coordinator whether to approve the incident commander's recommendation to use dispersants once they've been located by surveillance aircraft and has an opportunity to use them.
It's a very disciplined doctrinal process on how this works. In the end it may be executed by BP through a contractor. But these are all decisions made by the Federal on-scene coordinator because that's where the responsibility rests.
And those are closely supervised and on several occasions. I've been privy to those briefs in New Orleans when the decision's being made for the following day. And I'm satisfied that we only use them when they're needed.
Operator: You now have the line of Greg Bluestein with the Associated Press.
Greg Bluestein: Hi Admiral. If the static kill does not work, what does that mean for the relief well process and will it delayed or put in danger in any way if the static kill does not work?
Thad Allen: Well the static kill is not the end all be all. In fact kill may even be a misnomer. What we're really doing is, we're going to be conducting a static test and see if the well can have mud pumped into it at a very low rate.
That could result in us filling the entire well up, bringing the pressure to zero. And if that's the case then we've taken away about half the job we will need to do from the bottom. Ultimately, to kill this well, we're going to have to inject mud into the annulus which is the area outside the pipe and between the well bore and then fill the well up itself, the pipe and the drill pipe in the middle.
Doing the static test or static kill first allows us to advance the ability to try and bring the pressure down which is what we want to do, bring it to zero ultimately. Also it will tell us right away based on the pressure readings if we have an integrity problem in the well bore or the casing itself.
We've always said if we see a precipitous drop in pressure during the injection in the mud that we'll know – that will inform how we're going to have to handle the bottom kill, the ultimate relief well kill, which is going to be the final solution. Was that responsive?
Greg Bluestein: Yes, thank you, sir.
Thad Allen: OK.
Operator: And now you have the line of David Mattingly also with CNN.
David Mattingly: Hi, Admiral, we're triple teaming you today.
Thad Allen: Go ahead, David.
David Mattingly: Just some more detail regarding the static kill, at what point will you deem it a success and how much mud are you using and how much cement are you using? Is it all going in at one time, do you put them in at separate intervals, how does that work?
Thad Allen: Well it will start out with just mud going in and a decision whether to put cement in will be based on the pressure readings and the performance we get with the mud. We have the option to put the cement in but we also have the option just to put the mud in and hold off on the cement and do that when we come in with the bottom kill.
And that will be a decision that will be made as we go through the process. The final steps for this entire process were gone over by the science team over the last two days. They've had a lot of meetings in Houston making sure they understand every step of the process moving forward.
I think – we should probably know right away. We're going to be talking – this is not going to be days. This will be hours until we know that something is going on and we'll be passing on updates and in fact I'll be in Houston myself.
David Mattingly: Thank you.
Operator: You now have John Pope from the Times Picayune.
John Pope: Admiral, hi, I just have one small question. You said the current – when you started this briefing the current pressure is how much and what exactly does that mean?
Thad Allen: Six thousand, nine hundred and eight pounds per square inch in the capping stack. It's been moving anywhere between 10 and 20 pounds per 24 hour period. It's slowly increasing and that's the type of performance we would expect out of a well that has integrity as the pressure slowly builds inside of it which it has since the well was capped. Is that responsive?
John Pope: Yes, that's fine. Thank you.
Thad Allen: OK.
Operator: We have time for one more question and that is from George Altman with The Press Register.
George Altman: Hi, thanks for taking my question. Here is what I'd like to know, is there any possibility that the static kill process itself could increase the pressure and threaten the integrity of the well?
What I'm thinking is you know maybe you've got oil pushing up and then mud pushing back down. Can that process threaten the integrity of the well bore?
Thad Allen: That's a great question and that's exactly what the science team was discussing over the last few days with the BP engineers. What they're going to go do is put the mud in at a very slow rate and I think it's going to be like several barrels per minute and I think during – and I don't have the numbers in front of me right now but I think at the maximum point I think we're approaching 80 barrels per minute and putting mud down during the top kill we were trying to overcome the pressure of the oil coming up.
We've taken a look at putting the mud in very slowly so if there is a rise in pressure, we would expect there is some, that we could monitor that very, very closely. And we've established 8,000 PSI as the upper limit for pressure inside the capping stack as we put the mud into it. So we'll be monitoring that.
George Altman: Thank you very much.
Thad Allen: Yes, I could – we can take a couple more questions, operator.
Operator: OK, another moment to compile this roster. Again with any questions or comments press star one on your telephone keypad. We have a follow up from Kater Klee with Bloomberg News.
Kater Klee: Hi, thank you. So I just wanted to follow up on this last question. So does this mean that if the pressure rises to 8,000 or above you will stop the static kill and what will happen?
Thad Allen: Right, well see the pressure right now is 6,980. It will increase slightly when we put the mud in and we will be monitoring it. And they've established 8,000 pounds per square inch as a safety margin. And they don't think that it will come near that.
But that's what they've established as a limit just to make sure that based on what they know about the blow out preventer and everything else we don't want to inadvertently do damage so that's the reason the put a cap on it.
Kater Klee: Thank you.
Operator: You now have Rich Braham with ABC News.
Rich Braham: Apologies Admiral because I missed the top of the call. But the allegations that the Coast Guard has been ignoring the EPA guidelines how do you address that?
Thad Allen: I did but I'm happy to address it again. We haven't ignored the EPA guidelines. Lisa Jackson and I talk daily and sometimes more on dispersant issues. We established jointly back in May that we would seek a reduction of 75 percent in dispersant use. By our joint accounting we at the time the capping stack went on had achieved a 72 percent reduction.
So the effect we were trying to achieve were generally met. Our field commander is on a case-by-case basis when oil is spotted by a surveillance aircraft and there is no other method to control it, rather than have that end up on a marsh or on a beach we have authorized on a case-by-case basis for them to use dispersant in those areas. There is a very strict doctrinal process that's followed.
The incident commanders go to the unified area command and seek permission and that guidance is provided back to them. It is a decision made by the federal on-scene coordinator, not BP but then is executed by BP through one of their sub contractors.
There is obviously a tension here in trying to reduce the amount of dispersants and still deal with the (inaudible) and the fact that when we use dispersant that's a de facto decision and we're going to accept some impact in the water column in leiu of having that oil reach a marsh area or a beach.
So I have worked very closely with Lisa Jackson on this. On the 22nd of June I actually convened a meeting and we put one additional step in to make sure that EPA had total visibility on how this was going on. We put EPA into the clearance process down at the unified command so they would have visibility on it.
But in the end they're going to times when our field commanders have to make a decision based on the best information that's available. And sometimes that's not all the information you need but they're in the position to make the decisions and they're authorized to do that.
Operator: You now have the line of Laurie Wiggler with Examiner.com.
Laurie Wiegler: Hi, Admiral, thank you for taking my question. This may be a little off point but I'm wondering if this entire experience has given you pause with such enormous effort on everyone's part to clean this up and the impact to wildlife in the area and the community what's your feeling on offshore drilling these days?
Thad Allen: Well issues related to offshore drilling and the policy and the moratorium and those things are policy issues and without trying to be flippant or glib it's really above my pay grade. My responsibility is on the response.
And make sure that we get this oil cleaned up, that we're there and we do our job and we hold BP accountable. Regarding long-term energy issues and energy policy I'll leave that to the policy makers.
Laurie Wiegler: OK, very good. Thank you very much.
Meghan Maloney: And operator at this point. We'll take our final call.
Operator: Thank you, one moment. Your last question is a follow up from Vivian Kuo with CNN.
Vivian Kuo: Hey, Admiral. Sorry about the mass dog pile but it was my understanding in the past that BP had the initial go-ahead to do preps for the static kill but needed to go back to you for a final green light.
Is that the case or has the static kill be effectively given thumbs up here?
Thad Allen: Well there's been some time inserted between because of the storm and everything like that. So what we've decided is I will issues a letter later on this evening that will actually formalize it again.
I think we all agreed that we're going to be moving forwarded. But given the time that's been inserted and some of the meetings we have with the science teams and making sure that we had looked at all the procedures associated with it include the injectivity test we thought it would be a good idea if I went ahead and issued a letter. So that will happen later this evening.
Vivian Kuo: Thank you so much.
Megan Maloney: Thank you everyone for participating in our call today. That concludes the call from Washington.


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Fact: People spend more time in mobile apps than they do browsing the web from a computer.
With over 500 million Android and iOS devices on the market, and global mobile 3G subscribers growing at a rate of 35% per year, it's no wonder the big game players are developing their apps and software specifically for Smartphone and tablet platforms. Experts estimate the number of devices activated will surge past the 1 billion mark by the end of 2012, so it's fairly safe to assume the recorded 40 million applications downloaded already will also double.
It's a new phenomenon and the largest shift we have seen in consumer behaviour over the last forty years – a shift likely championed by Steve Jobs and his creation of the iPhone, which first entered the world in 2007. That's right, it's only 5 years old and virtually dominates the way we communicate. In comparison Google is 14, and Facebook 8 – we don't even want to know what that is in dog years.
Mobile computing has a rate of adoption that is outpacing both the PC revolution of the 1980's and the Internet boom of 1990's. The average time spent in mobile apps has increased from 43, to 94 minutes per day in just over 18 months, while web consumption has more than stagnated; decreasing from 74 minutes to 72 in the past 12 months. Even social media giants likes Facebook are noticing the shift, with users now spending on average, 9 minutes less per day on the website.
We're a society of convenience. We want to access information wherever we want, whenever we want, in the fewest clicks possible. The new internet age is upon us, and those who adapt the quickest are the ones who will succeed.