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Through his organization, Open Africa, Noel is building a pan-African network of urban and rural tourism routes that are locally owned and managed, but marketed internationally. The vision behind this network is to create economic and social opportunities by harnessing the growing potential of tourism in Africa for marginalized communities. He is putting control of this potential into the hands of local communities by working with them to identify, promote, and manage their own cultural and natural assets. These efforts create new businesses, preserve cultural heritage, and foster community pride of civic cooperation and leadership in a new generation.
Noel's model encourages marginalized local communities to form their own businesses to serve the tourism market, thereby affording them entry to a previously unreachable economic system. Through creative online marketing and industry partnerships, these enterprises are brought to a new level of quality, marketability and potential. The shared effort of developing and sustaining not just individual enterprises but linked tourist routes leads to infrastructure development, increased political participation, and links to the international community. Open Africa also creates a platform for community leaders to champion a new path of growth and development for their communities. Everything about Africa charms, frustrates, uplifts, challenges, and mesmerizes me all at once. For this continent and its people to occupy their proper place socially and economically in the global arena. Noel spent his early years on his parents' farm primarily in the company of indigenous people. This influenced him profoundly and instilled an abiding respect and love for the aboriginal culture of Africa, the spirituality of its people, and the abundance of its natural resources. Noel feels that even though his ancestors have been in Africa for more than 350 years, his deep sense of oneness with Africa is unusual for a Caucasian. This feeling is accompanied by a belief that the continent and its people should be occupying a special place in the global community, instead of being hampered by negative perceptions based on inaccuracies.
Noel has undertaken various entrepreneurial endeavors over the years, including the start-up of Avis Car Rental in Southern Africa. Inspired by challenges and "pushing the edge of the envelope", Noel is hard-pressed to see a problem without trying to fix it. He now calls himself a recycled businessman interested primarily in development with an eye for environmental sustainability. In addition to his role with Open Africa, Noel is a member of the Board of the University of Cape Town's Centre for Marine Studies, the IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas, and a founding member of the Peace Parks Foundation.
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October 21, 1999
During the past four months, the Task Force on Residential Life has been busy conducting preliminary research, finalizing a student opinion survey, and drafting a statement of principles.
Research and Inquiry
As part of the initial research and inquiry process, the Task Force gathered qualitative information on "where Lawrence stands" in terms of housing, food services, and related matters. Comparative "bench marking" was pursued through site visits to Ripon, St. Norbert, and Grinnell Colleges. Additional campus visits are planned during the Fall Term.
The Task Force completed the development of a student opinion survey, which will be disseminated during the week of October 25. The Task Force encourages all Lawrence students to complete and return this survey, so as to have the broadest input possible.
Listening sessions are planned in the coming months, both on campus and across the country at regional alumni club events. Parents will also be providing opinions and ideas to the Task Force at a session to be scheduled during Family Weekend.
On an ongoing basis, the Task Force exchanges information and shares analysis with the Trustee Committee on Student Affairs at frequently scheduled meetings of that committee.
Statement of Principles
A subcommittee of the Task Force has developed a statement of principles that articulate the underlying beliefs of the college about why residential life is important to the fulfillment of Lawrence's educational mission. Task Force members felt it was important to have a "touchstone statement" that would serve as a frame of reference as the group wrestled with the issues and developed recommendations for the Trustees. Any conclusions or recommendations will be tested against these fundamental principles.
The statement of principles has now been finalized and approved by the Trustee Committee on Student Affairs (see Statement of Principles). The principles are meant to serve as aspirations for the college and are intended to express where Lawrence wants to be. Advancing these principles is a continuous process. The recommendations to be made in the Task Force's final report will represent an effort to accelerate that process.
Next Steps
As soon as the Task Force has finished the research phase of its work, it will turn to developing specific recommendations. Already tentative conclusions are taking shape. A draft report for the Board of Trustees will be prepared this winter, so that it can be submitted in advance of their May, 2000 meeting. After receiving input from the Board in May, the report will be finalized.
The Task Force will continue to report to the Lawrence community as its work goes forward. Representatives of the Task Force will next appear at an LUCC meeting at 4:45 p.m. on October 26.
Anyone who wishes to speak directly with Task Force leaders can do so by telephone, mail, or e-mail. Contact information is listed below. We would be pleased to hear from you.
Jeff Riester, Trustee Liaison to the Task Force
Nancy Truesdell (co-chair)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 18, 2012) – As part of today's opening of the Florida Association of Destination Marketing Organizations' Industry Summit, VISIT FLORIDA® – the official tourism marketing corporation for the State of Florida – is proud to announce its new founding partnership with Brand USA. Patterned on the VISIT FLORIDA model as a public-private tourism marketing corporation, Brand USA was created in 2010 to encourage travelers from all over the world to visit the United States. Through its base commitment of $1 million and significant in-kind investments, VISIT FLORIDA joins Marriott International, the Walt Disney Company and Best Western International as Brand USA's founding travel partners.
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He is credentialed by Greenville Health System as an associate in the Integrative Oncology Department and is a co-investigator on clinical trials assessing the role of acupuncture as an adjunct to conventional cancer treatment. He is currently serving as the vice president of the South Carolina Oriental Medicine Association and is pursuing a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. Media and Public Education Committee TBD. Membership Committee Jane Yu, MAOM, Dipl OM (NCCAOM), LAc Jane Yu received her Master's of Oriental Medicine from the AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas. In 2007, Jane participated in an international TCM training program in China, studying with doctors in the Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan province. 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At this week's opening day of the Six Days of Ghent in Belgium, an unidentified Burmese went rogue and darted out onto the velodrome, causing several riders to swerve and the race to be temporarily suspended. Mark Cavendish didn't appear to have been shaken up by the cat's surprise drop-in and posted a strong second-place start with teammate Iljo Keisse.
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VATICAN CITY – Three rounds of ballots had been cast with no winner, but it was becoming clear which way this conclave was headed.
When the cardinals broke for lunch, Sean P. O'Malley of Boston sat down next to his Argentine friend Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
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It began Tuesday afternoon with a procession.
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Wednesday morning, the cardinals filed in again and repeated the ritual of voting. Each man filled out his ballot and walked to the front of the room.
"When you walk up with the ballot in your hand and stand before the image of the Last Judgment, that is a great responsibility," O'Malley said.
There were two votes before lunch, and the field was narrowing. But the smoke was black again, and the crowd was again disappointed. This time, however, they didn't leave the square.
And this time, after the inconclusive balloting, Bergoglio's stock was rising, and support seemed to be gravitating his way.
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"They also wanted someone to restore order in the Roman Curia and make it less of a barrier between bishops and the pope," he said.
At lunch, as sentiment seemed to be coalescing around Bergogilo, O'Malley sat down beside the Argentine cardinal. "He is very approachable, very friendly," O'Malley said. "He has a good sense of humor, he is very quick, and a joy to be with."
But with the vote going his way, Bergoglio was uncharacteristically somber. In the first afternoon ballot, the cardinals were getting close to a decision. But not quite. They started over, and the scrutineers read out the names.
And it began to dawn on the men that their work was done.
"It was very moving as the names were sounding out," Brady said. "Bergoglio, Bergoglio, and suddenly the magic number of 77 was reached."
The cardinals applauded at 77, and again once the tally was complete.
"I don't think there was a dry eye in the house," said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York.
A cardinal asked Bergoglio whether he accepted the papacy. "I am a sinner, but as this office has been given to me, I accept," he said, according to three French cardinals.
Bergoglio announced the name he would assume – Francis – and went to change into the papal robes in the Room of the Tears, so named because many have wept at the enormity of the task they face. When Francis returned to the chapel, "his first action was to go to a cardinal in a wheelchair and go to the back of the chapel to greet him," Brady said.
Aides brought in a platform with a white chair for Francis to sit on as the cardinals came one by one to pay their respects. The pope declined, Dolan said.
"He met with us on our own level," Dolan said.
Dolan said he felt a strange emotion as he kissed the pope's ring. "It's very difficult to explain," Dolan said. "You obviously get to know your brother cardinal. But all of a sudden, the identity is different."
It was time to face the public. More than 100,000 people had jammed into the square, and Francis prepared to greet them from the balcony. Vatican workers lined up to shake his hand, but Francis was worried about a delay, Dolan said. There were too many people outside waiting in the rain, and he didn't want to keep them.
As Francis stepped out on the balcony, cardinals rushed to the windows to look out over the crowd.
After the new pope spoke his first words to the faithful, a car came to take him to dinner, and buses arrived for the rest of the cardinals. But the car returned empty.
"As the last bus pulls up, guess who walked out?" Dolan said. Francis had dinner with the others. By the time the night was over, cardinals said, the new pope seemed comfortable in his new robes.
"Last night, I think there was a peace in his heart," O'Malley said, "that God's will had been accomplished in his life."
Newsday contributed to this report.


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Toronto FC are close to signing winger Hogan Ephraim on loan from QPR, while Tottenham's John Bostock and Cardiff's Rob Earnshaw are set for trials at the Major League Soccer club, according to club president and general manager Kevin Payne.
Ephraim has fallen out of favour at QPR in recent seasons, taking in loan spells at Leeds, Charlton and Bristol City.
Payne hopes to complete a loan deal for the 24-year-old in the next 48 hours.
"We're in hopefully the final stages of signing him to a loan agreement with Queens Park Rangers," he was quoted as saying on the official MLS website.
"We hope that will be concluded in the next day or two."
Reports suggest attacking midfielder Bostock and striker Earnshaw will arrive at the Canadian club on Wednesday.
Earnshaw recently took in a loan spell at Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and is out of contract at Cardiff in the summer.
Payne added: "[Earnshaw] arrives to take a look at us and for us to take a look at him to see if that's a fit that might work.
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Fact Sheet: List of Major Federal Regulations and Standards Affecting Petroleum Cleaners
Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7406) |
EPA 744-F-99-005 May 1999 |
Garment and Textile Care Partnership Fact Sheet
In general, on a nationwide basis, petroleum drycleaners provide their services primarily to large industrial, commercial, and institutional customers. Consequently, petroleum drycleaning establishments tend to be larger operations relative to the drycleaners who cater to a residential clientele, i.e., the neighborhood cleaners. However, many smaller cleaners are now converting from perchloroethylene to petroleum processes. Because petroleum drycleaners presently form a distinct sector (due to size, customer-type, and solvent-type) within the garment and textile care industry, these operations are subject to special Federal and State regulatory requirements.
This Fact Sheet identifies some of the major Federal environmental, health, and safety requirements that apply to petroleum drycleaning operations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the Federal environmental protection requirements and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) administers the Federal worker health and safety requirements. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established operational recommendations in the form of guidance documents. NIOSH is a Federal institute that provides research and technical support to OSHA and other Federal agencies. Other Federal Agencies may have regulations that apply to petroleum solvent cleaners and they are not covered in this Fact Sheet.
Compliance with State-Level Requirements. Most States have adopted the Federal regulations and standards into their State-level regulatory codes and are therefore authorized to carry out primary implementation and enforcement responsibilities for the Federal EPA and OSHA requirements. For example, the States responsible for implementing Federal OSHA requirements are called "State Plan States." Beyond the Federal requirements, many State environmental control and public health agencies have adopted regulations and standards that are stricter than the Federal requirements. This document does not address specific State requirements for petroleum drycleaners. Petroleum drycleaners must be knowledgeable of, and in compliance with, the regulations and standards of individual States.
Federal Environmental Protection Regulations and Standards
EPA regulations apply to petroleum drycleaners with respect to: 1) hazardous waste handling and disposal; 2) ozone and volatile organic compound (VOC) air emissions; and 3) spill prevention and control. The EPA regulations outlined below, and related guidance documents, can be accessed on specific EPA Web sites as indicated.
Hazardous Waste Handling and Disposal - Under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), a petroleum drycleaner must comply with various hazardous waste regulations if the particular solvent used is "ignitable." A solvent is ignitable if its flashpoint is lower than 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Centigrade). If the solvent is ignitable, then the extent of hazardous waste regulation is dependent upon the amount of hazardous waste that a drycleaner generates. The EPA hazardous waste regulations are located in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 260 through Part 279. In general, these regulations govern the following aspects of hazardous waste management: use of the off-site waste shipment manifest form; packaging and labeling; on-site storage; recycling and reuse; off-site waste transport requirements; and recycling/disposal facility selection. Materials that commonly qualify as hazardous petroleum drycleaning wastes include, but are not limited to: filter casings; still bottoms; separator water; partially empty solvent containers or drums; and spotting board residues. Regulatory, guidance, and other information pertaining to hazardous waste management can be accessed on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm.
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) - Established pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), the NSPS standards serve to ensure that new sources of air pollution meet minimum performance requirements pertaining to equipment and work practices. The NSPS for petroleum drycleaners serves to minimize VOC emissions through application of best demonstrated technologies. A petroleum drycleaner must comply with new source performance standards if the operation has a total manufacturer-rated dryer capacity that is equal to or greater than 84 pounds (38 kilograms) AND the equipment was installed after December 14, 1982. The EPA new source emission standards for petroleum drycleaners are located in Title 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJ (40 CFR Sections 60.620 through 60.625). In general, these standards specify: allowable dryer types; allowable solvent filters; allowable solvent recovery flow rates; recordkeeping requirements; information posting requirements; and performance testing procedures. Regulatory, guidance, and other information pertaining to NSPS requirements can be accessed on the following EPA Web sites: www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps and www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw.
Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation - Pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), EPA developed the Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation. The regulation is located at Title 40 CFR Part 112 and forms the basis of EPA's Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Program. The goal of the SPCC Program is to prevent oil spills from certain aboveground and underground storage tanks.
A petroleum drycleaner must comply with the Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation if the facility meets the following criteria:
a) has an aboveground petroleum solvent storage capacity of more than 660 gallons in a single tank, an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 1,320 gallons, OR a total underground storage capacity of 42,000 gallons; AND;
b) could reasonably be expected to discharge oil product in harmful quantities into navigable waters of the United States.
Petroleum drycleaners who meet the above criteria must prepare a SPCC Plan. The Plan is required to address the facility's design, operation, and maintenance procedures established to prevent spills from occurring, as well as countermeasures to control, contain, clean up, and mitigate the effects of an oil spill that could affect navigable waters. Regulatory, guidance, and other information pertaining to the Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation and the SPCC Program can be accessed on the EPA Web site at: www.epa.gov/oilspill/opprover.htm.
Further, under the CWA, petroleum solvents with a flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Farhenheit (60 degrees Centigrade) may be prohibited from discharge into a public sewer system. A petroleum drycleaner must contact the State environmental control agency for specific requirements governing discharges into public sewer systems.
Control Techniques Guidelines - Unlike perchloroethylene (PCE or perc), petroleum solvents are volatile organic compounds (VOCs). As a result, a Control Techniques Guideline (CTG) was developed by EPA for States and local pollution control agencies to use for regulating solvent emissions from various petroleum drycleaning establishments. The petroleum CTG applies only to petroleum drycleaning operations that use more than 32,500 gallons (123,000 liters) of solvent per year. Petroleum drycleaners that exceed that threshold may need to install a petroleum recovery dryer and adhere to other requirements for filtration and leaks.
A CTG is not mandatory in all situations, nor does it serve as absolute minimum or maximum requirement. In determining how closely to adhere to the EPA CTG guideline, each State or local air pollution control agency evaluates the severity of ozone pollution in a local or regional area and the amount of control necessary to alleviate the problem. A petroleum drycleaner must contact the State environmental control agency or local air pollution control agency to determine exactly how this requirement applies to his/her operation.
The EPA CTG guidance for petroleum solvent is title Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Large Petroleum Drycleaners (EPA 450/3-82-009). This document can be ordered by contacting the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at the following toll-free number: (800) 553-NTIS.
Underground Storage Tank Regulations -- Under RCRA, a petroleum drycleaner that stores solvent in underground storage tanks (USTs) must comply with Federal and State UST regulations. The Federal UST regulations are located at Title 40 CFR Part 280 and require that USTs be protected from corrosion, equipped with devices that prevent spills and overfills, and periodically monitored for leaks. Regulatory, guidance, and other information pertaining to UST requirements can be accessed on the following EPA Web site: http://www.epa.gov/swerust1.
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard - In the near future, as already exists for perchloroethylene drycleaners, EPA may establish a MACT standard for petroleum drycleaners pursuant to authority granted to the EPA under the CAA. The purpose of a MACT standard is to ensure that state-of-the-art technologies are used to control listed hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This regulation would be more comprehensive and more stringent than the Subpart JJJ NSPS standard discussed above. Regulatory, guidance, and other information pertaining to NSPS requirements can be accessed on the following EPA Web sites: www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps and www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw.
Federal Worker Health and Safety Regulations and Standards
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Pursuant to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, in addition to the Federal OSHA standards that apply to a broad range of industry types, petroleum drycleaners must also comply with OSHA standards that are specific to those industries that use petroleum solvents. These particular OSHA standards address the following aspects of petroleum drycleaning operations: worker exposure; fire safety; and protection against bloodborne pathogens. For some petroleum drycleaners, OSHA hazard communication standards may also apply. The OSHA standards outlined below, and related guidance documents, can be accessed on the OSHA Web site at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/drycleaning/ . NOTE: For a petroleum drycleaning facility located in a State Plan State, there may be additional requirements. A list of State Plan States and contacts is located on the OSHA Web site at: http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/index.html .
Worker Exposure - Those petroleum drycleaners that use Stoddard solvent must comply with the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for Stoddard solvent listed under petroleum distillates. The PEL for Stoddard solvent was established to protect workers from the health effects resulting from exposure to that substance. The PEL for Stoddard solvent is 500 parts per million (ppm) of contaminated air or 2,000 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu-m) of air, as measured by an eight-hour Time-Weighted Average (TWA). The PEL standard applicable to petroleum drycleaners is located at 29 CFR Section 1910.1000, Table Z-1.
Fire Safety - Petroleum drycleaners must comply with the OSHA standards for flammable and combustible liquids located at 29 CFR Section 1910.106. The OSHA standards for fire protection that may also apply are located at 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart L. OSHA's expert systems, titled Hazard Awareness Advisor and Fire Safety Advisor, provide guidance for determining which OSHA standards apply your specific establishment(s). These expert systems can be accessed on the OSHA Web site at: www.osha.gov/oshasoft.
Also, as specified in 29 CFR Section 1910.106, OSHA requires compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard No. 32 (Standard for Drycleaning Plants). This guidance document is available on the NFPA Web site at:www.nfpa.org. Further, NIOSH has developed non-regulatory guidance addressing the control of fire hazards specific to petroleum drycleaning operations. This guidance document is titled Control of Fire Hazards in Commercial Drycleaning Shops Using Petroleum-Based Solvents (Hazard Control Guidance No. 21). This NIOSH guidance document can be accessed on the OSHA Web site at: www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/drycleaning.
Bloodborne Pathogens - Those petroleum drycleaners that provide services to health care facilities, police departments, and fire departments must comply with the OSHA standards for control of bloodborne pathogens. These standards are located at 29 CFR Section 1910.1030 and set forth requirements for work practice controls, personal protection equipment, housekeeping procedures and techniques, and establishing and implementing an Exposure Control Plan.
Hazard Communication - If a petroleum drycleaner--in addition to being a purchaser and user of petroleum solvent--is also a distributor, importer, or manufacturer of petroleum solvent, the drycleaner must comply with the OSHA standards for hazard communication. These standards are located at 29 CFR Section 1910.1200 and set forth requirements for: establishing and implementing a workplace hazard communication plan; labeling of containers; training employees; and maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).
For More Information
EPA - EPA officials, located at the Agency's Regional Offices, are available to answer questions pertaining to drycleaning regulatory compliance. You may contact the official in your region as listed below:
Region 1 [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont] 1 Congress Street, 1100 (SEA) Boston, MA 02203-2211 Region 2 [New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands]
Diane Buxbaum, Drycleaning Project/Compliance Assistance (2DECA-CAPS) 21st Floor (212) 637-3919, fax: (212) 637-4035 Carl Plossl, Engineer, RCRA Compliance (2DECA-RCB) 22nd Floor (212) 637-4137; fax: (212) 637-4949 Venkata Rao, Air Compliance (2DECA-ACB) 21st Floor (212) 637-4053, fax: (212) 637-3998 Region 3 [Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia] Richard Segrave-Daly, Compliance and Drycleaning Pollution Prevention
Business Assistance Center (3RA20) (800) 228-8711 or (215) 814-5535
Fax: (215) 814-2783 Artra B. Cooper, Enforcement (3AP22) (215) 814-2096, fax: (215) 814-2114 Region 4 [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee] Region 5 [Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin]
Region 6 [Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas]
Mary K. Marusak, Compliance and Enforcement (214) 665-7598, (214) 665-7446 Region 7 [Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska] Alma Moreno-Lahm, Compliance, Drycleaning Sector Team (ENSV/ARCM) (913) 551-5232, fax: (913) 551-5287 Gary Schlicht, Compliance (MACT air rule) (ARTD/APCO) (913) 551-7097,
fax: (913) 551-7065 Region 8 [Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming] Tami Thomas-Burton, Enforcement/Compliance (8ENF-T) (303) 312-6581, fax: (303) 312-6409 Region 9 [Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa,
Guam] Angela Baranco, Air Division, Compliance Assistance Program (AIR-6) (415) 744-1196, fax: (415) 744-1073 Region 10 [Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington] Dan Meyer, Drycleaning Project (OAQ-107) (206) 553-4150, fax: (206) 553-0110 |
OSHA - OSHA officials, located at the Administration's Regional Offices, are available to answer questions pertaining to compliance with worker protection and fire safety requirements. You may contact your regional OSHA office as listed below:
Region 1 [Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont] Region 2 [New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands]
Region 3 [District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia] Region 4 [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee] Region 5 [Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin]
Region 6 [Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas]
Region 7 [Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska] Region 8 [Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming] Region 9 [Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada] Region 10 [Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington] |
How Can I Get More Information?
Contact EPA's Pollution Prevention Information Center to receive an information packet about EPA's DfE Program, or the Garment and Textile Care Partnership (GTCP), or to request single copies of DfE documents. A revised DfE Publications List along with these recent GTCP publications are now available:
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional Fabricare
Processes (EPA 744-B-98-001)
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional Fabricare
Processes: SUMMARY (EPA 744-S-98-001)
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional Fabricare
Processes: Fact Sheet (EPA 744-F-98-011)
Frequently Asked Questions About Drycleaning (EPA 744-K-98-002)
Garment and Textile Care Resource Guide (EPA 744-K-98-005)
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghous U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency 401 M Street, SW (7409) Washington, DC 20460
Phone: (202)260-1023 Fax: (202) 260-4659 Email address:
DfE Garment and Textile Care Partnership Page
DISCLAIMER - This document provides a listing and brief description of only the current MAJOR federal environmental and worker safety regulations that affect petroleum drycleaning operations. It is not intended to be an inclusive listing of every U.S. EPA or U.S. OSHA regulation that may apply to petroleum drycleaning establishments. Further, many States have developed additional regulatory requirements that may apply to petroleum drycleaning operations. Federal and State regulatory requirements may change over time. Petroleum drycleaners must comply with all currently applicable Federal and State regulations and standards. To stay abreast of changes in regulations and standards, and to precisely determine which requirements apply to your specific operation, you should contact your regional EPA and OSHA office (listed at the end of this document) and officials of your state environmental control or public health agency. |
What is Design for the Environment? EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program is a voluntary initiative that forges partnerships with various stakeholder groups in an effort to:
To accomplish these goals, the program utilizes EPA expertise and leadership to compare the relative environmental and human health risks, performance, and cost tradeoffs of traditional and newer technologies. DfE disseminates information on its work to all interested parties and also assists businesses to implement the new technologies identified through the program. The program currently has cooperative partnerships with:
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Public memorial service held Monday for murdered Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements
'He would want forgiveness,' Clements' widow said
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A public memorial service was held Monday for Tom Clements, the director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, who was shot and killed when he answered his front door in Monument.
"Last Tuesday night, Tom and I were watching TV and the doorbell rang. And my life was forever changed," Clements' widow Lisa said Monday.
The service for Clements, 58, started just after 10 a.m. at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs.
"There is not a single one of us who wants to be here. But there's not a single one of us who'd prefer to be anywhere else," said Pastor Matt Heard. "Because Tom Clements was a man worthy of honor, in life and in death."
"He was without question one of the finest people I've ever worked with in anything I've ever done," Gov. John Hickenlooper told the crowd.
A private funeral was held for Clements Sunday.
He is survived by a wife and two daughters.
"In the end, we want everyone to know that he lived his life believing in redemption, in the ability of the human heart to be changed." Lisa Clements said. "He would want justice, but moreover he would want forgiveness. Our family prays for the family of the man who took Tom's life."
Evan Spencer Ebel, killed in a gunfight with Texas authorities Thursday, is a suspect and had been a member of the 211s, a white supremacist prison gang in Colorado. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says the results of ballistics tests are expected this week.


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Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Announces Timing Of Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results And Conference Call
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. ("Cobalt") (NYSE: CIE) today announced that it will release its second quarter 2013 results before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. This release will be followed by a conference call for investors at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss Cobalt's second quarter 2013 results. Hosting the call will be Joseph H. Bryant, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and John P. Wilkirson, Chief Financial Officer.
The call can be accessed live over the telephone by dialing (877) 705-6003, or for international callers, (201) 493-6725. A replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176, or for international callers, (858) 384-5517. The passcode for the replay is 417792. The replay will be available until August 13, 2013.
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PRESS RELEASE From the Office of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte
For Immediate Release February 9, 2009 Contact: Kathryn Freeman, (512) 463-0126
Van de Putte and McClendon File Texas Family Leave Act
AUSTIN — This week Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) and Representative Ruth Jones McClendon (D-San Antonio) filed legislation that would allow parents to take two weeks of paid accrued leave or collect unemployment benefits if no leave has been accrued for a new birth, adoption or placement of a foster child.
Currently, the Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12 month period. However, many parents simply can not afford to take unpaid leave, especially in this economic climate where many families have already been reduced to one paycheck. Without paid leave, many parents are forced to hurry back to work without taking the time they need to acclimate themselves and their family to a new addition.
SB 692 and HB 1057 would give parents the statutory right to at least two weeks of paid leave to care for newborns, newly adopted children or foster children. New parents would have the choice of using either sick or other accrued leave. If they are without sick or accrued leave or their employer does not provide paid leave, they would be eligible for unemployment benefits. Texas lags behind many other states in implementing family friendly work policies such as paid parental leave which helps parents juggle work and family.
"It is unfair to force parents to choose between caring for a new addition to their family or their paycheck. Without paid family leave that is exactly what we are asking many families to do," said Van de Putte.
Representative McClendon said, "In today's working world, parents are scrambling to carve out family time from all the demands of the work day. When a new baby comes along, it brings a total change of life structure. Having time to adjust physically and mentally is essential before the parent or parents return to work with the ability to focus clearly."
"As a working mom, I understand firsthand how hard it is for parents to balance their families economic security and the needs of the newest members of their families. Having paid family leave will allow parents to make choices based on what is best for their family and not out of fear," said Van de Putte.
SB 692 and HB 1057 are part of family leave legislative package filed by Senator Van de Putte and Representative McClendon that also includes SB 649 and HB 1005 which allows parents to leave work briefly to attend parent-teacher conferences or participate in their child's school activities. These bills are aimed at making Texas business more family friendly workplaces.


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University of Kansas faculty member Keith Diaz Moore has been selected as the next dean of the the University of Utah's College of Architecture and Planning, university officials announced Monday.
Diaz Moore's term as dean is expected to begin Aug. 1, pending final approval by U. President David Pershing and the university's board of trustees.
— deseretnews.com
After 20 years as the dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, John Gaunt will miss the "intensity of the wider university community involvement," but looks forward to being more engaged with his students. [...]
"No regrets for those 20 years," Gaunt said. "I have a sense of accomplishment and involvement and value, and the teaching part of it has been an enrichment, which from here on I'll have a more direct and defined involvement in, but really a different kind of challenge."
— The University Daily Kansan


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Red Bull dominated qualifying in Shanghai on Saturday, with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position ahead of team mate Mark Webber. Behind the Red Bull duo, Ferraris Fernando Alonso, Mercedes GPs Nico Rosberg and McLarens Jenson Button made up the top five. We take a team-by-team look at how all the runners performed
Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel, 1m 34.558s, P1
Mark Webber, 1m 34.806s, P2
Changes to his car that were more in line with Webbers set-up turned the tide for Vettel by Q3, when Webber admitted that the Germans poise on fresh Bridgestones echoed his own when he was racing on Michelins. He was clearly impressed with his team mates speed, having believed his own lap to be excellent. It was Red Bulls fourth consecutive pole position.
Fernando Alonso, 1m 34.913s, P3
Felipe Massa, 1m 35.180s, P7
Alonso said that he got the absolute maximum out of his F10 in Q3, and that he was pleased with his third third place on a 2010 grid, which boded well since Ferraris race pace has been good all season. Massa was disappointed after a mistake in the final corner on his last Q3 run hurt his times and dirtied his tyres when he was on for a top five placing.
Mercedes GP
Nico Rosberg, 1m 34.923s, P4
Michael Schumacher, 1m 35.646s, P9
Mercedes were delighted to leapfrog the McLarens following a great final lap by a very happy Rosberg, while Schumacher could not do better than ninth as he struggled for rear-end grip and admitted that he never really found the cars balance all weekend.
Jenson Button, 1m 34.979s, P5
Lewis Hamilton, 1m 35.034s, P6
Button said he struggled with his McLarens balance in Q1 and Q2 but that some judicious front wing juggling helped to improve things for Q3. Hamilton, however, was disappointed, having set much of the weekend pace to that point. He reported that his MP4-25s balance went away by Q3, when it became quite oversteery.
Robert Kubica, 1m 35.364s, P8
Vitaly Petrov, 1m 36.311s, P14
Kubica thought his lap was his best of the season from the driving point of view. Petrov thought he recovered well after his off in the morning, and thanked his mechanics for doing a fantastic job to repair the car in time for qualifying.
Force India
Adrian Sutil, 1m 35.963s, P10
Vitantonio Liuzzi, 1m 37.161s, P18
Sutil was very happy with another top-10 qualifying position, but having been the quicker Force India pilot in the mornings free practice yet again Liuzzi was a victim of traffic - Hulkenbergs Williams (again), an HRT and a Virgin on three of his four runs.
Rubens Barrichello, 1m 35.748s, P11
Nico Hulkenberg, 1m 36.647s, P16
Barrichello said that it was a great shame that he was pipped in the dying moments of Q2 by Schumacher, but that the FW32 had improved in comparison with the frontrunners. Hulkenberg said that he spoiled his best lap with a mistake in the final corner.
Toro Rosso
Jaime Alguersuari 1m 36.047s, P12
Sebastien Buemi, 1m 36.149s, P13
Hedging their bets, Toro Rosso put Alguersuari on a dry set-up since he had completed the greater amount of dry road running this weekend, and Buemi, who crashed thanks to that spectacular front upright failure yesterday, on settings more suited to a wet track in anticipation of rain tomorrow. Both men performed well.
BMW Sauber
Kamui Kobayashi, 1m 36.422s, P15
Pedro de la Rosa, 1m 37.020s, P17
For outgoing technical director Willy Rampfs last race, Kobayashi and De la Rosa qualified 15th and 17th. The former thought he got the best from a car that lacked grip, understeered and had imperfect braking stability. The latter said his first Q2 lap on soft tyres wasnt good and that on his last one he locked a rear wheel under braking for Turn 14 and lost half a second.
Timo Glock, 1m 39.278s, P19
Lucas di Grassi, 1m 39.783s, P22
Virgin leapt ahead of Lotus towards the end of Q1 to end the day as best of the new teams. Glock achieved that result with 19th place but felt he might have dipped into the 1m 38s without subsequent traffic, while Di Grassi said he should have been ahead of the Lotuses but that he had made time-consuming errors in the final sector. It was, nevertheless, a solid performance from both men.
Jarno Trulli, 1m 39.399s, P20
Heikki Kovalainen, 1m 39.520s, P21
Both Lotus drivers said that the high winds affected their cars handling adversely, and Kovalainen had a half spin early on which ultimately didnt have any untoward influence on his subsequent quick laps.
Bruno Senna, 1m 40.469s, P23
Karun Chandhok, 1m 40.578s, P24
Senna said he made a small mistake and ran wide on his best qualifying lap, and that changes to the throttle settings had made the car harder to drive and robbed of the speed he showed in free practice. Chandhok had some gearbox problems which required some components to be changed, earned him a five grid-place penalty and stole some straight-line speed.
David Tremayne


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