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..All the Who girls and boys
Would wake up bright and early. They'd rush for their toys!
And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!
- Theodor Seuss Geisel, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1957.
The grinches at the National Institute of Health identify motorcycles, firearms and firecrackers as all sources of loud noise. Leave it to the NIH to write the prescription for fun. Perhaps as a motorcyclist you consider a hazard to your hearing trivial compared to the dangers presented by crack addled road clowns. Still, you can actually do something about this risk. I am sure you have been afflicted by the sneering self-righteous who examine your motorcycle and inquire: "So...do you wear a helmet?" I just soak up their venom, duct tape them to a chair and state: "Thank you for your concern. I wear a helmet. I also wear earplugs. Let me explain..."
A Fiend's Delight: The Sears Catalog of 1897 also offered Peruvian Wine of Coca for a mere $1.00 per bottle. inquire: "So...do you wear a helmet?" I just soak up their venom, duct tape them to a chair and state: "Thank you for your concern. I wear a helmet. I also wear earplugs. Let me explain..."
Part One: Sound - A Rustle In The Underbrush
Sound is a pressure wave. That pressure wave can be measured for intensity (watts/m2), and frequency (Hertz). For our purposes we will discuss sound intensity using decibels-which are in turn based on human hearing.
Human hearing has a surprising range to it. You can hear extremely faint sounds - from the threshold of hearing, or 0 decibels, all the merry way to the threshold of pain - 130dB. A sound at 130dB is ten trillion times more intense than a sound of 0dB. Unless you are Bill Gates or Carl Sagan, you are probably not comfortable flinging about billions, let alone trillions. Not a problem! The decibel scale is logarithmic and sops up all those pesky zeros.
Let's make this personal. Bob marinates in his cubicle, gazing lustfully at a Motorcycle.com bike review. Even with the background noise of the office (40dB) he becomes aware of an ominous sound. The sound in question comes from poorly fitted Italian loafers in the act of compressing carpet fibers (50dB). Suddenly Bob finds his cubicle besieged by the office annoyance. Cringing, Bob vainly pretends he is busy by wiggling his mouse. Too late, Bob. Too late.
"Oh, sorry Bob. Are you busy?"
Jumping from 40 Decibels to 50 Decibels represents 10 times the sound intensity- which means it is twice as loud! As with most blanket statements about sound, that is not truly accurate. Sound intensity is not the same as the perceived loudness of a sound. I am not done torturing Bob, though.
"Bob, you won't believe what happened to my cousin's neighbor. He had this motorcycle and..."
Bob tries to ignore the irrelevant story delivered at 60 dB. This is the level of "normal" speech. This means Bob is now being subjected to B.S. delivered with a million times more sound intensity than blessed silence (0 dB). At this point in the story a mythical motorcyclist has hit a mythical telephone pole. For a dramatic finale Bob's coworker rolls around on the carpet screaming out simulated death throes (120 dB). We will stop our murderous march up the decibel scale just south of the threshold of pain at 130dB. We certainly don't want to get to the Glock 19 (peak 150dB+) nestled in Bob's desk drawer, do we?
Bob's loud day continues when he gets home. The local garage band (Spankmonkey) is having a practice session. Bob puts his garbage can out on the curb and he watches as they close the garage door. This makes little difference. The low frequency of the poorly played bass and the frenetic drumbeats vibrate the walls of the garage and transmit right through. A window in the garage is opened to let smoke escape and that is when Bob is treated to frenzied shrieks and high pitched guitar wails.
The "music" follows Bob indoors. Bob knocks on his walls and discovers that they too vibrate at a low frequency, which is why he gets a free concert every third Thursday - at least the low frequency part. High frequency sound is more easily reflected - it is more "directional". This also explains why the neighborhood Harley acoustically saturates the neighborhood better than a weed whacker, even though they produce close to the same decibel level (and identical power on a dynamometer). Please be gentle with me - I bruise easily.
Too many zeros! Because of the human ear's sensitivity a logarithmic scale is used to measure sound intensity = Decibels.
Sound intensity is not the same as the perceived loudness of a sound, but look the other way for a moment while I state: If you increase the sound intensity by 100 times, or 10 decibels, then the sound will be twice as loud. Lower frequency sound is less "directional" than higher frequency sound. Lower frequency sounds usually transmit more efficiently into convents, churches, and daycare centers.
Part Two: Friends, MOrons, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears!
Your ears are designed to amplify faint sounds. What about really loud sounds - like motorcycles, for instance? The inner ear has a protective mechanism to handle loud sounds - it tightens muscles that limit the amount of eardrum vibration as well as the action of the three bones in the middle ear. This process does not work for sudden impulsive noises - like gunshots or a Bette Midler concert. When you shamefully ride your motorcycle without hearing protection you will probably experience this tightening effect in your ears. It is called a temporary threshold shift. I have forgotten to wear my earplugs on occasion. When the people in the office foolishly attempted to speak to me, the muting effect was obvious. Don't scamper off thinking this is a harmless thing, temporary at worst.
Exposure to loud sounds has a negative cumulative effect on your hearing. The damage done depends on a lot of factors - the level of sound intensity, time of exposure, personal physiology, hygiene....this means we get to play with one more type of math. Probabilities! Still, if you are likely to have caused damage, you are likely to have caused damage to the areas of the inner ear that allow you to figure out what the hell everyone else is prattling on about at the water cooler. Obscene gestures will only get you so far in this world and will not replace lost hearing. If I may be so bold to recommend the mohair Conversation Tube for a paltry $2.75?
Even if you can be helped by a hearing aid, there is a further penalty for damaging your hearing. You could develop tinnitus. Tinnitus is a "sound" only you can hear. It is essentially nerve damage. Constant ringing, buzzing, roaring...it depends on the individual. It never stops and there is no cure.
Part Three - Chinchillas that rock and lesser methods of testing sound.
In the 1970s a generation of darn kids put themselves at risk attending rockconcerts. To save a generation from itself local ordinances were hastily drafted, and scientists were asked to quantify the hearing damage caused by infernal rackets. In one inspired test six chinchillas were subjected to a live rock concert (placed one meter away from the loud-speakers). These chinchillas were then examined for hearing damage, and the results were mixed. It appears humans and chinchillas share a very similar sense of hearing (and varying susceptibility to hearing damage).(1) Regardless, when I discovered that chinchillas are used in acoustic animal studies I immediately hatched Plan A.
Plan A
Strap a chinchilla to my motorcycle. Expose it to the sounds of motorcycling. Manipulate the data. Report the results.
Flaws of Plan AI would need more than one chinchilla to make this a statistically meaningful test. Chinchillas are expensive (150 bucks a pop!) - maybe I could get a bulk deal? I would hug them and love them and name them all Gabe. This could add confusion. I don't know how to test hearing loss in a chinchilla. My wife said no.
Plan B
I buy a commercially available sound meter and figure out how to mount it to my motorcycle.
Flaws of Plan BSound meters are not soft and furry. I still want a chinchilla. My birthday is coming up and I know she hasn't bought me anything yet.
In the end I purchased a Galaxy Audio CM-140 Checkmate Sound Pressure Level Meter and mounted it on my 2003 Buell XB9R. The bike was purchased second-hand,and it came with a Jardine brand exhaust system. I did install a "quiet insert" into the muffler, and this does minimally decrease the sound output. Regardless, I am in the process of returning the bike to stock so please postdate your hate mail for at least a few months. The sound meter mount was constructed of aluminum stock bent to shape. It was secured to the bike using the rearview mirror attachment bolts. I needed to be able to see the test meter while keeping my hands free for sudden obscene gestures. Also, the meter can swivel, so the sound level can be tested from behind the fairing (this did not prove to make a significant difference).
Sound filters - dBA and dBC
The test meter can switch between two sound filters. We hear "more" at certain frequencies. The dBA filter more closely matches human hearing. The dBC filter takes more frequencies into account (particularly lower). Both dBA and dBC are important to motorcyclists. dBA is the filter that is used for noise enforcement. Don't recommend they change the sound meter over to the dBC filter, as the sound intensity level will significantly increase. This is because your motorcycle pumps out a lot of sound at lower frequencies (particularly <500HZ). The reason the dBC is useful to us is because this is how Noise Reduction Ratings (NRR) are determined for hearing protection.
This illustrates the difference between dBA and dBC readings. Both are taken at idle:
dBA: A reasonable volume
dBC: Putting it up to eleven
A proviso is in order. This test is meant only to demonstrate that a motorcycle is loud enough to cause hearing damage at operating speeds. I didn't test your motorcycle, which you might declare is a stealthy steed indeed. Here is my challenge to you - prove it or wear earplugs. Hint: if you have experienced a temporary threshold shift in your ears after you ride - you lose.
|Speed (MPH)
Engine RPM
|OSHA Max Exposure (dBA)
|4th Gear
|<1/2 Hour
|5th Gear
4000 rpm
|1 Hour
|5th Gear
|2 Hours
|4th Gear
|1.5 Hours
|3rd Gear
|<1/2 Hour
|4th Gear
|1 Hour
|4th Gear
|1.5 Hours
|4th Gear
|2 Hours
|3rd Gear
|3 Hours
|0 (idle)
|>8 Hours
|<4 Hours
|Depends on Police Response Time
Chinchilla Reference: 1 "Am I Too Loud?", Jour Audio Engineering Soc, V25, p126, Mar 1977.
Do You Use Protection? All About Earplugs
Page 2 Do you lay awake at night wondering what differentiates a good disposable earplug from a mediocre disposable earplug? I certainly do. In a hoarding frenzy I collected 24 different pairs of earplugs. Deep in my basement I kept running my hands through my treasure, not wanting to share them with anyone. In a weak moment I wrote down my impressions of a pair of earplugs, and soon I just couldn't stop reviewing earplugs.
A pattern soon emerged. Most disposable earplugs are made either of PVC or Polyurethane Foam. The classic oil can-shaped PVC earplugs are what I used for years. I didn't see fit to try anything else, as I have a streak of my Great Uncle Jebidiah in me. He whittled his first set of plugs from a chestnut tree, and what was good enough for him is good enough for me. I was missing the boat. Polyurethane foam has made PVC plugs obsolete. I have seen the future and it is soft and foamy!
At the risk of losing the "G" rating of this review, the softness of the foam plugs makes insertion a bit trickier. I found the best approach was to reach over my head, lift the top of the ear slightly (which stretches open the ear canal), and then insert the properly rolled plug. This technique led to the most satisfaction.
There were criteria for picking the Top Five You Should Try. First, they had to
be comfortable. If they were not, then neither of us would wear them. Second in consideration was the NRR rating. They had to be equal to or greater than the PVC benchmark plug, which rates 29dB. Third, helmet use had to be determined - would the liner of the helmet compromise the earplug seal? I didn't consider the expense of the plugs, as this is frankly a trifle. You can afford a box of disposable earplugs. Stop supporting that plaintive waif in the Third World if you must budget something. You prefer the late-night lamentations of Sally Struthers? I thought not. Mail your pet waif some used PVC earplugs if it helps assuage your guilt. Then they don't have to listen to Sally Struthers either. The highly subjective test method was to ride my motorcycle to work (35 miles) wearing one set of plugs, insult my coworkers, change earplugs, and ride home. After twelve round trips I tabulated the results, threw the darts, drank the beer, lost the notes, and made it all up. The usual MO test process, in other words. (We seldom throw darts.-editor)
Comfort - what does that mean, exactly? Take this simple test for comfort. Insert
Nothing is simple about sound, as you gathered if you survived the previous sections. You aren't naive enough to believe earplugs would be any different, are you? Remember that dBC numbers were used to determine Noise Reduction Ratings for hearing protection? I doubt you do. The math looks seductively simple. Your motorcycle produces 120dBC at 75mph. You take a set of earplugs with an NRR of 30. 120dBC minus 30dB equals 90dB...free and easy, hmm? Wrong!
You are probably not getting your full serving of NRR. The NRR of an earplug is determined in a laboratory setting. I would never be allowed near a laboratory setting, so you will have to use your imagination about what that constitutes. The "real world" performance of hearing protection is currently in debate. Let me cleave this Gordian knot: go with the best fitting earplug you can get - then factor in the NRR rating.
Earplugs are only part of your sound reduction strategy. I will go out on a limb (my natural habitat) and state a full face helmet will probably decrease your sound exposure - which in turn could buy you more exposure time. A helmet will not supplant earplugs, though - especially at the speeds you like to ride. Finally, and I am loath to mention this, but... you could make your motorcycle less noisy. Perhaps by reverting to the stock exhaust system? I know, I know. I am a dirty hypocrite. Look! A review of earplugs! Awesome! Wow!
The Top Five You Should Try
1. Howard Leight Max - NRR33 - Pink bell shaped polyurethane foam plugs. A most excellent plug - transparent comfort, excellent noise attenuation, and easy fit. Howard Leight shines on the competition (you hear me, E-A-R?) by stating the Max is: "The world's most-used polyurethane earplug." To which E-A-R probably responded: "You talkin' to me?" Bonus: They double as bath toys.
2. E-A-R Soft FX - NRR33. These are very soft tapered foam earplugs. They are lemon yellow in color. On the ride I could detect an intermittent whining sound emanating from the bike. I think it is cavitation in the fuel pump, but with the Classic 29dB PVC plugs the noise is a constant. The bottom line is that I can detect the difference between an NRR33 plug and a NRR29 plug. The roar of the exhaust is lessened by these earplugs enough I can also enjoy wind noise, helmet vent noise, fuel pump cavitation noise, and at slow speeds valve noise, the clicking of the turn signal cancellation button, the whine of the exhaust fan, and finally the CLUNK of the gear lever. Yes, I own a Buell.
3. Howard Leight LaserLite - NRR32. Pink and yellow in color. These plugs offer it all. I even made up a word to describe these: comfortabulous. I rapidly forgot I was wearing these, which really is a high complement. How good are they? Any better and they would be labeled a vice. Bonus: Shaped like an SR-71. A pink and yellow SR-71. Err....
4. MOLDEX Spark Plugs #6604 - NRR33. These polyurethane plugs go in as smooth as buttah. They are comfortable enough to forget you are wearing them and they block out as much sound as the other top poly plugs. I am not going back to PVC plugs. You can't make me. You could, however, bribe me into doing it. Bonus: They don't match - just like my socks.
5. Peltor Tattoo/Nitro - NRR32. These are softest urethane foam plugs in the top five, and they are quite narrow and rounded in profile. They are almost too soft, as you need some stiffness to get them into your ear canal. That softness delivers comfort, however. I can not discern a difference between an NRR32 rated plug and an NRR33 plug. If you have very narrow ear canals these may be the plugs for you. While I am not sure about the marketing soundness of associating barbed wire with ear canals, I dig the Tattoo pattern. The Nitro plugs are identical to the Tattoo, but differ merely in marketing savoir faire. Bonus: The Tattoo is badass, but in a feminine sense. Remember her? I do, and quite fondly. She had this tattoo...
6. E-A-R Soft Blasts - NRR33. Yellow with red flames. They are mildly stiffer than the Peltor Nitro/Tattoo plugs. They barely missed the top five - blame this on one of my moods, if you must. They work as well as the top five. I refuse to explain further.
7. Hearos Super Soft - NRR32. These are buff colored urethane foam plugs. They may not work for people with large ear canals - the plugs also live up to their name - super soft. I definitely had to lift the top of my ear to get these plugs to insert deep enough. The buff color could help hide the fact you are wearing earplugs, but not if you are not buff... colored.
8. MOLDEX Pura-Fit 6800 - NRR33. Lime green in color, simple tapered shape. Very soft and long - difficult at first to insert. Unfortunately it was raining when I tested these, so performance analysis was a tad cursory. Frankly I preferred the Peltor Tattoo and the Soft FX. These plugs, however, firmly established the dominance of urethane foam over PVC . PVC Plugs...are obsolete.
9. E-A-R EarSoft Grippers - NRR31. These yellow plugs are ribbed for your pleasure. They squish down quite well and the small tabs left on the end aid in removal - even if you are wearing gloves. They work great, but they remind me of an insect cocoon. The seeds of a quality urban myth these be...
10. Howard Leight Max Lite - NRR30. These are green polyurethane foam. They are very soft and expand a good deal. The NRR30 rating is, if anything, conservative. Comfort during the ride was absolute. Discomfort happened when I pulled the plugs out too quickly. They expanded to such a degree in my ear canal that I had pain in both ears. This could have been due to a pressure change? Bonus: If they were edible they would be low in calories.
11. 3M 1100 - NRR29. These are simple tapered foam earplugs. They are stiffer than the most of the other urethane foam plugs. Stiffness has its place. But not this time. This one is too soft...that one is too stiff. At least Goldilocks understands.
12. Peltor Next No-Touch - NRR29. The yellow stem is short enough it doesn't interfere with maintaining a seal once the helmet is on. I remain dubious about the stem, though. If you must have an earplug that you can remove while wearing your gloves, then these may be the ones for you. Very soft urethane foam.
13. Howard Leight Matrix - NRR29. I don't know what these are made out of. Urethane foam, with some kind of stiff core, perhaps? They were not as comfortable as plugs listed above. Bad news is best delivered quickly, with no pretense.
14. E-A-R Classic Superfit - NRR33. PVC conventional oil drum-shaped plugs. Same stiffness and required insertion force as the "classic" style plugs. They differ in that they are longer than the "classic" plugs, but that is the only difference I can detect. I don't know if I can insert them any deeper than the conventional plugs. I doubt it, so I find the NRR33 rating dubious. Bonus - racing stripes.
15. Peltor Next Triband Earplugs - NRR30. Another tired set of PVC plugs. I am over this phase in hearing protection, but I am partial to the Cat in the Hat color scheme.
16. Hearing Technologies - NRR29. These are generic PVC foam earplugs. They are indistinguishable in performance from the E-A-R "Classic" plugs.
17. Flents Quiet Please - NRR29. These are hexagonal in shape, which is cool. They are not one iota different in performance from the E-A-R Classic that I could tell. If you drop them they don't roll away as fast. That must be worth something to someone.
18. E-A-R Classic - NRR29
19. E-A-R Amigo - NRR29
20. E-A-R Grande - NRR33 These are three PVC plugs. The Classic is the benchmark plug for me - I have used them for years. They work well - but as of this test they have been made obsolete by urethane plugs. As for the three different sizes - the Amigo is a smaller diameter but the same length as the Classic, and the Grande is a simply longer than the Classic plug. I am dubious about the value of the longer plugs - and their claimed NRR rating. Bonus: Amigo and Grande plugs only - you can pretend to speak pitch perfect Spanish while wearing these plugs. Remember to trill your "Rs".
21. E-A-R Push-Ins - NRR30 with Grip Rings. Yellow with blue stems. The hard blue stems provide two problems, all in the same design. My ear canal is too narrow to let the earplug be inserted deep enough. Then the marginal seal is broken when my helmet is used as the stems drag against the helmet liner.
22.Custom earplugs made of clear silicone. I scored this pair of custom earplugs on the floor of a movie theatre. Unfortunately they didn't work very well. Wait a moment! Those are gummi bears!
23. Mack's Silicone Shooter's Putty - NRR22. These are odd blobs of silicone you roll into a ball and mash into your ear opening. You don't insert them into your ear canal - you plug the whole opening. I did not find them as effective in use as conventional earplugs, which is a shame. I haven't had this much fun with a pair of silicone blobs since....
24. SilentEar - NRR32 Reusable plugs. These are three different sized reusable plugs that seemed to hold great promise. Frankly I found them nowhere near as comfortable as foam plugs. The plugs are very rigid - they don't expand like a foam plug - instead they resemble small balloons. The rigid sizing posed a personal problem, as I had to go with two different sizes to properly fit my ear canals.
Wind noise: There is a lot published on how to mitigate wind noise inside microphones (a sound meter has an integrated microphone), but very little information is available if you want to measure wind noise. For continuity sake I left the small foam windscreen on the sound meter when I made these measurements. I did some test runs with the foam windscreen removed, and got an average increase of 3 dBA. However, the sound meter did have a larger variance in readings with the windscreen removed, particularly when cars passed by in the opposite lane producing a buffeting effect. Wind noise became the prevalent noise I experienced when I exceeded 65mph. Notice, however, that the engine rpm greatly impacts the amount of sound delivered.
Hey! My results vary! If you have the ambition to attempt to repeat these sound measurements....good luck. Variables include temperature, humidity, altitude, wind speed and direction, road surface type and condition, the type and configuration of the motorcycle, amount of refraction/reflection due to the surroundings, inherent accuracy of the SPL meter, current state of calibration of the SPL meter, zone of turbulence of the motorcycle in question, etc.
More on Noise Reduction Ratings: The NRR rating of a plug is not an accurate measurement of sound reduction. NIOSH (I won't decipher the acronym as it robs it of its mystic powers) recommends a decrease of 50 percent of the NRR for real world numbers. The 50 percent decrease may be suspect as well, for the test method they used is subjective. It included "naive subjects" (AKA idiots) who were only given what is on the hearing protection packaging as instructions. I am sure the scientists were distressed to see half of the test subjects with earplugs inserted in their nostrils.
Who is to blame for this NRR debacle? OSHA is frustrated with the EPA, who turn to ANSI, but ANSI is divided on deciding between S12.6 Method A and S12.6 Method B. ANSI's squabbles could be moot, as the EPA may turn to ISO to solve this mess. NIOSH is trying to stay above all of this, but it is no secret of what they really think of ANSI and their "methods". OSHA has resumed drinking in the broom closet and you know what happens when they partake of the grape. EPA in turn blames Congress for the lack of dough, and Congress blames the US taxpayer for being such a pack of parsimonious bastards. Essentially it is your fault and someone is going to have to drive OSHA home again.

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Bug had his heart set on climbing it, and I have spent enough time with him in play that I knew he could do it. I trusted him, and he was about to learn to trust himself.
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Kidscreen's inaugural Asian Animation Summit, an initiative of Australia's ABC TV, Korea's KOCCA and Malaysia's MDeC, is set to take place on December 10 & 11 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO-- The inaugural Asian Animation Summit (AAS) is set to take place on December 10 & 11 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An initiative of Australia's ABC TV, Korea's KOCCA and Malaysia's MDeC, the event is produced and owned by Kidscreen, and will showcase the best new animated projects from Australia, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore to potential co-producers, broadcasters, distributors and investors.
Designed to stimulate co-production and co-financing, AAS will feature projects from each country in two categories—fully developed, partially funded projects seeking additional financing; and projects in development seeking market feedback. All projects will be carefully selected by the organizing partners based on global-market potential and quality.
Over the course of the two-day event, each project will be presented in a moderated live pitch and Q&A format, with plenty of time for follow-up meetings and casual networking built into the schedule.
Film and television agency Screen Australia has pledged to provide financial support to help as many as 10 Australian producers attend the Asian Animation Summit, underscoring the organization's commitment to fostering co-production and co-financing within Australasia for homegrown productions. KOCCA intends to support the participation of producers from Korea in a similar way.
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How do I get over being overwhelmed with concern that everything will go wrong with my pregnancy?
I'm 5 weeks and 4 days (according to my rough calculations) and I'm completely overwhelmed with concern and paranoia that everything is going to go wrong. I haven't had my first doctors appointment yet (4 days from now) but 3 positive pregnancy tests, sore breasts and nausea certainly verify that I am indeed pregnant. I can't shake the feeling that I will miscarry. I know that worrying about it isn't going to do anything but make me more stressed than I need to be, but I just can't shake it. I've looked up symptoms of miscarriage and all the possible problems your baby could have. I know that isn't going to make it better either. I know that what happens is in god's hands but I haven't been able to convince myself that the ending result this is a baby. This is my first pregnancy, and I'm freaking out. If I could just get over this, I'd be elated. I'm having pretty steady pressure-like cramps and every bit of it scares me. Someone please help :(
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I'm seven months along, and this is my fifth child. You need to relax, find some soothing music, check your eating habits, take a good prenatal, get rest, and go to your doctor visits. Worrying does NOT help. It is amazing how God allows babies to develop so quickly. I had a scare last month when I fell on my belly outside on the sidewalk. I had tripped over my overly ecstatic 4year old son jumping and dancing in the rain. I was scared to death, but after a visit to the ER, and an ultrasound revealed the placenta and baby were fine (hungry and chewing on his/her fingers but fine), I cried tears of relief. Worrying will not help the situation, and never has. I conceived this baby with an IUD still in place (had it removed at 7weeks)-- it really is all in God's hands, my "cinco" has hiccups as I write this...smile you are a mom-to-be :) Congrats!posted 09/14/2012 by j1203
I'm starting to think my worrying wasn't over nothing. This post might be tmi, but I had bright red blood after a BM. I couldn't tell if it was vaginal blood or from the BM. I talked to a few doctors who said to just track it and when I go to my appointment on Tuesday to report everything to her. Since the small amount on the toilet paper, I haven't had any bleeding. Nothing I've been told is conclusive. Has anyone else had this problem?posted 09/15/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
yes do relax it will all work out the way god planned it this is my 4 baby and i know stress is not good on you relax enjoy and dont read all the things that can go wrong cause it will freak you out it did me with my 1st baby but he is now a healthy 7 yr old i worried alot with him now i just let god handle itposted 09/14/2012 by twildthing206
I'm 38 weeks and still worry like this too. There is nothing you can do, just try and take it easy. Good luck to you and from experience reading things on the internet makes you way more nervous. just ask your Dr. if you have questionsposted 09/14/2012 by rachgirl12
Stay off the internet if you start to scare yourself too much. Also as a side note Ive had period like cramps all the way up to now (week 14). It's just a sign that your baby is growing and stretching things out!posted 09/14/2012 by Czerenity
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DVD Review: Astonishing X-Men – Dangerous
If you're a fan of comic books and not simply a general lover of the X-Men mythos, then Astonishing X-Men – Dangerous will open up (or re-open) one of the most memorable mutant story arcs of the past decade. However, if you prefer your mutants in feature films and/or fully animated cartoons, the Astonishing X-Men – Dangerous DVD may be a bit of a disappointment. This is not your typical animated movie, but rather a motion comic with minimal animation. Anime lovers will also find this three-part series (broken down into six parts) easier to digest. The video stays wholeheartedly true to Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men issues 7-12 and will expose the darker side of Professor X's quest to train his "gifted" students.
In Astonishing X-Men – Dangerous, Professor Xavier's school for gifted children is attacked by an internal threat. The Professor is away in Genosha, while Scott Summers (aka Cyclops) is left to lead the team. If you didn't read the comic, you will still get the sense that something is amiss between the classic Professor X and Summers, father-son relationship. Also, you'll be surprised to see Scott with the White Queen. This isn't jumping the shark, but rather takes place some time after Jean Grey's last run as the Phoenix. The internal threat opens up a closet of secrets dating back to the first X-Men comic book and delves into the concept of larger mutations within mutants.
From the moment you begin watching Astonishing X-Men – Dangerous, you will immediately notice that this isn't your typical cartoon. The animation is limited to mouth movements, small environment changes and a few quick body movements during action sequences. Motion comic animation is more about tossing away the barriers between each comic panel to create one seamless viewing experience.
As a comic lover, this was perfect for me. All of the great panels are still captured, for instance the closing panel of Professor X telling the threat that it has never faced an opponent like the Professor. The DVD is broken down into three episodes with six parts, about ten minutes each. It's easily digestible in the shortened format. Each part represents one of the six comics in the story arc. If you've ever read a graphic novel, you will quickly get used to the motion comic style. The storytelling is that good.
Astonishing X-Men – Dangerous brings back one of the best story arcs of the Astonishing X-Men comic series. It's a great story for both comic fans as well as those fans who have just followed the X-Men on TV and in film. Unfortunately, there are no creator special features. It would have been nice to hear something from Whedon on his work on the series or even on seeing the comic turned into a motion video.
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I agree that what Wenstrup did was wrong, but I respectfully disagree about what you said about Bachmann, she is still right and you are still wrong. I disagree also with the implication that sometimes raising the "debt ceiling" is good and needed.
Raising it is like giving a bad kid a raise in allowance and expecting good to somehow come out of it. Now that's unrealistically foolish. And the nonsense that we will default if we don't raise the ceiling is simply that, nonsense.
2011 accomplished not a single good thing.
Increasing the debt ceiling in 2011 was disastrous, it encouraged more spending, plunged us even more in dept, emboldened Obama and his cronies, and allowed the government to avoid making any hard decisions. Everything that was going wrong was allowed to get worst via the increase in the debt ceiling. Raising debt ceilings *is* always automatically and unconditionally wrong, and is also unconstitutional to boot. The government can't be allowed to plunge us into massive long-term debt and then go further into debt because they want to. They shouldn't have been allowed to in the first place.
We need to stop giving Obama more money and power to push his agenda and push the nation toward bankruptcy.
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As I pointed out in 2011, if you do that, the next question is how would you as the President respond.
Even if you're totally constructive, which Obama isn't, depending on the which month the government had to begin to operate operate without being able to borrow (considering results of the past three or so years of spending and collections, you would have to cut spending across the board (except interest, which you must pay, because defaulting is NOT a constitutional option) by anywhere from about 7% to 50%. The average over the course of a year would have to be about 30%. If you start saying don't cut this or that (e.g., Social Security, Medicare payments, soldiers' pay, etc.), you force the across-the board cut on everything else even higher.
If we were dealing with annual deficits of $100 billion or so, a debt-ceiling cutoff could work, as it would require 3% across the board cuts over the course of a year. But 30% is not feasible. That's the evil in Pelosi and Reid allowing it to get this far in 2009 and 2010, and fighting any attempt to right the ship in 2011 and 2012.
Oh, and since Obama isn't constructive, he'd cut the important stuff as much as he could and cut entitlements as little as possible — not to mention that he might unconstitutionally not pay the interest due on the debt and dare anyone to impeach him over it.
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Clowns. For some, they are delightful bringers of merriment in a circus setting, the comic relief to cut the tension built by the daredevil feats of acrobats, aerial performers, and jugglers of chainsaw and flames. For others, they are scary figures hidden behind face-paint with possible ulterior motives (which, at the very least, include startling you with the popping of a balloon bosom or squirting you with a trick flower.)
Clowns that Help...
I was talking with a new friend last week who seemed surprised that there are people who do not love clowns. Apparently, he has positive associations of clowns from his childhood, when his Grandpa would send him and his sister off to dreamland with an original mystery story wherein the Wise Old Clown would always be the one to know just what was going on. I had never heard any other accounts of the Wise Old Clown in my literary pursuits, and my subsequent googling of the term came up with some fascinating pathways, including the website of a Teddy Bear running for Parliament.
...and Clowns that Harm
I'm not totally sure where I stand on the continuum of feelings towards clowns. I asserted during the above conversation that clowns kind of freak me out, since I know I would make a good clown and I kind of freak myself out. Despite having a terrifying early childhood experience encountering a giant easter egg with a disembodied clown face at a springtime shopping mall photo shoot, clowns do not raise a feeling of terror in me. I can certainly understand the social conditioning that leads to a fear of clowns (known as coulrophobia) with cultural reference points including Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King's It and John Wayne Gacy's clown disguise, but this doesn't account for the fear of clowns in small children. Some postulations have been made that it is the unfamiliar and unrecognizable face that make clowns untrustworthy or downright terrifying to little ones.
So, if you are afraid of clowns...
...no problem, right? Just don't go to the circus or other places clowns tend to frequent. Unfortunately, it's not always that simple. A few years ago, back in my previous residence of Sarasota, Florida, there was quite an uproar over a fundraiser for Tidewell Hospice. Modeled on Chicago's "Cow Parade," where artists decorated plaster casts of cows to be placed in public places, Sarasota decided to play off of their circus history and make life-size plaster clowns for decoration and public display. There were quite a few vocal citizens who protested, not wanting to be subjected to the objects of their phobias. Alas, their complaints went unheeded, and the clowns themselves became outlets of vandalism and theft. Many of the organizers saw this as an unconscionable affront to their efforts of goodwill in the community, but I don't think that's what the vandals had in mind. They gave fair warning. They were afraid of the clowns. Of course, all things come to an end, and within a few months the "Clowning Around Town" project had come and gone, leaving the good people of Sarasota ready for the next divisive public art installation to come their way.
You can see the clowns hanging out downtown in this photo. There's my previous place of employment in the background to the right! Hi, Selby Library!
There's still some room for Clown Love!
There are some clowns that I genuinely like, however. I much admired the look of a punk clown at a Ringling Bros circus I saw a few years back, who had a nicely styled green shock of hair, plaid pants, and exaggerated boots and braces. I also enjoy the unique movements of the Clowning dance form developed in Compton, California by Tommy the Clown and his dancers The Hip Hop Clowns, which is a predecessor to Krumping - find out more about this scene by watching Rize, a film by David LaChapelle, or check out this video
For Scary Clowns, check out:
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott
A dark, twisted tale set in Brisbane... Australia! Phew!
For Lovable Grumpy Clowns, there's always Krusty!
The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season
Season Six includes the episode where Homer goes to Clown College!
For Insane Clowns, check out:
The Great Milenko by The Insane Clown Posse
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Photo credit: Clown by Doug Hay and plaster clowns in Sarasota, Florida by ahknight
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Boynton Beach, Fla. - On Friday, an 89-year-old man fought in court on Friday to keep his mobile home in Boynton Beach.
Royal Manor Estates is trying to evict Calvin Devers from his mobile home after lawyers for the property say Devers violated rules put in place to keep the property clean.
But neighbors say property managers threatening eviction is taking it a step too far because the violations are only minor.
Some neighbors even feel like the property managers are purposely harassing them in order to push them out of their homes.
One neighbor even suggested an alternate idea: fines.
"Why don't they just fine the people when they have an infraction? Don't say you broke the rules and we're going to take your home from you now," says Nancy Kowloski-Schmidt, a local resident of the area.
The property manager told the judge he's tried to get Devers to comply with the rules dozens of times prior to the eviction notice.
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The Health Department was the last to start using HAP because it implemented Web Chart later than the others, in early 2005, Fiess said.
Most medical offices use a hosted version of Web Chart, which runs in an MIE data center. HAP is just another Web Chart system, Horner said. Its database provides a repository for data from all participating clinics.
At the Health Department clinics, when a new patient calls for an appointment, the receptionist creates an electronic record in Web Chart, entering information such as the patient's name, sex, birth date and Social Security number.
When the patient arrives for the appointment, HAP checks that information against its database to find out whether any other participating clinics have seen that patient. If it finds a match, it alerts the operator. The software includes an algorithm that compares records, and in the event of a near-match -- for instance, the same sex, birth date and Social Security number but a different last name -- the system will present the two records for the operator to evaluate.
If there's a match, Fiess said, the HAP tab will appear for the patient on screen. "The receptionist will then inform the nurse or doctor that this patient has some information in the HAP system."
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Although they're using an EMR, the clinics also continue to record information on paper. The software lets them print out the forms they use in their exams; later, employees scan the completed paperwork into the system, Fiess said. When an employee in one clinic uses HAP to access another clinic's records, he or she sees the scanned documents.
"If clinic A handwrites it, that's what you see. If it types it, that's what you see," Distler said, adding that this flexible design decision was significant. "It's working very well, because everyone's using it as part of their process, versus trying to force people to take on a new process that they may or may not have liked."
A second phase of the HAP rollout will bring local hospitals into the system. That will start with a pilot in an emergency room, Distler said. At first, hospital personnel will be able to pull up records for Medicaid patients, or patients without insurance, who have been seen at one or more safety net clinics. In the next step of the development, Distler added, hospitals will determine which of the collected data they will send to HAP. "They don't want to kick back everything, for a lot of confidentiality reasons."
Once the emergency rooms of Fort Wayne's two hospital systems are up and running on HAP, the hospitals' obstetrics departments probably will start using it as well, Distler said.
The Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department hasn't been using HAP long enough to get a good handle on how effective it's been, said John Silcox, communications director for the department. "We're probably going to have a little more of an idea and a way to quantify its success once we've been using it longer."
Clearly many benefits arise from giving physicians more complete information about the patients they see. For example, if a patient visits a city-county health clinic and later goes to another facility, the physicians there can see the medicines prescribed, so they don't prescribe something that can't go with it, Fiess said.
HAP aside, simply moving to electronic medical records has greatly improved service to patients, said Distler. For example, at Matthew 25's free clinic, where volunteers process and maintain medical charts, a patient visit used to take as long as five hours. Now, using the EMR, the clinic whittled that time down to probably two hours to go in, get an exam and go through the dispensary, she said.
Along with providing benefits to patients and clinics, Fort Wayne's HAP project offers an excellent example of a public-private partnership, Distler said.
"To get that kind of collaboration in a community over five years is a wonderful thing. It's a real testament to a lot of people who really are working on good solutions for health care."


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Nor did I see LA Noire, Mortal Kombat, or Portal 2. I stood in line for half an hour to see The Old Republic, but ultimately I abandoned ship on that one, so I didn't see it, either.
Could I have seen these games? Sure. They were there with grand, flashy presences, and if I'd been willing to wait for them, I'm certain I would have been just as wowed as everyone else. This was my first PAX experience, though, and I came with a bit of a different battle plan in mind. I wanted to see things that were a little bit different. I wanted to split my time across as many things as I possibly could. The way I ended up doing that — as is no doubt evident by the articles I posted during the show itself — was by seeing a lot of downloadable titles.
I didn't really start out with the particular objective of looking at downloadable games. Rather, my itinerary was determined by two main factors: One, did it catch my eye somehow: and two, can I get close enough to actually see what's going on? If the answer to both of those was yes, then I made an effort to get a good look at the game in question, and quite frequently, that led me to a downloadable title.
A common complaint regarding smaller indie titles is that it's hard to tell what's going to be good and what's simply going to be a waste of money. While this can certainly be a problem, who's to say that larger titles don't fall prey to the same issue? In fact, I'd argue that it's even more of a problem for relatively new or unknown retail releases due to their usually higher price points. If you buy a disc you end up hating, it's up to $60 down the drain, whereas a downloadable game that isn't for you will usually set you back more like $10 or $15.
And when you do find the good ones, the same price points apply — consider that for the price of Red Dead Redemption at launch, you could have purchased Limbo, Braid, Shadow Complex, and Castle Crashers. That's not to say that either is objectively a better choice, but there's definitely a disparity of sorts there.
Something we discussed on the PAX East wrap-up episode of the podcast was that sometimes game companies just don't seem to "get it" when it comes to shows like PAX. Long demos and longer lines can frequently discourage people like me from bothering to see the game, whereas smaller developers have more of an incentive to get their product into as many hands as possible — and usually do a better job at it than many of the big guys. This actually sums up quite well the difference between promotions by larger retail companies and smaller developers. While companies like Microsoft and Bungie can rely more heavily on their names and reputations (and rightly so, in most cases), lesser-known teams such as Housemarque and Supergiant Games are more likely to place the importance on the quality of the game itself.
It would be silly to think that smaller downloadable titles are somehow going to rise up and steal the industry away from the titans. The very fact that the lines for games such as Battlefield 3 were as long as they were attest to that. My objective here isn't to convince anyone that they should give up on retail releases and support indies to the exclusion of all else. All I'm saying is that before you run out to blindly snap up Rockstar's latest, you might want to take some time to check out what's around on XBox Live and PSN, too.
And yes, I'll be buying LA Noire. But I'll also be buying Bastion.
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Following the decision of the World Climate Conference-3 to establish the GFCS a taskforce of high-level independent advisors (HLT) was appointed through an intergovernmental process to prepare a report that was to include recommendations on the proposed elements of the GFCS and the next steps for its implementation.
The report of the HLT was endorsed by the Sixteenth Session of the World Meteorological Congress (Geneva, 16 May to 3 June 2011, report), which entrusted the WMO with the responsibility of developing the Implementation Plan and draft Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure for the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services (IBCS) and its substructures.
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The Executive Council Task Team, chaired by the president of WMO, Dr David Grimes from Canada, was appointed to develop the GFCS Implementation Plan and draft Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure. The Task Team led the process, involving appropriate consultations with governments, UN and international agencies, key institutions and stakeholders.
In addition, consultations on the main components of the GFCS – the user interface platform, climate services information system, observation and monitoring, research, modelling and prediction, and capacity development – were conducted to facilitate discussion of key issues related to the production, availability, delivery and application of climate services. Thus, the implementation plan and governance mechanism of the GFCS would reflect the true aspirations of stakeholders.
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The park is an outstanding example of Edwards Plateau flora and fauna. It is a combination of steep, rugged limestone canyons; springs; plateau grasslands; wooded slopes; and clear streams. It features a large, isolated stand of uncommon Uvalde bigtooth maple, whose fall foliage can be spectacular. Generally, the foliage changes the last two weeks of October through the first two weeks of November. The park is extremely popular during the fall and is often crowded. Parking is limited to 250 cars, so for maximum enjoyment and serenity, we suggest visitors schedule trips during the weekdays, if possible.
Rare species of birds, such as the green kingfisher, can be seen year-round. The endangered black-capped vireo and golden-cheeked warbler nest and feed in the park in spring and early summer. Wild animals include gray fox, white-tailed deer, armadillo, raccoon, bobcat, rock squirrel and javelina.
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WASHINGTON (October 11, 2013) – Guyana Ambassador Bayney Karran will deliver the lecture, "The African Diaspora in Latin America And The Caribbean," at the Howard University Graduate School's Contemporary Issues on International Affairs forum on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Graduate School, Room 205 at 7 p.m.
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Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.
I think Worilds probably still is being affected by the wrist injury. He didn't play the preseason. He very well might not be able to lift weights as much as he should. I don't think he is playing outstandingly. The defense overall isn't. But I think he is being as effective as any of their outside LBs have been, that includes Woodley, Harrison and especially Carter.
Giving Adrian Robinson some PT...now that's an idea.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...
Again, I'm not saying Worilds doesn't posses talent or potential, only that two of his sacks were scheme related, not necessarily an indication of skill.
Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.
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ROAD NET WORKRoads and Highways
There are about 775 km of paved roads and 658.37 km unpaved roads. 75 km of the paved roads are main arterial whilst the rest are minor arterial, collectors and local roads. There is estimated to be 300 – 400kms of formed road not yet engineered or constructed. Some of the latter form vital missing links in the arterial network. According to classification of Department of Urban Road 45% of Accra roads are in poor condition. This figure is higher than the national average of 43%. There are 104 Traffic Lights within the Metropolis (Department of Urban Roads, 2002)
Department of Urban Road, 2002
Condition of Roads
Source: Department of Urban Road, 2002The primary road network in Accra radiates out from the central area (Accra Central – Kwame Nkrumah – Kaneshie Road corridor). It is estimated that about 80% of vehicular traffic has this road corridor as their destination (Department of Urban Roads, 2001).Almost all the roads in Accra are two-lane single carriageway. The exceptions are:
Accra – Tema Motorway from Tetteh Quarshie Circle to Tema (Tetteh Quarshie Circle to Mallam designed as a double carriageway but with only one carriageway constructed).
La Road from Osu Ako-Adjei junction to a point about 1km beyond the Kpeshie Lagoon.
Kwame Nkrumah Avenue from junction with Liberia Road of UTC.
Kaneshie – Mallam Road from Obetsebi Lamptey Circle to Mallam.
Brewery Road from Obetsebi Lamptey Circle to Accra Brewery.
Achimota Road.
Kanda Highway.
Liberation Road.
(These have two-lane dual carriage except the Kaneshie – Mallam road that has three-lane carriageway. Service roads are intermittent or non-existent except on the Kaneshie – Mallam Road).Other carriageways, which are yet to be rehabilitated into dual carriageways, are
Castle Road/Adama road (Museum Circle to Kwame Nkrumah Avenue).
Kinbu road (Sir C. Quist to Kwame Nkrumah Avenue).
HIGHWAYSOn Going Projects:
Asphaltic overlay of Tetteh Quarshie road 98% completed
Up-grading of Achimota-Haatso road: 95% completed
Sectional resurfacing and rehabilitation of Adenta-Mamfe road: 95% completed.
Construction of Toll Booth on Accra-Tema Motorway: 55% completed 15.12 billion voted for following projects:
Resealing of Sege-Mepe road (17km to 30km) and Sege Lolonya (2km)
Construction of culverts to access roads at Lolonya
Asphalt overlay and signalization of Dzorwulu Junction to Tetteh-Quarshie-Mallam road.
Total cost estimated at ¢4.96 bn. Following projects have been awarded:
Resealing of Adenta-Dodowa-Trunk Road. (25km)
Resealing of Adenta-Dodowa-Trunk Road (60km)
Resurfacing and construction of drainage structures on Dodowa-Afienya road 7.5km)
Reconstruction of Tenia-Aflao road.
The following projects have commenced:
Mallam-Kasoa trunk road
Tetteh-Quarshie Inter-change (estimated to cost US $80 million)
Saudi Fund Project Weija and Nima Health centres completed. Madina and Bortiano Health Centres under roofing.
Teshie and Old Ningo Health centres at roofing level, Oyibi Centres awarded on contract.
Physiotherapy Unit block completed at the Tema General Hospital.
A new District Hospital completed and furnished for use at Ada Foah.
Ridge Hospital provided modern Surgical theatre and Dental Unit.
Amasaman Health Centre provided with a theatre.
The following facilities have undergone various types of renovations: Hospitals - Achimota and Tema General Hospital Polyclinics - La, Maamobi, Mamprobi, and Tema Health Centres - Amasaman and AshaimanAccessibility to health care in the region is also being promoted through a close to client system using the Community Based Health Planning System (CHPS).HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMEDangme West Health Insurance Scheme is in its second year of operations whilst the Civil Servants and Ghana Health Service Staff Health Insurance Scheme will hopefully be launched within the first quarter of 2003.PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT
Hospitals and polyclinics provided with ultrasound machines to improve diagnosis.
Hospitals and polyclinics provided with modern X-ray facilities
Ridge, Tema General Hospitals and La Polyclinic rehabilitated and Pharmacy Units provided.
Specialist services such as Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Internal Medicine provided.
Health facilities are all running 24-hour service.
Quality Assurance Teams established in Hospitals and Polyclinics to ensure improvement in facilities.
The Regional Health Directorate has received 7 vehicles within the past 2 years. These have been distributed to various health facilities accordingly, to facilitate and enhance service delivery.
Electricity SupplyThe city of Accra is supplied with electricity from the national grid through a bulk supply point (Achimota Sub-Station). The voltage is stepped down from 161kv to 33kv by the Volta River Authority (VRA) (the source of electricity supply in the country) and supplied to Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which is responsible for distribution through the city. ECG transmits the electricity to its primary sub-stations at 33kv using both underground cables and overhead networks.There are fourteen main sub-stations in Accra with ratings ranging from 10MVA to 40MVA. At main sub-stations, the voltage is stepped down to 11kv and supplied to distribution sub-stations. Distribution sub-stations in Accra have ratings between 5KVA and 1MVA. Voltages are stepped down to 23kv and distributed in a network of overhead lines and underground cables.Use of underground cables for distribution is common only in the oldest parts of the city. The ECG activity discourages its use in new developments due to the high capital costs. The 33kv and 11kv networks are generally in good condition and capable of meeting existing demands.WATER SUPPLY Weija WaterworksThe Weija Waterworks are located 15km west of Accra. The raw water is drawn from the Densu River impounded by the Weija Dam. From the intake, the water is pumped to the treatment works via two pumping stations: the old Weija pumping station (German) and the new Weija pumping station (Canadian).The treatment works are located 800m from the dam, on a hill at an elevation of about 100m, and composed of four plants:
An abandoned old Works, but whose clear water tank is still in use;
The Pintsh-Bamag plant (old works), presently being upgraded,
The Candy Patterson plant (old works), also undergoing improvement works,
The Adam Clark or Canadian plant (new works).
The combined capacity of the old works will be about 66,000m³/day (14.5 mgd) following upgrading, (1996) plus 63, 000m³/day (14 mgd) supplied by the new works. The Weija Waterworks supplied only 94, 000m³/d (21 MGD) in 1995, prior to commencement of the upgrading works.The water is transited by gravity to Accra on the western side of the city.Transmission from Weija to AccraTwo mains, 300mm dia and 350mm dia. (12"and 14") directly supply water to areas west of Accra from the clear water tank of the abandoned works at Weija (filled by old works).Two mains, a 400mm dia. (16") line and a 525mm dia. (21") line, deliver water from the old Weija Waterworks to the Accra LPZ distribution network. These mains are connected to both Mile 4 reservoirs supplying the LPZ, as well as directly to the LPZ distribution network from lines leading to the reservoir.A set of mains of variable diameter (two 900mm-700mm-500mm) supplies water to Accra from the new Canadian plant. This pipeline is also connected to the McCarthy Hill reservoir and the Accra terminal reservoir, but due to insufficient supply, no water reaches these two reservoirs from this main.Secondary TransmissionsFrom the HPZ reservoirs, the Legon booster station pumps water into the Legon reservoir, which serves the University Campus.From the McCarthy Hill reservoir, the McCarthy Hill booster station feeds an elevated tank, which supplies areas on top of the hill.Kpong-Akuse ReservoirThe Volta River Basin is the largest basin in the country. It drains an area of 397,390km², of which 168,372km² lies within Ghana; it is dammed at Akosombo for hydro-electric power, creating a reservoir of a total capacity of 148,017 Mm², covering an area of 8,482km² at its normal level, and with a live volume of 60,000 mm² at this level.The results of the Study show the insignificant effect of the water drawn off between Akosombo and Kpong (less than 1% of the water released). The Volta River at Kpong thus has the capacity to supply quantities of water many times over as service area estimated future requirements.The quality of the Volta River water at Kpong is very good and extensive treatment is therefore unnecessary.Transmission from Accra TerminalThe Accra terminal reservoir supplies the Accra Low Pressure Zone (LPZ) by gravity via a 800mm (32") dia, main, and also feeds the Okponglo booster station.This station has two different sets of pumps, which supply, respectively, the Medium Pressure Zone (MPZ) with its balancing tank at Okponglo, and the High Pressure Zone (HPZ), via the Legon University service reservoir.The Accra distribution system is divided into three pressure zones:LPZ: the Low Pressure Zone covers areas with ground elevations generally between 0 and 30.5m, and is controlled by the water levels in the Weija works storage facilities to the west, in the Accra terminal reservoir (T.W.L of 73.15m) to the north and in the Mile 4 reservoir (T.W.L. of 57.61m) in the centre.MPZ: The Medium Pressure Zone covers areas with ground elevations generally between 30.5 and 61m, and is theoretically controlled by the MPZ reservoir (T.W.L. of 97.54m), but this reservoir is presently not in use.HPZ: The High Pressure Zone, covering areas with ground elevations generally above 61m is controlled by the HPZ Reservoir (T.W.L. of 137.15m).Water Requirements at Target Years 2005 & 2015This study of production requirements is based on the Average development scenario for future demand, in which demand is expected, to double by the year 2015. The connection rate (either house or yard) is expected to increase from 45% to 60% (the prevailing rate in 1980), which means that the present number of connections will triple, i.e., there should be 10,000 additional hook-ups each year for the period 1995-2015.Water Demand And SupplyThe present domestic water consumption rates have been estimated on the basis of this survey, dividing households between:• those having access to a connection, either in the yard or in the house and equipped with a meter in working order,• Those obtaining supply form a neighbour or public or private standpipe.In a shortage situation, which is the case in Accra, demand and consumption are not the same: production is insufficient and/or unequally distributed and customers have less water available than they would like to consume. Their consumption is "suppressed".This being so, water consumption is also tied to criteria other than the availability or non-availability of the resource.Means of supplyThe means of supply, i.e., individual house or yard connection, or standpipe supply is the determining factor in consumption. A low rate of connection to the system limits the consumption of water, because the majority of consumers must carry the water by bucket or have it delivered.Similarly, the per capita consumption figure for households with a yard connection, which is synonymous with a rudimentary comfort level (e.g., no flush toilet of shower), is lower than that of households with water in the house. Consumption decreases by 30% form a house connection to a yard connection and by 50% form a yard connection to another means of supply (neighbour, standpipe):
1995 Consumption of Water
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Hand-dug wells
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Dangbe West
Tema Rural
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Urban Water Supply:In the urban centers particularly Accra and Tema, various measures are being employed by the Government to enhance water supply to residents. These include
Award of contract to Messrs Ballast Medan International of Netherlands for laying of pipes to improve distribution in Western Accra
Award of contract for remedial works at Weija
Relocation of utility mains along some major roads of Accra namely
Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Achimota;Mallam Junction to Kasoa road;Tetteh Quarshie Cirlce to Pantang andAchimota to Nsawam Road.Water mains extensions at Community 8 in Tema and Accra West A customer without a connection consumes only 30 litters/day of water. If the customer wishes to increase his consumption to 90 litters/day, he may do so if he obtains a house connection."Unsuppressed" demand for water.Demand at a given target date computed on the basis of unitary allowances tied to the means of supply, to present consumption figures and to the desires for water expressed by customers, and by setting an objective (realistic) for the rate of connection at the project target date.But what definition can be given to the immediate "Unsuppressed" demand for water when the latter is tied to very restrictive technical limitations such as the means of connection?Domestic demandFor the year 2002, the "suppressed" water demand (i.e., present day consumption) is 48 million m³ of water per year; the "Unsuppressed" demand is 60 million m³/year. The present water shortage situation would therefore represent around 15% of net annual consumption. Non-domestic demandConsumption and non-domestic water demand (commercial, industrial, public and institutional) is considered together. These customers are generally major consumers who constitute a privileged category already possessing a connection, and who furthermore rarely suffer form shortage in supply because they are located in sectors in which water is distributed in priority or they have compensated for this situation (large capacity private storage facilities)."Unsuppressed" water demand in 20052005 constitutes an intermediate step between 1995, the year the study began, and the 2015 project target date. In the Socio-Economic survey, domestic water demand for the year 2005 was computed by exponential interpolation of consumption for the year 1995 and demand for the year 2015.If consumption in 1995 in this calculation is replaced by unsuppressed demand in 1995, the results of the interpolation for the year 2005 increase slightly, from 67.7Mm³/year to 72.5Mm³/year for domestic demand.Evolution of Non-Revenue WaterOnly the problem of physical losses and their evolution in time are considered here because commercial losses, which result from the inability to correctly account for water effectively consumed because of illegal connections, or meters in a poor state of repair or their absence, cannot be included in computing production requirements, which result form the addition of two components: net consumption and physical losses (leaks). The water lost by leakage is estimated at 30% on the average for the entire supply system in Accra.By carrying out a leak detection and repair program for major leaks in a deteriorated network, this percentage can be lowered to around 25% without too much effort, and constitutes an interesting alternative to all other operations aimed at increasing production.A decrease by 5% in the leakage rate would allow for saving around 30 000m3 of water per day, representing considerable savings in terms of both investment (the construction of an additional production/transfer/storage unit of 30 000m3/day capacity), and operating expenses (treatment and pumping 30 000m3/day of water over the entire year).Seasonal Peak DemandOver the years the demand for water varies by +/-10% around these average values, and the total production capacity must therefore be such that the seasonal peak demand can be covered.
ENERGY:Electricity Company of Ghana embarking on a ¢6bn rehabilitation project for all street lights along the 27 Ceremonial Roads in the City of Accra.
TelecommunicationsTelephone and Communication services until recently have been entirely the responsibility of the Ghana Telecommunication Company (GT). The GT has seven district telephone areas namely Accra North, Accra Central, Cantonments, Teshie-Nungua, Dansoman, Achimota and Madina. Each telephone area comprises a telephone exchange and local distribution network. Radio transmissions systems have been recently introduced in the city through the Dansoman and Achimota exchanges.GT is the only utility agency that has gone into private partnership. Presently there are three private companies operating mobile telephone facilities in the city. In spite of this network telephone service is still in high demand. The quality of service over the last five years has improved in spite of foreign exchange constraints.DrainsThe Architectural and Engineering Services Corporation (AESC) is responsible for primary drainage in the metropolitan area. Ghana Highway Authority has responsibility of drainage associated with major roads. There is a well-established network of primary drains within the metropolitan area. However, the maintenance of primary drains, careless dumping of rubbish into drainage systems and poor development control has created severe flooding, siltation and pollution problems in many parts of the metropolitan area.The Roads Department of AMA currently takes responsibility for constructing and clearing local drains. An integrated Master Plan has been completed for the Accra Metropolitan Area. The plan is to assist with the design of culverts and other drainage structures associated with drainage improvements programme currently going on in Accra.POVERTY ALLEVIATIONUnder the Government's Emergency Social Relief Programme about ¢434 m disbursed to some small scale fish smokers at James Town, Chorkor and Gbebeyise.
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The Portland Mercado is coming to Foster, and it's going to be big.
There are only few draws along Foster that bring people in from all over the region. These destinations create and shape the greater Portland's perception of our neighborhoods (for good, or for bad), and can support our growing vitality by bringing in more foot traffic than we'd receive from neighborhood residents alone. Some of these are 'specialty' destinations, like Red Castle Games, The Gun Room, Artistic Taxidermy and New Copper Penny. Others, more utilitarian, like Lansing Linoleum, Standard Appliance, and U-Haul.
But coming soon will be the Portland Mercado, which may transcend these conventional boundaries of regional vs local, specialty vs community. The Mercado will be part specialty store, butcher, local grocery, restaurants and services, serving both the regional and local hispanic population in addition to everyone else.
Last we heard Hacienda CDC had earned two grants to support their efforts, and were in continuing negotiations with the PDC to secure the site at 72nd. We spoke with Community Development Planner Ellen Wyoming to get the latest on the project and learn more.
The project recently won a large grant totaling around $800,000. This is an amazing first step for them, but it is around half of the money they need to develop the project. A key factor under negotiation right now is with regards to the land itself. To work as budgeted, the Mercado needs to collaborate with PDC to make sure they can use the site at a subsidized cost. Without the assistance, the cost of land would make development cost prohibitive. Ellen described this as "a Public- Nonprofit Partnership."
Multiple potential sites were explored in the 2012 Mercado Market Study in addition to the site at 72nd & Foster, including northeast on 122nd, Lents Town Center, and Clackamas. Ultimately 72nd came out on top.
"The site fits all of our selection criteria, and the location and demographics in the immediate area were desirable." – Community Development Planner Ellen Wyoming
At the presentations to the neighborhood associations earlier in the year, Hacienda was unclear as to whether the existing building could be re used, or if they would have to tear it down and build new. Ellen tells us "We're planning adaptive re-use of the existing building. We'd like to rip out and make permeable the front part of the parking lot and make a really active, inviting space." The group is talking with nonprofit Depave to see if the Portland Mercado site could be a candidate as one of their asphalt removal projects.
Velentina Orantes (email@example.com) is working with business owners to open within the Mercado. Valentina is a microbusiness entrepreneur and educator. A third party review panel has been evaluating business plans for potential Mercado vendors. At the end of the month, some will make the cut, and open applications will be held to fill the remaining spots. The focus of their vendor outreach will be low income Latino community members and Latino business owners. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Valentina.
Hacienda is not just handing out business space to just anybody. The bar will be high.
"Each business needs to have a strong business plan and the capacity to succeed. The goal is to cultivate strong people that are going to be good business owners."
Large projects like this always take time, but you could see the change sooner than you'd think. A request for proposals will be issued in early 2013 for the design-build team, and by Summer 2014 people can start shopping, eating, and enjoying themselves at the Mercado.
For those interested in staying informed the Mercado, keep an eye on the Portland Mercado blog, and keep checking with Foster United for updates.