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Alan Lowenthal will go to Congress after a 20-year political career that he began as a community organizer who won a seat on the Long Beach City Council.
Lowenthal, 71, a Democrat, defeated Republican Gary DeLong Tuesday night to take the Long Beach-to-western Orange County 47th Congressional District seat.
According to the California Secretary of State's Office, Lowenthal had 55.4 percent of the unofficial vote to DeLong's 44.6 percent.
First elected to office in 1992 after he was inspired to run in part because of an infamous videotaped incident in which Don Jackson, an off-duty Hawthorne police sergeant and black activist, was pushed into a plate glass window by a Long Beach police officer, Lowenthal is at the end of his second term in the state Senate. Prior to that, he served in the Assembly.
"At each step I never thought I was going to move to somewhere else," Lowenthal said late Tuesday, after the Republican stronghold of Orange County finished counting and the election began to break decisively his way.
"I'm overwhelmed. I've tried really hard to represent my community. I think it will sink in tomorrow."
The 52-year-old DeLong, the owner of a telecommunications consulting firm who is in his second Long Beach City Council term, didn't return requests for comment Wednesday.
Political observers gave the Republican long odds in his quest to defeat Lowenthal for a new seat drawn during independent redistricting last year.
The district skews Democrat - at last count completed two weeks ago, the party had 13.5 percent more voters than there are Republicans in the district, according to the Secretary of State data.
Lowenthal had other inherent advantages, such as strong union support, and a name that is synonymous with politics in southern Los Angeles County. Before entering politics, he was a psychology professor at Cal State Long Beach.
Still, DeLong, a moderate who is pro-choice and supports gay marriage, worried Democrats enough to warrant sharp attacks and attempts to tie the Republican to far-right politicians in Washington. Former President Bill Clinton also dropped in to Southern California last month to endorse Lowenthal and other Democratic congressional candidates.
"Gary was certainly no Tea Party candidate," said Hal Dash, a Democratic political consultant not involved in the race.
"He's a sharp, successful, smart guy, and a kind of moderate Republicans could use a lot more of these days."
Besides Lowenthal's long experience and name recognition, Dash suspected that down-ballot state measures such as Propositions 30 and 32 turned out more Democratic voters, and enthusiasm for President Barack Obama also impacted DeLong's chances as the GOP banner carrier.
"The thing is, Alan had a bigger name in Long Beach, the longer career, and Long Beach is the 800-pound gorilla in the district," Dash said.
DeLong, a newcomer to running for high office, was a prodigious fundraiser this election cycle, collecting $1.3 million, while Lowenthal, despite his political leg up on his rival, was behind, gathering almost $980,000.
In a closely-watched campaign where both sides often howled behind the scenes about the misdeeds and misrepresentations of their opponent, it was DeLong who attracted the most public attention when he was videotaped at a Rossmoor Homeowners Association event saying he did not see scientific evidence of climate change.
He later issued a statement that said climate change is influenced by man and natural conditions. His campaign claimed the recorded comments were taken out of context.
On the campaign trail, DeLong held traditional fiscal conservative views but didn't rule out raising taxes if all other approaches had been exhausted.
Lowenthal has endorsed President Barack Obama's agenda, including the Affordable Care Act and the American Jobs Act, and he also supports environmentally-friendly policies and upgrades to the education system, such as expanding the role of community colleges.
A close-run and occasionally nasty campaign was true to its tone on its last day, when Lowenthal fired a campaign staffer who allegedly stole DeLong signs in Stanton.
The episode caused Lowenthal to issue an unusual Election Day statement disavowing the action.
"This incident does not reflect on my values for how campaigns should be conducted," the statement read.
Tuesday night began on a hopeful note for DeLong supporters, who cheered when their candidate was ahead in the first returns from a watch party at the Long Beach Yacht Club.
At the end of the day, though, it was Lowenthal backers who celebrated their candidate's victory - and President Barack Obama's re-election - at La Traviata downtown.
"It was an emphatically great night," said Andy Kincaid of Long Beach.
"Now the tough stuff comes because you have to form a new governing coalition."
Kincaid suggested, considering the partisan gap dividing the two parties after a bruising election year, that Democrats approach that task "with humility."
Lowenthal received 93,047 votes on Tuesday, while 74,952 voters chose DeLong.
In Los Angeles County, 61,985, or 63.2 percent, picked Lowenthal. DeLong had 36,074 votes, 36.8 percent.
Orange County voters preferred DeLong, with 55.6 percent of voters, or 38,878, marking their ballots for the Republican.
Lowenthal tallied 31,062 votes in the county, 44.4 percent.
The 113th U.S. Congress is scheduled to convene Jan. 3.
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The GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP comes in factory-overclocked at 925-115MHz, more than the reference design for enhanced performance, while the card also sports a 1GB of GDDR5 memory, the vendor said. Asustek also offers its exclusive Voltage Tweak utility for users to tune up the card with 50% faster performance.
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Gregory Maklès studied Decorative Arts in Paris, together with his friends Robin Recht, Gabriel Delmas and Joseph Lacroix. Maklès was initially inspired by French-language humorist like Franquin, Greg and the Fluide Glacial team, but later drew his influences from British artists like McKean and Bisley and the Americans like Miller. After his studies, he initially focused on scriptwriting. His first works were the stories 'Le Dernier Rituel' with art by Recht (Soleil, 2002) and 'L'Encyclopédie du Mal' with Lacroix (Soleil, 2004).
It was with the series 'Ruppert' that he created his first solo comic, that was published by Carabas in 2007. By then, his cousin Vincent Maklès became his regular colorist. 'Ruppert' was followed by the humorous series 'Aventures de Stevostin', of which three books were published by Carabas between 2007 and 2010. In 2012 he drew 'La Survie de l'espèce' from a script by Paul Jorion for Futuropolis. When he is not busy drawing comics, he runs Ohm Force, a company to produces software for professional musicians.
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text: Submitted by KevinMcGrath on Sun, 2014-02-09 07:27 Upper Chattahoochee Chapter - 436 Cohutta - 242 Oconee River - 661 Georgia Council - 9GA Vote Up Down +209 + Peach State Trout Header.jpg Your voice is being heard! Georgia Trout Unlimited (GA TU) works closely with the Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) and, as a member of the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC), GWC partner organizations in conserving, protecting and restoring Georgia's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. We bring you cold, clean fishable water. On Monday, February 10th, the Georgia General Assembly will be at Day 20, half way through this year's forty day session. Keep a watch on Day 30—or Crossover Day. It holds significance for several reasons. Crossover Day is the last day for legislation to pass the chamber in which it was introduced and transfer to the other chamber for consideration. Senate bills must pass the Senate, and House bills must pass the House. Any bill that does not receive a vote in its initial chamber by Day 30 cannot move on in the legislative process and must be re-introduced the following year. There are ways to finagle around the rule, but it's tricky. Cold Water…Watershed PlanningSB 299 changes watershed planning requirements from requiring that buffers, land development densities and land use activities be taken into account to being optional considerations by watershed planners. The more egregious elements of the bill were struck in a committee substitute bill that was passed in Senate Natural Resources on Tuesday. The substitute bill removed a provision that submitted watershed protection plans shall be approved by EPD. GA TU opposes SB 299 in its current form has reached a compromise with the sponsor to amend the bill with a floor amendment to make consideration of buffers, use and density mandatory and for watershed protection plans to be approved by EPD. Georgia Reservoir FundHB 199 would expand funding by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) include to water conservation programs in addition to reservoir construction. GA TU advocates for water conservation and expansion of existing reservoirs before costly, watershed altering new reservoirs. The bill has passed the House and awaits action by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. GA TU supports HB 199. Clean Water…Improving Georgia's Response to Emergency Pollution SpillsHB 549 would require EPD to maintain an effective emergency response program and help the division keep the program staffed and funded. The bill requires appropriate and timely responses to emergencies that threaten the state's waters and public health. GA EPD's response capability was drastically reduced during recent budget cuts and only partially restored. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division's slow response to a rash of illegal spills and fish kills in Georgia's waterways has shown that the agency no longer has the capacity to adequately respond to these emergencies. HB 549 has passed the Environmental Quality Subcommittee and is before the House Natural Resources Committee. Extending the Ban on Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)SB 306 will permanently extend the moratorium that bans the use of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Floridian aquifer in 11 coastal counties. The current moratorium will sunset in 2014. The practice of injecting chemically treated wastewater, surface water, or ground water down into pristine groundwater systems with the intent to withdrawal it later is known as "aquifer storage and recovery" or ASR. Pumping chemically treated water underground threatens all Georgia aquifers and could lead to degraded water quality in our streams with increased levels of arsenic that exceed drinking water quality standards and introduction of bacteria, pathogens and disinfection byproducts into Georgia's aquifers. GA TU supports amending SB 306 to extend the moratorium statewide. Protecting Communities from Land Application of Sewage SludgeHB 741 was introduced to revise the definition of sludge, establish new requirements to ensure public hearings are held in the communities where sewage sludge will be land-applied, and to ensure that EPD permits to land-apply sewage sludge adhere to local zoning ordinances. HB 741 has been passed by the House Natural Resources Committee and awaits action by House Rules. GA TU supports the passage of HB 741. Fishable Water… Trout License Plate HB 730 has been introduced changing plate fees and funds directed to GA DNR Wildlife Resources for trout, bobwhite quail and non-game wildlife management and habitat improvement. The $35 license plate manufacturing fee would be waived and the tag fee reduced from $35 to $25. $20 of the fee would be directed to GA DNR WRD. Currently only $10 is directed to GA DNR WRD. GA TU supports HB 730. Call or email House Motor Vehicles Chairman Tom Rice to pass HB730. Georgia Legacy SB 210 sets a framework for land acquisition, easements, working forests, and long term stewardship by the appropriate state agency. The bill represents enhancements to the existing land conservation framework. Georgia Legacy has been passed in the Senate and awaits action by the House Natural Resources Committee. GA TU supports SB 210. Georgia Legacy Current Program vs Proposed Chart.pdf Flint River Drought Protection Act SB 213 provision threatens longstanding Georgia water rights law, private property rights, and clean water. The bill aims to revise the Flint River Drought Protection Act of 2000 and authorizes stream flow augmentation projects and prohibits downstream users from reasonable use of any water added by these projects. GA TU opposes passage of SB 213 in its current form which sets precedent to alter water rights of downstream property owners throughout Georgia. It passed the Senate last year, has been reported favorably by House Natural Resources and awaits action by House Rules to schedule a floor vote. Contact House Rules and Take Action Today - Protect Private Property Rights and Our Rivers! Reporting Returns of Water WithdrawalsHB 864. 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St. Pierre suspended 50 games
Veteran catcher had been released by Red Sox last month
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | April 13, 2012 1:48 PM ET
St. Pierre, who was in Spring Training camp with Boston, will begin serving his ban immediately upon signing with another Major League organization.
The Quebec City native, who turns 32 next week, signed with the Boston Red Sox as a Minor League free agent on Jan. 17, 2012, and had been assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket on March 23 before being released.
St. Pierre is the 30th player suspended in 2012 for violating the Minor League program.
St. Pierre has spent most of his career in the Tigers system -- he made his Major League debut on Sept. 4, 2010, becoming the oldest Tigers position player to make his big league debut since 1961 (Mike Roarke).
A MiLB.com Organization All-Star and a Path of the Pros subject in 2010, St. Pierre admitted he has previously battled with substance abuse.
"That's when [2007] things got out of hand a little bit and I realized that I needed some help," St. Pierre told Baseball Prospectus in 2010. "I basically just wanted to quit and go on with my life -- the drinking and party thing. I was starting to hurt people who were close to me. That's when I realized that it had to stop. If I don't have anybody -- my family and the people close to me -- if I end up with no friends, what am I going to do? I wouldn't have anybody to help me."
Players are typically issued a warning following a first positive test for a drug of abuse, followed by a suspension for a second offense. Substances considered "drugs of abuse" by Major League Baseball include cocaine, marijuana, heroin, LSD, ecstasy and other opiates. Minor Leaguers who test positive for a performance-enhancing substance are subjected to an immediate 50-game suspension.
St. Pierre appeared in six Major League games with Detroit in 2010 but spent all of last season at Triple-A Toledo, where he batted .207 with four homers and 25 RBIs in 77 games.
The 2005 Eastern League All-Star also spent time with the Brewers and Royals as well as playing for Canada at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
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Humboldt Broncos 1 - Vernon Vipers 7
VICTORIA, B.C. – Fans of the Vernon Vipers call it the Drive for Five, and the team's quest for a fifth National Junior A Championship is alive and well at the 2009 RBC Cup.
Rob Short scored once and set up two others and the Vipers opened up a 4-0 second-period lead en route to a convincing 7-1 win over the Humboldt Broncos – last year's RBC Cup champions – on Monday night at Bear Mountain Arena, taking over first place with a perfect 2-0 record.
The Vipers notched a pair of quick goals late in the first period – Short's shorthanded marker was followed 2:10 later by a Ryan Santana goal – and goals from Cole Ikkala, Mike Collins and Kellen Jones chased Humboldt starter Mathieu LaRochelle with three goals in less than six minutes in the second to open up a four-goal lead.
Chris Crowell and Sahir Gill also scored goals for Vernon, who are looking to become the all-time winningest team in National Junior A Championship history. They currently sit tied with the Prince Albert Raiders with four national titles.
Joel Belair had the lone goal for Humboldt, which suffered its first loss. The Broncos are looking to make a little history of their own – no team since Vernon in 1990 and 1991 has repeated as national champions.
Vernon is right back on the ice on Tuesday night, facing their BCHL rivals from Victoria in the day's lone game (7 p.m. PT), while the Broncos see action next on Wednesday, when they face Kingston (2 p.m. PT).
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Hannity distorts Rauf's words to fearmonger about Sharia law
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On his Fox News show, Sean Hannity repeatedly distorted Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's words to say that Rauf "scares" him by "wanting America to be Sharia compliant." In fact, Rauf has actually said that the current American political system, including the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, is Sharia compliant.
Hannity: Rauf "scares me" saying he wants "America to be Sharia compliant"
Hannity: "He scares me, wanting America to be Sharia compliant." On the August 25 edition of his Fox News program, referring to Rauf, who wants to build an Islamic cultural center in lower Manhattan, Hannity said: He "says America should be Sharia compliant." Hannity also said of Rauf: "He scares me, wanting America to be Sharia compliant." Later, Hannity said he had "spent a lot of time going over this controversial imam" and claimed that Rauf "wants America Sharia compliant." Hannity's comments echoed his prior attacks on Rauf for writing in his 2004 book, What's Right With Islam, that "the American political structure is Sharia compliant."
Rauf: "American political structure is Shariah compliant" because it "protects" "God-given rights"
Rauf: "American political structure is Shariah compliant." In fact, Rauf does not call for making the United States Sharia compliant in What's Right With Islam; rather, he argues that the "American political structure is Shariah compliant" just like any other political structure that "upholds, protects, and furthers" the "God-given rights" of "life, mind (that is, mental well-being or sanity), religion, property (or wealth), and family (or lineage and progeny)."
Rauf: Declaration of Independence expresses an "Islamic ... ethic." Rauf writes in his book that the Declaration of Independence "opens with the words 'When ... it becomes necessary for one People ... to assume ... the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them' (italics added)." Rauf also comments that "[t]o Muslims, the law decreed by God is called the Shariah, and therefore the 'Laws of Nature and of Nature's God' are by definition Shariah law." He also writes: "What's right about America is its Declaration of Independence, for it embodies and restates the core values of the Abrahamic, and thus also the Islamic, ethic."
Rauf: Any system of rule that protects "God-given rights" "is therefore legally 'Islamic,' or Shariah compliant, in its substance." In his book, Rauf writes that "Muslim legal scholars have defined five areas of life that Islamic law must protect and further. These are life, mind (that is, mental well-being or sanity), religion, property (or wealth), and family (or lineage and progeny)." Rauf says that because the American political system "upholds, protects, and furthers these rights," it is "Shariah compliant, in its substance." From What's Right With Islam:
Any system of rule that upholds, protects, and furthers these rights is therefore legally "Islamic," or Shariah compliant, in its substance. Because these rights are God-given, they are inalienable and cannot be deprived of any man or woman without depriving them of their essential humanity.
What I am demonstrating is that the American political structure is Shariah compliant. [Page 86]
Rauf: Islamic ideals allow for constitutional checks and balances. Rauf further writes in What's Right With Islam that Muslim jurists defined principles for "bay'ah," or consent of the governed, to be valid, among them that "[c]onsent of the governed may not be coerced or obtained under duress" and that a leader must "maintain the government's legitimacy by securing, protecting, and furthering the inalienable rights of the governed." Rauf also wrote that "in both Islamic and American ideals of government, a legitimate government allows a system of checks and balances on its rule."
Hannity has previously falsely accused Rauf of wanting to shred the Constitution
Hannity: "I'm not talking about shredding our Constitution and putting Sharia law as the law of the land in America, as [Rauf] is." On the August 12 edition of his Fox News program, Hannity said that Rauf "wants America to be Sharia compliant." Hannity went on to state: "I'm not talking about shredding our Constitution and putting Sharia law as the law of the land in America, as [Rauf] is."
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The basics of emergency illumination
Engineers should get involved early in the selection of the optimal power system for emergency lighting systems.
Learning objectives
- Know the key considerations of emergency lighting design, which involves lighting levels, means of egress, codes, and the AHJ.
- Understand when and where an emergency lighting system is required, what the applicable code is, how it must perform, how it will be powered, and what the typical emergency lighting options are.
- Understand the emergency lighting system in the context and as an integral component of a building's life safety strategies and technologies.
Through the last several years, challenges associated with emergency lighting have diminished due to comprehensive code development. Cross references between multiple building codes have been refined to minimize contradictions and subjective interpretations. Nevertheless, it behooves the engineer to be involved early with development of conceptual lighting schemes, determination of appropriate codes, and selection of the optimal power system for emergency lighting, not least of which is seeking the input of the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) prior to submission of the permitting plans for approval. The AHJ interpretation of a specific code application ultimately trumps the professional engineer's understanding.
Code requirements, applications
The primary codes used to determine proper application of emergency lighting systems include: International Building Code (IBC), NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, NFPA 111: Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems, and NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code. Determining which year a specific code or standard has been adopted by the jurisdiction where the given building project is located is critical prior to proceeding with emergency lighting design, as not all jurisdictions are enforcing the most current code or standard.
The engineer's traditional responsibility for illuminating egress paths has been somewhat subordinated by the architect, who is responsible for the building design and determining building type. Further, the architect, in most jurisdictions, generally is responsible for defining the means of egress via the exiting plans. Typically, these exiting plans are subject to approval of the AHJ prior to issuance of a building permit and definitely are required prior to a building occupancy permit. The key stipulation for adequate egress lighting falls under the engineer's purview once the official egress pathway has been defined.
The prime directive of IBC Section 1006.1 stipulates the means of egress shall be illuminated at all times the building space served by the mean of egress is occupied. By definition, egress is a "continuous and unobstructed path of vertical and horizontal egress travel from any occupied portion of a building or structure to a public way. A means of egress consists of three separate and distinct components: the exit access, the exit, and the exit discharge." A number of jurisdictions include after-hours cleaning crews in consideration of a building being occupied, so lighting controls for means of egress must function automatically whenever the building is occupied.
NFPA 101: Life Safety Code takes all of the ambiguity out of emergency lighting process and provides clear expectations of the outcomes. Consequently, the initial code source for determining the proper application of emergency lighting is located in NFPA 101 Chapter 7. Emergency illumination is required for buildings as stipulated in Chapters 11 through 43 of this code. Section 220.127.116.11 clarifies that emergency lighting is only required for the purpose of exit access, which includes only designated stairs, aisles, corridors, ramps, and escalators to a defined public way. Obviously, these spaces must clearly be annunciated early in the design process in order to provide an emergency lighting system that can comply with the following performance requirements as specified in sections 220.127.116.11, 220.127.116.11, 18.104.22.168, 126.96.36.199, and 126.96.36.199.
The key parameters for emergency lighting as defined in NFPA 101 are the requirements for stairs to have a minimum of 10 fc (108 lux) measured at the walking surface, and a minimum of 1.0 fc (10.8 lux) for floors and walking surfaces with an exception for assembly occupancies of 0.2 fc (2.2 lux) during periods of performances or projections involving directed light (a movie theater).
In the event of a power outage, the emergency lighting must be transferred to its alternate source within 10 sec. Additionally, battery-powered emergency lighting shall be continuously available for 1.5 hours after the power outage. The emergency illumination shall be spaced to provide initial illumination along the defined path of egress of not less than an average of 1.0 fc (10.8 lux) and not less than 0.1 fc (1.1 lux) at the floor of the defined pathway. At the end of 1.5 hours, the illumination levels are permitted to decline along the path of egress as the emergency power source discharges to an average of 0.6 fc (6.5 lux) but not less than 0.06 fc (0.65 lux). In order to provide sufficient contrast and subsequent visual acuity, the maximum to minimum illumination uniformity ratio shall be no greater than 40:1.
Interestingly, the IBC 2012 is somewhat contrary to NFPA 101, stipulating in IBC 1006.2 the following: "The means of egress illumination shall not be less than 1 fc (11 lux) at the walking surface." Note that this stipulation does not say "average" nor does it imply an average number; it is clearly the minimum requirement for emergency egress lighting, and is required by some AHJs. The exception to this applies to certain assembly occupancies. Fortunately, the performance of the emergency lighting system is the same in both the IBC and NFPA 101. Ultimately, the challenge presented is getting the AHJ to accede to the NFPA 101 requirements in lieu of IBC 1006.2, which certainly offers more specific parameters than can readily be achieved.
Completing a comprehensive code analysis is necessary to address specific emergency lighting applications for a given building type and jurisdictional requirements. For example, in addition to IBC building general type classifications, the IBC Type I-2 for hospitals have additional emergency lighting requirements as outlined in NFPA 99, NFPA 110, and NFPA 70 Article 517.63, which require supplemental battery-powered emergency lighting for anesthetizing locations. Further supplementary battery-powered emergency lighting is required for both normal main power and emergency main power switchboards. This requirement is codified in NFPA Article 110-7.3. The minimum horizontal footcandles shall be 3.0 fc (32.3 lux) at the floor level.
NFPA 101 Article 7.9.3 requires emergency lighting systems to have periodic functional tests. The functional testing is to be conducted monthly for a minimum of 30 sec, with an annual functional test of 1.5 hours required for battery-powered systems. The key constituent of this requirement is the maintenance of written documentation confirming the mandated monthly and annual functional testing visual inspections. NFPA 101 also allows self-testing and self-diagnosis as long as the self-testing is compliant with the manual requirements. For emergency lighting systems where self-testing is computer-based, a computer-generated report detailing the history of the tests is adequate for AHJ review.
Exit signage is required by NFPA 101 Article 7.10. The two approved types of exit signs are internally illuminated and externally illuminated. We will discuss exclusively internally illuminated exit signs. The exit signs shall not be spaced more than 100 ft apart and must be readily visible in all directions from the exit access. Exit signs with internal battery-powered sources are to be periodically tested in accordance with Article 7.9.3 and are to conform to UL 924. An exit sign's illumination level is permitted to decline to 60% after 1.5 hours of operation. Floor proximity egress path marking exit signs are required within 18 in. of the floor for various occupancies as detailed in NFPA 101 Chapters 11 through 43. The exit signs must comply with UL 1994: Luminous Egress Path Marking Systems and be approved for delineation of egress pathways. The system must operate continuously anytime the building fire alarm system is activated. Obviously, the intent is to provide a clearly identifiable path of egress if the pathway is filled with stratified smoke and the only viable means out is very low to the floor.
Energy codes
In consideration of energy codes and emergency lighting—and unless specifically prohibited—NFPA 101-184.108.40.206.2 and 3 will allow lighting controls in areas of means of egress. The switch controllers must be listed and have a fail-safe feature, the "on" function must provide a minimum of 15 minutes of illumination, the motion sensor must be activated by occupant movement, and the controller must be activated by the building fire alarm system, if provided. The energy-saving control devices shall not compromise the integrity of the emergency illumination system. Thorough review of proposed lighting control solutions along with the emergency lighting egress plans with the AHJ should preclude any undesirable project outcomes.
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1. In the US as required by various codes, all emergency lighting must provide minimum levels of performance for at least 90 minutes after the failure of normal electrical lighting. This is independent of whether the emergency lighting is powered by battery or generator; is electrical or non-electrical (eg. utilizing photoluminescent or radioluminescent lighting technologies).
2. Exit signs, so long as they are listed to the UL924 performance standard, meet code requirements regardless of whether they are electrical or non-electrical (photoluminescent or radioluminescent lighting technologies).
3. Model codes (IBC, IFC, etc.), NFPA 101 (and other NFPA codes), local building & fire codes, and other codes have similar requirements for ITM - Inspection, Testing and Maintenance - of all emergency lighting. This includes electrical and non-electrical emergency lighting - exit signs, egress path markings, etc.
4. Floor level exit signs, listed to UL924, are required by the various codes in certain occupancy types. In general, these are required in certain assembly occupancies. Additionally, some local codes also require floor level exit signs in other occupancies such as schools, some health care facilities and public buildings. The performance & illumination requirements, for floor level exit signs are the same as for exit signs installed above the door.
4. Floor level luminous egress path markings, as specified in NFPA 101 and required in the model codes (IBC, IFC) and many local codes are generally specified for use in the exit stairways of high rise buildings. These are specified in all codes as "shall be non-electrical..." and "luminous...". They are required in high rise buildings as a direct result of the failure of electrical lighting (normal lighting and emergency lighting) during the emergency evacuation of the World Trade Center in 2001, and the widespread belief in the code community that electrical lighting (normal or emergency) was not always present during emergency evacuations.
5. Lighting controls are not universally permitted in the means of egress. (Under NO circumstances, if they are used to control normal electrical lighting, are they to interfere with the proper operation of emergency lighting. Lighting controls are NOT permitted to be used to control the operation of emergency lighting.) The model codes (IBC, IFC) do not allow the use of lighting controls in the means of egress. NFPA 101 conditionally allows the use of lighting controls in the means of egress; this language has been recently updated to reflect concerns in the code community that lighting controls used to achieve energy savings, must not compromise the operation of lighting needed to preserve life safety during an emergency evacuation.
Finally, it is my opinion that lighting in the means of egress can be safely dimmed to save energy. But, if lighting controls are used to turn off lighting required to provide the minimum illumination levels, measured at the walking surface as specified by the various codes, these lighting controls are unsafe to use. Again, my opinion is that once an electrical light is powered off, there is no absolute assurance that the lamp or fixture will start up when needed for an emergency evacuation. Lighting controls add an unacceptable level of complexity to the safe operation of lighting needed to provide the minimum illumination levels in the means of egress.
(Disclosure: I am the Operations Manager for EverGlow NA, Inc - http://www.everglow.us. We manufacture non-electrical photoluminescent emergency lighting.)
Another requirement not to step over in NFPA 101 is
188.8.131.52* Required illumination shall be arranged so that the failure of any single lighting unit does not result in an illumination level of less than 0.2 ft-candle (2.2 lux) in any designated area.
I assume this is a normal power requirement as otherwise implementing the following requirements becomes interesting...
7.9.2 Performance of System.
184.108.40.206* Emergency illumination shall be provided for not less than 1-1⁄2 hours in the event of failure of normal lighting. Emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to provide initial illumination that is not less than an average of 1 ft-candle (10.8 lux) and, at any point, not less than 0.1 ft-candle (1.1 lux), measured along the path of egress at floor level. Illumination levels shall be permitted to decline to not less than an average of 0.6 ft-candle (6.5 lux) and, at any point, not less than 0.06 ft-candle (0.65 lux) at the end of the 11⁄2 hours. A maximum-to-minimum illumination uniformity ratio of 40 to 1 shall not be exceeded.
Gary Conway - CES Engineering


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Did you know?
Barberton is the only town in South Africa to have a plant named after it: the Barberton daisy.
In 1902, Jan Smuts described the Wild Frontier of Mpumalanga's Mkhonjwa mountains as 'one of the virgin corners of the continent, garnished with some of the most magnificent scenery in all Africa'. Fortunately, nothing has changed: the Wild Frontier is a natural time machine going far back into historical and geological time.
Bordering on Mozambique, Swaziland and the southern extremity of the Kruger National Park, the Wild Frontier of Mpumalanga's nucleus consists of the historic towns of Barberton, Komatipoort, Kaapmuiden and Badplaas. Barberton in particular is perhaps the quintessential frontier town, site of South Africa's first gold rush in 1884. You can spend a couple days just exploring the museums and monuments, including the first South African stock exchange and the Victorian houses along Heritage Walk.
From Barberton on out, old wagon roads take you past the ghost mining town of Eureka into one of the world's most ancient landscapes. The Makhonjwa Mountains enjoy the status of a 'Centre of Biological Endemism', thanks to the plant and animal species nurtured by protected mountain catchment areas. Mountainlands Nature Reserve, just 10 minutes from Barberton, is the centre of a proposed World Heritage Site as the hub of the Archaean Greenstone Belt, containing rocks and life forms more than 3 billion years old. Some of the finest Mpumalanga camping sites are here.
The mountainlands also contain Songimvelo Game Reserve, Mpumalanga's biggest at 50 000 hectares. Buffalo, kudu, giraffe, elephant, white rhino, brown hyena and leopard are among the creatures roaming its grassy plains, woodlands and forested ravines, which are interspersed with rock paintings and archaeological remains dating back as far as 400 BC.
Explore at your own pace - the Wild Frontier has among the best Mpumalanga caravan sites. Drive slowly, especially in the rainy season, and watch out for local Swazi cattle.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Mpumalanga Tourism And Parks Agency
Tel: +27 13 759 5300
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
You can drive down the N4 from Johannesburg or fly directly to Nelspruit or the Kruger National Park.
Best time to visit
The dry winter season between May and August is the best time to visit for game-viewing because the vegetation is less dense making sightings more frequent.
Around the area
Blyde River Canyon Bourkes Luck potholes
Tours to do
Lonehill Tree Paragliding Pioneer Mine Tour Heritage Trails 4X4 Trails
Get around
The best way to get around the Wild Frontier is by car and, in selected areas, on foot. The 160 km R40 Barberton - Bulembu - Badplaas round trip is on a gravel road, so the best vehicle to use is a bakkie/pickup.
Length of stay
A weekend will suffice for a quick look around but plan to stay at least a week to do justice to the region.
Where to stay
There is a wide range of accomodation in the area, from hotels to camp sites and B&Bs


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Brevard, N.C. - Over 15 schools were represented at the 2009 Southeastern Conference Cycling Championships hosted by Brevard College and head coach Thad Walker.
The first day of the Championships, Saturday, saw the teams take part in the Team Time Trial and the Road Race, which started at Rosman High School. The final event happened on Sunday morning as the cyclists took part in the Criterium, which was held in downtown Brevard.
The Team Time Trial was the first event of the weekend as four-man teams from each school rode along a 15.52 mile loop that started at Rosman High School and followed a track featuring a short but steep climb and a trip along the river valley before heading back up to Rosman. The first team started the course at 9 a.m. with the other teams following suit afterward in two minute increments.
Coming into the race, several of the teams to look out for included Cumberland, Lees-McRae, Clemson, and Brevard and the favorites did not disappoint. The University of Florida took top honors in the event, finishing with 33:09, seven seconds ahead of second place Furman at 33:16. The Tornados finished sixth in the event with a time of 37:54, 22 seconds behind the University of Georgia, and ahead of Lees-McRae College.
In the afternoon individual Road Race, the cyclists again took off from Rosman High School, this time broken up into brackets A, B and C, depending on skill level. The course for the Road Race slightly longer than the time trial course as the riders rode around a 15.67 mile loop following the French Broad River featuring a pair of climbs before turning back to Rosman.
Riders in the men's A category had to make the loop four times, with the Men's B group traversing the course three times, and the Men's C only twice. On the women's side, the Women's A Category went around the loop three times, with the Women's B covering the course once.
Robert Sweeting (Florida) finished first overall in the men's A category, finishing with a time of 2:39:57 for his four laps, recording the top speed on the course at 24.425 mph on his second lap. Sondre Thorbergsen (Lees-McRae) finished second, 0.681 seconds behind Sweeting with a time of 2:39:58.
Tristan Cowie had the top finish for the Tornados in the A category, finishing 24th, with a time of 2:47:17, with teammate Marshal Hartley finishing 24 seconds behind. Matt St. Marie and Matt Wells rounded out the top group for Brevard in 27th and 47th, respectively.
Stephen Leotis (Ga. Tech) took the top spot in the Men's B category in a photo-finish with Jeremy Chambers (Cumberland). Leotis finished with a time of 2:06:22.434, while Chambers was two-thousandths of a second behind. Chambers recorded the top speed in the group, clocking in at 22.983 mph.
Tim Reinhart was the lone BC rider in the B category, finishing at 2:28:21, 21 minutes behind the leaders, clocking a top speed of 20.74 mph
In the women's A category, Ally Stacher (Lees-McRae) held off Jamie Dinkins (UT-Chattanooga) by 7.56 seconds to take the checkered flag, finishing with a time of 2:11:49. Stacher also held the top speed in the group at 21.636 mph on the second lap.
For Brevard, Julia Tellman finished sixth in the category with a time of 2:32:20, 20 seconds behind the leaders, recording the fifth-best speed in the group, being clocked at 19.425 mph on her first lap.
In the men's C category, Lee Meroney (UNC Asheville) scorched the field, finishing four minutes ahead of runner-up Park Baker (Brevard), with a time of 1:27:05, at 22.056 mph.
Baker led the Brevard team with his second place finish, with a time of 1:31:29. Tyler Crotts finished in the top 10 as well with an eighth place finish with a time of 1:34:38. James Chaput and Ryan Forsyth were also in the top 20 with 16th and 17th place finishes respectively.
Women's B category, a pair of Tornados stormed through the field as Jami Perry held off Jo Tuttle in by seven hundredths of a second to record the win. Perry and Tuttle were both topped out at 18.884 mph, but Perry snuck her way through with the win, finishing with a time of 49:57.437. The pair blew away the field, as their closest competitor, Kim O'Brien (Florida) finished over five minutes back with a time of 55:35.
The final event of the SECCC, the Criterium, took place on Sunday morning, with the riders traveling around the three-quarter mile course marked off in the residential and business district right off of Main St. in downtown Brevard.
Sweeting rode well in the men's A category in the Criterium as well, finishing first again to go with his Road Race victory. Cowie and St. Marie gave the Tornados a pair of top 10 finishers in the event, placing eighth and ninth respectively as both racers finished 35 laps around the course in an hour; the equivalence of 26 miles.
Jake Lewis (Lees-McRae) finished ahead of the field in the men's B category with 23 laps in 43:19, more than 12 seconds ahead of James Mitchell (Furman). Reinhart was again the lone Tornado rider in the category, finishing in 23rd with 18 laps.
Tellman improved on her sixth place finish in the Road Race to finish third in the women's A Criterium. Carla Stewart (Lees-McRae) finished with top honors with 22 laps in 44:32, three seconds ahead of Dinkins and five seconds ahead of Tellman.
Drew Cistola (UNC Asheville) took the win in the men's C category, finishing fifty-three thousandths of a second ahead of Austin Starnes after 16 laps. Crotts finished in the top 10 for the Tornados with a ninth place finish, 2 minutes behind Cistola and Forsythe was in 12th after completing 14 laps.
Brevard was on top again in the women's C category as Perry and Tuttle traded places with Tuttle coming out with the win in the race, finishing 10 laps in 22:15.288, three-tenths of a second faster than Perry. Alicia Provenzano (Florida) came in third, a minute behind the pair of Tornados.
With the SECCC done, the Brevard cycling team now sets their eyes toward the National Championships, which will be held on May 13-19 in Fort Collins, Colo.
Road Race Results
Men's A
Men's B
Women's A
Men's C
Criterium Results
Men's A
Men's B
Women's A
Men's C
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This must be a really simple problem, hence why its in the Beginner's Forum, yet I urge anyone with the proper knowledge to help me. I recently burnt the BT4 Final ISO onto a DVD, no trouble there, I booted from CD, after looking around for a minute or two I typed 'startx' and reached the desktop, everything was working fine, I managed to open my Konsole and get my network up (As you can see from this post.) yet as soon as this was done, my mouse stopped working. The cursor stays in the center of the screen and I can't click or move it. I know its not a power issue, the mouse's laser is still functioning.
I looked around on google and found a few lines of code that did manage to make the mouse last longer.
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My mouse will stop working after opening firefox most of the time, maybe 5-10 mins after this my keyboard will also fail me.
Now I'm relatively new to the Linux operating systems and I can't help but be amazed at something so wonderful after living with windows for the past decade I can't imagine how I missed out on this. The mouse problem is probably the only thing stopping me in my learning and its really pissing me off lol.
Thanks to anybody who is willing to spend a little time to help me. It is greatly appreciated.
PS: Navigating without a mouse is such a bitch. That are you human thing almost killed this post, haha.
Second page bump.. does anyone have any idea at all?