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Colonel Rich Graham spent 15 years as a Blackbird pilot and wing commander. He told BBC Future some of his incredible stories about the world's fastest plane.
After a Soviet surface-to-air missile battery showdown with a USAF U-2 spy plane near the closed city of Sverdlovsk in 1960, the US government realised they needed a reconnaissance plane that could fly even higher – and outrun any missile and fighter launched against it.
The answer was the SR-71 Blackbird. It was closer to a spaceship than an aircraft, made of titanium to withstand the enormous temperatures from flying at 2,200mph (3,540kph). Its futuristic profile made it difficult to detect on radar – even the black paint used, full of radar-absorbing iron, helped hide it.
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A whole high-tech industry was created to provide the Blackbird's sophisticated parts. For example, the fuel, a high-tech cocktail called JP-7, was made just for the Blackbird.
Based at Beale Air Force Base in California, detachments of the SR-71 flew from Mildenhall in the east of England and from Kadena on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
Just a handful of pilots ever flew the plane. BBC Future interviewed Colonel Rich Graham, former pilot, wing commander and author of several books about the aircraft, at Imperial War Museum Duxford, in front of the very plane he used to fly. Here are some of his stories about what it is actually like to fly this top-secret spy plane.
The Soviet Union actually helped build the Blackbird: "The airplane is 92% titanium inside and out. Back when they were building the airplane the United States didn't have the ore supplies - an ore called rutile ore. It's a very sandy soil and it's only found in very few parts of the world. The major supplier of the ore was the USSR. Working through Third World countries and bogus operations, they were able to get the rutile ore shipped to the United States to build the SR-71."
The top speed was limited by the engine temperature: "The speed limit for the airplane ironically is nothing to do with the airplane, it's to do with the engines. Right in front of the engines was a temperature probe. When that temperature was around 427C (800F) that's as fast as we were allowed to go. The makers of the engine - Pratt & Whitney - would not warranty or guarantee anything beyond 427. After that all bets were off, the engine could come unglued or you could shed turbine blades."
The Blackbird's fuel could extinguish cigarettes: "When they were building the airplane, Kelly (Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson, the designer) realised the external temperatures would get over 300C (600F), all the leading edges 300C and the rest of the aircraft around 200C (400F). Consequently, the fuel, the 80,000 lbs of gas it carries in six main fuel tanks, would heat up to 190C (375F), just from the skin temperature, and so the chances of an explosion or a fire would be very high. Kelly had to develop a special fuel with a very high flashpoint, and this is where he came up with JP-7. It has very high flashpoint. I've seen a crew chief throw a match, a cigarette butt into this JP-7 and it just extinguishes."
You set off controlled explosions to start the engines: "The high flashpoint brings up another problem. Most jet engines use igniter plugs, nothing more than a very hot spark plug, if you will. By using these igniter plugs, they used it with the JP-7 and it just drowns it out, it won't ignite. Kelly put his engineers to work, and he said, 'OK gentlemen, how we going to start this?' They came up with a very unique way. Triethylborane – TEB for short. Each engine has a one-and-a-quarter pint. If I had it in a squirt gun and I squirted it into the atmosphere, it goes Kaboom! – it explodes with contact with the atmosphere. And that's how we started the engines. As the engines rotate, at the right time it sprays this amount of TEB into the turbine section which goes kaboom and that in turn lights the engine. When you take the throttles up into the afterburner it puts this metered amount of TEB in, that lights up the JP-7. You get 16 shots for each engine."
The plane was purposely designed to leak fuel: "The fuel tanks are the skin of the airplane. If you rap on this airplane, the fuel tank is on the other side. There's no internal fuel tanks. Because of the expansion and contraction cycles [due to heating and cooling of the aircraft at different speeds] it sometimes leaked and dropped from underneath the airplane. It was measured in Drops Per Minute – DPMs we called them – and maintenance used a stopwatch and counted them, and in certain locations on the aircraft there are acceptable and unacceptable Drips Per Minute."
Rainstorms could be deadly: "In Okinawa, unfortunately, we had a lot of rainstorms which just come out of nowhere. And when you mix JP-7 with a little bit of rain it gets very, very slippery on the ground. An SR-71 was coming back from a mission. He was coming back into the hangar. Don [Graham's navigator] and I were on back-up duty so we were in the hangar. As he came in to the hangar, he slows down, he's right on the centreline… and we notice his brakes are locked up, the wheels aren't rotating anymore, and he's still going through the hangar, sliding. And you would not believe how many maintenance people realised immediately something was wrong with this airplane. We had maintenance guys throwing chocks under the wheel but it kept on moving. Don and I were grabbing on to the wingtip to try and stop it, people were grabbing every part of the airplane as they realised it was an emergency. It was like a dream in slow motion as this airplane just went through the hangar. And it stopped, when the main wheels just caught the other side of the hangar onto the concrete. And its pitot tube, the tube at the front, came about a foot from ramming a curved blast deflector we have for jet engines."
Steak and eggs before every flight: "The day before the mission, both the primary crew – a pilot and a navigator – would meet with backup crews. They would meet at mission planning. The mission planners would have all the maps and computer flight plans laid out on the table and the next two or three hours you would go through the entire route of flight, seeing what would happen through the flight, if we ran low on fuel, if MiGs come up, if there were [surface to air missiles] fired at us, if there was an engine flame-out, what we would do? So we had a good game plan when we left mission planning.
"After the mission planning was finished you were free for the rest of the day, you had to get the normal eight hours of crew rest the night before, and the following morning you'd wake up and drive to a facility either in Mildenhall or Okinawa. Before every flight you had to have a High Protein Low Residue meal – which was steak and eggs. So they wanted to make sure you were well fed before every flight with a steak and egg meal. That would last about half an hour, and then you would drive your cars to a secure location… and begin the mission briefing. Once the briefing was concluded, it took about 20 minutes, everyone went to the four winds to do their job. The back-up crew went out to pre-flight your airplane the primary crew would go undressed, get into their long john cotton underwear to get into the suit. Prior to that they've already taken a physical, a little mini physical, blood pressure, eyes, nose, ears, throat, when you went to bed, what time you woke up, what your meal was the night before, all these parameters. If you didn't pass the physical, the back-up crew would come in and fly the mission."
Blackbirds ended the Yom Kippur War: "An average mission was probably three-and-a-half to four hours. A long mission would be eight or more. Through the whole history of the programme, through 22 years, we had 13 sorties that were over 11 hours; very, very long missions. But they were very rare.
"Twelve of those missions were flown out of the East Coast of the United States during the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and we flew to the Middle East and all the way back to the East Coast, and the product was given straight to the President. The President wanted to find out whether the Arabs and the Israelis had really moved back from the front line like they said they did. We went over there, took the imagery, came back and showed photographic proof they were both lying about where their forces were. He called both countries and said, 'Get them back, I've got proof you're not where you're supposed to be.' That's what ended the Yom Kippur War."
Beware the Soviet MiG-25: "Normally you wouldn't be aware of one, but it takes a perfect storm to see this. I was cruising up to a place called Petropavlosvsk, it's at the end of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Up there the Soviet Union had a major nuclear facility and also a nuclear sub pen. And we'd go up and image the southern part of the peninsula. On the way up, we'd refuelled off the coast of Japan, I'm climbing back up, cruising at Mach 3, and I look down. Probably 200 miles (320km) off the nose I could see – because it was a nice clear day, which you normally don't get – there were no clouds and they were contrailing. It was a perfect storm that I could see them contrailing. They were three MiG-25s in a clockwise orbit. As I got closer, probably 100 miles (160km) out, I'm up at 75,000 feet (23km), they're down here at about 30,000 feet (9km), I saw them come off trail and they're contrailing in a straight line. Now they're in a trail formation about 10 miles (16km) apart. From then on, I saw that the contrail stopped which I assumed they had lit their afterburners and they're trying to intercept me. All three went right by underneath me. No problem at all."
Windscreens doubled as make-shift ovens: "We took up a drink of choice, it came in a squeeze bottle like you see with marathon runners and cyclists, and the tube would fit in the right hand side of the helmet - there was a little iris. You push the tube through there and you could squeeze out the water, Gatorade, iced tea, whatever your drink of choice was. That's how you stayed hydrated. To stay nourished during a long flight you could take up tube food, and the tube food came in giant size toothpaste dispensers, if you will. My favourite I took up for dinner was macaroni cheese and beef and gravy, and butterscotch pudding and vanilla pudding for dessert. And it worked on the same principle. You squeeze a feeding tube into each container, push it through the feeding port and squeeze the food into your mouth, and that kept you nourished during flight.
"I found out one little trick to do. If I took that tube and jammed it against my window in the front windscreen – which at the outside is 622F (328C) at Mach 3.2 and the inside probably between 300 and 350F (149-177F). And if I gave it about a minute and a half on both sides and squeezed the tube to nominalise the temperature, it went down a lot better warm than it did cold. You improvise up there, and that was my in-flight oven."
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Corn futures continued sliding Friday morning. Corn futures continued the decline begun after Thursday's monthly USDA reports, since those held bearish implications for the 2013/14 supply outlook. Bulls' inability to push most-active December futures above chart resistance probably exaggerated selling. December corn fell 7.5 cents to $4.5875/bushel around midsession Friday, while May lost 7.5 cents to $4.7825.
The soy complex set back from Thursday's highs in early Friday trading. Although the expiring September bean contract soared as it approached expiration, the rest of the soy complex declined this morning. Thursday's USDA reports were quite bullish for the legume markets, but traders may now suspect their immediate reaction was overdone. Others may simply be taking profits before the weekend. November soybeans slid 8.0 cents to $13.88/bushel by late Friday morning, while October soyoil dove 0.42 cents to 42.36 cents/pound, and October soymeal dipped $1.3 to $447.9/ton.
The wheat markets turned decidedly lower this morning. Thursday's USDA reports were generally bearish for the wheat outlook, but surging soybeans seemed to boost golden grain values as well. Unfortunately for farmers, that support evaporated Friday morning, thereby sparking substantial losses at the three Midwest markets. December CBOT wheat tumbled 12.0 cents to $6.41/bushel just before lunchtime Friday, and December KCBT wheat plunged 9.75 cents to $6.92, while December MGE futures sank 7.75 cents to $7.07.
Cash news apparently boosted cattle futures in early trading. Weak prices in the wholesale and futures markets seemed to bode ill for the short-term outlook. However, Thursday evening news that packers had paid steady money for Southern Plains cattle seems quite encouraging. Today's CME gains almost surely reflect that. October cattle futures rallied 0.32 cents to 125.15 cents/pound Friday morning, while December added 0.22 to 128.85. Meanwhile, October feeder cattle advanced 0.35 cents to 158.95 cents/pound, and January moved up 0.30 cents to 159.40.
The CME hog market also benefited from cash strength. Recent cash strength encouraged hog traders again Friday morning, but the wholesale markets are proving much less supportive. That's probably why bulls were able to sustain only a portion of the early CME surge. October hog futures had climbed 0.45 cents to 90.65 cents/pound late Friday morning, while December managed a 0.02-cent gain to 87.30.

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Cannon Beach's Coaster Theatre Presents "Butterflies are Free"April 24th, 2012 by Innkeeper
The Coaster Theatre is bringing Broadway to Cannon Beach this May with its staging of the play Butterflies are Free.
The story, loosely based on the life of attorney Harold Krents, follows a blind man as he moves out of his overbearing mother's home and learns how to live his own independent life. When he befriends a free-spirited hippie and connects with a neighbor girl, his mother's stifling love becomes an obstacle to his freedom — an obstacle he must acknowledge and confront.
Performances run on weekends from May 4 – 27. In addition, a special "Talkback Thursday" performance on May 17 will give theatergoers the opportunity to ask questions to the actors and learn more about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into staging a play.
The original Broadway play, written by Leonard Gershe, ran for 1,128 performances from 1969 to 1972 at the Booth Theatre. It was nominated for three Tony Awards and won one for best featured actress in a play. In 1972, it was adapted into a movie starring Edward Albert and Goldie Hawn.
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Destination Dish February Grapefruit Recipe: Tuna Crudo with Citrus Splash
Its delightful flavor once described as that of paradise, February's Destination Dish ingredient – the citrus paradisi – is tart and tangy with a juiciness that rivals that of the ever-popular orange, yet bestows many of the same health benefits.
Although available throughout the year, grapefruits are at their best from winter through early spring, hence the timing of our selection as ingredient of the month. Discovered in Barbados in the 18th century, grapefruits boast properties that help prevent cancer, protect your liver, minimize arthritis symptoms, and fight off flus and colds with over 100 mg of vitamin C in just half of one fruit.
While available in just a handful of varieties (white, red, and pink), the possibilities for grapefruit recipes are endless. These hefty citrus add a tart kick to any salad and complement the lightness found in chicken and fish, which is why I'm sharing my grapefruit recipe for Bluefin Tuna Crudo, Jamaican Grapefruit, Toasted Fennel Salad, Citrus Splash, being served at Paradise Point's signature waterfront restaurant Baleen throughout February.
Makes About 6 Servings
- 12 oz. bluefin tuna
- 1 Jamaican "ugli" grapefruit
- 1 tsp. fennel seeds
- 1 tsp. orange, lime & lemon zest
- 1 tbs. orange juice, lime juice & lemon juice
- 1 oz. honey
- 2 tsp. minced chives
- ½ tsp. crushed red chile flakes
- pinch salt & pepper
- 2 tbs. canola oil
- 1 tbs. lightly roasted rice wine vinegar
- 1 oz. mache
- 1 oz. wild baby arugula
- 2 oz. baby frisee
- 8 slices French bread
Citrus Splash: Peel one Jamaican "Ugli" Grapefruit (any other kind of grapefruit will also do) and carefully remove the grapefruit segments and place in a bowl. Squeeze the juice from the remainder of the grapefruit into a separate bowl. Take the bowl of grapefruit juice and add the citrus zest, citrus juice, honey, vinegar and briefly whisk liquid about 30 seconds adding a pinch of salt and pepper if needed. Whisk in the canola oil and re-check seasoning. Lightly toast the fennel seeds and once they are cool grind them into a fine powder and set aside.
Crudo: Dice the bluefin tuna and place in a bowl sitting in a bowl of crushed ice; this insures that the tuna stays cold and fresh. Season tuna with minced chives, toasted ground fennel seeds, crushed red chile flakes and 1-2 tablespoons of the citrus splash.
Salad: Toss mache, arugula and frisee in one table spoon of the citrus splash. Toast the slices of French bread.
Shape seasoned tuna on a plate, topped with the Jamaican grapefruit, followed by a bit of the greens. Serve with toasted French bread.
Be sure to visit the Destination Dish website to see grapefruit recipes by other chefs, where the dishes are being served, and get to know the culinary talents behind Destination Hotels & Resorts' delicious fare.


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The Rochester Rattlers return to Sahlen's Stadium on Sunday, June 30 th, at 3:00 PM EST. for their first home game since June 2 nd to take on the New York Lizards for their first meeting this year.
The last time the Rattlers were at home, Rochester defeated the Ohio Machine 9-7, led by a three-goal effort from midfielder Jordan MacIntosh. Sunday will be Rochester's third true home game this year. "We're really looking forward to it," said Head Coach Tim Soudan. "It will feel good to have some friendly faces in the crowd."
Rochester and New York battled twice last year, which the Rattlers winning in both meetings. In the first contest, Rochester defeated the Lizards 13-8 on July 6 th, with MacIntosh leading the way with four goals. Rochester also won their next meeting the very next day on July 7 th with a score of 17-15, with Ned Crotty and Steven Boyle each tallying five points in the contest.
The Rattlers return home after their second loss in a row, falling 17-11 to Hamilton on Saturday, June 22 nd, and will need a strong effort on Sunday to earn their fourth win on the season.
New York travels to Rochester with a 3-5 overall record, and last fell to Boston 16-12 on Friday, June 21 st. "They're dangerous offensively," said Coach Soudan. One player who makes that statement true is rookie attackman Rob Pannell, who has 16 points through four games for the Lizards. "Containing him will help us a lot," said Soudan. The Rattlers defense will have to do just that to help earn a win on Sunday.
Rookie midfielder John Ranagan enters Sunday on fire after registering a career high four-goal performance against Hamilton last Saturday. "He's awesome," said Soudan. "He's been fantastic for us." Ranagan has recorded a hat trick in each of his last three games, and now has 10 goals on the season in only four games.
Sunday will also be the first game that Matt Striebel, Jordan MacIntosh, Ned Crotty, and Mike Manley will play after being selected to the 2013 All-Star Game presented by Moe's Southwest Grill on June 24 th.
Already over half way into the season, and as the postseason push begins, the Rattlers sit outside the playoff field tied for fifth in the league with a 3-5 record. "It's coming down to playoff mode for us," said Soudan. "We don't want to put ourselves in a position where we need to win out." A win against New York would give Rochester their fourth on the season, and would move them one game closer to the fourth and final playoff spot.
Come to see the Rattlers defeat the Lizards on Sunday at 3 PM EST. at Sahlen's Stadium. Season tickets, group packages, and flex packages are available by calling the Rattlers box office, and for more ticket information please contact 585.454.5424 or check out www.rochesterrattlers.com for more information. The game will also be televised live on CBS Sports.


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Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit during the car accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The newspaper reported Brent's blood-alcohol level at 0.18, well beyond the legal limit of 0.08.
Police in Irving, Texas said Brent was speeding early Saturday morning when his vehicle struck a curb and flipped. Brown was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead after suffering blunt force trauma to his head and neck, according to Dallas County medical examiner.
Police also stated Brent failed a field sobriety test, and he has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in Brown's death. Brent has been released on $500,000 bail. Police and prosecutors met Thursday to discuss the case.
Irving police on Thursday released tapes of two 911 callers reporting an overturned vehicle. Both callers said smoke or fire appeared to be coming from the car. Police also released dash-cam video that shows an overturned vehicle.
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TNC leader warns of Gaddafi threat
Abdul Jalil Mustafa, the Chairman of the Transitional National Council said fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who disappeared over a week ago, still poses a threat to Libya and the entire world. Abdul Jalil, in a speech delivered during a meeting of defense ministers from countries supporting the Libyan revolution in the Qatari capital, Doha, urged NATO to continue to support the TNC.
He said in his speech: "I appeal to NATO and its allies to continue to protect us from this tyrant."
On the ground, Ahmed Bani, a military spokesman for the rebel forces, said that the city of Tarhunah was fully under the control of the rebels. In addition, the rebels control the road between Tripoli and Sabha in preparation for their move to Sirte, the hometown of Gaddafi .
A spokesman for NATO in Brussels, said NATO planes have been bombing Sirte during the past three days. Another military commander said his forces are at a distance of 100 km east of the city after capturing the town of Al Jawad. Other forces are advancing from the west. Some rebel commanders believe that Gaddafi and his entourage fled to Sirte. But other rumors suggest that Gaddafi is still hiding in Tripoli or fled to Algeria.
And along the coastal highway east of Tripoli, eyewitnesses spoke about convoys of Soviet-made T-55 tanks in the direction of Sirte. Rebels said that the tanks were seized from a military base left by Gaddafi's troops in Zliten.


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Glassboys launch youth trials
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STOURBRIDGE FC youth team boss Dave King is inviting applications from players to take part in trials for the 2014-15 season.
The Glassboys youth side has been the most successful U18 youth team in the area over the past five years, playing in the best youth league in the Midlands.
With several of last season's side no longer eligible, King is looking for several new players with good technical ability, sound temperament and a willingness to learn.
John Purdie, a well-respected coach, UEFA qualified and ex- professional footballer with Wolves, will be joining the existing management set-up for next season.
Trialists must be over 15 and under 18 before August 31, 2014 in order to be eligible for consideration.
Applications are required as soon as possible and applicants will be notified by e-mail or telephone whether they have been successful or not.
Trials will be held on Monday, June 16, Thursday, June 19, Monday, June 23 and Thursday, June 26, after which the final squad for the season will be selected and notified.
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Applications must contain the following details: full name and address, date of birth, height and weight, any health issues, contact telephone number, email address, playing position, current club and league, previous clubs, clubs contracted to (if any), and representative honours gained (school, district, county).
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Today marks the 83rd birthday of our Founder and CEO, Bob Moore. Not only is 83 years a wonderful reason to celebrate, but I just found out that it marks his 40th year of stone milling. Now we have two reasons to celebrate. After all, if Bob never found his love of stone milling, Bob's Red Mill wouldn't exist. Bob and Charlee would probably be off traveling the world and pinching the cheeks of their great-grandchildren. Instead, Bob still pulls 8 hour days at the mill Monday through Friday making sure us "kids" are holding true to his dream. Sure, he still takes wonderful vacations and sometimes a long weekend, but for the most part he's here every day doing his part to bring whole grains to the world.
We're having a little party at our Whole Grain Store today and would love if you joined us to toast our founder. There will be Dixie-land music and freebies, cake and singing. Festivities run from noon to 2 pm, with speeches and cake cutting starting at 12:30 pm. We hope to see you there!
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One of the first things our children learn at school is how to write, but there's no need to wait till they start school to help them start learning the skills they need to write. It's possible to teach our children the foundations of handwriting before they start school or even pre-school.
There are some great ways to actively encourage early hand-writing, but many of the activities and play items that your baby or child currently plays with, already develop a whole range of skills linked to this type of learning – specifically fine motor skills.
Developing your child's fine motor skills can really help with learning to write. "Good old Play-Doh," is a pre-writing essential, says psychologist Nicole Pierotti. "From rolling out, to rolling into balls, this type of play is great for fine motor control and for the muscles needed later for writing."
Mum Nicola Ray says she started trying to prepare her daughter, Sienna, for school well in advance. "As a parent, it is really important to see that certain types of play, such as opening and closing pegs, are needed for a variety of reasons by your child's body and brain."
"Fortunately, Sienna really enjoyed it. We would never have forced any activities on her, so we tried to make them fun and didn't have a schedule or anything, just incorporated into her colour-in time," Ray adds.
So what are the best activities to do to foster the development of handwriting skills? And what skills are actually needed? According to Pierotti, it all starts with the pincer grip. "There is a huge range of activities that parents can do at home just during play that develop pincer grip step-by-step over the years. There's buttoning, snapping, stringing beads, undoing and redoing clip-lock bags, peeling stickers, rolling clay into little balls, mega blocks, legos, spraybottles, squeeze toys and eye droppers."
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Once children have started trying to write, you can encourage them further. Try these simple, fun things:
For Ray, she found the best activity involved writing out dots for her daughter to join together to make the letters. "There are also some great apps which help with writing practices, which is probably a better use of the technology than Angry Birds or watching movies. The technology is going to be part of the future for our children whether we agree with it or not, it's just about making sure there is value in how they use it," says Ray.
Ray says while she was conscious of making sure her daughter had time for play as well as learning, she thought it was important to introduce the concept of education/learning/writing early so it wasn't so foreign when her daughter started school. "In a room full of other children, starting from scratch may have presented some real challenges.
"Sienna can't wait to start school next year. She loves writing on her friend's birthday cards in her own writing, and with some guidance on what letters to use she can pretty much write quite confidently. And she really gets a lot of pride and confidence from doing things on her own, which I'm hopeful will translate into how she adjusts to life at school next year."
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Falling and its resulting injuries are an important public health problem for older adults. The National Safety Council estimates that persons over the age of 65 have the highest mortality rate (death rate) from injuries. Among older adults, injuries cause more deaths than either pneumonia or diabetes. Falls account for about one-half of the deaths due to injury in the elderly.
Several epidemiological studies have looked at the rate of falls in the elderly at home, in outpatient settings and institutions.
The complications of falls are numerous and significant.
Older persons are likely to fall for several reasons. The environment can be particularly dangerous as one gets older. Steps, throw rugs and poor lighting can all lead to increased falling when combined with physical instability.
|Physical instability has many causes in the elderly
A person who has fallen will be asked to give the care provider:
To prevent falls you have to find the underlying cause and treat it. Therapists, nurses and the family can help the elderly person who has fallen regain or maintain his or her mobility. They can also help lessen the risk of falls by creating a safer living environment and improving awareness of environmental dangers. For example:
Many elderly people have repeated falls without harm. The importance of falls as a cause and as a consequence of ill health in the elderly is now recognized. Although little is known about the increased risk of falls with age, studies are being done to improve the care available to older adults at risk for falls and injury.
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Location, location, location.
The Morse family will awake to alarms if the temperature drops below 27 degrees this week. They'll run the sprinklers and hope the majority of their mandarins and other citrus fruit will be OK.
Glennda and John Morse grow in the "banana belt" of Oroville, where citrus and other tender crops fare better than those on the valley floor. Rich Martin, a citrus grower near Orland, won't be so lucky. Without a winter water supply, he's expecting his 22 1/2-acre crop to be a total loss. It wouldn't do him any good to pick what's on the tree right now, because his oranges and grapefruit aren't quite ripe.
Since 2007, Martin has lost the majority of four crops to frost, and is ready to convert his land to almond trees. His father first planted citrus in the late 1920s.
Their situations will most likely be repeated across the Sacramento Valley beginning Tuesday night and extending through Friday as a cold-front moves into the region. Low temperatures are expected in the 20s and 30s for several days in a row.
The Yolo County Farm Bureau has issued a frost advisory warning as have other farm bureaus throughout the Central Valley.
The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch for the Valley starting on Tuesday night. Temperatures are expected to be between 24 and 32 degrees, but drop even lower later in the week, reaching near-record lows into Saturday.
Bob Blakely of the citrus trade association, California Citrus Mutual, says farmers are checking wind machines and running water through their fields in anticipation of the colder temperatures.
But he says there is no reason to panic right now.
Meanwhile, the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners is recommending that tropical and subtropical plants in containers (bougainvillea, hibiscus, and some jasmines) should be moved inside the house if possible, or at least to a west or south-facing wall preferably with an overhang.
For those sensitive plants that must be left outside, Master Gardeners suggest covering the container with a light fabric such as sheets or blankets. These "floating row covers" will help protect the plant.
If using plastic, do not allow the plastic to touch the foliage. Constructing a light weight frame to suspend the fabric over the plant may be helpful. Subtropical plants such as lantana and potato vines can usually survive cold snaps. The leaves will die, but the plant will re-sprout in the spring.
Be sure not to prune the apparently dead branches until the last danger of frost has past in the spring. All succulents such as cacti and aloes should be moved indoors.
Concerning citrus trees, the Master Gardeners report that younger trees, one or two years old, are especially vulnerable to heavy frost and freezes while older trees may only have damage in their new growth.
Generally, both green and ripe fruit are damaged below 30 degrees, but there is some variation by species. Temperatures below 26 degrees may damage lemon and lime fruits.
Additionally, the heat produced from outdoor lights can help protect foliage and twigs from severe damage. Use a 100-watt drop light or strings of C7 or C9 Christmas lights. The new LED lights do not give off heat.
Franz Niederholzer, farm adviser for Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, explained that plants that are marginal for the region will be most at risk, such as pomegranates and olives. A quick frost this early in the season hasn't given some plants a chance to shut down for the winter. This problem is exacerbated for new trees and plants.
"Anything that has shut down and lost its leaves should be fine," Niederholzer said.
Niederholzer said the three-step combo is best: wet soil to absorb heat in the day, a cover at night, and bulbs for added heat.
Farmers will be winterizing their farms, including checking spots that can freeze in wells, and covering exposed pipes. It's not a bad idea to do the same around a home, Niederholzer advised.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. also issued carbon monoxide warnings, noting that people will try and use generators, propane heaters, barbecues or other ways to stay warm.
However, these devices usually put out carbon monoxide, which can be deadly in an enclosed space. PG&E is advising people to not use such heating devices, or do so only outside.
For those who want to use their fireplaces, make sure the flue is open, and the chimney is venting properly. And make sure all natural gas furnaces and appliances inside the home are in proper working order, customers should inspect the flame on all gas appliances. A blue flame indicates the appliance is working properly, and a yellow flame is a warning sign that the appliance is not burning properly and could be producing carbon monoxide.


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Driving a brand new C5 Corvette home for the first time can be an exhilarating ride for even the most unresponsive buyer. Once the feel of the power and handling gets under your skin, there is little hope for a cure for "Corvette Fever." The problem arises when time washes away its symptoms and available horsepower no longer satisfies the need for speed. Only a larger dose will do!
Tony de Montigny was in need of such a fix. He began to feel his C5 needed to be "opened up." Bassani eased his discomfort by allowing his Corvette to breathe easily, while giving him a sweet sound to wrap his ears around. This was only further enhanced by the West Coast Corvettes-supplied Bassani C5 X-pipe. Tony will be the first to tell you that his Corvette has never sounded better. Coupled with the Jet chip and a K&N air-induction system, this exhaust would give Tony 318 rear-wheel horsepower, an increase of 15 hp over the stock 303. Torque also increased from 320 at 4,250 rpm to a best of 326 at 4,500 rpm.
This increase will suffice for a while, but there is always more to be found and those who will set out to find it. A BBK throttle body was added, along with Comp Cams roller lifters and a Comp Cams 54-414-11 camshaft. Tony says that this modification, along with CNC Cylinder Heads-prepared heads and a More Performance MAF housing would produce gains of over 60 hp--enough to appease the horsepower hungry, at least for a time.
Of course, with the added horsepower and torque, the clutch had to be upgraded or it would have been grenaded. A Centerforce clutch assembly keeps all of the power headed down to the rear wheels where it should be, and the Xtreme Motorsports-supplied Ripper shifter makes sure the gears don't get confused about where they should go.
The go-factor of Tony's ride was now respectable, so it was time to address the show-factor. With the classy lines of the C5, the wheels had to have class as well as strength. For that, Tony contacted Hickock Custom Wheels in Tustin, California.
Hickock's Sprint 8-spoke wheel was just the ticket. The 18-inch rims measure 9.5 for the front and 11 inches for the rear. Coupling them with Bridgestone S-02 (255x40 front and 295x35 rear) gives this Millennium Yellow Corvette a classic look and excellent grip on the road. To make the most of that grip, a composite mono-spring was obtained from Vette Brakes and Products along with a C5 brake upgrade kit, giving this Corvette "whoa" as well as "go." The wheel, tire, and suspension upgrades make for a package that, as Tony puts it, "handles like a slot car on rails." And it looks great doing it, too!
With all of this mod-momentum going, what else was Tony to do? For Tony de Montigny, the long road of modifications ends at RKSport. He used the company's rear spoiler, hood, white-faced gauges, and 10-piece carbon-fiber kit, leaving no doubt the car is modified. As you can see, the modifications, both mechanical and aesthetic, combine to create a package that still carries the salient lines of a C5 fresh from the line in Bowling Green. It also gives Tony some relief when his Fever is a little high.


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Fieldbus Is Easy With Portable, Wireless Tools
Why Use Portable Tools? Find Out Its Benefits
Most people think of fieldbus as digital integration of field devices with process automation systems and that working with fieldbus can only be accomplished with fixed assets (such as PCs) located in fixed locations, but there are also a number of portable tools available that can make specific fieldbus tasks a lot easier and help users get a better return on their fieldbus investment. There are very good reasons for using portable tools, and a wide range of products are available with different functions and price levels.
So why use portable tools? One of the big advantages of Foundation fieldbus is the ability to access information about a device remotely from the control room, instrument shop or anywhere the information is needed. The ability to do diagnostics remotely can save a lot on maintenance costs and avoided failures.
Today's workforce is increasingly mobile, so the future of device diagnostics may not be limited to the confines of a control room. Today's portable tools can provide the same functionality as a process workstation, or they may be simpler or less expensive tools designed to test specific functions. For example, a user may want to evaluate existing wiring to see if it meets fieldbus physical layer specifications, or diagnose potential physical layer issues such as segment noise or communication jitter. Maybe someone needs to go out to the field for a visual inspection. Whatever the needs, portable tools can help realize flawless fieldbus project execution and keep segments and devices running to their optimum potential.
Read Also: Busting Myths About Foundation Fieldbus
The Value of Preconfiguration
If you are planning or are in the midst of a fieldbus project, you may want to consider pre-configuration prior to commissioning. In the installation phase, you can use portable tools to pre-commission and tag Foundation fieldbus devices. Successful device downloads require all of the information in the device, such as tag name and node address, to be identical to the information stored in the host system configuration. Preconfiguring devices before control system commissioning activities begin ensures consistency and can speed time to start-up.
The Importance of the Physical Layer
Engineers with experience in fieldbus projects say that most of the mistakes made during fieldbus installation are related to the physical layer. Since Foundation fieldbus is a digital network, it has physical layer requirements that are somewhat different from those for analog installations. Portable tools are now available that can check physical layer issues such as the suitability of existing wiring, segment noise, low voltage or communications jitter.
In the instrument shop, portable tools can offer a degree of convenience and familiarity to instrument technicians. Portable tools can be used to perform a quick check of a new device out of the box before taking it to the field for installation. Some can also be used to set up and pre-commission devices before taking them to the field for installation.
Read Also: Choosing a Fieldbus Host
Portable tools, such as the Emerson 475 from Emerson Process Management, typically have simple, easy-to-use interfaces that are designed specifically for use by maintenance technicians doing a series of fieldbus-related tasks. While today's sophisticated asset management applications and process automation systems offer a lot of functionality, maintenance technicians may not want to take a course in how to use a DCS in order to accomplish what can be done via a tool they're already familiar with.
Work in hazardous areas requires equipment that can be used in Class 1 Div 1 areas. This requirement for being hardened and approved for hazardous areas is probably one reason why tablets and smartphones have not really taken off as everyday tools in places such as refineries and chemical plants. Although you will still pay a premium, you can get some highly functional wireless workstations that are essentially environmentally hardened tablet PCs.
Classes of Portable Tools
Portable tools fall into three general classes: Laptops and wireless workstations, handheld tools, and remote wireless clients. Each of these has its own advantages. Many users have a combination of these tools, so it's not a case of one tool versus another.
Laptops and USB Interfaces. If you want the functionality of a workstation in a familiar package, a ruggedized laptop or notebook PC is a good choice. There is a wide range of laptops designed specifically for manufacturing applications. Of course, a laptop offers a more full-featured user interface than a handheld. Because it is a PC, laptops can offer easier integration with plant asset management systems and other applications.
Most suppliers now offer USB fieldbus interfaces that can be used in conjunction with a laptop or notebook to allow direct access to Foundation fieldbus H1 segments and field devices. This allows users to commission, configure and troubleshoot the devices both on the bench and in the field. USB fieldbus interfaces are available from Emerson Process Management, Softing and National Instruments. The newly released Emerson USB fieldbus interface provides power to the fieldbus segment, which can be useful in start-up situations or emergencies where power is not available.
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|Date / Time
|Wednesday December 31, 2014 @03:06PM
|Ringing in 2015 With 40 Linux-Friendly Hacker SBCs
|Tuesday October 22, 2013 @11:04AM
|Call Yourself a Hacker, Lose Your 4th Amendment Rights
|Friday July 26, 2013 @02:18PM
|Hackers Using Bots, Scripts To Lock Down Restaurant Reservations
|Wednesday March 20, 2013 @08:32AM
|Krebs Hacker Unmasked, Hit Ars and Wired's Honan
|Monday March 04, 2013 @08:45PM
|Hacking war broke out between the Philippines and Malaysia
|Thursday February 28, 2013 @10:26AM
|Tor Exit Nodes Located and Mapped
|Tuesday February 19, 2013 @01:32PM
|Security Firm Mandiant Says China's Army Runs Hacking Group APT1
|Tuesday February 19, 2013 @07:25AM
|China's Army Accused Of Running Hacking Group APT1
|Tuesday December 18, 2012 @01:08PM
|Hacker Behind Leaked Nude Celebrity Photos Gets 10 Years
|Tuesday December 18, 2012 @11:50AM
|Hacker Behind Leaked Nude Celebrity Photos Gets 10 Years
|Friday December 14, 2012 @11:24AM
|No Charges in UK for Gary McKinnon
|Monday December 03, 2012 @06:52PM
|Hacking your own hearing-aid
|Monday November 19, 2012 @12:32PM
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|Friday November 02, 2012 @11:14PM
|iPhone Interface For Ham Radio Mates Old With New
|Friday November 02, 2012 @11:49AM
|Tinkerer Invents iPhone Interface for Ham Radios
|Tuesday October 16, 2012 @07:45AM
|UK Hacker McKinnon Extradition has been blocked
|Monday October 01, 2012 @02:00AM
|RockBox + Refurbished MP3 Players = Crowdsourced Audio Capture
|Thursday September 20, 2012 @02:20PM
|6 Million Virgin Mobile Users Vulnerable To Brute-Force Attacks
|Wednesday August 29, 2012 @01:07PM
|2012 EFF Pioneer Award Winners Revealed
|Wednesday August 29, 2012 @09:32AM
|Another LulzSec Member Arrested
|Tuesday August 28, 2012 @09:22AM
|Hackers Dump Millions of Records From Banks, Politicians
|Saturday August 25, 2012 @09:54AM
|Would You Open Your Home To a Hacker – For Free?
|Friday August 10, 2012 @07:58AM
|In Hacker Highschool, Students Learn To Redesign the Future
|Monday July 30, 2012 @04:33PM
|What are good books/kits/tools for skilled/learning software/hardware hobbyist?
|Wednesday July 18, 2012 @02:01AM
|Modest Proposal For Stopping Hackers: Get Them Girlfriends
|Tuesday July 17, 2012 @10:01AM
|Modest Proposal For Stopping Hackers: Get Them Girlfriends
|Wednesday July 11, 2012 @10:38AM
|Hacker feels bad: Well, duh....
|Monday July 09, 2012 @07:38PM
|Author Kills DarkComet Spyware After Syria Uses It
|Monday July 09, 2012 @05:58PM
|GitHub finally raises funding: $100M from Andreessen Horowitz
|Monday July 09, 2012 @08:29AM
|DarkComet Spy Tool Killed After Syria Uses It
|Tuesday June 26, 2012 @12:55PM
|Two UK Lulzsec Suspects Plead Guilty To DDoS Charges
|Monday June 25, 2012 @10:22AM
|Lulzsec Suspects Plead Guilty In UK
|Monday June 11, 2012 @01:06PM
|Why Your IT Department Needs to Staff a Hacker
|Thursday May 03, 2012 @07:27AM
|British Cyber Crime Agency Forced Down By Attack
|Tuesday April 24, 2012 @12:42PM
|Samsung TVs Can Be Hacked Into Endless Restart Loop
|Tuesday April 24, 2012 @11:38AM
|Researcher causes Endless Restart Loop on Samsung TVs
|Wednesday April 11, 2012 @09:55AM
|Statistical Analysis Raises Civil War Death Count By 20%
|Tuesday March 27, 2012 @12:50PM
|Ask Slashdot: Most Secure Mobile OS?
|Tuesday March 06, 2012 @09:42AM
|LulzSec leader Sabu unmasked, arrested -- and caught collaborating
|Monday February 20, 2012 @11:37PM
|Hackers In Space: Designing A Ground Station
|Saturday February 18, 2012 @02:26PM
|Ethical hacker jailed for discovering Facebook security vulnerabilities
|Sunday February 12, 2012 @11:30AM
|Southwest Airlines iPhone App Unencrypted, Vulnerable To Eavesdroppers
|Saturday February 04, 2012 @04:01PM
|Job Seeking Hacker Gets 30 Months in Prison
|Tuesday January 17, 2012 @11:03PM
|Symantec Says Norton Source Code Was Stolen in '06
|Thursday January 05, 2012 @08:46PM
|Symantec Looks Into Claims of Stolen Source Code
|Tuesday January 03, 2012 @01:11PM
|Hacktivists Plan Satellite To Bypass Censorship
|Sunday January 01, 2012 @07:23PM
|Floyd Landis Sentenced For Hacking Test Lab
|Sunday January 01, 2012 @06:38PM
|Hacker on Steroids:Disgraced Athlete Sentenced for
|Wednesday December 14, 2011 @03:42PM
|Kiss Off: Anonymous Hacker Took On Gene Simmons, F
|Wednesday November 30, 2011 @04:00PM
|Anonymous Threatens Robin Hood Attacks Against Ban
|Saturday November 26, 2011 @04:09PM
|Hacker Tries to Land IT Job at Marriott via Extort
|Friday November 25, 2011 @08:20AM
|Ask Hacker and Security Gadfly Moxie Marlinspike
|Sunday November 20, 2011 @04:47PM
|ICE Returns hackers domain To Owners
|Tuesday November 15, 2011 @02:25PM
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|Thursday September 22, 2011 @03:09PM
|FBI Arrests Homeless LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers
|Monday September 12, 2011 @09:19AM
|Kevin Mitnick Answers
|Friday August 26, 2011 @03:15AM
|Was this the email that took down RSA?
|Tuesday August 02, 2011 @03:08AM
|Lulz Front Man Goes To Court
|Friday July 29, 2011 @02:04AM
|Anonymous Hacks ManTech, FBI Contractor
|Sunday July 24, 2011 @05:36PM
|675k Stolen Credit Cards = Ten Years In Jail
|Sunday July 24, 2011 @04:52PM
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|Thursday July 21, 2011 @05:53PM
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|Sunday June 26, 2011 @11:16PM
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|Saturday June 18, 2011 @11:51PM
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|Friday June 10, 2011 @06:54AM
|Turkish websites attacked by Anonymous before vote
|Monday June 06, 2011 @04:36AM
|Interview with programmer who hacked Skype
|Tuesday May 17, 2011 @05:31AM
|Police seek hacker after AusCERT presentation
|Tuesday May 03, 2011 @02:15PM
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|Thursday April 28, 2011 @07:02PM
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|Wednesday April 06, 2011 @07:18PM
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|Tuesday March 29, 2011 @02:34AM
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|Wednesday March 23, 2011 @11:49PM
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|Tuesday March 01, 2011 @11:36AM
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|Wednesday December 01, 2010 @11:41AM
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|Monday November 22, 2010 @09:18AM
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|Saturday November 20, 2010 @07:07PM
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|Thursday November 11, 2010 @10:58PM
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|Thursday November 11, 2010 @08:39PM
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|Friday September 03, 2010 @12:18AM
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|Tuesday August 31, 2010 @04:54PM
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|Wednesday July 21, 2010 @05:49AM
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|Monday July 12, 2010 @02:28PM
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|Thursday July 01, 2010 @10:35AM
|New Tool Reveals Internet Passwords
|Thursday July 01, 2010 @08:37AM
|New Tool Reveals Internet Passwords
|Tuesday April 27, 2010 @10:04PM
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|Thursday April 22, 2010 @04:31PM
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|Monday March 15, 2010 @11:58AM
|Iran Hacks US Spy Sites
|Thursday February 25, 2010 @07:18AM
|Latvian "Robin Hood" Hacker Leaks Bank Details
|Wednesday January 13, 2010 @09:16AM
|Google May Pull Out of China After Cyberattacks
|Friday November 27, 2009 @04:39AM
|Hacker McKinnon To Be Extradited To US
|Tuesday November 10, 2009 @11:26AM
|Brazilian hackers helping make e-ballots safer
|Thursday March 12, 2009 @09:25PM
|Cybercrime-As-a-Service Takes Off
|Monday February 09, 2009 @09:32AM
|Kaspersky Customer Database Exposed
|Friday August 03, 2007 @07:52PM
|Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon
|Tuesday April 03, 2007 @12:49PM
|Gary McKinnon Loses Extradition Appeal
|Friday December 22, 2006 @03:22PM
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|Monday December 04, 2006 @02:11AM
|Another NASA Hacker Indicted
|Thursday November 23, 2006 @11:45AM
|Wii Internet Connection Reverse Engineered
|Friday September 29, 2006 @11:15PM
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|Wednesday September 27, 2006 @04:02PM
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|Wednesday May 10, 2006 @02:25PM
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|Tuesday May 09, 2006 @11:34AM
|'UK Hackers' Condemn McKinnon?
|Thursday April 13, 2006 @05:13PM
|Alleged British Hacker Fears Guantanamo
|Tuesday April 04, 2006 @05:39PM
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|Tuesday March 21, 2006 @08:08PM
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|Tuesday March 21, 2006 @04:30PM
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|Thursday March 16, 2006 @07:11AM
|DHS Gets Another "F" In Cyber Security
|Thursday March 02, 2006 @10:47AM
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Beauty Care That Puts the Caring First
Guest Blogger: Deborah Pilla, President of Kumani Essentials in New York, NY
Deborah Pilla, President of Kumani Essentials, shares the journey of Kumani Essentials and her decision to partner with Fair Trade USA to bring U.S. consumers beauty products that contain Fair Trade Certified™ Shea Butter
Where do I begin? This has been such an interesting journey. Our name, Kumani is actually an African girl's name that means "destiny" and is the base of our story and these exquisite beauty care products.
I started Kumani—a line of hair, face and body products using Shea Butter, sourced from a Fair Trade cooperative in Burkina Faso, because it combined two of my passions in life. One—I am committed to helping people and giving my services. I am also a pediatric dentist/dental surgeon and have spent years volunteering my surgical skills to correct facial/dental deformities in underprivileged children from around the world. Two—I am a strong believer in natural products and limit using harsh chemicals. I always try to find quality, natural products that actually work.
Two years ago, I fell in love with Shea Butter after an unbelievable facial treatment, and decided to add it to my beauty regimen. I didn't even know where it came from or how it was made. I simply loved that it was non-greasy, penetrated into the skin very fast and had immediate, noticeable results—restoring that youthful, glowing look. As I started to research Shea Butter, I was surprised to learn that it comes from a little acorn-like nut and only comes from one area in West Africa, known as the "Shea Belt". I discovered that making Shea Butter is a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years and is mostly made by the women of these Shea Belt nations. I couldn't imagine how much time and hard work it took to get a batch of Shea Butter from all those little nuts! However, I was soon disheartened to learn that because of this rigorous process, the women who make Shea Butter have often been treated unfairly and exploited. Sadly, I felt guilty using it at all.
I had finally found a great natural ingredient with super natural benefits, but it had a negative string attached to it that went against my philosophy of being humane, fair and giving. However, I wasn't so fast to give up on this remarkable Shea Butter. Through further research, I learned of Fair Trade cooperatives and the Fair Trade movement. I had associated Fair Trade with coffee and food items, and was pleased to learn that it had grown to include beauty ingredients indigenous to third-world countries. I wanted to be part of this growing movement.
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In some ways, I feel that I am meant to create smiles—not only in my pediatric dental work and surgery, but now through Kumani. I guess that's not a bad "destiny" to have.
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Arriving annually on the heels of the Sundance Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam regularly attracts industry insiders, many of whom head to the Netherlands straight from Utah. The festival wrapped up its program over the weekend, handing out awards as the event came to a close. Three films received Rotterdam's Hivos Tiger Awards, honoring first or second time filmmakers.
Slovakian/Czech feature My Dog Killer (Moj Pes Killer) by Mira Fornay, Austria's Soldier Jane (Soldate Jeannette) by Daniel Hoesl and Iranian film Fat Shaker (Larzanandeye Charbi) by Mohammad Shirvani were honored with juried prizes, chosen from the 16 titles in competition. The 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam took place January 23 – February 3.
My Dog Killer revolves around a 18 year old loner in a small village whose only friends are his guard dog and local skinheads. His solo existence is interrupted, however, when his dispirited mother and half brother suddenly reappear. Soldier Jane centers on two women who seek out their freedom. Fanni indulges in an affluent lifestyle with conspicuous consumerism only to throw it away. She meets Anna, an attractive young woman who is in dire need of reinvention. Together, they set out on new adventures, defying all conventions. The third Hivos Tiger winner, Fat Shaker, unfolds through a series of images. The story centers around a "fat father" who tries to con money from women using his young and attractive son, who is deaf. The son is picked up by women, but they're stopped by the father who intimidates them into paying up.
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Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour's taboo-breaking Wadjda won the festival's Dioraphte Award for Best Hubert Bals Fund-supported film. The film, which is the first by a female director from the conservative Middle Eastern country, tells the story of a 10 year old Saudi girl who dreams of having a green bicycle. People in her conservative surroundings, however, don't think a girl should be on a bicycle. Even so, she perseveres. IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund is an initiative by the festival that provides grants to projects in various stages of completion.
Though not eligible for Tiger Awards, veteran Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci nevertheless commanded attention at the festival with his latest film, Me And You. The story is an adaptation of a novel by Niccolo Ammaniti about a 14 year old boy who tries to cope with his half sister and her heroin addiction. The plot unfolds in the basement of the boy's home where he hides out, pretending to his mother that he's on a school ski trip. The film is Bertolucci's first feature since The Dreamers (2003). There had been speculation Bertolucci would not direct again after suffering back problems following a fall in Rome that was then followed by a failed surgery, according to The Guardian.
"A few years ago, I couldn't move any more. I couldn't walk. That, maybe, was the moment when I thought I couldn't do any more movies," Bertolucci told The Guardian. "I thought, OK, it is finished. I'll do something else … [but] everything changed the moment I accepted this situation." Spanning five decades, Bertolucci's career began with The Grim Reaper in 1961 when he was 21 years old. His latest film film, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May, will screen at the Belgrade Film Festival later this month.


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I had no idea that the state took your money if the account was inactive - especially if you have other accounts that you regularly use at the same credit union, and if the money is being saved to use for medical expenses. This seems a bit of a stretch for unclaimed property laws - what do you think? Is this really old news, or is the state going overboard in their definition of "unclaimed"? I'm a little alarmed - thought my money was safe in the bank. Guess not.
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Original post made by Laura, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2013
I had no idea that the state took your money if the account was inactive - especially if you have other accounts that you regularly use at the same credit union, and if the money is being saved to use for medical expenses. This seems a bit of a stretch for unclaimed property laws - what do you think? Is this really old news, or is the state going overboard in their definition of "unclaimed"? I'm a little alarmed - thought my money was safe in the bank. Guess not.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 3, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Laura - The State of California is NOT taking your money. Your savings institution is turning it over to them per law. It goes into the states unclaimed funds department and you can retrieve it from there.
The laws have changed, it used to be any account or funds inactive/ not dispersed within 5 years went to the states unclaimed funds department. They have now moved it up to 3 years. It is per account, not per holder. So you can have numerous accounts at the same institution, but if one is inactive for 3 years, it has to be turned over to the state. This does not just apply to banks. Deposits on utilities, cell phones etc. wind up here to. Usually people have moved and there is no forwarding address or the mail forwarding has expired.
Here is the link: Web Link
Your financial institution should have explained it to you better.
a resident of Del Prado
on Apr 3, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Laura- Get YOUR money in YOUR hands ASAP !!! The state is stealing YOUR money. It doesn't matter what the stranger above says. Get YOUR money.
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 6:04 pm
@agenda21 or should I just call you PARANOID. Go to the website. Do some research.
I also want to share with you the significant improvements that my office has made:
Notifying Owners Before Their Property Is Sent To The State: For two decades, misguided state laws restricted the State Controller's Office from contacting the owners of more than 80% of all unclaimed property accounts sent to the State. In August 2007, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed legislation I sponsored that allows my office to send property owners notices before their property is transferred to the State. In Fiscal Year 2010-11, those notices resulted in 418,566 properties being claimed before they were even sent to the State. From January 2007 through the end of April 2012, my office sent out 7.5 million notices -- 5.1 million warning owners their property was about to be sent to the State, and another 2.4 million notifying owners their property had been sent to the State.
Established A Locator Unit: We re-established a unit that aggressively finds and tracks down owners to reunite them with their property. Our priority is to notify owners who had never received a notice due to the previous restrictions on our ability to notify owners.
Retention Period for Property of no Commercial Value: In January 2012, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed legislation I sponsored that allows the State Controller to keep property deemed as having no commercial value for seven years, instead of 18 months. This provides more time for owners to claim family heirlooms, photos, and other items that may have special value to them.
Upgraded The Claims Processing System: The new database system allows staff to more easily search for properties and process claims more efficiently. We also have begun posting properties to our unclaimed property search page on the Internet within weeks after they are reported by businesses transferring the property, rather than taking a year before posting the properties.
In just the first year after these reforms, we were able to send out 2.5 million notices; more than double the 1.2 million notices we sent during the past decade. Without these reforms, only 499,000 notices would have been mailed to owners, instead of the 7.5 million notices mailed through the end of April 2012.
I also successfully sponsored legislation to protect owners by prohibiting financial institutions from sending the contents of safe deposit boxes to the State if the owner has other active accounts. The law prohibits the transfer of other "inactive" accounts if the owner has an active IRA. The law also requires businesses seeking to avoid liability for wrongly sending property to the State to prove they sent due diligence notices informing owners that their property was about to be sent to the State. This provision gives property owners an important legal remedy against the business should they suffer a loss due to the business' failure to properly notify the owner.
I want Californians to know that I am putting them first. I realize there is much more work to do, and I will continue to improve the State's ability to put property back in the rightful owners' hands.
Reforms I Am Pursuing:
Restore interest paid on claims.
Impose strict penalties on banks, utility companies, and other businesses that fail to comply with the law and notify their customers of unclaimed property they are holding.
I will continue to pursue reforms to the Unclaimed Property Program and invite your suggestions and support along the way. My intent is to restore the public's confidence that their lost property will be safeguarded by the State until property owners can claim what is rightfully theirs.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 3, 2013 at 6:23 pm
@nancy s. - thank you for your information, and your serious response to my request for comment. Ignore "agenda21" - just another one of the forum trolls that I believe is trying to make the point that one should not be concerned with personal possessions. One reason I don't use this forum much. So boring.
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Tiffany Stone's pants burst with poetry in rectangles of mauve, purple and pale pink.
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"I can be really goofy and as long as it has it's own sense within the nonsense, kids are very accepting of that," says Stone, an accomplished poet whose just published her third collection of children's poems with Tradewind Books.
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Stone completed a bachelor of fine arts in creative writing and playwriting at the University of British Columbia, where she rediscovered writing for kids.
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Her professors - accomplished children's authors Sue Ann Alderson and Florence McNeil - were an added inspiration.
Stone now works as an editor with Tradewinds and has edited several award-winning publications including The King Has Goat Ears (Tradewind Books), and more recently Roll On: Rick Hansen Wheels Around the World (Greystone).
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The poems in Rainbow Shoes were written during a family RV trip to the Northwest Territories in the summer of 2010.
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Frensko(?) just signed, so who is still out there to be signed?
Speights or JThompson in a trade? There just isn't much available. Kaaman I highly doubt is available, and if he was at what cost? They want to rebuild with youth and picks. Who are you willing to trade to get him?
To be honest, I believe, regarding BIGS, Bird has decided that my team is on the floor, and hopes to find a b/u Center this offseason barring injuries.
Solo? and to get kaman yeah I don't know what NO would want for him, maybe just cap space and few second round picks?
I really don't get the big stink about having to have two 7 footers. There are probably only 10 legit 7 foot starting centers in the league. That is why you are able to give guys like West, Lou, and Pendergraph minutes at the 5. It's not like every team has a Dwight Howard that we have to deal with.
We'll be fine and I think we can drop the Nene talk too. I'm happy with West and his contract. Nene wasn't worth the money or the long term deal it would have taken.
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Add Mavs to Joel Przybilla suitors. Never off list, really. Chased Przybilla before signing Sean Williams and yes, I'm told, still after him
I don't expect both Pendergraph and Foster to be healthy all year, no. But I don't think we need both of them healthy either. One or the other (preferably Foster) is fine. It only becomes a crisis if they are both out for an extended period of time. Then, we probably need to scour the D-League or trade market for a useful backup.
Here is my first post on this thread, "having another 7 footer just in case" means I am mad because we didn't get Nene? I am talking about the back ups and someway somehow you guys get to Davis West and Nene? by the way Nene is not a seven footer so that doesn't even makes sense.
Besides, I responded to that need in my first post in this thread.
I didn't mention Nene there, either. I answered exactly what you were talking about.Yeah vnzla I don't know why you are making such a big stink about this. We're fine. Hibbert, Foster, Pendergraph, Amundson, and West can all eat up minutes at the center position. Is it ideal having West out there at center? No, not really, but how many centers in the league can truly make us pay for that?
This was to be expected, nothing new. Bird obviously knows this having his own history of back problems. Just hope he can be there on the tough games needed and in the playoffs. That's the plan!
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Pacers general manager David Morway said they're not looking to add anybody to roster despite only having 11 healthy players.
Been there done that. It wasn't the answer the 1st time, so why try again.
Kaaman is not going for cap and a few 2nd rd picks. My guess is a young player like Stephenson/Hill, 1st pick... high teen pick, and cap would be a closer deal.
OK, now on a serious note. I think there are some of us who would rather see Jeff retire than further injure his back, perhaps to the point of affecting him for the rest of his life. Chances are that may already have happened. Not to the point of crippling, but enough to give him pain for the rest of his life. If that were to happen it would be a terrible thing.
I'll trust Jeff and his doctors to know what the breaking point is for his back before a bunch of lunatics around here.
Anyone else enjoy watching Lou last night as much as I did? Love that kind of bench guy.
I've kept tabs on Lou since he was at Philly. He's just all out energy and hustle. He will sacrifice his body to make a play. He not a stat stuffer, just does the little things that don't show up in the box score. He was constantly setting picks last night for other players, and moving instead of standing around watching n waiting. Fans will appreciate his type of play.


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Crude oil inventories at the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub reached a record 45.1 million barrels on May 11 (Figure 1), after rising 16.9 million barrels since January 13, a marked contrast to the relatively flat level of inventories over January through April in recent years. The increases have come ahead of the Seaway pipeline reversal, expected to commence this week, and are largely the result of growing U.S. inland production and increasing imports from Canada. However, with the imminent reversal, the inventory builds have not weighed disproportionately on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices, which have held up relatively well against global crudes such as Brent over the past few months.
This year, we have not seen a repeat of 2011, when Cushing inventories reached a then-record 41.9 million barrels in early April, before generally declining slowly for the rest of the year as Cushing-linked refiners ran increasing amounts of crude. Instead, inventories have increased steadily into early May despite refineries in the Midwest running at record levels. Since January 13, gross inputs at Midwest refineries (most of which have access to Cushing crude) have averaged about 166,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) (5 percent) above year-ago levels, which themselves were above seasonally-typical averages. These increased runs have not been able to absorb increasing U.S. inland crude oil production and imports from Canada. Based on EIA monthly data, Midwest crude production in 2012 through February (the most recent data point) was more than 250,000 bbl/d (35 percent) higher than during the same period of 2011. Moreover, Canadian imports into the Midwest have also been at record levels. Monthly data show the Midwest received about 350,000 bbl/d (25 percent) more Canadian crude in January and February of 2012 than they did in the first two months of 2011. Not all of this goes into Cushing, but with inventories down elsewhere in the Midwest in 2012, the increased imports from Canada are likely pushing more inventories in that direction. While EIA weekly data do not break out country-level weekly imports by area of entry, most Canadian imports enter PADD 2. These preliminary data indicate the elevated Canadian imports have continued in March through May with volumes about 360,000 bbl/d higher than in 2011, continuing the pressure on Cushing inventories.
Some of this pressure may be relieved as the Seaway pipeline is reversed and deliveries from Cushing into the Houston area begin. Inventory builds notwithstanding, WTI prices have held up relatively well recently against global crudes such as Brent, as market participants appear to have anticipated the impact of the reversal. After WTI averaged about an $18-per-barrel discount in February and March, that discount has narrowed by more than $1 per barrel in April and May. The WTI futures curve provides further evidence that the inventory builds may be seen as temporary. Counter to what might be expected when inventories build strongly, there has been no associated increase in contango which would signal a supply glut at Cushing. The average 1st-2nd month contango has averaged $0.44 per barrel in April and May, a penny decrease from the average in February and March, and lower than year-ago levels. Conversely, backwardation on the front end of the Brent curve has weakened somewhat over the same period, indicating perceptions of near-term global market dynamics have weakened.
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