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I'm moving to Murfreesboro TN in.. OMG, FIVE WEEKS! I probably won't be settled enough to plant anything until the end of August. Any suggestions for a tiny vegetable container garden? I'm getting desperate. I didn't really plant out anything this year, knowing that we were going to pack and move in the middle of it all, and I am majorly deprived! (I think my DH would say depraved!) Any suggestions will be most welcomed! (Besides, I need something to look forward to besides packing!)
Good-bye sand and sand and more sand! Hello real biscuits and gravy, hush puppies, humidity, bugs, trees, and, what is that wet stuff that falls from the sky? Rain?! So looking to leave the desert behind and come back home to The South!
Take care, everyone! Karla
What could I start at the end of August?
I'm moving to Murfreesboro TN in.. OMG, FIVE WEEKS! I probably won't be settled enough to plant anything until the end of August. Any suggestions for a tiny vegetable container garden? I'm getting desperate. I didn't really plant out anything this year, knowing that we were going to pack and move in the middle of it all, and I am majorly deprived! (I think my DH would say depraved!) Any suggestions will be most welcomed! (Besides, I need something to look forward to besides packing!)
I do all my gardening in containers. The only thing I've had trouble with is tomatoes. I think I have a brown thumb when it comes to tomatoes in containers. I've grown cantalopes(small), beans,and peas cukes,lettuce, with no problems. You just have to fertilize and water regularly.
Welcome to the mid south thread and to the mid south karla. I don't do container gardening so I can't help you much there...... but you will love the mid south forum here on Dave's. So many wonderful people and lots of great help!
Good luck in your move!
I have a big container I have grown cucumbers in, but it sure didn't do anything this year, it has just been too hot. I am going to plant some more when (if) the weather cools a little. You have to really keep pots watered here that are in containers.
My cucumbers are in a raised bed and were producing like crazy until this hot weather hit. Now they are just burned up and I've watered good. All the cucumbers in my community garden look like that and they were all doing great before the heat. Just think this heat is too much for them!
I have some tomatoes in my back yard in the only little area that gets lots of sun. I have them in big pots and so far they are doing good. I have tomatoes on them but they are not large enough to ripen yet. These are some I planted later. Just have to water them everyday.
Thanks, everyone! FOUR MORE WEEKS! OMG, I am in that panic stage where I am just sure that I will never be done packing!
Gardening in the desert has definitely been, er, challenging! It's been 25 years since we've lived in The South, and we're so excited to be "going home."
The adventure is just beginning! :-)
You can plant many perennials in the fall to have the next year - friend your new neighbors and see if you can get some free divisions!
Thanks, Karrie20x - and, yes, I am bringing my bearded irises - so they will go into containers before we leave NV, so at least I will have those. Most of them are unnamed and came from my mom many years ago. The originals are long gone, but I have the daughters.
Unrelated side note: Chiggers vs Scorpions. I'm not sure how I feel about that, yet... hubby just killed a 6" scorpion in the shop the other day...
scorpions scare me!
There is a great article recently here on DG about chiggers. Im from the deep South and even I...learned from it.
I have never been able to grow good tomatoes in containers. You can grow smaller sized ones, but don't expect a good yield, so a waste of time, to be honest...... I water all of my container plants daily if the temp is 78+. :-) Tomato roots need to branch out massively, and that can't be done in a container.
I've never had luck personally -- my container grown tomatoes also never get much in the way of sun -- but I have seen other people on DG have decent looking ones in 5 gallon buckets.
Luckily our scorpions are not deadly (unless you happen to be allergic to them or very young, infirm, or very old - similar to bee stings, I'm told). Still, don't like them showing up in the house. But, ugh, chiggers. And giant, aggressive mosquitos. But, small price to pay to be back in The South :-)
Here's a thread started by a fellow with an amazing container-based garden. 24 kinds of tomatoes!
I haven't had much luck with tomatoes in containers either, unless they are like cherry tomatoes. Beef Steaks? Not sure that can be done unless you have a HUGE container, as their root system requires ALOT - you might get two or three maters from it, but then is it worth it? I've heard that those hanging kind (topsy turvy?) upside down ones aren't bad if you have a place to hang them........ never tried them though. Now Herbs - they grow GREAT in containers! My basil is beautiful this year, Oregano is going strong, Cilantro is a WEED (lol) and the Chives are doing "ok".......
Oooh, forgot about herbs! Yes, indeed!
Welcome back to the South!
To answer the original question, radishes, peas, carrots, turnips, spinach, collards, broccoli, cabbage and kale all go in in the fall, although some things are pretty big for containers, like cabbage, or might not produce enough to be worth it, like peas.
I'm not sure what the exact timing is up in Murfreesboro, but I'll but putting in radishes, peas and turnips in late August.
Thank you, everyone, for your well wishes and recommendations! We are here! Living at a hotel - but hopefully not for long - put an app in for a house 10 min outside of town. Keeping our toes and fingers crossed. Prayers, good vibes, and anything else positive that folks would like to send our way are most welcomed. If we get this place, they said I could put in a small garden. Hoping, hoping!
Thanks, Scooterbug - that picture is pretty much what DH and I look like right now!
You will love the south !
It's been 20 years since I've been back in The South! I am so eating myself into a coma. ... Thank all you all - I am indeed enjoying the warm, Southern Hospitality! ... now if I can only find a home to rent... :-)
I have one for sale in MS--just a very small fixer upper, it was my Mothers. I hope you don't have to stay in a hotel too long!
Hey karla welcome to the 'boro! Where are y'all hoping to land? I'm technically in Rockvale, but it's closer to Murfreesboro and Blackman than to where our post office is located - which apparently determines our official address :-)
Thanks so much for the warm Welcome, everyone! We're renting a little house in a quiet neighborhood of Murfreesboro. Went to the Farmer's Market last Friday, but we were still living at the Best Western, then, so I didn't buy anything. Going to go again before work this Friday. Going to have some REAL tomatoes! Yay! I picked up some literature on the Master Gardener's program, so will check that out once I settle a bit more.
Been exploring the flora on the property - discovered some ailing bearded irises that were planted about an inch under warm, wet, TN soil... do you think it is too late to lift & replant them so the rhizomes aren't buried? They are sad looking and probably haven't stored up enough energy to bloom next year anyway. Also, we have a lovely, huge Magnolia. Going to plant me a fist full of bush beans this weekend. Happy dance! Happy dance!
(Alas, to temper all the crazy goodness of green things in the yard, there is also some poison oak in the brambles in the back, and a small lake or large pond not far, where the mosquitos are enjoying the good life and drifting over to visit me :-)
Sorry for rambling - I'm just so excited to actually BE here! Been talking/dreaming about this from before I joined DG, over 10 years ago!
It sounds about right for a gardener and any piece of property in this area (we fight the cow-itch and poison ivy year-round along our fence row. Did the same thing at our last place for the eleven years we lived there.)
At least the nearby pond has water. Ours (on our property) has been dry since May. It's not prudent or polite to wish for hurricanes - and I'd never wish for anyone to be in the path of one - but those gulf storms do bring us some good soaking rains in the fall. Buy out the Farmers' market for me - I can't make it on Friday. There's another one on the square on Saturday mornings. I haven't been, but I have some friends who live off south Church who hit it pretty regularly.
Quoted: "It's been 20 years since I've been back in The South! I am so eating myself into a coma." I had to giggle at that one, Kmom! Welcome home!
I think Nicole pretty much answered your original question about what to plant. If you get to start your garden, you can still plant some cooler season lettuces and the things she mentioned. As you can tell, we've had some cooler nights already, but it will warm up a bit before we hit October. Meanwhile, enjoy the all the BBQ, catfish, hushpuppies, cornbread, turnip greens and beans your heart and tummy desires. You can still find some farmers markets around, especially on the weekends, to get some good local produce. Some of our peaches have already quit producing here but the markets are getting them still from South Carolina and other places and they are good.
OutsidePlaying, if you get over toward the Athens area soon, Isom's has some late peaches coming in now that are divine.
From Isom's? Love their peaches! I will check it out! Thanks!
Didn't make it to the farmer's market on Friday - but did hit the one on Church on Saturday - my best friend is spending some time with me, and she is a wonderful cook - spent all weekend cooking - pot roast with new potatoes, peach cobbler, and, my favorite - pulled pork. Tried my first yellow carrots, and ate some divine tomatoes. Did some "front porch sittin'" with the dog this evening when the thunderstorm came on through. Waved at the neighbors as they pulled in their drive. Indeed, I am home! Yay!
So glad you are enjoying your new home! Sounds like you found a great spot! Don't know if you have noticed, but we are having a get together (round up) on Sept 22 in Olive Branch, MS...... don't know how far that is from you - but maybe you could join us and meet everyone??
We love meeting DG friends in person! There is a sticky on the mid south page about it...............
Time to change your DG location, Karla!
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That's when I became an official DG member - two states and 12 years later, we are so happy to be back home in the south!
Welcome home!
Welcome back to TN, or as we like to call it, God's Country... hehe.
Don't forget McMinnville -- not too far east of you -- has more greenhouses & nurseries than churches, and that's saying a LOT in the South. You can find just about anything you could EVER need or want for gardening, yardening, container-ing, etc.
Terry, been watching your gentle DG Admin-ing and posts over the years - nice to be able to call you neighbor! :-)
E TN Red Clay - that IS saying a lot!
We are so blessed to be home!
Heya Karla What cha doin'?
Whatever it is, be good .
Well, we apparently have huge herds of cottontail bunnies. Since everything grows like a weed here, I am presuming the bunnies (or swarms of birds) ate anything yummy that i planted that sprouted :) Sad for me, but happy for them! I'm not allowed to dig at our rental, and we are in shade most all the day (a good thing for when summer comes around), so not really doing any gardening. So mostly, I'm enjoying the weather, enjoying the giant magnolia in my backyard (and all of her denizens), and enjoying the rustle of the pines. In other words, counting my many, many blessings!
What seeds do you have starting right now? moved to Middle Tn in Dec, not sure of planting times. Thanks Annette
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Chapter 2: Washington agrees to agree on Munro's rudeness, as a bipartisan coalition of scolders emerges.
Chapter 3: The Daily Caller refrains from apologizing for the outrageous conduct. Says Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson: "I don't remember Diane Sawyer scolding her colleague Sam Donaldson for heckling President Reagan. And she shouldn't have. A reporter's job is to ask questions and get answers. Our job is to find out what the federal government is up to. Politicians often don't want to tell us. A good reporter gets the story. We're proud of Neil Munro."
Chapter 4: Munro declines an interview request from the Erik Wemple Blog, saying that he's "Too busy with health-care, etc." He completes the work on health-care, etc., just in time to sneak in an interview on Fox News with Sean Hannity.
Chapter 5: White House low-profiles the issue, refraining from taking official action against Munro or the Daily Caller. For good reason, too: How could the White House have shamed the fellow more brutally than his own peers in the media had?
The Final Chapter: In a board meeting Friday afternoon, the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) declines to pursue sanctions against Munro or the Daily Caller. That said, the Munro situation claimed a prominent spot on the meeting's agenda.
According to association Secretary Julie Mason, host of the Sirius XM satellite radio program "The Press Pool," the topic was brought up by Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry, who on Aug. 1 is scheduled to assume the presidency of the association. Henry reported on an exchange he'd had with Tucker Carlson regarding the Daily Caller's standing at the White House. (Henry didn't respond to e-mails on the matter.)
The Daily Caller has a role in the in-town pool coverage of the president, meaning that it's one of the outlets that sends reporters to presidential events. Those reporters then pass along dispatches about the goings-on to other media organizations. Participation in this rotating assignment is a mark of prestige.
And the Daily Caller was apparently concerned that Munro's misdeeds had imperiled its standing in the rotation. So Carlson signed this letter to WHCA, which Mason read to me over the phone (it'll eventually appear in the association's minutes):
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The Daily Caller has been part of the in-town pool rotation for more than two years. During that time, I'm not aware of any complaints about the behavior or coverage of our reporters while serving in the pool. We understand that the purupose of the pool is to serve the press corps at large and we take that responsibility seriously. We're grateful to be part of it.
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Editor in Chief, The Daily Caller
The letter helps color in the Daily Caller's central personality conflict. On the one hand, it relishes presenting itself as an anti-establishment news source, especially when it has gone and done something stupid; on the other, it craves mainstream respectability.
It'll take more than a bout of Friday-afternoon heckling, it appears, to send the Daily Caller into the D.C. wilderness. "We were all pissed about what happened," says Mason. "But it's a big leap from being pissed to taking action against a news organization. We also felt that despite the statements made afterwards [by Carlson et. al.] that this is what reporters should be doing, all the bravura talk — we didn't feel that this was an incident that would be repeated."
Outgoing WHCA President Caren Bohan of Reuters had this to say: "Although everyone I've talked to in our membership thinks that Neil Munro's behavior was out-of-line, I have not heard a big clamor for a formal censure from the WHCA, such as action to expel Daily Caller from the pool. Many of the members I have spoken with think that the widespread criticism he has gotten speaks for itself."
Correct — associations that thrive on the First Amendment had better not develop trigger fingers when it comes to stifling their peers. Two years ago, the association scolded Helen Thomas for making anti-Semitic comments but tries to stay out of the business of statement-making.
Yet what's telling about these events is that the WHCA appears to have explored the ethics and implications of Munro's behavior far more deeply than his own employer, which jumped to his reflexive and unthinking defense. As my colleague Dana Milbank has suggested, the only one who should be censuring Neil Munro is the Daily Caller itself, and it appears to see the whole thing as a laughing matter.
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DARLINGTON Building Society has announced that its new chief executive is to be former Clydesdale Bank director Colin Fyfe, who will replace David Dodd when he retires in the coming months.
Mr Fyfe, 47, whose last position was Clydesdale Bank's director of specialised businesses and operations, has held several high profile roles during 29 years at the lender including divisional director - business and private bank, head of people and management development, and head of customer strategy and marketing.
James Ramsbotham, chairman of Darlington Building Society, said: "Colin was an outstanding candidate and is uniquely qualified to take on the role of chief executive of the only building society to be based in County Durham, the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire.
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"His achievements as a strategic leader in the fields of finance, human resources and marketing at the very highest levels will stand him in good stead as he looks to build upon the strong foundations Darlington Building Society has established during the past 158 years. We wish him every success."
A father-of-two, Mr Fyfe lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire, but plans to relocate his family to the North-East. Among his outside interests are working with Business In The Community (BITC) and the Prince's Trust.
Mr Fyfe said: "I am really looking forward to taking on the role of chief executive of such a well-run and well-renowned local building society. Darlington Building Society is recognised way beyond its North-eastern heartland as a building society dedicated to looking after local interests."
He added: "The experience I have gained in working for a large financial services organisation over almost 30 years will be put to good use as I embark on this new and exciting challenge.
"I am grateful to David Dodd and his team for leaving me with such a sound platform to build upon and members of the Society can be reassured that the future of Darlington Building Society is in safe hands."
Mr Ramsbotham paid tribute to Mr Dodd, who has been chief executive since 2009 having joined the Society in 1998.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper defends the supports offered by his government to Canada's first nations, and his House Leader says there will be no changes to omnibus budget legislation that is prompting native people to take to the streets in protest.
Demonstrators affiliated with the grassroots movement Idle No More rallied on the snowy plaza outside Parliament's Centre Block on Monday, the first day politicians returned to Ottawa following a Christmas break in which the outcry of first nations dominated the news.
Inside the Commons, members of the opposition demanded to know what changes Mr. Harper would make to include indigenous people in discussions about the laws that affect their communities.
"Protection of aboriginal treaty rights and also consultations in these various processes are in fact enshrined in the very laws that this government has passed through the Parliament of Canada," Mr. Harper replied when asked by NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair if the government will talk to the first nations about the protection of their lands and waters.
"We have made, on top of that, unprecedented investments in things that will make a concrete difference in the lives of people – in skills training, in housing on reserves, in potable water, in schools, in treaty rights, in the protection of the rights of women and, of course, also as well in the resolution of many land claims."
When asked to name legislation passed by the government that obligates consultations with the first nations on environmental issues, a spokesman for Mr. Harper pointed to the $13.6-million over two years that was committed in last year's budget "to support consultations with aboriginal peoples related to projects assessed under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act."
But one of the two omnibus budget bills that are key targets of the first-nations protests repealed that act and replaced it with a new law that significantly reduces the number of environmental assessments conducted by the federal government.
When asked Monday if the government would give any thought to modifying those bills, both of which have been passed into law, government House Leader Peter Van Loan replied: "No, those are very important economic legislative initiatives."
The government is instead trying to convince the first nations that resource development will be positive for their communities, both because of the employment it creates and the possibilities for native-run companies.
"As I have said many times before, aboriginal people, based on the areas they live in the country, will have unprecedented opportunity in the generation to come," Mr. Harper said.
But the speakers who addressed the protest on Parliament Hill talked instead about the environmental problems that could follow resource extraction – and about the need for a more respectful relationship with the government.
"Over 50 per cent, the majority, now say indigenous issues are a top priority, are urgent, in this country right now," Shawn Atleo, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, told the crowd of a few hundred people after taking part in a round dance in the snow with other demonstrators. Mr. Atleo attributed that sense of urgency to the demonstrations organized by Idle No More. "You are the change that we've been waiting for," he said.
The movement began in early December as a reaction to omnibus legislation and other bills that will affect the first nations. It has featured demonstrations across Canada and in other countries – especially the United States.
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Major: Organizational Communication
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The Alzheimer's Association is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of research, supportive services, and awareness of Alzheimer's. The organization focuses on providing the best care for those facing the challenges of the disease; the organization envisions a world free of Alzheimer's.
As the Latino Outreach Intern, I have had the opportunity to use my Spanish-speaking skills to help the Alzheimer's Association break through communication barriers to the Hispanic community affected by the disease. An experience that has left a deep impression on me was the moment when I received negative feedback from a client who expressed the painful frustration that surrounds this disease. The affliction Alzheimer's imposes on families was revealed to me in this eye-opening experience.
During my internship experience I have utilized the interpersonal communication skills I acquired throughout my studies to better communicate with my supervisor, interns, and especially, the Hispanic community of Worcester. The benefits of a major in Organizational Communication became clear during this experience because I had the ability to effectively understand and exchange information as I established new relationships.
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The Department of Athletics and Recreation handles varsity sports and recreational activities. I work primarily with the recreation portion of the department. Campus Recreation is committed to a student-centric approach to programming. The programs include: club sports, intramural activities and fitness programming. Recreational opportunities promote: a sense of community, student development through leadership and healthy active lifestyles for students.
In this all-inclusive environment, there is never a dull moment in the office – a new event to promote, new projects, or a new contest to oversee. When handling social media, creating posters and promoting recreational events, I have implemented many of the marketing skills that I learned in my Marketing Management class. I have experienced firsthand that multi-tasking, organizational skills and prioritizing tasks are critical to the smooth operation of all organizations.
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As a Marketing Intern, I am analyzing the season ticket packages for all of the AHL teams and comparing that information to the activities of the Sharks. It is up to me to shift through all the information and determine how the Sharks could offer a better pricing deal and experience to their season ticket holders.
The "a-ha learning moment" I had during the internship is when I was put in charge of running the music during youth hockey games. I had no prior experience and had to quickly learn what to do, which made it exciting. The thrill of being given this important game-day operation made me feel needed by the organization.
One of the lessons I have learned is that every person, intern to full-time staff, must follow the operational game-day plan. This ensures that fans will indeed get the best possible game experience!
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The Worcester Business Journal is the region's definitive source for business news online and in print. As a Marketing and Events Intern, I have had the experience of learning what it truly takes to effectively and efficiently plan and execute professional business events.
Through my internship I have utilized skills I have learned in my Organizational Communication courses. My most recent project was writing the introductions for the honorees of the Outstanding Women in Business Awards. It was thrilling to hear my writing read publicly at such a prestigious event.
I have learned from my internship the importance of flexibility and confidence. Every day on the job is different and when I'm at the various events, confidence is key. My confidence to be able to talk with senior executives and other successful businessmen and women is critical to the success of the event.
I am a member of a cross-functional organization; the team at the WBJ are a tight-knit, hard-working organization where I truly feel I have made an impact.
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These tasks must be done on a specific time schedule, especially the Annual Report, which was presented at a board meeting.
My experience at CLA has taught me valuable communication, graphic design and website development skills, and have given me a real-world experience that I had been seeking since beginning college. I have learned that non-profits, like CLA, have an organizational structure and culture that requires employees to get work done at the same efficiency level as for-profit corporations. CLA has also taught me to work above and beyond what I thought I could accomplish; I am having a challenging internship experience.
My supervisor, Elvis Lopez, Director of Administration and Finance, has a lot of experience in business, including accounting, which added to my financial skills. Mr. Lopez showed me that the key to being a successful non-profit is planning and organization. This will greatly help me prepare for a job opportunity after graduation because I started to draw parallels between what I learned in my communications classes and what Mr. Lopez was teaching me about organizational communication and efficiency.
Working on new brochures, updating the website, and creating social media outlets for CLA has made me feel like I am a vital part of the organization. I feel I am actually adding greater value to this small organization than I would be at a large corporation.
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Hometown, State: Worcester, MA
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These tasks need to be done at specific times of the month; it is my responsibility to make sure that these tasks get done at the appropriate time.
My experience at IMA has taught me so much more about accounting than I expected to learn. I learned that real financial issues within a company arise and that they must be solved within a short period of time. There are many ways to solve the same issue; at my internship I have leaned how to problem solve to effectively reach a solution. My supervisor, Bill Wilcox, CFO, has given me the skills to become a problem solver.
As I aspire to be an auditor in a CPA firm, my internship at IMA has instilled in me some great habits and practices to take into my professional future. Bill was previously an auditor, therefore, he makes clear to me the importance of detail, explanations, consistency, and organization in my work. I realize that these skills are essential to becoming an auditor.
Becoming a quick-change artist is incredibly important because my work is always varied. At times I need to try different methods in order to get results. Bill sometimes changes his mind on the way he would like work done. Therefore, I drastically change my methods. This is valuable experience because I now know that needs are ever-changing, therefore, I have to be prepared to begin again or modify my work for each project.
|Nov 15, 2013
Michael Racine: Human Resources Department, UMass Medical School
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Hometown: Shrewsbury, MA
Major: Management
Minor: Accounting
Internship Sponsor: Human Resources Department, UMass Medical School
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UMass Medical School is committed to improving medical care through education and research in order to improve the quality of life for their patients. It is the job of Human Resources to ensure the hiring of qualified and competent employees – ranging from janitorial jobs to lab research doctors.
Interning at UMass Medical School has given me valuable experience in a professional work environment, while also teaching me specific qualities employers look for in candidates for jobs. I have been lucky enough to work in many of the functions within the department, including: talent acquisition, compensation, and benefits. I have had the opportunity to meet with each person in the department individually to learn about their specific responsibilities and projects.
I work with an excellent team who constantly asks my opinion on specific problems and ideas. For example, they asked my opinion about the best way to implement new recruiting procedures and policies for interns and volunteers. I have been fortunate to feel engaged in my HR internship with UMass Medical School.
Nov 15, 2013
Michael Racine: Human Resources Department, UMass Medical School
Lauren Carrington: Worcester Business Journal (WBJ)
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Name: Lauren Carrington
Hometown, State: Westfield, MA
Major: Organizational Communication
Internship Sponsor: Worcester Business Journal (WBJ)
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The Worcester Business Journal is the leading source in central Massachusetts for business news through online and print publications. As well as providing the most trusted business news, the WBJ also sponsors many events throughout the year to celebrate successes in the business community. These events provide excellent networking opportunities in business.
As a marketing and events intern, the skills I have learned as an organizational communication major have helped me in many aspects of my work. Some of my time is spent preparing for the next event by organizing and registering attendees and sponsors and their materials in a Microsoft Excel database. In the weeks before each event I write many social media posts to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stimulate interest and to remind last minute attendees to register. I also work at the events and have made many networking contacts.
Assisting in the marketing and planning of events and working as part of a cross-functional team has given me an appreciation and understanding of a career in the event planning industry. The mix of the planning work, combined with the social aspects of events, has been the perfect fit for me and has opened my eyes to a career field I had not previously considered.
|Nov 4, 2013
Max Marschhausen: Worcester Sharks AHL
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As an Operations Intern at theWorcester Sharks, I am studying our corporate partners and comparing our corporate partners' web pages to other AHL teams. I have discovered that we have an excellent website display of our corporate partners because we provide a complete list and contact information. We also list opportunities for our corporate partners that tells them the benefits of each package they purchase, from bronze, silver, and gold. We also offer an a la carte selection for each level; for example, at the gold level partners get two selections from the cart such as group tickets for 20 and a radio interview during a Sharks' broadcast. We really offer some great packages for our partners.
I am adding value to the Worcester Sharks through this project. The opportunity to work in a professional sports environment is providing me with responsibility in the workplace, which makes me feel – even as an intern – that I make a difference in this company. I am very fortunate to have this opportunity.
|Oct 28, 2013
Eric Reilly: Worcester Art Museum, Education Department
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Hometown: Smithfield, RI
Major: Organizational Communication
Internship: Worcester Art Museum: Education Department
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The Worcester Art Museum is a charitable, non-profit organization. The organization's purpose is to provide an educational experience for patrons and a first-hand look and immersion into the arts, as well as culture. A friendly and helpful atmosphere can always be expected by visitors on any occasion.
No two days have been the same since I have started my internship. I have worked on and completed a number of projects already, including the schedule for the current fall semester, and the complete profit projections for this fall. The people I work with make me feel like a truly important part of the team, as I am entrusted with the proofreading and final editing of mail outs and faculty memos. Staff even ask my opinion on issues that I am not even involved with!
A main source of income for the Worcester Art Museum is generated from the Education Department. There are many art classes for youth and adults of all ages. I especially enjoy working with the registration administrator in the Education Department, and helping students find and register for a class that most interests them. Classes range from drawing and painting to printmaking and computer art.
|Oct 15, 2013


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All Photos: Ryan Foley"Puke and rally" is a phrase usually associated with binge drinking frat boys, but it can now be applied to Pipe-rushing wonder boys. After waking with a fever and flu on the first day of Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, 18-year-old John Florence vomited (some of) his guts out. But he saved some so he could go out and school his elders in some of the heaviest Pipe of the year, and earned himself $40,000 (enough to buy him and his family a week's worth of groceries at Foodland) and some rights to brag. On the podium to shower the lad with champagne (er, cider?) were third and fourth place finishers Makuakai Rothman and Mark Healey. We're pretty sure 40 gees and a bath of bubbly is better than penicillin, and that John will be quick to mend. 2011 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout Results
1) John John Florence (Vans) $40,000
2) Kalani Champman (Vans) $20,000
3) Makuakai Rothman (RVCA) $15,000
4) Mark Healey (Quiksilver) $10,000
5) Fred Patacchia, Jr. (Quiksilver) $5,000
Team Results
1) Vans
2) Quiksilver
4) Hurley


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I heard on ESPN 1050 this morning that Alston said he was going to start the season playing for either the Knicks or the Heat...even tho he is currently on the Nets.
Anyone hear about this? I personally think he would be a great addition to our team. Plus it's the last year of his contract, no affect on 2010. Not to mention the Nets have a future star in Devin Harris at the point and don't really "need" Rafer. I wonder what kind of deal would get him here??


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Every week during the season, we'll scout out the Cowboys' next opponent. This week, that opponent is the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Opponent: The Cowboys got a big boost from the Redskins on Monday night. They're just a game behind the Giants with a guarantee of owning the tiebreaker come Week 17 if they can win out. Five straight wins seems beyond the Cowboys, but they'll get their first chance to prove otherwise coming in Cincinnati on Sunday. The Bengals are pretty hot right now, which means that the Cowboys' chances of a big finish could crash and burn at takeoff.
Record: 7-5. The Bengals have beaten just one team with a winning record this year and their last three wins have come against the Chiefs, Raiders and Chargers. It fits with bigger trends since the Bengals always seem to make the playoffs as the token "good bad team" that rides a soft schedule to a loss in the first weekend of the postseason.
The Line: Bengals by 3.
Last Game: The Bengals beat the Chargers 20-13 last Sunday. They spotted the Chargers a halftime lead, which any seasoned Chargers watcher will tell you is exactly where you want a Norv Turner team.
The Coach: Marvin Lewis got a contract extension before the season, something that might make you scratch your head since he had a 69-74-1 record with the team in his first nine years as the team's coach. The team always feels close to making a jump to a higher class, but Lewis hasn't been able to make it happen yet so it's hard to imagine things will change this year.
The Offense: You might remember red-headed Andy Dalton as the quarterback who helped put TCU on the national map and he's put together a strong start to his NFL career. It helps that he has A.J. Green, a.k.a. the NFL's best receiver non-Calvin Johnson division, catching his passes since the rest of the receiving corps is aggressively mediocre. BenJarvus Green-Ellis had a big game running against the Chargers, something the Cowboys have to stop after getting run over by Bryce Brown on Sunday night.
The Defense: Early in the season, the Bengals were racked by injuries in the secondary. That made them easy to attack, but players have healed and the defense has been cooking during the four-game winning streak. The Bengals lead the NFL in sacks, which is going to make for a stiff test for the iffy Cowboys line, and the unit didn't allow a touchdown in San Diego in Week 13.
Key Matchup: Geno Atkins vs. the interior of the Cowboys line - Atkins is not a household name, which is only because there aren't enough households watching the Bengals. He should be an All-Pro this season for the way he's dominated at the point of attack almost every week. He's got 10 sacks, plays the run well and will test a part of the Cowboys team that's been pretty awful this season.


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The Affordable Care Act was supposed to be fully in place now. As a matter of law (as written by Congress and signed by the president), it should have required (in January) health insurance or tax penalties from every employer with at least 50 full-time employees.
As a matter of law (as currently and temporarily defined by the president), it now requires – well, nothing really, except that it killed a lot of insurance plans that it now says you can resurrect for this year. Wait, no, you can resurrect them for two years, if the states say you can. Wait, no, you could resurrect them, but can't unless the insurance company agrees. OK.
Wait – your employer does not have to provide insurance until next January. Unless it has fewer than 100 employees, then it can wait until 2016 if it signs something saying it did not do anything to actually make it have fewer than 100 employees. Or something. But you have to pay a penalty for not having insurance this year.
Wait, sorry, you don't have to pay a penalty this year if your policy last year was canceled and buying a new one is too expensive. Wait, no, another notice – now you don't have to pay a penalty this year or next year if you say that you used to have a policy, whether or not you did, and that a new policy would be too expensive, whether or not it would.
OK, now we have it. All old policies are cancelled, except after they are, they are reborn, if everyone agrees and says they aren't doing anything sneaky. Your penalty is a matter of law, but you can avoid it by saying you once had a plan and cannot afford a new plan, whether you did or whether you can or not. And your employer has to pay a penalty, but not now, and not next year if the employer says it has fewer than 100 employees but not because it is a mean employer.
All right, we are all set now. Got it?
Obamacare: The gift that keeps on giving. Up, that is.
James W. Allen


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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – An Ethelsville Alabama man is dead after his motorcycles leaves the roadway.
911 was dispatched around 1:38 Saturday morning after passerby saw a man lose control of his motorcycle on Bluecutt Road. According to Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant, 43 year old Danny Larry Rea Jr. was found dead at the scene near the top of a ravine just off the roadway.
Rea was ejected from the motorcycle and sustained severe trauma during the accident.
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An un-named man in the United States just received a 3D printed skull implant for skull reconstruction surgery that took place on March 4th. Oxford Performance Materials of Connecticut (OPM) made the new implant, which was the first of its kind.
OPM calls their revolutionary new product "OsteoFab", and it recently made history after the FDA gave approval for its use as a bone replacement implant for a man's skull. The implant is made porous enough so that bone and red blood cells will attach and eventually form a new and perfectly formed skull.
The company says the approval for the implant came by way of the Food and Drug Administration on February 18th and it was ready for surgery by March 4th. It marked the first time such an extensive surgery was performed with a 3D printer and composed as much as 75% of the patients new skull.
Presently OPM is selling other 3D-printed implants to hospitals overseas but had to get permission from the FDA before they could begin actually using the implants on patients.
Scott DeFelice, who serves as president of OPM says that in the very near future there will not be a single part of the orthopedic industry that will remain untouched by 3D printing.
OPM sees their OsteoFab™ Patient Specific Cranial Device to go well beyond just skull reconstruction but also for other parts of the body as well. OPM just recently began submitting other custom 3D-printed bone parts for future FDA approval, which would account for a very large worldwide market.
"It is our firm belief that the combination of PEKK and additive manufacturing is a highly transformative and disruptive technology platform that will substantially impact all sectors of the orthopedic industry," DeFelice said. "… we will now move systematically throughout the body in an effort to deliver improved outcomes at lower overall cost to the patient and healthcare provider."
DeFelice says the new technology is highly profitable and could generate as much as 100 million dollars per year for each type of bone replacement part. In an interview with TechNewsDaily DeFelice said, "If you can replace a bony void in someone's head next to the brain, you have a pretty good platform for filling bony voids elsewhere."
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Applicable Building Codes for the State of Florida and the University of Florida
The 2014 Florida Building Code is now in effect. The Florida ADA code has not been published as of this date. The 2010 Florida Accessibility Code is not yet certified by the US Department of Justice as "substantially equivalent" to the federal ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The 2010 Florida Accessibility Code "the Code" was redeveloped based on the new federal ADA Standards for Accessible Design adopted by DOJ, September 15, 2010.
All permits shall clearly indicate the codes and standards used for the design of the project along with the appropriate edition year.
Plans that do not include this information will be rejected and the issuance of the Building Permit will be delayed until such information is recorded on the permit plans. It is not acceptable to list the codes, standards and edition years in the specifications. We do not archive the specifications and this information needs to be available for future reference.
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|This project was designed in accordance with these Codes and Standards
|This project was designed in accordance with these Codes and Standards
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|2014 Plumbing Code
|Florida Fire Prevention Code
|NFPA 13 (Latest edition)
|(List all applicable codes)
69A-3.012 Standards of the National Fire Protection Association and Other Standards Adopted.
The following publications are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein and added to the Florida Fire Prevention Code and shall take effect on January 1, 2015:
NFPA 10, 2010 edition, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.
NFPA 11, 2010 edition, Standard for Low-, Medium- and High-Expansion Foam.
NFPA 12, 2011 edition, Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 12A, 2009 edition, Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 13, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
NFPA 13D, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two- Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes.
NFPA 13R, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height.
NFPA 14, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe, Private Hydrants, and Hose Systems.
NFPA 15, 2012 edition, Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection.
NFPA 16, 2011 edition, Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems.
NFPA 17, 2009 edition, Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 17A, 2009 edition, Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 20, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection.
NFPA 22, 2008 edition, Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection.
NFPA 24, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances.
NFPA 25, 2011 edition, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.
NFPA 30, 2012 edition, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.
NFPA 30A, 2012 edition, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages.
NFPA 30B, 2011 edition, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products.
NFPA 31, 2011 edition, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment.
NFPA 32, 2011 edition, Standard for Drycleaning Plants.
NFPA 33, 2011 edition, Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials.
NFPA 34, 2011 edition, Standard for Dipping, Coating, and Printing Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 35, 2011 edition, Standard for the Manufacture of Organic Coatings.
NFPA 36, 2009 edition, Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants.
NFPA 37, 2010 edition, Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines.
NFPA 40, 2011 edition, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film.
NFPA 45, 2011 edition, Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals.
NFPA 51, 2007 edition, Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes.
NFPA 51A, 2012 edition, Standard for Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants.
NFPA 51B, 2009 edition, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting and Other Hot Work.
NFPA 52, 2010 edition, Vehicular Gaseous Fuel Systems Code .
NFPA 54, 2012 edition, National Fuel Gas Code.
NFPA 55, 2010 edition, Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code.
NFPA 58, 2011 edition, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code.
NFPA 59, 2012 edition, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code.
NFPA 59A, 2009 edition, Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
NFPA 61, 2008 edition, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities.
NFPA 68, 2007 edition, Standard on Explosion Prevention by Deflagration Venting.
NFPA 69, 2008 edition, Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems.
NFPA 70, 2011 edition, National Electrical Code®.
NFPA 72, 2010 edition, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code.
NFPA 75, 2009 edition, Standard for the Protection of Information Technology Equipment.
NFPA 80, 2010 edition, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives.
NFPA 82, 2009 edition, Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment.
NFPA 85, 2011 edition, Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code.
NFPA 86, 2011 edition, Standard for Ovens and Furnaces.
NFPA 88A, 2011 edition, Standard for Parking Structures.
NFPA 90A, 2012 edition, Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems.
NFPA 90B, 2012 edition, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems.
NFPA 91, 2010 edition, Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids.
NFPA 92, 2012 edition, Standard for Smoke-Control Systems.
NFPA 96, 2011 edition, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations. Section 10-2.3 of NFPA 96 applies prospectively only. Existing installations are permitted to remain in place subject to the approval of the authority having jurisdiction.
NFPA 99, 2012 edition, Health Care Facilities Code.
NFPA 101, 2012 edition, Life Safety Code®.
NFPA 101A, 2010 edition, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety.
NFPA 102, 2011 edition, Standard for Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents and Membrane Structures.
NFPA 105, 2010 edition, Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives.
NFPA 110, 2010 edition, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.
NFPA 111, 2010 edition, Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems.
NFPA 120, 2010 edition, Standard for Fire Prevention and Control in Coal Mines.
NFPA 122, 2010 edition, Standard for Fire Prevention and Control in Metal/Nonmetal Mining and Metal Mineral Processing Facilities.
NFPA 130, 2010 edition, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems.
NFPA 140, 2008 edition, Standard on Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages, Approved Production Facilities, and Production Locations.
NFPA 150, 2009 edition, Standard on Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities.
NFPA 160, 2011 edition, Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience.
NFPA 170, 2009 edition, Standard on Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols.
NFPA 204, 2012 edition, Standard for Smoke and Heat Venting.
NFPA 211, 2010 edition, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances.
NFPA 221, 2012 edition, Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls and Fire Barrier Walls.
NFPA 232, 2012 edition, Standard for the Protection of Records.
NFPA 241, 2009 edition, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations.
NFPA 251, 2006 edition, Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials.
NFPA 252, 2008 edition, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies.
NFPA 253, 2011 edition, Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.
NFPA 255, 2006 edition, Standard Method of Test of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials.
NFPA 256, 2003 edition, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Roof Coverings.
NFPA 257, 2007 edition, Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies.
NFPA 259, 2008 edition, Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials.
NFPA 260, 2009 edition, Standard Methods of Tests and Classification System for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture.
NFPA 261, 2009 edition, Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes.
NFPA 265, 2011 edition, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile or Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings on Full Height Panels and Walls.
NFPA 271, 2009 edition, Standard Method of Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter.
NFPA 286, 2011 edition, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth.
NFPA 288, 2007 edition, Standard Method for Fire Tests of Floor Fire Door Assemblies Installed Horizontally in Fire Resistance-Rated Floor Systems.
NFPA 289, 2009 edition, Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel Packages.
NFPA 302, 2010 edition, Fire Protection Standard for Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft.
NFPA 303, 2011 edition, Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards.
NFPA 307, 2011 edition, Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection of Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves.
NFPA 312, 2011 edition, Standard for Fire Protection of Vessels During Construction, Conversion, Repair, and Lay-Up.
NFPA 318, 2012 edition, Standard for the Protection of Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities.
NFPA 326, 2010 edition, Standard for the Safeguarding of Tanks and Containers for Entry, Cleaning, or Repair.
NFPA 385, 2007 edition, Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 400, 2010 edition, Hazardous Materials Code.
NFPA 407, 2012 edition, Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing.
NFPA 409, 2011 edition, Standard on Aircraft Hangars.
NFPA 410, 2010 edition, Standard on Aircraft Maintenance.
NFPA 415, 2008 edition, Standard on Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways.
NFPA 418, 2011 edition, Standard for Heliports.
NFPA 430, 2004 edition, Code for the Storage of Liquid and Solid Oxidizers.
NFPA 432, 2002 edition, Code for the Storage of Organic Peroxide Formulations.
NFPA 434, 2002 edition, Code for the Storage of Pesticides.
NFPA 484, 2012 edition, Standard for Combustible Metals.
NFPA 490, 2002 edition, Code for the Storage of Ammonium Nitrate.
NFPA 495, 2010 edition, Explosive Materials Code.
NFPA 498, 2010 edition, Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transporting Explosives.
NFPA 501, 2010 edition, Standard on Manufactured Housing.
NFPA 501A, 2009 edition, Standard for Fire Safety Criteria for Manufactured Home Installations, Sites, and Communities.
NFPA 505, 2011 edition, Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions, Maintenance and Operations.
NFPA 560, 2007 edition, Standard for the Storage, Handling, and Use of Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization and Fumigation.
NFPA 601, 2010 edition, Standard for Security Services in Fire Loss Prevention.
NFPA 654, 2006 edition, Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids.
NFPA 655, 2007 edition, Standard for Prevention of Sulfur Fires and Explosions.
NFPA 664, 2012 edition, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities.
NFPA 701, 2010 edition, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films.
NFPA 703, 2012 edition, Standard for Fire Retardant-Treated Wood and Fire-Retardant Coatings for Building Materials.
NFPA 704, 2012 edition, Standard System for Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response.
NFPA 720, 2012 edition, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.
NFPA 750, 2010 edition, Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems.
NFPA 909, 2010 edition, Code for the Protection of Cultural Resources Properties – Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship.
NFPA 914, 2010 edition, Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures.
NFPA 1122, 2008 edition, Code for Model Rocketry.
NFPA 1123, 2010 edition, Code for Fireworks Display.
NFPA 1124, 2006 edition, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles.
NFPA 1125, 2012 edition, Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket Motors.
NFPA 1126, 2011 edition, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate Audience.
NFPA 1127, 2008 edition, Code for High Powered Rocketry.
NFPA 1142, 2012 edition, Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting.
NFPA 1144, 2008 edition, Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire.
NFPA 1192, 2011 edition, Standard on Recreational Vehicles.
NFPA 1194, 2011 edition, Standard for Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds.
NFPA 1600, 2010 edition, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.
NFPA 1963, 2009 edition, Standard for Fire Hose Connections.
NFPA 2001, 2012 edition, Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems.


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DALLAS, April 25 (UPI) -- A guided multiple launch rocket system variant and warhead are being developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. military.
Lockheed Martin said the contract from the U.S. Defense Department for the GMLRS variant is for three years and carries a value of $79.4 million.
The GMLRS is an all-weather, precision-guided rocket. In testing by the U.S. Army, an ATK-designed alternative warhead for the system demonstrated that it meets performance and mission requirements, reduces technical risk and matches current weapon flight characteristics.
As envisaged, the new warhead would be a drop-in replacement for the warhead already in use.
Under terms of the contract, Lockheed's work would involve system performance, warhead qualification and ability to be produced.
"We are eager to move forward with the Alternative Warhead Program and provide soldiers and marines with a precision-engagement capability that meets their evolving requirements," said Scott Arnold, vice president of precision fires for Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control business.
"GMLRS has been a trusted weapon of choice in current combat operations in Afghanistan, and continues to exceed operational-readiness requirements."


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I've been checking local/ebay but looking for a lot of different plants. Sort of a starter pack for ponds, mine is naked right now and needs some help!
reccomendations for place to find a "lot" of pond plants
Dragonfly aquatics is where I buy mine and they guarantee their plants. They have a great selection as well.
Skip starter packs. . . you most likely will get ripped off. Go online to TWL (Texas Waterlillies). They do a co-op here every Spring and they are very inexpensive but their regular prices are very good as well. I suggest you call them on the phone and talk to them directly while looking at the pictures of the plants online. They probably would be willing to figure out a pond grouping for your zone and your pond that would work well for you. Don't forget to mention you are a member of Daves garden because they might discount for you as well.
I may be splitting mine soon, so can probably send you extras for the shipping cost.
If you want to just look around and see the colorful blooms and what is available, get ideas go to dragonflyaquatics.com. They have more than just water plants and you might see plants im water that we normally put in dirt. Just possibilities. I enjoy looking even if I'm not buying right then. Love to see the pictures.
watercress is an easy starter that grows quickly and you can get it in a Whole Food Grocery store. I add this to my stream every year and it looks great!
thank you all for the advice I'm checking them all out and Merry Mary I've sent you dmail
thanks again!
at my lowes they have the water lily boxes down to 3 dollars (from 9)
our lowes was all out of the water plants I may check the next town over next week :(
Check those boxes before paying though. I bought one several weeks ago at my lowes and it was full price, and never has sprouted. An Orange one. It was dead.
i thought maybe they come to in the water--it was in a little net bag that sinks to the bottom and is supposed to sprout--now i wonder if it really will--
I bought one from Wal-Mart like that and amazing it was one of my better performers.
hope lives on--thanks
Mine sunk and I tied a string to the littleplastic one and the plastic one floats to let you know where the real one is. When it never sprouted up pads, I pulled up to look and nothing there. I put it back in but in a couple weeks if it still hasn't sprouted, going to plant something else in there. Here is one that bloomed today.
As mentioned above, Texas Water Lilies is awesome. I just bought several plants for my pond from them, and I did call and speak to them directly, and they did give me an excellent price. Also, their plants are fantastic. I have bought from them for several years. Good luck, and let's see pictures!
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ARM has acquired its Cambridge, UK, neighbor Geomerics, a graphics software firm whose cross-platform flagship product is Enlighten – described by the company as "the only technology capable of computing real-time global illumination on consoles or mobile platforms," and which game developers incorporate into their rendering …
Lets hope it will work.
ARM will smear the Enlighten gubbins directly onto the processor microcode and hardware.
These OpenGL kings have been advising ARM about rendering techniques for a while now. It's all great news for ARM.
Ray-tracing is still a long way off for general real-time computing, but I love this direction towards it.
Their Siggraph papers are very interesting:-
Let's hope this doesn't end up as yet another proprietary ARM GPU with no open source driver support, like PowerVR and Adreno. Mali open source efforts saw pittifully little support from ARM, which necessitated a reverse engineering effort that lead to the as yet incomplete Lima driver implementation.
Ironically, in a twist few could have seen coming, Nvidia opened up their accelerated Tegra driver, thus making Tegra the only complete open source accelerated GPU solution on ARM. It's a shame that Tegra didn't get a mention in the article, especially considering it is in many ways superior to the competition, both technologically and in terms of open source friendlyness.
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$223. One X-ray: $50. One follow-up magnetic
resonance imaging test: $766. Total bill for checking out
that aching shoulder: $1,039 - all to be paid by the
patient, rather than the insurer.
Healthcare has gone retail.
Over the next 18 months, between one quarter and one
half of Americans who get insurance coverage through
their employers will pay more of their doctor bills
themselves as companies roll out healthcare plans with
higher deductibles, benefits consultants say. The result:
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Agreed lol.....I've heard employers tell me Obamacare is terrible, yet my ex who was a doctor told me it was a great law. I do like how Medicaid is expanded for those making around 30 k a year or less (even higher incomes under certain conditions), so overall, my feelings toward Obamacare are mostly positive. My biggest fear is so many joining the health industry now due to this law, where are all these new doctors and nurses going to come from? There's a nursing and doctor shortage now, even with the high salary they make.
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Is Google About To Up The 'Smart Home' Ante By Acquiring Dropcam?
With Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) apparently set to unveil its 'smart home' software platform, Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Nest division may be considering a move into home security of its own, according to The Information. Google sources told the website that the company was considering acquiring Internet-connected camera-maker Dropcam.
Neither Google nor Dropcam responded to The Information's requests for comment, but given the competition among tech companies to connect everything electronic to the Internet, such a move was not surprising.
Apple's upcoming 'smart home' system, reported by The Financial Times, would allow users control of lights, heating and air conditioning, security and more from iPhones and iPads. The Financial Times noted that adding interconnected device control of home appliances and systems would lead to increased sales for Apple, especially if manufacturers scurry to get their smart home products Apple certified, as expected.
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Google already owns Nest, covering high-tech control of thermostats and smoke alarms. Adding Dropcam would provide the company with access to hardware that would make it a player in smartphone-controlled home security.
Dropcam produces a cloud-based Wi-Fi video monitoring device that includes free live streaming, two-way communication and viewing from a remote location. Recently added to the arsenal were improved video analysis, people-detection technology and motion detecting Tabs that could be placed in areas where a camera wasn't practical.
According to The Verge, expanding into home security made sense for Google's Nest division since that division's main goal was to expand the use of technology in homes. Nest CEO Tony Fadell told The Verge last year, "Safety shouldn't be annoying. We're about reinventing unloved categories."
Kleiner Perkins' Trae Vassallo noted, "Dropcam can do for surveillance cameras what Nest did for the thermostat."
The potential battle for the Internet-connected home segment could signal the next big push in technology. Fox Business said as much in January when it reported that the 'smart home' market was set to explode. The impetus at that time was Google's $3.2 billion Nest buy.
In addition to a long list of 'smart home' startups, Fox noted the growing involvement of companies like Honeywell and Microsoft in the connected home space.
One potential problem with all this new technology could revolve around consumer ignorance, according to Fox. Educating the public would have to be a top priority.
In addition, Jeremy Warren, VP of Innovation at home automation services company Vivint, said, "The industry needs to take a deeper look to determine how the technology is actually going to make peoples' lives easier."
At the time of this writing, Jim Probasco had no position in any mentioned securities.
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David Grann admits in his book that he was bitten by the "Fawcett bug" as were many others before him. In reading his book I was also bitten by the Fawcett bug and was glad that I was. Speaking of bugs, those pesky critters that hatch maggots under your skin—those were some of the kinder insects that vexed the intrepid explorers in The Lost City of Z . They are waiting within the pages to greet you and welcome you to their little unexplored corner of the world.


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Can Canucks fans stomach a rebuild?
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As the weather improves, there tends to be more valid reasons to miss a hockey game or two. I get that.
But if you missed the Los Angeles Kings scoring six straight goals after trailing 2-0 to the Chicago Blackhawks then you missed a lot.
"@BonksMullet: Blackhawks fans must be six-two their stomachs after that one."
This was the first indication that the Kings are better than they have been playing. To a man, L.A. believed coming into their series with Chicago that they had yet to put the full package together.
Here's the scary part. They waltzed into the Madhouse on Madison, an arena that had yet to surrender a Hawks loss, and played half a perfect game.
Apparently that was still good enough to blow out the defending Stanley Cup champs 6-2.
"@jimrome: LA Kings score 6 unanswered goals. Ref should step in and stop this fight."
God only knows what a full 60-minute Kings effort would bring?
"@johnhancockcbc: I said it on air this morning, Los Angeles Kings are going to win the Stanley Cup. No deficit is too big for a team built for playoffs."
It just goes to show you how far off the Canucks are. No way in the world Vancouver could make the same built-for-the-postseason claim.
Trevor Linden believes he's got himself a playoff team as they sit right now. Maybe so, but I think most observers would agree — especially after watching the Kings dismantle one of the best teams over the past decade — that the Canucks are firmly entrenched in mediocrity.
The only questions that remain now are how many down years are the Canucks willing to suffer before they start to climb back into contention?
And is there an appetite for a rebuild in this city? Could this franchise continue to attract fans while showcasing a much younger, less successful, prospect-injected team?
They may have no other choice.
The gap between the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks is a wide one, and it's threatening to grow to cavernous should the Kings hoist their second cup in three years.