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Product Manager @ Athos
- Full-time
- Redwood City, CA
- Startup
About us:
Athos was developed to give athletes and coaches unprecedented insight into what happens at the muscular level, to better understand the physical output of their training and competitive performance. We are committed to helping athletes of all levels perform at their highest potential, in and out of competition. Our mission : build better athletes.
Interested in joining? We're looking for highly-motivated and driven employees who help us stay on the cutting edge of creativity and innovation.
The role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-directed Product Manager to join our small and passionate team. As a product manager, you will own a part of our experience. You will work cross-functionally with every team at Athos to execute on a roadmap that drives the success of our core products. You will define requirements and drive projects through all phases of development. You will also be responsible for providing management with visibility into ongoing roadmap progress.
Daily Tasks and Core Responsibilities
• Manage all project initiatives throughout their lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design briefs, design iterations, kick-offs, scrums, bug and feature prioritization, and anything else related to releasing a solid feature.
• Ensure appropriate tracking and measurement mechanisms are in place to assess results of projects. Monitor and report on project results, adjusting strategy based on results.
• Communicate program status and trade-off decisions, setting and continuously managing expectations with relevant stakeholders.
• Lead ideation sessions with cross functional team members, and manage the launch of innovative products
• Collaborate closely with engineers & designers
Our ideal candidate has:
- 7+ years in software development and/or product centric roles
- Previous experience in a Senior level role, with cross functional leadership
- Experience emphasizing consumer facing products
- Some professional Experience Design work, with a technical technical background
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies
- Previous hardware / wearables experience
- Experience with leading products across web and mobile
- Familiar with user centered design principles
Bonus points for:
- A passion for fitness or performance science
- Previous sport experience
- Technical degree and/or an MBA
- Good understanding of UX and Product Design
- Experience producing and reporting with data visualizations
- Startup experience is highly preferred
What you'll own:
- Major features across web and mobile platforms
- Integrating usability studies, research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
- Defining and analysing metrics that inform the success of products
- Maximising efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm
- Working with the Engineering Team to ensure the right items are prioritized
- Defining requirements and qualifications for specific features and projects
- Iterating to ensure features aligns with user research and feedback
- Determining which hypotheses need to be tested and in what order
- Lead the execution of software launches
- Coordinate with QA regarding updates and status of product quality to team, stakeholders and the org. at large
- Weekly understanding of analytics regarding user behavior
- Day to day status on the software/hardware development
What we offer:
- Fun, creative and collaborative work environment
- Medical insurance through Cigna
- Dental & vision insurance through Guardian
- Life insurance
- Catered lunches and exceptional snack game
- In-house personal training, mobility workshops & yoga
- Long-term disability
- Flexible spending account
- Commuter benefits
- 401(k)
- Mobile phone reimbursement
- Flexible PTO
Athos is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.


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This is the tale of a mug, dry cleaning, and customer loyalty...
Earlier today I pulled one of my favorite mugs from the cupboard and filled it with water. I looked at it and remembered it was a gift from a company that has helped me in my business. I couldn't help but think of all the times I had picked up the cup and not thought of this company. In a way, I was taking them for granted. I even found myself wondering if this was really the most effective use of their resources and if it would actually make me any more or less loyal to them in terms of my ongoing patronage of their services.
Two weeks ago I had a horrible experience with a local dry cleaning operation. I will spare you the details, but when the words of "three strikes and you're out" come out of my mouth it cannot mean they were exceeding or even meeting my expectations! After several days and all problems were resolved I picked up the dry cleaning and was prepared to let them know they had lost my business forever. Just before I could express it the store manager said: "For all the trouble we put you through I'm going to credit your account for the cost of this order." She effectively defused me and I graciously accepted the credit. And then I realized how brilliant she was.
Notice that the store manager did not waive the costs of my current order, but she credited my account for future orders. I will have to continue to go there if I ever want to use the credit, which may give them one or two more opportunities to keep my business. Brilliant!
So what do these two stories have to do with each other? Sure giving your customers a mug with your logo on it is nice and maybe even appropriate. Marketers might call it great branding as they think of all the people who might see me use it, including my 3 and 5 year-olds who have no idea what the company even does. But is it really effective? Is it going to keep me coming back for more? My argument is probably not, especially since I have used it enough to where I don't even think of the company when I pick it up.
Even though I had a terrible experience with the dry cleaner, I am going back so I can use my credit. And, if they do a good job, they will likely keep my business. Now that is an effective use of company resources to engender loyalty.

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Hyderabad, Mar 24 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh Government has been promoting the village industries to help the artisans, state Minister for Small Scale Industries and Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) G Surya Rao said.
Inaugurating the 15-day exhibition-cum-sale of the village products, organised by the KVIB here, he said the state Government would invest Rs 100 crore and a subsidy of Rs 26 crore for promoting the small and village industries in the state.
The KVIB was the lifeline of rural people, providing livelihood for lakhs of people, he added.
He said the Government had decided to organise exhibitions for the upliftment of village artisans in the future.


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Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. Connecticut Huskies Pick-Odds-Prediction - 1/4/14
Connecticut Huskies (11-2) at Southern Methodist Mustangs (10-3)
College Basketball: Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 2:00 pm (Moody Coliseum)
The Line: Southern Methodist Mustangs -1.5 -- Over/Under: See the Latest Odds
Moody Coliseum will be loud when the Southern Methodist Mustangs welcome the Connecticut Huskies to town.
Connecticut can both score and defend but sometimes this team has lapses in either area that will make games close or actually cost them a win. Both happened last time out in a 75-71 road loss at Houston in which the Cougars stormed out to an 18 point lead after 20 minutes before holding off a second half rally. The Huskies were out shot 49%-41% which was enough for the Cougars to pull out the win. Shabazz Napier was a force on the offensive end for UConn with 27 points and nine boards with Ryan Boatright netting 19 points and nine dishes while DeAndre Daniels next in line with 12 points and five pulls.
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Southern Methodist has proven to be a solid scoring and defensive squad which served them well during a five game winning streak which was halted in a 65-57 loss at Cincinnati. The strength of schedule of #197 might have played a role in their strong start but that will toughen significantly as the AAC schedule begins. The Mustangs did cive Cincinnati a run for their money with 45% shooting but the Bearcats forced 17 giveaways and owned a +15 at the foul line to off set cold 36.5% from the floor. The Mustangs offense was balance but far from explosive with Markus Kennedy leading the way with 12 points and nine rebounds with Nic Moore and Ben Moore tossing in nine points each while Keith Frazier added eight.
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Discussion in 'Fiat India News' started by NAREN64, Jun 15, 2010.
You can do bookings.
Some guy came in to my residence today and was telling me that he was send my FIAT to collect Feedback about Satisfaction with my FIAT over the last couple of years. I asked him for authorization letter etc. He didn't have anything specific from FIAT off course. Took a look at his ID card and the company name read IPSOS research (Marketing Research | Ipsos - Nobody's unpredictable)
He had a brief feedback sheet which had all kinds of basic questions about what dealer, etc and at the end had 0-10 scales for Buying experience, Service experience and Experience with the Brand.
He also had a huge list of names along with car purchase year, model, color etc. While i was giving him average to above average feedback about my experience with FIAT's services, i continued to ask him questions about who sent him and all. Looks like this is a JD power survey though he does not agree when i ask him that question straight.
I also suspect he has a elaborate feedback form inside which he never showed me. But they will probably fill in that based on what company pays them how much . He didn't even ask me for a signature anywhere. lol
For sure they will fill in the forms themselves as the Company pays them, and as usual the Jap will get the crown,,,,,
These informations are just for the name shake, Should have not let them in unless they have said from which Survey company they are reporting to...
Seeing the Malayalam version of the Fiat Ad on Asianet 3rd time in span of 2 hours. But i dont see such frequency during Primetime. Also noticed the Fiat Caffe playing a central role in branding aspects.
As i am writing this AD comes for the 4th time
Am not sure if this fits in this thread, mods please move to appropriate thread if any.
From my childhood archives! Was a big time Palio fan from then.
Brings back memories, but personally still feel Shumaker would have been a better S10 than the local un-associated celeb. Thank you for sharing all of it.
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Rightly said. This is exactly my thought as well.
Very happy to see Fiat's new ad in WHATCAR? magazine..They have printed 2 pages,1 for 2013 Linea and another 1 for 2013 Punto..In news section they have wrote an article about dealerships and about inroducing new services..In coming soon section of cars in india Fiat's new flagship Jeep's Grand Cherokee SUV's details are given..
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And this is from this month's Autocar India.
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Remember still those days when Sachin was doing ad for Palio. Fell in love with FIAT from that moment only.
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Amelia grew up in France and moved to Palo Alto, California in 2002, as she was working as an IT project manager for Hewlett Packard. Work then took her to Austin in 2009.
Since she's been in the United States, Amelia has been volunteering regularly for various nonprofits, with responsibilities ranging from volunteer lead to serving as the treasurer on two Board of Directors. She has always tried to reduce her carbon footprint by taking small steps like composting, growing her own food and upcycling materials, which is what drew her to the mission of Austin Creative Reuse. She started volunteering for ACR in the summer 2015, as they were about to open Austin's first reuse center and needed help sorting thru donations and organizing the store. Amelia joined the ACR Board of Directors as the chair for the Systems and Procedures committee.
Amelia graduated from the nonprofit leadership and management program at the Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College in 2016.
Nancy spent the first part of her life in the DC area, but had finally had enough of the politics, cold, and traffic, so she moved to Austin. For most of the 20 years or so that she has lived here, she has been doing molecular biology research at UT Austin. She recently started working at Austin Community College's new campus in the old abandoned Highland Mall (her office is in the old shoe dept of JC Penney's) and is helping to build Austin's first leaseable wet lab space.
Nancy comes from a family of creatives. All professional scientists, but with hobbies such as cooking, glass fusing and lampwork, costume design, and jewelry making. As an underpaid scientist, she took naturally to finding ways of keeping busy and to making things, without spending money. Once you have that mindset and that skill set, it's hard to do things any other way. The fact that re-using materials is also good practice for the planet makes her heart kind of soar.
On any given day, you could find her amongst the makings of puppets, jewelry, a metalsmithing project or even a delicious dinner. In addition to spending her days buying $50K laboratory instruments to outfit the space, she scours freecycle and craigslist for valuable opportunistic treasures for the lab. Maybe, someday, there will be a bio-hacker space carved out at Highland.
Sharon has over 20 years experience working in Austin education and conservation nonprofits and is a proud AmeriCorps alum. Her greatest motivation for living sustainably is wanting to instill environmental stewardship in her daughter and our next generations.
"I wanted to become part of Austin Creative Reuse because it is the perfect blending of my passions: art, education and conservation. I knew it was the right place for me the minute I walked in the door."
Sharon earned a degree in technical writing from Illinois State University and was a high school English teacher before translating her skills into grant writing. Grant writing led to fundraising; including events and donor engagement. Sharon is the Development Coordinator for Southwest Key Programs, the 2nd largest nonprofit in Austin.
While her favorite activity is crafting or hiking with her daughter, Sharon volunteers as the Kiddie Crew Leader for the Austin Parks Foundation, a delivery driver for Meals on Wheels and reading mentor with East Austin College Prep.
Austin Creative Reuse Founder, Board President, Rebecca Stuch was featured on the Everyday Superhuman podcast. Give it a listen and find out more about this amazing woman and our mission of bringing conservation and reuse to our community.
We are excited to announce the search for Austin Creative Reuse's first Executive Director. The community response to the Creative Reuse Center has been amazing and the organization is in a financial position to take it's next step forward. This role will be instrumentally in sustaining the growth and direction of the organization.
Title: Executive Director
What We Offer
What You'll Bring
We look for amazing people with diverse backgrounds and a genuine passion for conservation, reuse, and creativity. We expect the Executive Director to be:
What You'll Do
The Austin Creative Reuse Executive Director is friendly, personable, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about Austin Creative Reuse and our mission.
In Strategic Planning and Center Operations, the Executive Director will:
In communications and programming, the Executive Director will:
In relations with staff, the Executive Director will:
In budget and finance, the Executive Director will:
The above is intended to describe the general content of the requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.
Who We Are
Austin Creative Reuse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to foster conservation and reuse through creativity, education, and community building.
To be considered as an applicant:
Please submit your resume and tailored cover letter online to firstname.lastname@example.com
We review applications on a rolling basis. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
At Austin Creative Reuse, we believe that diversity makes us stronger and challenges us to think differently every day. Austin Creative Reuse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or disability.
November 14, 2016 at 6 pm
Directors Present: Cindy, Leslie, Rebecca, Katie, Carole, Karen
Changes at ACR.
Extended hours are now offered on Fridays and Saturdays. The directors approved a change to policy regarding budgets amendments. Budget amendment votes will be triggered when a line item or category exceeds the greater of 10% or $750 more than had been budgeted.
Upcoming Activities and Events.
ACR will be hosting its first workshop partly funded with the City of Austin grant on 11/17. The second workshop will follow on 12/15. ACR will be offering free gift wrap at the Cherrywood Art Festival. We would like to attract a volunteer to take on proactively determining and planning for our presence at events such as the Blue Genie and Violet Crowns festivals. Carole will be participating in the Final Pitch at Austin Resource Recovery's [Re]Verse Pitch Competition in December.
Twice a year the Austin Creative Reuse board spends a few days reviewing the activities and outcomes of the organization and creates plans for the next 6 months. These plans allow the board to focus the actions of the board and other volunteers as well as to ensure that we make progress but don't over commit our resources. Austin Creative Reuse is a mix of part-time staff and volunteers and while there are many exciting opportunities, we want to make sure we take on only what we have the capacity to do.
The organization is guided by three strategic goals:
Below are updates on key areas of the organization:
Financial health continues to be good. Sales continue to meet our budget expectations and we are looking forward to seeing the sales during the holiday season. We hired additional part time staff which allowed us to open more hours.
In September, ACR was awarded a City of Austin Cultural Arts Core Funding Grant to hold artist workshops with a focus on reuse, Each workshop will feature a local artist sharing their art form and participants creating a hands-on project using reclaimed materials. The workshops are free and open to the public.We're planning for a series of 8 workshops from Nov.- May, and resuming in Sept. to be tentatively located at a pop-up space at the Linc. We have formed a workshop committee to create a plan for implementation of the program. The committee will be searching for artists to teach the workshops as well as volunteers to help with the workshops. The grants is a biennial grant, so the program will be funded through Sept.2018.
Improve our Waste Stream Management
We are pretty proud of our current waste stream management. We have clear processes for dealing with "unsellable" materials which are donated. We recycle all the single stream materials, fabric/clothing and housewares are donated to local thrift stores, plastic film to the grocery store, paints/batteries to hazardous waste, compostables to a compost pile, writing instruments to Terracycle. One stand out is metal which cannot go to single stream. We will implement an additional stream for unsellable metals to a local metal recycler.
In the next six months, our committee will work on Improving communication and outreach to the educator community by launching an educator-specific newsletter and reaching out to specific audiences that may benefit most from ACR resources, like coordinators of schools' maker spaces. We aim to raise awareness among educators of existing and planned ACR resources, like obtaining materials from the Center, participating in artist workshops, and visiting website and social media sites for inspiration and sharing. We will also be available to answer specific educator questions and pursue a few collaborations with individuals as time allows.
Increase our Business Hours to Better Serve our Community
We opened our Creative Reuse Center in August of 2015, with business hours limited to Thursday's and Saturday's from 10-2. With an all volunteer staff and a mountain of donations to weigh, sort, bag, merchandise and organize, it was what we could manage. Now, a year later, our business hours have risen from 8 to 24 per week, and we are looking to increase that to 30 very soon. We will extend our hours on Saturday to 4pm and begin opening on Friday.
System for Schools, Churches, Enviro Groups, Scouts to Tour and/or Volunteer at the Center
We often have requests from groups to tour or volunteer at the center. We've tried to accommodate as many groups as possible but as demand increases, we need to formalize the process. We will work to set up an online request from groups looking to tour/volunteer as well as regularly scheduled times that we can offer tours.
Reach out Goal – Start a Business Donors/Relationship Committee
Some of our best donors are businesses who contact us about the materials they would like to keep out of the landfill. Currently, most businesses are making first contact with us. The committee look for ways to engage businesses for donations.
We are excited to announce our New Board Secretary Karen Miller.
Inspired by Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children at an early age, Karen began diverting interesting and useful items from the landfill, thrifting, gardening, and refashioning at an early age. She has translated that interest into a career as a professional engineer with a focus on waste management, spill prevention, risk assessment, and reduction of stormwater pollutant discharges from industrial facilities.
Karen began creative pursuits through scrapbooking her two children's exploits. Through scrapbooking, she learned different techniques related to color theory, the use of different media, photography, and layout. Since then, she has truly enjoyed creatively repurposing items into art pieces, yard art, and a funky henhouse. She continues repurposing by developing creative Girl Scout projects for her troops and SWAPs kits for other troop leaders. Karen views her regular stints sorting materials in the Center's by-the-bucket section as her weekly The Artist's Way artist's date field trip as a means to further engender creativity.
We are excited to grow our board and we are communicating with several interested people to fill other open Board positions.
Sharing information and growing community is vital to the success of the organization. We are continuing our efforts on social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Meetup) and Google pages and Yelp.
We have active Facebook and Instagram accounts. Currently, we are posting three to four times per week on both accounts. To increase our presence, would like to post every day on both sites. I'd also like to build up our YouTube Channel and do a monthly blog post.
Working with volunteers from Leap to Success, we are in process of upgrading our website. We have a new theme for the site and are adding more options for content to inspire and educate about reuse. We will continue to make small improvements and maintain content on the existing site.
We are now operating with an Austin Creative Reuse Google G Suite account. This has allowed us to enhance the management of all our documents and will allow us to have gmail accounts for staff and volunteers. We'll be adding new accounts to help us manage our volunteer opportunities as well as supporting our committees.
As we go into our second year in the center, we will start to add demonstrations and simple workshops to our events calendar. We have applied for a grant to run monthly workshops and are awaiting the response to announce further details.
While developing Austin Creative Reuse over the past few years, we participated at many events to build awareness of the organization. For the next six months, we are again limiting our participation at events in order to concentrate our time and effort on the operations of the volunteer center. We are still in need of volunteers that can assist consistently at the center.
In the hustle and bustle of the capital of Texas, there lies a little spot where you can really get your creativity on. Austin's very own non-profit organization that collects, sells, and distributes donated reusable materials. Austin Creative Reuse believes in allowing everyone to get a chance to be creative.
Austin Creative Reuse received a grant to run a series of eight workshops. The workshops are focused on creating art using reclaimed materials. These hands-on events will consist of meeting a featured local artist, learning about his or her art form, and creating an individual or group project.
The first workshop "The Art of Reuse: Upcycled Upholstery Tote Bags with Laura Mussell" will be held on November 17, 2016 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at The Linc — #1301 6406 N. IH 35 Austin, TX 78752.
This workshop is now full, thank you !
To be notified of future workshops, please sign up for our newsletter.
For more questions or concerns please reach out to email@example.com
This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
Karen joined our board in October. You may recognize her face as she has been volunteering at the center for several months now. Please join us in welcoming her to the Austin Creative Reuse Board of Directors.
Inspired by Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children at an early age, Karen began diverting interesting and useful items from the landfill, thrifting, gardening, and refashioning at an early age. She has translated that interest into a career as a professional engineer with a focus on waste management, spill prevention, risk assessment, and reduction of stormwater pollutant discharges from industrial facilities.
Karen began creative pursuits through scrapbooking her two children's exploits. Through scrapbooking, she learned different techniques related to color theory, the use of different media, photography, and layout. Since then, she has truly enjoyed creatively repurposing items into art pieces, yard art, and a funky henhouse. She continues repurposing by developing creative Girl Scout projects for her troops and SWAPs kits for other troop leaders. Karen views her regular stints sorting materials in the Center's by-the-bucket section as her weekly The Artist's Way artist's date field trip as a means to further engender creativity.
Dr. Salwa Khan is an environmentalist, media producer and educator. She hosts and produces Mothering Earth, a half-hour program that focuses on issues related to living sustainably and gently on our Mother Earth. Salwa is a dedicated organic gardener, who loves digging in the soil and watching nature in all its glory. In her past life, she was a video editor at the PBS NewsHour and CNN. Salwa also teaches in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at Texas State University.
October 10, 2016 at 6 pm
Directors Present: Cindy, Leslie, Rebecca, Katie, Carole, Karen
ACR is looking at improvements.
ACR will be expanding the Center's open hours on Fridays. In addition, the board is exploring the potential impacts of hiring an Executive Director, and the board welcomed Karen Miller as board secretary.
Upcoming Activities and Events.
Carole will be participating in Austin Resource Recovery's [Re]Verse Pitch Competition on October 13. In this social innovation program, Carole will be pitching those fabulous fabric sample books as a valuable raw material to businesses. Innovation prizes will be awarded at the end of the competition.
ACR was recently awarded a grant from the City of Austin to host a variety of artist-led workshops. More details to follow.
Please join us in welcoming our next set of employees. Barb Paris has joined us as an AM Shift Lead and Casey Douglas, Michael Balot and Susan Bussard have joined us as Clerks. Their enthusiasm for Austin Creative Reuse's mission, knowledge about crafting/art, patience and positive disposition reflect the values of Austin Creative Reuse.
" Hi ! I am a mother a teacher and an artist. I taught art k-12 in public schools for 10 years and currently have my own after school program in Round Rock. I am the co-founder of Marmalade skies , an art studio in Austin TX, and helped to start the children's museums in New Braunfels and San Antonio. I was born in NYC raised in NEW Jersey and moved to Austin 20 years ago. My artwork is eclectic and is mostly large scale multi media paintings. Many of my large paintings are done on old used doors."
Casey Douglas is a student, environmentalist, and freelance model in Austin, TX. She was a member of Girl Scouts for twelve years and made her fair share of arts and crafts projects growing up. She was constantly surprised by how the troop leader, her mom, would come up with creative projects by reusing and repurposing all kinds of materials. Teaching for AmeriCorps this past Spring reminded her how much she missed serving the community, and she is very excited to be working with another non-profit in town that focuses on creativity and sustainability. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, creating succulent gardens, and dancing.
" Hello! My name is Michael Balot, and I'm ecstatic to join the ACR team. I moved to Austin two years ago after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I get my kicks in my free time via disc jockeying, boxing, baking, environmental advocacy, and treasure diving."
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If I can create beautiful things
and at the same time help make the Earth
a thriving place for future generations,
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Serge Betsen has backed France head coach Guy Noves to get the best out of the country's "new generation".
Noves, who enjoyed regular success in more than two decades at the helm of Toulouse, replaced Philippe Saint-Andre following last year's Rugby World Cup and is overseeing his first Six Nations campaign.
After claiming narrow victories over Italy and Ireland, France were beaten 19-10 by Wales in Cardiff last time out and must get the better of Scotland this weekend to keep their slim title hopes alive.
Betsen, capped 63 times by France between 1997 and 2007, is confident Noves can ultimately enjoy success with a team presently in transition.
Speaking at the Tissot Flagship Boutique in central London, Betsen told Omnisport: "The potential of France is here. A new generation is coming in. They have a leader, the captain Guilhem Guirado, [and] I believe in Guy Noves.
"I think he [Noves] showed he has the qualities to bring up a new generation during his time at Toulouse.
"He has four years to enable France to realise a dream which has never been fulfilled, to win the World Cup."
France will get the opportunity to deny England a first Grand Slam since 2003 if Eddie Jones' side are able to beat Wales at Twickenham this weekend.
Looking ahead to the final round of fixtures, Betsen added: "I hope France will have the qualities and the character in order to challenge England. They are on the path of a grand slam.
"I hope we will have the courage and the audacity to make things difficult for them, to be capable to prevent them from winning a grand slam they wanted for the last 13 years.
"[France] must win against Scotland in order to maintain the suspense and to be able to ruin the tournament of the English.
"It will be a very difficult game for France [at Murrayfield]. Scotland was very efficient against Italy last weekend."


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Comixpress, one of the first comic-specific POD services, will shortly be closing it's doors.
Following a 9 year run, which garnered mixed reviews from users and readers alike, Comixpress' demise sees another POD service gone from an already fairly short list.
POD is a tough one. Cost tends to keep usability low - good for conventions and on-line owner-store use - and with quality of product pretty standard, it really tends to fall into user friendliness as to which service users choose.
For myself, and for those still active, I have tended to use Ka-Blam (cost is about the best, but the ad that they ask you to run to keep costs low has become so ubiquitous at shows, for me it diminishes from the individuality of the product) and RA Comics Direct (speed and customer service are unbeaten. Cost is a little more, but worth it).
I've said it before, but I'll say it again, I do miss ICGeeks!
So is POD dying, or just a shrinking market? Has digital eaten into this apple harder than the DMarket, or are we seeing a shift back towards off-set printing, a shift to more bespoke comics?
We shall see.
Hero Code
Following from my last post, and from some nice comments from you guys, the issue of the issue numbering for Hero Code is pretty much resolved. We will be adopting a system similar to the Hell Boy and BPRD models - a master numbering, with story arcs having their own numbering. At the moment it will look something like this;
1 - Hero Code Special: Coming of the Occultist - art by Agustin Calcagno (master number 1 - art is half finished)
1-4 - Hero Code: Theatre of War - art by Gary Lister (master numbers 2-5 - issue one is half way finished)
1 - Hero Code "When the Time Comes" - art by David Brame (master number 6 - completed, originally released as issue 2)
1-5 - Hero Code: Menace of the Mannuquin - art by Jonathan Rector (master number 7-11 - issue one is finished, released as issue 1)
I'll release more info on the two arcs after this at a later date.
A while back, G. Brett Williams was talking about doing a project similar to Project Rooftops but for writers - a place to run pitches as practices.
It didn't pan out, but I did do a pitch for DC Comics Dr Fate - here's the document for those of you interested;
Quick Question, who is Dr Fate's arch-enemy? Another one, who currently wears the Helmet of Nabu?
For me, Dr Fate suffers from an over-converluted history and the most common crime of supernatural-powered super-heroes - he is a deus ex machina, muddily defined, and prone to facing unclear threats. In team books, he is the character who gets bound up by some unknown magic at the start, removing him from the roster as quickly as possible in order to make sure that he can't just fire some conjoured magic the way of the villain.
I propose a complete overhaul of the character, giving the Helmet and powers over to a new wearer, but adding a new layer to the use of their powers and their role in the new DC Universe.
Opening five years in the future, the current Dr Fate spear-heads the final push of the Lords of Order as they over-throw the Lords of Chaos. Magic has destroyed the most powerful of super-heroes, and those that are left can only watch on as these mystical, timeless forces battle it out. Fate wins in the name of his lords, destroying the last Magician of Chaos, and unbalancing the natural order of the universe.
In one final act, the Helmet of Nabu is sent back in time by John Constantine and Zatana, imbued with the balance of chaos and order, in the hope of finding someone to ensure that the imbalance is never created.
The helmet selects Louise Thompson, a teenage girl, who would then have to work in secret - aided by Kent Nelson and Batman - to learn how to use the magic she now wields and how to remain hidden whilst using it. These two would try to keep her hidden from the current Dr Fate, and hope that she can maintain the balance of the two battling Orders which provide her powers.
I would also work on building up a proper Rogues Gallery for the character. Wotan, Dr Fate's arch-enemy, is guilty of the same convoluted history as the current Dr Fate, and so I would avoid bringing that character into play. Besides, no one really cares about Wotan, right?
Using the conflict of hidden powers, a constant question mark over the source of those powers and the element of secrecy from the current super-hero community would help to fuel the story line, especially when coupled with the idea of a time-line to oblivion.


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Jay Yablon has a lot on his mind these days.
He's president of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association and the man behind the scenes for 232 unit owners who own a piece of one of Longboat Key's most historic resorts.
The only problem is that the resort is rundown and vacant, which has prompted town officials to put an August deadline on getting the resort running again or face the possibility of losing approximately 100 grandfathered tourism units.
But nothing seems to faze Yablon.
Virtually every ruling went the association's way in Tampa-based bankruptcy proceedings in 2009 and 2010, which caused the Colony, under ownership of Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber for the last 41 years, to collapse.
But Yablon has maintained all along that the Colony had to be broken before it could be fixed.
In 2011, Longboaters will find out if that's true.
Yablon says he believes the majority of the resort's unit owners want to see the aging property rejuvenated in a way that preserves many of the qualities Klauber created.
Yablon believes the consensus of any renovation plan, whether it involves renovating the existing complex or tearing it down and starting new, involves a historic renovation of the 42-year-old-resort.
Yablon and the board hired Sarasota-based Karins Engineering to come up with data that shows how the resort can be renovated or rebuilt.
The board has also hired an attorney to discuss matters with the town and hired a consultant to sift through renovation proposals for the resort this year.
And the association just obtained partial ownership of the coveted tennis courts that the town says is critical to the resort's eventual re-opening.
But Yablon says the association refuses to rush into a decision.
"There is a lot going on right now behind the scenes that we just aren't at liberty to talk about," Yablon says.
And Yablon and town attorney David Persson maintain a deal can be worked out with the town to keep the resort's current number of tourism units while renovating the resort in a reasonable amount of time.
And the owners are trying to find common ground to purchase the other parcels of resort property Klauber owns.
Yablon said Toronto-based Horwath HTL (Hotel, Tourism and Leisure) and its principal, Joel Rosen, who is acting as a strategic consultant for long-range planning of the resort's future, have not yet begun reviewing renovation proposals by developers.
Yablon says a total renovation plan for the property could take three to five years to complete.
"As far as we are concerned, at this point in time, we are continuing to seek a fair, sensible and proportionate resolution of the issues involving the other Colony parcels," Yablon said. "We are confident that we are handling the resort's renovation the right way."
Age: 56
Occupation: Patent trademark and copyright attorney
Hometown: Schenectady, N.Y.
Hobbies: Swimming and following current events
Passion: Science, technology and family
Interesting fact: As a solo practitioner, Yablon has obtained more than 200 foreign and domestic patents, trademarks and copyrights for various clients over the past 15 years, and he has about 70 patents pending.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With producers of USA, this movie of 2014 has been brilliantly directed by Kenny Leon. You can watch In My Dreams online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
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Runtime: 100 minutes
Katharine McPhee, Mike Vogel, JoBeth Williams, Joe Massingill, Rachel Skarsten, Antonio Cupo, Jessalyn Wanlim, Chiara Zanni, Eric Keenleyside, Erica Carroll, Jason Cermak, Dakota Guppy, Lilah Fitzgerald, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, Bill Marchant and Fulvio Cecere.
Drama, Romantic.
100-minute film (full movie) directed by Kenny Leon.
The original audio of In My Dreams has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
Screenplay written by Teena Booth, Suzette Couture and Jürgen Wilhelm.
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David A. Rosemont, Brent Shields and Cameron Johann.
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Brylie's Room is almost finished!
We only have one wall left to finish in Miss Brylie's room! I am so excited! We haven't quite decided what we're going to do with the wall (I want more circles and so does Sam but my SIL thinks it will be too much....I think it looks incomplete without them!)
Here is what it looked like when we started Saturday
Here is what it looks like now!!
This is what you see when you walk in the door from the hallway :)
This wall is where the dresser will go..the blue tape is the top of the dresser ... and the circle mirrors we got are actually going to mostly cover these circles..they will just poke out a little bit
This corner is where my glider will go
Here is her finished letters..the blue tape is the size of the crib and it will go in that corner. There will be three letters on each wall going through the corner :)
Here is the unfinished wall(s) - the blue tape on the left wall is the top of the hutch that is attached to her changing table...we are undecided what to do to "finish" this off
Here is my Brother in law and his wonderful girlfriend hanging the scallop outline! It took Kirstin (FSIL) 8 hours to make the entire stencil..and it turned out amazing! (It is traced directly from Brylie's bedding so it matches perfectly)
Finished Scallop
andddd just for fun..Brylie's piggy bank!! We just got it Saturday right before we ordered her furniture..and I am IN LOVE with it! It's soo adorable!!!
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I seriously think that is the cutest little girl's room EVER! I love, love, love it!!!! The colors are awesome. And that piggy bank is too cute! I can't wait to see all the furniture and everything in it. It's perfect, Chelsea!
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Oh my goodness Chelsea! That room is BEAUTIFUL!! I'm so glad that you guys decided to find out that you are having a girl so you could do all the decorations and everything. I know you guys would have done an awesome job even with a neutral theme too. But this is just stunning!
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awe thank you :wub:
I love it so much. I can't believe it turned out like this. I was sooo nervous about the stripes to be perfectly honest!
I know they look incomplete at the bottom, but there are floor boards that will cover them up - we took them off because of the new carpet we are getting *HOPEFULLY* the week after next!
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Chelsea, it looks great, I love it, any little girl would be so lucky to have such a beautiful room! and i love the piggy bank how precious
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I have to agree with Stacey it is the cutest girls room ever! You and your family have some talent! Great job and kudos for the help you have received through this process! I can't wait to see the room with furniture! AMAZING! ;)
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It looks so beautiful already, I can't wait to see the finished product!
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Very gorgeous room, I think I am even a little jealous lol.
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thank you for the compliments :wub:
i cant wait to get her furniture and new carpet in so i can start nesting!! all I want to do during the day is piddle around in there!!! i love it so much!!!!
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i love it
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i LOVE it
OMG so cute
I love the circles
I would add more if both you and sam want more
I cant wait until its all finished
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It looks fantastic! Great design! You guys did a ton of work on the nursery and it shows. I don't think more circles would be too much. Can't wait to see it completed! :cheer:
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Oh wow.
*stifles the jealousy... LOL*
It's one of the most beautiful little girl nurseries I've seen yet. Neutral, but girly.
And I say, if you want more circles, add more circles. They look great!
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I am undecided on the circles. I think since it's an entire wall it might be too much. I might just hang some maternity pictures there? I just dont know! I don't want to have Kirstin paint the circles and then hate them...and I decided tonight I want to get like a blanket rack to put in front of the wall because she has so many cute blankets that I don't want them put in a drawer hidden...I just dont know!!!!!!!!
Times like these I wish the fam knew we were having a girl so I could get a lot of opinions!!! *sigh*
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I think some Maternity pictures would look awesome, especially if they were edited to have a sepia or aged newspaper color lightly applied to them.
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yes I would definitely want them edited. Lots of either B&W with pink only pink showing...or lots of sepia with pink. We have to schedule my pix - I thought Sam called our wedding photographer today but he said he forgot. Little bum! I need to find some for inspiration online!
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Wow! That is great!
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Usual Suspects Head for Casablanca
WHO: Eva Melanson, 63, of Waldorf, and three female friends.
DREAM TRIP: Morocco.
BACKGROUND: The quartet, whose ages range from 58 to 64, have taken an annual trip to Europe the past four years. Next fall, they wish to travel to Morocco. They'd like their 10-day itinerary to include Marrakech and/or Casablanca and, of course, a camel ride. Melanson's budget is $3,000, but she won't complain if it's less.
OUR SUGGESTIONS: Fly Air Maroc from Washington (connecting in New York's JFK) to Casablanca, where you should plan a full day of activities. Organize a tour ahead of time; the District-based Casablanca Travel and Tours (202-337-0800, http:/
DAY 1: Divide your time between La Corniche, an esplanade with golden strands and oceanside cafes; the Ain Diab neighborhood, rife with supremely fresh seafood restaurants; Mohammed V Square, which contains the Mahakama Law Courts and the Habous Quarter; and Boulevard Muhammad V, which is lined with boutiques, standout architecture and the Marche Central, a jumble of souks selling everything from turtles to genie-style leather shoes. In addition, non-Muslims can take a guided tour of the Hassan II Mosque, second in size only to Mecca. For a "Casablanca" fix, grab a snack and souvenir at Rick's Cafe (248 Blvd. Sour Jdid), a Bogart-themed Planet Hollywood of sorts.
Overnight near the Casa Voyageurs train depot, so you won't have to stumble far to catch the train to Marrakech the next day. The Ibis Moussafir Casablanca (Boulevard Bahmad Place de la Gare Casa, 011-212-22-401984, http:/
DAYS 2-4: The train to Marrakech has about nine departures daily, so don't fret if you sleep through the first few. The ride takes just over three hours and costs $16 for first class. (Hassan Samrhouni of Casablanca Tours urges travelers to spend the extra bucks for first class and to avoid the train over the holidays.) Info: http:/
In Marrakech, don't go express; instead, spend a leisurely two or three days exploring this crazy quilt of a city. The heart of Marrakech lies in Jemaa-el-Fna (Place of the Dead), a market square that transforms daily into a circus of snake charmers, monkey handlers, fortunetellers and food venders. Restaurants and shops ring the plaza, and cafes with rooftop decks provide guests with mint tea, petits fours and aerial views.
After a pick-me-up coffee, wander the old medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its souks, artisan workshops and monuments. Drop in at rug shops and discuss Berber patterns over mint tea, or snack on pastries sold from mobile kitchens. You may want to hire a guide (ask at your hotel) for the medina portion, or leave behind a trail of dates.
If you thought Versailles was overdecorated, check out the designs at such opulent palaces as El Bahia and El Badia, next door to the Saadian Tombs (also worth a peek). For flowers, Islamic art and a bucket soak, head to Le Jardin Majorelle, which includes the Museum Majorelle and is near a popular hammam, or public bathhouse. And, bien sur, don't leave out the mosques, such as the city's largest, Koutoubia Mosque; only Muslims can enter the holy building, but its minaret and intricate exterior are equally uplifting.
For accommodations, spend your nights in a riad, a traditional Moroccan house with an interior garden. The properties vary in price, with some starting as low as $53 a night. For options, see such booking sites as http:/
DAYS 5-9: From Marrakech, you can sign up for a full-day camel excursion to the Sahara, but then you'd miss out on the Berber villages, gorges, cedar forests draped with apes, etc. A better option is to take a four-day tour from Marrakech to Fez that pairs the sunset camel trek in Erg Chebbi at Merzouga with such sights as the Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, Rose Valley and more. Many operators organize this type of excursion, such as Authentic Morocco (011-44-845-0944-725, http:/
DAYS 10-11: The Moroccan capital of Fez is one of the country's marquee cities. It is home to the oldest and largest medieval city in the world, and its medina (also a UNESCO World Heritage Site) out-cities its main urban center. Besides visiting the usual dried-fruit sellers, weavers and silversmith shops, test your stomach at the pungent tannery near the Karaouine Mosque. Of course, don't ignore the "new" city, Fes el Jadid, which dates from the Middle Ages and contains the Jewish quarter and the Royal Palace. (Like Marrakech, you can hire a guide for the day or do it on your own by cab; ask at your hotel for recommendations.)
For lodging, spend your night in the frenzy of Fez. The Jnane Palace (Avenue Ahmed Chaouki, 011-212-37-6692-17, http:/
DAY 12: On your last day, take a break from city life and taxi over to the nearby spa town of Moulay Yacoub, replete with thermal baths, pools and a hammam. A good, long soak will make the four-hour train trip ($20) back to Casablanca -- and the seven-hour flight home -- that much more enjoyable.
SPLURGE: In Marrakech, indulge your appetite and wallet with a traditional Moroccan feast, where you will be lavished with food, drink, belly dancers and music. Le Tobsil (22 Derb Moulay Abdallah ben Hezzaien, Ksour-R'mila; $76 each) comes highly recommended; a flashier option is Chez Ali (011-212-2430-7730, http:/
If you prefer to be your own mini-master in the Moroccan kitchen, try a one-day cooking class in Fez. Lahcen's Moroccan Cooking (011-212-15-8661-44, http:/
TOTAL COST: Through Casablanca Travel and Tours, the Air Maroc flight costs about $650 round trip from New York's JFK; add about $150 to fly from Washington. The four-day camel trek costs about $400 to $500. Staying in midrange lodging, expect to pay about $480 total. Train travel is $36. Total cost for the trip, not including food, tips, incidentals and splurges: about $1,800 per person.
-- Andrea Sachs


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transportation, future technology and vehicle concept - man using car control panel
In this picture-perfect example of where showing off will get you, a man gets cocky while doing tricks on his scooter-hauler on a glorious mud road somewhere in the bowels of Russia.
He spins, he grins, he burns rubber, he reverses and … spoiler alert: "What the? Where did that hole come from?"
The best part of this video? The instinctive reaction of his "friends" to his awkward finale.
Watch the YouTube video here, below.


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Remainers Stephen Crabb and Sajid Javid confirm Downing Street bid in blow to Boris
BORIS Johnson's bid to be Prime Minister has been dealt a blow by two contenders teaming up to take him down.
Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb and Business Secretary Sajid Javid have announced a joint-run for Tory party leader.
Several contenders to run the ruling party are expected, but Boris is the bookies' favourite after taking part in the successful Leave campaign.
Yet Mr Crabb and Mr Javid, the MPs for Preseli Pembrokeshire and Bromsgrove respectively, are now mounting a bid to take the leadership instead.
Mr Crabb would be leader and Mr Javid his deputy, according to reports, and the pair have now confirmed the reports.
The duo both campaigned for Remain in the EU referendum alongside David Cameron, who has now announced he will step down as PM.
Other contenders expected to put themselves forward include Remain campaigner and current Home Secretary Theresa May.
Commentators say she kept her head down during the campaign and so emerged unscathed after losing the vote.
But some Tories have called for the next leader to be someone from the successful Leave campaign.
Justice Secretary Michael Gove was one such person, but many believe he will run on a joint ticket with Mr Johnson.
Chancellor George Osborne was once a favourite for next leader, but his role fighting for Remain alongside Mr Cameron has put an end to that.
Former defence secretary Liam Fox, who backed Brexit, has already confirmed he's considering a run for the leadership.


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Facebook Wants to Be Craigslist... Again
Such innovation, this Facebook Marketplace malarkey.
Such innovation, this Facebook Marketplace malarkey.
Investigation into shady dealings on the sales-listing site shows bustling trade in illegal poaching trophies.
The bar has been raised, friends. The bar has been raised.
The electronic auction site is turning into a prime location for ex military gear – despite it being illegal.
On Sunday the classified-ads site was seemingly hacked, directing users to videos about net neutrality and the "man".
You don't need a bunch of expensive camera equipment to take some good shots.
We all get our hearts broken. But it takes a truly horrible insane person to turn that heartache into a despicable internet shame campaign. That's what one idiot in the US did when he posed as his ex-girlfriend on Craigslist and offered sex to any and all comers.
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Summer is in full swing and so are the summer barbecue parties. Today I'm sharing with you a great creamy pasta salad recipe that you can make for your next family get together. My sister created this creamy pasta salad recipe a few years ago. My mother makes it quite often for her senior's group at church and I make it for family and friends...my hubby loves this salad!
It's so easy and everyone loves it! You can add whatever you like to the salad. I sometimes like to take advantage of the "olive bar" at our local Shoprite grocery store...which is what I did last week when I made the salad. They have an amazing assortment of olives and marinated peppers. I also grabbed a small container of fresh mozzarella to throw into the salad as well. Yummy!
For the salad dressing, the original recipe calls for a bottle of Caesar Salad Dressing plus one cup of mayonnaise. I have also used a bottle of Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing and it comes out just as good. My favorite brand of bottled dressing is Ken's.
Creamy Pasta Salad
- 1 box pasta; cooked and drained
- 1 small jar green olives; drained
- 1 small jar black pitted olives; drained
- 1 small jar pimentos; drained
- 1 small can of chick peas; drained
- 1 cucumber; diced
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella; cubed
- small bunch of fresh herbs; chopped. I used basil and parsley
- Parmesan cheese.
- 1 jar of Kens Caesar Salad Dressing
- 1 cup mayonaise
Combine the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
Combine the cooked pasta with all the remaining ingredients and fresh herbs.
Add the dressing and mix to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Add the Parmesan cheese right before serving.


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Real-time, personal monitoring of dust at Queensland underground coal mines
Nominated by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Challenge statement
The challenge is to provide an affordable personal dust monitoring device that will provide real-time data to a worker regarding their exposure levels to respirable dust, consistent with Australian Standards.
Applications to solve this challenge closed at 2pm (AEST) 26 September 2017.
If you are interested in collaborating to address this challenge, you may wish to review or register for inclusion on the list of organisations seeking partners.
Challenge imperative
The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring the health and safety of mine workers. The ability to identify workers at risk of excessive respirable dust exposure and implement controls, is directly related to Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 to reduce safety and health risks in Queensland's minerals, energy, and explosives industries.
Cutting, transportation, and processing of coal and mineral resources are all activities that generate dust within mining operations. While dust is considered a general hazard in mining and is subject to a range of controls to manage risk, it is the respirable size fraction (generally comprising particle size <16µm, small enough to enter the lungs), which poses a recognised chronic health hazard for mine workers.
Mine dust lung diseases, including Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis (CWP), are caused by long term exposure to high concentrations of respirable dust. In May 2015, a coal mine worker was diagnosed with CWP and as at 27 April 2017 the number of confirmed cases has risen to 21.
On 1 January 2017, reforms to coal mining safety and health legislation became law providing better protection for workers. Reforms include new legislation on dust control, monitoring and reporting, and a requirement for mine operators to submit monitoring results to DNRM.
The use of personal dust monitoring devices is an effective way of informing coal operators and mine workers of their exposure to respirable dust. Respirable dust monitoring and control are essential risk management measures understanding that:
- dust cannot be eliminated
- the use of Personal Protective Equipment is considered the lowest standard of management due to failure to use, the incidence of equipment failure or inappropriate use.
However, there is no real-time dust monitoring system on the market at present that meets the requirements of respirable dust monitoring for the Queensland coal mining industry. There are several compelling reasons to develop a suitable real-time measurement device, including:
- real time measurements help protect workers' health by providing an instantaneous reading for the mine workers to better ensure their exposure does not exceed regulated limits. It also enables workers to see how their work technique affects their exposure
- aggregation of individual mine worker monitoring results can be used to develop exposure trends for workers in similar exposure groups, i.e. locations in the mine where similar tasks and processes are conducted. This information can highlight areas where dust control improvements are required
- real-time measurements enable workers to promptly remove themselves from areas of the mine with excessive dust levels. The results from current mass monitoring devices are not known for two or more weeks after exposure, due to sample processing and laboratory analysis. Having measurements in real time also facilitates more rapid changes to mining operation practices and dust controls, to reduce respirable dust.
Challenge context
The stakeholders involved
The challenge owner is the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM).
DNRM are responsible for regulating mining, land, and water resources within Queensland. This includes administering safety and health legislation at Queensland mine sites.
The end user for the device will be privately owned mine operators, public and private sector organisations, contracting companies, and mine workers.
The current situation
Current techniques of respirable dust monitoring is based on gravimetrical testing but do not provide feedback of exposure until well after the exposure has occurred, typically weeks. Other devices available on the market that do provide real-time measurement either do not meet Australian Standards for intrinsic safety, the minimum measurement accuracy, or are cost prohibitive at present. DNRM authorise the use of new technologies as compared against the specific standards.
Currently, respirable dust is measured using either:
- gravimetric sampling to meet the requirements of Australian Standard AS2985:2009. The results from this sampling commonly take two or more weeks for sample processing
- real-time sampling using photometric (light scattering) equipment. Multiple types of these units are available. These units require calibration and calculation of a correction factor to accurately measure dust at any given site. This calibration needs to be checked and recalculated at regular intervals at the site. Further, no photometric sampling devices are currently certified to meet the explosion protection standards required for use in Queensland underground coal mines
- real-time sampling using gravimetric measurement. Other devices available on the market that provide real-time measurement capability either do not meet Australian standards for intrinsic safety in underground coal mines, the minimum measurement accuracy, or are cost prohibitive at present
There are currently no real-time systems that distinguish between different types of respirable dust (i.e. coal particles vs. diesel particles, for example), that are commercially available. Safe Work Australia provides a standard for safe exposure levels of different types of respirable dust. However, while Australian Standards depict a required gravimetric method for measuring total respirable dust, there is no way of reconciling this against Safe Work Australia's Standard for exposure to different types of respirable dust.
Solution design parameters
The successful application will provide a personal monitoring technology solution that will alert an individual worker if they approach, or exceed the recommended respirable dust exposure limits. The device will enable automatic collection of individual data for aggregation to allow end of shift analysis and corrective actions, as well as enabling a cumulative analysis of larger groups to identify physical areas and broader operational changes that require improvement in dust control. The device will need to be intrinsically safe and capable of meeting Australian Standards to enable its application for use in underground coal mines in Queensland.
Technical considerations
The successful solution will need to demonstrate an ability to address the following technical requirements:
- be tamperproof and robust to endure the underground coal mining environment and sufficiently resistive to heat, humidity, dust and moisture ingress.
- enable personal monitoring (e.g. wearable or movable) and not introduce a new hazard into the worker's environment (e.g. ergonomic risk, safety risk, risk of distracting the worker from the task at hand).
- be cost effective.
- provide "real time" outputs including:
- an alarm to indicate when individual exposure has exceeded safety limits at any point in a shift.
- real time (or near real time) data transmission/upload capability for end of shift analysis.
- cumulative data log for individual device and whole-of-mine users.
- provide information in a format compatible with regulatory reporting requirements.
- be useable as a fixed-point sensor to monitor general exposure at certain points in an operation.
Design benefits
The successful solution will need to demonstrate an ability to deliver the following key benefits:
The solution must:
- measure and provide results to an individual mine worker about their breathing zone exposure to respirable dust in real time.
- accurately measure respirable dust concentration, with units expressed as milligrams per cubic metre (mg/m3).
- achieve certification by the end of development as intrinsically safe to be operated in underground coal mines in Queensland as to AS/NZS 60079.11 Explosive Atmospheres – Equipment protection by intrinsic safety 'i'; and AS/NZS 60079.0 – Explosive atmospheres – Equipment - General Requirements.
(NB: Queensland hazardous area standards are based on Australian (ANZEx) and IECEx international standards.)
- be capable of reaching feasibility stage within 6 months for measurement of respirable dust (certification will be assessed separately).
Potential benefits that a solution may deliver (but is not essential) include:
- capability for distinguishing respirable coal dust from other respirable dust fractions (e.g. diesel particulate matter, silica).
Commercial opportunities
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program aims to provide commercial opportunities for applicants, while at the same time, solving Queensland Government challenges via an innovative procurement process.
Successful applicants will receive funding to research, develop and test their idea. At the end of the process, applicants have the potential to secure a contract with the Queensland Government. Additionally, intellectual property developed within the SBIR program is retained by the party who developed it, allowing applicants the potential to access broader commercial opportunities.
In addition to immediate opportunities for selected applicants, any device may have the potential for deployment to mines in Australian and International jurisdictions, as well as other types of mines with respirable dust challenges.
Additional information
The following additional information has been provided:
How will applications be assessed?
Applications to this challenge will be assessed by an evaluation panel assembled by DNRM in accordance with all relevant Queensland Government Procurement policies.
Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Addresses the challenge (Weighting: 30%)
- How well does the proposed solution address the design parameters (technical considerations and design benefits) identified in the challenge statement?
- How innovative is the proposed solution – new to market, or novel application of existing technology?
- How feasible is the proposed solution when scaled to address the challenge statement?
- Capability to deliver (Weighting: 25%)
- Does the applicant have the experience, skills and capacity to deliver the solution?
- Does the applicant have access to any necessary intellectual property?
- How viable is the development and supply of the proposed solution within the timeframes of the SBIR?
- Commercial potential (Weighting: 15%)
- How viable is the identified route to commercialise the proposed solution?
- Does the solution appear financially and commercially viable?
- Fair market value (Weighting: 15%)
- To what extent do the proposed development costs represent fair market value?
- Broader benefits for Queensland (Weighting: 15%)
- To what extent does the proposed solution offer broader benefits for Queensland?