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About Intel Costa Rica
Intel has had an important manufacturing and research presence in Costa Rica since 1997. The employees of Intel Costa Rica assemble and test microprocessors, design electronic circuits, and provide financial services for the entire corporation. They also participate in a number of social responsibility projects in the community, focusing their efforts on education and the environment.
Our presence in Costa Rica has made a dramatic positive impact on the country's economy, providing more than 2,800 jobs and supporting local industries such as electronics and construction. While Costa Rica has historically been known for exporting coffee beans and bananas, thanks to Intel's investment there, those traditional exports have been surpassed by circuits and computer chips. Our economic impact on the country has also been a catalyst for other foreign direct investments. Plus, Intel has been recognized as a responsible corporate citizen for our efforts in improving technical education and environmental practices.
Community involvement
Over the past decade, Intel Costa Rica has become a proven asset to our communities across the country. The employees have actively developed and executed community initiatives that focus on education, technology, and environmental awareness. More than 50 percent of its employees volunteered their time, energy, and skills to more than 40 different programs and projects annually.
Some of Intel's community projects include painting and maintenance of public schools and planting trees. Intel also works on programs where volunteers boost the entrepreneurial spirit, share environmental concepts, and motivate students to improve their writing skills. Intel Costa Rica volunteers contribute to national education programs that promote science and math, and actively participate in the national science fair and other technology-focused programs. The company has been recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life in Costa Rica. Intel is a five-time winner of the Community Service Award from the Costa Rican American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM).
Promoting education is a major priority for Intel Costa Rica. We invest an average of 1 million USD annually to support local education programs in the country. Our programs are focused on three areas: elementary and high school education, higher education, and education in the community. Our goal is to promote 21st century skills, including science, math, and engineering, through volunteer work and financial contributions.
In 2006, Intel Costa Rica implemented the Intel Involved Matching Grant Program, which gives employees the opportunity to earn money for organizations that are meaningful to them. The Intel Foundation matches our employees' volunteer hours through monetary donations. Since the program's launch, Intel Costa Rica employees have donated thousands of hours and raised thousands of dollars to support local education.
Intel® Teach Program
The Intel® Teach Program helps teachers integrate technology into their classrooms to enhance student learning. In Costa Rica, the Intel Teach Program is coordinated in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Education, and is implemented by the Omar Dengo Foundation. Training is available for teachers in all regions of the country, including those in very remote one-room schoolhouses. More than 50 percent of K-12 teachers in Costa Rica have participated in this program since the program started in 2001.
Intel Costa Rica has also donated computers and other digital equipment to over 20 area schools, establishing model classrooms where teachers can use technology resources to improve the teaching of math, science, social sciences, and language. These donations and technical trainings have already made a major impact on education in Costa Rica.
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF)
In collaboration with the National Science Fair Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Intel promotes student interest in science, math, and technology careers. We also help support 20 regional science fairs as well as the annual Engineer Fair and the annual National Science and Technology Fair for elementary and high school students. Intel sponsors the first- and second-place winners at the National Science and Technology Fair to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) each year. Sixty-five students have represented Costa Rica at ISEF since 1998, winning a number of awards and honors.
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The Intel Computer Clubhouse uses creative technology to help underserved youth develop confidence and acquire problem-solving and technology skills. This community education model forms a network of 120 Computer Clubhouses around the globe locating two of these youth centers in Costa Rica where approximately 1,500 students benefit.
The Clubhouses have offered workshops in a diverse range of subjects, including robotics, conversational English, graphic design, and fashion.
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Intel has donated parallel programming labs to UCR and ITCR in 2008, and to the UNA in 2009 which allow computer science students to learn new programming skills that were not taught before in the class room. Professors at these universities are working on the curricular changes needed to teach parallel programming techniques. This will bring Costa Rican students in par with their peers in other countries.
Intel is also supporting undergraduate and graduate students as research assistants in nanotechnology research projects that are being conducted by both UCR and ITCR. These projects attract a sizeable amount of students and professors together from the materials science, chemistry, physics, electronics, and computer science departments. Additional research collaboration in the form of a visiting faculty program, enables a professor from a university to research on a particular topic at the Intel site while keeping in touch with his students. This interaction brings back real life hands-on experience to the students as curricula and research direction aligns with industry's development of technology.
Scholarship programs cover several areas. Four-year engineering scholarships enable a high school student to pursue an engineering degree. A total of six students are being supported under this program, five at ITCR and one at UCR. A special four-year engineering scholarship has also been awarded to an ISEF winner who is currently studying at ITESM (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico). And finally, university and technical high school students, that graduate and join the dynamic service center job market as well as the more qualified technical positions in multinational companies, see their job possibilities broadened through our English as a Second Language scholarship programs. A total of 50 technical high school students and about 15 university students are supported by this scholarship program.
Technical education
Working closely with the Ministry of Public Education, Intel Costa Rica helps strengthen the country's technology knowledge base. We have donated 30 industrial robots and other specialized manufacturing equipment machinery to 21 different technical institutions. Students in these institutions design and build demonstrations, create manufacturing processes, and practice maintenance procedures with high-tech equipment. Intel places particular emphasis on the importance of conduct and occupational safety procedures in laboratory and school environments. Intel works with the technical education system to further promote the values and skills that are required in the workforce.
Learn more about education in Costa Rica (Link leads to Spanish-language site)
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
Intel has developed a major Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) community awareness program. Intel EHS professionals, together with community groups and local government officials, work with neighboring companies to improve our environmental impact and practices.
The arrival of Intel positively changed many safety paradigms in Costa Rica. The company has introduced new products with no adverse impact on the safety and health of our workers, or on the environment. Intel has recorded no regulatory violations of any kind. Its environmental performance indicators demonstrated continuous improvement. Injury rates were reduced to minimal levels, while recycling and waste minimization levels went up. The company has also implemented programs to share our environmental health and safety methods with the entire country.
Intel Costa Rica has significantly increased its solid waste recycling performance, and is now recycling about 74 percent of the solid waste it generates. The revenue generated from our solid waste recycling program is donated to community public schools. Intel is also collaborating with community schools to help them adopt our recycling practices. Intel Costa Rica has continued to decrease our environmental impact by installing a new flow-control system at our sites to reduce and reuse water.
Intel Costa Rica's efforts to promote environmental health and safety have resulted in several awards. Intel is a four-time winner of the National Safety Award, "Preventico," from the National Insurance Institute—the most prestigious safety and health award presented by any government institution in the country. The company has also received the White Flag Award, presented by the Ministry of Health, for outstanding health and safety performance.
Contact information
Costa Rica Corporate Affairs Department
Componentes Intel de Costa Rica
Calle 129 La Ribera de Belen
Heredia, Costa Rica
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I live in Calgary and have an amazing 2 year old boy. He had to be delivered at 31 weeks due to PE & had a rough first 9 weeks. The first five weeks were spent at the PLC NICU & was discharged sick with a very low temp. We were at Children's the next morning with a severely ill preemie. Too make a very long & tough story short, he spent 4 weeks at ACH and finally came home on nasal supplemental oxygen for 3 months. Now, you would never know he had such a rough start.
My PE started about week 28; I had horrible prenatal care and am now a very outspoken & demanding patient because of it! We are trying for baby number 2... this time around I am much more educated & aware.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association announces its 15th Charleston Fine Art Annual. The weekend will kick off with receptions in each of the member galleries: Anglin Smith Fine Art, Corrigan Gallery, Dog & Horse Fine Art, Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art, Helena Fox Fine Art, Martin Gallery, Robert Lange Studios and The Sylvan Gallery. These receptions will be held on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5 to 8pm. They will be immediately followed by a ticketed preview at the Gibbes Museum of Art of their Art on Paper Fair in which some of the CFADA members are participating. Excepting the Gibbes preview the weekend events are free and open to the public. The Gibbes will be admission free for the time following the Painting in the Park and on Sunday for viewing the collection and the Art on Paper Fair.
Saturday morning from 9 am until noon there will be 16 artists from the member galleries painting in Washington Park as the Painting in the Park again strives to raise funds for the participating Charleston County High School art departments. There will be a juried show of works from students at those schools, juried by professionals in the community. The art teachers at each school choose two students and the works are displayed in the galleries until the day of the event. There will be winners chosen that day and announced at 11:30.
Through the support of many patrons over the years, there will hot coffee and bites available at no charge for the visitors and collectors who come to encourage and peruse the works as they are being created. The paintings made in the park by the gallery artists will be auctioned by silent auction in the individual galleries over a month's time. They will also be viewable online a few days after the event. Bids may be made during the Painting in the Park. This year, visiting artists are included from past CFADA member galleries such as Horton Hayes and The Wells. Artists who will be in the park are Charles Williams, Chris Groves, Craig Nelson, Francis Sills, Joe Garcia, Karen Weihs, Lese Corrigan, Mark Horton, Mary Beacon, Mary Erickson, Rhett Thurman, Shannon Smith Hughes, Simon Kenevan, Susan Mayfield, Trey Finney and West Fraser.
The artists donate framed paintings to raise funds in support of and to encourage blossoming student artists. There will be additional paintings donated to the cause beyond those done in the park from Betty Anglin Smith, Jennifer Smith Rogers, Nancy Pellatt, Kerry Brooks and others.
Currently the art departments in the county schools have a zero budget for art supplies. Due to these artists' and their galleries' donations and the support of Artist and Craftsman Supply, the teachers are able to choose quality supplies for the classrooms. The monies donated to visual arts' education and art supplies by the Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association tops $300,000.
CFADA began in 1999 with nine members to promote Charleston as the fine art destination it has been since the early 1700s, support collector and viewer education and future artists. The organization continues to produce events that are intimate and appealing to the fine art connoisseur. The July Palette and Palate Stroll has become a popular event with the kind participation of the wonderful local restaurants. Collectors have come from far and wide each year for the Fine Art Annual and the Palette and Palate event. The growth of the art market in Charleston has been strong over the last 15 years and the future is wide open for more quality expansion.
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Matthew 18:8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
Here some good explanations from Thomas Allin's Christ Triumphant:"THAT YOUR WHOLE BODY SHOULD BE CAST INTO HELL." S. Matt. v. 29,30, and xviii. 8,9.These passages are so similar that they may be considered together, and may be compared with S. Mark ix. 43-50, where a full comment is given. The "hell" of the text is "Gehenna, " and in ch. xviii. 8. 9, "hellfire" is the fire of Gehenna, and everlasting fire is aeonian fire. "AND THESE SHALL GO AWAY INTO EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS INTO LIFE ETERNAL." S. Matt. xxv. 46.This text, if fairly translated, seems to require an interpretation quite distinct from that of the popular theology, and opposed to it. (a) "Everlasting" and "eternal" represent aionios, and mean "of or belonging to an age " - aeonian. (b) If a punishment absolutely endless were intended it seems unaccountable that a word should be used which habitually does not mean endless, but the opposite. (c) The word translated punishment means pruning, i.e., corrective punishment, and should be so rendered. (d) So that which is threatened seems the opposite of our popular hell; it is a corrective process, "proper to the age " - or "ages." (e) And of this beneficent purpose there is a hint, often unnoticed, in the term applied to those on the left hand, it is properly "kids" or "kidlings," a diminutive, implying a certain affection. And so for the paschal offering a kid was eligible (Ex. xi. 5) equally with a lamb; and in the Catacombs the Good Shepherd is at times depicted as bearing home on His shoulders A KID, not a lamb, i.e., a GOAT, not a sheep. (f) Nor must we forget that, in Rev. xx. 11, the throne of judgment is WHITE - the sign of peace and amity. But it is said that the same word is applied to the happiness of the saved and to the punishment of the lost; and that, if it does not mean endless in the latter case, the bliss of the redeemed is rendered uncertain. I reply (I.) even were it so, we are not at liberty to mistranslate, but (II.) in fact it is certainly not so. True, the text does assign an aeonian penalty and an aeonian reward, but this leaves perfectly open the whole question of the precise duration of either. For the term aeonian is quite indefinite, it does not touch the question of the limit of time; it simply teaches that both reward and penalty go on to a future age or ages. The question what will happen after this age or ages is not raised in this passage. (g) I have in these comments made two assumptions both very doubtful, and both favorable to the traditional creed.* It must be noted that the endlessness of the happiness of the Redeemed depends, not on any meaning we assign to aionios. but on its own intrinsic nature, as resulting from union with Him, Who is endless life; and on texts easily to be found elsewhere, e.g., he that does the will of God abides for ever, 1 Jno. ii. 17; Because I live you shall live also, S. Jno. xiv. 19; If a man keep My saying he shall never taste of death. - S. Jno. viii. 51, cf v. 35. Compare Ps. cii. 28.(I.) I have assumed the reference of aionios to time, which is not capable of proof; for with perfect fairness it may have here that spiritual, ethical meaning it unquestionably at times has in the New Testament; and the meaning then would be, that just and unjust pass into aeonian, i.e., spiritual states of punishment and bliss respectively. (II.) I have assumed the primary reference of this passage to the final Judgment, but that is most improbable; for these words close a continuous discourse extending over chapters xxiv-v. (which our division into chapters obscures.) There is no break throughout. And the question of the disciples, in ch. xxiv., is not about the end of the "world," but of the "age". Thus, if we divest ourselves of traditional impressions, and take Scripture itself as our guide, we see that it is not fair to refer to a distant future, that judgment of which Christ Himself says distinctly, (ch. xxiv. 34,) that ALL THE THINGS He is speaking of should be fulfilled before the passing away of the then generation; and which finds a perfectly natural fulfillment in the terrible calamities, consequent on the fall of Jerusalem, and the end of the (Jewish) age (as these events would be described in Eastern metaphor). And indeed our Lord's words, "all the nations" v. 32, seem to refer to national judgments, and to indicate, in dramatic form, the principle on which judgment falls on nations; certainly increasing reflection makes this reference seem increasingly probable. "WHOSOEVER SHALL SAY, YOU FOOL, SHALL BE IN DANGER OF HELLFIRE." S. Matt. v. 22.The popular interpretation reduces these words to an absurdity. "It is incredible that to call a man a fool should be so much a worse crime than to call him Raca, that, whereas for the one offense men are to be brought before a court of justice, for the other they are to be damned to an everlasting torment." - Salv. Mund. The hellfire of this passage is the fire of "Gehenna." IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT GEHENNA from the The Bible Hell 1. Gehenna was a well-known locality near Jerusalem, and ought no more to be translated Hell, than should Sodom or Gomorrah. See Josh. 15: 8; II Kings 17: 10; II Chron. 28: 3; Jer. 7: 31, 32; 19: 2. 2. Gehenna is never employed in the Old Testament to mean anything else than the place with which every Jew was familiar. 3. The word should have been left untranslated as it is in some versions, and it would not be misunderstood. It was not misunderstood by the Jews to whom Jesus addressed it. Walter Balfour well says: "What meaning would the Jews who were familiar with this word, and knew it to signify the valley of Hinnom, be likely to attach to it when they heard it used by our Lord? Would they, contrary to all former usage, transfer its meaning from a place with whose locality and history they had been familiar from their infancy, to a place of misery in another world? This conclusion is certainly inadmissible. By what rule of interpretation, then, can we arrive at the conclusion that this word means a place of misery and death?" 4. The French Bible, the Emphatic Diaglott, Improved Version, Wakefield's Translation and Newcomb's retain the proper noun, Gehenna, the name of a place as well-known as Babylon. 5. Gehenna is never mentioned in the Apocrypha as a place of future punishment as it would have been had such been its meaning before and at the time of Christ. 6. No Jewish writer, such as Josephus or Philo, ever uses it as the name of a place of future punishment, as they would have done had such then been its meaning. 7. No classic Greek author ever alludes to it and therefore it was a Jewish locality, purely. 8. The first Jewish writer who ever names it as a place of future punishment is Jonathan Ben Uzziel who wrote, according to various authorities, from the second to the eighth century, A. D. 9. The first Christian writer who calls Hell Gehenna is Justin Martyr who wrote about A. D. 150. 10. Neither Christ nor his apostles ever named it to Gentiles, but only to Jews which proves it a locality only known to Jews, whereas, if it were a place of punishment after death for sinners, it would have been preached to Gentiles as well as Jews. 11. It was only referred to twelve times on eight occasions in all the ministry of Christ and the apostles, and in the Gospels and Epistles. Were they faithful to their mission to say no more than this on so vital a theme as an endless Hell, if they intended to teach it? 12. Only Jesus and James ever named it. Neither Paul, John, Peter nor Jude ever employ it. Would they not have warned sinners concerning it, if there were a Gehenna of torment after death? 13. Paul says he "shunned not to declare the whole counsel of God," and yet though he was the great preacher of the Gospel to the Gentiles he never told them that Gehenna is a place of after-death punishment. Would he not have repeatedly warned sinners against it were there such a place? Dr. Thayer significantly remarks: "The Savior and James are the only persons in all the New Testament who use the word. John Baptist, who preached to the most wicked of men did not use it once. Paul wrote fourteen epistles and yet never once mentions it. Peter does not name it, nor Jude; and John, who wrote the gospel, three epistles, and the Book of Revelations, never employs it in a single instance. Now if Gehenna or Hell really reveals the terrible fact of endless woe, how can we account for this strange silence? How is it possible, if they knew its meaning and believed it a part of Christ's teaching that they should not have used it a hundred or a thousand times, instead of never using it at all; especially when we consider the infinite interests involved? The Book of Acts contains the record of the apostolic preaching,and the history of the first planting of the church among the Jews and Gentiles, and embraces a period of thirty years from the ascension of Christ. In all this history, in all this preaching of the disciples and apostles of Jesus there is no mention of Gehenna. In thirty years of missionary effort these men of God, addressing people of all characters and nations never under any circumstances threaten them with the torments of Gehenna or allude to it in the most distant manner! In the face of such a fact as this can any man believe that Gehenna signifies endless punishment and that this is part of divine revelation, a part of the Gospel message to the world? These considerations show how impossible it is to establish the doctrine in review on the word Gehenna. All the facts are against the supposition that the term was used by Christ or his disciples in the sense of endless punishment. There is not the least hint of any such meaning attached to it, nor the slightest preparatory notice that any such new revelation was to be looked for in this old familiar word." 14. Jesus never uttered it to unbelieving Jews, nor to anybody but his disciples, but twice (Matt. 23: 15-33) during his entire ministry, nor but four times in all. If it were the final abode of unhappy millions, would not his warnings abound with exhortations to avoid it? 15. Jesus never warned unbelievers against it but once in all his ministry (Matt. 23: 33) and he immediately explained it as about to come in this life. 16. If Gehenna is the name of Hell then men's bodies are burned there as well as their souls. Matt. 5: 29; 18: 9. 17. If it be the name of endless torment, then literal fire is the sinner's punishment. Mark 9: 43-48. 18. Salvation is never said to be from Gehenna. 19. Gehenna is never said to be of endless duration nor spoken of as destined to last forever, so that even admitting the popular ideas of its existence after death it gives no support to the idea of endless torment. 20. Clement, a Universalist, used Gehenna to describe his ideas of punishment. He was one of the earliest of the Christian Fathers. The word did not then denote endless punishment. 21. A shameful death or severe punishment in this life was at the time of Christ denominated Gehenna (Schleusner, Canon Farrar and others), and there is no evidence that Gehenna meant anything else at the time of Christ. I also recommend this short article as a good basis for further studies.
Hi trying,There's a verse often cited on this point. I don't have the reference handy. Hopefully somebody else can find the reference, or would have it handy. It talks about the everlasting ways of God and the everlasting mountains and hills. Nevertheless, the everlasting mountains and hills are said to be scattered. If I remember correctly, Elhanan Winchester cited the passage and commented on it like this:["He stood and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, and the perpetual hills did bow. His ways are everlasting." In our translation, the mountains and the ways of God are called everlasting, and the hills perpetual, but in the original, the word gnad is applied to the mountains and the word gnolam to the hills, and the ways of God. But whether we argue from the original or from the translation, it makes no difference. The question is, are the mountains or the hills eternal in the same sense in which the ways of God are? If so, the earth must have existed coequal with the ways of Jehovah, and the hills and mountains must never be removed, while his ways endure; and, as his ways can never be destroyed, the absolute eternity not of the earth only, but of it's present form, it's mountains and hills, must be inferred, contrary to Isaiah 40:4; 44:10; Ezek 38:20; 2Peter 3:7,10,11,12; Revelation 16:20; 20:11. Nay, even in this very text, the ways of God are spoken of as being of a different nature from the mountains which are scattered, and the hills which did bow. Thus no solid argument can be drawn from the application of the same word to different things, to prove that they shall be equal in their continuance, unless their nature be the same."]Matthew 25:46 must be understood in the light of the preceding verses that the life of the saints is with regards to their reign in that parable. And if Christ hands over the control of everything to the Father in 1Corinthians 15:28, then of course the reign of the saints -- the aionios zoe -- must come to an end. But their knowledge of God and of His Son, Jesus Christ will never come to an end. And the purpose of the reign is to work out the reclaiming of the wicked, so of course and by necessity the punishments of the wicked must come to an end."As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive" 1Corinthians 15:22
So does that same word equally apply (it's the same in the greek) to those going into "everlasting life"? Does that mean we only go into life for a while? or an age lasting?
fyi... I'm not looking to argue at all.... just bringin up some of the hurdles I'm trying to get over.. .
So does that same word equally apply (it's the same in the greek) to those going into "everlasting life"? Does that mean we only go into life for a while? or an age lasting?
Jesus is telling a truth and illustrating it in a "parable" so we can understand better. The message is simply do good and have everlasting lifedo evil and have everlasting punishment. That is the context of the scripture and the interpretation. Trying to read between the lines willonly get you in trouble and error. How much simplier can it be?
Jesus is telling a truth and illustrating it in a "parable" so we can understand better. The message is simply do good and have everlasting lifedo evil and have everlasting punishment.
That is the context of the scripture and the interpretation. Trying to read between the lines willonly get you in trouble and error. How much simplier can it be?


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The only major widening should be at both ends of the parkway to transition to Pine Log and U.S. 1. Certainly, this approach would cost a lot less than the $41 million estimated for the current design and would be less disruptive to the surrounding areas.
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June's dramatic California Clasico still leaves a sweet taste in our mouth, and we hope it gets even sweeter this weekend.
Just like MLSsoccer.com's Anatomy of a Goal, we thought we'd break down Alan Gordon's stoppage time game-winner... in GIF form - cause it's Friday, right?
1. It all started with this. It's okay to laugh. Marvin is.
2. Turns out giggles do lead to goals. That's fun:
3. Buschy celebrates.
4. Icing on the cake.
Join us for the official watch party at the Wicked Chicken in Santa Clara this weekend when the Quakes face their SoCal rivals, the LA Galaxy, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. PT. Tune in to CSN Plus or catch the match on 1590 KLIV or 1370 KZSF.
Every wondered what the bash brothers do when they're not on the soccer field?
We'll give you a hint:
The famed Quakes duo, Alan Gordon and Steven Lenhart, will be featured on NBC Sports Network's weekly show, MLS Insider, tonight. The hour-long special will highlight the Bash Brothers' play on and, mainly, off the pitch.
We're not one to give any spoilers... but we're pretty sure the man in the gorilla suit will make an appearance too. Tune in or set your DVRs to NBC Sports Network at 4:30 p.m. PT tonight.
We know what you're thinking. How do I get my hands on one of these perfect house pets? I mean, it's pottery based on a professional soccer player that grows. And, you can style it any way you want!
Come on, people. There really isn't anything better (unless it twerked like the real Lenny... way better than Miley may we add).
The Steven Lenhart Chia Pet is available for one time only at the Lenhart Chia Pet Night on September 8 presented by Cosmopolitan Catering. 2,500 fans who come to watch the Quakes face the Philadelphia Union at Buck Shaw Stadium will take home one of these bad boys.
What are you waiting for? Get your tickets here.
During this week in 2004, the Quakes beat the then Dallas Burn 3-0 at Spartan Stadium. Ramiro Corrales tallied the first goal of the match, pulling off a brilliant finish from Landon Donovan's assist. A Dallas own goal and a second half strike from Brian Ching, also assisted by Landon Donovan, sealed the deal for the home side.
To make the night even more memorable, the Quakes wore a throwback red kit in honor of the club's 30th anniversary.
Is this technically a throwback of a throwback? Regardless, it's Friday and history likes to repeat itself.
Ah, just another day in the life of the Steven Lenhart Chia Pet.
Just a man and his Chia Pet. Happy Friday. pic.twitter.com/0m1gORgc55
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) August 23, 2013
You intrigued?
Stay tuned for a video starring the Lennys next week. And, of course, snag your own Lenny Chia Pet courtesy of Cosmopolitan Caterers on Sunday, Sept. 8 when the Quakes take on the Philadelphia Union at Buck Shaw Stadium.
#TBT just check out those laces. pic.twitter.com/cCIn3d7t4d
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) August 23, 2013
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Lucky Supermarkets and Squirt Soda want to send you to Quakes vs. Colorado Rapids on October 9 in style.
Just go to your neighborhood Lucky Supermarket, grab the text code and text to enter to win. The grand prize winner not only gets to hangout in the TV booth with Dan Dibley for the first half, but they get two on-field VIP seats, pre-game on-field passes to watch warmups AND one case of 7UP or Dr. Pepper for an entire year.
For more details, click here.
Quakes defender Justin Morrow isn't most proud of his professional career or his achievements on the pitch.
In his eyes, what is his greatest accomplishment?
It's plain and simple: "I finished school."
With all of the hype around USMNT captain Clint Dempsey's return to MLS, our friends over at Buzzfeed decided to feature the 14 reasons why it's a great time to be a soccer fan in the U.S.
And you know what? Of all 14 reasons, Quakes were featured in two.
Anyone remember Chavez's giggle fest when he danced around LA's AJ DeLaGarza?
And you couldn't have forgotten Lenny's recent 'Twerk it' goal celebration:
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Fred Keeler of Rockport caught this bull red while fishing the Port Aransas jetties.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Isabella Ballie, 7, and her brother Sebastian, 4, caught these fish while fishing with their dad, Richard Balli.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Joey Arendt caught this redfish while kayak fishing near Aransas Pass.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Lauren Kenyon caught this nice trout while fishing at an undisclosed location.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Linzy Adams shot this buck near Dilley with a 300 Savage onced owned by her great grandfather. This is Linzy's first buck.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Father and son, Mark and Jason Tyler caught this Texas Slam during a birthday trip to the King Ranch shoreline. Not sure whose birthday.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Omar Berlanga shot this Axis deer while hunting near Bertram with former Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis.
Refugio football coach Jason Herring caught these two red snapper while fishing with friend Chris Sessions aboard the Fish & Fun II.
Carson Herring, 7, of Refugio caught this red snapper on his first offshore trip aboard the Fish & Fun II.
Kyle Taubert caught this big snapper while fishing about 50 miles offshore.
C.W. Raetzsch caught this 40-pound ling cobia while fishing about 50 miles offshore.
Chris Sessions caught this nice scamp grouper while fishing at South Baker in about 300 feet of water.
Lee Bonfiglio caught this big ling cobia while jigging offshore.
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The Lady Swamp Foxes had never made it out of the first round of the Class AAAA girls' soccer playoffs but they had no trouble doing it Monday.
Ashley Ridge defeated South Florence 11-0 in the opening round to improve its record to 14-3. South Florence (5-13) was eliminated with the loss while the Swamp Foxes advance to host South Aiken, a winner over Irmo, Wednesday in the second round.
"Most of the teams making it to the second round have an eye to the state championship game," Ashley Ridge coach Mark Weaver said. "Nearly all of them have a team that can make a push that way so fans should be treated to a really good game on Wednesday."
The Swamp Foxes made a clean sweep of its Region 8-AAAA opponents this season to claim the region's top seed. That momentum carried into the playoffs and Ashley Ridge took control early against South Florence.
The Swamp Foxes had first-half goals from Marin McDonough, Sara Goodwin, Madyson Reed, Cassidy Govan, Carlie Blankenship and Taylor Johnson to go up 6-0. In the second half Reed, Goodwin, Amelia Clower, Caitlin Wilan and McDonough scored.
Mollie Smith and Allyson Manns shared the shutout in goal.
"We came out focused this evening and if we do that and play simple soccer then we should be competitive," Weaver said. "I think tonight we showed that if we put the ball on the floor and play simple soccer we are ready to go."
In Ashley Ridge's short history, the Lady Swamp Foxes advanced to the second round of the state playoffs one other time when they were in the AA classification but they have never made it to the third round.
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The Fort Dorchester girls opened the playoffs Monday at West Ashley. The Lady Patriots (7-10) put up a good fight, but fell 2-1 to West Ashley (13-6). Caitlyn Reilly had the Fort Dorchester goal.
The Patriots are the No. 3 seed from Region 8-AAAA while West Ashley is the No. 2 seed from Region 7-AAAA. Wando (15-1) won the Region 7-AAAA title and is ranked second for Class 4-A.
South Aiken (18-2) is the No. 5 ranked 4-A team in the state while West Ashley is ranked 13th and Ashley Ridge 15th.
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Our goals in Costa Rica are to help raise funds and create programs that will allow us to continue to empower people with disablilities. Support efforts in establishing good, clean, safe environments at education facilities. Provide access to education programs and promote health and wellness to all, including children, the elderly the disabled and abused individuals. Create community enrichment programs promoting environmental and ecological sustainably. Assist with the distribution of foods to those in need. Promote international internship opportunities to support and partner with other Costa Rican charitable organizations.
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Friday, April 4, 2014
When Dennis Schimpf was growing up the amount of photographs he appeared in were few and far between.
Now kids at 9 or 10 years old are having daily pictures, he said.
Schimpf is a plastic surgeon at Sweetgrass Plastic Surgery in Summerville, working in cosmetic surgery.
A recent study released by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) shows that there has been an increase in cosmetic procedures and the survey finds that the selfie trend is the cause for this increase. The selfie trend refers to the action of someone taking a photo of his or herself and posting online on popular social media websites and smartphone applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
AAFPRSs poll studied a select group of the organizations 2,700 members to uncover the latest trends in facial plastic surgery. The study revealed that one in three facial plastic surgeons surveyed saw an increase in requests for procedures due to patients being more self aware of looks in social media.
The survey results went on to indicate that 13 percent of AAFPRS members surveyed identified increased photo sharing and patients dissatisfaction with their own image on social media sites as a rising trend in practice.
Schimpf has been in the plastic surgery business for the past seven years and during his time at work feels he has seen an increase in people taking more awareness in how they look, and feels this generations desire to constantly upload selfie photos is a big factor.
I think theres always a concern that people could over-do it with plastic surgery, he said.
Schimpf said patients often come in with pictures of celebrities, models, etc. that they want to look like. While these photos help surgeons with getting an idea of how the patient wants to appear, Schimpf said the reality is the celebrity appearance is not realistic; many of those people are enhanced in some way in the photos and therefore do not appear as every day people.
If we dont understand what the patient is asking for then that could be dangerous or it could lead to unhappy patients, Schimpf sead.
The survey results indicate women are still the most prevalent users of plastic surgery. Schimpf said he sees many women, often after having kids, not wanting to necessarily look like a model, but get back the bodies they had in their 20s.
Those patients are the best because they are generally very happy and excited because their expectations are reasonable, Schimpf said.
Schimpf said he has seen more and more people, particularly in their 20s, go after quicker procedures such as botox and injections men in particular have been known to get botox.
Statistically speaking Schimpf said liposuction is still the most commonly performed procedure because it is wanted by both men and women. Breast augmentation is still a popular surgery as well.
Schimpf encourages prospective patients to do some serious thinking before they go under the knife.
They have to understand why they are doing it, he said. Theres nothing worse than undergoing surgery and not getting what you thought you were going to get.
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Congratulations to BIMMERPOST member SimonRostin for being the first member to report their BMW X4 delivery — a x4 3.0d xDrive M Sport in Melbourne Red. He has kindly shared some details, photos and video inside.
Video overview of the BMW X4 launch in Lithuania.
The BMW X4 has begun arriving at dealerships, such as this M Sport model.
Be one of the first to see the premiere of the BMW X4 commercial.
It shows a world that is constantly changing (e.g. the city moves like waves), inviting exploration. The new BMW X4 stays true to its X genes and takes on any challenge. It conquers the new, the unknown, the X.
BMW X4: The baby X6
By Jens Meiners, BIMMERPOST Correspondent
May 22, 2014
While others, such as Audi and Mercedes-Benz, are busy bringing their first generation of SUV-based coupes to market, BMW is launching the second round. Just a few months before the next generation of the X6 will be unveiled, the BMW X4 comes to market – as a sporty derivative of the X3.
Ever since the X4 concept was launched at the Shanghai auto show last year, it was clear what the Bavarians were up … CONTINUED
Video of the F80 M3 in Sakhir Orange and a X6 M prototype found test drifting on the Nurburgring.
Some in-the-wild photos of the BMW X4 M Sport in Melbourne Red.
The 2015 X4 U.S. price and order guide is now available (click on image below). Together with the online configurator, you can now price out and visualize your X4.
The 2015 X4 xDrive28i starts in the U.S. at $45,625 (including destination and handling) and xDrive35i at $48,925 (including destination and handling). It will make its debut at the 2014 NY International Auto Show and production begins this Spring at the Spartanburg, South Carolina plant.
For full details on the X4, see the X4 Official Thread.
The online preview configurator for the BMW X4, which was revealed last week, is now online.
For details on the X4, see the X4 Official Thread.
More BMW X4 videos have been added to our X4 Information Thread.
X4 Compared to Macan:
Length: 0.39 in / 1mm shorter than Macan
Width: 1.65 in / 42mm narrower than Macan
Height: same height as Macan
Wheelbase: 0.12 in / 3mm longer than Macan
xDrive28i – 240hp / 260lb-ft – 0-60 in 6.0 seconds (2.0L turbo inline 4 cyl)
xDrive35i – 300hp / 300 lb-ft – 0-60 in 5.2 seconds (3.0L turbo inline 6 cyl)
Macan S AWD – 340 hp / 339 lb-ft – 0-60 in 5.2 seconds (3.0L turbo V6)
Macan Turbo AWD – 400hp / 406 lb-ft – 0-60 in … CONTINUED
We revealed the BMW X4 to you yesterday and as you saw, it shares very similar styling to the BMW X3, in particular the front end styling. Here's a set of visual comparison images to show how the X4 compares to the X3.
X4 dimensions:
Length: 184.3 inches (4,680 mm) (0.6 inches / 14mm longer than X3)
Height: 63.9 inches (1,624 mm) (1.5 inches / 37mm lower than X3)
Front seats sit 0.8 inches … CONTINUED
We've added more BMW X4 wallpapers and the first videos.
Introducing the first every BMW X4 SAV!
Debuts at 2014 NY International Auto Show
Production begins Spring 2014 at Spartanburg, South Carolina plant
U.S. Pricing:
X4 xDrive28i – $45,625 (including destination and handling)
X4 xDrive35i – $48,925 (including destination and handling)
xDrive28i – 2.0L turbo 4 cylinder – 240 horsepower / 260 lb-ft
0-60 MPH: 6.0 seconds
xDrive35i … CONTINUED
BMW has announced that the BMW X4 will be revealed on March 6. This short teaser clip on its Instagram page shows a brief flash of the X4 along with the March 6 announcement.
See our recently posted X4 spy photos for even more looks at the X4: http://www.bimmerpost.com/x4/
Last time we saw the X4 M Sport, it was heavily camouflaged, but it has now revealed much of itself as we approach the online debut of the X4 in mid-March and its auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show in April.
Like the X3 M Sport, with which it shares a platform, the X4 M Sport Package will feature cosmetic enhancements such as the M Sport aerodynamic kit, M Sport wheels and shadowline exterior trim, as well as an M Sport … CONTINUED
The first ever BMW X4 (F26) will be officially introduced in under 2 months at the 2014 New York Auto Show in April, which means it's about time for the prototypes to drop nearly all their camouflage.
These photos now expose the X4′s front fascia design. We have also reposted the fully revealed production X4 which was caught during a commercial shoot in October. Some have labeled the X4 a "baby X6," which is an accurate description judging by the looks of the photos below … CONTINUED


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UFC 167 draws reported 14,856 attendance for $5.7 million live gate
Saturday night's UFC 167 event drew an announced attendance of 14,856 and a live gate of $5.7 million.
Georges St. Pierre post-fight retirement (for now) speech after grueling Johny Hendricks victory
Here is the full transcription of his UFC 167 post-fight speech with Joe Rogan:
"Everyone, there was a lot of talk about what was going to happen [after this fight]. I have a bunch of stuff happening and I need to hang up my gloves for a little bit. I hope my fans can appreciate [the decision]. Thank you to everyone , UFC and Johny Hendricks. I have to go away for a little bit … there are some personal things happening. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the UFC for giving me this chance. Thank you very much. I have to step away for a bit … that's all I can say [for now]. I was getting punched in the head a little, later on I will make [my point]. I got to go away for a little but, I'm very emotional right now."
Tim Kennedy had one of the more humorous posts saying "One guy looks like he got run over by a big rig and the other guy looks like he went for a run. Bad decision"Carlos Condit, who held the interim title and lost to GSP and Hendricks, stated, "W T F…. Worst decision EVER."


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Google announced that GOOG-411, the free directory assistance service launched in 2007, will be discontinued next month. GOOG-411 is available in the US and Canada, where it was launched as a free alternative to the expensive services provided by telephone companies.
The service has helped Google build a large database of voice samples and improved the voice recognition technology. Here's what Google's Marissa Mayer said about GOOG-411:
"The speech recognition experts that we have say: If you want us to build a really robust speech model, we need a lot of phonemes, which is a syllable as spoken by a particular voice with a particular intonation. So we need a lot of people talking, saying things so that we can ultimately train off of that. ... So 1-800-GOOG-411 is about that: Getting a bunch of different speech samples so that when you call up or we're trying to get the voice out of video, we can do it with high accuracy."
2007 was also the year when iPhone and Android were launched. Smartphones turned out to be better suited for voice-powered search because the service was easier to use and it could integrate with the phone. Google launched a mobile voice search app for iPhone in 2008, a built-in search app for Android in 2009, followed by voice input and voice actions this year. The mobile Google Maps app for Blackberry, Symbian and Windows Mobile added support for voice search, which now works in more than 10 languages.
Google no longer focused on GOOG-411 and decided to discontinue the service. "Our success encouraged us to aim for more innovation. Thus, we're putting all of our resources into speech-enabling the next generation of Google products and services across a multitude of languages," explained Google.
A good alternative to GOOG-411 is BING-411 (1-800-BING-411), Microsoft's service that gives you turn-by-turn driving directions, traffic conditions, and weather reports. The service is only available in the US.
Here's one of my favorite Google promotional videos:
{ Thanks, Bill. }
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If you need a display banner for your business or trade show display you should consider getting a roll up display banner, aka retractable display banner. The stands are sturdy for storage and transport and they offer a quick and convenient way to show off what your business is all about.
Roll up banners are made of a material that will last for a long time and remain attractive overtime as well. If the sign is used for outdoor displays for a new business' opening, sale, or new product you want the sign to be professionally made to last.
The same reasoning applies for trade shows. If the sign will be used at several shows across the region or nation, you want a banner stand display that will withstand being rolled up and put into storage and transport from place to place. A roll up banner is easier to manage for quick set-up and take down over and over from one location to another. You can even purchase a convenient travel bag to carry the sign and stand that will protect it from damage and tears from location to location.
How a roll up banner stand works better for you:
When you receive your banner you will notice that the banner rolls or retracts into the frame as a protector of the actual sign. This is not only a convenient way to put away the sign when it is not in use, the frame also makes set-ups a breeze so you don't have to fuss with your displays.
The material for roll up signs consists of premium block out vinyl which works well with full color printing. The ink used is simply solvent ink that has UV resistant chemical added to protect the ink for longer use.
You can order a customized printed display using your own art via pictures emailed to your printing company, too. If you are unsure of what you wish to have on your banner, a designer can assist you in coming up with the best display for your needs. You can request a preview of the banner before it is printed to assure you receive exactly what you want.
Usually the turnaround time is about two business days from the time of the order to completion and shipping it out. If you need to request a change in the order or you wish to add more signs to your order, you should call to assure the changes are made as soon as possible. Due to the material and process involved, you cannot cancel the order once it has been printed.
If you want to create a display that will bring in costumers to your business or trade show booth, a roll up display sign may be the perfect solution. The signs are made of professional grade material and the frames and stands are designed not only display the signage, but to protect it for long and frequent use.


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Follow Lauren Lemon, the online persona for Lauren Randolph, a photographer based in Los Angeles, as she plans and choreographs a photo shoot and talks about the importance of social networks and personal projects in establishing a photography career.
"Now you have food photography? It doesn't get any better than that. I now do freelance graphic design for a restaurant and am asked to do their food shots. The timing is so perfect. Thank you." —Alele T.
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'Potent' Phil Davis has settled into his own groove ahead of Wagner Prado rematch
Phil Davis looks to re-establish himself as a light heavyweight threat as he rematches Wagner Prado at UFC 153 after their first encounter resulted in a "No Contest."
"For me, it's literally just more time in the gym. I got beat by [Rashad Evans] on experience and he fought the smarter fight. The more time I spend training in this sport, the more dangerous I'm going to get. That's really just it. From when I fought [Evans] to now, I've gotten so much better. And by the time January comes back around, which is when I fought him, I will be much better then. The most dangerous part of someone fighting me is allowing me to learn more about this whole MMA game."
"In some ways, I'm ahead of the curve and in some ways I'm behind. Most of my fighting career has been inside the Octagon. Not too many people can say that. Which means, of all the people I've fought, most of them have been top competition. If you go through the guys I've fought, they've all been gamers. I really didn't have the chance to develop like most other fighters have, like getting progressively tougher as they go along. By the time I had my tenth fight, I was going against the former world champion. You have to sink or swim. Sometimes, I get a little upset at myself because I wish I was a little better at this or that or just had a performance that I didn't like. Sometimes, I wish I could do something extravagant in there like Anderson Silva. But I have to say to myself, 'Listen, you've been doing this for two years and you're fighting the best guys in the world. Maybe you should just be cool with winning.' As I've gotten more confident and been able to settle into my own groove of my fighting style, I've been more potent in the gym and my overall game has gotten a lot better. I need to stop being so anxious about getting the highlight reel finish and just take my time and learn my way."UFC 153: 'Potent' Phil Davis has settled into his own groove ahead of Wagner Prado rematch - MMAmania.comWith a rematch looming this weekend (Oct. 13, 2012) at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Davis says he has no qualms of fighting in Prado's home country.
"Fair is fair. The first time, we fought was in LA, which isn't necessarily my hometown, but it's closer than where Wagner is from. I get it. This time, we're fighting in Rio. It's not where Wagner's from, but it's sort of like his hometown. That's as fair as fair can be. You can't ask for more of a fair shake than that. I'm glad to fight in front of the Brazilian fans. They're great fans, they're fanatics about the sport, they like to see good fights, they're educated fight fans, and I would like to give them everything they paid their money for -- and then some."


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Herd's Hanner excelling as backup
HUNTINGTON -- Someday Jamir Hanner might be a starting player for the Marshall University men's basketball team.
For now, though, the sophomore backup forward is making the most of every minute he gets to play.
In the last month (six games) his playing time has jumped to an average of 13.5 productive minutes per game. He set career highs with 12 points and seven rebounds Jan. 5 in a loss at Ohio. He logged a personal-best 18 minutes with six rebounds and four assists last week in a win over Tulsa. He had eight points and four rebounds Saturday in a loss at UTEP.
"Hopefully, it continues as the season goes along," he said.
Marshall (8-9 season, 1-1 Conference USA) is at midweek in its preparation for a 7 p.m., Saturday, conference home game against East Carolina (10-5, 1-1), which plays at home Wednesday against Houston (12-3, 1-1). The Thundering Herd has been idle since losing at UTEP.
The 6-foot-8, 210-pound Hanner practiced with the forwards Tuesday, but he often works with the guards because of his versatility.
Wherever he practices or plays in games, something usually happens.
"I love him because he plays hard," Marshall head coach Tom Herrion said. "He's getting better and better with his breakdowns. He's not the only one who makes mistakes.
"He's an energy guy, and I don't take that for granted."
Hanner is averaging 4.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 10.9 minutes a game for the season. He's shooting 57.4 percent from the field and 65.2 percent (15-for-23) at the foul line.He also has two 3-point field goals in five attempts, 10 assists, four blocked shots and eight steals.
The Philadelphia, Pa., native covets a position in the starting five, but said he tries to not let it bother him and just stays ready on the bench.
When he enters a game, it's time to make some hustle plays.
"It's what I'm supposed to do," Hanner said. "I try to bring energy, make a play and try to help my team."
Marshall's season has been frustrating with all the lost games because the team had high expectations, he said.
But, with 14 regular season games left before the C-USA tournament and a potential postseason appearance, there's still time to be successful.
"All we can do is finish these games out as best we can and finish the season strong," Hanner said.
Hanner said nobody on the Herd is quitting on the season because players are still chasing goals they set.
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International accident prevention, preparedness, and response programs and activities.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Chemical Accidents: Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
The OECD is an intergovernmental organisation of 30 member countries; its principle aim is to promote policies for sustainable economic growth and employment, a rising standard of living, and trade liberalisation. The OECD brings countries together to co-ordinate policies, analyse issues of mutual interest, recommend actions, develop guidance, compare their experience, and seek answers to common problems. The OECD's Working Group on Chemical Accidents (WGCA) has been the driving force within the OECD framework for developing several guidance documents related to chemical emergency prevention, preparedness and response. The objective of this OECD Working Group is to provide an opportunity for experts from governments, labour, international organisations, and other interested parties to exchange information and experience, and based on this, to develop guidance on the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to chemical accidents.
The primary guidance document which has been developed is the OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. The first edition of this document was published in 1992 and has been recently revised to include results of efforts, activities, and workshops over the past 10 years. This second edition is a more comprehensive document to help public authorities, industry, and communities worldwide prevent and prepare for accidents involving hazardous substances resulting from technological and natural disasters, as well as sabotage. It is internationally accepted as a valuable resource in the development and implementation of laws, regulations, policies, and practices related to chemical safety. A copy of the Guiding Principles is available for viewing online at the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) – Chemical Accidents web site at www.oecd.org/env/accidents. A searchable internet version of the Guiding Principles is available at http://www2.oecd.org/guidingprinciples/.
The Working Group on Chemical Accidents, enlisting input from experts worldwide, has developed a companion document to the Guiding Principles. This document, entitled OECD Guidance on Safety Performance Indicators, serves as a guide for key stakeholders to use in determining if their implementation of the Guiding Principles, or similar chemical emergency prevention, preparedness, and response programmes, has led to improvements in chemical safety. The Guidance on SPI provides a systematic approach to measure the success of stakeholders' chemical safety programmes by detailing targets, activities indicators, and outcome indicators of a safety performance approach. It affords flexibility for groups to design programmes to assess their own performance related to the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to chemical accidents. The SPI Guidance has been published in an interim version. It is available in hard copy, on the web, and as a searchable internet version. A copy is available for viewing online at the EHS-Chemical Accidents web page at www.oecd.org/env/accidents. A navigable internet version of the SPI Guidance is available at http://www2.oecd.org/safetyindicators/. The OECD is requesting volunteers to pilot the guidance over the next two years, and provide their results and lessons learned to the Working Group, which will publish a final, revised version in 2006 based on the results of the pilot programme.
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Awareness for Emergencies at the Local Level (APELL) Program
UNEP's APELL program is designed to create and/or increase public awareness of possible hazards within a community; stimulate the development of cooperative plans to respond to an emergency that might occur; and encourage the prevention of chemical accidents. APELL is an initiative sponsored by the Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics (TIE), Production and Consumption Unit (P & C) of UNEP in cooperation with the U.S. The American Chemistry Council (formerly the Chemical Manufacturers Association) and the Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (CEFIC) and is aimed at industrializing countries. General information about APELL as well as copies of the APELL newsletter, information on APELL publications, list of accidents, and upcoming events can be found at this website.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
In the early 1990s, the UNECE concentrated its efforts on preventing industrial accidents and especially their transboundary effects in its region, which stretches from Canada and the United States in the west to the Russian Federation in the east. This work led to the adoption in Helsinki in 1992 of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents. The Convention aims to foster international cooperation to protect human beings and the environment against industrial accidents by preventing such accidents as much as possible, by reducing their frequency and severity, and by mitigating their effects. Available on this site is the full text of the Convention, along with information on the Signatories and Parties to the Convention, UNECE publications, and points of contact.
Additionally, this site links to the two Regional Coordinating Centers established by the Signatories to the Convention which recognized that countries in transition would need extra help to implement the Convention. The Centres' aim is to improve industrial safety in countries in transition by strengthening human and institutional capacities in these countries. The Centres are located in Hungary and Poland. Their assistance is focused primarily on developing and applying industrial safety management policies, and on improving the levels of preparedness and the capabilities to respond to an industrial accident.
Environment Canada, Environmental Emergencies Division
Environment Canada is an active player in confronting the environmental aspects of emergencies. The mission of the Environmental Emergencies program is to reduce the frequency, severity, and consequences of these events. Information on chemical emergency prevention, preparendess, and response activities and publications, National and Regional response teams and plans, and chemical accidents statistics can be found on this website.
2000 Emergency Response Guidebook
Developed jointly by Transport Canada (TC), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT) for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods. It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in quickly identifying the specific or generic hazards of the material(s) involved in the incident, and protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the incident.