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I like to keep my 'personal and important documents as safe as I can, mainly, due to previous experience, it really is a pain in the 'you know where' when something like you driving licence or passport go missing.
So where is the best place to keep that personal and important documents from prying eyes and thieving little toe rags? Well, you could put them in a metal air tight container and bury them in a deep hole at the bottom of your garden. Although when it comes to needed your passport for a holiday this means you do have to dig the metal container up, take out you passport, (or what ever you need), then bury the box again. Remembering to dig the container up to put your passport back into it, then bury it all over again...
If you do bury it on you garden then this process of digging it up and re burying it every time you need something out of it could lead to a lot of back breaking work that may not be worth the troubles that it causes.
However, there are other ways to keep your important documents safe and away from prying eyes, such as hiding them under your mattress, or maybe slotting them under a loose floorboard or even keeping them in you coat pocket.
One way I have found is to invest in a safe so that I can simply slip all my stuff into it without any real hassles and absolutely no digging up in my garden.
But before you think that a safe would take up too much room let me stop you there, I'm not talking about a safe that you see when your in your local Natwest,(other banks have safe's too), which are bigger than a standard toilet suite. I'm talking about a safe that I happened upon a while back that takes up very little room indeed and yet manages to keep my things nice and, well, safe.
The safe that I am talking about, the one which I have my things in, is on fact made by a well known lock manufacturer called Yale, with this safe having the full name of Yale digital security safe.
Firstly, let me get the few specs about this safe...
It has a capacity of 20.5 litres with the actual size of the safe being about 300mm wide by 200mm high and 200 deep, although it is smaller on the inside as it is about 300mm long by 150mm high and 185mm wide. The whole safe weighs just over 13 kg which means that it won't be carried away by a gush of wind although it is still light enough to carry away.
So what is the point in having a safe that can be carried away by a midget ant..? I hear you ask.
Well, this one can be bolted into either the ground or a wall then carrying this away could be a bit tricky indeed.
The bolts that you use to 'bolt' this to the wall or floor do come with this safe and there are pre-drilled holes in the safe outer walls to accommodate the bolts so that the safe can be put into position straight from the box.
If you don't want to strap this to a wall then you can have it free standing without damaging any tops that it is sat on as it has lovely little felt feet.
What does it look like then..?
It's not massive so it really is for small things such as documents, passports, small amounts of cash and such sized items.
The outside of the safe looks like a safe, being made of steel and looking as strong as the proverbial ox. The door itself, as you look at it when closed, has ten numbers on it, with an enter button and a key symbol on either side of the '0' button.
Above the numbers there is a little basic LCD screen which displays the information that you need to know,
On the right side of the numbers there is a little Yale logo which is actually a cover that hides the override keyhole.
On the inside of the door there is a little hatch which, when released, shows the battery compartment that hold the four AA batteries required to use the safe.
The inside of the safe itself has a rather nice feel to it with cloth scattered around the floor and walls. This makes your valuables sit in the safe all nice and snug.
There is a removal shelf that slots into the safe in case you want to have more room, sort of, being able to then put things above other things in a more 'neater' manner.
Is it safe to use..?
Yes. Simple as that really.
Here is where I could go into how to set the safe code, or maybe how to open it up with the key and without it too. But I won't, all I will say is that if you follow the instructions that come with the safe then you'll know exactly what you're doing in no time. And, with the easy to read and very simple display, which shows basic messages, and I mean basic.
The door itself locks in position using two strong 22mm bolts which slide from the door into the safe wall, locking the door firmly shut.
So what about opening and closing..?
To open the safe you need to use the numbers that you set up in the first place. These can be a selection of 3 to 8 numbers of your own choice, so choose wisely so that you don't forget.
Although if you do forget you can use the 'override' key to enter the safe.
But if you do enter the wrong code three times then an alarm will blast out, although blast out may not be the right word here as it may be a bit of an irritating alarm but it won't alert the people next door.
I clearly states that you should not leave the keys inside the safe, which is so obvious as, if you forget the code, or things go pear shaped, then the only way to open the safe is to unlock it with the key, which, if you've left them inside the safe, then you'll never get into the safe ever ever again...ever. So you'll be left with one rather strange looking door-stop.
Is there anything else that may be useful..?
One thing that I thought would be a pain in the 'what-sits' is that when changing the batteries I'd have to reset the code. Luckily though, the safe seems to have some form of primitive memory chip installed inside the metal body somewhere as it remembers the code so that I can stick with my lucky numbers... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7.... easy to remember really but don't tell anyone will you... thanks.
What's the final result..?
This is well worth investing in as it will save your personals as long as they fit into the safe of course.
It is strong enough to stop most attempted forced entries, although I've not actually tried forcibly breaking into this safe with a drill or a bit of TNT, but the solid structure should be able to take a good battering in order to keep what ever is inside nice and safe.
The hinges, or hinge as it runs from top to bottom, is nice and strong, making the door itself feel solid as it swings open and closed, giving me confidence when I put my stuff in it and the door slams shut.
As I said you need 4 AA batteries to use the electronic safe, I use the well known brand Duracell as I find that they last a lot longer.
So, how much does it cost to keep your stuff away from prying eyes and as safe as, well, as safe as houses I think the saying goes, although houses aren't really that safe these days are they?
Anyway, the price of this safe is around £100, which is not that bad at all really considering the fact that a passport, driving licence and other items cost a lot more if they go missing and end up in someone else hands... there's a lot of damage that can be done if someone gets hold of certain documents.
©Blissman70 2013
Every time we travel abroad and store our passports and currency in the safe in the room, we always ask ourselves why we take such precaution on holiday but not at home. We used to hide our passports and any left over currency, valuables, etc somewhere in the house, but after one close shave when I couldn't remember where that safe place was, we decided it was time to invest in somewhere that we could store our valuables in at home.
After a little shopping around I was pleased to find a solid sounding Yale safe which sounded like it would be perfect for our needs. What was more pleasing was that I had some spare Amazon vouchers and it was half the RRP on Amazon. Retailing at nearly £80, I managed to pick it up for £37 on Amazon which included free delivery.
The safe is solid and made of steel construction. Inside it has quite a pleasant soft material and is a nice sized area to store any valuables and documents inside.
Supplied with two manual override keys, this is handy in case the electronic lock fails. It requires 4 batteries to power the electronic display.
At first I was being a bit thick when we decided to get a safe, thinking surely if anyone found the safe should we be unfortunate enough to be burgled, then they would surely just nick the whole thing?! No No No! What do I know?! The safe actually comes with pre drilled holes in the back and the base so they can either be wall mounted in a hidden place or secured to the floor. We have managed to secure ours inside a built in wardrobe and that safe is going nowhere! It is absolutely solid!
The only thing I would say is that if found during a burglary it does give the impression that something is actually worth nicking inside! Well if a V5 document and a load of passports is their thing then I guess they're luck is in! I however, don't have anything that I would really consider all that valuable, my jewellery is worn all the time and I don't have £20,000 in notes hidden inside (unfortunately!). It is a handy place to keep things where you will remember where they are! I 'lost' our spare car keys and when we sold the car we had to sell it with only one key which obviously reduced the value. Predictably a week or so after selling the car I found the 'safe' place and the spare key! Now, things like this automatically go in the safe to avoid things like that happening again.
Requiring a code to access the safe, you can use any combination you like between 3 and 8 digits in length. You must remember it though! A handy one is maybe your PIN for your bank cards. If the wrong combination is entered 3 times, an alarm sounds. This would obviously act as a deterrent but wouldn't really be heard from outside the property so would rely on either deterring a burglar or someone being inside the house at the same time as a robbery (and not know about it!).
The battery indicator on the front of the safe is handy to know how long you have to go until the batteries need replacing. You obviously don't want to be getting in the situation where the batteries run out, although if they do, this is when the override key would come into use (as long as you haven't locked it in your new safe place: the safe!).
While this safe couldn't be compared to a top of the range safe, you would expect if you had something super super valuable, then you would invest in something a little more top end in the 'safe world'!
Length: 30cm
Height: 20cm
Width: 20cm
Internal dimensions:
Length: 30cm
Height: 15cm
Width: 19cm
Weight: 7kg
I bought my yale electronic safe during my student days when I was sharing a house. Although I trusted my housemates there was always friends and people in and out visiting so the safe just gave me a little bit more of a sense of security for my posessions in my room rather than leaving them out on display.
The safe is nice and heavy and feels very solid and secure and it doesn't feel as though someone would be able to just jammy it open with ease.
It is eletronic and works on batteries which come supplied and you just need to choose a code that you can easily remember but which will be difficult for a stranger to guess. The set up is incredibly easy and even the most technophobic people will be able to work it with no problems.
The keypad is quite good and the buttons need a good push down which means you can't punch your code in too fast which cuts down the chances of entering your code wrong.
Even if you forget your code then it isn't a problem as the safe comes supplied with two override keys which means you can still open the safe incase you do accidentaly forget your code. Obviously it makes sense to keep the keys in a completely seperate place from the safe just incase anyone does find them and realises what they are for.
If you do forget your code and enter a wrong one three times an alarm will sound which is quite loud and an added little security feature. Using the override jeys will also allow you to reset your code.
One of my biggest problems with these types of home safes is the fact that although they may be difficult to get into a thief could easily just pick the safe up and take it with them. This safe gets around this problem by having predrilled holes and bolts so you can attach it to a secure surface meaning that it will be much more difficult for a thief to bother with.
Inside the safe there isn't a great deal of room for any large objects but it is more than large enough to store all your important documents such as passports and birth certificates. I also store some gold coins in it and there is a shelf so you can seperate items keeping anything delicate safe from damage.
Personally I think the safe is a great item and although not really needed in most homes it is nice to have a little bit of added security for your important things. A really determined thief might be able to gain access to the safe but for the thief in a hurry they are unlikely to try and take the time and effort that would be needed to gain access.
I only paid £40 for my safe but this was awhile ago and I see dooyoo show Amazon is selling it for only £25 which is a fantastic price for this safe.
We had this safe bought for us for Christmas by my boyfriends parents, although we have only just got it out of the box, as we didn't really think we had anything worth hiding in a safe! But when we looked round, we though it might be a good idea to put the cameras, ipods, passports etc all safely away in this safe.
I though this safe would be heavier than it is, it is lighter than it looks, but it still feels very well made. We have actually put ours up on the wall under the stairs. It was easy enough to put up on the wall, it needed two people to put it up though, one needs to hold it whilst the other one fixes it to the wall.
To open this safe, you need to firstly set up the code you want to use, and if you forget this code, there are two keys supplied with the safe which you can use to override this. You can set up two codes, and then you just twist the handle to open it when you have put your code in.
This safe is made of steel, but inside they have put a lining in it, so your cameras etc wont get scratched. You also need to put in 4 AA batteries for this safe to work.
It suprising how much you can actually fit in this safe even though it is small, it is more than big enough for our camera, ipods etc, with plenty of space left over. It is good to keep important documents in too, and you always know exactly where to look if they are in there, we are always losing stuff like our passports as we usually just throw them in a drawer, so now we know it is all safe in one place.
Our safe is black, and after searching on google, amazon are doing the same one as ours for £34.99 which is a decent price which everybody could afford to keep your valuables safe! I highly recommend everyone has one of these safes, but you must fix it down to something otherwise someone could just pick it up and take it!
These safes are exactly like the ones you get in holiday apartments, they are small, easy to use and gives you peace of mind that your things are safe when you go out!
My husband and I have had one of these Yale Electronic Home Safes for around 3 years now, buying it after we unfortunately got burgled. Thankfully the *******s were disturbed, so they didn't actually get away with anything, but we felt at the time that it would be a good idea to get a little safe to keep valuables in and stash this away somewhere hidden in the house to make things a little more secure.
We only paid around £30 for this safe from a small electronics shop, and we chose the black version over the silver colour the safe came in because we thought this both looked nicer although it doesn't really matter as our safe is well hidden, and any potential burglars wouldn't have a clue it was where it is anyway. No-one aside from myself and my husband knows where it is, so there's no risk of a burglar or other villain from spotting it or knowing about it.
One of the features I liked about this safe is the fact you can bolt it to the floor, so in the event that it's whereabouts are discovered, a robber can't simply pick the safe up and walk off with it, opening it at their leisure someplace safe. We found bolting it to a immovable surface to be fairly easy, I think it only took my husband 5 minutes to bolt it down in the hiding place.
The safe comes with full, easy to understand instructions on how to use it, starting with inserting 2 x AA batteries into the door of the safe to power the locking bolts that slide shut once the door is closed, locking the safe. Once the batteries are in, you enter your chosen 3-8 digit code on the easy to use keypad, and set this code as the one to lock/unlock your safe.
The safe also comes with 2 overriding keys, which if you forget your pin, you can use to unlock the safe manually. We keep these well hidden in the house also, so no one would know what the keys were for even if they found them, plus the keyhole on the safe is hidden (you'll find out where when you buy one) so it's not even obvious there IS a key for the safe.
One of the extra features is that if you put the wrong pin number into the safe 3 times in a row, an alarm goes off. We set this off once to test how loud it was etc, and it was enough to be heard from our bedroom at the other end of the house, and would probably wake us if we were asleep. The alarm runs for a couple of minutes and I imagine it's noisy enough to put people off trying to steal from the safe, particularly at night time.
We've had to change the batteries twice in about 3 years since buying this safe, but there is a battery indicator on the front of the LCD display on the safe, meaning you are always alerted as to when they are running out. If by any chance you do let the batteries die completely, you'll have to use the override keys to open the safe.
At approximately 25cm x 40cm x 25cm in dimensions, this safe is big enough for us to keep a variety of valuable in it, and the safe is very easy to set up and operate. The safe is a tough, heavy little thing made out of toughened steel so it won't give in to being battered by power tools, which is handy. Whilst this safe might not keep a hardened professional criminal away from it's contents for long, we feel that the safe is secure and tough enough to deter most petty criminals and house burglers, and we feel much better having our most valuable items safely locked away in this safe, hidden in the house.
When I first started out modelling most of the work I was getting was a long way from home and it made much more sense for me to live in Edinburgh than travelling through there regularly from Fife so I looked for shared digs and eventually found a nice wee flat share with three other models.
Now I am not saying any of them would have stolen from me but there's a bloody good chance they just might have so when I saw this little Yale electronic home safe on a trip to Homebase one day I just had to have it for peace of mind.
It cost me around the £30 mark, this was a little over two years ago, they had two to choose from a black one or a silver one, I went for black and it looked pretty nice although how it looked didn't really matter as long as it kept my stuff safe.
Starting out as a model it has to be said I didn't really have a lot of money but I used to keep my expensive makeup in it as well as things like my USB pendrive with my digital portfolio on it and various other little things that I didn't want to fall into the wrong hands.
It has a very simple to use digital locking system and as it runs on batteries this system can be bypassed using the key should the batteries run out you get a clear warning your batteries are going when they do but they don't run out quickly, I had my safe for over a year and used it regularly and only after about 14 months did I need to replace the 2 AA batteries that it uses.
It comes with two keys and I would suggest you do as I did and keep one on your person and one in a very safe place or with a member of your family or something like that. It also comes with four bolts so you can bolt it to the floor so someone can't just take the whole safe, a very nice photographer I know carried this task out for me as I would have been hopeless, although he did say it was very simple and it only took him ten minutes.
On the outside this is a sturdy steel frames safe and inside it has a nice little fabric base on which to place your valuables. It is 10X14X10 inches in size so if you want to store gold bullion then better get something a bit bigger but I guess you get the idea of what this can be used for.
I would happily recommend this to others and if you are like I used to be, staying in shared accommodation then I would suggest one of these is a very good idea, just remember to write down the pin code you set and not to be silly enough to write it down where others can find it.
I have for a lot of years used a safe at home for keeping my personal belongings such as my passport and very important documents, and I like to keep certain valueables locked away from prying eyes.
I bought this safe from Argos for around £30 a couple of years ago and I think they are excellent value for money. They come in different colours usually black or beige.
It has an easy programmable digital locking system and can be over ridden by a key, if the battery runs out for the digital lock, but it does pre warn you it is going to run out of battery well before it needs replacing. It takes 2 x AA batteries and they last a good 12 months or more, depending how often you use the safe but I use it around once a week and the batteries have always lasted a year so far.
It comes with 2 keys, and 4 locking bolts, so you can bolt it to the floor or inside a wardrobe or cupboard, or it can just be a free standing item also but I recommend it to be bolted down onto a hard surface as with free standing it can be easily removed by burglars.
You programme the digital lock to your own pin number, and once you have your 6 digit number, and you want to unlock the safe, you just key in your pin number and then click the B on the keypad and it is unlocked. To lock it you just close the door and turn the handle.
It is a very sturdy safe made from steel and in the inside there is a nice little fabric mat to place your belongings.
It measures 10 inches x 14 inches x 10 inches rectangle and there is ample room for jewellery and other precious belongings and documents.
It is advisable to not write down your personal pin number but that is the obvious as in the banking system too.
It is light enough to carry and that is why I recommend you secure it firmly down and 4 bolts are provided with the purchase of this item.
If the need arises to use the key, the keyhole has a cover which can be removed to access the keyhole.
In my home I have 2 of these items, one for myself and my wife has one too, and ours are bolted inside a cupboard and so if burglars did break into our home they could not remove the safe.
I rate this product a dooyoo rating.
Security is something that's always on peoples minds, shows like Crimewatch just add paranoia to the general public and that's one of the main factors why people are willing to spend that extra bit of money to protect, not only themselves but their family and of course their possessions.
I've always found safes to be a bit of a pointless addition to your home, if anyone has seen Crimewatch you'll have noticed that whenever a reconstruction of a burglary is shown the buglers always go straight for the safe and the longer it takes you to open the safe the more and more in danger you become. Therefore why potentially risk your life for the inevitable? If you're going to get broken into surely they're going to get into your safe one way or another and run off with its contents.
Living in quite a safe area (touch wood), there haven't been any burglaries to my knowledge therefore break ins have never been high on my list of worries; my scatter brain however is. I lose everything, therefore a safe is a great option for me to house all my valuables without the worry of losing things. I previously had a safe from Argos which when I moved out I gave to my Dad so I went online and purchased a new one.
*** Availability ***
Whilst trawling the internet for a new safe I came across this one - the Yale Safe With LCD Display & Digital Keypad. What captured me first about this one was the look, it's black with a polished and stylish finish to it. That coupled with the fact that it looked strikingly similar to my previous safe, I looked at the stats and was a little hesitant at the £42.60 price tag but in the end I thought it was worth it and purchased it online from the website choiceful.com.
*** Setting Up ***
The safe was delivered on time to my door and came in a (very heavy) box not much bigger than the safe itself. You'll find a small instruction booklet inside the safe which informs you of how to set it up. Also inside the safe are two overriding keys.
The instructions are laid out in a clear and easy to follow manner, infact even without the instructions the safe is so easy to set up you could probably do it anyway. Two AA batteries are required, which thankfully are supplied with the safe. These are inserted in the inside of the door and are very easily inserted. Once the batteries have been inserted you will be prompted to enter your pin code which can be between 3 and 8 digits long. You're required to enter the code twice, press the enter button and that's that. The safe actually has two pin codes that you can use, usually the other code is set to 8888 or 0000 so it's a good idea to change both codes. Not only for security reasons but just incase you happen to forget the main pin number. This is also good if you share the safe with someone else, so instead of them having to remember your code they can make their own up.
The two overriding keys are something I've never had to use as of yet, I keep them safe in a drawer just incase the batteries ever run out, leaving me unable to enter my pin number. You'll notice in the picture above there is a yellow sticker on the right side of the keypad. This is a little compartment that is removed to enable you to unlock and lock the safe manually. The fact that it's hidden is a great little aspect of this safe because it means that only you know that it's there. Therefore even if someone does happen to get hold of your keys they're highly unlikely to know what they're for.
The safe has the ability to be fixed to a wall or even the floor, through the use of four holes on the bottom and back of the safe. I however went for the easy option and decided just to keep this in my wardrobe as I have a mounted floor in one of my wardrobes enabling easy access.
*** Ease OF Use ***
The safe is extremely easy to use, getting into the safe is easy if you know how and you have the right code(s)/keys. The keypad is laid out very clearly and the buttons are easily pressed. My only bugbear with the buttons is that being a rubber type they can tend to stick occasionally but this is easily rectified with a bit of fiddling. You have the option of a silent mode for the safe if preferred, I personally prefer to have the silent mode on all the time as hearing the digits beep everytime they're pressed can get a little annoying. Silent mode, fortunately doesn't affect the embedded alarm. If an incorrect pin is entered 3 times in a row a continuous alarm will sound; I say continuous but in reality the alarm only sounds for around 2 minutes. This disables use of the safe and you will have to wait until the alarm has finished to then enter the pin again. The alarm can be overridden by the use of the keys. The alarm is a nice feature and if you're in the house then you're likely to hear it however if you're not in the house, which is when a burglar will most likely strike the alarm will become completely irrelevant as it isn't loud enough to alert anyone but people in the house. It might make the burglar jump but apart from that it is superfluous.
Inside the safe is a shelf placed in the middle, the shelf is removable however I choose to keep it in as it allows you to store more in the safe without having to pile everything on top of things. The shelf is very sturdy and is able to hold a considerable amount of weight.
The safe's capacity is actually quite impressive as when you look at the picture it appears relatively small. The safe easily holds flat A4 documents, however be warned that it isn't a fireproof safe therefore if this is something you're worried about I suggest looking elsewhere. I currently have filled up the safe with items such as Birth Certificates, Passport, expensive jewellery, iPod, photos, a steel money box and other such items that I feel are more secure when they're locked away. One thing that can be a bit deceiving is the door, which is very thick considering it holds the battery compartment, therefore when shut, the door does take up a few inches of space so make sure you push everything to the back of the space to prevent things from being crushed.
The front of the safe has an LCD display, you are given an option when setting up the safe as to whether you would like to be able to see the numbers that you are entering, if not this is easily changed, therefore in future when you input your pin code there will be mere dashes on show. The pin code is easily changed and as sense would tell you it's only able to be changed once the safe has been opened and will require you to enter the previous pin first. The LCD screen also displays the state of the batteries and you'll be alerted if they're running low, giving you time to change them before having to use the override keys to get in.
*** Security ***
Onto the most important aspect of the safe which is of course the security of it. The safe is made with toughened steel therefore no amount of hammering or drilling will gain you access. This does of course make the safe very heavy, however fortunately it's not too heavy to lift, just too heavy to hold for a considerable amount of time. The door is fitted with two bolts therefore as a relatively cheap home safe this is ideal against petty criminals. Of course for professionals I'm sure it will be a piece of cake but if you're getting a safe with this in mind then you should definitely go for something a lot more expensive. The lever that is used to access the safe is also very sturdy and will move to a certain angle before stopping and you'd need a considerable amount of force to snap the lever and even then you wont gain access to what's inside.
*** Is It Worth Buying? ***
Overall I feel this was a worthwhile, long term buy that I'm not likely to change in the near future. It's ideal as a home safe as it's not too big therefore it can be concealed into places like wardrobes and maybe even under a bed, however it's still big enough to store important A4 documents and other valuable things. I would definitely recommend it, however if you can shop around and find it cheaper or even find a cheaper alternative that does the same things then I recommend going for the cheaper option.


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Years after being abandoned, woman looks for answers
When she was a baby in 1985, Elizabeth Sifuentes was abandoned along the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket.
After being left there and then rescued, her mother was charged with felony abandonment and neglect.
NBC 10 showed Sifuentes on Wednesday video from the day she was rescued.
"What was (my mother) thinking? Why would you do that?" she said.
Sifuentes was placed in foster care only to be given back to her biological mother two-and-a-half years later.
"Living in apartments with cockroaches with little to no food," she said.
After another six-and-a-half years, she went back with her foster parents.
"The state realized what a mistake they made putting me with my mom," Sifuentes said.
Sifuentes knew she had been adopted, but didn't know the circumstances. Then, when she was 13, she asked her adoptive parents.
"Very nurturing. They were really good people. They explained it and said this is what happened. So it was kind of shocking," she said.
Sifuentes has learned to put her past in perspective. But finding the man who saved her life keeps gnawing at her.
"(I want to say to him) thank you for saving me. You changed my life. It's because of him that I'm alive today. And I would like to tell him that," she said.
Sifuentes is now married and has two boys of her own.
"It doesn't really matter what you've ever been through. If someone was bad to you or tried to hurt you, there's always good. You always got to look for the good," she said.


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Forestry officials unearth stone spearheads in northern Lapland
Archaeologists in Finland are celebrating the discovery of a number of artefacts in Lapland, northern Finland. A series of surveys by the forestry watchdog Metsähallitus has unearthed hundreds of hunting pits, several prehistoric habitations, pottery shards and a stone spearhead.
The most exceptional part of the archaeological find was a stone spear tip or a possible prehistoric knife, which was discovered close to the Norwegian border. The stone implement has been uncovered by high winds as it lay in a sand pit. Experts estimate that the rough blade had been used during the Stone Age or the early metal age, making it at least two thousand years old.
"It's amazing to find an intact object, because when we map ancient artefacts we usually only find fragments generated during the creation of these objects, in other words waste," archaeologist Sami Viljanmaa said in a Metsähallitus statement.
The series of surveys was rolled out ahead of the demolition of an old border guard post at Munnikurkkio. The operation unearthed prehistoric dwelling areas north of the lake on the Ropi fells. Archaeologists also found pottery shards along the banks of the Lätäseno River. Previous pottery finds were concentrated only in one dwelling area in Kilpisjärvi.
The Metsähallitus surveys uncovered as many as 300 hunting pits, indicating that deer hunting was an important activity in prehistoric times. The researchers found two trapping systems along the river banks, in which ancient hunters had dug 80 pits to catch their prey.
Metsähallitus will continue its mapping exercises in northwest Lapland in the Kilpisjärvi area. The organisation said it believes that several major finds are still to be discovered.
This story was edited on 15 July to correct the number of burial pits from 3,000 to 300.


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Netezza, the CIA and the House Intelligence Committee, which helps oversee the CIA's budget, declined interview requests for this story, each citing policies against commenting on issues related to pending litigation. But much of the story already lies in court documents housed at the Suffolk County Superior Courthouse in Boston, where the case is awaiting summary judgment. According to Intelligent Integration Systems officials, those "vital military operations" involved targeting enemy combatants with predator drones. "The dispute before the court is about contract terms and the core legal issue wouldn't be any different whether it involved direct-mail marketing applications or the CIA," says Paul Davis, CEO of Intelligent Integration Systems. "But the nature of the work exposes some large problem areas for Netezza that go beyond a contract and our product. A customer like the CIA needs a fail-safe solution, not just a data-warehouse product." Court documents, company emails The predator drones' role in the companies' conflict comes to light in a court deposition of Intelligent Integration Systems Chief Technology Officer Rich Zimmerman, in which he recalls a Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, conversation with Jim Baum, CEO of Netezza, and Jon Shepherd, Netezza's general manager for location-based services. Zimmerman says Netezza officials told him it was Intelligent Integration Systems' "patriotic duty" to develop the geospatial software for the new hardware in a matter of days, even if there wasn't sufficient time to ensure its accuracy. According to Zimmerman's deposition, Baum told him "the CIA called them on the phone, said we need this to target predator drones in Afghanistan, that ... we need Spatial up and running immediately. Jon Shepherd made a comment somewhere along the way that
suggested , 'just give us anything ... we need it right now.' " Asked by Intelligent Integration Systems' attorney how he responded to the request, "my reaction was one of stun, amazement that they want to kill people with my software that doesn't work," Zimmerman said in the deposition. The case file includes emails among Netezza officials, in which they discuss how to handle the situation, in light of the fact that Intelligent Integration Systems wouldn't give up its source code while the customer is in a hurry. The emails imply that Netezza promised a product to the CIA before anyone had developed it. They also reference "floating point" difficulty, a mathematical computing issue that can lead to accuracy problems. (A Nov. 12 email from a Netezza account manager refers to "errors in the spatial toolkit hack." "Hacking" usually means gaining unauthorized access to a computer, a key point in Intelligent Integration Systems' countersuit.)
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LONDON — Global stocks fell Wednesday after more evidence emerged that the global economy is faltering fast and that the eurozone is heading for a recession as the debt crisis spreads to the bigger economies like Italy and Spain.
Following figures Tuesday that showed the U.S. economy grew less than anticipated in the third quarter, the bad news has piled up for investors. With China's economy suffering a fall in manufacturing activity as well, there are clear signs that the eurozone economy is heading back into recession and that's knocked sentiment in stock markets again.
The grim economic figures come amid ongoing stresses in Europe's debt crisis and mounting speculation that the U.S. may see its credit rating downgraded again in the not-too-distant future following lawmakers' failure to agree on a deficit reduction plan.
"There's certainly no shortage of negative news around at the moment," said Ben Critchley, a sales trader at IG Index.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 0.6 percent at 5,176 while Germany's DAX fell 0.4 percent to 5,516. The CAC-40 in France was 0.5 percent lower at 2,857.
Wall Street was poised for a lower opening, in its last trading day before the Thanksgiving holiday — Dow futures were down 1 percent at 11,136 while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 futures fell 1 percent to 1,170.
Even if a raft of U.S. economic data later surprises to the upside, analysts warned that the selling may continue.
"Ahead of U.S. markets closing for the holiday, the dominant theme may simply be one of cutting back risk," said Terry Pratt, an institutional trader at IG Markets.
The sense of an impending recession in the eurozone was evident in the findings of a closely watched survey from financial information company Markit. Its monthly survey showed the eurozone contracted for the third month running in November and that the deteriorating economic picture is not just confined to debt-stressed countries such as Greece.
Although its monthly composite purchasing managers index — a broad gauge of business activity — rose to 47.2 in November from 46.5, it remains below the 50 mark, the threshold between expansion and contraction.
Markit said Wednesday's survey suggests that eurozone is contracting at a quarterly rate of 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter and that the problems are increasingly spreading to Europe's two biggest economies, Germany and France.
Further grim news emerged with the announcement that eurozone industrial orders collapsed by a massive 6.4 percent in September from the previous month. Though this data is historically volatile — one big Airbus order can cause big swings — the figures provide further uncomfortable reading for politicians battling to get a grip on the debt crisis.
Analysts said the figures are likely to pile the pressure on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates again, possibly as soon as next month. In November, it reversed recent policy, cutting its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.25 percent amid mounting worries over the state of the eurozone economy.
The euro unsurprisingly took a battering in the wake of the figures, plunging 0.9 percent to $1.3389.
Earlier, sentiment had been knocked by a manufacturing survey from HSBC indicating that China's industrial sector may be contracting. Its main manufacturing gauge fell to 48 in November from 51 in October — its sharpest fall since March 2009. As in the eurozone survey, any reading below 50 indicates contraction from the previous month.
Indications that the world's second biggest economy and one of the key engines of growth may not be as supportive to the global economy as it has over the past few years affected the Asian session badly.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng slid 2.1 percent to 17,864.43. South Korea's Kospi lost 2.4 percent to 1,783.10 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 2 percent to 4,051. Mainland China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7 percent to 2,395.07, posting its sixth straight session of losses. Japanese stock markets were closed for a public holiday.
Oil prices tracked equities lower — benchmark oil for January delivery was down $2 to $96.01 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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In a lame duck session, by a vote of 65 to 31, the US Senate voted to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT)" a 17-year -old law that prevented gays from serving openly in the military. The bill now awaits the President's signature.
For some, DADT is simply a bureaucratic issue of military procedure, but for many others it is a human rights issue, a basic right denied. An estimated 13, 500 service members including laboratorians have been discharged under the 1993 law.
Once this measure has been "certified" and subjected to a mandatory 60 day grace period-but no later than the first quarter of 2011- the repeal will be final and fully in effect. What are the implications for the clinical laboratorians serving in the armed forces? Firstly, nothing changes until the end of the 60-day period. But then gay men and women will be able to serve without fear of being discharged for their sexual orientation.
The armed forces will no longer reject applications or discharge well qualified service members for being gay. This policy of "reject and discharge" has been the practice in some highly skilled areas of high demand like linguistics/translation and it is reasonable to surmise a similar situation exists in the area of clinical lab science.
In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Kenneth Katz, a San Diego physician reported on some health care implications of DADT.
He found that gay patients in the service, or those entering the service, were less likely to get treated for sexually transmitted diseases or to disclose their medical condition. Some would start treatment with a civilian doctor, enter service and not complete treatment. Many feared that disclosing details of their illness would somehow indicate their sexual orientation. He theorized that DADT has put patients as well as the armed forces at risk.
Dr Katz believes repeal of DADT will encourage more treatment of STDs; as well as reduce complications, debilitation and transmission among active duty personnel. Clinical laboratorians in the service might well see an increase in STD testing in military facilities as well.
I am interested in getting readers' perspectives on the repeal of DADT; but I especially want to hear from past and current service members.
I think anything that encourages people to get medical care will increase testing. More medical care=more lab tests. Besides it's to the best that everyone seeks medical care when needed. It is so horrible that prejudice should force folks into not getting care, not getting diagnosed or not getting treated.
Also young people who want to serve their country will step up and serve without fear of discrimination. This is a volunteer military and we need all the talented folks we can get.
I see the President signed the bill this morning. I am not in the military but I know that guys who want to get in will have drug test and STD test done by a private lab or private doctor just to make sure before they enlist. They dont want to go to the recruiter, go through all the paper work and be busted at that time.
It is awful that the doctor's study found people would rather harm their own body than be found out as gay. That's sad.
The military labs might have more tests performed, their doctors and medics will be busier because there are non-STD things that might hint that someone is gay too. I bet those peple dont currently go to the doctor either. All around it will be better for everybody, I think.
I am an MT. My son was so influenced by my work after hearing me talk about it all the while he was growing up that he'd come to work with me when I worked the night shift. He could not do tests of course but he would help with paperwork filing etc with the approval of my boss. In his last year of high school he even got a job with my lab for 16 hours/week where he could log specimens, store specimens, load automated instruments etc.
He did not get very good grades but he is a good young man and decided to serve his country. He has been in the service for 4 years now. He is a MLT and has been deployed. He has feared every day of his life overseas he would be discharged if he just said the wrong thing or looked at someone wrong. He has served his country bravely and deserves better. I am glad for him and others like him. But as you say I told him on the phone to just be quiet until this thing is final.
I am sorry, but I am not identifying myself because my friends might be able to identify me if I give more information. Thank you for this article.


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WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate increased defense spending by the largest amount in decades Wednesday, approving $355.4 billion for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
The vote came as the Republican-controlled House, badly divided with the Democratic Senate over non-defense budgetary issues, decided to go home until after the Nov. 5 election.
The defense bill boosts spending by $34.4 billion over last year's level, reflecting the increased needs of the war on terrorism and a possible conflict with Iraq. It was the largest real growth in the defense budget since the Reagan administration.
The 93-1 Senate vote sends the bill to President Bush for his signature. The lone dissenting vote in the Senate was cast by Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. The House approved the measure last week by 409-14.
"This defense budget will provide our troops with the best pay, the best equipment and the best possible training," Bush said in a prepared statement. "It also sends an important signal that we are committed to defending freedom and defeating terror."
The defense bill is only the second of the 13 annual spending bills that Congress has passed. The other bill was also military-related, providing $10.5 billion for military construction projects.
Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, said it was "imperative we pass this bill before we recess" to ensure the military the support it needs as it prepares for a possible Iraqi war.
With the White House and Senate Democrats unable to agree on spending levels for non-defense federal programs, there was little chance of Congress enacting other appropriations bills before the elections.
The House on Wednesday, in a 228-172 vote, approved a fourth temporary spending measure to keep agencies operating at current-year levels until Nov. 22. The Senate approved the measure by voice vote.
After the vote, the House recessed until the week after the election. GOP leaders said they were prepared to come back before that if the Senate acted on spending bills or other pending legislation, such as a bill to create a homeland security department.
House Republicans have insisted that spending for the 13 appropriations bills be held within the president's goal of $759 billion. Senate Democrats say that is unrealistic because the needs of education, health, environment and other programs, and are demanding at least another $9 billion.
While House Republicans blamed the Senate for inaction, Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said the House was "walking away from its responsibilities to deal with virtually every domestic problem that we have."
The Senate on Wednesday did approve a measure to restore a rule requiring a 60-vote majority to overcome an objection to new spending or tax cuts that go beyond established budget levels or that increase the deficit. The current rule expired on Sept. 30.
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The Common Bond: Part 4
Each year in Indiana, local American Legion posts coordinate and participate in a Blue Star Salute on Flag Day that honors all military families in the state. This year's event honored more than 300 families with sons, daughters, husbands and wives serving in uniform.
The day-long event included a musical performance by Michael Peterson, dance performances, the Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders, speeches by civil and military leaders, a parachuting demonstration, and about 1,500 American Legion Riders and other veterans on motorcycles.
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Heroes to Hometowns, Operation Comfort Warriors, Temporary Financial Assistance and the Family Support Network benefit servicemembers and their families. Read
The National Emergency Fund can aid Legionnaires currently serving in the military, while the Legacy Fund benefits the children of servicemembers killed since 9/11. Read
It takes a grass-roots effort for any Legion program to work, and that is never more evident than when it comes to troop support. Read
Jeri Scott of Mooresville, Ind., and her 12-year-old daughter Makayla were two of the people being honored that day. Jeri's husband, Bobby, couldn't attend because he was serving with the Army Reserve in Iraq.
"It's wonderful to be here around so many military families and this support network," Scott said. "It means more than people realize. You feel like you're all alone until you come to an event like this."
While the annual Blue Star Salute in Indianapolis is a heartfelt tribute to the sacrifices of servicemembers and military families, the Legion's grass-roots network honors them in many other ways at the department and local level.
For instance:
• The Legion's Department of Michigan operates Wilwin Lodge in the Upper Peninsula, a 700-acre retreat that provides rest and recuperation for returning servicemembers and their families; the department's chaplain, Eddie Brown, has created a "Buddy to Buddy" program that allows older veterans to help out those who served in OEF/OIF.
• Billings, Mont., Post 4 worked with local businesses to provide a video-conferencing center for military families to communicate with their loved ones overseas.
• In California, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 277 - along with several Legion posts, Rider chapters and Sons of The American Legion squadrons - have developed an Impacting Military Families program, helping out expectant mothers on active duty.
• In Wyoming, a grieving mother who lost her son in Iraq spent four days seeking counseling before contacting Legion department headquarters; less than an hour later, a bereavement counselor contacted the woman.
• The Legion family in Erie County, N.Y., collected clothing, household goods and non-perishable food items, which were distributed to military families at the National Guard Armory in Buffalo.
"Our organization is ready, willing and able to work with DoD in providing even more outreach," says Barry Searle, director of The American Legion National Security/Foreign Relations Division. "We have American Legion posts at the local level, departments at the state level and a national staff to help coordinate community efforts. We also have dedicated and well-trained service officers in each state, whose job is to help veterans and military families."
The Sea of Good Will
DoD's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has issued a position paper with a title that echoes a phrase used by Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to describe the groundswell of support Americans have shown for those who serve in uniform: "Sea of Goodwill: Matching the Donor to the Need."
The paper describes a "reintegration trinity" that helps to ensure the seamless transition of military families back into the civilian world: employment, education and access to health care for life. By no coincidence, The American Legion is a longtime advocate of veterans employment, GI Bill education benefits and high-quality VA health care.
The authors of the paper, Maj. John W. Copeland and Col. David W. Sutherland, write that "No single agency or organization has the manpower, resources, or intellectual capital to provide a lifetime of care and support to our military family." Therefore, communities "must attempt to recognize the difficulties a separated Service member may be going through" when he or she returns home. "Selected institutions of higher learning, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, community leaders, and businesses are the key players in what is already a strong Sea of Goodwill."
Peter Gaytan, executive director of The American Legion's Washington office, says the DoD paper is a solid blueprint for dramatically improving America's support network for military families.
"The American Legion is already part of that 'Sea of Goodwill,'" Gaytan says. "But reading that paper, it becomes obvious that the 'elephant in the room' is the Legion and other veterans service organizations. VSOs aren't mentioned one single time in a 21-page document, which tells me that DoD isn't especially aware of how much we actually do for military families."
Gaytan says the Legion works on many levels and some of its efforts get more public recognition and media attention than others. "We've been in the national media, criticizing Prudential Insurance for making money off of servicemembers' death benefits, or taking JPMorgan Chase to task because it was overcharging military families on their mortgage interest," he says.
The American Legion is continuously engaged in veterans issues at the national level, lobbying Congress, meeting with the president and White House staff, and advising federal agencies. "This is certainly an important part of what we do, but most of our outreach efforts are at the community level," Gaytan says, "Ask a parent whose spouse is deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan whether it's more important to have a heated home in the wintertime, or to see my face on television. While it's important for the Legion to have a strong voice on veterans issues, most of what we do for military families in their communities goes unnoticed by the national media."
At a time when the federal budgets are being cut, Searle thinks DoD could benefit from a closer relationship with the Legion's outreach programs. "One thing they could do is make it easier for us to contact servicemembers who could use our help," he says. "That would speed up the process because we wouldn't have to rely on word-of-mouth so much."
The Right Thing To Do
While the Legion lobbies DoD to get access to contact information for returning troops, it uses other means to establish connections with servicemembers. One, the "Adopt-a-Unit" program, works through the military's family support structure. American Legion posts reach out to platoons, companies or even battalions deployed overseas, providing gifts and comfort items to the troops and assisting their families back home when a water pipe breaks, a furnace goes out or someone needs a ride to the doctor's office.
Legion staffer Joe Sharpe, whose Economic Division helps coordinate about 100 job fairs a year nationwide for veterans and servicemembers - including one Aug. 27 during the 2011 National Convention in Minneapolis - says the Legion works hard to get more jobs for veterans and reservists. That effort goes all the way down to the local level.
"One of our Legion posts outside Fort Bragg (N.C.) ran a local job fair and got full-time work for three unemployed reservists," Sharpe says. "A few other Legion posts outside Fort Drum (N.Y.) got together and held a job fair, and six reservists found employment there. And the Legion posts also 'adopted' the Family Readiness Groups for two companies of the 10th Mountain Division."
Besides adopting units and hosting job fairs, The American Legion actively recruits servicemembers and returning veterans. Each year, The American Legion's national staff travels the country, revitalizing Legion posts and creating new ones.
"One very important way we reach out to younger troops and their families is to help them start their own brand-new American Legion post," says Billy Johnson, the Legion's Membership director. "We sometimes read stories in the media about how the Legion doesn't have as many members as it used to, and the stereotype of our being no more than a bunch of old men drinking in bars. But, to paraphrase Mark Twain, news of our demise is premature."
The Legion usually recruits more than 200,000 new members each year. "A good number of them are servicemembers or younger veterans, and part of the reason they join with us is because their families - or families of friends - have received direct assistance from Legionnaires," Johnson says.
Johnson recalls what one American Legion post did as its first good deed after being revitalized. "A young soldier dearly wanted to send his wife some flowers," he says. "He was deployed and had no credit card, so he called us at the national headquarters to see if we could help. We contacted the Department of Georgia, and it immediately dispatched a crew from that revitalized post, who bought two dozen roses - with some candy, too - and personally delivered them on behalf of the soldier to his wife."
That story, Johnson says, is one of many he could tell about how The American Legion reaches out to military families. "Our volunteers do these good deeds because it is simply the right thing to do," he says. "And they do so quite well. Because each of them has served in uniform, and they understand the hardships that military families endure."
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Craniofacial Foundation of America
- 975 East Third Street
- Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Tel: (423)778-9176
- Fax: (423)778-8172
- Tel: (800)418-3223
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website: http://www.craniofacialfoundation.org/www
Ear Anomalies Reconstructed: Atresia/Microtia Support Group
- 72 Durand Road
- Maplewood, NJ 7040
- Tel: (973)761-5438
- Fax: (973)378-8930
- Email: email@example.com
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Tel: (301)251-4925
- Fax: (301)251-4911
- Tel: (888)205-2311
- Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
March of Dimes
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- Tel: (914)997-4488
- Fax: (914)997-4763
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com
- Website: http://www.marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org
NIH/National Eye Institute
- 31 Center Dr
- Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
- United States
- Tel: (301)496-5248
- Fax: (301)402-1065
- Email: email@example.com
- Website: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
- Communication Avenue
- Bethesda, MD 20892-3456
- Tel: (301)402-0900
- Fax: (301)907-8830
- Tel: (800)241-1044
- Email: email@example.com
- Website: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov
The Arc
- 1825 K Street NW, Suite 1200
- Washington, DC 20006
- Tel: (202)534-3700
- Fax: (202)534-3731
- Tel: (800)433-5255
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website: http://www.thearc.org
UNIQUE - Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group
- G1 The Stables
- Station Road West
- Oxted, RH8 9EE
- United Kingdom
- Tel: 0044 (0)1883 723356
- Email: email@example.com
- Website: http://www.rarechromo.org/html/home.asp
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Governor Mitt Romney On The Beginning Of The U.S. Supreme Court Term
Boston, MA - Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement regarding the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court term:
"The First Monday in October marks the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court term. Cases in the upcoming term could dramatically impact the everyday lives of all Americans. The Court will face questions involving the death penalty, voter identification as a means of ensuring fair elections, efforts to stop child pornography, whether terrorists held as enemy combatants deserve special rights, and perhaps even our right to keep and bear arms. That is why it is important that we nominate justices in the strict constructionist mold of Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas.
"Today reminds us that a judge's most solemn obligation is to the 'rule of law,' a phraseology of which I am particularly fond since it comes from the original Massachusetts constitution of 1780. It reminds us that those appointed to the federal bench must leave behind their partisan passions and retain only one: the passion for 'equal justice under law.' Respect and fidelity to the rule of law and equal justice under law must guide the judicial mind and, in fact, they are required by the oath all federal judges must take.
"Those holding themselves out for the Presidency have an equally solemn obligation: to find women and men for judicial service who respect the rule of law and who will be faithful to the law as enacted. As President, I intend to nominate judges who respect the separation of powers, are committed to judicial restraint, and have a genuine appreciation of the text, structure, and history of our Constitution. The judges I nominate will recognize, as I do, that as Justice Scalia once said, the Court ought not take the field as some kind of 'junior-varsity Congress.' That would wrongly displace the first-string legislature, drawn from our deepest pool of talent - 'we, the people.'"
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Butterfly Valve, 1 1/2 In, 120 VAC/Nema 4
MILWAUKEE VALVE| Zoro #: G1608083| Mfr #: MBEOO - 1-1/2"
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|Zoro #: G1608083 Mfr #: MBEOO - 1-1/2"
|Body Material: Bronze
|Item: Butterfly Valve
|Connection: NPT
|Mount: Bracket
|Max. Water Pressure: 175 psi WOG
|Seat Material: Viton
|Pipe Size: 1-1/2"
|Voltage: 115 VAC
|Country of Origin (subject to change): Multiple
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Butterfly Valve, Body Material Bronze, Pipe Size 1-1/2 In., Voltage 115 VAC, Max. Water Pressure 175 psi WOG, Connection NPT, Mount Bracket, Seat Material Viton
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Kara Kasten, a fifth year senior at UW-Madison, will earn a degree in dairy science and communications in December. Having grown up on a dairy farm 30 miles north of Milwaukee, she has obviously been involved in the state's dairy industry since she was a kid. But it wasn't until she started working part-time at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture a couple of years ago that she became familiar with the burgeoning opportunities available to Wisconsin cheesemakers.
Apparently, a trip last summer to Australia to learn more about their dairy industry sealed the deal, because she came back ready to begin taking her cheesemaking classes. Having finished her coursework, she is now spending several hundred hours at the Babcock dairy processing plant, working with Master Cheesemaker Gary Grossen and learning how to make several different types of cheese. At the end of it, she'll take a test, and if she passes, will be one of only a handful of female Wisconsin licensed cheesemakers.
Kara began her blog just two weeks ago, so it's easy to catch up on her experiences. My favorite one so far has to be the account of her first day, an amusing story describing what she thought would be a simple quest in finding appropriate clothing that would fit her.
If you're interested in what it takes to become a cheesemaker, I'd highly recommend Kara's blog. It's a good read. You go girl!