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LATN (Low Altitude Tactical Navigation)
Low Altitude Tactical Navigation (LATN)
The U.S. Air Force began promoting an expansion of training airspace over New Mexico and Colorado in 2010. SLVEC participated in the initial public comment as well as responding to the Environmental Assessment released in September of 2011. (See documents listed below)
Summary of the Air Force Proposal:
The US Airforce proposes to fly the CV-22 Osprey and the C-130 airplanes at altitudes of 300 feet above ground level. They will fly at night and at speeds up to 350 MPH. These maneuvers include in-flight refueling. There will be three flights per night over the mountains and valleys of a 60,700 square mile area of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. In addition, the area will be used for the training of pilots controlling attack and serveillance drones.
The Air Force has announced its postponement of pursuing this project. See the following news items.
27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
6/5/2012 - CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- In September 2011, the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., released a Draft Environmental Assessment analyzing the potential impacts of conducting low-altitude flying training in Colorado and New Mexico. The need for the low-altitude training still exists, however, emerging training requirements based on lessons learned in Afghanistan as well as training requirements identified in the 2007 "Air Force Special Operations Command Assets Beddown at Cannon AFB" Environmental Impact Statement now overlap with the need for the proposed low-altitude training.
In light of these emerging training requirements and the many public comments received on the Draft Environmental Assessment, the Air Force is evaluating whether or not a more detailed analysis is appropriate.
Currently, the Air Force is refining its special operations flying training requirements. Once these requirements are fully defined, the Air Force will determine the appropriate environmental analysis, including whether it should transition to an Environmental Impact Statement. At this point, we expect to make that determination in early 2013.
The Air Force received comments from approximately 1,600 people, agencies and organizations during the Draft Environmental Assessment public comment period in late 2011 and thanks all citizens, Tribes, Pueblos, federal, local and state agencies, elected officials and private organizations for their inputs.
The Air Force remains committed to being good stewards of the environment and good neighbors, which includes utilizing the National Environmental Policy Act analysis process to make well-informed decisions.
Also see the press release from Udall's office
Udall Acknowledges Air Force Decision to Postpone Plan for Low-Altitude Flights
Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Mark Udall welcomed the Air Force's decision to indefinitely delay a plan to fly low-altitude training missions over portions of southern Colorado, the central mountains and the Four Corners region.
"I want to ensure that pilots and crews receive the training they need to perform their combat missions, but this training plan needed to be better coordinated with local communities and other airspace users,"Udall said. "I appreciate the Air Force's decision to not move forward at this time with its Low Altitude Tactical Navigation training based on the feedback it received from community members in southern Colorado, the central mountains and the Four Corners region. We need to make sure that the Air Force's training plans are crafted in consultation with the military in Colorado and the communities they would affect."
Udall has been actively engaged with the Air Force about this issue since mid-2010 when the 27th Special Operations Wing, based in New Mexico, announced plans to use the airspace over southern Colorado, the central mountains and the Four Corners region for low-altitude flight training exercises. The low-altitude flight training exercises would have involved training exercises performed at altitudes as low as 300 feet above the ground and generated significant concern among local residents and Colorado military units that also use the airspace.
Final LATN Comments
11.05.11 Response to draft Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the establishment of Low Altitude Training for Cannon AFB, New Mexico399.9 KB
Sandhill Crane Distribution206.57 KB
CNHP Element Occurence of Threatened or Endangered Species in the Rio Grande Basin1.29 MB
10-12-10 Air Force Flyover
11-03-10 LATN Summary - Alamosa Scoping Meeting
LATN Comprehensive Talking Points
LATN Alamosa County Talking Points
LATN Conejos County Talking Points
LATN Costilla County Talking Points
LATN Mineral County Talking Points
LATN Rio Grande County Talking Points
LATN Saguache County Talking Points
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Mercedes recall for failing rear lights
Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 284,000 C-Class cars in the U.S. and Canada because the rear lights can fail.
The recall affects some C300, C350 and C63 AMG cars from the 2008 through 2011 model years.
Corrosion on a connector can cause the tail, brake or rear turn signal lights to dim or fail. That can make the cars less visible to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The problem affects nearly 253,000 cars in the U.S. and another 31,000 in Canada. A Mercedes spokesman says cars in other countries also are affected, but he did not have a number. The company says if the problem occurs, drivers will see a dashboard warning message.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says dealers will replace bulb holders and any rusted connectors at no cost to owners. Replacement parts aren't expected to be available until August or September.
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Heard Around the West
The West used to pride itself on a live-and-let-live attitude. No more. In Orem, Utah, on Feb. 11, a judge will begin hearing the case against Betty Perry, 70, who refused to water her lawn and then resisted arrest when a policeman came to cite her for having brown grass. The jury trial is expected to last three days, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. In its "Thumbs Down" column, the paper said that a "70-year-old grandmother will thus become an example of what happens to scofflaws in law-abiding, lawn-worshipping Utah County." But central Oregon may go Utah one better. Susan Taylor, who lives in the upscale town of Bend, faces a potential lawsuit for daring to hang out her clothes to dry. The developer of her '80s-era subdivision, Brooks Resources Corp., says that "anything like trash, garbage, yard clippings - and laundry - (must) be screened from view." The developer suggested hiding the laundry, but when Taylor tried to shield her clothesline with a dyed sheet, reports the Wall Street Journal and NewWest.Net, she was told more acceptable screens were required - "such as planting trees."
Bob Burleson, a Californian who calls himself an evenhanded guy "who goes out of his way to do the right thing," has been cited for violating the federal Clean Water Act. His offense: damming a public waterway, sometimes even draining it completely, to create a swimming hole on his property near Big Timber, Mont., reports The Associated Press. The EPA ordered Burleson, his wife, Traci, and fellow Californian Wayne Herling to restore 1,500 feet of West Bridger Creek. This delighted neighbor Julia LeMaire: "I'm just happy they have to go by the law, that somebody noticed that they can't come in from California and do whatever they want." Her husband added that his biggest concern had been the integrity of his well and "whether they're going to shut down that manmade waterfall."
Jenny Madden wears 4-inch heels, gels her black hair into spikes, and yearns to be a rock star. She's also the daughter of a fourth-generation farmer who grows 15 varieties of apples. Madden has a part-time job selling her family's organic fruit - right from the produce aisle of a Whole Foods market in Bellevue, Wash. The 20-year-old, who grew up surrounded by 40 acres of apples right out her front door, is well aware that she belies the stereotype of a farmer's daughter in "overalls and boots with freckles." Yet as soon as she rushes in from voice lessons to set up a cutting board and begin slicing apples for samples, folks flock to see her, reports the Seattle Times. While that day's featured fruit - a cross between the German heirloom and a golden delicious - was undeniably tasty, the buyers are attracted by more than just the fruit, says her father, Paul Madden. "People really want to do something to support family farms," he says. "So when they see a family farmer show up, we're like a dying breed, a museum piece."
Some locals reacted with scorn when they read in the Telluride Watch that the chief executive officer of the Telluride Ski and Golf Co. opposed a pay hike for gondola operators. The free 15-minute service connects Telluride to the higher-altitude community of Mountain Village, one of the 10 richest towns in America. But CEO Dave Riley said the current $12 an hour for gondola operators was already above the national wage of $8.06 an hour for a comparable ski-resort job. He also objected to the traditional $1 an hour bonus for gondola operators who last through the whole ski season. Greg Sparks, town manager of Mountain Village, which operates the gondola, pointed out that some of the workers commute from as far off as Shiprock, N.M., more than two hours away, or Montrose, Colo., about an hour away, with commute times depending on the weather. Readers went for the jugular, with one calling the resort's CEO "delusional." Another suggested that he "wake up ... before they run you out of town. Better yet, just leave."
Female moose are pretty smart. A 10-year study conducted in and around Grand Teton National Park found that during the nine-day window in spring when about 90 percent of pregnant moose give birth, the animals move closer to roads. They do so, reports the Billings Gazette, to avoid traffic-wary grizzlies, which kill 90 percent of moose calves. Researcher Joel Berger, a senior scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, said the study was striking because it shows that prey species find humans benign, "whereas predators do not because we humans tend to be less kind to predators." Berger, who starts a new job in November as a wildlife professor at the University of Montana, also found that the more bears there were around, the closer expectant mothers crowded to roads. But over time, he predicted, grizzlies might catch on to the moose tactics, "overcoming their fear of the road in favor of a meal of calf."
Betsy Marston is editor of Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News in Paonia, Colorado. Tips of Western oddities are always appreciated and often shared in the column, Heard around the West.


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GUIDE: George Zimmerman trial jurors' profiles
SANFORD, Fla. – The six jurors in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin are all women.
Five of them are white and one is black. Their ethnicity is unknown. Five of them are mothers. Two of them have lived in Seminole County for less than eight months. Two are closely related to attorneys and two work in the medical field.
B-29 is a woman, whose ethnicity is unclear. She is the only woman of color in the jury. She moved from Chicago four months ago. She is a mother of eight kids and has been married for about a decade. She works as the nurse of an Alzheimer's ward and when she is not watching reality T.V., she is checking her Facebook. She said she was arrested once. VIDEO: Interview highlights
B-76 is a white woman who is a longtime Sanford resident. She relies on an over-the-air antenna for T.V. news. Her son is an attorney who deals with foreclosures and bankruptcies. State wanted to get rid of B-76 because of a comment she made during her interview. Her daughter, she said, did not think it was acceptable for 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to be out late at night. He was killed about 7 p.m. She said the only reason why she refers to the Orlando Sentinel is to get the coupons. VIDEO: Interview highlights
B-37 is a white woman who is an animal lover. She is married to an attorney who deals with space law. She works for a Chiropractor, and said that newspapers were for her parrot cage. "It's a lot better use," she said. "I just don't think they're truthful." The mother of two adult daughters also said she took care of three dogs, four cats and had recently rescued a lizard. She described protests in Sanford as "rioting" and Trayvon as "a boy of color." VIDEO: Interview highlights
B-51 is a white woman from Atlanta who has lived in Central Florida since the 1980s and now lives in the City of Oviedo. She is a single retiree who doesn't have children. She has a dog and a cat. Her parents live in Jacksonville. She has experience in real estate. And as the director of a call center in Brevard County, she supervised 1,200 employees. Experts believe she will be named the Jury Foreperson. VIDEO: Interview highlights.
E-6 is a blond white woman. She is the mother of two teenagers ages 11 and 13. She said she used to work in financial services, but hasn't been working since September. During the interview, she also revealed she had been the victim of domestic violence and was arrested once. VIDEO: Interview highlights.
E-40 is a woman who has lived in Seminole County for seven months and has also lived in California and Iowa. She is married to a chemical engineer and has a 28-year-old son who works in the fast food industry. She has worked as a safety officer for nearly two decades and enjoys traveling, reading and sports. VIDEO: Interview highlights.
Two of them were women and two of them were men. One of the men was dismissed early in the trial.
After the closing arguments, Judge Debra Nelson privately dismissed the three alternate jurors.
E-13 is a single white woman who has lived in Seminole County for 17 years. She is a college student, who has two jobs. She was a surgical assistant for two years. During her free time, she enjoys riding horses. The churchgoer said she heard the shooting was a "racial thing." VIDEO: Interview highlights.
E-54 is a white man who appears to be in his late 50s. He has lived in Seminole County for about 14 years, and has been married for five years. His wife is an engineering assistant. He has two step-sons, and one of them is a 16-year-old who wears "hoodies." He recalled seeing photos of the injuries to Zimmerman's head and face. He also has a passion for genealogy. VIDEO: Interview highlights.
E-28 is a white woman who works in an operating room at a local hospital. She said she enjoys watching crime drama shows like Law & Order during her free time. She is the mother of two adults, a daughter and a son. VIDEO: Interview highlights.
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Farm Beach Bethel – Adam and Sarah Mancino moved to Adam's family farm in Bethel just after their now-16-year-old son, Abraham, was born. It was christened Farm Beach Bethel by a friend who appreciated the laid back vibe of both the land and it...read more


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Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy for Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Anatomy and Salvage surgery
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Nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC) using an endoscopic technique is less invasive than traditional methods. Our primary purpose is to identify the important anatomic landmarks so the endoscopic surgeon can avoid injury to the internal carotid artery (ICA) and perform a nasopharyngectomy safely. The secondary purpose is to evaluate the efficacy of this novel approach.Transnasal endoscopic dissection was carried out on 3 fresh adult cadaver specimens (6 sides). Measurements were made in 50 adult skulls (100 sides), detailing the distances between orienting critical landmarks and the internal carotid canal (external aperture). Thirty-seven rNPC patients (rT1-rT3) who received endoscopic nasopharyngectomy during the period of 2004 to 2008 were reviewed retrospectively.Anatomy of the operative field (endoscopic view) is described. Orientating topical landmarks include: posterior portions of the inferior turbinate and nasal septum and the torus tubarius. The deep landmarks include: medial pterygoid plate - posterior margin at the skull base, Eustachian tube isthmus, foramen lacerum and the longus capitis. All topical and deep landmarks were identified from the endoscopic point of view and their distances to the internal carotid canal (external aperture) were measured. Among the 37 endoscopic nasopharyngectomies, 35 achieved en bloc tumor resection with negative surgical margins. The 2-year overall survival rate was 84.2%.Appropriate endoscopic nasopharyngectomy is a minimally invasive, safe, and promising surgical modality for the en bloc excision of rNPCs with encouraging short-term outcome. Surgeons can efficiently and safely deal with rNPC endoscopically using the above orienting landmarks. However, Long-term patient follow-up is ongoing.


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On a recent four day visit to cover St. Louis Fashion Week 2009, Splash Magazines Worldwide publisher Lawrence Davis and I devour as much of this cool city of neighborhoods as we can in between fashion shows. I arrive on a non stop American Airlines flight from New York Thursday morning, expecting Lawrence to fly in from LA shortly there after, but he misses his connection in Dallas due to an intentional late take off by American as they waited for late passengers to arrive on his plane which causes a bit of initial confusion. However, once we hook up and check into our respective suites at Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels, we're off on a fabulous four day itinerary, scheduled by our hosts, the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The Pinnacle Entertainment Group has built a fabulous 500 room hotel/casino complex which includes a Four Seasons Hotel, the Lumiere Hotel, a casino, spa and several restaurants … all connected by a skywalk. Conveniently located near the Mississippi River in downtown St Louis, it is the hub of Fashion Week, and where all the Fashion Shows, after show parties, market place and the St. Louis Fashion Group Luncheon are being held.
Thursday evening Rebecca takes us to Bailey's CHOCOLATE BAR for a decadent sweet treat. Winner of the best martinis in the city, their signature martini is a blend of chocolate vodka, Irish Cream, pure dark chocolate and steamed milk. Bailey's not only serves 100 beers but the best hot chocolate, shakes, and deserts, in addition to their dinner menu. A few outrageous ones we tasted: Chocolate Inebriation, layers of chocolate cake accented with chocolate stout, bittersweet chocolate ganache and cinnamon ice cream . . . passion fruit cheese cake . . . and milk chocolate bread pudding.
Friday Morning we set out to tour the city, passing the apartment of Tennessee Williams, said to be the setting of his classic play " The Glass Menagerie"; visit the breathtakingly beautiful Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, and then drive through Forest Park. The park, site of the 1904 World's Fair and three times larger than Central Park, is home to the World's largest aviary, the famous Saint Louis Zoo, the Missouri History Museum ( legendary dancer Katherine Dunham's costumes are on exhibit) and a 12,000 seat outdoor theater that mounts road productions of Broadway shows. The palatial mansions that look out onto the park reflect the wealth that has helped build St. Louis into a great place to live and thrive.
St. Louis is a very manageable city. It has lots of culture, and a wealth of music, art and theater venues. There's so much to do here that costs so little, in addition to all the events and exhibitions that are free.
The Missouri Historical Society, housed in the Missouri History Museum, has a beautifully preserved collection of women and men's clothing and accessories, dating back to the 1700's.
Curator Ann Woodhouse, takes us on a private tour, down two levels to the meticulously preserved collections of dresses, handkerchiefs, shoes, hats, belts, and men's suits and shirts … carefully wrapped in treated tissue and stored in cabinets or hanging in canvas protected closets.
We browse, shop and people watch in the city's Central West End and Grand Central neighborhoods; it is a beautiful spring day and the sidewalk cafes, eclectic galleries, fun antique shops and trendy boutiques are in full swing. The row houses and federal architecture reminds me of Baltimore.
St. Louis is best known for its Italian food. The Hill is another trendy where 75% of the residents are Italian; the fire plugs are painted the tricolors of the Italian flag, and there's a family owned Italian luncheonette on every corner. We stop at Adriana's On the Hill at 5101 Shaw Ave. to savor homemade pastas, antipasti hero sandwiches and homemade lemonade.
After lunch, it's on to SKIF INTERNATIONAL (2008 Marconi Avenue), an organic cutting edge knitwear company to meet owner and innovator Nina Ganci . . . an energetic but grounded designer whose bubbly enthusiastic personality embraces me the minute I walk into her spacious atelier. Nina is sitting at a sewing machine when we arrive stitching up an alpaca and bamboo blend knit fabric into one of her classic distinctive designs. For me, her Spring/Summer collection, a blend of alpaca and linen in delicious ice cream colors translates into go-anywhere must haves. I love the versatility of Skif's Small, Medium and Large Styles,
Nina's weekly Friday yoga class for her staff, clients and friends, held on an upper loft is just ending, and I am disappointed I missed joining in. Nina tells me "life in St. Louis is balance, we do our work, live our passions, but at the end of the day we have a life with our family and friends. I am happy selling to 200 stores around the country. Yes, I welcome new customers, but I don't stress to reach out for them". Nina Is befriending the planet … in more ways and movements than one, from her collection of organic knitwear to her organic and pure persona.
Washington University is one of the most highly endowed universities in the country; it competes academically with Harvard and Stanford. The campus is beautiful; a student sits on the lawn embroidering a blanket. We are here to meet Jeigh Singleton, Associate Professor of Fashion Design, whose students are staging a fashion show on Sunday at the conclusion of Fashion Week. He shares his philosophy on fashion. "Fantasies are great, but people dress in the morning with a certain look. Design could be geared towards sustainability, as a source of commerce. Fashion is separated into entities doing great things; a section of society is gathered into an entity of movers and shakers".
After a long day of fun discoveries we are famished and Nancy, our charming guide for the day, suggests we stop at Pappy's Smokehouse at 3106 Olive for the treat of all treats. Lawrence and I are overwhelmed by the smells and sight of pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef brisket, turkey breasts, hot links and their dry rub ribs, (three sauces are served on the side) all smoked for hours in their special smokers.
We salivate when we see another customer eating
Pappy's famous Frito Pie … Fritos topped with baked beans, cheddar cheese, onion and a choice of meats, but go for half slabs of ribs with sides of potato salad, coleslaw and their spicy baked beans. Luckily, it is an off hour; the usual line out the door has subsided for the moment, and one of the owners
John Matthews graciously sits with us, sharing his blessings over the success of this recently opened, already a legendary BBQ pit stop.
The City Museum, housed in the massive old International Shoe Factory, is a hoot, too zany to describe in a few words. It is an interactive multi -dimensional work- in- progress created from recycled junk, treasures and nostalgia that sculptor Bob Cassilly has rescued, collected and installed. Since it opened in 1997 it has welcomed, entertained and delighted thousands of kids; every space is rentable, and at night it becomes an adult venue where grown-ups can play and revisit their childhood.
Bob, an eccentric genius, and a shameless huckster, has as much for sale as for play. Among the unexpected, a person sits knitting shoe laces on an authentic vintage show lace manufacturing machine. Every corner you turn, you find a new world. .. and every centimeter of space is filled with a creative treasure or an interactive happening. There's a social circus called Harmony that had kids squealing like little piggies, fish habitats and caves to explore. Children are playing with building blocks, sliding down an old chute that carried shoes and touring the factory on a miniature train. The museum is for rent for just about any occasion; Bob even has his own catering company.
The architectural museum, within the museum, is not to be missed. Vanishing architecture and the craftsmanship that went into building the city of St. Louis are on display . . . grillwork, building facades and gargoyles; something new that is old is always being added to this amazing world of mirth and mayhem.
Saturday Night's dinner at the Four Seasons Cielo Restaurant, organized by PR Director Amanda Cook, is a delicious celebration of the culinary talents of Executive Chef Karen Hoffman and Chef Bruno Cardone who takes great pleasure in pleasing us with a medley of specialty courses. The Caesar salad is crisp and tangy; Lawrence and I share two signature dishes: the steak and the succulent tender lamb chops, comparing the fusion of flavors in both dishes.
We can't leave town without visiting St Louis's famous "Arch", designed by the world acclaimed architect Eero Saarinen, who died before The Arch was completed. We climb into the five passengers Pod; ducking as we enter, so as not to hit our heads, which we do anyway; it is a three minute ride to the top of the arch.
The doors open when we are 630 feet above the city, and we all take turns peering out of rectangular windows.
On the way back to the hotel, we stop at the Historic St. Louis Union Station. It is a massive, Romanesque-style building, designed by architect Theodore Link in 1894 and was once the largest and busiest railroad terminal in the world. In 1976, the Saint Louis Union Station was designated a National Historic Landmark. After an extensive $150 million restoration, the facility, including an expansive 11.5 acre trainshed reopened in 1985 with a hotel, unique marketplace of shops, assortment of fine restaurants and cafes, live entertainment and a lake with boats ... all under one roof.
Brunch at the Four Seasons, overlooking the 25,000 square foot sky terrace with three pools and an outdoor bar, is casual and relaxing; my Bloody Mary is tangy and spicy; my salmon benedict moist and rich. I would have liked to linger a little longer, perhaps sip another Bloody Mary, but Dot Fleshman, Director of the Spa at Four Seasons has graciously arranged a little spa pampering before we depart for the airport.
Lauren, my therapist cleans, tones and massages my skin; then applies a series of hydrating and tightening masks. The results of her efforts and my "Oxygen Facial" leave my skin glowing. She tells me: "I've learned to listen, it's one of the best things you can do. I focus a lot on energy; I am a very calm person and try to reflect my calmness on the clients I work on. We are a business center and people come in stressed; when they are, I work extra hard".
When I arrive at the airport, my plane is delayed due to weather in New York; I settle in, enjoying time to reflect on St. Louis as a great city to visit, and an even greater city to live. I reflect on the words of those I met who live here, and there's no doubt about it: "People are here because they want to be; some left, but many came back ".
I may not have grown up here, but I am looking forward to coming back.
St. Louis not only drew me in, but it also made quite an impression.
Learn more about St. Louis here
To see our article on St. Louis Fashion Week click here


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Flourysh necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 59 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
Adopt-a-block is a non profit community project in South Africa. We have been working in the streets of Johannesburg for the past 4 years - cleaning up rubbish, meeting the community, helping people find jobs, providing bursaries, helping out with food, blankets etc.
We are now dividing Adopt-a-block up into 3 main areas:
- Fresh (this contest) - which is all about street cleanup, practical service
- Connect - visiting
- Empower - finance
The main target audience is our volunteers. Volunteers are normally between the ages of 16 - 30, guys and girls. We want a logo that is fun and will appeal to this younger audience. When a volunteer puts on their 'fresh' T-shirt or cap, we want them to feel proud of the logo and of the service they are doing.
Uncluttered, clean, simple logo required
Download files here: http://www.adoptablock.co.za/freshfiles.zip
The 'Fresh' logo falls under the 'Adopt-a-block' brand. 'Fresh' is the first of 3 new logos:
- Fresh (fresh is all about street cleanup and practical community service)
- Connect (community visits)
- Empower (finance)
This contest is for the new 'Fresh' logo. The word 'fresh' brings to mind words like 'new start, different, full of energy, clean'
The logo should say: 'Fresh' . The 'Fresh' part of the logo is the main part of the logo. The slogan below the logo must say : 'Christ inspired - Community restored' .
The logo should include a 'cross' symbol in someway.
In the zip file you will find a 'hand' that we like the look of. The hand image helps to convey the element of service. This hand could be included in the logo in someway. Maybe add the cross to the palm of the hand. The hand in the zip file is quite complicated and can be simplified in the logo.
Colour scheme should be bright and funky. Maybe use some orange to match up with the orange in the Adopt-a-block logo.
We don't want a complicated logo, something with a simple clean layout that is easy to read.
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I already have Apache on a remote Solaris box before installing xampp. When I type in the ip address in the web browser address bar I get:
"If you can see this, it means that the installation of the Apache web server software on this system was successful..."
I went ahead and installed xampp 0.8.2 under /opt/xampp. However when I start xampp, I get:
Starting XAMPP for Solaris 0.8.2...
XAMPP: An Apache daemon is already running.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...
XAMPP: A FTP daemon is already running.
XAMPP for Solaris started.
And when I type in the ip address in the web browser address bar again I get the same page as before, and I do not seem to get the default yellow-themed xampp homepage.
Could anyone inspire me why this is, and how to navigate to the xampp page?


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Chicken Meal, Whitefish Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Ground Brown Rice, Rye Flour, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin E), Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin E), Tomato Pomace, Ground Flaxseed, Apples, Blueberries, Carrots, Peas, Spinach, Garlic, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Beta-Carotene, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Oxide, Magnesium Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Niacin, D-Calcium Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Carnitine, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Ferrous Sulfate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K Activity), Biotin, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Manganese Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Products.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein, not less than 28.00%
Crude Fat, not less than 17.00%
Crude Fiber, not more than 6.00%
Moisture, not more than 10.00%
Vitamin E, not less than 200 IU/kg
Omega-6 Fatty Acids, not less than 2.80%*
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, not less than 1.00%*
L-Carnitine, not less than 15 mg/kg*
Beta-Carotene, not less than 5 mg/kg*
*Not recognized as an essential ingredient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
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First two ingredients are named meat products, generally good quality ingredients
Uncertain meat content
The first two ingredients in this food are named meat products, in meal form. The second of these is a fish meal, but we find no sign of a guarantee on packaging or the manufacturer website that this ingredient has been purchased free of ethoxyquin (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to ocean fish products destined for meal, but that is banned or heavily regulated in human food products due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
In most cases, two meat meal ingredients heading an ingredient list could provide reasonable assurance that the food contained a respectable amount of meat. In this case, however, we note that there are a further six ingredients amongst the top level (ahead of fat content), none of which are meat. This would suggest that it is very likely that the meat content in this food may be far less than it appears at first glance. Oatmeal, barley and rice are all good quality grains, though we consider rye flour to be primarily filler. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are also decent quality ingredients. The combined bulk of these ingredients, however, look likely to outweight the meat content.
Fat content is supplemented by oil rather than solely animal fat, which is generally a good thing but not all commentators agree that canola is good quality. We consider tomato pomace to be filler, but note a range of fruits and vegetables amongst the minor ingredients and a good range of probiotics. We also note the product contains synthetic vitamin k, which some allege to cause liver problems.
Overall, this product contains generally good quality ingredients. We are not convinced that the meat content is high and suggest that users might like to supplement this diet with real meat. After some deliberation, a 3* rating has been given, but 4* was considered.
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Anyone can tell you if a trailer "looks good" or not. But Drew Magary, who spent over a decade working in advertising, is here to tell you whether or not a trailer WORKS. This week's trailer? "Brave"
Even though everyone hated "Cars 2: Larry The Cable Guy Is A Spy, Y'all!," it may shock you to learn that the sequel actually out-grossed the original when international grosses were included, proving once again that children have awful taste. So there isn't as much pressure on Pixar's next film to succeed as you might think, given that the company is still printing cash. However, the studio is still counting on "Brave" to get back in the good graces of critics. Can their latest offering (complete with first female lead!) do the trick? Let's have a look at the brand new trailer and answer a few questions.
Does the trailer let us know what the movie's about? Not really. Everyone is Scottish, that much I know. I bet Mike Myers makes obscene phone calls to the studio every day to punish them for not giving him a part. All you can tell from the trailer is that the red-headed girl is some kind of king's daughter who must go out on a quest to prove that Scottish lasses aren't all about stee-ing hoom and meeking haggis far the wee ones. Also, she has a bow and arrow. PIXAR'S GOIN' ALL HUNGER GAMES ON YOU.
HOLY SMOKES IS MEL GIBSON VOICING A CHARACTER IN THIS MOVIE? Nope, that would be actor Kevin McKidd, who sounds an awful lot like our favorite DUI perp. In fact, that's just one of the many ways this trailer echoes Gibson's "Braveheart." From the breathtaking mountain vistas, to the bearded warriors, to the earnest talk of freedom ("Are you willing to pay the price your freedom will cost?"), to the freakin' TITLE, "Brave" feels an awful lot like a "Braveheart for little girls" pitch. It's not a bad pitch, mind you. But if the little redheaded girl is disemboweled at the end, I'll cry out RIPOFF and demand my money back.
Wait a second, did they just use the "in a land" phrase in the title cards? They did! And here I thought Pixar was above such cliches. IN A LAND OF TRADITION, WHERE TRADITION WAS KING...
Are there bears? There are! GODLESS SCOTTISH KILLING MACHINES.
Just how Scottish IS this movie? Well, you've got Billy Connolly doing the opening monologue, plus you have lots of shots of something that looks like Stonehenge (which is actually located in England, but has a Scottish feel to it), plus you have Craig Ferguson as the comic relief. It's like a two-minute Renaissance Festival.
Does this trailer work? Yes, but only because of the PIXAR logo that precedes it. Everything that comes afterwards feels awfully familiar, from the storyline (girl power!) to the goofy sidekicks. This looks very much like a Disney movie run through the Pixar gauntlet. I'm not wild about it.
Trailer Park: "Brave"!
Anyone can tell you if a trailer "looks good" or not. But Drew Magary, who spent over a decade working in advertising, is here to tell you whether or not a trailer WORKS. This week's trailer? "Brave"


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Sister Joan Chittister famously said, "We are each called to go through life reclaiming the planet an inch at a time until the Garden of Eden grows green again." Reflecting on that journey -- a blog at a time -- is the focus of this site.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Position Statement from "Network" Bishops
"The bishops who stand before you are filled with sorrow. This body, in willfully confirming the election of a person sexually active outside of holy matrimony, has departed from the historic faith and order of the Church of Jesus Christ. This body has denied the plain teaching of Scripture and the moral consensus of the Church throughout the ages. This body has divided itself from millions of Anglican Christians around the world, brothers and sisters who have pleaded with us to maintain the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and sexuality.
"With grief too deep for words, the bishops who stand before you must reject this action of the 74th Convention of the Episcopal Church."
They went on to say that they made this declaration as "faithful Episcopalians, and members of this House."
The Bishops of the Anglican Communion Network reaffirm this statement in its entirety.
As the Primates of the Anglican Communion warned in October of 2003, if the consecration given consent by the action of General Convention proceeded, it "will tear the fabric of our Communion at its deepest level." Sadly, this very thing has happened.
It is important to understand that the issues of sexuality are not alone, or even primarily, the cause of this rupture. Rather, a crisis of faith runs deep in the Episcopal Church over the uniqueness of Jesus as Savior and Lord, the sacred authority of the Apostles' teaching in the Holy Scriptures, and the responsibility Christians have to act in charity and accountability with each other. All these have been relativized and, in turn, this "accommodation" to the culture of North American individualism has been the context in which division has already occurred and may yet continue.
What is now to be done?
The issue for the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in June 2006 is whether the 2003 decision can be reversed and the tear in the fabric of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion can be repaired. Failing this reversal, the state of impaired or broken communion among those formerly together in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion can be expected to become permanent. We, the Network Bishops, are prepared to be part of the efforts to reverse the situation, precisely because we are committed both to the Anglican Communion and the Constitution of the Episcopal Church, and because we long to be instruments of healing and reconciliation in the face of division.
To that end, we unanimously support the recommendations of the Windsor Report as the basis on which our divisions may begin to be mended. We pledge to work with all bishops of this Church and of the Communion who also support the Windsor report, and the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates in particular, in working toward greater unity and mutual responsibility under Scripture and within the Anglican heritage.
The Rt. Rev. Keith Lynn Ackerman, SSC, DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Quincy
The Rt. Rev. James M. Adams Jr., Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kansas
The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr., Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina
The Rt. Rev. Daniel W. Herzog, Bishop of the Diocese of Albany
The Rt. Rev. Peter H. Beckwith, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wm. Duncan, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
The Rt. Rev. John W. Howe, Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida
The Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth
The Rt. Rev. John-David Schofield, Bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin
The Rt. Rev. James M. Stanton, Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas
The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey N Steenson, Bishop of the Diocese of Rio Grande
The Rt. Rev. David J. Bena, Bishop Suffragan of Diocese of Albany
The Rt. Rev. Stephen H. Jecko, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas
The Rt. Rev. Henry W. Scriven, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
The Rt. Rev. William J. Skilton, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of South Carolina
The Rt. Rev. C. FitzSimons Allison, Retired
The Rt. Rev. William J. Cox, Retired
The Rt. Rev. Alex D. Dickson, Retired
The Rt. Rev. Andrew H. Fairfield, Retired
The Rt. Rev. William C. Wantland, Retired
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- Jeff Martinhauk said...
Seems to be a long-worded report to say pretty much nothing, in my humble opinion.
Or did I miss something?
"With grief to big for words"....?????? Talk about horse apples!! Who are they kidding? If they cared half as much as they proclaim, they'd have stayed at the table. They's be working to find a middle ground. Actions speak louder than words....especially empty words like these.
Can't you see, there really is no middle ground? It is either your way or the other way. Neither side will give in, and we can't have churches in the same denomination teaching completely different doctrines. It would lead to such confusion...how would people know- each side paints their doors a different color? One red one blue?
Love and care aside, (because on both sides there are those who honestly care and hurt for the other, as well as those who despise) it is two different teachings on Scripture that neither can concede. It really is an all or nothing, no matter what side you are on. And that is where the "grief to big for words" comes from. I think, all along, both sides have known the truth. And to copy a well know phrase..."the Truth will set us free." It is time for the Episcopal Church to satnd up and profess the Faith that it wants to preach, and it will set us all free.
- Jeff Martinhauk said...
I've changed my mind.
I think there is a big change here.
Could this be a 180 degree U-turn, to use a much overused term? A direction to try and align against schism in the hope that some new thing will happen? I don't get it.
We saw and heard many voices of schism over the past three years.
Now, after reading Kendall Harmon's angry post today saying "game not over", I am rethinking. Why aren't there threats here to leave? What happened to those flyers that were distributed in Network churches not too long ago with the reports of the new Network but no mention of ECUSA?
I just don't get it yet. If the Network folks want to leave, I would hope that they are doing it in honest dissention and with integrity. I'm not sure I get what the point of the position statement is in forwarding that agenda.
To Laura, we have always had doctrinal and theological differences. We always will have theological differences, unless we become a confessional church with a stated theological position that everyone must asset to in order to become a member. That just isn't who we are. If it is what we want to do, then THAT would be a radical departure from our tradition.
So we tell them - "Nice try, guys, but 'No'."
The ball is then in their court. They won't leave; they'll continue to whine, and we'll be doing this all over again three years from now.
- Verge of Jordan said...
I would love to believe that it may beginning of a softening of stance, but I'm a little jaded.
- Jeff Martinhauk said...
Don't get me wrong - I don't think its a softening but I'm curious to see if it is a re-positioning.
And I'm sure I'm probably completely wrong-- I just wonder if they are really going to start a whole new thing why they don't say it, if they are doing it with integrity and honesty?
beyond reconcilation,
ironic question from someone with your name as to middle ground. But where do you think it lies? A looser communion to allow for difference at the provincial layer? Stronger DEPO/TEA to allow for it at the local level? They would be my options. Messy but possible to make work.
Jeff, you said, "To Laura, we have always had doctrinal and theological differences. We always will have theological differences, unless we become a confessional church with a stated theological position that everyone must asset to in order to become a member. That just isn't who we are. If it is what we want to do, then THAT would be a radical departure from our tradition."
When I was ordained, I promised to be loyal to "the doctrine, discipline, and worship of Christ as this Church has received them." Just what was I promising to be loyal to, if our common ground is agreeing to disagree?
By the way, how do you explain the 39 Articles and the fact that the General Convention of 1789 (the original) included them in the Book of COmmon Prayer and the GC of 1801 accepted them as part of our heritage from the Church of England?
- Jeff Martinhauk said...
Hiram -
How do you explain that some in the Anglican communion ordain women, and some don't?
How do you explain that some in the Communion believe in transubstantiation, and some don't?
We are, in fact, not a Confessional church. That isn't an opinion. Compare us to, say, the Presbyterian church, where each member assents to a "Book of Confession"- a common set of beliefs, as in say the Presbyterian Church is required to be accepted as truth for lay leadership and clergy.
If you accept the articles as the church received them, how then do you accept the actions of GC03? That then too, in your definition, is the "Confession" of the church for you to be loyal to.
- Jeff Martinhauk said...
Sorry - my sentence got all jumbled on the Presbyterian church. Meant to say- compare us to the Presbyterian church, where lay leadership and clergy are required to assent to the very thick "Book of Confessions", which espouses an opinion on just about everything.
Jeff, we ARE a confessional church: there are the 39 Articles, part of every prayer book. It is not a huge or detailed confession, like the Westminster Confession or the Synod of Dordt or one of the Lutheran confessions -- but it is a guiding statement of faith.
The trouble is, we have ignored our theological charter, for any number of reasons -- the anti-supernaturalistic assumptions of the Enlightenment, the popularity of Anglo-Catholic ideas, the identification of many Episcopalians with the intellectual elite (becoming subject to all the blinders and fashions of intellectuals), a politicized episcopate where (as in Lewis' The Great Divorce) one "gets ahead" by by being controversial and innovative -- all these things have created the idea that the Church of England and her daughters around the world are a bunch of free-thinkers gathered around Jesus.
Our confession gets in the way certain people want to go, and so they ignore and badmouth it. ECUSA may remain as a religious body if it does whatever it pleases and calls that the leading of the Spirit -- but it will not be a Christian body unless it believes the core doctrines of Christianity.
As for the actions of GC 03, I refer you to Articles XIX, XX, and XXI -- Church councils can and do err.
As to our "confession," the 39 Articles expressed the Anglican position on most of the Reformation "hot button" issues, while the BCP of 1662 expressed our theology through its collects, liturgies, and catechism.
Luckily, of course, all that was canned in 1979 -- though of course the people in the pews were never told, and fewer than 10% of them thought the 1928 BCP needed any revision in the first place.
Score yet another one for the "an inch at a time" strategy...
Please know that all of you who call yourselves orthodox Anglicans and who are feeling anger, rejection or disappointment are still as welcome as always in our church. The great beauty of the Episcopal Church is that it truly does welcome everyone. And I have yet to see anyone first ask how someone feels about an issue before exchanging the peace. That really doesn;t matter when it comes down to loving one another, does it?
Blessings from Dallas


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Base training on facts and statistics Take advantage of new technologies Incorporate policy into your training Your training program should also be strong in the types of calls you respond to most Base Training On Facts And Statistics If your department has a robust training program, outlined by a calendar of various topics and employing a mix of HOT, online and classroom training, you're ahead of the curve. But even in departments with well-developed training programs, training is often based on preference or habit, not data. Think about the topics in your training program. Do you know why they're included? Do they match your call make-up? Are they targeting specific skill shortcomings? (And yes, we all have them!)What's missing from many fire department training programs is a detailed needs assessment What's missing from many fire department training programs is a detailed needs assessment that in turn establishes a factual basis for the year's training topics. The needs assessment should include: Surveying the members to determine the types of training they want or feel they need. Measuring firefighter proficiency on basic tasks, such as NFPA 1403 drills, NFPA 1710 drills and EMS patient assessment skills audits, to assess personnel by mandate or by industry best practice. This will identify skills deficiencies to address through training. Incorporating call volume statistics and details. A significant percentage of the calls fire departments respond to are EMS and vehicle extrication But I'd venture to guess the training programs of most departments don't match those percentages. Yes, you need to train for the high-risk, low-frequency tasks. But your training program should also be strong in the types of calls you respond to most. Incorporating these "facts and stats" into your training program will help you keep it fresh, relevant and interesting. Firefighters can use their phones and tablets to access department training information and complete training assignments Take Advantage Of New Technologies There is something to be said for back-to-the-basics, keep-it-simple firefighter training. But it's a mistake to ignore technological advances. From teaching safe apparatus backing procedures to practicing hoseline deployment and Vent/Enter/Isolate/Search (VEIS) tactics, instructors have more options than ever before. Some instructors regard simulators as second-rate to "the real thing." Certainly, simulation and other forms of technology-driven instruction can't replace the value of hands-on experience. But they can augment it in important ways. Driver simulators, for example, not only save money because apparatus don't have to be taken out of service or sustain wear and tear; they also provide an environment where firefighters can learn without risk of injury. 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A large refinery complex will need to address various hazard mitigation and control problems that span both hardware and personnel needs. In the event standard hazard mitigation safety procedures and equipment have failed, the facility immediately initiates a hazard control operation. Passive fixed systems automatically engage the hazard through an array of sensors, mechanical triggers, and control algorithms. A properly designed system with adequate hazard coverage, preplanning, preventative maintenance, and testing will successfully terminate the hazard, while firefighting personnel respond and ensure no further hazards develop. This conceptual approach relies on hardware and personnel all operating as planned…. Combining permanent and mobile apparatus "According to plan" would never have any failures or fires, but history has a different script. In the worst-case petrochemical scenario, fixed systems fail to extinguish a hazard putting the entire response on human and mobile hardware resources. This would include but is not limited to firetrucks, mobile high-flow pumping systems, large mobile monitors, foam proportioning units, and large diameter layflat hose. This type of response escalates into a larger scale operation, sometimes involving agencies beyond the facility operator itself. Although a low probability event, the risk to life and property is significantly substantial. Fixed systems may be rendered inoperable due to the loss of electrical power or actual physical damage Reducing fire-related expenditureMore typical than the worst-case scenario, facilities experience both maintenance-related system downtimes and natural phenomena damage such as extreme weather and seismic events. In this case, fixed systems may be rendered inoperable due to the loss of electrical power or actual physical damage. In any of these situations, mobile fire apparatus may fill the gap requirements of the facility as their flexible storage and deployment would protect them from everything but the worst natural disasters. Their further benefit is that a smaller set of mobile apparatus resources may be used to protect a larger amount of infrastructure, especially while in use in a mutual-aid program between facilities and communities. According to the NFPA's report "Total Cost of Fire in the United States", fire-related damages and expenditures from 1980 to 2014 have risen from roughly $200B (adjusted for inflation to 2014) to nearly $330B. The greatest expenditure is in fire safety costs in building construction, amounting to $57.4B. Although the overall losses per year as a ratio to protection expenditures has dropped by roughly 70% over the past 30 years, petrochemical facility losses have continued to rise over the same time. In the worst-case petrochemical scenario, fixed systems fail to extinguish a hazard Petrochemical facility challenges According to the NFPA, refineries or natural gas plants had reported an average of 228 fires or explosions per year through the 1990s. Furthering this data with Marsh's "100 Largest Losses, 25th edition", refinery losses have continually expanded throughout the last two decades with 11 of the top 20 largest losses of the past 40 years happening during or after the year 2000. Two primary drivers of this trend are the advanced age of petrochemical facilities and their staggering complexity. As oil margins fall, upstream operational businesses are detrimentally affected by reduced investment in everything to new equipment, maintenance and passive safety systems. There is an observable correlation between a major oil price drop followed by upstream facility fire losses. Even with reduced investment and oil throughput growth rates, US refinery utilisation at the end 2017 was at 96.7%, the highest since 2005 (Marsh, The Impact of the Price of Oil). The short story is that systems and personnel are being asked to do more with less with each passing year. Cost-effective mobile apparatus systems Mobile fire apparatus is generally more cost-effective to procure when using standardised designs and application methodology. They can access open water sources by either drafting (when in close proximity to the water) or using floating source pumps (for variable level or difficult access water sources). Mobile fire apparatus is generally more cost-effective to procure when using standardized designs and application methodology With this open water access, they can provide significantly more water (upwards of 10,000 GPM or more per system if necessary) than any typical fixed fire pumping solution. Moreover, as their primary benefit, they are easy to move and deploy. This benefit allows them to be utilised at the point of hazard as needed while being easily accessible for service. While fixed systems are installed at "every known" hazard and must be continually maintained to operate effectively, mobile systems may be used sitewide or across facilities. This flexibility reduces overall capital expenditure requirements and establishes a valuable primary and secondary firefighting system depending on the hazard and facility resources. Combining fixed and mobile systems Permanent installation fire suppression systems are a mainstay of modern day firefighting. They provide immediate passive response with little human intervention. However, as facility utilisation is pushed to maximum capacity while fixed systems continually age out without adequate replacement or maintenance, mobile systems will need to both fill the response gap and provide a final wall to total loss incidents. The reality is that both fixed and mobile systems need to work together to provide the safest possible operation. Service and training requirements need to also be maintained to manage an adequate, or even better, exemplary response to hazard control incidents. Managing major facility uptime requires continuous oversight and to drive hazard mitigation standards throughout the organisation, including executive management. A safe, reliable and fully-functional plant is also a profitable and cost-effective plant much like a healthy worker is a better worker. Protect your people and property and you will protecting your company's future.


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Fast and futuristic racer WipEout 2048 for PlayStation Vita nearly had an unusual addition for a racing game, one that has recently been seen in games like Call of Duty: Black Ops. That's right: WipEout 2048 almost had a zombie mode.
On the EU PS Blog, Lead Designer Karl Jones and Game Director Stuart Tilley revealed details about a hidden mode called "ZOMBIE" that didn't make the cut for inclusion in the game. ZOMBIE would replace normal zombies with zombie "ships" — described as "1000 mph steel and carbon fibre machines of menacing evil" that "want you dead" — and would task players with surviving as long as they could by avoiding or taking out zombie ships.
Players would start alone on a track in darkness. Zombie ships would show up on "zombie radar" and approach quickly from a distance. A group would attack and ram the player, destroying themselves if necessary to take down the player. Players could pick up Cannons and (rarely) Quakes to defend themselves, but it would only be a matter of time before they died. As the mode progressed, more and more zombie ships would attack the player until surrounded, and eventually a zombie mothership would appear.
Unfortunately, ZOMBIE was a mode in prototype that had to go to the back burner and won't be in WipEout 2048. However, Jones and Tilley say that while ZOMBIE mode is dead, "it's not completely dead" (followed by a smiling face), possibly hinting at future DLC.
WipEout 2048 will launch with the PlayStation Vita on February 22, 2012.


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The air out there
Hong Kong has innumerable hiking trails right on its doorstep. Take a walk on the city's wild side and you'll discover some astonishing parallel worlds.
Pete Spurrier sits in a small office on a narrow street in northern Hong Kong surrounded by piles of paper and stacks of books. The blind rattles, the air smells like fish sauce and oranges. Spurrier is an office worker, one of many in Hong Kong, and he is here six days a week. But on the seventh he goes hiking.
Spurrier is Hong Kong's hiking guru. He has written several books about hiking in and around the city. "I have to get out to let my lungs and my spirit breathe," he says. That's easy to believe since Hong Kong is an urban jungle, especially in the minds of those who have never been there. It's a city of banks, traffic jams, skyscrapers, and crammed with malls and glass tower blocks; elevators sail right up to the clouds, and neon signs proclaim consumerism wherever you look.
But Spurrier's is a different Hong Kong. "Wilderness and beauty come together here. There are more butterflies in Hong Kong than in the British Isles. We have monkeys, wild pigs and snakes right on our doorstep."
I have to get out to let my lungs and my spirit breathe
A claim like this calls for verification, so off we go. Which way, please? Take the Metro to Wong Tai Sin Station, Exit C1; that's where the Hong Kong Hikers meet. There are 20 of them, mostly older Asians and Westerners united in their love of hiking.
We set off at a brisk pace, climbing up steep steps and through undergrowth until we pierce the first cloud. Colorful jacket collars bob up ahead as, gasping with unwonted exertion, we learn their owners' biographies. There's a French businessman who's brought along some chocolate bars to keep his energy up, an Irish missionary and a Filipina housekeeper, who has taken a day off. Many come for the company, to escape the loneliness of city life. Others are here for the scenery, for the view that is blurred by some last swathes of mist. Or is it smog? Above the clouds is also above the smog.
We walk along Suicide Cliff, a promontory that rises dramatically above the ocean of high-rise buildings, hence the photogenic name. We finally arrive at Lion Rock, which isn't marked on any hiking map. It was discovered by Steve Pheby on one of his famous cross-country outings. The Welshman co-founded the Hong Kong Hikers and he's leading our group today. Selfie break with an incredible panoramic view.
After Lion Rock, Pheby switches to an official path that's part of the 100-kilometer Mac-Lehose Trail, one of the world's most beautiful hiking routes. Stalls are just being set up for tomorrow's trail-running event. Trail running is the latest fad in Hong Kong, Pheby tells us. Even nighttime markets are selling hiking sticks these days. Pheby grins: "The 50-kilometer run is enough for me." He explains the sports and health boom that has overrun the city like this: "Since the SARS pandemic, which had everyone in Hong Kong wearing breathing masks for six months, people have developed a longing for fresh air." The highly contagious disease of 2003 triggered the trend? At any rate, more than 19 000 participants have registered on the Hong Kong Hikers website, and there are 200 hiking groups taking the measure of the metropolis in all directions as well as exploring its environs.
New day, new route, new destination. We're off to Lai Chi Wo, an old Hakka village in Plover Cove Country Park. To start with, the path is peopled mostly by locals as it's a standard walk for people with dogs. The dog owners are often ABC, BBC or CBC, in other words, American-, British- or Canadian-born Chinese. Later on, it gets lonesome. Spurrier talks of ghost towns he has discovered on walks, derelict houses with the good china still on the shelves and wedding photos on the wall. "People thought they were just going off to work in the city or to America or some place else for a short time, but then never came back."
Cows graze on a green field, living relics of a time gone by. The farmers went off to the factories or banks to earn money. The livestock remained. The only signs of former rice plantations are the old drainage systems. The paths people now hike were actually created by farmers bringing in their crop. Hong Kong imports all of its fruit and vegetables today. There were once plans to put up malls and hotels on the plain, but now it belongs to runners and Nature. Bamboo forests, gnarled trees, mauve and orange-colored blossoms now dominate the scene.
After a couple of hours on the trail, we arrive at Lai Chi Wo, a 400-year-old village belonging to the Hakka people. A Feng Shui forest towers skyward at the entrance to the village. It was planted by the inhabitants with the intention of appeasing nature spirits. At the same time, the trees provide protection from landslides and floods. An HSBC banner on the wall of the old school building flutters in the breeze. The bank is supporting a University of Hong Kong project to revive and keep agriculture going in the region. For this, it dispatches migrant workers to the old village to work the stony, acidic soil. They are helped by the last remaining villagers, one of whom is Susan Leung. She lived in Great Britain for some years, but then returned to look after her parents – and also to save the village and find out what the ground could produce. "First we grew sweet potatoes and rice, but the wild pigs came and devoured everything," she tells us. Then she points to a bamboo basket: "The only things they don't like are ginger and tamarind."
Another hike goes down to the water's edge, to Tai O village on Lantau Island. There are more than 200 islands to Hong Kong, and they give us an idea of how things must have looked in the olden days. Carts selling dried fish and octopus rumble through the village. Everywhere, there's the acrid smell of the shrimp paste that is also produced here. But there's no future in the fishing industry and the shores are emptying. Fok Fong Koon, 83, has spent his entire life in Tai O. He gets up every morning at 3:30 am, swims one kilometer and tends his garden. He grows melons, carrots and ginger, and lovingly prunes the Bonsai trees he grows in large tubs. His children have moved to Europe; one of his sons is an executive, and he has a married daughter in Switzerland. "I didn't want them to stay and become fishermen like me – it's much too hard a life." The old man only ever uses his fishing net to pick star fruit these days.
Many hikers end up in Tai O after climbing up to Lantau Peak. Up there, you can see the airport, the red ferry boats chugging out to Macau, and the Tsing Ma suspension bridge. You stand there, spellbound by this juxtaposition of nature and urban environment, and by the realization that just half an hour separates the metropolis and the leafy forest, the honking of car horns and the confusion of bird calls.
Our final hike takes us back up into the hills of Hong Kong – to Hong Kong island this time, and in the evening, for a change. At Tai Koo metro station we meet Tom Fathy, 37, a surveyor by vocation and a hiker by avocation. He and half a dozen coworkers often set off for the hills right after work, but today, only one person has joined him. They battle their way through rush-hour traffic for a quarter of an hour, surrounded by all the other office workers on their way home, but very easy to spot in their hiking garb. As they head up toward Quarry Pass they enter a completely different world in which the sounds of the city are muted.
After a half-hour's trek they reach a clearing. "Elderly people practice tai chi here in the mornings," Fathy explains. But first, they have to walk all the way up the trail? "Exactly," says Fathy, "it's what keeps them fit and young."
Darkness slowly descends and the men switch on their headlamps. Glow worms flit through the night, and the lights of the city twinkle between the banana trees lining the trail. The city of Hong Kong glitters beneath us in myriad colors. The hectic cookshops, the fortune tellers' booths, the lines outside the restaurants, the briefcase carriers – up here in the darkness, it all seems very far away.
Fabian Weiss
Fabian Weiss is a freelance photographer and a member of the photo agency LAIF. In his photo essays, Fabian explores the cultural changes taking place in our turbulent times, his intimate pictures and perceptive observations creating nuanced portraits of life within each individual culture. While on a teaching assignment with the international workshop series Publish Yourself! he produced entire magazines in record time. Fabian lives in Estonia and Germany, and works in the Baltic states, Eastern Europe and further east.
Our photographer was surprised to find dense jungle, broad bays and rugged cliffs right on the doorstep of Hong Kong. And no matter which nature trail he took, it always ended at an inviting food stand.


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Siemens and Tendril team up for consumer energy management solutionsStrategic Alliance includes Siemens Venture Capital investment in Tendril
Orlando, FL, and Boulder, CO, June 13, 2011
Siemens Energy, Inc. and Tendril, a leading energy platform company, have entered into a strategic alliance to market the Tendril ConnectTM platform to utilities. Siemens will deliver the Tendril solutions to energy marketers and distribution network operators with its proven project management capabilities, PM@Siemens. The partnership will initially target the U.S. and Canadian markets and then expand internationally. Additionally, Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) has invested in Tendril, making this its eighth investment in the Smart Grid area. Both actions enhance Siemens portfolio of Smart Grid solutions by extending available applications to include home energy management, enabling Siemens to create larger operational value for utilities.
Consisting of an integrated suite of utility and consumer applications, Tendril Connect is an open standards-based, scalable and secure platform for energy service providers and third-party original equipment manufacturers. By implementing Tendril Connect, Siemens will deliver applications and solutions that engage consumers to actively participate in home energy management programs, including energy efficiency, demand response, direct load control, electric vehicle and smart appliance management, and distributed generation.
'Tendrils expertise in consumer energy management and its highly regarded platform make them an ideal partner for Siemens, said Paul Camuti, president, Smart Grid Applications, Siemens Energy, Inc. 'Tendril Connect coupled with Siemens extensive utility systems integration experience and renowned project management expertise will help utilities bring the benefits of a Smart Grid to their customers in a timely and cost effective way.
The strategic alliance will provide utilities with a powerful set of tools to lower operating costs, increase reliability and meet efficiency objectives. Utilities will have the ability to perform demand forecasting and enable demand response event participation. Residential consumers will be offered a high degree of visibility on usage, better estimates of monthly energy bills and the ability to control their consumption to meet their individual needs.
The energy management and efficiency markets are crowded with companies taking a very narrow and piecemeal approach to solving a single problem for utilities and their customers, said Ralf Schnell, CEO of Siemens Venture Capital. What makes Tendrils solution so powerful is that as a cloud-based platform, it enables a new generation of products, applications and devices that address the needs from the meter to the home. Together, Siemens and Tendril provide a better return on energy for all electricity stakeholders.
Since 2000, SVC has invested more than 30 million in Smart Grid technology, systematically building a portfolio of companies that provide technologies and solutions for grid management, energy efficiency, demand response and electric vehicle infrastructure. SVC will support Tendril with market and technology insight, guidance on operational and financial questions and with contacts.
'As a globally recognized leader in energy-related products, services and finance, Siemens brings decades of expertise to bear for its partners, customers and portfolio of investments and makes them a great partner, said Adrian Tuck, president and CEO, Tendril. This alliance vastly expands Tendrils footprint, putting our next generation energy management solutions into the hands of more utilities around the world. Together, we will provide utilities with the means to deliver more value to their consumers while increasing their revenue and the efficiency of the grid.
Siemens understands the complete energy conversion chain and is able to transform todays grid into a living infrastructure that is smart enough to respond quickly, flexibly and comprehensively to societys energy needs. Siemens incorporates solutions for commercial and industrial applications as well as smart homes, including building automation, IT systems integration, advanced lighting technology and energy efficient appliances for a comprehensive Smart Grid solution.
The Siemens Energy Sector is the worlds leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2010 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR25.5 billion and received new orders totaling more than EUR30.1 billion and posted a profit of more than EUR3.6 billion. On September 30, 2010, the Energy Sector had a work force of more than 88,000. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.
Siemens Venture Capital GmbH (SVC), the corporate venture capital organization of Siemens and a business segment of Siemens Financial Services, invests in early-stage technology companies and established growth companies, focusing on the energy, industry and healthcare sectors. In this way, SVC identifies innovative solutions from which Siemens can profit and plays a key role in Siemens' global innovation network. To date, the company has invested more than EUR 800 mn in over 150 companies and 40 venture capital funds. In addition, SVC advises the German Siemens pension funds on their private equity allocation. It is in this context that SVC has launched the venture capital fund of funds Siemens Global Innovation Partners I.
About TendrilTendril is a leading energy platform company that is helping to drive the large-scale deployment of the Smart Grid through the development of forward-thinking solutions as well as its work to establish industry protocols. The Tendril platform provides an open standards-based, scalable and secure end-to-end solution for the Energy Internet -- the network for existing and upcoming Smart Grid technologies. With applications, products and services enabled by the platform, Tendril creates a dialogue and marketplace between energy providers, consumers and the energy ecosystem. Tendril is venture backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Siemens Venture Capital (SVC), Good Energies, RRE Ventures, Vista Ventures, GE and Appian Ventures. For more information, visit http://www.tendrilinc.com.
Tendril Press Contacts :Gina Manassero Schwartz Communications, Inc. Office: 415-512-0770 Mobile: 781-301-1010 firstname.lastname@example.com ONeill Tendril Office: 303-468-4449 Mobile: 303-324-7310 firstname.lastname@example.com
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I guess it should come as no surprise that the guy who had two kids, naming one after himself and one after his wife (Jada, Jaden; Will, Willow), and shoving them into each of his two professions (Willow, Music; Jaden, Acting), would give crappy, self-serving presents. It makes perfect sense. I guess the big question is how Roger Federer is going to explain that framed Men in Black suit showing up on eBay in a few days.
Smith is in Europe doing press for his new film, "Men in Black 3," and watched Sunday's [Masters] final [in Madrid, which Federer won] with his wife, Jada. After the match, Smith spoke to the crowd in surprisingly good Spanish, then brought out a framed costume from the movie as a gift to Federer. [Yahoo]
Not even speaking passable Spanish can erase Will Smith the inherent douchiness of gifting someone a giant monument to himself. Congratulations! Here's a celebration of my milestones! Didn't I tell you the Smith family are the kind of people who would have decals of all the family members on the back of the minivan, and every Christmas send out a breathless, 1,000-word newsletter on how awesome everyone's doing? You know they are. It's like Will Smith won a giant stuffed panda bear playing Shoot the Freak at the county fair and now Roger Federer has to carry it around all day, pretending he gives a shit.


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Prepare residents meals; read menus and tally sheets, prepare sandwiches, salads, desserts, breads and fruits. Present and plate all food listed on resident meal tickets using proper serving utensils and in an appealing manner; brew coffee and prepares other beverages; check and record food temperatures to ensure that established temperature goals are met and maintained throughout meal service.
Deliver food trucks, coffee carts and bussing carts to stations and units; collects food trucks, bussing carts and coffee carts from each station and brings them to the dish room for cleaning.
Serve meals and take payment in staff dining room; check and record food temperatures; clean staff dining room tables and chairs; restock and set up area for next day's service;
Fill sugar bowls, salt and pepper shakers and condiment in the resident dining room; clean dining room tables and chairs; set up tables for service; present and plate food listed on resident meal ticket using proper utensils and in an appealing manner, check and record food temperatures; records meal percentages for the residents dining in the resident dining room for lunch.
Clean and sanitize unit kitchenettes, all kitchen service areas, storage areas, dining rooms and refrigerators; record completion of duties on cleaning forms.
Restock storage areas, rotating stock as needed; transport food and non-food supplies to kitchen and unit kitchenettes storage areas; receive groceries and stores them properly to be used as needed.
A candidate for this position should have basic knowledge of the proper methods of serving food and of the care of tableware, glassware, silver and kitchen appliances; basic knowledge of modern cleaning methods and the use of cleaning supplies and appliances; the ability to receive, understand and follow oral and written instructions; the ability to receive, understand and follow oral and written instructions; the ability to communicate with others, effectively, both orally and in writing; the ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with others, such as: residents, general public, co-workers, and other department personnel.
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