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Is your passion for triathlon contributing to global warming? Are you guilty of littering and sloppy recycling habits? Does your need for speed conflict with your environmental ideals?
You might have never considered any of these questions but you probably should because the unfortunate truth is that triathlon can have a negative impact on the environment. You probably love being outdoors and like to see nature at its best, if for no other reason than a healthy environment makes for an enjoyable race. So whatever your feelings about individual responsibility for the environment, it's in your interest to help keep the planet in good shape.
Carbon footprint
Fortunately, there are plenty of things you can do to minimise the harm you may cause without compromising your performance. Jon Alexander explored these matters while he was training for Challenge Barcelona in 2009. His plan was to race while trying to minimise his carbon footprint. He says there are three main issues: kit, diet and transport. Where does your kit come from, who makes it, are the materials from sustainable sources and what happens to it when you no longer need it? Are these the questions you ask as part of your purchasing decision or is your only concern how fast it will make you go?
"Actually, the first question you should ask is whether or not you really need new kit," says Alexander. "It's nearly always the greenest option to keep using what you already have if you can, rather than buying something new, however sustainably it's been made."
Go green shopping
Luckily, if you do need to buy new kit, there are options that are environmentally friendly and fast. Take wetsuits, for example. A number of manufacturers have moved away from fossil fuel-derived neoprene to rubbers derived from limestone. One of these is blueseventy. "We use limestone-based Yamamoto rubber as much as we can," says Dean Jackson, Blue Seventy's global sales and marketing manager . "It's technically superior and we like the fact that the heat produced in the process is reused to warm water vats in which eels are bred."
Bamboo biking
If you're looking for a new bicycle, the temptation of a carbon-fibre machine can be almost irresistible, but have you considered bamboo? Calfee designs handcrafted bicycles with bamboo frames. Alexander rode one to a 5:51 bike split in Barcelona, so they're not slow. Craig Calfee of Calfee Design, says bamboo has several advantages over carbon. "Bamboo bikes' main performance feature is vibration damping. Additionally, they're more crash-tolerant. Although they are slightly less aerodynamic and a little heavier, it may be that vibration has a greater effect on performance than most athletes realise, particularly in long-distance races, and we're receiving lots of anecdotal feedback from riders to support this theory." They also look fantastic.
If switching to bamboo is a step too far, at least consider the oil you put on your chain. Simon Nash had a wake-up call while out on his mountain bike one day. "I cycled through a stream and saw some dirty oil wash off my bike. Suddenly I had visions of dead fish floating to the surface as a result of the poisonous petrochemicals I was leaving behind. "Nash began experimenting with vegetable-based oils until Green Oil was born, an award-winning, biodegradable, all-conditions wet lubricant. "We're also developing a dry lubricant and we already produce a biodegradable cleaner and a sustainably sourced wooden brush," he says. If your local bike shop doesn't yet stock Green Oil, let them know about it.
Degradable shoes
What do you do with your old running shoes? They might be horribly degraded by the time you've finished with them, but are they biodegradable? And what are they made from in the first place? Brooks, a running shoes and accessories company, has tried to address these questions with its Green Silence racing flat, a shoe the company says is both green and fast. "With the Green Silence we really wanted to see what could be done in terms of making a shoe that's environmentally friendly while sticking to our core principle of performance," says Martin Exley, Brooks sales and marketing manager. Exley says at least 75 per cent of the shoe is made from post-consumer recycled material and the midsole is biodegradable under the right conditions - these do not include leaving your shoes in a plastic bag in the boot of your car.
As well as the products you buy, it's worth looking at the packaging and distribution. Jackson says Blue Seventy has made a big effort to reduce the size of its boxes and to not use bleach. "We also ask our distributors to provide accurate and timely forecasts of demand so we can ship products by sea rather than plane," he adds. Similarly, Brooks uses recycled card and has eliminated glue and chemical inks from its shoeboxes.
As far as we know, there is not yet a high-performance green substitute for Lycra tri suits, and few serious athletes would be prepared to abandontheir body-hugging benefits in favour of, say, organic cotton. However, professional Ironman Toby Radcliffe says there's no reason triathletes can't be more selective about the rest of their wardrobe. He recommends Yew Clothing, a company that makes recycled polyester performance clothing from old plastic bottles and food containers.
Make minimal impact
Radcliffe is another athlete who tries to minimise the environmental impact of the sport he loves. He is a member of the Racing Green network and represents Athletes for a Fit Planet in Europe (www.afitplanet.com).
The manufacturers we spoke to are working to minimise their environmental impact, but as consumers we also have responsibilities. It's our job to ask the questions that show we care about these issues and to find out if we are doing enough to support the environment. For example, being a green triathlete is not just about choosing the right kit. What you eat also makes a big difference.
The meat debate
Training and racing burn lots of calories, which means triathletes have to eat more than sedentary people. For example, Alexander estimates he consumes around 5,000 calories per day when training. Because of the demands triathlon places on the body, triathletes should consume a decent amount of protein to protect and build muscle. For most people, that protein comes from meat. Unfortunately, the production of meat can cause serious environmental damage. Producing meat requires significantly more land than growing vegetables or cereals, and huge quantities of water.
While preparing for Challenge Barcelona, Alexander eschewed meat and, instead, ate substitutes such as Quorn; as an occasional treat he would have a piece of fish. "Research from Worldwatch, an independent research organisation, suggests livestock may be responsible for more than half of all human-related greenhouse gas production," he says. "Changing my diet accounted for a large portion of my reduction in emissions."
For dedicated carnivores giving up meat may be a step too far, but how about cutting down? Radcliffe only eats it once or twice per week. "I try to eat wild meat - venison, for example, when I can afford it - rather than farmed meat, as farmed meat tends to be high in fat," he says. Otherwise he'll buy organic meat and he'll only eat fish that's been sustainably caught and is approved by the Marine Stewardship Council.
Come back down to Earth
So, with your kit and diet nicely greened up, you can now race with a clean green conscience, can't you? Well, sure, but not if you fly or drive to your chosen event. In 2008, Crystal Palace Triathletes staged the country's first carbon-neutral triathlon. Afterwards they commissioned a report on their efforts that said 95 per cent of the race's carbon imprint came from transport.
Next time you're planning to race, ask yourself whether you could do an event close to home, cycle to the venue, use public transport or share a lift. It all helps and may even boost performance. Alexander travelled by train to Barcelona and says he arrived feeling fresher and less stressed than people who flew.
Offset emissions
Radcliffe, who often has to fly to events, recommends that you try to do two events at the same location and ensure you offset your carbon emissions. In fact, you could also offset more broadly. "Within the constraints of being a professional athlete and striving for maximum performance I do my best to minimise my carbon imprint," says Radcliffe, "but at the end of year I look back and try to offset any emissions I couldn't avoid."
Sometimes it's the small things people notice and that make a difference. For example, instead of tossing your gel wrappers on the road, stuff them inside your tri suit for disposal later. Save CO2 cartridges for race-day emergencies and use a pump the rest of the time. Ultimately, there's no need to sacrifice speed for greenery, but it does take a little effort on your part.
Racing green
Last year, Will Ashley-Cantello and a group of environmentally minded friends entered a number of triathlon and cycling events and came away disappointed by the waste they saw. "People discarded plastic bottles, gel wrappers and goody bags all over the place. We felt compelled to do something about it," he says.
That something was the creation of Racing Green, a network for people who want to race but are concerned about the impact of events on the environment. Racing Green encourages event organisers to adopt its "Six Spokes of Sustainability" plan for races. These include reducing waste and increasing recycling, showing respect to local communities and their environment and engaging and involving race participants.
Ashley-Cantello would love as many people as possible to join the Racing Green network and complete their survey.


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Ducks Unlimited is working with cattle producers to protect grassland-nesting habitat, thanks to a grant that will increase national recognition for the carbon storage benefit of native prairie grasslands. DU and its partners, including The Nature Conservancy, received the grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Innovation Grants program to develop a method for measuring and issuing carbon credits.
The method will provide ranchers in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota an opportunity to participate in voluntary carbon markets and earn an additional revenue stream for their operations. The credits are for carbon captured and stored in native prairie that is protected with conservation easements.
"The grant will allow us to pay grassland owners for carbon credits when they protect their grass from being converted to cropland, which would release the carbon stored in the native prairie soils," said Randal Dell, DU regional biologist-environmental markets. "This pilot project will be the first time a methodology for avoiding grassland conversion will be submitted for review to the Verified Carbon Standard, the world's leading program for generating verified carbon credits for voluntary markets. Crop producers and forest owners have had opportunities to sell carbon credits for some time, and now ranchers can be part of this market."
Joe Fargione, lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy's North American region, agreed that ranchers should be rewarded in the same way for keeping their grassland intact. "Carbon credits for grassland protection will not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but they'll also help keep ranchers, their way of life, and the people and wildlife they support healthy for future generations."
This week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding for DU's and eight other large-scale greenhouse gas mitigation projects in 24 states. Grant recipients are required to provide matching funds—either cash or in-kind services. In addition to the CIG, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing additional funding through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program to eligible producers to implement conservation practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Over a five-year period, more than 500,000 acres of native rangeland were converted to cropland in just the Prairie Pothole Region of Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. Threats to convert productive native grassland to cropland are expected to grow even stronger as global food demands increase. In rangeland areas, soil accounts for over 90 percent of the carbon storage. Converting native prairie to cropland results in an initial loss of 20 to 50 percent of the ground's carbon stocks.
DU has been developing the methodology for estimating how many grassland acres are likely to be converted for other uses. "The estimation of the likelihood of conversion on a specific parcel of grassland is central to the project," Dell said. "We must demonstrate that, without the project, the grass would be plowed under."

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You thought you had enough ATG team threads? Well, you were wrong
The idea of this thread is to create national, world, era wise or any other XIs (one at a time) by voting. We will try to form the teams that most represent the broader CW view. What I mean by that is that there will be no team structure imposed on the voters. The votes will be cast for one player at a time for no specific batting position or role type. Every successive voting will happen keeping in mind the team chosen so far. The team structure will emerge on its own. Think of it as a draft game where everyone plays together. As for the batting order of the team, you can suggest the batting position in parenthesis when you vote but I will use it only as a guide, and use my judgement in choosing the batting position for the most voted player. Success of this obviously depends on the assumption that most, if not all, will keep a good balance of the team in mind.
If that sounds good, I am intend to start with Australia All Time XI
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More Tiramisu
Just when the world doesn't need another tiramisu post, here I present you with two tiramisu. They're similar in design but for two different occasions. The mould is yet another collection of mine that I haven't got a chance to use. The design is also similar to the previous tiramisu here, except that this one is square instead of round. Since I think I made enough tiramisu already, this one is gonna be a short post. I just want to share this new look of tiramisu with you :)
These two tiramisu's are for different birthdays. One is for my coworker and the other one is for another coworker's girlfriend. The size is pretty small, about 4x8", enough for 6 people I think. I still like to use gold dragees to decorate the top, and I think I will be using them for my tiramisu :). I don't know which design I like better, the first or the second one. I think the first one is neater, although I used chocolate fence+ribbon combination pretty often already. The second one is simpler. Hmm..... decision decision.....
Anyways, since this is gonna be a short post, I'll just leave it at that. I hope you enjoy the pics. Have a blessed week everyone!
19 comments:
- . said...
I love the ripple/wave effect you've done, it looks like it would be very challenging to make!
I love tirimisu so much, but I am afraid I would eat it all if I made my own!
- February 16, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Bertha said...
LOL! make sure that there are other people in the house when you make it :D. No, it's not hard at all to make, it just requires patience :)
- February 16, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Carolyn Jung said...
This is so cool. It actually looks like the Olympics mogul run done in chocolate rather than snow. Very creative and very eye-catching. I bet it tastes even better, too. ;)
- February 18, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said...
This is absolutely gorgeous!
- February 18, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Nico said...
Very nice tiramisu, the mold looks very good. I have to make one next weekend, but is gonna be a simple one, nothing fancy.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said...
Where can we buy these molds?
- February 18, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Bertha said...
Carolyn: It does, doesn't it? in a way :)
Baking is my Zen: you can purchase the mould from www.bakedeco.com. they have a huge selection of baking stuff
Nico: I would love to check out your tiramisu. There's nothing simple about tiramisu as it always give you oohhs and aahhss ;)
- February 18, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said...
Thank you for the website where I can purchase the pan.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Sakorarox said...
ooohhh sooo pretty!
I've never made tiramisu before..its kind of intimidating! lol ONE of these days!:)
I love the wave pattern on top! how did you make it? you mentioned a mold?
- February 20, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Bertha said...
Zahra: there's nothing intimidating about tiramisu, really! it's one of the easiest desserts ever but yet one of the most impressive as well, and no baking involved ;).
Yes, I used a mold that has the design on the bottom, so you assembled your top layer first until the end, then freeze and unmold. it's tricky to unmold though. you should make it soon
- February 21, 2010 at 12:17 AM
- anna said...
How pretty! The wave pattern is very elegant but what I really love is the chocolate squares around the sides - so chic!
- February 24, 2010 at 11:32 PM
- nakedbeet said...
Gorgeous! Your coworkers are lucky.
- March 5, 2010 at 11:01 PM
- Cooking Rookie said...
This looks amazing! The only problem - I would be dying to try it, but I would be sorry to cut it ;-)
- March 12, 2010 at 10:04 PM
- Memória said...
I think both tiramisù look beautiful!! I have yet to try tiramisù.
- March 12, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Fahrenheit 350° said...
When this is the Tiramisu, the world definitely needs more posts!
- March 13, 2010 at 1:01 AM
- Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes said...
I'm loving your blog! This looks so cool, it reminds me of a gorgeous pillow with gold buttons haha
- June 18, 2010 at 10:11 PM
- Unknown said...
I love this tiramisu!!!
please, can you point exactly what kind of molds you bought? I went to this website but they have all kinds of them.
Thank you so much,
- November 6, 2012 at 7:52 AM
- Unknown said...
I love this tiramisu!!!
please, can you point exactly what kind of molds you bought? I went to this website but they have all kinds of them.
Thank you so much,
- November 6, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Bertha said...
Khrystyna: here is the mold that I used for this:
- November 6, 2012 at 1:51 PM


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Applications for the next round of veterans pavers in the Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park must be received at Ridgeland Town Hall by Dec. 28.
There are more than 200 pavers completed in three different sections within the park. Every resident of Jasper County is asked to visit the park to see these pavers because they are a tribute to local veterans.
The goal is to install as many pavers as possible to honor veterans who served after the year 1900. These pavers may be purchased for $100 each. Veterans who served honorably are eligible for a paver if they ever lived or worked in Jasper County.
Also, any Jasper County citizen may purchase a paver for any veteran who is a family member regardless of where the veteran lives. The veteran's name, rank, branch and years of service will be permanently engraved on the pavers.
There is one section of pavers available to the general public. There are less than 170 remaining. These pavers may be purchased for $250 each and are permanently engraved with an individual or family name, or a business or organization name. Pavers already in the park include private schools, churches, community organizations, utility companies, banks and various other businesses. There are also have several pavers that honor past community leaders. Organizers of the park hope to attract more local businesses as well as churches and civic organizations. Additionally, they would like to have more pavers "In Memory Of" or "Dedicated To" local individuals or families from Jasper County. There is no requirement to be a veteran in order to purchase a paver in this section.
Purchasing a paver in the veterans park would make a great (and permanent) Christmas gift, according to organizers. Contact Gary Hodges at 843-726-3200 or 843-476-9595 if you have questions about paver availability or criteria.


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METS: R.A. Dickey denied 21st victory by Marlins
MIAMI -- New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's best season yet ended with a no-decision and some surprising news: He'll have surgery Oct. 18.
After pitching six innings in a 4-3, 11-inning loss to the Miami Marlins, Dickey revealed he has pitched since mid-April with a strained muscle on the right side of his abdomen. Following the operation, Dickey said, he expects to be ready for the start of spring training.
"The pain can be fairly significant from time to time," he said. "It's part of this game, playing with aches and scrapes and bruises and tears. It happened early this year, but we were able to work through it."
Dickey struck out one-shot wonder Adam Greenberg but also gave up two homers in his final start of a Cy Young-hopeful season. He said the injury bothered him more than in earlier outings.
"I just felt we would keep trucking through," he said. "I guess the timing is fortuitous in that the significant pain I'm feeling now I hadn't felt before. But tonight it was hard to catch my breath sometimes. It's obvious it needs to be taken care of."
Greenberg fanned on three pitches when he batted for the first time in seven years in the sixth inning. He signed a one-day contract before the game, his first since he was beaned in his major league debut in 2005.
"I think the story far transcends the result of the at-bat," Dickey said. "It was important for me and him to treat him like a big-leaguer."
Dickey had beaten the Marlins in eight consecutive starts over the past two seasons, including five this year. He struck out eight to increase his NL-leading total to 230, and ended the season at 20-6 with an ERA of 2.73.
Donovan Solano hit a game-winning, bases-loaded one-out single off Collin McHugh (0-4).
Dickey left trailing 3-0, and manager Terry Collins said he could tell the injury
was a factor.
"It hasn't bothered him," Collins said. "Today he said it felt fine, then he aggravated it in the second inning. He said he still could go pitch.
"You could tell in the fifth he had a limp to his gait. He said, 'I'll give you as much as I can give you."'
The Mets rallied with three runs in the eighth to tie the game. After Marlins rookie Jacob Turner allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, beleaguered former All-Star Heath Bell helped blow their lead.
Jose Reyes tripled off McHugh to start the 11th. Giancarlo Stanton and Carlos Lee were intentionally walked, and after Rob Brantly struck out, Solano grounded a single up the middle.
Solano struck out in his previous four at-bats.
New York scored three times after Bell entered the game with two out in the eighth. David Wright hit an RBI single, a wild pitch scored another run and Scott Hairston followed with an infield single to drive in the tying run.
Bell, who has come to symbolize the Marlins' disappointing season, then departed to jeers from the crowd.
With the score 3-all, the Mets' Andres Torres tripled in the ninth. But Jordany Valdespin and Ruben Tejada struck out against Steve Cishek. New York loaded the bases in the 10th before Josh Thole struck out against Ryan Webb to end the threat.
Gorkys Hernandez and Brantly each hit his third homer for Miami. Chad Gaudin (4-2), who had been scheduled to start the season finale Wednesday, pitched a perfect 11th inning.
Turner, one of the few bright spots for the underachieving Marlins, allowed only three hits and two walks and lowered his ERA to 3.38. He made seven starts after being acquired from Detroit in late July and is expected to contend for a spot in the rotation next year.
"He's throwing the ball well," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "He's got a shot to make the ballclub next year." Notes: Before the game, Marlins INF Nick Green was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. ... Dickey has given up 24 homers, the most on the Mets' staff. ... Marlins rookie Tom Koehler will make his first career start in Wednesday's season finale against Jeremy Hefner.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Children younger than 16 could avoid future federal regulation and continue to work on their parent's farm under a bill scheduled for a vote this week in Missouri's Senate.
In 2012, the federal government proposed rules that would have prevented children from doing certain agricultural work. The plans were scrapped after opposition from lawmakers, but Missouri's Senate is looking to pass a law just in case.
The Senate measure would exempt children from getting a work certificate and from limitations on the number of hours and days they can work. Children would only need the consent of their parents to work on the family's farm.
The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Brian Munzlinger, of Williamstown, received initial approval last week, but needs one more vote before moving to the House.


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When an emergency develops, and we activate our Emergency Management Teams, even organizations that have planned for this specific kind of incident face risks that are difficult to quantify. Foremost among these, perhaps, is the question of how well the Emergency Management Teams will work together. After all:
- They're working on something that they don't know much about (yet)
- They've trained for this, but not as much as they would have liked
- They're under extreme pressure
- After the first day, they're very tired or close to burnout
- Some have concerns about loved ones
- Some might be missing or injured
- Some are worried about the future prospects of the company or their communities
- Some have rarely worked with each other before
- … and on and on and on
The people who staff emergency management teams face extraordinary challenges from outside the team. If they face the additional challenge of problematic communication with each other, their chances of bringing about a successful outcome decline markedly.
101 Tips for Communication in Emergencies is filled with tips for sponsors, leaders and participants in emergency management teams. It helps readers create an environment in which teams can work together, under pressure from outside stakeholders, in severely challenging circumstances, while still maintaining healthy relationships with each other. That's the key to effective communication in emergencies.
It's an ebook, but it's about 15% larger than Who Moved My Cheese?
What's on the rest of this page:
Here are some sample tips:
- Connecting the dots conflicts with listening
- In the emergency environment, we are under extreme pressure to "connect the dots." That is, we respond to the expectations of others by pushing for a clear statement of the pattern of the event as soon as possible. The result, often, is that we decide on a pattern — a framework for understanding the situation — prematurely. In effect, our need to connect the dots causes us to halt data collection too soon. It creates a tendency to slant our interpretation of what we're being told. It interferes with the ability to listen.
- This tendency affects everyone differently. Those who have a preference for making models and discerning patterns are more vulnerable to this error than are those who typically prefer to see and process more data. Usually, the technologists are more vulnerable than are senior managers.
- On the other hand, those who prefer gathering more data are vulnerable to a different (but complementary) error. They tend to postpone acceptance of working hypotheses until long after there is enough data to justify them.
- Both error modes are manifestations of the inherent conflict between "connecting the dots" and gathering data.
- Establish and enforce interface requirements
- In the routine environment, we permit team members to speak freely with those outside the team. Occasionally, this "out of band" communication causes problems, but it also facilitates agility, and we tolerate it. In the emergency environment, out of band communication is almost always a threat to orderly management of the emergency. In the emergency environment, communication between a team and others outside the team must follow interface requirements.
- This is particularly so in the case of a technical emergency team, because the spokesperson for the team might at times need to withhold information that isn't yet ready to be released. Others outside the team then sometimes attempt "end-arounds," in which they privately interrogate team members outside the awareness of the team lead or team spokesperson. Team members and all internal staff must be made aware, in advance, that interface protocols are to be followed at all times.
- Appreciate the consequences of demanding definitive responses from technologists
- When we demand that technologists supply scalar responses to queries that inherently require vector responses, we're requiring that they suppress information. That suppression, in itself, presents no difficulties to the emergency response team. But when the suppression of that information prevents the emergency response team from considering alternatives and issues that are its responsibility to consider, suppression of information by technologists does become a problem for the emergency response team. Indeed, it can become a problem also for the viability of the enterprise.
- It is the role of the technologist in a technology-driven emergency to maintain a clear grasp of the full dimensionality of the emergency. It is the role of the emergency management team to decide what to do. Neither can fulfill its role when the technologists suppress information, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
- In emergencies, leave no voids
- When people worry, they make up what they don't know. When we say nothing about a topic people are worrying about, we leave a void to be filled by rumors. Make an active effort to determine what your stakeholder populations are worrying about, and make special efforts to determine which of their concerns they're actually talking about. Make these efforts part of your situational awareness program.
- When you learn of a concern that's propagating within a given population — internal to the team or external — and you know that the concern is false or irrelevant, fashion and deliver a message to that population designed to assuage the concern. If there's any truth to the concern, address that directly. Letting it circulate unanswered will only give it space to grow to the point of unmanageability.
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Using This Book
- The Tip-Book format
- Ebooks are a little different
Understand the Emergency Environment
- Know the difference between a crisis and an emergency
- Become familiar with evolving terminology
- Understand the three dimensions of emergencies
- Understand the nature of the emergency environment
- Accept that the organizational posture will be more reactive than is typical
- Most emergencies have technical components
- The risk environment is novel
- Uncertainty dominates
- Some of what you "know" is wrong
- Standard procedures probably have broken down
- Standard policies might be obstacles
- Plan for absences
- Plan beyond COOP
- Use logical role designations rather than personal names
- People who rarely work together must work together well
- The consequences of failure are severe
- You probably get only one chance to get it right
- Good enough is good enough
Understand Emergency Environment Psychology
- Understand the Satir Change Model
- We tend to reject the foreign element
- In Chaos, people tend to be stressed
- Search for transforming ideas intentionally
- Establish an intelligence function
- Resolve preexisting feuds and duels
- Deal with substance abusers in advance
- Plan for the pharmaceutical needs of emergency management staff
- Anticipate status inversions
- Accept that people have different communication preferences
- Conduct training in managing "betterism"
- Understand the economic paradox of control procedures
- Simulation-based training is essential
- Use drills to screen team members
- Deal with emotions — or else
Understand Emergency Stressors for Technologists
- It's difficult to do careful research
- Experiments and tests are almost precluded
- Internal customer expectations remain high
- Responsibility, guilt, and shame
- I told you so
Understand Emergency Stressors for Non-Technologists
- Assets degrade
- Sense of predictability wanes
- Power inversions are uncomfortable
- The reactive posture is in itself a stressor
- External customer expectations remain high
- Connecting the dots is even more difficult in emergencies
Manage the Cost of Destructive Conflict
- Know the difference between creative conflict and destructive conflict
- Know why destructive conflict sometimes remains unresolved
- Resolve conflicts face to face
- Track the liabilities of destructive conflict
- Conduct regular temperature readings
Understand Person-to-Person Communication in Emergencies
- Person-to-person communication in emergencies is different
- Know the communication pitfalls of stress
- Avoid jumping to meaning
- Avoid hat hanging
- Listen
- Avoid completing the other's thoughts
- Avoid replaying dramatic putdowns
- Avoid rushing
- Avoid confusion
- Avoid mind reading
- Avoid living the catastrophic expectation
- Avoid starting with "you"
- Avoid blame dancing
- Understand the Satir Interaction Model
- Connecting the dots conflicts with listening
- Ignorance isn't a personal failing
- Establish a we-can't-do-this-now protocol
- Create criticism-free conversations
- Track metrics that measure communication problems
Prepare Your Teams
- Know what makes a team a team
- Team formation skills are organizational assets
- Introduce team members and their backups
- Avoid "shift changes"
- Know why teams fail in emergencies
- Assess preexisting conditions
- Know who's ready to go — always
- Establish a "ready line" for necessary infrastructure
- Understand the risks of team reorganization
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James Hinchcliffe went from finishing first to ... finishing first.
Hinchcliffe got the worst of it when several cars made contact in the opening lap of Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, setting off the race's only caution. Then, he said "something let go in the left rear" while he was warming up the tire and he got stuck at Turn 5.
That's where the St. Petersburg race winner spent the rest of the race since there weren't any more cautions allowing him to escape the track. He grumbled after the race he wish he'd followed NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski's lead and had his cell phone inside his car for entertainment.
"It was just shockingly painful and frustrating, because we were only four corners from pit lane," Hinchliffe said. "I mean, I could almost see pit lane. And you're watching everybody else just palling around and having a great time. You never want to watching, especially when you're sitting in a car right beside the race track watching.
"It's tough but the crew kept me smiling over the radio. We were having some fun banter, just trying to make light of the situation because at that point, that's all you can do."
Hinchcliffe had hoped for a much better follow-up to his first IndyCar victory two weeks ago.
Instead, he completed all of three laps after starting back in the 20th spot in what became a rough weekend all around. He didn't advance in qualifying and accused Will Power of blocking him and spoiling his lap, which Power denied.
Hinchcliffe was still smiling once he got clear of the car and made it back to the trailer. That's how racing goes sometimes, after all.
"The highest of highs and the lowest of lows, that's what this sport's all about," he said. "Unfortunately, every driver on earth, you're going to lose more races than you win. That's a statistical fact. But it's the good days like two weeks ago that keep you plowing through the bad days. We still have 17 races to go. We've got a lot of time left to have some good days."
Meanwhile, IndyCar said it left Hinchcliffe on the track because it didn't want to extend the caution period just to get him towed back to pit lane.
He was hooked to the tow truck when series officials noticed his car was missing one wheel, and they didn't want to risk further damage to his car. Hinchcliffe said his team was "happy to keep going."
"At the same time we were getting ready to go green as the track was clear so Race Control made the decision to leave the No. 27 car, and try to bring it back during the next yellow, which never happened," IndyCar said.
Scott Dixon, who was left on course for a large portion of last year's race at Long Beach, could understand Hinchcliffe's frustration. He said he was grateful a fan brought him an umbrella when he was stranded last year "so I could sort of cool off a bit."
But Dixon said the rule book is confusing.
"The rules state, they will tow you back till the last 10 laps of the race, so I don't know what the deal is with that," Dixon said. "I know I was (mad) when that happened to me, and Hinch should be as well. There's a whole lot of the race to go. I thought they were going to tow him back, but we already had a yellow ... I think they get worried about these yellows being too long.
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Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Stepmom is an ugly word
I hadn't seen the step-kids in over a week. With SR working all of these 80 hour shifts and me working week nights, I rarely get to see them for more than a few minutes at a time. I had really been looking forward to seeing them. Despite limited time together, we've been getting along better than ever last few months.
I had half an hour before I had to leave for work when they walked in. Step-daughter says with her sneaky smile "Are you going to work tonight?"
"Yes" I replied.
"Good, because I don't want you here."
Well, isn't that nice. I joked around with her for a while, told her she couldn't get her favorite gum if she didn't have me as a gum dealer. Things normalized and we were laughing again.
When I got back from work she was having trouble sleeping. She came down to talk to us. We talked about moving to Denmark. She said when she has trouble sleeping she imagines being in Denmark on the beach alone with her dad.
I honestly don't know where all of this is coming from. The usual readers of this blog know how crazy I am about the step-kids. I have loved them ever since I met them. They are charming and wonderful and I try to treat them as if they were my own children. But, of course, they're not. Well, sort of. Well, I guess I just don't know.
SR was later asking me about working yet another long ER weekend on our last free weekend before we move. Tears just started rolling down my face.
Well, we stayed up until 2am talking about all that has happened in our lives in just the last year and a half. And all the changes that are coming with our move. Even SR was moved to tears when talking about his son suddenly loving to run. There is a lot going on right now. With all that out, one thing led to another and, ah yes, young love ...
I woke up at 7:30 to do step-daughter's hair for her school pictures. She wanted braids, but her hair was too short. She said her mom would put braids in her hair. I offered pig tails. She accepted. But half way through she said I wasn't doing it right. I handed her the brush and pony tail holders and told her to do it herself. Not yelling. I just couldn't take it. SR took them to school.
I walked back into the bedroom and somehow fell right asleep despite the babbling Lorax and my guilty conscience.
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Hi Sealegs,
Sorry about my deleted post; still trying to figure this out ... duh. I wanted to chime in to perhaps offer you some comfort. Even when you labored 24+ hours to push out your beautiful baby girl, they still sometimes tell you "you're not doing it right!" I've learned to deal with occasional sassiness, usually with a firm but gentle, "You may not speak to me like that." And, sometimes, you do have to give them the brush and say, "That's fine. You are free to do your own hair."
Your stepdaughter is likely feeling a lot of anxiety over the move and all the changes over the past year and a half. Kids process things differently. Continue to be patient and loving as you have been and everything will be fine.
- 1 October 2008 at 23:13
- Nikka said...
Ok to be honest, I followed the link from Boobs Injuries and Dr. Pepper so i'm a random girl that randomly reads a random blog that you happen to randomly read and...yea. XD *fails at networking*
Hey, i just started reading your blog, and i wanted to say kudos for being a cool stepmom.
- 2 October 2008 at 00:34
- Abbie said...
I'm sorry. That post made me so sad. I agree with roselanwa about even our own children being sassy at times but I think it's much harder to deal with when the kids aren't the ones you pushed out. It almost seems to hurt more because you just want them to love you. You're strong. We're thinking about you and praying for the best.
- 2 October 2008 at 02:33
- Pamela Ann said...
From one SM to another. Just hug them as muh as you can, try not give advice not unless they ask and tell them you love them. Try not to offer to much of yourself, they have someone they consider their M without the S. You have so much to give your very own newborn. Nuture your child time is short, your SC will always remember the hugs and the love if you dont give the advice. They will like to hold on to something negative. Keep in mind life dont stay the same, time with them will go faster than a 5k.
- 2 October 2008 at 03:01
- Olga said...
I would offer that it is the separation coming, and that's why, like you're taking daddy away all by yourself. Kids do that.
What reminds me that I just bought a ticket to meet my future step-son i a month, and scared out of my mind. I never thought I'd be afraid to meet a kid, I am, after all, a pediatrician by heart, not only by training. What if he hates me? He just learned I exist, and not even in full details...and I won't be there fully to try and make a connection till, well, for a while.
Anyhow, hang in there. Kids are so rude and selfish at times. My older, who always responded to my emails (since he left) and never to his dad, last week switched preferences. What happened there?
- 2 October 2008 at 04:39
- green light said...
As someone who grew up in a "modern" family where not all parents were natural parents, be kind to yourself. You're doing everything you can. Lots of the issues your stepkids have are not actually with you, you're just a convenient vehicle for them to express their own fear about change. Deep breath -- you're the grownup -- let it wash over you. Being hurtful to you is a way for your stepD to exercise power within circumstances over which she has no control, and within which she probably has very complicated emotions. In 15 years, you'll all laugh together over this era. Doesn't make it easier now, but be strong.
- 3 October 2008 at 06:30
- Michelle said...
It's funny, because I gave birth to my daughter and she sometimes talks that way to me!!! And she's not quite five yet! (Man, I'm in for it with her.) Of course it's not acceptable, but it's not just step-kids who get mouthy.
Hang in there! You are doing a great job!
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Are dairy farm workers well paid? – Milking on the Moove:
I often hear dairy farmers say "farm workers work hard, but they are paid well too"
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Entry level dairy farm worker
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Historic Caterpillar tractors to remain in New Zealand:
A collection of 36 rare and historic Caterpillar tractors will stay in New Zealand – thanks to Ben Gough, executive director of Gough Group and his sister, Gina Satterthwaite.
The Canterbury-based brother and sister have secured a deal which will see the machines and associated equipment remain here following the sale in Rotorua of the privately-owned New Zealand Caterpillar Experience.
The Experience has operated for the last seven years, and is well known world-wide as a unique collection of rare machines.
"When the owner, Lindsay Willis, contacted us to see if we were interested in buying the collection, it was too good an opportunity to pass up," said Ben Gough. . .
Tamariki get farm training on customary land:
A training centre set up to get more tangata whenua into farming has taken on its first students.
Eight people have so far signed up for lessons on a South Taranaki dairy farm owned by Te Rua o Te Moko.
It sits on blocks of customary land in Normanby – collectively controlled by 1100 owners. . .
New Zealand Campaign Signs Two Year Contract with Global Campaign for Wool:
The Campaign for Wool New Zealand has just signed a further two year contract with the global Campaign for Wool.
National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests, who manages the campaign, has endorsed the international plan focused on the concentrated global populations in the Northern Hemisphere, principally in Europe, USA and Asia.
Chairman, Stephen Fookes said, "The patronage of HRH Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal family has provided a huge boost to the aim of creating a wool renaissance globally. We are now starting to see real evidence of increased demand at the consumer end, and this must eventually flow back to wool growers". . .
New Zealand cheesemakers set to battle for top honours at the tenth NZ Champions of Cheese Awards:
Wheels of cheese are turning, coloured wax is being applied and cheese is being carefully packed for shipping as the country's finest cheesemakers vie for top honours at the tenth annual NZ Champions of Cheese Awards.
From the smallest artisan cheesemakers producing one cheese a day to the biggest dairy plants exporting cheese globally, New Zealand's best speciality cheese will take centre stage under one roof later this month.
Marking a ten year milestone this year, the 2013 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards judging will take place at The Langham in Auckland on Sunday 24th February.
With 413 entries from 59 different cheese companies, including six first time entrants and a larger number of smaller artisan companies, this year's competition may deliver interesting results, organiser of the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards Vikki Lee Goode says. . .
Future of postal services: Rural delivery a lifeline says New Zealand Rural General Practice Network:
The New Zealand Rural General Practice Network agrees with Rural Women New Zealand when it says the special role of the rural delivery service needs to be acknowledged and preserved as far as possible.
The Rural Women NZ Postman pat-on-the-back Awards in 2012 revealed the extent of the social and practical services provided by rural delivery contractors who often deliver groceries, medicines, supplies or spare parts, all of which help farmers, small businesses and families overcome the obstacles of living long distances from town.
The award entries also revealed the very important social role played by rural posties. . .
First finalist named in Northern Regional Final:
Ian Douglas, from the Whangarei Young Farmers Club earned top place at the Northern Regional Final in Whangarei on Saturday 9th February, after a long day at the Barge Park Showgrounds.
Mr Douglas secured his spot at the ANZ Young Farmer Contest Grand Final in Auckland 16 – 18 May and took home the winner's prize pack valued at $9000 which includes cash components from ANZ and AGMARDT, a Lincoln University Scholarship for an entrepreneurial workshop, quality fertiliser products from Ravensdown, Silver Fern Farms retail products, and a Honda XR125 two-wheeled farm bike.
Prizes for the runners up included cash from ANZ, Ravensdown products, a Honda water pump, and outdoor power equipment from Husqvarna. All entrants have the opportunity to apply for one of seven Lincoln University Study Scholarships worth up to $4000 each. . .


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No. 2 overall seed Oklahoma (25-3) defeated Harvard (18-7), 4-0, at the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion Sunday afternoon in an NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Second Round match.
It was a milestone win for John Roddick in his fifth season as Oklahoma's head coach.
"I didn't even know," Roddick said. "I'm just more excited about going to Athens. I'm proud of the guys because it's never easy to get there. We still have a lot of work to do but it's always a good feeling.
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Playing at 4-all, Papac was struck in the face with Ghilea's racket while chasing a long volley. Papac suffered a cut between the eyes that was tended on court, delaying the nail-biting finish for several minutes.
"I think our mentality was really good. In singles we were really disciplined and didn't make the little mistakes that will drive coaches crazy. We're a little more prone to that in doubles but if we can clean that up, we're close to playing really good doubles."
Oklahoma's Axel Alvarez needed just 54 minutes to win 6-0, 6-1 over Harvard's Sebastien Beltrame at No. 2 singles.
Guillermo Alcorta capped his final collegiate match on his home court with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Denis Nguyen. OU freshman Austin Siegel finished Brian Yeung 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 for the sweep.
Oklahoma will face No. 15 Kentucky, 4-3 winners over Clemson, in the round of 16 Friday, May 16, at 3 p.m. Central.
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Model: WRT54G
Price: $149 MSRP
Rating: 3 out of 5
At $149, the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G is probably one of the least expensive 802.11g-based routers around. Indeed, the router sells for the same price as the related WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point.
The WRT54G can function as a DHCP server-- no news there. However, one interesting thing that I've not seen before in comparable products is the opportunity to specify a WINS server. This feature is likely to be of little interest in a home or home office environment, but it could be useful in larger networks where NetBIOS name recognition is needed, making the use of the DHCP function of the WRT54G a credible alternative to using Windows NT or 2000's DHCP server.
To its credit, the WRT54G remains one of the relatively few products that offer time-based filtering, so you can limit the Internet access of your internal clients to specific days and times. Unfortunately, there's no content filtering to prevent access to certain sites.
You can, on the other hand, block traffic on particular ports from reaching the LAN clients (say, to prevent them from accessing Usenet newsgroups) but you can't apply a time schedule to this, nor can you apply this to specific clients--either everyone gets access, or no one does.
The WRT54G has logging capability with separate logs for incoming and outgoing traffic. Lamentably, you can't view the logs outside of the router interface, and you can't even manually download them to a file to read offline. This limitation is unexpected, given that the WAP54G access point has the ability to push the log files to a specified IP address (albeit in a proprietary format).
Perhaps to compensate for the absence of inherent firewall capabilities, the WRT54G includes a bundled version of Norton Internet Security 2003, which in addition to anti-virus protection, provides a configurable personal firewall along with other features missing from the hardware, like the aforementioned content controls and even banner ad and pop-up suppression.
Of course, this approach isn't really a panacea -- the software is a trial version for one machine, not the entire network, and although the application itself does not time out, if you want to get anti-virus and firewall updates beyond 60 days, you'll need to pony up for the upgrade.
The WRT54G supports remote administration and lets you specify the port number for a modicum of security. On the wireless side, you can activate wireless MAC filtering to specify authorized clients (up to 40) that can associate with the access point.
Strangely, you can't dial back the WRT54G's transmitting power, but you can choose to shut it off completely--a less useful feature, but welcome nevertheless. Most surprisingly though, the WRT54G lacks the ability to back up its configuration to a file.
When it comes to performance, I expected the WRT54G's results to be more or less commensurate with those of the WAP54G access point, which of course shares many of the same internals, and the results were generally comparable. Throughput exceeded 20 Mbps at 10 feet, and tracked the WAP54Gs until 75 feet where it fell slightly behind. At 125 feet, however, the WRT54 was unable to consistently communicate with the client running the Linksys WPC54G card.
More noteworthy than the WRT54G's throughput, however, was the fact that it exhibited often erratic behavior and signal strength fluctuated a great deal. The unit would alternate between strong, weak, and no signal, causing performance to vary quite a bit.
It's difficult to say definitively whether this was the result of a substandard example of the product, or if the unit was particularly susceptible to interference. Since the access point didn't suffer from this malady, the former seems more likely.
The Linksys WRT54G is a good product, but it suffers from several underdeveloped and missing features, and it would be a lot easier to like if its firewall didn't ship on a CD. If things like a configurable firewall and robust logging and alerting are priorities, then the WRT54G isn't the product for you.


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Education, real estate tax breaks drove $131 million lobbying spending
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Mum telling off an idiot real estate agent.Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:31:39 -0700
I'm helping my mum buy a house at the moment and most of the real estate agents have been pretty good, but today we dealt with a real idiot. First, a little set up.
There will be 4 people living in the house: my mum, my grandmother, my husband and me. I'm my grandmother's full time carer and my husband and I can't afford a place of our own with room for grandma, so we live with my mum. As a result, we're after a 3, preferably 4, bedroom place. Either my mum or I have explained our situation to every real estate agent we've contacted. Most agents actually listen to us, but this guy today was a real piece of work.
He was an older guy, probably mid 60s and a real "good ol boy". We made it pretty clear to him after he mentioned kids at the first house that they were not a factor in our house hunt, but he knew better, of course. He kept bingoing me all though looking at the first house and then at the 2nd house till I flat out told him "Just shut up about kids, ok? I'm here to look at houses, not talk about babies" to which I just got a condescending smirk before he turned his back on me to bingo my mum! The conversation went a little like this:
Agent: "Don't worry, you'll be a grandma in the next year or so. She's nearly at the age where popping out a rugrat will be all she thinks about."
Mum: "I think my daughter knows her thoughts on kids better than you do."
Agent: "Trust me, I know women and you all want babies eventually."
That really pissed my mum off. She looked him dead in the eye and said "You know, if you actually listened to your clients instead of being a condescending dick, you'd probably have made enough commission to have retired by now." and we walked out.
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Skin Tactility – Opening Reception
Sidi Chen & Paige Caldwell
Skin Tactility confronts the personal-social issues that are seen by eyes and felt by skins from the angles of mental health, sexuality, social disconnection, and cultural isolation, which is discussed here through a visual language.
On View: October 16-November 3, 2017
Opening Reception: October 16, 6:30-8:30 pm.
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Regionalism good for Golden Triangle
Bill Crawford - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Just 15 months after they affiliated with his highly successful development team, Joe Max Higgins landed major Japanese tire manufacturer, Yokohama, and hundreds of high paying jobs for unemployment ravaged West Point and Clay County.
Friday, the Legislature approved a $130 million investment package plus millions in tax abatements for the project. "This is an historic day for Mississippi," said Gov. Phil Bryant, "and we are proud to welcome this world-leader in tire manufacturing to our great state. The passing of this legislation will result initially in 500 new jobs, with the potential to create up to 2,000 total jobs, and it will have a positive impact on the state's economy for years to come.
It was a year ago January that West Point and Clay County made the decision to turn over economic development efforts to the Columbus-Lowndes Development LINK managed by Higgins.
"The LINK has had the kind of success that we want our county to experience," Jackie Edwards, president of the West Point-Clay County Growth Alliance, said at the time. That success was $4.4 billion in investments and 5,600 jobs created in Lowndes County over a five-year period and included companies such as Severstal, American Eurocopter, PACCAR, Stark Aerospace, Aurora Flight Services, and KiOR.
"We decided that with their proven track record and similarities between our two communities, we should make a proposal to join forces instead of searching for a new executive director," said Edwards.
Six months ago Starkville and Oktibbeha County made a similar decision, signing a three year agreement with the LINK. Higgins says he already has a major prospect looking at Starkville and his team is working to identify new development sites in the area.
Meanwhile, the LINK renamed itself the Golden Triangle Regional Development LINK and expanded its board of directors to better reflect its new footprint. But, a more significant change is envisioned.
"We will propose legislation to the Mississippi Legislature to create the Golden Triangle Regional Development Authority," said Higgins. "This will be a new organization that will replace the GTR Development LINK. It will become the permanent organization responsible for recruiting and doing all the things associated with landing business and industry in the three counties." The LINK executive committee is charged with accomplishing this final transition.
TVA, the North Mississippi Industrial Development Authority, and MDA encouraged local leaders to pursue a regional approach.
"This … is a new beginning of regionalism that will ensure a smart future for our area," said Jim McAlexander, past chairman of the LINK board. "Together we will become stronger as we capitalize on a larger economic base, more diversified assets and the resulting economies of scale we create."
Going regional is hard for local officials. Good to see it paying off.
Read more: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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PITTSBURGH – Kicking off a day of outreach to blue-collar America, President Barack Obama defended his bailout of the auto industry, saying "the success of our economy depended on it."
"Our belief was that if GM retooled and reinvented itself for the 21st century, it would be good for American workers, good for American manufacturing, and good for America's economy," Obama said. "I'm pleased to report that's exactly what's begun to happen at this plant and at others."
"And I'll tell you what: I will double down on the American people and all of you any day of the week," Obama added.
Obama also announced that his administration has finalized a new national standard for greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks. The proposed new regulations call for the average fuel efficiency for new vehicles to reach 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.
"For too long, our auto companies faced uncertain and conflicting fuel economy standards that made it difficult for you to plan down the road," Obama said. The national standard will provide the auto industry with "long-overdue clarity, stability, and predictability."
Obama announced the new policy, which is intended to create more fuel-efficient cars, at a General Motors plant near Youngstown, Ohio. The standards have been welcomed by automakers and environmentalists alike. Obama first revealed the plans to create streamlined restrictions – as opposed to different ones from state governments and federal agencies – in May.
After meeting privately with General Motors workers in Lordstown and then addressing them on the factory floor, Obama planned to fly to Pittsburgh to speak at the AFL-CIO conference.
In Ohio, Obama continued to walk the tightrope of touting what he believes are the successes in his economic policy while being wary that unemployment is inching toward the double digits. His policies, he said, "helped stop an economic freefall."
At the auto plant, Obama noted that 150 of workers came back to work yesterday, and more than 1,000 will be coming back to work in less than three weeks. Obama also noted that the plant will begin production of the Chevy Cruze, a new car that will get more than 40 miles per gallon.
Obama also highlighted the success of the cash for clunkers program. The Commerce Department revealed numbers Tuesday that showed auto sales were up 12 percent in August.
Obama's Rust Belt swing comes just days after his administration announced that it would impose tariffs on Chinese tires, a move that American labor lauded but that has tipped off a potential trade war with Beijing, which as threatened to retaliate.
But Obama makes the case that his economic policies are putting the country back on the right track after unemployment took an unexpected jump closer to 10 percent in August and on the heels of a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll that Americans are nearly split on his handling of the economy, with 51 percent of them approving.
Joining the president on his trip to Ohio were Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and the state's Democratic Reps. Tim Ryan, Betty Sutton and Charlie Wilson.
Brown pointed to the success at the GM plant in his home state as more than "just an upward blip."
"What's happening in Lordstown is what the recovery is all about," Brown told reporters en route to his home state. "This is the beginning of something."
The national policy on emissions standards will toughen federal mileage standards and provide streamlined guidelines for automakers.
The auto industry has long wanted a national emissions standard to reduce the cost of complying with a variety of them, from Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency and states such as California, which had raised the bar on restrictions.
California officials are supportive of Obama's effort. The national policy is similar to the one the state had fought to implement.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA administrator Lisa Jackson briefed reporters on the new standards Tuesday.
Obama defends auto bailouts
"The success of our economy depended on" GM bailout, Obama says
PITTSBURGH – Kicking off a day of outreach to blue-collar America, President Barack Obama defended his bailout of the auto industry, saying "the success of our economy depended on it."


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Firefighters tackle River Run in full gear
Jacksonville firefighters run to honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took the lives of 343 firefighters. To honor their fallen brothers, a group of Jacksonville firefighters have run the 15K Gate River Run in their bunker gear every year since.
"Those guys went up that building, went up all those flights of stairs, and we're just running 10 miles. It doesn't even compare," firefighter Mike Wells said.
Eric Prosswimmer came up with the idea. Although he can't do it this year because of training, the firefighter said he's going to do it every other year until he physically can't run the race anymore.
And then, he's going to have someone push him in a wheelchair in his 45-pound bunker gear.
Allen Mallard has done it nine times.
"Initially, when you first start out, you're psyched up. You don't feel it," Mallard said. "But when you get three or four miles into it, you kind of go numb."
Support from the community is overwhelming.
"It doesn't even seem like 10 miles because during the whole run, it's constantly people talking to you, pushing you on, egging you on to finish the race," said Wells, who will run the race in his gear for the third time Saturday.
To the firefighters, it's the least they can do.
"Things are so quickly forgotten, what those guys did," Mallard said. "They literally gave their life, the same thing anybody here in Jacksonville would do if we had the same thing happen here. And we're just trying to keep their memory going on."
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[Bronx, NY] In a residential apartment building section of the Bronx, on a far-away, isolated, warehouse-lined street, located at 865 East 135th Street and Walnut Avenue, in a very quiet space just above the third floor, where the sound of the music was buzzing, signaling that something cool was taking place, there was a very special event going down at the True Sound Lounge last Saturday evening.
The exclusive event at True Sound Lounge was hosted by Getti Visions, Go Le Gare's Studio 73, and True Sound Lounge. Many beautiful people were invited to a special fashion show event, many photographers were taking pictures of a big whiteboard which presented the logos of the different sponsoring companies: Kastle Designs and Treasure Chest, Getti Visions, Robibero Winery, DJ Madic, GoLe Gare's Studio 73 and Juici Creations.
As the fashion show was about to start, many more people continued to come and they had to rush to take their seats. The hosts,George and Getti, said a few words before the show began; soon, as many as twelve models started to strut their stuff, rocking the DpiperTwins clothing line as they hit the runway looking so fabulous and stunning as ever. Danielle and Chantelle, the Dpiper twins were present and they did their "thang." When the fashion show ended, the many photographers at the event started to take pictures of the 12 models who had walked the runway; the models, including the Dpiper twins, struck provocative poses and smiled for the camera.
I thought the runway was pretty awesome with all the sparkling lights that change colors perpetually. Anyway I liked the show and the setting very much. Soon many ladies and gents started to dance and enjoy themselves. There were also singing performances and a DJ Madic cranking up the music. All in all this event was something very special that everybody could enjoy.
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Why buy property in london Turkey
Buying a property in certain parts of London gives you excellent rental potential with high paid city workers constantly seeking quality properties for both short and long term rentals, for those who have given up on long commutes through the congested London traffic or the cramped tube journeys.
Anyone thinking about purchasing a property for investment, would do well to buy along the banks of the Thames, prime locations where rental prices are at their highest in the city of London, and many of the city workers have just a short walk to the office.
Property for sale in LONDON Turkey
London the capital city of England and one of the most visited cities in the world, sits on the banks of the famous River Thames in the southeast of Great Britain.
A vast city with many sub-districts, and a multicultural population with over 300 languages spoken by its citizens who represent approximately 270 different nationalities.
London visitors are attracted by its history and vibrancy, with a host of places to see such as the famous Big Ben clock tour, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Tower Bridge to name a few, along with a host of museums, art galleries, theatres, in fact the list goes on, one visit is never enough.
London though a crowded city, still manages to boast more lush green park land than any other capital city in the world and its nightlife is amazing with nightclubs and bars galore, theatres, and fine dining restaurants to suit every palate.
Shopping in London is amongst the best in the world, with something to suit every budget, the famous Oxford Street which hosts almost every branded store you can think of, and you have the London markets, Portobello, Spitalfields, Brick Lane, and Camden Market for a fantastic range of fashion items.
Property in London
Real estate in London has always been in great demand both nationally and globally, with approximately 55% of London's West End and Mayfair homes being owned by non EU overseas buyers. Despite the rising prices in prime London locations, buying a home in London is widely considered as one of the most attractive investment option.
If you are looking to buy property in London you first need to look at the different areas and your reason for buying, as London property for sale is spread over a vast area and several zones.
West London
London's west end has always been favourite for family home buyers and property investors looking for a healthy and secure rental income, an ideal area for both types of buyer with its brilliant transportation links and excellent schooling.
East London
London's east end has for many years had many run down areas, however over the past decade these areas have seen development and regeneration which has injected life back into the area with vibrant entertainment zones, and city transport links making the east end a popular place for professionals and the young creative population of London, perfect for investment purposes, with its steady rising prices.
South East London
The financial hub of London, where accommodation in London is becoming a firm favourite like never before, with its fantastic new riverside developments of modern apartment complexes with many social facilities, and some of the best city transport links. Set to become the 'New London' which is already becoming a very desirable place to live and a London property investment hotspot.
North West London
The leafy north west area of London is another all-time favourite for families, professionals, and celebrities with some areas being the most sought after in London commanding the highest prices with an ever increasing market and year on year increases of up to 9% in some north west London areas.
North London
North London's Islington, N1, has always been a desirable area for property investors, with great connections and close proximity the city and the west end, with its own lively entertainment scene. Other areas of North London are also undergoing huge developments, with King's Cross seeing the largest development with over 2,000 new homes and a huge shopping mall with fine dining restaurants and more including a high speed rail link to Paris and Brussels, perfect for investors looking for secure rental yields and long term capital appreciation.
South West London
Has the affordability compared to other areas of London, and has recently been voted as the best place to live by readers of a national magazine, with its huge green parkland, some of the finest state, private and international schools, nightlife and accessibility with the busiest over ground train station in the country.
Central London
The centre of the city of London has always been known for its business and retail areas, however, with recent developments this area should not be overlooked by investors, with Victoria and Westminster seeing new residential complexes, and the refurbishment of old buildings such as the Old Scotland Yard and Victoria Railway station preserving some of the city's history.
Types of Accommodation for Sale in London
With London being full of wonderful history and seeing a great deal of regeneration in many of its zones the types of property vary greatly, from old Victorian town houses, and renovated ancient buildings providing homes with story's to tell, to luxury modern apartments in large residential complexes with excellent facilities of restaurants, bars, fitness, centres, shopping facilities and more.
For further information about London property for sale and how we can find the right property for you contact our consultants at our Mayfair, London offices.
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More charges have been filed against a couple accused of targeting and killing a South Carolina sex offender.
UNION, S.C. � More charges have been filed against a couple accused of targeting and killing a South Carolina sex offender.
Bond was denied Monday for Jeremy Moody, 30, and his wife, 36-year-old Christine, on charges of first-degree burglary and two counts each of kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
The Moodys were arrested last week and charged with murder in the deaths of Charles Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen, 51. Both Parkers were shot and stabbed at their home in Union County.
Union County Sheriff David Taylor has said Gretchen Parker wasn't specifically targeted but was killed because she was in the house.
Taylor has also said that Jeremy Moody confessed to the crime after his arrest, telling investigators they had arrested him just in time before he killed another sex offender.
Taylor planned to hold another news conference this week to discuss the case. Taylor said Moody implied he has killed before.
During a news conference on Wednesday, Taylor said Moody told investigators, "This isn't the first time something like this has happened."
The Moodys have a court appearance scheduled for Oct. 8.
Charles Parker was required to register as a sex offender after he was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct about a decade ago.


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Sometimes, it's easy to think that the trail is out to get you. There are so many sticks, branches, and various other sharp bits that are constantly nicking at your legs. That's why we created our durable, no-fuss Women's Mountain Knee-High Socks.
As the name suggests, they're built tall to provide ample coverage, protection, and comfort. But what you might not guess is that they feature a lightweight blend of our VaporRize™ and Merino yarns that work in tandem to naturally control temperatures, manage sweat buildup, and fight odor. In other words, they're comfortable. And to further ensure this, we've included a mid-foot arch support and a light underfoot cushion to help absorb vibration and chatter from the trail.
- VaporRize™ Merino blend yarns naturally control heat and moisture buildup, while also fighting against odor.
- Lightweight underfoot cushion adds an extra buffer to trail vibration, which also combats friction and hotspots over the course of a ride.
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