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Local Child Care is a collection of Australian based local Child Care directories. The directories have been successful for well over 2 years now, but the original websites have both dated and grown significantly, and are now very much in need of a redesign. We are looking for 2 page concepts that will be used to freshen things up.
Child Care is a collection of Australian based local Child Care directories.
The directories have been successful for well over 2 years now, but the
original websites have both dated and grown significantly, and are they now
very much in need of a redesign.
note that there will be significant functionality changes to the existing
website, and it should only be used for reference.
A copy of
the logo can be downloaded at:
A second version of the logo can be found at
We are
looking for 2 page concepts (landing page and a search results page).
a landing
page for the parent directory - This will basically just be the gateway to all
of the local directories. The current version of this can be found at: http://localchildcare.com.au/home
The new
landing page requires a very prominent postcode/suburb search, three calls to
action including newsletter signup, some body copy, and several text boxes. The
logos for the other directories should not be included.
should steer right away from blue and orange, as competitor uses these colours.
Suggestions are a light purple mixed with another colour from the logo –
anything too bright (like yellow) has been tried and is not recommended.
results page
a typical
Google Maps results page - This will basically be a detail page using the
design of the landing page but containing Google Maps content. An example of
the content can be found at:
the key requirement is simply a fresh concept. I'd recommend modern, clean,
professional and web 2.0 as possible starting points, but since this is about
concepting am totally open to ideas. Something we would like ot make clear is
that the site is targetted to adults and not to kids, and professionalism and
trust are important. Anything too "kiddy" will not get that across.
We are
looking to pay for the concept that we think most closely fits the bill
(whether we use it or not), which we hope makes for a slightly different
contest in that we are looking for fresh ideas and creative executions rather
than finished and polished designs.
We do not
exit contests early. We pay promptly. We are happy to provide references,
portfolio pieces and credit.
No logos
required. No cutting required. No finishing work required.
- Landing page concept for localchildcare.com.au
- Search Results page concept for shirechildcare.com.au
So far the only thing we don't want is for the design to be too "kiddy". This website is for the owners and managers of childcare centres and for parents looking for childcare, so while it is child oriented, the audience is adults.
Keep your entries simple, and don't spend too much time on them - that way we should be able to work out a concept between us. I do not like entries that appear half an hour before a contest closes, as this provides no opportunity to work with the designer, and I do not like entries that are blatant rip-offs of existing entries - since we are looking for a concept here rip-offes will be disregarded even if they are better.


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Because there are people who work while claiming the dole, and this is being classed as a venal sin.
I am not so sure about the link to the IRA activities, unless he is paid for them.
NB: Bernard Mac Laverty [ he's making a point about the spelling of the name "Mclaverty".
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VANCOUVER -- A wannabe Ferrari that erupted into flames could easily have caused the downfall of a waterfront community near Lions Bay Friday, say fire officials.
Late Friday, Lions Bay Fire Chief Andrew Oliver got a call that a Ferrari had caught fire in a residential garage in Strachan Point, an unincorporated community about 30 kilometres north of Vancouver. But when firefighters got to the home, not only did they fail to find a supercar, they couldn't find enough water to stop the blaze from spreading.
"The guy said it was a Ferrari, but it was a kit car," said Oliver. "A poor man's Ferrari ... he didn't even have the big engine in it either."
The dressed-up, two-door, four-cylinder Pontiac Fiero had seemingly gone up while its battery was being charged, Oliver said. The flames then spread to an (ostensibly authentic) Audi TT parked next to it and developed into a fully-involved fire within minutes of the call coming in.
The blaze would not have been particularly troubling were the home located in another community. But not only were firefighters not obliged to respond because Strachan Point doesn't pay for municipal services, when crews began fighting the flames they realized they were dealing with a local water system that was shockingly inadequate.
"We thought we had it and then we (ran) out of water," said Oliver.
He said the community has a small water supply connected to one-and-a-half inch diameter standpipes. Firefighters can connect to the equipment, but modern engines are typically fed by four or five-inch pipes that carry a far greater volume of water at a minimum of 500 gallons per minute.
"We were getting 25," said Oliver.
The fire engines went through the 2,000 gallons of water they hauled in with them, and sucked the community's estimated 8,000 gallon tank dry in no time, he said. Then crews fell back to pumping salt water onto the fire directly from the ocean.
The community of about 15 homes was completely unprepared for a fire, said Oliver, and eventually the firefighters realized they could not save the burning house. They told residents all they could do was try to stop the real danger that the fire could spread through the community.
Officials called in a fire boat from Vancouver and the crew braved dense fog to travel from the Burrard Inlet to Strachan Point.
"It was like pea soup Friday night and Saturday," said Oliver. "They had gone underneath the Lion's Gate Bridge and they couldn't even see it."
With help on the way, crews started fireproofing the surrounding homes. Their efforts paid off and by daybreak firefighters from three municipalities had put out the flames.
"When we left in the morning after getting this fire out, (residents) didn't have enough water to brush their teeth," said Oliver.
"They've got their head in the sand — they've been told they've got an issue," he said, adding that fire officials had warned members of the community as far back as the 1990s that their water system was inadequate.
"You've got half a community that want to address it and half a community that don't," he said. "The guys with the biggest voices ... are being heard."
Oliver said it's a problem that also affects neighbouring communities. When engines from one municipality are called out to help fight a fire in another area, their halls need to be helped out by engines from yet another community, and so on.
"They were lucky we came," he said.
The cost of the firefighting service — estimated to be in the tens of thousands — will be the responsibility of the owner of the home where the Faux-rrari was parked and possibly other residents.
The three bedroom, three bathroom home was on the market for an asking price of $1,850,000.
Lion's Bay officials could not be reached to discuss whether Strachan Point residents have approached the municipality about extending services to their community.


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Video: Ryan Hollins kicks Jeremy Lin while he's down
By Rob Mahoney
Clippers big man Ryan Hollins has a long track record of cheap shots (including shoves, punches, trips, elbows and an incomprehensible amount of trash talking), but this latest entry is a new low even for a player with such an extensive body of work.
After losing the ball thanks to the prying hands of Houston's Jeremy Lin on Wednesday, Hollins found himself trailing behind Lin as the Rockets' point guard looked to push the break. Fellow Clipper Lamar Odom first bodied up Lin to commit an ordinary foul, but when that nudge sent Lin into Hollins' path, the hot-headed big man just couldn't help himself. As Lin struggled to keep his footing, Hollins visibly kicked Lin -- only to hold his hands up and claim innocence.
After some discussion, the play was called as a flagrant foul 1, and this play would definitely seem to be deserving of that judgment based on it being wholly "unnecessary" contact. Either way, this surely won't be the last that we see of Hollins -- who was named one of the dirtiest players in the league last season in a Sports Illustrated player poll -- in the context of flagrant/technical/hard fouls. He just has a way of grossly exaggerating his physical response to otherwise normal basketball situations, and clearly has little regard for the written and unwritten rules of the game.


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Share your pictures, videos, and stories from your visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on our social media. We might even feature you in one of our promotions!
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Kings-Ducks rivalry a clash of personalities, not styles
Teams that match up evenly, similarly in on-ice personnel are very different otherwise
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The freeway they refer to in this so-called Freeway Series could be just about any one, or a combination of several: the 405, the I-5, the 57, the 605, the 22, the 710, the 105 to 110 to downtown Los Angeles.
It's like the old Johnny Carson skit, where he plays Art Fern of the Department of Highways with his pointer and the map of all the various ways to get lost trying to navigate the maze of Southern California roadways ("Take the Slauson Cutoff. Cut off your Slauson. Get back in the car …")
From this vantage point, trying for a spot to camp that's approximately equidistant from L.A.'s Staples Center and Anaheim's Honda Center, it's a fascinating study watching two very evenly-matched teams go at it while never having to board a plane, only busing to each other's buildings.
Or, in the case of the Ducks, shunning the Kings' practice facility, even while staying in a hotel in L.A. between Games 3 and 4.
It's a study of two hockey franchises — one (1967 for the Kings) very much senior to the other (1993), each with a single Stanley Cup in its trophy case — that could scarcely be more different in personality.
Starting at the top with the general managers, Ducks' crimson-complected Bob Murray, who apprenticed under Brian Burke, and Kings' mad professor Dean Lombardi, the teams diverge in sharply different directions only to arrive at the same point.
Tied 2-2 heading into Monday night's fifth game at Anaheim, home ice has meant nothing so far, with the road team winning all four meetings.
L.A.'s fans have travelled to Anaheim in the thousands, but the traffic has mostly been one-way, so the Kings have felt right at home in either building. The Ducks have had to make their own emotion when at Staples.
The head coaches, garrulous Bruce Boudreau of Anaheim and terse Darryl Sutter of L.A., were brilliantly described by the Orange Country Register, pre-series, as Gabby versus Crabby. (Gabby is Boudreau's actual nickname.)
Boudreau can give you a colourful treatise on just about any topic, and hangs around after formal scrums to chit-chat with whoever has a follow-up query.
Sutter can convey more in a few words than most coaches in an hour, but can be chillingly dismissive of foolish questions and just generally treats post-game news conferences like visits to the proctologist's office.
They have waged a war of a single much-decorated goaltender, L.A.'s amazing Jonathan Quick — who was stunningly yanked after one period Saturday, but is the unquestioned franchise 'keeper — against three different ones chosen (so far) by the Ducks' brain trust: Jonas Hiller, Frederik Andersen and now the ballyhooed rookie, John Gibson.
"Obviously, it's an amazing story," Anaheim's iconic 43-year-old Finn, Teemu Selanne, said of Gibson's 2-0, Game 4 shutout of the Kings after his call-up from the minors.
"It's unbelievable that these young guys, how ready those guys are at a young age. There must be good junior programs and minor leagues, because when those guys come up they are ready right away."
Asked if Gibson conjures up images of rookie Ken Dryden coming in for the Canadiens in 1971, Selanne said: "I'm not that old."
But the Kings have gotten a bellyful of the Gibson storyline the past two days, and aren't eager to be beaten by a rookie.
"It seems like he's going to be a great goalie for years to come, but let's not anoint him yet," said L.A.'s clever forward Justin Williams. "This is a playoff series, and a lot goes into it. We're going to put our pedal down tonight and see what happens."
As for Quick, Selanne said, "I just wish that he's going to be a normal human being, and just a normal goalie, not like a superhero like the first couple of games."
There is a very significant contrast, too, of inferiority versus superiority complex — the Ducks, ever eager to please with nearly unlimited access to players, versus the locked-down Kings, who (no doubt on orders from above) send out their nominees one at a time, and only a hand-picked few most days, to recite clichés to vast scrums of reporters, some of whom are old enough to remember the one-on-one interview.
Moreover — recalling the old Montreal-Quebec rivalry in which each franchise tried to out-do the other in the opulence of their food offerings to media covering their playoff meetings — the gustatory gauntlet has been thrown down by the Ducks.
Their morning-skate standard buffet includes yogurt with granola and fruit, croissants, Danish pastries, juice, coffee and bottled water, so they were tickled by a reporter's photograph from a Kings skate, where it appeared someone had been assigned to stop in at the 7-Eleven for a couple of plastic trays of cupcakes and a bunch of very green bananas.
The Kings were not pleased, and raised the stakes with wraps and sandwiches, but the Ducks responded Sunday with a veritable feast of In-N-Out burgers, fries and milkshakes.
We should point out here that the media cannot be bought by these blatant attempts to influence coverage. Rented, maybe.
But while the P.R. staffs insist the back-and-forth is purely friendly, there is an unmistakable edge to the contest: the little brothers intent on showing up the older siblings.
On the ice, where it matters, these are two very deep rosters with skill and speed from the first line to the fourth, with plenty of toughness up and down the lineup but no overt goons, with coaches who have been around the block several times.
Each team scored eight goals through four games of this series, each has recovered well from setbacks — Sutter's sarcastic M*A*S*H reference ("Radar and Hawkeye had to get me up to come here today," he said Sunday) notwithstanding. And it's not far-fetched to imagine these California rivals renewing their playoff battle, year after year, for quite some time. And getting unfriendlier with each passing year, like the traffic on the freeways.
Luckily, neither team has to take the Slauson Cutoff.
"Naw," said Kings centre Anze Kopitar. "We get to take the carpool lane. It's 40 minutes to Anaheim."
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The last few weeks of Project Life are super stripped down.
It's amazing how much faster it goes when I just focus on getting the photos in and just a tiny bit of writing. Sometimes, that's all I'm in the mood for. Less fancy. More basic. Like this:
Other than a High of the Week journal card and a little bit of type, this is about as simple as it gets.
Seriously. I loved going on that road trip with Aidan. As much as I am going to miss her, I'm equally excited for this young woman's blazingly bright future.
For Week 15, I had to keep it simple again. Why? Hello 2014 prom photos.
Sometimes, you don't need a lot of stuff to tell the story.
p.s. my little bird is having her wisdom teeth out today. Here's to soft foods and modern pain meds.
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Parkinson's Disease: ClassificationSkip to the navigation
Topic Overview
Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism
Parkinson's disease is named for Dr. James Parkinson, who in 1817 first described the features of this illness. Features of Parkinson's disease include tremor, slow movement (bradykinesia), and rigid muscles (rigidity). People with parkinsonism may have Parkinson's disease or another illness with similar symptoms.
Other conditions and diseases that cause parkinsonism may also cause symptoms that are not seen with Parkinson's disease. These conditions may be treated differently than Parkinson's disease. Unlike Parkinson's, some conditions that cause parkinsonism are reversible.
- Parkinson's-plus syndromes are a group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of nerve cells in different parts of the brain. They include progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), and multiple system atrophy (MSA), among others. Parkinson's-plus syndromes have parkinsonian features as well as features that are not associated with Parkinson's disease. These syndromes usually respond poorly to levodopa or dopamine agonists.
- Secondary or symptomatic parkinsonism describes the syndrome of parkinsonism when it occurs as the result of an identifiable cause. For example, certain medicines, brain tumors, strokes, infections (such as encephalitis), and toxins (such as carbon monoxide or manganese) can cause secondary parkinsonism.
Stages of Parkinson's disease
It may be helpful for people with Parkinson's disease and their families to be familiar with some of the ways the disease is described. Experts describe symptoms and stages of the disease differently.
Parkinson's disease sometimes is described as early, moderate, or advanced.
- Early disease describes the stage when a person has a mild tremor or stiffness but is able to continue work or other normal daily activities. This often refers to a person who has been newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
- Moderate disease describes the stage when a person begins to experience limited movement. A person with moderate Parkinson's disease may have a mild to moderate tremor with slow movement.
- Advanced disease describes the stage when a person is significantly limited in his or her activity, despite treatment. Daily changes in symptoms, medicine side effects that limit treatment, and loss of independence in activities of daily living are common. A person with advanced Parkinson's disease may have significant problems with posture, movement, and speech.
Parkinson's disease may also be described by five stages:
- Stage I: Symptoms affect only one side of the body.
- Stage II: Both sides of the body are affected, but posture remains normal.
- Stage III: Both sides of the body are affected, and there is mild imbalance during standing or walking. But the person remains independent.
- Stage IV: Both sides of the body are affected, and there is disabling instability while standing or walking. The person in this stage requires substantial help.
- Stage V: Severe, fully developed disease is present. The person is restricted to a bed or chair.
Medical professionals may refer to this scale when discussing the disease and decisions about treatment.
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Primary Medical Reviewer Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer G. Frederick Wooten, MD - Neurology
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At the time the Lessons in Genealogy book was written the big event of the year was the International Congress of Genealogy held in July, 1915 in conjunction with the San Francisco World's Fair. The Utah delegation made up nearly half of the delegates to the Congress. The proceedings of the Congress are digitized online on Archive.org.
By this time, the Utah Genealogical Society (UGS) was also printing the Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine which began publication in 1910.
Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine are on Google Books in their entirety. They make for some interesting reading. The real question is whether the monumental changes in technology since that time have fundamentally altered the methodology of genealogy or are merely facilitating what is a fundamental way of doing the research?
Back to the Lessons book. Page 9 of the Lessons book talks about some of the resources that were available at the time, albeit in the east and a long way by train from Utah. Here is another excerpt from the Lessons book:
The librarian of the Newberry Library of Chicago tells us that they have in that library about 6,000 volumes upon genealogy proper, besides about 3,000 volumes of town history, many of which contain genealogical matter; and about 600 volumes on heraldry and peerage. They have a wonderfully complete index in this library which contains approximately 1,000,000 names. The Library of Congress contains about 4,500 genealogical volumes, besides a large number of works bearing on genealogical matters.
The first American work on genealogy was published in 1771. The second in 1787. The third in 1813. In 1874 a total of 400 genealogical works was listed. From that time to the present this class of publications has greatly increased. Every year sees a large number added to the list. The New England society has been instrumental in having printed 137 volumes of vital records of towns in the state of Massachusetts, and this good work is still going on. Other American societies are actively gathering, preserving, and publishing genealogical matter. Thousands of individuals have been moved upon to spend much money and years of time to gather \ their family records and issue them in printed form.There is no question that record availability is a major factor in the changes since 1915. For example, the Newberry Library now has over 17,000 published genealogies and extensive collections of local histories, census records, military records, and periodicals. The collection in the Library of Congress has grown enormously with has more than 50,000 genealogies and 100,000 local histories. The collections are especially strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.
Much of this increased reference material is being made available online. But does record availability really change the way you do genealogy? For example, the Library of Congress has all of these thousands of records, when was the last time you used the resources of the Library of Congress?
In 1915, the UGS, the past predecessor of FamilySearch had a library of 3,000 volumes. Today the Family History Library, in its modern building in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the home of a collection that includes over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats; over 4,500 periodicals and 3,725 electronic resources.
When was the last time you used the resources of the Family History Library? The point is simple. Record availability will not affect the way you do genealogy if you do not use the records.
More about the Lessons in Genealogy from 1915 in future posts.


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Founded in 1981 by a small group of people, Durham County Badger Group (DCBG) exists to protect and study the badger in its natural environment with the purposes of ensuring its long term safety and educating the public.
The members are volunteers from all walks of life, in all parts of our area, who support the aims of DCBG. The group is financially independent supported by a variety of fundraising activities. The organisation has a constitution and at the AGM in November, five Officers are appointed (Chairman, Deputy Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Records Officer). There are a number of other officer posts to cover specific tasks such as fundraising or projects etc. DCBG also works in partnership with Durham Wildlife Trust (DWT), is a member of the Badger Trust (BT) and is involved in providing information towards the County Biodiversity Action Plan.
DCBG activity roughly covers the geographic area between the rivers South Tyne/Derwent and the Tees across to the Cumbrian border. It includes County Durham, the boroughs of Darlington, Gateshead and South Tyneside and the City of Sunderland. We share information with adjoining groups and where there isn't an adjoining group, we may be able to assist.
What we do
- Records the distribution and status of badgers and their setts and has comprehensive database
- Monitors setts regularly and records details of activity or disturbance
- Assists the Police, RSPCA etc in respect of criminal activity relating to badgers or their setts
- Advises and provides information to planners and developers
- Strengthens and restores setts etc to protect badgers from disturbance
- Lobbys MPs and other decision makers to improve their understanding of issues relating to badgers and their setts
- Escorts small groups to visit our Hide with an opportunity to watch badgers emerging from a sett
- Attends country fairs and similar events to promote badgers and the activities of DCBG
- Delivers talks to a variety of groups (e.g. Cubs, Police, WI)
- Meets every other month to share information and discuss activities.
- Invites speakers to educate/train members on a range of topics
- Provides articles for DWT magazine and maintains a website
- Surveys 'new' areas for badger activity
- Responds to press/TV questions or articles
- Maintains handling equipment to be used in case of an injury related emergency
- Participates in projects, e.g. County Biodiversity Action Partnership, Northern Badger Groups Forum
- Attends conferences and meetings to develop knowledge and skills
Rural battle lines are drawn
The first licence for a pilot cull of badgers has been issued, in a step the Government hopes will pave the way for more widespread culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.Category: Features
Rural battle lines are drawn
The first licence for a pilot cull of badgers has been issued, in a step the Government hopes will pave the way for more widespread culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle.Category: Features


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The City of Canada Bay is partnering with the Bower Reuse and Repair Centre to provide a monthly Repair Café, held on the second Saturday of each month during 2017, starting in February. Bower technicians will be on hand to advise and assist members of the community to fix broken small electrical items and rickety furniture items such as tables and chairs. Residents of the City of Canada Bay are invited to bring their own items requiring repair along and technicians will take time to explain the repair process to every participant, helping you to learn new skills and understand the benefits of repairing and reusing.
Small Electricals Repair Café
From lamps to stereo equipment, vintage desk fans and radios to remote control cars… our electrical technicians have fixed them all. Sometimes a simple re-soldering of a join or replacing a broken plug is all that is needed to get those electrical goods working again.
Timber Furniture Repair Café
Chairs, stools and side tables are the most common timber items brought to the Repair Café for a quick fix. Our woodworkers explain the process of fixing the item to show how simple it can be to restore a broken item to functional furniture.
Furniture repairs typically take longer than each electrical repair, hence the full 2 hours has been allocated to allow for furniture prep and repair work. Drying times for furniture glue may also impact on repair times. If you have furniture clamps at home to aid drying time, please bring them along.
Electrical repair times may also depend on the item being repaired. Please arrive in your booked time slot (either 10 - 11 am or 11 am - 12 noon) to facilitate repairs.
Please be advised that wait times may be experienced at this free Repair Cafe, depending on the type of repair work required.
Please note: Bookings are essential as capacity is limited. This event is only open to residents of the City of Canada Bay. Proof of residency may be required.


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...since 1992)
"Street View - Victoria, B.C."
The Carriage House B&B offers cozy, affordable bed-and-breakfast accommodation in a Victorian era home located in a quiet residential neighbourhood just TWO BLOCKS from Downtown Victoria, B.C., close to museums, the Inner Harbour, and the British Columbia Parliament Buildings; one block to beautiful Beacon Hill Park, three blocks to the Victoria Conference Centre. Wireless internet; free on-site parking.
You do not need a car to come to Victoria and stay at the Carriage House Bed & Breakfast. You will find us very conveniently located and an easy walk to many attractions (see map below). The Butchart Gardens attraction is easily reached on the transit system bus line (fare: $2.50). Give your car—and your wallet—a rest!
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The Carriage House Bed and Breakfast TEL: (TOLL FREE from North America only) - 1.877.384.0711
CELL: (voice or text) - 1.250.380.8843
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Victoria, B.C., CANADA V8V-1P4
TEL: (TOLL FREE from North America only) - 1.877.384.0711
CELL: (voice or text) - 1.250.380.8843EMAIL: - firstname.lastname@example.com (English, Spanish, French, Japanese)
Your Hosts: Dan Pedrick and Naoko Yamamoto
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2 airlifted after crash in Carroll County
Two Carroll County residents were airlifted to Winston-Salem, N.C. on Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 58 in Woodlawn.
According to Virginia State Police Trooper C.M. Delp, Ila Faye Payne, 79, of Woodlawn, was operating a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier at approximately 10:30 a.m. when she pulled off of Breezy Ridge Road onto U.S. 58 toward Galax in front of a 2001 Buick driven by Patrick Joseph Kelly, Sr., 75, of Fancy Gap. Delp said Payne's vehicle was t-boned by Kelly's vehicle, which was heading eastbound toward Hillsville.
Delp said Payne had to be extricated from her vehicle. Both Payne and a passenger in the Buick, Andrea Kelly, age 64, were airlifted in separate helicopters from a landing zone at Woodlawn School to Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Carroll County Emergency Services Coordinator Mike Mock did not go into details about the conditions of the transported patients, but said both were "stable."
Trooper Delp said the investigation continues into the accident and that charges may be forthcoming.


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Operating system- and storage array-agnostic, replication appliances give companies increased flexibility to address one-time and continuous data replication needs, while allowing applications to continue processing without data loss or to recover with minimal downtime.
Replication appliances can work across heterogeneous storage devices, but not all appliances are appropriate for every environment.
With growing heterogeneous server and storage environments, some enterprises are finding that host- and storage array-based replication approaches no longer satisfy their requirements. A replication appliance may be the solution. Operating system- and storage array-agnostic, replication appliances give companies increased flexibility to address one-time and continuous data replication needs while allowing applications to continue processing without data loss or to recover with minimal downtime.
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Replication appliances allow administrators to:
- Deploy the appliance in their existing networked storage infrastructure
- Choose from a variety of replication options that best suit particular applications
- Replicate data between different brands and tiers of storage
- Replicate data locally or remotely to provide different recovery options
- Create consistent database snapshots for near real-time application recovery
But all replication appliances don't necessarily offer all of these features or deliver them in the same way. FalconStor Software's IPStor, McData Corp.'s UltraNet Replication Appliance (obtained with its acquisition of Computer Network Technology Corp.) and Sun Microsystems Inc.'s MirrorStore (part of its StorageTek acquisition) appliances provide an in-band Fibre Channel (FC) architecture that resides in the data path between the server and storage array and mirrors data to different storage arrays in a pass-through configuration. Kashya Inc.'s KBX5000, Topio Inc.'s Topio Data Protection Suite (TDPS) and Xiotech Corp.'s TimeScale use both in-band and out-of-band techniques. The appliances use FC connections to present disk targets to hosts, but also introduce out-of-band, host-based agents that copy write I/Os to the logical unit numbers (LUNs) that their appliances present to the host.
Replication appliances bring along their own set of administrative headaches, however. In-band FC disk targets take time to set up because administrators may be unfamiliar with how to configure the LUNs the appliances present or uncertain as to how an appliance that intercepts write I/Os will impact their applications. In addition, host-based agents require administrative time to install, possible server reboots and the introduction of drivers that may be incompatible with hosts or applications. There may also be a performance hit during an application's most intensive write I/O periods.
Replication appliance vendors are trying to address these concerns by combining in-band and out-of-band techniques to give administrators more ways to implement and manage the data replication process. But even with new options that attempt to address changing storage environments, replication appliances may still fall short in providing enterprise-wide solutions.
Implementation options
There are five general configuration options for implementing a replication appliance:
- Pass-through. The replication appliance sits between the server and storage, and presents the storage array LUNs to the host. I/O passes through the appliance with only write I/Os copied by the appliance. This approach doesn't require host-based agents, but it does requires more time to set up and configure; it may also present problems for path failover software (see "Pass-through" next page).
- Data Mover. The appliance replicates data from one storage array to another in the background with minimal host or application disruption. This implementation is ideal for data migrations from one storage array to another without the use of host-based agents (see "Data mover" next page).
- Split Write over TCP/IP. An agent runs on the host and sends copies of the write I/Os to the replication appliance over the host's TCP/IP interface. This is a cost-effective approach that works well for low-end or lightly used servers that aren't connected to a FC SAN, but need the same replication benefits offered to FC- attached servers (see "Split Write over TCP/IP" ).
- Split Write to Fibre Channel Target. An agent runs on the host and copies write I/Os to the FC targets presented by the replication appliance to the host's FC interface. This technique offloads the I/O processing from the server to the FC host bus adapter (HBA), and sends data to the LUNs presented by the replication appliance without directly introducing the appliance in the data path between the server and the storage (see "Split Write to Fibre Channel target").
- Split Write at Fibre Channel Switch. The replication appliance sends commands to a service running on the FC director to copy and send write I/Os to the replication appliance. Unlike other Split Write methods, this approach doesn't require a host-based agent as commands are sent from the replication appliance to the FC director over FC (see "Split Write at Fibre Channel switch", next page).
FalconStor's IPStor, McData's UltraNet Replication Appliance and Sun's MirrorStore each offer pass-through as one of the ways users may implement their replication appliance for continuous replication. This option may be selected when one or more of the following circumstances exist:
- Host-based replication products don't support the operating system or the version of the operating system on the host.
- Placing host-based replication software on the hosts is problematic in the environment.
- The replication requires an approach that's minimally disruptive to the host.
- Users are moving from one vendor's storage array to another vendor's storage array.
- Users want to place data on a larger sized volume on a new array than on the existing volume on the current array.
Users, however, will generally want to avoid the pass-through approach for ongoing data replication. Load balancing and path failover software like EMC Corp.'s PowerPath, Hitachi Data Systems' Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (HDLM) or IBM Corp.'s Subsystem Device Drive (SDD) may not work with the LUNs presented by these appliances or, if they do work, may not result in a vendor-certified configuration. Second, appliances using the pass-through method limit the number of LUNs that can be presented on each port. While McData's UltraNet Replication Appliance offers 256 LUNs per port, administrators must account for this limitation in larger deployments, especially if the ports will be shared among multiple servers. Finally, all I/O between the server and storage array must go through the replication device. So even though only the write I/O is intercepted and copied by the appliance, putting this device in front of the storage array in effect virtualizes the LUNs presented by that array--the only benefit realized is the new replication capability.
Sun partially circumvents this situation by deploying most of its MirrorStore replication appliances as data movers and using them for one-time replication requirements. Used that way, MirrorStore leaves the primary I/O path between the server and storage array intact. Instead, MirrorStore is given read-only access to the LUNs assigned to the server on the storage array. With this block-level access, MirrorStore migrates LUNs from the existing storage array to the new one in the background, while tracking changes to LUNs on the old array and moving those blocks as the changes occur.
Once all of the data on the LUNs is on the new array, the application is stopped so that the final writes can be synchronized by MirrorStore to the LUNs on the new storage array. The SAN is then reconfigured to allow the server to access the LUNs on the new array, and the server discovers the data on these new LUNs dynamically or is rebooted to allow LUN discovery to occur. The application is then restarted using data that resides on the LUNs on the new storage array.
Split Writes
To replicate data on a continuous basis and alleviate user concerns about in-band implementations, vendors offer a host agent that performs a copy of the write I/O--a Split Write--that gets sent to their replication appliance. This Split Write serves two purposes. First, it eliminates the need to put the appliance directly in the data path between the server and the storage array. Second, it takes advantage of the replication appliance's connection to the FC SAN and its ability to present LUNs to the host's FC interface.
There are two ways to implement the Split-Write feature: at the host or at the fabric layer. Loading the agent on the host may impact the host in a couple of ways. From an implementation perspective, it may require a reboot of the server to load the driver that copies the write I/Os or to discover the LUNs presented by the replication appliance. And copying the write I/Os may impact application performance, although vendors universally claim these agents only impact applications that have high write I/O transaction rates.
For servers without FC connections, Topio's TDPS offers configurations that support sending the Split Write over a TCP/IP connection. TDPS copies the write and either stores the write to cache or disk before transmitting the write I/Os over IP. In the event of a loss of IP connectivity, the writes are stored until the link is restored. This option gives servers that have either internal disk or SCSI-attached external disk replication capabilities similar to those FC disk offers.
Ease of implementation and performance impact will be the two key factors when choosing between a TCP/IP or FC connection to send the Split Writes. Using a TCP/IP connection is easier to implement, but it generates additional CPU and memory overhead on the host and more traffic on the network, so it should be used only for lower performance applications. Conversely, sending the Split Writes through the server's FC HBA can take more time to set up, but it offloads the I/O processing to the HBA, minimizing application impact. But this method of re-introducing a host-based agent results in the same issues as host-based replication methods from NSI Software Inc., Softek Storage Solutions Corp. and Symantec Corp.--some host operating systems agents aren't available and, in other cases, implementation may be disruptive to hosts.
To address these shortcomings, replication appliances now interact with services that run at the fabric level on FC director blades. Both Kashya's KBX5000 and Xiotech's TimeScale replication appliances work with Cisco Systems Inc.'s SANTap Service that runs as a feature on Cisco's Storage Services Module (SSM) line cards. By sending SCSI-FCP commands over the FC interface from the replication appliance to the SANTap Service on Cisco's SSM, these implementations can capture and copy all reliable write I/Os to the replication appliance. Cisco is currently the only vendor to support this type of feature. But replication appliance vendors say they're working with Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and McData, who plan to offer similar functionality on their FC directors.
The main advantage of this approach is that write I/Os may be captured without virtualizing a portion of the storage environment or deploying host agents. But it also has its downsides. Configuring specific point-in-time recoverable images for applications is more difficult because without an agent on the host there's no certain way to stop and start I/Os to ensure the creation of a recoverable image. And some replication appliance vendors are still not entirely clear on how to isolate write I/Os from specific servers or applications, so the practical benefits of this feature may be minimal in the near term. Still, this approach seems to have the inside track to become the preferred method to implement data replication on a wider scale in large, heterogeneous networked storage environments.
Replication options
As storage networks grow, the types of applications they host necessitate different types of recovery scenarios. Because any application, server, network, storage array or site can fail, replication appliances need to offer different replication options. Although replication appliances are deployed to recover from large disasters like site failures, they also include options that permit local replication to recover from local system failures.
Topio's TDPS out-of-band appliance typifies the approach enterprises would take for disaster recovery or to centralize all backups to one site. Topio's architecture calls for a replication appliance at an offsite location to function as both a management workstation and a central target to which all of the agents send their data over IP in asynchronous mode. The snapshot option can also be configured so that the server agent holds the copied writes on the server until a consistent, recoverable image is constructed on the central management server. This option allows the regular production write I/Os to continue without impacting the application.
In-band approaches such as FalconStor's IPStor or McData's UltraNet Replication Appliance allow synchronous replication between two different storage arrays. This option lets users keep a real-time copy of the data on two arrays in the same location; if one array fails or needs to go offline for maintenance, the server can continue its processing using data on the other array. Alternatively, these appliances include snapshot functionality that breaks off copies of the data periodically--in the event of data corruption, the application can recover from a specified point in time.
But there are limitations to in-band and out-of-band approaches when doing replication. Appliances from most vendors are limited to the number of appliances they can replicate across and have only limited ways of synchronizing the data if multiple replication appliances exist. Conversely, products like TDPS, which synchronize the data from multiple incoming replication data streams, fail to adequately address local replication needs and are not well suited for high write I/O applications. Even the less-intrusive, fabric-based techniques are currently limited to Cisco SAN director deployments, and there's little practical knowledge at this point about the impact this has on write I/Os or even how the SANTap feature fully works.
Replication appliances continue to gain new features and functions as vendors adapt to myriad user environments. Yet most replication appliances remain limited to handling either a small number of high-performing apps or a large number of lightly performing apps, while fabric-based replication features continue to evolve. As a result, enterprises should resist the urge to deploy any replication appliance on an enterprise-wide basis, and install them only as application demands dictate.
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Every magician who knows his magic history is familiar with the "Traveling Magician" statue, and knows how rare it is to see one, much less own one. Less than 90 have been located over the years, and when one comes on the market, it is quickly snatched up by an eager collector of important magical memorabilia.
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John Rogers (1829-1904) was a machinist from Manchester, N.H., who turned his hobby of sculpting into a very financially successful company. At the time, tabletop sculptures were only made in bronze, and were extremely expensive, much too expensive for the average family to own. In the mid-1800s, well before the age of television, people would gather in the parlors of friends and family and amuse themselves by telling stories or discussing interesting facts and information. Rogers' idea was to create tabletop statues that would encourage such lively conversation, statues that depicted a story. The statues would be viewable on all sides and would be very detailed and true to life. Best of all, the statues would be mass produced in plaster to make them affordable.
The Traveling Magician statue depicts a magician entertaining a man and his son while a young girl (the magician's assistant) has fallen asleep, obviously bored at having seen the rabbit pulled from the hat many times before. The spectators appear totally baffled by the magician's skill- but if the statue is viewed from the back, part of his magical secret is revealed. The magician's apprentice is apparently hiding under the table, and is secretly handing the magician a dove!
It is interesting to see which magic tricks Rogers sculpted for the magician. The traditional "rabbit from a hat" is the central theme, and the secret assistant is an amusing touch. The Watch From Bread trick (in which the magician borrows a watch, makes it disappear and then reappear inside a baked loaf of bread) is also depicted. The pistol on the table could represent an exhibition of trick shooting. But the wig is a mystery! Unfortunately, there is no record of why John Rogers chose the particular props for this statue.
The statue is 23" tall, 16" wide, 15" deep, and weighs 48 lbs. The statue is finished in "John Rogers gray", one of the official colors used by Rogers in the original manufacture of these groups. There is damage to the top of the umbrella in the spectator's hand, which can be easily repaired by one of the professional Rogers restorers. We can put you in touch with several restorers if you wish. There is some paint flaking on various parts of the statue, including the magician's forehead. If this bothers you, it is a repair that can be done by a restorer. Please keep in mind that this statue was made in 1877, and of course shows minor imperfections that would be expected in a plaster statue that is nearly 150 years old. Some collectors prefer to leave the statue "as is", some prefer "like new" restoration. It's up to you! Cost of any restoration work would be at your expense, and would be a separate transaction between you and the restorer.
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Yesterday I was given the chance to talk in depth to a person about writing. I have always liked to write.
I did a lot of it in High School and in College and even had a book printed long ago on technical terms used by schools. This was so the parents that we were working with could understand the jargon of the school people.
Now I am learning that to write, the world has changed. I am not sure I totally agree with some of what I hear. I am still reading the many kinds of books I read as a teen, young adult and older adult. Themes and content vary but the the lay out generally appears all the same. I love many themes and types from intense ancient history, to a murder mystery or a casual intrigue.
Having three books on the Family's history in the works, I am sorting through the thoughts that were tossed my way about writing today. My Aunt wrote and was published often. We always wished Dad would have written the tales he would tell us so connecting to his and his siblings youth. We did not have recorders to use either alas.
Sometimes wondering if a Hypnotist could pull the stories from my mind, I think of doing that.
So this morning has been spent sorting thoughts in my mind about my writing, my family history,
and whether it I should try to reach a book company or just blindly go on my own.
One book is very documented, to much so I think, it removes the flow of the story about the past.
Do you have trouble with getting a story to flow if you are intensely documenting so people know you did your homework?
Do you think writing books has changed so much in the last fifty years?
That I would really like to know.
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I don't really think writing books has changed much in the last fifty years. Vocabulary has evolved, and typing/word processing. But, story wise it seems pretty much the same.ReplyDelete
As a certified hypnotist, I'm sure you could remember old stories under hypnosis. You can try self hypnosis pretty easily and see what happens.
Whenever I write up family history, it is a struggle to keep all the evidence and still keep the story readable. Wish it was easier for me.
Good luck with your projects. And rest assured your efforts will be appreciated. My grandmother had a 1st cousin who wrote her memoirs, they aren't well organized and sort seems unfinished, but she wrote them for her grandchildren. She probably never thought that people like me (and my cousins) would be so interested in what she recalled about her life, and her grandparents. But, we do!Replies
Mary, This is good news for me. I know that my Great Uncle told me some very important tales when I sat on his lap at about age 12.Delete
I agree with the lack of easy of a story and documentation. I truly think a story should stand and documentation should be added at the end so that people know it wasn't all made up. Flow is so important to keep a reader interested.


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The Houston school district announced new names Tuesday for four school mascots with Native American or historically insensitive ties, noting that the costs of the switch could exceed $250,000.
The Lamar High School Redskins will become the Texans. The Welch Middle School Warriors will become the Wolf Pack. The Huskies will replace the Westbury High Rebels and the Hamilton Middle School Indians.
The school board in December signed off on Superintendent Terry Grier's new policy to ban mascots deemed culturally insensitive.
HISD officials said the costs of replacing sports uniforms and repainting or replacing other school property bearing the old mascot names could top $250,000.


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Stabilisation scenarios illustrate implied rates of CO2 emission that would arrive at various stable CO2 concentration levels. These have been projected using a similar methodology to that applied in the analysis of emissions scenarios. The WRE trajectories follow CO2 concentrations consistent with the IS92a scenario beginning in 1990 and branch off to reach constant CO2 concentrations of 450, 550, 650, 750 and 1,000 ppm (Wigley et al., 1996). The rationale for various alternative time trajectories and stabilisation levels is discussed in Chapter 2 of the IPCC WGIII Third Assessment Report (Morita et al., 2001). Differences in emissions pathways for different time trajectories leading to a certain stabilisation target (e.g., S versus WRE profiles) are discussed in Schimel et al., (1997). Here, we have calculated emissions for one set of emission profiles to illustrate differences in implied emissions that arise from updating models since the SAR.
As in Section 126.96.36.199, the models were initialised up to present. Then anthropogenic emissions for the prescribed CO2 stabilization profiles were calculated; deduced emissions equal the change in modeled ocean and terrestrial carbon inventories plus the prescribed change in atmospheric CO2 content. To estimate the strength of carbon cycle-climate feedbacks, global temperature (ISAM) and changes in the fields of temperature, precipitation and cloud cover (Bern-CC) were projected from CO2 radiative forcing only, neglecting effects of other greenhouse gases and aerosols which are not specified in the WRE profiles. The results for the reference cases are not substantially different from those presented in the SAR (Figure 3.13). However, the range based on alternative model parametrizations is larger than presented in the SAR, mainly due to the range of simulated terrestrial CO2 uptake. CO2 stabilisation at 450, 650 or 1,000ppm would require global anthropogenic CO2 emissions to drop below 1990 levels, within a few decades, about a century, or about two centuries, respectively.
In all cases, once CO2 concentration becomes constant, the implied anthropogenic emission declines steadily. This result was expected. It highlights the fact that to maintain a constant future CO2 concentration, anthropogenic CO2 emissions would ultimately have to be reduced to the level of persistent natural sinks. Persistent terrestrial sinks are not well quantified; peatlands may be a candidate, but the gradual rise in atmospheric CO2 concentration during the present interglacial (Figure 3.2) argues against any such sink. Estimates of current uptake by peatlands are <0.1 PgC/yr (Clymo et al., 1998). Mixing of ocean DIC between surface and deep waters should continue to produce ocean uptake for several centuries after an input of anthropogenic atmospheric CO2 (Siegenthaler and Oeschger, 1978; Maier-Reimer and Hasselmann, 1987; Sarmiento et al., 1992). This mixing is the main reason for continued uptake (and therefore positive calculated emissions) after stabilisation. However, the main, known natural sink expected to persist longer than a few centuries is that due to dissolution of CaCO3 in ocean sediments, which increases ocean alkalinity and thereby allows additional CO2 to dissolve in the ocean. For CO2 concentrations about 1,000 ppm, this sink is estimated to be smaller than about -0.1 PgC/yr (Archer et al., 1998). Thus, for any significant CO2 emissions to persist over centuries without continuing to increase atmospheric CO2 would require some method of producing an artificial carbon sink.
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This coverage provides primary general liability coverage for registered volunteer Scouters with respect to claims arising out of an official Scouting activity, which is defined in the insurance policy as consistent with the values, Charter and Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, the operations manuals, and applicable literature of the Boy Scouts of America. This coverage responds to allegations of negligent actions by third parties that result in personal injury or property damage claims that are made and provides protection for Scouting units and chartered organizations.
The BSA general liability insurance program provides volunteers additional excess coverage for automobiles above a local council's automobile liability policy or a volunteer's watercraft liability policy. The owner's vehicle or watercraft liability insurance is primary. The excess insurance, whether it is the local council auto or BSA general liability, is available only while the vehicle or watercraft is in the actual use of a Scouting unit and being used for a Scouting purpose.
The insurance provided to unregistered Scouting volunteers through the general liability insurance program is excess over any other insurance the volunteer might have to his or her benefit, usually a homeowners, personal liability, vehicle, or watercraft policy.
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All vehicles whether owned or non-owned MUST be covered by a liability insurance policy. The amount of this coverage must meet or exceed the insurance requirement of the state in which the vehicle is licensed. (It is recommended, however, that coverage limits are at least $100,000 combined single limit.) Any vehicle carrying 10 or more passengers should have limits of $1,000,000 single limit. All vehicles used in travel outside the United States must carry a liability insurance policy that complies with or exceeds the requirements of that country.
Effective September 1, 2015, the use of 15-passenger vans manufactured before 2005 was no longer allowed in connection with Scouting programs and activities. Any 2005 or later 15-passenger vans may be used if equipped with Electronic Stability Control and seat belts for all passengers as well as the driver. This applies to all vehicles, regardless of ownership.
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The general liability policy provides primary liability insurance coverage for all chartered organizations on file with the BSA for liability arising out of their chartering a traditional Scouting unit. Automobile and watercraft liability coverage is provided on a secondary or excess basis. All vehicles used in Scouting activities must be covered by automobile liability insurance with limits that meet or exceed the requirements of the state in which the vehicle is licensed. All watercraft used in Scouting must be insured by the owner for liability exposures. The amount of coverage is determined by the size and usage of the boat; $1 million is recommended.
Chartered organizations do not need a certificate of insurance. The chartered organization endorsement is a part of the insurance policy contract and is enforceable under the policy contract.
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Accident and sickness insurance (also known as accident and health insurance) coverage for Scouts and Scouters furnishes medical reimbursement in case of death, accident, or sickness within the policy amounts. Information regarding unit accident coverage is available through the local council. The coverage provided has maximum limits it pays and a maximum benefit period, usually 52 weeks from the date of the incident.
Coverage is excess of all other insurance or health care plans in force. This policy is excess to any and all other available sources of medical insurance or other health care benefits.
All registered youth and seasonal staff are eligible, as well as registered leaders and volunteer leaders.
The coverage provided has maximum limits it pays, and a maximum benefit period, usually 52 weeks from the date of the incident. The plans do not "take care of everything." Claims should be filed with the accident and sickness carrier as soon as possible along with any other source of medical insurance or other health care benefits.
Accident and sickness plans and insurance companies have specific procedures for processing claims. Volunteers need to check with their local council to verify which plan/policy their council provides or is available.
Coverage for Non-Owned Boats Used in Scouting Activities
Only general liability insurance coverage is available; no hull damage insurance is provided.
Owners (chartered organizations or others) must carry their own liability coverage. Boats under 26 feet and donated for use in Scouting activities need to have at least $300,000 in coverage. Boats 26 feet and over should have $500,000 in coverage. Risk Management will provide certificates of insurance up to $2 million. The BSA's coverage is excess of the liability coverage ($300,000 or $500,000) carried by the owner.
The following are examples of watercraft/boats that need not be insured by the chartered organization and others if they are to be used in an official Scouting activity: canoes, kayaks, rafts, catamarans, and sailboats (under 26 feet). However, if these watercraft are to be used for non-Scouting activities, the chartered organization or others should provide liability insurance as there is no liability coverage for chartered organizations or others for non-Scouting activities.
Watercraft owned by local councils, chartered organizations, and others should be licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard, and the operator should be licensed if required.
Unauthorized and Restricted Activities
The Boy Scouts of America's general liability policy provides coverage for a bodily injury or property damage claim that is made and arises out of an official Scouting activity. The Guide to Safe Scouting contains a listing of unauthorized and restricted activities. Unauthorized activities are not considered official Scouting activities.
Volunteers (registered and unregistered), units, chartered organizations, and local councils are jeopardizing insurance coverage for themselves and their organization by engaging in unauthorized activities.
Please do not put yourself at risk.


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811 - Call Before You Dig
Know what's below. Call before you dig – it's the law.
Oregon and Washington laws require homeowners, businesses, and contractors to notify utilities at least two business days before digging commences. So, if you plan to dig simply call 8-1-1. A specialist will come out and mark the utility lines at no charge.
Keep in mind that utility installation is not the same for all utilities and requirements have changed through the years. Always proceed with caution when digging within two feet of the marked area.
Why "call before you dig?"
The most common cause of a natural gas pipeline rupture is someone digging into the pipe, whether it be a contractor or a homeowner digging in the backyard. If you plan to dig, call your One Call Center:
In Oregon call: 800-332-2344
In Washington call: 800-424-5555
Or simply call 8-1-1
NW Natural and other underground utilities respond to locate requests (someone inquiring where underground lines are located) by marking the location of mains and service lines. This helps ensure that digging in the area will be conducted safely. NW Natural also takes further steps to assure the safe operation of its natural gas distribution system:
- Pipelines are designed, constructed, and tested under rigid specifications established by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- A high safety margin is designed into the pipe to allow it to withstand any stress that might occur because of ground movement.
- The company installs flexible polyethylene plastic and high-strength steel pipelines; all pipe materials must meet high quality standards.
- After many years of experience, these pipe installations have proven to be resilient and resistant to land movement associated with earthquakes, landslides, and other natural disasters.
- NW Natural personnel frequently patrol the company's mains and service lines to ensure continued safe and reliable operation.
What each locating color represents
Red – Electric
Orange – Communications, Telephone/CATV
Blue – Potable Water
Green – Sewer/Drainage
Yellow – Gas/Petroleum Pipe Line
Purple – Reclaimed Water
White – Premark site of intended excavation
More information
For information about excavation laws and enforcement actions, or other related Call Before You Dig issues, visit the following web sites:
Oregon Utility Notification Center