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Hayes Man And Van Hire Company
With Which You Won't Go Wrong
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Available for their reliable services for all types of house removals, furniture relocation and complete house clearance. If you are looking for professional and reliable moving services then hire our moving services that are more than professional and well-trained men hassle-free relocation without any hidden or extra charges. We are giving most affordable and lowest rates in Hayes. Our Hayes House Movers assure you to handle all sorts of removals and relocation carefully on time. From packing to loading and relocation they do their job with passion and in a professional way.
Our team of Furniture Movers transport your valuable good and personal items efficiently and without any risk or loss. They are so talented to handle all types of house, apartment, flat and office removals and relocation in a safer way.
Hayes Removals Charges
1 Man With Removals Van – £40 Per Hour
2 Men With Removals Van – £50 Per Hour
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Our Services
Man And Van Hayes offers many kinds of moving services based on quality oriented related to house, removals, relocation, clearance and efficient item delivery. Our moving and relocation services are accessible in the whole Hayes– United Kingdom. Our Relocation charges are included of V.A.T and there is no need to pay any extra.
Hayes Man Van
Our movers of Hayes are very much trained So, they pack each item safely by maintaining of list and then move to the projective place.
Hayes Removals
Our Hayes Removals Company working 24/7 for all sorts of removals. Email and Call us for free quote.
Hayes House Clearance
If your are bore to look at the same and old furniture dozens of time and want to fix and remove then just use our Hayes House Clearance Services.
Hayes Delivery Services
Our delivery services have one solution of delivering and collection of branded furniture that is online stores like E-bay.
Hayes Flat Pack Assembly
Our Hayes movers can easily assemble all kind of insured flat pack. And we also give careful tips of packing goods on call and on email.
Hayes Tenancy Cleaning
Hayes cleaning services offer End Of Tenancy Cleaning Services – Move In – Move Out Cleaning Services in Hayes.
Hayes House Removals
When it is up to flat, apartment, office and house removals, Local Removals Company in Hayes is providing most appropriate and reliable services in cheap price in the whole town. There is no need to worry about removals, we sorts all types of removals as per your instructions. You can make a quote or resolve your issues on free call. We are serving our best for the people of T. Our movers initially visit to your premises and discuss all requirements before removals, and they also maintain a list of items that always help them in removals and relocation. Our Hayes Movers always complete their removals and relocation on time, and very good at assembling and dissembling of goods at the same day. There is no need to worry about any damage or loss, our all provided services are insured.
We do not only deal in Hayes House Removals. Our Man and Van can do House Clearance and Tenancy Cleaning as well. They are so trained to clear all sorts of unwanted items as per your instructions. There is no need of waiting for your next tenant to move in, we make ready your house for every new tenant like always. Our house removals services are available daily also on public holidays. If any type of item required to be cleared our cleaners will dispose them into dumping station.
Any sorts of fixing, fixture or dismantle of your furniture, our expert movers can do that for you. They are so punctual and finish their job completely. Deliver of Flat Pack Furniture is secure and reliable With Man With His Removals van Hire. Collection and delivery at the same day is possible now with our movers.
We Do All Loading & Unloading
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We Also Do House Clearance & Tenancy Cleaning
Move In Cleaning – Move Out Cleaning
Carpet & Upholstery Steam Cleaning
Rubbish & Junk Junk Clearance
Garden & Garage Clearance
All our house removals, man and van, house clearance services in Hayes are available on short notices.
Why Hire Our Hayes Man And Van Movers
Following are some main reasons to use our man and van services.
- Our Hayes Man With His House Removals Van cannot be a burden on your budget anymore during removals and relocation. Our all clearance, removal and tenancy cleaning rates are lowest as compare to competitors in Hayes.
- Our well-tailored and best Movers and Cleaners assure you that there is no chance of damage, loss and breakage will happen to your fixture, fitting, dismantle of your furniture and during transportation of valuable goods.
- Our movers will help you in loading, decorating and lifting your house goods in a reliable and efficient way.
Doing removal and relocation all alone without any moving company is seems very complicated and it is in real also, that is why moving jobs require a huge investment, large number of great skilled workers and vast experience.
Business sole traders, property agents and landlords require End of Tenancy cleaning in a professional way. And finding a right and professional cleaners is so difficult, Hire our Tenancy Cleaners in Hayes that assure you that you will be satisfied 100% by our most active cleaners that believe in complete Tenancy cleaning.
Hayes Furniture Movers & Tenancy Cleaners always employed a good number of well-trained labors that do moving and cleaning with passion and on time, They ensure you that no harm or damage will impart on your commodities during this transportation business.
Our Man With his Removals Van Hire in Hayes has complete authentic knowledge about all and new routes. If you are looking for shortcuts to manage your time during transportation business then our expert drivers will help you in exploring new and safe routes that can give you complete guidance which reduce your worries and save your precious time while reaching on new places.
Hayes Driver With Van hire assure you that you will never find best and reliable, accurate transportation services like this to any alternative.
Hayes House Clearance Services
In your beautiful town Hayes, people are so busy in their lives and don't have a single minute to look over and focus on their own house, And when they think to arrange them and decorate completely then most of them facing difficulties and undo their work due to fatigue and tiredness. So if you are facing the same problems with the house clearance and feeling tired then it is better to go with Hayes House Clearance Services and relax your mind and make your house like a new one and dust-free. We can also clear your property precisely.
If you require End Of Tenancy Cleaning, Move In – Move Out Cleaning, Spring Cleaning or One Time Cleaning your garden, garage, main entrance and driveways, our Hayes Man With Van can do it for you.
Our complete clearance team will clear all sorts of unwanted items from your house and ready it for having parties, inviting guest, relative and friends. If any item needed to be cleared and dispose, our active cleaners will clean your house properly, your garden and garage everything will be cleared from any type of dust, waste and in any case cluster of rubbish garbage, our cleaners will do that for you. They are so much ethical that all the cleared items will be handled with safety and disposed of into the dumping station.
Man And Van Hire Hayes
Complete House Clearance
Junk & Rubbish Clearance
Garden & Garage Clearance
Hayes End Of Tenancy Cleaning
Free Carpet Steam Cleaning & Oven Cleaning
Our Furniture Removals Services in Hayes are the best alternative to Skip Hire in Hayes.
Hayes Tenancy & Carpet Steam Cleaning
For most reliable and professional Tenancy cleaning during removals in Hayes. Hire our man and van. Our Hayes Cleaners will assure you complete satisfaction with maximum benefits. There will be no more damage or any complain from your land owners and property agents once the cleaning is done by our most professional Tenancy Cleaners in Hayes.
We offer house, apartment, flat and office quality cleaning in your town with reasonable prices. Our tenancy cleaning services can easily fit into your pocket.
Whats Included In Tenancy Cleaning
Our Hayes House Removals teams cover all aspect of end of tenancy cleaning. We maintain a complete checklist which is approved by most of the property agent. It includes:
- Kitchen:
Cleaning, washing and polishing of all your kitchen drawers, cupboards, fridge, sink, grills, dishes, doors and microwave etc
- Bathroom:
Our cleaners are specialists in thorough cleaning of your bathrooms. Cleaning bathrooms add cleaning and washing of your toilet seat inside and out, toilet bowl, bathtubs, cabinets, sink, taps, fan, and door.
- Bedrooms:
It includes cleaning of wardrobe, picture frames, lamps, light switches, doors and bulbs. We also polish and dust the places where necessary.
- Hallway:
Cleaning of doors, radiators, picture frames, light switches, windows etc
- Living Room, Dining room:
Wiping and dusting of all the doors, picture frames, light switches, furniture (if any) etc
Hayes House Movers & House Clearance Team are also expert in window cleaning and carpet cleaning. We the only one meet your all requirements of tenancy cleaning and clearance.
Man And Van Hire Hayes charge competitive rates for tenancy cleaning services. At the time of cleaning, if any item required to be disposed of properly, our Hayes Clearance team will dispose them into the dumping station properly. If you need any running condition item taken to the charity shop, our movers will do that for you without charging any extra.
End Of Tenancy Cleaning Rates
Studio Apartment
£ 130.00
1 Bed, 1 Bath
£ 150.00
2 Bed, 1 Bath
£ 170.00
2 Bed, 2 Bath
£ 215.00
3 Bed, 1 Bath
£ 225.00
3 Bed, 2 Bath
£ 260.00
Free Carpet & Oven Cleaning is inclusive in the above attractive rates. Hire our Hayes Removals Team for your next tenancy cleaning and make your way clear from all worries and risk. Our cleaners will bring our own cleaning products and they can use them which are so much environmental friendly. We guarantee you to remove all sorts of marks and stains from your carpet or any other related material or upholstery.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Driverwithvanhire.com is an exceptional name in the man and van removals industry. As a customer, you can easily rely upon them for getting the finest moving services in Hayes.
Q: Can you travel in the house removals van hire with the company's driver?
A: Yes, you can certainly travel in our Hayes Removals Van along with our driver without paying an additional cost.
Q: Are there different house removals van sizes that can fit my needs?
A: Yes, we have different van sizes and you can choose one that suits your needs.
Q: Is there any kind of hidden cost?
A: No, we are a Hayes Man And Van which operates openly and we don't charge any hidden rates from you. So, you don't have to worry about expensive vehicles and charges.
Q: Do you have insured house removals vans?
A: Yes, our Man With His Removals Van Hire in Hayes offers insured removals vans with a driver to our clients so that they don't need to face any difficulty.
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The KMPlayer 22.214.171.1240 beta
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The KMPlayer is all in one media player covering various formats such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, QuickTime etc. It has an extra feature to play Incomplete/Damaged AVI file, Locked Media Files while downloading or sharing, Compressed Audio Album (zip, rar) and so on. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways. The player provides both internal and external filters with a fully controlled environment without grappling with DirectShow merit system. The player can set multifarious audio and video effects, control playback speed and octave, select parts of a video as favorites, do a powerful A-B repeat, remap the keys of remote interface for HTPC including overlay screen controls, change a skin dynamically depending on a media type playing, and many more. It is completely customizable thanks to a wide selection of skins and color schemes, and configuration options are extensive.
Version 22.214.171.1240 features: improvement of file opening speed; ULR list tap delete feature in the URL open menu; automatic Online Codec search feature.
Despite lacking a Help file, KMPlayer is one of the most powerful freeware video players we've seen. It includes a vast array of video- and audio-capturing options, as well as skins, a plethora of playback controls and tweaks, and broad DVD support.
You'll have to learn the ropes yourself, perhaps a hindrance to newcomers. But if you're familiar with where things ought to be in programs, and willing to patiently wait for mouse-over labels to pop up and then click on them for the actual menus, KMPlayer has the potential to be immensely rewarding. It supports all major file formats, and all of the minor and obscure ones we tested. It did have problems with the RealPlayer 11's video capture IVR format, but not much else.
Advanced options include frame capture and a frame-forward feature, which is actually a fractional Play button, but the difference is negligible. The Pause button is a fast responder, too. Combined with streaming TV and HDTV compatibility, playlists, and the ability to select which codec is used on a video-by-video basis, and you get a media player that demands attention.
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Phillip married his wife Jasmine and relocated to Houston. While in Houston he served as Traveling Assistant to Dr. Voddie Baucham and as a teacher at a Trinity Classical School. In 2015, he went to work for Desiring God, founded by Dr. John Piper, as a writer and content strategist.
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Attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in the Natural sciences in June 1980. While I was at Mercer, I was active in Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity, as well as in Inter-fraternity Council, Student Government Association, and Order of Omega.
Attended the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (now known as the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine). Received the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree and graduated in June 1984.
I did a surgical residency in foot surgery at Northwest General Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. Completed in June 1985. Started private practice in Albany, Georgia in July 1985. I have remained in private practice in Albany, Georgia.
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Attend First Baptist Church, Albany.
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Active in coaching youth athletic teams.
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The worst is over for technology job-seekers, says Dice.com executive.
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Towering 48 stories over San Francisco's Financial District, 101 California street offers breathtaking views of Downtown San Francisco and the waterfront from Servcorp's 27th floor offices. You will enjoy on-site amenities including valet dry cleaning, car wash services, luxury showers and locker rooms, as well as a parking garage with electric vehicle charging capabilities. In the heart of the San Francisco Financial District, 101 California Street is blocks away from the Embarcadero, Justin Herman Plaza, and the Ferry Building Marketplace for fine dining, arts and entertainment. Transportation is convenient, with nearby metro stations and the ferry, and five-star hotels are within a short walking distance.
101 California Street is a coveted plaza located in the heart of the San Francisco Financial District. It is just blocks away from the iconic Ferry Plaza Building, Embarcadero waterfront, AT&T Park and home to well-known financial and legal institutions. US Bank and renowned restaurants, Ramen Bar and Pabu are also located in the 101 California Street plaza.
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Protoxylem vs Metaxylem
Similarities and Differences between Protoxylem and Metaxylem
Vascular bundles (fascicles) are the component of the stelar system in higher plants and their main function is the conduction of water, minerals and food materials. Typically the vascular bundle composed of xylem and phloem arranged together as bundles. In a young stem, both in dicots and monocots, the xylem of vascular bundles are differentiated into PROTOXYLEM and METAXYLEM based on the structural and functional difference of their elements.
The present post describes the similarities and differences between Protoxylem and Metaxylem in a primary vascular bundle of a young stem.
Similarities between Protoxylem and Metaxylem
Ø Both protoxylem and metaxylem can conduct water and minerals.
Ø Both components contain living and dead cells.
Ø Both are developed from the primary meristem, the pro-cambium.
Ø Both contain tracheids, vessels and parenchyma.
Ø Protoxylem and metaxylem develop only in primary vascular bundles.
Differences between Protoxylem and Metaxylem
Sl. No. Protoxylem Metaxylem
1 First formed part of xylem in the vascular bundles. Metaxylem is the xylem part formed after the protoxylem.
2 Matures before the plant organs have completed their elongation. Matures after the completion of growth of the plant organ.
3 In the stem, protoxylem is arranged towards the centre. In stem, it is arranged towards the exterior
4 In the root, it is arranged towards the periphery. In root, it is arranged towards the interior
5 Composed of very less amount of tracheary elements. Composed of more tracheary elements then protoxylem.
6 Contain large amounts of parenchyma. Contain less amount of parenchyma
7 Tracheary elements are with a very narrow lumen. Cells of the tracheary elements are with large lumen than that of protoxylem.
8 Show annular or spiral thickening in their secondary wall (primitive type). They show reticulate or pitted thickening (advanced type).
9 Subjected to stress and strain during the maturation of the plant Not subjected to stress and strain
10 In monocot stem, protoxylem elements fuse together to form a cavity Metaxylem elements do not form the lysigenous cavity
11 Fibres absent in protoxylem Fibres present in metaxylem
12 Tyloses are not formed in protoxylem Tyloses may present in metaxylem
13 Less efficient in the conduction of water and minerals More efficient in the conduction of water and minerals
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Di Maria slams Monaco rumours
Angel Di Maria says persistent media stories linking him with a January move to Monaco and questioning his commitment to Real Madrid are "lies"
• Rigg: Madrid in good spirits
The Spanish press has been recently running regular pieces claiming the Argentina winger is fed up with having lost his starting place to summer signing Gareth Bale and is keen to join the big-spending Ligue 1 club.
Some observers believe the coverage is a sign that Blancos president Florentino Perez is keen to accept Monaco's reported offer of 35 million euros, while others have suggested the continued speculation is an attempt by Di Maria's agent Jorge Mendes to force a pay-rise out of Madrid.
After providing a superb solo goal and assist in Madrid's 3-2 La Liga win at Valencia on Sunday, the former Benfica player told AS that he had no intention of leaving the club and was disappointed with all the speculation.
"I do not want to go," Di Maria said. "I want to win my place in the team. Not me, nor anyone in my camp, has asked for a new contract. What came out was lies. I have been through some difficult days. I am just thinking about Real Madrid and I am still working hard. I have to keep going and try to earn a place in the team."
Di Maria went on to claim that a recently adopted goal celebration -- where he points to his own name on the back of his shirt -- was not a message to Perez.
"The goal celebration is nothing to do with the president," he said. "I do it because I keep fighting for my place."
However, he did tell reporters in the Mestalla mixed zone that he knew the club had tried to offload him last summer ahead of Bale's arrival from Tottenham.
"In the summer they wanted to get rid of me the whole time," he said. "I knew a 100 million euro player was coming, and it was normal that he would play."
In the end it was Mesut Ozil who left the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for Arsenal. Di Maria said his performances since then have proven his worth to Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"The coach knows I want to stay," he said. "The coach has me in mind because when there is a space in the team, I start. I have to keep doing things well in these matches and in training."
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Sprint has just begun its BOGO (buy one get one) promotion, with the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Galaxy S4 being the lucky beneficiaries. This is part of Sprint's Back to School campaign as mentioned on Twitter, and new customers or existing customers eligible for an upgrade can reap benefits of this promotion.
While the Sprint Galaxy S4 costs $199.99 with a 2-year contract, the Galaxy S III costs just $99.99. Sprint is really good with promotions like these and it's very appealing to the customers as well. To put it simply, with one Galaxy S4 or the Galaxy S III purchased, the buyer gets another one free. Nobody would want to pass on a deal like that. The Sprint Galaxy S III currently has three color variants to choose from with white, purple and black. The Galaxy S4 however is only available in two colors, but a new purple variant is on the cards.
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I'm very happy with what I ended up purchasing: this Soundfreaq Sound Kick Bluetooth speaker. For a small speaker (it fits in my purse) and $100, the volume is really good (although not loud enough if I wanted a speaker for performances-- but that's a larger investment). It was great through my rehearsal process, and I think it will be loud enough to drown out the screeches of The Children when I'm putting together really earth shattering plays with them this summer (like, A Play In An Ocean Pet Store). Also: the whole cordless/Bluetooth thing is really novel to me. Like, WOW, life in 2013!
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Feeling Young Again
I had been batting around doing some exploration about organizational tenure and social networks. I think I now have a reasonable number of people from various groups within the company, and a reasonable idea about how to gather data.
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Frozen Pipes
Frozen and burst pipes can cause costly water damage. Follow the tips below to find out how to prevent your pipes from freezing and how to react in the event that they do.
How to Prevent Frozen Pipes
There are three primary causes of frozen pipes:
1) Quick drops in temperature
2) Poor insulation
3) Thermostats set too low.
Take these steps to prevent your pipes from freezing:
- Insulate pipes in crawl spaces and attics. Exposed pipes are the most susceptible to freezing. *Tip: the more insulation you use, the better protected your pipes will be.
- You can also use heat tape or thermostatically controlled heat cables to wrap pipes. Be sure to use products only for the use intended (exterior or interior). Follow all manufacturers' installation and operation instructions very carefully. These products can be dangerous if not installed properly.
- Seal any and all leaks that may be allowing cold air inside near your pipes. Look for air leaks around electrical wiring, dryer vents, and pipes. Use caulk or insulation to keep the cold out. In very severe cold, even a very tiny opening can let in enough cold air to cause pipes to freeze.
- Before freezing temperatures set in, disconnect all garden hoses and use an indoor valve to shut off and drain water from the pipes that lead to outside faucets. This reduces the risk of the short span of pipe just inside the house freezing.
If Your Pipes Do Freeze
What should you do if your pipes do freeze?
The first step is… DON'T PANIC! Frozen pipes do not always burst.
Do the following:
- If no water comes out of your faucets when you turn them on, leave the faucets turned on and call a plumber (if you need a recommendation, please feel free to contact us, we work with a number of reliable, professional and reasonably priced plumbers).
- Do not use electrically operated items and/or appliances in areas of standing water. This is very dangerous, and you could be electrocuted.
- No matter what, do not try to thaw frozen pipes with a torch or other open flame because it creates a huge fire hazard. A broken pipe and some water damage is definitely preferable to burning your house down!
- Try thawing the pipe out using the warm air from a hair dryer. Start by warming it as close to the faucet as possible, and work your way toward the coldest section of the pipe.
If your pipes have already burst:
- Turn off the water at the main shutoff valve inside your home or office.
- Leave the water faucets turned on.
- Make sure that everyone who will be in the home or building knows where the water shutoff valve is and how to open and close it.
- Call a certified restoration company to begin the mitigation services ASAP.
- Fast response is crucial.
- The mitigation process must begin right away to help prevent secondary damage.


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No. 32 Image AXV093CP Hayward Navigator Skimmer cone Used on Hayward suction cleaners, Fits PoolVac, Navigator cleaners, fits 1.5 or 2in skimmer holes, or cleaner lines. Skimmer Cone is used to connect the cleaner leader hose (first hose) into the skimmer and connect without threads. See more Hayward PoolVac and Navigator hose parts in our parts dept.


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This bus buffer gate is designed for 1.65-V to 5.5-V VCC operation.
The SN74LVC1G125 is a single line driver with a 3-state output. The output is disabled when the output-enable (OE) input is high.
This device is fully specified for partial-power-down applications using Ioff. The Ioff circuitry disables the outputs, preventing damaging current backflow through the device when it is powered down.
To ensure the high-impedance state during power up or power down, OE should be tied to VCC through a pullup resistor; the minimum value of the resistor is determined by the current-sinking capability of the driver.


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Astral Aerial Solutions wins 2017 IATA Air Cargo Innovation award
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Kenya based Astral Aerial Solutions is the recipient of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Award for 2017, for the company's Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Concept for Africa. The award was presented at the 11th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Abu Dhabi.
Astral Aerial's project seeks to lay the foundation for safe, secure and effective UAS operations and integration into existing airspace to ultimately allow the expansion of air cargo in Africa.
"The IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards showcase the innovation going on across the air cargo industry. Among many worthy candidates I congratulate Astral Aerial Solutions for an outstanding achievement and hope the $20,000 first prize will help in its development. It is great to see a developing nation company helping to drive the innovation that is needed throughout the global air cargo industry," said Glyn Hughes, IATA's Global Head of Cargo.
"We are delighted to be recognized for our innovative UTM Concept for Africa project. Drone technology has strong potential to boost the continent's air connectivity and deliver goods and services to remote regions and more critical lifesaving products to those in need," said Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO Astral Aviation.
"We hope to be able to develop a pathway that will encourage regulators, operators and manufacturers to come together and pave the way forward for safe and efficient UAS use in the continent," said Geoffrey Kinyua the project's manager.


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School Bus Parts Co., DirectBus.com and Unity School Bus Parts are specialist online companies that sell school bus parts. The online companies can ship to almost any address in North America.The Bus Center sells school bus spare parts from its locations in Alabama, Tenessee and Georgia.
School Bus Parts Co., which has locations in Pennsylvania, Texas and Ontario, sells thousands of parts online. Customers enter a part number or description in the online search tool to locate a spare part. Customers can also request a catalog in print form or CD-ROM format. DirectBus.com offers an online parts search tool, as well as a catalog in downloadable PDF format. Unity School Bus Parts offers an advanced search tool on its home page to help customers locate the correct part.


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My first mission trip was last summer. It changed me forever. Here's a post about what happened and what my plans are for 2018.
My first mission trip was last summer. It changed me forever. Here's a post about what happened and what my plans are for 2018.
A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45 The server didn't deliver my food as I had ordered. I wasn't too upset… I mean, … Continue reading
I'm sad, heartbroken, and my emotions are once again balancing on the scales between out of control and covered up. The heartbreak of my life has struck once again and my defense was down. The pain came searing through me like a knife through my heart. Why do I ever let my guard down? I'm … Continue reading
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"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not … Continue reading
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As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' "Neither this man, nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him…" John 9:1 A story … Continue reading
The uproar over politics has had me in a bit of a whirlwind of emotion. My own family, split in our decisions over who we are voting for President. My carnal self fights the belief that a person with any sort of sound, moral, Godly judgment would vote the way I am voting. It has … Continue reading


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Tips To Stay on Track When You Are Off the Map!
Tips To Stay on Track When You Are Off the Map!
Around this time of the summer we may have plans for cottage weekends or maybe even camping. Remember when we were kids, and this meant s'mores galore, hot dogs and lots of junk food? Now as adults, it's all those things plus potentially…alcohol. Here are a few simple tips to help you stay on track:
- Plan it Out:
Before your camping trip you need to do a little prep work first. I recommend making a meal plan for all the days you'll be gone, so you'll have more than enough healthy foods to get you through your trip.
- Pre-Cook:
Pre-cook some of your meals at home before your trip to save yourself lots of time and effort once you're away. You want to be able to relax and enjoy yourself so whatever you can do at home first will make a big difference.
- Freeze It:
Before your trip, freeze any foods that could parish easily. Not only will they stay fresh but they will also help keep the other foods in your cooler cold! If you're camping in a tent and won't have a fridge, make sure you have lots of ice in your cooler and consume foods like meats, eggs, and dairy products first before the cooler gets warm.
- Pack Snacks:
Since camping trips are usually full of hiking, swimming, or other outdoor activities, you need to make sure you're fuelling your body with nutritious foods. Make homemade trail mix and pack some Hemp Heart Bites so you can bring them along during your day at the beach or outdoor adventure.
- Get Grilling
Pack a portable grill or make sure there's a BBQ at your cabin so you can grill burgers, fish, and lots of veggies for your meals. Using a grill is great since you don't have to add any oil or butter to cook your foods.
I hope these tips help you have a successful getaway weekend!
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1. Composition of Members
The Board shall appoint the Audit Committee members from amongst themselves, comprising no fewer than three (3) members, all of whom shall be non-executive directors, where the majority shall be independent directors.
In this respect, the Board adopts the definition of "independent director" as defined under the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities").
All members of the Audit Committee should be financially literate and at least one (1) member:
(a) shall be a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA"); or
(b) if he is not a member of the MIA, he must have at least 3 years of working experience and:
i. he must have passed the examinations specified in Part I of the 1st Schedule of the Accountants Act 1967; or
ii. he must be a member of one (1) of the associations of the accountants specified in Part II of the First Schedule of the Accountants Act 1967.
(c) fulfils such other requirements as prescribed by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
No alternate director is appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.
Retirement and resignation
If a member of the Audit Committee resigns, dies, or for any reason ceases to be a member resulting in non-compliance to the composition criteria as stated in paragraph 1 and 2, the Board shall within three (3) months of the event appoint such number of the new members as may be required to fill the vacancy.
2. Chairman
The members of the Audit Committee shall elect a Chairman from amongst their number who shall be independent non-executive director.
A vacancy resulting in the non-compliance with the requirement on the election of an independent Chairman of the Audit Committee must be filled within three (3) months.
In the absence of the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the other members of the Audit Committee shall amongst themselves elect a Chairman who must be Independent Director to chair the meeting.
3. Secretary
The Secretary of the Audit Committee shall be the Company Secretary.
4. Terms of Office
The Nomination Committee of the Company shall review the term of office and performance of the Audit Committee and each of its members annually to determine whether such Audit Committee and members have carried out their duties in accordance with their terms of reference.
5. Meetings
The Audit Committee meetings shall regularly, with due notice of issues to be discussed, and shall record its conclusions in discharging its duties and responsibilities. In addition, the Chairman may call for additional meetings at any time at the Chairman's discretion.
Upon the request of the external auditor, the Chairman of the Audit Committee shall convene a meeting of the Audit Committee to consider any matter the external auditor believes should be brought to the attention of the directors or shareholders.
Notice of Audit Committee meetings shall be given to all the Audit Committee members unless the Audit Committee waives such requirement.
The Chairman of the Audit Committee shall engage on a continuous basis with senior management, such as the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the Finance Director, the head of internal audit and the external auditors in order to be kept informed of matters affecting the Company.
The Finance Director, the head of internal audit and a representative of the external auditors should normally attend meetings. Other Board members and employees may attend meetings upon the invitation of the Audit Committee. However, the Audit Committee shall meet with the external auditors without executive Board members present at least twice a year and whenever necessary.
Questions arising at any meeting of the Audit Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman of the Audit Committee shall have a second or casting vote.
6. Minutes
Minutes of each meeting shall be kept at the registered office and distributed to each member of the Audit Committee and also to the other members of the Board. The Audit Committee Chairman shall report on each meeting to the Board. The minutes of the Audit Committee meeting shall be signed by the Chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held or by the Chairman of the next succeeding meeting.
7. Quorum
The quorum for the Audit Committee meeting shall be the majority of members present whom must be independent directors.
8. Circular Resolutions
A resolution in writing signed by a majority of the Audit Committee members for the time being shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Audit Committee duly called and constituted. Any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one (1) or more Audit Committee members. Any such document may be accepted as sufficiently signed by an Audit Committee member if transmitted to the Company by telex, telegram, cable, facsimile or other electrical or digital written message to include a signature of an Audit Committee member.
9. Reporting
The Audit Committee shall report to the Board of Directors, either formally in writing, or verbally, as it considers appropriate on the matters within its terms of reference at least once a year, but more frequently if it so wishes.
The Audit Committee shall report to the Board of Directors on any specific matters referred to it by the Board for investigation and report.
10. Objectives
The principal objectives of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in discharging its statutory duties and responsibilities relating to accounting and reporting practices of the holding company and each of its subsidiaries. In addition, the Audit Committee shall:
- evaluate the quality of the audits performed by the internal and external auditors;
- provide assurance that the financial information presented by management is relevant, reliable and timely;
- oversee compliance with laws and regulations and observance of a proper code of conduct; and
- determine the quality, adequacy and effectiveness of the Group's control environment.
11. Authority
The Audit Committee shall, in accordance with a procedure to be determined by the Board of Directors and at the expense of the Company,
(a) have explicit authority to investigate any activity within its terms of reference. All employees shall be directed to co-operate as requested by members of the Audit Committee.
(b) have full and unlimited/unrestricted access to all information and documents/resources which are required to perform its duties as well as to the internal and external auditors and senior management of the Company and the Group.
(c) obtain, at the expense of the Company, other independent professional advice or other advice and to secure the attendance of outsiders with relevant experience and expertise if it considers necessary.
(d) have direct communication channels with the external auditors and person(s) carrying out the internal audit function or activity (if any).
(e) where the Audit Committee is of the view that the matter reported by it to the Board has not been satisfactorily resolved resulting in a breach of the Listing Requirements, the Audit Committee shall promptly report such matter to Bursa Securities.
12. Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are as follows:
(a) To review the quarterly and year-end financial statements of the Board, focusing particularly on:–
- any change in accounting policies and practices;
- significant adjustments arising from the audit;
- significant matters highlighted including financial reporting issues, significant judgements made by Management, significant and unusual events or transactions, and how these matters are addressed;
- the going concern assumption; and
- compliance with accounting standards and other legal requirements.
(b) To discuss problems and reservations arising from the interim and final audits, and any matter the auditor may wish to discuss (in the absence of management, where necessary);
(c) To review the external auditor's management letter and management's response;
(d) To do the following, in relation to the internal audit function:-
- review the adequacy of the scope, functions and resources of the internal audit function, and that it has the necessary authority to carry out its work;
- review the internal audit programme and results of the internal audit process and, where necessary, ensure that appropriate actions are taken on the recommendations of the internal audit function;
- review the internal audit plan, consider the internal audit reports and findings of the internal auditors, fraud investigations and actions and steps taken by Management in response to audit findings;
- review any appraisal or assessment of the performance of members of the internal audit function;
- approve any appointment or termination of senior staff members of the internal audit function; and
- take cognizance of resignations of internal audit staff members and provide the resigning staff member an opportunity to submit his reasons for resigning.
(e) To monitor the integrity of the Company's financial statements;
(f) To report its findings on the financial and management performance, and other material matters to the Board;
(g) To consider the major findings of internal investigations and management's response;
(h) To discuss with the external auditor before the audit commences, the nature and scope of the audit, and ensure co-ordination where more than one audit firm is involved;
(i) To consider the appointment of the external auditor, the audit fee and any question of resignation or dismissal;
(j) To establish policies governing the circumstances under which contracts for the provision of non-audit services can be entered into and procedures that must be followed by the external auditors;
(k) To assess and monitor the independence and qualification of the Company's independent auditor;
(l) To review with the external auditor his evaluation of the system of internal controls and his audit report;
(m) To monitor the performance of the Company's internal audit function;
(n) To determine the remit of the internal audit function;
(o) To review the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance systems relating to the accounting and reporting practices of the Company
(p) To consider any related party transactions and conflict of interest situation that may arise within the Company or Group including any transaction, procedure or course of conduct that raises questions of management integrity;
(q) To verify the allocation of share grant plan ("SGP") or any other share issuance scheme in compliance with the criteria as stipulated in the by-laws of the SGP or other share issuance scheme of the Company, if any;
(r) To monitor the Company's compliance with relevant laws, regulations and code of conduct relating to the accounting and reporting practices of the Company;
(s) To consider other topics as defined by the Board; and
(t) To consider and examine such other matters as the Audit Committee considers appropriate.


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The Fast 50, a guide to the fastest growing online jobs has been published covering the third quarter of 2012. According to the survey, by Freelancer.co.uk and based on data from over 4.3 million users of the website, there has been impressive growth among Android based jobs whilst Apple iOS jobs have all but stood still.
From a total of 230,614 jobs posted online in the last quarter it appears copy typing has experienced most growth posting 145 per cent growth. This figure is thought to be related to the on going transition to paperless offices by many organisations across sectors. The next nearest job category to this is HTML5 which turned in an impressive 44 per cent rise demonstrating how companies are seeking to bridge the gap between their fixed and mobile clients.
Among other trends highlighted by the data it appears iPhone jobs tapered to a modest eight per cent growth this quarter as developers waited for the release of iOS6 in September. Meanwhile, reviewers gave the iPhone 5 a tepid reception, hampered by a marked lack of substantial new features and the iOS6 Maps misfire. The numbers are a huge setback for Apple from the scorching 30 per cent explosion of jobs in the last quarter.
Android, on the other hand saw a 16 per cent surge in jobs owing in part to the release of the Samsung Galaxy S III and release of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in July.
The survey also reflected the ongoing interest in Apps with jQuery, the javascript library of choice of interactive web apps increasing jobs by 32 per cent. A recent makeover announced by eBay also fueled online jobs in this area with demand growing by 41 per cent for this technology. Facebook jobs also made a recovery this quarter with 11 per cent growth compared with a drop of 14 per cent last quarter.
Internet Marketing also seems to have made a recovery this quarter as Google has become more steady and dependable in its intentions and technology updates. Internet Marketing jobs have risen by 12 per cent, SEO is up by 12 per cent as well, while Link Building jobs rose by eight per cent over the same time span.
Reflecting on these findings, Matt Barrie, Chief Executive of Freelancer.co.uk says: "This report truly reflects Mary Meeker's thesis that through software and the Internet we're experiencing the reimagination of everything. Every industry we can think of is turning into a software business, and every job function is increasingly being performed using software tools in the cloud. This online job report tracks the current leaders and laggards of this transformation."


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Yip, Dasher, the cat, did it again! :shock: Brought in a chipmunk into the sewing room ....I happened to be in here sewing when he came in. This chipmunk was smarter.....I had to take everything up off the floor and out of my way, took everything off the 2 bottom shelves on the bookcase (which was at the end of the cutting table - I have to crawl to get to them) and shut the door and went at it. This old lady is NOT meant to crawl all over the floor chasing a chipmunk!!!! BTW - All the time I was chasing it I was cussing Dasher out --- do you see the blue smoke????? :shock:
Oh -- and DH is out of town all week....of course! :?


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I have had two consecutive miscarriges. both at 9 weeks. i was told the pin pointing a cause is almost impossible. i dont trust the doctor i had. we was very cold and insensitive and made me feel stupid. i am trying again and am scared. my best guess from reasearch ive donr is low progesterone. any other ideas??? if i am right what is the best way to treat it? its sunday so i cant call the new doc to make an appointment yet. but im inpatient and curious. any thoughts???
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While you may not have liked your previous doctor, he wasn't entirely wrong. It can be extremely difficult to pinpoint the cause of a miscarriage. Internet research will not give you the answers you are looking for. Only a doctor can figure out what is going on, so be patient until you can get an appointment.
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While the rest of America is up in arms over some dumb former child star turning into the newest pop slut, I say stick that ass out and twerk it a little more. Why? Why do I not think it's an atrocity of humanity? Well, for one thing, this is America. The one thing we're pretty damn good at other than churning out legions of obese, semi-retarded carbon copies, is creating an array of slutty, generally half naked pop stars. Do we really have to have this conversation every time an awards show comes around? And do we have to act each time like it never happened before? Does anyone remember Madonna from the 80s? Or Britney about 10 years ago? Or the thousands of other wannabees waiting in line to skank out on TV when the camera turns in their direction? It's MTV, it's like the home for wayward girls. Every Disney sweetheart eventually grows up, and if they grow up within the realm of pop culture having their asses licked by the multitudes every day, they're likely to end up the kind of raging whore to turn their ass to an auditorium full of people and shake it. We already know this shit, so let's stop with this being surprised about the state of humanity crap! Besides, though it might not say much for the state of humanity, neither does our sky high murder rate, the massive amount of human trafficking that goes on, or the overall culture of complacency that's led to an embarrassing amount of obesity, and a criminal lack of basic education, let alone anything useful.
Second, and maybe more importantly, what the fuck else is the little twat going to do? The last resort of the egotistical talentless, which is what makes up the majority of the pop scene, is to wear as little as possible and gyrate enough to hypnotize the masses into thinking that there's something worth buying into. Why is there some expectation that an untalented little whore is going to produce anything more than an erection? Maybe we should be more let down that this is what MTV, a cultural hotspot for new music (though they never play it anymore) deemed the best that we had to offer this year. As far as those inbred idiots that think she has some kind of responsibility to her fans and therefore acted inappropriately, I say 'fuck you'. Fucking take responsibility for yourselves and your own stupid kids. She might owe us some better music for giving her a stage to twerk on, but she doesn't owe anyone any more than that. If parents are concerned about their children maybe they should think about how they're raising them instead of trying to blame the latest pop tragedy for their bad behavior. This shit is everywhere, it's not like Miley Cyrus invented being slutty.
The last point I want to make is that I like music. I appreciate real musicians who write songs and then get up there with instruments and play them. I appreciate the general history and culture of music. What I'm truly offended by is that this is considered real music for so many people. That we actually act like this is something worth praising and putting on a stage and paying money for. If anything, it should be filed under 'entertainment'. This is freak show quality at best, and I've seen far better in that department. When there's an awards show called 'Video Music Awards' is it that much of an expectation that actual music might come into play, and that it's not just going to be a lot of rehearsed dance moves and shock value antics? I'm not offended that some self centered little rich girl rubbed her crotch on stage with a big foam finger and shook her ass like she was getting paid for it, I'm offended that her act is literally what passes for music these days.


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The Android 4.3 firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S4 is now available for download unofficially, as the firmware has leaked out. It was previously rumored that the smartphone will get the update by October. This firmware is apparently close to the final release of the update, so don't expect any massive changes on board when Samsung officially starts rolling out Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S4. The folks at Sam Mobile have been kind enough to post a video showing the functioning of the new OS while also explaining the changes it brings compared to Android 4.2.2. The leaked firmware can be flashed onto your Android 4.2.2 running Galaxy S4, provided you have root access on the device.
The usual Android 4.3 specific changes are on board along with support for Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy which should bring compatibility with the Galaxy Gear smartwatch as well. If you're the impatient types, head over to the source link and flash the ROM yourself. But since the official release of the update isn't far away, it might not be a bad idea to wait.
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A friend of mine has encouraged us to set aside Thursday's as "Thankful Thursdays!"
As I have reminisced about this weeks events, my thoughts overwhelmingly turn to my childhood. A friend had asked about some pictures that I had stored away in my cedar chest. Looking through them was such a pleasure…It amazes me how a picture can so quickly take you back to a special moment in time. I even found myself singing songs from the 80's that I hadn't thought of in ages. I could almost smell the "Aqua Net"! Then yesterday, was a special day of remembrance to me. My childhood best friend's dad had passed away 3 years ago. Such a great man! Again, more pictures were shared. I was reminded of my love for my BFF & her family…YEARS of special memories!
On this Thankful Thursday, my thoughts turn to two people that I am particularly thankful for today. Rev. Dwight & Mary Burchett…without them the pictures would all be so different…the memories just wouldn't be the same. In their daily living & desiring to follow the leading of the Lord…they founded the school that I attended from 3rd to 9th grade. The biggest part of my childhood, some of my favorite memories, life changing experiences with the Lord, & best friendships are because they listened to & obeyed God's calling on their lives. They still minister to me to this day!
Thank you Rev. Dwight & Mary Burchett! On this Thankful Thursday…I am thankful for YOU!!!


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AIEA 2018 Call for Proposals
Contribute to the international higher education agenda by submitting a proposal for the AIEA Annual Conference! AIEA is currently accepting proposals for the 2018 AIEA Annual Conference (Feb 18-21, Washington DC): The Internationalization Imperative in Turbulent Times.
Proposals are due August 15: Submit a Proposal
For more detailed information, please visit the Call for Proposals page.
Just a reminder that the August 15 deadline is coming up soon - many thanks for your help in getting the word out.
Below is an announcement about the AIEA Conference Proposals for the upcoming AIEA 2018 Annual Conference in Washington DC in February 2018. AIEA would be most grateful if you could share this soon with your membership. We look forward to receiving submissions from your members!
Wits University collaborated with mySOS – a free emergency app for smartphones.
A dedicated Wits button is available for all Wits staff and students in the app. If you experience any Wits related emergency, just press the button and you will immediately be connected to Campus Control. They will also receive your GPS coordinates so they can respond faster!
mySOS also offers access to appropriate emergency assistance throughout South Africa when
- you don't know who to call
- you don't know where you are
- you want to notify your emergency contacts about your emergency and the exact location
- you want your emergency contacts and the emergency services to navigate directly to your location in an emergency
More details can be found on the Wits website: http://www.wits.ac.za/mywits/mysos/.
mySOS is free of charge and available from the App Store and Google Play.
For more information: www.mysos.co.za
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
Request for comment.
OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information-collection requirements contained in its Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028). The standard protects employees from adverse health effects from occupational exposure to Benzene.
Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
Hard Copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) by May 19, 2003.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be received by May 19, 2003.
1. Submission of Comments
Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. ICR 1218-0129(2003), Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.s.t.
Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10 pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648. You must include the docket number of this document, Docket No. ICR 1218-0129(2003), in your comments.
Electronic: You may submit comments, but not attachments, through the Internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov/.
II. Obtaining Copies of Supporting Statement for the Information Collection
The Supporting Statement for the Information Collection is available for downloading from OSHA's Web site at www.osha.gov. The supporting statement is available for inspection and copying in the OSHA Docket Office, at the address listed above. A printed copy of the supporting statement can be obtained by contacting Todd Owen at (202) 693-2222.Start Further Info
Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2222.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
I. Submission of Comments on this Notice and Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in response to this document by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through the OSHA webpage. Please note you cannot attach materials such as studies or journal articles to electronic comments. If you have additional materials, you must submit three copies of them to the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments by name, date, subject and docket number so we can attach them to Start Printed Page 13733your comments. Because of security-related problem there may be a significant delay in the receipt of comments by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery and messenger service.
II. Background
The Depart of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information-collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information-collection burden is correct. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of the 1970 (the Act) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). In this regard, the information collection requirements in the Benzene Standard provide protection for employees from the adverse health effects associated with exposure to Benzene.
III. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
- Whether the proposed information-collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions, including whether the information is useful;
- The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and costs) for the information-collection requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
- The quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
- Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological information-collection and transmission techniques.
IV. Proposed Actions
OSHA is proposing to extend the information-collection requirements specified in the Benzene Standard. The information-collection requirements specified in the Benzene Standard protect employees from the adverse health effects that may result from occupational exposure to benzene. The major information-collection requirements in the Standard include conducting employee exposure monitoring, notifying employees of their benzene exposures, implementing a written compliance program, implementing medical surveillance of employees, providing examining physicians with specific information, ensuring that employees receive a copy of their medical-surveillance results, maintaining employees' exposure-monitoring and medical-surveillance records for specific periods, and providing access to these records by OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the employee who is the subject of the records, the employee's representative, and other designated parties.
OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this summary in the request to OMB to extend the approval of the information collection requirements in the Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028).
Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved information-collection requirement.
Title: Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028).
OMB Number: 1218-0129.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 13,498.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 265,428.
Average Time Per Response: Time per response ranges from 5 minutes to maintain records to 2 hours to complete a referral medical examination.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 125,195.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $8,179,933.
III. Authority and Signature
John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2002 (67 FR 65008).Start Signature
Signed in Washington, DC on March 14, 2003.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 03-6712 Filed 3-19-03; 8:45 am]


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Larrivee LV-10 Custom Electro Acoustic Guitar, Natural (Pre-Owned)
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Our Least Sustainable Energy Option
Our Least Sustainable Energy Option
By Paul Driessen
President Obama and a chorus of environmentalists, politicians, corporate executives and bureaucrats are perennially bullish on wind power as the bellwether of our "clean energy economy of the future."
In reality, wind energy may well be the least sustainable and least eco-friendly of all electricity options. Its shortcomings are legion, but the biggest ones can be grouped into eight categories.
Land. As American humorist and philosopher Will Rogers observed, "They ain't making any more of it." Wind turbine installations impact vast amounts of land, far more than traditional power plants.
Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear plant generates 3,750 megwatts of electricity from a 4,000-acre site. The 600-MW John Turk ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Arkansas covers part of 2,900 acres; two 600-MW coal-fired units in India use just 600 acres. Gas-fired units like Calpine's 560-MW Fox Energy Center in Wisconsin require several hundred acres. All generate reliable power 90-95% of the year.
By contrast, the 600-MW Fowler Ridge wind installation (355 turbines) spans 50,000 acres of farm country along Indiana's I-65 corridor. The 782-MW Roscoe project in Texas (627 turbines) sprawls across 100,000 acres. Oregon's Shepherds Flat project (338 gigantic 2.5 MW turbines) covers nearly 80,000 wildlife and scenic acres along the Columbia River Gorge, for a "rated capacity" of 845 MW.
The Chokecherry-Sierra Madre project will blanket some 320,000 acres of sage grouse habitat and BLM land in Wyoming with 1,000 monstrous 3-MW turbines, to generate zero to 3,000 MW of intermittent power. That's eight times the size of Washington, DC, to get an average annual output one-fourth of what Palo Verde generates 90% of the time. But C-SM has already received preliminary approval from BLM.
To replace just 20% of the United States' 995,000 MW of total installed generating capacity, we would need to blanket an area the size of Kansas with wind turbines, and then add nearly a thousand 600-MW gas-fired backup generators … and thousands of miles of new high voltage transmission lines.
Raw materials. Wind turbine installations require vast amounts of steel, copper, rare earth metals, fiberglass, concrete, rebar and other materials for the turbines, towers and bases.
A single 1.7 MW wind turbine, like 315 of the Fowler Ridge units, involves some 365 tons of materials for the turbine assembly and tower, plus nearly 1100 tons of concrete and rebar for the foundation. Bigger units require substantially more materials. Grand total for the entire Fowler wind installation: some 515,000 tons; for Roscoe, 752,000 tons; for Shepherds Flat, 575,000 tons; for Chokecherry, perhaps 2,000,000 tons. Offshore installations need far more raw materials.
To all that must be added millions of tons of steel, copper, concrete and rebar for thousands of miles of transmission lines – and still more for mostly gas-fired generators to back up every megawatt of wind power and generate electricity the 17 hours of each average day that the wind doesn't blow.
Money. Taxpayers and consumers must provide perpetual subsidies to prop up wind projects, which cannot survive without steady infusions of cash via feed-in tariffs, tax breaks and direct payments.
Transmission lines cost $1.0 million to $2.5 million per mile. Landowners get $10,000 per turbine, plus royalties on all energy produced from the turbine, plus payments for every foot of access road and transmission lines. However, taxpayers pay more, while the landowners' neighbors suffer property devaluation, scenic disruption, noise, health problems and interference with crop spraying, but no monetary compensation. Direct federal wind energy subsidies to help cover this totaled $5 billion in FY 2010; state support added billions more; still more billions were added to consumers' electric bills.
The Other People's Money well is running dry. The "manmade catastrophic climate change" thesis behind the wind energy campaign is in shambles. Voters and consumers are understandably fed up.
Energy. Mining, quarrying, drilling, milling, refining, smelting and manufacturing operations make the production of metals, concrete, fiberglass and resins, turbines, and heavy equipment to do all of the above very energy-intensive. Ditto for transporting and installing turbines, towers, backups and transmission lines. That takes real energy: abundant, reliable, affordable – not what comes from wind turbines.
In fact, it probably requires more energy to manufacture, haul and install these monstrous Cuisinarts of the air and their transmission systems than they will generate in their lifetimes. However, no cradle-to-grave analysis has ever been conducted, for the energy inputs or pollution outputs. We need one now.
Health. Whereas environmentalists garner scary headlines over wildly speculative claims about health dangers from hydraulic fracturing (to extract abundant natural gas for wind turbine backup generators), they ignore and dismiss a growing body of evidence that wind turbines cause significant health problems.
Principal health issues are associated with noise – not just annoying audible noise, but inaudible, low-frequency "infrasound" that causes headache, dizziness, "deep nervous fatigue" and symptoms akin to seasickness. "Wind turbine syndrome" also includes irritability, depression, and concentration and sleep problems. Others include "shadow flicker" or "strobe effect" from whirling blades, which can trigger seizures in epileptics, "vibroacoustic" effects on the heart and lungs, and non-lethal harm to animals. Serious lung, heart, cancer and other problems have been documented from rare earth mining, smelting and manufacturing in China, under its less rigorous health, workplace and environmental regulations.
To date, however, very few health assessments have been required or conducted prior to permit approval, even for major wind turbine installations. Perhaps the trial lawyers' guild could redress that oversight.
Environment. Raptors, bats and other beautiful flying creatures continue to be sliced and diced by wind turbines. Thankfully, the Bureau of Land Management has included an "avian radar system" to track the slaughter within its 500-square-mile Chokecherry region – and banned mining among the turbines.
Wind turbines are supposed to reduce pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. But because backup generators must repeatedly surge to full power and back to standby, as wind speed rises and falls, they operate inefficiently, use more fuel and emit more – much like cars forced to stop repeatedly on freeways.
Jobs. The myth of "green jobs" is hitting the brick wall of reality. While the turbines are installed in the USA and EU, far more numerous mining and manufacturing jobs are in China, where they are hardly "green." As Spanish and Scottish analysts have documented, the "green" installer and maintenance jobs cost up to $750,000 apiece – and kill 2.2 to 3.7 traditional jobs for every "eco-friendly" job created.
Electricity costs and reliability. Even huge subsidies cannot cure wind power's biggest defects: its electricity costs far more than coal, gas or nuclear alternatives – and its intermittent nature wreaks havoc on power grids and consumers. The problem is worst on hot summer afternoons, when demand is highest and breezes are minimal. Unable to compete against cheap Chinese and Indian electricity and labor, energy-intensive industries increasingly face the prospect of sending operations and jobs overseas. Bayer Chemical's warning that it may have to close its German facilities is just the tip of the iceberg.
When it comes to wind, Nat King Cole might have sung: "Unsustainable that's what you are, unsustainable though near or far. Unsustainable in every way, and forever more that's how you'll stay." Well, maybe not forever, but certainly for the foreseeable future.
So take a hint from Spoon's lively tune and "cut out the middleman." Forge a direct relationship with energy you can afford, energy that works nearly 24/7/365, energy that causes the least ecological damage and is far more sustainable than wind power: the hydrocarbon, hydroelectric and nuclear power that have sustained our society and brought unprecedented health, prosperity and living standards to billions.
Then help the planet's least fortunate people to do likewise.
Spreading 'Big Oil' Subsidy Disinformation
By Paul Driessen
Every American manufacturing company gets tax deductions that help it create jobs and strengthen our economy – whether it produces newspapers, furniture, cars or fuel. Eliminating those deductions would increase unemployment and further slow our nation's desperately needed economic recovery.
Yet that is precisely what President Obama wants to do when oil companies want to use the deductions. It is one of many ways the Obama administration is undermining the oil industry and 9.2 million Americans whose jobs it supports. It is part of the administration's strategy for replacing fossil fuels with heavily subsidized "alternatives" that taxpayers cannot afford, and consumers will not purchase on their own.
Newspapers that benefit from the same genre of tax deductions as oil companies nevertheless sometimes join attacking the oil industry, and the jobs and benefits it creates. This is rank hypocrisy.
"If Republicans are truly determined to slash the budget and end government waste," the New York Times editorialized, "they will start [by] ending the web of tax breaks enjoyed by the rolling-in-dough oil industry and terminating the ethanol subsidy. Together these cuts would save up to $100 billion over 10 years."
The Times is right about ending ethanol subsidies. But it and other "progressives" are wrong on every other argument they present to justify their job-killing, economy-crippling energy agenda.
1) Oil industry tax deductions cover costs incurred in exploration, drilling, production, transportation and refining. They aren't subsidies or special tax breaks. They are essentially the same deductions claimed by all manufacturers, in conducting their business under our complex tax code. They ensure that businesses recover their costs and get taxed only on net income, in the process of making essential products.
Refineries and petrochemical manufacturers play an especially vital role in the oil industry – transforming crude oil and natural gas into fuels and raw materials used to make fabrics, plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, fertilizers, carpets, paints, roofing, siding, and myriad other products that improve and safeguard our lives. Solar panels and resins for fiberglass wind turbine blades are also petroleum-based.
The NY Times itself enjoys similar tax breaks, and hasn't offered to give one of them up, to help end government waste. Nor have other newspapers, some of which have even sought to benefit under the "failing newspaper act," which would let them operate as "educational nonprofits," and pay no taxes. Others have sought exemptions from antitrust laws, so that they can set online subscription prices.
In truth, in this internet and online media age, we could live without newspapers. But as an American Express advertising executive might say, Oil: You can't leave home without it. Nor can you have modern civilization or improved health and living standards without it.
2) Most petroleum companies aren't "Big Oil." They're small independents. And the entire industry operates under government policies and regulations that keep many of America's best oil and gas prospects off limits and make leasing, exploration and drilling needlessly expensive and time-consuming. Between 1981 and 2008, the largest consolidated oil companies ("Big Oil") alone paid $1.95 trillion in severance, property, excise, sales and corporate income taxes, the Tax Foundation reports.
Eliminate the tax deductions amid the current regulatory and political climate, and fewer wells will be drilled, fewer deposits will be profitable enough to develop, fields will be abandoned prematurely, royalty revenues will decline, refineries will close or move overseas, workers will lose their jobs, their income tax payments will morph into welfare checks, and we will import still more oil and refined products.
3) A primary reason oil and gasoline prices are so high, unemployment is stuck at 9% and our economic growth is anemic is that government has made most of our western states, Alaskan and Outer Continental Shelf energy prospects off limits. It raises unfounded concerns about hydraulic fracturing, and drags its feet on permits for lands that supposedly are "available" for leasing and drilling. In short, it chokes off supplies. Meanwhile, politicians stoke demand – with legislation like the NAT GAS Act. That bill would obligate US taxpayers to pony up some $14 billion annually in subsidies (aka, tax credits and rebates), to encourage motorists to buy natural gas-fueled cars and trucks, and service stations to install natural gas fueling stations.
Eliminate oil company tax deductions: "save" $4 billion. Subsidize car and truck purchases: spend $14 billion. It's unsustainable. It's insane.
4) Real subsidies take money taken from society's productive sectors, and transfer it to legislators and bureaucrats, who give it to companies that "deserve" funding, because they provide politically favored products or could not remain in business without perpetual infusions of Other People's Money. You support our reelection, our "catastrophic manmade global warming" thesis and our commitment to a renewable energy future, and you'll continue receiving taxpayer cash – until the OPM runs out.
Evergreen Solar received $486 million in federal and state subsidies – but still closed its doors and fired 850 workers, when the subsidy well ran dry. The same thing happened to five of six solar companies in Germany. The jobs went to China and Malaysia, which have lower costs and fewer regulations.
5) Even with subsidies, wind and solar still can't compete, unless they are also exempted from endangered species and other environmental laws. If you shoot an eagle, or birds die in an uncovered oil company waste pit, fines and possibly prison terms are meted out. But wind farms slaughter bald and golden eagles, falcons, hawks, curlews, bats and other threatened, endangered and just plain majestic sky dwellers with no consequences. They even get fast-tracked through the environmental review process by the same Interior Department and EPA that routinely delay or deny oil and gas applications.
6) Then there's ethanol. Producing 13.2 billion gallons of it in 2010 required one-quarter of all the corn grown in the United States – monopolizing 23 million acres (Grade A cropland the size of Indiana) and consuming 1.2 trillion gallons of water, along with prodigious amounts of petroleum in the form of fertilizer and tractor, truck and distillery fuel. While corn growers get rich, higher corn prices mean pork and chicken producers pay more for feed, meat producers are driven out of business, manufacturers pay more for corn syrup, consumers pay more for food, and more jobs disappear.
America could produce far more gasoline from a mere 2,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (1/20 of Washington, DC), if anti-oil zealots would end their opposition to drilling in the frozen tundra.
And still ethanol enjoys fuel pump mandates, $6 billion in annual subsidies, and tariffs against foreign competition – so that consumers can "choose" a fuel that gets a third fewer miles per gallon than gasoline.
Meanwhile, the Defense Department is doing a theirs-not-to-reason-why Light Brigade charge into the jaws of biofuel R&D – and extolling the virtues of camellia-based jet fuel that costs $67 a gallon, versus $5 per gallon for aviation gas that could also come from ANWR, the OCS and other off-limits US lands.
The bottom line is simple. The worst thing we can do is what President Obama is intent on doing: use the mythical revenues he expects from eliminating oil company "subsidies and tax breaks" to increase federal wind, solar and ethanol subsidies by another 50% (to $18 billion a year) – so as to "foster the clean energy economy of the future and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels that contribute to climate change."
As should be abundantly clear by now, these energy sources are not so clean or eco-friendly. They can't exist without perpetual subsidies. They are simply not sustainable. To provide reliable, affordable, ecological, sustainable energy … put people back to work … rejuvenate our economy … and generate trillions in new government revenue – we need to do three things.
Open America's public lands for responsible hydrocarbon development. Take the boot off the neck of American businesses. And get rid of all the subsidies, bailouts, targeted tax breaks, selective tariffs, mandates to purchase ethanol and other products, and other corporate welfare gimmicks that make tax lawyers and lobbyists more important than researchers, trained workers and top-flight CEOs.
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Programming Languages – 10 Best Programming Languages should Learn
A programming language is a formal constructed language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs to control the behavior of a machine or to express algorithms.
The earliest programming languages preceded the invention of the digital computer and were used to direct the behavior of machines such as Jacquard looms and player pianos.[1] Thousands of different programming languages have been created, mainly in the computer field, and many more still are being created every year. Many programming languages require computation to be specified in an imperative form (i.e., as a sequence of operations to perform), while other languages utilize other forms of program specification such as the declarative form (i.e. the desired result is specified, not how to achieve it).
Here, top 10 Programming languages you should learn or Every computer person must know to develop things . .
Short Description : Java is a class-based, object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s. It's one of the most in-demand programming languages, a standard for enterprise software, web-based content, games and mobile apps, as well as the Android operating system. Java is designed to work across multiple software platforms, meaning a program written on Mac OS X, for example, could also run on Windows.
Short Description : A general-purpose, imperative programming language developed in the early '70s, C is the oldest and most widely used language, providing the building blocks for other popular languages, such as C#, Java, JavaScript and Python. C is mostly used for implementing operating systems and embedded applications. Because it provides the foundation for many other languages, it is advisable to learn C (and C++) before moving on to others.
Short Description : C++ is an intermediate-level language with object-oriented programming features, originally designed to enhance the C language. C++ powers major software like Firefox, Winamp and Adobe programs. It's used to develop systems software, application software, high-performance server and client applications and video games.
Short Description : Pronounced "C-sharp," C# is a multi-paradigm language developed by Microsoft as part of its .NET initiative. Combining principles from C and C++, C# is a general-purpose language used to develop software for Microsoft and Windows platforms.
5. Objective-C
Short Description : Objective-C is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language used by theApple operating system. It powers Apple's OS X and iOS, as well as its APIs, and can be used to create iPhone apps, which has generated a huge demand for this once-outmoded programming language.
Short Description : PHP (Hypertext Processor) is a free, server-side scripting language designed for dynamic websites and app development. It can be directly embedded into an HTML source document rather than an external file, which has made it a popular programming language for web developers. PHP powers more than 200 million websites, including WordPress, Digg and Facebook.
7. Python
Short Description : Python is a high-level, server-side scripting language for websites and mobile apps. It's considered a fairly easy language for beginners due to its readability and compact syntax, meaning developers can use fewer lines of code to express a concept than they would in other languages. It powers the web apps for Instagram, Pinterest and Rdio through its associated web framework, Django, and is used by Google, Yahoo! and NASA.
8. Ruby
Short Description : A dynamic, object-oriented scripting language for developing websites and mobile apps, Ruby was designed to be simple and easy to write. It powers the Ruby on Rails (or Rails) framework, which is used on Scribd, GitHub, Groupon and Shopify. Like Python, Ruby is considered a fairly user-friendly language for beginners.
9. JavaScript
Short Description : Structured Query Language (SQL) is a special-purpose language for managing data in relational database management systems. It is most commonly used for its "Query" function, which searches informational databases. SQL was standardized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the 1980s.Reference :
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Eat Pray Love spawns attempt to license, market, profitBy T.L. Stanley on Wed Jul 28 2010
Fans of the Elizabeth Gilbert travelogue/romance novel Eat Pray Love might've wanted to wrap themselves in a paisley tunic, put Juti sandals on their feet and toss a prayer shawl over their shoulders while writing their own soul-searching prose in a colorful leather journal. Now they can. These items, most of them branded Eat Pray Love after the best-selling book and the upcoming Columbia Pictures movie with Julia Roberts, are available at Cost Plus World Market. There's a whole themed shop-within-a-shop, in fact, featuring copies of the book, Indonesian sarongs, handmade stationery, yoga mats, beaded necklaces, tea pots and meditation bells. (There's also a contest attached that sends winners trekking Gilbert's path through Italy, India and Indonesia). It's not the first time that an upscale adult-targeted flick has created licensed product and/or retail boutiques—see: Sex and the City, Moulin Rouge, Memoirs of a Geisha—but it's an especially clever partnership. The demo of boho World Market shoppers and Gilbert aficionados match up perfectly, and the promotion has just the right mix of function and aspiration. It can live with or without a hit movie. In a word: brilliant. (But don't bet against Roberts—the movie opens Aug. 13. Watch the trailer that recently launched on TV here.)