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I'm concerned you are measuring the correct information
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Does an LED driver rated @ 6v -12v hold/keep a source voltage of 8.4v to 6v or just maintain it between 6v - 12v Answered
I should preface my inquiry with an admission of possessing very limited electronics knowledge. but I am somewhat familiar with battery voltages & amps.
I have several Luminus SST-50 & SST-90 LED emitters. I have found that to achieve the full lumen potential these emitters must be driven beyond Luninus's stated typical vf of 3.2 volts. I do not exceed 6vf. I am aware that current is a major factor in the performance of these lights, but when using 5-6amps or the max of 9amps (SST-90)I notice little difference in the brilliance of the light. However, when altering the vf from 3.2v or 4.5v to 6v the difference is amazing.
When using 5 X NIMH batteries (= 6volts/4.5amps) with an SST-90 the lumens are high. When I use 4 X NIMH bat @ 4.8 volts/4.5amps, there is about a 25% reduction in light production. With my limited electronics info.I assumed the voltage was the key force here. Or is there something about the volt/current relationships that I need to know?
My ? actually concerns the drivers that I have. They are rated @ 6v - 12 v. Do you know if a driver, with these specs, regulates/holds the vf @ 6 volts when the source voltage is greater than 6 volts or does it just maintain the voltage within the range of 6v - 12v.
Using 2 X 4.2v LIon batteries, connected to the driver, gives an 8,4v the volt meter reading. Such a voltage will destroy the emitters. I expected a reading of 6vf (@ the driver leads).
If you are able to answer my question, one I would be profoundly grateful, 2 please be as detailed/specific/simple as possible.
Thank you very much cgc210
I'm concerned you are measuring the correct information
I aploogize for the delay in my response. I am unable to supply the V & A, now. When I applied the 2 X Lion Bats (8.4v) the SST-50 survived for about 1 second, if that long. This is the reason why I made the original post re: a 6v limit. I will put another light together & test the V/A you asked me for. If I could discuss the results with for a little bit I'd appreciate it
Prior to trying the 2 Lion bats (to make sure the light assembly was correct) I tried it using 4 X 1.5v, approx. 1000 mAh alkaline Enercell bats. It turned on great, but very low lumens. Which is also why I step up the voltage. @ the advertised specs these lights just don't produce and also part of the point of the original post re: drivers. I don't put a lot trust in the function of mass produced products so I expect a certain failure rate, but every driver/emitter i use gets toasted. Based on what I've relayed to you can you see what I'm doing wrong. I use plenty of heat sink, all of the connections were fine. Is there something about the driver that I'm missing. Regardless of my insufficient knowledge, I thought the driver's purpose was to regulate incoming V/A in doing so protect the system and prevent what happened.
The 2 Lion bats I used were Samsung 2.4 amps, the driver was Kaidomain.com: SST-50 5v -12v, 5 amp, with a Luminus SST-50 emitter.
The emitter went so fast it appeared as though the 8.4v was DD to the diode. If you have any ideas, thoughts. comments as to what might be going on here I'm open
Thanks a bunch, cgc210
The the visual of where & how to measure V & A is very nice. I'm short on electronics knowledge (very much aware of it). I'm familiar with using the DVM I appreciate it very much along with the considerable input from you & Steveastrouk. All I'm trying to do here is find a way to limit the voltage (& whatever the accompanying amperage is) to 6.
So far the only way I've accomplished this is with the 5 X 1.2v NiMH and that has been directly driving the emitters. I have drivers (many of them) but I've gotten so much better results without using them it is tempting to continue DD. I've read, however, so much about how ungood this for the emitters I'm no longer comfortable DD them.
I will provide the voltage/amp results after I put an SST-50 together (their cheaper) than the -90's. Send results later.
Thank you very much cgc210
Exactly my concern too, as oft expressed in this thread.
leds need to use a driver which provides a constant current, not a constant voltage. can you post a link to good drivers? The input volts range looks like 6.q we volts to me, if its a proper led driver, it will take care of the output current itself..
Thank you getting back to me. I'm a bit confused
I attempted to go to "good drivers: and did not see anything relevant to the subject here. Could you please be more specific re: where you'd like me to " post a link.
The volts range is definitely min 6v. I need to keep it there
There is s typo. It should say 'post a link to your drivers'.
I've looked at your device and i too don't see how you can ever see 6volts across it
Here is the link: http://kaidomain.com/product/details.S020079. I should've realize the typo.
I was so disappointed when I initially purchased the Luminus SST-50 & SST-90 I began fiddling around. When I didn't get any indication of damage (bluing) when increasing the voltage I was able to finally satisfy my desire for increased lumen output @ 6 volts.
Once in a while an SST-50 will show signs of being over driven. I've pushed some of these lights @ 6 volts for a year almost daily and see no indication of problems. The SST-90's seem to be much robust than the 50's and certainly more than the Cree XMl-T6's. I've blown a few of those @ 4.3 volts, but @ 4.2 volts they perform very well and are a great emitter.
My goal is to find a driver that will give no more than Vf 6. Got any suggestions
You don't quite see what we're saying here . The led develops a certain vf,given by the data sheet, for a given current. What Iceng and i are saying is that, when you have 9 amps flowing, which is the stated maximum current you CANNOT HAVE more than 3.7 volts or so acRoss the led .
I get that increasing the voltage changes/increases the amps. I saw the graph that Iceng provided. I don't know what the amps increase to . My concern is that an increase in voltage above 6 (and whatever the amps are at that voltage) destroys the emitter so I need a way to hold the voltage @ 6.
I was hoping to find a driver that will allow this.
measure what your existing driver does.,on the led. You can't ever get 6v on this led except at something like 1000 amps
Measure Vf AND forward current Of The led, @the led, and let me have the numbers to compare with the data sheet .
6 -TO- 12VDC sounds like the driver can operate in that range of
source voltage.
The driver then applies the correct current to the LED in question and
the LED will work at it's designed forward voltage VF...
Thank you for the response. I appreciate it when those with more assist those with less.
My SST-90's can be driven @ 9amps. I've done that and I don't see much of an increase over running them @ 4-6amps. When I up the VF from 3.2v (manufct spec) to 6v they really shine, the difference is incomparable.
(as I mentioned) when I use 2 X Lion bats the reading @ the driver leads to the LED is 8.4v, certain doom.
Do you know of a simple way to restrict the Vf to just 6v.
I have no information on your driver.
BTW don't push 9 amps through your LED for long without a
very good cooling heatsink..
It sounds like you may have damaged your device already.
The plot clearly shows the Vf @ 9 amps is 3.7 V ERGO your desire
to raise the forward voltage to 6v is not in the realm of proper working
And I still have no information on your driver.
The driver was obtained from Kaidomain.com
" -15V, 9A Circuit Driver for Bike Light Features:
- Input voltage :6-15V
- Output current:9A
- Single Mode only "
If you are referring to the driver in your mention of a damaged device, I thought this also. so I tested all 5 (that I have ). Each one gave a MM read of 8.4v @ the LED leads (same as source voltage)
I was puzzled & disappointed by some of the results I've gotten when varying the amperage. Particularly when paralleling the batteries to obtain the increased amps and what I thought would result in max lumens. I got better performance when I went to 6 X NiMH bats @ 4.5 amps. I get these results regardless of the emitter, SST-90 or 50

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The most pressing "What's Next?" is how I will feel immediately following the birth.
I don't have a maternal bond and I feel very emotionally stable, so I'm not expecting to have a weepy depressive episode. But that fact that I don't "KNOW" precisely how I will feel is driving the control freak in me NUTSO.
Luckily I get a span of precious of time with the guys state side to "wean off" of this experience and them. At first I was afraid of this time for fear it would facilitate a deeper connection, but let's be honest, that connection is already there. Now I'm just grateful for that extended "see you soon" experience. We're even planning a trip out to the Coast to show the guys our beautiful shores. Wonder what they'll think of them in comparison to AUSTRALIA???
The next big "What's Next" is this summer.
Freedom! Freedom to travel again and to run again and to have a beer again and to squat without wobbling.... oh the freedom that's coming!! As for the summer planning though, that's all been pretty decided so it's just excitement. We have lots of camping planned, a cruise or two, I'm going to Vegas with my surro bestie, the Wayne Brady Experience (EEEEEEEK) and that's all between May and September. I'll be a busy gal.
Long term, I've also decided that I'm going to start marathon training again. My goal was always to run the ALS half in memory of my Grandpa. I had targeted the Chicago run previously but I am now closer to the San Diego event. So now It'll depend on where I can build my team I guess. If I recall correctly I need at least three runners on my team and a fundraising minimum of $2,000 to enter. I've always known all along I'd front our fundraising goal (well, when last I was training grandma had promised to do it. Now I'll just fulfill her promise myself) it's just finding the runners. So, if you're interested... Either way, I miss the run and it's time to do it again.
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Action 2. Explore school garden possibilities for your particular school and community.
- The law provides funding for connecting more children to healthy produce from school gardens and local farms. It will also help communities establish farm to school networks, so those local foods can be used in school cafeterias! Imagine the learning opportunities!
Action 3. Support your school food service directors, managers, and staff
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Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de la Jemmerais was born in Varennes, southeast of Montreal, on Oct. 15, 1701. She was the eldest in a family of six children. Her father died when she was 7. The family moved to Montreal in 1719, after her mother remarried.
In 1722, Marguerite married François d'Youville; they lived with his mother. François had a fur and alcohol business, reputed for having suspicious dealings. After his mother died, he squandered his inheritance and died young, leaving his 28-year-old wife with two sons, a bad reputation and enormous debt.
Marguerite decided to open a small business, not only to provide for her two children but also to help the poor who crossed her path. Three women, inspired by her good works, joined her. They eventually decided to consecrate themselves to the service of the poor, in whom they saw Jesus Christ, on Dec. 31, 1737. This decisive moment is considered to be the foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal.
Their business was barely established when people began to harass them, suspecting them of pursuing François d'Youville's alcohol racket. They were derided with the nickname "Grey Nuns", a reference to drunkenness, and faced many challenges in the years that followed: fire, sickness and extreme poverty.
Marguerite and her fellow sisters moved into the General Hospital of the Charon Brothers and took over the administration of this refuge for unwed mothers, the elderly, the sick, the poor, men and women. When government officials wanted to close the refuge, the people defended Mother d'Youville's work, and the General Hospital remained in Montreal.
Marguerite d'Youville died on Dec. 23, 1771. She was remembered as an exceptionalwoman and was recognized for her courage, audacity, and love for Jesus and the poor.The cause for her canonization was opened in Rome in 1890. Pope John XXIII declaredher blessed on May 3, 1959, and gave her the title, Mother of Universal Charity. PopeJohn Paul II canonized her Dec. 9, 1990, the first female saint born in Canada.
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Run almost entirely by volunteers, the St Vincent de Paul Society is a worldwide organisation of lay Catholics who want to express their faith through service to the poor. The Society has been operating in South Africa since 1856. SVDP Walmer conference was formed in June 1950 and is active in the PE Diocese. We currently have 11 members but are fortunate to have regular assistance at our monthly food distributions from members of the parish and the Oratory students during their study terms.
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- - Weekly provision of sandwiches to the Parish Office for passing beggars.
- - Distribution of clothing to various organisations in the Walmer Township.
- - Collection of food from the Food Bank, some of which is used for the monthly SVDP distribution, most of which (perishables) is delivered to the St Patricks soup kitchen.
All you need to join the Society is a strong desire to follow Christ through service to those in need, and so bear witness to His compassionate and liberating love.
Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at 17:30 (Upstairs in the church hall).
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OK~ We are treading into unchartered territory, in regards to our schools in 2010. There are very few schools all across the United States that are not closing buildings, cutting teaching positions, eliminating para-professionals, and the list goes on and on. I wonder how our kids will be impacted? Kids do tend to roll with change, much better than this 40 something lady!
I pray that our kids will accept the changes that will be tossed their way, and I pray that those dedicated school employees that lose their jobs, will be able to find another job. Here, in North Iowa, our population is declining, therefore; we don't have the kids to fill our school buildings. Nor, do we have new people moving in, as there are not many jobs to be found. Therefore, no new tax revenue either. So, the answer, raise the property taxes for the current residents! Should be interesting......... It really is a vicious circle!
We are all going to have to accept the fact that our schools are going to look different in 10 years. Times are changing. We truly live in a technological world. Our kids still need to know how to read, write, and how to use math skills. We all will need to accept the fact that our kids will be learning these basic things in a way we have not known. Let's hope that things can settle down in our schools. Teachers want to teach, kids (most of them) do want to learn, and our future is sitting in all of these K-12 buildings throughout our country! So, what are you going to do to make a difference? After All, It's All In a Mom's Day, Right?
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Our schools are indeed in a sad state of affairs and it's our children who are suffering. I have been volunteering at least one day a week in my son's class all day. She loves it. I can help her get things done. But more importantly I can go around and help the kids who may need a little extra help.ReplyDelete
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federalregister.gov statement-of-principles-on-industrial-hemp#page-53396
The Section in the 2014 Farm Bill specific to Industrialized Hemp
Hemp CBD Oil Is Different From 'Hemp Oil'
As interest grows in industrial hemp, thanks in large part to some U.S. states pushing for locally grown hemp, industry advocates are warning
interested manufacturers not to get certain hemp products confused with others. In particular, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA; Summerland,
CA) is advising against the marketing of hemp cannabidiol (CBD) extracts as 'hemp oil.'
Hemp oil has enjoyed a long history of use for culinary applications and even cosmetic ones, such as the production of lotions, soaps, and balms.
The ingredient is derived from the crushing of hemp seeds. Hemp CBD, on the other hand, is a whole different animal. While also available in oil
format, the HIA says that hemp CBD extracts should not be confused with the former ingredient, which consumers around the world already know
commonly as 'hemp oil.'
CBD is one of dozens of cannabinoids found in both hemp and its close relative marijuana. The compound is similar in chemical structure to
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), for which there exists the medicinal marijuana market, but it does not have THC's psychotropic effects. A health
supplement market is, thus, opening up for CBD-rich extracts and their potential health benefits.
"While CBD has thus far skirted control by the FDA, it holds promise for several neuropsychiatric disorders," says Wesley Ryan, MD, a board-eligible
psychiatrist in Los Angeles. "Studies have demonstrated successful treatment of intractable epilepsy, as well as short-term treatment of psychotic
disorders. Current studies are largely preliminary, but these initial favorable results beg further investigation, especially given the better safety
profile of CBD over both THC and many of the accepted first-line prescription drug treatments."
The differences between 'hemp oil' and CBD oil are quite clear. While hemp oil is obtained from crushed hemp seeds, CBD-rich oil extracts are best
obtained from hemp flowers, leaves, and stalks. The HIA notes that hemp seeds typically contain less than 25 parts per million of CBD, whereas
these other parts of the hemp plant may be rife with as much as 150,000 parts per million of CBD. Fortunately, both CBD oil and conventional
hemp oil can be made without a real presence of THC. Manufacturers can go on safely making hemp oil, and they can also venture into CBD oil, an
ingredient for which there is great market potential. The HIA, however, warns that marketing of CBD extracts is still a "legal gray area" under
federal law, and manufacturers should be careful in making any health claims.
So far, 39 U.S. states have introduced pro-hemp legislation of which 22 have already passed theirs.
[UPDATE: Existing federal regulations for industrial hemp production do not address CBD content in finished hemp oil. A distinction is made,
however, for a THC threshold under 0.3%. Both CBD-rich and CBD-poor hemp oils can be procured with very little THC, so either hemp oil from
seeds should be called 'hemp seed oil' or CBD-rich oil from elsewhere in the plant should be called 'CBD oil.' Something should be done to clarify
the two from each other.
Hemp Oil, imported HEMP oil into the United States is Legal. The CBD is in the HEMP oil.
CBD Health and Wellness = Hemp Oil +CBD
Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white United States government film made during World War II, explaining the uses of hemp, encouraging farmers to grow as much as possible. Before 1989, the film was relatively unknown, and the United States Department of Agriculture library and the Library of Congress told all interested parties that no such movie was made by the USDA or any branch of the U.S. government. Two VHS copies were recovered and donated to the Library of Congress on May 19, 1989 by Maria Farrow, Carl Packard, and Jack Herer.
Why Industrial Hemp?
Notoriety obscures the history and value of hemp. Hemp has a long history in America, from the first plantings in Jamestown, where growing hemp was mandatory, to the hemp sails of 19th-century clipper ships and the hemp canvas covers of pioneer wagons, to World War II's massive "Hemp for Victory" program. Hemp is a major part of humanity's agricultural and commercial heritage, having been used extensively for millennia in cultures around the world.
Hemp seed was known long ago for its healthy protein and rich oil. The stalk's outer fiber was used for clothing, canvas, and rope, and textile rags were recycled into paper pulp. The Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper, and the finest Bibles are still printed on hemp-based paper. The woody core fiber of hemp stalks was used for construction and fuel. In the early 20th century, hemp-derived cellulose was promoted as an affordable and renewable raw material for plastics; Henry Ford even built a prototype car from biocomposite materials, using agricultural fiber such as hemp.
Beginning with the passage of the "Marihuana Tax Act" of 1937 and continuing after the World War II "Hemp for Victory" program, misplaced fears that industrial hemp is marijuana and harassment by law enforcement discouraged farmers from growing hemp. The last crop was grown in Wisconsin in 1958, and the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970 formally prohibited cultivation.
Today, driven by entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to build a new industry for a new age, hemp has reemerged. A diverse but increasingly unified and politically influential group of interests supports the commercial growing of hemp, including farmers, businesses, nutritionists, activists, and green consumers.
Hemp is not a panacea for the world's social, economic, and environmental woes — no single crop can do that. But with focused and sustained research and development, hemp could spur dramatic change. Renewable, fast-growing hemp could allow major industries to reduce their dependence on nonrenewable, fast-disappearing resources and move toward sustainable production.
Hemp Textiles
Today's hemp-based fabrics are nothing like 18th-century canvas sailcloth (canvas derives from the Latin cannabis). Hemp fiber, blended with everything from Tencel to organic cotton, can be used to create textiles as different as terrycloth, flannel, and luxurious satin brocades. Hemp fiber offers greater durability and breathability than cotton, which accounts for 25 percent of the pesticides sprayed on the world's crops. Hemp-based textile products on the market include apparel and accessories such as T-shirts, pants, dresses, baby clothes, bathrobes, and shoes; housewares such as blankets, shower curtains, and rugs; and sundries such as hammocks and pet supplies.
Technical Hemp Fiber and Core Products
The most successful emerging industrial use of hemp fiber is in the automobile industry. "Biocomposites" of nonwoven hemp matting and polypropylene or epoxy are pressed into parts such as door panels and luggage racks, replacing heavier and less safe fiberglass composites. European hemp fiber made into biocomposites by Flexform in Indiana has been used in more than a million cars and trucks in North America. Automotive applications alone are expected to push European hemp cultivation to over 100,000 acres by 2010. Emerging technology for injection molding of natural fibers is expected to accelerate growth of this sector. Hemp fiber is also used for insulation and horticultural growth mats, and hemp core is used in animal bedding, mortars, and horticultural mulch.
Hemp Paper
The low impact of the farming and processing of hemp stalks and the high strength, length and yield of the bast fibers make hemp, a traditional source of high-strength specialty paper, a favorite in today's ecologically aware market. Pulp made from hemp's bast fiber is superior to short-fiber wood, and is an ideal additive to strengthen recycled post-consumer waste (PCW) pulp, thus expanding PCW's use. Tough and durable, hemp content paper can be finished to a smooth-surfaced sheet with as good as or better print qualities than virgin wood-based paper. The markets for hemp content paper are growing, including not only high-quality PCW printer paper, but also ecological product packaging, brochures and promotional materials for progressive businesses.
Hemp Biofuel
Ethanol — ethyl alcohol, currently produced by fermenting cornstarch from kernels — is gradually replacing toxic Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) in the United States as a high-octane, pollution-reducing gasoline additive. As a source for ethanol, corn kernels are economically viable only because of high federal subsidies. In the next two to five years, the energy-efficient production of ethanol from cellulosic biomass such as wheat and rice straw, hemp, flax, and corn stalks will become commercially viable. This process also generates much lower overall emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2, and because most automobile engines can run on 15:85 ethanol:gasoline blends without modification, ethanol will help nations worldwide meet their greenhouse gas reduction goals. Hemp grown for both seed and biomass has a stalk yield of up to 3.5 tons per acre, which would make it an economical source of cellulose for ethanol production. Farmers in the Midwest could welcome hemp as a pofitable addition to their marginally profitable soybean and corn rotations.
Hemp Foods
Increasingly found on store shelves, shelled hemp seeds ("hemp nuts") and cold-pressed oil have exceptional nutritional benefits and rich flavor. They are used in salad dressings, nutrition bars, flour, breads, cookies, granola, meatless burgers, nut butter, protein powders, chips, pasta, coffee blends and frozen desserts. Virtually all hemp nut and oil in U.S. foods are imported from Canada.
An impressive 33 percent of the hemp nut is high-quality protein, providing all essential amino acids in a reasonable balance, making it an attractive component of a meat-free diet. Hemp also contains significant amounts of the vitamin E complex and trace minerals such as magnesium, iron, and manganese.
But hemp seeds are valued primarily for the exceptional fatty acid composition of their oil, which makes up 30 percent of the whole seed and 44 percent of the nut. Studies link many common ailments to an imbalance and deficiency of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the typical Western diet: too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3. Consuming sufficient omega-3 in the right EFA ratio has impressive benefits, including: reducing cholesterol, reducing the risk of atherosclerosis and sudden cardiac death, reducing the need for insulin among diabetics, decreasing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, promoting mood improvement in bipolar disorders, and optimizing development in infants.
Hemp oil contains the most EFAs of any nut or seed oil, with the omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs occurring in the nutritionally optimal 1:3 ratio. As a bonus it offers the higher-potency omega derivatives GLA and SDA. Fish and fish oils are recommended because they provide the omega-3 derivatives SDA, DHA, and EPA. But concern over the contamination of fish by mercury and other environmental toxins has led the FDA to warn pregnant women and nursing mothers to restrict their fish intake. Hemp's omega profile means that using hemp nut and oil as a staple food is a good alternative to fish: One tablespoon of hemp oil in a shake, salad, soup, or sauce provides 3 grams of omega-3, more than the 2 grams per day recommended by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Virtually all common vegetable oils, such as soy, corn, sunflower, safflower and olive oil offer a much less desirable omega balance, i.e., not enough omega-3. Even walnuts, touted in recent media due to the FDA's qualified endorsement of their omega-3 health benefits, contain significantly less omega-3 and in a lower ratio to omega-6 than hemp seed. Of the commodity vegetable oils, only flax seed contains more omega-3, but flax does not have hemp's optimal EFA balance. Because it is more easily digestible with a longer shelf life and a nutty natural flavor, hemp nut also offers a greater range of culinary options than flax seeds.
Hemp Body Care Products
Hemp oil's high and balanced EFA content also makes it an ideal ingredient in body care products. The EFAs soothe and restore skin in salves and creams and give excellent emolliency and smooth after-feel to lotions, lip balms, conditioners, shampoos, soaps, shaving products, and massage oils. Recent Canadian research shows that hemp oil has potential as a broad-spectrum ultraviolet skin protector.
What Can I Do?
Here are two simple ways to help hemp blossom in the marketplace: Buy hemp! Vote hemp!
Buy hemp!
Vote hemp!
Activists are working to shift federal regulation of industrial hemp back to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and out of the hands of the DEA. Donations to support this effort can be made online at the Web site of Vote Hemp, the industry's lobbying group, where you can also find sample letters and easy ways to contact elected officials; see our What Can I Do? page.
Hemp Production in the United States Ground ZERO is Kentucky
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
In 1916, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) chief scientists Jason L. Merrill and Lyster H. Dewey created a paper, USDA Bulletin No. 404 "Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material", in which they concluded that paper from the woody inner portion of the hemp stem broken into pieces, so called hemp hurds, was "favorable in comparison with those used with pulp wood".
[11]Dewey and Merrill believed that hemp hurds were a suitable source for paper production. However, later research does not confirm this. The concentration of cellulose in hemp hurds is only between 32% and 38% (not 77%, a number often repeated by Jack Herer and others on the Internet).[12] Manufacture of paper with hemp as a raw material has shown that hemp lacks the qualities needed to become a major competitor to the traditional paper industry, which still uses wood or waste paper as raw material. In 2003, 95% of the hemp hurds in the EU were used for animal bedding, almost 5% were used as building material.[13] The DuPont Company and many industrial historians dispute a link between nylon and hemp. They argue that the purpose of developing the nylon was to produce a fiber that could compete with silk and rayon.[14][15][16]
Operation of the act
Shortly after the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act went into effect on October 1, 1937, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Denver City police arrested Moses Baca for possession and Samuel Caldwellfor dealing. Baca and Caldwell's arrest made them the first marijuana convictions under U.S. federal law for not paying the marijuana tax. Judge Foster Symes sentenced Baca to 18 months and Caldwell to four years in Leavenworth Penitentiary for violating the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act


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He also organized the recent Student Career Night, a free program on making the right choices for a possible future career in real estate. Attendees at the event included some of David's students who are enrolled in his college classes. For the past 10 years, David has been an adjunct professor for the San Diego Community College District, teaching classes on real estate practices and finance and real estate economics and principles.
But did you know that David turned down a contract to play professional football for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles? It was 1977, and David had just graduated from San Diego State University and played offensive lineman for the Aztecs, who finished 10-1 that year.
"The money in the contract offer from the Eagles wasn't very much," said David. "Besides, I was mentally done with football and ready to move on. My time in the NFL was like a cup of coffee. I have no regrets at giving up football. However, I still feel it today in my knees."
The East County native attended Granite Hills High School (class of 1972) and attended Grossmont College, where he was named to the All-State team. He played offensive line and tight end at Grossmont. Recruiters offered him scholarships to play football at USC, Cal Berkeley and Oklahoma State, but he chose the University of Missouri. "I was there during a season when we beat Nebraska, which doesn't happen often," David said. After one year at Mizzou, he returned home to attend SDSU his senior year.
After his football days were over, David worked in restaurants for about five years as a bartender and manager before entering the mortgage business with the Hammond Company's Phoenix office in 1985. "A friend was opening a real estate mortgage company, so I decided to give it a try-out," David said. "That was 30 years ago."
After two summers in Phoenix, David's company expanded to San Diego. "I was glad to get out of the heat and accept the opportunity to manage the new office in San Diego," David said. The Hammond Company was acquired by Western Financial Savings Bank in 1995.
In 1991, David joined Pacwest Mortgage. Then, in 1995, he began a nine-year stint with McMillin Realty and Mortgage, including serving as senior VP. After McMillin, he worked at General Mortgage, Wells Fargo and iMortgage. He recently joined Movement Mortgage.
In 1998, David got married to Annie, a second-generation San Diegan. They have two daughters. In 1997, David also earned a master's degree in business administration from SDSU. His thesis consisted of a marketing plan on how real estate sales companies can capture more lending business.
"Nationwide, consumers will agree to choose a mortgage lender associated with the broker only about 12 to 15 percent of the time," said David. "McMillin used my graduate school studies to increase the percentage to 42 percent on the resale side and about 90 percent for new-home sales."
In his spare time, David loves to go deep sea fishing with trips to Baja, including the cities of San Quintin and Baja de Los Angeles on the Sea of Cortez for sea bass and yellow tail. He also loves swimming at the health club and cycling with rides of about 30 or 40 miles about three times a week. In addition to PSAR, he is active with the El Cajon Rotary Club and San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce. He is a Chamber ambassador and graduate of Leadership East County, an educational program about the East County region. David recently graduated from Leadership East County's first masters class.
He participates in PSAR because he admires the selflessness of the members. "PSAR members look out for each other and support each other's business efforts," he said. "Everyone is friendly and willing to help. At PSAR, I'm never treated like a number."
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The Full Length Album with a bonus Track 'Mercy' to be officially released on August 2nd with Sunset Recordings
Vicki comes from a musical family, where singing and playing instruments was very much a part of her upbringing. From an Irish family; but born and raised in Canada; her culture was nurtured in her by her fathers love of singing and playing guitar to her from birth. Rebel songs to Rolling Stones to The Beatles were all on the usual set list.
Vicki had voice coaching and was part of her school choir from the get go. She picked up a guitar when she was 13. This was the start of her passion. Playing at school, and writing songs even back then. Her biggest regret is not concentrating as devotedly to perfecting her guitarmanship as she did her vocal skills.
She studied Drama and Theatre in College, but eventually realised her talent was in fact with her voice, and with her song writing. She formed a band with some friends and started gigging in different venues around Dublin at the age of 23. At 25 she joined a band with 4 of her guy friends, and they called themselves "The 42s" (a fun high energy punk band with a sense of humour!)
After this band split Vicki pursued a solo singer songwriter path for a while before moving to Hong Kong in 2006.
In Hong Kong Vicki started her own performing arts school called "Fusion Academy". She started playing gigs again, and writing more songs, with the aim for an acoustic album. Her style is singer songwriter stuff that is rocky, edgy, and has a little flash of folk thrown in for soul!
Parallel to this singer songwriter work, Vicki is an animal rights activist, and a Cove Monitor for The Ric O'Barry Dolphin Project. She goes to Taiji, Japan, to document and share with the rest of the world, the slaughter and capture of 1000s of dolphins every year. She trains new Cove Monitors there, and also runs a very special program for children who want to speak out for and protect dolphins. These kids come to Japan with Vicki as under the Mini Cove Monitor Program and they learn how to monitor the cove, just like the adults do. Their voices ring the loudest and her work with the kids and Dolphin Project has become a major part of her life; so much so that she is writing her debut album for Dolphin Project and majority of the proceeds will go this organization that she is so deeply involved with, and believes so passionately in. Please find out more at www.dolphinproject.net
She created a Facebook page and a hashtag Peace to the Big Blue. This allows her to share her passion for the ocean, and all its creatures with her followers and friends alike. She will start to make tee shirts, bags, and jewelry for this future brand of hers, with proceeds also going to Dolphin Project. The shop will be available on this website, and other online stores to, like Ecojoia and Dolphin Project.
Vicki also works with animal rights in Thailand and Asia, setting the stage for a hopeful captivity free Asia one day. She works closely with an elephant camp in Khao Sok, giving them alternative ideas to the "Ride on Elephants" or "Elephant Trekking" tours, promoting more animal welfare friendly options, such as "Walking with the Elephants", "Feed the Elephants" and "Shower the Elephants". These are more up close and personal encounters with these amazing animals, and allow the elephants to be free of the horrendous seats they have to wear for trekking, and is a far more informative and educational way to experience these majestic beasts.
Vicki has now completed her debut album simply titled "Vicki Kiely" and recorded in Phuket with Gary Crause, at legend Studios.
The brand new 11 song CD is being released as follows:
1 Mercy
2 Enticement
3 Changing Tides
4 Choices
5 Plastic
6 Wild and Free
7 Mr. Player
8 Charlie Brown
9 Bangkok Princess
10 The Massacre at the Cove
11 Cats Oasis (Bonus Track)
The song "Mercy" has been worked via the 'Songs For Freedom' release to radio, retailers and to any outlet that plays music and videos. Therefore, the label has decided to release "Charlie Brown" as the next single with it accompanied by the beautiful "Enticement" track along with "Changing Tides" and then the brand new bonus track entitled "Cat's Oasis".
About Sunset Recordings
Sunset signs, develops, manufactures, distributes, promotes all types of new music and is currently working the following music artists that are available worldwide at any outlets that delivers music and videos: Joe Atman with the Riohc Choir (AAA, AC, Singer songwriter / Piano), Down From Zero (Hard Rock, Heavy Metal), Federal Moguls (Quirky Side project by QBall (Bloodhound Gang)), House On The Hill (Funk Rock band from England), The Boy From Space (Euro Rock Prod. by Fran Achcroft (Dandy Warhals, Gorillaz, etc.)), Richtaste (Indie Rock Produced by Pat Aeby (Krokus)), Han Drabur (Blues, Rock), Respect (Dancehall, Reggae, World, Pop), Mister Sir (Heavy Metal, Hard Rock), 60 Wrap$$ (HipHop, Rap, Dancehall), Kapital A (HipHop, Dancehall), Steve Tilelli (Progressive Jazz, Guitar Aficionado), Woodcock Group (Jazz), Mov Sessian Project (Klezmer, World Music), Vicki Kiely (Adult Contemporary, Pop).


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This year marked the tenth year since I attended my very first Cause Marketing Forum, the leading U.S. conference on building mutually beneficial business and nonprofit partnerships. This year, I was struck by a clear and present theme of corporations supporting causes that simply would not have been on the table at my first CMF, back in 2006. Causes like equality, inclusion, respect, tolerance and unity. I'm so pleased and proud that our industry has evolved to support these social issues over the past decade.
CMF 2016 paved new ground for corporate citizenship, brand purpose and cause marketing. New ground beyond health, beyond heart disease or pediatric cancer, beyond education or classroom supplies, beyond the arts or active lifestyles. These are all still incredibly worthy causes with places for brands to play and important places in consumers' hearts and minds.
But equality, inclusion, tolerance and respect. Issues like these may just go beyond people's hearts and minds today. These causes may actually be the ones to move folks to action, to tap into their wallets, to spark their sharing. These issues are clearly striking a chord with consumers, and companies are smart to use their own assets and marketing firepower to spark and sustain that interest. In 2016, it's not just citizens who get to talk about these issues, to care about these issues, but brands can too. Brands get to be bolder.
The first ad that really struck me as a kid — my first purpose-led marketing memory, really — is "I'd like to buy the world a coke." Those smart writers at Mad Men knew exactly what they were doing ending the series last year, yet set in the 1970s, with this very purposeful nod to this ad campaign.
Because it seems we're back there. Brands are going back there. Back to peace and harmony. In 1971 our country was reeling from Vietnam and making hard earned progress with regard to civil rights. Today, we face many similar issues, though in new forms like terrorism. Luckily, brands have more purposeful tools available beyond putting out inspiring jingles. With real programming, real partnerships and real fundraising behind this new movement toward peace and harmony, companies can make meaningful impact.
Brands today get to tackle LGBTQ rights. Aria Finger, the bright CEO of DoSomething.org talked about millennials and their expectations of companies to tackle the issues they care about and face every day.
Brands today get to tackle the refugee crisis. Google didn't necessarily decide one day that refugees were perfect new beneficiary audience to help, but it was an urgent crisis in their backyard, and their European employees demanded it – they ended up raising more than $10M in 10 days. The campaign clearly resonated with their searchers too.
Brands get to tackle unity, inclusion and respect. It doesn't have to be as bold or uncharted as refugees. A seemingly traditional partnership between Special Olympics and Bank of America took on a more modern tone this year. Instead of focusing solely on the special Olympians' experience at the games, they focused on connecting consumers and employees with the athletes in a shared demonstration of unity through their Pass the Torch campaign.
Brands get to inspire kindness. We heard from JetBlue's head of corporate responsibility, who helped frame the company's mission as simply "to inspire humanity."
I was lucky to be joined at CMF 2016 by our client from Planet Fitness, and we spent some time reflecting together on these themes. Earlier this year, we launched the Judgement Free Generation, a pro-kindness, anti-bullying initiative that is a natural extension of their "Judgement Free Zone" philosophy for their gyms. It seems we were not only on-brand for this cause, but also on-trend. We are thrilled to be a part of the new movement toward unity and look forward to more clients and companies being so bold with us.
Anne Erhard, senior vice president, Business + Social Purpose.


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I fail to recall a numbness as halting as this. A roster of the tallest icons of this age have risen and lapsed in my lifetime. Yet, as the sun sank to the cries of the barrel this evening, one could sense that it marked not the end of the day, but the closing of …


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Repeal and Replace. That was the common refrain when House Republicans actually repealed ObamaCare in their chamber a year ago. Of course, the Senate Democrats rejected the repeal. But now there is a chance- some would say even a strong chance- that ObamaCare will be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court before the election in November. If the high Court decides that the individual mandate, which forces individuals to purchase health insurance, is unconstitutional, and that President Obama's signature legislation cannot go forward without that mandate, ObamaCare will stop dead in its tracks. Then what?
That's where the Replace part comes in. Now, I won't whine and complain about how things seem to take a long time to get done in Washington, but the replacement for ObamaCare should be on the assembly line, waiting to be packaged and sent to stores near all of us. We know the talking points that make good common sense: purchase health insurance across state lines, own our health insurance policies so they are portable, tort reform, free-market principles, etc. Of course, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), the reliable person that he is, has thought through a great deal of this, and has based his conservative answer to health care reform on his Medicare reform proposal.
But, where are the details and how do we plug ObamaCare's replacement into our lives if the law is declared unconstitutional?
Health care legislation is not like other aspects of our lives. If the Supreme Court nixes ObamaCare, all those 26 year-olds who are currently on their parents' plans could suddenly be without health insurance. What about pre-existing conditions? How exactly will this feature, that most people find favorable, be translated into a conservative health care reform plan? How will free-market principles become part of health care reform? And what's the timeline?
Republicans need a single, detailed plan that all Americans can understand easily. That means Republicans will need to work together, using Congressman Ryan's plan as a foundation. Delay, or failure to comprehend that Americans- both individuals and businesses- are anxious about health insurance and health care costs, as they have been since ObamaCare was passed, will only create more of an image of incompetence and invite further ridicule from liberal Democrats and their cronies, the formerly mainstream media.
Currently, Republicans have the American people on their side. Most Americans continue to want ObamaCare repealed. However, if a Supreme Court decision comes before full congressional repeal, Republicans would be wise to have a reform plan ready with an easy-to-read instruction manual. True, Senate Democrats may not give it the time of day, but let Americans see, once again, the Senate Democrats as the true obstructionists they are, just prior to the election.


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Most days, I wear a flexi clip in my hair. But I also like these Lilla Rose hair sticks. These are the Soft Pink and Rose hair sticks, and they go so well with the lilacs that are blooming right now (I love spring!).
This hairstyle is super simple to create. Just twist the hair into a bun and thread the hair sticks into the bun, being sure to catch the hair on the underside to secure it. I'm not sure if this makes sense, but trust me, it's really easy, and the bun is very secure!


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DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Dutchess County man was charged with assault on Saturday after smashing another person in the face with a brick, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.
Chad Smith, 27, of Poughkeepsie was arrested after Sgt. Neil Stuart witnessed part of the assault around 3:40 a.m. on Main St in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Capt. John Watterson.
Following the assault, Smith fled on foot and was chased to the area of Cannon Street, where he was taken into custody.
Smith, was charged with felony assault. The relationship between the two is unclear, and the victim suffered substantial facial injuries including lacerations and broken bones, Watterson said.
He is being held at the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.
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Monica Finn sat on the bumper of a friend's van, now emptied of her belongings, and sighed. She had just finished moving into the Carriage House Apartments, one of several apartment complexes bordering the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus that are mostly rented by students.
It was not the task of unpacking that made her sigh, but frustration about trying to get phone service.
``They told me that the earliest they could hook me up is a week from now, but that it could take up to three weeks,'' Finn said Tuesday after waiting on hold for a half-hour to reach a SNET employee.


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I promise that I will write about something else but CSGV next time.
A quote for Ladd Everitt since he is using so much the Treason and Insurrection motifs lately.
"A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me."
George III
I see Markley's Law is alive and well…
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Gastech 78 To Focus On World Supply And Demand For LNG And LPG
Largest Ever Gastech Exhibition Will Feature New Technologies In Gas Carrier Design And Offshore Terminals —Speakers Include Middle East Producers And U.S. Importers More than 1,000 delegates are now expected to attend Gastech 78 in Monaco on November 7-10, 1978. The high level of conference registrations reflects the worldwide interest in the immediate and long-term future of the LNG and LPG trades and their effect on gas carrier developments. The conference will open with a keynote statement from OPEC on a pricing policy for LPG—a vital sector of the energy market, which will be discussed in depth on the second day when a panel of producers from Algeria, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela will be followed by the views of the leading gas marketers, including Sam Segnar, president of Northern Natural Gas, USA; Howard P. Dutemple, president of Mundogas, Bermuda; Shiu Aoki, managing director of Ocean Chartering, Tokyo; Mark Anton, president, Suburban Propane Gas Corporation, New Jersey, and John Emerson of Chase Manhattan Bank, New York.
On the first day, Rene Boudet, president of Gazocean, Paris, will chair Session 1 on World Gas Supply and Demand, the latter being greatly dependent upon U.S. LNG trade potential, which is the subject of a presentation by Philip J. Anderson of the Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago. A detailed study of the global baseload LNG trade up to 1980 by Edward Faridany will accurately report the position at the time of the conference. Demand for new ship capacity could be heavy, depending upon the maturing of several ambitious projects, ranging from Australia's Northwest Shelf to the Canadian Arctic Pilot Scheme, and these will be the subjects of individual papers.
A major paper from the U.S. Coast Guard will investigate the impact of both the IMCO and USCG regulations on U.S. and foreign-flag vessels, particularly in the area of containment system concept approval and the Letter of Compliance program.
As the conference progresses, the focus will move on to plenary and workshop sessions, comprising 19 presentations on new technologies, safety procedures, and offshore developments. These include shipboard containment systems, and offshore fields, including a comprehensive evaluation of floating LNG terminals by Ted Hillberg of Fairchild Stratos, California.
With the hindsight of four days of discussion, the conference will go into its final session looking to the future, with contributions from an international panel of liquefied gas specialists, including J.J. Cuneo of Energy Transportation, P. Bates, Shell Natural Gas Co-ordination, and P & O's Pat Mitchell. The session will be chaired by Alexis Pastuhov. Largest-Ever Exhibition Some 114 companies are participating in the Gastech 78 Exhibition, making it the largest display of marine-related LNG/LPG technology ever assembled. Prominent among the exhibits are 23 shipyards taking part from Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Norway, U.K., West Germany, Spain, Japan, and France. The expertise of these gas tanker constructors will be complemented by 13 stands of containment and insulation methods, together with the various displays of shipboard systems for navigation, tank gauging, inert gas generation, mooring, cargo custody and transfer, and safety appliances.
The LNG terminals require vast plant costing millions of dollars, and the know-how of large international contractors such as Pullman Kellogg, Technip, Snamprogetti will be featured in the exhibition. Many companies will be exhibiting for the first time and many new products will be unveiled. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Tuesday, November 7,1978 Official Opening Remarks, S.E.M. Andre Saint-Mleux, Minister of State, Principality of Monaco. Session 1, "World Gas Supplies"— Chairman: Rene Boudet, president, Gazocean, Paris. 1. "A Pricing Policy for OPEC LNG," A. Ferroukhi, head, International Economics Unit, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Vienna.
2. "The International Baseload LNG Trade: 1978-90," E.K. Faridany, Ocean Phoenix Transport BV, London.
3A. "US LNG Import Policy," William R. Connole, Connole & O'Connell, Washington, D.C. 3B. "US LNG Trade Potential— 1978," Philip J. Anderson, Edward J. Daniels, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago.
4. "Canadian LNG Activities"— Panel Session, Discussion Papers. 4A. "Arctic Pilot Project," D.M. Wolcott, vice president, Petro- Canada, Calgary, Alberta.
4B. "Arctic Petro-Carriers Project," Michael H. Bell, president, Melville Shipping, Montreal, Quebec. 4C. "Arctic LNG Production and Transportation: How can the Canadian Shipbuilding Industry Respond?" W.H. White, senior vice president, Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Levis, Quebec.
5. "Export LNG From Australia's Northwest Shelf," R.J.
Foster, The Broken Hill Pty Co., Oil & Gas Division, Melbourne, Australia.
6. "Natural Gas Industry In Indonesia," Ir. B. Bramono, head of Gas Marketing, Pertamin, Jakarta, Indonesia; Ir. R.A. Hutapea, Ministry of Mining and Energy, Jakarta.
Wednesday, November 8, 1978 Session 2, "LP Gas" 1. LP Gas Producers' Panel— Chairman: Michael D. Tusiani, vice president, Poten & Partners, New York. Panelists: M. Belguedj, Director Gas Exports, Sonatrach, Algiers, Algeria; Ebrahim Nooh Al-Mutawa, Head of. Sales, Marketing and Transportation, Qatar General Petroleum Company, Doha, Qatar; Sohrab Boushehri, Marketing Manager, Kharg Chemical Company, Tehran, Iran; Gustavo Nieto, LPG and Specialities Manager, Lagoven, Caracas, Venezuela. 2. LP Gas Marketers' Panel— Chairman: Sam F. Segnar, president and chief operating officer, Northern Natural Gas Co., Omaha, Neb.; Panelists: Howard P. Dutemple, president, Mundogas SA, Bermuda; Mark J. Anton, president and chief executive officer, Suburban Propane Gas Corporation, New Jersey; John D.
Emerson, vice president, Corporate Banking, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York; and Shiu Aoki, Ocean Chartering Ltd., Japan. Session 2A—Liquefied Gas Workshop.
1. "LNG Thermophysical Properties Data and Custody Transfer," D.E. Diller, Institute for Basic Standards, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colo. 2. "An LNG Cargo System Simulator for Crew Training," R.L. Blanchard, Arthur E. Sherburn, John L. Middleton, Foxboro/ Trans-Sonics Inc., Burlington, Mass.
3. "LNG Water Vapour Explosion— Estimate of Yields and Pressures," F. Briscoe, G.J. Vaughan, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culcheth, Warrington, U.K.
4. "Experience with LNG Vap o r i s e r s , " M. Herve, L'Air Liquide, Champigny-sur-Marne, France.
5. "Offshore Loading Systems," W.A. Gill, M. Karpa, W. Van Hoof, FMC Europe SA, Sens, France. Thursday, November 9, 1978 Session 3, "Transportation Technology" — Chairman: Roger C.
Ffooks, consultant naval architect, London.
1. "Ship Safety Considerations in the Design and Testing of a non-metallic secondary barrier," J.L. Waisman, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, Calif.; A. Gilles, president, Gaz-Transport, Paris.
2. "Internal Insulation System 'METASTANO-20' for the Storage and Transportation of Liquefied Gases," Dr. Manuel Domin- guez, ASTANO (Astilleros Y Talleres del Noroeste SA), Madrid. 3. "The General Electric-Technigaz Mark III Containment System," J. Roni, manager, Cryogenic Projects, General Electric Company, Thermal Systems Programs, Tacoma, Wash.; J. Chauvin, head of Research and Development, Technigaz, Maurepas, France. 4. "Pressurised LNG—and the Utilisation of Small Gas Fields," Prof. E. Fluggen, Dr. Ing. H. Backhaus, LGA Gastechnik GmbH, Remagen-Rolandseck, West Germany.
5. "French Gas Shipbuilding— Present and Future Prospects"— Panel Session. Panelists: V. Audren, Constructions Navales et Industrielles de la Mediterranee; J. Lefol, Chantiers de France- Dunkerque; J.P. Christophe, Chantiers de la Ciotat; R. Regard, Chantiers de l'Atlantique.
Discussion Papers 5A. "A Brief Review of LNG Carrier Construction as seen by the La Seyne Shipyard," V. Audren, Directeur General Adjoint, Constructions Navales et Industrielles de la Mediterranee.
5B. "Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat and the LPG and Ammonia Carriers," J.P. Christophe, Directeur, Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat.
5C. "Construction of Gas Carriers by the France-Dunkerque Shipyard," J. Lefol, Directeur General, Chantiers de France- Dunkerque.
6. "Series Production of Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers," P.
Takis Veliotis, president, Quincy Shipbuilding Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Quincy, Mass.
Session 4, "Safety Considerations" — Chairman: Robert J.
Lakey, Ringdal Marine Consultants, (Helge Ringdal Inc.), Houston, Texas.
1. "USCG Concept Approval and LOC: IMCO-related Procedural Changes," P.J. Pluta, R.G.
Williams, Merchant Marine Technical Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
2. "A Gas Shipping Safety Programme," E.A. Destremps, Essochem, Belgium, European Regional Distribution, Brussels.
3. "LNG Safety: Facts and Fiction," S.E. Handman, chief engineer, Pullman Kellogg Division of Pullman Inc., Houston, Texas. 4. "Construction Techniques for LNG Storage," J. Mauger, Gaz de France, Paris.
5. "Evaluation of Offshore LNG Terminals," E.T. Hillberg, Fairchild Stratos Division, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
6. "Safety and Reliability of Marine Gas Liquefaction and Storage Units," Dr. Ing. H.R. Hansen, Det norske Veritas, Oslo, Norway.
Session 5, "Offshore Gas Recovery"— Chairman: M.C. (Bill) Terry, Energy & Ecology Systems International, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
1. "Problems Associated with Transfer of LNG from Offshore Terminals to LNG Carriers," E.M. Roger-Smith, H. Cawte, E. Jones, David Brown-Vosper (Offshore) Ltd., Portchester, Hants, U.K. 2. "Offshore LNG Systems- Design Criteria, Test Results," E. Berner, Offshore LNG Systems, Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg.
3. "Loading and Unloading LNG Carriers via an Offshore Terminal and Submarine Cryogenic Pipelines," Dr. Van Tuyen Nguyen, J.
Pigeyre, Omnium Technique des Transports par Pipelines, Puteaux, France; J. Jourdan, Single Buoy Moorings, Monaco.
Session 6, "Future Developments" 1. "The Future of LNG Shipping," P.R. Mitchell, director, P & O Shipping Ltd., London. 2. "Future Developments in LNG Transportation"—Panel Session. Chairman: A. Pastuhov, Harvard, Mass. Panelists: P. Bates, Natural Gas Co-ordination, Shell International Gas, London; J.J. Cuneo, Energy Transportation Corp., New York; G. Massac, Gazocean, Paris; K. Graham, Pacific Indonesia, Los Angeles.


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Private Sector Mentorship Program
Registration for the 2018 Mentorship Program is now closed!
We have begun the pairing process and all participates will recieve a first contact email in 1-2 weeks. We look foward to a great year and students/ECP, make sure you make the best of this opportunity!
Changes for the 2018 Mentorship Program
The AMS BPSM Mentorship Program will be switching from running an academic year to a calendar year. We hope this better accomodates both undergraduate seniors and mentors.
Goals of the Program
- To establish mentorship relationships between advanced undergraduate and graduate meteorology and atmospheric science students and professionals in private industry.
- To facilitate mutual learning and growth through the collection and exchange of information and advice on professional career development.
- To sustain organic growth of the professional network of mentors and students.
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My mentor gave me a new perspective on the field of meteorology and helped me see different possible career options for when I graduate. This was a wonderful opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that will benefit any direction I take with my career. Although we don't communicate as much as we used to, she remains vested in my personal and professional growth and success!
– Kathleen Dougherty, University of Oklahoma
My experience with my mentor has been so rewarding to me in so many ways. Not only with her guidance in schooling and professional work, she has also been a great friend to me. She has been influential in critical decision making in my career in the atmospheric sciences and has introduced me to a new world of networking. My career experience wouldn't be the same without her.
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Organic Fish & Kelp
Source of of primary and secondary plant nutrients,trace minerals, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, vitamins and plant growth hormones.
Can be used in-soil or as foliar feed. Excellent seed starter. Excellent compost starter. Promotes microbial development.
Recommended for use with all container and in-ground plants.
available sizes: Quart, Gallon
release time: 1 month
Derived from cold-processed hydrolyzed fish scrap
Organic Fish & Kelp may be used with all plants and landscapes.
Application Rates – soil and foliar application. Dilute before using: 1 part Fish & Kelp to 10 parts water. Shake well before using. DO NOT STORE IN DILUTE FORM.
Roses, flowers, large plants and shrubs: 1-2 oz per 100 square feet every 2-3 weeks.
Vegetable gardens/beds: 1-2 oz per 100 square feet every 2-3 weeks.
Containers: 1-2 tablespoons every 2-3 weeks.
Lawns/Landscapes: 1-2 oz per 100 square feet every 2-3 weeks.
Compost Starter: 2-4 oz
May be applied with watering can or hose-end sprayer
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Tuscany Linen, White - 1/2 Kilo Pack
This stuff can be a wealth of possibilities in your creative world!
The piece sizes vary but often large enough to make things such as pillows, bags (totes, diaper, reusable grocery) pet bed covers, baby accessories, some apparel, patch work, quilting, framing, scrap booking, ottoman covers, bar stool or dining room chair covers, valances and so much more. They are also a favorite for school teachers or preschoolers and their many creative projects.
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MUSEProject ID: 22226
Finanziato nell'ambito di:
Muse - multimedia networks
Dettagli del progetto
Costo totale:EUR 2 800 000
Contributo UE:EUR 1 400 000
Coordinato in:United Kingdom
Argomento (i):3.7 - Multimedia Technology
Meccanismo di finanziamento:CSC - Cost-sharing contracts
The MUSE project focuses upon the following objectives: - standardisation of interfaces within digital media management systems to facilitate the electronic delivery of sound recordings, text and artwork. - survey embedded signalling systems with a view to selecting one system to develop as worldwide standard. - survey encryption technology applicable to digital media files, with a view to selecting one system to develop as a standard.
An important issue in the growth of the Information Society is the development of the necessary infrastructure and standards to facilitate its evolution. How does the content get onto the network in a way that ensures international interconnectivity? How can the content be indelibly identified protect the rights of the content-providers, to monitor use to enable payments to be channelled to the various right owners, and to identify infringements? How can we ensure that users around the world will be able to receive the data in a form that is compatible with their equipment? If "set-top boxes" are going to be very expensive initially, can we examine how and to what extent existing networks can be used to give access to creative content? These are some of the many questions currently facing the recording industry, in common with all others content creators.
There are some areas, such as the development of common systems for digital archiving, where research and development within the recording industry are already well advanced. There are others where technologies developed in related fields can be readily adapted for use with sound recordings. The recording industry has identified three areas where co-operative research would be of benefit, not only to the recording industry in Europe, but also to all users of sound recordings, including broadcasters, retailers, other multimedia producers and consumers.
The MUSE project will work towards a generic scheme which enables the European music industry to safely offer in free competition recordings to professional and private users. The scheme is to consist of:
- conceptual design of a digital media management system.
- functional and syntactic specifications of the public interfaces which are part of a digital media management system.
- selecting an embedded signalling system suited for use as a worldwide standard.
- selecting encryption methods suitable for use as a worldwide standard.
Furthermore the project will contribute to the ongoing development of the CITED data model on copyrights.
Together with current research projects in Europe, for example the research into common digital archiving formats which is currently already under way, these projects will form the basis for the European recording industry's participation in the Information Society. They will ensure that the European recording industry is at the forefront of developments in this area, and that its products can be delivered throughout the world.
The International Federation of the Phonografic Industry (IFPI) will act as coordinating partner in the MUSE project. The other partners in the consortium are BMG, EMI, Polygram, Sony Music, Warner Bros., MCA and Telstar. Project administration is directed towards Bakkenist Management Consultants in The Netherlands.
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We've heard time and time again "this won't work in Hong Kong" but we persisted and brought something great to the users instead of following the status quo. This attitude not only keeps us at the forefront of our game but also gets us recognized by clients and partners outside Hong Kong.
This award is definitely an encouragement to reassure that we've been on the right track. Nonetheless, in this competitive field we can't afford to be complacent. The winning and the growth reinforces our sense of mission, our vision to become a truly innovative company from Hong Kong.
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GSA Has New E-Signature Software
Adobe is selling the technology as a way to help agencies comply with security standards for online services.
Federal agencies can now buy Adobe's electronic signature software, under a new agreement with the General Services Administration.
Adobe is selling the technology as a way to help agencies comply with security standards for online services, according to a GSA post.
For instance, the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-130 encourages agencies to use and accept electronic signatures "when practicable," and the Cybersecurity National Action Plan pledges that the federal government "will take steps to safeguard personal data in online transactions between citizens and the government."
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The new agreement also meets requirements outlined in the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, which encourages government-wide software licensing, according to GSA, meaning individual agencies can benefit from discounts.
The software could eliminate paperwork by using automated electronic signature processes, according to GSA. And a governmentwide agreement could lead to "over $350 million in potential cost savings for the American taxpayer," a GSA post says.
Widespread use of electronic signatures could help with a "faster transition to an electronic government," Mary Davie, GSA's assistant commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service, said in a statement.


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Nearly 20 percent of the staff at a prison-like center for the developmentally disabled in upstate New York are on administrative leave amid allegations of abuse or neglect, according to a new report from state Inspector General Ellen N. Biben's office.
Abused and Used
Examining the treatment of the developmentally disabled in New York State and how money is spent on their care.
The state-run facility, the Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment, is in Norwich and used to house some of the most difficult to handle residents overseen by the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. According to the report, "most have committed crimes, have serious behavioral issues or are a threat to themselves or others."
But they are also housed in what appears to be a violent setting. From the middle of 2007 to the middle of this year, there were 148 substantiated cases of abuse or neglect at the center, which can hold up to 60 residents. There may have been more instances of abuse or neglect, but investigators suspect employees were often not turning in abusive co-workers, as required, according to the report. And so many employees were on leave pending investigations that it strained the rest of the staff and required extensive overtime.
The report focuses on two episodes. In one, a former employee turned whistle-blower came forward with an audio recording of a co-worker describing physically abusing a resident. In a profanity laden transcript included in the report, the employee said that when a resident raised his hand during a confrontation, the employee grabbed him by his throat and hair and slammed his head off a wall.
In another case, workers at the center continued to take daily pictures of a resident's genitals after an injury in the area had healed, even though it upset the resident and the center's doctor said the pictures were not necessary.
The investigation was initiated days after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ousted the commissioner of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, amid an investigation by The New York Times into problems of abuse and neglect inside the agency. James F. Moran, the acting executive deputy commissioner of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, wrote in a letter responding to the report that "many of the problems at Valley Ridge were not unique within the O.P.W.D.D. system of services. Over all, I found inconsistent and inadequate oversight and a lack of accountability throughout the O.P.W.D.D. system."


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Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce&Gabbana encourages fashion-lovers around the world to share their family portraits. The photos can depict any generations — from the 1900s until today. Pictures have to reflect the brand's family concepts. Wearing Dolce&Gabbana clothes is not necessary, though the general mood of the picture should match the brand's fashion style.
The approved photos get Dolce&Gabbana logo and become part of #DGFAMILY.
Every day the company's administrators choose the best picture and publish it on the official page of the project.
Ukrainian Vyshivanka Trending Online
April 24 was the day when the photo of a happy family from Ukraine was picked up, KP.ua reported. The portrait of the Ukrainian couple wearing vyshivanka (national Ukrainian embroidered blouses and shirts) was posted on Dolce & Gabbana Instagram. The photo was heavily discussed on the Internet and received thousands of positive replies.
Vyshivanka is the Ukrainian embroidered shirt and its national clothing, which characterizes the spiritual culture of the country.
The picture has already received almost 45 thousand likes.
The woman in the photo is Yuliya Kotorina, a Ukrainian jewellery designer. She wrote on her social page VKontakte that her family was excited to take part in Dolce&Gabbana project.
About 2952 families have already shared their touching photos through D&G initiative. By uploading family photos people support the idea that all generations around the world should unite to promote peace and beauty on the planet. It's a nice idea, why not to join?
Jamala in Ukrainian Vyshivanka in Stockholm, Sweden, for Eurovision 2016 Song Contest
Ukrainian contestant in Eurovision 2016, Jamala, picked national vyshivanka dress for her press conference on 5 May. Jamala's odds to win the contest sharply jumped up on betting sites following her rehearsal on stage, which was attended by journalists and reporters, KP.ua informed.
The Ukrainian singer posted her photos in a stunning white-on-white vyshivanka dress (toally trending for Spring-Summer 2016 fashion) through her Instagram page. Jamala looks happy and relaxed in the gorgeous embroidered linen dress by the Ukrainian designer Vita Kin (available online at Matches Fashion for £1,448, around USD $2,100).
Photos: Screenshot, Vkontakte Yuliya Kotorina, Jamala Instagram, Dolce&Gabbana Instragram
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