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With the continuous development of the construction industry, the building materials industry is also constantly innovating and developing, and the air adding block has become a new type of new building material in modern architecture, which has created unlimited development opportunities for the production equipment and other industries. So what are the common problems and reasons in the production of gas filling production equipment?
During the production process of aerated block production equipment, large bubbles appear in the middle and late stages of gas production. This is a serious quality problem in slurry casting. The main reason for the large area bubble is the disharmony between the thickening speed of the slurry and the serious disharmony of the gas velocity of the aluminum powder. Before the end of the gas, the surface of the slurry is partially bubbling, and the slight bubble is due to the high temperature of the slurry and the long time of the aluminum powder hair. The production of the product is not high enough, except for the operation. In addition to the measurement error, it may be caused by the quality fluctuation of aluminum powder or the thickening of the slurry. In the early stage, the collapse of the air mass is generally due to the incompatibility of the initial viscosity and thickening speed of the slurry, the slow growth of the limit stress, the rapid expansion of the gas, the insufficient supporting force of the slurry, and the inability of the slurry to be good. The bubbles are kept in place, resulting in boiling collapse. In the later stage, collapse is usually caused by improper proportions of cement and lime.

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Norton's collection of virus removal tools has become so well-known that, for many, they're practically synonymous with antivirus software itself. For this review, I chose to put the three Norton Security products (Standard, Deluxe, and Premium) head-to-head in order to assess how well the tools have evolved since the last time I tried them out.
While they're all capable tools, I most strongly recommend Norton Security Premium for its combination of internet security and cloud backup tools that can give you peace of mind that up to 10 PCs, Macs, smartphones, or tablets are fully protected against any threat that may come your way.
Norton is one of the leaders in the game when it comes to maintaining an active and well-populated database of cybersecurity threats to test against—and it has been producing computer security solutions for more than thirty years. Some of the nicest features of the modern incarnation of its tools include the following:
Proactive Exploit Protection (PEP)
Norton's PEP is a framework designed to protect Windows computers against "zero-day" attacks. These attacks target vulnerabilities in Windows programs—as well as the operating system itself—that have yet to be patched, making them particularly fertile ground for hackers.
Given that zero-day attacks can take as long as five days for security experts to patch, I can't emphasize enough how crucial it is to be running a system that can keep one step ahead of the game. I particularly like the fact that PEP begins to provide protection the moment that vulnerable software is deployed (rather than when a successful exploit has been identified in the cloud system). This puts it squarely ahead of many competitors that I have tested.
SONAR Protection
Adding to Norton's comprehensive "zero-day" protection is the SONAR feature.
SONAR keeps a close eye on programs running in your system and identifies clues that they may be malicious—again, before definitions have even been formally created to categorize the offending program as a virus.
I particularly appreciated the fact that the application will automatically send a system prompt if it has been disabled for a certain amount of time. Accidentally disabling necessary protective measures is an easy way to not take advantage of your software's built-in protection, and I'm glad to see that Norton is helping users make the most of its tool.
Symantec Norton Virus Removal Assurance
When it comes to antivirus software, vendors certainly aren't shy about talking up their products' features. That's why it's particularly refreshing to see a company that's willing to put its money where its mouth is!
Norton includes its Virus Removal Assurance on all levels of its Norton Security product. As the name suggests, the company will offer you a full refund, with no questions asked, if your system becomes compromised by a virus while running Norton. Just pay attention to the small print: to be eligible for the scheme, you need to purchase, renew, or upgrade your Norton product directly from Symantec and not from a third-party vendor.
This is a guarantee I can readily get on board with: Norton secures both your computer and your wallet!
Smart Two-Way Firewall
Norton Security includes a two-way silent firewall. I found this to function extremely well and it's important that a firewall prevent both inbound traffic as well as unauthorized outbound traffic from your local network—and Norton does a very capable job protecting against both. Besides being innocuous traffic generated from your web browsing, outbound traffic from your network can actually be generated by malware and rootkits that nest in your machine and then send potentially embarrassing spam to your contacts. If you've ever had the humiliating experience of sending spam mail promoting vice products to thousands of your professional contacts, you'll know that preventing this situation is something you'll want to make a priority.
On the internet security and backup side, Norton also comes with plenty of fire-power:
Crowdsourced Download Protection with Insight
Norton products are trusted by users around the world to protect their machines. The company has developed a technology called "Insight" which leverages the collective experience of millions of users to help protect others in the network.
Through knowing which files are known to be safe, Norton is able to speed up the scanning process by only analyzing those files which the system deems to be questionable.
I love the way in which Norton has chosen to crowdsource the process of identifying viruses, and the Insight download protection and file scanning features are just one of the ways in which it has chosen to apply this concept.
Stay Always Up to Date with Automatic LiveUpdate
Updating antivirus programs—or any software for that matter—can be a chore which many of us quickly become negligent about.
Norton Security features an Automatic LiveUpdate tool which ensures that users are always running the latest version of the program. Wisely, Norton has chosen to enable this feature by default on its products.
I happened to be working on my desktop when the automatic update process began, and I was impressed by how smoothly everything went. After quietly downloading and applying the new virus definitions, the program even cleaned up the old files right out of the temporary files directory which the program uses.
Keep Your Kids Away from Inappropriate Content with Norton Family
The Norton Security Premium package also includes subscriptions to Norton Family, the company's award-winning parental control software.
Although the parental control software market includes several companies that specialize in producing only that, Norton's tool is considered one of the best on the market.
Besides including filtering tools to prevent family members from accessing certain categories of websites, or those that are added to a blacklist, administrators are also able to limit users' time on the internet and set schedules according to when they will be allowed to surf.
Parents are also able to set up email alerts to warn them when their children have attempted to access banned websites as well as a social network supervision features to make sure that children are not spending excessive amounts of time on social networking sites such as Facebook. I think that including a parental control tool within a computer security package is a brilliant idea: not only can users rest assured that their computers are protected from online threats, they can also make sure that their young loved ones are not exposed to inappropriate websites.
Norton Automatic Backup
Norton Security also includes an automatic backup tool which will automatically back up files to a secure, encrypted cloud storage system when the computer is idle.
While the program will automatically detect some files to backup based on pattern recognition, users are also able to select their own files and folders—a feature which I found very helpful.
The backup cloud storage is limited to 25GB. While this might not be enough to store an elaborate library full of HD movies, it's more than enough to store critical documents as well as important parts of your system.
Although I maintain that if you have critical data that you cannot afford to lose a dedicated backup tool is still your best choice, the inclusion of a well-designed and customizable backup utility within Norton Security is to be commended.
Block Junk Mail with Spam Blocking
I've already mentioned how the Norton two-way firewall prevents rootkits and other embedded viruses from sending unsolicited mail from your system.
Norton has the other side of the equation covered too.
Its spam blocking feature will automatically detect and flag incoming junk messages to your desktop email clients. The program also warns users about attachments that could contain viruses as well as fraudulent phishing scams that are designed to steal your identity.
Although the majority of modern computer users access email through webmail programs like Gmail, a sizable proportion of the population still use programs like Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird to exchange email with the world. For that reason, it's an important feature that hasn't lost its relevance and I'm glad to see that Norton is still putting effort into maintaining it.
Ease of use
Norton Security boasts a slick and well-designed user interface that makes navigating among its menus an intuitive and pleasant experience.
Norton Premium, for instance, sports a dashboard with five columns (security, identity, backup, performance, plus an upselling tab) and users can see at a glance the status of the software's various components.
I hadn't gotten around to setting up the backup functionality after setting the program up, for example, and it didn't take long for me to spot—and feel slightly annoyed by—the "not set up" label written clearly underneath the cloud symbol.
Once you delve a little deeper into the menus, however, it's easy to see that all the settings you might need to change features are at your disposal, but Symantec has done a great job at presenting a bird's eye view of system health in the main menu. Clicking on the "more" button, for instance, undocks some more in-depth features, including an advanced settings area, a scan selection dialog box, and the live updater. I also thought that the performance graph—which allows you to clearly see how many system resources the program is consuming—was a great addition.
No more guesswork. The system performance graph clearly charts system and application usage.
The Norton Download Manager installs the whole program, and components, at the touch of a button.
The installation process is also quick and easy—and for Windows users, every component of the system, including the Google Chrome extension, gets set up within a couple of clicks.
Norton has devoted an entire micro-site to providing support resources that users can navigate through to become familiar with using the system. And it's just about the most comprehensive knowledge base that I have come across.
The video tutorial library is perfect for resolving common issues without the help of a customer support agent and you can even choose the Norton product you need help with to only display the resources that are relevant to your antivirus conundrum.
But how about human-to-human support? Firstly, there is 24/7 live chat support and agents are able to remotely diagnose and assist with customer issues. As soon as you initiate a chat session, you're assigned a case number, which makes it easy to follow up on your query across multiple support channels. Once I had that, I was connected to an agent in—literally—an instant: when Norton says they offer support without any wait time, they don't lie!
I spoke to an agent called Manas who was able to guide me through the installation process. And if I wanted to continue to talk to their agents on a social channel such as Facebook and Twitter, it would have been possible. All I would have needed was my case number to continue where I left off in the chat window. Norton also offers phone support and I love the fact that they offer local numbers no matter where in the world you are located.
The business team can also be reached 24/7, so if you're an enterprise customer you have no reason to worry that Norton's team of antivirus support won't be able to help you with your issue at any time, night or day.
All three levels of the Norton Security package (Standard, Deluxe, and Premium) are packaged fairly, in my opinion. While Deluxe offers two levels of pricing (for 3 or 5 devices), Premium gets you all the way up to 10, which should be more than enough protection for the average family. Which of the three levels do I recommend? Personally, I would shell out for the Premium subscription. Although it's hard to go wrong with any Norton antivirus tool, it's best to take advantage of the full breadth of features that they have to offer.
While all service levels feature Norton's core antivirus protection against viruses, spyware, ransomware, and zero-day threats, Deluxe and Premium have a nice web control panel to easily manage devices and the Premium tool includes parental control and automatic backups to a cloud storage area with 25GB of storage.


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The stopping power you want during muddy races
The name says it all, and the Avid Shorty Ultimate Cyclocross Brake is just that. You can have lightweight, adjustability, and the sure stopping power of Avid brakes.
The Ultimate Brake has more than a few details that we really appreciate. Firstly, they use standard road brake pads. As you may expect, they'll be easy to replace as every bike shop will have something to get you back on course if you have the need. Secondly, the arms are width adjustable to accommodate slight differences in stud placement on your cyclocross frame or fork and to ensure that you have proper heel clearance for the rear brake. The Shorty Ultimate Brakes also have a built-in tension adjuster and an easy-to-use quick release on the straddle cable.
Aside from all of that, the Avid Shorty Ultimate Cyclocross Brake looks trick enough to do the mid '90s CNC cottage industry proud. They come as a set with both front and rear brakes and are available in Black/red or Grey/black.
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Hands down best cantis I've ridden or worked on. Easy adjustments, tons of power, quiet, and modulation. If you need canti brakes, look no further.
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Hands down best cantis I've ridden or worked on. Easy adjustments, tons of power, quiet, and modulation. If you need canti brakes, look no further.
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Have two sets of these. Best cantilever brakes on the market, great for cyclocross. Plenty of clearance for mud and they are easy to adjust for varying rim thicknesses. Not as much stopping power as TRP's or disc brakes, but they have great modulation which helps on slippery terrain.
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These set up a little differently than my old Cantilever brakes, and make it super easy to adjust the tension. They are easy to adjust, intuitive to use, and work really well. And they look pretty sick. Just sayin.
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I have a set of these, but my rear cable that links the two arms is kinked. Can I order a replacement cable?
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Just making sure: the text says that these come as a set of front & rear, but the dropdown says, "black/rear". Is the price for the front & rear brakes or just the rear?
These are just the rear brakes. I will get our copy fixed. The set is sold under a different sku but we are unfortunately sold out at this time. http://www.backcountry.com/avid-shorty-ultimate-cyclocross-brake-set


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Continuing Medical Education
Health meets Food continuing medical education series provides health professionals (physicians, PAs, nurses, NPs, Pharmacists, CDEs) with evidence-based information on dietary education for patients.
Important nutrition concepts are taught through hands-on cooking classes in a way that helps physicians understand the practical dialogue they can have with their patients about lifestyle change. The program helps translate the literature for use in your day-to-day practice, while receiving 3-4 continuing education credits per module. You can find an index of classes being offered here.
Classes run 3 hours, with a small amount of preparation expected prior to attending class. You will receive further instruction after signing up for the course.
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Last night in Herbst Theatre, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP) presented the second of the two concerts in the on STAGE Series of its 46th season. Entitled Stravinsky Interpolations, the offering not only involved a highly adventurous approach to music-making but also explored a new dimension of what a concert-going experience could be. The entire evening consisted of the interleaving of two works, each by a different composer. Igor Stravinsky was represented by the instrumental music he composed for "L'Histoire du soldat" (the soldier's tale), a score for seven musicians composed for the presentation of a narrative written by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz requiring three actors and one or several dancers. The individual Stravinsky movements were then interleaved with "Lover's War," a series of improvisations conceived by trumpeter Peter Evans and inspired by James Baldwin's essay "The Creative Process."
The separation of these two threads was emphasized by having each performed by a different ensemble. For the Stravinsky guest artists Dana Jessen (bassoon), Brad Hogarth (cornet), and Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone) joined SFCMP players Jeff Anderle (clarinet), Christopher Froh (percussion), Hrabba Atladottir (violin), and Richard Worn (bass). In "Lover's War" SFCMP percussionists William Winant and Steven Schick (who also conducted the Stravinsky) joined Evans and his combo, whose other members were Kyle Bruckmann (oboe and English horn), Nava Dunkelman (percussion), and India Cooke (violin). (Ritwik Banerji was originally announced as the combo's saxophonist, but he did not appear.)
Skeptics might think that this is the sort of project that looks good on paper but is unlikely to fulfill its potential when put into practice. Fortunately, this was far from the case. This was an evening that seized the attention of the listener from the very beginning and kept that listener engaged until the very last notes had faded into the ether.
Much of that engagement probably had to do with how the full program was framed by "Lover's War," beginning with a solo trumpet improvisation by Evans and concluding with a group improvisation by all of the performers. While none of Ramuz' texts were included, the excerpts from Baldwin's essay, selected to introduce all improvisations following Evans' opening solo, were as suitable for the Stravinsky context as they were for those improvisations. Indeed, the Stravinsky portion could be easily abstracted away from Ramuz' narrative about the soldier who loses his soul to the devil, replaced by its role in a broader context of making music for which Baldwin's observations continue to resonate with relevance.
There was also the way in which Stravinsky and Evans followed parallel strategies, choosing to highlight individual instruments in the different selections, rather than always "working" the full ensemble. Thus, Evans' opening solo anticipated the scraps of trumpet fanfare in the opening "Soldier's March" from the Stravinsky, while Stravinsky's percussion intrusions on a steady march beat were subsequently reflected in the following improvisation for Evans' three percussionists. Similarly, Stravinsky's violin embodies the soldier's soul. However, even after the devil has triumphed in Stravinsky's final movement, Atladottir established how that soul persisted in a series of kick-ass improvised exchanges with Cooke at the very conclusion of the program.
The entire performance lasted for a little over an hour. This may seem brief for a concert evening. However, Stravinsky's music was originally composed as "incidental;" and he never got in the way of the Ramuz narrative. Evans thus kept to a similar scale of duration, meaning that his interpolations made for just the right exchange between equals. As a result, there was nothing "incidental" about either Stravinsky's score or Evans' planned improvisations. Each event was thoroughly absorbing not only in its own right but also in the clarity of its relationship to the other events, both past and future. The only downside was that this was a one-night-only affair!


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BB Sugar & Spice Hand Dye Tee Purple
*This item is Pre Order due to its handmade nature. The first shipment will take place EST June 29th.*
Blaine's Favorite shade of this buttery soft tee, that's a special shout out to all the 'Blaine Bowen Babes' out there. We love you, we couldn't do this journey without you. This tee is to celebrate YOU Babes...The epitome of Fun, Witty, Carefree, Doers & Dreamers who don't take life too seriously, but have the utmost respect for living life to the fullest. Cheers Babes...this one's for you.
10% of Proceeds of this shirt will benefit 'Camfed'.
Founded in 1993, has been focused on alleviating poverty in Africa by educating girls and turning them into future leaders of their societies.
Camfed has touched the lives of more than 2.5 million children in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, and Malawi, primarily in poorly served rural areas. Camfed has also trained more than 19,000 alumnae to be advocates of change.
Camfed prides itself on assessing the hurdles that stand in the way of girls going to school, from transportation to school fees to ending child marriage. Camfed works with community members to design and implement educational programs in a sustainable way.
Blaine Bowen is in no way directly associated with 'Camfed'.
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- Due to the handmade nature of the dye process, variations will occur and no two pieces will look the same. Each garment will present a variance in pattern and shades.
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Blaine's Specs: 5'9" , Waist:27" , Bust: 34A , Size: 2/4.
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Here is something for my money. This is the second time I have heard about school walkouts. One time was in Florida and now in California. Don't think that this cannot happen. I am quite sure that there are many schools out there that are in the same situation. There are schools that are losing programs that have been around for 30 years! Seriously! This is crazy!
It is a sad thing that stuff likes this happens because of the economy. I think that is unfair to students and the faculty because we do not have enough money. Other countries that are less fortunate than us have been watching us to see how we make our moves. Sadly to say our previous president has not made the wisest decisions.
Monday, September 28, 2009
UC Berkeley Students & Staff Walkout
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
K- Rave
Over the summer camp I threw a rave and it had photos of the children. Legeally I had no release forms so I replaced the photos with the ones from Otakon 2009. There is no sound, because it was for a rave.
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DIgital Cinema Animation Style
I animated this for my animation class. It was challenging, but I made it through.
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Digital Cinema
This is for the digital cinematography class that is fun. I guess
Get Back by Bilial Salaam. Audio Vision Spring Arts fest 2009.
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The bank of Mum and Dad: the best way to save for a home
To the baby boomers and generations before us, as soon as a child moves out of their family home they are expected to save for a home of their own. However, is this really practical in today's day and age?
To still be a thirty-year-old and still living in their parents home, is greatly frowned upon. Many people would assume that the individual was dragging their heels and avoiding getting on with adulthood. However, the Irish Times presents us with experiences of thirty-something-year-olds who reason that moving back to their parents home has helped them save for their first property.
With the rising rent and property prices in Ireland, this has driven people to rethink. For many, this alternative has proven to be the only affordable living solution and way that will lead them to gain a foot in the property market.
Stories from Kate McEvoy and Lorraine Carthy highlight similar journies of moving back into their family home to save for a home of their own.
Read the full article by clicking the link below.
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Source: www.irishtimes.com
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Broadband wifi internet is better as of today, there are many options available where cable broadband and fibre broadband is faster in speed in compare of USB dongle or SIM based internet. The Broadband Wi-Fi Internet is a cheaper and providing a good downgrade speed after even Fixed usage GB used. You may watch movies on internet even without interruption. Need not to download videos, you may watch directly from websites. The cheaper plans available of Rs 699, 999 Rs only per month which offers a lot, Max Usage GB (upload & download), Max Speed and wifi internet router free. Few of Internet Provider in India started to provide a speed of 10mbps to 100mbps which is huge. I have added just few internet provider in this post you may choose as per availability in your area. If you are not roaming from here to there and using internet for home purpose then better to go for wifi internet broadband rather than USB dongle internet.
The broadband wifi internet has many advantages as you may connect to multiple device at same time. There are many plans available to get wifi internet connection, we have listed few names of internet connection provider which are giving a good plan of wifi internet at minimum amount and high internet speed. You should get best internet speed. For internet video browsing you must have 2mbps speed plan that give a good internet speed and you can watch movies online without interruption of buffering.
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My Father, the Talker
I push open the front door, dragging a swoosh of cold air in with me.
"I'm home!"
I walk towards the living room, breathing in the smell of fresh coffee and vanilla candles. Warmth envelopes me as I peel off my coat, damp with late fall drizzle - thank goodness we fixed that heater before temperatures dropped to these goosebump levels. My parents are sitting where I left them. My mother in the middle of the sofa with plenty of elbow room for her knitting. Row by row a small sweater grows beneath her hands, alternating bands of green, orange and brown wool, a sweater for an anonymous Afghani child who may be a little less chilly this winter, may feel a little more hopeful. My father sits across from her in the light armchair that seems too snug for his tall frame. I guess he adjusted the floor lamp to shine directly overhead onto the book he is reading, compensating for diminishing eyesight; he is bathed in light. He peers over his reading glasses as I enter the room.
"So, how did it go? What was the lesson about?"
"No lesson tonight, some of us got together and spent a couple of quiet hours working in the library."
"Ah, not a class then. Like a workgroup. How many of you were there?"
"Just the four of us."
"What are you working on?"
My father, always the talker. That thirst for conversation, though questions are often just a precursor for the role he really revels in, that of orator. A one-man discussion of information, opinions, presentation of pros and cons - second speaker not required. My father the talker likes to do his thinking out loud.
"Dad, do you remember when I asked you and mom to write down your experiences as children during the war?"
My father has forgotten. I suppose that makes sense, even though his childhood in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation is a subject he often returns to, its weight heavy on his memory and the shape it gave to his life. A few years ago it occurred to me that these stories might one day be lost to the family forever if someone did not record them. So I asked my parents and in-laws to write down what they remembered of those times. I described my somewhat unspecific vision of processing their memories into an accessible, comprehensive story. Not looking so much for the history of it, but for the emotions, the childhood human experience.
What I got was a different kind of thing. The two omas were initially unsure what to write about, feeling their memories were perhaps too small, not riveting enough. Untrue, of course. Daily life, fears very relatable, anecdotes that opened a window to those days. My mother described a world of small houses, stern Catholicism, fear of omnipresent soldiers, yet at the same time remembered herself skipping through much of it, being just a little girl. Then the opas. I was familiar with parts of my father's story, yet he too lifted up the veil just a little higher to show more intimate aspects of his youth. He steered clear of emotion, though. Descriptions of the facts were enough. Some things even he cannot express, it seems. My husband's father, the academic, the college professor, also stayed true to his character. He submitted a thesis-like document, full of technical background information about the war, bombs, and precisely which neighborhoods were demolished. He is an introvert, this opa. He is not a talker.
Initially I felt somewhat at a loss, having expected something else, until I realized that they were simply responding to my request: a description of events as each had experienced them, in whatever form they chose. Write about what was most important to you, I said. It doesn't matter how. Do what feels right. And so they did.
Now that I had the stories, I did not know what to do with them - how to do them justice. They were written in Dutch, and I thought to translate them to English, making them more accessible to our increasingly global extended family. Also because English is the language I write in. But should I translate them as they were, and so preserve each individual voice? Or should I translate the essence of them into a single, more flowing story, cutting out repetition and ambiguity? How could I best meld these diverse testaments into a unity of some sort? I was intimidated by the responsibility of it. Finally, I put it aside, and in time, forgot about it.
Now something about having my parents here in my living room has triggered my memory, and I resolve to blow the dust off the project, and finally find a way to move forward.
My mother does remember.
"Ja, opa, a few years ago she asked us and we wrote about the war and we sent it to America in an email."
"Well, it is always better to do these things with talking," my father turns to me. "You should have an interview, and prepare questions, and then record everything on one of those little tape machines. Did I tell you about that time I was interviewed for a book about my old friend Karel, the one who became quite a famous writer?"
My father tells me. Perhaps he is right about the interview. But the fact that my parents will be returning home to the Netherlands in two weeks while I stay indefinitely in my new home across the ocean makes this an untenable approach. I recoil from the prospect of another never-ending project resting in my computer, waiting for the right moment to proceed.
"Today I started working on your stories. I am translating them, and afterwards we can work together on any blanks that turn up until the stories are complete. We will keep them for the family."
It is a start. And I am, at heart, a writer, not a talker.


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Fireman Joe says....
Our good luck continues to hold, as so far we have been able to keep Old Man Winter at bay, but we still have a Month to go since we all know that March is very unpredictable.
I want to thank everyone in the Community for their support of FF/Medics Jennifer and Robbie Duke and their daughter Danielle. Everyone at the Fire Department is totally impressed with the support, prayers, donations and good wishes they have received. I have and will continue to be so very impressed with our Bellevue and Dayton friends.
Fire prevention is the best method of fire safety for people of all ages. However, smoking and heating related fires are the leading causes of death or injury for persons 75 and older. The overall risk of fire-related fatalities for this age group is 3 times higher than average.
Since some seniors may have difficulty moving quickly and suffer more when injuries and smoke inhalation occur, it is essential to prevent fires from happening at all. What I am trying to say here is as we get older we don't move as quickly as we once did. That is why I strongly encourage extended fire prevention plans for our senior citizens. Here are some suggestions:
During the month of March I will be visiting Speers Court to have an information table with handouts and just to chat about fire safety. If you think your facility, apartment complex, church group etc.. would benefit from a visit, please contact Fireman Joe at firstname.lastname@example.com or call the firehouse 261-0083 to arrange this informational program. Until next month, enjoy the weather, but always practice good Fire Safety habits.
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Eve Proffitt brings both K-12 and higher education experience to the Board. Dr. Proffitt began her career as a teacher in Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, rising to positions as principal, director of special education, director of instructional support and finally associate superintendent for instruction. Additionally, she served as director of student achievement and special education for the Kentucky School Boards Association before accepting a faculty position with Georgetown College, becoming the Associate Dean of Graduate Education and finally Dean of Education. Dr. Proffitt currently serves as assistant professor in the College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky, and also directs the P20 Innovation Lab.
She has published extensively both evaluation and audit reports, as well as journal articles. Dr. Proffitt has also won a number of awards, including the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation Platinum Contributor, Outstanding Educator in America, Outstanding Educator in Kentucky, and the Kentucky Outstanding Leadership Award, to name a few. She is also involved in a number of professional organizations and serve as a board member for the Educational Foundation of Phi Delta Kappa International.
Dr. Proffitt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and a Master of Arts degree in special education, both from Eastern Kentucky University. She earned Educational Specialist certification in special education from the University of Kentucky, and holds a Doctor of Education in educational administration, also from the University of Kentucky.


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I need help with this one!March 16th, 2010 in member junk
OnEaglesWings, member
I picked up this roll of "army green' twill at a sale. Looks like the kind of material used for 'draw-string' pants. I couldn't just leave it there, but I've racked my little brain and can't come up with any brilliant plans for it! The roll is 11 1/4" in diameter and the twill is 1" wide.
Suggestions, ideas and/or comments welcomed!
P.S. It could be yours for a small 're-homing' fee!
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greencolleen writes: ok love the color cause ya know its green ;). that looks like really sturdy stuff so i would go with the woven thing. like chair seat or basket do like the idea of lamp shade. and bec 4 ideas are great. good luck Posted: 4:45 pm on March 19th
CottageElements writes: Could it be used to make a woven rug? Not sure if the material would be heavy enough to withstand the wear. Or it would be great for use in making belts with a fun buckle, or purse straps. Very fun find for sure!
Laniw Posted: 12:22 am on March 17th
Laniw Posted: 12:22 am on March 17th
Carolvn writes: I'll be happy to take that off your hands! Just let me know what the "re-homing fee" will be! Posted: 9:49 pm on March 16th
junk_grandma writes: How about covering a lampshade with it -- round and round. Would look great in a young man's room. All of the other ideas are also fabulous! Posted: 9:16 pm on March 16th
curlyrachel writes: i'm not sure i can offer more suggestions than the other commenters. i could see using it like ribbon in scrapbooking or card making. you could bind a book together with it.
and if you've got too much on your hands, i'll take some of it for sure!! :) email me and let me know. :) Posted: 8:49 pm on March 16th
and if you've got too much on your hands, i'll take some of it for sure!! :) email me and let me know. :) Posted: 8:49 pm on March 16th
bluejean writes: You can use a rubber stamp and stamp words on it and use it like ribbon for packages. Posted: 8:08 pm on March 16th
MakinItHappen writes: You can use it as ribbon for tying tags on things or wrapping presents. You can tie up your delphiniums or sweet peas. You could wrap it around a frame holding a photo of your favorite soldier. Posted: 4:32 pm on March 16th
rusticdiva writes: I also think it would be great if used on a chair seat or back. Lucky find! Posted: 3:26 pm on March 16th
hangonharvey writes: I've seen strips of this type of material used to clip photographs on and then hung it on the wall. Posted: 3:17 pm on March 16th
alicemom writes: I will be watching for your projects. Miss Bec4 has some great iedas!
smiles, alice Posted: 3:16 pm on March 16th
smiles, alice Posted: 3:16 pm on March 16th
Bec4 writes: You could weave it for a chair seat or back or weave it in an empty picture frame and add clips for a memo board. Could also be used for little roses, much like the zipper roses out there. Good luck! Posted: 3:10 pm on March 16th
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FROM macho, to Paxo, to no-no – the trend for facial hair has reached 'peak beard', says Dani Garavelli
It started on the streets of Brooklyn. Some time in the mid-Noughties, hipsters in the boho districts of Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick began teaming an armful of tattoos with a chinful of whiskers to create a kind of biker-meets-hippy carpenter vibe. It didn't take long before celebrities got in on the act and soon the red carpets were packed with men sporting bushy beards that that would have made Tolstoy bristle with resentment.
There were, admittedly, grades of bushiness, from Ryan Gosling's pencil thin chin-strap and moustache all the way through to Tom Hardy's crazy hobo number. Some, inspired by George Clooney, rocked a salt'n'pepper look, while James McAvoy dared the world to mock him for being ginger.
But whatever the shape or shade of the facial foliage, it seemed a man was no longer fully dressed without a beard.
By the time the trend had spread enough for Buzzfeed to compile a list of the 51 Hottest Bearded Men in Hollywood, whiskers were ubiquitous. What began with coffee-shop barristas and 20-something IT guys had infiltrated the mainstream. Bearded models – Ricki Hall, Billy Huxley and Scot Chris Millington – had accrued tens of thousands of devoted Instagram followers and men started turning up at upmarket barber shops clutching photos from the Asos website and asking for their face fuzz to be shaped in their image.
So popular has the hirsute look become that it is even being showcased by that touchstone of contemporary taste, John Lewis, with heavily-bearded Johnny Harrington and Paraskevas Boubourakas fronting their recent menswear campaigns.
Now, however, evolutionary biologists at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, say we have reached "peak beard" and that facial hair is on its way out. Apparently short of things to do, they set up an experiment which involved showing men and women a series of images of bearded and clean-shaven men. The study, published in the Royal Society Publishing's Biology Letters, found that the more images of clean-shaven men they were shown, the more appealing they found beards and vice versa. From this they deduced that human beings, like animals, are subject to "negative frequency-dependent sexual selection" and are programmed to find rare traits attractive. Which is another way of saying that once the entire line-up of One Direction and middle-aged comedians such as Frankie Boyle ditch their shavers, the "moment" has definitely passed.
To be fair, there were augurs. When Jeremy Paxman appeared unshaven on Newsnight on 12 August 2013 – a date that has gone down in history – the reaction was immediate. Within hours his beard had its own Twitter account and Paxman was the focus of the kind of furore that last shook the corporation when Jackie Bird wore that gold top with the plunging neckline on the Hogmanay Live show in 2001. Having accused the of institutional pognophobia, and opened his heart about the burden of being a poster boy for British beardies, the fashion futurist manqué shaved it off in January, declaring the look to be "so last year".
It is to be hoped, however, that when he brings his own-man show, Paxo, to the Edinburgh Fringe – a show, we are told, includes a segment on Beard-gate – he will reflect on his own part in the fad's downfall. After all – as Ellis Cashmore, professor in culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University, points out –when a middle-aged, establishment figure like Paxo takes to wearing facial hair outside the privacy of his own home, it stops being a symbol of cool and rebellion and becomes "consistent with conventionality, orthodoxy and accepted standards". In other words, a no-no for anyone under 30.
According to Cashmore: "When Paxman appeared on Newsnight in an open-neck shirt, he immediately sent a generation of men searching for their ties, and, if they didn't own any, their dad's".
The only thing that could have sounded the death knell for beards more clearly than an endorsement from the presenter, Cashmore says, is if David Cameron, himself, had decided to cultivate one. Cameron may so far have resisted the temptation, but over in the US, the New York Times has blamed White House press secretary Jay Carney for sparking a similar backlash. When he appeared on the briefing podium with a (reasonably conservative) beard at the beginning of the year, the paper reported that he was greeted with "audible gasps". "To the Brooklyn set, it [was] an echo of that post-'60s moment when long hair migrated from the muddy fields of Woodstock to crew-cut turf like country music and the National Football League," it continued. "To the culture at large, the whiskered chin suddenly looks as divorced from its rebel origins as the Jolly Roger flag on a Pittsburgh Pirates beer koozie."
Away from the world of politics and the media, there were other signs ordinary people might be tiring of the obsession with looking like man's man Ernest Hemingway while eating mung beans and tending roof gardens (or fixing computers). The most acerbic came from blogger Nicki Daniels, who blamed such "poseurs" for "spoiling her beard fetish". "Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved a man with a beard. To me, they meant strength, power, MANLINESS. Someone who could protect me," she wrote. "Unfortunately, you guys have turned it into a fashion statement. The beard has turned into the padded bra of masculinity. Sure it looks sexy, but whatcha got under there? There's a whole generation running around looking like lumberjacks and most of you can't change a f***ing tyre."
The 21st century fad for facial hair has taken hold, she suggests, because it is the only means by which men, stripped of their hunter-gatherer role and stuck behind counters and desks, can assert their masculinity.
If past research is anything to go by, the trend for facial hair is unlikely to be driven by its appeal to women. Though David Gourlay, graduate stylist at Ruffians barbers in Edinburgh, insists his Michael Fassbender-style growth, is a babe-magnet, survey after survey has found the majority of the opposite sex prefers a clean shave or three-day stubble to the fully-fledged Serpico.
Psychologists suggest a beard is to men what make-up is to women: a mask to hide behind, armour to protect them (hence some men will grow beards when bereaved). Facial hair is also said to add eight years to youngish looking men, giving them gravitas (although if this is so, why hasn't left-wing pundit Owen Jones grown one yet?). But whether worn by hipsters or hauliers, actors or athletes, and whether intensively groomed or left to go grow so wild they could house two owls, a hen, four larks and a wren, beards are a statement of identity aimed as much at other men as at the opposite sex.
Like hats and long hair, they have gone in and out fashion throughout history. As long ago as 100,000BC, men were so keen to rid themselves of their bristles, they used flints to scrape their faces clean, yet for the Greeks, beards were a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. With their perceived links to potency, they have been associated with a warrior spirit, yet Alexander the Great insisted his men shave so no-one could pull their beards in hand-to-hand combat, and in the First World War soldiers had to be clean-shaven so they could pull on gas masks.
During their most recent resurgence, it has been the sheer variety of styles that has astounded: there is the goatee (Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage and Leonardo Di Caprio); the mutton chops (Paul Weller and Bradley Wiggins); the chin-strap (Robert Downey jnr); the soul patch, which involves a little triangle of hair just below the bottom lip (Colin Farrell); and the full monty (Jon Hamm, whose beard was last year said to have deserved an Emmy of its own). But the classic 21st century beardy style is one that rejects overgrooming and looks like a cross between a bird's nest and a burst sofa. Joaquin Phoenix may have been having a laugh when he allowed his facial hair to grow to Mr Twit-like proportions, but others followed suit, with Hardy, Pitt and Hugh Jackman all sprouting face foliage that made them look more like vagrants than hipsters.
As the craze tightened its grip, hair transplant specialists began to see an upsurge in the number of follicly-challenged men wanting bald patches on their chin and lips filled in, a procedure that costs upwards of £2,500.
Where once beards were seen as the easy option (just don't bother shaving), maintaining your chin topiary can now prove so demanding it is easier to outsource the job to a stylist. "We started to see an increase in the number of men coming in for a beard-trim about six months ago," says Gourlay.
"They had been growing them for a while and they were getting a bit straggly and so they wanted to have them shaped. Most of them had been looking at the Asos site [which has sections devoted to the upkeep of beards] and going for the squared-off look worn by most of the models."
As Cashmore points out, the beard fad has also seen a reconfiguration of the male grooming market: sales of razors have plummeted, while the market for facial hair-related products such as moustache combs, trimmers and wax and beard oils and tonics has burgeoned.
"We advise people to get oil to keep their beard clean and to tame it, and we sell a fair amount of moustache wax because, since the Great Gatsby came out, quite a lot of men are curling up their moustaches at the end like old gentlemen," Gourlay says.
It sounds like a lot of work. However, if the scientists at NSW University are right, we have reached saturation point and the clean-shave will soon be back with a vengeance. Some celebrities are ahead of the curve. Ben Affleck, who was at the vanguard of the beard movement, shaved his off before last year's Oscars (though he grew it back for this year's). Mandy Patinkin (Saul from Homeland) took a razor to his chin the second the series had finished. And to the relief of those who hate all of Pitt's myriad hairy looks, he was recently photographed whisker-free (although he insists he only shaved because a new role required it).
It's hardly a sea-change, but it's a start. For those men who have spent months clipping and pruning to produce the perfect specimen, the news will come as a disappointment. But for all us pognophobes who have viewed the rise of bushy beards with a Roald Dahl-like distaste, a bright new dawn of smooth chins and the scent of Old Spice beckons.


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CHICAGO — The nation's largest doctors group is pushing for new warning labels. Only these labels aren't for drugs — they're for food.
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The American Medical Association voted Tuesday to urge the government to require high-salt foods to be labeled and also vowed to push the food industry to drastically cut the amount of salt in restaurant and processed foods. The goal would be 50 percent less salt within a decade.
Americans eat almost twice the amount of salt they should, and that contributes to high blood pressure and heart problems, the AMA says.
Labels with pictures of salt shakers bearing the word "high" and red exclamation marks might help consumers think twice about eating high-sodium foods, suggested an AMA council report that led to the new policy.
Foods considered high in salt are those with more than 480 milligrams of sodium per serving, according to the AMA report. That includes hot dogs, some canned soups, a slice of packaged pepperoni pizza, an order of chicken chow mein and a cheeseburger, according to a food chart accompanying the council report.
On a voice vote, AMA delegates adopted the policy at their five-day annual meeting, which ends Wednesday.
The measure also calls for the AMA to ask the Food and Drug Administration to revoke salt's status as a food that is "generally recognized as safe," known as "GRAS" in the industry. GRAS food includes such staples as sugar and pepper.
Twice the recommended amount
The American Heart Association recommends limiting sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams daily, or less than about one teaspoon, but the average daily consumption among American adults is nearly double that amount, the report said.
The AMA report said there is overwhelming evidence that eating an excessive amount of salt is a risk factor for high blood pressure and may be an independent risk factor for other cardiovascular problems.
"Ultimately, substantial cooperation among the government, the food industry, physicians and the nutrition community will be required to accomplish meaningful change," the report said.
Conflicting opinion
The Food Products Association, a trade group for the food and beverage manufacturing industry, said the new policy is misguided.
"Why single out salt?" asked Robert Earl, the group's nutrition policy director. "A direct link between salt and negative cardiovascular outcomes is not as clear as some portray it to be."
He said existing food labels listing sodium content are sufficient for consumers to make healthy choices. Salt occurs naturally in some foods and is added to others to enhance taste and preserve freshness.
The AMA has considerable clout in Washington and an FDA spokesman said the group's stance on salt could lead the agency to consider holding hearings on the issue.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer group, last year asked the FDA to revoke salt's status as a safe food. The group's executive director, Michael Jacobson, said the AMA action "adds very productively to the debate."
Makers of processed foods, restaurants and fast-food chains are all targets of the AMA's new policy. One of those, McDonald's Corp., did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the policy.
In other policies adopted Tuesday, the AMA:
- Vowed to push to end alcohol ads during college sports broadcasts as part of its campaign against underage drinking.
- Pledged to encourage federal action to ban people younger than age 18 from using tanning parlors, to help reduce teens' risks for skin cancer as they age.
- Rejected a measure asking it to lobby for a tax on sugar-sweetened sodas.
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Saving Every Last Drop
Saving Every Last Drop
Frito Lay's factory in parched Casa Grande, Ariz., is close to moving off the water grid.
A large-scale water recycling system, now in its final stages of installation, will direct all water used in the plant through a membrane bioreactor filter system to treat it to drinking-quality standards before funneling it back into the facility for reuse. When fully operational at the end of 2009, the Texas-based global snack food company expects to recycle 85 percent to 90 percent of the water used in the plant.
"As an agro-based business, we realized a long time ago that water is critical to our operations," says Al Halvorsen, Frito Lay's director of environmental sustainability.
Drought conditions and impending water regulations are spurring smart and environmentally-savvy companies like Frito Lay to focus their sustainability efforts on conserving and managing a precious resource crucial for their long-term viability. Experts say conserving water is moving from noble gesture to shrewd business decision because of the sour economy and the likelihood of the price rising over the next decade to reflect its true cost. [For more on the challenges facing companies in measuring and reducing water use, see "Water Basics: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure," by Andrew Collier and Andrew Glantz.]
"Water upgrades used to be 'good to have' but didn't offer a major return on investment," says Eric Meliton, an environmental technology research analyst at Frost and Sullivan. "But now with the economy, companies see water reduction projects as good investments."
How To Launch A Water Management Program
• Develop a baseline measurement of your water usage. Use water bills and meters, assistance from your utility company, and tools such as the new Corporate Water Gauge from the Center for Sustainable Innovation (CSI) to measure and report enterprise-wide, facility-based water use.
• Identify low hanging fruit opportunities. Installation of low flow fixtures is an inexpensive way to modify water usage and see easy-to-quantify results. Other good starter projects include identifying and fixing leaks, changing processes that use excessive amounts of water, and training employees to report water-wasting situations within the facility.
• Measure the results of early projects and use the financial and environmental results to encourage senior level buy in for larger more capital-intensive projects.
• Set three- to five-year goals for water reduction as a way to steer efforts and encourage support across the business for better water management.
Dubbed "Net Zero," Frito Lay's recycling system is one of dozens of projects implemented across the business that have reduced water use 40 percent below 1999 levels.
The Net Zero project is the first of its kind for Frito Lay, and while it's a capital intensive effort with a long return on investment, it's critical to the company's future, says Halvorsen. "When water becomes scarce our ability to produce products will come into play," he points out. "We want to have technology developed and scaled by that time so we won't need to move production to follow the water. This technology could potentially be used anywhere in the world."
Although Net Zero is an impressive display of what innovative companies can do to conserve water, Halvorsen notes that most of the water management projects Frito-Lay has under development are on a smaller scale. From replacing leaky facets and shutting off hoses and taps, to capturing and recycling steam off of potato fryers, the water management projects run the gamut from behavior modification to innovative facility upgrades.
"We focus just as much on people as technology," he says, noting that the water savings the company has achieved can be attributed equally to both. "Technology can solve a lot of problems, but you also have to embed new behavior into the mindset and culture of the company. Otherwise you will hit a wall."
Running Dry
Frito Lay is far from alone. In the face of regional droughts and potential water use restrictions, water management has become a growing concern for water intensive businesses, regardless of their location, says Meliton of Frost and Sullivan.
"States that are experiencing shortages, like Arizona and California, will see a more immediate impact but water management is going to be an issue for all regions," he says.
Fortunately, reducing water use offers a strong business case as the cost of water rises and operating budgets continue to shrink. Halvorsen estimates Frito Lay would have spent $60 million more in 2008 on energy and water use if it hadn't implemented these programs.
"What makes these projects sustainable is that alignment between environmental and business priorities," he says.
For companies that haven't yet experienced the business benefits of water management projects, Meliton predicts the price of water will continue to increase over the next 10 to 15 years to more accurately reflect its true cost, which will drive more businesses to focus on water management.
"These can be capital-intensive projects, which is a drawback," he admits. "But it's a good time to begin assessing water usage so you have a baseline and can identify opportunities for reductions."
Avon Comes Calling for Water Savings
Beauty supply company Avon has tracked water usage across its global operations for more than a decade, and like Frito-Lay, has also seen both environmental and business benefits.
"Water efficiency is critical to our environmental policy, but it also makes good business sense," says Mike Hercek, senior manager of sustainability for the New York-based company.
{related_content}The company set a goal in 2005 to reduce water usage 10 percent per unit produced in three years using 2004 water consumption as a baseline. The company surpassed that goal in 2007, and Hercek believes 2008 data will show an overall 15 percent improvement per unit produced over 2004.
Avon focuses its biggest water reduction efforts on two areas: its manufacturing operations, which represent the company's greatest consumption, and human use. The projects, being implemented across the company in every region, focus on removing unnecessary water from processes and taking advantage of rainwater harvesting for plumbing and landscape applications.
"Rainwater harvesting is a huge opportunity, particularly for new construction," Hercek says.
The company's newly built Zanesville, Ohio plant, for example, has a built-in rainwater capture system that reduced its consumption of freshwater by 40 to 50 percent, compared to similar facilities without rainwater harvesting. The rainwater is diverted to storage tanks and then piped into the plumbing system for use in toilets, landscaping and other non-potable gray water applications.
Innovative technology applications are also reducing the company's reliance on water in several facilities, such as its Morton Grove, Ill., manufacturing lab, where using variable speed drives in cooling towers cut water consumption by 19 million gallons in 2008.
Similarly, the company's Springdale, Ohio, site implemented waterless vacuum pumps that save 16 million gallons of water annually. "That's enough to fill 24 Olympic sized pools," Hercek notes.
The company has also embraced much smaller measures across the company, such as installing low flow showers and toilets, and designing more efficient cleaning processes. "Choosing the right projects is one of our challenges," says Hercek, who notes that the bigger technology upgrades can be a tough sell in this economy. "The payback for water savings with big equipment can be pretty long, but we try hard to make the payback picture more attractive."
GE: ecomagination at Work
Proving the financial payoff is a big part of getting the buy-in for major water management projects, according to Kris Morico, global leader for General Electric's water program. The only way to do that is through measurement, she says.
"Measuring is critical," she advises. "You have to have good data to establish goals."
Since 2006 her group has collected detailed water-consumption data across the company for potable water, process water, sanitation, cleaning and other fresh water usage. That data was used to establish a baseline and set the goal of reducing water consumption by 20 percent across the entire company by 2012.
"If you don't have a way to monitor returns, you are just spending money and there is no way to prove results," warns Meliton, of Frost and Sullivan.
Achieving verifiable success in GE's water management campaign goes beyond wanting to meet internal expectations. It also has a portfolio of water recycling and reuse technologies as part of its ecomagination initiative that are aimed at global customers concerned about their own water issues.
"We are using our own technology internally," says Morico, "so that we can leverage our successes to our customers."
Core to GE's water management approach is establishing teams of employees within facilities and business units who will champion the cause, monitor water use, and zero in on the best opportunities for improvement. A big part of the early efforts have focused on behavior modification.
"When you look at a company the size of GE, every leaky faucet or hose that gets shut off results in appreciable reductions," Morico points out. "Just the visibility of the goal draws more attention to water use and it gets our folks thinking about how they use water."
GE is also in various stages of implementing technology solutions to reduce use, including tools to enhance cycle times in cooling tower applications, and membrane treatment systems for wastewater recycling.
"In this day and age, with water scarcity around the world, we have to think about water use in terms of future generations," says Morico. "It may take time to implement but doing nothing is not an option. Water management is an evolving trend that will eventually take on a life of its own."
Sarah Fister Gale is a freelance writer based in Chicago.
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