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Hello this is the unedited version of a new kite guide for Crissy. There is some new golden sage information here that may save your life or prevent needing to be rescued, and you will fit in with the locals better. My apologies to anybody I have yelled at on the beach, my frustration, yelling just shuts down the communication. Please read this over several times.
Will post the edited version soon as possible. We are being overwhelmed at crissy with new kite boarders to Crissy that just do not know the way we do it at Crissy.
Crissy Field is a world-class sailing, windsurfing and kites urfing area for experienced riders. Gusty winds and strong currents can make kiting here both challenging and dangerous. The wind is side-offshore and the launch can be tricky, with winds often fluky/light on the inside.
At Crissy we count on each other to be responsible and support one-another.
Kiters should excel… in upwind and jibing ability, be knowledgeable of ebb, flood and counter currents, and be strong swimmers. A full wetsuit year-round is a must! Because the wind can be light on the beach but nuking on the outside, rig the right size kite for the outside. If unsure of something, ask for assistance or advice from other riders; your actions are important to everyone, especially if they have to put themselves at risk to rescue you or help retrieve your gear! I will ad that if you think this is a place were you just park your kite and expect to cruise along you are mistaken. Crissy will chew you up and spit you out. It requires all your knowledge of kiteboarding and then some. If you have a weakness in your skills, they will soon become apparent.
Shared Beach
Friends do not let friends teach kite-boarding on the beach at Crissy field this will just endanger your friend and other beach goers.
Do not jump on the beach, you could loose control of the kite and endanger other people.
Do not stand on the beach with the kite in the air, you get in the way of others and it is not safe.
Do not walk with your kite in the air in the parking lot, promenade or pick-nick areas. It is unsafe and intrusive to other beach users.
Only set up west of the bathroom on the beach, this gives you more room for a mishap from the rocks at the end of the beach, also families with little kids and others seem to like the east end of the beach. The handicap blue ramp is there too.
Beach Goers – We share the parking, promenade and beach with families, tourists and dog walkers. They always have the right of way. Please ensure you set‐up/launch away from crowds and children.
Windsurfers – Are well established at Crissy. Kite-boarders generally launch upwind of the windsurfers and head toward the north tower.
Kites on the Beach – Remember to put sand on your kite to avoid a runaway, and quickly roll up lines to avoid crossing someone else. Once launched, move to the water quickly; please don't stand on the beach with your kite in the air. Keep it low and go.Flukey wind, do not keep kite overhead.
Launching should be towards the water for safety and getting off the beach as soon as possible is good to reduce the chances of the beach incident.
Keeping your kite in the air through light wind off the beach requires you to fly your kite aggressively with the kite DE-powered so the kite does not back stall into the water. If the kite goes down your chances of a relaunch is slim. This also goes for the critical moment when you get the board on your feet, you need to keep the kite moving.
Knowledge of the current is required to increase your success sailing at Crissy while avoiding needing to be rescued. The current usually changes first on the inside near the beach first and then spreads across the bay. A small flood current combined with an adverse south southwest wind component can make it so you can not get back to the beach. It is best to sail when it is slack tide going into an ebb.
Usually it is best to come in on your first run out, you can not stay upwind of Anita Rock(that ugly cement navigation aid just off the beach).
The board selection you choose is very important. The odds go up just using a twin tip style board at Crissy. You should only be on a twin tip when the wind is filled in everywhere and it is ebbing. This is because you just do not have the floatation and surface area to run upwind efficiently. It also requires you to use a bigger kite that is less efficient going through marginally windy areas. The bigger kite is more dangerous on the beach being more powered up. Subsequently a Surfboard is better, then a race formula board and then a foil board in there efficiency going up wind and getting back to the beach etc.
The kite size at crissy on average is 9m. If you need a bigger kite usually you need a bigger board to go with it. The exception is kite foils because of there efficiency.
Sailing here requires a constant situational awareness of were you are on the bay, you need to keep looking back to the beach and think how am I going to get back to the beach. The conditions constantly change from minute to minute at Crissy. The wind is sometimes very light on the inside but very windy further out from the beach. You need to pick a kite for the condition in the windy area. Frankly trying to kite on the inside is just bad news. The windsurfers feel unsafe from the kite, sun bathers wading in the water are too. Kiting on the inside gives you the most swirly fluky wind, this increases the chance that your kite will end up in the water.
Numerous kiteboarders have been rescued by the Coast Guard when the are a couple feet off the beach, but not able to touch the bottom and stand up. What happens is the south west wind blows more offshore at the east end of the beach. Well that is were you end up if under powered and it is flooding.
You kite is down in the water and the light wind and current start taking offshore further away from the beach. Before you realize it you are half way to Alcatraz and Angel island needing a coast guard rescue. If your kite is down and you are being pulled offshore immediately you need to wrap up your lines and clip off you kite upside down and swim for the beach going with the current. Do not waist your energy swimming against the current.
While On the Bay
The Inside – From Anita Rock to the beach… it's generally lighter in here and not great kiting unless it's a strong NW day. You can usually swim in from here. More about the inside, here at Crissy we get off the beach and stay out till we are done for the day. Do not keep coming back on the inside, the wind usually sucks near the beach. Also it is like standing in the way of everyone else. Just one kite in the air is a big no no as you close out a vital section for people trying to get in and out from the beach. Plainly just do not kite inside . The wind is far better past Anita usually.
Anita Rock to the Channel – The span where the wind picks up and fills in. You are closer to the swim able zone yet not in the channel.
Fort Point/South Tower – The topography and the Fort there make for a wind shadow that moves around the tower base, which can drop your kite. Give the South Tower a wide berth.
Presidio Shoal – On the inside upwind of Crissy. Holey and light, kites often drop here.
North Tower – Smooth butter just outside.
Shipping Channel – You probably want to spend the least time here, and be very alert!
Last Chance Beach – Or the stairs before the St Francis Yacht Club, both downwind of Crissy, are usually an easy shot if you miss Anita or even swim from inside Anita.
Coast Guard Etiquette
Personal Safety Equipment ‐ Consider carrying a VHF radio and a strobe light. Use Channel 16 to report an incident to the Coast Guard or to request on‐water assistance.
Mark Your Gear ‐ With your name and phone number. If you lose anything, report it to Coast Guard Station Golden Gate at (415) 331‐8247 to avoid a search and rescue operation. We don't want the Coast Guard searching for you if you are safely on land. To contact the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center, which manages on‐water emergencies Area‐Wide, call (415) 399‐3451.
Self rescuing technique is critical at Crissy. Please practice it at some safer location.
Knowing you kite brands safety system is paramount. Knowledge of which line you roll up part way first to flag the kite and then rolling all the lines up. Holding the kite as a sail etc. An extra kite leash is recommended to have clipped on the back of your harness to use to attached to your board only if in a rescue situation. Keeping your kite inflated increases you viability on the water and you should never intentionally deflate it. It also provides floatation for you. It is recommended to were a life jacket of some kind for extra floatation. Imagine being out at Crissy and losing your board and kite in some
SANFU. It has happened and we have been lucky that no one has drowned so far.
If the Coast Guard fire department jet skies, police Boat come to your aid, do not refuse the ride, when they are beside you roll up you line if you have not don so already, only deflate your kite when they are confirmed they are going to take you on board. Pop your leading edge exhaust valve, then close it back up so water will not get in, then roll the kite up. You can leave the struts inflated.
Self Rescue Tips
Buddy System ‐ Use the buddy system and stay within in sight of the pack.
Taco Pronto ‐ Know how to taco/self rescue; never jettison your gear and swim for it.
Be Visible ‐ Always keep your kite inflated until you are rescued by a boat.
Swimming with Kite ‐ If the wind shifts offshore, flip your kite on its back and clip your leash to the pump attachment point, so you can swim parallel to the wind and current.
Inside Anita ‐ If you drop your kite inside the Anita Rock marker, swim for it.
Light wind on the Inside ‐ If it's light on the inside, take a few tacks out and recon the wind line to find a way back home.
Returning ‐ On good days, coming in high (upwind of Anita) is fine, on most days ripping across the wind may be best, but sometimes going low is the only (and counter‐intuitive) option.
Flood Tide ‐ If you miss Last Chance Beach, stay out away from the piers downwind.
Fort Point – Fort Point (South Tower) is not a rescue option, unless you're familiar with it and the tide is low with the small clearing visible between the rocks.
Getting back to the beach / landing:
Situational awareness. Watch the wind sock. Watch for kites down near the beach. Watch for people rushing back to the beach. Commit to decision to head back to beach.
Winds drop off (and change of direction) toward end of day
Getting back to the beach. Hum, light wind on the inside or no wind on the inside. Yikes. What to do. Well that knowledge of the current is helpful. Do I come in upwind to the beach or shoot low downwind too the beach. Look at other sailors and see how they are doing. Sometime there is pronounced wind-line on the water that is easy to see. Pass it and your kite will fall out of the sky. Ask your self ,can I swim/self rescue back to the beach before the current sweeps yourself out the Golden Gate Bridge or you flood past last chance beach.
Tide chart , I like this online version: http://wolfweb.unr.edu/homepage/edc/tid ... _fr14.html
Commercial Ship Traffic
Right‐of‐Way ‐ Always give commercial traffic the right‐of‐way. This means not crossing their bow, or kiting between a tug and its barge under tow. USCG Rule 9 places the obligation on us, the small vessel operator, to avoid impeding the large vessel.. see (http://www.uscg.mil/d11/vtssf/rule9.asp)
Be Alert and Anticipate ‐ Allow more than enough time and space for a large vessel to see that you are moving out of their path. Make early and clear movements for them to confidently note your intentions.
Monitor ‐ VHF Ch 14, which commercial vessels use to communicate with Vessel Traffic Service (VTS). If you are in the water with broken gear and a ship is bearing down, contact the ship's Master on the bridge of the vessel via Ch 14 as early as possible.
San Francisco Boardsailing Association (SFBA)
SFBA ‐ Was originally formed to protect access to Crissy Field. Since its founding in 1986, SFBA has focused on protecting and enhancing access to windsurfing and kiteboarding areas, and promoting safety for our members. These two missions are inextricably linked, because public perception of hazards from unsafe sailing behaviors represents one of the greatest threats to maintaining public access.
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At the 16 week ultrasound this last week, he looked around a bit, looked at my chart, and asked, "What did I say it was going to be the last time?"
"You said it looked like a boy."
"Huh." He angled the probe this way, then that. (Thing 3 was angled weirdly, legs all criss-cross applesauce). "Well, I think I may have...hmmm. It looks like...huh. I think I was wrong. I think it looks like a girl. See that mound here?"
(I did not see the mound.)
"Usually this mound here means...oh wait. Here's a better picture. I think...I think I was right the first time. I think it's a boy. Usually I can get a better picture than this, though, at 16 weeks...Usually it's like, KABOOM, you know?"
"Kaboom," I echoed, obligingly.
"Huh. I wish I could see better. But I think it's a boy. Let's say 99% sure it's a boy. But I'll save that last 1% for next time, when we do the anatomy scan." And then I forced him to look at the head and heart and the diaphragm and the guts to make sure they were all properly septated and in their proper areas (it's a little early to do the full anatomy scan, but major anatomical badness we could probably see, though thankfully nothing ominous presented itself at this point).
So, we are left with several possibilities.
1.) It's a boy, a fact that will become KABOOM, in your face (ew) obvious once the testes actually descend from their Spring Training Camp in the peritoneum. (Yes, now is an appropriate time to scream the word "GUBERNACULUM,"--I for one have been waiting for years to use that word in its correct context, as opposed to just, you know, saying it randomly just because it sounds awesome.)
2.) It's a girl (unlikely, I think, which is probably good, because we were already expecting a boy and when Target had a huge sale a few weeks ago I got a bunch of boy-flavored onesies, for like, a dollar. When Cal was first born I was determined to find only gender neutral clothing, because, like, gender role stereotyping is bad! See also: votes for women, step in time! But soon I realized that outside of a very limited selection of green-or-yellow newborn items, no one makes gender neutral kids clothing; everything is either, like, a screaming pink onesie with scalloped neckline and rhinestones spelling out "DADDY'S LITTLE PRINCESS" or a hyper-blue onesie reading "MOMMY'S FAVORITE QUARTERBACK," embroidered with, like, a football and a rifle or something. Anyway, my point being, it's probably not a girl--a fact that might disappoint some but for me and Joe, at least, was admittedly something of a relief.)
3.) The final option, which crossed my mind, and which I will sum up with the following story. Back when I was a Peds resident, we used to write notes or call consults in this little glass-walled closet known as the Resident Work Room (the term "room" was generous--for those who similarly trained at Babies Hospital, as we were known at the time, this was back when we were still working primarily out of the old hospital building, which looked like a sanatorium and still reeked faintly of cholera and The Black Humours). Anyway, sometimes we would stick things on the walls of the resident work room--mostly they were boring things, like schedules and reminders, but sometimes there were funny things, like notes or dictations gone awry. One such dictation was from an abdominal and pelvic CT of an infant (maybe it was a plain film), and either the radiologist had a very heavy accent or the transcriptionist was tired that day. The final line of the dictation was highlighted in yellow, and read, "DIAGNOSIS: UMBIGUNOUS GENITARIA."
Anyway, Thing 3 looks good. And it's looking with increasing certainty like we're going to be living in a live-action version of Alvin and the Chipmunks. (To be clear: Cal is Simon, Mack is Alvin. Joe and I, of course, play the role of Dave Seville on alternating nights, please check your programs for last-minute substitutions.)
Usually it wouldn't have taken me that long to write the above entry, but this morning I was peeling some ginger (I am attempting an experimental new recipe for Asian-esque short ribs--if it turns out well I will post the recipe here, otherwise let's never speak of it again) when the vegetable peeler slipped and instead of taking the skin off the ginger, took the skin and 1/4th of the nail off my left index finger. Look, usually I'm more careful in the kitchen, but ginger! It's so bumpy!
Anyway, the good news is that it didn't ever hurt that much (strange how little it hurt, actually, juxtaposed against how disgusting it looked) and it's on my non-dominant hand. However, the bad news is that my left hand is also my laryngoscopy hand, so I guess I'll be intubating next week with one finger sticking out, like I'm a dainty madame or something.

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For those with MS and Ehler Danlos, neuro-opthamologists are looking for the connection between CCSVI and the vascular abnormalities they are finding in the fundus of the eye. (note: my interest in this came from my husband's drusen and bilateral visual field loss as a child, and his diagnosis with bilateral jugular occlusions as an adult)
The trial is recruiting now in Colleyville, TX:
thanks, Dr. Diana! Hope you get some ThisIsMSers signing up, and hope you get more answers,Detailed Description:
Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) has been proposed as the cause of numerous neurodegenerative diseases of the brain. CCSVI is the result of poor drainage of blood (and cerebral spinal fluid to some degree) from weakened or stenosed veins usually located in the cervical area (most notably the internal jugular veins). Although current focus and treatment of CCSVI is on multiple sclerosis, CCSVI has also been implicated as a potential cause of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's Disease. Additionally, patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) -- a disorder of connective tissue -- are more prone to developing multiple sclerosis than the general population. Many EDS patients are known to have weakened and abnormal blood vessels and 40 - 70% of EDS patients develop autonomic dysfunction in addition to numerous other symptoms found in patients with CCSVI. In the small subset of EDS and multiple sclerosis patients seen at Total Eye Care, the investigators have noticed a vascular irregularity (using the optomap® and examining the results under high magnification) which offers credence to the theory of CCSVI. Such objective data has been elusive, excepting for fMRI, ultrasound (to a limited degree) and venous angioplasty results. Current treatment of CCSVI involves the ballooning and sometimes stenting, of abnormally stenosed veins. The treatment of CCSVI offers hope to many patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. Although CCSVI research is in its infancy, many doctors believe that CCSVI is a significant portion of the solution to patients with neurodegenerative diseases of the brain. Because CCSVI is a vascular disorder, the investigators hypothesize that the investigators are able to screen candidates for CCSVI via the optomap®.


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Worthington Energy Provides Update on VM179 Funding
New Director with Oil & Gas Experience to Move Project Forward
Feb 07, 2013, 07:19 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Worthington Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: WGAS) ("Worthington" or the "Company"), an energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and drilling of oil and natural gas properties, takes this opportunity to provide its shareholders with an update on the status of the Company's Vermillion Block 179 (VM179) asset. As previously reported, in an agreement with Montecito Offshore, LLC ("Montecito") of Louisiana, Worthington acquired a 70% working interest, with a net revenue interest of 51.975%, in 546.875 acres in the Vermilion 179. Located in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico offshore from Louisiana, VM179 is adjacent to Exxon's producing VM164 #A9 well.
"I am pleased to report that we received a commitment letter for an $8.5 million term loan from Ventana Group LLC," stated Mr. Charles F. Volk, Chairman of the Board and recently reappointed CEO and President of Worthington Energy, Inc. "As the terms of the commitment explain, this credit facility is dedicated to developing the VM179 lease and meeting all of Worthington's related financial commitments."
"The Ventana loan will allow us to settle existing convertible debentures related to our VM179 lease acquisition. In addition, it will provide funding for equipment and installation expenses associated with drilling and production costs of new wells," continued Mr. Volk. "$3.5 million will be available immediately upon closing and the remaining balance will be drawn down within 90 days of the initial funding, based on a schedule approved by all parties. As a result of this funding, we anticipate drilling to commence during Q2/Q3 of 2013."
"Newly appointed Board of Director's member, David Pinkman, brings more than decade of significant oil and gas exploration experience to the Company and he will be instrumental in moving the VM179 project forward," added Mr. Volk. "David is excited about the enormous upside potential that VM179 represents for our company and our valued shareholders as we bring this project to fruition."
The 2012 Reserve and Economic Evaluation on Vermilion Block 179, issued by James F Hubbard Petroleum Consultant (JFH) of New Orleans, LA, shows Gross Proved Reserves of 784.3 Thousand Barrels (Mbbl) of Oil and 2,215.4 Million Standard Cubic Feet (MMSCF) of Gas, and Net Proved Reserves of 407.6 Mbbl Oil and 1,151.5 MMSCF Gas with a Projected Future Net Revenue of $36.7 million and a Discounted Future Net Income of $20.3 million (PV-10). The report also shows Combined Gross Total Reserves for VM 179, both Proved and Probable, of 2,129.7 Mbbl Oil and 4,237.9 MMSCF Gas, and Net Total for all reserves of 1,106.9 Mbbl Oil and 2,202.7 MMSCF Gas with a Projected Future Net Revenue of $97.7 million and a Discounted Future Net Income of $55.1 million (PV-10). The Gross Reserves referenced above are to 100% working interest in the lease. The Net Reserves and all income data are to the net interests owned by Worthington. Appropriate deductions have been made for royalties and overriding royalties.
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Worthington engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and drilling of oil and natural gas properties. Worthington is an energy turnaround company whose strategy is to acquire cash flow producing properties with proved and probable reserves, develop the fields by reworking existing wells and drilling new wells. Worthington was founded in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, CA. More information about Worthington Energy, Inc. can be found by visiting the Company's website at www.wenergyinc.com.
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Certain statements in this press release regarding strategic plans, expectations and objectives for future operations or results are "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Factors that could cause differences include, but are not limited to, history of losses; speculative nature of oil and natural gas exploration, particularly in the Mustang Island and Vermillion 179 formations on which the Company is focused; substantial capital requirements and ability to access additional capital; ability to meet the drilling schedule; changes in tax regulations applicable to the oil and natural gas industry; results of acquisitions; relationships with partners and service providers; ability to acquire additional leasehold interests or other oil and natural gas properties; defects in title to the Company's oil and natural gas interests; ability to manage growth in the Company's business; ability to control properties that the Company does not operate; lack of diversification; competition in the oil and natural gas industry; global financial conditions; oil and natural gas realized prices; ability to market and distribute oil and natural gas produced; seasonal weather conditions; government regulation of the oil and natural gas industry, including potential regulations affecting hydraulic fracturing and environmental regulations such as climate change regulations; uninsured or underinsured risks; and material weakness in internal accounting controls. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its website or otherwise. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday morning was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay a 1 million shekel ($290,000) fine after being convicted on several counts of corruption dating back to his time as mayor of Jerusalem.
During the sentence hearing, Judge David Rozen slammed Olmert and his co-conspirators as "traitors," insisting that "without trust there can be no upstanding public service."
For his part, Olmert maintained his innocence until the very last minute, and his lawyers vowed to continue appealing the conviction.
Last month, Olmert became the first Israeli prime minister to ever be convicted on bribery charges. During his tenure as mayor of Jerusalem from 1993–2003, Olmert and officials under him (including his successor, former mayor Uri Lupolianski) received hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay-offs and bribes in exchange for facilitating and promoting the "Holyland" housing development.
According to the judge's decision, Olmert was personally provided in excess of $170,000, which he had sent to his debt-ridden brother, Yossi.
Polls have revealed that most Israelis are aware of the wide-spread corruption in their municipalities and national government, but believed there was little to be done about it. Israel's Movement for Quality Government said it hoped the Olmert conviction would be a turning point for the nation and the beginning of a reversal of the phenomenon.
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Crooked I Shooting (Was Crooked I Set Up?) [Low Quality Cell Phone Camera Footage]
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Hearing Protection: Measuring Sound
Loudness is measured in decibels (dB). As decibels rise, loudness quickly increases. A 10-dB rise is a 10-time leap in loudness. That means an 80-dB sound (a vacuum cleaner) is 10 times louder than a 70-dB sound (a telephone ringing) and 100 times louder than a 60-dB sound (normal conversation).
When you need protection
At the workplace, your employer measures noise with sound level meters and dosimeters. If the average noise exposure over an 8-hour work shift is 85 dB or higher, you need protection. OSHA requires your employer to have a hearing conservation program. From 85 dB to 125 dB, you can lose hearing painlessly. Over 125 dB, you may feel pain. As loudness and pitch rise, you may get acoustic trauma. That means a single exposure can cause permanent hearing loss.
Barely audible
0–9 dB
Weakest sounds you can hear
10–19 dB
Rustle of leaves
Soft sounds
20–29 dB
Quiet bedroom at night
30–39 dB
Whispered conversation; milk poured on dry cereal
40–49 dB
Soft music; average suburban home during day
50–59 dB
Large business office; light freeway traffic
Daily sounds
60–69 dB
Normal conversation; household washing machine
70–79 dB
Ringing telephone; alarm clock; noisy restaurant; moderate freeway traffic; light assembly plant
Harsh sounds
80–89 dB
Vacuum cleaner; shouted conversation; busy city streets; welding equipment
90–99 dB
Small woodworking shop; portable sander; automatic screw machine; drill press; subway train; 20-ton truck; newspaper printing press
Intense sounds
100–109 dB
Lawn mower; outboard motor; snowmobile; bulldozer; chain saw; circular saw; weaving room; riveting machine; helicopter
110–139 dB
Motorcycle; loud music; 120-watt stereo system at high volume; car horn; thunderclap; ship engine room; punch press; sand blaster; turbine generator; .357 magnum gun
Deafening sounds
140–149 dB
Jet engine at takeoff; high-powered shotgun blast
150+ dB
Intense explosion; rocket liftoff
May 15, 2017
Levey, S., The Effects of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss on Children and Young Adults, Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders (2012); 29; 276-283
Reviewed By:
Holloway, Beth Greenblatt, RN, M.Ed.,Kacker, Ashutosh, MD


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When I was in London in October I made sure we had time to have lunch at Ottolenghi. Ottolenghi is everything I want in a food shop. Huge platters and bowls of the most colorful and delicious salads. I'm not talking about sad wilted lettuce greens with a couple of chunks of pale tomatoes. I'm talking about grilled broccolini with mild red chili peppers and toasted garlic or roasted potatoes with sunchokes, olives, lemon and sage or red rice and quinoa with orange, pistachios and arugula.
But Ottolenghi is really known for their lovely pastries, cakes and cookies piled high on cake stands and trays. From obscenely large multicolored, multiflavored meringues to perfectly precious cupcakes, muffins and teacakes and bow tied cellophane bags of cheese straws or cookies, their abundant display of baked goods beckons you inside.
I find the place stylish yet unpretentious. It isn't frou-frou or fancy. Just great imaginative food done well with quality ingredients. Even though San Francisco is a food mecca, I have yet to find someplace similar.
I first tasted these amaretti at Ottolenghi's Islington location. Like most things in London, they were not cheap. 5.50 GBP for a bag of 7 cookies. Since it's basically lightly whipped egg whites stirred into ground almonds, I could easily make them at home. Armed with my copy of the Ottolenghi cookbook, I cranked out a batch of the amaretti. Two days later I baked another batch. And yet another batch.
This amaretti is now my new favorite cookie. I used dried apricots, bergamot orange zest and orange blossom honey in the ones pictured. But this recipe is so versatile that any dried fruit and citrus zest you like can be used. I like dried cherries with orange zest, dried blueberries with lemon zest or dried cranberries with lime zest. You can use any honey you like or even agave nectar.
My amaretti always seem to turn out a bit softer than the ones sold by Ottolenghi, but I'm not complaining. They have a wonderful almond flavor that is given a spark by the citrus zest. I love the jewel like nuggets of apricots. I think the powdered sugar coating is non-negotiable but the cookies will taste just as lovely without it.
(adapted from Ottolenghi: The Cookbook)
(makes 20 biscuits/cookies)
180 grams ground blanched almonds
120 grams sugar (granulated, superfine or caster)
1 tablespoon finely grated citrus zest
a pinch of kosher salt
2 large egg whites
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 tsp pure natural almond extract
60 g dried fruit, roughly chopped
powdered or icing sugar for rolling
[Note: For this recipe I always weigh my almonds and sugar so I cannot vouch for the volume measurements. According to joyofbaking.com, 180 grams finely ground almonds = 1 3/4 cups and 120 grams granulated sugar = 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons.]
Preheat your oven to 170C/340F. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the ground almonds, sugar, citrus zest and salt. Rub everything together with your fingertips to disperse the zest evenly. Alternatively, give it quick whirl in a food processor.
Using a stand or hand mixer, whip the egg whites and honey until medium peaks form. Fold the meringue and almond extract into the almond and sugar mixture. Add dried fruit. Your dough should be a soft but malleable paste.
With your hands, roll the dough into 20 balls or logs or whatever irregular shape you desire. Roll them in powdered sugar. (I like to use a small ice cream disher to scoop out 20 balls of dough. Then I shape each ball into a flattened log and roll them in powdered sugar.)
Place on a baking sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 170C/340F for about 12 minutes. They should turn a very light golden color, but stay relatively pale and chewy in the center.


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The big, scary world of analytics isn't really that scary anymore, especially when you have the right analytics tool in place to do the heavy lifting for you. This is especially true for retail businesses, as there are now a multitude of affordable, easy-to-use retail analytics software options on the market. Here's a quick overview of these systems, including some product demos:
It's likely your competitors are taking advantage of this technology. Need proof? The overwhelming majority of your retail business owning peers are requesting analytic components from their new point of sale (POS) systems:
Sales reporting and inventory management are common retail analytics components that most modern POS systems offer in some capacity. They provide users unparalleled transparency into the inner workings of their business. This includes:
But analytics systems are not all created equal. Some are less granular but very easy to use, while others seemingly require a data scientist to make sense of the spreadsheets (that's a slight exaggeration).
So, we've created this guide to help you understand the various retail analytics systems, to help you determine the features and level of complexity that are the right fit for your business.
Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Retail Analytics Software?
Common Functionality of Retail Analytics Solutions
Benefits of Retail Analytics Systems
Retail analytics software can be tough to pin down. It isn't really any one thing, and you can technically find it in many software offerings. For the sake of clarity though, retail analytics for small businesses analyzes sales, inventory and customer data.
We've identified sales reporting, inventory management and customer management as three of the five must-have retail point of sale (POS) features for small businesses. All three of these features help you streamline operational processes, and make things easier for you, your employees and your customers. In addition there are valuable insights that can be gleaned from analyzing key data points collected through these features, such as:
Retail analytics software functions are pretty much the same whether you're digging into sales, inventory or customer data. However, there are some nuanced capabilities based on the origin of the data that is being analyzed. Functionality shared among most analytics-enabled POS systems includes:
|Data collection
|Automatic collection and organized storage of data following every transaction is particularly important. Imagine if you had to pull double duty by completing a task, then going back to record multiple specific details of that task that may or may not be valuable in the long run. Analytics software saves time by automating this process.
|Reporting capabilities in software store these details for future reference and analysis with the click of a button. More advanced reporting can actually take historical data and perform predictive analytics to identify potential future trends, vulnerabilities, opportunities etc.
|Dashboards take reporting and make it even easier for you to get key takeaways. These features automatically articulate the key findings from reports into easy-to-digest, often interactive visual assets such as charts, graphs and tables. Many POS systems with analytic components even offer mobile dashboards for business owners to easily check sales, customer and inventory info, while on the go.
We've conducted consumer research that articulates the benefits of comprehensive analytics insights with regard to retaining customers. For example, the stats below highlight the fickle nature of customer loyalty if their expectations aren't met. These statistics may be quite shocking to some:
Retail analytics tools can help you address these issues by uncovering key insights such as peak hours, days and seasons and optimize your inventory. These insights are critical in ensuring stores are properly staffed to handle busy times and properly stocked to meet the demands of consumers.
There are many benefits to retail analytics capabilities in addition to the insights uncovered in the data above. These include:
Our service is simple and 100% free to customers like you because software vendors pay us when we connect them with quality leads. You save time and get great advice. Vendors get great referrals. It's a win for everyone!


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Manufacturers & Distributors
Ted Gibson Announces Advanced Academy
New York City salon owner, celebrity stylist and editorial artist Ted Gibson has created looks and styles that have appeared in leading publications, on television and at industry events worldwide. Gibson is sharing the techniques and tricks that make him and his artistic team international style setters. The Ted Gibson Advanced Academy, with locations in New York City and Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Florida, has a schedule of classes , beginning in March 2013 that will include Technique to Trend, Backstage to the Runway, Celebrity Couture and The $1200 Haircut. "I believe that education is how we feed our souls and our lives," says Gibson.
Technique to Trend, held at the 5th Ave. New York location March 10-11 and in Florida April 28-19 is a two day hands-on cutting class that teaches the techniques essential for creating the current client and celebrity looks with Gibson's Trifecta Haircutting System.
Backstage to the Runway (Ft Lauderdale Beach June 23-24 and 5th Ave. September 29-October 1) is a two-day hand-son styling class focuses on editorial styling and teaches stylist how to take Fashion Week runway looks back to the salon.
Celebrity Couture ( 5th Ave. July 28-29 and Ft. Lauderdale Beach October 20-21) is a two-day session on cutting and styling "statement" hair, inspired by Gibson's roster of celebrity clients and designed to bring red carpet looks to the salon.
The $1200 Haircut, held October 27-28 at the 5th Ave. New York location includes a two-day workshop and one-on-one time with Gibson in class and at a dinner to learn how to maximize career achievements and make a haircut worth $1200. Visit tedgibsonsalon.com.


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OTORex needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We are designing a site that provides today's working parents with information on how to make the most out of their work life and family life. From Daycare to balancing work and life, working parents can find out what they need to know when it comes to their work and family life.
This website is designed for parents who are returning to work or are already working and looking for information on how to better balance their family life and work life. We'll provide ideas and tips on everything from daycare to the life of a working mom.
- A clean logo that works with or without the full domain name next to/below/above it
- Creativity beyond simply our name with a couple letters stylized
- I would like a family oriented logo which is playful and incorporates multiple bright colors.
- A color palette which includes multiple colors (to support the full layout of the site which will be lead by the logo). We recommend you include the recommended color palette with your design, but it is not necessary (it can be added after the design is chosen as the winner)
- Additional shape(s) which could stand alone without the URL
don't wants:
- Boring designs that looks too staid
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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With the humiliating cocaine coma in a Vegas whorehouse looming over Lamar Odom's life and career, the question arises as to what is the attracting power of athletes to the underworld of drug and alcohol addiction. Source Culture Editor Sha Be Allah tackled this crisis in our Year In Review issue on newsstand now.
Dip Set General Cam'Ron was definitely onto something with the title of his celebrated debut LP Sports, Drugs & Entertainment. The allure of out of reach beauties from the imaginary world of television land and multimillionaire sports prospects mixed with illegal narcotics is secretly embedded in the American psyche as some sort of twisted aspiration. Those who have actually experienced "the life" have seen its highs and lows, yet none have been hit as hard and as often as the world of professional sports. The recent near death experience of Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom in a Nevada brothel due to the use of almost every illegal narcotic available in America with the support of his fans as well as his almost famous wife Khloe Kardashian is just proof of the America's addiction to sports, drugs and entertainment. Many fans and critics alike wonder what would make these public personalities in optimum physical shape risk their careers and lives chasing an addiction that is guaranteed to lead them in the poor house, then eventually the grave.
Ever since professional athletes were making just as much, and in some cases, even more money than other forms of conventional entertainment, drugs and alcohol became one of the most important stumbling blocks to dodge for someone that gets paid to play. Back in the "Roaring 20s", it was well known that New York Yankees Hall Of Famer Babe Ruth was a functioning alcoholic. Boxing champion Sonny Liston's entire career swirled around the underworld; from his known association with the Mafia to his six month prison stint for taking a cop's gun, it was easy to convince the public of the validity of his mysterious heroin overdose death in his Las Vegas home. 80s NBA All Star Michael "Sugar" Ray Richardson had a documentary made about his illegal substance addiction in the 2000 shock doc What Happened To Michael Ray? narrated by comedian Chris Rock despite playing on an Eastern Conference All Star team that locked out a rookie Michael Jordan. The Haley's Comet-esque 1986 World Series New York Mets' All Star squad was overcome by cocaine addiction and have been dubbed "the original Coke Boys", with many critics whispering that their World Champion win was attributed to the white lines. Just recently, the Yankees' CC Sabathia checked himself into an alcohol rehab at the same time the Bronx Bombers were going into a wild card game against the Houston Astros.
Almost 30 years ago, a 22 year old basketball prospect by the name of Len Bias from the University of Maryland was the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft chosen by the Boston Celtics. The two time Atlantic Coast Conference collegiate player of the year winner never had the opportunity to wear his #30 Celtics jersey, after Bias died of cardiac arrest from cocaine use just two days after being drafted. Odom, a South Jamaica, Queens native who's a paternal descendant of a heroin addict, has to be very familiar with Bias' tragic story. With a career riddled with suspensions for drug use, the LA Laker better take a microscopic look at his sports and family predecessors then look in the mirror and ask himself if dying in a whorehouse is the way he wants the world to remember him.
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The world's best surfers are preparing for an assault on one of the world's most high-performance waves as the Hurley Pro Trestles, Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, bringing the ASP Top 45 to Lower Trestles from September 13 – 19, 2009.
The site of some of the most electrifying performances in the sport's history, the cobblestone A-Frame not only provides the ideal canvas for the world's best to unleash upon, but Lower Trestles will also play a pivotal role in the hunt for this year's ASP World Title.
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, current ASP World No. 1, has had a landmark season in 2009, collecting three wins, a 3rd and a 9th en route to his position at the top. Although currently sitting a comfortable 1,402 points ahead of the nearest challenger, the phenomenal natural-footer has been guarded this season when commenting on his ASP World Title campaign as well as details regarding his preparation.
"When you do something that excites you and you enjoy doing it, then it is not hard to stay focused on what needs to be done," Parkinson said. "As far as preparation is concerned, I have just continued with what I have been doing all year, but at the same time you just think about the opportunity of surfing a wave at Trestles and there's that excitement again."
Having proven victorious at the venue before (2004) and given his near-unstoppable form in 2009, Parkinson remains an event favorite going into this season's Hurley Pro Trestles, and the high-performance lefts and rights will allow the well-built Australian to utilize his impressive repertoire of tricks.
"I think one of the necessary ss of any professional sportsperson is adaptability," Parkinson said. "Being able to adapt to different environments, opposition and conditions. I think about the wave at Trestles and I believe my surfing can adapt to it pretty well. I know I am looking forward to it."
C.J. Hobgood (USA), 30, former ASP World Champion (2001) and current ASP World No. 2, will be first in line of those looking to put a halt to Parkinson's juggernaut run this season. The ultra-fit goofy-footer holds an ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) event title at Lower Trestles (2007), but his results at the elite level of competition at the venue have been mixed with two 5ths in '07 and '05, a 33rd in '06 before a 17th last season.
"Lowers suits my surfing and Lowers should suit everyone on tour's surfing as it's one of the most high-performance surfing venues we have on the tour," Hobgood said. "However, with that said, from the results it does favor the regular-footers, so the goofy-footers do need to dig deeper to get further at this event. Kelly's record winning percentage at Trestles is something no one has ever seen. Taj (Burrow), Mick (Fanning), Joel (Parkinson), Bede (Durbidge), Taylor (Knox) and Dane (Reynolds) have shown they can do some damage out there and they'll be favored at the event as well."
In terms of hunting down current ASP frontrunner Parkinson, Hobgood keeps his strategy simple.
"I'm just trying to surf better regardless of the results," Hobgood said. "It says I'm 2nd, but I have the same amount of work to do as No. 15. I need to win a contest, then repeat that twice."
Parkinson and Hobgood lead the pack in terms of ASP World Title challengers, but they'll need to contend with an army of the world's best including reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and defending event winner Kelly Slater (USA), 37, former ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, up-and-coming South American threat Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, and new-age icons of progressive surfing Jordy Smith (ZAF), 21, and Dane Reynolds (USA), 23.
Brett Simpson (USA), 24, winner of July's ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Hurley U.S. Open in Huntington Beach and wildcard at the upcoming Hurley Pro Trestles, will take on the world's best for the second time in his young career this September. Last year saw Simpson finish equal 17th as a wildcard at Lowers, but after taking down a bevy of top names at Huntington Beach, the young natural-footer's confidence in his abilities is at an all-time high.
"I have always felt I can mix it with the top dogs," Simpson said. "It's just about having a good game plan and uting it to your best ability. Mistakes against the top guys are daggers to your heart and you can't afford to make them. I definitely feel like I'm a better surfer and am competing much better now too, so I believe that if I can put some waves together, it can be a great event for me. So that's the goal, to stay sharp and give them a run for their money!"
Joining Simpson as wildcards will be former ASP World No. 2 Rob Machado (USA), 36, and reigning ASP World Junior Champion Kai Barger (HAW), 19, as they take on the world's best surfers.
The Hurley Pro Trestles will host the ASP 45 from September 13 – 19, 2009.


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Thursday, December 03, 2009
Cowl Nation
See I'm still a redhead here:
You know, I think I actually finished knitting this at least a month ago now. (And it's already gotten LOTS of wear...)
yarn: Sublime Cash Merino Silk DK (about 2 and a half balls?)
needles: 5mm circs
pattern: Eternity Scarf from Michele Wang
Now, Michele is one of those people whom I've never actually met in "real life" but who I feel a definite affinity for. Hers was one of the first blogs I came across when I first started knitting and getting into this whole blogging/online knitting community dealio. Really I'm not even sure how I found her way back then, but I'm glad I did. She has great taste, and just recently has started to come out with a few patterns. (And currently so many cowls! and you KNOW I can't resist a good cowl!)
This one is no exception...and I am already planning a second one in a slightly more appropriate yarn. The Sublime yarn I used here was a serious splurge for me originally and was left over from the Raglan Wrap sweater I finished earlier this year. But then horror! I still didn't have enough and a trip to my LYS to replenish was met with mad disappointment (I think this colour is discontinued?! why?!) Undeterred I then tore out the Birthday Cowl in order to finish it off. I mean, I liked that one too but meh, it can be knit again.
Seriously I feel like that's my M.O lately. I have been really, REALLY good about buying NO new yarn...unless it is for a specific project that is to begin upon purchase of said yarn. As a result though I seem to either be tearing out previous knits (possibly boring for you as a reader having to see the same yarn over and over again?) OR knitting from stash projects that I can't possibly hope to complete with the amount of yarn actually IN said stash (resulting in secondary trips to my LYS to "finish things off" --often in a different dye lot). Dare I say that I think it's time to just start THROWING.OUT incomplete balls of yarn. I'm hanging on to this odd assortment of blobs of angora and stuff, I mean really, what will I ever do with it??? Still, the fear of purging it remains.
Anyhoozle, my side-track rant about my yarn woes aside, the Sublime did make for gorgeous stitch definition:
I love how that cartridge rib turned out!
But I don't know that I'd use a DK like this again (I find I am wearing it doubled-up more than anything, it's quite stretchy) or if I was smarter I would have cast on probably 20 or 30 less stitches with it. Something to think about at any rate if you're planning to knit this in something similar.
The same week I knit another cowl in Twinkle soft chunky. (Let's get real...that stuff is so huge it took me like 20 minutes). It has since been frogged and is awaiting another incarnation...it never even made it to the photo stage.
But this beast did:
(greetings to the new brunette)
And, yeah you can tell by my non-woven-in ends the fate that this chunky cowl is also about to meet.
That is the My kind of cowl from ttwcreative. It calls for one skein of Cascade Magnum (which is what that is...) but I didn't have quite one skein, and that really made all the difference. It's knit flat and seamed, so if you don't knit it long enough, the cowl will never be "wide" enough. Exactly my problem here. Just a few more inches and it would have been perfect, ah well. It's still wearable (and I am still in love with this awesome purple...), but I can't really pull it down onto my shoulders. Which makes for a little bit of "neck claustrophia".
I tell yah though, there's nothing warmer than this bad boy. Sometimes I'd just throw it on when I was cold and sittin' on the sofa watching a movie, but it's like narcolepsy in a cowl --impossible to stay conscious for the duration of any movie while wearing it. You slip it on and immediately fall into a deep coma! At present my cat is currently using it as a bed when he's cold too.
Hmmm, would it kill us to turn the HEAT up? Um, Apparently.
7 comments:
- even eve said...
like the hair and the cowls
- Rainy Daisy said...
Pretty! Both of them. Love the purple, but I have a fear of not having enough space around my neck...as they say, it's like being strangled all day by a really weak guy...hehe. (ok, by "they," I mean Mitch Hedburg)
Congrats on resisting more yarn! For my scraps, I started knitting them into a stripey garter stitch blanket, and it's working out really well. It's a good stress-free knit, too.
- jane said...
Love your cowls! They look really great on you - the second one doesn't *look* too small, but if you don't like wearing it... I guess it's gotta go. I am definitely making me a narcoleptic cowl though.
- Sayschnicklefritz said...
I have to say I love the look of the Eternity Scarf when it's knotted up round the neck. The lack of bulk makes it perfect for cold but not freezing days, and the knot is so distinct and design-y.
I love them both!
- kgirl said...
beautiful cowls. bit sad you're no longer redhead though ;)
- Rima said...
They are beautiful! Loving the red too!


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After-school sports scheme grows
An after-school sports program is expanding to develop sports events in remote communities.
Mitzi Ferguson is an Alice Springs-based coordinator for the Australian Sports Commission and says the expansion offers children access to competitive sports.
She says the games-based program has doubled the number of communities it runs in during the past two years but there is room to grow, and this year the program will be creating events in remote communities to engage children and offer them the chance to compete at higher levels.
"One of the things that we will try and concentrate on this year is to align events and trials with the NT school sports and try to start establishing trials in the remote areas so that they can still be selected from their home town," she said.
"One of our main objectives now is we've got the programs up and running now and that's a success story within itself but we also need to move further than this, than just supplying children with games."
Topics: youth, exercise-and-fitness, community-and-society, alice-springs-0870


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Being average is your superpower
Last week, on my way home from work, I met a young man raising funds for a charity. He stood outside of a subway station and as part of his pitch, he asked, "if you could have any superpower, what would it be?" I offered the same answer I have been giving my children for years. "I have a superpower. It's reading." I suspect this both annoys and inspires my children. Given that annoying and inspiring are among my favorite parental duties, I rather like this answer.


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The latest go-to event of the summer from team Hottie Cooterati starts on June 28th! Rhapsody compasses some of our favorite music genre with creators featuring items ranging from fashion, deco, poses and even a few gachas.
Its crunch time for a lot of things happening on the fashion scene, no? Where do we put it all ma?? How about I let you figure that out, while I roll the credits 🙂 I'll be sharing more of what's in store for us throughout the rest of the week, and because there is just so much, I've hired a caterer behind the scenes to feed us all bon bons whilst we scroll on through.
We deserve to be fed exquisitely, and chocolate so helps with shopping anxiety 🙂 Do bookmark the Hottie Cooterati's blog page for up to date news, landmarks and specific opening times.
Until next time, have a bon bon!
Featured Items:
Dress: *Honey Soul Disco Dress ~ Jackie by Youniss Rau | Rhapsody Coming June 28th
Necklace|Earrings: *Cae's Disco Magic by Caelan Hancroft | Rhapsody
Shoes: *Essenz' Bali (for Slink High Mesh Feet) by Senzation Domenitzo | L'accessoires
Hair: *Milk' Summer wine ~ brown by Milk Chan | Rhapsody
Skin: *Glam Affair's Cassia in jamaica | Summerfest '14
Nails: *ZoZ Piano Keys gold polish (for Slink Mesh Hands) by Zozicon | Rhapsody
Poses: *Juxtapose' Copacetic and Hotsy Totsy by Rain Laval | Rhapsody


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Agricultural and Construction Machinery Transport, Shipping and Logistics Specialists Tanzania
Dornack International has over 30 + years experience in importing and exporting Construction machinery to Tanzania. We specialize in the shipment of Heavy Machinery, Excavators, backhoe loaders, Screeners and associated plant machinery.
Our operations are strategically located throughout the UK and Europe with further "fully" owned companies based in cities in and around China and the Far East. Dornack work alongside a network of well established, accredited groups and partnership businesses throughout the world.
With our far eastern partnership we are able, not only to offer airfreight, deepsea FCL and LCL containerised shipments, but also high and heavy specialised shipments such as agricultural and construction machinery to worldwide destinations.
With a customer driven team of dedicated freight professionals, we have the know-how and experience to deal with a whole range of commodities to ensure your cargo arrives at its destination.
Storage, consolidation and supply chain management are key factors of Dornack's bespoke service. Our European based Conditioning Centres, with specialised workshops can provide modifications to your equipment to bring your goods in line with the varying requirements of countries that make up the modern day EU. This combined with a VAT and Duty free storage allows a gateway to Europe for non EU based manufacturers.
RORO - Roll On Roll OffIn addition to this, together with our partners, we also service a number of Roll-On / Roll-Off (RORO) routes. This is normally the most cost effective method of shipping combine harvesters, large balers and excavators. We can offer door-to-door or port-to-port (solely sea freight) services depending on your requirements.
20ft, 40ft, 40ftHC ContainersDepending on the size of your tractor, combine harvester, baler, excavator or indeed any other piece of machinery, you may be able to ship by container. In some cases however you may have to disassemble your machinery in order to meet the internal dimensions of the container.
Freight Services
Examples of items commonly shipped to Shipping Excavators, Trucks and Out of Gauge Construction Machinery to Tanzania include:
20ft Container, Digger, Digger, Excavator, Teleporter, Transformer, Wood Chipper
Recent shipping destinations include:
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and non EU countries such as Australia, South Africa, Kenya, New Zealand and Canada.


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Bel Ami is all about leather. On basenotes it is ranked way up in the leather ranking.
Personally I despise it. It's nauseous with that herbal leather mix.
I haven't tried Equipage so I can't speak about it.
I went to the Hermes boutique today to try out some fragrances from the Hermessence range, and while waiting for the SA to get me some samples (they give out rather long vials of samples!), I decided to try out some of the fragrances from their non-leather clad range :P
I managed to spritz some test strips with Terre d'Hermes pure perfume, Equipage and Bel Ami before the SA came back and started talking about the Hermessence line. Due to this distraction, I totally forgot which test strips carried which scents.
When I was walking back to my car, I sniffed all 3 papers again, and immediately identified Terre d'Hermes, which I think is nice but did not excite me. Then from the two remaining ones, I picked up a really gorgeous leather note, which was exactly what I'd been looking for. I love Eau D'Hermes, but it's a little too strong for normal use, and Eau Sauvage Fraicheur Cuir really is a citrus with a hint of leather, ie. not enough! The scent I picked up from the test strip was basically a somewhat toned down version of Eau D'Hermes with a more equal blend of citrus and leather.
However, when I checked the note pyramid for both Equipage and Bel Ami here, none of them lists a leather note! So, can someone who has both these fragrances tell me which one am I looking for?
PS. About the Heressence samples, I picked up Ambre Narguille and Veitver Tonker. I immediately fell in love with Ambre Narguille... But why is it so expensive??!!
Bel Ami is all about leather. On basenotes it is ranked way up in the leather ranking.
Personally I despise it. It's nauseous with that herbal leather mix.
I haven't tried Equipage so I can't speak about it.
Bel-Ami is the one.
Thanks! I think I'll try to find a tester for it online! No luck with the Hemessence scents though... looks like I have no choice but to pay the full price!
IMO we can not compare them, but they are both fabulous !!!!
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Yes, that would be the Bel Ami--an amazing scent.
Actually, I believe both have leather notes.
I agree with previous posters, though, that Bel-Ami is more obviously about leather, especially with its tenacious castoreum base note.
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Agree with others - Bel Ami has the more obvious leather feel.
Equipage has a softer spiced green tobacco/woods feel. Both are quite masculine.
"It's not what you look like when you're doing what you're doing; it's what you're doing when you're doing what you look like you're doing."
These are both birds of a feather, but I think Bel Ami has the more pronounced leather. IMO, Equipage is more of a floral/spice.
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Whose voice is as beautiful as Urdu.
She who hides in the flowers
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Bel Ami for sure!!!
One of the best!!!
Although different, which one reigns superior in your drobe?
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Bel Ami ( Leather - Spices )
My Top Favorites:Amouage Homage Attar,Eau Sauvage EdT, Houbigant Fougere Royale,Creed Spice and Wood,Creed Bois du Portugar,Knize Ten, Kilian-A Taste of Heaven,.Nicolai New York, Diptique-Eau de Lavande,Hermes Poivre Samarcande. Amouage Memoir Man, Musc Koublai Khan.
I've got to say that right now, Bel Ami is one of my favorites. As much as I love Helmut Lang's Cuiron for leather, I think Bel Ami may have surpassed it for me.
I prefer Bel Ami by a longshot (My Equipage is vintage, my Bel Ami is the new stuff). The other night (It's a long story and I'm leaving a lot out of it), I ran into a very hot girl at random who just happened to be passing by in the hallway and she wanted somebody to have a drink with right then and there, so she asked me to hang out with her (I'd seen her coming and going a few times before). At the time, I was dressed a bit shabby and was wearing no fragrance-- I excused myself to my apartment to grab a light jacket while she waited). I had about 20 seconds to swish some mouthwash and grab something from my drobe-- something to impress this girl. I was really under the gun and had to grab something fast. I decided to go with Bel Ami, and I gave myself a few solid shots of it too. It was a good choice. Turns out this girl liked it and complimented me on it. She also told me that everytime she'd ever seen me and gotten into the elevator with me, she noticed how great I always smell-- so guys, sometimes you may not get compliments everyday, but trust me, people notice!
Equipage just leaves me a little cold. Bel Ami on the other hand is one of the best. Also a few weeks ago I wore it to work and got some nice compliments on it. Funny--I'd bought my bottle a few years ago and probably wore it ONCE in those two years before really discovering its awesomeness a few months ago and giving it some serious skin time.
I recently sampled vintage Bel Ami and it smelled nothing like the sample I've had for a while, so beware the reformulation. If I wanted a leather frag I would not even consider the reformulation !
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Ahh, I live vicariously through your experiences lol. Great story as always and leaves me wanting some Bel Ami.
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Bel Ami
Bel Ami is the prize of the two in my collection, but I think I've worn Equipage much more. I'm a bit of a fool that way, saving the best so that it stays special and best in my mind/nose, but Equipage is the more workable daily scent of the two for me.
As to the original question, whatever their leather ingredient balances, I find Equipage to be more about carnation than leather, and I love that about it.
Two super greats for sure. My bottles of each are vintage, but I've tried the currently available Bel Ami from testers at fragrance counters. I find the current stuff wonderful and no detraction in delight at all from the bottle I've had for many years.
That girl, that bottle, that mattress and me.
(FYI gupts, Equipage has a touch of tobacco and is much mellower. You might like it)
IMHO, Eau de Hermes is the best of the Hermes leather Triad, though as the OV posted, not exactly for everyday wear.
Moreover, according to the esteemed Hillaire--whose reviews usually rock--it's a cumin bomb nowadays and someone somewhere was thoughtful enough to post a picture of the vintage bottle, which if memory serves, was inconclusive, looking too much like the new. ( Was it? I can't really remember and I can't find the post. Indeed I'm in the prime of my senility)
Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread a bit, but I would like to try the vintage EdH.
Besides, let us give praise to Hermes. It's made some of the most creative juices ever invented!
(At least until they get reformulated )
Yes, you smelled Bel Ami.
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Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.
My Antaeus can beat up your Armani.
I sampled Bel Ami yesterday at the Hermes boutique here in Madrid.
My first impression was Root Beer. Seriously, fizzy and sweet. Then it became black licorice. I thought I was imagining things or my nose just isn't up to it but my helpers confirmed this. I got no leather
Bel Ami is marvelous in both formulations. I may prefer the new stuff, actually. The older masculines from Hermes are great and greatly underrated.
'...And you'll carry me down on your dancing
To the pools that you lift on your wrist...'
Indeed both
To me, they both represent a leather fragrance. Personally, I prefer vintage Equipage over vintage Bel Ami, but that's simply preference.
Bel Ami, vintage if you can grab a bottle. If not, the present day formulation is more restrained than the former.


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I still feel sad for Lisa and Erik who never got a chance to race
Zev & Justin. I wanted to root for them so much since Zev was an Aspie like I am. But the passport thing was just devastating.Maria & Tiffany. That damn Detour was too physical either way, and hopefully, the producers will learn from that fiasco and not ever make two physical Detours again in case of a women's team making it that far.
I was sad to see Bill and Cathi go, though their navigation was terrible in the race. Not the fault of taxi driver there from what I remember.
Jet and CordBill and Cathi
Meridith and Gretchen and Charla and Mirna
Jaime and Cara's on TAR18. Another taxi moment
By the end of Season 2 I really could careless who was going to win. However, you could really feel the loss for Will. He knew he lost the race, his wife, and it was all on TV.
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A United Nations agency and an international policy group have issued sister reports showing investments in renewable energy (excluding large hydropower) totaled $244 billion worldwide in 2012, with developing countries reaching near parity with developed ones.
Wind power reportedly reached a record of 48.4 GW of new installed capacity in 2012 – accounting for about 39% of added renewable power capacity, followed by small-scale hydropower and solar photovoltaics (PV), each garnering approximately 26%.
New global solar PV capacity reached 100 GW in 2012, surpassing biomass to become the third largest renewable power source in operation after hydropower and wind. Total new renewable power capacity worldwide exceeded 1,470 GW in 2012, up 8.5% from 2011.
The 'Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2013' report, published by the UN Environment Program (UNEP), and "Renewables 2013 Global Status Report," released simultaneously by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), say last year's investments in renewable energy declined from $279 billion in 2011 due to lower solar prices and weakened markets in Europe and the U.S. However, the overall trend is up, the reports say.
A look around the globe
According to the UNEP and REN21, renewable energy investments in developing countries amounted to $112 billion in 2012 compared to $132 billion for developed countries, a difference of 18%. By comparison, renewable energy investments in 2007 were $146 billion, with spending in developed economies 2.5 times more than in developing ones.
Renewables are picking up speed across Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, with new investment in all technologies, according to the reports. The Middle East-North Africa region (MENA) and South Africa, in particular, witnessed the launch of ambitious new targets in 2012 and the emergence of policy frameworks and renewables deployment. The reports say markets, manufacturing and investment shifted increasingly toward developing countries during 2012.
According to the reports, renewables represent a rapidly growing share of energy supply in a growing number of countries and regions. Highlights include the following:
– The U.S. added more capacity from wind power than any other technology, and all renewables made up about half of total electric capacity additions over the year. However, the reports say investment was down 34% to $36 billion, mainly due to uncertainties over U.S. policy.
– In China, wind power generation increased more than that from coal and passed nuclear power output for the first time.
– In the European Union, renewables accounted for almost 70% of additions to electric capacity in 2012, coming predominately from solar PV and wind power. In 2011 (the latest data available), renewables met 20.6% of the region's electricity consumption and 13.4% of gross final energy consumption.
– The reports say the importance of China and Europe for investments in renewables is clear: The regions accounted for 60% of world investment in 2012, even though it was the weakest year for Europe since 2009.
– In Germany, renewables accounted for 22.9% of electricity consumption (up from 20.5% in 2011), 10.4% of national heat use and 12.6% of total final energy demand. Germany saw renewables investment slip 35% to $20 billion, mainly driven by lower costs of installed solar capacity.
– The Middle East and Africa showed the highest regional growth in 2012, with investment up 228% to $12 billion.
– The reports say the brightest news from among the developed countries was Japan, where investment in renewable energy (excluding research and development) surged 73% to $16 billion, thanks largely to a boom in small-scale solar on the back of new feed-in tariffs for installations.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the UNEP says government intervention – nationally and increasingly at the local level – is essential for creating demand and sustaining momentum for renewable energy.
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Highpoint shoppers are in for a treat with the introduction of the latest retail technology, the MiMirror. I had the privilege of being invited to an exclusive evening at Highpoint to trial the innovative MiMirror technology. MiMirror is a digital touch screen with an inbuilt camera that doubles as a mirror. The MiMirror enables you to photograph multiple outfits or accessories and then compare the results at once. You can save your favourite looks and upload them to Facebook. This allows you to receive second opinions from your friends and family. To help launch the arrival of MiMirror, Highpoint's fashion stylist Daniela Orlando will be on hand from 5:00-8:00pm on Friday 30th March and Friday 6th April. She will share her must-have trends for Autumn/Winter season. You can try on your shopping choices, compare and share them with the new MiMirror technology. Daniela says that due to the growth of social media the trend for customers wanting to share their shopping experience online is steadily on the rise.
The MiMirror is available to use at Highpoint Shopping Centre until April 11th and can be found on Level 3 outside Country Road and Myer.
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We were very fortunate on the evening to be spoilt with samples from the incredibly delicious and colourful lollies and chocolate from 'Happy Lab.' I not only love the flavour and appearance of Happy Lab products but admire the intricate and unique packaging of each individual product. They make amazing gifts. I encourage you all to visit one of their stores.
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Dr. Andrew Morrow, Assistant Superintendent for Administration
It is my pleasure to welcome you to West Hartford Public Schools and to help continue the outstanding programs our schools and community have established. For the past six years, I have been a part of West Hartford as a principal, a resident, and a parent of two school aged children. Prior to leading Bristow Middle School, I worked in Arizona and New York as a secondary principal and teacher. My family and I love being a part of West Hartford and we are proud of our schools and community. My goal is for all of our children to be safe, secure, and successful. Please contact me at any time with any ideas, suggestions, or concerns. Thank you for all that you do for our students in support of our town.
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