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While the names PET International and/or the PET Mobility Project have suited the organization wellfor years, the Trustees recognized the time had come to select a new name that helps people make an instantaneous connection with our mission. And so with a unanimous vote, the board selected Mobility Worldwide as the organization's new name along with a new logo and branding strategy.
"We are at a crossroads in terms of our long term growth strategy", Jim Conn, Board Chair said. "It is absolutely critical that we attract more supporters—whether they are volunteers, donors or both—and the new name will help potential allies learn of us easier online and also make that instant rapport", he said.
The name PET International was chosen years ago, well before the internet and social media exploded in popularity. Today, it's difficult to find PET International when searching the web as typically animal websites are identified during searches. Even those who are not searching the web can be confused as they too associate us with animal rescue.
The Trustees in collaboration with the Board of Advisors and staff spent many hours thinking through naming options. Discussions began in the spring of this year with decision makers reaching out to many key stake-holders asking for opinions and gauging reactions. Decisions were NOT taken lightly as a great deal of time and energy was spent in analyzing ideas as the group worked to reach consensus before approving the change unanimously.
While some donors will always carry a fondness for the name, PET International, virtually all others will understand the transition and agree with our thinking. Furthermore, it's important that we honor and respect our past. To do that, a tagline has been developed which links our new name with our proud history. The tagline reads, "Providing Personal Energy Transportation (PET) Carts to the World's Most Vulnerable People Since 1994".
"We are being very proactive in getting people to understand our new name and logo", Scott Walters, Executive Director said. "We have hosted conference calls and are providing materials for Affiliates which they may use to help get the word out", he said. For additional information, call or write Scott Walters at (678) 756-1882 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Dr. Brad Fain, Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute, was unanimously elected to Mobility Worldwide's Board of Trustees recently. As part of his volunteer experience, Brad has agreed to chair our newly constituted Research and Development (R&D) Committee. Brad and his committee, comprised of those familiar with Mobility Worldwide as well as those new to the organization, will examine alternatives to our existing carts. As a starting point, his team will first scientifically examine our existing adult cart to offer suggestions for improvement.
"A research and development effort will provide decision makers with forward looking analysis as to how best to bring dignity and mobility to recipients, as opposed to focusing only on the history of the development of the PET cart", Jim Conn, Chairman of the board said. "R&D will lead an objective analysis of future product lines through independent testing prior to making any recommendations to the Board of Trustees. We are very excited that Dr. Fain is joining our team", he said.
While at Georgia Tech, Brad has led or assisted in a variety of research programs ranging from the design of fixed and rotary wing aircraft crew interfaces to applied research in the field of accessible design. Also of note, is Brad's development of evaluation techniques designed to measure accessibility of products and services for people with disabilities.
"I'm flattered that the Trustees of Mobility Worldwide approached me to serve as a volunteer", Dr. Fain said. "One of my greatest passions is to perform human factors analyses for user-centered designed products. And this organization obviously puts the cart recipient first so it's a great fit for me", he said.
Dr. Fain lives in the Atlanta area with his wife, Melissa. Welcome, Brad.
Volunteer paints for WA production shop while recovering from a series of strokes.
In July our Executive Director visited our Affiliate known as PET Inland Northwest in WA.
While there he met Jack Rogers, 93 years, who has a knack for painting. Jack started the art department at Spokane Falls Community College and taught there for 26 years until he retired. But he was still very active until his health got in the way last fall. His friend, Joe Kramarz (volunteer at the Mobility Cart shop), helped him find a way to meet his desire. "I need to make a contribution in this world by helping others," said Jack. Joe suggested Jack could turn the wooden tail gates of carts into a work of art.
We are grateful for the hundreds of volunteers who contribute in many ways. Is there a way you could connect your gifts or talents to Mobility Worldwide and help your brothers and sisters around the world through mobility? Call or write to us or one of our 23 Affiliates across the US and Zambia.
Almost one hundred folks have registered for the 2016 Annual Conference September 22 – 24. Please join us in prayers for safe travels for all attendees. Our partner, The Luke Commission, will be our Celebration Dinner speaker to talk about their medical work (including Mobility Carts) in Swaziland.
Two friends teamed together to form a $20,000 gift if our other friends helped out. Thanks to our family of supporters who made this financial gift a reality. Between June 20 and the August 12 deposit, $20,242 had been received. 59 families, businesses, groups, and churches gave to double their already generous gifts. Part of the $20,000 Match was designated to help with the new R & D Committee (see page 2 article). Colleen is our new volunteer who gathers the mail and makes the deposits. Thank you for keeping her busy. And thank you, Colleen. Kathy Maynard, Treasurer
Burma and Mauritius have received PETs in 2016 making the total number of recipient countries #103.
Jennifer Mounsey, Director Corporate Engagement, at World Vision reported that "8 pallets of Mobility Carts (34 adult, 14 Pull carts, and 19 child carts) are on their way to Mongolia."
"Will, it is a joy and honor to partner with you and PET (Mobility Worldwide). I have so much gratitude and admiration for the work you do. What a difference you are making! God bless all of you. Wayne Silver, American Friends of Kenya" (Will Minnette is a volunteer at PET MI -Saline.)
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I like bread. All kinds. Any kind. I like it a lot. In college, my roommate Mandy's mom would make us her own version of Friendship Bread when we made the long drive to Wyoming for a visit. It was hands down the best bread I have ever ate. I have dreams about that bread. If I close my eyes right now I can almost taste it. SO GOOD.
One college summer, Chris and I spent about 8 weeks in Kazakhstan. As the afternoon sun began sinking, the heavenly aroma of bread filled the streets. We would watch the locals knock on what seemed like random windows, the window would open, money was exchanged for bread. It didn't take us long to figure out which random window had our favorite bread. Bread is one of those few things that transcends generations and cultures.
There was a short period of time that I made bread. Nothing fancy, but I enjoyed the process. Then life got busy and I stopped. About 7 years ago my grandma got me a really nice bread machine. I used it a handful of times, but all I knew to do was follow the recipes that came with it. I never seemed to have the right ingredients on hand, but I kept trying. Then one day in a conversation, an acquaintance began raving about her homemade bread. She went on and on about how superior her bread was…and not just her bread, but any bread that is made by hands. She basically made me feel like a terrible mother if I served anything but bread made with my hands to my family. I put my bread machine up on a shelf..thinking I would begin making my own homemade bread. I never did. I gave her words power.
Then about a month ago I saw a bread machine mix at the store. They've probably been around for a decade, but I had never seen them.
Pour in a cup of water, add mix, add yeast, press "Start".
And all of the sudden, my family began enjoying hot bread…fresh out of the bread machine…butter melts the instant it touches it. I can do all the steps in less than a minute. It bakes over 3 hours and fills my home with the best smell.
WARNING: Germ freaks close your eyes. Little boy with really dirty hands eating bread below. Sometimes I forget to remind them to wash their hands. It's life.
Butter + dash of sugar + dash of brown sugar + dash of cinnamon = happy campbells.
My family eats an entire loaf with dinner. Not every night, but just enough. It is a happy little addition to our days.
I know some moms make bread with their hands nearly everyday for their families. Maybe one day I'll be there. Maybe I won't. I do know that for the last several years, my family has not been enjoying a simple pleasure because I allowed someone else's words to negatively influence me. Words are powerful, but often we are the ones that give them power. I gave her words power. I allowed her words to sink in enough to cause me to give up on something I enjoy. My bread is from a bread machine. Big deal. My family gets to gather around the table, laughing, smiling, enjoying….and eating hot bread that took me less than a minute to bake. It works for us now. It REALLY works for us now.
Words are powerful. Knowing how easily I can be influenced by the words of others makes me even more grateful for the incredible women I live the ins and outs of life with….friends are powerful. I think I need to have all my girlfriends over for hot bread (and apple cider!).


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Sebring 12 Hours
Corvette Racing Finishes Third and Fourth in Season-Opening Sebring Race
Corvettes Overcome Incidents and Accidents in 12-Hour Endurance Test
SEBRING, Fla., March 19, 2011 – Corvette Racing raced around the clock to finish third and fourth in the GT class in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the season-opening round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series. The No. 03 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Tommy Milner, Olivier Beretta, and Antonio Garcia completed 312 laps and finished third, 49.294 seconds behind the class-winning BMW. The No. 04 Compuware Corvette C6.R of Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, and Richard Westbrook was fourth across the finish line with 311 laps.
The Sebring 12-hour was a test of determination for the Chevrolet team. The No 3 Corvette C6.R started ninth on the grid and finished on the podium; the No. 4 Corvette C6.R overcame a three-lap deficit after an accident at the two-hour mark.
"Today's result was absolutely a team effort," said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President for Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "In endurance racing you have to work as a team every minute, and Corvette Racing did that. We have more work to do, but this team never gives up."
The No. 04 Corvette C6.R made a fast start as Oliver Gavin started second on the GT grid and passed the pole-winning Ferrari 430GT on the first lap.
"The Ferrari went wide and I got by him," Gavin said. "Once the Ferrari's tires came in, he started to catch me – any amount of dust on the track and our performance started to suffer. Then with new Michelins after the first pit stop, we were back in the hunt and could race anybody."
Gavin handed off to Jan Magnussen at 1:48 under a full-course caution, but the Dane encountered misfortune as soon as racing resumed. Running third at the restart, contact in Turn 17 with Patrick Long's Porsche caused both cars to spin. The following Ferrari F458 of Johannes van Overbeek then spun, colliding with the Corvette and damaging its right rear suspension. The Ferrari subsequently retired, while Magnussen manhandled the Corvette to the pits for repairs. Six minutes later, the Corvette crew had him back on track, albeit two laps down to the GT leader.
"I got a better run going onto the straight, and Long moved to the right to block me," Magnussen said. "No big deal, I went around him on the outside. I think he was bouncing over the bumps, and bounced into the side of my car. I can't be upset with him, but I was upset at the situation."
Long was subsequently penalized for avoidable contact, and the Corvette was penalized for crewmembers working on the car while the pits were closed, losing yet another lap.
Meanwhile the No. 03 Corvette methodically moved up from its ninth starting spot. Olivier Beretta handed off to Tommy Milner, who showed his stuff in his first stint as a Corvette Racing driver. The 25-year-old raced former Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella hard, and took the yellow Corvette from seventh to third in GT.
"Most of my teammates have driven Formula 1 cars, and it makes the race that much more fun when you have the best drivers in the world," said Milner. "I was able to settle into a rhythm, find the balance, and push from there. Maybe I was a little too racy for my first stint, but I wanted to settle in and get the nerves out."
Richard Westbrook also showed his mettle in his first start with Corvette Racing in the No. 04 Corvette C6.R. "Everyone at Corvette Racing wants to do so well – it's Chevrolet's 100th anniversary, and we really want to put in a great performance," Westbrook said. "Unfortunately Jan had contact in the second stint, but we kept pushing – there was nothing else we could do."
The race settled down in the middle stages as the six Corvette drivers cycled through their rotations. The No. 03 Corvette maintained its pace with the frontrunners on the lead lap, while savvy pit stop strategy and speed brought the No. 04 Corvette to within a lap of the leaders.
Shortly after seven hours, Milner pitted the 03 Corvette for a new windshield after the tearoffs had blown off, leaving a layer of sticky adhesive. After falling back to sixth, he charged back through the GT field to third at the end of his stint.
"That was probably the hardest I've had to work in a race car to see out of the windshield," Milner reported. "The crew changed the entire window in nothing flat, and that was great because the car was really, really good. When the sun went down, it definitely picked up grip."
As the sun set at Sebring, the race pace quickened. Antonio Garcia turned in a strong performance to pull the No. 03 Corvette as high as third on the cooling track.
"The car was getting better and better throughout the race," said the Spaniard. "I was racing with a Porsche in the first half of my stint and worked the tires hard getting by him, but at the end I ran decent lap times with worn tires. We were in the fight, running as close as we could to the front, and we had to be able to fight for a good position at the finish."
After 10 hours of racing, Beretta had the No. 03 Corvette in second, and Gavin was back on the lead lap in the No. 04 Corvette when the class leader pitted.
"The traffic was very bad sometimes," said Beretta. "If you were in a good spot you could go quick, if not you just tried to survive, not make a mistake, and use your brain."
Gavin drove a double stint in the late hours before handing the No. 04 Corvette off to Magnussen for the final run to the checkered flag.
"Today was a real uphill battle after the accident took us out of contention for the victory," Gavin said. "After we changed tire compounds I thought we'd have a shot at the podium, but it was perhaps a bit too early. This was one of the wildest 12 hours I've ever raced. I'm proud to be part of the Chevy team, and proud to bring the car back to within a lap of the leader. Jan and Richard drove brilliantly today, with a bit more luck we might have won."
"We didn't have the ultimate speed to match the BMWs and Ferraris today, but we did have execution and we did have strategy," said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan. "When you combine those in an endurance race, it's going to show, and that's what this team did. This is a solid foundation for the season, and a result we can be proud of."
Corvette Racing's next event is the American Le Mans at Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, April 16.
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American Bird Conservancy Petition to EPA
Tuesday, August 04 2009 @ 05:10 AM EDT
Contributed by: terrytvgal
courtesy: http://www.abcbirds.org/index.html
American Bird Conservancy Petition to EPA to Revoke Import Tolerances of 13 pesticides
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) requests that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoke the import tolerances for the following pesticides: cadusafos, cyproconazole, diazinon, dithianon, diquat, dimethoate, fenamiphos, mevinphos, methomyl, naled, phorate, terbufos, and dichlorvos. These pesticides are highly toxic to birds, and are used in crops that many species of U.S. migratory birds use as habitat during the winter months when they migrate to Latin America. All of the pesticide uses for these tolerances have been cancelled in the U.S., most with the determination that they present environmental risks to birds. Approval or maintenance of import tolerances for hazardous pesticides is tantamount to giving U.S. approval to foreign countries for the use of pesticides known to present hazards to U.S. migratory birds. American Bird Conservancy believes it is the obligation of the EPA under the requirements of Executive Order 13186 to avoid or rescind regulatory actions that adversely affect migratory birds.
Billions of U.S. migratory birds over-winter in countries that currently have registrations for these pesticides, including the major countries listed for importation of coffee, bananas, citrus, other fruits, and vegetables. Many coffee farms (especially shade grown) resemble a natural rain forest, and provide valuable habitat for neotropical migratory birds. These birds may potentially be exposed to pesticides that have import tolerances. Maintaining a U.S. import tolerance allows Central and South American countries to continue using these pesticides on crops for which the U.S. has already determined there are unacceptable risks for protected U.S. migratory birds. American Bird Conservancy believes the EPA must act immediately to protect U.S. migratory birds on their wintering grounds as well as in the U.S. by cancelling import tolerances for these pesticides. Doing so will not only potentially save millions of neotropical migratory birds but will also encourage the use of legal, safer pesticides and non-chemical practices by foreign growers, at least for those crops that are imported into the U.S.
Furthermore, the EPA has an obligation under Executive Order 13186 to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to "identify where unintentional take reasonably attributable to agency actions is having, or is likely to have, a measurable negative effect on migratory bird populations, focusing first on species of concern, priority habitats, and key risk factors. With respect to those actions so identified, the agency shall develop and use principles, standards, and practices that will lessen the amount of unintentional take, developing any such conservation efforts in cooperation with the (US Fish and Wildlife)Service" (EO 13186, Section 3(9)).
ABC believes allowing an import tolerance for the listed pesticides of concern constitutes an agency action that is likely to have a measurable negative effect on species of concern as well as other protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711). ABC further believes that for these tolerances the development of a MOU is unnecessary, because risk assessments developed by EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Fate and Effects Division (EFED) have already identified the environmental hazards and risk to birds from these pesticides.
EPA additionally has a statutory responsibility for protecting endangered (Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544) species, many of which are also migratory bird species. EPA must identify all pesticides whose use may cause adverse impacts on endangered and threatened species and to implement mitigation measures to address the adverse impacts. Because EPA cannot impose pesticide use mitigation measures on other sovereign nations, the most effective and immediate action EPA can take to fulfill their statutory obligation is to revoke the import tolerances on hazardous pesticides. If, in spite of EPA's Environmental Fate and Effects Division's risk assessments, EPA believes import tolerances for these pesticides are necessary, consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service is required before allowing such tolerances.
Below is a list of unregistered or cancelled U.S. pesticides hazardous to birds that have current import tolerances. We have included information regarding avian toxicity, and the crop use for the pesticide. These pesticides are particularly toxic to birds, and many of them are used in granular formulations, which present increased hazard for birds foraging for grit. In addition, for active ingredients formerly registered in the US we report the number of incidents from ABC's Avian Incident Monitoring System (AIMS) database. This information is necessarily incomplete, because most of these pesticides have been cancelled in the US for years.
Incidents documented in the AIMS database are listed, but ABC believes these incidents are significantly underreported. EFED acknowledges this fact, and has given specific reasons in several Registration Eligibility Decisions (REDs). For example, the phorate RED (2006) states that "The absence of documented incidents involving non-target terrestrial organisms does not necessarily mean that such incidents do not exist. Mortality incidents must be seen, reported, investigated, and submitted to EPA to be recorded in the database. Incidents may not be noted because the carcasses decayed in the field, were removed by scavengers, or were in out-of-the-way or hard-to-see locations. Poisoned birds may fly off-site to less conspicuous areas before dying. An incident may not be reported to appropriate authorities capable of investigating it because the finder may not be aware of the importance of reporting incidents, may not know who to call, or may be hesitant to call because of lack of time or desire or because the kill occurred on their property". The pesticide responsible for the kill may also not be discovered through normal selective analytical procedures, as it is not possible to analyze for all pesticides simultaneously. Fungicides are usually not evaluated in wildlife kills even though the avian toxicity of many fungicides is high.
In conclusion, ABC requests that EPA revoke the import tolerances for cadusafos, cyproconazole, diazinon, dithianon, diquat, dimethoate, fenamiphos, mevinphos, methomyl, naled, phorate, terbufos, and dichlorvos. These pesticides are toxic to birds and present an unacceptable risk to migratory birds.
Thank you in advance for your prompt consideration of this petition. We eagerly await your written response.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Fry, PhD
Moira A. McKernan, PhD
EPA. 1995. Reregistration eligibility decision for Diquat Dibromide. Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA. 1998. Reregistration eligibility decision for methomyl. Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA. 2002. Interim reregistration eligibility decision for fenamiphos. Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA. 2006. Reregistration eligibility decision for Cadusafos. Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA. 2006. Reregistration eligibility decision for Diazinon. Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA. 2006. Interim reregistration eligibility decision for dimethoate. Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA. 2006. Reregistration eligibility decision for Naled. Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal Register: 66 FR 3853, January 17, 2001. Executive Order 13186
Mineau P, A Baril, BT Collins , J Duffe, G Joerman, R Luttik. 2001. Reference values for comparing the acute toxicity of pesticides to birds. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 170:13-74.
Schafer Jr EW, WA Bowles Jr, J Hurlbut. 1983. The acute oral toxicity, repellency, and hazard potential of 998 chemicals to one or more species of wild and domestic birds. Archives of Environmental Toxicology 12:355-382.
Appendix: Annotated list of Active Ingredients:
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation – granular (2-20 g active ingredient/plant)
Import tolerance commodity - banana
Acute toxicity
HD5 *= 6.33 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
*HD5 (Hazardous Dose 5%) represents the LD50 at the 5% tail of susceptibility. At this dose half of the individuals of a sensitive species at the 5% tail of susceptibility would be expected to die.
AIMS incidents – none, as this pesticide has never been registered in the U.S.
EPA estimated that cadusafos is used on about 10-15% of the annual banana imports into the U.S. EPA stated in the 2006 RED that "Because cadusafos is not currently registered for use in the U.S., only a human health dietary assessment from exposure to this chemical through food was necessary". The principal countries exporting bananas treated with cadusafos to the U.S. are Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Columbia, Mexico and Honduras. These countries provide habitat for significant numbers of migratory birds, and the continued use of this pesticide overseas, particularly in granular form, is an unacceptable risk to these birds.
Type of chemical - azole fungicide
Formulation – liquid
Import tolerance commodity – green coffee beans
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 14.22 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
AIMS incidents - none
No RED or IRED available.
Type of chemical - organophosphate insecticide
Formulation – soil spray or granule
Import tolerance commodity – kiwi fruit, not a registered crop use in the US
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 0.59 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 1.44 mg/kg bw in mallard duck (EPA RED 2006)
LD50 = 69 mg/kg bw in brown-headed cowbird (EPA RED 2006)
2.00-3.16 mg/kg in red winged blackbird (Schafer et al. 1983)
110-316 mg/kg in starling (Schafer et al. 1983)
4.22 mg/kg in coturnix quail (Schafer et al. 1983)
AIMS incidents – 417, # of birds = 4854
EPA states in the 2006 RED that "diazinon poses unacceptable risks to agricultural workers and to birds and
other wildlife species" and "EPA has identified ecological risks of concern from diazinon use, particularly to
birds, mammals, bees, fish, and aquatic invertebrates". Mitigation measures such as cancelation of most
granular registrations, deletions of aerial applications and foliar applications, reduction in application rates,
establishment of REIs (restricted entry interval) of 2-19 days, and cancellation of all seed treatment uses were instituted. These mitigation measures may not be conducted overseas, and continued use of granular formulation will have the most significant impact on avian wildlife. Diazinon is highly toxic to birds, and, as EPA stated in the 2006 RED "Almost all granular formulations are pre-plant, soil incorporated. However, not all granules become incorporated, and birds will also forage below the surface of the soil leading to the possible consumption of buried granules".
Type of chemical - fungicide
Formulation – wettable powder, suspension concentrate
Import tolerance commodity- Fruit, pome, group 11 (apples, crabapple, pear, quince, loquat); hop, dried cones
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 5.294 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
AIMS incidents – none
No RED or IRED available.
Type of chemical - herbicide
Formulation - liquid
Import tolerance commodity – banana and green coffee beans
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 17.81 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 60.6-89.6 mg/kg in mallard duck (EPA RED 1995)
AIMS incidents - none
According to EPA's RED (1995), the Interim Restricted Entry Interval for all uses of diquat was seven days under for occupational uses. Birds will continually utilize habitat such as coffee (one of the import tolerance commodities for diquat) during and after pesticide application. If EPA determines that humans should not be exposed to diquat immediately after application, then there is concern about avian exposure following application.
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation - aerosol spray, dust, emulsifiable concentrate, and ULV concentrate formulations
Import tolerance commodity - blueberry
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 5.783 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 5.4 mg/kg bw in red winged blackbirds (IRED 2006)
LD50 = 6.60-17.8 mg/kg bw in red winged blackbirds (Schafer et al. 1983)
AIMS incidents – 5 incidents, 184 birds
According to EPAs IRED (2006) on dimethoate, post-application risks to humans "will be reduced by extending REIs for some crops, in particular, orchard fruits and woody ornamentals. The occupational risk assessment for dimethoate indicates that REIs of 12 hours are adequate to reach MOEs of 100 for a number of scenarios. However, when the acute toxicity of omethoate is taken into consideration, the Agency believes a 48 hour REI is more appropriate. Therefore, no crop scenario has an REI shorter than 48 hours". Birds will continue to utilize blueberry (the import tolerance commodity for this pesticide) crops for food during and after dimethoate application. Dimethoate is an organophosphate insecticide, and is particularly toxic to birds. Migratory birds, specifically songbirds, will forage through blueberry fields. If humans had an REI, which acknowledges risk of exposure, then there is even more risk to birds, which are more sensitive to OP pesticides than mammals.
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation - granular
Import tolerance commodity – banana, fruit, citrus, garlic, grape, pineapple
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 0.43 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 1.6 mg/kg in bobwhite quail (EPA IRED 2002)
AIMS incidents – 5 incidents, 388 birds killed
EPA's IRED (2002) states that "The environmental risk assessment suggests that exposure to fenamiphos could result in both acute and chronic risks of concern for terrestrial and aquatic organisms. The fenamiphos ecological assessment indicates that virtually all uses at all maximum labeled rates result in risks that exceed both the high acute and chronic risk levels of concern for terrestrial,
aquatic, and endangered species. Even though fenamiphos is either soil incorporated or watered-in,
which may reduce potential exposures to wildlife, it is highly toxic causing small amounts to pose a
high risk to sensitive species. Incident data, as outlined in Section III(B)(5) support this conclusion, as fish and bird kill incident reports indicate losses of wildlife directly attributable to fenamiphos". The use of fenamiphos overseas, in granular formation is of particular concern to ABC. Songbirds will forage for grit and consume granular pesticides. Fenamiphos is an organophosphate insecticide, which is particulary toxic to birds.
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation – concentrate and liquid
Import tolerance commodity - Broccoli; cabbage; cauliflower; celery; cucumber; grape; lettuce; melon; pea; pepper; spinach; squash, summer; strawberry; tomato; and watermelon
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 0.6954 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
AIMS incidents – 3 incidents, 124 birds killed
Information limited to a Tolerance Reassessment with no ecological risk data.
Type of chemical – carbamate insecticide
Formulation - Water soluble powders, wettable powder, water soluble liquid
Import tolerance commodity – hop, dried cones
Acute toxicity
LD50 = 24.2 mg/kg in northern bobwhite quail (EPA RED 1998)
LD50 = 15.9 mg/kg in mallard duck (EPA RED 1998)
LD50 = 15.4 mg/kg in ring-necked pheasant (EPA RED 1998)
HD5 = 8.46 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 10.0 mg/kg in red winged black bird (Schafer et al. 1983)
LD50 = 13.3-42.2 mg/kg in starlings (Schafer et al. 1983)
LD50 = 23.7 mg/kg in coturnix quail (Schafer et al. 1983)
AIMS incidents – 5 incidents, 41 birds killed
According to EPA's RED (1998), the agency considered the exposure and risk assessment for post-application workers and the available post-application epidemiological information about methomyl. EPA states "MOEs for grape girdlers do not reach 100 until the third day after application, requiring at least a 3-day REI. Estimates of dermal exposure and risk for peach and commercial sod harvesters indicate that MOEs exceed 100 on the second
day after application, requiring at least a 48 hour REI. For other crops and sites, estimates of dermal exposure and risk indicate that MOEs exceed 100 on the day of application after sprays have dried (i.e., 12 hours following application). However, since methomyl is in acute toxicity category 1 for primary eye irritation, a 48 hour REI is required." Considering that there are REI's established for methomyl to protect human health, it is clear that birds may be exposed during and after application. Methomyl is a carbamate, and is particularly toxic to birds.
Type of chemical - organophosphate
Formulation - dust, emulsion concentrate, liquid, and ULV formulations
Import tolerance commodity – Cucumber, lettuce, tomato, pumpkin; squash, winter; turnip, tops
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 3.95 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 52.2 mg/kg in mallard duck (EPA RED 2006)
LD50 = 36.9 mg/kg in Canada goose (EPA RED 2006)
LD50 = 64.9 mg/kg in sharp-tailed grouse (EPA RED 2006)
AIMS incidents – 1 incident, 66 birds killed
According to EPA's RED on naled (2006), reentry intervals after field application to crops should be 48. Care from spraying on non-target animals should be avoided. Birds often follow behind pesticide applicators to forage for dying insect, and naled is an organophosphate insecticide, which is particularly toxic to birds. Migratory birds may be of particular risk to exposure to this pesticide.
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation - granular and emusifiable concentrate formulations
Import tolerance commodity – green coffee beans
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 0.34 mg/kg (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 1.0 mg/kg in red winged black birds (Schafer et al. 1983)
LD50 = 7.50 mg/kg in starlings (Schafer et al. 1983)
AIMS incidents – 32 incidents, 2930 birds killed
EPA states in its RED on Phorate that "This pesticide is very highly toxic to fish and wildlife" and "Birds and mammals may be killed if granules are not properly covered with soil in all areas of the treated field and in loading areas". Also, phorate labels specify re-entry intervals of 48 to 72 hours. Given that phorate is used in granular form (which is especially appealing to birds), is used on coffee crops (which are a valuable habitat for birds), and there is documentation that phorate can kill birds, ABC believes the import tolerances should be revoked to protect migratory birds.
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation - granular
Import tolerance commodity - green coffee beans
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 0.16 mg/kg (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 29 mg/kg bw in bobwhite quail
AIMS incidents – 11 incidents, 81 birds killed
EPA's RED on terbufos (2006) states that "The REI for crops treated with terbufos is 48 hours and 72 hours in areas where average annual rainfall is less than 25 inches per years". Birds will continuously use the coffee plantation habitat in which terbufos is used. If humans should not enter an area that this pesticide is applied within 48 hours, birds may also be at risk of exposure. Terbufos is an organophosphate insecticide, used in granular form, which is particularly toxic to songbirds foraging for grit. Migratory birds may be of particular risk to exposure to this pesticide.
Dichlorvos (DDVP)
Type of chemical – organophosphate insecticide
Formulation - granular
Import tolerance commodity - tomato
Acute toxicity
HD5 = 5.18 mg/kg bw (Mineau et al. 2001)
LD50 = 13.3-17.8 mg/kg in red winged black bird (Schafer et al. 1983)
LD50 = 11.0-42.2 mg/kg in starlings (Schafer et al. 1983)
LD50 = 23.7 mg/kg in coturnix quail (Schafer et al. 1983)
AIMS incidents – 1 incident, 8 birds killed
As stated in EPA's RED (2006), dichlorvos is toxic to birds. Given that this pesticide is often used in granular form, import tolerances should be revoked. Migratory songbirds often forage for grit and pick up granules of pesticides, leading to lethal exposure.
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This last weekend, Tim and I took Olivia to the Denver Art Museum. Being new to the area (read: we don't have a plethora of babysitters), it is tough for us to find child friendly things to do that we, as adults, also enjoy. Tim had mentioned about a week ago that his company had passes to some of the museums in downtown Denver. Because getting to know Denver is also on my To Do list, I told him to check one out. He came home with a pass for the Art Museum, so Saturday morning off we went.
I have been to a lot of museums, both here in the States and over in Europe. In terms of family friendliness, the Denver Art Museum is hands down the best I've been to. Sure, some museums have larger or better collections. Some museums are built entirely for children, but this is an ART museum. To me, that means a place that is a bit stodgy. At an art museum, you whisper and you definitely only look with your eyes. But, at the Denver Art Museum that is not the case at all. In addition to a great collection that includes famous names like Picasso, Monet, Matisse and Renoir as well as some fantastic Native American and Western Art, there are all kinds of nooks and crannies that allow kids and adults alike to get involved with the art they are viewing. Sometimes, this is a library where you can sit in cozy chairs and peruse art books. Other times, this is a dress up area where kids can try on chaps and cowboy hats and sit on a saddle. The DAM also provides free Family Backpacks and Art Tubes for check out that are chock full of art connected activities to keep the kiddos busy throughout the museum. And did I mention the place is stroller friendly? Awesome.
Overall we had a great time. Tim and I got out of the house and did something that was reminiscent of our pre-parenting days. Olivia got out of the house and had her first trip to the museum. She really enjoyed looking at the different kinds of art and crawling around some of the kids' play areas. We didn't get to see everything, so we will definitely be back soon. If you are thinking about visiting the Denver area and are looking for a family friendly activity, don't overlook the Denver Art Museum. If you live here already, get on over there this week during Spring Break because the kids get in free!
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With a name like World Singles, you won't be surprised to know that our dating platform supports several different languages so our (non-Clojure) code is littered with calls like i18n.getResource( keyText, user.getPreferredLocale() ) and i18n.formatRBString( translation, [ arg1, arg2, arg3 ]). The former returns the localized translation for the keyText and the latter replaces substitution patterns like {1}, {2}, {3} with the matching argument from the supplied list.
Entries for month: October 2011
Real World Clojure - i18n resources
October 31, 2011 ·
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Real World Clojure - SQL and noSQL
October 30, 2011 ·
Persistence is core to pretty much every real world application.
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Real World Clojure - Tooling
October 29, 2011 ·
The easiest starting point is to get Clojure up and running with Leiningen. Leiningen is an essential Clojure tool that can create projects, resolve library dependencies, compile your code, run your tests, fire up a REPL and a whole lot more.
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Real World Clojure - HTML email generation
October 28, 2011 ·
Like many companies, we send HTML emails. This has always been extremely easy in CFML because it has a cfmail tag built-in which allows you to put HTML directly inline inside it - which in turn can include CFML code so the HTML can be dynamically generated on the fly. As we unravel parts of our application model and make them reusable from both CFML and Clojure code, we have to replace low-level CFML code with Clojure because, right now, CFML cannot be easily called from Java code, especially outside the Servlet in which CFML runs.
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Real World Clojure - XML generation
October 27, 2011 ·
As mentioned earlier in this series, we have a process written in Clojure that reads updated member profiles from our MySQL database, converts them to XML and posts them to our search engine. XML generation in Clojure is made very easy by using a library called hiccup.
Tags: clojure
Real World Clojure - environment control
October 26, 2011 ·
Our platform uses some minimal per-environment configuration to determine on which tier it is running: dev, CI, QA, production. We have a fairly large number of application settings which vary by tier, such as data sources, ports and hostnames for external services, email addresses to be used for error reporting and so on.
Tags: clojure
Real World Clojure - PowerMTA log files
October 25, 2011 ·
I've touched on this in an earlier blog post about parsing PowerMTA accounting files but I wanted to cover it again as part of this blog series and go into a bit more depth. In that earlier post, I showed an outline for processing the large CSV files produced by PowerMTA but there are some interesting smaller pieces of the puzzle that warrant coverage too.
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Real World Clojure - Prelude
October 24, 2011 ·
Clojure is still a fairly new language with a growing community that is very passionate about it. Understandably, folks new to Clojure - or still in the process of evaluating it - are concerned about how Clojure can be used in the "real world", to solve everyday problems that regular companies have. Alex Miller recently posted about how Clojure is used at Revelytix and whilst Alex provided the big picture, with both pros and cons, he didn't drill down into much detail.
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cf.Objective() 2012 - Call for Speakers
October 21, 2011 ·
The call for speakers for cf.Objective() 2012 is now open. You can either submit proposals for something you'd like to talk about or make suggestions for topics you'd like to see someone else talk about.
Right now, I don't know whether I'll submit any proposals. I'm not sure what topics I'd like to promote. I don't want to do another "Intro to FW/1" (but I'd be very happy to see others continue to promote FW/1 - and I'd hope someone will mention DI/1 alongside FW/1!) and most of the non-FW/1 stuff I've been doing has been Clojure, at least in terms of open source projects. If you have ideas for something you'd really like me to submit a proposal on, let me know!
Tags: coldfusion · cfobjective
DI/1 0.1.7 available for testing
October 16, 2011 ·
Things are moving along with DI/1 now that FW/1 2.0 is close to Gold status and you can download version 0.1.7 now. I'd still consider it pre-release but it's getting close to a true Alpha release with only one (hard) open issue to solve. Read on to see the recent changes...
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2014 Winter Reading Challenge
January 06, 2014
Come on, admit it! Every once in a while, when you see the kids doing the Summer Reading Program, you get nostalgic and just a little bit envious. Reading lists, personal challenges, watching your word count grow, and at the end, there's a prize on top of everything? What could be more fun?
Alright, nostalgic adult, do we have excellent news for you!
Presenting the Mid-Continent Public Library's 2014 Winter Reading Challenge: Somewhere in Time—a history-themed reading challenge for adults! The program runs from January 15th to March 15th. Read any five books, log your selections online or in the branch, and you will earn a limited edition WRC mug!
Need suggestions on what to read? Pick up copies of our list of suggested historical titles from your local branch or look online at the WRC page.
And while you're reading, make sure to stop by to discuss your selections on the Winter Reading Challenge Facebook page and MCPL's Goodreads Group.
- Mariah H.
Information and Reader Services
Winter Reading Challenge
Do audiobooks count for this challenge?
Are any of the suggested readings in large print?
I love to read and this is a wonderful idea! My problem is, I can no longer read the standard size print. Could you list the historical books available in large print, please?
Please Put Biogrpahies Back Into One Section Again.
I miss being able to go to the biography section to browse. Please put them all together again.
Where do I post the books
Where do I post the books I've read?
Posting of Books
Click on the box on the home page that says Somewhere in Time: winter Reading Challenge. Once there, at the bottom of the page, is button that says My Reading Log. If you don't have one already, you are going to have to create a log in for the MCPL site so it will save your entries. The log in is at the top of the page.
A. Fisher
Information & Reader Services Manager
Can't wait!
While I adore that there are so many programs for children, I think this is a lovely idea. Just because I'm older doesn't mean I don't like a challenge now and then to expand my mind :) I for sure will be up to it.....probably more! Yay books!
Alright, nostalgic adult...
Are you aware that the word "alright" is all wrong? The proper form is "all right."
-Fun Fact Sharer
Alright or all right
The one-word spelling alright appeared some 75 years after all right itself had reappeared from a 400-year-long absence. Since the early 20th century some critics have insisted alright is wrong, but it has its defenders and its users. It is less frequent than all right but remains in common use especially in journalistic and business publications. It is quite common in fictional dialogue, and is used occasionally in other writing.
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Maybe they're just "alwrong."
Maybe they're just "alwrong." :)
Do The Books Have To Be Historical
I will easily read five books in that time frame but was wondering if they had to be historical in nature and if so do biographies count?
They do not have to be historicals. Historical fiction and nonfiction is the genre we are highlighting this year. Reading a biography will count towards one of your five books.
A. Fisher
Information & Reader Services Manager
Does it have to be books checked out from the library?
Does it have to be books checked out from the library? I've got a stack of books that are just dying for me to read them
Books from the library
The books do not necessarily have to be checked out from the library but we encourage you to do so. If you are looking for a challenge, try some of the suggested titles. All of the suggested titles should be available either in print or electronic format through the library.
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Dr. Romance helps a reader who recently fell in love with a guy going through a divorce.
Dear Dr. Romance:
I'm hoping you can offer some advice. I recently fell in love with a guy who was going through a divorce. We dated after the divorce, but not for long, even though it felt like it. He was separated about 10 months when we started dating, and he confessed to having a crush on me for a really long time.
He recently decided he missed his daughter too much and is giving up his career and life and moving to be closer to her. She is only 8, and the ex wife took her away. He won't allow me to even think about going with him.
I wonder if that's a sign he really wasn't that in to me. I just want to know so I know whether or not I should fight. Every time i think about him leaving, it hurts. Are there clear signs? Am i fighting a losing battle? Am I being selfish? Is this a journey a parent needs to take by himself? Love can sure hurt.
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Trust your hunch. I think he was living out a fantasy, but found the price was way too high—loss of his family and daughter.
I'm sorry, but this is a big risk with men who haven't completed their divorces and aren't settled into being fully divorced. They try to ease their emotional pain with fantasy sex. You need to grieve and move on. "Surviving Loss and Thriving Again" will help you get over this loss. "Stupid Cupid" will help you find love that does not suck. The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again will help you avoid pitfalls like this and find a real relationship.
For free relationship tips and courses, LoveForever.com
For More Advice On Dating After Divorce From YourTango:
- Dating After Divorce: How To Get Back Out There [EXPERT]
- 17 Essential Rules For Dating After Divorce
- How to Move On From A Painful Breakup
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Readers of TIYC, I have a pretty traumatic story I want to share with you. Many years ago when I was a young, single man, I went to a party with my friend, his girlfriend, and her homegirl. At the end of the night, I decided to spit some game at the homegirl because she was looking very thick and cute, and I figured my game must have been on point because my boy and his girl couldn't stop smiling at me while I was kicking my lyrics. She was feeling me so she punched her number in my phone and I went on my merry way. When I got in the car, my friend's smile turned into a FULL BLOWN laugh, complete with tears running down his face. What was so funny you ask? Well, apparently I just chopped a chick whose vagina was spitting more hot fire than Dylan in Da' Band.
As soon as my boy told me that ol' girl had HERPES, I immediately disinfected my hands and threw that phone out the window onto the grass, like a transporter dumping a key with the Feds on his back. I was completely ignorant about how it was spread, but the fact that her arm lightly grazed against mine at one point made me bandage my forearm with my jacket and swear never to touch it until I got home and showered. The fact that this chick did not tell me her nani was hotter than Tim Tebow in the 4th quarter had me CHEESED. And it was from that day onward I decided society needed a change.
The harsh truth is that people with Herpes do NOT and will NOT feel the need to disclose that information to anyone they date until they both mutually decide to have sex [IF at all] and to me that is completely unacceptable. I don't care if it's dormant or on a four-alarm blaze, I should be provided with the opportunity to know what I'm getting myself into, literally. And with that notion in mind, I came up with what is the MOST ingenious product created in the 21st century – The Herpes Detector.
The Herpes Detector is a device that will alert poor, innocent and unsuspecting men and women of which members of our society are infected. This way people can be informed BEFORE they decide to dive-in, as opposed to finding out after in a terribly harsh-manner..
Here's how it works: Once you take a test and it is revealed that you have herpes, a process server [the dudes who approach you and notify you that you've "been served" in a court case] would track you down, find you, and indicate that your ass has 24 hours to apply the "Booty-boot." This boot is a mini, body-friendly version of the boot that goes around your car, yet this is strapped around your waist in a firetruck red material that is soft yet unbreakable. It's not easily visible when wearing clothes, so the person can maintain their dignity at work – but here's the great catch: The wrap can sense a rush of blood down to a man's loins or the moistening of a vagina [just in case someone tries to go on a date without notifying them of their "condition"] and the second it senses activity – it begins to wildly SMOKE. It will look like Snoop Doog's dressing room in their underwear and that smoke will smell like a combination of Birdman's breath and Rosie O' Donnell's armpits in the 4th quarter of a pick-up basketball game. This will let the innocent dater know that they are getting hot and heavy with someone concealing a loaded weapon between their legs or on their face.People, let's pool our funds together and prevent further frowsiness from being spread by cowardly and deceitful douchebags intent on ruining people out of misdirected anger and vengeance. Let's get this product on the market before any more innocent people have their privates looking like they sat in a vat of boiled water.
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Trocafone unlocks Latin America's smartphone market selling certified, pre-owned phones
Sometimes it's a startup business, and not political power, that grows out of the barrel of a gun. At least, that's the story behind Trocafone, a Brazilian startup that just raised $7 million for its services buying, refurbishing, and re-selling smartphones across Latin America. The company's journey began with an armed robbery in Argentina. Read More
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How Mexico went from telecom laggard to mobile trailblazer
Twenty years ago only one out of 10 people in Mexico had a telephone of any kind. Today, more than 100 million people have cell phones and, more amazingly, more than 70 percent of those are smartphones. To keep up the torrid growth, scrappy competitors are offering smartphones for every budget and plans that let users choose right from their handsets which services they want and how much they… Read More
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Telecoms open shop on Madison Avenue, but will brands buy?
Many companies have transformed and realigned their focus with great success. Avon transitioned from peddling books door-to-door to marketing beauty products. Wrigley started as a soap and baking soda company. IBM originally sold massive mainframe computers and calculators. Now, telecom companies are making similar pivots into a lucrative industry. The battle du jour is about customer data… Read More
Apple Rolls Out Carrier Billing For iTunes, Starting In Germany With O2
At long last, Apple is adding a way for people to pay for purchases on iTunes beyond credit or debit cards — a move that points to the company sharpening its focus on marketing the iPhone to a wider set of users. Apple — working first with O2/Telefonica in Germany — will now let people pay for items using carrier billing in iTunes. This means users can now pay for… Read More
Telefonica, Blackstone Launch Axonix, A Mobile Ad Exchange Built On Defunct MobClix Tech
Telefonica, the Spanish carrier with operations in 24 countries and 323 million customers, is making its latest bid to expand its business beyond basic mobile and telephone services, by moving into ad tech. Read More
Tesla Pays Telefonica Millions To Power In-Car Wireless In UK, Germany, Spain, Holland
Those with a sharp eye who visited the Geneva motor show or who own a Model S in Europe may have already noticed a connection between Telefonica and Tesla by way of the "car connected by Telefonica" signs on the sides of cars, or through the in-car navigation system that played Spanish ads. Now the two are making it official: Telefonica says that it will be providing the… Read More
Telefónica Expands Wayra Accelerator Network To Asia Via Tie-Up With China's VIV Incubator
Telefónica's global network of 14 Wayra Academies, which each incubate a yearly crop of tech startups in the hopes of spotting the next big thing so their carrier overlord doesn't have to, has gained a new addition to that tally — via a partnership with Chinese incubator Virtue Inno Valley (VIV). Read More
Line Messaging App Inks Deal With Carrier Telefónica For Exclusivity In Key Firefox OS Markets
The Line messaging app that spent last year pushing beyond its home market of Japan has inked a deal aiming to bolster its presence in markets in Latin America. Today it's announcing a partnership with telecoms giant Telefónica focused on building traction via exclusivity on the lower cost Firefox OS (FFOS) platform. The partnership gives Telefónica subscribers exclusive access to… Read More
Sold To Telefonica For $207M In 2009, Now-Neglected VoIP Provider Jajah Is Shutting Down
Chalk up another casualty in the consolidation of Internet voice services. Nearly four years to the day after getting acquired by Telefonica for $207 million, VoIP provider Jajah has announced that it is shutting down, effective January 31, 2014. Registered users of Jajah.com (its web-based service that provides a price-reducing VoIP bridge between two landline or mobile numbers) and Jajah… Read More
Telefonica Takes A Strategic Stake In Rhapsody, Will Bring Napster Into Latin America, Deeper Into Europe
In the allegro-paced race between music streaming providers to see who will be the first to achieve profitable scale, today Rhapsody got a significant leg up, courtesy of Telefonica. The Spanish-based mobile carrier, which has some 316 million customers globally, is making a strategic investment in Rhapsody, which will include a deal to bundle and resell Rhapsody's Napster music service… Read More
Pinterest Gets A Widget On Telefonica's Android Handsets, A Deal That Will Give 316M Users Instant Access To Its Social Network
Pinterest is ramping up its business development with new ad units, and also with some key partnerships with third parties. Today the company is announcing a deal with Telefonica, the mobile carrier giant with some 316 million customers, to preload a widget on new handsets that it sells in Latin America and Europe, starting first with its O2 UK subsidiary. Read More
Accelerator Numbers — 20 Months In, Telefónica's Wayra Shares Data On How It's Fared So Far
Telefónica's accelerator network Wayra is sharing some data exclusively with TechCrunch on how it's fared so far in its young existence, including key metrics such as how much money it's invested in the startups put through its programme, follow-on funding raised, how many companies have entered the dead-pool, and number of exits. Yes, folks, we bring you more startup… Read More
Telefonica To Give Windows Phone 8 An Extra Push To Try To Dilute Android, iOS
Microsoft continues to throw money down the Windows Phone well, perhaps buoyed by signs its ongoing marketing and platform support efforts are shifting the needle a few fractions. Today more evidence — presumably — of Ballmer's money-throwing commitment to make its smartphone OS stick: carrier Telefonica has announced it will be collaborating with Microsoft to "promote… Read More
Telefonica Adds Samsung As A Carrier Billing OEM For Apps, Games, Music And More
Telefonica is today announcing a deal with Samsung that will see it make an even bigger move into the area of carrier billing. Samsung will integrate the carrier's billing backend directly into its own mobile services, meaning that the Telefonica customers (it has 316 million worldwide) who use the Samsung Hub and Samsung Apps portals on Samsung smartphones will be able to buy apps… Read More
Intel Capital, Samsung Ventures, And Telefonica Digital Become Expect Labs' Newest Strategic Investors
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Firefox OS Hits The Ground Running With Phones, Marketplace For Apps And 18 Carriers Signed Up For Open Web Efforts
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Speed up authorisation or risk scuppering finance deals, SRA told
Pressure is mounting on the SRA to speed up the authorisation of alternative business structures (ABS) after concern that private equity deals could collapse as a result of regulatory delays.
Insurance firm Parabis agreed a £50m funding deal with private equity house Duke Street in January, with the intention of going live at the end of February. The firm has had to negotiate a month-long delay because of issues with gaining SRA approval.
It is understood that Silverbeck Rymer, which agreed a deal with AIM-listed Quindell Portfolio in January, is also facing regulatory hurdles that are causing delays.
"It's been immensely frustrating," said Parabis chief executive Tim Oliver, the driving force behind the deal. "We understand the right firms need to be authorised but [Duke Street] are already FSA-regulated. We struggle to understand why they've made such a meal of it."
According to another source, SRA regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) has stepped up its interest in the applications.
"Issues have been raised with the LSB," the source said. "They're more closely involved and are now in regular dialogue with the SRA.
At the end of the day, the LSB has a partial responsibility and needs to get more involved."
The SRA is believed to have been taken by surprise by the level of applications – last month it revealed the number to be in excess of 120 – despite a three-month delay to the start of the application process, which was meant to begin in October.
The race to be first is seen as key, with firms keen to raise their profile in consumer markets. Russell Jones & Walker, which is awaiting approval for its deal with Australian Stock Exchange-listed Slater & Gordon, expects its tie-up to be completed by 30 March.
An insider said: "The deal with Parabis and Silverbeck Rymer is a step into the unknown for the SRA. Slater & Gordon has five years' experience working in this environment and the SRA seems quite comfortable with that. At this stage we're 95 per cent sure that it'll go live on 30 March."


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Running the Home
For many Minnesotans, joining the military meant leaving a family behind. Every family had to adjust to the absence of their loved one in the best way they could. Click the links below and the items on the right-hand side to learn more about how families coped during the war.


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Bacterial Vaginosis – Home Remedy MethodsTuesday, November 1st, 2011
Bacterial vaginosis is one of those sensitive problems that require the infected woman to expose her most embarrassing part of the body to her health advisor. While many women are okay with it, many others are not and feel shy about exposing herself. And they start searching for ways to be able to reduce or even eliminate the problem right from home. And these are the situations when the question of using some sort of bacterial vaginosis home remedy arises.
Remember that before you indulge in any kind of home remedy, you would want to make sure that you know you really have BV and not something else from your health advisor. There are other vaginal infections among women that are rather similar to BV although they are definitely not the same. So do not start any treatment without getting diagnosed properly – any improper treatment can be harmful. By the way, BV and vaginal bacteriosis are the same problem with two different names, so don't panic if you have heard any one name rather than the other.
Also note that it is always advisable to have the full consent of your health advisor no matter what you do with your health. It is well-known and well cited that bacterial vaginosis can be treated with standard antibiotics but it shows a tendency to come back. But the reality is that if you can keep the root cause of the problem – namely reduced vaginal acidity – away then you do stand the chance to have a permanent BV cure. So if you are going for a home remedy for your bacterial vaginosis then you would further want to take these factors into account and make sure that you end up eliminating the menace permanently.
So now that you are all set to go looking for home based treatment and cure of the vaginal infection, you need to understand how to eliminate the offending microbe from your internal organs permanently. The whole objective of home based natural bacterial vaginosis treatment is to create an environment of acidity that will be unsiotable for the offending bacteria but good for the healthy bacteria to grow and blossom. There are a number of home based options for treating bacterial vaginosis. You need to understand them and figure what suits you.
Please note that the very best of natural treatments for BV have been discussed on the bacterial vaginosis treatment page here. And interestingly, these natural bacteria elimination processes can be carried out from home at your own time, pace and comfort, and without exposing the area of shyness to others once you choose to take this route.
Take treatment of BV with apple cidar vinegar as an example. This may not be a complete BV elimination method, but it will normally control and curb the BV to a great extent. And the use of this can be carried out fully from home. You would want to try a bath in your bathtub with the apple cidar vinegar mixed with mildly warm water. This will cleanse the externals of your vaginal zone and thus help you not grow on the problem. The experience may cause a bit of itch in you but the impacts are good. Another option is to take a tea spoonful of the vinegar and douce with it using two or three cups of water.
Then there are other methods. Garlic is one of those elements that work well for a number of health conditions, andd BV is one of them. Another great home remedy for bacterial vaginosis is to use yogurt. One can consume plain or flavored yogurt, but the most effective yogurt method is the one where it is directly applied in the vagina. The yogurt could further be put of the vaginal walls. This in turn will help the primary bacteria, namely Lactobacillus., grow back to restore balance of the vaginal flora thus creating a healthier environment inside your vagina as a whole. There are also a number of other elements including tea tree oil and cranberry juice that also help in improving our condition if you are infected with the vaginosis microbes.
There are a significant number of books available on the Internet that help the infected women understand the bacterial vaginosis home remedy systems. One such guide book that has proved to be practically effective for a number of women has been referred to on this page. The ebook is characterized by a detailed 3-step plan for executing an easy-to-use home remedy for bacterial vaginosis aiming permanent elimination of the problem, and then a further way of how to easily remain free from BV once the problem is arrested..


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A dust mop can clean 1000 square feet of hardwood floors in less than five minutes.
I wanted to find one that was extra wide and good quality, so I bought it at a janitor-supply shop. It has a machine-washable cotton head (air dry). It works without cords, without electricity, without motors, without noise, and without attachments. It's just a dust mop, but it really works.
Because it's so wide (24 inches, though it can be longer) the cleaning goes fast. As you push it, it glides across the floor and the head swivels to make the turns without your picking up the mop. I don't use any sprays or treatments on it; the cotton fibers do a good job holding the dust. Then you shake it out, and wash the mop head once every few weeks.
I highly recommend it for caring for your hardwood floors, along with a good door mat.


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Goyang, Gyeonggi (PRWEB) October 06, 2013
As a founding member of the Xocai Field Advisory Board (FAB), Adam Paul Green has been an integral leader in international growth of MXI Corp since 2005. Mr. Green is the second highest income earner in company history with income reaching nearly $4,000,000. He has built an unbelievable international team across 38 countries. Incredibly, Adam has amassed a team of over 106,800 business centers.
Adam is now focused on opening up the Asian Market to the world of Xocai Healthy Chocolate, high antioxidant cacao flavonoid products. He is now proactively leading the charge for MXI Corp with their international expansion into Goyang, Gyeonggi.
Xocai Korea's name and product will be presented into the Asian market, with help from G3 Development and their effective SEO tools. G3 Development will provide Xocai Korea's articles with their own personalized content including names, contact information, and personal variables. In this way, G3 provides Xocai Korea with the customized content that has a unique profile, forcing top search engines to consider each blog in the network as unique. Xocai Korea can then enjoy a customized experience and feel 'ownership' of the content, encouraging sharing and promotion.
G3 Development provides search engine optimized articles once each week to literally 'train' the search engines to index content more frequently. In addition, Xocai Korea's articles will be optimized with keywords and customized links, which help top search engines measure relevance and connectivity with related sites.
About MXI Corp: Established in 2005, Marketing Xocolate International Corporation (MXI-Corp) is the world leader in great tasting, healthy, dark, chocolate products. MXI Corp was founded upon the same solid foundation that the Brooks' family used to build their enormous Pure Delite Low Carb Chocolate Company (circa 2000) which had retail sales in Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Rite-Aid and Walgreen's of over $300,000,000. All MXI products are focused on potent doses of delicious, antioxidant-rich Belgian cacao. MXI-Corp believes that the high levels of natural antioxidants and Polyphenols that are found in its cacao can provide a viable solution to individual nutritional needs. The Xoçai™ (sho-sigh) line, which currently includes nine products, is manufactured utilizing a cold-press process, which preserves the nutritional values of the company's proprietary blends of vitamins and minerals. MXI is recognized as the category creator and world leader in healthy chocolate. The vision of Xoçai is to transform and improve individual lives worldwide through its unique chocolate products. One unique element of the company's formulations is their proprietary high-antioxidant blend of cacao, açaí and blueberries, called XoVita™. The Xovita ingredient combination is exclusive to Xoçai. Nevada-based MXI-Corp is a privately held company. Xoçai's nine chocolate products have the highest ORAC (antioxidant-measuring test) and flavonoid rich products available on the market. The Brooks family, owners and operators of MXI-Corp, have total combined chocolate sales of more than $1 billion. MXI Corp is now operating internationally in 41 countries.
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A feeling you won't forget.
Soft. Smooth. Velvety. Long lasting. Available in four crush-worthy colours. Matte Crush Lipstick Pencil provides long lasting, waterproof wear…not to mention easy application with a lipstick and liner in one. You'll be smitten with the super soft, creamy formula that hydrates as thoroughly as it holds. Are you ready to turn heads with your extra-kissable lips? It's your move, ladies.
Key features:
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• Available in nude, natural, plum, and red shades designed to flatter all skintones
• Includes our easy to use sharpener, so you're never without that perfect point
Why you'll love it!
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February 15, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – American Conservative Union (ACU) Chairman Al Cardenas today announced a new national ad campaign to educate constituents on the strong conservative voting records of 17 members of Congress. The new sixty-second radio ads launched on the eve of the Conservative Political Action Conference and continue on air through mid next week. The buy totals several hundred thousand dollars and is the ACU's first major paid advocacy effort of the 2012 campaign cycle.
"One of the American Conservative Union's chief goals is ensuring constituents and voters across the nation know where their elected representatives stand on the issues most important to conservatives," said ACU Chairman Al Cardenas. "The ACU is proud to launch our first national ad campaign of the 2012 cycle in 17 key districts, and will continue our education efforts in support of strong conservative values across the country."
The new sixty-second radio ads are airing in support of the following Republicans in Congress:
Produced by OnMessage Inc., the new ACU radio ad is titled "Brakes," and includes the following script, featured in all 17 ads:
SFX: Car speeding out of control.
ANNCR: When Nancy Pelosi ran Congress….the federal government ran out of control.
Trillions in wasteful spending. Massive government programs. Radical environmental regulations.
Dangerous liberal policies….that made our economy worse.
SFX: Brakes skid
ANNCR: But now the American people are putting the brakes on the Obama agenda.
And Congresswoman Sandy Adams is at the front of the fight.
SFX: Music underneath
ANNCR: Sandy Adams is a national leader in the battle to repeal the Obama takeover of health care.
Sandy Adams is pushing for conservative budget reform to cut spending NOW.
And Sandy Adams is standing up to the Obama regulations that are strangling our economy.
Independent. Unafraid. Conservative. Congresswoman Sandy Adams.
ANNCR TWO: The American Conservative Union paid for and is responsible for the content of this advertising. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. We're America's oldest and largest conservative organization. Join us by logging on to conservative dot o-r-g.
Founded in 1964, the ACU represents the views of Americans who are concerned with economic growth through lower taxes and reduced government spending and the issues of liberty, personal responsibility, traditional values and national security. ACU first began rating members of Congress on key conservative voting issues in 1971, and since then their ratings system has become the most important conservative measuring stick in American politics.
For more information on the American Conservative Union, please visit our website at conservative.org.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) has just released its ratings for the 2017 meeting of the Florida Legislature. These ratings, a
President Trump and his administration have already accomplished the most important part in this struggle to have more people reenter civil society and that is
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) has just released its ratings for the 2017 meeting of the Tennessee General Assembly. These
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Food is just as important as the game during Royals games at Kauffman Stadium. Executive Chef Pete Weikel and his team work hard to make sure fans have a great culinary experience when they're at the ballpark.
Kauffman Stadium is debuting a new signature burger at 2014 games. The spicy peanut butter, jalapeno, bacon cheeseburger is sure to be a fan favorite.
Two years ago, Kauffman Stadium debuted Brisket-achos at the MLB All-Star Game. Since then, it has been a fan favorite at Royals games. Chips topped with burnt ends, barbeque sauce, baked beans and cheesy corn and cole slaw.
Executive Chef Pete Weikel and his team at Kauffman Stadium cook up new and interesting ideas to ensure Royals have a great culinary experience at the games.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For many baseball fans, food at a baseball game is just as important as the game itself.
But gone are the days of hot dogs and peanuts. Sure, stadiums still have those. But many now employ chefs who develop new, interesting dishes based on classic ballpark flavors.
Executive Chef Pete Weikel at Kauffman Stadium spends the off-season creating dishes that will satisfy even the pickiest of palate. And he is ready for the 2014 Royals Home Opener.
"We have 40,000 people that are going to come here on Friday so we're looking for things that can really excite a city," he said.
When experimenting with new recipes, Weikel said it's important to remember what people love about ballpark food.
"It always has to be sweet, spicy, savory, crunchy," said Weikel. "It has to have a good mix of everything."
This year, he and his team at Kauffman Stadium came up with a burger, topped with pepper jack cheese, fresh jalapenos and grilled bacon. But what makes this burger really different is the peanut butter, jalapeno jelly spread.
"It's pretty tasty," Weikel said. "It stacks up and the juiciness of the hamburger and the peanut butter really adds a different dimension."
He said they made this burger with Royals fans in mind.
"We have fan feedback surveys and they were looking for a crazy new signature hamburger that had some spice, had some fun and everybody could just really get behind it and celebrate," said Weikel. "So we thought bacon is good, peanut butter is good, big cheeseburgers are good… so how about a bacon cheeseburger with peanut butter and bacon?"
In addition to the new burger, Weikel and his team of three chefs and 75 cooks will continue to make a fan favorite: Brisket-achos. They developed it two years ago, when Kansas City hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
"We took the best part of a nacho and the best part of Kansas City and kind of pushed them together a little bit," said Weikel.
Brisket-achos are chips with cheesy corn, baked beans, burnt ends, barbeque sauce and cole slaw.
"All your barbeque favorites, on top of fresh chips," Weikel said. "Makes the best nachos."
Of course, Kauffman Stadium continues to offer the ballpark classics like hot dogs and cracker jacks. But they even make those just a little better.
"Our hot dogs are just a little fresher, they're grilled a little nicer," Weikel said. "Our buns are fresher. They come in that morning from a local bakery."
Weikel said during the season, they will serve 25,000 hot dogs in one day along with 300 gallons of barbeque sauce. His team will smoke up to 400 pounds of brisket and 600 slabs of ribs every other day, just to ensure they have enough every game day. They serve about 150 pounds of brisket each game day.


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Hotel Central Roosendaal
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0.9 km
(Centre of Roosendaal)
Score of 128 reviews: 8.8
Hotel Central Roosendaal is a modern and luxurious hotel that makes anyone feel at home. Business and tourist travellers will gladly visit this warm centre of peace and quiet in the middle of the town of Roosendaal. Those who would like to go funshopping for a day will appreciate Roosendaal, with its outlet shopping centre Rosada. The vibrant city of Breda is only 15 kilometres from the hotel.
As far as your daily meals are concerned, the hotel pays a lot of attention to the concept of time. Those who would like a speedy business lunch, as well as slow eaters, can enjoy the same quality service in the restaurant. The hotel staff is efficient and professional in all circumstances.
The beautifully decorated and trendy rooms are furthermore equipped with a shower and toilet. Also, the rooms have air conditioning, a wireless Internet connection, a mini bar, and a safe. Even your nightly sleep has become a true pleasure: the wonderful beds will ensure a great night's sleep.