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Open PS2 Loader (OPL) is an application designed to allow you to play your PS2 games from an Internal HDD, a connected USB device or a networked PC from either a PS2 console or a PS3 console that supports PS2 Backwards Compatibility. PS3 doesnt support Internal HDD for PS2 games.
You will need to use specialized software designed to install those games to your devices which you can backup right from your game discs or ISO's stored on your PC. Use the NavBar above to find information on formatting, game installation, compatibility and more.
A new GUI has been implimented with many new options and features, so older OPL version configurations will not be compatible with OPL v0.8.
Version 0.8 - Download
How to use:
Boot the OPS2LD.ELF from any homebrew ELF Launching app like Free McBoot or uLaunchELF. Visit the forums for more info on ELF Launchers.
You need to have a retail SwapMagic 3.6+ or 3.8 disc. (currently there is no other option available)
The steps for loading Open PS2 Loader :
1. Rename OPS2LD.ELF to SMBOOT0.ELF
2. Make a folder in the root of a USB device, name it SWAPMAGIC and copy the SMBOOT0.ELF into it.
3. Launch SwapMagic in your PS3 and press UP+L1, then Open PS2 Loader should start.
SwapMagic has 4 options to run an ELF file, so you can use any of them if you have other ELFs your also using with SwapMagic.


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Stocks for newborns: IBM leads for generations
This tech stalwart has stood the test of time.
IBM (IBM) ruled the technology roost long before Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Dell (DELL) Apple (AAPL), and Google (GOOG) were glints in the eyes of their founders.
It still does, to some extent, and will continue to because it provides customers the total package of hardware, software and services.
Big Blue owes its recent success to Louis Gerstner, who as CEO saved the company from almost-certain bankruptcy by focusing on customer needs and embracing desktop computing. Gerstner's overhaul of IBM, which included breaking the company's famously paternalistic culture, was also championed by successor Sam Palmisano and continues to pay dividends today.
Under Palmisano's stewardship, IBM made one of its smartest buys, the 2002 purchase of the consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers for $3.5 billion. The strategy enabled IBM to cement its foothold with American business and has been copied by rivals because it has been a huge success. IBM's revenue grew more than 30% between 2002 and 2011, an impressive feat made even more so given the size and age of the company. One of the biggest champions of the PwC deal was Virginia Rometty, who became Palmisano's successor as CEO.
Shares of IBM have surged more than 146% over the past decade, an incredible performance for a company founded in 1911. The average one-year price target on the stock is $216.45, about 5% above where it recently traded. Its price-to-earnings multiple of 15.44 looks cheap compared with its peers, whose multiples top 19.
One stock strategist talks about IBM's revenue segments and future growth strategy in the following video.
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IBM has so many things going for it that it's hard to focus on just one. The company is the world's largest provider of information-technology services and a leading provider of business consulting services. It is among the world's top software companies as well and a top producer of servers. IBM's foothold in most markets remains strong and its pipeline remains strong. Its services backlog, a key metric for Wall Street, was $139 billion as of the last quarter.
It also continues to innovate and has topped the list of U.S. patent recipients for more than two decades. That means that a customer can go to IBM for advice on cloud computing or an efficient workplace, or for insight on consumer trends. IBM is adept at finding practical solutions for its breakthroughs. For instance, Watson, the IBM supercomputer that crushed two "Jeopardy" champions, is now advising Citigroup (C) about investment risk.
IBM a 33.7% share of the server market, according to Gartner, versus 26.9% for HP and 14.8% for Dell, which is gaining ground at the expense of larger rivals. An IBM spokesman told Bloomberg News earlier this year that IBM "greatly" outperformed HP in the market for powerful (and high-priced) servers. IBM also is beating HP in the storage market as well, where IDC pegs its share at 15.2% to its rival's 10.3%.
Investors in IBM are covered in good times, when customers buy new software, hardware and services, and in bad, when the company's consultants can advise clients onhow to save money. These days, as technology companies with shaky accounting command ridiculous multiples, IBM has stood the test of time. While there are plenty of flashier technology companies, none has IBM's staying power. That quality is vital when investing over the long haul, which is vital when a contemplating a child's future.
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Buddy system
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The buddy system is a procedure in which two people, the "buddies", operate together as a single unit so that they are able to monitor and help each other.[1]
In adventurous or dangerous activities, where the buddies are often equals, the main benefit of the system is improved safety; each may be able to prevent the other becoming a casualty or rescue the other in a crisis.
When this system is used as part of training or the induction of newcomers to an organization, the less experienced buddy learns more quickly from close and frequent contact with the experienced buddy than when operating alone.
The buddy system is used in the United States Armed Forces, and referred to by various names in each branch ("Wingmen" in the Air Force, "Battle Buddies" in the Army, "Shipmates" in the Navy), as well as The Boy Scouts of America.[2]
The buddy system is also informally used by school-aged children, especially on field trips. Assigning each student a buddy provides an extra measure of safety and removes some of the burden of keeping an eye on a large number of children in an unfamiliar environment from the supervising adults.
In popular culture[edit]
- The video game, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, uses the buddy system procedure for its RBG PvP system to ensure each player is watching out for another player.
See also[edit]
- ^ "What is the buddy system?". FAQs. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Buddy System in Swimming, Boating, Rappelling and other activities. Boy Scouts of America". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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Shortly after the news of Jennifer Nettles giving birth to her first child comes the announcement that another country-pop chanteuse, Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum, is expecting her first baby.
The singer in the trio that includes former Georgians Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, married the band's drummer, Chris Tyrrell, in January.
Scott, 26, announced the news on her Twitter account, telling fans, "Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year! We are having a BABY! We feel so blessed!!!"
Lady Antebellum recently wrapped a worldwide tour in support of their third, platinum-selling "Own the Night" album – including a sold-out show at the Arena at Gwinnett Center this summer – and recently released the Christmas offering, "On This Winter's Night."
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David, speak when I tell you to. Otherwise go jump in a lake.
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David C, speak when I tell you to. Otherwise go jump in a lake.
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Savannah Metro Police say a convicted felon who transferred to Savannah to complete his prison sentence has now been charged with a felony and two misdemeanors relating to thefts in the downtown area. Authorities say videos helped identify the suspect, 49 year old Anthony Hatten.Hatten is charged with felony financial transaction card fraud, misdemeanor theft of lost or mislaid property and possession of drug related objects Police say Hatten is from Waycross where previous arrests took place and that his record shows 11 incarcerations. The latest they say was for a 2010 theft conviction. Hatten was sentenced to five years in an Augusta prison. Police say he was released in August after serving 16 months and transferred to the Coastal Transition Center in Savannah. He was released from the Center in August and started state probation in November. In the past year, Police Chief Willie Lovett has spoken out several times about concerns regarding some of those staying at the Center. That was after several people still housed there were charged with crimes. Again, Hatten was no longer staying at the Center. It's not known where he had been staying since August. Savannah Alderman Tom Bordeaux told us that leaders remain concerned about the facility whether "someone is still there or has left and just stayed in Savannah."We also attempted to get comments from the Georgia Department of Corrections, which operates the Coastal Transitional Center. I received an email from the public relations department saying that the department has "been aware of Chief Lovett's concerns." The email went on to say that on January 31, Commissioner Brian Owens met with several state legislators from Chatham County. The email did not say what if any changes may be made at the facility.The email went on to say "The Center is not responsible for inmates after they are released. In some cases, the offenders are under parole or probation supervision."
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If I ever write a book, my first promotional act will be to ask some group to ban it. Publicly. Preferably at a well-attended school board meeting.
It would be icing on the cake if it also chose to burn copies in the town square – I'd give it a discount price on the hard cover.
Few things get people more excited about a book than someone trying to stop them from reading it.
"Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie would likely have wound up in the remainder bins of bookstores had not Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa on Rushdie for writing a novel that some claimed was blasphemous to Islam. Yes, Rushdie had to go into hiding under constant threat of death but his book remains stocked, read and discussed, and I bet his royalties are pretty good. I know authors who might consider that a fair trade.
Which is a long way of saying the parents who want "Prep" and "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" removed from the Emmaus High School summer reading list probably succeeded in getting more people to read the books than would have if they remained on the reading list for 20 years.
Since those parents challenged the books, the school district is reviewing them to see if they should be kept on the list. Emmaus students started a petition to keep the books there and have 226 signatures last I checked.
First, in defense of the parents who want them removed, let's admit that questioning whether a book should be on a school's recommended reading list doesn't make you a Nazi book burner.
All but the absolutists among us would draw the line at certain books for some ages of children and teens. I'd question the judgment of any district that wanted to put "Mein Kampf" or "The Story of O" on a reading list for fifth-graders, for example. Most of us just differ on where to draw the line.
I borrowed copies of "Prep" by Curtis Sittenfeld and "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe from the Emmaus Public Library, thinking maybe I could just find the offending passages by looking for pages that were dog-eared. Alas, no luck. I had to read the whole books.
"Prep" is a generally well-written, if sometimes plodding, coming-of-age story, full of nuances and complexity, of teenage angst and discovery. There is some sex, about three-quarters of the way through the 406-page book, but it was by no means a ringing endorsement of promiscuity. The affair ends rather badly for the heroine.
I'm assuming that "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" is on the reading list to give students a sense of the extreme drug culture and counterculture movements of the 1960s. It turns out that reading about other people's drug trips is a bit like listening to other people's dreams – not all that interesting.
Anybody who can wade through that 414-page travelogue of actual travels and hallucinatory trips should be entitled to a bit of salaciousness. It's perhaps good for portraying the hippie culture and spirit of the times but the disjointed descriptions quickly grow tiresome.
Those readers who are mature enough and patient enough to make it through both books are probably mature enough to handle the sex scenes in "Prep" and the in "Acid Test." Hint: If a student is looking for salacious sex scenes there are many easier reads out there.
If I were making the decision on the fate of the books, I might put them on a list for readers 10th grade and up, preferably in a context where they can be discussed in class.
But nobody should judge a book by a few pages. The John Steinbeck classic "The Grapes of Wrath" ends with a desperately poor Oklahoma woman during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s letting a starving stranger nurse from her breasts after her baby was stillborn. Now that might seem shocking if you haven't read the rest of the 619-page book so you understand how the desperate family got to that point.
It took me a couple of weeks to read both "Prep" and "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." I'm hoping nobody tries to get rid of Tolstoy's massive epic "War and Peace." I don't have that kind of time.


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I want to enter Broken Wings' "Creative Layouts" contest, and have designed two layouts in MS Word. After months of experimenting I cannot figure out how to format a poem other than right justified or centered. I know it is possible to post poems in unique shapes, a bottle for example, but the "Post a Poem" area is far from intuitive.
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The Speakers Corner helps connect think tanks, academia, the media and the public to a diverse group of experts who can speak to UNDP's commitment to "empower lives" and build "resilient nations."
05 Apr 2013
One thousand days from the 2015 target date, Latin America and the Caribbean is well on the way to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Poverty has been reduced to the lowest levels in three decades. Child mortality has dropped and we are fighting diseases, with some countries spearheading innovation in universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care. The commitments made 13 years ago led the region to fine-tune some groundbreaking social policies which, along with rapid economic growth and job creation, helped lift millions from poverty while reducing inequalities. But Latin America and the Caribbean remains the most unequal region in the world—and the most violent. Moreover, too many women still die in childbirth and countries need to boost gender parity in employment and parliaments as well as access to education and reproductive health services. Sanitation must also be improved and more needs to be done to reverse forest loss. In addition, average MDG achievement for countries with historical inequalities is insufficient. In the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Piauí, or in the Mexican states of Nuevo León and Chiapas, MDG achievement rates are considerably different. To tackle such disparities, UNDP and other UN agencies have been partneringRead More
29 Mar 2013
Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation – and this should be enough to trigger dedicated action. But this widespread violence also causes economic and development problems that remain invisible in most debates. Globally, seven in 10 women experience physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lives, and three out of 10 at the hands of an intimate partner. This results in huge direct and indirect costs, not only to victims and their families but also to businesses and countries. In addition to the impact on women's health, education and participation in public life, the economic costs include health care and legal services; lost productivity and potential salaries; and the costs of prosecuting perpetrators. In Chile, a study found that women's loss of salary as a result of domestic violence cost US $1.56 billion or more than 2 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product. This is not a problem confined to developing countries: In the United States, the cost of violence against women by an intimate partner exceeds $5.8 billion per year. In Canada, annual costs have been estimated at 684 million Canadian dollars for the criminal justice system, 187 million for police andRead More
25 Mar 2013
We need to better regulate the international arms trade. Today. Thanks in part to the efforts of organizations like the United Nations (UN) and its Member States, wars between countries are rarer now than at any other time in history. To be sure, tensions, such as between Pakistan and India, and North and South Korea still exist, yet intense conflicts, i.e. those resulting in more than 1,000 deaths in a year, dropped by half between 1980 and 2000, and continue to fall. But we can't celebrate just yet. Armed violence still kills more than half a million people a year. As participants meet at the UN in New York try to agree on an international Arms Trade Treaty, the widespread availability of guns still causes suffering for millions around the world. While "traditional" warfare between states is subsiding, new types of violence have come to the fore. Asymmetrical conflicts, such as those in Afghanistan and Syria; inter community violence like we continue to see in Somalia; and violence linked to crime, such as what we are seeing in El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico are becoming new norms in many fragile countries. For every death from a recognized war, there are nowRead More
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COCOA BEACH - The Central Florida Winds, under the direction of Richard Sabino, again opens the Dr. Vernon Boushell Concert Series on with a performance on Oct. 14.
The program will feature music from around the world, and vocalist Sherry Boushell MacLean, daughter of Vernon and Grace Boushell, will perform Ron Nelson's "Aspen Jubilee."
"When I first heard the piece, I loved it," Ms. MacLean said. "It has a variety of different colors and moods, all in a celebratory setting. The section that I am singing has a soul-stirring melody. It is a heart cry for something more.
"It will be a special pleasure for me to sing it because of the friendship I have with Rick Sabino and the fact that my daughter, Mary Jackson, will be performing with us on her oboe."
The Dr. Vernon Boushell Concert Series was started in 2008 as a way to honor the memory and continue the legacy of a man who had given much to the community.
Vernon Boushell, who held a doctorate in applied arts from the University of Southern Mississippi, gathered singers from churches and choirs throughout Brevard to perform oratorical works. He was concerned that his passion for these works would die with him.
After Mr. Boushell's death, his admirers created the Space Coast Oratorio Society and the Dr. Vernon Boushell Concert Series. The latter features classical, contemporary, traditional folk, sacred and popular music.
Sherry Boushell MacLean said that the series was in recognition of her father's contribution to the musical life of the community over 40 years.
"Performing the Sacred Master Works was a legacy that he left us in Brevard County," she said. "Some of the works he performed were Haydn's 'Creation,' Handel's 'Messiah' and Brahms' 'Requiem.' What was unique about these programs was his desire to let the local talented members of the community have a chance to shine. Rick Sabino and Aaron Collins were two of the people that played under his direction and were inspired by him."
Mr. Sabino formed the Central Florida Winds in 1999. He gathered a group of some 50 professional musicians, music educators and talented high school and college students, who played woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments. Members of the group are drawn from Brevard, Volusia, St. Lucie and Lake counties. Some of them travel several hours for rehearsals and performances.
The conductor was honored this summer with an invitation to conduct the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine in Kiev. He also was the guest conductor on two Ukrainian television broadcasts.
Mason Gibson, the Boushell series producer, said that the season contains some returning favorites and some new groups.
In addition to the opening concert, this year's season will include an "Old-Fashioned Christmas Concert" on Dec. 9, the return of the Ditchfield Family Singers on Jan. 27, the Indialantic Chamber Singers on March 10 and the Space Coast Symphony Wind Ensemble and Space Coast Chorus on June 23. A piano duo, Genevieve and Jonathan, from Sarasota, will perform in this area for the first time in a special Thanksgiving concert, "Dueling Pianos," on Nov. 18.
In an interview last year, Mr. Sabino explained why opening the series has become a cherished tradition.
"I knew Dr. Boushell and played under him," he said. "The last program he was going to do was Haydn's 'Creation.' He became ill and I filled in. It was an honor to do it."
The inaugural concert of this season's Dr. Vernon Boushell concert series, featuring the Central Florida Winds, will take place on Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m. at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 3400 N. Highway A1A, Cocoa Beach. The event is free and open to the public.
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Credit Europe Bank (Nederlands) of Fiba Group, a bank with its Euro 10 billion asset size, undersigned a share purchase-sale contract with Banco Comercial Portugues ("BCP") by purchasing 95% of its shares in Millennium Bank Turkey. The total amount of this contract is determined as Euro 61.8 million and it became effective as of 27 December 2010 after granting the approvals of the regulatory instutitions. The official title of the bank is changed as "Fibabanka A.Ş." on 12 May 2011. Fibabanka A.Ş. asset size has reached to TL 1.5 billion as of April 2011. The bank provides corporate, commercial and retail banking services to its clients with its 20 branches in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa and Antalya. 13 of these branches are located in İstanbul.
Credit Europe Bank (Holland) signed a share purchase agreement with Banco Comercial Portugues ("BCP") to
buy 95% shares of Millenium Bank Turkey on February 9, 2010. The total amount was determined to be EUR
61.8 million, and the agreement will be effective after the required approvals of regulatory authorities.
Fiba Group signed a share purchase agreement with Sompo Japon Insurance Inc. which is a subsidiary of Japon
NKSJ Holdings Inc. to sell its 93.36% shares in Fiba Insurance on June 15, 2010. The total value of Fiba Insurance
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As of November 2010, total number of Marks & Spencer, Gap and Banana Republic stores in Turkey, Russia and
Ukraine reached 100.
Following its first wind energy plant with 15 MW installed capacity in Bergama, Fina Energy completed construction
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increase to 30 MW at its Bergama plant in Ä°zmir has been completed in September 2010.
Ă–zyeÄźin University has launched two new undergraduate engineering programs (Computer Science and
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University also started the construction of its new energy efficient and green campus at Çekmeköy, Istanbul. As of
October 2010, total number of students studying at the University has exceeded 1,000.
Star Mall Shenyang Plaza, a 325,000 m2 mixed-use development in Shenyang, China, provides a unique shopping mall experience loaded with top-notch international and local retailers with its 128,000 m2 gross leasable area. A top grade office tower as the part of Shenyang Plaza is there to serve city with top quality companies. Star Mall Shenyang Plaza, scheduled to be opened by June 2012, will become a new Life Center for the Shenyang consumers serving the community with a top quality service and environment.
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By Craig Sager
Score Atlanta
Battle of the States (Hiawassee)
Dawson County 62, Murphy County 22: In the championship game Dawson County rolled to victory. Will Anglin had a team high 26 points, outscoring Murphy County by himself. Teammate Tyler Dominy scored 7 points for the Tigers and was named the tournament MVP. Dawson County remains a perfect 13-0.
Big Red Shootout (Gainesville)
Chattahoochee 59, Parkview 48: Markus Terry continued his impressive scoring exhibition by dropping 24 points in the 3rd place game of the shootout.
Lake City Classic (Allatoona)
Alexander 68, Central Gwinnett 63: In the Championship game Central Gwinnett fell short despite strong games from teammates Shaun Jones and Brian Egejuru. Jones scored 20 points and Egejuru scored 10. The duo earned all tournament honors, but Alexander was able to take home the hardware.
McDonalds Invitational (Tift County)
Archer 57, Marist 55: Two clutch free throws from Archer's Randall Smith with 3.2 seconds remaining proved enough to stamp the win for the Tigers. Smith finished with a game high 26 points and teammate Nafis Floyd scored 10 points. Marist standout Quinton Stephens scored 25 in the loss.
Union Grove Holiday Tournament
Woodland Henry 62, Locust Grove 33: In the 3rd place game of the Tournament Mark Bussey provided the victorious Wolfpack with an 18 point performance. Woodland Henry was able to distance themselves early in the second half from their 29-19 halftime lead.
Woodward Academy 73, Monticello 61: Solomon Mangham recorded a monster of a championship game for the victorious War Eagles. Mangham scored 25 points while hauling in 15 rebounds. Teammate Trey Williams scored 15 points as Woodward Academy grabs 1st place of the Union Grove Holiday Tournament.
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South Atlanta won the Silver Bracket final of the Great Florida Shootout with a 58-46 win over St. Michaels of Toronto. The win was its third straight in the tournament.
In the Gold Bracket, McEachern (5-7) upset Oviedo (12-2) 67-63 to win the third-place game. The Indians were led by Deonta Patterson who MADE ALL EIGHT OF HIS THREE-POINT SHOTS to finish with 30 points.
In other games involving Georgia teams, East Hall lost 72-69 to St. Petersburg for its third straight loss in the Silver Bracket. And Morgan County lost 65-51 to Boone to place sixth in the Kingdom of the Sun tournament.
December 30th, 2012
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In the Villages Tournament (Florida), Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (9-2) defeated Wesleyan (5-8) 53-39, to take home the championship.
December 30th, 2012
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Athens Christian beat Jefferson (AA), South Gwinnett (AAAAAA), and Grayson (AAAAAA) in three consecutive nights to win the Walnut Grove Christmas Tournament. William Jackson (ACS) was the tournament MVP
December 30th, 2012
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AC is a AAAA school at least pulling kids from other schools
December 30th, 2012
9:33 pm
@black: ACS is a private school… Would u like them to put a hospital on campus so that the kids can be born there instead of getting kids from other schools? They have 200 kids to choose from. South Gwinnett has 3,000. Which by the way, this ACS team has been together since 7th grade. If getting kids from other schools means u should play up 3 classes like u suggest then I guess that makes Wheeler and Norcross and Milton a 9A school right?
December 30th, 2012
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@black: and ACS only has one D1 player from what I've seen… If they were recruiting as u suggest, then they need to hire a better recruiting coordinator… Is David Boyd available? Oh and Wheeler has 3 guys ranked in top 25 on ESPN, and they are a public school. Man they must be lucky!
December 30th, 2012
9:52 pm
Did I hear someone say Archer boys should be ranked in the top 10 in 6A? Saw them and Mill Creek in Tift xmas tourney and wasn't impressed with neither. The Archer point guard committed to Jacksonville State had 2pts in a blowout loss to Valdosta. The 5′8 point guard from Valdosta had 40pts against Archer!!!
December 31st, 2012
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Lovejoy boys basketball team earned the third-place in the Indian Shootout in Fort Walton Beach, Florida by defeating the host team Choctawhatchee Indians 66 to 40. In the first round Lovejoy defeated South Anchorage 57 to 21 and fell short in the second round to Fort Walton Beach 46 to 44.
December 31st, 2012
6:47 pm
@athens u can't brag about AC when they are proving to get kids from Franklin co and athens middle school. I didn't see any d 1 players on Grayson or SG beside football player. What's your point?
December 31st, 2012
6:49 pm
How many of 200 kids at AC are athletes? I would suggest over 70 % so get some facts and then we can talk.
January 2nd, 2013
1:15 pm
@ Black: Again, where would you like AC students to be from then? IT IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL. Please, make a suggestion. And they are not "getting" kids, parents are choosing to take their kids out of bad schools (like franklin county, clarke central, cedar shoals). And you may be correct that 70% of ACS kids "play sports" , but I would argue that only about 2% are actually "athletes" that even have a chance at playing at the next level. If I had a kid who was a good basketball player, and my choice was to either have them attend Franklin County (where he will behind when he gets to college….IF he can even get to college after going to high school there) or a private school with an established winning program and a better education…its a no branier.
January 2nd, 2013
4:43 pm
In response to Dost dawg comment on Archer. If you were there then you know how horrible the officials were in that game. I never blame a loss totally on the refs and not saying archer lost all do to the refs but you didnt point out the other stats like 1st qtr. 16 fouls called and 12 of the 16 called on archer. The Pg Randall Smith sat out most of the game in foul trouble along with the other starters who where in foul trouble as well playing with 3-4 fouls each before halftime. As bad as the refs called the game was still in reach because Randall S put on a passing clinic and Archers other scoring threat Brian Hamlet went for 36. I am glad you have that opinion of Archer because they will use your comments as a challenge. Thanks for the motivation I will make sure they read this post.


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Centre for Global Labour Research (CGLR) Colloquium - 'Unions and Organising'
Starts: 17 April 2008
The Centre for Global Labour Research (CGLR) held a successful colloquium addressing the theme 'Unions and Organising'. Over 40 people reviewed the experience and progress that unions have had with organising strategies, considered the importance of the Organising Academy and discussed experiences that trade unions have had with organising.
The presentations included:
Professor Ed Heery, Cardiff University 'A Profile of Union Organizing Campaigns in the United Kingdom'. Professor Heery provided an overview of organising campaigns in the UK, and developed an argument about organising. He pointed to the way that traditional issues remained at the forefront of union concerns, that members defined their unionism in relation to collective practices and that where unions face hostile employers they are more likely to be predisposed to organising strategies around traditional issues. In cases where unions pursue a social partnership approach and employers are responsive, then organising strategies are more likely to involve the development of 'new' agenda, around equality, diversity questions and so on. Presentation available at bottom of page.
Mel Simms, Peter Fairbrother, and Ed Heery
Dr Mel Simms, University of Warwick '10 years of the Organising Academy: What has been the Impact? '. Dr Simms raised a set of challenging questions in relation to the Organising Academy and the organisers that have been through the successive programmes of the Academy. She noted that around 70% of the organisers from the first nine cohorts had become specialist organisers in trade unions. Dr Simms also noted how it was not straightforward to target under-represented workers. This aspect is very much a feature of where people work rather than a feature of the workers as such (e.g. difficult to organise). There is little evidence that organisers have been able to expand organising activity, into new areas of representation. Nonetheless, this research underwrote the way organising as a participatory activity is on union agenda, although the resources devoted to promoting and encouraging this activity is unclear. In a challenging conclusion, she argued that the embrace of an organising approach is very much subject to the politics of unions and the pressures toward centralisation of activity and participatory engagement. Presentation available at bottom of page.
Carl Roper
Carl Roper, National Training & Consultancy Officer (Organising), TUC. Carl Roper spoke about the emergence and focus of TUC activity around organising, with particular reference to the Organising Academy. He reminded the colloquium of union history in the UK, and where the proposals to re launch the TUC and establish the Academy came from. He reviewed current developments as a pointer to the future, noting the:
- Increased union focus on, and investment in, organising and recruitment
- TUC Organising Academy
- Development of specialist organising teams and departments
- Internal 'Academies'
- Significant investment – training and resources
- Building organising into all our other work, for example union learning and H&S
- Gradual cultural change
Thus future priorities are:
- Address members and potential members perceptions of unions and what they are for;
- Make unions fit for purpose;
- Continue to build capacity;
- Support for activists and activism. (Presentation available at bottom of page)
Jeff Evans
Jeff Evans, Senior National Officer, PCS Wales/Cymru and Howard Marshall, Regional Manager UNISON Wales/Cymru both spoke about developing organising approaches in relation to Wales, but not forgetting the broader context in which these approaches are developed.
Jeff Evans introduced a focused discussion about the way in which the PCS has developed as an organising and campaigning union over the last decade. This review was complemented by a reflective discussion to developing and organising approach, promoting participative activity and shifting aspects of union work from full-time officers to lay representatives and activists. He also drew attention to the distinctive differences in working with sympathetic governments (developing aspects of partnership working) and less considerate governments. Presentation available at bottom of page.
Howard Marshall
Howard Marshall drew particular attention to the way in which the union debate has been caught on the distinction between servicing and organising, and business unionism and campaigning unionism. He noted how it is important to retain an awareness of servicing while at the same time promoting organising. In a challenging way he posed a number of questions for unions: what are unions for? How do unions organise? Do unions organise and operate well?
Lydia Hayes, Regional Education and Development Organiser, UNITE (TGWU – South West) and Charlie Jones, Project Manager, UNITE (TGWU – Wales/Cymru) both developed the discussion with concrete examples of organising in UNITE the union.
Lydia Hayes reviewed the very successful union campaign by home care workers in Bristol in 2007, in which she was the key organiser. This campaign arose out of City Council proposals to privatise homecare work. Pointing to the gendered character of homecare work, the rather isolated and individual aspects of the work, low pay and part-time employment she demonstrated the genesis and maturation of a successful campaigns that drew on union resources and experience, alliances with the community, political projects and media profiling. Presentation available at bottom of page.
Charlie Jones and Lydia Hayes
Charlie Jones spoke of the diverse and imaginative organising initiative carried out by her in her role as Project Manager, working with migrant workers. This project of activity takes the position of migrant workers as workers and citizens as the starting point. The projects based in Flint, Llandudno, Wrexham, Llanelli, Cardiff and elsewhere centre on resource provision, drop in activity, language classes and related support. These draw on courses to promote citizenship skills, teaching and learning champions, and the promotion of formal links between the union and local community groups around this work. The result is a network of activity across Wales (see www.aaw4u.co.uk) Presentation available at bottom of page.
The colloquium ran from 12.00 - 4.00pm on the 17th April in the Council Chamber, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff.
The next two events are:
- Tuesday, 13 May 2008: The Rescaling of Space Workshop organised by the Postgraduate Global Political Economy Group (For enquiries contact: Sian Moseley – email@example.com)
- Thursday, 12 June 2008: Equality Duties and Equality Bargaining organised by Unions 21 and Centre for Global labour Research (For enquiries contact: Ed Heery – email@example.com)
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22. They never need bathes.
23....If you have any to add- email them to
A Cambrian jelly fish walked into the new hardware shop and ordered ten
I went collecting with 2 paleontologists from a local university. They
saw a
horrible red rash on my arm and asked me about it. I told them I was
collecting Flexicalymene trilobites from the Cincinnati area last weekend, and
developed this rash the next day. Asked what I was doing for the rash, I
replied I have been applying calamine lotion constantly, but it
has had no
effect. My two friends looked at each other, both shaking their
heads in
"Your problem is you are using calamine lotion. For this rash,
you need to be
using Flexicalamine lotion."
Two trilobites go into a bar. The first one orders a drink (a
cliffhanger, on the
rocks, with a twist of limestone), the other says "no
thanks, I'm staying dry.
The last time I got hammered I ended up in a display
case in some
guy's den for 2 years.
Shanan, a Paleontologist, was telling his mother what he
studied and worked
with for a
living. "I don't understand" she stated. "Trilobites mom, I work with
spineless fossils!" "Oh"
she replied, "which part, Senate or Congress?"
A mother and son trilobite were discussing their family
heritage. Mom said,
"Uncle Charlie was involved with the mob. We heard he was
blown up with
several sticks of dynamite and we think his remains are buried in
the end
zone of Toronto's Skydome Stadium.
Two trilobites walked into a bar shortly after a severe earthquake. The
bartender told them that due to the earthquake, the bar was closed. The
trilobites were disappointed and stated "hey- it wasn't our fault."
A trilobite walks into a bar. Bartender asks what he'll have.
The trilobite says
"a whiskey - wait- this has been a horrible day, better make
it a doublure."
A group of disheveled trilobite fossils are on a bus on their
way to a
preparation and repair shop. They stop at a restaurant for lunch. The
waitress could barely understand a single order as she progressed down
the line.
Finally, the last trilobite said, "I'd like a luscious hamburger
smothered in
grilled onions and sumptuous cheddar cheese." The waitress
asked, "why do you
speak so well when I cannot understand any of the
others?" He answered "because
I am the most articulate one of the group."
How many new age Paleontologists does it take to change a
None, they would prefer to leave it in place , study in situ,
leave it for future generations.
My brother graduated from college with a Paleontology degree
in the 1960's.
After a summer of field work, he stated that he "couldn't dig
this scene."
So he worked on fossil research in his laboratory. A year later he
He said the work got old.
One possible reason why fossil collectors often find only fossil starfish
Unfortunately, the rules limiting athletic starfish tidal zone celebrations
too late to prevent crippling starfish injuries, rampant during the
(drawings by Jenny Inman)
Project Abstract that never had a chance:
I observed that when two brachiopods were in close proximity
to each other,
they would host one or more kinds of epifauna - however other nearby fossils
contained no epifauna. This was only true if brachiopods were arranged in
of 2. If alone, or 3 or more were grouped together, all brachiopods
plus all the
other fossil groups exhibited epifauna. After extensive research,
I was totally
befuddled by the observations. I sat in great distress at my
desk for many
sleepless nights. Then, out of the blue, it hit me! The answer
to the
persistent question of why no surrounding fossils contain epifauna
when a pair of brachiopods covered in epifauna are in close proximity, a
brachiopod pair is two shellfish.
A group of brachiopods sit around a table for a club meeting.
They start off
by introducing themselves. As they go around, the last brachiopod
mumbled. The leader asked, "what is your problem? Can't you talk?" The
brachiopod next to the mumbler said, "oh you have excuse him, he's
My partner Keith and I spent all day in a shale formation,
carefully parting
the shale layers while looking for trilobites. Late afternoon
Keith became very
quiet. I asked him why. He said that he had a terrible
headache that's been
building all day, and he was getting concerned due to its
intensity. I told him
there is nothing to worry about; it was just a splitting
What did the trilobite in the Cambrian formation still buried
all the Paleozoic Formations say to the other. I've been feeling so
these last few years….
If you have any
fossil humor you would like to share, email
and we will post it on this page.
2002- 2014
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A Look at ANSI Z535 on Safety Signs, Labels, & Messages
Gary Bell's 25+ years of experience in product safety and liability prevention has been integral in his position as Chair of the ANSI Z535 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC).
In this interview, Bell provides a history of the ANSI Z535 standards series, describes the latest revisions to these standards and discusses the committee's activities and goals for this year.
What are the role and scope of the ANSI Z535 standards?
These standards provide a uniform and systematic approach for the visual layout of safety signs, labels, tags, barricade tapes and now also safety messages found in instructional materials such as owners' manuals, assembly instructions, use and care guides, etc. A uniform system provides the best opportunity for maximum recognition and understanding of important safety information.
When it began its work in the late 1970s, the ANSI Z535 ASC found very little graphic consistency between safety signs and labels in use at the time. Different signs or labels that addressed the same hazard could be found in the marketplace, but they looked totally different by virtue of their color, text layout, use of symbols and choice of signal words. These inconsistencies would become a problem in an era when the reliance on "warnings" was increasing. For example, early research showed that just changing the primary color of a safety sign or label from red to yellow would give the impression that the hazard covered by the yellow sign or label was a lesser risk than the exact same sign or label with the red color.
Other research showed that issues like print layout significantly affected readability. For example, text that is centered down the middle of a sign or label (a popular format) is much harder to read than text that follows a typical "justified left-ragged right" print layout. This is not good because safety-related signs and labels must communicate important safety information clearly and often in a time-critical situation.
The standards provide direction on "how" to warn. They do not prescribe "when" to use any particular safety sign, label or instructional message in collateral materials.
What are your responsibilities as Chair of the ANSI Z535 ASC?
The Chair's job can best be described as a combination of manager, facilitator, diplomat and "cat herder." Our committee produces six different technical standards. While each has a specific area of focus, they must all harmonize with each other in terms of their content and publication cycle. Six different subcommittees are each responsible for the research and development of one of the technical standards, so keeping those groups coordinated is a key function.
As an ANSI ASC, the membership must address a broad constituency, with no bias toward any particular group. I am fortunate to work with a number of outstanding people who have expertise in a wide range of interests, including consumer product safety, industrial product safety, facility safety/OSHA, human factors and psychology. We also have had input from various government agencies over the years, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission, OSHA, the Federal Highway Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Rural Utilities Service and various military branches. When it comes to the standards' content, it is definitely a consensus effort. My position only counts as one vote among many.
However, as Chair managing a consensus effort on a topic that can bring such a wide range of focus and opinion, the "diplomacy" role plays large. In every significant issue that arises, there is always a large group of representatives who want to pursue the middle ground, along with those often very vocal individuals who represent their own, sometimes opposing, views. Due process and giving everyone a fair chance to hear all sides must be balanced with the need to decide on a course of action and to move on.
How long has the ANSI Z535 standards series been available and what does it encompass?
The initial editions of the ANSI Z535 series of standards were first available in 1992. At that time, the series had five different standards, each with a specific focus area. We have just added a sixth standard.
We divide our standards into two groups. The "foundation standards" cover the basic issues of colors and symbols, while the "application standards" describe how to apply our uniform safety alerting system in specific types of applications. These two standards apply to all of the "application standards."
The "foundation standards" are as follows:
ANSI Z535.1—Standard for Safety Colors. This standard gives the precise color specifications for our defined safety colors. It is most important for those who print or manufacture signs, labels and other graphics that depict safety information. (A Safety Color Chart is also available as a supplement to the standard. It accurately depicts the specified safety colors and provides the Pantone and/or ink color formulation for those colors.)
ANSI Z535.3—Criteria for Safety Symbols. This standard provides guidelines on how to design safety symbols and pictorials, and most importantly, how to test those symbols and pictorials to assure that they clearly communicate their intended message.
The "application standards" are as follows:
ANSI Z535.2—Environmental and Facility Safety Signs. This standard addresses signs and labels used in the workplace as well as in public spaces.
ANSI Z535.4—Product Safety Signs and Labels. This standard focuses on signs and labels used for product safety and liability prevention.
ANSI Z535.5—Safety Tags and Barricade Tapes for Temporary Hazards. Safety tags in particular can be used in the workplace, public spaces and in product safety applications. This standard provides specific guidance on the construction and use of safety tags and barricade tapes.
ANSI Z535.6—Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions and Other Collateral Materials. Our newest standard, it explains how to present safety information in printed materials.
What industry events or issues led to the development of the ANSI Z535 standards series?
The ANSI Z535 standards have a rich history. In fact, one of our standards, ANSI Z535.1, is a descendant of an "American War Standard" developed in the 1940s. Our standards fundamentally deal with communication, and they specifically address how to communicate important safety-related information. Changes in technology and culture profoundly affect human communication. Our standards have evolved in a way that reflects these changes. In that regard, two distinct episodes drove these standards to prominence.
In the early 1970s, the Occupational Safety and Health Act incorporated the ANSI Z53 Standard on Safety Colors and the ANSI Z35 Standard on Safety Signs into its requirements. This was a first but a somewhat limited introduction to the concept that safety signs and labels play an important role in safety management. (The two committees responsible for the development of those standards merged in 1979 to become the present ANSI Z535 Committee.)
In the period following the introduction of OSHA, a flurry of developments emerged involving the country's social awareness, regulatory environment and legal climate. These intended to protect the consumer and physical environment and to better assure the "right to know" concerning hazardous materials and conditions. In particular, product liability tort law expanded, developed rapidly and became a very significant issue. The theory referred to as "the duty to warn" emerged from the broad area of product liability tort law. In addition to the more traditional theories, which held that a manufacturer could be held liable for damages caused by design defects or manufacturing defects, the "duty to warn" theory held that there was a potential cause of action when "adequate warnings" were not provided. Such warnings were necessary to alert the product purchaser/consumer concerning hazards that may exist during the reasonably foreseeable use and misuse of the product.
The committee came to the realization that the "duty to warn" theory created new and different demands for safety signs and labels. At the same time, the committee also realized that the importance of creating a uniform visual system also required similarities in the way safety messages were presented, regardless of whether they appeared in the workplace or on a product. For a time, the committee operated on the idea that one standard could serve all. However, the essential differences ultimately led to the development of two distinct standards—ANSI Z535.2 for workplace applications and ANSI Z535.4 for product safety applications.
The "duty to warn" issue provided the impetus for the most significant growth and interest in the ANSI Z535 standards. Sales of the ANSI Z535.4 standard have historically eclipsed the sales of all other Z535 standards.
The ANSI Z535 ASC is currently finalizing revisions to the standards. How will the revised standards differ from the previous versions? What new requirements, recommendations or features will they include?
We try to be very careful about how we "evolve" the standards. We build upon existing requirements by deleting things that are no longer relevant and by adding things that will make application of the standards clearer. A person who has used the standards in the past will not have to completely change their signs and labels because we decided to "change the look."
Perhaps the most exciting change is the addition of a new informative annex that will appear in ANSI Z535.2, .4, .5 and .6. This annex is titled "Risk Estimation and Signal Word Selection." One of the common elements between our standards is the definition and use of specific signal words—Danger, Warning, Caution and Notice. Using these terms consistently is key in a uniform safety alerting system.
By consistently using specific signal words, along with a consistent use of color and format, the degree of risk is instantly recognized. For example, whenever a person sees a red "danger," regardless of whether it is on a product, in the workplace or on a sign, label or tag, there will be a consistent understanding that the particular hazard is severe and capable of immediately causing death or severe injury. The same objective holds true for the other signal words and their definitions.
In the past, we tried to rely on a simple, one-sentence definition to define the correct application of these signal words. These definitions were very nuanced, and the debate about how to best phrase them carried on for a while. During this revision cycle, the committee completely changed its approach and decided that rather than try to distill these definitions down to a cleverly written single sentence, the users of our standards might be better served if they were taken through the risk analysis process in a step-by-step fashion using simple flowcharts and matrices. We hope that this process will add a better degree of understanding and uniformity.
The ANSI Z535 ASC has also developed a new standard that, for the first time, will specifically address how to convey important safety information in printed materials such as assembly instructions, repair manuals and use-and-care booklets. How do you believe this new standard will improve injury and accident rates?
Look under the hood of a classic car from the 1950s or 1960s and then look under the hood of a car available today. In the last 50 years, our society has changed from one in which some degree of mechanical aptitude, a basic knowledge of electric circuits and a little bit of training could help someone work with most of the technology encountered in everyday life to one in which you need an extensive instruction manual just to operate the sound systems in new cars.
Along with increasing technological complexity, the social and legal demands for "full disclosure" of safety information have made printed instructions an essential part of most consumer products, industrial equipment and workplace environments. The ANSI Z535 standards are based on principles that should help the widest possible audience better recognize and understand the important safety information conveyed in printed instructions in addition to safety signs and labels.
What challenges did the ANSI Z535 ASC face during the revision process and during the development of the new standard?
Development of the new ANSI Z535.6 standard started on a very positive note because it addressed an area where there was a strong sense of need. Perhaps the biggest challenge was assessing the approaches already in use, determining which ones seemed to offer the best approaches and incorporating and possibly improving them. The subcommittee reviewed existing standards, regulations and over one hundred different product manuals.
Existing standards and regulations all seemed clear about the need for certain instructions as well as the topics that needed to be addressed. However, the subcommittee found that none of them really considered the issues of format, writing style and location in the document in a way that could have served as a template for the standard. Much like when we first developed the other standards, we needed to rely on the committee's expertise and on the findings of proprietary research projects to help develop this standard from scratch.
Does the ANSI Z535 ASC foresee any new areas in which the revised standards will be applied?
Our standards have already been applied in the widest possible array of applications that I can think of, including in the workplace, on many different products and in forms that vary from signs and labels to tags, barricade tapes and now instruction books. We want more people to become aware of the standards and to apply them.
When does the ANSI Z535 ASC expect the revised standards to be published, and how will the committee promote them to facilities and to safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals?
The new ANSI Z535.6 standard is available for purchase through Global Engineering Documents. The other standards are in their final review stages. I am optimistic that they will be available before mid-year. We take care in the way we evolve our standards. Anyone currently following the 2002 editions of the existing standards is on a very good course for addressing the requirements covered in the 2007 versions.
In terms of promotion, many of our committee members represent trade associations, are active on other standards committees and are often given the opportunity to make presentations at seminars and technical meetings. In the near future, we also plan to participate in the OSHA Alliance Program.
How is the ANSI Z535 ASC working to address signs and symbols used in multi-language workplaces?
From its beginnings, one of the important design considerations we have addressed in our committee has been how to effectively communicate safety information in a diverse cultural setting. We address not only multi-lingual environments, but also situations in which there are literacy problems. Our standards specifically address how to properly format multi-lingual safety signs, labels and instructional messages as well as how to design and evaluate symbols that can be used for "wordless" communication. Our standards incorporate and prescribe the use of specific safety colors as an additional wordless way to help communicate the relative severity and probability of safety issues.
How has the ANSI Z535 ASC integrated the need for signs and symbols into the traditional hierarchy of safety engineering? Do you feel that instead of first "engineering out" hazards or exposures, too many facilities rely on signs and symbols to warn people of these hazards and exposures? Is this hierarchy concept included in the ANSI Z535 standards series? Several standards committees, such as the Z359 Committee on Fall Arrest and Fall Protection, are currently working with ASSE (as the Secretariat) to address this very issue.
This is very important. In a simpler world, the traditional hierarchy that you refer to should be the framework against which the use of safety signs and labels is applied. However, in our society, the role of warnings and instructions is not just affected by engineering principles, but also by our social mores and expectations, which manifest in our legal, legislative and consensus standard development systems. In the nearly 30 years I have been involved in this area, our cultural expectations have continually increased regarding such things as "zero-defects" and full disclosure of information about potential risks.
The traditional design hierarchy calls for a judicious use of "warnings" only after first attempting to either design out or guard against reasonably foreseeable risks. In contrast, those higher societal expectations have driven a "full-court press" type of approach. In addition to addressing the issue by design or guarding, the use of a safety sign, label or safety instruction is now typically expected "just in case." It is easy to say that there are many unneeded and irrelevant safety signs or labels in use today. While I wish that were not the case, the fact is that if you carefully investigate the reason for the labels, there is usually some "history " behind their use.
Much debate has surrounded signage, stairway markings, lighting and placards used in buildings to assist in emergency rescue and evacuation. What role is the ANSI Z535 ASC playing in this debate? How is the committee working with NFPA and ASTM, which also have interest in these issues?
The committee has not been directly approached about this issue. This is not necessarily an unusual case. In addition to the ANSI Z535 committee, I am also involved in several product safety-related standards committees for specific industries and types of products. Whether or not a specific product needs some type of "warning label" is a typical point of discussion. Those discussions usually involve representatives of affected manufacturers, consumer interest groups and government regulatory agencies but not our committee. After those entities decide whether a safety sign, label or instructional message is necessary, then the ANSI Z535 standards should be used to determine how to design it for maximum recognition and understanding.
How can SH&E professionals best incorporate the ANSI Z535 standards series into their safety practices?
When situations arise in which there is a need for a safety sign, label or instructional message, the ANSI Z535 standards should always be used for determining their proper visual layout, including such factors as the use of proper signal words, colors, print layout and language style. In many cases, safety signs, labels and tags are available for purchase. Before purchase, SH&E professionals should make sure that the item follows the ANSI Z535 format. They should also ensure that the signal word and color combination used on the sign are in agreement with the level of risk in the particular safety situation.
What are the ANSI Z535 ASC's plans for 2007?
I once heard someone ask the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade manager, "When does Macy's start getting ready for the next parade?" The answer was, "As soon as they tear down and clean up the current parade." It is pretty much the same with us. Our primary focus for this year is to get all remaining standards published as soon as possible. Then we will continue to evolve our standards.
We operate on a four-to-six year revision cycle. (Prior editions were published in 1992, 1998 and 2002.) In the first part of that cycle, the committee will consider what needs to be improved, updated or changed. In each of our standards, we have a form for proposals. Anyone can submit a proposal to the committee regarding changes to the standards or a new idea. Much of what we do to change and update the standards comes as a direct result of these proposals.
The second half of the cycle mostly involves revising the standards and then sending them out to the committee and the general public for review and comment. This part of the process takes time, and it must be done carefully to meet ANSI's requirements for consensus and due process.
Gary Bell is the Product Safety Manager for the Sauder Woodworking Company in Archbold, Ohio. He began his career in the quality assurance field. The focus of his career activities shifted to product safety and liability prevention, where he now has over 25 years of experience.
Bell has developed and implemented policies and procedures for product safety and liability prevention for manufacturers of consumer, industrial and medical products. Other primary responsibilities have included providing legal support and expert testimony, managing product testing and reliability programs, serving as the corporate representative for regulatory affairs and participating in product safety-related trade associations and consensus standards development activities.
In addition to serving as Chair of the ANSI Z535 ASC, he also serves as Chair of the ANSI/SOHO S6.5 Committee on testing for small office/home office furniture. He is a member of two Underwriters Laboratories Standard Technical Panels for standards addressing furniture products (ANSI/UL 1678 and UL 962), ASTM Subcommittee F15.42 on Furniture Tipover and the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association's Engineering Standards Committee. Previously, he was a member of the National Fire Protection Association Committee on Finishing Processes, and he served on the Management Boards for the Product Safety Management Academy and the National Spray Equipment Manufacturers Association.
Bell is a Certified Quality Engineer, a Certified Product Safety Manager (Executive Level) and a Certified Safety Specialist. He holds a bachelor degree from Bowling Green State University and a master degree from the University of Arkansas.


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