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Droughts are considerably more difficult to define in quantitative terms than
floods. Droughts may be expressed in terms of rainfall deficits, soil moisture
deficits, lack of flow in a river, low groundwater levels, or low reservoir
levels; different definitions are used in different sectors. A hydrological
drought occurs when river or groundwater levels are low, and a water resources
drought occurs when low river, groundwater, or reservoir levels impact water
use. Low river flows in summer may not necessarily create a water resources
drought, for example, if reservoirs are full after winter; conversely, a short-lived
summer flood may not end a water resources drought caused by a prolonged lack
of reservoir inflows. Water resources droughts therefore depend not only on
the climatic and hydrological inputs but critically on the characteristics of
the water resource system and how droughts are managed. This section focuses
on hydrological drought, particularly on low river flows. Different studies
have used different indices of low river flows, including the magnitude of minimum
flows, the frequency at which flows fall below some threshold, the duration
of flow below a threshold, and the cumulative difference between actual flows
and some defined threshold.
At the global scale, Arnell (1999b) explored the change in the minimum annual
total runoff with a return period of 10 years under several scenarios, based
on HadCM2 and HadCM3 GCMs. He shows that the pattern of this measure of low
flow (which is relatively crude) changes in a similar way to average annual
runoff (as shown in Figure 4-1) but that the percentage
changes tend to be larger. Arnell (1999a) mapped a different index of low flow
across Europethe average summed difference between streamflow and the
flow exceeded 95% of the time, while flows are below this thresholdunder
four scenarios. The results suggest a reduction in the magnitude of low flows
under most scenarios across much of western Europe, as a result of lower flows
during summer, but an amelioration of low flows in the east because of increased
winter flows. In these regions, however, the season of lowest flows tends to
shift from the current winter low-flow season toward summer.
Döll et al. (1999) also modeled global runoff at a spatial resolution
of 0.5°x0.5°, not only for average climatic conditions but also for
typical dry years. The annual runoff exceeded in 9 years out of 10 (the 10-year
return period drought runoff) was derived for each of more than
1,000 river basins covering the whole globe. Then the impact of climate change
on these runoff values was computed by scaling observed temperature and precipitation
in the 1-in-10 dry years with climate scenarios of two different GCMs (Chapter
3), ECHAM4/OPYC3 and GFDL-R15. Climate variability was assumed to remain constant.
For the same GHG emission scenario, IS92a, the two GCMs compute quite different
temperature and more so precipitation changes. With the GFDL scenario, runoff
in 2025 and 2075 is simulated to be higher in most river basins than with the
ECHAM scenario. The 1-in-10 dry year runoff is computed to decrease between
the present time (19611990 climate) and 2075 by more than 10% on 19% (ECHAM)
or 13% (GFDL) of the global land area (Table 4-4)
and to increase by more than 50% on 22% (ECHAM) or 49% (GFDL) of the global
land area. These results underline the high sensitivity of computed future runoff
changes to GCM calculations.
There have been several other studies into changes in low flow indicators at
the catchment scale. Gellens and Roulin (1998), for example, simulated changes
in low flows in several Belgian catchments under a range of GCM-based scenarios.
They show how the same scenario could produce rather different changes in different
catchments, depending largely on the catchment geological conditions. Catchments
with large amounts of groundwater storage tend to have higher summer flows under
the climate change scenarios considered because additional winter rainfall tends
to lead to greater groundwater recharge (the extra rainfall offsets the shorter
recharge season). Low flows in catchments with little storage tend to be reduced
because these catchments do not feel the benefits of increased winter recharge.
Arnell and Reynard (1996) found similar results in the UK. The effect of climate
change on low flow magnitudes and frequency therefore can be considered to be
very significantly affected by catchment geology (and, indeed, storage capacity
in general). Dvorak et al. (1997) also showed how changes in low flow measures
tend to be proportionately greater than changes in annual, seasonal, or monthly
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WHITLEY COUNTY — Residents of a southeast Whitley County home escaped the burning house without injury, but left their home heavily damaged.The house, which was located between County Roads 300 and 400 E. on Ind. 114, was damaged by a fire which began in the chimney Thursday morning at 8 a.m.Firefighters from Jefferson, Columbia and Washington townships in Whitley County responded to the blaze at 3391 E. Ind. 114, along with departments from Allen and Huntington Counties. Smoke detectors alerted the home owners to the fire, and both people inside the house were able to get out without injury. A volunteer firefighter was taken to the hospital complaining of chest pain.The U.S. Fire Administration tells homeowners to test their smoke alarms at least once a month and have chimneys cleaned yearly to prevent fires.

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In an editorial previously on OSNews, there was some amount of detail about the upcoming US digital television switch, coming (now somewhat tentatively) on February 17th. Apparently, some 21 million Americans are still waiting for the $40 coupons the government promised but could eventually not deliver seeing as how the well went dry. These millions of Americans, assumed to not have gone out and bought a digital converter despite being coupon-less, will now be at a loss of "news, information, and emergency alerts" come the official switcheroo (but we all secretly know they mean "soaps, game shows, and sitcoms"). For this reason, some of those political fellows are vying to delay the transition to June 12th; a good idea, or will this just cause more confusion and problems with the already fuzzy topic? A great deal of money has been spent on telling the public "January 17th, 2009, folks!" for years now. Is it really worth it to delay?


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Juventus are on the verge of signing Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, according to reports in Italy.
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- Rzouki: Conte left no heir apparent at Juve
Gazzetta dello Sport and Turin-based sports newspaper Tuttosport claim the Spain U21 international is set to join the Italian champions in a 17.5 million-pound transfer.
Morata, who was part of Real's first team under coach Carlo Ancelotti last season, is set to sign a four-year contract with the Bianconeri.
Despite scoring eight goals in 23 La Liga appearances in the 2013-14 campaign, Morata made just three starts, and the 21-year-old is keen to leave the Santiago Bernabeu in search of more playing time.
He has one year left in his contract with the European champions, and is also a reported target of Arsenal and Wolfsburg.
Juve have faced upheaval of late, with coach Antonio Conte resigning on Tuesday and being replaced by Massimiliano Allegri the following day.
Fabio Quagliarella has since left the Bianconeri to return to Torino, while the club have warned that Manchester United target Arturo Vidal is not for sale.
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A new "eye-popping" trend among American teens has created several health concerns that beg the question, how far should one go for a Halloween costume?
Decorative contact lenses, a popular Halloween accessory and celebrity adornment, have ophthalmologists cringing and urging wearers to consider the serious eye safety risks that these fashion statements pose to eye health.
"Contacts are clear plastic lenses that, when appropriately shaped, can better focus light onto the retina, reducing the need for glasses in some and providing vision for others when glasses don't work," said Matthew Giegengack, M.D., assistant professor of ophthalmology. "Cosmetic and novelty lenses are of a similar material, but instead of being clear are colored to change the wearer's appearance. The risks associated with prescribed contact lenses may be worth the benefit of good vision, but the risks associated with decorative contacts are not worth the benefit of a cool costume."
While they may be considered fashionable by youth, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that the use of non-corrective, over-the-counter decorative contact lenses can have negative and harmful effects on one's eyes and eye safety.
When contact lenses like Halloween contacts have not been properly fitted or prescribed for an individual by an eye care professional, the wearer could experience eye complications such as conjunctivitis, commonly called pink eye, corneal swelling, eye infection, allergic reaction, corneal abrasion, corneal ulcers, vision impairment and, in extreme cases, blindness.
"I perform one corneal transplant a month for someone with a complication from a contact lens-related infection," said Giegengack. "These complications are more frequent in those that misuse their lenses."
Giegengack does not condone the use of decorative contacts for any reason, however, if the contacts are on the Halloween must-have list, he suggests the following eye safety steps to more safely obtain these ornamental lenses and avoid eye injuries:
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Today is 11/11/11, kind of an awesome (and easy to remember) date for a planned occasion like a wedding, or even a trickier-to-plan event like a birth. Indeed, Iowa obstetrician Ross Valone has offered to refund fees to his patients who give birth on this palindromic day, reports the Des Moines Register. The fee, which can run from $900 to $2,000, will be deposited into a bank account in the baby's name. The money can be accessed upon the child's 21st birthday.
Dr. Valone announced the offer back in February, precisely nine months ago. He is scheduled to perform two C-sections, but he says he may also have two other induced births by the day's end, for women who have reached full term in their pregnancies.
Plus: Hospital Bans Elective C-Sections and Labor Inductions
Expectant moms in Des Moines aren't the only women eager to give birth on this special day, though. Hospitals in large Indian cities like New Delhi and Mumbai have been flooded with requests from middle-class mothers who insisted on giving birth today, according to the UK's Telegraph.
"We had many requests from expecting mothers, who wanted to deliver their babies on 11/11/11 as they consider it to be an auspicious day," explained Dr. Madhu Goel, a gynecologist at New Delhi's Rockland Hospital.
Plus: Study: Women Avoid Giving Birth on Halloween
And in South Korea, the number of appointments for scheduled C-section births on November 11th this year was up 20% from the previous years, reports Reuters.
How do you feel about designer birthdays? Would you induce labor or plan a c-section just to have your child born on a special day?


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Woz, My dad bought an Apple //c back in 1982 (I think) after our Commodore 64 failed to impress him. We had a neighbor who had a //c as well, so we pirated software between us, based on what we could find on Bulletin Boards (with my 300 baud modem). Yes, we also made some purchases, but at the time, none of us had any real appreciation for what we had.
I used my //c to play a bunch of games, make posters and signs, and write school papers. I thought I was the coolest kid in school, because I had a "computer". At the time, I had no idea what Apple was about, and had someone mentioned the names Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or anyone else mentioned in "Pirates", I would have given a dumb, blank stare in response. To me, it was this cool toy that did just about anything I could imagine wanting to do.
I took a BASIC class in high school, and learned on IBM computers. When I discovered that I could write BASIC programs on my //c, I was ecstatic! I started writing simple programs to flash names of girls on the screen who I had crushes on, and so on. We're talking really simple here. But seeing these things work gave me such a feeling of happiness and confidence, I can't begin to express it.
When my dad decided it was time to get a newer, better computer in 1987(?), I figured "ok, something bigger and better than my //c". I had no clue what I was in for. He bought a Mac SE, and the first thing I remember saying to him when he showed me the interface was "Why do I have to click the mouse twice? Shouldn't it be once? That's stupid!" When I left for college in 1989, I took my //c and a handful of games (my favorite being "Below The Root", which I used to LOVE), along with AppleWorks (the original AppleWorks). I used it for two years, and then came back home to finish my degree.
In the next several years, living with my parents, I graduated with an MBA, and started using a 6100/60, and just before my parents moved to Florida (leaving me to pay rent in our house in Staten Island, NY), I bought a Mac Clone (PowerBase). I set up my //c on my desk right next to my PowerBase, and at one point in time, I even got the //c to call the Mac (using that old 300 baud modem). It stayed connected only long enough for me to write "Hi" to myself, and when I saw it appear on the Mac screen, I couldn't believe my eyes. Here was a 16-year-old computer talking to a 16-day-old computer. At the time, Steve Jobs was just returning to Apple, and I started to hear his name a lot more frequently. I researched him, found out a bit about his past, and discovered your name, and your involvement. Prior to this, I really didn't follow the computer industry much, except to know that I was using the better, less popular platform.
I now own a Yosemite G3/400, and my PowerBase is connected via Ethernet and sitting under my desk, but the //c sits proudly on the desk next to the Blue G3. I now know and appreciate who it was who created the //c, and who wrote the BASIC that I used to make Stacey and Laura's names appear flashing on my screen. I now understand who you are, and what you are about, and I feel foolish for calling Steve Jobs my "hero". Granted, as a current AAPL shareholder, and Mac user/evangelist, he is a hero of sorts, but when it comes to computers in general, my early involvement, and the joy I got when I was a kid, I now know that it is you I have to thank for putting in the blood, sweat and tears (not to mention putting up with Steve Jobs!).
I almost never use the //c anymore, but even at 17 years old, it still boots up, and still runs programs off those flimsy floppies. I even found a girl recently who had a //e and used to play Below The Root! Too bad, she was not interested in going out with me. Her loss :)
I have a "cool" Web site at http://www.stealth.net which you will find amusing, if not creative and cool, just for the navigation metaphor.
Thanks, Woz, for inventing the machine that made me love computers, and helping start the company that has shaped so many important details in my adult computing life. Whether you wanted it or not, whether you cared or not, you made a difference to a lot of people, and I, for one, will forever cherish that. You're my hero.
For quite a long time I laid quite low and had no idea that so many people were fans for the right reasons. I figured that many were fans just because they had the Apple Macintosh and loved it, as I do, and heard my name. But so many were touched the right way by the Apple ][. It truly had an impact that no modern computer can. In your own story I see that a couple of simple things (games, BBS, flashing names, etc.) that truly inspired you. I look back to my own such experiences in my youth, largely before computers but related to science and electronics, so emotionally that I know that those experiences truly shaped my life. Even my father, an engineer, is very important to me now, more so than when he was around. I'm even thankful for the 'right' books that I stumbled on that gave me direction here.
Before computers, many fewer of us typed. But I was a very good typist, even acing out the girls in typing 2 in HS. I'm not so fast anymore, because I switched to Dvorak and use a tiny PowerBook keyboard, but...Anyway, at one point in my life, my third year of college, the most important thing I owned was an IBM Selectric Typewriter. Steve Jobs and I got a couple for a blue box, The next year, my most important possession would be my HP-35 calculator. But when I got to designing what became the early Apple computers I had to have the circuitry complete and in front of me and usable like a typewriter. Being around HP calculators was a boon to seeing computers this way too. So I always liked computers that sat right in front of you, like a typewriter. I use only PowerBooks these days. The Apple ][c was truly my favorite Apple ][. It had to be plugged in, but with an LCD screen it was incredibly small in it's day. I'm always glad to be reminded of it by people like you.
Your web site is VERY cool and really grabbed me instantly. Instantly it seems a lot more negotiable than almost any others, even if you're a Windows user. If mine gets done in this style you won't sue me for violating your look and feel, will you? (kidding)
Good luck, and don't get fooled as to what is good and what is junk.


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Summerlander wrote: Your analogy, I'm afraid, doesn't hold any water: whatever is being experienced, be it dream or reality, can feel real to the individual at the time. In fact, a dream can be said to feel real, and, at times, a real life experience can be so shocking as to be said to feel "unreal."
I dont disput that at all (I dont know where you got the idea I disagreed with that). Ive been saying that myself, both dreams and astral projections can feel very real (thou there is a very very slight difference feel.. a sense of knowing.. like a psi sense of knowing.. but its so subtle it can be very hard to tell). Also your phase state is an altered state of consciousness... I agree too that these states start with one of those.
lucid dreams can give practitioners the impression that they are somewhere other than where their sleeping bodies lie: this is, by definition, an out-of-body experience. (Emphasis on the word experience: note that, originally and rightfully, the "OBE" term does not empirically posit that the out-of-body state is the case, it merely tells that the individual has the experience of being "out-of-body" - thus, it still leaves room for the meritable interpretation that what is experienced is an illusion.)
If you are going to use the term OBE like that, and you are right it may be used like that too. I should start refering to what Im refering to as astral projection instead.
Photos don't cut it, especially in this day and age.
The photo I was refering to was not a digital one and one I'd inspected and had the marks on the back (Kodak or something.. it had been developed by a well known photo place). This was back before we all had computers and digital cameras.
Nobody has ever proved, scientifically, that such things happen, so, it is irresponsible to prematurely claim that they do and that astral projection (travelling to astral planes in spirit), and "real-time zone" OBEs, are real. We have all come across Monroesque propaganda and some of us have read Robert Bruce's "Astral Dynamics" treatise - in the end, they are just ideas often passed on as truisms. Where is the evidence?
Those who experience this dont care if it hasnt been proved. I resonate to Robert Bruces stuff and do believe he's a valid astral projector. Some of his stranger experiences in the astral, were exactly like mine!!.. even thou I hadnt read his stuff till after I had my experiences (and Im sure he hadnt read my stuff online and copied my experiences into his book!! but I guess you will say you think I should consider that may of occured).
I've done it so many times, and, so far, nothing. In fact, this is something that Stephen LaBerge, who, by and large, takes the hard-nosed approach, recommends in his "Exploring The World of Lucid Dreaming." If you believe the bedroom before you is the physical world, test it. Otherwise you're just having a WILD. This I can claim insofar as experience can ascertain: Every time I have made attempts to separate from my physical body I have always found myself lucidly gallivanting in a dream world capable of closely replicating the familiarity of my home environment.
Well you just had a WILD then.
I am yet to come across someone who has had real OBEs and can prove it. You are welcome to visit me in the OBE-state and bruise my buttock if you like. That would certainly shut me up.
I will remember that in case I ever get bored of doing LD and go back to doing AP.
You should go on the James Randi show. One million dollars is still up for grabs.
Are you aware that he wants the person to pay all the costs of the experiment and with the way he wants things set up.. they are large costs.. due to things like this.. people dont take up his offer. (I spoke to some of his people in the past about setting up a reiki healing experiment).
You could still have had (in the completely subjective dream sense) a mere nightmare, and, having heard your account of it, the high priest fed you a pack of lies. Isn't this more feasible? Or don't you like this interpretation? Note again how religious sects claim to know more on such matters without any evidence whatsoever.
Yes is possible but I do believe he wasnt lying. I learnt later on (after our talk) that it was actually a common thing for Wiccians to have house protection or wards. Talk to most serious Wiccian people and ask them if they have set up wards or protection around their house and you will see that most will say yes! So its doubtful he lied. Its more likely due to him being a high priest of an coven, that he in fact did this. (and I know his coven isnt a lie as I did go to one group meeting before I started taking one to one lessons with him).
But you are right.. that is something someone could lie about but it doesnt explain my other experiences thou.


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) —
Washington flouts its own rules and spends more than $1.5 billion a year at overseas factories that have a history of legal violations, the New York Times said.
Violations in countries including Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Pakistan and Vietnam include locked fire exits, buildings in danger of collapsing, falsified wage records and recurring hand punctures from sewing needles when workers are pushed to hurry up, the newspaper said.
U.S. agencies buy from these knitting, dyeing and sewing facilities despite a U.S. Labor Department "zero tolerance" policy regarding federal agencies using overseas plants that break local laws, the Times said.
Shirts with U.S. Marine Corps logos sold in U.S. military stores were made at DK Knitwear Ltd. of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where a 2010 audit found child laborers made up a third of the workforce, the Times said.
Clothing sold by the Smithsonian Institution was made by Georgie & Lou Co. in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where workers were illegally penalized more than 5 percent of their $10 daily wage if any clothing they made was imperfect, the Times said, basing what it said on audits and interviews at factories.
Georgie & Lou calls itself "an eco-sustainable company" on its website, a United Press International check indicated.
U.S. Army and Air Force clothes were made at Zongtex Garment Manufacturing Ltd. in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were an audit this year found nearly two dozen underage workers, some as young as 15.
Several young workers told the Times they were instructed to hide from inspectors.
"Sometimes people soil themselves at their sewing machines" because of restrictions on bathroom breaks, one worker said.
Frank Benenati, a spokesman for the Office of Management and Budget, which oversees federal procurement policy, told the Times the administration was making progress in improving oversight.
"The administration is committed to ensuring that our government is doing business only with contractors who place a premium on integrity and good business ethics," he said.
Federal agencies rarely know what factories make their clothes because they buy from contractors, the Times said.
The agencies exercise less oversight over their foreign suppliers than do many retailers, procurement officials and industry experts told the newspaper.
There is no law prohibiting the federal government from buying clothes produced overseas under unsafe or abusive conditions.


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We have talked before about the importance of not sharing everything on your Facebook page. What tends to be the most common mistake in social media (regardless of the platform) is sharing too much or simply sharing with the wrong people. So it's always good to take precautions.
Did you know, though, that you could be sharing without realizing? This unknown, and sometimes unwanted swapping of data is due to the default settings of your Facebook account. Once you have signed up, created your online identity, and logged on, Facebook already has you sharing more than just your favorite photos and current check-in's. It's also sharing those people in your network.
Why is this important to control?
You may want to be open and public with your own opinions, but there is the matter of friends you may want to keep hidden from the same public eye. You may not want to openly share with the world the people that populate your network. With your Friends list complete open to the public, anyone — anyone — can go through your Friends gallery, click on any name, and request a connection. If you know that you have a friend that may be a touch shy and unwilling to meet new people on a whim; or if you are protective of your network and wish to only share its membership with people you really know, protecting your Friends on Facebook is quite easy.
- Go to Facebook and log in (if you are not logged in already).
- Go to top-right corner of your Facebook page, there is a menu there that has your name, Find Friends, and Home. Single-click on your name. (You may also see your name under the "Facebook" logo at the top-left of your screen. You can click that, too, as that link also takes you to the right place.)
- You should see your "Friends" gallery to the right of your Statistics (your job, where you're located, where you went to school, etc.). Go on and single-click your Friends gallery to enter it.
- At the very top of your Friends list, you will see towards the upper-right (just underneath your name) two buttons: "Edit" and "Find Friends." Single-click the "Edit" button.
- A window appears that reads "Who can see your full friend list on your timeline?" and also shows (by default) a small icon of the world. Single-click the "globe" icon to reveal your options.
- In this drop menu of options, you can either have your Friends be:
- Public: This means everyone is visible to people who are friends with you and with casual people just looking at your webpage.
- Friends: Only your approved Friends will have access to your Friends list.
- Only Me: This option will make your Friends completely Private, so you and only you will be able to see your network.
- Custom: This takes a bit more planning but here you can make your Friends visible to the people in your network, just you, specific lists you create, or people tagged in photographs. Another option offered here is you can hide your Friends from specific people or lists in your network.
- Choose your option and the "Edit" window closes automatically.
This is how you can keep your Friends and your network secure from unwanted attention. By locking down your network (the tightness of that lockdown clearly up to you), you can now protect your friends from unwanted or unwarranted contacts. At the Meso Foundation we know how serious you take your privacy, and if you are concerned about the privacy of your friends, as well, we are here to make sure when you update a status or share a photo, you do so safely and securely.
That addiction to Farmville, however…no, we can't help you there. Sorry.
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The 2016 BMW 5-Series is available as the 4-cylinder 528i, 6-cylinder 535i, or V8 550i, and all are offered with rear-wheel drive standard or optional xDrive all-wheel drive. 528i models include a 2.0L 4-cylinder making 241 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, with peak torque achieved at just 1,250 rpm. The 3.0L 6-cylinder in 535i models makes 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet, while a diesel option in the 535d produces 256 horsepower and 413 pound-feet. The 4.4L V8 in the 550i generates 445 horsepower and 480 pound-feet.
The M5 gets a high-output version of the 4.4L V8. In this trim, it makes 560 horsepower and 500 lb-feet of torque.
Each of these engines is twin-turbocharged, with direct injection and BMW's Valvetronic system, which can vary intake valve lift to both save fuel and aid responsiveness, and each is paired with an 8-speed STEPTRONIC automatic transmission. Engine Auto Start/Stop also helps save fuel in stop-and-go driving by stopping the engine momentarily, then starting it smartly when you begin to ease off the brake pedal. An "Eco Pro" mode allows for more mindful driving, while a single Driving Dynamics Control selector lets the driver click between Comfort, Normal, Sport and Sport+ modes that coordinate throttle and transmission response, steering boost, stability-control intervention and in equipped cars, the Dynamic Damping Control suspension (which helps combine a soft ride with crisp response when you need it) and Active Roll Stabilization (which reduces lean in cornering). Additionally, a system called Integral Active Steering is available and gives the 5-Series sedan a more nimble feel by steering -- slightly -- with the rear wheels.
While BMW claims 36 mpg from the 535d, those looking for even greener performance will want to look at the ActiveHybrid5, which pairs the 300-horsepower turbocharged 6-cylinder engine with a 54-horsepower electric-motor system and 1.3-kWh lithium-ion battery pack; the hybrid system delivers its power through the 8-speed automatic and it accelerates to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. In other words, it's just as quick as the 535i, only more fuel-efficient.
The 5-Series lineup includes great seats in all variants; in front they're widely adjustable and especially good for taller drivers. BMW's iDrive screen-driven interface comes in all 5-Series models and it's been improved in recent years with more intuitive, streamlined menus and controls.
BMW's 5-Series models have traditionally touted some of the most advanced safety-technology features in the business, and in this respect the latest models don't at all disappoint. Options on the lineup include active cruise control, a night vision system, a head-up display, a parking assistant and Driver Assistance packages bring lane departure warning with collision mitigation plus active blind-spot detection and multiple camera views.
Either through the Sport Package or through the M Sport Package, sport suspension is available as well as larger wheels, an M Sport steering wheel and an aero kit. A 15-speaker sound system is available as an a-la-carte option, but those willing to splurge will appreciate the awesome sound of the 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen premium system.
The M5 offers an optional Competition Package aimed to improve the already impressive performance. It adds high-performance exhaust, 15 more horsepower output, stronger suspension tuning and unique 20-inch wheels.
All 5-Series models include dual-zone climate control, rain-sensing wipers, power heated mirrors, xenon adaptive headlamps, dynamic cruise control, navigation and other extras. All but the base 528i get a few additional upgrades, to Dakota leather plus power multi-contour front seats, a rear-view camera and park distance control. A 10.25-inch multifunction instrument display allows multiple gauge layouts depending on which Driving Dynamics mode is engaged.
The 5-Series Gran Turismo is a unique body style that is part wagon and part hatchback, with a somewhat taller seating position more like that of a utility vehicle. Back-seat space in the Gran Turismo is superior to that in the 5-Series sedan, with a better view outward and a unique two-piece tailgate. Folding rear seats add more cargo versatility and convenience.
Available packages on the 5-Series include a Cold Weather option that includes a heated steering wheel and seats, a Dynamic Handling Package and an Executive Package and Luxury Package, which both add ultra-premium touches like exclusive leather surfaces, ceramic controls, a power tailgate, upgraded wood trim and a Bang & Olufsen sound system.
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"Skits On Ice/Martha's Steamed!"
Skits on Ice - Skits is afraid of hockey pucks, but why? Helen tells the story of how puppy Skits chased a puck onto thin ice, and how quick thinking by Martha saved the day. Vocabulary: (E) risky, thaw(ing), solid, freeze/frozen, defrost (I) ice(y), cold, melt, puck, hockey, thin. Martha's Steamed! - When Helen and Martha discover a dog locked in a hot car on a sweltering summer's day, they snap into action. D
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Volunteering in LWSD
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Volunteers play an important role supporting student learning in Lake Washington School District (LWSD). Currently, LWSD has over 15,000 approved volunteers. These volunteers are parents, relatives, community members and students who are committed to helping students be successful. Volunteers enrich student learning opportunities in classrooms, in schools and on field trips.
Volunteering in Lake Washington School District
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Volunteers can help in classrooms, offices or the school library. Volunteers can help with the following activities:
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Each school also has a PTSA or parent organization that uses volunteers for its programs. Contact your school's PTSA or parent organization for more information.
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Skip to comments.Environmentally Engineered Landfill in Kirkuk is First for Iraq
Posted on 03/02/2009 3:22:56 PM PST by SandRat
| KIRKUK, Iraq, March 2, 2009 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is part of a joint, multinational effort to provide solutions for city officials here on what to do with the 900 tons of trash Kirkuk residents generate daily.
To solve the citys garbage problem, coalition forces initiated a sustained solid-waste management program for Kirkuk in 2005. To find an environmentally safe solution to the citys garbage collection and disposal dilemma, the soldiers worked with the city and provincial governments, the provincial reconstruction team, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division.
The central piece is the $8.8 million sanitary landfill project, which meets both the highest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and European Union Landfill Directive standards. The site represents the first environmentally engineered and constructed landfill in Iraq.
The landfill project, built using Commanders Emergency Response Program funds, was completed by the Irbil-based Zana Group in February 2008. The 48-acre site is 10 miles south of Kirkuk and has an expected lifespan of 10 to 12 years, engineers said.
To increase the capacity of landfill sites and to conform to current EPA standards, solid waste must now be processed through a transfer waste station where garbage is compacted. The Kirkuk landfill soon will have two solid waste transfer stations to provide added capacity and to compact the trash before its transferred to the landfill. The Gulf Region North districts Kirkuk Area Office is the contract manager for the construction of the solid waste transfer sites. The Dalo Construction Co. of Kirkuk completed the first transfer station, located south of the city, in December 2007. The second solid waste site, located just north of the city, is scheduled for completion in June. Each station has the capacity to handle 300 tons of waste per day. At full capacity, eight tractor trailers transfer the 18 40-ton capacity transfer trailers to the landfill site continuously throughout the day.
The first waste transfer station is being fully utilized, and the Iraqis are implementing some of their own ideas at the waste transfer station, Army Lt. Col. J.B. Chadwick, officer in charge of the Kirkuk Area Office, said. For example, they are removing large pieces of metal from the trash for potential recycling. The site of the second waste transfer station was selected due to its proximity to the Kirkuk Ring Road project, which will allow quick and easy access to the site from the city of Kirkuk and from the waste transfer station to the landfill.
The price tag for each solid waste site is $2.5 million, with funding for the projects coming from several agencies, including the United Nations Office of Project Services. The Development Group Iraq Trust Fund is paying for the citys garbage trucks. The South Korean government donated the collection vehicles and loaders used at the sites.
The solid waste sites and landfill will employ more than 700 local workers, adding well-paying jobs and a much-needed boost to the citys local economy.
The major concern by the solid waste project partners was how to sustain such a massive operation after the subject-matter experts leave Iraq. To keep Kirkuks solid waste plan in place for the long term, the agencies instituted training in all aspects of the operation. U.S. Air Force technicians conduct vehicle and maintenance training with employees, and the Research Triangle Institute International instructs local managers on landfill operations, maintenance and site management training.
(Mike Scheck works in Gulf Region North for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division.)
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