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Hybrid, medium-duty trucks are here
|Photos Courtesy of Calstart, Unless Otherwise Noted.
|There were 36 hybrid trucks in convoy during the Hybrid Truck Users Forum convention last year in Indiana.
Given the proliferation of hybrid-electric consumer vehicles in the marketplace, the logical question that landscapers might be asking is: "Where are the fuel-efficient medium-duty trucks that I need to operate more cost-effectively?"
Several truck manufacturers are coming out with hybrid vehicles, which can be fitted with a variety of bodies and equipment. In fact, some are for sale right now at select dealers. They are more expensive than a regular gas or diesel truck, but there are some substantial financial incentives from state and federal governments to motivate companies to go hybrid, and as hybrid trucks become more common, prices will drop.
"It's growing rapidly, and hopefully will continue to do so," Richard Parish says of the hybrid truck industry.
Parish is the senior program manager for HTUF (the Hybrid Truck Users Forum), www.calstart.org/programs/htuf/, an offshoot of CALSTART, which is a private nonprofit devoted to developing more efficient transportation technologies for commercial interests. Partnered with the U.S. Army's National Automotive Center (the armed services are also developing hybrid vehicles) and supported by the Hewlett Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, HTUF is the leading organization in the nation trying to bring truck manufacturers and end users together in the development of hybrids that can be used for everything from delivery vehicles to buses and semi-trucks. Parish works out of the organization's Denver, Colo., office. HTUF's headquarters are in Pasadena, Calif.
Parish says that HTUF has several "working groups" addressing different segments of industry to promote research and development from manufacturers and, ultimately, fleet use. The goal is to introduce substantial numbers of fuel-efficient medium-duty trucks to industries that utilize them, particularly in urban areas where huge fuel savings can be realized through the use of hybrid-electric technology.
"Hybrids do best in a stop-and-go situation, or if you go to a job and operate equipment and the engine is idling," Parish says. Either one of those scenarios could apply to landscape crews. A lot of development work has been done on delivery vehicles, for example, because of the large potential for fuel efficiency.
Parish says that although you may not be using a hybrid truck now to haul sod, transport heavy equipment or dump green waste, you soon could be. The technology is similar to that used in hybrid passenger cars, but developed separately for trucks. The hybrid-electric drivetrain is the most common, wherein an electric motor acts in parallel or in series with an internal combustion engine. These are not scaled-up versions of cars, but completely new designs for heavy-duty transportation.
In one hybrid version, the truck's starter and flywheel are replaced with an electric motor that sits on the chassis in front of the automatic transmission. Another version is placed in the driveshaft behind the transmission, and another is attached to the truck differential. Nothing is uniform between the different truck manufacturers, Parish says, though almost all are integrated with diesel, rather than gas, engines.
|Photo Courtesy of Peterbilt.
|Medium-size hybrid trucks, such as this model by Peterbilt, are becoming available for landscape use across the U.S.
|There is growing interest in hybrid trucks, which can be modified for use in landscaping and other industries and are for sale from several manufacturers.
The result is a medium-duty truck that uses a battery-powered electric motor to start the vehicle rolling and for use with slow speeds, while the diesel engine kicks in for longer hauls at higher speeds. The recharging of the batteries is done through the brake system. Several heavy batteries are required, but these are more easily stored under the truck body than they could be in a small car trunk.
There are several hybrid-electric, medium-duty trucks now available for sale, though production is just starting and availability, thus far, is through select dealerships. Parish lists International, Freightliner, Peterbilt and Kenworth as manufacturers of hybrids with trucks on the market in the Class 4 to 6 range. One of the most active is Azure Dynamics, which develops hybrid technology and pairs it with different manufacturer's bodies. An example is the product of medium-duty trucks with the Ford 450 body and an Azure Dynamics drive. Another active technology provider is Enova Systems.
"What we're hoping to do is motivate some additional hybrid products in those classes," Parish says, particularly by the American big three carmakers: GM, Ford and Chrysler. With the economy lagging and fuel prices low right now, manufacturers are slow to push hybrid development, he says.
The benefits of hybrid-electric transportation are obvious. Fuel savings from the different manufacturers and different truck classes range from 20 to 50 percent, Parish says, depending on how you use the vehicle. Another benefit is the availability of electric power for field operations on a battery-powered vehicle. He says that 2 to 5 kilowatts of AC power can be available through an inverter on the truck. Custom truck bodies for the power trains can be ordered through body suppliers, just as with normal trucks.
Hydraulic power systems for job usage are also now available, with the hydraulic pump being driven by the battery system. This enables equipment such as booms to be operated just as they would be on normal trucks. For the future, hydraulic hybrid drive systems are being developed that would replace the truck's electric motor with a pressure-driven hydraulic wheel drive.
The cost differential (of a hybrid-electric vehicle versus a regular gas or diesel) is about $20,000 to $40,000, Parish says. That is due to the higher cost of hybrid technology and extra batteries. That is a lot of money, but fuel savings goes a long way to offset it, and, in fact, may more than compensate for that over the life of the vehicle. In addition, he projects that maintenance cost savings could be substantial in a hybrid truck because of reduced wear and tear on the diesel engine and the brakes.
"If you do a life-cost analysis, with the growth of fuel costs as well as lower maintenance costs, it turns out that you do save dollars over a 10-year life cycle," Parish emphasizes.
There are also government incentives that can really reduce the cost of a hybrid vehicle. Already, there are Internal Revenue Service tax savings, with commercial hybrid vehicles listed for special deductions. Parish says that in addition, incentives are in the pipeline that would provide a straight rebate, some of this money coming from the U.S. economic recovery stimulus package, but administered through individual states. On top of that, California will be offering its own voucher/rebate system for these vehicles, and other states could follow. The end savings would be thousands of dollars—some of it in up-front costs—with an additional benefit of a reduction in diesel emissions.
In addition to the developments in hybrid technologies, work is being done in other power systems such as all-electric and hydrogen fuel cells for use in trucks. There is also a new movement to provide hybrid-electric power to construction equipment, such as backhoes and trenchers. All of this technology lags behind the hybrid truck movement.
One irony is that pickup trucks, which are the backbone of many industries, are way behind in the use of hybrid-electric drives. They are available in SUVs of all sorts, but not in pickups. That is being remedied, with a lot of development done in particular by GM and Toyota, but Parish says that it hasn't been shown so far that a lot of extra fuel savings can be effected through hybrid-electric drives in pickups. However, the Silverado line of pickups from Chevrolet is offering a hybrid drive this year.
In the meantime, hybrid-electric, medium-duty trucks are becoming more available from several manufacturers. "They're very slick systems," Parish says of the trucks, which have proven, just as hybrid cars, to be reliable transportation.
For additional information on the laws regarding alternative fuel vehicles and the tax credits and incentives available, visit the U.S. Department of Energy Web site at www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/hybrid_electric_laws.html.
To see hybrid trucks from various manufacturers and to find dealers, visit the following Web sites:
Azure Dynamics: www.azuredynamics.com
Don Dale resides in Altadena, Calif., and is a frequent contributor to Turf. He has covered the green industry for more than 10 years.


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A New Month
I can not believe that it is already March, but I am definetly happy about it! I don't know about you but I am ready for winter to be over and for some warmer weather! Most likely warm weather up here in Vermont is a still a far way off, but here is to dreaming ;)
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13 January 2008
Bentolicious I
Yam hearts
Flower eggs
Edamame skewers
Brown rice balls [from the freezer]
Soy sauce fish
Cuke hearts
Orange jello
Tuna patties [from the freezer]
Ketchup Monkey
Cheese cars
Cashews + white chocolate chips
Squash cubes
Apple sauce container [grandma's, from the freezer]
Flower cheese
Kiwi balls
Heart egg
Cherry tomato
Brown rice ball [from the freezer]
Orange slice
Apple sauce
Flower egg
Cheese diamonds [upon request]
Mini M&Ms + cashews + craisins
Ritz crackers and cheese
Salad Pocky
Tortilla chips
Green beans
Strawberry yogurt
Apple Cheese
Kiwi + Banana slice
Flower / Star toast
Chicken sausage
Mini M&Ms
Nut Butter Balls
Strawberry tomatoes
Yam cars
Brown rice ball [from the freezer]
Banana yogurt
Peanut Butter Balls
New Skewers
Anything on a Skewer
Bentolicious II
Bentolicious III
18 comments:
Wow I want to be adopted or at least come to lunch
- 13 January, 2008 06:33
- Jackie said...
Yes, come for lunch. When are you coming anyway? I can pack you little bentos for your day trips.
: )
- 14 January, 2008 21:27
- In Search of Breakfast said...
These are spectacular!! You are amazing.
- 18 January, 2008 15:57
- Jackie said...
Thanks. But really, it looks more complicated than it is. A little cookie cutter and a slice of cuke ... et voilà! I admit that the rice balls and molded eggs seem a little over the top but they are easy as pie. I've gotten loads of tips from Biggie at "lunch in box" in my blog roll. She's a master at the speedy bento. With a little bit of planning [around leftovers and preparing the freezer] these bentos only take me 10 minutes. OK, maybe 12.
Happy Bento-ing!
- 18 January, 2008 22:41
- Scurvyann (Linda) said...
WOW! These are so great! I luv yer blog!
Now I am very, very hungry!!!
- 19 February, 2008 13:06
- Jackie said...
Thanks for the nice words. I can see from your blog that you are a fellow bento-er. Can't wait to spend more time perusing your gem of a site.
Bento on!
- 19 February, 2008 20:09
- Christie said...
awesome!! This is the first I've heard of bento
Off to google.....
- 05 May, 2008 10:59
- Jackie said...
Google ... yes! And definitely check out flickr.com too. They have 55,000 images of people's bento creations for endless inspiration.
Watch out ... it's addictive. Also check out biggie at http://lunchinabox.net/
She has endless tips and tricks for making yummy bentos quickly!
- 05 May, 2008 20:40
- Asianmommy said...
I love your bento boxes. Who knew that they could look so fabulous! & healthy, too!
- 13 May, 2008 10:32
- TexasMomof3 said...
Those are awesome! I'm definitely gonna give it a whirl this summer. My girls would absolutely look forward to eating lunch!
- 13 May, 2008 15:55
- AJs Mom said...
What I want to know is, what do you do with all the leftovers?
For instance, when you make yam cars, what did you do with the rest of the yam?
(on a side note, is the yam cooked?)
These are just beautiful! I can't wait to try my hand at this.
sonja c
- 14 May, 2008 14:20
- Jackie said...
I love your questions, Sonya. Yes, the yam is cooked before I cut them. I slice the yam and toss it in the microwave until tender. After cutting the shapes I either mash the leftovers for dins or i throw the bits in a salad for me to take to work the next day.
I like to find ways to use leftovers. In general, I prepare these little shapes the same time I'm making dinner so I can use leftovers for one of my kitchen-sink salads or incorporate them into what I'm making. For exmaple, leftover cheese bits could go onto a tuna melt bagel.
I can also just keep any bits for the next day's snack time. The leftovers can be quite cute too. For example, the leftovers of a star-shaped cucumber is a circle with a star cut out of the middle. Also fun!
- 14 May, 2008 20:53
- Charisse said...
Just been checking out all your bento posts. Love 'em! My DS is a little too young for some of these foods, but it definitely gives me some ideas... I will have to look into making one of DH. So he will stop eating out all the time.
- 22 May, 2008 20:57
- allthingspurple said...
thanks for sharing your ideas. I am a newbie. By the way, the cute little box which you use to store tiny pieces of food, where did you get that from? I thought its useful to keep biscuits from getting soft.
- 19 June, 2008 15:32
- Jackie said...
Hello, I got all my bento supplies including all the wee boxes at Daiso [Japanese dollar store extraordinaire] ... I post about it here http://living.weelife.com/2008/01/bento-crazy.html
The little orange and blue boxes with lids came as an option with my blue and orange bento boxes. The others I found here and there in the store.
I have yet to find a better place for this stuff in my town. Maybe you have something like it in yours?
: )
- 19 June, 2008 18:39
- allthingspurple said...
sadly, no, we need to get them from ebay, but recently though, i managed to convince an e-store owner who sells only kitchen gadgets like cookie cutter and sushi moulds to get in more bento accessories, but we have to wait like a month, though, for each pre-order. Better than nothing anyhow, right? ha ha.
you have a good weekend, then!
- 04 July, 2008 18:11
Jackie - A and I were just chatting about healthy lunches for kids, and he mentioned your blog and showed me these pics of your creations. I am so inspired (and impressed) by your work, I just went and bought some bentos. I just wanted to post and let you know that I am going to shamelessly copy you and try some of your ideas for my girls' lunches.
Tres tres cool ideas, missy. You are so creative!
- 11 August, 2009 14:15
- Jackie said...
Barb, that's so exciting. I love seeing the bento-love get spread around. Thanks for the nice words. I hope you have loads of fun making them too. Spud appreciates every little skewer and and every little funny shaped food I include.
I've discovered http://justbento.com/ recently. It's fun to see what artful lunches she puts together ... although that will never be doing that! I like to look. She also has good tips for quick and easy bento fillers.
Let us know how it goes! Happy Bento-ing!
: )
- 11 August, 2009 22:16


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I always used to say I was the only guy I knew who didn't golf. Well it turns out I have a couple friends who don't. A couple. That's it.
Two summers ago a pal of mine arranged for me to have a lesson. A little information can be a dangerous thing. And with one lesson -- treat the club like a pendulum -- I found my self capable of occasionally hitting the ball in the intended direction. Thus I was smitten.
I'm a little ashamed to say but, I like golf. Once or twice a round I hit a shot that looks a lot like the guys on TV. Most of the rest of time my game, if you can call it that, doesn't resemble anything so much as a sort of desperate flailing. Stock in golf ball companies has skyrocketed since I started because I never leave the clubhouse with a bag full.
My joy in golf makes no sense of course. I can think of no activity I've ever pursued in which so little success was so reinforcing. I mean really one good swing in an afternoon is enough to encourage my return. How could I be in love with something I'm so bad at? And I have become that person who used to annoy me. The guy, or I should say person, who talks about golf. About that shot. Or that hole. Or their new driver… echhh.
I can feel myself going over the edge here. I bought golf shoes. One of my friends gave me a set of his old clubs. And Lord help me, this Saturday I might keep score.
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Hello everyone!
I hope you've had a great Diwali with all your loved ones besides you! Now that festivities are over, many of you must have gotten back to your original diet regimes or some of you would want to go on a diet because you've put on a lot of weight. In the recent times, there is a lot of buzz going on about Veganism and how you can lose weight naturally through it. 1st of November is celebrated as the "World Vegan Day" all across the world. So let's have a sneak peak on what exactly Veganism is and how do we go about it!
What is Veganism All About?
The Vegan Society defines "Veganism as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose". This basically means excluding meat and its products, dairy products, fish and other seafoods, eggs from your routine diet. Now that I have given you a list of what all to exclude, lets have a look at what is eaten in a vegan diet. A vegan diet is richly diverse and comprises all kinds of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds, beans and pulses – all of which can be prepared in endless combinations that will ensure you're never bored. From curry to cake, pastries to pizzas, all your favorite things can be suitable for a vegan diet if they're made with plant-based ingredients.
The Upsides…
Preventing the exploitation of animals is one of the main reasons behind Veganism. However, veganism is also beneficial for improved health and a good environment. More and more people are turning to a vegan diet for the health benefits like increased energy, younger looking skin and a healthy well-being are just some of the claims from enthusiastic plant eaters. A well-planned plant-based diets are rich in protein, iron, calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals. The plant-based sources of these nutrients tend to be low in saturated fat, high in fibre and packed with antioxidants, helping mitigate some of the modern world's biggest health issues like obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Also for a healthy environment, one of the most effective things an individual can do to lower their carbon footprint is to avoid all animal products.
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Unfortunately, a diet that excludes all animal products does have some nutritional drawbacks. Rodriguez cites that calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B-12 and folate—all of which are present in meat and dairy as key nutrients are lacking in a vegan diet. Over the time, inadequate consumption of these can result in a host of problems, including loss of bone and muscle mass is what she says. However, vitamin B-12 is present in fortified foods, including cereals and plant milk (soy and other), in tofu, and in nutritional yeast & also "there is a sound rationale for supplements," for vitamin B-12 and other key nutrients, which many vegans do take.
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Honey is probably the product most frequently mistaken as vegan-friendly. There is a common misconception that honey bees make their honey especially for us, but this is not the truth. Honey is made by the bees for the bees, and their health is sacrificed when it is harvested by humans. Importantly, harvesting honey does not correlate with the definition of veganism, which seeks to exclude not just cruelty, but exploitation. Hence, Honey is also a big NO for vegans!
Vegetarian ≠ Vegan
Also, many people get confused between Vegetarianism & Veganism. These are two are not one and the same. A vegetarian diet can be flexible and is most often personalized. There is Lacto-Vegetarianism that allows milk and milk products (which is what most strict vegetarian Indians follow). Then there are Ovo-Vegetarians, they do eat eggs. There are Pesco-Vegetarians that eat fish (think vegetarians that have been living in coastal areas from generations!). And there are also Ovo-Lacto (Milk and eggs allowed). But, Veganism is not flexible at all! Vegan people do not consume milk and mike products which even strictest of vegetarians do.
The Taste Test…
Want to try a Vegan dish? Try this amazing Vegan bowl –
Ingredients – (Serves for 2)
1/4 cup Boiled sprouts
1/4 cup Boiled corn
1/4 cup diced cucumber
1/4 cup diced tomatoes
1/4 cup diced bell peppers
1/4 cup sauted Tofu
Oregano, chilli flakes, tomato ketchup, lemon juice and salt for taste.
Procedure – Mix all the above ingredients and serve cold!
So, that was Veganism! If you wish to make transition into veganism, my advice would be to take it slow and not to change overnight. Start by eliminating 1-1 product and gradually you'll get used to not eating it! It might be a bit difficult initially to change your eating habits, but remember – "Change is the only constant!". And also remember – there is no right or wrong way, the only right way is the one that suits you the best.
Veganism is so much more than just a diet or trend… It is a way of life! And if it is not for you, that is ok too 🙂
So friends,
Stay healthy, stay fit & Happy World Vegan Day!
-Abha Sardesai
Abha is a Food Science and Nutrition graduate and currently pursuing M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. She calls herself an amateur Food and Health Blogger and an extremely big foodie at heart. For her food is not just about calories, carbohydrates and fats; it is a way of life! Abha truly believes that no food is unhealthy, what can be unhealthy is our attitude towards it. So if we correct our attitude, we can enjoy all those yummy foods! 🙂


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I'm not even sure how many locomotives this train had ...
Railfanning Post Blizzard of 2015 Storm #3.
Canadian National Railway locomotive 2304 (ES44DC) plows through huge snow drifts and gives me a big ass snow shower as it leads the daily CN manifest train 406 West (Moncton, NB to Saint John, NB) at Salisbury, New Brunswick.
I'm not sure how the train crew can even see with all that snow on the locomotive's nose!
Southern New Brunswick was hit with three major blizzards in less than a week, and there is more snow in the forecast.
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Like many people, January is the time of the year when I spend a lot of time evaluating what we accomplished the year just finished and what we want to accomplish in the year to come. Many people make resolutions in January that are often too much for them to accomplish. I have a tendency to do the same thing. For instance, last year I resolved to write 365 articles. I probably wrote about 20. I also wanted to lose 50 pounds. I didn't lose the weight either. I obviously over-committed. This year I want to do something different. I want to make my life simpler, not more difficult, That's why this year, my goal is to be productive by focusing on finishing what I have already started. Also, I have decided that it is important for me to focus on the results, not just the actions so that I know whether what I am doing is productive or not.
Every day I have many different projects that I could be doing. I know that I cannot do all of them, so it is important for me to determine which of these different projects and the tasks related to them result in fulfilling my long-term goals. When scheduling what I intend to do each day, I must ask myself, "How does what I do today connect me with my long-term goal."
My daily tasks are markers to determine if I am accomplishing my short-term goals (goals I have created for the month, quarter or year), my short-term goals lead to my long-term goals (goals that extend beyond one year, into three, five or ten years.)
Everything that I do, should be guided by my life's purpose, my vision, and my mission. By working toward what I know I want out of life, I will simplify my life by focusing on living my life the way I know that I am destined to live. That is what I am determining to do this year. That is my resolution for 2013.
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Draft is tomorrow night, we have two spots open because people bailed. If you're still interested shoot me an e-mail and I will send you the invite.
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Cameron claims the Conservatives are the party for the young. Students, on the whole, loudly beg to differ in the face of recent education cuts and fee rises. Today, Emily Hawkins listens to the thoughts of students and union representatives on these government changes and the campaigns against them.
The government argues education cuts will benefit young people more in the long-term, and that the impacts of cuts on students from poorer backgrounds will be offset by a larger loan to supplement living costs. Research published by the NUS this summer does negate this however, and they reported that 35% of university students would not have pursued a degree if they had not had access to the maintenance grant.
Rose McKenna, the Vice President of Academic Representation at Edge Hill University explained how the proposed changing of the grants system to a loan one would be detrimental to lower-income students. She said, "Edge Hill has a Widening Participation agenda, and around 70% of our student body are from Widening Participation backgrounds (being carers, disabled students, parents, students from low income background etc). These are the students that will be hit hardest with the replacement of maintenance grants with loans, these are the kinds of students that we will see less and less entering higher education. Under these changes some students will graduate with over £50,000 worth of debt, and whatever your background, this level of debt may make many think twice about whether Higher Education is even an option for them anymore."
The picture seems to be the same across the country: Student Officers at King's College recently released a statement expressing their displeasure at the government decision, urging them to consider "the devastating effects it will have on working class students and their access to Higher Education," whilst the University of Oxford's Student Union President Becky Howe said to the press that the move was "completely unfair and unacceptable."
Research published by the NUS this summer found that 35% of university students would not have attended if they did not have access to a grant. I spoke to a few sixth-form students, looking towards starting university in September as the first cohort of students affected by this change. As some Whippersnapper readers may know, studies have shown that whilst students are still going to university in roughly the same numbers, after tuition fees were increased in 2011, more students feel under-pressure at university and anxious about the prospect of debt after graduating. The sixth-formers I talked to about grant cuts reinforced this; 18 year old Anna Townhill told me that while it "hasn't ultimately affected my desire to go to uni", she feels worried about the prospect of her living costs while at university, saying that "every penny I spend I'll be paranoid as I have to pay it back once I earn 'enough.'"
University should be a prospect that excites and inspires students, and yet it has increasingly triggered feelings of anxiety and guilt for many applicants caused by the seemingly ever-growing price tag. Haafiza Noor recalls her family panicking and starting to make financial sacrifices after hearing of the cuts to grants , "so I feel kinda guilty about going to uni."
Yes, it is true that the available maintenance loan available to low-income students will be extended. However this is objectively unfair, and burdens poorer students with more debt post-university. 17 year old Ellie Gallagher explained how despite understanding she wouldn't need to worry about living costs with the loan, "the thought of having 30k in debt is really daunting." Ellie also said that her university decision had been swayed by her firm university's offer of a £3,000 scholarship for students in a low-income bracket, not wanting finances to be a concern for her mother, a single parent. Money should never distort a young person's desire for further education, an essential human right.
At the moment, around 500,000 university students in England receive the grant, which is means-tested on the basis of parental income. Haafiza, who applied to university this year, said to me; "It's pretty damn heartless for people who don't actually have the proper support network that I do. While I have a loving family who will make sacrifices to make sure I can still go to uni, loads of kids don't. My sister was homeless in sixth form, but managed to get into Cambridge. She was able to go because those maintenance grants supported her."
The student campaign against the cuts involved encouraging students to write to their MPs, a Free Education protest in London in November, and asking young people to use hashtags such as #CuttheCosts and Labour Students' #WithoutGrants. One tweet by Sarah Freestone reads "My grant was massively important in getting me to come back to uni this year, #withoutgrants me and many others wouldn't be in university."
However, the decision was ultimately made by a select committee, and not voted upon in the House of Commons. Sixth-former Ellie was disappointed by this announcement made in January: "Something as important as university financing shouldn't be decided on behind closed doors without any debate. It just feels secretive and undemocratic." Anna also said, "such major decisions which affect hundreds of thousands of young people should have a chance to be questioned and challenged."
The trend of turning higher education into a commodity is detrimental to young people from low-income backgrounds, who from the age of 17 will view a university degree as something to be dreaded, something that has a huge risk attached to it. Cameron says he wants to leave Downing Street with Britain being a place of more equal opportunity for young people. But how can he follow through on his rhetoric when cutting grants alienates the poorest students from the university system and make their lives more difficult?


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Subhendu Chatterjee was one of the most adorable and gifted actor of Bengali Film Industry who had kept his imprint still now in the hearts of millions of movie lovers. Subhendu Chatterjee was born on 29th November, 1936. His father Shailendra Chattopadhay and mother Manimala Devi used to call him by the name Subho. In 1953 , after passing his final school examination , he got admitted to Calcutta Medical College . In 1960 , he finally completed his M.B.B.S and became a doctor by profession. During this time, he was involved with amateur theatre and then he tried his luck in films. As a doctor , he used to work in Civil Defence and later joined Kolkata Municipal Corporation. He was also involved with I.P.T .He had two sons , one of them is a leading actor of Bengali industry, Saswata Chatterjee.He got his first break in Mrinal Sen's "Akash Kusum" in 1965 where he excelled as an actor and proved his mettle. Satyajit Ray's " Chiriyakhana" was a landmark in his career whose talent was widely recognized already then. After that , Satyajit Ray's "Aranyaner Din Ratri"(1969) brought national and international fame to Subhendu. Chowringee (1968), Hansa Mithun (1968), Panchasar(1968), Chaddabeshi (1972) etc are some of his noteworthy movies. He was again seen in the sequel of "Aranyaner Din Ratri" which was directed by Gautam Ghose ("Abar Aranye " in 2003).He was highly praised for his mind-blowing performances in Rituparno Ghose's Dahan (1997), Buddhadev Dasgupta's Lal Darja (1997).In 1968, he went to Frankurt, Germany to represent as an actor of his film "Panchasar". This great actor passed away on 5th July, 2007 after suffering from lung and respiratory track complications . According to Soumitra Chatterjee , in his death Bengali Cinema "lost one of its best actors and a perfect gentleman".
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Arminian Baptist Roger Olson has written a lengthy (as is his usual approach) post about the differences between dogmas, doctrines, and opinions.
The post includes Olson's own story of growing up in Pentecostalism and being "invited" to leave during his young adult years. He includes a brief mention of "charismatic United Methodist" Oral Roberts.
The point of the post is an appeal for Christian denominations to stop elevating things that should be matters of opinion into doctrines that must be believed by all who wish to be in fellowship together.
I call on all denominations to go through their doctrines and weed out those that 1) have no clear biblical foundation and 2) are historically peculiar in terms of evangelical tradition, and 3) do not really serve any important purpose in terms of strengthening spiritual life. Demote these to opinion status. It doesn't mean they can't be taught by pastors and others, but they should not be tests of fellowship.
This is a very Wesleyan thing to desire.
I wonder if we United Methodists (speaking of vows) have doctrines that should be opinions. My first impulse is to say that we barely have doctrine that we all agree on, so it is hard to imagine we have any that has been elevated too high. (Before jumping to sex issues, this comment by Olson that distinguishes between polity issues and doctrine might be useful.)
The more likely place where we have this problem might be at level of the local congregation. Don't we often have lots of doctrines in the local church that should be matters of opinion?


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School holidays have kind of started! I have to go to school for I.T. Unit 3/4, but that's about it.
Sooo I've been passing my time by attempting to draw.
I wasn't bothered fixing up the scanner, so here are some photos..
Here's my brother, Arlen.
And some picture on my Tumblr.
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The Grand Tour
This is an animation featuring a selection of posters from the incredible series put out by the Studio at JPL. I was so inspired by this series that I decided to make an animation involving them. The song used in the video is "Isabella of Castille" by STRFKR. I am not affiliated with the Studio at JPL, just a fan of their work.


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*~*~Warning – non-writing-related personal crap ahead. Check back tomorrow for something more interesting.*~*~
I don't have much time or energy to devote to posting today, because I've already been to the doctor and still have to go to the physiotherapist and wait on a call from the psych unit.
Why? Because I am sensible. And forgetful.
Not going into excessive personal detail, I have two problems that impede my ability to do certain jobs. First and most problematic, I suffer from mild hypermobility syndrome, which means my joints are unusually flexible and basically means that I am constantly spraining and twisting and damaging and dislocating myself, which as you can imagine is just delightful (Did you know it's possible to dislocate your collarbone? It is! And my giddy aunt, does it hurt.). After my fourth major injury in three years, my physiotherapist told me very firmly not to work in a supermarket or a job that requires constant heavy lifting ever again.
Note that my physiotherapist said this, not my doctor. Why? Because I am not stupid and don't have money to waste. I learned quickly that my injuries needed attention from a physiotherapist, not a doctor. The doctor would at best immediately refer me to a physio who could actually help me, and at worst would screw around for weeks or months assuring me that my acute DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis was just a sprain and to keep working, it would be fine. (I did. It wasn't. I was in physiotherapy for months.) So I stopped wasting my money on going to the doctor and just went straight to the physiotherapist. The receptionist and I now know each other very well.
Which has suddenly become a problem because when proving to Centrelink (Australia's unemployment services thingie) that I have a physical condition that prevents me from doing certain jobs that involve heavy lifting or repetitive motion, a physiotherapist is not acceptable. I need a note from a Real Doctor. So I had to go check in with the doctor and convince him to accept a note from my physiotherapist, which I now have to obtain, because the rules are stupid. I mean, I get them wanting proof that the problem exists, but it really bothers me that they won't accept the word of someone who can treat it, only someone who can't.
As for the psych unit referral, well… I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder about fifteen years ago. The doctor I saw at the time (who I was referred to by Centrelink, so they should already have this on record) told me that since my coping mechanisms were already pretty good and my panic attacks weren't severe enough to make medication necessary, there wasn't a lot she could do to help me. So I spent the intervening time polishing my coping mechanisms, identifying and avoiding or learning to manage situations that would set off panic attacks, identifying food intolerances that exacerbated the problem, 'medicating' myself with chocolate and herbal supplements and generally managing to get along all right. So now I have been informed that I need to see someone again to prove that I really have a problem because I am not taking medication and therefore cannot really be sick.
I am being penalized for coping too efficiently with my problems. Which kind of sucks.
Sorry about the downer post, will try to get back to writing-related subjects tomorrow.


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After two intense, almost back-to-back days of blues dancing, I took a musicality workshop yesterday at Swing Tonic in Norwich. My mind and muscles were still in blues mode. And it was awesome.
Turns out that, despite using a seemingly entirely different set of muscles, blues and swing really complement each other. Blues teaches you to have balance and core strength, to be able to turn and stop on a dime, to be smooth and deliberate in your dancing, and to use the air (that moving-through-molasses feeling) and the floor as you move – all skills that make your swing dancing more musical.
Most of all though, I think blues just forces you to pay attention to the music, and to negotiate with it. To hold on to the stretches as long as possible, to lag just a little. For me, swing has always been a little regimented – you must do a triple step, so that must take the same amount of beats no matter what the music does, right? Apparently not quite. I don't think I've ever listened to a swing song before; I've always paid attention to the beat and to my partner's rhythm, and nothing else.
Most of all I think blues teaches you to be a dancer first, and a swing, blues, Ceroc, whatever dancer second.


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After reading The Fault In Our Stars I decided I needed something a lot more light hearted, so I started reading I Heart New York. It is an extremely easy read and perfect for the beach. I really enjoyed it and it was a nice break inbetween the more serious (ish) books I like to read and really get in to. There are quite a few sequels and I ordered two more, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the characters stories progress over the summer.
I would definitely recommend this series for a holiday or just a light read.
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Meant to post this last night, but there was some problem with image uploading on Blogger. Anyway, here she is...
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Barda Reads Comics
Posted by Nick Abadzis at 07:26
Labels: Big Barda, Jack Kirby, New Gods, Nick Abadzis
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Sex fantasies now is it Nick?ReplyDelete
I was kind of expecting about 20 Bardas to be honest. Such is the level of Barda love in these here parts. We got a couple of sweet ones though.
One day we will have 'Barda Day' ...mark my words!
I second an all Barda day. Maybe Purvis will get his in in time for that one.ReplyDelete
Nice work, Nick, btw.
Si, I am not to blame for the projections you level at my drawings. That said, I'm certainly not averse to drawing more Barda. Maybe we should also have a Kirby 2001 A Space Odyssey day too. I love 70s Kirby.ReplyDelete
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Stroke to His Cox by JL Merrow
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Length: 25 pages
As coxswain of a Cambridge college rowing team, pint-sized Dave Tanaka has eight strapping athletes hanging on his every word, their strength at his command. Leading his crew to win their oars might be easier if Dave didn't have to hide his crush on Archie, the stroke rower – but as they prepare for their final race, Dave doesn't suspect that Archie is in the same boat as him in more ways than one!
Every now and then one finds a little gem, with a great deal packed into a small space. JL Merrow gives us that with Stroke to His Cox. The coffee-snort inducing title begins weaving the sport of rowing into Dave and Archie's personal life from the very start.
Merrow gets quite a lot of the technicalities of rowing in very naturally, and many terms definitely lend themselves to a sly second meaning. Dave, the coxswain, or cox, has to keep from showing his desire for big, handsome Archie, whose position, stroke, puts them face to face every time they go out on the river. Even for those of us who know nothing of the sport, she makes us feel the breezes and see the veins standing out on the rowers' forearms. She also makes us feel Dave's anxiety over being the tiny one among giants—he commands them but won't risk people comparing his legs to theirs.
The race is very exciting; though the explanation of what they are trying to accomplish slows the pace of the story for a moment, it's essential because otherwise only the knowledgeable would understand what's going on, it's a game of overtaking rather than straight out speed. It's easy to imagine the desire coming off both men as a little jet engine pushing them down the river with every stroke, they both want to impress but neither is sure of the other's interest.
When they do come together, it's very sweet, so much is said in a few words.
"I'm the cox. You're supposed to watch me."They have a lot to celebrate; touchy Dave and solid Archie are going to be a wonderful pair, and that gives us reason to celebrate too. 5 marbles
"None of them watch you like I do."


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Nascar Xfinity Series returns again to the legendary Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. One of the toughest and longest tracks in the country, these nascar drivers will surely be put to the test. We are happy to cover the event again for the second year in a row. It's been moved down 2 months later from year before in hopes to avoid the rain. Seems in past it rained every year and with conflicting schedule it's been moved back.
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"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness. Enough to eat, enough to go around. The possibility that kids might one day grow up to be neither the destroyers nor the destroyed. That's about it…"
Barbara Kingslover quoted in On Killing Children


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Depending on the type of employment the worker may be exposed to physical hazard, chemical hazard, biological hazard, mechanical hazard and psychosocial hazard.
Physical Hazards: physical hazards may be heat & cold, noise, ionizing radiation, ultraviolet radiation, vibration and light.
1. Heat & cold: Heat is a common health hazard in industries. Direct effects of heat are heat stroke (sun stroke), burns, heat exhaustion and heat cramps. Indirect effects of heat are decreased efficiency, increased fatigue and increased chances of accidents. Ovens and furnaces radiate heat and in textile and jute industries causes heat stagnation. High temperature is also seen in deep mines where it may go up to as high as 65 deg. C. work under such condition is extremely difficult, stressful and health & efficiency of worker is diminished.
Important hazards due to cold are chilblain, frost bite and immersion foot or trench foot and erythrocyanosis. Cold injuries are commonly seen in the oilfields near the polar regions. Hypothermia is also an important health hazard in some industries.
2. Noise: noise is a health hazard in many workplaces and its effects can be auditory and non auditory. Auditory effect is temporary or permanent hearing loss. Non auditory effects are fatigue, nervousness, decreased efficiency and annoyance and interference with speech communication. The degree of injury due to noise depend on intensity and frequency range, duration of exposure and susceptibility of the individual.
3. Ionizing radiation: ionizing radiation from X-rays and radioactive isotopes are health hazards cobalt 60 and phosphorus 32 are commonly used now and cause radiation. Some tissues like bone marrow. Radiation can lead to genetic changes, cancers, leukemia, sterility and malformation. The International Commission on Radiological protection has set the maximum permissible level of occupational exposure to 5 rem per year to the whole body.
4. Ultraviolet radiation: ultraviolet radiation in industries like welding can the eyes and can cause conjunctivitis and keratitis known as "welder's flash". Symptoms of welder's flash are redness of eyes and pain, but disappear in a few days without any permanent damage to the eyes.
5. Vibration: 10 to 500 Hz vibration can be seen in industries using pneumatic drills and hammers. Vibration usually affects arms and after months and years of exposures small blood vessels of fingers can become sensitive to vibration and cause spasm known as "white fingers". Exposure to vibration can injure joints of hands, elbow joints and shoulder joints.
6. Light: worker may be exposed to poor or excess illumination. The acute effects of poor illumination include eye strain, eye pain, headache, tearing, eye fatigue and congestion around cornea. The effects of chronic exposure to poor illumination is "miner's nystagmus". Exposure to excess illumination or glare causes discomfort, visual fatigue and annoyance. Sudden intense direct glare can cause blurring of vision and accidents. Don't forget, weight loss also has relation to your health.


text: Home > News Archive > 2015 News > Minnesota Board on Aging Dementia Grants Minnesota Board on Aging Dementia GrantsAugust 31, 2015On May 22, 2015 the Governor signed the Health and Human Services omnibus budget bill. It appropriates $750,000 each state fiscal year starting July 1, 2015 to the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA) to administer a competitive grant program focusing on dementia and its impact on caregivers. The goals of the grants are to increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, increase the rate of cognitive testing in the population at risk for dementias, promote the benefits of early diagnosis of dementias, and/or connect caregivers of persons with dementia to education and resources. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, community health boards, school districts, colleges and universities, community clinics, tribal communities, nonprofit organizations, and other health care organizations. Grant applicants will be given special priority if they demonstrate their project is supported by their targeted population, coordinated with other community activities or health initiatives, utilizes or enhances existing activities and resources or involves innovative approaches to achieve successful outcomes, and strengthens community relationships and partnerships. The request for proposal is closed. Please check the MBA dementia grants website for notifications and updates about the RFP. A frequently asked questions section is also available on the website regarding the RFP. Key dates are below: August 24 - Request for Proposal opens September 9 - Responder's Conference September 30 - Submission deadline, Request for Proposal (closed) October 1 - Application review begins October 5 - Review committee meets to make recommendations October 19 - Begin negotiating grant contracts January 1 - FY 2016 grants begin For more information, please contact Nancy E. Lee at 651-431-4258 or email@example.com.


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Among the Lemon Trees by Nadia Marks
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Date: January 2017 My Rating: 4/5 I'd like to thank Macmillan publishing via Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes Much appreciated! Love is the single biggest inspiration in popular culture. Literature, theatre, art, movies, television…there is no shortage of human fascination with the condition.… Continue reading Among the Lemon Trees by Nadia Marks