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U.S. farmers are trying to "drive their steak and eat it, too?" That little bit of witticism is typical of the comments grain analysts and media commentators have been making in the ongoing debate over the world's requirements for food-vs.-fuel.
But the dynamics behind such comments may also hold the key for a possible rebound in cotton prices to the highest levels since March 2004, according to Carol Skelly, fibers analyst with USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board.
Skelly, a speaker at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Nashville, Tenn., said rising energy prices and the use of agricultural commodities — such as corn and soybeans — for fuel have integrated the agricultural and energy markets. "As one soybean analyst recently said, 'You can't drive your steak and eat it, too,'" she noted.
Cotton is part of this picture because it competes for acres with corn and soybeans in the Mid-South and Southeast. In 2007, with corn prices rising above $4 per bushel, cotton lost. It could lose more acres this year to $5 corn and $13 soybeans, analysts believe.
Skelly, a frequent speaker at the Beltwide Cotton Economics Conferences in recent years, said the U.S. and global markets have become increasingly linked by the United States' position as the world's largest cotton exporter.
"As long as it appeared U.S. cotton could comfortably supply the gap between foreign consumption and production, cotton prices stayed relatively flat," she said. "Monthly spot prices were below 50 cents for most of the period from August 2004 until June 2007.
"But with world cotton stocks falling and demand for agricultural products in energy markets rising, there is greater uncertainty about whether the United States can fulfill this role. A cotton analyst might say, 'You can't drive your steak and wear your shirt, too.'"
This surge in demand for biofuels — farmers planted nearly 13 million more acres of corn in 2007 than in 2006 — affects cotton because it constrains cotton production, Skelly notes.
"The question I think the market is trying to answer is 'How much cotton does the world need from the United States in 2008-09 and will the United States supply it?'" she said. "This is dangerous territory as there are many more opportunities to be wrong than to be right."
USDA's latest forecast has world cotton stocks falling nearly 10 percent by the end of the current market year (July 31). Foreign stocks were already relatively tight at the beginning of the season since the United States held most of the world's surplus stocks (9.48 million bales).
"And foreign stocks are likely to tighten further as the season progresses, resulting in demand for exports from the United States," Skelly said. "Declining stocks in 2007-08 are one key to the 2008-09 outlook because world production will need to rise in 2008 to meet rising demand."
As so often seems to be the case these days, China holds the wild card in the question over the adequacy of U.S. stocks. China is the largest customer of U.S. cotton, and the United States is China's biggest supplier.
"Current purchases by China in world markets, especially purchases from the United States, indicate China's imports will remain fairly weak through the first half of the season," Skelly says.
"However, the China supply-demand balance sheet for 2007-08 shows that, with production about even with last season and consumption rising, China's imports will likely rise to 14.5 million bales. Thus, we anticipate China's imports will be concentrated in the second half of the season as they were in 2005-06 and 2006-07."
The uncertainty surrounding China's cotton needs is part of the reason U.S. cotton prices have not been following corn, soybean and wheat futures. As of week 22 of the marketing year, commitments had reached 46 percent of the total needed to reach the forecast of 16.2 million bales. But those purchases could be moved to later this marketing year.
Skelly noted USDA will not make any official projections about the U.S. and world cotton outlook until the USDA Agricultural Outlook Conference, scheduled for Arlington, Va., in late February. But she gave farmers attending the Beltwide Cotton Conference her personal opinion about what could transpire in the markets.
"World cotton consumption will continue to grow in 2008-09, but at a slower pace, adding a potential 3 percent or nearly 4 million bales, to reach a level of about 132 million," she notes. "Over the past five years, world consumption has climbed rapidly, averaging nearly 6 percent per year, well above the long-run average of below 2 percent."
Growth in world consumption for 2008-09 will need to be offset either by higher world production or by a further drawdown of world stocks. At the projected consumption level, world stocks could fall another 3 million bales next season and still be minimally adequate, according to Skelly.
"World production would need to rise about 6 million bales. However, foreign production will need to rise more than 6 million bales due to likely reductions in U.S. production, which will put additional pressure on foreign supplies."
Given the competition for acres between cotton, corn and soybeans, forecasting how much cotton U.S. farmers will plant this spring will be "extremely difficult," she says. Most analysts are predicting acreage could fall from 2007's 10.8 million to somewhere between 9 million and 10 million acres.
If plantings reach 10 million acres, more normal abandonment and yields about equal to 2007 would put U.S. production at 16.6 million bales or 2.4 million below 2007. On the other hand, planted area of 9 million acres could drop U.S. production below 14.5 million bales or nearly 2.5 million for a total annual reduction of 5.0 million.
At the higher level of U.S. production of 16.5 million bales, foreign producers would need to grow another 8.5 million bales to achieve a 6-million-bale increase, says Skelly.
China, the world's largest producer, is not projected to make significant gains in production due to strong demand for food crops in that country, but China could add another 1 million to 2 million bales with slight increases in area and higher yields.
"With rising area and yields, India could contribute another 2 million bales, and countries which had lower production in 2007 — Pakistan, Australia, the African Franc Zone and Turkey — could make a partial recovery from weather, price and insect problems, adding 3 million to 4 million bales," she said.
"Brazil has the capacity to raise production if prices are attractive, possibly by another 1 million bales. Thus, 7 million to 9 million bales of foreign production appear to be achievable if prices — and weather — are favorable."
But Skelly also sounds a note of caution about the U.S. crop. "If it falls to 14 million bales — as illustrated by the 9-million-acre and only-average-yield scenario — foreign countries will have more difficulty off-setting the loss, and "world stocks could come under pressure not experienced since the mid-1990s."

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Selena Gomez's Visa Denied by Russia
Russian fans of Selena Gomez are pretty bummed right now. Justin Bieber's former lady love had to cancel her two planned gigs in Russia since officials in the country have denied her visa request. She is therefore unable to perform.
Sel was slated to play the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg on Sept. 23 and the Olimiisky stadium in Moscow on Sept. 25.
Promoters confirmed that the shows are being axed over the visa refusal, with organizers pointing to the country's anti-gay law as a possible reason her visa was rejected. Authorities are being incredibly strict regarding the travel of performers like Gomez who speak out in favor of gay rights.
The singer's rep confirmed to E! that she will not be headed to Russia.
Lady Gaga and Madonna, who are far more outspoken in their pro-gay rights stances, faced legal action when they performed in Russia. So if anything, Gomez is in good company.
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International Friendly: Honduras 2 Venezuela 1
An early goal in each half saw Honduras overcome Venezuela 2-1 in an international friendly on Wednesday.
Honduras notched their first victory since they secured qualification for Brazil 2014 last year, with goals to Jerry Bengtson and Jerry Palacios ensuring the home team triumphed at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula.
With just two more friendlies scheduled before Honduras' World Cup opener against France on June 15, coach Luis Fernando Suarez would have been thrilled with how his team edged out Venezuela.
Bengtson opened the scoring for Honduras in just the seventh minute when Bonieck Garcia found the towering striker in the left channel with a neat reverse pass.
With his first touch, Bengtson lifted the ball over on-rushing Venezuelan goalkeeper Jose Morales.
An impressive free-kick from Romulo Otero dragged the visitors level after 20 minutes with the 21-year-old curling his right-foot effort over the wall and beating the outstretched hand of Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares.
Honduras regained the lead just five minutes after half-time with Palacios running onto a long pass over Venezuela's defence, and placing his shot in the bottom corner of the net.
Since Suarez's men secured a berth in Brazil, they had been thrashed by Brazil 5-0 and drawn 2-2 with Ecuador before bouncing back against Venezuela on Wednesday.
Honduras' next fixture will be against Turkey in May before a final friendly with England, ahead of their World Cup campaign, where they will face France, Ecuador and Switzerland in Group E.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Lucia Lerner: Snapshots from a Passing Train
That's what Will Nelson wrote in one of his first emails to me as he began relating the story of his early days at Stephens, Biond, DeCicco studios in Chicago in the 1950's.
"All of this brings back vivid memories of the studio and the wonderful experience it was."
"We occupied the top 7th floor on Ohio St. Just a block off Michigan Ave. Next door to the studio was a upstart publishing group with a new magazine called Playboy."
"Barry Stephens constantly sought new samples from all of us to show in New York. I was sent to New York for a couple of months to work on large toy project requiring extra hands. Getting work out of New York was considered a major accomplishment...and Lucia did do well."
"I think [Lucia] may have come from the same previous studio base as Reno (Biondi) and Frank (DeCicco). They had worked together prior to starting SBD."
"Lucia [moved] to the L.A. studio (SBD) when she left Chicago. Dan Toigo (he was featured a few years later in the American Artist magazine for his watercolors) went at the same time. I saw both of them a year or two later at SBD in L.A. while on a vacation trip. As I recall, Lucia was immediately in demand in the high end fashion market...I. Magnin, Bullocks, etc. I assume she fell back on her considerable fashion skills."
"I lost track of her after about 1960. I just don't know if she is still with us or not."
*All of today's images can be seen at full size in my Lucia Flickr set.
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Leif, this whole week has been an example of what, in my view, TI does best: you have resurrected a hardworking, talented illustrator who would otherwise be lost to history. You have pulled together a nice retrospective of her work in an online gallery that people will be able to consult forever. You collected the fading memories of the last people to know her, along with tearsheets from a few random files around the country, and glued it all together with an interesting narrative and a lot of love. In doing all this, you have really rescued Lucia from oblivion, and I'm sure she would have been flattered and pleased.ReplyDelete
I'm totally agreed with david words, you rescued the nice Lucia's work from the past, and of course...thanks for showing her illustations and interesting history.ReplyDelete
Extended weekend here almost mini vacations, returning next thursday :)
As usual, a wonderful series on an artist not known to the masses. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Through the late 50's and into the 60's, after finishing my illustration training and starting my illustration career, art directors wanted illustrations with ideal looking men, women or children... particularly for ads. Normally they did not want us to show earthy character studies of real people. We referred to these quintessential heads as "stock heads".ReplyDelete
Although Lucia's people are quite attractive and ideal in many respects, they are amazingly real... as though you have seen them somewhere before in your every day life. She bridges the gap between the "stock head" and a real person with real character. I attribute this to her excellent drawing skills and her keen insight of the people around her. This same insight is also apparent in the interesting and natural poses of each figure. This is not by accident or coincidental. I'm quite sure it was carefully thought out and developed through many preliminary figure studies for each illustration. These assignments are not easy, but Lucia made it look easy and natural.
Will Nelson's recollections revealed some interesting insight into Lucia's character, and Leif revealed examples of her wonderful talent.
Thanks again, for an informative and entertaining week, Leif.
Tom Watson
Thank you all for your encouraging comments! Its great to know you're enjoying the work and stories I post here. Hearing from you means a lot to me so... thanks again! :-)ReplyDelete
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David's description of what you have accomplished is spot-on. As animated as Lucia Lerner's art is, your efforts have breathed life into the person wielding the brush. I'm still hoping something else comes up and have been trying to track more on her down using all my bag of internet tricks and other resources, but as yet to no avail. Let's hope her daughter finds out about your posts!
Thanks Jack! If any art detective could have found something I know it would have been you.ReplyDelete
I really do have my fingers crossed that her daughter... or perhaps some other relative... does contact us some day.
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Thank you, Leif , for running last week's series of Lucia's delightful and authoritative illustrations. My appreciation also goes to David Apatoff and Tom Watson's beautifully analytical appreciations of her work and it's charm. When starting out in New York, I remember seeing, appreciating, admiring and relating strongly to Lucia's work. How I looked up to the women who had made the editorial pages. You and your viewers have brought pleasure and satisfied curiosity by filling in so much of her career both before and after her move to Los Angeles. I knew almost nothing about her life but how I wished I had known her. Thank you again.
A small aside, relating to attitudes towards women in the 50s and 60s. In one respect, women illustrators were generally more fortunate than those in many businesses. The contents of our portfolios spoke for us. I had heard that women in the 20s and earlier had received far less for comparable work than men but I personally was never aware of any discrimination in pricing of art. However, no matter what my income, I could not buy a car without my husband's signature, nor could I open a charge account without it. When I bought disability insurance, no company would provide permanent disability payments to a woman beyond five years, on the premise of actuaries that women were inclined to malinger. How times have changed!
Wow , these are really nice , esp the Photographer one.ReplyDelete
Hi, as one of Lucia relatives, it is amazing the following that Lucia legacy has left. It is greatly appreciated that so many people appreciated her work. She was my grandmother's sister who would randomly visit talking about her work and life. I was talking to a local curator about a piece that has been passed down to me and found this blog showing her work. I think it is a wonderful collection that shows her style and originality of her work. I know that she would have been totally flattered and pleased. She was an outgoing, giving and wonderful person.ReplyDelete
Thanks SO much for leaving a comment. Lucia is sort of my 'Holy Grail' - an illustrator from the 50's whom i have admired for a very long time but have never yet been able to document properly. If you or some other family members would be willing to share some more details about her, I'd be most grateful.
You can contact me at lpeng[at]cogeco[dot]ca or leifpeng[at]gmail[dot]com
and thank you in advance!
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Name of donor: Sri Lankan High Commission
Address of donor: 13 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LU
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotels, transport and food to the value of £3,200
Destination of visit: Sri Lanka
Date of visit: 29 July 2012 to 6 August 2012
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How accurate should airworthiness directives be? Before you answer that question, let me give you an example of an actual AD applicable to the Airbus A318/319/320/321 and then you can decide whether the information provided is sufficient for a mechanic to perform the required maintenance properly. I know you're not all mechanics, but I don't think you need to be one to see the problem. And if you fly or maintain GA aircraft, and think this issue doesn't apply to you, think again. If the FAA doesn't scrutinize ADs for large aircraft that carry millions of people around the world, just how much scrutiny do you think it's giving ADs applicable to GA aircraft?
As you all know, airworthiness directives are issued only when a known safety problem exists and that problem is likely to exist or develop in other similar products. To quote the regulation exactly, FAR 39.3 states, "The FAA issues an airworthiness directive addressing a product when we find that: (a) an unsafe condition exists in the product; and (b) the condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design."
This means that the safety problem isn't a speculative one. It's not a potential safety problem. A safety problem actually exists that the FAA determines must be addressed by a rule, which becomes mandatory for anyone operating the product to which the AD applies. ADs are federal aviation regulations, and mechanics performing maintenance are required to comply with the requirements of the ADs, usually by performing required inspections or repairs.
The AD for the Airbus models, 2004-13-06, requires repetitive inspections to detect cracks in the keel beam side panels and make repairs if necessary. Keel beams support the structural integrity of the fuselage. The AD was issued "to detect and correct fatigue cracks on the side panels of the keel beams, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition." The point of all this is that ADs in general, and this one in particular, are issued to address serious unsafe conditions. Reduced structural integrity of an airplane is clearly a serious safety issue.
Since ADs address serious, unsafe conditions, it seems obvious that the maintenance procedures developed to communicate what a mechanic has to do need to be as clear and as accurate as possible so that a serious unsafe condition can be found and addressed before an accident or incident results, with injuries or deaths. There should be no argument on this, right?
Ambiguous and Incorrect Directions
The recent emergency revocation of two mechanics' certificates (which they won on appeal to the full NTSB on timeliness grounds) involves their alleged failure to comply with this very AD. In brief, the FAA discovered the alleged violations in January 2010. Notwithstanding how serious the FAA claimed the violations to be in January 2013, the agency allowed the mechanics to continue to perform maintenance on dozens of airliners carrying hundreds of thousands of passengers for three years without recalling or re-inspecting a single aircraft. It's almost incredible to think that, if the FAA believed the violations were so serious, it would have waited three years to bring an emergency revocation, knowing that the mechanics were continuing to work on airliners that whole time. And, what's more, how could the FAA determine that the mechanics could no longer be trusted to perform maintenance properly in 2013 and yet never check a single one of the dozens of aircraft the mechanics worked on in those intervening three years between when the violations were allegedly discovered and when the emergency order was issued? I digress. Makes the IRS look competent by comparison.
Ultimately on appeal to the full NTSB, the mechanics prevailed; the full Board determined that the FAA's action was untimely. The NTSB found that the mechanics had been prejudiced by the inordinate amount of time that had passed and were unable to properly defend themselves because of that lapse of time. (Note: I was an expert witness for the mechanics.) Because the NTSB dismissed the cases on timeliness grounds ("laches" in legalese), the full Board never addressed the issues regarding the validity of the AD on appeal. So here are the technical issues related to the accuracy of the AD the mechanics were supposed to comply with.
The AD incorporates by reference Airbus's Service Bulletin, which requires, among other steps, removal of a pump and accumulator and a "detailed visual inspection of the area around the rivets" for cracks. The mechanics are alleged not to have removed the pump and accumulator and the FAA thereby claimed the required inspection could not be done without these components being removed.
So here is the first accuracy issue with the AD: it requires–via the Airbus Service Bulletin that's incorporated by reference–that the pump be removed first and then the accumulator. Once the inspection is completed, it requires the pump to be re-installed followed by the accumulator. It doesn't take a mechanic to figure out that there's something wrong with these directions: when removal of parts is done sequentially, their re-installation is also done sequentially but in the reverse order. So if the pump were removed first, for example, it would normally be re-installed last. In this case, if the steps were followed as required by the AD, they could be accomplished but it would take significantly longer than removing the accumulator first and then the pump, and then reinstalling the pump and then the accumulator. According to the FAA, sequential steps in an AD must be followed sequentially even if the outcome, as in this case, is absurd.
But, regardless of the order in which these components are to be removed, the FAA contended that the detailed visual inspection of the "area around the rivets" for cracks required by the AD could not have been accomplished without removal of those components. Without going into whether an inspection of the area under those components could be done without their removal, the issue here is that there are no rivets (as the term is defined by Airbus in its manuals, which are the manuals that apply to this AD) under these components. If there are no rivets, then mechanics can't inspect for cracks around them–with or without the components removed.
So there's the second accuracy issue: while there are no rivets under these components, there are fasteners–Hi-Lok pin fasteners to be specific–and it could be that Airbus in its Service Bulletin meant for the mechanics to inspect for cracks in the area around the fasteners. Maybe that's what the FAA meant when it issued the AD. Maybe not. Maybe the rivets are somewhere else on the keel beam. Maybe they're under different components. But are mechanics supposed to guess? Are mechanics' licenses subject to revocation if they fail to conclude that Airbus meant "fastener" when what was written was "rivet" even when Airbus's own manual differentiates between fasteners and rivets? According to Airbus's manual, all rivets are fasteners but not all fasteners are rivets.
It seems that if Airworthiness Directives are issued to address known unsafe conditions, mechanics are entitled to the most accurate paperwork possible. And they certainly shouldn't be subject to revocation when the paperwork is inaccurate. According to the FAA's deposition of an airline mechanic not involved in these enforcement actions, this mechanic submitted a request to the airline years before these violations allegedly occurred, requesting a correction of the job cards used to comply with the AD to change the sequence in which components were removed because the order was clearly incorrect. To date no change in the sequence has been made by the airline, Airbus or the FAA.
So while I'm not aware that the rivet versus fastener issue was raised to the FAA or the airline before these alleged violations occurred, it has been raised at least since the NTSB hearing in February this year. As I write, no change to the AD has been made.
System Failure at the FAA
If you're thinking this is one case, with one inspector or one FAA office not doing their jobs, it's not. The problem is all the way up the chain of command at the FAA. (I won't begin to speculate on how this Service Bulletin escaped Airbus's quality control.) First, you have the FAA incorporating by reference an Airbus Service Bulletin into an AD without apparently ever checking if the Service Bulletin makes sense. Then you have emergency orders based on this AD used to revoke airmen certificates without anyone checking the AD for accuracy. And those emergency orders are cleared through Flight Standards management in the field, Flight Standards and legal management in the region and the highest levels of Flight Standards and legal in Washington, D.C. So you really have two broken systems at the FAA: the issuance of airworthiness directives and the issuance of emergency orders.
If you believe the mechanics should have refused to sign off the work until they were handed correct maintenance procedures, I totally agree. But in the real world, that's not happening. If mechanics did that, aviation would grind to a halt. That's how common paperwork problems are in maintenance. (In fact, one union official told me recently that when mechanics insist on accurate paperwork to sign off maintenance, the airlines treat it as a job action.) This particular AD was issued in 2004 and there are hundreds of these aircraft in the U.S. fleet that have been subject to these repetitive inspections. I know other mechanics have noted the inaccuracies but just created their own workarounds. This clearly puts their certificates at risk if the FAA finds out. But the bigger question is: do the workarounds all address the unsafe condition the AD was meant to detect?
The FAA knows it's a problem; the FAAst Team issued a bulletin in January 2011 titled Incorrect Maintenance Manual Procedures. The first line is: "How many times have you done a job and realized the maintenance manual was incomplete or incorrect?" Mechanics don't typically report paperwork problems at least in part because so many maintenance procedures are incorrect and mechanics are used to developing their own workarounds to get the job done. The airlines know incorrect procedures are common and tacitly, if not explicitly, condone the workarounds in the name of on-time departures. The manufacturers know there are problems because the maintenance procedures are not fully vetted by mechanics before they're distributed.
This AD is but one example, the tip of an iceberg. But fixing the problem of incorrect maintenance paperwork has to start somewhere. FAA? Airbus?
Dr Jack A. Milavic (not verified)
July 1, 2013 - 11:58am
Upsetting to learn the FAA has again lowered it's standards for another certification process. In the past years the FAA has downplayed its interest in high standards of certification for pilots, mechanics and airplanes. The principal organization within the FAA for ensuring safety and standardization of all aircraft movements is Flight Standards. Because of current FAA philosophy to reduce quality of training and support for all Flight Standards we can expect to witness even more lower standards in the future.
Dr. Patrick Kinane (not verified)
July 3, 2013 - 10:44am
Airline maintenance is a harsh business and the mechanic is between the proverbial "rock and a hard place". I have experienced this myself where workarounds are the standard and tacitly approved by management by turning a blind eye. If we followed the philosophy of the Toyota Production Method where anyone can stop the production line if a fault is found you are correct the airlines would grind to a halt and management would see it as a job action. I approached several FAA inspectors and one high FAA official with the scenario of a mechanic being pressured to perform maintenance outside the scope of the regulations. This doesn't have to be a direct threat but an implied one, but it is still pressuring the mechanic. The FAA considers this a management issue and would go after the mechanic.
So which path would an airline mechanic take, cave to management pressure and risk discovery by the FAA or refuse to bend under management pressure and risk getting terminated? Most will choose to bend under management pressure because we are naturally risk averse. The probability of the FAA discovery is minimal to the higher probability of management retaliation. There is one caveat; this decision is weighted by the severity of the potential safety issue. In this case I can see a mechanic would workaround removal of the components if the required inspection could be accomplished with those components in place. This would expedite the task but violate the AD. The intent is a thorough and safe inspection and in the mechanics eye this can be accomplished. I doubt there would be many mechanics that would simply disregard the AD completely and sign it off as accomplished. However, as an ex-Eastern Airlines mechanic I have seen this occur, unfortunately.
LuVern Dokter (not verified)
July 3, 2013 - 11:24am
Very interesting article. Do mechancis use workarounds? Of course they do. Why? Because the responsible party does not perform its regulatory duty. So who is responsible for all this? FAA, A&P Mechanic, Airbus, or the certificated Air Carreir.
First the individual preforming this inspection is not required by the CFR's to have a A&P certificate to do so. If this is the case who is preforming the maintenance?
Answer: The Certificated Aircarrier is the maintenance enity, and is responsible to ensure that all maintenance is preformed in accordance with its manual. In this case the manual is written poorly and the aircarrier is not ensuring that it is used all the time.
If the FAA wants to ensure that manuals are written so mechanics can follow them and actually accomplish the proper maintenance, they should focus on the responsible party and stop wasting time on the person that has no authority to change the manual or ensure that it is followed.
Until the FAA and the NTSB put the focus on the actual responsible party nothing will change.
BERGE JERMAKIAN (not verified)
July 3, 2013 - 11:51am
I am a retired A&P mechanic/lead and have been retired 7 years with over 60 year experience (and a Taylor Award to boot). On the subject of accurate ADs and manuals, I personally have in my 60 years submitted in writing over 300 manual and work card discrepancies and many more verbally. It took months or more to see the revisions. Most mechanics see these problems, but to get the job done and the plane back in service, they do what they think should have been written and sign it off. When company assigned inspectors were involved, many times there would be heated arguments over the subject. FAA field inspectors' duties and their competence are another subject that needs to be address.
Nayyar Jaffery, A&P (not verified)
July 3, 2013 - 8:44pm
I'm a Mechanic with 36 years of experience under my belt in different segments of aviation maintenance, GA, Airline Maintenance and FAA Certified 145 Repair Station. Every single day we have to put our certificate on line, pracitally we face double edge sword, the regulations and the management.
We mechanics are held responsible for every single action, because mechanics are directly accountable to FFA, no matter it's Management error, Manufacturer's error or FAA error.
I am personally thankfull to Mr. John Goglia for his advocacy for mechanics at all levels and look forward for broader support from our peers and industry.
Bob Owens (not verified)
July 4, 2013 - 11:18am
Thanks John for bringing this to light. Mechanics who bring stuff like this to light are often treated as troublemakers and targeted by management. Other mechanics see this and avoid reporting errors in the paperwork and do workarounds just to try and stay out of trouble. Management is there everyday, the FAA isnt.
Whats even worse is that there have been times where the Courts have ordered mechanics to continue to do workarounds and not follow the book, or stop when the directions are unclear or wrong. In one case out of New York in 2000 (?) the Judge issued a TRO that actually instructed mechanics to not work by the book or do anything that would impede the operation.


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Since setting up a special team in January Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, had been following developments in the phone hacking scandal but it has now moved into a more active phase by asking for evidence.
Ofcom has asked News Group Newspapers (part of News International and the publisher of The Sun and defunct paper the News of the World) to supply evidence relating to its civil litigation with phone hacking victims.
It emerged last month that Ofcom set up a team, Project Apple, in January to scrutinise material emerging from the Leveson inquiry into press practices and police investigations into phone hacking and corrupt payments to public officials.
To own, be a shareholder or a director of a broadcaster must be judged to be a "fit and proper" person by Ofcom. As it is an ongoing test, Ofcom has not launched an investigation but is continuing to review their position.
News International's parent group News Corporation has a 39.1% share in BSkyB and was set to buy the rest of the company until it pulled out of the bid following the escalation of the hacking crisis in July last year.
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"As part of this ongoing assessment Ofcom has contacted News Group Newspapers requesting documents which it understands are held by the company and which may be relevant to this assessment. BSkyB is party to this correspondence.
"The documents Ofcom is seeking relate to the civil litigation cases.
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The School Committee approved updates for the business and technology education curriculums at the junior high level at its meeting Tuesday night.
Dr. Anne Siesel, assistant director of curriculum, said the two curriculums were the only ones that hadn't been updated, so teachers and department heads from all three junior highs got together this fall and worked on coming up with a uniform curriculum that would be common at junior highs across the district.
Siesel said the Junior High Business Curriculum consists of one semester in grade 7, split between two quarters, one each of Keyboarding and Introduction to Digital Tools, which exposes students to Word, Excel and PowerPoint-type software. The Junior High Technology Education Curriculum consists of one quarter in grade 7 and two quarters in grade 8, starting with Graphic Communication in grade 7 and continuing with Pre-Engineering Robotics and Introduction to CAD [computer-aided design] in grade 8.
Siesel said the keyboarding course used to be part of the senior high curriculum but was moved to the junior highs two years ago when the digital tools course was created at the senior high level.
"They need those courses for the Grade 8 Technology Test that all eighth graders must take," she said.
School Committee members were impressed with the level of detail and praised Siesel for her work.
"This format is very comprehensive and I commend you for that," said Jennifer Ahearn.
"Thank you for this comprehensive curriculum package," said Karen Bachus. "I enjoyed reading it. It was like a walk down memory lane since I used to do some curriculum work myself."
Eugene Nadeau said he read both curriculums, which he called "very extensive," but asked if what was contained in the curriculums is in addition to what teachers are already doing?
"This is what they are to be doing," Siesel explained. "They must teach the concepts and units of study that are detailed in these guides. If they get through all of that material and have time left over, they can expand on that, but this is the minimum of what's expected."
Siesel was also quick to turn the praise around to her staff.
"The credit goes to the teachers and department heads [of the junior highs] who worked hard and put a lot of time in on this," she said.
Siesel said teachers may have been doing different things with the course material in the past depending on how they approached it, but now a uniform curriculum has been established that will be featured at all junior highs throughout the district.
School Committee Chairwoman Bethany Furtado also offered words of praise.
"This is great work and will do an excellent job of moving our students forward," she said.
In other committee news, First Student, which the district now contracts with for its busing, was asked to appear before the committee to answer questions and concerns that arose since First Student took over the bus services from school department staff.
Bill Roche, regional director for First Student, said he was provided with a list of specific questions to answer and areas to address, which mostly dealt with the amount of experience and training First Student staff undergo, as there had been some concerns when the company first took over.
"We have four certified trainers on staff that conduct training sessions after undergoing their own certification. [Collectively], our staff has 170 years of experience in Warwick, and 50-plus years specifically of safety and special needs training," he said, adding the special needs training alone is 12 to 18 hours.
Roche said monitors and drivers are also trained and certified in CPR and First Aid.
Addressing concerns of whether or not bus drivers would suspend students in the event of an incident, Roche said that is not something drivers will do.
"If there's an incident on the bus, the driver will document it and submit it to the administration for review," he said.
Roche continued, "Address any questions of professionalism to Sue Barbour [location manager for First Student] and they will be investigated and acted upon if an incident did occur. We don't condone any negative behavior."
Roche said the First Student staff is courteous and caring and only has the best interests of the students at heart.
"There are countless hours of training, early mornings, late evenings; it's a thankless job, but our staff takes pride in what they do and cares about the kids," he said. "We feel the relationships between the bus staff and students have grown. We understood that the relationships that had been built up over 30 years [between Warwick school department staff and students] weren't going to be replaced in 13 months."
Mary Townsend, secretary of the Special Education Advisory Committee, said she was grateful that Roche and First Student answered the questions that were asked of them but wanted to clarify a point.
"I have a question about [First Student] providing a CPI instructor. I feel it's the responsibility of First Student to provide that, as Warwick Schools had to do it for our staff," she said. "We were sure that they are training their people the way that they should, but I couldn't get over the fact that there were some poorly trained individuals when it came to dealing with medically fragile students [early on], but we are making progress."
Townsend said the school department's transportation staff and teacher assistants were always trained in CPI.
Tracy McDermott expanded on Townsend's comments, explaining the difference between CPR training and CPI training, which stands for crisis prevention intervention.
"I just wanted to make the distinction between CPR training and CPI training because it seems like whenever we bring up CPI, First Student's response always deals with CPR," McDermott said. "CPI training deals with de-escalating behavior problems. Currently, I believe the [First Student] aides are not trained in that; our staff receives that training. Based on what I'm hearing from my buses, their aides don't have that training and it's imperative that they get that done."
Committee member Terri Medeiros said it's good to know training DVDs and manuals, but it's another thing to actually put the training skills into practice.
"I hope we're seeing the personal touch and creativity that's needed on an individual bus with individual students to foster a better relationship with students," she said.
Furtado thanked First Student for coming back before the committee and answering questions.
"Transporting our kids is an important responsibility and we need to work together to make sure any concerns or problems are addressed immediately," she said. "I look forward to continuing this ongoing dialogue."
In other committee action, a resolution was approved authorizing the execution and delivery of documents and agreements in connection with the issuance of bonds and notes of the city for the repair and renovation of school facilities, specifically those repairs and renovations needed to bring school buildings in line with fire code regulations.
Anthony Ferrucci, chief budget officer for Warwick Schools, said the City Council was set to authorize a similar resolution at its meeting on Monday but tabled it for next Wednesday, Feb. 20.
"The Finance Committee was looking favorably on the resolution, but when it came to the full council, one of the council members wanted more information about the breakdown of cost per building for the work to be done in the summer, but they're prepared to make a motion on February 20 once that's been received," he said.
"We've previously provided them that information and quoted it, chapter and verse, but I have no qualms about doing it again next Wednesday," Furtado said, adding she would accompany Ferrucci to the council meeting.
During public comment, David Testa cautioned the committee about past practice of having the school department foot the bill for interest on bonds.
"It's been the past practice, established by prior school committees, to have the school department pay the debt service on approved bonds, and I've said this before and I'll say it again, you have to be careful," he said. "When you have major upgrades to a school, the city will say the school department should pay the interest on the bonds. We have old buildings that are in need of repair and we will have to approve more bonds before we pay off the current ones. Pretty soon, we'll be looking at $800,000 or $900,000 and that money can buy a lot of technology and programs for schools, so keep that in mind when you're going out for future bonding."


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This dog is at my room-mate's work. If anyone is interested in adopting him, we can POSSIBLEY get him to you for no cost through my room mate, not through the hospital (she will foster him and give him to you). He is in DIRE need of a home. Please read his story, I know everyone on this site is a good dog owner, so that's why I am offering him for free. He is neutered and up to date on his shots. He would do well in obedience classes.
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May 24, 2009
University of Alabama baseball coach Jim Wells is set to hear that one of his teams has been invited to an NCAA Regional for the 15th time when the pairings are announced Monday.
In a 20-year coaching career that began at Northwestern State in 1990, Wells is no stranger to success by owning five regular-season SEC or Southland Conference championships and eight SEC or Southland postseason titles.
Wells is set to take the Crimson Tide to a regional for the 12th time in 15 seasons. Three of his Alabama teams have made it to the College World Series (1996, 1997, 1999).
He was chosen the SEC Coach of the Year two times, the last time in 2002 when the Crimson Tide had a 51-15 record.
As the dean of SEC baseball coaches, Wells has gained respect from his peers from around the league.
"I just have great admiration for the job he''s done for a long time," South Carolina coach Ray Tanner said. "I''m a big fan of Coach Wells. I''ve had an opportunity to visit with him a couple of years when we''ve played and we''ve had some good conversations. I''ve often talked to him, tried to get some things from him and ask how he does things."
Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin met Wells for the first time when he was an assistant at Clemson. Wells'' Alabama teams lost to Clemson 7-4 in the 1995 East Regional and again 14-13 in the 1996 College World Series.
"He''s had great teams," Corbin said of Wells. "I like him and he''s got a very good personality. He''s dry and funny and I like that part about him. He doesn''t take himself too seriously which I admire. He''s done a nice job and I enjoy watching his teams play. They are tough to play."
Corbin got to experience that firsthand and probably didn''t enjoy watching the Crimson Tide play as much this season after his Commodores, who play for the SEC Tournament title today, suffered a sweep to Wells'' squad (10-4, 7-3, 7-6) in Nashville, Tenn.
Arkansas was also swept by Alabama (2-1, 8-6, 6-5) and coach Dave Van Horn said Wells understands how to handle a team.
"Jim has been good for this league," Van Horn said. "He''s been through the battles of this league. The team they have this year is outstanding. One through nine is such a threat. They''ve got good pitching and a lot of maturity."
It starts with SEC Player of the Year Kent Matthes, who set the Crimson Tide all-time home run mark during the SEC Tournament with his 28th of the season. The other All-SEC first teamers for Alabama were second baseman Ross Wilson, third baseman Jake Smith, shortstop Josh Rutledge and pitcher Austin Hyatt.
"He puts great teams together, which have the ability to get hot," Tanner said.
The Crimson Tide roster is made up of 10 seniors, 13 juniors, five sophomores and seven freshman.
Wells likes the balance and said the players he has been able to bring into the program over the last couple of years has been strong.
"Recruiting has been good," Wells said. "Alabama and some other states have some good players out. Recruiting is a life blood of it."
Although Alabama (37-19) was eliminated from this year''s SEC Tournament in two games, Wells has been satisfied with what has been accomplished up to this point of the season.
Wells doesn''t know how much longer he will coach. He is content to live each day and not look too far ahead.
"It''s hard to multi-task at my age so I''m doing one thing at a time," Wells said.
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crisdrf needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 49 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
We need to design a logo and the business cards for a newly established information risk management company.
- Three colors.
- Must be vector, layered and very high resolution in .psd and Illustrator.
- Winner must send over any fonts or any additional resources used for the template.
- The winner must never distribute and/or re-use the wining logo or the logo concept.
Sagenti provides risk management and information security consulting services.
Our services and products are mainly associated with the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY industry.
Note: sagenti comes from "La sagesse en technologie de l'information" which translates to "wisdom in information technology".
Tag line
- "Risk in perspective"
Note: We are open to suggestions regarding the tag lines.
Target audience
- Business decision makers
- powerful message,
- exudes confidence and reliability;
- unique, profesional look;
- clear design - clean lines, easy to read fonts
- logo must be suitable for marketing materials (e.g. t-shirts)
- full Copyright and TM ownership transfered to Sagenti
- Any "fear driven" messages;
- Any association with messages generally used to promote risk management in the Insurance industry;
- Any dice or other obvious and tacky images often associated with risk and uncertainty (e.g crystal ball);
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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EFF needs a few good volunteers. With many important technology projects in the works and a limited amount of staff and time, we are always looking for volunteers with the skills to help us support the open source projects that we run.
If you are a designer, programmer, security auditor, QA person, or have other skills to contribute, we are happy to have your help. Some ways you can help include: improving design, improving usability, fixing bugs, reporting bugs, finding security issues, fixing security issues, writing tests, adding new features, translating interfaces or helping with whatever needs to get done.
Additionally, we offer rewards to people who discover security vulnerabilities in a subset of the software below. For more information (including instructions on how to notify us of security vulnerabilities), see our Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program.
EFF's technology development and research projects aim to defend the rights of free expression, and enhance security and privacy on the Internet. All of our work is released under free and open source licenses such as the GNU General Public License or Creative Commons licenses. Listed below are the open source projects we are currently working on, and ways you can help support them.


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1. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for ActionsRodWard Feb 6, 2011 10:17 PM (in response to jay fresno)
This depends very much on which browser the end-user is viewing the content with.
If the browser happens to use those particular shortcut combinations for some browser action then it will over-ride your actions in the Captivate SWF movie.
The browser always gets first choice, and this issue of which shortcut keys you can depend on varies from browser to browser.
I've come to the conclusion that depending on shortcut keys in e-learning without total control over which browser platform the user will have is just asking for trouble.
2. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsjay fresno Feb 7, 2011 8:37 AM (in response to RodWard)
You make a good point about avoiding shortcut keys.
What I was wondering is if using ALT or CONTROL, keys which Mac users don't have on their keboard, would be a problem for a Mac user -- or if Captivate would automatically translate the Windows shortcut to the equivalent Mac keys, which would be OPTION or COMMAND respectively.
3. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for ActionsRodWard Feb 7, 2011 6:44 PM (in response to jay fresno)1 person found this helpful
The whole area of shortcut key combinations for use in e-learning is just one big nightmare, and it's not Captivate or Flash's fault.
If you Google the Flash forums about keystroke combinations you'll find their all trying to find solutions for the same problems there. It's impossible to predict reliably which keystrokes will or not work because every browser is at least slightly different.
The ones that seem most unreliable are any key combinations involving function keys and the Ctrl or Alt keys. Since the interaction with an elearning SWF happens in a browser, the browser always sees the keystroke coming first before the SWF gets to 'hear' it. If the browser has a certain key combination reserved for its own functionality then it uses it...end of story.
I realise this is a big disappointment for those people wanting to create elearning that showcases keystroke functionality for software sims, but that's the world we live in.
4. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsjay fresno Feb 7, 2011 9:44 PM (in response to RodWard)
Rod, Thanks for your advice.
5. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsthinklearnearn Mar 18, 2012 3:00 PM (in response to RodWard)
you are NOT anwsering his question and you're going off on a RANT - what he is asking - is will captivate show and allow both versions shortcuts - so if you produce you captivate project on a mac and you want to save its COMMAND S and windows CONTROL S
Will Captivate - show and allow both shortcuts - GET IE?
6. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for ActionsRodWard Mar 18, 2012 5:39 PM (in response to thinklearnearn)
@captainvideo. I think you may have missed the point of my reply. It wasn't about whether CAPTIVATE shows or allows these particular keystroke shortcuts, it's whether the myriad combination of web browsers and FLASH SWF output EVER implemented keystroke combinations consistently enough for e-learning developers to be confident about using them in courses.
I have a PC, not a MAC. So I cannot tell Jay whether a keystroke for Ctrl + S in a given file playing on a PC will work the same as Command + S on a MAC. If Jay doesn't have access to both PC and MAC, but can put up a piece of content to test, I'd be happy to provide feedback from a PC perspective, and I'm sure many MAC users on this forum would also be happy to oblige. However, PC or MAC alone is not going to be enough information. Those providing feedback will also need to indicate which browser and browser version they are using. And even then, Jay isn't out of the woods.
I'll restate my point that, even if those two particular keystrokes (Alt + F or Ctrl + F) DID happen to work on both platforms, building any kind of browser-based e-learning content that is heavily reliant on keystroke combinations to work has proven to be a recipe for frustration. We've had lots of threads on such keystroke issues over the years on this forum. I was trying to save Jay some heartache, or at least forewarn him about the risks if he DID decide to go down that path.
If it's considered a rant to offer advice that might help someone on this forum avoid potential frustration trying to implement something that was never going to work reliably anyway, then I'm guilty of it all the time (see my replies about email reporting). I see that as part of my role here.
7. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for ActionsLilybiri Mar 19, 2012 12:35 AM (in response to thinklearnearn)
Please do not SHOUT in this forum, most people trying to answer (like Rod) are just users trying to help other users, for FREE.
8. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsthinklearnearn Mar 19, 2012 6:26 AM (in response to RodWard)
Hey Rod- Nice try - but you did not respond to his actucal question- which is typical of all forums - if you dont know the anwser, then dont repply - just to hear yourself speak - no on has time for mis-information
So if one asks "How do I get to yankee stadium" Dont tell them about last nights game...
and that's what your reply did - it have Zero to do with his question - Good luck to you Rod- Carpe Diem
9. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsthinklearnearn Mar 19, 2012 6:29 AM (in response to RodWard)
and in additon Rod- where did he say "browser" based anyway? There you go again confusing people - and what does any of this have to di with a browser - its about the published keyboard short-cuts that show in Adobe Captivate when you choose that option - If respect and apperacite you trying to assist and help other with your knowledge... But - reply to to actual question and we will all be better for it
10. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for ActionsRodWard Mar 19, 2012 6:51 AM (in response to thinklearnearn)
@captnvideo: If Jay feels my answer wasn't helpful, it's up to him to complain. I think he understood my intent.
I happen to have a long memory for people like yourself. Since it's very plain you don't like me, rest assured that I promise never to suggest a solution for any issue you may experience with Captivate...even if I know the answer.
11. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsthinklearnearn Mar 19, 2012 6:57 AM (in response to RodWard)
OK Rod... you try to have a good life and enjoy the day - I know I will - live is grand - Wow - I did not know you had such an ego that a forum user would not like you - its nothing personal, its business, I neither like nor dislike you Rod. This is not high school Rod, you're not running for class president and you dont need to pick up your bat and ball and go home - Carpe Diem - No need to reply - we are done here - respectfully yours CV
12. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for ActionsRodWard Mar 19, 2012 7:02 AM (in response to thinklearnearn)
By the way, just to prove there's no hard feelins...If you ever DO want to know how to get to Yankee Stadium, I'd be happy to tell you where to go.
13. Re: Cross-platform shortcut keys for Actionsthinklearnearn Mar 19, 2012 7:15 AM (in response to RodWard)
Well thanks Rod - directions to yankee stadium 100% not needed - I have season tickets and go to all games - my seats are 6 rows behing the 3rd base dougout and last year out of 81 home games I missed only 2. You can view all my great pics and video here: http://youtube.com/robertvideo - Carpe Diem Rod - enjoy your Sping and Summer and Go Yanks! - PS: If you want to go to a game... let me know - The stadium is 4 stops (12 mins) from my 57th street home on the D train


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NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Putting up some crooked numbers figures to be a key objective for the Glendale Community College football team this season — on the scoreboard, of course, but most importantly in the win column.
The Vaqueros enter Saturday's 1 p.m. season opener at Compton College having won just one game in each of the past two seasons, going a frustrating 2-18 over that span. For the returning sophomore class, it's been a headache they would just as soon like to avoid this time around.
"One and nine definitely leaves a bad taste in your mouth," returning center Spencer Lee said. "It brings sort of a whole other level of preparation. You come in there, you want to do better and you want to win some more games, so with the kids we had last year and the kids we brought in, it's a good group of kids and I think we have potential to do some good things this year."
There's signs of a possible turnaround ahead, as well as some question marks, with the Vaqueros' offense being most emblematic of that duality.
The void at the quarterback position that so hamstrung the Vaqueros offense last year appears to have been filled by a surplus of capable candidates, but the team bears not a single returning ballcarrier from last season's deep and dominant rushing attack.
"We're really hoping that a couple of young men step up and do well," Vaqueros Coach John Rome said of filling the gaps in the running game, which was ranked second in Southern California last year with 226.5 yards per game.
The Vaqueros will lean heavily on sophomore transfer Collin Keoshian, a bounceback from Brigham Young University who played sparingly for College of the Canyons last season.
Big and skilled, but without much 11-man live game experience after playing eight-man football in high school and redshirting his only season at BYU, Keoshian will get his first shot at being a featured tailback.
Freshmen Walter Moctezuma and Chan Kim, a Glendale High graduate, are also in line for carries.
Up front, two returning All-Western State Conference selections from last year in Lee and tackle Steven Escoboza will be joined by freshmen Ricardo Macias and Joe Bartolo.
"I'm very happy with those four right now," said Rome, who is still weighing his options for filling out the offensive line.
Rome is yet to name a clear-cut starter at quarterback, where freshmen Nick Blackmon, Nate Weston and Isaac Valdez have battled to a dead heat. He said all three have demonstrated the ability to manage a game and distribute the ball effectively in the Vaqueros' traditional multiple pro-style offense.
"It beats last year, I wish I had one of them last year," said Rome, whose team was ranked next to last (36th) in passing offense in Southern California last year and averaged just 114.3 passing yards per game. "We have to narrow it down. Maybe I'm just milking it because I enjoy having quarterbacks around since last year's experience and competition has made it extremely good.
"It's all pretty much neck and neck right now."
There's quite a bit of depth at tight end, as well, with COC transfer Jess Reed and returner Anthony Carter topping the depth chart with freshmen Scott Stochl and Joe Rubino also in the mix.
"We run a multiple tight end offense anyway, so they'll all play," Rome said.
At receiver, three sophomores, Eugene Gandara, Matt Volland and Darren Morrow lead the way, while freshmen D'Angelo Blake and Elijah Gutierrez add depth.
"We're looking great, we're improving every day," Escoboza said. "The team's strong, we've got a lot of new freshmen and a lot of experienced veterans coming back with a lot of knowledge. We're fitting guys in the right positions right now, but we'll be good to go."
Said Lee: "I have big expectations for the passing game. It looks way better than last year. We have three good quarterbacks and they've just got to compete. Whoever's hungry is just gonna come out at the end of the day."
Under new defensive coordinator Marcus Turner, who played at UCLA before stints in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets, the Vaqueros will change defensive schemes for the third time in as many years, this time converting from last year's 4-3 to a 4-2-5.
The four-man front is book ended by Noche Nwofor, a 6-foot-3, 220 pound freshman who Rome calls very explosive, and sophomore Carlos Cuadra, a converted fullback. Freshman Michael Hernandez will play tackle and Rome is still determining who will start at the last inside lineman position.
Freshman Dominic Bell is slated to start at linebacker with sophomore Mario Rodriguez likely filling the remaining linebacker slot.
"We look very good, we're just waiting for the first game to see how we do," Bell said. "We all get to the ball fast, that will be our main thing."
The team will play three safeties, with one rotating back and forth at linebacker. Scott Plescia is a returning all-conference safety and Matt Lopez also returns, while freshman Bobby Baker will see action. The corners will be manned by sophomore Richard Townsell and newcomer CJ Hudson.
"We're pretty happy with our secondary right now," Rome said. "We think that unit could be pretty good. We just want to see guys tackle. The last couple years that's been one of our defensive shortcomings. ...I think this year we have that."
The Vaqueros will play a total of three nonconference games before jumping into play in the American Division Pacific Conference, where they finished 1-6 last season, against host Antelope Valley on Sept. 22
"I think we have some real good young men on this team," Rome said. "We're working to get better, we're trying on a daily basis to improve. We're not necessarily talking about winning or losing games, we're just talking about being competitive."
Said Plescia: "We're getting there, it's a work in progress. We're making strides for our first game. I feel like we're coming together every single day and it's a good mesh of the veterans with the young guys. We're just getting some team continuity going."


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Voices for Climate Change Education Artiste Richie Ramsey performs at the Edutainment Event in the Rudolph Elder Park, Morant Bay, St Thomas on June 29, 2012, held under the GOJ/EU/UNEP Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project's communication and public education campaign. Richie Ramsey is a part of the Voices for Climate Change Education project, coordinated by Panos Caribbean and the National Environment Education Committee. The project sees popular artistes working to provide the public with information about climate change and is one of the partners on the communication and public education campaign.