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Aside from the skipping, the ride was fine. Rode behind a guy on East Capitol on an older Fuji road bike with a brown Brooks B17, tucked under which was a Brooks saddle cover, which I suppose he would use in case of rain. We made fine time and caught a bunch of lights and he almost rode directly into a guy who was crossing on the sidewalk where East Capitol meets First NE. The guy who he almost hit called the bicyclist an "asshole" because I guess that's what you call someone when they almost ride into you.
I'd make some comment about the amount of salt in the Penn Ave cycletrack, but that's already been done. However, I do want to point out that the salt in no way caused hyper-tension between cyclists and motorists. I'm here all week, folks.
More bicyclists out than I would have expected. It was quite cold, but there was virtually no wind and not a cloud in the sky worth remembering. I find that it's hard not to bike to work once you've gotten in the habit of doing so. Probably just like every other way of getting there. We slip into our routines (donning our powdered wigs and name tags and whatnot) and commuting becomes synonymous with the way we get there. I think it's important to "reclaim" the terms related to commuting from the exclusive domain of car driving. Commuting is about going back and forth from home to not-home, not about the means you use to do it and it's silly and imprudent to cede, verbally, the idea of commuting to those who do so exclusively by car. In exchange for the word "commuting," I'll let them keep "fender bender."
Construction by the White House security gates pushed me and the guy biking behind me up onto the sidewalk, which isn't my preferred way to go. Some jerk drivers at the intersection of the cycletrack an I (Eye, Aye!) Street decided it would be fun to block the track with their not-yet-turned cars, so I rode out into the street and salmoned half a block. I caught a glimpse of Kyle, doing his best neck-swivel, eye-contact death stare as he rode by in the other direction. That move is TFTS approved! (as are many products available through SkyMall. Check the catalog for the logo on your next AirTrain flight)
A little farther up the track, a woman who decided to shoal me, almost go hit by a guy pulling into one of the mid-block parking garages. He quite dramatically slammed on his brakes and looked peeved. I decided that I would stop and let him complete his turn, not so much because he had the right of way, which he didn't, but because I wasn't in any special kind of rush. I hope that my decision to do this didn't undermine the bicyclist in front of me, making it seem like she did something wrong. I mean, she was in the right and had the right of way and was riding in a cycletrack. I just stopped as a courtesy, not because I had to. Anyway, there's no way that anyone else in this scenario has given nearly as much thought to this as I have. Or at least I hope not.
Tree work on 15th pushed me out of the lane again. It would be nice is tree trimming didn't happen during morning commute times.
Q Street was fine, but seemed narrower than normal. I hope that someone isn't playing a prank of me by moving the sidewalk out by an inch each day. This would be an elaborate prank. I think it's just more likely that a series of construction projects and big trucks and stuff made me feel cramped and corralled. Not to be confused with Cramped and Coraled, the title of my snorkeling memoir. From Dupont for another block or two, I rode behind a man on a Bikeshare bike, who rode slowly and deliberately and slowly. It's tricky to try to pass someone on Q between Connecticut and Florida, mostly because there isn't very much room to get around before the stop sign and also because there's normally a driver gunning it from the light. So, it's normally just better to wait it out, since, if you're riding up Massachusetts, pretty much everyone turns by Florida anyway and two blocks of going slower than you'd prefer won't kill you.
I was really worried about my chain slipping during the climb up Mass, but it didn't. Perhaps it was because I tried to ride very gently, whatever that means. Heard a few horn honks, but none of them were for me. I'm of the opinion that horns either need to be removed from cars or their power needs to be amplified, so that a sonic blast is actually capable of lifting and moving the object at which it's directed. The in-between state, loud enough to be bothersome, not powerful enough to cause massive destruction, is just so wishy-washy.
Some horn honks were directed at me while I was heading down Massachusetts. It was of the double-honk "I'm behind you and I'm going to pass you" variety. Totally unnecessary. Just drive by me with ample room such that we're both sure you're not going to hit me with the front end of your car. If you can do that, then I'll be pretty happy.
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Just checking: did you make the new chain the same length as the old one, or just pop it on?ReplyDelete
Most of my new chains are exactly 4 links longer than the factory chain - which is at least 4 links longer than necessary.
Having a chain that's too long leads to lighter tension on the rear derailer arm, which reduces how much the chain engages the cogs. Sheldon Brown has a pretty good article about getting it right:
@DaveS: I didn't make the chain anything. I relied on the mechanic to adjust the length as needed. When I bring it back for him to look at the cassette, I'll ask about the chain length.ReplyDelete
I've had mixed mechanic-related experiences with the urban velo location of which you speak....not to say that they messed anything up in your case, but I usually have to bring things in twice for repair. Once to get the repair made and a second time to have another mechanic fix the shoddy job the first one did. So as long as a different mechanic works on your bike when you take it back in, your chances of success are pretty good.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2012 1:27 PM
FIXED THE DATE! I guess I had a bout of dyslexia there. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I'm thinking along with my $1M "mentor your commute" idea I could do some "mentor your mechanicals" fundraisers. Now to find a worthy cause and time and all...ReplyDelete
I stopped into that very same shop (where I also happen to be technically on staff) on Saturday and was a bit surprised to learn that they're getting by with one full-time mechanic these days, plus one part-timer. Thus your chances of getting a second opinion are somewhat limited. The way things are going you might even get me in service some weekends, Jobst help us all.
Anyway, if they swapped the chain for you I'm sure they made it the right length. I thought perhaps you brought the chain home in a box and slipped it on yourself, which seems like it ought to work but actually doesn't. And it's not a crazy guess to think that your cassette is a casualty of your ceaseless drive to write this blog at all costs.
Of course, if the chain popped and the cassette is worn so much it slips it also wouldn't be a crazy guess that your chainrings are worn too. They have a bit more tolerance for it, but using old chainrings with a new chain and new cassette can cause the new parts to wear faster.
And that, in a nutshell, is why I change my own chain about once a year's worth of riding.
Brian: sorry about the whole chain thing.ReplyDelete
Chains / chain rings evolve together (darwinanly or any way you prefer), and my guess is that you especially get into trouble when (1) you don't routinely tighten and at some interval change the chain (yearly for my mere commute) and or (2) you let the chain stretch before adjusting while daily riding untold - well, actually told - distances in the name of the blog.
While my wife and her bike can easily visit Bike Space - she works quite near both old & new Bike Space - I continue to use the original Urban Velo Location in fused school named 'hood and equally continue to rely on the great competence of the mechanics. Just sayin'
" I'll let them keep "fender bender."ReplyDelete
Cede no such ground, sir! Why else did I purchase & install my magnificent (so great in the rain) Velo fenders if not to someday refer to a 'fender bender',,,,,,
One of the great knacks with a chain is knowing when it's got to the point where it's stretched enough that it needs replacing but not so stretched that it's also done in the rear cassette/chain rings and so on. I actually bought (surprisingly expensively) one of the gauges they use in bike shops to measure chain wear, so that I could keep an eye on the problem. The gauge paid for itself the first time I spotted that the chain was starting to stretch, but not to the point where it had wrecked everything else. If the chain's slipping on the gear you use most, I'm taking a wild guess that you've worn out the cassette. I reckon on a chain's lasting around 700 miles - since I do around 4,000 miles a year, I guess that's around two months.ReplyDelete
On the people honking at you, meanwhile, you have my full sympathy. I've just put up a blogpost on the morality of how we behave on the roads towards each other here - http://invisiblevisibleman.blogspot.com/ - if it enlightens you any.*
*warning: some observations may be based on people driving on the left.


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|Authorities suspended independent radio station KFM for more than a week, claiming the station had violated "minimum broadcasting standards" after Andrew Mwenda, a talk show host, allegedly blamed the government for negligence in the July 2005 helicopter crash that killed former South Sudan leader John Garang. The state charged Mwenda with sedition and promoting sectarianism. Mwenda was released on bail after three days and successfully appealed the sedition charges.
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|The government domestically blocked two websites and a radio station ahead of presidential elections, according to news reports. The radio station KFM was jammed, and its website blocked for three days for releasing early vote results, according to local journalists. The website of the critical Radio Katwe was blocked for more than a week before the elections by the state-run Communications Commission, which claimed the site was publishing "malicious and false information against the ruling party and its presidential candidate," according to news reports. The outlets were allowed to resume broadcasting after the elections.
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|The state-run Broadcasting Council shut down radio station Choice FM in Gulu for nearly four months for airing reports "likely to cause public insecurity or violence," news editor Sam Lawino told CPJ. The temporary closing stemmed from talk-show participants' criticism of the military and a local ruling party candidate, according to local journalists.
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|The government-run Broadcasting Council shut down and raided the offices of four radio stations--Central Broadcasting Service (CBS), Radio Sapentia, Radio Two, and Ssubi FM--that had covered protests over government interference in the movements of the king of the Baganda ethnic group, according to news reports. The council ordered all stations to halt political debate programming. Radio Sapentia was allowed to resume after a week, Radio Two after two months, Ssubi FM after four months, and CBS after nearly 14 months, according to CPJ research.
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|Police raided and shuttered four outlets of the Monitor Media Company in an apparent attempt to find the original copy of a letter written by a former security official that called for an investigation into an alleged plot. The letter had been covered by two independent dailies, The Monitor and Red Pepper. Two sister radio stations, KFM and Dembe FM, were also closed. After the Monitor Media Group obtained a court order to end the police search and resume publishing, police continued to block the outlets' operations for seven days.
Ugandan police ignored a May 23 court order requiring them to vacate the premises of the Monitor Media Company. Police had raided the independent media company on May 20 in an apparent attempt to find the original copy of a letter drafted by a former security official. After the Monitor Media Group obtained the court order to end the police search and resume publishing, police continued to block the outlets' operations for seven days.
Physical attacks against journalists declined this year, compared with the 41 assaults documented amid the 2011 presidential elections and nationwide strikes. Police were responsible for roughly 25 percent of the assaults against journalists--as opposed to 92 percent in 2012, according to CPJ research.
Ugandan officials routinely block journalists from covering public functions, CPJ research shows.
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|Police Commander Julius Owino of Eastern Bugiri District prevented Daily Monitor reporter Asuman Musobya from covering a murder case at the Bugiri Court and detained him for six hours without explanation or filing any charges against him, local journalists told CPJ.
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|A security official prevented Rogers Matovu, reporter for the Catholic Church-based Kingdom FM, from covering the opening session of the African Union Summit in Kampala and detained him for five days without charge or explanation, according to news reports.
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|Former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya blocked journalists from covering the Kampala High Court in an election petition case against him, according to news reports.
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|President Yoweri Museveni prevented the press from covering an opening ceremony for a ruling party retreat in Kyakwanzi, despite official government invitations being extended to the press, local journalists told CPJ.
January 2012:
|Justice Faith Mwonda suspended Red Pepper reporter Tom Kalamula from covering court proceedings in Nakawa Court without explanation, the Ugandan Human Rights Network for Journalists and local journalists reported.
February 2012:
|Justice Faith Mwonda blocked four journalists from covering open court proceedings in the High Court of Entebbe, according to news reports.
January 2013:
|Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga suspended two reporters from the independent weekly The Observer from covering parliamentary proceedings. Kadaga claimed that two stories written by the reporters that involved her were false. The Observer wrote an apology, but challenged the speaker's suspension order in court, claiming the suspension was outside her jurisdiction, according to news reports. The court case had not resumed in late year.
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|Kampala Mayor Elias Lukwago accused journalists of the state-sponsored daily New Vision of biased reporting and prevented them from covering his press conferences, according to local journalists.
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Photo 4 shows rows of Jacquard looms. The large punched cards hanging on the left programmed the looms to produce the elaborate and colorful silk fabrics demanded by the New York fashion industry. Although the looms were usually well spaced and protected in newer mills, government inspectors reported that machinery in the older mills was often packed so closely that it was difficult to move about without being struck by moving parts of the equipment.
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2. According to a 1919 government report, the chief source of fatigue in silk weaving was not the physical work involved but the "tension of continued watching, of being constantly on the alert."¹ What do you think working in a mill like this would have been like? How difficult do you think it would have been to tend four of these looms at a time? How much difference would it have made if the looms stopped automatically when a thread broke?
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To specify a task or a service request
When we receive a request for a change or a call of a function in an online store , it takes detailed information to help us shorten lead times to perform each task. The following points should you as a customer to think about getting in your description of your service contract , or call to get the best help. We have also developed tips on tools that can make it easier. If you need help creating a description so please contact the service team and we will do this together.
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1. Specifying a new file:
a) Enter the store matter to be performed on .
b ) If possible, please reference to another page which has similar functionality / design.
c ) Compose a clear explanation of what you want done , preferably by an explanatory picture .
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2nd Specifying call ( bug )
a) Your customer number .
b ) the name of your online store and address ( your URL ) to your online store .
c) a description of the problem so we can reproduce it in your online store .
d) a URL to the page you want to change or where the error occurs .
e ) Screenshots * from the Browser ( browser) you are using , preferably illustrated in one tool * to further clarify where the page fault.
f) Have you , or Nordic e-commerce on your behalf , modified (changed in some files via WebDav ) webshop in a way you suspect may be causing the problem ?
- If you yourself have changed , what files isf
g ) What, if anything , have you done to remedy the problem ?
h) the date on which you suspect the function ceased functioning.
i) What do you mean, webshop should behave rather than how it does now?
2.1) Problems associated with orders to make .
a) provide at least an order number where the problem occurred.
b ) Please indicate whether you or the client has been logged in the system.
2.2) Does the problem of customers to make ,
a) set up an account number where the problem occurred.
b ) Try to find out which web browser the client uses
Tips on good tool for specifying
Tools that we ourselves use to make simpler specifications internally and between us in the Nordic e-commerce , and between us and the customer.
- Awesome Screenshot : Capture & Annotat
Plugin that you can install in your browser to take ( screenshots) screenshoots on a web page where you can select an area , or add an arrow and text.
Since there are different versions for different browsers ( crome , firefox, internet explorer, safari ets. ) So you can just search on Awesome Screenshot : Capture & Annotate so charging you just downloaded the plugin that suits your browser
- Pixlr , http://pixlr.com/editor/
Easy and free web-based image editor , where you can import a screenshot (Ctrl + PrtSc ) and make easier if disponeringar of your various elements.
- Balsamiq , http://www.balsamiq.com/
Tools for making sketches of the interface
Paint and Preview
Paint in Windows and preview for MAC is built into each OS and are suitable for bug reports or simple suggestions. An arrow , circle , two lines of text , etc. is usually all it takes .
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In-N-Out Burger tied to North Side site
It appears In-N-Out Burger finally has selected the site for its first restaurant in San Antonio.
While T.G.I. Friday's currently sits at the corner of Loop 410 and McCullough Avenue, a shell corporation tied to In-N-Out purchased the site across from North Star Mall less than three months ago.
29 NEL LLC — a nod to the location's address at 29 NE Loop 410 — acquired the land on Oct. 28, with a listed mailing address of 13502 Hamburger Lane in Baldwin Park, Calif. That's where In-N-Out houses its real estate department.
In June, 29 NEL LLC filed its certificate of formation with the Texas secretary of state, and Los Angeles-based attorney Dana P. Newman signed the document as its official organizer.
She works for the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman law firm, which lists about 100 clients on its website, including In-N-Out Burger.
A representative with the popular burger chain was not immediately available for comment, but Carl Van Fleet, vice president of planning and development, told the Express-News in August that the Irvine, Calif.-based company is "very enthusiastic" about opportunities in San Antonio.
"That said, we are in the very early stages of development in both cities," Van Fleet wrote in an email at the time. "We are currently working on a site in New Braunfels, but nothing is close to finalized there yet so it would be premature to comment on the status or timing of that project.
"As far as San Antonio is concerned, we are looking at a few opportunities there as well but nothing that we can comment on yet," he added. "It is just too early."
An employee who answered the phone at the existing T.G.I. Friday's said he was unaware of any plans to close, relocate or demolish the casual dining restaurant.
The national chain currently operates two other locations in San Antonio.
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Mark Goodyear fills tulip-shaped chocolate cups with white chocolate mousse at Table of Plenty in Columbus. The cups are formed using balloons dipped in melted chocolate. The heart-shaped chocolate dessert and cupcakes with buttercream frosting made by Goodyear are other examples of sweet treats suitable for Valentine's Day. Photo by: Joe Ray Roberson/Dispatch Staff
February 11, 2009
No one can know whether Saint Valentine had a sweet tooth, but if he did, he would revel in the indulgence associated with the holiday bearing his name.
Bakers, candy-makers and chocolatiers around the world have been busy as the celebration of love and romance inches closer. One of them has made Columbus a little sweeter place since August, when he first arrived from Florida. In a kitchen on Military Road stocked with sugar and spice and everything nice, Mark Goodyear has been expanding his dessert repertoire.
After, the Monday lunch rush at Table of Plenty, the Phoenix, Ariz., native puts the finishing touches on delicate tulip-shaped cups made of chocolate.
"I''ve always loved food," he says, filling the cups with creamy white chocolate mousse and topping each with a raspberry. "It may have started years ago when I worked in a bakery department of a grocery store. I worked the night shift, making doughnuts. I really enjoyed it. And every now and then I''d get to write ''Happy Birthday'' on a cake for a customer," he chuckles. Mark found his way to Possum Town with the help of native Columbian Marty Wages. Both men worked with McDonald''s Corp. in Florida and are experienced in the food service industry. When the weakening economy forced a downsizing, Marty returned to Columbus to work with his sister, Margaret Ann Borland, in her eatery and specialty catering business. Mark joined the exodus to Mississippi.
Table of Plenty, located directly across from Military Hardware, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and handles catering for events small and large, so there is plenty to do. One of their more recent menu items -- sweet roasted red pepper cheese salad with Bulldog Bite -- is one of Mark''s signature dishes.
Margaret Ann, Marty and Mark share culinary responsibilities, but, says Marty, "We all have our little niche. Margaret Ann specializes in soups and gourmet salads -- her chicken salad is famous! -- and most of the catering. Mark makes great homemade breads, cooks and specializes in the desserts ... and I''m the talker," he adds with laughter.
A little hot air
"I started out baking breads," explains Mark, indicating fresh ciabatta nearby. "It was a huge hit. Then I started with desserts, and one thing led to another." Stretching a small white water balloon to make it more pliable, he outlines the interesting process of making the chocolate dessert cups.
"You melt the chocolate of your choice -- it can be milk chocolate, dark chocolate, semi-sweet or bittersweet," explains Mark, who typically prefers the Ghirardelli brand. "Also melt some white chocolate and swirl -- don''t mix -- it in with the other."
After blowing up the petite balloon to the size he prefers for the cups, Mark dips the lower half into the luscious chocolate, gently tilting the balloon once to each side, forming the tulip-like "petals."
"It''s best to use white balloons," he advises. "The dye from colored balloons can leach into the chocolate."
Mark puts the dipped balloon on parchment paper, holding it upright a few seconds, allowing it to set. "After you finish dipping, just put your tray in the freezer for about five minutes. After you take them out, just pop the balloon and remove it. I filled these cups with white chocolate mousse, but you can even fill them with fresh fruit."
Have a heart
The heart-shaped chocolate cake the baker has created appears decadently delicious enough for anyone''s valentine. Filled in the center with white chocolate mousse, it''s also drizzled with a white chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate-covered strawberries. Cupcakes with traditional buttercream frosting and chocolate candies round out the sweet treats on display.
Mark, who is largely self-taught, shares some of the inspiration for his emerging role in the commercial kitchen.
"I think I''ve always wanted to find what made me special," he says of the culinary talent he''s cultivated. "I just try to do something new every day; I do love a challenge."
His advice to other would-be chefs is, "If you have a desire, I''d say try it." He concedes it helps to have something of an artistic flair to turn out specialty desserts, but "if you can''t draw or paint a picture, that doesn''t mean you can''t create desserts. Just get out there and do it."
Note: For more information about any of the desserts shown, contact Table of Plenty at 662-570-1748.
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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ROCHESTER -- Committed to enhancing patient care, The Homemakers Health Services has expanded its home health care division and initiated a personal care services provider (PCSP) program.
"Our new personal care provider service was initiated in response to the needs of the community," explained Linda Howard, chief executive officer of The Homemakers. "Many individuals with disabilities due to injuries or age do not have the capabilities to perform many of the tasks of daily living such as bathing, dressing, cooking and light housekeeping. and need long-term assistance. Our new PCSP program is a hybrid of our current homemaker and home health aide services and allows us to provide all of these services in one visit."
Partnering with Great Bay Community College, the Agency's PCSPs have undergone a 40 hour training certification program focusing on personal care and infection control as well as Alzheimer's disease
According to Howard, unlike a homemaker who can provide no hands-on assistance to clients, under the direction of a registered nurse the PCSP may provide hands-on assistance with bathing, dressing, range of motion exercises, daily hygiene as well as assistance with preparing meals, and light housekeeping to persons who may have stable, but chronic health care issues such as diabetes or dementia. In addition, the PCSP is able to transport clients to medical appointments if indicated in the plan of care.
Howard said The Homemakers' licensed home health aides will continue to provide home health care assistance to those persons with more severe health care problems who need intermittent, skilled health care services.
Established in 1974, The Homemakers Health Services provides home health, home support and adult day care services to adults throughout Strafford County as well as parts of Carroll and Rockingham counties. Services include nursing, wound care, IV therapy, physical and occupational therapies, medical social work, case management, home health aide, personal care service provider, Alzheimer's respite, homemaker, in-home care provider and adult day care.
For more information about The Homemakers Health Services, call (603) 335-1770 or 1-800-600-1770 or visit the Agency's website www.TheHomemakers.org.


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Don't graduate or work outside Florida? Pay back Bright Futures, bill says
Proposed bill would require scholarship recipients to reimburse state
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bill filed Wednesday in the Florida House of Representatives that would require future recipients of Bright Futures Scholarships to reimburse the state if they do not graduate or if they go to work outside of Florida.
"It seems a little crazy to think they would make us stay in Florida just because I took money to try to help me with school," said University of North Florida student Jake Kasper, who has Bright Futures.
"There could be a lot of jobs in other states," said Florida State College at Jacksonville student Sarah Mcaulay. "I don't necessarily want to stay in Florida my whole life. Yeah, it would restrict me a lot."
"You do what you had to do and that was never a part of the requirement that you had to graduate," added FSCJ student Hayden Rodgers.
The bill would take effect with students who receive their initial Bright Futures Scholarships during the 2014-15 academic year. It says that Bright Futures would serve as an incentive for students to remain and work in the state after graduation.
The bill, filed by Rep. Jimmie Smith, a Republican from Inverness, would require recipients of the scholarships to submit information each year about proof of residence and employment in Florida.
UNF says it has students every day asking about their Florida Bright Futures scholarship, and that there are other scholarships that exist already where students have to pay back funds if they do not graduate.
"We have scholarships with different criteria," said Anissa Agne, UNF director of student financial aid. "There are some that do have certain requirements attached to it."
The bill says student who receive an award but do not graduate or complete the program for which the award was received or no longer reside in the state after graduation or program completion must reimburse the state for the amount of the award received or a prorated portion thereof.
The state Department of Education would come up with enforcement if money is not reimbursed. The bill includes some exceptions, such as for Bright Futures recipients who go on active duty in the military. They would be considered employed in Florida, regardless of where they are located.
"Requiring a commitment of scholarship recipients to complete their degree is reasonable considering that the state is diverting money from other potentially worthy students," Rep. Lake Ray said in a statement. "I look forward to watching possible changes in the bill as it moves through the process."
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Shirley, MS, RD, CDE, PA-C, practices at Lassen Medical Group in Cottonwood, CA.
Patient Shelly R. shares how this physician assistant made a difference in her life:
"I cannot say enough to recognize the compassion and humanitarian efforts of Shirley Powell, PA-C. Shirley is not only a credit to her profession but a more accurate description might be to call her an angel on earth. Her compassion is only superseded by her dedication to never give up until she finds a solution. I'm convinced that Shirley has saved my mother's life…and probably on more than one occasion.
My mother has what is called 'metabolic syndrome.' It's a complex phenomenon which includes excessively high cholesterol, triglycerides, high blood pressure and diabetes. On top of it all…her diabetes is insulin-resistant. Although Shirley will admit my mother has been the most challenging patient to date, she has never given up on her." —Shelly R.
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Nissan + Citrix
Nissan has vehicle R&D centers at 16 locations around the world. And each location needs to share data and work together in real time using CAD/PDM data managed in a single database. With Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix Hypervisor, they were able to construct a robust virtual desktop infrastructure that cut the download times for CAD data dramatically, and improved responsiveness and functionality on a global scale.
In 2016, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. set goals of an 8% global market share and an 8% operating profit ratio. To help achieve these goals, the company's IT strategy aims to achieve "Value Innovation", in which business value is maximized through cross-function/cross-regional solutions. The Global Information Systems Headquarters has created a virtual desktop system for 3D computer-aided design (CAD) applications using Citrix Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix Citrix Hypervisor, and NVIDIA GRID K2, with the goal of improving CAD/product development management (PDM) productivity at global R&D locations.
The Deputy General Manager, Engineering IS Department, Global IS Division of Nissan Motors, Mikio Matsuki, who led eVDI, the Engineering Department's desktop virtualization project, speaks about his experience creating virtual desktops as the foundation for using 3D CAD applications as a portion of the global IT strategy. "In Vitesse, the IT strategy initiated by the company in 2011, 'Value Innovation', which aims to create new value in business, was an important theme. As part of this, we also considered the challenge of how to create a system that would centralize CAD/PDM data through global coordination in the IT area and maintain business efficiency when accessing integrated databases from all countries. At this point, we were given the task of accomplishing this using a VDI [virtual desktop infrastructure] framework by Guiotoko, CIO, Global corporate IS/IT," he says.
Satoshi Takabatake, who also works in the Engineering IS Department, Global IS Division, explains the project in detail. "The company has vehicle development and research locations in 16 sites throughout the world. We were required to coordinate with these locations by sharing data and working together in real time using CAD/PDM data managed in a single database. Also, with a single database, there were cases in which it took several hours to download the data after the CAD engineers at the overseas R&D locations arrived at work, and improving the responsiveness of global locations was a major challenge. In fact, before the topic of a virtual desktop came up, we were considering methods of splitting up the CAD/PDM database between North America and the U.K., global locations that are particularly important.
We looked into whether it would be possible for the Japanese, American, and U.K. locations to each manage their own CAD/PDM database, and to coordinate by synchronizing with one another," Takabatake says. "However, the fact that splitting the database across three locations would triple the effort needed to operate and manage it, resulting in extremely high costs, was a major problem. Also, synchronizing the data between locations would take time as well, so we gave up on the idea due to its unsuitability for coordinating in real time. Then Matsuki came to us with an idea, and we started testing virtual desktops in 2014."
Hirotaka Noguchi, Infrastructure and Production Service Department, Global IT Division, makes an addition regarding the details of the investigation process. "When selecting a virtual desktop, we conducted tests to compare products from various companies," he says. "In the course of these tests, we considered not only the superiority of functions and capabilities, but user-friendliness and the outlook for the future as well, and we attempted to keep usage of network and hardware resources to a minimum. Wanting to adopt the solution that would deliver the maximum results, we selected Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. In the actual investigation, we received full cooperation from Hewlett-Packard Japan, created a testing environment in the laboratory, and proceeded with the investigation while receiving feedback from end users."
Global Information Systems Headquarters made the determination to create a virtual desktop for 3D CAD applications using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix Hypervisor and to proceed with globally centralized CAD/PDM data management. An experimental system was created, and attempts were made to actually use it from Nissan R&D locations in North America and the U.K.
"In the trial, the system was actually used by on-site CAD/PDM engineers, and they gave us reviews of responsiveness, screen resolution, etc., when operating the 3D CAD application on a virtual desktop over a WAN. At that point, we received harsh feedback stating that in comparison with the high-performance workstations used locally, performance was bad and the system was unusable," says Matsuki, looking back on the results of the initial trial. After receiving the results of the evaluations by on-site engineers, the IT Infrastructure Service Department implemented tune-ups encompassing the two aspects of systems and networks and worked to optimize performance. Also, Matsuki determined that it was important not only to improve the system but also to evaluate usability for actual users, so he added Kenji Iwama, a top-class CAD engineer from the CAD Engineering Promotion Department of Nissan Techno Co., Ltd., to the project staff.
"The mission I was given was to evaluate the results of the tune-ups carried out from the point of view of CAD engineers in order to improve practical performance. In addition to this, together with Matsuki, I investigated which scenarios to prepare in order to correctly perform evaluations of desktop virtualization suited for use by overseas engineers," says Iwama.
Beginning in April 2014, Noguchi took charge of the IT Infrastructure Department, and through a system involving cooperation with engineers from Citrix, Hewlett-Packard Japan, and others, work was started on the construction of a full-fledged system for accessing data centralized in Japan from North America and the U.K. through a virtual desktop.
Alongside the technical project by the IT Infrastructure Service Department, in order to alert the North American and U.K. CAD engineers to the merits of desktop virtualization, Iwama created 13 scenarios covering all CAD engineers, including the engineers who create the actual 3D data and, in particular, engineers who use viewer software, and conducted additional tests with on-site engineers.
"Today, development tasks for automobiles have become extremely specialized. We have worked to obtain accurate evaluations from the various sites by classifying users' jobs and using scenarios to alert the engineers to the merits of each task. By actually visiting North America and the U.K. and operating the virtual desktop under the actual 3D CAD environment, we were able to create tune-ups aligned with the needs of on-site engineers," Iwama explains.
Following the establishment of a virtual desktop user environment with which the overseas engineers are satisfied from the perspectives of both IT infrastructure tune-ups and scenarios involving usage by engineers, the system went into operation in July 2015, one year after the start of the trial in July 2014, in North America, and in October 2015 in the U.K.
The virtual desktop for 3D CAD created by the team at the Global Information Systems Headquarters of Nissan Motors features an NVIDIA GRID K2 board, and the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops virtual desktop created on Citrix Hypervisor can access NX, the integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solution of the Siemens PLM software, from North America and the U.K.
"We are at the starting line for implementing the system in North America and the U.K. We have 16 overseas locations, and at the design and R&D sites of the remaining locations as well, we are planning to implement the system," says Takabatake, touching upon future projects. "From the point of view of operating the system, we would like to keep usage of network bandwidth and hardware resources to a minimum on Linux virtual desktops as well, and with regard to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, we are looking forward to HDX 3D Pro being compatible with Linux. Also, the number of CAD/PDM users will increase in the future, so we would like Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to continue to be a product that achieves maximum functionality while keeping use of network and hardware resources to a minimum," says Noguchi, stating his hopes for the future.
Matsuki discusses his goals as follows: "The virtual desktop is already being used for other applications. Thanks to what we have achieved with 3D CAD, we are now able to use the virtual desktop for a wider range of tasks. Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops makes this type of thing possible. As we implement it in our various locations, I believe that the way we work will change completely. As far as we are concerned, we have managed to construct a highly practical virtual desktop infrastructure, and we will continue to work on the challenge of using it to create new business value."
It was possible to proceed with the challenging project of allowing the two important global locations of North America and the U.K. to access data centralized in Japan thanks to the cooperation of a team comprised of engineers from vendors such as Citrix.
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A Snowball's Chance In Maintenance
EP Editorial Staff | July 27, 2010
Looking for ways to do a lot, lot more with a lot, lot less? Here's a personal perspective on how to start things rolling in a big way.
Anyone involved in maintenance and reliability knows that for every issue, there are probably one or more programs, tests, techniques, acronyms and/or buzzwords, among other things, that should remedy the problem. For example, reliability engineers are expected to: find the root cause of failures; increase MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure); decrease MTTR (Mean Time To Repair); boost equipment output; reduce maintenance spending; improve OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)…These types of things reflect the technical aspects of our business; they're our focus. If, however, you're working on the managerial side of maintenance and reliability, you have a number of other things on your mind as well.
Besides managing the technical side of maintenance and reliability (see above), you're also probably managing budgets and people, or, to be more specific, managing the allocation of maintenance hours. That's a game-changer. While the overall goal may be the same—increase reliability, fix things faster, spend less, etc.—the buzzwords are different. The key phrase? "Do more with less."
I speak from experience. During my stint in a managerial role, I dealt with personnel cuts, resource reallocation and bringing on new hires. In light of market conditions at the time, overtime was essentially not allowed. Pieces of equipment were temporarily taken off-line, which meant the other equipment had to run more reliably in order to meet the required production. To top it off, the mix of product steadily increased in size and weight, putting more strain on our already stressed, older equipment. I quickly realized that too much work was left at the end of my available maintenance craftsman hours. I was pushing people to not only fight all the fires, but to make things better. Still, there were just too many equipment failures to deal with.
For us, time to make improvements was much like the Loch Ness Monster—it rarely surfaced, and when it did, only a few people were around to see it. Those lucky enough to "catch a glimpse" were rarely prepared to deal with it. That's when it hit me: My singular goal was not just to extend the time between failures (or engage in some other narrowly focused mission). It was to somehow "steal" craftsman hours back from the inefficiency of firefighting, and use those hours to begin building a snowball of progressive improvements.
The snowball effect
Times are tough all over. The economic slump has hurt most sectors. Those of us in the maintenance arena need to ensure that we're using those resources that we have managed to retain in the most efficient and effective way possible.
All the acronyms, programs, techniques and technologies need to be viewed in the perspective of the "snowball effect." If you can implement a technology that makes a piece of equipment run just one hour longer between failures, that one craftsman hour may be used to implement an equipment modification that leads to increased production capacity. The increased production capacity may allow slightly more production flexibility and, combined with the available craftsman hour, may allow for more in-depth and/or more accurate preventive maintenance (PM) tasks—even, perhaps, open up an opportunity to just do a PM. You can see the pattern.
Where to start
If your maintenance department is like most, trying to squeeze some time out of your team's days to implement some great new "something or other" might seem virtually impossible. It's not.
To start, put your attention on items that don't require much in terms of workforce time-input or budgetary expenditures. As improvements are made and the results realized, more time- and dollar-intensive projects can be implemented. For example, if your MRO stores have always just "been there," you may be paying unneeded up-charges to "overnight" parts when critical machinery fails. A review of your critical equipment with respect to spare parts may reveal some glaring discrepancies that could lead to large, unnecessary costs in the form of lost production, downtime and the price of and/or expediting of parts. Savings from those things alone would most likely pay to ensure that the parts are in stores when you need them.
That said, what are some things you can do to help boost the effectiveness and efficiency of your maintenance workforce? First, know your equipment. This is essential in being able to concentrate your efforts where they make the greatest impact. After that, the possibilities are virtually endless. It all depends on how "outside the box" you can and are willing to think—and how far outside that box you are allowed to go. Here are a few idea generators:
n A thorough analysis of PM tasks can help eliminate antiquated, unneeded and, in some cases, "knee-jerk" tasks. Such an analysis can also help ensure that
any missing tasks that would add value are put into
the system.
- As mentioned previously, a project that ensures the right number of the right kind of critical spare parts are on hand can eliminate a lot of unneeded resource expenditures and unnecessary loss of production.
- Automating aspects of maintenance through the use of tools such as automatic lubricators can recoup small amounts of man-hours that will add up to a sizeable amount of "extra" maintenance time per year.
- A more costly example would be installing real-time analytical tools, such as vibration transmitters, temperature probes/monitors, flow and/or pressure switches or on-stream lubricant moisture sensors. The real-time analysis can help an organization catch and/or track undesirable conditions, a slow-progressing failure, a major upset or an impending catastrophic event. This allows for the repair or replacement of equipment before an unexpected failure occurs—or, at least, allows for a plan to be developed to calmly and systematically handle a failure should it happen.
- Transforming small maintenance inspections and tasks into operator-based maintenance tasks (with necessary training) not only can get craftsman man-hours back, it could also lead to improved information collection—operators typically being in day-to-day contact with their equipment. Such tasks could include checking oil levels, match marks, alignment settings, etc., as well as making minor adjustments, adding oil or grease and tracking machine conditions through the use of analytical tools. This approach can be taken in both union and non-union environments.
The previous bullet points are just a start. The list of strategies for capturing and eliminating inefficiencies goes on and on. Like anything, the more you put in, the more you get out. If resources are limited, focus on the biggest bang for your buck—and know the initial returns may be small or slow. This is the snowball effect…
Start rolling
You just need to get your snowball rolling. Over time, it will develop into an avalanche of recovered man-hours, reduced costs and improved production. With limited resources, make sure you don't waste your time on the smaller things, or on trying to perfect a project like a PM task or spare-part optimization to the nth degree.
Also remember that you can't do this alone. The phrase "pushing a rope" is very apt. You must have buy-in from all parts of the organization. If management doesn't buy in, you'll have no backing. If the operations or production side of your business doesn't buy in, you'll have a hard time implementing anything at best, and may create an adversary at worst. Finally, if the maintenance organization doesn't buy in, implementation of anything could be difficult and slow—and improvements could be doomed to failure.
Develop a plan. Think into the future, as far you can with what you know. Envision your defined goal, and tailor the actions to achieve it despite your work constraints. As you develop your plan, make sure you are working with all stakeholders in the organization to promote understanding, build relationships and gather input. A little "politicking" goes a long way. Present the goal so that those affected by it want to follow you—that's true leadership.
Remember, typically the less a project costs in terms of craftsman hours and maintenance dollars, the more time and energy it requires of the reliability engineer and supporting staff. Steel yourself. It may take lots of personal input to propel your small snowball in the right direction. Still, if you stick with it and bring the organization along, the result will be of a size, shape and momentum of which you can be proud. LMT
Dan Erwin has spent the last nine years serving in a number of maintenance and reliability roles. He currently is a reliability engineering specialist with Dow Chemical's Union Carbide Cellosize and Polyox Production Units, in Institute, WV. A Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional, Erwin holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Wisconsin – Platteville. Telephone: (304) 747-1045; e-mail: email@example.com


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'Hidden Consequences' gathers together case studies from Thailand, Russia, the Philippines, China, Switzerland, the United States, the Netherlands and Slovakia for the first time in one accessible document to reveal the true costs of industrial water pollution for people, the environment and the wider economy.
Browse this digital magazine for highlights, photos and videos from the new Greenpeace report, to learn more about the costly and irreversible mistakes made by countries in the Global North, and the urgent need for action to save many of our iconic waterways in the Global South from the same fate.
Use the arrow on the right, or the numbers above to navigate through the presentation.
As the four case studies in Thailand, Russia, The
Philippines and China demonstrate, there is an urgent need to eliminate the use and discharge
of hazardous substances from industrial sources, in order to rescue our precious waterways and
protect the livelihoods of all those who rely upon them.
Governments have a choice, and our voices can help them make the right one for people and
the planet.
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Rivers provide a lifeline for the communities through which they flow and for the cities that swell
on their banks. They supply vital and life-sustaining resources, including drinking water, crop
irrigation, and food. They also serve as a critical support system for industrial activity, providing
water for many manufacturing or cooling processes. It is this industrial activity that often has a hidden, darker side.
Section 1 of this report portrays four iconic rivers in the Global South, which are increasingly
being destroyed by industrial activity and the releases of hazardous chemicals. Many of these
substances are persistent and can gradually accumulate in sediments and in the food chain
and impact upon critical resources; such as water used for agriculture and drinking water. Their
presence is contaminating wildlife and entire ecosystems, and causing long-term, irreversible
damage to people, the environment, and the wider economy.
Such damage generates enormous economic, environmental and social costs, as demonstrated
by the four case studies of poisoned rivers in the Global North featured in section 2.
Unfortunately these are not isolated examples.
The good news is that it is not too late to act. It is still possible to limit and prevent future
damage to many of our rivers - but new rules and responsibilities - such as those outlined in
section 3 - are required to make this happen.
A water treatment pond of a bleaching and dyeing factory near the Samron Canal, in the lower part of the Chao Phraya river basin.
The Chao Praya river, revered culturally as the 'heart' of Thailand, suffers from growing
pollution and ongoing industrialisation, that competes not only with traditional uses such as
fishing or water for agriculture, but also with the provision of safe drinking water to Thailand's
biggest metropolis - Bangkok.
Yet despite significant quantities of hazardous chemicals being manufactured and in use, little
is known about the releases or about the extent of pollution caused by hazardous substances
from industrial sources.
There is an urgent need to establish the extent of the problem, disclose
pollution data and develop appropriate solutions - with the aim of eventually eliminating all
releases of hazardous substances.
Time is short. The fact that many of the hazardous substances identified in the Chao Phraya
and in the sea water off the coast of Thailand are banned in other more developed markets,
or have been prioritised for elimination by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants, should be a wake-up call to the authorities to start addressing this problem now.
Download Section 1
A wastewater discharge pipe into the Okhta river, which is one of the main tributaries of the Neva river. Oil product content exceeds allowable concentrations by 140 thousand times.
The Russian Neva, the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge, supplies St
Petersburg and its 5 million inhabitants with all its drinking water. Despite this critical role, its
waters remain largely unprotected from contamination with hazardous chemicals as a result of
both formal and informal industrial activities.
An investigation by Greenpeace in 2010 showed the presence of a variety of toxic metals and
persistent organic chemicals in some industrial effluents, in the sludge of certain wastewater
treatment plants, in river sediments, and in soils where electronic waste 'recycling' had been
carried out.
This investigation - and others - illustrate that pollution is caused by hazardous
chemicals at both ends of a product's life cycle - in its manufacturing and its disposal.
To rescue the river Neva, a chemical management strategy that is based on a political
commitment to 'zero discharge' of all hazardous substances is urgently needed. This strategy
must include plans to eliminate those hazardous chemicals present in products, and those
found in industrial releases, before the continued degradation of the river spirals out of control.
A Greenpeace volunteer talks to a local resident beside Marilao River in Bulacan 25 kilometers north of Manila. Marilao River has been identified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as one of the Philippines 50 dead rivers due to heavy pollution.
The extensive Marilao river system in the province of Bulacan, near Manila, now holds the
dubious distinction of being labelled as one of the world's dirtiest rivers by the Blacksmith
A monitoring programme for the Marilao river system - set up in 2008 with the Asian
Development Bank - confirmed the contamination of the Marilao river system by numerous
heavy metals.
Shellfish and freshwater fish from the Marilao river system - widely consumed
by the population in the area and in metropolitan Manila - also displayed evidence of metal
contamination, in some cases with levels in excess of established limits for human consumption.
The consequences for the national economy have already been demonstrated by the scale
of the estimated clean-up costs - which in a country such as the Philippines are prohibitive.
There is an urgent need to implement plans for clean production and to eliminate discharges of
hazardous chemicals into the river basin - with the priority on substituting the most hazardous
substances with safer alternatives - in order to avoid the accumulation of further costs to
people, planet and profit as a result of industrial pollution.
Families who fish and drink water from the Yangtze river have noticed that the water has a strange flavour.
Throughout China's long history, the Yangtze river basin has been a centre of cultural and
industrial activity. Today it contributes around 40% of the nation's GDP, the equivalent of about
$1.5 trillion US dollars.
Industrial developments are particularly concentrated in the Yangtze river delta, with this
region alone accounting for around one-fifth of China's entire economy. It includes 16 cities,
including Shanghai, whose 20 million people are dependent on the Yangtze for drinking water.
However, despite its impressive stature, it should not be assumed that the Yangtze river
has an unlimited capacity to absorb and dilute industrial pollution. There is grave concern for
the Yangtze river, because of the sheer scale of the industrial development that is taking
place, and because of the huge number of people whose livelihoods depend upon its waters.
Contamination by hazardous chemicals is already measurable despite the volume of the river,
and is also threatening the East China Sea. A plan which leads to 'zero discharge' of hazardous
substances needs to be urgently implemented in order to avoid the potentially enormous costs
of remediation, and before China's rapid economic growth pushes the Yangtze beyond its
ecological limits.
The case of the 'Swiss Toxic Dumps' is an example of the cumulative costs of clean-up
operations as a result of short-sighted dumping of hazardous wastes in landfill sites, in this case
by the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Switzerland. Image copyright: Quotidien Jurassien.
Polluting in the pursuit of profit can prove to be an expensive strategy for industry in the long
run. In the case of the Hudson River, USA, General Electric has been held accountable for the
enormous, multi-million Dollar clean-up operation. Image copyright: US NOAA DARRP.
In a large river basin, the polluters can be so numerous that it is not possible to hold them liable
for clean-up of the pollution problems caused downstream. In the case of the polluted sediments
in the Dutch Delta, it is the Dutch taxpayer who is forced to foot the bill. Image copyright: NASA Goddard photo and video (Under CC license).
Progress has stalled in the case of dealing with the toxic pollution released by Chemko Strážske
in the Laborec River, Slovakia. As a result, the local population continues to be exposed to the
hazardous chemicals – in spite of the significant health impacts that have been observed. Image copyright: Greenpeace / Rizman.
Case studies from the Global North show the extent to which persistent and bioaccumulative
substances have contaminated entire regions. They also show the immense difficulties -
technical, economic and political - of cleaning up these hazardous chemicals after release,
including the very high expense of restoration programmes and the impossibility of total
Worse still, the largely unquantifiable costs to human health, the environment and to local
economies are rarely considered or compensated. Many of these effects are irreversible,
whilst the effects beyond the region concerned are impossible to calculate.
For persistent and
bioaccumulative substances these effects can be global, as many of them can be transported
far beyond their source, via ocean currents and atmospheric deposition, and have even
accumulated in the polar regions of the Earth.
In those parts of the world where industrialisation is booming, there is a danger that expenditure
on even basic environmental measures - let alone the avoidance of hazardous substances
through substitution - could be seen as an unnecessary impediment to economic growth.
The case studies from the Global North show that attempts to 'save money' by opting for the
cheapest ways to use and dispose of hazardous chemicals in the short term, can ultimately
translate into extremely high costs and losses in the future. These costs then have to be borne
by someone, and this is either the companies concerned or the taxpayer - often both.
Download Section 2
If we fail to learn from the mistakes of the past, then we are doomed to repeat them. This is
especially the case in those regions of the world where much chemical and manufacturing
production has now relocated - namely Asia and the wider 'Global South'. Policy makers in
these regions have the opportunity to avoid making some of the same grave mistakes that were
made in Global North, and 'leapfrog' over the conventional approach of waste and wastewater
end-of-pipe treatment to focus on prevention first.
A precautionary approach would help protect
their waters - and the livelihoods of all those who rely on those waters - both now and for
future generations. 'Prevention at source' policies have enormous benefits, not only in terms of
protecting the environment, but also in terms of innovation and economic competitiveness - for
individual companies and at the level of a region or state.
The message could not be clearer. Governments have a choice. Should they expose their
citizens and the environment to hazardous toxic pollution, and condemn future generations to
pay for the management of contaminated sediments, whose full and final costs are incalculable?
Or should they instead commit to a 'Toxic-Free Future', and take precautionary action to support
truly sustainable innovation, and progressively eliminate the use and release of hazardous
substances down to 'zero discharge'?
Download Section 3
Find out more:
For more details on why Greenpeace is supporting these principles and policies please see our
accompanying Policy Questions and Answers document
For further information regarding our work to build a Toxic-Free Future and additional questions
concerning this report, please download the Media Q&A Pack
To refer to any of the endnotes contained within the report, please download the Endnotes
For all additional media enquiries, please contact:
The only way to address these hidden dangers in our water is through a preventative approach:
Taking action to phase-out the use and discharge of hazardous chemicals, rather than
attempting to control the damage with end-of-pipe treatment methods.
To this end, Greenpeace is calling for governments to adopt a political commitment to 'zero
discharge' of all hazardous chemicals within one generation, based on the precautionary
principle and a preventative approach to chemicals management. This commitment must be
matched with an implementation plan containing intermediate short term targets, a dynamic list
of priority hazardous substances requiring immediate action, and a publicly available register
of data about discharge emissions and losses of hazardous substances, such as a Pollutant
Release and Transfer Register (PRTR).
The time in which to act is short, but the benefits to people, planet and profit of positive
and preventative measures against industrial pollution will be felt both immediately, and for
generations to come.
Industrial pollution is a severe threat to water resources around the world, particularly in the Global South where the view prevails that pollution is the price to pay for progress.
The only way to address these hidden dangers in our water is through a preventative approach: Taking action to phase out the use and discharge of hazardous chemicals, rather than attempting to control the damage with end-of-pipe treatment methods.
Greenpeace's call for 'zero discharge' is built upon three decades of exposing and addressing the problems of hazardous chemicals. Case studies from the Global North show the extent to which persistant and bioaccumulative chemicals have contaminated entire regions. If we fail to learn from the mistakes of the past, then we are doomed to repeat them. This is especially the case in those regions of the world where much chemical and manufacturing production has now relocated - namely, Asia and the wider Global South.
Greenpeace is calling on governments to adopt a political commitment to 'zero discharge' of all hazardous chemicals within one generation, based on the precautionary principle and a preventative approach to chemicals management.
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Book collecting encompasses a variety of activities related to collecting books of particular interest including seeking, acquiring, organising, storing and caring for a book collection. Collectors of books are typically bibliophiles who don't only love to read but also love to own books of interest. The most passionate book collectors are often prepared to pay large sums of money to acquire a particular book. Bibliophiles shouldn't be confused with bookworms who love books for their content and love to read but don't necessary have the need to accumulate books.
How to Collect Books
Book collecting is distinct from the casual book accumulation for reading in specialisation. Collectors are typically specialised into acquiring books of one or several genres of literature such as comic books, science fiction, poetry, etc., while casual collections usually consist of randomly accumulated books. Besides accumulating only particular genres, book collectors may also accumulate books by other interests such as:
- first/limited editions
- rarity/value
- period
- author
- illustrator
- awards won, for example the Nobel Prize
- publisher/printer
- autographs by the author or illustrator
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25 years in prison for man tried 3 times
With his mother crying in the gallery, Ariel Myers was sentenced Friday to 25 years in state prison for a shooting five years ago he said he did not do.
An estimated 50 teens were hanging out, some fighting, at 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2009, near the Griswold Height apartments when Robert Guynup, who lives in a nearby home, was shot in the head.
He was taking pictures of the group to show police what neighbors of the complex have to sometimes deal with.
The shooting left Guynup permanently disabled and in need of 24-hour care.
One witness said he saw Myers raise his arm, there was a shot and flame, and Myers ran from the scene past his apartment window, possibly concealing something. The gun was never recovered.
Prosecutors had problems getting eyewitnesses from the rowdy crowd to come forward. Two people initially agreed to testify, but backed out.
"It was not me," Myers, 23, told Judge Andrew Ceresia during his sentencing Friday on assault and weapons charges. "I apologize to everyone for being there that night, but I did not shoot Bob Guynup."
Myers turned to look at Guynup's family members, saying he was sorry for what happened and repeated he did not fire the gun.
The family was not in the courtroom.
"They could not bring themselves to be here today," Assistant District Attorney Shane Hug told Ceresia. "It is just too overwhelming for them, and they've been going through this since 2009."
The family submitted written victim impact statements, but none were read at the sentencing.
"As God is my witness, I will be behind my boy, and he will be coming home again," said Lu-Ann Johnson, Myers' mother. Earlier, she gasped in court as Ceresia gave her son the maximum possible sentence. "He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time," she said.
Last month, Myers was found guilty of first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
It was the third time that Myers was tried for the crime.
In 2010, a mistrial was declared when Myers' appointed attorney discovered he had represented prosecution witnesses in other matters.
In August 2010, Myers was acquitted of attempted second-degree murder and convicted of first-degree assault. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
In December 2013, an appeals court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial.
Myers also was sentenced to five years of post-release supervision and $9,000 in restitution.
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The US government will outlaw yet another plant that has long been used for herbal remedies, magically transforming users into criminals overnight.
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