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Safe Storage and Handling of Grain
David E. Baker
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Storage and handling of large volumes of grain on Missouri farms is common. In 1978, on-farm storage capacity for shelled grain was approximately 309 million bushels. Much of this grain is stored in bins with capacities ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 bushels.
Grain is also handled more quickly today. Today's large augers can transfer from two to four times as much grain as the augers of the past. Also, using automated equipment often means a farmer works alone most of the time.
Increased storage capacities, larger and faster handling capacities and automation contribute to many potentially hazardous situations during the harvest and storage season. This guide sheet identifies many of them and suggests preventive measures that control or eliminate the hazardous exposure.
Suffocation, resulting from grain drowning, is probably one of the most common causes of death in and around grain bins. These accidents typically occur when the victim enters a bin of flowing grain, is unaware of the potential hazard, and is pulled under and covered with grain in a few seconds.
The typical round, flat-bottomed grain bin draws grain from the top center and forms a vertical cone when emptying. The 8-inch auger, common on many Missouri farms, can transfer 3,000 cubic feet of grain per hour (52 cubic feet per minute). Your body volume, which is about 7 cubic feet, can be completely submerged in grain in about 8 seconds.
Because of the tremendous force flowing grain exerts on your body, you are totally helpless to escape once you are trapped knee-deep in the grain.
Crusted, spoiled grain can also result in a grain bin suffocation. As grain is removed from the bin, a cavity develops under the crusted surface. Unsuspecting victims walk on the crusted grain, break through, become submerged in the grain, and suffocate.
In addition, spoiled grain can also form large vertical masses. If you try to get the caked material loose, large sections of grain can break off and cover you. This risk increases as the capacity of the bin increases. When you are breaking up large masses of caked grain, use a long pole and work from a manhole above the grain. Use a wooden pole because of the danger of overhead power lines.
If you become trapped in a bin of flowing grain with nothing to hold onto but you are still able to walk, stay near the outside wall. Keep walking until the bin is empty or grain flow stops. Also, if you are covered by flowing grain, cup your hands over your mouth, and take short breaths. This may keep you alive until help arrives.
When wet grain is stored it ferments. Fermentation produces carbon dioxide (CO2), a colorless, odorless gas. Carbon dioxide is heavier than air and pushes it out of the bin. This results in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. If you enter a grain bin where carbon dioxide is present, it gets into your bloodstream and slows down your breathing, causing drowsiness, headaches, and even death by suffocation.
If you suspect the presence of carbon dioxide in the grain bin, don't go inside. To reduce the hazard, open manholes and all side door openings and force air through the bin.
If you attempt a rescue in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere, you must have a self-contained breathing apparatus.
Your local emergency rescue team is trained and has the equipment to help in this type of an emergency. Call them immediately.
You can reduce the danger of suffocation and other safety hazards by incorporating safety design features into the construction of a grain bin and by establishing safe operating procedures.
Vertical, fixed ladders accessible from the inside wall or roof opening provide a path of escape if an emergency arises. A rope with knots or a chain or pipe ladder hanging from the roof peak can provide alternate escape routes. Vertical ladders fixed on the outside wall that are over 20 feet high should be equipped with a cage. This measure reduces the hazard of falling. Vertical ladders should have rest platforms located every 30 feet.
Climbing on the roof of a grain bin to open and close the center roof cover often is necessary when loading it with a portable auger, inspecting, servicing, or determining the amount of grain left in the bin. The roof ladder should be readily accessible from the vertical wall ladder fixed on the outside wall. Hand loop rails at the top of the vertical ladder, hand rails on the roof ladder and guard rails around the manhole are desirable safety features. They reduce the risk of falling while climbing.
Lock out
You should be able to turn off and padlock the power switch, so no one can turn on the power when you or others are working in the grain bin. (If you have employees, review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements under the Machinery Guarding Standard.)
Safety decals
On newly constructed grain bins, safety decals placed at strategic locations on the bin should alert workers to the dangers of flowing grain, crusted over grain, and carbon dioxide.
Suffocation doesn't have to happen. Follow these safety rules to protect yourself and others:
Never enter a bin when unloading equipment is running, whether or not grain is flowing.
Keep children out of bins while unloading and loading. Forbid them to play in hopper wagons and on hoisted grain beds. Grain flow can cover them quickly, before anyone realizes what is happening.
Don't enter a bin with unloading equipment without locking out the control circuit. Be especially careful around automatic unloading equipment.
Always be cautious when working with crusted, spoiled grain. This grain can result in blockages, cavities, crusting, and grain avalanches.
Beware of steep piles of grain. Dislodge the pile with a long pole, not a short shovel.
Never count on a second person outside the bin to hear your shouted instructions. Equipment noise may block out or garble your calls for action or help. Also, the second person may fall or stumble in the panic and haste of climbing and running to shut down equipment.
Always have three people involved when entering a questionable storage situation. It takes two people outside to lift one person from the inside on a rope and safety harness. Then, one can go for help, while the other gives preliminary aid.
Always be cautious about walking on any surface crust. There's little chance of survival if the crust breaks and you plunge into flowing or hot grain.
Rescue procedures
If a person becomes submerged in grain, begin rescue operations as rapidly as possible. If the person is totally covered, turn on the dryer blower and move some air into the bin. Always assume that the person trapped in the grain, even if completely submerged, is alive.
The most successful way to rapidly remove a victim is to cut large holes around the base of the bin, approximately 5 feet up from the base. (Always beware that if you cut too many holes, the bin may collapse on you.) Cutting holes reduces the volume of grain from the bin in the shortest period of time. Gain access into the grain bin side walls by using the front-end loader of a tractor, an abrasive saw, or an air chisel. A cutting torch is a last resort because of the dangers of fire and explosions from dust and fumigant residue.
Using a drum with both ends cut to drop around the victim is another rescue technique. The drum in place around the victim can reduce the force of the grain on the trapped victim.
When you must enter the grain bin, have several people assist you from the outside. At least two people should be available. Enter with a rope and safety harness so they can lift you out in case of an accident.
Do not attempt a rescue in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. Call your local emergency rescue team. They have the training and equipment to do the job safely.
Spoiled grain can release dust and mold spores into the air during handling. If you are not careful, this can result in serious respiratory problems.
Nuisance dust is light enough to be carried by air currents and small enough to be inhaled and deposited in your lungs. A common danger in the air, this dust can accumulate and turn parts of the lung into non-functioning, hardened tissue. Inhaled dust also encourages the growth of tuberculosis and bronchitis. To protect your lungs, wear an approved dust mask and ventilate the work area, while you clean out a grain bin or work with dusty grain.
Exposure to fungus from moldy grain can result in allergic reactions, characterized by chills, high fever, swelling, vomiting, dizziness and shortness of breath. The lungs can fill with fluid and collapse. An approved dust mask that fits tightly around the mouth and nose area effectively protects you from fungus present in moldy grain. If you choose not to wear a mask, there is a good chance you will have an allergic reaction and have breathing problems the rest of your life.
Another potential health hazard exists during and after fumigation of a grain bin. Fumigants are toxic to humans when inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin. If you follow safety procedures, you can eliminate the potential for poisoning.
Observe and follow all label recommendations. Selecting and fitting the proper gas mask and canister and using them correctly will protect you. Use only those gas masks and canisters that have been tested and approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) or the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Post warning signs alerting people to the dangers of fumigation. Always run the ventilation fan before entering the bin to ensure that the environment is not immediately dangerous to your life and health.
Most producers find that it is often safer, cheaper and more effective to have their stored grain fumigated by a licensed, professional fumigator.
Hazardous equipment
Grain augers
Per hour of use, augers are one of the most dangerous types of farm equipment. The primary danger in operating an auger is getting caught in a moving part, such as the flighting or power-take-off.
Take a few minutes to review the operator's manual and examine the equipment to ensure it is in safe operating condition.
Wear close-fitting clothing when you are working near power augers. Loose, floppy clothes can become caught in moving parts and draw you into the auger.
Have guards and shields in place to decrease the chances of getting caught in moving parts. It is critical that all shields and guards be replaced as soon as repair and maintenance work is completed. A machine that is properly guarded can save your life or the life of a family member.
Exposed auger flighting should be guarded with either grated or solid baffle style covers. Grated guards should have an opening no larger than 4-3/4 inches long. Each individual rectangular opening should be no larger than 10 square inches and be no closer than 2-1/2 inches to the rotating flighting. Slotted openings in solid baffle style guards should be no wider than 1-1/2 inches or closer than 3-1/2 inches to the exposed auger flightings.
Children are attracted to the operation of a grain auger. They move in closer to get a better look and can become entangled. It is important that children be instructed to stay away from operating equipment.
Transporting, positioning and raising a portable auger can be hazardous if safe work procedures are violated. Before moving an auger, lower and secure it in transport position. Check for overhead power lines before positioning the augers to avoid contacting a high voltage source. You could be electrocuted by becoming the direct circuit to ground. If contact is made or a power line is broken, have someone call the power company. Stay on the tractor or truck unless you can jump clear. Do not touch anything in contact with the power line.
Avoid sharp turns when pulling a portable auger because the wheels do not follow those of the tractor pulling it. Travel at safe speeds on the highway and have a flag mark the end of the auger and a slow-moving vehicle sign on the auger frame.
Raising an auger too high increases its chances of upending. Accidents occur when the undercarriage falls. When in use, the upper end of the auger should be resting on the top of the bin and the lower end resting on the ground. Stay out from under an auger while it is being raised.
Transport equipment
Suffocation in a gravity wagon or truck can occur when children or other innocent victims slip and are drawn into the grain during unloading. Do not allow anyone on or in the wagon or truck at any time. Make sure to properly mark any equipment moved on a public road in Missouri with a slow-moving vehicle emblem or lights.
Grain dryers
Grain dryers may reach a maximum temperature of 240 degrees Fahrenheit during the drying operation. A fire extinguisher should be available. Also, be aware of the high noise levels created by the high speed, high volume fans used with grain dryers. Wearing ear muffs will protect you from permanent hearing damage, which can occur after exposure to high noise levels for long periods.
Don't let a grain storage or handling accident happen to you or a member of your family. Discuss with each family member and worker the potential dangers of drowning, suffocation, entanglement and allergic reactions. Careful observance of accident prevention procedures and installing safety design features in grain bin storage and handling equipment can prevent injuries and fatalities.
Keep these safety measures in mind when storing and handling grain:
Do not enter a bin when grain is flowing.
Do not enter a bin when you suspect carbon dioxide is present.
Shut off and secure all power sources before entering a grain bin.
Maintain protective guards on equipment.
Install safety equipment on grain bins.
Wear a dust mask.
Use correct fumigation procedures.
Instruct children and others to stay away from powered equipment.
Be prepared for emergencies.
Deere and Company. Fundamentals of Machine Operation — Agricultural Machinery Safety. Moline, Illinois. 1974.
Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service. Farm Accident Rescue. Cornell University; Ithaca, New York. 1980.
Aherin, Robert and Lee Schultz. Safe Storage and Handling of Grain. University of Minnesota Extension Folder 568.
U.S. Department of Labor. OSHA 2256 — Guarding of Farm Field and Farmstead Equipment. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 1976.
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Posted on April 28, 2019	by Pastor Dave
I'm always encouraged when I hear of or see a Christian who uses success as an opportunity to give God the glory when given the chance. During the 2019 "March Madness" NCAA basketball tournament, there were numerous players who, because of their excellent play in helping their teams to victory, were interviewed after the game and made sure to praise their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the ability He gave them to perform. Both teams in the championship game between Virginia and Texas Tech had a number of Christians who were very vocal about their faith, as was the winning coach from Virginia, Tony Bennet. "May their tribe increase!"
They remind me of Hadassah, a young Jewish virgin who, because of her great beauty, was chosen to become queen to Persian King Ahasuerus. Then Mordecai, who had been raising his cousin Hadassah (or Esther, her Persian name), discovered a plot to have all Jews killed. Mordecai challenged Esther to use her position as a platform of appeal to save the Jews from annihilation, saying: "Who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this" (Esther 4:14). Esther responded by risking her life by approaching the king uninvited, was successful in her mission and the king made a new edict allowing the Jews to protect themselves, which they did very successfully and established the Feast of Purim to celebrate the event.
Our son, Grant, has been teaching and coaching at North Clackamas Christian School in Oregon City, OR for the past 18 years and has had some really amazing athletes come through, but maybe none more talented than Ethan Kassebaum (known as "E.K."). E.K., who graduated a year ago was a three-sport athlete as well as co-valedictorian of his class with a 4.0 GPA. Since NCCS doesn't offer football, E.K. played for Oregon City High School where he was running back and punter. In his final season, he ran for 1,023 yards (93 yards/game) and made 13 touch downs. I should mention that NCCS is a 1A school (smallest category in Oregon) and OCHS is a 6A school (largest schools in Oregon).
E.K. played on Grant's basketball team during the winter season, and though not super tall (5'11-6'0), he could out jump any opponent and was an awesome rebounder. He would also often bring the ball up the floor—like a running back! Pretty fun to watch!
In the spring, E.K. put his God-given talents to work on the track team, where he was amazing to watch. We had the privilege of watching him take four firsts at the divisional meet. Sure wish we could have stayed in Oregon to watch him perform at state. Our son kept us updated. Here is a text Grant sent us from the state meet:
"Got to see some pretty amazing performances yesterday at the state track meet. As you might imagine, it was highlighted by E.K.'s performances. In the triple jump he jumped 43'9" on his second jump and since no one else in the state had come close to that this year he passed on his next jumps until the very end of the finals when the next to last jumper flew out to a crazy personal best for him of 44'5". E.K. was still sitting at the event but he had his sprinting shoes on ready to walk over to the start of the 100 meters. The group of guys who were running in the 100 were being walked over to the starting line but E.K. quickly changed his shoes, got back on the runway, got himself refocused and proceeded to jump 46'2" (nearly two feet better than his PR) in the final jump of his high school career! He then quickly put his running shoes back on and headed over to the start of the 100 meters and got himself stretched and ready to go. He got a great start when the gun went off but one of the runners had false started! EK got back in the blocks and did it all again. He went into the race as the number three seed and had not run a personal record all year. He led from wire to wire and finished with a personal and school record of 22.27 seconds—absolutely amazing! He got a state meet record. Oh, yes, and he won the long jump with a personal record and also the 200 meters, piling up 40 points for NCCS!"
In spite of his amazing successes in sports and academics, E.K., remains an extremely modest and humble young man with a maturity beyond his years. Grant said of E.K., "Whether he has success or failure in a (basketball) game, he keeps everything in perspective and never intentionally brings attention to himself—a quality hard to find in players with his talent." Another of E.K.'s high school teachers said of E.K., "He is driven academically and athletically, but he is also very loyal to friends, himself, and above all, his faith. He holds true to his spiritual compass, even though he could easily be a big man on campus at any public school.
E.K.'s testimony was really put to the test as he played football for Oregon City High School. When he was a freshman, an older teammate offered him $100 to say the "F" word out loud. E.K. walked away. Others invited him to party with them and he credits his solid Christian foundation both from his home and NCCS for his ability to resist the temptations that were set before him. As a result, he had teammates who asked him about his Christian faith. He used his platform of success and the respect he gained, to talk about his faith in Christ. (NOTE: E.K. is attending George Fox University and is in both football and track).
What "platform" has God provided you in your walk in life? Are you using it to glorify Him and to give testimony of your faith in Jesus Christ? I hope so!
Forever His,
Pastor Dave
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For her cutting-edge study that sheds more light on how a baby's sex is determined, PhD student Brittany Croft has received a top international accolade.
She received the 2019 Lalor Foundation Merit Award at the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) 52nd Annual Meeting in San Jose, California. The acknowledgement recognises the 'most meritorious, well-interpreted and significant research presented by students at a conference'.
At the conference, she also made Australia proud by receiving the award for Best International Abstract.
Ms Croft, who is studying for a PhD under the supervision of Professor Vincent Harley and Professor Andrew Sinclair (MCRI), was given the award in recognition for her research on how a baby's sex is determined, which she was invited to present on at the conference.
"It was a surprise to be awarded the Lalor Foundation Merit award. I felt really lucky to have been given the chance to present my work and to be showcased at the SSR meeting," Ms Croft said.
"This is a win for the project and all of the people who contributed to the Nature Communications paper we published late last year," she said.
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The study Ms Croft received the award for shows sex determination is not just about X-Y chromosomes, but involves a 'regulator' that increases or decreases the activity of a single gene that is needed to become male.
Ms Croft, who was co-first author of the study, said "The Y chromosome carries a critical gene, called SRY, which acts on another gene called SOX9 to start the development of testes in the embryo. High levels of the SOX9 gene are needed for normal testis development.
"However, if there is some disruption to SOX9 activity and only low levels are present, a testis will not develop resulting in a baby with a disorder of sex development," she said.
Lead author of the study, Professor Andrew Sinclair said, "We discovered three enhancers that work together to ensure the SOX9 gene is turned on to a high level in an XY embryo, leading to normal testis and male development.
"The key to diagnosing many disorders may be found in these enhancers, which hide in the poorly understood dark matter of our DNA," he said.
What's next for Ms Croft
"We are currently using the testis enhancers that I identified to assess changes in other sex determining genes," she said.
"This research will increase diagnosis rates for patients with sex development disorders, improving clinical care.
"Based on these findings, we have begun to screen patients with disorders of sex development for changes in these regulators. However, our lab is still the only one in Australia that does this.
"My hope is that diagnostic screens for these regulators will become included as routine prenatal screening across the world."
Ms Croft spent six weeks prior to the course attending the Marine Biological laboratory Embryology course in the USA, where she has been studying developmental biology and advanced scientific technology.
"Currently I am in the process of writing my thesis. Once I'm finished, my next step is to graduate and continue in a career in medical research," she said.
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Ann Massal's book looks like a diary, a collection, a magnification of what surrounds us every day, but observed from a different eye, the eye of the Cyclops. An essential investigation, which aims to recreate a connection with the instinct and intimacy of the human being.
Ann Massal's work presents itself as a statement against the socio-cultural canons of beauty. In fact the years of work in the beauty industry have given the impetus to the birth of this project, in which she also describes a critique of the world of social media, where all the images have the appearance as their sole objective, but mainly they feed a process of standardization, which she defines as a systematic representation of multiples.
She opens a window towards uniqueness in its naturalness.
Without fear of being irreverent, the author uses organic images of sex, hair and fluids, which connect us with what is original, and is not embellished to be seen, but is represented in its substantiality and belongs to us in a characteristic way.
Not only the author seeks a return to the animal side of the human being, but she also pursues the acceptance of this intrinsic and natural characteristic that is now being lost.
She wants to bring back to their own-self all those daily activities that have now become ritualized, such as sex. These images are represented in its elementarity, without any superfluous and useless ornament.
The archive uses of erotic and non-erotic images which the author pragmatically modifies in an attempt to overcome the flatness of the photographic medium, trying to give them materiality. This book has in fact strongly manipulated, the physical presence is preponderant and the alterations that she implements through numerous modifying techniques, such as cutting, drawing, ripping, are handcrafted, again there is the need to concretize them, to give them body.
Starting from the cover itself, where each issue is a unique piece, the hole is the result of a punch of the authors.
The attempt for deconstruction that the author carries out in all her work could not be clearer, she does nothing but strip, disassemble, decompose reality from its superstructures, bringing it back to what is most primitive, our animal essentiality.
There is no more appropriate word to describe the investigation accomplished by Ann Massal, if not close. In fact, is a research conducted very closely, with the aim of bringing the viewer closer to reality and to their hedonistic nature.
A career started in the beauty industry gave Ann Massal the feeling that Plato's take on beauty as truth was long dead. She subsequently decided to study photography to try to express her very own view. With similarities to the crazy world of Alice in Wonderland, Ann's pictures are never expected. Using a vast array of techniques dripping, bleaching, cutting, rotting – she distorts images to offer us her outlook on beauty: ambiguous, sinful and always colorful.
Massal's work has been exhibited throughout Korea in 2016 and was nominated in 2017 by JH Engström for Photopaper, a monographic issue of her work. She was also a finalist at the Helsinki 2018 Photo Festival. Her first book, The Eye of the Cyclops, was shortlisted for the Istanbul 2017 Dummy Award, the Kassel 2018 Dummy Award and will be published in April 2019 by Kehrer Verlag.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge Blu-ray
Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Orlando Bloom, David Wenham, Golshifteh Farahani, Stephen Graham, Kevin McNally
Directed by Joachim Rønning
The fifth film in the swashbuckling adventure series in which Johnny Depp reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.
After escaping from the dark and mysterious waters of the Devil's Triangle, merciless ghost pirate Capitán Salazar (Javier Bardem) leads his crew of undead warriors on a mission to find the much sought-after Trident of Poseidon.
With the wielder able to take total control of the world's oceans, Salazar hopes to use the ancient and powerful artefact to kill every pirate at sea, and in the process, take care of his former rival Captain Jack once and for all.
Upon learning of the terrifying threat now hunting him, Captain Jack must once again gather together the hardy crew of the Black Pearl and lead his men into yet another deadly battle for survival.
The cast also includes Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Orlando Bloom and Kevin McNally.
Format:Blu-ray
Region:A,B,C
Certification:(12)
Catalogue number:BUY0277301
Studio:Walt Disney Studios Home Ent.
Genre:Action/Adventure
Colour:Colour


A new Sinhala language book, being released this week, traces the formative years of Sir Arthur C Clarke (1917 – 2008), author, undersea explorer and futurist.
Titled 'Tharu Atharata Giya Daruwa: Childhood of Arthur C Clarke', the book is written by Lankan science writer Nalaka Gunawardene who worked with Clarke for 21 years as research associate at his personal office in Colombo.
The book, in story-telling style in conversational Sinhala, is suitable for readers of all ages, and especially for parents, teachers and children.
Clarke's accomplishments are known much more than his humble origins and early inspirations in life. He was born in rural England as the First World War was ending, and spent his childhood years in Minehead, Somerset, close to the sea. His experiences were shaped largely by growing up on the family farm, exploring the local beach, and working part-time at the village post office.
Arthur was the eldest in a family of four, who were raised by their dynamic mother, widowed at a young age. Despite cycling 20 km to school and back and helping on the farm, he excelled in studies and pursued serious hobbies — star gazing, mechanical experiments and nature observations.
Chapters are devoted to facets of young Arthur Clarke, covering pursuits like avid reading, fiction writing, rocket building, movie watching and his elaborate yet harmless pranks. Throughout the book, readers discover less known facets of the global figure – such as his fondness for animals, dinosaurs and comics.
While confining mostly to his first 20 years, the book connects Clarke's childhood exploits with his later feats in science fiction, undersea diving, space exploration and telecommunications.
In a career spanning over six decades, he wrote some 100 books and more than 1,000 short stories and essays covering both science fiction and science fact. He was the first to propose geostationary communications satellites, and one of his stories later inspired the World Wide Web.
The book collates information, images and insights Nalaka has accumulated over the years working closely with Clarke on the latter's literary and scientific projects. Nalaka twice visited Clarke's home town of Minehead, family farm Ballifants and town of Taunton where he schooled. Photos from these travels enrich the book which quotes Clarke's biological and Lankan family members.
In 2012, Nalaka was a collaborator to the extensively revised and expanded edition of Clarke's authorized biography, titled Visionary: The Odyssey of Sir Arthur C. Clarke. It was written by Neil McAleer, who also wrote the original 1992 biography.
Nalaka reiterates that the best way for Sri Lanka to celebrate the legacy of Arthur C Clarke is to adapt his ideas for a better world based on knowledge, ethics, compassion and imagination.
The 120-page large format book, published by Suratha Books, is priced at LKR 600. It will be on sale at several booths the Colombo International Book Fair from 10 to 16 September 2014, with significant discounts. A book launch event is to be held later.
Sri Lanka's National Integrity Award ceremony 2010 was held at BMICH, Colombo, on 9 December evening. This marked the culmination of weeks of work in reviewing nominations and verifying information. I was part of the three-member independent award committee that chose the winners.
The occasion was both solemn and quietly inspiring. It was telling that the winner of this year's award has been dead for nine years – killed for being honest and forthright in his work.
The late Sujith Prasanna Perera, a former Assistant Superintendent of Customs, paid the price with his life standing up against corruption and promoting integrity in his own department. It was a moving moment when the wife accepted the award from my Nepali friend Kanak Mani Dixit, who was chief guest.
The audience stood up and observed two minutes silence as a mark of respect. Some people who never knew the winner in person were in tears.
A Maulavi (Muslim priest) from Kinniya in the Eastern Province, M Y Hathiyathullah won recognition with a Special Mention for his active involvement in anti-corruption activities.
"Having studied this year's nominations, we feel that more work needs to done to enhance the public understanding of corruption. This cancer is not limited to isolated acts of bribery or influence peddling or subverting the rules. Indeed, these are merely the tip of the iceberg — and there are many other ways in which corruption and mal-governance erode our entire social fabric. When people can better recognise the many ugly heads and tentacles of corruption, we hope it would motivate more public-spirited individuals to counter them.
"In our view, the various legal, regulatory and other structural arrangements are all necessary – but not sufficient – to combat corruption. Corruption is deep rooted in human greed. The temptations and opportunities for corruption are greater today than ever before. Faced with these stark realities, we must find the bulwark of resistance in our individual and collective values.
"In the end, the journey to a cleaner, honest and more equitable society begins with each one of us – the man or woman in the mirror. Each one of us is corruptible. At the same time, each one of us also has the potential to counter corruption. In this era of mobile phones and WikiLeaks, the opportunities are only limited by our courage and imagination. No act is too small or too insignificant. And silently looking away is not an option.


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Comic book artist appears in The Broons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41265957
Image copyright SNS Group
Image caption The Broons visit the Frank Quitely exhibition and meet the artist
Top comic book artist Frank Quitely said he was "delighted" that The Broons had visited his exhibition at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum.
Glasgow-born Quitely, who still works in the city, has worked on titles such as DC's Superman, Batman and Marvel Comics' X-Men.
The 49-year-old artist says he has been a fan of The Broons for as long as he can remember.
This weekend's strip in the Sunday Post will see them visit his exhibition.
Image copyright SNS Group Roddy Scott
Image caption Frank reading the strip for the first time
Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics has been running at the art gallery and museum since April.
When it opened, Glasgow Museums curator producer Martin Craig said Quitely's work was "beautiful" and "meticulous", and had helped cement the impact Scotland has had on the comic book world.
He described Quitely as "one of the top comic book artists working in the world today".
The Sunday Post has presented him with a framed copy of The Broons strip featuring his exhibition.
Quitely came to wider attention as a comic book artist in the early 1990s with his own strip The Greens.
This parody of The Broons featured in the underground Scottish comic book Electric Soup.
The artist said: "I'm beyond delighted. I've been a fan of the Broons for as long as I can remember, so to have them visit the exhibition is just unbelievable. I'm honoured."
The exhibition runs until 1 October.
Image caption Frank Quitely with Desperate Dan at the Kelvingrove Exhibition
Gallery celebrates the art of comics
Frank Quitely- The Art of Comics


A NEW REPORT from the Simon Community says that just 20% of rental properties are in reach of those on rent supplement.
The snapshot shows that just eight of those properties were available to rent for a single person within rent supplement/Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) limits and just 11 properties were available to couples within these limits over the three-day study period.
This is the first Simon study undertaken since the increase in limits in July. The number of properties available to people in receipt of these payments increased by 54 homes since the same time in August 2015.
Conducted over three consecutive days – 30, 31 August and 1 September – Simon says the report 'highlights the extent of the shrinking private rented market and the gap between rising rents and HAP limits'.
This is the fifth time the Simon Communities have undertaken this study.
This is a fall of 55% from 1,150 homes available to rent in May 2015 when the first study was undertaken.
That is a 19% decrease in the number of properties available to rent when compared to one year ago, when there were 637 available.
During one week in August 2016, there were 6,611 men, women and children in emergency accommodation across the country; a 40% increase from the same week in July 2015. This included 2,705 adults with no dependents in their care and 1,151 families made up of 1,543 adults and 2,363 children.
Rents have increased nationally by 39.7% while the number of properties available to rent have reduced by approximately 80% since 2012.
Niamh Randall, National Spokesperson for the Simon Communities in Ireland says there was an urgent need for a strategy for the private rented sector, full rent certainty and enhanced security of tenure.
"The rent stability measures introduced in November 2015 have not had the desired effect of slowing down the market and rising rents.
HAP limits must be monitored and adjusted on a bi-annual basis to ensure they are aligned with private market rents.
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Artens utbredningsområde är Peru. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Mirrored closet doors – One of the star guests in the design of any bedroom is the wardrobe. This piece of furniture is one of our best allies when it comes to guaranteeing order within the room. Although, beyond its practicality, it is able to enrich the decoration thanks to attractive and functional designs. The same approach is transferred to other rooms of the home. And, this type of storage solutions.
Offer the perfect scenario to keep our objects and everyday items accessible. Without their presence distorting the image of mirrored closet doors. If you want to open your wardrobe. But without leaving everything in view you can use curtains. Cover with them the parts of the new dressing that you do not want to leave in sight. In addition to hiding part of the garments the textiles will serve to decorate.
Choose shades in neutral tones for Scandinavian style rooms or strong tones for rooms inspired by industrial decoration. Decorate the mirrored closet doors of your built-in wardrobe following the decorative style of the room in which it is located. In the design of the photograph, the wallpaper has been added in the upper part of the wardrobe creating continuity in the room.
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