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Institutional Purpose
IHCC History
IHCC Foundation
Indian Hills Community College changes lives by inspiring learning, diversity, social enrichment, and regional economic development.
Indian Hills Community College Values
Academic Excellence and Student Success
Integrity, Relationships, and Teamwork
Acceptance, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Innovation and the Future
Indian Hills Community College Strategic Priorities
Strategic Priority: Provide a quality learning environment focused on student success
Strategic Priority: Implement technology solutions to best serve students and staff
Strategic Priority: Improve internal and external communications
Strategic Priority: Develop and implement a strategic enrollment management plan
Strategic Priority: Provide a skilled workforce for our future
Strategic Priority: Provide effective fiscal management and funding
Strategic Priority: Create and implement a comprehensive facilities plan
Indian Hills Community College is dedicated to providing a dynamic and timely response to the ever-changing needs of our business community and the populace of our small towns and rural areas.
In this context, it is our purpose to provide, to the greatest extent possible, the following educational opportunities and services:
The first two years of college work, including pre-professional education.
Career and technical training.
Programs for in-service training and retraining of workers.
Programs for high school completion for students of all ages.
Programs for all students of high school age who may best serve themselves by enrolling for career and technical training while also enrolled in a local high school, public or private.
Programs for students of high school age to provide advanced college placement courses not taught at a student's high school while the student is also enrolled in the high school.
Student personnel services.
Community services.
Career and technical education for persons who have academic, socioeconomic or other disabilities which prevent succeeding in regular career education programs.
Training, retraining and all necessary preparation for productive employment of all citizens.
Career and technical training for persons who are not enrolled in a high school and who have not completed high school.
Developmental education for persons who are academically or personally underprepared to succeed in their program of study.
What is now known as Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) was established as Merged Area XV by the Iowa Board of Public Instruction on June 3, 1966. The college began operations on July 1, 1966, at the Ottumwa Regional Airport under the governance of a nine-member board of trustees. Then known as Iowa Tech-Area XV Community College, the college conducted technical programs that included those formerly operated by the Ottumwa Community School District. The newly-renovated North Campus (formerly known as the "Airport Campus") is where the college's Aviation Maintenance Technology, Aviation Pilot Training, Avionics, Welding Technology, Commercial Driver Training and Automotive Collision Technology programs are taught. The campus covers 215 acres and is located seven miles northwest of Ottumwa.
Centerville Campus
On July 1, 1968, the Merged Area Board assumed responsibilities for operations of Centerville Junior College, which had been established by the Centerville Community School Board in 1930.
The Centerville Campus was completed in 1970 on a 72-acre site in the northwest part of the community. Offerings include Arts and Sciences courses and several technical programs, including Construction Technology and Mechanical Design Technology. Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing instruction is also available at the Centerville Campus.
A new residence hall opened in 2000 on the Centerville Campus, giving that campus its first on-campus student housing unit.
Appanoose County philanthropist Morgan E. Cline has made a generous donation of $500,000 that will facilitate the creation of what will be known as the Morgan E. Cline School of Sustainable Agriculture on the Centerville Campus. The complex will include a greenhouse, welcome center, processing center and educational space and the project is expected to catapult Indian Hills and the Centerville community to the forefront of food production in the Midwest.
Merged Area XV Community College adopted the name "Indian Hills Community College" in 1970. Dr. Mel Everingham, who was named president of Merged Area XV Community College two years before, stayed on as the first president of Indian Hills Community College. A historical pavilion, containing photographs and other memorabilia and named for Dr. Everingham, was added in the Advanced Technology Center in 2004.
Dr. Lyle Hellyer became the college's president in 1973 and would remain in that position until his retirement in 2001. Dr. Jim Lindenmayer became the college's third president following Dr. Hellyer's retirement. Dr. Lindenmayer retired in 2013. He was succeeded by Dr. Marlene Sprouse in November of 2013.
Ottumwa Heights
The boards of Indian Hills Community College and Ottumwa Heights College merged operations on July 1, 1979. Ottumwa Heights was a private college operated by the Sisters of Humility of Mary. Its roots can be traced back to the 1860s, when the Visitation Academy was established in Ottumwa. The St. Joseph Academy was founded in 1925, and its name was changed to Ottumwa Heights College five years later.
The Ottumwa Heights College campus was situated on 126 acres and was purchased by the Indian Hills Community College Board of Trustees in 1981, becoming the IHCC Ottumwa Campus. The original building is used for administrative offices, the library, an art gallery, an auditorium, dormitory space, arts and sciences classrooms and instructors' offices. The library and art gallery were completed when the former chapel was renovated in 1984.
Ottumwa Campus Development
A number of facilities have since been constructed on the Ottumwa Campus, which now serves as the college's main campus. The Hellyer Student Life Center and Efner Academic Hall opened in October of 1985, the first of the new buildings added to the former Ottumwa Heights facilities. The Hellyer Center provides excellent recreational facilities for Indian Hills and the Ottumwa community.
The Advanced Technology Center was completed in the fall of 1990. The 125,000-square-foot building houses the college's many technical programs as well as offices for the Regional Economic Advancement team.
A new dormitory, Trustee Hall, opened in the summer of 1992. The Early Childhood Development and Day Care Center was completed two years later to provide quality child care services for the community. The building is also a teaching site for students enrolled in the IHCC Early Childhood Development programs.
As the college continued to expand, a Video Conferencing and Training Center opened in 1996. It provides interactive fiber-optic connectivity to all points on the Iowa Communications Network (ICN), government agencies in Kansas City and Washington, D.C., and to Indian Hills' eight county service centers. The building was renamed the Rosenman Video Conference Training Center, for Indian Hills benefactors Eli and Bea Rosenman, in 2005.
The Tom Arnold Net Center, built in 1997, provides year-round practice facilities for cross country, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball. A major renovation of that building in 2014 added coaches' offices, locker rooms, a training room and a new exterior look.
In addition to the recreational facilities at the Hellyer Center and Net Center, the college also has an 18-hole disc golf course on the Main Campus that is used by students and community members.
In the winter of 2002, Indian Hills began a project to update and renovate the Keokuk/Mahaska, Wapello and Appanoose residence halls. The reconstruction project was completed in 2004. IHCC students now have a variety of on-campus housing options ranging from a one-person room to a three-, four-, or five-person suite. The other residence halls on campus, Oak Hall and Trustee Hall, offer a more traditional atmosphere with two students per room.
The Bennett Student Services Center, constructed in 1987, was renovated in 2001. The building, which was constructed as the Economic Development Center and later became the Bennett Regional Training Center, provides many of the student services for Indian Hills students. Offices for admissions and recruiting, academic advising and counseling services, the Registrar, veterans services, financial aid and the college bookstore are all located under one roof at the Bennett Center.
The Rural Health Education Center opened in May of 2007 on the Ottumwa Campus as a classroom and laboratory building for the college's many health programs, as well as a conference and meeting facility for area health care organizations.
Although no new buildings have been added in recent years, the college has continued to update the existing facilities with renovations in almost every single building over the past couple of years.
Indian Hills Community College has grown to meet the changing needs of the residents in the 10-county area the college serves. The college staff members, administration, and board of trustees are committed to providing high quality educational opportunities through the Indian Hills programs and facilities.
1925 Ottumwa Heights Academy established at the present site of Indian Hills Community College— Ottumwa Campus
1930 Centerville Junior College established
1957 Ottumwa Heights Campus destroyed by fire
1960 New Ottumwa Heights Campus opened on Grandview Avenue in Ottumwa at the site of the original campus
1963 Iowa Tech established
1966 Iowa Legislature enacted legislation permitting the development of 15 Iowa community college districts
Merged Area XV Community College formed; located at Ottumwa Airport Campus
Iowa Tech became part of Merged Area XV Community College
Dr. Mel Everingham named president of Merged Area XV Community College
1968 Centerville Junior College became part of Merged Area XV Community College
1970 Merged Area XV Community College adopted the name "Indian Hills Community College"
1972 Correspondent status granted by North Central Association
1973 Dr. Lyle Hellyer named the second president of Indian Hills Community College
Candidate for Accreditation status granted by NCA
1977 Accredited status granted by NCA
1979 Indian Hills Community College and Ottumwa Heights College merged
1981 Indian Hills Community College purchased Ottumwa Heights College
1982 Continued Accreditation granted by NCA
1984 New Art Gallery and Learning Resources Center opened at the Ottumwa Campus
1985 Hellyer Student Life Center opened
Efner Academic Hall opened
1987 Computer Center opened at Ottumwa campus
Economic Development Center opened
1988 Maintenance and Horticulture Center opened
Centerville Maintenance facility constructed
Marge Dodd Stage donated by Area Arts Council
1990 Centerville Administration building opened
Advanced Technology Center opened
1991 Economic Development Center renamed Regional Training Center
1992 Trustee Hall Dormitory/Student Union/Bookstore opened
Hellyer Student Life Center locker room addition completed
1994 Early Childhood Development and Day Care Center opened
Ottumwa athletic complex constructed
1996 Video Conferencing and Training Center opened
Appanoose County Day Care Center opened on the Centerville campus
First of eight County Service Centers opened
1997 Tom Arnold Net Center opened
1999 Completion of County Service Centers
2000 Oak Hall and Centerville dormitories opened
2001 Dr. Jim Lindenmayer named third president of Indian Hills Community College
2002 Iowa Bioprocess Training Center in Eddyville opened
2004 Everingham Pavilion added at Advanced Technology Center
Renovation of Appanoose, Wapello and Keokuk/Mahaska dormitories completed
2005 VCTC renamed Rosenman Video Conference Training Center
2007 Rural Health Education Center opened
2009 Renovation of North Campus completed
Addition of dining facility at Advanced Technology Center
2012 Regional Economic Advancement facilities added to Advanced Technology Center
Soccer Field added to Main Campus athletic complex
2013 Dr. Marlene Sprouse named fourth President of Indian Hills Community College
2014 Renovation of Pothoven Academic SUCCESS Center completed
Renovation of Tom Arnold Net Center completed
Dedication of the Morgan E. Cline School of Sustainable Agriculture on the Centerville Campus
Dedication of the Regional Entrepreneurship Center on the North Campus
2017 Renovation of Ottumwa Campus Library completed
Renovation of Centerville Residence Hall completed
The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that receives contributions to provide academic scholarships. All students enrolling at Indian Hills are eligible to apply for these scholarships. The Foundation receives tremendous support within the 10-county service area. For the past nine years, nearly all of Indian Hills' full-time employees have contributed to the scholarship fund. Hundreds of area businesses, organizations, industries and citizens also contribute each year. In recent years, the Foundation has received an increased number of trusts and memorials. Approximately 17,500 scholarships have been awarded to Indian Hills Community College students since 1975. Last year, students at IHCC received nearly $1.2 million in Foundation scholarships.
Indian Hills Community College is a public postsecondary institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA), 230 South LaSalle St. Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (800) 621-7440, www.higherlearningcommission.org. IHCC is also accredited by the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, (515) 281-8260. IHCC programs are approved by the Division of Veterans and Military Education, Iowa Department of Education, for veterans education benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
In addition, numerous IHCC programs are accredited and several others are seeking accreditation:
The Health Information Technology program, Associate of Applied Science Degree, at Indian Hills Community College is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). www.CAHIIM.org 233 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2150, Chicago, IL 60601-5800, (312) 233-1100.
The Physical Therapist Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 706-3245. The commission's email address is accreditation@apta.org and their website is www.capteonline.org.
The Radiologic Technology program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Drive Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, (312) 704-5300; mail@jrcert.org
The Nursing programs are approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing, Riverpoint Business Park, 400 SW Eighth St. Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309-4685, (515) 281-3255.
The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) and Paramedic programs are authorized as an Iowa EMS Training Program by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services, Lucas State Office Building, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (800) 728-3367.
The Indian Hills Community College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 210-2350; www.caahep.org
IHCC is a Federal Aviation Administration-approved aviation training facility; the Aviation Pilot Training program is Part 141 approved, while the Aviation Maintenance Technology program is Part 147 approved. The FAA may be contacted at 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169, (405) 954-0138.
The Culinary Arts program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation, 180 Center Place Way, St. Augustine, FL 32095, (800) 624-9458.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449, (301) 652-2682. Their website is www.acoteonline.org.
The Early Childhood Associate program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1313 L. Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 232-8777.
The Clinical Laboratory Assistant program is approved through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 N. River Rd, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018, (773) 714-8880. naaclsinfo@naacls.org
The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 N. River Rd, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018, (773) 714-8880. naaclsinfo@naacls.org
The Dental Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The Commission is a specialized body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at 211 East Chicago Avenue; Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 440-4653, http://www.ada.org
The Dental Hygiene Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and has been granted the accreditation status of "initial accreditation." The Commission (CODA) is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission (CODA) can be contacted at (312) 440-2500 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. www.ADA.org.
The Nutrition & Dietary Management Program is an approved training program through the Association of Nutrition and Food Service Professionals (ANFP), 406 Surrey Woods Dr., St. Charles, IL 60174. 1-800-323-1908 www.anfponline.org


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Home NewsCompanies Corporate Environmental Water Issues North America Global water tech firm Xylem outperforms on GHG and sustainability targets
Global water tech firm Xylem outperforms on GHG and sustainability targets
Posted by:	Elaine Coles
Category:	Companies, Corporate, Environmental, Water Issues, North America
Global water technology company Xylem Inc has announced it has succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) intensity, exceeding its planned target.
Xylem's newly-published 2019 Sustainability Report, Water for a Healthy World, reveals that the company achieved a 28.3% reduction in GHG intensity, against a target of 20% set in 2014.
The report also demonstrates that the US-headquartered firm either exceeded or made material progress on all of its 2019 sustainability targets.
Water for a Healthy World, which has been verified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as conforming to GRI's reporting standards, details Xylem's progress on a wide range of sustainability topics: from energy and water intensity, to innovation, diversity and inclusion, disaster relief, corporate citizenship, community impact and employee volunteerism.
In addition to beating its own stretch targets for greenhouse gas emissions, the water technology leader also reduced product energy intensity.
Xylem's corporate social responsibility program, Xylem Watermark, also achieved new levels of employee engagement, reaching 58% participation and over 70,000 volunteer hours in 2019, alone.
The program also launched a global Humanitarian Disaster Response Team, engaging employees, customers, and suppliers in responding to water-related disasters, such as floods and hurricanes. Xylem Watermark partners with over 250 non-profit organizations, globally.
Patrick Decker, Xylem's President and CEO commented:
"The importance of water to community sustainability is more apparent today than perhaps any other time in recent history."
"The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical role that clean water and reliable sanitation play in preventing and controlling disease and in making communities resilient in the face of extraordinary challenges."
Xylem has been recognized as a top performer across a range of leading sustainability listings – including Fortune's Change the World list, Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies, and a 100% rating on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index.
"With water and resource management at the core of our business, Xylem is deeply committed to sustainability," continued Decker. "It is fundamental to who we are and what we do. We feel both privileged and proud to be making progress, alongside our customers and partners, and making a difference for our stakeholders, globally. Now, as part of our mission to solve the world's toughest water and resource challenges — making the world more sustainable for everyone — we're committing ourselves to doing even more."
Xylem sets 2025 goals in response to escalating water challenges around the world
Water for a Healthy World marks the finish line for Xylem's previous set of 5-year sustainability targets, set in 2014, and the first year of tracking its bolder 2025 goals, set last year.
"A year ago, we expanded our sustainability strategy and set 2025 goals in response to escalating water challenges around the world," said Claudia Toussaint, Xylem's General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer.
"We are a company that pushes boundaries and are motivated to achieve a sustainable future. So, when we refreshed our sustainability goals, we built on our momentum and got more ambitious. We expanded our sustainability strategy, put greater focus on advancing sustainability across our customer products and solutions, and integrated sustainability even more tightly with our business strategy."
With more than 16,000 employees and revenues of $5.25 billion in 2019, Xylem's 2025 goals include commitments to:
Save more than 16.5 billion cubic meters of water through the use of advanced technologies;
Prevent over 7 billion cubic meters of polluted water from flooding communities or entering local waterways;
Provide access to clean water and sanitation solutions for at least 20 million people;
Ensure 100% of employees have access to clean water and safe sanitation at work, at home and during natural disasters;
Give 1% of xylem employees' time and 1% of company profits to water-related causes and education;
Use 100% renewable energy and 100% process water recycling at its major facilities.
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Australia must ensure that Asian Development Bank is Accountable
By Jeremy Hobbs - posted Friday, 16 June 2000 Sign Up for free e-mail updates!
From the streets of Seattle to the parklands of Washington, the siege of the world's multilateral institutions recently shifted across the Pacific to picturesque Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, where thousands of people descended on the Annual General Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
At the same time as Treasurer Costello announced an Australian contribution of $120 million to the Asian Development Bank in the Federal Budget, thousands of those whom the money is supposed to benefit marched upon the opening session of the ADB meeting. The images of angry protesters, barracades and baton wielding police were not dissimilar to those emanating from last years' protests against the World Bank and World Trade Organisation in Washington and Seattle.
But there are two critical differences between last years' US protests and last week's in Thailand.
The first is that nobody could dismiss the Chiang Mai protestors as bleeding heart white middle class liberals with no experience of poverty. Front and centre in Chiang Mai were thousands of ordinary villagers dispossessed of their lands, livelihoods and rights by ADB funded projects including hydro-electric dams, industrial complexes and chemical intensive agriculture.
The second difference is that whilst Australia has little leverage over the WTO and World Bank, we play a pivotal role in the Asian Development Bank. Australia is the Bank's fifth largest shareholder and has committed $1.35 billion of taxpayer's funds to the Bank's soft loan facility – the Asian Development Fund – through our aid budget over the years. Treasurer Peter Costello is a Governor of the Bank. Former Federal Court judge John Lockhart is one of the Bank's Executive Directors, representing a constituency which holds just over 8% of voting power in the Bank.
The voices of dissent in Chiang Mai were many and varied. Teachers protested the impact of ADB-supported education sector privatisation on poor families. Environmentalists were protesting the impact of ADB- supported hydro-electric dams on river systems. Health professionals protested ADB support for the corporatisation of public health services, and workers'groups protested those ADB loans conditional upon the abolition of minimum wages.
Weaving its way through this myriad of grievances is a common thread – accountability. The lack of accountability of the Bank to both those impacted by its activities - and to the taxpayers in donor countries such as Australia whose funds bankroll the ADB.
Australia is a case in point. As a major donor to the ADB, the Australian government has no effective mechanism to monitor how Australian aid funds are utilised by the Bank, nor to assess the impact of these funds in fighting poverty.
More alarming from a public policy view however, is the fact that Australian taxpayer funds committed to the Bank may undermine Australia's own bilateral aid program in the region. Community Aid Abroad's experiences in Laos provide one example.
Working with Australian Government aid funds, we have successfully worked with local government and communities in the Vang Vieng District to manage their resources in a sustainable manner for more than a decade. Many villagers now however wonder what it was all for after the ADB funded the construction of a hydro electric scheme which drained their river of water and reduced fish stocks, posing serious food security and health risks for many.
The events of recent days in Chiang Mai will provide much to ponder for the many donor governments – including Australia – already expressing disquiet about the Bank prior to the protests. The next few months are a decision time for donor Governments considering the Banks' request for up to $10 billion to fund its future work.
Amidst the chaos of protest in Chiang Mai, one thing is clear. With a chequered history of supporting projects which damage the environment and undermine the rights of poor men and women in communities, the Asian Development Bank must be brought to account for the impact of its projects on those living in poverty.
As a major donor to and shareholder of the Bank, the Australian Government has an obligation to ensure accountability of the Bank to both Australian taxpayers and to the communities impacted by its activities.
Jeremy Hobbs is executive director of Community Aid Abroad - Oxfam Australia.
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When a new headache with the characteristics of a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC) occurs for the first time in close temporal relation to another disorder known to cause headache, or fulfils other criteria for causation by that disorder, the new headache is coded as a secondary headache attributed to the causative disorder. When a pre-existing TAC becomes chronic in close temporal relation to such a causative disorder, both the initial TAC diagnosis and the secondary diagnosis should be given. When a pre-existing TAC is made significantly worse (usually meaning a two-fold or greater increase in frequency and/or severity) in close temporal relation to such a causative disorder, both the initial TAC diagnosis and the secondary headache diagnosis should be given, provided that there is good evidence that the disorder can cause headache.
The trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) share the clinical features of headache, which is usually lateralized, and often prominent cranial parasympathetic autonomic features, which are again lateralized and ipsilateral to the headache. Experimental and human functional imaging suggests that these syndromes activate a normal human trigeminal-parasympathetic reflex, with clinical signs of cranial sympathetic dysfunction being secondary.
Typical migraine aura can be seen, rarely, in association with TACs.


Here I am, Again. Another New Year, Another try to Get It Right! (Sorry for all the Capitalizations, but I really Must!) It wasn't just the New Year. I don't believe in New Year resolutions. Generally I go through this ritual in September, my Birthday Month. However, today I became aware that a lovely woman out there is Living the Life I have wanted, and doing it well! I am consumed with envy. Nice envy. I don't begrudge her a thing, and am grateful to find I am inspired by this woman's many creations. But she is doing it. I am not. Waves of emotion poured over me as I read her blog entries. I tried to steer my ship, knowing there were the dangers of becoming snagged on the Negatives (No, I will Not list them) and sinking. It has taken many years to allow the negative emotions to just ride out the wave and calm themselves. If I give them undue attention, I may become swamped, and we don't want that! So, I continued skimming her blog, admiring the art, the pictures, the easy way with words and being glad for her. It was hard. There were real tears shed as I navigated the emotional roller coaster of my Despair. It does not do anyone any good to despair, and I try, really hard, to not subcome to the litany of negative descriptions of myself that I find just below the surface of my conscious. OMG! I thought I had dealt with these, soothed their hold on me, and put them to rest. That they have been lurking just out of sight, ready to pounce at the slightest provocation is unnerving. Now that they are unmasked, I realize they have been gathering strength, there in the darkness, out of sight. If I am truthful, I have felt this growing trend toward negativity for some time, but let it slide, because it Was out of sight.
The sudden appearance of these orderly rows of dark energies was startling! In the past, this intrusion would overwhelm me, pull me down, and I might be in that negative space for a time. Knowing I do Not want to go there, I try to just notice their appearance and let them march in their ordered rows, knowing they will be out of sight soon. This is much harder to do, since I am out of practice in the doing. I recognize so many of these dark soldiers, know many of them by name. I know better than to say the name, gritting my teeth and standing firm. "I will not give in, I will not give in," becomes my whispered mantra. The parade marches past, the tail end of it finally out of view. Tears fall from my eyes in gratitude that I escaped the deluge. My mind scrambles to find words and images to replace the vacuum created by this passing, and I turn to the blog, the art, the soothing, cheerful words of this woman I discovered today. Determined to see this through to a positive settlement, I begin by acknowledging her accomplishments. I follow links to see where it started, find delight in the descriptions of her journey and process. I know I would love this woman, would find her a friend if I ever encountered her in the flesh. Her followers are kindred spirits, and I finally rejoice in stumbling into such a gathering of Like Minds. The association of Like Minded Women has been scarse as hens teeth for many years. Too many! I want to jump in and be included in this warm friendship. All I have to do is to allow it. When I bookmark the link, I am filled with expectation, knowing I can find my way back here. Becoming part of the community will take longer. I leave that for another day. Finally, I resurrect my own blog, and write about my process. It is important to note these battles, these experiences that shape my life. Today was a Positive. An Affirmation that I am on My Path, and all is well with the world, for now.
We had the hot, summer weather. Then it dropped to 40 one day, and we were reminded it is only March. We had a week of high 50's and low 60's. Overnight the grass greened up. On March 28, I caught the first scent of Freshly Mowed Grass, mixed with gasoline from the mower engine. Walking to work, a woman was mowing her lawn!! A few blocks later, there was a man mowing. Wisconsin. March 28. Mowing the Lawn. This is NOT normal, folks. Good, but not normal.
Along with the grass greening up, all the "mock" trees burst into bloom. This is several weeks sooner than I've ever seen it. Once the blooming occurred, it's become cooler. Which is great, as it may make it last a bit longer. Unfortunately, the cooler weather has also included several days of grey, uninteresting skies. I miss the sunshine. Not to worry. The sun will be back Sunday, which I have off. And Monday, which I also have off, will see a return of the heat! So, I'll be walking around drinking in all the Beauty that is Blooming this Spring. Life is Good.
Spring has Sprung. Today I was out walking around our neighborhood on the first official day of Spring. It was 81 degrees, but felt wonderful. In the park, at least 40% of the trees have started the blooming process that will result in leaves soon. Many bushes have leaves and blossoms popping out. Soon we won't be able to see into people's yards, because the hedges will have filled in.
The Forsythia is in full blooming color, which is usually the first thing that blooms each Spring. The ground is covered by a variety of blue and purple flowers. They are very small, and I couldn't identify them, but they are beautiful. All this green coming up, accented with color. This is the best Spring I can remember. Mostly that is because it is happening so early. I am Not complaining! Too Happy.
We finished the day sitting in the reclining chairs on the lawn, watching the summer-like clouds float by. Looking at the forecast, this weather is staying for at least 10 more days (as far as I can get the forecast). The temperatures will flocculate, but not drop below the mid 60's during the day. YES!!
March 8-11 the weather improved every day. We went from the low 60's to the low 70's. It went from being cold at night to merely chilly. The temperatures are traditionally in the low to mid 40's this time of year. And those temps are during the Day! By March 14, we were having summer like weather. Suddenly the parks were full of people biking and skating and running. People were playing soccer and basketball in shorts!!
I walked to work with no jacket whatsoever, and walked home at 11pm in a short sleeve t-shirt and flip flops! The high during the days was the mid to high 70's! and at night it was in the 60's until after midnight! This is weather I could get used to. But I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. Meanwhile, the daffodils are blooming!
We had another storm that covered the trees with snow. It was beautiful. Next day it rained, which melted most of the snow. I was walking to work on cold, but sunny, days. I'd arrive with a cold face, but it was invigorating! Then, in a matter of a couple of days, the temperature went from the mid 30's to the high 40's. By March 7, we were in the 60's! I'm not complaining. I love that things have warmed up, but it does seem a bit weird. Suddenly I had to start looking for lighter clothes. I'm only wearing a jacket to work, not a coat! Wonder if it will last? Probably not. We'll most likely get a blizzard and 20" of snow.
We have had a couple of snow sprinkles this winter, all less than 2 inches. Yesterday we got an actual storm!
The storm was expected during the day, but didn't begin until about 8pm. By the time I finished work and got outside it was 11pm and the world was beautiful! I wanted to get photos of the perfect outlines of the tree branches, but I don't have the capability to photograph in the dark. By morning, more snow had fallen, and while it was still lovely, there was just a bit too much snow. I took photographs anyway!
These photographs were taken at about 7am. Outside, it was still and cold. I was the first set of tracks through the park. It was an easy walk. Not like last year when we got storms of 8-10 inches with regularity.
I didn't stay out long. The breeze was brisk and my nose was soon chilled. I needed Hot Liquids! Then, I went back to bed, and by the time I got up, most of the snow had fallen off the trees, the branches were bare. Today, we're back to blue skies. There may be 4 inches of snow on the ground, but tomorrow it's going to warm up, and rain is coming. The snow will be gone in a couple of days. Yes, I LOVE this winter!
I can honestly say I haven't minded Winter this year! Which is an amazing statement, as I usually hate Winter. But this year, it's been mild. Some people worry about it, but I don't worry about things I have no control over. And I can't control the weather. I can influence the weather. I have Weather Fairy's that will help me from time to time, but I haven't bothered them much lately, as I'm rather satisfied with what's provided.
What has been Wonderful about THIS Winter is how blue the sky has been. Usually Winter is a ubiquitous grey. It makes me SAD with seasonal depression. I'd have to take Vitamin D3, sit under sun lamps, and it didn't really work, just took the edge off. This winter, with the sunshine and blue sky I've been happy, cheerful, content!
Winter this year has come in very small doses. It will be pleasant for days, then give us a brief snow (less than 3" accumulation) and a few days of real cold. Then it goes back to being pleasant. I've been able to walk to work lots of days! I've been outside more this winter than in the previous 8 Winters combined.
The whole country has had unusual weather this Winter. Is it a sign of global warming? long term trends? the end of time? I don't know. All I do know, is I'm enjoying it!
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I don't believe in miracles.... I rely on them!
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Old Folks singing "My Generation"
NAMASTE... I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light and of Peace, When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One. Namaste..
If we make up our minds that this is a drab and purposeless universe, it will be that, and nothing else. On the other hand, if we believe that the world is ours, and that the sun and the moon hang in the sky for our delight, there will be joy because the artist in our souls glorifies creation.
"Man can live for about forty days without food, and about three days without water, about eight minutes without air..... but only about one second without hope."


COURTESY OF THE CAPE COD THEATER COALITION: A scene from 'Next to Normal' by the Woods Hole Theatre Company.
COTUIT – Fifty performers from eight local theater groups will hit the stage Tuesday for a one night only show.
The Friends of the Cape & Islands Theater Coalition presents the 6th annual Season Highlights Theater Celebration at 5:30 p.m. at the Cotuit Center for the Arts.
The event features a reception and performances from Cape and Islands theaters to benefit the Theater Coalition its nonprofit live performance member theaters.
Theaters scheduled to perform include the Academy Playhouse, the Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cape Cod Community College Theater Program, Cape Cod Theatre Company – Home of Harwich Jr. Theatre, Cape Rep Theater, Chatham Drama Guild, Falmouth Theatre Guild and Woods Hole Theatre Company.
The evening will also include drawings for dozens of theater tickets, along with tickets for the 2018 Pops by the Sea concert.
Tickets are $55 and can be purchased online at cotuitcenterforthearts.org, and the center's box office.


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Speaker Ryan Strips Chris Collins of Committee Membership
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Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., who was indicted Monday on securities fraud charges, attends a House Energy and Commerce Committee markup in Rayburn Building on June 28, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Speaker Paul D. Ryan has removed Rep. Chris Collins from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, following Collins indictment Wednesday on charges of insider trading and lying to authorities.
"Insider trading is a clear violation of the public trust. Until this matter is settled, Rep. Collins will no longer be serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee," Ryan said in a statement.
Collins served on the panel's Health and Communications and Technology subcommittees.
Ryan also called for a "prompt and thorough" investigation by the House Ethics Committee, which took up an inquiry into Collins last August regarding his sharing nonpublic information about the Australian biotechnology company, Innate Immunotherapeutics.
The Ethics Committee released a report in October 2017 committee, but no further action has been taken since then.
Collins has served on Innate's board of directors and is the company's largest shareholder. The biotech company is trying to develop a treatment for multiple sclerosis.
Collins passed nonpublic information about Innate's drug trial results to his son to help him "make timely trades in Innate stock and tip others," the indictment alleges.
While wanting an investigation into possible violations of House rules, Ryan said Collins's guilt or innocence is a question for the courts to settle.
In January, Ryan removed Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan from his assignment on the House Ethics Committee after it was revealed that he used of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint with a former staffer.
It's common practice for leaders to remove embattled members from committee assignments or pressure them behind the scenes to resign from their posts or Congress.
Another recent example is former Michigan Democratic Rep. John Conyers stepping aside as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee amid sexual harassment allegations last year before later succumbing to pressure to resign from Congress.
In 2014, New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm asked Speaker John A. Boehner to be removed from the House Financial Services Committee after he was indicted on 12 counts of fraud. Boehner complied. Grimm, who was later convicted of tax fraud, ran for his old seat this year but lost the primary to Rep. Dan Donovan.
In 2006 the Democratic Caucus voted to remove Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson from the Ways and Means Committee amid an ongoing bribery investigation.
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This beautiful nine-room property is located on beautiful Fulidhoo island just a few miles from the capital city, Male. Nestled along the white sand beach kissed by sapphire waves, you can take in the fresh morning air and soothing night breezes that are a touchstone of your holiday experience at Kinan Retreat.
It is all up to you- bask in the sun, experience inner peace beneath a palm tree, or immerse yourself in activities both above and below the stunning water. Try venturing inland for a true Maldivian experience and engage with the locals, whose friendly and welcoming nature is world-famous. With experienced staff, delicious cuisine, and a multitude of activities, you are in for a treat as soon as you step foot on Kinan Retreat.
Located 25 miles from the capital, Malé, Fulidhoo is located in the heart of the Maldives. Tiny in size and population, Fulidhoo is home to just 300 people who are excited to show the gems of their home island to guests. These include the famous crystal clear lagoon on the east of the island, and a breathtaking reef on the west.
Part of the Vaavu Atoll, Fulidhoo is famous for its local culture including dances performed by the islanders. Locals are proud of their long and remarkable history, and are always willing to share it with visitors. The Vaavu Atoll is a microcosm for the rich bio diversity and the local culture of Maldives, with the exceptional fishing grounds, marine rich diving spots & the fascinating Maldivian culture.
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2012-06-14 UPDATE: Bricscad wrote to say they can confirm this problem and are looking into it.
You click on an item, and its grips show up. If you click on a grip, it changes color to let you know it is selected. The trouble is, when I used Shift + Click to add several grips to a selection set, those grips don't change color. If I change the zoom level, the correct color appears.
This is a minor annoyance because it makes it hard to see if you have selected a grip or not.
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2 edition of Safe railway working found in the catalog.
Safe railway working
Clement E. Stretton
a popular treatise on railway accidents, their cause and prevention, with a description ofmodern appliances and systems.
by Clement E. Stretton
Published 1893 by Crosby Lockwood in London .
Pagination x, 230p., [2] leaves (folded) :
Apparently this book is available as a free download. Here is a comment from a promotional review: "Doing for railway transportation what Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed did for the automobile industry, Railroad Collisions is a sobering look at how mismanagement and misinformation endangers lives throughout America's sprawling rail system.". Safety Railway Service, L.P. RAILCAR REPAIR ~ SPECIALTY FABRICATION. HOME LOCATIONS SERVICES MANAGEMENT SAFETY. Railcar Repair & Specialty Fabrication. AAR Certified - M & M HM Qualifications M Certified Tank & .
On a railway, single-line working refers to the practice where, when one line out of the two lines is blocked, trains are able to use the other in either direction. This is usually when a line is out of use for maintenance, or because of damage, obstruction or train failure. GWA Rail Safety Document Issuing Section: Rail Safety RAIL SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN AS Railway safety management and the National Rail Safety Accreditation Package (version 2) and the following: safe working on the GWA Rail Network. Figure 2: GWA's Railway Network in South Australia (highlighted in red) File Size: 1MB.
Those rules shown as OPTIONAL may be adopted by a railway. When used by a railway, they will not indicate the word "OPTIONAL" in that company's version of the CROR. It is optional to print the CROR and Protection of Track Units and Track Work together as one book or separately as CROR book 1 and CROR book 2. The preferred safe systems of working where the staff are protected from line open to train movements, either by blocking some or all lines to traffic or controlling the distance the group is from the track (called Safeguarded / Fenced / Separated areas in order of consideration). This method was formerly called a .
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Safe railway working by Clement E. Stretton Download PDF EPUB FB2
ELECTRIC LOCO TRAINING CENTRE, SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, USLAPUR- SAFE WORKING RULE - 8 Railways in the discharge of his function. It was constituted by a resolution of Government of India dated 18th February The Railway Board constituted at present consist of: 1.
Chairman, Railway Board, 2. Financial Commissioner Railways; and 3. Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering provides engineering students and professionals with a collection of state-of-the-art methodological and technological notions to support the development and certification of 'real-time safety-critical' railway control systems, as well as the protection of rail Cited by: In the Stay Safe with Thomas story book, the mischievous Thomas has fun on the railway over being safe, putting himself and his friends in harm's way.
He learns valuable lessons on the dangers of not stopping at a level crossing when the red light shows, leaving gates open to allow animals on to the tracks and standing too close to the edge.
Published January Railway inspectors may refer to this publication to show good practice when looking to secure compliance with the law. The principles replace and update Part 1 of HMRI's Railway Safety Principles and Guidance (often referred to as "the Blue Book"), which was discontinued.
This safe working system was sometimes used on Safe railway working book Hutt Park Line. See Train Advice A letter dated 16 June introduced the Rules and Regulations to "All Employees concerned with the Running of Trains".
This version of the Rule Book came into operation on 1 November Staff & Ticket was deleted from the Rule Book on 9 July. It is recognised that in multi-activity worksites, the workload associated with the Safe Work Pack process (i.e. managing the number of packs), coupled with that of the Rule Book duties of an ES may be excessive leading to an increase in operational and work activity related interface risk.
The Rule Book The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) publish a rulebook with guidelines and processes that all of us in the industry must follow to make sure we work safely.
Information contained in the Rule Book supersedes any information that is published on this site. Route Businesses: Principles for Implementation of NR/L2/OHS/ – Level 3 guidance Page 5 of 57 Planner The role which creates the safe work pack. Possession management / support staff Staff that undertake duties associated with the management of the possession.
Protection Previously referred to as "Green Zone". This refers to a siteFile Size: 1MB. Rule Book Duties of the engineering supervisor (ES) or safe work leader (SWL) in a possession Issue 7 Handbook 12 September Comes into force 07 December Uncontrolled when printed Supersedes GERTHB12 Iss 6 with effect from 07/12/File Size: 2MB.
Personal track safety (PTS) is a qualification which every worker has to have before being allowed to work on or near any line owned or managed by Network Rail.
It is designed to help workers to understand the systems that keep them safe. The main risks of working on the railway are: being hit by a train, on-track plant, or a road rail vehicle.
Personal Track Safety, known as PTS, is a qualification required by people who – o on a lineg o within 3 metres (10 feet) of a line on the railway side g of any permanent fence or structure arry out engineering or technical work on a platform within c metres (4 feet) of its edge.
This handbook covers the rules, which must be applied in theseFile Size: 6MB. The Yellow Book is published by Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) on behalf of the rail industry as a whole and updated under the direction of a steering group with representatives from across the industry.
It is published in two Size: 3MB. Safe railway working; a treatise on railway accidents: their cause and prevention, with a description of modern appliances and systems, Author: Clement Edwin Stretton.
Keeping our workforce safe Everyone home safe every day We're passionate about safety: for our employees, our contractors, the passengers who travel on our network and members of the public who interact with the railway at places such as level crossings and shops at our stations.
The PTA Safeworking Rules and Procedures provide the means by which the Australian National Rules and Procedures (ANRP), developed by the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) are applied in the PTA Network. The current Safeworking Rules and Procedures came into effective at 12 noon, 1 November, This page refers to all RIW Safeworking roles.
Safeworking at ARTC identifies, categorises and records the roles and responsibilities of rail safety workers that are competent to undertake the safe management of rail traffic ensuring that safe separation is maintained between workers and machinery preventing workers from being struck by rail traffic.
Track Access Permits and Network Safeworking Rules. Category 1 - High Level Safety Critical Worker. This is for a worker performing critical tasks on the rail system, whose action, inaction or collapse due to ill health may lead directly to a serious incident affecting the public or rail network.
Here are 5 ways to keep your railway crew safe: Offer Role-Specific Railway Safety Training; When an employee hits the property, no matter what their role is, they need a basic working knowledge of how to stay safe and how to handle tools.
We pride ourselves on safety education and invest a lot of money into training our new hires from the very. This Customer Safety Handbook provides clear direction on safe rail operations and can assist in educating your employees on the potential hazards of rail operations.
Lookout Working Prohibited Locations Register Tue 24 Mar A new Lookout Working Prohibited Locations Register replaces the Worksite Protection Hazardous Locations Register published on RailSafe. NGE Walking in the Danger Zone Thu 27 Feb New training video for NGE Walking in the Danger Zone.
Preferred partner of railway equipment manufacturers. At Safe Metal, we supply key parts to the world's largest manufacturers of equipment for passenger railway systems (including high-speed trains, regional trains, underground transport and trams).
We work closely with customers to develop and produce molded and mechanically-molded sub-assemblies ready to be integrated into final systems.The National Operations Publications comprise: The Rule Book (GE/RT) - this is available as an app.
You can access Rule Book modules by clicking on the blue 'Rule Book' tab in the middle of the screen on the Standards Catalogue. The Working Manual for Rail Staff: Freight Train Operations (GO/RT) (known as the 'white pages').Safety concern. The ATSB has investigated several accidents that have occurred when maintenance work was being carried out on or near railway tracks.
Conducting work on or near a railway track can be dangerous if safeworking rules and procedures have not .
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Leicester Sing for Water
Sing for Water 2020
Thank you for visiting our website everybody! Obviously we can't go ahead with Leicester Sing for Water 2020 - but the GREAT NEWS is that we are all set for the event to take place in 2021!!
We plan to have the same two communal songs: a South African song 'Hlonolofatsa', and a very uplifting song 'The River' by the Canadian singer-songwriter Coco Love Alcorn.
Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome to join the scratch choir raising money for WaterAid. If you are in a choir get your choir to join the project and learn the two communal songs together. If you register, you can download the scores and rehearsal mp3s on this website. Then you can listen, choose the part that best suits your voice, and get practising so that you're word perfect on the day.
Once you are familiar with the songs, you are invited to join Leicester Amika Choir for an open session at the start of their usual Saturday afternoon rehearsal at Claremont Methodist Church Belgrave LE4 7QA. The final 'polishing' rehearsal will be at De Montfort University on the morning of the concert.
In addition to the massed voices, choirs are invited to sing one or two crowd-pleasing songs from their own repertoire. Do take this opportunity to showcase your choir
Raising Money for Wateraid
It's hoped that each singer will raise a donation for WaterAid. A goal of £30 per singer would be wonderful, but whatever you manage to raise will be appreciated. Collect through sponsorship or other form of fundraising. Some choirs make a communal effort and bake, sell bric-a-brac and plants or hold raffles.
Money is raised through sponsorship of the singers as well as a collection from the audience on the day. See the Money Matters page for further details.
There are still far too many children dying of waterborne diseases – and far too many people living without access to clean water, sanitation, or health education. Let's get going, raising money, practising songs and making it a great event in 2021 to change the lives of people in Malawi through the WaterAid projects there!
Many thanks for all your vital help,
Audrey, Cee, Ciaran, Dawn, Kim, Maggie, Mary, Rob and Veronica
The Leicester Sing for Water 2020 planning team.
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Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida, raising concerns about climate change
Florida today is cleaning up after yet another hurricane. Hurricane Nicole hit the state near Vero Beach early this morning with 75-mile-per-hour winds. After coming ashore, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. NPR's Greg Allen reports that since records have been kept, this is the latest in the season a hurricane has ever made landfall on Florida's Atlantic coast.
GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: Nicole hit as a Category 1 storm. As hurricanes go, that's on the low end of the scale. Authorities ordered evacuations for people living on barrier islands along much of Florida's Atlantic coast because of the threat of storm surge. As Nicole passed through Florida today, local authorities and Governor Ron DeSantis agreed, it could have been a lot worse.
RON DESANTIS: You do have downed trees. You have power lines. You have some road washouts, combine winds and storm surge. We've seen beach erosion, especially in areas that had already seen erosion from Hurricane Ian.
ALLEN: From Fort Lauderdale to Daytona Beach, the heavy surf and storm surge damaged piers, washed away dunes and threatened homes and other structures. In Volusia County, authorities evacuated 19 condominium buildings and hotels, also 40 single-family homes. As the beach washed away, at least one home collapsed, and others were in danger of doing so. Volusia County manager, George Recktenwald, said residents won't be able to return until the structures were inspected and declared safe.
GEORGE RECKTENWALD: The structural damage along our coastline is unprecedented. We've never experienced anything like this before.
ALLEN: Until Nicole developed in the Atlantic this week, many in Florida thought hurricane season was over. The season doesn't officially end until November 30, but Florida rarely sees landfalling hurricanes this late in the year, especially on its Atlantic coast. The last one was in 1935. Jeff Masters, a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, says there are a few reasons Nicole form so late. The East Coast had a very warm fall. And high-level winds of the Atlantic, which can limit hurricane formation, weren't as strong as usual.
JEFF MASTERS: And we're in a period of global warming, where the ocean temperatures are warmer than they've ever been, about 1.2 degrees centigrade warmer climate than back in the 1800s.
ALLEN: With warmer ocean temperatures, Master says we've been seeing hurricanes form earlier than past years. And as Nicole has shown, we're likely to see them forming later in the season. Greg Allen, NPR News, Port Saint Lucie, Fla. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


The Fresno State women's basketball team suffered its first Mountain West loss of the season as it stumbled on both sides of the ball in a 66-64 Wednesday night home loss to San Jose State.
After an even start to the game, the Bulldogs ended the first quarter on a 16-3 run that was led by back-to-back 3-pointers from senior guard Alex Furr.
Fresno State guard Brittany Aikens knocked down a pair of free throws to extend the Bulldogs' largest lead of the game to 15 with the score of 34-19 with 5:32 left to play in the first half. But the Spartans stayed resilient, countering with their own 11-0 run while the Bulldogs didn't record a basket for over five minutes.
Furr drained her third 3-pointer of the game to end the Spartans' run, giving Fresno State a 37-30 lead going into the half.
The 'Dogs' lead dwindled to four early in the second half. But they were able to end the third quarter on a 10-3 run – in which Furr connected on her final 3-pointer of the game to cap off the run – to take a 53-42 lead into the final quarter.
With 3:40 to play in the game, the Spartans went on a 17-6 run to tie the game at 59-59. The Spartans continued the momentum with a 3-pointer from Emily Vann to take their first lead of the game at 62-59 after two missed field goals from Fresno State's Bego Faz Davalos.
After a free throw from the Spartans put them up 65-61 with 1:22 remaining, the Dogs got back within one point after a 3-pointer from Aikens with under a minute left in the game.
With time waning, the 'Dogs buckled down on defense and forced two missed field goals from the Spartans. Collins had a chance to win the game with a layup drive in the lane, but was blocked by Riana Byrd as the Spartans crashed the glass for the rebound.
The Spartans essentially closed out the game after a made free throw with five seconds left to take a two-point lead and after committing three fouls in the ensuing 4.2 seconds. The 'Dogs had one more chance to steal the win at home with 0.8 seconds left, but Faz Davalos missed a last-second field goal attempt at the top of the key as time expired.
Furr led the Bulldogs in scoring with 12 points on four 3-pointers, Shauqunna Collins added 11 points off the bench for her 12th double-figure scoring effort of the season, and Toni Smith chipped in 10 points for her eighth-consecutive double-figure scoring game.
San Jose State (8-14, 6-5 MW) was led in scoring by Byrd as the junior center scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench.


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Tag Archives: Piper PA-28-181 Archer II
August 31, 2019 AviationAeroméxico Flight 498, Aeronaves de México S.A., Aircraft Accident, Airspace Incursion, Captain Antonio Valdez-Prom, Cerritos, First Officer Jose Hector Valencia, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Mid-Air Collision, N4891F, Piper Aircraft Corporation, Piper PA-28-181 Archer II, Terminal Control Area, William Kenneth Kramer, XA-JEDBryan Swopes
Piper PA-28-181 Archer II, D-EHLY, serial number 28-7790224. This is the same type as the airplane involved in the 1986 Cerritos Mid-Air Collision. (Huhu Uet/Wikimedia Commons)
31 August 1986: At approximately 11:41 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, William Kenneth Kramer departed Zamperini Field (TOA) at Torrance, California, flying a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II, FAA registration N4891F.
The PA-28-181 was a single-engine, four-place, light airplane with fixed tricycle landing gear, built by the Piper Aircraft Corporation in 1976. It carried the manufacturer's serial number 77-90070. The airplane was owned by William Kramer.
In addition to the pilot, there were two passengers on board, Kathleen O'Connell Kramer, Kramer's wife of 30 years, and their 26-year-old daughter, Caroline. The family's destination was Big Bear City Airport (L35), high in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California.
Photocopied image of a Los Angeles Terminal Control Area (TCA) chart, circa 1986, from NTSB report.
Image of a recent Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) airspace chart. (Los Angeles ARTCC)
Satellite image of the area illustrated on the TCA charts, above. (Imagery © 2018 Landsat)
Three major airports in the immediate area reported that the sky was clear and visibility was 14–15 miles (22.5–24.1 kilometers).
As Kramer climbed toward his cruise altitude, he deviated from the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Flight Plan which he had filed with the nearby Hawthorne Flight Service Station prior to takeoff. Without authorization from Air Traffic Control, the pilot entered a segment of the Los Angeles Terminal Control Area.
Aeromexico's Douglas DC-9-32 XA-JED, Hermosillo. (Photograph © Bob Garrard, used with permission.)
Aeroméxico Flight 498 was a regularly-scheduled flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles, with intermediate stops at Guadalajara, Loreto and Tijuana. The airliner was a 1969 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47356, owned by Aeronaves de México S.A., and registered in Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexico) as XA-JED. Aeroméxico had named it Hermosillo.
The pilot in command of the airliner was Captain Antonio Valdez-Prom, with First Officer Jose Hector Valencia. There were four flight attendants and 58 passengers. The DC-9 was descending from 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) for an instrument approach and landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Flight 498 was descending in northwesterly direction, while the Archer was climbing, eastbound.
At 11:52:09 a.m., as the DC-9 descended through an altitude of approximately 6,660 feet (2,030 meters),¹ the Piper collided with the left side of the DC-9's vertical fin, just below the horizontal stabilizer. The angle of collision was approximately 90°. The airliner's entire horizontal stabilizer and rudder were torn from the aircraft.
All three persons aboard the light airplane were decapitated.² The Archer was heavily damaged, and with no one left alive to fly it, crashed on the playground of Cerritos Elementary School.
Crash site of Piper Archer II N4891F, photographed 1 September 1986. (Mike Sergieff/Herald-Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library)
Piper Archer PA-28-181 N4891F wreckage at Cerritos Elementary School, 31 August 1986. (Thomas Kelsey, Los Angeles Times)
The DC-9's cockpit voice recorder picked up Captain Valdez-Prom's exclamation, "Oh [deleted], this can't be!"
The Aeroméxico pilots had no way to control their damaged DC-9. It rolled inverted and crashed into a residential neighborhood in Cerritos, California.
Aeroméxico Flight 498 inverted after mid-air collision over Cerritos, California, 31 August 1986. (NTSB)
All 64 persons on the DC-9, and another 15 on the ground, were killed. Eight persons on the ground were injured. Five homes were destroyed and another seven were damaged.
Scene of the crash of the Aeromexico Flight 498, 31 August 1968. (Joe Kennedy, Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters at scene of Aeroméxico Flight 498 crash, 31 August 1986. (Paul Chinn/Herald-Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library)
William Kenneth Kramer held a Federal Aviation Administration Airman's Certificate with Private Pilot privileges and an Airplane–Single Engine Land rating. His medical certificate required that he wear corrective lenses while flying. Kramer had been licensed by the FAA for six years, and at the time of the accident, he had flown a total of 231 hours.
Kramer had moved to the Los Angeles area from Spokane, Washington, less than a year earlier. He had made just seven flights, totaling 5.5 hours, in one of the most complex and congested Terminal Control Areas in the United States.
Captain Antonio Valdez-Prom had been employed by Aeroméxico for fourteen years. He held Airline Transport Pilot certificates in both Mexico and the United States, and was type-rated in the DC-9. He had flown a total of 10,641 hours, with 4,632 hours in the McDonnell Douglas DC-9.
First Officer Jose Hector Valencia had been employed by Aeroméxico for just over two years. He was a licensed Commercial Pilot in both Mexico and the United States. He had flown a total of 1,463 hours, with 1,245 hours in the DC-9. Like Kramer, Valencia was required to wear corrective lenses.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) placed the blame for the accident on the air traffic control system:
3.2 Probable cause
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the limitations of the air traffic control system to provide collision protection, through both air traffic control procedures and automated redundancy. Factors contributing to the accident were (1) the inadvertent and unauthorized entry of the PA-28 into the Los Angeles Terminal Control Area and (2) the limitations of the "see and avoid" concept to insure traffic separation under the conditions of the conflict.
—NTSB/AAR-87/07 Aircraft Accident Report—Midair Collision of Aeronaves de México, S.A., McDonnell Douglas DC-8-32, XA-JED and Piper PA-28-181, N4891F, Cerritos, California August 31, 1986 Chapter 3 at Page 52
The devastated neighborhood in Cerritos where Aeroméxico Flight 498 crashed, 31 August 1986. (Paul Chinn/Herald-Examiner Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library)
♦♦♦ OPINION ♦♦♦
It is the opinion of This Day in Aviation that the Probable Cause of this accident as determined by the National Transportation Safety Board was a political statement. As far back as 1956, with the mid-air collision of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-7 and a Trans World Airlines Lockheed Super Constellation over the Grand Canyon of Arizona, the Civil Aeronautics Board and its successor, the NTSB, had repeatedly placed emphasis on the role of air traffic control (or, the lack thereof) in a number of mid-air collisions, and had been recommending numerous improvements.
TDiA believes that these recommendations were valid.
However, coming to a political conclusion hides the actual cause of the accident. When investigators look for a cause, they evaluate each individual factor. That single factor, which, if it had not occurred, results in no accident taking place—all other factors being the same—is the cause.
In this case, the pilot of the light airplane had filed a Visual Flight Rules flight plan that would have taken him initially to the southwest from Torrance Airport toward Long Beach Airport, and around the controlled airspace of Los Angeles International Airport. If he had followed his planned route no collision would have occurred. However, he flew directly east and as he climbed, he entered the Los Angeles TCA without ATC clearance. This was a significant violation of FAA regulations.
If the crew of Aeroméxico Flight 498 had performed in exactly the same way, flew the same path and descent, but the Piper Archer had remained clear of the TCA as required, there would have been no collision.
If air traffic controllers involved with the airliner and the private airplane had performed in exactly the same way as they had, but the Archer had not violated the TCA, there would have been no collision.
The inescapable conclusion is that William Kramer, by flying into the Los Angeles Terminal Control Area, caused the mid-air collision between his airplane and the Aeroméxico DC-9.
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The National Transportation Safety Board reassembled the wreckage of the Piper Archer at Long Beach Airport to compare to damage of the DC-9's horizontal stabilizer. The relative position of the aircraft in this 3 September 1986 photograph is not representative of the actual collision. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac via Kathryn's Report)
¹ The Piper Archer's altimeter was recovered and examined. Although the three pointers were missing, traces of paint from the pointers, called "slap marks," were found on the dial face at positions corresponding to an altitude of 6,560 feet (1,999 meters).
² On 1 September 1986, The New York Times reported, "Bill Gold, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said an autopsy showed that the pilot suffered the heart attack 'within minutes before the fatal injuries.' Mr. Gold said that the cause of death was 'multiple traumatic injuries received in the crash.' He said in an interview tonight that it had not been determined whether the heart attack led to the collision. 'We can't say whether it caused the collision,' he said, 'How severe it was we can't say because he lived long enough to get the fatal injuries.' "
In its 2 September 1986 edition, the Los Angeles Times reported, "An autopsy late Monday on the body of the man believed to be the pilot of the archer showed that he had suffered a heart attack just before the collision, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office."
In its accident report, the NTSB quotes from the autopsy report, " '. . . complete proximal occlusion of the right coronary artery.' " The NTSB further stated, "The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) also reviewed the autopsy protocol and the heart of the pilot of the Piper. With regard to their examination of the pilot's heart, the AFIP pathologists found severe coronary atheriosclerosis but 'no necrosis or other evidence of acute myocardial infarction identified.' "


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Art or science? In days goes past before computers and intelligent roasting algorithms, the Roastmaster utilised their 5 senses to deliver a perfectly developed coffee bean when roasting.
In part 1 of this series we will discuss how to hear the colour and roast temperature of the bean.
Hear a temperature you ask, how?
There are two temperature thresholds called "cracks" that our Roastmasters listen for.
At approximately 196 °C, the coffee will emit a cracking sound. This point is referred to as "first crack," marking the beginnings of a "light roast". At first crack, a large amount of the coffee's moisture has been evaporated and the beans will increase in size.
Home Roaster Note: If you are trying to roast coffee at home, note the time at which you hear the first crack (temperature too if your machine tells you.) It will sound like individual kernels of popcorn popping or twig breaking. Note the length of the roast at this point and write it down. How long did the first crack take to conclude? You might begin to get some smoke from the beans, depending on the bean and volume roasted.
When the coffee reaches approximately 224 °C (435 °F), it emits a "second crack", this sound represents the structure of the coffee starting to collapse. If the roast is allowed to progress further, the coffee will soon fully carbonize, and eventually combust.
Home Roaster Note: If you would like a darker roast, allow the coffee to enter the second crack. As you enter this second crack (note time and temperature), you are going to begin smelling a deeper roast, more smoke and the coffee's oils may begin migrating to the surface. The coffee will darken very quickly! and more smoke will be present.
Past second crack and moving towards French Roast - too far for us but you may want some super dark beans. Be careful not to go too far as the beans may combust.
Think you are ready now to become a Roastmaster ? One sense alone can't reliably determine roast level. Just like cooking, coffee roasting is an acquired skill that improves with experience and requires all your senses.
In future blogs we will discuss how to use sight, smell, touch and taste to develop the best coffee you can.
Don't forget that the key ingredient is always high-quality green coffee.
The focus of this session is to get some basic impressions and understanding (mainly physical) of the product and roasting process.
At Kaffeina we are all about quality coffee, from sourcing and roasting our own beans, to preparing delicious espresso and filter coffee. We have a strong team of baristas who are always pushing to learn more about coffees from all around the world.
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EU agreements also govern flights between the EU (including the UK) and a number of other countries, like the USA. These also need to be renegotiated. The UK has been discussing these with relevant governments to ensure flights can continue and so far has signed agreements with the USA, Canada and eight other countries.


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The Porcupine Bank Canyon is the westernmost submarine canyon on the contiguous Irish margin and exits onto the abyssal plain at 4,000m water depth. The upper canyon is full of cold-water corals that form reefs and mounds which create a rim on the lip of the canyon 30m tall and 28km long. These corals eventually break off and slide down into the canyon where they form an accumulation of coral rubble deeper within the canyon.
Holland 1 ventured deeper into the canyon and found significant accummulations of coral debris that have fallen from hundreds of metres above. Coupled with recent findings on the Irish-Atlantic margin, this discovery shows the advances in both Ireland's marine technology and scientific workforce, added Dr Lim.
"Ireland is world-class, and for a small country we punch above our weight," he said.
Professor Andy Wheeler (UCC) explained that corals get their carbon from dead plankton "raining down" from the ocean surface and therefore "ultimately from the atmosphere".
Increasing CO2 concentrations in our atmosphere are causing extreme weather, he warned. Oceans absorb this CO2 and canyons are a "rapid route for pumping it into the deep ocean where it is safely stored away", he added.
The latest mapping data shows a rim feature along the canyon lip at approximately 600m deep.
"When we sent down the ROV we saw that this rim is made of a profusion of cold water corals which appear to extend for miles along the edge of the canyon," remarked Professor Luis Conti, University of Sao Paulo.
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I took a test ride last week and posted the below on another bike Forum. Thought you would like to read my thoughts. I am taking it out again two up later in the week.
thought I would write up my ride on the new Triumph Trophy. Sarah and I have always had great rides out on the CB1300 and had slowly acquired a extras such as a Givi top box and soft panniers. This allowed us to travel away with enough clothing for a few days. That said, a bike that was specifically built for touring seemed to make more sense. The only thing was that the touring bikes I had tried were like sewing machines with no character and charm or ummmph! Additionally, they suffered from the wobbles when all the luggage was on (wind turbulence) and the electronic screens made my head wobble like a nodding dog when fully raised.
So when the new Triumph Trophy came out it made sense to at least take one out for a demo ride. The specs looked good as was the reviews. I booked a day's ride from Webbs in Peterborough and took it out yesterday.
The first issue was the fact that I am a short arse and the normal seat is for 6 footers. Fortunately, Triumph makes a short arse seat and Webbs fitted it. This one was heated too!
After a 45 minute chat and briefing on the various aspects of the bike I mounted up and set off. I was intending to travel to Nottingham, grab lunch with Sarah and let her have a sit on the back then shoot off to Lincoln to pop in and see my old Mum and back to Peterborough. I was going to use a mix off back roads and the A1.
The first thing to say about the bike was that considering it is a large, heavy beast (600 lbs). It has an agility though that belies its weight. As I approached the first roundabout, I prepared to throw it round with some hefty counter steering. I need not have bothered. It leaned effortlessly round the roundabout as if it was a 125! This bike is AGILE….. I could throw it around any bend with no effort. It simply begs to go lower and gave me such confidence that even after a few miles I was whipping through bends with gusto totally trusting the bike and it's tyres.
I headed from Peterborough to Bourne then took the back roads to the A1. Along this road I started messing with the screen. My last experience with an electric screen was the one on a demo Kawa GTR and this had caused my head to knock from side to side violently when the screen was at full height. The Triumph's screen however is much higher and when fully up both eliminated all the noise and even allowed me to open my visor! Amazing. This is how screens should be built.
The agility of the bike allowed me to make good progress along the back roads and I left the screen up as it made the ride so comfortable. I tried the screen fully down and got battered to death. No problem in Summer when you want to keep cool but a bit nippy on a January morning. I waited for the wobbles to start from the wind whipping around the panniers and top box. It didn't happen. Triumph have allowed movement in the panniers to negate this and they did a great job in doing so.
Right lets talk about the acceleration. It is fast, smooth and progressive. In my minds eye it is still a little 'sewing machineish' (I suspect this is the shaft drive) compared to the Honda but….. it is a touring bike and that is what I had to remember. It has been designed from the ground up to cover long distances in comfort and smoothness and subsequently there has to be some compromise along the way. As I opened up the throttle the exhaust rasped and whilst it felt slower than the Honda the reality was it was just as quick (deceptively so) which showed the quality of the build of the bike. The difference for me was the 6th gear which is in effect an overdrive. The Honda has 5 gears and required very little gear changing. With the Triumph, you have to drop a gear to get the same response as I discovered on my first overtake (gulp). During this time, I noticed that the under bar rear view mirrors, whilst looking ascetically pleasing, did not give me the amount of rear view that the normal mirrors on the Honda did. I found myself looking at the undersides of my wrists and top of the panniers. The space between still allowed me to view the traffic behind but those restrictions meant I had a smaller viewing area.
When I hit the A1 I thought I would try out the heated grips and seat. The grips were on the lowest heat setting and suited me just fine. The fairing covered my hands anyway, but that extra warmth just added a little more comfort to it. The next thing to try was the heated seat. Now the last thing in the world that I would ever have thought would be useful was heated seats. How wrong was I! If you have never tried one then you do not know what you are missing. The switches are set at the side by the riders and pillions bum. I had it on the lowest setting and in minutes was toasty warm. It makes so much difference on a cool day. Words cannot describe the comfort you get with this electronic heaven activated. I also realised that the regular wee stops caused by the cold failed to materialise. A must have for a tourer in my (and my bums) humble opinion.
At last I reached Nottingham. Multi-lanes and manic traffic were no problem as the Triumph whipped between cars and lanes with ease. Having the screen at full height allowed me to have to visor up and listen to my environment. A big advantage in city streets. It is best described as whipping through town on a scooter but without those stupid tiny wheels. I arrived at Sarah's workplace and she came out to sit on it and see for herself what it was like. She loved the fact that the rear pegs had rubber as it allowed her greater grip when getting on. She also tells me that the seat is more comfortable than the Honda's, something I never thought I would hear her say about another bike.
So a quick lunch and off to Lincoln. For those of you who don't know, the A46 is now dual carriageway from Leicester to Lincoln and has to be the fastest, smoothest road in the UK. Nottingham to Lincoln was a dream ride. Progressive and fast. Newark ring road is wide and I took advantage of the bike's agility to filter and whip round it a lot quicker than normal. This brings me nicely onto the brakes. They are linked and smooth. The Kawasaki's caused Sarah to slide into the back of me when applied. Not so the Triumph's. They will though, stop you on a sixpence (2 and a half pence in old money) without you locking your arms and having to brace.
The last part of the journey was from Lincoln back to Peterborough. Now at this point it was 3.10 and I thought that Webbs shut at 4.30 (silly me) so I tanked it back up the A1. Again I had the screen up and the visor open. No wobbles, wind noise and steady as a rock.
So, would I buy one? Yes. Without a doubt. A great bike for touring and sporty enough to have fun on along the twisties.
Hi Berber thanks for your review.
Its just what I wanted to read as I'm selling my Thunderbird for a Trophy. I haven't ridden a Trophy yet but all reports are similar to yours so looking forward to jumping on 1 when they get here to Aus.
My wife is often on the back so 2 up comments are good.
Well frost allowing (it is the UK remember) I shall be taking the bike out tomorrow and will let you guys know Sarah's thoughts.
Well last Thursday I rode the demo model to Nottingham and took my gf for a run for about 30 mins. She loved the bike, felt really comfortable and loved the rear heated seat.
Its all sounding pretty good Robin. Cant wait to get on one.
Do you think the mirrors are an issue?
Re the mirrors: I really do not like them. The viewing area is limited although they give a wider view allowing better blind spot elimination in my view. I have now done about 250 miles on the demo bike and can say that I am getting used to them although I am using my head more to look around before changing lanes etc (in addition to the lifesaver). It is worth taking a Trophy out for a ride and seeing for yourself first.
I've ordered my Trophy SE 2 days after the launch date. My delivery date is early Feb so will register March 1st. I couldn't agree more about the mirrors? would have been more use if they had fitted ash trays .
I told the Triumph guys at the bike show but this seamed to drop on deaf ears. I looked around the rest of the Triumph range and like the look of the bar mirrors on the Explorer. These have turned up and I tried them on the dealer bike? What a difference this made :046:the mirrors are easy to fit as the switch gear are already threaded and even with the screen fully down they do not interfere with the side to side lock. Not a very cheap fix as the mirrors were £100+ but it works and is a better option than not having good rear view.
No doubt there will be other small niggles to iron out but all in all the best sport tourer out there for the money.
Live to ride. Ride int rain.
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