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28Search and Rescue in Canadian and Adjacent Waters
General Points
1The Canadian Forces (CF) in co-operation with the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has overall responsibility for coordination of federal aeronautical and maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) activities in Canada, including Canadian waters and the high seas off the coasts of Canada. The CF provides dedicated SAR aircraft in support to marine SAR incidents. The CCG coordinates maritime SAR activities within this area and provides dedicated maritime SAR vessels in strategic locations. Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (JRCC) are maintained at Victoria, B.C., Trenton, Ont. and Halifax, N.S. These centres are staffed 24 hours a day by Canadian Forces and Canadian Coast Guard personnel. Each JRCC is responsible for an internationally agreed designated area known as a Search and Rescue Region (SRR) (see plate A.1). In addition, two Maritime Rescue Sub Centres (MRSC), staffed by Coast Guard Personnel are located in Québec, QC, and St. John's, Newfoundland to coordinate local maritime SAR operations. (See Annex A4).
2The "Oceans Act" and the "Canada Shipping Act, 2001" (CSA, 2001) provide for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to delegate the authority necessary for maritime Search and Rescue coordination. This authority as exercised by JRCCs and MRSCs, empowers the SAR co-ordinator on duty, when he/she has knowledge of an actual distress, or a missing vessel or if signals or other information indicate a distress situation may exist, to order all vessels within a specified area to report their position, to take part in a search, and to carry out such other SAR operations as deemed necessary.
The master or person in charge of the vessel is obligated to comply with such orders except where such compliance would endanger his own vessel, tow or persons on board. It is Government SAR Policy to requisition federal government owned vessels for SAR operations before privately owned ships when the former are readily available and suitable for the operations at hand and to release requisitioned privately owned vessels from SAR operations as they are replaced by government ships.
3The CSA, 2001 also allows the master of a vessel in distress to requisition any vessel or vessels to come to his/her assistance. Even if he/she has done so and the situation appears well in hand, it is advisable for the master to ensure that the JRCC/MRSC concerned is informed and kept up-to-date since the Centre has at its disposal expertise and communication links with resources specialized in SAR and other emergency agencies which may be of use to the master, for treatment and care of survivors (casualties).
4A vessel requisitioned to proceed to the assistance of a vessel in distress is required to comply with the direction from JRCC/MRSC and/or the master of the vessel in distress. The CSA, 2001 sanctions penalties for refusal to give aid. The JRCC/MRSC may delegate its authority to the Commanding Officer of a SAR unit on scene, equipped with specialized Search and Rescue and communications equipment, who then becomes the "On-Scene Co-ordinator (OSC)". In the absence of a dedicated SAR unit, JRCC/MSRC authority may also be delegated to another vessel on scene. The duties of OSC are described in the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (Volume III)(IAMSAR), a joint publication of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which should be referred to.
5The JRCC/MRSC will attempt to inform owners or agents of vessels which have sent a distress signal, of the circumstances and action taken. Where possible, owners or agents of requisitioned ships will also be informed of action taken.
Distress communications
6The procedures for handling distress messages are international and are described in the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR), and IMO/ICAO publication and also in Canadian Coast Guard publication "Radio Aids to Marine Navigation". The CCG Radio system provides coverage of all maritime distress frequencies, although each station does not necessarily guard each frequency. Details of this system are contained in the relevant CCG Publication "Radio Aids to Marine Navigation" DFO 5470 and DFO 5471.
Marine Communications and Traffic Services standard operating
procedures provides for the automatic relay of distress
messages to JRCC/MRSC.
7When selecting an appropriate frequency to broadcast distress messages or communicate with assisting vessels, masters should bear in mind that the statutory requirements to carry radio equipment differ from region to region. For instance, only VHF radio telephone equipment is mandatory for vessels when operating on the Great Lakes west of Montreal. Details of the required equipment are contained in the CCG Publication, "Radio Aids to Marine Navigation" (Atlantic and Great Lakes) DFO 5470.
8Mariners are reminded that distress flares/signals as described in Annex IV of the Collision Regulations are for the use of a person or persons who are in distress and require immediate assistance. Any other use of distress flares is contrary to the Canadian Shipping Act, 2001 (CSA, 2001) and the International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS). Organizations wishing to conduct training in the use of flares are encouraged to contact the flare manufacturer for information on where/how to obtain training aids.
Ship to air distress signal
9A ship-to-air distress signal for use in Canadian waters has been designed in conjunction with SAR authorities. The signal consists of a cloth painted or impregnated with fluorescent paint showing a disc and square to represent the ball and flag of the well known visual distress signal. Evaluation tests by SAR aircraft indicate that the most suitable colour combination is black symbols on a background of orange-red fluorescent paint. The smallest useful size is 1.8 m (72 in.) by 1.1 m (45 in.) showing symbols which have dimensions of 46 cm (18 in.) and are 46 cm (18 in.) apart. Grommets or loops should be fitted at each corner to take securing lines (see illustration following this Notice).
As the purpose of the signal is to attract the attention of aircraft, it should be secured across a hatch or cabin top. In the event of foundering, it should be displayed by survival craft.
Canadian SAR authorities recognize this signal as a distress signal and will look for it in the course of a search. Any aircraft, on seeing this signal, is requested to make a sighting report to the nearest JRCC/MRSC.
The signal is available commercially but it can be made at home or aboard ship without difficulty. Unbleached calico, or similar material, together with a can of orange-red fluorescent spray paint, are the principal requirements. Recommended minimum dimensions are shown in the illustration following this Notice.
The signal is voluntary equipment, but it is hoped that the masters of tugs, fishing vessels and pleasure craft will take advantage of its usage to increase the effectiveness of SAR operations.
Assistance to Disabled Vessels
10The CSA, 2001 does not authorize the Rescue Co-ordinator to order vessels to undertake salvage but the JRCC/MRSC will attempt to inform the stricken vessel and its owners, of the presence of nearby vessels and will normally issue a radio broadcast requesting if any vessels are available to provide assistance.
The CCG recognizes that the timely provision of towing assistance to disabled vessels can be an effective way of preventing loss of life and injury and expediting the resolution of an emergency situation under certain circumstances. However, the Federal Government or its agents will not directly assist disabled vessels merely on request and will not compete with commercial interest to provide direct assistance. Some incidents involving the use of the SAR system are clearly preventable or unreasonable. The response to these incidents occupies resources that may be needed for more serious incidents and may place responders in unnecessary danger.
Government vessels will undertake property salvage only when salvage is incidental to rescue, or is minor or unobtainable from the private sector or is likely to cause undue hardship through delay.
11Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Centres / Maritime Rescue Sub-Centres Emergency Contact Information
JRCC Victoria
1-800-567-5111 (British Columbia and
JRCC Trenton
1-800-267-7270 (In
JRCC Halifax
1-800-565-1582 (Maritimes
MRSC Québec
1-800-463-4393 (Québec Region)
MRSC St. John's
1-800-563-2444 (Newfoundland & Labrador
Ocean and coastal areas
12Maritime SAR Patrols:
Specialized SAR vessels conduct patrols in areas of concentrated fishing, commercial, recreational and other maritime activities off both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.
13Shore-based lifeboat stations:
Specialized SAR craft are stationed at the following locations for local operations; and are indicated on marine charts by the symbol CG:
(a)East Coast:
St. Anthony (seasonal), Twilingate (seasonal), Old Perlican (seasonal), Burin, Burgeo, Port-aux-Choix (seasonal), and Lark Harbour (seasonal), Nfld; Louisburg, Clark's Harbour, Bickerton, Sambro and Westport, N.S., Summerside and Souris, P.E.I. (seasonal), Shippegan (seasonal), and St. John, N.B.
(b)West Coast:
Victoria, Tofino, Bamfield, Port Hardy, Vancouver, Powell River, Campbell River, Bella Bella, Sandspit, Prince Rupert, Ganges and French Creek. Also one SAR Hovercraft is available at Sea Island, B.C.
14Inshore Rescue Boat:
Small SAR craft between 5 to 7 metres in length are operated between mid-May and early September on the east and west coasts in areas of peak activity. Locations may change due to operational needs and traffic patterns.
Great Lakes and Gulf and St. Lawrence River
15Marine SAR Patrols
There are no SAR patrol as such on the St-Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. But when the shore-based lifeboat stations terminate their operation because of the winter season, icebreakers may also provide some SAR coverage in the area:
16Shore-Based lifeboat stations
Specialized lifeboats are stationed on a seasonal basis at the following locations: Cap aux Meules (Îles de la Madeleine), Rivière au Renard, Havre Saint-Pierre, Tadoussac, Kegaska, and Québec City for the St. Lawrence River portion. For the Great Lakes portion, we may find the same type of craft in Kingston, Cobourg, Port Weller, Port Dover, Amhersburg, Goderich, Tobermory, Meaford and Thunder Bay.
17Inshore Rescue Boat:
SAR small Craft of a similar size and mode of operation to those described in para. 14 above are based at locations throughout the area.
Air facilities
18The CF maintain aircraft dedicated and equipped for SAR as follows:
(a)Fixed Wing:
Greenwood, N.S.; Trenton, Ont.; Winnipeg, Man., and Comox, B.C.
At Gander, Nfld.; Greenwood, N.S.; Trenton, Ont. and Comox, B.C.
Other facilities
19Depending on the anticipated need, government vessels not normally used on routine SAR duties are from time to time tasked to such duties. Additionally all Canadian government owned vessels and aircraft are available when required.
Blue flashing light
20 a)Rule 45 of the Collision Regulations (COLREGS) identifies the use of a blue flashing light by any government vessel or any vessel that is owned or operated by a harbour, river, county or municipal police force may exhibit as an identification signal a blue flashing light when the vessel:
(i)is providing assistance in any waters to any vessel or other craft, aircraft or person that is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance, or
(ii)is engaged in law enforcement duties in Canadian waters.
Any vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary may exhibit a blue flashing light as an identification signal when the vessel participates, at the request of the Canadian Coast Guard, in search and rescue operations.
A vessel referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) that exhibits a blue flashing light as an identification signal is not relieved from the obligation to comply with the Steering and Sailing Rules set out in Part B.
In the case of a ship owned or operated by a federal, provincial or municipal police force, the law enforcement duties. It is recommended that this light be fitted on as many government ships as possible, particularly the ships which may reasonably be expected to be engaged in search and rescue and law enforcement duties. The blue flashing light does not give a ship any special privileges under steering and sailing rules of the Collision Regulations. However, mariners should consider that the vessel exhibiting a blue flashing light is proceeding to carry out search and rescue or law enforcement duties.
b)The use, characteristics and definition of the blue flashing light are described in Rules 21, 22, 45 and Annex 1, which are the Canadian provisions to the International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea (COLREGS) - 1972.
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
21The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) is an association of some 5000 dedicated volunteers operating more than 1500 vessels to support the Canadian Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue. CCGA units are located on the East and West Coasts, the Gulf and River St. Lawrence, the Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Great Slave Lake, Nunavut and on the Mackenzie River.
The following publications are available to the mariner and provide useful guidance in SAR.
(a)International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR) Volume III, IMO/ICAO publication.
(b)Radio Aids to Marine Navigation (Pacific and Western Arctic) DFO 5471; and Radio Aids to Marine Navigation (Atlantic, St-Lawrence, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg and Eastern Arctic) DFO 5470.
Canada Shipping Act:
Selected sections of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (as amended) which relate to SAR are quoted below for guidance.
Answering distress signal
384. (1)The master of a Canadian ship at sea, on receiving a signal from any source that a ship or aircraft or survival craft thereof is in distress, shall proceed with all speed to the assistance of the persons in distress informing them if possible that he is doing so, but if he is unable or, in the special circumstances of the case, considers it unreasonable or unnecessary to proceed to their assistance, he shall enter in the official log-book of the ship the reason for failing to proceed to the assistance of those persons.
Ships requisitioned
(2)The master of any ship in distress may, after consultation, in so far as possible, with the masters of the ships that answer his distress signal, requisition one or more of those ships that he considers best able to render assistance, and it is the duty of the master of any Canadian ship that is so requisitioned to comply with the requisition by continuing to proceed with all speed to the assistance of the ship in distress.
Release from obligation
(3)The master of a ship shall be released from the obligation imposed by subsection (1) when he learns that one or more ships other than his own have been requisitioned and are complying with the requisition.
Further release
(4)The master of a ship shall be released from the obligation imposed by subsection (1), and, if his ship has been requisitioned, from the obligation imposed by subsection (2), if he is informed by the persons in the ship in distress or by the master of another ship that has reached those persons that assistance is no longer necessary.
Offence and punishment
(5)If the master of a Canadian ship contravenes this section he is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
Right to salvage
(6)Nothing in this section affects the provisions of section 451 and compliance by the master of a ship with this section does not affect his right, or the right of any other person, to salvage.
Minister may designate rescue coordinators
385.(1)The Minister may designate persons, to be known as rescue coordinators, to organize search and rescue operations in Canadian waters and on the high seas off the coasts of Canada.
Power of rescue coordinators
(2)On being informed that a vessel or aircraft or survival craft thereof is in distress or is missing in Canadian waters or on the high seas off any of the coasts of Canada under circumstances that indicate it may be in distress, a rescue coordinator may
(a)order all vessels within an area specified by him to report their positions to him;
any vessel to take part in a search for that vessel, aircraft or
survival craft or to otherwise render assistance;
(c)give such other orders as he deems necessary to carry out search and rescue operations for that vessel, aircraft or survival craft.
Infraction and punishment
(3)Every master or person in charge of a vessel in Canadian waters or a Canadian vessel on the high seas off the coasts of Canada who fails to comply with an order given by a rescue coordinator or a person acting under his direction is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
(4)No master or person in charge of a vessel shall be convicted of an offence under subsection (3) if he establishes that compliance with an order of a rescue coordinator or person acting under the direction thereof would have exposed his vessel or tow or persons on board it to serious danger.
Authority: Canadian Coast Guard (Search and Rescue)
Victoria SRR
54°42.5'N 130°36.5'W, along the Alaska – Canada border to the Beaufort Sea, east along the shoreline to the Yukon – North West Territory border, south along the Yukon – North West Territory border to 60°00'N, east along 60°00'N to the British Columbia – Alberta border, south along the British Columbia – Alberta border to the Canada – United States border, west along the Canada – United States border to 48°30'N 124°45'W, 48°30'N 125°00'W, 48°20'N 128°00'W, 48°20'N 145°00'W, 5440'N 140°00'W, 5440'N 136°00'W, 54°00'N 136°00'W, 54°13'N 134°57'W, 54°39.45'N 132°41'W and 54°42.5'N 130°36.5'W.
Trenton SRR
70°00'N 080°00'W, 64°00'N 080°00'W, 62°00'N 070°00'W, 46°42'N 070°00'W, westerly along the Canada – United States border to the Alberta – British Columbia border, north along the Alberta – British Columbia border to 60°00'N 120°00'W, westerly to 60°00'N 124°00'W, north along the Yukon – North West Territory border to the Beaufort Sea, westerly along the coast to the Canada – Alaska border, north along 141°00'W to the North Pole, south to 82°00'N 060°00'W, 78°00'N 075°00'W, 76°00'N 076°00'W, 74°00'N 068°18'W, 73°00'N 067°00'W, 70°00'N 063°00'W and west to 70°00'N 080°00'W.
Halifax SRR
067°00'W, north to the Canada – United States border, westerly
along the Canada – United States border to the 70th meridian,
north along the 70th meridian to 62°00'N 070°00'W and north
west to 64°00'N 080°00'W.
Annex A4 - Search and Rescue Sub-regions
Figure A.2 - MRSC Québec Search and Rescue Sub-Region
Figure A.3 - MRSC St. John's Search and Rescue Sub-Region
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Fans of posthumanity and transhumanism make promises that sound scarily cheerful and unreal—eternal life, incredible mind powers—but you probably haven't seen just how disturbing they can be. Until you watch this new short film, starring Pamela Anderson.
Connected is produced by Cadence Films and presented by Motherboard, and it debuted in L.A. on Friday before going up online today. In Connected by Luke Gilford, Anderson plays Jackie, an "AuraCycle" instructor who's in the middle of a midlife crisis—she gets a lot of inspiration from listening to some slightly skin-crawling tapes of Jane Fonda talking about how you can live forever and throw away the past. This all leads to Jackie making a defining decision, in the middle of what looks like a cult compound. You've probably never thought of brain implants and yoga together before, but after this, you'll never be able to unsee it.
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For my entire life, I have lived on the north shore of Massachusetts. In November of 2016, I decided to do something different and chose to go to Spain and Portugal for Thanksgiving break. Then, in the fall of 2017, I moved to Italy for four months. Currently, I'm going on my fifth week living in Ireland. Each experience was unique, inspiring, and life changing. However, it was not always smooth sailing. So here's my list of items that were the most shocking parts of visiting a new country and culture.
In America, we get used to having massive, 20+ aisle grocery stores with every item you could imagine on the shelves. To say I was shocked the first time I shopped at Conad in Florence, Italy would be an understatement. The shops in Florence are small, and the selection (from an American's perspective) even smaller. And, you're allowed to bring your dog into the store! That is never allowed in the US. What I learned, though, was how much processed food I ate from home. In Italy, there's no Lucky Charms, no macaroni and cheese, no Ben and Jerry's. Looking back, I am so grateful that I was forced away from the unhealthy habits I had in America, because now I eat so much healthier.
Every country has different traditions for how food is ordered. In Spain, we struggled to find anywhere with the kitchen open before 8:00 PM. We soon learned about tapas, which soon became something I enjoyed so much that I wished for it back in the US.
In Italy, ordering meant truly being patient and waiting for your waiter. Yes, you could signal them, but just because you caught their attention does not mean they will come immediately. Sometimes, we'd ask for our check and wait thirty minutes for it to come. In America, that would be considered unforgivable service. But in Italy, I soon came to enjoy being able to truly relax at a meal and not have to worry about the waiter trying to get you out of the restaurant so that tables keep getting rotated.
This cat joined us for lunch in Greece
Ireland is the closest to America that I have experienced, where the waiter does come and check in on the tables. However, I was shocked at first by the lack of instruction when you enter the restaurant. In America, there is almost always a sign saying "Please wait to be seated" or "Seat yourself." In Ireland, there's none of this hand holding.
Washing machines, to my shock, are completely different in Europe compared to the ones in the US. Yes, they still perform the same functions, but trying to use the machines at first was quite an experience. In Italy, rather than words like "hot," "cold," "spin cycle," and "soil levels," it just had symbols. And when my roommates and I searched the symbols on the internet, the manual was in Italian! Eventually, we figured it out, but it was definitely not something I thought I would have to relearn how to do. In addition, my Italian apartment did not have a drier, so we had to adjust to letting our clothes hang dry.
Where I come from, everyone drives a car to get from A to B. In my experience abroad, though, I have learned that people often opt to walk, take public transportation, or a ride a bike/scooter. In Florence, there just wasn't enough room on the roads for cars. In fact, it was often a lot faster to walk to a destination rather than take a taxi due to traffic.
I learned at a young age to cook my own meals, but something I was not prepared for was converting all the measurements. In America, we use cups, tablespoons, ounces, and pounds. In Ireland, they use a different cup, liters, and kilograms. In addition, there's the conversion of Celsius to Fahrenheit.
In America, in my experience, streets are labeled fairly clearly. The streets also remain with the same name, even if it is for a long stretch. In main European cities, I learned things are not the same. Street names can change after a few blocks, and there are not necessarily any street signs. In Florence, the street names were sometimes placed on the sides of the buildings. Streets also don't follow the standard block format of many American cities and suburbs. I learned to get around by learning the relative location of landmarks.
In America, the culture around smoking cigarettes has become increasingly negative. In fact, places like New York City have limited how many places can sell cigarettes and increased the price of them. I have come to learn, though, that Europe does not have the same outlook on smoking. In Italy, outdoor seating meant that customers could smoke while enjoying their meal. I have not experienced nearly as much smoking in Ireland, but it still far more than what I am used to back in the states.
I knew going abroad meant being allowed to drink, but I did not realize how relaxed the drinking culture in Europe was. In the US, you can get ID'd at bars even if you're in your 40's. I was 19 when I first went to Spain, and I was quite shocked that I never got ID'd once. The only time I got ID'd last semester was in a grocery store in Split, Croatia. This semester, I get ID'd at grocery stores and occasionally at the front door of a bar.
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I first went to Spain and Portugal right after Trump was announced the president elect. We were warned that people abroad might treat us poorly because of this vote, so I was ready for the worst. To my shock, not once did the presidential election get brought up by someone from Spain or Portugal. During my semester in Italy, my professors were genuinely curious about life in America. What we ate, the slang we used, and, yes, how Trump got elected. No one said terrible things to us--it was simply curiosity. My semester in Ireland is very different, meaning less curiosity and more bluntness. I have received comments about Americans thinking they're "all that" and about how entitled we can act. And yes, Trump is brought up a lot more here than any other place I have been. Still, I take no offense to it. The comments and curiosities of other cultures are an interesting perspective to listen to and learn from.
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There has recently been a lot of coverage about how social media is negatively affecting today's youth. Late last year, the cover of Time magazine was titled, "Anxiety, Depression and the American Adolescent". Clearly, the advancement of technology is something that impacts us all. Time's article highlights how modern technology, virtual reality and over-stimulation are some of the more meaningful reasons why anxiety and depression have become so prevalent among teens.
If you're worried that your teen is addicted to social media and uses it define themselves, this article is for you.
Below you'll find 5 ways social media is affecting kids and what you can do about it.
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Don't lose hope! You CAN beat your addiction.
Addiction treatment today has a one size fits all mentality. Insurance companies will only reimburse those institutions that follow the 12-step model of Alcoholics Anonymous. If you've known anyone who has gone to a substance abuse treatment facility, you've probably heard the gripe that they're forced to partake in the 12-step model of recovery.
This means joining AA or NA, which, for some, just isn't a good fit. In many cases, they're told this is the only way to truly recover. But this narrow approach has failed many — forcing an addict to do anything is a recipe for disaster.
Instead, educate the individual and let them make an informed decision. As someone who's worked in inpatient and outpatient drug treatment settings, I believe there are other ways to recover from addiction. I developed a program called Transformative Recovery based on these 11 tenants:
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Sometimes we feel life keeps handing us lemons and we want to give up. This can be an opportunity to change our perspective and grow. There is an exercise I like to use and have shared with many client's. When I feel like something is a problem or a mistake it is important to reframe it and turn a negative into a positive. The exercise is called, "Look for the Lesson and the Gift" and can be found in Marci Shimoff's book, Happy for No Reason Try it and see what it can do for you. Soon, it will become second nature and automatically done in your mind.
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His image is one of the most recognizable in history: the thin, bald, frail-looking man wearing round glasses and a simple white wrap.
This is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as the Mahatma ("Great Soul").
His inspirational message of non-violent protest helped to lead India to independence from the British Raj. Gandhi lived a life of simplicity and moral clarity, and his example has inspired protestors and campaigners for human rights and democracy the world over.
Gandhi's Early Life
Gandhi's parents were Karmachand Gandhi, the dewan (governor) of the western Indian region of Porbandar, and his fourth wife Putlibai. Mohandas was born in 1869, the youngest of Putlibai's children.
Gandhi's father was a competent administrator, adept at mediating between British officials and local subjects. His mother was an extremely devout adherent of Vaishnavism, the worship of Vishnu, and devoted herself to fasting and prayer. She taught Mohandas values such as tolerance and ahimsa, or noninjury to living beings.
Mohandas was an indifferent student, and even smoked and ate meat during his rebellious adolescence.
Marriage and University
In 1883, the Gandhis arranged a marriage between 13-year-old Mohandas and a 14-year-old girl named Kasturba Makhanji. The young couple's first child died in 1885, but they had four surviving sons by 1900.
Mohandas finished middle and high school after the wedding. He wanted to be a doctor, but his parents pushed him into the law. They wanted him to follow in his father's footsteps. Also, their religion forbade vivisection, which is part of medical training.
Young Gandhi barely passed the entrance exam for the University of Bombay and enrolled at Samaldas College in Gujarat, but he was not happy there.
Studies in London
In September of 1888, Gandhi moved to England and began to train as a barrister at University College London. For the first time in his life, the young man applied himself to his studies, working hard on his English and Latin language skills. He also developed a new interest in religion, reading widely on different world faiths.
Gandhi joined the London Vegetarian Society, where he found a like-minded peer group of idealists and humanitarians. These contacts helped to shape Gandhi's views on life and politics.
He returned to India in 1891 after earning his degree, but could not make a living there as a barrister.
Gandhi Goes to South Africa
Disappointed by the lack of opportunity in India, Gandhi accepted an offer for a year-long contract with an Indian law firm in Natal, South Africa in 1893.
There, the 24-year-old lawyer experienced first-hand terrible racial discrimination. He was kicked off a train for trying to ride in the first-class carriage (for which he had a ticket), was beaten up for refusing to give his seat on a stagecoach to a European, and had to go to court where he was ordered to remove his turban. Gandhi refused, and thus began a lifetime of resistance work and protest.
After his one-year contract ended, he planned to return to India.
Gandhi the Organizer
Just as Gandhi was about to leave South Africa, a bill came up in the Natal Legislature to deny Indians the right to vote. He decided to stay and fight against the legislation; despite his petitions, however, it passed.
Nonetheless, Gandhi's opposition campaign drew public attention to the Indians' plight in British South Africa. He founded the Natal Indian Congress in 1894 and served as Secretary. Gandhi's organization and petitions to the South African government attracted attention in London and India.
When he returned to South Africa from a trip to India in 1897, a white lynch mob attacked him. He later refused to press charges.
Boer War and the Registration Act:
Gandhi urged Indians to support the British government at the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899 and organized an ambulance corps of 1,100 Indian volunteers. He hoped that this proof of loyalty would result in better treatment of Indian South Africans.
Although the British won the war and established peace among white South Africans, treatment of Indians worsened. Gandhi and his followers were beaten and jailed for opposing the 1906 Registration Act, under which Indian citizens had to register and carry ID cards at all times.
In 1914, 21 years after he arrived on a one-year contract, Gandhi left South Africa.
Return to India
Gandhi returned to India battle-hardened and vividly aware of British injustices. For the first three years, though, he stayed outside of the political center in India. He even recruited Indian soldiers for the British Army once more, this time to fight in World War I.
In 1919, however, he announced a non-violent opposition protest (satyagraha) against the British Raj's anti-sedition Rowlatt Act. Under Rowlatt, the colonial Indian government could arrest suspects without a warrant and jail them without a trial. The Act also curtailed press freedom.
Strikes and protests spread across India, growing throughout the spring. Gandhi allied with a younger, politically savvy pro-independence advocate named Jawaharlal Nehru, who went on to become India's first Prime Minister. The leader of the Muslim League, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, opposed their tactics and sought a negotiated independence instead.
The Amritsar Massacre and Salt March
On April 13, 1919, British troops under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed crowd in the courtyard of Jallianwala Bagh. Between 379 (the British count) and 1,499 (the Indian count) of the 5,000 men, women and children present died in the melee.
The Jallianwala Bagh or Amritsar Massacre turned the Indian independence movement into a national cause and brought Gandhi to national attention. His independence work culminated in the 1930 Salt March when he led his followers to the sea to illegally make salt, a protest against British salt taxes.
Some independence protesters also turned to violence.
World War II and the "Quit India" Movement
When World War II broke out in 1939, Britain turned to its colonies, including India, for soldiers. Gandhi was conflicted; he felt very concerned about the rise of fascism around the world, but he also had become a committed pacifist. No doubt, he remembered the lessons of the Boer War and World War I - loyalty to the colonial government during war did not result in better treatment afterward.
In March of 1942, British cabinet minister Sir Stafford Cripps offered the Indians a form of autonomy within the British Empire in exchange for military support. The Cripps offer included a plan to separate the Hindu and Muslim sections of India, which Gandhi found unacceptable. The Indian National Congress party rejected the plan.
That summer, Gandhi issued a call for Britain to "Quit India" immediately. The colonial government reacted by arresting all of the Congress leadership, including Gandhi and his wife Kasturba. As anti-colonial protests grew, the Raj government arrested and jailed hundreds of thousands of Indians.
Tragically, Kasturba died in February 1944 after 18 months in prison. Gandhi became gravely ill with malaria, so the British released him from prison. The political repercussions would have been explosive if he had also died while imprisoned.
Indian Independence and Partition
In 1944, Britain pledged to grant independence to India once the war was over. Gandhi called for the Congress to reject the proposal once more since it set forth a division of India since it set forth a division of India among Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh states. The Hindu states would become one nation, while the Muslim and Sikh states would be another.
When sectarian violence rocked India's cities in 1946, leaving more than 5,000 dead, Congress party members convinced Gandhi that the only options were partition or civil war. He reluctantly agreed, and then went on a hunger strike that single-handedly stopped the violence in Delhi and Calcutta.
On August 14, 1947, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was founded. The Republic of India declared its independence the following day.
Gandhi's Assassination
On January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi was shot dead by a young Hindu radical named Nathuram Godse. The assassin blamed Gandhi for weakening India by insisting on paying reparations to Pakistan. Despite Gandhi's rejection of violence and revenge during his lifetime, Godse and an accomplice were both executed in 1949 for the murder.
For more information, please see "Quotes from the Mahatma Gandhi." A longer biography is available on About.com's 20th Century History site, at "Biography of Mahatma Gandhi." In addition, the Guide to Hinduism has a list of "Top 10 Quotations on God & Religion" by Gandhi.


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There are a number of news releases that IBM is starting talks about buying Sun Microsystems. You might remember, this is the company that Microsoft infuse a couple billion of dollars into a while back to help it along. (( okay, that might have been a legal settlement, but still that was billions with a 'b')).
It is also a company that controls Java, as well as a number of servers, processors, and other open source systems. In the past few months, Sun has even worked towards extending its offerings in the cloud computing space as well. All-in-all, while Sun seems to be the poor kid over in the corner, they actually have a pretty well-rounded offering in the tech space.
Want to know what Sun does and what IBM could get out of buying it? Take a look at Channel Register's article on the deal at http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/ibm_buying_sun/
You'll find a lot of other interesting articles around the web as well. I believe we will be hearing more about this including coverage on InternetNews.com
Of course as developers, we should wonder what IBM would do with Java. I believe they could actually give it a boost.


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The University of Houston and South Texas College of Law Houston today announced that they have settled their trademark dispute over the rebranding in June 2016 of South Texas College of Law to Houston College of Law.
Following a federal court opinion in October 2016 granting University of Houston's request for a preliminary injunction, South Texas College of Law Houston's board of directors elected to proceed with the name South Texas College of Law Houston, appending "Houston" to the school's former name.
Following mediation before Judge Dena Palermo, the parties signed a settlement agreement that enables South Texas College of Law Houston to use the geographic descriptor "Houston" in its name and in other marketing of the law school, while ensuring its use of "Houston" will not cause confusion between the two schools. University of Houston agreed to dismiss its lawsuit, and South Texas College of Law Houston agreed not to challenge the University of Houston's trademark application for the use of "Houston" related to education services and related goods and services.
Board members for both schools are pleased to have reached a resolution and are proud of the impact their respective law schools have on the city of Houston, the state of Texas, and the national and international legal communities. This satisfactory settlement enables both law schools to co-exist in Houston in a separate and distinct manner and to continue their educational missions.


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Commentary on the Gospel of
"Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,
would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?" Luke 14
Jesus must really be filled with joy when he hears Pope Francis, or the Synod Fathers, talk about compassion and mercy. In our day, too, there are some who are more concerned about the rules than about who needs comfort and support. Francis has described the Church as a "field hospital," and has reminded us that no one was drawn closer to Jesus or this faith community with a scolding finger. Francis has called us, like Jesus did, to reach out to those on the margins and to embrace them with mercy.
Why is mercy so feared? I suspect there can be a sincere fear that it implies "laxity" or even a denial of what we believe. A recent headline shouted, "The Synod plea for mercy is called heresy!" While the fearful religious leaders of his day feared that Jesus might be breaking the law, he changes their focus on the law: "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?" His focus is on healing. He has no intention of breaking the law. Jesus came to fulfill it. Jesus was intent that a focus on the law alone did not blind us to those who suffer and did not become a reason for not healing those we can comfort.
To offer mercy and healing does not mean that there wasn't any sin or brokenness. Mercy means we forgive sins. It means we love the sinner as Jesus did. As he loves all of us.
The gospel images of Jesus become more vivid for us, while we, as Church, are discussing how we can appropriately serve families who are struggling. It seems clear that Jesus' first instinct was compassion. When the paralyzed man was lowered into the house where Jesus was teaching, the first thing he said to the man is, "Your sins are forgiven."
A number of Synod participants reminded us that growth is gradual. Our teaching and our laws don't say, "You either reach this level of perfection or you are out." Our teaching and our laws set before us a path for holiness and greater union with our God, communion with our brothers and sisters, and the way to salvation. Some of the Synod fathers asked us to reflect this year on how we include, respect and serve those who might be on the beginning of that path, those who might have strayed from that path, those who got knocked off that path by things out of their control, and those who are only partly there.
I felt very consoled by the Synod speakers, who without denying anything we hold sacred, urged us all to reflect upon how we can get better at accompanying people along the way, without judgment.
Paul showed that affectionate care for the community at Philippi:
"I am confident of this,
that the one who began a good work in you
will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. "
He prays for their growth in ways that we can pray for each other:
"And this is my prayer:
that your love may increase ever more and more
in knowledge and every kind of perception,
to discern what is of value,
so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
filled with the fruit of righteousness
that comes through Jesus Christ
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Spring is here, which means it's time to CELEBRATE FARM TO FORK!
Join us on Saturday, May 20th (from 12-6pm) at Christie Pits Park when the Toronto Non-GMO Coalition and the David Suzuki Foundation present CELEBRATE FARM TO FORK: Toronto's 4th Annual GMO-free Festival & Farmers' Market!
The phrase FARM TO FORK means many things: knowing where your food comes from; accessing clean, nutritious food; supporting local farms and businesses; and getting back to our roots. All very important items for our health and environment!
Featuring well-researched speakers and dozens of quality vendors from Toronto's non-GMO/organic, environmental and food justice communities, our CELEBRATE FARM TO FORK festival's primary goal is to create awareness re: the health concerns related to genetically modified foods and the impact of industrial agriculture on our pollinators and climate.
Not only will you learn where your food comes from and how it is produced, but CELEBRATE FARM TO FORK will energize Christie Pits with great music, kid-friendly activities and you'll enjoy the most delicious, sustainably produced food and drink in Ontario!
How much is admission? Are there tickets for the event?
Admission is FREE to the public; however, as the festival is a fundraiser for the Coalition, your donation is most definitely appreciated. If you would like to donate, please click HERE. Every dollar goes a long way to help cover costs associated with producing the festival, future Coalition events and allows us to continue important educational work.
Is all of the food at the festival completely non-GMO?
Yes! When we started this festival in 2014, the food was required to be non-GMO. However, sustainable agroecology and safe food matters to us! Therefore, we have made it a requirement that all food and beverage sold at the festival be free of GMOs, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and synthetic fertilizers. Additionally, many of our vendors offer vegan, gluten-free and nut-free fare. All meat products come from pasture-raised, humanely-treated animals.
What is a GMO?
What does Organic mean?
Is this a family-friendly event?
Absolutely! CELEBRATE FARM TO FORK is a festival for all ages! There will be family activities and entertainment. Strollers are welcome in Christie Pits Park and there is a playground on site. For guests who are 19+, we are hoping to have a beer/wine garden on site. Proper identification will be required.
What to bring/not to bring?
Blankets, backpacks, cameras are welcomed at the event. While it is a Toronto city park, we discourage your bringing outdoor food into the park. Many of our vendors accept debit/credit cards; however, we suggest that you bring plenty of extra CASH.
Can I bring my dog?
See Toronto City Parks policy.
Will there be car parking on-site or bicycle racks?
Street parking only for cars. Christie Pits does have a bike station available (don't forget a lock).
Christie Pits Park
TTC stops at Christie Pits
Is the park Wheelchair accessible?
I'm from the Media. Who should I contact?
For all media inquiries, please email [email protected]


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History of Agency and Web Site
In 2006 the agency moved to its own office: well-equipped, beautifully arranged, convenient, in the centre of Barnaul.
"Lavender" secretary Tatiana Gerter has great deal of duties and responsibilities (the first secretary was Inna Nifontova), as she coordinates work will clients, correspondence, organizes the rhythm of agency work. This is a good start for her career after she finishes the university. Her responsibility, ability to find contact with clients arouses respect and gratitude from their side.
The agency "Lavender" actively takes part in charities and regularly gets gratitude from the Barnaul Municipal Social Fond of Public Assistance & Support.
Since 1 October 2012 Dmitriy Makarenko has become the agency director. Svetlana Lavender remained the author of sites www.lavenderslove.com and www.lavanda-love.ru, the author of matrix of these sites and the author of the international project "Lavender". Svetlana Lavender plans to open a private psychological office in Moscow, and also invites women of Moscow and European part of Russia and their profiles will be placed on www.lavenderslove.com.
Dmitriy Makarenko - director of the agency "Lavender", Svetlana Lavender - the author of the international project "Lavender", 2012.
Alexandra - director of agency and site development, Svetlana Lavender - the author of the international project "Lavender", Dmitriy Makarenko - director of the agency "Lavender".


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Château de Blois, son et lumière
A royal town, it was the destination for the Kings of France and their courts in the sixteenth century.
The Château Royal is a fine example of the different architectural styles from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, for instance the famous state staircase built by François Ist. Horse-drawn guided tours depart from the château.
Must see: "Ainsi Blois vous est conté", the history of France retold through a sound and light show, the only one of its kind in Europe. www.chateaudeblois.fr
A remarkable garden La Roseraie, Place Saint Louis.
The Museum of Objects, one hundred pieces of contemporary art signed by Dali, Christo, Arman. www.museedelobjet.org
The Poulain Chocolate Factory. Founded in the nineteenth century and revisited by the architect Jean Nouvel, 2, rue Garbotière Villebarou. Tel.: +33 2 54 44 47 00
The Maison du Vin. Ideally located, near the Royal Castle, this house displays all kind of wine with appellations of the Loir-et-Cher: AOC Touraine, Touraine-Mesland, Cheverny, Cour-Cheverny, Coteaux du Vendome, Valencay and Crémant de Loire. 11 Castle Square. Tel.: 02 54 74 76 66, 11 place du Château. Tel.: +33 2 54 74 76 66
The "Rendez-vous des Pêcheurs", a Michelin badge, Christophe Cosmes is very talented when it comes to preparing fish from the Loire with fine and interesting flavours. 27 rue du Foix. Tel.: +33 2 54 74 67 48.
Les Banquettes Rouges, a small and friendly eatery with a slate menu. 16, rue des Trois Marchands. Tel.: +33 2 54 78 74 92
The Embarcadère. Positioned on the Loire, a regional brasserie open all day, serving fried smelt with a small glass of white wine, 16 quai Ulysse Bernard. Tel.: +33 2 54 78 31 41.


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Chicken Sausage Sweet Potato Noodle Skillet is a quick and healthy gluten-free dinner recipe. Ready in 20 minutes or less and full of protein, fiber, and vitamins!
This is also the case of period when the craving for flourishing meals begins to bang over (minus the nachos I broken at Guild Car on Saturday night ?) as evidenced by the 20 minute Doormat Sausage, Cabbage and Caucasian Bonce Cloying Tater Noodle Skillet that's graced my tableland ternary nowadays over the medieval two weeks.
Dainty potatoes are spiralized into "noodles" then sauteed with colewort, river beans, and chickenhearted dirigible. Lanceolate, thriving, and unbelievably wholesome. Ok, ok, wuss sausage isn't exactly "lean" but it unremarkably contains lower pure fat than pork sausage, and when enjoyed in control, I'm all for it.
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 2, 3oz pre-cooked chicken sausage links, sliced (I used Aidells Roasted Garlic & Gruyere Cheese Sausages)
- 1 large sweet potato (1lb,) peeled then spiralized using thinnest noodle blade
- 4 cups packed chopped curly kale
- 1 cup canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- Modify 1 Containerful additional virgin olive oil in a important, 12" pan over emotionalism that's retributory a meet above line. Add sausages then saute until brunette on both sides, and then vanish to a scale.
- Add remaining 2 Tablespoons artefact virgin olive oil to the skillet. Formerly hot, add syrupy vine noodles and chou, season with taste and flavourer, then saute for 5 proceedings moving occasionally. Add weakling broth then saute until noodles are al dente, added 2-4 minutes (if you like a softer sweetness vine talk cooking but bed that the noodles present accident up a bit.)
- Add beans and stewed sausages back into the skillet then turn until heated finished. Taste then add more brackish and attack if indispensable, and then run.
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I received an email from David Axelrod Senior Adviser to President Obama. He included 8 facts about the President's Healthcare Plan, as well as 8 myths. I am copying these 16 points, without any comment, into this blog. I want you to come to your own conclusions.
8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage
1. Ends Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions: Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history.
2. Ends Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays: Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.
3. Ends Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care: Insurance companies must fully cover, without charge, regular checkups and tests that help you prevent illness, such as mammograms or eye and foot exams for diabetics.
4. Ends Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill: Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping or watering down insurance coverage for those who become seriously ill.
5. Ends Gender Discrimination: Insurance companies will be prohibited from charging you more because of your gender.
6. Ends Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage: Insurance companies will be prevented from placing annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you receive.
7. Extends Coverage for Young Adults: Children would continue to be eligible for family coverage through the age of 26.
8. Guarantees Insurance Renewal: Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder pays their premium in full. Insurance companies won't be allowed to refuse renewal because someone became sick.
8 common myths about health insurance reform
1. Reform will stop "rationing" – not increase it: It's a myth that reform will mean a "government takeover" of health care or lead to "rationing." To the contrary, reform will forbid many forms of rationing that are currently being used by insurance companies.
2. We can't afford reform: It's the status quo we can't afford. It's a myth that reform will bust the budget. To the contrary, the President has identified ways to pay for the vast majority of the up-front costs by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse within existing government health programs; ending big subsidies to insurance companies; and increasing efficiency with such steps as coordinating care and streamlining paperwork. In the long term, reform can help bring down costs that will otherwise lead to a fiscal crisis.
3. Reform would encourage "euthanasia": It does not. It's a malicious myth that reform would encourage or even require euthanasia for seniors. For seniors who want to consult with their family and physicians about end-of life decisions, reform will help to cover these voluntary, private consultations for those who want help with these personal and difficult family decisions.
4. Vets' health care is safe and sound: It's a myth that health insurance reform will affect veterans' access to the care they get now. To the contrary, the President's budget significantly expands coverage under the VA, extending care to 500,000 more veterans who were previously excluded. The VA Healthcare system will continue to be available for all eligible veterans.
5. Reform will benefit small business – not burden it: It's a myth that health insurance reform will hurt small businesses. To the contrary, reform will ease the burdens on small businesses, provide tax credits to help them pay for employee coverage and help level the playing field with big firms who pay much less to cover their employees on average.
6. Your Medicare is safe, and stronger with reform: It's myth that Health Insurance Reform would be financed by cutting Medicare benefits. To the contrary, reform will improve the long-term financial health of Medicare, ensure better coordination, eliminate waste and unnecessary subsidies to insurance companies, and help to close the Medicare "doughnut" hole to make prescription drugs more affordable for seniors.
7. You can keep your own insurance: It's myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan or force you to change doctors. To the contrary, reform will expand your choices, not eliminate them.
8. No, government will not do anything with your bank account: It is an absurd myth that government will be in charge of your bank accounts. Health insurance reform will simplify administration, making it easier and more convenient for you to pay bills in a method that you choose. Just like paying a phone bill or a utility bill, you can pay by traditional check, or by a direct electronic payment. And forms will be standardized so they will be easier to understand. The choice is up to you – and the same rules of privacy will apply as they do for all other electronic payments that people make.
Okay, come to your own conclusions. Watch this space tomorrow. I'm posting summaries of the four plans. I found them at the Associated Press. Read them all and come to your own conclusions. Before the end of the weekend, I'll post my opinions.
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"Tatu" the Baby Giraffe in good health, on limited display
It's a boy, and his name is Tatu.
The Greenville Zoo's newest addition — a baby giraffe born earlier this month as a legion of fans looked in via EarthCam — is the third calf born to parents Autumn and Walter.
In fact, the name "Tatu" is an African-Swahili translation for "third child."
The zoo's first baby giraffe, Kiko, was born in 2012. Autumn also gave birth to a still-born calf in August 2014.
Three local residents submitted the name "Tatu" as part of an online naming contest that brought in nearly 200 suggestions.
Tatu was considerably larger at birth than his sibling Kiko.
Kiko, who now lives in the Toronto Zoo as part of a preservation effort to create genetic diversity in breeding, was 118.4 pounds and 5 feet, 11 inches tall at birth. Tatu was 157.8 pounds and 6 feet, 1 inch tall when he was born at 6:16 a.m. on February 2.
The Greenville Zoo had withheld the gender and name until a press conference on Friday where zoo officials described the birth and plans for exhibition.
Tatu was the 29th birth of a Masai giraffe over the past 12 months spread across 11 different confined habitats, Greenville Zoo administrator Jeff Bullock said.
The birth required little intervention by staff, he said.
Walter is currently separated from Tatu and Autumn to facilitate the bonding process. At first during these expected cold weeks, Walter will spend the early part of the day outside alone.
The mother and child will come outside later in the day as temperatures rise.
"We're eager to get (Tatu) on exhibit, but the temperature constraints are a bit of a concern," said Nick Kapustin, the zoo's new deputy administrator and veterinarian.
The zoo re-opens tomorrow after a routine two-week maintenance closure, but viewing of the baby giraffe could be limited and determined by weather conditions.
The zoo staff will provide updates on the zoo's Facebook page to inform the public on the chances that Tatu will be on exhibit on a particular day, and if he's not on exhibit, he can still be seen on the Giraffe Cam.


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Sundus Saleh, an Iraqi woman, first filed her lawsuit against George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice and Paul Wolfowitz in September 2013. Alleging that the Iraq War constituted an illegal crime of aggression, Saleh filed the suit on behalf of herself and other Iraqis in the US District Court for the Northern… Read more »
Torture Report Confirms Team Bush War Crimes
Reading the 499-page torture report just released by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was a disgusting experience. Even after many years of writing books and articles about the Bush torture policy, I was unprepared for the atrocious pattern of crimes our government committed against other human beings in our name. One of the most… Read more »
GOP Candidates Advocate Torture
At last week's debate, Republican presidential candidates Herman Cain and Michelle Bachman defended waterboarding. Cain said, "I don't see it as torture. I see it as an enhanced interrogation technique," which is what the Bush administration used to call its policy of torture and abuse. Bachman declared, "If I were president, I would be willing… Read more »
"The Legal Avenger," an interview of Marjorie Cohn
Covers illegality of Iraq and Afghanistan wars, prosecuting war crimes, the duty to disobey unlawful orders – See: http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/8498
Obama's Guantánamo Appeasement Plan
Two days after his inauguration, President Obama pledged to close Guantánamo within one year. The Republicans, led by Senators John McCain, Mitch McConnell and Pat Roberts, immediately launched a concerted campaign to assail the new president. They claimed his plan would release dangerous terrorists into U.S. communities and allow released terrorists to resume fighting against… Read more »
Torture Used to Try to Link Saddam with 9/11
When I testified last year before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties about Bush interrogation policies, Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz) stated that former CIA Director Michael Hayden had confirmed that the Bush administration only waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashirit for one minute each…. Read more »
War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted
Since he took office, President Obama has instituted many changes that break with the policies of the Bush administration. The new president has ordered that no government agency will be allowed to torture, that the U.S. prison at Guantánamo will be shuttered, and that the CIA's secret black sites will be closed down. But Obama… Read more »
Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet, Defies Prosecution for War Crimes
Dick Cheney has publicly confessed to ordering war crimes. Asked about waterboarding in an ABC News interview, Cheney replied, "I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared." He also said he still believes waterboarding was an appropriate method to use on terrorism suspects. CIA Director Michael Hayden confirmed… Read more »
Center for Constitutional Rights Supports National Lawyers Guild Call for Dismissal and Prosecution of John Yoo
On April 1, a secret 81-page memo written by former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo in March 2003 was made public. In that memo, Yoo advised the Bush administration that the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel would not enforce U.S. criminal laws, including federal statutes against torture, assault, maiming and stalking in… Read more »
Injustice at Guantanamo: Torture Evidence and the Military Commissions Act
The Bush administration has announced its intention to try six alleged al Qaeda members at Guantánamo under the Military Commissions Act. That Act forbids the admission of evidence extracted by torture, although it permits evidence obtained by cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment if it was secured before December 30, 2005. Thus, the administration would be… Read more »


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Juicy Lucy on the BBQ
Lucas, eat your heart out. This is how it works.
I recommend using Velveeta cheese. Yes, it's fake, but you will get the oozing quality needed for a successful burger.
Place a small, yet satisfying pile of cheese in the center of a thin patty.
Cover the base of meat and the pile of cheese with a patty of the same size. Don't forget to crimp the edges.
Cooking them long enough is key. Make sure you have the right amount of heat to fully melt the cheese. I suggest 5-8 minutes on each side at 350 degrees.
Finally, add the fixings of your choice and enjoy. You might want to make yourself two of them.
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John/Jon Scolvus seglats till Nordamerika 1476
John/Jon Scolvus is documented in one Spanish, one Portuguesan and som other sources between 1474 and 1550. Among the known sources who refers to the Spanish source from before Columbus sailing westward. Other known sources where John/Jon Scolvus is refered to having been in North America 1476 is the globe of Gemma Frisius and Gerhard Mercator's 1537 globe of the world.
Articles only in Swedish text for the moment. Will be translated after the other parts of John/Jon Scolvus voyage to North America 1476 have been edited in Norah4history.


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While driving along Texas roads, trash is a common – and potentially injury causing — sight. A recent AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found that road debris caused more than 200,000 crashes that resulted in 39,000 injuries and 500 deaths over a four year period.
A driver or company that leaves road debris has a duty to immediately remove it. Berenson Injury Law holds parties who fail to abide by this duty accountable for your injuries resulting from your car accident.
You do not expect to see a mattress, tire, construction tools or shards of metal lying in the middle of the roadway. The debris is unexpected and often barely visible, so even the most vigilant driver might not notice until too late to safely react. One-third of road debris fatalities occur when a driver swerves to miss hitting the debris. Because he does not have time to check whether the coast is clear, the swerving driver may crash into a car in the adjoining lane or lose control of his vehicle. In another common scenario, a driver hits the debris and sets off a chain reaction of collisions.
Airborne debris poses the frightening danger of flying through the windshield. Even a relatively small item can cause enormous damage when it hits the windshield at high speed. A cracked windshield that remains intact may suddenly block your vision or the item can crash through the window and penetrate into your car.
Drivers may be charged with a misdemeanor for items that fall off their truck or trailer bed. Texas law imposes fines between $25 and $500 and may be ordered to pay restitution for damages. Commercial drivers and trucking companies may also face regulatory fines for loads not secured to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) standards.
Proving who is responsible for road debris is uniquely challenging. The item may have fallen onto the highway hours or days earlier. By the time you encounter the item, the driver is likely long gone. Most roadway debris is also nondescript with no qualities that link it to a particular person or company.
Our auto crash attorney investigates whether eyewitnesses or video cameras caught the offender's license plate or, in the case of a commercial driver, the company's logo and name on the side of the truck. Sometimes the debris itself can give away who did it. For example, a serial number on an automobile part may be traced to a trucking fleet or a construction crew doing work in the area may have tagged their equipment as an antitheft device.
Connecting the debris to whoever is liable opens up opportunities for damages recovery, especially when a corporation is responsible. We pursue the insurance policies of the driver and the corporation, which typically has higher limits. However, similar to a hit-and-run crash, we can sometimes seek recovery under your uninsured motorist policy on claims based upon the negligence of an unidentified driver who left the scene.
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Bogs and fens, conifer swamps, shrubby peatlands, stream borders; generally a calciphile.
Bog birch is a bushy shrub up to about 3 m tall, but usually no more than half that large, the twigs and young leaves extremely variable: glabrous or pubescent (puberulent and/or with longer hairs), with warty glands absent, sparse, or prominent. The blades are often quite glaucous beneath and are rather thick in texture.
Hybrids, clearly intermediate, with two of the native tree species may be expected where the parents grow in proximity. Mature individuals are typically shrub-like in habit, but the size of small trees or at least considerably larger than usual for Betula pumila.
Hybrids with B. papyrifera are B. ×sandbergii Britton. They have leaves which are mostly acute, rather than obtuse, at the apex, with 5–6 (–7) pairs of prominent lateral veins, in contrast with the (2–) 3–5 pairs in B. pumila. Mature staminate aments may be as long as 5–6 cm, while in B. pumila they are only (0.8–) 1–2 cm and in B. papyrifera usually 6–11 cm. The wings of the fruit in our hybrid material are a little narrower than the body, but resemble those of B. papyrifera much more than of B. pumila. Plants tend to be intermediate in size between the tree and shrub species and to have many stems with dark bark, scarcely if at all peeling. The hybrid produces pollen and seed copiously and thrives where well established. There is some question as to whether backcrossing and introgression are occurring, or whether plants that resemble B. papyrifera more closely are merely F1 progeny, the resemblance due to the presence of more chromosomes from the polyploid tree parent than from the tetraploid B. pumila (2n = 56). When the parents are as variable as these are, the hybrids must also be quite variable. Betula ×sandbergii has been collected throughout the state.
Hybrids with B. alleghaniensis are B. ×purpusii C. K. Schneid. and, as in B. ×sandbergii, are intermediate between the parents in stature and in shape and texture of leaves, which have (6–) 7–9 (–10) pairs of prominent lateral veins and usually an acute apex. The mature pistillate aments are much larger than those of B. pumila, 10–12 mm or even as much as 18 mm thick. The wings on the fruit are much narrower than the body, as in both parents (but not in B. papyrifera or B. ×sandbergii). The bark of fresh twigs has the wintergreen flavor of yellow birch, but this may not persist on dry specimens. A few specimens have leaves more coarsely few toothed and obovate than usual and may be backcrosses to B. pumila. Betula ×purpusii has only been collected across the southern Lower Peninsula north to Clinton Co., despite the fact that both parents occur throughout the state.


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Since October 16, talk has been mostly about better this, faster that and more of the other. But whether we all got what we wanted this time round in our iPads Air 2 and Mini 3, aren't they just gorgeous regardless? Of course I'm biased.
And as Apple continues to report quarter upon quarter of eye-watering revenues, accessories makers happily carry on riding her coattails unashamedly, producing all manners of add-ons – some to simply personalise your device, whilst others to enhance functionality in ways that continue to be imagined. Personally, slapping on makeup on my already beautiful device is superfluous; I'm a big fan of the latter however, and the AirTurn Manos Mount falls into that category.
I'd been using a low-tech music stand to hold my high-tech iPad set-up on stage – not the slickest nor the safest, but it did the job. AirTurn claims to be able to turn your smartphone/tablet into the 'ultimate music stand' with the Manos; it certainly looks the part, especially since it attaches directly to any microphone stand (top or side). Other salient features extracted from AirTurn's website include:
– dimensions of 13x7x3 inches, and weighing 15 oz; able to hold smartphones and tablets from 5" to 13.3"
– rugged heavy-duty design with proprietary rubber coating on mount fingers for maximum grip on the widest range of surface materials and textures
– modelled after the human hand, with cantilever 'thumbs' in back and spring-loaded 'fingers' in front that ensure a secure, elegant grip
– delivers smooth 360° rotation with portrait and landscape locking positions, while a self-locking hinge easily adjusts your tablet or smartphone to any viewing angle
Yes, yes
Out of the box, it looks a tad bulky and complicated. But a few pain-free minutes later, helped along by the useful 5-point Quick Start Guide, I'm well up to speed.
The unit is made up of several very solid black (polycarbonate, I think) plastic parts: a mount hinge, a swivel base, 2 spring-loaded mount arms and 2 spring-loaded finger clamps. Additionally, the mount arms have moulded cantilever 'thumbs', and 2 pivot feet attached via steel pins. The arms have 2 grip-friendly side knobs, and a couple of useful storage locks. I've managed to make it sound complicated, haven't I? I promise you, it isn't at all.
Once fastened in, the iPad is held in place between the rubberised finger clamps and pivot feet – assuming you get the mount arms angled correctly, and side knobs well tightened, and of course attached properly to your mic stand, your iPad isn't going anywhere quick. Yes it may take a little while to set up and take down, but remember that this was designed to be used in place of a music stand. Ever been to a rowdy gig where there's barely a stage, and drunken folk forget that gravity exists? Maximum grip, maximum security; maximum protection I say.
What's more, although the design of this mount is less sleek than, say AirTurn's Padlok for iPad, it further allows the use of a protective case within the clamps, affording even more protection. I've used it with my Gumdrop Drop Tech Case – a pretty bulky beast – and it still fits without having to resort to pivot feet adaptors AirTurn has included in the box.
Once all clamped in, the hinge and swivel base make it a smooth operation to get the best viewing angle from most standing or sitting positions. Note however that although the swivel base has portrait and landscape locking positions, there is just about enough friction to allow a full 360° viewing angle in most planes.
Hmm, oh no
Where there isn't enough friction is the mount hinge – called the self-locking hinge. This is the very important part that attaches the mount to the stand, and allows almost a full 360° see-saw swing of the mount arms. Somehow, AirTurn felt that the hinge was tight enough to be called 'self-locking' – in fact, the swivel base is tighter by at least a factor of 5. Okay, I don't have an objective nor precise way to measure the difference of the frictions, but you get my drift. It is so unreliable, that my iPad either does a slow spontaneous down-drift during the course of a gig, or worse, swings down sharply when I attempt to fix the viewing angle. Blame it on gravity again, you say?
What's worse is that the hinge is held by screws on each side; when attempting to tighten them, one has to find a way to hold 2 screwdrivers on either side, and simultaneously twist in opposite directions. Try doing that in mid-air. Then try doing it when the screw are of such poor quality that the drives of the screw head (phillips and combo respectively) gets stripped after a first attempt. It's not the sharpest of photos, but squint hard and you'll see what I mean:
Surely there could be a better solution? There may not be enough clearance for more knobs, but I can think of a few other solutions right off the cuff: wing nuts, nut and bolt, Allen head, HARDER SCREWS! I feel so strongly about this, and so disappointed, that in fact I've had to retire my mount after only 2 gigs. Shame.
And the bit about the mount locking flat for easy transport? Well, if I've tried my best juggling act and managed to tighten the hinge at the most optimal angle, I wouldn't want to flatten the thing for ease of transport, would I?
Especially for musicians, it performs the function of a mount very well whilst still allowing the use of a case, resulting in one of the best function-protection combination. What seems to be a minor oversight however, has managed to let itself down. Fix the hinge and all will be forgotten!
Here's a UK and US store link for AirTurn Manos Tablet Mount; it's priced at about £35/$49 and is a universal accessory that fits iPads 1-4, iPad Air (and presumably Air 2), iPad Mini (and presumably Mini 3), and iPhone. I won't mention other unmentionables.
One more thing: This accessory was gifted to the author by AirTurn for the purpose of a review.


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Beyond those risks is the question of whether CBD works at all for conditions other than epilepsy, and what dosage is ideal for the best effects.
At the University of Michigan, Kevin Boehnke, Ph.D., research investigator in the department of anesthesiology and the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, and Daniel Clauw, M.D., a professor of anesthesiology, medicine, and psychiatry, took a look earlier this year at why people were using CBD and found that most people cited relief from chronic pain as their top reason.
"CBD is incredibly accessible, as it is available online from a variety of vendors," Boehnke said. "However, the quality control for safety and potency is widely variable."
"There's a lot of snake oil out there. We see it every day, Somebody will bring me in a bottle of what is supposed to be 1,000 milligrams of Cbd Tincture, and they're saying it's not working. They're frustrated that they spent all this money on a product that isn't working. And we'll turn the bottle around and look at the fine print on the label. And it'll say 5 milligrams of CBD. So at that point, it's glorified coconut oil."
- A study published in the European Journal of Pain in 2016 showed that CBD reduces arthritis pain in rats without side effects, but there haven't been comparable human studies.
- There have been small studies on the benefits of CBD in treating Parkinson's, social anxiety, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder, but a 2017 review of those studies by the National Institutes of Health suggested that while there may have been some benefits in using CBD to treat those ailments, the small sample size of the studies (less than 100 patients) couldn't translate into blanket conclusions that CBD was beneficial.
For the last few decades, research has been stymied by a national anti-drug sentiment, and federal policy that still considers marijuana an illegal substance.
"It used to be that if you wanted to study whether cannabis or anything cannabis-related is harmful, you could get a huge grant," he said. "But if you wanted to study something beneficial, like does CBD help with pain, you wouldn't get funded by the U.S. government.
That has started to change as research institutes begin more and more studies on the health benefits of marijuana. The International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute at Harvard University was launched in May to study the effects of plant-based medicines, including cannabis, and making those medicines available globally.
"For certain things, we have human data for CBD," he said. "For childhood epilepsy, there was enough human data for the FDA to approve the drug Epidiolex for childhood epilepsy."
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- Worrying figures released see Manchester ranked a concerning 344th out of 346 for girls' quality of life in England and Wales.
- New report reveals large discrepancies across the country as 346 local authority areas ranked.
A new report by the Plan International UK ranks the country's 346 local authority areas based on child poverty, life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, GCSE results and youth unemployment.
Inner-city areas performed the worst with Manchester coming a very concerning 344th out of 346.
The report found girls were facing sexual harassment on a sometimes daily basis, while the pressure to have a perfect body and the growing problem of cyber bullying was piling additional stress on them.
Former Manchester Withington MP, John Leech, said: "These statistics are deeply concerning and must be tackled immediately.
"We must ensure that we are providing adequate education and support, and we absolutely must work even harder to ensure the safety of girls in Manchester is significantly and quickly improved.
"Manchester should, and must, be seen as a safe and welcoming city for everyone."
Authors behind the report, produced by Plan International UK with the University of Hull, said girls across the UK "were being failed" and pushed the Government to take "urgent action".
The charity compiled the report as part of a new push to tackle gender inequality. It said it focussed on girls because, despite
performing better than boys at school, they were often "subjected to high levels of violence", with one in five reporting sexual abuse during their education.
The 10 worst local authorities to be a girl, according to the report, are Middlesbrough, Blackpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Liverpool, Knowsley, Hastings, Kingston upon Hull, Salford and Sandwell.


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The 1980s, for all intents and purposes, should be wholly shunned. Besides Ronald Reagan, what did they give us? Parachute pants. Mullets. Jeweled gloves sold one at a time. Keyboard rock. (Hurrlllummmpph.) That was me throwing up in my ice bucket. Good thing my buddy Shawn bought me whisky "stones" for my birthday.
I was born in 1972, but I am officially a child of the 1980s. I can speak with authority when I say that so many things were popular, but few were so because they were actually worth our attention. I mean, c'mon. Wham? Wake me up before you go-go? I'm going to go-go find my "Back In Black" tape and let Angus comfort me during these dark times.
In 1988, when the United Distillers and Vintners decided to follow a popular culture-type scheme and market the "Classic Malts of Scotland" (of which there were six – Cragganmore being one of them), we were nearing the end of the decade and unbeknownst to most (except me, of course), we were about to see "pop" music go somewhat into hibernation so that we could be visited by a welcomed alternative. Yes, the pun was intended. Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam. These guys saved us. They helped Americans resolve and forget Milli Vanilli and reminded us, somewhat, of the good stuff. We could hear "For Those About To Rock We Salute You" playing in their souls… at least until "Grunge" became an official style section in JC Penney catalogs. Once again, pop culture had claimed another victim. And then, without warning, the demon stirred to life again, tilling, cultivating, and harvesting the automaton-producing soil with souls of performers like Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, and "American Idol" contestants. Where's my bucket? (Huurrrllmmpphh.)
Now, before I get too far into this rant and throw up again, let us ponder Cragganmore. Not necessarily a well-known whisky, it did have its day in the limelight. And I must say that for all that the 80s got wrong, Cragganmore is something the generation managed to choose with wisdom. When the rest of the world of alcohol was straying toward the siren call of pop-culture, devising useless candy waters like Zima, light beers, and wine coolers, the "Classic Malts" were a light in a dark place. When a consumer walked the aisles of the local IGA grocer in search of hope, Cragganmore, Lagavulin, Dalwhinnie, Talisker, Oban, and Glenkinchie (which if you've read my Glenkinchie reviews, you'd know that they probably should have dropped this one and just made it the "Five Classic Malts") shone brightly.
The Cragganmore 12 year old edition, in particular, has a toughness to its nose. Next to a wine cooler or someone drinking a Zima, it may seem like an "Iron Maiden," but by itself, it really is more of an early "AC/DC." It sure ain't "REO Speedwagon." The scent is somewhat vegetal with a little sweetness.
The palate has a little bite, but sells itself as classy and smooth, carrying the sweet vegetal taste. It's more of a David Lee Roth "Van Halen" than a Sammy Hagar edition.
The finish survives (but not like Gloria Gaynor). I thought it was a bit peppery and gruff. I don't use pepper on anything, but this was okay. It's more of a "The Who" than "The Rolling Stones."
So what lesson have we learned today, class? As Nancy Reagan said so well, when it comes to the 80s, just say "no." When it comes to the Cragganmore 12 year old edition, give thanks that the Scots didn't lose their minds completely during the eighties and then just say "yes" to this whisky.


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Vote: Should a minimum unit price for alcohol be introduced in England?
Introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol will play a major part in reducing the harm caused by excessive alcohol consumption, a senior politician has said.
A debate will take place in Wales today to decide whether or not the Government's Public Health Bill (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) should pass to the next stage. A similar Act was passed in Scotland in 2012, and will come into force later this year. Do you think something similar should be introduced in England?
Health chiefs have long-campaigned for minimum alcohol pricing to be introduced - with a Lords committee last year urging such a scheme to be rolled out nationwide if it was successful in Scotland.
Vaughan Gething, health secretary in Wales, has announced extra investment in substance misuse services - with minimum unit pricing st to be just one of a wider package of measures aimed at reducing the harm caused by alcohol.
The ring-fenced substance misuse funding for health boards will be increased by nearly £1million to more than £18million for 2018/19.
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Last year, Welsh Government-commissioned research found that if a 50p minimum unit price was introduced it would be estimated to avoid 66 deaths and 1,281 hospital admissions per year.
Mr Gething said: "Wales, like so many other Western countries, has a problem with cheap, strong, readily available alcohol.
"Minimum unit pricing is not a silver bullet, but it will be a major new and important tool in our approach to reducing alcohol consumption.
"By introducing a minimum price, we can make a difference - as we have done with the smoking ban, which demonstrated our determination to create a different future for the people of Wales.
"I've been very clear that it will not work in isolation. Alcohol policy in Wales requires a variety of approaches which, taken together, can generate change."
The Bill proposes to introduce a minimum price for alcohol supplied in Wales and to make it an offence for alcohol to be supplied below that price. The level would be specified in regulations made by the Welsh ministers,
If passed by the Assembly later this year, the current intention is that a minimum unit price would be introduced 12 months after the Bill's Royal Assent.


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Dormer Pramet supplies precision tools for KUKA
Published on : Monday 30-11--0001
To support the rapid expansion at its Mexico facility, the team at KUKA Robotics has appointed Dormer Pramet as its primary cutting tools supplier over the next three years. Working with local distributor CC Tools, Dormer Pramet will provide more than 150 standard round tools, special end mills and reamers, as well as indexable inserts and cutters.
KUKA Robotics is an international producer of intelligent automation solutions, with total sales of around three billion Euros and whose primary customers are from the automotive and general engineering industries.
KUKA Mexico is located in Toluca de Lerdo, just outside of Mexico City, and offers a broad range of highly modular robots, covering all common payload categories from 3kg to 1000kg. Currently, the KUKA Toluca de Lerdo facility has nine CNC machines, with eight conventional milling machines, one CNC lathe and two conventional lathes.
Another four machines will be arriving in early 2018. KUKA has work order contracts signed until 2022 and expects to double production in 2018 with a full floor of CNC machines by the end of 2019.
The partnership includes several new and existing ranges from each of Dormer Pramet's product brands. This includes the recently launched Dormer Force X drills and Dormer Shark Line material-specific taps.
Its product offer is enhanced with Dormer HSS A002 drills and Pramet ADMX, LNGX and HNGX milling cutters and inserts. To further support the on-site demand, a full-service vending machine was placed into KUKA´s facility to optimize management of cutting tool inventory.
The Dormer Shark Line taps reduced more than two thirds of the tapping process, running from a previous 90 rpm up to a new optimal level of 620 rpm. The Pramet LNGX inserts performed 25 percent better than the incumbent tools, as well as providing a superior surface finish.
Also, the Pramet ZDCW inserts for high feed milling tremendously improved performance versus the current tooling, increasing performance by up to 200 percent.
Ing. Eduardo Medina, Director of Mexico Operations at KUKA Systems Mexico, said: "Although Dormer Pramet is a global cutting tool manufacturer with a wide product portfolio, the team were flexible to our needs and offered the personal touch to understand our processes and align the appropriate tools for optimal support."
Dormer Pramet's Rosalbe Iturbe, Territory Sales Manager in Mexico, who along with Fernando Perez, Application Specialist, established the partnership, said: "We are delighted to create this new partnership with KUKA.
"From the initial discussions to successful field tests, we showed our strength as a simply reliable cutting tool partner capable of supporting KUKA now and into the future, as they continue to expand and grow."
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