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Reasons Why You Should Do Routine Vet Visits for Your Cat
Looking after cats can be one of the best decisions you make in your life as a pet owner. Cats are independent, have a habit of only trusting their owners, and will really make an effort to get to know you if you take good care of them. That said, being a cat owner also comes with a lot of responsibilities.
One of these main responsibilities is taking your cat to the vet for regular visits. Unlike dogs, cats can be very secretive and aren't always expressive or communicative when they're feeling sick. It can often take an expert's eye to be able to point out small nuances in your pet's health that could make a very big difference in the long-run.
In this article, we'll be looking at a couple of reasons why all cat owners need to take their furry pals to the vet regularly. Keep reading and find out how you can better take of your feline friend!
General Cat Health & Check-Ups
While going to the vet is definitely a good idea when your furry friend is sick, it takes a lot more than that to maintain their general cat health. When you make check-up visits, you're able to find a way to prevent your feline friends from getting sick. How do you prevent certain diseases? How do you know which shots are best for them to get?
Your vet will usually want to see your furry pal at least twice a year to make sure that everything is in order. Cats are also a lot more sensitive than they seem--for example, their tails and their whiskers all help them stay well-balanced. When these aren't well-maintained, they're more prone to getting into accidents.
Taking them to the vet can also be a great way for them to get used to this environment. That way, if ever they do get sick or if they need to stay overnight to be confined, the experience won't be as stressful for them as it is for cats that have never been to the vet before.
Cat Vaccinations & Immunity
In general, cat vaccinations are done on a yearly basis. When you give your cat complete shots, you're giving them more freedom to have fun and roam around your home, be adventurous. Yearly vaccinations include shots for the cat flu (feline herpes virus, calicivirus), feline enteritis (feline parvovirus), feline leukemia and feline conjunctivitis (feline chlamydophila). That's a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders that you're protecting your furry friends from.
Cats are also required to have rabies vaccinations if you're going to keep them as a pet. Your cat typically receives a Pet Passport which you then have to ask the doctor to stamp every time that they get a shot. This passport can be used for actual pet travel, ensuring handlers and carriers that your cat has the complete number of shots. It can also be used as documentation for future appointments.
Prevent Flea, Tick & Worm Infestations
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure--especially when it comes to something as brutal as parasite infestations. This is one of the leading causes of pet diseases and discomfort. Fleas and ticks don't just feed on your pet's blood and fur, they also infest the place around your pet, aka your home. They leave their larvae and eggs in carpets, curtains, and even the dirt in potted plants. When your pets don't go to the vet regularly, there's no way to detect what parasites they may have brought home with them.These don't just cause problems for your cat's health, eventually leading to something fatal--they can also be very problematic for human beings. Human beings can also become infected by these parasites. When you protect your pets against infestations, you also protect your family and your home. Vets all know how to deal with infestations in a way that's thorough and offers your pets with a long-term solution.
Neutering & Spaying
If you aren't planning to have your cat bred, it's very important that you have them neutered or spayed. This isn't just for kitten control--it's also a healthy choice. Cats often go into heat and can attempt to run away, especially when they hear mating calls from stray cats. Because of this, getting your cats spayed and/or neutered helps them live calmer lives.As your pets get older, let's say, if they've already been bred and have already have kittens, you still have to look into getting them spayed or neutered. This is because as cats age, the number of diseases they could get from not being spayed or neutered increases--this includes cancer and a number of bacterial infections that could become fatal.
Cat Behavior & A Wide Network of Professionals
When your cats go for their check-ups, your vet is able to monitor your cat's progress and behavior. How do they react to certain illnesses? Do they like certain types of treatments? Are they allergic to any medicine? These are all very important as your cat ages because it could eventually be the clue to any treatments that they may need to have. If your cat needs to see a behaviorist, your vets could also refer you to the proper trainers.
Dental Cat Care
Your vet will also be checking out your cat's teeth. Cats often go through plaque build-up and they have smaller, more intricate teeth that need a professional eye. As cats age, dental diseases become more and more common. Make sure that your cats don't go through any unnecessary dental pain. Take them to the vet and make sure that any problems get caught at the beginning stages.
A full cleaning for your cat's teeth should also be arranged every few months to help prevent plaque build-up. This makes every session easier for your cat. If you leave dental issues unchecked, this could eventually become very, very painful for your feline friends.
Every appointment at the veterinary hospital is a good chance for you to converse with experts about your cat. Make sure you choose a vet like Sugarland Animal Hospital where all of the staff are well-equipped with the expertise needed to treat, check-up on, and diagnose your cat. Make sure that you take into account your cat's age.
When they're younger, you'll have to mainly look out for their weight, their physical activities, and how well they're coping with life stages. As they get older, you'll have to look at dementia, problems in hearing, osteoarthritis, and pain in different joints and organs.
A pet's life is precious. They light up our lives with their playfulness and mischief. In turn, think of regular trips to the vet as a way of repaying them with a good life. Invest in your pet's health--they deserve it!


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Interview with FC Barcelona manager Pau Vilanova on the game against Mamelodi Sundowns. Vilanova is also the head of member and supporters' clubs relations for FC Barcelona. Here he talks about the game against Sundowns and his impressions of SA.
Pau Vilanova: "It's been a pleasure for Barcelona to take part in this clash of champions pitting LaLiga against the South African Premier Soccer League in South Africa, in honour of Nelson Mandela"
How has the experience of the match against Mamelodi Sundowns in Johannesburg been for FC Barcelona and for you?
It's been fantastic, from when we arrived at O.R. Tambo Airport, where so many fans were waiting for us, to the hotel and meeting the Mamelodi Sundowns president and officials from the club, the SAFA and the Mandela Foundation.
They've made us feel loved and it's been an unforgettable experience for all of us. The fact that the match is part of the activities marking the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth makes it even more special, given that he's a person whom our club truly admires, so it's been an honour to be involved in the game.
How has the reception from the South African fans been?
It's been incredible for the club directors, staff, players and coaching staff alike. We've felt the love from all our fans here, despite being so far from home, which has made the experience even more special. It's been an honour to be welcomed to the country with so much love and enthusiasm. We already experienced that back in 2007 and it's very satisfying to see that over ten years later, that passion for Barcelona and LaLiga hasn't waned; rather, it's increased further.
Many people dubbed the game the 'clash of champions', with the LaLiga Santander winners facing their South African counterparts. How was it?
It was very exciting and although we won, the home side made it very tough for us. We enjoyed a wonderful match filled with chances and watched by magnificent fans. As for it being a 'clash of champions', it was a pleasure for us to face Mamelodi. We're thrilled to be able to finally say once again that we've won LaLiga, after what was a long and hard season. The level in LaLiga is increasing every year, but that's something that benefits every club and is why it's the best league in the world.
How was the atmosphere inside the stadium, one that all Spaniards know well?
It was fantastic. The fans didn't stop getting behind the teams and chanting throughout the 90 minutes. It's wonderful to be around supporters with so much positive energy. It certainly is a very special stadium for us. Nobody will forget that goal by Andres Iniesta [in the 2010 World Cup final].
On top of that, FNB Stadium is a top-quality ground with first-rate facilities. We're almost ready to begin the complete remodelling of our own stadium, the Camp Nou, within the Espai Barça project, which will involve the transformation of all of Barcelona's facilities, including a new indoor arena for other professional sports and a new Miniestadi at the training ground. Espai Barça will be the best sporting complex in the world at the heart of a wonderful city. Work on the new Camp Nou, which will begin this summer, is a big challenge and a very important project for the club which our fans and members will be able to enjoy in the future.
LaLiga outfits such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia CF are gaining greater prominence outside Spain as international clubs with fans all over the world.
It's all about the fans and I'm not just saying so. That goes for our supporters and members in Catalonia and in the rest of Spain, as well as those based all around the world. We also want to show our desire to be close to them through fixtures such as this one. We're very proud of each and every one of our fans.
We have over 1,200 Barcelona supporters' clubs all over the globe, comprising around 153,000 members. That makes us proud as a club because they are our ambassadors in other countries.
You mentioned the Nelson Mandela Foundation's involvement in this charity match. Do Barcelona also have a foundation and run specific CSR programmes?
The FC Barcelona Foundation is a key part of the club. All of us at the club are committed to the projects that it runs. The Foundation is mostly financed by sponsors, but a small yet important percentage in symbolic terms comes from contributions by the club's players. Something that many people don't know is that when a player signs for Barcelona, the Foundation's projects are explained to him in detail and he is told that a chunk of his salary will go towards it. Absolutely everyone has happily given consent because they strongly believe in it and the causes which it targets. Players also make a small salary contribution to the Barça Players Group [ABJ].
Your motto is 'mes que un club'. What does that mean?
It means that we really are more than a club. What we're all involved with here is more than football and more than sport in general. Our club has values, history and its own idiosyncrasies, which is what we try to transmit and can be felt from the youngest player at La Masia up to the biggest international superstar in the first team. Barça is about teamwork, ambition, humility, effort and, of course, respect. Those are our values and we want everyone to champion them, from the players to club employees. When I say it's not just football, it's because we have other professional teams and that's another factor that distinguishes us from other clubs.
What teams are they?
Besides football, we have futsal, basketball, handball, roller skating and a women's football section as well. In total there are six professional teams and eight amateur sports. Maybe the other divisions aren't so well known in other countries, but they are very important to us, just as our youth academy La Masia is. We've achieved things that we're very proud of in each and every one of them.
People also say that Barcelona belong to the members. Is that really the case and why do people say that?
It's literally true. Our club doesn't belong to an investor or a holding company, which is a very special characteristic that differentiates us from many other clubs all over the world. Our club belongs to the fans, 145,000 of them to be precise. They're the ones who decide who our next president will be every six years, among other matters. The club can't be bought or sold; it belongs to our members.


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For years, debate wore on regarding compensating all student-athletes at the collegiate level for their impact on and off the field. And on Oct. 29, the NCAA Board of Governors voted in favor of allowing student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness.
The decision came nearly a month after California Gov. Gavin Newsome signed the Fair Pay to Play Act bill into law, which also gives college athletes in California the opportunity to be compensated for their name, image and likeness beginning in 2023.
Although the NCAA's new rule will not officially take hold until January 2021, it advanced the discussion of compensation for student-athletes and made waves in the sports world for past, present and future college athletes.
Many players and coaches at different levels of collegiate athletics have voiced their opinions on the subject, including Baltimore native and current Coppin State men's basketball coach Juan Dixon.
"Now, hopefully, some of these students-athletes can stay in school for four years and earn their college degree because they get an opportunity to possibly be compensated for what they do for the institution in college," Dixon said on Glenn Clark Radio Oct. 31.
A former star guard at Maryland from 1998-2002, Dixon led a talented Terps squad to back-to-back Final Fours and the school's only national championship in 2002. The national title team was coached by Gary Williams and had future NBA players in Dixon, Steve Blake, Lonny Baxter and Chris Wilcox.
"People loved that team," he said. "Just the energy, the passion and the toughness we played with. We sold out Cole Field House every home game, people traveled well."
Dixon discussed how athletes like former Duke star Zion Williamson and Katelyn Ohashi — the current UCLA gymnast who became what Dixon called a "YouTube sensation" for her routines — are two examples of student-athletes that would benefit from this rule change.
However, Williamson left the program after just one season for the NBA and is now a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, while Ohashi has just one year left as a Bruin. Therefore, neither will see the rule change in action as college athletes.
Overall, though, Dixon gives the NCAA credit for giving future student-athletes a new opportunity and hopes it will not only provide a financial change but also an educational benefit as well.
"Kudos to the NCAA for giving our athletes an opportunity," Dixon said.
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A solicitor client of ours who uses us regularly for process serving got in touch and explained that she was representing a father, 'Darren', in a rather acrimonious custody dispute matter. She said that the father's ex-wife, 'Leanne', had been in a relationship with a violent drug user, 'Brian', who was recently released from police custody for an arrest involving taking/supplying drugs in front of the children of 'Darren' and 'Leanne' and beating them on two separate occasions.
Our solicitor client stated that part of 'Brian's' bail conditions whilst awaiting trial was that he was not to have any contact with 'Leanne' or her children or go within so many hundred metres of their home address. The solicitor said that 'Darren' was now hearing from the children that 'Leanne' was sneaking 'Brian' back into the home of a night time and that sometimes he was coming round of a weekend with sweets and toys but that they were scared of him.
'Darren' wanted documented proof that 'Brian' was still going round to the address where his children were when they were in the custody of 'Leanne' and that he was interacting with them in contravention of his bail conditions.
We stationed a surveillance vehicle outside of 'Leanne's' address and monitored the comings and goings from there. It was not long at all until 'Brian' pulled up in a vehicle, got out and walked into the house – which we captured on time and date stamped photos.
We monitored the address right the way through the evening whereby other people started turning up as the night drew on, capturing footage of 'Brian' and male friends hanging out in the front garden smoking intermittently.
We even captured 'Brian' and 'Leanne' leaving the next morning together with the children and putting them in the back of his car where they were seat-belted in without being in child seats / harnesses as recommended. We followed the four of them to a local KFC and recorded them eating together as well.
We took all of the time and date stamped covert photography and put it in a comprehensive surveillance report with copies of the original logs and submitted it to our solicitor who, in turn, was happy with the evidence acquired and the identified individual found his bail conditions were swiftly revoked and he was taken into custody within 48 hours.
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Canadian-based Silicon Knights developed action RPG Too Human using Epic's Unreal Engine 3 after buying the rights from them in 2005. Unfortunately, the game received poor reviews and was not as successful as other games that have used Epic's Unreal Engine, such as the Batman: Arkham series and the King's Quest reboot. This sparked an ugly legal battle between the companies.
In 2007, Silicon Knights took Epic Games to court, claiming that Epic had breached their contract by using royalties from third parties developing on the Unreal 3 engine to improve their games -- and was doing so to the detriment of those third parties.
Silicon Knights' main bugbear was Epic's successful Gears of War, which they saw as a direct competitor to Too Human. They believed that the refinements Epic did to the Unreal engine to make Gears of War were, in effect, an upgrade -- which Silicon Knights had the rights to use. Epic argued that these enhancements were "game specific" and did not require being shared. Silicon Knights also claimed that they had to start the game from scratch without using the Unreal Engine, as their version of the development toolkit was rendered unusable.
Epic Games then countersued, claiming that in developing their own engine, Silicon Knights had blatantly copied Epic's Unreal Engine code. The jury completely brought Silicon Knights down, and they were ordered to destroy the engine built for Too Human and pay $4.45 million in damages.
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There's no denying that black women's sexuality is policed and derided in a way that white women's is not. By white feminists, especially.
It's also true that white feminists are falling all over themselves to criticize Iggy Azalea, while at the same time fawning over and praising Eminem.
Hypocrite much?
However, it's always been true that oppression reproduces itself; it's an apparently-innate human tendency to increase relative status by oppressing and diminishing others rather than attempting to eliminate oppression altogether. Feminism is not immune to this.


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PHOTO caption: Pat Quinn from CP Nassau (left) joins Grayce Nix (in front of table) and Access Club members at the bake sale. Club Moderator, Gina Esposito is second from right
Grayce Nix, a student at Nassau Community College (NCC) and a member of the Access Club, organized a bake sale on St. Patrick's Day that was held in the student center. When planning the sale, Grayce spoke to her fellow club members about her positive experiences as a youngster when she was a student at The Children's Learning Center at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. Grayce suggested that the funds raised from the bake sale be donated to CP Nassau and her fellow members agreed.
Grayce got in touch with Pat Quinn in the Development Department at the Agency and let her know about the sale, Pat was so appreciative and so impressed that she told Grayce she would come by and personally thank all the Access members for their interest and support. Pat reports, "It was so wonderful to see Grayce, I knew her as a little girl when she attended the CLC. It was amazing to her see her all grown up now and in college. Grayce told me that she enjoys school and her writing class is among her favorites and that she hopes to become a motivational writer and encourage people with CP to go for their dreams." Pat expressed special thanks to all the club members on behalf of all at CP Nassau and invited them to come for a visit to meet the people they were helping.
The Access Club works to heighten the awareness of students and faculty regarding the rights, needs, and responsibilities of students who happen to have a disability. The club meets biweekly to discuss student experiences and plan events that promote the club mission. The club presents career programs and a disability awareness program for the campus community at large.


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The USR-PLUS Alliance has shown its willingness to govern and is waiting for a phone call from the prime minister-designate, the alliance's spokesman, Ionut Mosteanu, said on Thursday."We have shown our willingness to help with the governance. Now, at a difficult point for Romania, we are on the verge of a potential public health crisis and I think it takes a lot of responsibility. The USR-PLUS Alliance has people who are ready to shoulder the government. We are waiting for a phone call from the prime minister-designate, a call that has not been made yet. We are here, we will do our best to move this country forward; now it depends on the wisdom of others as well, " Mosteanu told a news conference on Thursday.
He said that early elections are still in the cards, although neither the Social Democratic Party (PSD), nor the National Liberal Party (PNL) says so.
He explained that "snap elections would reconfigure Parliament and create a new majority to support a reformist government that Romania needs," adding that, "on the other hand, snap elections come with some uncertainty that can last several months, which doesn't help economically at all."
"The USR PLUS Alliance is ready to enter the election race anytime (...). We are heading for the early elections, if it can be held, if not, we want to support a government to make sure that something happens. As I was saying, I have seen a government that has hobbled little over the last four months," said Mosteanu.
Asked if USR PLUS will ask the prime minister-designate to be part of his team for a vote of confidence, Mosteanu said: "We will talk with the prime minister-designate. We do not necessarily make that conditional, but we have shown our availability. We can improve governing (...), we want to make sure that the next day after the government in voted in office it will issue an ordinance for two-round mayoral elections. If they share this vision of ours, we are ready to join the government." AGERPRES


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· Cisco Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) to create redundant fail-safe routing topologies.
Superior Redundancy for Fault Backup
· Cisco UplinkFast/BackboneFast technologies ensure quick fail-over recovery enhancing overall network stability and reliability. CrossStack UplinkFast (CSUF) technology provides increased redundancy and network resiliency through fast spanning-tree convergence (less than two seconds) across a stack of switches using GigaStack GBICs in an independent stack backplane cascaded configuration.
· IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) provides rapid convergence of the spanning tree independent of spanning-tree timers.
· Supports Cisco HSRP to create redundant fail-safe routing topologies.
· Redundant stacking connections provide support for a redundant loopback connection for top and bottom switches in an independent stack backplane cascaded configuration.
· Command switch redundancy enabled in the CMS Software allows customers to designate a backup command switch that takes over cluster management functions if the primary command switch fails.
· Provides unidirectional link detection (UDLD) and Aggressive UDLD for detecting and disabling unidirectional links on fiber-optic interfaces caused by incorrect fiber-optic wiring or port faults.
· Switch port Auto-recovery (or "errDisable") automatically attempts to re-enable a link that becomes disabled due to a network error.
· Support for Cisco's optional Redundant Power System 300 (RPS 300 supports all Catalyst 3550 Switches except the Catalyst 3550-24 PWR) and/or the Redundant Power System 675 (RPS 675 supports all Catalyst 3550 Switches) that provides superior internal power source redundancy for up to six Cisco networking devices resulting in improved fault tolerance and network uptime.
Integrated Cisco IOS Features for Bandwidth Optimization
· Bandwidth aggregation of up to 16 Gbps through Gigabit EtherChannel technology and up to 1.6 Gbps through Fast EtherChannel technology enhances fault tolerance and offers higher speed aggregated bandwidth between switches, to routers and individual servers. Per-port broadcast, multicast, and unicast storm control prevents faulty end stations from degrading overall systems performance.
· WCCP allows the interaction with a web cache for the purpose of redirecting content requests to a cache and performing basic load balancing across multiple caches—requires EMI.
· IEEE 802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol support for redundant backbone connections and loop-free networks simplifies network configuration and improves fault tolerance.
· PVST+ allows for Layer 2 load sharing on redundant links to efficiently utilize the extra capacity inherent in a redundant design.
· IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) allows a spanning tree instance per VLAN enabling Layer 2 load sharing on redundant links.
· Equal cost routing for Layer 3 load balancing and redundancy
· Local Proxy ARP works in conjunction with private VLAN edge to minimize broadcasts and maximize available bandwidth.
· VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) pruning limits bandwidth consumption on VTP trunks by flooding broadcast traffic only on trunk links required to reach the destination devices.
· IGMP snooping provides for fast client joins and leaves of multicast streams and limits bandwidth-intensive video traffic to only the requestors.
· Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) continuously sends multicast streams in a multicast VLAN while isolating the streams from subscriber VLANs for bandwidth and security reasons.
Ultra-Flexible and Scalable Stacking
· The Cisco GigaStack GBIC delivers a hardware-based, independent stacking bus with up to 2 Gbps forwarding rate in a point-to-point configuration, or 1 Gbps forwarding bandwidth when daisy chained with up to nine switches.
Ease of Use and Ease of Deployment
· Auto-configuration eases deployment of switches in the network by automatically configuring multiple switches across a network via a boot server. Automatic QoS (Auto QoS) greatly simplifies the configuration of QoS in VoIP networks by issuing interface and global switch commands that allow the detection of Cisco IP phones, the classification of traffic, and egress queue configuration.
· Auto-sensing on each non-GBIC port detects the speed of the attached device and automatically configures the port for 10-, 100-, or 1000-Mbps operation, easing the deployment of the switch in mixed 10, 100, and 1000BASE-T environments.
· Auto-negotiating on all ports automatically selects half-or full-duplex transmission mode to optimize bandwidth.
· Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) enables dynamic trunk configuration across all ports in the switch.
· Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) automates the creation of Cisco Fast EtherChannel or Gigabit EtherChannel groups, enabling linking to another switch, router, or server.
· Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) allows the creation of Ethernet channeling with devices that conform to IEEE 802.3ad. This is similar to Cisco's EtherChannel and PAgP.
· DHCP relay allows a broadcast DHCP request to be forwarded to the network DHCP server.
· IEEE 802.3z-compliant 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX/LH, 1000BASE-ZX, and 1000BASE-T physical interface support through a field-replaceable GBIC module provides customers unprecedented flexibility in switch deployment.
· The default configuration stored in Flash ensures that the switch can be quickly connected to the network and can pass traffic with minimal user intervention.
· Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) guard shuts down Spanning-Tree Protocol PortFast-enabled interfaces when BPDUs are received to avoid accidental topology loops.
· Spanning-tree root guard (STRG) prevents edge devices not in the network administrator's control from becoming Spanning-Tree Protocol root nodes.
· IGMP Filtering provides multicast authentication by filtering out non-subscribers and limits the number of concurrent multicast streams available per port.
· Private VLAN edge provides security and isolation between ports on a switch, ensuring that users cannot snoop on other users' traffic.
· Trusted Boundary provides the ability to trust the QoS priority settings if an IP phone is present and disable the trust setting in the event that the IP phone is removed, thereby preventing a malicious user from overriding prioritization policies in the network.
· Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) for Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System (IDS) support allows the IDS to take action when an intruder is detected.
· The user-selectable address-learning mode simplifies configuration and enhances security.
· Cisco CMS Software Security Wizards ease the deployment of security features for restricting user access to a server, a portion of the network or access to the network.
Network Administration Security
· TACACS+ and RADIUS authentication to enable centralized control of the switch and restrict unauthorized users from altering the configuration. Multilevel security on console access prevents unauthorized users from altering the switch configuration.
· SSH, Kerberos, and SNMPv3 provides network security by encrypting administrator traffic during Telnet and SNMP sessions—SSH, Kerberos, and the crypto version of SNMPv3 require a special crypto software image due to US export restrictions.
User and Device Authentication
· IEEE 802.1x for dynamic port-based security to prevent unauthorized clients from gaining access to the network.
· Port Security secures the access to a port based on the MAC address of a users device. The aging feature removes the MAC address from the switch after a specific timeframe to allow another device to connect to the same port, thereby eliminating administrative overhead associated with this feature.
Granular Access Control and Identity-based Network Services
· Cisco security VLAN ACLs (VACLs) on all VLANs to prevent unauthorized data flows to be bridged within VLANs.
· Cisco standard and extended IP security Router ACLs (RACLs) for defining security policies on routed interfaces for control plane and data plane traffic.
· Port-based ACLs (PACLs) for Layer 2 interfaces allows security policies to be applied on individual switch ports.
· Time-based ACLs allow the implementation of security settings during specific periods of the day or days of the week.
· 802.1x with VLAN assignment allows a dynamic VLAN assignment for a specific user regardless of where the user is connected.
· 802.1x with an ACL assignment allows for specific security policies based on a user regardless of where the user is connected.
· 802.1x with voice VLAN to permit an IP phone access to the voice VLAN irrespective of the authorized or unauthorized state of the port.
· 802.1x and port security for authenticating the port and managing network access for all MAC addresses, including that of the client.
· Support for dynamic VLAN assignment through implementation of VLAN Membership Policy Server (VMPS) client functionality provides flexibility in assigning ports to VLANs. Dynamic VLAN enables fast assignment of IP address.
Tracking Users
· DHCP Interface Tracker (Option 82) provides capabilities to locate a user on a network by providing switch and port ID to a DHCP server. MAC Address Notification allows administrators to be notified of new users added or removed from the network. Support for CiscoWorks User Registration Tool and the User Tracker in CiscoWorks Campus Manager both provide the ability to track the location of users.
Quality of Service/Control
Advanced Quality of Service
· 802.1p CoS and Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) field classification via marking and reclassification on a per packet basis using source/destination IP address, source/destination MAC address, or Layer 4 TCP/UDP port number.
· Automatic QoS (Auto-QoS) greatly simplifies the configuration of QoS in VoIP networks by issuing interface and global switch commands that allow the detection of Cisco IP phones, the classification of traffic, and egress queue configuration.
· Cisco control plane and data plane quality of service ACLs on all ports to ensure proper marking on a per packet basis.
· Four egress queues per port supported in hardware to enable differentiated management of up to four types of traffic.
· WRR scheduling to ensure differential prioritization of packet flows by intelligently servicing the egress queues.
· WRED on all Gigabit Ethernet ports for avoidance of congestion at the egress queues before a disruption occurs.
· Strict priority queuing to guarantee that the highest priority packets will always get serviced ahead of all other traffic.
· No performance penalty for highly granular quality of service functionality.
Granular Rate-Limiting
· CIR functionality allows bandwidth to be guaranteed in increments as low as 8 Kbps.
· Rate-limiting based on source/destination IP address, source/destination MAC address, or Layer 4 TCP/UDP information or any combination of these fields using QoS ACLs (IP ACLs or MAC ACLs), class maps, and policy maps.
· Per port, per VLAN ingress policing enables the rate-limiting of individual VLANs on trunk ports.
· Ability to easily manage data flows asynchronously upstream and downstream from the end station or on the uplink via ingress and ingress policing.
· 8 aggregate or individual ingress policers and 8 aggregate egress policers on each 10/100 port.
· 128 aggregate or individual ingress policers and 8 aggregate egress policers on each Gigabit Ethernet port.
Cluster Management Suite
· Built-in Web-based Cisco CMS Software provides an easy- to-use Web-based management interface through a standard Web browser.
· Cisco AVVID Wizards use just a few user inputs to automatically configure the switch to optimally handle different types of traffic: voice, video, multicast, and/or high-priority data.
· A security wizard is provided to restrict unauthorized access to servers and networks, and restrict certain applications on the network.
· Cisco CMS Software allows the user to manage up to 16 inter-connected Cisco Catalyst 3550, 2950, 3500 XL, 2900 XL, 2900 LRE XL, and 1900 switches through a single IP address, without the limitation of being physically located in the same wiring closet. Full backward compatibility ensures any combination of the above switches can be managed with a Cisco Catalyst 3550 switch.
· The cluster software upgrade feature allows the user to automatically upgrade the system software on a group of Cisco Catalyst 3550, 2950, 3500 XL, 2900 XL, 2900 LRE XL, and 1900 switches.
· Cisco Cluster Management Suite Software has been extended to include multilayer feature configurations such as Routing Protocols, ACLs, and QoS parameters.
· Clustering now supports member discovery and cluster creation across a single Catalyst 3550 routed hop, enabling the entire LAN to be managed in a single web interface (and with a single IP address if desired).
· Cisco Cluster Management Suite Guide Mode assists users in the configuration of powerful advanced features by providing step-by-step instructions.
· Cisco Cluster Management Suite provides enhanced online help for context-sensitive assistance.
· Easy-to-use graphical interface provides both a topology map and front panel view of the cluster.
· Multi-device and multi-port configuration capabilities allow network administrators to save time by configuring features across multiple switches and ports simultaneously.
· One-click software upgrades can be performed across the entire cluster simultaneously, and configuration cloning enables rapid deployment of networks.
· Ability to launch the web-based management for a Cisco Aironet Wireless Access Point by simply clicking on its icon in the topology map.
· User-personalized interface allows users to modify polling intervals, table views, and other settings within CMS and retain these settings the next time they use CMS.
· Alarm notification provides automated email notification of network errors and alarm thresholds.
· A troubleshooting toolbox, including L2 and L3 traceroute and Ping, helps administrators find network problems quickly.
CiscoWorks Support
· Manageable through CiscoWorks network management software on a per-port and per-switch basis providing a common management interface for Cisco routers, switches and hubs.
· SNMP v1, v2c, v3 and Telnet interface support delivers comprehensive in-band management, and a CLI-based management console provides detailed out-of-band management.
· Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions 1 and 2 enable a CiscoWorks network management station to automatically discover the switch in a network topology.
· Supported by the CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (includes Resource Manager Essentials, Campus Manager, CiscoView, and Device Fault Manager); QoS Policy Manager (QPM); ACS; User Registration Tool (URT); CiscoWorks SNMS; Service Level Manager; and Internet Performance Monitor (IPM).
· Superior Cisco IOS CLI support provides common user interface and command set with all Cisco Manageability routers and Cisco desktop switches.
· Supported by the Cisco QPM solution for end-to-end QoS policies.
· Cisco VTP supports dynamic VLANs and dynamic trunk configuration across all switches.
· 24 Gbps switching fabric (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T), 13.6 Gbps switching fabric (Catalyst 3550-48), 8.8 Gbps switching fabric (Catalyst 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· 12 Gbps maximum forwarding bandwidth at Layer 2 and Layer 3 (Catalyst 3550-12G 3550-12T), 6.8 Gbps maximum forwarding bandwidth at Layer 2 and Layer 3 (Catalyst 3550-48), 4.4 Gbps maximum forwarding bandwidth at Layer 2 and Layer 3 (Catalyst 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· 17.0 Mpps forwarding rate for 64-byte packets (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T), 10.1 Mpps forwarding rate for 64-byte packets (Catalyst 3550-48), 6.6 Mpps forwarding rate for 64-byte packets (Catalyst 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· 4 MB memory architecture shared by all ports (Catalyst 3550-12G, 3550-12T, and 3550- 48), 2 MB memory architecture shared by all ports (Catalyst 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· 64 MB DRAM and 16 MB Flash memory
· Configurable up to 12,000 MAC addresses (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T), Configurable up to 8,000 MAC addresses (Catalyst 3550-48, 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and3550-24-FX)
· Configurable up to 24,000 unicast routes (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T), Configurable up to 16,000 unicast routes (Catalyst 3550-48, 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· Configurable up to 8,000 multicast routes (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T), Configurable up to 2,000 multicast routes (Catalyst 3550-48, 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· Configurable Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of up to 2,000 Bytes for bridging of MPLS tagged frames (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T), Configurable Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of up to 1,546 Bytes for bridging of MPLS tagged frames (Catalyst 3550-48, 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC, and 3550-24-FX)
· SNMPv2-MIB
· IEEE 802.1x
· IEEE 802.1w
· IEEE 802.1s
· IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T ports
· IEEE 802.1D Spanning-Tree Protocol
· IEEE 802.1p CoS Prioritization
· IEEE 802.3ad
· IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T specification
· IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification
· IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T specification
· IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X specification
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1470nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1490nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1510nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1530nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1550nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1570nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1590nm
· 1000BASE-CWDM GBIC 1610nm
· RMON I and II standards
· SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3
· Y2K compliant
Connectors and Cabling
· 10BASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors; two-pair Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling
· 100BASE-TX ports: RJ-45 connectors; two-pair Category 5 UTP cabling
· 1000BASE-T ports: RJ-45; two-pair Category 5 UTP cabling
· 1000BASE-T GBIC-based ports: RJ-45 connectors; two-pair Category 5 UTP cabling
· 1000BASE-SX, -LX/LH, -ZX, and CWDM GBIC-based ports: SC fiber connectors, single-mode or multimode fiber
· Cisco GigaStack GBIC ports: copper-based Cisco GigaStack cabling
· Management console port: 8-pin RJ-45 connector, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable with RJ-45-to-DB9 adapter for PC connections; for terminal connections, use RJ-45-to-DB25 female data-terminal-equipment (DTE) adapter (can be ordered separately from Cisco, part number ACS-DSBUASYN=)
Power Connectors
· Customers can provide power to a switch by using either the internal power supply or the Cisco RPS. The RPS 300 is compatible with all Catalyst 3550 models except the 3550-24-DC and 3550-24 PWR. The RPS 675 is compatible with all Catalyst 3550 models except the 3550-24-DC. The connectors are located at the back of the switch
· Internal Power Supply Connector
– The internal power supply is an auto-ranging unit
– The internal power supply supports input voltages between 100 and 240 VAC
– Use the supplied AC power cord to connect the AC power connector to an AC power outlet
· Cisco RPS 675 Connector
– The connector offers connection for an optional Cisco RPS 675 that uses AC input and supplies DC output to the switch
– The connector offers a 675-watt redundant power system that can support six external network devices and provides power to one failed device at a time
– The connector automatically senses when the internal power supply of a connected device fails and provides power to the failed device, preventing loss of network traffic
– Attach only the Cisco RPS 675 (model PWR675-AC-RPS-NI=) to the redundant power supply receptacle with this connector. See above for Catalyst 3550 RPS compatibility
· Cisco RPS 300 Connector
– The connector offers connection for an optional Cisco RPS 300 that uses AC input and supplies DC output to the switch
– The connector offers a 300-watt redundant power system that can support six external network devices and provides power to one failed device at a time
– The connector automatically senses when the internal power supply of a connected device fails and provides power to the failed device, preventing loss of network traffic
– Attach only the Cisco RPS 300 (model PWR300-AC-RPS-N1) to the redundant power supply receptacle with this connector. See above for Catalyst 3550 RPS compatibility
· Per-port status LEDs: link integrity, disabled, activity, speed, and full-duplex indications
· System status LEDs: system, RPS, and bandwidth utilization indications
Dimensions and Weight (H x W x D)
· 2.63 x 17.5 x 15.9 in. (6.7 x 44.5 x 40.4 cm) (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T)
· 1.75 x 17.5 x 17.4 in (4.45 x 44.5 x 44 cm) (Catalyst 3550-24 PWR)
· 1.75 x 17.5 x 14.4 in. (4.45 x 44.5 x 36.6 cm) (Catalyst 3550-24 and 3550-24-DC)
· 1.75 x 17.5 x 16.3 in. (4.45 x 44.5 x 41.3 cm) (Catalyst 3550-24-FX and 3550-48)
· 1.5 RU high (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T)
· 1.0 RU high (Catalyst 3550-48 and 3550-24, 3550-24 PWR, 3550-24-DC and 3550-24-FX)
· 16 lb (7.3 kg) (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T)
· 14 lb (6.35 kg) (Catalyst 3550-24 PWR)
· 11 lb (5.0 kg) (Catalyst 3550-24 and 3550-24-DC)
· 12 lb (5.5 kg) (Catalyst 3550-24-FX)
· 13 lb (5.9 kg) (Catalyst 3550-48)
Environmental Ranges
· Operating temperature: 32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C)
· Storage temperature: -13° to 158°F (-25° to 70°C)
· Operating relative humidity: 10 to 85% (non-condensing)
· Operating altitude: Up to 10,000 ft (3,049 m)
· Storage altitude: Up to 15,000 ft (4,573 m)
Power Requirements
· Power consumption: 190 W (maximum), 650 BTUs per hour (Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T); 525W (maximum), 1790 BTUs per hour (Catalyst 3550-24 PWR); 65 W (maximum), 222 BTUs per hour (Catalyst 3550-24); 110 W (maximum), 375 BTUs per hour (Catalyst 3550-48); 72 W (maximum), 250 BTUs per hour (Catalyst3550-24-DC); 85 W (maximum), 290 BTUs per hour (Catalyst 3550-24-FX)
· AC input voltage/frequency: 100 to 127/200 to 240 VAC (auto-ranging), 50 to 60 Hz
· DC Input Voltages
· RPS input +12V @ 13A (Catalyst 3550-12G, 3550-12T, and 3550-48); +12V @ 8.3A (Catalyst 3550-24 and 3550-24-FX); +12V @ 7.5A and – 48V @ 7.8A (Catalyst 3550-24 PWR)
· DC input for 3550-24-DC: -36 to 72VDC @ 2A
Acoustic Noise
· ISO 7770, bystander position operating to an ambient temperature of 30 degrees Celsius:
– Catalyst 3550-12G and 3550-12T: 58 dBa
– Catalyst 3550-24 and 3550-24-DC: 48 dBa
– Catalyst 3550-48 and 3550-24-FX: 46 dBa
– Catalyst 3550-24 PWR: 47 dBa
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
· 110,332 hours (Catalyst 3550-12G)
· 113,658 hours (Catalyst 3550-12T)
· 166,356 hours (Catalyst 3550-24 PWR)
· 193,000 hours (Catalyst 3550-24)
· 163,000 hours (Catalyst 3550-48)
· 183,000 hours (Catalyst 3550-24-DC)
· 186,000 hours (Catalyst 3550-24-FX)
Regulatory Agency Approvals
Safety Certifications
· UL to UL 1950, Third Edition
· c-UL to CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 950-95, Third Edition
· TUV/GS to EN 60950 with Amendment A1-A4 and A11
· CB to IEC 60950 with all country deviations
· NOM to NOM-019-SCFI
· CE Marking
Electromagnetic Emissions Certifications
· FCC Part 15 Class A
· EN 55022 Class A (CISPR 22 Class A)
· VCCI Class A
· AS/NZS 3548 Class A
· CE Marking
Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) (for Catalyst 3550-24-DC)
· Bellcore GR-1089-CORE GR-63-CORE SR-3580 Level 3
· Limited lifetime warranty
Service and Support
The services and support programs described in Table X below are available as part of the Cisco Desktop Switching Service and Support solution, and are available directly from Cisco and through resellers.
Table 2. Service and Support
Advanced Services
Total Implementation Solutions (TIS) available direct from Cisco Packaged Total Implementation Solutions (Packaged TIS) available through resellers
· Project management
· Site survey, configuration deployment
· Installation, text, and cutover Training
· Major Moves, Adds, Changes (MAC)
· Design review and product staging
· Supplements existing staff
· Ensures functionality meets needs
· Mitigates risk
Technical Support Services
SMARTnet and SMARTnet Onsite (OS) available direct from Cisco Packaged SMARTnet available through resellers
· 24×7 access to software updates
· Web access to technical repositories
· Telephone support through the Technical Assistance Center
· Advance replacement of hardware parts
· Enables proactive or expedited issue resolution
· Lowers cost of ownership by utilizing Cisco expertise and knowledge
· Minimize network downtime


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Chief information officer, Chief marketing officer, Customer, Information technology, Social Media
This is a great question. What does CIO stand for?
Imagine a business world where the CIO stood for Chief Innovation Officer. That is the digital world.
Why does the Innovation Chasm exist? CIO's, have been charged with protecting the organization's valuable assets, and with providing a reliable and stable infrastructure. As a result, some have become the "CI-No":
- "No, we can't buy that application you saw in an airplane magazine."
- "No, we can't have a new Web site built in two weeks."
- "No, we can't do that because it will expose our customer data."
You can say no when IT is the only game in town: if the business wanted access to technology, they had to come through IT. That's not the case anymore. One of the byproducts of the perfect storm is that the business can now access technology directly from the Cloud without IT's involvement, and without IT's knowledge. It happens in companies of all sizes, in every industry, regardless of your IT or security stance. When business has access to that technology, it widens the chasm.
IT has to up its game, and smart CIOs are on a path to help the business use technology to innovate both what they do and how they do it.
Here is a great visual of how to align with the CEO.
via Crossing the Innovation Chasm.


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Developed by Canada's Center for Digital and Media Literacy, the game Data Defenders gives young people an introduction to management and protection of their personal data on websites and in apps. It is available in French and English and accompanied by a guideline for teachers.
24. November 2017 / Didactical resource / Media competence
In their new exhibition, the Verkehrshaus Schweiz, the Swiss transport museum, and the Swiss Federal Railways present an outlook to future transport. The exhibition explores smartphone-based journey guiding, autonomous driving, e-mobility and the future of railway stations.
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Three Days of Powerful Debate
PeruMUN is the Conference organized annually by Asociación de Estudios de Naciones Unidas (AENU Peru) since 2012. This MUN is directed to 3rd, 4th and 5th year secondary students and has been positioning itself as the largest MUN in the country, and the one with the highest quality, academically and logistically.
In our last conference, more than 1000 students from 40 schools within the country participated. This is why our Conference is well known by school authorities as a space where students from different backgrounds have to build friendships and exchange opinions regarding relevant topics for our society.
What is a Model United Nations?
A Model United Nations (MUN) is a students Conference that aims to simulate the work done in a United Nations Assembly or Committee, and develops as a competition, extremely popular among the best Universities and schools in the world.
In this event, started at Harvard University, each student has the role to represent a country in the discussion of a internationally relevant topic, either political, social, economic and cultural, with the aim to define solutions for the issues being discussed, while still maintaining their government's policy
Letter from the Secretary General
Dear Delegates, Faculty Advisors and Guests,
On behalf of the Secretariat, it is my honor to welcome you all to the 8th edition of PeruMUN, the largest and oldest high school MUN conference in our country.
In PeruMUN we believe in creating the citizens our country needs. Citizens who don't only ask for change, but lead the way to change through innovation, creativity and diplomacy. We are committed to make this PeruMUN truly memorable. Expect high quality academic content, a competitive climate and distinguished experts from international organizations, who will provide insights on the topics addressed in each committee. At PeruMUN, delegates will have the opportunity to share ideas, contribute solutions and promote change, all of this in a supportive learning environment provided by our wonderful team of Directors, Assistant Directors and Moderators.
Our mission as Secretariat is to provide an international level experience and give you the tools to achieve academic and personal growth. We strive to do our best to close the ever expanding education gap through an equal opportunity environment, where delegates from different backgrounds can share their own experiences and enrich each other with their own cultural heritage.
As Secretary General, I hope PeruMUN will raise awareness on the different subjects that plague our country today, such as: corruption, gender inequality, domestic abuse and xenophobia. Furthermore, I hope that this newfound awareness can translate into change through concrete actions. As Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg have taught us, it is never too early to advocate for better policies and demand a response from our political representatives.
If I can assist you with further questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact me.
We are excited to meet you and see you soon!
Alessandra Pinto
Secretary-General, PeruMUN 2019
Alexandra Cross
The best conference to improve our skills in negotiation, writing and speaking. I recommend it every time somebody asks me!
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Kai Díaz - Albertini
An excellent experience for students to improve skills and become future world leaders.
Vasco Soldevilla
PeruMUN para mi es unión nacional, inclusión y escucha de distintos delegados de todo el país. Sin duda, es la conferencia más importante y con más recorrido de todo el Perú.


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'Tis twilight's holy hour (J. Clippingdale)
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General Information
Title: Tis twilight's holy hour
Composer: J. Clippingdale
Lyricist: Wellington Guernsey
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1884 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 17, no. 475
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Original text and translations
English text
'Tis twilight's holy hour!
The sun is sinking to a sweet repose;
In beauty each fair flower,
Its petals softly, sweetly doth close.
DIm shadows slowly creep
O'er hill and dale, and ancient mountain wood;
down many a sloping steep,
Where moss-grown nooks for centuries have stood.
'Tis twilight's holy hour!
The sun is sinking to a sweet repose.
The stream whose crystal breast
In noon-day sun with crimson blushes burned
Now peacefully doth rest,
Soft shadows veiling its fair face upturned.
Sweet harmony doth reign;
While softly, richly mellow fades the light,
The day-beam's sweet refrain,
This silent hour which heralds in the night.
'Tis twilight's holy hour!
The sun is sinking to a sweet repose.


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That's a question California scientists – with the help of federal agencies – are studying in the wake of media reports that featured cancer-stricken soccer players describing years of diving into artificial turf made of recycled tires.
And now, two U.S. senators are asking President Barack Obama to launch a federally led effort to study the health effects of the surfaces. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla. – the two top Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee – wrote the president on Thursday, noting the possible correlation between "crumb rubber" and cancer suggested by recent reports warrants further scrutiny.
"Given that millions of children and young athletes play on crumb rubber synthetic surfaces every day, this correlation with cancer cannot be ignored," the lawmakers wrote.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is conducting a study on the potential health effects associated with the use of recycled waste tires. The first Synthetic Turf Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting is scheduled for Feb. 8, according to the agency's website. The $3 million study is expected to be completed by June 2018.
In November, Consumer Product Safety Commission officials said the agency planned to work closely with the California-led investigation, according to the release from Bluementhal's office. The EPA also has recently said it plans to assist California in its probe.
Crumb rubber has made its way onto thousands of California schools and parks. It's formed into mats on playgrounds and ground up into granules that are ingredients of synthetic grass fields. In addition to cushioning falls and conserving water, the fields permit high levels of use that would trample grass fields.
Murrieta had artificial surfaces from Sprinturf installed at the Los Alamos Sports Park in 2015. The city held a workshop on the surfaces, where the issue was brought up.
"To date, research has not indicated that there is a link between the crumb rubber and cancer," Leah Kolek, Murrieta's parks and recreation manager, said at the time.
Sprinturf made the playing surface installed at Los Alamos Sports Park. Mike Mirante, Sprinturf's California representative, said the company has more than 900 synthetic turf installations across the country, including fields for the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Eastern Washington University (a red-colored field known as "the inferno"), UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania.
"We would never put a product out there that was harmful to a kid that's playing on it," Mirante told the Murrieta workshop. "It's always good to ask questions. I think we've done plenty of studies to basically prove it's safe."
The Temecula Valley Unified School District did an $8.4 million stadium renovation project that converted the athletic fields at Chaparral and Temecula Valley high schools to synthetic turf.
The fields were made by AstroTurf. Company officials said previously the fields used less crumb rubber, using a mix of rubber and sand.
One reason so many play spaces are made of crumb rubber is that the state gives away money to encourage its use. To keep some tires out of landfills, California's recycling department has given $42 million in grants since 2005 to communities that use materials made from old tires.
No research has proven a link between cancer and exposure to crumb rubber. But given recent questions about its potential health risks, state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, said he thinks California ought to hit pause. The Legislature, however, has rejected his attempts for two years in a row.
Several unions that opposed the crumb rubber bill are big political spenders with influential lobbyists. The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (which includes artificial turf installers) has poured at least $1.2 million into California campaigns over the past five years, while the State Building and Construction Trades Council has spent $5.3 million.
Both unions reported giving donations to state Sens. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, and Marty Block, D-San Diego, the two Democrats who helped defeat a bill this month that would have required communities planning new play areas made of crumb rubber to publicly discuss using alternative materials. The bill was a watered- down version of one that stalled last year that would have prohibited the state's recycling department from handing out grants for using crumb rubber while state health officials study potential health risks.
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Environmental health advocates testified in favor of Hill's bill, as did a self-proclaimed "soccer mom."
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But tire recyclers, school construction groups and labor unions that lobbied against the tougher version of the bill last year returned to the Capitol to say they remain opposed. They argued it was scientifically unwarranted and would eliminate jobs.
Making communities discuss alternative materials – such as cork, coconut fibers or rice husks – would "chill the entire industry," Mike West, communications director for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, said after the bill was defeated.
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The union supports the state study that is under way, he said, but opposes making any changes until it's complete.
That message was largely echoed by Sen. Mendoza, who skipped the hearing but popped in at the last minute to vote no. After a labor lobbyist thanked him in the hallway, Mendoza said he voted against the bill because it was premature.
"It was necessary for us to hold off a little bit more to make sure we get as much information as possible," Mendoza said. "I want to make sure it's conclusive, and it's not there yet."
Sen. Block also skipped the hearing but showed up at the final vote. He said his position was influenced by opposition from the California School Boards Association.
"The bill was an unnecessary impingement on local control in our school districts," Block said. "We don't need more mandates."
The school boards association did not testify at the hearing and declined to comment for this story.
California's largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, removed crumb rubber from its preschool grounds in 2008, citing an advisory about lead content from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a desire to act out of what the district called "an abundance of caution." In 2009, the district stopped using crumb rubber in all new construction.
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