Early preparation, according to the National Hurricane Survival Initiative, is the key to facing hurricane season. By starting early, residents avoid the rush at home supply stores, grocery stores and other venues that typically get crowded and sometimes chaotic when hurricane watches and warnings are issued. The Initiative is comprised of organizations and businesses including the National Hurricane Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), The Salvation Army, and AT&T, to name a few.
To date, the National Hurricane Survival Initiative has generated more than 370 million media impressions overall, with media coverage in newspapers, radio and television nationwide, including CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, New York Times, Orlando Sentinel, and the Palm Beach Post, among others.
Three conditions need to be in existence for the formation of a hurricane: pre-existing disturbance of thunderstorms, warm ocean temperatures up to 80 degrees to a depth of approximately 150 feet, and light upper level winds that speed throughout the depth of the atmosphere. Even with today's sophisticated computer-forecasting models, a hurricane's path, strength and potential for damage can not be precisely predicted. That is why preparing for the worst possible situation is a smart move.
In preparing for a hurricane or disaster, families should identify ahead of time where they will go if they need to evacuate. Choose a home of a friend of family member show home is well away from coastal areas. Other options include a motel or approved hurricane shelter. Following a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Consider asking an out-of-state friend to be the "family contact" - someone everyone in the family knows to call to tell him or her where they are. Locate important papers and documents and have them ready to take with you should you need to evacuate. These include driver's license, Social Security cards, proof of residence, insurance policies, wills, birth and marriage certificates, and tax records. Exterior and interior photos of your home should also be included.
A hurricane plan must also include the things you have to protect and secure your home against during the storm. Do everything you can to minimize the danger to your family and damage to your house.
Outside of house:
Keep trees and shrubs trimmed
Remove loose branches
Clean out gutters and downspouts
Clear the lawn of furniture, potted plants, and any other items that can become windborne.
Secure windows and glass doors by using shutters or installing plywood
Brace garage doors
Leave swimming pools filled and add extra chlorine
Secure trailed boats
Fill vehicle fuel tanks
Inside house:
Locate water valves, gas valves, and main electric breaker. Have instructions on how to turn of electricity, gas and water if authorities advise to do so.
Unplug all but essential appliances and electric equipment.
Turn refrigerator and freezer to coldest setting.
Secure and waterproof your home office. Back up computer files on disks.
Stay indoors, away from windows.
Locate a safe room in the center of your home, without windows, such as a bathroom or closet.
There are six basics you should stock for your home: water, food, first aid supplies, clothing and bedding, tools and emergency supplies, and special items. It's important to have certain items on hand to make you and your family as safe and comfortable as possible in your home or when you evacuate:
Important papers, in waterproof container.
Water - figure on at least one gallon daily per person for five days.
Ice
Water purification tablets (halazone).
Food - non-perishable foods that do not need cooking such as canned meat and fish, canned fruits and vegetables, canned soups and puddings, dried fruits, cereal, bread, and instant tea or coffee, to name a few
Special food for pets, babies or the elderly.
First Aid Kit
Radio and extra batteries
Toiletries
Useful tools such as hammer and nails, screwdrivers and screws, all-purpose cleaner, shovel, duct tape, ladder, and portable generator, to name a few.
Other hurricane and earthquake preparation sites recommend safety knives as part of self-rescue kits because of their small size, long shelf life, and multiuse capabilities. Many rescue personnel after Hurricane Katrina carried safety knives for quick-access cutting ability without having an exposed blade at all times. This cost-effective item can be replaced cheaply, lessening incidences of contamination. Forward-thinking companies are planning ahead for disaster operations and ordering supplies of utility knives to issue on demand along with flashlights and other items.
Here are a few things NOT to do in preparation for, or during a storm:
Don't put masking tape on windows - it won't keep the windows from shattering
Don't crack a window - this will not equalize pressure atmospheric pressure inside/outside the house
Don't buy a chainsaw - Sleep deprived and distraught, after the storm is not the best time to use a dangerous power tool.
Don't buy candles With roads out and the fire department grounded, do you really need a house on fire? Invest in battery-powered sources of lights and a battery-powered radio.
2008年3月15日星期六
Preparing for the Rigours of Oil and Gas Jobs
The job market for oil and gas professionals has been consistent since the first oil wells were struck in the 19th century. A consistent need for petroleum for consumer products and automotive fuel means that there is a need for new oil and gas sources. Your desire to partake in the fossil fuel industry needs to be tempered by a realization of challenges to this long-standing leader in natural resources. An effort to find oil and gas jobs wont turn up a dearth of results but may not prepare a professional like you for the rigours ahead.
Oil and gas companies are facing stiff competition from upstarts in the alternative energy industry. Solar panel manufacturers, microhome producers and other companies devoted to clean building have increased pressure on national governments to make oil and gas prohibitively expensive. Your ability to find oil and gas jobs that allow you to fuse traditional demand with new techniques rests on your connections within the industry. Ethanol, gas enrichment and other methods of fuelling the world economy ensure a high demand for oil and gas experts well into the future. The problem comes in fending off hundreds of fellow applicants for these positions.
You can set yourself apart from other oil and gas professionals by showing a willingness to work in hostile environments. Natural oil reserves are found in mountains, deserts, oceans and tundras around the world. The cultivation of natural gas requires a fair amount of risk for the workers on the front lines. Utility companies and energy firms that send out workers pay handsomely based on the risk taken in retrieving valuable resources. Candidates with military experience and a history of extensive travels as well as a hearty spirit will do well in the rigorous environments of fuel cultivation.
The rigours of finding oil and gas reserves in your daily work make proper preparations a matter of life and death. You need to be in solid physical shape in order to deal with adverse weather conditions. Your knowledge of drilling equipment and storage methods will help you store processed fuel in an efficient manner. If your position with an oil company involves field work, courses in emergency medical procedures and rock climbing may be wise. Oil and gas professionals from field workers to executives need to know about all aspects of this competitive industry to gain success.
Oil and gas companies are facing stiff competition from upstarts in the alternative energy industry. Solar panel manufacturers, microhome producers and other companies devoted to clean building have increased pressure on national governments to make oil and gas prohibitively expensive. Your ability to find oil and gas jobs that allow you to fuse traditional demand with new techniques rests on your connections within the industry. Ethanol, gas enrichment and other methods of fuelling the world economy ensure a high demand for oil and gas experts well into the future. The problem comes in fending off hundreds of fellow applicants for these positions.
You can set yourself apart from other oil and gas professionals by showing a willingness to work in hostile environments. Natural oil reserves are found in mountains, deserts, oceans and tundras around the world. The cultivation of natural gas requires a fair amount of risk for the workers on the front lines. Utility companies and energy firms that send out workers pay handsomely based on the risk taken in retrieving valuable resources. Candidates with military experience and a history of extensive travels as well as a hearty spirit will do well in the rigorous environments of fuel cultivation.
The rigours of finding oil and gas reserves in your daily work make proper preparations a matter of life and death. You need to be in solid physical shape in order to deal with adverse weather conditions. Your knowledge of drilling equipment and storage methods will help you store processed fuel in an efficient manner. If your position with an oil company involves field work, courses in emergency medical procedures and rock climbing may be wise. Oil and gas professionals from field workers to executives need to know about all aspects of this competitive industry to gain success.
2008年3月5日星期三
Euphemisms For BMW
After months of saving, I've finally bought myself a wonderful but used BMW! My boss is a miser with the wonga so it's taken some time but now I have this fantastic babe magnet to woo the ladies.
My only problem at the moment is that because I wanted to bling up my wagon, I've gone and blown the rest of my moolah on new wheels. However, I have the best mum in the world and she's lent me the money to go to the pub. I drive down and pick the best spot in the car park, choosing to hang around outside and show off my car.
My best mate emerges from the pub looking wasted. Usually a belligerent, miserable workaholic, he's had the benefit of massive quantities of whiskey which have turned him into a big mellow wuss with a brilliant merry wit. And he's going to need it in the morning!
Recently, he's been mixing with birds that are a bit mental and whacky but this one takes the biscuit! He sees a beautiful, mysterious woman where I see a belching minger in wellies with a black moustache that needs waxing. However, he is besotted with his marvellous wench called Bella Marie West but if you ask me she looks more like Bombay Mix gone wrong. He doesn't even notice the bogey-like mouth wart!
They've brought out bacon butties which she munches, giving herself wind. Unable to stomach any more of her burping, moaning and wheezing I head inside to chat to my favourite barmaid.
Some time ago, she made a bizarre marriage wager and is now very unhappy. She's half way through her second bottle of Muscadet wine and we talk over the barmaid's marital woes.
I have noticed the big, manky witch in the corner has been watching me for some time but after numerous beers she has mutated with ease into a bootylicious minx with the wanton look in her eyes. She's bringing my mojo well and truly back and before I know it, I'm begging her to be my wife.
My mother has sent my brother to look for me and he rescues me before my wittering gets any worse. I swear this bloke was born middle-aged and weird but I do agree with one thing. My brother's mantra was always to back marvellous cars with banging music woofers. So, sitting in the car park, I demonstrate the beastly mega wattage on my baby's multi-channelled wireless.
Concerned that my battery might wane, I turn the radio off and my brother's mood worsens. The only way to cheer him up is to allow him to drive home my Bavarian Motor Works beauty.
My only problem at the moment is that because I wanted to bling up my wagon, I've gone and blown the rest of my moolah on new wheels. However, I have the best mum in the world and she's lent me the money to go to the pub. I drive down and pick the best spot in the car park, choosing to hang around outside and show off my car.
My best mate emerges from the pub looking wasted. Usually a belligerent, miserable workaholic, he's had the benefit of massive quantities of whiskey which have turned him into a big mellow wuss with a brilliant merry wit. And he's going to need it in the morning!
Recently, he's been mixing with birds that are a bit mental and whacky but this one takes the biscuit! He sees a beautiful, mysterious woman where I see a belching minger in wellies with a black moustache that needs waxing. However, he is besotted with his marvellous wench called Bella Marie West but if you ask me she looks more like Bombay Mix gone wrong. He doesn't even notice the bogey-like mouth wart!
They've brought out bacon butties which she munches, giving herself wind. Unable to stomach any more of her burping, moaning and wheezing I head inside to chat to my favourite barmaid.
Some time ago, she made a bizarre marriage wager and is now very unhappy. She's half way through her second bottle of Muscadet wine and we talk over the barmaid's marital woes.
I have noticed the big, manky witch in the corner has been watching me for some time but after numerous beers she has mutated with ease into a bootylicious minx with the wanton look in her eyes. She's bringing my mojo well and truly back and before I know it, I'm begging her to be my wife.
My mother has sent my brother to look for me and he rescues me before my wittering gets any worse. I swear this bloke was born middle-aged and weird but I do agree with one thing. My brother's mantra was always to back marvellous cars with banging music woofers. So, sitting in the car park, I demonstrate the beastly mega wattage on my baby's multi-channelled wireless.
Concerned that my battery might wane, I turn the radio off and my brother's mood worsens. The only way to cheer him up is to allow him to drive home my Bavarian Motor Works beauty.
2008年1月4日星期五
大型封头液压机在合肥锻压机床研制成功
日前，YH24-2000/4000大型封头液压机，在合肥锻压机床股份有限公司研制成功，本月初将发往用户安装。该机适用于厚板的弯曲、拉伸成型、精整和校正工艺，是生产大型封头、拉伸圆筒、大型厚板容器的关键设备，配上不同规格的模具，可以完成2.5米以下各种封头的拉伸成型。特别是CNC控制技术、比例技术的应用更加提高了产品的可靠性。
在模具配套方面，该机配置了快速换模（凸模）装置，配置了自动锁紧压边圈（凹模）装置，大型板材自动送料系统。在环保方面改变的传统封头热压成型工艺，利用拉伸力随压边力浮动的柔性控制，达到控制厚板冷拉伸的最佳伸曲线。该机还配置了20套1920个参数，储存模具参数的PLC，配置了工业触摸，通过直观的图形和表格，控制机器的各种参数，实现了人机对话功能。
在模具配套方面，该机配置了快速换模（凸模）装置，配置了自动锁紧压边圈（凹模）装置，大型板材自动送料系统。在环保方面改变的传统封头热压成型工艺，利用拉伸力随压边力浮动的柔性控制，达到控制厚板冷拉伸的最佳伸曲线。该机还配置了20套1920个参数，储存模具参数的PLC，配置了工业触摸，通过直观的图形和表格，控制机器的各种参数，实现了人机对话功能。
新型预制薄壁管产品问世
一种采用预制薄壁管非抽芯成孔工艺施工的现浇砼空心无梁楼板日前在河南郑州高新联华水泥制品厂面世。与传统的现浇楼梁板结构体系相比，该类预制薄壁管为正多边形，产品有8条棱，相当于8个加劲肋，大大提高了产品的抗压强度和抗折强度，施工放置时不易滚动，容易定位，使用时受力均匀，浇注混凝土时不易出现破损现象，由于楼板下无梁、无柱帽，房间无需吊顶，真正实现平板，提高了建筑物室内的净空高度，减少了竖向水、电、风、电梯、内外墙装修等的费用，并且能够降低整体建筑物的重量。它的另外一大优点在于该产品具有良好的隔音效果，能较好地克服楼层上下间、楼梯间的噪音干扰。据专家介绍，此类产品能够广泛应用于各种跨度和荷栽的建筑，特别适用于商业楼、办公楼、图书馆、展览馆、教学楼等大跨度、大荷栽的多层和高层建筑，以及各类大开间住宅等民用住宅建筑，市场应用前景广阔.
2008年1月3日星期四
苏州电加工机床研究所研制两项产品获高新证书
日前，苏州电加工机床研究所研制的六轴数控高效电火花小孔加工机和四轴数控高效电弧铣削加工设备获得江苏省高新技术产品证书。
六轴数控高效电火花小孔加工机用于航天、航空及军工制造业中大量难加工的深小孔加工。该设备填补了国内空白，在设备的控制轴数、加工孔的精度、表面质量及空间位置的复杂程度等方面居国际同类产品水平。
六轴数控高效电火花小孔加工机用于航天、航空及军工制造业中大量难加工的深小孔加工。该设备填补了国内空白，在设备的控制轴数、加工孔的精度、表面质量及空间位置的复杂程度等方面居国际同类产品水平。
我国第一套大型氮肥空压机组在沈阳诞生
由沈阳鼓风机（集团）有限公司的五位女工程师开发设计的大型氮肥装置40000Nm3/h空压机组（5台份）日前在山东德州华鲁恒升化工股份有限公司正式投入使用。这标志着我国国产化第一套超大型氮肥空压机组诞生，从而结束了我国大空分装置压缩机组长期依赖进口的历史。
目前，40000Nm3/h以上空压机设计技术，只有少数几个发达国家掌握。沈鼓经过精心准备，竞标拿下了华鲁恒升公司40000Nm3/h空分机组生产的大订单，并由5名平均年龄只有36岁的年轻女工程师组成了攻关小组。通过现场试车证明，该机组的性能完全达到了用户要求，各参数全部在控制范围内。
该超大型空压机组的设计成功，不仅填补了国家的重大技术空白，还为国家节省了大量外汇。
目前，40000Nm3/h以上空压机设计技术，只有少数几个发达国家掌握。沈鼓经过精心准备，竞标拿下了华鲁恒升公司40000Nm3/h空分机组生产的大订单，并由5名平均年龄只有36岁的年轻女工程师组成了攻关小组。通过现场试车证明，该机组的性能完全达到了用户要求，各参数全部在控制范围内。
该超大型空压机组的设计成功，不仅填补了国家的重大技术空白，还为国家节省了大量外汇。
2008年1月2日星期三
A.O.史密斯新推金圭特护系统
来自美国拥有 130年历史的热水器巨头 A. O.史密斯，自落户中国以来，一直通过不断地技术创新来顺应消费者的需求。继今年 3月在中国的全球工程研发中心正式落成启用后，经过 3年潜心研究而发明的金圭特护系统，又解决了困扰热水器行业 60-70年的加热棒积垢问题，推动了热水器的技术革新。
普通热水器在使用较长一段时间后，内胆和加热棒积垢经常会导致内胆漏水和加热效率降低。 A.O.史密斯热水器的核心专利技术金圭内胆(专利号 (USA)09/686,288)，具有超强的防腐抗垢能力，在美国曾经创造了一台热水器使用 52年的行业奇迹。为了解决金圭涂层难以附着加热棒的问题， A.O.史密斯通过改良涂层材料，进一步提升了金圭涂层的附着力和耐热性，使之可以运用在加热棒上，同原有的金圭内胆一同构成了 A.O.史密斯金圭特护系统，超强抗垢，大大延长了内胆使用寿命，长期高效的运行又为用户节省了电费。
在金圭特护系统问世之后， A.O.史密斯立即全面升级了旗下的产品，并推出了两款新品。作为 130周年黄金典藏机型升级版的 EW H-D+系列电热水器完美结合了行业尖端科技 AES自适应节能、变容速热技术、 24K镀金加热棒及 DIY自助节能功能。 AES自适应节能是一项先进的节能专利技术，它能够精确滚动记忆您和您家人连续的动态用水记录，并启动微电脑用水习惯分析系统对所有用水数据进行智能分析和优化处理，根据您使用习惯的变化，适时预先加热，能自动调节至最节能的加热模式，而在您的非用水时间，则始终保持省电运行状态。而专利变容速热技术则根据不同需求，提供节能、标准、速热三种加热可调设计和容量可变操作，春秋季可用标准加热模式，夏季或用水人数减少时可选择节能模式只加热上半胆水、避免剩余热水浪费，冬季或用水人数多时选择速热模式、缩短加热时间。变速之外还可改变加热容量，一台变两台，方便又节能。 DIY自助节能功能让您自助找出更适合您的节能使用方式，让您明明白白用电，实实在在省钱。此系列的 PEZ+机型，还特别加入无线遥控功能，迷你型防水遥控器可以实现所有控制功能，让您更方便、更随心设置热水器工作状态。这两款融合 A.O.史密斯顶尖技术的全新机型，将引领热水器行业的技术发展。
2008年1月1日星期二
法国公司推出全新便携式三维测量仪
法国ActiCM公司推出全新的CMM（协调测量仪）三维测量系列产品ActirisTM便携式的测量仪，设计符合人机工程的要求，测量探头和传感器之间没有连接线和其他机械连接使用者在测量过程中行动完全不受影响。该仪器组合了摄影测量学和功能强大的计算机图像处理技术，具有自动参照和手动参照点功能，可以自动调校，测量准备简单、快速，大大提高了测量精度和测量的可靠性。可在生产线上和生产线外使用。该仪器是以完全开放式的平台为基础设计的，公司提供PowerInspectTM软件，可与大部分测量软件兼容。
南通千台收割机渡江南下
进入“三秋”农忙以来，江苏省南通市各级农机部门通过精心组织、合理安排，指导各类农机服务组织全力投入秋收秋种，为农业生产及广大农户提供优质服务，经过10多天的会战，使全市260万亩水稻收获已进入尾声。
据了解，由于今年南通市各地区扎实开展优质服务活动，大大提高了机收的组织化程度；而南通本地与苏北地区的收获季节差明显，也使引进的机具数量达到了预期目标。此外，各县之间充分利用时间差合理调度机具，加之收获期间天气较好，也为提高机械化作业程度创造了良好条件。截至10月底，该市共投入各类水稻收获机械6000多台，其中引进外地联合收割机近2500台，机收水稻181.3万亩。从近日开始，如东、海安、如皋、通州、港闸等地的1500多台高性能联合收割机，在完成了本地水稻收获任务后，已再次陆续离开家园跨区机收晚稻，这是今年的最后一次跨区作业。据悉，此次“南下征战”的主要区域是上海市郊县、有关农场及浙江省、福建省的部分地区，跨区作业时间约1个月左右，预计单机作业收入可达2了万元以上，作业总收入可望超过3000万元。
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