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。
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