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Officials in Luzerne County, Pa., are trying to put hard figures to a migration away from an outdated emergency communication system — support for existing transmitters and receivers will end in late 2020.
(TNS) — Luzerne County, Pa., has invited vendors to submit proposals for its 911 emergency radio upgrade, which will finally put a firm price on a project that had been estimated at around $20 million.
“Now it’s time to give council and the county manager real numbers to work with so we can figure out what we’re able to afford,” said county 911 Executive Director Fred Rosencrans.
Luzerne County has invited vendors to submit proposals for its 911 emergency radio upgrade, which will finally put a firm price on a project that had been estimated at around $20 million.
County officials want to switch from a 20-year-old analog system to a digital one because equipment support for the radio transmitters and receivers that allow emergency responders to exchange messages will end Dec. 31, 2020. The system won’t automatically shut down on that date, but replacement parts have become increasingly difficult to find because they are no longer manufactured.
John Grappy, left, director of Erie County Public Safety, and Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper in October 2017 show off some of the portable radio units that will be used as part of the county’s Next Generation Public Safety Radio Project.
What you need to know about the $26.4 million program that’s about to go into effect.
Julie Jameson is a post graduate intern at MCM Consulting, working primarily with the director of client outreach, Mike Rearick. She will be assisting with outreach efforts for conferences and events as well as working on website content and photography.
She is a graduate of Duquesne University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Communication. She graduated in December of 2018 with her bachelor’s degree, a certificate in business management, and a minor in philosophy. Throughout her studies she focused on marketing, public relations, strategic writing, and rhetoric.
Julie interned with MCM Consulting Group, Inc, from May through August 2018, working on the Pennsylvania Association of Hazardous Materials Technicians conference, NENA conference, web design and other company projects.
Council recently voted to hire Pennsylvania-based MCM Consulting Group for $380,357 to handle the first stage of the proposed $20 million 911 radio project. The company will help determine the county’s equipment needs, prepare a comprehensive bid seeking interested vendors and identify grants and other possible outside funding.
The switch from a 20-year-old analog system to a digital one is warranted because equipment support for the radio transmitters and receivers that allow emergency responders to exchange messages will end Dec. 31, 2020, officials have said.
"Expanding to a regional solution for Law Enforcement Records Management Services (LERMS) was a logical next step for the Northern Tier consortium," said Terri Nelson, PMP, project supervisor for the MCM Consulting Group, Inc .
"Integrating the records management system with New World CAD will greatly enhance data sharing across the 10-county region and will enable agencies across the area to create efficient workflows for improved effectiveness."
WILKES-BARRE - A $20 million project to upgrade the Luzerne County 911 communication system from analog to digital has a project manager, following a unanimous county council vote Tuesday night.
Council approved a $380,357 contract with MCM Consulting Group to manage the upgrade project. County officials say it needs to be completed by 2020, when the manufacturer will stop providing support for the analog system currently used by 911 dispatchers and emergency responders throughout the county.
UNION CITY — Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper marched through the mud as she approached the base of what will be a 263-foot-tall communications tower. She looked up to the three workers from ECI Wireless who were bolting down another massive steel section of the tower 120 feet overhead.
“Good job, everybody,” Dahlkemper, wearing a hard hat, shouted.
Emergency crews throughout Erie County are getting a long awaited update to their radio systems. All emergency crews in the county will be equipped with a new radio system that allows them to communicate with other agencies who might also be responding.
Before, crews from different townships were unable to communicate directly.
Lycoming County officials have hinted at overhauling its public safety communication system on various occasions over the past year.
On Tuesday morning, the commissioners heard a presentation from Michael McGrady, president of MCM Consulting Group, detailing that a study lasting longer than nine months showed such an overhaul will cost about $7.4 million.
"That’s to build a system that’s going to last you for up to 20 years,” he said. “It’s a pretty good investment."
The Summit County Consortium worked closely with MCM Consulting Group, Inc. to evaluate potential vendors that would meet the needs of all six PSAPs, which answer approximately 665,000 services calls each year.
MCM Consulting was impressed by Tyler’s robust solutions and their features and functionality, which would fully integrate each PSAP’s respective systems, creating efficiencies between all agencies.
MCM is also pleased to announce the hiring of James Matisko to the position of Vice President of Business Operations effective July 16, 2018. James comes to MCM with extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of emergency management, executive leadership, fiscal management and personnel management. James is a retired Lieutenant Colonel and served in the United States military for thirty-three years.
James holds a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University, along with a Master of Science from the University of Maryland.
As the Vice President of Business Operations, James will be responsible for the overall administration of personnel, operations and business development of the company.
James can be reached at JMatisko@MCMConsultingGrp.com or 570-406-0225.
MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM), a public safety and telecommunications consulting company headquartered in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the promotion of Teresa Nelson to the position of Project Supervisor effective July 1, 2018.
Teresa’s education and impressive experience in the areas of communications and project management have contributed to her rising status with MCM. During her time in the company, Teresa has displayed an ability to successfully complete projects efficiently and professionally.
Teresa’s holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Florida Institute of Technology and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
The staff of MCM congratulates Teresa on her accomplishments.
Eight new towers being constructed for project. Nine existing tower sites are also being improved.
Erie County’s $23.2 million next-generation public radio system project is taking shape.
Work ramped up this past week on the construction of eight new communication towers and at the sites of nine existing towers. Those towers, scattered throughout Erie County, are part of an intricate infrastructure upgrade that will improve communication between emergency responders, their counterparts in neighboring communities and dispatchers.
“They are working at a breakneck pace,” Public Safety Director John Grappy said of local contractors Perry Construction Co. and Keystone Electric.
The project marks what public safety officials believe is a long-overdue transition to a digital platform. Safety forces now operate on a patchwork of frequencies, from low-band to UHF and VHF.
Tioga County is located in North Central Pennsylvania. Its Department of Emergency Services’ dispatch center covers 2,550 square miles (6,600 square km), primarily for Tioga and Potter Counties, but also areas in McKean, Bradford and Lycoming Counties. 26 fire and EMS services, and 26 police departments are handled by Dispatch.
Tioga County was looking to migrate from TDM to Ethernet technology and chose RAD’s solution based on recommendations from MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM) and Tessco, a leading wireless system integrator and a RAD partner. Tioga County had decided to create a dual network path based on an existing DS3 microwave system that provides voice and data services for first responders.
AKRON, Ohio - Summit County, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow and Tallmadge are taking the next step in the process of consolidating their public safety dispatch operations.
The four communities, along with newcomers Fairlawn, Green and the City of Akron, announced on Oct. 11 their intention to hire MCM Consulting Group, Inc. to advise them on the implementation of the consolidated computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and the possible consolidation of their dispatch operations.
About $6 million worth of mobile and portable radios, as well as control stations, will be installed in police, fire and emergency medical services vehicles across the county starting later this month.
New equipment for Erie County’s $23.2 million public safety radio system has arrived early and will be installed in police, fire and emergency medical services vehicles across the county starting this month.
The goal of the “Next Generation Public Safety Radio System” project is to move the existing system and its users onto a common communications platform. Doing so will enable emergency responders to more effectively communicate with each other, including among different departments.
The project was approved by Erie County Council in August 2015. MCM Consulting Group is managing the project and Texas-based E.J. Johnson won the bid to provide the equipment. Another company, Mobilcom, will install the mobile radios and control stations.
Summit County and several local cities intend to hire a consultant to guide them in exploring a shared dispatch system, and perhaps even consolidation of their physical operations.
If approved by their respective councils, MCM Consulting Group Inc. will advise the county and the cities of Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Tallmadge, Fairlawn and Green on the implementation of a consolidated computer-aided dispatch system and the feasibility of an outright merger of dispatch operations.
Akron has also asked to be included in discussions about joining a shared computer-assisted dispatch system, but is not included in talks concerning the consolidation of all dispatch operations.
Earlier this year, the County of Summit and the Cities of Cuyahoga Falls, Stow and Tallmadge entered into a memorandum of understanding laying out the framework for a consolidated computer-aided dispatch system (“Consolidated CAD System”) and possible consolidation of dispatch operations. On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, those communities announced their intention to hire MCM Consulting Group, Inc. to advise the communities on the implementation of the Consolidated CAD System and the possible consolidation of their dispatch operations. The communities were joined by the Cities of Fairlawn and Green in both efforts and by the City of Akron for the Consolidated CAD System only. The City of Akron is not exploring a consolidation of its dispatch operations with the other communities.
The Monroe County, Pennsylvania hazard mitigation plan was updated in a long-term planning process which occurred between July 1, 2015 and October 1, 2016. Due to the in-depth nature of hazard mitigation planning, Monroe County sought the services of MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM), which has a vast span of knowledge in hazard mitigation planning. Monroe County and MCM initiated the planning process with the development of a multi-discipline local planning team, which included representatives from local business, academia, government, and the first responder community.
A comprehensive capability assessment and a risk assessment were completed by Monroe County representatives and local government representatives. The capability and risk assessments give government and public safety representatives the opportunity to take a detailed, structured look at the hazards that could affect citizens, safety and infrastructure in their communities and county. The assessment also affords them an opportunity to look at their current ability to mitigate and recover from these hazards. In addition to county and local government representation, agencies including hospitals, museums, historical associations and educational institutions participated in the assessments.
Erie County government’s multimillion-dollar public safety radio system is proving to be a less-costly proposition — in terms of equipment — than local officials originally projected.
County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper’s administration said last week that the project, originally projected to cost $26.5 million, is slightly more than $3 million under budget right now due to lower-than-expected equipment costs.
Those expenses are being closely monitored by MCM Consulting group, which is coordinating the public safety radio project for the county. Michael McGrady, MCM’s president and chief executive, also told the Erie Times-News that equipment purchases for the radio project are under budget.
MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM) announces the hiring of Jason Roblin, Senior Consultant - PMP. Jason joins MCM with extensive experience in 911 and emergency management, having served as a 911 coordinator and emergency management director for more than 10 years.
With a B.A. in Business Administration from Ashland University, Jason is poised to lead clients and manage projects effectively and efficiently.
As a senior consultant - PMP, Jason will be working on and supervising 911 and EMA projects for MCM.
LOCK HAVEN - A new fiscal year means new contracts in front of the Clinton County commissioners.
At Thursday’s meeting, the commissioners acted on contracts for updating the county’s hazard mitigation plan, repairing the parking lot at the county’s new building in the former Piper complex, and garnering more parking near the county building in Flemington.
MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM) announces the promotion of Tyler Haas, Project Coordinator to full-time employment. Tyler is a graduate of Penn State University with a B.S. in Geology.
Since graduation Tyler has completed several Python programming language classes including a class on using Python to program and automate ArcGIS software. With this training, Tyler has created several tools for MCM clients.
Additionally, Tyler has participated in a variety of emergency management training and been involved with the creation of several hazard mitigation plans.
Tyler started with MCM in 2014 as an intern, accepted a part-time position upon graduation from Penn State, and became a full-time employee as of July 1, 2017.
Tyler continues to work with MCM on GIS and EMA projects.
Speaking at the opening of the fire service and local government symposium Saturday, County Commissioner Rick Mirabito urged the group to think about the future of area fire services.
“From a bigger perspective, we have to think about how we’re going to deliver fire services not just two, three years from now, but really 20 to 25 years from now,” he said.
MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM) announces the hiring of Corbin Snyder, Project Coordinator.
Corbin is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Technology with a B.S. in Emergency Management Technology.
Corbin has experience working in emergency management, including an internship with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency. As a project coordinator, Corbin will be working with MCM on both EMA and taskforce projects.
Due to 911 legislation passed in 2015 (ACT12), which funds a large percentage of all PSAPs operating budgets, non-county PSAPs in Pennsylvania are required to consolidate. The cities of Bethlehem and Allentown are both scheduled to lose their funding for their individual PSAPs in 2019. These cities are the last two municipalities to hold PSAP status and funding due to previous legislation.
To determine the best approach to the pending consolidation, the counties and cities hired MCM Consulting Group, Inc. to conduct a PSAP study on the best way for the neighboring agencies to address the requirements. Their study revealed that implementing a common software system for Lehigh and Northampton counties would be the most efficient and best approach for better public safety.
The project is currently $3 million under budget.
Erie County residents can expect better emergency response in December 2018 when a radio upgrade project currently $3 million under budget is complete.
That is according to project designers who updated emergency personnel from across the county Wednesday evening on the ongoing implementation of a next generation countywide public safety radio system.
The public is invited to attend a meeting at which officials will provide an update on Erie County’s next-generation public safety radio project.
Wednesday’s meeting will be facilitated by Mike McGrady, president of MCM Consulting Group, and John Grappy, director of the county Department of Public Safety.
Finding ways to improve efficiency of and/or share public services — whether they be police, sanitary sewer, water or emergency communications — just makes sense.
The cost of government just keeps rising, folks, and we don’t see a reverse of that trend anytime soon.
So our elected leaders need to always be open to finding ways to reduce or stabilize costs to taxpayers without comprising important services.
That’s why the Clinton County commissioners’ decision to spend $48,000 in Act 12 grant funding with a consultant who will pinpoint and recommend changes to enhance emergency communications into “shared regional services” should prove fruitful.
Will there be cost savings?
BROOKVILLE — The Jefferson County Commissioners passed a “modified” 2017 budget. The modifications did not reduce the $28,062,301 spending plan but reduced the amount the county would be forced to use from its reserves to balance the budget.
The commissioners entered into a professional consulting services agreement with MCM Consulting Group along with the Northern Tier Regional Telecommunications project. MCM will aid the county in preparing and implementing the next generation of 911.
Plans to combine Snyder and Union counties’ 911 centers at one location in Penn Township, Snyder County, for a savings in excess of $1 million and improved services are moving forward.
About 60 emergency responders, law enforcement and community leaders attended a meeting Tuesday to hear the proposal pitched by MCM Consulting Group Inc. President Michael McGrady to merge the agencies in the next two to three years.
(WBRE/WYOU) Two counties will combine 911 call centers.
Union and Snyder counties have been weighing their options since January when they started a six month study on a potential merger.
The biggest concern.. if they can save money while not jeopardizing service?
Those concerns were raised today but the decision was made to move forward with the merger.
IRVING, TEXAS – August 16, 2016 – EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (EFJohnson), the mission-critical P25 communications specialist for JVCKENWOOD Corporation, has signed a $16.1 million contract with Erie County, Pennsylvania to deliver a secure P25 Phase 2 communication system, new radio fleet, dispatch consoles, and long-term support services to upgrade and manage its radio network.
Erie, PA – Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper on Tuesday announced a contract award to E.F. Johnson Co. as the radio manufacturer for Erie County’s Next Generation Public Safety Radio System.
A consultant is recommending a Luzerne County 911 emergency radio communications system overhaul and upgrade that would cost an estimated $19.26 million and take several years to complete.
WILKES-BARRE -- Luzerne County announced Monday that changes are coming to improve the response to emergencies.
The last time Luzerne County 911 updated the system was about 20 years ago.
In other Emergency Management Agency news, the county renewed its contract with MCM Consulting, which provides guidance to the department in many areas, including creating its Hazard Mitigation Plan.
MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM), a privately held education, government, healthcare, public safety and telecommunications consulting firm headquartered in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania announces the retirement of Edward Hoffman, Consultant. Ed was the company SME for training and HSEEP exercises. Ed also worked on EMA projects, including hazard mitigation planning. The staff of MCM wish Ed well with his retirement.
MCM additionally announces the promotion of Valerie Zents to Consultant. Valerie has worked for MCM as a project coordinator. Valerie has excelled in service on her healthcare and taskforce projects, as well as in assisting senior consultants with EMA projects. Val will continue to work with the same clients as a consultant. The staff of MCM congratulates Valerie on her promotion.
MCM announces the hiring of Teresa Nelson, Senior Consultant. Teresa has extensive experience in 911 and communications, including serving as the Director of Customer Support and Interoperability at the Pennsylvania Office of Public Safety Radio Services. Teresa also holds a Project Management Professional certification.
Teresa holds a B.S. in Oceanography from the Florida Institute of Technology.
As a senior consultant, Teresa will be working with MCM on both 911 and taskforce projects. Teresa can be reached at TNelson@MCMConsultingGrp.com or 814-203-6370.
The Board of Bucks County Commissioners continued to reinforce its commitment to the public safety of more than 630,000 county residents during its June 22 business session. The meeting, which took place in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room of the Bucks County Administration Building, was scheduled expressly for the consideration of a pair of Emergency Communications contract resolutions.
Commissioners Robert G. Loughery, chairman, Charles H. Martin and Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, LCSW unanimously approved the two agreements – the majority of which was $2.042 million contract with Frontier Communications of America, Inc. of Norwalk, CT to provide hardware to complete a 911 telephone system upgrade and five-year maintenance agreement. The second contract was a $256,000 deal with MCM Consulting Group, Inc. of Saint Marys, PA to provide consulting services for the Computer Aided Dispatch system.
Following debate about the bidding process (the hardware upgrade was a re-bid), Chairman Loughery noted that the meeting was scheduled because the resolutions involved “two significant projects, and much needed upgrades.” Commissioner Marseglia motioned to approve the contracts, and Commissioner Martin seconded the motion.
The next meeting of the Board of Bucks County Commissioners will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6 at the Van Sant Airport, 516 Cafferty Rd., Erwinna, PA 18920. For a complete audio account of the June 22, 2016 business meeting, please visit the official county website, www.BucksCounty.org, and click on the “Audio from Last Mtg” link on the home page.
For quite some time, we’ve all watched budgets dwindle in U.S. cities and counties, while government workers are challenged to do more with less. As a fire chief and former 9-1-1 director, I can certainly relate. And as an account manager for a 9-1-1 solutions provider, I’ve seen how advances in technology bridge the gap by connecting municipalities in ways that improve operations and reduce costs.
We’re beginning to see more and more public safety agencies regionalize by uniting across their geographical boundaries to share resources and become more efficient. Regionalization also helps them keep pace with the latest technologies needed to protect and serve. Being in both worlds - as an emergency communications user and supplier - provides me a unique perspective on the entire regionalization process and the steps needed for effective implementation.
Michael McGrady, President and Chief Executive Officer of MCM Consulting Group, Inc. was recently honored as the Citizen of the Year during a ceremony at the Erie County Firefighters Association annual banquet.
Mr. McGrady and his company have been committed to the assessment, design and implementation of the Erie County next generation emergency communications radio system.
The Erie County Firefighters Association recognized Mr. McGrady and his company for their deep commitment to enhancing communications for first responders.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A consultant, Jonathan Hansen of MCM Consulting Group, Inc. recommends creating a regional Lehigh Valley 911 emergency communications center. That center would consolidate separate 911 centers now operated by Allentown, Bethlehem, Lehigh County and Northampton County into a single comm center under one roof.
ALLENTOWN — A 911 regionalization study has recommended merging the Allentown and Bethlehem 911 centers with Lehigh and Northampton counties, respectively, in the next two years with an eventual goal of creating one regional center.
A 911 regionalization research has really helpful merging Allentown and Bethlehem’s 911 facilities with their respective counties within the subsequent two years with an eventual objective of making one regional middle.
Regional 911 center makes sense for Lehigh Valley, study finds. The Lehigh Valley should have a regional 911 center but it's unlikely a full consolidation could happen ahead of when state funding runs out in 2019, according to a study.
Erie County government will host two public meetings Monday to update citizens on the $26.5 million public safety radio system project for local emergency responders.
NESCOPECK — In small Nescopeck Borough, radio coverage can be spotty.
Some parts of the borough are dead zones where calls to 911 from portable radios don’t go through.
The borough is tucked next to the Susquehanna River, across from Berwick, and the spotty connection is worse in the spring and summer when foliage is blooming on the hills around the valley, said Paul Nye, borough council president. Police who couldn’t make calls with portable radios have switched to using cellphones if they need to call 911, he said.
Nye said the communication issue has existed for about five years, but some changes could be coming.
No sirens went off as Bethlehem’s police, fire, ambulance and emergency communications operations had their proposed 2016 budget requests reviewed by City Council Thursday night. The focus was on public safety during the second of five hearings scheduled on the proposed $73.85-million city budget.
They are the only two cities in Pennsylvania that still operate their own 911 centers. State officials are pushing for consolidation to create regional centers. MCM Consulting Group has been hired to develop a strategic 911 plan for the two cities and two counties.
Flooding and high wind storms are natural hazards that have typically plagued Lawrence County.
But the Pennsylvania and Federal Emergency Management Agencies want counties throughout Pennsylvania to plan for any type of disaster and put that planning on paper so they can qualify for funding and assistance following any type of a large-scale emergency. The higher agencies also are demanding the input and participation of individual municipalities in the document, showing how they will respond should larger-scale emergencies arise within the county's borders.
BETHLEHEM, PA - Bethlehem officials have taken the first step toward determining the future of the city’s 911 emergency communications system.
City council on Tuesday unanimously approved hiring MCM Consulting Group Inc. to develop a strategic 911 plan for Bethlehem, Allentown and Lehigh and Northampton counties.
That study could lead to a merger of city and county 911 centers, which is being pushed by the state to supposedly make such operations more effective and cost efficient.
Allentown, Bethlehem and Northampton and Lehigh counties are going study whether they should share 911 dispatch services.
The study, which will start in September, will look at both whether all four entities should merge dispatching and also whether Bethlehem should join with Northampton and Allentown should join with Lehigh.
ALBION -- Public safety in Erie County will be getting a boost soon.
Erie County Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday night on a $26.5 million public safety radio system for emergency responders.
Before the vote at the Elk Creek Township Building, Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper said the vote would culminate more than one year of work on the project to date.
She thanked council for a project she said is "very, very important for the county."
Mansfield University hosted a table top exercise with the North Central Task Force on July 20 to familiarize local emergency responders with assets offered regionally.
Exercise conducted by MCM Consulting Group, Inc.
The primary concern of those in attendance was the necessity of constructing a new building on land adjacent to Cora Clark Park off Pine Street when a number of vacated properties are currently available for purchase. The land was part of the former Talon property.
MCM Consulting Group Inc., the county consultant on the project, considered a number of vacant buildings, according to Mike McGrady, the group’s president and chief executive officer.
EDINBORO -- Erie County government is moving ahead with a significant financial commitment toward a planned new $26.5 million public safety radio system for emergency responders.
It's considered one of the largest investments by Erie County government, aimed at protecting the community.
Leaders of the “Next Generation Radio System” met with the public to give an update on the project.
The $26.5 million project will allow first responders to broadcast on the same frequency. Right now, they operate on different channels.
The upgrade is expected to take three to five years.
In phase one, members of MCM Consulting Group are trying to acquire FCC licenses. They're also trying to pinpoint where to build new communication towers.
According to MCM Consulting Group President Michael McGrady, they hope to have a total of 20 towers available, which includes 11 new and nine that already exist.
Erie County government officials and the consultant for a $26.5 million countywide radio network for emergency responders will host a public meeting to give updates about the project.
Lebanon County stands to save hundreds of thousands of dollars and end up with a new 911 Call Center should the Pennsylvania Legislature approve funding formula changes to the surcharges placed on phones, an emergency communications consultant told the Lebanon County commissioners on Wednesday.
Mike McGrady, president and CEO of MCM Consulting Group, was fresh from testifying before the state House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Wednesday morning about amending the E-911 law that helps fund 911 Call Centers when he presented the commissioners with the results of a Regional Shared Services Assessment.
Erie County council members unanimously voted to approve another contract to the MCM Consulting Firm.
MCM Consulting is responsible for implementing the $26 million radio system. Officials say the upgrade will replace the county's current system and will benefit 37 municipalities.
MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM), a privately held education, government, healthcare, public safety and telecommunications consulting firm headquartered in McMurray, Pennsylvania announces the hiring of Robert W. Anderson as Senior Consultant. Robert joins the MCM team after serving as a public safety consultant for the past 10 years. Robert’s background includes serving as the Director of Emergency Services, Director of Communications and the Emergency Management Coordinator for Hunterdon County, NJ.
As Senior Consultant, Robert will serve as a Project Manager for 911, emergency management, education, healthcare, HSEEP training and exercises, public safety and telecommunication projects.
Robert will be working out of Doylestown, PA and can be reached at: RAnderson@MCMConsultingGrp.com or 267-614-5485.
Erie County Council Chairman Kyle Foust wants to make one thing clear: he and most of council's seven members support establishing a new, multimillion-dollar state-of-the-art radio system for local emergency responders.
That is a major reason why the panel plans to meet with the county's radio system consultant Dec. 16 to ask more questions about financing, equipment and the project's probable timeline.
Foust asked for the meeting with Mike McGrady, chief executive of McMurray-based MCM Consulting Group Inc. The meeting will be at the Erie County Courthouse.
Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, along with Public Safety Director John Grappy, is pleased to announce that the Erie County Department of Public Safety will host a Town Hall Meeting at the Albion Fire Station, 13 Smock Avenue, Albion Borough on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM to discuss the County’s radio project.
In conjunction with the Erie County Department of Public Safety, the Next Generation Radio System Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan Report will be presented by Mike McGrady of MCM Consulting Group. Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper and Erie County Councilwoman Carol Loll are expected to attend.
MCM recommends that Erie County replace the current radio, microwave and radio console equipment and systems as soon as possible because they are so crucial to public safety.
On the afternoon of Oct. 2, Jim Pyle lived through another example of what he considers the fractured, potentially dangerous radio communications system that many local public safety responders deal with.
"I've had five structure fires in the past two years where this has been an issue. ... I'm 10 feet away from (another department's) trucks, and I can't talk to them," Pyle said. "It's endangering firefighters. It's endangering the general public. Using the system we have now, someone's going to get injured or killed."
A new independent study backs up complaints that Luzerne County’s 911 Center is understaffed, recommending the addition of 15 full-time employees.
The center is currently budgeted for 77 full-time employees, and the proposed 2015 budget did not increase that amount.
Luzerne County 911 Executive Director Fred Rosencrans sought the study, which was completed by MCM Consulting Group, Inc., after the center was criticized for dispatching emergency crews to the wrong location in a May 15 fatal blaze.
The AFSS acquisition will enable MCM Consulting Group, Inc. to increase its level of service in HSEEP Exercise, Emergency Management, Regional Task Force Management, Healthcare and Education Agency Training, and Hazard Mitigation Planning. MCM will also be able to offer Active Shooter exercises including the utilization of the Simunitions Training Weapons system, which is considered a “real world” training system for law enforcement.
The Haas acquisition allows MCM to provide an added dimension to projects already managed by MCM as well as to incoming projects, allowing the company to provide expanded GIS, addressing and mapping services.
TEMECULA, Calif., June 19, 2013 – Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, has completed installation of its VESTA®/Sentinel® 4 Next Generation 911 (NG911) call taking system for seven of the nine counties in the northern tier of Pennsylvania.
The new NG911 system makes it possible for all nine counties to be part of a single regional network – the first in the state – designed to reduce costs and improve survivability for their Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). The Northern Tier Regional Telecommunications Project, encompassing the counties of Clearfield, Jefferson, Elk, Cameron, McKean, Clarion, Warren, Crawford and Forest, complies with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency guidelines for 911 infrastructure.
Partnership with other counties cut cost sharply.
Mike McGrady with MCM Consulting, the consultant coordinating the project, said if each of the regional member counties purchased the necessary equipment on their own, total cost would be $3.159 million. The regional cost brings that down to $1.3 million.
He explained that each county will also see a reduction in yearly maintenance costs as well. He said Warren County's share of the maintenance will be approximately $13,000, down from $39,685 if the county maintained their own equipment.
In a cost savings and redundancy of services effort, nine counties in Northern Pennsylvania worked together to upgrade to a Next Generation 911 Telephony System and a diverse and redundant Fiber Network. The counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean and Warren have worked together as one entity to create a regional network and improve technology and operations while saving costs to their individual counties. Implementation of this project started with Cameron and Elk Counties going live on the system May 1, 2013. Clearfield and Jefferson County will be the next two counties to go live on May 15, 2013 and May 16, 2013. All counties will be live by June 30, 2013.
The average cost for replacement of a single county 911 telephony system would have been $394,875.00 (total combined cost to all the counties would have been $3,159,000.00). The average yearly maintenance for each county would have been $45,242.69. On the new system the average county shared cost is $162,513.09 ($1,300,104.72 total for the region). The average yearly maintenance per county is $21,730.12.
These nine counties all received notice from their current telephony switch manufacture about the end of life for their legacy era 911 telephony switches. In determination to provide the best 911 redundant response, they began the process with MCM Consulting Group, Inc. (MCM), of McMurray, PA in January 2011. MCM reviewed their systems which lacked redundancy and were not interconnected or capable of Next Generation 911. Therefore, the counties could not transfer 911 calls between counties with automatic location identification or automatic number identification.
The Northern Tier entered into agreements with Cassidian Communications, Inc. out of Temecula, California, for the Next Generation 911 (NG911) Telephony System and Zito Media for the IP fiber network. The system design includes a Cassidian Geo-Diverse Vesta 4.0 Next Generation 911 telephony system, with one NG911 switch located in the Windstream territory, and the second NG911 switch located in the Verizon territory. Each switch is capable of running the entire network in the event of a failure of the other switch. Each county is connected to switches on diverse and redundant fiber paths.
For added redundancy to the system, all of the county 911 trunks are directed to the Verizon Tandems. From the tandems, one half of the counties 911 trunks are connected to the switch in Elk County and the other half are connected to the Clearfield County switch. Also in an effort to reduce costs, non-emergency and administrative telephone lines connect to the individual county workstations at the public-safety answering point level.
This system is also capable of providing transport and connectivity for systems including but not limited to: computer aided dispatch; graphical information systems; radio interoperability system; and emergency management functions, including interfacing with a State-wide emergency services IP network (ESInet).
What does this mean for the general public? If a 911 Center’s phone service is down, for whatever reason, in one county, your 911 phone call will not go unanswered. Someone from another county will pick up that call, providing necessary emergency information to the caller; while still being able to send information to the dispatchers in the county in which the call originated, with all of the necessary location and number identification – in one fluid motion between counties.
With the installation of a new radio network and Zetron’s MAX Dispatch system, Clinton County Pennsylvania’s Department of Emergency Services (CCDES) is now narrowbanding compliant and equipped with a dispatch system that provides updated functionality, improved interoperability and future readiness.


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Perfect for your holiday wrapping and christmas tree decorating. Check out our Retro Starburst Ornaments gift tags! Which can also be ornaments. They will bring plenty of cheer at your holiday party or gathering.
COLOR COMBOS:: if you would like to order in different color combos, pick 2 Combo in the "Color" options. Leave desired colors in notes.

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FEST is the intersection of fashion, entrepreneurship, sustainability + tech. It’s also the future of a better fashion industry.
PressDope by Spirit of 608 is led by longtime journalist-turned-media entrepreneur Lorraine Sanders and a small, international team that’s passionate about FEST and the future.
After launching the Spirit of 608 in 2015 and quickly growing an audience reaching thousands each month through a flagship podcast and social media platforms focused on women building businesses at the forefront of fashion, entrepreneurship, sustainability + tech (we call it FEST, and we believe it’s the future of a better fashion industry), those of us at Spirit of 608 knew more was needed: more media support for FEST brands, more collaboration among them and more consumer eyeballs on them.
We love helping founders and female entrepreneurs with the inspiring stories and killer advice that we share on the podcast each week, but we also wanted to amplify FEST brands in a new way, one that takes what we do best and puts it to use for socially-responsible fashion and lifestyle brands.
With nearly two decades of media expertise and a deep understanding of what it takes to build and attract passionate audiences, we understand how to navigate today’s media landscape. But here’s how we’re really different: we don’t think getting the word out about a badass FEST brand should be hindered by expensive monthly retainer fees and agencies that own your media relationships and take them back when you’re done paying.
Instead, we’ve built PressDope by Spirit of 608 as an affordable, interactive, community-driven alternative. Our done with you, not for you approach gives you access to the media support and guidance you need to get more press coverage and connect with a network of likeminded FEST brands for strategic partnerships at a monthly cost that’s less than most PR consultants’ hourly rate.


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Blayne picked up the cup and turned it upside down.
I don't like anything Karen does.
I think Klaus is afraid of your dog.
Pandora is a wine critic.
I was hoping Thad would have time to come over and help us move the piano.
Lynnette did what Hitoshi wanted.
Sergei never cried, no matter how badly he was beaten.
I can hear Doug snoring in the next room.
Subra has a talent for acting.
Roy has nothing to be ashamed of.
Tai told me not to worry.
Sherman bleached his hair yesterday.
Jinny's parents never told him about the birds and the bees.
Sandeep put away his clothes.
Amos grew up in a small town in Australia.
I thought I could help Charlie.
Try to keep up with Johan.
Kerry was chosen from among 500 applicants.
When did you talk to Marty?
I promised Marian that we'd be at his party.
Sonja knows Ravi likes reggae.
Are you hiding something, Anton?
Srikanth went out the back door.
Magnus was beginning to feel awkward.


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It is always a joy for The Legal Genealogist — indeed, for any genealogist — to come across a record we didn’t know existed.
I do declare that Elizabeth … now living in my family, daughter of William … & of Rachel …, is born the Eight of October in the Year Eighteen Hundred and five.
Now, anyone who does New Jersey research knows that there aren’t any New Jersey birth records before 1848.
Except for the ones I learned about for the first time last night.
I had the pleasure of speaking at the New Jersey State Archives last night as part of the 2014 Exploring Your Jersey Roots lecture series, co-sponsored by the Archives, Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ), and Central Jersey Genealogy Club (CJGC). It’s part of the celebration of New Jersey’s 350th birthday.
And before I spoke, about researching our female ancestors, I got a personal introduction to some of the holdings of the Archives from the archivists on duty, with a promise for more when I return next week to talk about DNA.
That’s how I learned about these birth records. And they are stunning.
Not just because they exist, though that by itself is enough of a cause for joy.
But because, that record — the way I transcribed it above?
That’s not all it says.
That’s right: that very earliest set of New Jersey birth records are the children of New Jersey slaves, born into freedom, under New Jersey law.
These required birth records for one New Jersey county — Hunterdon County — have been digitized and are available online here. Not all of them are as complete as Paul H. Mallet-Prevost’s declaration of Elizabeth’s birth. Only a handful of the digitized set list the father; some don’t even name the mother, although most do. Some add the township or city where the child was born.
Wonderful records. Of a time and a people and a condition of slavery in the North that we often never knew about.
I’ve seen these in one county in Pennsylvania where I have read a few years’ worth of court entries in this same time period. I have thought it would be a great project to extract those for greater public accessibility. But then there are always a jillion worthy projects waiting to be done.
Time, time, time. It’s becoming the dirty four-letter word of our lives, isn’t it? Trying to get time to do everything we want to do!
Great to discover these records!! And, WOW, $5 was a hefty fine in 1805—and then another $ for each month of delinquency–a real penalty for most people!!
Sure makes it a lot more likely that the law was followed, doesn’t it?
Yes, I think we need to thank that part of the law for having these early records recorded so we can have them today!
Wow! These records are incredible. What a find. To have a registered government document stating the full date of birth for a person of colour at that early time period in US history is amazing. Thanks for sharing, Judy.
They really are wonderful, aren’t they? Just stunning.
These records exist in all of the states that issued “gradual emancipation” laws, most notably New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Also see the James W. Petty, “Black Slavery Emancipation Research in the Northern States,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 100 (2012): 293-304.
Nice to know they exist elsewhere, but better to have some of them online! And, for lurkers, Connecticut and Rhode Island also had gradual emancipation laws.

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Abstract: An explicit marching on-in-time scheme for analyzing transient electromagnetic wave interactions on ferromagnetic scatterers is described. The proposed method solves a coupled system of time domain magnetic field volume integral and Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equations. The unknown fluxes and fields are discretized using full and half Schaubert-Wilton-Glisson functions in space and bandlimited temporal interpolation functions in time. The coupled system is cast in the form of an ordinary differential equation and integrated in time using a PE(CE)m type linear multistep method to obtain the unknown expansion coefficients. Numerical results demonstrating the stability and accuracy of the proposed scheme are presented.
Keywords: Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equations, Transient analysis, Integral equations.

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No, you cried. The tale cannot be said.
It seems that somehow you've been told that I'm walking on down the road.
It's been sung and it's been sought that the road is something that it's not.
I can tell you where water can be found.
I can tell you where there's love in the ground.
And the road goes on and on.
Tired old farmhand, kicked about, he's heading home, without a doubt.
Whistles, and a boxcar comes for him.
Just how that was, he never would admit.
And Dancing Tom you knew before, there he is fishing on the canyon floor.
That no one knows how to play anymore.
And there's a figure sauntering down the canyon towards him.
It's been whispered, it's been told that the water's been covering that Utah road.
I can tell you where a card game can be found.
I can tell you where there's truth in the ground.
The crowds are outside making noise, shaking up your careful poise.
And every stone imparting something sad.
The breeze kicks up and your name is writ in the dust.
There'll come a day when you will see what the forest said to me.
Carrying a drowsy girl who dreams of walking.
It's been soaked and it's been burned, the storefront crumbles, the pages turn.
I can tell you where an old friend can be found.
I can tell you where there's hope in the ground.
So you want to bid me goodbye 'til the springtime.
The winter isn't all that long, you know.
I can't see the end of it.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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This documentary film by IUCN, in partnership with ECOWAS, looks at the many challenges and opportunities relating to large dams in West Africa from the perspective of the different stakeholders (decision makers, civil society, communities, technical and financial partners) involved.
These issues were addressed by looking at four dam sites in the region: Sélingué in Mali, Bagré in Burkina Faso, Diama in Senegal and Kandadji (under development) in Niger. This film was part of the "Regional dialogue on major water infrastructure in West Africa" project launched in 2008 by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its Resources Coordination Centre for Water (CCRE).
In deciding to support ECOWAS in its approach, IUCN's goal is to promote environmentally sustainable and socially equitable management of water resources in West Africa by facilitating the expansion of cooperation with non-state actors, civil society organisations and resource users.
This film has been used to disseminate the recommendations of the regional consultation between stakeholders to promote good practices in the design, construction and operation of large hydraulic infrastructures.

industry_corpus2: Water Resources & Marine


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As one of the most prominent garage door companies in Ontario, Pro-Master Garage Doors Service provides solutions and services in Scarborough and other surrounding locations. Whether you’re looking for a quick fix repair or a new garage door installation, our certified technicians at Pro-Master Garage Doors Scarborough Service can definitely help you!
We offer our customers in Scarborough leading garage doors and technology within the industry, installing top-quality brands such as LiftMaster, Amarr and Clopay. Our aim is to provide our clients with fast, speedy service with professional repair and installation work. We also strive to give our clients the best in customer service as well, therefore, we are on time, we’re available to take your call, and we offer you a free estimate.
For more information on our garage doors and repair services, contact Pro-Master Garage Doors Service today!

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text: By the late Middle Ages, mendicant spiritual confraternities had developed a poor reputation. Their spiritual status was ill-identified: somewhere between requests for intercession, necrological commemoration, and pious associations. In the hands of the mendicants, they seemed to resemble what indulgences had supposedly become in the hands of the papacy: bait that was handed out to extort funds from the faithful while offering an apparently immediate access to Paradise. Thus, like indulgences, they seem to have been gradually emptied of their substance and denounced (even before Luther) as glaring evidence of the corruption of the Roman Church. Much recent scholarship has followed this negative portrait of spiritual confraternities — unless it has conflated them with other non-spiritual confraternities, or indeed ignored them altogether.


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The two time zones are displayed simultaneously.
Local time is indicated by the conventional centre hour, minute and seconds hands. It can be set quickly and easily by means of a mechanism that allows the hour hand to be adjusted independently in one-hour increments both forwards and backwards. Reference time in the traveller’s usual place of residence or work is read on a rotating off-centre disc. The date change is linked to local time.
The rotatable Ring Command bezel interacts with the movement to allow the global traveller to easily access the watch functions that need setting.
The bezel can be turned to one of three positions to select the date, local time or reference time. The selected function can then be rapidly adjusted in either direction using the winding crown. This intuitive interface is based on a complex mechanical module with no fewer than 60 components, the product of state-of-the-art watchmaking and advanced micromechanics.
Deep red in one of 12 windows around the dial indicates the current month, a striking characteristic of the Saros annual calendar.
This ingenious mechanism simplifies life for the wearer of the watch, who no longer needs to think about adjusting the date at the end of a 30-day month. The annual calendar displays the correct date through the year. Only one adjustment is needed – on 1 March (February having only 28 or 29 days). The date is connected to local time and automatically changes according to the traveller’s local time zone.
The Sky-Dweller is equipped with calibre 9001, a self-winding mechanical movement entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex.
Introduced in 2012, it is one of the most complex calibres ever created by Rolex watchmakers. Nonetheless, it is engineered to ensure simplicity of use: a selector wheel on the outside edge of the 9001 ensures the interaction of the movement and the bezel of the watch to set the Sky-Dweller’s functions. Like all Rolex Perpetual movements, the 9001 is a certified Swiss Chronometer, a designation reserved for high-precision watches that have successfully passed the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) tests.
With a formula protected by several patents, Everose gold illustrates the level of care that Rolex places on developing materials that correspond to its exacting aesthetic and quality requirements.
The Rolex fluted bezel is a mark of distinction.
Originally, the fluting of the Oyster bezel had a functional purpose: it served to screw the bezel onto the case helping to ensure the waterproofness of the watch. It was therefore identical to the fluting on the case back, which was also screwed onto the case for waterproofness, using specific Rolex tools. Over time, the fluting became an aesthetic element, a genuine Rolex signature feature. Today the fluted bezel is a mark of distinction, always in gold.
A little masterpiece of technical prowess, the winding crown of Rolex watches is made up of about 10 parts, and is screwed hermetically onto the watch case.
This is how Rolex, for the first time in the history of watchmaking, crafted a waterproof winding crown –– a secure interface between the protected, sealed world inside the watch and the harmful elements of the outside world.
Discover the Sky-Dweller, a compelling timepiece of revolutionary design. It provides the information global travellers need to keep track of time at a glance.

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text: Discover the superb range of used Citroen cars for sale in Deeside right here at Nick Roberts Cars. We strive to make buying a second-hand vehicle as quick and as easy as possible by always going the extra mile to help our customers find the right car to suit their lifestyle and budget. View our current stock of used Citroen cars here on the website and you're sure to find a model to suit your needs. Whether you're in the market for a small runabout like the Citroen C1, a quirky crossover like the C4 Cactus or a spacious and practical vehicle such as the Berlingo Multispace, we're here to help. Get in touch today to find out more.

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For more than two decades, Proyecto ACCESO has promoted technology transfer in the legal sector – introducing judicial innovations like oral trials, DNA, diversion programs, drug courts, Intellectual Property projection, and other advances throughout the Americas.
These technologies have disrupted the legal sector as it moved into an era or transparency, efficiency and participation. Since the 1990s, many countries around the world ended dictatorships and transitioned from the Inquisitorial system of criminal procedure to the adversarial system. This was one of the great disruptions in the post-Cold War era and Proyecto ACCESO was there every step of the way.
Funded in part by the Inter-American Development Bank, the Organization of American States, the United Nations Development Programme, and other international agencies and financial institutions, we have partnered with philanthropists, local governments, Indigenous Peoples, and non-governmental organizations to strengthen the rule of law.
Through ACCESO Tec, we have been at the forefront of the legal reform movement, utilizing new mechanisms to solve problems, both for society and individual clients. In the last few years, we have turned our attention to other forms of technology and the legal issues that affect and are affected by such disruptions.


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Greystone Development‘s most recent residential project has now topped-off at 24-16 Queens Plaza South. Located in Long Island City, the 23-story tower will eventually comprise over 100,000 square feet, yielding 117 residential units and a full suite of amenities including an open-air rooftop deck, a pool, a fitness center, co-working spaces, and more to be announced upon completion. The latest update comes from The Court Square blog, and also includes a fresh rendering.
The building is designed by Wood Bagot Architects and now stands 300 feet above Long Island City’s bustling metropolitan center.
As previously reported by YIMBY, the new tower is actually an expansion of an existing five-story structure originally constructed in 1925.
The extant structure serves as a podium to the residential components above, which will incorporate a respectful transition from the pre-war, masonry facade to a modern, undulating glass exterior. Upper levels of 24-16 Queens Plaza South are articulated with horizontal bands and accented with curves that peel away from the facade to form outdoor balconies.
According to the developer, full completion is expected by 2019.
3 Comments on "Residential Tower Tops Out at 24-16 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City"
Please pardon me for using your space: Construction cause me to come here, sightseeing on its work well.
Hi I would like to know how to apply to get one off the appartment in long island city thanks.


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In less than a week I'll cast off and row my first solo expedition.
I'll miss the support of Chris Harrison and the other gentlemen I've had the honor to share a boat with, but it's about time I tried one on my own, and my heartfelt thanks go out to all who have contributed to or played a part in bringing me to this moment.
Irving, Texas (Sept. 1, 2009) – In the spirit of exploration, The Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau and Gondola Adventures have teamed up to support the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), Heart of America Council (HOAC) with a gondola row along the Missouri River on Friday, September 11. The gondola expedition is designed to raise awareness as the Boy Scouts start “Show and Sell,” the annual popcorn sales campaign, on Saturday, September 12 throughout the Kansas City area. Irving chose to support the HOAC because the BSA and National Scouting Museum are based in Irving, and Gondola Adventures operates gondola tours along the Mandalay Canal in Irving’s Las Colinas.
From Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, Scouts across the Kansas City area will venture into the fun and excitement of popcorn sales. During this period, the average unit will sell $6,100 worth of popcorn. Top popcorn seller for 2008, Michael Anderson of Troop 1367, sold $6,628, and the top selling unit Pack 4016 sold $33,128. Gross sales for 2008 were $2.8 million, with a goal for 2009 of $3.0 million.
I'm looking forward to the opportunity not only to row on a new river, but to once again support the Boy Scouts of America. And while it might seem out of ordinary, if I have to row a popcorn-filled boat to do it, then SIGN ME UP!
Details of the preparation and execution of this row will be posted both here and on the Gondola Expeditions Blog.
And if things don't go according to plan, you'll certainly hear about it. After all, sometimes those things make the best stories.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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In this tutorial I will show you how to make seed paper really easily and inexpensively from items that you probably have at home already. Feel free to adapt what you do have to make your paper. For example an old picture frame makes an excellent frame especially if you want larger pieces of seed paper. Instead of cheesecloth you could use door screen or any fabric that will allow water to pass easily through and stay taught in the frame.
You can use the paper however you like but I think that it makes beautiful, original gift tags or bookmarks. Just make sure the person you give it to knows what it really is!
Make a frame to form your paper in. Take the 4 craft sticks and place them to make a square shape with the ends overlapping. Then glue them in this shape using waterproof glue and wait for them to dry.
Cut a piece of cheesecloth so that it is slightly larger than the frame. You are going to stretch it onto the frame and fasten it.
Now attach one side of the cheesecloth to the frame using the staple gun or foldback clips. I decided on the clips so that I could dismantle it easily (it makes getting the paper out easy!).
Now pull the cheesecloth taught and fasten it on the opposite side of the frame.
Now fasten one of the other sides, pull the cheesecloth taught and fasten the final side. You have now made your paper making frame.
Now you need to produce your paper pulp. You can use any paper for this but if you use coloured paper you will get coloured paper at the end. I used a combination of coloured tissue paper and white copier paper. All the paper I used was shredded and/or torn up.
You need to soak your paper in warm water for at least an hour. This is really a guess as that is how long I soaked mine and it worked really well.
After an hour take some of the soaked paper, add some more water and pulp it. I used a stick blender in a glass and did it in several batches.
Now is the time to add in your seeds. I used a selection of annuals that should germinate out in the garden in spring without too much assistance.
Once the seeds are thoroughly mixed into the pulp you need to take some of the pulp and squash it into the frame. It works best if you place the frame onto an old kitchen towel and have another one ready to press onto the pulp. Squash the pulp flat onto the frame covering the whole cloth. Then squash it using the extra towel to remove as much water as possible.
Now gently remove the paper from the frame and place it somewhere flat to dry. Note that this can take up to 2 days. Now you can add more pulp to the frame and make another sheet.
I made some blue paper and some pink paper for a bit of variety. I left them for two days to dry and I also cleaned up my frame so that I can use it again.
Once the seed paper is dry you can use it to make whatever crafts you like. I used mine to make gift tags which you could also use as bookmarks. I simply cut the paper into rectangles, punched a hole in one end of each and fastened some threads of embroidery silk through them.
When you are ready to plant the seeds you can tear up the paper and spread it where you want the flowers to grow.
In summary, this is a really easy craft to do and get great results with. You could make the paper without the seeds and use it for any crafts you like. I am thinking of using it to make cards and I would love to hear your ideas.
I think it would be a great craft to do with children but obviously it would be with adult supervision and assistance as you need a blender!
So, pin this tutorial on Pinterest so that you can find it later and let me know how you get on with it.
You are a super genius! Oh my goodness this is such a great idea and I’m so excited to try it out. Thank you tons for sharing such an amazing, creative tutorial!


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Aigostar Knight 30JPK - Electric Kettle, 304 Food Grade Stainless Steel Water Kettle, Cordless with 2200 Watt, 1.7L, Boil-dry Protection and Auto Shut-off, BPA Free. Exclusively Design.
Aigostar Rob 30JPL - Electric Kettle, 304 Food Grade Stainless Steel, Cordless Kettle with 2200 Watts, 1.7L, Boil-dry Protection and Auto Shut-off, BPA Free. Exclusively Design.


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In Season 6, Episode 8 of "Mad Men," Don Draper explains to his creative team that the implicit bargain of advertising is free entertainment in exchange for listening to a sales message.
This is a reductive analysis (by a fictitious character, no less), but it’s fairly correct. Historically, advertising and marketing have been, for the most part, disruptive forces. Like when you’re trying to watch a TV show and get interrupted (perhaps ironically) by the commercial break. Such content was not asked for, and is generally not wanted, so it better be damned entertaining if your audience is going to stay on the couch and watch.
Trying to force your message into the noisy marketplace, especially on a small media budget, has a high risk of failure. To make things even more difficult, modern consumers are hard to pin down; they're constantly in motion -- traversing different spaces, utilizing different media, and as always, experiencing a range of different thoughts and feelings throughout any given day.
If you want to move people, you have to become a part of their journey.
As we move forward as marketers, our first thought should no longer be about disruption. Instead, we should consider ways that we can leverage the existing momentum of target consumers. By doing so, we can organically guide them where we want them to go -- with minimum waste and maximum efficiency.
Imagine a project manager sitting at her desk, right around noon, listening to Pandora on her mobile. She's starting to get hungry when -- boom: a dual-pronged message comes through from Restaurant X, a national chain (your client). The “radio” message tells her that lunch specials are available today, at a location just down the street. Even better, she can get directions and a coupon right now just by tapping the display ad on her phone.
Or picture a high-school athlete who is looking online for a competitive edge. He searches “best running shoes” and comes across a one he’s never heard of before: Sneaker Y (your client’s product). He clicks through to see branded messaging on the shoe, a series of compelling testimonials, and a link to Zappos.com where he can purchase his first pair now and receive an automatic, exclusive, 15-percent discount.
Or consider a grad student who is in-market for her first new sedan. She’s weighing the pros and cons of several models when she sees a friend’s pin posted on a board called “Things I Love.” It’s an image of the 2013 Sedan Z (your client’s product). The pin links out to a product landing page where she can view specs, see the car in different trims/colors, read Facebook posts from fans, watch a TV spot (via YouTube), etc.
This is the next evolution of strategic communications, and it’s called Momentum Marketing. It’s an approach that blends strategy and creative to discover where your best targets are, connect with them in stride, warm them to your brand, and guide their momentum in your direction.
Momentum Marketing has many facets. But at the simplest level, it’s about challenging your marketing strategy by asking this litmus-test question at each touchpoint: “Would the typical person in my target audience welcome this message?” If the answer isn’t an emphatic yes!, then go back to the drawing board. Because the era of Don Draper’s unilateral bargain is over. To do Momentum Marketing well, the content must never be a mere cloud of smoke through which you sneak your sales message; it should be, rather, the entire point.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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A friend was helping me install an alarm and said, "I always thought the smell in your car was 'old car' smell, but it's wet over here. The smell is mold." So, not only did my friend inform me that I have a water leak, he also told me that my car stinks. I guess it is better that he told me than finding out from a lady.
The leak has soaked my driver carpet and padding material. I've also found water behind the pass seat, but I think that was just spilled water bottle. I want to repair the carpet so that my car doesn't stink.
Right now the carpet is removed from the car. I have rented a carpet cleaner and filled it with HOT water, shampoo, and plenty of oder eliminator. The carpet is drying, so I can't confirm that the smell is entirely gone.
Step 3: lay plastic on metal floor board. Place ~1/4in felt on plastic to act as layer 3.
I think that it will cost about $30 and take as much time as purchasing new replacement carpet.
Will my plan work or am I missing something?
Honestly, I believe it is worth the $120 some-odd dollars to buy a new carpet kit. Considering your carpet, and the padding, have been wet for GAWD knows how long, the mold process has already started.
Before you fix the carpet. Confirm that you don't have a water leak.
Location: As of now the Desert.
Like he said, I would find the leak and fix it so it doesnt happen again. After all no point in fixing the carpet if you dont fix the leak.
Though your car is old but you should buy new carpet because old one is not tolerable now as you say. So don't wait for the low prices deal. Think about your car interior and buy new one. That will be good for you.
just powerwash your old one. i left my windows and sunroof open a couple nights ago and it poured, now my car stinks. so i plan on just taking the carpet out and power washing it.


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BlackBerry Forums Support Community - Media card error, files gone?
Media card error, files gone?
My blackberry's model is 9780, and I've got it for about a year, no problems except that the battery drains out quite quickly.
So as usual, I synced my bb to my laptop but this time round, I couldn't add any new files to it.
I stopped the syncing and when I checked the files on my bb, everything's gone.
"A Media Card has been insert that contains errors. Do you wish to repair the Media Card now?"
"If lost clusters are found during the repair, do you want to save them?"
Unfortunately, it says that "Media Card repair failed".
So I checked up on the internet and followed some instructions..
I connected my bb via usb to the laptop again to attempt to back-up my files, but instead of showing ANY files at all, it showed that my bb has completely 0 files on it.
I tried using several file recovery software like Recuva afterwards and it didn't work as well.
Re: Media card error, files gone?
Your media card totally gone.there is no option to recover. please purchase new media card.


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To create a new action, click the Add Action icon in the Actions List. Use the Options panel on the right side of the Action List to edit actions you've created.
1. Click Select in the Trigger section.
2. Click the Object Selection button to select the trigger object.
3. Select the trigger object from the object list.
4. Click the Event Selection button to select the trigger event.
5. Select the trigger event from the event list.
1. Click Select in the Response section.
2. Click the Object Selection button to select the response object.
3. Select the response object from the object list.
4. Click the Event Selection button to select the response event.
5. Select the response event from the event list.
Alternatively, select the object on the page that you want to act as the trigger for the action, and then use the object menu to create the action.


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· Rajamane Coolant Pumps, In-Line Pumps, Oil Skimmers, Multistage Coolant Pump, High-pressure pumps, Piston pumps. Etc..
· NIBC Precision bearings (Joint venture of NRB (India) & IBC (Germany)).
· Omni- M1TR Collets, Revolving Centre, Micro-boring Head, Reduction sleeve.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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How do I apply for a Pest Management Technicians licence?
A provisional pest management technicians.
Information on how to apply for a pest management technician’s licence can be found in the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB).
Download and read the guide before calling the Department. Choose the application form from the link at the bottom of this page and submit it together with all the supporting documents to the Department of Health Pesticide address printed in the guide.
Do I need a provisional licence?
You need a provisional licence if you intend working with commercial and domestic pests, termites and timber pests (not for working with termite treatment of power poles). You will need to be supervised until you complete your training and keep a log book. Download the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB) to familiarise yourself with these requirements.
Before you can work in the pest management industry, you must hold a current licence. To obtain a licence you should choose one or more courses from the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB) that will endorse you for the type of pest management treatment and service you or your employer wish to provide.
Important information: please read questions 16 - 19 if you are planning to be self employed. To choose the course that is right for you please discuss your needs with the training provider. One or more training providers are listed in the guide. A link to the guide is provided at the bottom of this page.
What courses are available and what can I do with them?
There are many different courses and subjects depending on the area of pest management you wish to work in. Once you complete a training course, the Department will endorse you for that course. A brief list of the training courses and endorsement types is shown below and a detailed list is in the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB).
The courses listed in the guide have been approved by the Department of Health. If you take a course that’s not on the list your licence application may not be approved. Check with the Departments Pesticide Licencing section on 9388 4999 or email pesticidesafety@health.wa.gov.au if in doubt.
(a) Sales: you can work in the pest management industry as a salesperson and provide advice on pest management options but you cannot mix or apply pesticides.
(b) Urban Pest Control: Commercial & Domestic Pests – you can work in the pest management industry and use pesticides to control – rodents, ants, spiders, cockroaches, flying insects, fleas, bedbugs. You cannot control termites (refer to c).
(d) Feral vertebrate control: this endorsement allows you to work in the pest management industry to control foxes, feral pigs, rabbits and wild dogs. This endorsement does not allow you to control feral pigeons.
(e) Feral pigeon control with alpha-chloralose: this endorsement allows you to work pest management industry to control pigeons.
(f) Fumigation: this endorsement allows you to work in the pest management industry as a fumigator. It includes an authority to use methyl bromide and aluminium phosphide. If you wish to use other fumigants you will need to seek authorisation for each alternate fumigant after completing the recognised stewardship course.
(g) Crops & pasture, forestry, pest & weed control (non-cropping), turf management: these endorsements allow you to work in the pest management industry to control weeds and pests using mechanical equipment such as boom sprays, quad-bike mounted sprays or air-blast equipment. It does not allow you to work in domestic or commercial premises but does allow to treat ovals, greens, firebreaks and recreational areas in the urban environment. This endorsement makes you eligible to request endorsements (h) & (i).
(h) Dieback: this endorsement allows you to work in the pest management industry using phosphite to protect trees and vegetation.
(i) Lawn & gardening, landscaping, bushland & mine site rehabilitation: This endorsement allows you to work in the pest management industry to control weeds and minor pests using hand-held equipment.
(j) Termite treatment of power poles: this endorsement allows you to work in the pest management industry to treat power poles for termites. It does not allow you to undertake any other kind of pest control including termite treatments other than power poles.
I only want to work in sales, do I need a licence?
Yes, you need a sales endorsement refer to the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB) for course information.
I only want to treat power poles, what licence do I need?
You need to be endorsed in termite treatment of power poles refer to guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB) for course information.
I have Certificate III in urban pest management, can I treat power poles?
No, to treat power poles you need to be endorsed in termite treatment of power poles; however, you may seek exemption for units already completed and should discuss this with the training provider. Irrespective of the exemptions you receive you will need to complete the Western Powers Pole Course.
Download the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB) for course information.
I have Certificate III in urban pest management, can I control weeds?
Certificate III automatically endorses you for a domestic lawn & gardening endorsement but it does not endorse you to control weeds around commercial premises or public places; you need the pest & weed control (non-cropping) competency training for this. You may seek exemption for units already completed and should discuss this with the training provider.
Is my provisional licence automatically converted to a technicians licence at the end of my training?
No, you must apply for a technicians licence and attach your log book or copies of your log book to your application. Refer to guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB) for more information.
I'm a qualified technician, can I work in any pest control area?
No, you can work only in the areas for which you have been endorsed to work. Your endorsements appear on your licence.
Which chemicals am I allowed to use?
You can use pesticides that are registered for use in your endorsed areas. Any schedule 7 dangerous poisons or restricted pesticides that you intend to use must be listed on your licence (authorised) before it can be purchased and used. To obtain authorisation you must have completed the appropriate training.
Training providers are listed in the guide to obtaining a pest management technicians licence (PDF 464KB).
Schedule 6 Pesticides i.e. dichlorvos.
Chemicals that contain mevinphos, endosulfan.
Chemicals that contains alpha-chloralose, pindone concentrate, 4-aminopyridine, strychnine, sodium monofluoroacetate (1080), and 4-aminopropiophenone (PAPP).
Do I need a licence to spray weeds for my lawn mowing business?
Under the Health (Pesticides) Regulations 2011 anyone who charges a fee or offers a service for gain or reward for managing weeds needs to be licenced with at least the Lawn & gardening endorsement.
I am licenced interstate can I work in WA?
Technicians not licenced in WA but wishing to work in WA must contact the Department of Health ahead of arriving in WA to work. Reciprocal rights are determined on a case-by-case basis.
You should contact the department on 9388 4999 or email pesticidesafety@health.wa.gov.au well ahead of time to avoid disappointment. The Department will contact your licence provider to verify that you hold a current licence.
Licences take 10 to 14 days to process and make take longer during peak licencing period between June and August. To avoid delays ensure that the Department has your current mailing address and email address and renew your licence as soon as possible after receiving the renewal notice. Complete the appropriate form to advise us of your change of address.
How do I reactivate my pest technician licence?
If you have allowed your licence lapse by 2 months but less than 5 years you will need to lodge a new application with your licence number in the space provided. if you have allowed your licence to lapse by 5 years or more you will need to provide a new photo and medical certificate. Complete the appropriate form.
Can I own a pest management business?
a licensed sales person that you employ cannot apply pesticides.
Can I work for myself as a pest technician?
You must register your business with the Health Department.
You must be fully licenced – you cannot work for yourself if you hold a provisional licence.
Refer to the guide to registering a pest management business (PDF 362KB) for further information.
How do I register a pesticide business?
The pest management business (PDF 362) provides the relevant information and instructions to register a business. You must comply with the instructions in the guide before lodging an application.
What are the costs for obtaining a licence and registering a business?
Refer to the fee schedule for charges. The fees may change without warning.
I buy my pesticides from retail outlets, do I still need a licence to use them in my business?
It does not matter where you buy pesticides. You will need to be licensed if you offer pest management treatment services for gain or remuneration (charge a fee).
I only use Glphosate in my business, do I need a licence?
Yes, you will need to be licensed with the endorsements of Lawn and Garden, Bushland Minesite Rehabilitation and Landscaping.
My business is registered with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC), does my business still need to be registered by the Health Department?
Yes, your business must be currently registered as a pest management business with the Department to operate in WA. This registration is separate to registration for taxation purposes and registration of your business name with the ATO and ASIC respectively. The pest management business (PDF 362) provides the relevant information and instructions to register a business.
Why do I need a medical certificate to work in the pest management industry?
Pesticide technicians work with chemicals with the potential to harm their health. A medical clearance is needed to ensure technicians are sufficiently fit to work in the pest management industry.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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2002 IFBB Jan Tana Masters Olympia Prejudging and Show Lynchburg, Virginia USA 17.08.02 The DVD began with the masters competitors lining up from left to right. There were 27 competitors in all and they lined up in groups of nine. For men over the age of 40, these guys looked great, or by any standard for that matter. The group did the mandatory quarter turn relaxed poses and looked great. Vince Taylor was in this first group.
Don was one of the oldest men on stage as well as being one of the biggest and definitely the most shredded. He posed to a mix of songs including Michael Jackson. His posing routine was one of the most involved of the show and it definitely got the crowd excited. He was the eventual winner in the show and definitely deserved that honour. Honore Cironte Spain Honore looked good for his age - 64! It's really amazing that someone could stay in shape at that age, and even enter a bodybuilding contest. Honore posed to "Shoot from the Hip" by Rainbirds. Juan Barreto - Leoesma Spain Juan posed from "Shoot from the Hip" as well. He had a good physique, but wasn't in the condition necessary to make an impact at the show. His belly button abnormality was also very distracting.
Vince looked pretty shocked and unhappy with his placing. I guess after five years of winning the contest, he just expected to win it again, regardless of what type of shape he was in. I would have had him in third after Geir Borgan Paulsen personally. He looked good, and deserving of the top three, but in his own mind I think he was the clear winner, and that simply was not the case.

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A Newport Beach man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of masterminding a wide-ranging bribery scheme designed to get children of well-heeled parents into elite universities, including USC and UCLA, with actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin among those implicated.
Huffman and several coaches at local universities were among a dozen people arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles in connection with the alleged $25 million scheme. Federal prosecutors said wealthy parents would pay thousands of dollars to get their children admitted to prestigious universities by passing them off as recruited athletes — regardless of their athletic ability — or by helping them cheat on college entrance exams.
A federal indictment unsealed in federal court in Boston named 50 defendants from across the country.
Federal authorities identified William Rick Singer, 58, of Newport Beach, as the leader of the scheme. He pleaded guilty Tuesday in Boston federal court to charges including racketeering conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Huffman, who starred in the ABC show “Desperate Housewives,” made her initial federal court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles and was expected to be released on a $250,000 bond — signed in court by her husband, actor William H. Macy. The Academy Award nominee has been ordered to appear in federal court in Boston on March 29.
Loughlin, best known for her role in the sitcom “Full House,” and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, were also among those charged with paying bribes to help their children gain admission into top universities. Giannulli was arrested Tuesday morning, but Loughlin was not home at the time. Giannulli also appeared in court Tuesday and was freed on $1 million bail.
The alleged conspiracy led to arrests Tuesday by federal agents in multiple states. Athletic coaches from USC, UCLA, Yale, Stanford, Wake Forest and Georgetown, among others, were implicated, as well as parents and exam administrators.
Those charged include longtime UCLA soccer coach Jorge Salcedo and USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic, who were both charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering; Donna Heinel, USC’s senior associate athletic director; and Ali Khosroshahin, former USC women’s soccer coach, and his former assistant coach, Laura Janke.
USC announced Tuesday afternoon that Vavic and Heinel had been “terminated,” and said the university is cooperating with the probe, dubbed operation Varsity Blues.
USC President Wanda M. Austin issued a separate statement saying the university is a victim of the conspiracy. She called it “immensely disappointing” that employees would allegedly abuse their positions.
UCLA and UCLA Athletics issued a joint statement saying Salcedo, who was among those taken into custody Tuesday, has been placed on leave.
“The U.S. Department of Justice announced this morning a criminal case naming UCLA men’s soccer head coach Jorge Salcedo as a defendant, and notified UCLA that it is a potential victim of a fraudulent scheme,” according the statement. “Coach Salcedo has been placed on leave and will have no involvement with the soccer team while this matter is under review. Assistant coaches Matt Taylor and Phil Marfuggi will lead the team in his absence.
According to federal prosecutors, Singer operated the Edge College & Career Network — also known as The Key — a for-profit college counseling and preparation business. He also served as the CEO of the Key Worldwide Foundation — a nonprofit corporation he established as a purported charity, authorities said.
Between 2011 and last month, Singer allegedly conspired with dozens of parents, athletic coaches, a university athletics administrator and others to use bribery and other forms of fraud to secure the admission of students to colleges and universities. Also charged for their alleged involvement in the scheme were 33 parents and 13 coaches and associates of Singer’s businesses, including two SAT and ACT test administrators, prosecutors said.
Among those facing racketeering conspiracy charges is Igor Dvorskiy, 52, of Sherman Oaks, director of West Hollywood College Preparatory School, a private elementary and high school, and a test administrator for the College Board and ACT, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Jane Buckingham, identified by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston as the CEO of a Beverly Hills boutique marketing company, is facing mail and wire fraud charges.
Buckingham was the host of a January event at her Beverly Hills home where New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke, and was also among the co-hosts for a fundraiser in Beverly Hills on Saturday for Gillibrand’s exploratory committee for a possible campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Officials said the plot involved cheating on entrance exams, as well as bribing college officials to say certain students were being recruited to compete on athletic teams when those students were not in fact athletes.
Some of the defendants are accused of bribing college entrance exam administrators to cheat on the tests through a variety of means — by having a smarter student take the test or by providing students with answers to exams or correcting their answers after they had completed the exams, according to the criminal complaint.
Others allegedly bribed university athletic coaches and administrators to designate applicants as “purported athletic recruits” — even though they did not play the sport they were recruited to play.
Parents allegedly paid up to $6.5 million in bribes.
Huffman is accused of paying $15,000 disguised as a charitable donation to the Key Worldwide Foundation to aid her oldest daughter’s university prospects. A confidential informant allegedly told investigators that he told Huffman he could arrange for a third party to correct her daughter’s answers on the SAT after she took it. She ended up scoring 1420 — 400 points higher than she had gotten on a PSAT taken a year earlier, The Washington Post reported.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges that Loughlin’s daughters were recruited by USC’s crew team, despite the fact they had no experience in crew.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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If you were an Israelite you would have been required to place fringes, or borders, on your garments and to have within the borders a ribband of blue. Blue is the heavenly color and was a means of reminding you of your heavenly character as you traveled through the wilderness and eventually made your home in Canaan. What are the lessons for us today? What behaviors are consistent with the blue on the borders of our garments?
First, blue is a reminder of a Place, for the Lord Jesus taught His disciples that there was awaiting them a home in Heaven for, “In My Father’s house are many mansions (abiding places)” (John 14:1-4). Not only is this our destination, but we are already citizens of that place for Paul wrote, “Our citizenship is in Heaven” (Phil 3:20). Today, we are at home in the body and absent from the Lord. The desire is to be absent from the body and at home with the Lord (2 Cor 5:1-8). Like Abraham we are to “look for the city which hath foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God.” When we look at the rib-band of blue we are reminded of that City.
Secondly, the blue on the garments is a reminder of what should be our Priorities. We are citizens of another country and are passing through this scene as pilgrims and strangers. We are to set our minds on things above not on things on the earth (Col 3:1-3). Our treasure is to be laid up in Heaven where there is no rusting and no robbery. Where our treasure is there will be our heart’s affection and our mind’s occupation (Mat 6:19-21). Timothy was unique as a believer. While all others sought their own things, he sought the things of Jesus Christ (Phil 2:20). Peter shows that the looking after our own things to the exclusion of the things of the Lord is merely accumulating for the great bonfire of the ages for “all these things shall be dissolved.” Are we building for the future or for the fire? Jim Elliott wrote, “He is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” When Paul writes of “laying hold of eternal life,” he is referring to a life lived for eternal values rather than one lived for the present, passing age (I Tim 6:17-19). Demas lost sight of the blue; he forsook the apostle, “having loved this present age” (2 Tim 4:10). A look at the ribband of blue is a reminder of our Consecration.
Third, the blue on the garments is a reminder of Priesthood for, “we have an High Priest that is passed through the Heavens, Jesus, the Son of God” (Heb 4:14). He is presented in the Hebrew treatise as a Priest who has suffered in all points like as we have. We are exhorted to come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and to find suitable and seasonable help in our needs (Heb 4:14-16). He is strong and able to save, sympathize, succor, and strengthen the people He represents in the very presence of God. Are you suffering? Look at the blue on your garments! It is a reminder of His Care.
Fourth, the blue was a reminder of the Precepts of Jehovah and of the Path they were to follow. “That ye may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them.” Their obedience was to be total and absolute. They were not to be selective as to what portions of the Word of God they chose to obey. The language of the heart was to be like Samuel, “Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth”(1 Sam 3:9). They were not to follow their own hearts and their own eyes. The Word was to direct them in all their ways. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him…” (Prov 3:5-6). The blue was a reminder of their Conduct.
Finally the blue for us is a reminder of the Porous ia. We are to be like the saints in Thessalonica who turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for His Son from Heaven” (iThes 1:9-10). They were working, waiting and watching. Their minds were skyward. They were like unto men that wait for their Lord with their loins girded, their lights burning, and their lives in order (Luke 13:36). The early church lived in view of the imminent return of the Lord for His people. They were not of darkness but of the day and so did not participate in the deeds of darkness nor in the drunkenness of self-indulgence. The Lord was coming and the thoughts of His return regulated their behavior. The blue was a reminder of His Coming.
Should we put on the actual ribband of blue today? This is a dispensation that appeals not to the senses; is the dispensation of the Spirit. We should therefore put the blue upon our hearts and be constantly reminded of the City, of our consecration, of His care, of our conduct and of His coming.


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Mercedes Menéndez, Fabián Rita and Pérez Navarro, Ana Griselda (2016) Factors that induce the use of spanish (L1) in speaking activities while learning english (L2) in Basic English l courses in semester l, 2015. Bachelor thesis, Universidad de El Salvador.
In this present research project the statement that will be developed and studied is “Factors that induce the use of Spanish (L1) in speaking activities while learning English (L2) in Basic English I courses in the Foreign Language Department in the semester I, 2015 of the University of El Salvador”. This research study comprehends a mixed method approach since it will include both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The practitioners selected both approaches in order to give a better support to the data gathered and also to obtain more information for this project. The practitioners made use of different instruments to obtain the data. The instruments selected for this project are: Survey, Non Participant Observation and Presence and Absence Checklist. ¨Factors that induce the use of Spanish (L1) in speaking activities while learning English (L2) in Basic English courses in semester I, 2015”. Another section in this research project is related to the data collection made by using the instruments mentioned previously. The data will be statistical analyzed by sharing percentages of responses to the different items. Finally, in this research project the expected results or potential findings of the research are included.


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