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Jul 30
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Why Wear Weight Vests?

Posted on Friday, July 30, 2021 in Bodybuilding Products

By Linda Hibbard

Weighted vests are worn by men and women for many different reasons.

How do firefighters build their bodies to have such strong physiques? It’s from carrying around all of that extra gear. This type of strength, muscle and bone density-building principle is Weight-vest training.

By wearing a weight vest during my most active time of day, whether it is going on a walk, jog or just working around the house, I’m getting the same strength training benefits without having to go through the motions of lifting weights.

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Weight vest training is good for more than just firefighters and competitive athletes; bodybuilding and middle-aged women can all reap its benefits. The principles behind training with a weight vest are very simple. You’re basically training your body to handle more weight than it’s used to.

Athletics – In a study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology in 1987, a group of athletes each wore a weighted best equivalent to about 10 percent of their body weight from morning until nighttime. When compared to a group that only wore the vest every other day, constant vest wearers displayed better oxygen intake capabilities to support longer and harder workouts. They were able to achieve a higher intensity of exercise before muscle failure. The daily vest wearer also logged longer running times before exhaustion and increased speed on stair running. Wearing a weighted vest improves cardiovascular strength and stamina. The extra weight of the vest makes the body work harder to do most daily physical tasks, athletic training or even just walking. Wear a weight vest while practicing your sport. The additional weight will improve your body mechanics, including muscle strength, for when you are not wearing it, thus making your movement more precise and effective. Wear a vest while doing calisthenics and plyometric workouts for performance improvement.

Builds Bone Strength – The National Osteoporosis Foundation NOF, says the best exercise that contributes to the development and maintenance of bone mass is weight-bearing exercise such as walking, dancing, jogging, stair-climbing, racquet sports and hiking. Living bones adapt themselves both in size and internal structure to the mechanical forces applied to them. The amount and strength of the bone are directly linked to the amount of activity that forces the bones to bear weight and move against resistance.

Weight Loss – Wearing a weighted vest effectively increases your overall bodyweight, which increases your daily energy expenditures or calorie burn and promotes weight loss. In studies conducted by ‘Walkvest,’ individuals who walked on a treadmill for 45 minutes burned 150 – 230 calories without the vest and 250 – 330 calories with vest adding only 4 to 6 pounds of additional weight. The weighted training vest has become one of the most popular and effective tools to lose weight as well as to tone the body and build bone mass.

Job Training – Firefighters & our Soldiers use weighted vests to effectively train their bodies to carry heavy loads for their professions. Oxygen tanks, heavy back packs and people are required to be carried in the most difficult of jobs.

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Jul 29
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Murray Hill on the life and versatility of a New York drag king

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Murray Hill on the life and versatility of a New York drag king
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2021 in Uncategorized

Monday, November 19, 2007

Drag—dressing in the clothing atypical of your born gender—in recent years has found mainstream success. Films such as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar have prominently featured drag performers. But they have all focused on men in drag as women.

Murray Hill is a comedian, emcee and performer. He is also a drag king. Called “The Hardest Working Middle-aged Man in Show Business”, The New York Times christened him “the current reigning patriarch of the downtown performance community.” He is seemingly everywhere, emceeing a bingo night at the now closed, Jimmy Fallon-backed Mo Pitkins’ House of Satisfaction on Avenue A, or hosting the Polyamorous Pride Day in Central Park. Hill has become a legend in New York’s “anything goes” counterculture theater scene who is beginning to find mainstream success; which would be a first for a drag king.

David Shankbone’s examination of New York City‘s culture has brought him to the whip’s end of a BDSM dungeon, on the phone with RuPaul, matching wits with Michael Musto, grilling Gay Talese, eating dinner with Augusten Burroughs and quizzing the bands that play the Bowery Ballroom. In this segment he talks to downtown legend Murray Hill, former New York City mayoral candidate and comedian, on the last night of Mo Pitkins’ House of Satisfaction.

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Jul 28
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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Uncategorized
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Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly delayed. Some are offering free or reduced admission to displaced students. At some universities, especially state universities, this offer is limited to residents of the area.

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Jul 26
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Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting suspect appears in court

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Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting suspect appears in court
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Esteban Ruiz Santiago, 26, appeared in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida this Monday. Santiago stands accused of a shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday at 12:55 p.m. local time (1755 UTC) at the lower level baggage claim area in Terminal 2 of the airport. The incident killed five people and injured six, with roughly another 40 people injured in the crowd while hastily evacuating from the scene.

Police drove Santiago from the Broward County main jail to the court building in the morning. At the hearing, Santiago attended handcuffed and also cuffed at the ankles, guarded by at least eight police officers. The Magistrate, Judge Alicia Valle, questioned Santiago on his finances. The prosecutor also sought a detention order for public safety and flight risk. The hearing took about 20 minutes. The Judge ordered Santiago a public defender, and set a detention hearing for January 17, and the arraignment hearing for January 23. After the hearing, the police returned Santiago to the Broward County main jail.

At the hearing, Santiago had admitted to earning US$2,100 a month as a security guard in Alaska, while only having about US$10 of savings in a bank, and no other property. The Judge also informed Santiago of the penalties that may be imposed on him in the case he was convicted.

On Friday, authorities said, Santiago arrived from Anchorage, Alaska with only one baggage item — a suitcase with an unloaded Glock 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. Upon arriving at the airport, he picked up the suitcase at the baggage claim carousel and loaded it in a nearby bathroom. Then he walked out and started shooting people, at random according to a witness. People started to run and hide, and Santiago continued to shoot. Then Santiago stopped shooting, witnesses claiming he ran out of ammunition. The police arrested him. He did not resist the arrest.

According to officials, Santiago received a mental health evaluation in November, after he traveled to an FBI office and walked in alleging his head was controlled by the government and he heard voices urging him to watch ISIS propaganda. At the time of that incident he left his infant son and a gun in a car, and the infant was given to mother’s care. His gun was seized at the time of that incident, but Santiago was given it back on December 8.

Santiago traveled from Anchorage, Alaska to Minneapolis to Fort Lauderdale Airport on a Delta Airlines flight. Investigations were ongoing to determine the motivation for the incident. No evidence was found of Santiago communicating with any other individual in relation to the incident; he seemed to be acting alone. In an interview, Santiago admitted to having planned the shooting in advance when purchasing the airline ticket. According to CNN, Esteban Santiago previously belonged to the Alaska Army National Guard, including a ten-month stint in Iraq where he was given a combat action badge. According to Santiago’s family, his mental health issues started after his ten-month tour in Iraq, after which he began to tell them about auditory hallucinations.

All flights to and from Fort Lauderdale Airport were suspended by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) until Saturday morning, and roads in and out of the airport closed.

Santiago was born in New Jersey. He spent his childhood in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated US territory in the northeastern Caribbean Sea.

At the time of the incident, it was legal in the US to transport guns in a hard-sided and locked container by air. In Florida, it was also legal to carry a gun in an airport terminal without removing the gun from its case.

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Jul 26
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Protect Your Critical Data (Disaster Recovery In The Cloud)

Posted on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Office Furniture

Submitted by: Cee Simpson

Protect Your Critical Data (Disaster Recovery in the Cloud)

Tape Backup is Dead

Experience has shown me that tape backup is expensive, difficult, slow to recover files From, and must be administered centrally (onsite). The tape media must be carried Offsite and it is subject to failure. How do I know this I was a contract Storage Area Network Administrator (Backup and Recovery) in a DoD Disaster Recovery Center for over 7 years. We recovered 90% of Unix and about 60% of Windows platform data (on all affected entities) after Hurricane Katrina.

The vast majority of businesses rely on tape backup as their sole data protection technology. Tape s days are numbered the limitations, unreliability and expense of these systems is giving way to the rapid evolution of online backup. The DoD cost ofThe contract we had was $110.00 per Administrator per hour. Most packages for your Business are predetermined and not scalable to your business. Your locked in to whatYou probably do not need. When the budget cuts came, backup admins were eliminated. Experience has shown me that:

– 15% of all tape backups fail

– 10 50% of all subsequent restores from tape fail

– Restoring dat from tape older than 5 years fails 40 50% of the time

– 34% of companies never test a restore from tape

– Of the companies that do test a restore from tape, 77% experienced failure

– 7 out of 10 small firms that experience a major data loss are out of business in one yea

– A 10 degree temperature change can reduce the life of a tape by 10 or more years.

Backup Touches Everyone

Unlike many technology services, everyone needs data backup. Your business and consumer clients may not all need other services like Exchange hosting (Email hosting), web applications, and the like. However, every single computer requires an effective backup solution.

Backup To The Cloud

Whether you ve learned from experience or by hearing of someone else s misfortune, You know how important it is to back up your data. Although hardware storage devices (such as portable hard drives) can create an extra copy of files, they are susceptible to physical damage and can be easily lost. When your files are backed up using a cloud-based service, you can be sure they won t be misplaced or lost in a fire or flood. They are particularly useful for small offices that need offsite storage for backups.

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Cloud services use the Web to transfer your files to a data center in a different Geographic location. An Internet connection and a computer are all you need to retrieve Your data. Accounts are available at a variety of price points, and generally the rates are Tied to how much capacity is offered by the service. Many will offer a small amount Of space free, however. For example, SOS Online Backup offers a 14 day trial and charges $79.95 to buy for 50 – 100GB of data you upload annually. SOS Online also offers typical online backup features, such as automatic backup scheduling and the ability to share files with others.

SOS recently added support for backing up a variety of mobile and handheld devices, including iPhones, iPads and Android devices, for an additional monthly fee.

SOS protects the privacy of your data in triplicate, encrypting your information on your computer, in transit and when received. You can also add a private password that no one has access to except you so your files are 100 percent protected. This feature is called SOS UltraSafe and it restricts the access to your password even to SOS employees.

The company has 11 Data Centers worldwide that uses 256-bit AES and 128-bit encryption methods across a SSL link, providing redundant storage in multiple physical locations during file transmission.. With this added protection, your data is safe even if something happens to one of the company’s servers; your information is still secure and accessible from another SOS server. SOS provides more than adequate security and surpasses many services with its encryption protocols.

To give you a better idea of how online services work, we ll show you how to set up an account, back up your data, and use other features available to you in SOS Online.

Get Started

Download the SOS Online Backup installation file from www.sosonlinebackup.com/sos-backup-software-download.htm Although SOS Online saves your files to the Web, you control your account preferences And backups from a client you download to your computer. To download the program From the SOS Online home page:

For Windows Vista & 7 users:

– Save the SOS installation file (i.e. SOS V4.x.x.x.exe) to your local drive. (E.g. Desktop)`

– Right click on the SOS installation file, and choose Run as Administrator .

For XP & other users:

– Save the SOS installation file (i.e. SOS V4.x.x.x.exe) to your local drive. (E.g. Desktop)

– Double click on the SOS installation file.

Note: It is recommended to install SOS Online Backup software client in the default directory.

When the installation is complete prepare to Run SOS Online Now. Select Finish. The program is now on your computer.

Once the program is installed, the setup process will begin. Begin Your Backup

How do you know if the software has been installed correctly?

– Launch an online backup

– Launch SOS Online Backup from the launch icon on your desktop and log in.

– Once logged-in, select Backup Online.

– Run through the wizard selecting only a couple of small files and run the backup with

the option to return to Wizard mode selected. – Verify an online backup

– Once the backup completes, go to Advanced menu on the top right side of the use

interface and select Classic View .- You will see three tabs, Storage View , Backup Mode

and Options .- Select the Options tab, and then Backup History .

– In the Backup History view, you will be able to view the backup activity to verify

that a backup has taken place.

– Launch an online restore

– From Classic View Click on Tools , and then Run Wizard .

– Wait for the software to collect account data (ie. what has been uploaded to the SOS

servers).

– Press Next and you should see the file(s) you have uploaded

you can select what you wish to recover.

– Run through the remainder of the Wizard to recover your selections.

Share a File Share a Folde

If you want to back up multiple computers (or a hardware storage device, such as a Portable hard drive), SOS Online can sync your data so all your files are accounted for And there are no duplicates. It also supports multiple operating systems (in case you Have a Windows computer at work and a Mac at home for example.) Note you don t Have to download the SOS Online program on each computer you want to sync, but you Will use the same account information. All you need is your username and password and any Web enabled device .Windows, Mac, Facebook, iphone, android Just enter your current account information when prompted.

To share a file/folder, you can use MyAccount facility which is available from our website (https://myaccount.sosonlinebackup.com ). Log in to your account using your username and password and then select the Online Recovery link. There will be a list of machines from which you have done your backup so far, drill down to which files/folders you want to share and then select the SHARE/RECOVER link on the right of the table.

Accessing Your Files Online

SOS online can not directly back up SQL, Exchange, SAGE, Intrit, QuickBooks & Quicken and MYOB files if they are open.

Bandwidth is dependent upon the internet speed of the user. Some ISP s high speed internet is shared, reducing the actual bandwidth available to the user affecting transfer speeds. A high speed network of 100mbps may only have a throughput of 39mbps if the bandwidth is shared (based on the number of your housemates or neighbors that are online and their activities). Security scans use lots of bandwidth which will degrande throughput if they are run during transfers. Business class networks usually do not experience these problems but they can if the Systems Admins schedule scans during backup. Check your ISP s speed.

Whether you need to find a single file or restore all your files to a new computer, You can access your collection of backed up data from the SOS Online Web site. From the home page, select My Login link and then enter your username and password. From here you will be able to view the files you have backed up and stored in your SOS Online account.

If you need to restore files or folders to your computer, follow the instructions for the data you want to download to your computer.

SOS Online is one of many cloud based backup solutions. Be proactive and find a cloud Based backup solution that will work for you, because if you wait until you need a backup of your files it s already too late.

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Jul 26
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Chemical plant fire decimates Danvers, Massachusetts neighboorhood

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Chemical plant fire decimates Danvers, Massachusetts neighboorhood
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

According to outgoing Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, an explosion that was “equivalent to a 2,000 lb. bomb” and registered 0.5 on the Richter scale decimated an area of Danvers and is also a “Thanksgiving miracle.”

The explosion occurred around 2:45 am EST, this morning in the Danversport area of Danvers, Massachusetts at the plant for solvent and ink manufacturer, CAI Inc. The explosion, which was caught on security camera and was heard up to over 25-50 miles away in southern Maine and New Hampshire.

The explosion damaged over 90 homes, blowing out windows and knocking some houses off their foundations. Officials believe that some of the more extensively damaged houses will have to be leveled and rebuilt. Some of the buildings damaged included a bakery, boats at a close by marina and the New England Home for the Deaf, an assisted-living facility for people who are deaf or deafblind and elderly residents requiring constant care. “These people are extremely fragile,” said state Rep. Ted Speliotis, D-Danvers, whose district includes the affected area. “Many of them have Alzheimer’s and other illnesses. It’s clear they can’t stay here long, but it’s clear they won’t be able to return for quite a while.”

Danvers Fire Chief James P. Tutko toured the area by helicopter and said many residents would be kept from their homes for the foreseeable future. “It looks like a war zone, that’s the only thing I can say,” Tutko said. When asked about the loss of no life at all, he responded “Somebody out there likes us.” Finally, he said that finding out the cause of the explosion would take days.

Outgoing governor Mitt Romney toured the area and said the explosion was a “Thanksgiving miracle” as the explosion was “equivalent to a 2,000 lb bomb going off in a residential neighborhood,” and that no one was killed and only about 10 people suffered only minor injuries in area that included over 300 residents. Residents of the area have been evacuated to the Danvers High School where temporary shelter has been set up by the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay. Donations are being taken for residents affected by the explosion. Residents are also being told to start filing insurance claims right away and to keep track of their expenses for items bought.

There were minor environmental concerns due to water runoff of chemicals. According the Environmental Protection Agency‘s on-scene coordinator Mike Nalipinski, preliminary tests showed low levels of toluene, a solvent, but said it was nothing of significance. Water runoff from the water used by firefighters left a purple sheen on the river and tests were being conducted. However, the water is not a local drinking water supply and the chemical evaporates quickly. Chief Tutko said there was no risk of toxic fumes getting into the air.

An Eastern Propane facility was also located near the area, however, it was not the source of the explosion. A spokesman for the company said that although the property suffered some minor damage, their tanks are secure.

According to WHDH television, a person who answered the telephone at CAI’s Georgetown, Massachusetts headquarters refused comment, and a telephone message left at the company president’s home was not immediately returned.

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Jul 26
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Iraqis say U.S. bombing killed 39 civilians

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Iraqis say U.S. bombing killed 39 civilians
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Monday, October 17, 2005

American helicopters and warplanes bombed 2 villages near Ramadi, Iraq on Sunday. The U.S. military said nearly 70 suspected insurgents were killed, while local witnesses said that at least 39 civilians, including 18 children, were also lost to the attack.

A Ramadi resident, Ahmed Fouad, said that just after 7 p.m. Sunday, U.S. warplanes killed 18 children, including Fouad’s son and 8-year-old daughter. “She was killed with her brother. Her mother had a stroke out of shock.” Fouad said.

Family members of victims gathered at a Ramadi General Hospital where refrigeration space for the dead bodies had been exhausted. In the garden the bodies of a woman and three children lay as relatives sifted through remains.

“[They] were not terrorists…they were only a bunch of civilians whose curiosity prompted them to gather around a destroyed Humvee,” said Dr. Dhiya Fahdawi in reference to the dead and wounded.

The U.S. military neither confirmed nor denied that civilians were killed and issued a statement saying; “All the attacks were timed and executed in a manner to reduce the possibility of collateral damage.”

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Jul 26
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The White Stripes to tour ‘Great White North’

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The White Stripes to tour ‘Great White North’
Posted on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Grammy Award-winning rock band The White Stripes announced on Wednesday the Canadian leg of a tour in support of their soon-to-be-released album, Icky Thump. The tour, which would be the first cross-Canada excursion for The White Stripes, will see the band play dates in all provinces and territories.

The latest tour for The White Stripes will kick off June 1 in Nürburgring, Germany and will play several dates in Europe before starting off in Canada on June 24, in Burnaby, British Columbia. Canadian dates will include stops in northern locales such as Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit, on Baffin Island.

The White Stripes, made up of guitarist/singer Jack White and drummer Meg White, have developed a significant worldwide following with their blend of punk and blues, guitar-oriented rock. The band had expressed interest in playing cities they had not yet visited. “Having never done a full tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog,” said Jack White on The White Stripes website. “We want to take this tour to the far reaches of the Canadian landscape. From the ocean to the permafrost.” The band’s website referred to Canada by its nickname, the ‘Great White North’.

The White Stripes have played to thousands in large outdoor festival settings, but will have to deal with different logistics while setting up in a northern location, such as Iqaluit.

Some 500 tickets for the Iqaluit show are to be sold, with an admission fee of approximately CA$40. Mike Bozzer, the city of Iqaluit’s economic development officer, told CBC News that talks have taken place with The White Stripes’ publicist regarding equipment, technicians, security and other such details. “It’s definitely going to have some economic impact, and they’ll come back home with positive stories of the city,” said Bozzer.

The band’s ten-year anniversary will be reached at a point during the Canadian leg of the tour, which will be commemorated. “Another special moment of this tour is the show which will occur in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia on July 14th, The White Stripes’ Tenth Anniversary,” said Jack White.

Following the Canadian dates, The White Stripes will embark on a tour in the United States, which will reach some 16 states they have not yet visited during their career, among other repeat locations.

2007 Canadian Tour Dates   Venue City Province/Territory
June 24   Deer Lake Park Burnaby British Columbia
June 25   Yukon Arts Centre Whitehorse Yukon
June 26   Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena Yellowknife Northwest Territories
June 27   Arctic Winter Games Arena Iqaluit Nunavut
June 29   Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary Alberta
June 30   Shaw Convention Centre Edmonton Alberta
July 1   TCU Place Saskatoon Saskatchewan
July 2   MTS Centre Winnipeg Manitoba
July 3   Community Auditorium Thunder Bay Ontario
July 5   Molson Amphitheatre Toronto Ontario
July 6   Bell Centre Montreal Quebec
July 7   John Labatt Centre London Ontario
July 8   Bluesfest Ottawa Ontario
July 10   Moncton Coliseum Moncton New Brunswick
July 11   Charlottetown Civic Centre Charlottetown PEI
July 13   Cunard Centre Halifax Nova Scotia
July 14   Savoy Theatre Glace Bay Nova Scotia
July 16   Mile One Centre St. John’s Newfoundland
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Jul 24
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Forklift Training Are They Necessary?}

Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Forklift Services

Submitted by: Andre Paul B. Reynolds

Before an employee can operate a forklift safely, he or she should go through the required training courses. Aside from the consideration with safety, here are a few more reasons why employers need to make sure that their forklift operators are properly trained.

Company improvement. One of the most common reasons why the management should push for their workers who are involved in the operation of forklifts to get training is so that they can benefit from their employees skills.

It is very important that manager and leaders understand the importance that their workers talents and capabilities provide to their organization. Without the right workers, or the ones who are properly trained and with enough skills, the company wont be able to develop as they would have wanted.

Personal improvement. Forklift operators will have an opportunity to develop themselves. Workers who keep on developing themselves with enough support from their management have a higher chance of performing better in their job than workers who are stagnated and whose skills are not improved.

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Increased confidence in staff. Employees whose capabilities are continuously reinforced will have more confidence in themselves. They may be able to perform their tasks with more belief in themselves. Also, there is that reduction in their fears regarding creating damage to business property to causing injuries to other workers.

Increased productivity. When workers are skilled and well trained, they will be able to perform their tasks for efficiently than when they are not knowledgeable of the things that they should be doing on the job. Most of these important things will be learned in forklift training making it a very vital part of employee life.

When a worker is able to carry twice as much load with a forklift with the same skill, the company will be able to save time. More work will be done in a single hour or in a single work day.

Employer benefits. The employer will be able to gain a lot of positive things when a worker undergoes training. This will include the aforementioned advantages like development of the company and an increase in the productivity if it is involved in production. Risks and accidents will be greatly reduced if the worker is able to complete the task using correct and proper measures.

Employers should not be hesitant to train their workers despite of the high costs involved in training sessions. The costs will be easily gained back when the worker is now able to share to the company what he or she has learned.

Maintenance of worker safety. Safety is one of the most important reasons way there should be regular training for forklift operators. They will be operating complex machinery and any small, wrong movement can endanger their own life or the lives of their co-workers.

Protection of equipment and company property. Damage to property is also possible if the employee is not able to control the forklift correctly.

Also, the machine can live longer when it is used and maintained correctly. This is a skill that can be taken from training courses provided to workers.

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Jul 24
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Richard Hammond injured in jet-powered car crash

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Richard Hammond injured in jet-powered car crash
Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Uncategorized

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Richard Hammond, a British television presenter known for presenting shows such as Top Gear and Brainiac, is in a “stable” condition in hospital following a car accident during filming for Top Gear. He was injured when the jet-powered car he was driving crashed during filming for the former. The car, similar to the “Vampire” which holds the British land speed record, overturned whilst being driven at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour at Elvington airfield near York, in what was suggested to be an attempt at bettering the previous record. It has been suggested that he succeeded in a previous attempt. Emergency services were called to the scene at 5.45pm local time (16.45 UTC).

He was airlifted to the specialist neurological unit at Leeds General Infirmary. A former firefighter who was providing fire safety at the site and witnessed the accident said that Hammond was initially unconscious but able to speak when removed from the wreckage. At the time he indicated some pain in his lower back. Numerous eyewitnesses from the Top Gear crew claimed he was ‘helped into’ an air ambulance, suggesting he was conscious at the time. The ambulance service is reported to have said that Hammond was unconscious when they arrived at the scene, but began to regain consciousness upon arrival at the hospital.

The car was “very very badly damaged and in many pieces on the runway”, according to BBC News 24, reporting comments made by his colleagues.

A web sitehas been set up for well-wishers enabling them to donate to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. This site will accept donations until January 21, 2007. As of 23.09 (UTC) 21st September 2006 (day 2) £52,239.90 had been raised, surpassing the original target of £340.00 and well past their target of £51,000 (150 flights) that was set in the past few days.

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