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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
7 injured, 3 of them critically, after fiery blasts rock Florida propane plant
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A series of explosions engulfed a propane plant in flames in Tavares, Florida, late Monday. This photo was taken at 11.36 p.m. from a location between 1-2 miles from the blast.
By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News
A combination of human error and equipment failure might have caused a series of explosions that engulfed a propane plant in flames in Tavares, Fla., late Monday, injuring eight people and forcing evacuations for a half-mile around the scene, authorities said.
The explosions began as a fire spread through the Blue Rhino plant,?near Orlando,?about 10:30 p.m. ET, Lake County sheriff's Lt. John Herrell told reporters early Tuesday.
Plant officials say all employees of the plant are accounted for. All of those injured were in the plant when the fire started.
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Tavares Fire Chief?Richard Keith said Tuesday morning that sabotage is not expected. The fire marshal is on site to do a full investigation.?
Residents of the area told NBC station WESH of Orlando that flames from the explosions could be seen for several miles, but there were no reports of damage to the surrounding buildings. ?
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Flames from the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Fla., seen from the air Monday night.
"It sounds like bombs are going off," Norma Haygood, a nearby resident, told WESH.
No deaths were immediately reported, Herrell said. Three male victims were in critical condition, the Orlando Regional Medical Center, told NBC News.?
Two were airlifted; a third was transported by ambulance. ?
Authorities initially declared a one-mile evacuation zone around the plant, but they later scaled that back to a half-mile, effective until 6 a.m. ET.?
"We feel that there is no longer any danger" to the area around the plant, Herrell said.
Twenty-four or 26 people were scheduled to work the night shift at the 33,000-acre facility, according to plant managers, Herrell said. Authorities initially said 15 people were unaccounted for, but Herrell later said the company's management said that they had accounted for all of the people it knew were in the plant at the time of the initial explosion.
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Some of them showed up at others location, according to Blue Rhino, Herrell said. He said he had no further information on where the others were.
The plant housed about 53,000 20-pound propane cylinders, Herrell said.
"They store the propane cylinders on different parts of the property, and as the fire spread, there were more and more explosions," he said.?
Explosions continued until 1 a.m. ET Tuesday, roughly 2? hours after the first blasts were reported.
Don Ingram, former plant production supervisor at the plant, said his son felt one of the explosions in their home 6 miles away.
Ingram told WESH that the back area of the plant is "lined with propane tanks stacked four or five high on plastic pallets."
"I don't think you fight this fire," he said. "It's just too dangerous."
Blue Rhino is a subsidiary of Ferrellgas Partners, the second-largest distributor of propane in the U.S.
Azhar Fateh of NBC News contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:24 AM EDT
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Get Money for College Through ROTC Programs
Students are eligible for ROTC scholarship programs starting at the end of high school.
With college costs on the rise, many students are looking to the military as an alternative path to a career after?high school. However, joining the military does not have to mean giving up a?college?education.
If you're looking for a way to serve your country while achieving your goal of earning a college degree, a Reserve Officers Training Corps program might be right for you.
ROTC programs allow students to earn a degree while receiving?financial support?from the military. After graduation, students begin service as an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps. Students take course work for a major, as well as courses related to the branch of the military in which they plan to serve. Each branch's program has its own requirements.
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Not all colleges and universities offer an ROTC curriculum, but you can use the branches' websites, such as?GoArmy.com, to search for colleges that offer the program that interests you.
Whether you have just completed high school or are midway through your college career, there are?ROTC scholarship opportunities?available. These competitive?scholarships?are awarded on academic merit.
There are also financial support options, such as a stipend for living expenses, available for students who join an ROTC program but do not necessarily receive a scholarship.
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The amount of financial support you receive will depend on the specific program you participate in. Some ROTC students receive full funding for tuition, books, housing and personal expenses for four years of college. These scholarships are quite competitive, and are based on academic performance, not financial need.
Students who do not receive a full scholarship from their ROTC program are still eligible to apply for outside scholarships to cover any remaining financial need, and some receive a living stipend from their program.
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Students who participate in an ROTC program are expected to serve in the military after graduation. This can range from four to 10 years of service, depending on the branch of the military.
If you're unsure whether a military commitment is right for you, check out?Today's Military, a resource created by the U.S. Department of Defense to educate students and parents about military service.
If you accept an ROTC scholarship and later decide the program isn't right for you, the military will allow you to keep any funding you received during your freshman year in college. You will have to forfeit any funding you received beyond your freshman year.
Students interested in joining the Marine Corps should apply through the?Navy ROTC?program. The U.S. Coast Guard does not offer a ROTC program, but students may be interested in joining the?Coast Guard Student Reserve.
Students in this program spend eight weeks in training during two summers and work two weekends a month during the school year in a paid position with the Coast Guard. After graduation, students begin reserve service.
Once you have decided to welcome the challenges and rewards of participating in an ROTC program, you can apply online by creating an account with the branch of the military that interests you.
Angela Frisk holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the?University of Minnesota?Twin Cities?and is a former scholarship recipient. She joined Scholarship America in 2012.
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
EEOC?s Washington Field Office to Hold Advanced EEO Workshops on July 17 in Washington
Expert Attorneys Will Speak on Cutting-Edge Issues
WASHINGTON? -- The EEOC Training Institute and Washington Field Office of the U.S. Equal? Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are pleased to announce their 7th? annual Advanced EEO Workshops, to be held on Wednesday,? July 17, 2013, at ASAE & the? Center for Association Leadership Conference Center, 1575 I Street, N.W.,? Washington, D.C.?
Two? in-depth and stimulating half-day workshops, led by attorneys who are experts? in equal employment opportunity (EEO) law, will provide the latest insights and perspectives on this fast-evolving? subject to experienced practitioners involved in making critical EEO decisions.? The morning workshop on ADA/FMLA/workers'? compensation, presented by panelists from EEOC's? Office of Legal Counsel and the Department of Labor, will offer valuable? guidance on leave and accommoda?tion issues under the Americans with? Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993? (FMLA), and state workers' compensation laws. ?
Panelists in the afternoon workshop, entitled "Skeletons in the Closet? -- The? Impact of Employment Screening Procedures on Recruitment and Hiring," will explore the cutting-edge topics of consumer credit? reports, criminal records, social media searches and other new background checks? that can pose major challenges for individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment.
The? fee of $175 for each workshop includes breakfast, snacks and detailed course? notes. ?Lunch will also be served to? registrants who attend both the morning and afternoon workshops.
Registration for these training events is now open at the EEOC's Training? Institute website at www.eeotraining.eeoc.gov. ?For registration questions, contact 703-291-0880? or 866-446-0940 (800.828.1120 TTY) or eeoc.traininginstitute@eeoc.gov.? Please contact the Workshop Coordinator above? to obtain further details.
Source: http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-12-13.cfm
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Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Hands On
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Nokia finally unveiled the Lumia 1020 at an event in New York few hours back. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the device of impressive the device with a 41-megapixel camera sensor earlier today. We brought you a detailed comparison of the S4 Zoom with the Nokia Lumia 808, Nokia?s first 41-megapixel camera phone and the Samsung first smartphone with optical zoom. Here is the hands on comparison of the Lumia 1020 with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom from the event.
Both these devices can make phone calls, have Xenon flash and optical image stabilization (OIS), but the sensors vary. The Nokia Lumia 1020 features a 41-megapixel 1/1.5? sensor with a pixel size of 1.12 microns and Carl Zeiss optics and the Galaxy S4 zoom has a?16 Megapixel?1/2.3? CMOS sensor with a pixel size of 1.34 microns. The S4 Zoom has?10x optical zoom wheres the?5MP mode in the Lumia 1020 has 3x high resolution lossless zoom.
The Lumia 1020 has?4.5-inch (1280 ? 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ AMOLED ClearBlack?display ?and the Galaxy S4 Zoom has a?4.3 inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display. Both these phones have a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Lumia 1020 is powered by a?1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960?processor with Adreno 225 GPU?and the?Exynos 4212 dual-core Cortex A9 chip clocked at 1.5 GHz with 400 MHz Mali 400MP4 GPU.
The S4 Zoom is 15.4 mm thick?and heavier at?206 grams than the Lumia 1020 which is 10.4 mm thick (Volume thickness) and weighs?158 grams.
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Can Quebec unilaterally secede from Canada? NO.
In contrast to Daniel Turp?s position on secession, Hon. Stephane Dion, in an article for the Ottawa Citizen, argues Quebec?s secession from Canada would be unacceptable in a democracy, irresponsible, and practically impossible. Labelled as an unconstitutional move, Dion makes his position clear that Quebec does not have the unilateral right to secede from Canada.? See Dion?s article below to find out why.
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Can Quebec unilaterally secede from Canada? NO.
BY ST?PHANE DION, OTTAWA CITIZEN?JUNE 21, 2013
Thursday night at the War Museum, in a debate hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and moderated by historian Jack Granatstein, former federal Liberal leader St?phane Dion and former Bloc and PQ member Daniel Turp debated the resolution: The Government of Quebec can decide unilaterally to secede from Canada. For Daniel Turp?s argument, click here.
Whether we are for or against Quebec?s secession, we have to admit that an attempt at unilateral secession ? one undertaken without negotiating a constitutional amendment ? would be doomed. It would be bad for everyone concerned. It would not lead to independence and it would be very disruptive for all.
And the reason for that is simple: a unilateral attempt to secede would have no legal foundation. It would contravene Canadian law and would have no legal standing in international law. In clarifying this point of law, the Supreme Court of Canada has done everyone a great service.
Except for colonial or subjugation situations, international law has no rule allowing a secessionist government to impose secession legally to those who do not want it.
Yet that is exactly what a secessionist government would need if it wanted to act unilaterally: a legal means of forcing everybody to accept a change of country ? including those who do not want to.
And there might be many of the latter: it is easily conceivable that faced with the inevitable turmoil that would be caused by a unilateral attempt to secede, millions of Quebecers would refuse to see their country taken away from them outside the rule of law. A secessionist government acting outside the law would have no way to compel obedience and would confront the entire society with dangers that are unacceptable in a democracy.
There is no mandatory rule, no peremptory norm in international law that would allow a secessionist government to bypass Canada?s laws. It would be unconstitutional for a Canadian provincial government to secede unilaterally and to usurp the responsibilities attributed by the Constitution to the federal level of government.
Outside the rule of law, the Parliament and government of Canada could not proceed with the breakup of Canada and put an end to their constitutional obligations toward almost a quarter of the country?s population. But such a breakup would require not only the consent but also the active involvement of the government of Canada, if only for practical reasons.
Ways would have to be found to transfer tens of thousands of public servants from federal departments and crown corporations to the Quebec public service, millions of tax returns, tons of laws and regulations. ? The breakup of a modern State like Canada could turn into an administrative nightmare. Such a huge operation could not happen without the assent and active participation of the government of Canada.
This level of participation by the government of Canada would not be secured through a unilateral declaration of independence. On the contrary: not only would unilateral secession be without legal foundation, it would also be a practical impossibility.
To these arguments, secessionist leaders answer that the issue will be resolved through international recognition. This scenario would have foreign states recognizing a Canadian province as an independent country against the will of the government of Canada.
This is an unrealistic scenario that belies the proven, extreme reluctance of states to recognize unilateral secessions, and their past and ongoing practices in that regard. In fact, no state created by unilateral secession has ever been admitted to the United Nations against the declared will of the government of a predecessor state.
An attempt at unilateral secession of Quebec from Canada would be an irresponsible act and would be perceived as such by the international community. Many are the states that fear the impact such an example might have on their own unity. They also worry about the destabilizing effect a series of secessions would have in a world with no less than 3,000 different human groups who claim distinct collective identities.
Far from making secession less onerous, attempting to achieve this objective unilaterally would put it out of reach. However, Quebec?s secession from Canada would be possible if it were done within the law, following the path outlined in the 1998 opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Clarity Act which gives it effect. A separation agreement would have to be duly negotiated within the Canadian constitutional context, on the basis of a clear expression of the will of Quebecers to leave Canada in order to make Quebec an independent State.
The breakup of a modern state such as Canada would be a very difficult goal to attain ? and an unreachable one if pursued without clarity and outside the rule of law.
St?phane Dion is member of Parliament for Saint-Laurent-Cartierville.
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