Beaches in Tijuana and Rosarito are apparently still contaminated
According to an announcement by El Mexicano newspaper today, the beaches of Tijuana and Rosarito continue to be contaminated by a sewage spill. The Tijuana Fire Chief, Carlos Martínez Duarte, announced that beach patrols are being conducted to keep people from going into the ocean. He is unaware of the extent of the problem and is waiting to obtain a report from health authorities which is due Monday.
URL: http://m.el-mexicano.com.mx/noticias/estatal/2011/01/22/450645/inquieta-contaminacion-de-playas.aspx
sábado, enero 22, 2011
Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia" (DIF) of Rosarito
From: Rosarito Town Crier anne@rosaritotowncrier.com
Mon, January 17, 2011 12:00:14 AM News from Rosarito Town Crier
Playas de Rosarito, B.C. , January 15, 2011
Dear Friends:
Once again, I would like to extend a cordial and warm greeting on behalf of the collaborators of the "Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia" (DIF) of Rosarito.
This is a picture of those of us who took the Oath of Office to help "DIF" on 12/10/10: http://tinyurl.com/6zw4ao2
As planned, we met last Wednesday, 1/12/11 at the Salón Rojo of the Rosarito Beach Hotel. We had an excellent second planning meeting, and more programs and projects of DIF Rosarito were discussed at length.
Our Mayor, Mr. Javier Robles Aguirre, joined us at the end to say hello and take a picture with us. You will find this picture at: http://tinyurl.com/5wmkmn4 .
We had a very enthusiastic group of people who are excited about helping the less fortunate in our city. We had more people come to this second meeting and join our ranks. We welcome them wholeheartedly! Please invite your English-speaking friends to come join us for our next meeting, we need them! We will let you know a few days in advance when the meeting will be.
We want to report and thank you for your enormous help in allowing us to feed 300 families for Christmas; give out almost 4,500 toys (photos here: http://tinyurl.com/4j89pzd);gifted the first babies of 2011 with Layettes (pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/4pnmozc ); gave out groceries on 12/31/10 (pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/4v7ul3x ); gave out blankets at the Battered Women's Shelter on 1/12/11 (pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/45hfeoh ); and much more.
You can find a report in Spanish, and pictures, of all our activities in our Facebook page: "DIF Rosarito". Here is a shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/4nwveh7
And you can see all the pictures of what we've been doing at: http://tinyurl.com/4almdrv .
Several needs were identified for the month of January and we'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to please help us out so we may, in turn, help our families in need.
First, I would like to reiterate that we are still looking for cash donations as well as some specific items to help those who have a great need.
1) SCHOOL BREAKFASTS
We feed 25,000 cold breakfasts and 25,000 hot breakfasts to school children in Rosarito. The cost of each cold breakfast is .20¢ US per child.
The cost of each hot breakfast is .25¢ US per child.
These are the costs for us. We have approximately 25 school breakfast rooms throughout the city and in very needy neighborhoods. We believe that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day to sustain good health, as much as physically as mental, for the boys and girls of Rosarito.
All of these breakfasts are approved by nutritionists who have identified the amounts of protein, minerals and carbohydrates that are needed daily.
The children's Moms volunteer in preparing and serving these breakfasts in a schoolroom that has been turned into a kitchen. The groceries have to be bought for them to prepare them; but unfortunately sometimes a child doesn't have enough money to pay the .20¢ US to pay for the breakfast and that's why we come to you, our valued volunteers, to help us find patrons so these children may have a daily breakfast.
Please remember that with only $10 Pesos, which equal about $1.00US Dollar, you can help a child eat breakfast for a 5 day week.
Sometimes this is the only meal that child may have during the day.
This is why, our DIF friends, we are soliciting your support; and knowing the altruistic spirit that characterizes you, we have no doubt that your response will be positive for we know that you will agree with us that to be able to draw a smile on the face of a healthy and strong child is priceless.
2) GROCERIES
The groceries for senior citizens cost $2.50US
The groceries for unwed mothers and destitute families is $2.25US
3) DAY CARE ITEMS
We have 3 Day Care Services for children of all ages. We need to paint them because they're not in very good condition. We need donations of: tall, portable dry-erase white boards (or on an easel - if you find it in Amazon.com, we can get it shipped for free), coffee pot, cribs, crib mattresses, bedding, bassinettes, child carriers, children's chairs, high chairs, etc. Everything for a nursery, new or used.
4) BLANKETS
In this cold season we need to help the very poor people who don't have a way to keep warm; it is expected that because of the weather phenomenon "La Niña" we will have extreme cold conditions from January thru March.
We get the blankets at a very special, reduced price of $100 Pesos or $9 US Dollars each. We are asking for your monetary contribution. Or you may donate blankets as well.
DIF is self-supporting so we are in extreme need of your donations. We help out the people who need it the most in our city; mainly the children, the single mothers, and the senior citizens, without religious or political party prejudice. We have carefully identified all of those who are truly in the worst economic conditions.
We are able to give you a receipt for a tax deduction for México income tax. We will be investigating the possibility of setting up a US tax deduction as well in the near future.
We accept donations in cash in Pesos or in Dollars. If you write us a check, at this time we are only set up to accept it in Pesos and please make it out to: "Sistema DIF Municipal." We are also looking into the possibility of accepting checks in dollars and from US Banks soon.
If you have a group of friends who speak English, please forward the email with this attachment to all. We really need your help with dissemination so we may achieve our goals of helping out our indigent population.
Thanking you in advance for your altruistic spirit; I remain at your service.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Karla López de Robles
First Lady of Rosarito
President, DIF Municipal
H. V Ayuntamiento of Playas de Rosarito, A.C.
dif@rosarito.gob.mx
Look us up in Facebook under "DIF ROSARITO" and become our "friend"! Our webpage is coming soon!
From: Rosarito Town Crier anne@rosaritotowncrier.com
Mon, January 17, 2011 12:00:14 AM News from Rosarito Town Crier
Playas de Rosarito, B.C. , January 15, 2011
Dear Friends:
Once again, I would like to extend a cordial and warm greeting on behalf of the collaborators of the "Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia" (DIF) of Rosarito.
This is a picture of those of us who took the Oath of Office to help "DIF" on 12/10/10: http://tinyurl.com/6zw4ao2
As planned, we met last Wednesday, 1/12/11 at the Salón Rojo of the Rosarito Beach Hotel. We had an excellent second planning meeting, and more programs and projects of DIF Rosarito were discussed at length.
Our Mayor, Mr. Javier Robles Aguirre, joined us at the end to say hello and take a picture with us. You will find this picture at: http://tinyurl.com/5wmkmn4 .
We had a very enthusiastic group of people who are excited about helping the less fortunate in our city. We had more people come to this second meeting and join our ranks. We welcome them wholeheartedly! Please invite your English-speaking friends to come join us for our next meeting, we need them! We will let you know a few days in advance when the meeting will be.
We want to report and thank you for your enormous help in allowing us to feed 300 families for Christmas; give out almost 4,500 toys (photos here: http://tinyurl.com/4j89pzd);gifted the first babies of 2011 with Layettes (pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/4pnmozc ); gave out groceries on 12/31/10 (pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/4v7ul3x ); gave out blankets at the Battered Women's Shelter on 1/12/11 (pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/45hfeoh ); and much more.
You can find a report in Spanish, and pictures, of all our activities in our Facebook page: "DIF Rosarito". Here is a shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/4nwveh7
And you can see all the pictures of what we've been doing at: http://tinyurl.com/4almdrv .
Several needs were identified for the month of January and we'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to please help us out so we may, in turn, help our families in need.
First, I would like to reiterate that we are still looking for cash donations as well as some specific items to help those who have a great need.
1) SCHOOL BREAKFASTS
We feed 25,000 cold breakfasts and 25,000 hot breakfasts to school children in Rosarito. The cost of each cold breakfast is .20¢ US per child.
The cost of each hot breakfast is .25¢ US per child.
These are the costs for us. We have approximately 25 school breakfast rooms throughout the city and in very needy neighborhoods. We believe that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day to sustain good health, as much as physically as mental, for the boys and girls of Rosarito.
All of these breakfasts are approved by nutritionists who have identified the amounts of protein, minerals and carbohydrates that are needed daily.
The children's Moms volunteer in preparing and serving these breakfasts in a schoolroom that has been turned into a kitchen. The groceries have to be bought for them to prepare them; but unfortunately sometimes a child doesn't have enough money to pay the .20¢ US to pay for the breakfast and that's why we come to you, our valued volunteers, to help us find patrons so these children may have a daily breakfast.
Please remember that with only $10 Pesos, which equal about $1.00US Dollar, you can help a child eat breakfast for a 5 day week.
Sometimes this is the only meal that child may have during the day.
This is why, our DIF friends, we are soliciting your support; and knowing the altruistic spirit that characterizes you, we have no doubt that your response will be positive for we know that you will agree with us that to be able to draw a smile on the face of a healthy and strong child is priceless.
2) GROCERIES
The groceries for senior citizens cost $2.50US
The groceries for unwed mothers and destitute families is $2.25US
3) DAY CARE ITEMS
We have 3 Day Care Services for children of all ages. We need to paint them because they're not in very good condition. We need donations of: tall, portable dry-erase white boards (or on an easel - if you find it in Amazon.com, we can get it shipped for free), coffee pot, cribs, crib mattresses, bedding, bassinettes, child carriers, children's chairs, high chairs, etc. Everything for a nursery, new or used.
4) BLANKETS
In this cold season we need to help the very poor people who don't have a way to keep warm; it is expected that because of the weather phenomenon "La Niña" we will have extreme cold conditions from January thru March.
We get the blankets at a very special, reduced price of $100 Pesos or $9 US Dollars each. We are asking for your monetary contribution. Or you may donate blankets as well.
DIF is self-supporting so we are in extreme need of your donations. We help out the people who need it the most in our city; mainly the children, the single mothers, and the senior citizens, without religious or political party prejudice. We have carefully identified all of those who are truly in the worst economic conditions.
We are able to give you a receipt for a tax deduction for México income tax. We will be investigating the possibility of setting up a US tax deduction as well in the near future.
We accept donations in cash in Pesos or in Dollars. If you write us a check, at this time we are only set up to accept it in Pesos and please make it out to: "Sistema DIF Municipal." We are also looking into the possibility of accepting checks in dollars and from US Banks soon.
If you have a group of friends who speak English, please forward the email with this attachment to all. We really need your help with dissemination so we may achieve our goals of helping out our indigent population.
Thanking you in advance for your altruistic spirit; I remain at your service.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Karla López de Robles
First Lady of Rosarito
President, DIF Municipal
H. V Ayuntamiento of Playas de Rosarito, A.C.
dif@rosarito.gob.mx
Look us up in Facebook under "DIF ROSARITO" and become our "friend"! Our webpage is coming soon!
viernes, enero 21, 2011
jueves, enero 20, 2011
Notice for all radio operators & SWLs: Monitor 437.270 MHz
The URL for this notice is: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/11-009.html
Please pass the word on this to people you know who have the monitoring capability for this frequency; I suggest maintaining a station log with a notation of your QTH.
From: Kim Newton
256-544-0034
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
Kimberly.D.Newton@nasa.gov
01.19.11
RELEASE : 11-009 NanoSail-D Ejects: NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred spontaneously and was identified this morning when engineers at the center analyzed onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets.
Amateur ham operators are asked to listen for the signal to verify NanoSail-D is operating. This information should be sent to the NanoSail-D dashboard at: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm. The NanoSail-D beacon signal can be found at 437.270 MHz.
The NanoSail-D science team is hopeful the nanosatellite is healthy and can complete its solar sail mission. After ejection, a timer within NanoSail-D begins a three-day countdown as the satellite orbits the Earth. Once the timer reaches zero, four booms will quickly deploy and the NanoSail-D sail will start to unfold to a 100-square-foot polymer sail. Within five seconds the sail fully unfurls.
"This is great news for our team. We’re anxious to hear the beacon which tells us that NanoSail-D is healthy and operating as planned," said Dean Alhorn, NanoSail-D principal investigator and aerospace engineer at the Marshall Center. "The science team is hopeful to see that NanoSail-D is operational and will be able to unfurl its solar sail."
On Dec. 6,, 2010, NASA triggered the planned ejection of NanoSail-D from FASTSAT. At that time, the team confirmed that the door successfully opened and data indicated a successful ejection. Upon further analysis, no evidence of NanoSail-D was identified in low-Earth orbit, leading the team to believe NanoSail-D remained inside FASTSAT.
The FASTSAT mission has continued to operate as planned with the five other scientific experiments operating nominally.
"We knew that the door opened and it was possible that NanoSail-D could eject on its own," said Mark Boudreaux, FASTSAT project manager at the Marshall Center. "What a pleasant surprise this morning when our flight operations team confirmed that NanoSail-D is now a free flyer."
If the deployment is successful, NanoSail-D will stay in low-Earth orbit between 70 and 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions. NanoSail-D is designed to demonstrate deployment of a compact solar sail boom system that could lead to further development of this alternative solar sail propulsion technology and FASTSAT’s ability to eject a nano-satellite from a micro-satellite -- while avoiding re-contact with the FASTSAT satellite bus.
Follow the NanoSail-D mission operation on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/nanosaild
For additional information on the timeline of the NanoSail-D deployment visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/501204main_NSD2_timeline_sequence.pdf
To learn more about FASTSAT and the NanoSail-D missions visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats
- end -
The URL for this notice is: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/11-009.html
Please pass the word on this to people you know who have the monitoring capability for this frequency; I suggest maintaining a station log with a notation of your QTH.
From: Kim Newton
256-544-0034
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
Kimberly.D.Newton@nasa.gov
01.19.11
RELEASE : 11-009 NanoSail-D Ejects: NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred spontaneously and was identified this morning when engineers at the center analyzed onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets.
Amateur ham operators are asked to listen for the signal to verify NanoSail-D is operating. This information should be sent to the NanoSail-D dashboard at: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm. The NanoSail-D beacon signal can be found at 437.270 MHz.
The NanoSail-D science team is hopeful the nanosatellite is healthy and can complete its solar sail mission. After ejection, a timer within NanoSail-D begins a three-day countdown as the satellite orbits the Earth. Once the timer reaches zero, four booms will quickly deploy and the NanoSail-D sail will start to unfold to a 100-square-foot polymer sail. Within five seconds the sail fully unfurls.
"This is great news for our team. We’re anxious to hear the beacon which tells us that NanoSail-D is healthy and operating as planned," said Dean Alhorn, NanoSail-D principal investigator and aerospace engineer at the Marshall Center. "The science team is hopeful to see that NanoSail-D is operational and will be able to unfurl its solar sail."
On Dec. 6,, 2010, NASA triggered the planned ejection of NanoSail-D from FASTSAT. At that time, the team confirmed that the door successfully opened and data indicated a successful ejection. Upon further analysis, no evidence of NanoSail-D was identified in low-Earth orbit, leading the team to believe NanoSail-D remained inside FASTSAT.
The FASTSAT mission has continued to operate as planned with the five other scientific experiments operating nominally.
"We knew that the door opened and it was possible that NanoSail-D could eject on its own," said Mark Boudreaux, FASTSAT project manager at the Marshall Center. "What a pleasant surprise this morning when our flight operations team confirmed that NanoSail-D is now a free flyer."
If the deployment is successful, NanoSail-D will stay in low-Earth orbit between 70 and 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions. NanoSail-D is designed to demonstrate deployment of a compact solar sail boom system that could lead to further development of this alternative solar sail propulsion technology and FASTSAT’s ability to eject a nano-satellite from a micro-satellite -- while avoiding re-contact with the FASTSAT satellite bus.
Follow the NanoSail-D mission operation on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/nanosaild
For additional information on the timeline of the NanoSail-D deployment visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/501204main_NSD2_timeline_sequence.pdf
To learn more about FASTSAT and the NanoSail-D missions visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats
- end -
domingo, enero 16, 2011
GMAIL & INTERNET EXPLORER ISSUES - RELATED CORRESPONDENCE - Hopefully this will shed some light on a couple of issues related to email applications and internet browsers:
From: Lyle Davis:
Several folks on my email list(s) have written or called to tell me photo images are not coming through on my emails; others say things are working just fine.
That is problem #1.
Problem #2 is, several others are saying that my BCC (blind carbon copies) are showing email addresses of those to whom I am emailing. (The whole purpose of using BCC is to conceal addresses of those you mail to, so as to thwart hackers).
I passed along the problem to Troy Larson, my Art Director. It appears the solution to Problem #1 is on your browser settings, particularly if you are using Internet Explorer, and/or the need for me to embed pictures rather than forward what I received. Problem #2, we are still working on. Here's what Troy had to say:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Troy Larson: troyartssp at gmail dot com
Date: Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: gmail problems
To: lyle davis lyledavis4 at gmail dot com
Here is what I found out on the images question:
If you read some of the many other threads on this topic, you'll see that there are at least two issues involved.
1. Users of Internet Explorer need to have the viewing of Mixed Content - i.e. secure and non-secure items on one page - specifically enabled in order to see embedded images in GMail messages.
2. The forwarding of messages containing embedded images is currently not working properly in GMail.
So if you receive messages from friends with embedded pictures that they have FORWARDED to you using GMail, you may not be able to see the images. If you FORWARD such messages to friends using GMail, they may not be able to see the images.
However, if you send a NEW message to friends containing embedded images, they should be able to see them easily if they use Firefox or Chrome or Opera - but may have to change their internet settings to see them if they use Internet Explorer.
GMail are [sic] aware of the forwarding issue and are working to correct it.
As far as the other issue goes, there does not seem to be a clear answer on that one. You might want to call gmail on that one. I am just not finding it.
Now as for the cover, just let me know when you have something. Send me a pdf of the front page and I will work from there.
Later,
Troy
From: Lyle Davis:
Several folks on my email list(s) have written or called to tell me photo images are not coming through on my emails; others say things are working just fine.
That is problem #1.
Problem #2 is, several others are saying that my BCC (blind carbon copies) are showing email addresses of those to whom I am emailing. (The whole purpose of using BCC is to conceal addresses of those you mail to, so as to thwart hackers).
I passed along the problem to Troy Larson, my Art Director. It appears the solution to Problem #1 is on your browser settings, particularly if you are using Internet Explorer, and/or the need for me to embed pictures rather than forward what I received. Problem #2, we are still working on. Here's what Troy had to say:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Troy Larson: troyartssp at gmail dot com
Date: Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: gmail problems
To: lyle davis lyledavis4 at gmail dot com
Here is what I found out on the images question:
If you read some of the many other threads on this topic, you'll see that there are at least two issues involved.
1. Users of Internet Explorer need to have the viewing of Mixed Content - i.e. secure and non-secure items on one page - specifically enabled in order to see embedded images in GMail messages.
2. The forwarding of messages containing embedded images is currently not working properly in GMail.
So if you receive messages from friends with embedded pictures that they have FORWARDED to you using GMail, you may not be able to see the images. If you FORWARD such messages to friends using GMail, they may not be able to see the images.
However, if you send a NEW message to friends containing embedded images, they should be able to see them easily if they use Firefox or Chrome or Opera - but may have to change their internet settings to see them if they use Internet Explorer.
GMail are [sic] aware of the forwarding issue and are working to correct it.
As far as the other issue goes, there does not seem to be a clear answer on that one. You might want to call gmail on that one. I am just not finding it.
Now as for the cover, just let me know when you have something. Send me a pdf of the front page and I will work from there.
Later,
Troy
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