LAFD Wants to Protect Children from Burns and Scalds

On?June 18, 2012, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded to a residence in the Rampart area of Los Angeles?where two young children sustained significant burn injuries while in their kitchen.

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As you know, young children are at high risk of being burned by hot food and liquids. Please join the LAFD in taking a?moment to survey your kitchen to prevent needless burn injuries from happening to you and your loved ones.

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Based on this recent incident we urge you to follow these brief safety tips...

• Keep children away from cooking areas by enforcing a "kid-free zone" of 3 feet around the stove or any place where hot food or drink is being prepared or carried.
• Keep hot foods and liquids away from table and counter edges.
• When young children are present, use the stove's back burners whenever possible.
• Never hold a child while cooking, drinking, or carrying hot foods or liquids.
• Teach children that hot things burn.
• When children are old enough, teach them to cook safely. Supervise them closely.

Submitted by Erik Scott, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department

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Nuclear waste: why environmentalists are suing NRC over reactor licenses

After a US appeals court ruled the NRC had not adequately evaluated nuclear waste provisions when licensing reactors, the groups are seeking to ensure the public has input on the process.

By Mark Clayton,?Staff writer / June 20, 2012

In this 2010 photo, steam rises from the cooling towers of nuclear reactors at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, in Waynesboro, Ga. A federal court has found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not adequately evaluated nuclear waste disposal provisions when granting licenses to nuclear power plants.

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The nation's top nuclear power plant regulator is being petitioned by environmental groups to halt all further license extensions for 35 power reactors nationwide until their on-site nuclear-waste storage systems undergo more in-depth environmental evaluation.

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The legal petition filed Monday followed a June 8 ruling by the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) had failed to adequately evaluate on-site nuclear waste storage prior to granting license extensions.

The groups want the NRC to establish procedures for ensuring that members of the public can comment on the environmental analysis and raise site-specific concerns about the environmental impacts of highly radioactive spent nuclear reactor fuel in individual licensing cases.

The petition ?is not a request to halt or suspend any licensing proceeding,? or demand a chance in how the NRC reviews reactor lilcense applications in pending reactor licensing cases. But the petition does call for the NRC to suspend any final licensing decisions until it completes the court?s mandate.

Spent nuclear fuel produced by the nation's 104 nuclear reactors has been stored for decades in pools or casks at the power plant sites. Plans to develop a permanent national repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada were cancelled in 2010.

In its ruling the court concluded that the NRC's standard finding during the relicensing process that permanent nuclear-waste storage will be available ?when necessary? did not calculate the environmental effects of failing to secure permanent storage ? "a possibility that cannot be ignored."

The court also found that the NRC's finding that spent fuel could safely be stored on site at nuclear plants for 60 years after expiration of a plant?s license, "failed to properly examine future dangers and key consequences."

"The waste confidence ruling is a breath of fresh air because it is a recognition by the court that the emperor has no clothes when it comes to nuclear-waste disposal in this country," says Edwin Lyman, a nuclear expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nuclear safety watchdog.

"The NRC and the industry have to come to terms with the fact that there may be no final repository for spent fuel for a very long time, if ever, and do a fair evaluation of the environmental impacts of indefinite long-term on-site storage in the context of both renewed and new reactor licenses."

Monday's legal petition by 22 environmental groups and two individuals calls for the environmental analyses ordered by the Court of Appeals to be "applied in each reactor licensing case before operation is permitted, and that they will be given a meaningful opportunity to participate in the decision-making process,? Diane Curran, an attorney representing some of the groups in the Court of Appeals case said in a statement.

In the aftermath of the ruling, nuclear energy industry officials expressed disappointment over the court ruling, but said it would mean process adjustments and should not unduly intensify NRC scrutiny or slow up relicensing efforts.

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Organizing a Housewarming Party: What to serve at Circle of Food ...

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As soon as you are settled in your new house, the odds are that you will want to display your pride and joy to the world and invite your friends to a housewarming party. Here are a few ideas to help ensure that your housewarming party is a success.

Essentials

It is usually best to start off by compiling a guest list; this will not only help determine the number of friends and family you will have attending, but if you send your friends personalized invitations they will usually make more of an effort to come and share your joy. The responses to your invitations will help you to determine how many vegetarians or vegans there will be and what other dietary requirements might need to be catered for, which will help in your food organization and menu planning. Don?t forget that children?s needs and wants may not always coincide with those of the adults, so if you have invited younger guests make certain that you take them into consideration when planning the menu.

Presentation

The easiest way to actually present the food and drinks at this type of party is to have a buffet. If you have planned to eat outside but rain quashes this idea, you will be able to easily move the food and drink inside. Round dining tables will help your guests circulate and provide a more informal setting for your party. Make sure you have plenty of napkins on hand to mop up any spills and also to prevent crumbs falling onto your precious new carpet.

Food

Many of us are increasingly concerned with our health, so serving a variety of dishes is always an excellent idea when it comes to providing foods that will appeal to all your guests. Italian salads with their inventive uses of vegetables are a wise choice, and you can always make a variety of dressings for different tastes. Try mozzarella and tomato with fresh basil sprinkled over the top for color, or a lentil and bean salad with a zesty lemon and garlic dressing. A Polish cucumber, yogurt, and mint dressing is also very refreshing.

Pizzas are an excellent idea; you can usually plan on a large pizza feeding between eight and ten people, especially if it is combined with a salad and other vegetables. If you are adventurous, why not try sushi; you can always cheat and buy it ready made from your local deli or supermarket.

Smoked salmon wraps filled with horseradish and cream cheese are filling and delicious; sprinkled with a little dill, these tasty treats also look pretty. Blinis covered with smoked salmon and cream cheese are also delicious. You can also consider arranging some cold cuts and produce on the buffet table, as well as some hot French bread or focaccia.

It is a good idea to label your foods; you can easily print out attractive little labels ? or even a menu ? on your computer. You want everyone to know exactly what they are eating so that they can be confident that all dietary requirements are being looked after.

Drink

Most people will have used their car to come to your party, so ensure that you have bottled water, lots of fruit juice, and possibly a homemade non-alcoholic punch for your guests. Wine is always welcome; estimate that one standard 75cl bottle will provide five to six glasses of wine. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic fruit punches are also very popular, and it is a good idea to have both on hand so that all needs are catered for.

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