The Marine Mammal Center Receives New Rescue Containers Built by San Quentin Inmates
Sausalito, CA (ContentDesk) June 3, 2005 -- The Marine Mammal Center is to receive the first of three metal carriers that will be used to transport large sea lions and elephant seals in need of help.
The carriers, made out of aluminum sheet metal and weighing 146 pounds each, were designed and built by inmate-students at San Quentin's machine shop.
The carrier project marks a beneficial relationship between The Center and San Quentin's education department.
Designed for rescuing and rehabilitating marine mammals, The Marine Mammal Center will use the carriers next week as part of the release of a rehabilitated sea lion patient at Rodeo Beach in Sausalito.
For San Quentin, the carrier project has helped students in the prison's sheet and machine metal classes learn valuable trade skills that they can use once they're released back into society.
"We asked San Quentin if they could help us out in making these carriers, and they said yes if in turn we could help them out with a much-needed welding machine," said Shelbi Stoudt, Stranding Manager at The Marine Mammal Center.
"So, we acquired one for the prison machine shop, and the students there, under the direction of instructor Richard Saenz, used it to build the carriers to our specifications.
They also improved the original design of the carriers, using computer software donated to them by Autodesk. "Each carrier would normally cost The Marine Mammal Center $3000 to have built, but by enlisting San Quentin's machine shop class, The Center will save $1000 on each one.
Volunteers and staff are preparing for the busy California sea lion rescue season between the months of June and September.
In 2004, The Center rescued more than 450 sea lions alone.
Many of those patients weighed upwards of 300 pounds.
The new San Quentin-produced carriers will replace old ones that have fallen apart over the years and are no longer sturdy to transport patients for rescues, and for releases of healthy patients back to the ocean."We're thrilled to build the carriers for The Marine Mammal Center because we know that without the transports, volunteers and staff could not rescue larger, critically ill animals, said Richard Saenz, Machine Shop Instructor at San Quentin's Education Department.
"My students feel good building something worthwhile to be used outside of the prison; it gives them a sense of purpose."The new carrier will be used for the first time to transport White Russian, a California sea lion patient, down to Rodeo Beach from the hospital in Sausalito, on June 7. The adult, female pinniped was rescued from a beach in San Luis Obispo in April suffering from a potentially lethal algal bloom poisoning known as domoic acid toxicity.
She'll be outfitted with a satellite transmitter so researchers from Moss Landing Marine Labs can monitor her travel patterns.Celebrating its 30th year in 2005, The Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit hospital dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of ill and injured marine mammals, and to research about their health and diseases.
Volunteers and staff have treated more than 10,000 California sea lions, elephant seals, porpoises, and other marine life, along 600 miles of coastline from Mendocino County to San Luis Obispo County. In fact, The Center treats more marine mammals than any other institution of its kind in the world, uniquely combining its rehabilitation program with scientific discovery and education programs to advance the understanding of marine mammal health, ocean health and conservation.????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Calvin Peete Joins TGA Board of Directors
(ContentDesk) May 18, 2006 -- Ponte Vedra beach Florida: Legendary golfer, Calvin Peete has joined TGA, Tournament Gifts of America effective 15 May 2006. Mr. Peete commented, I have first hand seen what TGA can do to benefit charities. As involved as I am with The First Tee of Jacksonville, it became very clear that Mike Lattuca, Founder and Chairman at TGA has created a business model long needed in the golf tournament industry. Mr. Peete went on to say, The passion Mike emits is contagious and essential in building something great.
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Small Manufacturers Avoid Costly On-site Training in Material Resource Planning
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Nags Head - A Perfect Oceanside Getaway That Is Rich In History
Nags Head has grown into a summer resort area and has some of the best beach recreation on the North Carolina Coast. The name of the town has many tales associated with it. The most popular is the story that pirates would tie lanterns to the necks of their horses or nags, and walk them on the beach at night. The ship captains, thinking this was a safe opportunity to rob the ships. This is a far cry from Nags Head's attraction today.
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Opportunity to See Free Film and Fireworks Series at Carolina Beach Ends September 3
Carolina Beach, NC (ContentDesk) August 13, 2006 -- The popular Film and Fireworks Series in Carolina Beach, N.C., is coming to a close. The family-friendly movies are being held at Carolina Beach Lake Park every Sunday and a fireworks display occurs on the beach near the boardwalk each Thursday. The final fireworks display will occur on Thursday, August 30, and the final movie will be shown on Sunday, September 3, weather permitting. Both events are free and concessions will be available. We anticipated that the Film and Fireworks Series would be popular, but we have been delighted at how many families have participated in these events so far, said Duke Hagestrom, coordinator of the Film and Fireworks Series. With summer coming to a close, this will be the last opportunity for families to take a summer vacation together before the kids have to head back to school.
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Carb Cops Low Carb Superstore Announces Retail Store Location.
Carb Cops Low Carb Superstore Announces Retail Store Location.Carb Cops Low Carb Superstore announces the location of its first retail store in Southern California at 2739 Manhattan Beach Bl. in Redondo Beach, 1/4 mile from the busy 405 Freeway.In an attempt to meet the growing demand for low carb and sugar free foods, Carb Cops is announcing its first location in the Southern California market. Located on the northwest corner of Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue in Redondo Beach, the store will be conveniently located 1/4 of a mile from the 405 Freeway.In addition to the largest number of low carb and sugar free products in the area, Carb Cops will offer free weight loss seminars twice a month to educate newcomers to the low carb lifestyle advocated by the late Dr. Robert Atkins. Since his death earlier this year, a number of studies have been released confirming what he taught beginning in the 1970s, that drastically reducing carbohydrate intake can have astonishing results...
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The Leading Online Information Portal for and about Bulgaria mybulgaria.info has Recently Launched New Services for Those Interested in Property in Bulgaria
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