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Show i I ; ?;Z yttf?,;- g'-,1-- , - .VA3fc f; mfflfltgiflMftaae; I riNT.AH BASIN STANDARD January reliably detect potential CO concentration to prevent exposure without giving off false alarms and creating, a false rne of Winter weather brings an increased danger for Carbon monoxide (CO) Winter weather brings an increased danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Automobile exhaust ia the moot common source of CO, but any substance that burns including wood, gasoline, propane, keroeene and natural gaa can produce it In 1992 (the latest study by the U S. Center for Health Statistics), there were 3,930 CO fatalities. Of those, 14 percent were accidental Moot of the unintentional fatalitiea resulted from CO produced by a fire or vehicle. CO Prevention Moot CO fatalitiea are avoidable through simple measures and common-sense prevention. For exam - - pie, the proper installation and maintenance of smoke detectors could prevent most firerelated CO fatalities. Vehicle-relate- d fatalities also art easy to avoid in most cases. A vehicle should never be left running ia a dosed garage. Even with the garage door open, CO can build up to dangerous levels, given the right circumstances. In addition, check the vehicle's exhaust system for leaks. And, owners ofboata or recreational vehicles with propane stoves or heaters should install a CO de tector. There also are measures that can be taken at home. Fireplaces or customers me ing, should be checked annually by a licensed heating professional to ensure they're functioning normal- ly Improperly operating or inadequately vented gaa hasting, equipment was responsible for about 17 ofthe 549 accidental deaths in 1992, according to the U3. Center for Health Statistics. However, these are among the moot preventable, fatalities. When a natural gas fur-nais operating property , with complete combustion, it produces only heat, water vapor and carbon dioxide (the same gas humans exhale when breathing). NoCOia produced. An adequate venting system ence sures that all combustion byproducts art vented to the outdoors. The Symptoms of CO Poiaoning CO ia dangerous because it can replace oxygen in the blood stream. In fact, the receptors on blood molecules actually prefer CO to oxygen. When CO ia allowed to enter the blood stream in place of oxygen, suffocation can occur. CO also ia hard to detect. Ito invisible and odorieca. That's why it ia important to know the symptoms of CO poiaoning and immediately seek medical attention if they occur. After being expoood to CO ers of older homes where faulty fur- Questar donates CO monitors to low-inco- wood stoves should be properly mated. Natural gaa furnaces and vent- Questar Gas today donated 700 naces, etc. might pose serious carbon monoxide poisoning threats to them. These devices will provide the additional protection that families have gone without up to this point. Wolfs grateful to Questar Gas for making this unprecedented offer." low-inco- carbon monoxide (CO) monitors to the Utah Housing Finance Agency (UHFA) for distribution to lower-incom-e homeowner who otherwise may not be able to purchase the safety devices. The monitors will go to families with an annual total household income of less than 30,000, and who Cattle and calves on feed for financed homes through UHFA in slaughter market in the United 1998. States for feedlota with capacity of WeYe pleased to make this kind 1.000 or mors head totaled 11.03 of contribution, said Susan million heed on Dec. 1, 1998. The Gaa operations inventory was 4 percent below Dec. Glasmann, Queetar -vice president With so many car- 1, 1997 but 4 percent above Dec. 1, bon monoxids monitors on the mar-ket- , 1996. we wanted to hplp make a qualPlacements in feedlota during ity product available for those who Nov. totaled 2.05 million, 7 percent below 1997 and 13 percent below might not be able to afford one. The Aim Safety CO monitor do- 1996. Net placements were 1.97 nated by Queetar Gas is one of few million. During Nov., placements of monitors approved by Underwrit- cattle and calves weighing lesa than ers Laboratories and International. 600 pounds were 740,000, 600-69- 9 Approval Services, Ituacethesamo-- i pounds wets 557,000, 700-79- 9 CO monitoring technology used by pounds were 437,000, and 800 maqy utilities and firedepartmente pounds and greater were 317,000. across the counfry because it's lees Marketing of fed cattle during Nov. totaled 1.70 million, 2 percent prone to false alarms. William H. Erickson, Director of above 1997 and slightly above 1996. UHFA said, Thia coordinated efOther disappearance totaled fort ia of great significance. Lower 78.000 during Nov, 8 percent below income households are likely buy 1997 and 16 percent below 1998. 19. IW- - Panc? Turn JeBll-- 2 stcur.. Dui.r.g inversions in the Salt Lake Valley, its typical for CO levels to average 15 ppm harmless. yet enough to signal some CO monitors. To prev ent euch false alarms, select a CO monitor that meets IX 2034 standards and is approved by the Internationa Approval Services (IAS) signified by an AGA" i American Gaa Association) logo or the association's Blue Star symbol on the CO monitor and iu packaging. These units sample the air every few minutes and are set to signal when exposure becomes potentially harmful. To date, the only brands meeting both LX and IAS approval are AIM Safety model numbers: 696, 696D and 696N) and 900-01NightHawk (model numbers: and 9004)099). 4 . - levels of200 parts per million ppm) for two to three hours, a person may begin to experience these symptoms. Persistent, severe headaches usually affecting more than one person in an enclosed area; weak-nesNausea, vomiting and s; The disappearance of symptoms when individuals leave the structure. If the presence of carbon monoxide ia suspected baaed on these symptoms, evacuate all persons from the structure until checked. Should You Buy A CO Monitor? If the CO monitor is affordable and signals when necessary, consider buying it A CO monitor should . c'.jrcx'rr'.s. an expanded library and archive HIGHER EDUCATION-Nc- w nter area. section. student commons the SU for ihe planned amenities of some are laboratories and ju J space, the new of Uintah Basin branch campus addition The architect's drawing aJdmon is pictured here. I 00 swers the questions about what Buddhism is. what Buddhist practitioners do and why. and issue of democracy and feminism The series explores Buddhism in the United States where many different traditions meet and mf.uenceeach other. coming up against the women's movement, social and political and a democratic political tradition. The senes looks at the cultural ramifications of the growing number of American-borBuddhists, the Utah public radio presents new program A form of variety radio made its debut Sunday on Utah Public Radio with the inaugural ofUPR Presents. The program airs on KUSU FM (89.5 or 91.5 FM in Logan) each Sunday (12 p m.). It has become the station's vehicle for national series that otherwise haven't been heard on UPR because there were no pro- gram mi ng openings. We have had some interesting series available to us in the past, those of three or four installments, but wo couldn't fit them into our format," said Utah Public Radio Op short-ru- n m erations CoordinatorTom Williams. "Using this hour each Sunday afternoon allows us to air those programs. Were likely to air some specials on Black History Month in February with this hour available PeklM n impact on our society of Asian immigrant Buddhu-i- and what happens when the varieties of world traditions rub up against each other and other religious traditions in the United States. Voice heard in the programs include the Dalai to us. Sunday's broadcast of ITR sents was the first of a three-pa- Buckle Up and Save A Life! Prert documentary on Buddhism, narrated by Richard Gere. Part two will be heard Jan. 17 and the final installment airs Jan. 24. The Jan. 17 program focuses on the history of Buddhism in the United States. The Jan. 24 program an AaawaccaMl Imu I taiall Ina Stdsrg by ifca . Umuh Basin STANDARD CLASSIFIED i - Lama. Allen Ginsberg. Robert r Thurman father ofUma Thurman , I Ane Pema Chodron and Scgyal Ca5 To! Free I -8- 00-427-8679 OrTU SHlv Rinpoche. V US Cattle on Feed rt nr AU Ik It's Your ILa&stf. (CtanKB .i c t .?4. , V f- fi-- , Tt-- I ur Holiday ! rimmnmrtsnnmmiMsn MILLARD COUNTY-T- he Millard County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3--2 Monday night to approve aione change on land located about a mile and a half north of Fillmore on which Management and Training Corporation (MTO wants to build a private prison. Chroniels Progress - : Special Has leen Grand County Coupcil voted Monday to innwerminril salaries h from $300 to $700 per month, and to abolish a provision of county law d pay requiring council members face an election before receiving a MOAB-T- self-vote- The council wage hike, included in the 1999 county budget approved by the council last month, will oost the county $ 16,800 per year. The Times - Independent BOX ELDER-Brigh- am City building permits topped $10 million during 1998 compared to just under $9 million during the previous year, making H an "avenge year for the 1990a, except for the start ofthe decade which saw only $3,71365 in permits. Two years of unprecedented growth in public projects court buildings swimming pool complex, public aafety building, intermediate school etc. -s and brought figures up to $ 14 million in 1995 made a bulge in the and $20 million in 1998. News Journal mid-1990- - COALMUJS-T- he search fora woman who was reported missingon Oct-25- i, continued on Saturday new Pass Lake in the Uintahs. The 51 year old Salt Lake resident was reported miaaing and presumed to boona"auicide watch" at the time of her disappearance. Although (lyere were distributed throughout various businaeeee in the area, no leads coming into the Sheriff's department turned up aqy useful information. Summitt County BEE Through January 31s8 in'il Miss $ For Delivery IN the Uintah Basin Area - growing number of drug abusers are addicted, not to illegal drugs, but to medically prescribed ones, according to AlU Bates Medical Group and Bay Physicians. Carbon County law enforcement officers Steve Raber and Scott Olsen PIUCE-- A Utah has one of the highest rites of prescription drug abuse in the nation, indicate Deputy Raber, the Carbon County Sheriff Office representative on the task force. Sun Advorate - assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health, Davitt McAteer, visited the Cyprus Willow Creek to meet with management, workers and rescue trams working to recover the coal production facility. McAteer explained that MSIIA'a role and presence at the mins ia to monitor recovery as well as make sure that each step of the process is accomplished safety. ThsMSHA team has been located at the Willow Creek since the fire broke out on Thanksgiving eve last year. Sun Advocate PRICE-T- he - IlEBERCnT-WaMt- ch County was Utah's fastest growing county in 1998, according to figures released by the Governor's Office ofFlanning and Budget e ranking reveals the County's population increased (GORP). The -- an additional 728 people -- ending the by 56 percent between 1997-199- 6 of total 13,653. with a population Neighboring Summit County ranked year fourth with a population of 25,630. Utah County placed ninth. Bearer and Daggett Countie finished lari, eoch showing a negative growth rat. -Wasatch Wavs first-plac- YERNAL-La- nd purchased by the Uintah School District could open possi- bilities for better screes to Uintah High School and handson agricultural opportunities for student. The pu Thaw ofthe land has not been finalised, but it waaannounosdUwt week that the boerd had agreedtopurehaae 35 acres norlhweri ofthe Uintah High School. Vernal Express ON E YEAR TWO YEARS Special Regular $ 7X0 $28.00 $42.00 20.00 32.00 1 THREE YEARS ufii Prices Good With Coupon Only!! Give A Gift For Delivery OUT of the Uintah Basin Area Subscription!! 32.00 We will send a Card in your behalf 52.00 Announcing Your Gift! 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