<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368728979775142697</id><updated>2012-02-16T01:52:48.307-08:00</updated><title type='text'>NZ COSSA: The Aumoana</title><subtitle type='html'>Read about  current work being undertaken by scientists on board the research vessel, The Aumoana, the research vessel of NZ COSSA (The New Zealand Centre of Scientific Sea Activity).</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nzcossa.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5368728979775142697/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nzcossa.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Aumoana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11950399002616013570</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368728979775142697.post-1158123994057146402</id><published>2010-05-16T00:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-16T00:52:41.044-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Diving Projects</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8w4oJNy2EIQ/S--kMN5nYMI/AAAAAAAAABc/OQgRy05hJeE/s1600/scuba-diver-drawing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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 &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Name of research vessel:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:  normal"&gt; The Aumoana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Built:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt; Sweden in   1999&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:  none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Total days at sea:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt; about 4000&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:  none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Length:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt; 75 metres&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:  none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Accommodation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt; 50 total: 30 single berths; 20 double berths&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:16.0pt;  mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;Bridge Deck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steering mechanism&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Navigation and Safety Equipment including radar   equipment and GPS&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Weather Station&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;Upper Deck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trawl Deck:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Located at the stern of the ship.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Space to pull nets up from the sea, which have been   dragged behind the boat, and to empty fish onto.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sorting Hatches:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;3 separate hatches for sorting sea specimens into   temperature controlled salt water, which then go to different labs for   scientists to measure, classify, photograph, and record information about.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Winching equipment:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Stored at the back of the boat for lowering different   sampling equipment and nets into the sea and hauling them up again once   specimens have been collected.&lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Additional Equipment Storage:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Space to store additional equipment needed for taking sea   samples including CPR and Sedimentary Traps.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2 Inflatable Work Boats: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;To enable scientists to get closer to an area of study,   eg. whales.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Diving Equipment Storeroom.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3 Wet Labs: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;For sorting, preserving, processing, and storing of   fish and plankton.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Each lab has:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;4 Dissecting tables&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;4 Work benches&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Measuring Equipment&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Weighing equipment&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Cold and warm running water&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Storage space&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Containers and sample jars&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5 Dry Labs:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Microscopes&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Computers&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;4 Workbenches&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Graph plotters&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;Tween Deck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cabins&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:  none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"&gt;30 single berths&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:  none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"&gt;20 double berths&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Three Lounges&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Conference Room:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Meeting table.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Room to seat 14.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Medical Room:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;8 beds.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fitness Centre&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cafeteria:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Kitchen&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tables to seat 50&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;Bottom Deck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Engine Room&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Freezer Hold&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:normal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="229" valign="top" style="width:228.65pt;border:solid windowtext .5pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Emergency Survival Supplies:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Food and water supplies for 10 days.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Back up energy supply, diesel generators.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; 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