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Kris Medlen hurls shutout in fourth start for Braves
Aug 16, 2012, 11:19 PM EDT
Kris Medlen was so impressive while filling in for Tommy Hanson that the Braves had already decided to go to a six-man rotation in anticipation of Hanson's return this week. Tonight he ensured that someone else is going to the pen if they opt to return to five starters next month.
Making his fourth start after 38 relief appearances, Medlen pitched a shutout against the Padres on Thursday. Backed by two homers from Chipper Jones, he allowed five hits, walked none and struck out six in the 104-pitch gem.
Medlen had a 2.48 ERA as a reliever this season, but he's been even more spectacular as a starter. He's allowed just three runs in 25 2/3 innings to date, good for a 1.05 ERA. The Braves have won all four of his starts.
How Medlen will hold up as a starter is the big question mark. The Braves knew they were taking a risk when they shifted him from the rotation to the pen in 2010, and he ended up hurting his elbow and undergoing Tommy John surgery. He was kept in the pen initially this year in part because the Braves were confident about their starters but also because they wanted to save wear and tear on his arm.
Still, there wouldn't seem to be any going back now. Depending on how Hanson looks in his return and whether Ben Sheets and Paul Maholm can continue their surprising success, it's possible Medlen will be the Braves' second or third starter in the postseason, should the team advance.
- mississippimusicman - Aug 17, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Is it just me, or does it seem like whenever a Braves starter tanks, Wren somehow manages to pull a quality starting pitcher out of thin air? First Sheets, then Maholm, and now Medlen are all crucial to the rotation now, and at the start of the season, one was out of baseball, another was with the Cubs and got picked up for a guy on the DL, and Medlen looked to be nothing but a swingman in the pen. There's gonna be a total logjam at Spring Training next year, even if they don't get to keep Ben Sheets.
- hasbeen5 - Aug 17, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Medlen is no surprise though. He looked pretty damn good before he got hurt, and seemed to pick up right where he left off out of the pen.
- bravojawja - Aug 17, 2012 at 10:49 AM
It was only a matter of time before Medlen came into his own as a starter. He was waiting in the wings for a while (it seems like it, anyway) before he got hurt.
The fans gave him a nice ovation when he came to bat in the 8th. It's too bad all the local coverage is about Chipper going double yakko on his bobblehead night instead of talking about a young pitcher's first complete game shutout.
- bravojawja - Aug 17, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Or yicketty. Sorry. I have Animaniacs on the brain.
- professormaddog31 - Aug 17, 2012 at 12:17 PM
First of all, now I'm gonna sing the theme song all day and wonder if they lock the Warner Brothers and Sister in the giant Coke bottle at Turner Field.
Secondly, it's because everyone knows good pitching isn't glamorous. I mean, I watch games for good pitching but I know I'm a rare bird. Everyone else wants to see dudes go yard.
- GoneYickitty - Aug 17, 2012 at 2:07 PM
"Double yakko" is just plain fantastic. You're officially my new best friend.
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Geographic Range
Humans are currently found throughout the world; in permanent settlements on all continents except Antarctica and on most habitable islands in all of the oceans. All available evidence suggests that humans originated in Africa. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002; Findley, et al., 1975)
Anatomically modern Homo sapiens populations are known from the Middle East as long as 100,000 years ago, from east Asia as long as 67,000 years ago, and southern Australia as long as 60,000 years ago. European Homo sapiens fossils are known from 35,000 years ago. Homo sapiens populations were once thought to have colonized the New World approximately 11 to 13,000 years ago, but recent research indicates earlier dates of colonization. This is an area of active research. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
- Biogeographic Regions
- nearctic
- palearctic
- oriental
- ethiopian
- neotropical
- australian
- oceanic islands
- Other Geographic Terms
- cosmopolitan
Humans are found in all terrestrial habitats worldwide. Humans extensively modify habitats as well, creating areas that are habitable by a much reduced set of other organisms, as in urban and agricultural areas. With the aid of technologies such as boats, humans also venture into many aquatic habitats, primarily to obtain food. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002; Findley, et al., 1975)
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- tropical
- polar
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- tundra
- taiga
- desert or dune
- savanna or grassland
- chaparral
- forest
- rainforest
- scrub forest
- mountains
- Other Habitat Features
- urban
- suburban
- agricultural
- riparian
- estuarine
- intertidal or littoral
- caves
Physical Description
Humans are an exceptionally diverse species morphologically and many aspects of size vary substantially with environmental factors such as nutritional status. Historically there has been an effort to organize human physical variation into "races," although there is no scientific basis for the application of a race concept to human variation. Human physical variation is continuous and available evidence suggests that gene flow among human populations throughout their history has been the rule rather than the exception. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
Humans are characterized by their bipedalism and their lack of significant body hair. Males are generally larger than females, with more pronounced muscle development and generally more hair on the face and torso than females. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- polymorphic
- Sexual Dimorphism
- male larger
- sexes shaped differently
Human cultures are marked by a wide range of approaches to mating. Child-rearing in most cultures is accomplished with some degree of help and cooperation from other members of the group, including related and unrelated members. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
Humans are capable of breeding throughout the year. Gestation length is 40 weeks on average, a fairly long gestation length for a primate species with altricial young. Typically one young is born, although twins occur occasionally and multiple births rarely. Interbirth intervals, birth weights, time to weaning, independence, and sexual maturity all vary substantially with nutritional status of mothers and young and are influenced by cultural practices. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002; Martin and MacLarnon, 1990)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- year-round breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- viviparous
- Breeding interval
- Human females can reproduce up to once every 10 months, although typical birth intervals are longer and vary substantially.
- Breeding season
- Humans can breed at any time of the year.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 (low)
- Average gestation period
- 40 weeks
Human infants are born in an altricial state and require intense and long-term care to ensure survival. Parental care is variable across human cultures, but generally the mother plays a large role in caring for infants through weaning. Family members and unrelated community members also often play large roles in caring for young. Human young experience an extended period of adolescence in which many essential skills and cultural knowledge are learned and practiced. Human social structures are complex and frequently young remain part of the same larger social groups as their parents and their paternal and maternal families. Social stature of parents often also plays a large role in the social stature of the young. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002; Martin and MacLarnon, 1990)
- Parental Investment
- altricial
- provisioning
- female
- female
- female
- provisioning
- male
- female
- male
- female
- provisioning
- male
- female
- male
- female
- provisioning
- post-independence association with parents
- extended period of juvenile learning
- inherits maternal/paternal territory
- maternal position in the dominance hierarchy affects status of young
Human lifespans vary tremendously with nutritional status and exposure to diseases and trauma. Humans can live more than 100 years; the longest lived human that has been documented was 122 years old. Most humans live 50 to 80 years old, providing they survive their most vulnerable childhood years. Average life expectancy in many parts of the developing world is from less than 40 years old to 65 years old. In the developed world average life expectancy can be over 80 years old. (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 2008)
- Typical lifespan
Status: wild
- 32 to 84 years
- Typical lifespan
Humans are one of the most behaviorally, socially, and culturally complex animal species. Ancient humans were nomadic hunter gatherers but the development of agriculture approximately 10,000 years ago revolutionized the way that humans live. Agriculture ultimately led to increases in regional human populations and concentration in urban centers, and dramatically altered the cultures, economies, and relationships among human populations. In general, humans are highly social animals that are active mainly during the day. Some human populations remain nomadic or migratory, while most live mainly in one general area. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002; Findley, et al., 1975)
One of the most notable aspects of human biology and evolution is the extensive use of tools. Early human populations constructed sets of specialized tools, such as chisels and knife blades, from stones, bone, antler, and ivory. Human technological innovation is one of the most definitive human characteristics. Related to this innovation is the complex development of human art and symbolism, including written languages. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
- Key Behaviors
- terricolous
- diurnal
- motile
- nomadic
- migratory
- sedentary
- territorial
- social
- colonial
- dominance hierarchies
Home Range
Human home ranges vary widely among populations and use of space is extremely flexible.
Communication and Perception
Like most primates, humans use vision extensively in perception and communication. Humans have excellent color vision, although visual acuity in low light is limited. Humans also use sounds extensively. Human languages represent one of the most complex systems of communication in the animal world, and the diversity of human languages is astounding. Touch is an important mode of perception, it is especially important in close social bonds. Humans have a moderately well developed sense of smell and taste, which is used to determine the suitability of foods and discover information about the environment and conspecifics. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
The evolution of complex language is considered one of the hallmarks of Homo sapiens. Archaic humans were capable of complex language, although Homo sapiens anatomy seems to have evolved to favor the production of complex sounds in anatomically modern humans. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
- Other Communication Modes
- pheromones
Food Habits
Humans generally eat a highly variable omnivorous diet. The components of diets vary tremendously with regional availability of foods. Some human cultures restrict their diet to a vegetarian one, relying on plant sources of proteins. Foods are often extensively prepared and stored for future use. The use of fungal colonies, such as yeasts, for creating cultured foods, such as beer, bread, and cheeses, is widespread. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
- Primary Diet
- omnivore
- Animal Foods
- birds
- mammals
- amphibians
- reptiles
- fish
- eggs
- blood
- body fluids
- carrion
- insects
- terrestrial non-insect arthropods
- mollusks
- terrestrial worms
- aquatic crustaceans
- echinoderms
- other marine invertebrates
- Plant Foods
- leaves
- roots and tubers
- wood, bark, or stems
- seeds, grains, and nuts
- fruit
- nectar
- pollen
- flowers
- sap or other plant fluids
- algae
- macroalgae
- Other Foods
- fungus
- microbes
- Foraging Behavior
- stores or caches food
Humans have few natural predators and often sit at or near the top of the food chain in regional ecosystems. Humans are sometimes opportunistically preyed on by large wild cats, such as tigers (Panthera tigris) and lions (Panthera leo). Other instances of large, carnivorous animals eating humans are often cases of mistaken identity or are opportunistic events. This includes cases involving large sharks, bears, monitor lizards, and crocodiles.
- Known Predators
- tigers (Panthera tigris)
- lions (Panthera leo)
Ecosystem Roles
Humans act as top predators in many ecosystems, although they are also sometimes preyed on by larger predators, such as tigers. Humans modify habitats and ecological communities in countless ways, often substantially changing the interactions of nearly all other species in those habitats. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
Humans are parasitized by many species of internal and external parasites. Some research suggests that hairlessness in humans is an adaptation to reduce ectoparasite loads. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
Humans and human societies have evolved multiple relationships with other species, including commensal species and domesticated and companion species. Human commensals are too numerous to mention, but some important commensal species are house mice (Mus musculus), black rats (Rattus rattus), Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), and Oriental cockroaches (Blatta orientalis). Important domestic species include domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), pigs (Sus scrofa), cattle (Bos taurus), sheep (Ovis aries), goats (Capra hircus), chickens (Gallus gallus), guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), horses (Equus caballus), llamas (Lama glama), camels (Camelus species), turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), honeybees (Apis mellifera), and many other animals. Humans have also domesticated many species of plants for food and other uses, such as corn (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), manioc (Manihot esculenta), apples (Malus domestica), and soy (Glycine max). (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
- Ecosystem Impact
- creates habitat
- house mice (Mus musculus)
- black rats (Rattus rattus)
- Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)
- domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)
- pigs (Sus scrofa)
- cattle (Bos taurus)
- sheep (Ovis aries)
- goats (Capra hircus)
- chickens (Gallus gallus)
- guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
- horses (Equus caballus)
- llamas (Lama glama)
- corn (Zea mays)
- rice (Oryza sativa)
- wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- manioc (Manihot esculenta)
- apples (Malus domestica)
- soy (Glycine max)
- human body louse (Pediculus humanus)
- human fleas (Pulex irritans)
- human bed bug (Cimex lectularis)
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Human interactions are often complex and negative at interpersonal levels and among social groups, cultures, and governments. Human activities often destroy or transform ecosystems, and these changes can have negative economic and/or medical impacts on other human populations. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
Conservation Status
Human populations are not monitored by conservation agencies. Although human populations worldwide are large and growing, some regional or isolated populations may be in decline as a result of economic disadvantage, disease, habitat degradation, emigration, and cultural erosion.
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
Other Comments
Earliest Homo sapiens appeared approximately 700,000 years ago, although anatomically modern humans are known from about 100,000 years ago. Patterns of colonization of the world by ancient humans and the details of interactions between ancient Homo sapiens and co-occurring Homo species are areas of active research. (Boaz and Almquist, 2002)
Tanya Dewey (author), Animal Diversity Web.
- Australian
Living in Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, New Guinea and associated islands.
- Ethiopian
living in sub-Saharan Africa (south of 30 degrees north) and Madagascar.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- Palearctic
living in the northern part of the Old World. In otherwords, Europe and Asia and northern Africa.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- agricultural
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carrion
flesh of dead animals.
- chaparral
Found in coastal areas between 30 and 40 degrees latitude, in areas with a Mediterranean climate. Vegetation is dominated by stands of dense, spiny shrubs with tough (hard or waxy) evergreen leaves. May be maintained by periodic fire. In South America it includes the scrub ecotone between forest and paramo.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- colonial
used loosely to describe any group of organisms living together or in close proximity to each other - for example nesting shorebirds that live in large colonies. More specifically refers to a group of organisms in which members act as specialized subunits (a continuous, modular society) - as in clonal organisms.
- cooperative breeder
helpers provide assistance in raising young that are not their own
- cosmopolitan
having a worldwide distribution. Found on all continents (except maybe Antarctica) and in all biogeographic provinces; or in all the major oceans (Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific.
- desert or dunes
in deserts low (less than 30 cm per year) and unpredictable rainfall results in landscapes dominated by plants and animals adapted to aridity. Vegetation is typically sparse, though spectacular blooms may occur following rain. Deserts can be cold or warm and daily temperates typically fluctuate. In dune areas vegetation is also sparse and conditions are dry. This is because sand does not hold water well so little is available to plants. In dunes near seas and oceans this is compounded by the influence of salt in the air and soil. Salt limits the ability of plants to take up water through their roots.
- diurnal
- active during the day, 2. lasting for one day.
- dominance hierarchies
ranking system or pecking order among members of a long-term social group, where dominance status affects access to resources or mates
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- estuarine
an area where a freshwater river meets the ocean and tidal influences result in fluctuations in salinity.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- intertidal or littoral
the area of shoreline influenced mainly by the tides, between the highest and lowest reaches of the tide. An aquatic habitat.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- macroalgae
seaweed. Algae that are large and photosynthetic.
- marsh
marshes are wetland areas often dominated by grasses and reeds.
- migratory
makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
- monogamous
Having one mate at a time.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- mountains
This terrestrial biome includes summits of high mountains, either without vegetation or covered by low, tundra-like vegetation.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nomadic
generally wanders from place to place, usually within a well-defined range.
- oceanic islands
islands that are not part of continental shelf areas, they are not, and have never been, connected to a continental land mass, most typically these are volcanic islands.
- omnivore
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
- oriental
found in the oriental region of the world. In other words, India and southeast Asia.
- pheromones
chemicals released into air or water that are detected by and responded to by other animals of the same species
- polar
the regions of the earth that surround the north and south poles, from the north pole to 60 degrees north and from the south pole to 60 degrees south.
- polyandrous
Referring to a mating system in which a female mates with several males during one breeding season (compare polygynous).
- polygynandrous
the kind of polygamy in which a female pairs with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females.
- polygynous
having more than one female as a mate at one time
- polymorphic
"many forms." A species is polymorphic if its individuals can be divided into two or more easily recognized groups, based on structure, color, or other similar characteristics. The term only applies when the distinct groups can be found in the same area; graded or clinal variation throughout the range of a species (e.g. a north-to-south decrease in size) is not polymorphism. Polymorphic characteristics may be inherited because the differences have a genetic basis, or they may be the result of environmental influences. We do not consider sexual differences (i.e. sexual dimorphism), seasonal changes (e.g. change in fur color), or age-related changes to be polymorphic. Polymorphism in a local population can be an adaptation to prevent density-dependent predation, where predators preferentially prey on the most common morph.
- rainforest
rainforests, both temperate and tropical, are dominated by trees often forming a closed canopy with little light reaching the ground. Epiphytes and climbing plants are also abundant. Precipitation is typically not limiting, but may be somewhat seasonal.
- riparian
Referring to something living or located adjacent to a waterbody (usually, but not always, a river or stream).
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- sedentary
remains in the same area
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- social
associates with others of its species; forms social groups.
- stores or caches food
places a food item in a special place to be eaten later. Also called "hoarding"
- suburban
living in residential areas on the outskirts of large cities or towns.
- swamp
a wetland area that may be permanently or intermittently covered in water, often dominated by woody vegetation.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- taiga
Coniferous or boreal forest, located in a band across northern North America, Europe, and Asia. This terrestrial biome also occurs at high elevations. Long, cold winters and short, wet summers. Few species of trees are present; these are primarily conifers that grow in dense stands with little undergrowth. Some deciduous trees also may be present.
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- territorial
defends an area within the home range, occupied by a single animals or group of animals of the same species and held through overt defense, display, or advertisement
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- tropical savanna and grassland
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
- savanna
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
- temperate grassland
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
- tundra
A terrestrial biome with low, shrubby or mat-like vegetation found at extremely high latitudes or elevations, near the limit of plant growth. Soils usually subject to permafrost. Plant diversity is typically low and the growing season is short.
- urban
living in cities and large towns, landscapes dominated by human structures and activity.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
- year-round breeding
breeding takes place throughout the year
Boaz, N., A. Almquist. 2002. Biological Anthropology: A Synthetic Approach to Human Evolution. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Accessed December 03, 2007 at http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_boaz_biological_2/.
Findley, J., A. Harris, D. Wilson, C. Jones. 1975. Mammals of New Mexico. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
Martin, R., A. MacLarnon. 1990. Reproductive patterns in primates and other mammals: the dichotomy between altricial and precocial offspring. Pp. 47-80 in C DeRousseau, ed. Primate Life History and Evolution. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc..
Ruvolo, M. 1997. Molecular Phylogeny of the Hominoids: inferences from multiple independent DNA sequence data sets. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 14: 248-265.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 2008. "Rank order life expectancy" (On-line). CIA Factbook. Accessed May 06, 2008 at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html.


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Airlines forewarned of Rolls-Royce engine issue
Rolls-Royce was warned months ago about the safety of the engine model powering a Qantas aircraft forced to make an emergency landing yesterday.
The airline's chief executive, Alan Joyce, said this morning that a 'design issue' may have caused the engine failure on the Airbus A380 aircraft forced to return to Singapore shortly after take-off.
This followed the emergence of warnings made in August by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of 'wear, beyond Engine Manual limits' and conditions that 'present a potential unsafe condition to the aeroplane' in relation to the Trent 900 engine.
In an airworthiness directive, EASA said wear was found on the splines of the intermediate pressure (IP) turbine that required inspection. Rearward movement of the turbine 'would enable contact with static turbine components and would result in loss of engine performance with potential for in-flight shut down, oil migration and oil fire', it said.
Joyce said the problem with the Qantas aircraft was an engine issue and not related to the airworthiness of the plane. 'We believe this is probably most likely a material failure or some sort of design issue,' he told reporters in Sydney.
Rolls-Royce issued a statement yesterday saying the process of precautionary engine checks was underway. A spokesperson told The Engineer it was important to note that the investigation was still at an early stage.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing one of the plane's engines explode before the plane carrying 440 passengers and 26 crew returned to Singapore. The aircraft landed safely and, according to Qantas, there were no injuries to any passengers or crew.
Airbus said in a statement that it had asked all A380 operators with Rolls-Royce engines to inspect the planes. Qantas has grounded its fleet of A380s but Singapore Airlines has resumed flights after delays yesterday.
Commentators have suggested multiple explanations for the engine failure, emphasising that a full investigation would be needed for a concrete verdict.
Dr Ranjan Vepa, lecturer in avionics at Queen Mary, University of London, said: 'The uncontained engine failure could also have been caused by a combination of circumstances that could have triggered a sequence of enabling events leading to the uncontained engine failure almost immediately after take-off.
'This naturally tends to make one suspect that the engine was probably hit by something that caused the engine inlet to be blocked, which in turn could have triggered a sequence of events leading to the turbine trying to operate faster or even a "fire" within the combustion chamber.'
John Turton of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Aerospace Network, said: 'From the initial reports it appears that this incident was caused by some kind of uncontained failure in the hot end of the engine.
'The underside cowling parts that were blown off are around the turbine area and there has been one piece of video looking out from the cabin that shows a radial puncture through the upper surface of the wing, apparently adjacent to the turbine section.
'This would indicate that there was considerable force involved in ejecting material from the engine in this location.'
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What about the 2 recent Qantas B747 incidents? On Sept 1, 2010, a Qantas B747 leaving San Francisco was forced to turn around after an engine explosion. It was a Roll Royce RB-211 engine. On November 5, 2010 a Qantas B747 was forced to return due to engine failure, one day after the A380 incident involving the Rolls Royce Trent 900.
Early days. Stop jumping to conclusions until the facts are known. Rolls-Royce bashing is not particularly clever, nor is being an 'armchair engineer'!
Well said Lizzie T! You should have added Airbus bashing to that as well.
The aspect that concerns me the most has only been touched on in this article and not mentioned at all (as far as I know) in the general media. The most worrying problem that I can see isn't so much that there was a failure but that it was uncontained. I don't know enough about engine design to know if there is "armouring" in critical areas only, but if not then imagine the consequences of a turbine blade coming out the side of the engine and through the fuselage.
Since all the incidents Anonymous listed come from one airline, but feature different plane manufacturers, maybe that is more significant than the actual engine manufacturer? Until more is known, this incident could just as well be servicing related, foreign body related or design related. Let's await the investigation result.
I have to agree with the 'Rolls Royce bashing not particularly clever'.
I was an engineer who went out with the Deepwater Horizon incident and we have seen enough blamestorming to last a lifetime.
Lets wait until the facts are available.
I expect that the potential speed of parts expelled from a jet engine during a catastophic failure would be so considerable that any "armouring" would have to be exceedingly robust and therefore impractically heavy.
Anyway, as yet the cause is unknown, so I dont see the need for extra engine shields...
Just a thought, your car engine has much, much greater chance of failure which could send high speed parts towards the passenger compartment, but there is no special shielding there either...life is a risk.
I subscribe to the view that one should buy one's next bridge from the man whose last bridge fell down. There is no doubt that the finest minds at Rolls-Royce will be on the case so why The Engineer sought an opinion from an avionics' lecturer is a mystery. Let's learn, not guess.
Far more incidents occur on aircraft than most people are aware off. As a frequent flyer for over 30 years I have personnaly experienced engine failure, flame outs and even landing with a slight lack of undercarriage. These all went unreported in the press. Things like this happen everyday it's nothing new. The fact that this particular engine failure was not contained is a cause for concern but lets not leap on the band wagon and start slagging of another British company. BP was bad enough surely! If there is a problem at RR then people far more intelligent than me will find a solution. Leave them to it.
The reports of oil leaks suggests that some part may not have been receiving the correct lubricant and failed. The correction of that would hopefully see the end of the problem-no big deal.
There was a time when the CF6 engine, not made by RR used to have a tendancy to shed turbines blades when operating in the lean burn mode. Does anybody know if the Trent runs lean burn?
"I expect that the potential speed of parts expelled from a jet engine during a catastophic failure would be so considerable that any "armouring" would have to be exceedingly robust and therefore impractically heavy.
Anyway, as yet the cause is unknown, so I dont see the need for extra engine shields..."
Please forgive my resorting to Wikipaedia but I'm afaraid I don't have time to find chapter and verse on the internet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_off_testing . Containment issues may be related to the initial failure but stands as a seperate concern, and therefore should be addressed as such.
Jim Le Shed, I take it from you synopsis of events thus far you don't have an aerospace engineering background, or judging by your understanding of failure risk and centrifugal force you have no technical background whatsoever??
I saw a tv-program in discovery from TRENT 900 engine for A380 testing and I believe they said that there is an armour to protect plane agains turbine blades.
In the program they caused a turbine blade failure and tested the armour I think.
Looks like a serious maintenance issue for Qantas.
This sort of thing is within my area of work. However, having no access to either the engine concerned or any investigation data means that I am only able to offer an "educated speculation" at this point.
To me, the most significant photos of the incident are those of the internal parts of this engine that fell to earth. These appear to be of a fractured I.P. or H.P. compressor rotor disc and of a section of the compressor stator guide vanes. This indicates a destructive compressor failure, not of the turbines, as other photos show the turbine casing to be intact.
I'd say it was quite well contained within the nacelle. For such large and heavy objects at high velocity only to tear away the cowling, made of composite material, at the rear of the engine is evidence of this. If not contained they would have punched straight out through the side cowls. The damage that occurred to both the wing and engine cowling also shows that the offending objects were ejected aft, showing containment. This said however, it is impossible to completely contain such destructive damage. But well contained it appears to be, and with a minimum of other damage to the aircraft. I'd say: Well done, Rolls Royce.
This sort of thing is within my area of work. However, having no access to either the engine concerned or any investigation data means that I am only able to offer an "educated speculation" at this point.
To me, the most significant photos of the incident are those of the internal parts of this engine that fell to earth. These appear to be of a fractured I.P. or H.P. compressor rotor disc and of a section of the compressor stator guide vanes. This indicates a destructive compressor failure, not of the turbines, as other photos show the turbine casing to be intact.
I'd say it was quite well contained within the nacelle. For such large and heavy objects at high velocity only to tear away the cowling, made of composite material, at the rear of the engine is evidence of this. If not contained they would have punched straight out through the side cowls. The damage that occurred to both the wing and engine cowling also shows that the offending objects were ejected aft, showing containment. This said however, it is impossible to completely contain such destructive damage. But well contained it appears to be, and with a minimum of other damage to the aircraft. I'd say: Well done, Rolls Royce.
Although I was cautious because there may be the possability of allowing defined "safe paths" for part egress from the engine I consider it unlikely - I was just trying to raise the question without seeming to be "Rolls Royce bashing" or "Airbus bashing." As a safety requirement it is far easier to specify that engines must contain failed parts rather than trying to protect all possible impact points for parts coming out the side of the engine. Because of projectiles "spreading out" as they leave an engine it is, I suspect, also a lot lighter and cheaper to impliment as a total solution. There is also the cost and time involved with certifying a single engine design from this point of view rather than seperate airframes. I cannot catagorically say that I am right - I am not involved in aircraft engine design - but as an engineer with experience in aerospace design I shall now put a stake in the ground (although please note that I initially tried to avoid this) and say that I think Rolls Royce seem to have a major problem related to non-containment. The reason I believe this isn't because of the loss of cowlings but rather because the hole in the top of the wing above the engine seems to have been formed by an item leaving vertically at high velocity. I keenly await the results of the investigation by Rolls Royce and hope that I am wrong. In the mean time this may provide further information http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/008574.html
Pictures of the engine and plane if provided, can give some clues of failure
A thought for Stephen Mosley to consider. How long is a piece of string? In my 32 years as a mechanical engineer in the aircraft engine industry I have never seen two identical results of engine failure. However, 30 years ago the aircraft would likely have crashed from this.
We could make wide-sweeping statements about containment, simply because some material from the failed parts went overboard. To prevent this an engine would have to be totally encased in some manner, then being obstructed from its purpose of giving thrust!
Some of these ejected parts would be 5kg. to 10kg. or even more, not just a few grams. The bypass duct is completely open and un-obstructed. It has to be for obvious functional reasons. Disintegration products go where they will, with no absolutely predictable pattern. Very little other damage occurred to the aircraft, which is evidence of containment. Not complete containment, but containment within limits of reasonable safety and good engine design parameters. Just as you can't say how long the string is, you can't exactly say where the fragments will fly. Contained it was, within these limits. Well Done Rolls Royce!
At take-off power these machines operate very near to the edge of what is mechanically possible. A failure of this kind will actually help the experts in this area to improve their designs, giving us better engines as a result. Far better to leave it to the experts!
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A fair enough point, please note that I have gone to great lengths to explain that I know enough to think it is a serious matter of concern but not enough to state catagorically that it actually is so! My understanding is that the requirement is a straight forward containment one and as such no bits should come out of the engine anywhere except the back. If there is more subtlety to it, then it becomes a question of what actually departed the engine at high speed and whether it shouldn't have .In fact my original post aludes to such a possibility but perhaps I was unwise to let myself be drawn into trying to justify why such concerns shouldn't be just dismissed as groundless or speculation. As I say, I await the report with my fingers crossed for my opinion (and I agree that it is no more than that) being incorrect.
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Examines the David theme in the collective mind of ancient Israel and the early church In this follow-up study to Judaism, The First Phase, Joseph Blenkinsopp traces the development of traditions about David in the collective memory of the people of Israel and the first Christians, from the extinction of the Davidic dynasty in the sixth century B.C.E. to the early common era. David Remembered is neither a biography of David nor an exegetical study of the biblical narrative about David. Rather, it focuses on the memory of David as a powerful factor in the formation of social identity, in political activity (especially in reaction to imperial rule), and in projections of the future viewed as the restoration of a never-forgotten past.
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"I slooowww roasted a prime rib. At the mouth of the oven it's @ 200F and I went out and turned the roast every 15-20 minutes till a 130F internal temp and it turned out to be the BEST R.B. any one of us have ever had!"
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Do you know if the meat was first seared? AT low temp and not seared may have looked a bit 'gray'
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I am all for slow cooking a pot roast (after searing!) but a prime rib? Interesting...
I wonder about the searing first as well. You need that browning for the best flavor (look up the Maillard reaction for interesting discussions on browning and flavor) not to mention appearance...
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My two cents: I've slow roasted lots of meats in my oven, and I always sear them first, usually in a sauteuse, then degrease the pan with about half a cup of the appropriate color wine. The reduction is added to the poaching liquid/gravy/whatnot.
Slow Roasting....
We had just read somewhere about slow roasting meats....like for 24 hours!!
The idea was to set your oven temperature to what you wanted the internal temperature of the meat to come to when done. Apparently the meat underwent taste testing with 100% preference.
With the temperature curves of these wood fired ovens, I think there may be the opportunity to try some meats at relatively low temperatures like this, maybe even with a small fire to maintain some level of heat??
So James, in this case you would have set your oven at 130 to 150 degrees.
This sounds similar...anyone tried this?
Also James, how long did it cook?, was it covered at all, and did you need to turn it so often....definately worth a try!
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I'm only the messenger on this one, but I know the chef and will ask and get more details.
Jim, I like slow-cook, low-heat bean and stews, and my experience is that you should try to use the retained heat from refactory of the oven itself. White cannellini beans in a covered terracotta dish are great. For the longer cook vegetables, I don't think you don't want the smoke of a fire, but rather the warm and moisture heat of the oven itself. Have a huge pizza party to drive a lot of heat into your oven; bake bread first thing in the morning and cook white beans after that. :)
Of course it would have to be quite a party.
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I've done a six pound pork roast when the hearth temp was at 150. Let it go overnight (no fire in the oven). In the morning, the meat was at 130 internal, and the hearth had cooled to about 110. However, I do have a lot of mass under my hearth floor, and the mass was at about the same temp.
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Need to also take into consideration with a very low oven temp that bacteira will be growing if temp too low. as with all things, moderation is best,, would question 24 hour cooking times.
even smoket brisket is down in the 225-275 range when slow cooked for 10-12 hours
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I had been wondering about food saftey at low temps and found this article:
Slow Cookers and Food Safety
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CJim, how was that roast?? It's sounds just like the slow roasting I want to try!!
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Why would a Borg respect a "chain of authority"? I mean, Borg Queen aside (and wasn't she really just a voice for the whole?), wasn't the entire collective the "authority"? There was no chain - there was just this gigantic group consciousness. I thought. No?
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I didn't want to jack your thread, so I started another one that's going to cover my entire interior refit and stereo install (it'll be an ongoing thing)... but I have the dash about 90% done, so I thought I'd drop off a few snaps of what I did.
I went with 2 stereo speakers and 2 center channels (they'll actually be run on a summed amp so it will be the same effect as a basic center channel without the high dollar processor)...
This is a wide shot with it out of the truck...
Here's a few of the glass I laid down behind the dash to fix the broken structure...
And the corner i had to remold because it was smashed...
Some of it is still a little rough... My plan at present is to clean it up a little more, and then mask off the bottom, scuff, paint and prime the lower portion with the factory color. The top will get a padded vinyl covering, that will be tight enough to show the contours, but padded enough to fill any gaps (like the one along the passenger side lip) and to add a little bit of sound deadening and anti-rattle (I'll put some dyna-matt on the back of it for sure).
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You would never know it if you came here now, but once upon a time - or twice, actually, if you count the 13-game stint the Buffalo Bisons had before heading to the Tri-Cities of Illinois in their journey to becoming today's Atlanta Hawks - the dead industrial city of Buffalo, New York was a real basketball hotbed. Hell, all of Upstate New York loved its hoops. It still does, in fact; there are some great college teams here, and all hoops fans rally around the Syracuse University basketball team come March. The Orangemen are the one team every basketball fan in the state agrees on. But the purpose of this list is professional basketball - the NLL, BAA, and NBA. And as far as that goes, the region's most notable team is probably the Buffalo Braves, an NBA team that had the misfortune of getting in just after Buffalo's decline started and ran for only eight years. The Braves still have a visible imprint on the area, and Braves gear is fairly common. Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley has fond memories of his rookie year, which he spent with the Braves. "Aw man, it was wild. Them fans in Buffalo, they were crazy. They loved the Braves," Dantley said. Bob McAdoo, one of the NBA's underrated legends, spent his most prolific years with the Braves, and entered the Hall of Fame as a Brave despite his accomplishments with more prolific teams. "They called us thoroughbreds," was his remark. Dr. Jack Ramsay, the legendary coach who took the Portland Trail Blazers to their only title, had good years with the Braves, and Moses Malone also called Buffalo home for a brief time.
The departure of the Braves - and the subsequent refusal of the Los Angeles Clippers, who they eventually became, to refuse to acknowledge their past in Buffalo - scattered the loyalties of the area's NBA fans. There's barely any team uniformity for the league, but what little uniformity that does exist is for.... The Boston Celtics. Now, this is just absurd to me. No offense to the city of Boston, but sports politics quite clearly dictate that no Buffalo person shall, under any circumstances, cheer for the Boston Bruins or New England Patriots. Baseball loyalties tend to be more flexible, and while Buffalo is home to a large contingent of Red Sox fans, it's still dominantly Yankees territory. Therefore, I'll grant a pass to those fans of baseball and basketball who cheer both the Red Sox and Celtics. Those who like the Yankees and Celtics, though, come off as front-runners. I mean, we teach our kids in Buffalo to spend 15 minutes a day staring at pictures of Tom Brady, Zdano Chara, and David Ortiz, learning to HATE them, but when it comes to the Celtics, it's "oh, they're cool."? It doesn't wash. Maybe it's the Irish name or the 17 titles? Really folks, we have to stand up for our sports principles, so in the interest of trying to make Buffalo people into better basketball fans, here is a list of NBA teams Buffalo fans can (and SHOULD) place above the Boston Celtics.
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