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Welcome to Dunwellz Custom Kitchen and Pour House
Here at Dunwellz Custom Kitchen and Pour house we are proud to offer quality food made from only the best ingredients. We are focused on offering you and your family a quality dining experience. We are passionate about offering great customer service that will leave you both happy and satisfied. The Dunwellz dining atmosphere is fantastic and is sure to indulge all of your senses. Here at Dunwellz we are proud to be a part of the Mint Hill community and hope that you will let us take care of you like family today!
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Dáil Eireann Debate
Mr. G. Brady: asked the Minister for Education if he will consider the question of establishing an "Open University" in Ireland now that we have a second television channel.
Minister for Education (Mr. Wilson): The introduction of a second television channel would not, in itself, warrant the establishment of an "Open University" in Ireland. I do not consider that such a development is feasible at present.
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Carousel Sugar Free Gumballs (.62/4 lbs)
Carousel sugar free gumballs are made with the artificial sweetener Nutrasweet and have 1/3 fewer calories than regular gumballs. Sugar free gumballs make the perfect bubblegum treat for diabetics, health-conscious gumball lovers, or let's face it - kids with too much access to sugar already! While these sugar free gumballs do not taste exactly like regular gumballs, and they have a different texture than your typical gumball, they are a good healthy alternative to more sugar in your diet!
These carousel sugar free gumballs come packaged in 4-one pound re-sealable bags, for your convenience and to ensure freshness. The 4lbs is enough to refill the King Carousel or Columbia Carousel gumball machine up to 85% of capacity and will more than fill any of the other Carousel gumball machines.
- Flavors: Assorted fruit bubblegum
- Colors: Red, blue, green, yellow, pink, orange and white
- Size: .62 inch diameter
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Quantity: Over 900 sugar free gumballs
- Manufacturer: Carousel / Ford Gum (made in the USA)
Shipping:If you're buying these gumballs AND a Carousel gumball machine, be sure to add gumballs from the drop down menu when you order the machine to get combined shipping rates.
Availability: Plenty in stock! Ships out of our warehouse within 1 business day.
Sugar Free Gumballs Nutrition Facts:
- Serving size: 2 gumballs (4.0g)
- Calories: 10 (33% fewer calories than regular gumballs)
- ZERO: fat, sodium, potassium, fiber or protein.
- Total Carb 3g per 2 balls
- Sugar alcohol 3 g
- NET impact carbs ZERO
Ingredients: Sorbitol, Gum base, Maltitol syrup, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Glycerine, Artificial Colors (Including red 3 & 40, red 40 lake, yellow 5 & 6, yellow 5 & 6 lakes, blue 1 & blue 1 lake), Aspartame, Resinous Glaze, Carnauba Wax, and BHT (to maintain freshness). Phenylketonurics: contains Phenylalanine.
- Taste Great but Flavor only Lasts 5min Review by Thomas Foster
great that it's a sugar-free product, but gumballs are very hard, lose their flavor after only a few minutes, and if you continue to chew almost turns into a rubbery confection. (Posted on 5/24/13)
- Great Product Review by Gina Polanshek
Really enjoyed all the wonderful tasting no sugar gumballs. Did not feel deprived at all. Fast service was appreciated too! (Posted on 2/23/13)
- Great flavor for sugar free gumballs! Review by Jennifer Stam
The carousel sugar-free gumballs are perfect for families that do not want to consume the sugar from regular gumballs. (Posted on 1/30/13)


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Henry Jackman
Best Original Score
Classically trained from an early age, Henry combines his expertise in classical music with his experience in dance/club music and his innovative production of Electronica. Jackman's recent film scores span a wide range of genres, from action films to period dramas to family films, including: Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain Phillips, Wreck-It Ralph, This is the End and Winnie The Pooh.
Jackman began composing his first symphony at age six. He went on to study classical music at St. Paul's, Eton College and Oxford University. As a teenager, he became influenced by the underground rave scene, and began producing chart-topping dance remixes.
Over the next few years, Jackman built a successful career in the recording industry co-writing, mixing, producing, and/or programming with major artists including Seal, Art of Noise, and Coolio. In 2006, Jackman garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer and John Powell, who hired Jackman to compose additional music for films including The Dark Knight and Kung Fu Panda. Henry Jackman's first major solo scoring gig was Monsters and Aliens in 2009.
Fall Out Boy
Best Original Song - "Immortals"
Fall Out Boy – who won BEST ALTERNATIVE BAND at this year's People's Choice Awards – most recently released their latest album SAVE ROCK AND ROLL. The album is the gold certified fifth studio album from the GRAMMY-nominated band and features the multiplatinum hit "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" and the new hit "Alone Together." SAVE ROCK AND ROLL debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 and #1 on iTunes in 27 countries when it was released in April. This is the band's second #1 debut; Platinum selling "Infinity On High" topped the chart in 2007 which followed multi-platinum breakthrough album "From Under The Cork Tree" released in 2005. Hailing from Chicago, Fall Out Boy—Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar) and Andy Hurley (drums)—has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and other prestigious publications. They have performed on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, America's Got Talent, The Voice, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many more. They wrapped up 2013 with an appearance with Taylor Swift at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in December following their second sold out tour of 2013, performing in arenas in support of SAVE ROCK AND ROLL. More information can be found at www.falloutboy.com.
Chris Williams
Chris Williams directed Walt Disney Animation Studios' Oscar®-nominated feature "Bolt" (2008) with Byron Howard.
Joining the Florida animation studio as an intern in 1994, Williams was a key member of the "Mulan" (1998) story team. He worked as a story artist on "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) and earned an Annie Award nomination for writing on "The Emperor's New Groove." He has since served in the story department on 2012's "Wreck-It Ralph" and 2013's Oscar®-winning feature "Frozen."
Williams wrote and directed Disney's first CG short, "Glago's Guest," for which he won an Annie Award. He won an Emmy® as executive producer for the ABC holiday special "Prep & Landing."
Williams earned a fine arts degree from the University of Waterloo before studying animation at Sheridan College.
Don Hall
Don Hall directed Walt Disney Animation Studios 2011 feature "Winnie the Pooh." He previously served as head of story for 2009's "The Princess and the Frog." As head of story, he worked closely with the directors in editorial and recording sessions; his responsibilities included story crew supervision, storyboarding sequences and writing.
Hall began his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios in June of 1995, coming onboard as a story apprentice on "Tarzan." He served as a storyboard artist on "The Emperor's New Groove," "Chicken Little" and various development projects. For "Meet the Robinsons," Hall was elevated to head of story. He was nominated for an Annie Award for storyboarding on "The Emperor's New Groove"—his work on "Meet the Robinsons" netted him a second nomination.
Hall graduated with a BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Iowa and a BFA in character animation from California Institute of the Arts. After graduating from Cal Arts, he returned to the campus as an instructor in advanced story development.
Hall is a native of Glenwood, Iowa, and currently resides in Pasadena with his wife and two children.
Roy Conli
Roy Conli joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1993, and after assembling all the creative elements for "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and launching the project, he relocated to France to oversee the contributions of the Paris-based animation team over the two-year production schedule. Upon completion of the film, he remained in France and guided production on the animated films "Hercules" and "Tarzan." Conli returned to the studio in Burbank to produce "Treasure Planet." He served as producer of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated film "Tangled," and he's part of the executive leadership team for WDAS.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Conli studied theater at San Francisco's prestigious American Conservancy Theater (ACT). A chance meeting with a group of creative talents from the Pasadena Playhouse led Conli to a position with the legendary theater and, ultimately, a four-year stint as director of operations. In that role, he initiated a restoration of the neglected venue, contributed his talents as production manager and guided the theater to its official reopening in 1983.
Conli subsequently moved to Boston where he continued his education at Boston University and eventually earned an M.F.A. After graduation, he served as associate producer for the Camden Shakespeare Festival in Maine. In 1989 Conli joined the production team at the Mark Taper Forum, the leading regional theater in Los Angeles. Over the next four years he managed all special projects and new play development for the Taper, where he helped launch premieres of such award-winning plays as "Angels in America," "Jelly's Last Jam" and "The Kentucky Cycle."
- Directed By: Don Hall & Chris Williams
- Produced By: Roy Conli, p.g.a.
- Don Hall & Chris Williams
- Robert L. Baird & Daniel Gerson,
- Jordan Roberts
- Director of Photography: Layout
- Rob Dressel
- Director of Photography: Lighting
- Adolph Lusinsky
- Tim Mertens
- Production Designer
- Paul Felix
- Art Director
- Scott Watanabe
- Re-Recording Mixers
- David E. Fluhr, CAS
- Gabriel Guy, CAS
- Original Dialogue Mixers
- Gabriel Guy, CAS
- Doc Kane
- Supervising Sound Editor/Sound
- Designer
- Shannon Mills
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kyle Odermatt
- Henry Jackman
- "Immortals"
- Performed By Fall Out Boy
- Written By Andy Hurley, Joe Trohman,
- Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz


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A call early Sunday morning startled me. It was almost as if the sound of the phone ringing merged into whatever dream I was having. Weird. Anyway it was my friend Alex yelling, "rise and shine!" He sounded extremely excited, and his energy was enough to wake me up. He told me that he was on his way to pick me up, and that I should be prepared for an event incomparable to any other: the New York City Pride March. I got ready just in time and we headed into the city. Alex had already mapped out where he wanted to stand, and for hours I watched and listened.
Here are some highlights of what I saw, including a shot of Cyndi Lauper (first photo), who was the "Grand Marshall" of the march this year!
For the rest of the pictures in this gallery go to: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/2012-york-city-gay-pride-parade-gallery-1.1101618?pmSlide=0
Check out my reaction to the march later this week! I need a couple of days to decompress


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Research performed by Practical Ecommerce http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/3220–The-20-Most-Expensive-Keywords has identified the top 20 CPC (Costs-Per-Click) keyword categories that contribute to Google's astonishing profit performance. Google is Killing the Golden Goose. It is hard to believe anyone in their right mind would consider paying the following costs simply to have someone visit their website, but they have been and they continue to outbid each other every day.
In fact i have been told that some marketing executives are actually remunerated for achieving the highest rank in the Google AdWords section. Seems crazy to me. What do you think?
Insurance – $54.91 per click
Loans – $44.28 per click
Mortgage – $47.12 per click
Attorney – $47.07 per click
Credit – $36.06 per click
Lawyer – $42.51 per click
Donate – $42.02 per click
Degree – $40.61 per click
Hosting – $31.91 per click
Claim – $45.51 per click
Conference Call – $42.05 per click
Trading – $33.19 per click
Software – $35.29 per click
Recovery – $42.03 per click
Transfer – $29.86 per click
Gas/Electricity – $54.62 per click
Classes – $35.04 per click
Rehab – $33.59 per click
Treatment – $37.18 per click
Cord Blood – $27.80 per click
Can you believe the CPC of the top 20-keyword categories? Not only has Google lost sight of its original objective to list the most relevant websites for each keyword searched but they are now operating without a conscience allowing the SME (Small Medium Enterprise) businesses segment to be priced out of the market. When you considering it was this same SME business segment that helped Google become the dominant advertising force it is today maybe they are entitled to expect a little more consideration.
Meanwhile, Google reported revenues of $9.72 billion in the third quarter of 2011, representing a 33% increase over third quarter 2010 revenues of $7.29 billion, increasing their cash reserves to over 50 Billion Dollars, an increase of a meager 4 Billion in three months.
Google has become a greedy corporation, driven by the need to increase its profit contribution from AdWords, which generates over 90% of the company's total income. Google may have made its name in search but it is making its fortune from advertising.
Google Analytics
One of the reasons Google offers their Analytics for free is they are able to collect massive amounts of data on web site performance, visitor source and the keywords used to find a website. I am concerned about the amount of information they are able to collect from all the Analytics sources and how they use this valuable information to drive prices higher and squeeze the advertiser's bottom line profitability.
The data Google collects is stored on their servers preventing you from analysing any historical data, while access to valuable data is lost if you are forced to change any settings. If you have been collecting data for a year in Google Analytics and decide to set up a goal for conversion tracking today, you will only be able to see the conversion data starting tomorrow.
The alternative to using Google Analytics is to install one of the many free Analytics tools that are available. I encourage you to have a look at http://webdesignledger.com/tools/best-free-website-analytics-tools and determine for yourself what is the best option rather than taking the simple choice.
Every business owner I have ever spoken to about Internet Strategies wanted a page one ranking. Trouble is most of them did not know how to go about achieving it and this dichotomy gave rise to the phrase we often used "A Dream Without a Plan is Just a Wish".
Battles, are won and lost based on the amount of information known by either side, so why surrender information to Google when, trust me they are going to use it against you in the future.
If you are serious about your website having a prominent position on page one of Google and you are tired of feeding your profits into Google's cash reserves you need to buy a copy of DNO the SEO Revolution. You will be amazed at the simplicity of the concept and how rapidly the strategy works.
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my aunt kitty sent me this one, though it was passed on from susan mckee. yet to try it...
YIELD: 1 cake
Ingredients10 oz raisins
10 oz sultanas
4 oz brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla powder
1/2 pt cold tea
20 oz self-rising flour
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp nutmeg
6 oz butter or margarine
3 eggs
4 oz walneuts (reduce raisins & sultanas to 8 oz each)
20 oz all-purpose flour + 2.5 tsp baking powder + 0.75 tsp baking soda + 0.75 tsp salt instead of the self-rising flour
Preparationsoak fruit and sugar in tea and vanilla overnight
preheat oven to 170 C / 325 F
sieve flour and spices into bowl
melt butter. beat eggs. add eggs & butter to fruit mixture
add flour mixture to fruit mixture. mix well
put mixture in greased 8 inch round tin and bake for 1.5 hrs


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Crab Spread with Almonds
Toasted Fisher® Sliced Almonds can really accentuate this classic appetizer. With just the right amount of crunch and elegant flavor, this crab spread is an instant crowd pleaser!
Yield: 12 servings, 2 tablespoons each or about 1½ cups
Prep Time: 10 min
Yield: 12 servings, 2 tablespoons each or about 1½ cups
Prep Time: 10 min
- ¼ cup toasted Fisher® Chef's Naturals Sliced Almonds
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 cans (6 oz. each) crabmeat, drained
- ½ tsp. dried dill
- 1 Tbsp. diced pimento
- 1 Tbsp. sliced green onions
- Mix all ingredients until well blended. Serve with crackers and assorted vegetables, if desired.
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Gillian McKeith
Why did we believe Princess Diana, and how would it feel to be under fire in Baghdad, with only the dying for company? Would a burkini be a hit in Oxford – and how did Hilary Mantel rate Kate Moss's perfume? Find out in memorable pieces from the past 20 years of the Guardian's daily features section
A new year, a new beginning… and a time to look back on the highlights of 2010. Drum roll, please
The post-jungle McKeith is hot property – now she needs a format to cash in on her notoriety
There is no justification for humiliating people on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and watching them go to pieces, 'entertaining' as it may seem, writes Clare Allan
I'm A Celebrity . . . gives us Gillian McKeith, someone to unite the nation in these troubled times
Nutritionist's collapse and Nigel Havers's exit help ITV reality show demolish 9pm competition. By Jason Deans
Gillian McKeith has resurfaced – as possibly the least suitable presenter imaginable of a show called Eat Yourself Sexy
Three brides competing for one wedding dress - shame Gillian McKeith spoils the fun.
We were wrong to refer to Gillian McKeith as a dietician in a headline, page 5, February 12 - a mistake on our part.
Gillian McKeith, the You Are What You Eat presenter, has agreed to drop the title Dr from her company's advertising after a complaint to the ASA. By Owen Gibson.
What's wrong with Gillian McKeithBen Goldacre
For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal sex pills. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in. Yet the real problem is not what she calls herself, but the mumbo-jumbo she dresses up as scientific fact, says Ben Goldacre.
Ben Goldacre: As the awful poo lady goes into her fourth series on Channel 4, I can't stop thinking about that PhD. I'm talking about Dr Gillian McKeith PhD, of course.
It would be almost too easy to poke fun at Gillian McKeith PhD, just because she's been busted by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority this week for selling sordid medicinal products without a licence.
Ben Goldare: I wouldn't want you to think that I'm an overly sensitive person, but sometimes I get a bit upset by Dr Gillian McKeith PhD.
Can your tongue really reflect your health?
TV's champion of all things raw and crunchy is full of energy but she's not much fun. Rachel Cooke talks bowel movements with Dr Gillian McKeith.
8am: ITV1 current affairs show Tonight with Trevor McDonald is promising 'eye-opening' revelations about nutritionist Dr Gillian McKeith, presenter of Channel 4 show You Are What You Eat, in Monday night's edition. By Jason Deans.
Several of you are fans of Gillian McKeith, and wrote to express how upset you were that I had childishly attacked her reputation.
TV overnights: Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of You Are What You Eat after sharp-tongued nutritionist Gillian McKeith drew almost 4 million viewers to last night's show. By David Wood.
Charlie Brooker is distressed by Dr Gillian McKeith's frowns and whining in You Are What You Eat.


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Energy Source Builder
How Windows Affect Heating and Cooling Costs
Is it really a big deal to get the right type of low-e coating? The charts on this page suggest that it is well worth the effort to select the right product. In general, houses in northern, heating-dominated climates benefit from high SCs that promote solar heat gain, even without special "solar" design features. As the charts show, using low SC products in Madison and Seattle increases the total energy load. In Madison, high SC windows provide a net heat gain, while low SC windows cause a significant loss.
Houses in cooling-dominated climates benefit greatly from the low SC products. Los Angeles is a bit surprising. The difference in total energy load is small between the high SC and low SC options. The house with a high SC had a slightly lower overall energy use, but showed a wide swing between heating and cooling. With low SC windows, the energy use was more moderate for both heating and cooling.
Some manufacturers have selected low SC coatings as their standard product offering. That could be a problem for northern buildings, because they would lose "free" solar heat. The problem is serious for buildings oriented and designed specifically to capture solar heat. Using a the wrong low-e could be a disaster in a solar home.
Some designers like to mix different low-e coatings on different sides of a home. That makes logical sense, but as a general rule it's probably not necessary. There's only one situation that would justify mixing your window order: The building is in a northern climate where you would normally choose a high SC and it has many large, west-facing or east-facing windows that will be unshaded and prone to overheating. Those sides might need windows with a lower SC. To know for sure, you should conduct a computerized energy analysis of that specific building. (Commercial buildings will likely benefit by selecting a specific glazing for each facade.)
These charts are based on computer analysis using the RESFEN computer program. It calculates the heating and cooling performance and cost of residential window systems. To produce the numbers for these charts, a standard house was modeled. It was 1540 sq. ft. The window area was 16 percent of the floor area with windows distributed evenly on all four sides. The assumed window U-value was 0.30. The heating system was a heat pump (COP 2.2). Regional average electric rates were used for each city. RESFEN was developed by the Building Technologies Program at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories.
Special thanks to these people for their assistance with this article:
- Ross McCluney, Florida Solar Energy Center
- Robert Sullivan and Steve Selkowitz, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories
- Gary Curtis, Oregon Department of Energy
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A federal judge threw the book at disgraced former Councilman Dan Halloran, sentencing him on Wednesday to 10 years behind bars for his conviction in a failed bribery plot to hijack the Republican Party's 2013 mayoral nomination for Democrat Malcolm Smith.
Halloran, a former Republican councilman from northeast Queens, hoped to receive probation or home confinement after his conviction in July for his role in the $200,000 bribery scheme.
U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Karas meted out a sentence even stiffer than what was called for by federal probation officials, who had recommended six and one-half to eight years in prison. Karas made it clear he was sending a message to public officials.
After the sentencing, Karas said, "Public officials in our state have to understand that they cannot take bribes."
But Karas said his sentence was also based on his belief that Halloran perjured himself during his trial.
"I watched Mr. Halloran's body language. He squirmed when asked about the bribes. And it was a dead giveaway that he was guilty… . He lied and lied and lied," Karas said. "He repeatedly gave false information for five days."
"I don't want to make this finding. Halloran was an elected official. It's sad what happened here," Karas said.
Halloran, wearing a dark suit and blue tie, remained silent in court during the sentencing, leaving his lawyer, Jonathan Edelstein, to plead for leniency.
Edelstein described Halloran as an "extraordinary man who answered the calling of public service."
"His life, except for this offense, has been good," Edelstein said. "Obviously there's a crime here that requires punishment, but all of his character should be considered."
"He's very sorry he made these choices. He's very sorry he ran for City Council in the first place," he said.
Edelstein said Halloran plans to file an appeal.
A federal jury took just 85 minutes to render their verdict against Halloran on five counts of bribery, wire fraud and racketeering.
Halloran was charged by the feds for his role in the attempt to steer the Republican mayoral nomination to Smith, then a Democratic state senator from Queens. Under state law, Smith needed the approval of three of the city's five Republican county committees to get on the GOP ballot.
The jury found Halloran guilty of charges stemming from pocketing $20,500 in cash bribes for orchestrating talks to help arrange Republican support for Smith. He was also convicted for taking $18,300 in cash bribes and $6,300 in straw-donor campaign contributions in exchange for steering $80,000 in City Council funds to a private company seeking work with the city.
Smith was found guilty of his role in the bribery scheme by a federal court last month. He is awaiting sentencing.


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Roadside Safety Research Group
This branch is responsible for evaluating the crash worthiness of roadside safety technology such as barriers, guardrails, crash cushions, bridge rails, sign supports and other hardware. The branch conducts full-scale crash tests on roadside safety hardware designs developed by Caltrans to assure that these designs comply with applicable crash performance criteria. It also evaluates the crash worthiness of proprietary hardware developed by others to assure that such hardware is acceptable for use on state highways. Finally, the branch provides support to Caltrans Legal in tort liability cases by conducting crash tests and providing technical assessments and expert witness testimony.
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Recent Research Completed
- Compliance Crash Testing of the Type 732SW Bridge Rail
- Investigation of the Crashworthiness of Barrier Mounted Hardware: Barrier Mounted Sign and Signpost
- Development and Testing of a Low-Profile Barrier
- Development and Crash Testing of an Aesthetic, See-Through Bridge Rail, Type 90
- Development of Staking Configurations for K-rail
- Development of Weed Control Barrier Beneath Metal Beam Guard Railing
Research in Progress
- Development of an Aesthetic / Low Maintenance Guardrail System
- Roadside Safety Computer Simulation
- Side Mounted Bridge Rail
Roadside Safety Research Implementation Information
The following table is intended to provide links to details and final reports for research performed by the Roadside Safety Research Branch in recent years.
Crash Testing Highlights
- Transition Barrier
- Type 732S
- Type 60K
- Transition Crash Test Video (zipped, 6.5 MB)
Disclaimer: Upon further analysis of this unsuccessful Transition Crash test, the design was later modified to prevent vehicle rollover.
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Boyd & Blair employs traditional artisan methods of distillation in an effort to craft the highest quality distilled spirits that are 100% made in the USA.
Every bottle is filled by hand, corked and dipped in wax. And each and every bottle is batch numbered and personally signed by the Still Master.
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I'm a firm believer in having a drink for every occasion, and for creating drinks to celebrate certain milestones like movie releases, sporting team victories and more. Because of that, I've decided that every good drinker in Seattle needs to have cocktails this week that would go nicely if you were hanging out with robots, reading about robots or watching the awesome new movie Pacific Rim, which pits giant robots against giant monsters and comes out on Friday, July 12. Read more »
To many restaurateurs, Yelp is a nasty four-letter word. But to tons of devoted Yelpers, it's a thriving community, a fun forum to air beefs and shout out spots that shine. There's no denying its power, so why not make Yelp even better by dishing out advice on the best way to write these citizen reviews?
That's exactly what former Seattle Weekly critic Hanna Raskin has done in a brand-new ebook called Yelp Help. Read more »
In addition to all the fun festival-appropriate activities (street food, bouncy houses for the kids, great music and beer gardens), the West Seattle Summer Fest (July 12-14) also features an amazing sidewalk sale. Local businesses save stuff up all year round to blow out during this three-day long event, and the deals are epic—one year I got seven pairs of shoes from Clementine for $90! Here's a run down of what I know so far. Trust me, between the stores and the kiosks that fill the street, Summer Fest is awesome shopping. Read more »
Bertha, the hulking, 7,000-ton earth-drilling machine that's expected to start boring a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct any day now, is getting loads of attention lately. (During a recent editorial meeting, we all had a good debate on whether or not we'll be able to feel the digging from our SoDo offices. I say yes. We'll keep you posted on that front.) Read more »
We received a fax (really) the other day alerting us to this slightly weird, but pretty hilarious video of Macklemore touting the Lady Washington tall ship, which was where he filmed parts of his Can't Hold Us music video. My fave part? Around 0:45 when he says "I was a baby pirate. A little urban baby pirate doin' my thing up on there." Also, it smells like "salt and dolphins."
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A quilt square, one of several in Anderson County on the trail, was revealed at the Belton Center for the Arts.
The trail runs through Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties. A weather-resistant, wooden panel is painted to create a square.
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The piece in Belton is a replica based on the quilt Sunshine and Shadows by Belton resident Polly Etchberger, who was out of town and not present for the unveiling.
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Local quilt maker Jean Bryant was on hand Saturday and said that two squares based on her quilts will become part of the trail within the next two weeks. One of the squares will be at Hammond Circle and the other on Howard McGee Road, both in Anderson County.
Planning is under way for another square to be placed at the Belton Depot, and Honea Path is expected to gain its first square soon.
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>> schieffer: welcome back to "face the nation," page two. one irony of this week, the ukraine story broke just after secretary of
hagel had announced plans to scale back the american military. we're going to pick up the interview. i want to talk to you about the military budget that you outlined. you want to reduce the size of th army to the smallest size since before world war ii. how do you reduce the size of the american military without making it look like, to the people around the world, that we're somehow retreating, that we're withdrawing from all of this. >> you start, bob, with the reality of where we are in the world today. this budget that is the first budget in 12 years that's not a budget based on war footing.
we've been at war for 1 years constantly. two wars. we're out of one war, iraq. and we're coming out of the longest war we've ever been, afghanistan. not unlike after every war the united states has been in, you reset your posture. you reset your assets. you reset your whole enterprise based on the new realities and based on preparing that institution for the challenges of the future. to answer your question, how do you adjust to the dangerous complicated world that we're in, we've increased, for example, cyberassets. increased special operations. we're focusing on readiness, capability. our capacity. our ability to do the things that we need to do in the strategic interests of the strategic guidance that the president laid out in 2012. >> schieffer: you say we're coming out of two wars, yes, that's true.
but we're not necessarily coming away victories just coming out of those wars, the enemy is still out there. >> of course the threats are out there. of course the threats are shifting. cyberis a good example. five years ago there wasn't the same focus the reality of what a cyber attack could do to this country, paralyze this country without any nation firing a shot, about knowing where it comes from. special operations. the terrorist threat that still is around the world will be with us i suspect for some time. we've got to figure out how best we do that. the strategic priorities that we've laid out based on the president's strategic guidance plan first defend the homeland. second, continue to build capacity in securing our world through our alliances, through our treaty obligations, through our commitments all over the world. not retreating from the world.
we're still going to be there. also defeating aggression in the world and winning a war against any adversary anywhere in the world. that hasn't changed. but how you do it, bob, how you do it is always going to be adjusted to the realities of the time and challenge. >> schieffer: but you're not suggesting that we have won these wars, we have to recalibrate the way we continue to fight them. >> at the peak of iraq we had 150,000 troops in iraq. the peak of afghanistan probably around 120,000. those are big numbers. we don't need those as you go forward the same way we did the last 1 years. you've got to adjust your force posture. by the way, it isn't me cutting the budget. it's the congress' decision on sequestration. it isn't secretary of
or the president doing this, i think we should clear that up a
little bit here, too. where are we making decisions and how do we make them, that's responsibility i have. but also the physical constraints that are being placed on the pentagon to make very tough choices here are very significant. what we're talking about is gradually reducing our active duty strength by about 10%. i don't think that's an astoundingly large cut as we adjust -- we're still going to need a big army. >> schieffer: let me ask you about something that your critics are saying, they say that because you're proposing cuts in benefits, tax breaks, eliminating, slowing down pay raises for some of those on military duty that you are in fact trying to balance the budget on the backs of these people who fought these wars. >> well, first of all, that's just not true. we're not making any recommendations on any retirement changes we're going
to wait until the retirement commission was was impaneled if we need to do anything on retirement. this isn't just an arbitrary, unilateral approach to trying to slow the growth just to slow the growth. we've got to look at the long term commitments to our people. half of our budget today in the pentagon goes to pay compensation retirement and medical care. that will increase significantly. we're not cutting, we're proposing slowing growth in certain areas. tax cuts, we're not cutting anybody taxes. we're asking for specific considerations. in areas where we are slowly, eventually reducing the growth of pay increases. there will still be pay increases. other areas, we think these responsible, we don't think it breaks faith with our people. but we have to reset,
reposition, i've got to be able to keep a modern military. those coming in behind me, the technological edge that made our military the envy of the world along with everything else, best led, best trained, best equipped, best educated. we want to sustain that for our own interest and for our people. >> schieffer: you can see more of our interview with secretary hagel plus response from new york democrat who is not happy with some of the positions he has taken especially on sexual assaults in the military. you can see all of that on our website at facethenation.com. we'll be back in one minute with more on the ukraine. predicting the future is a pretty difficult thing to do. but, manufacturing in the united states means advanced technology. we learned that technology allows us to be craft oriented.
no one's losing their job. there's no beer robot that has suddenly chased them out. the technology is actually creating new jobs. siemens designed and built the right tools and resources to get the job done. >> schieffer: before we got to our panel, let's update on
the latest developments on the crisis in ukraine. nato officials are now holding an emergency session in brussels to discuss the latest developments in russia at least 10,000 people marched in a pro invasion rally through the streets of downtown moscow. we're joined again by david ignatious of the "washington post," along with daniel pletko of the american enterprise institute, david martin we asked him to stay back and we're also joined by michael o'hanlan of the brooksings institute. daniel, you heard, you heard secretary kerry and secretary hagel, we heard a lot of developments here this morning what did you make of what the secretary said this morning? >> i thought the secretary's rhetoric is very strong. the president's rhetoric was strong, the problem is that you have to match strong rhetoric with strong actions. i don't mean military actions but i do mean decisive message to the russians mr. than just words that is going to stop them
in their steps. stop them not only from moving further in to crimea but moving in to the rest of ukraine. >> schieffer: well, he had some strong words there. he said, he talked about the g8, these various things they can do, what can you do beyond that? >> there war lot of options for the united states and nato allies. first of all there are economic sanction, is that we can put the sanctions that we took off of 'ron on russia, maybe banking sanctions, we can isolate the russian economy. another important thing we can do is free up start selling gas to europe, something that the russians have been earning a great deal of money on and we, the united states, you now not doing. i think there are numerous nonmilitary options for us out there. the problem is i don't think that the president right now is very credible. and i think that putin thinks he's got obama's number. so he's going to do what he wants do do and dare the president for the next step. >> schieffer: michael, what is your take on secretary kerry
this morning? >> thought he was very good. overall point i'm a little more relaxed about this than most people for couple of reasons. first of all, as bad as what putin may be, he hasn't killed people. and i think he's trying to show force in way that gets specific task done. he wants his base and i don't admire that approach, it is sort of 19th century. it's spot surprising for the way great powers behave even in this century. on top that have we do have pretty strong set of potential economic sanctions and putin knows it. we've gotten better at applying sanctions largely because of the iran experience. we know how to go after the banking sector and visas and personal accounts of leaders in russia if we need to. if this really escalates to a very bad kind of thing, which it hasn't yet, but if it got in to civil war fair and invasion by russia to back up one side and ukraine these kind of tools would be applied and applied
effectively and putin knows it. i'll relatively confident he won't go there. >> schieffer: i want to pick up on something you said awhile ago, when you come around, this is putin's problem. it's not the problem of the west. obviously it has repercussions for the west. give me more detail on that. >> if we look back several months we see that putin has been facing a rebellion on his border. in ukraine which is country of absolutely crucial strategic poshes to russia and many russians feel deep kinship, where the orthodox church was born. we've seen a movement turning west toward europe, putin tried to buy off the government of president yanokovich offering $15 billion to turn away from this invitation from the eu then you had a movement of thousands of people in the streets risking their lives to say, no, that's not the future that we want. we do have to remember that the
prelude to this crisis is key strategic ally of russia urning it's back. with all of the dynamics the last several days in kiev and capital of ukraine you still have the successor government, an anti-russian government, calling to the u.s. for support, looking west to europe. i think the big choices, putin has to decide how much he wants to risk. how much he wants the put on the table. europe has to decide whether it's really willing to stand behind the people of ukraine in what will be a very expensive effort to pull them from russia towards europe. if russia offered $15 billion, couple times that anyway is going to be the cost of this effort. >> schieffer: david, obviously this -- nobody planned it to happen this way but the fact that the administration decided to unvail its plans to
scale back and kind of redesign the american military, it happens at the first of the week then all of this happens toward the end of the week. does the fact -- the question that i asked secretary miguel, you know, how do you do that. i think everybody knows we have to redesign the military, but how do you do that without leaving the impression that we're withdrawing from the world and we're not aiming to be the kind of force we once were. >> well, first place even if the plan were to keep the army at its peak of 516,000 which what it was at the height of afghanistan and iran. the plan to go down to 450,000 would not change your options in place like ukraine, the map
dictates those options. but you still have the perception that you're going to smaller force. it's not just a smaller force, because the further we get away from iraq and afghanistan the less battle hardened the force is going to be. last time i was down in fort bragg, 16,000 of the 20,000 soldiers in the 82nd airborne were combat veterans. five years from now when army is smaller that's not going to be the case. i think the army's plan, the pentagon's plan is to keep deplowing units to places like africa for relatively small operations but to show that the u.s. is still in the game. look, if you were to take this vast, complex subject of
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budget and boil it all down in to a bumper sticker, it would be, no more
land wars in far off lands. that's what the president is determined with this budget. >> schieffer: well, danielle, what about that. there does seem to be a perception in some parts of the world that the united states is stepping back. >> i think there is perception at this table that the united states is stepping back not just some parts of the world. look, one of the reasons that you have large and capable and multi-faceted military not to fight, it's so you don't have to fight. that deterrent power is being diminished substantially. i'm hearing from inside the pentagon that we're going down to numbers as low as 380,000 after the 450,000. these are numbers that will make it impossible for us to engage not just in large scale wars in one place but in small case conflicts. people like vladimir putin know it. that the why it's so important for us at the end of the day on previous conversation to ensure that things don't escalate in places like ukraine because the
truth is that we lost a lot of our deterrent power. >> schieffer: michael? >> i'm comfortable with the 450,000 that i shared danielle's concern where this could go next. if sequestration kicks back in even the 2015 budget which is dangerously close to sequestration unless the increase that obama and hagel are requesting actually happens. this is a prescription for getting the army down to 400,000 active duty soldiers. a lot of numbers, it's hard to grasp at what point you get to new threshold of capability. let me put two missions on the table. we need to deter another korean war. they have ten nuclear weapons. some people think that have as acronyms particular. deterrence in korea is as important. you want the capability to handle that conflict along with our south korean allies. secondly, be ready for the smaller missions, i guess there are lot of other possible ones. everything from residual force
in afghanistan, what if we do get israeli-palestinian peace. what if we ever do get peace deal in syria, seems off the charts now. but we go at this place month up. that may require international peacekeepers including some americans. on the list, 450 is okay, we go much lower i start to get very worried. >> schieffer: we haven't talked about in the pacific and what happens there. we're talking about a pivot toward the pacific but as i understand it, secretary hagel also talking about reducing the number of ships in the navy. can we do that? >> a big part of his
guidance was to say that he wants to build fewer, what are called literal combat ships which were in truth, region that he wants -- he thinks chinese threat is more potent than these ships are not strong enough, well armed enough. i think if secretary hagel was to give his budget speech of last monday today after the
events in ukraine and crimea it might have a slightly different tone. it's not as if difference between 450,000 or 425,000 troops is the key signal. it's the way in which the united states backs up its statements so that they're credible. looking at this situation, president obama does have credibility problem. talks about red line in syria for chemical weapons then let's -- says that russia will have to pay costs if it intervenes in ukraine then within hours, military intervention begins. at some point this issue of credibility and having the force and resolve to use it i think is crucial for the administration. >> i think what you just said about syria is exactly right. we decided not to go in to syria because there was an agreement that syria would give up its weapons and they have given up as yet 11%.
they were supposed to have given them all up, the fact that they are plotting this a message that the president is sending to the rest of the world which is, we're really not that interested in compliance, this is a storm that's blown over. these things do have implications, it's part of the reason that putin doesn't take us seriously as he ought to when secretary of state comes out with a strong statement. because it's not backed up with the follow through. that's the risk that we run in all of these places. >> schieffer: david, what are they most worried about at the pentagon, you're there every day. >> in terms of the budget what they're worried about is that sequestration is still the law of the land start can in 2016. all of these cuts we've been talking about are just the beginning of really deep cuts if sequestration comes back in. but i'd like to just respond to
the thing about putin not taking us seriously. we had hungary in '64, georgia in 2008. when the soviet union or russia feels like the countries on its periphery are threatened, it takes action. i don't think it really is determined by who is in the white house. >> we don't have policy that russia allowed to have -- that was the soviet policy at the end of the day if we're willing to tolerate the notion that russia has to dominate its neighbors we have to ask ourselves where that stops. if we're willing to tolerate the notion that russia somehow has a say over where there's a russian minority, even substantial one, when we're looking at countries that are frankly part of nato. countries that we have obligation to defend. we need to be decisive here so that they're not encouraged to go further.
>> schieffer: all right. i think we're going to end it there. we could probably talk all afternoon, maybe all have lunch or something. very enlightening, thanks to all of you on a very serious and important weekend. we'll be right back with a controversial "face the nation" interview, straight up of the cold war. [dad] [laughs]
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>> schieffer: no story has gotten more attention over the last half century than america's relationship with russia. in fact it was that story that produced "face the nation's" biggest and most controversial scoop. >> "face the nation," through the eyes of cbs news film cameras located for the first time inside the kremlin in moscow. >> schieffer: it was june 2, 1957, "face the nation" was going to make history. after two years of negotiations, producers managed to book the very first television interview with soviet leader nakita kruschev. >> we have many questions that we want to put to you through your interpreter i'm very sure
that you must have many answers to give us which will be of great interest to millions of americans. >> schieffer: those of those answers proved unremarkable but what made front pages around the world was the simple fact that khruschev had never been seen had been seen and heard in america's living room. >> i can prophesy that your grandchildren in america will live under socialism. >> schieffer: with cold war tensions running high some government officials accused cbs of putting out communist propaganda. secretary of state refused to watch. even president eisenhower staunch internationalist suggested it was a phony exercise. >> we know that there are no prepared questions here and no prepared answers. it is a matter of trying to be honest with each other putting it on the -- in the papers and on the radio and in the television screens.
and this other performance was far from that. >> some in congress even called for laws to keep foreign leaders off television unless the government gave permission, but cbs president frank stanton stood by the interview and became to be known as milestone establishing that broadcasters had the same right as newspapers to report the news without government interference. back in a moment.
>> schieffer: that's it for today. we want to thank you for joining us. be sure to tune in to tonight's cbs evening news and tomorrow to cbs this morning for the very latest on this crisis in the ukraine. for "face the nation" i'm bob schieffer. we'll be back here next week. see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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The purpose of this study is to determine how naltrexone shifts the marijuana-response curve, a single, low-dose of naltrexone (12 mg/70 kg) or placebo will be administered 45 minutes before smoking marijuana (0,2,4,6,puffs of 6.2% THC). Naltrexone (12 mg/70 kg) or placebo will be administered 45 minutes before smoking to assess how opioid receptor blockade affects marijuana's subjective and physiologic effects. It is predicted that increasing the number of puffs of active marijuana will increase positive subjective ratings of marijuana and naltrexone and further increase these ratings.
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Drug: Smoked marijuana
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Effects of Low-dose Naltrexone in Combination With a Range of Smoked Marijuana
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Laboratory animal studies have convincingly demonstrated that opioid antagonists decrease the behavioral effects of cannabinoids. By contrast, in humans, the opioid antagonist naltrexone (12, 25, 50 and 100 mg) increases the subjective effects of a single strength of smoked marijuana (3.27% THC). A logical follow up to this finding is to determine how naltrexone shifts the marijuana-response curve. In the present study a single low dose of naltrexone (12 mg/70 kg, po) will be administered prior to a range of puffs of a marijuana cigarette (0, 2, 4, 6, puffs of 6.2% THC.) Non-treatment-seeking marijuana smokers will be recruited for an eight-session study during which the subjective, cognitive, and physiologic effects of smoked marijuana will be evaluated. Naltrexone (12 mg/70 kg, po) or placebo will be administered 45 minutes before smoking to assess how opioid receptor blockade effects marijuana's subjective and physiologic effects.
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- Current marijuana use
- Able to perform study procedures
- Women practicing an effective form of birth control
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- Current repeated illicit drug use (other than marijuana)
- Presence of significant medical illness (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease,hypertension, hepatitis, clinically significant laboratory abnormalities, LFTs > 3x upper limit of normal, blood pressure > 140/90
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|New York State Psychiatric Institute
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|Margaret Haney, Ph.D.
|New York State Psychiatric Institute
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|August 26, 2008
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|September 22, 2009
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marijuana use
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Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Central Nervous System Agents
Narcotic Antagonists
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
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19 April 2010 06:54 PM
For me the criteria used for the justification to re-open airspace is questionable.
One round trip of 400 and odd miles, a day to investigate the findings and the decision to re-open airspace seems a hasty one to me. I think the experiment needs proper design.
Seemingly am F-16 has been investigated after flying through the 'cloud' and there is visible glass in the jets....
You wouldn't get me up there.
19 April 2010 08:53 PM
I think there has to be a proper risk analysis which takes into account 'so far as is reasonably practicable'. There have now been 100's of flights in Europe as a whole and apart from the F16 issue there have been no other reported problems. Also in other parts of the world they seem to have better monitoring and thus are better able to direct planes around trouble spots.....however they may have a less condensed airspace! I think the initial call to ground the planes was 100% correct but thereafter there needs to be a proper procedure in place to systematically test and risk assess the situation on a regular basis and people need to be updated on it so they can see that proper checks are being made.
I really have to ask why governments were not able to predict that at some time a volcano would put ash into the air which would then blow across Europe. Thus why did governments not have a visible test procedure ready to be implemented.....they seem to be just leaving it up the commercial airlines to make their own tests. Soon all these highly paid government officials, and their pet scientists' will be coming out and telling us how this sort of thing was impossible to predict but now they 'the heroes' were going to put procedures in place in case it happened again in the future. It is a difficult call in all honesty and I would not like to make it but then I am not paid to make it.
Good question though!
19 April 2010 10:40 PM
Why shold we all pay for scientists etc. to predict when it will be safe for commercial ventures to make money from flying over our country? It masks the real cost of air travel, surely?
Thus why did governments not have a visible test procedure ready to be implemented.....they seem to be just leaving it up the commercial airlines to make their own tests. .
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20 April 2010 09:55 AM
Why shold we all pay for scientists etc. to predict when it will be safe for commercial ventures to make money from flying over our country? It masks the real cost of air travel, surely?
Thus why did governments not have a visible test procedure ready to be implemented.....they seem to be just leaving it up the commercial airlines to make their own tests. .
"to predict when it will be safe"
It's called 'duty of care' owed to the people by the government.
"make money from flying over our country"
The government have been speaking about UKPLC for a number of years now. The airlines are part of UKPLC and as the government are in fact the CEO their responsibility is to ensure that an environment exists in which part of their business can make a profit....in a safe and legal way of course. That involves predictions, risk assessments, controls and reviews etc. Someone has to pay for it and hence governments levy taxes and have the authority to levy additional taxes, adjust tax levels and so on. The department of transport are paid from taxes and already have responsibilities with regards to aviation.
"The Government's aim is to develop a long-term framework that will maximise the beneficial aspects of aviation and minimise the negative ones" (UK Government).
If this can be achieved without some kind of prediction in order to make relevant plans then please feel free to enlighten us as to how.
22 April 2010 01:43 PM
It's worrying really when all you hear in the news and read in the papers is 'the cost' due to the decision to ground aircraft. Sure, there is the issue of cost BUT people such as Willie Walsh really don't know the gravity of the situaion, the corrosion mechanics involved and, it would seem, the consequences of loss of engine power in large aircraft.
From experience, the efforts of the Reliability Engineer can be abrogated in one easy go by someone yielding far greater power but with a nuch smaller brain, in a pin-striped suit replete with Blackberry.
22 April 2010 02:48 PM
I am not a fan of Willie Walsh but he did get on a plane and fly in the ash and I am sure he has a wife, children, parents, friends, etc., and thus I am prepared to give him the benefit of doubt on the 'knowing'.
Good point about the reliability engineer being abrogated.....dramatically emphasised by the NASA Challenger shuttle disaster!
22 April 2010 03:38 PM
It's just been announced on Sky News that all Typhoon aircraft have been grounded following the discovery of significant levels of ash in the engine and parts thereof, following scheduled flights. Trying to find out more.
I say the proof is in the pudding.......
22 April 2010 03:57 PM
"An RAF spokesman said the Typhoons were "very high performance jets" so staff were "just being extra cautious". The fighter jets are less tolerant to ash because their engines run at higher temperatures.
22 April 2010 05:04 PM
I think if you were to make an analogy with HALT/HASS where the engineer needs to harvest data to enable the calculation to be made, then I see a problem. OK, the 'test-run' with Willie Walsh aboard showed nothing or negligible detritus, but what about 'somewhere down the line'? Reliability is a function of time. I wouldn't want to be the engineer making the decision, if, indeed, the decision was made by an engineer......
What criteria could they possibly have used in the short space of time that they did an about turn? There is a minimal empircial data and even less reliability/life data under the conditions of airborne ash at differing densities...........
The next few weeks could be interesting. Should there be failures due to ash contamination, I just hope it isn't serious, or worse, catastrophic.
24 April 2010 08:12 AM
Not only have Typhoons been grounded, but the Finnish Airforce has grounded its F-18 Hornet aircraft. This artcile shows boroscope photos of the internals of the engine after short flights.
24 April 2010 09:44 AM
More work for the engine and parts makers and more work and jobs for the maintenance people.....good news alround I think.
They should have sent the military planes up sooner to make the tests because the pilots can eject and their planes would be likely to cause less damage if they fell out of the sky. Instead the governments left it to the airlines and yet their planes could have caused far more damage if they had dropped onto residential areas. However, maybe they tested with the military first and we were not informed.
24 April 2010 04:20 PM
It's staggering when all things are considered. Allegedly, Willie Walsh forced the hand of the government by flying aircraft to the Uk and then demanding that the land at the London airports. Should this be the case, then it looks like the government has succumoned to pin-stripe yielding far greater (aggregate) power, and smaller brain........
I wouldn't have expected any plan to have been promulgated by the government. A demand too far! My brother was 'stranded' for a week in Murcia, Spain and while driving up heard of reports on the UK government having boats for such stranded travellers with buses to boot.
He arrived in Santander some 700km later to find................no boats or buses. When asked the local port authorities about their absence, they didn't have any knowledge of scheduled boats/buses..........
More lies and more ineptitude. But, nay, I digress towards the steps of pedestal. I'll leave that for polling day........
24 April 2010 08:28 PM
Let's be honest ALL the top airlines were flying again at the earliest opportunity, including Virgin, and I rate Sir Branson's brain over any in the government. The initial decision to ground the planes was 100% correct but thereafter there was no government plan in place to properly test when it was safe to fly again and thus it was left to the airlines. The government were weak and poorly organised and for me that was the main error. In this situation the airlines are supposed to be the children and the government is supposed to be the parent and I do not think we can blame the children for trying to push the boundaries when the parent was so weak and hands off.
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Syria said Tuesday it has increased Euphrates river flow to water-starved Iraq and will continue to boost supplies through the summer as part of moves to improve relations with its neighbour.
"Since mid-June, Syria has allowed some 670 million cubic metresbillion gallons) of water into Iraq," exceeding a quota specified under a previous accord, Irrigation Minister Nader Bunni told the Ath-Thawra newspaper.
The announcement came as a delegation headed to Baghdad to discuss reopening an embassy there for the first time since Saddam Hussein's regime broke off relations in 1980 over Syria's support for Iran in the 1980-1988 war.
"This shows Syria's support for the return to normal life in Iraq and... a sign of solidarity with the Iraqi people who are going through a difficult situation," Bunni said of the water deal, which will extend for three months.
Water has long been disputed between Iraq, Syria and Turkey, which controls the source of the 2,800 kilometre-long (1,700 mile) Euphrates river that crosses through Syria and Iraq.
Iraq and Syria have complained that their northern neighbour, which has built a number of dams, is monopolising the waters to best serve its agriculture and industry while leaving them at Ankara's mercy.
According to a 1987 agreement, Turkey allows 500 cubic metersgallons) of water per second into Syria, which then sends about 58 percent of its share to Iraq.
Damascus asked for a "more equitable" share of water, accusing Ankara of rationing water, particularly in the summer, to serve its own needs.
According to the Syrian newspaper, the amount of water Turkey currently allows into Syria "exceeds habitual quotas" set by the accord.
Turkey says it allows enough water for its neighbours and that water shortages are caused by Syria's failure to build dams to retain what it receives.
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Local Area Attractions
Almost all attractions are within 15 miles from the park
Churchill Downs, Inc.
Live thoroughbred horse racing and home of the Kentucky Derby. We are 7 miles from the track. www.churchilldowns.com
Derby Dinner Playhouse
This is Kentuckiana's only professional dinner theatre. It is located next door. www.derbydinner.com
Falls of the Ohio
Highlights include fossil bed, natural and cultural history of the area. located half a mile from our campground. www.fallsoftheohio.org
Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center
Come see a 350-million-year-old fossil reef. The center is located only a half a mile from our campground. www.fallsoftheohio.org
Kentucky Derby Museum
Open every day and features "The Greatest Race multi-image show. located 7 miles from our campground. www.derbymuseum.org
Louisville Slugger Museum
Making Louisville Slugger baseball bats. 2 miles from our campground www.sluggermuseum.org
Blow your own glass! Daily tours. www.louisvilleglassworks.com
Louisville Zoo
Open year round. Enjoy approximately 1,300 wild animals in the heart of Louisville. 8 miles from our campground www.louisvillezoo.org
Huber Orchard and Winery
Winery, tours and tastings, cheese factory, gift shop, petting zoo and farm market. located about 30 miles from our campground. www.huberwinery.com
Muhammad Ali Center
93,000 square foot center with culture and education. The Center is located 3 miles from our campground. www.alicenter.org
KFC Yum Center
Enjoy Louisville's newest arena for the University of Louisville Basketball games. The center is only 2 miles from our campground. www.arenaauthority.com
The Forest Discovery Center
The Forest Discovery Center is a state-of-the-art tour of rough mill plant, located about 30 miles from our campground
Louisville Science Center
The science center is dedicated to improving the public's understanding of science, math and technology. It is located 2 miles from our campground. www.louisvillescience.org
Spirit of Jefferson
Twin diesel engine boat gives public tours out. The boat is located 3 miles from our campground. wwwbelleoflouisville.org
Kentucky Center for the Arts
The Center is one of the nation's preeminent cultural centers, the showplace of the Commonwealth. Located 3 miles from our campground. www.kentuckycenter.org
Howard Steamboat Museum
Victorian mansion built in 1890 with displays of Robert E. Lee. The museum is located 3 miles from our campground. www.steamboatmuseum.org
Fair & Expo Center
Kentucky fairgrounds located 5 miles from our campground. www.fairandexpocenter.org
Kentucky International Convention Center
Located downtown Louisville only 2 miles from our campground. www.kyconvention.org
Waterfront Park
A family recreation area with playground, water feature, seasonal special events and concerts with vending. The park is located 2 miles from our campground. The Big Lawn! www.louisvillewaterfront.com
The Speed Art Museum
The Speed Art Museum is Kentucky's first and largest public art museum and is located only 2 miles from our campground. www.speedmuseum.org
Corydon Scenic Railroad
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Holiday World
Holiday World is a family theme park and Indiana's largest water park. It is located in Santa Claus, Indiana which is about 75 miles from our park (Holidayworld.com)
Jim Beam's American Outpost
The outpost offers free admission and is located in Clermont, Kentucky.
American Printing House for the Blind
Thomas Edison House
The Thomas Edison House is located 5 miles from our campground. www.edisonhouse.org
The Louisville Palace
Concerts held in this 1928 theatre. located in downtown Louisville Ky. 3 miles from our campgrond. www.louisvillepalace.com
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park
Recreational park with BMX, pool, radio control airstrip, athletic fields and gym. located 15 miles from our campground. www.ky.gov
Locust Grove Historic Museum
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This is the first national report on the Indigenous primary health-care national key performance indicators data collection. It covers all the indicators collected since June 2012, and presents data analysed at the national level by jurisdiction, remoteness, and organisational size. The data are collected from over 200 primary health-care organisations receiving funding from the Australian Government Department of Health to provide services primarily to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The purpose of the indicators is to improve the delivery of primary health-care services by supporting continuous quality improvement activity among service providers. The indicators also support policy and planning at the national and state/territory level by monitoring progress and highlighting areas for improvement.
The 19 indicators presented in this report focus on chronic disease prevention and management and on maternal and child health. The indicators provide information on both process of care indicators and health outcomes for clients.
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This report assesses the evidence regarding the effectiveness of physical activity and nutrition intervention programs in reducing the incidence of chronic diseases in Indigenous communities. The report also describes the burden of lifestyle-related chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease) affecting Indigenous Australians and assesses strategies that have the potential to be affective.
The authors conclude from the evidence that healthy lifestyle programs can help to combat lifestyle-related chronic diseases. In particular, the programs that were found to be most effective were community-based projects that were initiated and managed by the communities in which they were run. Individual, family and group-based Indigenous healthy lifestyle projects were found to have positive effects in the short term (up to two years). It is not known whether these effects are sustained in the long term as few programs have both the resources and impetus to continue long term.
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This report by Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Australia is the second edition of an evidence based review of the diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and RHD in Australia.
RHDAustralia considers this document to be the main source of information to guide all aspects of RHD management, prevention and control across Australia.
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Andrew Goodman | July 15, 2011 | Comments
Google+ is not another Facebook, yet poses a threat to the social network for non-social reasons.
In terms of sheer user adoption, Google+ may be the most successful online service launch. Some estimates - such as one by Paul Allen - peg it at 10 million users. Some analysts - such as Bill Gross - say it's rapidly on its way to 100 million. Any other company would have struggled mightily with capacity issues by now. That heat wave rolling through North Carolina: anything to do with the launch of another covert Google data center?
The service seems well received, even though (similar to Gmail) it only lightly innovates on top of an existing category. Why is it a game-changer? Because of its scale and not because of any revolution in user behavior.
How Google+ Will Advance Display Advertising
Google+ solves a real problem. It helps to advance online display ad targeting, which has had limited the company, and most advertisers, to date. Essentially, Google will now have full, opt-in access to your demographics, tastes, and behavior. Prior to this, Google, as well as other firms and advertisers, were almost there. Now, the more people that embrace Google+, the more fully this loop will be closed.
The analogy of the last-mile problem comes to mind. The last mile referred to the inadequate Internet connection from a person's home to the larger, more sophisticated global network. As demand increased for faster home connections, innovation and investment followed despite a lack of elegant, efficient solutions. This is analogous to Google building an incredibly expensive social network just so it can close the attribution loop and create more fertile audiences for its existing advertising base. It's a huge bet, but with a quantifiable payoff.
Why Google+ Is Not Another Facebook
Analysts and practitioners are already trying to guess at how Google will target advertising in this platform. Most are looking at Google+ as a copy of Facebook, but that's not a good comparison. It's not primarily about the ads that will show up inside Google+, though they will. It isn't primarily about being able to take social targeting and target searchers, or searches, to target within social.
Google's biggest advance is the creation and maintenance of richer, more granular, and more predictable audiences for advertisers, allowing for better targeting of display advertising all over the digital universe. In many cases, of course, Google will split the proceeds with publishers, networks, and exchanges. But increasingly, advertisers will enjoy the benefit of doing more through a single platform - or at least fewer platforms.
How can Google accomplish all of this with a social network? With a single checkbox. The screen shot, below, says it all: when signing up for Google+, you give Google permission to use your personal information "to personalise content and ads on non-Google websites." It started out as a consequence of signing up for and using the +1 button. Now, signing up for Google+ accomplishes the same thing.
Is providing richer personal data through Google+ similar to Facebook's "interest categories"? Potentially, it's a lot more than that. You could deny Google this right by simply unchecking the box on sign-up. I'd love to see what percentage of Google+'s 10,000,000 users to date did so.
Also, targeting opportunities will vary by country, depending on their privacy rules. But that's a long-term battle for a company like Google, anyway. Lobbying in such jurisdictions is part of its arsenal, but not always at the top of its priority list.
If Google can obtain this rich data about its users, it might continue to grow its top-line revenue and profit margin from display advertising; so display advertising wouldn't look anemic compared to the cash cow, search.
Google+: Right Time, Right Place?
Some suggest that pent-up demand for a Facebook alternative is driving Google+'s growth. Some prominent "socialites" have essentially left their Facebook presences dormant since the company's high-profile privacy gaffes. Google is far from immune to criticism on the privacy front, but there is a collective feeling out there that veteran Googlers have taken their lumps, whereas Mark Zuckerberg is an untamed animal still on the loose with weaker adult supervision.
Privacy gaffes by Facebook as well as by Google (Buzz) seemed to change public expectations about privacy - or lack thereof. Interestingly, Google created something called a Hangout inside of Google+. No one is under the impression that he is going to "hang out" in these platforms in a genuine, unfettered way. Either your guard must be up permanently, or you must accept that people will know more about you as part of this new, more open way of life.
As if to make this point directly, on Google+, we see Googlers subtly training us to be "transparent." A photo of Larry Page waterskiing received hundreds of comments.
A Formidable Facebook Foe
Google eventually can benefit from operating the most functional, sophisticated advertising platform in the world. As a result, Facebook will face its first serious competition. Its advertiser platform is one-dimensional and behind schedule compared to Google's multi-dimensional, highly evolved system.
Facebook's likely initial public offering - and all of the distractions that accompany IPOs, including departures by vested employees - poses another challenge to Facebook. (Google went through this already.)
Google's other advantages over Facebook?
- Google's slightly better reputation on privacy issues.
- Its superior engineering talent that is helping to marry search with social with local with photos and videos with messaging and email.
- Google's expansion is funded through cash flow. Facebook has burned significant sums of cash to get to where it is now.
- Its ability to innovate on issues involving speed and cost, and its massive scalability.
Google operates search, YouTube, Gmail, and now, Google+ with aplomb. By contrast, Facebook (a behemoth, to be sure) handles far less data; it will have difficulty scaling efficiently into new realms. Google's expansion is funded through cash flow. Facebook has burned significant sums of cash to get to where it is now.
Facebook suddenly looks beatable. Facebook's biggest asset? The Googlers who now work there. But that could change. What hot start-up will bored ex-Facebookers be jumping to in a couple years?
From a cultural standpoint, Google+ still faces an uphill battle. A useful product isn't the same as a place you feel proud to hang out in, or go to appear cool. Google will need to maintain a fun image. Strange to pose this as a challenge for a company with Doodles on its home page and exercise balls as furniture. But photos of Larry waterskiing don't exactly scream "Facebook killer." To be fair, we're only about a week in, and I've seen friends from all over the world posting pictures of their travels and pub nights, much as they do on Facebook. And is it just me, or is it easier to post more photos, more quickly?
Goodman is founder and President of Toronto-based Page Zero Media, a full-service marketing agency founded in 2000. Page Zero focuses on paid search campaigns as well as a variety of custom digital marketing programs. Clients include Direct Energy, Canon, MIT, BLR, and a host of others. He is also co-founder of Traffick.com, an award-winning industry commentary site; author of Winning Results with Google AdWords (McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed., 2008); and frequently quoted in the business press. In recent years he has acted as program chair for the SES Toronto conference and all told, has spoken or moderated at countless SES events since 2002. His spare time eccentricities include rollerblading without kneepads and naming his Japanese maples. Also in his spare time, he co-founded HomeStars, a consumer review site with aspirations to become "the TripAdvisor for home improvement." He lives in Toronto with his wife Carolyn.
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