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Locomotive Hall
The Locomotive Hall contains four huge steam locomotives, some of which allow access to the cabs, a caboose, a business car, and an exhibit of Canadian railway bridges.
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Steam Locomotive Canadian National 6400
Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1936, CN 6400 was a passenger locomotive designed in conjunction with the NRC, CN and MLW in an attempt to provide a semi-streamlined design which could help avoid the age old problem of smoke obscuring the engineer's vision. The final semi-streamlined configuration was the result of wind tunnel tests conducted in Ottawa - the Museum has the wind tunnel model in its collection. The locomotive operated in Ontario-Quebec regions and was one of the CNR locomotives used to haul the Royal Train in 1939. This is the only one of its class preserved.
Weight in working order: 299,016 kg (660,080 lbs.)
Length: 29 m (95 ft 1 in.)
Height max.: 4.6 m (15 ft 3 in.)
Diam. of driving wheels: 195,5 cm (77 inches)
Steam Locomotive Canadian Pacific 3100
Only two locomotives of this type were built by the C.P.R., and both were preserved, no. 3101 being at Regina. In spite of the many technical innovations in their design including the extensive use of nickel steel, they were not considered an unqualified success. Their great weight proved to be a handicap, and they had difficulty in achieving high speed. However, they were familiar sight for more than 25 years at the head end of the heavy Toronto-Montreal night passenger trains. Both locomotives were converted to oil firing in 1956 and finished their working life in Western Canada.
Weight in working order: 329,784 kg (728,000 lbs.)
Length: 29.7 m (97 ft 5 in.)
Height max.: 4.7 m (15 ft 6 in.)
Diam. of driving wheels: 190.5 cm (75 inches)
Steam Locomotive Canadian Pacific 2858
Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in August 1938. These locomotives were eventually referred to by the popular press as "Royal Hudson" due to the fact that a number of this class, particularly CP 2850, were used to haul the Royal Train in 1939, hence the crown on the running board. These locomotives were used extensively by Canadian Pacific in passenger service throughout Canada.
Weight in working order: 293,770.5 kg (648,500 lbs.)
Length: 27.7 m (90 ft 10 in.)
Height max.: 4.7 m (15 ft 6 in.)
Diam. of driving wheels: 190.5 cm (75 inches)
Note on Cab of CP 2858
The engineer sat on the right hand side, the fireman on the left. A third person, a front end brakeman, could also be assigned to the locomotive. The wheel in front of the engineers' seat is the power reverse which was used to reverse the direction of the driving wheels. The locomotive was coal fired, using an automatic stoker.
Steam Locomotive Canadian Pacific 926
This comparatively diminutive locomotive is possibly the most representative Canadian locomotive in the collection. Between 1905 and 1913, Canadian Pacific built or purchased 502 engines of this type. A dual-purpose locomotive, these sturdy and dependable engines were used throughout Canada for freight and passenger service. Locomotive 926 was constructed at the CPR's Angus Shops in August 1911.
Weight in working order: 153,114 kg (338, 000 lbs.)
Length: 19.9 m (65 ft 3 in.)
Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 3 in.)
Diam. of driving wheels: 160 cm (63 inches)
CNR 76109 (Caboose)
One of the interesting aspects of railway operations until very recently is the fact that the individual responsible for a freight train, the conductor, was located not at the front of the train, but in the rear - in the caboose. The locomotive engineer was not responsible for the operation of the train, but only the locomotive. The origin of the term caboose as it applies to railways is unknown, but it may be derived from its original meaning, a Dutch nautical term for a shelter erected on the deck of a ship for the use of the crew.
This caboose was probably built for the Intercolonial Railway of Canada in 1898 and continued to operate until 1960 when it was donated to the Museum by CN and restored. It is typical of a standard caboose for the period 1900-1950. The cupola was used by either the conductor or rear end brakeman to view the train ahead and spot any potential problems, in particular smoke, which was a sure sign of an over heated axle bearing (a hot box), one of the primary causes of derailments.
CNR Business Car Terra Nova
The Terra Nova is an example of a railway business, or official, car which was used by railway company officials or their bursts as an office and private accommodation. The car is very small by most official car standards, containing two staterooms and two retractable beds. It has galley, small dining and lounge. As originally built in 1892, it has wood sheathing, probably mahogany, which was replaced by the painted plywood now on the car. It was the only business car on the Newfoundland Railway and, like the other equipment on that line, had narrow gauge trucks, 3'6'' wide between the flanges of the wheels. It was donated to the Museum in 1970.


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We're nearing the end of the year, but the industry still has a few devices to offer us by the end of December. A couple of days ago we've fount out that the VIVO Xplay 3S will be officially announced on the 18th day of the month, and today we've learned that the aforementioned device is not the only one to get its time on stage by the time we'll take our first steps into 2014. Apparently, Huawei has also started to send out press invites for its own event which will supposedly take place on December 16. At that time, the Huawei Glory 4 Honor 4 is expected to be unveiled.
The Glory 4 (also known as the Honor 4, depending on the market) has been leaked numerous times before, but now that the device is more or less official, the time for leaks is about to end. Check back after the break and learn the details.
Huawei Glory 4 / Honor 4 Unveiling
Judging by the image above, Huawei will unveil the "Honor" / Glory 4 on December 16. We're unsure when the device will actually hit the market, but what we've learned so far is that the device boasts a true Octa-Core processor.
Huawei teamed up with MediaTek equipped the device with the manufacturer's MT6592 chip. As most of you know, the processor delivers 8 cores that work simultaneously, and a frequency of 1.7 GHz.
Aside from the SoC, the Huawei Glory 4 will allegedly offer 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, a 13 MP main camera complemented by a 5 MP front-facing sensor, and Android 4.2.2 out of the box. The screen measures 5.5 inches and delivers a somewhat underwhelming resolution of 720 x 1280.
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Seattle Mariners rumors from Wednesday (May 14) address the possible removal of closer Fernando Rodney. Rodney blew his second save for the Mariners on Tuesday night (May 13), leading to quite a few fans questioning why the team is still allowing him to pitch in the ninth inning. He allowed two runs to the Tampa Bay Rays to blow a 1-0 lead that starter Hisashi Iwakuma had earned through the first eight innings.
It has been suggested that Tom Wilhelmsen or Danny Farquhar should be getting a chance to close due to struggles that Rodney has had when it comes to pitching a clean ninth inning. In the updated pitching stats from the team, Wilhelmsen has certainly improved his numbers on the season. He now has a 2.29 ERA and 1.27 WHIP to go along with those two blown saves from earlier in the season.
As for Rodney, he has now appeared in 17 games for the team this year, posting a 3.31 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, and 11 saves over 13 chances. It was certainly a rough game against the Rays on May 13, leading to manager Lloyd McClendon removing him from the mound midway through the ninth inning. Farquhar came in to strike out the final batter of the inning, suggesting that he could certainly do well in more pressure situations.
The Seattle Mariners rumors about Fernando Rodney possibly getting replaced by another pitcher in the bullpen may have been addressed by McClendon already. Following the loss to the Rays, he stated that, "First of all, I've got one of the best closers in the game. This guy is going to save a bunch of games for us. It just didn't go his way tonight. That's baseball, it happens. I know everybody's upset. I'm upset. I would have booed me. Heck, I'm upset, too, but that's the way it goes. We'll pick up the pieces and get ready for tomorrow."
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It's been a theme for the Cardinals all season. Missed opportunities. The most glaring from this afternoon being a bases loaded situation in the bottom of the seventh with no outs. Ground balls from Allen Craig and Yadier Molina ended the inning without the Cardinals scoring to extend their 2-1 lead. At that point, the momentum swung firmly in the direction of the Nationals. In the top of the eighth, … Continue reading
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It's down to the wire time, turkeywise
Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 1:24 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 1:24 p.m.
If you haven't decided what to have for dinner Thursday and if you haven't started cooking it yet, well, bless your heart, get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.
It's too late for Thanksgiving recipes, but here are a couple of good ways to use up the leftover turkey that you're bound to have.
Herbed Turkey Bake
1 6-ounce box long grain and wild rice mix
2 cups turkey, cubed
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 cup (or more) mushrooms, sliced
1 can cream of chicken soup (celery or mushroom will do)
Pinch thyme
2 tablespoons chopped pimento
1/2 cup dry white wine
Prepare rice according to directions. Place in casserole dish and top with turkey. Sauté vegetables in butter until tender crisp. Add remaining ingredients and cook until hot and bubbly. Pour over turkey, cover and bake in a 350-degree oven for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes more. Add chicken broth if it gets too dry.
'Taste of the Town' Turketti
1 1/2 cups raw spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
2 cups chopped turkey
1/4 cup chopped pimento
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups grated cheese
Dollop of sherry, if desired
Cook and drain spaghetti. Mix with remaining ingredients, using 1 cup cheese. Place in a buttered casserole dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake in a 325-degree oven for 45 minutes.
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We live in a world of day one DLC and $2.99 costume redesigns when it comes to "exclusive content" and all that sinister term entails, but every now and again something like "Drakengard 3" comes along and suddenly those incentives are as urgent as advertised.
If you fail to pre-order "Drakengard 3" before the 4th of March from the NA Square Enix Store you will miss out on the Japanese voice pack along with two other "waves" of yet unannounced downloadable content. For anyone looking forward to "Drakengard 3", you'll know that this is a pretty big deal.
For the most part, "Drakengard" games (including their cult sister spin-off "Nier") have had pretty decent English voice acting, but when presented with a chance like this it'd be foolish to pass it up. Let's not even mention how ridiculous original Japanese audio as an incentive is on its own, and just be glad that we're actually getting it. Something that was not made available with prior installments.
If Japanese voices aren't your thing and you're willing to the tread the waters of potentially hilariously bad voice acting, then go right ahead. For everyone else, be sure to nab it off the Square store before the deal ends early March. The remaining DLC incentives will be announced come March 4 and April 9 so stay tuned for those as well.
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I came up hoping to meet at the last Committee Meeting,1 on Saturday; finding nothing I came over hither,2 and dined,—to be revenged upon you.
I now want very much to have a meeting; quàm primùm [as soon as possible], for half an hour; really upon business of a sort. Read the enclosed scrawl of writing, which I find in my pocket here (having taken it to shew to you on Saturday);—think only farther that I am nearly buried with Prussian confusions already: and consider what farther can or should be done in such a matter.3 And let us have it, by word of mouth, as soon as possible.
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Four Spanish students have produced some Nasa-quality pictures of space with a cheap camera and latex balloon.
The teenagers and their teacher make up the Meteotek Team at IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia.
The team began the project by building electronic sensor components which they attached to a helium-filled latex balloon and added a bottom-of-the-range Nikon camera to photograph the results.
The group - consisting of Gerard Paretas, Sergi Vila, Marta Morcillo, Jaume Casamort and their teacher, Jordi Oriol - followed the progress of the balloon through Google Earth and saw it travel 20 miles above ground.
Generally speaking, "space" is defined as 50 miles up - or 264,000ft - but the Earth's curvature can be spotted from a lower height.
The experiment took place in February when the team launched the balloon, uncertain even then how far it would climb.
"The balloon we chose was inflated with helium to just over two metres and weighed just 1,500 grams," team leader Gerard, 18, told the Daily Telegraph. "It was able to carry the sensor equipment and digital Nikon camera which weighed 1.5kg.
"However, when we launched at 9.10am on that morning the critical point for the experiment was to see if the balloon would make it past 10,000m, or 30,000ft, which is the altitude that commercial airliners fly at."
The helium weather balloon carrying the meteorological equipment was expected - because of the changing atmospheric pressures - to inflate to a maximum of nine-and-a-half metres as it travelled upwards at around 800-feet-per-minute.
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Gynecologist performs 500th robotic surgery at McKee Medical Center
LOVELAND, Colo. (Aug. 10, 2012) – Two years, 10 months and one day after beginning to offer robotically-assisted gynecologic surgery, John Crane, MD, has performed his 500th case.
Dr. Crane is a gynecologist with Banner Health Clinic Ob/Gyn Associates and performs surgery at McKee Medical Center.
The milestone, which Dr. Crane reached in July, signifies proficiency and quality of care, Dr. Crane said. "I'm proud to work for an organization like Banner Health that invests in the latest robotic technology for its surgical staff so we can deliver the best care possible for our patients"
Dr. Crane performs all types of gynecologic surgery for benign and cancerous treatments as well as urinary incontinence and other gynecologic conditions. He estimated that 99 percent of his surgeries now are done robotically and said he continues to be impressed by the improved visualization and access the robot provides.
McKee Medical Center uses the da Vinci® Si Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical Inc. The system allows the surgeon to work with interactive robotic arms along with a high-performance vision system to perform surgeries. Sitting at a surgical console, the surgeon directs the robot's arms to access hard-to-reach areas through smaller incisions. The robotic surgical system cannot be programmed, nor can it make decisions on its own.
Benefits of robotic surgery include shorter recovery and hospital stay, reduced blood loss and need for transfusions, less pain and less scarring.
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Release Date: 2011-09-23
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David, wheelchair-bound by muscular dystrophy, is growing progressively weaker, while his friend, Lyle, has a problem with an increasingly high energy level. David informs Lyle that their teacher is about to die and claims that God told him this. When their teacher does die, a confused and doubtful Lyle convinces David that he can teach him to run, secretly viewing this as a way to test the existence of God. When Lyle begins to twist the rules in a desperate attempt to give his friend some of his own excess energy, they come face to face with life's most transcendent and painful truths - and Lyle's question is ultimately answered, in a way he never could have imagined.
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Lisa Coronado, Brayden Tucker, Ethan Reed_McKay, Colleen Carey, Meg McLynn
- Directed by Don Caron, Lyle Hatcher
- Produced by Marc Dahlstrom
- Written by Don Caron, Lyle Hatcher
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Spring skiing this year is turning out to be as good, or better than it was in the fabulous spring of 2013. Bright sun on Thursday tempted us to Mount Snow in Dover, Vermont. It was not a wasted trip.
Mid winter snow with spring temperatures and an empty mountain
It was 32° in Dover Vermont and the sun was shining, the sky was a beautiful blue and yet the snow on Mount Snow was as pristine as mid-winter. On trail after trail the conditions were the same, perfect. It was an absolutely gorgeous day on Mount Snow and we had the entire mountain to ourselves.
Mount Snow is one of those popular places that can be very busy on weekends. In mid-season, I have heard, the lines for the lifts can seem to take forever. I suppose that that is because the trails at Mount Snow are gorgeous and there are plenty of them on several faces of the mountain. But, mid-week in the spring you have the distinct feeling that this might be a private mountain, there are so few people on the slopes. There is no wait at the lifts and even the six-pack bubble lift is riding singles.
Slopes and trails for all skill levels
One of the truly great things about Mount Snow is the variety of trails, and their separation. With an altitude of 3,600 feet and a vertical of 1,700 feet, this is a big mountain and it reaches high enough into the sky to catch, and hold snow. The reported base right now is 50 inches on the trails and 46 inches at the peak.
Four different areas of the mountain essentially keep different skill levels in territory that they find comfortable -- and out of each other's hair. This is a big place and across the frontage at the bottom, from the Grand Summit Lodge (which is not at the summit) to the Clock Tower and Discovery center is a slow ski zone that includes the beginner or novice area and the ski school. But in addition there is the Long John (and Little John) trail from the peak to the base that allows novices to get the feel of whole mountain skiing.
For intermediates, the entire main face of the mountain is filled with outstanding blue-ranked trails and slopes. During busy spells five lifts serve this large area but during midweek the primary lift is the Grand Summit Express, a modern six-pack that even has a blue tinted pull-down hood to keep the cold wind out. From the top of that lift it is possible to put together enough trails and combinations on intermediate trails to keep busy an entire day. These are beautiful, challenging blues that remind you of why you love this sport so much. Note, however, that as of Thursday March 27 the upper Ego Alley Trail and its moguls, and the moguls at Pat's Pitch, are the only spots on the mountain that I found icy, best avoided.
The Carinthia area, in a separate but connected zone on the left side of the mountain is designated as a freestyle and terrain park area. The two parts of this area are served by two lifts, a double and a quad.
Intermediates also have the Sunbrook area to call their own. This area in on the back of the main mountain and is served by its own lift. It is also accessible from the peak and from five trails that leave from the Long John trail, one of which is ranked black and the others blue. We didn't get a chance to ski this on Thursday.
A home for lovers of black
There is nothing on the central core that an experienced advanced skier would not want the ski, but for more challenge they have the North Face, an entire pair of ridges and the valley between, to call their own. The North face has 10 black trails and Ripcord which is ranked double black. A pair of triples serves this area in eight minutes or less.
Indulge yourself, the spring skiing is fantastic.
Getting to Mount Snow
From Boston and western Massachusetts take Route 2 west to I-91 north. At Brattleboro Vermont take exit 2 from I-91 to Route 9 west. Follow Route 9 west to Wilmington and turn right onto Route 100 north. At Dover, go past the first Mount Snow entrance and take the second entrance on the left side of Route 100. Expect it to take just under three hours. From Hartford take I-91 north and follow the directions from Brattleboro, it should take just under two hours.


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A Review in this week's Nature shows that the southern and eastern Amazon forest is experiencing a transition in energy and water cycles. Preliminary evidence also suggests that the Amazon may be transitioning from a net carbon sink to a net carbon source.
Eric Davidson and colleagues examine recent research on the effects of climate change and disturbances such as deforestation and fire on the functioning of the Amazon Basin. Such research shows that although the Amazon is resilient to individual disturbances, such as drought, multiple disturbances override this resilience. The effects of global and regional climate change interact with land-use change, logging and fire, increasing the vulnerability of forest ecosystems to degradation. This Review provides a framework for understanding the associations between natural variability, drivers of change (such as climate change and human influences), responses and feedbacks in the Amazon Basin.


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What is The Wiki For?
By blogsadmin on Nov 26, 2007
The introduction of the Oracle Wiki has been a interesting case study in the collision between the "old" Web (information publisher-driven) and the "new" one (information consumer-driven).
Most users "get it" and are already carpet-bombing the wiki with new pages and edits to existing ones. But there is a minority who don't understand what the wiki is "for" - which is an interesting indicator of their expectations. (Billy Cripe offers a good definition of Web 2.0; he characterizes it as partially a set of "expectations".)
These traditionalists expect a Web application to dictate the conditions of its use (this is what corporate Web sites are designed to do), whereas a wiki does no such thing. It does the opposite in fact; it moves this responsibility back to the user. (Obviously, the wiki is not a completely blank slate; there are Rules of Conduct that are designed to maximize its value to the community.)
One wiki contributor, girlgeek, asked me how she would know if her contributions have any value or whether other contributors want her to "stop" making them, which I found to be a charming concern. You go, girlgeek - your participation is where the value resides; the content is just icing on the cake.
This issue is one aspect of the larger existential issue of Web 2.0 - similar to business intelligence (many parallels here in my opinion), Web 2.0 is a business process/cultural issue, not a technology one. Sure, in both cases, technology is an enabler, but it's not the "point" - the slickest technology in the universe won't get you to nirvana in either case.


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Magnet, Airplane Model, Lindbergh, King Collection
On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
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A silver colored wooden carving of the Spirit of St. Louis. The wood is shaped like the profile of a high wing monoplane with the details of the plane painted in black. The tail has "NX211 RYAN NYP" in black and the nose "Spirit of St. Louis." The wheel of the plane is painted on in black. A small magnet is attached to the back of the piece.
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The Desk Drawer Veto is Dead...Almost
It isn't dead yet, but the Delaware state Senate desk drawer veto has been mortally wounded:
The "desk-drawer veto" is dead -- or at least that's what several of its longtime opponents are saying.
The Senate passed a new version of its rules Tuesday, the first day of the 145th General Assembly, that states bills will be considered in committees within 12 legislative days of their filing.
Sen. Karen Peterson, D-Stanton, who has fought for years against the practice of assigning bills to committees where they would never be brought up for a hearing -- essentially leaving them to die in the committee chair's desk drawer -- said the Senate Democratic caucus debated the new rules for several hours and agreed it was time to end the so-called desk-drawer veto. On Tuesday, Peterson voted in favor of the rules -- which are voted on at the beginning of each new legislative session -- for the first time in her career.
"This does away with the desk-drawer veto as we know it," she said.
There is at least one doubter, however:
But not everyone is so sure. The rules let the Senate force a bill from a committee chair who ignores the 12-day deadline, but the petition process used to do that has long existed -- and has rarely been successful.
Republican Sen. Colin Bonini, Dover South, the only member to vote against the new rules, said they will continue to allow the desk-drawer veto under a different name.
The new rules say if the bill is not considered in committee after 12 legislative days, it can then be petitioned out with the signatures of 11 of the 20 senators.
Bonini said the "if" statement that preserves a process for petitioning also leaves wiggle room for committee chairs to not hold hearings for bills. In turn, he said, that only makes the desk-drawer veto worse because lawmakers now have to wait 12 days to start a petition, versus the previous practice that allowed them to petition bills whenever they wanted.
Apparently, Senator Bonini works on the principle that progress isn't real unless it results in perfection. Nevertheless, his "hopes" are more enlightened:
"I hope I'm wrong," Bonini said.
Bonini is partly incorrect. The new rule allows the majority caucus to hold a vote to get a bill out of a committee. This is an extra measure for getting a bill out of committee and is not the same as petitioning a bill out of committee, which remains as an option for all the state senators.
Good government activist John Flaherty also has a concern:
True, but that has always been part of the rules. Besides, there must be 5 days public notice of a committee meeting before a committee meeting can be held. Committee members will know what bills are assigned to their committee and when the meetings will be held.Open-government activist John Flaherty called the new rules "a step in the right direction," but pointed out that they still allow committees to meet without a quorum.
The surprising report is the relief that Senate Pro Tem reportedly feels that the desk-drawer veto is mortally wounded. He told a reliable source that the only reason he assigned bills to his committee and consigned them to the oblivion of his desk drawer is because he was requested to do so by some of his colleagues. That sounds like a lot of horse hockey to me, but if true, one can only marvel at how Sen. Adams felt his first line of duty was to be responsive to the wishes of his fellow senators and not the legislative needs of his constituents and the people of Delaware. Time will tell if "Slick and Slippery" Thurman Adams will hold committee hearings on all the bills he assigns to his Executive Committee.
In any case, the rule changes do indicate a sea change of sorts:
Peterson said there is no way to promise all members are going to abide by the 12-day rule, but said the long discussion held in caucus, during which all committee chairs agreed to end the desk-drawer veto, should inspire confidence.
"It's as much an attitude change as it is a rule change," Peterson said.


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SEATTLE, Aug. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- It has perhaps the most iconic imagery in science fiction - from epic space battles to mystical super powers - yet some of the most inspiring scenes from Star Wars have featured holograms. The ability to beam the projection of an entire person (or alien) is an amazing form of communication. For most it seemed like fantasy, but for some scientists and engineers the film has played a critical role in inspiring their own development of holographic technology. How these revolutionary devices were inspired, and how they work, is illustrated in an infographic from WhichVoIP.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140812/135682)
Communications have been vastly enhanced by Internet connectivity. Video calls made possible by Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are now commonplace, but how might the 3D projection of someone on a phone or computer change the way we interact with them? What changes will Hologram over Internet Protocol (HoIP) bring to the way in which we watch entertainment or hold conversations?
The graphic explores the following technologies, which look to drastically alter how people interact in the digital space:
Beagle Holo
Partially inspired by the planning of the attack on the Death Star, the Holo takes an effect made popular by magicians to another level - projecting a 3D object that can be interacted with through hand gestures.
Leia Display Systems
Inspired by the famous fictional hologram message of their namesake, Leia Display Systems are working to create a hologram phone by 2015.
Project Leia
Also inspired by the Leia hologram, this team is working to create a true hologram display for mobile devices.
Acoustic Levitation
A visual look at some exciting research coming out of Japan that could help lead to the development of another classic science fiction technology - the holodeck.
While they may not yet allow you to communicate across the galaxy, these devices look set to bring an entirely new form of communication into everyday life.
See the full infographic to learn more about the engineering behind these holographic devices and how they'll soon allow generations of nerds to live out their childhood fantasies.
About WhichVoIP
Since 2004, WhichVoIP.com has been an independent resource for all things VoIP including user reviews of providers, in-depth guides, troubleshooting, technical resources, tools and more. They also cover the latest technological innovations in communication - including holograms. The WhichVoIP team has a vast knowledge of the telecommunications industry and is well educated and experienced in the IP communications field. Find more of their writing and insights on the WhichVoIP Blog covering the latest trends, technology and news coming from the world of VoIP and the telecom industry at large. For more information on this infographic or VoIP visit http://www.whichvoip.com/ or contact the WhichVoIP team at:
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