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Close-in weapon system
A close-in weapon system (CIWS), often pronounced "sea-whiz",[citation needed] is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted shipboard in a naval capacity. Nearly all classes of modern warships are equipped with some kind of CIWS device.
There are two types of CIWS systems. A gun-based CIWS usually consists of a combination of radars, computers, and multiple-barrel, rotary rapid-fire cannons placed on a rotating gun mount. Missile systems use infra-red, passive radar/ESM or semi-active radar terminal guidance to guide missiles to the targeted enemy aircraft or other threats. In some cases, CIWS are used on land to protect military bases. In this case, the CIWS can protect the base from shell and rocket additionally.
Gun systems[edit]
A gun-based CIWS usually consists of a combination of radars, computers and rotary or revolver cannon placed on a rotating, automatically-aimed gun mount. Examples of gun-based CIWS products in operation are:
- Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun
- Goalkeeper CIWS
- Kashtan CIWS
- Meroka CIWS
- Myriad CIWS
- Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System[1][2]
- Phalanx CIWS
- Sea Zenith
- Type 730 CIWS
Limitations of gun systems[edit]
- Short range: the maximum effective range of 20 mm (0.79 in) gun systems is about 4,500 metres (14,800 ft); systems with lighter projectiles have even shorter range. The expected real-world kill-distance of an incoming anti-ship missile is about 500 m (1,600 ft) or less,[3] still close enough to cause damage to the ship's sensor or communication arrays, or to wound or kill exposed personnel. This also makes the timeframe for interception relatively short; for supersonic missiles moving at 1,500 metres per second (4,900 ft/s) or much faster and it is approximately one-third of a second.[citation needed]
- Limited kill probability: even if the missile is hit and damaged, this may not be enough to destroy it entirely or to alter its course enough to prevent the missile, or fragments from it, from hitting its intended target, particularly as the interception distance is short. This is especially true if the gun fires kinetic-energy-only projectiles.[4]
- Guns can only fire at one target at a time; switching targets may take up to one second to re-train the gun.
- A gun must predict the target's course and aim at the predicted position. Modern anti-ship missiles make intentional erratic moves before impact, reducing the probability of being hit by unguided projectiles.
Comparison of some current CIWS[edit]
|Phalanx CIWS[5]
|Type 730 CIWS[6][7][8]
|Goalkeeper CIWS
|9,800 kg (21,600 lb)
|9,114 kg (20,093 lb)
|6,200 kg (13,700 lb)
|9,902 kg (21,830 lb)
|5,500 kg (12,100 lb)
|3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
|20 mm (0.79 in) 6 barreled M61 Vulcan Gatling Gun
|30 mm (1.2 in) 6 barreled GSh-6-30 Gatling Gun
|30 mm (1.2 in) 6 barreled GSh-6-30 Gatling cannon
|30 mm (1.2 in) 7 barreled GAU-8 Gatling Gun
|40 mm (1.6 in) 2 barreled Bofors 40 mm
|35 mm (1.4 in) 1 barreled Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System
|Rate of Fire
|4,500 rounds per minute
|5,500 rounds per minute
|5,000 rounds per minute
|4,200 rounds per minute
|600/900 rounds per minute
|200/1000 rounds per minute
|(effective/ flat-trajectory) Range
|3,000 m (9,800 ft)
|4,000 m (13,000 ft)
|2,000 m (6,600 ft)
|3,600 m (11,800 ft)
|4,000 m (13,000 ft)
|3,500 m (11,500 ft)
|Ammunition storage
|1,550 rounds
|2,000 rounds
|2,000 rounds
|1,190 rounds
|736 rounds
|252 rounds
|Muzzle velocity
|1,100 m (3,600 ft) per second
|900 m (3,000 ft) per second
|1,100 m (3,600 ft) per second
|1,109 m (3,638 ft) per second
|1,000 m (3,300 ft) per second
|1,050 m (3,440 ft) per second / 1,175 m (3,855 ft) per second
|-12 to +85 degrees
|-15 to +88 degrees
|-25 to +85 degrees
|-25 to +85 degrees
|-13 to +85 degrees
|-15 to +85 degrees
|Speed in Elevation
|100 degrees per second
|50 degrees per second
|115 degrees per second
|100 degrees per second
|60 degrees per second
|70 degrees per second
|180 degrees
|360 degrees
|180 degrees
|180 degrees
|360 degrees
|360 degrees
|Speed in Traverse
|100 degrees per second
|70 degrees per second
|115 degrees per second
|100 degrees per second
|90 degrees per second
|120 degrees per second
|In service
Missile systems[edit]
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Missile systems do not have the same limitations as gun systems. Because of their greater range, a missile-CIWS can also be dual-used as a short-ranged area-defense anti-air weapon, eliminating the need for a second mount for this role.
After an inertial guidance phase, a CIWS missile relies on infra-red, passive radar/ESM or semi-active radar terminal guidance, or a combination of these. The ESM-mode is particularly useful since most long-range anti-ship missiles use radar to home in on their targets. Some systems allow the launch platform to send course-correction commands to the missile in the inertial guidance phase.
A drawback of the missile system is (in combat) the low number of immediately available projectiles and longer reload cycles and higher costs per shot in training. A further advantage of the gun systems the fact that a fired projectile cannot be jammed or lured away from its trajectory by active electronic or infrared countermeasures. For this reason, larger military vessels are often protected by combinations of both systems.
Examples include:
- Sea Sparrow Block 1, Missile used by the Nimitz class carriers, and other USN ships, as a short- to medium-range anti-aircraft weapon.
- Evolved Sea Sparrow missile, used aboard all Sea Sparrow-capable warships, plus other warships of the Netherlands, Canadian, Spanish, Japanese, Turkish and Australian navies.
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile - jointly developed by the US and Germany, it is used extensively on German warships and many American ones - SeaRam is a plan to mate the Phalanx sensor system with an 11-missile RAM launcher
- 9K33 Osa (SA-N-4 Gecko) missile, is used on various Russian ships.
- 9K331 (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) missile, used by the Russian Navy, it is stored and fired from Vertical launching systems of various ships. It along with the Tor missile system is the first air-defense system designed from ground up to intercept precision guided munitions like the AGM-86 ALCM[12]
- 9M311 (SA-N-11 Grisom) missile, used by the Russian and China navies as part of the Kashtan CIWS gun-missile system.
- Barak 1 an Israeli point defence missile system also used by Indian Navy.
- Barak 8 jointly developed by Israel and India.
- Crotale-NG
- HQ-7 missile, a china missile system, standard for all ships.
- Sadral, using a version of the Mistral missile
- Sea-Sprint, using the ADATS missile
- Modernized Sea Wolf
Land-based CIWS[edit]
CIWS are also used in a land-based anti-mortar and missile defense role to protect fixed and temporary bases and other facilities.[13][14]
On a smaller scale, active protection systems are used in some tanks, and several are in development. The Drozd system was deployed on Soviet Naval Infantry tanks in the early 1980s, but later replaced by explosive reactive armour. Other systems that are available or under development are the Russian (Arena), Israeli (Trophy), American (Quick Kill) and the South African-Swedish (LEDS-150).
Laser CIWS Systems[edit]
Laser based CIWS systems are being researched. In August 2014 an operational prototype was deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard USS Ponce.[15]
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) is the second organisation after the US to have developed and tested a High Power Laser CIWS prototype System which is intended to be used on the TF-2000 class frigate and on Turkish airborne systems.[16][17][18]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ Wachsberger, Christian; Lucas, Michael; Krstic, Alexander (June 2004), Limitations of Guns as a Defence against Manoeuvring Air Weapons (PDF), DSTO Systems Sciences Laboratory, p. 36
- ^ Discovery Channel Discovery Channel Science Top 10 Weapon: Fire Power
- ^ Dan Petty. "The US Navy - Fact File:". Navy.mil. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ http://www.haijun360.com/china/wq-hpj11/images/1.jpg
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- ^ "11管30mm近防炮". Haijun360.com. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ Tony DiGiulian. "Italy 40 mm/70 (1.57") Breda". Navweaps.com. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System
- ^ "ЗЕНИТНЫЙ РАКЕТНЫЙ КОМПЛЕКС 9К330 "ТОР" (SA-15 Gauntlet)". Вестника ПВО (in Russian). 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf - Bloomberg.com, 14 November 2014
- ^ Insinna, Valerie (2015-02-14). "turkey-laser-weapon-indigenous-tubitak-test". Defensenews.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Turkey creates laser weapon". Times.am. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Turkey aims to second US in using laser as military weapon | General | Worldbulletin News". Worldbulletin.net. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
External links[edit]
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Sleep » The Summit is Big Sky's highest-end hotel, featuring slopeside access, free breakfast, and Boyne Resorts' signature mattresses. If you're looking for a more intimate experience, book one of the Powder Ridge cabins that dot the hillside.
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Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Employer
- Canadian Blood Services (CBS)
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- Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 4J5, Canada.
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- Feb 14, 2013
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- Jul 05, 2013
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- As seen in New Scientist magazine 3.16.13
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- Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Molecular Biology
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- Jobs
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- Permanent
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- Full Time
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) to work with our affiliated Research & Development groups across Canada. CBS has active research programs within transfusion science emphasizing immunoglobin therapy, pathogen reduction/inactivation, product quality and improved cellular products. Applicants should have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree and a strong research background. This two-year award includes a salary and research allowance, and the possibility of a one-year renewal. Candidates must select and contact a CBS affiliated scientist to serve as the Postdoctoral Fellowship supervisor. CBS also supports a Graduate Fellowship Program and a Summer Internship Program.
Information, forms and a list of CBS affiliated scientists are available at www.blood.ca, and from the R&D Office (firstname.lastname@example.com), Canadian Blood Services, Research & Development, 1800 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 4J5, Canada.
Please note that the 2013 campaign will currently not accept on-line applications. Candidates are required to respond by hard copy.
PDF Application deadline: July 5, 2013.


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THE BRONX - A Bronx firefighter is among a group of FDNY members being recognized this week for saving someone's life, not from flames, but from potentially fatal disorders.
Joseph McGovern, of Engine 79, is one of 13 new inductees into the Honor Roll of Life, which recognizes firefighters who become bone marrow donors.
The fire commissioner says the donors have created an incredible partnership between the FDNY, the New York Blood Center and the Be the Match Registry.
There are now a total of 162 FDNY members on the honor roll list.


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Photographer Sue Reynolds Brings 'Understanding' to the Flathead Reservation
Photographer Sue Reynolds Brings 'Understanding' to the Flathead Reservation
On June 28, the People's Center Museum & Gift Shop on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Pablo, Montana, welcomed 26 images by photographer Sue Reynolds. The exhibit is titled Understanding Native American People and showcases work from her years of documenting pow wows. She became interested in—perhaps obsessed with—the events after attending her first, the 2005 Arlee Pow Wow. Since then she has attended numerous celebrations, mainly in Montana. "To be honest, I lost count when I got to 50," she told the Missoulian. "I don't know if it's 60 or 70—it may be 75." The museum will feature her colorful and dynamic images through the end of September.
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Hotels in United Arab Emirates
Majestic Hotel TowerMankhool Road, Dubai 4.0 out of 5.0
This high-rise hotel, offering skyline views from its 28 floors, is situated in the Bur Dubai district of Dubai, 3-minute walk from the BurJuman shopping centre, ...
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Located in Deira, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1 km) from Reef Mall and within 3 mi (5 km) of Deira City Centre and Gold Souk. Al-Maktoum Stadium and Dubai Creek are ...
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Overlooking the beach and warm waters of the Arabian Gulf, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach places guests on The Walk, a pedestrianized strip flanked with handicrafts ...
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Melia Dubai places guests to the west of Dubai Creek, 12 km (7.5 miles) from Dubai International Airport. It's a 10-minute drive to the Dubai Museum, the city's ...
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Set amidst 38 acres of landscaped gardens, this modern, low-rise city hotel is two kilometres from Dubai International Airport and the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht ...
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Offering 1.5 km (0.9 mi) of beach access, this lavish resort is located on Palm Island, a palm-tree-shaped artificial island just off Dubai's Jumeira coast. ...
Golden Sands Hotel ApartmentsAl Mankhool Road Bur Dubai, Dubai 3.0 out of 5.0
Centrally-located apartment complex, set within two kilometres of Dubai's popular shopping, sightseeing and dining areas.
Millennium Airport Hotel DubaiAirport Road, Casablanca Street, Dubai 4.0 out of 5.0
Located in Deira, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Dubai Tennis Stadium, Deira City Centre, and Dubai Creek. Dubai Festival City Mall is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) ...
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Copper and zinc plasma level in brucellosis patients in Iran
Abstract number: P1861
Hajabdolbaghi M., Jafari S., Alipouran A., Mobayen M.
Objectives: Brucellosis which is a zoonotic disease is a common endemic disease and health problem in Iran. Based on multiple studies, copper and zinc have influence on immune system. In other studies it has been shown that plasma levels of these trace elements in patient with Brucellosis are changing. The aim of this study was to measure the serum zinc and copper level in patients with brucellosis and in comparison with healthy individuals.
Methods: In this cross sectional study the plasma level of zinc and copper of brucellosis patients were measured and compared to the level of healthy individuals.
Results: Forty three patients (34 men and 9 women) with brucellosis matched with 43 healthy (34 men and 9 women) individuals were included in two teaching hospital in two cities of Iran in 2006. The mean age of patients were 40.14 years old (range 1460 years old) and the mean age of healthy individuals were 40.3±15.89 years old (range 1460 years old). The plasma level of copper was found to be significantly higher in patients with brucellosis than healthy individuals (160.84±54.61 vs 101.74±27.37 mg/dl). The plasma level of zinc was less than healthy individuals (91.47± 46.91 vs 107.19±35.18 mg/dl) but was not statistically significant. Zinc plasma concentration was lower in female brucellosis patients compared with healthy female individuals (80.33± 44.2 vs 119±28.17 mg/dl).
Conclusion: Plasma zinc and copper level showed significant alterations in patients with brucellosis compared with healthy persons and there is influenced of gender on it. It is still not clear that these changes are result of the disease or these changes predispose individuals to infection.
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It turns anything negative into a positive (it's an optimist :P).
So draw the graph of y = 3x - 6 over the domain.
Then reflect anything that's below the x-axis about the x-axis (in other words, make everything that's negative into a positive.)
Then you've got the graph of y = |3x - 6|.
Finally, you have to take the negative of this, so reflect the entire graph about the x-axis again.
Then you've got the graph of y = -|3x - 6|.
From your graph you should be able to tell for which values of x you have a y value less than -2.


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Operations Monitoring Software
The software packages discussed in this article are Big Brother, Microsoft Systems Center Operation Manager, and Zabbix. All three are monitoring software geared at making it easy to establish system status, ideally making a check of your network and infrastructure as easy as clicking a button.
Big Brother
Big Brother is commercial software produced by Quest Software. It performs agent-based and agentless monitoring, and will run on Windows and *nix platforms, testing all systems every 5 minutes.
Interaction with Big Brother is web-based, consisting primarily of a website that shows a series of six symbols indicating whether the host is OK, attention is needed, trouble, no report, unavailable, or offline. The monitoring itself is easy to diagnose: Green is good, red is bad. An example of the Big Brother overview screen can be seen here. Graphs of system status are fairly easy to access, simply by clicking the notification indicator concerned. However, further graphs are non-configurable, consisting of a static selection of averages. A unique and very useful screen that Big Brother displays is a event changed screen, which shows indicators that have changed recently, and what their status was previously. An example can be seen here.
Monitoring protocols and configurability
Big Brother will monitor most common protocols such as IMAP, http, ftp, and ssh. For communication with its agents, it uses a proprietary protocol directed over port 1984. Agents are assigned to monitor client machines health status, with metrics like disk space, processor usage, and system Event Logs. A significant user community has contributed agents to monitor a variety of different services and metrics.
BB4 has a fairly robust system for notifications via all the common channels: paging, SMS, e-mails, and SNMP.
Since most of Big Brother's charts are generated automatically, the responsiveness of the interface tends to be a bit quicker. However, since these charts are being generated automatically on a scheduled basis, this does lead to more processing overhead. Big Brother checks in with all monitored devices every 5 minutes, which will cause a regular spike in traffic on the network.
Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager
Microsoft SCOM is the newest version of Microsoft Operations Manager. The primary selling point of SCOM is integration with Exchange, Active Directory, and Sequel Server from the ground up.
Monitoring protocols and configurability
Microsoft SCOM monitors most common protocols, with a particular emphasis on measuring Microsoft services like Exchange and Active Directory. Additionally, SCOM allows for centralized monitoring of crash information for client machines. While SCOM isn't as focused on monitoring networking equipment and other SNMP devices (Microsoft uses EMC Smarts for that purpose on their own network), SCOM is capable of monitoring them.
Management packs
Monitoring is accomplished primarily by the use of Management Packs, which can be downloaded from a central catalog on Microsoft's site. Beyond the realm of Microsoft products, Microsoft relies on product vendors to integrate their products with SCOM creating their own management Packs. These Management Packs can come in two forms: Sealed and unsealed. Sealed Management Packs are un-editable and can only have minor tweaks made through "overrides", while unsealed Management Packs allow for customization.
SCOM dispenses notifications with monitoring thresholds and workflows. As an issue escalates in importance, different workflows designed to mitigate the problem are engaged, and increasing levels of notification are sent off by e-mail, pager, etc.
Zabbix is an open source product that has a significant amount of community support. Maintenance and development of the software itself, in addition to being community supported, is done by the Zabbix team, which sells support for the product to generate revenue and further development.
The interface for Zabbix is also web-based, consisting of a web page that allows easy assessment of the monitored systems. The initial-glance page isn't quite as intuitive as BB4, but it is easier to find out more in-depth information about each of the systems and metrics monitored. Additionally, monitoring graphs are rather granular in the information displayed. It is easy to switch between viewing network traffic patterns for the past hour, past week, and past month, and then switch to viewing server load for the same time period. An example of the Zabbix overview screen can be seen here.
Monitoring protocols and configurability
Zabbix will monitor virtually any protocol, including IMAP, http, ftp, ssh, Windows Event Logs. Frequency of updates is configurable. A strength of Zabbix is that, with proper know-how, just about anything can be monitored and displayed for easy historical trend analysis. It is most likely the most flexible of the three options presented here, presenting an incomparable richness of information. However, this does come at the price of a learning curve. The Zabbix community is large and helpful, and the paid support is quick, but a bit less mature than the support force behind Big Brother.
Since Zabbix's graphs are generated at user request, responsiveness can be a bit slow as the server generates and displays the graph on the requested page. However, this does mean lower processing overhead for the server, since it doesn't generate graphs that aren't viewed. Due to the sheer volume of inputs, Zabbix can run slower than Big Brother, but in most deployments is fairly lightweight and very suited to virtualization.
Zabbix can be deployed almost instantly for test or production, thanks to the creation of virtual appliances that will run in the free VMware Player or VMware server. The server could be deployed for testing, and if it seems like the right solution, support could be purchased and the shift from test software to production system could be made very quickly.
System requirements by product
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department confirmed yesterday that it is investigating the loss of Internal Revenue Service emails being sought by congressional Republicans in an inquiry into tax scrutiny of conservative political groups.
In written testimony to be delivered to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Deputy Attorney General James Cole said the probe "includes investigating the circumstances of the lost emails" from the computer of retired IRS official Lois Lerner.
Republican lawmakers have asserted that Lerner, who had headed the IRS unit that oversaw tax-exempt organizations, was trying to hide information from Congress.
Last month, the IRS acknowledged losing some of Lerner's emails to a computer hard-drive failure, an incident that has rekindled Republican outrage in the long-running controversy over IRS scrutiny of conservative political groups.
A Justice Department official said that so far the probe has not been classified as a search for criminal activity.
Cole did not provide any specifics.
"I do pledge to you that when our investigation is completed, we will provide Congress with detailed information about the facts we uncovered and the conclusions we reached in this matter," he said in his testimony, which is expected to be delivered to the panel today.


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Instructions for Use.
Here at Sky Lanterns Online we want to promote the safe use of Sky Lanterns and help you to enjoy using your Sky Lanterns. Please read our 10 point check and these safety instructions thoroughly before you begin using your Sky Lanterns.
When taking into consideration these stated guidelines and following these safety instructions, Sky Lanterns are perfectly safe and a truly beautiful sight when released.
10 point Safety Check before Launching Sky Lanterns
1. Ensure that the wind is very light - 7 miles per hour or below is suitable for launching Sky Lanterns of all sizes.
2. Only launch Sky Lanterns in a large clear space away from trees, powerlines and buildings. Do not use Sky Lanterns within 5 miles of an airport.
3. If there is a slight breeze, ensure that when launched, your sky lanterns do not fly towards buildings, trees, airports, roads or any area they may pose a danger.
4. Ensure that all spectators stand upwind of the people launching the Sky Lanterns.
5. It is advisable to have a bucket of water or some sand close by in case of emergency.
6. Sky Lanterns are not a toy. Sky Lanterns should only be launched by a responsible Adult.
7. Do not use during prolonged periods of dry weather.
8. Do not launch torn or damaged Sky Lanterns.
9. Do not Launch Sky Lanterns if the glow could be misinterpreted as a distress signal.
10. Read all safety instructions carefully before launching Sky Lanterns.
1. Carefully open out the Sky Lantern and expand it to its full size.
2. Remove the Fuel cell from its packaging and attach the 4 wires to the wires under the Sky Lantern.
3. Open the Sky Lantern out and hold it upright. Light the Fuel Cell in several places to ensure an even burn. Be careful not to let the flame touch the paper.
4. The Fuel Cell should be left to burn until the Sky Lantern has filled sufficiently with hot air. When it is ready to fly, it will want to pull out of your hands (30-40 seconds).
Release the Sky Lantern with two hands, whilst making a wish - look up, admire and enjoy!
Sky Lanterns are not suitable for use by persons under 18 years of age.
Safety Instructions.
In order to protect yourself and third parties, when using the Sky Lanterns you must follow these safety instructions and the operating instructions. Please exercise diligence by using common sense when handling flammable components.
Only launch Lanterns if the wind is below 7 miles per hour. If there is light wind, determine its direction. Ensure that when launched, the Sky Lanterns do not represent a danger by flying into or over dry forests, buildings, roads, airports or electricity pylons.
Do not use if under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Do not launch a torn or damaged Sky Lantern.
If you intend to organise a mass Sky Lantern launch we recommended that you inform the relevant local authorities.
Always avoid possible fire hazards. Do not use during prolonged periods of dry weather. Please dispose of the packaging materials carefully and responsibly.
Frequently asked questions about Sky lanterns:
1. Is launch permission required?
In most cases, no, but it would be advisable to contact your local authorities including the coast guard, for advice on possible regulations.
Do not use near main roads or in area where Sky Lanterns could be misinterpreted as a distress signal.
Important: The use of Sky Lanterns abroad must be approved by the local authorities of the country in question. The user in the respective country is responsible for following the set safety guidelines and regulations.
2. What is the most appropriate launch site for the Sky Lanterns?
We recommend using Sky Lanterns in a clear open space free from obstructions, i.e. power cables, trees or buildings. For maximum visibility, a clear sky is preferable. Keep away from sites with flammable gases and liquids.
3. What are the suitable weather conditions for launching Sky Lanterns?
Best Conditions, for launching: Still weather conditions with little wind. A maximum wind force of 2 on the Beaufort scale (4 - 7 miles per hour) must not be exceeded at the time of launching the lanterns, due to the risk of the lantern flying off course.
We do not recommend using Sky Lanterns when it is raining. Light precipitation/drizzling may still allow Sky Lanterns to fly, but we strongly discourage using them in heavy downpours.
4. What can be used to write good luck wishes upon the Sky Lanterns?
For best results, we recommend using a large felt-tip pen on a flat, even surface, free from dirt and moisture. This is to ensure that the paper does not tear when written upon. To ensure best results minimal pressure should be applied.
5. How high do the Sky Lanterns fly, and for how long?
One Sky Lantern burns and flies for approximately 5 - 10 minutes, in optimal weather conditions, the Sky Lanterns can reach heights between 200m and 500m. Factors affecting Sky Lanterns flight include: Size of lantern, Size of heat source (fuel cell), Ambient temperature at launch site (Ground Degrees Celsius/Fahrenheit), Temperature fluctuations at various heights above launch site (Air Temperature), Location of Launch site (valley, mountain, launch site shaded by wind etc), Wind speed and direction at launch site (Ground), Wind speed and direction above launch site (In Air).
6. What happens once the fuel source has been exhausted?
Once the Fuel Cell has expired, there is no flame or fuel material left, so the lanterns float gently back to the Earth. Falling Lanterns with extinguished fuel cell pose no fire risk.
The Sky lantern and fuel cell may in no way be modified or altered from its original state.
Sky Lanterns are made from biodegradable materials; Rice or Mulberry paper, on a Bamboo frame, which means they decompose in the shortest of times.
Please adhere to the safety guidelines and instructions laid out before you at all times.


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The ITU World Cup series returns to Ishigaki for an incredible 17th consecutive year in 2012. The small island southwest of Japan's mainland has been on the World Cup circuit since 1996, making it the longest event in ITU history, and has become a favourite with athletes around the world. This year it's also one of the final major events for Olympic qualification points, and expect the racing to be even more fast and furious than usual.
Elite Women's Preview
While the other half of Europe tackles the ETU Championships in Eilat this weekend, there is a large group of European athletes who have chosen to chase points in Ishigaki instead, including Kathrin Muller (GER), Melanie Annaheim (SUI), Zurine Rodriguez (ESP) and Aileen Morrison (IRL). All are chasing important points for their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or individual results, some both. Muller will be aiming to overtake Daniela Ryf and put Germany back into contention for three spots. Annaheim is after a result to confirm her own London selection, while Hungary's Zsofia Kovacs and Margit Vanek are aiming for points to ensure they qualify two spots for Hungary. While Morrison doesn't exactly need points, she is already ranked #11 on the list, she claimed silver in Ishigaki in 2011 and another podium would help her own Olympic bid and form.
Canadian Kathy Tremblay posted her best series result since 2009 in Sydney last week, already has a win this year at a Pan American Cup event in Clermont, and if she does well could possibly edge herself into Olympic calculations.
Others to watch include Pamela Oliveira, the Pam Am Games bronze medallist who rode with the lead bike pack for the whole 40km in Mooloolaba. New African champion Gillian Sanders, fellow South African Carlyn Fischer and Ecuador's Elizabeth Bravo. But make no mistake, all the women are expecting to chase a strong host team that includes Kiyomi Niwata, Ai Ueda and Yuka Sato. While Ueda will start as the #1, and has already secured Olympic qualification, Niwata, a three-time Olympian, and Sato, the first Youth Olympics gold medallist, will be after strong performances to increase their chances of getting to London.
Click here to view the women's start list
Elite Men's Preview
France's David Hauss has been one of the men most likely to breakthrough, as he goes around the ITU World Triathlon Series and World Cups collecting bronze and silver medals. But after starting 2012 with a bronze in Mooloolaba and then fourth in Sydney, even after serving a time penalty, he's primed for his first major ITU win. Hauss has three ITU wins in his career, all African Cup events, but will wear the No.1 in a huge Ishigaki field this weekend.
But Canadians Kyle Jones and Brent McMahon also have plenty to race for, they are chasing points to ensure Canada qualifies three spots for London. Both have had strong starts to 2012 as well, will start as #2 and #3 respectively behind Hauss.
The rest of the field is intriguing, there are more Europeans who have chosen to race in Japan rather than Eilat, like Gavin Noble and Christian Prochnow. There is also a strong South American presence, including Brazil's Diogo Sclebin, Bruno Matheus and Juraci Moreira, Argentina's Gonzalo Raul Tellechea and Luciano Taccone, and Colombia's Carlos Javier Quinchara Forero. Ryosuke Yamamoto is the highest-ranked Japanese athlete, but Hirokatsu Tayama showed he is also dangerous with his recent silver at the 2012 Asian Championships.
Click here to view the men's start list
The racing gets underway when the women's elite starts at 1:30pm (local time) on Sunday 22 April, followed by the men's race at 4pm. Live timing and text updates will be available on www.triathlon.org/live, and the full wrap and video highlights will be at www.triathlon.org after the race.
Australia's Erin Densham put in a career best swim, and an unbelievable run leg, to claim her second ITU World Cup career win in Mooloolaba, ahead of Switzerland's Nicola Spirig and New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt.
It all came down to an electrifying final finishing chute rush, but France's Laurent Vidal sprinting strategy paid off with his first ITU World Cup win ahead of Brad Kahelfeldt and David Hauss in Mooloolaba.
The 2012 ITU World Cup season kicks off in less than 10 days, so it's time to take a look ahead at ITU's longest running series, the toughest courses and the changes in store for this year.
The road to London 2012 is not only long and grueling, it's also complex. How many athletes can each country send? And how do athletes earn one of the coveted spots on the Olympic start line? We try to explain
American Hunter Kemper is back in the winner's circle, taking the Ishigaki title while the World Cup podium welcomed two brand new medallists in a thrilling men's race in Ishigaki.
Chile's Barbara Riveros Diaz has continued her great start to the 2011 ITU season by running away to a win at the Ishigaki World Cup.


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My Writing Process Blog Tour
Although the living room is still closed most of the time, I've been tagged by Jacki Donnellan (in a rather flattering write-up – thank you, Jacki!) in the My Writing Process blog tour, so I'm opening the door to write my post. The meme asks that I tag three other writers I admire to post about their processes, and it turned out to be tricky finding writers who haven't already done it! For that reason, only one of these writers has been tagged afresh; one has already done her post, and one once did one but has since deleted it… but I'm linking to her anyway because she's brilliant! I know I'm breaking the rules, but I do that with memes… I'll tell you a little more about the writers at the end of the post, but in case you want to jump straight to them, the three writers I'm tagging are Emily Cleaver, Valerie O'Riordan and Shirley Golden.
So now to the questions…
What am I working on?
Mostly, I'm working on a novel, currently called 'The Space She Filled'. I've been working on the bugger for about six years and it's getting quite close. It's a magical realist story about the relationship between a comic book artist and his central character, who disappears from the pages of his finished manuscript. I'm at the stage where you cut vast chunks of prose and start to panic that there's going to be nothing left. Apart from that, I'm not working on anything too much at the moment. This year has been full of real life, and that's meant that my normal short fiction and blogging work has been on hold for a while.
How does my work differ from others of its genre?
Now that's a hard question! Memory is a recurring theme in my work, and that's largely because I have a peculiar relationship with mine. My short term memory is very good, and aspects of my long term memory are pretty functional. But my memory for plots and characters, amongst other things, is dreadful, and this includes my own. This means I have to be creative with my process – more on that later – and it also means that memory is something I'm constantly exploring. If I take my general genre to be magical realism (although this isn't the only genre I work in), I think it is this marrying of the slightly unreal with stories of memory that makes my work slightly different from other work in the field. That said, I wouldn't say that my work does differ wildly from others in its genre, beyond the obvious stylistic differences. I hope my work has a unique voice, but I wouldn't like to claim that it's particularly unusual.
Why do I write what I write?
Neil Gaiman once said something along the lines of, 'I write to work out what I think about things'. This is almost certainly a misquote – certainly I can't find the real quote now – but it sums up my own relationship with writing. Even when I'm not consciously exploring my own position in the world, that's what I'm doing when I write. I think probably most of us are. Memory, consciousness, reality and sleep are recurring themes in my work; these are all areas that interest me and that I enjoy exploring through fiction. I rarely set out to write about a specific topic: I write what's in me. In short, I write what I write because I am who I am.
How does my writing process work?
My writing process is basically an elaborate way of dealing with my terrible memory. I take copious amounts of notes, lose them, rewrite them, and stick them all over the walls. Sometimes I refer to them, sometimes I never look at them again; often I look at them and have no idea what they mean. I plan everything meticulously and then I put my headphones on and disappear into an ocean of words and take very little notice of my plans. When I emerge, I go back to the plans and tweak either them or the writing until both look like they apply to the same piece of work. And then I rewrite and rewrite, find I've over-written, and cut back. It's a long and not very efficient process, which I hope I'll hone over the years. Certainly as it stands now, it's not an approach I'd recommend!
The Writers I'm Tagging
Emily Cleaver
I met Emily when I joined my writing group about five years ago. She lives in Oxford so we don't often see her at our meetings in London these days, but she's still very much a part of the group. I admire Emily's writing enormously. She has a wonderful voice, and writes with a precision and control I envy, painting vivid scenes and characters that stay with you long after you've finished reading her work. You can find her at her website or on Twitter (@EmilyCleaver). She's the only writer I'm tagging in the way you're meant to!
Valerie O'Riordan
I'm not quite sure where I first came across Valerie, but it was probably on Twitter, where I've met so many of the wonderful writers I've come into contact with. Over the last few years, I've been exploring flash fiction a lot, and as someone who has won the Bristol Short Story Prize with a piece of flash, Valerie has been an inspiration to me. She is brilliant at travelling to great depths with few words, and does so with warmth and flair. You can find her at her website or on Twitter (@valerieoriordan), and you can see her My Writing Process post here.
Shirley Golden
I definitely met Shirley on Twitter, though I've no idea when. She's another writer who's highly skilled at telling big stories in a small amount of space; I particularly admire her Twitter stories. It's hard to tell a story in 140 characters, but Shirley manages to create characters and details that are much bigger than the words they're told through, leaving just the right amount of room for the reader to infer the deeper story. You can find her at her website or on Twitter (@shirl1001), and we'll have to imagine her writing process because she's already done this thing once and we don't want to make her do it again!


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Perhaps, Intel Corp.'s graphics cores that are featured in the company's chipsets are not the best on the planet, but it looks like Intel wants them to be as progressive as possible. According to a media report, the company's new G965 chipset not only features shader model 4 capabilities, but also has progressive unified shader micro-architecture.
It has already been reported that Intel's built-in graphics core of the company's G965 chipset – which will be called Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 (GMA 3000) – will support the DirectX 10 functionality, particularly, shader model 4.0, which requires the part to handle vertex shaders, geometry shaders and pixel shaders. However, so far it was not clear how exactly the GMA 3000 family would implement the innovative features.
According to slides published by HKEPC web-site, the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 will feature "multi-threaded array of execution units" as well as "dynamic load balancing", which means that the shader processing engines will be unified and all the features – including vertex shaders and transform and lighting (T&L) engine which have been emulated by central processor – will be implemented in hardware, something, which leaves hopes for significantly increased performance compared to predecessors.
The Intel GMA 3000 will be generally significantly more advanced compared to the current- and previous-generations of Intel's built-in graphics cores. The new core: it will have improved early-Z technology which reduces the load on memory bandwidth, it will support 16x anisotropic filtering, 32-bit precision floating point calculations and so on. Additionally, thanks to unified shader processing engines, the GMA 3000 will support hardware decoding of H.264 and WMV9b high-definition video streams. In addition, the new integrated graphics core from the world's largest chipmaker will provide HDMI output. It is unclear whether the new graphics core will support HDCP encryption as well.
Traditional graphics processing units (GPUs) or cores have dedicated pixel shader and vertex shader processors. In cases, where a frame being rendered contains a lot of geometry and just a few pixel shaders to determine colour, the performance is limited by vertex shaders, while pixel processors are standing idle. GPUs with unified shader processors will have special scheduler inside them, which will determine the load from pixel, vertex and geometry shaders and then assign appropriate number of processors for every kind of work. This will allow to utilize all the computing power of the GPU, believes graphics chip specialist ATI Technologies. The company currently has flagship graphics processor Radeon X1900 XTX, which is clocked at 650MHz and has 48 pixel shader processors and 8 vertex shader processors, which – along with the other parts of the chip – cost the company 384 million transistors. Definitely, built-in graphics cores should consist of much lower amount of transistors, however, it means that they will have lower amount of executing engines, hence, it is crucial to use all the available computing performance.
Despite of ATI's optimism about unified shader micro-architecture, rival Nvidia Corp. believes that implementation of a unified shader engines should be gradual and cautious.
Potentially, a competitive built-in graphics core from Intel may pose some threat to entry-level offerings from companies like ATI Technologies, Nvidia Corp. and S3 Graphics Inc., even though generally Intel has not been known for providing smooth framerates in games. Usually those, who use the low-eng graphics cards do not care much about the best performance and quality, but about the price. In case Intel manages to offer speed similar to graphics cards which cost $50 - $79, graphics chip companies may lose a substantial part of the market.
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Problems with the soil have delayed the start of construction on Ascension Academy, but the school still is scheduled to open in August of 2000.
"It's soft soil," Ascension Board of Regents President Patrick Swindell said of the acreage at 45th Avenue and Soncy Road where the school will go up. "We drilled 28 core samples during the summer, looking for the kind of soil that will support the foundation properly. We've resolved that particular point."
The board still plans to open the school in August, "even if we have to bring in a modular facility for the first two or three months of that particular school year," Swindell said. "But we would never put the modular building in unless the construction is well under way."
Swindell said he hopes "that in a couple of weeks, we will be cutting road, preparing the site and laying utilities."
Regents had hoped that construction would begin in July.
"We're still very optimistic," Swindell said. "We're somewhat frustrated by the delay - but still optimistic."
The delay is not related to the fact that Larry Barnes, former director of institutional development, is no longer associated with Ascension Academy, Swindell said. Barnes left the post in mid-September, and the board is not advertising for a replacement at this time.
Swindell said the delay is not related to the progress of the fund-raising campaign.
"We have planned for a long time that we might not have all the money raised prior to the start of construction," Swindell said, "but there's no connection with the construction delay and the fund-raising campaign."
Ascension Academy is a private, ecumenical college-preparatory school for students in sixth through 12th grade.
The board plans to name a school head by the end of October and begin hiring faculty and recruiting students in November.
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2013 could be wild for Irvine real estate
This week's article might ruffle the feathers of my fellow agents, but I think it is helpful for buyers and sellers to understand what is happening in the market.
As a broker for more than 20 years, I've seen a lot of markets – up, down, distressed, slow-moving, fast-moving, etc., but today's ultracompetitive low- inventory market is like nothing I've seen before.
The inventory in Irvine continues to be at the lowest levels we've seen in nine years. As a result, good properties are in high demand and generally snatched up quickly.
Multiple offers are now the norm, with properties frequently garnering 10 or more offers. I had a deal recently where the agent received 32 offers – that many offers makes it a challenge for the agent and the sellers to even sort through what may be the best one.
Buyers that used to have weeks to leisurely consider all of the homes on the market now have days, or even just hours, to get their offers in.
In addition to pressure to get the offer in quickly, there can also be pressure to close quickly. I just closed a deal where my buyer had to close the deal in seven days in order to secure the property. Those were the terms – one week to either close it or leave it. We got the deal done, but it makes everything, including the due diligence process, hurried and chaotic for both sides.
Buyers using financing might be at a further disadvantage with all-cash purchases making up 30 percent of the total transactions in Irvine.
If the market follows its historical pattern, the inventory levels should increase between now and midsummer, when they traditionally peak.
If that happens, the supply and the demand may be more balanced and transactions may become more "normal."
Last year, however, the market did almost the opposite. Bucking the historical trend, last year's inventory in Irvine peaked in January and declined steadily from there.
Buckle your seat belts – 2013 may be a wild ride.
Cathy Haney is a real estate broker who grew up in and now lives and works in Irvine. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 949-679-1101.
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I've come to the conclusion that sleeping is often overrated and even more so when missing out on it is for a good cause.
Like Friday night.
Auxy Espinosa invited me to be a part of a gallery show for a charity fundraising event she, Julian Reyes and Rasha Goel put together with Eddie Paez of "e The Project".
The fund raising was being held to support a book project meant to inspire and give hope to cancer patients, their friends and their families.
Heavy stuff. It was definitely an honor to be asked to share my work for such a worthy cause.
A friend and still photographer I work with pretty often, Su-e Tan, was also invited to be a part of the event. Su-e works in the graphics department of our station (CBS2/KCAL9). If you watch us at all, then you've seen his art in promotional work for us.
This was his first actual gallery show. I've done a couple of gallery shows before, but this time Su-e and I would be sharing space with a couple of pretty established artists.
Nothing to be nervous about.
With room for only five pieces, I had a tough time deciding which photographs would be best to put on display. After a fair bit of stress I settled on my five. They turned out to be a mix of some past and some more recent shots that I thought showed a good representation of my work as a photographer.
Not everything I do, but a fair showing of it.
Heck, I'm not the nervous type anyway in these situations. I've always gotten a sense that people enjoy my photos and I'll let you in on a little secret. When you're not competing with anyone and your life isn't depending on how your work is received (but you set out to do your best) you really don't have much to worry about.
That's my philosophy anyway. Plus I knew the room we'd be showing our work in was right next to the bar. If I had any problems they wouldn't be so big that they couldn't be solved with a nice frosty cold beer (I know, that's my answer for everything).
I will admit that on the way to the event I heard an unexpected radio spot mentioning it and mentioning that CBS2/KCAL9 would be covering it.
Gee, that was new. It gave me pause. Wow, this event is going to be pretty big.
If things actually started going badly, I mean if it came down to it, I was perfectly willing to do something personally embarrassing to distract people.
Actually, with my lack of sleep (and again, after having had a couple of beers) I'd have been willing to do something like that even if things were going great.
As it was, the moment of pause was actually just a moment. The event, along with our photography work, was well received.
Now, somebody say something nice about the easels I spent a good portion of my week building.
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Visko's Praline Sauce
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 0 mins
This heavenly sauce is served over vanilla ice cream at Visko's Restaurant, just south of New Orleans in Gretna. It's dangerously addictive. The recipe is supposed to enough for eight servings---I've seen 4 people make it disappear with no trouble at all. Prep time does not include cooling time.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄4 lb butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup Dark Karo syrup (corn)
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan.
- Stir in the brown sugar.
- Add the Karo syrup and the water and cook the mixture over medium heat until it reaches the boiling point.
- Continue boiling for a minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly.
- Stir in the rum, maple extract and pecans.
- The sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Serve slightly warm over good quality vanilla ice cream.
- Should there be any left over, store it covered in the fridge.
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I enjoyed this on top of a caramel chocolate swirl ic cream and it was so good! I found the rum was not overpowering.
This is the perfect replica of a real N'Awlins praline! I made this to go in recipe#137094 and my DD ate it on vanilla ice cream. DELISH!! I will be making this from now on. Thank you-
Oh so decadent... Rich and thick sauce that tasted just like a melted authentic praline you would find in New Orleans. I did not have any dark rum so I substituted some spiced rum. I made this just to use in Recipe #137094... but I think I am going to have to get some ice cream just to pour this over and indulge!!! Thanks for posting such an easy and delicious dessert sauce!


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Coca-Cola Championship
St.James' Park
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Kick-off 3pm
Craig Hope reports from St.James' Park ...
MARLON Harewood struck twice and Peter Lovenkrands opened his account for the season as Newcastle United ensured victory during a blistering opening half hour at St.James' Park.
It took just eight minutes for Harewood to head Chris Hughton's table-toppers in front as he cooly nodded beyond Dorus De Vries from close range.
Lovenkrands was then the grateful recepient of Jonas Gutierrez's flighted centre on 21 minutes as the Dane, too, used his forehead to guide past the visiting stopper.
And it was a hat-trick of headers for the host on 28 minutes when Lovenkrands turned provider for strike partner Harewood to double his tally from six yards out.
Full-time, 3-0 United.
90+3min - And Alan Smith will be left wondering how he has failed to notch his first for the club as, following a swift breakway and clever ball inside from Pancrate, the skipper is denied from point-blank range by the legs of De Vries.
90+2min - There's still time for Tim Krul to serve up a reminder of his precious talent as he beats clear Britton's powerful volley before Enrique smuggles clear the loose ball.
There will be four minutes added time.
87min - Skipper Alan Tate is the first man in the book as Nile Ranger is sent sprawling just past halfway - this game is petering out now.
80min - Nile Ranger should break his scoring duck but is unable to get his head over Peter Lovenkrands' far-post drop and the Londoner lobs his effort on to the roof of the net from just eight yards out with goal gaping.
79min - And Pancrate wins cheers from the home crowd following his first involvement; the Frenchman charging up the right flank at break-neck speed before eventually losing out as he attempted to burst in on goal.
76min - Fabrice Pancrate is coming on for his United bow with Danny Guthrie the man heading for the dugout.
71min - Peter Lovenkrands steals away on the shoulder of marker Tate before darting into the area. It's a narrow angle and the Dane opts for an early poke in attempt to catch out De Vries but his low stab, while beating the visiting keeper, also evades the far post - decent effort, though.
68min - Two-goal Marlon Harewood makes way to warm applause with Nile Ranger his replacement.
66min - Swansea fans think they've scored when David Cotterill cuts in from the right before seeing a low strike cannon off the advertising hoardings and into the back of Tim Krul's net - the home supporters enjoyed that!
63min - With Taylor off the field and United down to ten men The Swans look to push forward. And they come desperately close to pulling one back when Cotterill steams in to stab Dyer's far-post cross past Krul only for Danny Simpson to scamper back on to the goal-line before swiping clear.
61min - There's a brief stoppage for Steven Taylor to receive treatment after the Geordie defender is knocked to the floor having taken David Cotterill's cross full in the face.
55min - Tim Krul is sharply off his line in racing to block with his shins after Nathan Dyer had been sprung clear by Britton - good save.
53min - Peter Lovenkrands is denied a second by a linesman's flag after arrowing Danny Guthrie's free-kick into the bottom corner from 10 yards - that looked tight.
52min - A double change for The Swans sees Craig Beattie replaced by Gorka Pintado and Cedric Van Der Gun make way for David Cotterill.
48min - Orlandi is chipped in on goal by the inventive Pratley. However, the Spaniard is off balance and that allows Fabricio Coloccini to recover and block what was a weak effort.
United have chosen to take no risks with Steve Harper and he is replaced by Tim Krul during the interval.
Half-time, 3-0 to United.
45min - Steve Harper is at full stretch to divert Nathan Dyer's 20-yard rasper around the post after United had squandered possession in the middle of the park. Britton's corner skids through a crowded six-yard area and runs away to safety.
44min - Jose Enrique's name rings out from Level 7 as the Spaniard uses his muscular frame to usher the ball out of play for a goal kick despite the desperate efforts of Craig Beattie.
40min - United have taken their foot of the pedal a little here and Nathan Dyer is the latest Swans player to have a pop from distance; the diminutive winger shaving the base of Steve Harper's post from all of 25 yards.
36min - Andrea Orlandi has looked Swansea's biggest threat and the Spaniard again tries his luck from range, this time dragging wide with a low right-footed drive.
30min - But United have Steve Harper to thank as he scrambles to claw Darren Pratley's deflected effort around the upright before winning a pat on the back from his team-mates - that was some save. The corner pinballs around the United area before being hacked to the safety of halfway by Danny Simpson.
28min - NEWCASTLE GOAL (3-0): Peter Lovenkrands turns provider in a goal not dissimilar to his own; the Dane burning by Ashley Williams before dropping an inch-perfect cross on to the head of Marlon Harewood who flashes beyond a helpless De Vries for his second.
25min - There's a break in play which allows Steve Harper to get some treatment on what looks like a back problem - Tim Krul is gloved and ready should the United No.1 be unable to continue.
21min - NEWCASTLE GOAL (2-0): Jonas Gutierrez drives down the left flank before digging out a flighted cross which drops on to the grateful forehead of Peter Lovenkrands who is left with the simplest if tasks in nodding from three yards out - that's the Dane's first of the season - United are crusing here.
19min - The visitors' first corner arrives when Orlandi's ambitous drive from range brushes the shinpad of Danny Simpson and zips behind. The delivery from Van Der Gun has too much weight and United clear.
15min - United are well in the acendency and Harewood is in the hunt for his second but slices well wide from 20 yards after good work from Lovenkrands.
12min - Guthrie twice blocks efforts from Beattie on the edge of the area and the midfielder's bravery means Steve Harper is not called into action when really the Swans man should have tested the Toon stopper.
8min - NEWCASTLE GOAL (1-0): Guthrie's corner is worked short to Smith who in turns arches a cross into the area which is met by the head of Coloccini with the ball looping in the air. The Swans backline has stepped up and there is a suspicion of offside as Marlon Harewood, unmarked, steals in to direct a cool header beyond De Vries from inside the six-yard area.
4min - Swansea haven't been out of their own half yet and United's first corner, delivered by Danny Guthrie, is glanced to safety by the head of skipper Tate.
1min - This has been a very shaky start from the visitors and Tate's blushes are spared as his mis-placed pass lands at the feet of Lovenkrands only for the unsuspecting Dane, on the edge of the area, to mis-control allowing Williams to clear.
CHRIS Hughton is forced into one change from the side which won at Preston on Monday with Peter Lovenkrands replacing the poorly Andy Carroll.
Both Danny Simpson and Ryan Taylor have recovered from thigh and calf problems respectively, with the former taking his place in the back four alongside Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini and Jose Enrique.
The midfield quartet of Danny Guthrie, Alan Smith, Kevin Nolan and Jonas Gutierrez also remains the same.
Lovenkrands partners Marlon Harewood in attack.
French wideman Fabrice Pancrate, yet to make his debut for The Magpies, is named among the substitutes.
NUFC: Steve Harper, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Danny Guthrie, Alan Smith (c), Kevin Nolan, Jonas Gutierrez, Peter Lovenkrands, Marlon Harewood
Subs: Tim Krul, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ryan Taylor, Kazenga LuaLua, Tamas Kadar, Fabrice Pancrate, Nile Ranger
SCFC: Dorus De Vries, Ashley Williams, Alan Tate (c), Leon Britton, Darren Prately, Craig Beattie, Andrea Orlandi, Cedric Van Der Gun, Nathan Dyer, Federico Bessone, Angel Rangel
Subs: David Cornell, Joe Allen, David Cotterill, Thomas Butler, Albert Serran, Gorka Pintado, Ashley Richards
Referee: Mr M Haywood
Attendance: 42, 616