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2006 is set to be the sixth warmest year on record, continuing the trend of global warming and extreme weather conditions worldwide, the UN's weather agency said Thursday. The global mean surface temperature increased by 0.42 degrees Celsius above the 1961 to 1990 mean of 14 degrees which is used as a reference, the World Meteorological Organisation announced.
Temperatures in the highly-industrialised northern hemisphere rose faster (0.58 degrees Celsius) than in the south (0.24 degrees) and were the fourth warmest on record, according to the new data released by the WMO. 1998 was the warmest year.
The data does not include the month of December and will be finalised next February, but the ranking is unlikely to change significantly, WMO Director General Jean-Michel Jarraud said.
"There were quite a few anomalies," he added.
Key weather patterns included the warmest ever autumn in western Europe, the warmest January to September period on record in the United States, a winter that was unusually harsh or mild in different parts of the northern hemisphere, summer heatwaves, drought in China and Australia, excetionally heavy rain in parts of Africa, Latin America and severe cyclones in Asia.
The weather disruption caused historic heavy flooding, deadly storm damage, mudslides, bushfires and scorched food crops.
"Global warming doesn't mean it's going to be uniform. It may be bigger in some areas and smaller in others," Jarraud told journalists.
The WMO also confirmed the sharper seasonal melting of part of the Arctic icecap, with an area of ice bigger than Switzerland now disappearing every year.
Average sea ice in the Arctic covered 5.9 million square kilometres in September, the second lowest area on record following 2005.
"The decline is of some concern because it's occurring at a rate of about 8.6 percent per decade. That is quite a fast and significant decrease," Jarraud told journalists.
A study by US scientists published on Tuesday warned that the shrinkage of Arctic sea ice could accelerate dramatically in coming decades, leaving the planet's most northerly oceans virtually devoid of ice in summer by 2040.
The paper, which appeared in the US journal Geophysical Research Letters, mainly highlighted the impact of greenhouse-gas emissions from industry, transport and energy use.
Scientists on the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned six years ago that a significant part of global warming was caused by human activity.
The IPCC is due to publish its latest assessment reports from February 2, and Jarraud declined to comment beforehand on any links between weather patterns and temperature increases observed in 2006 and climate change.
Since the start of the 20th century, global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.7 degrees Celsius, and the increase has accelerated in the last 30 years.
Next year the WMO will launch a major two year scientific study to examine changes in the polar regions and their link with the global climate.
"It will be one of the largest scientific experiments for many years, it will be a huge effort," Jarraud said.
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Sweet-toothed Swedes who have spent hours constructing edible Christmas gingerbread houses are seeing their creations collapse in the Scandinavian country's unusually damp winter, suppliers said on Monday. "The damp weather spells immediate devastation for gingerbread houses. The problem is the mild winter," spokesman at Sweden's leading gingerbread wholesaler Anna's, Aake Mattsson, told Swedish news agency TT.
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According to�authorities, a 16-member Punjab government delegation and 12�other passengers would travel by the 45-seater Volvo bus, which will return from Pakistan the next day.
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Earlier on January 20, the first bus�from Lahore to Amritsar�arrived�carrying 26 passengers and returned with 15 Pakistani officials besides one driver and one liaison officer.
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Loyal fans of Iron Chef America can call us out on this one: Technically, chef Mark Tarbell isn't an Iron Chef. That title is reserved for the handful of regulars who do battle against a constant onslaught of culinary challengers on the popular Food Network show.
Only a year ago, Tarbell himself made an appearance, going up against Iron Chef Cat Cora in a high-stakes cook-off where the key ingredient was apples. And guess what? He won. Since the show's airing, Tarbell hasn't ditched Phoenix to gallivant around the country and leave his kitchen in other hands. He's stayed put at his restaurant — right where he's always been, and right where regulars expect him to be. You see, Tarbell's way too sociable to step out of the limelight at his namesake restaurant, where locals flock to dine on upscale comfort food like double-cut pork chops with white cheddar polenta cakes, pan-roasted organic chicken with buttermilk mashed potatoes, and Mark's Famous Spaghetti & Meatballs.
The fact that Tarbell is Phoenix's own Iron Chef makes the dining experience that much tastier.
Who says kids get to have all the fun? The best merry-go-round in Phoenix just happens to be a grown-up playground, a place where you can eat an upscale dinner while watching the world go by. It's the Compass Restaurant, a revolving eatery at the top of downtown's Hyatt Regency. There are 360-degree views to go along with executive chef Troy Knapp's Southwestern-tinged contemporary menu. Highlights include grilled bison and garden gazpacho with cornbread croutons; smoked salmon "enchiladas" with Vidalia crema, savory lemon curd, and micro basil; and baked chilaquiles with grilled nopales, roasted peppers, and smoked tomato butter. We promise the Compass spins so slowly that you won't experience vertigo. Go crazy with the award-winning wine list, however, and all bets are off.
Harold's Cave Creek Corral has long billed itself as "the original Wild West Saloon and Restaurant," but back in the day, the proprietors took the roaring good time in a whole different direction.
Harold and Ruth Gavagan, who'd bought Cave Creek Corral in 1950 and added "Harold's" to the name, held daily a cowboy show in front of the restaurant for years, but decided to switch things up when a guy named Carl Mulhauser started working for the restaurant in the late '60s. Turns out, Mulhauser was a former circus lion tamer with connections to obtain some animals.
The Gavagans' daughter, Janet, was a teenager at the time and recalls her late parents' decision to let Mulhauser buy two or three lions and do a circus-style performance every afternoon. The animals lived in a cage right behind the restaurant.
"Prior to that, there was no thought of having lions or tigers, but it was a way to stand out from the other steakhouses in the Valley at the time," she says. "My dad was very inventive when it came to hiring people."
Mulhauser took care of the animals and did the shows for a couple of years, but when he moved on, so did the lions. A few years later, in the mid-'70s, he came back, this time performing with tigers. It was all over by the end of the decade, and nobody's quite sure whether the lions and tigers ended up in a zoo or a flashy Las Vegas show. But for some locals, it made a lasting impression.
Michael Seitts, a Scottsdale native who's spent plenty of time at Harold's over the years, says he's still amazed that anybody pulled it off.
"It was crazy," he says. "Like something out of Monty Python."
The animals are gone, but the restaurant's still around.
A carnival ain't a carnival unless your dining options include some manner of foodstuff that's been placed on a stick. In fact, on our last visit to the midway, our repast consisted of individually skewered deep-fried Twinkies, tasty egg rolls, and the undisputed king of impaled edibles, the corn dog. And outside the carnival circuit, the best place we've found this deep-fried delight of a flavorful frank covered in cornmeal is at the Gilbert location of Al's Chicago Style. We've forgone the kind of middling corn dogs available at places like Sonic or am/pm in favor of a juicy, all-beef Chicago-style wiener covered in crispy and delicious batter that just melts in our mouth. If you're feeling daring, try adding a few helpings of jalapeño pepper hot sauce or Tabasco onto your dog instead of the usual ketchup and mustard, but keep a cool drink handy.
Besides corn dogs, funnel cakes, or any other foodstuff that's been cooked in an unhealthful amount of grease or lard, a longtime staple of local carnivals, fairs, or street festivals has been Indian fry bread. And much to our doctor's chagrin, we've eaten more than our fair share of this doughy, deep-fried Native American specialty, and it's usually been covered with such toppings as honey and powdered sugar or sumptuous meats and chilies. So whenever we've got a hankering for this debaucherous deliciousness (and a fair or carnival isn't readily available), we head for the Fry Bread House, where owner Cecelia Miller has been clogging our arteries for more than 15 years. Miller and company offer a variety of flavorful fillings atop their chewy and flaky fry bread (which is the size of a LP record), ranging from the standard "Indian taco" (homemade refried beans, lettuce, and cheese) to chorizo, chilies, and ground beef. We've noshed there twice this week alone, but we swear, doc, we'll atone for it with a few extra rounds of cardio this week at the gym. Promise.
You won't find any wacky mirrors in this funhouse, although House of Tricks does have a way of skewing one's perspective — in a good way. Once you set foot into the outdoor patio, sheltered by huge leafy trees and decked out with tiny white lights, all feels right with the world. Your mood is bound to improve even more once you find something on the interesting wine list. Inside, the charm of this 1920s cottage starts to work its magic on you, and expert service only heightens the feeling that life is grand, indeed. As for the New American menu — well, that will make you smile, too. Options run the gamut from black tea-spiced ahi tuna to pistachio-crusted rack of lamb to smoked chile-glazed hanger steak. Nope, House of Tricks isn't the typical funhouse. But, hey, it's a restaurant in an old house — and eating here sure is fun.


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DNA damage is a pre-requisite for the initiation of cancer and agents that reduce this damage are useful in cancer prevention. In this study, we evaluated the ability of whole berries and berry phytochemical, ellagic acid to reduce endogenous oxidative DNA damage. Ellagic acid was selected based on >95% inhibition of 8-oxodeoxyguosine (8-oxodG) and other unidentified oxidative DNA adducts induced by 4-hydroxy-17ß-estradiol and CuCl2 in vitro. Inhibition of the latter occurred at lower concentrations (10 μM) than that for 8-oxodG (100 μM). In the in vivo study, female CD-1 mice (n=6) were fed either a control diet or diet supplemented with ellagic acid (400 ppm) and dehydrated berries (5% w/w) with varying ellagic acid contents – blueberry (low), strawberry (medium) and red raspberry (high), for 3 weeks. Blueberry and strawberry diets showed moderate reductions in endogenous DNA adducts (25%). However, both red raspberry and ellagic acid diets showed a significant reduction of 59% (p < 0.001) and 48% (p < 0.01), respectively. Both diets also resulted in a 3–8 fold over-expression of genes involved in DNA repair such as xeroderma pigmentosum group A complementing protein (XPA), DNA excision repair protein (ERCC5) and DNA ligase III (DNL3). These results suggest that red raspberry and ellagic acid reduce endogenous oxidative DNA damage by mechanisms which may involve increase in DNA repair.
Estrogens are involved in the development of several cancers, especially those of the female reproductive system [
There are several methods available to assess DNA damage. Among these, ones that combine a chromatographic method with mass spectrometry have been used to measure numerous products simultaneously [
There are several surrogate biomarkers available to assess the efficacy of dietary agents in a biological system. Among these, the liver due to its proximity and role in the first-pass mechanism represents a suitable surrogate tissue. In addition, due to its high metabolic activity, liver is constantly exposed to the oxidative by-products of cell metabolism, thus making it a suitable tissue to assess the modulation of baseline endogenous oxidative DNA damage by dietary agents.
We undertook an exploratory study to assess the efficacy of dietary berries, a rich source of ellagic acid [
Analysis of DNA damage, induced by redox cycling of 4E2 in the presence of Cu2+, revealed several unidentified oxidative adducts and 8-oxodG (
Several phytochemicals were tested for their free radical-scavenging potential, initially at a concentration of 300 μM (data not shown), based on earlier studies [
There was no significant effect of supplementation with berries or ellagic acid on the diet intake (
Four different subgroups of unidentified polar DNA adducts were quantified. The relative adduct labeling (RAL) was calculated for individual adducts in each subgroup as described in Materials and Methods and summed to represent the total adduct level for that subgroup. In case of L-1 adducts the entire region was marked, as indicated in
Following the similar trend in modulation of adduct levels by both red raspberry and ellagic acid, limited gene expression analysis was performed to determine effect of the intervention on genes involved in DNA repair and xenobiotic metabolism. Microarray analysis revealed that several genes were modulated in a similar fashion by both diets. In particular, genes involved with DNA repair such as – xeroderma pigmentosum group A complementing protein (XPA), DNA ligase III (DNL3), DNA excision repair protein (ERCC5)- were found to be over-expressed by 3 to 8 fold (
The purpose of this study was to explore selection of chemopreventive agents against estrogen-mediated carcinogenesis using a semi-tiered approach. First, we used an
The induction of oxidative DNA damage by 4E2 in the presence of Cu2+ is postulated to involve hydroxyl radicals [
Ellagic acid, a polyphenol present in berries, is very effective in reduction of 8-oxodG [
Liver is the primary organ involved in the first-pass mechanism and is affected by both harmful and protective components of the diet. It is also a highly metabolic organ that may possess high levels of endogenous oxidative DNA damage resulting from normal metabolism. Therefore, the ability of any dietary component to reduce the levels of endogenous oxidative DNA damage at baseline would make it an ideal preventive agent in the presence of additional oxidative stress. In this study, we analyzed the levels of at least 4 subgroups (P1, P2, PL-1 and L-1) of novel, unidentified polar DNA adducts (
To determine if berries and ellagic acid would protect against oxidative stress, we tested their efficacy in reducing endogenous DNA damage in the liver of CD1 mice fed diet containing 5% (w/w) of different berries, or 400 ppm ellagic acid. The berries investigated have different ellagic content – raspberries (1500 ppm ellagic acid), strawberries (500 ppm ellagic acid) and blueberries (<100 ppm ellagic acid)[
This study shows that ellagic acid is highly effective in preventing oxidative DNA damage both
Ellagic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and salmon testes (
Eight week-old female CD-1 mice were purchased from Harlan-Sprague Dawley (Indianapolis, IN). After the initial acclimation period of 1 week, 5 groups (n=6) were fed
A modified version of the AIN-93M diet was fed to the mice as the control diet. The corn starch component was substituted for 5% berry diets such that the percentage of corn starch in these diets was 31.03%. No substitutions were done for the ellagic acid diet since this agent was added in insignificant quantities (0.04%). All diets were prepared as described in Materials and Methods. The diets were stored either at −80°C (>1 week) or 4°C (<1 week) until use. CHO- Carbohydrate. The composition of AIN-93M diet as described in [
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The liver tissue from 6 mice/group were pooled and total RNA was isolated using the phenol: chloroform extraction followed by DNase treatment. cDNA probes were synthesized from poly A+ RNA, using [α-32P]-ATP (3000 Ci/mmol). These probes were then hybridized to Atlas™ nylon mouse stress array (Clontech, Mountain View, CA; production discontinued) overnight in duplicate for each group. Following hybridization the membrane was exposed to X-ray film. The autoradiographic images were scanned with a MicroTek ScanMakerIII flat-bed scanner and then subjected to densitometric analysis using ArrayExplorer© to extract the gene intensities [
A Scheffe's t-test was used for comparing dose response studies. In vivo adduct levels were compared using non-parametric analysis (Kruskall-Wallis test). All statistical analyses, except those for the microarray data, were done using Graphpad Prism® software. A p-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. The results are expressed as mean ± SE. For the microarray analyses, the data were normalized, using linear regression analysis and gene expression profiles were estimated as log2 of the ratio of the gene intensities of the control diet versus supplemented diet. The genes with significant (p<0.05) down- or up-regulation were identified.
The authors thank Dr. Howard Glauert, University of Kentucky, for his advice on design of the supplemented diets. We thank Dr. Jamal Arif for input in the initial phase of this project. We would also like to thank Dr. MNV Ravikumar, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research, India, for reviewing this manuscript and valuable suggestions. This work was supported from the USPHS grants CA-90892 and CA-92758. HSA was supported, in part, by a fellowship from the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky.
Modulation of hepatic unidentified polar DNA adducts by diets supplemented with berries (5%w/w) or ellagic acid (400 ppm) in female CD-1 mice.
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|197 ± 32
|3074 ± 697
|11,479 ± 1128
|3726 ± 1053
|2182 ± 647
|187 ± 23
|2404 ± 502
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|4982 ± 513
|2243 ± 285
|186 ± 37
|1870 ± 248
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|84 ± 16
|1790 ± 433
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|1207 ± 106 *
|101 ± 8
|2540 ± 254
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Dr Jason Rihel discusses the biological significance of zebrafish on BBC Radio4′s Material World Program (April 18th) along with Dr. Stemple from the Sanger Institute.
Why is the zebrafish so important for genetic research?
"It's a compromise between having the complexity to model some of the things that we want to study – brain function, behaviour, … – but also the simplicity that we might be able to understand it." said Dr Jason Rihel (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology). Listen here from 11 mins (to download right click and "save target as/link as").


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HANNITY: Now, unfortunately, after today's hearing, we now have more questions than answers including the new revelation that Sarah Hall Ingram, the official who is in charge of the IRS Tax Exempt Organizations Office when the scandals was taking place, she is now the head of the IRS ObamaCare Implementation Office.
Joining me now, two of the lawmakers who participated in today's heated House hearing. Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany and New York Congressman Joe Crowley. Guys, welcome to the program.
REP. JOE CROWLEY, D-N.Y., HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Thank you, Sean. Good to be with.
REP. CHARLES BOUSTANY, R-LA., HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Hi, Sean. Good to be with you.
HANNITY: Let me start with this woman, Ms. Ingram, she was in charge at the time. Do you think it is appropriate she is in charge of the implementation of ObamaCare?
CROWLEY: Sean, as a matter of fact, that is not true. She actually left that office six months prior to even subordinates knowing what took place there. So, she wasn't in the office when the subordinates were informed.
HANNITY: Wasn't she there between 2009 and 2012?
CROWLEY: Well, my understanding is she left six months prior to our subordinates knowing that this actually took place.
HANNITY: But we knew a couple of years ago and what we learned in the last couple of days is in fact they did know at the time that she was there.
CROWLEY: I think you have to check your facts. I think she left the office six months prior to her subordinates knowing --
HANNITY: Charles Boustany, what is your understanding of this? I understood that she did know.
BOUSTANY: That is my understanding as well, Sean. I think she was there during the time that this abusive practice was being perpetrated. So, I have real concerns and what we have to pinpoint and get more information about what her role was in all of this, there's no question about it. Because this whole idea about the IRS getting expansive powers under ObamaCare is deeply troubling in light of what we know now.
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Plans for 495 new homes near Lebanon Road on the north side of Mt. Juliet were welcomed with open arms by local residents at the Mt. Juliet Planning Commission meeting Thursday, Nov. 21.
The commission's approval of the plans brought efforts to revitalize the area one step closer to becoming reality, according to District One City Commissioner Ray Justice.
The commissioners gave their nod for 115 new roofs in Mt. Juliet Commons and 380 in adjoining Nichols Vale, the new master-planned community announced in October by its co-developers, Brentwood-based Pearl Street Partners LLC and Crescent Communities from Charlotte, N.C.
The new construction will be primarily single-family homes in a variety of sizes, but will also include some townhomes. Mt. Juliet Commons will change plans and build more single-family homes and fewer townhomes, so it will have 115 homes instead of the 153 originally approved.
"This is a real improvement from what they had," said Planning Commissioner Phil Smartt.
The Nichols Vale plan includes 326 single-family homes and 54 townhome units. The single-family homes are planned for four different size lots ranging from 50 to 150 feet wide. Both sites will use the same recreational area and swimming pool in the Nichols Vale section.
Khris Pascarella, speaking for the Nichols Vale development, said, "We have a vision of a neighborhood that's a mix of townhomes and various-sized single-family homes, how neighborhoods used to be back before World War II."
Local residents and business people spoke in favor of the development as well. Neighbor Ben Portland said, "This will have tremendous impact. It will be great for the north side."
Sid Williams agreed, "We need this to keep north Mt. Juliet from dying."
Older resident Jim Elliot threw both his arms wide and said, "I have open arms to welcome them to Mt. Juliet."
Elliot pointed out that both co-developers have websites where people can look to see how they have developed other communities. The web addresses are www.pearlstreetpartners.com and www.crescentcommunities.com.
The southern portion of Mt. Juliet also saw a new development approved. Lifestyles Community received approval from the commission for its site plan and final master development plan. The community, located between the Publix Shopping Center and Deerfield Subdivision on Providence Way, will have 451 housing units. It is intended to attract young, single professionals.
In other action, Zoning Administrator Steve Foote told the commission that his office would be requesting a review of the standards for single-family housing adopted by the Planning Commission several years ago. Foote asked anyone with input to please contact his office before the Dec. 19 commission meeting.
The commissioners also approved a plan of services and preliminary master plan for new development at the Carrick Glen site. The plan is to build a "memory care center" for patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The new building site adjoins the existing Carrick Glen Senior Living Facility on NW Rutland Road.
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Former State of Origin hero Dane Carlaw has agreed to return to the Brisbane Broncos on a one year contract next season.
The 30-year-old Queensland backrower has played the past three seasons with the French-based Catalans Dragons in the English Super League.
Before leaving the Broncos in 2007, Carlaw played 181 games, winning grand finals in 2000 and 2006. He also played six Tests for Australia and 13 Origin games for Queensland.
Carlaw is best know for his last minute try in game 3 of the 2002 State of Origin series which saw Queensland retain the inter-state trophy.
Queensland great Greg Dowling once famously described Carlaw as "looks like Tarzan plays like Jane."
Carlaw is the Broncos first major signing since Greg Inglis turned down a contract offer from the club earlier this month.
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Aboriginal leader Geoff Clark could face a High Court challenge from one of two women whose bid to sue him for rape was quashed yesterday.
Solicitor Andrew Hale, who represents Joanne McGuiness and Carol Anne Stingel, said late yesterday there was a "very real" prospect of an appeal in the Stingel case.
Mr Hale said lawyers had not abandoned efforts to appeal on behalf of Ms McGuiness, but conceded her chances were slim.
Not that she was deterred yesterday, saying she and Ms Stingel had given Mr Clark a run for his money.
"I've fought it all the way and I did not lose, I've won," Ms McGuiness said.
"And me and Carol, we've won this. We didn't lose because we've opened a lot of doors for a lot of women, a lot of children, and men as well." She said she hoped Clark was "suffering".
"You don't deserve a job, you don't deserve to be in any organisation, you don't speak for Aboriginal people, you never did and you never will and I am glad you are suffering," she said of her cousin.
Ms McGuiness said after the ruling that she had spoken to Ms Stingel, who was not happy.
Ms McGuiness, 40, alleged Mr Clark raped her at a beach near Warrnambool in 1981. Ms Stingel, 50, claimed that he was the leader of a group of males who raped her in March and April 1971. Mr Clark has strenuously denied both claims.
He did not return calls yesterday from The Age, who in 2001 detailed the allegations that he raped four women during the 1970s and 1980s. But he told the Warrnambool Standard his faith in the justice system was repaid. "I think if you believe in something strong enough justice will appear," he said. He said he was not concerned if the court proceedings had tarnished his reputation.
"I've always maintained my innocence... nothing else is more important to me than justice for Aboriginal people," said the former head of the now disbanded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.
"I just want to sincerely thank the overwhelming support I've received in the local community, particularly the local and national Aboriginal community."
The two women brought damages claims in 2002, each saying she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, with delayed onset. They used sections of the relevant law to argue successfully in the County Court that their cases could be heard outside the normal limitations period. Yesterday, the Court of Appeal ruled against them.
The five appeal court judges - Victorian Chief Justice Marilyn Warren, Court of Appeal president Justice John Winneke and Justices Stephen Charles, Frank Callaway and Geoffrey Eames - upheld Mr Clark's appeal in the McGuiness case. The court ruled against the Stingel action by a three-two majority.
After the decision was delivered, Mr Hale said outside court that the two women had brought the cases to "claim (back) their lives".
"All they ever wanted to do is get justice... I have the greatest admiration for them. They are incredibly brave, courageous women who have really struggled with this for a long time."
The court found in Ms McGuiness' case that the delay between the alleged rape and the case being brought would mean Mr Clark could not receive a fair trial.
Justice Warren said Mr Clark's counsel raised a number of issues about the delay.
They included a lack of medical, psychological or counselling records for Ms McGuiness before 2000; the loss of a police file related to the alleged rape; the absence, inability or unwillingness of witnesses to give evidence, and Mr Clark's inability because of the delay to call alibi evidence.
Justice Winneke said prejudice, in the legal sense, existed as a result of delay in the case.
"The prejudice was both presumed and actual and, as it seems to me, was particularly significant in a case where the defence to (Ms Stingel's) allegations was that 'this never occurred'," he said.
Ms Stingel brought her case under a section of the Limitations of Actions Act which would have made the prejudice caused by delay irrelevant. Justices Winneke, Charles and Eames found that Ms Stingel's case was not covered by the section, which dealt with insidious diseases contracted many years before sufferers knew they were affected.
Justices Warren and Callaway disagreed. "I could find no substantive basis on which to presume the legislature sought to exclude post-traumatic stress disorder with delayed onset from the provisions enacted (in the section)," Justice Warren said.
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"Mwa ha ha ha ha!" You can almost hear the mad scientist laugh bellowing from Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky in the teaser for his January 21 story, "How Bad Does the GOP Need Chris Christie? Really Bad."
"Without the scandal-engulfed New Jersey governor, Republicans don't have a candidate who could even come close to the votes needed to win the presidency in 2016," promises the subheader to the left-wing journalist's story. Tomasky made no effort to rise above his naked partisanship nor the smug self-satisfaction of his prognostication of certain electoral doom for the GOP two years from now (emphasis mine):
I trust you're enjoying the Christie panic among Republican establishment types as much as I am. That New York Times story on Sunday, with big boosters like Home Depot's Kenneth Langone fretting publicly that he really must surround himself with better people (so it's their fault!), combined with the cable damage-control efforts by the likes of Rudy Giuliani, really shows the extent to which the party big shots have been counting on Christie to save them.
They know deep down that there isn't a single other figure in their party who can come within yodeling distance of 270 electoral votes. Certainly not against Hillary Clinton. Against her, the rest of them max out at around 180, which would constitute the biggest wipeout since Bill Clinton thumped Bob Dole in 1996 (379-159). Imagine Republicans waking up on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 and reading: "Not in 20 years—in fact not since her husband trounced Bob Dole in his anti-climatic reelection campaign—has a Democrat won so lopsided a victory."
Of course Clinton might not run, and that changes the math. But if you're a Republican, you have to assume she will. The Seahawks aren't watching film thinking that Peyton Manning is going to be benched on Feb. 2. And Republicans know that without their man Chris, they're finished. (I suppose there's a Jeb Bush contingent, which pointedly does not include his mother, but recent polls show Jeb trailing Hillary almost as much as the others.) Eight more years in the wilderness.
The fact that the GOP establishment needs to come face-to-face with is that they have no one to blame for this but themselves. They've reached the point where they almost have to have a Northeasterner like Christie to run for president, just as they had to settle for Romney last time. They've let their party go so far off the deep end that practically no Republican officeholder from any other region of the country could appeal to enough moderates in enough purple and blue states to win back the territory the party ceded to the Democrats in the last two elections.
Remember: the Republicans come into the next presidential election with 206 reliable electoral votes from states their nominees have won at least four of the last six elections. The Democrats' corresponding number is 257 (just 13 shy of the victory threshold). These tallies leave five states on the table: Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, and Nevada. And I'm not even sure if, with Clinton in the race, if the last three could even be called purple anymore. The Republicans have a lot of territory to reclaim.
They were, and I suppose still are, hoping that Christie could win it back for two reasons. First, and more obviously, he'd give them back the White House. But second, a Christie presidential win could paper over the profound and disturbing problems with today's GOP. This is a party deeply in need of an internal thrashing of heads to pull it out of loony-land and back toward the center. Republican grandees know this, of course, but they'd much rather not have to go through this civil war. Indeed, the war could be cleansing enough that the party splits into two. Only Christie can save them from that possibility. The party would just become whatever Christie wanted it to be, and the Big Conversations could all be shelved.
Pretty high stakes. So the establishment isn't going to give up on Christie easily. And of course he can enjoy the benefit in these next weeks and months of becoming a more sympathetic figure to the hard right than he's ever been, because all he has to do to please that crowd is carry on about how the East Coast liberal media are trying to do him in. And it may just work.
But ultimately, facts are facts. And if the facts finish him off, and the GOP is stuck with Cruz-Rubio-Paul, or even a right-wing governor like Scott Walker, the establishment will be reaping what it's spent the Obama years sowing: a party that cares more about feeding its base's fever-dreams than being nationally electable. And that's where things stand, as Christie begins a term that there's a sporting chance he may not even be able to finish.
Of course it's precisely that sort of self-assured dreck from the left that only fuels the fire in the belly of conservatives activists. What's more, it's this sort of baseless bravado that belies the real problems that the left will have in 2016 with Obama no longer on the ticket and with the numerous failures of the president's policies and leadership leaving Americans hungry for a change.
Tomasky is more than welcome to continue the trash talk, but only a fool would buy into his narrative without any reservation. The Daily Beast, apparently, thinks its readership are a bunch of fools.


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In Reply to: RE: Tasteful finish for baby Classic horn ? posted by freddyi on March 25, 2017 at 10:52:17
very nice build is there a second on on the way or is this a one off to test? moray james.
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just one off (I think) anything new would probably be "Karlson" - maybe it'll turn out to be good (?)
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so have you got ideas for something new based upon Karlson? I have been pondering a new set of bass/mid cabinets for a pair of tens (per cabinet) which I have now, I was considering sealed boxes but I have also be wanting to build something Karlson based for a long time now. I had some very good results with Karlson styled cabinets in the past. my concern has been can I achieve wide enough bandwidth? Can I achieve a 30Hz. to 600 05 700Hz. range? Any comments? thanks appreciate your thoughts. moray james.
moray james
- well - the Karlsonator 8 has a tuning of ~42Hz and Karlsonator 12 ~37Hz, so with some drivers, will reach down to tuning. I ran Beta10cx in the Karlsonator10 but thought it was lackluster in the mids compared to some fullrange speakers - that might have partly been Eminence's crossover of 2mH/10uF lowpass, 3.3uF/0.33mH highpass. The "Osprey" crossover might work better.
if you have drivers in mind, then ask (or I will ask) xrk971 at Diyaudio to simulate them in a Karlsonator - he'll adjust the height and width to optimize response in his Akabak model. I think that model works pretty well - maybe better than his K15 model.
with a subwoofer I could be happy with the heritage Karlsons such as K12 with a Kappa 12a or similar woofer or high quality coax. It could be built as an "X12" with internal K-tube mounted on the board above the baffle.
here's Beta10cx in a tiny "K10" (~0.62 scale K15) versus Beta10cx in the ~ 6 cubic foot Karlsonator 12. The Karlsonator 12 went lower in this same room in a different position and four feet off the floor.
The little (a bit less than 2 cubic feet) K10 cabinet has klobbering gain in the 100-200Hz octave and needs to be elevated or pulled back. It should play nice outdoors.
Karlsonator12 measured and sounded better with 12lta than Beta10cx. Although I think Beta10cx may have more power. Beta10cx in the Karlsonator never had much cone movement.
Here's 12LTa playing a vocal
0.62 scaled K15 Beta10cx
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Thanks Fred: I have four Klipsch KLF20 woofers these are said to me cermic motor versions of the CF3/4 drivers which have neo motors. I have had bots cf series tens and KLF series tens and preferred the KLF with the ceramic motors. So far as I know I have not seen T/S data on these and I have no way to measure it now.I suspect Fs to be in the low 30 or high 20Hz. range on these. I also want to keep the cabinet size down as my life is down sizing in most ways now.I have heard dual 8 speakers which could make all the case I want and more so a good single ten in a Karson style cabinet should be able to rock hard enough for me and that would only take half the volume of a pair of tens. The very best bass that I have had using Klipsch components was with a KLF20 driver in a Quartet cabinet (a little bit smaller than a Forte cabinet in volume) which was 1/3 stuffed with high density fiberglass(top 1/3 of the cabinet)and 2.5 ounces of extra dead weight on the passive to re tune it lower. Superb quality deep bass with lots or impact and punch as well.
So how is it that a K12 drops so much lower than a K15 which has a larger volume? Is this simply a factor of driver Fs? I wold really like to be able to get a woofer into the low 39 Hz rand or a little lower if possible as it has such a huge impact upon the perceived scale of the loudspeaker, the bass weight balances the loudspeaker and provides authority to the reproduction. I want to go two way with a double cutaway K-Tube on an EV DH1A compression driver. so you can understand my desire to achieve flatish response up to 700Hs or so.
Fred as an aside I really love the visual esthetic of your Beta 10 cabinet. Thanks for the discussion. moray james.
moray james
in general, GregB's "Karlsonator" drops lower than a traditional Karlsoon. A K12 in 2pi with strong motor/low mass speaker will rolloff below 70Hz - but has a lot of "hit" - I prefer a K12 to my Klipschorns - but its not quite one on one with K-horn running a horn mid vs a PYM1298 (like Kappa12a) carrying the mids.
to get down low might mean pretty big - I think XRK971\s "XKi" alignment for either W8-1772 or Beta10cx was 60 liters total for one drive. That alignment seems to call for a 3:1 rear chamber to front chamber size ratio. Front chamber design/aspect and the opening are non trivial and bad result have happened. Karlson's originals with appropriate drivers play very nice.
Dual Karlsonator and dual XKi can be simulated - how low do you need?
Here's some specs Posted for a Klipsch CLF20 woofer
REVC 5.77 OHMS - DC resistance
Le 1.4056 mh
VAS 78.1875 L - 2.76116 ft^3
Sensitivity 91.1884 db 1w/1m
what is the cone area (or effective diameter) for your Klipsch woofer?
I wonder if there's any subjective improvement to using a DCR with only one external vent?
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Briggs placed his acoustic filter as to divide an enclosure into 2:1 chamber ratios - does that ratio hold in a traditional Karlson-type's rear chamber? - or just the rear to front ratio?
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Hey thanks Fred that's great information. The drivers are ten inch with about a 1/2" suspension. They have a good size motor as can be seen by the provided Bl value. As I said I am considering using the factory cabinet volume but solid stuffed with high density fiberglass and using only one woofer per cabinet.
Have you built up one of the cabinets shown? How did it work and how did you go about tuning it? moray james.
moray james
thanks to a great builder (Triticum Audoi) I have pairs of the K's below. As drawn by GregB, the Karlsonator12 is tuned to 37Hz - I'm not sure how to raise tuning other than maybe making it a couple of inches shorter in height. XRK971 could look at ways to raise Fb in the Karlsonator so I'll ask. I think Karlsonator 8 is tuned to 42Hz, which would be reasonable for some 8 inch speakers
The little 0.62 scale K15 probably has tuning around 70 and is tuned by "ear" with Beta10cx. When I reduced the vent area below what is shown, the graph showed no improvement in the lows with that 10" coax, little change in the 100Hz-200Hz area on a graph - but subjectively, it lost all its punch. If it had a more lively 10cx then Beta10cx, then it would probably whip my horn on things like bowed and plucked bass. Sitting on the floor and near a back wall, Beta10cx is too strong in the 100-200Hz area with the 0.62 scale K15. I intend sometime to add a subwoofer.
If I cam feel better, I'll try to get on the ball a bit and do more measuring and subjective trials.
these are mine - one mini-K15 is loaded with FE206EN - I need to pull Beta10cx from the Karlsonator12 and try a different 12CX with more midrange sensitivity than Beta10cx. I have an old Beyma 12cx in a slit vent Karlson 12 and if can get the crossover decent, then that will sound pretty darn good and maybe better than the Eminence stuff although the 80oz magnet Eminence 12cx are pretty good. Even the 109oz magnet 12CX sounded good - but less sensitive as has more coil overhang and a 4 inch coil.
Karlsonator 12
Baby K15 (0.62 scale for 10" or 8")
Karlsonator 8 plan - tuned about 42Hz - nice size
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text: On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 05:37:05PM -0400, Jeff Squyres (jsquyres) alleged: > Greetings (apologies if this comes across twice; I initially sent this > from an address that was not subscribed and it disappeared into the > ether -- I don't know if it was discarded or sent to moderation). > > Responding to a user post on the Open MPI mailing list, we may have a > found a bug in the TM interface in Torque 2.1.0p0. According to the tm > man page: > > ----- > tm_nodeinfo() places a pointer to a malloc'ed array of tm_node_id's in > the pointer pointed at by list. The order of the tm_node_id's in list > is the same as that specified to MOM in the "exec_host" attribute. The > int pointed to by nnodes contains the number of nodes allocated to the > job. This is information that is returned during initialization and > does not require communication with MOM. If tm_init has not been > called, TM_ESYSTEM is returned, otherwise TM_SUCCESS is returned. > ----- > > However, it seems that tm_nodeinfo() always returns TM_ESYSTEM, > regardless of whether tm_init() was invoked or not. This was not the > behavior in prior versions of Torque. > > Here is a sample program that shows the problem: > > ----- > #include <stdio.h> > #include <tm.h> > > int main(int argc, char* argv[]) > { > int ret; > struct tm_roots tm_root; > tm_node_id *tm_node_ids = NULL; > int num_node_ids = 0; > > ret = tm_init(NULL, &tm_root); > if (TM_SUCCESS != ret) { > printf("tm_init failed\n"); > exit(0); > } > > ret = tm_nodeinfo(&tm_node_ids, &num_node_ids); > if (TM_SUCCESS != ret) { > printf("tm_nodeinfo barfed: ret %d, ESYSTEM %d\n", > ret, TM_ESYSTEM); > tm_finalize(); > exit(0); > } > > tm_finalize(); > exit(0); > } > ----- > > Here's a compile and run that shows the problem: > > ----- > aon021:~/tmp jsquyres$ echo $PBS_ENVIRONMENT $PBS_JOBID > PBS_INTERACTIVE 401.aon.[[[private]]] > aon021:~/tmp jsquyres$ pbs-config --version > 2.1.0p0 > aon021:~/tmp jsquyres$ gcc test_tm.c -o test_tm -I > /home/software/torque-2.1.0p0/include > -L/home/software/torque-2.1.0p0/lib -ltorque > aon021:~/tmp jsquyres$ ./test_tm > tm_nodeinfo barfed: ret 17000, ESYSTEM 17000 > aon021:~/tmp jsquyres$ > ----- > > Is there a possibility that this is a local configuration problem? If > it is a genuine bug in Torque, it hoses everyone who is using LAM/MPI > and/or Open MPI (possibly mpiexec? I don't know if mpiexec uses > tm_nodeinfo()..) Both mpiexec and pbsdsh use tm_nodeinfo(). If you can't do 'pbsdsh hostname' you know there is a problem. I tried your test program and it works fine for me. Nothing has changed in that code in a long time. I suspect the TM code is fine, but MOM thinks the job has 0 vnodes (which AFAIK is impossible.) Can you send a 'qstat -f $jobid' and 'momctl -d 4 -h $node' output? Both of those should be run as an admin user (root) from the pbs_server to ensure all info is reported.


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Brows Are Back: 5 Things to Know If You Want a Fuller Arch
JenforReal on 30 Jul 2014 at 9:00am
When it comes to eyebrows, thick is better than thin, and the growing trend of big, bold brows has left many of us with a serious case of eyebrow envy. Whether a scar inhibits your follicle growth, you overplucked for years and your pencil thin brows won't recover, or you're just suffering from a common case of patchy brows, an eyebrow transplant may be your solution. The procedure, which must be done by a board certified physician, can give women (and men!) some serious eyebrow game -- we're talking arches comparable to the likes of Cara Delevigne and Camilla Belle. But before jumping in, check out our list of the top 5 things to consider before having an eyebrow transplant.
1. How much does an eyebrow transplant cost?
Although price varies based on location, an eyebrow transplant will likely run you in the neighborhood of $4,000-8,000. A big factor is the number of skin grafts the patient will need to have transplanted, which will vary from case to case, depending on whether someone is just getting patchy brows filled in or is looking for a more complete transformation. Surgeon Francis William Rieger of Tampa says that "Often 200 to 300 grafts may be sufficient to give greater density to the eyebrows."
2. What's the downtime for this treatment?
Miami plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Epstein says eyebrow transplants take two to three hours to perform, and most patients can be fully presentable in four to five days. This effective and minimally invasive procedure can come with a few minor side effects however, including potential swelling, bruising and damage to the original eyebrow hair. San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Chaffoo points out that "swelling after eyebrow transplant is common and might last several weeks." Dr. Adam Saad of Atlantic City agrees, saying "It's quite normal to be swollen for weeks to months after surgery." Patients may also suffer from damage to the original eyebrow hair, as Dr. Sanusi Umar of California explains, "It is possible for the pre-existing eyebrow hairs to fall out temporarily due to lack of blood supply during the procedure. But in the off-chance that this does happen, these hairs will grow back."
3. What are alternatives to eyebrow transplant surgery?
Have you considered every option? Some doctors suggest trying permanent makeup first, including Dr. Sheldon S. Kabaker of Oakland, who says that if the patient is female he usually suggests having permanent makeup done first. If permanent makeup isn't for you, another option is Latisse, which has been proven to effectively grow eyelashes but more recently users have seen success using the product to fill out and thicken their less-than-perfect arches as well. The use of Latisse for eyebrow growth hasn't been FDA approved, but your doctor may be able to prescribe it off-label if you decide you're not a candidate for transplant surgery.
4. Is eyebrow transplant surgery painful?
We've accepted that "beauty is pain" but lucky for you, eyebrow transplants are an exception to the rule! According to Philadelphia surgeon Paul M. Glat, "there is minimal donor site pain or scarring.
5. How do I upkeep my new, fuller eyebrows?
Another important factor to consider is whether you're OK with what it takes to upkeep your new brows. Dr. Epstein explains that because the hair follicles that are used for the procedure typically come from the scalp, the transplanted hairs need to be trimmed every few weeks once they begin to grow in the eyebrow area. As far as maintenance is concerned, Epstein says that because, (on average) 15% of the transplanted hairs do not grow in the ideal direction, they may need to be plucked out completely. Hopefully you've got a steady hand or you can end up back where you started!
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Public Reception: January 31, 5-8PM
The Almost Metal Collective is: Krista Hoefle, Jason Lahr, Sheilah Wilson, Rudy Shepherd, and local shops of the ILSSA (Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts). This exhibition is an opportunity to take a visual excursion into the opinions and ideas of this loose-knit group. These artists attempt, in their various ways, to make sense of personal identity as impacted by cultural and social influences. Like so many, the artists represented in this exhibition have developed a hyper awareness of information available as open-source ephemera and have chosen to manipulate that material into personal statements about their world view.
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Underground Mine
Powered Haulage Fatality
October 27, 2010
River View Mine
River View Coal LLC
Waverly, Union County, Kentucky
ID No. 15-19374
Accident Investigators
Timothy Gardner
Mine Safety and Health Coal Mine Inspector
Dale P. Ingold P.E.
MSHA Approval and Certification Center
Applied Engineering Division
Originating Office
Mine Safety and Health Administration
District 10
100 YMCA Drive
Madisonville, KY, 42431-9010
Jim Langley, District Manager
On Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at approximately 7:50 a.m., 39-year old James J. Falk (victim), Continuous Mining Machine Helper, was killed when he was struck by a shuttle car being operated on the No. 6 Working Section, MMU# 014-0. Falk was last seen in the No. 7 Entry between crosscuts No. 37 and No. 38, on the inby side of the ventilation curtain, making repairs to the curtain. Justin Butts, Shuttle Car Operator, was hauling coal from the continuous mining machine to the ratio feeder, when he trammed out of the last open crosscut into the No. 7 entry and struck Falk, while the victim was repairing the curtain. Butts, unaware of the accident, was returning from the ratio feeder, when he discovered Falk in the No.7 entry, approximately twenty seven feet outby the check curtain. Falk was recovered by mine personnel and transported to the surface.
River View Mine is operated by River View Coal, LLC and the parent company is Alliance Resource Partners LP. The mine is located approximately four miles south-east of Uniontown, Kentucky. At the time of the accident, the mining operation employed 514 employees, with 498 underground miners and 17 on the surface. The mine is opened by one slope and one shaft. The mine operates two shifts per day, five days per week, from the KY No. 9 and KY No. 11 coal seams. The mine produces coal during two 10 hour shifts and has an 8 hour maintenance shift that overlaps the two production shifts each day. The daily production averages 46,500 tons from 16 mechanized mining units (MMU).
The principal officials for River View Coal, LLC were:
Heath Lovell ............... General Manager
Rick Brown ............... Underground Mine Superintendent
Kevin Vaughn ............... Safety Manager
The principal officers for Alliance Resource Partners, LP were:
Joseph W. Craft III ............... President and Chief Executive Officer
Brian L. Cantrell ............... Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
R. Eberley Davis ............... Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
RoBurke G. Sachse ............... Executive Vice President
Charles R. Wesley ............... Director and Executive Vice President
Thomas M. Wynne ............... Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
A regular safety and health inspection by MSHA was in progress at the time of the accident. The previous inspection was completed on September 28, 2010. The Non Fatal Days Lost (NFDL) incidence rate for the mine in 2009 was 2.33, compared to a national NFDL incidence rate of 4.04 for underground mines.
On Wednesday, October 27, 2010, Falk reported to work at the River View Mine on the dayshift for a normal workday. Alan Berry, Mine Foreman, assigned Falk to the No. 6 Working Section in the 11 coal seam because one member of the crew was absent. James Hays, Section Foreman for the No. 6 Working Section, met Falk in the staging area on the surface and introduced him to one of the roof bolting machine operators. Hays instructed Falk to follow the roof bolter to the mantrip. Falk talked with Andrew Burke, Roof Bolter, while waiting in the staging area. Falk told Burke he didn't have a job assignment for that day, but was going to No. 6 Working Section. At approximately 6:15 a.m., the No. 6 Working Section crew entered the mine and traveled to the section via diesel personnel carrier, arriving at approximately 6:40 a.m.
On the section, Hays left the power center to conduct his on shift examination, starting on the left side of the section. Falk and others gathered at the section power center while some miners reported to their equipment. Falk talked to Clayton Wall, Left Side Scoop Operator at the power center. Falk was asking questions concerning "what curtains needed to be hung up." At approximately 7:05 a.m. both Wall and Falk left the power center to begin their assigned task. By this time production had started.
Falk walked to the No. 10 Face where the continuous mining machine was operating and talked with Chris Kingston, continuous mining machine operator. Falk told Kingston "he had just come up from the 9 seam he had been scooping; the hostler job (miner helper) was new to him." Kingston told Falk "check your curtains, you're responsible for the ventilation and help the miners [continuous mining machines] move from place to place, that's what your job consists of."
Falk walked to the No. 8 Entry where the right side bolting crew and bolting machine were located just outby the last open crosscut. Falk stopped and talked with John Collins and Burke, Right Side Roof Bolters. While at this location a shuttle car passed through the last open crosscut traveling to the feeder; tearing down the line curtain in No. 9 Face. Falk and Burke repaired the curtain. Falk then left the bolting crew and went to the No. 7 Entry. As Falk entered the No. 7 Entry, he met Hays. The two men met just inby the last open crosscut in No. 7 Entry. Falk asked how long he would be with this crew and what he would be doing. Hays replied that because a miner was away from work, Falk would probably be there two or three days. Hays also informed Falk that he would be maintaining the ventilation curtains, so that he would become familiar with the section. He also told him, for that day, not to fill in for the mining machine or shuttle car operators at lunch. Hays stated that Falk told him, "He wasn't really familiar with a split air unit." Hays replied, "It's just a few more curtains, if you got any questions, just ask any one of us and we'll help you."
Falk returned to the roof bolting machine in No. 8 Entry with a piece of curtain. He placed the curtain on the bolting machine and talked with the bolting crew. Falk told the operators he wasn't familiar with split air and asked questions about ventilation. Collins and Burke explained to Falk which entries the intake came up and how to "wing out" the faces [install face ventilation controls]. Falk stated "I'm going to check curtains." Collins told Falk jokingly to "watch out for the [shuttle] cars," as he was leaving. Falk left the bolting crew, approximately five minutes prior to the accident, traveling outby in No. 8 Entry to the second open crosscut, turning right and heading toward No. 7 Entry.
Calvin Wilson, Right Side Shuttle car Operator, was leaving the feeder and observed Falk in the No. 7 Entry on the left side near the rib (location described from Wilson's view point, looking inby), making a repair to the check curtain. Falk had raised the curtain and made visual contact with Wilson as he passed by, traveling to the No. 10 Face. At this time Falk was on the inby side of the curtain with his back toward the last open crosscut. This was Falk's last known location (See APPENDIX B, Exhibits 1 and 2).
Justin Butts, right side shuttle car operator, was traveling with a load of coal from the No. 10 Face to the feeder located one crosscut outby the last open crosscut in No. 6 Entry. Butts' route from No. 10 Face was through the last open crosscut to No. 7 Entry, turn left (outby) into the No. 7 entry, travel to the next crosscut, turn right into the crosscut and travel to the feeder in the No. 6 Entry (See APPENDIX B, Exhibit 2). As Butts turned left in No. 7 Entry, he passed through a check curtain at approximately the midway point in the pillar line where Falk was last seen repairing the curtain. At approximately 7:50 a.m., during his return trip from the feeder to the continuous mining machine, Butts discovered Falk lying in the haulageway of the No. 7 Entry, approximately 27 feet outby the curtain (See APPENDIX B, Exhibit 3). Butts exited his car and ran to Falk. At this time, Wilson was driving his shuttle car to the feeder. Butts flagged Wilson to stop. Wilson exited his car and Butts instructed him to notify Hays of the accident.
Hays was in the No. 10 Face with Kingston when Wilson notified them of the accident. Hays and Kingston ran to the accident scene to assess Falk's condition. In the meantime, Butts had gone toward the power center, where he told Wall about the accident. Wall notified via mine phone the No. 11 seam guard and Rick Brown, Mine Superintendent. Hays, realizing that treatment could not be performed because of Falk's condition, sent the section crew to the power center, while he remained with Falk until the safety department personnel arrived. Falk was transported to the surface. Stephen Shouse, Union County Coroner, transported Falk to the State's Medical Examiner's Office, located in Madisonville, Kentucky.
On the day of the accident, Troy Davis, MSHA District 10 Staff Assistant, was notified at 8:00 a.m. by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Hotline operator of the accident. Tim Gardner, MSHA Coal Mine Inspector (CMI), was assigned as the lead accident investigator and dispatched to the mine. Michael Moore, MSHA Electrical Supervisor and Louis Adams, MSHA Electrical Specialist, were dispatched to the mine to assist Gardner during the investigation. Adam Carlisle, MSHA CMI, was on mine property at the time the accident occurred. Carlisle issued a 103(k) Order to ensure the miner's safety and preserve the accident scene until an investigation could be conducted.
On October 27, 2010, Gardner, Moore, Adams and Archie Coburn, MSHA CMI, along with Greg Goins, Kenny Mitchell, Bill Millay, and Larry Fuller, Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing (OMSL) Accident Investigators, traveled to the accident scene to take measurements and photographs. Interviews were held at the MSHA Morganfield Field Office on Thursday, October 28, 2010. Seven miners and two mine management officials were interviewed.
On January 19 and 28, 2011, Gardner, Goins and Dale P. Ingold P.E., MSHA Approval and Certification Center Applied Engineering Division, conducted visibility studies on the shuttle car.
No. 6 SECTION:
The entries are numbered from left-to-right. Mining is conducted with two radio remote control continuous mining machines, operating independently on two separate air splits. The mining machine on the left side of the section is used to mine the No. 1 to No. 5 Entries. The right side machine is used to mine the No. 6 to No. 10 Entries. Two shuttle cars, a dual boom roof bolting machine, and a scoop are assigned to each mining machine or MMU. The accident involved one of the right side shuttle cars and occurred in the No. 7 Entry between crosscuts No. 37 and No. 38.
The No. 6 Section was mining the 1st Northwest Panel off 1st Southwest Mains. The section had 10 entries with the entries on 80 foot centers and crosscuts on 80 foot centers. The conveyor belt was located in the No. 6 entry. The belt had been extended to crosscut No. 37 the previous shift.
The Auxier Welding Coal Transporter (shuttle car), Model No. CT27-B-6-64, Serial No. 1109, is a piece of electrical powered, coal haulage equipment. The operator deck was on the right side (facing the dumping end while standing at the loading end) in the center of the shuttle car. The deck was equipped with two seats and two sets of controls for tramming, braking, and steering to allow the operator to face the direction of travel at all times. The brake pedal was located on the left side of either seat and the tram pedal was located on the right side of either seat as a standard automotive design. There were two steering levers that allowed the operator to control the steering from either seat. The control switches for the pump motor, start/stop, lights, and the electrically powered conveyor, were located on the side between the seats and were accessible to the operator from either seat. The deck was equipped with panic bars readily accessible at either seat. The shuttle car was supplied with 550 volts direct current (VDC) power through a 2/0, two-conductor trailing cable via the cable reel. The cable reel was located on the right side on the dump end of the shuttle car.
The shuttle car is 28 feet and 1.5 inches in length, and the width is 10 feet and 2.5 inches (excluding the canopy). The width on the dump end is 9 feet and 8.25 inches. This measurement includes the conveyor speed reducer, conveyor motor, and the cable guide. The width of the conveyor is 64 inches. The width of the operator's deck extends 17 inches outside the main body of the car. The location of the operator's deck is 125 inches from the load end, 148 inches from the dump end, and the operator's deck is 64 inches long. The operator deck is located on the right side of the shuttle car. The height of the canopy measured 51 inches from the floor, 37 � inches from the floor in the deck, and covers the operator deck. The canopy top is 1 inch thick x 40 inches wide x 71 inches long.
The shuttle car is typically loaded with a heaped load of coal to within 3 to 4 inches of the mine roof. The mining height in the No. 11 seam is approximately 60 to 68 inches. The operator's compartment was originally equipped with 8 � inch x 48 inch bar grating with 1 inch x 4 inch slots positioned in the side board at the operator's compartment to allow visibility. The operator's compartment had been altered in the following manner: The bar grating had been partially blocked by seven pieces of roof bolting drill steel, ranging in lengths of 13 inches to 34 � inches, to prevent coal from spilling into the operator's compartment. Also wooden boards and a metal mounting bracket for the Matrix tracking system were installed and/or placed in the operator's field of view when traveling toward the ratio feeder. Testing showed that a person standing at the dump end of the loaded shuttle car, where the victim was struck, was not visible to the operator. The car operator's field of view for the original design of the shuttle car when loaded is limited. The results of the visibility study conducted by MSHA Technical Support in conjunction with OMSL and CMI Gardner reveal that the alterations further restrict the car operator's field of view from that of the original design (See Appendix C, Exhibits 1, 2 and 3).
The illumination system on the shuttle car has an MSHA Statement of Test and Evaluation (STE) No. 5004781-0. A copy of the MSHA STE letter was located in the operator's parts manual at the mine. The shuttle car was equipped with a STE plate. The lighting system is designed with two MCI 50 XP headlamps on the dump end, two MCI 50 XP headlamps on the load end, and one MCI 50 XP headlamp on each end of the operator's deck, a total of six headlamps.
The shuttle car, as found after the accident, was correctly equipped with six MCI 50 XP headlights. The dump end headlights (the direction of travel at the time of the accident) were installed at the front edge of the conveyor boom frame, 30 inches from the mine floor to the bottom of the light assembly. The load end headlights were installed at the edge of the frame of the shuttle car, 24 inches from the mine floor to the bottom of the light assembly. There was a headlight installed on each end of the operator's deck, 31 inches from the mine floor to the bottom of the light assembly. The locations of the lights conformed to the drawings for the illumination system documented in the MSHA STE No. 5004781-0 issued for this machine.
The shuttle car was equipped with a Variable Frequency Drive tram system, equipped with two accelerator pedals (to allow operator control when facing either direction) to provide speed control from zero to approximately 5 mph. No tramming system defects were found.
The steering was found to be functioning properly when examined and tested.
Operations of the service brake system, the emergency-park brake system, and the panic bars were tested. These tests were conducted with the shuttle car fully loaded, as conditions existed when the accident occurred. The shuttle car was equipped with panic bars that are easily accessible at each seat in the operator's deck. When actuated, the panic bars de-energized the pump motor and applied the emergency-park brake. The emergency-park brake stopped and held the shuttle car. The service brake would also quickly stop and hold the loaded shuttle car. No brake stopping performance defects were found.
The shuttle car was equipped with a gong type bell installed on the bottom side of the top of the canopy with a wire rope attached to allow the operator to ring the bell.
Falk had 4 years, 32 weeks and 1 day total mining experience, much of which was on working sections at three different underground mines. Falk had 10 weeks experience, mostly on working sections in the No. 9 seam, at the River View Mine. Falk had received "Hazard Training" on August 13, 2010, which consisted of a check list of general safety rules that included two statements: "stay clear of all moving equipment; make yourself visible to all equipment operators." October 27, 2010, was Falk's second shift to work in the No. 11 seam and his first shift to be assigned the duties of a Miner Helper. Falk was to be trained in a new task as Miner Helper, which he had not performed previously. Falk did not receive adequate instruction in the safe procedures to be followed while performing required work duties in the active haulageways as a Miner Helper. Falk's instructions consisted of being told to maintain the section ventilation and to get familiar with the section. The Hazard Training checklist was not effective, nor did it satisfy the requirements of 30 CFR § 48.7(c), which requires a miner to be instructed in the safe work procedures for a newly assigned task. Falk had told Hays, Kingston, Collins and Burke that he was not familiar with split air ventilation. Falk was attempting to gain knowledge by talking to miners on the section concerning his job duties for the day.
A review of Justin Butts' training records was also conducted. Butts had 4 years, 12 weeks, 2 days total mining experience, with 3 months, 15 days at the River View Mine. Butts had four weeks experience operating a shuttle car at the River View Mine and a total of at least 2 years 8 months total experience at this work activity.
The accident site is located in the No. 7 Entry, approximately 36 feet outby Spad (survey station) 30+40 (Crosscut 38) and approximately 43 feet inby the No. 6 Section belt feeder (set in No. 6 Entry, Crosscut 37).
An analysis was conducted to identify the most basic causes of the accident that were correctable through reasonable management controls. During the analysis, root causes were identified that, if eliminated, may have either prevented the accident or mitigated its consequences.
The root causes listed below were identified during the analysis and the corresponding corrective actions were implemented by mine management to prevent a recurrence of the accident:
Root Cause: The mine operator failed to effectively task train and/or instruct Falk in the safe work procedures in order to perform the task of continuous miner helper safely, which included working in the active haulageways.
Corrective Action: The operator has revised their written safety policy to include the requirement that miners working in the active haulageways must first communicate directly with the mobile equipment operators and that communication must be verified with a response. All travel in the affected area is stopped until work has been completed. The preferred method of communication is by radio. All miners were trained in this safety policy prior to the mine resuming normal operations. The operator also developed and implemented a procedure to enhance the information provided on the MSHA 5000-23 training form. Additional information was provided concerning specific safe work procedures to be trained in for a new task on the working section. The miner is not considered to be task trained until he/she has demonstrated an adequate understanding of each standard identified for that specific task.
Root Cause: Alterations made to the cab compartment impaired the shuttle car operator's vision, when traveling toward the dumping point while the shuttle car was loaded.
Corrective Action: The operator restored all shuttle cars at the River View Mine to the original manufacturer's design.
The fatality occurred because of the mine operator's failure to insure that Falk was task trained properly to conduct the newly assigned task of miner helper in a safe manner. This training, at a minimum, if conducted would have included the instruction of safe work procedures, including the importance of communication with mobile equipment operators while performing work duties in the active haulageways. In addition, the shuttle car operator's limited vision, impaired by alterations made to the cab compartment, contributed to the accident. The absence of the instruction of safe work procedures and oversight of Falk's newly assigned activities, combined with the shuttle car operator's obstructed view, resulted in the fatal accident.
103(k) Order, No. 8501366, � A fatality occurred on 10/27/2010 at River View Mine. A miner was struck by a shuttle car. This order is issued to assure the safety of all persons in the mine and preserve evidence. This order prohibits all activity in the mine except recovery operation of the miner. The mine operator shall obtain prior approval from an authorized representative for all actions to recover and restore operations to the mine.
A 104(a) Citation, No. 8502170, was issued for a violation of 30 CFR § 48.7(c). The operator failed to give effective instruction to James J. Falk concerning the safety and health aspects and safe work procedures of his newly assigned task as miner helper on the No. 6 Working Section. This task included the maintenance of all ventilation curtains on the section. Mr. Falk was struck by a shuttle car in the No. 7 Entry while attempting to repair a ventilation curtain in the active haulageway.
A 104(a) Citation, No. 8502171, was issued for a violation of 30 CFR § 75.1725(a). The Shuttle Car, Serial No. 1109, was not being maintained in a safe operating condition. The operator's compartment was altered by metal tubing placed in the metal grating cover of the window area and wooden boards were placed between the canopy and the machines frame which further restricted or limited the operator's field of vision from that of the manufacturer's original design.
A 314(b) Safeguard Notice, No.8502176, was issued for a violation of 30 CFR § 75.1403. The shuttle car Serial No. 1109 operating on the No. 6 Working Section did not come to a complete stop prior to passing through check curtains on the section. This is a Notice to Provide Safeguard requiring all mobile rubber tired haulage and personnel carriers on the active working section(s) to come to a complete stop and sound an audible warning device prior to proceeding through any ventilation curtain. This safeguard is written to prevent the hazard of person(s) being struck by and/or run over by mobile equipment on the working section. Failing to come to a complete stop creates the hazard. This safeguard applies to all working sections at the River View Mine.
A 314(b) Safeguard Notice, No.8502177, was issued for a violation of 30 CFR § 75.1403. A miner received fatal injuries, when struck by a shuttle car, while repairing a ventilation curtain in the No. 7 Entry active haulageway on the No. 6 Working Section. No visible warning devices were installed at the entrances to the work area to warn mobile equipment operators of a person('s) presence. This is a Notice to Provide Safeguards on all working sections at the River View Mine that when work is to be performed in the active haulageway, readily visible warning devices will be installed in such a manner at all entrances to the work area that oncoming mobile equipment operators will be warned of a person's presence during equipment operation.
Related Fatal Alert Bulletin:
Persons Participating in the Investigation
Management Personnel River View Coal, LLC
Richard W. Eagle Mine Foreman James R. Hays Section Foreman
Miners from the River View Mine
Andrew L. Burke ............... Roof Bolter Operator
John R. Collins ............... Roof Bolter Operator
Calvin J. Wilson ............... Shuttle Car Operator
Justin A. Butts ............... Shuttle Car Operator
Scott Johnson ............... Shuttle Car Operator
Chris Kingston ............... Continuous Miner Operator
Clayton J. Wall ............... Scoop Operator
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Timothy Gardner ............... Coal Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Louis Adams ............... Coal Mine Safety and Health Inspector
Michael Moore ............... Coal Mine Safety and Health Supervisor
Brian Winfrey ............... Office of the Solicitor
Dale P Ingold, P.E. ............... MSHA Applied Engineering Division
Kentucky Office of Mines Safety and Licensing
Greg Goins Accident Investigator
Bill Millay ............... Accident Investigator
Larry Fuller ............... Accident Investigator
Kenny Mitchell ............... Accident Investigator