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This film is directed by Tony Silver and co-produced by Henrey Chalfant which wins a prize. The broadcasted version of the film was provided to PBS in 1983. In the film Graffiti artists physically altered the urban landscape and created a new visual language to convey the voice of their community and their individuality.
The tumbledown subway system of New York is their public playground, battleground and extravaganza artistic canvas. We see the conversion of street corner break-dance battles into performance arts, as the MC's DJ's and B-boys rock the city with new moves and sounds.

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4 Plumbing History Innovations that Changed the World
We have it pretty good here in the 21st century. Modern plumbing allows ordinary Americans to experience the quality of life that was once reserved for royalty. It's been a long journey to achieve the cushy bathrooms that we take for granted these days. To honor the accomplishments of yesteryear, we're giving you an intriguing look back at some of plumbing history's most interesting and important innovations.
1. Copper Pipes
The ancient Egyptians were smart cookies when it came to plumbing innovations. They were the first recorded to use copper pipes for their ancient (yet surprisingly modern) plumbing techniques. But their use of copper pipes was lost to time as the Roman Empire utilized lead for their fixtures. In fact, the word plumber comes from the Latin word for lead, plumbum. The use of lead pipes continued on until the mid-twentieth century, when awareness of the dangers of lead poisoning caused a transition to copper pipes.
2. The Underground Sewer
Before the underground sewer, there was the open sewer. Needless to say it was not exactly pleasant to see or smell as you go about your business. So when the underground sewer debuted in New York in 1728, residents rejoiced at the improvement in the scenery.
3. The Water Heater
It's hard to imagine life without hot showers and warms baths. But before the 1870's, warm water was a luxury. It had to be heated and poured into a bath, and then one needed to wash quickly. During the late 19th century, circulation pipes were installed between water-heating units and hot water storage tanks in order to make pressurized hot water available in volume. Early on, these were only available in small buildings and some private homes, but at long last, hot baths were available to the masses.
4. The Water Closet
Also known as the porcelain throne, the think tank, or in some parts of the world, the toilet. The modern toilet went through many revisions before we landed on the luxurious fixture that comes standard in most American homes. The years between 1900 and 1932 were big ones in plumbing with the US Patent office receiving over 350 applications for new designs for the toilet. These designs included the paradigm breaking invention of the siphoning toilet. Which is currently in your bathroom.


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Act 1
1. What is the name of Valentine's servant?
(a) Jason
(b) James
(c) Jeremy
(d) Jeremiah
2. What has Valentine done with all his money?
(a) squandered it on women and entertainment
(b) purchased real estate
(c) doubled it in a game of chance
(d) bought a bride
3. What activity does Valentine recently enjoy?
(a) scheming
(b) reading
(c) laughing
(d) drinking
4. What profession does Valentine hope to take on to earn a living?
(a) becoming a doctor
(b) becoming a writer
(c) becoming a teacher
(d) becoming a lawyer
5. Who is Valentine's best friend?
(a) Jeremy
(b) Mrs. Frail
(c) Scandal
(d) Tattle
6. Where is Valentine in danger of going if he does not devise a plan?
(a) back to school
(b) to court
(c) back to work
(d) debtor's prison
7. What kind of writer does Valentine hope to become?
(a) a journalist
(b) an essayist
(c) a novelist
(d) a poet
8. What s the name of the creditor who is most adamant about being paid?
(a) Mrs. Frail
(b) Tattle
(c) the nurse
(d) Trapland
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Jory Harcourt is finally living the dream. Being married to US Marshal Sam Kage has changed him - it's settled the tumult of their past and changed Jory from a guy who bails at the first sign of trouble to a man who stays and weathers the storm. He and Sam have two kids, a house in the burbs, and a badass minivan. Jory's days of being an epicenter for disaster are over. Domestic life is good.
Which means it's exactly the right time for a shakeup on the home front. Sam's ex turns up in an unexpected place. A hit man climbs up their balcony at a family reunion. And maybe both of those things have something to do with a witness who disappeared a year ago. Marital bliss just got a kick in the pants, but Jory won't let anyone take his family away from him. Before he knew what it felt like to have a home, he would have run. Not anymore. He knows he and Sam need to handle things together, because that's the only way they're going to make it.
THE man was a pig, and it wasn't just me who thought so. Rosa Martinez, who lived on the other side of the Petersons, agreed with me. In fact, all the women who lived on our cul-de-sac were of the same mind. Oliver Peterson, whose wife had just caught him cheating on her—again —was filth. It wasn't the fact that they already had two children; it was the fact that she was currently pregnant with a third.
Sam, the love of my life, my partner, husband, and the guy who was parenting two small people with me, just shook his head the night before and kissed me breathless after telling me for the nine-hundredth time to please not get involved. Leave the neighbors alone; this was not Housewives of Wherever, we were not on reality TV. I had explained over the McDonald's that the man had brought home instead of having me cook—which, after the last time, we had both agreed would never happen again—that I was involved because I was her friend.
"No," he told me as we put the kids down. "You use that word so loosely. She's an acquaintance, Jory, she's not a friend."
"She's my neighbor, Sam, and her man's a dog, and if she needs my help with whatever, I'm gonna give it to her."
"I'm not saying not to be nice to her, but just don't stick your nose in their business."
I ignored him.
"Jory Harcourt!"
I gave him the most indignant look I could manage. "So I'm what, nosy now? I'm the busybody neighbor?"
He threw up his hands in defeat.
I gave him a superior grunt because I thought he was on his way out of the bedroom to check the house, make sure all the doors were locked, make sure the stove burners were all off, but then I realized he hadn't moved. "What?"
"You're very cute."
I squinted at him. "Thirty-five-year-old men are not cute."
"You'll always be the twenty-two-year-old club kid I saw for the first time lying in the street with a beagle on top of him."
"I thought George was a Jack Russell."
"Nope." He came toward me. "Beagle."
"Go away." I smiled at him, trying to shoo him out of the room. "Go make sure the zombie horde can't get us."
But instead of leaving, he grabbed me and slammed me up against the wall in our room. With his hot mouth nibbling up the side of my neck, his hands frantically disrobing me, and his hard groin pressed to my ass, my mind went completely blank. There was no way to concentrate when I had 220 pounds of hard-muscled man focused…


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A body found by police officers this morning is believed to be that of missing pensioner Violet Burton.
The body which is thought to be that of the 79-year-old dementia sufferer was found near to Lower Road in Stoke Mandeville at 11.48am today (Tuesday).
The pensioner, who was known as Vi Ann, was last seen leaving Stoke Mandeville Hospital yesterday at around midday.
Formal identification has yet to take place and at this stage the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
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Week 4 of 30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me.
10 Things I would tell my 16 year old self.
1. You really won't miss high school. But you will miss the carefree days, enjoy them.
2. Don't worry about what everyone else thinks.
3. You really can do anything you want.
4. Your 39 year old self will wish for just one more day in the 16 year old body.
5. Stay in touch with your friends. The good ones are the ones who will stick around.
6. Don't stress so much about what you want to be when you grow up. I still don't know.
7. You really won't use math everyday for the rest of your life. Don't worry so much about that C in geometry.
8. Listen to your mom. She really does know what she is talking about.
9. Moving around a lot does not ruin you life. It makes you a more well rounded person.
10. I hate posts like this. I was 16 years old 23 years ago. I don't remember what I wanted, or what I was doing. But maybe this will give you a little glimpse into what I was like.


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Apr 01, 2015 Toyota Canada Inc. First Quarter Sales Up 6.6% Over 2014
TORONTO, ON., (April 1, 2015) – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 16,805 vehicles in March, bringing the total for the first quarter of the year to 41,329, an increase of 6.6% versus 2014. With the best March ever for sales of Lexus luxury vehicles in...
Mar 03, 2015 Toyota Canada Inc. February sales up 18.8% over 2014
Fifth consecutive monthly sales record for Lexus Second consecutive monthly record for TCI truck sales Best February ever for TCI hybrid sales, led by February record for Prius family TORONTO, ON., (March 3, 2015) – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold...
Feb 03, 2015 Toyota Canada Inc. Sets January Sales Record
Best-ever January sales for TCI with 11,522 units sold, up 10.4% versus last year Record January sales of Toyota and Lexus trucks, Toyota RAV4, Highlander and Prius c TCI hybrid sales up 18% over last year TORONTO, ON., (February 3, 2015) –...
Jan 11, 2015 Seiji Ichii – 2015 Toyota Canada Inc. Annual Dinner Remarks
January 11, 2015 As prepared for : 2014 North American International Auto Show Sunday, January 11, 2015, Windsor, ON Seiji Ichii, President & CEO, Toyota Canada Inc. TOYOTA: INNOVATING 50 YEARS FORWARD SANDY DI FELICE: It is a...
Jan 05, 2015 TCI 2014 Sales Up 2.8% Led By Record Truck And Lexus Sales
New annual record sales for Lexus Canadian-made RAV4 achieves new annual record TORONTO, ON., (January 5, 2015) – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) reported total sales of 200,851 vehicles in 2014, up 2.8% over 2013. Key highlights included an annual...
Dec 02, 2014 Annual Records Established For Toyota Truck And Lexus Luxury Vehicle Sales – Year-to-date sales up 3%
Best November ever for Lexus, Toyota Prius c, Toyota RAV4 and Toyota Highlander Hybrid Annual sales record for RAV4 TCI hybrid sales up 26.1% in November
Nov 03, 2014 Toyota Canada Sales for October up 2.2% With Best October Ever for Lexus Canada
Best Ever Lexus RX Sales Sixth consecutive monthly record for truck sales Fourth straight monthly record for Toyota RAV4 TORONTO, ON., (November 3, 2014) – For the sixth consecutive time, Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) has set a monthly record for truck ...
Oct 15, 2014 Toyota is Global Hybrid Leader with Sales of 7 Million
TORONTO, ON., (Oct. 14, 2014) – Toyota Motor Corporation announced today global hybrid sales surpassed the 7 million unit mark in September. Toyota achieved this latest million-unit hybrid milestone at the record pace of nine months. Including ...
Oct 01, 2014 TCI increases September sales by 6.2%
Second consecutive best-ever month for Toyota RAV4 Fifth consecutive monthly record for TCI truck sales Lexus surpasses milestone of 200,000th vehicle sold in Canada TORONTO, ON., (October 1, 2014) – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 18,335 vehicles in ...
Sep 03, 2014 Toyota Canada Inc. August sales increase by 4.8%
Fourth straight monthly record for truck sales Best month ever for RAV4 sales 100,000 hybrid vehicles sold TORONTO, ON., (September 3, 2014) – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 18,487 vehicles in August, up 4.8% versus 2013. TCI truck sales of 8,978, ...
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[UPDATES AT THE BOTTOM] With tighter and tighter regulations on fuel economy, the new 2015 Mustang MPG rating may surprise you. Generally the Ford Mustang has been seen as being a little bit of a fuel hog in the past, with some major improvements when the 2011 – 2014 redesign came out. With CAFE standards for 2016 that dictate a manufacturer's vehicle line-up must have an average fuel economy of 35.5 MPG approaching quickly, there is a huge push on to have more fuel efficient engines. This leaves the performance car community in an awkward position.
Now that the 2015 Mustang Power Ratings have been released, it has left a lot of people speculating what we might expect in terms of fuel economy from the powerful new S550 Mustang platform. Window stickers have surfaced online of 2015 Mustang's giving us a detailed break down of fuel economy.
2015 Mustang EcoBoost Fuel Economy
For the manual EcoBoost it is rated at 22 MPG city and 31 MPG highway giving it a combined 26 MPG, with automatic hitting 21 MPG city and 32 MPG highway for a combined 25 MPG. Forum members are a little surprised the number is not higher from the 2.3L turbo charged engine, as many were estimating we would see a high 30's MPG rating and a combined rating of right around 30 MPG. It will be interesting to see just how the EcoBoost fuel mileage is effected by something like a cold air intake and a tuner, which will more than likely been one of the first mods for 2015 Mustangs.
2015 Mustang V6 Fuel Economy
The 2015 V6 Mustang is seeing a decrease in fuel economy unfortunately. The manual will get 17 MPG city with 28 MPG highway for a combined of 21 MPG. The automatic version of the V6 will achieve 19 MPG city and 28 MPG highway for a combined 22 MPG. This is at a loss from the 2014 V6 Mustang's 19 MPG city and 29 MPG highway for a combined 22 MPG in manual and 19 MPG city and 31 MPG highway giving it a combined 23 MPG rating. Between the reduction in power from the 2014 V6 Mustang to the reduction in fuel economy, I would say we are seeing the beginning of the end for the V6 Mustang. The S550 Mustang could be the last to be offered with a V6, but only time will tell.
2015 Mustang GT Fuel Economy
Of the batch of window stickers that made it online, a window sticker for the GT 5.0L V8 option did not make it onto the internet, leaving us to draw conclusions and speculate the MPG rating. However, we happen to have an inside scoop on the 2015 Mustang GT's fuel economy. The rumor that we've heard is the 2015 Mustang GT gets 24 MPG highway while cruising at 80 MPH. It sounds like we will be able to expect pretty good MPG numbers from the 2015 Mustang GT, like the one in the video below that showed up to the AmericanMuscle Car Show.
With this most recent tidbit of 2015 Mustang News and another piece of the mystery specs of the S550 revealed, we are reminded that we are nearing the delivery of the 2015 Mustang to the public. Ford has carefully and cunningly navigated the release of the 2015 Mustang; however, they are slowly running out of secrets to tell and days to count on the calendar. The one thing still shrouded in mystery and Voodoo is a 2016 SVT/GT350 model, but even that has an expiration date.
[UPDATES as of 9/5/2014] Official window stickers have been released for the 5.0L V8 which show the manual achieving 15 MPG city and 25 MPG highway for a combined 19 MPG. The automatic GT fuel economy is slightly better with 16 MPG city and 25 MPG highway for a combined 19 MPG.


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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Hold the date! Sutra Resounding in Washington DC!
Find out more about the very first 84000 Sutra Resounding event, a free, participatory public reading of the translated words of the Buddha.
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Video Guide to the Reading Room
Want to learn how to navigate the reading room? Check out the video guide here.
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Can the translations be downloaded and printed out? Learn about the latest and upcoming features available on the Reading Room.
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In: Media and public culture: proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Bhutan Studies. Centre for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu 2007, pp. 274-296 . ISBN 99936-14-41-6
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In the new political environment mass media will play a vital role in sustaining the democracy. In fact the success of the new path, so laboriously and single-handedly forged by His Majesty, will in large part depend on how the media is managed and practiced in the country. This paper looks at the development of the modern mass media in Bhutan and the role that it has played in the overall modernisation process. It attempts to answer the questions pertaining to issues such as press freedom in Bhutanese context, the need for a Bhutanese media model, and the role of the public service and the independent press in the changing political scenario. To simplify the argument presented in this paper, mass media shall mean print, radio, and television.
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Remembering Septemer 11
I remarked to a couple friends that today marks one of the first anniversaries of September 11 on which many of the current college freshmen would barely remember the events of that tragic day. In previous years, 2009 and 2010, I have put together tributes based on some of the videos, speeches, and songs related to that day. I wanted to take this moment to recall some of the memories of a young 11 year old from that day. We began watching the news not long after the second plane hit the tower when my grandmother called to tell us what happened.
The scariest moment of the day was when the camera panned to the smoke at the pentagon. My heart sank, and there was this fear, "Where will they hit next?" The thing that confused me the most throughout the day was how America could let people grow so strong that they could launch such a devastating attack. As a young child I was astounded by how quickly the commentators could identify that the attacks had to coordinated by Osama Bin Lade and Al Qaeda. Why a superpower like America would let people in the middle of nowhere grow and organize till they could launch such a sophisticated attack made no sense at all. One of the happiest moments was knowing my uncle and the many other friends we knew from New Jersey were all safe. My uncle came into the second tower on the train shortly after the first tower was hit, and was immediately rushed outside. I remember as well playing soccer that night. Al Bedrosian was the head of our homeschool soccer league. He decided we wouldn't let the terrorists keep us from playing. We played, and then we went back to being glued to our tv.
I remember countless stories of heroism by ordinary people. I remember a nation who was no longer red and blue, but united as President Bush and Mayor Giuliani courageously lead us. We were a nation brought together by suffering. The bitter partisanship of Bush v. Gore was driven away. Americans had been attacked, and we would do whatever we could to support the victims, and avenge the dead.
I remember how baseball united us. When baseball returned, especially to New York City, normalcy and healing began. While the attacks were not enough to bring the nation to rout for the New York Yankees in the World Series, a couple less people referred to them as the Evil Empire that year. With the delay of baseball that year, Derek Jeter became known as Mr. November, and President Bush's World Series opening pitch in New York City inspired a nation.
I remember the red American flag t-shirt with a bald eagle on it that I bought days before and how I treasured it for years. I remember tracking every movement of our military operations in the newspaper and the radio. I could tell you what happened at every one of the early military encounters at the time. We were a different nation after that day. The crash of the planes brought the nation face to face with the brutal face of terrorism. For a young boy growing up this shaped how I viewed the world. It woke me up from my naivete and showed me that there was evil in the world, and that we must stand up to it.
What do you remember? How has it affected you? Will you join me in making sure that those everyone remembers what happened on that day?
Here is a very good video tribute of news clips documenting the day.
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Papua New Guinea flag
The flag of Papua New Guinea is divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise (Kumul) centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered. Red and black have long been traditional colors of many Papua New Guinean tribes. The designer of the flag was 15-year-old schoolgirl Susan Huhume, who won a nationwide competition for a new flag design in 1971.
Flag of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, 1970–1971
Prior to 1970, Papua New Guinea was known as the Australian Trust Territory of Papua and New Guinea. In 1970 the Australian Administration introduced a blue-yellow-green vertical triband - blue at the hoist with the stars of the Southern Cross (Crux Australis), yellow band in the middle, and green with the white bird of paradise in the fly.
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The BMW 801 was a powerful German air-cooled radial aircraft engine built by BMW and used in a number of German military aircraft of World War II. The engine's cylinders were in two rows of seven cylinders each, the bore and stroke were both 156 mm (6.142in), giving a total capacity of 41.8 litres (2,547.40 in³). The engine generated between 1,560 and 2,000 PS (1,540-1,970 hp, or 1,150 and 1,470 kW). The unit (including mounts) weighed around 1,250 kg and was about 1.27 m (50in) across, depending on the model.
- 1 Design and development
- 2 Variants
- 3 Applications
- 4 Specifications (BMW 801 C-2)
- 4.1 General characteristics Type: 14-cylinder supercharged two-row air-cooled radial engine Bore: 156 mm (6.142 in) Stroke: 156 mm (6.142 in) Displacement: 41.8 litres (2,547.4 in³) Length: 2,006 mm (79 in) Diameter: 1,290 mm (51 in) Dry weight: 1,055 kg (2,325 lb) Components Valvetrain: One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder Supercharger: Gear-driven single-stage two-speed Fuel system: Fuel injection Cooling system: Air-cooled Performance Power output: 1,560 PS (1,539 hp, 1,147 kW) at 2,700 rpm for takeoff Specific power: 28.1 kW/L (0.62 hp/in³) Compression ratio: 6.5:1 Specific fuel consumption: 0.308 kg/(kW·h) (0.506 lb/(hp·h)) Power-to-weight ratio: 1.11 kW/kg (0.69 hp/lb) See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Design and development
In the 1930s, BMW took out a license to build the Pratt & Whitney Hornet engines. By the mid-30s they had introduced an improved version, the BMW 132. The BMW 132 was widely used, most notably on the Junkers Ju 52, which it powered for much of that design's lifetime.
In 1935 the RLM funded prototypes of two much larger radial designs, one from Bramo, the Bramo 329, and another from BMW, the BMW 139. BMW bought Bramo soon after the projects started; unsurprisingly BMW folded the Bramo engineers into the BMW project, cancelling the Bramo design. The resulting proposal was essentially a two-row version of the BMW 132, the 1,400 hp (1,029 kW) BMW 139.
The BMW 139 was originally intended to be used in similar roles as the other German radials, namely bombers and transport aircraft, but mid-way through the program Kurt Tank suggested it for use in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter project. Radial engines were rare in land-based fighters at the time due to the size of their larger frontal area, but Tank felt that attention to detail could result in a streamlined radial that would not suffer undue drag.
Cooling solution
The main concern was providing cooling air at the tops of the cylinders, which generally required a very large opening at the front of the aircraft. His solution for the BMW 139 was to use an engine-driven fan behind an oversized prop-spinner, blowing air through the engine, with some of it being "sucked" through S-shaped ducts over a radiator for oil cooling. However this system proved almost impossible to make work with the BMW 139; early prototypes of the Fw 190 demonstrated terrible cooling problems. Although the problems appeared to be fixable, since the engine was already fairly dated in terms of design, in 1938 BMW proposed an entirely new engine that could be brought to production quickly. Work started in October.
Technical description
Differences between the BMW 139 and the new design were fairly minor and limited primarily to details except for the use of fourteen larger cylinders instead of eighteen smaller ones. The new design was given the name BMW 801 after BMW was given a new block of engine numbers by the RLM to use after their merger with Bramo. The BMW 801 retained the BMW 139's older-style single-valve intake and exhaust, while most engines of the era had moved to four valves per cylinder, or in British use, sleeve valves. Several advances were worked into the design, including the use of sodium-cooled valves and a fuel injection system. The supercharger was rather basic in the early models, using a single-stage two-speed design directly geared to the engine (unlike the DB 601's hydraulically-clutched version) which led to rather limited altitude performance, in keeping with its intended medium-altitude usage. One key advancement was the kommandogerät (command-device), a mechanical-hydraulic unit that automatically adjusted engine fuel flow, propeller pitch, supercharger setting, mixture and ignition timing in response to a single throttle lever, dramatically simplifying engine control.[1] This could be considered a pioneering step towards the use of computerised "engine management" systems, as in modern automobile and truck engines.
801A and 801B
The first BMW 801A's ran in April 1939, only six months after starting work on the design, with production commencing in 1940.[2] The BMW 801B series were identical to the A models, but ran the airscrew in the opposite direction (counterclockwise, as seen from behind the engine) using a different gearbox. The A and B models were intended to be used in pairs on twin-engine designs, cancelling out net torque and making the plane easier to handle. The initial BMW 801 series had a lot of overheating problems especially with cylinders in the rear cylinder row and a number of efforts were improvised in an attempt to cure them. The BMW 801A/B/L engines delivered 1,560 PS (1,539 hp, 1,147 kW) for takeoff.
The BMW 801C was developed for use in single- or multi-engined fighters and included a new hydraulic prop control and various changes intended to improve cooling, including cooling "gills" on the cowling behind the engine. The BMW 801C engines used in the early Fw 190A versions of 1941 delivered 1,560 PS (1,539 hp, 1,147 kW) for takeoff. The BMW 801L was an A model with the hydraulic prop control mechanism introduced with the 801C engine.
The 801C was replaced with the BMW 801 D-2 series engines in early 1942, which ran on C2/C3 100 octane fuel instead of the A/B/C's B4 87 octane, boosting takeoff power to 1,700 PS (1,677 hp, 1,250 kW). The D-2 models also included a system for injecting a 50-50 water-methanol mixture known as MW50 into the supercharger output to cool the charge, and thereby reduce backpressure. Although practically every production model Fw 190 included the BMW 801D engine, it was not until very late in the war that the MW50 kits were actually supplied and available. With boosting on, low and medium-altitude performance improved considerably, with takeoff power increasing to 2,000 hp (1,470 kW). The BMW 801G and H models were D engines modified for use in bomber roles with lower gear ratios for driving larger propellers, clockwise and counterclockwise respectively.
Supercharger development
With the engine now being used in higher-altitude fighter roles, a number of attempts were made to address the limited performance of the original supercharger. The BMW 801E was a modification of the D-2 using supercharger gear ratios tuned to higher altitudes. Although takeoff power was unaffected, cruise power increased over 100 hp (75 kW) and "high power" modes for climb and combat were likewise improved by up to 150 hp (110 kW). The E model was also used as the basis for the BMW 801R, which included a much more complex and powerful two-stage four-speed supercharger. Continued improvements to the basic E model led to the BMW 801F, which dramatically improved performance across the board, with takeoff power increasing to 2,400 hp (1,790 kW). It was planned to use the F on all late-model Fw 190's, but the war ended before production started.
Turbocharger development
A number of attempts were made to use turbochargers on the BMW 801 series as well. The first used a modified BMW 801D to create the BMW 801J, delivering 1,810 PS (1,785 hp, 1,331 kW) at takeoff and 1,500 hp (1,103 kW) at 40,000 ft (12,200 m), an altitude where the D was struggling to produce 630 hp (463 kW). The BMW 801E was likewise modified to create the BMW 801Q, delivering a superb 1,715 hp (1,261 kW) at 40,000 ft (12,200 m), power ratings no existing allied engine could touch. However none of these engines ever entered production due to high costs, and the various high-altitude designs based on them were forced to turn to other engines entirely, typically the Junkers Jumo 213.
Engines were typically delivered from BMW complete in their cowling, ready to be bolted to the front of the aircraft, since 1942 as Motoranlage (M) and 1944/1945 as Triebwerksanlage (T). The Motorenanlage was the interchangeable Kraftei, or "power-egg", unitized powerplant installation format used in many German wartime aircraft, with some need for external add-ons and the Triebwerksanlage was the Motoranlage plus some external mountings, such as exhaust pipes, as a completely interchangeable unit.
The M and T versions confuse the naming considerably, as they referred to these complete kits and their "bare" engine counterparts almost interchangeably. The A, B and L models were known (logically) as the MA, MB and ML in this form, but the common D-2 was instead known as the MG. The E model was delivered as the TG or TH, seemingly suggesting a relation to the G and H engines, but in fact those were delivered as the TL and TP. It is rather common to see the turbocharged versions referred to only with the T, notably the TJ and TQ models, further confusing the issue.
- BMW 801A,B,C: 1,560 PS (1,539 hp, 1,147 kW)
- BMW 801D,G,H: 1,700 PS (1,677 hp, 1,250 kW)
- BMW 801E,S: 2,000 PS (1,973 hp, 1,471 kW)
- BMW 801F: 2,400 PS (2,367 hp, 1,765 kW), development halted by the end of the war
- Blohm & Voss BV 144
- Dornier Do 217
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190
- Junkers Ju 88
- Junkers Ju 188
- Junkers Ju 290
- Junkers Ju 388
- Junkers Ju 390
- Messerschmitt Me 264
Specifications (BMW 801 C-2)
Data from: Jane's [3]
General characteristics
- Type: 14-cylinder supercharged two-row air-cooled radial engine
- Bore: 156 mm (6.142 in)
- Stroke: 156 mm (6.142 in)
- Displacement: 41.8 litres (2,547.4 in³)
- Length: 2,006 mm (79 in)
- Diameter: 1,290 mm (51 in)
- Dry weight: 1,055 kg (2,325 lb)
- Valvetrain: One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder
- Supercharger: Gear-driven single-stage two-speed
- Fuel system: Fuel injection
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
- Power output: 1,560 PS (1,539 hp, 1,147 kW) at 2,700 rpm for takeoff
- Specific power: 28.1 kW/L (0.62 hp/in³)
- Compression ratio: 6.5:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.308 kg/(kW·h) (0.506 lb/(hp·h))
- Power-to-weight ratio: 1.11 kW/kg (0.69 hp/lb)
See also
- Comparable engines
- Bristol Hercules
- Pratt & Whitney R-1830
- Wright R-2600
- Fiat A.74
- Gnome-Rhône 14N
- Mitsubishi Kinsei
- Nakajima Sakae
- Shvetsov ASh-82
- Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
External links
- Technical drawing of a BMW 801A in high resolution
- Technical drawing of a BMW 801D in high resolution
BMW aircraft engines Piston engines Turbojets
Lists relating to aviation General Military Accidents/incidents Records
- Valvetrain: One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder
- Supercharger: Gear-driven single-stage two-speed
- Fuel system: Fuel injection
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
- Power output: 1,560 PS (1,539 hp, 1,147 kW) at 2,700 rpm for takeoff
- Specific power: 28.1 kW/L (0.62 hp/in³)
- Compression ratio: 6.5:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.308 kg/(kW·h) (0.506 lb/(hp·h))
- Power-to-weight ratio: 1.11 kW/kg (0.69 hp/lb)
- Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
BMW aircraft engines
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Questions and Answers on the draft Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
What does this proposal mean for citizens and patients?
This draft Directive clarifies the rights of patients to seek healthcare in another Member State as recognised by the European Court of Justice and simplifies their application in practice. Once the proposed Directive is implemented by the Member States, it will have the following practical benefits for citizens:
Why a specific initiative on cross-border healthcare?
In 2003, Health ministers and other stakeholders invited the Commission to explore how legal certainty could be improved following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisprudence concerning the right of patients to benefit from medical treatment in another Member State.
The Commission's proposal for a Directive on services in the internal market in early 2004 included provisions codifying the rulings of the ECJ in applying free movement principles to healthcare. This approach, however, was rejected by the European Parliament and the Council. It was felt that the specificities of cross-border healthcare were not sufficiently taken into account.
The Commission, therefore, undertook to explore how best to develop a policy initiative specifically targeting cross-border healthcare as a separate issue.
What are the Directive's reimbursement rules?
In any event, the Member States may impose the same conditions on seeking cross-border care as they apply domestically, such as the requirement to consult a general practitioner before consulting a specialist or before receiving hospital care.
This proposal does not change the right of Member States to define the benefits that they choose to provide. If a Member State does not include a particular treatment as part of the entitlement of their citizens at home, this directive does not create any new entitlement for patients to have such treatment abroad and be reimbursed.
How does the proposal ensure the quality and safety of cross-border healthcare?
For the moment, there are no clear rules at Community level about how the requirements of appropriate information, quality, safety and continuity of healthcare should be met for cross-border healthcare, or who is responsible for ensuring that they are. This is the case no matter how the care is paid for – whether it is paid for publicly or privately, whether it is undertaken through the regulation on coordination of social security systems or whether it is in relation to the free movement rights described above. Without such clarity, there is the risk of confusion leading to difficulties in ensuring quality and safety of healthcare in cross-border cases.
The proposed directive, therefore, sets out:
What is the role of the national contact points?
Appropriate information for patients is a necessary precondition for improving patients' confidence in cross-border healthcare as well as achieving a high level of health protection. Often, clear information is felt to be missing. The Directive, therefore, sets out the requirements for information, on all essential aspects of cross-border healthcare, to be provided through national contact points. The form and the numbers of these national contact points are to be decided by the Member States. The Member States should have appropriate facilities to provide information on possibilities for cross-border healthcare and the applicable processes, and to provide practical assistance to patients if needed.
What is the aim of the European reference networks?
This initiative supports the further development of the European reference networks, which will bring together, on a voluntary basis, specialised centres in different Member States. This collaboration has great potential to bring benefits to patients through easier access to highly specialised care. It can also be useful to health systems as it would facilitate the efficient use of resources, for example by pooling resources to tackle rare conditions.
How does e-Health relate to this initiative?
Activities in the field of "e-Health" would be strengthened with this initiative. Information and communication technologies have enormous potential to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. The Commission already supports existing e-health projects covering areas such as remote provision of specialist support from large hospitals to smaller local facilities and monitoring of chronic diseases to enable people with chronic conditions to remain active. What is lacking, however, are shared formats and standards that can be used between different systems and different countries. The directive will assist these to be put in place, thus strengthening and enhancing cooperation in e-Health.
What are the existing rules for cross-border health care?
The first discussions about "patient mobility" at EU level were prompted in 1998 after judgements of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Until then, the only EU mechanism enabling patients to receive treatment abroad (other than patients paying for such treatment privately) was the Regulation on the coordination of social security schemes (1408/71). This regulation entitles patients, whose treatment becomes necessary during a stay in another Member State (for example people travelling, studying or working abroad), to the same benefits as patients insured in the host Member State. It also provides for planned treatment in other Member States, subject to prior authorisation.
In 1998, the ECJ established additional principles through its rulings in the cases of Kohl and Decker. In these rulings, the Court made clear that as healthcare is provided for remuneration, it must be regarded as a service within the meaning of the EU Treaty and thus relevant provisions on free movement of services apply.
The Court also ruled that measures making reimbursement of costs incurred in another Member State subject to prior authorisation, are barriers to freedom to provide services, although such barriers may be justified by overriding reasons of general interest. These reasons include a risk of seriously undermining the financial balance of social security systems; the need to ensure provision of a balanced medical and hospital service accessible to all; or the maintenance of a treatment facility or medical service on national territory which is essential for public health.
If the EJC has already addressed this issue, why do we need a new proposal?
The rulings on the individual cases are clear in themselves. However, uncertainty has remained over how to apply their principles more generally. Moreover, there are no Community rules about how quality and safety of cross-border healthcare should be ensured. In many areas uncertainty continues to exist over how the principles established by the ECJ can be applied in practice by patients, health professionals and Member State regulators. These include:
This proposal aims to address these concerns and bring legal clarity to all stakeholders.
Why would someone want to receive healthcare abroad?
Citizens usually prefer to receive healthcare close to where they live. However, in specific situations it may be more efficient or beneficial to receive healthcare abroad. This may be the case for patients who live in border regions as the healthcare provided abroad is just closer to their home.
Sometimes there is more capacity or expertise available in another Member State, such as for certain highly specialised treatments, or healthcare can be provided faster due to spare capacity of healthcare providers abroad. And for some Europeans it is more convenient to receive care away from their home country because their family and friends live in another Member State.
Whatever the reason, the European Court of Justice has recognised that patients have the right to receive healthcare in another Member State and be reimbursed for that healthcare for up to the amount they would have received in their own country.
How common is cross-border health care?
On average 1% of public healthcare budgets is spent on cross-border healthcare annually. That is about €10 billion per year. Cross-border health care is more frequent:
Even in these instances, cross-border care still represents only a very small fragment of total healthcare spending. The aim of this initiative is not to encourage cross-border healthcare as such. Most of the time healthcare is best provided close to where the patient lives. People prefer to have healthcare as close to home as possible, and our surveys show that the vast majority of patients throughout the EU are content with the care provided by their domestic system – over 90% across the EU as a whole.
Most of those who state they are not content still prefer to have their healthcare within their own country. But when receiving healthcare abroad is beneficial it should be possible, safe and of good quality. Procedures for reimbursement should be clear and responsibilities should be clearly defined and allocated.
How will this directive be implemented?
The proposed Directive provides a general framework for the application of cross-border healthcare patient rights, which the Member States will then implement as fits best with their systems, at national, regional or local level. This proposal will be sent to both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of the European Union for adoption. After adoption a Comitology committee will be established to further specify the measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive.
Further technical implementation measures may also be adopted at Community level (in agreement with the Member States), for example to define, for the purposes of this Directive a list of treatments, other than those requiring overnight accommodation, which would be subject to the same regime as hospital care.
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Mr Spaleck said that he was pleased to be able to support this program, which provides opportunities for young people to gain skills in the pastoral industry.
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Century is Australia's largest zinc mine, producing about 500,000 tonnes of zinc metal in concentrate annually. MMG is a substantial global producer of zinc, copper, lead and nickel that is headquartered in Australia and owned by China Minmetals Corporation.
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Kendrick Lamar + Janelle Monae Rock the White House on the 4th of July
The White House was lit on Monday, July 4 — and we're not just talking about the fireworks.
President Obama hosted his final annual Fourth of July party yesterday, where he invited special guests Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monae to perform.
What was initially meant to be a BBQ on the South Lawn was moved indoors into the White House East Room, as an unpatriotic bout of inclement weather quickly put the kibosh on any outdoor activities. The concert was also moved inside, with the rapper kicking off the event with hits including "Swimming Pools," "B***h, Don't Kill My Vibe" — a censored version, we'd suspect — and "Alright."
Later, Monae also performed an assortment of her own songs, and eventually closed with a crowd-rousing cover of Prince's "Let's Go Crazy."
"I want to acknowledge a musical hero, a mentor and somebody who has the opened doors for artists such as myself," the experimental R&B artist said right before launching into the 1984 track.
"This person was a constant giver, always trying to change the wold," she added. "And with that, I'm forever grateful. We love you Prince."
Afterwards, Obama thanked the two performers and gave them his seal of approval, touting their social-mindedess and cause-related humanitarian efforts.
"I have to tell you that these two I've gotten a chance to know, and they are both amazing artists and talented and popular and doing great things, but they're also very conscious about their responsibilities and obligations," he explained. "And they put in a lot of time and effort on behalf of a lot of causes that are important. We're really proud of them for that."
In addition to performing their own sets, both Lamar and Monae joined the President for a sweet serenade to celebrate his daughter Malia's 18th birthday. Watch the three sing "Happy Birthday," below:
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Liberia's coastline and continental shelf offers 20,000 sq km of fishing ground. Only around 8,000 tons of marine fish are currently produced per year. Yet Liberia consumes 23,800 tons. Consequently, there is a large potential to increase production. The government is investing in fish landing, storage and processing infrastructure and is streamlining investment regulations in the sector. With the impending completion of large energy infrastructure projects, it will be soon cheaper to process fish in Liberia than in Nigeria, Senegal or Côte d'Ivoire. In addition, with the completion of major road projects, such as the road from Monrovia to Nimba on the Guinean border, there is the potential to supply fish to the water-scarce areas of West Africa, such as eastern Guinea.
Liberia has an abundance of renewable water sources providing yearlong water availability. It boasts 200 billion cubic meters of renewable internal water resources, compared to 77 billion in Côte d'Ivoire, 60 billion in Mali, 45 billion in South Africa, 30 billion in Ghana and just 21 billion in Kenya. Also, Liberia boasts an optimal water temperature for aquaculture (27 degrees). Liberia has the potential to produce at least 330,000 tons of inland fish; significantly more than the current production — which is all done at the smallholder level of just 2,500 tons.
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Not only is the femur the largest bone in the body, it is the strongest. It starts at the hip joint and extends to the knee joint. It takes a tremendous amount of force to fracture a healthy femur. This type of force can be experienced in a high-impact car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, or bicycle accident.
Surgical Treatment of Femur Fractures
Femoral shaft fractures are considered major injuries and almost always require surgery to align and immobilize the femur. There are three types of treatment for a femoral shaft fracture:
- During surgery a metal rod, called a intramedullary rod, is inserted into the core of the femur. The rod is secured with screws on either side of the fracture. The intramedullary rod is usually permanently in place. This is the treatment most often recommended.
- The second treatment option is a metal plate placed along the fracture and secured with screws. This method allows for early mobility. The drawback in this method of treatment is that the plate bears the weight during healing, leaving the bone with residual weakness.
- An external fixator is the third option for a femur fracture. The frame or bar is attached to the femur with pins. This may be recommended if there is extensive soft tissue injury with the break. There is the risk of infection at the pin insertion points.
Non-Surgical Treatment of Femur Fractures
Non-surgical treatments are available, but are less popular.
- Traction used to be the standard method of treating a femur fracture. The leg is put in a cast and either adhesives or metal pins are used to attach weighted strings. X-rays have to be taken regularly to check the position of the femur and then adjustments can be made in the placement of the weights. This method is effective, but requires a long hospitalization. If metal pins are used for traction, there is the risk of infection.
- Casting can be done on very young children, with good success. A spica cast is used. It goes the length of the leg, then up over the hips and includes part of the other leg.
Complications with Femur Fractures
A femoral shaft fracture takes 3-6 months to heal. During that time, it is susceptible to infection at pin insertion points and, with some treatment methods, the bone may become displaced due to the strength of the thigh muscles. If the bone is not properly aligned, and kept aligned, the leg may be permanently shorter.
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