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__label__wiki	0.595643	0.595643	About RFA Contemporary Affairs Biographical Portraits RFA Philosophy Cafe Radio Future Africa AllBusinessContemporary AffairsEnergy SectorInterviewsTalks Rethinking Licensing Rounds Senegal, Home of West African Gas Megaprojects, Hosts Major Energy Transition… Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy and Doing Deals What Happens to the African Energy Industry If Western Lenders Cut… CNN’s Eleni Giokos To Moderate Discussion on German-African Business Relations with… COVID-19: Cameroonian Refugees in Nigeria to Get Support from Africa Now… If I Be Left Behind: Toni Morrison’s Desdemona Reminds Us Too… African Literature Festival in Stuttgart German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa’s Energy Security and… AllArchitectureBiographical PortraitsDocumentaryLiteratureMusic A Few Thoughts For This Generation 100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results… Op-Ed: 60 Years After Independence Nigeria’s Energy Industry Hasn’t Realized Its… History tells us that ideological ‘purity spirals’ rarely end well Home Events Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son A reading with Lesley-Ann Brown, followed by a conversation with Olani Ewunnet 18.10.2018 19:00 Broadcast: 21.10.2018 Can you escape from racism in the world’s ‘happiest country’? We are looking forward to welcoming Lesley-Ann Brown for a reading from her latest book. “Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son” is the memoir of a bold, independent black woman seeking freedom across different worlds marked by the heavy weight of history and empire––from Trinidad in the 1980s, to Brooklyn in the 1990s, to Europe today. As Brown writes these letters to her son, she faces the ghosts of history which still haunt our time. In the 1990s Lesley-Ann Brown was living a whirlwind existence as a dynamic young journalist and assistant to Marie D Brown, one of the first black literary agents in New York. Then, unexpectedly, she took a leap into the unknown to move to Denmark, AKA the world’s ‘happiest country’. She took the leap for a calmer, more balanced life, and for the chance of love. But as a black woman, whose parents emigrated from Trinidad to New York in the 1960s, she soon realized that achieving personal escape in a world still based on systemic oppression is a very difficult task. Following a failed marriage and emotional breakdown in Denmark, Brown came to a personal epiphany – true ‘home’ is only ever the people you love and your community both past and present, not so much a geographical location as a shared historical experience across time and space. LESLEY-ANN BROWN is a Trinbogonian American writer who currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York and has also lived in the twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. She studied writing at Eugene Lang College, part of the New School for Social Research. During the Golden Age of Hip Hop, Brown honed her writing skills at Vibe magazine and the Source interviewing various Hip Hop artists, writers, poets and visual artists. In 2007 she created the critically-acclaimed blog Blackgirl on Mars and founded Bandit Queen Press. Her memoir, “Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son” (Repeater Books, London, 2018) covers many themes, including motherhood, environmentalism, the prison industrial complex, racial violence, the violent legacy of silence, spiritual healing and the normalization of white supremacy here in Europe and other western countries, to name a few. https://savvy-contemporary.com/en/events/2018/decolonial-daughter/ Decolonial Lesley-Ann Brown Next articleRecent RFA Playlist webgo-admin Senegal, Home of West African Gas Megaprojects, Hosts Major Energy Transition Event Listen Live to RFA Get Our Free Radio App Hugh Masekela Musician, composer, campaigner Contemporary Affairs 24. November 2018 Angolan Legal Reform Business 8. January 2021 Book Review; Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy and... Book Review 26. August 2019 Dambisa Moyo \| Full Address and Q&A \| Oxford Union Why science matters so much in the era of fake news... Contemporary Affairs 10. May 2019 Is a Multi-dimensional Media platform for critical and insightful discourse on culture, art, politics, news, events, people, places and ideas related to, and of the African continent & it’s diaspora. Contact us: info[at]radio future africa[dot]com © Copyright 2017 - Radio Future Africa	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1157
__label__cc	0.524514	0.475486	Closeclick to continue Mission & Vission Gynaecology Clinic Paediatric clinic After all is said and done, more is said than done Xbox boss talks Project Scorpio price Hibs and Ross County fans on final Disease and conditions A-Z COVID-19 LIVE UPDATE Home/Health Information/Disease and conditions A-Z/Hair salon study shows face masks work Hair salon study shows face masks work promise Send an email July 15, 2020 While Americans continue to debate whether face masks can stop the spread of coronavirus, a new report offers compelling evidence that the coverings do indeed work. In May, two hairstylists at a Missouri salon who had COVID-19 but wore face masks cut the hair of 139 masked customers for roughly a week, and did not infect a single client. They also did not infect any of the clients’ contacts or any of the other stylists in the salon, researchers report. The first stylist worked with clients for eight days while symptomatic, while the second stylist did the same for five days, the researchers wrote. “The message is clear: Face masks work,” said Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency room physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. “They prevent transmission of COVID-19 from those who are symptomatic and asymptomatic.” He was not involved with the study. “We need to enforce wearing of face masks in all indoor activities due to poor ventilation that increases risk of transmission,” Glatter added. The authors of the new report concurred. “These results support the use of face coverings in places open to the public, especially when social distancing is not possible, to reduce spread of SARS-CoV-2,” they concluded. “With the potential for pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission, widespread adoption of policies requiring face coverings in public settings should be considered to reduce the impact and magnitude of additional waves of COVID-19.” Some of the close contacts of the stylists did not fare as well, the report authors noted. All four contacts of the first stylist, who lived in the same home, later tested positive for COVID-19, while none of the close contacts of the second stylist became symptomatic. The report was published July 14 in the CDC publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The research team, led by Dr. Robin Trotman, an infectious disease specialist based in St. Louis, noted several limitations to the findings: While the local health department monitored all exposed clients for symptoms of COVID-19, only 67 were actually tested and any COVID-19 tests done too early might have come back false negative; no information was collected on underlying medical conditions or use of other personal protections such as gloves and hand hygiene; any clients who interacted with the stylists before they developed symptoms were not recruited for contact tracing; and most stylists cut hair while clients are facing away from them, which might have limited transmission. Still, “consistent and correct use of face coverings, when appropriate, is an important tool for minimizing spread of SARS-CoV-2 from pre-symptomatic, asymptomatic and symptomatic persons,” the researchers concluded. Dr. Eric Cioe Pena, director of global health at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, N.Y., reviewed the findings and put it more bluntly. The report is “a very powerful message about how much of a game changer face coverings and masks have been in fighting coronavirus,” he said. “It is probably the single most effective public health measure that we have taken to date. This should not be controversial, it is good science and has the potential to allow us to return as closely as possible to a normal economic situation as quickly as possible. “The level of infectiousness of a person wearing a mask is markedly reduced and they may be protecting you from getting infected before they even know they are sick,” Pena added. “Ignore the utility and use of face coverings at your own peril.” View mask refusers like drink drivers: leading scientist 139 clients, no COVID infections: Hair salon study shows face masks work (2020, July 15) retrieved 15 July 2020 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-clients-covid-infections-hair-salon.html Here's how scientists know the coronavirus came from bats and wasn't made in a lab US clocks up another 63,000 virus cases in 24 hours Rhode Island reopened day cares without major virus outbreaks: study US coronavirus cases are falling but challenges persist Tunisia reimposes curfew in virus hotspot Reproducing the pathophysiology of polycystic kidney disease from human iPS cells Promise Hospital is a 5-star one-stop facility providing comprehensive solutions to most healthcare needs. 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__label__cc	0.640032	0.359968	Trump Administration Is No Friend to Pharmacy Benefit Managers Like CVS Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are in for some problems if proposed regulation is given approval. By KEVIN CURRAN Feb 20, 2019 \| 12:09 PM EST Stocks quotes in this article: CVS, UNH, CIG The usually business friendly Trump administration is not as amicably positioned for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) like CVS Health Corp. (CVS) . Shares of the pharmacy, retail, and healthcare giant are slumping after its pre-market earnings report provided much weaker guidance than was expected. A large degree of deceleration was noted in both PBM and long term care in the company's report. "In Retail/LTC and PBM, we expect our greatest level of year-over-year deterioration in Q1," the company reported, while still holding out hope for pick-up in the latter half of the year. The pressure on PBM specifically could intensify if proposals from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are enacted. Reading the Regulation According to the department's "American Patients First" proposal, released shortly after the State of the Union address earlier this month, it argues for a new "safe harbor" for prescription drug discounts offered directly to patients, as well as fixed fee service arrangements between drug manufacturers and PBMs would be created. Under the proposed rule, prescription drug rebates, that are estimated to constitute up to 30% of the list price of drugs, may be passed on directly to patients in order to make transactions more transparent and streamlined. "This proposal has the potential to be the most significant change in how Americans' drugs are priced at the pharmacy counter, ever, and finally ease the burden of the sticker shock that millions of Americans experience every month for the drugs they need," HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement announcing the proposal. The rule would offer prescription drug discounts directly to patients, as well as fixed fee service arrangements between drug manufacturers and PBMs. If enacted, the deal would crush the preferred drug status offered to drug manufacturers in exchange for kickbacks to PBMs. The "kickback" rebates offered to PBMs provide a significant revenue stream to these providers, like CVS, especially for higher end drugs. The rule could promote some bipartisan support as well. Drug pricing has been a major platform for leading Democrats like Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland and recently announced Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, though the aforementioned senators have narrowed their focus far more to manufacturers than the Trump administration has. Erin Taylor, a health economist at the RAND Corporation, told the Pew Trusts that the largest PBMs - [UnitedHealth Group's (UNH) ] OptumRx, [Cigna (CIG) owned] Express Scripts and CVS Caremark, are "practically oligopolists" with power that rivals that of the drug companies. "They are the elephants going up against the gorillas, because they have so many covered lives," Taylor said in the research report. "The concern has arisen that the PBMs are getting too big a piece of the pie and contributing to high prices." Considering a PBM like CVS has $47 billion up for renewal in 2019 in its PBM business, a clamp on this income is a key issue to follow in 2019 as the proposal is considered. Rebuke of Regulation The proposed rule provoked a strong reaction from CVS CEO Larry Merlo on Wednesday morning. "We see the rebate rule taking us backwards, not forwards," Merlo told analysts. "A small percentage of seniors may net out favorably...but as many as 70 percent of beneficiaries are going to be worse off." "We're certainly weighing in during the comment period with our concerns with the rebate rule, but more importantly what we believe the appropriate solutions are to address the root cause," he added. Still, CFO Eva Boratto said that the company is well positioned to deal with the shifting regulatory environment. "It is clear that the PBM industry is in the middle of an environmental change given the dialogue around rebate," she acknowledged. "However, it is also clear that the PBM brings tremendous savings and value to the clients we serve. The importance of size, scale and customer relationship will continue to be paramount, and we remain focused on delivering the value our clients expect." The company has also worked to increase transparency independently, anticipating governmental requirements for the company. This begins with the creation of a a new PBM contracting model that will maintain guaranteed costs and offer 100% of rebates to customers and seek to reduce costs overall. Further, executive VP of pharmacy services and supply chain Kevin Hourican was bullish on the Aetna integration's ability to mitigate regulatory and pricing impacts with the scale that Boratto cited. "By owning a large insurer and owning the largest PBM, we can lead that change by structuring a contracting relationship that if we can lower overall health care costs, we can take some of the burden off the annual reimbursement reform," he noted. "Where that will come from is the last thing I'll say is we can prove through technology and clinical care programs that we can improve medication adherence." The rule, which would go into effect in 2020 if approved, was not optimistically observed by Merlo in terms of voter acceptance either. He estimated the total cost of the legislation to the taxpayer at $200 billion over 10 years and would likely lead to many seniors leaving Medicare Part D coverage. He noted that this high cost signifies the proposal is not likely the best solution to bring forward. As the presidential campaign season picks up and healthcare costs and drug pricing remains the number one issue in the mind of voters according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the progress of the proposal and the pushback from PBMs will be a pivotal issue to follow. (CVS Health and UnitedHealth are holdings in Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS member club. Want to be alerted before Jim Cramer buys or sells CVS or UNH? 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__label__wiki	0.838621	0.838621	Inside the crazy race to replace Mark Meadows On 16th February 2020 By admin The race itself has drawn national interest because of its connection to Meadows, one of the president’s closest congressional allies. And the insinuation that he is actively working to elect a candidate that may have publicly bashed Trump has added an extra layer of intrigue. “It’s edited to make it appear that she’s against the president when she’s actually very much for, and I happen to know that,” Meadows said in an interview last month shortly after the message went out. “There is zero chance that my wife would have endorsed Lynda Bennett had she been even remotely against the president of the United States.” Two days after the mass text, Meadows doubled down and endorsed Bennett himself over a field of a dozen contenders that includes a state senator and his former congressional district director. Some local GOP leaders had urged the congressman not to endorse out of anger at the way he announced his surprise retirement just 30 hours before the state’s filing deadline. They quickly speculated that Bennett, a friend of the Meadows’, had advance notice of his exit and that the congressman timed his decision to help her — a charge that Meadows and Bennett deny. Bennett’s ties to Meadows, his wife, Debbie, and her devotion to the president have become a prominent topic of discussion ahead of the March 3 primary that will extend into a May runoff if no candidate clears 30 percent of the vote. So have the mysterious text messages, which baffled local party officials, who cannot determine the origin and scope of the message or the veracity of the audio tape. “It’s caught some people off-guard, not knowing exactly when, where, who and what any motivation may have been,” said Aubrey Woodard, the 11th District GOP chairman. “It’s definitely a mystery. It certainly is. I don’t know if that’s to have an effect on her electability one way or another, but it’s certainly not something she wanted to have out.” The texts were sent out from a D.C. area-code number around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, according to a survey of screenshots from five different recipients obtained by POLITICO. Those texts were all sent from different numbers, though all but one had the same exchange, (915). Attempts to call those numbers yielded an automated response that none were in service. This account comes from interviews with a dozen people who live in or have connections to western North Carolina, including registered Republican voters in five counties across the district who all received the audio file via text. The message was also sent to the cell phone of a POLITICO reporter. Accompanying the file is a text message: “Please listen to this audio from Lynda Bennett, GOP candidate for NCs 11th Congressional District, & hear where she stands on President Trump in her own words.” The audio is purportedly taken from a fall 2016 meeting of Haywood County Republicans, according to three people who were at the meeting. The discussion centers around palm cards — handouts given to voters outside polling locations that advocate for a slate of candidates. Some Republicans wanted names of certain GOP nominees to be taken off the palm cards that would be distributed outside the polling location, according to Bennett and Ken Henson, the chairman of the Haywood County GOP, who was also present at the meeting. Bennett said she advocated for the inclusion of all candidates, including Trump, but that the audio was chopped to suggest otherwise. “They have cut off the beginning and the end, and they just grabbed this part out of the middle,” Bennett said in an interview this week. “I’m saying, ‘This is what I’ve been hearing,’ and then I mimic the ‘Never Trumpers.’” Bennett said she had been supportive of the president for years. The clip, she said, was “taken completely taken out of context” and was likely “a coordinated attack” from one of her opponents or an outside group. Versions of the audio have been circulating among Republicans in the district. Monroe Miller, a GOP activist from Haywood County, said he created the original audio of the meeting and posted two unedited segments of it to his website this month, along with 11 pages of typed and handwritten notes and a diagram of the meeting room. But he denied coordinating any text message pushing out the audio to voters in the district. Miller is a member of a local Republican faction, sometimes called the “Haywood Five,” that has openly sparred with the leadership of the Haywood County GOP. He disputes Bennett’s account of the meeting. Miller said he did not think she was imitating anyone and that he believed her to be opposed to Trump. “This came out spontaneous,” Miller said of her “Never Trump” comments. “It’s pretty evident from the recording. She just went off, and I didn’t view that as role-playing.” “She was very vocal,” he said. “Lynda was a very opinionated person.” Some local Republicans suspect a candidate or outside group hoping to fracture the field along the lines of Trump loyalty— a key fault line in GOP primaries — coordinated the message, possibly by contracting a firm that offers peer-to-peer text messaging. Candidates will have to file “pre-primary” campaign-finance reports with the FEC on Feb. 20, but it could be easy to disguise an SMS-texting payment as vague expenditure for consulting or another service. The filing deadline will also offer a look at which candidates are the most formidable ahead of the Super Tuesday race. Without any public polling, it’s not clear if Bennett is even in the top tier of candidates. A dozen Republicans filed to run for the solid GOP seat, but only a handful have spent money on television advertising. State Sen. Jim Davis, the only current state legislator in the race, is likely a frontrunner. Wayne King, Meadows’ former district director, is also running, as is businessman Chuck Archerd, veteran Dan Driscoll and Madison Cawthorn, the survivor of a near-fatal car accident. Bennett has two outside groups supporting her on the airwaves. Meadows cut a direct-to-camera TV ad for House Freedom Action, the political arm of the Freedom Caucus, in which he calls Bennett a “good friend” who will “work with President Trump to drain the swamp.” It’s possible that no member has yoked their fortune more tightly to Trump than Meadows, who said he is leaving Congress after four terms to serve in an as-yet-undefined role in Trump world. The president notably gave both Meadows, his wife and the race a shout out in his post-impeachment victory speech last week at the White House. “He’s just a very special guy,” Trump said, gesturing to Meadows. “His wife I actually like better than him, to be honest.” He also asked Meadows about a possible successor: “You got somebody good to run? Somebody going to win your district by at least 20 points? 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__label__wiki	0.743876	0.743876	Why entrepreneurs change course, try new things and keep starting over ToI speaks with seven serial entrepreneurs and find out what makes them tick. Shalina Pillai Rachel Chitra They change course often, trying new ways of doing business, always chasing the next big idea. ToI speaks with seven serial entrepreneurs and find out what makes them tick. 'If I find another idea, I will jump again' : Deepak Ravindran, 28 \| Founder: Innoz, Quest, Lookup A college dropout from Kerala, Deepak Ravindran has not only set up three companies but has drawn investors like Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Sun Microsytems founder Vinod Khosla, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, and N R Narayana Murthy's Catamaran Ventures. His first startup Innoz was an SMS-based search service, while the second, Quest, mirrored Q&A forum Quora. In 2014, he started Lookup, a chat platform that connects users to local merchants. It was recently acquired by NowFloats. "We ran out of money, and acquisition was the only way to give investors an exit. I never thought about the business model and always believed that good ideas make money and long-term business sense. You learn new things and there are things you won't learn unless you actually do it. I have never worked for others. When you see problems around you, you want to fix them, and in the internet world, it is relatively easy to try. When you start up, you feel young and buzzing with energy. It is very stressful and lonely because nobody can relate to your mindset. I have not been super successful to do a lasting company as of yet. If I find another idea, I will jump again." 'There is pleasure in building from scratch': Nakul Kumar, 32 \| Founder: Cashify Nakul Kumar has been recycling his business. He started a consultancy to recycle old phones. Then, he set up a recycling factory that turned old tyres into furnace oil for a steel company. His latest venture, Cashify, buys old phones from customers and sells them to people who re-furbish and re-sell them. He works with Croma and Amazon, running their electronic appliance exchange programmes. Cashify collects 30,000 units every month. "Unless you are from Bain or McKinsey, nobody pays you good money for consulting. It is not a scalable model for the industry we were in. In the second stint, our returns were parallel and small, compared to the capital investment we had to make at every stage. When we started Cashify, it was supposed to help recycle dead phones but then Indians don't want to give even dead phones for free. Sustainability still does not sell in the country and will take another 10 years before we become 'green'. It definitely is a desire to do better than the previous venture. All of us want to create an impact. It is like a drug, the pleasure of building something from scratch. I have learnt to set up processes and bring best practices." 'You need to be creator, nurturer and destroyer': Baishampayan Ghose, 33 \| Founder: oCricket, Paisa.com, HelpShift Baishampayan got a taste of entrepreneurship when he joined Cleartrip as one of their first engineers in 2007. He started oCricket, a social network for cricket fans, in 2008 but shut it down in less than two years. His second venture Paisa.com was a consumer finance company, but a competitor sued them for building a similar product. Five years on, his third company, Helpshift, a CRM app for enterprises, has got 500 global companies as customers. "Cleartrip had only 50 employees when I joined them but within a year, it grew five times. There was a change in the way the company worked. That was when I realized I wanted to continue working in a smaller set up. When I started, I used to call myself the Chief Janitor. I did everything from cleaning the room to building a team. After oCricket and Pasia.com, I wanted to build a global product. It was during a US trip that I saw that mobile was the future and I got the idea of building Helpshift. When you are a founder, you need to be Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh — the creator, nurturer, and destroyer. You need to know when to give up and have the patience when necessary." 'I love the excitement of late night meetings': Sanjay Shah, 53 \| Founder: Accel Computers, Everest Software, Skelta, Zapty, InstaVan Sanjay Shah's first company, Accel Computers grew to $35 million in four years since he started it in 1990 and was acquired by Mantech. His second venture, Everest Software became a 400-people company in 10 years. When it got too big for his liking, he started software company Skelta, which was acquired by UK-based Invensus. Now, he runs two companies — Zapty, an online project management platform, and InstaVan, an on-demand inter-city logistics company. "Once Accel got acquired, I had enough money not to go back to a corporate job. As Everest grew, I wanted to do something else, I wanted to move on. Now I focus all my time on InstaVan. The first time we raised money for Everest, the VC said there was no way we could run the product out of India. Today, we are as good as any other product country. The mindset has changed. I could have sold Everest for $100 million, but I waited and thought I could get a higher valuation. With Zapty and InstaVans, I was back to square one but the only difference was that this time I was comfortable with cash. I love the late night meetings, Skype interviews, not sitting in a cushy chair. I love that excitement." 'You need to feel the pinch of building a business': Satya Vyas, 30 \| Founder: Orobind Satya Vyas started an entrepreneurship development cell, a video compression service and a gaming magazine while studying at IIT-Roorkee. In 2008, he moved to Bengaluru to start a food delivery service, just before the Lehman Brothers crash, and his Rs 1 crore funding didn't reach the bank. After a brief stint in Saudi Arabia, Vyas started Orobind, an on-demand fitness trainer service, which was acquired by Housejoy. Vyas is now building a property leasing company. I come from a small town in Bikaner and hadn't heard the names of the global entrepreneurs. Speakers in college sparked my interest in entrepreneurship. When I came to Bengaluru, I worked at Commonfloor for a while. I was always into sports and fitness and wanted to build something around it. In Saudi, I wondered what I was doing with my life. I quit the job and didn't tell my mother for two months. I crashed at a friend's place in Bengaluru and explored a few options. With so many people having health problems, I though health would be a top priority, but no one bought my idea. But it helped. Raising a seed round as soon as you start makes you less disciplined. You need to feel the pinch of building a business. I just love building companies. 'Never say no to startups is our motto': Nandakumar Somasundaram, 33 \| Founder: Desiji.com, Uniecommerce, NDOT After finishing his B Tech from Anna University, Nandakumar Somasundaram joined L-Cube Innovative Solutions, but felt he could do more than write code. He started Desiji.com, a social networking platform for selling, in May 2006. In May 2008, he started NDOT, a social app developing company, for corporates concerned about data protection, and followed it up with Uniecommerce, an e-commerce software solution provider. NDOT now has 150 employees in Coimbatore, Sunnyvale and Dubai. "When I started Uniecommerce in 2012, I tried to do everything myself —sales, marketing, accounting. My core strength is technology and I realised that pretty late. Once I did, I knew we had to step up hiring. I decided to focus only on NDOT and managed to bag an order from Kotak Mahindra bank to develop a mobile banking prototype. We broke even and in 2013 and I got an order from Simmons, one of the world's largest mattress manufacturers. After that, there was no turning back. Never say 'no' to startups is our motto. Our annual turnover exceeds $4 million (Rs 27.25 crore), but we still cater to startups. I still remember my origins as a startup and have my initial investment in office to remind me of that every day — a CRT monitor and computer my father bought in 2006." 'I didn't know there was a startup ecosystem': Thirukumaran Nagarajan, 31 \| Founder: Appatakkar Biriyani, EduRaft, Ninjacart Thirukumaran Nagarajan's first two startups were a hit with customers but didn't make him any money, so he wound them up. About two years ago, he moved to Bengaluru to start Ninjacart, an online market for fruit, vegetables and groceries. It buys produce directly from farmers to ensure freshness and has its own warehouses. Ninjacart raised $3 million in series A funding in March this year. "My first venture, Appatakkar Biriyani was a hit. We had our own kitchen and delivered to IT campuses, railway stations, residential localities. Mumbaikars loved the taste of Ambur biriyani as they'd only tasted Hyderabadi or Kolkata biriyani. We had to stop because of police pressure. We didn't know the system, we had no outside support. Then, we started EduRaft to offer information on classes on arts, language, sports for children. We still have more than 70,000 visitors a month though we've stopped loading content. Our problem was we didn't know how to monetise a good idea. Earlier, I didn't know there was a startup ecosystem. Joining TaxiForSure in 2014 was an eye-opener; its founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Raghunandan helped me get my fundamentals right when I started Ninjacart in January 2015. One needs to grow organically. Ensure the idea is bringing in money and then scale up." Ninjacart Desiji.com Apparel, FMCG cos urge SEBI to clear RIL-Future deal Shopping Malls in India – the long haul back Future Enterprises CFO Dinesh Maheshwari resigns Future Retail says reviewing HC order, Amazon welcomes verdict	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1182
__label__cc	0.546933	0.453067	ReviewsGate. Reviews across the UK and Ireland 17th May 2018 Aguinaldo The Claim, 4**, Touring Woman Before a Glass by Lanie Robertson Jermyn Street Theatre (Quick walk from Piccadilly Circus tube station) until 3rd February http://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/woman-before-a-glass/ 90 Minutes, no interval Veronica Stein, January 19th, 2018 Striking a delicate balance The awkwardness is apparent as Serge(Ncuti Gatwa) and A(Nick Blakely), one of his case workers, begin The Claim. No matter though, for both seem determined to get along and have a laugh despite the task at hand. We’ve all been there, trying to break bread with someone we’ve only just met- though perhaps not under such delicate circumstances. Serge has been living in the UK for two years, having entered with a now expired traveller’s visa from Uganda, and prior to that, the Congo. He is personable and wide-eyed but has a fundamental problem: he is not fluent in English. The Claim is highly ambitious in its concept. Like Friel’s Translations before it, it seeks to represent two languages (French and English) through English, leaving the audience to determine when they are spoken. With writing so clever and performances so clear and energized, it’s not only doable but almost delightful- despite the subject matter which grows darker and deeper as the piece moves on. Serge wants to tell his story, specifically the story of the night before his family first left the Congo, but it’s rendered impossible to lay out in the British system. A is not a perfect interpreter and quick to assume what would be most helpful, and B(Yusra Warsama), his coworker, can only speak English and jumps to conclusions before Serge can even fully understand what’s asked of him. The audience must watch as his words are not only repeatedly butchered but also transformed, until his interview is somehow spun, between the three of them, into an accusation. All three performers are highly skilled and very believable. Gatwa moves between full command of the language and fumbling at the drop of a hat, along with magnificent earnestness. Blakely’s comic timing is brilliant and so is his energy and characterization, while Warsama is appropriately severe and fantastically balanced- despite her seeming (and aptly played) lack of interest, we are always interested in her. Mark Maughan’s direction is overall quite strong, specifically with regards to pacing and in many moments direct address is fantastically used (though sometimes overused). The design, with its ultra fluorescence and bright yellow aesthetic, seems to mimic both a vomit-colored government office and blinding spectacle- suitable to the tone and content. Watching Serge’s control of his narrative evaporate via bureaucracy is incredibly affecting, and reminds us to always remember that assumption is dangerous- patience and understanding is key- and for many of those seeking asylum, is a reality that may have enormous and dangerous consequences. As B tells Serge, at some point the interview will have to end, since everyone will have to go home and carry on with their days. This process is mundane for these government workers- but for Serge and so many others there is no leaving it behind to pick up again the next morning. The Claim is about how people with even the best of intentions can, in an imperfect system, fall so short to the point that more harm is done than good. It is also about, more than anything else, the importance of understanding, and understanding when you might be misunderstanding. 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__label__wiki	0.927798	0.927798	By Robert on January 19, 2021 • ( Leave a comment ) News and Headlines: In The News, Politics, World News, Commentary/Opinion. Michigan pot shops giving free joints to customers vaccinated for COVID-19 Two Michigan pot shops — Greenhouse of Walled Lake and UBaked Cannabis of Burton — promise to give away weed to adults who show up with proof of a pandemic vaccination. “Our goal is to raise awareness of the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccination as we, as a community, battle this horrible pandemic,” Jerry Millen, the owner of Greenhouse said. “We support the safe and responsible use of cannabis and hope this is the beginning of the end of this insidious pandemic.” Wakefield homicide: Man accused of killing his mother is shot by police Wakefield MA. – January 19:Police investigate a home on Otis Street where police shot a man during an investigation into the death of a woman inside on January 19, 2021 in Wakefield, MA. (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Timothy Martin is now expected to face charges for killing his mother, Pamela Wood, who was a speech therapist in Wakefield Public Schools. Police then went to the basement, and found Wood who was pronounced dead at the scene. As officers called for backup, a suspect identified as Martin emerged from a corner of the basement, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. Martin ran at the officers as he held a knife above his head, Ryan said. Martin refused to put the knife down, and two officers discharged their weapons. U.S. Army Soldier Arrested for Attempting to Assist ISIS to Conduct Deadly Ambush on U.S. Troops Cole James Bridges, aka Cole Gonzales, 20, of Stowe, Ohio, was charged by complaint with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members. The FBI and U.S. Army Counterintelligence arrested Bridges today, and he will be presented later today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. “As alleged, Cole Bridges betrayed the oath he swore to defend the United States by attempting to provide ISIS with tactical military advice to ambush and kill his fellow service members,” said Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss. “Our troops risk their lives for our country, but they should never face such peril at the hands of one of their own. Today, thanks to the efforts of the agents and detectives of the JTTF, and our partners in the Department of Defense, Bridges is in custody and facing federal terrorism charges for his alleged crimes.” Farewell Address of President Donald J. Trump. Pastor gets FBI visit after speaking at Trump event He spoke at a pro-Trump event in Washington DC and shortly after before he knew it he had the FBI knocking on his door. Joshua Feuerstein, a pastor for ‘American Church’ speaks to Newsmax TV about his experience. – via National Report with Shaun Kraisman and Emma Rechenberg, Iranian Regime Booster Charged With Lobbying for Tehran The Department of Justice charged a political scientist and frequent contributor to left-leaning foreign policy publications and mainstream newspapers with acting as an unregistered agent for Iran, according to an announcement from federal prosecutors. Using the guise of a free-thinking academic, Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi has since 2007 been pushing regime propaganda in publications including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and the Nation magazine, as well as many academic journals. Afrasiabi was formally charged on Tuesday with “acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to an indictment unsealed in a Brooklyn federal court. US Scientist That Condemned Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Admits He Was Shielding Chinese Scientists This aerial view shows the P4 laboratory (L) on the campus of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on May 27, 2020. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images) The revelation is part of a fact sheet released by the U.S. State Department on Jan. 15, which slams the CCP for excessive secrecy around the origin of the CCP virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. A team of experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Jan. 14 to investigate the origin of the CCP virus. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) called the WHO’s visit a “scientific research cooperation.” The family member of a COVID-19 victim who died in Wuhan told The Epoch Times that he believed the WHO won’t find anything and is just being used by the Chinese regime as a scapegoat for the pandemic. Texas Governor Decries Vetting of National Guard National Guard troops stand guard in Downtown Washington, DC on January 19, 2021 ahead of the inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) “This is the most offensive thing I’ve ever heard,” Abbott, a Republican, wrote on Twitter. “No one should ever question the loyalty or professionalism of the Texas National Guard.” Texas sent more than 1,000 guardsmen to Washington to help secure the nation’s capital before and during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. “I’ll never do it again if they are disrespected like this,” Abbott said. 12 National Guard members removed from inauguration mission after vetting National Guardsmen walk across deserted 14th Street as roads are blocked and security heightened ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington. \| Julio Cortez/ AP Photo A dozen members of the National Guard have been removed from the mission to protect the presidential inauguration because of various problems in their pasts, defense officials said Tuesday. Two of the troops made “inappropriate comments or texts,” prompting their removal from the Capitol, Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, said in a news conference. Problems with those two people were raised by the troops’ colleagues and by an anonymous tip. South Los Angeles Shooting Victims Surge 742 Percent in 2021 AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes LAPD Headquarters tweeted about the surge in shooting victims, noting there were 59 such victims by January 16, 2021, whereas there were only seven by the same time in 2020. In a second tweet, LAPD Headquarters isolated fatalities, noting South LA homicides surged 150 percent during the first 16 days of January as well. There were 10 homicides January 1, 2021 through January 16, 2021, as compared to four homicides during the same time-frame in 2020. Ironically, Los Angeles is a Democrat-run, gun-controlled city located in California, a state with some of the most stringent gun controls in the country. My Pillow CEO Says Bed Bath and Beyond, Kohl’s to Stop Selling His Products Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, speaks at the “Let the Church ROAR” National Prayer Rally on the National Mall in Washington on Dec. 12, 2020. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times) “I just got off the phone with Bed Bath and Beyond. They’re dropping My Pillow. Just got off the phone not five minutes ago. Kohl’s, all these different places,” Lindell told Right Side Broadcasting Network. The cancellation of Lindell’s products is the latest in punitive action taken against Trump and his supporters since the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The president was banned from social media platforms and cut off by some banks, while some supporters have also been banned by Twitter and been fired by employers. Deputy, K-9 and suspect killed in shootout on Cal Expo grounds, Sacramento County sheriff says A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy and a K-9 officer died after a shootout on Cal Expo grounds with a chase suspect who was also killed, Sheriff Scott Jones said early Tuesday morning. Around 10 p.m. Monday, deputies tried pulling over a driver, who the sheriff said was a parolee, at Arden Way near Morse Avenue. The driver initially stopped, but then took off in his vehicle — prompting a chase, the sheriff said. The suspect eventually crashed his car, ending the chase on the Cal Expo grounds near the horse track. The sheriff said the suspect refused to comply with commands to roll down his windows or exit his vehicle. Toledo Police officer killed during standoff with suspect According to Chief George Kral, Officer Brandon Stalker was shot once and died from those injuries. Around 3:30 p.m., officers with the Gang Task Force noticed a suspect in an earlier crime, Christopher Harris, 27, standing on the 2300 block of Fulton Street. Police believe he was the suspect who had vandalized a cathedral earlier Monday morning. After he was approached, the suspect brandished a firearm and went into his home. After several hours of attempting to negotiate with the suspect, the SWAT team fired gas canisters into the home in an effort to force him out. Around 6:30 p.m., according to Chief Kral, the suspect came out with two handguns and began firing, hitting and killing 24-year-old Officer Stalker, who was stationed on the perimeter of the scene to keep residents out of the scene and line of fire. FOOTAGE: Caravan Fights With Border Police; 9000 Migrants Headed to US \| Facts Matter 9000 migrants left Honduras in a caravan headed for the United States. However, it looks like they are meeting resistance in Guatemala and Mexico. In recognition of the Trump administration’s peace efforts, the king of Morocco has given President Trump the highest award that he can. In Washington DC, streets are being closed, there are miles of fencing, barbed wire, and barricades, armed guards everywhere, and generally – it looks like a militarized zone. VIRAL “TRUMPS NEW ARMY” VIDEO IS LIBERALS AT THEIR CRAZIEST AND SCARIEST A new viral video calling on liberals to form “an army of citizen detectives” to gather information on Trump supporters and report their activities to the authorities has racked up thousands of shares and millions of views in just a few hours. The hashtag #TrumpsNewArmy is trending on Twitter as of this writing due to the release of a horrifying video with that title from successful author and virulent Russiagater Don Winslow. As of this writing it has some 20 thousand shares and 2.6 million views, and the comments and quote-retweets are predominantly supportive. Whitmer unveils massive COVID-19 recovery plan, includes millions for jobs, schools Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has a plan that she says will cripple COVID-19, get students back in schools and residents back to work. State business and education associations joined Democrats in heralding the plan, saying it provides the funding and proposes support through legislation needed to help struggling shops, workers and teachers. Pence, McConnell, and McCarthy Are Skipping Trump’s Departure Ceremony That’s fine. He came in with the support of the American people and leaves with the support of the American people. Having the establishment not show up is typically petty and not exactly going to ruin Trump’s day. What it does tell you is everyone still recognizes that he’s actually still a powerhouse, and they remain as small as they were when he took office. Every step they take which is actually an insult to 75 million voters, will be remembered. McConnell says Trump ‘provoked’ the Capitol attackers McConnell’s remarks come as the Senate is awaiting formal transmission of the House’s impeachment article passed last week, which charged Trump with “willful incitement of insurrection.” The Kentucky Republican, who will soon become the minority leader when Democrats take control of the chamber later this week, has not yet said whether he would vote to convict the president in the Senate’s upcoming trial, which will begin after President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated and immediately once Pelosi sends the article across the Capitol. “The mob was fed lies,” McConnell said on the Senate floor on the last full day of Trump’s presidency. “They were provoked by the president and other powerful people. House Armed Services cancels Austin waiver hearing Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administration’s choice to be secretary of defense, speaks at an event. \| Susan Walsh/AP Photo The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday abruptly canceled its planned public hearing this week with retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon. Instead, the panel will likely hold a closed-door briefing with the nominee, according to two aides. The public hearing, which was set for Thursday, was initially planned as part of the process of granting Austin a waiver, which would exempt him from the requirement that he be out of the military for at least seven years. Both the House and Senate must pass the waiver for Austin to serve. FOX BUSINESS VIDEO: Will Biden push for ‘America last’ policies? Former Trump 2020 campaign senior adviser and former White House senior adviser for strategic communication Mercedes Schlapp discusses Joe Biden’s plan to reverse Trump administration policies, specifically his approach to immigration. FILE – Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, meets with the media May 29, 2020, at The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP, File) Biden also says that, in one of his first acts as president, he’ll ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days to slow the virus’ spread. Levine joins Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary nominee Xavier Becerra, a Latino politician who rose from humble beginnings to serve in Congress and as California’s attorney general. Businessman Jeff Zients is Biden’s coronavirus response coordinator, while Biden picked infectious-disease specialist Rochelle Walensky to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vivek Murthy as surgeon general and Yale epidemiologist Marcella Nunez-Smith to head a working group to ensure fair and equitable distribution of vaccines and treatments. The government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, will also work closely with the Biden administration. Jack Keane sounds off on Dem who called for vetting Nat’l Guard troops Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane (ret.) reacts to Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., suggesting White, Trump-supporting National Guard members could ‘do something’ to Biden. Wyoming Republicans censure Cheney over Trump impeachment vote That censure resolution has been submitted to be considered by the Wyoming Republican Party’s State Central Committee. “Representative Cheney has violated the trust of her voters, failed to faithfully represent a very large majority of motivated Wyoming voters, and neglected her duty to represent the party and the will of the people who elected her to represent them,” the resolution states. The Wyoming GOP has already condemned Cheney for the vote and demanded she “explain” her vote at its next meeting. Democrat questions patriotism of National Guardsmen in Washington Victor Davis Hanson, Harmeet Dhillon and Dinesh D’Souza react on ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to Rep. Steve Cohen’s comments. FOX NEWS VIDEO: Tucker: Democrats using military to send ‘power’ message to America For comparison, Lyndon Johnson sent a total of 13,600 federal troops and D.C. Army National Guardsmen to quell the race riots in Washington that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Those riots injured hundreds of people and killed at least 13. In 1864, as the Civil War raged on the other side of the Potomac and Americans died every day in large numbers on the battlefield, there were fewer federal troops protecting Washington, D.C., than there are right now. But according to our leaders, the so-called “insurrection” of Jan. 6 was much worse than any of that. Instead, unmistakably, the Democratic Party is using those troops to send the rest of us a message about power: “We’re in charge now. We run this nation, from Honolulu to our colony in the Caribbean and everywhere in between, very much including where you and your family live. Do not question us men with guns. We control the Pentagon.” And indeed, they do. FOX NEWS VIDEO: Jason Whitlock: Elites using race as distraction to tear down America Journalist tells ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ how American freedoms are being obliterated under the guise of installing equality. Russia cautions of Israel-Iran war in Syria; Greece-Turkey tensions remain- TV7 Israel News 19.01.21 1) Russia is evidently frustrated with Israel’s alleged strikes against Iranian-linked targets which are situated on Syrian soil. 2) Israel and Syria reportedly hold a meeting under Russian auspices. 3) Germany voices hope that Turkish-Greek exploratory talks will lead to an improvement of ties between Ankara and the EU. US ‘unsurprisingly’ stands against Aussie news media code and ‘protects’ big tech Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says it is “fairly common” for the US to protect the interests of intellectual property companies in technology industries, following reports the US is pressuring Australia to relinquish its proposed media code. “It doesn’t surprise me the US is taking this position,” he told Sky News. Mr Canavan’s comment responded to reports the United States has called on the Morrison government to drop its plans to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content. Under the proposed laws tech giants would face a mandatory code of conduct requiring them to negotiate a payment with Australian media companies in exchange for displaying their news content. China Has Built 101 Houses Inside Indian Territory: US-based Imaging Company Indian Army personnel keep vigilance at Bumla pass at the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh on October 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ BIJU BORO Ranjan said it’s not clear from the media reports about how many people are staying in those houses but since infrastructure has been provided it indicates they will stay there. He said the Chinese objective behind setting up a village in such a remote, forested region can be understood from theories of Chinese expansionism. “So it’s to be clearly understood that China is maybe trying to set up PLA army in this border area. China can actually perhaps make a PLA settlement in the garb of a village,” said Ranjan, adding that despite all the speculation there’s still a lack of clarity on the situation. “It’s obviously a big threat if some other nation constructs 101 houses inside [other nation’s territory] in a region where people are actually not staying,” said Ranjan. Trump Administration Hits Venezuela With More Sanctions US President Donald Trump speaks after touring a section of the border wall in Alamo, Texas on January 12, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) The fresh sanctions target people and businesses linked with Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who U.S. officials say is a close associate Maduro. Saab is jailed in the African nation of Cape Verde while fighting extradition to the United States to face corruption charges. Other figures targeted by the sanctions are Alessandro Bazzoni, Francisco Javier D’Agostino Casado, Philipp Paul Vartan Apikian, Elemento Ltd., and Swissoil Trading SA. Starbucks customer compensated over ‘slanty’ eyes drawing on cup The Workplace Relations Commission found Ms Foley was racially harassed under the Equal Status Act. Ms Foley attempted to give a shortened version of her name at the counter as she made her order so it could be written on the cup. Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudication officer Kevin Baneham said it was not disputed that a Starbucks employee drew an image of a smile and what was referred to in the hearing as “slanty” eyes on the cup as a way of marking it as Ms Foley’s cup. He said it was “clear that the visual depiction relates to her race” and it was “as offensive and as unimaginative as a 19th Century Punch cartoon”. China Committing Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, State Department Says Chinese policemen push Uighur women protesting in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region in China / Getty Images The State Department says the Chinese government has systematically imprisoned, oppressed, and committed genocide against the Uighur population, an ethnic minority group that has been forced into labor camps in the country’s Xinjiang province. Humanitarian organizations have provided evidence that China forcefully sterilizes the population and abducts children born to Uighur families. “Beijing’s atrocities in Xinjiang represent an extreme affront to the Uyghurs, the people of China, and civilized people everywhere,” Pompeo said. “We will not remain silent. If the Chinese Communist Party is allowed to commit genocide and crimes against humanity against its own people, imagine what it will be emboldened to do to the free world, in the not-so-distant future.” Moment a furious father confronts man, 22, accused of raping his 14-year-old daughter and holds him until police arrive after he set a trap by posing as the girl on Instagram and inviting him over Chowdhury faced Fairfield Local Court on Tuesday afternoon where he was refused bail over the alleged sexual assault and grooming of the 14-year-old girl. A father filmed himself furiously confronting a man accused of grooming and raping his 14-year-old daughter when he allegedly visited her home to try and abuse her again. Jamil Chowdhury, 22, allegedly exchanged an ‘extraordinarily high’ number of messages with the girl on Instagram after meeting her online last year, Sydney’s Fairfield Court heard. He is accused of engaging in oral sex with the girl and performing a sex act on her during a January 2 attack at her home in Villawood in Sydney’s west. Study: Japan’s Suicides Jump 16% in Coronavirus Second Wave Carl Court/Getty Images Published by researchers at Tokyo’s Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology and Hong Kong University in the scientific journal Nature Human Behavior on January 15, the study found a larger increase in the suicide rates “among females (37 percent) and children and adolescents (49 percent).” Friday’s findings contrast starkly with suicide data from Japan’s first coronavirus wave – February to June 2020 – when the country recorded a 14 percent decline in the number of suicides nationwide. Scientists based the January 15 suicide study on Japanese health ministry data from November 2016 to October 2020. “Unlike normal economic circumstances, this pandemic disproportionately affects the psychological health of children, adolescents and females (especially housewives),” the study’s authors wrote. Italy Reports ‘Alarming’ Spike in Attempted Suicides Among Youth During Lockdowns AP/Yves Logghe Hospitalizations of children for self-cutting and attempted suicide have increased by 30 percent since October, repeating a similar bump last spring during the first wave of the coronavirus, according to Dr. Stefano Vicari, head of the complex operating unit of Childhood and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry of Rome’s Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital. As a point of comparison, during the entire year of 2011, the Bambino Gesù hospital only had 12 cases of hospitalization of young people for self-harm and attempted suicide, Dr. Vicari stated, “whereas in 2020, we had over 300, or nearly one every day.” Similarly, in the Department of Child Neuropsychiatry of the Regina Margherita Hospital in Turin, admissions for attempted suicides in December increased from just 7 in 2009 to 35 in 2020 and while in 2009 only 10 percent of patients admitted in the psychiatric Day hospital had had thoughts of suicide, in 2020 a full 80 percent of patients had contemplated suicide. Rights Groups Decry Rise in Forced Conversions, Religious Killings in Pakistan RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images Cecil Chaudhry, executive director of the National Commission of Justice and Peace, told UCANews that incidents of forced conversions and marriages, hate speech against religious and sectarian minorities, and killings in the name of religion had all increased in Pakistan during 2020, according to a report published Monday. Pakistan stood at number 5 on the recently released World Watch List, an index of Christian persecution in countries around the world, compiled by the Christian aid organization Open Doors. “Christians in Pakistan face extreme persecution in every area of their lives, with converts from Islam facing the highest levels,” Open Doors stated, and “all Christians are considered second-class citizens, inferior to Muslims.” “Increasingly, Christian girls are at risk of abduction and rape, often forced to marry their attackers and coerced into converting to Islam,” the group found. Germany to Place Quarantine Flouters into Detention Centres, Camps Other states say they will use hospitals and juvenile detention centres to hold violators. According to a report from the Daily Mail, state governments can forcibly detain violators under the Disease Protection Act, which the German federal government renewed in November. Earlier this month, Chancellor Angela Merkel met with lawmakers from her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and told them that lockdowns could last until April. Migrants scale border fences to enter Spanish enclave Of the 87 who made it, nine were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the crossing while the rest were taken to the city’s temporary migrant accommodation center while authorities study whether they can be deported. Most are normally released and ordered to leave Spain. Efe said the crossing attempt was the biggest since last August when some 300 people tried but only 30 got across. Separately, the Interior Ministry reported this week that migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canary Islands, one of the principal migrant routes from Africa, were up by more than 230% to 1,069 in the first two weeks of the year. State Department: Wuhan Institute of Virology Has Worked on Secret Projects with China’s Military. State Department: Wuhan Institute of Virology #WIV Has Collaborated on Secret Projects with #ChineseMilitary. #JackMa ’s Empire Involves 7 Top CCP Families. As a result of the Trump administration’s efforts in the Middle East, four nations have signed peace agreements with Israel, including the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, and Sudan. Alongside the peace agreements, there are also signs that Middle Eastern countries are agreeing to proactively tackle anti-Semitism. In this episode, we sit down with Ellie Cohanim, the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Anti-Semitism. To forward these efforts, the Moroccan NGO the Mimouna Association has partnered with the US State Department, a move lauded by Morocco’s ambassador to the US, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui. New findings on Wuhan’s controversial lab; Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ talks China policy The U.S. reveals new findings surrounding China’s Wuhan virus lab. That’s the facility some claim leaked the CCP virus. Leaked documents found by one outlet claim Canada may have helped Beijing cover up the pandemic. The Director of National Intelligence says China did interfere in the 2020 election. The statement comes just days before Biden’s inauguration. Biden’s State Department picks signal a possible change in U.S.-China policy. Digital payment giant Paypal intensifies its business with China. It’s now the first overseas company to have full control over a Chinese e-payment platform. And a surprising translation error leaves some Chinese netizens suspicious. That’s as the U-S accuses Beijing of breaking a major promise. Big Tech Censorship: Can Freedom of Speech Be Saved? \| Ron Paul \| DIRECT MESSAGE \| Rubin Report Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Dr. Ron Paul, libertarian and former Congressman, about Big tech censorship, threats to freedom of speech, and his being caught up in the social media purge which resulted in him being temporarily censored on Facebook. Ron will discuss the power of social media censorship to silence platforms like Parler, sitting presidents like Donald Trump as well as any voices outside the mainstream. He will also discuss how the Joe Biden cabinet is packed with people who, while decrying the violence of Trump supporters storming the Capitol building, have been involved in real coups around the world in previous administrations. Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga (AP) Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga on Monday raised the prospect of sanctioning social media firms over what she called “systematic abuses” of free speech. Varga said in her post the matter should be regulated at European Union level, but said swifter action may be needed: “Due to the systematic abuses, however, we may need to step up sooner,” she said. Her comments come days after ally Poland also flagged possible action against big tech companies, with the justice minister saying companies that remove posts they deem offensive could face fines. Rumble CEO: Google Censorship is Extremely Scary Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski joins Mark Levin on Life, Liberty & Levin to discuss Google’s censorship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 772 Older ›	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1191
__label__wiki	0.506159	0.506159	Dobot: Bring Industrial Precision To Low Cost Robots Veröffentlicht am 22. September 2015 von Sebastian Trella Unsatisfied by low cost, low precision and poor functionality desktop robotic arms on the market, a group of six hardcore robot makers decided to quit their high-paying industry jobs, and build their own. Named its first product Dobot, the team’s mission is to bring industrial precision to consumer, affordable robotic arms that can actually DO the job. Fully designed and assembled in China, a new desktop, 4-axis, stepper motor, high precision robotic arm Dobot is launching its first Kickstarter campaign on September 15th, 2015 (Beijing Time). The robot has tackled a series of technical difficulties struggled by other analogs. Here’s a list of its feature highlights: High mechanical accuracy (0.02mm) High repeat precision (0.2mm), 50 times better than uArm Stepper motor equipped with high accuracy reducer High strength aluminium alloy surface and processed by anodic oxidation treatment Mechanical structure assembled by the state of art CNC cutting technology, ensuring its superb agility, stability and durability Seven control methods including PC, mobile app, voice, vision, leap motion, geature and EEG (mind control, see demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxU7ZhStuPA) Easy click-and-drag control interface for beginners and also programmable for advanced makers, using Processing, Arduino, and C/C++ as primary languages Affordable price starting with $399 For making it even more friendlier to both makers and the general public, Dobot’s design is well-fit for desktop applications, see its tech specifications: Number of Axes: 4 Payload: 500g Range: 270 degree rotation Position repeatability: 0.2mm Material: aluminium alloy 6061 Controller: Arduino Mega2560 Communication: UART/Bluetooth Power Supply: 12V 5A DC The team has premiered its prototype at the 2015 Shenzhen Maker Faire, and has received positive feedback from makers, robot experts and open hardware communities ever since. “…the motion is really precise…it’s not just a toy, it can also be used to build stuff.” Says the CEO of Arduino, Massimo Banzi. On the popular DIY sharing platform Instrucables, its step-by-step instruction on building a robotic arm has received more than 23k likes in the first four days and got featured on the first page. Upon their launch on Kickstarter, the team is very optimistic on the future performance of Dobot, marching their way to helping the world’s robot lovers to explore the beauty excitement of making stuff. The team was founded in June 2014 by a group of industrial robot engineers based in Shenzhen. The team’s CEO, Jerry (Peichao) Liu, and the head of engineering Art (Xulin) Lang both graduated from Shandong University in mechanics engineering. Jerry received its Masters from China Academy of Sciences, majoring in mechanics engineering and joined a robot company focusing on industrial robots for medical applications. Art during his Masters program, solely designed Delta parallel manipulator, Scara robot and a few others. After school, as the head of Scara robot project, he worked with Foxconn. All the founders all acquired extensive industry experience in robotics before joining the team. They have deep belief in bringing industrial precision robots to everyone’s desktop and in the future will launch a series of new models. Dieser Eintrag wurde veröffentlicht in Crowdfunding, Development, General, Hardware und verschlagwortet mit crowdfunding, Dobot, Kickstarter, robotic arm von Sebastian Trella. Permanenter Link zum Eintrag.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1192
__label__cc	0.586426	0.413574	zithromax online Tapestry ‎- Down By Maple River 1973 (Canada, Psychedelic Folk) Исполнитель: Tapestry Откуда: Canada Альбом: Down By Maple River Жанр: Psychedelic Folk Формат: MP3 CBR 320 (Vinyl Rip) Montreal Canada based folk rock band Tapestry were Judy Harmon, Jack Winters and Heather Woodburn. The trio was signed to Polydor Records in the early 1970’s. Their first single, “Love Me Brother”, from their self-titled debut on Polydor was produced by The Bells’ Cliff Edwards. A second album, ‘Country Music’, found the trio in the storm of the Maple Music Junket of 1972 and they showcased at the legendary Playboy Club. By 1973 the trio became the duo of Winters and Woodburn with the assistance of studio musicians for their full-length album ‘Down By The Maple River’. Several singles were released to no major success and Tapestry called it quits. 01. Everything Is Bringin’ Me Down (Runnin’ From The Years) – 3:23 02. Oldtimer – 5:04 03. Lonely Trip Back – 2:45 04. I Wish I Was Going Back Home – 3:45 05. Down By Maple River – 2:16 06. Years Goin’ By – 3:15 07. Dance (Till The Mornin’ Comes) – 2:40 08. Cowboy Song – 2:54 09. He Has Changed – 5:12 10. Silverbird – 2:27 Jack Winters – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, producer Heather Winters – female vocals Dougie Trineer – acoustic guitar (08) David Glead – electric bass (02) Don Habib – bass (01, 02, 04, 07) Florien Richar – bass (05, 06, 08, 09) J.P. Lauzon – slide guitar (01), acoustic guitar (03), electric guitar (06, 07, 09) Ron Dan – steel guitar (01, 03, 05) Leon Aronson – piano (07, 10), organ (09), arranger (04) Claude Demers – synthesizer (07) Richard Provençal – drums Ross Holloway – harmonica (04), backing vocals (03, 05) Cliff Edwards – producer (04) Категории: Albums, Canada, Folk/Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock Метки: Tapestry « Scott Walker – Scott 1967 (USA/UK, Baroque Pop) Zig Zag – Zig Zag 1979 (Mexico, Pop Rock) »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1193
__label__cc	0.706182	0.293818	Five Cool Ones: Five New Albums Released This Week February 12, 2019 It’s official. 2019 is kicking into high gear with a lot of really cool new releases. Robert Ellis throws us a curve ball, Dale Watson kicks it with his own brand of Texas Honky Tonk, and even Charlotte Gainsbourg enters the fray. Chaka Khan has a new record out and Texan Troubadour Hayes Carll is back with another solid set. Here are five of our favorites. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi deliver another solid set of blues influenced Americana. Tedeschi was raised on Mississippi John Hurt and Lightning Hopkins while husband Derek grew up on a diet of Allman Brothers courtesy of his uncle Butch Trucks. Together, they are a match made in musical heaven. This new set, their first since 2016, was recorded live to analog tape and features Warren Haynes and Doyle Bramhall III. Robert Ellis – Texas Piano Man Somehow, right before our very ears Robert Ellis has turned into Ben Folds. Texas Piano Man is a throwback to the 70’s singer songwriter in all the best of ways. “Father” is a stunner of a song where a son tries to get to know more about what his father is all about and why he left, the line “I wanted a father but I’ll settle for a friend” pretty much sets the stage on this one. A new direction for sure, but still brilliant. J.S. Ondara – Tales of America Kenyan J.S. Ondara could be the love child of Sam Cooke and Leon Bridges. With a full throated voice that bobs and weaves around his own self penned songs, Ondara sings for the lovelorn on “Torch Song,” expresses his love for “Television Girl,” and ends up capping everything off with his own “American Dream.” The first best album of 2019 has just washed up on our shores. Jeff Whalen – 10 More Rock Super Hits The album pretty much says it all on this one. The front man for the glam Power Pop band Tsar delivers a sweetly concocted set of hook heavy early 80’s inspired tunes. The album is produced to within an inch of its life in all the best of ways. Take a trip back to when Rock and Roll was fun. The Sonic Dawn – Eclipse The song titles tell you everything you need to know about The Sonic Dawn. Leading off with “Forever 1969” and “Psychedelic Ranger” your trippy journey begins. The Danish Psych-Pop band sounds a bit like early doors meets Love. Author falconi5Posted on February 16, 2019 February 16, 2019 Categories Five Cool OnesTags J.S. Ondara, Jeff Whalen, Robert Ellis, The Sonic Dawn Previous Previous post: Video of the Day: Hayley Heyndericksz – Slow Walkin Next Next post: Video of the Day: Nouvelle Vague – Bizarre Love Triangle	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1195
__label__cc	0.62827	0.37173	November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, Politics, United States The Geopolitics of President-elect Donald J. Trump What, exactly, does President-elect Donald J. Trump believe? From 1987 until 1999 he was a Republican; that year, he changed to the nearly defunct Reform Party, an obscure New York City legacy party. He then became a Democrat from 2001 until 2008, when he switched back to the Republicans again. Meanwhile, simply in the past … Continue reading The Geopolitics of President-elect Donald J. Trump June 8, 2016 June 8, 2016 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, Politics, Strategy, Uncategorized, United States The Geopolitical Argument Against Donald Trump I have argued in the past that the damage Donald Trump could do is limited: balanced by a vast and enduring American state, every U.S. president, regardless of the strength of their support or the breadth of their mandate, invariably finds their political capital spent. A could-be President Trump would be no different, and a … Continue reading The Geopolitical Argument Against Donald Trump December 16, 2015 December 17, 2015 Ryan Bohl Culture and geopolitics, Politics, United States How America Earned Trump From Coney Island apartment tower lord to Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump has come a long way. But nobody should assume the man has remade America: rather, his success is not in changing Americans but following the most profitable trends. His real estate empire was built upon a New York City ready to renew itself at … Continue reading How America Earned Trump December 13, 2013 March 13, 2014 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, Middle East, Politics Saudi Arabia’s Power Play (Or, the Childishness of Kings) I've let my contempt for Saudi Arabia's current governing system be known - several times. This is because it's a personality-centric system driven by personalities that most of you wouldn't want to invite to dinner. In such systems, psychology matters when understanding certain events. Let's take a walk through, shall we, and understand Saudi state … Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s Power Play (Or, the Childishness of Kings) November 8, 2013 April 14, 2014 Ryan Bohl Africa, How-To Guides, Politics, Speculative geopolitics The How-To of Decolonization So you wake up one day and you realize something - you're about to be leader of a country. For a long time, some foreign power's been running the show, but they're about to skip town and leave you to your devices. Never mind how you got there - your idiosyncratic journey doesn't change the … Continue reading The How-To of Decolonization October 25, 2013 April 14, 2014 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, How-To Guides, Politics How To Make Your Nation Go Nuts It’s closing time. The bar’s about to shut up and you’ve got to get out. But there’s that one guy, sitting over there in the corner, who’s been alone the entire night. You can already tell he’s super drunk. When they ask him to leave, he tells them to shove it up their asses. A … Continue reading How To Make Your Nation Go Nuts October 21, 2013 April 14, 2014 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, History, How-To Guides, Politics, Speculative geopolitics How To Break A Superpower in Seven Easy Steps My last post posited on how debt was not going to be the thing that took down the American superpower. But it did get me thinking - what could? History's seen several superpowers come and go, starting with the Roman Empire in the ancient days to, most recently, the Soviet Union. How do superpowers fall? … Continue reading How To Break A Superpower in Seven Easy Steps October 18, 2013 October 18, 2013 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, Politics, Strategy Debt is Not a Strategic Weapon (And Won’t Change the Pecking Order, Either) (Much apologies for my absence on Monday - it's Eid Al Adha here, which throws everyone off, so I missed the update. Without further ado, here we go!) Perhaps you have seen the Chinese moaning about democracy. A great deal of people out there like to explain the U.S. debt problem as akin to a … Continue reading Debt is Not a Strategic Weapon (And Won’t Change the Pecking Order, Either) October 11, 2013 October 31, 2013 Ryan Bohl Politics Saddle Up – It’s Only Going to Get Worse in World Politics Dominating American headlines is the government shutdown and the looming default. The American public is not pleased; yet strong forces keep this otherwise pointless fight going. Much of it concerns attitudes towards leadership, government, and the power of the state, and is well reflected in the predictions of generational theory. Other parts, however, are about … Continue reading Saddle Up – It’s Only Going to Get Worse in World Politics September 30, 2013 December 16, 2013 Ryan Bohl Geopolitics, Politics Generational Theory Expressed In American Power (Or, How Baby Boomers Are Running The Country) This website is relatively popular, as geopolitical websites go. But I've certainly noticed that websites with more comments, more debate, and greater popularity often express strong anti-institutional bias; that is, they're on about how the government or corporations or whatever are utter shit and then tinge that with whatever political views they have. People jump … Continue reading Generational Theory Expressed In American Power (Or, How Baby Boomers Are Running The Country)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1196
__label__cc	0.731292	0.268708	Theresa Hush 0 Future of Health CarePerformance Improvement The Dirty Little Secret About Performance Measurement Data “The data just hooks up.” That was an opening remark from a competitor applauding his company’s scoring system for physician quality. He went on to explain how this data produced reliable scores on quality. The idea that data hooks up and produces a true scoring system for quality is a fantasy. Not only is data itself flawed, but it doesn’t always tell the exact truth. Treating data casually amounts to an off-hand dismissal of the complexity and inherent biases of performance measurement. But here’s the kicker: we need to measure performance, anyway. In fact, it’s more critical than ever to… Future of Health CarePatient EmpowermentPerformance Improvement Real Patient Empowerment Depends on Real Performance Measurement “Patient empowerment” is a new term to watch. It’s a banner for some health care reform initiatives being proposed in lieu of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In fact, “Empowering Patients First” is the title of legislation introduced by Congressman Tom Price (nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid) to replace the ACA. Empowering patients can be very positive, if they have the appropriate tools to make the health care system work to improve their health status. What Exactly Is Patient Empowerment? But what does “patient empowerment” actually mean within the current… Future of Health CareMACRAMerit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Qualified Clinical Data Registry ReportingRoji Health Intelligence Roji Health Intelligence: Chart Your Course for the New Phase in Health Care With 2017 we are predicting some big changes in how the health care industry moves forward. Having worked with health care organizations for 15 years, we know that most of them are not ready. Roji Health Intelligence was not just a name change for ICLOPS, but a signal that we are ready to help. Roji Health Intelligence Website Signals Evolution of Services Our new website is up and ready. It is light-filled and inviting, for a good reason. We believe the path to change can be collaborative yet still focused on results and real data. We refute contentious and negative approaches… ACO ReportingFuture of Health CareMACRAMerit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Performance ImprovementValue-Based Health Care Can Health Care Stay the Course of Reform Amidst Uncertainty? With the new year finally here, health care organizations need to know: How should you proceed amidst uncertainty about Medicare policy, including Value-Based and Risk programs initiated by the Obama administration? In the crosshairs are the new, complex Quality Payment Programs under MACRA, including both MIPS and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) such as ACOs. Although MACRA had bipartisan support in the 114th Congress, it was the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that created the foundation for ACOs and other Value-Based programs. As the new Congress hurtles toward ACA repeal, the landscape for all of health care is murkier than ever. The… Future of Health CareMACRAValue-Based Health Care Onward to 2017 as Roji Health Intelligence It’s been a momentous year in health care, with significant changes on the way for 2017. “Patient Empowerment” and cost shifting to the consumer are gaining political currency in Washington. MACRA is looming on the horizon, with the coming year being the first under the Final Rule for measuring performance. Health care organizations have significant strategic decisions to make as we move more intensively through an era of Value-Based Health Care and into Risk. Patients, too, will face serious questions about health care coverage and how to find accurate, comparative information for making choices about providers and networks. It…	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1197
__label__cc	0.591345	0.408655	Boiled eggs with pine nut sauce Boiled mussels Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts Creamed wheat Leeks with Celery Lentil and barley soup One thousand Larks tongues Seasoned mussels Sweet Stuffed Sardines with Eggs Roman Appetizers: Main Page The Romans had quite an array of appetizer recipes, including egg-based dishes and cooked eggs, salads, snails, salted fish, vegetable dishes, truffles, and mushrooms. Olives, sausages, shellfish and herbed cheese were also served. Most of the Roman appetizers are made with seasonal ingredients in a simple way. Among these, the most important ingredients are vegetables, meat, and cheese. As with all things Roman, there are exceptions: For the rich, some Roman appetizer recipes were quite complicated and, today, these casseroles and fricassees would be considered complete meals, rather than appetizers. Olives were very popular in Roman times and these were either served whole or ground into a tapenade. Light dishes like fish, meatballs, small fish and birds and dormice often appeared on the Roman appetizer table, as did heavier ones like roast pork, rabbit, or sow's udder. The menu would include at least one fish appetizer, at least one meat appetizer, at least one salad or vegetable appetizer and at least one egg appetizer, as well as marinated or salt-picked fruits, vegetables or mushrooms, and condiments including horseradish, freshly ground pepper and mustard. Aperitifs would also be served.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1198
__label__wiki	0.519911	0.519911	rosemary's pixie All posts tagged zombies Face Off Season 10 Episode 7: “The Gauntlet II” Published February 28, 2016 by vfdpixie It was that time again. The artists were in for a grueling set of foundation challenges in the second Gauntlet Challenge ever on the show. This happened last year where the artists had 3 challenges to complete in order to test their skills. An artist would be eliminated from the competition as usual, but this time, winners of Stage 1 and 2 would enjoy immediate safety, as well as a night out on the town. The first challenge would have the artists create captain characters inspired by mythical ships: The Egyptian Manjet Barge, The Viking ship Naglfar made from the bones of the dead, the ghostly Flying Dutchman, and the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. They would also be judged on a certain aspect of the makeup: a “magnificent”, hand-laid pirate’s beard. The top two captains were created by Melissa and Walter. Melissa was ahead of the game, since she’s been making beards for a long time. She went with the barge and a sun-god, golden character. The judges liked the great decisions and thought the character was brilliant and told a story. Walters’s Viking captain worked because he blended the colours of hair and face well, and the beard was clean. They were both safe. Pandora’s Box would be the challenge for Stage 2. In each box, there were three prosthetics. The artists had to create a cohesive character using these pieces, but not in the way they were intended. Neville told them to understand the utility of the piece. They were all pretty creative with their designs, but the standouts were Rob and Robert. Rob created a ghostly undertaker and used the nose piece as a chin. The judges liked his smart placement and good colour choices. Robert’s demon was an interesting combination using the noise piece on the cheeks, the “Spock” ears on her forehead, The judges liked the great colours and the Kabuki-like look. Along with Melissa and Walter, they enjoyed a great night out, complete with a limo ride. They did feel for the remaining four artists though, who would have to endure Stage 3. The third and final stage would involve the old phrase, ” See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. The artists would have to create three makeups on three models to embody the phrase in a horrific way. Kaleb didn’t have a concept right away, but eventually came up with demons that would tempt their victims to see, hear or speak evil. The judges weren’t thrilled with his trio because they didn’t really tell what the challenge was. It seemed as if the characters actually had their senses. Ve called them 2 hookers with their pimp, and Glenn thought the high fashion look didn’t work. he was in bottom looks. Yvonne came up with torturers for a king who were attacked and burned with acid by their victims. She used a bald cap on one model’s mouth to fuse it shut. She ended up behind, and airbrushed the paint to speed up her time. She had so much to do she called last looks “fast looks” since she would be doing most makeups in the last hour. Even though the paint was a touch flat, it worked for her concept. The judges loved the true harmony with the characters and the costuming that created a perfect ensemble. She was in top looks. Anna made a trio of zombies. They would have mangled features made from tissue and latex for a bumpy, ripped skin look. In last looks, one of the faces came loose, but she repaired it in time. The judges felt the paint was too shiny, and she missed an opportunity to powder down the makeup or add dirt. the prosthetics also didn’t sit flush with the skin. She was in bottom looks. Mel’s idea of post-apocalyptic priests who gave up their senses for God had great impact. She really worked on the exposed skin and muscle striation as the judges were sticklers for anatomy. Glenn thought they looked very Hellraiser. The concept was strong with interesting details that were really creepy. She was also in top looks. The winner was Mel. The judges just loved that concept fulfilled the challenge and that the characters looked like a whole team had worked on them. The person going home was Kaleb. His bold concept was better suited for another challenge. Glenn pointed out he would have a lot to offer in the future, and Kaleb was proud to have made it this far. Posted in: Face Off, T.V a.k.a My Stories Tagged: demons, Face Off, Face Off Season 10, gauntlet, Gauntlet challenge, hear no evil, Manjet Barge, Naglfar, Nautilus, Pandora's Box, pirates, prosthetics, See no evil, speak no evil, The Flying Dutchman, zombies Wyrmwood TADFF 2014 Published November 9, 2014 by vfdpixie Wyrmwood (2014, 92 mins) Australian films seemed to be a hit at this year’s TADFF with films like Housebound and the much-anticipated The Babadook, so when I heard about Wyrmwood, I was all in. Described as Mad Max with zombies, I really couldn’t pass this one up, and I’m glad I didn’t. It is definitely a different take on the post-apocalyptic zombie film, and one I think action movie fans will enjoy. Similar to the aftermath of a falling star from the Book of Revelations, a weird stellar event creates zombies that run amok in the surrounding Australian countryside and cities. Family man Barry (Jay Gallagher) has to scramble to save his wife and daughter, and after an urgent call, sets out on a quest to find his sister Brooke (Bianca Bradey). He meets up with other survivors, including the kooky Benny (Leon Burchill), in very tense circumstances, and they band together to battle zombies that emit strange green fumes and become more active at night. They realize these zombies can be of great use, and their larger purpose is also being discovered by a dancing mad scientist played by Berryn Schwerdt, who has captured Brooke and uses her as a guinea pig. Little does he know that Brooke will exceed his expectations. Both siblings have their trials to deal with before they can ever think of reuniting, and things stay consistently hairy until the bitter end. The After Dark team let the audience know that this film took a long time-several years actually-to finish, and the end result is a pretty crazy ride. Mixed in with some brutal action and zombie kills, there are also some decent laughs to be had along the way, the most memorable punctuated by the literal Benny. His goofy observations are backed with a lot of heart and heroics that make him unforgettable, and it is always nice to see some much-needed diversity in horror films. And the kick-ass Brooke is one of the most unique final girls ever. Talk about girl power, and she sports possibly the best smokey eye for zombie killing I have ever, ever seen! I’m still a makeup artist at heart so here is Bianca Bradey as Brooke and her kick-ass smokey eye. I only had one issue with the film. I would have loved a back story about the mad scientist, billed as “The Doctor”. He was one of the more compelling characters and I can’t resist a great bad guy. I wondered if his home base lab came equipped with a disco ball or whether he was wearing a ruffled disco shirt under his haz-mat suit. I call for a prequel starring The Doctor and the gorgeous Captain played by Luke McKenzie, who battles Barry in the film’s final act. For the die-hard, jaded zombie movie fan, I think Wyrmwood will be a pleasant surprise. It breaks convention with tons of action and an inventive storyline. Definitely worth a watch! *If you have a keen interest in Australian film, check out Curnblog. There is a 5 part series listing the top 100 Australian films of all time, and it is excellent! Posted in: Good Scares!, Monsters, monsters, monsters!!! Tagged: Australian horror, final girl, post-apocalyptic, TADFF, TADFF 2014, Wyrmwood, zombies The Last Days on Mars/The Machine: TADFF13 2013 (1 hr, 38 mins) Sci-fi Night brought us two great films. I was really looking forward to The Last Days on Mars and The Machine, and I wasn’t disappointed. The Last Days on Mars takes us to the year 2036, where the crew on the Tantalus Base are wrapping up a six month mission on Mars. They are all anxious to get off the Red Planet, especially senior systems engineer Vince Campbell (Liev Schreiber), who suffers from claustrophobia and is not looking forward to another 6 months travel back to Earth. When a last-minute expedition to collect samples slips by their captain Brunel (Elias Koteas), the crew realize that there is a deadly discovery and some betrayal afoot. A new bacteria has been found and kept secret by crew member Petrovic (Goran Kostic), and he doesn’t want to share the glory. His greed for success will unleash a deadly infection and doom them to an extended stay on Mars. If this movie is low-budget, then I’ll buy it for a dollar! It was beautifully shot, and using the deserts of Jordan as Mars was really smart. The cast was great. They all portray the creeping onset of what I like to call space madness really well, while also dealing with this new threat of space zombies. Liev Schreiber delivered as a man who hides his breakdown with cynicism. I also liked the character of crew member Kim Aldrich (Olivia Williams). She was abrasive, obnoxious, but also the voice of reason and logic that rallied the crew to get to the bottom of a seemingly innocent mission. And seeing Elias Koteas in a movie always makes me happy. He was great as the straight-laced captain. He always puts his signature quirk on every role he plays. The shrill and symphonic scoring enhanced the suspense flawlessly, I loved how the infected crew members had an incredible thirst, which creates a very plausible theory of how something deadly gets reanimated on a planet that once had water. It’s not rocket science, but director Ruairi Robinson made a fun, sci-fi thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat! 2013 (1hr, 32 mins) The Machine also takes us to a stark future where there is a cold war going on between China and Britain. Brilliant scientist, Vincent McCarthy (Toby Stephens), works for the Ministry of Defense, and is close to mastering the secrets of artificial intelligence. In his subterranean lab, he experiments on war veterans, creating cyborg-like, flawed beings that are supposed to regain their lives back after injury. Vincent hires an ambitious and equally brilliant assistant, Ava to continue his research and to create the ultimate thinking machine. With her invaluable input they crack the mystery, and Ava agrees to help Vincent secretly restore his brain-damaged daughter’s mind with what they have discovered. Unfortunately, Ava is killed as a sinister plot unfolds to create the ultimate war machine with their research. She actually becomes that machine, as Vincent applies all that they have mastered into a cyborg-robotic copy of Ava. The struggle between science for war and the general good becomes a battle that Vincent must triumph over in order to keep the peace and get his daughter back. I really enjoyed this film. The director, Caradog W. James, gave a quick video intro before the screening, letting us know that he did the film for under one million, and did a lot of research on robotics and autism. It certainly didn’t look low-budget, and the special effects were really well placed throughout the film. I especially liked the guttural, electronic “language” the re-wired, war veterans spoke, and Suri Luca (Pooneh Hajimmohammadi), the head hybrid soldier that had divided loyalties. One of my favourite scenes was the creation of the machine/Ava, with its fluid montage of her construction piece by piece. The director was also hugely influenced by Blade Runner (and I feel to some extent Tron), and 80’s film scoring, so the inspired soundtrack will thrill anyone like me who is nostalgic for that era’s sound. Caity Lotz did a great job as Ava/the machine. Her dancer’s background really added to the physicality of the role, and her deadpan delivery of the machine’s deceivingly child-like logic was on the money. I also enjoyed the fight scenes, which were fast and furious towards the end of the film. Anyone who loves sci-fi from the 80’s will love The Machine. I think it’s a well done sci-fi film with shadows of Pygmalion and a dark study on the humans vs. machines debate. Posted in: Scintillating Sci-fi Tagged: future, robots, zombies The Battery: TADFF13 2012 (1hr 41 mins) On Zombie Appreciation Night, the third night of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, the standout for me was The Battery. This post apocalypse zombie flick was made for $6000. Despite the low-budget, it is an effective “character driven” zombie road trip film that will unexpectedly charm and break your heart at the same time. Ben and Mickey are ex-baseball players thrown together as a result of a zombie apocalypse. Not friends, not enemies, they tolerate each other as they move from town to town, looking for supplies on what seems like an endless, isolated camping trip. Their personalities grate on each other, with Ben, practical, primal and coarse, constantly baiting and egging on the more sensitive Mickey, who, even in the midst of their dismal surroundings, just wants to settle somewhere. When they make contact with other survivors, this event will divide the men even more in their mission to survive. I loved how simple this film was. Flashbacks, zombie hordes and gallons of blood were not needed. When I wasn’t laughing at their bickering, all I wanted to see was whether these guys would kill each other before the zombies got to them. Straightforward and beautifully shot primarily in Kent, Connecticut, the settings really gave the actors centre stage, highlighting the tense relationship between the two men. Ben accepts their situation for what it is, and Mickey searches for something other than their next meal. This simple opposition was skillfully played by the actors with the dialogue and the use of isolation not only as a budget saver, but also as an element to keep you focused on the story at hand. During the Q & A after the screening, writer, director and lead actor Jeremy Gardner explained that the film came from a short he had created for a competition. He kept the budget low by making the movie about the men and not about zombies. Influenced by the film The Children of Men, Gardner wanted the story to stop when the character dynamic stopped. Adam Cronheim, his co-star and one of the film’s producers, was attracted to the character driven script, and since he was an ex-baseball player, he fit the bill to a T. The chemistry between them was great as their real life relationship mirrored the characters. Just like Ben and Mickey, the actors didn’t know each other well before filming, which helped the character dynamic. Gardner explained that the film’s title is actually an old school term that refers to the relationship between the pitcher and catcher in baseball, which adds to the brilliant simplicity of the film. When ask about the trials of being both a lead actor and the director of the film, Gardner revealed that his D. O. P., Christian Stella, was a good friend, so he trusted him immensely, which gave Gardner the freedom to embrace both directing and acting. The soundtrack played an important role in the film. Music was a way that Mickey could escape the horrors of his zombie reality, and at times the hard-line truths that Ben was generous in sharing. The director wanted to highlight the film’s “weird methodical pacing” by using some of his favourite songs, or music from bands he had connections to through friends. One such band, Toronto’s Rock Plaza Central, contributed several songs to the film. The audience got a treat during the Q & A when the band’s lead singer Chris Eaton, sang the song “Anthem for the Already Defeated” while Gardner shared his dancing skills once more for the cheering crowd. I have to say, that jovial funeral march of a song is still running through my head. I think it set the tone perfectly for this genuine and subtle horror film. Favourite Scene: While on the road, the guys come across some cows in a field. Ben stops to make friends with one, and the cow acts like a giant dog, relishing the contact with him. Most likely improvised, this scene was sweet and a little heartbreaking. To me, it showed that Mickey wasn’t the only one that was isolated and starved for some affection. Posted in: Good Scares! Tagged: indie, TADFF, zombies Pixie’s New View February 20, 2019 2017 in Review: Pixie’s Horror Picks January 8, 2018 Pixie’s Year 5! 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__label__cc	0.568623	0.431377	Найдите следующее любимое произведение (book) Станьте участником сегодня и читайте бесплатно в течение 30 днейНачните свои бесплатные 30 дней Сведения о книге A Glancing Light Автор: Aaron Elkins Активность, связанная с книгой Начать чтение Сохранить на потомСохранить «A Glancing Light» для последующего чтения Скачать в приложение Рейтинг: 3.5 из 53.5/5 (7 оценок) Длина: 304 стр.4 ч Open Road Media Издано: Книге A museum curator travels to Italy and looks into a murder in this “fresh, funny [and] thoroughly enjoyable mystery” by the author of the Gideon Oliver series (Publishers Weekly). Mild‑mannered and law‑abiding, Chris Norgren, curator of Renaissance and Baroque art at the Seattle Art Museum, is an unlikely undercover investigator, but when a priceless Rubens portrait is discovered in a shipment of “authentic reproductions” in a local warehouse, Chris is pressed into service to find out how it got there. The quest leads him to the medieval city of Bologna, one of his favorite places, but all too soon what might have been a welcome Italian interlude turns into a bizarre journey into shady art world doings and murderous secrets . . . Aaron Elkins Aaron Elkins is a former anthropologist and professor who has been writing mysteries and thrillers since 1982. His major continuing series features forensic anthropologist-detective Gideon Oliver, “the Skeleton Detective.” There are fifteen published titles to date in the series. The Gideon Oliver books have been (roughly) translated into a major ABC-TV series and have been selections of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the Literary Guild, and the Readers Digest Condensed Mystery Series. His work has been published in a dozen languages. Mr. Elkins won the 1988 Edgar Award for best mystery of the year for Old Bones, the fourth book in the Gideon Oliver Series. He and his cowriter and wife, Charlotte, also won an Agatha Award, and he has also won a Nero Wolfe Award. Mr. Elkins lives on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula with Charlotte. Соответствующие авторы Terry Hayes Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Rod Reynolds Связано с A Glancing Light Издания этой серии (3) A Deceptive Clarity Автор Aaron Elkins Old Scores Читать другие книги автора: Aaron Elkins Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder Автор John Lutz Gideon Oliver Похоже на «Книги» Murder in the Queen's Armes The Plain Old Man Автор Charlotte MacLeod Dead Men's Hearts Make No Bones The Dark Place Fellowship of Fear Icy Clutches Twenty Blue Devils The Balloon Man Автор Charlotte Armstrong Something the Cat Dragged In The Odd Job Exit the Milkman The Gladstone Bag The Bilbao Looking Glass The Gideon Oliver Mysteries Volume One: Fellowship of Fear, The Dark Place, Murder in the Queen's Armes, and Old Bones An Owl Too Many Wrack and Rune The Silver Ghost The Palace Guard The Recycled Citizen The Resurrection Man The Convivial Codfish Связанные категории Уютные детективы Сыщики-любители Отрывок книги A Glancing Light - Aaron Elkins It’s perfectly safe, Tony said with his most engaging would-I-lie? grin. There’s nothing to worry about, believe me. Well, of course, that was when the alarm bells began jingling. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Tony; it was just that he tended to have his eyes on the end results (or systemic organizational objectives, as he called them)—so much so that he sometimes failed to perceive the trifling little problems that might lie along the way. And even when he did perceive them, he had been known to gloss them conveniently over. To the eventual sorrow of those who, like me, worked for him. But the day was not conducive to misgivings. We were on Pier 56, in our shirtsleeves, sitting beneath a table umbrella under a rare Seattle sky of glorious blue, watching the ferries glide sedately out of Elliott Bay and into a sparkling Puget Sound. The good smells of salt water and creosote were in our nostrils, the dry, groaning creak of tied-up ships in our ears. On the round, enameled metal table in front of us were big cardboard buckets of steamed clams and glasses of white wine that we’d carried over from Steamer’s take-out counter a few yards away. It was no time for presentiments of gloom. Not that it didn’t occur to me that it wasn’t beyond Tony to have orchestrated this: to have waited for just such a bright and blameless day, and to have suggested just such a cheerful lunch spot, in order to spring his rash and risky ideas on me. And what about the Mafia? I asked. They’re bound to be involved in this. The Mafia, he said contemptuously, is a thing of the past. Don’t you read the newspapers? Besides, do you think I’d consider it for a moment if there were any danger to you? When I remained pointedly silent he smiled reprovingly. Chris, would I? Only if it was for the greater good of the Seattle Art Museum, I said. I think I ought to explain at this point that Tony Whitehead is one of my favorite people. Almost everything useful that I know about the museum world I learned from Tony. For almost five years I had worked for him at the San Francisco County Museum of Art, and when he accepted the directorship of the Seattle Art Museum five months ago, he asked me along as his curator of Renaissance and Baroque art. I jumped at the chance. One reason was that my long and messy divorce had just concluded, requiring me to sell my Victorian house on Divisadero Street whether I wanted to or not, and I wanted to put that entire part of my life—the San Francisco years—behind me. The other reason was Tony. He was a first-rate administrator, he gave me breathing room, he trusted my judgment, and hardly a day passed when I didn’t learn something from him. But he was a born con man (no small attribute in an art museum director), with a style that was somewhat freewheeling, to put it mildly, and it was equally true that not too many days passed when he didn’t have me grinding my teeth over something. I wasn’t grinding my teeth now, but I was worried. It’s not the danger, I said, more or less honestly. I just don’t like the feel of the whole thing. It sounds … sleazy. You’re asking me to be an informer, to spy on the people I’m dealing with. Absolutely not. Far from it. The people you’re dealing with aren’t crooks. At least let’s hope not. He put down a stubbornly closed clam he had been unable to pry open and used a paper napkin to wipe butter from sleek, round fingers. Look, you’re going to be in Bologna anyway, right? You’re going to see everybody who’s anybody. You’re bound to hear things. All they want you to do is meet with their people a few times and pass along anything you hear that might be pertinent. That’s all. Is that so terrible? This is a natural for you, Chris. Besides, if I know you, you’d tell them anyway, even without being asked. Of course you would, Tony said comfortably. "You’re the most law-abiding person I know. You’re ethical. You stop at stop signs when there’s nobody around. I’ve seen you." I knew it was meant as a compliment, and it was true enough, but it annoyed me all the same; coming from Tony it sounded like a character flaw. Besides, who wants to be the most law-abiding person someone knows? Maybe, maybe not, I said more defiantly, and swigged at the cold wine. The they Tony had mentioned were the Italian carabinieri, who had contacted the FBI for help. The FBI had in turn gotten hold of Tony, who was always ready to do anything that might bring the museum some favorable publicity. Or just about any publicity. And what we were talking about was a trio of sensational art thefts in Italy twenty-two months earlier. In one, thieves had gotten into the prestigious Pinacoteca Museum in Bologna, making off with a carload of precious paintings: two Tintorettos, a famous Perugino Madonna, and fifteen other highly valuable pictures. The second break-in had been at the neo-Gothic townhouse of Clara Gozzi in nearby Ferrara. Signora Gozzi, a well-known collector, had been robbed of two portraits by Bronzino and a handsome Correggio nude, along with two other paintings. Her best-known picture, a portrait by Rubens, had been undergoing cleaning at a Bologna restorer’s studio at the time, and the discriminating thieves had demonstrated that they knew exactly what they were after by their third burglary, the theft of her Rubens from the restorer’s workshop. In accomplishing this, they had apparently been surprised by an elderly night watchman who had paid for his interference with his life. All three burglaries had taken place on the same night, apparently within four hours of each other. This was not unusual in the highly evolved arena of art thievery. A major theft in a particular area is always followed by an explosion of security precautions on the part of shaken museums and collectors, so that stealing anything else becomes a very risky proposition until things become lax again with the passage of many years. Say, two. But professional thieves are not patient people. They don’t like to wait two years, so they get around the problem by robbing two collections—sometimes three—at virtually the same moment. By the time the first is discovered, the last is already a fact. When brought off successfully, this is always a sign of a highly sophisticated gang. (Raffles to the contrary, professional art thieves are never loners. They are always gangs.) In any event, nothing was heard of the paintings for a year and a half. Then a month ago relatively reliable reports began to trickle in; the Perugino from the Pinacoteca had wound up in Dresden; a Saudi had bought one of signora Gozzi’s Bronzinos on the black market for $180,000. And now the art world was boiling with the rumor that the rest of them were about to surface; that is, become available to buyers with ready cash and not too many questions. The prevailing assumption was that they were still hidden away somewhere in Bologna, and that was how I came into it. For, as it happened, I was scheduled to leave for Bologna the following Sunday anyway, to make the final arrangements for an exhibition that would travel from Italy to museums in Seattle, San Francisco, Dallas, New York, and Washington, D.C. Northerners in Italy, it was to be called; a collection of thirty-two sixteenth- and seventeenth-century pictures that had been painted by Dutch, Flemish, French, and German masters while studying in Italy. Since it had been my idea in the first place, it had fallen to me to make most of the preparations, and on the following Sunday evening, I would be boarding United 157 to Chicago, there to catch TWA 746 to Rome and then an Alitalia flight to Bologna’s Borgo Paniglae Airport. The whole trip would take nineteen hours and I wasn’t looking forward to it. Among the people I would be talking to once I got there would be signora Clara Gozzi herself, who was lending the show a Fragonard, a Van Dyck, and two other paintings from her still-considerable collection; and Amedeo Di Vecchio, director of the Pinacoteca Museum, who was supplying most of the other pictures. And, as Tony said, there was little doubt that I would encounter everybody else who was anybody on the gossipy and rumor-laden Bolognese art scene. (All art scenes are gossipy and rumor-laden.) That, I supposed, was why it was a natural for me. But that didn’t make me comfortable with it. What about Calvin? I asked Tony hopefully. Calvin Boyer, the museum’s marketing director, would join me in Bologna after I got there, to gather material for press releases or to perform whatever other arcane functions Tony was entrusting him with. This is more his line, isn’t it? Not that I had ever been completely clear on what Calvin’s line was. But Calvin didn’t have friends in Italy who would never trust him again when they learned he’d been passing tidbits of their conversation on to the FBI, or the carabinieri, or wherever they eventually wound up. Wouldn’t work, Tony said. He ate economically, the way he did everything—spearing a clam, pulling it from its shell with a deft twist, and neatly flicking it into his mouth. Calvin’s going to be there only a few days, and his Italian isn’t good enough. Besides, you’re already involved. I was involved, all right. In fact, as my friend Louis, who happens to be a psychotherapist, informed me afterward, I brought the whole thing on myself in the classic mode of the Nietzschean Tragedy. Except, he said, it was more thriller than tragedy. I don’t know about that. It seems to me I may have forged the way for a new art form: the Nietzschean Farce. It had started the previous Wednesday at a little after five. The museum had just closed, but I was in my office on the fifth floor, working on the catalogue for a Meissen porcelain exhibition that we would be mounting later in the year. Decorative arts are not exactly in my line, but Tony had found out about a summer internship I’d once put in at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and now I was reaping the benefits. It was tedious work. As a curator, I admire Meissen porcelain enormously; who wouldn’t? But looking at a roomful of it makes me glassy-eyed after ten minutes, and writing about it makes me positively catatonic. Knock-knock. Calvin’s voice, from the doorway. I looked up. An interruption was not unwelcome. Calvin Boyer is a small, nimble man in his late twenties with an interesting face; a little plump, a little bug-eyed, and just a little weasely around the mouth and chin. He always puts me in mind of a shifty rabbit, right down to an upper lip that quivers when he gets excited. He is bright, hard-working, and upbeat, but there is something oily about him, at least to my eyes; a kind of smug cunning. Like Tony, he’s a pitchman, but he lacks Tony’s formidable credentials as a scholar. Calvin is the only member of the senior staff who is not expert in some aspect of art. His degrees are in journalism and marketing, and when I work with him I sometimes feel as if I’m on the other end of a salesman’s spiel. Nevertheless, I like him too, quite a lot. My friend Louis implies that this indiscriminate liking of people may signal a problem area. He wonders if it represents a displaced hunger for affection resulting from a failure on my mother’s part to breast-feed me. This is something we will never know, because I’m too embarrassed to ask my mother whether she breast-fed me or not. When I tell him this, Louis looks at me darkly, shakes his head, and mutters about infantile repression and the anaclitic redefinition of love objects. Everybody should have a Freudian psychotherapist for a friend. One’s life is simplified tremendously. I like Louis, too, by the way. Chris, Calvin said, I just got a call from a guy named Mike Blusher. He imports old paintings from Italy, and he says he’s pretty sure he’s got a couple of genuine Old Masters that got included in his latest shipment somehow. He doesn’t have any idea how they got there. He says he never ordered them. He wants somebody to check them out, and they’re in your ball park. This was not as exciting as you might think. Museums get agitated calls about Old Masters found in attics or cellars or furniture warehouses, all the time. In my six years as a curator, only one has turned out to be the real thing, and that was when a garbage collector called the museum in San Francisco to say that he’d found a pair of sculptured wooden hands, clasped as if in prayer, in a trash can, and they looked kind of old. They were: They were from the workshop of Donatello and they had been part of a wooden altar shrine in Fiesole from 1425 to 1944, when they had been liberated by an overly enthusiastic GI who had whacked them off with a rifle butt. After that, they had remained in a cardboard box in his garage for another forty years, until he threw them out. They are now back in Fiesole; one of my more satisfying coups. The only one like it in six years. Fine, I said. If he wants to bring them in tomorrow after three, I’ll have a look. Well, I told him you’d go on out to his warehouse to look at them. I laughed. Are we making house calls now? Look, you can’t blame him for not wanting to drive them around in his car. And the guy’s a steady patron of the museum, good for twenty thousand a year. I really think you ought to go. I don’t suppose you could do it now? No car, I said. I was living in an apartment in Winslow, across the Sound. I took the ferry to the city every morning and walked to work. I’ll drive you. I’ll even spring for dinner when we’re done. We could be at Mike’s warehouse by about 6:10, and I could have you back for the— He consulted his watch and pressed some tiny buttons on it. —for the—mm … When Calvin consults his watch, it is always something of a production. Calvin is the only person I know who actually sends away for those items you see advertised in airline magazines, and that’s where his watch came from; a rectangular, sinister, dull-black thing with two faces. A navigator watch, he once explained to me, outfitted with chronograph, dual LCD display, luminous analog dial, and ratcheted safety bezel. Plus more buttons than I have on my stereo system. —for the 9:50 ferry! he said triumphantly. How’s that? I nodded. It sounded better than the Meissen. And I certainly didn’t have anything else waiting for me that evening, at my apartment or anywhere else. The fact is, I hadn’t made the world’s greatest adjustment to bachelorhood after ten years of marriage. I guess I hadn’t made the greatest adjustment to marriage either, or I wouldn’t be divorced. I locked up the office and we walked to the covered garage at the Four Seasons, where Calvin insisted on parking his car. The rest of the staff parked in the slots behind the museum. Calvin was the sort of person you’d expect to drive a Porsche, and he did, although he claimed with a straight face that it was for reasons of economy. He had owned four, he said, and had sold each of the previous three for more than he’d paid for it. We pulled out onto Fifth Avenue, slowly made our way through the sluggish traffic to Madison, and turned right to jerk and grind our way down the steep incline to Alaskan Way. God, Calvin said, this traffic gets worse every day. It’s all you goddam newcomers. It’s really hard on my Porsche. To Calvin, it was never his car or his automobile. Only his Porsche. I’m from San Francisco, I said. This seems like a Sunday drive in the country to me. Calvin, what did you mean, this guy imports old paintings from Italy? That’s illegal. You can’t get an old painting out of Italy without special government permission. Well, they’re not really old. They’re just doctored to look old. He runs a firm called Venezia and he imports bushels of them. The Italian government doesn’t give a damn about them. I looked at him in amazement. "He imports forgeries?" No, high-class fakes that are baked in an oven or whatever they do to make them look old. They’re only forgeries if you try to pass them off as the real thing, right? As long as you label something a copy, it’s perfectly legal. True, but nobody in the legitimate art world is made any happier by knowing that bushels of high-class Old Master copies are floating around. Paintings change hands often and unexpectedly, and what is sold as a replica today has a funny way of turning up on the auction block next year as an original. What does he do with bushels of fakes? I asked. He calls them ‘authenticated simulated masterpieces,’ and he sells them to motels and restaurants who want something classy on the wall for three hundred bucks or under. He also supplies fake antique ashtrays, lamps, mirrors, that kind of thing. From what I understand, he’s the main supplier on the West Coast. And you can make enough from that to give $20,000 a year to the museum? Are you kidding? Calvin said with a laugh. Jeez, Chris, you don’t know beans about business, do you? I suppose I don’t. I’m frequently amazed by the profitability of businesses I didn’t even know existed. Who would have thought there was a lucrative market for fake antique ashtrays? Traffic slowed predictably when we hit the industrial area south of the Kingdome, and we crawled along, avoiding the barriers and piles of broken pavement that mark the city’s everlasting waterfront renewal projects. At one point Calvin sneered audibly, and I looked up, startled, but quickly realized it was merely an instinctive comment as we passed the Hyundai terminal. A little beyond the Spokane Street viaduct Calvin turned left, following an arrow on a rather unpromising traffic sign for vehicles hauling explosives and flammable liquids. We were now behind the Union Pacific yards, in an area of dusty warehouses and plumbing suppliers. You said he had two pictures he thinks are originals? I said. Yup, a Rubens— I laughed. He glanced at me. What’s funny about Rubens? Jeez, Calvin, you don’t know beans about art, do you? I said. "In the long history of art forgery, there have probably been more fake Rubenses than anything else. Half the real ones are fakes." What’s that supposed to mean? Rubens produced a zillion pictures, I explained. He invented mass production two centuries before the Industrial Revolution. Two hundred assistants in his workshop, with all kinds of specialties; some did skies, some did walls. The advanced ones did textiles or animals. "What did he do? Calvin asked with a marketing man’s transparent approval. Besides charge for the finished product, I mean." It depended. He had a sliding price scale. So much for the ones he painted all by himself, so much for the ones his assistants did some of the work on, so much for the ones he simply approved. Of course, when you have people like Van Dyck and Jordaens in your workshop, your quality isn’t going to be too awful. I love it. So you’re telling me Rubens wasn’t one of those poor bastards who died penniless. Not by a long shot. Anyhow, nowadays it’s next to impossible to prove beyond doubt which is which, since most of them have his signature. I’d say two-thirds of the ‘genuine’ Rubenses—even the ones in museums—are arguable. But that still doesn’t make them forgeries, does it? Not technically. No, but it makes it awfully easy for other people to fake them. You see, the most convincing Rubens forgery—or any other Old Master forgery—isn’t something that was baked in an oven last week. It’s … I’m not telling you something you already know, am I? No, this is news to me. So what’s the most convincing Rubens forgery? A painting by a reasonably competent but unknown artist from Rubens’ time and place. There are plenty of them that have been lying around in basements or hanging in little churches somewhere in Europe for three hundred years. The age would be right, the type of pigments, the kind of canvas, the varnish, the frame, even the style—all perfectly valid Flemish Baroque. All that’s needed is a fake Rubens signature, and a five-thousand-dollar painting is suddenly worth five hundred thousand, with any luck. We had pulled to a stop just off First Avenue South. Behind us was a huge shed of corrugated steel with Pacific Sheet Metaling painted boldly on it. On the building across the street was a mystifying sign saying BUFFALO SANITARY WIPERS. But the one we’d stopped in front of said nothing at all; just a grimy, plain, brown brick warehouse. No, on second glance there was a faded message on the small steel door next to the rolled-down freight entrance: VENEZIA. What’s the other painting? I asked Calvin as we climbed out of the car. A portrait by Jan van Eyck. My eyebrows rose. Van Eyck, often but inaccurately called the inventor of oil painting, lived 200 years before Rembrandt and Vermeer, and his technique was so forbiddingly accomplished that few forgers have had the nerve to palm off their own paintings, or anybody else’s, as van Eycks. Why bother, when forging Rubens, or Hals , or El Greco, or Corot is so much easier and brings just as much profit? The upper half of the steel door swung open as we walked toward it. A cool-eyed black man in an olive uniform with AETNA SECURITY on the sleeve impassively watched us approach. I could see the butt of a holstered pistol on his hip. Michael Blusher was taking his Rubens and van Eyck seriously. Can I help you gentlemen? I’m Calvin Boyer and this is Dr. Norgren. We’re from the art museum. Mr. Blusher is expecting us. He nodded and unhooked the lower portion of the door, then carefully barred both sections again once we were inside the dreary little vestibule: no furniture; concrete floor with a worn, narrow carpet runner the original color of which was impossible to tell; nothing on the walls but a couple of flyblown certificates from the building department or the health department, or some such. There was a dank, depressing smell of raw concrete and mold. If you gentlemen will follow me. He led us through a door and onto the runner, where it continued along the wall of a cavernous unloading area. The big room was filled with open crates, their contents scattered about the place: not the Вы достигли конца этого отрывка. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы прочесть больше! Начните бесплатный пробный период jjmcgaffey Not bad, not wonderful. It's a little too similar to the first Skeleton Detective story - Europe, traveling, accidental mixup with a crime, police considering the hero as mostly a nuisance, light physical damage and the threat of much worse, and the final revelation of who the criminal is - someone presented as a friend. Bah. I dislike unreliable narrators - when I'm told something as a fact and later discover the author and/or the character lied to me. This whole thing seemed unnecessarily baroque, as well. Not terrible, but not my favorite Norgren story, either. annbury_1 This is the second in a series about an art historian who gets involved in murder and mayhem in various attractive European locations. This one is set in Italy, mostly in Bologna, and the setting is very well drawn. So is the art historical element, and the bits of information about art crime that appear from time to time. The mystery, however, I found less involving. And this is one of those mysteries where you find yourself saying to the central character "No, no, don't go there/do that". And of course he or she does. Despite the carping, however, I should note that I'm already reading the next (and last) in the series. condorena In The Glancing Light Norgren is now working a a Seattle Art Gallery in the same capacity as a curator of Renaissance and Baroque art. A very valuable Ruben's portrait is found mixed in with a shipment of "authentic reproductions. ' After Chris examines the painting and finds that it is the real thing, he is given a job following up the transaction to see how such a thing could have happened This quest takes him to the beautiful city of Bologna, which happens to be a place he has visited before and looks forward to seeing it again. The theme is interesting and once again the argument comes up about what is art. For my part I would be happy to see any of these paintings, in the origin; or as a forgery. The way I get to see a bit deeper into the art world is by series such as these which bring me tremendous pleasure. With Google images by my side at all times via my Ipad I get vicarious trips to exotic locations and beautiful museums. abvr_2 Aaron Elkins’ mystery novels are efficiently plotted, capably written, and populated by amiable amateur-detective heroes and eccentric supporting characters. Their central puzzles are competently constructed, and competently resolved, with clues that hang together and murderers whose motivations, when revealed, make sense. All of which is to say that Elkins writes solid, middle-of-the-road whodunits that give good value for the money, but seldom rock the reader’s world. What sets Elkins apart from scores of other journeyman mystery writers, and (I suspect) keeps his work in print, is the way he writes about expertise.Elkins’ lead characters – anthropologist Gideon Oliver, art historian Chris Norgren, golfer Lee Ofsted – may be amateurs at detection, but they’re consummate pros at their “real” jobs, with national or even (in Oliver’s case) international reputations in their fields. Their expertise isn’t just a pretext for getting them involved in mysteries, but central to resolving them, and Elkins – who clearly knows a lot about their fields himself – does a superb job of weaving inside dope into the stories and educating readers as he entertains them. His competent-but-unspectacular handling of plot and character serve him well, in this respect, functioning as a framework for the inside dope without distracting from it, or making it feel like a distraction, the way it might in a more elaborately plotted or emotionally intense story.How much you enjoy an Elkins novel likely has a great deal to do with how interested you are in the subject where the hero’s expertise lies. If the inside dope fails to fascinate, you’re left with a competent but unremarkable whodunit indistinguishable from scores of others. I hit that point about eight books into the Gideon Oliver series (where the subject was forensic anthropology), but only half-a-book into the Chris Norgren series (where the subject was European art). The details of art history, and staging a traveling exhibition, were as deftly presented as ever, but they didn’t grab and hold my attention enough to keep me reading past the midpoint of an essentially routine mystery.Your mileage – here, even more than in most matters of literary taste – may vary, though. If art (or Italian cooking, a running subtheme in the book) fascinates you, rest assured that – in A Deceptive Clarity, and doubtless in Norgren’s other two adventures – Elkins is a expert teacher and a knowledgeable guide.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1203
__label__wiki	0.899533	0.899533	Math ⋅ Probability & Statistics ⋅ The Relationship Between Standard Deviations & Percentiles ••• Creatas/Creatas/Getty Images How to Find a Z Score By Gina Putt Many college programs require statistics. A key concept presented in a typical statistics class is the normal distribution of data or a bell curve. Understanding how to interpret a set of data that falls in a natural distribution makes understanding scientific studies possible. Obtain a good understanding of the bell curve, the mean, standard deviations and their relationship to percentiles to become conversant in the language of scientific research. Normal Distribution and the Bell Curve When many types of naturally occurring data such as height, intelligence quotients and blood pressure are plotted on a histogram, where the scores are on the horizontal axis and the occurrences or number of scores are on the vertical axis, the data falls into a bell-shaped pattern called a bell curve. This pattern, known as a normal distribution, lends itself to statistical analysis. The Mean and Median The mean average of all the scores will fall at the approximate middle of the bell curve. The mean represents the 50th percentile, where half of all scores are above that measure, and half are below. In normally distributed data, the median score will also fall in the center of the bell curve, representing the most occurrences. Standard Deviations and Variance How far away from the mean is a measure? In normally distributed sets of data, a measure can be described as being a certain number of standard deviations away from the mean. A standard deviation is a measure of variance, or how dispersed, or spread out, the data is from the mean. If measures have a lot of variance, the bell curve is spread out; if they have little variance, the bell curve is narrow. The more standard deviations away the score is, the less likely the score is to occur in nature. Percentiles and the Empircal Rule When looking at a bell curve, 68% of the measures lies within one standard deviation of the mean. 95% of the distribution lies within two standard deviations of the mean. A whopping 99.7% of the measures fall within three standard deviations of it. These percentages, termed the empirical rule, are the foundation of statistical analysis of naturally occurring phenomena. If a medical researcher, for instance, finds that a group that took a certain medication to control cholesterol now has measures of cholesterol two standard deviations from the mean, it would be unlikely to occur by chance. Easy Calculator.com: Standard Deviation Tutorial Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center: Algebra 2 Trig Lesson Page: Normal Distribution HyperStat Online Contents; Converting to Percentiles and Back; David Lane University of Leeds; Revisiting a 90-year-old debate: the Advantages of the Mean Deviation; Stephen Gorard; September 2004 Gina Putt began writing online in 2010. Her print publications include articles in "The Harbinger" and fiction in "The Flying Island." Working in community development, Putt holds a master's degree in sociology and possesses knowledge of gerontology, mental illness, elementary education and teaching college-level social science. Creatas/Creatas/Getty Images How to Calculate a T-Score What Are Parametric and Nonparametric Tests? How to Calculate the Grand Mean How to Apply the Central Limit Theorem How to Calculate a Standard Score	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1209
__label__cc	0.715414	0.284586	iPhone 3G? Robert Scoble Uncategorized June 8, 2008 2 Minutes The hype is in overdrive that there’s a new iPhone coming on Monday. On the other hand, I’ve been hearing that Forbes/Financial Times/Barrons’ rumors of troubles in getting the new 3G iPhone design done and to production are correct and that there’s no way that it’ll be ready to ship this month. It’s very possible that my source is working on a phone that’s coming later this year and there’s another one coming from another team that my source (who, obviously, needs to remain anonymous because Apple employees and contractors aren’t allowed to speak with the press and/or bloggers) isn’t involved in (which, if true, demonstrates that Apple is probably working on several iPhones to be released by the end of this year). I’m also hearing that the new processor (that’s not ready yet, my source says) they are working on is a four-core design ARM (my source says it’s an ARM 11) that Apple has designed — the first processor in the original iPhone was a three-core ARM (my source says it was an ARM 7, but Wikipedia says it’s an ARM 11) that was integrated into a chip designed by Samsung. I’m also hearing that the new iPhone (again, the one that my source said isn’t ready yet) will have a much better graphics processor, too, but he wasn’t sure of the technical details on that, so we’ll have to wait and see. What will the one released on Monday have (if an iPhone is getting released at all) is still unknown. But, again, my sources aren’t that good and Apple really makes sure that any one employee has absolutely no idea what else is being worked on, so who knows what we’ll see on Monday? Over on TechMeme (still my favorite news site, although FriendFeed has taken over my obsessive “noise” reading — news is breaking on FriendFeed 15 minutes to 75 minutes faster than TechMeme, but you gotta wade through a lot more noise to find that news) iPhone is already dominating the page, and within minutes of the announcements that Steve Jobs will make on Monday. Me? I’m not going to WWDC. I’m going to some fun stuff up in Seattle instead. Translation: there’s absolutely no reason for any journalist except for the A list to be at the press conference — it’s going to be the most overcovered event of the year). That said, I’ll be watching Engadget and TechCrunch like a hawk to see if I should run to an Apple store (they do the best early reporting on Apple’s live events). If Apple does indeed, ship something, I’ll buy one of the first ones and let you know what I think. Previous Post The sixth question companies ask about social media Next Post FastCompanyTV: the three-month report 98 thoughts on “iPhone 3G?” Gary Arndt says: I’d bet good money that they ship a new iPhone. If nothing else, they’ll add new colors or something. Jon Biddell says: If Apple don’t release the 3G phone, who cares ? From an Australian viewpoint it’s going to be a complete disaster unless telcos offer a good flat-rate unlimited data plan. Data for cellphones in this country is so damn expensive most people rarely if ever use 3G features. For example, one of our telcos (Vodafone) sells a data plan for $19.95 a month with a whole 5Mb of data – and charges around $0.49c/kilobyte over that… That’s $4900 a Gigabyte !!! Who the hell can afford that ? Admittedly that’s at the extreme end of the spectrum, but my own telco (Telstra) is almost as bad, and there are NO CAPS on broadband usage – so those less careful can get some really REALLY nasty bills. Robert Scoble says: Jon: actually if they did delay a 3G iPhone, it’d really help me out because I wouldn’t have any competition for AT&T’s 3G network and it’d remain fast so I could do more live Qik videos. I really expect a 3G iPhone to greatly reduce the quality of that network. Luckily here in America we don’t have such nasty restrictions, otherwise my bill would really be huge (I have done about 100 hours of videos now on Qik with my cell phone at 300 kbps of 3G that’d add up quickly). Zach Bass says: I posed this same question in my blog this past week, it also got picked up by SeekingAplha.com, this past Friday. The reaction I got was surprising, in that I was labeled by some to be irresponsible to event put forth such a notion, a basher. When that couldn’t be further from the truth. I think Apple would be better not to diminish the message that WWDC should be all about, and that’s a 3 prong strategy for the future direction of Mac OS X; iPhone, Macs, and the enterprise. The intro of the iPhone will dilute the overall message. Ben Kelly says: If this report is correct then I would love to know what is in those boxes that Apple is supposedly shipping around the US ATM. If not new iPhones, then what is an “electric computer”? Down here is South Africa the networks do provide “unlimited” internet for the Blackberry, but I would wonder if they would let a 3G and bandwidth hungry phone like the iPhone the same courtesy. A standard data contract from the cellular operators comes with 1GB of data for about $45 on a 24 month contract including the modem. I just hope the iPhone is the start of something new for our local Vodafone subsidiary. Like I said, my source isn’t very reliable and might be pulling my leg. Probable, even. And, I’ll be hanging out near an Apple store just in case something cool does come out. 1) Apple has suspended sales of the iPhone. 2) Apple has publically stated they wish to sell 10m iPhones. 3) You can’t sell iPhones if you don’t have iPhones. A new iPhone is the only thing which explains taking them off the shelves. Else, they’d keep selling the old ones. Gary: like I said, a new iPhone is probably coming Monday, but there’s one in development that is having troubles getting finished. So, that’s probably where these rumors are coming from. And, like I said, my source isn’t very good. Of course that hasn’t stopped other bloggers from printing photos that other bloggers say are fake. Apple sure has created a PR monster: we can’t help ourselves! Jon: The UK was in a similar situation until a year or so ago, with telcos seeing data users as a small, vulnerable captive audience they could exploit to an unlimited extent; one guy I know racked up a three figure bill checking his e-mail over the weekend, I had an “unlimited” Vodafone plan (three figures per month, in USD) which had a low usage cap and appalling performance. Now, however, they’ve changed completely: it’s finally occurred to them that a reasonably-priced data plan will actually sell to consumers in profitable volumes — and several of them introducing caps on the daily cost of pay-as-you-go plans for data as well. One telco, Three, is even bundling free Slingboxes and promoting video streaming to their handsets as part of the $20/month (10Gb/month) pack! I imagine Australia will go the same route quite soon. Between the level of expectation built up and the way the existing iPhones have been cleared off the shelves now, there MUST be some form of new iPhone coming on Monday. It wouldn’t surprise me if this just switched to 3G (a replacement baseband), with a more dramatic change (better video capabilities, higher resolution etc) coming later as “iPhone 2”. jofarnold says: You might be right, Robert, about at least one phone getting delayed. Reuters are speculating about there being an entry-level version of the phone – and many have talked about the iPhone nano for a while. Perhaps it’s that phone which is suffering the delays? Damn them and their PR. I really don’t get on well with Apple hardware and software and yet here I am whipped into a frenzy by them yet again. How do they do it? I KNOW I’m going to hate the thing when I actually use it, but I can’t help myself. Very much looking forward to tomorrow. Tim F. says: 1. The highly questionable Barron’s report is about an order reduction and slowed production (10.5 million by 4Q instead of 12.5 end of 3Q), not an inability to produce nor a delay in launch 2. Infineon produces the mobile communications transceiver not ARM processors — so your rumor isn’t linked at all to this questionable report (which is still very positive for Apple unless you have absurd expectations). 3. Your “source” can’t even correctly identify hardware in existing hardware — no need to claim he’s compartmentalized from future products. 4. You yourself admit your sources suck and have no confidence in them or your own reporting. 5. You just added to the noise. No surprise there. Lasha says: What’s funny about these telcos is that they’re all switching to unlimited data plans (or the likes), and Internet providers are looking to cap the networks with the same crap that mobile companies are moving away from. On top of that, it seems highly probable for a 3G iPhone to at least be announced at tomorrow’s WWDC. I’ll be waiting anxiously to see what happens and rush to the Apple store if anything. The 3G network very well may take a beating because of the iPhone so I hope AT&T is prepping up really well. I just wish the iPhone was opened up a little bit more so I can connect it to my MacBook Pro and use it as a darn modem! Pingback: Waiting for the 3.5G Apple iPhone \| Technology Blog by Colbert Low Your sources are bullshit. Alex Hammer says: Great post (as usual). Very informative. For people like me who are not that technologically knowledgeable about the mobile space, a few words in regard to exactly what 3G is and why I’ve been hearing it is so important (what it means in the evolution, what new capabilities or features etc.) would be helpful. I believe that I read that there are more cell phones (or phones in general) in use in the world than PC’s . That is interesting. In regard to Friendfeed breaking news earlier than TechMeme, that is interesting as well. I know with the China earthquake, Robert’s focus on Twitter being the newsbreaker. In general, is the news that is being broken (or arriving early) on Friendfeed arriving from Twitter (or some other outside source from Friendfeed), or is it being inputed directly into Friendfeed? Mujibur says: Is this the same source, related to your wife I believe, who told you a Mac tablet was imminent? It’s also highly misleading to say that the iPhone has a three-core ARM. It has three separate ARM cores on board – they’re not part of the same CPU. Little screwups like this continue to demonstrate your technical incompetence. The sad truth is that your blog is a business. What’s worse is that you and your pals use “Wag the Dog” techniques like fake arguments/dustups to generate page views. It’s pathetic and indicative that the A-list blogging community has taken on the worst characteristics of the cheapest forms of media. Omar G. says: I think they could get away with not shipping a new iPhone on Monday, but they would have to unveil the phone’s details, at least. I could even see them setting a ship date for the 1-year anniversary of iPhone 1.0 or pushing into July/August, as long as they announce the specs, pricing and other details at WWDC. So much of their developer efforts have been around the iPhone SDK and I know of several software developers who are stuck in neutral with products they’ve been working on specifically for 3G iPhone. It would be a huge disappointment if, failing having the phone in stores, they didn’t at least give us a date and price. “And, like I said, my source isn’t very good.” Then what’s the point? That line might have been a good one to include in the first paragraph. I tend to also believe there’s a high-ish likelihood that Apple is working on one than more model for release this year, or certainly at least they’re working on more than one model at a time (regardless of release timeframes). Al Degutis says: I think this post was difficult to read with so many side comments in parenthesis, right in the middle of a thought. Pingback: My WWDC 2008 Predictions \| Sample the Web Greg: cause it’s a datapoint worth considering. Engadget is saying that the phone tomorrow will have the same processor as the original iPhone. So, this tells me there indeed are two different phones being worked on. The one my source worked on will come out later this year. Who cares anyway. Tomorrow we’ll all know the truth. “Who cares anyway.” Christopher Coulter says: Umm, Snow Leopard 10.6 too, plus 3rd party iPhone applications, with 10.5.4 in 2 weeks or so. But I thought the touch-screen mini-tablet was going to hit, but it might all be 10.6, 3G and way way cheaper subbed iPhones. The BIG RUMOR be if they are finally gonna bless OS X on PCs (10.6 being Intel only), so no need for Hackintoshing, the whole lack of action on the Psystar being worth a ponder. So 10.6 and OS X on PCs? That news is way bigger than simple iPhone refreshes. Pingback: Nearly time to buy an iPhone? Hasbro says: This post is a great demonstration of the problem with blogging. You simply do not quote your sources and say they are unreliable. It mqke your blog look bad and it pisses off your sources. You ‘bloggers’ like to bash the so called Old Media but the Old Media would never report something and the say… “oh by the way what we just reported is complete BS because our sources are crap’ Welcome to amateur hour. Pingback: What Was That Again? “Steve Jobs Can’t Run Companies”? \| John Paczkowski \| Digital Daily \| AllThingsD Pingback: Rumores del iPhone antes del WWDC 2008 » Consultorio del Dr. Ogalinski Andy Mesa says: Your source says it huh? I can’t wait the 18 hours it’ll take to see you fall flat on your face. Sam Davyson says: Last time there was a live Apple event you commented about how much you liked MacRumor’s coverage. Why don’t you try them again…? JS says: I hope your source is wrong because I’m really looking forward to getting an iphone 3G this month. Nuance Comm. says: With all eyes in the mobile world on Apple this week I thought I thought the time was right to talk about what we believe is the best way to conduct a mobile web search on a device like the iPhone…a device with a rich, full screen, touchscreen only. Namely: Voice search. You say it, our speech recognition (running on a server) produces text, the text automatically dumps into the search engine that’s the subscriber’s choice (Google, AOL, MSN, etc.), the search engine returns results. Or via voice, search for any content from your local iTunes playlists. Using the Apple developer kit, we’ve been hard at work developing impressive technology that make the iPhones capabilities even more powerful. Voice search. Song search and selection. At the touch of a button and simply by saying the word. Over the next few days – as the excitement mounts for the WWDC – we’ll be sharing more and more details here on our blog. For now though, I think all of us should sit back, relax and enjoy the show. Of course, we believe the most powerful use of speech would be running on the iPhone itself (vs a remote server) and made available to the developer community via iPhone’s SDK APIs. Pingback: Vine vine iPhone-ul cel nou! \| alex brie . net Pingback: iPhone folie - Transnets - Blog LeMonde.fr Pingback: Tecneira pbx says: we had predicted that Apple was about to revolutionize video calling… a source told us this was coming. we think it still is but later. video calling requires hardware, namely a video camera, front-end. apple didn’t pull this off. also, unrelated, but a bit concerning… what’s going on with Steve Jobs, this guy is way to skinny, i sure hope he is well. Apple needs him, tech needs him, we need him! Web Designer says: Great post. Useful sources… buzzcowboy says: I was an early adopter iPhone user myself (tho’ I’d heard the price drop rumors and waited until that happened), and although they’re not adding big bells and whistles to this second-gen model I do think that faster connections, more storage and a proper GPS is enough for some folks to upgrade. Truthfully, all I do with the thing is use it as an iPod when I travel or forget my nano at the gym, make phone calls, Yelp new restaurants when I’m on a business trip and standing outside one wondering if I should eat there, and find myself when lost (often). That being said, doing these things better or faster or with more storage isn’t enough of a reason for me personally to ditch a perfectly good phone – especially since it seems likely that the third-gen is already in progress. Plus, I break things. A lot. (So, best to wait until I break this one and the third-gen is out.) The addition of a video camera might have sent me to the upgrade camp… looking forward to that someday. On the plus side, a faster connection does mean that people can easily manage their CafePress shops on-the-fly from remote locations… http://blog.cafepress.com/?p=50 Which is good for the headline-driven tee purveyor. 😉 fnfzone says: Well, Technology always come true. It may today or tomorrow. So we can see this soon. cem ceilsoy says: I really don’t get on well with Apple hardware and software and yet here I am whipped into a frenzy by them yet again. bydavid says: I hope your source is wrong because I’m really looking forward to getting an iphone 3G Pingback: iPhone 3G Launch on July 11th, Coming Soon To India Dshot says: I can’t wait this is going to be great and it’s only 48hrs away! What other Phone in the world makes people wrap around building for hours. They skip school, call in sick for work. They should make every day that a new Iphone comes out a holiday. Everyone wants to complain about the #1 phone in world. I say. Screw the Haters. The Iphone kicks butt… Nothing in the world is perfect. But there’s so many Pro’s to the Iphone that it makes people come out in droves! Droves! Rock on Iphone!! Show some Iphone Luv…!!! Yatin Bhatt says: Hi Scobleizer, I have a weird need. I had a topic on the Apple forum regarding iPhone 3G stabilization issues, battery life and so on. Over last 3 days it turned into some discussions directly between me and Apple site moderators. They deleted 4-5 posts which highlighted some direct facts and most importantly, one moderator’s comments that “You are of course right in that Apple botched this project entirely” Now, Apple moderators made my access Read-only, so no freedom to speak. I need some medium to publish the screen shots which I took before they were wiped off from the site … If you want to see them before helping to the people, I would be fine. Pingback: Mobile2Mobility » Blog Archive » iPhone 3G Launch on July 11th, Coming Soon To India The day came, and went… now even your grandma knows what an iphone is : ) Allan Cass says: Iphone ROCKS! I love it! dryskin says: i have iphone too, and i like to use (of course 3g) it is perfect telefon dinleme says: Iphone is the king of the cellular comminication technology. Dinleme Cihazi says: Nothing can be better then an I phone…Thants for sure.. iphone? it is my dream maybe later i can buy.. dinleme cihazları says: Apple release new iphone series very soon i think. Lets wait and see… facial skin says: in my country (turkey) now we use 3G tech. so i bought an iphoen it is realyy really awesome! PowerProNet says: telefondinleme says: i dont like it 😦	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1211
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__label__wiki	0.738739	0.738739	Premier Marinas announces Motorboat and RIB Show dates The show will take place at Swanwick Marina on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th March and with three more shows to follow in the spring Swanwick Marina will host two boat shows in March and the British Motor Yacht Show in May TAGS: fairline yachtsPremier Marinasprincess yachtssunseeker international Premier Marinas, owner and operator of nine marinas on the South Coast, gets set for two shows in one as it confirms it will be holding a Motorboat and RIB Show at Swanwick Marina on Saturday 25th and 26th March from 10am to 4pm and a second pre-season show focusing on bigger boats. The Motorboat and RIB 2017 show will be a showcase for all types of stackable boats up to 11 metres, including new and used sports boats, RIBS and small fishing boats. The free event will also showcase the marina’s dry stack facility, which can hold up to 80 boats and Premier’s staff will be on hand to talk about Premier Marinas dry stack facilities at Gosport and Falmouth Marina in Cornwall. Besides boats and watercraft for sale, there will also be advice on motorboat training and insurance and a range of electronics. Premier will be inviting visitors to take part in a free prize draw to win a year’s dry stack berthing for a boat up to 8m. Premier will also be running a pre-season Boat Show over the weekend, where onsite brokerages will showcase a range of new and used power and sail boats ashore and in the water. Nicola Walsh CMM at Swanwick Marina said: “Following the successful launch of the Motorboat and RIB Show at Gosport Marina last year, we’re looking forward to hosting it again, alongside a pre-season Boat Show, here at Swanwick. It will be a valuable show for those who are keen boating enthusiasts who want to know about the benefits of dry stack and for serious buyers who want to view a variety of large and small boat brands. Boaters like to buy a boat earlier on in the year so they are back on the water in time for the long Easter weekend in April.” Swanwick’s Boat Show will offer free onsite car parking, a marine focused tenant community and the Boat House Cafe will serve breakfast, lunch and evening meals. Other upcoming Premier Marinas events include Southsea Marina Fishing Show (May 6th) and the British Motor Yacht Show (May 19-21). Show dates: Swanwick Boat Show – 25-26 March 2017 – 10am – 4pm Premier confirms it will be holding a Pre-season Boat Show at Swanwick Marina on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th March from 10am to 4pm, focusing on bigger boats. The event will showcase over 50 different powerboats, motorboats, RIBs and sports boats both in the water and ashore. To give visitors a taste of being out on the water local brokerage Gemini Marine will be offering RIB demonstrations plus Gibbs Boat Sales will display its award-winning Monterey Sports boats on land. Sargo Boats UK will have a beautiful Sargo 28 motorboat on the water and Inspiration Marine will unveil its new Greenline 36; one of the world’s leading diesel/hybrid motorboats. Plus, for those looking for larger craft the Pre-Season Boat Show will display a fantastic range of new and used power and sail boats courtesy of onsite brokerages, Ancasta International Boat Sales, Clipper Marine, Princess Motor Yachts, Sea Ventures and Sunseeker Southampton. Visitors to the event will also be able to see live demonstrations of how Premier’s specialist marine forklift lifts boats from the dry stack and launches them into the water and have an on-board safety check for free by the RNLI. Premier will also be inviting berth holders, friends and family to take part in a free prize draw to win a year’s dry stack berthing for a boat up to 8m. Most anticipated launches of 2017 Brighton Boat Show – 1-2 April 2017 – 10.30am – 4pm First one in many years, it will be a land and water show, with a range of small and large sail and motorboats to view, as well as a flares amnesty and activities onshore hosted by onsite tenants. Southsea Marina Fishing Show – 6th May 2017 – 10am – 4pm The third year this show has been held. We will have our popular Q&A tent, a bigger main marquee, fishing boats ashore/in the water, music, a potential boat jumble and a host of contributors who will showcase their services and fishing products. British Motor Yacht Show – 19 – 21 May 2017 Now in its fifth year, this exclusive show promises to deliver a line up of the best British motor yachts from top British brands, Fairline Southampton, Princess Motor Yacht Sales and Sunseeker Southampton. 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__label__cc	0.580103	0.419897	Welcome to the ISSA web site and thank you for visiting! ISSA is the international association representing nearly 2,000 ship suppliers throughout the world. We have 40 national associations of ship suppliers as full ISSA members and associate members in 51 other countries where no national association exists. Click on ISSA Register to see the full membership list and the over 500 locations that are served by ISSA members. GREEN ISSA INITIATIVE ISSA members have to undergo a rigorous vetting procedure before gaining admittance. If you are interested in joining ISSA click on the Membership Information button for full details. Our members and the goods and services they offer can be found in every major port in the world. Simply click on the ISSA Register button and you will quickly find your reliable, quality-driven ship supply partner wherever you are. Ship supply is at least 5,000 years old! We have a drawing of a Phoenician ship being supplied although we admit ISSA has not been around that long. The Association was formed in 1955 and celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2015 of 60 years of service to the maritime industry. Select an ISSA Member and you can be sure of getting the best service, finest quality and fairest prices for your supplies. Ship supply is recognised as very much a “relationship” business. To ensure fair trading and best practice ISSA has developed a set of Conditions, which form the basis of any supply contract. These can be found by clicking on the Conditions of Sale Button. To strengthen the relationship between ship supplier and buyer still further, ISSA drew up a Code of Ethics, which Members abide by to ensure the highest standards are applied in day-to-day operations. Again, you can review these by clicking on the button. Information is very much our business. We publish an informative and interesting magazine called “The Ship Supplier” at regular intervals containing news, views and relevant articles to the vibrant world of ship supply. Click on the relevant button to see recent issues of the magazine and advertising rates to get your message to ship owners, ship managers and ship suppliers world-wide. The ISSA Ship Stores Catalogue is our premier publication. In the present 2013 Edition you will find every conceivable item you might need on board. A number of National Associations of Ship Suppliers around the world stock the ISSA Ship Stores Catalogue. It is also available from a number of commercial stockists with whom ISSA has a sales relationship. It is also available direct from the ISSA Secretariat in London (UK). Contact the ISSA Secretariat in London for details of your nearest stockist by e-mailing us at secretariat@shipsupply.org. One of ISSA’s declared aims is to provide a better understanding between buyers and suppliers through consultation and communication. We enjoy Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) status with both the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and UNCTAD and take part in promoting e-commerce through membership of MeCA (Maritime e-Commerce Association) and the Baltic Exchange. The ISSA Secretariat is certified to ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. More information can be found on our Related Links page about these organisations. We warmly welcome contact and feed-back from the thousands of visitors to this site. Please contact the ISSA Secretariat in London who will be very happy to assist you with your enquiry. ISSA EXECUTIVE BOARD MR SAEED AL MALIK MR ABDUL HAMEED HAJAH MR GEORGE SARIS & Treasurer MR KEIJO HILTUNEN Executive Vice MR JIM COSTALOS Mr Fabio Rodrigues MR RAFAEL FERNANDEZ MR KOUAME ADUO LUC MR ALFREDO TOSATO MR JOHN DAVEY ISSA ASSEMBLY...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1231
__label__wiki	0.56005	0.56005	Stag O Lee Home / Brands / Stag O Lee Most viewed Newest products Lowest price Highest price Name ascending Name descending All brands Stag O Lee Reissue of the sixth release in the Exotic Blues & Rhythm series. Released ages ago in an edition of 500 copies, it sold out in next to no time and is a sought-after collector's item. Presented here on clear vinyl in a limited edition of 700. Features The Various: Sadaba: Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 6 10" The sixth volume in a limited-edition series on Stag-O-Lee. This is a collection of oddball country weepers, moody rockabilly, widescreen country and western, and popcorn noir from the 1950s and early '60s. So, turn out the lights, sit back and relax to t Various: Gunsmoke Volume 6: Dark Tales Of Western Noir From A Ghost Town Jukebox 10" Fifth volume in the limited-edition Gunsmoke series on Stag-O-Lee. This time compiled by the one and only Hank Ray, a fixture of the German Cramps/rockabilly/country scene, having fronted the legendary Raymen and being a respected solo artist and currentl Vinyl-only 10" release. Stag-O-Lee presents Chug-A-Lug: Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 8, released alongside Boom-A-Lay: Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Volume 7 (STAGO 070LP) and following volumes one through six, wh Various: Chug-A-Lug: Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers Vol. 8 10" Message from Stag-O-Lee: "When I visited New Orleans in 2004 in struck a friendship with a cab driver named Herb H. Franklin. He showed me great record shops and restaurants and told me his interesting life story. Herb was born in 1930 in Wiggins, Mississ Various: Sin City Jukebox V2 LP Here you are! A second batch with essential tunes from the hallowed nights of the Hoochie Koo. To some, this is dancefloor material. Some of these versions you won't find anywhere else. The Hoochie Koo is a high-octane extravaganza inspired by the risqué Various: Hoochie Koo Vol 2 10" Stag-O-Lee continue the DJ Set series with this Born To Hula! compilation by Hamburg based DJ Crille. Since the early 1990s, Crille is spinning records in various clubs on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg and many other cities. He was inspired by The Cool and Cr Various: Born To Hula! LP The Rockinitis series showcases electric guitar blues from the mid-50s to the early '60s. Unfettered pleasure in the form of Black dance music. Third time's the charm as two heavy-hitters join the fray. Wexford, Ireland's Bill Kealy, has been packing danc Various: Rockinitis Vol 3 LP Welcome to Volume 6 of Trashcan Records, a new compilation series on Stag-O-Lee, devoted to obscure and forgotten vinyl treasures from the 1950s and early 1960s. 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LP The second volume of the The Weekend Starts Here series deals exclusively with the popcorn genre. Popcorn is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British Various: Weekend Starts Here Vol 2 10" After the highly successful volumes The Crazy Rhythms Of Mata Hari (STAGO 099LP) and Shake Your Bones (STAGO 124LP), Stag-O-Lee present Volume 3 in the Stag-O-Lee DJ Set series. Again, a compressed 80-minute set of a whole evening of DJing. This time behi Various: Cool Cat Club LP	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1234
__label__wiki	0.703303	0.703303	living with oma 9 Affordable Holiday Gift Ideas Introducing the Awesome and Affordable Samsung Galaxy A12 YouTube announces inaugural YouTube Black Voices creator grantees from Africa 7 Tips To Help You Resume Work After The Holidays Introducing Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 366 Days In Corporate Finance As A Communications Manager Why I Started My Blog (SoTectonic) lifestyle October 15, 2020 Eyes On The Prize (Anzisha is Back)! SoTectonic Drinks and Food To Bring To A Protest How To Stay Safe While Protesting (Especially During A Pandemic) According to Trading Economics, African countries such as Namibia (33.4 per cent), Angola (32.7 per cent), Nigeria (27.1 per cent) and South Africa (23.3 per cent) have some of the most staggering unemployment rates globally, and this in a region where 60 per cent of the population is under the age of 25. Which is exactly why a range of region-focused initiatives – that include programmes such as the Anzisha Prize – has become critical over the years to identify, train and build the skillsets of ground-breaking young people so that they are equipped to go forth and become job creators and formidable business leaders in their chosen niches. About Anzisha Prize A collaboration between the African Leadership Academy and the Mastercard Foundation, the Anzisha Prize has, since 2010, sought to break barriers in growing the number of very young job-generative entrepreneurs on the African continent. With the Anzisha Prize announcing its top 20 finalists for 2020 on 17 September, after receiving a record number of 1 200 applications, deputy director of the initiative, Melissa Mbazo-Ekepenyong, comments: “[This year] has seen a global shift in the future of work. Its applicants have personified the resilience and innovation that Africa needs as we navigate our way into a post-COVID-19 future.” A glance at the Anzisha Prize fellows – those who have benefited from this initiative over the past decade – and you’ll take in the backgrounds of both female and male entrepreneurs who have achieved great things in, for example, social enterprise, such as 2doon (the brainchild of Asia Saed, 20, from Somalia), which writes up CVs and provides skill workshops to combat unemployment; agribusiness and distribution company Canaan Farm (belonging to Velache Coker, 20, from Sierra Leone); and specialist chicken farm enterprise, Poultry (the enterprise of Olipah Chomba, 22, from Zambia). Unfortunately, even those entrepreneurs with both a skillset and academics behind them, as well as significant experience, tend to be faced with the dual discrimination of being both young and female when they tackle work in a male-dominated field – such as farming. But this is no reason to give up in a huff. According to the likes of Kenyan-based Esther Kiura, 27, who is an independent agricultural researcher, “There is a lot of judgement before people get to know who I am and what I know. Many farmers…see me as a naïve female who is too young ‘to be qualified’ for the job. However, once I prove myself,” she enthuses, “I gain so much respect.” What to expect this year This year’s 20 finalists represent important sectors ranging from agriculture to manufacturing and education. Notably, their businesses are 45 per cent female-owned and are tackling critical issues in their communities while still managing to turn a profit. Egyptian Alaa Moatamed, 21, is co-founder of Presto, a leading delivery management platform in her country; while Rwandan Benjamin Mushayija Gisa, 20, manufactures and packages organic products through his business Kaso, to give consumers important chemical-free options when they shop for food items and cosmetics. South African Mahlatse Matlakana is a 22-year-old agribusiness entrepreneur who founded Wozilex in 2007, a business that produces and sells vegetables. An exciting addition to the announcement of the winners at this year’s Anzisha Prize Conference, scheduled for 27 October, is that it is the initiative’s 10th anniversary of supporting very young entrepreneurs. Already, the programme has supported 122 entrepreneurs from across the continent, and 77 of their businesses have created over 2 000 jobs – 56 per cent of which have been for young Africans under 25. Where to in the future? It’s all about encouraging young Africans to choose entrepreneurship – knowing they will get the necessary support to build a sustainable business in their country and region. Entrepreneurship is a viable career choice, as long as a continent-wide pipeline continues to spread the word and thereby establish an ecosystem of parents, educators, policymakers and investors who have a firm belief in it. The prize money The prize money on offer this year includes a $2 500 cash prize for each entrant; a $25 000 prize for the grand prize winner; and first and second runner-up prizes of $15 000 and $12 500 respectively. Due to the safety considerations of Covid-19, the Anzisha Prize Conference will take place virtually, allowing the top 20 applicants to share their knowledge and tap into the learnings of expert coaches and mentors as they prepare their pitches for the external panel of judges. With Moneyweb reporting that South Africa, alone, lost 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown, during which most businesses were forced to close for five weeks leading to staff retrenchments, initiatives such as Anzisha Prize need all the support they can get to lead our youth out of unemployment in the years to come. Reiterating the views of Mbazo-Ekepenyong, chief programme officer at the Mastercard Foundation, Peter Materu, enthuses that the success of the programme over the past decade stands as a resounding testament to the creativity and entrepreneurial potential of the 15-to-22-year-old population in Africa. “Through Anzisha,” he advises, “we are reminded of what they can achieve when challenged and enabled to own and solve the problems they see around them. Now, as ever, the innovations that have emerged … inspire and renew our faith in and commitment to their promise.” Vote for your favourite entrepreneur for 2020 by going to anzisha.org/top20 Related Itemsafricathe good life Get Exclusive Access To Community Perks! TECTONIC means having a strong and widespread impact. That is what our tribe is about! Click ⬇️ for lifestyle tips & inspiration Pick a number! 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__label__wiki	0.969647	0.969647	Transport, Airlines Ryanair accused of dodging taxes in Italy by claiming Italians in Bergamo work in Dublin Tom Kington, The Guardian - Oct 17, 2012 6:49 am Although the rules may not be clear, Italy would love to have €12 million in taxes. Getting it out of O’Leary, though, would be as tough as getting money out of O’Leary. — Jason Clampet An Italian prosecutor has opened an investigation into Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, and Juliusz Komorek, the airline’s legal affairs director, for alleged tax evasion. The investigation, reported by Italy’s Corriere della Sera, concerns Ryanair’s hiring of 220 staff at its Bergamo hub near Milan while putting them on the books in Dublin, where tax rates are far lower. Estimating the loss to the Italian state at €12m in taxes, the magistrate Maria Mocciaro gave the airline 90 days to settle its account, an offer Ryanair turned down, the newspaper reported. Although the airline’s Bergamo staff are required to live near the airport, Ryanair claims they work on board Ryanair aircraft and their taxes should be paid in Ireland, the home of the carrier. A Ryanair spokesman declined to comment on the report, stating the airline would “continue to observe EU tax laws”. A representative of Italy’s airline association said Ryanair was flouting Italian rules. “Given that Ryanair operates stably in Italy then I cannot understand why the rules it follows are different to those followed by other carriers including easyJet,” said Aldo Bevilacqua, general secretary of Assaereo. “Ryanair’s trick has been tolerated until now,” he added. But a Rome-based aviation consultant said the rules were not clear. “This is a grey area,” said Nick Brough. “Ryanair has been very careful to avoid having any fixed place of business in Italy which would make it liable to pay tax here. In France they changed the rules to make Ryanair pay taxes, but I don’t see what this magistrate can achieve here unless the rules are changed.” Ryanair flew more than 22 million passengers to and from 21 Italian airports last year, second only to the flag carrier Alitalia, which flew nearly 26 million passengers. This year the Irish airline expects to reach 24 million passengers, and 37 million within four years. Italy’s own low-cost airlines have meanwhile failed to prosper, while Alitalia was saved from collapse in 2008 by a consortium of Italian businesses recruited by the then prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. Ryanair has previously defended its policy in Italy of accepting payments from Italian airports in return for flying to them. “The airline takes financing from airports just to land at them, a procedure which should be transparent and accessible to all,” said Bevilacqua. Don't miss another mission critical story Get Unlimited Access To Daily New Coverage With Skift Pro Tags: ryanair, taxes Twitter \| 2 hours ago	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1248
__label__wiki	0.589459	0.589459	State opposes Mambury Njie’s bail The chief state prosecutor, SH Barkhum, told presiding judge, Mikailu Abdulahi, of the High court in Banjul, although the former minister was entitled to bail, he had not provided enough proof to grant him a temporal release from custody. He added: “We are not disputing that the offence is bailable but the accused was the secretary general and head of civil service at the time the offence was committed. This is not an ordinary economic crime case because it is not committed by an ordinary person. The offence touches on the economic well-being of the nation. “I have not seen any solid convincing paragraph by the applicant that should warrant the court to exercise its discretion [and grant him bail]. What we should look at is the gravity of the offence.” However, the lawyer for Mambury, Lamin Camara, who filed the bail application Monday in his response, urged the court to disregard the prosecutor’s statement that “the case is not an ordinary economic crime offence”. Njie, an erstwhile longstanding member of the cabinet is standing trial on two counts of economic crime and neglect of duty. Details of the indictment against him revealed that he caused The Gambia government economic losses when he failed to appropriately advise government on matters pertaining to mining operations of Carnegie Minerals Gambia Limited between 2001 and 2006. He however pleaded not guilty. The case is adjourned to May 28 for ruling on bail. By Binta Bah Previous articleGambia moves to mainstream CC into development planning with €3.86M project Next article‘Boko Haram, AQIM terrorist attacks are a red flag’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1251
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It continues and is ever-changing.” Jandy Nelson, Bridget Jones’s Diary “Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.” Marian Keyes, The Lover’s Dictionary “Six hundred and forty fish later, the only thing I know is everything you love will die. The first time you meet someone special, you can count on them one day being dead and in the ground.” Chuck Palahniuk, Safe Haven “A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman’s heart.” Shannon Alder A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments “When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. 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__label__wiki	0.735007	0.735007	Borrell Says US Should Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran's Full Compliance Is Needed © AFP 2020 / ATTA KENARE https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0c/08/1081392774_0:76:3058:1796_1200x675_80_0_0_2edb96e26105986b4a986e5baf1edba3.jpg https://sputniknews.com/world/202012081081392804-borrell-says-us-should-rejoin-iran-nuclear-deal-irans-full-compliance-is-needed/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, stressed the need on Tuesday for the United States to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for Iran to resume full compliance. "We need to find a way for the US to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, and for Iran to come back into full compliance. The nuclear deal is still assessed as a landmark of successful diplomacy ... We are proud of it as the biggest success of our diplomatic capacity," Borrell said at a GLOBSEC webinar. © REUTERS / JOSHUA ROBERTS US to Rejoin JCPOA for Further Talks If Iran Resumes Compliance With Nuclear Deal, Biden Says This comes after the UK, France and Germany issued a joint statement on Monday voicing their concern about Iran's plans to set up new centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility. In 2018, the US officially withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was signed by Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States plus Germany together with the European Union in summer of 2015. Washington also reinstated tougher sanctions against Tehran. A year later, Iran announced countermeasures, saying that it would resume its uranium enrichment program beyond the agreed 3.67 percent level if the deal's other signatories failed to help it benefit economically from the JCPOA amid the sanctions. sanctions, Josep Borrell, Iran nuclear deal, US, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran 15:29 GMT Queen of Timing: Tiffany Trump Mocked Online For Announcing Engagement on Father’s Last day 15:24 GMT US Treasury Nominee Yellen Suggests ‘Curtailing’ Use of Cryptocurrencies, Citing Terrorism Concerns	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1260
__label__wiki	0.862705	0.862705	Changes as good as holidays at TBWA\ By Ben Fahy December 14, 2009 No Comments TBWA\ is ringing in the new year with a host of new appointments, promotions and unbridled optimism. First on the list is Aaron Taylor, who has been appointed general manager of TBWA\TEQUILA. David Walden, chief executive of the TBWA group, says: “Aaron joined us some months ago from TBWA\ Sydney as a senior player in our account service area. Since then he’s made a terrific contribution and we see a lot of potential in him being able to contribute across the group. And he’s passionate about disruption and media arts, so appointing him general manager makes absolute sense.” Andrew Stephenson has also been hired as group account director. “Andrew joins us from DDB where he’s been running a major group,” Walden says. “At TBWA\, he will take over responsibility for a group of businesses and will be reunited with Aaron Taylor who he last worked with at Saatchi’s. Andrew has a proven track record handling a broad portfolio of clients and he’s one of those rare account handlers who brings strategic instinct and good creative judgment to the table, as well as consummate account handling skills.” Other new recruits are Andrew McLeish and Julie McIver in the strategic planning area. “This is [McLeish’s] first role in an agency but he comes from a senior role at NZ Lotteries where he contributed to the strategic development of a number of their brands. He’s a great thinker and is already using his client background to help us build robust strategies for clients that not only provide a roadmap to creative solutions but are also strongly rooted in commercial reality”. And Corey Chalmers, who has been with the agency for the last three years, has also been promoted to deputy creative director. “With creative partner Guy Roberts firmly in control of the creative director’s role, it’s logical for Corey to take on more responsibility,” Walden says. Previous ArticleAnimal lovers to give animal love Next Article For whom the Bell tolls Ben Fahy Why pay for an ad that’s half exposed? Dr Karen Nelson-Field explains why visibility is king By Erin McKenzie February 20, 2020 Part One: “We should see ourselves as business leaders”: Andrew Geoghegan on mature media use, effectiveness culture and diversity By Erin McKenzie October 29, 2019 Blind & Low Vision NZ hopes to open up visual world By StopPress Team October 21, 2019	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1265
__label__cc	0.65665	0.34335	STOP THESE THINGS The truth about the great wind power fraud Wind Power Fraud You are here: Home / Alan Jones / Crunch Time: Australia’s Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis Demands End to Wind & Solar Subsidies Crunch Time: Australia’s Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis Demands End to Wind & Solar Subsidies August 2, 2018 by stopthesethings 5 Comments What’s missing from Australia’s self-inflicted energy crisis, is reason and common sense. When you’ve dug yourself into a hole, the first remedial action is to stop digging. Instead, Australia has a PM, Malcolm Turnbull and an Energy Minister, Josh Frydenberg, determined to wreck every last vestige of productive industry and enterprise in this country, while punishing households with the highest power prices in the world. That determination is evidenced by their continual pandering to renewable energy rent-seekers and the eco-zealots that worship them. Frydenberg is peddling his National Energy Guarantee, with all the grinning verve of a vaudeville showman. Telling lies about power prices having already fallen (when, in fact, retail prices have jumped between 20 and 24% in those states reliant on renewables); and making ludicrous promises that, by increasing wind and solar capacity, power prices will plummet, further still. As we’ve pointed out plenty of times before, adding heavily subsidised, and chaotically intermittent wind and solar to a power market necessarily, and absolutely inevitably, leads to rocketing power prices (see above a very simple graphic to that effect care of Dr Michael Crawford). After all, it’s what these policies were designed to do, so no one should be surprised at the outcome. After Federal Labor by-election victories in Queensland, Tasmania and WA the threat of a Bill Shorten led Labor government looms. It would, of course, be a repeat of the Green/Labor Alliance that ramped up John Howard’s tiny 2% RET and turned it into a 45,000 GWh monster, back in 2008. Instead of slashing the Federal Large-Scale RET (pared back from 41,000 to 33,000 GWh by Tony Abbott in 2015), Frydenberg’s NEG simply expands it and extends it, indefinitely. Number crunchers figure that the percentage of power delivered by wind and solar under Frydenberg’s NEG would end up well over 42%. Whereas, Bill Shorten is pushing for 50%. For Australian households and businesses, the economic result from either will be an unmitigated disaster. The tricky choice for voters is like being asked to choose between hanging and a firing squad. After the Liberal National Party’s pathetic showing in the Queensland seat of Longman and swings against the Liberal/National Coalition in Tasmania and WA, there’s every prospect that Malcolm Turnbull will be forced to walk the plank. And, within the Liberal/National party room, there is one issue that stands out from all others: and that’s power prices. For back-benchers facing voters ready to wield their electoral sledgehammers, what’s happened to Australia’s energy policy is front and centre. At a moment when Turnbull and Frydenberg ought to be slashing subsidies to wind and solar; re-writing the power market dispatch rules to favour reliable, baseload sources (as they once did), instead of chaotically intermittent wind and solar (as they have done since 2008); and underwriting the refurbishment of existing coal-fired power plants and the construction of new High Efficiency Low Emissions plant, this pair sound more like lunatics from the hard-green left. If there was any lesson from the Longman by-election – where the LNP candidate struggled to pick up 26% of the primary vote and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation picked up a solid 15% – it has to be that notionally conservative parties should stop pandering to the green-left, who will never vote for them, anyway. Instead, Liberals and Nationals need to stop apologising for the fact that Australia is powered by coal; to stop pretending that wind and solar will replace it; and start promoting reliable and affordable electricity, for all. Terry McCrann and Alan Jones make much the same point in the interview below (podcast with transcript following). https://stopthesethings.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/terry_mccrann_-_national_energy_guarantee_crisis.mp3 Alan Jones: Back to this energy issue. This is a crisis. Make no mistake about it. Yesterday, we were treated to the absolutely unadulterated rubbish by this Energy Security Board, whoever the hell they are. It was established by the Council of Australian Government’s Energy Council, another bureaucratic nightmare, in August last year. Of course, they’re going to do the bidding of the government. They’ll tell government what government want to hear. It’s chaired by this woman Kerry Schott, whom I used to think had a few brains. Yesterday we’re told the National Energy Guarantee, when it’s in place, will give us cheaper electricity. The Financial Review even played with this idiotic assumption, talking about savings of $550 a year, $150 more than was first estimated. Look, if the last election campaign, we had the Medi-scare campaign run up to this National Energy Guarantee, Labor will be responsible for higher electricity prices. Now I don’t know when I’ve heard anything quite so absurd or economically dangerous. I mentioned to you earlier this week that Bjørn Lomborg is the world renowned director of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre. He actually believes in climate change and renewable energy. I don’t, but he believes in it. Yet no one could be more opposed to the stupidity of Turnbull and Frydenberg on one hand, and Shorten and Mark Butler, his shadow minister, than Bjørn Lomborg. Lomborg wrote last week, and I quote, “Worldwide, fossil fuels produce two thirds of all electricity, with nuclear and hydro producing another 27%.” Yet, “According,” he said, “to the International Energy Agency, solar, wind, wave, and bio-energy produce only 9.8% of electricity in the OECD,” and he said, “This is only possible because of subsidies,” that’s the renewable, “of more than $215 billion this year.” Lomborg wrote, “Reliance on coal is not ending soon. It remains the cheapest and most dependable energy source. The International Energy Agency,” he said, not me, not Terry McCrann, Bjørn Lomborg said, “by 2040, coal will still be cheaper on average than solar and wind energy, even with a sizable carbon tax.” It’s a carbon dioxide tax, of course, but they call it a carbon tax. Lomborg went further when early this year he said, “Even if every nation, including the United States, extended its carbon dioxide promises past 2030, and kept them going throughout the century, temperatures would drop by less than 0.2 of a degree Centigrade.” Which prompts the question, what price are we paying for nothing? As the Spectator Magazine argued in an editorial on June 30, not Terry McCrann, not me, quote, “The most dangerous aspect of this National Energy Guarantee fraud is that it requires the Paris Accord on climate change, with its plethora of emissions targets on everything from farting cows to tradies’ utes, to finally be legislated.” The editorial said, “Thanks to an ideologically-driven and vainglorious prime minister, his spineless and cowardly colleagues, a jaded and exhausted business community, and a gloating cohort of socialist bureaucrats and lefty politicians, the Paris Accord will soon go from being a non-binding aspiration to something that is enforceable by law. Economic suicide beckons,” it says. Terry McCrann and I warned about this 10 years ago. One of my listeners, and my listeners are very plugged in, wrote to me yesterday, quote, “A succession of Australian governments decided to export our coal to manufacture our imported consumer durable products, rather than use Australian coal to manufacture our stuff in Australia. So Australia saves on its manmade emissions, but other countries incur those same manmade emissions in manufacturing our stuff. Therefore, our global warming cultists have, through forcing high cost electricity, renewably generated, on Australia, has resulted in the world not saving a gram of manmade carbon emissions.” The Tomago chief executive, Tomago our biggest aluminium producer, said last month that renewables are unable to deliver reliable and affordable power to energy intensive users. He’s saying reverse the threat to base load power. Embrace coal fired power. As I’ve said many times, there’s only one simple policy needed to govern energy policy. You can take it in two sentences or three. It must be available. It must be reliable. It must be affordable. Renewable energy is none of these three. The South China Morning Post on June 4 this year demonstrated that China is awake up to this. Quote, “Chinese Solar Power Stocks Plunge,” the headline said, “As The Government Moves to Contain the Industry.” It talked about the Chinese government, quote, “Paring back state support for solar power,” and quote, “All new wind farm development rights will be subject to competitive bidding.” They’re building coal fired power stations. The former National Party leader, Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson last month called for the Turnbull government to intervene to ensure the construction of a high energy, low emission coal fired power station. Mr. Anderson said it was time to be utterly honest with ourselves for once in this country. His words, “For once in this country.” He said, “Emotion and ad hocery had consistently overruled reason in the energy debate.” He said, “The result is a massive sovereign risk for people who might otherwise have invested in base load power capacity.” He said “the time had come for tax payers to underwrite a new HELE coal fired power station to offset”, his words, “what is effectively a smashed market which can no longer operate normally.” Now I said earlier this week, time to get back to Terry McCrann. He has seen and analysed the stupidity of all this in Victoria and South Australia just a couple of weeks ago. Around about July 7, when as Terry wrote, “The wind would have blown a dog off a chain,” in Southern Australia. Wind power everywhere, and as a result, as Terry wrote, “The wholesale price, according to the market regulator AEMO, dropped to just $10 a megawatt hour.” Could’ve dropped to zero. Wind power everywhere. But then as Terry said, “Monday the wind, pretty much right across the southern states, had dropped to a gentle zephyr.” The total generation from wind dropped below 500 megawatts in South Australia, and less than 100 megawatts. So what happened to the price? The price in South Australia hit not $10 a megawatt hour, $14,000 a megawatt hour. For much of the day, it was over $1,000. On the whole of Monday, it averaged over $700 a megawatt hour. In Victoria, where the wind died away, but they still have coal fired power stations, it was over $78 a megawatt hour. Terry McCrann. Now you couldn’t ask for a simpler or more easy to understand and utterly irrefutable on the ground demonstration of the utter insanity, as Terry said, of our rush to embrace functionally-useless, so called renewable power. Terry McCrann, good morning. Thank God for you. Terry McCrann: Good morning, Alan. Great to hear your voice again Alan Jones: Terry. Terry McCrann: I absolutely second and endorse everything you just said. I’ve just got one slight qualification, and that’s what John Anderson is proposing, that governments get behind building a coal fired power station. In a way, that’s true, but it wouldn’t need to have that government intervention if we would just do something very simple, as you and I both understand … Alan Jones: Stop the subsidies. Terry McCrann: Let us wake up, say the emperor has no clothes, walk away from the Paris Agreement, which is a complete fraud, other than to destroy countries like Australia potentially going forward, and get back to reality. Get back to sanity. Alan Jones: I don’t know. I was saying to my listeners, this bloke, Terry McCrann … Now Terry, don’t get embarrassed. Is one of the most respected economic commentators in this country. The bloke has been around for God knows how long. He knows the economics of all of this in relation to business, in relation to the costs to business, in relation to the cost and the damage high prices in anything can do to the economy. So there’s not a person in government would speak to him. You’ve got this National Energy Guarantee. I mean, it’s a public lie, Terry. Terry McCrann: Well, yes indeed, Alan. I would describe it by using that old American term, it’s desperately trying to put lipstick on a pig, and the pig, of course, is the fundamental stupidity of trying to walk away from the energy system that has been so good for Australia over the last 50 years, delivering cheap, reliable and plentiful power. Alan Jones: Correct. Terry McCrann: Obviously coal fired power stations. We’re trying to walk away from that, and we’re trying to embrace the complete uselessness of wind, in particular, and solar. Terry McCrann: That’s the pig. Terry McCrann: Unfortunately, you like, you know Josh. I know Josh. You like Josh. I like Josh. I think he’s a nice guy, broadly. He’s got his brains in the right place, but he’s desperately trying to paint lipstick on this pig with this National Energy Guarantee. Alan Jones: He knows this is rubbish. Josh Frydenberg, you listening to me, mate? You know this is rubbish. You told me it was rubbish, and you’ve fallen into line with Turnbull. You sell your soul. It’s unbelievable that people would do this with the potential to destroy our economy, Terry. Terry McCrann: Well, if we continue down this path, Alan, we will certainly fundamentally damage the living standards and the employment reality of every Australian and every business. Alan Jones: But every government, I mean Queensland- Terry McCrann: Anybody with a brain knows that. Alan Jones: Everyone, right. Queensland approving more of these wind turbines. New South Wales. Then you’ve got the hypocrisy in the New South Wales budget just brought down recently. Coal royalties, they boasted, are at record levels, 1.8 billion this financial year, two billion next year, over the next four years 7.4 billion. So here we are, mining royalties, well, we’re happy to have them, happy to export the stuff and get the royalties, but deny us the use of the same energy resource. Terry McCrann: It’s crazy, Alan. But thank goodness that at least they’ve knocked back the greens who want to close down all the coal mines. At least we’re trying to maintain some sense of sanity and some sense of economic reality by at least allowing those coal exports to take place. But anybody that thinks … Terry McCrann: All of this, and we can see the future today in the disruption and the higher prices that are caused by forcing people to take wind energy when the wind is blowing. So we’ve got to run all these existing power stations, the real power stations. We’ve got to keep them either on standby or operating at a very low level just to be able to be fired up when the wind stops blowing. Alan Jones: Yeah. Terry McCrann: All this is happening.. Alan Jones: My old man would say it’s arse up. Pardon the language. Terry McCrann: Alan, but all this is happening when wind is still such a tiny portion of the system, and yet these idiots, these insane people that are in charge of our government on both sides, want to take that from where it is today and multiply it ten times. They want to increase the amount of wind and solar operating in the system by more than 10 times, by closer to 20 times. Alan Jones: Correct. Unbelievable. Terry McCrann: What in Earth is going to happen to our electricity? Alan Jones: Well, Terry, what is going to happen, because the polls have Labor in front. Labor could form the next government, and Butler, the shadow energy minister, said three days ago, quote, “Labor is committed to supporting a transition to modern, affordable and clean energy with 50% renewables by 2030.” Three days ago. Terry McCrann: Lovely, but unfortunately, Alan, the other side are only a few steps behind. Alan Jones: They are. Terry McCrann: Labor wants to go to 50%. The government wants to go to more than 40% Alan Jones: 42%. Terry McCrann: Yeah, so what’s the difference? If we’re going from 5% today, probably more like 7 or 8% now, given what’s happened already, so you’ve got those massive increase. That’s the output. You’ve got to build much more, because it doesn’t work, in order to get that sort of output. Alan Jones: Absolutely. You ended a piece that you wrote on the 14th of July … Terry McCrann ended a magnificent piece that he wrote on the 14th of July, should’ve been on the front page, and he said this, quote, “All this is fiddling, with apologies to Humphrey Bogart, we must not ‘always have Paris’. The only way to deliver cheap, reliable power is to walk away from the Paris Climate Accord fast.” Terry McCrann: As indeed the US, China effectively, and India effectively, those three countries, which are the biggest emitters of CO2 on the planet, are not bound by anything in Paris. We know that Donald Trump has taken the US out of the agreement, and the other two don’t have to do anything. Alan Jones: And look what’s happening to the American economy, to American unemployment, to black unemployment. Once they had that weight taken off their shoulders, they have gone along gangbusters. Terry, all we can do is keep going, but I regret to say, no one in Canberra’s listening to you or me. Terry McCrann: Well, I think they’ve blindly embraced this insanity, and you’re right. They refuse to face reality. Alan Jones: That’s right. They know everything. They know everything. Good on you, Terry. We’ll keep in touch. Terry McCrann: Thank you, Alan. Alan Jones: Righto. There he is. It’s beyond belief. This is a crisis, as I said. The greatest we’ve faced since Federation, with the exception of war. Another wind power fail: Engie’s Willogoleche wind farm, Hallett SA. Filed Under: Alan Jones, Australia, Australia's renewable energy target, Big wind industry, Big wind politics, National Energy Guarantee, power prices Tagged With: Australia's energy crisis, Australian power prices, Bill Shorten 50% renewable target, Highest power prices in Australia, highest power prices in the world, Josh Frydenberg national energy guarantee, Josh Frydenberg renewable energy, labor 50% renewable target, Malcolm Turnbull renewable target, National Energy Guarantee, Terry McCrann, Why are power prices rising, Why are power prices so high « Deepwater in Deep Trouble: Fishermen Tell Off-Shore Wind Farm Developers to F@*#K Off Wind & Solar’s Mega-Cost Delivers Mega-Failure: RE Supplying Less than 1% During Peak Demand » About stopthesethings We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia. wal1957 says: Hi Freddy, I too would recommend everyone to read Tony’s work. Extremely informative and written in a way that even I can understand. I think that the NEG is about as useless as any policy can get. It fails on the important objectives….reliability and affordability. About the only thing it does guarantee is that Australia will become an economic basket case that much quicker. The NEG has to allow fossil fuel generators free reign in the market. We all know that the subsidies and current rules re retailers using ‘green energy’ when available are killing off the coal generators. This has to stop. Walk away from ‘Paris’ and kill off the subsidies. NOW! The other thing that should be looked at is to make the energy providers guarantee that they supply if they bid. If they than fail to supply, the providers should be fined $XX per MW that they fail to deliver. This should apply to any provider. The only exception would be for mechanical failure. The 2 rules above would guarantee that… R.I.P. wind power. TonyZ says: It took regional elections for the Lib/Nats to be “shocked”. Turnbull and his team are committed to renewables. At this point, the Lib/Nats should be dumping Turnbull and his entire team of supporters and embracing fossil fuels. If Turnbull goes into the next election on charge of the Coalition, I expect a retaliatory vote for Labor by many conservatives expecting a huge swing against Labor in the following election and hoping that the damage for the interim is reversible and not catastrophic. Labor and Turnbull’s team are all going in the same direction. May as well encourage Labor and let them be left holding the bag of economic disaster. This is all about the Enron-ing of Australia. When people who could do something (Turnbull, Frydenberg etc) talk a lot but don’t actually change anything, then you know that what is happening is what is required to happen by those who really run things. I always knew Turnbull would be made a Prime Minister, regardless of which Party he played for. Goldman plays a long game. 1957chev says: Reblogged this on "Mothers Against Wind Turbines™" Phoenix Rising…. freddyflatfoot says: One thing that is often not said, or noticed about wind, when mentioning percentages, is that the variability does not coincide with demand! You can have the whirling dervishes spinning their guts out at midnight, with the grid being forced to take it, but by 6 PM the next day, when demand is at its peak, the bloody things could be on a holiday! Here is a link, with very valuable info, on the various power sources in the NEM, their percentages, GWh production, and other useful information and comments from the author. 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__label__cc	0.544798	0.455202	Home » News » Media Releases » Energy Crisis A Costly Missed Opportunity Energy Crisis A Costly Missed Opportunity Rosalie Woodruff MP - Monday, 20 June 2016 Tags: Energy, Rooftop Solar, Feed-in-Tariff Rosalie Woodruff MP \| Greens Energy spokesperson Tasmania’s energy crisis gave Minister Groom an incredible opportunity to show leadership and guide Tasmanians through a very difficult time. Instead, figures revealed today have shown it to be a $64 million missed opportunity. Hydro Tasmania has told a parliamentary inquiry that Minister Groom’s handling of the energy crisis will cost Tasmanians up to $180 million. Despite using the Minister’s diesel generators for just a few weeks and generating a tiny amount of electricity, the cost of hiring, installing and running them came to $64 million. The failure of Minister Groom to take a leading role has come with a huge price tag for Tasmanians. The $64 million spent on barely used diesel generators is taxpayer money that could have been used to finance long lasting renewable energy reform. That $64 million represents the installation of over 11,000 3Kw photovoltaic systems. The total cost of a fair feed-in-tariff over the next four years would cost $15 million, create hundreds of jobs, and install 23,000 rooftop solar systems. All Tasmanians will remember seeing lights streaming from government offices in the middle of the night despite the fact no one was there. Although every day was an opportunity to look at energy savings across government and businesses, the Minister refused to do this. Almost half of the energy used in Tasmania during the energy crisis was in the residential, business and government sector. Some costs were unavoidable, but the Minister wouldn’t work with Councils to find energy savings in public spaces, or to give practical assistance to small business and households about energy efficiency measures and savings. 280 Tasmanian Renewable Energy Jobs Los... The ABS statistics for Employment in the Renewable Energy Sector show the stark cost of the anti-renewables ideology of the Federal and State Liberals. Rosalie Woodruff MP \| Media Release \| 20 Mar 2017 Tasmanian Needs Fairer Feed-in-Tariffs Under the Liberal Government, the current price paid to solar households for the electricity they generate is unfair. Rosalie Woodruff MP \| Parliamentary Activity \| 24 May 2016 Fair Price for Rooftop Solar The Tasmanian Greens want a fair pricing mechanism for the solar feed-in tarrif. Rosalie Woodruff MP \| Policies \| 5 Feb 2018 Liberals' Renewables Plan Lacks De... The Liberals' announcement they plan to adopt the Greens' renewable energy target, to make Tasmania 100% energy efficient by 2022, is welcome news. Record $94M to Secure Tasmania's E... The Liberals’ confetti Budget doesn’t contain a single line item to secure Tasmania’s energy supply or drive down energy prices for ordinary Tasmanians. Rosalie Woodruff MP \| Media Release \| 31 May 2017	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1271
__label__cc	0.667952	0.332048	ELLA FITZGERALD: MY FIRST ELLA FITZGERALD (Libro en papel) (LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS) Disponibilidad y precio a confirmar QUARTO BOOKS + 4 Primeros lectores This board book version of Ella Fitzgerald – an international bestseller in the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series – introduces the youngest dreamers to the First Lady of Song, from her early singing days on the streets of Harlem to her success as a jazz legend. Ella Fitzgerald grew up near Harlem, in New York, where she was surrounded by music and dance. After winning first prize in a talent competition at the Apollo Theater, she went on to tour the world with her pioneering voice. Babies and toddlers will love to snuggle as you read to them the engaging story of this fascinating icon, and will also enjoy exploring the stylish and quirky illustrations of this sturdy board book on their own. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS! PEQUEÑO & GRANDE BRUCE LEE PEQUEÑA & GRANDE MARY SHELLEY PEQUEÑO & GRANDE RUDOLF NURÉIEV PEQUEÑO & GRANDE FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA PEQUEÑA & GRANDE LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY Libro a reservar: ELLA FITZGERALD: MY FIRST ELLA FITZGERALD	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1278
__label__wiki	0.532065	0.532065	The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) SYDNEY. Average Prices of Articles at yesterday's Market. Wheat 9s. 11¼d. per bushel: Maize 2s. 6d. potatoes 7s. 6d. per cwt. fowls 3s. per couple; eggs 1s 3d perdoz, butter 2s 6d per lb. Sat 30 Nov 1816 - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Page 2 - SYDNEY. S Y D N E Y. SITTING MAGISTRATE—S. LORD, Esq. Assize of Bread for the ensuing Week : Houshold 6¼d — Wheaten 7d. sterling. Average Prices of Articles at yesterday's Market. Wheat 9s. 11¼d. per bushel ; Maize 2s. 6d. potatoes 7s. 6d. per cwt. fowls 3s. per couple ; eggs 1s 3d per doz. butter 2s 6d per lb. Yesterday a numerous and most respectable Meeting of the Clergy, Magistrates, and Gen- tlemen of the Colony took place at the Court Room, at Sydney, at which His Honor the LIEU- TENANT GOVERNOR presided, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of fix- ing some decisive and equitable modus for regu- lating the price of wages and labour in this Ter- ritory, in consequence of the recent abolition of the colonial currency, and with a view to bring the rate of wages and labour, and of all articles of consumption, to the due standard of sterling payments. —The object of this meeting was ex- plained by the Honorable the JUDGE ADVOCATE, in a luminous and impressive speech, which dis- played much energy, ability, and zeal in the pub- lic service, and impressed the auditors with a high sense of the advantages likely to result from his talents, from the liberal, clear, and enlarged view he had taken of this very important subject. —During the deliberations several Gentlemen took occasion to address the chair, and delivered their sentiments with an interest and energy high- ly commendable : Amongst these we noticed a very appropriate speech of Mr. E. S. HALL, and some liberal suggestions and pertinent re- marks from Mr. RILEY, one of the Sydney Ma- gistrates, Mr. LOWE, the Bringelly Magistrate, Dr. TOWNSON, and others. Line 2.10.0 The result of this Meeting, which embraced all the objects of their assembling in distinct ar- rangements, we understand is to be submitted to the GOVERNOR, accompanied with a request that HIS EXCELLENCY will be pleased to sanc- tion and adopt their Resolutions ; which were, we believe, without a single exception unanimous- ly carried. After this business was disposed of, the JUDGE ADVOCATE, feeling the opportunity particularly favourable for the introduction of the subject, rose to call the attention of the Gentlemen pre- sent to the expediency of establishing a Colonial Bank, which, on a former occasion, had been suggested as the only mode of relieving the Colo- ny from the depression, embarrassment, and losses it had sustained by reason of the circulation of a debased colonial currency, or paper money, at an indefinite and fluctuating nominal value.—The JUDGE ADVOCATE expatiated at considerable length, and very ably, on this subject, and pointed out with pecu iar energy and powerful argument, the policy, necessity, and advantages of such an establishment, as it bore on the public interest in general, by affording temporary relief and assist- ance, in advancing sums of money for a limited period on landed property, and at the same time facilitated the objects of commerce by a free dis- count of bills of exchange, and other negociable securities. The peculiar advantages of a Bank, established on such liberal principles, were put in so clear and conspicuous a point of view, that they could not fail to flash conviction on the minds of the audience ; and this was manifest, from the ala- crity and promptitude with which several Gen- tlemen desired to add their names as Subscribers to, and supporters of this great Colonial Under- taking. The last report from Hunter's River states un- fortunately that the brig Nautilus, Capt. Ed- wards, went ashore there on Sunday last, and is not likely to be got off. The question of Currency and Sterling has been this week completely decided by the Go- vernor's Court, on several actions for bills that were brought before it ; the general decision being, that bills drawn for currency, but expressingf a value of 25 per cent. should be cashed at that rate ; and that all other bills should be cashed at at 50 per cent. And in consequence of some misunderstandings that have taken place between the issuers and holders of these currency bills, the question of their literal value came this day before the Bench of Magistrates ; by whom it was decided that a 20s. bill of the late currency issue must be paid by the issuer, when presented to to him, in a sum of 10s. sterling ; and all bills of inferior denominations in the same proportion ; such as do not express 25s. per cent. being never- theless subject to be taken up by the drawers at 50 per cent. — SYDNEY : PRINTED BY G. HOWE. SYDNEY. (1816, November 30). The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2176915 "SYDNEY." The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) 30 November 1816: 2. Web. 21 Jan 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2176915>. 1816 'SYDNEY.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 30 November, p. 2. , viewed 21 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2176915 {{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2176915 \|title=SYDNEY. \|newspaper=[[The Sydney Gazette And New South Wales Advertiser]] \|volume=FOURTEENTH, \|issue=680 \|location=New South Wales, Australia \|date=30 November 1816 \|accessdate=21 January 2021 \|page=2 \|via=National Library of Australia}} The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Sat 30 Nov 1816, Page 2 - SYDNEY.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1286
__label__cc	0.66883	0.33117	adidas Spezial + New Order A New Order for a new normal from adidas The collaboration is sometimes the lifeblood that fuels the creativity that is the foundation on which the fashion industry is built. In fact, it’s not just fashion for which this is true. Any artistic or creative field survives on the concept of the collaboration, whether internal or external. Sometimes though, a collaboration comes along that captures the imagination more than the usual. adidas (always have to remember, it’s a lowercase ‘a’) have turned the collaboration into an art form over recent years. Stella McCartney has had great success working with them. As has Raf Simons, Pharrell, Prada and Kanye West. There was even a Game of Thrones collaboration that actually fared a lot better in the public’s eye than the finalé of that series. The new collab debuting today, in association with legendary new wave rock band New Order, takes this dynamic to a whole new level. Just the thought of such an unusual combination makes it Spezial (pun intended). The new capsule collection for A/W2020 is a product of adidas Spezial’s founder and curator Gary Aspden’s long-time personal friendship with the band – and particularly with lead singer Bernard Sumner. What’s important to note here is that adidas don’t do collaborations for collaborations sake. There just wouldn’t be the same creative impact if it was just any old 80s band like Bucks Fizz in the frame. After all, even THE FALL shares its name with another iconic 80s indie band that makes us feel good about the association. That’s the kind of organically generated positive emotion that has worked wonders for adidas with consumers in the past. The new _nwrdrSPZL collection however hasn’t been put together just for the sake of generating a bit of warm nostalgia and cashing in either: Ultimately, the finished article had to have that adidas Spezial look and feel, combined and realised with the ideas that New Order have brought to this collaboration. It was the same when we first started using synthesizers in the early 1980s… the finite possibilities of what you could do with those machines actually became our guidelines and also an advantage. I.e., you got the very best out of what they could do rather than just scratching the surface. – Bernard Sumner, lead singer, New Order. The collection features the distinctive repeated three block New Order ‘Tour’ graphic that the band have been using for their live performances in recent years. The cornerstone piece is the outerwear jacket inspired by Bernard Sumner’s own love of sailing – yes, we were surprised too. More familiar is the influence of the band’s love of football and the surrounding culture, seen in the football jersey sporting that same ‘Tour’ graphic on the back. Even the adidas footwear selection gets the New Order treatment, with the Wilsy SPZL shoe that Sumner has been wearing on tour for a few years already re-imagined in a premium, clean white leather with a white translucent sole along with updated vamp details, co-branding and the subtle addition of white eyelets. Amazingly, this is only part of the adidas Spezial winter season, with new footwear hybrids like the HRMNY, Newrad and Alderley, and new jackets like the SL Haslingden and ST11 also dropping today. Which means the only collaborations adidas has left to think about are with you, the consumer. To watch the adidas Spezial _nwrdrSPZL campaign clip visit THE FALLtv. Click here for more information on adidas Spezial.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1291
__label__wiki	0.569117	0.569117	UK Fintech Bullish Despite Political Uncertainty Banks Latest News by Jason Williams July 23, 2019 July 22, 2019 The UK FinTech sector is attracting investment at a record rate, with $2.9bn raised in the first six months of 2019, research from industry body Innovate Finance has found. Growth comes despite Brexit fears and uncertainty engulfing the UK’s two major political parties. Investment into UK FinTech startups this year was off to the quickest start compared to any calendar year, with the current total invested equivalent to nearly 85% of the total that was raised in 2018. H1 2019 is off to the quickest start to any calendar year of investment in FinTech startups, overshadowing prior years by a significant margin, up just over 45% year-on-year and nearly double the inflows in the second half of 2018. A significant majority came from later stage venture capital and private equity growth investment rounds which represented 85% of total investments made this year, with angel, seed and early venture capital rounds accounting for 15% of capital. Deal volume has declined by 30% year-on-year, continuing a steady decrease that began at the start of 2018, but the value of individual deals has been much larger, a sign of the growing maturity of the UK FinTech sector. Greensill Capital and OakNorth attracted the two largest deals made this year and are amongst the largest fundraises in the UK FinTech sector so far, with $880 million and $440 million respectively. Challenger banks including OakNorth ($440m), Monzo ($147m) and Starling Bank ($98m) dominated the charts with the most significant investments. The payments and foreign exchange sectors also experienced large investments with companies such as Checkout.com ($230m), WorldRemit ($175m) and GoCardless ($76m) raising further rounds to support their growth. While London based FinTech companies once again dominated investment flows (90%) there were significant raises by firms in other parts of the country, notably in the northern UK (Greater Manchester, Derbyshire and Newcastle). In terms of the number of deals, London FinTechs accounted for 78% while other parts of the UK made up 22%. H1 2019 is off to the quickest start to any calendar year of investment in FinTech startups Among the top 10 largest equity deals made so far this year are five Innovate Finance members: OakNorth, WorldRemit, Starling Bank, GoCardless and Onfido. Commenting on the findings, Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance, said: “Investment into the UK FinTech sector shows no sign of slowing down. The flow and impressive size of individual investments demonstrate an ecosystem that is showing signs of growing maturity. This research underlines the UK’s position as a world leader in FinTech. It is hugely encouraging to see evidence of this resilience and growth despite the uncertainty and challenging times ahead. Both the flow of capital and a wide talent pool are essential to maintaining the sector’s strength, and we remain committed to support efforts in these vital areas.” Tim Levene, CEO of Augmentum FinTech said: “At Augmentum we are not surprised to see the Innovate Finance figures showing record investment into UK FinTech. This bears out what we are seeing – that the UK is attracting the lion’s share of European FinTech investment. The UK’s ecosystem is the deepest and most mature in Europe and we continue to attract the greatest concentration of talent compared to other major hubs. This has created a dynamic environment in the UK where we have both the talent to drive innovation alongside the deepest pool of funding.” Keith Morgan, CEO of the British Business Bank said: “FinTech is a hugely important sector for the UK economy, providing invaluable innovation in financial services and products. It’s therefore encouraging to see record volumes of investments being made in UK FinTech firms. At the British Business Bank, we have been strong advocates for the sector, having provided more than £450m of funding and investment to Fintech businesses through our programmes. Chief Executive Officer of The Fintech Times More UK Fintech Associations Join the Fintech National Network Study Finds Spending From Digital Wallets in West to Increase by 40% This Year ProForecast Named a Sage Platinum Partner for Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Manisha Patel October 22, 2018 October 22, 2018 Network Operators to Benefit from an Additional $120bn from Value Added Services by 2024 Jason Williams August 2, 2019 April 7, 2020 Coconut Uses Open Banking to Transform Bookkeeping for Millions of UK’s Self-Employed Mark Walker October 26, 2019 October 25, 2019	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1292
__label__cc	0.60378	0.39622	penicillium digitatum symptoms These findings provided insight into the antifungal mechanism of the X33 antifungal extract against P. digitatum by suggesting that it may be an effective fungicide for controlling citrus postharvest green mold. Biochem. Certain rootstocks confer increased resistance to fruit decay on grafted trees (McDonald and Wutscher, 1974).Postharvest resistance correlates with production near wounds of phenolic compounds, such as benzoic acid derivatives, and phytoalexins, such as scoparone (6,7-dimethoxycourmarin) and scopoletin, by the fruit tissue (Rodov et at., 1994; Bonnas et al., 1995; Lattanzio et al., 1995) and to the production of chitinase and beta-1,3-glucanase by tissue cultures (Niedz et al., 1994). Get the latest public health information from CDC: https://www.coronavirus.gov. Like most websites we use cookies. (1) Look for it outdoors in soil, decaying plant debris, compost, grains and rotting fruit. Paulina González Fierro, MC Colegio de Postgraduados, 2010 . All fruits were infected when inoculated with a spore concentration of 6x105/ml. Keywords: Additionally, physiological and proteomic analysis strategies were applied to explore the inhibitory mechanism of the X33 antifungal extract of the S. lavendulae strain X33 on the mycelial growth of P. digitatum. Abstract. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! P. digitatum pathogenic on pome fruit, and Vilanova et al. Penicillium digitatum caused green mould while P. expansum, P. crustosum and P. soli-tum caused blue mould on nectarines and plums. Penicillium species are one of the most common causes of fungal spoilage in fruits and vegetables. - "Pathogenic Penicillium spp. With over 300 accepted species, the Penicillium genus includes some of the most common fungi in the world. Exposure to mold spores can cause all sorts of respiratory problems, including shortness of breathing, coughing, sneezing, a runny nose and chronic sinusitis. Some of the most common molds that cause allergies include alternaria, aspergillus, cladosporium and penicillium. From the nails, Penicillium species and from the skin scales. Descriptor(s) : biogeography biogeography Subject Category: Disciplines, Occupations and Industries see more details, fungal diseases fungal diseases Subject Category: Diseases, Disorders, and Symptoms See this image and copyright information in PMC, Chlorine Dioxide Controls Green Mold Caused by. Often found in aerosol samples (17). Individual wrapping of fruit in wax paper, or packaging in trays, prevents spread from infected to uninfected fruit during transport or storage. specific chemical control recommendations. SUMMARY . Bluish asexual spores (conidia) form at the centre of the colony, surrounded by a broad band of white mycelium. Below is a list of common medications used to treat or reduce the symptoms of infection due to penicillium marneffei. -, Chen C., Wan C., Peng X., Chen J. However, even though Penicillium species are among the most common fungi in the environment, ABPM due to Penicillium species is rare, accounting for only 1.9% of ABPM cases other than Aspergillus fumigatus.In particular, only one case of Penicillium-associated ABPM for which the … Symptoms include fever, rash, chill, swelling, headache, cough, weight loss, fatigue, and a tight feeling in the chest. Penicillium digitatum is the most destructive postharvest pathogen of citrus fruits, causing fruit decay and economic loss. HHS The diseases caused by these moulds mostly occur in storage. Penicillium digitatum grows saprophytically in soil and it is commonly isolated from plant material. These molds commonly contaminate clinical specimens and cause contamination in the laboratory. -. Check the full list of possible causes and conditions now! Inclusion of a pouch of KOH in polyethylene wrapped fruit reduces rot (Piga et al., 1997). Sci. and on the development of chilling injury (CI) symptoms during cold storage were examined. In both cases, fruit rapidly spoils and collapses; at low humidity, the fruit may shrink and mummify. The hyphae run in all directions on the substratum and become intertwined with one […] As a wound pathogen, the diseas… GROWTH OF Penicillium digitatum IN POSTHARVEST ORANGES . Total Environ. Spread of Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum during contact between citrus fruits. Symptoms. Abstract Cultural conditions under which Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum develop were an important factor in determining the extent of their cellulolytic activity. Clove essential oil as an alternative approach to control postharvest blue mold caused by Penicillium italicum in citrus fruit. The employment of fungicides can effectively control the citrus green mold, significantly reducing agricultural economic loss. Gamma irradiation of grapefruits with 0.3 kGy reduced decay, but higher levels may cause peel damage (Miller and McDonald, 1996). People with asthma, allergy, or bad health condition are especially at risk. Microorganisms. on Apple and Pear." The employment of fungicides can effectively control the citrus green mold, significantly reducing agricultural economic loss. The discovery of penicillin from the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum (then known as Penicillium notatum) by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928, perfected the treatment of bacterial infections.The name Penicillium comes from the resemblance of the spore … Spore accumulation is prevented in orchards and factories by the removal of fallen or rotting fruit; efficient packing houses systematically segregate spoiled fruit, effectively reducing the disease (Snowdon, 1990). 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__label__wiki	0.709144	0.709144	Music With a Purpose Look & Listen Reviews Roundups 2020: TGG Roundup Post author By Jessica No Comments on 2020: TGG Roundup It should be no secret that creativity kept the majority of us afloat throughout a very tumultuous and traumatic year. With unforeseen obstacles around every corner, some new beast lurking and watching nearby, waiting for the right moment to pull the foundational Jenga piece right out from under, it was difficult to remain optimistic in the face of 2020. Today’s roundup is dedicated to the artists whose music kept me company during an emotionally, financially and socially grueling year. A brief aside: With 2021 right around the corner, I’d like to take a moment for some mild sappiness to extend a hand of gratitude to this blog’s readers. I started TGG as a distraction from a lot of things I was struggling to face, and in turn was forced to face them in roundabout ways through music, introspection and discussion with a diverse group of people. With each roundup, it’s typical of me to mention the horrors of 2020, but without the trials of this year, you wouldn’t be reading today because this blog wouldn’t exist as it does in its current form. Thank you for reading, for the support and for continuing with me on this ride through 2021. Thank you to the artists for your submissions. May we all find ourselves sailing smoothly into the new year. Back to business. Sadly, there will be no roundup for the month of December, but the roundup playlist has been updated in accordance to the month’s listens and releases. The autumn playlist has also officially transitioned to winter vibes, and will continue to be updated almost daily throughout the remainder of the season. Now, in no particular order, let’s get to the goods. Synthetic Soul – Chiiild A mysterious concoction of R&B, soul and synthesized pop results in 7-track EP, Synthetic Soul, the product of Montreal-based Chiiild. Virtually genre-less, Chiiild accelerates down a lane adjacent to Blood Orange or Tame Impala, where the point of focus falls mostly on the band’s sweeping instrumentals and sonic fluidity. We’re met with a gentle daydream of strings on the EP’s intro, “Count Me Out” which carry us through to the outro, “Easy On Yourself,” transforming into a luminous awakening. Favorite tracks: “Pirouette,” “Hands Off Me” SuperGood – Duckwrth As mentioned in a previous roundup, Duckwrth’s major label debut is, essentially, a 44-minute long love letter to the ladies. Bridging gaps between pop, hip-hop, funk and soul, SuperGood is a fitting soundtrack for one’s romantic reverie. Duckwrth eclectically executes the manipulation of classic sounds paired with modernity with personality and catchy craftsmanship throughout the album. The project’s undisputed standout, “Kiss U Right Now” might find some religiously moisturizing their lips out of sheer anticipation of the mere possibility of a kiss. Favorite Tracks: “Kiss U Right Now,” “SuperBounce” To Myself – Baby Rose Released in August, Baby Rose’s To Myself was a fitting conclusion to 2020’s Sad Girl Summer; the artist’s debut is a tender, simultaneously thunderous arrangement of truth and vulnerability. Pouring from an overflowing cup of talent and wisdom far beyond her years, Baby Rose’s velvety, rasping vocals sing tales of heartache and healing over somber, bluesy production on To Myself. Favorite tracks: “Borderline,” “Show You” The Circus – Mick Jenkins Following 2018’s masterfully executed Pieces of a Man, The Circus admittedly pales in comparison but shines in its own right. If there’s one thing Mick Jenkins isn’t gonna do, it’s waste a word. If there’s one thing Mick Jenkins is gonna do, it’s monopolize any opportunity to contort and stretch a phrase with the utmost of ease. We’re smacked in the face with a reminder of just that on the project’s intro, “Same Ol,” where the rapper’s undeniable witticism is matched evenly with a bass-heavy Hit-Boy beat. A professional in the game of double entendre, Jenkins’s wordplay leaves The Circus in rotation for more than just a couple of spins. If you’re left wanting more, allow me to direct you to the cornucopia of songs lucky enough to have been blessed by a Jenkins feature this year. From alt-indie band Vansire’s “Central Time” to Kipp Stone’s “Sprague Street,” to name a couple, no one can say Jenkins hasn’t put in the work this year. Favorite Tracks: “Different Scales,” “The Light” Dance Without Me – DRAMA If there’s anything DRAMA can do, it’s provide ample content for your breakup playlist. The Chicago-based electro-pop group released Dance Without Me, a body of work composed of upbeat songs contrasted by elegies of heartbreak, on Valentine’s Day. Two parts of a whole creates DRAMA: singer-songwriter Via Rose provides the whimsical lyricism and somber subject matter buoyed by producer Na’el Shehade’s golden touch. A valentine to those without a valentine, Dance Without Me requires you do just that– dance (and probably cry). Favorite tracks: “7:04 AM,” “Good For Nothing” “GED” – Lute A tale of a humble come-up and letter of encouragement for all who are down bad, Lute’s “GED” was one of my most played songs this year. The single was released in February, following Lute’s debut with Dreamville, critically underrated West1996 Pt 2 and a particularly explosive verse on 2019’s Revenge of the Dreamers III‘s intro, “Under the Sun.” With Dreamville bankrolling your promotion, your resources are virtually limitless; as yet another act of clever marketing from the label, released with the single is the GED credit card. Petrol Bloom – LAUREL Sneaking in just under the wire, LAUREL released 5-track EP, Petrol Bloom just this month. The EP’s first two singles, “Scream Drive Faster” and “Best I Ever Had” received a lot of love from me upon release, so it’s only fitting that the UK vocal powerhouse and creative wunderkind made it to the final roundup. Differing vastly from her debut, Petrol Bloom is a retro-pop time warp adorned with colorful synths and LAUREL’s echoing, sometimes aching vocals. Favorite tracks: “Best I Ever Had,” “Appetite” Lost In June – Pip Millett April showers bring May flowers with Pip Millett’s 8-track EP, Lost In June. The British singer-songwriter has been on the radar since her melancholic 2018 single, “Make Me Cry,” which still remains in rotation almost three years later. What sets Millett apart from the sometimes all-too-saturated world of UK neo-soul is the natural humanity and grace portrayed when delivering sweet and stirring vocals swaddled in emotionally profound lyricism. Why would anyone want to make Pip Millett cry? In order to gain a deeper understanding of something or someone, you must find the root. Millett pierces the veil with Lost In June, granting us an intimate peek at how and why she came to be the young woman she is today, paying homage and due retribution to her family and upbringing. Favorite tracks: “Heavenly Mother,” “Ava” Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist The recipe cooked up between Freddie Gibbs’ effortlessly audacious lyricism and The Alchemist’s collation of beats sprinkled with soul and jazz brings Alfredo to the table. A surprise serving of sustenance, the collaborative effort between two hip-hop heavy hitters set social media ablaze upon release. With the project’s intro, “1985,” we pull back the velvet curtain to reveal a dimly lit room in the back where Gibbs’s sustained flow permeates the air like a haze of smoke. Like flies on the wall, we watch as the sequence unfolds to reveal much more than meets the eye. Favorite tracks: “1985,” “Something to Rap About” New Me, Same Us – Little Dragon Practiced and ever-evolving Little Dragon’s latest project finds the group at the intersection of funk and R&B, with Nagano crooning anecdotes of long-term growth and revelation. Formed in 1996, Little Dragon has journeyed through varying genres throughout the years, leaving some of their finest work on other artists’ projects. That isn’t the case with this album; a rose-colored bulb in the early days of the pandemic, New Me, Same Us was a soft light in the very dark room of 2020. Favorite tracks: “Where You Belong,” “Water” Circles – Mac Miller Posthumous albums were, unfortunately, in high demand in 2020. Mac Miller’s Circles ultimately set the tone for the rest of the year with its January release; beginning our year in remembrance of loss, forecasting another 12 months of, well, loss. Barely a month prior to the artist’s untimely goodbye in 2018, Mac released Swimming, a project held very dearly to many. In a similar light, Circles— which was also produced in part by composer John Brion– is one to sit with and ponder a while. Favorite tracks: “Right,” “Woods” Spilligion – Spillage Village The latest generation of Atlanta’s vanguard of hip-hop and neo-soul apostles ban together to bring us an offering of salvation in the form of 12-track Spilligion. The collective’s first project since 2016’s Bears Like This Too Much differs from the group’s Bears series, which can be described as chronological checkpoints for each artist; an outward display of their creative growth throughout the years. Spilligion preaches themes of family, spirituality, sex and weed and is bolstered by the project’s gather-round-the-campfire-style production. Favorite tracks: “Oshun,” “Mecca” BETTER – Deante’ Hitchcock Deante’ Hitchcock’s debut album, BETTER, holds a very special position in TGG’s archives as the first published review on the blog. Read my full review and see how far (thankfully) we’ve come since then. Favorite tracks: “Angels,” “Circles For a more detailed overview of the year, peruse my 2020 playlist: Tags 2020 list, 2020 music, 6lack, alfredo, alfredo freddie gibbs the alchemist, alternative pop, alternative r&b, atlanta artist, baby rose, better deante hitchcock, blues, canadian artist, chicago artist, chiiild, circles, dance without me, deante hitchcock, drama, dreamville, duckwrth, earthgang, electro pop, end of year, freddie gibbs, GED lute, hip hop, jid, jurdan bryant, laurel, laurel petrol bloom, little dragon, little dragon new me same us, lost in june, lute, mac miller, mac miller circles, mereba, mick jenkins, mick jenkins the circus, new me same us, petrol bloom, pip millett, pip millett lost in june, rap, spillage village, spilligion, supergood, supergood duckwrth, synthetic soul, synthetic soul chiiild, the alchemist, the circus, uk r&b ← Who-Knew-Vember: TGG Roundup © 2021 The Greater Good	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1297
__label__wiki	0.666724	0.666724	JIH conveys message of peace, harmony through Iftar programmes by TLN Team June 3, 2019 June 4, 2019 written by TLN Team June 3, 2019 June 4, 2019 Iftar programs were organized at different places in the city under the auspices of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Nagpur. Members of other communities were also invited in these events to spread the message of brotherhood and communal harmony. While highlighting the teachings of the Quran, Sajid Ahmed said that the holy month of Ramzan is not just a month of worship. It is a month of charity in which poor are given zakat. It is very necessary to pay obligatory zakat to purify your earning. Ashraf Belum said that the Qur’an was descended in the month of Ramzan. Spending life according to the Qur’an and the prophet (pbuh) is the main purpose of Ramzan. Similar programmes were also held at Avishkar Colony and Gurudev Seva Mandal, Zingabai Takli. Professor Ayub Khan highlighted the significance of Ramzan and prayers on the occasion. The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Nagpur Women’s unit organised an iftar party for at the Markaz-e-Islamic Hall, Teachers Colony, Bhankheda and Tajnagar at Manakpur. Women scholars also expressed their views in these programs. One of the participants, Shalu Didi of Samadhan Nagar said that such gatherings are need of the hour to maintain peace and harmony in the society. Preeti Suraj Jugel said that such programmes are good for building relations. It also helps in eradicating the misconceptions prevailing about a particular community. On this occasion, Shabnam Parvin said, “We are all created by Allah and he has ordered us to live with love, humanity and unity.” Jamiatul Mominat’s alima Rumana Kausar said, “We should live with peace, goodwill and mutual love in the society. Allah has told us the path of humankind and love in the Qur’an. It teaches us the way to spend our life.” Jahida Ansari gave details of various initiatives undertaken by the organisation. City unit president Dr. Sabihah Khan highlighted the importance of Ramzan and its benefit on health. She also claimed that fasting during the month of Ramzan makes body and mind stronger. One should help poor and needy families in this holy month as much as possible. “We give Ramzan ration kit, zakat and many other help to poor families,” he added. Get all the latest and current news Nagpur here. For an exclusive & live updates from the Nagpur, stay connected with THE LIVE NAGPUR. city newslive nagpurnagpur news World Environment Day Celebration on June 5, 2019 Astrologer Bunde predicts India will win World Cup Initiative to make roads, footpath encroachment free, NMC... Smart City Ranking: Nagpur Slips into 44th Position Drop in COVID-19 cases, with 150 fresh cases... Sixteen Innovators across India honoured on Entrepreneurs’ Day Sports and Coaching institutes allowed to reopen activities... Administration should not stop work proposal approved by... Despite fear factor, citizens of Nagpur all set... Highly Effective Fake Invoices Drive continuing against Fake...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1299
__label__cc	0.588339	0.411661	Divyakaushal, A Job Fair For More Collective And Inclusive Employment Ankur Kumar Jha (Branded Content Specialist) 3 Dec 2019 7:46 AM GMT Editor : Ankur Kumar Jha The National Skill Development Corporation India (NSDC) was formed with a motive to primarily catalyse the skill development scenario of India. NSDC is a Public-Private Partnership Company constantly Upgrading employment skills to an international level by allowing industry involvement and also through setting up of necessary frameworks for quality, standard and curriculum assurance. NSDC’s increasing focus on imbibing practices for affirmative action in the skills ecosystem, the Skill Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD) was set up in 2015 with a vision for “developing skills by transcending barriers, accepting diversity and creating inclusion with equal opportunity” ,said Mr Jaikant Singh, the Senior Head State Engagement, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Recently NSDC formed Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association (IDEA) with a motive to act as a leading platform for creating entrepreneurship and employment for Divyangjan. “IDEA is the industry association of exclusive Divyangjan entrepreneurs in India like CII and FICCI for Indian industries. IDEA is led by Divyangjan entrepreneurs with support from Government (MSJE), Industries (The Hans Foundation) and NSDC”, said Mr Sanjaya Pradhan, Lead- Affirmative action. The primary objective of this program is to create entrepreneurs (5,000) and employment (1,00,000) in the next five years, to advocate with government and industries for creating business opportunities for Divyangjan entrepreneurs and to support Divyangjan Entrepreneurs for undertaking various business opportunities”, said Mr Jaikant Singh. Major Activities planned to create entrepreneurs through IDEA is Divyakaushal, National Job Fair. Divyakaushal is being organized by NSDC and IDEA together with the support of network partners, especially for a person with disability or Divyangjan to ensure a world that is inclusive, equitable and sustainable for everyone. “Divyakaushal is a platform that offers a single window to connect people with various kinds of disabilities to boost the national employment, self-dependence, entrepreneurship and training opportunities”, said Mr Sanjaya Pradhan. According to Mr Jaikant Singh Divyakaushal, 2019 is mostly about empowering the disabled. “India has one of the largest population of disabled people. Around 2.68 Crores here are people with disabilities, including 56% male and 44% female as per the census of 2011. Nearly 50% of the total PwDs in India are in the employable age, but 74% of them are non-workers or are just marginal workers. The National Action Plan by the government of India has set a target of skilling around 2.5 million PwDs using public-private funds by 2022. And through Divyakaushal, we are just going to help the government in achieving the set target. Several organisations have taken special efforts towards the empowerment of Divyangan and we are looking forward towards Divyakaushal.” Planned on 2-3 December 2019 in Dwarka, New Delhi will be a major event organised by the National Skill Development Corporation. This event is expected to witness the attendance of more than 5,000 PwD job seekers, 150 employers and several workshops or exhibitions by Disability counselling. There will also be innovation competition by Divyangjan teachers and motivation speakers will give their valuable advice to the job seekers. The Logical Indian as an awareness partner for NSDC and IDEA invites you to actively participate and make this Divyakaushal fair a successful event for candidates, employers, social entrepreneurs, funding agencies and government agencies. The idea is to help you hire people with disabilities, offer franchisee and other business opportunities, connect with like-minded organisations, and also exhibit your case studies. For online registration please click here. Also Read: To Make Specially-Abled Self-Sufficient, ‘Divya Kaushal’ Job Fair To Be Held In New Delhi On December 2, 3 Ankur Kumar Jha Branded Content Specialist Ankur who specialises in branded associations is otherwise an introvert whose heart lives in the Himalayas. He often geeks out on the latest advertising trends and strives to draw the best synergy with leading Indian brands on their journey towards socially conscious digital marketing campaigns.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1300
__label__wiki	0.8555	0.8555	Choice words highlight Scott Morrison’s election date dilemma as he seeks greater approval News National Choice words highlight Scott Morrison’s election date dilemma as he seeks greater approval 10:02pm, Apr 8, 2019 Updated: 10:21am, Jan 18 Scott Morrison's fortunes may have improved since the Wentworth by-election in October. Photo: Getty The Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seriously toying with the idea of holding the election at the latest possible moment – and some of his most trusted advisers are urging him to hold off till Saturday, May 25. That is certainly the view of former prime minister John Howard and it is bolstered by the Newspoll results showing Mr Morrison is now in positive approval territory. Not by much but a plus two is a long way from Shorten’s minus 14. That means more people now approve of his performance than disapprove – unlike for the Labor leader. The thinking is the more voters see of Mr Morrison in the role as the nation’s leader the more they, perhaps grudgingly, would prefer him to the Labor alternative. Mr Morrison distilled this idea when he said the voters have a choice. “If they vote Liberal, they get me. If they vote Labor, they get Bill Shorten.” Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Senate Estimates on Monday that the Coalition had decided “a long time ago to pursue the election slowly”. The claim has resonances of a similarly unpopular Paul Keating, behind in the polls in 1993, telling the Liberals’ then front runner John Hewson that he wasn’t calling an election “because I want to do you slowly.” May 25 is certainly not the Australian Electoral Commission’s preference. It told Estimates last year that May 18 would be the safest, last date to have an election so it could finalise the senate vote before the constitutional deadline of July 1. To meet that concern the government has allocated an extra $10 million for the AEC to hire more staff. On Sunday the Prime Minister repeated what he told his party room the week before that the election would be in May and “there’s always been three dates, the 11th, 18th and the 25th and I made no secret about that”. The latest batch of opinion polls confirms the three-year-old trend that the Coalition is staring down the barrel of defeat. And that despite it presenting what the same polls have found was one of the most popular budgets in a decade. Whatever it takes to avoid a complete wipeout is the guiding principle. The cash cow of taxpayers’ money would dry up instantly the election is formally called. And make no mistake Mr Morrison and his mates have been milking it. According to advertising tender documents, government spending this year is a phenomenal $136 million, or $1 million a day. Mr Cormann says it is not all for promoting the government’s budget largesse in tax cuts, infrastructure, small business handouts and the like. Labor’s Tanya Plibersek dismisses this as a “dodgy” use of taxpayers’ money by a “dodgy ad guy” in Mr Morrison. One of the attractions of May 25 is it would avoid the Easter holidays. It could be announced immediately after Easter for the 33-day statutory campaign period. One downside would be the shaky government – in deeper minority in the House of Representatives, having to face another scheduled sitting week of Parliament next week. Labor is sure to hammer the Coalition for “running scared” and for egregiously abusing taxpayers’ money for its survival. The last ones accused of such excessive behaviour were the Howard government in 2007 and the Rudd government in 2013. Both failed to stave off landslide defeats. Mr Morrison accuses Bill Shorten of being “impatient” because he is already measuring up the curtains” in The Lodge. He may be thwarting an “arrogant” Mr Shorten but he also risks frustrating voters sick of the divisions and dysfunction offered by the past six years of the coalition. Paul Bongiorno AM is a veteran of the Canberra Press Gallery, with 40 years’ experience covering Australian politics Majak Daw a step closer to AFL return after dramatic bridge fall	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1302
__label__wiki	0.848288	0.848288	Half Breed, Soho Theatre by guest critic Maeve Ryan In her small Wiltshire village, Jaz says she’s ‘as black as it goes’. This is a beautifully made one woman show in which Natasha Marshall plays all the characters, but chiefly Jaz, a 17-year-young woman of mixed African and British parentage. Half Breed concerns self-identity and how self-acceptance can be the root to accepting others. It also concerns the deep intensity of young female friendship, for it is also a love story between Jaz and her best friend Brogan. Brogan is a wonderful character creation. Loud, brash and the product of the foster care system, her need for Jaz to stay in Wiltshire is greater than Jaz’s need to run away to London, where her Gran has applied, on Jaz’s behalf, to drama school. Run indeed – Jaz wears running clothes, and her urge to escape the suffocation of the narrow minds around her is reflected in Natasha Marshall’s athletic performance. She works at full throttle yet her breath-based approach makes every pause a promise. The play’s rhythms build faster and faster to a crescendo, until there is no space for breath at all. Mitchell (played, like all the characters, by Marshall) is a local lout whose relationship with Brogan leads to the girls’ friendship being tested. Particularly successful are the moments where we hear Jaz’s inner voice, which becomes louder and louder until the sweet, pleasing way that Jaz presents herself on the outside is completely shattered. Marshall is also the writer of this piece, and shows much promise. The internal rhymes and couplets make deft punches yet never sacrifice the rhythm or pace of the production. The stage is bare, save for the eleven lit rocks that hang upstage, reminding us of the time taken to build Brogan and Jaz’s relationship, rock by rock. Music is used with precision by director Miranda Cromwell and sound designer Xana to add atmosphere, build tension, or indicate a location. This is a tale of intense, young female friendship that many women may recognise. It explores how frustration over identity can lead to anger exploding outwards. Other characters portrayed onstage by Marshall include Jaz’s loving Gran, a village policeman and various gossips and pub goers, each more heightened than the next. The result is a terrifying collage of characters, and the village presented as a unified and destructive, surreal force. This is a loving portrayal of an individual trying to find her place in the world. Themes of race, identity, difference, homophobia, female friendship and ambition collide in a satisfying, commendable performance by a talented young actor and writer. Half Breed runs through 30 September. 18 September, 2017 laurakressly BAME, family, friendship, one-person show, race, review, women	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1304
__label__wiki	0.996323	0.996323	Home \\ Where to Study \\ United Kingdom The U.K., made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge. Minimum wage: 1,378.87 EUR per month (Jan 2015) Eurostat Queen: Elizabeth II Gross domestic product: 2.678 trillion USD (2013) World Bank Major universities[edit] King's College London, established by Royal Charter having been founded by King George IV and Duke of Wellington in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. Entrance to Imperial College London Key (lower numbers are better): GUG: Guardian University Guide 2015 (published 2014)[5] TUG: Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014 (published 2013)[6] CUG: Complete University Guide 2015 (published 2014)[7] UoL: Part of the University of London[8] AMBA: accredited by AMBA[9] EQUIS: accredited by EQUIS[10] QS: ranking in QS World University Rankings 2013/2014[11] THE: ranking in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011/2012[12] IUG: Independent Universities Group formed in January 2015 consisting of eight members RG: Russell Group a self-selected association of 24 prestigious British public research universities. Note: Birkbeck, University of London is excluded from most university rankings because the tables are based on full-time undergraduates, and Birkbeck has only part-time undergraduate students. IUG University of the Arts London 31 77 66 N/A Birkbeck, University of London N/A N/A N/A 374 149 Brunel University 52 46 47 360 301 to 350 City University, London 35 43 40 347 - University of East London 109 120 122 701+ Goldsmiths, University of London 48 48 50 461 to 470 - University of Greenwich 87 101 99 701+ Imperial College London 5 5 6 a 5 8 King's College London 40 27 28 19 38 Kingston University 98 111 107 471 to 480 London Metropolitan University 116 121 123 651 to 700 London School of Economics 7 3 3 68 39 London South Bank University 112 118 120 N/A - Middlesex University 86 94 94 651 to 700 Queen Mary, University of London 32 37 36 115 127 Royal Holloway, University of London 36 28 33 265 102 School of Oriental and African Studies 24 24 35 337 - St Mary's University, Twickenham 96 N/A N/A - University of Westminster 95 106 96 N/A UCL 11 9 9 4 17 University of West London 97 112 110 N/A a Imperial College London, was a college of the University of London but left in 2007. Specialised and private universities and higher education colleges[edit] The following institutions offer British undergraduate and postgraduate courses, but are usually specialised in one or two academic fields. Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (drama) Bird College BPP University (business, law) British College of Osteopathic Medicine (medical) British School of Osteopathy (medical) Central School of Speech and Drama (theatre) City of London College Conservatoire for Dance and Drama (dance and drama) - made up of a range of institutions, those in London are Central School of Ballet, The Circus Space, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London Contemporary Dance School, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Courtauld Institute of Art (history of art) Drama Centre (drama) Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College EThames Graduate School European Business School London Greenwich School of Management (business, law) Guildhall School of Music and Drama (music, theatre) Heythrop College (philosophy, theology) Holborn College (business, law) Institute of Cancer Research (medical research) Institute of Education (postgraduate teacher education) Islamic College for Advanced Studies Istituto Marangoni ( fashion and design) Jagiellonian University - Polish Research Centre (Polski Ośrodek Naukowy) Kensington College of Business (business) Leyton College London Business School (postgraduate business school) London Business & Engineering School (LondonBES) London College of Accountancy London College of Business London College of Business Management and Information Technology London College of Management and Information Technology London College of Professional Studies London College of Traditional Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine London International College London Institute of Shipping and Transport (Shipping, Transport & Management) London School of Business and Finance (Business, Finance, Marketing) London School of Business and Management (Business, IT & Postgraduate) London School of Commerce (postgraduate business school) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (medical) London School of Osteopathy London School of Theology London Studio Centre (dance) Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences (Business,Management & Hospitality) Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (drama) Newham College of Further Education Oxford College of London Open University in London[13] Polish University Abroad Ravensbourne (broadcasting, fashion, design, postgraduate) Regent's University London, including: Regent's Business School London (undergraduate & postgraduate business school) European Business School London (undergraduate & postgraduate business with languages) London School of Film, Media & Performance School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology Royal Academy of Music (music) Royal College of Art (art and design) Royal College of Music (music) Royal College of Nursing (nursing) Royal Veterinary College (veterinary) School of Advanced Studies (University of London) (research-led postgraduate specialisms) School of Design London (Northumbria University) formerly the London Centre for Fashion Studies (fashion) St George's, University of London (medical) Tower Hamlets Campus, University of Cumbria Trinity Laban (music and dance) - made up of Trinity College of Music and Laban Contemporary Dance University of Law (law) West End College London West London College Williams College (undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and English courses) Colleges which form the federal University of London are in italics Universities alphabetically[edit] See also: List of UK universities by date of foundation, and List of UK universities by size Helmore Building at Anglia Ruskin University's Cambridge campus University of Bath library Aston Webb Hall at Birmingham University Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge The Arts University Bournemouth Camberwell College of Arts Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Chelsea College of Art and Design London College of Communication Wimbledon College of Art Aston University, Birmingham University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford Birmingham Conservatoire University Centre at Blackburn College, Blackburn Brighton and Sussex Medical School - students here are technically full members of both the University of Brighton and theUniversity of Sussex Brunel University, Uxbridge and London Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe The iconic King's College Chapel of the University of Cambridge (centre), built between 1441 and 1515 Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells and Chatham Cardiff International Academy of Voice Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC) University of Central Lancashire, Preston and Burnley University of Chester, Chester and Warrington Cass Business School City Law School Cranfield University, Cranfield, Shrivenham and Silsoe University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester University of Cumbria, Carlisle (main campus), London, Penrith and Ambleside De Montfort University, Leicester Durham Castle, a building of Durham University Durham University, Durham and Stockton-on-Tees (Queen's Campus) Earlham Hall at the University of East Anglia University of East Anglia, Norwich University of East London School of Law Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire The Old College of the University of Edinburgh University of Essex, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea Camborne School of Mines Dartington College of Arts University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester and London Glyndŵr University, Wrexham Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and Galashiels University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness (main campus), Elgin, Perth & across north and western Scotland University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield & Barnsley University of Hull, Hull and Scarborough Hull York Medical School (HYMS) Imperial College at Wye Royal School of Mines Keele University, Staffordshire University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway The Parkinson Building at the University of Leeds University of Law University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Hull, Riseholme and Holbeach Liverpool Hope University Senate House, University of London The Maughan Library atKing's College London Courtauld Institute of Art Heythrop College Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham The Founder's Building of Royal Holloway St George's, University of London Institute for the Study of the Americas Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Institute of Classical Studies Institute of Commonwealth Studies Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies Institute of Historical Research Institute of Musical Research Warburg Institute School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University College London (UCL) University College London Main Building Eastman Dental Institute Institute of Archaeology Institute of Child Health Institute for Women's Health Institute of Cardiovascular Science Institute of Neurology School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) UCL School of Pharmacy University Marine Biological Station, Millport (shared with the University of Glasgow) Middlesex University, London Newman University, Birmingham Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne The Open University, Milton Keynes (an open-access distance learning university) The OU also offers courses on nursing in alliance with the Royal College of Nursing Institute The Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford St Mary's University College Stranmillis University College Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Foxhill House, home of the School of Law, at the University of Reading The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Roehampton University, London Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester Royal College of Art, London St Salvator's Quad at the University of St Andrews University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth St Mary's University, Twickenham University of South Wales, merger of University of Wales, Newport and University of Glamorgan Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan University of Strathclyde, Glasgow University of Surrey, Guildford University of Sussex, Falmer and Brighton Teesside University, Middlesbrough and Darlington University of Ulster, Belfast University of Ulster, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast University of Wales, Trinity Saint David University of Wales, undergoing a merger with Trinity Saint David and Swansea Metropolitan Swansea Metropolitan University undergoing a merger with Trinity Saint David and University of Wales, University of Warwick, Coventry University of West London, Ealing and Brentford London College of Music University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr & Dumfries Foreign Universities with campuses in the United Kingdom[edit] Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations American University in London (AUL), London Richmond, The American International University in London main campus building Azad University (IR) in Oxford, a campus of Islamic Azad University - a private chain of universities in Iran Fairleigh Dickinson University, Oxfordshire Girne American University, Canterbury Irish School of Ecumenics, postgraduate institute of Trinity College, Dublin with a campus in Belfast Memorial University of Newfoundland, has a campus in Harlow, Essex, England Schiller International University, London University of Wisconsin System, offers semesters of study at Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland The following universities also offer semesters of study at their own faculty buildings in the UK: Booth School of Business\|University of Chicago Booth School of Business University of Crown at Port Din. University colleges[edit] This is a list of university colleges in the UK. Note that there are also some other institutions with "university college" in their title which are not legally university colleges St Mary's University College, Belfast University College of Football Business, Burnley and Wembley Colleges of Higher Education[edit] These should not be confused with colleges of further education, which offer a different level of qualifications. For lists of further education colleges in the UK (which may however also offer higher education qualifications) see: List of further education colleges in England, List of further education colleges in Northern Ireland, List of further education colleges in Scotland, List of further education colleges in Wales Academy of Contemporary Music Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, London and Wigan All Nations Christian College Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, a post-graduate institute in Dundee Alpha Meridian College, Greenwich Anglo-European College of Chiropractic Architectural Association School of Architecture, London Arts Educational Schools, London Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine Ashridge Business School Birmingham Christian College Birmingham International College Blackburne House Centre for Women Blake Hall College Brighton Institute of Modern Music Bristol Baptist College British College of Osteopathic Medicine British Institute of Technology & E-commerce British School of Osteopathy City and Guilds of London Art School College of Accountancy and Management Studies, Hayes, Hillingdon College of Estate Management, Reading, Berkshire College of the Resurrection, Mirfield Conservatoire for Dance and Drama Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol Central School of Ballet in London The Circus Space in London London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art London Contemporary Dance School Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Chapeltown, West Yorkshire Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London eCollege London EF Brittin College Manchester European School of Osteopathy Futureworks Media School, Manchester Grafton College of Management Sciences, London Greenwich School of Management Guildford School of Acting Guildhall School of Music and Drama Halifax Group of Colleges Albert College, Leicester Halifax College, London Hamilton College, London Holborn College Hult International Business School Impact International College Institute for System Level Integration International College Scotland Leeds College of Art Leeds College of Business Management and Technology Leeds College of Music Leeds Professional College Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts London Academy of Management Sciences London College of Advanced Studies London College of Business & Computing London College of Management Studies London Institute of Shipping & Transport London Reading College London School of Accountancy & Management London School of Business and Finance London School of Business and Management London School of Jewish Studies Manchester International College Manchester Universal Academy Maritime Greenwich College National Film and Television School Newcastle Academy of Business & Technology New London College Plymouth College of Art and Design The Prince's Drawing School The Prince's School of Traditional Arts Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication Rayat London College Regal International College Regent's College, London Regent's College Regent's American College London Regent's Business School London Webster Graduate School Royal College of Music Royal Northern College of Music Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Ruskin College Taitec Manchester Tech Music Schools Bass Guitar-X Guitar-X Keyboardtech Vocaltech Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance UHI Millennium Institute (Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) (proposed University of the Highlands and Islands) Argyll College, Dunoon, Argyll Highland Theological College, Dingwall Inverness College, Inverness Lews Castle College, Stornoway, Lewis Lochaber College, Fort William Moray College, Elgin NAFC Marine Centre (North Atlantic Fisheries College), Scalloway, Shetland North Highland College, Thurso Orkney College, Kirkwall, Orkney Perth College, Perth Air Service Training, Perth Airport Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat on Skye, and Islay Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll Shetland College, Lerwick, Shetland Sustainable Development Research Centre, Forres, Moray University Campus Suffolk Wessex Institute of Technology Western Governors Graduate School The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, based at Wesley House, Cambridge Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations Further Education colleges offering degree courses[edit] Access To Music Bradford College, West Yorkshire Bromley College of Further & Higher Education Central College Nottingham Brentwood Open Learning College Central Sussex College City College Brighton & Hove Coleg Llandrillo Cymru Cornwall College, Camborne, Newquay, St Austell and Saltash Duchy College, Stoke Climsland and Rosewarne, Penzance Falmouth Marine School Croydon College Farnborough College of Technology Franciscan International Study Centre Glasgow College of Nautical Studies Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education Oxford Home Learning Loughborough College Northbrook College Northern Regional College Oxford & Cherwell Valley College Plumpton College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College South Downs College Southern Regional College South Gloucestershire and Stroud College Sussex Downs College Stockport College Swansea College Wakefield College Westminster Kingsway College Weston College Ystrad Mynach College South Chelsea College Peter Symonds College Barton Peveril College Universities in British Overseas Territories[edit] Anguilla[edit] University of the West Indies University of the West Indies in Mona Saint James School of Medicine Bermuda[edit] Bermuda College British Virgin Islands[edit] Cayman Islands[edit] Main article: List of universities in the Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Law School: A law school affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the U.K. [1] International College of the Cayman Islands: A private university. [2] St. Matthews University: A private institution containing a medical school and a veterinary school. [3] University College of the Cayman Islands: The only public university in the Cayman Islands. [4] Gibraltar[edit] University of Gibraltar a proposed university in Gibraltar Montserrat[edit] University of Science, Arts and Technology[1] American University of the Caribbean Turks and Caicos Islands[edit] Charisma University Defunct institutions[edit] This section is for universities or other higher education institutions that no longer exist due to either closure, mergers, de-mergers etc.; it does not include institutions that have merely changed their name. Bedford College, London Bedford College of Higher Education, Bedford Bell College, Hamilton and Dumfries Bretton Hall College, Wakefield Bulmershe College of Higher Education (BCHE), Reading Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education Fraserburgh University, Aberdeenshire Garnett College, London University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Trefforest and Glyntaff Hereford College of Education, Hereford Queen's University of Ireland, Belfast, Cork and Galway Royal University of Ireland, Belfast, Cork and Galway Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, Maidstone and Rochester London Guildhall University Former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) main building, now used byThe University of Manchester University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) Mason Science College, Birmingham National Heart and Lung Institute University of Wales, Newport University of North London University of Northampton (1261–1265) (not to be confused with the current University of Northampton, which has no direct connection with the medieval foundation) Northern School of Music, Manchester Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, split into two separate medical schools Royal College of Science, London Royal Manchester College of Music La Sainte Union College of Higher Education, Southampton University College Salford University College Scarborough Federal University of Surrey Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Farnham and Epsom New University of Ulster Ulster Polytechnic Victoria University, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds Victoria University of Manchester University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff Westfield College, London Wye College	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1305
__label__cc	0.583414	0.416586	How does lone parenthood affect the lives of lone parents Subject:Definition, Family, Personal Within this essay I will firstly be exploring the aspect of loan parenthood, then looking how it affects the lives of the child whether it be areas of divorce, separation, co-habitation, death or just growing up in a one parent family, I will compare one/two of them and the outcomes it has on the child with a two parent household, looking into aspects such as how this could affect the child mentally and socially. I will then look into how lone parenthood affects the parent themselves in such areas as: income, benefits, employment, housing, day care etc. seeing how emerging policies could help. How does lone parenthood affect the lives of lone parents specifically for you What I also want to find out from this assignment as being in a lone parent household my self (living with my mum) how the experts go on to conclude about the lack of social ability a child suffers after a parent break-up and this also makes them suffer through their education and their attainment suffers i.e not wanting to get an education, not caring. In the nineteenth century a similar proportion of families were headed by loan parents as today, but now most loan parents are divorced or separated rather then widowed. The family in general can be said to be a basic unit of social structure but then again the exact definition can vary greatly from time to time and from culture to culture. How a society defines the family as a primary group and the functions it asks families to perform are by no means constant. The traditional image of a family is of two parents and their 'two point two' children (down now to one point four). Social, legal and financial systems continue to uphold this view, forget the reality for the one in three families in England who experience breakdown is often very different, nor does the growing miss-match between public expectations and private experience help parents and children in their efforts to re-organise their lives after marital breakdown. There are estimated 1.7 million one parent families in Britain about a quarter of all families caring for nearly 3 million children (just less than one in four) ONS office of national statistics One consequence of the changing pattern of family structures during the past 25 years has been a rise in the number of loan parent households, mainly headed by women (see appendix A). With rising separation and divorce rates means that children are experiencing family disruption and loan parenthood. In recent years single (never married) mothers a category which includes co-habiting relationships that have gone wrong are the fastest growing groups of loan parents, for many being a child in a loan parent family will be only one of a number of family settings they will experience. When parents separate the children need to make several adjustments, including that of no longer living with one of their parents, because adults commonly form new partnerships after separation children are likely to experience a further transition into a household comprising one natural parent, another adult and sometimes step-siblings. It's been seen that children from step-families fair less well than those from intact families and indeed in some instances less well that those from lone-parent families, to have high levels of distress and low self esteem, to leave school without qualifications could be explained by the differences found in family aspirations and expectations for step family children then those in lone parent families. This may seem strange children being more affected then as if they grew up in a lone parent household all their lives. That's why when there is a separation its part of a process of a family change which is distressing for both adults and children, after separation/divorce children are no longer part of the typical family unit there now part of a lone parent family and will often lose contact with kin associated with their non-resident parent (usually the father) these changes occur at a time when adults are least likely to be able to support their children because of their own distress and anxiety. This distress and anxiety is a crisis that could stay with the child for many years. This why the importance of communication with your child is vital and part of healing process as there is so much going on, they may not be able to cope and what experts say the child may suffer mentally, physically and socially: General health, higher reports and frequency of diseases such as asthma, eczema. Children are more likely to report symptoms classified as psychosomatic due to keeping problems to themselves. School work, children are more likely to develop problems with school work, truancy may result and refusal in going to school depending how hard and under what circumstances the break up was for the child. Arguments with parents, children (teenagers) are more likely to argue with the parent they have stayed with (usually the mother) about anything and everything. Personal relationships, the child is less likely to go to their parent and confined in them about personal problems, more likely to go to non-resident parent (new partner). Self-esteem, children who experience their parents separating have poorer self-esteem and lower estimates of self worth which relates to difficulties In other areas of life like friendship problems needing extra help and health problems and generally feeling very unhappy. Lack of communication to the child shows a failure in recognising the problems that the child may face. Lone parents are one of the poorest social groups; they live in the worst housing and are the most socially isolated, socially excluded groups of people in Britain and because of poverty, poor housing and social isolation, low income are major factors in childhood injury. Lone parents form 4.5 million out of the 7.9 million people with household incomes that are less than 40%. Lone parents are particularly to have low incomes, the primary source of income are maintenance, government benefits and paid employment. For many lone mothers maintenance payments are an insignificant source of income - many absent fathers are unable to provide for two households so they go without. The government has meanwhile become concerned about the cost of supporting children whose parents have divorced/separated, and the father no longer supports the family financially, this led to the setting up of the child support agency in 1993, responsible for assessing and collecting the absent parents contribution towards child maintenance. Government benefits undoubtedly keep many lone parents fed and clothed but by no means do they offer an exit from poverty, as some lone mothers may go without food because of lack of money and because of this some have nutritionally deficient diets. Possibly the only way that lone parents can escape poverty trap is through paid employment. The employment opportunities of lone parents are influenced by individual earnings, benefits and accessibility of day care social security forms an important part of the income of the majority of lone parent households and has to be taken into account when examining the employment strategies of loan parents. If paid work is to be the main instrument for reducing lone parent's social exclusion clearly family credit plays an important role in helping lone parents get and keep work, also with child maintenance especially amounts made to poorly educated and otherwise disadvantaged lone parents can assist them into work, though the majority of other lone parents will spend a long time on benefits and experience hardship and deterioration of health and moral. Lone parents are also particularly disadvantaged in their housing situation; due to their low income and a tendency to view lone parents as less deserving tenants, which results in them in occupying accommodation of inferior quality on the most undesirable urban housing estate, lone mothers tend to get much worse council housing; older rather then newer, flats rather then houses, higher floors rather then ground floor. The housing situation of lone parents is particularly precarious, found sharing accommodation with friends and relatives, living insecure lives which involve frequent moving which is bad news for the child's health and the parent's health as types and quality of housing are important determinants of health. There are most likely to have higher rates of long standing illness due to low financial resources to help them with their role as parent and provider for the child. One in seven lone parents has done without food for their child to have something to eat. 1 A survey carried out in 1997 found that 1 in 20 mothers sometimes went without food to meet the need of their children, with lone mothers on income support 14 times more likely to go without ten mothers in two parent families not on benefit. Social support is health promoting and it's important there is a constant informational support out there, organisations such as gingerbread can be great source of support and social contact for the parents and children and often organise activities and social events, because lone parents are unable to access this support they represent a particularly vulnerable group, low levels of social support may at least in part be a consequence of poverty. Experiences of lone parenthood can be conflicting, negative aspects are stressed - specifically loneliness and lack of money, however there are also positive aspects of lone parenthood, such as arising as lone parents do out of difficult times are very highly valued and reflect a sense of pride and achievement. Overtime women who are lone parents do make fundamental gains arising out of their everyday experiences whilst achieving such gains, there are actively engaged in renegotiating their status in society as lone parents and in the process challenging the negative stereotypes associated with lone parenthood, in the long term this can only be beneficial for the women themselves and the children they care for.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1312
__label__wiki	0.901458	0.901458	TIDAL Adds Playable Video Sharing To Instagram Stories Today, global streaming and entertainment platform, TIDAL, is announcing a series of enhancements to its social sharing capabilities. Starting today, TIDAL members are able to share the platform’s robust catalog of music to both Instagram and Facebook Stories, while playable video content can be shared to Instagram Stories. TIDAL members using iOS and Android devices will see the new sharing option across all content when clicking the three-dot menu and selecting “share”. Songs, albums, artists and playlists will be shared to Instagram and Facebook Stories as a still image, while videos will post with a :15 second preview to Instagram Stories and as a still image to Facebook Stories. TIDAL members have access to 60 million songs, upwards of 250,000 music videos, thousands of performance videos, hundreds of original video series’ and much more to post across their social media network. The expansion and enhancement of user features allows for seamless integration into members’ everyday lives. Elevating the user experience is paramount to TIDAL’s mission and the launch of these capabilities will enable members to join in on the unique music conversations occurring across social platforms. As an industry leader in its delivery of exclusive original content, this new feature will spotlight the platform’s broad scope of offerings. “We see members every day sharing their favorite TIDAL content across social media,” said Lior Tibon, COO TIDAL. “With TIDAL’s leading video catalog, it became a priority to better showcase the content and assimilate into other popular apps– we’re proud to continue leading the way for video content amongst our peers.” TIDAL members can start exploring videos to share in TIDAL’s New Video Arrivals playlist. The new feature is beginning to be rolled out with members across the globe receiving the update throughout the week. Playable Video Sharing	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1313
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__label__cc	0.67772	0.32228	Analytics & Data Manufacturing Manufacturers Struggle to Turn Data Into Insight By Jon Sobel \| September 25, 2014, 10:55 AM \| Techonomy Exclusive While many types of factory equipment produce real-time production data, the data is short-lived and little-used. Here, a tray of bolts goes into a heat treater for hardening. (Image from Sight Machine client site) Let’s tone down the hype about the Industrial Internet of Things. While the concept shows promise—building smart machines that use sensors and Internet connectivity to improve performance and catch problems—the far more pressing opportunity is learning to make better use of the mountains of data that factories already generate each year, data that manufacturers today often discard after a production run or store unexamined. I recently visited an auto plant that is facing enormous pressure to reduce defects in a critical component. For each part produced, sensors at a single machine measure 50,000 data points looking for defects, while other machines capture x-ray and heat treatment data. Separate databases track supplier data and quality data. Despite all that data, too many defective parts escape detection and get installed into vehicles. The plant manager wants to identify correlations within these heterogeneous sets of data, but lacks the tools to collect, condition, and analyze the information. Last summer he hired interns from a nearby university to look through the data with Excel spreadsheets in search of useful insights. His conclusion: “We have two orders of magnitude more data than we had five years ago,” he told me. “We need three orders of magnitude improvement in our ability to understand it.” Across industries, companies are grappling with how to make use of production data. They’ve come to believe there’s great value hidden in their data but they haven’t yet figured out how to find it. Unlike in industries such as marketing and finance, which have over the past decade developed sophisticated big data tools for turning bits of data into value, few such applications have been built for manufacturing. In the words of one engineer we know, manufacturing is “DRIP”—data rich, information poor. Manufacturers generate data across massive, distributed operations, but the data lives in silos. Until we can make use of the data we already have, collecting ever more data just buries us deeper. While many types of factory equipment produce real-time production data, the data is short-lived and little-used. In a typical example, images of a weld are captured by a factory floor camera and scanned to look for defects. Once the part is cleared, or the production run is complete, the data are deleted to make room for the next batch. Why is this? Factory floor automation has always been dominated by hardware makers, who have adopted few of the innovations commonplace in software-dominated businesses—ubiquitous connectivity, unlimited and inexpensive data storage, and cloud-based processing. The model behind much of the information technology on the factory floor was developed three decades ago when storage was too expensive and data transmission too costly to even think about capturing, storing, and analyzing high-volume data. Manufacturing is also inherently a higher stakes endeavor than industries like advertising that have embraced big data techniques. Unlike bad advertising, bad manufacturing can kill people. Large-scale manufacturing plants can’t run on beta versions of software. A halt on an auto production line can cost thousands of dollars a minute. Defects cost auto manufacturers millions and sometimes billions of dollars. The opportunity for digitization in manufacturing is massive—it is an $11 trillion sector with very low penetration of digital technologies. Manufacturing dwarfs industries already permeated by digital technology, including telecom ($2 trillion) and advertising ($500 billion). It is larger even than healthcare ($7 trillion), which until recently was nearly as “undigitized” as manufacturing is today. Move beyond the factory to the industry level and the need for better manufacturing data analytics becomes more compelling. Manufacturers across industries are grappling with faster product cycles, increasingly complex global supply chains, rapidly rising offshore labor costs, mass customization, and regulatory demands for traceability. In industries such as pharmaceutical and food and beverage, new regulations require companies to track and analyze products from the point of manufacture to the point of sale. Even in the most traditional industries, manufacturers are scrambling to make better use of their data to improve quality and efficiency. Despite investing billions of dollars in quality control, automakers remain beset with quality problems. General Motors has recalled 25 million vehicles so far this year, and Toyota 29 million in the last four years. Even in good years, U.S. automakers regularly set aside reserves equaling half their profit to cover defects. Google and Yahoo gained huge advantages over incumbent advertising platforms by applying big data techniques that turn consumer mouse clicks into high-value information. In manufacturing, where minor differences in efficiency and productivity can determine which companies thrive and which fail, the first companies that figure out how to convert their data into actionable information will gain a similar advantage. Jon Sobel is CEO and co-founder of Sight Machine Inc., which provides cloud-based data analytics for manufacturing quality, traceability, and operations. Tags: auto industry, data analytics, GM, Google, Internet of Things, manufacturing, Toyota, Yahoo!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1324
__label__cc	0.63869	0.36131	Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library This Newspaper Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1980 One of 773 issues in the title: Cedar Hill Chronicle available on this site. Showing 1-4 of 26 pages in this issue. Weekly newspaper from Cedar Hill, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising. twenty six pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Scanned from physical pages. Hardin, Ken December 18, 1980. This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided by the Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this issue can be viewed below. People and organizations associated with either the creation of this newspaper or its content. Hardin, Ken Royce Brown Place of Publication: Cedar Hill, Texas Check out our Resources for Educators Site! We've identified this newspaper as a primary source within our collections. Researchers, educators, and students may find this issue useful in their work. Formerly the Cedar Hill Public Library, the Library began in a small frame building in 1948. Its current building was completed in 1987. Its mission is to be a place that acts as the door to discovery that connects a culturally rich and diverse community to resources that promote lifelong literacy, the arts, and personal development. Descriptive information to help identify this newspaper. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Portal. Main Title: Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1980 Serial Title: Cedar Hill Chronicle twenty six pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Scanned from physical pages. Includes supplement. Library of Congress Subject Headings Cedar Hill (Tex.) -- Newspapers. Dallas County (Tex.) -- Newspapers. Business, Economics and Finance - Advertising Business, Economics and Finance - Communications - Newspapers Business, Economics and Finance - Journalism Places - United States - Texas - Dallas County Unique identifying numbers for this issue in the Portal or other systems. Library of Congress Control Number: sn88083199 OCLC: 17756259 \| External Link This issue is part of the following collections of related materials. Texas Digital Newspaper Program The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) partners with communities, publishers, and institutions to promote standards-based digitization of Texas newspapers and to make them freely accessible. Cedar Hill Newspaper Collection The Cedar Hill Newspaper Collection is a selection of weekly newspapers from Cedar Hill and Duncanville in Dallas and Ellis Counties. The newspapers include local, state, and national news as well as advertisements. Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation The Ladd and Katherine Hancher Library Foundation supports public libraries in Texas that serve populations of 50,000 and under. What responsibilities do I have when using this newspaper? 26 image files available in multiple sizes Dates and time periods associated with this newspaper. July 28, 2017, 2:49 p.m. When was this issue last used? Geographical information about where this newspaper originated or about its content. United States - Texas - Dallas County - Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, Texas (Royce Brown) Interact With This Newspaper or search all 773 items in the series: Cedar Hill Chronicle or search this site for other newspapers Magnify First Page Citing this Issue Hardin, Ken. Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1980, newspaper, December 18, 1980; Cedar Hill, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth714622/: accessed January 20, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Zula B. Wylie Memorial Library. About This Issue Start Reading Magnify First Page Jump to another read of this newspaper Jump to... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Show All Pages 26 Citing This Issue Responsibilities of Use Licensing & Permissions Linking & Embedding Copies & Reproductions	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1329
__label__wiki	0.780955	0.780955	Twitter 17 Followers Get the latest in-depth, timely, and important news straight to your inbox. Support TFT News TFT News TV: 01/20/2021 Philippines Sees ‘Close and Friendly’ Ties With Biden Administration Alibaba’s Jack Ma Makes First Public Appearance in Three Months WeAreBeingFooled Sandgren said on Twitter he had tested positive in November and returned another positive test on Monday and might not be able to board the flight DOHunreliable World Bank Will Lend The Philippines $1B by September The World Bank will extend three more loans worth around $1 billion to the Philippines by September to assist in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. The DOF stated that the concessional financing extended by the Washington-based multilateral lender to the Philippines since April for the fight against COVID-19 had reached $1.2 billion. Overall lending to the Philippines amounted to $1.9 billion from June last year until June this year. Visit The Financial Today’s homepage for more stories. Metro Manila • By September, the World Bank will extend three more loans worth around $1 billion to the Philippines to assist in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, the Department of Finance said Friday. In a statement, the DOF stated that the concessional financing extended by the Washington-based multilateral lender to the Philippines since April for the fight against COVID-19 had reached $1.2 billion. Up to the present, the following COVID-19 related World Bank loans have already been disbursed to or injected into the Philippines budget: a $500-million emergency COVID-19 response development policy loan; a $500-million third disaster risk management development policy loan; and a $200-million additional financing for the second social welfare and development project. Ndiame Diop, the newly appointed country director of the World Bank for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, noted during a virtual meeting with Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III and other top officials of the Duterte administration’s economic team last week that overall lending to the Philippines amounted to $1.9 billion from June last year until June this year. “Moving forward, the pipeline is really strong with nine projects, many of which are geared towards supporting the government’s effort to address the crisis as well as helping to recovery,” Diop said. Diop said the three projects now in the pipeline were “expected to be approved by September,” worth nearly $1 billion. In addition to financing the COVID-19 response and large-scale infrastructure projects, Diop said the World Bank has been strongly committed to supporting the Philippines on the reform agenda, the policy side. Dominguez thanked Diop, saying that “it has been very challenging for the Philippines and we are very happy that the World Bank has been very responsive to our needs and has provided us with sound advice during this difficult period.” [yop_poll id=”-3″] [Inquirer] Berkshire Hathaway Buys $813 Million Worth of Bank of America Shares Domestic Gold Prices Keep Hitting Records TFT News Analysis: Stimulus Plans Fuel Biden Trade, but Wall Street Wonders if It Can Continue Millions Rush Into Bullish China Stocks, Euphoria Spills Into Hong Kong South Korea’s Kia Says Reviewing Electric Car Cooperation With Multiple Firms After Apple Report Bank Indonesia Forecast a U-Shaped Economic Recovery Indonesia's economy could decline from 4 to 4.8 percent in the second quarter of this year. Philippine Central Bank Governor Sees Solid Rebound for Pandemic-Hit Economy in 2021 In sum, the central bank has injected about 2 trillion pesos ($41.6 billion) into the financial system, equivalent to 10% of the country's GDP. Singapore Economy Falls 13.2% in Q2 in Worst Quarter on Record The economy fell by 13.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, worse than the previously reported 12.6 percent fall and the worst on record. ©2020 TFT Media Ventures We use cookies for analytics, advertising, and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by closing this message box or continuing to use our site. To find out more, see our Cookie Policy.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1330
__label__cc	0.534875	0.465125	The Impossible Blog Anywhere in Time and Space. Where do you want to start? The Macra Terror July 14, 2019 July 14, 2019 ~ The Impossible Blog This is an emergency! Control must be believed and obeyed! No-one in the colony believes in Macra! There is no such thing as Macra! Macra do not exist! There are no Macra! Control Voice The Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie visit a colony that appears to be a happy holiday camp. However, when they scratch beneath the surface, they find that the colonists are mind controlled by the Macra, crab-like creatures, who are forcing them to mine a gas vital for their survival, but fatal to the colonists. On the face of it, The Macra Terror seems like a kind of B-movie that you’d comfortably sit down to watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon. There are more interesting ideas lurking beneath the surface, a bit like the titular aliens about the idea of conformity and mind control, which draw obvious parallels to Orwell’s 1984 and give an interesting insight into concerns at the time. The story has certainly benefitted from being animated and I think that the quality of the animation really helps the story, even if the Macra aren’t a great or particularly memorable villain. The parts that will stick with me are around some great performances from both the guest and main cast, especially Patrick Troughton who seems to be revelling in the chaos. Sadly, the titular monsters are the weakest part of the story. The Macra feel like a rather generic monster and this really undermines the story especially in its later stages. They are quite effective in the early parts of the story, where they are shrouded in mist and their glowing eyes are quite creepy. Later on, sadly they are less interesting, but they still do add a sense of menace, such as when the Macra sneak up on Ben and Polly or when they come looming out of the gas when Jamie is in the old shaft. As creatures that can only talk through the projections of the Controller, they are rather one dimensional beyond the feeling of threat. Ultimately, the conclusion feels a bit anti-climatic as the Macra cannot pose more of a threat. They are menacing enough, but they don’t really pose the Doctor enough of a real threat to be taken too seriously. However, the underlying ideas of the story are interesting. The mined gas being fatal to humans but vital to the survival of the Macra is a good idea, making the mind washing seem like a reasonable thing to see here. I find the mind control a much more sinister aspect of this story – there’s something about gloriously happy people that I find inherently creepy. Ian Stuart Black obviously takes inspiration from Orwell’s 1984, with the Controller feeling very much like Big Brother. I particularly find the propaganda songs to be particularly creepy, and while the reveal that the Controller is really the Macra is not particularly shocking – it’s the sort of twist that almost always happens in stories like this – it is well done here. The story also delves into propaganda, indoctrination and unquestioning obedience to authority, especially when it comes to the character of Ola, who is power hungry and therefore keen to make a stand against the Pilot when he starts to believe the Doctor about the Macra. Bad laws were made to be broken. The Second Doctor The cast is especially good here, especially Troughton who seems to take a childish joy in teasing the authority figures and generally causing mischief. A story which features a compliant group of colonists is practically perfect for the Doctor to unleash his inner rebel and his detestation of authority. This story is notable for perhaps giving Jamie the first real action he has seen since joining the TARDIS team. Ben and Polly are more sidelined here, possibly to prepare the audience for their imminent departure in The Faceless Ones, but Michael Craze does some good work with Ben, despite being subject to mind control for the majority of the story. You can feel the conflict and anguish he is going through when he sells out his friends to Ola as he battles the Macra’s mind control. Amongst the guest cast, Peter Jeffrey stands out as the Pilot, who gradually comes to believe that the Doctor is telling the truth, and Gertan Klauber is great as the unsmiling Ola, hungry for more power. Verdict: The Macra Terror is a good piece of the Second Doctor’s era, now gloriously restored in animated form. It is an enjoyable adventure, even if the titular monsters aren’t fantastic. 8/10 Cast: Patrick Troughton (The Doctor), Michael Craze (Ben Jackson), Anneke Wills (Polly), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Peter Jeffrey (Pilot), Terence Lodge (Medok), Gertan Klauber (Ola), Graham Armitage (Barney), Ian Fairbairn (Questa), Jane Enshawe (Sunaa), Sandra Bryant & Karol Keyes (Chicki), Maureen Lane (Drum Majorette), Graham Leaman (Controller), Anthony Gardner (Alvis), Denis Goacher (Control Voice), Richard Beale (Broadcast and Propaganda Voice), Robert Jewell (Macra Operator), John Harvey (Officia), John Caesar, Steve Emerson & Danny Rae (Guards), Roger Jerome, Terry Wright & Ralph Carrigan (Cheerleaders) Writer: Ian Stuart Black Director: John Davies The first story to feature the lead actor’s face in the opening titles, which would continue until Survival. It would return in The Snowmen in 2012, until Twice Upon A Time. This story also featured a new arrangement for the theme tune, but this did not debut until the broadcast of the second episode due to technical issues. Sandra Bryant asked producer Innes Lloyd if she could be released from her contract due to a more attractive offer of work. Her role was recast for episode four. The Macra returned in Gridlock, forty years after this story was broadcast. This is the third longest gap between appearances, behind the Great Intelligence and Alpha Centauri. All four parts of the story are missing from the BBC archive, however, the story was completely animated and released in 2019. This is the last four part story missing from the archives. Peter Jeffrey went on to play Count Grendel in The Androids of Tara. Sandra Bryant and John Harvey previously appeared in The War Machines, while Gertan Klauber had previously appeared in The Romans. Best Quote Oh, come now, we can’t have bad temper and differences of opinion in this happy-type colony! Say you’re sorry, Ola. Say you’re sorry, Pilot. Posted in Animation, Reviews, Second Doctor Anneke WillsBenDoctor WhoFraser HinesJamie McCrimmonMacraMichael CrazePatrick TroughtonPollySecond DoctorThe Macra Terror Published by The Impossible Blog The Impossible Blog started in 2017 and is run by Edd. Edd has been a Doctor Who fan since he first saw Doomsday at a friend's house in 2006 and subsequently started to watch Classic Who and Big Finish. He claims not to have a favourite Doctor. But in reality, his favourites are Peter Capaldi, Jon Pertwee and Matt Smith. View all posts by The Impossible Blog ‹ PreviousWorld War Three Next ›The Girl in the Fireplace Follow The Impossible Blog on WordPress.com Follow The Impossible Blog on Facebook!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1331
__label__cc	0.517721	0.482279	Iraq postpones planned general election Saudis wary of Biden over Iran’s expanding influence Iraq deploying troops, police on unstable Syrian border Revolutionary Guards conducted commando drills threatening Gulf Home / Viewpoints / Should President Hadi quit? Scathing critic of Yemen’s embattled president Should President Hadi quit? Scathing critic of Yemen’s embattled president The Levant Jul 15, 2014 Viewpoints Leave a comment THE LEVANT EXCLUSIVE – By Catherine Shakdam – Speaking of recent developments in Yemen, mainly the fall of Amran to the Houthis and the loss of the 310th Armoured Brigade, Abdulrahman Al Rashed, the former Editor in chief of Asharq Al Awsat published an opinion piece in which he argues President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s presidential mandate and his ability to stir the impoverished nation through tempestuous waters. From the very beginning of his Op-Ed Al Rashed outlined what he says is President Hadi’s inherent failure – his lack of leadership. He wrote, “The situation in Yemen requires a leader, not just a president of compromise.” While many will certainly agree with Al Rashed as Yemen has quite dramatically fallen into the abyss since President Hadi’s 2012 one-man election show propelled him to the highest sphere of power, his supporters have always blamed government’s lagging and lacking on political meddling, wrangling and what not … Might it be the electricity blackouts or the fuel penury, President Hadi has always assigned blame outside his government, speaking of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s lingering nefarious influence, or the alleged meddling of Iran within Yemen’s internal affairs. Al Rashed argued that regardless of Iran’s influence or even its intervention in Yemen (which has yet it is important to note to be proven), President Hadi should not use such realities to justify his own inability to stir Yemen through what will be remembered as the nation’s most difficult time since the inception of the Republic. “This [Yemen’s many crises] does not justify the failure of the Yemeni leadership, the defeat of the army, or the way the country has been left to slide to the edge of a cliff,” he wrote. Quite sharp and direct in his assessment of President Hadi’s failures, Al Rashed blankly suggested he’d quit. “If he cannot face these serious challenges, he has to step down. His leadership has failed to achieve the reconciliation that was the only reason for its existence, and because of this failure, rebel bastions have multiplied across the country.” He went on noting, “President Hadi cannot blame Iran for all that is happening in Yemen. Rather, he should blame his political team, which has failed to unite rivals and take advantage of the UN envoy’s efforts to minimize disputes. Hadi did not provide realistic solutions, and so he did not succeed in reducing conflicts.” An embattled president, a tainted president since his past is intricately link to that of former President Saleh, President Hadi enjoys little popularity in Yemen and benefits from even less political traction. But for all his misgivings and political stumbles, President Hadi’s downfall could be brought about by his children. As Al Rashed wrote, “His failure to convince his allies—never mind his enemies—is not the only problem; his administration and personal reputation have also been heavily criticized. He is also coming under increased fire for allowing his sons to interfere in state affairs.” Ever so slowly President Hadi appears to be emulating former President Saleh’s nepotistic governing patterns, more pre-occupied with asserting and sealing the power of his house than work at Yemen’s recovery. There lies a reality which irony will not escape readers. At this particular juncture in Yemen’s history and giving all that has happened since 2011, Yemenis have said they would much rather see Gen Ahmed Ali Saleh nominated as their next president then spent another term under Hadi’s watch. Al Rashed actually supports such assessment. He wrote, “If the people were to choose between the former and current presidents’ sons, they would choose Ahead, the elder son of isolated president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ahmed was known as a respectable man who played a positive role during the transitional phase. But at that time, people did not want anyone from Saleh’s entourage to be their next leader.” A man known for his can-do attitude, a man known for his military astuteness, a man well-known for his republican inclinations, Gen. Ahmed could be the leader Yemen actually needs. While Yemenis might not have been ready to welcome his candidacy so far because of the shadow which his father projected onto him, four years of never-ending misery, unrest and hardship might have weaned Yemenis from whatever objections or ill-feelings they may have harboured against Gen. Ahmed on account of his family tree. As President Hadi slowly loses control over his government and beyond all state institutions, the General, as many affectionately call him might just be the only man capable of pulling Yemen out of its black hole and give this poorest nation of Arabia a new lease on life. 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__label__wiki	0.682046	0.682046	Trump campaign ad slams Biden’s position on fossil fuels and fracking Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, brushing aside Democratic concerns over the expedited timeframe for confirming President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, moved on Friday to cut off debate and set up a final confirmation vote eight days before the election. McConnell’s move sets up a Sunday afternoon procedural vote to break a Democratic filibuster and then a final confirmation vote, likely on Monday evening. All Democrats are expected to vote against the nomination and two Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins — are expected to vote against the nomination as well due to their concerns that it’s too close to the election to consider a nominee. But Republicans have enough votes to get Barrett confirmed. Some background: On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Barrett to the Supreme Court. Though the vote was 12-0, the 10 Democratic senators on the panel boycotted the vote, and filled their seats with pictures of people who rely upon the Affordable Care Act, drawing attention to an upcoming case on the health care law’s constitutionality. Barrett, 48, will give conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court, influencing a range of issues that could come before it, including Americans’ personal privacy rights, campaign finance regulation, affirmative action in higher education, public aid for religious schools, environmental and labor regulations, the ACA and any potential disputes regarding the 2020 election. If Barrett is confirmed and serves as long as her predecessor, the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she will sit on the court for nearly four decades. No, Biden did not call Black people “superpredators” New Borat film shows Rudy Giuliani with hand in his pants Throughout the year, CNN Underscored is constantly testing products — be it coffee makers or headphones — to find the absolute best in each respective category. Our testing process is rigorous, consisting of hours of research (consulting experts, reading editorial reviews and perusing user ratings) to find the top products in each category. Once we settle on a testing pool, we spend weeks — if not months — testing and retesting each product multiple times in real-world settings. All this in an effort to settle on the absolute best products. So, as we enter peak gifting season, if you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift, we know you’ll find something on this list that they (or you!) will absolutely love. Best burr coffee grinder: Baratza Virtuoso+ Conical Burr Grinder With Digital Timer Display ($249; amazon.com or walmart.com) Baratza Virtuoso+ Conical Burr Grinder Beginner baristas and coffee connoisseurs alike will be pleased with the Baratza Virtuoso+, a conical burr grinder with 40 settings for grind size, from super fine (espresso) to super coarse (French press). The best coffee grinder we tested, this sleek look and simple, intuitive controls, including a digital timer, allow for a consistent grind every time — as well as optimal convenience. Read more from our testing of coffee grinders here. Best drip coffee maker: Braun KF6050WH BrewSense Drip Coffee Maker ($79.95; amazon.com) Braun KF6050WH BrewSense Drip Coffee Maker During our testing of drip coffee makers, we found the Braun KF6050WH BrewSense Drip Coffee Maker made a consistently delicious, hot cup of coffee, brewed efficiently and cleanly, from sleek, relatively compact hardware that is turnkey to operate, and all for a reasonable price. Read more from our testing of drip coffee makers here. Best single-serve coffee maker: Breville-Nespresso VertuoPlus ($165; originally $179.95; amazon.com) Breville-Nespresso VertuoPlus Among all single-serve coffee makers we tested, the Breville-Nespresso VertuoPlus, which uses pods that deliver both espresso and “regular” coffee, could simply not be beat for its convenience. Intuitive and a snap to use right out of the box, it looks sleek on the counter, contains a detached 60-ounce water reservoir so you don’t have to refill it with each use and delivers perfectly hot, delicious coffee with a simple tap of a lever and press of a button. Read more from our testing of single-serve coffee makers here. Best coffee subscription: Blue Bottle (starting at $11 per shipment; bluebottlecoffee.com) Blue Bottle coffee subscription Blue Bottle’s coffee subscription won us over with its balance of variety, customizability and, most importantly, taste. We sampled both the single-origin and blend assortments and loved the flavor of nearly every single cup we made. The flavors are complex and bold but unmistakably delicious. Beyond its coffee, Blue Bottle’s subscription is simple and easy to use, with tons of options to tailor to your caffeine needs. Read more from our testing of coffee subscriptions here. Best cold brewer coffee maker: Hario Mizudashi Cold Brew Coffeepot ($25; amazon.com) Hario Mizudashi Cold Brew Coffeepot This sleek, sophisticated and streamlined carafe produces 1 liter (about 4 1/4 cups) of rich, robust brew in just eight hours. It was among the simplest to assemble, it executed an exemplary brew in about the shortest time span, and it looked snazzy doing it. Plus, it rang up as the second-most affordable of our inventory. Read more from our testing of cold brew makers here. Best nonstick pan: T-fal E76597 Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Fry Pan With Lid ($39.97; amazon.com) T-fal E76597 Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Fry Pan With Lid If you’re a minimalist and prefer to have just a single pan in your kitchen, you’d be set with the T-fal E76597. This pan’s depth gives it multipurpose functionality: It cooks standard frying-pan foods like eggs and meats, and its 2 1/2-inch sides are tall enough to prepare recipes you’d usually reserve for pots, like rices and stews. It’s a high-quality and affordable pan that outperformed some of the more expensive ones in our testing field. Read more from our testing of nonstick pans here. Best blender: Breville Super Q ($499.95; breville.com) Breville Super Q With 1,800 watts of motor power, the Breville Super Q features a slew of preset buttons, comes in multiple colors, includes key accessories and is touted for being quieter than other models. At $500, it does carry a steep price tag, but for those who can’t imagine a smoothie-less morning, what breaks down to about $1.30 a day over a year seems like a bargain. Read more from our testing of blenders here. Best knife set: Chicago Cutlery Fusion 17-Piece Knife Block Set ($119.74; amazon.com) Chicago Cutlery Fusion 17-Piece Knife Block Set The Chicago Cutlery Fusion 17-Piece Knife Block Set sets you up to easily take on almost any cutting job and is a heck of a steal at just $119.97. Not only did the core knives included (chef’s, paring, utility and serrated) perform admirably, but the set included a bevy of extras, including a full set of steak knives. We were blown away by their solid construction and reliable execution for such an incredible value. The knives stayed sharp through our multitude of tests, and we were big fans of the cushion-grip handles that kept them from slipping, as well as the classic look of the chestnut-stained wood block. If you’re looking for a complete knife set you’ll be proud of at a price that won’t put a dent in your savings account, this is the clear winner. Read more from our testing of knife sets here. Best true wireless earbuds: AirPods Pro ($199, originally $249; amazon.com) Apple’s AirPods Pro hit all the marks. They deliver a wide soundstage, thanks to on-the-fly equalizing tech that produces playback that seemingly brings you inside the studio with the artist. They have the best noise-canceling ability of all the earbuds we tested, which, aside from stiff-arming distractions, creates a truly immersive experience. To sum it up, you’re getting a comfortable design, a wide soundstage, easy connectivity and long battery life. Read more from our testing of true wireless earbuds here. Best noise-canceling headphones: Sony WH-1000XM4 ($278, originally $349.99; amazon.com) Not only do the WH-1000XM4s boast class-leading sound, but phenomenal noise-canceling ability. So much so that they ousted our former top overall pick, the Beats Solo Pros, in terms of ANC quality, as the over-ear XM4s better seal the ear from outside noise. Whether it was a noise from a dryer, loud neighbors down the hall or high-pitched sirens, the XM4s proved impenetrable. This is a feat that other headphones, notably the Solo Pros, could not compete with — which is to be expected considering their $348 price tag. Read more from our testing of noise-canceling headphones here. Best on-ear headphones: Beats Solo 3 ($119.95, originally $199.95; amazon.com) The Beats Solo 3s are a phenomenal pair of on-ear headphones. Their sound quality was among the top of those we tested, pumping out particularly clear vocals and instrumentals alike. We enjoyed the control scheme too, taking the form of buttons in a circular configuration that blend seamlessly into the left ear cup design. They are also light, comfortable and are no slouch in the looks department — more than you’d expect given their reasonable $199.95 price tag. Read more from our testing of on-ear headphones here. Best matte lipstick: Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick ($11, originally $22; amazon.com or $22; nordstrom.com and stilacosmetics.com) Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick The Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick has thousands of 5-star ratings across the internet, and it’s easy to see why. True to its name, this product clings to your lips for hours upon hours, burritos and messy breakfast sandwiches be damned. It’s also surprisingly moisturizing for such a superior stay-put formula, a combo that’s rare to come by. Read more from our testing of matte lipsticks here. Best everyday liquid liner: Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ($22; stilacosmetics.com or macys.com) Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner The Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner is a longtime customer favorite — hence its nearly 7,500 5-star reviews on Sephora — and for good reason. We found it requires little to no effort to create a precise wing, the liner has superior staying power and it didn’t irritate those of us with sensitive skin after full days of wear. As an added bonus, it’s available in a whopping 12 shades. Read more from our testing of liquid eyeliners here. Work-from-home essentials Best office chair: Steelcase Series 1 (starting at $381.60; amazon.com or $415, wayfair.com) Steelcase Series 1 The Steelcase Series 1 scored among the highest overall, standing out as one of the most customizable, high-quality, comfortable office chairs on the market. At $415, the Steelcase Series 1 beat out most of its pricier competitors across testing categories, scoring less than a single point lower than our highest-rated chair, the $1,036 Steelcase Leap, easily making it the best bang for the buck and a clear winner for our best office chair overall. Read more from our testing of office chairs here. Best ergonomic keyboard: Logitech Ergo K860 ($129.99; logitech.com) Logitech Ergo K860 We found the Logitech Ergo K860 to be a phenomenally comfortable keyboard. Its build, featuring a split keyboard (meaning there’s a triangular gap down the middle) coupled with a wave-like curvature across the body, allows both your shoulders and hands to rest in a more natural position that eases the tension that can often accompany hours spent in front of a regular keyboard. Add the cozy palm rest along the bottom edge and you’ll find yourself sitting pretty comfortably. Read more from our testing of ergonomic keyboards here. Best ergonomic mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 ($99.99; logitech.com) Logitech MX Master 3 The Logitech MX Master 3 is an unequivocally comfortable mouse. It’s shaped to perfection, with special attention to the fingers that do the clicking. Using it felt like our fingers were lounging — with a sculpted ergonomic groove for nearly every finger. Read more from our testing of ergonomic mice here. Best ring light: Emart 10-Inch Selfie Ring Light ($25.99; amazon.com) Emart 10-Inch Selfie Ring Light The Emart 10-Inch Standing Ring Light comes with a tripod that’s fully adjustable — from 19 inches to 50 inches — making it a great option whether you’re setting it atop your desk for video calls or need some overhead lighting so no weird shadows creep into your photos. Its three light modes (warm, cool and a nice mix of the two), along with 11 brightness levels (among the most settings on any of the lights we tested), ensure you’re always framed in the right light. And at a relatively cheap $35.40, this light combines usability and affordability better than any of the other options we tested. Read more from our testing of ring lights here. Best linen sheets: Parachute Linen Sheet Set (starting at $149; parachute.com) Parachute Linen Sheets Well made, luxurious to the touch and with the most versatile shopping options (six sizes, nine colors and the ability to order individual sheets), the linen sheets from Parachute were, by a narrow margin, our favorite set. From the satisfying unboxing to a sumptuous sleep, with a la carte availability, Parachute set the gold standard in linen luxury. Read more from our testing of linen sheets here. Best shower head: Kohler Forte Shower Head (starting at $74.44; amazon.com) Kohler Forte Shower Head Hands down, the Kohler Forte Shower Head provides the best overall shower experience, offering three distinct settings. Backstory: Lots of shower heads out there feature myriad “settings” that, when tested, are pretty much indecipherable. The Forte’s three sprays, however, are each incredibly different and equally successful. There’s the drenching, full-coverage rain shower, the pulsating massage and the “silk spray” setting that is basically a super-dense mist. The Forte manages to achieve all of this while using only 1.75 gallons per minute (GPM), making it a great option for those looking to conserve water. Read more from our testing of shower heads here. Best humidifier: TaoTronics Cool Mist Humidifier (starting at $49.99; amazon.com) TaoTronics Cool Mist Humidifier The TaoTronics Cool Mist Humidifier ramped up the humidity in a room in about an hour, which was quicker than most of the options we tested. More importantly, though, it sustained those humidity levels over the longest period of time — 24 hours, to be exact. The levels were easy to check with the built-in reader (and we cross-checked that reading with an external reader to confirm accuracy). We also loved how easy this humidifier was to clean, and the nighttime mode for the LED reader eliminated any bright lights in the bedroom. Read more from our testing of humidifiers here. Best TV: TCL 6-Series (starting at $579.99; bestbuy.com) TCL 6-Series With models starting at $599.99 for a 55-inch, the TCL 6-Series might give you reverse sticker shock considering everything you get for that relatively small price tag. But can a 4K smart TV with so many specification standards really deliver a good picture for $500? The short answer: a resounding yes. The TCL 6-Series produces a vibrant picture with flexible customization options and handles both HDR and Dolby Vision, optimization standards that improve the content you’re watching by adding depth to details and expanding the color spectrum. Read more from our testing of TVs here. Best streaming device: Roku Ultra ($99.99; amazon.com) Roku recently updated its Ultra streaming box and the 2020 version is faster, thanks to a new quad-core processor. The newest Ultra retains all of the features we loved and enjoyed about the 2019 model, like almost zero lag time between waking it up and streaming content, leading to a hiccup-free streaming experience. On top of that, the Roku Ultra can upscale content to deliver the best picture possible on your TV — even on older-model TVs that don’t offer the latest and greatest picture quality — and supports everything from HD to 4K. Read more from our testing of streaming devices here. Best carry-on luggage: Away Carry-On ($225; away.com) Away Carry-On The Away Carry-On scored high marks across all our tests and has the best combination of features for the average traveler. Compared with higher-end brands like Rimowa, which retail for hundreds more, you’re getting the same durable materials, an excellent internal compression system and eye-catching style. Add in smart charging capabilities and a lifetime warranty, and this was the bag to beat. Read more from our testing of carry-on luggage here. Best portable charger: Anker PowerCore 13000 (starting at $31.99; amazon.com) The Anker PowerCore 13000 shone most was in terms of charging capacity. It boasts 13,000 mAh (maH is a measure of how much power a device puts out over time), which is enough to fully charge an iPhone 11 two and a half times. Plus, it has two fast-charging USB Type-A ports so you can juice a pair of devices simultaneously. While not at the peak in terms of charging capacity, at just $31.99, it’s a serious bargain for so many mAhs. Read more from our testing of portable chargers here. Searches for changing one’s vote did not trend following the recent presidential debate, and just a few states appear to have processes for changing an early vote. But that didn’t stop President Trump from wrongly saying otherwise on Tuesday. In early morning posts, the president falsely claimed on Twitter and Facebook that many people had Googled “Can I change my vote?” after the second presidential debate and said those searching wanted to change their vote over to him. Trump also wrongly claimed that most states have a mechanism for changing one’s vote. Actually, just a few states appear to have the ability, and it’s rarely used. Twitter did not attach a label to Trump’s recent tweet. Trump’s claim about what was trending on Google after the debate doesn’t hold up. Searches for changing one’s vote were not among Google’s top trending searches for the day of the debate (October 22) or the day after. Searches for “Can I change my vote?” did increase slightly around the time of the debate, but there is no way to know whether the bump was related to the debate or whether the people searching were doing so in support of Trump. It was only after Trump’s posts that searches about changing your vote spiked significantly. It’s worth noting that people were also searching for “Can I change my vote?” during a similar period before the 2016 presidential election. Google declined to comment on the accuracy of Trump’s post. Trump also claimed that these results indicate that most of the people who were searching for how to change their vote support him. But the Google Trends tool for the searches he mentioned does not provide that specific information. Perhaps the most egregiously false claim in Trump’s recent posts is about “most states” having processes for changing your early vote. In fact, only a few states have such processes, and they can come with certain conditions. For instance, in Michigan, voters who vote absentee can ask for a new ballot by mail or in person until the day before the election. The Center for Election Innovation’s David Becker told the Associated Press that changing one’s vote is “extremely rare.” Becker explained, “It’s hard enough to get people to vote once — it’s highly unlikely anybody will go through this process twice.” Trump’s post on Facebook was accompanied by a link to Facebook’s Voting Information Center. At the time of publication, Trump’s false claims had drawn about 84,000 and 187,000 “Likes” on Twitter and Facebook, respectively. Trump’s posts accelerated searches about changing your vote in places like the swing state of Florida, where changing one’s vote after casting it is not possible. Those numbers are a reminder of the president’s capacity to spread misinformation quickly. On Facebook, the president’s post came with a label directing people to Facebook’s Voting Information Center, but no fact-checking label. Twitter had no annotation on the president’s post. Neither company responded to a request for comment. That Trump is willing to spread misinformation to benefit himself and his campaign isn’t a surprise. He does that a lot. Still, just days before a presidential election in which millions have already voted, this latest episode demonstrates that the president has no qualms about using false claims about voting to cause confusion and sow doubt in the electoral process. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. All Open Sourced content is editorially independent and produced by our journalists. Will you help keep Vox free for all? The United States is in the middle of one of the most consequential presidential elections of our lifetimes. It’s essential that all Americans are able to access clear, concise information on what the outcome of the election could mean for their lives, and the lives of their families and communities. That is our mission at Vox. But our distinctive brand of explanatory journalism takes resources. Even when the economy and the news advertising market recovers, your support will be a critical part of sustaining our resource-intensive work. If you have already contributed, thank you. If you haven’t, please consider helping everyone understand this presidential election: Contribute today from as little as $3. From January to September, 5,939 civilians – 2,117 people killed and 3,822 wounded – were casualties of the fighting, the UN says. Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban fighters rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations has said. From January to September, there were 5,939 civilian casualties in the fighting – 2,117 people killed and 3,822 wounded, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a quarterly report on Tuesday. “High levels of violence continue with a devastating impact on civilians, with Afghanistan remaining among the deadliest places in the world to be a civilian,” the report said. Civilian casualties were 30 percent lower than in the same period last year but UNAMA said violence has failed to slow since the beginning of talks between government negotiators and the Taliban that began in Qatar’s capital, Doha, last month. An injured girl receives treatment at a hospital after an attack in Khost province [Anwarullah/Reuters] The Taliban was responsible for 45 percent of civilian casualties while government troops caused 23 percent, it said. United States-led international forces were responsible for two percent. Most of the remainder occurred in crossfire, or were caused by ISIL (ISIS) or “undetermined” anti-government or pro-government elements, according to the report. Ground fighting caused the most casualties followed by suicide and roadside bomb attacks, targeted killings by the Taliban and air raids by Afghan troops, the UN mission said. Fighting has sharply increased in several parts of the country in recent weeks as government negotiators and the Taliban have failed to make progress in the peace talks. At least 24 people , mostly teens, were killed in a suicide bomb attack at an education centre in Kabul [Mohammad Ismail/Reuters] The Taliban has been fighting the Afghan government since it was toppled from power in a US-led invasion in 2001. Washington blamed the then-Taliban rulers for harbouring al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden. Al-Qaeda was accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks. Calls for urgent reduction of violence Meanwhile, the US envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, said on Tuesday that the level of violence in the country was still too high and the Kabul government and Taliban fighters must work harder towards forging a ceasefire at the Doha talks. Khalilzad made the comments before heading to the Qatari capital to hold meetings with the two sides. “I return to the region disappointed that despite commitments to lower violence, it has not happened. The window to achieve a political settlement will not stay open forever,” he said in a tweet. There needs to be “an agreement on a reduction of violence leading to a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire”, added Khalilzad. 1/4 I return to the region disappointed that despite commitments to lower violence, it has not happened. The window to achieve a political settlement will not stay open forever. https://t.co/hVl4b032W6 — U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad (@US4AfghanPeace) October 27, 2020 A deal in February between the US and the Taliban paved the way for foreign forces to leave Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for counterterrorism guarantees from the Taliban, which agreed to sit with the Afghan government to negotiate a permanent ceasefire and a power-sharing formula. But progress at the intra-Afghan talks has been slow since their start in mid-September and diplomats and officials have warned that rising violence back home is sapping trust.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1347
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__label__cc	0.716887	0.283113	CEO Welcome Our Story Our Team Investors/Partnerships/Cooperatives Frequently Asked Questions Corporate Giving Our Business Products / Services All over Nigeria we work everyday to bring quality wholesome food products to millions of Nigerians. Our belief is simple. Put smiles on the face of Nigerians. OUR BUSINESS - Chicken/Poultry/Eggs/Independent Local Producers Unigold Foods poultry business consists 75% of the value of our food processing business. The company is engaged in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the poultry industry. Under our poultry business Unigold Foods produces; - Day-old Chicks - Frozen packaged chicken marketed under the Nara brand - Table eggs. Marketed under the Nara brand. Our layers are produced from birds hatched by the company. This ensures that Nara Table eggs are of the highest quality. Unigold currently has an installed capacity to produce 10,000 crates of eggs daily from within its own domestic production and a combination of eggs produced by its contract farmers. Unigold Foods Poultry division is fully integrated and the company uses the best hatchery incubating system to produce its day old chicks to ensure quality eggs are incubated for raising as broilers and layers. Unigold Food is proud of the fact that its products are of the highest quality and affordable. Unigold Foods fresh chicken is produced using high quality natural feed produced at the company’s feed mill. 75% of our chickens are grown by our contract farmers. Unigold Foods operates a modern processing and packaging plant and the management of the company to meet demand for its product going forward is implementing strategies to increase processing capacity to 5000 birds per hour. 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Independent Local Producers At Unigold Foods® we believe that great chicken, beef and eggs begins with high-quality broilers and layers. We are proud to purchase broilers and eggs from our independent local suppliers who are committed to the highest standards of animal husbandry and environmental practices. We purchase livestock from a variety of family farmers and local suppliers, both large and small. We welcome new suppliers and invite you to contact us today. Our chicken and beef production facilities are strategically located in areas where livestock are raised, enabling us to purchase locally, decrease our carbon footprint and contribute to the economic success of rural communities across Nigeria. Each day, our livestock purchases contribute millions of Naira to Nigerian rural economies and promote the economic viability of the surrounding communities where we live and work. Our Business -Tomato Paste/Nara Unigold Foods tomato paste is made from fresh Nigerian grown tomatoes. Since Unigold Foods Nara brand was introduced into the Nigerian market in 2013 it has helped Nigerian cooks make healthy fresh stews and meals. All our fresh tomatoes are grown under cooperative farming in Kano and Benue states. As a leading tomato paste producer, we are proud to provide a wide variety of first-rate brands to retail grocery chains, wholesalers and food service establishments. You’re invited to explore our comprehensive portfolio of tomato programs designed to deliver products tailored to your business needs. We look forward to the opportunity to build a lasting partnership dedicated to your success. Our Business - Red Palm Oil/Nara Unigold Foods operates through partnerships with cooperatives and farmers in Edo, Delta, Abia and Imo States oil palm plantations that enable the company process top quality premium red palm oil suitable for all manner of domestic and industrial uses. 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Unigold Foods 2019 Sustainability Report We own and operate small holder palm plantations in Nigeria and operate a palm oil refinery in Benin City. Unigold Foods takes palm oil sustainability very seriously and we are committed to producing and sourcing palm oil in an economical, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner. This is important because millions of people rely on palm oil to feed their families and support their livelihoods, including more than 5 million small holder farmers around the world. It is consumed in more than 150 countries worldwide both as food and non-food applications ranging from cosmetics to biofuels. Demand for edible oils is growing by 5% annually and will continue to increase along with increase in the world's population. And as the highest yielding oilseed crop producing 3.2 million tons of oils per hectare, palm oil is well suited to meet growing demand because it uses less land per ton of oil produced than any other vegetable oil. Consumers increasingly want assurances that palm oil used in the products they buy is being produced responsibly. Palm oil is the most consumed, most imported, highest yielding edible oil in the world. This high demand for oil palm creates a lot of challenges. For instance, practices that result in deforestation, negative impacts on biodiversity, cultivation without consideration for the rights of indigenous communities, poor working conditions or violation of workers rights are unsustainable and unacceptable. We believe that forests and farming can coexist, and Unigold Foods is firmly committed to eliminating deforestation from our supply chains. We promote responsible production that benefits farmers and surrounding communities. Unigold Foods believes it has a role to play a key role. The company is committed to producing and sourcing palm oil in an economical, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner is embodied in the philosophy of “No Deforestation and No Exploitation”. Unigold Foods in Nigeria operates 3 mills and 4 palm oil plantations and our palm oil management team work with nearly 750 smallholder farmers and millers who have plantations of 2 hectares or more each and we ensure we advise our local palm oil partners to take care of the environment and train them in best farm practices. Confidence in the safety of our products. That’s what you expect. We adopt an aggressive and innovative approach to food safety, always focused on the provision of wholesome, safe products to give you the confidence you expect when partnering with Unigold Foods®. Strict Standards Deliver Quality Results. We work closely with Nigerian government regulatory agencies, both State and Federal, and industry leaders, suppliers, customers, consumers and the scientific community to monitor the safety of our products.We are committed to producing the most wholesome protein products with the highest standards of quality. Our food safety efforts focus on prevention of any contamination from start to finish in the protein production cycle. We are diligent to ensure we deliver quality, great tasting products consumers can trust. At Unigold Foods, the proper and humane treatment of animals is addressed through standard operating procedures,verification, and process improvement, designed to assure animal welfare and product quality. All livestock destined and received for slaughter at Unigold Foods facilities are protected under this policy and will be treated humanely in accordance with Unigold Foods procedures and in compliance with Nigerian laws and regulations. Our efforts to ensure the humane treatment of animals begin with producers and their dedication to providing animals within our supply chain with the utmost care and treatment. Our commitment to animal welfare continues as animals under our care are transported, unloaded and handled at our facilities. Unigold Foods has established and implemented animal welfare programs in all of our business units to promote accountability and transparency and to ensure that the humane treatment of animals remains a priority throughout every stage of the animal’s life. From procurement and transportation to operations and quality assurance, every Unigold Foods employee is held accountable for the humane and ethical treatment of our animals. Our business begins with the well-being of our animals. Unigold Foods is dedicated to ensuring the humane treatment, handling and slaughter of animals at all times. At Unigold Foods, animal welfare is embedded in the framework of our culture. We continually strive to improve our animal welfare efforts through the use of new technologies and the implementation of standards that meet and exceed regulatory requirements and industry guidelines. As one of the largest food protein companies in Nigeria, we have the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of many animals and we do this every day. Unigold Foods is committed to giving back to our communities in which we live and work. We strive to make a positive difference in our neighborhoods, for our team members and their families and our customers. We recognize the social responsibility of being a major employer, and we understand that behind every team member is a family, for whom they provide and in every city where we do business there is a community, to which we contribute. 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Our Business - Commodities Trading/Domestic and International Unigold as a fully diversified Agro and food company is fully engaged in the cultivation, harvesting, processing, storage and handling of Agro commodities such as oil palm, soybeans, maize and other grains. Foods Commodity Trading arm is a full service agricultural commodities trading company handling grain, oilseed, feed ingredients and many other food ingredients. The company has developed a large network of buyers and sellers to provide the best value for our customers. Unigold Foods provides to bulk buyers in Nigeria and West Africa a wide variety of grains and oil seeds which include Beans, Maize, Durum wheat, Sesame, Sorghum, Soybean, Rice and Flour Since 2010 the Company has been originating feed grains to be transported all over Nigeria and West Africa. Our role in the feed industries value chain allows the company to market grain to end users and manufacturers in Nigeria and overseas. Foods offers both domestic and international trading services to its customers and trades a wide range of commodity products domestically from its trading offices strategically located in many parts of Nigeria - Asaba, Kano, Benin City, Lokoja, Lagos, Makurdi, Damatutu. Each of these offices has very capable merchandisers that are not only familiar with their local market conditions but also are tied into a national and global network of market information. This allows them to better communicate with Unigold Foods customer’s base and provide pricing reflects the best market prices available for all commodities under our sale platforms. Modern Multinational Food Company Packaging & Distribution 99.5% Growth & Cultivation 99% Sales 100% 237A Ugbowo Lagos Road Benin City, Edo State. info@unigoldfoods.com Lagos Branch 58 Lekki County Road Ikota-Lekki Agribusiness Services Reliable Services 360° Protection csr@unigoldfoods.com Reach us Easily Unigold Foods is committed to communities we live and work. We partner with NGO's and other relief organizations to help people in need, and also invest in community projects that create wealth for the locals through our various entrepreneurship program. We serve as a friendly and professional intermediary between farmers, distributors and consumers. Our clients know they can rely on us for assistance. Unigold Foods 2020.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1366
__label__wiki	0.842369	0.842369	Universal Reporters - Delivering News At Its Best News Across State The Press Releases APC Accuses Gov. Peter Obi Of Playing Politics With Nigeria’s Unity By admin Last updated Feb 20, 2018 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a very dangerous game that could threaten the nation’s unity the decision by Gov. Peter Obi to sensationalize the recent home return of 14 (not 72 as widely claimed) Anambra indigenes from Lagos. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said instead of reaching out to his Lagos counterpart, as he has done on less important issues in the past, Gov. Obi fired an over-dramatized letter to the Presidency and leaked such to the media, thus setting off an avoidable friction between the Igbo and the Yoruba that will not augur well for Nigeria’s unity. It said indications are that Gov. Obi’s resort to a media campaign, which has triggered a vicious Lagos State/Yoruba bashing, is aimed at gaining an undue advantage ahead of the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, instead of being borne out of sheer altruism ”We are not saying Gov. Obi has no right to play politics, but he must fight clean and avoid any action that could hurt not just the enduring harmony between the Igbo and the Yoruba, but also the unity of the country. ”Resorting to primordial sentiments anytime election is approaching is Gov. Obi’s modus operandi. He did it just before the 2009 election, when he labelled the ACN under which Dr. Chris Ngige contested as a Yoruba party, and he is going down the same path now. This is all about the November 2013 election. If Gov. Obi is sure of his performance, he should allow that to speak for him and stop whipping up tribal sentiments. ”It is very dishonourable for a political leader at the level of Gov. Peter Obi to show total disregard for the truth and to whip up emotions for personal gains, as he has done on this issue. By his deliberate and blatant distortion of facts, as we will show shortly, Gov. Obi has raised a serious doubt about his leadership qualities. ”Equally guilty of indiscretion at best and deliberate peddling of falsehood at worst are the various ‘analysts’, ‘commentators’, out-of-luck NGOs and organizations that have jumped onto the bandwagon of Lagos bashing over the issue, mischievously tagged ‘deportation’ instead of what it is (home return for proper integration), when they could have sought the truth from the Lagos State Government. ”Even some of the respectable Igbo socio-political organizations failed the simple test of fairness by not unearthing the truth before making pronouncements. Even if they do not trust the Lagos State Government, they could have at least inquired about what happened from their son, who is a ranking member of the cabinet of Lagos State,” APC said. The party said Gov. Obi and his fellow travellers forgot that those who live in a glass house do not throw stones, hence they resorted to sensationalism and downright lies, first on the process leading to the home return, and then on the number of those involved and finally on the motive behind it. ”All those who consider the home return of 14 Anambra indigenes as a reflection of the Lagos State Government’s (and by extension the Yoruba’s) ill will toward the Igbo should consider the following facts: 1. There was an exchange of correspondence dated 9th, 15th and 29th April 2013 between the Lagos State Government and Anambra State Government, through its Liaison Office in Lagos, about the ‘integration’ not ‘deportation’ of the 14 people. 2. Anambra State Government did not respond to requests by Lagos State to come and validate/identify the people who claimed to have come from Anambra. Had it done so, this issue could have been better managed. 3. Lagos State itself received notice from the Government of Akwa Ibom to come, identify and pick up two Lagos indigenes whom they picked up in a ‘lunatic clean up’ exercise in Uyo. Lagos responded promptly without making any noise about it. 4. In Dec. 2011, the same Anambra State Government that is now crying foul over the home return of Anambra indigenes arrested and repatriated 29 beggars to their home states in Ebonyi, another Igbo State, and Akwa Ibom. Then it was conveniently not ‘deportation’ but ‘repatriation’ and no tribal meanings were read to such action. This information can be accessed here: https://leadership.ng/nga/articles/9600/2011/12/04/anambra_orders_arrest_child_beggars.html 5. Also in 2011, Abia State Government sacked 3,000 non-indigenes (but fellow Igbo) from her work force and asked them to go back to their respective states, yet not even a whimper was heard from all those who are now raising hell over the ”deportation” of 14 Anambra indigenes from Lagos. ”If Gov. Obi’s logic is to be followed, then the government of Akwa Ibom, and the entire people of the state, harbour bad intentions toward Lagos state and the Yoruba by asking Lagos State to come and pick up two ‘vagrant psychotics’ identified as Lagosians who have been rehabilitated. ”Suffice it to say that these home returns have been going on for a long time among states, even within the same ethnic groups (as we pointed out above), and has never before elicited the kind of jaundiced interpretation that has been given to the return of 14 Anambra indigenes,” it said. APC said it is also important to point out that this home returns are not limited to Nigeria. The US State of Hawaii has recently offered one-way tickets to homeless persons to return to their home states within the US, as part of the State’s efforts to take the burden off its welfare system. It is estimated that Hawaii’s ”return-to-home” programme will affect its 17,000 homeless residents. This information can be accessed here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2381732/Hawaii-sets-aside-100-000-offer-17-000-homeless-people-way-airfare-home-states.html In the light of the above, the party asked Gov. 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__label__wiki	0.681357	0.681357	All News Stories Reader Polls Opinions Weekly Podcast About Us “5 Minutes of Sheer Terror”: Hackers Send Family Incoming Nuclear Missile Alert Press {{ keys }} + D to make this page bookmarked. 7:04 am January 24, 2019 It was just another Sunday afternoon and nothing foretold any troubles for the family of Laura Lyons until suddenly, something akin to a war broke out in the Orinda, California home. Laura Lyons was preparing food in her kitchen Sunday when the lazy afternoon took a turn for the absurd. A loud screeching noise – similar to the beginning of an emergency broadcast alert siren – began blaring throughout the living room, warning the family that three North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles were headed toward Los Angeles, Chicago and Ohio… “It warned that the United States had retaliated against Pyongyang and that people in the affected areas had three hours to evacuate,” Lyons said Monday. “It sounded completely legit, and it was loud and got our attention right off the bat… It was five minutes of sheer terror and another 30 minutes trying to figure out what was going on.” The mom and her husband were frozen in shock, as their 8-year-old son crawled underneath the rug. “Mommy, is there a missile coming?” their young son asked when the frightening message repeated a second time. As she tried to calm her son, Lyons’ mind raced. “My first thought was which car are we going to get into now because the Bay Area would be such an obvious target,” Lyons said. “I was thinking we can stop at our friends in Napa. I was disappointed I didn’t have much cash on me. I was going right down the rabbit hole.” The couple was rather confused, though, because the television continued airing the NFC Championship football game they were watching. Eventually, after several panicked minutes of raced thoughts, the couple realized the apocalyptic warning was coming from their Nest security cam atop their living room television. The scared woman started to call 911 and the customer service hotline for Nest, a subsidiary of Google, only to learn that they likely were the victims of a “third party hack” that gained access to their camera and its speakers. This was when the panic turned to anger as they found out that Nest knew that there had been a number of such incidents but failed to alert customers. A Google spokesperson said Nest was not breached in this incident leaving Lyons upset that her privacy was so easily breached, allowing for the traumatic episode to occur. “They have a responsibility to let customers know if that is happening,” she commented. “I want to let other people know this can happen to them.” Hours after their noon nightmare, Lyons shared her experience on a local family Facebook group. “My son heard it and crawled under our living room rug,” Lyons wrote in one post describing Sunday’s incident. “I am so sad and ANGRY, but also insanely grateful that it was a hoax!!” After what happened, Lyons said her husband killed the speaker and microphone capabilities on the cameras, changed the passwords and added 2-factor authentication. The family turned out to be not the only victims. Other Nest users shared their recent experiences, including one man who said he got hacked last week after he heard dogs barking and the sound of laughter in his garage and learned it came from his Nest camera. “These recent reports are based on customers using compromised passwords (exposed through breaches on other websites). In nearly all cases, two-factor verification eliminates this type of the security risk,” the company said in an email statement. “We take security in the home extremely seriously, and we’re actively introducing features that will reject comprised passwords, allow customers to monitor access to their accounts and track external entities that abuse credentials.” Reports from across the country indicate a growing problem of hackers accessing the wi-fi-enabled cameras from Nest and other similar companies. In December, a Houston couple rushed to their infant’s room when a hacker began screaming over the family’s Nest camera baby monitor that he was going to kidnap their child. The same month, a benevolent Canadian hacker began speaking to a Nest camera user in Arizona, warning him that his system was ripe for hacking and how to protect it. Privacy watchdog group the Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned about the “intimate placement in our lives” of these smart home hubs and how they collect a wealth of data on an ongoing basis, noting: “Smart home hubs, including those from Google and Amazon, reserve the right to share data collected from their products for advertising, as well as with companies who make the apps or skills you install on those devices. In Google’s case, it will use data from Home to ‘show you ads that are relevant and useful.” Adwait Nadkarni, an assistant professor of computer science at the College of William & Mary, was a lead investigator in a December study on the vulnerability of Nest and similar technology. “Our recent study of the Nest platform shows that it is reasonably secure, in comparison with other similar platforms,” Nadkarni said. “In such cases, the problem most often lies in how the devices are configured and used in the smart home, especially in terms of setting the account password.” Nadkarni said there have been other hack attacks, but he had not heard of a nuclear hoax. Nadkarni said the recycling of passwords for multiple online services is even more troubling now with the prevalence of in-home, wi-fi-enabled devices that provide a hacker access inside someone’s property. “If even one of the services is compromised, the attacker can use the password to gain access to everything else,” Nadkarni said. “I would definitely recommend using a password manager to use different passwords for all services and enabling 2-factor authentication.” Just last week, a massive list of 773 million emails and more than 21 million passwords were exposed publicly. Individuals can find out if they’ve been exposed to such breaches online at sites such as https://haveibeenpwned.com/. Author: USA Really Jan 18, 2021 8:43 am 927 Woman who suffered convulsions after taking Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine being screened for permanent neurological damage Roger Stone’s wife was hospitalized after being attacked by a leftist Trump ordered to declassify Obamagate intelligence documents Facebook and Twitter Lost Over $ 50 Billion in Market Value Due to Censorship Main All News Most Popular Opinions Reader Polls Stories Politics Social Issues This Day in History Crimes and Calamity Economy and Business Interview Video About us For press, advertising and other business questions pr@usareally.com Copyright © 2021 USA Really. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1370
__label__cc	0.692672	0.307328	Release: AMD new FirePro S9000 and S7000 and Opteron Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. or AMD, launched on August 27 FirePro S9000 and S7000 Graphics Processors. The American company officially presented at VMworld 2012 in San Francisco its latest versions for its line of graphics cards processors, created with the scope of speeding up the delivery of virtual desktops through servers. S9000 and S7000 would allow IT administrator to reduce server power consumption, with a cost reduction, for a better management of workloads of CAD and media applications. The new chips would work efficiently with usually graphic intensive software, as well on smartphones and tablets. AMD also realesed a new version of its processor-based server ADM Opteron, designed for virtualization environments. David Cummings, senior director and general manager, Professional Graphics, AMD, affirms: More companies want to virtualize their IT ecosystem in order to do more with less while remaining responsive to the needs of their users, with the arrival of the AMD FirePro S9000 and S7000 GPUs, we are responding to these needs by providing a seamless solution. Our server graphics not only provide an unrivaled feature set for data center customers, but blistering compute performance and outstanding power efficiency.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1373
__label__wiki	0.865853	0.865853	Share this Story: COVID-19: Resumption of surgeries in B.C. a ray of hope for patients in limbo COVID-19: Resumption of surgeries in B.C. a ray of hope for patients in limbo Non-urgent surgeries will be back on in B.C. shortly, but with COVID-19 safeguards May 07, 2020 • May 7, 2020 • 3 minute read Michael Coyle has been waiting for months to find out if his kidney transplant will go ahead. Photo by Sylvia Fuller /PNG After months in limbo, Michael Coyle might just get a new kidney. He has known for 20 years that his kidneys would fail due to polycystic kidney disease, but never qualified for the transplant list because his condition does not yet require dialysis. A pre-emptive transplant meant he would need to find a kidney on his own. COVID-19: Resumption of surgeries in B.C. a ray of hope for patients in limbo Back to video “So it’s at the point where my doctor said, ‘Yeah, probably in the next six months, you’re gonna need dialysis,'” said Coyle, a 49-year-old software developer. When his kidneys’ filtration rate edged toward failure about two years ago, Coyle reached out to friends, family, co-workers and the community to find a donor. He found one through his longtime association with B.C.’s search and rescue community: the wife of a colleague on Coyle’s SAR team. “It was really touching the way people stepped up,” he said. Early this year, they got confirmation that his donor was a match and the surgery was imminent. Then everything changed. On March 17, non-urgent surgeries across B.C. were postponed and it looked as if Coyle would end up on dialysis after all. “That was disappointing,” he said. “A pre-emptive transplant usually leads to better outcomes in the end, just because dialysis is so hard on you.” With Thursday’s announcement that surgeries would begin again, Coyle and his donor are scheduling tests and blood work to be followed by two weeks of strict isolation before the surgery. He is just one of more than 30,000 people who had surgeries postponed, a backlog that will take up to two years to clear. “I was surprised when they called me up and asked ‘How about the end of May?'” he said. “Part of it might be that we both live in Vancouver, so there is no travel required.” But, Coyle’s condition also makes it easy to postpone the surgery again as his life is not in imminent peril. “If there is a surge of COVID-19 cases, it could easily be cancelled.” After the surgery, Coyle’s life will remain much as it has for the past few months, under strict isolation, because the medications he will require will weaken his immune system. “My partner and I are thinking we might get friends and family to do the errands so we don’t have to leave the house as much,” he said. “When the schools reopen, I don’t think I’ll be sending my son back right away.” People who’ve had transplants could well be wearing masks long after the rest of us, he said. “When the rest of the world goes into stage 2 or 3, we will stay in stage 1 for a good long time, until there is some sort of vaccine,” he said. Because B.C. has avoided the surge of hospitalizations from COVID-19 experienced in other parts of the world, hospitals have an abundance of capacity to begin treating patients again, said Dr. David Wood, director for the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation. B.C. government announces $250 million plan to resume surgeries More COVID-19 coronavirus coverage All the progress we had made on waiting lists (for surgery) is gone, so we are going have to do a bunch of heroic things,” he said. While doctors have been treating urgent cases over the past eight weeks, patients that were in stable condition had to wait. “The problem with that is that when you defer your procedures, a patient that was stable can become urgent and you have no way to know when they will become unstable,” he said. B.C.’s doctors are “ready, willing and able” to gradually ramp up surgeries and diagnostic tests that had been on hold, he said. The downtime for professionals in cardiac medicine did produce one valuable dividend: a clear plan for restarting the system. “We got all 15 (professional) societies together — surgeons, pacemakers, stenting — to publish a guidance document in three major medical journals that lays out a blueprint for reintroducing cardiovascular services.” said Wood. “We are now marrying (that document) with the announcement that we got today from the province that it’s now appropriate to treat the elective patients on our waiting lists,” he said. rshore@postmedia.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1378
__label__wiki	0.997389	0.997389	Variety Read Next: ‘Democracy Has Prevailed’: Biden’s Inauguration Speech Highlights Unrest, Pandemic and Hopes for Unity By Joe Otterson Joe Otterson TV Reporter joeotterson John Grisham’s ‘The Whistler’ in the Works at TNT; TBS Orders Chris Romano, Hilary Winston Pilots (EXCLUSIVE) 23 hours ago Living Linear: How WarnerMedia’s Brett Weitz Is Adapting to a Streaming World 23 hours ago ‘Snowpiercer’ Renewed for Season 3 at TNT (EXCLUSIVE) 23 hours ago Apple TV Plus “Servant” has been renewed for Season 3 at Apple ahead of the Season 2 premiere. Season 2 of the series will drop on Apple TV Plus on Jan. 15, with new episodes dropping weekly. The 10-episode second season takes a supernatural turn with a darker future for all lying ahead as Leanne (Nell Tiger Free) returns to the brownstone and her true nature is revealed. The series also stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, and Rupert Grint. “With Leanne, it’s an ongoing reveal,” series creator Tony Basgallop said in an interview with Variety in January. “We don’t fully understand who she is and where she comes from, and her interpretation of who she is and where she comes from may not necessarily be the correct version.” This is the latest Apple original series to score an early renewal. The alternate history space race drama “For All Mankind” was picked up for a third season just last week ahead of its Season 2 debut in February. “Servant” was created by Basgallop. He also executive produces along with M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black and Steve Tisch. Taylor Latham and Patrick Markey also serve as executive producers. This is also not the first time “Servant” has been given an early renewal. The show was renewed for a second season ahead of the Season 1 premiere, which took place shortly after the launch of Apple TV Plus last November. The streamer previously gave early renewals to shows like “See” and “Dickinson.” Its flagship drama, “The Morning Show,” was originally ordered for two seasons when it was first announced, with production ongoing on Season 2. Lady Gaga to Sing National Anthem for Biden-Harris Inauguration (EXCLUSIVE) Tom Holland and Daniel Kaluuya on ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Black Panther’ and the Magic of Marvel Who Is 22-Year-Old Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman? 'Money Heist' Creators’ New Netflix Original 'Sky Rojo' Gets Release Date, Action-Packed Trailer	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1380
__label__wiki	0.766618	0.766618	Game 11: Michigan vs. Coppin St Post Game By Dylan Burkhardt It was smooth sailing for Michigan as they cruised past Coppin State in a game that was never very close. Coppin State appeared to be the worst team that Michigan has played since Northern Michigan but it was good to see Michigan handle them with ease. Coppin State’s inability to hold onto the ball was the biggest difference in this game. They turned the ball over on 28% of their possessions and there wasn’t a single player on the Eagles’ roster that didn’t record a turnover. The defensive effort was strong from Michigan but it was also clear that Coppin State was flat out not very good. It was good to see Michigan’s offense finally hit some shots (58% eFG, 33% 3pt). Stu Douglass led the pack with 20 points, hitting 6 out of 10 three point attempts and adding 5 rebounds, 5 assists, with just one turnover. Laval Lucas-Perry (2-3) and Matt Vogrich (2-4) also shot the ball well but Sims, Harris, and Novak combined to shoot just 1 of 13 from three point range. DeShawn Sims was dominant inside, hitting 8 of 9 two point field goals en route to 18 points. Manny Harris played the role of the creator because his shot wasn’t falling, Manny notched 7 assists to go with his 5 points. It’s tough to know what to take from this game. Michigan did what they were supposed to and handled inferior competition. Now they take a couple days off for the holidays before regrouping for the treacherous conference slate. Michigan opens conference play on New Years Eve in Bloomington. The Hoosiers have more talent this year but they are beatable, just ask Loyola (MD) who knocked off the Hoosiers today. Michigan’s first five games of conference play are: @Indiana, OSU (sans Evan Turner), @ Penn State, Northwestern, and Indiana. These are five winnable games that could do wonders to turn Michigan’s season around. A 5-0 start might be hopeful but that would rejuvenate not only this team, but its fans, before a marquee home game versus Connecticut. A couple losses along this stretch could seal this team’s postseason fate in January. Limited Time Only! Become a UM Hoops member today and access exclusive content and ad-free reading for just $3 per month. Five Key Plays: Michigan 77, Wisconsin 54 Michigan made easy work of Wisconsin on Tuesday night in a blowout victory. The...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1389
__label__wiki	0.539594	0.539594	Watch Tech Market An author realized a paper had plagiarized his thesis. It took the journal four years to retract it. – Retraction Watch BABB Launches Cash-Out Fiat Gateways in 36 New Regions GameClub Brings Popular RPG ‘Aralon: Sword and Shadow’ Back to App Store With Remastered Graphics Getting Into Linux : linux 8 Things New E-Commerce Entrepreneurs Need to Know \| SMB dYdX Launches Perpetual Contracts – 10x Leverage on BTC-USDC Float – Six Colors LG Velvet Can Win if They Focus on This One Thing Linux Today – Darktable 3.0.2 RAW Image Editor Improves Camera Support, Adds Enhancements Home / Apple / How Donald Trump Could Build an Autocracy in the U.S. How Donald Trump Could Build an Autocracy in the U.S. Agent February 13, 2020 Apple Leave a comment 278 Views Apple Likely Planning to Assemble iPhone SE 2020 in Brazil 点击这里阅读中文版本 It’s 2021, and President Donald Trump will shortly be sworn in for his second time period. The 45th president has visibly aged over the previous 4 years. He rests closely on his daughter Ivanka’s arm throughout his rare public appearances. Fortunately for him, he didn’t must marketing campaign laborious for reelection. His has been a well-liked presidency: Big tax cuts, huge spending, and large deficits have labored their acquainted expansive magic. Wages have grown strongly in the Trump years, particularly for males with no school diploma, even when rising inflation is starting to chew into the good points. The president’s supporters credit score his restrictive immigration insurance policies and his TrumpWorks infrastructure program. Listen to the audio model of this text: Download the Audm app to your iPhone to take heed to extra titles. The president’s critics, in the meantime, have discovered little listening to for his or her protests and complaints. A Senate investigation of Russian hacking throughout the 2016 presidential marketing campaign sputtered into inconclusive partisan wrangling. Concerns about Trump’s purported conflicts of curiosity excited debate in Washington however by no means drew a lot consideration from the wider American public. Allegations of fraud and self-dealing in the TrumpWorks program, and elsewhere, have likewise been shrugged off. The president often tweets out information of manufacturing unit openings and large hiring bulletins: “I’m bringing back your jobs,” he has stated time and again. Voters appear to have believed him—and are grateful. Most Americans intuit that their president and his family members have turn out to be vastly wealthier over the previous 4 years. But rumors of graft are simple to dismiss. Because Trump has by no means launched his tax returns, nobody actually is aware of. Anyway, doesn’t everyone do it? On the eve of the 2018 congressional elections, WikiLeaks launched years of funding statements by outstanding congressional Democrats indicating that they’d lengthy earned above-market returns. As the air full of allegations of insider buying and selling and crony capitalism, the public subsided into weary cynicism. The Republicans held each homes of Congress that November, and Trump loyalists shouldered apart the pre-Trump management. The enterprise neighborhood realized its lesson early. “You work for me, you don’t criticize me,” the president was reported to have instructed one main federal contractor, after knocking billions off his firm’s stock-market valuation with an indignant tweet. Wise enterprise leaders take care to credit score Trump’s private management for any excellent news, and to keep away from saying something which may displease the president or his household. The media have grown noticeably extra pleasant to Trump as effectively. The proposed merger of AT&T and Time Warner was delayed for greater than a 12 months, throughout which Time Warner’s CNN unit labored ever more durable to satisfy Trump’s definition of equity. Under the settlement that settled the Department of Justice’s antitrust criticism towards Amazon, the firm’s founder, Jeff Bezos, has divested himself of The Washington Post. The paper’s new proprietor—an investor group primarily based in Slovakia—has closed the printed version and refocused the paper on municipal politics and way of life protection. Meanwhile, social media flow into ever-wilder rumors. Some individuals imagine them; others don’t. It’s laborious work to determine what’s true. Nobody’s repealed the First Amendment, after all, and Americans stay as free to talk their minds as ever—supplied they’ll abdomen seeing their timelines refill with obscene abuse and indignant threats from the pro-Trump troll armies that police Facebook and Twitter. Rather than cope with digital thugs, younger individuals more and more drift to much less political media like Snapchat and Instagram. Trump-critical media do proceed to search out elite audiences. Their investigations nonetheless win Pulitzer Prizes; their reporters settle for invites to anxious conferences about corruption, digital-journalism requirements, the finish of nato, and the rise of populist authoritarianism. Yet someway all of this earnest effort feels much less and fewer related to American politics. President Trump communicates with the individuals immediately through his Twitter account, ushering his supporters towards favorable info at Fox News or Breitbart. Despite the hand-wringing, the nation has in some ways modified a lot lower than some feared or hoped 4 years in the past. Ambitious Republican plans however, the American social-welfare system, as most individuals encounter it, has remained largely intact throughout Trump’s first time period. The predicted wave of mass deportations of unlawful immigrants by no means materialized. A big unlawful workforce stays in the nation, with the tacit understanding that as long as these immigrants keep away from politics, holding their heads down and their mouths shut, no person will look very laborious for them. “The benefit of controlling a modern state is less the power to persecute the innocent, more the power to protect the guilty.” African Americans, younger individuals, and the just lately naturalized encounter rising difficulties casting a vote in most states. But for all the discuss of the rollback of rights, company America nonetheless seeks range in employment. Same-sex marriage stays the regulation of the land. Americans are not any extra and no much less more likely to say “Merry Christmas” than they had been earlier than Trump took workplace. People crack jokes about Trump’s National Security Agency listening in on them. They can not deeply imply it; in spite of everything, there’s no much less sexting in America at the moment than 4 years in the past. Still, with all the hacks and leaks taking place today—significantly to the politically outspoken—it’s simply widespread sense to watch out what you say in an e mail or on the cellphone. When has politics not been a unclean enterprise? When have the wealthy and powerful not largely gotten their method? The good factor to do is tune out the political yammer, thoughts your personal enterprise, take pleasure in a comparatively affluent time, and depart the inquiries to the troublemakers. In an 1888 lecture, James Russell Lowell, a founding father of this journal, challenged the joyful assumption that the Constitution was a “machine that would go of itself.” Lowell was proper. Checks and balances is a metaphor, not a mechanism. Everything imagined above—and the whole lot described beneath—is feasible provided that many individuals aside from Donald Trump agree to allow it. It can all be stopped, if particular person residents and public officers make the proper selections. The story instructed right here, like that instructed by Charles Dickens’s Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, is a narrative not of issues that shall be, however of issues that could be. Other paths stay open. It is as much as Americans to determine which one the nation will observe. No society, not even one as wealthy and lucky as the United States has been, is assured a profitable future. When early Americans wrote issues like “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” they didn’t accomplish that to supply bromides for future bumper stickers. They lived in a world in which authoritarian rule was the norm, in which rulers habitually claimed the powers and belongings of the state as their very own private property. The train of political energy is totally different at the moment than it was then—however maybe not so totally different as we would think about. Larry Diamond, a sociologist at Stanford, has described the previous decade as a interval of “democratic recession.” Worldwide, the variety of democratic states has diminished. Within a lot of the remaining democracies, the high quality of governance has deteriorated. What has occurred in Hungary since 2010 affords an instance—and a blueprint for would-be strongmen. Hungary is a member state of the European Union and a signatory of the European Convention on Human Rights. It has elections and uncensored web. Yet Hungary is ceasing to be a free nation. Viktor Orbán of Hungary, the late Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, and Jacob Zuma of South Africa all turned their international locations away from liberal democracy and towards kleptocracy. Worldwide, democracy is in recession. (Sean Gallup; Avery Cunliffe / Photoshot; Chesnot; Getty) The transition has been nonviolent, usually not even very dramatic. Opponents of the regime will not be murdered or imprisoned, though many are harassed with constructing inspections and tax audits. If they work for the authorities, or for an organization vulnerable to authorities stress, they threat their jobs by talking out. Nonetheless, they’re free to to migrate anytime they like. Those with cash may even take it with them. Day in and day trip, the regime works extra by means of inducements than by means of intimidation. The courts are packed, and forgiving of the regime’s allies. Friends of the authorities win state contracts at excessive costs and borrow on simple phrases from the central financial institution. Those on the inside develop wealthy by favoritism; these on the outdoors endure from the normal deterioration of the economic system. As one shrewd observer instructed me on a latest go to, “The benefit of controlling a modern state is less the power to persecute the innocent, more the power to protect the guilty.” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s rule over Hungary does rely on elections. These stay open and kind of free—at the very least in the sense that ballots are counted precisely. Yet they aren’t fairly truthful. Electoral guidelines favor incumbent power-holders in methods each apparent and delicate. Independent media lose promoting beneath authorities stress; authorities allies personal increasingly media shops every year. The authorities sustains help even in the face of dangerous information by artfully producing an countless sequence of controversies that depart culturally conservative Hungarians feeling misunderstood and victimized by liberals, foreigners, and Jews. If this had been taking place in Honduras, we’d know what to name it. It’s taking place right here as a substitute, and so we’re baffled. You might inform the same story of the slide away from democracy in South Africa beneath Nelson Mandela’s successors, in Venezuela beneath the thug-thief Hugo Chávez, or in the Philippines beneath the murderous Rodrigo Duterte. A comparable transformation has just lately begun in Poland, and will come to France ought to Marine Le Pen, the National Front’s candidate, win the presidency. Outside the Islamic world, the 21st century isn’t an period of ideology. The grand utopian visions of the 19th century have handed out of style. The nightmare totalitarian initiatives of the 20th have been overthrown or have disintegrated, forsaking solely outdated remnants: North Korea, Cuba. What is spreading at the moment is repressive kleptocracy, led by rulers motivated by greed relatively than by the deranged idealism of Hitler or Stalin or Mao. Such rulers rely much less on terror and extra on rule-twisting, the manipulation of data, and the co-optation of elites. From Our March 2017 Issue Subscribe to The Atlantic and help 160 years of unbiased journalism The United States is after all a really strong democracy. Yet no human contrivance is tamper-proof, a constitutional democracy least of all. Some options of the American system massively inhibit the abuse of workplace: the separation of powers inside the federal authorities; the division of tasks between the federal authorities and the states. Federal businesses pleasure themselves on their independence; the court docket system is large, complicated, and proof against improper affect. Yet the American system can be perforated by vulnerabilities no much less harmful for being so acquainted. Supreme amongst these vulnerabilities is reliance on the private qualities of the man or girl who wields the superior powers of the presidency. A British prime minister can lose energy in minutes if she or he forfeits the confidence of the majority in Parliament. The president of the United States, on the different hand, is restrained firstly by his personal ethics and public spirit. What occurs if any person involves the excessive workplace missing these qualities? Over the previous era, now we have seen ominous indicators of a breakdown of the American political system: the willingness of congressional Republicans to push the United States to the brink of a default on its nationwide obligations in 2013 in order to attain some extent in funds negotiations; Barack Obama’s assertion of a unilateral government energy to confer authorized standing upon thousands and thousands of individuals illegally current in the United States—regardless of his personal prior acknowledgment that no such energy existed. Donald Trump, nevertheless, represents one thing rather more radical. A president who plausibly owes his workplace at the very least in half to a clandestine intervention by a hostile overseas intelligence service? Who makes use of the bully pulpit to focus on particular person critics? Who creates blind trusts that aren’t blind, invitations his youngsters to commingle personal and public enterprise, and someway will get the sad members of his personal political occasion both to endorse his selections or shrug them off? If this had been taking place in Honduras, we’d know what to name it. It’s taking place right here as a substitute, and so we’re baffled. Video: David Frum on Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Tendencies “Ambition have to be made to counteract ambition.” With these phrases, written greater than 200 years in the past, the authors of the Federalist Papers defined the most vital safeguard of the American constitutional system. They then added this promise: “In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates.” Congress enacts legal guidelines, appropriates funds, confirms the president’s appointees. Congress can subpoena information, query officers, and even impeach them. Congress can defend the American system from an overbearing president. But will it? As politics has turn out to be polarized, Congress has more and more turn out to be a examine solely on presidents of the reverse occasion. Recent presidents having fun with a same-party majority in Congress—Barack Obama in 2009 and 2010, George W. Bush from 2003 by means of 2006—normally obtained their method. And congressional oversight may effectively be carried out even much less diligently throughout the Trump administration. The first cause to worry weak diligence is the oddly inverse relationship between President Trump and the congressional Republicans. In the bizarre course of occasions, it’s the incoming president who burns with keen coverage concepts. Consequently, it’s the president who should adapt to—and infrequently overlook—the petty human weaknesses and vices of members of Congress in order to advance his agenda. This time, it is going to be Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, doing the advancing—and consequently the overlooking. Trump has scant curiosity in congressional Republicans’ concepts, doesn’t share their ideology, and cares little for his or her destiny. He can—and would—break religion with them in an immediate to additional his personal pursuits. Yet right here they’re, on the verge of reaching the whole lot they’ve hoped to realize for years, if not many years. They owe this opportunity solely to Trump’s potential to ship an important margin of votes in a handful of states—Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—which has supplied a celebration that can’t win the nationwide widespread vote a fleeting alternative to behave as a decisive nationwide majority. The biggest threat to all their initiatives and plans is the exact same X issue that gave them their alternative: Donald Trump, and his famously erratic persona. What excites Trump is his approval ranking, his wealth, his energy. The day might come when these ends can be higher served by jettisoning the institutional Republican Party in favor of an advert hoc populist coalition, becoming a member of nationalism to beneficiant social spending—a mixture that’s labored effectively for authoritarians in locations like Poland. Who doubts Trump would do it? Not Paul Ryan. Not Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority chief. For the first time since the administration of John Tyler in the 1840s, a majority in Congress should fear about their president defecting from them relatively than the different method round. A scandal involving the president might likewise wreck the whole lot that Republican congressional leaders have waited years to perform. However deftly they handle the whole lot else, they can not stop such a scandal. But there’s one factor they’ll do: their utmost to not discover out about it. “Do you have any concerns about Steve Bannon being in the White House?,” CNN’s Jake Tapper requested Ryan in November. “I don’t know Steve Bannon, so I have no concerns,” answered the speaker. “I trust Donald’s judgment.” Asked on 60 Minutes whether or not he believed Donald Trump’s declare that “millions” of unlawful votes had been solid, Ryan answered: “I don’t know. I’m not really focused on these things.” What about Trump’s conflicts of curiosity? “This is not what I’m concerned about in Congress,” Ryan stated on CNBC. Trump ought to deal with his conflicts “however he wants to.” Ryan has realized his prudence the laborious method. Following the airing of Trump’s previous feedback, caught on tape, about his forceful sexual advances on girls, Ryan stated he’d now not marketing campaign for Trump. Ryan’s web favorability ranking amongst Republicans dropped by 28 factors in lower than 10 days. Once unassailable in the occasion, he all of the sudden discovered himself disliked by 45 p.c of Republicans. As Ryan’s cherished plans transfer nearer and nearer to presidential signature, Congress’s subservience to the president will probably intensify. Whether it’s allegations of Russian hacks of Democratic Party inside communications, or allegations of self-enrichment by the Trump household, or favorable therapy of Trump enterprise associates, the Republican caucus in Congress will probably discover itself conscripted into serving as Donald Trump’s moral bodyguard. The Senate traditionally has supplied extra scope to dissenters than the House. Yet even that establishment will discover itself beneath stress. Two of the Senate’s most vital Republican Trump skeptics shall be up for reelection in 2018: Arizona’s Jeff Flake and Texas’s Ted Cruz. They won’t wish to provoke a same-party president—particularly not in a 12 months when the president’s occasion can afford to lose a seat or two in order to self-discipline dissenters. Mitch McConnell is an much more results-oriented politician than Paul Ryan—and his spouse, Elaine Chao, has been supplied a Cabinet place, which could tilt him additional in Trump’s favor. Ambition will counteract ambition solely till ambition discovers that conformity serves its targets higher. At that point, Congress, the physique anticipated to examine presidential energy, might turn out to be the president’s most potent enabler. Discipline inside the congressional ranks shall be strictly enforced not solely by the occasion management and occasion donors, but in addition by the overwhelming affect of Fox News. Trump versus Clinton was not 2016’s solely contest between an overbearing man and a restrained girl. Just such a contest was waged at Fox, between Sean Hannity and Megyn Kelly. In each circumstances, the early indicators appeared to favor the girls. Yet in the finish it was the males who gained, Hannity much more decisively than Trump. Hannity’s present, which turned an unapologetic infomercial for Trump, pulled into first place on the community in mid-October. Kelly’s present tumbled to fifth place, behind even The Five, a roundtable program that airs at 5 p.m. Kelly landed on her toes, after all, however Fox realized its lesson: Trump sells; important protection doesn’t. Since the election, the community has awarded Kelly’s former 9 p.m. time slot to Tucker Carlson, who’s positioning himself as a Trump fanatic in the Hannity mould. A president decided to thwart the regulation to guard himself and people in his circle has many means to take action. From the standpoint of the typical Republican member of Congress, Fox stays omnipotent: the single most vital supply of visibility and affirmation with the voters whom a Republican politician cares about. In 2009, in the run-up to the Tea Party insurgency, South Carolina’s Bob Inglis crossed Fox, criticizing Glenn Beck and telling individuals at a town-hall assembly that they need to flip his exhibit. He was drowned out by booing, and the following 12 months, he misplaced his main with solely 29 p.c of the vote, a crushing repudiation for an incumbent untouched by any scandal. Fox is bolstered by a service fleet of supplementary establishments: tremendous pacs, assume tanks, and conservative internet and social-media presences, which now embrace such former pariahs as Breitbart and Alex Jones. So lengthy as the service fleet coheres—and until public opinion turns sharply towards the president—oversight of Trump by the Republican congressional majority will very probably be cautious, conditional, and restricted. Donald Trump won’t got down to construct an authoritarian state. His speedy precedence appears more likely to be to make use of the presidency to complement himself. But as he does so, he might want to defend himself from authorized threat. Being Trump, he may also inevitably want to inflict payback on his critics. Construction of an equipment of impunity and revenge will start haphazardly and opportunistically. But it can speed up. It must. If Congress is quiescent, what can Trump do? A greater query, maybe, is what can’t he do? Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, who usually articulates Trumpist concepts extra candidly than Trump himself may assume prudent, supplied a pointy lesson in how troublesome it is going to be to implement legal guidelines towards an uncooperative president. During a radio roundtable in December, on the matter of whether or not it will violate anti-nepotism legal guidelines to deliver Trump’s daughter and son-in-law onto the White House workers, Gingrich stated: The president “has, frankly, the power of the pardon. It is a totally open power, and he could simply say, ‘Look, I want them to be my advisers. I pardon them if anybody finds them to have behaved against the rules. Period.’ And technically, under the Constitution, he has that level of authority.” That assertion is true, and it factors to a deeper reality: The United States could also be a nation of legal guidelines, however the correct functioning of the regulation relies upon upon the competence and integrity of these charged with executing it. A president decided to thwart the regulation in order to guard himself and people in his circle has many means to take action. The energy of the pardon, deployed to defend not solely household but in addition those that would defend the president’s pursuits, dealings, and indiscretions, is one such means. The powers of appointment and elimination are one other. The president appoints and might take away the commissioner of the IRS. He appoints and might take away the inspectors normal who oversee the inside workings of the Cabinet departments and main businesses. He appoints and might take away the 93 U.S. attorneys, who’ve the energy to provoke and to finish federal prosecutions. He appoints and might take away the legal professional normal, the deputy legal professional normal, and the head of the felony division at the Department of Justice. There are hedges on these powers, each customary and constitutional, together with the Senate’s energy to verify (or not) presidential appointees. Yet the hedges might not maintain in the future as robustly as they’ve in the previous. Senators of the president’s occasion historically have anticipated to be consulted on the U.S.-attorney picks in their states, a extremely coveted patronage plum. But the U.S. attorneys of most curiosity to Trump—above all the ones in New York and New Jersey, the locus of a lot of his companies and financial institution dealings—come from states the place there are not any Republican senators to bear in mind. And whereas the U.S. attorneys in Florida, residence to Mar-a-Lago and different Trump properties, certainly concern him practically as a lot, if there’s one Republican senator whom Trump would cheerfully disregard, it’s Marco Rubio. The traditions of independence and professionalism that prevail inside the federal law-enforcement equipment, and inside the civil service extra typically, will are likely to restrain a president’s energy. Yet in the years forward, these restraints may show much less strong than they appear. Republicans in Congress have lengthy advocated reforms to expedite the firing of underperforming civil servants. In the summary, there’s a lot to advocate this concept. If reform is dramatic and occurs in the subsequent two years, nevertheless, the steadiness of energy between the political and the skilled components of the federal authorities will shift, decisively, at exactly the second when the political components are most aggressive. The intelligence businesses in specific would probably discover themselves uncovered to retribution from a president enraged at them for reporting on Russia’s assist to his election marketing campaign. “As you know from his other career, Donald likes to fire people.” So New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joked to a roomful of Republican donors at the occasion’s nationwide conference in July. It can be a mighty energy—and extremely helpful. The courts, although they could slowly be filled with judges inclined to listen to the president’s arguments sympathetically, are additionally a examine, after all. But it’s already troublesome to carry a president to account for monetary improprieties. As Donald Trump appropriately instructed reporters and editors from The New York Times on November 22, presidents will not be certain by the conflict-of-interest guidelines that govern everybody else in the government department. Presidents from Jimmy Carter onward have balanced this distinctive exemption with a singular act of disclosure: the voluntary publication of their income-tax returns. At a press convention on January 11, Trump made clear that he won’t observe that custom. His legal professional as a substitute insisted that the whole lot the public must know is captured by his annual financial-disclosure report, which is required by regulation for executive-branch staff and from which presidents will not be exempt. But a look at the reporting types (you possibly can learn them your self ) will present their inadequacy to Trump’s state of affairs. They are written with shares and bonds in thoughts, to seize mortgage liabilities and deferred government compensation—not the labyrinthine offers of the Trump Organization and its ramifying networks of companions and brand-licensing associates. The reality is in the tax returns, and they won’t be forthcoming. Even outright bribe-taking by an elected official is surprisingly troublesome to prosecute, and was made more durable nonetheless by the Supreme Court in 2016, when it overturned, by an eight–zero vote, the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. McDonnell and his spouse had taken useful presents of money and luxurious items from a favor seeker. McDonnell then arrange conferences between the favor seeker and state officers who had been in a place to assist him. A jury had even accepted that the “quid” was certainly “pro” the “quo”—an evidentiary burden that has usually protected accused bribe-takers in the previous. The McDonnells had been convicted on a mixed 20 counts. The Supreme Court objected, nevertheless, that the decrease courts had interpreted federal anticorruption regulation too broadly. The related statute utilized solely to “official acts.” The Court outlined such acts very strictly, and held that “setting up a meeting, talking to another official, or organizing an event—without more—does not fit that definition of an ‘official act.’ ” Members of the Trump household—Melania, Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr.—take heed to the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in October. (Tasos Katopodis / AFP / Getty) Trump is poised to mingle enterprise and authorities with an audacity and on a scale extra paying homage to a pacesetter in a post-Soviet republic than something ever earlier than seen in the United States. Glimpses of his household’s wealth-seeking actions will probably emerge throughout his presidency, as they did throughout the transition. Trump’s Indian enterprise companions dropped by Trump Tower and posted footage with the then-president-elect on Facebook, alerting of us again residence that they had been now powers to be reckoned with. The Argentine media reported that Trump had mentioned the progress of a Trump-branded constructing in Buenos Aires throughout a congratulatory cellphone name from the nation’s president. (A spokesman for the Argentine president denied that the two males had mentioned the constructing on their name.) Trump’s daughter Ivanka sat in on a gathering with the Japanese prime minister—a helpful assembly for her, since a government-owned financial institution has a big possession stake in the Japanese firm with which she was negotiating a licensing deal. Suggestive. Disturbing. But unlawful, post-McDonnell? How many presidentially detachable officers would dare even provoke an inquiry? You might hear a lot point out of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution throughout Trump’s presidency: “No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.” But as written, this appears to current plenty of loopholes. First, the clause applies solely to the president himself, to not his relations. Second, it appears to manipulate advantages solely from overseas governments and state-owned enterprises, not from personal enterprise entities. Third, Trump’s attorneys have argued that the clause applies solely to presents and titles, to not enterprise transactions. Fourth, what does “the Consent of Congress” imply? If Congress is apprised of an obvious emolument, and declines to do something about it, does that qualify as consent? Finally, how is that this clause enforced? Could somebody take President Trump to court docket and demand some type of injunction? Who? How? Will the courts grant standing? The clause appears to presume an energetic Congress and a vigilant public. What if these are missing? It is important to acknowledge that Trump will use his place not solely to complement himself; he’ll enrich loads of different individuals too, each the powerful and—typically, for public consumption—the comparatively powerless. Venezuela, a secure democracy from the late 1950s by means of the 1990s, was corrupted by a politics of non-public favoritism, as Hugo Chávez used state assets to bestow presents on supporters. Venezuelan state TV even aired a daily program to showcase weeping recipients of latest homes and free home equipment. Americans just lately obtained a preview of their very own model of that present as grateful Carrier staff thanked then-President-elect Trump for holding their jobs in Indiana. “I just couldn’t believe that this guy … he’s not even president yet and he worked on this deal with the company,” T. J. Bray, a 32-year-old Carrier worker, instructed Fortune. “I’m just in shock. A lot of the workers are in shock. We can’t believe something good finally happened to us. It felt like a victory for the little people.” Trump will attempt laborious throughout his presidency to create an ambiance of non-public munificence, in which graft doesn’t matter, as a result of guidelines and establishments don’t matter. He will wish to affiliate financial profit with private favor. He will create private constituencies, and implicate different individuals in his corruption. That, over time, is what really subverts the establishments of democracy and the rule of regulation. If the public can’t be induced to care, the energy of the investigators serving at Trump’s pleasure shall be diminished all the extra. “The first activity for our new administration shall be to liberate our residents from the crime and terrorism and lawlessness that threatens our communities.” Those had been Donald Trump’s phrases at the Republican National Convention. The newly nominated presidential candidate then listed a sequence of outrages and assaults, particularly towards cops. America was shocked to its core when our cops in Dallas had been so brutally executed. Immediately after Dallas, we’ve seen continued threats and violence towards our law-enforcement officers. Law officers have been shot or killed in latest days in Georgia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, and Tennessee. On Sunday, extra police had been gunned down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Three had been killed, and three had been very, very badly injured. An assault on regulation enforcement is an assault on all Americans. I’ve a message to each final individual threatening the peace on our streets and the security of our police: When I take the oath of workplace subsequent 12 months, I’ll restore regulation and order to our nation. You would by no means know from Trump’s phrases that the common variety of felonious killings of police throughout the Obama administration’s tenure was virtually one-third decrease than it was in the early 1990s, a decline that tracked with the normal fall in violent crime that has so blessed American society. There had been an increase in killings of police in 2014 and 2015 from the all-time low in 2013—however solely again to the 2012 degree. Not yearly shall be the greatest on file. A mistaken perception that crime is spiraling uncontrolled—that terrorists roam at giant in America and that police are often gunned down—represents a substantial political asset for Donald Trump. Seventy-eight p.c of Trump voters believed that crime had worsened throughout the Obama years. Civil unrest won’t be an issue for the Trump presidency. It shall be a useful resource. Trump will probably wish to enflame extra of it. In true police states, surveillance and repression maintain the energy of the authorities. But that’s not how energy is gained and sustained in backsliding democracies. Polarization, not persecution, allows the fashionable intolerant regime. By guile or by intuition, Trump understands this. Whenever Trump stumbles into some type of bother, he reacts by choosing a divisive struggle. The morning after The Wall Street Journal printed a narrative about the extraordinary conflicts of curiosity surrounding Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Trump tweeted that flag burners ought to be imprisoned or stripped of their citizenship. That night, as if on cue, slightly posse of oddballs obligingly burned flags for the cameras in entrance of the Trump International Hotel in New York. Guess which story dominated that day’s information cycle? Civil unrest won’t be an issue for the Trump presidency. It shall be a useful resource. Trump will probably need to not repress it, however to publicize it—and the conservative entertainment-outrage complicated will eagerly help him. Immigration protesters marching with Mexican flags; Black Lives Matter demonstrators bearing antipolice slogans—these are the photos of the opposition that Trump will want his supporters to see. The extra offensively the protesters behave, the extra happy Trump shall be. Calculated outrage is an outdated political trick, however no person in the historical past of American politics has deployed it as aggressively, as repeatedly, or with such success as Donald Trump. If there’s harsh regulation enforcement by the Trump administration, it can profit the president to not the extent that it quashes unrest, however to the extent that it enflames extra of it, ratifying the apocalyptic imaginative and prescient that haunted his speech at the conference. Trump supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at a cease on Trump’s postelection thank-you tour (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty) At a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in December, Trump obtained to speaking about Vladimir Putin. “And then they said, ‘You know he’s killed reporters,’ ” Trump instructed the viewers. “And I don’t like that. I’m totally against that. By the way, I hate some of these people, but I’d never kill them. I hate them. No, I think, no—these people, honestly—I’ll be honest. I’ll be honest. I would never kill them. I would never do that. Ah, let’s see—nah, no, I wouldn’t. I would never kill them. But I do hate them.” In the early days of the Trump transition, Nic Dawes, a journalist who has labored in South Africa, delivered an ominous warning to the American media about what to anticipate. “Get used to being stigmatized as ‘opposition,’ ” he wrote. “The basic idea is simple: to delegitimize accountability journalism by framing it as partisan.” The rulers of backsliding democracies resent an unbiased press, however can not extinguish it. They might curb the media’s urge for food for important protection by intimidating unfriendly journalists, as President Jacob Zuma and members of his occasion have achieved in South Africa. Mostly, nevertheless, fashionable strongmen search merely to discredit journalism as an establishment, by denying that such a factor as unbiased judgment can exist. All reporting serves an agenda. There is not any reality, solely competing makes an attempt to seize energy. By filling the media house with weird innovations and brazen denials, purveyors of faux information hope to mobilize potential supporters with righteous wrath—and to demoralize potential opponents by nurturing the concept that everyone lies and nothing issues. A would-be kleptocrat is definitely higher served by spreading cynicism than by deceiving followers with false beliefs: Believers may be disillusioned; individuals who count on to listen to solely lies can hardly complain when a lie is uncovered. The inculcation of cynicism breaks down the distinction between these types of media that attempt their imperfect greatest to report the reality, and those who purvey falsehoods for causes of revenue or ideology. The New York Times turns into the equal of Russia’s RT; The Washington Post of Breitbart; NPR of Infowars. One story, nonetheless supremely disturbing, exemplifies the falsifying methodology. During November and December, the slow-moving California vote depend steadily pushed Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump in the nationwide widespread vote additional and additional: previous 1 million, previous 1.5 million, previous 2 million, previous 2.5 million. Trump’s share of the vote would in the end clock in beneath Richard Nixon’s in 1960, Al Gore’s in 2000, John Kerry’s in 2004, Gerald Ford’s in 1976, and Mitt Romney’s in 2012—and barely forward of Michael Dukakis’s in 1988. This consequence evidently gnawed at the president-elect. On November 27, Trump tweeted that he had in truth “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” He adopted up that astonishing, and unsubstantiated, assertion with an escalating sequence of tweets and retweets. It’s laborious to do justice to the breathtaking audacity of such a declare. If true, it will be so severe as to demand a felony investigation at a minimal, presumably spanning many states. But after all the declare was not true. Trump had not a smidgen of proof past his personal bruised emotions and web flotsam from flagrantly unreliable sources. Yet as soon as the president-elect lent his status to the loopy declare, it turned truth for many individuals. A survey by YouGov discovered that by December 1, 43 p.c of Republicans accepted the declare that thousands and thousands of individuals had voted illegally in 2016. A transparent untruth had all of the sudden turn out to be a contested risk. When CNN’s Jeff Zeleny appropriately reported on November 28 that Trump’s tweet was baseless, Fox’s Sean Hannity accused Zeleny of media bias—after which proceeded to induce the incoming Trump administration to take a brand new tack with the White House press corps, and to punish reporters like Zeleny. “I think it’s time to reevaluate the press and maybe change the traditional relationship with the press and the White House,” Hannity stated. “My message tonight to the press is simple: You guys are done. You’ve been exposed as fake, as having an agenda, as colluding. You’re a fake news organization.” This was no idiosyncratic mind wave of Hannity’s. The earlier morning, Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary in George W. Bush’s administration, had superior the same concept in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, suggesting that the White House might withhold credentials for its press conferences from media shops which are “too liberal or unfair.” Newt Gingrich really helpful that Trump cease giving press conferences altogether. Twitter, unmediated by the press, has proved an extraordinarily efficient communication software for Trump. And the whipping-up of probably violent Twitter mobs towards media critics is already a typical methodology of Trump’s governance. Megyn Kelly blamed Trump and his marketing campaign’s social-media director for inciting Trump’s followers towards her to such a level that she felt compelled to rent armed guards to guard her household. I’ve talked with well-funded Trump supporters who communicate of recruiting a troll military explicitly modeled on these utilized by Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russia’s Putin to take management of the social-media house, intimidating some critics and overwhelming others by means of a blizzard of doubt-casting and misinformation. The WikiLeaks Task Force just lately tweeted—then unexpectedly deleted—a suggestion that it will construct a database to trace private and monetary info on all verified Twitter accounts, the type of accounts sometimes utilized by journalists at main media organizations. It’s not laborious to think about how such compilations may very well be used to harass or intimidate. Even so, it appears unlikely that President Trump will outright ship the cameras away. He craves media consideration an excessive amount of. But he and his group are serving discover new period in government-media relations is coming, an period in which all criticism is by definition oppositional—and all critics are to be handled as enemies. In an on-line article for The New York Review of Books, the Russian-born journalist Masha Gessen brilliantly famous a commonality between Donald Trump and the man Trump admires a lot, Vladimir Putin. “Lying is the message,” she wrote. “It’s not just that both Putin and Trump lie, it is that they lie in the same way and for the same purpose: blatantly, to assert power over truth itself.” The lurid mass actions of the 20th century—communist, fascist, and different—have bequeathed to our imaginations an outdated picture of what 21st-century authoritarianism may seem like. Whatever else occurs, Americans will not be going to assemble in parade-ground formations, any greater than they may crank a gramophone or dance the turkey trot. In a society the place few individuals stroll to work, why mobilize younger males in matching shirts to command the streets? If you’re looking for to domineer and bully, you need your storm troopers to go surfing, the place the extra vital site visitors is. Demagogues want now not stand erect for hours orating right into a radio microphone. Tweet lies from a smartphone as a substitute. “Populist-fueled democratic backsliding is difficult to counter,” wrote the political scientists Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Erica Frantz late final 12 months. “Because it is subtle and incremental, there is no single moment that triggers widespread resistance or creates a focal point around which an opposition can coalesce … Piecemeal democratic erosion, therefore, typically provokes only fragmented resistance.” Their statement was rooted in the experiences of nations starting from the Philippines to Hungary. It might apply right here too. If individuals retreat into personal life, if critics develop quieter, if cynicism turns into endemic, the corruption will slowly turn out to be extra brazen, the intimidation of opponents stronger. Laws meant to make sure accountability or stop graft or defend civil liberties shall be weakened. If the president makes use of his workplace to seize billions for himself and his household, his supporters will really feel empowered to take thousands and thousands. If he efficiently exerts energy to punish enemies, his successors will emulate his strategies. If residents be taught that success in enterprise or in public service is dependent upon the favor of the president and his ruling clique, then it’s not solely American politics that may change. The economic system shall be corrupted too, and with it the bigger tradition. A tradition that has accepted that graft is the norm, that guidelines don’t matter as a lot as relationships with these in energy, and that individuals may be punished for speech and acts that stay theoretically authorized—such a tradition isn’t simply reoriented again to constitutionalism, freedom, and public integrity. The oft-debated query “Is Donald Trump a fascist?” isn’t simple to reply. There are definitely fascistic components to him: the subdivision of society into classes of good friend and foe; the boastful virility and the delight in violence; the imaginative and prescient of life as a battle for dominance that just some can win, and that others should lose. Yet there’s additionally one thing incongruous and even absurd about making use of the sinister label of fascist to Donald Trump. He is so pathetically needy, so shamelessly self-interested, so fitful and distracted. Fascism fetishizes hardihood, sacrifice, and battle—ideas not usually related to Trump. A would-be kleptocrat is best served by spreading cynicism than by deceiving followers. Perhaps that is the incorrect query. Perhaps the higher query about Trump isn’t “What is he?” however “What will he do to us?” By all early indications, the Trump presidency will corrode public integrity and the rule of regulation—and in addition do untold harm to American international management, the Western alliance, and democratic norms round the world. The harm has already begun, and it’ll not be quickly or simply undone. Yet precisely how a lot harm is allowed to be achieved is an open query—the most vital near-term query in American politics. It can be an intensely private one, for its reply shall be decided by the reply to a different query: What will you do? And you? And you? Of course we wish to imagine that the whole lot will prove all proper. In this occasion, nevertheless, that pretty and customary American assumption itself qualifies as one in all the most severe impediments to the whole lot turning out all proper. If the story ends with out an excessive amount of hurt to the republic, it gained’t be as a result of the risks had been imagined, however as a result of residents resisted. The responsibility to withstand ought to weigh most closely upon these of us who—due to ideology or partisan affiliation or another cause—are most predisposed to favor President Trump and his agenda. The years forward shall be years of temptation in addition to hazard: temptation to grab a uncommon political alternative to cram by means of an agenda that the American majority would usually reject. Who is aware of when that likelihood will recur? A constitutional regime is based upon the shared perception that the most elementary dedication of the political system is to the guidelines. The guidelines matter greater than the outcomes. It’s as a result of the guidelines matter most that Hillary Clinton conceded the presidency to Trump regardless of successful thousands and thousands extra votes. It’s as a result of the guidelines matter most that the big state of California will settle for the supremacy of a federal authorities that its individuals rejected by an virtually two-to-one margin. Perhaps the phrases of a founding father of contemporary conservatism, Barry Goldwater, supply steering. “If I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ ‘interests,’ ” Goldwater wrote in The Conscience of a Conservative, “I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.” These phrases ought to be stored in thoughts by these conservatives who assume a tax lower or health-care reform a ample reward for enabling the gradual rot of constitutional authorities. Many of the worst and most subversive issues Trump will do shall be extremely widespread. Voters preferred the threats and incentives that stored Carrier manufacturing jobs in Indiana. Since 1789, the wisest American leaders have invested nice ingenuity in creating establishments to guard the citizens from its momentary impulses towards arbitrary motion: the courts, the skilled officer corps of the armed forces, the civil service, the Federal Reserve—and undergirding all of it, the ensures of the Constitution and particularly the Bill of Rights. More than any president in U.S. historical past since at the very least the time of Andrew Jackson, Donald Trump seeks to subvert these establishments. Trump and his group depend on one factor above all others: public indifference. “I think people don’t care,” he stated in September when requested whether or not voters wished him to launch his tax returns. “Nobody cares,” he reiterated to 60 Minutes in November. Conflicts of curiosity with overseas investments? Trump tweeted on November 21 that he didn’t imagine voters cared about that both: “Prior to the election it was well known that I have interests in properties all over the world. Only the crooked media makes this a big deal!” What occurs in the subsequent 4 years will rely closely on whether or not Trump is true or incorrect about how little Americans care about their democracy and the habits and conventions that maintain it. If they shock him, they’ll restrain him. Public opinion, public scrutiny, and public stress nonetheless matter enormously in the U.S. political system. In January, an surprising surge of voter outrage thwarted plans to neutralize the unbiased House ethics workplace. That type of protection will have to be replicated many occasions. Elsewhere in this situation, Jonathan Rauch describes a few of the networks of protection that Americans are creating. Get into the behavior of telephoning your senators and House member at their native places of work, particularly in case you dwell in a crimson state. Press your senators to make sure that prosecutors and judges are chosen for his or her independence—and that their independence is protected. Support legal guidelines to require the Treasury to launch presidential tax returns if the president fails to take action voluntarily. Urge new legal guidelines to make clear that the Emoluments Clause applies to the president’s speedy household, and that it refers not merely to direct presents from governments however to funds from government-affiliated enterprises as effectively. Demand an unbiased investigation by certified professionals of the position of overseas intelligence companies in the 2016 election—and the contacts, if any, between these companies and American residents. Express your help and sympathy for journalists attacked by social-media trolls, particularly girls in journalism, so usually the most popular targets. Honor civil servants who’re fired or pressured to resign as a result of they defied improper orders. Keep shut look ahead to indicators of the rise of a tradition of official impunity, in which mates and supporters of power-holders are allowed to flout guidelines that bind everybody else. Those residents who fantasize about defying tyranny from inside fortified compounds have by no means understood how liberty is definitely threatened in a contemporary bureaucratic state: not by diktat and violence, however by the gradual, demoralizing strategy of corruption and deceit. And the method that liberty have to be defended isn’t with beginner firearms, however with an unwearying insistence upon the honesty, integrity, and professionalism of American establishments and people who lead them. We live by means of the most harmful problem to the free authorities of the United States that anybody alive has encountered. What occurs subsequent is as much as you and me. Don’t be afraid. This second of hazard will also be your best hour as a citizen and an American. David Frum is a workers author at The Atlantic and the writer of Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic. In 2001 and 2002, he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush. 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__label__wiki	0.952769	0.952769	Tamil family deportation fight begins <p>The fight to keep a Tamil family in Australia has started in the Federal Court in Melbourne with government lawyers filing last-minute evidence.</p> The fight to keep a Tamil family in Australia has started in the Federal Court in Melbourne with government lawyers filing last-minute evidence. Sri Lankan couple Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharunicaa had settled in the Queensland country town of Biloela before being taken to detention in Melbourne in March 2018, then transferred to Christmas Island earlier last year. After losing several legal bids to stay in Australia, the family remains under threat of deportation to Sri Lanka if their latest plea for asylum is rejected by the Federal Court. Priya, Nades and Kopika have already been refused refugee status, but the court fight hinges on the youngest daughter Tharunicaa, and her right to apply for a protection visa. Government lawyers filed more evidence for a section of the case so only part of the argument to keep the family in the country was aired at today's hearing. Even if the court permits the application, the subsequent approval remains at the discretion of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. In a pre-hearing matter on Monday, Justice Mark Mochinsky accused the federal government of "over enthusiasm" in relation to redactions in documents filed on behalf of the Immigration Minister. Previously, the Federal Circuit Court rejected an appeal against the family's deportation in 2018, and the family lost its bid to have the High Court hear the case last year. The case returned to court late last year, where the Federal Court ruled that there was sufficient evidence for Tharunicaa's claim to go to trial. READ: Victoria-NSW border closure more doom for struggling businesses Ms Murugappan has previously described jail-like conditions on Christmas Island but said it's preferable to being returned to Sri Lanka. "It is very difficult to live on Christmas Island. There is no proper safety here. Children feel lonely," she said. "We have been circled by the so-called guards. They are capturing every moment of our lives on camera. We feel like they monitoring us every single minute. It is mental torture." In October last year, the United Nations requested that the family be released from Christmas Island and transferred to community detention within 30 days. However, the Australian government previously said the family won't be returning to mainland Australia while their case is being determined. Source: 9News https://www.9news.com.au/national/tamil-family-face-federal-court-in-latest-plea-for-asylum/4c448123-e0ab-4dc0-8487-89cfd932465f Previous Retrial for teen’s cold case murder after conviction quashed Next Prisoner questioned over William Tyrrell ahead of fresh search	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1403
__label__cc	0.646174	0.353826	Accent on Natural Landscaping Donna VanBuecken Organizations & Blogs A Small Native Plant Garden Ken Sikora wrote this in an e-mail the other day: “Thanks for the Winter Seeding of a Prairie, Donna! Just last Thursday I did broadcast seeds in an existing prairie, trying to improve the wildflower diversity and fill in some thin spots. I did it knowing it was going to rain Friday, which would help force the seeds to the ground. Now, I’ll just sit back and wait a couple of years to see the results.” Generally, I have been asked to assist in the plant design of large prairie fields, but this one is a small planting. One of the objectives of the design was to create a somewhat bold statement in sheer volume of foliage and color to draw attention to the site, as well as create a natural setting to attract pollinators and birds. Bumblebee on Meadow Blazingstar (Liatris ligulistylis) with Sweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa). Photo by Joan Rudolph. The site is a northeast corner lot that receives morning sun and faces south. It is shaded by a mature Red Maple (Acer rubrum) tree. The tree is approximately 8 feet from the edge of the area to be planted. The soil is medium. The area is approximately 9 x 18 feet or 162 square feet. Maple trees are notorious for hogging surface water, so this will make a difference in the plant selection. The maple tree is likely far enough away so the root system may not interfere all that much with the garden (although their roots seem to extend forever), but I suspect the canopy will. We definitely want to stay away from plants that require a lot of moisture, like rain gardens do. Native Plant Suggestions in Order of Bloom: May-Jun Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) May –Jul Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) Jun-Aug Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis) Jun-Jul Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis) Jun-Sep Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) or, Jul-Oct Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) Deadhead some Brown-eyed Susan in fall; aggressive seeders. Nodding Pink Onion (Allium cernuum). Photo by Joan Rudolph. Jul-Aug Nodding Pink Onion (Alliium cernuum) Deadhead some Nodding Onion in fall; aggressive seeders. Jul-Sep Lavendar Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Aug-Oct New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) Pinch back in June to maintain a shorter stature. Aug-Oct Heath Aster (Aster ericoides) Aug-Oct Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Others native plants to consider include: May-Jun Long Beaked Sedge (Carex sprengelii) Jun-Aug Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Jul-Sep Bergamot (Monarda fisitulosa) Will stay shorter in dryer soils. Jul-Sep Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Will stay shorter in dryer soils. Jul-Oct Zig Zag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) Aug-Sep Meadow Blazingstar (Liatris ligulistylis) Over 3 feet tall, but not bushy. As a specimen plant, the city might not object. Remember to humanize your native garden. Be BRASH About Planning for Nature. This is a small garden. No need to plant spectacle plants. That is NO Siliphiums (Cupplant, Campusplant, Prairie Dock and Rosinweed). NO Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium). NO Baptisia (Blue False, Cream False and White False Indigo). To develop a successful garden with plants blooming throughout the season, we need to be mindful of the amount of moisture as well as sunlight the plants require. Remember! A native plant out of place is not a native plant. Winter Seeding of Your Prairie Reference my blog post titled Winter Seeding Your Prairie. I usually use the winter seeding of my prairie as a general overseeding of the prairie. Recently, a gentleman from Ohio e-mailed to ask me a few questions. He began with the statement, “I’m working with the USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program and planning on doing a conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects. I have purchased my seeds and plan on planting this winter.” Here are his questions along with my responses: How should I prepare the soil? Is the soil just an old field that’s ready to be planted? All invasive seeds and weed seeds have to be cleaned from the soil before planting the prairie seed. Just putting in the prairie seed without any management plan is setting yourself up for defeat. When should the prairie seed be planted? When the seed does not have any chance to sprout. If the seed sprouts before winter sets in, the seedlings may freeze. When should the soil be disked? The soil does not need to be disked. Just put the seed down in the winter snow. I purchased my seeds. What do I use to cover the mix? I prefer moist sawdust or hamster bedding. You will have extra expense if you go with vermiculite. What would you recommend — a wheelbarrow? Tubs? It depends upon the size of your planting. If it is a small planting, try a pail and tub. If it is a very large planting, a wheelbarrow or lawn-type wagon. Better yet, try to put one-fourth of the seeds to be planted and one-fourth the sawdust into a tub and plant one-fourth of the prairie. Winter Seeding Your Prairie Dave Edwards and I broadcasting native seed on the WILD Center prairie just before a snowfall. It’s pretty simple. The winter seeding method can be used for a new prairie seeding (as long as the site prep work has been accomplished ahead of time) or for overseeding to fill in the spots that didn’t fill in with seedlings from the original seeding. Typically, you would plan to do this before the first snowfall, but it can also be done after there is snow on the ground. But not very deep snow, since that can make it more difficult physically to tramp around and broadcast the seed. Pick a day to broadcast your native seed just before a snowfall, and preferably a day that’s not too windy. Sowing native seeds just before a snowfall, covers the seed and allows the winter weather (snow, sleet, freezing rain, etc.) to work the seed into the ground. The freezing and thawing provided by the weather drills the seed into the ground, and with Mother Nature’s help, to the exact depth for proper germination. In the spring when the soil temperature begins to rise, the seed germinates. Late November to Mid-March is the perfect time to do this. Earlier in the fall is not recommended because if the seed germinates before winter sets, the new seedlings may freeze off during the winter. Later in the year may not allow enough freeze-thaw cycles to satisfactorily drill the native seed down into the soil for proper germination in the spring. Dave and I mixing native grass and forb seed with hamster bedding before broadcasting it on the WILD Center prairie. Purchase your seed from a local native-plant nursery or gather it in the fall from your local Wild Ones chapter seed-gathering locations, or from their annual seed exchange. I mix the seed with hamster bedding or sawdust. These materials help to give some bulk to the seed and allow you to see where you’ve already broadcast. I like winter seeding because it allows me to mimic nature, and nothing could be more sure than that. Seeds drop in the fall and germinate in the spring. That’s about as easy as it gets. So if winter seeding (sometimes called dormant seeding) is something that appeals to you, don’t hesitate any longer. Get yourself outside and sow those prairie seeds. What a great reason to get outside and play! Bald Eagle Goes Virtual Concern for the American Bald Eagle resulted in its protection in 1967 under the predecessor to the current Endangered Species Act. The eagle was one of the original species protected by the ESA when it was enacted in 1973. Photo by Jack Bartholmai. Bald Eagle Watching Days is going virtual for 2021! For years, bald eagle lovers have flocked to Sauk City, Wisconsin, one of the premiere destinations for watching these birds. But this year, people will be able to attend their favorite annual event virtually, watching these great birds from the comfort and safety of their own home. See Bald Eagle Watching Days. January 16, 2021 – Watch a pre-recorded release of a rehabilitated bald eagle to the wild, followed by Art Shegonee, Native American ambassador, who will share stories, cultural items, and interesting information about eagles and Native American culture. January 23, 2021 – A live raptor show will feature Schlitz Audubon Nature Center raptors and trainers, and a behind-the-scenes video of bald eagles getting bathed, fed, and flight time. February 6, 2021 – Learn from wildlife biologist Jeb Barzen why bald eagles choose the Lower Wisconsin Riverway for their winter home. February 20, 2021 – A live animal show about the animals that share the ecosystem with the bald eagles, presented by naturalist and educator David Stokes. For these live events, only the presenter and technical staff are allowed on site, but virtual participants can ask questions of the presenters. Programs will be archived for later viewing, but some events are only available for a limited period. The Ferry Bluff Eagle Council will help you view eagles along the Lower Wisconsin River. The number of Bald Eagle-occupied nests has grown from 108 in 1973 to nearly 1700 in 2019. Photo by Jack Bartholmai. History of Bald Eagle Watching Bald Eagle Watching Days was started in 1987 to highlight the growing comeback of bald eagles since their listing as an endangered species. The national ban on DDT added protections under state and federal endangered-species laws, and public support helped clean up rivers and promoted nest monitoring and protection efforts, which allowed bald eagles to fly off the state endangered species list in 1997, and the federal list a decade later. Bald eagle populations in Wisconsin have grown from 108 occupied nests in 1973 to nearly 1,700 in 2019, affording fantastic viewing opportunities as eagles from northern Wisconsin, Canada, northern Michigan, and Minnesota move south in search of new nesting territories. In winter, the raptors typically congregate along open water areas on the Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Fox rivers. Their growing presence in these areas has turned the sites into birdwatching destinations and inspired many community events, including the Sauk Prairie area’s Bald Eagle Watching Days. Eagle Days on the Fox River The City of Appleton, Wisconsin, has placed an eagle sign near Eagle Point Senior Care Center. Photo courtesy of Dick Nickolai. 1000 Islands Environmental Center of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, invites you to join the celebration of eagles. January 23, 2021, will be a day to celebrate the success of bald eagles throughout the Fox Valley area. This free family event starts with a 7:00 AM early morning viewing opportunity in order to catch some of the peak eagle activity. Other virtual educational programs presented by the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, include a storybook walk on the boardwalk trail and eagle activity bags for children. The day will finish off with another chance at peak eagle activity with a sunset viewing from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM. All Eagle Day activities will be held outdoors, with COVID-19 safe activities, and via online for the live eagle presentation. Note: The Madison Audubon has approached Debbie Nowak, of the 1000 Islands Nature Center, to begin a nesting-observation program. They are looking for volunteers to monitor the nesting sites. Whitebark Pine to Be Listed Under Federal Endangered Species Act Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) leaves are in fascicles (bundles) of five, and the cone is dark purple when immature. Courtesy of Wikipedia. On December 2, 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. The tree’s range covers more than 80.5 million acres in seven western states (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada) and Canada. Whitebark Pine is considered a keystone species because it regulates runoff by slowing the progress of snowmelt, reduces soil erosion by initiating early succession after fires and other disturbances, and provides seeds that are a high-energy food source for some birds and mammals. Importance of the Listing The proposed listing is important for several reasons: First, Whitebark Pine is a widespread species, and it is a keystone species. Dominating high-elevation forests, it lives in cold, windy, high-elevation or high-latitude sites in western North America. It also occurs in scattered areas of the warm and dry Great Basin (portions of California, Nevada, and Oregon). This is a dying Whitebark Pine forest. It has faced an invasive disease and voracious insects that had not previously been able to thrive in cold Whitebark territory. Courtesy of Natural Resources Defense Council. Second, the species is in extreme decline. White pine blister rust, a non-native fungal disease, mountain pine beetles, climate change, and fire suppression all negatively affect the species’ health. Third, despite the obvious effects of climate change on forests worldwide, Whitebark Pine is the first tree to be proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act because of climate change, and it will not be the last. Finally, in 2008, when the National Resources Defense Council filed their Petition to List the Whitebark Pine as an Endangered Species, studies showed that 80 percent of the Whitebark Pine forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem were already dead or dying, and for more than a decade had been in serious decline. Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) at Mount Rainier National Park. Courtesy of Wikipedia. As a federally threatened species, protections for Whitebark Pine would include prohibiting the removal of Whitebark Pine from federal lands and prohibiting its import, export, and activities related to interstate and foreign commerce. The government did not designate critical habitat for Whitebark Pine. The scope of the catastrophe for this widespread keystone species dramatically shows how apathy, climate change, and other human damage is destroying the life-support system of our country and planet. Plan to comment today! The Federal Register will accept comments received or postmarked on or before February 1, 2021. Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R6-ES-2019-0054, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. The above was taken partially from the full story at NPCC News: Whitebark Pine Is First Tree to Be Listed Under Federal Endangered Species Act Due to Climate Change. Read U.S. Fish and Wildlife Press Release for the proposal. Read Natural Resources Defense Council: Feds Say Climate is Killing Whitebark Pine Trees. Garden and Landscape Design Native plant garden design Natural Landscaping Public Comment Opportunity	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1409
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__label__wiki	0.574201	0.574201	Word translation without parallel data Revision as of 20:11, 16 April 2018 by W285liu (talk \| contribs) (→‎Cross-Domain Similarity Local Scaling (CSLS)) 8 Open source code The contributions of this paper can be listed as follows: 1. This paper introduces a model that either is on par, or outperforms supervised state-of-the-art methods, without employing any cross-lingual annotated data such as bilingual dictionaries or parallel corpora (large and structured sets of texts). This method uses an idea similar to GANs: it leverages adversarial training to learn a linear mapping from a source to distinguish between the mapped source embeddings and the target embeddings, while the mapping is jointly trained to fool the discriminator. 2. Second, this paper extracts a synthetic dictionary from the resulting shared embedding space and fine-tunes the mapping with the closed-form Procrustes solution from Schonemann (1966). 3. Third, this paper also introduces an unsupervised selection metric that is highly correlated with the mapping quality and that the authors use both as a stopping criterion and to select the best hyper-parameters. 4. Fourth, they introduce a cross-domain similarity adaptation to mitigate the so-called hubness problem (points tending to be nearest neighbors of many points in high-dimensional spaces). 5. They demonstrate the effectiveness of our method using an example of a low-resource language pair where parallel corpora are not available (English-Esperanto) for which their method is particularly suited. This paper is published in ICLR 2018. Bilingual Lexicon Induction Many papers have addressed this subject by using discrete word representations. Regularly however these methods need to have an initialization of prior knowledge, such as the editing distance between the input and output ground truth. This unfortunately only works for closely related languages. where d is the dimension of the embeddings, [math] M_d(R) [/math] is the space of dd matrices of real numbers, and X and Y are two aligned matrices of size dn containing the embeddings of the words in the parallel vocabulary. Here [math]\|\|\cdot\|\|_F[/math] is the Frobenius matrix norm which is the square root of the sum of the squared components. This paper shows how to learn this mapping W without cross-lingual supervision. An illustration of the approach is given in Fig. 1. First, this model learns an initial proxy of W by using an adversarial criterion. Then, it uses the words that match the best as anchor points for Procrustes. Finally, it improves performance over less frequent words by changing the metric of the space, which leads to spread more of those points in dense region. Let [math] X={x_1,...,x_n} [/math] and [math] Y={y_1,...,y_m} [/math] be two sets of n and m word embeddings coming from a source and a target language respectively. A model is trained is trained to discriminate between elements randomly sampled from [math] WX={Wx_1,...,Wx_n} [/math] and Y, We call this model the discriminator. W is trained to prevent the discriminator from making accurate predictions. As a result, this is a two-player adversarial game, where the discriminator aims at maximizing its ability to identify the origin of an embedding, and W aims at preventing the discriminator from doing so by making WX and Y as similar as possible. This approach is in line with the work of Ganin et al.(2016), who proposed to learn latent representations invariant to the input domain, where in this case, a domain is represented by a language(source or target). This paper considers a bi-partite neighborhood graph, in which each word of a given dictionary is connected to its K nearest neighbors in the other language. a bipartite graph (or bigraph) is a graph whose vertices can be divided into two disjoint and independent sets U and V such that every edge connects a vertex in U to one in V. [math] N_T(Wx_s) [/math] is used to denote the neighborhood, on this bi-partite graph, associated with a mapped source word embedding [math] Wx_s [/math]. All K elements of [math] N_T(Wx_s) [/math] are words from the target language. Similarly we denote by [math] N_S(y_t) [/math] the neighborhood associated with a word t of the target language. Consider the mean similarity of a source embedding [math] x_s [/math] to its target neighborhood as where cos(.,.) is the cosine similarity which is the cosine of the angle between two vectors. Likewise, the mean similarity of a target word [math] y_t [/math] to its neighborhood is denoted as [math] r_S(y_t) [/math]. This is used to define similarity measure CSLS(.,.) between mapped source words and target words as In this work, the authors propose to use a simple update step to ensure that the matrix W stays close to an orthogonal matrix during training (Cisse et al. (2017)). Specifically, the following update rule on the matrix W is used: f has gradient: \begin{align} \nabla f (W) = 2D^\ast g[W] (g(W ) ) =2W(W^TW-I) +2W(W^TW-I)=4W W^TW-4W. \end{align} or \begin{align} \nabla f (W) = \nabla\|\|W^TW-I\|\|_F = \nabla\text{Tr}(W^TW-I)(W^TW-I)=4(\nabla(W^TW-I))(W^TW-I)=4W(W^TW-I)\text{ (check derivative of trace function)} \end{align} The refinement step requires the generation of a new dictionary at each iteration. In order for the Procrustes solution to work well, it is best to apply it on correct word pairs. As a result, the CSLS method is used to select more accurate translation pairs in the dictionary. To further increase the quality of the dictionary, and ensure that W is learned from correct translation pairs, only mutual nearest neighbors were considered, i.e. pairs of words that are mutually nearest neighbors of each other according to CSLS. This significantly decreases the size of the generated dictionary, but improves its accuracy, as well as the overall performance. This paper consider the 10k most frequent source words, and use CSLS to generate a translation for each of them, then compute the average cosine similarity between these deemed translations, and use this average as a validation metric. The choice of using the 10 thousand most frequent source words is requires more justification since we would expect those to be the best trained words and may not accurately represent the entire data set. Perhaps a k-fold cross validation approach should be used instead. Figure 2 below shows the correlation between the evaluation score and this unsupervised criterion (without stabilization by learning rate shrinkage) The results on word translation retrieval using the bilingual dictionaries are presented in Table 1, and a comparison to previous work in shown in Table 2 where the unsupervised model significantly outperforms previous approaches. The results on the sentence translation retrieval task are presented in Table 3, and the cross-lingual word similarity task in Table 4. Finally, the results on word-by-word translation for English-Esperanto are presented in Table 5. The bilingual dictionary used here does not account for words with multiple meanings. It is clear that one major downfall of this method when it actually comes to translation is the restriction that the two languages must have similar intrinsic structures to allow for the embeddings to align. However, given this assumption, this paper shows for the first time that one can align word embedding spaces without any cross-lingual supervision, i.e., solely based on unaligned datasets of each language, while reaching or outperforming the quality of previous supervised approaches in several cases. Using adversarial training, the model is able to initialize a linear mapping between a source and a target space, which is also used to produce a synthetic parallel dictionary. It is then possible to apply the same techniques proposed for supervised techniques, namely a Procrustean optimization. The source code for the paper is provided at the following Github link: https://github.com/facebookresearch/MUSE. The repository provides the source code as written in PyTorch by the authors of this paper. Lample, G. (n.d.). Facebookresearch/MUSE. Retrieved March 25, 2018, from https://github.com/facebookresearch/MUSE Tomas Mikolov, Kai Chen, Greg Corrado, Jeffrey Dean \| Efficient Estimation of Word Representations in Vector Space, 2013 \| arXiv:1301.3781 Xing, C., Wang, D., Liu, C., & Lin, Y. (2015). Normalized Word Embedding and Orthogonal Transform for Bilingual Word Translation. HLT-NAACL.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1417
__label__wiki	0.730934	0.730934	Rock Bay, Victoria Rock Bay is a neighbourhood bordering downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, whose borders are the Upper Harbour on the west, Bay Street on the North, Dowler Street on the east, and approximately Chatham Street on the south.[citation needed] Rock Bay derives its name from the local bay of the same name.[1] Half Moon Bay, Black Rock Victoria, including HMVS Cerberus by drone Cape Schank Walking Trails Mornington Peninsula Victoria Victoria Hard Rock Resort, San Remigio, Cebu 1 Community 3 Present-day The neighbourhood is a mix of commercial, retail, industrial park and some residential. The neighbourhood includes a Dairy Queen, gas stations, car lots, the Vancouver Island Brewery, and Club Phoenix fitness centre. A book publisher and massage school also call Rock Bay their home, in the ivy-covered former BC Hydro building on Bay and Government. Located southeast of the Bay Street Bridge, Rock Bay was encroached upon by the growth of the downtown core in the mid-1800s. Historically the bay was much larger with many islets for which it was named. The rocks, or islets were engulfed within an encompassing shoreline, extending far enough eastward to interrupt the present-day Government Street. Currently tucked away in a snug little corner of the Inner Harbour surrounded by industrial activities, it is a challenge to glance at the troubled waters. Around 1885 the urban areas of Victoria continued to expand, and a bridge crossed the eastern section of Rock Bay, linking Government Street to the northern extension. During the mid-to-late 19th century, Fernwood contained a swampy marshland, and Hillside Farms existed between Bay Street and Hillside Avenue. Until approximately 1888 a creek visibly connected all these areas to discharge into Rock Bay of Victoria Upper Harbour. An unnamed creek once ran southwest from the swampy marshlands in Fernwood, under a bridge on Cedar Hill Road and past Hillside Farm. The creek meandered in the area of Kings Road to eventually provide a source of fresh water to Rock Bay. Around 1888 the creek was enclosed in pipes to provide direct drainage to the area to prevent floods in the expanding paved streets of Victoria. By 1887, a second wooden bridge known as Rock Bay Bridge connected the north and south shores of Rock Bay. The Rock Bay Bridge originally connected Bridge Street and Constance Street. Around 1903, the approach to Rock Bay Bridge was switched along the southern shore to Store Street. During the 1920s the Rock Bay bridge was dismantled while the eastern indent of Rock Bay was simultaneously being in filled to the west side of Government Street. Progressive shoreline changes continued until the late 1950s, resulting in the smaller area we now know as Rock Bay. Historical activities along the shores of Rock Bay included a tannery, sawmills, a coal gasification plant, a propane tank farm, and more recently a concrete batch plant and an asphalt plant. Present-day Rock Bay, which is purported to be one of the most highly contaminated bodies of water in the province, is (as of 2006) undergoing extensive cleanup by the Federal government.[2] Decades of run off and pollution dumping from nearby gravel operations and former mills has led to current pollution levels. With the recent trend in urban living movements (more people moving into the downtown core), as is the case in many cities, Rock Bay is one of the few areas remaining in Victoria that lends itself to high development potential.[original research?][3] Rock Bay is also the future site of the Streetlink homeless shelter and housing, as of 2008. ^ "Rock Bay (bay)". BC Geographical Names. ^ http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/pac/2004/04-p002e.htm ^ http://www.fdarc.ca/portfolio/01.urb_Rock_Bay_3.php Archived July 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine Historical article about Rock Bay in 1901 City of Victoria Rock Bay Restoration Committee Burnside Gorge Community Association (Information on Rock Bay and Photos) Neighbourhoods in Greater Victoria, British Columbia Cook Street Village East Burnside–Gorge Harris Green Humboldt Valley James Bay Rock Bay Victoria West Beaver Lake – Elk Lake Broadmead–Sunnymead Cadboro Bay Glanford Gordon Head Gorge–Tillicum, Interurban Mount Douglas Mount Tolmie – Lansdowne Ten Mile Point Town and Country – Burnside West Saanich West Shore Bear Mountain Happy Valley Hatley Park Millstream Thetis Lake Other areas Brentwood Bay Broom Hill Cloak Hill Craigflower Durrance Lake East Sooke Gorge Vale Island View Otter Point Pat Bay Rockheights Saseenos Songhees Swartz Bay Whiffen Spit William Head Willis Point Willows Beach This page was last edited on 28 July 2019, at 16:05	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1420
__label__cc	0.640128	0.359872	Anna Binna Farms Creating a farm record keeping system Up until 2013, Anna Binna Farms relied solely on a pen and paper system for their farm records. This system did not fit well with the abilities of all team members and didn’t offer owner Ben Wundersitz a good way to track important information such as withholding periods, amount of fertilizer or chemicals that need to be purchased or any other spray-related information. Agronomist Sam Holmes with Central Ag Solutions had started to use Agworld in 2012 and after using by himself for a year, showed Ben how Agworld can help the team of Anna Binna Farms. Ben realised how, through Agworld, they can collaborate as a team on the same platform and minimise the need for data entry through receiving the recommendations from Sam on the same platform. By using Agworld, the whole team at Anna Binna Farms now has access to the farm records in Agworld and are able to turn recommendations from their agronomist into actual records as soon as an operation is finished, enhancing accuracy. By having his rotation for the season ahead planned in Agworld, Ben Wundersitz is now able to forward order all his chemicals and other inputs. Ben is also able to create accurate budgets through his farm records, which allow for in-depth analysis. Location: Maitland, SA Size: 16000 acres Type: Broadacre cropping Crops: Lentils, Wheat, Barley, Canola, Hay Employees: 5 Aligning a team Keeping records is important within any organisation and Anna Binna Farms is no different but up until 2013, they struggled to keep accurate records of everything that happens in the field. According to owner Ben Wundersitz: “We were trying to write down physical records, but it really wasn’t working well. Especially when it comes to withholding periods and extracting other crucial information from these records, we were struggling. We knew for some time that we had to do something to improve this part of our operation, but it wasn’t until 2013 that our agronomist Sam showed us Agworld as an alternative to pen-and-paper records.” Anna Binna Farms is a 6,500-hectare farming operation at Maitland on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula that grows a rotation of lentils, wheat, barley and Canola with hay production happening as well in some years, depending on the season. Owner Ben Wundersitz runs Anna Binna Farms together with a team of 4 full-time staff and therefore has to make sure that any systems put in place are well suited to both the size of the farm and skills of the team. Ben: “Because of these parameters I knew that a system which requires minimal data-entry would be ideal for us. As soon as people have to constantly enter lots of data in a farm management system, it becomes prone to errors and inaccuracies.” Collaborating with their agronomist It was Anna Binna Farms’ agronomist Sam Holmes, of Central Ag Solutions, who introduced Agworld to Ben after he had started using Agworld himself in 2012. Sam explains: “I was using a legacy system until 2011 but it got discontinued, so I had to look for a different system to implement. The main criteria for me were to be able to use something in-field, so I didn’t have to first write things down and then enter them in a computer again at a later stage. I looked at a few different systems and ended up adopting Agworld as it seemed the best option for what I was looking for. It takes a bit of time to enter all basic data into Agworld and get your head around how to use it most efficiently, but after a year I was ready to get my grower clients to join me on the platform.” Ben comments: “Our connection to Sam is one of the major benefits of Agworld for us. Sam creates recommendations in Agworld and then sends them through to us. All 4 staff members and I have an iPad with Agworld on it and can see those recommendations and action them. All it takes from there is a few taps to turn a recommendation into an ‘actual’, at which stage we have created the record that I need on the other end. I’m all for keeping it simple and Agworld keeps it simple for us. The simpler we keep things, the less error-prone we are as a business.” Sam adds to this: “Working together with growers on Agworld really makes things easier for me. Ben and I sit together twice a year for planning purposes. We pull up Agworld and work on the rotation for next year and create the reports of exactly how much seed and other inputs we’ll need. As soon as this is done, everyone involved in Anna Binna Farms can see what the plan is and what needs to happen at what time; that kind of information sharing is definitely beneficial for everyone involved. Of all my clients, over 70% use Agworld themselves as well, which makes my life easier that’s for sure.” Fine-tuning the farming operation By having a system in place that provides Ben with accurate farm records, he is able to become more accurate with other parts of his business as well. Ben elaborates: “Because Sam and I plan the season ahead on Agworld, I have a good idea of the volume of inputs I’m going to need. This ‘shopping list’ from Agworld is really useful for me as it allows me to forward order chemicals with the resellers, which allows us to save money and gives more certainty that we’ll have the right chemistry available when we need it.” Ben continues: “ Another advantage of planning ahead of time in Agworld is for using pre-emergent herbicides. Because we know what will be planted in each field next year, we can tailor our pre-emergent herbicide program to the rotation and ensure we don’t run into any issues down the line.” Sam adds to this: “We want to avoid getting resistant weeds in this area as much as possible, and so pre-emergent herbicides are a key-part of our strategy. Because Agworld allows us to plan ahead whilst also offering us a good overview of field history, for chemical applications as well as weed-related observations, we are able to diversify our chemistry and therewith avoid resistance issues as much as possible.” Ben concludes with: “Our business needed a system to create accurate farm records as we knew that we needed the benefits it brings us. Agworld is the ideal system for us as it fits our team and the way we do things; it requires minimal effort from the team whilst offering us all the outcomes we were looking for. Agworld is easy to operate and offers me the kind of information I need as owner/manager to pre-emptively make decisions that improve our results.” Download PDF 6mb "Agworld is the ideal system for us as it fits our team and the way we do things; it requires minimal effort from the team whilst offering us all the outcomes we were looking for." Ben Wundersitz Anna Binna Farms, Maitland, SA JD Farms Ellendale, ND Creating sustainability through visibility JD Farms has had a number of very wet seasons in a row, causing severe flooding in the short term, and the soil to become more alkaline in the medium to long term. The Strand & Durheim families now have to try new crops and novel crop management methods in order to find the most profitable way to farm the soil in its new condition. They knew that they needed a sophisticated platform to create plans and budgets and record their results, in order to find the best way to utilize these fields moving forward. Kalcevic Farms Bennett, CO Real-time financials lead to an improved ROI Kalcevic Farms used to capture all input records on paper and then enter these into a spreadsheet at a later stage, which didn’t provide any options for tracking sprayer analytics or improved decision making during the season. Kalcevic Farms also received yield maps from its harvest machinery every year, but were unable to utilize them in an integrated analysis process. The Jericho Family Kimba, SA Fine-tuning financial performance The Jericho family used to rely on written records with multiple books in their tractors and spray rigs, and because of this system were unable to see gross margins per field or property. They also had no way of easily finding historical records of field operations or other important field-related information. Karinya Ag Buckleboo, SA Measuring farm performance When Tristan Baldock came home to join his family on the farm, he knew they needed a tool to capture data in a one-touch electronic format that everyone could access, so they all know exactly what happens in the field. Tristan also realised that the family needed more reports from their farm data in order to be able to make more transparent management decisions. At the same time, Tristan’s father, Graeme, had been using a legacy system but was already exploring the use of Agworld together with their agronomist. The Murdoch family Warooka, SA Digitising farm management Stuart Murdoch used to manage his farming operation purely based on pen and paper records, but realised in 2010 that there are benefits to digitising his farm management operations. Lilliput Ag Rutherglen, VIC Understanding production costs to remain competitive Lilliput Ag grows a variety of crops and produces seed for sister-business Baker Seed Co. Lilliput Ag looked to adopt a newer recording platform linked to the cloud to try and track production data. Co-owners Andrew & Sue Russell felt that they had to be able to connect production data to his finance software in order to remain competitive.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1423
__label__cc	0.574371	0.425629	American Head & Neck Society Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient. American Head & Neck Society \| AHNS The mission of the AHNS is to advance Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the head and neck oncology patient. Mission Statement and Purpose Society Background AHNS History Interviews AHNS Foundation AHNS Bylaws AHNS Staff AHNS News and Announcements AHNS Virtual Education Series AHNS Meetings Info AHNS Abstracts Exhibitor and Support Opportunities Related Meetings Fellows’ Virtual Tumor Boards Accredited Fellowships Fellowship Match Directory of Fellowships Fellowship Curriculum Certificate of Completion Request For Program Directors For Current AHNS Fellows Scientific Program/Resident Courses Margaret F. 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The person’s brow furrows. “How can you deal with that day after day? Isn’t it depressing? Why didn’t you pick something happier for a career?” These are legitimate questions. As a medical student many years ago, I enjoyed every rotation and wondered how I would ever narrow down my choices and pick a specialty. Eventually, I decided that I was most content in the operating room. Even when I knew I would become a surgeon, there were still dozens of trajectories which my career might have taken. One day in 1980, as a 25-year-old senior medical student, I was in a departmental conference, listening to a visiting out-of-town cancer surgeon. He ran through his slide show, describing a procedure he had devised to restore voice for patients who had undergone removal of their voice boxes. It was a complex operation that involved the creation of tubes of lining tissues that shunted air from the trachea to the back of the throat that could then exit through the mouth, thus allowing the person to speak. It was interesting, but at my level of training, I was confused by approach and the diagrams. I was years away from doing any type of surgery on my own. At some point during his talk, I probably checked my watch, wondering when the conference would be over. Then, the visiting surgeon flipped the controls and adjusted the volume on a 16-mm movie projector. The light flickered as the film moved past the bulb. There, on the screen, was a man who had undergone a total removal of his voice box. The surgeon asked him a question and the patient responded by holding a vibrating device against his neck to create an artificial, machine-like sound that he shaped into words. He was understandable, but his voice sounded synthetic. The next scene showed the same patient after he had undergone the voice-restoring procedure. This time, he answered questions by bringing his hand up to his neck and covering his stoma to redirect air from his lungs through the shunt and into his throat. He was able to talk! The sound was natural and fluent. I was enthralled by his ability to speak and by his big smile at the end of the movie. Once the presentation was complete, the senior surgeons asked technical questions about the operation and whether it might cause more problems than it solved. I, on the other hand, was amazed. All I could think was, “I want to do something like that!” Although the procedure described by the visiting surgeon never caught on (there are much simpler techniques today), that movie steered me toward a career devoted to patients with head and neck cancer. I can trace the rest of my life to that day. A few weeks later, I was humbled when a cancer patient’s family included me in their circle while making difficult end-of-life decisions. That sealed it. I have loved my work even on the many days I when I have found it overwhelming. When someone asks me my story, I tell them about that lecture. I describe the movie and the man’s huge grin. Over the decades, I have been privileged to see similar grins on my own patients. It has, indeed, all been worthwhile. A previous version of this essay appeared in Dr. Campbell’s blog, Reflections in a Head Mirror (www.froedtert.com/reflections) Bruce Campbell, MD FACS Bruce H. Campbell, MD FACS is a head and neck surgeon at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). He completed his otolaryngology residency at MCW and his head and neck surgery fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. A previous version of this essay appeared in his blog, Reflections in a Head Mirror (www.froedtert.com/reflections). 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__label__wiki	0.770114	0.770114	Made in Georgia: Alta Cucina brings the flavors of Italy to Johns Creek Alta Cucina Italia’s Georgia Peach Balsamic Vinegar was inspired by fresh produce from local farmers. It was a 2020 winner in the University of Georgia Flavor of Georgia competition. Courtesy of Alta Cucina Italia Credit: Handout MADE IN GEORGIA \| Dec 29, 2020 By C.W. Cameron Adriana Coppola grew up in a small town near Naples, Italy. When she moved to Johns Creek, she and her family missed the flavors of home, so she started her company, Alta Cucina Italia, offering artisan condiments and sauces made Italian-style. “Basil-infused olive oil was the first thing we made,” she said. “It was what my kids and I missed the most when we moved here.” ExploreMore made in Georgia food products Alta Cucina Italia’s Vidalia onion balsamic jam won the 2018 Flavor of Georgia competition and a 2018 Good Food award. Courtesy of Alta Cucina Italia Her first retail sales came at the Decatur Farmers Market, and within a few months she was selling at two Wednesday farmers markets, one on Thursdays, another on Fridays and four on Saturdays. Seasonal fruits from farmers inspired her to create new flavors, like her blueberry balsamic vinegar and her Georgia peach balsamic vinegar, a 2020 winner in the University of Georgia Flavor of Georgia competition. That’s not her only award winner. Her Vidalia onion balsamic jam won the 2018 Flavor of Georgia competition and a 2018 Good Food award. ExploreNorth Fulton County dining news Adriana Coppola is the founder of Alta Cucina Italia, which sells Italian-style artisan condiments and sauces. Courtesy of Alta Cucina Italia Conversations with her customers inspired new products, including dipping oils and balsamic jams. “I would have customers come by and say, ‘Oh, I just came back from Italy, and this is just what I’ve been looking for.’ I love helping people experience new flavors and new ways to eat,” Coppola said. “I like to show them that just changing the flavor of vinegar they use in their salad makes such a difference. ‘Take out the lettuce and add spinach, then use the strawberry balsamic.’ Little things they just haven’t thought about.” Customers began suggesting shops they thought should sell her products, and local shop owners would stop by her booth and want to add her products to their inventory. Eventually, she exhibited at AmericasMart and attracted orders from 350 stores across the country. That was a huge change, “and it became too much for me to handle,” she said. “I found I was losing my passion for what I was doing. I didn’t know those stores that were selling my products. I learned that it was important to me that my business network felt like a family network.” The success of her company was keeping her away from her family at a time when her children needed her. “I realized I don’t want my products to be everywhere,” Coppola said. “I wanted a life like in Europe, where people don’t live to be working; they work because they want a good life.” Scaling down meant giving up all those hundreds of accounts, but it didn’t stop Coppola from continuing to grow her company creatively. And, she kept her booth at the Heritage Sandy Springs Farmers Market, because it’s a place that feels like family to her. The newest offering from Alta Cucina Italia is a box with three bottles of olive oil, vinegar or a mix, and easy-to-follow recipes, cooking tips and suggestions for pairings. Courtesy of Alta Cucina Italia The packaging for every Alta Cucina product is old-world Italian, a counterpoint to the bright, modern flavors. It turned out that designing labels and developing her packaging also was something she has a passion for, and was another way to show her creativity. “I love doing stuff with my hands,” she said. “Probably, it was inspired by my mother, who was a kindergarten teacher. When I first started, I only had enough money to buy the bottles. So, I designed my labels and printed them on craft paper. My kids and I would glue them to the jars and bottles.” In what might be an example of life coming full circle, when her mother would visit from Italy, they spent hours together cutting out the craft paper circles that go on top of some of the jars. These days, she’s finding that more people are cooking at home, increasing interest in her products. And, for 2021, she’s put together a subscription service for her olive oils and vinegars. Each Club Box costs $50, and includes three bottles of olive oil, vinegar or a mix, and easy-to-follow recipes, cooking tips and suggestions of pairings for each flavor. It’s a step toward where she’d like to take her company, helping her customers enjoy their time in the kitchen and experiment with new flavors. Read more stories like this by liking Atlanta Restaurant Scene on Facebook, following @ATLDiningNews on Twitter and @ajcdining on Instagram.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1425
__label__cc	0.715796	0.284204	Amtmindia has the vision to transform the quality of life for stray & abandoned animals, through greater understanding, collaboration and by promoting lasting, mutually life-enhancing relationships. We open the minds to what’s happening around us and inspire people to be an integral part of the solution. We envision a world in which the practice of kindness and compassion is taught and encouraged at every level of our society, guaranteeing fair and humane treatment for the animals worldwide. The mission of AMTM india is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of modern-day stray & abandoned animals. We provide refuge to animals that have suffered from abuse and neglect as a direct result of cruelty & reasons unknown. As a part of our program, we believe in creating awareness through unique stories and interactions with the animals. By sharing their stories of resilience and hope, we aim to create a sustainable society that invests in the integrity of our environment and our animals. Activities @ AMTM At AMTM rehab, hundreds of stray & abandoned dogs & cats wait in anticipation of loving homes. Many have been rescued from suffering on the streets or as survivors of cruelty. All are deserving of a forever home and the process is a lot easier than you think. With a state of the art equipped veterinary setup, AMTM rehab is capable of handling OPD & critical cases 24/7. The young team of AMTM has nearly 8 years of experience in handling all casualties & emergencies at any given hour of the day. AMTM rehab facility has capacity of 300 rescues & the new sanctuary will hold upto 800 animals in phase 1 after opening. AMTM is well equipped to spay & neuter as many as 40 animals a day. 8000 plus sterilizations have been successfully done in last 8 years to date. AMTM is the first organisation in Mumbai to start feeding programs and currently does 1000 feeds per day from Malad facility in Mumbai. AMTM is supported by many corporates under CSR program & this has enabled us to help & control the over population of stray cats & dogs in Malad area & beyond. Join us in our Mission Lets make this world an equally better place for all Every penny donated goes a long way for strays & abandoned souls at rehab. Adopt Now Share Love Don’t buy or breed while shelter animals are deprived of their need for good homes. Come visit & meet your twin soul. Help us with your time A few hours a week will boost their lives with love & care while you go back homes with smiles & memories to cherish for.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1429
__label__cc	0.748272	0.251728	Waste Stream Management Abandoned Landfill Response Recycling and Re-use Find a Location Request a Quote Decommissioning and Demolition for Commercial and Industrial Facilities Our decommissioning services provide our clients with the proper planning and implementation of facility demolition and deconstruction that is necessary for either the successful retirement of company assets or redevelopment in a re-surging economy. AKT Peerless understands the unique challenges to a broad range of industrial facilities including, steel processing, steel and glass foundries, paper, plastic, and automobile manufacturing, and abandoned landfills. In many redevelopment projects older obsolete buildings must be removed for the new developments. Often AKT Peerless has incorporated financial incentives to help offset the liabilities associated with obsolete and outdated facilities. Proper planning begins with adequate assessments. We have performed thousands of hazardous materials surveys and site inventories to identify asbestos, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyalkydfluoro stubstances (PFAS), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), mercury, solid wastes, microbial contamination, and containers or storage areas of hazardous materials and wastes. Our surveys also identify materials that may be potentially recovered for recycling or future re-use. Historical use of many industrial sites may have left a legacy of soil and groundwater contamination. Our initial assessments identify potential sources of contamination where a release may have occurred and the regulation (e.g., RCRA, CERCLA, or TSCA) required to maintain compliance. If a reasonable possibility for a release exists, we collect soil, vapor, and groundwater samples to assess the presence and extent of contamination. From these assessments, the most effective plans can be developed. 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Abandoned landfills often present an environmental threat to human health and the environment. Landfill gas can pose both a fire and health threat to nearby buildings. Surface materials often contain heavy metals, carcinogenic organic compounds, and PCBs. Today, communities are concerned about PFAS-contaminated leachate migrating from the landfill and contaminated local groundwater. Whether the solution is to recover landfill gas and leachate or design a landfill cover, AKT Peerless can find the solution to control and manage abandoned landfills. We have supervised the structural demolition of hundreds of buildings. Our demolition specifications and health and safety plans provide the instructions for all contractors and inspectors to use when conducting activities on-site. During demolition, we have ensured regulatory compliance with key issues such as UST removal, electric equipment removal, and abatement of asbestos, lead, and microbial growth. When necessary, we provide site clearance, air monitoring and the coordination of site-wide dust control. This may be required with abating asbestos, lead, microbial growth, or other site-specific contaminants. After the buildings and structures have been demolished and removed from the site, we provide services to define the extent of soil, soil vapor, and groundwater contamination. We apply a risk-based health analysis to establish an appropriate clean-up level and remediation activity that is appropriate for the future use of the site. Remediation technologies have included removal actions, in-place treatment of soil and groundwater, hydraulic control of groundwater, and specifically designed covers. To control costs and maintain corporate sustainability initiatives, we incorporate asset recovery tasks in the demolition specifications to reclaim steel, brick, crushed concrete, used equipment, and other recyclable or repurpose material. We assist with the proper steps to ensure that the re-used materials are free of contamination or are appropriate for their next use. Our economic development team can assist with identifying the appropriate re-use of the site and identifying the available financial incentives for eligible activities. We have assist with returning industrial properties to neighborhood schools, national battlefield parks, commercial retail, and high-density residential use. See our case studies to review these projects. Sharon Steel, Dearborn, MI The Albion at Oak Park, Oak Park, IL The Exchange Development, Kalamazoo, MI Arbor Hills Crossing, Ann Arbor, MI Commercial Area, Ionia, MI Compliance Solution for EECBG Program, Cook County, IL Real Estate Risk Management Services	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1430
__label__cc	0.667231	0.332769	Texas » Burleson Alarm Monitoring Burleson is a city that is located in Johnson County, Texas. A small portion of the city overlaps into Tarrant County. Situated just 12 miles south of Fort Worth, Burleson is considered to be a suburb of Fort Worth and a part of the Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington metropolitan area. Burleson was founded in 1881 when the Missouri- Kansas- Texas Railroad reached the region and a depot was built in the area. That area is now referred to as “Old Town” Burleson. The city was first incorporated in 1912 and reincorporated as a city in 1938. Attend events at Burleson Stadium without worrying whether your home is safe when you aren’t there. Consider installing an alarm system to help better protect your loved ones and your property. Sign up with Alarm Grid’s monitoring services for the best options in home security. Burleson Monitoring Plans "My favorite part of my system is the wireless design. It is nice to be able to add modules, as my budget allows." Christian M. from Fort Worth, Texas "Once Alarm Grid had access to my system, they did all the remote configuration and setup my system." Michael G. from Dallas, TX Places near Burleson Rendon (4.79 miles) Benbrook (10.99 miles) Fort Worth (12.99 miles) Cleburne (15.19 miles) White Settlement (15.67 miles) Arlington (17.24 miles) North Richland Hills (19.81 miles) Hurst (20.73 miles) Cedar Hill (21.37 miles) Grand Prairie (22.31 miles) Euless (23.32 miles) Colleyville (24.19 miles) Duncanville (24.91 miles) Azle (25.42 miles) Keller (26.01 miles) Glenn Heights (27.18 miles) DeSoto (27.22 miles) Irving (27.44 miles)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1432
__label__wiki	0.949543	0.949543	Shipping titan Maersk sends company’s first container ship to test trans-Arctic trade route Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk - Fairbanks A map of Arctic shipping routes, including the Northern Sea Route over Russia. Maersk is about to test that route with a cargo ship for the first time. (Public Domain photo courtesy the Arctic Council) Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, is about to send its first cargo vessel across the Arctic. It’s a small step, but a significant one in the expansion of trade in Arctic waters as ice recedes due to climate change. Maersk says the trip is a trial voyage. They’ve characterized it as an exploratory “one-off,” which will enable them to assess the feasibility of the route. Ryan Uljua is a senior fellow at the Arctic Institute in Washington D.C. He says that the move is notable due to Maersk’s high profile, but it doesn’t signal an imminent wave of container shipping in the Arctic. “I kind of think we’re more talking about a scale of decades rather than years before that is a regular occurrence,” Uljua said. Uljua added that the success of container shipping companies like Maersk depends on their reliability: getting goods to ports on time. And in the Arctic, weather and ice conditions are still too unpredictable for shipping companies to consider regular routes there. But despite those difficulties, the Chinese-state owned shipping company COSCO — a competitor to Maersk — has been sending ships through the Arctic for several years. Uljua says that’s one factor driving Maersk. “Their major strategic competitor is active in the Arctic so I think they’re feeling some pressure to explore it as well,” Uljua said. Maersk’s vessel is traveling the Northern Sea Route, starting in a Russian port near the border with China and moving up through the Bering Strait, along the Russian Arctic coast and into Europe. New routes for the Bering Strait were approved earlier this year by the international organization that sets standards for marine safety. The Maersk ship is expected to enter the Bering Strait around September 1st. Previous articleCompany hints North Slope oil field could be larger than first estimated Next articleThis Juneau man built the fully electric boat of his dreams Biden to immediately slam the brakes on oil leasing in Arctic refuge Worker evacuated from Akutan seafood processor after positive COVID-19 test Alaska Public Media > News > News Feed > Alaska's Energy Desk > Shipping titan Maersk sends company’s first container ship to test trans-Arctic trade route	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1433
__label__cc	0.526579	0.473421	Alice Lloyd Eagles Drop Close Decision to Malone University PIPPA PASSES, KY – The Alice Lloyd Eagles fell behind by 16 points early and battled back to tie the game late, only to drop a close 71-67 decision at the hands of NCAA II Malone University. The Patriots are from Canton, Ohio. In the opening half, the visitors roared out of the gates on fire connecting on four straight long-range bombs. When MU guard Ben Evans sank yet another bomb at the 9:00 mark, the hosts trailed 30-14 and were in danger of getting run out of their own gym. With their backs against the wall, Eagle junior guard Austin Crisp went to work, scoring 9 points over the remaining time to spark his club on a run. At the half, ALC trailed by a much more manageable 6 points (35-29). In the second half, Alice Lloyd would continue to battle and slowly whittle away at the deficit. After two free throws by sophomore guard Ryan House with 6:43 remaining, the Pioneer lead had shrunk to just 1 (60-59). The Eagles would knot things at 64 on two clutch free throws by Crisp with just 3:31 remaining and the crowd believed the fantastic comeback was possible. However, on their next three possessions, the hosts would misfire. This allowed MU’s Mitchell Spotleson to connect on back-to-back jumpers and give his squad a valuable cushion. Patriot guard Ty Jordan then slammed the door shut with 4 consecutive foul shots For ALC (2-4), they were led in scoring by Crisp with 20 points on 7-14 field goals, including 4-5 from long distance. He added 6 rebounds. Freshman Blake Smith added 11 points and 6 rebounds. Senior Mason Pack added 9 points and a team-high 7 boards while sophomore Alex Sergent led in assists with 3. Malone (1-2) was led by the game-high 24 points from Spotleson. The Eagles connected on just 33.3% (19-57) from the field and 29.6% (8-27) from long range. They were a solid 84% (21-24) from the charity stripe and had 39 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. MU connected on 37.9% (22-58) from the floor and 29.4% (10-34) from long range. They were 73.9% (17-23) from the charity line and had 36 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals. ALC returns to action this week on Tuesday when they travel to Nashville, Tennessee to face Welch College. Tip-off is set for 8pm EST.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1434
__label__wiki	0.761428	0.761428	Category - Siggy Flicker Gia Giudice Reveals She Got A Nose Job – See Her Before and After Photos! Gia Giudice is looking a little bit different these days. On Friday, the Real Housewives of New Jersey staple revealed on Instagram that she got a nose job. “Yes, I got a nose job. Yes, I’m swollen. Thank you so much @drtobiasnyc I’m... Siggy Flicker Weighs In On Season 9 of RHONJ; Has Some Choice Words For Production and Her Former Co-Stars! Siggy Flicker happily rode off into the sunset following season 8 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Following season 8, Siggy pretty much disappeared from the reality TV cycle of news and gossip. However, that all changed when some of... Siggy Flicker Reacts To Dolores Catania & Margaret Josephs Friendship This Season! The Real Housewives of New Jersey premiered Season 9 with a bang, and we are in for a great season! So far there have been some positive changes, one being that Dolores Catania and Margaret Josephs have agreed to move on from all of their... Siggy Flicker & Jacqueline Laurita Congratulate Kim D on Her Botched Episode! Siggy Flicker is taking the time to congratulate her “friend” Kim D on her recent appearance on E!’s Botched. The former Real Housewives of New Jersey star took to Instagram to congratulate her former co-star and to make... Meet the Newest Additions to RHONJ! Some major shakeups happened during season 8 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey so it’s not surprising that Siggy Flicker’s exit opened the door for two new Housewives to join the mix. For season 9 of RHONJ Bravo will... RHONJ Reunion: Teresa Giudice, Siggy Flicker & Dolores Catania Reunite! Jersey in the house! Although this season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has come to an end, that doesn’t mean that the ladies aren’t still getting together. Teresa Giudice, Dolores Catania and Siggy Flicker all reunited... Siggy Flicker Says She’s “Living Life To The Fullest With No Headache” Since Leaving RHONJ Siggy always has the most entertaining tweets! Ever since Siggy Flicker announced her departure from The Real Housewives of New Jersey, she has been super outspoken. She claims that production was against her, and that she was edited badly... AllAboutTRH Exclusive: RHONJ Is NOT Getting the Ax But Is Having Trouble Casting! So many Real Housewives of New Jersey rumors, so little time! Both Radar and Life & Style are reporting that the Real Housewives of New Jersey franchise is at risk for getting canceled. The reason? Lack of viewers. Both publications... Siggy Flicker Reveals She Had To Choose Between RHONJ Or Her Husband! Being on a reality show isn’t for everyone. Siggy Flicker, endured a lot during her time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. It’s no secret that her husband, Michael Campanella, wasn’t thrilled with her being on the... Which RHONJ Aren’t Getting Invited To Danielle Staub’s Wedding? Some say the third times the charm but it turns out 20 is the lucky number for Danielle Staub. After 19 engagements Danielle is set to marry Marty Caffrey. “They haven’t set a date or location yet, but want to do it this year... Are Dolores and Frank Catania Giving Things Another Shot With the Help of Siggy Flicker? Now that Siggy Flicker is done with the Real Housewives of New Jersey she’s jumping back into her career as a relationship expert, and her first order of business is rumored to be getting Dolores and Frank Catania back together... AllAboutTRH Exclusive: Secrets From Behind the Scenes of the RHONJ S8 Reunion Revealed! If you think fans saw all the drama on the recent Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion well it turns out there was a lot more going on behind the scenes that viewers didn’t get to see. Now that the reunion is done and over with... RHONJ: Margaret Josephs Addresses Foreclosure Assumptions And Clarifies Feud With Siggy Flicker Margaret Josephs and Siggy Flicker are like oil and water. It doesn’t seem likely that these two Jersey girls will ever have a friendship. It’s a bummer because the two beauties both have a lot of charisma and personality. The... Margaret Josephs Claims Siggy Flicker Was ‘Desperate to Discredit’ Her; Plus Reacts To S9 Casting Rumors! Margaret Josephs jumped right into the drama on the Real Housewives of New Jersey and immediately rubbed co-star Siggy Flicker the wrong way. At this point, it’s pretty obvious that Margaret and Siggy will NEVER be friends as the RHONJ co... Teresa Giudice Says She “Could Give Two Shits” If Jacqueline or Caroline Return To RHONJ! Teresa Giudice has made her opinions about Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita crystal clear. So, it’s not surprising to hear that Teresa has a lot to say about rumors that Caroline and Jacqueline could be coming back to the Real... Siggy Flicker Pens a ‘Goodbye’ Letter to Bravo! Plus – Margaret Josephs Responds to her Exit! While many of us weren’t loving this past season of RHONJ there was one housewife in particular who was waiting for it to end. Siggy Flicker has voiced her frustration with the editing of this season and it’s safe to say that... RHONJ: Andy Cohen Weighs In On The Anti-Semitic Feud Between Siggy Flicker And Margaret Josephs This Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion was one for the books! Andy Cohen even got in on the drama! Other than ‘cake-gate,’ the biggest drama of the season was between Siggy Flicker and Margaret Josephs. It all started when... AllAboutTRH Exclusive: All the Details On What We Know So Far About Season 9 of RHONJ! Real Housewives of New Jersey fans have been obsessing about season 9 for weeks now thanks to Siggy Flicker announcing her departure just before Christmas. Despite the fact that season 8 just concluded last night, fans already have their... AllAboutTRH Exclusive: All the Dirt On What Goes Down During Part 2 of the RHONJ S8 Reunion! Tonight season 8 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey will wrap with part 2 of the reunion but before we close the lid on the season we have some good tea to spill. Late last night one of our, very reliable, RHONJ production sources... Let’s Discuss: The Most Shocking Moments From Part 1 of the RHONJ Reunion The Real Housewives of New Jersey came together this week to rehash the explosive battles, bitter feuds, and cake drama from season 8. During the reunion, the Housewives proved that there’s no shortage of threats, accusations, and... Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice React To Siggy Flicker’s Departure From RHONJ Siggy Flicker recently announced that she would be leaving the Real Housewives of New Jersey following season 8. She was part of the RHONJ for two seasons after joining the cast during season 7. So, what do Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga... RHONJ Season 8 Reunion Trailer! The Real Housewives of New Jersey have survived another season filled with explosive battles, bitter feuds, and flying cakes and now it’s time to rehash all the drama! So, imagine how excited we are that our first look at the Real...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1436
__label__cc	0.570157	0.429843	Find Memory Care Facilities near Gloucester, VA Searching for Memory Care facilities in Gloucester, VA? Expert Senior Living Advisors from A Place for Mom can help direct you to Memory Care communities. Together, we will find the perfect fit for your loved one; and we will provide direction and support as needed. We partner with 50 Memory Care facilities in Gloucester and the surrounding area, so there are many options to choose from. A Place for Mom is the largest senior living referral service in North America, and we can help you make a good choice at no cost to you. Looking for general info? Click here for more on Memory Care in Gloucester. Memory Care near Gloucester, Virginia Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor 1324 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322 Cedar Manor Assisted Living is an affiliate of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. 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Edgeworth Park at New Town 5501 Discovery Park Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23188 Welcome to Edgeworth Park at New Town, where residents feel right at home in the comfort and beauty of their private apartment. Assisted Living residents enjoy assistance with activities of daily living provided by a competent and compassionate staff, along with opportunities to make new friends... Morningside in the West End 3000 Skipwith Road, Richmond, VA 23294 With five levels of care to better match the services our residents need, our community also offers a special memory impairment neighborhood called the Gardens. We offer Five Star service delivered in a family-like atmosphere, setting us apart from other providers. For more than seven years, we... The Waterford at Virginia Beach 5417 Wesleyan Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Welcome Home to The Waterford at Virginia Beach! We offer more than just a place to live, with our warm atmosphere and our caring staff, you will become part of our family. We offer multiple choice of meals to suite your culinary taste. Like to go to the theater? So do we, our bus can take you,... Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall 890 Poplar Hall Dr, Norfolk, VA 23502 Located in Norfolk, VA very close to I-64,Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall is on the boarder of VA Beach and Chesapeake as well. We are centrally located to many city amenities, including public transportation, ample shopping and restaurants, Sentara Leigh Hospital and many doctors'... Patriots Colony at Williamsburg 6000 Patriots Colony Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188 Patriots Colony's Health Care services are open to the public for direct admission. In other words, there is no "career eligibility criteria" for assisted living, memory care or skilled nursing care as there is for independent living.All Patriots Colony residents have guaranteed priority access... 7080 Brooks Farm Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Heritage Green Assisted Living is a licensed assisted living facility with a secured Memory Care unit. We are located just minutes away from Memorial Regional Hospital and physician offices. For more than 16 years families have named Heritage Green Assisted Living as the residence that provides a... Commonwealth Senior Living at Kilmarnock 460 South Main Street, Kilmarnock, VA 22482 Commonwealth Senior Living at Kilmarnock was designed with seniors in mind and created to provide a comfortable but dignified style of living. Caring comes naturally to us, so that each resident has the assistance he or she needs or wants. Our specialized and newly remodeled MEMORY CARE UNIT... The Harmony Collection at Hanover 8227 Meadowbridge Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 Welcome to The Harmony Collection at HanoverIndependent Living \| Assisted Living \| Memory CareIn our continued effort to meet the demand of seniors in Mechanicsville, Virginia, we are offering Virtual Tours, an enhanced screening procedure for new residents, along with the security, support,... The Memory Center Virginia Beach 1853 Old Donation Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 'Daily Programs are designed to inspire purpose, invigorate healthy lifestyles and uphold the highest quality of life for residents' At The Memory Center, we believe the challenging conditions of an aging brain should be met with a caring, interactive community designed around... Commonwealth Senior Living at Hampton 1030 Topping Ln, Hampton, VA 23666 At Commonwealth Assisted Living at Hampton, you'll find a welcoming, modern senior community located just minutes from everything there is to do in Hampton, Virginia. We're close to Hampton Town Center, which means restaurants and shops are only a few minutes away and also near Sentara Careplex... Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore 23610 North St, Onancock, VA 23417 Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore has long been the area’spremier choice for retirement living for over 50 years. Our residents livecomfortably in the historic village of Onancock in their choice of a studio or one-bedroom suites. Residents enjoy three levels of care within the same... Dominion Village at Williamsburg 4132 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188 Welcome to Dominion Village of Williamsburg, a Five Star Senior Living community! We have created a small neighborhood where trained staff have the unique opportunity to develop relationships with each resident and family. We foster independence in a happy environment and strive to create a... Harmony at Independence 2077 S Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Welcome to Harmony at IndependenceIndependent Living \| Assisted Living \| Memory CareIn our continued effort to meet the demand of seniors in Virginia Beach, Virginia, we are offering Virtual Tours, an enhanced screening procedure for new residents, along with the security, support, services... Bickford of Suffolk We began our quest into senior living because of our love for our beloved mother, Mary Bickford, whose needs became too great for us to manage. As we researched senior living options, we were shocked at our findings. The options offered too much or too little — none met her needs and... Commonwealth Memory Care at Chesapeake 130 Great Bridge Boulevard, Chesapeake, VA 23320 Commonwealth Memory Care at ChesapeakeMemory Care in Chesapeake, VAAt Commonwealth Memory Care at Chesapeake, “We Listen, We Love, We Care, We Serve.”Although these may be simple words, we’re committed to their deeper meaning each day—for both our residents and their families. Our highly... Morningside of Williamsburg 440 McLaws Circle, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Conveniently located in McLaws Circle near Kingsmill, Busch Gardens and Colonial Williamsburg, Morningside of Williamsburg has been providing 24-hour care, respite stays, assisted living, and Alzheimer's / Dementia care to the area for ten years. We set ourselves apart from other providers as we... Bickford of Virginia Beach 2629 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 Commonwealth Senior Living at the Ballentine 7211 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23505 Commonwealth Senior Living at the Ballentine, established in 1896, is a licensed assisted living community located in The Words Corner area of Norfolk. Living at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Ballentine is very much like renting a home anywhere and does not require a long term financial... Commonwealth Senior Living at Chesterfield 4931 Ridgedale Parkway, Richmond, VA 23234 Commonwealth Assisted Living at Chesterfield is an assisted living community serving individuals in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia. We're located within a few minutes of Collegiate School Aquatics Center, several specialty shops, various medical facilities and schools, as well as... Warwick Forest 1004 Old Denbigh Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602 Here at Warwick Forest, we're more than fancy buildings and first class amenities. Of course, we have all the things you would expect from an award-winning CCRC, but what may surprise you is how comfortable you feel from the moment you arrive.Our community is relaxed and always eager to welcome a... Magnolias of Chesterfield 6701 Court Yard Rd, Chester, VA 23831 Magnolias of Chesterfield is an assisted living community located in Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Chester, which is situated between the James and Appomattox Rivers, is a vibrant city that offers a rich history and a wide variety of outdoor activities. Nature and history enthusiasts... Bay Lake Community 4225 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Bay Lake Community, located in Virginia Beach, offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Inspiritas - Memory Care. You'll have peace of mind knowing we are a Retirement Unlimited, Inc community, family-owned and operated in Virginia with a proud 35+ year tradition of providing exceptional... The Towers Community 350 Hioaks Road, Richmond, VA 23225 The Towers Community, nestled on 12 beautiful acres in Richmond, offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Inspiritas - Memory Care. You'll have peace of mind knowing we are a Retirement Unlimited, Inc community, family-owned and operated in Virginia with a proud 35+ year tradition of... Spring Arbor of Williamsburg 935 Capitol Landing Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185 The Crossings at Bon Air 9100 Bon Air Crossing Rd, Richmond, VA 23235 The Crossings at Bon Air is a 17.6-acre campus that features rental independent living apartments, assisted living apartments, memory care apartments and short stay respite living. Residents of our community enjoy extensive in unit amenities, such as full kitchens, washer/dryers and weekly... The Gardens of Virginia Beach 5620 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 The Gardens of Virginia Beach provides assisted living in an apartment-style setting that offers the simple pleasures - nutritious food, comfortable surroundings, and the support of a warm, caring and competent staff. A Short Stay Program for seniors who need short-term care may also be... Harmony on the Peninsula 3540 Victory Boulevard, Yorktown, VA 23693 Welcome to Harmony on the PeninsulaAssisted Living \| Memory CareIn our continued effort to meet the demand of seniors in Yorktown, Virginia, we are offering Virtual Tours, an enhanced screening procedure for new residents, along with the security, support, services and supplies needed to keep... Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House 7657 Meredith Dr, Gloucester, VA 23061 Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House is located at 7657 Meredith Drive in Gloucester, Virginia. It is situated near the historic courthouse in downtown Gloucester, where residents can enjoy an assisted living community in a family like environment. The primary goal of Gloucester House... Commonwealth Senior Living at Williamsburg 236 Commons Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Say goodbye to lawn care, painting, and repair projects, and say hello to engaging activities and social opportunities, chef-prepared meals, scheduled transportation, home services and more.Say hello to Williamsburg's best-appointed senior apartments—ranging from 703 to over 1,200 square feet.At... Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg 3800 Treyburn Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188 You’ll have enough room for a garden and a garden party.With more than a dozen floor plans to chose from, including studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom options, you’ll be able to find just the right pet-friendly apartment or cottage. Whether you’re looking for independent living, assisted living... The Hidenwood Community 50 Wellesley Dr, Newport News, VA 23606 The Hidenwood Community, located in Newport News, offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Inspiritas - Memory Care. You'll have peace of mind knowing we are a Retirement Unlimited, Inc community, family-owned and operated in Virginia with a proud 35+ year tradition of providing... Atria Virginia Beach Located in the heart of Virginia Beach—one of America's premier resort towns—Atria Virginia Beach is a welcoming community with all the comforts of home. Stay active through a diverse social calendar that includes exercise classes, book discussions and educational seminars. Atria Virginia Beach... Burke, VA Burkeville, VA Fuquay Varina, NC Hopewell, VA Jarrettsville, MD Gloucester, Virginia Memory care communities provide intensive medical care to seniors with serious health and dementia conditions in a fully-staffed and monitored community. This type of community employs caregivers who are annually trained in aiding patients with memory care, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. Basic services offered in memory care may include: comfortable private or semi-private rooms, 24-hour staffing and personal assistance, daily meals, and exercise and physical therapy programs. This sort of community provides 24-hour monitored care with health management, recreational opportunities, and meals for inhabitants. Typically, residents in memory care need support with washing, personal care , and medications. The monthly median cost for a private room is around $8,213 and the cost for a semi-private room is around $7,350 . Virginia maintains specific rules related to this kind of community. The The Virginia Department of Social Services supervises this type of community. Gloucester has a population density of 450 people per square mile. An overview of Virginia Residents of Virginia enjoy its natural beauty which ranks 18th in the United States. Out of a national average of 100, Virginia has a cost of living index rating of 102, a grocery index rating of 96, and a housing index rating of 108. There are 147 general hospitals and 98 health centers that provide care for 8,570,488 Virginia residents. The three highest ranked hospitals in Virginia are Central Health Inc., Inova Loudon Hospital, and Inova Fairfax Hospital. The quality of life enjoyed by the average Virginia citizen is ranked 7th nation-wide. Additionally, Virginia is ranked 18th by healthcare standards. The state of Virginia ranks 12th in the country for diversity. In terms of religious values, 44% of Virginia’s population regularly attend some form of service and there are in total 10,088 different congregations. The top three Christian denominations in the state are Evangelical Protestant-30%, Mainline Protestant-16%, and Historically Black Protestant-12%. The top three non-Christian denominations in the state are Jewish-<1%, Muslim-<1%, and Buddhist-<1%. In Virginia there are 519 masonic lodges. In Virginia, 28% of the population is over the age of 55. The median age in the state is 38. In the most recent presidential election, 44% of Virginia residents voted Republican and 50% voted Democrat. On average, Virginia has an air quality index rating of around 31.6 AQI. The average air quality index rating peaks in the month of April with a rating of around 40.4 AQI. During the summer, the average temperature in Virginia is around 74F. The average high summer temperature is around 91F in the month of July. In the summer, the average low temperature drops to around 52F during the month of June. During the winter, the average temperature in Virginia drops to around 37F. During the winter, the average high temperature peaks at around 55F during the month of February. The average low temperature during the winter drops to around 17F in the month of January. On average, the state receives 3.65 inches of precipitation a month. The most precipitation occurs in September with an average of 6.34 inches of precipitation a month. Virginia experiences an average humidity rating of about 69%. The highest monthly average humidity rating is 75% in the month of August. While residents of Virginia mostly enjoy pleasant conditions, it’s important to be aware of inclement weather as well, which in Virginia can include hurricanes, floods, and and earthquakes (moderate). Wildlife to be found in Virginia The state of Virginia has a diverse array of plant and animal life. Local plant life can consist of persimmon, mountain laurel, basswood, and rhododendrons. While venturing throughout the state, you might see animals such as the mink, the black bears, the snowshoe hare, or the gray and red foxes. The state animal of Virginia is the the bat. Frequently asked questions about Memory Care facilities in Virginia How many memory care facilities are there near Gloucester, Virginia? There are 50 memory care facilities near Gloucester, Virginia. See the full list. What are the top rated memory care facilities near Gloucester, Virginia? The Village At Woods Edge a CCRC, Bickford of Suffolk and Spring Arbor of Williamsburg are the top rated memory care facilities near Gloucester, Virginia. See full list of communities.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1442
__label__cc	0.659896	0.340104	APSPublicationsPlant Disease2004August Rhizoctonia solani AG-13 Isolated from Corn in Mississippi August 2004 , Volume 88 , Number 8 Pages 908.1 - 908.1 M. Tomaso-Peterson and L. E. Trevathan , Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station (A10480), Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762 Go to article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.8.908A Accepted for publication 17 May 2004. Rhizoctonia solani Kühn anastomosis group (AG) 13 was isolated from asymptomatic root tissue of a corn (Zea mays L.) seedling grown at the Black Belt Branch Experiment Station, Brooksville, MS. Rhizoctonia solani AG-13 was recently reported from cotton grown in Georgia (2). Rhizoctonia solani isolate MS-168 was successfully anastomosed with tester isolate AG-13 (courtesy of D. E. Carling, University of Alaska). The hyphal diameter at the point of anastomosis was reduced, the anastomosis point was obvious, and cell death of adjacent cells was observed. These results were confirmed by D. E. Carling and are consistent with C2 anastomosis hyphal reactions (1). Rhizoctonia solani isolate MS-168 was cultured on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and incubated at 27 ± °C with a 12-h photoperiod for 28 days. Mycelium was buff-brown to beige with diurnal zonation throughout the colony. Aggregates of bulbils developed in the center of the colony that were dark brown, dome shaped, and accompanied by brown exudate. Bulbils were submerged in the medium and scattered across the surface of the colony. The optimal growing temperature of MS-168 was 27°C. Two pathogenicity evaluations were conducted on 170 corn seedlings planted into soilless potting medium. Four-day-old corn seedlings were inoculated with 7-day-old PDA hyphal plugs (2 mm in diameter) of R. solani isolate MS-168 by placing the mycelium side of the hyphal plug in contact with the mesocotyl tissue beneath the soil surface. The hyphal plugs were covered with soil. The nontreated corn seedlings were inoculated with PDA plugs minus the fungus. Corn seedlings were maintained under environmentally controlled conditions at 27 ±2 °C with a 12-h photoperiod and watered to prevent wilting. Disease symptoms on mesocotyl tissue were rated from 1 to 4 in which 1 = no symptoms, 2 = a few pinpoint lesions and diffuse discolored areas, 3 = distinct necrotic lesions, and 4 = girdling lesions (3). Fourteen days postinoculation, treated seedlings had a significantly higher disease rating (1.5) than the nontreated control (1.0). Thirty of eighty-seven corn seedlings inoculated with MS-168 expressed symptoms of discoloration and pinpoint and necrotic lesions on the mesocotyl tissue at the site of inoculation. On the basis of the results of the pathogenicity evaluation, MS-168 can be characterized as weakly virulent on seedling corn when grown under controlled environmental conditions. The identification of R. solani isolate MS-168 (AG-13) from corn in Mississippi broadens the natural distribution of occurrence and host range of this anastomosis group. References: (1) D. E. Carling. Grouping in Rhizoctonia solani by hyphal anastomosis reactions. Pages 37--47 in: Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular, Biological, Ecological, Pathology, and Disease Control. B. Sneh et al., eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 1996. (2) D. E. Carling et al. Phytopathology 92:893, 2002. (3) C. S. Rothrock. Report of the cottonseed treatment committee for 1993. Page 216--217 in: Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conf. Natl. Cotton Counc. Am., Memphis, TN, 1994. JnArticleKeywords ArticleCopyright © 2004 The American Phytopathological Society	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1443
__label__wiki	0.826705	0.826705	DARPA seeks proposals to advance RACER-Sim project CSS to deliver SpyLite mini UAVs for Indian Army 6 September 2018 (Last Updated September 6th, 2018 11:37) Cyient Solutions & Systems (CSS) has secured an order to deliver SpyLite mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems to the Indian Army to carry out high-altitude aerial surveillance. High-altitude launch for CSS’ SpyLite mini UAV. Credit: BlueBird Aero Systems. CSS is a joint venture company established by India-based global solutions provider Cyient and Israel-based tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer BlueBird Aero Systems. This is the first supply order received by the company from a unit of the Indian Army. CSS managing director and chief executive officer NJ Joseph said: “Defence and security forces around the world have come to rely on the SpyLite’s exceptional performance. “We are delighted that the Indian Army has selected the SpyLite for its operational requirements and feel privileged that these systems will complement the surveillance capabilities of our armed forces on the nation’s borders.” “Defence and security forces around the world have come to rely on the SpyLite’s exceptional performance.” During a trial, the company demonstrated the capability of its new UAV system to carry out real-time surveillance and target acquisition at very high altitude and in extreme weather conditions. The SpyLite UAV successfully demonstrated its quick operational readiness supported by launch and recovery in high altitudes and harsh terrains. The system uses high-end payloads to offer quality day and night videos for an increased control range while ensuring a high level of safety with automatic return home and recovery even in ‘no communication’ scenarios. CSS’ SpyLite is a fully autonomous, combat-proven, electric, mini UAS that has been designed to offer covert, extended range real-time visual intelligence. From launch to accurate parachute recovery, the UAV ensures enhanced reliability, thereby providing long endurance and high-operational availability. Also operational with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the drone is built to carry out intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions. Scott Cables RF Cable Assemblies, Harnesses, and Looms Cristanini CBRN Decontamination Equipment Nurol Makina Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles and Special-Purpose Platforms for the Defence Industry	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1445
__label__cc	0.66281	0.33719	UK Army reservists conduct annual deployment exercise The UK Army's Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) reservists have conducted their annual deployment exercise (ADE) across multiple training ranges in Germany. The UK Army’s Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) reservists have conducted their annual deployment exercise (ADE) across multiple training ranges in Germany. Involving participation from 200 reservists, the ADE consisted of multiple working parts, including an operation Herrick selection battle camp, operational supply training, support to exercise Bavarian Charger, a potential non-commissioned officer (PNCO) cadre course, adventure training in Bavaria, as well as special attachments for Adjutant general corps personnel. Combining selection competitions and adventurous training, exercise Barbarian Storm featured 174 reservist soldiers from RLC’s 159 supply regiment. Nearly 62 soldiers participated in exercise Rolling Thunder, which validated the continued development of the regiment’s supplier capability as part of a 102 logistic brigade troop-level exercise based at the supply training facility in Princess Royal Barracks, Gutersloh, Germany. The 36-hour training witnessed participants working on the supply procedures that are likely to be encountered during deployments. "Combining selection competitions and adventurous training, exercise Barbarian Storm featured 174 reservist soldiers." Simultaneously, the regiment’s drivers and royal electrical and mechanical engineers (REME) personnel joined forces with six regiment RLC during exercise Bavarian Charger in southern Germany, to practise their skills alongside their regular army counterparts. During exercise, the REME personnel performed real-time repair and recovery tasks, enabling the reservists to obtain hands-on experience in the jobs for which they are being trained. Around fourteen reservists attended a regimental PNCO Cadre that validated their ability to become junior non-commissioned officers (JNCOs) through classroom based instruction, practical exercises, command tasks and a 60-hour field exercise. In addition, the battle camp determined the soldiers suitable and fit enough to go forward for final selection for operational deployment. Approximately 70 regiment members also participated in two separate one-week adventure training package, comprising of hill walking, mountain biking, rock climbing, abseiling and Klettersteig at Drei Muhlen Lodge in Wertach, Bavaria, Germany. Image: UK personnel prepare for the Trip Flare lesson in Germany. Photo: copyright of Crown. Hirtenberger Defence Systems Comprehensive Mortar Systems and Ammuniton for 60mm, 81mm and 120mm Mobile Air Traffic Control Systems Mobile Air Traffic Control (ATC) Towers for Defence Applications Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group Workspace, Vehicular Logistics, Capability Development and Support	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1446
__label__cc	0.535394	0.464606	» Home » Business Wound Closure Products Market Insights, Share, Growth Drivers and Forecast by 2022 Posted in: Business Tue, Feb 19, 19, 10:05, 2 Yaers ago Wound closure products market size is set to reach $14.6 billion by 2022 by P&S Intelligence. The wound closure products market size is set to reach $14.6 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% between 2016-2022. The market is driven by factors such as growing geriatric population, increasing volume of surgeries, and increase in road accidents. In addition, increase in burn cases across the globe and increasing incidence of chronic wounds is also driving the growth of the market. Browse report sample at: https://www.psmarketresearch.com/market-analysis/wound-closure-products-market/report-sample In terms of type, the global wound closure products market has been segmented into sutures, hemostats, adhesives and tissue sealants, surgical staples, and wound closure strips. The sutures segment accounted for the largest contributor to the global market in 2015, and the hemostats market is expected to witness the highest growth during 2016-2022. In terms of application, the global wound closure products market has been segmented into cardiovascular surgeries, general surgeries, gynecological surgeries, orthopedic surgeries, ophthalmic surgeries and others. The cardiovascular surgeries segment accounted for the largest contributor to the global market in 2015, and it is also expected to witness the highest growth during 2016-2022. Companies in the wound closure products market are undergoing mergers and acquisitions to improve their market share. For instance, in August 2016, Derma Sciences Inc. completed the acquisition of privately held BioD LLC with an immediate transaction value of $21.3 million and a potential total transaction value of an estimated $77.8 million. This includes an upfront payment of cash and common stock of $21.3 million, as well as potential product regulatory milestone payments in aggregate estimated to be up to $30.0 million and earn outs based on incremental net sales growth of up to $26.5 million. BioD LLC is a biotechnology company involved in the development and commercialization of novel and biologic products. The acquisition has been made to expand Derma Sciences’ regenerative medicine and advanced wound care products portfolio. Explore Report at: https://www.psmarketresearch.com/market-analysis/wound-closure-products-market Some of the key companies operating in the wound closure products market include 3M Company, Medtronic plc, Smith and Nephew plc, CryoLife Inc., DeRoyal Industries Inc., Pfizer Inc., Derma Sciences Inc., Johnson and Johnson, B. Braun Melsungen AG and Baxter International Inc. 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North America Patient Engagement Solutions Market Trends, Share and Future Scope North America Patient Engagement Solutions Market to Witness the Highest Growth Globally in Coming Years. eClinical Solutions Market Professional Survey Regional Analysis of the Market, Policy and News Analysis eClinical solutions market projected to have a stable growth for the next few years Cancer Gene Therapy Market Present Scenario and the Growth Prospects with Forecast 2024 North America is expected to lead the global cancer gene therapy market throughout the forecast period (2018–2023) followed by the Europe. Pharmaceutical Filtration Market to Grow at a Swift Pace during the Forecast Period Pharmaceutical filtration market is expected to cross $27.7 billion by 2023 by P&S Intelligence.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1450
__label__wiki	0.530726	0.530726	Kristian Smith: BBC Commissioning for Comedy, Panel Discussion at ASFF 2016 Kristian Smith, Commissioning Editor at the BBC (Boy Meets Girl, Uncle, Blandings), will chair a captivating panel discussion alongside Agent Kate Haldance (PBJ Management) Producer, Gill Isles (Peter Kay’s Car Share, Rovers) and Writer, Caroline Moran (Raised by Wolves). The panel will explore all areas of commissioning from developing an idea to getting noticed on the pitch. Ahead of the event, we speak to Smith about what drives the BBC’s comedy commissioning. ASFF: You began your career as a script editor, working on award-winning shows including the Channel 4 series, Teachers. How influential was this role to your career and what encouraged you to get involved in comedy commissioning? KS: Not influential at all. I lied and cheated my way through and I regret nothing! In truth, script editor jobs are completely influential to everything that followed. Story is central to all great fiction, and the script is central to all good television. Being a script editor allowed me to work closely with writers on their particular story and vision, along with some pretty great producers. My job as a Commissioner is very similar, but now I take more of an overview of all editorial aspects to try to deliver the right Comedy to the right audiences. ASFF: How has UK Comedy changed during your time at the BBC and what is your opinion on recent trends in the industry? KS: Funny comes in all sorts of forms and is ever evolving. We try to reflect that across the four BBC Channels with a mix of tones and flavours. The amount of studio audience sitcoms has perhaps risen slightly, and the amount of short-form comedy is growing. ASFF: As Commissioning Editor for BBC scripted comedy, what advice can you offer to future filmmakers starting out? KS: Filmmakers, programme makers, producers, directors, writers, whatever people identify themselves as, all want to tell great stories. It’s those with great conviction for that story, that sense of humour, that idea, who are also able to traverse the industry to find like-minded others to share their idea, who will succeed. Originality, passion and collaboration are the key ingredients. And be kind too. ASFF: At this year’s Aesthetica Short Film Festival in November, you are chairing the masterclass BBC commissioning for comedy, alongside a panel of industry experts. How important do you feel such opportunities are for aspiring filmmakers, particularly in terms of networking? KS: Opportunities like this are tremendous. It’s a terrible cliché, but we’re learning all the time. Even if we think we know our own tiny part of the industry, there’s always somebody exciting to meet who can challenge your perspective. That’s a wonderful thing. ASFF: Finally, how do you see your role developing in the future, and do you have any projects in the pipeline? KS: Oh goodness, I dread to think. I can only imagine I’ll make several misguided grasps at power before being dumped in the basement, occasionally surfacing to squawk “I used to be a contender”. Until that day arrives, there’s lots in the pipeline. A bumper Christmas with specials and new one-offs. And 2017 will see the return of several favourites, along with brand new goodies. Keep your eyes peeled. BBC: Commissioning for Comedy, ASFF 2016, Saturday 5 November, 15:00 – 16:00Temple Hall, York St John University. Book tickets here: www.asff.co.uk/asff2016/masterclasses 1. Harry Hepple and Rebecca Root in Boy Meets Girl. Courtesy of BBC, Inspirational Comedy On the eve of his curcifixion, Jesus Christ hears publicity pitches from his closest disciples, in a hilarious reimagining of one of the western world’s most recognised paintings of all time. Interview with ASFF Filmmaker Kate Herron, Director of Rest Stop We speak to Writer and Director Kate Herron, whose short film Rest Stop (2014) showed at the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF) 2015. In the Fog, In the Flame: Contemporary Music Video A baton twirler has one final practice during the day – Bec Sandrine is set to perform that night. Visually compelling, this rhythmic performance entices the viewer into its clutches.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1451
__label__wiki	0.894692	0.894692	2004 Rockingham: Different Race, Different Results: Many call Rockingham the 'real' first race of the year By AL PEARCE Remember how NASCAR opened its season Feb. 15 with the Daytona 500? It was in most of the papers and on radio and TV. Lots of Republicans trekked to Daytona Beach, including the president of the United States and (seemingly) every soldier, sailor, airman and marine above Spec-4. You couldn’t swing a dead cat in the garage without hitting at least one rookie CEO who didn’t know where to stand. And spare us those must-see "celebrities" with their gushing love of Nextel Cup racing. The 500 is like Opening Day, when everybody’s leading the league and going to the World Series. It’s NASCAR’s annual debutante ball, 10 days of social, financial and commercial excess that is more style than substance. It’s often been said the season opens in Daytona Beach, but the racing begins a week later, wherever Round Two happens to be. "It’s like being in the World Series one day, then going back to the regular season the next day," retired driver Buddy Baker said at the North Carolina Speedway at Rockingham. "Daytona’s a big, big deal, and everybody wants to win it. [He did, in 1980.] But places like here and Darlington and Martinsville are the grass roots of what this sport is all about. These tracks are where the great teams are developed, where you find your championship contenders." The Subway 400 was night and day different from the 500. That one used those damnable restrictor plates to choke down power and speed, but there was no such foolishness at The Rock. NASCAR handed out shocks and springs for the 500; at Rockingham, crews bolted on whatever they thought worked best. The 500 had tall spoilers, roof-mounted air deflectors and somewhat-hard tires; at Rockingham, the spoilers were lower, the roofs were smooth and the tires were slightly softer. Daytona used a convoluted qualifying system of time trials, heat races and fallback speeds to set its grid; Rockingham was a Friday-Saturday-Sunday show with one traditional qualifying session. The 500 purse topped $15 million and winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the toast of New York; the Rockingham purse was about $4.7 million and nobody asked winner Matt Kenseth to be anywhere. But to hear people talk, being at Rockingham on a picture-perfect Sunday afternoon the week after the Daytona 500 isn’t all that bad. "For us, getting out of Daytona is like a breath of fresh air," said Don Miller, vice president of the Penske South team of Ryan Newman, Rusty Wallace and Brendan Gaughan. "It’s way too much ado about nothing. You spend 10 days there doing something you could do in three. Daytona isn’t about racing, it’s about putting on a show, about us being entertainers. We understand all that, we really do. But in my opinion, the real racing starts here this weekend." Team owner Bill Davis said the 500 isn’t necessarily a true test of a team’s potential. "You either hit it or you don’t, but you have to live with what you get," he said. [His Dodge team hit it. Rookie Scott Wimmer was third.] "Because of how different Daytona is, it’s almost a crap shoot. Some teams you’d think are powers-—teams with fast cars and good engines-—didn’t run good because their cars didn’t work. This race [the 400] has all the new stuff, the templates and softer tires and lower spoiler we’ll have the rest of the year [except for three more plate races]. It will be a better gauge of what we have and how the team will be." Dale Inman crewed most of Richard Petty’s 200 wins throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. His people never worried about getting back "up" for the race after the 500. "Yes, Daytona was important, a race we tried hard to win because it carried you all year," he said at Rockingham. "But it wasn’t just about points and money. It was always about beating the competition, no matter where it was. If we were shooting marbles the morning after winning the 500, we’d want to win at marbles. We wanted to win the second race as much as we wanted to win the first one." To Kyle Petty, the real season didn’t start at Daytona Beach or Rockingham. "The season starts funny, so it won’t be until Las Vegas and Atlanta that we see a trend," he said. "We opened at a strictly aero track, come here to a strictly mechanical track, then go to two half-aero, half-mechanical tracks. You’ll get a better-rounded feel and find yourself at those places. They end up being more like Texas and California and Kansas, like most of the places on the schedule." If that’s the case, look for Kenseth to win the first Nextel Cup just as he won the last Winston Cup. He led 259 of the 393 laps around the 1.017-mile track, including the final 45. He held off a last-lap, last-turn bid from rookie Kasey Kahne, with Jamie McMurray less than a quarter-second behind. Sterling Marlin, points-leader Dale Earnhardt Jr., pole-winner Ryan Newman, Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch, Ward Burton and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-10. Seven drivers swapped the lead 15 times, but most of the changes came during pit stop exchanges. That shows the strength of Kenseth, crew chief Robbie Reiser and their No. 17 DeWalt Ford in what might have been the North Carolina Speedway’s final race. As if the 0.010-second margin of victory wasn’t interesting enough, team owners Felix Sabates and Chip Ganassi thought McMurray had won the race. They said NASCAR mistakenly kept Kenseth and Kahne on the lead lap during a confusing late-race caution while Kenseth and Kahne were pitting. They felt McMurray and their No. 42 Dodge were almost a mile ahead of Kenseth and Kahne instead of a few yards behind at the finish. Wanna guess who won that argument in the Nextel Cup trailer? Daytona Beach or Rockingham—-some things never change. North Carolina Speedway 1.017-mile oval 1. Matt Kenseth, Ford, 393 laps at 112.016 mph avg. speed; 2. Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 393; 3. Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 393; 4. Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 393; 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 393; 6. Ryan Newman, Dodge, 393; 7. Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 393; 8. Kurt Busch, Ford, 393; 9. Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 393; 10. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 391; 11. Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 391; 12. Mark Martin, Ford, 391; 13. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 391; 14. Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 391; 15. Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 391; 16. Brian Vickers, Dodge, 391; 17. Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 391; 18. Elliott Sadler, Ford, 391; 19. Ricky Rudd, Ford, 391; 20. Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 391; 21. Casey Mears, Dodge, 390; 22. Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 390; 23. Greg Biffle, Ford, 390; 24. Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 390; 25. Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 389; 26. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 389; 27. Ken Schrader, Dodge, 389; 28. Jeff Green, Dodge, 389; 29. John Andretti, Chevrolet, 388; 30. Derrike Cope, Dodge, 386; 31. Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 383; 32. Larry Foyt, Dodge, 380; 33. Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 379; 34. Andy Hillenburg, Ford, 376; 35. Ricky Craven, Chevrolet, 365; 36. Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 350 (accident); 37. Jeff Burton, Ford, 344; 38. Carl Long, Dodge, 255 (accident); 39. Kyle Petty, Dodge, 221 (engine); 40. Dale Jarrett, Ford, 210 (engine); 41. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 128 (accident); 42. Kirk Shelmerdine, Ford, 19 (too slow); 43. Joe Ruttman, Dodge, 1 (mechanical) TIME OF RACE: 3h 34m 5s MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.010s PURSE: $4,751,466; winner’s share $222,303 FAST QUALIFIER: Newman, 23.398s (156.475 mph) PROVISIONALS: Andretti, Ruttman, Shelmerdine, Long, Hillenburg DID NOT QUALIFY: Morgan Shepherd, Andy Belmont DROPPED TO REAR: None LEAD CHANGES: Fifteen among six drivers CAUTION PERIODS: Seven for 58 laps POINT LEADERS: 1. Earnhardt Jr., 340; 2. Kenseth, 333; 3. Harvick, 294; 4. Wimmer, 288; 5. J. Gordon, 286; 6. Stewart, 265; 7. Busch, 257; 8. Sadler, 255; 9. W. Burton, 250; 10. Nemechek, 241 NEXT: Las Vegas, March 7 (2:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox) The Last 30 Years of Presidential Limousines Roll Down Car Windows for Better COVID Protection Bristol Returns with Plans for Cars New and Old Hennessey Cranks The Ram TRX to 1,000 HP Aston Martin Vantage Grilles Could Be Swapped Out Elon Musk's Boring Co. Wants to Tunnel under Miami Toyota To Pay Massive Fine for Clean Air Violation A Microchip Shortage Is Disrupting Production Jerry Wiegert 1945-2021 Would You Buy an EV from Sony?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1457
__label__wiki	0.510289	0.510289	Tokyo Himeji Mo, 25/01 Tokyo To TRAVEL WITH CHILDREN? Please select the number of passengers, including children. Later on you will be able to specify the age and apply for children discount on selected transport providers. Select your departing trip Results from Tokyo to Himeji on Monday, 25 January 2021 Show non-direct routes Please wait while we find the best routes for you. We are sorry. No routes found for this date yet. We obtained these fares directly from the transport providers. Please note that search results may differ from the actual timetables and prices at the time of booking, and that we are not responsible for delays in the services. For more information, read our Terms of Use. How to get from Tokyo to Himeji The easiest way to travel from Tokyo to Himeji is by train. How far is Tokyo from Himeji? The travel distance between Tokyo and Himeji is 600 km. There is no direct flight from Tokyo to Himeji, the only way to travel is by train. How long does it take to get from Tokyo to Himeji? It takes 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes to get from Tokyo to Himeji by train, depending on the train service. What types of trains operate the route from Tokyo to Himeji? The Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed train runs between Tokyo and Fukuoka, stopping in Himeji. There are three types of services on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen: Nozomi is the fast service stopping only at key stations, Hikari and Sakura are the semi-fast services stopping at the major stations and Kodama is the local service stopping at all stations. Shinkansen trains can carry up to 16 cars per train, arranged in Green Cars with business class seats and Ordinary Cars with standard class seats distributed in Reserved and Non-reserved. In total, the Shinkansen trains offer three passengers classes: Reserved Seat (Green Car), Reserved Seat (Ordinary Car) and Non-reserved Seat. Travellers with Reserved Seat tickets are required to take their numbered seat in the Green Cars or the Ordinary Cars. Travellers with Non-reserved Seat tickets are allowed to take any seat available only in the Ordinary cars designated as Non-reserved. On these cars, seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. When all the seats are full, passengers must travel standing. For more information about travelling by train, please read our Train Guide in Japan. How much does it cost to get from Tokyo to Himeji by train? The train ticket with JR costs 15,400 JPY for Non-reserved Seat on all Shinkansen trains, 15,930 JPY for Reserved Seat (Ordinary Car) on Hikari, Sakura and Kodama trains, 16,460 JPY for Reserved Seat (Ordinary Car) on Nozomi trains, 22,000 JPY for Reserved Seat (Green Car) on Hikari, Sakura and Kodama trains, and 22,530 JPY for Reserved Seat (Green Car) on Nozomi trains. For trains operated by JR, travellers can book online and pick up the tickets at the station by scanning the QR code included in the electronic ticket at the ticket vending machines. For more information, please read the instructions to pick up the tickets at the station. Where does the train from Tokyo to Himeji depart? Trains on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen line depart from Tokyo Station and Shinagawa Station, in Tokyo. Please arrive to the station 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time to complete the boarding procedures or risk missing the train. Where does the train from Tokyo to Himeji arrive? Trains on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen line arrive at Himeji Station, Himeji, Hyogo. Where to travel next from Himeji? From Himeji, you can go by train to Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kobe and Osaka on the Sanyo Shinkansen. Baolau Pte. Ltd, 201434204K, Singapore Baolau Co. Ltd, 0313838015, Vietnam Baolau Pte. Ltd, 0100561101255, Thailand Boeki Up Co. Ltd, 5140001101308, Japan ‎(+66) 647 567 720 Monday to Sunday, 08:00-22:00 (ICT) We accept payments with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, UnionPay and Alipay. © 2013-2021 — All rights reserved Contact us regarding your booking or send us your comments, suggestions and complaints. Your message has been sent. We'll respond back to you shortly by email. Thank you very much. I have a Booking ID with Baolau select a topic Itinerary and travel planning Online booking and payment Check-in and boarding Changes and cancellations Feedback Enter the email address you use for Baolau and we’ll help you reset your password. An email with a link to reset your password has been sent to your email address.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1461
__label__wiki	0.719655	0.719655	DUI Court Kent County DUI Court Here is a listing of the District Courts in Kent County handling misdemeanor drunk driving cases. This includes Michigan first and second offense OWI cases. If you are charged with a third offense drunk driving in Michigan this is a felony drunk driving. Michigan has a lifetime look back for felony drunk driving. Misdemeanor DUI cases are handled exclusively in the Kent County District Courts. This means all hearings, from the scheduling of the bond at your arraignment, to the sentencing hearing, and everything in between, will happen in the same court. Felony DUI cases begin in the District Court but are completed in the Circuit or felony court. In these cases, the arraignment still takes place in the District Court, and after that, the probable cause hearing, also called a preliminary exam, also happens in the District Court. If the District Court judge finds that the prosecutor has shown that you were probably driving while intoxicated, then the case will be "bound over" or sent to the Kent County Circuit Court. Here your case will start with another arraignment, this time called an arraignment on the information, and will continue through trial and sentencing. These are the various district courts and judges that may be involved with your case: 3161 Wilson Ave, Sw, Grandville, MI 49418 Court also held at 4343 Remembrance Rd., Walker, MI 49534 Judge Peter P. Versluis The 59th District Court has jurisdiction in the Cities of Walker and Grandville in the County of Kent. The court consists of one judge and one part-time magistrate. 180 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Judge Benjamin H. Logan, II Judge Donald H. Passenger Judge David J. Buter Judge Kimberly A. Schaefer Judge J. Michael Christensen Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the 61st District Court has six judges and one full-time law trained magistrate. The court hears cases which arise within the boundary of the City of Grand Rapids. 2650 DeHoop Ave Sw, Wyoming, MI 49509 Judge Pablo Cortes Judge Steven M. Timmers The 62A District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. As such, it has the authority to rule on cases involving traffic and criminal matter such as: Criminal Misdemeanors, Municipal Civil Infractions, Parking Violations, Traffic Civil Infractions, and Traffic Misdemeanors. The court has two judges and one magistrate. 62B District Court 4740 Walma Ave SE, Kentwood, MI 49512 Judge William G. Kelly The 62B District Court has one judge and one magistrate. The court has jurisdiction over all misdemeanors committed in the City of Kentwood by anyone 17 years of age and older. The 62-B District Court has jurisdiction to conduct a preliminary examination to establish probably cause that a felony was committed and probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the felony over all felonies committed by anyone 17 years of age or older. 63rd District Court 1950 East Beltline NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Judge Steven R. Servaas Judge Sara J. Smolenski As of November 16th, 2009, the 63-1st District Court and the 63-2nd District combined into the 63rd District Court. The 63rd District Court is one of seven District Courts in Kent County. The court has two judges and three magistrates. Kent County DUI Court \| Grand Rapids Drunk Driving Defense Lawyers	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1462
__label__wiki	0.610286	0.610286	New & Forthcoming Request Exam or Desk Copy Proposal Process Proposal Requirements Current Authors Analyzing Doctrine Toward a Systematic Theology by Oliver D. Crisp 280 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in, 1 b&w illus For Professors: Exam Copies In Analyzing Doctrine Oliver Crisp carefully considers the relationship of systematic theology to analytic philosophy, arguing that the tools of analytic philosophy can be fruitfully applied to traditional systematic theology. Doing so, as Analyzing Doctrine reveals, creates a distinct and rich analytic theology. Analyzing Doctrine employs traditional themes of systematic theology to structure Crisp’s analytic theological analysis. Crisp examines the doctrine of God, the mystery of the Trinity, and God’s intention in creating and relating to the world. He then addresses the incarnation, original sin, the virgin birth, Christ’s two wills, salvation, and, finally, the resurrection. In the process of making his constructive case, Crisp engages a range of historic theological voices from the tradition, as well as contemporary biblical studies and systematic theology. Clear, accessible, and engaging, Analyzing Doctrine establishes analytic theology’s place in the architecture of systematic theology while also challenging some of its misconceptions. By seamlessly weaving together Christian tradition and analytic philosophy to construct his theology, Crisp argues for the integral role that analytic theology plays in the theological imagination. 1. Analytic Systematic Theology 2. Picturing God 3. Divine Simplicity 4. Trinity and Mystery 5. God’s Eternal Purpose 6. Incarnation Anyway 7. Original Sin 8. Virgin Birth 9. Christ’s Two Wills 10. Salvation as Participation 11. Bodily Resurrection Oliver D. Crisp is Professor of Analytic Theology in the Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology at the University of St Andrews. Analyzing Doctrine is eloquent, easy to read, and coherently organized. It begins with methodological considerations regarding analytic theology—in which domain Crisp increasingly has identified himself—and then undertakes ‘analytic theological’ engagements with key debates on God. In each instance, Crisp engages a significant interlocutor, whether a theologian or a biblical scholar, and often seeks to adopt a reasonable or ‘moderate’ position that accepts some part of the critique (or some part of the eccentric insight) while pushing back in the direction of the traditional doctrine. ~Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary Oliver Crisp helped found the now-thriving analytic theology movement, and with this book he gives us its first comprehensive systematic theology. In a single volume, he discusses all the major theological topics, including some that are frequently neglected by analytic theologians, and in each chapter he steers the reader towards sensible, ‘moderate Reformed’ conclusions. The book joins analytic clarity with a proper respect for mystery and the ecumenical Church tradition. It is both a valuable work of constructive thought and a useful guide to the best recent work in analytic theology. ~William Wood, Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology, Oriel College "A stimulating and instructive book." ~Choice Exhibiting the intellectual rigour of the recent tradition of analytic theology and drawing deeply upon the resources of theological tradition, Oliver Crisp explores the complexities of contemporary debates in theology and sounds forth a compelling witness to the God who comes among us in Christ and draws us into the abundance of his own life. ~Murray Rae, Professor of Theology, University of Otago …A valuable addition to contemporary theological discourse that sheds ecumenical light on many contentious theological topics through the tools and assets of good analytic theology. ~Forrest H. Buckner, Calvin Theological Journal Oliver D. Crisp has emerged as one of the leading voices in English-speaking theology today. Simply put, Analyzing Doctrine is excellent: well-informed, wide-ranging, clear, penetrating, and judicious as well as gracious. It engages sympathetically and straightforwardly with much recent work in more mainstream 'systematic' or 'dogmatic' theology, and it even stretches to include some discussion of biblical scholarship. ~Thomas McCall, Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School © 2021 Baylor University Press. All Rights Reserved. One Bear Place 97363, Waco, TX 76798-7363	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1464
__label__wiki	0.782048	0.782048	Heat End Road Trip Against Jazz3 min read By ronnybasketball / 13th February 2020 21st October 2020 / NBA, US Sports After securing a much-needed victory against the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat looked to end their road trip on a high note as they faced the Utah Jazz. In their last game, the Heat won an intense game against the Jazz in a late December contest. Heading into this game, Miami looked to propel themselves up the rankings in the Eastern Conference standings. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert got Utah going with a basket each, while Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nunn put Miami on the board with a layup and a breakaway dunk. After a pair of baskets from Bojan Bogdanovic for Utah, Butler and Nunn would tie the game at 8, after making a layup each. Butler and Adebayo looked to take the lead for Miami, but a trio of three-pointers from Mitchell, Bogdanovic, and Royce O’Neale put Utah ahead. Jae Crowder entered the game for Miami to a standing ovation from the Utah crowd, for his time playing for them. Afterwards, Crowder knocked down a three-pointer and a layup for Miami, only for Mitchell and Jordan Clarkson to make a basket each to keep Utah ahead 21 to 18. The Heat closed the first quarter on a ten to two run, giving them a 28 to 25 lead. Clarkson and Georges Niang led the way on offense for Utah to start the second quarter, while Goran Dragic and Duncan Robinson made some three-point plays to keep Miami ahead 39 to 36. After another basket from Clarkson, Butler and Adebayo converted a bucket each. After a surprising block from Heat rookie Kendrick Nunn on Gobert, Mitchell converted a layup and a three-pointer to bring Utah within a point shy of taking Miami’s lead, who were ahead 44 to 43. Miami ended the second quarter on a nine to four run, giving them a 52 to 48 lead. In the third quarter, Utah wasted no time getting their offense rolling as Gobert, Bogdanovic, and O’Neale made several baskets, while Butler, Nunn, and Adebayo, who delivered a poster jam on Gobert, kept Miami in front with a lead of 65 to 61. Gobert and Mitchell would tie the game at 65 for Utah, which led to a fourteen to four run for Utah, until Crowder ended the run with a three-pointer for Miami. Jazz rookie Tony Bradley entered the game and made two free throws and a put back, while Dragic knocked down a basket to end the third quarter with Utah leading 79 to 74. As the fourth quarter commenced, Robinson made two three-pointers to get Miami back in the lead, but baskets from Emmanuel Mudiay, Bradley, and Niang would put Utah further ahead. After a three-pointer and two free throws from Crowder, the Jazz continued scoring as Mudiay and Clarkson started to take over on the offense, giving Utah a 96 to 85 lead. The Heat continued to rally back in the game and take the lead away from Utah, who kept knocking down baskets in response to Miami’s offense. With Utah leading 103 to 96, they closed the game on a fourteen to six run, splitting the regular season series with a score of 116 to 101. And so, the Heat’s nine-day, five-game road trip concludes and can now turn their attention to the festivities of All-Star weekend in Chicago, where several Heat players, including Butler and Adebayo, will be participating in several events before Sunday’s attraction. For the Heat, Jimmy Butler had 25 points, Duncan Robinson made 18 points, Jae Crowder with 15 points, Goran Dragic had 13 points, and Kendrick Nunn with 12 points. For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell led the way with 26 points, Bojan Bogdanovic had 22 points, Jordan Clarkson made 21 points, and Rudy Gobert with a double-double of 16 points and 20 rebounds. ronnybasketball NBA Analyst at World in Sport	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1476
__label__cc	0.595601	0.404399	Sample records for electric trucks Velocity trajectory optimization in Hybrid Electric trucks Keulen, T. van; Jager, B. de; Foster, D.L.; Steinbuch, M. Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) enable fuel savings by re-using kinetic and potential energy that was recovered and stored in a battery during braking or driving down hill. Besides, the vehicle itself can be seen as a storage device, where kinetic energy can be stored and retrieved by changing the Electric urban delivery trucks: energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and cost-effectiveness. Lee, Dong-Yeon; Thomas, Valerie M; Brown, Marilyn A We compare electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). The relative benefits of electric trucks depend heavily on vehicle efficiency associated with drive cycle, diesel fuel price, travel demand, electric drive battery replacement and price, electricity generation and transmission efficiency, electric truck recharging infrastructure, and purchase price. For a drive cycle with frequent stops and low average speed such as the New York City Cycle (NYCC), electric trucks emit 42-61% less GHGs and consume 32-54% less energy than diesel trucks, depending upon vehicle efficiency cases. Over an array of possible conditions, the median TCO of electric trucks is 22% less than that of diesel trucks on the NYCC. For a drive cycle with less frequent stops and high average speed such as the City-Suburban Heavy Vehicle Cycle (CSHVC), electric trucks emit 19-43% less GHGs and consume 5-34% less energy, but cost 1% more than diesel counterparts. Considering current and projected U.S. regional electricity generation mixes, for the baseline case, the energy use and GHG emissions ratios of electric to diesel trucks range from 48 to 82% and 25 to 89%, respectively. Vehicle to Grid regulation services of electric delivery trucks: Economic and environmental benefit analysis Zhao, Yang; Noori, Mehdi; Tatari, Omer Highlights: â€¢ Potential net present revenues of electric truck based V2G regulation services are investigated. â€¢ GHG emission mitigation of V2G regulation services provided by electric trucks are quantified. â€¢ The total cost of ownership and the life-cycle GHG emissions of electric trucks are also analyzed. â€¢ V2G regulation services for electric trucks could yield considerable revenues and GHG emission savings. - Abstract: Concerns regarding the fuel costs and climate change impacts associated with petroleum combustion are among the main driving factors for the adoption of electric vehicles. Future commercial delivery truck fleets may include Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs); in addition to savings on fuel and maintenance costs, the introduction of these grid accessible electric vehicles will also provide fleet owners with possible Vehicle to Grid (V2G) opportunities. This study investigates the potential net present revenues and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation of V2G regulation services provided by electric trucks in a typical fleet. The total cost of ownership and the life-cycle GHG emissions of electric trucks are also analyzed and compared to those of traditional diesel trucks. To account for uncertainties, possible ranges for key parameters are considered instead of only considering fixed single data values for each parameter. The results of this research indicate that providing V2G regulation services for electric trucks could yield considerable additional revenues ($20,000â€“50,000) and significant GHG emission savings (approximately 300 ton CO_2) compared to conventional diesel trucks. Development of a lightweight electric urban delivery truck Gillespie, G.; Martin, R.; Vader, S. [Unicell Ltd., Toronto, ON (Canada) A study was conducted to develop a lightweight urban parcel delivery vehicle that features a composite material, monocoque low-floor body and a zero-emission electric drive system. The long-term goal of project was to produce a vehicle with an energy efficiency that was nearly 90 per cent better than a conventional delivery vehicle. The objectives of the development phase were to complete the structural design of the composite, monocoque low-floor body. Electric drive options were explored to confirm the feasibility in terms of vehicle range, zero emissions and energy efficiency. This involved characterization of the vehicle duty cycle, development of a computer model of the electric powertrain, and simulations to confirm the vehicle's power and energy requirements. The design of the prototype was validated through testing in accordance with recognized vehicle performance tests and an in-service trial by Purolator Courier Ltd., a major Canadian courier service. Testing of the QuickSider delivery truck included vehicle dynamics, energy consumption, safety compliance, and in-service evaluation. No unacceptable stresses, deflections or resonances were identified in the structure. The vehicle's performance was found to be consistent with design expectations. Dynamometer tests have indicated that the ZEV range of the prototype is greater than the targeted 120 km. The overall energy efficiency of the vehicle was 50 per cent, as compared 11 per cent for a conventional diesel delivery truck. It was concluded that an overall energy efficiency of 75 per cent is achievable in production vehicles if improvements are made to the battery system, drive train, regenerative braking and auxiliary systems. 29 figs., 2 appendices. Modelling and control of a light-duty hybrid electric truck Park, Jong-Kyu This study is concentrated on modelling and developing the controller for the light-duty hybrid electric truck. The hybrid electric vehicle has advantages in fuel economy. However, there have been relatively few studies on commercial HEVs, whilst a considerable number of studies on the hybrid electric system have been conducted in the field of passenger cars. So the current status and the methodologies to develop the LD hybrid electric truck model have been studied through the ... On-line energy and battery thermal management for hybrid electric heavy-duty truck Pham, H.T.; Kessels, J.T.B.A.; Bosch, van den P.P.J.; Huisman, R.G.M.; Nevels, R.M.P.A. This paper discusses an integrated approach for energy and thermal management to minimize the fuel consumption of a hybrid electric heavy-duty truck. Conventional Energy Management Systems (EMS) operate separately from the Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). Carbon and energy footprints of electric delivery trucks:a hybrid multi-regional input-output life cycle assessment Zhao, Yang; Onat, Nuri Cihat; KÃ¼Ã§Ã¼kvar, Murat; Tatari, Ã–mer Due to frequent stop-and-go operation and long idling periods when driving in congested urban areas, the electrification of commercial delivery trucks has become an interesting topic nationwide. In this study, environmental impacts of various alternative delivery trucks including battery electric, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, and compressed natural gas trucks are analyzed. A novel life cycle assessment method, an environmentally-extended multi-region input-output analysis, is utilized to c... Hybrid component specification optimization for a medium-duty hybrid electric truck Hofman, T.; Steinbuch, M.; Druten, van R.M.; Serrarens, A.F.A. This paper presents a modelling and simulation approach for determining the optimal degree-of-hybridisation for the drive train (engine, electric machine size) and the energy storage system (battery, ultra capacitor) for a medium-duty truck. The results show that the degree-of-hybridisation of known Cost-effective energy management for hybrid electric heavy-duty truck including battery aging Pham, H.T.; Bosch, van den P.P.J.; Kessels, J.T.B.A.; Huisman, R.G.M. Battery temperature has large impact on battery power capability and battery life time. In Hybrid Electric Heavy-duty trucks (HEVs), the high-voltage battery is normally equipped with an active Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) guaranteeing a desired battery life time. Since the BTMS can FedEx Gasoline Hybrid Electric Delivery Truck Evaluation: 6-Month Interim Report Barnitt, R. This interim report presents partial (six months) results for a technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric parcel delivery trucks operated by FedEx in and around Los Angeles, CA. A 12 month in-use technology evaluation comparing in-use fuel economy and maintenance costs of GHEVs and comparative diesel parcel delivery trucks was started in April 2009. Comparison data was collected and analyzed for in-use fuel economy and fuel costs, maintenance costs, total operating costs, and vehicle uptime. In addition, this interim report presents results of parcel delivery drive cycle collection and analysis activities as well as emissions and fuel economy results of chassis dynamometer testing of a gHEV and a comparative diesel truck at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) ReFUEL laboratory. A final report will be issued when 12 months of in-use data have been collected and analyzed. Safety techniques of lightning rod and static electricity in oil tanks and oil trucks Ilievska, Tatjana In this article the ways and examples of lightning rod installation of small tanks for storage of both oil and oil derivates used by petrol stations are presented (an example of some petrol stations in the wider region in Bitola is given ). Also, a lightning rod protection of big tanks and terminals as well as protection of static electricity of tank trucks during transportation of fuel is represented. Special review is given to the protection of static electricity during transforming (decanting) of the fuel. (Author) Haulage trucks model with four electric separate wheel drives R. Setlak Full Text Available This article contains a course of work of the construction of a vehicle model that has four electrical motors built into each wheel. During the project two models of a vehicle were constructed. A microprocessor based control system has also been designed and built. A vehicle is controlled by a steering unit which contains a steering wheel with a force feedback system, push buttons, an accelerator and a brake. The connection between a steering unit and a model is realized by interface RS-485. The driving motors are dc motors with permanent magnets. Power supply consists of an acid battery located in the vehicle. The vehicle control system is divided into two parts. The first part is built into the vehicle and operates as a vehicle main control system and the second is built into a steering unit and operates as the main control steering system. Medium-Duty Plug-in Electric Delivery Truck Fleet Evaluation Prohaska, Robert; Ragatz, Adam; Simpson, Mike; Kelly, Kenneth In this paper, the authors present an overview of medium-duty electric vehicle (EV) operating behavior based on in-use data collected from Smith Newton electric delivery vehicles and compare their performance and operation to conventional diesel trucks operating in the same fleet. The vehicles' drive cycles and operation are analyzed and compared to demonstrate the importance of matching specific EV technologies to the appropriate operational duty cycle. The results of this analysis show that the Smith Newton EVs demonstrated a 68% reduction in energy consumption over the data reporting period compared to the conventional diesel vehicles, as well as a 46.4% reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions based on the local energy generation source. Development and Implementation of a Battery-Electric Light-Duty Class 2a Truck including Hybrid Energy Storage Kollmeyer, Phillip J. This dissertation addresses two major related research topics: 1) the design, fabrication, modeling, and experimental testing of a battery-electric light-duty Class 2a truck; and 2) the design and evaluation of a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) for this and other vehicles. The work begins with the determination of the truck's peak power and wheel torque requirements (135kW/4900Nm). An electric traction system is then designed that consists of an interior permanent magnet synchronous machine, two-speed gearbox, three-phase motor drive, and LiFePO4 battery pack. The battery pack capacity is selected to achieve a driving range similar to the 2011 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (73 miles). Next, the demonstrator electric traction system is built and installed in the vehicle, a Ford F150 pickup truck, and an extensive set of sensors and data acquisition equipment is installed. Detailed loss models of the battery pack, electric traction machine, and motor drive are developed and experimentally verified using the driving data. Many aspects of the truck's performance are investigated, including efficiency differences between the two-gear configuration and the optimal gear selection. The remainder focuses on the application of battery/ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) to electric vehicles. First, the electric truck is modeled with the addition of an ultracapacitor pack and a dc/dc converter. Rule-based and optimal battery/ultracapacitor power-split control algorithms are then developed, and the performance improvements achieved for both algorithms are evaluated for operation at 25Â°C. The HESS modeling is then extended to low temperatures, where battery resistance increases substantially. To verify the accuracy of the model-predicted results, a scaled hybrid energy storage system is built and the system is tested for several drive cycles and for two temperatures. The HESS performance is then modeled for three variants of the vehicle design, including the Induction Machine with Improved Operating Performances for Electric Trucks. A FEM-Based Analysis MUNTEANU, A. Full Text Available The paper presents a study concerning the performance developed by induction motors destined for motorization of heavy electric vehicles such as trucks. Taking into consideration the imposed restrictions, one presents, in a comparative manner, the main geometrical parameters which come of the classical design algorithms. A special attention is dedicated to the winding design, since it has to ensure two synchronous speeds corresponding to 16 and 8 poles, respectively. Moreover, the influence of the rotor slots shape for the improvement of the start-up is analyzed. Finally, a FEM-based study (approach based on finite element method is performed to put in view specific torque and slip values such as rated, start-up and pull-out ones. Field Evaluation of Medium-Duty Plug-in Electric Delivery Trucks Prohaska, Robert [National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Simpson, Mike [National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Ragatz, Adam [National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Kelly, Kenneth [National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Smith, Kandler [National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Walkowicz, Kevin [National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States) This report focuses on medium-duty electric delivery vehicles operated by Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) at its Federal Way, Washington, distribution center. The 100% electric drive system is an alternative to conventional diesel delivery trucks and reduces both energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The vehicles' drive cycles and operation are analyzed and compared to demonstrate the importance of matching specific electric vehicle (EV) technologies to the appropriate operational duty cycle. The results of this analysis show that the Smith Newton EVs demonstrated a 68% reduction in energy consumption over the data reporting period compared to the conventional diesel vehicles, as well as a 46.4% reduction in CO2 equivalent emissions based on the local energy generation source. In addition to characterizing the in-use performance of the EVs compared to the conventional diesels, detailed facility load data were collected at the main building power feed as well as from each of the 10 EV chargers to better understand the broader implications associated with commercial EV deployment. These facility loads were incorporated into several modeling scenarios to demonstrate the potential benefits of integrating onsite renewables. Optimal Sizing and Control Strategy Design for Heavy Hybrid Electric Truck Yuan Zou Full Text Available Due to the complexity of the hybrid powertrain, the control is highly involved to improve the collaborations of the different components. For the specific powertrain, the components' sizing just gives the possibility to propel the vehicle and the control will realize the function of the propulsion. Definitely the components' sizing also gives the constraints to the control design, which cause a close coupling between the sizing and control strategy design. This paper presents a parametric study focused on sizing of the powertrain components and optimization of the power split between the engine and electric motor for minimizing the fuel consumption. A framework is put forward to accomplish the optimal sizing and control design for a heavy parallel pre-AMT hybrid truck under the natural driving schedule. The iterative plant-controller combined optimization methodology is adopted to optimize the key parameters of the plant and control strategy simultaneously. A scalable powertrain model based on a bilevel optimization framework is built. Dynamic programming is applied to find the optimal control in the inner loop with a prescribed cycle. The parameters are optimized in the outer loop. The results are analysed and the optimal sizing and control strategy are achieved simultaneously. Life-cycle implications of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle technology for medium- and heavy-duty trucks Lee, Dong-Yeon; Elgowainy, Amgad; Kotz, Andrew; Vijayagopal, Ram; Marcinkoski, Jason This study provides a comprehensive and up-to-date life-cycle comparison of hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs) and their conventional diesel counterparts in terms of energy use and air emissions, based on the ensemble of well-established methods, high-fidelity vehicle dynamic simulations, and real-world vehicle test data. For the centralized steam methane reforming (SMR) pathway, hydrogen FCETs reduce life-cycle or well-to-wheel (WTW) petroleum energy use by more than 98% compared to their diesel counterparts. The reduction in WTW air emissions for gaseous hydrogen (G.H2) FCETs ranges from 20 to 45% for greenhouse gases, 37-65% for VOC, 49-77% for CO, 62-83% for NOx, 19-43% for PM10, and 27-44% for PM2.5, depending on vehicle weight classes and truck types. With the current U.S. average electricity generation mix, FCETs tend to create more WTW SOx emissions than their diesel counterparts, mainly because of the upstream emissions related to electricity use for hydrogen compression/liquefaction. Compared to G.H2, liquid hydrogen (L.H2) FCETs generally provide smaller WTW emissions reductions. For both G.H2 and L.H2 pathways for FCETs, because of electricity consumption for compression and liquefaction, spatio-temporal variations of electricity generation can affect the WTW results. FCETs retain the WTW emission reduction benefits, even when considering aggressive diesel engine efficiency improvement. 49 CFR 399.207 - Truck and truck-tractor access requirements. .... Exception. If air and electrical connections necessary to couple or uncouple a truck-tractor from a trailer... 49 Transportation 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Truck and truck-tractor access requirements. 399... Vehicles Â§ 399.207 Truck and truck-tractor access requirements. (a) General rule. Any person entering or... Modeling, simulation, and concept design for hybrid-electric medium-size military trucks Rizzoni, Giorgio; Josephson, John R.; Soliman, Ahmed; Hubert, Christopher; Cantemir, Codrin-Gruie; Dembski, Nicholas; Pisu, Pierluigi; Mikesell, David; Serrao, Lorenzo; Russell, James; Carroll, Mark A large scale design space exploration can provide valuable insight into vehicle design tradeoffs being considered for the U.S. Army"s FMTV (Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles). Through a grant from TACOM (Tank-automotive and Armaments Command), researchers have generated detailed road, surface, and grade conditions representative of the performance criteria of this medium-sized truck and constructed a virtual powertrain simulator for both conventional and hybrid variants. The simulator incorporates the latest technology among vehicle design options, including scalable ultracapacitor and NiMH battery packs as well as a variety of generator and traction motor configurations. An energy management control strategy has also been developed to provide efficiency and performance. A design space exploration for the family of vehicles involves running a large number of simulations with systematically varied vehicle design parameters, where each variant is paced through several different mission profiles and multiple attributes of performance are measured. The resulting designs are filtered to remove dominated designs, exposing the multi-criterial surface of optimality (Pareto optimal designs), and revealing the design tradeoffs as they impact vehicle performance and economy. The results are not yet definitive because ride and drivability measures were not included, and work is not finished on fine-tuning the modeled dynamics of some powertrain components. However, the work so far completed demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach to design space exploration, and the results to date suggest the powertrain configuration best suited to the FMTV mission. Design, implementation, and experimental validation of optimal power split control for hybrid electric trucks Keulen, T. van; Mullem, D. van; Jager, B. van; Kessels, J.T.B.A.; Steinbuch, M. Hybrid electric vehicles require an algorithm that controls the power split between the internal combustion engine and electric machine(s), and the opening and closing of the clutch. Optimal control theory is applied to derive a methodology for a real-time optimal-control-based power split SIMULATION MODELS OF HEAVY TRUCKS TRAFFIC CONTROL WITH ELECTRIC DC DRIVE N. N. Hurski Full Text Available A model of the straight course of movement of the mobile machine with a traction electric motor DC. Traffic management controller provides a closed classical scheme with feedback. The mathematical model of the electric DC motor with the energy dissipation in the rotor bearings. Design scheme of mobile machines include speed dial controller, traction electric motor, gearbox, transmission and progressively moving mass on the elasticÂdissipative wheel. The results of the simulation of the machine in the form of temporary processes of change control signals, voltage and current in the windings of the motor and traction power developed on the wheel. Design sensitivity analysis for heavy-duty hybrid electric trucks with a waste heat recovery system Verbruggen, F.J.R.; Hofman, T. One general trend aiming to improve the development of hybrid electric powertrains is the reduction of production cost of powertrains by developing powertrain components that can be used for multiple vehicle segments. The development of these kind of modular powertrain components requires knowledge South Coast Air Quality Management District Truck Testing \| Transportation Research \| NREL South Coast Air Quality Management District Truck Evaluation South Coast Air Quality Management District Truck Evaluation Photo of heavy-duty truck cab. Electric drayage truck Cargo Transportation project, conducted in partnership with the South Coast Air Quality Management Luggage truck Oosterhuis, E.J.; Luttekes, E.; Rijsenbrij, J.C. The present invention relates to a luggage truck (2) comprising a loading space for luggage and provided with a conveyor belt (14) disposed in the loading space for the supply and removal of luggage, which conveyor belt is at the same time a storage unit for the luggage, wherein the conveyor belts Truckstop - and Truck - Electrification Skip Yeakel The conclusions of this paper are: 0.5-1.5 G/H and/or BUSG/Y-how much time and money will it take to quantify and WHY BOTHER TO DO SO? No shortage of things to do re truckstop-+ truck - electrification; Better that government and industry should put many eggs in lots of baskets vs. all in one or few; Best concepts will surface as most viable; Economic appeal better than regulation or brute force; Launch Ground Freight Partnership and give it a chance to work; Demonstration is an effective means to educate, and learn from, customers-learning is a two way street; Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (RD 3) are all important but only deployment gets results; TSE can start small in numbers of spaces to accommodate economically inspired growth but upfront plans should be made for expansion if meaningful idle reduction is to follow via TE; 110VAC 15A service/ parking space is minimal-if infrastructure starts like this, upfront plans must be made to increase capacity; Increased electrification of truckstop and truck alike will result in much better life on the road; Improved sleep will improve driver alertness and safety; Reduced idling will significantly reduce fuel use and emissions; Universal appeal for DOD, DOE, DOT, EPA, OEMs, and users alike; Clean coal, gas, hydro, nuclear, or wind energy sources are all distinctly American means by which to generate electricity; Nothing can compete with diesel fuel to serve mobile truck needs; stationary trucks are like power plants-they don't move and should NOT be powered by petroleum products whenever possible; Use American fueled power plants-electricity-to serve truck idling needs wherever practical to do so; encourage economic aspect; Create and reward industry initiatives to reduce fuel use; Eliminate FET on new trucks, provide tax credits (non highway fuel use and investment), provide incentives based on results; Encourage newer/ cleaner truck use; solicit BAAs with mandatory OEM/ fleet participation/ lead 2015 E-Truck Task Force: Key Barriers Affecting E-Truck Adoption, Industry and Policy Implications, and Recommendations to Move the Market Forward Brotherton, Tom; Gilde, Alycia; Tomic, Jasna CALSTARTâ€™s E-Truck Task Force (ETTF) produced a report outlining the markets for electric drive trucks (E-Trucks), the prime barriers facing their success and provided key findings and recommendations to support expanding E-Truck adoption. Four key findings have been identified by the E-Truck Task Force as barriers currently affecting the growth and viability of E-Truck sales Lift truck safety review Cadwallader, L.C. This report presents safety information about powered industrial trucks. The basic lift truck, the counterbalanced sit down rider truck, is the primary focus of the report. Lift truck engineering is briefly described, then a hazard analysis is performed on the lift truck. Case histories and accident statistics are also given. Rules and regulations about lift trucks, such as the US Occupational Safety an Health Administration laws and the Underwriter's Laboratories standards, are discussed. Safety issues with lift trucks are reviewed, and lift truck safety and reliability are discussed. Some quantitative reliability values are given This report presents safety information about powered industrial trucks. The basic lift truck, the counterbalanced sit down rider truck, is the primary focus of the report. Lift truck engineering is briefly described, then a hazard analysis is performed on the lift truck. Case histories and accident statistics are also given. Rules and regulations about lift trucks, such as the US Occupational Safety an Health Administration laws and the Underwriter`s Laboratories standards, are discussed. Safety issues with lift trucks are reviewed, and lift truck safety and reliability are discussed. Some quantitative reliability values are given. The likelihood of failures in the operation of the mechanism of movement of a cargo truck electrical hook bridge crane Ritenman I.L. Full Text Available Given the application of the methods of analysis of types and consequences of failures (FMEA analysis to assess the technical risk of occurrence of emergency situations during the operation of the lifting mechanism electrical hook bridge crane. The technique allows to identify the limiting elements and to determine the significance of effects in the design of the lifting mechanism, to develop measures to reduce the risk of the occurrence of an emergency. Truck Thermoacoustic Generator and Chiller Keolian, Robert This Final Report describes the accomplishments of the US Department of Energy (DOE) cooperative agreement project DE-FC26-04NT42113 - Truck Thermoacoustic Generator and Chiller - whose goal is to design, fabricate and test a thermoacoustic piezoelectric generator and chiller system for use on over-the-road heavy-duty-diesel trucks, driven alternatively by the waste heat of the main diesel engine exhaust or by a burner integrated into the thermoacoustic system. The thermoacoustic system would utilize engine exhaust waste heat to generate electricity and cab air conditioning, and would also function as an auxiliary power unit (APU) for idle reduction. The unit was to be tested in Volvo engine performance and endurance test cells and then integrated onto a Class 8 over-the-road heavy-duty-diesel truck for further testing on the road. The project has been a collaboration of The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Clean Power Resources Inc., and Volvo Powertrain (Mack Trucks Inc.). Cost share funding was provided by Applied Research Laboratory, and by Clean Power Resources Inc via its grant from Innovation Works - funding that was derived from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Los Alamos received its funding separately through DOE Field Work Proposal 04EE09. Kogi Truck Culture Choy, Vivian Food trucks have become a large phenomenon in many parts of Southern California. In fact, the University of California, Los Angeles had begun permitting several food trucks to park on campus for hungry students, in response to the closure of the Bombshelter, a major campus food court. These trucksâ€™ budding popularity has been spurred by the notable Kogi Trucks, which began its business serving those in Los Angeles. To explore the heart of this Kogi hype, I took two trips to the intersectio... IEA implementing agreement for hybrid and electric vehicle technologies and programmes, Annex VII hybrid vehicles : Topic 13, assessment of the energy consumption of hybrid trucks using ADVISOR Eelkema, J.; Winkel, R.G.; Geraets, R.; Verbakel, M.J.L. This topic report focuses on the possible benefits of the application of a hybrid powertrain in heavy-duty vehicles. The main objective is to assess whether a significant reduction in fuel consumption is feasible. An average Dutch distribution truck with a conventional driveline will be compared to The Myth - Food Truck OtÃ¡lora Salgado, Esteban Food truck de comida tÃpica colombiana fusiÃ³n que espera solucionar la percepciÃ³n que se tiene acerca de la comida callejera. Para ello, se ha realizado un estudio donde se identifica el problema y se plantea como soluciÃ³n la creaciÃ³n de un food truck que cumpla con todos los estÃ¡ndares de calidad y a su vez innove. ANFO truck burn trials Rosen von, B.; Contestabile, E. [Natural Resources Canada, CANMET Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory, Ottawa, ON (Canada) This report describes the investigation of a tractor-trailer explosion. A truck loaded with 18,000 kg of commercial explosives, of which 13,000 kg was ammonium nitrate with fuel oil (ANFO), caught fire when it struck a rockcut near Walden, Ontario on August 5, 1998. The fire resulted in the detonation of the load. The Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL) conducted a test program to examine the suitability of existing explosive transportation regulations. Unconfined burns of ANFO were performed. The accident was recreated in two burn trials in an attempt to identify the mechanism that led from fire to detonation. Two full-scale tests were conducted using complete tractor-trailers, each in a jack-knifed position with most of the explosives placed on the ground in front of the trailer. ANFO was used in the first test to determine its response to thermal stimulus and the likelihood of detonation or explosion. The second test involved ANFO, a slurry and an emulsion. Thermocouples and video cameras were used to observe the burning characteristics of the explosives, the truck and its components. The explosives burned steadily for 80 minutes in each test. Many truck components, such as tires, spring brake chambers and the fuel tank ruptured violently due to the heat. Although no detonation occurred in the test trials, it was concluded that under favourable conditions, many truck components, might produce fragments with enough energy to initiate heat-sensitized explosives. It was suggested that a fragment impact caused the detonation at Walden. 4 refs., 7 tabs., 8 figs. Vehicle test report: Battronic pickup truck Price, T. W.; Shain, T. W.; Freeman, R. J.; Pompa, M. F. An electric pickup truck was tested to characterize certain parameters and to provide baseline data that can be used for the comparison of improved batteries that may be incorporated into the vehicle at a later time. The vehicle tests were concentrated on the electrical drive subsystem; i.e., the batteries, controller, and motor. The tests included coastdowns to characterize the road load and range evaluations for both cyclic and constant speed conditions. A qualitative evaluation of the vehicle's performance was made by comparing its constant speed range performance with other vehicles. Vehicle to vehicle communications for trucks. The trucking industry is a critical component of American commerce. The American : Trucking Association estimates that over 80 percent of U.S. communities depend : exclusively on trucking for delivery of their goods and commodities Battery Dimensioning and Life Cycle Costs Analysis for a Heavy-Duty Truck Considering the Requirements of Long-Haul Transportation Mareev, Ivan; Becker, Jan Nicolas; Sauer, Dirk Uwe The use of heavy-duty battery electric trucks for long-haul transportation is challenging because of the required high energy amounts and thus the high capacity of traction batteries. Furthermore a high capacity battery implies high initial costs for the electric vehicle. This study investigates the required battery capacity for battery electric trucks considering the requirements of long-haul transportation in Germany and compares the life cycle costs of battery electric trucks and conventio... Analytical solution to energy management guaranteeing battery life for hybrid trucks Pham, H.T.; Kessels, J.T.B.A.; van den Bosch, P.P.J.; Huisman, R.G.M. This paper considers a parallel hybrid electric truck where the tractive force delivered to the wheels can be provided by a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) and/or a motor generator (MG). This hybrid truck is equipped with a clutch system that is capable of decoupling the ICE and the MG Mitigating Wind Induced Truck Crashes Dangerous weather and high wind in particular, is a common contributing factor in truck crashes. High wind speeds have been documented as a perennial cause of truck crashes in Kansas and other Great Plains states. The possibility of reducing such cra... Active Suspension of Truck Seat Masaaki Kawana Full Text Available The driverâ€™s seat of a heavy duty truck is usually mounted on a springâ€“damper assembly anchored to the cab floor. To improve riding comfort, this study investigated the effects of mounting a computer-controlled actuator in parallel with the traditional springâ€“damper assembly. A dynamic model of the seat is represented by a two degree-of-freedom system, including a cushion. In this paper, a control system is designed, using optimal control theory, which minimizes rms vertical acceleration at a point representing the driverâ€™s hip point. In this system, accelerations of the hip point, the seat frame and the cab floor are picked up and integrated to obtain the state variables to be fed back and fed forward to the actuator through a digital computer. The actuator is constructed with electric servo-motor and ball-screw mechanism. The experimental study was carried out on a shaker, which simulates the vibrations of the cab floor in actual service. Results were obtained for both a dummy and a real human body. The vibration test produced rms accelerations of the seat and the hip point of about 1.0 m/s2 without the actuator, while the rms accelerations were suppressed to about 0.5 m/s2 at a rms input voltage to the servo-motor of 1.0 V. Truck shovel users group Thomas, J. [Surface Mining Association for Research and Technology, AB (Canada) The Truck Shovel Users Group (TSUG) was developed as part of the Surface Mining Association for Research and Technology (SMART), an association of companies that meet to coordinate technology developments for the mining industry. The TSUG meet regularly to discuss equipment upgrades, maintenance planning systems, and repair techniques. The group strives to maximize the value of its assets through increased safety, equipment performance and productivity. This presentation provided administrative details about the TSUG including contact details and admission costs. It was concluded that members of the group must be employed by companies that use heavy mining equipment, and must also be willing to host meetings, make presentations, and support the common goals of the group. tabs., figs. Using 3D Multi-Body Simulation to Evaluate Future Truck Technologies Gunter, Dave; Bylsma, Wes; Letherwood, Mike; Dennis, Stacey; Argeropoulos, Kris; Teschendorf, Dan; Gorsich, Dave ... steering, and in-hub electric drive motors. Fully three-dimensional Future Truck models were created using a commercially available modeling and simulation methodology and limited validation studies were performed by comparing model... Implementation of exclusive truck facilities Fekpe, E. [Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States). Transportation Market Sector This paper discussed the issue of highway congestion, safety, and efficiency in freight movement on highways, with particular reference to the challenge of supporting increasing capacity demand from truck traffic. Innovative and practical solutions are needed to address the growing need for more efficient freight movement while maintaining acceptable levels of safety on highways. The concept of exclusive truck facilities (ETFs) is becoming an attractive option as a feasible strategy to help stabilize traffic flow, reduce congestion, improve safety, enhance transportation system management, improve access to freight facilities, and improve efficiency in freight movement along corridors of national importance. ETFs can either be truck only lanes or truckways. Passenger cars may not use ETFs. However, the use of ETFs could involve high costs of construction, maintenance, and acquisition of additional right of way. A cost-benefit analysis was performed for alternative ETF configurations under different traffic and site characteristics. A set of criteria was then proposed for identifying suitable locations for exclusive truck lanes. It was proposed that ETFs are economically feasible at locations with traffic volume of 100,000 vehicles per day or more and with a truck volume of at least 25 per cent of the traffic. In addition, the rate of truck-involved fatal crashes and level of service should be used to prioritize preliminary candidate locations that satisfy the traffic criteria. Consideration should also be given to the existence of freight terminals, ports, processing centers or regional distribution centres that are close to highways. 11 refs., 1 tab. French intensive truck garden Edwards, T D The French Intensive approach to truck gardening has the potential to provide substantially higher yields and lower per acre costs than do conventional farming techniques. It was the intent of this grant to show that there is the potential to accomplish the gains that the French Intensive method has to offer. It is obvious that locally grown food can greatly reduce transportation energy costs but when there is the consideration of higher efficiencies there will also be energy cost reductions due to lower fertilizer and pesticide useage. As with any farming technique, there is a substantial time interval for complete soil recovery after there have been made substantial soil modifications. There were major crop improvements even though there was such a short time since the soil had been greatly disturbed. It was also the intent of this grant to accomplish two other major objectives: first, the garden was managed under organic techniques which meant that there were no chemical fertilizers or synthetic pesticides to be used. Second, the garden was constructed so that a handicapped person in a wheelchair could manage and have a higher degree of self sufficiency with the garden. As an overall result, I would say that the garden has taken the first step of success and each year should become better. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Publications \| Transportation Research \| NREL Hybrid Electric Vehicle Publications Hybrid Electric Vehicle Publications The following technical papers, conference papers, and fact sheets provide information about NREL's hybrid electric fleet vehicle Class 8 Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks. Mike Lammert. (2011) FedEx Delivery Trucks In-Use and Vehicle Heavy Truck Engine Program Nelson, Christopher The Heavy Duty Truck Engine Program at Cummins embodied three significant development phases. All phases of work strove to demonstrate a high level of diesel engine efficiency in the face of increasingly stringent emission requirements. Concurrently, aftertreatment system development and refinement was pursued in support of these efficiency demonstrations. The program's first phase focused on the demonstration in-vehicle of a high level of heavy duty diesel engine efficiency (45% Brake Thermal Efficiency) at a typical cruise condition while achieving composite emissions results which met the 2004 U.S. EPA legislated standards. With a combination of engine combustion calibration tuning and the development and application of Urea-based SCR and particulate aftertreatment, these demonstrations were successfully performed by Q4 of 2002. The second phase of the program directed efforts towards an in-vehicle demonstration of an engine system capable of meeting 2007 U.S. EPA legislated emissions requirements while achieving 45% Brake Thermal Efficiency at cruise conditions. Through further combustion optimization, the refinement of Cummins Cooled EGR architecture, the application of a high pressure common rail fuel system and the incorporation of optimized engine parasitics, Cummins Inc. successfully demonstrated these deliverables in Q2 of 2004. The program's final phase set a stretch goal of demonstrating 50% Brake Thermal Efficiency from a heavy duty diesel engine system capable of meeting 2010 U.S. EPA legislated emissions requirements. Cummins chose to pursue this goal through further combustion development and refinement of the Cooled EGR system architecture and also applied a Rankine cycle Waste Heat Recovery technique to convert otherwise wasted thermal energy to useful power. The engine and heat recovery system was demonstrated to achieve 50% Brake Thermal Efficiency while operating at a torque peak condition in second quarter, 2006. The 50% efficient 78 FR 15714 - Welch Motel, Inc., Welch Oil, Inc., Boondocks USA Truck Stop, Bob Welch v. Midland Power... ..., Inc., Welch Oil, Inc., Boondocks USA Truck Stop, Bob Welch v. Midland Power Cooperative, Corn Belt..., Welch Motel, Inc., Welch Oil, Inc., Boondocks USA Truck Stop, and Bob Welch (collectively, Complainants... into a contract to consume all of the electric energy and capacity generated by [[Page 15715... Large truck and bus crash facts, 2010. This annual edition of Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts contains descriptive statistics about fatal, injury, and : property damage only crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2010. Selected crash statistics on passenger : vehicles are also presen... This annual edition of Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts contains descriptive statistics about fatal, injury, and property damage only crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2012. Selected crash statistics on passenger vehicles are also presented ... Naturalistic Study of Truck Following Behavior Volpe conducted the Naturalistic study of truck following behavior to gain a better understanding of how trucks follow other vehicles in the real world, with the ultimate goal of supporting the Federal Highway Administration in the development of aut... Commercial truck parking and other safety issues. Commercial truck parking is a safety issue, since trucks are involved in approximately 10% of all fatal accidents on interstates and : parkways in Kentucky. Drivers experience schedule demands and long hours on the road, yet they cannot easily determ... Norcal Prototype LNG Truck Fleet: Final Results U.S. DOE and National Renewable Energy Laboratory evaluated Norcal Waste Systems liquefied natural gas (LNG) waste transfer trucks. Trucks had prototype Cummins Westport ISXG engines. Report gives final evaluation results. Papers on vehicle size : cars and trucks The four papers in this volume describe analyses of car size : trends and truck occupant injuries and fatalities. All four were : written between June 1985 and December 1987. The topics : addressed include where heavy truck accidents occur, injury an... Trucks involved in fatal accidents factbook 2008. This document presents aggregate statistics on trucks involved in traffic accidents in 2008. The : statistics are derived from the Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents (TIFA) file, compiled by the : University of Michigan Transportation Research Instit... CETA truck and EVA restraint system Beals, David C.; Merson, Wayne R. The Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) experiment is an extravehicular activity (EVA) Space Transportation System (STS) based flight experiment which will explore various modes of transporting astronauts and light equipment for Space Station Freedom (SSF). The basic elements of CETA are: (1) two 25 foot long sections of monorail, which will be EVA assembled in the STS cargo bay to become a single 50 ft. rail called the track; (2) a wheeled baseplate called the truck which rolls along the track and can accept three cart concepts; and (3) the three carts which are designated manual, electric, and mechanical. The three carts serve as the astronaut restraint and locomotive interfaces with the track. The manual cart is powered by the astronaut grasping the track's handrail and pulling himself along. The electric cart is operated by an astronaut turning a generator which powers the electric motor and drives the cart. The mechanical cart is driven by a Bendix type transmission and is similar in concept to a man-propelled railroad cart. During launch and landing, the truck is attached to the deployable track by means of EVA removable restraint bolts and held in position by a system of retractable shims. These shims are positioned on the exterior of the rail for launch and landing and rotate out of the way for the duration of the experiment. The shims are held in position by strips of Velcro nap, which rub against the sides of the shim and exert a tailored force. The amount of force required to rotate the shims was a major EVA concern, along with operational repeatability and extreme temperature effects. The restraint system was tested in a thermal-vac and vibration environment and was shown to meet all of the initial design requirements. Using design inputs from the astronauts who will perform the EVA, CETA evolved through an iterative design process and represented a cooperative effort. Aerodynamics Research Revolutionizes Truck Design During the 1970s and 1980s, researchers at Dryden Flight Research Center conducted numerous tests to refine the shape of trucks to reduce aerodynamic drag and improved efficiency. During the 1980s and 1990s, a team based at Langley Research Center explored controlling drag and the flow of air around a moving body. Aeroserve Technologies Ltd., of Ottawa, Canada, with its subsidiary, Airtab LLC, in Loveland, Colorado, applied the research from Dryden and Langley to the development of the Airtab vortex generator. Airtabs create two counter-rotating vortices to reduce wind resistance and aerodynamic drag of trucks, trailers, recreational vehicles, and many other vehicles. Fuel Cell Hydroge Manifold for Lift Trucks Hosseinzadeh, Elham . Battery driven lift trucks are being used more and more in different companies to reduce their emissions. However, battery driven lift trucks need long time to recharge and may be out of work for a long time. Fuel cell driven lift trucks diminish this problem and are therefore getting more attention... Weather delay costs to trucking. Estimates of the nations freight sector of transportation range to upwards of $600 billion of total gross domestic product with 70 percent of total value and 60 percent of total weight moving by truck. Weather-related delays can add significantly ... A tough truck for ATLAS One of the mobile support structures that will be used to manoeuvre and assemble components of the ATLAS detector in its cavern was put through its paces at the end of July and passed its load tests with flying colours. The tests, which involved the surveyors taking measurements to detect any load-induced mechanical deformations, were carried out in Building 191. "The "truck" has been subjected to static tests with loads of up to 1250 tonnes and can carry and transport on air cushions a nominal load of up to 1000 tonnes at a top speed of 30 cm per minute," explains project leader Tommi Nyman. "It took two weeks to assemble the truck's components, the last of which arrived at CERN on 24 June. It then took a further 20 days to load the truck up for the test." The 8.5 metre-high truck will be used for final assembly of some of the ATLAS components, including the calorimeters, in cavern UX15. This powerful device is the result of a collaboration between CERN and the Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear ... Computations for Truck Sliding with TRUCK 3.1 Code 16 REFERENCES 1. L u. \\Villiam N.. Hobbs. Norman P. and Atkinson, Michael. TRUCK 3.1-An Improrcd Digital (’oiputtr Program for Calculating the Response...for Operations and Plans ATIN: Technical Libary Director of Chemical & Nuear Operations Dpartnt of the AIW Waskbington, DC 20310 1 Cocaeder US Ay...Lawrenoe Livermore Lab. ATIN: Code 2124, Tedhnical ATTN: Tech Info Dept L-3 Reports Libary P.O. Be 808 Monterey, CA 93940 Livermore, CA 94550 AFSC Powershift transmission for dump trucks; Neues Lastschaltgetriebe fuer Dump Trucks Rebholz, Wolfgang; Geis, Joerg; Riedhammer, Michael [ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (Germany) Articulated dumpers (also called dump trucks) are used in many locations where large quantities of earth, spoil, gravel or other materials have to be moved on construction sites or in quarries. ZF has developed a new transmission with eight forward and four reverse gears up to production standard specifically for use in these vehicles. The integrated primary retarder is continuously controllable and provides maximum braking torque of up to 1800 Nm. (orig.) Truck transportation of radioactive materials Madsen, M.M.; Wilmot, E.L. Analytical models in RADTRAN II are used to calculate risks to population subgroups such as people along transport routes, people at stops, and crewman. The stops model, which calculates the dose to persons adjacent to the transport vehicle while it is stopped, frequently provides the largest contribution to incident-free radiological impacts. Components such as distances from the vehicle containing radioactive material to nearby people at stops, stop duration, and number of crew members are required for the stops model as well as other incident-free models. To provide supporting data for RADTRAN II based on operational experience, selected truck shipments of radioactive material were observed from origin to destination. Other important aspects of this program were to correlate package size to effective shipment transport index (TI) using radiological surveys and to characterize population distributions and proximities of people to the shipment at a generic truck stop Ivan Mareev Full Text Available The use of heavy-duty battery electric trucks for long-haul transportation is challenging because of the required high energy amounts and thus the high capacity of traction batteries. Furthermore a high capacity battery implies high initial costs for the electric vehicle. This study investigates the required battery capacity for battery electric trucks considering the requirements of long-haul transportation in Germany and compares the life cycle costs of battery electric trucks and conventional diesel trucks in different transportation scenarios. The average consumption is simulated for different battery electric truck configurations on the main German highways and transportation scenarios incorporating battery charging during driver rest periods. The results show that in average case the required battery would restrict the payload to only 80% of a usual diesel truck payload that might be acceptable considering the statistical payload use. The life cycle costs in the examined scenarios also considering the charging infrastructure show that battery electric trucks can already perform on the same costs level as diesel trucks in certain scenarios. Integrated online energy and battery life management for hybrid long haulage truck Pham, H.T.; Kessels, J.T.B.A.; Bosch, van den P.P.J.; Huisman, R.G.M. Battery lifetime management plays an important role for successful commercializing hybrid electric vehicles. This paper aims at integrating the battery lifetime management into the energy management system of a heavy-duty hybrid electric truck. The developed strategy called Integrated Energy Solar hydrogen for urban trucks Provenzano, J.: Scott, P.B.; Zweig, R. [Clean Air Now, Northridge, CA (United States) The Clean Air Now (CAN) Solar Hydrogen Project, located at Xerox Corp., El Segundo, California, includes solar photovoltaic powered hydrogen generation, compression, storage and end use. Three modified Ford Ranger trucks use the hydrogen fuel. The stand-alone electrolyzer and hydrogen dispensing system are solely powered by a photovoltaic array. A variable frequency DC-AC converter steps up the voltage to drive the 15 horsepower compressor motor. On site storage is available for up to 14,000 standard cubic feet (SCF) of solar hydrogen, and up to 80,000 SCF of commercial hydrogen. The project is 3 miles from Los Angeles International airport. The engine conversions are bored to 2.9 liter displacement and are supercharged. Performance is similar to that of the Ranger gasoline powered truck. Fuel is stored in carbon composite tanks (just behind the driver`s cab) at pressures up to 3600 psi. Truck range is 144 miles, given 3600 psi of hydrogen. The engine operates in lean burn mode, with nil CO and HC emissions. NO{sub x} emissions vary with load and rpm in the range from 10 to 100 ppm, yielding total emissions at a small fraction of the ULEV standard. Two trucks have been converted for the Xerox fleet, and one for the City of West Hollywood. A public outreach program, done in conjunction with the local public schools and the Department of Energy, introduces the local public to the advantages of hydrogen fuel technologies. The Clean Air Now program demonstrates that hydrogen powered fleet development is an appropriate, safe, and effective strategy for improvement of urban air quality, energy security and avoidance of global warming impact. Continued technology development and cost reduction promises to make such implementation market competitive. Sexual behavior among truck drivers. Singh, Rajiv Kumar; Joshi, Hari Shankar A cross-sectional study was conducted on Lucknow highway in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh to study the knowledge of truck drivers about HIV transmission and prevention and to study the sexual behaviour of these drivers with reference to HIV/AIDS. Age, marital status, education, income, drinking alcohol, length of stay away from home, knowledge about transmission and prevention of HIV, and HIV-prone behavior of truck drivers were studied. Chi-square, mean, and SD were calculated. In all, 289 (97.6%) drivers had heard about HIV/AIDS. Only 242 (81.8%) were aware of HIV transmission by heterosexual route. Misconceptions such as HIV transmission by mosquito bites, living in same room, shaking hands, and sharing food were found. Out of 174 (58.8%) who visited Commercial Sex Workers (CSW), 146 (83.9%) used a condom. 38 (12.8%) visited more than 5 CSW in the last 3 months. Time away from home on the road, marital status, alcohol use, and income class were associated with visiting CSW. High-risk behavior was established in the study population. Safe sex and use of condoms need to be promoted among the truck drivers and better condom availability needs to be assured on highways. Determinants of fuel consumption in mining trucks Dindarloo, Saeid R.; Siami-Irdemoosa, Elnaz Analysis of fuel consumption in a large surface mine, during more than 5000 cycles of material transportation, revealed considerable variability in the data. Truck fuel estimation based on the mining truck manufacturers' manuals/estimates is not capable of capturing this variability in the fuel consumption data. Partial least squares regression and autoregressive integrated moving average methods were employed to examine the effect of cyclic activities on fuel consumption, and to recommend relevant remedies for consumption reduction. Proper modifications of the operation can result in improved cycle times. Consequently, minimizing some cyclic activities would enhance energy efficiency. The truck â€œempty idle timeâ€� was a major contributor to unnecessary fuel consumption. Since the truck queues at shovels are a major component of the â€œempty idle timeâ€�, decisions should be reviewed to reduce the truck queues at loading points. Improved dispatching strategies, optimal muck pile shape and size distribution, and improved shovel/loader operator skills are effective preventive measures to minimize truck flow bottlenecks at loading points, and thus to improve energy efficiency at mines. - Highlights: â€¢ A large fleet of mining trucks consumes considerable amounts of energy. â€¢ Current energy models do not consider the effect of site-specific mining conditions. â€¢ A new methodology based on material handling cyclic activities is proposed. â€¢ Fuel consumption rates in different truck operating modes are determined. â€¢ The new model is compared with the truck manufacturer's energy consumption guideline. Benefit of energy absorption by the truck in a frontal car-to-truck collision Coo, P.J.A. de; Adalian, C. EEVC Working Group 14 is investigating the effect of fixing energy absorbing front underrun protection systems (eaFUPS) to trucks instead of rigid devices in order to reduce the injury severity to car occupants in car-to-truck frontal collisions. Three car-to-truck crash tests with cars from A comparison of pipeline versus truck transport of bio-oil. Pootakham, Thanyakarn; Kumar, Amit Biomass-based energy and fuels are receiving attention because they are considered carbon neutral; i.e. the amount of CO(2) released during combustion of this biomass is nearly the same as that taken up by the plants during their growth. Bio-oil is a dark viscous liquid consisting of hydrocarbons. These are produced by fast pyrolysis of biomass. "As-is" biomass material has a low energy density (MJ m(-3)), hence, the cost of transporting this energy is high. Bio-oil has a high energy density as compared to "as-is" biomass material, consequently it helps in reducing the cost of energy transport. This study compares the life cycle assessment of transportation of bio-oil by pipeline with that by truck. The scope of the work includes the transportation of bio-oil by truck or pipeline from a centralized plant (supplied with forest biomass) to an end-user. Two cases are studied for pipeline transport of bio-oil: the first case considers a coal-based electricity supply for pumping the bio-oil through a pipeline; the second case considers an electricity supply from a renewable resource. The two cases of pipeline transport are compared to two cases of truck transport (truck trailer and super B-train truck). The life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the pipeline transport of bio-oil for the two cases of electricity supply are 345 and 17 g of CO(2) m(-3) km(-1), respectively. Similar values for transport by trailer (capacity - 30 m(3)) and super B-train truck (capacity - 60 m(3)) are 89 and 60 g of CO(2) m(-3) km(-1), respectively. Energy input for bio-oil transport is 3.95 MJ m(-3) km(-1) by pipeline, 2.59 MJ m(-3) km(-1) by truck and 1.66 MJ m(-3) km(-1) by super B-train truck. The results show that GHG emissions in pipeline transport are largely dependent on the source of electricity (higher for coal-based electricity). Substituting 250 m(3) day(-1) of pipeline-transported bio-oil for coal-based electricity can mitigate about 5.1 million tonnes of CO(2) per year Developing a GPS-based truck freight performance measure platform. Although trucks move the largest volume and value of goods in urban areas, relatively little is known about their travel : patterns and how the roadway network performs for trucks. Global positioning systems (GPS) used by trucking : companies to mana... Trucks involved in fatal accidents codebook 2008. This report provides documentation for UMTRIs file of Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents : (TIFA), 2008, including distributions of the code values for each variable in the file. The 2008 : TIFA file is a census of all medium and heavy trucks invo... Truck drivers as stakeholders in cooperative driving de Bruijn, F.; Terken, J.M.B.; Aarts, E.; de Ruyter, B.; Markopoulos, P.; van Loenen, E.; Wichert, R.; Schouten, B.; Terken, J.M.B.; van Kranenburg, R.; Den Ouden, E.; O'Hare, G. Cooperative driving for trucks has been claimed to bring substantial benefits for society and fleet owners because of better throughput and reduced fuel consumption, but benefits for truck drivers are questionable. While most work on cooperative driving focuses on the technology, the current paper Heavy truck rollover characterization (phase B). The Heavy Truck Rollover Characterization Study - Phase-B builds on the results of prior phases of research. Phases 1 and 2 (Funded by Federal Highway Administration) involved heavy truck rollover characterization for a tractor and box-trailer; and P... Trusted Truck(R) II (phase A). The Trusted Truck Program was initiated in 2003 as a joint effort by NTRCI, Volvo and UT. The vision of the Trusted Truck program is to develop a secure and "trusted" transport solution from pickup to delivery. The program's objective is to incre... Fuel Cell Powered Lift Truck Moulden, Steve [Sysco Food Service, Houston, TX (United States) This project, entitled â€œRecovery Act: Fuel Cell-Powered Lift Truck Sysco (Houston) Fleet Deploymentâ€�, was in response to DOE funding opportunity announcement DE-PS36-08GO98009, Topic 7B, which promotes the deployment of fuel cell powered material handling equipment in large, multi-shift distribution centers. This project promoted large-volume commercialdeployments and helped to create a market pull for material handling equipment (MHE) powered fuel cell systems. Specific outcomes and benefits involved the proliferation of fuel cell systems in 5-to 20-kW lift trucks at a high-profile, real-world site that demonstrated the benefits of fuel cell technology and served as a focal point for other nascent customers. The project allowed for the creation of expertise in providing service and support for MHE fuel cell powered systems, growth of existing product manufacturing expertise, and promoted existing fuel cell system and component companies. The project also stimulated other MHE fleet conversions helping to speed the adoption of fuel cell systems and hydrogen fueling technology. This document also contains the lessons learned during the project in order to communicate the successes and difficulties experienced, which could potentially assist others planning similar projects. Plug-In Hybrid Urban Delivery Truck Technology Demonstration Miyasato, Matt [South Coast Air Quality Management District Building Corporation, Diamond Bar, CA (United States); Impllitti, Joseph [South Coast Air Quality Management District Building Corporation, Diamond Bar, CA (United States); Pascal, Amar [South Coast Air Quality Management District Building Corporation, Diamond Bar, CA (United States) technologies included in the demonstrator is presented in this report. The project was completed in July 2015 with a final demonstration of the concept vehicle on a simulated drayage route around Volvoâ€™s North American headquarters in Greensboro, NC. The route included all traffic conditions typical of drayage operation in Southern California as well as geofences defined to showcase the zero emission capabilities of the truck. The demonstrator successfully completed four consecutive trips with a gross combined vehicle weight of 44,000 lb., covering approximately 2 miles out of a total distance of 9 miles per trip in the Zero Emission (ZE) geofence. This vehicle is expected to use approximately 30% less fuel than a typical drayage truck in daily operation, and it is designed to allow full electric operation whenever operating in a marine terminal in the ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach. A paper study on the feasibility of expanding the capabilities of the plug-in hybrid concept developed as part of this project was also delivered as an addendum to the regular progress reports. Optimization of shovel-truck system for surface mining Ercelebi, S.G.; Bascetin, A. [Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul (Turkey). Mining Engineering Department In surface mining operations, truck haulage is the largest item in the operating costs, constituting 50 to 60% of the total. In order to reduce this cost, it is necessary to allocate and dispatch the trucks efficiently. This paper describes shovel and truck operation models and optimization approaches for the allocation and dispatching of trucks under various operating conditions. Closed queuing network theory is employed for the allocation of trucks and linear programming for the purpose of truck dispatching to shovels. A case study was applied for the Orhaneli open Pit Coal Mine in Turkey. This approach would provide the capability of estimating system performance measures (mine throughput, mean number of trucks, mean waiting time, etc.) for planning purposes when the truck fleet is composed of identical trucks. A computational study is presented to show how choosing the optimum number of trucks and optimum dispatching policy affect the cost of moving material in a truck-shovel system. Electrical Safety for Non-Electricians ... handled cement finishing floats â€¢ Metal ladders â€¢ Raised dump truck beds â€¢ Scaffolding But electrical hazards are also at ... must be grounded. Your employer must check all electric systems, including wiring and switches, to be sure ... Toy Trucks in Video Analysis Buur, Jacob; Nakamura, Nanami; Larsen, Rainer Rye discovered that using scale-models like toy trucks has a strongly encouraging effect on developers/designers to collaboratively make sense of field videos. In our analysis of such scale-model sessions, we found some quite fundamental patterns of how participants utilise objects; the participants build shared......Video fieldstudies of people who could be potential users is widespread in design projects. How to analyse such video is, however, often challenging, as it is time consuming and requires a trained eye to unlock experiential knowledge in peopleâ€™s practices. In our work with industrialists, we have...... narratives by moving the objects around, they name them to handle the complexity, they experience what happens in the video through their hands, and they use the video together with objects to create alternative narratives, and thus alternative solutions to the problems they observe. In this paper we claim... 19 CFR 123.41 - Truck shipments transiting Canada. ... 19 Customs Duties 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Truck shipments transiting Canada. 123.41 Section... OF THE TREASURY CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH CANADA AND MEXICO United States and Canada In-Transit Truck Procedures Â§ 123.41 Truck shipments transiting Canada. (a) Manifest required. Trucks with merchandise... Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) Data.gov (United States) Department of Transportation â€” The Large Truck* Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) is based on a three-year data collection project conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)... Acceptance test procedure for core sample trucks Smalley, J.L. The purpose of this Acceptance Test Procedure is to provide instruction and documentation for acceptance testing of the rotary mode core sample trucks, HO-68K-4600 and HO-68K-4647. The rotary mode core sample trucks were based upon the design of the second core sample truck (HO-68K-4345) which was constructed to implement rotary mode sampling of the waste tanks at Hanford. Acceptance testing of the rotary mode core sample trucks will verify that the design requirements have been met. All testing will be non-radioactive and stand-in materials shall be used to simulate waste tank conditions. Compressed air will be substituted for nitrogen during the majority of testing, with nitrogen being used only for flow characterization Truck side guard specifications : recommended standard This document is intended to be used by (1) public or private medium/heavy-duty truck fleets considering adding side guards; (2) jurisdictions or customers that require side guards through policy or procurement; (3) manufacturers of side guards; and ... Slow speed object detection for haul trucks Caterpillar integrates radar technology with its current camera based system. Caterpillar has developed the Integrated Object Detection System, a slow speed object detection system for mining haul trucks. Object detection is a system that aids the truck operator's awareness of their surroundings. The system consists of a color touch screen display along with medium- and short-range radar as well as cameras, harnesses and mounting hardware. It is integrated into the truck's Work Area Vision System (WAVS). After field testing in 2007, system commercialization began in 2008. Prototype systems are in operation in Australia, Utah and Arizona and the Integrated Object Detection System will be available in the fourth quarter of 2009 and on production trucks 785C, 789C, 793D and 797B. The article is adapted from a presentation by Mark Richards of Caterpillar to the Haulage & Loading 2009 conference, May, held in Phoenix, AZ. 1 fig., 5 photos. Opportunities to Investigate the Steering System for Improvement of Truck Driving Properties under Critical Road Conditions Gidlewski, MirosÅ‚aw Application of an electric steering system in a truck gives new opportunities to obtain desirable and safe motion path under critical road conditions. Analysis of the opportunity to take advantage of the steering system for improvement of truck driving properties will be carried out on the basis of the results of model tests. The paper describes model of the vehicle applied in simulation tests and methodology as well as anticipated results. The scheduled tests will be carried out within the framework of an research project No. NN509 568439 headed by the author. Basford, Leslie Electricity Made Simple covers the fundamental principles underlying every aspect of electricity. The book discusses current; resistance including its measurement, Kirchhoff's laws, and resistors; electroheat, electromagnetics and electrochemistry; and the motor and generator effects of electromagnetic forces. The text also describes alternating current, circuits and inductors, alternating current circuits, and a.c. generators and motors. Other methods of generating electromagnetic forces are also considered. The book is useful for electrical engineering students. Diesel Engine Light Truck Application The Diesel Engine Light Truck Application (DELTA) program consists of two major contracts with the Department of Energy (DOE). The first one under DE-FC05-97-OR22606, starting from 1997, was completed in 2001, and consequently, a final report was submitted to DOE in 2003. The second part of the contract was under DE-FC05-02OR22909, covering the program progress from 2002 to 2007. This report is the final report of the second part of the program under contract DE-FC05-02OR22909. During the course of this contract, the program work scope and objectives were significantly changed. From 2002 to 2004, the DELTA program continued working on light-duty engine development with the 4.0L V6 DELTA engine, following the accomplishments made from the first part of the program under DE-FC05-97-OR22606. The program work scope in 2005-2007 was changed to the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) soot layer characterization and substrate material assessment. This final report will cover two major technical tasks. (1) Continuation of the DELTA engine development to demonstrate production-viable diesel engine technologies and to demonstrate emissions compliance with significant fuel economy advantages, covering progress made from 2002 to 2004. (2) DPF soot layer characterization and substrate material assessment from 2005-2007. Gas fuelled heavy-duty trucks for municipal services Forsberg, A. (City of Helsinki Construction Services (Finland)); Hietanen, L. (Lassila and Tikanoja, Jyvaeskylae (Finland)); Nylund, N.-O. (TEC TransEnergy Consulting, Espoo (Finland)) Helsinki City Public Works Department (HKR) and the environmental management company Lassila and Tikanoja joined forces to demonstrate the suitability of heavy-duty gas fuelled trucks for municipal services. HKR acquired two and Lassila and Tikanoja five Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks. HKR's trucks are equipped with interchangeable platforms, Lassila an Tikanoja's trucks with refuse collection equipment. The trucks are subjected to a two-year follow-up study to establish reliability, operational costs and exhaust emissions. Diesel trucks representing up-to-date technology are used as reference. If the gas fuelled trucks perform well, this can lead to increased numbers of natural gas trucks in municipal services, and in the long run to the introduction of biogas fuelled trucks. (orig.) Business plan for Gourmet Food Truck in Helsinki Mulmi, Mukesh This thesis work is about food truck and food truck industry in Finland. In Finland, Culinary scenes are booming and growing but, the food truck concept is new to Finland. Food truck industry is very young and currently, there is a hype for food truck and people are admiring new cuisines. Author himself is working as a cook. And he is passionate about food and restaurant industry. The main purpose of the thesis was to explore more about food truck industry in Finland and create the busine... Impact of left lane truck restriction strategies on multilane highways in Louisiana : a literature review. Truck lane restriction strategies (TLRS) are a means of managing truck traffic on highways by prohibiting trucks from using certain lanes to minimize interaction between trucks and other vehicles. The purpose of this study is to review the literature... The open-pit truck dispatching method based on the completion of production target and the truck flow saturation Xing, J.; Sun, X. [Northeastern University, Shenyang (China) To address current problems in the 'modular dispatch' dynamic programming system widely used in open-pit truck real-time dispatching, two concepts for meeting production targets and truck flow saturation were proposed. Using truck flow programming and taking into account stochastic factors and transportation distance, truck real-time dispatching was optimised. The method is applicable to both shovel-truck match and mismatching and also to empty and heavy truck dispatching. In an open-pit mine the production efficiency could be increased by between 8% and 18%. 6 refs. Development of Auto-Stacking Warehouse Truck Kuo-Hsien Hsia Full Text Available Warehouse automation is a very important issue for the promotion of traditional industries. For the production of larger and stackable products, it is usually necessary to operate a fork-lifter for the stacking and storage of the products by a skilled person. The general autonomous warehouse-truck does not have the ability of stacking objects. In this paper, we develop a prototype of auto-stacking warehouse-truck that can work without direct operation by a skill person. With command made by an RFID card, the stacker truck can take the packaged product to the warehouse on the prior-planned route and store it in a stacking way in the designated storage area, or deliver the product to the shipping area or into the container from the storage area. It can significantly reduce the manpower requirements of the skilled-person of forklift technician and improve the safety of the warehousing area. Large truck and bus crash facts, 2008.Â Feasibility of landfill gas as a liquefied natural gas fuel source for refuse trucks. Zietsman, Josias; Bari, Muhammad Ehsanul; Rand, Aaron J; Gokhale, Bhushan; Lord, Dominique; Kumar, Sunil The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology to evaluate the feasibility of using landfill gas (LFG) as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel source for heavy-duty refuse trucks operating on landfills. Using LFG as a vehicle fuel can make the landfills more self-sustaining, reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, and reduce emissions and greenhouse gases. Acrion Technologies Inc. in association with Mack Trucks Inc. developed a technology to generate LNG from LFG using the CO2 WASH process. A successful application of this process was performed at the Eco Complex in Burlington County, PA. During this application two LNG refuse trucks were operated for 600 hr each using LNG produced from gases from the landfill. The methodology developed in this paper can evaluate the feasibility of three LFG options: doing nothing, electricity generation, and producing LNG to fuel refuse trucks. The methodology involved the modeling of several components: LFG generation, energy recovery processes, fleet operations, economic feasibility, and decision-making. The economic feasibility considers factors such as capital, maintenance, operational, and fuel costs, emissions and tax benefits, and the sale of products such as surplus LNG and food-grade carbon dioxide (CO2). Texas was used as a case study. The 96 landfills in Texas were prioritized and 17 landfills were identified that showed potential for converting LFG to LNG for use as a refuse truck fuel. The methodology was applied to a pilot landfill in El Paso, TX. The analysis showed that converting LFG to LNG to fuel refuse trucks proved to be the most feasible option and that the methodology can be applied for any landfill that considers this option. Clean Diesel Engine Component Improvement Program Diesel Truck Thermoelectric Generator Elsner, N. B. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States); Bass, J. C. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States); Ghamaty, S. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States); Krommenhoek, D. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States); Kushch, A. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States); Snowden, D. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States); Marchetti, S. [Hi-Z Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States) Hi-Z Technology, Inc. (Hi-Z) is currently developing four different auxiliary generator designs that are used to convert a portion (5 to 20%) of the waste heat from vehicle engines exhaust directly to electricity. The four designs range from 200 Watts to 10 kW. The furthest along is the 1 kW Diesel Truck Thermoelectric Generator (DTTEG) for heavy duty Class 8 Diesel trucks, which, under this program, has been subjected to 543,000 equivalent miles of bouncing and jarring on PACCAR's test track. Test experience on an earlier version of the DTTEG on the same track showed the need for design modifications incorporated in DTTEG Mod 2, such as a heavy duty shock mounting system and reinforcement of the electrical leads mounting system, the thermocouple mounting system and the thermoelectric module restraints. The conclusion of the 543,000 mile test also pointed the way for an upgrading to heavy duty hose or flex connections for the internal coolant connections for the TEG, and consideration of a separate lower temperature cooling loop with its own radiator. Fuel savings of up to $750 per year and a three to five year payback are believed to be possible with the 5 % efficiency modules. The economics are expected to improve considerably to approach a two year payback when the 5 kW to 10 kW generators make it to the market in a few years with a higher efficiency (20%) thermoelectric module system called Quantum Wells, which are currently under development by Hi-Z. Ultimately, as automation takes over to reduce material and labor costs in the high volume production of QW modules, a one year payback for the 5 kW to10 kW generator appears possible. This was one of the stated goals at the beginning of the project. At some future point in time, with the DTTEG becoming standard equipment on all trucks and automobiles, fuel savings from the 25% conversion of exhaust heat to useable electricity nationwide equates to a 10% reduction in the 12 to 15 million barrels per day of Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Truck Transports Capitol Christmas Tree Biodiesel Truck Transports Capitol Christmas Tree to someone by E-mail Share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Truck Transports Capitol Christmas Tree on Facebook Tweet about Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Truck Transports Capitol Christmas Tree on Twitter Bookmark Alternative Case Study: Natural Gas Regional Transport Trucks Laughlin, M.; Burnham, A. Learn about Ryder System, Inc.'s experience in deploying nearly 200 CNG and LNG heavy-duty trucks and construction and operation of L/CNG stations using ARRA funds. Using natural gas in its fleet, Ryder mitigated the effects of volatile fuel pricing and reduced lifecycle GHGs by 20% and petroleum by 99%. Light Duty Truck Characteristics, Historical Data Base The report is a collection of data concerning physical, operating, performance, and market characteristics of light duty trucks for the model years 1972 and 1975 thru 1977. The data is stored on tape in DOT/TSC DEC System 10 computer system. Informat... Light Truck Characteristics, Historical Data Base The report is a description of the data about the physical, operating performance, and market characteristics of light trucks for the model years 1955 through 1977, which is stored on tape in DOT/TSC DEC System 10 computer system. Vehicles are report... INTRALOG, intelligent autonomous truck applications in Logistics MSc Berry Gerrits; Dr. Frans Tillema; MMC A.F. Spruijt; MSc Leo Buning INTRALOG is a project, to better use of materials, there by leading to improvements for People (better safety, lower physical work load), Planet (lower emissions and energy/ fuel con started September 2015, in which Automated Guided Truck Applications will be developed. Automated systems typically Tombs, F. The subject is discussed, with particular reference to the electricity industry in the United Kingdom, under the headings; importance and scope of the industry's work; future fuel supplies (estimated indigenous fossil fuels reserves); outlook for UK energy supplies; problems of future generating capacity and fuel mix (energy policy; construction programme; economics and pricing; contribution of nuclear power - thermal and fast reactors; problems of conversion of oil-burning to coal-burning plant). (U.K.) Impact of Paint Color on Rest Period Climate Control Loads in Long-Haul Trucks: Preprint Lustbader, J.; Kreutzer, C.; Jeffers, M.; Adelman, S.; Yeakel, S.; Brontz, P.; Olson, K.; Ohlinger, J. Cab climate conditioning is one of the primary reasons for operating the main engine in a long-haul truck during driver rest periods. In the United States, sleeper cab trucks use approximately 667 million gallons of fuel annually for rest period idling. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) CoolCab Project works closely with industry to design efficient thermal management systems for long-haul trucks that minimize engine idling and fuel use while maintaining occupant comfort. Heat transfer to the vehicle interior from opaque exterior surfaces is one of the major heat pathways that contribute to air conditioning loads during long-haul truck daytime rest period idling. To quantify the impact of paint color and the opportunity for advanced paints, NREL collaborated with Volvo Group North America, PPG Industries, and Dometic Environmental Corporation. Initial screening simulations using CoolCalc, NREL's rapid HVAC load estimation tool, showed promising air-conditioning load reductions due to paint color selection. Tests conducted at NREL's Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility using long-haul truck cab sections, 'test bucks,' showed a 31.1% of maximum possible reduction in rise over ambient temperature and a 20.8% reduction in daily electric air conditioning energy use by switching from black to white paint. Additionally, changing from blue to an advanced color-matched solar reflective blue paint resulted in a 7.3% reduction in daily electric air conditioning energy use for weather conditions tested in Colorado. National-level modeling results using weather data from major U.S. cities indicated that the increase in heating loads due to lighter paint colors is much smaller than the reduction in cooling loads. Analysis of Technology Options to Reduce the Fuel Consumption of Idling Trucks; FINAL Stodolsky, F.; Gaines, L.; Vyas, A. Long-haul trucks idling overnight consume more than 838 million gallons (20 million barrels) of fuel annually. Idling also emits pollutants. Truck drivers idle their engines primarily to (1) heat or cool the cab and/or sleeper, (2) keep the fuel warm in winter, and (3) keep the engine warm in the winter so that the engine is easier to start. Alternatives to overnight idling could save much of this fuel, reduce emissions, and cut operating costs. Several fuel-efficient alternatives to idling are available to provide heating and cooling: (1) direct-fired heater for cab/sleeper heating, with or without storage cooling; (2) auxiliary power units; and (3) truck stop electrification. Many of these technologies have drawbacks that limit market acceptance. Options that supply electricity are economically viable for trucks that are idled for 1,000-3,000 or more hours a year, while heater units could be used across the board. Payback times for fleets, which would receive quantity discounts on the prices, would be somewhat shorter The Problem of Multiple Criteria Selection of the Surface Mining Haul Trucks Bodziony, PrzemysÅ‚aw; Kasztelewicz, Zbigniew; Sawicki, Piotr Vehicle transport is a dominant type of technological processes in rock mines, and its profit ability is strictly dependent on overall cost of its exploitation, especially on diesel oil consumption. Thus, a rational design of transportation system based on haul trucks should result from thorough analysis of technical and economic issues, including both cost of purchase and its further exploitation, having a crucial impact on the cost of minerals extraction. Moreover, off-highway trucks should be selected with respect to all specific exploitation conditions and even the user's preferences and experience. In this paper a development of universal family of evaluation criteria as well as application of evaluation method for haul truck selection process for a specific exploitation conditions in surface mining have been carried out. The methodology presented in the paper is based on the principles of multiple criteria decision aiding (MCDA) using one of the ranking method, i.e. ELECTRE III. The applied methodology has been allowed for ranking of alternative solution (variants), on the considered set of haul trucks. The result of the research is a universal methodology, and it consequently may be applied in other surface mines with similar exploitation parametres. Dump truck-related deaths in construction, 1992-2007. McCann, Michael; Cheng, Mei-Tai Dump trucks are universally used in construction and other industries to haul materials to the location and to remove waste materials. The source for dump truck-related fatality data was the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Research File. From 1992 to 2007, 829 construction workers were killed in dump truck-related incidents nationwide. Of those, 336 were dump truck operators with 215 deaths occurring in street and highway incidents. Another 343 deaths involved workers on foot, three-quarters struck by dump trucks. Sixty-four of the construction workers killed were maintaining dump trucks, 22 when caught between the truck frame and a falling dump truck bed. Of the 86 other deaths, 55 involved streets and highways. Recommendations include: (i) improving the reporting of seat belt usage in fatality reports; (ii) requiring use of seat belts; (iii) requiring the use of backup alarms, spotters, or other methods to alert dump truck operators to workers in their blind spots; (iv) prohibiting direct dumping at river banks and embankments; (v) using cameras or radar to enforce stopping at railway crossings; and (xi) enforcing worker safety practices (e.g., lockout/tagout procedures on elevated dump truck beds). Copyright Â© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Prospects of development of land driverless trucks Bakhmutov, S.; Saykin, A.; Endachev, D.; Evgrafov, V.; Shagurin, A.; Kulikov, I.; Fedoseev, K. The paper is dedicated to the problem of creation and efficient use of driverless trucks. It also contains general analysis of foreign experience and development trends. The concept of FSUE â€œNAMIâ€� for development of a platoon of driverless trucks for cargo transportation between specialized terminals on public roads is provided. A road train with virtual couplings where the lead vehicle has a driver and the rest are driverless is proposed as a base for the driverless platoon. The platoon is formed by such road trains, which ensures extended functional features, including the possibility to form platoons of road trains from different logistics centers and with different destinations, quick reforming of the platoon in the logistics centers, possibility to split the platoon when driving on public roads, higher precision of control over the platoon during driving, etc. It is also shown that in order to improve the efficiency of cargo transportation, driverless cargo platforms (trucks) shall be designed without a cabin. The paper also considers the ways to reduce the price of driverless trucks by creating a special road infrastructure, which will allow transfer of the most expensive subsystems of driverless vehicles to such infrastructure. Upon that, the following subsystems will remain within the driverless chassis: navigation, communication, chassis control and ADAS. It is noted that creation of such infrastructure will require high investments, therefore, gradual implementation of such systems is seen as rational. It is shown that the most appropriate area for these purposes is transregional cargo transportation. It is noted that the economic reasons for implementation of the proposed concept are as follows: significant reduction of the number of drivers; significant simplification of the driverless platform control system and reduction of the price of subsystems; no need for the driverâ€™s cabin within the driverless platform; fuel economy when driving within a Reduced energy consumption by massive thermoelectric waste heat recovery in light duty trucks Magnetto, D.; Vidiella, G. The main objective of the EC funded HEATRECAR project is to reduce the energy consumption and curb CO2 emissions of vehicles by massively harvesting electrical energy from the exhaust system and re-use this energy to supply electrical components within the vehicle or to feed the power train of hybrid electrical vehicles. HEATRECAR is targeting light duty trucks and focuses on the development and the optimization of a Thermo Electric Generator (TEG) including heat exchanger, thermoelectric modules and DC/DC converter. The main objective of the project is to design, optimize and produce a prototype system to be tested on a 2.3l diesel truck. The base case is a Thermo Electric Generator (TEG) producing 1 KWel at 130 km/h. We present the system design and estimated output power from benchmark Bi2Te3 modules. We discuss key drivers for the optimization of the thermal-to-electric efficiency, such as materials, thermo-mechanical aspects and integration. Reducing truck emissions at container terminals in a low carbon economy Chen, Gang; GOVINDAN, Kannan; Golias, Mihalis M. This study proposes a methodology to optimize truck arrival patterns to reduce emissions from idling truck engines at marine container terminals. A bi-objective model is developed minimizing both truck waiting times and truck arrival pattern change. The truck waiting time is estimated via...... a queueing network. Based on the waiting time, truck idling emissions are estimated. The proposed methodology is evaluated with a case study, where truck arrival rates vary over time. We propose a Genetic Algorithm based heuristic to solve the resulting problem. Result shows that, a small shift of truck...... arrivals can significantly reduce truck emissions, especially at the gate.... Adaptive Virtual Tow Bar and Transition of Control : A truck driving simulator study Wilschut, E.S.; Willemsen, D.M.C.; Hogema, J.H.; Martens, M.H. Background : Truck platooning, with trucks being virtually connected, is getting more and more attention. Truck platooning offers the potential for substantial fuel savings while allowing the truck driver in the platoon to take a rest. However, at the current state of technology, truck drivers are DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS IN TRUCK COMPANY Bibiana Kaselyova Full Text Available Purpose: Design of experiment (DOE represent very powerful tool for process improvement vastly supported by six sigma methodology. This approach is mostly used by large and manufacturing orientated companies. Presented research is focused on use of DOE in truck company, which is medium size and service orientated. Such study has several purposes. Firstly, detailed description of improvement effort based on DOE can be used as a methodological framework for companies similar to researched one. Secondly, it provides example of successfully implemented low cost design of experiment practise. Moreover, performed experiment identifies key factors, which influence the lifetime of truck tyres.Design/methodology: The research in this paper is based on experiment conducted in Slovakian Truck Company. It provides detailed case study of whole improvement effort, together with problem formulation, design creation and analysis, as well as the results interpretation. The company wants to improve lifetime of the truck tyres. Next to fuel consumption, consumption of tyres and their replacement represent according to them, one of most costly processes in company. Improvement effort was made through the use of PDCA cycle. It start with analysis of current state of tyres consumption. The variability of tyres consumption based on years and types was investigated. Then the causes of tyres replacement were identified and screening DOE was conducted. After a screening design, the full factorial design of experiment was used to identify main drivers of tyres deterioration and breakdowns. Based on result of DOE, the corrective action were propose and implement.Findings: Based on performed experiment our research describes process of tyres use and replacement. It defines main reasons for tyre breakdown and identify main drivers which influence truck tyres lifetime. Moreover it formulates corrective action to prolong tyres lifetime.Originality: The study represents full Raley's LNG Truck Site Final Data Report Raley's is a 120-store grocery chain with headquarters in Sacramento, California, that has been operating eight heavy-duty LNG trucks (Kenworth T800 trucks with Cummins L10-300G engines) and two LNG yard tractors (Ottawa trucks with Cummins B5.9G engines) since April 1997. This report describes the results of data collection and evaluation of the eight heavy-duty LNG trucks compared to similar heavy-duty diesel trucks operating at Raley's. The data collection and evaluation are a part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Alternative Fuel Truck Evaluation Project. System for selection of radiation source transfer trucks Tanimoto, Yoshinori; Ito, Kojiro. A device for selection of trucks each of which load and transfer a radiation source to an irradiation room above a water pool is installed at the end of a pair of rails fixed to the bottom of the pool. This device is equipped with a number of laterally shiftable rail pairs which may be brought into successive alignment with the fixed rails and is adapted to receive, carry and fix a truck on each rail pair. If one of said trucks is selected for irradiation in a desired irradiation room, the rail pair carrying this truck is shifted to align and couple with the fixed rail pair whereupon the truck is driven and transferred to a position on the fixed rails below the desired room and elevated thereinto. Accordingly, a plurality of trucks can optionally be shunted on a line of fixed rails without unloading the respective radiation sources. (Ohno, Y.) Adaptive control system of dump truck traction electric drive Bolshunova, O. M.; Korzhev, A. A.; Kamyshyan, A. M. The paper describes the operational factors that determine the accident rate of a quarry motor vehicle and assessment of their impact on the choice of the operation mode of the traction drive control system. Plug-In Hybrid Medium-Duty Truck Demonstration and Evaluation Miyasato, Matt [Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Kosowski, Mark [Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States) The Plug-In Hybrid Medium-Duty Truck Demonstration and Evaluation Program was sponsored by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding. The purpose of the program is to develop a path to migrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology to medium-duty vehicles by demonstrating and evaluating vehicles in diverse applications. The program also provided three production-ready PHEV systemsâ€”Odyne Systems, Inc. (Odyne) Class 6 to 8 trucks, VIA Motors, Inc. (VIA) half-ton pickup trucks, and VIA three-quarter-ton vans. The vehicles were designed, developed, validated, produced, and deployed. Data were gathered and tests were run to understand the performance improvements, allow cost reductions, and provide future design changes. A smart charging system was developed and produced during the program. The partnerships for funding included the DOE; the California Energy Commission (CEC); the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD); the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); Odyne; VIA; Southern California Edison; and utility and municipal industry participants. The reference project numbers are DOE FOA-28 award number EE0002549 and SCAQMD contract number 10659. Investigation of a Novel Coaxial Power-Split Hybrid Powertrain for Mining Trucks Weiwei Yang Full Text Available Due to the different working conditions and specification requirements of mining trucks when compared to commercial passenger vehicles, better fuel efficiency of mining trucks could lead to more significant economic benefits. Therefore, investigating a hybrid transmission system becomes essential. A coaxial power-split hybrid powertrain system for mining trucks is presented in this paper. The system is characterized as comprising an engine, a generator (MG1, a motor (MC2, two sets of planetary gears, and a clutch (CL1. There are six primary operation modes for the hybrid system including the electric motor mode, the engine mode, the hybrid electric mode, the hybrid and assist mode, the regenerative mode, and the stationary charging mode. The mathematical model of the coaxial power-split hybrid system is established according to the requirements of vehicle dynamic performance and fuel economy performance in a given driving cycle. A hybrid vehicle model based on a rule-based control strategy is established to evaluate the fuel economy. Compared with the Toyota Hybrid System (THS and the conventional mechanical vehicle system using a diesel engine, the simulation results based on an enterprise project indicate that the proposed hybrid system can enhance the vehicleâ€™s fuel economy by 8.21% and 22.45%, respectively, during the given mining driving cycle. The simulation results can be used as a reference to study the feasibility of the proposed coaxial hybrid system whose full potential needs to be further investigated by adopting non-causal control strategies. Improving truck safety: Potential of weigh-in-motion technology Bernard Jacob Full Text Available Trucks exceeding the legal mass limits increase the risk of traffic accidents and damage to the infrastructure. They also result in unfair competition between transport modes and companies. It is therefore important to ensure truck compliance to weight regulation. New technologies are being developed for more efficient overload screening and enforcement. Weigh-in-Motion (WIM technologies allow trucks to be weighed in the traffic flow, without any disruption to operations. Much progress has been made recently to improve and implement WIM systems, which can contribute to safer and more efficient operation of trucks. UPS CNG Truck Fleet Start Up Experience: Alternative Fuel Truck Evaluation Project Walkowicz, K. UPS operates 140 Freightliner Custom Chassis compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles with Cummins B5.9G engines. Fifteen are participating in the Alternative Fuel Truck Evaluation Project being funded by DOE's Office of Transportation Technologies and the Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies Naturalistic drive cycle synthesis for pickup trucks. Liu, Zifan; Ivanco, Andrej; Filipi, Zoran Future pick-up trucks are meeting much stricter fuel economy and exhaust emission standards. Design tradeoffs will have to be carefully evaluated to satisfy consumer expectations within the regulatory and cost constraints. Boundary conditions will obviously be critical for decision making: thus, the understanding of how customers are driving in naturalistic settings is indispensable. Federal driving schedules, while critical for certification, do not capture the richness of naturalistic cycles, particularly the aggressive maneuvers that often shape consumer perception of performance. While there are databases with large number of drive cycles, applying all of them directly in the design process is impractical. Therefore, representative drive cycles that capture the essence of the naturalistic driving should be synthesized from naturalistic driving data. Naturalistic drive cycles are firstly categorized by investigating their micro-trip components, defined as driving activities between successive stops. Micro-trips are expected to characterize underlying local traffic conditions, and separate different driving patterns. Next, the transitions from one vehicle state to another vehicle state in each cycle category are captured with Transition Probability Matrix (TPM). Candidate drive cycles can subsequently be synthesized using Markov Chain based on TPMs for each category. Finally, representative synthetic drive cycles are selected through assessment of significant cycle metrics to identify the ones with smallest errors. This paper provides a framework for synthesis of representative drive cycles from naturalistic driving data, which can subsequently be used for efficient optimization of design or control of pick-up truck powertrains. Manufacturers will benefit from representative drive cycles in several aspects, including quick assessments of vehicle performance and energy consumption in simulations, component sizing and design, optimization of control strategies, and Modernization of dump truck onboard system Semenov, M. A.; Bolshunova, O. M.; Korzhev, A. A.; Kamyshyan, A. M. The review of the only automated dispatch system for the career dump trucks, which is presented in the domestic market, was made. A method for upgrading the loading control system and technological weighing process of the career dump was proposed. The cargo weight during loading is determined by the gas pressure in the suspension cylinders at the time of the oscillation ending and at the start of the vibration smoothing process; the smoothing speed correction is performed. The error of the cargo weighting is 2.5-3%, and of the technological weighing process during driving - 1%, which corresponds to the error level of the steady-state weighting means. Cummins Light Truck Diesel Engine Progress Report John H. Stang The Automotive Market in the United States is moving in the direction of more Light Trucks and fewer Small Cars. The customers for these vehicles have not changed, only their purchase decisions. Cummins has studied the requirements of this emerging market. Design and development of an engine system that will meet these customer needs has started. The engine system is a difficult one, since the combined requirements of a very fuel-efficient commercial diesel, and the performance and sociability requirements of a gasoline engine are needed. Results of early testing are presented which show that the diesel is possibly a good solution Truck Roll Stability Data Collection and Analysis Stevens, SS The principal objective of this project was to collect and analyze vehicle and highway data that are relevant to the problem of truck rollover crashes, and in particular to the subset of rollover crashes that are caused by the driver error of entering a curve at a speed too great to allow safe completion of the turn. The data are of two sorts--vehicle dynamic performance data, and highway geometry data as revealed by vehicle behavior in normal driving. Vehicle dynamic performance data are relevant because the roll stability of a tractor trailer depends both on inherent physical characteristics of the vehicle and on the weight and distribution of the particular cargo that is being carried. Highway geometric data are relevant because the set of crashes of primary interest to this study are caused by lateral acceleration demand in a curve that exceeds the instantaneous roll stability of the vehicle. An analysis of data quality requires an evaluation of the equipment used to collect the data because the reliability and accuracy of both the equipment and the data could profoundly affect the safety of the driver and other highway users. Therefore, a concomitant objective was an evaluation of the performance of the set of data-collection equipment on the truck and trailer. The objective concerning evaluation of the equipment was accomplished, but the results were not entirely positive. Significant engineering apparently remains to be done before a reliable system can be fielded. Problems were identified with the trailer to tractor fiber optic connector used for this test. In an over-the-road environment, the communication between the trailer instrumentation and the tractor must be dependable. In addition, the computer in the truck must be able to withstand the rigors of the road. The major objective--data collection and analysis--was also accomplished. Using data collected by instruments on the truck, a ''bad-curve'' database can be generated. Using Truck Route Choice Modeling using Large Streams of GPS Data The primary goal of this research was to use large streams of truck-GPS data to analyze travel routes (or paths) chosen by freight trucks to travel between different origin and destination (OD) location pairs in metropolitan regions of Florida. Two s... Waste Management's LNG Truck Fleet: Final Results Chandler, K. [Battelle (US); Norton, P. [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (US); Clark, N. [West Virginia University (US) Waste Management, Inc., began operating a fleet of heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks at its Washington, Pennsylvania, facility. The objective of the project was to provide transportation professionals with quantitative, unbiased information on the cost, maintenance, operational, and emissions characteristics of LNG as one alternative to conventional diesel for heavy-duty trucking applications. Optimising Shovel-Truck Fuel Consumption using Stochastic ... Optimising the fuel consumption and truck waiting time can result in significant fuel savings. The paper demonstrates that stochastic simulation is an effective tool for optimising the utilisation of fossil-based fuels in mining and related industries. 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The hand truck is ... material handling management, a company's operational performance may ... pose a health risk especially where the hand truck has to be usedÂ ... A Cognitive Analysis of Truck Driversâ€™ Right-hand Turns Sieker, Tobias GrÃ¸nborg; G. Skulason, Thorgeir; Sletting, Kristian This paper presents an investigation of truck driversâ€™ performance during right-hand turns performed in intersections with traffic lights in order to elicit the truck driversâ€™ domain, decision-making processes, and the strategies used while executing the turn. To gain knowledge about this, a truc... 49 CFR 215.119 - Defective freight car truck. ... 49 Transportation 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Defective freight car truck. 215.119 Section 215... ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS Freight Car Components Suspension System Â§ 215.119 Defective freight car truck. A railroad may not place or continue in service a... Dec 2, 2017 ... J. Bansah. 1University of Mines and Technology, P. O. Box 237, Tarkwa, Ghana. 2Missouri S&T .... of dump trucks which could be mixed fleets or same fleets. .... another portraying the reality of trucks moving from a shovel to aÂ ... Activity Recognition and Localization on a Truck Parking Lot Andersson, M.; Patino, L.; Burghouts, G.J.; Flizikowski, A.; Evans, M.; Gustafsson, D.; Petersson, H.; Schutte, K.; Ferryman, J. In this paper we present a set of activity recognition and localization algorithms that together assemble a large amount of information about activities on a parking lot. The aim is to detect and recognize events that may pose a threat to truck drivers and trucks. The algorithms perform zone-based Electric driving accelerated. Action Plan 2011-2015. Annex 2 The Dutch Action Plan for Electric Driving gives form and substance to the ambition of the Dutch government to accelerate the market introduction of electric cars in the Netherlands. This plan is not only focused on the electric passenger car. To promote the electrification of transport, also electric garbage trucks, buses, scooters and possibly pleasure boats are included in the plan. [nl Development of offroad unmanned dump truck navigation system. Dump truck mujin soko system no kaihatsu ni tsuite Horii, Z [Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) A large offroad unmanned dump truck navigation system has been developed, and is in practical operation mounted on dump trucks at Torigatayama Limestone Quarry of Nittetsu Mining Company. The system functions in a manual dump truck navigation mode, wireless navigation mode, and unmanned control mode. The unmanned control mode further includes a mode to navigate the truck on a predetermined course with its data having been input in a computer and a mode that when the truck was moved on a course under a wireless control, the computer learns the course and drives the truck autonomously thereafter. The safety measures are divided into the hardware safety function to detect abnormalities in brakes and other vehicle parts, and the software safety functions of data communications, sensor action check, and prevention of collision of trucks with each other. The system has resulted in a productivity of average one-way travel distance of 345 m, and average unmanned navigation cycle time of 9 minutes and 26 seconds for a transportation efficiency of 541 t/hour/truck, having reached at least the manned operation level. 4 figs., 1 tab. 75 FR 76518 - Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of... ... manufactured from March 1, 2007 through December 11, 2009. A total of 1,916 affected Volvo trucks were... trucks were manufactured from March 1, 2007, through December 11, 2009. A total 1,287 affected Mack... that their petition, to exempt them from providing recall notification of noncompliance as required by... Assessment of the risk of transporting spent nuclear fuel by truck Elder, H.K. The assessment includes the risks from release of spent fuel materials and radioactive cask cavity cooling water due to transportation accidents. The contribution to the risk of package misclosure and degradation during normal transport was also considered. The results of the risk assessment have been related to a time in the mid-1980's, when it is projected that nuclear plants with an electrical generating capacity of 100 GW will be operating in the U.S. For shipments from reactors to interim storage facilities, it is estimated that a truck carrying spent fuel will be involved in an accident that would not be severe enough to result in a release of spent fuel material about once in 1.1 years. It was estimated that an accident that could result in a small release of radioactive material (primarily contaminated cooling water) would occur once in about 40 years. The frequency of an accident resulting in one or more latent cancer fatalities from release of radioactive materials during a truck shipment of spent fuel to interim storage was estimated to be once in 41,000 years. No accidents were found that would result in acute fatalities from releases of radioactive material. The risk for spent fuel shipments from reactors to reprocessing plants was found to be about 20% less than the risk for shipments to interim storage. Although the average shipment distance for the reprocessing case is larger, the risk is somewhat lower because the shipping routes, on average, are through less populated sections of the country. The total risk from transporting 180-day cooled spent fuel by truck in the reference year is 4.5 x 10 -5 fatalities. An individual in the population at risk would have one chance in 6 x 10 11 of suffering a latent cancer fatality from a release of radioactive material from a truck carrying spent fuel in the reference year Sleeper Cab Climate Control Load Reduction for Long-Haul Truck Rest Period Idling Lustbader, J. A.; Kreutzer, C.; Adelman, S.; Yeakel, S.; Zehme, J. Annual fuel use for long-haul truck rest period idling is estimated at 667 million gallons in the United States. The U.S. Department of Energyâ€™s National Renewable Energy Laboratoryâ€™s CoolCab project aims to reduce heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) loads and resulting fuel use from rest period idling by working closely with industry to design efficient long-haul truck climate control systems while maintaining occupant comfort. Enhancing the thermal performance of cab/sleepers will enable smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective idle reduction solutions. In order for candidate idle reduction technologies to be implemented at the original equipment manufacturer and fleet level, their effectiveness must be quantified. To address this need, a number of promising candidate technologies were evaluated through experimentation and modeling to determine their effectiveness in reducing rest period HVAC loads. For this study, load reduction strategies were grouped into the focus areas of solar envelope, occupant environment, and conductive pathways. The technologies selected for a complete-cab package of technologies were â€œultra-whiteâ€� paint, advanced insulation, and advanced curtains. To measure the impact of these technologies, a nationally-averaged solar-weighted reflectivity long-haul truck paint color was determined and applied to the baseline test vehicle. Using the complete-cab package of technologies, electrical energy consumption for long-haul truck daytime rest period air conditioning was reduced by at least 35% for summer weather conditions in Colorado. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's CoolCalc model was then used to extrapolate the performance of the thermal load reduction technologies nationally for 161 major U.S. cities using typical weather conditions for each location over an entire year. Truck Drivers' Use of the Internet: A Mobile Health Lifeline. Heaton, Karen; Combs, Bryan; Griffin, Russell Because of their social isolation, irregular and unpredictable schedules, limited access to health care, and long periods of travel, long-haul truckers may benefit from the use of mobile health applications on Internet-capable devices. The purpose of this study was to determine Internet access and usage among a sample of long-haul truck drivers. In this cross-sectional study, truck drivers completed a pencil and paper survey with questions on demographics, work and health histories, and Internet access and usage for both personal and job reasons. A total of 106 truck drivers were recruited from trucking industry trade shows, by word of mouth, and directly from trucking companies. Overall, the truck drivers' use of the Internet was limited. Their usage for personal and job-related reasons differed. Social connectivity and access to health and wellness information were important during personal usage time. Job-related Internet use was highly practical, and applied to seeking information for directions and maps, fuel stops and pricing, and communicating with employers or transmitting documents. Age and experience were associated with Internet use. Younger, less-experienced drivers used the Internet more than older, experienced drivers. Targeted mobile health messaging may be a useful tool to inform truck drivers of health conditions and plans, and may provide links to primary care providers needing to monitor or notify drivers of diagnostic results or treatment plans. Factors Affecting Accidents Risks among Truck Drivers In Egypt Elshamly Ahmed Fathalla Full Text Available Egypt is ranked among the countries with the highest rates of road accidents. According to the American Chamber of Commerce more than 96% of Egypt's goods are transported by trucks and due to their large volume and excessive weight, the severity and number of truck accident fatalities are much higher than other vehicles in Egypt. The present study aims at identifying truck driver's behavior and its influence on crash involvement. Due to the shortage in recording accident data and the inaccurate road accident audit, data was collected from several governorates in Egypt through questionnaire. Questionnaire forms were filled out through personal interviews with truck drivers. The total number of respondents was 643. The final analysis was made on the 615 questionnaires with complete answers. The data was analyzed and logistic regression was applied to accident related data to examine the contributing factors affecting accident occurrence of truck drivers. Results showed that fatigue in terms of driving hours (continuous and total and lack of sleep, drug use during driving, and driver obesity are the most influencing factors on the occurrence of truck accidents in Egypt. The findings of this research highlight the important role human factors have on the risk of crash involvement amongst Egypt's truck drivers and the need to improve their work conditions. CUSTOMER'S PERCEPTION TOWARDS FOOD TRUCK PRODUCTS IN INDIA Dr. Ramakrishna Bandaru, Prof. H. Venkateshwarlu Food Truck business is a very famous and a growing business in todayâ€™s time. Over the decade, every country in the world has been following the trend of the mobile food business. The silent feature of the food truck business is â€˜customer reach and satisfactionâ€™. Along with the increase in people living standards, â€˜food on wheelâ€™ business made a popular. According to IBIS World report, the food truck industry in the world has grown an average of 9.3% per year over the last five years. Slowly,... Projection of light-truck population to year 2025 The recent growth in the number of light trucks is a matter of considerable interest in that it may have far-reaching implications for gasoline consumption. This paper forecasts the number of light trucks in the years to 2025. The forecast is based on economic scenarios developed by SRI International. Except for the case of the most-dismal economic forecast, the number of light trucks is predicted to increase monotonically and to show the greatest rate of increase between 1973 and 1980. Light trucks and highway fatalities : the role of network effects. Light trucks, such as sport utility vehicles (SUVs) : and pickups, impose greater risks of injury and : death on other motorists than do cars, while at the : same time providing their occupants with increased : protection against these risks relative... Commercial truck platooning demonstration in Texas â€“ level 2 automation. Through this project, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) funded the creation of a comprehensive truck platooning demonstration in Texas, serving as a proactive effort in assessing innovative operational strategies to position TxDOT as a l... The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles III : Trucks, Buses and Trains Orellano, Alexander This volume contains papers presented at the International conference â€œThe Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles III: Trucks, Buses and Trainsâ€� held in Potsdam, Germany, September 12-17, 2010 by Engineering Conferences International (ECI). Leading scientists and engineers from industry, universities and research laboratories, including truck and high-speed train manufacturers and operators were brought together to discuss computer simulation and experimental techniques to be applied for the design of more efficient trucks, buses and high-speed trains in the future. Â This conference was the third in the series after Monterey-Pacific Groove in 2002 and Lake Tahoe in 2007. Â The presentations address different aspects of train aerodynamics (cross wind effects, underbody flow, tunnel aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, experimental techniques), truck aerodynamics (drag reduction, flow control, experimental and computational techniques) as well as computational fluid dynamics and bluff body, wake and jet flows. Market capitalization of the trucking industry sector, 2005 This report focuses on the market valuation of the overall trucking industry sector and each segment within it. In the past, while the focus has been on stock price appreciation or depreciation, this report emphasizes market capitalization returns. S... Crash risk factors for interstate large trucks in North Carolina. Teoh, Eric R; Carter, Daniel L; Smith, Sarah; McCartt, Anne T Provide an updated examination of risk factors for large truck involvements in crashes resulting in injury or death. A matched case-control study was conducted in North Carolina of large trucks operated by interstate carriers. Cases were defined as trucks involved in crashes resulting in fatal or non-fatal injury, and one control truck was matched on the basis of location, weekday, time of day, and truck type. The matched-pair odds ratio provided an estimate of the effect of various driver, vehicle, or carrier factors. Out-of-service (OOS) brake violations tripled the risk of crashing; any OOS vehicle defect increased crash risk by 362%. Higher historical crash rates (fatal, injury, or all crashes) of the carrier were associated with increased risk of crashing. Operating on a short-haul exemption increased crash risk by 383%. Antilock braking systems reduced crash risk by 65%. All of these results were statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. Other safety technologies also showed estimated benefits, although not statistically significant. With the exception of the finding that short-haul exemption is associated with increased crash risk, results largely bolster what is currently known about large truck crash risk and reinforce current enforcement practices. Results also suggest vehicle safety technologies can be important in lowering crash risk. This means that as safety technology continues to penetrate the fleet, whether from voluntary usage or government mandates, reductions in large truck crashes may be achieved. Practical application: Results imply that increased enforcement and use of crash avoidance technologies can improve the large truck crash problem. Copyright Â© 2017 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The Aggregate Planning For Trucking Operation in Cikarang Dry Port Dwi Puspita Sari Utami Full Text Available Abstract. Cikarang Dry Port currently is the only dry port in Indonesia. This Dry Port has a role to connect or extend the Sea Port to the industrial areas located far from Sea Port. Thus, it creates a value added and also reduce costs. One of the operations done in Cikarang Dry Port is trucking operation. This research aims to examine the planning of 2014 trucking activity in Cikarang Dry Port to determine the right number of the truck that will be best occupied to manage all demands. The analysis begins with demand forecasting by using a moving average method of 12 months or one year period in 2013 which will be used as main information to develop the plans. There are three plans developed in this research. Based on the three plans, Plan A with minimum trucking plan with subcontracting is the most profitable which gives the highest profitability of Rp. 374,984,625. Recommendation for this research is using the current minimum number of 39 trucks rent with additional subcontracting when the demand is exceeding the capacity, thus, Cikarang Dry Port can occupy all demands and gain more profits. Keywords: Aggregate Planning; Scheduling; Trucking Operation; Moving Average; Cikarang Dry Port Full Text Available Abstract. Cikarang Dry Port currently is the only dry port in Indonesia. This Dry Port has a role to connect or extend the Sea Port to the industrial areas located far from Sea Port. Thus, it creates a value added and also reduce costs. One of the operations done in Cikarang Dry Port is trucking operation. This research aims to examine the planning of 2014 trucking activity in Cikarang Dry Port to determine the right number of the truck that will be best occupied to manage all demands. The analysis begins with demand forecasting by using a moving average method of 12 months or one year period in 2013 which will be used as main information to develop the plans. There are three plans developed in this research. Based on the three plans, Plan A with minimum trucking plan with subcontracting is the most profitable which gives the highest profitability of Rp. 374,984,625. Recommendation for this research is using the current minimum number of 39 trucks rent with additional subcontracting when the demand is exceeding the capacity, thus, Cikarang Dry Port can occupy all demands and gain more profits.Keywords: Aggregate Planning; Scheduling; Trucking Operation; Moving Average; Cikarang Dry Port Application of Chaos Theory in Trucks' Overloading Enforcement Abbas Mahmoudabadi Full Text Available Trucks' overloading is considered as one of the most substantial concerns in road transport due to a possible road surface damage, as well as, are less reliable performance of trucks' braking system. Sufficient human resource and adequate time scheduling are to be planned for surveying trucks' overloading; hence, it seems required to prepare an all-around model to be able to predict the number of overloaded vehicles. In the present research work, the concept of chaos theory has been utilized to predict the ratio of trucks which might be guessed overloaded. The largest Lyapunov exponent is utilized to determine the presence of chaos using experimental data and concluded that the ratio of overloaded trucks reflects chaotic behavior. The prediction based on chaos theory is compared with the results of simple smoothing and moving average methods according to the well-known criterion of mean square errors. The results have also revealed that the chaotic prediction model would act more capably comparing the analogous methods including simple smoothing and moving average to predict the ratio of passing trucks to be possibly overloaded. MCDA APPLIED TO PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF SHORT-HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS: A CASE STUDY IN A PORTUGUESE TRUCKING COMPANY Raquel Morte Full Text Available Performance appraisal increasingly assumes a more important role in any organizational environment. In the trucking industry, drivers are the company's image and for this reason it is important to develop and increase their performance and commitment to the company's goals. This paper aims to create a performance appraisal model for trucking drivers, based on a multi-criteria decision aid methodology. The PROMETHEE and MMASSI methodologies were adapted using the criteria used for performance appraisal by the trucking company studied. The appraisal involved all the truck drivers, their supervisors and the company's Managing Director. The final output is a ranking of the drivers, based on their performance, for each one of the scenarios used. The results are to be used as a decision-making tool to allocate drivers to the domestic haul service. Zero emissions trucks. An overview of state-of-the-art technologies and their potential Den Boer, E.; Aarnink, S. [CE Delft, Delft (Netherlands); Kleiner, F.; Pagenkopf, J. [German Aerospace Center DLR, Cologne (Germany) The study by CE Delft and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), commissioned by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), surveys the technology potential for zero-emission road freight transport in the EU. For short distance transport, battery electric technology is feasible, as distribution trucks have lower range requirements and recharging can occur at scheduled downtimes (e.g. overnight). For long haul applications, battery electric vehicles coupled with overhead wires (catenary) or in-road charging (dynamic) infrastructure are possible, as well as fuel cell drivelines. The cost differential between conventional and zero emission HDVs will diminish over the next 10-15 years, as fuel savings offset other costs. If zero-emission technologies are introduced on a large scale in the onroad freight transport sector beginning in 2020, the total end-user costs will not significantly increase. The total cost of ownership within this study do not consider required infrastructure investments. All zero emission technologies require major infrastructure investments, whether hydrogen refuelling stations, in-road inductive charging, or other systems. Broad policy support is needed to encourage the development and evaluation of various technology options. Over time, the policy focus must shift from stimulating innovation and technology adoption to regulation, if it is to spur a successful transformation of the truck market. Adaptation of topology optimization on truck-structure; Kinshitsukaho ni yoru iso saitekika shuho no truck kozo eno tekiyo Tachibana, H; Kojima, A; Chiba, S [Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Tokyo (Japan) An optimization using the homogenization method has been applied to a truck-structure on the concept design stage. A truck-structure is grouped into 3 classes (thin plate structure , thick plate structure and solid structure), then example, effectiveness and method for the application for the purpose of weight reduction , high rigidity and high eigen-frequency are introduced. 3 refs., 24 figs., 1 tab. Liquefied Natural Gas for Trucks and Buses James Wegrzyn; Michael Gurevich Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is being developed as a heavy vehicle fuel. The reason for developing LNG is to reduce our dependency on imported oil by eliminating technical and costs barriers associated with its usage. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has a program, currently in its third year, to develop and advance cost-effective technologies for operating and refueling natural gas-fueled heavy vehicles (Class 7-8 trucks). The objectives of the DOE Natural Gas Vehicle Systems Program are to achieve market penetration by reducing vehicle conversion and fuel costs, to increase consumer acceptance by improving the reliability and efficiency, and to improve air quality by reducing tailpipe emissions. One way to reduce fuel costs is to develop new supplies of cheap natural gas. Significant progress is being made towards developing more energy-efficient, low-cost, small-scale natural gas liquefiers for exploiting alternative sources of natural gas such as from landfill and remote gas sites. In particular, the DOE program provides funds for research and development in the areas of; natural gas clean up, LNG production, advanced vehicle onboard storage tanks, improved fuel delivery systems and LNG market strategies. In general, the program seeks to integrate the individual components being developed into complete systems, and then demonstrate the technology to establish technical and economic feasibility. The paper also reviews the importance of cryogenics in designing LNG fuel delivery systems Truck accident involving unirradiated nuclear fuel Carlson, R.W.; Fischer, L.E. In the early morning of Dec. 16, 1991, a severe accident occurred when a passenger vehicle traveling in the wrong direction collided with a tractor trailer carrying 24 nuclear fuel assemblies in 12 containers on Interstate 1-91 in Springfield, Massachusetts. This paper documents the mechanical circumstances of the accident and the physical environment to which the containers were exposed and the response of the containers and their contents. The accident involved four impacts where the truck was struck by the car, impacted on the center guardrail, impacted on the outer concrete barrier and came to rest against the center guardrail. The impacts were followed by a fire that began in the engine compartment, spread to the.tractor and cab, and eventually spread to the trailer and payload. The fire lasted for about three hours and the packages were involved in the fire for about two hours. As a result of the fire, the tractor-trailer was completely destroyed and the packages were exposed to flames with temperatures between 1300 degrees F and 1800 degrees F. The fuel assemblies remained intact during the accident and there was no release of any radioactive material during the accident. This was a very severe accident; however, the injuries were minor and at no time was the public health and safety at risk In the early morning of Dec. 16, 1991, a severe accident occurred when a passenger vehicle traveling in the wrong direction collided with a tractor trailer carrying 24 unirradiated nuclear fuel assemblies in 12 containers on Interstate I-91 in Springfield, Massachusetts. This paper documents the mechanical circumstances of the accident and assesses the physical environment to which the containers were exposed and the response of the containers and their contents. The accident involved four impacts where the truck was struck by the car, impacted on the center guardrail, impacted on the outer concrete barrier and came to rest against the center guardrail. The impacts were followed by a fire that began in the engine compartment, spread to the tractor and cab, and eventually spread to the trailer and payload. The fire lasted for about three hours and the packages were involved in the fire for about two hours. As a result of the fire, the tractor-trailer was completely destroyed and the packages were exposed to flames with temperatures between 1,300 F and 1,800 F. The fuel assemblies remained intact during the accident and there was no release of any radioactive material during the accident. This was a very severe accident; however, the injuries were minor and at no time was the public health and safety at risk Health promotion in the trucking setting: Understanding Dutch truck drivers' road toÂ healthy lifestyle changes. Boeijinga, Anniek; Hoeken, Hans; Sanders, JosÃ© The working environment, the nature of the work, and the characteristics of truck drivers as a social group typically pose great challenges for the truck drivers' health and health promotion activities aiming to improve it. The purpose was to obtain a better understanding of (a) Dutch truck drivers' perceptions of health and lifestyle themes, and (b) the challenges they experience in their pursuit of a more healthy lifestyle, as a guiding framework for the development of health interventions targeting this occupational group. In this qualitative study, we conducted and analyzed 20 semi-structured interviews and seven cases of participant observations with Dutch truck drivers. Grounded theory was used to analyze the data. Our findings illustrate that Dutch truck drivers wish to improve their lifestyle but have unproductive associations with concepts of healthy living as well as a tendency to downplay their health risks. In addition, they experience barriers within their work and personal environment that prevent them from translating their intentions into actual lifestyle changes. Based on the insights derived from the interviews, we discuss recommendations for the development of more effective health promotion interventions for truck drivers. Enabling Electric Propulsion for Flight Ginn, Starr Renee Team Seedling project AFRC and LaRC 31ft distributed electric propulsion wing on truck bed up 75 miles per hour for coefficient of lift validation. Convergent Aeronautic Solutions project, sub-project Convergent Electric Propulsion Technologies AFRC, LaRC and GRC, re-winging a 4 passenger Tecnam aircraft with a 31ft distributed electric propulsion wing. Advanced Air Transport Technologies (Fixed Wing), Hybrid Electric Research Theme, developing a series hybrid ironbird and flight sim to study integration and performance challenges in preparation for a 1-2 MW flight project. Demonstration of fleet trucks fueled with PV hydrogen Provenzano, J.; Scott, P.B.; Zweig, R. The Clean Air Now (CAN) Solar Hydrogen Project has been installed at the Xerox Corporation, El Segundo, California site. Three Ford Ranger trucks have been converted to use hydrogen fuel. The ''stand- alone'' electrolyzer and hydrogen dispensing system is powered by a photovoltaic array with no connection to the power grid. A variable frequency DC/AC converter steps up the voltage to drive the 15 hp motor for the hydrogen compressor. Up to 400 standard cubic meters (SCM) of solar hydrogen is stored, and storage of up to 2300 SCM of commercial hydrogen is collocated. As the hydrogen storage is within 5km of Los Angeles International Airport, pilot operation of a hydrogen fuel cell bus for airport shuttle service has been demonstrated with fueling at the CAN facility. The truck engine conversions are bored to 2.91 displacement, use a Roots type supercharger and CVI (constant volume injection) fuel induction to allow performance similar to that of the gasoline powered truck. Truck fuel storage is done with carbon composite tanks at pressures up to 24.8 MPa (3600 psi). Two tanks are located just behind the driver's cab, and take up nearly half of the truck bed space. The truck highway range is approximately 140 miles. The engine operates in lean burn mode, with nil emissions of CO and HC. NO x emissions vary with load and rpm in the range from 10 to 100 ppm, yielding total emissions at a small fraction of the ULEV standard. Two Xerox fleet trucks have been converted, and one for the City of West Hollywood. The Clean Air Now Program demonstrates that hydrogen powered fleet development is an appropriate safe, and effective strategy for improvement of urban air quality. It further demonstrates that continued technological development and cost reduction will make such implementation competitive. (Author) Experimental Measurement of the Flow Field of Heavy Trucks Fred Browand; Charles Radovich Flat flaps that enclose the trailer base on the sides and top are known to reduce truck drag and reduce fuel consumption. Such flapped-truck geometries have been studied in laboratory wind tunnels and in field tests. A recent review of wind tunnel data for a variety of truck geometries and flow Reynolds numbers show roughly similar values of peak drag reduction, but differ in the determination of the optimum flap angle. Optimum angles lie in the range 12 degrees-20 degrees, and may be sensitive to Reynolds number and truck geometry. The present field test is undertaken to provide additional estimates of the magnitude of the savings to be expected on a typical truck for five flap angles 10, 13, 16, 19, and 22 degrees. The flaps are constructed from a fiberglass-epoxy-matrix material and are one-quarter of the base width in length (about 61 cm, or 2 feet). They are attached along the rear door hinge lines on either side of the trailer, so that no gap appears at the joint between the flap and the side of the trailer The flap angle is adjusted by means of two aluminum supports. The present test is performed on the NASA Crows Landing Flight Facility at the northern end of the San Joaquin valley in California. The main runway is approximately 2400 meters in length, and is aligned approximately in a north-south direction The test procedure is to make a series of runs starting at either end of the runway. All runs are initiated under computer control to accelerate the truck to a target speed of 60 mph (96 6 km/hr), to proceed at the target speed for a fixed distance, and to decelerate at the far end of the runway. During a run, the broadcast fuel rate, the engine rpm, forward speed, elapsed time--as well as several other parameters (10 in all)--are digitized at a rate of 100 digitizations per second. Various flapped-conditions are interspersed with the ''no flaps'' control, and are sequenced in a different order on different days. Approximately 310 runs Measuring Timber Truck Loads With Image Processing In Paper Mills Silva, M. Santos; Carvalho, Fernando D.; Rodrigues, F. Carvalho; Goncalves, Ana N. R. The raw material for the paper industry is wood. To have an exact account of the stock of piled sawn tree trunks every truck load entering the plant's stockyard must be measured as to the amount of wood being brought in. Weighting down the trucks has its own problems, mainly, due to the high capacity of the tree trunks to absorb water. This problem is further enhanced when calculations must be made to arrive at the mass of sawn tree trunks which must go into the process of producing a certain quantity of paper pulp. The method presented here is based on two fixed cameras which take the image of the truck load. One takes a view of the trunks in order to get information on the average length of the tree trunks. The other obtains a side view which is digitised and by just discriminating against a grey level the area covered by the tree trunk cross section is measured. A simple arithmetic operation gives the volume of wood in the trunk. The same computer, a PC, will register the trucks particulars is almost independent of weather the wood is wet or dry and it serves trucks of any size. Acceptance test report for core sample trucks 3 and 4 Corbett, J.E. The purpose of this Acceptance Test Report is to provide documentation for the acceptance testing of the rotary mode core sample trucks 3 and 4, designated as HO-68K-4600 and HO-68K-4647, respectively. This report conforms to the guidelines established in WHC-IP-1026, ''Engineering Practice Guidelines,'' Appendix M, ''Acceptance Test Procedures and Reports.'' Rotary mode core sample trucks 3 and 4 were based upon the design of the second core sample truck (HO-68K-4345) which was constructed to implement rotary mode sampling of the waste tanks at Hanford. Successful completion of acceptance testing on June 30, 1995 verified that all design requirements were met. This report is divided into four sections, beginning with general information. Acceptance testing was performed on trucks 3 and 4 during the months of March through June, 1995. All testing was performed at the ''Rock Slinger'' test site in the 200 West area. The sequence of testing was determined by equipment availability, and the initial revision of the Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) was used for both trucks. Testing was directed by ICF-KH, with the support of WHC Characterization Equipment Engineering and Characterization Project Operations. Testing was completed per the ATP without discrepancies or deviations, except as noted Supplying of Assembly Lines Using Train of Trucks ÄŒujan, ZdenÄ›k; Fedorko, Gabriel The typical supply system conceptions, i.e. the concepts "Just-in-time" (JIT) and "Just-in-sequence" (JIS) are very important factors with regard to a fluent operation of the assembly lines. Therefore the contemporary intra plant transport systems are being replaced by a new kind of the transportation technology, namely by means of the trains of trucks. The trains of trucks are used in two possible operational modes: either with a driver or without driver (fully automated). The trucks of the logistic trains are also cheaper and they are able to carry a larger volume and mass of the material at once. There are reduced in this way not only the investment costs, but also the operational expenses. Safety climate and the distracted driving experiences of truck drivers. Swedler, David I; Pollack, Keshia M; Agnew, Jacqueline For truck drivers, distracted driving is a workplace behavior that increases occupational injury risk. We propose safety climate as an appropriate lens through which researchers can examine occupational distracted driving. Using a mixed methods study design, we surveyed truck drivers using the Safety Climate Questionnaire (SCQ) complemented by semi-structured interviews of experts on distracted driving and truck safety. Safety climate was assessed by using the entire SCQ as an overall climate score, followed by factor analysis that identified the following safety climate factors: Communications and Procedures; Management Commitment; and Work Pressure. In multivariate regression, the overall safety climate scale was associated with having ever experienced a crash and/or distraction-involved swerving. Interview participants described how these SCQ constructs could affect occupational distracted driving. To reduce distraction-related crashes in their organizations, management can adhere to safe policies and procedures, invest in engineering controls, and develop safer communication procedures. Â© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Could Expanded Freight Rail Reduce Air Pollution from Trucks? Bickford, E. E.; Holloway, T.; Johnston, M. Cars, trucks and trains are a significant source of emissions that impact both climate and air quality on regional to global scales. Diesel vehicles, most used for freight transport, account for 42% of on-road nitrogen oxide emissions, 58% of on-road fine particulate emissions, and 21% of on-road carbon dioxide emissions. With freight tonnage projected to increase 28% by 2018, and freight trucks the fastest growing source of transportation emissions, we evaluate the potential for increased rail capacity to reduce the environmental impacts of trucks. Most widely available mobile source emissions inventories contain insufficient spatial detail to quantify realistic emission scenario options, and none to date have been linked with commodity flow information in a manner appropriate to consider the true potential of rail substitution. To support a truck-to-rail analysis, and other policy assessments requiring roadway-by-roadway analysis, we have developed a freight emissions inventory for the Upper Midwest based on the Federal Highway Administrationâ€™s Freight Analysis Framework version 2.2 and the Environmental Protection Agencyâ€™s on-road emissions model, Mobile6.2. Using a Geographical Information System (GIS), we developed emissions scenarios for truck-to-rail modal shifts where 95% of freight tonnage on trips longer than 400 miles is shifted off of trucks and onto railways. Scenarios will be analyzed with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) regional model to assess air quality impacts of associated changes. By using well-respected transportation data and realistic assumptions, results from this study have the potential to inform decisions on transportation sustainability, carbon management, public health, and air quality. Heavy truck modeling for fuel consumption. Simulations and measurements Sandberg, T. Fuel consumption for heavy trucks depends on many factors like roads, weather, and driver behavior that are hard for a manufacturer to influence. However, one design possibility is the power train configuration. Here a new simulation program for heavy trucks is created to find the configuration of the power train that gives the lowest fuel consumption for each transport task. For efficient simulations the model uses production code for speed and gear control, and it uses exchangeable data sets to allow simulation of the whole production range of engine types, on recorded road profiles from all over the world. Combined with a graphical user interface this application is called STARS (Scania Truck And Road Simulation). The forces of rolling resistance and air resistance in the model are validated through an experiment where the propeller shaft torque of a heavy truck is measured. It is found that the coefficient of rolling resistance is strongly dependent on tire temperature, not only on vehicle speed as expected. This led to the development of a new model for rolling resistance. The model includes the dynamic behavior of the tires and relates rolling resistance to tire temperature and vehicle speed. In another experiment the fuel consumption of a test truck in highway driving is measured. The altitude of the road is recorded with a barometer and used in the corresponding simulations. Despite of the limited accuracy of this equipment the simulation program manage to predict a level of fuel consumption only 2% lower than the real measurements. It is concluded that STARS is a good tool for predicting fuel consumption for trucks in highway driving and for comparing different power train configurations. Roadmap and technical white papers for the 21st century truck partnership 21st Century Truck Partnership will support the development and implementation of technologies that will cut fuel use and emissions and enhance safety, affordability, and performance of trucks and buses. Contributions of Diesel Truck Emissions to Indoor Elemental Carbon Concentrations in Home Proximate to Ambassador Bridge Ambassador Bridge, connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, is the busiest international commercial vehicle crossing in North America, with a large percentage of heavy duty diesel trucks. This study seeks to examine the contribution of diesel truck traffic across Ambass... 27 CFR 24.229 - Tank car and tank truck requirements. ... BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LIQUORS WINE Spirits Â§ 24.229 Tank car and tank truck requirements. Railroad tank cars and tank trucks used to transport spirits for use in wine production will be constructed... Estimation and analysis of multifactor productivity in truck transportation : 1987 - 2003 The analysis has three objectives: 1) to estimate multifactor : productivity (MFP) in truck transportation during : 1987-2003; 2) to examine changes in multifactor productivity : in U.S. truck transportation, over time, and : to compare these changes... Managing truck arrivals with time windows to alleviate gate congestion at container terminals Chen, G.; Govindan, Kannan; Yang, Z. Long truck queues at gates often limit the efficiency of a container terminal and generate serious air pollution. To reduce the gate congestion, this paper proposes a method called'vessel dependent time windows (VDTWs)' to control truck arrivals, which involves partitioning truck entries into gro......Long truck queues at gates often limit the efficiency of a container terminal and generate serious air pollution. To reduce the gate congestion, this paper proposes a method called'vessel dependent time windows (VDTWs)' to control truck arrivals, which involves partitioning truck entries...... into groups and assigning different time windows to the groups. The proposed VDTWs method includes three steps: (1) predicting truck arrivals based on the time window assignment, (2) estimating the queue length of trucks, and (3) optimizing the arrangement of time windows to minimize the total cost... Factors affecting driver alertness during the operation of haul trucks in the South African mining industry Schutte, PC Full Text Available In view of the seriousness of haul trucks accidents, SIMRAC initiated research to identify factors affecting haul truck driver alertness during mining operations. The information obtained during the risk analysis was used to identify possible... 76 FR 59166 - Navistar Truck Development and Technology Center, a Subsidiary of Navistar International... ... Development and Technology Center, a Subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation Truck Division, Fort... International Corporation, Truck Division, Fort Wayne, Indiana (subject firm). The negative determination was... is a headcount reduction across the nation, made possible by the Global Outsourcing. * * '' The... Optimization of Front Axle Suspension System of Articulated Dump Truck Langer, Thomas Heegaard; Christensen, Brian B.; Mouritsen, Ole Ã˜. that has been subjected to comfort improvement is a two axle articulated dump truck. The comfort has been in terms of whole body vibration exposure and the overall improvement has been made possible by adding front axle suspension. However, a hydraulic stabilizing system between the tractor and trailer...... to evaluate the whole body vibrations. By use of a multibody simulation model of the dump truck the whole body vibration exposure has been computed using the predefined work cycle as model input. The design parameters comprise the components of the hydraulic subsystem of the suspension, i.e., the size... Customer expectations and current offers from food trucks in Helsinki Nguyen, An The aim of this thesis is to determine whether there is a gap between what customers expect and what the food trucks in Helsinki offers in term of diversity of products, price, time and location of service. Do the current offers match with what customers would like to have? The food truck concept has a long history and since 2008 became an international phenomenon. However, it is still relatively young in Helsinki. There are concerted efforts from different parties included the cityâ€™s au... Disruption management for truck appointment system at a container terminal Li, N.; Chen, Gang; Jin, Z. -appointed arrivals at a container terminal that is running an appointment system. Second, we propose some response strategies to cope with different levels of disruptions, and evaluate their resilience ability with two Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): total waiting time of on-time trucks and total idling emissions...... of all trucks, in order to balance the service quality to punctual arrivals and green performance of the whole system. Third, we conduct a sensitivity analysis using a discrete event simulation to understand the performance of the proposed strategies. Considering both KPIs, the best strategy in most......-crane moving distance, especially when the first KPI is given lower weight than the second one.... Impact of Platon ETC system on intercity trucking cost Pogotovkina Natalya Full Text Available In 2015 Platon ETC System, a system of charging trucks with gross vehicle weight exceeding 12 tons, was implemented in Russia. The payment is collected as a compensation fo0 the damage caused to the federal public roads. Platon system is an additional source of financing for the road sector. However, its implementation made the carriers face the increasing costs. This paper presents the first results of the system functioning and the problems, associated with it. We consider the foreign systems of truck charging. The results of calculations, which show the effect of the toll collection on the prime cost of road freight transportation, are also presented. Real-time pedestrian detection in a Truck's blind spot camera Van Beeck, Kristof; GoedemÃ©, Toon In this paper we present a multi-pedestrian detection and tracking framework targeting a specific application: detecting vulnerable road users in a truck's blind spot zone. Research indicates that existing non-vision based safety solutions are not able to handle this problem completely. Therefore we aim to develop an active safety system which warns the truck driver if pedestrians are present in the truck's blind spot zone. Our system solely uses the vision input from the truck's blind spot c... Diesel Engine Waste Heat Recovery Utilizing Electric Turbocompound Technology Gerke, Frank G. This cooperative program between the DOE Office of Heavy Vehicle Technology and Caterpillar, Inc. is aimed at demonstrating electric turbocompound technology on a Class 8 truck engine. This is a lab demonstration program, with no provision for on-truck testing of the system. The goal is to demonstrate the level of fuel efficiency improvement attainable with the electric turbocompound system. Also, electric turbocompounding adds an additional level of control to the air supply which could be a component in an emissions control strategy Planning of Truck Platoons: a Literature Review and Directions for Future Research A. Kishore Bhoopalam (Anirudh); N.A.H. Agatz (Niels); R.A. Zuidwijk (Rob) textabstractA truck platoon is a set of virtually linked trucks that drive closely behind one another using automated driving technology. Benefits of truck platooning include cost savings, reduced emissions, and more efficient utilization of road capacity. To fully reap these benefits in the initial Effects of Variation in Truck Factor on Pavement Performance in Pakistan Rabia Chaudry Full Text Available Seasonal variation coupled with heavy axle loading is the key factor in rapid road deterioration in Pakistan. The serviceability loss is further accelerated by the fact that truck drivers and owners consider overloading as a profitable practice unaware of the adverse effects of this practice. Weigh-in-motion data from two stations located between two major cities of Pakistan (Peshawar and Rawalpindi on Grand Trunk Road (N-5 were collected and analyzed. Analysis of variance and comparison of actual and designed truck factor were performed to identify the most damaging axle truck type. It was found that axle truck type 3 (single/tandem axle is most damaging among all truck types. The actual truck factor for axle truck type 3 is 6.4 times greater than design truck factor. Regression expressions of different forms were also investigated to determine the relationship between truck factor and gross vehicular weight for the specified truck types. An optimum generalization strategy was used to prevent over-generalization and ensure accuracy. For data analysis, 75% of data was used to develop regression models and remaining 25% was to validate those models. The results show that the polynomial expressions performed best and provide a robust relationship that can be employed by the highway authorities to estimate truck factor from gross vehicular weight with a high degree of confidence. It was also observed that damaging effect of various types of trucks was very severe and quite high. 75 FR 56651 - ITS Joint Program Office; Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition Annual Meeting ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ITS Joint Program Office; Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology... Transportation. ACTION: Notice. The Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition (TIMTC) Annual [[Page 56652...: Beating Gridlock with a Smart Grid; U.S. DOT Truck Technology Initiatives; and State and Federal... Scheduling Trucks in a Cross-Dock with Mixed Service Mode Dock Doors Bodnar, Peter; Azadeh, Kaveh; Koster, RenÃ© de The problem considered in this paper is how to schedule inbound and outbound trucks subject to time windows at a multidoor cross-dock. Dock doors can either be dedicated to inbound or outbound trucks or be capable of handling both truck types. In addition, loads are allowed to be temporarily... 49 CFR 230.100 - Defects in tender truck axles and journals. ... 49 Transportation 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Defects in tender truck axles and journals. 230... Steam Locomotives and Tenders Running Gear Â§ 230.100 Defects in tender truck axles and journals. (a... wheel seats that is more than 1/8 of an inch in depth. (b) Tender truck journal condemning defects... Simulated Fuel Economy and Emissions Performance during City and Interstate Driving for a Heavy-Duty Hybrid Truck Daw, C. Stuart; Gao, Zhiming; Smith, David E.; Laclair, Tim J.; Pihl, Josh A.; Edwards, K. Dean We compare simulated fuel economy and emissions for both conventional and hybrid class 8 heavy-duty diesel trucks operating over multiple urban and highway driving cycles. Both light and heavy freight loads were considered, and all simulations included full aftertreatment for NOx and particulate emissions controls. The aftertreatment components included a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), urea-selective catalytic NOx reduction (SCR), and a catalyzed diesel particulate filter (DPF). Our simulated hybrid powertrain was configured with a pre-transmission parallel drive, with a single electric motor between the clutch and gearbox. A conventional HD truck with equivalent diesel engine and aftertreatment was also simulated for comparison. Our results indicate that hybridization can significantly increase HD fuel economy and improve emissions control in city driving. However, there is less potential hybridization benefit for HD highway driving. A major factor behind the reduced hybridization benefit for highway driving is that there are fewer opportunities to utilize regenerative breaking. Our aftertreatment simulations indicate that opportunities for passive DPF regeneration are much greater for both hybrid and conventional trucks during highway driving due to higher sustained exhaust temperatures. When passive DPF regeneration is extensively utilized, the fuel penalty for particulate control is virtually eliminated, except for the 0.4%-0.9% fuel penalty associated with the slightly higher exhaust backpressure. Design and Validation Testing of TruckScan to Assay Large Sacks of Fukushima Radioactive Debris on a Truck Suzuki, Atsuo [Canberra-Japan (Japan); Bronson, Frazier [Canberra Industries Inc. (United States) As a result of the March 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan, there was a serious accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. This accident has contaminated soil and vegetation in a wide area around the plant. Decontamination projects over the last 4 years have resulted in large numbers of 1 cubic meter canvas bags of debris, commonly called Super Sacks [SS]. These are currently stored nearby where they were generated, but starting in 2015, they will be moved to various Interim Storage Facilities [ISF]. Trucks will typically carry 8-20 of these SSs. When the trucks arrive at the ISF they need to be rapidly sorted into groups according to radioactivity level, for efficient subsequent processing. Canberra Industries, Inc. [CI] has designed a new truck monitoring system 'TruckScan' for use at these ISFs. The TruckScan system must measure the entire truck loaded with multiple closely packed SSs, and generate a nuclide specific assay report showing the radioactivity in each individual SS. The Canberra-Japan office, along with Obayashi Corporation have performed validation testing to demonstrate to the regulatory authorities that the proposed technique was sufficiently accurate. These validation tests were conducted at a temporary storage area in Fukushima prefecture. Decontaminated waste of various representative types and of various levels of radioactivity was gathered and mixed to create homogeneous volumes. These volumes were sampled multiple times and assayed with laboratory HPGe detectors to determine the reference concentration of each pile. Multiple SSs were loaded from each pile. Some of the SSs were filled 50% full, others 75% full, and others 100% full, to represent the typical loading configuration of the existing SSs in the field. The content of the SSs are either sand, soil, or vegetation with densities ranging from 0.3 g/cc - 1.6 g/cc. These SSs with known concentrations of Cs-134 and Cs-137 were then loaded onto trucks in Suzuki, Atsuo; Bronson, Frazier Analysis of frame structure of medium and small truck crane Cao, Fuyi; Li, Jinlong; Cui, Mengkai Truck crane is an important part of hoisting machinery. Frame, as the support component of the quality of truck crane, determines the safety of crane jib load and the rationality of structural design. In this paper, the truck crane frame is a box structure, the three-dimensional model is established in CATIA software, and imported into Hyperworks software for finite element analysis. On the base of doing constraints and loads for the finite element model of the frame, the finite element static analysis is carried out. And the static stress test verifies whether the finite element model and the frame structure design are reasonable; then the free modal analysis of the frame and the analysis of the first 8 - order modal vibration deformation are carried out. The analysis results show that the maximum stress value of the frame is greater than the yield limit value of the material, and the low-order modal value is close to the excitation frequency value, which needs to be improved to provide theoretical reference for the structural design of the truck crane frame. Development of the New Light-Duty Hybrid Truck Yamaguchi, Koichi Hino Motors, Ltd., developed the new light-duty hybrid truck whose traction motor, inverter, and traction battery were completely redesigned for maximizing output and efficiency. It also succeeds in balancing low fuel economy and low exhaust emissions by utilizing a combination of a new hybrid system control with a specially developed diesel engine. SVOC emissions from diesel trucks operating on biodiesel fuels This study measured semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in particle matter (PM) emitted from three heavy-duty trucks equipped with modern after-treatment technologies. Emissions testing was conducted as described by the George et al. VOC study also presented as part of this se... TITAN Legal Weight Truck cask preliminary design report The Preliminary Design of the TITAN Legal Weight Truck (LWT) Cask System and Ancillary Equipment is presented in this document. The scope of the document includes the LWT cask with fuel baskets; impact limiters, and lifting and tiedown features; the cask support system for transportation; intermodal transfer skid; personnel barrier; and cask lifting yoke assembly. 75 figs., 48 tabs Haulage Truck Operator. Open Pit Mining Job Training Series. British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. This training outline for haulage truck operators, one in a series of eight outlines, is designed primarily for company training foremen or supervisors and for trainers to use as an industry-wide guideline for heavy equipment operator training in open pit mining in British Columbia. Intended as a guide for preparation of lesson plans both forâ€¦ ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No FMCSA-2011-0097] Pilot Program on NAFTA Trucking Provisions AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The FMCSA published a document in the Federal Register of... Model development for air conditioning system in heavy duty trucks Kessels, J.T.B.A.; van den Bosch, P.P.J.; Zhang, Quansheng; Li, Shengbo Eben; Deng, Kun This chapter presents a modelling approach for the air conditioning (AC) system in heavy duty trucks. The presented model entails two major elements: a mechanical compressor model and a thermal AC model. The compressor model describes the massflow of the refrigerant as well as the mechanical power Presenting a conceptual pattern of HSE performance of oil trucks. Ghaleh, Sahar; Omidvari, Manouchehr; Nassiri, Parvin; Momeni, Mansour; Lavasani, Seyed Mohammadreza Miri Accidents are among the main problems in the oil product supply chain. The most important effective factors in these events are the kind of trucks used and their health, safety, and environment (HSE) condition. The aim of this study was to present a conceptual pattern of the HSE performance of oil trucks in oil industries. In this study, 20 truck models (with fixed tanks), in use over different periods of time, were investigated. In this regard, the criteria and sub-criteria were first determined in two parts-carrier and tank-and weighted by fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP). The results showed that the most important sub-criteria regarding the HSE factors of the carrier were resistance and strength of the front and rear shields, the brake system, and the ventilation system. The most important sub-criteria regarding the HSE factors of the tank were tank shell thickness and a good tank design shape with respect to portable material. It should be noted that the weight of the criteria with each other and sub-criteria with each other are not equal. This issue is important for decision-making. The main reason for the use of trucks with the lowest score in developing countries is the lack of attention by managers to safety issues and international standards and agreements such as the ADR. U10 : Trusted Truck(R) II (phase B). Phase B of the Trusted Truck II project built on the system developed in Phase A (or Year 1). For the implementation portion of the project, systems were added to the trailer to provide additional diagnostic trailer data that can be sent to the TTM... 29 CFR 1910.180 - Crawler locomotive and truck cranes. ... the shaft or spindle with which or about which a wheel rotates. On truck- and wheel-mounted cranes it... and ropes. Cranes designed for railway and automobile wreck clearances are excepted. The requirements..., 1971, shall meet the design specifications of the American National Standard Safety Code for Crawler... ISAF'S Afghan Truck Drivers: The Overlooked Counterinsurgency Population Myron Varouhakis Full Text Available A yearlong U.S. Army field study in Afghanistan examined the demographics and threat perceptions of one of the most-at-risk populations, that of Afghan truck drivers working for NATOâ€™s International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan (ISAF. The study collected data from 766 Afghan truck drivers at the U.S.-operated Kandahar Airfield in ISAFâ€™s Regional Command South. The findings show a wide diversity in age of the Afghan drivers as well as in terms of their home province. The findings also show that although all Afghan truck drivers had acute awareness and understanding of the high risks and dangers of the job, they all noted that the attractive salary and scarcity of jobs were dominant reasons for staying on the job. Findings also reveal a strong resentment among the Afghan truck drivers about their treatment by ISAF soldiers, as for the lack of protection for them and their families after the 2014 departure of NATO forces. The findings can provide significant insights and enhance the understanding of scholars, counterinsurgency strategists, policymakers, and military planners about â€œHost Country Nationalsâ€� as an important population of the human terrain. Waste heat recovery for transport trucks using thermally regenerative fuel cells Carrier, A.; Wechsler, D.; Whitney, R.; Jessop, P. [Queen' s Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry; Davis, B.R. [Queen' s-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre, Kingston, ON (Canada) Carbon emissions associated with transportation can be reduced by increasing the fuel efficiency of transport trucks. This can be achieved with thermally regenerative fuel cells that transform the waste heat from the engine block into electricity. In order to operate such a fuel cell, one needs a fluid which rapidly, reversibly, and selectively undergoes dehydrogenation. Potential fluids have been screened for their ability to dehydrogenate and then rehydrogenate at the appropriate temperatures. An examination of the thermodynamics, kinetics, and selectivities of these processes have shown that the challenge involving hydrogenolysis at high temperature must be addressed. This paper discussed the economics of thermally regenerative fuel cells and the advantages and disadvantages of the identified fluids, and of such systems in general. Dynamics of dump truck entrance onto the hoist platform of a mine inclined elevator Nosyrev, B.A.; Popov, Yu.V.; Mukhutdinov, Sh.D. (Sverdlovskii Gornyi Institut (USSR)) Analyzes the feasibility of transporting heavy-duty dump trucks along slopes on special platforms in coal surface mines. The platforms are hoisted by winches. Theoretical problems associated with hoisting a loaded platform upwards are analyzed. Problems associated with truck travel in the platform area, its exact positioning and mechanical vibrations of the platform caused by truck movement are discussed. Vibrations of the platform with a loaded truck and vibration amplitudes are analyzed. Five states of the system are evaluated. Methods for prevention of excessive vibrations by optimization of platform design and use of flexible elements are evaluated. Optimum speed of truck movement for platform entering is recommended. Evaluating sustainability of truck weight regulations: A system dynamics view Pei Liu Full Text Available Purpose: Targeting the problem of overload trucking in Highway Transportation of iron ore from Caofeidian to Tangshan (HTCT, this paper aims to assess long-term effects of alternative Truck Weight Regulation (TWR policies on sustainability of HTCT. Design/methodology/approach: A system dynamics model was established for policy evaluation. The model, composed of six interrelating modules, is able to simulate policies effects on trucking issues such as freight flow, truck traffic flow, pavement performance, highway transport capacity and trucking time, and further on the Cumulative Economic Cost (CEC including transport cost and time cost of freight owners and the Cumulative Social Cost (CSC including pavement maintenance cost, green house gas emission cost, air pollutants emission cost and traffic accidents cost, so the effects of TWR policies on sustainability of HTCT could be evaluated. Findings: According to different values of overload ratio which a TWR policy allows, alternative TWR policies are classified into three types, which are The Rigid Policy (TRP, The Moderate Policy (TMP and The Tolerant Policy (TTP. Results show that the best policy for sustainability of HTCT depends on the importance of CSC which is expected by the local government. To be specific, (1 if CSC is considered much less important than CEC, the local government should continue implementing the current TTP with the maximum overload ratio; (2 if CSC is considered much more important than CEC, then TRP is recommended; and (3 if CSC is considered slightly more important than CES, TMP with overload ratio of 80% is the best. Practical implications: Conclusions of this paper may help the local government design appropriate TWR policies to achieve sustainability of HTCT. Originality/value: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first effort to evaluate TWR policies on sustainability of regional freight transportation based on system dynamics modeling. MODELING OF DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN PLANETARY IN-WHEEL MOTOR GEARBOXES OF MINE TRUCKS DURING ITS STARTING AND ACCELERATION V. V. Mikhailov Full Text Available The paper describes a mathematical model for planetary double-row in-wheel motor gear box. Main parameters of its dynamic system have been determined in the paper. The paper reveals simulation of transition processes during starting and acceleration of a mine truck with electric motor wheels. Its own gear box frequency has been established theoretically and experimentally in the paper. The paper proposes an algorithm and program for calculations as an alternative to high-cost tests while investigating gear mechanism dynamics of large-size planetary gearboxes. 77 FR 20480 - Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of... ... GU model trucks that were built with certain Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems (Meritor WABCO... equipment requirements for motor vehicles equipped with air brake systems. Paragraph S5.3.4.1(a) of FMVSS No... vehicle's braking performance. The tests and analyses were performed by an independent test lab, Link... Idle emissions from medium heavy-duty diesel and gasoline trucks. Khan, A B M S; Clark, Nigel N; Gautam, Mridul; Wayne, W Scott; Thompson, Gregory J; Lyons, Donald W Idle emissions data from 19 medium heavy-duty diesel and gasoline trucks are presented in this paper. Emissions from these trucks were characterized using full-flow exhaust dilution as part of the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) Project E-55/59. Idle emissions data were not available from dedicated measurements, but were extracted from the continuous emissions data on the low-speed transient mode of the medium heavy-duty truck (MHDTLO) cycle. The four gasoline trucks produced very low oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and negligible particulate matter (PM) during idle. However, carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) from these four trucks were approximately 285 and 153 g/hr on average, respectively. The gasoline trucks consumed substantially more fuel at an hourly rate (0.84 gal/hr) than their diesel counterparts (0.44 gal/hr) during idling. The diesel trucks, on the other hand, emitted higher NOx (79 g/hr) and comparatively higher PM (4.1 g/hr), on average, than the gasoline trucks (3.8 g/hr of NOx and 0.9 g/hr of PM, on average). Idle NOx emissions from diesel trucks were high for post-1992 model year engines, but no trends were observed for fuel consumption. Idle emissions and fuel consumption from the medium heavy-duty diesel trucks (MHDDTs) were marginally lower than those from the heavy heavy-duty diesel trucks (HHDDTs), previously reported in the literature. Advanced vehicle dynamics of heavy trucks with the perspective of road safety Trigell, Annika Stensson; RothhÃ¤mel, Malte; Pauwelussen, Joop; Kural, Karel This paper presents state-of-the art within advanced vehicle dynamics of heavy trucks with the perspective of road safety. The most common accidents with heavy trucks involved are truck against passenger cars. Safety critical situations are for example loss of control (such as rollover and lateral stability) and a majority of these occur during speed when cornering. Other critical situations are avoidance manoeuvre and road edge recovery. The dynamic behaviour of heavy trucks have significant differences compared to passenger cars and as a consequence, successful application of vehicle dynamic functions for enhanced safety of trucks might differ from the functions in passenger cars. Here, the differences between vehicle dynamics of heavy trucks and passenger cars are clarified. Advanced vehicle dynamics solutions with the perspective of road safety of trucks are presented, beginning with the topic vehicle stability, followed by the steering system, the braking system and driver assistance systems that differ in some way from that of passenger cars as well. Electric vehicle demonstration Ouellet, M. [National Centre for Advanced Transportation, Saint-Jerome, PQ (Canada) The desirable characteristics of Canadian projects that demonstrate vehicle use in real-world operation and the appropriate mechanism to collect and disseminate the monitoring data were discussed in this presentation. The scope of the project was on passenger cars and light duty trucks operating in plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) or battery electric vehicle modes. The presentation also discussed the funding, stakeholders involved, Canadian travel pattern analysis, regulatory framework, current and recent electric vehicle demonstration projects, and project guidelines. It was concluded that some demonstration project activities may have been duplicated as communication between the proponents was insufficient. It was recommended that data monitoring using automatic data logging with minimum reliance on logbooks and other user entry should be emphasized. figs. Fuel Cell-Powered Lift Truck Fleet Deployment Projects Final Technical Report May 2014 Klingler, James J [GENCO Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. The overall objectives of this project were to evaluate the performance, operability and safety of fork lift trucks powered by fuel cells in large distribution centers. This was accomplished by replacing the batteries in over 350 lift trucks with fuel cells at five distribution centers operated by GENCO. The annual cost savings of lift trucks powered by fuel cell power units was between $2,400 and $5,300 per truck compared to battery powered lift trucks, excluding DOE contributions. The greatest savings were in fueling labor costs where a fuel cell powered lift truck could be fueled in a few minutes per day compared to over an hour for battery powered lift trucks which required removal and replacement of batteries. Lift truck operators where generally very satisfied with the performance of the fuel cell power units, primarily because there was no reduction in power over the duration of a shift as experienced with battery powered lift trucks. The operators also appreciated the fast and easy fueling compared to the effort and potential risk of injury associated with switching heavy batteries in and out of lift trucks. There were no safety issues with the fueling or operation of the fuel cells. Although maintenance costs for the fuel cells were higher than for batteries, these costs are expected to decrease significantly in the next generation of fuel cells, making them even more cost effective. Operations experience with the NAC-1 legal weight truck cask Viebrock, J.M.; Hoffman, C.C. The first three years of operation of Nuclear Assurance Corporation's (NAC) four (4) NAC-1 Casks have demonstrated that shipments of spent fuel, fuel rods and other highly irradiated reactor components can be moved routinely by legal weight truck transport. Shipments of these materials have involved some 800,000 miles of highway travel and cask handling at some fifteen different nuclear facilities. This paper presents details on NAC's operations experience with these casks including cask description, cask handling (loading and unloading), pre-shipment testing, facility turnaround and transit times, operator exposure, transport vehicles and shipper/carrier/cask owner responsibilities, actual experience with regard to facility interfacing requirements and operational procedures. Cask and equipment utilization is discussed together with the methods used to control operation costs and to improve the economics of truck transport Cummins L10G in Kenworth truck 'viable today' As the culmination of five years of developmental work by Cummins Engines, BC Research Inc., and BC Gas Utility Ltd., a T800 Kenworth truck was outfitted with a new Cummins L10G natural gas engine, and two lightweight fully -wrapped Dynetek cylinders; it was pronounced to be 'a viable clean truck today'. The L10G spark-ignited engine operates at a relatively high peak efficiency of 37 per cent and is commercially available to meet the current California Air Resources Board heavy duty vehicle emission standards without the use of a catalytic converter. The L10G engine produces no particulate emissions, a very significant advantage, in view of the fact that particulate emissions have been identified as major contributors to respiratory ailments Antecedents of Truck Driversâ€™ Job Satisfaction and Retention Proneness Prockl, GÃ¼nter; Teller, Christoph; Kotzab, Herbert is statistically significant. Financial and nonfinancial job properties affect satisfaction with one's employer whereas the former shows a lower impact compared to the latter. Satisfaction with the job and one's employer impacts retention proneness. The contribution of this study was to (1) add...... to the understanding of the factors that predict retention of truck drivers in relationship to job satisfaction and (2) highlight the different roles of financial and nonfinancial job properties in this specific work context.......The aim of this study was to (1) explore the antecedents of truck driversâ€™ job satisfaction, (2) identify the impact of financial and nonfinancial job properties on satisfaction with the job and with one's employer, and (3) the driversâ€™ proneness to retaining their jobs. Based on the extant... Real-Time Dispatch of Petroleum Tank Trucks Gerald G. Brown; Glenn W. Graves A highly automated, real-time dispatch system is described which uses embedded optimization routines to replace extensive manual operations and to reduce substantially operating costs for a nation-wide fleet of petroleum tank trucks. The system is currently used in daily operations by the Order Entry and Dispatch segment of the Chevron U.S.A. Marketing System. Refined petroleum products valued at several billion dollars per year are dispatched from more than 80 bulk terminals on a fleet excee... Brown, Gerald G.; Graves, Glenn W. Management Science, 27, 1, pp. 19-32. (1982 International Management Science Achievement Award Finalist). A highly automated, real-time dispatch system is described which uses embedded optimization routines to replace extensive manual operations and to reduce substantially operating costs for a nation-wide fleet of petroleum tank trucks. The system is currently used in daily operations by the Order Entry and Dispatch segment of the Chevron U.S.A. Marketing System. Refined petroleum produ... The ethanol heavy-duty truck fleet demonstration project This project was designed to test and demonstrate the use of a high- percentage ethanol-blended fuel in a fleet of heavy-duty, over-the- road trucks, paying particular attention to emissions, performance, and repair and maintenance costs. This project also represents the first public demonstration of the use of ethanol fuels as a viable alternative to conventional diesel fuel in heavy-duty engines. Business plan of a food truck in Saint Petersburg Zavyalova, Ekaterina The purpose of the thesis was to investigate how to write a proper business plan and then implement gained knowledge in creating a business plan of a food truck in Saint Petersburg. A business plan serves as a guide for an entrepreneur in the process of company establishment and enables to gain funding from potential investors. The primary objective was to study essential components of a business plan. The theoretical framework comprises of core issues on company establishment and desc... The Preliminary Design of the TITAN Legal Weight Truck (LWT) Cask System and Ancillary Equipment is presented in this document. The scope of this document includes the LWT cask with fuel baskets, impact limiters, and lifting and tiedown features; the cask support system for transportation; intermodal transfer skid; personnel barrier; and cask lifting yoke assembly. The results of the tradeoff studies and evaluations that were performed during the preliminary design are presented in Appendix A to this report. 51 figs., 17 tabs Hydraulic Hybrid Parcel Delivery Truck Deployment, Testing & Demonstration Gallo, Jean-Baptiste [Calstart Incorporated, Pasadena, CA (United States) Although hydraulic hybrid systems have shown promise over the last few years, commercial deployment of these systems has primarily been limited to Class 8 refuse trucks. In 2005, the Hybrid Truck Users Forum initiated the Parcel Delivery Working Group including the largest parcel delivery fleets in North America. The goal of the working group was to evaluate and accelerate commercialization of hydraulic hybrid technology for parcel delivery vehicles. FedEx Ground, Purolator and United Parcel Service (UPS) took delivery of the worldâ€™s first commercially available hydraulic hybrid parcel delivery trucks in early 2012. The vehicle chassis includes a Parker Hannifin hydraulic hybrid drive system, integrated and assembled by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., with a body installed by Morgan Olson. With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, CALSTART and its project partners assessed the performance, reliability, maintainability and fleet acceptance of three pre-production Class 6 hydraulic hybrid parcel delivery vehicles using information and data from in-use data collection and on-road testing. This document reports on the deployment of these vehicles operated by FedEx Ground, Purolator and UPS. The results presented provide a comprehensive overview of the performance of commercial hydraulic hybrid vehicles in parcel delivery applications. This project also informs fleets and manufacturers on the overall performance of hydraulic hybrid vehicles, provides insights on how the technology can be both improved and more effectively used. The key findings and recommendations of this project fall into four major categories: -Performance, -Fleet deployment, -Maintenance, -Business case. Hydraulic hybrid technology is relatively new to the market, as commercial vehicles have been introduced only in the past few years in refuse and parcel delivery applications. Successful demonstration could pave the way for additional purchases of hydraulic hybrid vehicles throughout the Definition and Evaluation of Bus and Truck Automation Operations Concepts Tsao, H.-S. Jacob; Botha, Jan L. Traffic congestion will continue to worsen and likely worsen at a faster rate than ever. People throughput and freight throughput have become critical issues for California and the rest of the nation. PATH has been funding a one-year research project entitled "Definition and Evaluation of Bus and Truck Automation Operations Concepts," proposed by the authors. This report summarizes the results of the research project achieved during the first six months. During those six months, we reviewed l... Keep on Trucking: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Intratheater Airlift yet they must all remain effective in order to stay in business.50 Figure 3. Commercial Distribution Example: Walmart 10 As one of the...worldâ€™s largest corporations, Walmart provides a good example of an entrepreneurial logistics system (Figure 3). Like the deployed Air Force component, it...is a fleet owner, a distributor, and a retail location operator.51 While Walmart uses trucks, the AMD schedules aircraft as the primary delivery Coordinating decentralized optimization of truck and shovel mining operations Cheng, R.; Fraser Forbes, J. [Alberta Univ., Edmonton, AB (Canada). Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering; San Yip, W. [Suncor Energy, Fort McMurray, AB (Canada) Canada's oil sands contain the largest known reserve of oil in the world. Oil sands mining uses 3 functional processes, ore hauling, overburden removal and mechanical maintenance. The industry relies mainly on truck-and-shovel technology in its open-pit mining operations which contributes greatly to the overall mining operation cost. Coordination between operating units is crucial for achieving an enterprise-wide optimal operation level. Some of the challenges facing the industry include multiple or conflicting objectives such as minimizing the use of raw materials and energy while maximizing production. The large sets of constraints that define the feasible domain pose as challenge, as does the uncertainty in system parameters. One solution lies in assigning truck resources to various activities. This fully decentralized approach would treat the optimization of ore production, waste removal and equipment maintenance independently. It was emphasized that mine-wide optimal operation can only be achieved by coordinating ore hauling and overburden removal processes. For that reason, this presentation proposed a coordination approach for a decentralized optimization system. The approach is based on the Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition and auction-based methods that have been previously used to decompose large-scale optimization problems. The treatment of discrete variables and coordinator design was described and the method was illustrated with a simple truck and shovel mining simulation study. The approach can be applied to a wide range of applications such as coordinating decentralized optimal control systems and scheduling. 16 refs., 3 tabs., 2 figs. Image processing system for the measurement of timber truck loads Carvalho, Fernando D.; Correia, Bento A. B.; Davies, Roger; Rodrigues, Fernando C.; Freitas, Jose C. A. The paper industry uses wood as its raw material. To know the quantity of wood in the pile of sawn tree trunks, every truck load entering the plant is measured to determine its volume. The objective of this procedure is to know the solid volume of wood stocked in the plant. Weighing the tree trunks has its own problems, due to their high capacity for absorbing water. Image processing techniques were used to evaluate the volume of a truck load of logs of wood. The system is based on a PC equipped with an image processing board using data flow processors. Three cameras allow image acquisition of the sides and rear of the truck. The lateral images contain information about the sectional area of the logs, and the rear image contains information about the length of the logs. The machine vision system and the implemented algorithms are described. The results being obtained with the industrial prototype that is now installed in a paper mill are also presented. Upgrades for truck transportation of SNM in the Russian Federation Gardner, B.H.; Kornilovich, E. The goal of this project is the rapid reduction of risk to truck transportation of SNM in Russia. Enhanced protection is being accomplished by cooperation between the US Department of Energy, MINATOM of Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defense, and various Russian Institutes. This program provides an integrated program of specialized trucks that are equipped with hardened overpack (SNM vault) containers, alarm and communications systems, and armored cabs. Armored escort vehicles are also provided to increase the survivability of the guards escorting convoys. Only indigenous Russian equipment, modified and/or manufactured by Designing Bureau for Motor Vehicle Transport Equipment (KBATO), is provided under this program. The US will not provide assistance in the truck transportation arena without a commitment from the Russian facility to provide heavily armed escorts for SNM movement. Each site conducts a detailed transportation needs assessment study that is used as the basis for prioritizing assistance. The Siberian Chemical Combine (Tomsk-7) was the initial site of cooperation. The designs used at Tomsk-7 are serving as the baseline for all future vehicles modified under this program. In FY98, many vehicles systems have been ordered for various institutes. Many additional systems will be ordered in FY99 Truck bomb and insider threats to nuclear facilities Hirsch, D. In the nuclear field, two the these weak links in the security chain are the truck bomb threat and the insider threat. The risks associated with terrorist use of vehicular bombs against nuclear targets surfaced (actually, resurfaced) followed the terrorist attacks on the US Embassy annex and the Marine compound in Leb Concern was expressed that similar attacks against nuclear facilities could result in substantial damage and release of radioactivity. Since the current regulations of the NRC require licensees to protect only against attacks on foot (and even then, only against very small attacking forces), shortly after the Lebanon bombings, that agency commenced an urgent rulemaking to require its licensees to protect against truck bombs. Inexplicably, that rulemaking was called off after research results indicated that the truck bomb threat to nuclear facilities was even more serious than previously thought. Even were nuclear facilities adequately protected against external attack, be the aim theft or sabotage, the greatest security risk to these sites - the threat of action by insiders - would remain. The traditional methods of protecting against the insider threat - such as the two-person rule, strict compartmentalization of vital areas, and design features that make damage to two or more redundant systems by one individual difficult - are generally expensive and have encountered substantial resistance from the nuclear industry, which has restrained the NRC from requiring them Scheduling trucks in cross docking systems with temporary storage and dock repeat truck holding pattern using genetic algorithm Ehsan Ghobadian Full Text Available Cross docking is one of the most important issues in management of supply chains. In cross docking, different items delivered to a warehouse by inbound trucks are directly arranged and reorganized based on customer demands, routed and loaded into outbound trucks for delivery purposes to customers without virtually keeping them at the warehouse. If any item is kept in storage, it is normally for a short amount of time, say less than 24 hours. In this paper, we consider a special case of cross docking where there is temporary storage and implements genetic algorithm to solve the resulted problem for some realistic test problems. In our method, we first use some heuristics as initial solutions and then improve the final solution using genetic algorithm. The performance of the proposed model is compared with alternative solution strategy, the GRASP method. Electric refuse collection vehicle with a range extender; Elektrisches Abfallsammelfahrzeug mit Range Extender Fuchs, Andreas At the Frankfurt Motor Show IAA 2012, MAN will be presenting the Metropolis, a heavy-duty truck for use in urban areas that produces no emissions and is ultra-quiet. Using mains electricity generated from renewable sources, it can operate without producing any CO{sub 2}. The truck's modular lithium-ion battery is located under the ab. A quiet and efficient diesel engine from the Volkswagen Group generates power as needed and functions as a range extender for the truck. At the end of 2012, the MAN Metropolis will start a two-year field test as a refuse collection vehicle. (orig.) Assessment of the risk of transporting uranium hexafluoride by truck and train Geffen, C.A.; Johnson, J.F.; Davis, D.K.; Friley, J.R.; Ross, B.A. This report is the fifth in a series of studies of the risk of transporting potentially hazardous energy materials. The report presents an assessment of the risk of shipping uranium hexafluoride (UF 6 ) by truck and rail. The general risk assessment methodology, summarized in Section 3, used in this study is that developed for the first study in this series. The assessment includes the risks from release of uranium hexafluoride during truck or rail transport due to transportation accidents. The contribution to the risk of deteriorated or faulty packaging during normal transport was also considered. The report is sectioned to correspond to the specific analysis steps of the risk assessment model. The transportation system and accident environment are described in Sections 4 and 5. Calculation of the response of the shipping system to forces produced in transportation accidents are presented in Section 6 and the results of a survey to determine the condition of the package during transport are presented in Section 7. Sequences of events that could lead to a release of radioactive material from the shipping cask during transportation are postulated in Section 8 using fault tree analysis. These release sequences are evaluated in Sections 9 through 11, to determine both the likelihood and the possible consequences of each release. Supportive data and analyses are given in the appendices. The results of the risk assessment have been related to the year 1985, when it is projected that 100 GW of electric power will be generated annually by nuclear power plants. It was estimated that approximately 46,000 metric tons (MT) of natural UF 6 and 14,600 MT of enriched UF 6 would be shipped in the reference year IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SHOVEL-TRUCK SYSTEMS IN OPEN-PIT COAL MINES Mark KORYAGIN Full Text Available The aim of the study is to reduce idle times of mining trucks and shovels in an open-pit coal mine. A heuristic algorithm for making dispatching decisions in conditions of dynamic allocation of trucks is developed. Priority parameters for choosing the shovel after the end-of-truck unloading are introduced. Also, an algorithm for searching for the optimal priority parameters to satisfy the required efficiency criterion is developed. This algorithm is based on a simulation model of a shovel-truck system. The proposed approach is applicable in terms of the group of shovels with a common dump point in various open-pit coal mines. The importance of this work lies in the fact that the proposed model takes into account the random factors related with the duration of loading and dumping, truck movement, repair of shovels and haul trucks, as well as the duration of periods between repairs. Modelling Truck Weigh Stationsâ€™ Locations based on Truck Traffic Flow and Overweight Violation: A Case Study in Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirsad KuloviÄ‡ Full Text Available The number of registered commercial freight vehicles isÂ constantly increasing, increasing therefore as well the trafficÂ load on the roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A significantÂ part of freight vehicles moving along the main and regionalÂ roads are overloaded and cause significant damage to roadÂ infrastructure, affect road safety and result in an increase ofÂ emissions of harmful gases for people and the environment.Â The overloading rate is extremely high, in particular withÂ 5-axle trucks representing 58.7%. The research showedÂ that the increased overload level ranges from 10-20% of theÂ maximum permissible weight. The importance of load limitsÂ was recognized early in the history of road development.Â This interrelation led directly to limitations on vehicle loads,Â and laws were enacted in many countries to establish theÂ maximum allowable motor vehicle sizes and weights. StrictÂ enforcement of motor vehicle size and weight laws is a stepÂ toward reducing motor vehicle size and weight violations,Â heavy truck accidents, and, even more, improving roadÂ maintenance, rehabilitation expenditures and road safety.Â Thus, based on the applied model the objective of this paperÂ is to evaluate and optimize the locations of truck weigh stationsÂ on the road network of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kishore Bhoopalam, Anirudh; Agatz, Niels; Zuidwijk, Rob textabstractA truck platoon is a set of virtually linked trucks that drive closely behind one another using automated driving technology. Benefits of truck platooning include cost savings, reduced emissions, and more efficient utilization of road capacity. To fully reap these benefits in the initial phases requires careful planning of platoons based on trucksâ€™ itineraries and time schedules. This paper provides a framework to classify various new transportation planning problems that arise in... Assessing crash risk considering vehicle interactions with trucks using point detector data. Hyun, Kyung Kate; Jeong, Kyungsoo; Tok, Andre; Ritchie, Stephen G Trucks have distinct driving characteristics in general traffic streams such as lower speeds and limitations in acceleration and deceleration. As a consequence, vehicles keep longer headways or frequently change lane when they follow a truck, which is expected to increase crash risk. This study introduces several traffic measures at the individual vehicle level to capture vehicle interactions between trucks and non-trucks and analyzed how the measures affect crash risk under different traffic conditions. The traffic measures were developed using headways obtained from Inductive Loop Detectors (ILDs). In addition, a truck detection algorithm using a Gaussian Mixture (GM) model was developed to identify trucks and to estimate truck exposure from ILD data. Using the identified vehicle types from the GM model, vehicle interaction metrics were categorized into three groups based on the combination of leading and following vehicle types. The effects of the proposed traffic measures on crash risk were modeled in two different cases of prior- and non-crash using a case-control approach utilizing a conditional logistic regression. Results showed that the vehicle interactions between the leading and following vehicle types were highly associated with crash risk, and further showed different impacts on crash risk by traffic conditions. Specifically, crashes were more likely to occur when a truck following a non-truck had shorter average headway but greater headway variance in heavy traffic while a non-truck following a truck had greater headway variance in light traffic. This study obtained meaningful conclusions that vehicle interactions involved with trucks were significantly related to the crash likelihood rather than the measures that estimate average traffic condition such as total volume or average headway of the traffic stream. Copyright Â© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. An innovative food truck chain, strategic planning inspired from the lean start up methodology PeÃ±ate, Paul Tavares Mestardo em Marketing Suportada pela abordagem Lean , o Projecto apresenta um modelo de negÃ³cios de uma nova marca de Food Truck, inicialmente a ser lanÃ§ada na BÃ©lgca. Foodiesâ€™TruckZ Ã© a marca sugerida para um novo modelo de negÃ³cio de Food Truck que procura inovar alavancando economias de escala, sobretudo em Marketing, e atravÃ©s de uma frota co-propriedade das carinhas food truck. Neste modelo de negÃ³cio a partilha no investimento do camiÃ£o, na comunicaÃ§Ã£o e outros aspectos de marketing ... Was It Really Worth Pain? Refurbishment of Mercedes-Benz Trucks by Botswana Defence Force Rangobana, Samuel A; Alkebaisi, Hussain K .... Logistics statistics, for refurbished trucks returned to user units, are also gathered from the asset management software database, Mincom Ellipse, in use by the Botswana Defence Force Mechanical... Logistics of in-wood chipping and trucking of chips; Palstahaketuksen logistinen ketju Nuuja, J. [Joensuu Univ. (Finland). Faculty of Forestry; Asikainen, A. [Metsaeosaamiskeskus, Joensuu (Finland). Joensuu Science Park In this study a in wood chipper and truck transport of chips were modelled and studied by discrete-event simulation. The input data, which included stand characteristics and information about transport distances was compiled by GRASS-program. This data based on the inventory done by Forestry Center TAPIO. With the model various transport alternatives were compared and the effect of work condition factors were studied. It was find out, that a long distance transport with interchangeable container truck gives better productivity than a truck with a trailer. This results from shorter loading time for the interchangeable container truck Nuuja, J [Joensuu Univ. (Finland). Faculty of Forestry; Asikainen, A [Metsaeosaamiskeskus, Joensuu (Finland). Joensuu Science Park Independent design review report for truck number 1 modifications for flammable gas tanks Wilson, G.W. The East and West Tank Farm Standing Order 97-01 requires that the PMST be modified to include purging of the enclosed space underneath the shielded receiver weather cover per National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 496, Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment. The Standing Order also requires that the PMST be modified by replacing the existing electrical remote latch (RLU) unit with a mechanical remote latch unit. As the mechanical remote latch unit was exactly like the RLU installed on the Rotary Mode Core Sampler Trucks (RMCST) and the design for the RMCST went through formal design review, replacing the RLU was done utilizing informal design verification and was completed per work package ES-97-0028. As the weather cover purge was similar to the design for the RMCSTS, this design was reviewed using the independent review method with multiple independent reviewers. A function design criteria (WHC-SD-WM-FDC-048, Functional Design Criteria for Core Sampling in Flammable Gas Watch List Tanks) provided the criteria for the modifications. The review consisted of distributing the design review package to the reviewers and collecting and dispositioning the RCR comments. The review package included the ECNs for review, the Design Compliance Matrix, copies of all drawings affected, and copies of outstanding ECNs against these drawings. A final meeting was held to ensure that all reviewers were aware of the changes to ECNs from incorporation of RCR comments "Dedicated To The Continued Education, Training and Demonstration of PEM Fuel Cell Powered Lift Trucks In Real-World Applications." Dever, Thomas J. The project objective was to further assist in the commercialization of fuel cell and H2 technology by building further upon the successful fuel cell lift truck deployments that were executed by LiftOne in 2007, with longer deployments of this technology in real-world applications. We involved facilities management, operators, maintenance personnel, safety groups, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction. LiftOne strived to educate a broad group from many areas of industry and the community as to the benefits of this technology. Included were First Responders from the local areas. We conducted month long deployments with end-users to validate the value proposition and the market requirements for fuel cell powered lift trucks. Management, lift truck operators, Authorities Having Jurisdiction and the general public experienced 'hands on' fuel cell experience in the material handling applications. We partnered with Hydrogenics in the execution of the deployment segment of the program. Air Products supplied the compressed H2 gas and the mobile fueler. Data from the Fuel Cell Power Packs and the mobile fueler was sent to the DOE and NREL as required. Also, LiftOne conducted the H2 Education Seminars on a rotating basis at their locations for lift trucks users and for other selected segments of the community over the project's 36 month duration. Executive Summary The technology employed during the deployments program was not new, as the equipment had been used in several previous demos and early adoptions within the material handling industry. This was the case with the new HyPx Series PEM - Fuel Cell Power Packs used, which had been demo'd before during the 2007 Greater Columbia Fuel Cell Challenge. The Air Products HF-150 Fueler was used outdoors during the deployments and had similarly been used for many previous demo programs. The methods used centered on providing this technology as the power for electric sit-down lift trucks at high profile companies Passive elimination of static electricity in oil industry GaÄ‡anoviÄ‡ MiÄ‡o Full Text Available This study explains the existing and real conditions of a possible passive elimination of static electricity when loading oil and oil derivatives. We are considering the formation and survival of gas bubbles both in the volume of oil in its depth, but also at the surface of oil and oil derivatives of the partly filled reservoir, and formation of both volume and surface electric charge in oil and oil derivatives. The study presents the research of formation and survival of static electricity in both reservoirs and tank trucks of different geometric shapes partly filled with oil and oil derivatives. We are proposing a new original possibility of passive elimination of static electricity when loading oil and oil derivatives in reservoirs and tank trucks. The proposed passive device for elimination of static electricity is protected at the international level in the domain of intellectual property (with a patent, model and distinctive mark. Aberrant Behaviors and Road Accidents among Iranian Truck Drivers, 2010 Amir Houshang Mehrparvar Full Text Available structural dimensions of which as well as technologic failures such as road quality, and tech-nical faults of automobiles, need to be assessed in detail. Iran has the first order in the world for deadly road accidents. This study was designed to assess the association between aberrant behaviors of truck drivers and the incidence of road accidents in Yazd, center of Iran, in 2010.Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 300 truck drivers in Yazd. We used 3 questionnaires, including one for demographic data, Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ, and one for drivers' self-evaluation of the of their driving.Results: Five types of the behavior had the highest frequency: Misjudge speed of oncoming vehicle when overtaking.; Deliberately disregard the speed limits late at night or very early in the morning.; Ignore 'give way' signs, and narrowly avoid colliding with traffic having right of way.; Stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle on a two-lane highway, you are driven by frustration to try to overtake in risky circumstances.; Drive with only 'half-an-eye' on the road while looking at a map, changing a cassette or radio channel, etc. The more the driver's driv-ing was influenced by emotional and mental states the more deliberate violations and slips.Conclusion: Among truck drivers, safety has not developed sufficiently, and because of the dangers of road accidents both for the drivers and other people and its economic losses, the importance of the presenting some solutions is completely obvious. Recovery Act--Class 8 Truck Freight Efficiency Improvement Project Trucks, Daimler [Daimler Trucks North America Llc, Portland, OR (United States) Daimler Trucks North America completed a five year, $79.6M project to develop and demonstrate a concept vehicle with at least 50% freight efficiency improvement over a weighted average of several drive cycles relative to a 2009 best-in-class baseline vehicle. DTNA chose a very fuel efficient baseline vehicle, the 2009 Freightliner Cascadia with a DD15 engine, yet successfully demonstrated a 115% freight efficiency improvement. DTNA learned a great deal about the various technologies that were incorporated into Super Truck and those that, through down-selection, were discarded. Some of the technologies competed with each other for efficiency, and notably some of the technologies complemented each other. For example, we found that Super Truckâ€™s improved aerodynamic drag resulted in improved fuel savings from eCoast, relative to a similar vehicle with worse aerodynamic drag. However, some technologies were in direct competition with each other, namely the predictive technologies which use GPS and 3D digital maps to efficiently manage the vehicles kinetic energy through controls and software, versus hybrid which is a much costlier technology that essentially targets the same inefficiency. Furthermore, the benefits of a comprehensive, integrated powertrain/vehicle approach was proven, in which vast improvements in vehicle efficiency (e.g. lower aero drag and driveline losses) enabled engine strategies such as downrating and downspeeding. The joint engine and vehicle developments proved to be a multiplier-effect which resulted in large freight efficiency improvements. Although a large number of technologies made the selection process and were used on the Super Truck demonstrator vehicle, some of the technologies proved not feasible for series production. Psychoactive substance use by truck drivers: a systematic review. Girotto, Edmarlon; Mesas, Arthur Eumann; de Andrade, Selma Maffei; Birolim, Marcela Maria The aim of this study was to summarise the scientific evidence on the prevalence of psychoactive substance use and on the factors associated with their intake among truck drivers. A systematic review was performed in the databases PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, and Cochrane and 36 cross-sectional studies were identified with quantitative results about the use of psychoactive substances by truck drivers. Out of these, 28 were carried out in countries with large land areas and 23 obtained their information through self-reporting. The most frequently studied substances were alcohol (n=25), amphetamines (n=17), marijuana (n=16) and cocaine (n=13). The prevalence of the use of these substances greatly varied: alcohol (0.1-91.0%); amphetamines (0.2-82.5%), marijuana (0.2-29.9%), cocaine (0.1-8.3%). The frequency of substance use was lower in studies that investigated the presence of these substances in biological samples than in those based on self-reported use. In 12 studies that evaluated factors associated with the intake of psychoactive substances, the following stood out: younger age, higher income, longer trips, alcohol consumption, driving in the night shift, travelling interstate routes, long or short sleep, fewer hours of rest, little experience of the driver, connection with small and medium sized companies, income below levels determined by labour agreements, productivity-based earnings and prior involvement in accidents. The frequency of psychoactive substance use by truck drivers seems to be high, although that greatly varies according to the type of substance and the method of collecting the information. The use of these substances was mainly associated with indicators of poor working conditions. Assessing tether anchor labeling and usability in pickup trucks. Klinich, Kathleen D; Manary, Miriam A; Malik, Laura A; Flannagan, Carol A; Jermakian, Jessica S The objective of this study was to investigate vehicle factors associated with child restraint tether use and misuse in pickup trucks and evaluate 4 labeling interventions designed to educate consumers on proper tether use. Volunteer testing was performed with 24 subjects and 4 different pickup trucks. Each subject performed 8 child restraint installations among the 4 pickups using 2 forward-facing restraints: a Britax Marathon G4.1 and an Evenflo Triumph. Vehicles were selected to represent 4 different implementations of tether anchors among pickups: plastic loop routers (Chevrolet Silverado), webbing routers (Ram), back wall anchors (Nissan Frontier), and webbing routers plus metal anchors (Toyota Tundra). Interventions included a diagram label, Quick Response (QR) Code linked to video instruction, coordinating text label, and contrasting text tag. Subjects used the child restraint tether in 93% of trials. However, tether use was completely correct in only 9% of trials. An installation was considered functional if the subject attached the tether to a tether anchor and had a tight installation (ignoring routing and head restraint position); 28% of subjects achieved a functional installation. The most common installation error was attaching the tether hook to the anchor/router directly behind the child restraint (near the top of the seatback) rather than placing the tether through the router and attaching it to the anchor in the adjacent seating position. The Nissan Frontier, with the anchor located on the back wall of the cab, had the highest rate of correct installations but also had the highest rate of attaching the tether to components other than the tether anchor (seat adjustor, child restraint storage hook, around head restraint). None of the labeling interventions had a significant effect on correct installation; not a single subject scanned the QR Code to access the video instruction. Subjects with the most successful installations spent extensive time Moving EVs (Electric vehicles) into a mass transit scenario Petrie, D [Petrie Transit Consultants (United States) In this futuristic scenario electric microcars, providing local mobility, would be automatically loaded onto maglev trucks for longer commutes on a guideway located on a barriered inside lane of existing freeways. Stations are located above the freeway and an elegant Command and Control subsystem would be matched to traffic requirements. (Author) ADvanced Electric Powertrain Technology (ADEPT) : virtual and hardware platforms Lomonova, E.A.; Paulides, J.J.H.; Wilkins, S.; Tegenbosch, J.A.P. Alternative energy sources for traditional combustion engines (e.g. fuel cells, solar cells, batteries) in vehicles like motorbikes, cars, trucks, boats, planes will go hand in hand with a massive growth of the application of electric machines inside (`E-propulsion'). For automotive, marine, Deregulation and competition in the electric utility marketplace Allen, J.E. This paper addresses the impact of deregulation and competition in the electric utility marketplace as an extension of the deregulation of the airlines, and natural gas, telephone and trucking industries. The topics of the paper include the events and circumstances leading to deregulation, those involved in the competition, and a scenario for how the industry will develop over the next 20 years Evaluating the effects of heavy sugar cane truck operations on repair cost of low volume highways : technical summary report. Current Louisiana state laws allow truck operators hauling certain agricultural commodities to purchase : overweight permits and haul at gross vehicle weights (GVW) in excess of the legislated GVW limit of : 80,000 lb. For instance, sugar cane trucke... The application of smart phone, weight-mile truck data to support freight-modeling, performance measures and planning. Oregon is one of the few states that currently charge a commercial truck weight-mile tax (WMT). The Oregon Department of : Transportation (ODOT) has developed a data-collection system Truck Road Use Electronics (TRUE) to simplify WMT : collec... 76 FR 22154 - Powered Industrial Trucks Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB... ... manufacturer, paragraph (a)(5) mandates that employers provide a marker on the trucks that identifies the... markers required by paragraphs (a)(3) through (a)(5) remain affixed to trucks and are legible. Paragraphs... . Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal information such as social security numbers... Research on tractive power of KZC-5 rear dump truck in underground mine Lei Zeyong The tractive power of KZC-5 rear dump truck in underground mine is studied in this paper. The principles and ways of defining the power are discussed. It is proved that the power of KZC-5 rear dump truck in underground mine is reasonable in the industrial scale test 27 CFR 24.230 - Examination of tank car or tank truck. ... TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LIQUORS WINE Spirits Â§ 24.230 Examination of tank car or tank truck. Upon arrival of a tank car or tank truck at the bonded wine premises, the proprietor shall... calibration chart is available at the bonded wine premises, the spirits may be gauged by volume in the tank... Risk of commercial truck fires in the United States : an exploratory data analysis Large trucks are involved in only 8 percent of fatal crashes per year, but 17 percent of fatal fires. The scope of the current body of research is limited. Studies have treated truck fires generally as a subset of vehicle fires or in their own right ... 76 FR 63988 - Pilot Project on NAFTA Trucking Provisions; Pre-Authorization Safety Audits ...-0097] Pilot Project on NAFTA Trucking Provisions; Pre-Authorization Safety Audits AGENCY: Federal Motor... motor carriers that applied to participate in the Agency's long-haul pilot program to test and... intent to proceed with the initiation of a United States- Mexico cross-border long-haul trucking pilot... 49 CFR 230.108 - Steam locomotive leading and trailing trucks. ... 49 Transportation 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Steam locomotive leading and trailing trucks. 230... RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS Steam Locomotives and Tenders Trucks, Frames and Equalizing System Â§ 230.108 Steam locomotive leading... Locomotor diseases among male long-haul truck drivers and other professional drivers Jensen, Anker; Kaerlev, Linda; TÃ¼chsen, Finn -249) and for other truck drivers (SHR: 130, 95% CI: 108-156) compared to bus drivers (SHR: 110, 95% CI: 79-149). All drivers had high SHR for lesions of the ulnar nerve (SHR: 159, 95% CI: 119-207), especially bus drivers (SHR: 197, 95% CI: 116-311). Long-haul truck drivers had high SHRs for synovitis and bursitis... A Comparative Study of Back Pain among Taxi and Truck Drivers in ... Data was analyzed using SSPSS version 20. Descriptive and analytical statistics to analyze and present data. The prevalence of back pain in Port Harcourt for taxi drivers was 70.4% and 71.4% for truck drivers. The prevalence among truck drivers was due to age ,sitting position and shock absorbers. However variables likeÂ ... Trucks involved in fatal accidents codebook 2010 (Version October 22, 2012). The Impact of Wireless Technology on Loading Trucks at an Auto Parts Distribution Center Goomas, David T. An intervention was introduced for truck loaders that used wireless vehicle mount computers that included auditory, visual feedback, and immediate data delivery. The implementation reliably reduced pallets from being loaded out of sequence for all outbound trucks in multistop routes. The role of the organizational behavior management (OBM)â€¦ Impact of trucking network flow on preferred biorefinery locations in the southern United States Timothy M. Young; Lee D. Han; James H. Perdue; Stephanie R. Hargrove; Frank M. Guess; Xia Huang; Chung-Hao Chen The impact of the trucking transportation network flow was modeled for the southern United States. The study addresses a gap in existing research by applying a Bayesian logistic regression and Geographic Information System (GIS) geospatial analysis to predict biorefinery site locations. A one-way trucking cost assuming a 128.8 km (80-mile) haul distance was estimated... Structural evaluation for the core sampling trucks, RMCS operations, 200 Area Islam, M.A. This report evaluates the structural adequacy and the integrity of the existing core sampling trucks to withstand impact should the trucks drop off the ramp, either onto the soft ground or onto a non-yielding surface due to operational error, wind, or earthquake. The report also addresses if the allowable tank dome load will be exceeded by the addition of the impact load 76 FR 68220 - Navistar Truck Development and Technology Center; a Subsidiary of Navistar International... ... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-75,151; TA-W-75,151A] Navistar... Renaissance and Alpha Personnel, Inc. Fort Wayne, IN; Navistar Truck Reliability Center, a Subsidiary of... Reliability Center, a Subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, Truck Division, 3033 Wayne Trace, Fort... Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Cycling and Usage Analysis in a Heavy-Duty Truck Field Study Pontus Svens Full Text Available This paper presents results from a field test performed on commercial power-optimized lithium-ion battery cells cycled on three heavy-duty trucks. The goal with this study was to age battery cells in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV environment and find suitable methods for identifying cell ageing. The battery cells were cycled on in-house developed equipment intended for testing on conventional vehicles by emulating an HEV environment. A hybrid strategy that allows battery usage to vary within certain limits depending on driving patterns was used. This concept allows unobtrusive and low-cost testing of battery cells under realistic conditions. Each truck was equipped with one cell cycling equipment and two battery cells. One cell per vehicle was cycled during the test period while a reference cell on each vehicle experienced the same environmental conditions without being cycled. Differential voltage analysis and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to identify ageing of the tested battery cells. Analysis of driving patterns and battery usage was performed from collected vehicle data and battery cell data. Strategic Materials in the Automobile: A Comprehensive Assessment of Strategic and Minor Metals Use in Passenger Cars and Light Trucks. Field, Frank R; Wallington, Timothy J; Everson, Mark; Kirchain, Randolph E A comprehensive component-level assessment of several strategic and minor metals (SaMMs), including copper, manganese, magnesium, nickel, tin, niobium, light rare earth elements (LREEs; lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium), cobalt, silver, tungsten, heavy rare earth elements (yttrium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium), and gold, use in the 2013 model year Ford Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, and F-150 is presented. Representative material contents in cars and light-duty trucks are estimated using comprehensive, component-level data reported by suppliers. Statistical methods are used to accommodate possible errors within the database and provide estimate bounds. Results indicate that there is a high degree of variability in SaMM use and that SaMMs are concentrated in electrical, drivetrain, and suspension subsystems. Results suggest that trucks contain greater amounts of aluminum, nickel, niobium, and silver and significantly greater amounts of magnesium, manganese, gold, and LREEs. We find tin and tungsten use in automobiles to be 3-5 times higher than reported by previous studies which have focused on automotive electronics. Automotive use of strategic and minor metals is substantial, with 2013 vehicle production in the United States, Canada, EU15, and Japan alone accounting for approximately 20% of global production of Mg and Ta and approximately 5% of Al, Cu, and Sn. The data and analysis provide researchers, recyclers, and decision-makers additional insight into the vehicle content of strategic and minor metals of current interest. Investigation of RADTRAN Stop Model input parameters for truck stops Griego, N.R.; Smith, J.D.; Neuhauser, K.S. RADTRAN is a computer code for estimating the risks and consequences as transport of radioactive materials (RAM). RADTRAN was developed and is maintained by Sandia National Laboratories for the US Department of Energy (DOE). For incident-free transportation, the dose to persons exposed while the shipment is stopped is frequently a major percentage of the overall dose. This dose is referred to as Stop Dose and is calculated by the Stop Model. Because stop dose is a significant portion of the overall dose associated with RAM transport, the values used as input for the Stop Model are important. Therefore, an investigation of typical values for RADTRAN Stop Parameters for truck stops was performed. The resulting data from these investigations were analyzed to provide mean values, standard deviations, and histograms. Hence, the mean values can be used when an analyst does not have a basis for selecting other input values for the Stop Model. In addition, the histograms and their characteristics can be used to guide statistical sampling techniques to measure sensitivity of the RADTRAN calculated Stop Dose to the uncertainties in the stop model input parameters. This paper discusses the details and presents the results of the investigation of stop model input parameters at truck stops Conformity checking of LPG Transportation Trucks by Modelling and Simulation Gallab Maryam Full Text Available LPG Loading /unloading site is considered as a dangerous environment of significant risk, especially during LPG transfer operations. These risks may cause catastrophic dangers such as BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion, UVCE (Unconfined Vapour Cloud Explosion, etc. The site consists of a tank (RST containing LPG and threetransfer posts. Two posts allow loading of small carrier tankers 6 tons. The other one transfer post transfer LPG contained injumbo tankers 20 tons inside the tank. The industrial site at risks chooses to demonstrate the need for a modelling-simulation approach. The aim is to check first compliance and authorization of the truck when it enters the site for loading /unloading, to verify the authorization to make the transfer, and then, to identify the driver and his training to ensure that the transfer operations are going to take place without incident. Sometimes, it may happen that Consignment Operator (CO is busy orabsent and thus the driver operates alone without being authorized, in this case the site risks a loss of control due to a lack of resources. The modelling-simulation will be done using multi-agent systems that will present the drivers, trucks, PO and loading unloading posts as agents in order to have a model facilitating this checking. Study of trends in the trucking market in modern conditions P.Popovych Full Text Available The article analyzes the features of the transport services market in accordance with its segmentation from the position of statistics on the field of automotive freight. The tendencies of development dynamics and road trucking transport market structure, and particularly the impact of transportation logistics market, including foreign trade cargo traffic of road transport, on the basic trends and the impact of logistics infrastructure development for aggregate indicators of development of transport communications, the size and dynamics of development, market compatibility on investment attractiveness. Balance of consumer, wholesale and logistics market in Ukraine, having similar development trends are established. Market logistics of trucking transport services have a steady trend of development in an objective decline in growth. The necessity of modernization policies in the transport sector at the state level as a software-oriented transport sector investment resources of the economy, taking into account that the share of road transport in the transport system of the country demonstrates the dynamic development with a positive trend in demand for transportation of goods. Haul truck tire dynamics due to tire condition Anzabi, R Vaghar; Nobes, D S; Lipsett, M G Pneumatic tires are costly components on large off-road haul trucks used in surface mining operations. Tires are prone to damage during operation, and these events can lead to injuries to personnel, loss of equipment, and reduced productivity. Damage rates have significant variability, due to operating conditions and a range of tire fault modes. Currently, monitoring of tire condition is done by physical inspection; and the mean time between inspections is often longer than the mean time between incipient failure and functional failure of the tire. Options for new condition monitoring methods include off-board thermal imaging and camera-based optical methods for detecting abnormal deformation and surface features, as well as on-board sensors to detect tire faults during vehicle operation. Physics-based modeling of tire dynamics can provide a good understanding of the tire behavior, and give insight into observability requirements for improved monitoring systems. This paper describes a model to simulate the dynamics of haul truck tires when a fault is present to determine the effects of physical parameter changes that relate to faults. To simulate the dynamics, a lumped mass 'quarter-vehicle' model has been used to determine the response of the system to a road profile when a failure changes the original properties of the tire. The result is a model of tire vertical displacement that can be used to detect a fault, which will be tested under field conditions in time-varying conditions. Vaghar Anzabi, R.; Nobes, D. S.; Lipsett, M. G. Urban risks of truck transport of radioactive material Mills, G.S.; Neuhauser, K.S. Truck transport of radioactive material (RAM), e.g., spent nuclear fuel (SNF), normally maximizes use of Interstate highways, which are safer and more efficient for truck transport in general. In the estimation of transportation risks, population bordering a route is a direct factor in determining consequences and an indirect factor in determining exposure times, accident probabilities and severities, and other parameters. Proposals to transport RAM may draw intense resistance from stakeholders based on concern for population concentrations along urban segments but the length of a route segment is also a determinative factor in estimating the transport risks. To quantify the relative importance of these two factors, a potential route for transport of SNF (strict use of Interstate highways) was selected and compared with a modified version that bypassed urban areas. The RADTRAN 4 code for transportation risk assessment, which was developed at Sandia National Laboratories, was used in the present study to assess the relative risks of SNF transportation for alternative routes. The results suggest that emphasis on Interstate highways minimizes total route and urban segment risks Work-related musculoskeletal discomfort among heavy truck drivers. Nazerian, Ramtin; Korhan, Orhan; Shakeri, Ehsan Heavy truck drivers are exposed to various psychological, psychosocial and physiological factors, some of which can cause musculoskeletal discomfort in different body regions. This study aims to investigate the correlation between different factors of musculoskeletal discomfort in heavy truck drivers. A cross-sectional study design was applied. A total of 384 participants were interviewed using an updated version of the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. While hypothesis testing was used to assess the association of different factors in musculoskeletal discomfort, logistic regression was applied to explore different correlations among questions of the survey. The results demonstrate that hours of exposure to vibration were associated with discomfort in the neck and shoulders (pâ€‰â€‰0.05. Fifty-seven percent of the drivers were suffering from discomfort in their lower back region. Moreover, seat comfort was found to be highly correlated with discomfort in the neck, shoulder and upper back areas. Additionally, with aging the likelihood of experiencing discomfort in the neck, upper back and knees is increased. Exploring Telematics Big Data for Truck Platooning Opportunities Lammert, Michael P [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Bugbee, Bruce [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Hou, Yi [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Muratori, Matteo [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Holden, Jacob [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Duran, Adam W [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Mack, Andrea [Montana State University; Swaney, Eric [Volvo Group NREL completed a temporal and geospatial analysis of telematics data to estimate the fraction of platoonable miles traveled by class 8 tractor trailers currently in operation. This paper discusses the value and limitations of very large but low time-resolution data sets, and the fuel consumption reduction opportunities from large scale adoption of platooning technology for class 8 highway vehicles in the US based on telematics data. The telematics data set consist of about 57,000 unique vehicles traveling over 210 million miles combined during a two-week period. 75% of the total fuel consumption result from vehicles operating in top gear, suggesting heavy highway utilization. The data is at a one-hour resolution, resulting in a significant fraction of data be uncategorizable, yet significant value can still be extracted from the remaining data. Multiple analysis methods to estimate platoonable miles are discussed. Results indicate that 63% of total miles driven at known hourly-average speeds happens at speeds amenable to platooning. When also considering availability of nearby partner vehicles, results indicate 55.7% of all classifiable miles driven were platoonable. Analysis also address the availability of numerous partners enabling platoons greater than 2 trucks and the percentage of trucks that would be required to be equipped with platooning equipment to realize more than 50% of the possible savings. Truck Drivers And Risk Of STDs Including HIV Bansal R.K Full Text Available Research Question: Whether long distance truck drivers are at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting STDs including HIV? Objectives: i To study the degree of knowledge of HIV and AIDS among long- distance truck drivers. ii Assess their sexual behaviour including condom use. iii Explore their prevailing social influences and substance abuse patterns. iv Explore their treatment seeking bahaviour as regards STDs. v Deduce their risk of contracting and transmitting STDs including HIV. Study Design: Cross- sectional interview. Setting: Transport Nagar, Indore (M.P Participants: 210 senior drivers (First drivers and 210 junior drivers (Second drivers. Study Variables: Extra-Marital sexual intercourse, condom usage, past and present history of STDs, treatment and counseling, substance abuse, social Ã¢â‚¬" cultural milieu. Outcome Variables: Risk of contraction of STDs. Statistical Analysis: Univariate analysis. Results: 94% of the drivers were totally ignorant about AIDS. 82.9% and 43.8 % of the senior and junior drivers had a history of extra- marital sex and of these only 2 regularly used condoms. 13.8% and 3.3 % of the senior and junior drivers had a past or present history suggestive of STD infection. Alcohol and Opium were regularly used by them. Conclusion: The studied drivers are at a high risk of contracting and transmitting STDs including HIV. Scrotal neoplasia: would truck drivers be at greater risk? Daniel Seabra Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To analyze how scrotal neoplasias have been managed during the past decade and to question possible factors or professions associated to its presence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated every case reported from 1995 to 2005 at our hospital. We described the clinical scenario, complementary exams, treatments and outcomes. We also tried to verify if there was any risk, predisposing factors or professions that would explain the cancer origin. RESULTS: Six cases were reviewed. Out of these, three patients were truck drivers. Five of them showed restricted lesions without inguinal lymph nodes enlargement. Histologically, six patients presented squamous carcinoma, with two of them having the verrucous type. The median age of patients was 52 years old (31 to 89. The five patients who are still alive had their lesions completely removed with safety margin and primary closure. CONCLUSIONS: We have noticed that the scrotal carcinoma behavior is similar to that of the penis, where removal of the lesion and study of the regional lymph nodes help to increase the patient survival rate. The outstanding fact was that three out of six patients were truck drivers, raising the hypothesis that such profession, maybe due to the contact or attrition with the diesel exhaust expelled by the engine or to sexual promiscuity, would imply in a larger risk of developing this rare neoplasia. 77 FR 73039 - Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Vantage Electric Vehicles ... Determination Concerning Vantage Electric Vehicles AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of... of Vantage Vehicle electric trucks and vans. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded in the final determination that the United States is the country of origin of the Vantage Vehicle EVX1000 and... The Production Measurement Model of Open Pit Mine Based on Truck Operation Diagram Sun Xiao-Yu Full Text Available Conventional production measurement of truck dispatching system in open pit mine has not been effectively expressed by a mathematical model, which brings a negative effect on the subsequent data mining and a compatibility issue to apply the production measurement with fixed assignment of truck. In this study, based on the proposed concept that truck is not only the carrier of transport material, but also act as the bridges and linkages between the loading sites and the unloading sites, a new truck operation diagram was established, which was further developed to a basic data matrix and a production measurement model. The new model allowed to calculatethe production measurement of the transport, loading, unloading, material and etc, respectively, as well as with any calculation in combination of more than one factor as needed.It solved the compatibility issue between conventional production measurement and the production measurement of fixed assignment of truck with good practical results. Technology Roadmap for the 21st Century Truck Program, a government-industry research partnership The 21st Century Truck Program has been established as a government-industry research partnership to support the development and implementation of commercially viable technologies that will dramatically cut fuel use and emissions of commercial trucks and buses while enhancing their safety and affordability as well as maintaining or enhancing performance. The innovations resulting from this program will reduce dependence on foreign oil, improve our nation's air quality, provide advanced technology for military vehicles, and enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. truck and bus industry while ensuring safe and affordable freight and bus transportation for the nation's economy. This Technology Roadmap for the 21st Century Truck Program has been prepared to guide the development of the technical advancements that will enable the needed improvements in commercial truck fuel economy, emissions, and safety. Modeling and Design of Hybrid PEM Fuel Cell Systems for Lift Trucks driven lift trucks are being used more and more in different companies to reduce their emissions. However, battery driven lift trucks need a long time to recharge and thus may be out of work for a long time. Fuel cell driven lift trucks diminish this problem and are therefore getting more attention...... in a fork-lift truck. In order for the ejector to operate in the largest possible range of load, different approaches (with fixed nozzle and variable nozzle ejectors) have been investigated. Different geometries have been studied in order to optimize the ejector. The optimization is carried out not only...... a virtual fork-lift system. This investigation examines important performance metrics, such as hydrogen consumption and battery SOC as a function of the fuel cell and battery size, control strategy, drive cycle, and load variation for a fork-lift truck system. This study can be used as a benchmark... Occupational Hydrofluoric Acid Injury from Car and Truck Washing--Washington State, 2001-2013. Reeb-Whitaker, Carolyn K; Eckert, Carly M; Anderson, Naomi J; Bonauto, David K Exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) causes corrosive chemical burns and potentially fatal systemic toxicity. Car and truck wash cleaning products, rust removers, and aluminum brighteners often contain HF because it is efficient in breaking down roadway matter. The death of a truck wash worker from ingestion of an HF-based wash product and 48 occupational HF burn cases associated with car and truck washing in Washington State during 2001-2013 are summarized in this report. Among seven hospitalized workers, two required surgery, and all but one worker returned to the job. Among 48 injured workers, job titles were primarily auto detailer, car wash worker, truck wash worker, and truck driver. Because HF exposure can result in potentially severe health outcomes, efforts to identify less hazardous alternatives to HF-based industrial wash products are warranted. Analysis of major trends in U.S. commercial trucking, 1977-2002. Bertram, K. M.; Santini, D .J.; Vyas, A. D. This report focuses on various major long-range (1977-2002) and intermediate-range (1982-2002) U.S. commercial trucking trends. The primary sources of data for this period were the U.S. Bureau of the Census Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey and Truck Inventory and Use Survey. In addition, selected 1977-2002 data from the U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration and from the U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration's Highway Statistics were used. The report analyzes (1) overall gasoline and diesel fuel consumption patterns by passenger vehicles and trucks and (2) the population changes and fuels used by all commercial truck classes by selected truck type (single unit or combination), during specified time periods, with cargo-hauling commercial trucks given special emphasis. It also assesses trends in selected vehicle miles traveled, gallons per vehicle miles traveled, and gallons per cargo ton-mile traveled, as well as the effect of cargo tons per truck on fuel consumption. In addition, the report examines long-range trends for related factors (e.g., long-haul mileages driven by heavy trucks) and their impacts on reducing fuel consumption per cargo-ton-mile and the relative shares of total commercial fuel use among truck classes. It identifies the effects of these trends on U.S. petroleum consumption. The report also discusses basic engineering design and performance, national legislation on interstate highway construction, national demographic trends (e.g., suburbanization), and changes in U.S. corporate operations requirements, and it highlights their impacts on both the long-distance hauling and shorter-distance urban and suburban delivery markets of the commercial trucking industry. Potential air toxics hot spots in truck terminals and cabs. Smith, Thomas J; Davis, Mary E; Hart, Jaime E; Blicharz, Andrew; Laden, Francine; Garshick, Eric Hot spots are areas where concentrations of one or more air toxics--organic vapors or particulate matter (PM)--are expected to be elevated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) screening values for air toxics were used in our definition of hot spots. According to the EPA, a screening value "is used to indicate a concentration of a chemical in the air to which a person could be continually exposed for a lifetime ... and which would be unlikely to result in a deleterious effect (either cancer or noncancer health effects)" (U.S. EPA 2006). Our characterization of volatile organic compounds (VOCs; namely 18 hydrocarbons, methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE], acetone, and aldehydes) was added onto our ongoing National Cancer Institute-funded study of lung cancer and particulate pollutant concentrations (PM with an aerodynamic diameter highways. In Phase 1 of our study, 15 truck terminals across the United States were each visited for five consecutive days. During these site visits, sorbent tubes were used to collect 12-hour integrated samples of hydrocarbons and aldehydes from upwind and downwind fence-line locations as well as inside truck cabs. Meteorologic data and extensive site information were collected with each sample. In Phase 2, repeat visits to six terminals were conducted to test the stability of concentrations across time and judge the representativeness of our previous measurements. During the repeat site visits, the sampling procedure was expanded to include real-time sampling for total hydrocarbon (HC) and PM2.5 at the terminal upwind and downwind sites and inside the truck cabs, two additional monitors in the yard for four-quadrant sampling to better characterize the influence of wind, and indoor sampling in the loading dock and mechanic shop work areas. Mean and median concentrations of VOCs across the sampling locations in and around the truck terminals showed significant variability in the upwind concentrations as well as in the intensity of COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUCKS TIRES Z. A. Godzhaev Full Text Available Now improvement of technological design specification of trucks tires develops very much. In modern mechanical engineering polyamide and kapron cords for tires of line-haul trucks and buses are replaced with all-metal ones (AMC even more often. It was defined that at increase in AMC tires production their technical characteristics were investigated insufficiently. In this regard there were carried out bench tests to compare the main operational indicators of domestic (JSC Nizhnekamskshina production and foreign tires with an all-metal cord: 315/60R22.5 the NF-201 model with 315/60r22.5 the XZA2 ENERGY Michelin model (steering; 315/60R22.5 the NR-201 model with 315/60R22.5 the XDA2+ ENERGY Michelin model (drive; 315/80R22.5 the NF-201 model with 315/80R22.5 the 3D Michelin XZE X MultiWay model (steering; 315/80R22.5 the NR-201 model with 315/80R22.5 the 3D XDE X MultiWay model (drive. The laboratory researches were carried out for the purpose of an assessment of the universal, load, damping (hysteresis and other characteristics of tires with use of the universal functional SIB-1M test-bench. It was established that Michelin AMC tires of steering low-profile 315/60R22.5 XZA2 ENERGY models have the best indicators on power heterogeneity - 0.47-0.89 percent. The high-profile AMC tires of drive wheels 315/80R22.5 of the NR-201 model of JSC Nizhnekamskshina have the worst indicators. However, all the tested tires correspond to GOST 5513-97on this indicator. It was noted that Nizhnekamsk AMC tires of the size 315/60R22.5 are flush with AMC tires Michelin on set of operational indicators, except power heterogeneity, and last one of Michelin tires is lower than Nizhnekamsk ones by 2-3 times. It was suggested to conduct further researches on definition of optimum operational tires indicators because of an intensive use of KAMAZ trucks in agricultural production Biomechanical analysis of loading/unloading a ladder on a truck. Moriguchi, Cristiane Shinohara; Carnaz, Leticia; de Miranda, Luiz Carlos; Marklin, Richard William; Coury, Helenice Jane Cote Gil Loading/unloading a ladder on vehicles are frequent tasks and involve overhead handling that may expose workers to risk factors of shoulder musculoskeletal disorders. The objective of the present study was to evaluate posture, forces required and perceived exertion when loading and unloading the ladder on a utility truck. Thirteen male overhead line workers from an electric utility in Brazil participated in this study. Shoulder elevation angle was measured using inclinometers. The required force to load/unload the ladder was measured by dynamometer. Subjective assessment of the perceived exertion was recorded to compare the exertion reported during the test conditions to the field conditions. The task of loading/unloading the ladder presented risks of shoulder musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to workers because it requires high levels of force (approximately 60% of the maximal force) combined with overhead posture of the shoulders (more than 100Â° from the neutral posture). Age and height presented to interfere in biomechanical risks presented in load/unload task. There was no significant difference between the subjective exertion during the test conditions and handling the ladder in the field. Ergonomic intervention is recommended to reduce these risks for shoulder MSDs. Stress analysis of jacks, frame and bearing connections, and drill rod for core sampler truck No. 2 Ziada, H.H. This analysis evaluates the structural design adequacy of several components and connections for the rotary mode core sampler truck (RMCST) No. 2. This analysis was requested by the Characterization Equipment Group (WHC 1994a). The components addressed in this report are listed below: front jack assembly and connection to the truck chassis; rear jack assembly and connection to the truck chassis; center outrigger jacks and connection to the truck chassis; lower frame assembly and connection to the truck chassis; bolt connections for bearing plate assembly (for path of maximum load); traverse slide brackets and mounting of the traverse jack cylinders; and drill rod (failure loads) Truck acceleration behavior study and acceleration lane length recommendations for metered on-ramps Guangchuan Yang Full Text Available This paper investigated the actual truck acceleration capability at metered on-ramps. Truck acceleration performance data were collected through a video-based data collection method. A piecewise constant acceleration model was employed to capture truck acceleration characteristics. It was found that the existing acceleration length will affect truck driversâ€™ acceleration behavior. At the taper type ramp that has limited acceleration distance, acceleration profile indicated a decreasing trend with distance. While for the ramp with an auxiliary lane that has sufficient acceleration distance, it was found that the acceleration behavior is to have a high acceleration rate in the beginning, then acceleration rate decrease with speed increase, and high acceleration rate again as drivers approach the merging area. Field data show that the truck acceleration performance data documented in the ITEâ€™s (Institute of Transportation Engineers â€œTraffic Engineering Handbookâ€� are much lower than the field collected data. Also, based on the regression analysis of speed versus distance profiles, it was found that the AASHTOâ€™s (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Green Book acceleration length design guidance is insufficient to accommodate trucks at metered on-ramps. The required acceleration lengths for medium and heavy trucks are approximately 1.3 and 1.6Â times of the Green Book design guideline, respectively. Design and analysis of truck body for increasing the payload capacity Vamshi Krishna, K.; Yugandhar Reddy, K.; Venugopal, K.; Ravi, K. Truck industry is a major source of transportation in India. With an average truck travelling about 300 kilometers per day [1], every kilogram of truck weight is of concern to the industry in order to get the best out of the truck. The main objective of this project is to increase the payload capacity of automotive truck body. Every kilogram of increased vehicle weight will decrease the vehicle payload capacity in turn increasing the manufacturing cost and reducing the fuel economy by increase the fuel consumption. With the intension of weight reduction, standard truck body has been designed and analyzed in ANSYS software. C-cross section beams were used instead of conventional rectangular box sections to reduce the weight of the body. Light-weight Aluminum alloy Al 6061 T6 is used to increase the payload capacity. The strength of the Truck platform is monitored in terms of deformation and stress concentration. These parameters will be obtained in structural analysis test condition environment. For reducing the stress concentration the concept of beams of uniform strength is used. Accordingly necessary modifications are done so that the optimized model has a better stress distribution and much lesser weight compared to the conventional model. The results obtained by analyzing the modified model are compared with the standard model. Development of Diesel Engine Operated Forklift Truck for Explosive Gas Atmospheres Vishwakarma, Rajendra Kumar; Singh, Arvind Kumar; Ahirwal, Bhagirath; Sinha, Amalendu For the present study, a prototype diesel engine operated Forklift truck of 2 t capacity is developed for explosive gas atmosphere. The parts of the Forklift truck are assessed against risk of ignition of the explosive gases, vapors or mist grouped in Gr. IIA and having ignition temperature more than 200Â°C. Identification of possible sources of ignition and their control or prevention is the main objective of this work. The design transformation of a standard Forklift truck into a special Forklift truck is made on prototype basis. The safety parameters of the improved Forklift truck are discussed in this paper. The specially designed Forklift truck is useful in industries where explosive atmospheres may present during normal working conditions and risk of explosion is a concern during handling or transportation of materials. This indigenous diesel engine based Forklift truck for explosive gas atmosphere classified as Zone 1 and Zone 2 area and gas group IIA is developed first time in India in association with the Industry. The effect of the descent technique and truck cabin layout on the landing impact forces. Patenaude, S; Marchand, D; Samperi, S; BÃ©langer, M The majority of injuries to truckers are caused by falls during the descent from the cab of the truck. Several studies have shown that the techniques used to descend from the truck and the layout of the truck's cabin are the principal cause of injury. The goal of the present study was to measure the effects of the descent techniques used by the trucker and the layout of the truck's cabin on the impact forces absorbed by the lower limbs and the back. Kinematic data, obtained with the aid of a video camera, were combined with the force platform data to allow for calculation of the lower limb and L5-S1 torques as well as L5-S1 compressive forces. The trucker descended from two different conventional tractor cabin layouts. Each trucker descended from cabin using either "facing the truck" (FT) or "back to the truck" (BT) techniques. The results demonstrate that the BT technique produces greater ground impact forces than the FT technique, particularly when the truck does not have a handrail. The BT technique also causes an increase in the compressive forces exerted on the back. In conclusion, the use of the FT technique along with the aids (i.e., handrails and all the steps) help lower the landing impact forces as well as the lumbosacral compressive forces. Combined Aero and Underhood Thermal Analysis for Heavy Duty Trucks Vegendla, Prasad [Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Sofu, Tanju [Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Saha, Rohit [Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (United States); Madurai Kumar, Mahesh [Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (United States); Hwang, L. K [Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (United States) Aerodynamic analysis of the medium-duty delivery truck was performed to achieve vehicle design optimization. Three dimensional CFD simulations were carried out for several improved designs, with a detailed external component analysis of wheel covers, side skirts, roof fairings, and rounded trailer corners. The overall averaged aerodynamics drag reduction through the design modifications were shown up to 22.3% through aerodynamic considerations alone, which is equivalent to 11.16% fuel savings. The main identified fuel efficiencies were based on second generation devices, including wheel covers, side skirts, roof fairings, and rounded trailer corners. The important findings of this work were; (i) the optimum curvature radius of the rounded trailer edges found to be 125 mm, with an arc length of 196.3 mm, (ii) aerodynamic drag reduction increases with dropping clearance of side skirts between wheels and ground, and (iii) aerodynamic drag reduction increases with an extension of front bumper towards the ground. Legal weight truck cask model impact limiter response Meinert, N.M.; Shappert, L.B. Dynamic and quasi-static quarter-scale model testing was performed to supplement the analytical case presented in the Nuclear Assurance Corporation Legal Weight Truck (NAC LWT) cask transport licensing application. Four successive drop tests from 9.0 meters (30 feet) onto an unyielding surface and one 1.0-meter (40-inch) drop onto a scale mild steel pin 3.8 centimeters (1.5 inches) in diameter, corroborated the impact limiter design and structural analyses presented in the licensing application. Quantitative measurements, made during drop testing, support the impact limiter analyses. High-speed photography of the tests confirm that only a small amount of energy is elastically stored in the aluminum honeycomb and that oblique drop slapdown is not significant. The qualitative conclusion is that the limiter protected LWT cask will not sustain permanent structural damage and containment will be maintained, subsequent to a hypothetical accident, as shown by structural analyses Hood of the truck statistics for food animal practitioners. Slenning, Barrett D This article offers some tips on working with statistics and develops four relatively simple procedures to deal with most kinds of data with which veterinarians work. The criterion for a procedure to be a "Hood of the Truck Statistics" (HOT Stats) technique is that it must be simple enough to be done with pencil, paper, and a calculator. The goal of HOT Stats is to have the tools available to run quick analyses in only a few minutes so that decisions can be made in a timely fashion. The discipline allows us to move away from the all-too-common guess work about effects and differences we perceive following a change in treatment or management. The techniques allow us to move toward making more defensible, credible, and more quantifiably "risk-aware" real-time recommendations to our clients. Burnup credit applications in a high-capacity truck cask Boshoven, J.K. General Atomics (GA) has designed two legal weight truck (LWT) casks, the GA-4 and GA-9, to carry four pressurized-water-reactor (PWR) and nine boiling-water-reactor (BWR) fuel assemblies, respectively. GA plans to submit applications for certification to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the two casks in mid-1993. GA will include burnup credit analysis in the Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) for the GA-4 Cask. By including burnup credit in the criticality safety analysis for PWR fuels with initial enrichments above 3% U-235, public and occupation risks are reduced and cost savings are realized. The GA approach to burnup credit analysis incorporates the information produced in the US Department of Energy Burnup Credit Program. This paper describes the application of burnup credit to the criticality control design of the GA-4 Cask Waste management (Truck and rail shipments to Hanford) O'Donnell, J.P.; Culbertson, R.C. As part of the physical decommissioning of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, Shippingport, PA, a large volume of Low Specific Activity (LSA) radioactive waste was accumulated. The waste, which consisted primarily of radioactive reactor plant components, piping, contaminated asbestos, tanks, building rubble, sludge and ion exchange resins was packaged and prepared for shipment. The waste was transported by truck and rail from Shippingport, PA, to the Department of Energy burial ground at Hanford, Washington, a journey of 2,329 miles. This presentation will discuss the successful management of over 2,600 packages weighing in excess of 3,600 tons of radioactive waste from the cradle-to-the-grave, that is from the time it was generated during the decommissioning process until its final burial at the Hanford, Washington burial site. 1 tab Noise Pollution Aspects of Barge, Railroad, and Truck Transportation, dBA Trolley 88 dBA 82 dBA 78 dBA 72 dBA Truck 87 dBA 81 dBA 76 dBA 74 dBA Bus 81 dBA 76 dBA 72 dBA 68 dBA Automobile 78 dBA 74 dBA 65 dBA 63 dBA I NO...Environmlent~al Prot~ect~ion Agency, Background Document/linvironment~al Explanat~ion f~or Proposed Int~erstate Rail Carriler Noise Emission Regulat~ions (1974...2). By way of comparison only 0.1 percent automobiles produced this noise level at 70 miles per hour (Figure E-1). Bus and motorcycle noise levels (at The dynamics of the three-piece-freight truck Xia, Fujie and dynamical contact relations between wheels and rails, the nonlinear suspensions and the nonlinear dry friction damping. For low speeds of the truck the kinematic and dynamical nonlinearities might be linearized, but the very strongly nonlinear suspensions and the dry friction damping can not be linearized...... be numerically simulated. Its applications are illustrated in two simple systems. One is an oscillator with a Coulomb dry friction damper in chapter 2 and the other one is the wedge damper in chapter 3. In the mechanical system it is possible that the degrees of freedom will vary with the different friction...... are derived. Chapter 8 provides the numerical methods for the simulation of the system, the discussion focuses on the differential algebraic equations(DAEs) with discontinuous characteristics caused by the two-dimensional friction. In chapter 9 the numerical investigation is provided. The four general... A Clinical Trial on Weight Loss among Truck Drivers MS Thiese Full Text Available Background: The high prevalence of obesity among commercial truck drivers may be related to sedentary nature of the job, lack of healthy eating choices, and lack of exercise. There may be a link between obesity and crash risk, therefore an intervention to reduce obesity in this population is needed. Objective: To assess feasibility of a 12-week weight loss intervention for truck drivers with a weight loss goal of 10% of initial body weight. Methods: Drivers were selected based on age (â‰¥21 years and body mass index (â‰¥30 kg/m2. The drivers participated in a before-after clinical trial. The intervention included a 12-week program that provided information on healthy diet and increasing exercise, and telephone-based coaching using SMART goals. Outcomes included change from baseline in reported energy intake, measured weight, waist, hip, and neck circumference, blood pressure, and point of care capillary blood lipids and hemoglobin A1c. Exit interviews were conducted to gain insight into driver opinions on the program features and usefulness. This study was registered with the NIH Clinical Trials Registry, number NCT02348983. Results: 12 of 13 drivers completed the study. Weight loss was statistically significant (p=0.03. Reported energy (p=0.005, total fat consumption (p=0.04, and saturated fat consumption (p=0.02 intake were also lower after the 12-week intervention. Drivers attributed their weight loss to health coaching and suggested a longer intervention so that they could reach their goal and become accustomed to the changes. Conclusion: This weight loss intervention is feasible for this difficult population. Additional research is needed to compare this intervention with a control group. COMPETITIVE PRESSURE SYSTEMS MAPPING IN THE BRAZILIAN TRUCK MARKET Ricardo Costa da Cruz Full Text Available The automotive business in Brazil achieved 10% of the industry revenue and 6% of the formal employment by 2008. The commercial vehicle segment concentrated so far eight truck makers that experienced their best market figures in 2008, the economy crisis in 2009, and an extraordinary recovery in 2010. Government tax reduction programs as well as special financing incentives were undoubtedly decisive to re-stimulate the business during the crisis. Positive Brazilian perspectives with the boom in the agricultural, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure activities plus the coming sports events call the attention of new players that are quickly implementing different business strategies to become part of the game. New emission regulations starting from 2012 also bring uncertainties, challenges and opportunities. With the growing globalization and market concentration it's critical for any industry understand and minimize the forces of competitive pressures. The main goal of this paper, therefore, is to contribute to the academy with an alternative approach of strategic and behavioral analysis of rivalry and competition different than the five forces model of Porter. Ford, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Scania and Volvo were assessed from 2008 to 2010 within three main performance indicators â€“ unit sales, gross revenues and operating profits â€“ supporting the elaboration of the competitive pressure systems mapping model of D'aveni, including a hypothetical future scenario with a new entrant and the potential impacts in the system. Main findings and results portray the asymmetrical strategic behavior of competitors and the temporary dynamic stability in the Brazilian truck industry. The design and implementation of a garbage truck fleet management system Chen, C. H. Full Text Available In recent years, the improvement of cloud computing and mobile computing techniques has led to the availability of a variety of mobile applications (â€˜appsâ€™ in the app store. For instance, a garbage truck app that can provide the immediate location of a garbage truck, the location of collection points, and forecasted arrival times of garbage trucks would be useful for mobile users. Since the power consumption of apps on mobile devices if of concern to mobile users, an optimised power-saving mechanism for updating messages, which is based on location information, for a proposed garbage truck fleet management system (GTFMS is proposed and implemented in this paper. The GTFMS is a three- component system that includes the on-board units on garbage trucks, a fleet management system, and a garbage truck app. In this study, an arrival time forecasting method is designed and implemented in the fleet management system, so that the garbage truck app can retrieve the forecasted arrival time via web services. A message updating event is then triggered that reports the location of garbage truck and the forecasted arrival time. In experiments conducted on case studies, the results showed that the mean accuracy of predicted arrival time by the proposed method is about 81.45 per cent. As for power consumption, the cost of traditional mobile apps is 2,880 times that of the mechanism proposed in this study. Consequently, the GTFMS can provide the precise forecasted arrival time of garbage trucks to mobile users, while consuming less power. Alternative-fueled truck demonstration natural gas program: Caterpillar G3406LE development and demonstration In 1990, the California Energy Commission, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and the Southern California Gas Company joined together to sponsor the development and demonstration of compressed natural gas engines for Class 8 heavy-duty line-haul trucking applications. This program became part of an overall Alternative-Fueled Truck Demonstration Program, with the goal of advancing the technological development of alternative-fueled engines. The demonstration showed natural gas to be a technically viable fuel for Class 8 truck engines. Multistage Mechanical Transmissions with Automatic Control for Advanced Trucks and Buses Blokhin Aleksandr Full Text Available The study considers the basic trends of development of modern mechanical transmissions of trucks and buses. It provides the developed various series of multispeed transmissions with automatic control and a number of transmissions from 6 to 16 for trucks and buses. The paper shows the basic parameters of the standard series of new transmissions received on the basis of innovative technical solutions. It provides the results of experimental studies of 16-speed transmissions on a special test stand and on the road as part of a truck transmission. Theoretical and experimental data on the gear change time are compared. The association between adolescent entry into the trucking industry and risk of HIV among long-distance truck drivers in India. Mishra, Ram Manohar; Dube, Madhulika; Saggurti, Niranjan; Pandey, Arvind; Mahapatra, Bidhubhusan; Ramesh, Sowmya This study examines the relationship between entry into the trucking industry during adolescence and both sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among long-distance truck drivers in India. Data were sourced from a cross-sectional survey (sample size: 2066) undertaken in 2007 among long-distance truck drivers. The survey spread across major transshipment locations covering the bulk of India's transport volume along four routes. Participants were interviewed about sexual behaviors and were tested for HIV and STIs. The present authors constructed two synthetic cohorts based on the participants' duration of employment in the trucking industry: (1) low (duration â‰¤ 6 years) and (2) high experience (duration â‰¥ 7 years). Based on age at entry into the trucking industry, participants were termed as either adolescent (age at entry 4.0%, respectively; adjusted OR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.2-3.1) and syphilis (5.7% versus 3.5%, respectively; adjusted OR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.1-3.1). These results suggest the need for focused behavioral change programs in HIV prevention interventions for adolescent truckers in India and elsewhere. Model based development of cruise control for Mercedes-Benz trucks; Modellbasierte Entwicklung eines Tempomat fuer Mercedes-Benz Trucks Wuensche, M. [VDI, Berlin (Germany); Elser, J.; Dorner, J. [DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart (Germany); Wahner, U.; Kanamueller, B. [MathWorks GmbH, Muenchen (Germany) It was necessary to reengineer the cruise control of Mercedes-Benz Trucks for its world wide use in commercial vehicles of the DaimlerChrysler AG. For this extensive task a new software development process of model based function development and automatic serial code generation was installed and exemplary used. Key aspects of this process are the involvement of software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop simulation technologies to ensure a high software quality through the whole cycle. The simulation and modeling tool chain consists of Matlab, Simulink and Embedded Coder, therefore the project was realized under assistance of the consulting department of The MathWorks Inc. (orig.) Engineering Task Plan for Water Supply for Spray Washers on the Support Trucks BOGER, R.M. This Engineering Task Plan (ETP) defines the task and deliverables associated with the design, fabrication and testing of an improved spray wash system for the Rotary Mode Core Sampling (RMCS) System Support Trucks Commercial Truck Driver Health and Safety: Exploring Distracted Driving Performance and Self-Reported Driving Skill. Stavrinos, Despina; Heaton, Karen; Welburn, Sharon C; McManus, Benjamin; Griffin, Russell; Fine, Philip R Reducing distracters detrimental to commercial truck driving is a critical component of improving the safety performance of commercial drivers, and makes the highways safer for all drivers. This study used a driving simulator to examine effects of cell phone, texting, and email distractions as well as self-reported driver optimism bias on the driving performance of commercial truck drivers. Results revealed that more visually demanding tasks were related to poorer driving performance. However, the cell phone task resulted in less off-the-road eye glances. Drivers reporting being "very skilled" displayed poorer driving performance than those reporting being "skilled." Onboard communication devices provide a practical, yet visually and manually demanding, solution for connecting drivers and dispatchers. Trucking company policies should minimize interaction between dispatchers and drivers when the truck is in motion. Training facilities should integrate driving simulators into the instruction of commercial drivers, targeting over-confident drivers. Â© 2016 The Author(s). Co-simulation of heavy truck tire dynamics and electronic stability control systems (phase A). Electronic stability control (ESC) systems have been proven to be an effective means of preventing instability and loss of control on both passenger vehicles and heavy trucks. In addition, roll stability algorithms are an effective means of reducing ... Integrated vehicle-based safety systems (IVBSS) : heavy truck platform field operational test data analysis plan. This document presents the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institutes plan to perform : analysis of data collected from the heavy truck platform field operational test of the Integrated Vehicle- : Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) progra... Tracking truck flows with programmable mobile devices for drayage efficiency analysis : final report. Inefficient use of drayage trucks results in negative externalities in the form of pollution and congestion. A clear : awareness of the current state of drayage efficiency is especially important in Southern California since the cargo : volume at the... Truck Rates For Selected North, South, And Northeastern Brazilian Soybean Export Transportation Routes Department of Agriculture â€” Compares monthly truck rates from north Mato Grosso and East Tocantins to the ports Itaituba, Porto Velho, SantarÃ©m, SÃ£o LuÃs, Santos, and ParanaguÃ¡. This is figure... Improved Harmony Search Algorithm for Truck Scheduling Problem in Multiple-Door Cross-Docking Systems Zhanzhong Wang Full Text Available The key of realizing the cross docking is to design the joint of inbound trucks and outbound trucks, so a proper sequence of trucks will make the cross-docking system much more efficient and need less makespan. A cross-docking system is proposed with multiple receiving and shipping dock doors. The objective is to find the best door assignments and the sequences of trucks in the principle of products distribution to minimize the total makespan of cross docking. To solve the problem that is regarded as a mixed integer linear programming (MILP model, three metaheuristics, namely, harmony search (HS, improved harmony search (IHS, and genetic algorithm (GA, are proposed. Furthermore, the fixed parameters are optimized by Taguchi experiments to improve the accuracy of solutions further. Finally, several numerical examples are put forward to evaluate the performances of proposed algorithms. Surrogate Plant Data Base : Volume 4. Appendix E : Medium and Heavy Truck Manufacturing This four volume report consists of a data base describing "surrogate" automobile and truck manufacturing plants developed as part of a methodology for evaluating capital investment requirements in new manufacturing facilities to build new fleets of ... Improving the system of warranty service of trucks in foreign markets Irina MAKAROVA Full Text Available The article is devoted to the practical methods development of improving one of the ways to ensure the health of trucks in the system warranty. Methodology is aimed at optimizing the processes of formation of warranty spare parts kits during the implementation of KAMAZ trucks in foreign markets. The example is given to demonstrate the importance of different factors in the formation of the warranty set for different regions. The algorithm was developed to assess the qualitative composition formed warranty package that will optimize the planning and organization of activity centers to improve operational reliability of commercial trucks. A basis for acceptance of the scientifically-proved decisions is the statistical data analysis of requests monitoring that allows organizing duly replacement of parts with expired service life, and also promotes customer servicing quality improvement and reliability of trucks by prevention of its failures. Evaluation of the ticketing aggressive cars and trucks (TACT) program in Pennsylvania (071408). The Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation implemented the "Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT)" media and enforcement initiative on a portion of Interstate 81 in southern Pennsylvania, in late 2008. This repo... Process for evaluating overweight truck corridors serving coastal port regions and border ports of entry Coastal and inland ports, regional mobility authorities, cities, and counties located near or along the Texas Gulf Coast, and along the border with Mexico, have been granted authority by the state legislature to establish permitted overweight truck c... Biodiesel and Cold Temperature Effects on Speciated Mobile Source Air Toxics from Modern Diesel Trucks Speciated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with a particular focus on mobile source air toxics (MSATs) were measured in diesel exhaust from three heavy-duty trucks equipped with modern aftertreatment technologies. Emissions testing was conducted on a temperature controlled chass... Biodiesel and Cold Temperature Effect on Speciated Mobile Source Air Toxics from Modern Diesel Trucks Strategic Design for Delivery with Linked Transportation Assets : Trucks and Drones Home delivery by drones as an alternative or complement to traditional delivery by trucks is attracting considerable attention from major retailers and services, as well as startups. While drone delivery may offer considerable economic savings, the f... Type C investigation of electrical fabrication projects in ICF Kaiser shops Huckfeldt, R.A. A Type C Investigation Board was convened to investigate an electrical miswiring problem found during the operation of the electrical distribution trailer for the TWRS Rotary Mode Core Sampling Truck number-sign 2. The trailer was designed by WHC and fabricated ICF KH on site for use in the Characterization Program. This problem resulted in a serious safety hazard since the support truck frame/chassis became electrically energized. This final report provides results of the ''Type C Investigation, Electrical Fabrication Projects in ICF KH Shops, June, 1995.'' It contains the investigation scope, executive summary, relevant facts, analysis, conclusions and corrective actions. DOE Order 5484.1, ''Environmental Protection, Safety and Health Protection Information Reporting Requirements,'' was followed in preparation of this report. Because the incident was electrical in nature and involved both Westinghouse Hanford Company and ICF Kaiser Hanford organizations, the board included members from both contractors and members with considerable electrical expertise GA-4 and GA-9 legal weight truck shipping cask development Grenier, R.M.; Meyer, R.J.; Jensen, M.F. We are developing two new legal weight truck spent fuel shipping casks that will carry four PWR or nine BWR spent fuel assemblies. They are being developed to meet requirements to dispose of nuclear wastes at a permanent disposal site. Our primary goal is to maximize the number of fuel elements of each fuel type that a legal weight truck (LWT) cask can carry, while ensuring that the design meets all NRC licensing requirements. 1 ref., 4 figs Design of an electric motorway - Social-economic assessment Fragnol, Ludovic; Monnoyer-Smith, Laurence The author reports an exploratory analysis of the economic viability of a solution of electrification of goods road transport based on the use of electrical motorways, i.e. motorways along which a catenary system would be installed to feed trucks equipped with a pantograph (a German research project). The objective is here to assess whether such a project of electrification (financed of not by users through a toll) would be profitable. The author first assesses market costs and non-market costs of each transport mode while taking hypotheses on the concerned traffic into account, and by using a full costing approach. A hierarchy of likelihood of the different studied scenarios is then built up, which allows technological choices to be sorted. Scenarios are based on a reference situation (thermal propulsion), on the use of a hybrid truck on electric motorway, of an electric shuttle tractor on electric motorway, or of an electric truck on a conventional motorway. Then, the author proposes a real-life simulations based of motorway traffic data, and on the use of the Modev traffic model Field Measurement of Dynamic Compressive Stress Response of Pavement-Subgrade Induced by Moving Heavy-Duty Trucks Lingshi An Full Text Available This paper presents the dynamic compressive stress response of pavement-subgrade induced by moving heavy-duty trucks. In order to study the distribution characteristic of dynamic pressure of pavement-subgrade in more detail, truck loadings, truck speeds, and dynamic pressure distributions at different depths were monitored under twenty-five working conditions on the section of Qiqihar-Nenjiang Highway in Heilongjiang Province, China. The effects of truck loading, truck speed, and depth on dynamic compressive stress response can be concluded as follows: (1 increasing truck loading will increase the dynamic pressure amplitude of subgrade-pavement and dominant frequencies are close to the characteristic frequencies caused by heavy-duty trucks at the speed of 70â€‰km/h; (2 as truck speed increases, the dynamic pressure amplitudes of measuring points have an increasing tendency; the dynamic pressure spectrums are also significantly influenced by truck speed: the higher the truck speed, the wider the spectrum and the higher the dominant frequencies; (3 as depth increases, the dynamic pressure amplitudes of measuring points decrease rapidly. The influence of the front axle decreases gradually until disappearing and the compressive stress superposition phenomenon caused by rear double axles can be found with increasing depth. Study on heavy duty truck stability control by braking force control; Seidoryoku seigyo ni yoru truck no sharyo kyodo anteika ni taisuru ichikosatsu Matsuda, K; Shinjo, H; Harada, M; Ohata, K; Sakata, K [Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Tokyo (Japan) Now a days we are discussing about the vehicle stability control system which freely controls the braking force of each wheel to apply the yaw t and decelerate the vehicle. The system drastically improve the vehicle cornering performance and stabilize the vehicle behavior in its critical area. This paper discusses a point to notice in case of applying this technique for heavy duty trucks, and describes the possibility of the stabilization for vehicle cornering behavior about heavy duty truck. 3 refs., 10 figs., 2 tabs. An empirical study of DSRC V2V performance in truck platooning scenarios Song Gao Full Text Available Among many safety applications enabled by Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC, truck platooning provides many incentives to commercial companies. This paper studies DSRC Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V performance in truck platooning scenarios through real-world experiments. Commercial DSRC equipments and semi-trailer trucks are used in this study. We mount one DSRC antenna on each side of the truck. One set of dynamic tests and a few sets of static tests are conducted to explore DSRC behaviors under different situations. From the test results, we verified some of our speculations. For example, hilly roads can affect delivery ratio and antennas mounted on opposite sides of a truck can suffer from low delivery ratio at curved roads. In addition, we also found that antennas can sometimes suffer from low delivery ratio even when the trucks are on straight roads, possibly due to reflections from the nearby terrain. Fortunately, the delivery ratio can be greatly improved by using the two side antennas alternately. Development of a Natural Gas-Powered APU for a Hybrid Electric S-10 Pickup Truck. the result is increased power and efficiency. The Kohler CH22 has a compression ratio of 8:1 in stock form. Natural aspirated spark ignition engines...a schematic layout of the acoustic intensity survey grid areas. B-8 N O c a 3 0Â» X Â© Â© Â© Â© Â© H H Z w S Â« S ( vap ) ids B-9...l _l _i li- u. LL cr LL ir 1- i Ãœ c CD 3 cr c m O OS Â© o OS o cu Q Z Ã– o a H U o o OS NX SB H OS p o NX CO !â– -- ( vaP Modeling and Design of a medium-duty hybrid electric truck Hofman, T.; Serrarens, A.F.A.; Druten, van R.M.; Steinbuch, M. In this paper the effect of vehicular drive train hybridization for a medium-duty hybrid electrictruck (7 ton) on fuel economy and performance (i.e., acceleration and gradability) is investigatedby changing the size of the power sources. Furthermore, the influence of optimal component sizingof a Integrated energy & emission management for hybrid electric truck with SCR aftertreatment Kessels, J.T.B.A.; Willems, F.P.T.; Schoot, W.J.; Bosch, van den P.P.J. Energy management in hybrid vehicles typicallyrelates to the vehicle powertrain, whereas emission managementis associated with the combustion engine and aftertreatmentsystem. To achieve maximum performance in fuel economy andregulated pollutants, the concept of (model-based) IntegratedPowertrain Driving an Industry: Medium and Heavy Duty Fuel Cell Electric Truck Component Sizing Marcinkoski, J.; Vijayagopal, R.; Kast, J.; Duran, A. Medium and heavy duty (MD and HD respectively) vehicles are responsible for 26 percent of the total U.S. transportation petroleum consumption [1]. Hydrogen fuel cells have demonstrated value as part of a portfolio of strategies for reducing petroleum use and emissions from MD and HD vehicles [2] [3], but their performance and range capabilities, and associated component sizing remain less clear when compared to other powertrains. This paper examines the suitability of converting a representat... Kessels, J.T.B.A.; Willems, F.P.T.; Schoot, W.J.; Bosch, P.P.J. van den Energy management in hybrid vehicles typically relates to the vehicle powertrain, whereas emission management is associated with the combustion engine and aftertreatment system. To achieve maximum performance in fuel economy and regulated pollutants, the concept of (model-based) Integrated The analysis of loading losses from tank trucks JovanoviÄ‡ Ana P. Full Text Available The quantity of loading losses, which are the primary source of evaporative emissions from tank cars and trucks was analyzed in this paper. Loading losses occur as organic vapors in "empty" cargo tanks are displaced to the atmosphere by the liquid being loaded into the tanks. Emissions from loading petroleum liquid were estimated using three methods: the API (American Petroleum Institute method, the VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure -Association of German Engineers method and the Yugoslav Standard JUS B.HO.531 method. The mass of evaporative losses from loading operations is a function of the following parameters: the method of loading the cargo, the physical and chemical characteristics of the cargo and the ambient temperature during loading. Evaporation losses from the loading of motor gasoline (MB-95, BMB-95, MB-98 and MB-86 and diesel fuels (D-2, Euro D-2 were calculated. Losses on a monthly and annual basis were presented for an assumed amount of loaded cargo. It was estimated that the highest loading losses occur in the summer period because of high ambient daily temperatures and in the period of higher transporting levels. It should be pointed out that the loading losses of diesel fuel calculated using an empirical coefficient according to JUS B.HO.531 are significantly higher in comparison with the loading losses calculated using emission factors from the EPA and the VDI method. The gasoline loading losses calculated using emission factors derived from the three methods are similar. Workplace violence in long haul trucking: occupational health nursing update. Anderson, Debra Gay Almost 2 million workdays and millions of dollars are lost annually because of non-fatal assaults suffered at the workplace (NIOSH, 1996). Twenty workers, on average, are murdered each week in the United States and an estimated 18,000 workers per week are victims of non-fatal assault (NIOSH, 2001). Violence and stress are two interrelated issues that affect the work force. In-depth studies of these issues have not been conducted with long haul truckers in general, or with women in non-traditional, male dominated fields such as the long haul trucking industry. Epidemiological data related to violence and stress experienced by these under-studied populations are needed to plan effective interventions to reduce occupational risks. Studies employing both qualitative and quantitative methods are needed to articulate risk and protective factors related to violence against workers (Runyan, 2001). Occupational health nurses are qualified to participate in the development and implementation of research and intervention studies to improve worker safety related to violence at the workplace for men and women in both traditional and non-traditional occupational roles. Development and experimental testing of a hybrid Stirling engine-adsorption chiller auxiliary power unit for heavy trucks Flannery, Barry; Lattin, Robert; Finckh, Oliver; Berresheim, Harald; Monaghan, Rory F.D. Highlights: â€¢ Free-piston Stirling engine for truck APU. â€¢ Waste heat driven adsorption chiller for cab air conditioning. â€¢ Reduced-order model comparing proposed system to existing technology. â€¢ Experimental test data from prototype test rig. - Abstract: This paper identifies the key technical requirements for a heavy truck auxiliary power unit (APU) and explores a potential alternative technology for use in a next-generation APU which could eliminate key problems related to emissions, noise and maintenance experienced today by conventional diesel engine-vapour compression APUs. The potential performance of a novel hybrid Stirling engine-adsorption chiller concept is investigated and benchmarked against the incumbent technology using a reduced-order model based on experimental data. Experimental results from a Stirling-adsorption system (SAS) prototype test rig are also presented which highlight system integration dynamics and overall performance. The adsorption chiller achieved an average COP of 0.42 Â± 0.06 and 2.3 Â± 0.1 kW_t of cooling capacity at the baseline test condition. The prototype SAS test rig demonstrates that there appear to be no major technology barriers remaining that would prevent adoption of the SAS concept in a next-generation APU. Such a system could offer a reduction of exhaust emissions, greenhouse gases (GHG), ozone-depleting substances, noise, low maintenance and the potential for fuel flexibility and higher reliability. Preliminary modelling results indicate that the proposed system could offer superior overall electrical and cooling efficiencies compared to incumbent APUs and demonstrate a payback period of 4.6 years. A battery-fuel cell hybrid auxiliary power unit for trucks: Analysis of direct and indirect hybrid configurations Samsun, Remzi Can; Krupp, Carsten; Baltzer, Sidney; GnÃ¶rich, Bruno; Peters, Ralf; Stolten, Detlef Highlights: â€¢ A battery-fuel cell hybrid auxiliary power unit for heavy duty vehicles is reported. â€¢ Comparison of direct and indirect hybrids using representative load profiles. â€¢ Evaluation based on validated fuel cell system and battery models. â€¢ Indirect hybrid with constant fuel cell load yields 29.3% hybrid system efficiency. â€¢ Fuel cell should be pre-heated using waste heat from the diesel engine during drive. - Abstract: The idling operation of engines in heavy duty vehicles to cover electricity demand during layovers entails significant fuel consumption and corresponding emissions. Indeed, this mode of operation is highly inefficient and a noteworthy contributor to the transportation sectorâ€™s aggregate carbon dioxide emissions. Here, a potential solution to this wasteful practice is outlined in the form of a hybrid battery-fuel cell system for application as an auxiliary power unit for trucks. Drawing on experimentally-validated fuel cell and battery models, several possible hybrid concepts are evaluated and direct and indirect hybrid configurations analyzed using a representative load profile. The results indicate that a direct hybrid configuration is only applicable if the load demand profile does not deviate strongly from the assumed profile. Operation of an indirect hybrid with a constant fuel cell load yields the greatest hybrid system efficiency, at 29.3%, while battery size could be reduced by 87% if the fuel cell is operated at the highest dynamics. Maximum efficiency in truck applications can be achieved by pre-heating the system prior to operation using exhaust heat from the motor, which increased system efficiency from 25.3% to 28.1%, including start-up. These findings confirm that hybrid systems could offer enormous fuel savings and constitute a sizeable step on the path toward energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly heavy duty vehicles that does not necessitate a fuel switch. 29 CFR 1910.178 - Powered industrial trucks. ... temperature limitation features. (4) The E designated units are electrically powered units that have minimum... safeguards to the electrical system to prevent emission of hazardous sparks and to limit surface temperatures... formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written... Heavy Duty Diesel Truck and Bus Hybrid Powertrain Study Electric Vehicles to supply battery modules for Smithâ€™s lineup of zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles (CVs). A123 expects to begin...hybrids may have generally improved reliability compared to conventional diesel vehicles, their maintenance procedures are specialized. Hybrid An analysis of the lifestyle risk factors for long-distance truck drivers / Barend Koortzen von Wielligh Von Wielligh, Barend Koortzen The Road Freight Industry accounts for 1 to 5 percent of most countries GDP (AECOM International Development, 2011). According to e-Natis there was 321 056 Trucks (Heavy load Vehicle GVM > 3500 kg) in South Africa by November 2009 (Arrive Alive, 2009). This relative big industry, according to the statistics, influences most other industries value chains. Vehicles are driven by trucks drivers, making driving trucks their living. These drivers have their own lifestyles and ways that they go abo... Optimization of a truck-drone in tandem delivery network using K-means and genetic algorithm Mourelo Ferrandez, Sergio; Harbison, Timothy; Webwer, Troy; Sturges, Robert; Rich, Robert Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of implementing unmanned aerial delivery vehicles in delivery networks. We investigate the notion of the reduced overall delivery time and energy for a truck-drone network by comparing the in-tandem system with a stand-alone delivery effort. The objectives are (1) to investigate the time and energy associated to a truck-drone delivery network compared to standalone truck or drone, (2) to propose an optimizat... Particulate matters from diesel heavy duty trucks exhaust versus cigarettes emissions: a new educational antismoking instrument. De Marco, Cinzia; Ruprecht, Ario Alberto; Pozzi, Paolo; Munarini, Elena; Ogliari, Anna Chiara; Mazza, Roberto; Boffi, Roberto Indoor smoking in public places and workplaces is forbidden in Italy since 2003, but some health concerns are arising from outdoor secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure for non-smokers. One of the biggest Italian Steel Manufacturer, with several factories in Italy and abroad, the Marcegaglia Group, recently introduced the outdoor smoking ban within the perimeter of all their factories. In order to encourage their smoker employees to quit, the Marcegaglia management decided to set up an educational framework by measuring the PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 emissions from heavy duty trucks and to compare them with the emissions of cigarettes in an indoor controlled environment under the same conditions. The exhaust pipe of two trucks powered by a diesel engine of about 13.000/14.000Â cc(3) were connected with a flexible hose to a hole in the window of a container of 36Â m(3) volume used as field office. The trucks operated idling for 8Â min and then, after adequate office ventilation, a smoker smoked a cigarette. Particulate matter emission was thereafter analyzed. Cigarette pollution was much higher than the heavy duty truck one. Mean of the two tests was: PM1 truck 125.0(47.0), cigarettes 231.7(90.9) pâ€‰=â€‰0.002; PM2.5 truck 250.8(98.7), cigarettes 591.8(306.1) pâ€‰=â€‰0.006; PM10 truck 255.8(52.4), cigarettes 624.0(321.6) pâ€‰=â€‰0.002. Our findings may be important for policies that aim reducing outdoor SHS exposure. They may also help smokers to quit tobacco dependence by giving them an educational perspective that rebuts the common alibi that traffic pollution is more dangerous than cigarettes pollution. Truck driversâ€™ perceptions on wearable devices and health promotion: a qualitative study Rama Greenfield Full Text Available Abstract Background Professional truck drivers, as other shift workers, have been identified as a high-risk group for various health conditions including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, sleep apnoea and stress. Mobile health technologies can potentially improve the health and wellbeing of people with a sedentary lifestyle such as truck drivers. Yet, only a few studies on health promotion interventions related to mobile health technologies for truck drivers have been conducted. We aimed to explore professional truck driversâ€™ views on health promotion delivered via mobile health technologies such as wearable devices. Methods We conducted a phenomenological qualitative study, consisting of four semi-structured focus groups with 34 full-time professional truck drivers in the UK. The focus groups were audio-taped, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic content analysis. We discussed driversâ€™ perceptions of their health, lifestyle and work environment, and their past experience and expectations from mobile health technologies. Results The participants viewed their lifestyle as unhealthy and were aware of possible consequences. They expressed the need and wish to change their lifestyle, yet perceived it as an inherent, unavoidable outcome of their occupation. Current health improvement initiatives were not always aligned with their working conditions. The participants were generally willing to use mobile health technologies such as wearable devices, as a preventive measure to avoid prospect morbidity, particularly cardiovascular diseases. They were ambivalent about privacy and the risk of their employerâ€™s monitoring their clinical data. Conclusions Wearable devices may offer new possibilities for improving the health and wellbeing of truck drivers. Drivers were aware of their unhealthy lifestyle. They were interested in changing their lifestyle and health. Drivers raised concerns regarding being continuously monitored by Ticketing aggressive cars and trucks (TACT): How does it work on city streets? Telford, Russell; Cook, Lawrence J; Olson, Lenora M The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of modifying the Ticking Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) program, originally designed to work on state highways, within a metropolitan area to reduce unsafe interactions and their related crashes between drivers of large trucks and passenger vehicles. Using crash data, the driving behaviors most commonly associated with large truck and passenger vehicle crashes were identified. A public awareness campaign using media messaging and increased law enforcement was created targeting these associated behaviors. The frequency of these behaviors both before and after the public awareness campaign was determined through observation of traffic at 3 specific locations within the city. Each location had a sufficient volume of large truck and passenger traffic to observe frequent interactions. Pre- and postintervention data were compared using negative binomial regression with generalized estimating equations to evaluate whether the campaign was associated with a reduction in the identified driving behaviors. A comparison between crash data from before, during, and after the campaign and crashes during the same time periods in previous years did not show a significant difference (P =.081). The number of large trucks observed in traffic remained the same during pre- and postintervention periods (P =.625). The rates of negative interactions per 100 large trucks decreased for both large trucks and passenger vehicles after the intervention, with calculated rate ratios of 0.58 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.48, 0.70) and 0.31 (95% CI, 0.20, 0.47). The greatest reduction was seen in passenger vehicles following too close, with a rate ratio of 0.21 (95% CI, 0.15, 0.30). Although designed for reducing crashes on highways, the TACT program can be an effective approach for improving driver behaviors on city streets. Carbon monoxide poisoning in children riding in the back of pickup trucks. Hampson, N B; Norkool, D M OBJECTIVE - To describe the case characteristics of a series of children poisoned with carbon monoxide while traveling in the back of pickup trucks. DESIGN - Pediatric cases referred for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning with hyperbaric oxygen between 1986 and 1991 were reviewed. Those cases that occurred during travel in the back of pickup trucks were selected. Clinical follow-up by telephone interview ranged from 2 to 55 months. SETTING - A private, urban, tertiary care center in Seattle, Wash. PATIENTS - Twenty children ranging from 4 to 16 years of age. INTERVENTION - All patients were treated with hyperbaric oxygen. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES - Characteristics of the poisoning incident and clinical patient outcome. RESULTS - Of 68 pediatric patients treated for accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, 20 cases occurred as children rode in the back of pickup trucks. In 17 of these, the children were riding under a rigid closed canopy on the rear of the truck, while three episodes occurred as children rode beneath a tarpaulin. Average carboxyhemoglobin level on emergency department presentation was 18.2% +/- 2.4% (mean +/- SEM; range, 1.6% to 37.0%). Loss of consciousness occurred in 15 of the 20 children. One child died of cerebral edema, one had permanent neurologic deficits, and 18 had no recognizable sequelae related to the episode. In all cases, the truck exhaust system had a previously known leak or a tail pipe that exited at the rear rather than at the side of the pickup truck. CONCLUSIONS - Carbon monoxide poisoning is a significant hazard for children who ride in the back of pickup trucks. If possible, this practice should be avoided. Demonstration Project 111, ITS/CVO Technology Truck, Final Project Report Gambrell, KP In 1995, the planning and building processes began to design and develop a mobile demonstration unit that could travel across the nation and be used as an effective outreach tool. In 1997, the unit was completed; and from June 1997 until December 2000, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) mobilized the Technology Truck, also known as Demonstration Project No. 111, ''Advanced Motor Carrier Operations and Safety Technologies.'' The project featured the latest available state-of-the-practice intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies designed to improve both the efficiency and safety of commercial vehicle operations (CVO). The Technology Truck was designed to inform and educate the motor carrier community and other stakeholders regarding ITS technologies, thus gaining support and buy-in for participation in the ITS program. The primary objective of the project was to demonstrate new and emerging ITS/CVO technologies and programs, showing their impact on motor carrier safety and productivity. In order to meet the objectives of the Technology Truck project, the FHWA/FMCSA formed public/private partnerships with industry and with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to demonstrate and display available ITS/CVO technologies in a cooperative effort. The mobile demonstration unit was showcased at national and regional conferences, symposiums, universities, truck shows and other venues, in an effort to reach as many potential users and decision makers as possible. By the end of the touring phase, the ITS/CVO Technology Truck had been demonstrated in 38 states, 4 Canadian provinces, 88 cities, and 114 events; been toured by 18,099 people; and traveled 115,233 miles. The market penetration for the Technology Truck exceeded 4,000,000, and the website received more than 25,000 hits. In addition to the Truck's visits, the portable ITS/CVO kiosk was demonstrated at 31 events in 23 cites in 15 Modeling mechanical restriction differences between car and heavy truck in two-lane cellular automata traffic flow model Li, Xin; Li, Xingang; Xiao, Yao; Jia, Bin Real traffic is heterogeneous with car and truck. Due to mechanical restrictions, the car and the truck have different limited deceleration capabilities, which are important factors in safety driving. This paper extends the single lane safety driving (SD) model with limited deceleration capability to two-lane SD model, in which car-truck heterogeneous traffic is considered. A car has a larger limited deceleration capability while a heavy truck has a smaller limited deceleration capability as a result of loaded goods. Then the safety driving conditions are different as the types of the following and the leading vehicles vary. In order to eliminate the well-known plug in heterogeneous two-lane traffic, it is assumed that heavy truck has active deceleration behavior when the heavy truck perceives the forming plug. The lane-changing decisions are also determined by the safety driving conditions. The fundamental diagram, spatiotemporal diagram, and lane-changing frequency were investigated to show the effect of mechanical restriction on heterogeneous traffic flow. It was shown that there would be still three traffic phases in heterogeneous traffic condition; the active deceleration of the heavy truck could well eliminate the plug; the lane-changing frequency was low in synchronized flow; the flow and velocity would decrease as the proportion of heavy truck grows or the limited deceleration capability of heavy truck drops; and the flow could be improved with lane control measures. Potential Safety Benefit of the Blind Spot Detection System for Large Trucks on the Vulnerable Road Users in Taiwan Wang Ming-Hang Full Text Available Considering motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists as vulnerable road users (VRUs, more than 75 percent of the victims of fatal crashes involving large trucks in Taiwan are VRUs. Most crashes occurred at or were due to the blind spots of large trucks because of the size and traveling locations of the VRUs. This study applies typology and statistical methods to estimate the potential safety benefit of blind spot detection (BSD systems for large trucks on VRUs. The pre-crash scenarios associated with the blind spots of large trucks were derived by counting the maneuvers of large trucks and VRUs, prior to crashes, the truck driversâ€™ improper behaviors (cause of crashes, and the crash types. The number of crashes and fatalities were counted for the pre-crash scenario relevant to the BSD systems. A value of 0.8 of human machine interface factor (HMIF based on a previous study was applied to estimate the potential safety benefits of the BSD system. The results show that the implementation of BSD systems on all large trucks could help avoid about 24, 10, and 11 percent of large truck-involved crashes with pedestrians, bicycles, and motorcycles, respectively. The BSD systems could also save 5 pedestrians, 3 bicyclists, and 15 motorcyclists per year from crashes involving large trucks. Investigation of human body vibration exposures on haul trucks operating at U.S. surface mines/quarries relative to haul truck activity Mayton, Alan G.; Porter, William L.; Xu, Xueyan S.; Weston, Eric B.; Rubenstein, Elaine N. Workers who operate mine haul trucks are exposed to whole-body vibration (WBV) on a routine basis. Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD) investigated WBV and hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposures for mine/quarry haul truck drivers in relation to the haul truck activities of dumping, loading, and traveling with and without a load. The findings show that WBV measures in weighted root-mean-square accelerations (aw) and vibration dose value (VDV), when compared to the ISO/ANSI and European Directive 2002/44/EC standards, were mostly below the Exposure Action Value (EAV) identified by the health guidance caution zone (HGCZ). Nevertheless, instances were recorded where the Exposure Limit Value (ELV) was exceeded by more than 500 to 600 percent for VDVx and awx, respectively. Researchers determined that these excessive levels occurred during the traveling empty activity, when the haul truck descended down grade into the pit loading area, sliding at times, on a wet and slippery road surface caused by rain and overwatering. WBV levels (not normalized to an 8-h shift) for the four haul truck activities showed mean awz levels for five of the seven drivers exceeding the ISO/ANSI EAV by 9â€“53 percent for the traveling empty activity. Mean awx and awz levels were generally higher for traveling empty and traveling loaded and lower for loading/dumping activities. HAV for measures taken on the steering wheel and shifter were all below the HGCZ which indicates that HAV is not an issue for these drivers/operators when handling steering and shifting control devices. PMID:29725145 Toxoplasma gondii infection in interstate truck drivers: a case-control seroprevalence study. Alvarado-Esquivel, Cosme; Pacheco-Vega, Sandy Janet; HernÃ¡ndez-Tinoco, JesÃºs; Salcedo-JÃ¡quez, Misael; SÃ¡nchez-Anguiano, Luis Francisco; Berumen-Segovia, Luis Omar; RÃ¡bago-SÃ¡nchez, Elizabeth; Liesenfeld, Oliver Infection with Toxoplasma gondii can be acquired via the ingestion of undercooked or raw meat containing tissue cysts, or via ingestion of water contaminated with oocysts. Professional long distance truck driving may have epidemiological importance for food-borne infections since drivers eat out of home and in places where hygiene and cooking practices are uncertain. We aimed to determine whether interstate truck drivers in Durango, Mexico have an increased risk of infection with T. gondii as indicated by seropositivity; and to determine the socio-demographic, work, clinical, and behavioral characteristics associated with T. gondii seropositivity in interstate truck drivers. Through a case-control study design, 192 truck drivers and 192 controls from the general population of the same region matched by gender and age were examined with enzyme-linked immunoassays for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies. Socio-demographic, work, clinical and behavioral characteristics from the truck drivers were obtained. Anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies were found in 23 (12.0%) of 192 truck drivers and in 13 (6.8%) of 192 controls (ORâ€‰=â€‰21.0; 95% CI: 1.23-358.38; Pâ€‰=â€‰0.002). Anti-T. gondii IgM antibodies were found in 7 (3.6%) cases and in 7 (3.6%) controls (Pâ€‰=â€‰1.00). The seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was higher in drivers with reflex impairment than in those without this impairment (4/13, 30.8% vs 19/179, 10.6%, respectively; Pâ€‰=â€‰0.05), and in drivers with hearing impairment than in those without this impairment (3/7, 42.9% vs 20/185, 10.8%, respectively; Pâ€‰=â€‰0.03). Multivariate analysis of work and behavioral characteristics of truck drives showed positive associations of T. gondii exposure with trips to the south of Mexico (ORâ€‰=â€‰3.11; 95% CI: 1.02-9.44; Pâ€‰=â€‰0.04) and consumption of horse meat (ORâ€‰=â€‰5.18; 95% CI: 1.62-16.55; Pâ€‰=â€‰0.005). Results suggest that interstate truck drivers may have an increased risk for T Effects of After-Treatment Control Technologies on Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Emissions Preble, C.; Dallmann, T. R.; Kreisberg, N. M.; Hering, S. V.; Harley, R.; Kirchstetter, T. Diesel engines are major emitters of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the black carbon (BC) fraction of particulate matter (PM). Diesel particle filter (DPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emission control systems that target exhaust PM and NOx have recently become standard on new heavy-duty diesel trucks (HDDT). There is concern that DPFs may increase ultrafine particle (UFP) and total particle number (PN) emissions while reducing PM mass emissions. Also, the deliberate catalytic oxidation of engine-out NO to NO2 in continuously regenerating DPFs may lead to increased tailpipe emission of NO2 and near-roadway concentrations that exceed the 1-hr national ambient air quality standard. Increased NO2 emissions can also promote formation of ozone and secondary PM. We report results from ongoing on-road studies of HDDT emissions at the Port of Oakland and the Caldecott Tunnel in California's San Francisco Bay Area. Emission factors (g pollutant per kg diesel) were linked via recorded license plates to each truck's engine model year and installed emission controls. At both sites, DPF use significantly increased the NO2/NOx emission ratio. DPFs also significantly increased NO2 emissions when installed as retrofits on older trucks with higher baseline NOx emissions. While SCR systems on new trucks effectively reduce total NOx emissions and mitigate these undesirable DPF-related NO2 emissions, they also lead to significant emission of N2O, a potent greenhouse gas. When expressed on a CO2-equivalent basis, the N2O emissions increase offsets the fuel economy gain (i.e., the CO2 emission reduction) associated with SCR use. At the Port, average NOx, BC and PN emission factors from new trucks equipped with DPF and SCR were 69 Â± 15%, 92 Â± 32% and 66 Â± 35% lower, respectively, than modern trucks without these emission controls. In contrast, at the Tunnel, PN emissions from older trucks retrofit with DPFs were ~2 times greater than modern trucks without DPFs. The difference Prediction of fuel consumption of mining dump trucks: A neural networks approach Siami-Irdemoosa, Elnaz; Dindarloo, Saeid R. Highlights: â€¢ A neural network model of fuel consumption in mining haul trucks was constructed and tested. â€¢ Using the cyclic activities, the model was able to predict unseen (testing) data. â€¢ Trucks idle times were identified as the most important unnecessary energy consuming portion of the network. â€¢ Practical remedies, based on the nature of mining operations, were proposed to reduce the energy consumption. - Abstract: Fuel consumption of mining dump trucks accounts for about 30% of total energy use in surface mines. Moreover, a fleet of large dump trucks is the main source of greenhouse gas (GHG) generation. Modeling and prediction of fuel consumption per cycle is a valuable tool in assessing both energy costs and the resulting GHG generation. However, only a few studies have been published on fuel prediction in mining operations. In this paper, fuel consumption per cycle of operation was predicted using artificial neural networks (ANN) technique. Explanatory variables were: pay load, loading time, idled while loaded, loaded travel time, empty travel time, and idled while empty. The output variable was the amount of fuel consumed in one cycle. Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 10% demonstrated applicability of ANN in prediction of the fuel consumption. The results demonstrated the considerable effect of mining trucks idle times in fuel consumption. A large portion of the unnecessary energy consumption and GHG generation, in this study, was solely due to avoidable idle times. This necessitates implementation of proper actions/remedies in form of both preventive and corrective actions An exploratory study of long-haul truck drivers' secondary tasks and reasons for performing them. Iseland, Tobias; Johansson, Emma; Skoog, Siri; DÃ¥derman, Anna M Research on drivers has shown how certain visual-manual secondary tasks, unrelated to driving, increase the risk of being involved in crashes. The purpose of the study was to investigate (1) if long-haul truck drivers in Sweden engage in secondary tasks while driving, what tasks are performed and how frequently, (2) the drivers' self-perceived reason/s for performing them, and (3) if psychological factors might reveal reasons for their engaging in secondary tasks. The study comprised 13 long-haul truck drivers and was conducted through observations, interviews, and questionnaires. The drivers performed secondary tasks, such as work environment related "necessities" (e.g., getting food and/or beverages from the refrigerator/bag, eating, drinking, removing a jacket, face rubbing, and adjusting the seat), interacting with a mobile phone/in-truck technology, and doing administrative tasks. The long-haul truck drivers feel bored and use secondary tasks as a coping strategy to alleviate boredom/drowsiness, and for social interaction. The higher number of performed secondary tasks could be explained by lower age, shorter driver experience, less openness to experience, lower honesty-humility, lower perceived stress, lower workload, and by higher health-related quality of life. These explanatory results may serve as a starting point for further studies on large samples to develop a safer and healthier environment for long-haul truck drivers. Copyright Â© 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and communication technologies for solid waste bin and truck monitoring system. Hannan, M A; Arebey, Maher; Begum, R A; Basri, Hassan This paper deals with a system of integration of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and communication technologies for solid waste bin and truck monitoring system. RFID, GPS, GPRS and GIS along with camera technologies have been integrated and developed the bin and truck intelligent monitoring system. A new kind of integrated theoretical framework, hardware architecture and interface algorithm has been introduced between the technologies for the successful implementation of the proposed system. In this system, bin and truck database have been developed such a way that the information of bin and truck ID, date and time of waste collection, bin status, amount of waste and bin and truck GPS coordinates etc. are complied and stored for monitoring and management activities. The results showed that the real-time image processing, histogram analysis, waste estimation and other bin information have been displayed in the GUI of the monitoring system. The real-time test and experimental results showed that the performance of the developed system was stable and satisfied the monitoring system with high practicability and validity. Copyright Â© 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Six Reasons why hours of service regulations for truck drivers are violated GrÃ¸n, Sisse Â ABSTRACT Two decades of research has established a correlation between tiredness and fatigue, and traffic accident involving truck drivers.Â Regulations limiting the driving hours of truck drivers thus are necessary precautions. But compliance is a problem. The answer from authorities tend to b...... independency ideal among truck drivers. The last reason is that the drivers and their employers share an interest in long work hours.......Â ABSTRACT Two decades of research has established a correlation between tiredness and fatigue, and traffic accident involving truck drivers.Â Regulations limiting the driving hours of truck drivers thus are necessary precautions. But compliance is a problem. The answer from authorities tend...... is that the regulation seems to be designed to long distance driving, and has some short-comings when applied to short distance drivers. The third reason is that the regulation deprives the drivers of means to control their tiredness. The fourth reason is that the regulation limits room for planning ahead generally... ROTRAC electric shunters in two-way technology; ROTRAC-Elektro-Rangierfahrzeuge mit Zweiwege-Technik Manthey, Maik [Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg (Germany); Zwiehoff, Stephan [G. Zwiehoff GmbH, Rosenheim (Germany) In view of their relatively small size, the remote-controlled ROTRAC electric shunters generate an amazingly high pulling force which is brought about by components known from fork lift truck production. Thanks to the two-way technology applied, the shunters can be easily manoeuvred even between rails. (orig.) ADEPT: "aDvanced Electric Powertrain Technology" - Virtual and hardware platforms Lomonova, E.A.; Paulides, J.J.H.; Wilkins, S.; Tegenbosch, J. Alternative energy sources for traditional combustion engines (e.g. fuel cells, solar cells, batteries) in vehicles like motorbikes, cars, trucks, boats, planes will go hand in hand with a massive growth of the application of electric machines inside ('E-propulsion'). For automotive, marine, Caterpillar MorElectric DOE Idle Reduction Demonstration Program John Bernardi This project titled 'Demonstration of the New MorElectric{trademark} Technology as an Idle Reduction Solution' is one of four demonstration projects awarded by the US Department of Energy in 2002. The goal of these demonstration and evaluation projects was to gather objective in-use information on the performance of available idle reduction technologies by characterizing the cost; fuel, maintenance, and engine life savings; payback; and user impressions of various systems and techniques. In brief, the Caterpillar Inc. project involved applying electrically driven accessories for cab comfort during engine-off stops and for reducing fuel consumption during on-highway operation. Caterpillar had equipped and operated five new trucks with the technology in conjunction with International Truck and Engine Corporation and COX Transfer. The most significant result of the project was a demonstrated average idle reduction of 13.8% for the 5 truck MEI fleet over the control fleet. It should be noted that the control fleet trucks were also equipped with an idle reduction device that would start and stop the main engine automatically in order to maintain cab temperature. The control fleet idle usage would have been reduced by 3858 hours over the 2 year period with the MEI system installed, or approximately 2315 gallons of fuel less (calculations assume a fuel consumption of 0.6 gallons per hour for the 13 liter engine at idle). The fuel saved will be significantly larger for higher displacement engines without idle reduction equipment such as the engine auto start/stop device used by COX Transfer. It is common for engines to consume 1.0 gallons per hour which would increase the fuel savings to approximately 1260 gallons per truck per year of typical idling (1800 hours idle/yr). Optimal Energy Control Strategy Design for a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Full Text Available A heavy-duty parallel hybrid electric truck is modeled, and its optimal energy control is studied in this paper. The fundamental architecture of the parallel hybrid electric truck is modeled feed-forwardly, together with necessary dynamic features of subsystem or components. Dynamic programming (DP technique is adopted to find the optimal control strategy including the gear-shifting sequence and the power split between the engine and the motor subject to a battery SOC-sustaining constraint. Improved control rules are extracted from the DP-based control solution, forming near-optimal control strategies. Simulation results demonstrate that a significant improvement on the fuel economy can be achieved in the heavy-duty vehicle cycle from the natural driving statistics. Experimental study on transportation safety of package in side collision of heavy duty truck Suga, M.; Sasaki, T. The accidents in road transportation of package may be collision, fall and fire. It is necessary to examine all cases very carefully because collision might be caused by other vehicle. Collisions are classified into head-on collision, rear-end collision, side collision. A lot of experiments and analyses are reported on head-on collision, so the behavior of vehicle and package may be predicted without difficulty. Rear-end collisions bring about less impact and may be applied corresponding to the head-on collisions. About side collisions, few experiments or analyses are reported, and most of them are about passenger cars not about trucks. So it becomes important to study the transportation safety of package carried on a heavy duty truck when hit on the side by another truck similar in size STRESS LOADING SIMULATION OF HYDRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION OF DUMP TRUCK S. A. Sidorov Full Text Available The Transmission model and software package to investigate stress loading of a hydromechanical transmission of a dump truck have been developed. The given software package allows to model stress loading of transmission gears in taking-off and acceleration modes at various road resistance, positions of an engine control pedal and initial revolutions of an engine crankshaft, various laws of friction clutch switching and some other parameters that permit to reveal a rate of various operational mode influence on stress loading of a dump truck transmission. An equivalence of the developed software is proved by the comparison of the experimentally obtained stress loading process of the hydro-mechanical transmission of a BelAZ- 7555 dump truck with the results of the simulationÂ Health Promotion at the Construction Work Site: The Lunch Truck Pilot Study. Caban-Martinez, Alberto J; Moore, Kevin J; Clarke, Tainya C; Davila, Evelyn P; Clark, John D; Lee, David J; Fleming, Lora E The transient nature of construction work makes it difficult to conduct longitudinal worksite-based health promotion activities. As part of a workplace health assessment pilot study, we worked with a commercial lunch truck company to disseminate four types of health education materials including cancer screening, workplace injury prevention, fruit and vegetable consumption, and smoking cessation to construction workers purchasing food items from the truck during their job breaks. Two weeks following the worksite assessment, we followed up with these workers to ascertain their use of the health promotion materials. Of the 54 workers surveyed, 83% reported reviewing and sharing the cancer screening materials with their families, whereas 44% discussed the cancer screening materials with coworkers. Similar proportions of workers reviewed, shared, and discussed the other health promotion materials with their family. Lunch trucks may be an effective strategy and delivery method for educating construction workers on healthy behaviors and injury prevention practices. Air-cushion vehicles as an alternative to conventional industrial trucks Marr, E. Protective shieldings must be used for the transportation of radioactive materials, such as drums and containers within the control area, in order to observe the activity classes of the rooms. As a result of the change in the radiation protection ordinance, the operating areas of the floor conveyors have to be protected even more, i.e. transportation weights are becoming even bigger. When using pallet lift trucks without drive, weights over 2 tons are virtually unable to be operated. A fork-lift truck must be used for higher loads. If the transportation weight (transportation load and net weight of the lift truck) is doubled, usage within buildings is very restricted through the ceiling net load. This is the range of application of air cushion vehicles, in particular if positioning accuracy and remote-controlled driving become necessary. (orig.) Electro-deposition painting process improvement of cab truck by Six Sigma concept Kawitu, Kitiya; Chutima, Parames The case study company is a manufacturer of trucks and currently facing a high rework cost due to the thickness of the electro-deposited paint (EDP) of the truck cab is lower than standard. In addition, the process capability is very low. The Six Sigma concept consisting of 5 phases (DMAIC) is applied to determine new parameter settings for each significant controllable factor. After the improvement, EDP thickness of the truck cab increases from 17.88Î¼ to 20Î¼ (i.e. standard = 20 Â± 3Î¼). Moreover, the process capability indexes (Cp and Cpk) are increased from 0.9 to 1.43, and from 0.27 to 1.43, respectively. This improvement could save the rework cost about 1.6M THB per year. Measurement of stress distributions in truck tyre contact patch in real rolling conditions Anghelache, Gabriel; Moisescu, Raluca Stress distributions on three orthogonal directions have been measured across the contact patch of truck tyres using the complex measuring system that contains a transducer assembly with 30 sensing elements placed in the road surface. The measurements have been performed in straight line, in real rolling conditions. Software applications for calibration, data acquisition, and data processing were developed. The influence of changes in inflation pressure and rolling speed on the shapes and sizes of truck tyre contact patch has been shown. The shapes and magnitudes of normal, longitudinal, and lateral stress distributions, measured at low speed, have been presented and commented. The effect of wheel toe-in and camber on the stress distribution results was observed. The paper highlights the impact of the longitudinal tread ribs on the shear stress distributions. The ratios of stress distributions in the truck tyre contact patch have been computed and discussed. An exploration study to find important factors in market entrance: A case study of truck industry Zoheir Khodamoradi Full Text Available This paper presents an empirical investigation to find important factors influencing market penetration in truck industry. The proposed study designs a questionnaire in Likert scale consists of 51 questions, distributes it among 300 people who worked for different truck industry related units and collects 262 filled ones. Cronbach alpha is calculated as 0.89. In addition, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy and Approx. Chi-Square are 0.845 and 3067.443, respectively. The study has implemented principal component analysis and the results have indicated that there were eight factors influencing entering truck making industry including adaptation strategies, new ideas, cost competitiveness, product capabilities, market characteristics, competition threats from external market environment and export accelerators. Improvement of the mining technology with the ring movement scheme of the haul trucks Slobodyanyuk R.V. Full Text Available The article describes the designed technology that allows to expand the use of the haul truck ring movement scheme and to reduce the share of an empty run time in the transportation cycle. A preliminary calculation of the efficiency of its usage has allowed to confirm the main advantages of this scheme over the existing one as follows: reducing the required number of transport for the needs of open-pit mine operation by increasing the productivity of mining trucks; decreasing the transport operating costs (some part of an empty truck movement occurs when the engine is switched off; dropping the probability of accidents (reduced a number of the counter transport maneuvers. The calculation showed the regularity of changes in the efficiency using the alternative scheme in relation to the basic one, which reflecting significantly higher effectiveness in situations with a smaller distance between the empty run sites of the ring scheme. Social Cognitive Antecedents of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Truck Drivers: A Sequential Mediation Analysis. Hamilton, Kyra; Vayro, Caitlin; Schwarzer, Ralf To examine a mechanism by which social cognitive factors may predict fruit and vegetable consumption in long-haul truck drivers. Dietary self-efficacy, positive outcome expectancies, and intentions were assessed in 148 Australian truck drivers, and 1 week later they reported their fruit and vegetable consumption. A theory-guided sequential mediation model was specified that postulated self-efficacy and intention as mediators between outcome expectancies and behavior. The hypothesized model was confirmed. A direct effect of outcome expectancies was no longer present when mediators were included, and all indirect effects were significant, including the 2-mediator chain (Î² = .15; P role of outcome expectancies and self-efficacy are important to consider for understanding and predicting healthy eating intentions in truck drivers. Copyright Â© 2015 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The determinants of fuel use in the trucking industry â€“ volume, size and the rebound effect Mulalic, Ismir We analyse the determinants of trucking firm fuel use. We develop a simple model to show that trucking firm fuel use depends, in addition to the fuel price and the traffic volume, also on the output of the trucking firmâ€™s production process (the movement of cargo) measured in tonkilometres...... these elasticities using a simultaneous-equation model based on aggregate time-series data for Denmark for 1980-2007. Our best estimates of the short run and the long run rebound effects for road freight transportation are 19% and 28%, respectively. We also find that an increase in the fuel price surprisingly has...... a small but significant negative effect on the fuel efficiency (measured here as vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) per litre of consumed fuel), i.e. a 1% increase in the fuel price decreases the fuel efficiency by 0.13% in the long run. However, less distance has to be driven for the same payload. An 1... On the road again: concurrency and condom use among Uganda truck drivers. Costenbader, Elizabeth C; Lancaster, Kathryn; Bufumbo, Leonard; Akol, Angela; Guest, Greg Long-distance truck drivers have been shown to be a critical population in the spread of HIV in Africa. In 2009, surveys with 385 Ugandan long-distance truck drivers measured concurrency point prevalence with two methods; it ranged from 37.4% (calendar-method) to 50.1% (direct question). The majority (84%) of relationships reported were long-term resulting in a long duration of overlap (average of 58 months) across concurrent partnerships. Only 7% of these men reported using any condoms with their spouses during the past month. Among all non-spousal relationships, duration of relationship was the factor most strongly associated with engaging in unprotected sex in the past month in a multivariable analyses controlling for partner and relationship characteristics. Innovative intervention programs for these men and their partners are needed that address the realities of truck drivers' lifestyles. Risk of transporting plutonium dioxide and liquid plutonium nitrate by truck and rail Williams, L.D.; Hall, R.J. Results are summarized of the risk assessments of shipping PuO 2 powder and liquid Pu nitrate by truck and rail in the U.S. In the analysis method used, the system is described, potential release sequences are identified and evaluated (fault tree used), and the system risk is assessed. It is concluded that: there is little difference in risk in shipping PuO 2 by rail and by truck; there also is little change in risk in shipping PuO 2 by rail and by truck; there also is little change in risk for liquid shipment; the vermiculite loss is somewhat less important in rail shipment; and the response of the L-10 container to crush is more important in rail transport Understanding commercial truck drivers' decision-makin process concerning distracted driving. Swedler, David I; Pollack, Keshia M; Gielen, Andrea C A concurrent mixed methods design was used to explore personal and workplace factors, informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, that affect truck drivers' decision-making about distracted driving on the job. Qualitative data were collected via semi-structured interviews with experts in truck safety and distracted driving, and quantitative data were collected via online survey of truck drivers in the United States. Findings from the interviews illustrated how drivers perceived distractions and the importance of supervisors enforcing organizational distracted driving policies. Survey results found that behavioral intentions were most important in regards to texting and crash and near-crash outcomes, while perceived norms from management best described the correlation between dispatch device use and negative crash-related outcomes. By using a mixed methods design, rather than two separate studies, these findings revealed nuanced differences into the influence of supervisors on distracted driving. Copyright Â© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. A comprehensive analysis of factors influencing the injury severity of large-truck crashes. Zhu, Xiaoyu; Srinivasan, Sivaramakrishnan Given the importance of trucking to the economic well being of a country and the safety concerns posed by the trucks, a study of large-truck crashes is critical. This paper contributes by undertaking an extensive analysis of the empirical factors affecting injury severity of large-truck crashes. Data from a recent, nationally representative sample of large-truck crashes are examined to determine the factors affecting the overall injury severity of these crashes. The explanatory factors include the characteristics of the crash, vehicle(s), and the driver(s). The injury severity was modeled using two measures. Several similarities and some differences were observed across the two models which underscore the need for improved accuracy in the assessment of injury severity of crashes. The estimated models capture the marginal effects of a variety of explanatory factors simultaneously. In particular, the models indicate the impacts of several driver behavior variables on the severity of the crashes, after controlling for a variety of other factors. For example, driver distraction (truck drivers), alcohol use (car drivers), and emotional factors (car drivers) are found to be associated with higher severity crashes. A further interesting finding is the strong statistical significance of several dummy variables that indicate missing data - these reflect how the nature of the crash itself could affect the completeness of the data. Future efforts should seek to collect such data more comprehensively so that the true effects of these aspects on the crash severity can be determined. Copyright Â© 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The impacts of multiple rest-break periods on commercial truck driver's crash risk. Chen, Chen; Xie, Yuanchang Driver fatigue has been a major contributing factor to fatal commercial truck crashes, which accounted for about 10% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes that happened between 2009 and 2011. Commercial truck drivers' safety performance can deteriorate easily due to fatigue caused by long driving hours and irregular working schedules. To ensure safety, truck drivers often use off-duty time and short rest breaks during a trip to recover from fatigue. This study thoroughly investigates the impacts of off-duty time prior to a trip and short rest breaks on commercial truck safety by using Cox proportional hazards model and Andersen-Gill model. It is found that increasing total rest-break duration can consistently reduce fatigue-related crash risk. Similarly, taking more rest breaks can help to reduce crash risk. The results suggest that two rest breaks are generally considered enough for a 10-hour trip, as three or more rest breaks may not further reduce crash risk substantially. Also, the length of each rest break does not need to be very long and 30min is usually adequate. In addition, this study investigates the safety impacts of when to take rest breaks. It is found that taking rest breaks too soon after a trip starts will cause the rest breaks to be less effective. The findings of this research can help policy makers and trucking companies better understand the impacts of multiple rest-break periods and develop more effective rules to improve the safety of truck drivers. Copyright Â© 2014 Elsevier Ltd and National Safety Council. All rights reserved. Influences on Energy Savings of Heavy Trucks Using Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Lammert, Michael P [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); McAuliffe, Brian [National Research Council Canada; Lu, Xiao-Yun [University of California-Berkeley; Shladover, Steven [University of California-Berkeley; Surcel, Marius-Dorin [FPInnovations; Kailas, Aravind [Volvo Group An integrated adaptive cruise control (ACC) and cooperative ACC (CACC) was implemented and tested on three heavy-duty tractor-trailer trucks on a closed test track. The first truck was always in ACC mode, and the followers were in CACC mode using wireless vehicle-vehicle communication to augment their radar sensor data to enable safe and accurate vehicle following at short gaps. The fuel consumption for each truck in the CACC string was measured using the SAE J1321 procedure while travelling at 65 mph and loaded to a gross weight of 65,000 lb, demonstrating the effects of: inter-vehicle gaps (ranging from 3.0 s or 87 m to 0.14 s or 4 m, covering a much wider range than previously reported tests), cut-in and cut-out maneuvers by other vehicles, speed variations, the use of mismatched vehicles (standard trailers mixed with aerodynamic trailers with boat tails and side skirts), and the presence of a passenger vehicle ahead of the platoon. The results showed that energy savings generally increased in a non-linear fashion as the gap was reduced. The middle truck saved the most fuel at gaps shorter than 12 m and the trailing truck saved the most at longer gaps, while lead truck saved the least at all gaps. The cut-in and cut-out maneuvers had only a marginal effect on fuel consumption even when repeated every two miles. The presence of passenger-vehicle traffic had a measurable impact. The fuel-consumption savings on the curves was less than on the straight sections. TruckWeight wireless onboard scale helps oilfield services fleet find profit, compliance This article presented a wireless scale that measures temperature and pressure changes in a vehicle's air suspension. The instrument is being used by Alberta-based Rusch Inc., an operator of tank trucks and pup trailers which haul potassium chloride solution, methanol, frac oil, crude oil and other fluids. Made by TruckWeight Inc., the Smart Scale relays data to a handheld receiver using a low-powered safe radio transmitter. It is designed so its power output is not high enough to ignite gases in the atmosphere near wellheads. The information from the Smart Scale is interpreted by a small computer in a handheld receiver. The axle weight and gross vehicle weight measurement is accurate to within 150 pounds. Rusch trucks operate on steep grades all year, encountering soft ground in the summer, and frozen terrain in the winter. When loading is done in the bush, it is impossible to reliably weigh the trucks, whose licensed gross combination weight is 51,300 kilograms. In Alberta, an overweight fine can trigger an audit of a company's safety record and operating practices. Running overweight also places stress on axles, suspensions, wheel-end components tires and brakes. Therefore, adhering to the rated weight is essential. In 2006, Rusch Inc. installed the Smart Scale wireless on-board scale for trucks, tractors and trailers with air suspension. The scale includes a sensor with an integrated antenna and DOT fittings for the vehicle's airline. While the truck is being loaded, the scale produces readings every 3 seconds. This maintenance-free instrument is accurate in temperature extremes ranging from -40 F to 158 F and uses common AA batteries. It is waterproof, weatherproof, shock resistant and non-corrosive. The cost to equip a tractor and trailer with a Smart Scale is $1,590 US, half the cost of a hard-wired scale. 5 figs. Commercial truck crash injury severity analysis using gradient boosting data mining model. Zheng, Zijian; Lu, Pan; Lantz, Brenda Truck crashes contribute to a large number of injuries and fatalities. This study seeks to identify the contributing factors affecting truck crash severity using 2010 to 2016 North Dakota and Colorado crash data provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. To fulfill a gap of previous studies, broad considerations of company and driver characteristics, such as company size and driver's license class, along with vehicle types and crash characteristics are researched. Gradient boosting, a data mining technique, is applied to comprehensively analyze the relationship between crash severities and a set of heterogeneous risk factors. Twenty five variables were tested and 22 of them are identified as significant variables contributing to injury severities, however, top 11 variables account for more than 80% of injury forecasting. The relative variable importance analysis is conducted and furthermore marginal effects of all contributing factors are also illustrated in this research. Several factors such as trucking company attributes (e.g., company size), safety inspection values, trucking company commerce status (e.g., interstate or intrastate), time of day, driver's age, first harmful events, and registration condition are found to be significantly associated with crash injury severity. Even though most of the identified contributing factors are significant for all four levels of crash severity, their relative importance and marginal effect are all different. For the first time, trucking company and driver characteristics are proved to have significant impact on truck crash injury severity. Some of the results in this study reinforce previous studies' conclusions. Findings in this study can be helpful for transportation agencies to reduce injury severity, and develop efficient strategies to improve safety. Copyright Â© 2018 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Analysis of performance reliability of electrical and electronic equipment of car-tractor Kravchenko Ðž.Ð . Full Text Available The analysis of the operational reliability of electrical and electronic equipment of vehicles, trucks Mercedes-Benz Actros 1844 LS and Volvo FH 1242, conducting international cargo transportation is performed. It is established that the equipment is reliable, which meets modern requirements, but where there is a violation of the resolution. The reason for repair work is constructive and operational factors. Distribution of efficiency and overall performance of operational reliability is retrieved. Items with more bounce are found. Common factors of violation of efficiency cars, trucks in operation, are largely different stages in warranty runs are obtained. 78 FR 33860 - Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget... ...] Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB... collection requirements contained in the General Industry Standard on Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck cranes... workers from using unsafe cranes and ropes, thereby reducing their risk of death or serious injury caused... ...] Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB... Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes Standard (29 CFR 1910.180). DATES: Comments must be submitted... of each of these requirements is to prevent workers from using unsafe cranes and ropes, thereby... 9 CFR 325.17 - Loading or unloading products in sealed railroad cars, trucks, etc., en route prohibited; exception. ... sealed railroad cars, trucks, etc., en route prohibited; exception. 325.17 Section 325.17 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND... TRANSPORTATION Â§ 325.17 Loading or unloading products in sealed railroad cars, trucks, etc., en route prohibited... 9 CFR 316.14 - Marking tank cars and tank trucks used in transportation of edible products. ... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Marking tank cars and tank trucks used in transportation of edible products. 316.14 Section 316.14 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY... CONTAINERS Â§ 316.14 Marking tank cars and tank trucks used in transportation of edible products. Each tank... Total Weight and Axle Loads of Truck Units in the Transport of Timber Depending on the Timber Cargo Grzegorz TrzciÅ„ski Full Text Available When transporting timber, the high variability of species, assortments and moisture content of the wood raw material does not allow the weight of the transported timber to be precisely determined. This often contributes to the excessive weight loading of the entire truck unit. The aim of the research is to present the variability of the total weight of truck units with wood cargoes (GVWâ€”gross vehicle weight depending on the weight of the empty unit and the transported timber load, as well as to analyze the changes in GVW, unit loads of wood and load on individual truck unit axles depending on the season. This study analyzes the total weight of truck units for 376 transports of Scots pine timber at different times of the year. The total weight of the truck units depends on the weight of an empty unit and the weight of the load. GVW was determined by using a weighbridge to weigh the vehicles and then the empty unit after unloading. The weight of the load was obtained as the difference between GVW and the tare. It was found that GVW differed significantly depending on the truck unit used, ranging from 43.60â€“58.80 Mg, often exceeding permissible limits for public roads. The individual axle loads for various truck units were also analyzed. The obtained results indicate that these loads are more equally distributed in the case of five-axle trucks compared to six-axle ones. 3 CFR - Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China ... vehicle and light truck tires from the People's Republic of China (China) are being imported into the... 3 The President 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck... Presidential Determination No. 2009-28 of September 11, 2009 Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light... How long-distance truck drivers and villagers in rural southeastern Tanzania think about heterosexual anal sex: a qualitative study Mtenga, S.; Shamba, D.; Wamoyi, J.; Kakoko, D.; Haafkens, J.; Mongi, A.; Kapiga, S.; Geubbels, E. To explore ideas of truck drivers and villagers from rural Tanzania about heterosexual anal sex (HAS) and the associated health risks. Qualitative study using 8 in-depth interviews (IDIs) and 2 focus group discussions (FGDs) with truck drivers and 16 IDIs and 4 FGDs with villagers from the Morogoro Objective: To explore ideas of truck drivers and villagers from rural Tanzania about heterosexual anal sex (HAS) and the associated health risks. Methods: Qualitative study using 8 in-depth interviews (IDIs) and 2 focus group discussions (FGDs) with truck drivers and 16 IDIs and 4 FGDs with 75 FR 38168 - Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final Listing of 2011 Light Duty Truck Lines... ... Theft Prevention Standard; Final Listing of 2011 Light Duty Truck Lines Subject to the Requirements of... light-duty truck lines subject to the requirements of the Federal motor vehicle theft prevention... exemption from the parts marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard for the Jaguar XJ vehicle... North American Free Trade Agreement : coordinated operational plan needed to ensure Mexican trucks' compliance with U.S. standards In response to concerns about the safety of Mexican trucks, the General Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to examine (1) the extent to which Mexican-domiciled commercial trucks are likely to travel beyond U.S. border commercial zones once the border ... Structural safety evaluation of the K Basin railcar and truck applications Winkel, B.V. There are two rail spurs in the storage/transfer areas of both the K East and K West fuel storage basins. These rail spurs both end at the west edge of the basins. To avoid accidental entry of a railcar into a basin, administrative procedures and rail control hardware have been provided. Based upon a combination of historical documentation and existing adminstrative controls, a maximum credible impact accident was established. Using this design basis accident, the existing rail control hardware was evaluated for structural adequacy. The K Basin rail spurs are embedded in concrete, which permits truck/trailer entry into the same area. Safety issues for truck applications are also addressed Lack of HIV infection among truck drivers in Iran using rapid HIV test Hossain Jabbari Full Text Available Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection in Iranian long distance truck drivers using rapid HIV test. Methods: The study included 400 consecutive participants in Bazargan city, north-west of Iran in the late 2008 and the early 2009. Results: No HIV infection was observed among these long distance truck drivers. Conclusions: Although results of this study is plausible compared to other similar studies, repeated surveys are necessary to know the trend of HIV infection in truckers in Iran. Forklift safety a practical guide to preventing powered industrial truck incidents and injuries Swartz, George Written for the more than 1.5 million powered industrial truck operators and supervisors in general industry, as well as those in the construction and marine industries, this Second Edition provides an updated guide to training operators in safety and complying with OSHA's 1999 forklift standard. This edition of Forklift Safety includes a new chapter devoted to the new OSHA 1910.178 standard and new information regarding dock safety, narrow aisle trucks, off-dock incidents, tip-over safety, pallet safety, and carbon monoxide. The effect of transport time, season and position on the truck on stress response in rabbits Liste, M.G; MarÃa, G. A.; GarcÃa-Belenguer, S.; ChacÃ³n, G.; Gazzola, P.; Villarroel, M. The present study analyzed the effect of transport time, season and position on the truck on physiological stress response of commercial rabbits in AragÃ³n (Spain). A total of 156 animals were sampled in a 2x2x3 factorial design testing two transport times: short, 1 hour (1hT) and long, 7 hours (7hT), in two different seasons: hot, during summer (HT) and cold during winter (CT), and three different positions on the truck: upper, middle or lower decks in multi-floor cages on rolling stands (MFR... Food truck som ett nytt fenomen i SkÃ¥ne Fromell, Hilda; Winter, Regina Food truck is a mobile restaurant business which originates from the United States, and can now be seen also in Sweden. There are specific guidelines regarding the food that are served from the food trucks rolling the streets of SkÃ¥ne from 2013. For example the food should be ecological, which is in keeping with the other municipal goals regarding food and meal. The concept is communicated and marketed through social media, which makes it possible to effectively reach many people. Four food t... A truck cask design for shipping defense high-level waste Madsen, M.M.; Zimmer, A. The Defense High-Level Waste (DHLW) cask is a Type B packaging currently under development by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This truck cask has been designed to initially transport borosilicate glass waste from the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Specific program activities include designing, testing, certifying, and fabricating a prototype legal-weight truck cask system. The design includes such state-of-the-art features as integral impact limiters and remote handling features. A replaceable shielding liner provides the flexibility for shipping a wide range of waste types and activity levels Hydrogen in Vans and Light Duty Trucks in Denmark JÃ¸rgensen, Kaj The potential for application of hydrogen in light goods vehicles(i.e. freight vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 6 tonnes) for local goods distribution, and the resulting energy and environmental consequences are evaluated. Local distribution of goods by road transport is characte...... carrier for renewable energy is evaluated against bio-fuels and electric propulsion.... 41 CFR 50-210.1 - Coverage under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act of truck drivers employed by oil dealers. ...-Healey Public Contracts Act of truck drivers employed by oil dealers. 50-210.1 Section 50-210.1 Public...-210.1 Coverage under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act of truck drivers employed by oil dealers... Interpretations No. 2 1 with respect to coverage under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act of truck drivers... Estimating the supply and demand for commercial heavy truck parking on interstate highways : a case study of I-81 in Virginia. The increasing number of trucks traveling on Virginia highways has led to a growing demand for public rest areas and private truck stops. This study developed a methodology to determine the supply and demand for commercial heavy truck parking using I... Medium Duty Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project Mackie, Robin J. D. [Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation, Kansas City, MO (United States) The Smith Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project (SDP) was integral to the Smith business plan to establish a manufacturing base in the United States (US) and produce a portfolio of All Electric Vehicles (AEVâ€™s) for the medium duty commercial truck market. Smith focused on the commercial depot based logistics market, as it represented the market that was most ready for the early adoption of AEV technology. The SDP enabled Smith to accelerate its introduction of vehicles and increase the size of its US supply chain to support early market adoption of AEVâ€™s that were cost competitive, fully met the needs of a diverse set of end users and were compliant with Federal safety and emissions requirements. The SDP accelerated the development and production of various electric drive vehicle systems to substantially reduce petroleum consumption, reduce vehicular emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), and increase US jobs. The impact of hybrid engines on fuel consumption and emissions of heavy-duty trucks Bal, F; Vleugel, J.M.; Brebbia, CA; Sendra, J Overland transport of goods mainly goes by road. Road freight transport, trucking in particular, has a large share in the energy consumption, CO2-emissions and air pollution by human activities. This will become an even bigger issue with the expected massive growth of road freight Bias of averages in life-cycle footprinting of infrastructure: truck and bus case studies. Taptich, Michael N; Horvath, Arpad The life-cycle output (e.g., level of service) of infrastructure systems heavily influences their normalized environmental footprint. Many studies and tools calculate emission factors based on average productivity; however, the performance of these systems varies over time and space. We evaluate the appropriate use of emission factors based on average levels of service by comparing them to those reflecting a distribution of system outputs. For the provision of truck and bus services where fuel economy is assumed constant over levels of service, emission factor estimation biases, described by Jensen's inequality, always result in larger-than-expected environmental impacts (3%-400%) and depend strongly on the variability and skew of truck payloads and bus ridership. Well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emission factors for diesel trucks in California range from 87 to 1,500 g of CO2 equivalents per ton-km, depending on the size and type of trucks and the services performed. Along a bus route in San Francisco, well-to-wheel emission factors ranged between 53 and 940 g of CO2 equivalents per passenger-km. The use of biased emission factors can have profound effects on various policy decisions. If average emission rates must be used, reflecting a distribution of productivity can reduce emission factor biases. Biomechanical investigation of prolonged driving in an ergonomically designed truck seat prototype. Cardoso, Michelle; McKinnon, Colin; Viggiani, Dan; Johnson, Michel J; Callaghan, Jack P; Albert, Wayne J A postural evaluation during a prolonged driving task was conducted to determine the ergonomic validity of a new freely adjustable truck seat prototype. Twenty participants were recruited to perform two 2-h simulated driving sessions. Postures were assessed using motion capture, accelerometers and pressure pads. Subjective discomfort was also monitored in 15-min increments using ratings of perceived discomfort (RPD) and the Automotive Seating Discomfort Questionnaire. Participants had a more neutral spine posture during the first hour of the drive and reported lower RPDs while sitting in the prototype. Pairing the gluteal backrest panel with the adjustable seat pan helped reduce the average sitting pressure. The industry-standard truck seat may lead to the development of poor whole body posture, and the proposed ergonomic redesign of a new truck seat helped improve sitting posture and reduce perceived discomfort. Practitioner Summary: A new freely adjustable truck seat prototype was compared to an Industry standard seat to assess hypothesised improvements to sitting posture and discomfort for long haul driving. It was found that the adjustable panels in the prototype helped promote spine posture, reduce sitting pressure and improved discomfort ratings. Shock and vibration environments for a large shipping container during truck transport (Part II) Magnuson, C.E. Purpose of this study was to obtain vibration and shock data during truck shipment of heavy cargo. These data were for use in determining any trends of vibration and shock environments with increased cargo weight. The new data were obtained on a ''piggyback'' basis during truck transport of 249 100N (56,000-pound) cargo which consisted of a spent fuel container and its supporting structure. The truck was driven from Mercury, Nevada, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The routes traveled were US 95 from Mercury, Nevada, to Las Vegas, Nevada; US 93 from Las Vegas to Kingman, Arizona; and I-40/US 66 from Kingman to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Speeds varied from very slow to 88 km/hr (55 mph). A comparison of data from similar experiments with cargo weights varying from no-load to this load shows that the zero-to-peak acceleration amplitude levels of vibration are highest when trucks carry relatively light loads. This is true for the longitudinal and vertical axes of the vehicles in most frequency bands and for the transverse axis above 700 Hz. The shock response acceleration amplitudes for heavier cargo weights were less severe above 3 Hz in the vertical axis and higher between 8 and 20 Hz in the transverse axis. The highest acceleration amplitude of shock response in the longitudinal axis below about 20 Hz was produced in a trailer having a spring suspension system and carrying the 249 100N (56,000 pounds) load 77 FR 9239 - California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Truck Idling... ... routed into the truck's exhaust system and PM trap; (b) a level 3 verified PM control strategy; or (c) use of other procedures to demonstrate an equivalent level of emissions compliance. B. Clean Air Act... passes the threshold test of materiality and * * thereafter assess such material evidence against a... Sizing stack and battery of a fuel cell hybrid distribution truck Bram Veenhuizen; P. van den Bosch; T. Hofman; Edwin Tazelaar; Y. Shen An existing fuel cell hybrid distribution truck, built for demonstration purposes, is used as a case study to investigate the effect of stack (kW) and battery (kW, kWh) sizes on the hydrogen consumption of the vehicle. Three driving cycles, the NEDC for Low Power vehicles, CSC and JE05 cycle, define Research on hydraulic system of KZC-5 type rear dump truck in underground mine KZC-5 type rear dump truck in underground mine is introduced in this paper. The determining principles and ways of two main hydraulic systems are discussed. It has been proved that the hydraulic systems are reasonable in the industrial scale test. (author) Ecodriving acceptance : an experimental study on anticipation behavior of truck drivers Thijssen, R.J.T.G.; Hofman, T.; Ham, J.R.C. In this paper, it is researched to what extend truck drivers are willing to improve their anticipation behavior. For the purpose of this research, anticipation behavior is characterized by anticipation distance: the distance to a stopping point (e.g. roundabout), at which the accelerator pedal is Operability test report for core sample truck number one flammable gas modifications Akers, J.C. This report primarily consists of the original test procedure used for the Operability Testing of the flammable gas modifications to Core Sample Truck No. One. Included are exceptions, resolutions, comments, and test results. This report consists of the original, completed, test procedure used for the Operability Testing of the flammable gas modifications to the Push Mode Core Sample Truck No. 1. Prior to the Acceptance/Operability test the truck No. 1 operations procedure (TO-080-503) was revised to be more consistent with the other core sample truck procedures and to include operational steps/instructions for the SR weather cover pressurization system. A draft copy of the operations procedure was used to perform the Operability Test Procedure (OTP). A Document Acceptance Review Form is included with this report (last page) indicating the draft status of the operations procedure during the OTP. During the OTP 11 test exceptions were encountered. Of these exceptions four were determined to affect Acceptance Criteria as listed in the OTP, Section 4.7 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 49 CFR 176.78 - Use of power-operated industrial trucks on board vessels. ... operation may expose the operator to danger from a falling object, the truck must be equipped with a driver... used to handle small objects or unstable loads must be equipped with a load backrest extension having... must be permanently connected to an exhaust duct leading to the open deck and terminate in a gooseneck... Comparisons of Traffic Collisions between Expressways and Rural Roads in Truck Drivers Sangbok Lee Conclusion: This study can be used as a guideline and a base line to develop a plan of action to prevent traffic accidents. It can also help to prepare formal regulations about a truck driver's vehicle maintenance and driving attitude for a precaution on road accidents. Effectiveness of Health Promotion Programmes for Truck Drivers: A Systematic Review Ng, Mandy K.; Yousuf, Bilal; Bigelow, Philip Lloyd; Van Eerd, Dwayne Objective: To review the characteristics of effective health promotion interventions for reducing chronic diseases and their risk factors in truck drivers. Methods: MEDLINE (PubMed), SCOPUS, Web of Science Conference Proceedings, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and the National Transportation Library wereâ€¦ Integrating truck arrival management into tactical operation planning at container terminals Yang, Zhong-Zhen; Chen, Gang; Song, Dong-Ping Truck arrival management (TAM) has been recognized as an effective solution to alleviate the gate congestion at container terminals. To further utilize TAM in improving the overall terminal performance, this study integrates TAM with the other terminal operations at a tactical level. An integrated... Development of a portable remote sensing system for measurement of diesel emissions from passing diesel trucks. A wireless remote-sensing system has been developed for measurement of NOx and particulate matters (PM) emissions from passing diesel trucks. The NOx measurement system has a UV light source with quartz fiber optics that focused the light source into... An analysis of health promotion materials for Dutch truck drivers: Off target and too complex? Despite various health promotion initiatives, unfavorable figures regarding Dutch truck drivers' eating behaviors, exercise behaviors, and absenteeism have not improved. The aim was to obtain a better understanding of the low level of effectiveness of current health interventions for Dutch truck drivers by examining to what extent these are tailored to the target group's particular mindset (focus of content) and health literacy skills (presentation of content). The article analyzes 21 health promotion materials for Dutch truck drivers using a two-step approach: (a) an analysis of the materials' focus, guided by the Health Action Process Approach; and (b) an argumentation analysis, guided by pragma-dialectics. The corpus analysis revealed: (a) a predominant focus on the motivation phase; and (b) in line with the aim of motivating the target group, a consistent use of pragmatic arguments, which were typically presented in an implicit way. The results indicate that existing health promotion materials for Dutch truck drivers are not sufficiently tailored to the target group's mindset and health literacy skills. Recommendations are offered to develop more tailored/effective health interventions targeting this high-risk, underserved occupational group. Analysis of Maintenance Service Contracts for Dump Trucks Used in Mining Industry with Simulation Approach Dymasius, A.; Wangsaputra, R.; Iskandar, B. P. A mining company needs high availability of dump trucks used to haul mining materials. As a result, an effective maintenance action is required to keep the dump trucks in a good condition and hence reducing failure and downtime of the dump trucks. To carry out maintenance in-house requires a high intensive maintenance facility and high skilled maintenance specialists. Often, outsourcing maintenance is an economic option for the company. An external agent takes a proactive action with offering some maintenance contract options to the owner. The decision problem for the owner is to decide the best option and for the agent is to determine the optimal price for each option offered. A non-cooperative game-theory is used to formulate the decision problems for the owner and the agent. We consider that failure pattern of each truck follows a non-homogeneous Poisson process (NHPP) and a queueing theory with multiple servers is used to estimate the downtime. As it involves high complexity to model downtime using a queueing theory, then in this paper we use a simulation method. Furthermore, we conduct experiment to seek for the best number of maintenance facilities (servers) which minimises maintenance and penalty costs incurred to the agent. An Optimisation Approach Applied to Design the Hydraulic Power Supply for a Forklift Truck Pedersen, Henrik Clemmensen; Andersen, Torben Ole; Hansen, Michael Rygaard -level optimisation approach, and is in the current paper exemplified through the design of the hydraulic power supply for a forklift truck. The paper first describes the prerequisites for the method and then explains the different steps in the approach to design the hydraulic system. Finally the results... Stressful work, psychological job strain, and turnover: A 2-year prospective cohort study of truck drivers Croon, E.M.de; Sluiter, J.K.; Blonk, R.W.B.; Broersen, J.P.J.; Frings-Dresen, M.H.W. Based on a model that combines existing organizational stress theory and job transition theory, this 2-year longitudinal study examined antecedents and consequences of turnover among Dutch truck drivers. For this purpose, self-reported data on stressful work (job demands and control), psychological Evaluation of alternative truck lane management strategies along a section of I-81. I-81 is one of the top eight truck routes in the U.S. In the state of Virginia, I-81 traverses 325.51 miles from : Tennessee in the south to the West Virginia border in the north and passes through 12 counties. The highway : was designed for a 15 per... The determinants of fuel use in the trucking industry - volume, fleet characteristics and the rebound effect de Borger, Bruno; Mulalic, Ismir This paper studies the determinants of fuel use in the trucking industry in Denmark, using aggregate time series data for the period 1980â€“2007. The model captures the main linkages between the demand for freight transport, the characteristics of the vehicle fleet, and the demand for fuel. Results...... of this effect is approximately 10% in the short run and 17% in the long run, so that a 1% improvement in fuel efficiency reduces fuel use by 0.90% (short-run) to 0.83% (long-run). Second, we find that higher fuel prices raise the average capacity of trucks, and they induce firm sto invest in newer, typically...... more fuel efficient, trucks. Third, these adjustments and the rebound effect jointly imply that the effect of higher fuel prices on fuel use in the trucking industry is fairly small; estimated price elasticities are _0:13 and _0:22 in the short run and in the long run, respectively. The empirical... An extended car-following model considering the appearing probability of truck and driver's characteristics Rong, Ying; Wen, Huiying In this paper, the appearing probability of truck is introduced and an extended car-following model is presented to analyze the traffic flow based on the consideration of driver's characteristics, under honk environment. The stability condition of this proposed model is obtained through linear stability analysis. In order to study the evolution properties of traffic wave near the critical point, the mKdV equation is derived by the reductive perturbation method. The results show that the traffic flow will become more disorder for the larger appearing probability of truck. Besides, the appearance of leading truck affects not only the stability of traffic flow, but also the effect of other aspects on traffic flow, such as: driver's reaction and honk effect. The effects of them on traffic flow are closely correlated with the appearing probability of truck. Finally, the numerical simulations under the periodic boundary condition are carried out to verify the proposed model. And they are consistent with the theoretical findings. Beyond Racism and Poverty : The Truck System on Louisiana Plantations and Dutch peateries, 1865-1920 Lurvink, K. The truck system was a global phenomenon in the period 1865-1920, where workers were paid through the company store. In Beyond Racism and Poverty Karin Lurvink looks at how this system functioned on plantations in Louisiana in comparison with peateries in the Netherlands. In the United States, the Driver Response Times when Resuming Manual Control from Highly Automated Driving in Truck Platooning Scenarios. Zhang, Bo; Wilschut, Ellen; Willemsen, D.; Martens, Marieke Automated platooning of trucks is getting increasing interest for its potentially beneficial effects on fuel consumption, driver workload, traffic flow efficiency and safety. Nevertheless, one major challenge lies in the safe and comfortable transitions of control from the automated system back to Design/Operations review of core sampling trucks and associated equipment Shrivastava, H.P. A systematic review of the design and operations of the core sampling trucks was commissioned by Characterization Equipment Engineering of the Westinghouse Hanford Company in October 1995. The review team reviewed the design documents, specifications, operating procedure, training manuals and safety analysis reports. The review process, findings and corrective actions are summarized in this supporting document Environment model creation and ADAS architecture for trucks : design and implementation of a sensor fusion algorithm Stamatopoulos, E. This report presents a structural approach for environment model creation and ADAS architecture for trucks. In particular, an appropriate sensor suite that is suitable for a set of ADAS functions is defined. On this basis, the development of a proof of concept for an Environment Model system, by Study on an Interactive Truck Crane Simulation Platform Based on Virtual Reality Technology Sang, Yong; Zhu, Yu; Zhao, Honghua; Tang, Mingyan The modern web-based distance education overcomes space-time restriction of the traditional teaching forms. However, being short of specifically observable and operable experimental equipment makes the web-based education lack advantages in the knowledge learning progress, which needs strong stereoscopic effect and operability. Truck crane is theâ€¦ Determinants of Safe and Productive Truck Driving: Empirical Evidence from Long-haul Cargo Transport de Vries, J.; de Koster, R.; Rijsdijk, S.; Roy, D. Using GPS data of 370 long-haul trips in India, survey data of 49 truck drivers, and ERP data, this study examines the role of driver personality characteristics in predicting risky and productive driving. The results show that more conscientious drivers display more risky driving behavior. More Commercial Trucking: Safety and Infrastructure Issues Under the North American Free Trade Agreement The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provided for the U.S.-Mexican border to be opened for increased commercial truck traffic within the respective border states-four in the United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) and si... Optimal routes scheduling for municipal waste disposal garbage trucks using evolutionary algorithm and artificial immune system Bogna MRÃ“WCZYÅƒSKA Full Text Available This paper describes an application of an evolutionary algorithm and an artificial immune systems to solve a problem of scheduling an optimal route for waste disposal garbage trucks in its daily operation. Problem of an optimisation is formulated and solved using both methods. The results are presented for an area in one of the Polish cities. Self-Management to Increase Safe Driving Among Short-Haul Truck Drivers Hickman, Jeffrey S.; Geller, E. Scott The relative impact of a self-management for safety (SMS) process was evaluated at two short-haul trucking terminals. Participants in the Pre-Behavior group (n = 21) recorded their intentions to engage in specific safe versus at-risk driving behaviors before leaving the terminal (i.e., before making any of their deliveries for the day), whereasâ€¦ A scenarios study on future demands on container and truck sizes of the future B. Kraaijenhagen; Jan Jansen; H. Graser; Stef Weijers; I. Szylar To what extent will future demands of worldwide operating parties, regarding the (tertiary) packaging of their freight flows, determine or influence the future dimensions of freight trucks? That is the question we address to in this paper. In this study we have studied what container sizes may fit Detroit Diesel Engine Technology for Light Duty Truck Applications - DELTA Engine Update Freese, Charlie The early generation of the DELTA engine has been thoroughly tested and characterized in the virtual lab, during engine dynamometer testing, and on light duty trucks for personal transportation. This paper provides an up-to-date account of program findings. Further, the next generation engine design and future program plans will be briefly presented. 75 FR 3252 - Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Truck Plant, Dearborn, MI; Notice of Negative Determination on... ... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-70,326] Ford Motor Company... workers and former workers of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Truck Plant, Dearborn, Michigan. The Department... separations were not related to an increase in imports of like or directly competitive products with Ford F... Lone workers attitudes towards their health: views of Ontario truck drivers and their managers. McDonough, Beatrice; Howard, Michelle; Angeles, Ricardo; Dolovich, Lisa; Marzanek-Lefebvre, Francine; Riva, John J; Laryea, Stephanie Truck driving is the second most common occupation among Canadian men. Transportation of goods via roads is of crucial importance for the Canadian economy. The industry is responsible annually for $17 billion in GDP and is projected to increase by 28% over the next 10 years. Recruitment is an issue with 20% of drivers projected to retire or leave the profession in the next 10 years. Despite the reliance on transport truck drivers for the delivery of goods which affects Canada's economy and daily living of residents, little is known about the health care needs of this large cohort of primarily male lone workers from a drivers' perspective. Transport truck drivers are independent workers whose non traditional workplace is their tractor, the truck stops and the journey on the road.The objective of this study was to obtain a contextually informed description of lifestyle issues, health and disease risk factors experienced by drivers and perceived by their managers in the truck driving occupation. Using a grounded theory approach, 4 focus groups were conducted with drivers (nâ€‰=â€‰16) and managers (nâ€‰=â€‰10) from two trucking companies in Southwestern Ontario to identify the lived experience of the drivers as it relates to preventable risks to health and wellness. A semi structured guided interview was used to explore the lifestyle context of transport truck driving and organizational aspects of the occupation (workplace culture, working conditions and health and wellness promotion). The predominant themes described stress, workplace, communication, lifestyle, driving culture, family, and fatigue concerns. In terms of the transportation work environment, drivers and managers were aware of the profession's potential to foster lifestyle related chronic diseases but described challenges in making the profession more amenable to a healthy lifestyle. Workplace environmental determinants are significant in shaping health behaviours. Chronic disease health risks were the Time/motion observations and dose analysis of reactor loading, transportation, and dry unloading of an overweight truck spent fuel shipment Hostick, C.J.; Lavender, J.C.; Wakeman, B.H. This document presents observed activity durations and radiation dose analyses for an overweight truck shipment of pressurized water reactor (PWR) spent fuel from the Surry Power Station in Virginia to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The shipment consisted of a TN-8L shipping cask carrying three 9-year-old PWR spent fuel assemblies. Handling times and dose analyses for at-reactor activities were completed by Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power) personnel. Observations of in-transit and unloading activities were made by Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) personnel, who followed the shipment for approximately 2800 miles and observed cask unloading activities. In-transit dose estimates were calculated using dose rate maps provided by Virginia Power for a fully loaded TN-8L shipping cask. The dose analysis for the cask unloading operations is based on the observations of PNL personnel Driving fatigue in professional drivers: a survey of truck and taxi drivers. Meng, Fanxing; Li, Shuling; Cao, Lingzhi; Li, Musen; Peng, Qijia; Wang, Chunhui; Zhang, Wei Fatigue among truck drivers has been studied extensively; however, less is known regarding the fatigue experience of taxi drivers in heavily populated metropolitan areas. This study aimed to compare the differences and similarities between truck and taxi driver fatigue to provide implications for the fatigue management and education of professional drivers. A sample of 274 truck drivers and 286 taxi drivers in Beijing was surveyed via a questionnaire, which included items regarding work characteristics, fatigue experience, accident information, attitude toward fatigue, and methods of counteracting fatigue. Driver fatigue was prevalent among professional drivers, and it was even more serious for taxi drivers. Taxi drivers reported more frequent fatigue experiences and were involved in more accidents. Among the contributing factors to fatigue, prolonged driving time was the most important factor identified by both driver groups. Importantly, the reason for the engagement in prolonged driving was neither due to the lack of awareness concerning the serious outcome of fatigue driving nor because of their poor detection of fatigue. The most probable reason was the optimism bias, as a result of which these professional drivers thought that fatigue was more serious for other drivers than for themselves, and they thought that they were effective in counteracting the effect of fatigue on their driving performance. Moreover, truck drivers tended to employ methods that require stopping to counteract fatigue, whereas taxi drivers preferred methods that were simultaneous with driving. Although both driver groups considered taking a nap as one of the most effective means to address fatigue, this method was not commonly used. Interestingly, these drivers were aware that the methods they frequently used were not the most effective means to counteract fatigue. This study provides knowledge on truck and taxi drivers' characteristics in fatigue experience, fatigue attitude, and Overweight truck shipments to nuclear waste repositories: legal, political, administrative and operational considerations This report, prepared for the Chicago Operations Office and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) of the US Department of Energy (DOE), identifies and analyzes legal, political, administrative, and operational issues that could affect an OCRWM decision to develop an overweight truck cask fleet for the commercial nuclear waste repository program. It also provides information required by DOE on vehicle size-and-weight administration and regulation, pertinent to nuclear waste shipments. Current legal-weight truck casks have a payload of one pressurized-water reactor spent fuel element or two boiling-water reactor spent fuel elements (1 PWR/2 BWR). For the requirements of the 1960s and 1970s, casks were designed with massive shielding to accommodate 6-month-old spent fuel; the gross vehicle weight was limited to 73,280 pounds. Spent fuel to be moved in the 1990s will have aged five years or more. Gross vehicle weight limitation for the Interstate highway system has been increased to 80,000 pounds. These changes allow the design of 25-ton legal-weight truck casks with payloads of 2 PWR/5 BWR. These changes may also allow the development of a 40-ton overweight truck cask with a payload of 4 PWR/10 BWR. Such overweight casks will result in significantly fewer highway shipments compared with legal-weight casks, with potential reductions in transport-related repository risks and costs. These advantages must be weighed against a number of institutional issues surrounding such overweight shipments before a substantial commitment is made to develop an overweight truck cask fleet. This report discusses these issues in detail and provides recommended actions to DOE Logistics of long-distance truck transportation of forest chips; Metsaehakkeen autokuljetuksen logistiikka - PUUT20 Ranta, T.; Halonen, P.; Frilander, P. [VTT Processes, Jyvaeskylae (Finland); Asikainen, A. [Finnish Forest Research Centre, Joensuu (Finland); Lehikoinen, M.; Vaeaetaeinen, K. [Joensuu Univ. (Finland) The objective of the project was to develop the long-distance transportation of forest chips by means of better transport economy and control of logistics activities. Different loading methods were tested to make the load sufficiently compact and to intensify the use of load space of the chip trucks. The usability of mobile positioning devices was tested in the operational environment of forest chips procurement. The arrivals and inbound logistics activities of power plant were modeled by aid of simulation model to estimate the queuing time of chip trucks with alternative course of action. According to the follow-up study of chip trucks and simulation of receiving activities substantial developing potential was found to decrease the terminal 1.19 times of trucks both in loading stage at forest terminal and unloading stage at power plant receiving area. By trucks with interchangeable containers terminal times can be decreased by developing the logistics of production chain for example by means of the pilot production control system evaluated in the project or by dimensioning the capacity of whole chain to match better for prevailing operational environment. With shorter distances the number of containers or the trailer size can be designed for smaller volume whereas with longer distances the transport economy will be emphasized. The capacity of weight limited the load size except for summer period alongside with dry forest chips. Instead of maximize the load volume, more essential will be to decrease the unloaded weight and effectiveness of loading and unloading stage. Loading method, where belt conveyor was equipped with mechanical ejector, compressed the load some 15% compared with blowing device. The energy consumption was also essentially lower. The pilot-period of production control system showed that the mobile positioning devices and digital maps will improve the planning and control activities of forest chip production. When the procurement amounts of forest Real world efficiency of retrofit partial-flow diesel particulate filters for trucks Van Asch, R.; Verbeek, R.; Ligterink, N.; Kadijk, G. In 2006 the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) introduced an incentive scheme for retrofitting diesel particulate filters on Euro II and Euro III trucks. This scheme involves both partial flow and full flow diesel particulate filters (also called semi-open or open respectively wall-flow or closed filters). In the period 2007 till January 2009 about 15,000 partial flow filters and 8,000 full flow diesel particulate filters were installed. The minimum filtration efficiency requirement for the partial flow diesel particulate filters is 50% during the type approval test. In 2008 an engine dynamometer test programme was conducted to measure the filtration efficiency of retrofit open particulates filters of heavy trucks. This led to somewhat disappointing results with average filtration efficiencies in the range of 5-20% during city and national motorway driving conditions up to 20-40% during long distance motorway driving. This result leads to two main questions: (1) Is this result also representative for medium heavy trucks used for delivery, and (2) do similar efficiencies show up also in tests on entire vehicles, tested under conditions as close as possible to their real world usage profile. To this end, an additional measurement programme was defined, which is reported here. The objective of the study reported here is to determine the real world filtration efficiency of retrofit partial flow particulate filters for a number of trucks under different driving conditions such as city and motorway driving. The emphasis should be on medium heavy trucks typically used for national delivery. CAFE compliance by light trucks: economic impacts of clean diesel engine Teotia, A.; Vyas, A.; Cuenca, R.; Stodolsky, F. With the popularity of light trucks increasing in the United States, their share of the US light vehicle market had doubled between 1980 and 1996, climbing from 20 to 40%. By 1996, annual energy consumption for light trucks had risen to 5.97 x 10 15 Btu [5.97 quadrillion Btu, or ''quad'', or 6.30 x 10 18 joule (J)], compared to 7.94 quad (8.38 x 10 18 J) for cars. In recent years (since 1995), the fuel economy of US-manufactured light trucks (almost 99% of which use gasoline engines) has been below the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. This paper analyzes a strategy to reduce the CAFE shortfalls by adopting the new, highly energy-efficient clean diesel engine. Research on such engines has been funded by the US Department of Energy, Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies, under its Light Truck Clean Diesel Engine Program. A clean diesel engine market penetration trajectory is developed, representing an industry response to meet the CAFE standards. Whether the engine will be produced inside the country or imported remains uncertain, so two cases are defined. Values of exports/imports of clean diesel engines/trucks under these cases are estimated. The macroeconomic benefits are estimated by using a model of the US economy developed by Standard and Poor's Data Resources, Inc. On the basis of gains in the gross domestic product projected under the alternative cases, domestic production of the clean diesel engine is favored over importing it. (author) Effect of Uphill Flexible Pavements on The Damaging Effect Of Full-Trailer Trucks With Tandem Front Axles Sabah Said Razouki Full Text Available The effect of traffic on flexible pavements can be expressed in terms of truck equivalence factors. This paper presents a study on the effect of uphill pavements on the damaging effect (truck equivalence factors of two types of full-trailer trucks with tandem front axles. Axle load and geometrical characteristics survey on the two types of full-trailer trucks were carried out for determining the data needed in this study. In addition, uphill slope survey in Kerbala city was done and the data of uphill slope of other Iraqi cities were obtained from previous surveys. The paper reveals that the uphill pavement gradient causes significant increase in truck equivalence factors. In addition, the research reveals that there are many factors affecting the truck equivalence factors on uphill flexible pavements, including the total weight of full-trailer, H/B ratio (height of center of gravity to the wheel base of the truck, magnitude of uphill slope, and the structural number (SN.This work shows the importance of considering the effect of uphill slope in the design of flexible pavements on steep uphill slopes. Trends in truck freight energy use and carbon emissions in selected OECD countries from 1973 to 2005 Kamakate, Fatumata; Schipper, Lee Trends in truck freight energy use and carbon emissions: In the age of global supply chains and 'just in time' logistics, fast and efficient goods movement is often seen as an economic imperative. Growth in global goods movement not only translates into growth in commercial trucking activity but also into growth in the share of trucking compared to other modes of in-country freight transportation. These trends have a significant impact on the energy intensity of freight transport. Using a bottom-up approach relying on national data, this study compares the energy intensity of truck freight in Australia, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States from 1973 to the present. The analysis builds on previous work by and decomposing energy use for freight. Intensity is expressed in terms of vehicle intensity (megajoules/vehicle-kilometer), modal energy intensity (megajoules/tonne-kilometer), and carbon intensity (grams/tonne-km). The cross-country comparison highlights in part the influence of geography, transportation infrastructure, and truck utilization patterns on energy and carbon intensity from this sector. While improving fuel economy of individual vehicles is very important, large reductions in trucking energy use and emissions will also come from better logistics and driving, higher load factors, and better matching of truck capacity to load. Can cars and trucks coexist peacefully on highways? Analyzing the effectiveness of road safety policies in Europe. Castillo-Manzano, JosÃ© I; Castro-NuÃ±o, Mercedes; Fageda, Xavier We examine the impact on the traffic accident rate of the interaction between trucks and cars on Europe's roads using a panel data set that covers the period 1999-2010. We find that rising motorization rates for trucks lead to higher traffic fatalities, while rising motorization rates for cars do not. Empirically, the model we build predicts the positive impact of stricter speed limit legislation for trucks in the reduction of road fatalities. These findings lend support to European strategies and aimed at promoting alternative modes of freight transport, including rail and maritime transport. Copyright Â© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. An electric-drive vehicle strategy for Sweden Sperling, D.; Lipman, T. [California Univ., Davis, CA (United States). Inst. of Transportation Studies; Lundberg, M. [Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board, Stockholm (Sweden) The strategy that Sweden has taken regarding the use of electric-powered vehicles (EVs) to mitigate the environmental impacts caused by the transportation sector was discussed. Sweden's unique attributes include inexpensive and clean electricity, a strong environmental ethic and a strong automotive sector. All versions of electric-drive technology are considered to be environmentally superior to internal combustion engine vehicles. While the cost of batteries is dropping, they will remain highly priced. However, manufacturers are making larger investments into hybrid EVs and fuel cell EVs. Electric drive buses are also gaining in popularity as a means by which to reduce exhaust gases in urban areas. Sweden's industrial policy is aimed at manufacturing electrically driven heavy duty vehicles such as buses and trucks. The environmental policy is aimed at deploying small EVs for on and off-road transportation use, as well as heavy duty EVs targeted by the industrial policy. refs. Electricity Theory Gong, Ha Soung The text book composed of five parts, which are summary of this book, arrangement of electricity theory including electricity nad magnetism, a direct current, and alternating current. It has two dictionary electricity terms for a synonym. The last is an appendix. It is for preparing for test of officer, electricity engineer and fire fighting engineer. Highlight report local initiatives. Experiences with electric transport; Highlight report lokale initiatieven. Ervaringen met elektrisch vervoer In March 2013 Linkingreen and XTNT started a survey on local electric transportation initiatives. The aim is to learn from the experiences, problems and obstacles of business users of electric vehicles: cars, vans or trucks, scooters, boats and special vehicles (e.g. garbage trucks) that are all-electric or plug-in (with plug). In this brief report, the main results are presented [Dutch] In maart 2013 is door Linkingreen en XTNT in opdracht van Agentschap NL een enquete uitgezet naar lokale initiatieven elektrisch vervoer. Doel is te leren wat de ervaringen, knelpunten en belemmeringen zijn van zakelijke gebruikers van elektrisch vervoer: personenauto's, bestel- of vrachtauto's, scooters, vaartuigen en bijzondere voertuigen (vuilniswagens etc.) die volledig elektrische of plug in (met stekker) zijn. In dit korte verslag zijn de belangrijkste resultaten opgenomen. NIOSH national survey of long-haul truck drivers: Injury and safety Chen, Guang X.; Sieber, W. Karl; Lincoln, Jennifer E.; Birdsey, Jan; Hitchcock, Edward M.; Nakata, Akinori; Robinson, Cynthia F.; Collins, James W.; Sweeney, Marie H. Approximately 1,701,500 people were employed as heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in the United States in 2012. The majority of them were long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs). There are limited data on occupational injury and safety in LHTDs, which prompted a targeted national survey. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health conducted a nationally representative survey of 1265 LHTDs at 32 truck stops across the contiguous United States in 2010. Data were collected on truck crashes, near misses, moving violations, work-related injuries, work environment, safety climate, driver training, job satisfaction, and driving behaviors. Results suggested that an estimated 2.6% of LHTDs reported a truck crash in 2010, 35% reported at least one crash while working as an LHTD, 24% reported at least one near miss in the previous 7 days, 17% reported at least one moving violation ticket and 4.7% reported a non-crash injury involving days away from work in the previous 12 months. The majority (68%) of non-crash injuries among company drivers were not reported to employers. An estimate of 73% of LHTDs (16% often and 58% sometimes) perceived their delivery schedules unrealistically tight; 24% often continued driving despite fatigue, bad weather, or heavy traffic because they needed to deliver or pick up a load at a given time; 4.5% often drove 10 miles per hours or more over the speed limit; 6.0% never wore a seatbelt; 36% were often frustrated by other drivers on the road; 35% often had to wait for access to a loading dock; 37% reported being noncompliant with hours-of-service rules (10% often and 27% sometimes); 38% of LHTDs perceived their entry-level training inadequate; and 15% did not feel that safety of workers was a high priority with their management. This survey brings to light a number of important safety issues for further research and interventions, e.g., high prevalence of truck crashes, injury underreporting, unrealistically tight delivery schedules Lunar South Pole space water extraction and trucking system Zuppero, A.; Zupp, G.; Schnitzler, B.; Larson, T.K.; Rice, J.W. This concept proposes to use thermal processes alone to extract water from the lunar South Pole and launch payloads to low lunar orbit. Thermal steam rockets would use water propellant for space transportation. The estimated mass of a space water tanker powered by a nuclear heated steam rocket suggests it can be designed for launch in the Space Shuttle bay. The performance depends on the feasibility of a nuclear reactor rocket engine producing steam at 1,100 degrees Kelvin, with a power density of 150 Megawatts per ton of rocket, and operating for thousands of 20 minute cycles. An example uses reject heat from a small nuclear electric power supply to melt 17,800 tons per year of lunar ice. A nuclear heated steam rocket would use the propellant water to launch and deliver 3,800 tons of water per year to a 100 km low lunar orbit 76 FR 2648 - Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of... ... specifically to transport golf bags; and wheels and tires used in the manufacture of hand trucks. Intent To... appropriate balance between providing respondents with an incentive to respond accurately and imposing a rate... Developing corridor-level truck travel time estimates and other freight performance measures from archived ITS data. The objectives of this research were to retrospectively study the feasibility for using truck transponder data to produce freight corridor performance measures (travel times) and real-time traveler information. To support this analysis, weigh-in-moti... Medium Truck Duty Cycle Data from Real-World Driving Environments: Final Report Lascurain, Mary Beth [ORNL; Franzese, Oscar [ORNL; Capps, Gary J [ORNL; Siekmann, Adam [ORNL; Thomas, Neil [ORNL; LaClair, Tim J [ORNL; Barker, Alan M [ORNL; Knee, Helmut E [ORNL Since the early part of the 20th century, the US trucking industry has provided a safe and economical means of moving commodities across the country. At present, nearly 80% of US domestic freight movement involves the use of trucks. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is spearheading a number of research efforts to improve heavy vehicle fuel efficiencies. This includes research in engine technologies (including hybrid and fuel cell technologies), lightweight materials, advanced fuels, and parasitic loss reductions. In addition, DOE is developing advanced tools and models to support heavy vehicle research and is leading the 21st Century Truck Partnership and the SuperTruck development effort. Both of these efforts have the common goal of decreasing the fuel consumption of heavy vehicles. In the case of SuperTruck, a goal of improving the overall freight efficiency of a combination tractor-trailer has been established. This Medium Truck Duty Cycle (MTDC) project is a critical element in DOE s vision for improved heavy vehicle energy efficiency; it is unique in that there is no other existing national database of characteristic duty cycles for medium trucks based on collecting data from Class 6 and 7 vehicles. It involves the collection of real-world data on medium trucks for various situational characteristics (e.g., rural/urban, freeway/arterial, congested/free-flowing, good/bad weather) and looks at the unique nature of medium trucks drive cycles (stop-and-go delivery, power takeoff, idle time, short-radius trips). This research provides a rich source of data that can contribute to the development of new tools for FE and modeling, provide DOE a sound basis upon which to make technology investment decisions, and provide a national archive of real-world-based medium-truck operational data to support energy efficiency research. The MTDC project involved a two-part field operational test (FOT). For the Part-1 FOT, three vehicles each from two vocations (urban transit and Role of sensory and cognitive conspicuity in the prevention of collisions between motorcycles and trucks at T-intersections. Law, Teik Hua; Ghanbari, Mahshid; Hamid, Hussain; Abdul-Halin, Alfian; Ng, Choy Peng Motorcyclists are particularly vulnerable to injury in crashes with heavy vehicles due to substantial differences in vehicle mass, the degree of protection and speed. There is a considerable difference in height between motorcycles and trucks; motorcycles are viewed by truck drivers from downward angles, and shorter distances between them mean steeper downward angles. Hence, we anticipated that the effects of motorcycle conspicuity treatments would be different for truck drivers. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effects of motorcycle conspicuity treatments on the identification and detection of motorcycles by truck drivers. Two complementary experiments were performed; the first experiment assessed the impact of motorcycle sensory conspicuity on the ability of un-alerted truck drivers to detect motorcycles, and the second experiment assessed the motorcycle cognitive conspicuity to alerted truck drivers. The sensory conspicuity was measured in terms of motorcycle detection rates by un-alerted truck drivers when they were not anticipating a motorcycle within a realistic driving scene, while the cognitive conspicuity was determined by the time taken by alerted truck drivers to actively search for a motorcycle. In the first experiment, the participants were presented with 10 pictures and were instructed to report the kinds of vehicles that were presented in the pictures. Each picture was shown to the participants for 600ms. In the second experiment, the participants were presented with the same set of pictures and were instructed to respond by clicking the right button on a mouse as soon as they detected a motorcycle in the picture. The results indicate that the motorcycle detection rate increases, and the response time to search for a motorcycle decreases, as the distance between the targeted motorcycle and the viewer decreases. This is true regardless of the type of conspicuity treatment used. The use of daytime running headlights (DRH) was found to Study on MnCl_2/CaCl_2â€“NH_3 two-stage solid sorption freezing cycle for refrigerated trucks at low engine load in summer Gao, P.; Zhang, X.F.; Wang, L.W.; Wang, R.Z.; Li, D.P.; Liang, Z.W.; Cai, A.F. Graphical abstract: A MnCl_2/CaCl_2â€“NH_3 two-stage solid sorption freezing cycle driven by the engine exhaust gas is proposed for refrigerated trucks. - Highlights: â€¢ A two-stage adsorption freezing system is designed and constructed for the refrigerated truck. â€¢ Composite adsorbents of MnCl_2 and CaCl_2 with the matrix of ENG-TSA are developed. â€¢ The average refrigerating capacity of 2.2 kW in the adsorption process is obtained. â€¢ The chilled air outlet temperature of the evaporator is controlled at about âˆ’5 Â°C. â€¢ The COP is 0.13 when the heating and refrigerating temperatures are 230 Â°C and âˆ’5 Â°C. - Abstract: A novel MnCl_2/CaCl_2â€“NH_3 two-stage solid sorption freezing cycle is designed and established for the refrigerated truck with the rated power of 80 kW. The conventional sorption/desorption process and the resorption process are combined in the two-stage cycle. Theoretical analysis shows that such a cycle could adapt to the low heat source temperature and the high cooling temperature of the sorption beds very well, which is quite essential for the truck when the running speed and the load are low in summer. The expanded natural graphite treated with sulfuric acid (ENG-TSA) is chosen as the matrix, and composite adsorbents of MnCl_2/ENG-TSA and CaCl_2/ENG-TSA are developed. The hot air heated by the electric heater is used to simulate the engine exhaust gas to drive the system. When the hot air, the ambient air and the refrigerating temperature are 230 Â°C, 30 Â°C and âˆ’5 Â°C, respectively, the average refrigerating capacity is 2.2 kW in the sorption process. Correspondingly, the COP and SCP are 0.13 and 91.7 W/kg, respectively. The average refrigerating capacity of 1.1 kW in one cycle is gotten, which could meet the required refrigerating capacity of the light refrigerated truck at the low engine load engine in summer. Ferrandez, S. M.; Harbison, T.; Weber, T.; Sturges, R.; Rich, R. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of implementing unmanned aerial delivery vehicles in delivery networks. We investigate the notion of the reduced overall delivery time, energy, and costs for a truck-drone network by comparing the in-tandem system with a stand-alone delivery effort. The objectives are (1) to investigate the time, energy, and costs associated to a truck-drone delivery network compared to standalone truck or drone, (2) to propose an optimization algorithm that determines the optimal number of launch sites and locations given delivery requirements, and drones per truck, (3) to develop mathematical formulations for closed form estimations for the optimal number of launch locations, optimal total time, as well as the associated cost for the system. The design of the algorithm herein computes the minimal time of delivery utilizing K-means clustering to find launch locations, as well as a genetic algorithm to solve the truck route as a traveling salesmen problem (TSP). The optimal solution is determined by finding the minimum cost associated to the parabolic convex cost function. The optimal min-cost is determined by finding the most efficient launch locations using K-means algorithms to determine launch locations and a genetic algorithm to determine truck route between those launch locations. Results show improvements with in-tandem delivery efforts as opposed to standalone systems. Further, multiple drones per truck are more optimal and contribute to savings in both energy and time. For this, we sampled various initialization variables to derive closed form mathematical solutions for the problem. Ultimately, this provides the necessary analysis of an integrated truck-drone delivery system which could be implemented by a company in order to maximize deliveries while minimizing time and energy. Closed-form mathematical solutions can be used as close estimators for final costs and time. (Author) Truck-mounted Area-wide Application of Pyriproxyfen Targeting Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Northeast Florida TRUCK-MOUNTED AREA-WIDE APPLICATION OF PYRIPROXYFEN TARGETING AEDES AEGYPTI AND AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA1 CARL W. DOUD,2,3 ANTHONY M...truck-mounted ultra-low volume applications of pyriproxyfen against Aedes aegypti larvae in artificial water containers and wild adult Ae. albopictus...larval control, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus INTRODUCTION Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Asian tiger mosquito) and Ae. aegypti (L.) (yellow fever Modeling Temperature Development of Li-Ion Battery Packs in Hybrid Refuse Truck Operating at Different Ambient Conditions Coman, Paul Tiberiu; Veje, Christian This paper presents a dynamic model for simulating the heat dissipation and the impact of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) on the peak temperature in Lithium-ion batteries during discharging operation of a hybrid truck under different ambient temperatures.......This paper presents a dynamic model for simulating the heat dissipation and the impact of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) on the peak temperature in Lithium-ion batteries during discharging operation of a hybrid truck under different ambient temperatures.... Sergio Mourelo Ferrandez Full Text Available Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of implementing unmanned aerial delivery vehicles in delivery networks. We investigate the notion of the reduced overall delivery time, energy, and costs for a truck-drone network by comparing the in-tandem system with a stand-alone delivery effort. The objectives are (1 to investigate the time, energy, and costs associated to a truck-drone delivery network compared to standalone truck or drone, (2 to propose an optimization algorithm that determines the optimal number of launch sites and locations given delivery requirements, and drones per truck, (3 to develop mathematical formulations for closed form estimations for the optimal number of launch locations, optimal total time, as well as the associated cost for the system. Design/methodology/approach: The design of the algorithm herein computes the minimal time of delivery utilizing K-means clustering to find launch locations, as well as a genetic algorithm to solve the truck route as a traveling salesmen problem (TSP. The optimal solution is determined by finding the minimum cost associated to the parabolic convex cost function. The optimal min-cost is determined by finding the most efficient launch locations using K-means algorithms to determine launch locations and a genetic algorithm to determine truck route between those launch locations.Â Findings: Results show improvements with in-tandem delivery efforts as opposed to standalone systems. Further, multiple drones per truck are more optimal and contribute to savings in both energy and time. For this, we sampled various initialization variables to derive closed form mathematical solutions for the problem. Originality/value: Ultimately, this provides the necessary analysis of an integrated truck-drone delivery system which could be implemented by a company in order to maximize deliveries while minimizing time and energy. Closed-form mathematical solutions can be used as Exhaust Fine Particle and Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Individual Heavy-Duty Trucks at the Port of Oakland Dallmann, T. R.; Harley, R. A.; Kirchstetter, T. Heavy-duty (HD) diesel trucks are a source of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions as well as primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that includes black carbon (BC) as a major component. Heavy-duty trucks contribute significantly to elevated levels of diesel particulate matter found near highways and in communities surrounding major freight-handling facilities. To reduce the air quality impact of diesel engine emissions, the California Air Resources Board has adopted new rules requiring the retrofit or replacement of in-use HD trucks. These rules take effect during 2010 at ports and railyards, and apply to all trucks operating in California by 2014. This study involves on-road measurements of PM2.5, BC, and NOx emission factor distributions from individual HD trucks driving into the Port of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay area. Measurements of exhaust plumes from individual trucks were made using a mobile laboratory equipped with fast time response (1 Hz) PM2.5, BC, NOx, and carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors. The mobile laboratory was stationed on an overpass above an arterial roadway that connects the Port to a nearby highway (I-880). The air sampling inlet was thereby located above the vertical exhaust pipes of HD diesel trucks passing by on the arterial roadway below. Fuel-specific PM2.5, BC, and NOx emission factors for individual trucks were calculated using a carbon balance method in which concentrations of these species in an exhaust plume are normalized to CO2 concentrations. Initial field sampling was conducted in November, 2009 prior to the implementation of new emission rules. Additional emission measurements were made at the same location during June 2010 and emission factor distributions and averages will be compared. Effects of Particle Filters and Selective Catalytic Reduction on In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Emissions Preble, C.; Cados, T.; Harley, R.; Kirchstetter, T. Heavy-duty diesel trucks (HDDT) are a major source of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and black carbon (BC) in urban environments, contributing to persistent ozone and particulate matter air quality problems. Diesel particle filters (DPFs) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems that target PM and NOx emissions, respectively, have recently become standard equipment on new HDDT. DPFs can also be installed on older engines as a retrofit device. Previous work has shown that DPF and SCR systems can reduce NOx and BC emissions by up to 70% and 90%, respectively, compared to modern trucks without these after-treatment controls (Preble et al., ES&T 2015). DPFs can have the undesirable side-effect of increasing ultrafine particle (UFP) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions. While SCR systems can partially mitigate DPF-related NO2 increases, these systems can emit nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. We report new results from a study of HDDT emissions conducted in fall 2015 at the Port of Oakland and Caldecott Tunnel in California's San Francisco Bay Area. We report pollutant emission factors (g kg-1) for emitted NOx, NO2, BC, PM2.5, UFP, and N2O on a truck-by-truck basis. Using a roadside license plate recognition system, we categorize each truck by its engine model year and installed after-treatment controls. From this, we develop emissions profiles for trucks with and without DPF and SCR. We evaluate the effectiveness of these devices as a function of their age to determine whether degradation is an issue. We also compare the emission profiles of trucks traveling at low speeds along a level, arterial road en route to the port and at high speeds up a 4% grade highway approaching the tunnel. Given the climate impacts of BC and N2O, we also examine the global warming potential of emissions from trucks with and without DPF and SCR. US long-haul truck driver work organization and the association with cardiometabolic disease risk. Hege, Adam; Lemke, Michael Kenneth; Apostolopoulos, Yorghos; Perko, Mike; SÃ¶nmez, Sevil; Strack, Robert Work organization, including long working hours, irregular work schedules, and job stress, has been associated with increased cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk for numerous working populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between work hours, work schedules, job stress, and CMD risk for a sample of US long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs). A nonexperimental, descriptive, cross-sectional design was employed to collect survey and anthropometric data from 260 US LHTDs at a major truck stop. The mean BMI was 33.40 kg/m 2 and mean waist circumference was 114.77Â cm. Using logistic regression, researchers found longer work hours, especially greater than 11Â hours daily, were associated with increased odds for an extremely high risk of CMD. Results support comprehensive and integrated approaches that address work organization, and in particular long working hours, to reduce drivers' CMD risk. Optical strain measurement for fault detection in haul-truck tires Kotchon, A; Nobes, D S; Lipsett, M G Tire condition is integral to the safe operation of heavy machinery, such as ultra-class haul trucks. A new approach to haul truck tire monitoring is being investigated based on optical strain measurement, which has the advantage of providing quantitative information from sensors that do not contact the tire. A laboratory-scale apparatus has been constructed to monitor a tire as it is subjected to various loads and pressures. Digital image correlation is used to calculate the deformation in the tire. Using this method, damage resulting from a horizontal and vertical cut created on the tire surface could be detected. A three-dimensional surface reconstruction of the tire was created to assist in the characterization of more complex damage types such as wear and fatigue. In addition to providing information for a possible industrial scale damage detection system, this apparatus will also further the understanding of damage mechanisms in tires. Truck Drivers' Experiences and Perspectives Regarding Factors Influencing Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Study. Karimi Moonaghi, Hossein; Ranjbar, Hossein; Heydari, Abbas; Scurlock-Evans, Laura Traffic accidents are a major public health problem, leading to death and disability. Although pertinent studies have been conducted, little data are available in Iran. This study explored the experiences of truck drivers and their perspectives regarding factors contributing to traffic accidents. Eighteen truck drivers, purposively sampled, participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. A main theme, lack of ability to control stress, emerged as a factor influencing the incidence of traffic accidents. This main theme was found to have three subthemes: poor organization of the job, lack of workplace facilities and proper equipment, and unsupportive environment. Although several factors were found to contribute to traffic accidents, their effects were not independent, and all were considered significant. Identifying factors that contribute to traffic accidents requires a systematic and holistic approach. Findings could be used by the transportation industry and community health centers to prevent traffic accidents. Â© 2015 The Author(s). Engineering task plan for the development, fabrication and installation of rotary mode core sample truck bellows The Rotary Mode Core Sampling Trucks (RMSCTs) currently use a multi-sectioned bellows between the grapple box and the quill rod to compensate for drill head motion and to provide a path for purge gas. The current bellows, which is detailed on drawing H-2-690059, is expensive to procure, has a lengthy procurement cycle, and is prone to failure. Therefore, a task has been identified to design, fabricate, and install a replacement bellows. This Engineering Task Plan (ETP) is the management plan document for accomplishing the identified tasks. Any changes in scope of the ETP shall require formal direction by the Characterization Engineering manager. This document shall also be considered the work planning document for developmental control per Development Control Requirements (HNF 1999a). This Engineering Task Plan (ETP) is the management plan document for accomplishing the design, fabrication, and installation of a replacement bellows assembly for the Rotary Mode Core Sampling Trucks 3 and 4 (RMCST) Effect of truck and rail economic deregulation on radioactive material transportation Allen, G.C. Jr. An evaluation of the effect of truck and rail economic deregulation on radioactive material transportation is presented in this document. The evaluation is based on expected market performance that would be consistent with fundamental economic theories. The issues of transport safety, commodity discrimination and rates are addressed. Relative to transport safety, deregulation should not have any significant impact. While deregulation should not change commodity acceptance and may lower rates for motor carriage, it may allow increased discrimination by rail carriers in addition to raising rates. Consequently, it is likely that the radioactive material transportation industry will continue to place greater reliance on the competitive motor carrier industry. Positive steps that shippers can take are to maintain credible options to ship by alternate modes, to address issues that result in the perceived need for special risk premiums, and to reduce the cost of handling truck shipments by improvements in technology or procedures. 28 references, 3 figures, 6 tables Vision-Inspection System for Residue Monitoring of Ready-Mixed Concrete Trucks Deok-Seok Seo Full Text Available The objective of this study is to propose a vision-inspection system that improves the quality management for ready-mixed concrete (RMC. The proposed system can serve as an alternative to the current visual inspection method for the detection of residues in agitator drum of RMC truck. To propose the system, concept development and the system-level design should be executed. The design considerations of the system are derived from the hardware properties of RMC truck and the conditions of RMC factory, and then 6 major components of the system are selected in the stage of system level design. The prototype of system was applied to a real RMC plant and tested for verification of its utility and efficiency. It is expected that the proposed system can be employed as a practical means to increase the efficiency of quality management for RMC. Seed defective reduction in automotive Electro-Deposition Coating Process of truck cabin Sonthilug, Aekkalag; Chutima, Parames The case study company is one of players in Thailandâ€™s Automotive Industry who manufacturing truck and bus for both domestic and international market. This research focuses on a product quality problem about seed defects occurred in the Electro-Deposition Coating Process of truck cabin. The 5-phase of Six Sigma methodology including D-Define, M-Measure, A-Analyze, I-Improve, and C-Control is applied to this research to identify root causes of problem for setting new parameters of each significant factor. After the improvement, seed defects in this process is reduced from 9,178 defects per unit to 876 defects per unit (90% improvement) Dynamic simulation of collisions of heavy high-speed trucks with concrete barriers Itoh, Yoshito; Liu, Chunlu; Kusama, Ryuichi Real vehicle collision experiments on full-scale road safety barriers are important to determine the outcome of a vehicle versus barrier impact accident. However, such experiments require large investment of time and money. Numerical simulation has therefore been imperative as an alternative method for testing concrete barriers. In this research, spring subgrade models were first developed to simulate the ground boundary of concrete barriers. Both heavy trucks and concrete barriers were modeled using finite element methods (FEM) to simulate dynamic collision performances. Comparison of the results generated from computer simulations and on-site full-scale experiments demonstrated that the developed models could be applied to simulate the collision of heavy trucks with concrete barriers to provide the data to design new road safety barriers and analyze existing ones A MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TRUCK CONFIGURATIONS ON A JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENT (JPCP Lubinda F. Walubita Full Text Available Until the last decade, the 1993 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO design guide has been traditionally used for the design of flexible and rigid pavements in the USA and some parts of the world. However, because of its inability to meet the new traffic and material challenges, a Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG was introduced based on an NCHRP 1-37 A study conducted in 2004. This study used the MEPDG software and associated models to determine, through comparative truck damage analysis, the effects of nine different truck configurations on a 12 inch-jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP. The study recorded truck damages at the end of each analysis period (40 years and comparatively analyzed the relative pavement damage in terms of fatigue cracking, faulting, and surface roughness. The results indicated that the most critical damage to the concrete pavement was caused by truck cases with high and uneven load distribution and relatively smaller size axles group (e.g. tandem. Other key findings included the following; (1 increase in damage when the truckloads were shifted between the same size axles, (2 decrease in truck damage when the truckloads were shifted from tandem axle to quad axles, and (3 no change in truck damage when the axle spacing was increased between wheels of a quad axle. Differential Control Strategy based on an Equal Slip Rate for an All-wheel Electricdrive Underground Articulated Dumping Truck Jin Chun Full Text Available A differential control strategy based on equal slip rates is introduced to improve the steering stability of an all-wheelelectric-drive underground articulated dumping truck. Steering kinematic and dynamic models of the truck are derived to describe the movement relationship and force of the driving wheels. In consideration of the difficulty of obtaining the absolute velocity for an all-wheel-drive truck, an acceleration sensor was set on a test truck, and a kalman filter was applied to obtain the actual value for the truck body. Simulation results for an equal-slip control strategy were compared with experimental results for an equal-torque control strategy. In the simulation, the four-wheel slip rate was 0.08 and the steering system of the truck was stable. The results verify that the equal-slip control strategy makes better use of the ground adhesion coefficient, is able to reasonably distribute drive power, notably reduces tire wear, and improves the use of driving power. Health survey of U.S. long-haul truck drivers: work environment, physical health, and healthcare access. Apostolopoulos, Yorghos; SÃ¶nmez, Sevil; Shattell, Mona M; Gonzales, Clifford; Fehrenbacher, Caitlin While trucking in industrialized nations is linked with driver health afflictions, the role of trucking in U.S. truckers' health remains largely unknown. This paper sheds light on links between the trucking work environment and drivers' physical health. Using a cross-sectional design, 316 truckers were enrolled in the Healthy Trucker Survey. Questions included work history, physical and mental health, and healthcare access. PASW 18 was used to examine patterns among factors. 316 truckers participated. Respondents were mainly full-time, long-haul drivers with over 5 years of experience, and who spent over 17 days on the road per month. While almost 75% described their health as good, 83.4% were overweight/obese, 57.9% had sleeping disturbances, 56.3% fatigue, 42.3% musculoskeletal disorders, and about 40% cardiovascular disease concerns. About 33% had no health insurance, 70% had no regular healthcare visits, 24.4% could not afford insurance, and 42.1% took over-the-counter drugs when sick, while 20.1% waited to reach home for medical care. Exercise facilities were unavailable in over 70% of trucking worksites and 70% of drivers did not exercise regularly. The trucking occupation places drivers at high risk for poor health outcomes. Prospective studies are needed to delve into how continued exposure to trucking influences the progression of disease burden. Application of Sleeper Cab Thermal Management Technologies to Reduce Idle Climate Control Loads in Long-Haul Trucks Lustbader, J. A.; Venson, T.; Adelman, S.; Dehart, C.; Yeakel, S.; Castillo, M. S. Each intercity long-haul truck in the U.S. idles approximately 1,800 hrs per year, primarily for sleeper cab hotel loads. Including workday idling, over 2 billion gallons of fuel are used annually for truck idling. NREL's CoolCab project works closely with industry to design efficient thermal management systems for long-haul trucks that keep the cab comfortable with minimized engine idling and fuel use. The impact of thermal load reduction technologies on idle reduction systems were characterized by conducting thermal soak tests, overall heat transfer tests, and 10-hour rest period A/C tests. Technologies evaluated include advanced insulation packages, a solar reflective film applied to the vehicle's opaque exterior surfaces, a truck featuring both film and insulation, and a battery-powered A/C system. Opportunities were identified to reduce heating and cooling loads for long-haul truck idling by 36% and 34%, respectively, which yielded a 23% reduction in battery pack capacity of the idle-reduction system. Data were also collected for development and validation of a CoolCalc HVAC truck cab model. CoolCalc is an easy-to-use, simplified, physics-based HVAC load estimation tool that requires no meshing, has flexible geometry, excludes unnecessary detail, and is less time-intensive than more detailed computer-aided engineering modeling approaches. A Qualitative Study of Migrant-related Stressors, Psychosocial Outcomes and HIV Risk Behavior among Truck Drivers in Zambia Ncube, Nomagugu; Simona, Simona J.; Kansankala, Brian; Sinkala, Emmanuel; Raidoo, Jasmin Truck drivers are part of mobile populations which have been noted as a key population at risk of HIV in Zambia. This study was aimed at 1) determining Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs), labor migrant-related stressors, psychosocial problems and HIV risk behaviors among truck drivers in Zambia and 2) examining the relationship between PTEs, migrant-related stressors, psychosocial outcomes and HIV sexual risk behavior among truck drivers in Zambia. We conducted fifteen semi-structured interviews with purposively sampled male truck drivers at trucking companies in Lusaka, Zambia. Findings indicate that truck drivers experience multiple stressors and potentially traumatic incidences, including delays and long waiting hours at borders, exposure to crime and violence, poverty, stress related to resisting temptation of sexual interactions with sex workers or migrant women, and job-related safety concerns. Multiple psychosocial problems such as intimate partner violence, loneliness, anxiety and depression-like symptoms were noted. Transactional sex, coupled with inconsistent condom use were identified as HIV sexual risk behaviors. Findings suggest the critical need to develop HIV prevention interventions which account for mobility, potentially traumatic events, psychosocial problems, and the extreme fear of HIV testing among this key population. PMID:27681145 A comparative study of natural rubber modified with ground tire rubber of truck Binti Haridan, Ili Liyana The recycling of waste rubber has considerable significance in term of environmental protection and energy conservation. Considering that most of the relevant literature is concerned with tire recycling, the aim of this work was to develop and characterize the elastomeric samples of natural rubber (NR) composites filled with ground tire rubber of truck (GTR) devulcanized by microwave (DGTR). The tire rubber was ground under ambient conditions and subjected to microwave exposure for 3, 5 and ... An optimal power management system for a regenerative auxiliary power system for delivery refrigerator trucks Mohagheghi Fard, Soheil; Khajepour, Amir Highlights: â€¢ A new anti-idling system for refrigerator trucks is proposed. â€¢ This system enables regenerative braking. â€¢ An innovative two-level controller is proposed for the power management system. â€¢ A fast dynamic programming technique to find real-time SOC trajectory is proposed. â€¢ In addition to idling elimination, this system reduces fuel consumption. - Abstract: Engine idling of refrigerator trucks during loading and unloading contributes to greenhouse gas emissions due to their increased fuel consumption. This paper proposes a new anti-idling system that uses two sources of power, battery and engine-driven generator, to run the compressor of the refrigeration system. Therefore, idling can be eliminated because the engine is turned OFF and the battery supplies auxiliary power when the vehicle is stopped for loading or unloading. This system also takes advantage of regenerative braking for increased fuel savings. The power management of this system needs to satisfy two requirements: it must minimize fuel consumption in the whole cycle and must ensure that the battery has enough energy for powering the refrigeration system when the engine is OFF. To meet these objectives, a two-level controller is proposed. In the higher level of this controller, a fast dynamic programming technique that utilizes extracted statistical features of drive and duty cycles of a refrigerator truck is used to find suboptimal values of the initial and final SOC of any two consecutive loading/unloading stops. The lower level of the controller employs an adaptive equivalent fuel consumption minimization (A-ECMS) to determine the split ratio of auxiliary power between the generator and battery for each segment with initial and final SOC obtained by the high-level controller. The simulation results confirm that this new system can eliminate idling of refrigerator trucks and reduce their fuel consumption noticeably such that the cost of replacing components is recouped in a Transport company safety climate - the impact on truck driver behaviour and crash involvement Sullman, Mark J. M.; Stephens A. N.; Pajo K. Objective: The present study investigated the relationships between safety climate and driving behavior and crash involvement. Methods: A total of 339 company-employed truck drivers completed a questionnaire that measured their perceptions of safety climate, crash record, speed choice, and aberrant driving behaviors (errors, lapses, and violations). Results: Although there was no direct relationship between the drivers' perceptions of safety climate and crash involvement, safety clima... Structure of energy consumption and improving open-pit dump truck efficiency Koptev, V. Yu; Kopteva, A. V. This paper studies the dynamics of the improvement of wheel type transport vehicles environmental and energy performance in open-pit mines. The paper discloses characteristics of the gas turbine engine with capacity of 1250 hp, mounted on tanks, and technical-economic calculations, confirming reasonability of their use in open-pit dump trucks with the 120 â€¦130-ton loading capacity. The general layout scheme of mechanical transmission with the gas turbine engine is shown. The Transmission model and software package to investigate stress loading of a hydromechanical transmission of a dump truck have been developed. The given software package allows to model stress loading of transmission gears in taking-off and acceleration modes at various road resistance, positions of an engine control pedal and initial revolutions of an engine crankshaft, various laws of friction clutch switching and some other parameters that permit to reveal a rate of various operational m... Development of the GA-4 and GA-9 legal weight truck spent fuel casks Grenier, R.M.; Meyer, R.J.; Mings, W.J. General Atomics (GA) has designed two new truck casks under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Cask System Development Program. The GA-4 and GA-9 Casks, when licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will transport intact spent fuel assemblies from commercial nuclear reactor sites to a monitored retrievable storage facility or permanent repository. (J.P.N.) Driving R&D for the Next Generation Work Truck; NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Melendez, M. Improvements in medium- and heavy-duty work truck energy efficiency can dramatically reduce the use of petroleum-based fuels and the emissions of greenhouse gases. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working with industry partners to develop fuel-saving, high-performance vehicle technologies, while examining fleet operational practices that can simulateneously improve fuel economy, decrease emissions, and support bottom-line goals. Design and Manufacture of Heavy Truck Braking Spray Device Based on PLCS7-200 Zuojun SONG Full Text Available The braking effect is decreased rapidly in heavy truck when the temperature of braking friction plate reaches a certain value. The device measures the temperature of friction plate adopting a thermistor temperature sensor, put the temperature value into the PLC controller, compared with the selected temperature value, and the temperature of friction plate is controlled through controlling the open and close of electromagnetic valve of water supply. It has high stability, strong anti- interference ability and easy maintenance etc. Assessment of the risk of transporting propane by truck and train Geffen, C.A. The risk of shipping propane is discussed and the risk assessment methodology is summarized. The risk assessment model has been constructed as a series of separate analysis steps to allow the risk to be readily reevaluated as additional data becomes available or as postulated system characteristics change. The transportation system and accident environment, the responses of the shipping system to forces in transportation accidents, and release sequences are evaluated to determine both the likelihood and possible consequences of a release. Supportive data and analyses are given in the appendices. The risk assessment results are related to the year 1985 to allow a comparison with other reports in this series. Based on the information presented, accidents involving tank truck shipments of propane will be expected to occur at a rate of 320 every year; accidents involving bobtails would be expected at a rate of 250 every year. Train accidents involving propane shipments would be expected to occur at a rate of about 60 every year. A release of any amount of material from propane trucks, under both normal transportation and transport accident conditions, is to be expected at a rate of about 110 per year. Releases from propane rail tank cars would occur about 40 times a year. However, only those releases that occur during a transportation accident or involve a major tank defect will include sufficient propane to present the potential for danger to the public. These significant releases can be expected at the lower rate of about fourteen events per year for truck transport and about one event every two years for rail tank car transport. The estimated number of public fatalities resulting from these significant releases in 1985 is fifteen. About eleven fatalities per year result from tank truck operation, and approximately half a death per year stems from the movement of propane in rail tank cars. The War Against Trucks Aerial Interdiction in Southern Laos 1968-1972 attempting to buy trucks in Japan and France. Shortly afterward, as the first Commando Hunt operation drew near, the realization dawned that the productive...supplies and to some extent easing the burden on overworked road-mainte- nance crews who could now schedule some of their projects in the dry season...armor left them suicidally vulnerable to antiaircraft fire.7 The test of the armed light aircraft as a general weapon for counterinsurgency, not Peranan Komunikasi Pemasaran Mobil Toyota Dump Truck Dyna Pada Masyarakat Kota Manado Roring, Benny; Mewengkang, Norma; Harilama, Stefi The role of marketing communications cars toyota dyna dump truck in Manado city community. Background: The Community of Indonesian automotive world has witnessed many different brands and types of new cars milling about on the highway though the brand and type of the car recently launched by the automotive world produsennya.perkembangan archipelago is the influx of cars with the latest technology and some of them even offer technology Toyota concept depan.Kehadiran period of 40 years in Indon... Working conditions and illicit psychoactive substance use among truck drivers in Brazil. Girotto, Edmarlon; de Andrade, Selma Maffei; Mesas, Arthur Eumann; GonzÃ¡lez, Alberto DurÃ¡n; Guidoni, Camilo Molino The aim of this study was to identify the role that working conditions play in predicting the consumption of illicit psychoactive substances (IPS) among truck drivers. This cross-sectional study was conducted with truck drivers who transport grains to ParanaguÃ¡ Port, PR, Brazil. The truck drivers were interviewed, and they completed a self-administered questionnaire regarding their sociodemographics, lifestyles, working conditions, and consumption of IPS over the past 30â€…days. The statistical analysis included logistic regression models progressively adjusted for sociodemographic and lifestyle variables. A total of 670 male drivers with a mean age of 41.9 (Â±11.1) years were assessed. The prevalence of IPS consumption over the past 30â€…days was 10.9% (n=73). The drugs used primarily consisted of amphetamines (n=61). After adjusting for working characteristics, sociodemographic and lifestyle variables, the following working conditions were associated with the consumption of IPS: driving mostly at night (OR=3.91; 95% CI 1.75 to 8.74), driving while tired (OR=2.26; 95% CI 1.31 to 3.89), and earning a higher monthly income (OR=2.08; 95% CI 1.16 to 3.72). Drivers who were 39â€…years old or younger (OR=2.11; 95% CI 1.05 to 4.25) and not living with a partner (OR=2.22; 95% CI 1.17 to 4.22) were also more likely to consume IPS. Driving mostly at night, being tired, and earning more increase the use of IPS among truck drivers, regardless of other working characteristics, sociodemographic, and lifestyle variables. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome and Sleepiness in Truck Drivers Antonio de Padua Mansur Full Text Available AbstractBackground:Truck driver sleepiness is a primary cause of vehicle accidents. Several causes are associated with sleepiness in truck drivers. Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS are associated with sleep disorders and with primary risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD. We analyzed the relationship between these conditions and prevalence of sleepiness in truck drivers.Methods:We analyzed the major risk factors for CVD, anthropometric data and sleep disorders in 2228 male truck drivers from 148 road stops made by the Federal Highway Police from 2006 to 2011. Alcohol consumption, illicit drugs and overtime working hours were also analyzed. Sleepiness was assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.Results:Mean age was 43.1 Â± 10.8 years. From 2006 to 2011, an increase in neck (p = 0.011 and abdominal circumference (p < 0.001, total cholesterol (p < 0.001, triglyceride plasma levels (p = 0.014, and sleepiness was observed (p < 0.001. In addition, a reduction in hypertension (39.6% to 25.9%, p < 0.001, alcohol consumption (32% to 23%, p = 0.033 and overtime hours (52.2% to 42.8%, p < 0.001 was found. Linear regression analysis showed that sleepiness correlated closely with body mass index (Î² = 0.19, Raj2 = 0.659, p = 0.031, abdominal circumference (Î² = 0.24, Raj2 = 0.826, p = 0.021, hypertension (Î² = -0.62, Raj2 = 0.901, p = 0.002, and triglycerides (Î² = 0.34, Raj2 = 0.936, p = 0.022. Linear multiple regression indicated that hypertension (p = 0.008 and abdominal circumference (p = 0.025 are independent variables for sleepiness.Conclusions:Increased prevalence of sleepiness was associated with major components of the MetS. Crash test of a nuclear spent fuel cask and truck transport system Huerta, M.; Yoshimura, R.H. Sandia Laboratories has conducted a 96 kph (60 mph) full scale truck impact test for ERDA's Environmental Control Technology Division. Rockets propelled a 20, 500-kg (22-ton) cask mounted on its shipping trailer, coupled to a conventional cab-over tractor, into a massive, heavily reinforced concrete target. This summary report describes and compares the results of the computer analysis, scale model, and full scale tests Detection of insulation flaws and thermal bridges in insulated truck box panels Lei, Lei; Bortolin, Alessandro; Bison, Paolo Â©; Maldague, X. This paper focuses on the detection of defects and thermal bridges in insulated truck box panels, utilising infrared thermography. Unlike the traditional way in which passive thermography is applied, this research uses both heating and cooling methods in active thermography configurations. Lamp heating is used as the hot external stimulation, while a compressed air jet is applied as the cold external stimulation. A thermal camera captures the whole process. In addition, numerical simulations ... LASER WELDING WITH MICRO-JET COOLING FOR TRUCK FRAME WELDING Jan PIWNIK; BoÅ¼ena SZCZUCKA-LASOTA; Tomasz WÄ˜GRZYN; Wojciech MAJEWSKI The aim of this paper is to analyse the mechanical properties of the weld steel structure of car body truck frames after laser welding. The best welding conditions involve the use of proper materials and alloy elements in steel and filer materials, in addition to welding technology, state of stress and temperature of exploitation. We present for the first time the properties of steel track structures after laser welding with micro-jet cooling. Therefore, good selection of both welding paramet... Implications of Automotive and Trucking On-Board Information Systems for General Aviation Cockpit Weather Systems Sireli, Yesim; Kauffmann, Paul; Gupta, Surabhi; Kachroo, Pushkin In this study, current characteristics and future developments of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the automobile and trucking industry are investigated to identify the possible implications of such systems for General Aviation (GA) cockpit weather systems. First, ITS are explained based on tracing their historical development in various countries. Then, current systems and the enabling communication technologies are discussed. Finally, a market analysis for GA is included. Simulation-Based Approach to Operating Costs Analysis of Freight Trucking Ozernova Natalja Full Text Available The article is devoted to the problem of costs uncertainty in road freight transportation services. The article introduces the statistical approach, based on Monte Carlo simulation on spreadsheets, to the analysis of operating costs. The developed model gives an opportunity to estimate operating freight trucking costs under different configuration of cost factors. Important conclusions can be made after running simulations regarding sensitivity to different factors, optimal decisions and variability of operating costs. Long-Haul Truck Sleeper Heating Load Reduction Package for Rest Period Idling Lustbader, Jason Aaron; Kekelia, Bidzina; Tomerlin, Jeff; Kreutzer, Cory J.; Yeakel, Skip; Adelman, Steven; Luo, Zhiming; Zehme, John Annual fuel use for sleeper cab truck rest period idling is estimated at 667 million gallons in the United States, or 6.8% of long-haul truck fuel use. Truck idling during a rest period represents zero freight efficiency and is largely done to supply accessory power for climate conditioning of the cab. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's CoolCab project aims to reduce heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) loads and resulting fuel use from rest period idling by working closely with industry to design efficient long-haul truck thermal management systems while maintaining occupant comfort. Enhancing the thermal performance of cab/sleepers will enable smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective idle reduction solutions. In addition, if the fuel savings provide a one- to three-year payback period, fleet owners will be economically motivated to incorporate them. For candidate idle reduction technologies to be implemented by original equipment manufacturers and fleets, their effectiveness must be quantified. To address this need, several promising candidate technologies were evaluated through experimentation and modeling to determine their effectiveness in reducing rest period HVAC loads. Load reduction strategies were grouped into the focus areas of solar envelope, occupant environment, conductive pathways, and efficient equipment. Technologies in each of these focus areas were investigated in collaboration with industry partners. The most promising of these technologies were then combined with the goal of exceeding a 30% reduction in HVAC loads. These technologies included 'ultra-white' paint, advanced insulation, and advanced curtain design. Previous testing showed more than a 35.7% reduction in air conditioning loads. This paper describes the overall heat transfer coefficient testing of this advanced load reduction technology package that showed more than a 43% reduction in heating load. Adding an additional layer of advanced insulation Long-Haul Truck Sleeper Heating Load Reduction Package for Rest Period Idling: Preprint Lustbader, Jason; Kekelia, Bidzina; Tomerlin, Jeff; Kreutzer, Cory; Adelman, Steve; Yeakel, Skip; Luo, Zhiming; Zehme, John Routing and Scheduling Problems of Container Trucks in a Shared Resource Environment Jeong, Kyungsoo More frequent vehicle movements are required for moving containers in a local area due to low unit volume that a single vehicle can handle compared with vessels and rails involved in the container supply chain. For this reason, truck operations for moving containers significantly affect not only transportation cost itself but also product price. They have inherent operational inefficiencies associated with empty container movements and container processes at facilities such as warehouses, d... Dynamic supplier selection problem considering full truck load in probabilistic environment Sutrisno, Wicaksono, Purnawan Adi In this paper, we propose a mathematical model in a probabilistic dynamic optimization to solve a dynamic supplier selection problem considering full truck load in probabilistic environment where some parameters are uncertain. We determine the optimal strategy for this problem by using stochastic dynamic programming. We give some numerical experiments to evaluate and analyze the model. From the results, the optimal supplier and the optimal product volume from the optimal supplier were determined for each time period. Definition and Evaluation of Bus and Truck Automation Operations Concepts: Final Report Taso, H. S. Jacob; Botha, Jan L. Traffic congestion will continue to worsen and likely worsen at a faster rate than ever. People throughput and freight throughput have become critical issues for California and the rest of the nation. PATH has funded a research project entitled Definition And Evaluation of Bus And Truck Automation Operations Concepts, proposed by the authors. This report summarizes the major findings of the research project. During the one-year project, we reviewed literature and developed operating concepts ... Electric emissions from electrical appliances Leitgeb, N.; Cech, R.; Schroettner, J. Electric emissions from electric appliances are frequently considered negligible, and standards consider electric appliances to comply without testing. By investigating 122 household devices of 63 different categories, it could be shown that emitted electric field levels do not justify general disregard. Electric reference values can be exceeded up to 11-fold. By numerical dosimetry with homogeneous human models, induced intra-corporal electric current densities were determined and factors calculated to elevate reference levels to accounting for reduced induction efficiency of inhomogeneous fields. These factors were found not high enough to allow generally concluding on compliance with basic restrictions without testing. Electric appliances usually simultaneously emit both electric and magnetic fields exposing almost the same body region. Since the sum of induced current densities is limited, one field component reduces the available margin for the other. Therefore, superposition of electric current densities induced by either field would merit consideration. (authors) Truck drivers' traffic accidents in the State of SÃ£o Paulo: prevalence and predictors. Oliveira, Lucio Garcia de; Almeida, Carlos VinÃcius Dias de; Barroso, Lucia Pereira; Gouvea, Marcela Julio Cesar; MuÃ±oz, Daniel Romero; Leyton, Vilma Abstract The mortality rate of traffic accidents (TA) is high in Brazil. Trucks are the second category of motor vehicles most often involved in TA. However, few studies have addressed the issue of TA among these professionals. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of TA and their predictors in a sample of 684 truck drivers recruited in the state of SÃ£o Paulo during 2012 and 2013. We requested participants to answer a research instrument on their personal and occupational data and their involvement in TA and traffic violations. A logistic regression model was developed to identify TA predictors. Almost 11% of the respondents suffered at least one TA in that timeframe. We identified the following TA predictors: having few years of experience as professional drivers (OR = 1.86; CI 95% = 1.05-3.38; p = 0.036); receiving some traffic tickets (OR = 1.91; CI 95% = 1.04-3.66; p = 0.043) and working more than 12 hours daily (OR = 1.84; CI 95% = 1.04-3.24; p = 0.034). Given those results, we suggest the development of a joint action among all the involved social stakeholders in order to negotiate truck drivers' work organization aiming at reducing behaviors that may lead to traffic accidents. Can Latino food trucks (loncheras) serve healthy meals? A feasibility study. Cohen, Deborah A; Colaiaco, Ben; Martinez-Wenzl, Mary; Montes, Monica; Han, Bing; Berry, Sandy H To conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility of modifying food truck meals to meet the My Plate guidelines as well as the acceptability of healthier meals among consumers. We recruited the owners of Latino food trucks (loncheras) in 2013-2014 and offered an incentive for participation, assistance with marketing and training by a bilingual dietitian. We surveyed customers and we audited purchases to estimate sales of the modified meals. City of Los Angeles, CA, USA. Owners or operators of Latino food trucks (loncheras) and their customers. We enrolled twenty-two lonchera owners and eleven completed the intervention, offering more than fifty new menu items meeting meal guidelines. Sales of the meals comprised 2 % of audited orders. Customers rated the meals highly; 97 % said they would recommend and buy them again and 75 % of participants who completed the intervention intended to continue offering the healthier meals. However, adherence to guidelines drifted after several months of operation and participant burden was cited as a reason for dropout among three of eleven lonchera owners who dropped out. Lonchera owners/operators who participated reported minimal difficulty in modifying menu items. Given the difficulty in enrolment, expanding this programme and ensuring adherence would likely need to be accomplished through regulatory requirements, monitoring and feedback, similar to the methods used to achieve compliance with sanitary standards. A companion marketing campaign would be helpful to increase consumer demand. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, itâ€™s a tow truck! Antonella Del Rosso CERN has equipped itself with a tow truck to fight back against dangerous parking habits. The Security service will use the truck to rid the site of abandoned cars, which take up so many parking spaces, as well as badly parked cars, which are often a danger to other road users. Â Breaches of parking etiquette that endanger other vehicles and pedestrians include cars parked in such a way as to impede visibility, for example, at junctions and roundabouts, or cars parked in parking spaces for the disabled or in areas reserved for emergency vehicles. Various measures will be taken to tackle the problem: for less serious offences, a sticker will be put on the windshield of the vehicle and an e-mail sent asking the driver to park in an authorised space. For more serious offences, the vehicle will be immobilised with a wheel clamp, or even removed by the tow truck and taken to a dedicated car park on the Meyrin or the PrÃ©vessin site. â€œNo fines will be issued," explains Did... Intervention strategies to eliminate truck-related fatalities in surface coal mining in West Virginia. Zhang, Meng; Kecojevic, Vladislav The main objective of this review was to build upon a previous study on the root causes of truck-related fatalities in surface coal mining operations in West Virginia, and to develop intervention strategies to eliminate these fatalities. This review considers a two-pronged approach to accident prevention: one that is fundamental and traditional (safety regulations, training and education, and engineering of the work environment); and one that is innovative and creative (e.g., applying technological advances to better control and eliminate the root causes of accidents). Suggestions for improving current training and education system are proposed, and recommendations are provided on improving the safety of mine working conditions, specifically safety conditions on haul roads, dump sites, and loading areas. We also discuss various currently available technologies that can help prevent haul truck-related fatal accidents. The results of this review should be used by mine personnel to help create safer working conditions and decrease truck-related fatalities in surface coal mining. Modelling open pit shovel-truck systems using the Machine Repair Model Krause, A.; Musingwini, C. [CBH Resources Ltd., Sydney, NSW (Australia). Endeaver Mine Shovel-truck systems for loading and hauling material in open pit mines are now routinely analysed using simulation models or off-the-shelf simulation software packages, which can be very expensive for once-off or occasional use. The simulation models invariably produce different estimations of fleet sizes due to their differing estimations of cycle time. No single model or package can accurately estimate the required fleet size because the fleet operating parameters are characteristically random and dynamic. In order to improve confidence in sizing the fleet for a mining project, at least two estimation models should be used. This paper demonstrates that the Machine Repair Model can be modified and used as a model for estimating truck fleet size in an open pit shovel-truck system. The modified Machine Repair Model is first applied to a virtual open pit mine case study. The results compare favourably to output from other estimation models using the same input parameters for the virtual mine. The modified Machine Repair Model is further applied to an existing open pit coal operation, the Kwagga Section of Optimum Colliery as a case study. Again the results confirm those obtained from the virtual mine case study. It is concluded that the Machine Repair Model can be an affordable model compared to off-the-shelf generic software because it is easily modelled in Microsoft Excel, a software platform that most mines already use. Evaluation of a radar-based proximity warning system for off-highway dump trucks. Ruff, Todd A radar-based proximity warning system was evaluated by researchers at the Spokane Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to determine if the system would be effective in detecting objects in the blind spots of an off-highway dump truck. An average of five fatalities occur each year in surface mines as a result of an equipment operator not being aware of a smaller vehicle, person or change in terrain near the equipment. Sensor technology that can detect such obstacles and that also is designed for surface mining applications is rare. Researchers worked closely with the radar system manufacturer to test and modify the system on large, off-highway dump trucks at a surface mine over a period of 2 years. The final system was thoroughly evaluated by recording video images from a camera on the rear of the truck and by recording all alarms from the rear-mounted radar. Data show that the system reliably detected small vehicles, berms, people and other equipment. However, alarms from objects that posed no immediate danger were common, supporting the assertion that sensor-based systems for proximity warning should be used in combination with other devices, such as cameras, that would allow the operator to check the source of any alarm.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1477
__label__wiki	0.650018	0.650018	Extra Miler: Road Tripper. Sometimes the best way to stop the whirlwind that is life is by kicking up the desert dust and carving circles on a desolate road. That is what Andy Griffith, my other half in business and marriage, had in mind when he proposed interrupting our lives for 48 hours away in blissfully baking Palm Springs. Running our modern design store, A+R, is already a 24-7 concern. Because we are former editors (Andy in documentary film, I in fashion and pop-culture news), it’s in our DNA to never stop ferreting out the new. Now we were in the throes of opening a second shop in Los Angeles; of launching an extension brand on the online marketplace OpenSky; of designing new services in-house; and consulting on a couple of outside projects. I, too, am in layout on my third style book. Oh, and we have a lively toddler never out of ear’s reach, as A+R mission control is attached to home. Two days outside the beautiful bedlam that is our daily lives seemed like an obtainable whim. I simply couldn’t wait to hit the road. Palm Springs has always been within an afternoon’s drive of anywhere I grew up in Southern California, and my road trip-loving father made sure we frequented the playground oasis regularly. Years later, I can still never get enough of the richness there, both natural and architectural. It’s a hub of modernist design, surrounded by exotically robust terrain and flora. Herein lies one of the compelling reasons for living in California. Between sunrise and sunset, one can leave business near the beach and, within two hours, revel in a joyride in the high desert. Going from urban to rural involves an attitude adjustment as versatile as the MINI Cooper S Countryman with its ALL4 all-wheel drive, off-road capabilities. So on a balmy Friday morning, we set out to tie up some loose ends before hightailing out to our escape destination. Silver Lake, where home and headquarters are, is sprawled over endless hills thick with trees, just east of Hollywood. Our living room faces the sparkling sapphire reservoir created a century ago that still supplies water to 600,000 homes in Los Angeles. The area has had a rich creative legacy since the first residents — bohemian artists, progressive thinkers and political rebels — decamped here. While the 1952 post-and-beam home we live in was built by the original owner, there are many other modernist homes by icons of that architectural school, including Richard Neutra, whose family home stands across the reservoir. The foundation they laid down is now being carried on by a new generation, the best known among them Barbara Bestor, whose 2006 book Bohemian Modern captured contemporary life here. Barbara collaborated with us when we opened A+R in late 2005, and we’re back to the drawing board, literally, in her offbeat offices. Our newest store, which opened in September on La Brea Avenue, is our roomiest to date, enabling us to showcase more furniture and rugs. Meeting wrapped up, we hop back into the MINI Cooper S Countryman, stretch out our legs and head west 30 minutes to the seaside town of Venice. We moved into the white box of a space in late 2007 and encouraged friends to join us on the transforming street. Since then, Abbot Kinney Boulevard has become a must-stop among food and design-driven Angelenos and tourists alike. We check in with our staff and brief them on what needs doing in the shop over the weekend, then head back to Silver Lake for last-minute errands. At Sunset Junction, we order an early afternoon jolt at Intelligentsia Coffee, nerve centre of caffeine connoisseurship (and yet another address realised by Barbara Bestor Architecture). Having scored a parking spot across the street in front of Secret Headquarters, we enter fully revived. This comic-book store ranks among the best by the likes of sci-fi author Cory Doctorow, the UK’s The Guardian newspaper and, of course, Andy. While he picks up the latest Corto Maltese graphic novel for poolside reading, I pop into Vacation Records next door, which shares the book store’s owners and its predilection for work by the underappreciated and uncommon. By 2:30p.m., on the way home to pick up our suitcase and to change clothes, we realize we’re starved. We head to Broome Street General Store for a couple of their delicious sandwiches and other snacks for the trip. Filled with beautifully selected things, the shop resembles a throwback to another era — down to owner Peter Graham’s lace-up brogues. We hit Interstate 10 with ample time to reach Palm Springs by sunset, everything in its place, including a second set of Andy’s sunglasses tucked safely in the glossy centre rail box between our seats (why don’t more cars have a box like this?). About a half-hour from the Ace Hotel, I urge that we stop at the Cabazon Dinosaurs, one of the last quirky mid-century roadside attractions. I’ve grown up with this fibreglass Darwinian monument and can never get enough of it. That aside, the bold ingenuity of maverick thinkers is on display throughout the Coachella Valley. Thousands of sky-high turbines spread across the San Gorgonio Pass, contributing to an already otherworldly landscape, made all the more dizzying by the triple-digit temperatures. Nowhere is that more evident than Joshua Tree. The hour-long drive the next morning to this fiercely dramatic national parkland feels decadent: savouring the dry heat on our arms out the windows, putting the sports suspension to the test, taking in the madly thrilling vistas. As glorious as the AC is, keeping us polar cool, we roll back all the windows, including the panoramic glass sunroof. Leaving the park, we keep cruising south to Indio. Is it worth driving an hour for 16 ounces of puréed dates and vanilla ice cream? If it comes from Shields Date Garden, the 88-year-old soda shop tied to the pioneering date farm at the end of Highway 111, then absolutely. Between the road-tripping and the lolling about the pool, Sunday morning sneaks up on us. We decide on one more excursion before heading back home. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is yet another local marvel of modern engineering. Francis Crocker was a young electrical engineer when he decided to build the impossible in 1935. Nearly three decades later and without public funds, the first cabin left the base station, designed by Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers, and scaled 6,000 feet up the mountain. “Aren’t you glad I made us do this?” Andy asks, in regards not to the tram tour but to the last 48 hours we’ve spent basking in the sun and motoring around the valley. Before I can answer, he turns the steering wheel hard left on this dusty side road one final time — the ALL4 all-wheel drive handling as powerfully as it would have been by former Palm Springs denizen Steve McQueen — before rolling onto the freeway ramp, bound for home. Artists, bohemians and revolutionaries have gravitated to this hilly enclave east of Hollywood since storied drag performer Julian Eltinge built a villa here in 1919. Progressive lifestyles gave rise to the country’s highest concentration of modernist architecture by now-fabled giants, among them John Lautner, R.M. Schindler, Gregory Ain and Richard Neutra. Today, Silver Lake’s list of influential artists in residence is long, and the community remains the most ethnically and socioeconomically diverse in Los Angeles. It’s also a hub for indie music, with labels and artists seeing another generation through their beats. Building a Kite out of Newspaper The Santa Ana Winds blow through the region, with typical speeds of 60 – 80 km/h. Now’s the time to adapt those old copies of the NY Times or LA Times that you fortuitously forgot to dump in the recycling (if the words HELP or AID were fairly prominent in their headlines it would be a boon). San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm Like sky-high soldiers lined up in formation, these 3,218 white turbines have served as a western gateway to Palm Springs for nearly three decades. They stand tall at 24 to 50 metres, and the group is one of a trio of significant wind farms in California, supplying electrical power to thousands of homes. But to countless photographersnwho visit seasonally, the turbines are pure poetry, a testament to what humans can achieve. Critters in your fritters? Ants are hydrophobes, so sit the legs of your picnic table in tin cans or frisbees filled with water. There’s little chance of them forming a synchronised swim team in order to access your BLT. Shields Date Garden The provocatively titled film Romance and Sex Life of the Date is hardly the stuff of seduction. Unless a fleshy royal medjool, sold here, can be regarded as a passion fruit. The looping short in the tiny theatre is not the main attraction at this Highway 111 landmark. What the world goes for is the thickly creamy date shakes—tasty relief in the desert heat. Run as Fast as a Roadrunner No wonder Wile E. Coyote always looked so crestfallen – roadrunners can actually sprint at up to 30km/h. If you had that ability, you could theoretically run a mile in around 3.30 mins, and you could outpace even a four-legged pursuer, Usain Bolt-style. The Aerial Tramway Palm Springs’s modernist trinity – Albert Frey, Robson C. Chambers and E. Stewart Williams – designed stations that bookend one of the greatest feats of contemporary engineering: the tramway on the north end of Palm Springs. In less than 13 minutes, riders go from arid desert up to an alpine forest, 2,596 metres above sea level. Some four decades after opening, an update in 2000 replaced the vintage cars with the world’s largest rotating cabins, providing a panoramic view of craggy Chino Canyon and the valley floor. Driving a MINI is always good fun, but with the MINI Countryman fun is taken to another level. With sporty engines and terrific driving dynamics, it’s a thrilling ride. But it also offers room for up to five people, making it perfect for families or for taking road trips with friends. The MINI Countryman is king of the crossovers, the car that just keeps on giving. It’s fun, versatile and spacious, offering a wide range of applications. With its unique interior and exterior design, the MINI Countryman makes a big impression. Particularly striking are the hexagonal radiator grill, the distinctive MINI light units and the smooth, wide windows letting in masses of natural light. A definite interior highlight is the ever-practical MINI Centre Rail, neatly dividing the space and providing additional storage for items such as iPhones, sunglasses and drinks. The interior of the 4.10-metre long MINI Countryman offers room for four or five people. The boot provides up to 350 litres of space, and this can be further extended to 1,170 litres by folding down the rear seats. The Countryman is a real driving machine, as one would always expect from a MINI. Its low centre of gravity and the sporty chassis make it a true curve rider, yet it’s still suitable for families and everyday use. Equally impressive are its steering capabilities and six-speed manual transmission. The MINI Countryman is also available with the option of a six-speed automatic transmission or ALL4 all-wheel drive. There’s a wide range of engines for the MINI Countryman, offering something for everyone. These include three very economical diesel versions with 90, 112 and 143 hp. The petrol engines range from 98 to 184 hp. For those looking for even more power, the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman comes with 218 hp, making it a great companion for a fun drive on twisty mountain roads. Be careful, though: Driving the MINI Countryman is addictive! countrymantraveladventureleisuredesign The Drive: My MINI Journey. We take a leisurely trip through sunny Sydney, from industrial-chic Alexandria to surfer’s seventh heaven Bondi Beach. When in doubt, paddle out – so believes Carsten Kurmis, for whom surfing is not just a sport but a career and lifestyle. Living hundreds of miles from the nearest beach in downtown Munich.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1478
__label__wiki	0.509073	0.509073	Scientists Have Discovered a Planet Where It Literally Rains Metal iStock / Getty Images Earth's inner core may be rich with hot liquid metal, but it turns out that our planet may not be the most metal planet in the cosmos. After all, astronomers recently discovered a world where it quite literally rains metal from the sky. Sure, on Earth, one can go for a stroll and possibly get stuck in a downpour of water. But on the extrasolar planet WASP-76b, theoretical beings on one side of the sphere would have to take shelter from deluges of atmospheric iron. That's what the findings in the science journal Nature highlighted Wednesday (March 11). As reported by CNET, the discovery comes from a group of astronomers' 60-day observation of WASP-76b through the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, located in Chile. A new instrument on the telescope helped them "study the absorption of light emitted from the ultra-hot planet." What they found was that super-hot temperatures on one side of the tidally-locked planet contribute to the iron rain on the other side. Indeed, the 3800 degrees Fahrenheit temps on WASP-76b's daytime side vaporize metals like iron. On its "cooler" nighttime side (2700 degrees) that iron condenses into rain. "The observations show that iron vapor is abundant in the atmosphere of the hot day side of WASP-76b," astrophysicist Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio explained in a press release. "A fraction of this iron is injected into the night side owing to the planet's rotation and atmospheric winds. There, the iron encounters much cooler environments, condenses and rains down." Added David Ehrenreich, another participating scientist and lead author of the study, "One could say that this planet gets rainy in the evening, except it rains iron." Talk about a heavy metal planet. ESOcast 218: The Stranger Exoplanets - March 11, 2020 The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019 Source: Scientists Have Discovered a Planet Where It Literally Rains Metal	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1479
__label__cc	0.738312	0.261688	White Castle Offering Free Sliders For National Slider Day Friday Did you know Friday, May 15 is National Slider Day? If not, now you do. Amid this COVID-10 mess that we're all dealing with, White Castle is giving out the goods by offering free sliders Friday only to commemorate the occasion. Just get this digital coupon here, and show it on your phone at one of their drive throughs. Then, just lift up your mask and chow down. Of course, the one issue living the Mid-Hudson area is that you'll have to drive to either their Yonkers, Spring Valley, or Nanuet locations. It's a bit of a hike, but if you're still under lockdown and have nothing else to do, why not? Free sliders aren't the only thing White Castle's got going on this year. Thrillist says the chain will be giving 20% discounts to EMTs, healthcare workers, and grocery store and food retail employees from May 15 through June 15. But wait, that's not all. White Castle is going all out this year with a virtual dance party to raise money for the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. The party kicks off at 8 P.M. Eastern time May 15. Just go to White Castle's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram pages and log in as you stuff all those burgers in your face, and then get ready to move. Best part is you're in the privacy of your own home, so you don't have worry about anyone seeing all the mustard and grease on your shirt and fingers. It's a win-win. While a dance party hosted by a fast food burger place might seem odd, White Castle likes to offer fun promotions at their restaurants. Heck, they even let a couple get married at one of their Bronx locations in March 2019. And hey, the dancing can help burn off some of those calories. Listen to Hopkins in Middays on weekdays from 10AM to 2PM on 101.5 WPDH. Stream us live through the website, Alexa-enabled device, Google Home or the WPDH mobile app. Listen to Hopkins in Middays on weekdays from 10AM to 2PM through your WPDH mobile app. Connect with WPDH on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Idiot Crashes Car Attempting to 'Drift' on Route 44 in New Paltz We Tour 21 Abandoned Businesses on Route 9 Hudson Valley Waitress Brought to Tears Over Surprise Tip New York Lake Named Most Beautiful in America Top 6 Hudson Valley Restaurants Featured on Food Network Enormous Fish Live in Hidden Cave Under City of Poughkeepsie Gallery — Every Movie Theater Candy, Ranked:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1480
__label__cc	0.526526	0.473474	Home / News / Thames Water unveils historic picture archive Thames Water unveils historic picture archive Thames Water has revealed an archive of almost 20,000 images, which chart the development of London's water supply and sewer network in the 19th and 20th centuries. The archive has been created in partnership with the City of London Corporation and the images are now stored at London Metropolitan Archives in Farringdon, alongside Thames Water’s extensive collections from London’s former water companies. As part of the project, staff at London Metropolitan Archives repackaged thousands of lantern slides, glass plates and photographic negatives dating back to the 1880s. The images were ordered and repackaged to professional archival standards which will help preserve them for generations to come. A total of 19,579 glass slides and transparencies were catalogued in acid-free photon envelopes and boxes to help protect these fragile formats from damage. They include images of the sewer network during construction, engineers called “flushers” descending in to drains and a boat known as a “sludge vessel” which collected and disposed of waste, as well as “Don’t Waste Water” posters from the former Metropolitan Water Board, predecessor to Thames Water. Many of the images were also digitised by an external contractor and are now available to view online. They show the development of London’s reservoirs in the Lea Valley and west London, historic maps of Clerkenwell showing the location of New River Head, the former offices of Thames Water, tree trunks which were hollowed out and fit together to create pipes to supply water, a navvy foreman from Chingford, members of the Metropolitan Water Board’s Fire Service and a young boy with a 23lb pike caught at Stoke Newington reservoir in 1928. “These images offer a fascinating insight in to how the water industry worked more than 100 years ago,” said Thames Water’s corporate responsibility manager, Rosemary Waugh. “They show how the industry has changed but also that we share a lot of the same challenges and methods today. “We’re delighted that, by working with the City of London Corporation, we’ve been able to preserve these pictures for future generations to enjoy.” The chairman of the City of London Corporation’s culture, heritage and libraries committee, Graham Packham, added: “Our partnership with Thames Water has enabled these unique photographic images, dating from the 1880s to the 1970s, to be preserved at London Metropolitan Archives and made accessible online for future generations. “Not only do they chart the development of London’s clean water supply from the New River built in the 17th century, these remarkable images also capture the personalities of the people who worked on the network.” To view the images, visit https://archive.thameswater.co.uk Author: Jamie Hailstone, Topic: Sustainability & social value Tags: Thames Water Thames Water reduces waste costs by recycling mussels Thames Water is using unwanted mussel shells that are collected from pipes and tunnels to fill potholes, lay pathways and... Read More > Thames Water uses blow-up bags to reduce sewer flooding Thames Water has begun using new blow-up bags - which temporarily block the flow of wastewater in sewers so they can be... Read More > Thames Water celebrates International Women in Engineering Day Female engineers at Thames Water have shared their stories to mark International Women in Engineering Day and encourage... Read More > More on Sustainability & social value> NI Water: A climate emergency gamechanger NI Water has launched its plans to harness the unseen potential in hydrogen from water, to help address the climate... Read More > Water supply chain ‘mission critical' to net zero The water industry's Net Zero 2030 Routemap represents a step-change for the sector, in which increasing prominence is... Read More > What are the implications of the Environment Bill on the water industry? After the pandemic forced a seven-month pause in debate, the Environment Bill has returned to Parliament, precipitating... Read More > Road to net-zero: the challenges and opportunities for water Today, the water industry became the world's first sector to launch a collective plan to deliver net zero carbon emissions... Read More > Responsive environmental resilience Rich Matthews, MD at Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), talks about industry pressures, the current performance of water... Read More > PR19 Challenge Report - Supply Interruptions In the third in our series of PR19 Challenge Reports, which look in detail at each of the 14 common performance... WWT Explains Design thinking for smart networks In our latest WWT Explains guide, produced in association with Novotek, we look at design thinking for smart networks.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1483
__label__cc	0.601503	0.398497	HomeChristmas Island Best time to visit, weather and climate Christmas Island Best time to visit Christmas Island The best time to visit Christmas Island is from july until october, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Christmas Island is 28°C in january and the lowest is 26°C in june. The water temperature is between 26°C and 29°C. The average climate figure for Christmas Island is an 6,1. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others. Notice: Undefined variable: klimaat_array in /home/besttimein/public_html/cards/beste-reistijd.php on line 210 If you want to know what the average temperature is in Christmas Island or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years. Popular Christmas Island destinations Flying Fish Cove Climate Christmas Island per month All climate data from Christmas Island Climate data from: Flying Fish Cove Christmas Island in brief Capital Flying Fish Cove Population 1.843 Local time 23:01 hour in the evening ¹ From Indira Gandhi Climate Christmas Island Water 28°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 28°C 27°C 27°C 26°C 27°C 28°C 28°C days 19 20 22 18 17 14 13 10 9 4 12 16 days 12 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 21 27 18 15 per day 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 9 9 9 8 10 Weather Christmas Island january On average, it is maximum 28° in january in Christmas Island and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In january there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 297 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island february On average, it is maximum 28° in february in Christmas Island and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In february there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 343 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island march On average, it is maximum 28° in march in Christmas Island and at least around 25° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In march there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 303 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island april On average, it is maximum 28° in april in Christmas Island and at least around 25° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In april there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 229 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island may On average, it is maximum 27° in may in Christmas Island and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In may there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 184 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island june On average, it is maximum 26° in june in Christmas Island and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In june there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 176 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island july On average, it is maximum 26° in july in Christmas Island and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 27° degrees. In july there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 97 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island august On average, it is maximum 26° in august in Christmas Island and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 27° degrees. In august there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island september On average, it is maximum 27° in september in Christmas Island and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 26° degrees. In september there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 56 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island october On average, it is maximum 27° in october in Christmas Island and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 27° degrees. In october there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 76 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island november On average, it is maximum 28° in november in Christmas Island and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In november there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 165 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Christmas Island. Weather Christmas Island december On average, it is maximum 27° in december in Christmas Island and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In december there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 225 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Christmas Island. 14 day weather forecast Christmas Island The weather for Flying Fish Cove in Christmas Island will be around 28° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain. The weather forecast for Christmas Island is based on the weather in Flying Fish Cove. 28°C 26°C 28°C 5.9 mm 65% 9m/s 4 28°C 28°C 28°C 21 mm 90% 9m/s 5 Weather experiences Christmas Island Already been to Christmas Island? Share your experience of the Christmas Island weather and get a chance to win $150! Vacation Christmas Island Hotels and apartments in Christmas Island If you do not want to book a package tour, you can use Booking.com for the cheapest hotels, apartments and other accommodations in Christmas Island Flight tickets to Christmas Island Through our partners below you will find the cheapest flight tickets for Christmas Island. Click on a logo to visit the website or take a look on Skyscanner for the cheapeast flight tickets from all the airline companies. About Christmas Island Christmas Island is in the continental part and the capital is Flying Fish Cove. The total surface is only 135 km² with 139 km of coastline and the population consists of 1.843 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 24350x smaller than India. If you want to call Christmas Island you have to use +6724 or 006724 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +67245012457809 or 0067245012457809. Christmas Island is in a straight line at 5.312 km distance from New Delhi. From Indira Gandhi the flight time is about 7 hours20. Places near Christmas Island Currency Christmas Island Notice: Undefined variable: currencies in /home/besttimein/public_html/cards/valuta.php on line 140 Time difference Christmas Island In Christmas Island it is now 23:01 o’clock in the evening on wednesday 20 january 2021. That is 1,5 hour later than in India. The time zone of Christmas Island is Indian/Christmas and the Greenwich time is UTC+07. Vaccinations Christmas Island These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Christmas Island. Buiktyfus	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1491
__label__cc	0.571998	0.428002	JUST SO YOU KNOW... by visiting our website you're agreeing to the use of cookies. Read about the cookies on our site About Us: Read about the Blast Theory’s history and how we work Support Our Intern in 2020 News/May 2020 Online exclusive: Watch the Spit Spreads Death film This month, the full ‘Spit Spreads Death: The Parade‘ film is available to watch online for the first time, and for a limited time only. In September 2019 we paid tribute to the thousands of people who lost their lives in the 1918-19 flu pandemic. The work was made exclusively for the Spit Spreads Death exhibition at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum, exploring the impact of the flu virus, how it spread, and what could happen in future pandemics. Screening of the film and Q&A If you’d like to hear more about the work and exhibition, join us this Friday, May 22 at 17:00 (GMT) and 12:00 PM (EDT) for a screening of the film and a Q&A to discuss art and pandemics. Register here. This is a free event. One hundred years ago, an outbreak of flu spread rapidly across the world, killing 50 million people in 15 months. When the Liberty Loan Parade began on September 28 1918, over 200,000 people crowded along Broad Street to cheer a line of marchers stretching over two miles. It was to become an iconic moment in the history of Philadelphia and part of the global story of the deadliest flu epidemic the world has ever seen. Within 72 hours every bed in Philadelphia’s 31 hospitals was filled. Over the next six weeks, a quarter of the population fell ill and more than 12,000 people died. The disease’s rapid spread paralysed the city and traumatised its inhabitants. When the pandemic finally ended in early 1919, Philadelphia had lost over 20,000 people. Its death rate was the highest among major American cities. On 28 September 2019, an interactive parade of light and sound remembered the individuals who lost their lives and the health workers who put their own lives on the line in times of crisis. Led by multiple banks of dazzling white light, and pulsing with the sounds of a hundred different audio sources held by the marchers, the parade was a beacon for people to join. We walked with a group of mobile light sculptures and hundreds of cell phones will play a new score by David Lang sung by Philadelphia Grammy-winning choir The Crossing. Those marching propelled it onwards towards Philadelphia’s City Hall, as a collective act of remembrance and a celebration of the health workers who keep us all safe. Created in partnership with the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Spit Spreads Death Parade marked one hundred years of civic pride and shared history. The parade took place at dusk on 28 September 2019. Search #SpitSpreadsDeath to see more news and updates about the exhibition and read more about the work on the Spit Spreads Death project page. - Hide Comments Tony Fegan May 22nd, 2020 / Reply This is truly so moving and a tribute to all those who were victims of a forgotten pandemic that has much to tell us in this time. Congratulations to you all on such a brilliant undertaking that has such power , poignancy and simplicity June 29th, 2020 / Reply Thanks so much for your support, Tony. May 21st, 2020 / Reply Watching this stunning piece of work whilst being in the middle of my own existential crisis and the uncertainty of what’s currently around with Covid made me feel fearful, moved and tearful. You’ve done it again Blast Theory, your endless talent’ of putting together stunning work that brings my emotions To the forefront. Thank you! + Related Artist Blog Posts BLOG: Pandemics and Public Health Blast Theory video + Related News Rider Spoke – in redevelopment Karen’s back. In your app store Virtual Museum: Gift Spit Spreads Death: The Parade (2019) A Cluster Of 17 Cases (2018) Work by Type Apply For A Residency Local To Us Available to Present BN14 1DN Blast Theory is a registered charity in England and Wales number: 1053343 © 2021 Blast Theory Feedback Terms/Privacy Become one of Our Friends Electric and receive regular emails about upcoming Blast Theory projects, news and information about our work, including ways you can get involved and support our work. Here’s how we use your data and how you can opt out. This content is especially for Our Friends Electric. Register your email now to download exclusive content and hear about special events. Follow us on your favourite social channels to see more photos and videos, join in the discussion and get updates. Or subscribe to our newsletter here https://www.blasttheory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20190928-DSC_2845-1024x684.jpg This month, the full 'Spit Spreads Death: The Parade' film is available to watch online for the first time, and for a limited time only.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1498
__label__wiki	0.652761	0.652761	South African artist to honour ‘lost men’ of WW1 A haunting new work by South African artist Paul Emmanuel has been selected to be part of France's official state commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, which begins next year. Independent film makes Venice cut A vociferously independent young South African filmmaker has received a huge vote of confidence in his endeavours. Not only has Sibs Shongwe-La Mer spoken at TEDx Johannesburg, but one of his low-fi films has been selected for the Final Cut workshop at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. • Locally-made films get Oscar nod Art infects the Mother City If you’re in Cape Town, it would be a crime to miss Infecting The City, the week-long, free public art festival that offers some astounding and ground-breaking performances. • Local music festivals rock in SA Africa’s turn to save the world Hey Africa, send some warmth to freezing Norway. After Band Aid, Live Aid and all the spin offs comes Radi-Aid, with its video and a call for Africans to raise funds to send heaters to the frigid Scandinavian nation. • Trade, not aid, say youth Town teams up for Mandela statue The town of Worcester in the Western Cape is to become home to a new sculpture of South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela. The sculpture, the world’s fifth of the anti-apartheid activist, will be unveiled just in time for his 94th birthday on 18 July. • Madiba's life captured in art William Kentridge live in Johannesburg World-renowned artist William Kentridge, working with a handful of extraordinary artists, will display his remarkable and varied talents during a two-week programme at Johannesburg's Market Theatre as part of the city's 2011 Arts Alive International Festival. Nandipha Mntambo: art beneath the hide Nandipha Mntambo, the 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for visual art, is known for using cowhide as a canvas for exploring the creative process and challenging societal and cultural norms. Now she's taking her exploration further. Bokani Dyer: tapping jazz energy Jazz pianist Bokani Dyer, the 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz, comes from a strong musical family and is building on his musical heritage with unique flair, inspired by "the energy behind the music". Future of SA arts in good hands For any South African feeling gloomy about the state of the nation, the plight of the continent, the receding world economy or any other anxiety-invoking subject, attending the annual Standard Bank Young Artist Awards ceremony should be prescribed as an antidote. Future of South Africa’s arts in good hands The annual Standard Bank Young Artist Awards ceremony, now in its 27th year, highlights the country's abundance of creative talent. • Kentridge gets 2010 Kyoto Prize 12345Page 3 of 5	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1506
__label__cc	0.705831	0.294169	One Piece, Vol. 80, Volume 80 by Eiichiro Oda Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One Piece As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again Years, later, Luffy sets off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world... The Straw Hats have successfully freed the people of Dressrosa from Doflamingo's tyrranical grip, but can they make it off the island alive? With some of the Navy's strongest officers on their tail, Luffy and his crew are going to need some new allies $9.99 Paperback One Piece, Volume 71 More About One Piece, Vol. 80, Volume 80 by Eiichiro Oda Publisher: Viz Media Publish Date: November 2016 Reading Level: Ages 14-17 Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches Series: One Piece #80 Manga - Fantasy Manga - Media Tie in	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1515
__label__cc	0.651945	0.348055	SEM/PPC Search Marketing > SEO > Is ROI Overrated? SEM Synergy Extras Is ROI Overrated? SEM Synergy Extras Why do I do what I do? What’s the benefit? If I build links on the Web and no results are measured, is there a return on investment? In my interview with link builder and social media marketer Julie Joyce on today’s SEM Synergy podcast, one concept kept popping up. Seems obvious when I say it out loud, but it’s a concern that can haunt an online marketer’s practice and put continued efforts at risk. In short, it’s hard to measure the value of links and social media. “That is extremely tricky. And the way we tend to do business, I don’t have to deal with that, but it’s going to come up because I can’t measure links that happen due to things like that. A lot of my clients don’t give me access to analytics anyway. I don’t really have a way to measure anything other than what I do. So, I would love to have an answer to that question because I think it would be great to be able to attribute a link that happens in 6 months to the action that precipitated it, but I truly don’t know how to do it. Here’s an idea: maybe ROI doesn’t hold as much value as we seem to have assigned it. Marketing strategist and thought leader David Meerman Scott wrote about ROI last week. He talked about the danger of relying too heavily on ROI calculations to the detriment of engaging consumers and users. It doesn’t make sense to paralyze a business due to ROI-focused myopia when losing sight of the big picture: heightened visibility and branding. Meerman compares Amazon pioneering the ebook marketplace and Borders’s hesitance to go digital leading to its demise. Amazon couldn’t have calculated the return on investment of its bold, blind foray into uncharted territory, but as Meerman says, “[s]ometimes vision and guts trumps the business school ROI approach.” Just to be clear, I’m not suggesting we never quantify the value of the work we do. For example, Julie and I talked about our shared belief that quality content is the heart of good marketing. She speaks to questionable nature of links for the sake of ranking, looking instead to conversions: “I think, definitely, you can build links to just about any site, especially if you’re going to buy them. That might rank you, but it’s not going to make you sell anything, or convert, or anything like that. We do have a lot of clients who just mainly are interested in the rankings. I just think that’s an extremely simplistic way to think. If they don’t have good content, nobody’s going to care. They can rank number one and they may get tons and tons of hits, but what’s it really going to get them. Somebody who’s down at number 10 may have great content, but doesn’t have the rankings, doesn’t have all the links, but they’re still possibly going to sell more just because the site’s better. So for that reason I think content definitely is [important]. Like I said, you can rank without it, but I just don’t think it’s sustainable at all.” So on the one hand, don’t get so caught up in calculating ROI that you lose sight of the true objective of caring for customers. At the same time, remember the efforts you exert in marketing should be moving you toward business goals. Those are just a couple things to think about regarding the value we can attribute to our work on the Web. Thanks to Julie of Link Fish Media for sharing your experience and advice on the show today! Virginia Nussey is the director of content marketing at MobileMonkey. Prior to joining this startup in 2018, Virginia was the operations and content manager at Bruce Clay, Inc., having joined the company in 2008 as a writer and blogger. Head over to her author page to connect on social. Posted by Virginia Nussey on October 27th, 2011 at 4:25 pm Filed under: SEO — Tags: Conversion Rate Optimization, ROI, SEM Synergy Still on the hunt for actionable tips and insights? Each of these recent SEO posts is better than the last! Bruce Clay on January 7, 2021 SEO Is a Leap of Faith, Not a Commodity Bruce Clay on December 29, 2020 Advanced Search Operators for Bing and Google (Guide and Cheat Sheet) E-A-T and SEO: You Can’t Have One Without the Other 4 Replies to “Is ROI Overrated? SEM Synergy Extras” I think as an industry we have become fixated with trying to quantify digital marketing channels. Maybe this is as a direct result of more marketers taking up SEO and social media marketing etc. Back when I first started with SEO it was all about the rankings and consequent traffic, but the industry has matured and quite rightly we are now trying to measure a return on digital expense. But the danger is losing focus of what is important – improving exposure and the bottom line. The fact is that it is sometimes too difficult to attribute a sale to an online marketing activity, there is an element of faith in believing what you are doing will help your online business. It’s funny because in the UK there are still people that feel uneasy about handing over cash to an Internet Marketer and yet they are happy to spend hundreds on Yellow Pages, leaflets and brochures which are inherently difficult to measure. Virginia Nussey Agreed, and such a common contradiction your yellow page example is. Thanks, Eddy :) I agree with a lot of the sentiment of this article, that you can’t ONLY look at ROI, especially in places where it is nearly impossible to calculate. But you should still try to ballpark it, or at least justify it, still including important business figures to put it in perspective. The purpose of even using ROI is simply to help you determine what is working, so that you can cut things that are not beneficial to your business. You still need to do that same thing with SEM and social media, the difference is that the ROI metric is not quite as exact. So in these cases, other metrics can/should be used in addition to ROI. So in that sense, yes, maybe ROI is a little overrated. Thanks for putting the issue so succinctly, Brian. This is essentially what I was talking about, along with the warning not to let ROI calculations keep you from trying your hand at something new. :) BE A BLOG SUBSCRIBER Join 20,000+ marketers who get the Bruce Clay blog delivered straight to their inbox Search Engine Optimization Guide Paid Social Guide Free Executives Guide for SEO SEO for Dummies Content Marketing Guide PPC Agency Serving North America based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Bruce Clay, Inc. \| 2245 First St., Suite 101 \| Simi Valley, CA 93065 Voice: 1-805-517-1900 \| Toll Free: 1-866-517-1900 \| Fax: 1-805-517-1919 Copyright © 1996 to 2021 Bruce Clay, Inc. All rights reserved. We use cookies to offer you a better site experience and to analyze site traffic. Read about how we use cookies in our Privacy Policy. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1519
__label__cc	0.60358	0.39642	Samo Vidics parkour photography tips no Consumer Capturing spectacular parkour action with Samo Vidic How to shoot urban sports by Samo Vidic Back to all Tips & Techniques Samo Vidic Professional sports photographer Samo Vidic has been a professional sports photographer for almost 20 years. A Canon Ambassador, he regularly covers major sporting events for magazines and newspapers as well as shooting portraits of top sports stars and advertising campaigns for major brands. He has photographed sport for Red Bull since 2005. Samo recently shot parkour group Storror in Istanbul, Turkey, capturing spectacular images of the athletes leaping onto, vaulting over and running across surfaces of different heights. So we asked him what advice he has to offer photographers ready for the challenge of shooting freerunning and other high-octane urban sports. Scope out the best views “Preparation for the shoot is essential, particularly with fast and unpredictable sports such as parkour,” Samo says. “It sounds obvious, but before heading out you have to make sure you have all the essential equipment, such as the right lenses, charged batteries and spare memory cards.” On the day of the shoot, Samo says it’s important to plan out what you’re going to do. “Before I take my Canon EOS-1D X Mark II out of the case, I’ll speak with the athletes and take a detailed look around the location, so I know exactly where the vantage points are for capturing the perfect shot,” he says. Choosing the correct lenses is vital, too. “Shooting with the most versatile and robust lenses is essential, as the camera equipment may take a few knocks along the way,” Samo explains. "Take pictures in all light settings and from different angles and perspectives." Shoot fast and look for details “For capturing fast-paced urban sports, I suggest using a wide-angle lens such as Canon’s EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM for a solid and versatile experience. For distance photography, Canon’s EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM is a great option because it’s perfect for focusing on the detail and isolating an athlete from the background.” Parkour athletes are constantly on the move, making it a difficult sport to capture on camera. For the best results, Samo recommends taking control of your exposure settings. 11 tips for city break photography How to make the most of your camera on a city break, capturing the spirit and atmosphere of the urban jungle with a few easy tips and tricks. How the Munro Moonwalker shoots mountain views From colourful macros to misty mountain tops, here’s how Alan Rowan uses the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS to get the perfect nature shot. “To catch all of the action, I suggest shooting with the fastest shutter speed possible,” he says. “The minimum needed is 1/1000 sec or faster, setting the autofocus to AI Servo and using the highest frame rate possible.” If you’re a newcomer to sports photography, Samo says a good camera choice would be Canon’s latest mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS M50. “It is lightweight, can shoot up to 10 frames per second, film in rich 4K definition and seamlessly transfers images to the cloud or a smartphone,” he says. Practise your technique However, whether you want to become skilled at shooting parkour or any other urban sport, Samo’s advice is the same: you have to practise as much as possible. “Take pictures in all light settings and from different angles and perspectives,” he advises. “Get down to your local sports club because this will enable you to fine-tune your photography skills and understand your camera’s settings and capabilities. Success does not come overnight, so practice is essential. Break out of a routine, try new things and do something different.” For more of Canon Ambassador Samo Vidic’s work, visit his website and his project on disabled athletes featured here. Written by David Clark Photography writer and journalist Discover the power and versatility of Canon’s 4K range Step into the future with the innovative technology in this cool, compact and connected mirrorless camera. EOS-1D X Mark II Our flagship pro DSLR. 20.2 Megapixel full-frame sensor. 61-point AF system. Up to 14fps. ISO to 409,600. EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Favoured by many, this new version of the classic wide zoom offers stunning sharpness throughout the zoom range. EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM A professional L-series medium telephoto zoom lens with a powerful Image Stabilizer and f/2.8 aperture. Get Inspired is your key source of useful photography tips, buyer’s guides and insightful interviews – everything you need to find the best camera or the best printer, and make your next creative idea come to life.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0091.json.gz/line1525

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