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Apple has been contacting developers to remind them that 3.0 push notifications are live for testing, as pointed out by AppleInsider. A few days ago, Ars published our push how-to tutorial, showing you where to find all the components needed to get push working from your development environment. With that in mind, here are some thoughts about push, and how it measures up to live notifications that arrive via e-mail and SMS.
Push notifications allow members of the iPhone family to alert users when updates are available for an application. Sample notices might include new messages for an IRC or IM application ("You have 5 new updates"), game moves ("Your opponent moved his rook to KB4"), or even updates from your home automation system ("Your laundry has finished drying").
These notices are sent through Apple's servers and arrive on your phone where they can display a message, update an application's red number-badge, and/or play a sound. Each of these choices lets the user know that something has changed.
"Push" assumes that computing takes place off-device. Instead of running background processes, push sends that computation to Web-based servers, which continue to run even when an application is not in use. When something notable happens to a particular user, the server sends a message about that event down to the phone in question.
Admittedly, developers don't have to wait for push to create these kinds of instant notices. SMS and e-mails offer similar updates without any special technology and can be deployed cheaply with user opt-in features. And, they can do so in the current world of 2.2.x firmware.
SMS notifications offer the same kind of attention-getting instant alerts that push promises to deliver. Their alerts demand immediate notice: SMS messages display on-screen even when the iPhone is locked. But there are drawbacks. SMS solutions do not work on the iPod touch, plus they carry a cost with them depending on the end-user's phone contract. Each SMS may cost a user 15 or 20 cents to receive in the US.
E-mail provides almost no-cost updates that work on both the iPhone and the iPod touch, but e-mail too has its flaws. Important messages may be lost or missed among normal traffic. Apple's badging system doesn't distinguish alert e-mail from the rest of the crowd. So that important update about your laundry? It might get missed, causing delays in folding, resulting in wrinkle casualties.
For developers willing to invest in the required infrastructure, push offers the instant updates you'd get with SMS with the low cost for customers that e-mail provides. (Costs for developers is another matter, which will be discussed in a post due to go live this weekend.) Push runs on all iPhone platforms, including first- and second-generation units. So, compared to e-mail and SMS, push provides a valuable technological solution that can be universally deployed.
Whether push offers a worthy alternative to background processing is another matter; Ars has already written about the pros and cons of push versus background processing. Many developers would prefer the option of using background processes, even with the time and CPU limitations that Apple would likely impose to limit their affect on battery life. When looked at strictly from an alert point of view, however, push definitely competes well against SMS and e-mail.


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After 5 years on tamoxifen, my oncologist has told me that everything is fine now and to stop taking my Tamoxifen. I have been told to stop instantly, not gradually. Is this a good thing? What side effects am I likely to get by stopping instantly?
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Petition for the suspension or debarment of ExxonMobil
Today the Clinic submitted a petition to EPA on behalf of Waterkeeper Alliance for the suspension or debarment of ExxonMobil, arguing that the company's decades-long misinformation campaign regarding climate change and history of environmental violations should preclude the company from doing business with the United States Government.
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Clinic student argues in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
One of our interns, Kara Paulsen, made a rare appearance for a law student in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals today, arguing on behalf of our client Stop the Pipeline in the Constitution Pipeline case. Kara did tremendously, and the vibes from the panel were good. Here she is looking very intimidating in front of the building. Hopefully we'll get a good result soon . . .
New York Times, 7/22/15: Group Petitions to Save a Prehistoric Fish From Modern Construction Excellent coverage of the NMFS sturgeon petition we filed on behalf of Riverkeeper. Prof. Estrin is quoted near the end of the article.
Protecting CWSRF Funds from the Tappan Zee
Brief updates on our recent legal advocacy...
1. Our Clinic has just filed a petition for writ of mandamus against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the Second Circuit. The petition seeks to compel FERC to rule on a request for rehearing of an order granting Constitution Pipeline Company a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
2. We (with our excellent local counsel) just commenced a new federal lawsuit against Frasure Creek Mining in the Eastern District of Kentucky alleging that the mountaintop removal coal mining company is again falsifying its discharge monitoring reports and violating the effluent limitations in its Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits.
3. We (with co-counsel Earthjustice) filed an Article 78 challenging the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's negative declaration of environmental significance under SEQRA with regard to Global Companies' application to modify its Title V air permit to install boiler equipment at its terminal in downtown Albany. The boilers would allow Global to heat heavy crude oil (such as Canadian tar sands), which would plainly carry with it a risk of significant adverse environmental impacts. Our suit seeks to annul DEC's negative declaration and garner a positive declaration of environmental significance under SEQRA and the preparation of an environmental impact statement.
Protecting waters of the U.S., and the Clean Water Act itself
Our clinic has been involved since the late-1990s in litigation involving dirty water transfers, i.e., diversions of water containing pollutants from one water of the U.S. into another, distinct, water of the U.S., without an NPDES permit. The Clinic's earliest work on this issue was in connection with the City of New York's operation of the Shandaken Tunnel, and the resulting despoiling of the Upper Esopus Creek, a world-renowned trout stream in the Catskill Mountains. See Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc. v. City of New York, 273 F.3d 481, 489 (2d Cir. 2001) ("Catskills I"), adhered to on recon., 451 F.3d 77 (2d Cir. 2006) ("Catskills II"), cert. denied, 549 U.S. 1252 (2007). This litigation, and another series of citizen suits in the Southern District of Florida, led to a frantic effort, primarily by western water owners, to lobby the George W. Bush administration for help. This effort ultimately led the Bush EPA to promulgate a regulatory NPDES permit exemption, which was finalized in 2008.
Under its "Water Transfers Rule," EPA attempted to exempt transfers of polluted water from one waterbody into another waterbody from the statutory requirement that all point source pollutant discharges into waters of the United States be made in accordance with the requirements of a NPDES permit. Under this unwise and illegal regulation, salt water could be transferred into fresh water; sediment-laden water could be sent into clear drinking water reservoirs; warm waters could be pumped into cold water habitats; chemical laden waters could be dumped into waters employed in farm and ranch irrigation; and invasive species could be transferred into waters not yet infested—all without the human health and ecological protections guaranteed by a NPDES permit. This flies in the face of the Clean Water Act's plain and unambiguous discharge prohibition, the concept of water quality standards protecting uses of specific waterbodies and waterbody segments, and the Act's primary objective to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters." 33 U.S.C. § 101(a).
On behalf of twelve environmental and fishing NGOs, our clinic sued EPA to challenge the Water Transfers Rule. Other groups also sued in other courts, and after years of jurisdictional battles concerning whether the various challenges to the final rule were properly brought in the courts of appeals under CWA § 509(b)(1), or in the district courts under the Administrative Procedure Act, the challenges were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The State of New York, along with eight other states and the Canadian Province of Manitoba filed a separate complaint in the Southern District, and their lawsuit was consolidated with ours. The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and several other environmental groups then intervened in the case as plaintiffs, and ten western states and dozens of water owners intervened as defendants in support of EPA's final rule.
After extensive summary judgment briefing in 2013 and four hours (!) of oral argument in December, on March 28, 2014, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas issued an Opinion and Order granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs and invalidating the Water Transfers Rule. In his decision, Judge Karas determined that the Clean Water Act is ambiguous with respect to whether NPDES permits are statutorily required for polluted water transfers, and that EPA's interpretation thus passed muster under Chevron step I (we disagree with this conclusion). However, in a meticulous Chevron step II analysis, Judge Karas found the Water Transfers Rule invalid on several grounds, including, (1) that EPA's methodology in answering the question left open by the purported statutory ambiguity was "flawed;" (2) that even if EPA's methodology had been sound, the agency arbitrarily and capriciously applied its methodology; and (3) that EPA reached flawed conclusions because it failed to consider alternative interpretations and to demonstrate how the option it did choose was consistent with its analysis of congressional intent. Judge Karas also disagreed with the 11th Circuit's holding in Friends of the Everglades v. South Florida Water Management District, 570 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2009) (in which that court found the Water Transfers Rule valid under Chevron in the context of a citizen suit appeal) because he found that court had deferred to an interpretation that had been advanced by another party to the litigation and not by EPA. In so finding, Judge Karas importantly also ruled that EPA had not in fact adopted the "unitary waters theory" when it finalized the Water Transfers Rule. This argument was advanced in briefs filed by our clinic, and was not made by any other party to the litigation.
Approximately one dozen Pace Law School 2L and 3L students have greatly contributed to our efforts in this case, and several of them have addressed the court at various conferences and for oral argument on motions over the past six years. The two students listed as supervised by Professors Coplan and Estrin in the Opinion and Order—Ted Teyber and Conor Walline (both J.D. '14)—actually argued the summary judgment motion against the Department of Justice, the City of New York and other intervening defendants in December.
Unfortunately, EPA and all of the intervening defendants have appealed Judge Karas's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. These appeals will be briefed this fall. Based on the Second Circuit's earlier rulings in our Shandaken Tunnel case (cited in the first paragraph, above), we are confident that the Court of Appeals will ultimately affirm Judge Karas's invalidation of the Water Transfers Rule.
Utilizing the public trust doctrine to protect public parkland in an environmental justice community in Brooklyn, New York
The New York City Department of Sanitation has been trying for several years to construct and operate a 20-acre solid waste management facility within Spring Creek Park, a waterfront park that straddles East New York, Brooklyn and Howard Beach, Queens. Our clinic has been working for just as many years to block this illegal project and to protect the communities' continued recreational use of the park. While Spring Creek Park has never been improved or developed by the City's Department of Parks and Recreation as one might expect of a traditional city park (think Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn), it has served as one of the few open spaces upon which local urban residents have traditionally recreated, i.e., fished, crabbed, biked, walked dogs and played ball.
In the Spring of 2013, our clinic moved for summary judgment on the public trust issue, and the motion was argued last summer by legal intern Nicole Sasaki (J.D. '14). This past winter, a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge issued an order granting the clinic's clients summary judgment against the City of New York, on the grounds that the City's fencing off of 20 acres of dedicated parkland and construction of the solid waste management facility violated New York's common law public trust doctrine. In its summary judgment order, the court found, among other things, that:
It is immediately evident from the evidence submitted to this Court that the operation of the Spring Creek Facility precludes the use of the 20 acre portion of the Park for recreational enjoyment by the public. The subject area is fenced in and operated as a solid waste management facility and there is no real dispute between the parties that the composting facility is set aside and unavailable for use by the public.
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In reviewing the supporting evidence for the motion and cross-motion, the Court finds that the actual use of the Spring Creek Facility is a large scale solid waste facility, which is inaccessible to the public and provides no typical benefits that are expected of a park. The scope of the Facility also makes clear to the Court that the Department of Sanitation is using Spring Creek Park as a central location to collect all types of organic waste from locations including and beyond Spring Creek Park. The reality is that the Parks Department has burdened Spring Creek Park with serving as a solid waste processing facility for the general area at the expense of its local residents.
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It is impossible to consider the recycling and composting being performed at Spring Creek Park, to be an acceptable park use. The public is denied the use of the 20 acres of Spring Creek Park and the type of solid waste processing that is being undertaken is a use that presents no aesthetic or enjoyable appearance or activity typically associated with leisure and recreation.
Notably, while the court granted summary judgment to the clinic's clients, and issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the City from operating the facility, it also temporarily denied our request that the City be enjoined to remove all of the fences and berms and fully restore public access to the park. The court's reasoning was that the City should be given reasonable time to retroactively seek state legislative approval for its illegal alienation of parkland if it so chose. The time allowed by the court for the City to seek such approval just passed, and the clinic intends to return to court in the near future to renew its request that the court enjoin the City to return the fenced-off parkland to the public for its continued use and enjoyment.
Helping municipalities protect threatened wetland resources…
While the majority of our clinic's work is on lawsuits we file on behalf of clients, we also often file amicus curiae briefs in lawsuits in which we do not represent a party. Last summer, we were asked by the Town of New Paltz, New York to consider filing an amicus brief in the Appellate Division, Third Department (New York's intermediate appellate court) in support of the town's local wetlands law, which had been struck down by a trial court judge. The lower court had based its annulment of the local law on numerous grounds, including that it was unconstitutionally vague because it did not sufficiently identify the precise location of every regulated wetland, watercourse (vernal pools, etc.) within the town. Instead, the law referenced state and federal wetlands maps as a starting point in the development of an official town wetlands map. The law also provided for delineations by the town's wetlands inspector free of charge to property owners to determine whether a regulated area existed that would impose a permit requirement for any particular development project. The town's wetlands map would then be continually updated to reflect these delineations.
The clinic's work on its amicus brief involved an extensive survey and analysis of every local wetlands law in the State (we identified and analyzed approximately eighty such laws) for purposes of substantive and procedural comparison to the town's enacted law. We found the town's law to be no more vague, and far less onerous, than most other wetlands protection laws in New York State.
On April 24, the Appellate Division issued a Memorandum and Order reversing the lower court's order and reinstating the town's wetland law. In its decision, the court specifically referenced our amicus brief and local law survey (see footnote 3).
The court's decision is very important not only for residents of the Town of New Paltz, but also for so many similarly situated municipalities that may previously have been reluctant to adopt similar local laws out of fear of litigation. We hope the court's decision will encourage additional protection of the State's natural resources by emboldening other municipalities that may previously have been "gun-shy."
A few Clinic legal interns worked on this matter, but we'd like to give a special hat-tip to Lauren Bachtel (J.D. '13), who did much of the "grunt work" on the extensive survey of state wetlands laws. Hudson Riverkeeper staff attorneys Mike Dulong and Krista Yacavone also made invaluable contributions to this effort.
After the Appellate Division's Memorandum and Order was issued, the clinic received a thank you note from counsel for the Town of New Paltz, which reads as follows:
I want to thank you and your team for your help on this appeal. I was pleased to see that Justice Garry cited your amicus brief in support of her decision. Your survey was excellent. Unless you know of another decision, I believe this is the first court decision, let alone appellate decision, expressly upholding the regulation of vernal pools in the face of both SEQRA and constitutional challenges. Thanks again for supporting this effort.
Water Transfer Rule Challenge
United States District Judge Kenneth Karas issued a decision and order on 3/28/14 granting our clients summary judgment in our challenge to the U.S. EPA's "Water Transfers Rule." Under this illegal and misguided rule, salt water could be transferred into fresh water, sediment-laden water could be sent into clear drinking water reservoirs, warm waters could be pumped into cold water habitats, chemical laden waters could be dumped into waters employed in farm and ranch irrigation, and invasive species could be transferred into waters not yet infested—all without the human health and water quality protections guaranteed by a CWA discharge permit.
The Clinic has been working on this case since the rule was finalized by EPA in 2008. We will report on this development in more detail, but wanted to share this important news!
Front Page of the New York Law Journal
January 7, 2014 New York Law Journal (front page) article about the Clinic's recent victory in the Spring Creek Park case. The article can be found on pages 1 and 7 of the linked PDF.
Spring Creek Park
Kings County (Brooklyn) Supreme Court Justice Bernard Graham granted a motion for summary judgment that we filed in April and argued in June. The court ruled that the City of New York's use of 20 acres of Spring Creek Park in southern Brooklyn as a solid waste management (composting) facility without State legislative approval violates the common law public trust doctrine. The decision can be accessed by clicking the link below.
In its decision and order, the court granted our clients preliminary injunctive relief, enjoining the operation of the facility unless and until State legislative approval is obtained (we view this as unlikely). The court also gave the City six months to obtain such legislative approval, at which point we may renew our clients' application for an order enjoining the City to remove the fences and bulldoze the berms that surround the illegal facility to return the encumbered parkland to the public for recreational uses.
This is a huge win for NY/NJ Baykeeper and the members of the East New York/New Lots community that our clinic represents in this case. We do not know at this point whether the City will appeal.
More than a dozen of our clinical interns have worked on various aspects of this case (including a two year DEC adjudicatory permit hearing) over the past nine years. We tip our hats to two Clinic interns in particular—Adam Weiss ('13) and Nicole Sasaki ('14)—who did the lion's share of research and drafting of these motion papers. Nicole also argued the summary judgment motion before Justice Graham in June.


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Fraser Island and Great Barrier Reef Five Day Tour
Additional Information
Every effort is made to include ALL activities and destinations listed. However due to the extreme nature of Fraser Island, Rainbow Beach, and the Agnes Water Coastline, and weather unpredictability in general, some activities are subject to Tide, Time, and Weather factors, and the tour operators cannot be held liable due to these factors.
Your Tour payment is broken up into 2 components, your tour price component and the Fraser Island component - National Park Fees, and Boat Access & Reef Tax component ($60.00 Fraser Island National Park Fees and $210.00 Great Barrier Reef Boat and Reef Fees = Total of $270). They must be paid in CASH to your driver upon departure.
- Included in price:
- Fraser Island: Quad share resort accommodation with ensuite and kitchen, buffet dinner, continental breakfast, fully guided, all transport. Great Barrier Reef: All transfers by comfortable coach, quad share accommodation, all meals except lunches on days 2 and 3, dinner on day 2, and breakfast on day 3.
- Able to be purchased/hired:
- Optional activities as mentioned.
- What to bring:
- Bath Towel Shampoo and body wash Small torch & Batteries Sunscreen & Hat Walking Shoes Water Bottle Camera Warm Clothing (it may get cool any time of year) Toiletries Insect repellant One Change of clothing per day Rain Coat Cash for optional activities 2 bags maximum per person
- Fitness level required:
- Low
- Child policies:
- Children are classed as 13 years and under. Children are only taken under the supervision of parents. Parents are advised that if travelling with minors aged 16 years and under, you will be required to upgrade your accommodation to a private room, as children are not allowed in the shared backpacker accommodation. Children between 14 and 17 years are eligible for the student discount.
- Departure points:
- Brisbane, Queensland
Gold Coast, Queensland
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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- Pickup/departure instructions:
- GOLD COAST: 5.45am (Additional Gold Coast transfer fee applies) Pick-up & Drop Off: Outside front entrance, Mantra on View Surfers Paradise - 22 View St, Surfers Paradise. Please note there is a $30 Gold Coast Transfer Fee payable to the driver on pick up if you have not prepaid this. BRISBANE: 7:15am Pick-up & Drop off: Level 3, Bus Bay 26-30, Brisbane Transit Centre (also known as Roma Street Transit Centre), 151 Roma Street, Brisbane SUNSHINE COAST: (Additional Sunshine Coast transfer fee applies) 8.30AM Big Pineapple Nambour OR 9.15am Cooroy Train Station Elm Street. Be ready to go by the departure times, but allow time for your bus to arrive. Unpredictable traffic conditions heading out of Brisbane can slow us down. After Tour Transfers: pick up and drop off in different regions may attract additional fees. Please contact tourstogo.com for further information.
- Duration:
- 5 Days, 4 Nights.
- Approximate Return Time:
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7:30 pm Gold Coast
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Tour Details
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- Australian Sunset Safaris
- Destinations
- Brisbane, Noosa, Fraser Island, Gold Coast, Great Barrier Reef, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, North Stradbroke Island, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, South Stradbroke Island, Surfers Paradise, Lady Elliot Island, Noosaville, Tin Can bay, Glasshouse Mountains, Rainbow Beach, Gympie and Lady Musgrave Island
- Departs From
- Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast
Tour Description
Tick two 'bucket list' items off within five days with this tour that gives you the best of the Great Barrier Reef as well as the must-see attraction of Fraser Island. If you're searching for the experience of a lifetime and good value for money, this tour is for you.
• Combine a two day Fraser Island experience with a three day Great Barrier Reef tour
• Hand feed kangaroos, cuddle a koala, watch crocodiles feeding and see the world's most venomous snake show at the local zoo
• Swim in some of Australia's most spectacular beaches and watch out for turtles and even whales during whale season
• See the majesty of Fraser Island without missing a thing. This tour includes time at 75 Mile Beach, Central Station, Eurong Resort, Lake Birrabeen, Eli Creek, the Maheno shipwreck, the Coloured Sands, the Yidney Dripping Rocks, and many more must-see sights
• Stay at Rainbow Beach, where the attractions include Double Island Point Lighthouse, Carlo Sand Blow, Poona Lake, Cooloola National Park, and Inskip Point
Pack your sense of adventure for the tour that has it all! Start with the Fraser Island Eco Tour, which departs the Gold Coast in the early hours of the morning. You'll be in Noosa before most people are eating breakfast. Your first stop is the incredible Cooloola National Park, where you'll get to engage with kangaroos and explore the natural wonders of Red Canyon, Rainbow Beach, and Teewah Beach.
Day one is packed with sights and experiences. From 75 Mile Beach, Eurong Beach, Eli Creek, and the spectacular Yidney Dripping Rocks, to the infamous Maheno Shipwreck and the awe-inspiring Coloured Sands, you will go crazy with a camera. You can opt to swim with dolphins, turtles, whales and sharks during seasonal peaks at Indian Head. If you're in the mood for something more relaxing, a beach walk under the stars after a relaxing buffet dinner at the Eurong Resort might be the thing.
Multishare accommodation on Fraser Island is included this evening at Eurong Resort.
Don't party too hard at the Beach Bar on night one, as day two begins with a walk through Pile Valley. Day two brings a host of spectacular sights and experiences. You will see Central Station, Wanggoolba Creek, and immerse yourself in Lake Birrabeen, where the pristine blue waters beckon to you. Have your camera ready as you embark on the scenic lakes drive. For night two, you have an overnight stay at Rainbow Beach Backpackers/Motel, where you can learn to surf as an optional extra, or even kayak with the dolphins. Lunch and dinner on this day is at your own expense.
After watching the sunrise on the spectacular Coloured Sands of Rainbow Beach, your next stop is the Great Barrier Reef. After breakfast (own expense) you make your own way to Spectrum Street at Dingo's Backpackers by 7.30am for the departure of the Premier Motor Service Bus which will take you to Puma Roadhouse at Kybong . You will relax in comfort on the coach as you look forward to all you will experience at the world-famous Great Barrier Reef. And not one second of this three days will disappoint. On this day you will enjoy a free guided snorkel lesson and fish feeding. This is great preparation for the tour that has it all on the Great Barrier Reef. After lunch (own expense) you will visit Mon Repos, the incredible Turtle Conservation Centre, as well as a local zoo. Hand feed kangaroos, cuddle a koala, watch crocodiles feeding, hold a baby croc in your hands and see the world's most venomous snake show while you stroll around the zoo.
Tonight you stay at Kelly's Beach Resort where dinner is included.
After a continental breakfast, day four will see you will embark on a full day on the reef. Even the dolphins won't stay away, so you can watch them surfing on the bow as you cruise. This leg of the tour is to rest and enjoy a little luxury in the middle of your sun, surf and sand adventure.
While on the Great Barrier Reef, lunch is included. You might even get to experience the traditional Aussie barbeque! There are also loads of additional extras to enjoy for the more adventurous of travellers - you can swim with majestic whales, scuba dive in special reef areas, and even enjoy a spot of reef fishing (extra charges apply for these activities).
All equipment is provided for snorkelling on the reef as part of the tour. You can either immerse yourself in the colourful world of the reef or you can embark on a glass bottom boat tour where you get all the beauty without getting wet. A special treat for those who want to indulge in the magnificent sights of the Great Barrier Reef is a walk on the tropical paradise of Lady Musgrave Island, which is a large, pristine, deep water coral lagoon unique to the Great Barrier Reef.
Tonight you continue your stay at Kelly's Beach Resort where dinner is included.
On the final day, after a continental breakfast you can enjoy free time at the Resort. You can be as busy or relaxed as you like this morning, with a variety of optional activities to consider such as segway tours, surfing lessons, play tennis or do a tour of the Bundaberg Rum Factory (extra charges apply for these activities).
This is the experience of a lifetime where you will see and do the most incredible things that Australia has to offer. Five days is more than enough time to truly see the spectacular beauty of Fraser Island and the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. And this tour offers the best of the best at a great price for those who want value for money.
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Gold Coast Pick-up
Surcharge applicable for passengers departing and returning to the Gold Coast.
Adults: $30.00 | Children: $30.00 | Pensioners: –
Sunshine Coast (Big Pineapple) Pick-up
Discount available to passengers departing and returning to the Sunshine Coast.
Adults: $-10.00 | Children: $-10.00 | Pensioners: –
Student/Backpacker Discount
Discount available to holders of full-time student cards and backapacker association cards. Must present cards if requested.
Adults: $-10.00 | Children: $-10.00 | Pensioners: –
Hotel Room Single Share Upgrade - maximum 1 person per room
Single Share Hotel room for a solo traveller. Includes ensuite and kitchenette. Upgrades are subject to confirmation by the tour operator after booking. Please consider contacting us to check availability first. All rooms subject to availablility - consider contacting us to check before booking.
Adults: $559.00 | Children: $559.00 | Pensioners: –
Hotel Twin Share Upgrade (per person) - minimum 2 people per room
Upgrade to Twin Share Accommodation. Includes Ensuite nd 1 double bed or 2 single beds. Upgrades are subject to confirmation by the tour operator after booking. Please consider contacting us to check availability first.
Adults: $259.00 | Children: $259.00 | Pensioners: –
Motel Room Single Share Upgrade - maximum 1 person per room
Single Share Motel room for a solo traveller. Includes ensuite and kitchenette. Upgrades are subject to confirmation by the tour operator after booking. Please consider contacting us to check availability first. All rooms subject to availablility - consider contacting us to check before booking.
Adults: $489.00 | Children: $489.00 | Pensioners: –
Motel Twin Share Upgrade (per person) - minimum 2 people per room
Upgrade to a Twin Share Motel Room. Room contains 1 x Double Bed or 2 x Single bed and Ensuite. Upgrades are subject to confirmation by the tour operator after booking. Please consider contacting us to check availability first.
Adults: $199.00 | Children: $199.00 | Pensioners: –


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I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking. Song of Solomon 5:2
Taking time to put our physical love for each other in its proper perspective can mean excitement, delight and an opportunity to just have fun. But when the celebration becomes really adventuresome, it pays to keep one foot in reality. Just ask "Embarrassed in Arizona," who wrote me this letter after one of our Weekend to Remember marriage conferences:
"Dear Dennis, when you suggested last night for us to be more creative in our romance, you never gave us warning that it could be so dangerous.
Rule #1: Always be prepared—at least with a spare key! After dinner and the sunset, my husband and I decided to take your advice and add a little romance to our evening, even to be a little daring. Staying here at the hotel, we crept out onto our fourth floor balcony where we had an incredibly romantic view, not to mention privacy. But unbeknownst to us, while we were "communicating" on the secluded balcony, the maid was turning down our bed and leaving us those ever-scrumptious mints on our pillows.
She didn't know we were on the balcony. And we didn't know she was in the room. Maybe you can guess the rest—she locked our sliding glass door! Two lovers, one romantic sky... and a lot more privacy than we bargained for."
I chuckled when I read her letter, wondering how they ever got back in their room! I also couldn't help but think that marriage has a way of robbing our relationship of adventure and romance. We become way too predictable. When's the last time you took a weekend away for just the two of you to have some romantic fun? Why not get out a calendar and find a time to begin your own adventure? Then write me if something unexpected happens!
The next time you have time—even if you need to make time—what could you do to turn your romance into something a little more fun and daring?
Ask God to bless your desires for romance with His favor and abundance.
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That's a great story. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I posted this on another board, and thought I would share it here as well:
While the story that my dog Jake tells about hearing mysterious footprints in Mono Mills is true, it didn't really scare us and we still joke about it today. Never really been spooked out there, fortunately, but I do have to say I seem to bring that spooky feeling home with me after spending time alone out there. Just recently got back from Cerro Gordo ghost town. which made the population of the town 3 humans, 1/2 a dozen town cats, and our 6 month old 55 pound puppy, as well as a plethora of chukar, and a couple of hummingbirds. We've become pretty comfortable up there after innumerable stays. We are always prepared for a "spooky" experience of one sort or the other, but even when pup Maggie let out an unexpected bark and lunged on her tie out chain, towards the Victor Beaudry general store/museum across the street in the late evening, we didn't get scared, and of course she was only barking at reflections in the window caused by lights in The Belshaw where we were staying.
Following our two days in Cerro Gordo, we had business in Bishop and stayed in a motel, then headed back home. That night we were very tired and didn't even unpack the Forerunner. When I shut down the house to go to bed, I looked out the front window and noticed a skeletal figure standing in the driveway of my neighbor's across the street. It looked more like a ghostly appearance I would expect to see up at Cerro Gordo. I figured my imagination was playing tricks on me, so tried to ignore it and didn't mention it to my husband. However, it did really look like some tall skinny man was standing out there just staring at their house. I could even see him turn his head once in awhile and puff on a cigerette.
It took me about 15 minutes of staring at this "apparition" or whatever it was, to decide to tell my husband. He looked and he saw the same thing - a man standing out there obviously up to no good. We decided to call 911. After another 15 minutes, in which this tall skinny man just stood out there waiting to do something he shouldn't, the police drove up. As their vehicle lights shined on the neighbors rock wall, the man totally vanished. I was totally stunned. Where did he go - what were we seeing? The police got out of their car, and we went out to talk to them. They searched the neighbors yard, back and front, and shined lights in the house. No one was to be found.
By this time, the neighbors beside us came out to see what was going on. I sheepishly said that we thought we had seen someone staring out there, but apparently we had just spent to much time up at our ghost town and brought back a ghost with us. Meantime, my husband did talk to the police about a woman in the neighborhood who prowls around everyone's property looking for cats and coyotes in the middle of the night and we were trying to catch her. They knew about her, and were happy that we were able to give them her name, then sort of laughed that we had seen nothing this time, after all.
As the police were starting to get back in their car, the neighbors that lived in the house actually came back from their vacation. They
obviously were quite concerned to see the police, and two sets of neighbors standing outside their place. We told them the whole story, and they appreciated that we at least had a good "neighborhood watch" and better safe than sorry. Meantime I explained about getting back from Cerro Gordo, and I must have seen a ghost, instead.
I thought about how the minute the lights from the police car hit their driveway and frontlawn rock wall, it all disappeared. The police were now driving off, and the rock wall and driveway was dark again except for the lone street light and their front porch light.
Here was my change to redeem myself. Two of the neighbors went in my house and looked out my dining room window. Sure enough there was the tall skinny skeletal man. It was an illusion caused by a metal post against the rock wall, a shadow from that post, and the greenery growing above the wall. I was sure glad that the neighbors saw the same illusion Roger and I both had seen! But I still can't figure out how after living here 25 years, we've never noticed it before. Still must have brought one of those ghost town ghosts back with us.
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That's a great story. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Glad you enjoyed the story! Our neighbors are still teasing us about the ghost. I put this story & a picture on my website this month. It's underneath the story of the ghostly town of Darwin.
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Thanks for the link-I can't wait to check it out. Just wait til those neighbors of yours get a ghost of their own!
Ghosts are cool... I like the idea of ghosts.. It gives me hope that one day I can spook some people after I die.
A worthy and noble goal!
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Do you wear a watch, carry a map or use an old-fashioned roll of film anymore? Probably not, since the great Grim Reaper known as the Internet came into our lives.
Admit it, we can't do without the Web.
No longer do we buy albums, tune into our favorite shows during regular programming or spend time organizing pictures after picking them up from an actual photo shop, where the quickest you could see them was "about an hour."
Bye-bye double prints for the price of one and hello Picassa, Flickr and Snapfish.
And remember that heavy book you counted on that would land on your front doorstep? They called it a phone book. There was even one just for businesses and it had its own special color: yellow. Yup, another item killed by the Internet. They're printing and delivering them but do you really think about picking up that bulky book when you're trying to find someone's number?
We don't have to fumble with a map anymore, trying to get it folded back up just right -- thank you Internet, for killing that exercise in origami.
These are just a few of the things falling victim to the find anything online modern age of the Internet. Take a look at the the Telegraph's list of the 50 things the Internet has killed.
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Writer-director Justin Zackham has one incredible asset at his disposal for 'The Big Wedding': an exceptional cast, which includes Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried and Robin Williams.
Sadly, superior talent can propel a movie only so far. Bad scripts beget bad movies, even when four Academy Award winners are involved.
The story, based on the 2006 Swiss-French film 'Mon Frere Se Marie,' launches just before the wedding of the Griffin family's youngest, adopted son. The fraught, joyous event promises to reunite the whole clan. The problem is that patriarch Don (De Niro) hasn't seen his ex-wife, Ellie (Keaton), in 10 years, and he's currently shacked up with her best friend, Bebe (Sarandon). Further complicating things, daughter Lyla (Katherine Heigl) disdains her father, which is clear by the way she calls him by his first name, spitting out the single syllable like a bad grape.
And that isn't all. The groom invited his ultra-Catholic Colombian biological mother and sister to the nuptials. Fearing they may blanch at his adoptive parents' separation, he (in a 'Birdcage'-like twist) requests that Don and Ellie pretend to still be married, just for the weekend.
Preposterous though it may sound, the story has possibility and might have been well-suited to the same baby boomer ticket buyers who flock to Nancy Meyers' films ('It's Complicated,' 'Something's Gotta Give'). But the comedy lacks one very important ingredient: a truly likable, or even mildly relatable, character.
Don takes the title of most offensive persona. The aging lech may be challenging himself to drop as many expletives into each sentence as possible. He brags to his daughter about his talents for 'laying pipe' and, in one scene, delivers a two-for-one pickup line, simultaneously hitting on his ex-wife and his paramour. While matriarch Ellie is a bit of a nightmare, especially when discussing tantric sex at the dinner table, daughter Lyla edges her out on the most-horrifying-character list. She is bitter, mean and possibly incapable of smiling, and Heigl's politician's-wife hair style hardly softens her image.
Vivacious pug enthusiast Bebe is far more enjoyable, although between her embroidery room, homemade kombucha and organic catering company, she's more caricature than authentic individual.
When Williams appears onscreen in a priest's collar, something funny -- meaning interesting, not comedic -- happens. Reflexively, the audience begins to giggle. He doesn't have to say a word. And maybe it would be better if he didn't, because even the seasoned comedian can't land the movie's lazy jokes, as he questions the betrothed couple about premarital sex and contraception.
Among the few bright spots is Topher Grace, who plays the Griffins' oldest son, a virgin doctor pushing 30. His timing and facial expressions may remind audiences why the actor once starred in his own sitcom. And Seyfried has an effortless screen presence that, even amid the contrived farce, feels natural.
As the movie trudges toward its conclusion, the script attempts to ferret out emotion from the audience. But by then there's no chance of feeling sympathy for a cad and his mostly mean-spirited family. Even the susceptible softies, who always cry at weddings, would leave this theater dry-eyed, not to mention feeling a little empty inside.
--- One and a half stars. R. Contains crude language, sexual situations and nudity. 90 minutes.
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On the Street…..So Chic, Paris
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I wish American women of that "certain age" would present themselves like this more often. There's not a hint of plastic surgery nor a desperate grasp at trying to look like her daughter.
Just confidence, great accessories..[Hermes watch??] and that certain "something" that most European women have.
I want to look like this when I grow up!
True style. Real women.
I thought before enlarging that madame was wearing two watches – just one, it turns out, but all the brown leather looks great. (Brown and black being a favorite combination of mine.) She could swap them for diamonds and go straight out on the town.
The pleated dress: ladylike and smart. The leather belt: makes it younger and hip.
That's a very interesting pleated dress. All too easy to be "versaillaise" frumpy in pleats but this is really working.
Does the watch have some kind of super long double wrap around strap?
It is wonderful to see someone so elegant, happy, natural and genuine. I adore her dress, accessories and hair; I don't even mind the cigarette!
PS. The tree behind her head tells me this isn't a recent picture. So, I won't comment in whether she might be cold or not.
I love this woman. Great hair and great accessories. She personifies effortless grace, with a great expression to match. The dress with pleats has that eye-catching quality, without being over the top, that completes the whole picture.
That's the Hermes watch with the double strap that Martin Margiela did when he designed their jewelry collection several years back. I think it only lasted a year. It is the very same watch that has become my everyday watch for the past 4 years. Love the bondagy feel!
i love the watch and the colour of her hair and her ring and her beauty mark. I am also stunned by the sense of confidence that she exudes.
Those pleats just really take the look to a whole new different level.
This is exactly how I want to look when I'm older. She's marvellous.
Very age appropriate! I can only hope that I age this well. Her dress really emphasizes her well toned physique, and I love the brown watch w/the black dress. A very smart look! You can tell that she enjoys life.
She's looks comfortable. And made an effort to get dressed.
This woman is really beautiful and so elegant. The watch is Men's Cape Code Hermes, I think.
As a parisian myself, I'm proud of my compatriots..
Thank you for this photography. It's not winter, because today, it's very cold in Paris..
Great to see a mature lady so at ease for a long time.A fine idea to use lots of bracelets,strings and an unusual watch to decorize the bare arms.She also has an excellent taste for clothing-all black but different textures.It nearly looks natural that she holds the cigarette loosely in a hand that has a big ring.
the look is incredibly chic and seemingly effortless… I also find that it is people like her that prove that beauty truly does come from within.
Would I love to sit across from her at Vin sur Vin. And wake up the next morning to that smile. She is beautiful and she knows it.
The epitome of style and grace. Flawless.
Ah! A fluted column–dress and top–with scuptural accountrements: classic and very up-to-date.
Along with the Hermes watch, her smile is my favourite accessory!
groovy delightful – pleats, creases from a smile, waves in the hair
*sigh* I'm about her "certain age" and I envy her gene pool – that's her real beauty secret!
Love the dress.
beautiful blog.i love it.
love mary
She is so wonderful and natural. Love the pleats and the watch!
Very elegant. I love the cut of the fabric, which really fits her wells in every sense of the word fit.
I am choking on the cigarette though. At least she cannot smoke in public anymore in Paris as of yesterday!!
Such a lovely smile, she clearly has a wonderful attitude which is always chic.
And the cape cod double tour! Has been on my wish list for about three years now. Though for some reason I don't think it would be fitting for a 19 year old like me to purchase one… just yet.
incredible insouciance,formidable!
so much for editing ciggies out of the photos
I love this look. She reminds me a little of Helene Cixou (maybe the hair)
gosh I love the Hermes Cape Cod!!
Very classy and chic.
chi-chi… we'd ALL like to look like that when we reach that "certain age." Unfortunately most of us aren't blessed with her excellent genes. In beauty-obsessed America, confidence and great accessories will only get you so far. Why criticize older women for getting treatments and surgery? If it makes them look and feel better, it's their choice. Sometimes aging "naturally" isn't all it's cracked up to be.
ok, so this one is ALL about personality
She has achieved to look her age and aware of contemporary fashion and fads and individual and has a hair style which suits her perfectly and needs little maintenance. I am happy for her success in happy life attitude from the bottom of my heart! Cheers, dear madame!
Right now she looks fantastic and has aged really well. However if were her, I'd toss the cigarette as it's only a matter of time before the effects catch up with her. Also, please, as a matter of principle, don't do justice to such a horrid habit!!!!
with confidence comes ease and with ease comes grace. she's got it all! i m not even concerned with the clothes in this pic..
The pleated dress just makes it. Hands down.
Her accessories are flawless.
I can see why you'd want to use this shot; she has a very candid, genuine look of amusement on her face. Nice catch! :) However, I must agree with the chorus of posters above me, voicing their disapproval of the cigarette; I feel including it in the photo (excellent though it may be) is in poor form.
Everything is perfect until the cigarette – ugh!! Please do not glamourize such a unhealthy and deadly habit!
i love her smile… and all her other accessories.
That's gonna be me when I grow up. But I need to know more…the shoes, the hemline..
This is aging gracefully.
The pleats are magnifique.
She reminds me of Diana Vreeland. And the watch it's a man's Hermes Cape Cod, no?
I don't like it when someone closeby is smoking, and i worry when someone I care about smokes, but i still think people should feel free to smoke as long as they're not hurting others (ie. as long as they're outside). After all, it's their body!
I love these posts of older, elegant women. And this one is not only beautifully dressed, she also looks full of confidence and joie de vivre. In a word, inspiring.
I adore those pleats…I do wonder how long that dress is and what kind of shoes she paired with the ensemble. I'm going to guess they're as fun as she looks!
The photo captures a great sense of style and personality. To edit out the cigarette would be dishonest. Though even I think smoking is a bad habbit.
I'm truly grateful that you posted this picture. I've been feeling very insecure about my greying hair lately, but on principle I don't want to colour it. This reminds me to flash my great smile and remain confident in my own classic style and unique beauty. Thanks for this.
these comments about the cigs really seem to miss the point. this is a real woman, not an actress or a model that is being held up as a standard. in photographing real people scott will inevitably photograph people who have habits you dislike. personally, i'll take a smoker with great style and a big smile over a sanctimony and finger-pointing any day. to each his/her own.
i wish smoking was healthy,,, it looks sooo stylish on this woman
I have enlarged the picture and… Perhaps she is wearing two watches! One for the time in Paris and one for the time in some place very far away from Paris where someone she really cares for took a long trip. The good news was that this someone was arriving back to Paris that same afternoon the picture was taken. And that's why she wears two watches and such a big, big smile.
la montre Cape Code double tour d'Hermès.
The long bracelet was created by Martin Margiela
It is in barenya veal, I think
I'm not working at Hermès, My boyfriend offered me the same.
Yes, of course, it' the men's watch
Hermes Cape Cod. Wonderful watch, especially on this woman ! In Paris, the law against cigaret is on since yesterday..
I have never seen an american plastic woman looking this stunning. No surgery in the world could do this – class and style.
Hey, I like that design, Hermes always produced great products.
tres chic. the dress is stunning. great figure, too.
The style of this women is great. She is elegant and very nice dressed. I am not a smoker an I know it is very bad, but this women is very beautiful with her cigarette, it is a really cool look.
As a woman of a certain age, I know how hard I have to work to age naturally without the aid of plastic surgery. It's great to go gray and look so well, but it doesn't work for everyone. The idea is to thoughtfully find your own personal style as you age. It takes imagination, but this woman sets an example for us all, except for the cigarette.
She combines grace and eternal style so perfectly ……. if only all women were as utterly elegant as the french, no matter their age.
The woman has a great style and her outfit is wonderful. I am not a smoker, but I like her long cigarette. It is very stylish and the cigarette gives her a great personality.
Love love love. Great outfit, grey hair and a big smile – perfect combo. BTW – she is wearing an Hermès 'Skipper' bracelet on the same wrist as the watch. And not expensive either…
Think that`s Elsa Peretti, no? Of Tiffany&co
another one for the "when i'm older" INSPIRATION folder. that it rhymes is merely a bonus.
I AM her age-glad to see such postitive response to this grande dame of style.Too bad people think they can legislate smokers-personal choice-it does NOT detract from such ease and elegance.Brava-youth, take note;it is always class and elegance that remains for all to admire….
I love her accessories, too, but the first thing I noticed was how she mixed different textures of black. Her dress, her belt, her sweater and her bag…so cool and easier said than done. She has a smile that shows experience, confidence and grace, a smile a young woman like myself simply cannot replicate. Bravo!
fabulous watch… french women age so well and this woman is no exception
doesnt works for me. at least not on this blog. i would definitely consider her stylish, if we met, but she just doesnt stand out from the rest of the people on this blog
I loved her image. I want to be like this at her age :)
I'm not thrilled by this look. Maybe if she took the sweater off and picked a different (not shiny) bag, I would've liked it more.
I am appalled by the cigarette comments. Can't you all tell? Smoking is part of her elegance and style. This shot is perfect! Confidence,ease, style, pose, and a great big smile! Increable! It reminds me of better times when smoking wasn't a crime. Let her be people.
Tres, tres, chic indeed!
Btw… she looks really healthy to me people.
her name is brigette. i've met her. she's really interesting in person!
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so real..
gorgeous candid photo of a beautiful self-confident woman.
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Just as toddlers are discovering new ways to communicate and may get frustrated and scream; so are teens. Teens don't fit into the children category but don't fit into the adult category either. Because of this confusion stress can ensue.
We as parents must act as detectives to determine if our teen is experiencing trials and tribulations that can certainly lead to stress. If your child is moody or suddenly withdrawn these are signs but many won't be as obvious. Some parents may feel that there is no reason a teen should be stressed but that is not a healthy thought process.
Every generation experiences their own circumstances that can lead to stressful situations. Those that came before us grew up during challenging times such as World Wars, Vietnam and Aids. In the 80's and into today, the battle with Aids continues as well as drugs and the economy. As a parent we must remember the times or circumstances that stressed us. The times are changing and we need to keep an open mind.
Image being asked what you will do when you grow up or what college you will attend when you are having changes occurring within your body that you can't explain. The teens of today deal with peer pressure, drugs and alcohol as well as sexual changes and relationships, not to mention their plans or lack of plans for the future. Now throw in the conflict in the Middle East and the struggling economy and there's no wonder our teens are stressed. Quite frankly if adults are stressed and having difficulties can you imagine the stress our teens are experiencing.
Teens are definitely like toddlers. Toddlers are growing and discovering changes but are not quite capable to communicate or express their frustrations so they cry or scream. Teens are very similar. They feel the effects of the stress that may be surrounding their family along with all the physiological changes and are unable to express their feelings effectively. Many will withdrawal completely while others will find groups or friends that are dealing with the same issues but handling them negatively.
Our role as parents is to not only act as detectives but to communicate with our children. It's important to keep the lines of communication open no matter how difficult the subject matter may be. It's also important to resist the urge to overreact. Believe me that this may sound impossible, but it is truly essential. The main goal is to keep your teen talking to you and not searching elsewhere for approval.


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South African Journal of Science
versão On-line ISSN 1996-7489
versão impressa ISSN 0038-2353
S. Afr. j. sci. vol.104 no.7-8 Pretoria Set./Ago. 2008
Rheo-processing of semi-solid metal alloys: a new technology for manufacturing automotive and aerospace components
L. Ivanchev‡; D. Wilkins; G. Govender; W. Du Preez; R. Bean
CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
The latest trend in the automotive industry to produce fuel-efficient vehicles has resulted in the increased use of aluminium and magnesium alloys. Liquid metal high pressure die-casting (HPDC) currently satisfies the bulk of the automotive industry's needs in this regard. Growing demands for improved quality and weight reduction, however, have been driving the development of new processing technologies. Problems inherently associated with liquid metal HPDC have resulted in enhanced interest in semi-solid metal (SSM) casting processes. The CSIR has developed and patented a novel SSM rheocasting process and equipment for semi-solid casting described here.
Some metal-forming processessuch as forging, rolling, extrusion, and drawingare designed to be carried out when the metal is in the solid state, whereas casting is performed when the metal is a liquid. These two technologies have been known and used for thousands of years. In 1972, M.C. Flemings and his collaborators discovered that a casting process with the metal in a semi-solid/semi-liquid state was feasible and that there were many benefits relating to the properties of the finished product.1 The process is called semi-solid metal (SSM) technology.
A semi-solid metal is in a thixotropic state, which is suitable for both casting and forging operations. Thixotropy is a special property of a gel that temporarily becomes liquid when sheared, and reverts to a gel when static. For a metal to become thixotropic, it must be heated to a temperature where it becomes semi-solid and has a globular microstructure [Fig. 1(b)] instead of a dendritic structure [Fig. 1(a)].
There are two versions of SSM technology which can produce metal slurries with resultant globular structures at an appropriate semi-solid casting temperature, namely, thixocasting and rheocasting. Thixocasting is a two-step process. In the first step, a continuous casting operation upgraded with a stirring device is used to produce solidified metal with a non-dendritic structure. Rods with diameters from 75 mm to 150 mm are cast. During the second step, rods are cut from billets and then heated in an induction furnace to the desired semi-solid temperature. A big disadvantage of the thixocasting process is that the scrap and returns (unused material) cannot be recycled on site.
Rheocasting is a one-step process. The molten metal is treated by cooling or by cooling/stirring from liquid to a semi-solid temperature in order to produce a slurry with the globular shape of the solid phase followed by direct injection into a die. The big advantage of rheocasting compared with thixocasting is that the slurry can be made on demand and 'in house'. The chemical composition of the cast metal can also be modified and tailored to meet the quality and property specifications of the components. Scrap and other used metal can be directly re-melted in the rheocasting machine, which contributes to the lower production costs of rheocastings and hence growing interest by research centres and industry.212
The main technological advantages of the SSM forming process are as follows: the production of parts with close to the desired final shape; excellent surface finishing; good mechanical properties; it allows for the casting of a wide range of metals including high-strength wrought alloys; the production of thin-walled components is facilitated; different heat treatments are possible; it is possible to weld parts by laser in an inert gas atmosphere; and the dies used to form the metal parts have a relatively long life. Table 1 lists typical automotive components, suitable for forming by SSM.
SSM at the CSIR
A three-year R&D programme at the CSIR resulted in the patenting of a new rheocasting process and its associated equipment. A pilot slurry production unit was built for the creation of billets up to 4.5 kg in mass. The billets possessed very fine globular structure and the mechanical properties of cast products were fully comparable with international achievements. The production rate is about one casting per minute.
Two options were investigated with respect to the treatment process:
Conversion of the liquid metal to a semi-solid state by stirring with an induced electromagnetic field, supplied by an a.c. induction coil, and simultaneous air cooling to the desired semi-solid temperaturean induction heating/stirring process.
Transformation of the liquid metal to a semi-solid state by air cooling and applying induction heating at the end of the process to release the billet from the cup (mould)a controlled cooling treatment process.
Both processes were tested experimentally and we concluded that the induction heating/stirring process provides a better semi-solid metal structure than the controlled cooling treatment. This result can be explained by the stirring effect of the induced magnetic flux, which affects the crystallization of the metal in three main ways: (a) it disturbs the dendritic growth process by breaking up the small branches from the beginning of the crystallization process, decreasing their size and increasing the number of grains; (b) it rotates the crystal nuclei in the liquid metal and provides conditions for non-preferential directional growth on solidification that improves the grain shape, resulting in a smaller shape factor; (c) it mixes the volumes of metal at different temperatures in the cup, contributing to a more uniform temperature profile.
Rheo-processing slurry maker. Once the method of preparing the slurry was established, a prototype machine for producing SSM billets was designed and built. One of the core requirements for the equipment and process is that it be flexible so that it may be used with both horizontal and vertical injection HPDC equipment and be implemented in most existing HPDC foundries without significant capital investment. It also had to produce one billet per minute with the means to vary the cycle time as needed.
In the light of these requirements, the equipment for treatment of light metal alloys from a liquid state to a semi-solid slurry was developed (Fig. 2).13,14 Cups with metal are moved in a vertical direction upwards and stepwise through three conditioning units, each of which consists of an induction coil and an air-cooling coil. The equipment can be operated as a single-coil or multi-coil unit, depending on production requirements and the material being processed.
Evaluation of the equipment and process. The equipment was evaluated using A356 aluminium casting alloy. An 8-kW electrical tilting furnace with a capacity of 1820 kg aluminium was used for melting before casting. The melt at 630°C is poured into austenitic stainless steel cups, consisting of stainless tubes and assembled with a consumable washer, made of the same or similar cast alloy. The washer becomes part of the biscuit after casting.15
The cup charged with the liquid metal is transferred to the slurry-making apparatus and processed using a three-minute induction heating/stirring and cooling cycle. The process is optimized to produce semi-solid slurries with a temperature range of 580585°C. The power and cooling profiles used for processing of the metal are dependent on the cup size/ metal volume and alloy composition.
After completion of the slurry-making process, the cup is transferred to the HPDC machine and placed in a special clamping mechanism of the shot sleeve (Fig. 3).15 The cup is clamped, becoming a part of the shot sleeve and the slurry metal is injected into the die. The washer becomes part of the biscuit. On completion of the casting, the cup is ejected and reconditioned for the next casting. A 50-ton Edgewick HPDC machine was used during these trials.
Results and discussion
Microstructures. The microstructure analysis revealed a globular non-dendritic structure (Fig. 4). The average grain size, Dα, was determined to be 6885 µm, and shape factor, Fα (the ratio between the biggest and smallest grain dimensions), varied from 1.431.52. The structural homogeneity of 60-mm-diameter by 180-mm-long billets was evaluated in six critical positions of the volume: top cross section (edge and centre), middle cross section (edge and centre), and bottom cross section (edge and centre). Standard deviations of the grain size and the shape factor in the whole volume of a billet were 8.8% for Dα and 3.9% for Fα. The microstructure was uniform throughout the billet, with no evidence of eutectic segregation.
Chemical analysis after casting showed that the metal composition was within the alloy specification (in weight %: Si, 6.62; Fe, 0.13; Mn, 0.01; Mg, 0.43; Ti, 0.02; Cu, 0.02; Sr, 0.028; Zn, 0.05; Al, balance).
Mechanical properties Cylindrical bars were cast and heat treated according to a T6 condition (heating at 540°C for 6 h, followed by 170°C at 6 h). Round tensile specimens, with a diameter of 7.5 mm and gauge length of 50 mm, were machined and tested using a 25-kN Instron tensile testing machine. The tensile and yield strengths were found to be highly consistent, while the ductility varied between 4.8% and 8.8% (Fig. 5).
We have therefore established a reliable and stable process and associated equipment for the treatment of aluminium alloys from a liquid to a semi-solid state. The method has subsequently been applied successfully for rheocasting of magnesium alloy AZ91D16 and the metal matrix composite alloy F3S.20S.17 Slurry billets with diameters of 50 mm, 60 mm and 90 mm and lengths of up to 200 mm have been cast. These dimensions are not the limits of the process, and billets with larger diameters and lengths can be produced. A 15.5-kg billet has recently been cast.
The characteristics of the cast A356 alloy achieved with this technology were:
Maximum temperature variation in a single billet: 4°C
Grain size: less than 85 µm
Shape factor: less than 1.52
Mechanical properties in the T6 condition: yield stress: 262290 MPa; ultimate tensile strength: 322336 MPa; elongation 614%
Production rate: one billet per minute.
These achievements are significant for the fabrication and the mechanical properties of a cast component. Both grain size and shape factor determined the viscosity of the semi-solid slurry smaller values lead to better castability. The grain size of the primary crystals has to be below 100 µm and the shape factor no greater than 2 for a component with a complicated shape to be cast.
A small temperature gradient in a single metal billet contributes to the uniform mechanical properties in a casting. The mechanical properties of the semi-solid casting are influenced in the same waya finer microstructure determines higher yield and ultimate tensile strength, and improved plasticity. The mechanical properties of this alloy, A356, after conventional liquid chill mould casting and the same T6 heat treatment, are: 186 MPa yield strength, 262 MPa ultimate tensile strength and 5% elongation. A production rate of one unit per minute is quite sufficient for operation in realistic production environments.
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Toolangi Vineyards
As the owners of Toolangi Vineyards, we are firmly committed to making the finest wines possible. Our philosophy is to grow premium fruit and put it into the hands of the best winemaker for the particular varietal. Our winemakers include Rick Kinzbrunner, Franco D'Anna, David Bicknell and Willy Lunn at Yering Station. This talented team shares our passion. Our wines are principally made from our estate-grown fruit, supplemented when needed with high quality fruit sourced only from the Yarra Valley. Our viticulturalist, whilst maintaining our estate owned vineyards, is additionally responsible for the management of vineyards for outsourced fruit, so consistent quality is assured. Toolangi produces wines with distinctive personalities, and each wine showing a strong sense of place. Grapes from an exceptional site, together with the experienced hand of the outstanding winemakers, subtly comes into play with each wine. The critical acclaim from some of the country's foremost wine writers confirms our approach. The incredibly favourable response to our wines from our loyal customers has been most rewarding. Thank you for your great support. Garry and Julie Hounsell OUR VINEYARD Located in the Yarra Valley approximately one hour north east of Melbourne at Dixon's Creek, Toolangi Vineyards was named due to its position adjacent to the picturesque Toolangi State Forest. We purchased the former cattle grazing property in early 1995 and planted the first 0.5 hectare of vines that December. Since 1995 further plantings have progressively occurred, with the property now being fully planted with some thirteen hectares under vine. Toolangi's vineyard site is ideally suited to the cultivation of high quality grapes as it is well drained with gentle slopes, all with a coveted north-easterly orientation. The soil is predominantly clay, covered by a thin layer of topsoil of shale and stone. Over the past 20 years the Yarra Valley has developed an enviable reputation for its wines, particularly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. At Toolangi these classic varieties have been the focus along with Shiraz, and a smaller planting of Viognier. Our yields are restricted to no more than 2.5 tonnes per acre in order to maximise quality. Heavy pruning and green harvesting are used to reduce the naturally higher yields that the Yarra Valley climate can produce. Lower yields result in fruit that has more flavours and complexities which enables the production of our premium quality wine. The Yarra Valley's normally good rainfall is supplemented as required by drip irrigation during the growing season. This helps to ensure the vines avoid stress allowing for the production of premium fruit. Our aim is to produce outstanding wines, a process which begins in the vineyard.
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When God shall give him wings,
Above this dying world to flee,
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