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I started this blog in August of 2010, although I have had my Sensible Hat on at my other blog for my business, Scottish Genealogist, for just short of a year and have been working as a professional Scottish genealogist for many years. I wanted to write about my personal research, photos and stories – in fact, I love to write, and thought a personal blog was the ideal way to satisfy all those needs. I know which one I am enjoying more!
I have made so many new friends world-wide through these two blogs and have found the Genea-Blogging community to be extremely supportive and friendly. I now appreciate (some of!) the differences in various nations' vital records and this has given me a much better idea of the information clients might be able to give me when they want me to find information in Scottish records. Through reading others' posts, I have many new friends who I can approach for advice about the details contained in records from different countries. Genealogists tend to work on their own, and it has been a lovely surprise to make contact with others who are so willing to share their knowledge of the records of their particular geographical area. It's also hugely satisfying to be able to return the compliment and help people with advice on Scottish records.
Through this blog, I've also loved being able to "let loose" and chat casually about my own family photos, stories and mementoes and I will continue this and hopefully make contact with distant cousins and share information. As a blogger newbie, I have mainly taken part in Memes for inspiration, with the odd additional post 🙂 If anyone has any advice about adding useful widgets to this blog, or sees something which could be improved, I'd really appreciate it – I need all the blogging advice I can get!
This year has seen a lot of changes for me – not in my business activities, as I have been carrying out Scottish family history research for clients, as usual, but more in a "personal development" sort of a way. Late in 2009, I was approached by a travel company who were looking for a Scottish genealogist to give one- and two-day courses in Edinburgh to family history enthusiasts who were visiting Scotland, but needed a "leg up" to get going on their research during their visit.
This was a big challenge to me, as I didn't consider myself to be a natural public speaker, however I accepted the challenge, the details were ironed out and I put together a morning talk and presentation and we successfully ran courses throughout the year.
I met so many lovely genealogy beginners and enthusiasts and it was very gratifying to be able to help them to further their research – we usually ended up in the pub for a de-briefing session afterwards! We even had a lady starting her research at the age of 94 who gathered a ton of information on her family in one day (Happy New Year, Winnie).
Midway through the year I was approached by Dougie MacLean's Perthshire Amber management team to do a presentation on Scottish genealogy at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Dougie is a well-known Scottish singer/songwriter and is extremely enthusiastic about genealogy and has carried out a lot of his own research – many of his songs are based on his Scottish ancestry and his love of Scotland. I had meetings with Dougie and he provided me with the information I needed to prepare a presentation to introduce people to genealogy, based on the steps that he had already taken to trace his ancestors. Everything went perfectly according to plan, and what's more – I enjoyed myself doing something I had no idea I could do!
So, in 2011, I hope to continue presenting genealogy courses, meeting other enthusiasts and doing further talks, as well as undertaking research in the Scottish records on behalf of clients. I will also carry on posting blogs as and when I think I have something interesting to say. Hopefully, there will also be further opportunities to speak on my Pet Subject and help get others going on researching their ancestry, which is where the fun is. As you all already know 🙂
Happy New Year, blogging friends!


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About ShellMG
It's not like pols and press haven't been careful liars, but any illusion of "no open lie" was put to death by Barak "If You Like Your Plan" Obama.
Schumer, King, etc. have established reputations of being less than truthful. There's no expection that will change unless the press stops sanitizing their "reporting."
Like so many hyperventilating rants i the media, Geithner's are easy to spot. Excessive uses of adjectives, adverbs and insults are pretty typical of these days.
At least I can spot the headline quickly and ignore it all the faster.
Ask Mr. Simpson and Mr. Bowles about spending endless hours on behalf of a presidential request, only to have it ridiculed and thrown aside.
Snowden's leaks aren't hurting national security but dishing a load of butthurt on The Obama White House. In light of the Grand Canyon-sized security holes in the online ACA (among other lesser concerns, like affordable health care), why on Earth should we trust anything they claim? Do we really trust the WH when Obama says, "If you like your privacy, you can keep it. PERIOD" ?
Obama does whatever he wants, laws be damned. He's intentionally delayed portions of Obamacare (mostly for his corporate donors) and I think the talking heads are insane fools, insisting Obama will accept a delay of the personal mandate.
He could sign this bill and make a big show of it, then turn around and tell Eric Holder not to enforce it. SOP.
Tim, I think we all have those galvanizing moments as kids, and they root themselves in our memory (sorry!). Mine was in a theatre, watching yellow letters scroll toward the top of the movie screen on a star field. I was 11 when Star Wars was playing for the first time in 1977.
There were so many long, dry, empty years between then and Episodes 1-3, including the Energizer Bunny commercial with Darth Vader. Yes, let's make a fangirl's head explode decades later...
Now that it's been bought by the House of Mouse...talk about conflicted.
I hope Mario, Luigi and the others in the Marioverse live on in spite of this takedown.
They must be using the Palantir that belonged to Sauron.
"I can certainly agree with him not being unduly punished before he gets his day in court, but given the massive misconduct he's being accused of, why is he getting the same pay that he would were he on the job? "
Union contracts and a lazy, corrupt city government.
The slightest whiff of a possible union action against any elected official will usually put a stop to any thoughts of being fiscally responsible and not padding pensions. The squishy office-holder will cave or, more commonly, play kick-the-can and sweeten pensions and union money and power grabs.
Good grief, where does this "cop" think he lives, Detroit?
Most of what is marketed as journalism and reporting is lazy, sloppy, and far too opinionated. You'd think some outlets would learn from their bumbling mistakes and urgent rush to cast blame on someone they disdain or want to damage. It was on display in the aftermath of the murderous rampage yesterday, too. I'm sure Brian Ross rushed to his computer with unconfirmed names to see if they were affiliated with the Tea Party or NRA.
He was a quiet guy? He was antisocial!
He played video games, especially FPSs? He's sick!
The shipyard was a gun free zone? MORE gun control!
There's got to be a reason this guy snapped. Some news reports said he could speak Thai...a very cool skill, imho, that may have opened employment doors for him. We need to find it because he sounds like an every-day Joe Neighbor who has a few oddities, but nothing outwardly outrageous. Nobody wants to go through life constantly seconding the guy next door who waits at the box for the mailman.
We've got "grown women" wearing clothes with teddy bears that could appeal to kids (:koffMileyCyruskoff:), and I dare you to go shopping for a 6-year old girl and not be confronted with a whole lines of slutwear.
This kind of thing is going to happen more frequently. We've got a mess here in Michigan where a male middle school teacher groomed, then repeatedly molested/raped a male student. Someone sent the parents a photo of an act, and it was posted on a porn site. The story just gets sicker from there and largely went unreported until until the school board president and a group of teachers wrote in letters of support of the molester. The garage of the parents was set on fire and the community is divided. Many parents are adamantly against these teachers holding a position and want them fired, but that would cause a union lawsuit and bankrupt the school system.
At least the rapist is going to serve serious time.
Here's one link: http://eagnews.org/father-of-molested-student-talks-about-his-familys-anguish-and-his-outrage-toward -teachers-who-supported-the-pedophile/
If it was a civilian saying this it would be 6 months solitary confinement and an outrageous bail.Sadly, it's not the civilian/government issue that keeps him on the job.Most government employees are unionized. These are the chumps that whined to Congress about having the same health plans as we plebes. They've most likely got an air-tight contract that's completely slanted to preserve this psycho's job (and union dues payments) in all but the most insane of circumstances.IF he gets any kind of punishment, he'll have representation at the table that will insist his extra-curricular activities have no bearing on his work. He could get the Lois Lerner treatment (weeks off with pay AND government network access). Firing this creep could take a very long time and WILL take a lot of lawyering money. And -- I will say the unsaid -- the racial card will be played.
It appears this special charter was proposed or passed in 1916. The revision was made/passed in 1998.
My husband, holder of a MSW +30, a licensed counselor and hypnotherapist, says Obama has all the signs (and background) of a big personality attachment disorder. He's basically the opposite of Bill Clinton. Clinton wanted you to LIKE him, knew how to communicate with a smile, a handshake and at least appeared to care what people thought. Obama isn't afraid to show he's annoyed, bothered and irritated if the press shows the slightest hint of independent thought.
It's a heavy burden, having "those people" question you all the time and ask you for your opinion when you really don't care and just want to know your next tee time.
What's taking the feds so long to play the "We meant well!" card? It works so well in other departments, like funding SNAP, TARP, ACA,etc.
"We Meant Well" absolves them of responsibility and blame because nobody ever asks, "ok, how do we FIX it" and checks to see if it ever happens.
The question nobody will answer:
WHO is going to stop them?
Congress won't. The USCOTUS has to hear a case before they act, and I doubt they'd rule favorably after the Obamacare debacle. Obama either doesn't care or doesn't know enough to care.
They will continue to do it because they CAN.
The NSA is just following the lead of every other governmental money-spender and information-hijacker - "we meant well!"
Welfare, socially manipulative and heavy-handed programs have been using that excuse for decades. It immunizes them from the lazy grubs currently working in mainstream news. "We meant well!" is their best defense and they're using it because it works.
If the NSA just says "we mean well," the press will shrug and look for another rabbit to chase.
Was it with the Detroit News (editorial staff leans conservative, overall business focus), the Detroit Free Press (good investigators, WAY over the edge liberal editorial page), any of the MLive papers or possibly the Oakland Press? FWIW, hope it was one of the Free Press investigators. They do a decent job of keeping bias at bay, especially when documenting corruption. Heaven knows working at covering Detroit, they've got experience...
Mike Rogers is my former congressman; I left his district in 2003. I was less than pleased with my current rep's vote on NSA (MI07, Walberg), and can only hope that Justin Amash decides to run for the DC Senate. Gary Peters is a putz.
I'll keep a sharp eye out for any report. On the bright side, Thomas Cooley Law students (Lansing, MI) got slapped down by the court today. They sued Cooley, wanting a refund for their legal degrees that haven't resulted in jobs.
Pelosi voted against the amendment because "her president" is in charge. The things she griped about during the Bush Administration are all forgiven under Obama. She couldn't risk passage in the House and Senate, which would put Obama in a very uncomfortable position.
"Defunding" is a last Hail Mary to stop deployment of bad legislation.
Guess I'll 'fess right now, if I see any government moles in my yard I'm gonna shoot 'em with my .44. I need the practice and those damn critters are eating my squash leaves.
I'm more likely to run into trouble with coyote of the four-legged variety if I were to venture into the state rec that surrounds my street, but I'll remember to watch for the cameras and drones.
My son got his Occulus Rift set last week. Apparently it can be configured to take your eye correction prescription into consideration.
I'd have to go the Wavefront lasik round than then I'd probably need reading glasses. Maybe someday!


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This continues my theme of (ahem) healthy cakes; you may recall my honey cake from a couple of weeks back that contained no sugar – just a whole jar of honey, well this cake contains no butter! Instead it uses a whole pot of clotted cream, which is known for being low in fat and calories. Don't say anything...just nod and we might get away with it!
If you need proof why you should never read food labelling this is it: my lovely pot of clotted cream told me that one teaspoon (note – teaspoon – not tablespoon) contained 150 calories and a whopping 54% of the recommended daily intake of saturated fats. When I read that horrid label spewing its hate-speak I needed a slice of cake to cheer me up!
Replacing the butter content with cream produces a snowy white cake and the flecks of vanilla looks very pretty in contrast.
The texture is light and spongy and the taste is – as you would imagine – creamy! I'd say that the overall effect was a softer, more delicate cake. I made a very simple strawberry compote to serve with the cake and it worked really well; it elevated the cake to something more elegant.
As it's a holiday weekend I also revisited one of my favourite things I've ever baked – a Rheinish apple tart. I can't believe it was almost two years ago that I made it!
2 eggs
225g caster sugar
1 vanilla pod, seeds only
225g clotted cream
200g self raising flour
Optional: strawberry compote. I bought one box of strawberries, washed and hulled them. Mashed half with a fork and added sugar to taste, then chopped the rest and added them to the mashed ones.
Preheat the oven to 180˚C/fan oven 160˚C/350˚F/Gas mark 4.
Line a 20cm round springform tin with baking paper.
Place the eggs, sugar and vanilla seeds into a bowl and whisk until very thick – almost like a mousse. Don't skimp on this stage.
Stir the clotted cream so that the crust is mixed into the cream and stir it into the egg and sugar mix.
Fold in the flour taking care not to knock air out of the batter.
Spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface.
Bake for approximately 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Leave to cool on a wire rack until it is cool enough to handle, then de-tin and leave to cool completely on the wire rack.
Store in an airtight container.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have created.


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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Black and white
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Law Student
Button-Up: Belk, Crop pants: Ann Taylor, Belt: thrifted, Necklaces: Borrowed/Thrifted, Bracelets: F21, Premier, Watch: Movado, Shoes: Nine West, Bag: c/o Shop Kempt
Today was the first day. I guess the cat is out of the bag. The proverbial cat. Because it would be cruel to place a real cat in a bag. In fact, I wouldn't even have a cat to start with because I'm allergic to cats. Besides that, today was the first day. And of course we know {the mouse in my pocket and I} that there is no better way to prepare for your first day of anything than your old faithful, favorite, gets better with every wash denim shirt and a pair of Ann Taylor pants. Because what doesn't go down smoother with Ann Taylor pants? I'm still alive on the flip side. Just came up from briefing cases for a little air. Actually, I'm taking notes on the pages of the book that were photographed with a camera phone and sent to my email. Sad, but I'd rather be prepared than face another wet my pants {pardon the expression} experience like today. I got called on in the one class that I cannot seem to obtain the book for, despite my continuing efforts {continuing=daily trips to the bookstore to beg for them to get it in soon with pathetic puppy eyes and sob stories}. You know that scene from Legally Blonde where she's completely unprepared? Yeah, I felt like that. I winged an answer with the help of an iPad and a 15-minute in-class brief of the case during the syllabus-explaining session. Whew. First one called on. First day of class. At least I left the room with my dignity intact. And dry pants.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Wedding Shower and the Monster Book of Monsters
Oh and one last bit, these aren't remotely edited. Just pretend they look like they came out of Southern Living for me. K?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The case of Dusty and the onsie
Monday, August 22, 2011
Things we forget to be thankful for...like yoga pants
Jeans: J. Crew, Shoes: Gift from somewhere in Italy, Belt: Buckle, Shirt: Ralph Lauren, Jacket: F21, Scarf: Plato's Closet, Bag: Burbery, Bracelets: F21, Guess, Watch: Movado {Gift}
1. I am thankful that my office was cool enough to allow me to wear this outfit and pretend it was fall all day on Friday. {By the way, pretending it's fall does not make it cooler outside. :(}
2. I am thankful for flat shoes. Like these. And my Sperry's. And my Keds. Even though they make my feet so stinky I can barely stand to be around myself.
3. I am thankful to have made it through my first wedding photography experience with my head still {for the most part} attached. And to have learned some valuable lessons along the way.
4. I am thankful for Tervis tumblers and a constant supply of iceeeay H2O all day long.
5. I am thankful that my bathroom is only about 15 steps away right now because...see above. And I have a bladder the size of a pistachio.
6. I am thankful for the four-legged, furry ball that is sleeping beside me and keeping me company as I edit my insides out.
7. I am thankful for a party to plan this weekend. And another excuse for procrastination.
8. I am thankful that I have tomorrow to do my reading before orientation. Even though I will probably wait until Wednesday morning.
9. I am thankful for the wonderful goodness that is Nutella. It's like Ferrero Rocher on a spoon.
10. I am thankful for yoga pants because they are like a warm, soft hug for your bum. And I'm thankful for long-sleeved tees to go with them. And the fact that I get chilled enough to wear their little selves all year 'round.
Friday, August 19, 2011
The peas to my carrots
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Prep in my step
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What R&B star Chilli wants in a man is Captain Kirk. Well, maybe.
As the girl group TLC singer continues her quest for the ideal mate on a new season of her VH1 reality series "What Chilli Wants," she tells PopcornBiz she briefly thought the new-model Enterprise's topkick might fit her admittedly high-standards list of qualifications.
"At one point I really wanted to meet Chris Pine," Chilli reveals. "He was on the cover of some magazine and I read his article and he was very interesting. But then I thought 'Nah, I think I might just want to admire him.' He was describing something about his personality. It wasn't a bad thing at all, but he's certainly not in a place where he's ready to meet the right girl yet."
U.S. & World
Green or otherwise. Pine does play Starfleet's most swingin' senior officer, after all.
Chilli says she wasn't surprised her search for the right man to marry and have her second child with wasn't completed in the first season. "I had a sneaking suspicion that I'd still be looking, for the simple fact that they were all blind dates," she says of the crop selected for her by relationship advisor Tionna T. Smalls.
"I don't suggest that for anybody, especially not for myself!" Chillia explains. "It's hard for somebody to find that match for you, especially when they don't know you well. Tionna and I had just met and she didn't really know me."
Chilli insists she's always known exactly what she wants in a man, and that's why her standards (as defined by her ever-present list) are so exacting – but men who don't make the cut shouldn't feel judged. "Guys say 'She needs to get rid of that list!' I'm not saying guys who are not like this are not great guys. They're just not what I'm looking for, and that's okay. I know that how I am as a woman, on the inside and the outside, does not work for a lot guys – and I don't take offense to that."


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Giuseppe Bonifazi
Professor Bonifazi is delegate of the dean of the faculty of engineering in the new campus established by the University of Rome, La Sapienza. He is a member of the board of directors of the new university campus, as well as the president of the Area Council of Environmental Engineering in Latina for the coordination of teaching activities. He is the author/coauthor of more than 150 papers presented at international conferences and published in international journals. He trains professionals in the United States and the UK in the field of imaging techniques applied to particle and particulate solids characterization, with particular reference to raw materials (natural and synthetic) and solid waste recyclable related products.
Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar
Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar is vice president, dust & flammability testing and consulting services, Fauske & Associates Inc., Burr Ridge, IL. Dr. Dastidar specializes in chemical process hazards analysis, flammable dusts, liquids & vapors explosion and combustion hazards analysis and testing and electrostatic hazards analysis. He has extensive technical experience performing tests and analyzing data to determine electrostatic hazards, dust explosibility hazards, flammability hazards, thermal stability and reactivity hazards, and hazard analysis and risk mitigation. Dr. Dastidar has published 12 articles and presented at more than 23 conferences. He has a Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Dalhousie University, an M.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Nova Scotia, M.B.A, Management Science, Saint Mary's University, and a B.S., Honors in Chemistry, Dalhousie University.
Vahid Ebadat, PhD
Dr. Ebadat has worked extensively as a process and operational hazards consultant for the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and petrochemical industries. He is a regular speaker at training courses in controlling electrostatic hazards and dust explosions and is a member of NFPA 77, NFPA 654, and ASTM E27. His research has culminated in the publication of industrial guidelines on electrostatic hazards associated with pneumatic transfer and storage of powders and numerous papers and articles. His fields of expertise include: static electricity hazards; dust explosions; gas and vapor explosions; fire/explosions properties of solids, liquids, gases, and mists; chemical handling safety; classification of hazardous areas; and transportation of dangerous goods. Ebadat holds a BS in electrical engineering and a PhD in philosophy, both from Southampton University, UK.
M. G. Jones, PhD
Professor Jones is the head, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle; director, TUNRA Bulk Solids Handling Research Associates (TBS); director, Centre for Bulk Solids and Particulate Technologies (CBSPT), University of Newcastle. He is an expert in the fields of pneumatic conveying, material characterization, fluidization and de-aeration (particularly in relation to prediction of pneumatic conveying performance), gravity flow of solids, and mixing and de-mixing of solids. He is a board member of CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management and a fellow with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Chartered Engineer, UK, and the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and a Chartered Professional Engineer. Jones has authored books, 34 journals, 72 conference publications, and 60 technical reports. He has a BS in mechanical engineering (CNAA) and a PhD (CNAA) from Thames Polytechnic, London.
Eric P. Maynard, MSME
Maynard is an expert on bulk solids handling and processing, including storage, pneumatic and mechanical conveying, blending, and segregation. He is knowledgeable in specialized technologies of crushing, agglomeration, separations, fluidization, dust explosions, electrostatics, and drying. He is a skilled project manager with 13 years of experience in assisting clients in implementing new material-handling systems or retrofitting existing equipment to yield reliable, safe, cost-effective, and efficient operations. Maynard has lectured at dozens of conferences, professional society meetings, and more than 50 private-sector functions. He has authored more than a dozen technical papers that have been published in well-recognized industry periodicals or presented at technical conferences. He holds an MS in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a BS in mechanical engineering from Villanova University.
Don McGlinchey, PhD
Reader | Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
Dr. McGlinchey is a Reader within the School of Engineering and Computing at Glasgow Caledonian University, where he is active in education, research, and consultancy in bulk solids handling. His research interests are in the areas of characterization of bulk solids, gas-solids flow, and multiphase flow modeling. He has carried out major research projects with international collaboration and regularly lectures in Europe and the United States. His work has been presented at international conferences and published in scientific journals. He has acted as a consultant within the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and power-generation industries. He is a member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK; the Institute of Physics, UK; and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Bulk Materials Handling Committee. McGlinchey holds a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK.
David Mills, PhD
An independent consultant on pneumatic conveying, Dr. Mills lectures at Glasgow Caledonian University and acts as a referee on PhD programs for universities around the world. He maintains an association with The Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, where he has lectured since 1980 and has helped to set up extensive pneumatic conveying laboratory facilities. Dr. Mills is currently a visiting professor at the University of Newcastle in Australia and is a worldwide consultant. He also acts as an expert witness in litigation cases. He has been a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the UK since 1968 and has written more than 200 articles for technical journals and conferences. He has been associated with the Powder and Bulk Solids conferences since the first one in 1976. Dr. Mills has a PhD in pneumatic conveying from Thames Polytechnic, London.
Dilip M. Parikh
Dilip M. Parikh is president of DPharma Group Inc., a pharmaceutical technology development and consulting group, Ellicott City, MD. He is an industrial pharmacist and has more than 35 years of industrial experience at major pharmaceutical companies in Canada and the United States in research and development, CGMP-compliant facility planning, construction, manufacturing, and operational management. He is the editor of Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology 2nd edition, has authored numerous scientific publications, and has spoken at worldwide scientific conferences on solid dosage technology development and manufacturing. Parikh is a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). He is also a consultant to Anhydro Pharmaceutical Div., Elkridge, MD.
John R. Pugh, PhD
A professor in the School of Engineering and Computing, Professor Pugh has pursued an interest in instrumentation and measurement for over 30 years, with more than 15 years in the area of instrumentation for bulk solids handling. His current research work is on the development of solids' two-phase mass flow measurement. Pugh is vice president (Learned Society matters) of the Institute of Measurement and Control in the UK, and chair of the Institute's Learned Society Board and Measurement Science and Technology Panel. He is a chartered engineer and fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control, a chartered physicist and fellow of the Institute of Physics, and a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. Pugh has written more than 80 papers and published conference proceedings. He holds a BS in natural philosophy and a PhD in gravitational radiation, both from Glasgow University.
Virendra M. Puri, PhDD
Professor Puri's current work includes teaching, researching, and service within and outside of Penn State University. Teaching includes both undergraduate and graduate courses with a focus on engineering properties and computational modeling. His research focus is on particle and particle systems, computational modeling, and constitutive models. Professor Puri has served on numerous committees during the past 25 years at Penn State and has directly advised 44 graduate students. He is a fellow for the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a Particle Technology Forum of AIChE, and the American Society for Engineering Education. Professor Puri has a BS in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, and an MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware.
Remi Trottier, PhD
Trottier has more than 20 years of experience in particle characterization technology, aerosol science, and air filtration, in both academia and industry. He is the subject matter expert for the implementation of new particulate technologies for lab and in-process measurement. Before joining The Dow Chemical Co., Trottier was a senior scientist at Alcoa Inc. He has been an instructor of the course on particle characterization at the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference/Exhibition for the last 15 years and has authored approximately 20 publications, mostly in particle characterization and filtration, including the article on particle characterization in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Trottier has a PhD in chemical engineering from Loughborough University, UK, and MS and BS degrees in physics from Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
Rick Wynn
Wynn has been the vice president of Wynn Environmental Sales for almost 20 years. He is responsible for engineering and sales of dust collection systems, mist collection systems, and aftermarket filter sales. He has extensive experience with high-performance baghouse and engineered dust collection systems. Difficult applications such as high-temperature, high-vacuum, aggressive chemicals, and other tricky systems are his specialty. Prior to working for Wynn Environmental, he was involved in filter bag sales at BWF America, Florence, KY, and as a baghouse and dust suppression estimator for Johnson March Systems. Wynn has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a U.S. patent for a wet dust collection system.


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You can read more about this discovery covered by the local Fox affiliate here.In the early-mid 1960's the Westield Women's Club embarked in a "beautification project" that resulted in the removal and stacking of the grave markers in the Westfield Old Friends Cemetery on south Union Street. They contacted Conner Prairie and offered them the stones but were told that the museum wasn't interested in any stones with dates of death after 1836. When a few interested citizens learned of the "project" and expressed their dissatisfaction with the treatment of this graveyard the stones were re-set in four rows on the back of the cemetery along with a single marker with the names of all known burials and a marker commemorating the civil war veterans buried there. All of the burials remained in place with no way of determining the exact location of the dead, since the markers ahd been moved from their original locations.
Fast forward to 2010:
The City of Westfield Parks Department has commenced construction of a new park to be named the Old Friends Memorial Park on the property. This will include constructions of walls, trail ways and water fountains. Initial demolition in the northwest end of the property has already yielded intrusion into a grave. A backhoe sits on top of graves ready to disturb more graves. All of this is within the rights of the City of Westfield as a municipality. The Hamilton County Cemetery Commission is initiating action to at least bring a pause to this project for further consideration by the Westfield city government.
If you are interested in genealogy in Hamilton County and share our dismay that a local municipality would show such utter disregard for the remains of our ancestors, please contact the City of Westfield Parks Director, Melody Jones, at (317)804-3100 and share your displeasure with this project. You may write Ms. Jones at 2728 E. 271st Street, Westfield, IN 46074. In an election year, disfavor expressed about an issue like this goes a long way.
Bob GoodeHamilton County Cemetery Commission
So many cemeteries have been lost to time and/or development, and the story about this one hits home because I discovered I had ancestors buried there.
A listing of some of the burials known to have taken place at the cemetery are listed on the Indiana Genweb. Among those buried there are my maternal 5th-great grandparents, John W. and Mary (BARKER) DAVIS.
In looking over the list of names at the cemetery, I see many Quaker names that I recognize as relatives, including: Baldwin, Bales, Barker, Davis, Hiatt, Jessup and Stout.


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Hi Guys - Few Car Pic's & Broken Ariel Q
Nico. replied to Nico.'s topic in Ford Fiesta ClubCheers mate, was hoping I wouldn't have to take the old one off mainly & wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anything... thanks again
Hi Guys - Few Car Pic's & Broken Ariel Q
Nico. posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubNot been on here in a few years so doubt there will be many who remember me from a while back! Thought I would share a few pics of how my fez is these days, just passed her 5th birthday too ;) The Fez The new DRL Headlight Units The obligatory engine bay shot They are mostly the main things, other than that its had speaker upgrades, red lights put in the front footwells, and LED strips wired for the rear footwells, the boot has a light upgrade so you can actually see in there at night, if you hadn't spotted its got red & black gel overlay badges as well as a K&N panel filter and a cone which comes out occasionally! As for the ariel question, I had a bee-sting anti-theft Richbrook ariel, which appeared to do its job as someones tried to steal it but failed, however they have completely ruined the Ariel pulling the threading off (as the picture below will show)... anyone have any ideas if this is fixable without having to get a whole new part? Thanks guys :) Nico.
Can Any One Photoshop Please??
Nico. replied to beatty36's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubi know the above pic, the exhausts are over sized, but my god that looks mean
fitting is easy, they just slot on over a ridge, a screw goes through the plastic and a set of clips hold it to the bodywork... just make sure you get both!
that was my thought, and its buckled abit at the top bending... =/
get them on, keep a fair amount of dirt off the back (not it all though) and, in my opinion improve it a hell of alot at the back and mine were from my local ford garage
thanks for the links mate! being a great hand!! as for the pictures (car was a lil dirty though)
am liking the ball park for the prices there!! but unfortunately i got fogs on mine so them bumpers wouldn't do much help... thanks though!
thanks for all the tips people! unfortunately i been in work today again (made sure i parked in a different place this time!!!), so have not been able to get a picture... my front bumper needed a lil bit of work anyway (scratched from what i could only guess as someone walking past) so it would need fully doing, not just the part(s) damaged, i know someone who does paintwork repairs for a local jag garage, so i may ask him on his opinion, and another who works at a body shop. only issue with a new bumper is the obvious cost though!
St On Top Gear
Nico. replied to slappyhaze's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubanyone cared to think they may have just any plates on them? doubt ford would have sent out a 'fake' st to the biggest car show in the world Edit: an un-released car wouldn't be registered anyway would it
Cracked Front Bumper
Nico. posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubWell after a nice shift at work ending at half 10, come out to my car and find the front bumper is cracked, a line going about 5 inches down from the corner point of the headlamp, and the part where it curves under at the bottom, there is a similar sized gap where the piece has all together fell off.... unfortunately there no camera's or anything to see how this was done... whats my best bet now??? new bumper or could this possibly be fixed at a good body works shop?? everything else is fine from what i can so far see, will try get a picture in better light
My New Drl's
Nico. replied to iNath's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubangel eyes... nice!! will be better see a darker pic though (hint) ;)
Ford Fiesta Annual Maintenance Service
Nico. replied to MisterC's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubdepends when the noise is, if its on start up then its perfectly normal as far as i am aware... and as for the service, i had my oil topped up on my first one as it was border-line low, not quite an oil change but they said it was needed... so best bet is just continue asking
I Want Heated Washer Jets >:(
Nico. replied to b1g_dav3's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubi know someone did a quick cheap job on this ages back, where they cut out the insulation on the engine where the jets are, letting the engine heat get to them which just about worked


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Tigers Tied for 15th After Two Rounds of Red Wolf Intercollegiate
JONESBORO, Ark. – The Tigers battled wet, windy and cold conditions as they played the first 36-holes of the two-day 54-hole ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate. The 21 team, 110 golfer event is being played at the Par-71, 6,565, RidgePointe Country Club.
Host Arkansas State leads the team competition with a 12-over, 580. Tennessee State cut 14 strokes from their first round to their second and is tied for 15th with a 54-over, 622. The Tigers are 14 strokes out of 10th place heading into the final round.
James Stepp leads TSU after the first two rounds and is tied for 22nd at 8-over, while Arkansas State's Easton Key is the top individual at 1-under.
As a team, TSU carded six birdies during the first round and nine in the second. Dallas Hill, James Stepp and Andrew Warner birdied the par-5, 13th during the morning session, while Matt Campbell and Warner on the par-4, 3rd. Hill recorded his second 1-under of the morning on the par-5, 6th and Warner scored on the par-4, 9th.
In the afternoon, Hill and Stepp birdied the par-5, 5th, while Warner scored a two on the par-3, 7th. Stepp recorded two more in the afternoon, the par-4, 14th and par-3, 15th. Blake Burgett was the lone Tiger not to put up a red number on his card through the first 18, but turned it on over the next 18 with birdies on 8, 11, 13 and 18.
Stepp (79-71=150) opened the day with a tap-in birdie on the second hole of play (No. 13). The junior ran into trouble as he scored bogies on six of the next seven holes and ended the first round at 8-over. Stepp found his form in the second round with 12 pars and three birdies to shoot an even-par, 71. Stepp notched back-to-back birdies with a 6-iron to six feet on 14 and a pitching wedge to 20-feet on 15. The Cheatham, Tenn., native reached the green in two on the par-5, 5th and two putted for birdie.
Warner (81-74=155) finished the first round with a 10-over in the first round on five pars and three birdies. On 13, Warner used a gap wedge from 115-yards out to three inches, while knocking it to four feet from 55 yards on No. 3. On the par-4, 9th, the senior landed four feet from the pin as he hit out of a fairway bunker from 120 out.
Warner settled in during the second round and was even-par through 16 holes after dropping a birdie on the par-3, 7th, as hit a pitching wedge from 140-yards to within three feet. Warner finished the second round 3-over after running into issues on the final two holes of the day. The Hendersonville native hit out of bounds on the second to last hole of the day (No. 9) for a double bogey and lost another shot on 10 as his tee shot landed behind a tree. Warner punched out and finished the day at 13-over, tied for 54th place.
Hill (78-85=163) started the day off by hitting a gap wedge to eight feet on the par-5, 13th, for birdie. Hill penciled in six pars over the next 10 holes, including a great save on No. 5, as he hit in the hazard and had to take a drop. The junior stuck an 8-iron a foot away to save par and sit at 3-over. Hill was able to get a stroke back with a birdie on the par-5, 6th as he hit a sand wedge to five feet to move to 2-over through 13 holes. Hill would bogey the final five holes of the morning session to finish 7-over and tied for 49th.
The second round started as the first ended for Hill as he registered just two pars through the first eight holes. Hill found trouble on the third hole (No. 15), hitting a gap wedge up and over a tree to seven feet before two putting. The Nashville product found his groove over the next six holes by carding five pars and a birdie on No. 5. Hill hit 3-wood hybrid lob wedge to a foot of the hole for his lone birdie of the afternoon. Hill hit 10 greens in regulation and 10 fairways.
Burgett (90-74=164) struggled through the first 18-holes with just six pars as he found nine fairways and hit eight greens. Burgett opened round two in the same fashion as the first with a bogey on No. 12, but the sophomore bounced back with his first birdie of the day on No. 13. Burgett earned birdies on No. 18 and No. 8, almost holing out from the fairway leaving a tap in, to sit at 1-over through 15 in the afternoon. The Nashville native concluded the day on a high note with a birdie on No. 11 to finish the second round 3-over, as he hit 11-of-15 fairways and 11 greens.
Campbell (80-87=167) opened with three bogeys and fell to 7-over through the first eight holes. The junior hit driver to 40-yards on No. 3 and used a wedge on his second shot to four feet for his lone birdie. Campbell lost three more strokes to finish 9-over. Campbell secured seven pars during the second round as he added seven strokes from his first round.
The final round will begin with a shotgun start 8:30am on Tuesday Morning.


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What's the best way to figure out how many versions of an operating system are in use? If the software has a place it regularly checks in, that would seem to be a fairly accurate measure, right?
That's how Google has been measuring which versions of Android are in the wild, and reporting the results twice a month on its Developer Dashboard. This helps the people who make apps for Android know where to concentrate their efforts when working on software for a fragmented OS landscape.
But now, Google is changing the way it tracks Android versions. Starting this month, instead of counting automated check-ins to Google servers, the company is only counting user-initiated access to the Play Store. Instead of registering all Android devices in use, it's only counting those owned by people who go hunting for apps or app updates.
Here's how Google puts it:
Note: Beginning in April, 2013, these charts are now built using data collected from each device when the user visits the Google Play Store. Previously, the data was collected when the device simply checked-in to Google servers. We believe the new data more accurately reflects those users who are most engaged in the Android and Google Play ecosystem.
The first report is in, and under this new system the most current version of Android, known as Jelly Bean, has made major gains.
Under this new method, Jelly Bean (versions 4.1.x and 4.2.x) now accounts for 25 percent of Android devices accessing the Play Store. In March, according to Droid Life, that number was 16.5 percent.
The results also show that the most modern versions of Android are in the solid majority. Combined, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean have a 54.5 percent share. And, perhaps most importantly, the number of phones running Gingerbread has fallen to 39.8 percent from 44.2 percent in March. Gingerbread (version 2.3.x) has proven to be the Windows XP of Android, hanging on and forcing developers to maintain compatibility with its increasingly outdated feature set.
You can certainly argue that, in the context of app development, Play Store accesses are a good way to keep an eye on the distribution of Android versions. Developers want to offer apps for people who'll actually download them, and by taking passive Android users out of the numbers, developers have a clearer picture of the true audience for their goods.
But in terms of knowing the actual state of the Android ecosystem, this is less useful. It's not a clear picture of devices in actual use. Those who want to keep the pressure on Google, handset makers and wireless carriers to provide more frequent updates to Android for users now have less potent ammunition.
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Many dachshunds are strong-headed or stubborn, making them a challenge to train. Dachshunds may dig holes in the garden. They have a particularly loud bark, making dachshunds good watchdogs.
Dachshunds are known for their devotion and loyalty to their owners, though they can be standoffish towards strangers. If left alone many dachshunds will whine until they have companionship.
Some dachshunds are prone to separation anxiety and may chew objects in the house to relieve stress.


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- Date: 12/12/2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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A Hanover Township nurse performs FREE health screenings and answers questions/concerns every second Thursday of the month from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Glendale Terrace Apartment Complex in Hanover Park.
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Register with the resource management component to let the camera service know that your application is ready to process buffers.
#include <camera/camera_api.h>
camera_error_t camera_register_resource(camera_handle_t handle)
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The handle returned by a call to the camera_open() function.
At any point in time, it is possible that resources in use by the camera viewfinder may be needed by a higher priority application. When this occurs, the viewfinder will be stopped by the camera service. If buffers are in use by your application when the viewfinder is stopped, this can cause it to crash when memory is unmapped. Your application can request that this unmapping be deferred by calling the camera_register_resource() function.
When resources are needed elsewhere, your application will receive a CAMERA_STATUS_RESOURCENOTAVAIL status event. The application should immediately cease processing all camera buffers and then call the camera_deregister_resource() function to let the camera service know that it can proceed with cleanup. A timeout limits the amount of time your application has before resources will be forcefully revoked, so it is important to clean up as soon as possible.
Note: You can call the camera_register_resource() function more than once if you wish to perform cleanup on multiple threads, but you must call the camera_deregister_resource() function the same number of times when cleaning up.
CAMERA_OK when the function successfully completes, otherwise another camera_error_t value that provides the reason that the call failed.


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Beloved by Mademoiselle Chanel, the opulence of Byzantine art served as muse for this quartet of creamy powder eyeshadows. Copper, taupe, gold and bronze, touched with shimmer and light, create mesmerizing effects. Limited Edition.
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Summary: Direct from the Paris runway: sumptuous gold and ruby makeup shades, inspired by the beauty of Byzantine treasures.
Chanel released pics from its Byzantine-inspired pre-fall 2011 collection and the now the brand has launched a makeup collection inspired by the same theme. Chanel Byzance Collection for Fall 2011 is by far one of my favorite makeup collections for the upcoming season. The makeup shades are super glam that can accentuate any facial feature. The quartet-eyeshadow palette is my favorite because I just love the earthy tones!


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Press Release
From: MDA
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has received a contract for CA$15.8 million from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the preliminary design of an advanced technology solution for NASA's New Frontiers Program�OSIRIS-REx, the next planetary science mission to another celestial body in our solar system. Total contract value for initial phases received to-date are valued at $19 million.
NASA plans to launch a spacecraft in 2016 to study and return an asteroid sample to Earth in 2023. As the spacecraft comes within seven kilometers of the asteroid, MDA's solution will be used to perform comprehensive surface mapping operations that provide topographical maps that will assist in navigating the spacecraft towards the asteroid and identifying potential sample acquisition sites.
This contract builds on MDA's heritage of flight-proven science instruments that have contributed to helping to revolutionize our understanding of the early Solar system, planet formation and the origin of life. MDA announced in June 2010 it was on candidate teams selected by NASA to conduct initial studies for a deep space exploration mission.
The CSA is supporting a Canadian Science team and the development of the science instrument for the Mission.
About MDA
MDA is a global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide.
MDA's business is focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential. In addition, the Company conducts a significant amount of advanced technology development.
MDA's well-established global customer base is served by more than 4,500 employees operating from 11 offices located in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
The Company's common shares trade under the symbol TSX:MDA.
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Before the tech revolution, you might have sent a lock of hair, a printed photo or a perfumed note to a loved one far away.
And of course, you can still do that. Or you can choose from an array of clever high- and low-tech Valentine's Day gifts that send the "I miss you" message.
Consider the pair of table lamps designed by John Harrison and Vanessa Whalen of Wichita, Kansas, that are like a "thinking of you" text message. You each get one lamp, and sync them via Wi-Fi. Then, whenever one of you touches the lamp, its mate will glow. The fixture has an Arts and Crafts esthetic, and the light cycles through an array of soothing hues. Available online at www.uncommongoods.com
Little Riot's Pillow Talk is a set of bracelets and small, cushioned speakers that you each place under your pillow. When synced, the bracelets send your heartbeats to each other so you can fall asleep and wake up to the sound of your loved one's heart.
Another tech gift is a pair of HEY bracelets , which resemble Fitbit. Whenever one of you gives the bracelet a little squeeze, the other feels it on their wrist.
Your grandparents may have told you how thrilling it was to get a telegram back in the day; www.telegramstop.com will print up your message on old-timey-looking telegram paper and mail it to your loved one.
Keep the lovefest going all year long with a monthly subscription gift. Both avid readers? Then http://www.bookofthemonth.com can send a tome to your beloved on a three-, six- or 12-month basis. You pick, or let them pick. There's an option to skip a month if life gets too busy.
Or send your beloved a Note Cube ; it's a small, clear, plastic box full of customized notes. You can have your thoughts — maybe poetry, shared memories or future hopes, up to 60 per cube — nicely printed and sent in under two weeks, worldwide.
The folks at www.paintyourlife.com will turn any photo into an artsy portrait; you choose the medium from a list that includes oil paint, charcoal, watercolour, pencil and pastel.
Find lots of inspiring mugs with messages like "Don't Measure the Distance, Measure My Love," "Miles Apart Together at Heart" and "Love Knows No Distance" at http://www.ldrmagazine.com . Make a map of your two locations for free on LDR Magazine's website, then download and print it onto transfer paper to make a pillow case or cover.
Also on that site are hand-cut paper cards from Cardventure with sentiments like "You're My Favorite Notification" and "It Was Love at First Skype."
Got a bunch of Instagram memories from your last visit together? Shutterfly.com will make up a duvet cover, blanket or pillow with a collage.
If you or your beloved has a signature scent, consider giving jewelry from Vessel Scents of Style with little ceramic beads that you can either infuse with your own fragrance or buy already scented with fragrance or aromatherapy oils. There are unisex pieces, like arrowhead lockets that can go on leather cords and bracelets, as well as more feminine lockets, earrings and rings.
There were a few decades when giving a sweetheart a mix tape was pretty romantic. Now, you can buy a 1 GB USB stick in a retro cassette case at http://www.thehut.com so you can make a nice long playlist.
Or if you're crafty, go to www.instructables.com for directions on making your own, using a USB stick, an old cassette case, a couple of simple hand tools and some tape.
Etsy.com has a plethora of presents for geographically challenged paramours. Keychains and jewelry etched with latitude and longitude co-ordinates make cool personalized gifts for either sex.
Rogue River Jewelry in Rockford, Michigan will etch your personal messages as sound-wave patterns onto tungsten rings; they'll also etch fingerprints. Back Zero Design crafts spiral silver rings and bracelets with the shape of your respective countries or states on each end of the curl.
And Cali Girl Customs in Redding, California, makes keychains personalized with location co-ordinates or initial sets, as well as inspirational messages like "Always remember we are looking at the same moon, under the same stars."
For those far apart from the ones they love, carrying around a heartfelt note on a keepsake might just ease the pangs till they're reunited.


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Six firefighters, four emergency medical personnel and two locals who stopped to help are among the missing.
One person was confirmed killed and another 35 people were missing after an explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that injured 160, flattened houses and devastated the center of the town of West.
The missing included five volunteer firefighters, four emergency medical personnel, an off-duty Dallas firefighter and two local people who stopped to help at the scene of a fire April 17 at Adair Grain Inc.'s fertilizer plant, West Mayor Tommy Muska said in an interview. Other officials previously estimated five to 15 fatalities.
Watch an "AgDay" report on the explosion:
Search-and-rescue crews that had combed the ruins of the World Trade Center after the 2001 attacks were dispatched to the scene, about 80 miles south of Dallas, said Waco Police Sergeant William Patrick Swanton at a news briefing yesterday.
"A lot of lives have been lost and some of them are firefighters," Lisa Muska, the mayor's wife, said in an interview. "We all know each other and care about each other deeply."
The potential death toll could make the Texas explosion the worst U.S industrial catastrophe since April 2010, when 29 coal miners perished in Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia. With the demolished fertilizer facility and some of the surrounding rubble yet to be fully searched yesterday, Swanton said the number of dead might climb.
Explosive Fertilizer
Adair Grain's West Fertilizer Co. handled anhydrous ammonia, a volatile combination of nitrogen and hydrogen that North American farmers inject in liquid form into the soil as a crop nutrient. Adair stored as much as 110,000 pounds (50,000 kilograms) of the chemical, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
State environmental records showed that as of Dec. 31, the plant also held in storage as much as 270 tons (245,000 kilograms) of an ammonia derivative known as ammonium nitrate, a solid fertilizer. The same chemical was used by Timothy McVeigh in 1995 to destroy Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and kill 168 people. It was also used in the Irish Republican Army's 1996 Canary Wharf attack in London.
Ammonium nitrate was responsible for some of the deadliest industrial accidents in the last century, including a 1947 explosion in Texas City, Texas, that killed more than 570, said John Verkade, a chemistry professor at Iowa State University in Ames.
In Cinders
"The ammonium nitrate going off, that certainly could have contributed to the earthshaking," Verkade said. "They must have had a whole cache of that go off if the place is now cinders."
A 2011 inspection of the plant by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration revealed violations of material-handling rules, according to an agency document. The inspector said the company planned to ship anhydrous ammonia in unauthorized cargo tanks, and had failed to develop a security plan for the transportation.
The agency initially proposed a fine of $10,100. It was reduced to $5,250 last year, which the company paid. The agency said in its final order in the matter that the company had addressed the violations and "no further corrective actions are required.'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspected the West plant's risk management plan in March 2006 and found deficiencies. The EPA fined the facility $2,300 in August of that year and directed Adair Grain to correct the shortcomings, Alisha Johnson, an agency spokeswoman, said by e-mail.
'Complete Devastation'
Firefighters in West were already battling a blaze at the plant, and had begun evacuating nearby residents, when it exploded about 7:53 p.m. local time. A nursing home, hospital and two schools are situated within a mile of the facility on the northeast edge of town. Waco, the seat of McClennan County, is about 20 miles south of West.
''I never thought of anything like that happening," said Jenene Picha, who runs the Czech-American Restaurant. Firefighters showed great courage in battling the blaze, she said, and "they knew it was very dangerous out there."
Swanton said the damage to houses ranged "from broken windows to complete devastation." A house-to-house search was still in progress yesterday. A 50-unit apartment complex suffered severe damage, with the interiors of some apartments visible from the street.
"There are homes that are no longer homes," Swanton said yesterday. "There are homes that have been completely flattened."
Crime Scene
While the site was being treated as a crime scene, there were no indications that the fire was intentionally set, Swanton said. Teams of urban search-and-rescue experts known as Texas Task Forces 1 and 2 were deployed, as was a contingent of forensic chemists and explosive specialists from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The federal agents were responsible for determining whether the blast was accidental or criminal, according to a federal official.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board, which looks into industrial chemical accidents, said on its website that a "large investigation team" had been sent to West.
The facility exploded with the force of a small earthquake. Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist at the U.S Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado, said a magnitude 2.1 seismic event had been registered when the blast occurred.
Nursing Home
West's worst-hit areas appeared to be the nursing home and apartment building, Swanton said. After the explosion, images broadcast by KWTX, a Waco television station, showed fires in the ruined plant and in surrounding buildings, and people being treated on a floodlit sports field.
Trooper D.L. Wilson, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, likened the scene at West to the Iraq war and said the apartment complex resembled a "skeleton." A nearby school also was badly damaged, and 133 residents of the West Rest Haven Nursing Home were evacuated, some in wheelchairs.
Wesley Adcock, 29, said he was delivering concrete to a construction site when he saw a mushroom cloud in his rearview mirror. He said he volunteered to ferry victims to hospitals in Waco and helped three people, all from the nursing home.
"The last lady was 95," Adcock said. "She said she was buried in the bathroom when the ceiling collapsed on her."
In Waco, 28 people were admitted to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, Chief Executive Officer Glenn Robinson said. Five were in the intensive care unit, two of them in critical condition, he said.
Puncture Wounds
"We're seeing a lot of lacerations, some puncture wounds," Robinson said. Some patients had broken legs and hips and a handful had head injuries. Nine people with burns were transferred to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
The Texas Secretary of State's office lists Donald R. Adair and Wanda L. Adair as owners and co-directors of Adair Grain, with Donald serving as president and Wanda as vice president. A man who answered a reporter's telephone call to the company declined to identify himself or comment.
Elizabeth Marquez-Perea, who lives a mile north of the plant, said about 50 families occupied Tucker Apartments, the damaged complex close to the facility. She and her three daughters fled after the blast shattered windows in their apartment, she said. "It smelled like gas, a real terrible smell," she said.
About a month ago, a school close to the plant had sent parents a note explaining that children had been moved for the day to a different location because of odors coming from the fertilizer plant, Marquez-Perea said.
Indescribable Sound
Crystal Webb said she was preparing to drive her 7-year-old son from her home near the plant to her mother's place in another part of town when the explosion hit.
"It's an indescribable sound and feeling," said Webb, who spoke to reporters at a makeshift media center outside a cattle- auction barn. "Every window in my home, every door in my home is completely busted."
The blast tore bricks off the outside of her house, Webb said. She and her son were uninjured.
"I'm anxious to get home," Webb said.
The disaster was reminiscent of a 2001 fertilizer-factory explosion in Toulouse, France, that killed at least 30, injured more than 2,000 and caused more than $3 billion in property damage. The plant, owned by a subsidiary of oil producer Total SA, wasn't rebuilt. Two years after the incident, French authorities imposed stricter regulations for ammonia production.
Flight Restriction
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction over West, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday when she appeared before the House Committee on Homeland Security. She said local utilities had turned off service in the area and the Federal Emergency Management Agency had been activated.
President Barack Obama telephoned Texas Governor Rick Perry from Air Force One while on his way to Boston, to offer federal resources that might be needed, said Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman. Obama also told Perry "that his prayers are with the people of West," Earnest said by e-mail.


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Michael Jankosky is not the sort of person you'd expect to find behind the wheel of an executive car. An intense 27-year-old with dark cropped hair, he's an operatic tenor who recently completed a master's degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and he sometimes plays Madame Butterfly on the stereo as he drives fares around. For someone whose job doesn't let him hang out on Twitter all day, Jankosky is also surprisingly knowledgeable about the tech scene. When asked about the most famous passenger he's ever driven, he mentions Jon Rubinstein, the former Palm CEO who helped develop the first iPod at Apple—not exactly a household name, let alone a recognizable face, even to a San Franciscan. "I like to play in the tech bubble," Jankosky says.
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That's entirely fitting, because Jankosky is, in a sense, an employee of a Silicon Valley startup. He gets roughly half of his business through Uber, a service that lets anyone summon an executive car with two presses on a smartphone touchscreen. Uber already has fleets in nine cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Paris, with more coming soon. The official Uber slogan—"Everyone's private driver"—captures much of the service's appeal: Everything from the black executive-style cars to the simple interface to the cashless transactions (customers' credit cards are charged, tips and all, behind the scenes) allows passengers to feel like their personal chauffeur has been idling around the corner. In exchange for that experience, Uber users pay an average of 50 to 75 percent more than a normal cab fare. At the Purple Onion comedy club in North Beach, Jankosky picks up Jabari Davis, a black stand-up who says he uses Uber in part to avoid the racial discrimination that still plagues regular taxi services. "Uber makes me feel like I belong," Davis says. "That kind of service is old-school. It's like I'm a senator for 15 minutes."
For its customers, Uber is a pleasant splurge, but for its drivers the service is a godsend, a ticket to a whole new standard of living. Uber doesn't employ the drivers directly, but what it does is arguably better: It taps into the luxury rides and professional chauffeurs already employed by existing car services. Because of the inefficiency of typical dispatch systems, those cars can be empty for much of the day, even when their owners—sometimes the drivers themselves and sometimes small businesses—would love for them to be carrying fares. (Jankosky's vehicle is part of a seven-car fleet owned by a firm called 7x7 Executive Transportation.) Uber can fill those fallow hours with brilliant efficiency. One San Francisco chauffeur estimates that the work he gets through Uber nets him more than $45 per hour, on average. Another says that his total earnings are now roughly $2,100 a week, with $920 of that coming from the service. Since the cars are already paid for and the drivers want to work, Uber is like found money for everyone: the drivers, the owners, and of course Uber itself, which takes 20 percent off the top of every ride.
What Uber represents is not just a single startup but a new way of thinking about personal resources and infrastructure: the stuff we own, the skills and free time we possess, the untapped potential all around us. One of Uber's investors, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, calls it an example of an "excess capacity" company. "eBay, which lets people sell unneeded stuff from their garages, was the original excess-capacity company," he says. "This is the next generation." If this new model of resource maximization succeeds, it won't just put extra money in the pockets of everyday people like Jankosky and other Uber drivers. It will also change the way we think about work and consumption, with every purchase becoming a potential investment, every idle hour a potential paycheck. In an Uberized world, there will literally be no such thing as a free ride, because every seat will be filled with a paying customer.
Author and entrepreneur Lisa Gansky, in her 2010 book heralding the birth of this new type of business, put forward a metaphor to describe how it works: the "mesh." It's an apt image, because it captures the seamless way that producers and consumers blend together, with transactions happening wherever the resources are available: Everything can be rented or consumed everywhere. Besides Uber, the most impressive of this new generation of startups is undeniably Airbnb, which allows people to rent out their homes or rooms in them; despite a few high-profile snafus (one man had his apartment vandalized by an apparently meth-addled guest), the service has booked more than 5 million overnight stays in its four years of existence. And scores more of these sites are just getting started. There's Getaround for renting out your car, Spinlister for your bike, Parking Panda for your parking space, ToolSpinner for your household tools. And those are in addition to the myriad sites that let you "rent" out your free time by matching your skills with demand: Cherry for car washers, Exec for personal assistants, Rover for dog sitters, and more. (Not to mention TaskRabbit, the catchall work-for-hire site I profiled in issue 19.08.) For resource sharers, all these services offer a way to earn money with minimal effort. For customers, they offer either low prices or, as with Uber, a level of convenience beyond what a more traditional business can offer.
Besides working out liability issues and devising a fair financial split, these services rise or fall on their ability to build a sophisticated software engine that matches buyers to sellers while setting prices on the fly. In Uber's case, the real-time algorithm of its dispatch system first calculates a standard fare, based partly on miles and partly on minutes, in order to fairly price different kinds of trips. Then, during periods of high demand, it raises the fare—what Uber calls surge pricing—in order to avoid "zeros," or times when cars are entirely unavailable.
The other issue all of these services have to deal with is the screening of would-be providers. Uber asks drivers to apply online and then, if they're sufficiently qualified, to go through an in-person interview, including an exam to test basic familiarity with the urban geography (like "Is Fourth Street primarily a one-way street?"). The company is in the process of transitioning from a paper test of 50 questions to an iPad version with far more. In the newer exam, speed matters: Applicants have to answer as many questions as they can in 20 minutes. Drivers who pass get training and a login to the Uber software. The company also offers to provide an iPhone for every car in its network. (The process is similar for Uber "partners," people who own fleets of cars and want to use the company to dole out work during downtimes.)
As with many of these startups, Uber's most avid customers have been other startup types, who often miss out on the kind of perks that in the corporate world would accompany their high-flown titles (CEO, VP, CTO) but whose expense budgets do allow for some extra cab money. Indeed, Uber cofounder Garrett Camp, who also created the web-discovery network StumbleUpon and remains its CEO, hit upon the idea for a car service in 2008 while scheming about how to get around San Francisco in "baller" (his word) style. The solution, he concluded, was for a gang of semi-well-heeled friends to buy a small fleet of cars—"10 S-Classes and a parking garage" would cover it, he figured—and then build a location-enabled app that would let people call for rides. At a web conference in Paris later that year, he ran into Travis Kalanick, who not long before had sold a startup for $19 million. Camp told Kalanick about his idea, and Kalanick convinced Camp that this was a potential company, not just a private club for guys like themselves. The two incorporated the following year, with Kalanick as CEO.
Though Uber won't reveal the exact number of drivers on its system, Kalanick says there are thousands worldwide; in just San Francisco, drivers guess that they number 200 to 300. Once Uber accepts a driver, it sets them up with what's essentially a yield-management system, pricing fares dynamically and handling all payments behind the scenes. Depending on their ownership of the car or arrangement with their employer, drivers take home anywhere from 30 to 80 percent of the total fare. It's not a bad cut, especially when you consider what they would have gotten from that time in the days before Uber: zero.
__"Everybody is making money,"__says Uber driver Carlos Santana (yes, that's his real name). "Even the city is making money, because it's issuing more limo licenses."
That last remark is a dig, because the city of San Francisco—along with just about every other city where Uber has launched—has thrown up roadblocks to the service. In October 2010, when the startup was still called UberCab, the San Francisco transit authority and the California state utilities commission sent it cease-and-desist letters, complaining that the company was sending customers to drivers operating as "taxis" who lacked a taxi permit or license. (This despite the fact that all travel was prearranged instead of hailed on the street, the traditional dividing line between taxis and car services.) Uber's solution was to drop "cab" from its name, and so far that seems to have mollified the city. In Washington, DC, the taxi commissioner has announced plans to "take steps against" the service, purely because its innovative business model fails to qualify it as either of the two things—taxi or car service—that his agency is supposed to regulate.
Uber's users have felt some growing pains too. Despite the fact that the smartphone app displays the surge-pricing multiple when users request a ride, last New Year's Eve brought a wave of shocked customers squawking on social media after bad weather sent some fares to more than six times normal. "While I'm glad I'm home safely, the $107 charge for my @Uber to drive 1.5 miles last night seems insanely excessive," tweeted Aubrey Sabala, Facebook's former head of consumer marketing—not the sort of client that a startup wants to alienate. At some point during the night, Uber bosses did a manual override on the surge pricing and eventually wound up refunding some fares to angry customers. But it seems clear that in the future, if only for PR purposes, the company will need to avoid charging fares that dwarf what riders expect to pay. Uber's essential bet is that it's worth paying extra for guaranteed service even if it gets pricey at high-traffic times.
As for the drivers, they all acknowledge that business has fallen off slightly. At least in San Francisco, the growth in the number of chauffeurs has outstripped the growth in ridership somewhat, causing downtime to tick up a bit and average fares to drop. "In the beginning it was like gold," says Uber driver Marcos Costa, 24, on a particularly slow Presidents' Day weekend. (A disproportionate share of Uber's drivers in San Francisco are from Brazil; the city's Brazilian drivers have clearly helped to bring one another onto the service, and they stay in touch through chat rooms on GroupMe as well as through old-fashioned phone trees.) Costa says that one common route that used to cost $70 now costs more like $40. Karine Mourjan, one of Uber's few female drivers, tells a similar story: "When I first started it was nonstop—beep beep beep," she says. But Mourjan, who spent 16 years as a DHL driver before leaving to chauffeur a black car, still loves the service, and she describes her job as "relaxing." Not only does Uber fill her off hours, but she doesn't have to hustle for those extra fares—the system takes care of everything.
All in all, the company is growing 20 to 30 percent a month, Kalanick says, both in number of trips and total fares paid. Fully 50 percent of the riders who had ever used the service as of March had done so in the previous 30 days—even with the average trip costing a formidable $105. In at least five of the nine cities where it has launched, Uber is already profitable, and the longest it has taken to get profitable in any city has been nine months.
But the biggest testament to its success is the way that Uber, like Google, seems to have entered the small pantheon of startups whose names can be used as verbs. The only question is, how will this new verb play when the service comes to Germany? Kalanick has an answer ready: For the Germans alone, he jokes, he'll call his service Super.
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