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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been on a media crusade to prove his innocence. He wants to deny criminal complaints that he took bids on Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been on a media crusade to prove his innocence. He wants to deny criminal complaints that he took bids on Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
The media blitz won't stop Blago from getting impeached, but it should help solicit interest in his future book, "If I Bid It."
He started Jan. 23 with an analogy that involved a cowboy stealing a horse. His story ended with one cowboy suggesting the suspect be hanged, and another saying the accused horse thief be tried, then hanged. In this analogy, Blagojevich is, of course, the horse's ass.
On Jan. 26, while impeachment proceedings went on in the Illinois Senate, Blago went on "The Today Show," "The View," "Larry King Live," "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader," "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire" and about any other show you can name, all with one message: "The fix was in." Which is funny because that's exactly what we'll all say when Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is in as governor.
He kept telling reporters that if they listened to all the wiretapped conversations, they would see he did nothing wrong. He said he wanted to bring the tapes to the impeachment trial and play them all for the Illinois Senate.
That's an excellent strategy — I mean, listening to the curse words on the tape alone would take up the remainder of his term in office.
True story: During his interview with King, a caller asked him about the required ethics test that Illinois employees must pass. Blagojevich, somehow missing the point of the question, said that the test was easy and that he got 100 percent, so surely she — the caller — could get 110 percent. So his argument for innocence is that he — the one in charge of state ethics reform — knows 10 percent less about ethics than some random caller?
And speaking of saying weird things, attorney Ed Genson resigned from Blago's defense, saying, "I never require a client to do what I say, but I do require a client to listen to what I say."
Is that really the best policy? So he'd be just fine if he told a client to stop stabbing people and the client said, "I hear you loud and clear" between thrusts?
Back to Blago. With his appearance in front of every reporter everywhere, I can't help but be a little offended, feeling like I'm the only reporter he left out. Word is he was trying to get editorial writers to say something positive about him, and I would promise to do that if he sat down for a one-on-one with me. I would even ask him the questions he wants to hear, like "Illinois Senate, what's their problem?" and "Blagojevich 2016?"
But I'm not going to write that unless he comes to the Rockford Register Star News Tower. After all, I've got this column, and I'm not just going to give it away for bleeping nothing.
Kevin Haas is only joking. He can be reached at (815) 544-3452 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A journey through starfields on a search for Star Orion. Bright melodies and vocoders with typical Laserdance bassline. Thanks goes to Marco Rochowski for DJ'ing this Airplay Edit for me from the full length version. :)
Written, Lyrics, Vocals and Produced by Jouni Airaksinen.
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I started writing this song in December 2002 and never finished my version of it (some of you might heard that version). Later in spring/summer 2003 Marco Rochowski wanted to remix and produce the song as he felt it was really a master piece. This Airplay/Radio cut was entry at Assembly 2003 Vocal Music Competition.
Software & Samples used: Magix Midi Studio, Wavelab 4, DMX drummachine, Linndrum.
Hardware used: Yamaha S30+AN plugin, Korg X3, Juno 106. Written by Jouni Airaksinen, Produced/Lyrics/Vocals by Marco Rochowski.
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My entry to Spacesynth.de music 2nd contest in which this song placed 4th. This version is in it's full glory with vocoders and the end climax. I hope you enjoy..
Composed, Produced, Lyrics & Vocals by Jouni Airaksinen.
My entry to the Spacesynth.de 1st music contest in 2005. This song placed 3rd on the contest and now finally available in full length for all of my fans.
AN1x, Juno-106 and JX-8P were used for certain sounds.
Song made during one evening for Mikrobitti 07/2006 music contest. Did not win, but was among the selected ones which are available for download from Mikrobitti's website.
Not sure if this song was ever released, but now it is. This is remix made in autumn 2005 by Mika Torvinen. A trancy spacesynth song.
This was my first remix for the remixing project. This is a re-mixed version of the remix I made back in April - arragment is still the same. I consider this as one of the best remixes I've made. Composed by Kevin Palivec and remixed by Jouni Airaksinen.
Arragement & Mixing: Jouni Airaksinen
Composer: Riku Nuottajärvi
It has been a while since previous free song. Maybe little bit christmas feeling here.. but it wasn't really the intention in the first place. Enjoy..
Composed & Produced by Jouni Airaksinen (feat. Anne)
Sort of change of heart here in form of progressive melodic trance. I'm no pro on this genre and probably crossed several cliches ;) CS6x was used for some sounds.
Written and Produced by Jouni Airaksinen.
Remixed by M.Torvinen
Christmas freebie song. I decided this song is not worthy of my album, so it'll be free for my fans.
Software & Hardware used:
Pro-53, Albino, Poly-850, V-Station, Ravity, Juno-106, CS6x. Samplers and sounfonts.
Composed, Lyrics, Vocals & Produced by Jouni Airaksinen
Blue, the rocket blue, the launch is set for the moon.
Blue, the rocket blue, there is a seat for you too.
This is a remix of Amiga game "Laser Squad" theme music by Matt Furniss (1989). Many thanks for Matt for giving permission to spread this remix freely! Bridge between Spacesynth and Electro-breakbeat. Thanks for Marco Rochowski for sampling the Lore patch from his Korg M1.
Started as a remix however I got so carried away that it became original and more of a inspired song. Maybe little bit enigmatic, but yet melodic, melancholic. Maybe I mix longer version someday.
I made this song completely with Orion's internal synths and effects. Only the drum samples aren't originally part Orion Platinum. Changed Phaser to the new high quality Platinum Phaser (very good analog phaser emulation) in OP5.2. Added some analog FX and Vocoder sequence. Vocoder speech modulator is emulated with Ultran synth and some cutoff/resonance automation to create illusion of more or less random vowels. A bit Jarreish, which you might have guessed from the name already.
Very fast paced Drum & Bass remix by Giana-Brotherz. The remix has been played also live at one of their parties.
More info about Giana-Brotherz in their webpage www.giana-brotherz.com
Okay, I talk about composing 80's synthesizer music in fresh modern way.. except I don't have any spacesynth here. So this song shall open the bank. :) Many thanks goes to Marco Rochowski for sending me the superb Juno-106 bass SoundFont and the great Linndrum kick and snare samples. So, turn up the volume, relax (or dance your heart off, whatever like better) and feel yourself Lost in Space!
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Remix by Calvin "Faceless" Cutts.
Hyperspace trip with eletrobeat. Remix of Accolade's Star Control 2 game Hyperspace soundtrack. Original is 4-channel module composed by Riku Nuottajärvi. Big thanks to him for creating such a great song. It was pleasure to remix this!
Now at OverClocked Remix http://remix.overclock...
[Over 800 downloads! 26th Dec 2003]
This is remix of Mike Alsop's C-64 tune Wizardry. Can also be found from remix.kwed.org (rated 71%/43 votes; 1236 downloads) and from remix.overclocked.org. Original: C-64 Mike Alsop, 1983
On one beatuful day I generated with WaveLab few building blocks which are the base of all analogsounds. Clear sine-, square- and saw-waves not to forget the noise samples. With some help of MadTracker 2 this song was born. My song to Assembly '02 instrumentalcompo.
Pure C-64 music; means the original format is SID. God I love these sounds!
Must say this song was made in a real hurry on the release day. I had started the remix earlier, but the song really got it's form in a couple of hours.. Phew. Quite much Doom-feeling in this one. Not very typical from me, so please take some time to listen and comment :)
Composed by Dan Nicholson and remixed by Jouni Airaksinen.

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Everything dies, as Bruce Springsteen tells us in "Atlantic City." That includes pumpkin ales, which have a special place in the hearts of some of us at the paper.
The seasonal is just about out of season at this point, after we here at Boulder Weekly have tried more than 20 varieties of pumpkin beers, from the sugary-sweet Ace cider to Avery's ridiculously boozy Rumpkin rumbarrel-aged pumpkin ale. But we happened across one final pumpkin ale — it's got to be the last of the season, right? — tucked in among the usual suspects at Avery.
This pumpkin ale, "GORED!," is a pleasant surprise in itself. It's strongly spiced and complex, an excellent farewell to fall now that the entire state has frozen forever.
And since it's hard to order a pint at Avery — how could you zoom in on just one beer when there's a good chance you've never even had six or seven things on the menu? — the BW drinking team loads up on tasters.
I notice after ordering that almost all our beers feature adjuncts, the brewing term for added-in ingredients that contribute flavor. The yeasty and delicious Missionary Position Belgian quad features prominent pineapple; the smooth hand-drawn Choco-Cinnamon Stout does indeed include those two things, though they're subtle; the Bhakti Chai brown features the familiar spiced tea; Out of Mind coffee stout's aftertaste is dominated by java; and the chocolate mint stout is cookie-like.
Dave, an avowed fan of light German lagers, even gets excited about Lilikoi Kepolo, a common sight this year at Avery's taproom.
It's such a strong variety I can't even find space for Old Jubilation, which is always among Colorado's best holiday ales, to the point that I'd even recommend a full 16 ounces. And don't worry, Avery knows that it's dark beer season but it still has five IPAs on tap.
On a Friday afternoon, the tasters stretch out for a lot longer than necessary — and yes, lunch hour beers are necessary. We're working here, after all.
And the whole crew is here because pumpkin ales aren't the only thing reaching their end: It's my last day at the paper and my final trip for the beer tour. Which might explain why The Boss's fatalist lyrics are on my mind.
As much as I've enjoyed the job of writing about beer — although, as I always mention when I describe my job, that's not the only thing I do — it's time to move on.
So we all get four more ounces to buy time to reflect on the beer tour, which at 11 months has now covered about 45 breweries and probably 300 beers. We're recounting our favorite brews — recently, Russian imperial stouts, and more broadly, most things with a unique character — and our favorite stops — opening night for Kettle & Stone, tasting the hottest beer in the known universe with Bob Baile of Twisted Pine, that time we went to BJ's for the beer.
Then my replacement notices the final round of tasters. "I'm seriously starting to wonder if you ever work," Josh says, not just of me but of the whole staff.
That kind of attitude won't fly for a column about beer. I mean, what does he think we're doing?
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Chicago teenagers listened in awe Monday as a black veteran explained how he was treated while serving in theU.S. Air Force sixty years ago — and how it still haunts him.
Because it was a day of service honoringMartin Luther King Jr., the conversation between the high school students in the After School Matters program and a senior from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center naturally shifted toward race relations.
Harold Bellamy, 78, who from 1951 to 1955 was stationed stateside onU.S. militarybases — mostly in the South — recalled how he wasn't allowed on certain buses in South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana, and how he was turned away from a bowling alley because of the color of his skin.
It wasn't until years later Bellamy said he was able to deal with the emotions he felt at that time.
"It took me 49 years to re-live my experiences," he said, adding that just last year he was upset by having to leave a bowling alley due to overcrowding.
The discussion at the Chicago Cultural Center is part of the statewide Generations Serving Generations program, in which students will spend the next several months recording stories of World War II veterans.
Joyce Gallagher, director of the Chicago Area Agency on Aging, said the program is intended to develop a mutual understanding between generations, and fits in with King's message of community service.
The project will also give the voices of an aging generation of veterans a permanent historical record, said John Holton, director of the Illinois Department on Aging.
"Unfortunately, we lose veterans every day, and we lose their stories," he said.
Elizabeth Ortiz, a 16-year-old junior at Perspectives Charter School, said she was excited to begin the project and was moved by Bellamy's account of military service.
"I felt emotional with him," she said. "I have an uncle who is a veteran. I wondered why he never talked about what he went through."
Jada Rouselle, a 16-year-old sophomore at Young Women's Leadership Charter School, said Monday was the first time she's talked face-to-face with a veteran. It was rewarding "to hear and feel his emotion," she said.
Forming a relationship between teenagers and the senior veterans is "extremely important" because there often aren't opportunities for the groups to interact, said Tobias Emms, director of programs at After School Matters.
"They're going to learn a lot from each other," he said.
The upcoming project will reward veterans as much as the teens, said Jason Ferguson, 46, a recreational therapist at Jesse Brown. A veteran himself, Ferguson said talking about war experiences is healing.
In another Chicago event honoring King on Monday, Gov. Pat Quinn joined several politicians at a breakfast hosted by the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, which raised scholarship money for students across the country.
The Democratic governor said it was a fitting cause to honor the late civil rights leader, who was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
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"We know that Dr. King was an educated man, he believed in education, he believed in children and going to school," Quinn said. "And so giving money here today for scholarships, I think, is a very important cause."
Quinn told of his visit to Resurrection City when he was a freshman at Georgetown University in 1968, the name given to the encampment set up by King's followers on the National Mall to bring attention to the plight of the nation's poor.
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Polygamists of Colorado City, Utah, you're not alone. Seems quite a few people are poly-marrying out there (only, doing it with people who are of marrying age—Warren Jeffs, take note!).
Leave it to Babble to find Miriam Axel-Lute, a "polyamorist" with a wife, a husband, a baby, and an essay called "And Baby Makes Four." She is keen to stress that her family is just the same as anyone else's. And she doesn't get why people always want to know about the sleeping arrangements.
To wit:
It used to be that the most common questions we got when we explained our relationship involved jealousy (not a problem, but an understandable question) or sleeping arrangements (why this is so often the first thing people think of is beyond me).I know, Miriam. Wacky weirdos we are wanting to know about those sleeping arrangements when what we really should be asking is who takes out the garbage and how the health insurance plan works.
Now I'm not judging the three-way. Not judging, just laughing. Hard enough to find one person committed enough to you in life, but two? You've got to be seriously foxy-looking for that one, thinks I. But Miriam has a little purple hat on when I find her picture. And well, you all know how I feel about purple.
Still. A free world. You are free to wear purple and triple-commit and multiply fifty ways from Sunday. For now. But I hope the law will soon tighten up on this sort of thing. Because it's immoral. Indeed, I dream of the day when purple will be outlawed in America.
p.s. Apologies for blog-neglect. Terrible illnesses abounding in this home. Stay tuned for upcoming report on how Crabmommy accidentally killed the Precious "Bangy" (security blanket/lovey thing). And Monday sees new posts at Cookie, yadda yadda ya.


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Appleseed invites San Diego area home schooling families to spend a weekend learning how to properly shoot rifles and talk about the American Revolution, and its impact on 18th century families. No previous shooting experience is necessary, and safety procedures will be explained at the start of the event. Throughout the day, rifles are handled under supervised, controlled conditions. Each shooting participant will need to bring a rifle, but people do not have to shoot to attend.
New England communities paid heavily to win the Liberty that we know and enjoy, such as our right to keep and bear arms. Over the course of the weekend, you'll hear their stories- of the brave young drummer boy William Diamond, and also how the industrious Barrett family daughters of Concord helped in their town's defense. We'll talk about the people, of great historical prominence and of lesser, who started our nation.
The next San Diego area event will be held at the South Bay Rod and Gun Club in Dulzura, CA on the weekend of October 31-Nov1, 2009.
Dulzura, CA event and sign-up information here:
If you don't live near San Diego, not to worry- the Appleseed Project is nationwide, and you may locate events near your family here:
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Today's post, inspired by the SAT Question of the Day for 3/11/12 offers us another opportunity to remind you of one of the few remaining truly magical test-taking techniques: Plugging In!
Plugging in is one of the best ways to take advantage of any multiple choice question involving algebra. It offers us the opportunity to avoid algebra and use numbers to solve the exact same questions. By avoiding the algebra we are able to circumvent the machinations of the test writers and eschew the traps they set for the unwary.
Quick tips about plugging in:
When to plug in
On of the most important things to learn is when you can and when you can't plug in. If you can't identify plugging opportunities than knowing the great technique won't help you at all! Here is when you do it:
1. Anytime you have variables in the answer choices
2. Anytime you have the burning desire to create an algebriac equation
3. Anytime you have unknowns in the questions and fractions or percents in the choices
How to plug in
In order to plug in you must do 3 simple things:
1. Replace the unknowns in the question with a value that works easily in the problem.
2. Solve t he problem using the numbers rather than the variable
3. Write down what number is your answer
4. Replace the variable in the answer choices with the values you assigned it until you have the number you wrote down in 3.
If you follow the steps above, every SAT question and every multiple choice algebra question will get easier. Plugging in is so useful that we'd go so far to say that if your tutor or course doesn't bring up plugging in than you should run away screaming because that's not a real test prep class!
Now to apply this new found power to the tough question above. The first thing to recognize is that you are looking for the formula that works to give each value in the sequence so n represents the position in the sequence not the value (meaning for the first time n = 1 not 8). If we keep this in mind we can simply test out the equations and figure out which works. Another important tip here is to remember that the SAT rarely, if ever, gives useless numbers, so since they gave three values in the sequence it's safest to test several of them before you decide a choice is valid. Let's check that out:
If we tried the first term that means n = 1
(A) is 2(1) + 6 = 8
thus this choice is possible and we should keep trying (choices (B), (C), and (D) also work), because (E) gives us 6(1) + 5 (or 11) it does not give us 8 as it should and is thus not possible so eliminate (E).
If we try the third term than n = 3.
(A) 2(3) + 6 does not equal 14 so eliminate
(B) 3(3) + 5 DOES equal 14 so KEEP
(C) 5(3) + 3 does not equal 14 so eliminate
(D) 6(3) + 2 does not equal 14 so eliminate
(E) was already eliminated so there is no need to try it again.
Now with a little easy plugging you get correct a question that ostensibly only 44% of the kids in the world get right! Remember to plug in on the SAT! Good luck and for more tips check out our classes and free online information sessions.


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OK, this is late. Google Reader decided to quit working last night. But this is edition 50, IIRC. But let's not rest on our laurels.
Beginning with posts on national topics. silent e has a question at silent e speaks now that administrations have changed. I can answer it. No. We've got at least one more year.
Dad29 opines that Obama calling out Rush Limbaugh a rookie mistake. He's right. He only increased Rush's audience. James Rowen has the tack Obama should take.
At Wigderson Library & Pub, James Wigderson has some points to make about living and blogging in the Obama era. That's what I'll try to follow. Will I criticize? Yes. But I'll try not to nit pick. I hope my readers will never find Obama Derangement Syndrome here.
MommaBlogger at Homemaker's Guide to the Galaxy has some info on CPSIA. I hear libraries will feel the effects also.
Dan Diebert shares at The D Spot a picture that belies the enviro-consciousness of the president's followers.
Kyle Prast links to a thought-provoking pro-life ad at Practically Speaking.
A little bit closer to home Concernedcitizen lets us know he's still at Skeptics Anonymous. The usual suspects are at fault for his lack of posting. It happens.
Huckleberry Dumbell crowns his Bonehead of the Day, the Oconomowoc Common Council. You can read why at The Spring City Chronicle.
Dave posts about a lunch at Sprizzo's at Five Points Blog.
Alexander at A Little off Main has a name for Republicans who are fine with the stimulus increase government spending and want their share–RINO.
Linda Richter at Inside New Berlin notes the return of Jefferson Davis and Ted Wysocki.
The Asian Badger gives some perspective on Flight 1549 and links to FL390 where the Airbus 320 pilot who blogs there gives even more perspective.
Finally, a couple of miscellaneous posts. First, Byron Houlgrave has a nice sports shot.
At Fairly Conservative, Cindy Kilkenny links to a couple of piece's that would be worth a read by all of us. Unfortunately, the title played havoc with my internet filter as did the title of one of the articles.
And Scott Feldstein brings us home with some nice thoughts on reading to kids.
That's it for this edition. If you have posts from last week you think should be here, note the link in the comments. Also if you see something for next week's carnival, place a link in the comments here.


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Middle Tennessee mandolinist Andrew Buckner takes us on a journey with an original tune "Coffee and a Good Book" played beautifully on his TKD F5 Eagle mandolin.
Andrew has recorded three, full-length albums with the band Steel Bridge and still performs regularly with the group. In the fall of 2012, Andrew worked briefly as a guitarist with the band Wisewater featuring Forrest O'Connor, and


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Johns Hopkins Dermatology
I will attempt to clarify what we know about the antibody response in various forms of pemphigus and how the distribution of the targeted antigens affects the location of lesions. The synthesis of this work has been proposed by Dr. John Stanley, with key published advances from Dr. Masa Amagai and Mai Mahoney, Ph.D., P. Koch and others. John Stanley refers to his concept as the "desmoglein compensation hypothesis". The key to this hypothesis is the desmogleins (pemphigus antigens) are key adhesion molecules that keep cells attached to each other. In some areas of the body, there are two desmogleins present, and both have to be damaged to cause cell detachment – in some areas only one desmoglein may be present at some level in the skin or mucous membrane, and there only one desmoglein has to be damaged to cause cell detachment.


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Tracks reopen as derailment, explosion investigation continues
Details released in train derailment; Truck co.'s unsafe driving record revealed
Federal investigators have released more details about the CSX train derailment, fire and explosion in Rosedale on Tuesday that show how fast the train was going, whether it was able to warn the trash truck it hit and how long after the crash the explosion happened.
A new video from CCTV from www.trailer.net showed the moment the train hit the garbage truck.
Crews spent all day Wednesday removing parts of the mangled train from the tracks at the crash scene, as National Transportation Safety Board investigators took their time piecing together details of what happened in the seconds before the collision and the explosion that was felt for miles.
CSX officials said Friday that rail service at the crash site was restored to both tracks by late Thursday night.
The NTSB said CSX estimated there was $120,000 in track damage and about $500,000 in damaged equipment. That doesn't include the cost of what it will take to clean up and repair the damaged warehouses.
"The surveillance camera and the track image recorder, they are both good-quality video, and they are color video," said NTSB member Robert Sumwalt.
Investigators said the video from a nearby warehouse and the recorders from the train reveal that the train was going about 49 mph and that it blew its horn three times, with the third horn blowing upon impact with the truck.
Baltimore County police told 11 News that the truck was in motion traveling north on Lake Drive when the train struck its back right end. Police said a majority of the truck was off the tracks at the time.
The collision happened around 2 p.m. At 2:05 p.m., the Baltimore City Fire Hazardous Materials Unit gave the Maryland Department of the Environment a heads up about the derailment and potential environmental impact.
Around that same time, Baltimore County contacted the Maryland Emergency Management Agency explaining the situation.
At 2:30 p.m., CSX faxed to MDE what is known as a consist list -- a manifest, including a layout of the train, the ID numbers and contents of each car.
MDE sent five people to the scene armed with these facts. MDE officials said when their crew arrived in Baltimore County, officials had already received the same information.
Reached by phone two hours after the incident, a top aide to Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said emergency crews didn't know what the train carried or what was burning.
During press briefings around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Baltimore County fire officials said they were still working on determining what the train carried.
"Two cars that are on fire -- our people are working with CSX to identify the product on the cars so we can determine how to best mitigate the incident," Baltimore County Fire Chief John Hohman said at the time.
"CSX indicates there are not toxic inhalants, so we do not believe there is any substantial risk to the community," Kamenetz said at the time.
Hohman told reporters he was unsure of what actual chemicals the trains contained.
MDE officials cautioned Thursday against a rush to judgment because Baltimore County needed to verify the contents. They put together a team that went on three recon missions. Officials said the fire burned off some of the stenciled ID numbers, and the train cars became scrambled out of order, which also made confirmation a challenge. Responders also needed to talk with train personnel to find out if the chemicals that started out on the train at its original destination were still on it.
According to CSX official Gary Sease, a train car carrying sodium chlorate, a bleaching agent in paper production, is the one that exploded. That explosion ignited another car carrying terephthalic acid, which is used to make polyester and plastic bottles.
The explosion came five minutes and 23 seconds after the crash, the NTSB said.
"The train crews placed it into emergency, and 4,244 feet later, the train came to a stop," Sumwalt said at a news conference Wednesday.
NTSB to probe safety record of truck driver's company
The injured truck driver, John Alban Jr., owns a company near the crash site. Investigators said that he uses the track crossing often. Alban, a retired county firefighter, was taken to Shock Trauma with serious injuries.
"We will be documenting and measuring and sketching out what that grade crossing looks like to see if there could have been obstructions to visibility," Sumwalt said. "We will obtain cellphone records from the driver of the truck, as well as from the operators of the train."
The U.S. Department of Transportation found a number of red flags in Alban's record. The NTSB is also looking at the safety record of Alban Waste LLC.
"This company does have a higher than average number of vehicles out-of-service violations," Sumwalt said.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Alban Waste LLC has an unsafe driving percentage of 90.2 percent. The U.S. Department of Transportation threshold is 65 percent, which is so poor that the feds put out word that company vehicles may be flagged for a roadside inspection or intervention action.
"We have plans to interview the driver of the truck when he's available, and we've obtained blood samples," Sumwalt said Thursday.
The blood sample is standard operating procedure to check for drug or alcohol content. Alban has a history of problems regarding his personal driving record.
According to public traffic court records, Alban has been found guilty of using a cellphone while driving, failing to secure the roll-off feature of his trash container truck, operating the truck without the required emergency equipment on the vehicle's power unit, and he has been found guilty of speeding twice.
NTSB officials said they would inspect the truck, including its brakes, electrical controls and the engine. They're also going to interview the crew from the train.
The locomotive has a camera on the front. NTSB investigators will go through it frame by frame to see whether the driver was distracted.
Officials said they expect the investigation into the crash to last for months.
Meanwhile, people who live within miles of the blast site are still cleaning up, too.
"The problem is it's all tiny shards of glass, and it's down inside the grass," said Rosedale resident Brian Hunter, who spent Wednesday picking up little pieces of glass that were remnants of the eight windows that were blown out of his home.
He said he's made progress, but there's still a lot to do and a lot of questions.
"I put in a claim and, as far as I know, I'm going to have a $250 deductible that I'm going to have to meet. Hopefully I'll hear something from CSX," Hunter said.
Meanwhile, the CSX Community Outreach Center that was set up after the incident remains open at the Country Inn & Suites Harbour Meeting Room at 8825 Yellow Brick Road to work with affected residents and to assist property owners with damage. Anyone who needs help should contact CSX by going to the outreach center or by calling 877-835-5279.
CSX said it has collected air, water and soil samples from the site and will share the results with public agencies as soon as they're available.
The train operator said it plans to begin working to repair the tracks once the NTSB says it can do so. Customers are being advised to expect 24-36 hour delays on rail traffic passing through the area. Some freight is being rerouted around the site.


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Seat Ateca | 1.5 TSI EVO FR [EZ] 5dr DSG
Seat Ateca Overview
I would like all maintenance and service costs included
Initial Rental (Personal)
£2,731.32 inc VAT
Initial Rental (Business)
£2,276.10 ex VAT
Contract Length
48 Months
Processing fee
£199.99 ex VAT
Standard Options
- Dark tinted rear windows
- Front and rear electric windows
- Rear wash/wipe
- Automatic post collision braking
- Electronic parking brake with auto hold
- Electronic stability control
- Hill hold control
- Traction control
- Comfort suspension
- 3.5" driver's display
- Cruise control
- Driver alert system
- Front assist city emergency braking and pedestrian protection
- Power assist steering
- SEAT drive profile with driving experience button
- Self parking functionality (includes front and rear parking sensors)
- Remote fuel flap release
- SEAT logo boot release
- 'Lights On' warning buzzer
- Digital clock
- Full Link Smartphone Integration with Mirror Link, Apple Car Play, Google Android Auto
- Low fuel warning light
- Multi function display
- Outside temperature gauge
- RPM counter
- Satellite navigation system
- Trip computer
- Auto dimming rear view mirror
- Body colour door mirrors
- Door mirrors with welcome light silhouette
- Electric adjustable/heated/folding door mirrors
- Chrome interior detailing
- SEAT USB media cable
- Steering wheel mounted audio/phone controls
- Aluminium front door sills
- Armrest with air outlet in rear
- Body colour bumpers
- Body colour door handles
- Body coloured wheel arches
- Chrome front grille frame
- Chrome roof rails
- Chrome side window trim
- Front grille in glossy black
- Illuminated aluminium front door sill with trim logo
- Metallic paint
- Rear spoiler
- Twin chromed exhaust pipes
- Visible dual exhaust pipes
- Auto headlights with automatic coming and leaving home function
- Full LED headlights
- LED daytime running lights
- LED front fog lights
- Rear fog lights
- Rear LED tail lights
- Dual zone climate control
- 12v socket in front
- 4 Lashing eyes in boot
- Adjustable front armrest with storage compartment
- Aluminium pedals
- Black roof lining
- Frameless interior mirror
- Front cupholders
- Gear shift indicator
- Illuminated glovebox
- Leather steering wheel and gear knob
- Microsuede upholstery with front sports seats
- Steering wheel gearshift paddles
- Storage box under drivers seat
- Storage compartment in roof console for sunglass
- Ambient spot lighting and front footwell illumination
- Front courtesy lights
- Front reading lights
- Illuminated boot
- Instrument lighting with brightness control
- Multicoloured ambient lighting with LED interior illumination
- Rear reading lights
- Convenience pack - Ateca
- Navigation system pack - Ateca
- 3x3 point rear seatbelts
- Driver/Front Passenger airbags
- Drivers knee airbag
- Front and rear seatbelt reminder
- Front passenger airbag deactivation
- Front side airbags
- Tiredness recognition system
- Twin Curtain Airbags
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- 60/40 split folding rear seat
- Driver and passenger seats, height-adjustable, with lumbar adjustment and height-adjustable headrests
- Front and rear head restraints
- Front seat back storage pockets
- ISOFIX points in outer rear seats with top tether anchorage points
- Rear armrest and easy back seat release mechanism from boot
- 2 folding remote keys with window open/close function
- Immobiliser
- Locking wheel bolts
- Remote central locking
- Volumetric alarm with back up horn
- XDS electronic differential lock
- Driver and passenger sun visor, covered and illuminated mirror, driver sun visor with card holder
- 18" Performance alloy wheels
- Tyre repair kit
Technical Options
- HC+NOx: N
- NOx: 0.02
- Particles: N
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
- Bore: 74.5
- Catalytic Convertor: True
- Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 4
- Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
- Fuel Type: TURBO INJECTION
- Gears: 7 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 16
- Stroke: 85.9
- Valve gear: DOHC
- EC: True
- EC Combined: 52.3
- EC Extra Urban: 58.9
- EC Urban: 42.8
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - Max: 8.8
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium - Min: 6.5
- WLTP - MPG - Comb: 5.9
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Max: 7.2
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Min: 6.9
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Min: 6.9
- WLTP - MPG - Medium: 7.3
- Any aspect of the vehicles safety cause concern?: Data Not Available
- Based On ID: N
- Coin Description: TSI EVO
- Coin Series: FR [EZ]
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 60
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 5
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 150
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 1.5
- NCAP Safety Assist %: M1
- Service Interval Frequency - Months: 93
- Special Edition: Data Not Available
- Special Order: Data Not Available
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 60000
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months: 71
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage: 84
- 0 to 60: Data Not Available
- 0 to 62: 8.6
- Engine Power KW: 110
- Engine Power RPM: 5000
- Engine Torque LBS.FT: 184
- Engine Torque MKG: 25.5
- Engine Torque NM: 250
- Engine Torque RPM: 1500
- PS: True
- Top Speed: 123
- Alloys?: True
- Space Saver?: Data Not Available
- Tyre Size Front: 215/50 R18
- Tyre Size Rear: 215/50 R18
- Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style: PERFORMANCE
- Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
- Height: 1601
- Height (including roof rails): 1615
- Length: 4363
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 10.8
- Wheelbase: 2638
- Width (excluding mirrors): 1841
- Width (including mirrors): 2078
- Boot Capacity Saloons: 510
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 50
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 1920
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 1800
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 680
- Minimum Kerbweight: 1295
- No. of Seats: 5
- Payload: 625
Seat Ateca WHERE IT'S AT? (82/100)
SEAT's first Crossover, the family-sized Ateca, directly targets Nissan's Qashqai in this growing segment and looks a strong proposition. Jonathan Crouch checks out what's on offer.
Ten Second Review
SEAT's Ateca looks a strong proposition in the family Crossover segment. It's well priced, sharply-styled and offers the sporty feel the sector seems to want. In fact, you wonder why it took the Spanish brand so long to bring us a car like this.
Not before time, the Volkswagen Group is properly getting on board with the current market preference for Qashqai-style Crossover models. We'll see a whole series of cars like this from the conglomerate over the next few years: here's SEAT's take on the concept, the Ateca. Named after a traditional Spanish town, the Ateca shares much with its Volkswagen Tiguan cousin but, says SEAT, offers a sportier, more lifestyle-orientated approach to this kind of car. And a more affordable one too. Sounds promising.
Driving Experience
The Ateca delivers a line-up of petrol and diesel engines ranging in power from 115 to 190PS, with the initial range built around three petrol units and three diesels. Things kick off with a 1.0-litre TSI 115PS Ecomotive petrol variant that sits just below a 150PS 1.4-litre TSI EcoTSI option, plus there's a 2.0 TSI 190PS powerplant. Diesel models start with the 1.6-litre TDI 115PS derivative, plus there are also 150 and 190PS versions of the Volkswagen Group's familiar 2.0-litre TDI diesel. 2.0 TDI 150PS buyers get the option of DSG auto transmission and '4Drive' 4WD, but if you go for the top 190PS variant, you have to have both. We expect the 2.0 TDI diesel engine to be the one many buyers will target and it's a strong engine that pulls willingly from low speeds, though isn't the most refined powerplant of its kind. The Ateca rides firmly - in line with SEAT's preference to make it 'sporty': that's something potential buyers will need to like. The lofty driving position will please them, as will the way that all the major controls are clustered around you. Not so good are the thick, angled C-pillars that block rear three-quarter vision. An optional park assist system and birds-eye camera help with tight spaces.
Design and Build
Under skin, the Ateca sits on the same MQB platform as its more conventional Leon stablemate and uses most of the same mechanicals found in Volkswagen's very similar Tiguan model. Inside, it's also very similar to the Leon - which is no bad thing. The fit and finish is of high quality, though the plastics get scratchier the farther down you go. In the front, there's decent room for two adults on supportive seats. It's the same in the back, though it's disappointing to find that the rear seats don't slide or recline like they do in the Volkswagen Tiguan. The boot's a bit smaller than that pricier Volkswagen rival model too, though will easily swallow a couple of big cases and a pushchair. You access it via a tailgate offering the option of power operation: it's one of those you can activate by waving your foot beneath the bumper.
Market and Model
Ateca's pricing starts from around £18,000 and there's a choice of four trim levels - 'S', 'SE', 'FR' and range-topping 'XCELLENCE' where variants sit in the £24,000 to £30,000 bracket. Standard equipment across the range includes air conditioning, a 'Media System Touch' five-inch touchscreen with USB and SD connectivity, a leather steering wheel and gearknob, plus split-folding rear seats with reclining function. On the outside, there are 16-inch 'Design' alloy wheels and LED daytime running lights. The mid-range 'SE' version features upgraded infotainment and an eight-speaker stereo and larger 17-inch wheels. And 'XCELLENCE' models include a Connectivity Hub with a wireless 'phone charger, plus the 'SEAT Drive Profile' system that allows you to tweak steering feel, throttle response and gearchange timings to suit the way you want to drive. The extensive array of technology options extends from full-LED headlights to a broad portfolio of assistance systems, like an innovative Traffic Jam Assist set-up and an Emergency Assist feature, to a package of latest-generation infotainment systems with eight-inch touchscreens and Full Link connectivity. The infotainment screen functions with MirrorLink and Apple CarPlay connectivity and the system will also read out new text, Twitter and Facebook messages and let you dictate a reply. It's even got the capability to let you set up your own screen gestures to shortcut to your most popular commands.
Cost of Ownership
Typical Ateca owners will go for the economical diesel models but even the petrol variants should be relatively frugal thanks to advanced TSI technology. The 1.0 TSI Ecomotive variant puts out a very reasonable 123g/km of CO2, while the 1.4-litre EcoTSI powerplant delivers a 125g/km CO2 reading. Switch to diesel and the 1.6 TDI Ecomotive derivative manages 112g/km. Expect the volume 2.0 TDI diesel 150PS model to deliver nearly 60mpg on the combined cycle and a CO2 return of 114g/km in 2WD manual form. There's no real penalty for choosing the super-smooth DSG automatic gearbox either. Go for the 190PS 2.0 TDI version that has auto and '4Drive'' as standard and you're looking at 131g/km and a fuel return very little affected. What else? Well there's SEAT's usual three year/60,000 mile warranty. That's unexceptional when rivals like Toyota and Hyundai offer five years of cover as standard and Kia offers up to seven years. However, the SEAT deal is extendable, so you might be able to negotiate on that. And it includes two years of Europe-wide roadside assistance.
SEAT's first effort in this segment looks to have been worth waiting for. The Ateca isn't quite the size of a Tiguan - but then it's much more affordable. And there's a dash of spirit and character here that we think potential customers will like. In summary, if you were just about to buy a Nissan Qashqai or something similar, an Ateca is certainly worth a look.
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ESA astronaut Frank De Winne to spend six months on the ISS in 2009
ESA PR 09-2008. With the Columbus mission well under way, the space station programme has assigned crews for the next flight opportunities. Belgian ESA astronaut Frank De Winne joins Expedition 19 and will spend six months on the ISS in 2009. In May 2009, he will fly together with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS.
The arrival of Frank De Winne and his two crewmates will for the first time expand the station's crew size to six. They will join Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, the Expedition 19 commander, and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott. By then, the Japanese Kibo laboratory will also be attached to the ISS.
Frank De Winne has been back-up for French ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts for the ongoing Columbus mission. Like Eyharts, De Winne trained on the Shuttle, the ISS and on Columbus and the ATV. He is therefore already very familiar with those spacecraft. Moreover, he spent 12 days in space and onboard the ISS in 2002 for ESA and Belgium's Odissea mission. On 30 October 2002, he launched with the new Russian Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan; during that mission, Frank De Winne carried out a complete package of scientific experiments, technology demonstrations and education activities.
The back-up for Frank De Winne for the second European long-term mission to the ISS in May 2009 will be André Kuipers, ESA astronaut of Dutch nationality. Kuipers has also already been to the ISS. He flew in April 2004 on the Russian Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft and spent 12 days in space during the Delta mission. Like De Winne he conducted a fully-fledged package of scientific experiments, technology demonstrations and education activities.
Once the European Columbus laboratory has been attached to the ISS, ESA will not only be an essential operational partner in the ISS, but will also have a 8.3% share in the station's resources. The corresponding share in crew time allows ESA to send one European astronaut for a six-month stay on the ISS every second year. Frank De Winne's flight is based on this part of the agreement between the ISS programme partners. He will conduct scientific experiments, technology demonstrations and educational activities during his stay on the ISS, along with various operational tasks on all the station's international elements.
For further information:
ESA Media Relations Office
Communication and Knowledge Department
Tel: + 33 1 5369 7299
Fax: + 33 1 5369 7690