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That was a very good, illustrated entry. While I think Richard's ideas have to be tried and tested, the side of me fed up with the lack of public transport in Auckland and seeing one of the best settings in the world being spoilt by shoddy, third-class building says...
Let him at it.
Can it be any worse than it is now? I very much doubt so. Listening to Richard, there's a rich vein of practicality flowing through his argument. Listening to others, there's only fear of lower property values and general ignorance resounding.
There's no train or motorway to the airport in Auckland.
There's no footbridge across the harbour in Auckland.
There's no integrated public transport in Auckland.The only piece of architecture that is at all notable is the Sky Tower, a casino.
There's New Zealand's largest city for you in 2007.
Interesting post. A couple of quick comments.
I was just back in NZ for a holiday and Auckland's roading and transport system really does seem to suck. I got stuck in a traffic jam at 2 in the afternoon going south from the harbor bridge to Greenlane and there didn't seem to have been an accident or any reason for the slow down. Crazy.
To help this situation, I would have thought a priority would be on completing a by-pass from Manakau through Penrose to Hobsonville and back east to hook up with SH1 further up the north shore. This would keep all the north south transiting traffic & trucks out of central Auckland which can only help, this is not something public transportation can address. I have read over the years that this is the plan, and has been the plan for a long time, but I am not sure where it is or what is holding it up. It needs to get done yesterday. Maybe there is a taniwha in the way that can't be disturbed!!Love the airport downtown ferry idea. Only suggestion would be to use a foil assisted catamaran like this one:
These NZ designed foil assisted cats, with NZ designed and built Hamilton jets, totally rock. They are fast, efficient, have a shallow draft, can carry a lot of people for their size and produce a very small wake, important for operating in confined areas, such as the Tamaki estuary. Perfect for an airport-downtown ferry, with a few stops on the way as well. The Fatcat looks interesting, being made of plastic, but low wake, performance and efficiency is all in the hull design, the Fatcat didn't look too special in this area.
Auckland definitely needs a dose of vision and for the various local, regional authorities and central Govt. to work together for a better result. There seems to have been a lot of talk, but there doesn't seem to be too much to show for it. I wish Richard the best in his pursuit of a better Auckland, it is a great city that could be so much greater.
I have read over the years that this is the plan, and has been the plan for a long time, but I am not sure where it is or what is holding it up.
That would be some of this ... http://www.opus.co.nz/upperharbourmotorway/
Not sure when the heck they will get the extension on the north western to the newly 'completed' Upper Harbour bridge even started let alone finished.
Gonna be great once they put in 20,000 new houses out towards the end of the extension and not add any lanes to the motorway, or put in any light rail, park and ride or anything else. They won't even bother with stormwater or any other infrastructure either. This is the 'eco-city' remember. "eco" stands for economy class. It'll take people living out there 2 flamin hours to go 15k's down the motorway in peak hour no doubt.
Those sound like some righteously simple but excellent ideas. I very much like the carlaw option, way too much politicking by rugby heads (of which I are one!) will probably see it die because "rugby union will not lower itself to play on a cross country wrestling ground, sniff" thats a pity. The canal would be a freakin brilliant introduction to NZ and Auckland. Imagine the tourists etc reaction to being introduced to the Hauraki gulfs inner reaches within 90 minutes of touching down, wicked.
Far too visionary, it'll never happen here, we're a banana republic in waiting don't you know?
Nice pictures but...
Have you measured the distance from the port to the airport by sea? 20 min no way! It's over 20km and on a congested waterway. After flying hours and hours to get to godzone do you really fancy a 2 hour canal ride to the city. No, you need a high speed train, monorail or bus to the nearest crashpad. By the way, the main trunk line is only 5km from the airport.
RE: Carlaw park. Apart from Trevor, who gives a shit about the rugby. Build the stadium in Taranaki or Waikato where there is plenty of space and rugby supporters.
RE: the bridge. If two lanes were dedicated no-fare bus lanes, if there were plenty of buses and the non-bus lanes were electronic $5 each way toll (to pay for the free buses) the whole dynamic would rapidly change and we would not need to build more motorways.
Graeme H wrote:
Have you measured the distance from the port to the airport by sea? 20 min no way! It's over 20km and on a congested waterway. After flying hours and hours to get to godzone do you really fancy a 2 hour canal ride to the city.
Thanks for your comments, Graeme...
I'm not privy to the detailed calculations behind Richard's plans, but I note that the Teknicraft catamaran ferry cruises at 35 knots. At this speed it would take 18.5 minutes to cover a 20 km journey.
By the way, the main trunk line is only 5km from the airport.
At first glance, a rail link certainly sounds simpler -- but as I've said I haven't seen Richard's detailed plans or calculations, so I'm not fully conversant with the logic behind this proposal.
I'll try to get Richard to post a detailed reply to your comments...
Hmm, zooming along at 60-65kph on water? It's probably not totally practical... first, I doubt the craft would be able to hit such speeds in a canal: even with a hydrofoil, the swell generated would be huge, and the noise considerable too. Having commuted between Sweden and Denmark on hydrofoils and hovercraft, I have some knowledge of what I speak of here. They also suck when the sea gets rough :)
By the way, David, that wasn't Public Address's first actual public marriage proposal was it?? Or are you just flirting with hot linguists for the sheer fun of it?
And I love all the urban design proposals just for their sheer beauty. Except that the air bridge should be more like the High Line or its model, the Promenade Plantée.
It is wrong to collect 2000.00PA in rates, not provide, rubbish collection, sewerage or water, then plant 20,000 houses up the road and not have to provide public transport or sufficient stormwater or roading for them.
Richard's ideas are great but Auckland isn't working now, let alone what hell it will be to live and work here in 20 years time. -
Some very interesting points raised here -- but I've learned long ago not to pass judgement on engineering issues without knowing the detailed facts and data. I've contacted Richard Simpson and hopefully he will post a reply.
In the meantime, here's a description of Auckland's transportation system by an expert on the subject... Dr Paul Mees -- a Lecturer in Transport & Land Use at the University of Melbourne:
"[Auckland has] probably got one of the worst public transport systems you could come across anywhere in the world... and the worst urban rail system of any [comparably sized] city in any developed country in the world."
Hear more from Paul Mees and other public transportation and town-planning experts by following these links:
Auckland, City of Cars: Episode 1
Auckland, City of Cars: Episode 2
The second episode confronts the myth about Auckland being too spread out for public transportation to work properly...
These mini-documentaries made an appearance in Public Address's 'Our Tube' section a few months ago, and are compulsory viewing for anyone interested in the subject of Auckland's town-planning. They also generated some interesting comments from PA readers.
Jolisa wrote:
By the way, David, that wasn't Public Address's first actual public marriage proposal was it?? Or are you just flirting with hot linguists for the sheer fun of it?
Apparently Assoc-Prof Hay is already married. And she informs me that it's six languages not five.
...[the] air bridge should be more like the High Line or its model, the Promenade Plantée.
Wow, I totally agree -- High Line looks like a brilliant idea! I'm kicking myself because I walked right under the Promenade Plantée last time I was in Paris, and had no idea that it was so fantastic on top.
RE: Carlaw park. Apart from Trevor, who gives a shit about the rugby.
Lived here long have you?
I would have said RE:Carlow park - the problem is that a bit of the Auckland Domain is required to make that work. Eating an inch of that place is criminal - IMO.
I know something about boats, and a 35 knot ferry would not be practical within a confined waterway. However, I've always wondered why Auckland doesn't make better use of its harbour as a road. It seems to cost a squllion dollars and take months and months to build a few km of busway. How much to build a wharf and terminal every 3-5 km from Orewa right around the harbour and into the Tamaki estuary and then a canal and links through to Manakau? The ocean is there and provides a free ready make road that doesn't cost a cent. Even at a steady 16 knots for the regular "slow" ferry bus given that at sea you travel in a straight line between two points you would be very competitive with the road. The prevailing wind in N.Z. is a westerly, and the number of days the more open sea services up the Eastern coast would have to be cancelled could probably be counted on the fingers of one hand.
I am not sure if much of what Richard Simpson proposes would stand up to detailed examination, but I think much of the problem in Auckland isn't so much a vision thing as the balkanised mind set of its local government. A massive "not invented here" syndrome afflicts all local government. Everything is conducted with one eye on petty power struggles. There seem to be entrenched camps that will oppose something simply to stop the other side looking good. And of course, there is the Kiwi obsession with zero or low cost short term incrementalism as a way of staving off making bowel emptying major decisions.
the Kiwi obsession with zero or low cost short term incrementalism as a way of staving off making bowel emptying major decisions.
Yes, all the people who complained that waterfront stadium critics lacked vision -- give me some vision on public transport, please.
The Vision is,
Give them games not roads! -
I know something about boats, and a 35 knot ferry would not be practical within a confined waterway.
Never meant to imply that you could do 35kts door to door. Any ferry would have to go at a lower speed in the more confined areas of the Tamaki estuary, but could haul ass once in more open water. I was thinking a trip from the airport to downtown Auck would be around a 45 min to an hour trip, but what a great trip and a great introduction to the City of Sails!! If it was available, I would do it every time, my sister could meet me at the ferry terminal instead of the airport.
More from the Teknicraft website:
Typically, a Teknicraft catamaran of 63' waterline length, displacing 27t and running at 27 kt will create a maximum wake height (peak to trough) of 19", with a rms wake height of less than 6".
Although, at a lower speed, it might actually produce a larger wake.(And, no, I don't work for Teknicraft! Just an admirer of their technology)
David, any mention of just how long the canal would be, which is the preferred route and how much it would cost (probably serious $). In these days of the RMA etc, a canal does seem too good to be true, but it is fun to contemplate.
Juha Saarinen wrote:
Hmm, zooming along at 60-65kph on water? It's probably not totally practical.... I doubt the craft would be able to hit such speeds in a canal...
Tom Semmens wrote:
I know something about boats, and a 35 knot ferry would not be practical within a confined waterway.
To find an engineer's opinion on this topic I've just spoken to Alan Caughley, a former engineer at Hamilton Jets (one of the world's largest water-jet engine manufacturers) and he says:
35 knots is a fairly typical speed for a jet catamaran on the open sea. Contrary to what people might think a jet catamaran can actually travel even faster on a closed body of water like a canal. It's the wave drag that limits the cruising speed.
He points out that boats with planing hulls behave entirely differently to boats with displacement hulls.
James Bremner wrote:
David, any mention of just how long the canal would be, which is the preferred route and how much it would cost (probably serious $).
Richard said that the plan is to use the Tamaki river. I guess the route would be as per the map in my original post (M = Manukau Harbour; W = Waitemata Harbour; Tamaki river shown as dark blue; canal extension shown in red).
Wikipedia's article on the Tamaki river says that:
[From the end of the Tamaki river] it is less than two kilometres to the waters of the Manukau Harbour...
Richard said that the canal would cost no more than a rail link (I've got no idea how much that is!).
Tom Semmens wrote:
I am not sure if much of what Richard Simpson proposes would stand up to detailed examination, but I think much of the problem in Auckland isn't so much a vision thing as the balkanised mind set of its local government.
Richard's been involved with some pretty massive engineering projects in the past -- and I'd expect that as chairman of Auckland City Council's Transport and Urban Linkages Committee he'd have done some pretty careful analysis on the details before he started talking publicly about them. But I daresay you're right about the "Balkanised mind set of... local government". That's pretty much what my grandfather said (see original post).
I can't really defend any of Richard's proposals because I'm not conversant with the engineering details (as I mentioned previously, to my uninformed mind an airport rail link seemed like a better idea). However I've contacted Richard and I'm still hopeful that he might post a reply on this thread.
Incidentally, when talking to Alan Caughley he made what seemed to be a very interesting suggestion. He proposed a hovercraft link between the airport and downtown Auckland.
This would only require the construction of a smooth(-ish) causeway between the Manukau harbour and the end of the Tamaki river. The hovercraft could easily navigate the Manukau mudflats, and then travel over the causeway to the Tamaki river, and down the river to the Waitemata harbour. It could travel across the shallow regions of the Waitemata harbour (thus avoiding other shipping) directly to downtown Auckland.
A hovercraft can travel even faster than a jet catamaran. The British SR-N4 car & passenger-carrying hovercraft can travel at speeds up to 154 km/h (83 knots). This would surely make for a much quicker journey than the current bus link -- nearly an hour last time I used it (and an extortionate $25 ticket price).
To my (quite uninformed) mind this seems like it might be the cheapest of all possible options: perhaps just the construction of a section of causeway and some judicious widening of the Tamaki river (does anyone know if there are low bridges?).
It would be an equally spectacular 'gateway experience' to Auckland as the proposed ferry link. And, of course, we build hovercraft here in NZ as well:
Thoughts anyone?
Two (3 with road, but that needs a new bridge) airport links are better than 1. Why do we always try for the one fits ALL solution, hell lets go stupid and integrate transport solutions!
Portage Road was so named because that's where Maori lugged (portaged) canoes from one harbour to the next. There is a war canoe (waka) buried somewhere there in the mud now apparently...
How about a ferry service from Cornwallis to Helensville, now that's Fitzcarraldo-ey!
In the bad old days you could catch a ferry from Onehunga wharf to New Plymouth - direct. -
Auckland Airport had a hovercraft that never really worked. I really think the reason why it is so expensive to get to the Airport has something to do with concession monopolies...
I phrased that badly... there's no doubt you can hit 35 knots in a confined canal but I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a ship going past at that speed. Noisy and very splishy-splashy, basically.
As for hovercrafts, eel-laden or otherwise, they're something of a Finnish speciality. A pintaliitäjä or__ilmatyynyalus__ like the Tuuli-class attack missile hovercraft with twin 8,000 hp gas turbines would provide coastal supremacy in Greater Auckland when the regional politicking goes hot and The Cupboard decides to mount a coup. I really want one actually.
Cost a bit to fill up though, which is, I believe, the reason the Channel hovercrafts were taken out of commission.
Juha Saarinen wrote:
[A] Tuuli-class attack missile hovercraft with twin 8,000 hp gas turbines would provide coastal supremacy in Greater Auckland... I really want one actually.
Wow, I want one too! We should buy one each and then we can race them.
You may have a point about the fuel consumption. Those turbines are pretty thirsty -- we had a very small (only 60 kW) Rover gas turbine at my last job, and it drank like a Scotsman. Made a nice noise, though.
I do wonder why a rail link from the airport to Puhinui station (straight down Puhinui road) would be so expensive...
How about a ferry service from Cornwallis to Helensville, now that's Fitzcarraldo-ey!
In the bad old days you could catch a ferry from Onehunga wharf to New Plymouth - direct.I'd settle for one from the CBD up the harbour - that would be a mint way to get home to Pt Chev from a night out. Although I guess there would be tidal issues ...
Although I guess there would be tidal issues ...
But not with a hovercraft :-)
and it drank like a Scotsman. Made a nice noise, though.
Och, as a man of (vaguely) Scots descent, I resemble that remark! (Except the nice noise bit - I have a face made for radio, a voice designed for journalism, and the handwriting of a doctor on P.)
I seem to recall...I am 800 years old...there was an inner harbour ferry service to Hobsonville, then Hellville?. At one time Helensville was the busiest port in NZ, then the cargo would be ferried from Hellville to Queens? wharf along that river that has the Riverhead bit.
Pt Chev. was well serviced by trams and was the last stop (hence the round-about) at Coyle? Park and the tram line fragments at Western Springs. I heard, it being the last stop, many late night trams (10,00pm!) were missed, so requiring a couch-stop, (ahem).
There are legions of dusty old Bring Back The Tram-ers! out there, or there used to be.
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In spite of its ultra-small sized body, the In-EarMetronome provides approximately 200 hours of continuous operation using a coin-type lithium battery. The memory backup function remembers the tempo and other settings even when the power is off. The battery can be easily replaced by opening and closing the cover located on the back of the body.
Ear pad and carrying case included
To enhance the fit, the In-EarMetronome includes a well-cushioned ear pad (*). Also included is a carrying case that neatly stores the In-EarMetronome itself, the battery, and the ear pad. You can take this with you for convenient rhythm training anywhere you go.
* If this is lost or damaged, you can use general ear pads (earphone diameter 16 mm).
Also ideal for jogging and walking
In addition to its usefulness when practicing a musical instrument, the In-EarMetronome can also enhance your exercise. For example, people who walk for the purpose of exercise or weight loss are often advised to walk at least 20 minutes at a regular pace of at least 70 meters per minute; by using the In-EarMetronome you can keep your training pace constant, synchronized to the sound of the metronome. This is a great way to maintain a consistent speed for walking, jogging, race-walking, weight training, or any other exercise.


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Police in Kentucky would take DNA samples from people arrested on felony charges under a bill approved by the House Judiciary Committee.
If the measure is passed by the full Legislature, Kentucky would join the federal government and 25 other states that take DNA samples from felony arrestees, according to the Congressional Research Service.
The panel vote was unanimous. The measure will proceed to the full House for consideration.
Jefferson Democrat Mary Lou Marzian, who sponsored the bill, said federal grant money would be available to help cover startup costs, which would be between $1.3 and $1.6 million.
She did not offer a figure for the ongoing costs of such a program. About 40,000 people are arrested on felony charges each year in Kentucky.
The U.S. Supreme Court will examine a Maryland case this year to consider the constitutionality of the testing.
House Bill 89 would allow someone later found not guilty of the felony charge to apply to have the charge expunged. But the bill would not automatically clear the record.
The hearing was dominated by testimony from Jan Sepich, a New Mexico woman whose daughter Katie was raped and murdered about a decade ago. Sepich, who urged the panel to pass the bill, said the killer's DNA was under the fingernails of her daughter. But law enforcement officials didn't match the DNA to her killer until after he was convicted of another crime and authorities took his DNA.
"I understood that when someone was arrested for a crime, their fingerprints are taken. Their mug shots are taken," Sepich told the committee. "So I couldn't understand why (police) weren't using this incredibly accurate science to hunt down these monsters who were hunting down and slaughtering our children."
Sepich added that taking someone's DNA at the time of his or her arrest saves money. She said the investigation of her daughter's murder cost $200,000 compared to a $30 DNA swab.
Ernie Lewis of the Kentucky Association Defense Lawyers said the bill goes too far. He cited concerns about cost as well as privacy.
"Where do you draw the line?" he said. "Imagine if the bill in front of you, instead of the way it is, would take DNA form everybody who applied for a driver's license?"
Lewis also questioned whether taking someone's DNA after an arrest implied he or she had fewer rights.
"It would also be very tempting for law enforcement, given this language, to arrest someone on a felony, obtain DNA and then have the case dismissed so they could run that search," he said.


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All change as new £1 coin poised to enter circulation '" but companies unprepared
Operators including Virgin East Coast, Transport for London, Southern Rail and Chiltern Rail have failed to adequately prepare for the introduction of the new coin and some will not be ready by tomorrow, Tuesday March 28, according to a survey by the Daily Telegraph.
'Highly secure'
The new tender, instantly recognisable to the touch thanks to its distinctive 12-sided shape, is the first coin in 30 years to replace the current, round £1, which has become increasingly vulnerable to counterfeiters.
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Hide AdApproximately one in thirty £1 coins currently in circulation is a counterfeit, according to the Royal Mint.
Unlike its predecessor, which was introduced in 1983, the new £1 coin is "highly secure", and will reduce the cost of counterfeits to businesses and the taxpayer, the coin-striking body said.
The new coin has a series of features that make it "much more difficult" to counterfeit, it added.
In addition to its dodecagonal shape, the coin is made of two metals – the gold-coloured outer ring is nickel-brass while the silver-colored inner ring is nickel-plated alloy.
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Hide AdThe coin also features a hologram-like image that changes from a "£" symbol to a the digit "1" when viewed from different angles.
Fresh design
To further foil counterfeiting attempts, a "hidden high-security feature" is built into the coin, the Royal Mint revealed.
Measuring 2.8mm in thickness and 8.75g in weight, the new coin is thinner and lighter than the round version, which is 3.15mm thick and weighs 9.5g. With the maximum diameter measuring 23.43mm, the new coin is slightly larger than that which it replaces (22.5mm).
It also features a new design that incorporates the English rose, the Welsh leek, the Scottish thistle and the Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet.
The fifth coin portrait of the Queen is displayed too.
Rail providers fail to prepare
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But many rail passengers will be unable to use the new coins to purchase tickets as the majority of providers have failed to heed the body's advice.
Customers will be forced to queue up at ticket offices to exchange their cash for the old coin so should expect delays.
After the new coin is introduced into circulation on Tuesday the round pound will remain legal tender for a little over six months. The legal tender status of the older coin will be withdrawn on 15 October this year. From this date shops will no longer accept these coins, though banks will.


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Jean-Victor is the Deloitte Legal Services Operations Leader. He coordinates the worldwide activities of Deloitte integrated law firms. His involvement for Deloitte Legal on an international basis dates back more than ten years, starting as co-leader of the corporate M&A legal service line and continuing as leader of the EMEA legal service line. He is the chairman of the board of Taj, Cabinet d'Avocats, member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu for tax and legal services in France.


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Ethan Zuckerman is director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, and an Associate Professor of the Practice at the MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on the use of media as a tool for social change, the role of technology in international development, and the use of new media technologies by activists. He is the author of Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection (W. W. Norton, 2013).
With Rebecca MacKinnon, Zuckerman co-founded the international blogging community, Global Voices. It showcases news and opinions from citizen media in more than 150 nations and 30 languages, publishing editions in 20 languages. Through Global Voices and through the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where he served as a researcher and fellow for eight years, Zuckerman is active in efforts to promote freedom of expression and fight censorship in online spaces.
In 2000, Zuckerman founded Geekcorps, a technology volunteer organization that sends IT specialists to work on projects in developing nations, with a focus on West Africa. Previously, he helped found Tripod.com, one of the web's first "personal publishing" sites. Zuckerman blogs at ethanzuckerman.com/blog. He received his bachelor's degree from Williams College, and as a Fulbright scholar, studied at the University of Ghana at Legon.


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Throughout the Internet, autoresponders make for an excellent promotional tool. Although the technical name is an autoresponder, other known names include auto email, mailbot, and email responder. An autoresponder is a great way to save time, as it responds to any message with an automatic response.
Autoresponders can vary from messages that go through email to scripts that are programed to run on servers. All types of autoresponders work the same, as they will automatically send a message out when a message is received. Depending on the message they receive, they will send out the correct return message. This can be determined by the script or the email address.
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When you submit your website to search engines, directories, or classifieds, you should never attempt to use an autoresponder address. Most of these website types use autoresponders themselves, when they send out their messages. If their autoresponder happens to send a message out to your autoresponder, they will continue responding – which can be very annoying.
When you decide to subscribe to an email or ezine you should always use your valid email address and never use the address for your autoresponder. If you use your autoresponder to subscribe, chances are you'll have your subscription revoked. It can be very annoying if a group sends out emails, only to find that your autoresponder keeps sending return messages. For that very reason, you should never use your autoresponder address to subscribe to anything.
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Management Development Training: The Long Run For Companies
Nowadays the requirement of management isn't just needed it is crucial for companies to strive.
Since the introduction of globalisation and Online business the earth has become incredibly competitive, for businesses to flourish in this hostile atmosphere management development training is becoming essential.
With managing methods altering daily, companies and universities are developing new approaches for future budding managers to get the very best they may be within their profession.
The requirement for training managers coded in the 2nd area of the 20th century. With new industries been established quickly a genuine requirement for employees to become managed grew to become apparent to numerous companies.
This eventually brought to some formally recognised practice in management studies. Managers must be well outfitted to cope with problems at work and the necessity to choose the best man to do the job. This responsibility brought to official management training been selected up by universities and firms using the training according to real existence encounters switched right into a classroom module.
What are primary advantages of management development training?
The primary benefit is the fact that managers learn additional skills inside the training. The programs usually include informal learning techniques that help managers learn at work, short courses that concentrate on a particular skill that needs training as well as team development skills an essential tool for just about any manager who must motivate work.
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Training is about getting the most from a supervisor and also the more a business encourages these to train the greater they'll become in their job, firms that encourage their managers to learn and grow will reap the rewards with better trained staff.
There's even the issue of coaching recently hired managers. A manager's role is needed to understand every facet of supervising employees but to create this requirement more realistic an excuse for quality education is not required its good sense. A recently hired manager needs the perfect chance to achieve their selected profession and since their progress is judged by their performance it is vital they're given every tool easy to succeed.
Management development training has existed for several years only lately has it been given serious attention.
Countries for example Japan, The U . s . States and also the Uk have taken note making significant enhancements to the caliber of their management studies, even developing countries are integrating management programs to obtain the most from their management team.
Companies now view it like a necessity also it appears training programs for any manager belongs to the long run for companies searching to increase the potential for their staff.


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The thickness of the film is 0.13mm
The thickness of film with release liner: 0.29mm
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Adhesive: Henkel solvent-based acrylic adhesive, transparent, ultra-weather-resistant, viscosity 1000~3000cps, thickness 12 μm dry
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A Parent's Guide to Twitter and Education
As more and more people join the world of Twitter (460,000 signups per day), school parents and teachers are more commonplace on this global social media tool. According to a Pew Internet Study, 84% of all Twitter users are between the ages of 18-49. Why is this important to school officials? The age range includes the majority of our school parents.
As an educator, there are tons of great hashtags available to find the resources I'm looking for. Hashtags are usually found at the end of a 140 character tweet. I think of them like television channels, only there are many more to choose from and you can even create your own for your organization or team. Today, the most widely used educational hashtag on Twitter is called #edchat. On Tuesdays at 12pm (Eastern) and 7pm (Eastern), you can join hundreds of educators around the world discussing a topic chosen by a public poll during the days leading up to the chat. For more information on #edchat check out a recent piece by educational technology guru Steven Anderson (@web20classroom).
For parents on Twitter, there are hashtags that offer support in raising children and supporting the work of schools. Two highly used hashtags for parents include #parents and #parenting. #PTchat or Parent-Teacher Chat is a hashtag used by parents and educators around the world to partner together on a wide range of topics.
Like other educational chats, #PTchat has a weekly time where educators come together to discuss a certain topic - Wednesday nights at 9pm (Eastern). During the one-hour chat, five-seven questions are posed and answered from the unique perspectives of the parents and teachers participating. It's important that both parents and teachers harness these multiple perspectives, as they relate directly to our family engagement goals in schools.
The four "tweets" below were pulled from the #PTchat that took place back in February on the topic "When Parents & Teachers Disagree."
- 4/11/12 District Leadership's Role in Building Home-School Partnerships with Dr. Steve Constantino
- 4/4/12 "Buidling a Comprehensive Parent/Community Volunteer Program at your School
- 3/28/12 "Sharing Your New Learning w/ Parents"
- 3/21/12 "Creating a Family Resource Center in your School Lobby"
- 3/14/12 "Meaningful Report Card Comments to Engage Parents"
Next Steps for Parents & Schools
Using a public social media tool like Twitter, parents and teachers have the opportunity to collaborate transparently in the best interests of kids. Those participating may or may not be your school parents or your school teachers, but their collective presence and perspectives as people committed to developing partnerships between home and school makes #PTchat one of the top resources available on the Internet for parents and teachers.
Schools must offer Twitter professional development for parents and teachers to build the capacity necessary to role model effective use of social media for collaboration and learning online. To support those efforts, parents learning Twitter can use this printable Parents Guide to Twitter (PDF).
Tonight's #PTChat is "Taking you through all the best education hashtags & hashtag chats" - a great primer for parents and educators, alike. Hope to see you there! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to post in the comments below.


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Selecting a Host DOE Laboratory
Participating DOE Laboratories and Contacts
DOE LABORATORY/FACILITY and VFP Contact |
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DOE Laboratory |
Laboratory VFP Contact |
Spring 2024 Term | Summer 2024 Term | Fall 2024 Term |
Ames Laboratory – Ames, IA |
Kelly Bergman, email@example.com | YES | YES | NO |
Argonne National Laboratory – Argonne, IL |
Courtney Cutinello, firstname.lastname@example.com |
Brookhaven National Laboratory – Upton, NY |
Aleida Perez, firstname.lastname@example.com |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory – Batavia, IL |
Sandra Charles, email@example.com | NO | YES | YES |
Idaho National Laboratory– Idaho Falls, ID |
Jeff Benson, email@example.com | NO | YES | NO |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Berkeley, CA |
Nakeiah Harrell, firstname.lastname@example.com |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory– Livermore, CA |
Frank Trigueros, email@example.com | YES | YES | NO |
Los Alamos National Laboratory – Los Alamos, NM |
Nicole Holtzclaw-Stone, email@example.com | YES | YES | YES |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Golden, CO |
Christopher Robin Nash, firstname.lastname@example.com |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory– Oak Ridge, TN |
Moody Altamimi, email@example.com | YES | YES | YES |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Richland, WA |
Nicole Castilleja, firstname.lastname@example.com | YES | YES | YES |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory – Princeton, NJ |
DeeDee Ortiz, email@example.com | NO | YES | NO |
Sandia National Laboratories – Livermore, CA |
Christopher Shaddix, email@example.com | NO | YES | NO |
Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM | Jeff Nelson, email@example.com |
Savannah River National Laboratory - Aiken, SC | Elizabeth Hoffman, firstname.lastname@example.com | NO | YES | NO |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory – Menlo Park, CA |
Erin Coley, email@example.com | NO | YES | NO |
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility – Newport News, VA | Lisa Surles-Law, email@example.com | NO | YES | YES |
Ames Laboratory
Home of the 2011 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, Danny Shechtman, the Ames Laboratory effectively focuses diverse fundamental and applied research strengths upon issues of national concern, cultivates tomorrow's research talent, and develops and transfers technologies to improve industrial competitiveness and enhance U.S. economic security. At the forefront of current materials research, high-performance computing, and environmental science and management efforts, the Laboratory seeks solutions to energy-related problems through the exploration of physics, chemistry, engineering, applied mathematics and materials research. Uniquely integrated within a university environment, the Lab stimulates creative thought and encourages scientific discovery, providing solutions to complex problems and educating tomorrow's scientific talent.
Ames Laboratory is located in Ames, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa State University. Iowa State's 2,000-acre, park-like campus is home to approximately 30,000 student Cyclones. Ames is approximately 30 minutes north of Des Moines, Iowa's capitol city.
Argonne National Laboratory
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory pursue major advances in science and technology that support energy security, environmental sustainability, and national security. To deliver groundbreaking innovations in these areas, Argonne applies a unique mix of state-of-the-art user facilities and leading scientific and engineering staff. From renewable energy and supercomputing to materials discovery and advanced batteries, Argonne's work aims to advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future.
As one of the largest laboratories in the nation for science and engineering research, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne also designs, builds, and operates major scientific user facilities, including the Advanced Photon Source, the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, the Advanced Powertrain Research Facility, and the Center for Nanoscale Materials.
Argonne researchers actively seek collaborative opportunities with colleagues in industry, academia, other national laboratories, and experts in other Argonne divisions to advance innovation and discovery. The laboratory also seeks to transfer its technologies to the marketplace through licensing, joint research, and many other collaborative relationships. For example, breakthrough materials developed at Argonne were recently licensed for use in the battery that powers the Chevy Volt.
Located 25 miles southwest of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois, Argonne occupies 1,500 wooded acres surrounded by the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve. Argonne's proximity to Chicago offers employees and visitors easy access to renowned museums, entertainment and sporting events, distinct and culturally diverse neighborhoods, and the fabulous lakefront.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
The home of seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is the only Department of Energy multidisciplinary laboratory in the Northeast. BNL is home to some of the most prominent research facilities in the world including the National Synchrotron Light Source, the Center for Functional Nanomaterials and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The Lab's mission for the coming decade focuses on three broad areas: (1) advancing fundamental research in nuclear and particle physics to gain a deeper understanding of matter, energy, space, and time; (2) applying photon sciences and nanomaterials research to energy problems of critical importance to the nation; and (3) performing cross-disciplinary research to understand the relationship between climate change, sustainable energy, and the Earth's ecosystems.
Collaborations can range from working with physicists to probe the nature of matter to investigating the structure of proteins with biologists, to designing new materials at the nanoscale, to participating in some of the most challenging and unique computation and engineering projects in the world Located in the center of Long Island, New York, the Lab is a short train ride away from New York City, near ocean beaches, wineries and many other attractions. Every year BNL researchers look forward to hosting bright, motivated people to enable experiences with world class research. With 34% underrepresented participants and a 50/50 gender split, the Lab provides a welcoming and culturally diverse experience. To learn more about Brookhaven National Laboratory visit www.bnl.gov – you'll be glad you did.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Discovering what the universe is made of and how it works is the challenge of particle physics. What is the nature of the universe? What are matter and energy, space and time? At Fermilab, thousands of scientists from across the country and around the world collaborate on experiments at the frontiers of discovery: the Energy Frontier, the Intensity Frontier and the Cosmic Frontier. Answers to the most challenging questions about the fundamental physics of the universe will come as Fermilab's scientific program pushes forward with world-leading research at all three interrelated frontiers. Particle accelerators at the Energy Frontier produce high-energy collisions that signal new phenomena, from the origin of mass to the nature of dark matter and extra dimensions of space. Fermilab is the U.S. host laboratory for the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists use intense beams from particle accelerators for Intensity Frontier experiments that explore neutrino interactions and ultra-rare processes in nature. At the Cosmic Frontier, astrophysicists use the cosmos as a laboratory to investigate the fundamental laws of physics from a perspective that complements experiments at particle accelerators. Experiments at Fermilab can involve hundreds of scientists from all over the world who work for years designing and constructing large detectors and then taking and analyzing data. Read about our frontiers of discovery and intern program information.
The frontier is the quintessential symbol of Fermilab. The Laboratory's founding director, Robert Wilson, born in Frontier, Wyoming, incorporated the frontier imagery of his western heritage in a site designed for discovery at the frontiers of science. Wilson's introduction of American bison, the restoration of hundreds of acres of native tall-grass prairie, and a frontier spirit of adventure and resourcefulness helped to establish Fermilab's unique character. Located in Batavia, Illinois, Fermilab is 30 miles west of Chicago's Loop. While at Fermilab you can enjoy a range of outdoor activities or take advantage of the cultural resources of a large metropolitan area.
Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory is home to over 6,000 researchers and support staff, focusing their expertise toward innovative advancements in nuclear research, renewable energy systems, and security solutions with global impact.
From pioneering discoveries in advanced nuclear energy to the development of carbon-free energy alternatives and safeguarding critical national infrastructure, INL continuously push boundaries to redefine what's achievable.
INL promotes workforce development through internship opportunities pertaining to scientific research for undergraduate student interns and participating college and university educators in a multidisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-focused environment. Interns and educators are exposed to a wide range of prospective scientific and technical careers, and educators develop and enhance research and professional collaborations to advance DOE and INL mission areas. Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientist (WDTS) includes Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program, Community College Internship Program, Visiting Faculty Program, and Visiting Faculty Student Program.
Situated in southeastern Idaho, INL covers 890square miles of the Snake River Plain, with offices and laboratories in Idaho Falls—just a two-hour drive from Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and other areas providing exceptional recreational opportunities. For more information, visit www.inl.gov or explore internship opportunities at https://inl.gov/internships/.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In the world of science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is synonymous with "excellence." Thirteen Nobel prizes are associated with Berkeley Lab. Seventy Lab scientists are members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors for a scientist in the United States. Thirteen of our scientists have won the National Medal of Science, our nation's highest award for lifetime achievement in fields of scientific research. Eighteen of our engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and three of our scientists have been elected into the Institute of Medicine. In addition, Berkeley Lab has trained thousands of university science and engineering students who are advancing technological innovations across the nation and around the world.
Berkeley Lab is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. It is managed by the University of California (UC) and is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Located on a 200-acre site in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus that offers spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Lab employs approximately 4,200 scientists, engineers, support staff and students. Its budget for FY 2013 was $819 million, which included $34.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A recent study estimates the Laboratory's overall economic impact through direct, indirect and induced spending on the nine counties that make up the San Francisco Bay Area to be nearly $700 million annually. The Lab was also responsible for creating 5,600 jobs locally and 12,000 nationally. The overall economic impact on the national economy is estimated at $1.6 billion a year. Technologies developed at Berkeley Lab have generated billions of dollars in revenues, and thousands of jobs. Savings as a result of Berkeley Lab developments in lighting and windows, and other energy-efficient technologies, have also been in the billions of dollars.
Berkeley Lab was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, a UC Berkeley physicist who won the 1939 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cyclotron, a circular particle accelerator that opened the door to high-energy physics. It was Lawrence's belief that scientific research is best done through teams of individuals with different fields of expertise, working together. His teamwork concept is a Berkeley Lab legacy that continues today.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a premier applied science laboratory that is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) within the Department of Energy (DOE). LLNL was managed from its inception in 1952 through September 2007 by the University of California for the U.S. government. LLNL is currently managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. Approximately 7,000 people are employed at LLNL, including more than 1,200 PhD scientists and engineers. Much of the research conducted at LLNL occurs in multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and engineers.
As a national security laboratory, LLNL's principal mission is to ensure that the nation's nuclear weapons remain safe, secure, and reliable through application of advances in science and engineering. With its special capabilities, the Laboratory also addresses other pressing national security needs. For example, LLNL conducts major programs in climate and energy research, bioscience and biotechnology, and basic science and advanced technologies. Breakthrough advances are made possible by an extraordinary technical staff and investments in state-of-the-art research facilities that provide LLNL wide ranging capabilities. In particular, the Laboratory is an international leader in the fields of laser science, high performance computing, and nuclear and biological forensics.
The LLNL site occupies approximately one square mile in Livermore, California a community approximately 45 miles east of San Francisco. It has links to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, which provides easy access to the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Major airports located nearby are in Oakland, San Jose, and San Francisco.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Located in northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. LANL enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns. Partnering with respected universities, LANL institutes and centers provide exceptional opportunities to build collaborative research efforts.
Long known for its multicultural and artistic community, northern New Mexico also offers a variety of exciting outdoor recreational opportunities. At 7,000 feet Los Alamos is situated between the deserts and the high country of the southern Rocky Mountains. When visiting researchers and students come to LANL they are provided with a unique opportunity not only to bolster their scientific and technical skills but also to learn more about richness and diversity of the cultural and physical world around us.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
As the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) helps lead the nation toward a clean energy future. The Laboratory focuses on clean energy technologies that benefit both the environment and the economy.
NREL conducts research in about 50 areas of scientific investigation, including photovoltaics, wind energy, biomass-derived fuels and chemicals, building efficiency, advanced vehicles, industrial processes, solar thermal systems, hydrogen, fuel cells, geothermal, distributed energy resources, measurement and testing of renewable energy systems, hybrid systems, basic energy research, scientific computingand energy analysis.
The Laboratory has two campuses: the main 300-acre campus in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado, and the National Wind Technology Center located between Golden and Boulder. Exciting developments on the main campus include construction of a new LEED platinum office complex, expansion of NREL's biofuels production facility and construction of an Energy Systems Integration Facilitywhere world-class electric grid integration research will soon take place. At the wind center, NREL is testing several new megawatt class turbines and building new blade and dynamometer test facilities.
Golden is a western suburb of Denver which has a unique feel of a small town in a highly tech metro area. Boulder offers a college environment with many opportunities at the University of Colorado.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
As DOE's largest science and energy laboratory, ORNL has a research portfolio that supports U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) missions in scientific discovery and innovation, clean energy, and nuclear security. Major research initiatives focus ORNL's capabilities on:
- Delivering forefront science using neutrons
- Scaling computing, data infrastructure, and data analytics for science
- Developing and demonstrating advanced materials for energy generation, storage and use
- Developing and virtualizing advanced nuclear energy systems
- Researching, developing and demonstrating cutting-edge technologies to break down barriers in sustainable transportation, renewable power and energy efficiency
- Providing science and technology for global security
ORNL's leadership role in shaping the nation's energy future includes hosting the U.S. project office for the ITER international fusion experiment, managing DOE's Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, and leading the DOE Office of Science–sponsored BioEnergy Science Centerand the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy–sponsored Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors.
Critical research infrastructure at ORNL includes the world's foremost resources for neutron sciences—the Spallation Neutron Sourceand the High Flux Isotope Reactor—and the world's most powerful scientific computing complex. An investment of more than $500 million of federal, state, and private funds over the past decade has created a modern research environment at ORNL, with new facilities including the Advanced Materials Characterization Laboratory, the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, the Chemical and Materials Sciences Building, and three state-funded joint institutes.
Since, 1947, ORNL has had a long and successful history of mentoring students and faculty. Guest researchers are welcomed into a stimulating atmosphere of hands-on research, and are encouraged to think independently and creatively, expand their horizons, connect with others, and learn from their mistakes.
ORNL is located in East Tennessee about 7 miles from the center of Oak Ridge (population 27,000) and about 25 miles from Knoxville (metro area population of 650,000). The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is nearby along with various state parks and Tennessee Valley Authority lakes affording numerous recreational opportunities.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(PNNL) is a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory where interdisciplinary teams advance science and technology and deliver solutions to America's most intractable problems in energy, the environment, and national security. PNNL employs 4,900 staff and has an annual budget of nearly $1.1 billion.
In support of DOE missions, PNNL is distinguishing itself as a national laboratory providing world-leading science and technology in the areas of: 1) design and scalable synthesis of materials and chemicals, 2) coupling earth and energy systems for sustainability, 3) efficient and secure electricity management from generation to end use, and 4) signature discovery and exploitation for threat detection and reduction.
Our core capabilities are chemical and molecular sciences; chemical engineering; biological systems science; climate change science; environmental subsurface science; applied materials science and engineering; applied nuclear science and technology; advanced computer science, visualization, and data; systems engineering and integration; and large-scale user facilities/advanced instrumentation. The Marine Sciences Laboratory, at PNNL's Sequim Marine Research Operations on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, is DOE's only marine research laboratory. There, scientists develop innovations to address ocean-driven energy, marine resource impacts, and coastal security threats.
Fittingly part of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the confluence of the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima rivers in southeastern Washington now is home to the communities of Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco (combined population ~240,000). The Tri-Cities offers a multitude of recreational, cultural, and historical activities with a mild, airy climate and up to 300 days of sunshine a year. The major metropolitan areas of Seattle and Portland are less than a four-hour drive away. Learn moreabout the area's high rankings, including "11th Geekiest City in the U.S." Every day, the staff at PNNL demonstrate a passion for delivering excellence in science and technology, management and operations, and advocacy for the communities where we live and work. We transform the world through courageous discovery and innovation.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
The Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a Collaborative National Center for plasma and fusion science. Its primary mission is to develop the scientific understanding and key innovations that will lead to an attractive fusion energy source. Associated missions include conducting world-class research along the broad frontier of plasma science and providing the highest quality of scientific education. The laboratory, which is managed by Princeton University, is located on the University's James Forrestal Campus.
The staff at PPPL is devoted both to creating new knowledge about the physics of plasmas--ultrahot, charged gases--and to developing practical solutions for the creation of fusion energy. In a series of experiments at the lab, PPPL researchers are expanding understanding of how plasmas behave and how they can be used to create fusion energy. The largest of these experiments, the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX), began in 1999. As in many other fusion experiments, the plasmas in NSTX are confined using magnetic fields and walls designed to withstand the heat from plasmas with temperatures that exceed 100 million degrees Celsius (to date, NSTX plasmas have attained temperatures of 60 million degrees Celsius). But in contrast to most fusion experiments, which confine plasmas in a donut-like shape, the plasmas in NSTX are spherical in shape with a hole through the center.
Laboratory scientists are collaborating with researchers on fusion science and technology at other facilities, both domestic and foreign. Staff are applying knowledge gained in fusion research to a number of theoretical and experimental areas including materials science, solar physics, chemistry, and manufacturing. You can read more about PPPL's research efforts here: http://www.pppl.gov/research.cfm.
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging security issues for more than 60 years. The laboratories grew out of America's World War II effort to develop the first atomic bombs. Today, keeping the U.S. nuclear stockpile safe, secure, and effective is a major part of Sandia's work as a multidisciplinary, national security, engineering laboratory. However, Sandia's role has evolved to address the additional complex threats facing our country. Fact sheets and descriptions of Sandia's mission areas and capabilities are available here.
Sandia's headquarters is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its second principal laboratory is in Livermore, California. Workforce development and internship opportunities are offered at both campuses, albeit in different project areas. The facilities at which these opportunities take place are described below.
Sandia's Combustion Research Facility (CRF) in Livermore, California
Since the 1970s, Sandia's scientists have been breaking new ground in energy research to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and mitigate the effects of global climate change. At Sandia's California site, strong energy research thrusts in combustion, biofuels, and energy nanomaterials have emerged. Placement opportunities for summer interns exist at the Combustion Research Facility (CRF), which is home to more than 100 scientists, engineers, and technologists who conduct basic and applied research to improve our nation's ability to use and control combustion processes efficiently and cleanly. Under the principal sponsorship of the Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the CRF seeks to reveal the key chemical and physical processes that underlie the complex mechanisms of combustion and provide the science base necessary to build a new generation of advanced, high-efficiency, clean internal combustion engines (ICEs) and to optimize these engines for future fuels. CRF researchers and collaborators have greatly expanded the fundamental knowledge of combustion processes and contributed to significant design innovations for diesel engines, pulse combustors for furnaces, pollution reduction methods, and diagnostic techniques for investigating these processes.
Researchers in the program employ state-of-the-art laser-based techniques to interrogate chemical reactivity, molecular spectroscopy, turbulent flame dynamics, reacting in-cylinder flows in ICEs, and the effects of combustion emissions on atmospheric composition and climate. We also have a major focus on combustion simulation and modeling, which includes large-scale computations of turbulent combustion processes, mathematical and computational tools for uncertainty quantification, stochastic modeling, ab initio calculations of molecular structure and energetics, and modeling of the complete kinetics of combustion processes in both laminar and turbulent environments.
Placement opportunities for faculty exist at the CRF, as well as in other research groups focusing on innovations in bioscience and materials science, both in California and in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sandia/California is uniquely situated in the Livermore Valley, approximately 45 miles east of San Francisco. The CRF's challenging and stimulating work environment addresses today's most critical energy and environmental issues, and offers opportunities for personal, professional, and technical growth.
Sandia's Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) in Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Center for Integrated Nanotechnology (CINT) is a DOE Office of Science Nanoscale Science Research Center operating as a national user facility. It is devoted to establishing the scientific principles that govern the design, performance, and integration of nanoscale materials. CINT is an equal partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
CINT has scientific expertise and specialized capabilities in four interdisciplinary science thrusts. The quantum materials systems area focuses on understanding and controlling quantum effects of nanoscale materials and their integration into systems spanning multiple length scales. In situ characterization and nanomechanics involves developing and implementing world-leading capabilities to study the dynamic response of materials and nanosystems to mechanical, electrical, or other stimuli. Nanophotonics and optical nanomaterials includes discovery, synthesis, and integration of optical nanomaterials and characterization of emergent or collective electromagnetic and quantum optical phenomena. Finally, soft, biological, and composite nanomaterials focuses on the synthesis, assembly, and characterization of soft, biomolecular, and composite nanomaterials that display emergent functionality.
CINT's ultimate goal is designing and achieving new material properties and functionalities. Its scientists and engineers use experimental and theoretical approaches, develop a wide variety of synthesis and processing methods, and investigate new performance regimes, testing design, and integration of nanoscale materials and structures.
Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River National Laboratory is a multi-program national laboratory that puts science to work to create practical and cost-effective solutions for keeping our Nation safe, cleaning up the environment, and advancing our Nation's energy and manufacturing objectives.
As the national laboratory for DOE's Environmental Management program, Savannah River National Lab applies its expertise and applied technology capabilities to assist sites across the DOE complex in meeting legacy cleanup requirements. Savannah River applies this same expertise to solve other complex problems, such as sustaining our Nation's nuclear deterrent, recovering rare and valuable isotopes for space, nuclear medicine and science applications, recovering and securing weaponizable nuclear materials, and developing and deploying advanced manufacturing methods to improve safety for DOE's missions. Building on more than 50 years of technical innovation, the laboratory will continue identifying, developing and deploying innovative technologies for the Nation.
SRNL's unique facilities include laboratories for the safe study and handling of radioactive materials, a field demonstration site for testing and evaluating environmental cleanup technologies, and laboratories for ultra-sensitive measurement and analysis of radioactive materials, and the Nation's only radiological crime investigation laboratory.
A world-class culture of safety and security underpins the work of Savannah River National Laboratory, making it one of the DOE's safest national laboratories.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is operated by Stanford University on behalf of the DOE. Since its opening in 1962, SLAC has been helping create the future. We built the world's longest particle accelerator, discovered some of the fundamental building blocks of matter and created the first website in North America. Our top-notch research facilities attract over 3,400 scientists from all over the world each year. Along with our own staff scientists, they're working to discover new drugs for healing, new materials for electronics and new ways to produce clean energy and clean up the environment.
SLAC is home to the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source. This revolutionary X-ray laser reveals intimate details of atoms and chemical reactions and makes stop-motion movies of this tiny realm, with the goal of doing the same for living cells.
Our scientists are also exploring the cosmos, from the origin of the universe to the nature of dark energy, and developing the smaller, more efficient particle accelerators of the future.
Six scientists have been awarded Nobel prizes for work done at SLAC, and more than 1,000 scientific papers are published each year based on research at the lab. The 426-acre campus of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is located in Silicon Valley, 30 miles southeast of San Francisco on the Stanford University campus.
Students gain first-hand research experience with a scientist or engineer on an exciting project that will enhance their personal and professional portfolio. They live on Stanford University campus, participate in scientific lectures and workshops, and join in tours of local research laboratories and institutions. Students also enjoy exploring the natural beauty, rich diversity and culture, and breath-taking landmarks of the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
The Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (https://www.jlab.org/), or Jefferson Lab, is a basic research laboratory built to conduct basic research of the atom's nucleus using the lab's unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF).
Jefferson Lab is a user facility, meaning its unique research tools are available to scientists and college students from around the world. Currently, more than 1,300 users are engaged in research at the lab. Jefferson Lab also has more than 800 employees and contractors, who share workspace and research facilities with users and students on the lab's 206-acre campus.
As a world-leading nuclear physics research facility, Jefferson Lab is engaged in many exciting science programs and has developed areas of expertise that support its primary mission to explore the nucleus of the atom. These programs and areas of expertise include experimental nuclear physics, computational and theoretical nuclear physics, accelerator science, cryogenics, superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technologies, and radiation detectors. To learn more about the research done at Jefferson Lab, visit our "Recent Experiments" webpage: https://www.jlab.org/experiment-research/
Students will work alongside scientists and engineers on a variety of projects. Click here (http://education.jlab.org/ugresearch/) to see the posters that students have created from their research projects. Students living more than sixty miles away from Jefferson Lab will be house at the on-site Residence Facility (http://sura.org:3283/resfac/accomodations/).


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In response to a comment mentioning Blakemore tubes on my post
about what surgery was like in the 1970s, I said they were instruments of the
This sparked the interest of surgeon who works in a rural
hospital with minimal endoscopy services. He emailed me and asked if I thought
he should have Blakemore tubes available for use because he might have to
transfer a patient with bleeding esophageal varices over a long distance for
definitive treatment.
He trained in the early 21st century and admitted that he
did not remember ever having seen a Blakemore tube. He wondered why I didn't
like it.
I have witnessed all of its major complications such as tube
dislodgement, necrosis of the nose and lips, aspiration, esophageal
perforation, airway occlusion and death.
Without any hands-on experience, he probably
should not try to use the device. In addition, the average nurse would likely
also not be familiar with caring for a patient with the tube.
On the other hand, maybe as a last resort he could try it.
I had planned to write a post about the Blakemore tube, its
insertion, maintenance and complications. But while researching it, I found
that others had done so, and better than I.
Read this excellent article on
Medscape. Registration is required, but it is free. It covers everything you
need to know about Blakemore tubes.
And here is a link to a nice video from the Yale GI
service that demonstrates the steps required to safely insert and manage them.
What do you think? After reading the Medscape piece and
watching the video, should this rural surgeon, who has never
personally seen a Blakemore tube, use it ?