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Published: Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 12:00 a.m.
The holidays end with a jolt tomorrow, with spring semester registration day Monday for both curriculum and continuing education classes at Blue Ridge Community College.
There'll be one important change in the curriculum registration process on the Henderson County campus tomorrow for those used to the old way of doing things: registration will begin in the Sink Building, rather than in the Patton Building, utilizing the facilities of the Thomas Auditorium and Gallery. Curriculum students should report to the Sink Building foyer to begin the registration process.
The hours of registration will once again be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. at both the Henderson County campus and the Transylvania Center, with orientation sessions for new curriculum students scheduled for 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at both locations. Orientation sessions for new students on the Henderson County campus will be held in Thomas Auditorium.
Curriculum classes begin Tuesday, with "Drop/Add" scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Pre-registered students should note that schedules are purged for those who have not paid by 7 p.m. on registration day, and that students who thus lose their class seats must re-register during the drop/add period.
Continuing education students wishing to register for spring term classes in person can do so at the same 9-to-1 and 5-to-7 hours Monday at both campuses. Continuing education students registering on the Henderson County campus should report to the first floor of the Continuing Education Building. There are drop boxes in the hallway of that building and at the Transylvania Center for those who wish to drop off C.E. registration forms at other times.
While a spur-of-the-moment decision is not the easiest way to begin college, it can be better than no decision at all. We will be prepared to assist those who show up tomorrow for the first time, space permitting.
Although the opportunity for personal counseling is limited, for those who know what they want, the application process, pre-enrollment testing and registration can all be handled within the 9-to-1 registration period. Last-minute applicants must be prepared to pay for tuition, fees and books, however, with those eligible for student aid reimbursed in about a month, once their federal student aid applications are processed.
Whether a brand new student or grizzled veteran, we invite you to register for classes and learn something new. At $35.50 per curriculum credit hour for in-state residents, the community college tuition rate remains one of the best education bargains to be found.
The college's new year's cultural offerings get off to a fast start Tuesday, Carl Sandburg's birthday, with a one-woman show portraying the life of Helga Sandburg by Pat Hammond Greenwald. The Arts and Humanities Series performance, at 7:30 p.m. in Patton Auditorium, shares pieces of the lives of Carl Sandburg and his wife Lillian from the perspective of their youngest daughter. The performance is free.
Tuesday's performance will be followed next Monday, Jan. 12, by an 8 p.m. Blue Ridge Concert Series performance in Thomas Auditorium, featuring outstanding flute students from the N.C. School of the Arts.
For those not familiar with touring performances from NCSA, the students featured range from high school to graduate school, most of them future professional musicians. The flute recital is an annual event at BRCC and is always popular. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for students and will be available at the door.
Look for details on both performances in today's "Arts and Culture" section, page 3E.
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Highways England Traffic Officer Service
|20 June 2003 (Highways England from April 1st 2015)
|Public body
|Legal status
|Gov Private Company
|Patrol England's motorways and some trunk roads
Parent organization
|Highways England
The Highways England Traffic Officer Service (TOS) is an operational unit within the Highways England in England.
In April 2004, Highways Agency Traffic Officers (HATOs) began working alongside police on motorways in the West Midlands.[1] The roll out of traffic officers was completed on 18 July 2006 and they now cover all of the motorway network within England, i.e. that which is owned or managed by the Highways England[clarification needed], and some of the all-purpose trunk road (APTR) network. They work alongside the police in England to reduce congestion caused by incidents. Overall it was estimated to cost the UK economy £3 billion a year with the closure of one lane estimated at up to £400,000 an hour[citation needed]. The introduction of the officers was aimed to reduce the 25% of delays caused by collisions by around 5%.[1] A similar service exists in Wales, staffed by Welsh Government Traffic Officers.
On April 1st 2015 the Highways Agency became Highways England, a government-owned company.
- 1 Operations
- 2 Powers
- 3 Regional Control Centres
- 4 Death on duty
- 5 Locations
- 6 Ranks and grades
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Normally, each patrol has a crew of two. Only team managers, their deputies or specially trained single crew officers may be single crewed - but this limits their capabilities. A pilot of single crewed Traffic Officers is ongoing and planned to be rolled out nationally, starting in September 2013. All crew members wear high-visibility jackets, distinctive by the orange and yellow markings, along with dark blue cargo-style trousers. All staff who work on the network are required to wear steel toe cap boots and have access to other protective equipment such as high visibility waterproof trousers, gloves and safety goggles. Staff have the option to wear a white collared shirt and tie, an open necked white shirt or a navy collared polo shirt. All officers carry a portable Airwave radio.
Vehicles and equipment[edit]
Traffic officers patrol the motorway network using high-visibility 4x4 patrol vehicles. Such vehicles are used mainly for their ability to tow, or clear broken-down or disabled vehicles to a place of safety off the carriageway if needed. 4x4 vehicles can remain mobile in flood or snow conditions, as well as being able to carry the large amount of safety and recovery equipment (including a basic first aid kit) that the patrols use. Such vehicles also have the advantage of visibility – their size makes them more visible to other motorists when stationary on the hard shoulder. All of the vehicles are liveried with yellow and black Battenburg markings; equipped with a Sepura vehicle mounted TETRA digital radio; hands-free mobile telephone; have the benefit of red and amber LED lightbars and additional LED lights. All of the latest vehicles are fitted with alternating headlights (wigwags) and a bull horn to assist with progressing through stationary traffic on approach to an incident.
When travelling on the hard shoulder, vehicles use front- and rear-facing amber lighting, and are restricted to 20 mph (HETO procedures). When stationary on hard shoulder, vehicles illuminate rear-facing amber LEDs. However, when the vehicle is working in the carriageway all the rear-facing lights (amber and red) are displayed to act as a warning to approaching traffic. Traffic officers, unlike police, must comply with all speed limits (including temporary mandatory limits in roadworks).
These procedures differ from police procedures, whereby the police will employ rear-facing `reds' only when stationary on the hard shoulder, to identify a stationary vehicle. Whilst stationary on the hard shoulder and if a traffic officer feels it is necessary - due to the weather or location - they may activate the red rear lights, in addition to the amber lights. This will be noted in the traffic officer's pocket notebook as a dynamic risk assessment and also relayed to the Regional Control Centre (RCC) for entry on to the log.
Each vehicle carries 650 kg (1,430 lb) of equipment which includes traffic cones, basic first-aid kits, warning lights, water containers, road-clearance equipment and towing/recovery gear – all contained in a heavy steel bolted-in rack system. They also have variable message signs (VMS) at the rear.
The traffic officers use different models of 4x4 vehicles, all diesel-powered with automatic transmissions. Vehicles current used for patrolling are: Land Rover Discovery 4 and Mitsubishi Shogun BK.
When first introduced into service, the Mitsubishi Shogun was operating above the vehicle maximum plated axle weight. This continued for some time and faced with the option of withdrawing from service, the HA eventually addressed this situation, with the assistance of Mitsubishi, by uprating the rear springs and therefore allowing the vehicles to be operated with the manufacturer's specification again.
Previous vehicles used included Mitsubishi Grandis (for team managers) Mitsubishi Shogun (CK Model), Nissan Pathfinder, Range Rover and Toyota Land Cruiser. The Pathfinder was discontinued in service once the vehicles had reached the end of their lease for operational reason as the vehicle was considered unsuitable. This was due to the vehicle stance, squat low at the rear, when carrying the HA equipment. This upset the vehicle handling and obstructed the rear vision.[citation needed]
Previously HETO vehicles were leased on an 18-month / 150,000 mile contract through Lloyds leasing (which became Lex Leasing in 2009). A new contract was awarded on 8 February 2010 to VT (now Babcock) Group for the provision and maintenance of the 207 strong fleet.[2]
The lighting equipment is supplied and maintained by Woodway Engineering Ltd, in Coventry, using Whelen LED light bars and auxiliary LED lights. Fitting is done by various conversion companies around the UK.[citation needed]
Traffic Officers maintain contact with each other and the RCC by use of Sepura hand-held and vehicle TETRA Radios, utilising the Airwave network, enabling officers to co-ordinate with other Airwave users (e.g. local Road Traffic Policing officers). Each patrol vehicle is also fitted with a handsfree mobile phone.[citation needed]
Incident support units[edit]
Although liveried similar to the patrol vehicles, incident support units (ISU) are part of the managing agent contracts. They work closely with the traffic officers in dealing with incidents on the network. For example, they can carry more equipment (in quantity terms), a wider range of kit and deal with certain infrastructure elements that traffic officers are not able to work on.[3][4]
Between 1 December 2007 and 30 November 2008, traffic officers patrolled 2,025 miles (3,259 km) of (Highways England managed) motorways and trunk roads across England, every hour of every day and attended over 281,000 incidents, an average of one incident every two minutes.[5] Due to government budget cuts in 2013, traffic officers no longer patrol the network. They are instructed to be reactive and only attend reported incidents.
Traffic officers attend incidents ranging from breakdowns and road debris to minor Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) releasing the police motorway patrols to concentrate on criminal activities on the network and serious RTCs.
At serious RTCs, the police take control of the incident and will generally be assisted by traffic officers, making use of the RCC for setting of electronic traffic signs. A "silver" command will be established at the RCC to manage the incident from the Highways England's perspective, controlled by a duty operations manager.
Other incidents traffic officers attend include; debris in the carriageway, spillages, animals, fires (to support the fire service), pedestrians, vulnerable persons, broken-down vehicles and network defects.
In addition to a number of exemptions from the Road Traffic Act and Motorway Regulations (such as stopping on the hard shoulder, driving/reversing on the hard shoulder), Traffic Officers derive powers from the Traffic Management Act 2004 and The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Traffic Officers) (England) Regulations 2008.
Under The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011, which became effective on 30 January 2012, traffic officers are also exempt from certain requirements in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, and so are motorists when acting under the direction of a traffic officer.[6]
Traffic Management Act 2004[edit]
Officers must follow the directions of a police constable,[7] and to exercise their powers, must be on duty and in uniform.[8]
For the purposes of:[8]
- maintaining or improving the movement of traffic on a relevant road over which the traffic officer has jurisdiction
- preventing or reducing the effect of anything causing (or which has the potential to cause) congestion or other disruption to the movement of traffic on such a road,
- avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using such a road (or preventing risks of any such danger arising),
- preventing damage to, or to anything on or near, such a road,
a traffic officer may:[9]
- direct a person driving or propelling a vehicle to stop the vehicle, or to make it proceed in, or keep to, a particular line of traffic,
- for the purposes of a traffic survey of any description which is being carried out on or in the vicinity of a road, to direct a person driving or propelling a vehicle to stop the vehicle, or to make it proceed in, or keep to, a particular line of traffic, or to proceed to a particular point on or near the road on which the vehicle is being driven or propelled (subject to the restriction in section 35(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)),
- to direct persons on foot (or such persons and other traffic) to stop,
- to direct a person driving a mechanically propelled vehicle, or riding a cycle, on a road to stop the vehicle or cycle,
- to place temporary traffic signs and cones on a road.[10]
Assaulting, resisting or willfully obstructing an officer are offences.[11] It is also an offence to impersonate an officer, or for an officer to claim they enjoy more powers than they do.[11] HE traffic officers do not have any powers of detention; to search, issue fixed penalties or report for summons for any motoring offence.
Drivers are obliged by the Traffic Management Act 2004 to comply with the directions given by officers.[12] This is briefly explained in the Highway Code:
Highways England Traffic Officers have powers to stop vehicles on most motorways and some 'A' class roads, in England only. If HE traffic officers in uniform want to stop your vehicle on safety grounds (e.g. an insecure load) they will, where possible, attract your attention by
- flashing amber lights, usually from behind
- directing you to pull over to the side by pointing and/or using the left indicator
You MUST then pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so. Then switch off your engine. It is an offence not to comply with their directions.
Removal and disposal of vehicles[edit]
Since 2009, traffic officers have the powers to directly arrange recovery of abandoned, broken down or damaged vehicles. Previously this was arranged through the respective local police forces but, in accordance with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) transfer of responsibilities, the Highways Agency gained the relevant powers in 2008. The use of recovery powers are in accordance with strict guidance and instructions.
In October 2008, FMG Support were appointed as the Highways Agency's national vehicle recovery manager (NVRM). The NVRM will act as the Highways Agency's liaison with the recovery operators, who will be appointed to recovery vehicles as instructed.
The powers to allow traffic officers to remove vehicles are detailed in "The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Traffic Officers) (England) Regulations 2008"[13]
In circumstances where motorists cannot make suitable private arrangements, traffic officers will be able to offer a "facilitated recovery". The NVRM is appointed to arrange recovery of the motorist's vehicle. Motorists have two hours to make suitable arrangements. Under Section 99 of the Road Traffic Act 1984, if this time lapses a "statutory removal" can be invoked. Vehicles that are in a dangerous location or causing an obstruction can also be removed under Section 99, regardless of the time elapsed. The NVRM will undertake the arrangement of any recovery. There are strict controls about the use of statutory removals.[14]
Regional Control Centres[edit]
There are seven Regional Control Centres located across England. These RCCs function as the daily operations control rooms. Management of the on-road functions is controlled by one of three Heads of On Road managers. The seven RCCs are controlled by one senior manager.
Each Region is headed up by a Regional Operations Manager (ROM) and a number of Operations Managers (OM). Each OM has an area of responsibility which may be certain areas of the network and outstations, through to planning and control rooms.
Control room[edit]
The control centres answer the orange emergency roadside telephones on the motorway and trunk road network, liaise with breakdown organisations, allocate Traffic Officers to incidents, monitors the CCTV system, control the electronic variable-message signs on the roads and supply information to the NTCC.[15] Some RCCs are jointly staffed by the police.[15]
Death on duty[edit]
On 25th September 2012, Traffic Officer John Walmsley became the first HATO killed on duty. Officer Walmsley was 59 years old. At about 14:50 Officer Walmsley was deployed to attend a single vehicle collision on the M25. Officer Walmsley and his colleague dragged the damaged vehicle onto the hard shoulder using their patrol vehicle and tow rope. The traffic was then released and normal traffic flow resumed but with speed advisory caution signs illuminated on the overhead matrix gantries. Whilst at the scene awaiting recovery for the crashed vehicle Officer Walmsley was observing passing vehicles whilst implementing traffic management to protect the scene, when, an approaching car lost control and spun towards him. Officer Walmsley could not react in time and the out of control car struck him causing fatal injuries. Over 400 people attended his funeral including 200 traffic officers from all over England.
In 2013 a woman in her 40s pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and was sentenced to 150 hours community service and a 3-year driving disqualification.[citation needed]
On 22nd February 2016, traffic officer Adam Gibb, 51 and his crew mate were simultaneously struck by a passing vehicle whilst out of their patrol vehicle dealing with the aftermath of an earlier collision on the M6 in Cumbria. It is believed Officer Gibb died instantly whilst members of the public tended to his crew mate awaiting emergency services to attend. The crew mate, who remains unnamed, was airlifted to hospital and remains in a critical condition.
|Regional Control Centres
|Rob Lane, Newton-le-Willows
Calder Park, Wakefield
Rob Lane (M6 J22 to J23)
|(E Mids)
Watford Gap
(W Mids)
Hilton Park
Longbridge (M40 J15)
Strensham (M5 J7-8)
(S West)
Almondsbury(M5 J16)
Stanton St Quinton (M4 J17)
Chelston (M5 J26)
Pridhamsleigh (A38, Buckfastleigh)
South Mimms(M25 J23)
|(South East)
Easton Lane (M3 Jct 9)
Weatherhill (M23 Jct 8-9)
Heston(and East Region)
Milton Common
South Mimms
Ranks and grades[edit]
The HA issued staff with a tie in the colour of the new epaulettes.
- ^ a b "Civilian patrols police motorways". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=410986
- ^ "Highways Agency Network Management Manual" (PDF). Department for Transport, Highways Agency. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "nterim Advice Note 75/06 Code of Practice for Emergency Access to and Egress from the Trunk Road Network in England" (PDF). Department for Transport, Highways Agency. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "A successful year for the Traffic Officer service". Highways Agency. 29 December 2008.
- ^ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3041/introduction/made
- ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040018_en_2#pt1-pb2-l1g4
- ^ a b http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040018_en_2#pt1-pb2-l1g5
- ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040018_en_2#pt1-pb2-l1g6
- ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040018_en_2#pt1-pb2-l1g7
- ^ a b http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040018_en_2#pt1-pb3-l1g10
- ^ "Our Roles and Responsibilities". Highways Agency Traffic Officers. Highways Agency. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2367/contents/made
- ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/em/uksiem_20082367_en.pdf The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Traffic Officers) (England) Regulations 2008
- ^ a b "Regional Control Centres". Highways Agency. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
External links[edit]
- Highways Agency official website
- Traffic Radio
- Traffic England - live traffic information from the HA including delays, roadworks, roadside message signs
- Highways Agency YouTube channel


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Payson Maydew capped off an outstanding freshman campaign for the Emporia State Hornets earning All-American status by finishing 6th in the decathlon at the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field national championships held in Pueblo, CO May 23-25.
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The aim of the study was to determine to what extent easy obtainable bone mineral density (BMD)-related risk factors are associated with the occurrence of fractures and to what extent changes in these determinants during a patient"s lifetime are relevant. A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out on 4725 postmenopausal women, 50–80 years of age, registered with 23 general practitioners (GPs). The women were questioned and examined. BMD of the lumbar spine was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (QDR-1000, Hologic). We analyzed the total population as well as a random sample of 1155 women for whom additional data were collected on recalled weight at age 20–30 years and on self-reported height. Body mass index (BMI) was estimated in two ways: (1) objective BMI [= measured weight/(measured height)2]; (2) recalled BMI [= recalled body weight at age 20–30/(self-reported height)2]. Fractures (dependent variable) were categorized as: (1) fractures sustained during the patient"s lifetime; (2) fractures after the age of 50 years; (3) fractures that had occurred during the 5 years before BMD measurement took place. Multivariate stepwise backward and forward logistic regression analyses, using fractures as the dependent variable, were performed with all discrete and non-discrete variables (divided into quartiles). The relationship between the presence of osteoporosis and the presence of fractures was related to the changes in BMI (recalled BMI versus objective BMI). More advanced age, positive family history of fractures and BMD had a positive association with the presence of fractures. Low recalled BMI was a statistically significant predictor of "fractures during the patient"s lifetime" and of "fractures after the age of 50". Hysterectomy was associated with a higher prevalence of "fractures during the patient"s lifetime". Perimenopausal complaints in the history seemed to be associated with a lower prevalence of "fractures after the age of 50". Moderate (and heavy) occupational exercise in the past were associated with the presence of fractures "after the age of 50" and "fractures during the past 5 years". Sporting activities in the past showed a slightly positive relationship with the presence of "fractures during the patient"s lifetime" and "fractures after the age of 50". Bivariate analysis revealed that current smokers had not sustained significantly more fractures than current nonsmokers, but within the subgroup of current smokers, the prevalence of fractures was significantly higher among those women who had smoked for more than 35 years. Smoking was statistically significantly associated with early menopause. Early menopause was not statistically significantly related to the presence of osteoporosis but appeared to be statistically significantly associated with the prevalence of fractures in the age categories over 65 years. The absolute risks of sustaining one or more fractures ranged from 3% to 44%. Women in the lowest quartile of recalled and objective BMI were often osteoporotic (40%). In this category, women with normal BMD had a statistically significant lower fracture risk than osteoporotic women. Women with a possibly decreased BMI were most often osteoporotic and had sustained more "fractures during the past 5 years" than expected. Women who had (probably) always been obese were less often osteoporotic and had a much lower fracture risk. It is concluded that decreased BMI is associated with a higher risk of developing fractures at an older age. Prevention of fractures should include fall prevention. In addition, in lean women treatment of low BMD is important.
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- Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Related to their Outcome: Fractures
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Osteoporosis International
Volume 12, Issue 8 , pp 630-638
- Cover Date
- 2001-09
- 10.1007/s001980170062
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- 1433-2965
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- Key words: Body mass index – Bone mineral density – Fractures – Osteoporosis – Recalled body mass index – Risk factors
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- D. J. M. van der Voort (A1)
- P. P. Geusens (A2)
- G. J. Dinant (A1)
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- A1. University of Maastricht, Department of General Practice and Research Institute for Extramural and Transmural Health Care, Maastricht, NL
- A2. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL


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Kieswetter savours the simple life
Craig Kieswetter has put his carefree strokeplay during the ICC World Twenty20 down to the unwavering confidence shown in him by Andy Flower and Paul Collingwood.
The England wicketkeeper has struck up an exciting opening partnership with Michael Lumb and their positive approach at the top of the innings has been a key factor in the team's success.
Never was that more evident than in England's semi-final victory over Sri Lanka where the pair put on 68 in eight overs, a stand which helped propel Collingwood's side to a comfortable seven-wicket win.
"Both the captain and coach back us completely, which is a real confidence boost for me," Kieswetter told ecb.co.uk.
"They have told us to keep it simple and to go and enjoy ourselves."
The Somerset man is relishing life against the new ball and rather graciously points to Lumb as one of the reasons he is doing so well.
"It's going really well," he added. "Lumby takes the pressure off me when he bats. He's an attacking player and very experienced in Twenty20 cricket, having also played in the IPL recently.
"With him being so aggressive I don't need to be so attacking, although we do try and share the load."
Kieswetter and Lumb first joined forces three months ago, ironically against England when they helped England Lions upset the odds in Abu Dhabi.
Kieswetter scored a wonderful 81 that evening while Lumb, who retired briefly after being struck by Stuart Broad, returned to hit the final two balls for four to seal a thrilling victory.
"That was the first time we batted together," he recalled. "We clicked early on and feel comfortable batting together. We have confidence in each other.
"Our batting line-up is strong. Everyone from one to ten can hit sixes which is a great thing. We shouldn't forget Siddy [Ryan Sidebottom], though - I've watched him in the nets and he can hit it as far as anyone."
England's win over Sri Lanka, rated by Kieswetter as "our best of the tournament so far", was set up by the bowlers, who restricted their formidable opponents to a modest 128 for six.
"It was a good all-round performance," he said before lauding England's impressive attack.
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Pollutants from Combustion: Formation and Impact on Atmospheric Chemistry / Edition 1by Christian Vovelle
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This volume is based on the lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute: (ASI) «Pollutants Formation from Combustion. Formation Mechanisms and Impact on th th Atmospheric Chemistry» held in Maratea, Italy, from 13 to 26 september 1998. Preservation of the environment is of increasing concern in individual countries but also at continental or world scales. The structure of a NATO ASI which involve lecturers and participants of different nationalities was thought as especially well suited to address environmental issues. As combustion is known to substantially contribute to the damaging of the atmosphere, it was natural to concentrate the ASI program on reviewing the currently available knowledge of the formation mechanisms of the main pollutants liberated by combustion systems. In most situations, pollutants are present as trace components and their formation and removal is strongly conditioned by the chemical reactions initiated by fuel consumption. Therefore specific lectures were aimed at defining precisely the general properties of combustion chemistry for gaseous, liquid and solid fuels. Physical factors can strongly affect the combustion chemistry and their influence was also considered. An interesting peculiarity of this specific ASI was to complement the program with a substantial part concerned with the impact of the main combustion pollutants: NOx, aromatics, soot, VOCs, sulphur and chlorinated compounds, on atmospheric chemistry.
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This is the first pie I've ever made and 1st time to cook rhubarb... Turns out everyone loves it!! Thanks ;) Btw, drained a bit of the water does help.
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Enabling users to interactively navigate through different viewpoints of a static scene is a new interesting functionality in 3D streaming systems. While it opens exciting perspectives toward rich multimedia applications, it requires the design of novel representations and coding techniques to solve the new challenges imposed by the interactive navigation. In particular, the encoder must prepare a priori a compressed media stream that is flexible enough to enable the free selection of multiview navigation paths by different streaming media clients. Interactivity clearly brings new design constraints: the encoder is unaware of the exact decoding process, while the decoder has to reconstruct information from incomplete subsets of data since the server generally cannot transmit images for all possible viewpoints due to resource constrains. In this paper, we propose a novel multiview data representation that permits us to satisfy bandwidth and storage constraints in an interactive multiview streaming system. In particular, we partition the multiview navigation domain into segments, each of which is described by a reference image (color and depth data) and some auxiliary information. The auxiliary information enables the client to recreate any viewpoint in the navigation segment via view synthesis. The decoder is then able to navigate freely in the segment without further data request to the server; it requests additional data only when it moves to a different segment. We discuss the benefits of this novel representation in interactive navigation systems and further propose a method to optimize the partitioning of the navigation domain into independent segments, under bandwidth and storage constraints. Experimental results confirm the potential of the proposed representation; namely, our system leads to similar compression performance as classical inter-view coding, while it provides the high level of flexibility that is required for interactive streaming. Because of th- se unique properties, our new framework represents a promising solution for 3D data representation in novel interactive multimedia services.
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The former boss of Volvo doesn't think electric cars will be the future of the automotive industry - because fear is the key.
In this connected age, the thought of your battery running down is what concerns people the most.
Stefan Jacoby, who was chief executive officer of the Swedish car company until recently, said: "If the battery goes down on their cell phone people feel really bad. If it's your car in the middle of a traffic jam you will feel even worse."
It's that emotional connection which is a major stumbling block for electric vehicles, said Jacoby. That, and the price.
These issues are being addressed but Jacoby added: "I don't believe EVs will have a major role in the future. They will have some sort of role, for example, in cities as taxis or urban delivery vehicles, but for a normal household, no. or the next 10-15 years we will see various hybrid solutions, mated to the conventional internal combustion engine playing the dominant role."
As technology moves on, the internet will play an increasing role in the car buying process - but there is still a place for the traditional dealer.
Speaking at a media lunch organised by headlineauto, Jacoby said: "Although they will do all their research online, and in many cases be better informed than salesmen, customers still want to drive the car at some point before making a commitment."
Dealers will still have to move with the times, however, and re-think their business model, Jacoby added.
"I was surprised when the South Korean carmakers came into Europe and they kept with the traditional dealer network model. This has worked for them and now they have really cool products, but I think they had an idea opportunity to try something new."
By new, he means tapping into the internet and social networks. "Taking the car to the customer rather than waiting for them to walk through the showroom door. There is no reason why you can't do away with expensive city centre dealerships and have out-of-town service centres with a showroom element attached."
Jacoby, now fully recovered from his recent stroke and looking decidedly sprightly, also previously headed up Volkswagen's operations in Asia and North America and was CEO of Mitsubishi Europe. He has a unique insight into the global automotive business.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 15, 2016) – The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) announced today that Kentucky has received more than $6 million in AmeriCorps federal funding for 19 programs with more than 1,000 members.
Most of the programs were funded through an annual grant competition by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency that engages Americans of all ages in service. The remaining programs are funded through formula grant funds that are allocated to Kentucky by CNCS based on state population.
AmeriCorps is a national service program administered by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service (KCCVS) in the CHFS. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. Members serve faith-based and nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, local government entities and state agencies. CHFS Secretary Vickie Yates Brown Glisson said the grants will help address critical issues across the commonwealth – like teaching and tutoring students, combatting homelessness, providing drug resistance education, protecting environmental resources, serving veterans and military families, empowering victims of domestic violence and assisting low-income senior citizens.
"Service builds our workforce, it builds our community resources and it builds character," Sec. Glisson said. "National service also builds partnerships that help make our Commonwealth stronger. Through these AmeriCorps grants, local citizens are addressing local needs."
Glisson said that including additional local funding and educational grants, AmeriCorps programs will result in a $15.3 million investment in Kentucky.
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Mrs. Boen was born Aug. 31, 1916, in Hammon, Okla., to Jim Brookshire and Sally Shepherd Brookshire. She married J.W. Boen on Nov. 3, 1934, in Hollis, Okla. She was a member of Primitive Baptist Church.
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David Axelrod Accused of 'Hippie Punching'
Our search for ... what that is.
David Axelrod has been called many things: Ax. Mustache, possibly. David. But yesterday was the first time that he was called ... a hippie puncher.
It happened while the White House adviser participated in a conference call with progressive bloggers. As the Washington Post's Greg Sargent recalls:
That tension burst out into the open when [Crooks and Liars blogger Susan] Madrak directly asked Axelrod: "Have you ever heard of hippie punching?" That prompted a long silence from Axelrod.
"You want us to help you, the first thing I would suggest is enough of the hippie punching," Madrak added. "We're the girl you'll take under the bleachers but you won't be seen with in the light of day."
Axelrod didn't engage on "hippie punching," but he said he agreed with the blogger. "To the extent that we shouldn't get involved in intramural skirmishing, I couldn't agree more," Axelrod said. "We just can't afford that. There are big things at stake here."
As indicated by his "long silence," Axelrod had not actually heard of hippie punching. Neither had we. Urban Dictionary didn't help the sole (and poorly rated) entry for "hippie punching" defined it as "working your way to the front of a show by performing a dancing, punching motion, therefore annoying audience members so they simply move out of the way." While this is indeed an annoying thing to encounter at concerts, it does not seem to be the same type of hippie punching that Madrak was referring to. There is an entry on the conservative blog IMAO called "Hippie Punching FAQ," but it was a bit too literal.
Q. Where is best to punch a hippie?
A. About the face. That's where the hippie is most annoying.
Eventually we found the answer on Madrak's own blog.
Basically, after Axelrod told us how wonderful we were and how much they needed us to close the enthusiasm gap in this election, I called him on it. Like, yo Dave, here we are, liberal activists who give money and GOTV, and the White House needs to punch us in public so no one thinks they take us seriously?
So "hippie punching," then, could be defined as "when the image-conscious Democratic establishment publicly distances itself from supportive liberal activists in order to appear more centrist," or something like that.
But why use that colorful phrase, as opposed to, say, words that Axelrod would actually understand?
It was kind of funny to ask a White House advisor if he understood what I meant by "hippie punching", it amused me. (I needed a diversion, because a dear friend had surgery to remove a brain tumor yesterday and I hadn't heard from her family yet.)
Well, it worked. Far from a momentary diversion, Madrak's "hippie punching" line has lived on long past the conference call, as she explains in a post this morning.
But then the emails started. Highly complimentary emails, which led me to the conclusion that a lot of people on that call agreed with me, but didn't feel comfortable enough to say it publicly ....
And then Greg Sargent wrote about it at the Washington Post. And all the nasty wingnut tweets started, crowing over the hippies bolting from the Democratic party. Swell.
Well, no. Hippies are not bolting from the Democratic Party. They're just going to grudgingly put up with it, forever, as they do with society's preoccupation with pants.
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