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- Offices & Services
- Campus Diversity
- Advisory Council on Global Affairs
Advisory Council on Global Affairs
Daily Updates
Immigration Updates (Shipman & Goodwin LLP)
Executive Order Travel Ban: NAFSA Resources (NAFSA: Association of International Educators)
Dreamers Allowed to Stay in the U.S. (The Daily Gazette, June 2017)
Temporary Protected Status (More than 100,000 Haitian and Central American Immigrants Face Decision on Their Status)
Temporary Protected Status (NPR WMHT:Immigrants Fear End of TPS)
Travel Advisories (Travel.State.Gov)
The Executive Order
Executive Order: "Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals"
(The White House, Office of the Press Secretary)
This Executive Order suspends the refugee resettlement program for 120 days; indefinitely suspends the admission of Syrian refugees; and suspends entry by non-citizens from Muslim and Arab majority countries for at least 90 days, among other things
- Summary (PennState Law Center for Immigrants' Rights, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Summary and Analysis of Executive Order (AILA and American Immigration Council, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Rewrite of January 27 Immigration Order (The New York Times)
- Muslim Advocates Fact Sheet (PennState Law Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic and Muslim Advocates, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Community Guidance: Restrictions on Muslim Entry to the U.S. (Muslim Advocates, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Immigration after the Election (PennState Law)
- President Trump Issues New and Revised Travel Ban (Nixon Peabody LLP Law Firm, September 25, 2017)
- Immigration Updates (Shipman & Goodwin LLP)
Travel Resources
- Executive Order Travel Ban: NAFSA Resources (NAFSA: Association of International Educators)
- Immigration: President Trump's Travel Ban and Its Impact on Your Employees (Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC)
- Office of Refugee Resettlement (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
- Tips for Surviving in a Time of Immigration Uncertainty (NAFSA: Association of International Educators)
- Governor Cuomo Announces New Hotline to Protect Refugees and Report Individuals Believed to be Missing or Detained (Official news from the Office of the Governor)
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Official Website of the Department of Homeland Security, USCIS)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. Department of State (DOS)
- Know Your Rights: Encounters with Law Enforcement(NAFSA: Association of International Educators)
Academic Resources
- Faculty Toolkit: Multicultural Teaching (University of Washington Library)
- Supporting students of color (Vitae, A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education)
What Do I Need to Know About the DACA Program
Letter to Congress on DACA-American Council on Education
Fact Sheet Immigration Workers Without Work Authorization-The Legal Aid Society
- What Do I Need To Know If The DACA Program Ends?
- New York Six presidents express concerns about DACA program
- DACA students and Studying Abroad-Education Abroad Knowledge Community, Kristen McKinney
- DACA Resource Page-NAFSA
- DACA Fact Sheet
- The Announcement of the Attorney General of the United States on September 5, 2017
- How to Get Involved
- Immigration After the Election-Penn State Law
The Advisory Council on Global Affairs has developed a "What Will Union Do?" action list in reference to the recent Executive Orders focusing on a travel ban and immigration law challenges. Union is required to protect privacy rights by federal law to keep confidential any identifying information on race, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity documentation. In addition, Union College will offer the following to members of our campus community:
- We will provide information sessions and/or updates to our community members on issues related to the Executive Orders focusing on a travel ban and immigration law enforcement challenges.
- We will continue to maintain our Campus Safety and professional practice to not share student and employee personal information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or any other authorized legal authority without a lawfully issued subpoena or as required by law.
- We will not gather information on immigration or citizenship status for undocumented members of our community.
- We will maintain our current financial aid application and awarding process to ensure that our students who are potentially impacted by these executive orders can continue in their studies.
- We will assist with the needs of students who elect not to return to their home countries out of concerns about their re-entry into the United States.
- We will assist members of our community who have immigration law concerns and questions with finding confidential legal support.
- We will provide counseling for students through our Wicker Wellness Center and for employees through our e4health Employee Assistance Program to assist with processing the emotional stress and trauma that may occur while handling these issues.
It is important for our campus to come together in Unity for the betterment of the College. The Council members wish to thank Campus Action - our College student group - for their work on these issues as well. As a component of Union College's Strategic Plan, we encourage our faculty, administrators, staff and students to continue to work together to strengthen and enhance our diverse and inclusive community and to provide protection and support to those in need.
The Advisory Council on Global Affairs includes the following administrators:
Gretchel Hathaway, Dean of Diversity and Inclusion
Lara Atkins, Director of International Programs
Michelle Pawlowski, International Student Advisor
Jason Benitez, Director of Multicultural Affairs
Eric Noll, Chief Human Resource Officer
Peter Bedford, Professor of Religious Studies/Director of Religious Studies
Viki Brooks, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life
Stephanie Frantz, Assistant Director of Financial Aid
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About twenty minutes ago in work, we were all discussing the new plastic £5 notes that have just started circulating. We compared them to the old £5 notes that used to float about and got chatting about different coins. It got me thinking about the quarter that currently resides in the inside pocket of my handbag.
I discovered it last week when I was grabbing money out of my purse to give Ann, the lady who comes round with tea for us in the mornings and afternoons – the highlight of my day. I thought it was a 10p piece but when I lifted another 10p out (a cup of tea is 20p #bargain) I realised the thickness was different and scrutinised it a bit further (an insight into how interesting my job is). That's what I realised it was a quarter and I wondered how I ended up with it.
I never gave it much thought after that, though I do like collecting different currencies so I threw it back into my bag with the intention of chucking it into one of my many memory boxes. It came back into my head again this afternoon when we talked about the different codes on the new fivers and how fast they circulate from country to country within the UK.
That's what got me thinking about the quarter. I have literally no clue as to how it came into my possession. Obviously it once started out in America – but how many countries has it been in since? What has it been used to buy? How did it manage to get all the way over to this tiny little island? From there I thought about money in general and the some of the different currencies I have – Euro (naturally), złoty (Polish), dollars (American and Canadian) and I'm pretty sure I have Pakistani rupees somewhere too (thanks to a random challenge at university).
The thing I love about money; coins and notes (aside from the obvious) is that they each have their own individual journey; their own story before they reach your hands. A story that continues once its in your possession, with you choosing how the next part goes. You have no idea where it was before it got to you, nor do you know where it'll end up after it leaves you.
I'm not sure why I'm writing this. When I started to think about how each coin or note has its own life, it made me smile a little. Kind of gave me a bit of wanderlust, I suppose. It made me think about how cool it would be (hypothetically, obviously) to stay with a coin for a while and see where you end up. It made me smile to think about all the money that has crossed my hands in my 24 years on this planet and where it's got to – that the story of a coin will never truly end because it continually passes from person to person and place to place.
Lift a coin that's near you if you want something to think about for a while. You have no idea where it came from before you got it in your change at your local Starbucks or the pub down the road. And once it leaves you whenever you purchase your next desired item, you'll have no idea where it's off to. Think about all the places it'll go to, all the hands it'll cross, the stories of each human it belongs to for a short while.
It's a lot more interesting than thinking about the last time you used your credit card, right?

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Happy Friday! Stump Alley Express and Canyon Express operate for the weekend which means all you downhillers can get your hot lap on. Tonight take a gondola ride to the summit for the Summit Sunset Party. There will be tons of fun as the sun sets over the Minarets including a lighted glow walk to the Lakes Basin Lookout, music, and food and drink concessions. For Mammoth Wine Weekend you can purchase a special wine tasting ticket too (for more details visit the events page). Be advised smoke from the nearby fires may pick up and dissipate with wind direction.
Winter > Things To Do > Events > Event detail
Mammoth Motocross, June 15–24, is the summer's best spectator sport where the energy and adrenaline are contagious. With 7 days of thrilling competitions, this event cannot be missed. Riders have ventured to 6 qualifying locations around California during the Road to Mammoth race circuit and are more than ready to bring home a coveted Mammoth Bear trophy.
Motocross isn't just about the races, plenty of fun happens off the track:
Saturday, June 16 • 6–9PM, The Village Plaza Stage
Bring your dancing shoes to The Village on Saturday and get down with music performances on the Plaza Stage by Cello Joe and Heather Normandale Band.
Monday, June 18 • 4:30PM, Mammoth Rock 'N' Bowl
The mini's take over Mammoth Rock 'N' Bowl for a night of fun and game for the annual Americore SMX Rock 'N' Bowl Tournament. Teams will go head to head in a bowling tournament for swag prizes, custom Americore SMX made trophies, Championship rings, and the title of "Americore SMX Mammoth Rock 'N' Bowl Champion". Each entry includes a custom t-shirt, one game of bowling, shoes, pizza and sodas. Sign up on-site, space is limited. Tournament starts at 5PM.
Saturday, June 23 • 6–9PM, The Village
Live music and action. More details coming soon.
Saturday, June 23 • 9PM, 53 Kitchen & Cocktails in The Village
The official afterparty of Mammoth Motocross with drink specials and live music.
Tickets are available on-site at the front gate before entering the track. Complimentary bus transportation is required from the front gate to the track. Must have a spectator ticket to ride.
Book this package for 2+ nights to get everything you need to attend, including a Motocross spectator ticket for each person for every night booked, as well as commemorative event t-shirt for each adult on the reservation. Choose to stay at the Mammoth Lodging Collection property of your choice – all with easy access to the track.
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Hotels in Warwickshire, England.
Charlecote Park, Warwick
This county is full of character and best known for Stratford upon Avon and all its William Shakespeare connections. Another famous literary figure of Warwickshire was George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) who was born in Nuneaton
Warwickshire has a population of around 600,000 and lies just below the East Midlands and is surrounded by Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire to the south, Northamptonshire to the east, Worcestershire, Birmingham and the West Midlands to the West and Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the North.
Warwickshire is a relatively densely populated area that manages to offer stretches of lovely countryside. The closeness of Birmingham (the UKs second city) is of great advantage and a visit to magnificent Warwick Castle, Arbury Hall, Ragley Hall, The Shakespeare Houses, Charlecote Park, Coughton Court or a stroll around the Spa resort of Leamington are all well advised.
National Trust properties are prolific in Warwickshire.
Hotels in Warwickshire
Arrow Mill Hotel & Restaurant
Kings Court Hotel
Macdonald Ansty Hall
Fox & Goose Inn
Chapel House Hotel
The Atherstone Red Lion Hotel
The Chestnuts
Bidford on Avon nr (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Bidford Grange
Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire
Fosbroke House
Barcelo Premium Billesley Manor Hotel
The Charlecote Pheasant Hotel - A Folio Hotel
Ardencote Manor Hotel & Country Club
The Throckmorton Arms
Dunchurch Park Hotel
Halford, Warwickshire
Halford Bridge
Best Western Salford Hall Hotel
Haseley (Warwick)
The Falcon Inn
Honiley Court Hotel & Conference Centre - A Folio Hotel
The George Hotel
Best Western Peacock Hotel
Best Western The Peacock Hotel
Castle Laurels Guest House
Chesford Grange Hotel
Clarendon House
Clarendon House Hotel
De Montfort Hotel
Grand Hotel
Macdonald De Montfort Hotel
Quality Hotel Warwick
Ramada Hotel Warwick
The Grand Hotel
Woodside - a Sundial Group venue
Woodside Hotel & Conference Centre
Beechwood Inn
Swan, Kineton, Nr Stratford-Upon-Avon
Leamington Spa
Adams Hotel
Angel Hotel
Ashorne Hill
Ashorne Hill Conference Centre
Leamington Spa
Best Western Falstaff Hotel
Best Western Royal Leamington Hotel & Bistro
Buckland Lodge Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Leamington Spa
Leamington Hotel and Bistro
Mallory Court
The Avenue Heritage Inn
The Best Western Falstaff Hotel
The Clarendon Apartments
Leamington Spa
The Dell House
The Royal Leamington Hotel
Thomas James
Victoria Park Hotel
Wethele Manor
Long Compton
Red Lion
Market Bosworth
Bosworth Hall Hotel
Holiday Inn Leamington Spa - Warwick
Norton Lindsey
Stratford Manor - Q Hotel's
Nr Coventry
Weston Hall Hotel
Nr Rugby
Macdonald Brandon Hall Hotel & Spa
Nr. Warwick
Corus hotel Warwick
Abbey Grange Hotel
Chase Hotel - A Good Night Inn
Millers Hotel
Oxhill (Near Stratford-upon-Avon)
Stable Croft
The Woodhouse Hotel
Priors Marston
Hill Farm
Royal Leamington Spa
Avenue Heritage Hotel
Lansdowne Hotel
Brownsover Hall Folio Hotel
Corus hotel Rugby
Diamond House Hotel
Draycote Hotel And Whitefields Golf Course
Dunchurch Park
Golden Lion Hotel
Grosvenor Hotel
Three Horseshoes Hotel, Rugby
Village Green Hotel
Widdington House
Shipston On Stour
Black Horse Inn
Shipston on Stour
Falcon Inn, Nr Stratford Upon Avon
Shipston On Stour
White Bear The,
Shipston on Stour (Near Stratford Upon Avon)
The White Bear
Falcon Hotel
Shipston-on-Stour (nStratford-upon-Avon)
Blackwell Grange
South West Midlands
Express by Holiday Inn Warwick
Caudle Hill Farm
The Stoneythorpe Hotel
Southam (Near Banbury)
Wormleighton Hall
A Thistle Hotel Stratford upon Avon
Alveston Manor Hotel (MacDonald)
Arden Park 'Non-Smoking' Hotel
Arden Way Guesthouse
Best Western Grosvenor Hotel
Billesley Manor Hotel
Charlecote Pheasant Corus Hotel
Church Farm
Coughton Lodge
Curtain Call
DAYS INN HOTEL STRATFORD UPON AVON (Warwick North)
Ettington Chase
Ettington Park Hotel
Falcon Corus Hotel
Fulready Manor
Grosvenor Hotel
Holiday Inn - Stratford-upon-Avon
Hunters Moon
Ingon Manor Hotel Golf & Country Club
Ingon Manor Hotel Golf & Country Club
Legacy Falcon Hotel
Macdonald Alveston Manor
Macdonald Shakespeare Hotel
Macdonald Swans Nest
Macdonald The Swan's Nest Hotel
Marlyn Hotel
Mary Arden Inn
Mary Arden Inn
Menzies Welcombe Hotel & Golf Course
Menzies Welcombe Hotel Spa and Golf Club
Mercure Shakespeare Hotel
New Inn Hotel
Paramount Walton Hall Hotel and Apartments
Stratford Manor
Stratford Moat House
Stratford Victoria
Stratford Victoria - A Q Hotel
The Arden Hotel
The Hunters Moon Guest House
The New Inn Hotel
The White Swan Hotel
Thistle Stratford Upon Avon
Travellers Rest
Stratford-upon-Avon (Near)
Swan Hotel
Sutton Cheney, Warwickshire
Royal Arms Hotel
Sutton Coldfield
Marston Farm Hotel
Fosters Yard Hotel
Thurlaston (nr Rugby)
Draycote Hotel
Paramount Walton Hall Hotel & Spa
Agincourt Lodge
Ardencote Manor Hotel
Country Club & Spa
Ardencote Manor Hotel
Country Club and Spa
Aylesford Hotel
Cambridge Villa Hotel
Crown & Castle Inn
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Express by Holiday Inn
Falcon Inn
Glebe Hotel
Globe Hotel
Hare on the Hill
Haseley Coach House Motel
Haseley House
Kate Boats
Lord Leycester
Lord Leycester Hotel
Nolands Farm & Country Restaurant
Old Rectory Hotel
Stoneleigh Park Lodge
The Globe Hotel
The Lazy Cow
The Old Rectory Hotel
The Rose & Crown, Warwick
The Warwick Arms Hotel
Warwick Apartments
Wroxall Abbey Estate
Warwick, Warwickshire
Crown & Castle
Barcelo Premium Walton Hall
The De Vere Belfry
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The Boat Race legend now dreaming of
Olympic gold
Ahead of the Cancer Research UK Boat Races on Sunday, 27 March, one of the men's race's most successful participants and four-time winner Constantine Louloudis, now part of the GB Rowing Team, has revealed what a contrast the preparation is compared to chasing Olympic gold in Rio.
Speaking at an event hosted by SAS, the Official Analytics Partner of British Rowing and the GB Rowing Team, the former Oxford Blue and London 2012 bronze medallist commented on the vastly different physiological requirements.
Having rowed in both events, Louloudis is under no illusions as to how the two vary. ''The Boat Race is about three times longer than the 2000m Olympic course and that means the emphasis is much more on aerobic development, being able to go the distance and last for a race that takes between 17 and 20 minutes, whereas at the Olympics or World Championships it will all be over after about six minutes if you are in an eight-man boat."
"In the national team we spend a lot of time weight training and building the explosive power you need for a shorter 2000m race, where you need to be explosive out of the start compared to the Boat Race which is all about sustaining a pace for as much as 20 minutes. When training for the Boat Race with Oxford it was all about extended aerobic work on rowing machines or on the water for as much as 90 minutes, twice a day."
He continued, "I think the one-on-one nature of the rivalry is pretty important but, when you are first in the Boat Race and if you aren't quite used to that rivalry, it's the profile that is the biggest thing. The reality is that in a sport like rowing, getting an event that so many people are in to, and gets such exposure, makes a big difference and is really exhilarating."
First held in 1829, the race is one of the oldest annual sporting events in the world. Over 250,000 spectators are set to line the banks of the Thames on Sunday and millions more will tune in from around the world.
About SAS
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About British Rowing
British Rowing, as the governing body for the sport, is responsible for the development of rowing in England and the training and selection of rowers to represent Great Britain.
The GB Rowing Team is the high-performance arm of British Rowing. The Team has a proud history as one of GB's most successful Olympic sports producing World and Olympic Champions from across the UK. The squad is supported by the National Lottery Sports Fund.
Around a quarter of a million people row in England on a monthly basis, according to the latest Sport England Active People Survey (APS 9 Oct 2014 – Sept 2015, aged 14+).
British Rowing's mission is to lead, enable and inspire excellence in rowing at all levels. Our vision, through rowing, is to promote the positive impact of sport by providing an enjoyable experience for all participants while upholding our position as a leading rowing nation.


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Blue Devils edged by Norcom
Walker rushes for 166 yards, 2 TDs
HOPEWELL - The Blue Devils opened the 2017 season with a tough narrow loss to I.C. Norcom, 18-14.
Despite the loss, Ronnie Walker opened the season on a fiery effort with 166 rushing yards, 16 carries, and 2 touchdowns.
Greg Cuffey had 10 passing yards, 24 carries, and was 4-11 in passing, with one interception. Cuffey also had 24 carries for ten yards, for a total of 40 rushes and 176 rushing yards for the
Blue Devils.
As soon as the game started, the Blue Devils were already on a roll. Senior Ronnie Walker grabbed the ball after the kickoff and burst down the field, immediately giving the Blue Devils a lead.
The IC Norcom Greyhounds countered swiftly afterwards, racing down the field and getting a touchdown themselves. A right-veering kick, however, left the Blue Devils up 7-6.
Norcom scored again just around the nine-minute mark, 7-12.
The Greyhounds lost their momentum, both team countering each other equally throughout the first quarter. It wasn't until a little past the sixminute mark in the second quarter that Norcom was able to score another touchdown.
A failed two-point conversion put the score at 7-18 with Norcom creating a larger gap.
Hopewell was almost able to fully block a kick meant to soar down the field, but Norcom was still able to push themselves about 25 yards closer to the goal posts with only a minute left to go.
Just as the timer was about to wind all the way down, lightning-fast Ronnie Walker shot down the field unobstructed, making the gap closer.
A successful kick put Hopewell in a better position as they ended the quarter at 14-18.
The second half was defined by little more than both teams pushing each other back and forth,
with Hopewell making almost no headway on the Greyhounds. Blue Devil Deandre Thomas was able to defend his goal line by breaking off a pass that would have otherwise ended in a fourth Norcom touchdown. Cuffey, in the fourth quarter, was able to make small gains down the field. At the 5:30 mark, the teams were in the middle of the field, but Norcom pushed back Hopewell's efforts.
Hopewell was able to make a big pass down the field. But with only a minute-sixteen left, the Greyhounds intercepted the pass, took control of the endgame time, and won the game 14-18.


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Dear Pristiq,
I know I shouldn't blame you that your parents must have named you due to extraordinary proximity or ana-mana-pia to the word prestige.
I get it.
Pharmaceutical company birthed you in some effort to compete with the Wyeth family's Effexor XR. I suppose somebody got paid boo-koo bucks to spin your Robin hood like effort as reversing the stigma of depression. As in not merely helping but even going so far as to impart prestige in a world of mental health stigma. As in one might have prestige being on this drug. As in, look what we're doing to help the depressed and anxious of the world—altruistic company that we obviously are.
Doing your part, little cash baby—only one hundred fifty dollars a month coming out of that small disability paycheck.
I shouldn't blame you, that there is no exit strategy. That you only come in unbreakable, extended release tablets with your 11 hour half-life. Ready to ensure yo-yo symptoms in those who try to crawl out of your web with every other day dosing strategies.
There is no exit strategy.
But that's not your fault. You're just an enteric-coated baby released from the Pfizer mother-ship. I shouldn't be angry that there is no smaller pill—no dosage available less than the 50 milligram
suicidality inducing therapeutic dosage. I shouldn't
blame you that your mother tells us that we must taper the dosage to avoid
withdrawal—I'm sorry, discontinuation
syndrome side effects, when there is nothing
smaller to taper to. No smaller pill has even been a twinkle in the mother-ship's eye. And then when the withdrawal
effects manifest, pompous arguments can be made about depression relapse.
When suicidal thoughts appear, fear motivation can be harnessed for further entrapment campaigns.
No. I shouldn't blame you. You're just the greed-powered-wind-up-doll-drug mechanically going through the motions, screwing patients on cue.
most insincerely,
a physician


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but somehow the Stones' Mick Jagger
reportedly had a fling with a groupie
at his Swiss penthouse last week.
(And please, God, tell me that's
a microphone sticking out of his pants?)
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Britain's The Sun newspaper, to whom I really must send my resume because clearly their definition of "journalism" was cribbed directly from my soul, has this fantastic picture of ol' Mick looking like he might die right there on the balcony of a Zurich hotel. As for the skank, the Sun reports he met the "sexy brunette in a nightclub" and the couple "enjoyed two days at his hotel penthouse" before the Stones' concert in Zurich.
Ignoring for a moment the fact that Mick is frickin SEVENTY YEARS OLD, wasn't it just 11 weeks ago that we were reading how he was "devastated" by the shocking suicide of his longtime girlfriend L'Wren Scott? (L'Wren's sister, upon seeing this image in The Sun yesterday, hissed: "And people wonder why she was depressed.")
Even for a coal-hearted witch like me, this is unseemly. For shame, you old lizard. For shame.
EDITOR'S NOTE: But what about that time you threw a wild party with male strippers and an Ecstasy pinata at my apartment while I was in the hospital having back surgery?
MY NOTE: That's different. I despise you.


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Holiday Gifts of the Heart
Every holiday season, Volunteers of America-Greater New York holds several drives to make the holidays special for the people we serve. From giving toys to children who are homeless, to helping families put food on the table, and giving warm and wonderful presents to the frail elderly, our Gifts of the Heart holiday campaigns brighten the season for many in need. As a generous supporter, you can make the difference for those in need this holiday season. Thank you to all supported this campaign last year, without whom these programs would not be possible.
Hope and Hearth Holiday Food Vouchers are given to families who are homeless and others in our care who are in need. These food vouchers act as cash in supermarkets and allow recipients to shop for and prepare a meal that is special to them rather than have to rely on a food pantry or soup kitchen for their holiday meal. You can donate directly to Hope & Hearth here.
Toys for the Holidays is our holiday gift drive for children living in our homeless and domestic violence shelters and in our youth group homes. We also make sure the preschoolers at our Early Learning Center in the Bronx receive gifts as these children and their families are also in need.
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"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." ~Woodrow Wilson
Glen Jack, Vice President, serves our higher education clients utilizing over 30 years of experience in nonprofit development, operations, and programming, including over a decade in development at higher education institutions.
Glen most recently served as the Assistant Vice President for Principal Gifts at Pennsylvania State University. In this role, was responsible for refocusing the department's strategy on securing principal gifts of $5 million or more, including the successful closure of a $30 million gift. Glen provided lead staff support to develop the case statement for the current $1.6 billion campaign, A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.
Prior to Penn State, Glen served as Vice President for Constituent Programs at the Florida State University Foundation, where he served as lead fundraiser and manager of all academic units at the University. He helped fundraisers and unit teams craft campaign plans that led to progress toward achieving a $1 billion campaign goal. During his tenure as Executive Director of Leadership Gifts at the University of Rochester, Glen developed the framework and plan for the implementation of a comprehensive Leadership Gift Office.
Glen began his career in development in higher education at the University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science & the Arts as the Director of Development and the Southeast Regional Director. He has also served as the Associate Dean for Development at the University of Virginia, College of Arts & Sciences, as well as the Assistant Vice President for College Advancement at the University of Rochester, College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering.
In the nonprofit space, Glen has served as Executive Director of the Michigan AIDS Fund as well as Executive Director of Camp Fire Boys and Girls Wathana Council. In both of these roles, he provided oversight for grantmaking, programmatic, and fiscal oversight to these organizations. Early in his career, Glen held a variety of positions as part of the United Way System, including Vice President of Heart of West Michigan United Way. During his 13 years at United Way, he worked in many areas, such as campaigns, planning, community development, and operations.
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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
Would I have to start planning outfits around the tattoo like I plan for weather?
Sorry I'm not sorry, but this week's comments are about glorious, wobbly, juicy asses. Again. For the third time in the past month-ish. Maybe this would happen less if this wasn't xoJane and we weren't talking about our beautiful, unique bodies for 73% of time. This thread is from Emily's article "I Like That Jiggly Belly, Too": When Dudes Act Like Complete Idiots About Women's Bodies.
Sarahphina, you should start a blog about free and bargain-cheap ways to have tons of relationship-enhancing, fun.
The most upvoted comment from the past week is from Brooke Michelle on I'm A Black Female Cosplayer And Some People Hate It.
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We love our quick and easy street food here in Tel Aviv, check out the top 5 places, courtesy of Taste TLV. We've been to all of them, they're wonderful, don't miss out!
The Carmel Market is one of Tel Aviv's most famous landmarks and tourist destinations, and will soon see a new and improved version of itself gracing the city's main street. This week the Tel Aviv municipality announced its full renovation with an additional 320 apartments to be built on the surrounding streets.
According to an article published in the Independent, Tel Aviv ranks third in the world as the destination of choice for high net worth individuals. The report points out the exit of many European cities of such individuals, with Tel Aviv attracting more than 2,000 over the past year.
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Um aluguel de verão conveniente para uma família. Com uma localização central em midcoast Maine, em Penobscot Bay, com inúmeras actividades e oportunidades.
Saia pela porta, atravesse a rua e relaxar na areia Lincolnville Beach. Caminhe para qualquer um dos cinco restaurantes ou dirigir a poucos quilômetros ao norte de Belfast ou para o sul para Camden para uma refeição. Pegue a balsa para Islesboro e passar o dia, ou passar a noite na ilha e dividir o seu tempo entre Islesboro eo continente. Fazer visitas diárias ao Bar Harbor e Cadillac Mountain, Boothbay Harbor, Portland ou Augusta. Visite uma autêntica vila de pescadores em Port Clyde ou caminhada até o topo do Monte Battie e Careca Rosto Mt.
Palavras-chave: Apartamento, praia, à beira-mar, oceano
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The owner was very responsive, accommodating and welcoming. When we arrived, there was a bag of freshly ground coffee, a chocolate bar, and other refreshments. The view from the living room is amazing and the beach is very quaint. There is lots to see and do in the area -- cute little shops are just steps away from the apartment, and Camden and Belfast are only a short drive away.
We loved taking our kids right across the street to play on the beach, eat fresh seafood meals in the evenings at one of the little lobster shacks (also across the street!), and grabbing coffee in the mornings from the local roaster up the street. George was a true pleasure to deal with, and everything was clean and comfortable. Can't believe we lucked out in finding this spot!!
Had a terrific stay in Lincolnville. Nice little town and the accommodations provided by George were ideal for me and my family. The little beach across the street was fun for my grandson both during high and low tide. The apartment met all of our needs and was very clean, cozy and comfortable. George was very responsive to questions before, during and after the stay. The entire process was very simple and affordable. Great stay!!
This is a great place to stay. The beach is located just across the street and you have beautiful views of the sunrise and the lobster boats. The restaurants are within walking distance and very convenient. We ate at Dots' in the mornings and the Lobster Pound one evening. Both were very good. We spent a lot of our time in Acadia National Park. The drive to that area was beautiful. Dotted with small New England towns and beautiful old homes. The owner of the apartment was very helpful and attentive to all our needs. Coming from Georgia and some pretty warm temperatures, I was concerned about the lack of air conditioning but the evening temperatures were cool and daytime temperatures were low eighty degrees and always a breeze . We even got a message from Mr. Pinkham to turn on the heat one evening when the temperature dropped into the fifties. I traveled there with my 21 year old grandson and 19 year old granddaughter and my 45 year old son. There was plenty to see and do for all of us young and old. Thank you to the owner, George Pinkham for allowing us to stay in your vacation rental.
You know you've stayed somewhere truly special when you keep thinking about it, talking about it, and missing it days after you've left. The Lincolnville Beach apartment is a perfect vacation retreat. The apartment is quite spacious, light and bright, beautifully decorated, and well appointed with a full kitchen, satellite TV, and sound system. Plus the view is incredible. We loved looking out from the large windows in the living room to watch the sun rising over the ocean each day. We enjoyed the cute little beach store 2 doors down that sells breakfast sandwiches, subs, ice cream, coffee, etc. And you can't beat being able to walk to restaurants and coffee shops so close by. The beach itself is amazing—especially at low tide. My 3-year old had a blast finding hermit crabs and starfish amongst the rocks. The owner George was so helpful answering questions over the phone and email leading up to our arrival. We were very sad to leave the apartment and Lincolnville Beach after our wonderful week!
One of our best Maine vacations was just spent in Lincolnville Beach. The apartment was comfortable, clean and had a kitchen stocked with everything we needed. With four restaurants within walking distance we had lots of food choices. Every morning we watched the sunrise on the bay from the large living room window-or by enjoying morning coffee on the benches at the public beach across the street. Days were packed full of site seeing at Acadia National Park, nearby Camden, miles of antiquing and shopping and a day trip to Reid State Park. Top it all off with a week of perfect weather and we had such trouble leaving for home!
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Railway Investigation Report R05Q0010
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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Main-Track Derailment
Canadian National
Train M-307-11-22
Mile 86.41, Drummondville Subdivision
Saint-Cyrille, Quebec
23 February 2005
On 23 February 2005, at 2045 eastern standard time, Canadian National freight train M-307-11-22 was travelling westward towards Montréal, Quebec, when 29 cars derailed at Mile 86.41 of the Drummondville Subdivision near Saint-Cyrille, Quebec. About 600 feet of track was destroyed and about 4000 feet of track was damaged. Twenty-eight cars were destroyed and one car was slightly damaged. One tank car carrying propane (UN 1075) caught fire and exploded, damaging a mill adjacent to the railway right-of-way. Twenty people were evacuated as a safety precaution. There were no injuries.
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Train Operation Information
On 23 February 2005, Canadian National (CN) freight train M-307-11-22 (the train) from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, departed the yard in Joffre, Quebec, for Toronto, Ontario. It was 5935 feet long, weighed 6898 tons and consisted of 2 locomotives, 44 loaded cars and 45 empty cars, including tank cars containing chlorine, propane and flammable liquids. The crew consisted of a locomotive engineer and a conductor. Both were familiar with the route characteristics, were qualified for their respective positions, and met fitness and rest standards.
The trip westward to Montréal, Quebec, was without incident until the train experienced an undesired emergency brake application at Mile 87.30 near Saint-Cyrille, Quebec (see Figure 1), as it was travelling at 48 mph. A deflagration occurred and a fireball erupted near the back of the train. The front of the train came to a stop about 2000 feet west of the 10e Rang crossing (Mile 87.38). After carrying out the emergency procedures, the crew followed the instructions provided by the rail traffic controller (RTC), uncoupled the locomotives and moved away from the accident site. Snow covered the ground, there was a light cloud cover and the temperature was -20.6 ºC.
Figure 1. Map of the derailment area (Source: Canadian Railway Atlas, Railway Association of Canada)
The derailment area covered a distance of 5000 feet and was to the west of the Mitchell Road crossing (Mile 86.41). The first car that derailed, gondola car WC 65061, the fifth car in the train, remained coupled to the front of the train. The next 27 cars detached from the train and piled up to the south of the main track on the service track and Camirand mill land, between the switch (Mile 87.25) and the 10e Rang crossing. The last car that derailed remained upright on the railway right-of-way with the leading truck derailed.
Car WC 65061 was followed immediately by three other cars loaded with scrap metal and then by tank cars CGTX 64270 and GATX 9200 carrying propane and by tank car PROX 83006 carrying chlorine. Tank car CGTX 64270 caught fire and exploded, damaging the mill, which was empty at the time of the accident (see Photo 1). Cars GATX 9200 and PROX 83006 were heavily damaged and affected by the fire, but did not lose their content. The other cars carrying dangerous goods (hydrocarbons, UN 1863) were among the last to derail. They were damaged but were not affected by the fire and did not lose their content.
At Mile 85.55, the impact marks were visible on the south rail head. Several feet westward, the south rail was broken, a piece of wheel from a car was found on the ground between the rails and three other pieces were found under the snow in the ditches. Impact marks and deep gouges were found in the asphalt on the subgrade of the Mitchell Road crossing, on the south side of the track. The marks extended all the way to the pile-up of cars.
Examination of the derailed cars showed that car WC 65061 had lost its rear truck. The truck was directly westward of the pile-up of derailed cars. The wheel plate of wheel L21 was fractured; part of the plate remained attached to the axle and the wheel rim broke into three main pieces of equal length and a small fragment (see Photo 2).
The Drummondville Subdivision consists of a single main track that extends from Saint-Romuald, Quebec, Mile 4.4, to Sainte-Rosalie, Quebec, Mile 125.1. It carries up to 10 VIA Rail Canada Inc. passenger trains and 18 freight trains per day. Train movements are governed by the Centralized Traffic Control System in accordance with the Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) and supervised by an RTC located in Montréal.
In the derailment area, the track was a Class 5 track according to Transport Canada-approved Railway Track Safety Rules (TSR). The maximum authorized speed was 95 mph for passenger trains and 65 mph for freight trains.
Accident Site
The track is tangent between Mile 85.7 and Mile 86.2, and then curves (two degrees to the left) to Mile 86.6. It has an ascending grade varying from 0.0 to 0.2 per cent. The track was in good condition and consisted of 136-pound continuous welded rail on 14-inch double-shouldered tie plates laid on hardwood ties.
The last track inspection had been performed by the assistant track supervisor on a hi-rail vehicle the day before the derailment. No flaws had been noted in the immediate derailment area.
Emergency Response
The public security officials in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil were notified immediately after the accident and carried out the emergency response plan. Because of the fire and dangerous goods in the other tank cars, the area within a one-kilometre radius of the accident site was sealed off and about 20 people were evacuated as a safety precaution. The contents of all the derailed tank cars were transferred to trucks and other tank cars. The access ban was lifted after the contents of the chlorine tank car were transferred.
History and Repairs to Car WC 65061
Car WC 65061 was equipped with eight two-inch-thick brake shoes with an average service life of 12 months under normal operating conditions. The car had undergone numerous repairs, especially to its brake system. All repairs had been entered in the SAP computer system. The history of all recent data (less than 24 months) can be viewed in all repair shops, but the system does not generate an automatic warning when recurring conditions arise. The following repairs were made to car WC 65061 since January 2004:
- Between January 2004 and January 2005, 12 brake shoes had been installed on the car. The car had undergone brake tests using the single car testing device, and the slack adjuster had been replaced.
- On 02 February 2005, four brake shoes, including two at location RL2, and brake beam support LR2 were identified as defective and were replaced at the Taschereau Yard in Montréal.
- On 13 February 2005, the car was part of train 306 when this train uncoupled in the Napadogan Subdivision. When the train was recoupled, the conductor noted that a wheel on the car was knocking on the rail and immediately contacted the RTC. The car was declared "bad order" and was left on a siding in Cantor, New Brunswick. The car's status was entered in the computer system as "in bad order due to a wheel defect," and an electronic notice was transmitted to the authorities concerned, including the equipment repair shop in Moncton, New Brunswick.
- On February 14, the car was inspected in Cantor by a team of carmen. Shelling was noted on wheel R4. Four brake shoes were installed, including two on axle LR2. The car was moved using a hand winch, but no major defects were identified. The car's brake operating valves were isolated and the car was declared to be "in bad order" with defect code BF (isolated brake operating valves). The RTC was notified that the car could travel to Moncton without restrictions to be repaired.
- On February 15, the car was sent to Moncton on train 507 and placed on the repair track. The work order listed the BF defect code and the shelling on the running surface of wheel R4. Wheel R4 was again checked and found to be within the shelling limits prescribed by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The car then underwent brake tests using the single car testing device on 16 February 2005 on the Moncton repair track. An air leak was observed, requiring the replacement of an angle cock and a brake hose.
- On February 17, the car was put on train 308 to be delivered to a client in Truro, Nova Scotia, to pick up a load of scrap metal.
- On February 21, the loaded car was placed on train 307 heading for Toronto. Certified car inspectors did a safety check in Moncton as required by the train's inspection schedule. No defects were noted.
- On February 23, at the Joffre Yard, the train underwent a brake pipe continuity test and a No. 2 brake test and the cars added to the train underwent a safety check. During the continuity test, the wear on the brake shoes of axle LR2 on car WC 65061 was noted. The brake operating valves were isolated and the air was purged from the brake system. The car's status was entered in the SAP computer system and appeared on the train consist with mechanical code BH, "in bad order due to defective brakes," with the comment "car can be moved safely." The car was authorized to continue its route without restrictions and was to go to its final destination in Contrecoeur, Quebec, to be unloaded and then sent to a repair track.
The Railway Freight Car Inspection and Safety Rules allow a car with a safety defect to be moved to another location for repair as long as the car is safe to move and the nature of the car's defects and the movement restrictions are communicated to the employees concerned.
Wayside Detector Readings
In addition to inspections by employees, the condition of rolling stock is also checked using a network of wayside inspection systems (WISs) and wheel impact load detectors (WILDs) placed along the tracks. WISs include dragging equipment detectors and hot box and hot wheel detectors. WILDs measure the impact load generated by each wheel of a car and identify wheels with flats, and wheels whose running surface exhibits shelling or spalling, is out-of-round or is affected by an excess of metal. WISs are positioned at intervals of 10 to 15 miles on main tracks, and WILDs are placed at strategic locations.
On its way from Halifax, the train passed several WISs, with the last one at Mile 82.1 of the Drummondville Subdivision, five miles east of the accident site. No defects were reported. The train did not pass over any WILDs because the only WILD installed between Montréal and Halifax is located near Bagot, Quebec, at Mile 117.2 of the Drummondville Subdivision, about 25 miles west of the accident site. However, a review of the historical data of the WILDs over which the car had passed during the year preceding the accident, in particular the last reading of the Bagot WILD (when the car was moved from Taschereau to Cantor on 12 February 2005), did not show any significant difference between the impact load of wheel L2 and the other wheels on the car. The last 10 impact load readings for wheel L2 on this car ranged between 26 kips2 and 83 kips, which is below the 100-kip minimum threshold established by CN.
Engineering Laboratory Report
The wheel set on gondola car WC 65061, consisting of the broken wheel, the four fragments of the wheel rim that were recovered and the brake control valves, was sent to the TSB Engineering Laboratory for analysis (engineering reports LP 027/2005 and LP 043/2005).
The failed wheel was a 33-inch, Class U, curved-plate wheel (CM 33 model) designed for a 50-ton capacity. Wheels in this category are no longer manufactured and are gradually being replaced by Class C wheels with a 100-ton capacity. The wheel was manufactured in January 1987 at ABC Rail (formerly Abex Southern Corporation), in Calera, Alabama, United States (code SO). These wheels are cast and then control-cooled, and do not undergo any heat treatment.
The wheel was oval, and its running surface had a flat that was crushed by 0.38 inch over a length of 22 inches. This same area displayed plastic deformation (see Photo 3) that reached up to one inch in width (the width of the surface went from a nominal size of 5.72 inches to 6.75 inches).
It also exhibited shelling in the deformed area, but the shelling did not exceed the AAR allowable limits. The opposite wheel on the axle also had a plastic deformation about 0.23 inch wide and 5.5 inches long. There were no signs of discolouration or burn on the running surface of the wheels (see Photo 3).
Because the wheel was broken into several pieces, it was not possible to take its out-of-round measurements. However, if the flattened surface of the wheel (0.38 inch) is plotted against the out-of-round values, the impact load caused by wheel L2 can be estimated by referring to a CN study conducted in 1994-1995. According to that study, which establishes a correlation between the WILD data and out-of-round measurements, the impact load generated by an out-of-round of 0.38 inch would be greater than 200 kips.
The metallurgical analysis of the wheel plate samples showed the presence of microporosity caused by dissolved hydrogen bubbles that were trapped when the wheel was manufactured. The voids were spread across the entire surface of the wheel plate. The degree of porosity was relatively low and could not be detected by the conventional detection devices used in non-destructive tests. The degree of porosity would not have caused the wheel to be rejected because porosity is not standardized in the industry. Three fatigue cracks 10 to 15 mm long in the external part of the wheel plate spread from voids.
The material had a carbon content of 0.66 per cent and a Brinell hardness of 248. In comparison, Class C wheels have a hardness between 321 and 363; as a result, they are less malleable and stand up to wear better.
Car WC 65061 was equipped with an ABD type brake control valve. The service valve portion had been manufactured in 1968 and had been maintained and refurbished in 1997, and the emergency valve portion had been manufactured in 1969 and had never been serviced since that date.
The brake control valve sections were tested on an AAR-approved automatic brake test rack at a certified air brake shop. It was not possible to test the service valve portion because of air leakage in a part that was damaged in the derailment. However, the internal parts were deteriorated, but showed no defects and were in good operating condition.
The emergency valve portion functioned during the tests, but did not meet the required performance standards. It did not pass four test rack tests and was disassembled for analysis. The analysis revealed poor operation of the diaphragm and the high-pressure slide valve because of deterioration of the materials after 36 years of use.
The retaining valve passed the tests. However, air leaks were identified on the periphery of the contact surface of the two portions that form the part. The leaks were caused by metal corrosion and by the deterioration and contamination of the rubber diaphragm.
Train operation conformed to company procedures and government safety standards. The track was in good condition and no defects had been reported in the last inspection. Since the wheel fragments found east of the pile-up of derailed cars matched wheel plate L2 of gondola car WC 65061, the analysis will focus primarily on the failure of that wheel, and the related inspection and maintenance practices for cars, and on WILDs.
A few feet before the location where the south rail failed, impact marks were visible on the rail head and fragments of wheel L2 were found a little more to the west. Therefore, the wheel failed at the location where these impact marks were observed, at approximately Mile 85.55. Since it was no longer being supported, the truck side frame on the south side slumped and hit the Mitchell Road crossing subgrade, causing wheel R2 to derail. The truck continued to drag until it reached the switch for the service track to the mill. At the switch, it turned south, causing the following cars to derail. Tank car CGTX 64270 was punctured, allowing propane to escape and catch fire, damaging the mill.
Class U wheels such as wheel L2 have a lesser capacity than Class C wheels, which are now replacing them. Because their steel did not undergo heat treatment, they are not as hard and deform easier. The out-of-roundness of the wheel and the plastic deformation of the running surface illustrate this aspect and show that wheel L2 had been subjected to excessive stresses caused by impact loads. These impact loads are amplified by the very deformation that they cause with every rotation of the wheel. The effect of the impact loads amplified by the wheel's plastic deformation, the low ambient temperature and the porosity observed in the wheel plate led to the initiation and propagation of the cracks that caused the failure of the wheel on car WC 65061.
Due to derailment damage, it was not possible to test the service brake valve. However, there was no evidence to suggest that it was not in good operating condition because there were no apparent defects.
Although the emergency valve portion functioned during the tests, it did not meet the applicable performance standards and it did not pass all the required tests on the test rack. In addition, its internal parts had deteriorated because it had not been serviced since 1969. Considering the state of deterioration of the internal parts, it is possible that the emergency valve portion functioned intermittently, which could explain why car WC 65061 passed the single car testing.
The impact of intermittent functioning of the emergency valve portion during release of the service brakes could not be determined. However, since January 2004, 20 brake shoes had been installed on car WC 65061, 8 of which (including 4 on axle LR2) were in the three weeks immediately preceding the accident. This number is abnormally high and is symptomatic of poor functioning of the brake system or of wheels that are out-of-round, because the average service life of brake shoes is 12 months in normal operating conditions. All the repairs to the brake shoes and brake rigging on car WC 65061 had been entered in the SAP computer system. However, because the system did not have an automatic warning mechanism, the abnormally high number of brake shoes installed on the car during the 13 months preceding the accident was not noticed. The absence of an automatic notification system linked to the SAP computer system did not make it possible to alert the repair teams and to isolate car WC 65061 in order to take the required corrective action.
Four brake shoes, including two at location LR2, and brake beam support LR2 were replaced on the car at the Taschereau Yard on 02 February 2005. The car then travelled to Bagot without a noticeable difference in the WILD readings between wheel L2 and the other wheels. Consequently, there is reason to believe that the deformation of wheel L2 had not reached a noticeable stage when it passed Bagot and that it worsened on the section between Bagot and Cantor. Since the car was not loaded, the deterioration in the wheel's initial deformation is not likely to have been caused by excessive stresses between Bagot and Cantor. However, intermittent rubbing of the brake shoes due to poor functioning of the brake system could have led to the deterioration because the brake shoes installed a few days earlier at Taschereau were once again replaced at Cantor.
The investigation was not able to establish a link between the premature wear of the brake shoes and the deformation of wheel L2 because the running surface of the wheel did not exhibit any heat or discolouration, or any changes to the internal structure of the metal. Nevertheless, the premature wear of the shoes could not have occurred without excessive rubbing between the shoes and the wheels. The lack of rubbing marks, especially if the rubbing was intermittent, could be explained by the weather conditions (swirling snow) and low ambient temperature that would have kept the metal at a low temperature.
During the decoupling of train 306 at Cantor, the conductor notified the RTC that a wheel on car WC 65061 was knocking on the rail, without specifying its exact position. The defect was thus initially identified by the noise that the moving wheel generated. The car was then inspected twice and repaired by certified car inspectors at Cantor, and then on the repair track at Moncton. However, since the exact position of the defective wheel was not known, the two inspections focused on the brake system and the shelling on wheel R4, which seems to have been confused with the defect reported to the RTC. As a result, the reported defect was not corrected.
During the continuity test at the Joffre Yard, the condition of the brake shoes on car WC 65061 was observed, but because not all of the car's components were inspected, the condition of the running surface of wheel L2 was not noted. When the brake operating valves were isolated, the condition of the car was considered safe and the car was authorized to continue its trip to its final destination to be unloaded there and repaired as authorized by the Railway Freight Car Inspection and Safety Rules.
Although the inspections and repairs to car WC 65061 were done by certified car inspectors with extensive experience, they did not detect the deformation on the running surface of wheel L2. All the inspections, except for the one done by the conductor at Cantor, were done when the car was stationary. It is therefore likely that the defect on the wheel was not very pronounced and could be detected only by the noise it generated when the wheel was in motion.
Trains coming from eastern Canada can travel long distances before the wheel impact loads are measured by a WILD system. For example, trains from Halifax cover a distance of more than 700 miles before passing the first WILD at Bagot. In these conditions, the risk of not detecting out-of-round wheels, shelling and other wheel defects that have not become very pronounced or that are difficult to detect in the safety inspection, rises to the point that high impact loads can occur that may have a detrimental effect on the track or equipment. Given the severity of the plastic deformation of wheel L2 and the impact it must have generated, the presence of a WILD on the car's route between Truro and Québec would probably have made it possible to detect the wheel's condition and avert the accident.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
- The train derailed after wheel L2 on car WC 65061 failed.
- The effect of the impact loads, which were amplified by the plastic deformation of the wheel, low ambient temperature and porosity observed in the wheel plate, led to the appearance and propagation of cracks that caused the wheel to fail.
- Wheel L2 was of Class U and therefore had a lesser capacity than the Class C wheels because its steel was softer and more susceptible to deformation, hence the severity of the plastic deformation observed on the wheel.
- The conductor of train 306 reported the condition of wheel L2 to the rail traffic controller (RTC) but the safety action undertaken did not succeed in correcting the defect.
- Although the inspections and repairs to car WC 65061 were done by certified car inspectors with extensive experience, they did not make it possible to detect the deformation on the running surface of wheel L2.
- Contrary to the inspection done by the conductor at Cantor, the other inspections were done by certified car inspectors when the car was stationary. It is therefore likely that the defect on the wheel was not very pronounced and could be detected only by the noise it generated when it was in motion.
Findings as to Risk
- Without a wheel impact load detector (WILD) between Halifax and Québec, trains coming from eastern Canada can travel long distances before the wheel impact loads are measured; the risk of not detecting wheel defects that are difficult to detect in the safety inspection is therefore higher.
- The absence of an automatic notification system linked to the SAP computer system does not make it possible to alert repair teams and to isolate a car that has recurring defects.
Other Findings
- Despite the deteriorated condition of the internal parts, car WC 65061 passed the single car test, probably because the emergency valve portion functioned intermittently.
- The absence of rubbing marks on the running surface of wheel L2 could be explained by the intermittent functioning of the brake system and by the weather conditions.
Safety Action Taken
On 25 February 2005, Canadian National (CN) issued a policy, effective immediately, requiring that cars with defects affecting safety devices, brakes, couplings, bodies and trucks (code AA to code VZ) be inspected to ensure that they can be safely moved to a location where carmen are stationed. The cars will then have to be repaired before being authorized to continue their route. In addition, only restricted personnel is authorized to enter the mechanical code indicating that a car can be safely moved to its final destination for repair.
According to the pamphlet titled Freight Car Inspection - Key Points, July 2005 revision, CN's policy is to ensure that the braking system on all cars of a train is in good operating condition at the originating station.
Rolling stock employees were given refresher courses on inspecting cars and on brake tests using the single car testing device.
CN issued instructions to perform pull-by inspections inbound and outbound at designated safety inspection locations and other strategic locations.
CN launched a project to introduce an automatic notification system to identify cars with recurring defects and to alert repair shops in order to isolate the defective cars and take the necessary corrective action. The first phase of the project focuses on the defects related to the braking system on cars.
Rule 41 (Section A-2k) of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Field Manual of the AAR Interchange Rules was modified in 2006. Wheels with impact loads of 80 kips to 90 kips will be treated as if they were defective when cars are sent to repair tracks. In addition, the Equipment Health Management System approved by the rail industry is of the opinion that there is reason to intervene when wheels have an impact load exceeding 65 kips (Rule 14, Section E-15).
CN implemented an extensive program to reduce the number of SO wheels in its system.
Safety Concern
Trains travelling in eastern Canada can travel long distances before the wheel impact loads are measured by a wheel impact load detector (WILD). For example, trains from Halifax cover a distance of more than 700 miles before passing the first WILD at Bagot. Given that the impact generated by the wheel on car WC 65061 on an earlier trip was already 83 kips and that its flattening as measured after the accident should have generated an impact of at least 200 kips, there is reason to believe that the presence of a WILD on the car's route between Truro and Québec would have made it possible to detect the wheel's condition and probably avert the accident.
In the absence of a WILD, inspections by certified car inspectors become a primary safety tool in identifying defective cars. However, even when these inspections are conducted by experienced certified inspectors, they have their limitations, as demonstrated by this accident. Consequently, the risk of not detecting out-of-round wheels, shelling and other wheel defects that have not become very pronounced or that are difficult to detect in the safety inspection, rises to the point that high impact loads can occur that may have a detrimental effect on the track or equipment.
The Board recognizes that incorporating pull-by inspections and implementing new AAR Rule 41 are measures that are likely to reduce the risk of accidents caused by wheels with high impact loads. However, the Board is concerned that these measures may still not be sufficient in certain areas of the territory because of the absence of a supplementary inspection system such as the WILD system.
This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into this occurrence. Consequently, the Board authorized the release of this report on 08 August 2006.
1. Left wheel of the second axle from the end of the car that has the hand brake
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Saturday, 6 April 2013
We haz a new family member purrrrr
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Oh man, isn't that just adorable!!!! What's her name - Smudge? Spot? (look at that little black patch on her forehead!)ReplyDelete
Shadow (who is as black as she is white) says, PURRRRRRRRRR! and MEOUW**
** Translation: Meouw = email me, kitten, for some lessons on how to tame your humans! Humans are a bit slow to learn, but once they're trained they make pretty good slaves! :) Meouw.
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Der neue Tast Stich heisst .....?
vielleicht Dreifach-Kettstich. Vielleicht weiss jemand einen
offiziellen Namen dafür.
Drei Reihen in Perlgarn 8 - darunter ein Kreis mit
Knötchenstichen. Tast steht für Take a stitch Tuesday
The new Tast stitch is triple chain stitch.
First I made three rows - no better ideas -
at least I changed the colours
And to do something else I made a wheel, a circle.
Three birds -
|Birds for Gisela
These are Spool birds and the designer is Michael Fulkerson. (this is his etsy shop page with many birds - most of them sold). He designed it for "Spool Sewing" - I found the pattern on their website. I do not know if they still offer it.
Michael Fulkerson is astonished how his birds spread over the world - I do him credit here - they have been copied so many times - I made about 10 - and these three will fly away ....


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Remembrance Service 2017
10 November 2017
Each morning this week, Miss Turton has led an assembly; ably assisted by Yr8 Students who have shared with us their research into local WW1 heroes. Some of these heroes are relatives of the students telling thier story. It has been a very moving experience and illustrates how war touches every life.
Students have written messages of remembrance, hope and love, onto red poppies and these are on display around school and in the foyer. It is humbling to read the messages and see such a wonderful display of remembrance.
On Friday morning we gathered at the front of school for the Remembrance Ceremony itself. The sun shone for us and we were taken back in time by the beautiful sound of Mollie Neale singing Vera Lynne's classic songs 'White Cliffs of Dover' and 'We'll Meet Again'. We listened to words and poems by Father Phillip Swanson, Students and teachers; before Miss Branch played 'The Last Post'.
A big thank you to everybody who played a part in Remembrance week.


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3 Things You Should Know About Long-Term Care Insurance
You will need to paid long-term care insurance by the time you reach 65 and chances are about 50-50. You will spend about $140,000 on average if you pay out of long-term care insurance. Only 7 million or more have long-term insurance which covers the costs of health problems, even you haven't planned for that financial risk yet.
For so many people long-term care is the unsolved problem. So here are the things you should know about long-term care instance.
3 Things You Should Know About Long-Term Care Insurance
1. You need a plan even you might not need insurance
According to the LifePlans, an industry research firms, Long-term care insurance premium policies average $2,700 a year. You can likely pay for future care if you have lots of money saved which eventually be able to cover long-term care insurance costs and it's available only if you're needed.
You may also feel comfortable going without insurance if you are collecting less than 4 percent of savings per year that used for living expenses. In case, you will need a plan and save more than you have planned for everyday income and other possible expenses.
2. Smart in shopping pay off
If you want a long-term care insurance, start looking the best one in your 50s or early 60s. It because the price will be more expensive every year you delay. Rather than a single insurer, you may seek out an independent agent who sells policies from multiple companies as for where to shop.
You can look for agents who able to sell long-term care partnership policies, for a wider choice and extra expertise of policies. It is a part of the national program for educations that requirements for insurance professionals.
3. The old policies are cheaper
Traditional long-term care insurance is a good choice if all you want is effective coverage cost even if that means you never need help. Usually, traditional insurance is cheaper than hybrid policies for the same long-term care benefits. Hybrid policies have the guarantee of getting money back while you're paying extra.
If you have another life policy or your alternative is to use your savings with a large cash value, a hybrid policy may make the most sense of it.


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Where are all the quarks? Am I what I eat? What has the large hadron collider done for me? I learned the answer to all these questions and more competing in Fame Lab UK this month. Fame Lab is an international science communication competition which challenges participants to present a Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths concept in an entertaining way in just three minutes. Piece of cake right? In early February I went along to a workshop at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry to find out more.
Month: February 2016
Outrunning cancer?
Today I actually managed to drag myself out of bed for a run in the early morning sunshine. I spotted quite a few fellow runners braving the cold, but it's not just humans who've been pacing it out lately. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and other institutions have been running mice on wheels to try to understand how exercise can help to fight cancer, and it looks like the immune system is at play again.
Think Big, look small
Over the past couple of months I have been writing and recording a video explaining our lab's research as part of a faculty video series. It's been great fun thinking about ways to put our work in perspective. I especially enjoyed watching Lizzie turn my stick figure scribbled ideas into fantastic illustrations. A big thank you to the University of Manchester Faculty of Life Science Minute Lecture Team for their work getting this organised! If you want to hear more about the work that's going on in our lab check out the Davis lab website. I'll let the video speak for itself, enjoy.


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August 27, 2009 (CHICAGO) --The U.S Justice Department and the state of Illinois are suing the Midwest Generation Power Company. They claim the Chicago-based company made changes to its coal-fired power plants in Illinois without installing required pollution control equipment.
The lawsuit says those plants are illegally emitting large amounts of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other pollutants.
Midwest Generation owns two plants in Chicago, one near Peoria and one in Waukegan and two in Will County,
The company says it is talking with the federal government to try and reach a settlement.


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The sale event will begin on Sunday 18th November at 8am and will last for the entire day. The offer boasts up to 75% off RRP, but is only limited to one purchase per deal.
Last Sunday's sale saw a surge in sales across the marketplace with all of the products within the promotion, such as iPads, iPhones and other equipment selling out quickly.
For an eBay store not part of the promotion but sells similar products to those within eBay's Sunday Spectacular, if you were planning on running an early Christmas promotion this weekend you may want to leave it until another time as you may find it difficult to compete with some of the prices that will be on offer for buyers this weekend.
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Update on EVO's Player Choice Poll: UMvC3 leads at almost $17K!
Last Tuesday, Mr Wizard announced the official lineup for Evolution 2017. For a refresher course, we invite you to reread this post.
The lineup featured a total of nine titles, eight of which have been disclosed. The ninth is left up to the choice of the players, as EVO's Player's Choice makes a return from its approximate four-year hiatus to let us decide the title that would fill the final slot on the roster.
How this works: players wishing to see their favorite game at EVO can cast their vote by sending in a donation to that game's donation page on www.generosity.com. All proceeds will go towards the Make A Wish foundation with the goal of battling diseases that affect children all around the world. Players can donate however much they choose to. This poll will last until Wednesday of next week.
Nine games have been given this opportunity, some of which have been featured at the World Stage in the past. Below is an image reflecting how much has been raised for each of them.
After a week's worth of donations, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 is holding the lead at $16,315 from 290 donors. Pokken Tournament follows closely behind at $14,115 from 281 donors. From there, it's around an $9k gap between Pokken and Killer Instinct, the latter sitting at third place with $5,070 from 141 donors.
It's looking almost certain that this tug o' war over a spot at EVO is coming down to a stalemate between Marvel and Pokken, but there is still a week left for more players to donate and make a difference. Should you wish to contribute, you can do so by visiting the donation page for the game you wish to support. All pages are linked below:
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
- Pokken Tournament
- Killer Instinct
- Windjammers
- Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
- Skullgirls
- Mortal Kombat XL
- Nidhogg
The game that receives the greatest total amount from all donations submitted will be added to the EVO lineup. As well:
- it will lead off the Sunday finals at Mandalay Bay as the opening game.
- a $10K prize pot will be contributed to that game by the EVO staff.
- voters for the winning game will be guaranteed a spot in the arena on Sunday.
So what are you waiting for?! Your favorite game needs all the support it can get if it is to be deemed worthy as a title for the EVO lineup this year! Go donate NOW.


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Read Matthew 6: 16-34
God created the body idea as a self-perpetuating, self-renewing organism, which we reconstruct into our personal body. God creates the body idea, and we, by our thinking, manifest.
I realize that I shall have a perfect body and a perfect world when I understand and use the perfect word that contains all the attributes of God. Therefore, I declare that my words are being charged with a full understanding of Divine Mind and its inhering ideas. I consciously apply this understanding in all of my feeling, thinking, speaking, and living, and am therefore steadily putting on the Christ in mind and body. Overcoming step by step the limitations of material thought, my body becomes more refined and increasingly radiant.
The Law provides that my body is transformed as I renew my mind. By affirmation, the mind lays hold of living words of Truth and builds them into the body. As I enter into and abide in the Christ consciousness, I have eternal life, and my body is transformed as it manifests the perfection of Spirit.
To bless is to invoke good on that which is blessed. It is to confer God's good on something or someone. Therefore, I bless my body temple and declare its purity and strength and beauty. I pour out upon my body temple the oil of love and clothe it in garments of praise.
Realizing that the body of Christ in me is the result of my spiritual thought that maintains its unity with Spirit, I affirm:
"The Word of God in me quickens my mind, and my body is transformed into the likeness of His glorious body."
TRANSCRIBER'S REFLECTION: In this passage, Fillmore invites me to contemplate my individual body as the manifestation of how my individual thought patterns have modified God's creative idea (the Body). Previously, I've always regarded the body as kind of a random fact: I'm on earth, therefore I have a body, and I got this one for some unknown reason and have to live with it. This passage proposes a radically different paradigm. This body was created as a manifestation of the universe's design, and when I bless it, wish it good and care for it, and when I keep returning my mind to awareness of universal good, I shape my body's evolving way of experiencing and manifesting life. So my body itself shines forth into the world the blessings of divine abundance and love -- or not -- based on my thoughts over time and how well they align with Universal Divine Energy.
This business of being "spirit having a human experience" gets more fascinating all the time! At this point, I'm learning that the way I have this human experience is important, not just the fact of having it. Humanity as I presence it expresses Spirit in the world to the extent that I have focused my attention on Spirit and deepened my awareness of Spirit's loving essence. My body is a blessing, and in blessing it, I extend blessings to others who perceive Spirit's abundant love through me.
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If the Browns have the slightest clue this asshole if a former Browns player by this morning.
An NFL player is apologizing for posting a graphic image on Instagram showing a man dressed in all black slitting the throat of a police officer.
Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell, 23, deleted the image he posted on Instagram showing blood gushing out of the officer's neck. The image conjures up videos posted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria showing the terrorist known as "Jihadi John" beheading American and British victims.
"Mood: They give polices all types of weapons and they continuously choose to kill us…(hashtag)Weak," the caption read.
Cleveland.com reported the image went up after two black men – Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – were fatally shot by police, but before five police officers were killed in Dallas last Thursday.
"Last week was an emotional and difficult week as we saw extreme acts of violence against black men across our country as well as against police officers in Dallas. I posted an image to Instagram in the midst of that emotion that I shouldn't have and immediately removed it. It was an extremely poor decision and I apologize for that mistake and for offending people. My values and beliefs do not match that image," Crowell said in a statement.
Too fucking bad. He's got to go. Over to you, Roger Goodell:
Posted and then deleted from Isaiah Crowell's Instagram. pic.twitter.com/5gquTsL1Qc
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Wind Turbine Emulator Workshop – 10.11.2016 by Siamak Pourkeivannour
First Session Thursday 10/11/2016 14:30
Second Session Thursday 10/11/2016 17:30
Abstract on WTE:
In order to study wind energy conversion systems, it is highly desirable to have access to a real time wind turbine emulator. It is quite obvious that to study the behavior of a new generator or a controller or a new control strategy these components must be tested under realistic conditions. A wind turbine emulator makes this possible under controlled conditions. The idea is to control an electrical motor by a computer model so that for a given wind data, the shaft of the motor runs at the same speed and torque as the actual wind turbine. For an effective wind turbine emulator, the aerodynamic and the kinetic characteristics of a real wind turbine must be well replicated. The generator and the electronics necessary to convert the mechanical energy to electrical energy can be the actual hardware to be used in the field. The advantage of an emulator is that different wind turbines and operating conditions can be emulated using this system. Moreover, this safe test environment allows testing of the generator and power electronics under hazardous conditions, which otherwise may be impossible.
- Wind Turbine Emulator Concept
- The hardware we work on
- Real wind turbines power characteristics
- Control strategies developed on the set
- A brief tutorial on Labview (This can be continued on further workshops)
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After a 10 year hiatus after writing and directing the memorable comedy classic, Office Space, Mike Judge makes a return to film! In his new movie Extract he enlists an all-star cast including Arrested Development's Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis (That 70's Show), Ben Affleck, and J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Juno). The trailer makes the film look very promising, will it become more popular that Office Space? Who knows…? But I assure you hilarity will ensue.
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