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Crews were working through the night to repair a massive water main break that sent up to 10 million gallons of water gushing for nearly four hours onto Sunset Boulevard and the University of California, Los Angeles campus Tuesday afternoon.
A 93-year-old, 30-inch diameter water main ruptured and blew open a 15-foot sinkhole about 3:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of West Sunset Boulevard, officials said. The cause of the break was being investigated.
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"Unfortunately, UCLA was the sink for this water source," said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.
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The gusher stranded cars, a bus and drivers in several feet of swiftly rising water and mud. While there were no injuries, a Los Angeles Fire Department swift-water team rescued five people who were stranded in the flooding, including one who was swept under his car.
"They were able to keep his head above water and be able get him out," LA Fire Capt. Jaime Moore said.
Officials said Sunset Boulevard near the campus would remain closed between Veteran and Beverly Glen all of Wednesday.
"There's almost no chance that any portion of Sunset Boulevard around UCLA will be open," said Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz, during an evening news conference Tuesday. "Do what you can to avoid it. Find some other route."
Officials said 10 million gallons of water was lost in the gusher, equivalent to about 200,000 baths, according to the US Geological Survey. The utility serves more than 500 million gallons a day to its customers throughout LA.
Water flow through the pipe when it was in proper working order was about 75,000 gallons per minute, LADWP officials said.
The riveted-steel water main carries water to the area from the Upper Stone Canyon Reservoir.
Getting the water shut off completely took approximately three and half hours.
"We were just scrambling, we were trying to get our crews here. It's not the easiest place to get to at rush hour," said Jim McDaniel, the senior assistant general manager for the LADWP's Water System.
Most of the damages Tuesday occurred at UCLA.
Two parking structures and two buildings were damaged, including UCLA's recently renovated Pauley Pavilion, the site for UCLA men's and women's basketball, volleyball and women's gymnastics. Water covered the basketball court. The John Wooden recreation center was also damaged.
Hundreds of people were stranded Tuesday night, unable to access their cars trapped in the damaged parking structures. Firefighters searched 200 cars and deployed two swift water rescue teams looking for trapped motorists. Cars on the lower level of Parking Lot 7 were submerged in three-and-a-half feet of water.
Mud and water also covered the university's Drake Stadium -- a track-and-field facility -- along with the nearby intramural athletic field.
UCLA officials were expected to assess the total damages after they finish pumping water out of the buildings, Block said.
"We have a lot of damage assessment to do in the next couple of days but, we'll do it and we're Bruins and we'll get back on our feet," UCLA representative Tod Tamberg said.
Even as firefighters urged people to stay away from the area on Tuesday, the spectacle drew students, attending fall orientation, to the water. Some skimboarded and swam in it. Two students sat in water up to their chests on a stairwell as if it was a hot tub.
Water cascaded down steps into an underground parking structure and pooled as high as five feet.
Students trudged through knee-deep water as they walked across campus.
Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is out of state on vacation, said he was "closely monitoring the situation" and in contact with DWP, police and fire officials, along with UCLA, "to make sure we are leading a closely coordinated response."
Water service was briefly interrupted for some residents near the break, but it was restored quickly, DWP officials said.
The flood comes in the wake of a statewide ban on public water waste as California officials approved fines of up to $500 a day for violators earlier this month.
Jane Yamamoto contributed to this report.


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The 701 has its flaws - the small storage capacity and the cramped, 800 x 480 screen - but then it is very cheap. Only slightly more expensive is the new Eee PC 900. It costs £330 - less than half the price of the S37B - but has an 8.9in, 1024 x 768 screen, and either 12GB or 20GB of storage depending on whether you choose the Windows XP or Linux version.
Unless you're desperate for Vista and/or tablet operation, it's hard too see what the extra £370 you'd pay for the S37B really brings you.
Well, it certainly gets 20m more battery life, as we've seen, and some extra performance too. Our PCMark05 tests show the S37B beating both the Eee PC 701 and the Maxdata Belinia s.book. But then the 701's processor runs at 630MHz - we can't see the Eee PC 900's 900MHz CPU being left behind by the S37B, though we won't know for sure we can test the new Asus machine with Windows XP.
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Longer bars are better
For the record, the S37B scored a paltry 97.5 in 3DMark06 - PCMark05's graphics test wouldn't complete, as it wouldn't for the other machines, which is why there's no score on the graph.
Windows Vista itself rates the S37B as 2.0, broken down as CPU 2.1, Memory 4.5, Graphics 2.0, Gaming Graphics 2.6 and HDD 4.3.
If all you need is a spare notebook for email, internet and some basic office applications then a cheaper model such as the Asus will suit your needs adequately, but if you have the budget and you're looking for a more fully featured device, particularly in terms of battery life and the tablet functionality, then Vye's mini-V is definitely worth checking out.
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Jay Brandon loves that wind-in-the-face feeling of anticipation he gets making the short ferry ride across the channel to Port Aransas.
"I've been going to Port Aransas at least once a year since I was a teenager," says the local attorney, author of more than a dozen courtroom thrillers, several of them featuring his fictional alter ego, Bexar County District Attorney Chris Sinclair.
About 20 years ago, Brandon hatched the idea of setting a ghost story in the old beach town on Mustang Island.
"I liked the contrast - there are not many dark corners there," he says. "It made it more interesting and challenging to me."
Brandon, who closed his family practice a year and a half ago and returned to the Bexar County DA's office, wrote a novel in the '90s with supernatural reverberations, set on the coast. He showed it to his friend Joe Labatt, owner of Corona Publishing, a local small press, who teaches business law at the University of the Incarnate Word.
"I really liked it," Labatt said recently in Brandon's office at the Bexar County Justice Center. "But it took me a while to work up the courage to see if I could take a run at it."
The result is "The Jetty," the collaborative, just-published novel by Brandon and Labatt, who met when they joined a local writing group in the '90s. It's the first writing credit for Labatt, the 16th for Brandon.
The novel opens with a young couple, Michael and Kathy, taking the ferry to Port Aransas for a romantic vacation on the Gulf. They run into a whole lot more than romance.
Kathy is still reeling from the death of her sister, and Michael thinks the coast will be good for her. Before they even check into their rented cottage in the dunes, they meet a sophisticated older couple when they stop for a beer.
Michael detects something a little strange about Jack and Vivian Leffler, who drive a vintage '20s Mercedes - with a revolver in the glove box - and live in an over-the-top villa complete with art collection, library and widow's walk. Jack lends Kathy a copy of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," a first edition signed to Jack by "Tom."
"That's one of the things Joe brought to the book," Brandon says. "Originally, instead of a mysterious couple, it was a mysterious man.
"That's a good thing about having a collaborator," he adds. "I tend to be too subtle, to not want to give anything away. It's nice to have someone say, 'This isn't really clear here' or, 'This needs some more work.'"
The writers sent drafts back and forth to each other for rewriting.
"But a lot of time was just spent talking about the direction we wanted to take," Brandon says.
In a general sense, Brandon handled the coastal setting - "Definitely, Jay is the PA expert," Labatt says - and supernatural elements, while Labatt researched the '20s and Prohibition, two essential components of the story.
"I also wanted to make the story more real-time, so the narrative just moves forward," Labatt said.
For much of the book, the reader is kept off-balance, sharing Michael's confusion and trepidation about the Lefflers and some unexplainable incidents that occur. For instance, is the large, vicious dog - a "beast" - patrolling the dunes real or imaginary?
"One of the things I like about the book is that sense of are they or aren't they," Brandon says.
The key to the plot, it turns out, lies in the jetty, the jumble of boulders extending into the Gulf from which many a fish has been hooked.
"I've always been intrigued by the jetty," Brandon. "You'll see families out there fishing, but it's also sort of this dangerous place."
Both writers say they enjoyed their literary collaboration.
"There were very, very few screaming arguments," Brandon says with a smile. "I think the book turned out to be a good combination of romance and the supernatural."
"And it does have that strong sense of place," Labatt says.
"It's interesting," Brandon adds, "I thought about the story for 10 years before writing it, and Joe had it for 10 years before approaching me about collaborating. Apparently, this story has staying power."


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Governor Unveils High-Tech Workforce Excellence Grants for Colleges and Universities
Governor Christie Whitman today announced that the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education today awarded nine grants totaling $14.3 million - to help New Jersey colleges and universities develop nationally recognized programs of technology excellence and give local businesses the quality workforce they need.
"Our colleges and universities are critical in making sure that every member of our New Jersey family shares in the economic prosperity resulting from advances in technology," said Gov. Whitman. "I believe that furthering higher education programs in key disciplines will help to improve the workforce, create new jobs, and boost our overall economy. The state's investment in these outstanding academic programs promises to pay substantial returns for both the institutions and the state."
"Indeed, it's why I proposed this investment in higher education as part of my $165 million economic package - New Jersey Jobs for the New Economy - in this year's State of the State address," added the Governor.
The High-Tech Workforce Excellence Grants will enhance a wide range of academic programs spanning all sectors of New Jersey's higher education system. Several of the winning proposals focus on developing quality employees for rapidly advancing industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health care, and information technology. Two grants address the need for well-qualified teachers to equip future students with strong math and science skills, one is geared toward creating high-tech entrepreneurs, and another meets a local manufacturing technology need.
The seven winning institutions are: Bergen Community College (Paramus), The College of New Jersey (Ewing), New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark), Rutgers University (2 grants) (New Brunswick), Salem Community College (Carneys Point), Stevens Institute of Technology (2 grants) (Hoboken), and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark). A complete description of the winning proposals is attached.
Gov. Whitman had targeted four key academic areas that directly affect the high-tech workforce in her economic package - New Jersey Jobs for the New Economy:
The nine winning proposals address varied academic priorities, but they share some key characteristics. Each program is geared toward high-tech workforce needs; each will enable a program already known for its high quality to become regionally or nationally renowned; and, each program will be sustained by the institution beyond the one to three years of state grant funding.
"In addition to spurring continued economic growth, these exciting proposals will raise the overall prominence of New Jersey higher education, " said Commission Chairman Alfred C. Koeppe. "By taking strong academic programs to the next level, these grants will help to attract top faculty and students from within New Jersey and out of state."
"Speaking as the President of one of the largest infrastructure corporations in the state, it is absolutely critical to have a pipeline of students coming out of strong information technology, engineering, and science programs. At the same time, enhancing math and science teacher education ensures that future students will have solid foundations in those key disciplines," said Mr. Koeppe, who is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Co. in Newark.
The High-Tech Workforce Excellence Grant Program grew out of a recommendation in New Jersey's Plan for Higher Education: 1999 Update, which calls on colleges and universities to identify their strongest programs and make them competitive with the best in the region, the nation, or the world. It also calls for supplemental state funding to assist institutions where there is strong evidence of institutional planning and leadership in areas that coincide with state goals.
The nine winning programs were selected from among 45 proposals submitted by colleges and universities in all sectors of the higher education system. Each winning proposal was reviewed by two separate teams of reviewers from in and out of state.
A complete description of the winning programs is attached.
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High-Tech Workforce Excellence Grants
Awarded by the Commission on Higher Education July 28, 2000
Bergen Community College, Paramus - $573,300
High Technology Surgical Workforce Project
The grant will enhance and expand the surgical technology certification program to more fully meet New Jersey's growing demand for skilled workers in high-tech operating rooms. The grant will be used to create a simulated high technology operating room to train students on the equipment and instruments used in medical facilities; provide evening and weekend clinical experiences for working students; deliver advanced continuing professional education for surgical technologists in specialties identified by regional hospitals; and integrate quality assurance measures that ensure programmatic consistency with health industry needs and national standards.
The College of New Jersey, Ewing - $2,498,074
Expanding a K-12 Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) Teacher Preparation Program
The grant program will bring together faculty, other educators, and representatives from business, industry, and engineering to expand the college's nationally recognized elementary-level science, math, engineering, and technology (SMET) program to include secondary school teachers. This grant will allow the college to extend its leadership in teacher education by preparing secondary school teachers who will effectively integrate SMET subjects in a manner that appeals to a wide range of students, producing more workers who are comfortable, confident, and competent in applying technological knowledge and skills to the demands of the workplace.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark - $2,500,000
New Jersey Information-Technology Opportunities for the Workforce, Education, and Research
The grant will strengthen the university's information technology programs to address the rapid developments in information technology now driving the economy in New Jersey and elsewhere. Increased opportunities for students to collaborate with industry and participate in research at the undergraduate and graduate levels will make NJIT a destination of choice for students preparing for careers in information technology. The grant funds will be used to connect industry and NJIT's Enterprise Development Center with classroom activity; disseminate NJIT information technology research and development to a global audience; provide an honors-quality experience to all undergraduates in IT programs; and enhance an already robust, nationally recognized distance education program in IT.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick - $2,500,000
Tissue Engineering: A New Frontier in Materials, Biology, and Medicine
Leading Time Magazine's list of the hottest jobs in the foreseeable future, highly trained tissue engineers are in great demand by New Jersey's pharmaceutical and medical technology industries. The grant will create a unique interdisciplinary undergraduate training program that builds on the university's strong programs in engineering, biotechnology and biomaterials. Specifically, the funds will be used to develop undergraduate and graduate courses in tissue engineering, construct and equip laboratories to support the courses, and hire the appropriate faculty and staff.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick - $1,335,250
University-Industry Partnership to Enhance Biotechnology Education for a High-Tech Workforce
The grant will be used to develop a facility for education, research, and training in high throughput screening, the automated research equipment that is prevalent in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. New lab courses utilizing state-of-the-art equipment as well as corporate internships will prepare undergraduate students for careers in the emerging high-tech biotechnology field of high throughput screening. The initiative is a collaborative venture between corporate scientists and Rutgers faculty that will build on Rutgers' well-recognized undergraduate biotechnology program to meet industry needs and further enhance the university's reputation in high technology education.
Salem Community College, Carneys Point - $204,163
Process Technology: Meeting the Needs of a High-Tech Workforce
The grant will expand the college's process technology certificate program, which addresses the educational needs of chemical manufacturing technicians, to provide a two-year process technology degree. Graduates will be prepared to meet regional and statewide employment needs in the chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The grant will be used to create a high-tech simulation laboratory and increase recruitment into the program to attract a diverse population into process technology careers.
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken - $1,341,800
Implementation of Technogenesis in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum
The grant will enhance undergraduate engineering programs by aligning them with the institution's strategic direction into technogenesis, which engages students and faculty in the conception, design, and commercialization of new technologies. The program emphasizes entrepreneurial skills to build on Stevens' reputation for producing engineers who can innovate and lead in cutting-edge technological fields. The grant funds will be used to develop and implement project-based learning across the curriculum, develop learning materials in entrepreneurship, and create a Product Innovation and Realization Center to develop student projects from concept to prototype.
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken - $1,078,560
K-12 Partnership Enhancement
The grant will provide intensive professional development to science teachers from Abbott district schools, strengthening teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and other core subjects through the meaningful integration of Internet-based curriculum resources. It expands the highly successful K-12 Partnership Program to enhance opportunities for educationally and economically disadvantaged students by increasing their interest and participation in science, math and technology education. The grant will be used to provide training, on-site classroom support, and hardware to teachers in the neediest schools in the state, thereby helping to create the human capital needed to fuel New Jersey's high technology workforce.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark - $2,263,000
Graduate Program in Bioinformatics
The grant will create an interdisciplinary bioinformatics curriculum to address industry's need for scientists and researchers who can organize and mine the burgeoning amount of information derived from such programs as the human genome project and related research in molecular biology. Graduates will provide the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and the academic community with the skilled workforce needed to maintain competitive research programs. Grant funds will be used to add new courses and faculty to expand the graduate training program in informatics and expand research efforts.


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Biden vows to 'beat the gun lobby'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance.
With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to announce progress on executive orders to reduce gun violence while stressing the need for congressional action that has eluded them. "We have not given up," Biden repeatedly declared during a 25-minute speech in the South Court Auditorium next to the West Wing where he Obama announced a gun safety push in January.
"This fight isn't over, far from it," Biden said.
The Democratic-controlled Senate voted against legislation in April that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases to gun shows and online sales, and so far no lawmaker who voted against it has announced a change of their vote. But Biden said he's gotten calls from senators who voted no to ask, "Can you find a way for us to revisit this?" He did not identify any of the callers.
"I know for a fact some of them now wonder whether that was a prudent vote," Biden said. He said lawmakers who do not support improved gun safety will "pay a political price" because voters want change after December's shooting at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School killed 20 first graders and six staff.
"We have yet to succeed in the House and Senate, but we will," Biden predicted.
However, Senate Democratic leaders have yet to gain enough votes to try again to pass background checks. National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said those who voted against background checks are following the wishes of their constituents despite a campaign against them, including advertising being funded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"Undoubtedly a lot of pressure is being placed on them, but the one thing they have right now is support from voters in their state. And that's the most important thing to have," Arulanandam said in response to Biden.
Biden was introduced by Stephen Barton, a victim of last year's movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., who now is working to push for stronger laws with Bloomberg's group. The vice president opened his remarks by saying he wished they were gathered there to celebrate a legislative victory.
But instead he announced that the administration has completed or significantly advanced 21 of the 23 executive actions that Obama ordered in January in response to Sandy Hook. As an example, Biden held up newly completed federal emergency response planning guides for schools and houses of worship to prepare for a shooting, tornado or other disasters.
The two executive orders with the most remaining work are finalizing regulations to require insurers to cover mental health at parity with medical benefits, expected later this year, and putting a confirmed director at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Obama's nominee to head the ATF, B. Todd Jones, had a Senate hearing last week but has little chance of advancing amid political wrangling over a position that hasn't been confirmed in six years.
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Criminal Justice Section
Welcome to the Philadelphia Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section's Web Site
Our section has a long-standing tradition of examining issues that arise in the everyday practice of Criminal Law in Philadelphia and surrounding communities. Recently, the section has addressed a number of issues, including raising Court Appointment Fees for practitioners, addressing prison overpopulation in the region, helping launch new website initiatives and ensuring that our members and the general public have access to the latest information affecting the practice of law in the criminal justice field. We have expanded resources on our website and added links to various sites which are critical to the professionals who work in this area.
We conduct our monthly general meetings at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market Street in the 11th floor conference room. The meetings are usually scheduled on the last Tuesday of each month.
Lunch is available for a modest fee. Please join us.
A Message from the Section Chair
Welcome to the Philadelphia Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section Website. Part of the purpose of the Criminal Justice Section is to further the achievement of fair, speedy, and effective administration of criminal justice. In promoting that purpose, our Section has a long-standing tradition of carefully examining issues that impact the practice of law in Philadelphia and the criminal-justice system. Because our membership is comprised of a wide range of stakeholders in the criminal-justice system, including judges, prosecutors, public defenders and private practitioners, we are able to speak to criminal-justice issues from a broad and robust perspective.
Some of our recent work and initiatives include trying to preserve the court appointed counsel fee system for those practitioners who represent indigent defendants and further working to increase the fees paid to those practitioners at both the state and federal level, ensuring the retention of experienced and competent court-appointed counsel in the Philadelphia court system, providing eduction and relevant information to our members through our connection with our Criminal Justice Section Blog, and providing high-quality continuing legal education (CLE) Programs with the Section's CLE coordinator and through the Philadelphia Bar Association CLE programs.
You are invited to attend our monthly general section meetings. They are held usually on the last Tuesday of each month at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1101 Market St. At our meetings, you will experience various topics on an agenda which often includes appellate updates, prison updates, topical guest speakers from the criminal-justice community and opportunities to earn CLE credits.
Please join us at our meetings. Lunch is provided at a small cost. We look forward to seeing you.
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The general meetings are usually held on the fourth Tuesday of each month and Executive Committee meetings are held of the second Tuesday of each month.
Section News
Annual Holiday Reception & Awards Ceremony - Thursday, December 18
Professor Ohlbaum's wife, Karyn Scher, accepts the Thurgood Marshall Award from Section Chair Robert Muench. The Marshall Award is the Section's highest honor for outstanding service to the profession.
Robert Muench, Section Chair, Estie Lipsit (Professor Ohlbaum's sister), Jake Ohlbaum (Professor Ohlbaum's son), Karyn Scher (Professor Ohlbaum's wife), Jeffrey Lindy, Esquire, Professor Jeffrey Dunoff.
President Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper received an award for her leadership.
Deputy Court Administrator Janet Fasy received the Henry Czajkowski Award in behalf of the Office of Court Reporter, Digital Recording and Interpreter Administration. The Czajkowski Award honors exceptional service by non-lawyers to the criminal justice system.
Clerk of Courts Joseph Evers received the Henrty Czajkowski Award.
Isla Fruchter received the Chairman's Award for organizing Continuing Legal Educations programs for the Section.
James Funt was honored for his service as last year's Chair of the Section.
Supreme Court Induction - Monday, May 5, 2014
Please keep checking the Criminal Justice Section area of the Philadelphia Bar Association website and the |Criminal Justice Section Blog for important news and updates.
The Criminal Justice Section offers prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges the opportunity to meet and collaborate on issues of mutual concern within the criminal justice system. Membership in the section is available not only to lawyers and judges; any person employed within the criminal justice system in Philadelphia, or by the courts, is eligible to become an associate member of the section. In addition to continuing legal education courses developed specifically for criminal law practitioners, the section also sponsors public forums on issues of concern to the broader community.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION CHAIRS1966 Brem Levy, Esquire 1967 Brem Levy, Esquire 1968 Stanford Shmukler, Esquire 1969 Stanford Shmukler, Esquire 1970 Sarah Duffy, Esquire 1974 Donald J. Goldberg, Esquire 1975 Howard Gittis, Esquire 1976 Dennis Eisman, Esquire 1977 Richard D. Atkins, Esquire 1978 William D. Harris, Esquire 1979 Eugene H. Clarke, Jr., Esquire 1980 Louis M. Natale, Esquire 1981 Joel H. Slomsky, Esquire 1982 Michael D. Stiles, Esquire 1983 Bruce A. Franzel, Esquire 1984 Burton A. Rose, Esquire 1985 Leon W. Tucker, Esquire 1986 Jane C. Greenspan, Esquire 1987 George H. Newman, Esquire 1988 Stanton M. Lacks, Esquire 1989 Andrew Gay, Esquire 1990 Bernard L. Siegel, Esquire 1991 Steven A. Morley, Esquire 1992 Steven G. Laver, Esquire 1993 Teresa Carr Deni, Esquire 1994 Samuel C. Stretton, Esquire 1995 Denis Cohen, Esquire 1996 Aaron Finestone, Esquire 1997 Ellen Greenlee, Esquire 1998 Daniel-Paul Alva, Esquire 1999 Jack Myers, Esquire 2000 Isla Fruchter, Esquire 2001 Stanley Krakower, Esquire 2002 Daniel P. Alva, Esquire 2003 Matthew Perks, Esquire 2004 George H. Newman, Esquire 2005 Judith Frankel Rubino, Esquire 2006 John Ryan, Esquire 2007 Donna Woelpper, Esquire 2008 Troy W. Wilson, Esq. 2009 Peter Berson, Esq. 2010 Hon. Denis P. Cohen and Thomas O. Fitzpatrick, Esq. (Co-Chairs)
2011 Brad Shuttleworth
2012 Kevin Mincey
2013 Jamie Funt
2014 Robert W. Muench 2015 James Funt and Thomas J. Innes, III (Co-Chairs)
2016 Kevin Harden, Jr.
2017 James F. Berardinelli and Thomas Ivory (Co-Chairs)
2018 Benjamin B. Cooper and Susan M. Lin
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Company Profiled: The Key Players operating in the Commercial Artificial Intelligence market includes AIBrain, Accenture plc, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Agralogics, Agrible, Agrilyst, Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com, Anki, Apple Inc., Arria NLG plc, Automated Insights, Baidu Inc, Banjo, CloudMinds, Cyberlytic, Darktrace, DeePhi, Deep Instinct, Drive.ai, Entefy, Facebook Inc., FireEye, Inc., Fortscale, Gamaya, Google, Hitachi, Ltd, HubSpot, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Jask, Jibo, Microsoft Corporation, NEC Corporation, Narrative Science, Nervana Systems, Next IT Corporation, Orbital Insight, Palantir Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto Networks, Inc., PatternEx, Prisma, Qualcomm Incorporated, ReSnap, S4, SoftBank Group Corp, Status Today, Strider, Twitter, Vectra Networks, ViSenze, Wave Computing, X.ai, Yseop, Zendesk, Inc., harvest.ai, iCarbonX, salesforce.com, inc..
The report provides competitive landscape of the Commercial Artificial Intelligence market, thereby listing out all the major players according to their geographic presence, market attractiveness and recent key developments. The competitive landscape section of the report gives an overview about the market share of several key players for the year 2017. Moreover, key takeaways section provided at the end of competitive landscape section would help the operating companies to make the best move in the market.
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Global Commercial Artificial Intelligence Market Research Report 2017
Chapter 1 Commercial Artificial Intelligence Market Overview
Chapter 2 Global Economic Impact on Industry
Chapter 3 Global Market Competition by Manufacturers
Chapter 4 Global Production, Revenue (Value) by Region
Chapter 5 Global Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import by Regions
Chapter 6 Global Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type
Chapter 7 Global Market Analysis by Application
Chapter 8 Manufacturing Cost Analysis
Chapter 9 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
Chapter 10 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
Chapter 11 Market Effect Factors Analysis
Chapter 12 Global Market Forecast


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Understanding grease technical data
Some basic knowledge is required to understand the technical data so that you can select the proper grease. This is an excerpt of the main terms mentioned in SKF grease technical data.
A measure of the stiffness of a grease. A proper consistency will make the grease stay in the bearing without generating too much friction. It is classified according to a scale developed by the NLGI (National Lubricating Grease Institute). The softer the grease, the lower the number. Grease for bearings are typically NLGI 1, 2 or 3. The test measures how deep a cone falls into a grease sample in tenths of mm.
|Classification of greases by NLGI consistency number
|ASTM worked
(10–1 mm)
at room
|very fluid
|very soft
|medium hard
|very hard
|extremely hard
Temperature range
Comprehends the suitable working range of the grease. It goes between the low temperature limit (LTL) and the high temperature performance limit (HTPL). LTL is defined as the lowest temperature at which the grease will allow the bearing to be started up without difficulty. Below this limit, starvation will occur and cause a failure. Above HTPL, the grease will degrade in an uncontrolled way so that grease life cannot be determined accurately.
Dropping point
Temperature at which a grease sample, when heated, will begin to flow through an opening according to DIN ISO 2176. It is important to understand that this point is considered to have limited significance for performance of the grease as it is always far above HTPL.
A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. For lubricants, a proper viscosity must guarantee an adequate separation between surfaces without causing too much friction. According to ISO standards, it is measured at 40 °C (105 °F), as viscosity changes with temperature. Values at 100 °C (210 °F) allow calculation of the viscosity index, e.g. how much the viscosity will decrease when temperature rises.
Mechanical stability
The consistency of bearing greases should not significantly change during its working life. Three main tests are normally used to analyse this behaviour:
Prolonged penetration
The grease sample is subjected to 100 000 strokes in a device called a grease worker. Then, the penetration is measured. The difference against penetration at 60 strokes is reported as the change in 10–1 mm.
Roll stability
A grease sample is placed in a cylinder with a roller inside. The cylinder is then rotated for 72 or 100 hours at 80 or 100 °C (175 or 210 °F) (the standard test demands just 2 hours at room temperature). At the end of the test period, once the cylinder has cooled to room temperature, the penetration of the grease is measured and the change in consistency is reported in 10–1 mm.
V2F test
A railway axlebox is subjected to vibration shocks of 1 Hz from a bouncing hammer producing an acceleration level between 12–15 g. After 72 hours at 500 r/min., the grease leaked from the housing through the labyrinth seal is collected in a tray. If it weighs less than 50 g, a rating of 'm' is granted, otherwise it is rated as 'fail'. Afterwards, the test is continued for another 72 hours at 1 000 r/min. If less than 150 grams of grease leaked after completion of both tests, then a rating of 'M' is given.
Corrosion protection
Corrosive environments demand special properties for rolling bearing greases. During the Emcor test, bearings are lubricated with a mixture of grease and distilled water. At the end of the test, a value between 0 (no corrosion) and 5 (very severe corrosion) is given. Salt water, instead of distilled water or continuous water flow (washout test), can be used to make the test more severe.
Water resistance
A glass strip is coated with the candidate grease, which is placed into a water-filled test tube. The test tube is immersed in a water bath for three hours at a specified test temperature. The change in the grease is visually evaluated and reported as a value between 0 (no change) and 3 (major change) along with the test temperature.
A. Glass or metal plate
B. Thin layer of grease on plate
C. Distilled water
D. Temperature controlled bath, e.g. 90 ±1 °C
A. Glass or metal plate
B. Thin layer of grease on plate
C. Distilled water
D. Temperature controlled bath, e.g. 90 ±1 °C
Oil separation
Lubricating greases release oil when stored for long periods of time or when used in bearings as a function of temperature. The degree of oil separation will depend upon the thickener, base oil and manufacturing method. In the test, a cup is filled with a given quantity of grease (and is weighed before the test) and a 100 gram weight is placed on top of the grease. The complete unit is placed into an oven at 40 °C (105 °F) for one week. At the end of the week, the amount of oil which has leaked through the sieve, is weighed and reported as a percentage of weight loss.
A. Dead weight (gives light pressure on grease sample)
B. Sieve
C. Separated oil
A. Dead weight (gives light pressure on grease sample)
B. Sieve
C. Separated oil
Lubrication ability
The R2F test assesses the high temperature performance and lubricating ability of a grease. A shaft with two spherical roller bearings in their respective housings is driven by an electric motor. The bearings are run under load, the speed may be varied and heat can be applied. The test method is carried out under two different conditions after which the wear of the rollers and the cage is measured. Test A is conducted at ambient temperature and a "pass" rating means that the grease can be used to lubricate large bearings at normal operating temperatures and also in low vibrating applications. Test B runs at 120 °C (250 °F) and a "pass" rating indicates suitability for large bearings at high temperatures.
Copper corrosion
Lubricating greases should protect copper alloys used in bearings from corrosive attack while in service. To assess these properties, a copper strip is immersed in the grease sample and placed in an oven. The strip is then cleaned and the degradation is observed. The result is rated by a numerical system and a rating above 2 indicates poor protection.
Rolling bearing grease life
The R0F and ROF+ tests determine the grease life and its high temperature performance limit (HTPL). Ten deep groove ball bearings are fitted into five housings and filled with a given quantity of grease. The test is undertaken at a pre-determined speed and temperature. Axial and radial loads are applied and the bearings run to failure. The time to failure is recorded in hours and a Weibull life calculation is made to establish the grease life. This information can then be used to determine re-lubrication intervals in an application.
Extreme pressure (EP) performance
The 4-ball weld load test rig uses three steel balls held in a cup. A fourth ball is rotated against the three balls at a given speed. A starting load is applied and increased at pre-determined intervals until the rotating ball seizes and welds to the stationary balls. Values above 2 600 N are typically expected in EP grease. Under the 4-ball wear scar test, SKF applies 1 400 N (standard test uses 400 N) on the fourth ball during 1 minute. The wear on the three balls is measured and values below 2 mm are considered as appropriate values for EP greases.
Fretting corrosion
Vibrating or oscillating conditions are typical causes for fretting corrosion. Under the FAFNIR test, two thrust ball bearings are loaded and subjected to oscillation. The wear on each bearing is then measured. A wear below 7 mg indicates good fretting protection.


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Promises about Technology on The Obameter
Change standards for determining broadband access
Will direct the Federal Communications Commission to "provide an accurate map of broadband availability using a true definition of broadband instead of the current 200 kbs standard and an assessment of obstacles to fuller broadband penetration."
Invest in electronic health information systems
"Invest $10 billion a year over the next five years to move the U.S. health care system to broad adoption of standards-based electronic health information systems, including electronic health records."
Phase in requirements for health information technology
"Phase in requirements for full implementation of health IT and commit the necessary federal resources."
Institute electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration
"As president, Obama will transform the paper benefit claims process to an electronic system that will be interoperable with the VA's health network as well as military records. This will reduce error rates, improve timeliness, and enhance the overall quality of the claims decisions."
Make greater investment in advanced military air technology
Create a national cyber adviser to coordinate security of electronic infrastructure
Develop a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy
"Barack Obama and Joe Biden will ensure that his administration develops a Cyber Security Strategy that ensures that we have the ability to identify our attackers and a plan for how to respond that will be measured but effective."
Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
"Barack Obama and Joe Biden will also initiate a grant and training program to provide federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies the tools they need to detect and prosecute cyber crime."
Mandate standards for securing personal data
"The federal government must partner with industry and our citizens to secure personal data stored on government and private systems. An Obama administration will institute a common standard for securing such data across industries."
Require companies to disclose personal information data breaches
"California and other states have laws requiring a company that may have disclosed a resident's personal information without authorization to inform the victim of the disclosure. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that all Americans deserve the same right to know and will push for comparable federal legislation."
Centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters
"Will create a centralized Internet database of lobbying reports, ethics records, and campaign finance filings in a searchable, sortable and downloadable format."
Require Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings
Will "require his Cabinet officials to have periodic national broadband townhall meetings to discuss issues before their agencies."
Encourage videotaping of interrogations in capital cases
Will encourage states to adopt a law similar to one he shepherded through the Illinois legislature, "requiring videotaping of interrogations and confessions in capital cases to ensure that prosecutions are fair."
Support regional innovation clusters
"Will create a federal program to support 'innovation clusters' – regional centers of innovation and next-generation industries. This innovation clusters program will provide $200 million in planning and matching grants for regional business, government and university leaders to collaborate on leveraging a region's existing assets – from transportation infrastructure to universities – to enhance long-term regional growth. Planning grants will be used to help seed local discussions about developing innovation clusters, and matching grants will help assist states with a variety of activities needed to build successful innovation clusters, including building research parks, workforce attraction efforts, supporting regional transportation projects tied to developing clusters, and bolstering local job training." (Editor's note: We've read this a bunch of times and still aren't sure what he means, but we're including it while we try to decipher it.)
Help low-income areas get phone and Internet service
"Will reform the Telephone Universal Service Program, direct the FCC to better manage the nation's airwaves, and encourage public-private partnership to get more low-income communities connected."
Speed up development of the next-generation space vehicle
"Will expedite the development of the Shuttle's successor systems for carrying Americans to space so we can minimize the gap. This will be difficult; underfunding by the Bush administration has left NASA with limited flexibility to accelerate the development of the new systems."
Increase spending to prepare for longer space missions
Will "support increased investment in research, data analysis, and technology development across the full suite of exploration missions including the Mars Sample Return mission and future missions to the Moon, asteroids, Lagrange points, the outer Solar System and other destinations."
Appoint an assistant to the president for science and technology policy
Increase commercialization benefits from technology
"Will promote cost sharing initiatives between government and industry to increase the state of the art in various technical areas, such as microelectromechanical systems, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. Obama will establish multi-agency programs that focus on rapid maturation of advanced concepts and transfer to industry for commercialization."
Offer prizes for advances in consumer technology
"Will expand the use of prizes for revolutionary technical achievements that can benefit society, and funds for joint industry/government rapid-to-the-consumer technology advances."


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Project Description
Developed as part of the Census of Marine Life, the Ocean Biogeographic Information System, or OBIS, is world's largest on-line, database to explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of life in the ocean, past, present and future. In June 2009, OBIS has been adopted by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and continues its operations under IOC's International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme.
OBIS is a web-based provider of global geo-referenced information on marine
species. We contain expert species level and habitat level databases and
provide a variety of spatial query tools for visualizing relationships among
species and their environment. OBIS strives to assess and integrate biological,
physical, and chemical oceanographic data from multiple sources. Users of OBIS,
including researchers, students, and environmental managers, will gain a
dynamic view of the multi-dimensional oceanic world. You can explore this
constantly expanding and developing facility through the OBIS Portal.
The OBIS Portal accesses data content, information infrastructure, and
informatics tools - maps, visualizations, and models - to provide a dynamic,
global facility in four dimensions (the three dimensions of space plus time).
Potential uses are to reveal new spatial/temporal patterns; to generate new
hypotheses about the global marine ecosystem; and to guide future field
expeditions. The scope of OBIS offers new challenges in data management,
scientific cooperation and organization, and innovative approaches to data
analysis. Maintaining the principle of open access, the digital atlas developed
by OBIS is expected to provide a fundamental basis for societal and
governmental decisions on how to harvest and conserve marine life.


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Call of the Wild: Adventure Vacations for Families
For families looking for a vacation that's out of the ordinary, nature meets adventure at these popular — and activity-driven — destinations.
Yosemite, Salt Lake City, and San Juan Islands
Geocaching in Yosemite
The destination: The central Sierra Nevada mountain range offers 1,200 miles of vast wilderness with waterfalls, meadows, and trails — and myriad opportunities to hike, fish, camp, and explore.The adventure: The modern-day equivalent of a treasure hunt, geocaching is as much fun as discovering a chest of pirate's gold. Using GPS (global positioning system) technology, geocachers enter latitude and longitude coordinates into a handheld receiver to locate "caches" of trinkets, candy, and other items hidden near various destinations. At Evergreen Lodge, bordering Yosemite National Park, you'll learn how to use the GPS units, which will point you to waterfalls, park vistas, and other scenic locales in the wilderness ($15 for geocaching, evergreenlodge.com).Don't miss: The breathtaking Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is home to trees that are 2,700 years old. Take an open-air tram to the Upper Grove for a great view from the top ($16 adults, $10 kids). For info: nps.gov/yose.Where to stay: The cabins at the historic Evergreen Lodge don't have televisions or in-room phones, but many have heat and private bathrooms. One-bedroom cabins for two to four people start at $209 a night; family cabins for four to six start at $249 (evergreenlodge.com).
Zip Lining in Salt Lake City
The destination: Nestled in the valley between the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountain ranges, Salt Lake City has a vibrant downtown and unparalleled access to natural beauty.The adventure: Utah Olympic Park has two zip lines (cable and pulley systems set on an incline) that let riders zoom down the mountain at 50 miles an hour. The Xtreme Zip ($20) is the world's steepest; it runs down the park's K120 ski jump hills and drops more than 430 feet. (Riders must weigh at least 100 pounds.) The slower Ultra Zip ($15) travels down the winter freestyle hill; minimum weight for riders is 50 pounds. Park admission is free, and there's also an alpine slide and bobsled rides (ages 14 and up). For info: 435-658-4200 or olyparks.com.Don't miss: Spend an afternoon at the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake and trace your family's roots. This is the largest library of its kind and has a database of more than 1 billion family names. For info: 866-406-1830 or familysearch.org.Where to stay: Park City's 106-room Best Western Homes Landmark Inn is located at the base of Olympic Park. The kids will enjoy the heated indoor pool. Rates start at $110. For info: 800-548-8824 or bwlandmarkinn.com.
Kayaking off San Juan Islands
The destination: Situated off the coast of Washington State and British Columbia, the San Juan Islands boast rugged shorelines and soaring evergreen trees, and afford awesome opportunities for seal spotting and whale watching.The adventure: The best way to see the roughly 450 islands is from the water. San Juan Safaris offers a three-hour tour for families with children as young as 6 in two- to three-person kayaks. The guides provide equipment, give paddling lessons, and will point out sea birds and marine animals ($65 per person). For info: 800-450-6858 or sanjuansafaris.com.Don't miss: Learn about the mammals that inhabit the local waters at the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor. Then, in the spirit of Free Willy (some scenes were filmed on the islands), adopt an orca for your family for $60 — all funds go to whale studies and conservation. For info: whalemuseum.org.Where to stay: Children 12 and under are free at the 74-room Elements Hotel and Spa, just steps from the ferry dock, restaurants, and shops. An on-site spa can save a rainy day, although San Juan Island gets almost 250 sunny days a year. The extra-large Sun Places rooms begin at $199 (hotelelements.com).
Block Island, Albuquerque, the Florida Keys, and Jackson Hole
Biking on Block Island
The destination: Block Island offers beachfront, nature trails, and quaint shops and eateries.The adventure: In this biker's haven, rolling hills connect fields to beaches. The high-speed ferry from Point Judith (one hour from Providence, Rhode Island) brings you to Block Island's main harbor ($10.60 adults, $5.20 children). From there, walk to your hotel and ask about bike rentals; a full-day rental is about $12. For info: 401-364-9124.Don't miss: Climb up Mohegan Bluffs, then ascend to the lantern room of the Southeast Lighthouse for a view of the waves crashing below (visitrhodeisland.com).Where to stay: The National is in the center of town. Rooms for four from $309 (blockislandhotels.com).
Hot Air Ballooning in Albuquerque
The destination: With a rich history, excellent food, world-renowned arts and cultural institutions, and about 310 days of sunshine a year, Albuquerque is guaranteed to keep everyone — even a hard-to-please teenager — happy.The adventure: Albuquerque is the hot air ballooning capital of the world because of the "Albuquerque box," the unique weather and wind patterns created by the high mountains and river valley. Take off with Rainbow Ryders for a flight above the Rio Grande River and next to the Sandia Mountains. A one-and-a-half-hour ride costs $170 for adults and $110 for kids. For info: 800-725-2477 or rainbowryders.com. Then visit the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum ($4 adults, $1 children; balloonmuseum.com).Don't miss: Wind through the Pueblo-Spanish architecture of Albuquerque's Old Town, whose galleries feature works by Native American and Southwestern artists. Browse the locally owned shops selling handcrafted jewelry. For info: 800-733-9918 or itsatrip.org.Where to stay: The 146-room Nativo Lodge has decorative touches like Native American carpets and rugs, dream catchers and a tepee alongside the pool. Rates start at $39. For info: 888-628-4861 or nativolodge.com.
Snorkeling in the Florida Keys
The destination: The Florida Keys island chain comprises complex ecosystems — and its residents are passionate about preserving the area's beauty.The adventure: Go snorkeling in the shallow, clear waters of the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. Board the catamaran at the Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center and explore a pristine coral reef teeming with schools of fish and sea turtles (snorkeling is $40 for adults, $30 for kids). For info: 800-LOOEKEY.Don't miss: Hike the Mannillo Nature Trail in the National Key Deer Refuge. For info: 305-872-0774.Where to stay: All rooms at Parmer's Resort on Little Torch Key have porches or decks (from $119). For info: 305-872-2157 or parmersresort.com.
Rock Climbing in Jackson Hole
The destination: Known primarily for its skiing, Jackson Hole heats up in the summer with activities like golf, rafting, horseback riding, and rock climbing.The adventure: The Jackson Hole Mountain Guides & Climbing School has a Kid Rock! program for ages 7 to 10 at Boulder Town in Grand Teton National Park. The seven-hour class covers safety, knots, belaying, and climbing. The school provides the equipment, from helmets to harnesses, but a parent must accompany each child ($100 per person). For info: 800-239-7642 or jhmg.com.Don't miss: Witness cowboys test their calf-roping and bull-riding skills at the Jackson Hole Rodeo (every Wednesday and Saturday evening; $40 family rate includes two adults and all children). For info: 307-733-2805 or jhrodeo.com.Where to stay: The Best Western Lodge at Jackson Hole has a pool and sauna. Mini-suites start at $249 per night. For info: 800-458-3866 or lodgeatjh.com.
Originally published in Family Circle magazine, August 2007.


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What are infrared heaters?1
All infrared heaters have one thing in common: they all heat purely by radiation, a direct form of heat that doesn't warm the surrounding air. Radiant heat requires no additional medium to take effect – the electromagnetic waves of infrared can pass even through a vacuum until they come into contact with a person, object or surface.
Convection, on the other hand, requires heat to be transferred to the surrounding air before it can be felt, and the drawbacks of this are clear. Convected heat can be lost through draughts or through the opening and closing of doors, and will quickly disperse outside where the larger volume of cooler air will overwhelm the effects of the heater.
Infrared doesn't use the air to transfer heat, it travels straight through it to provide warmth direct to the end user, which why it's the method of choice for heating outdoor spaces or open-plan indoor areas that can be difficult to keep warm. One of the chief benefits of infrared heat is that it can be zoned effectively and means you'll only ever be heating areas that are occupied. They're by far the more efficient solution over convection heaters, which rely on warming the total air volume of a room – a costly endeavour if you need to warm up a particularly spacious area!
You'll find that out of all the heater types on the market, infrared products are the most varied in their appearance because they're adapted toward more specific uses. From stylish panel heaters for ordinary household heating, to glowing quartz heaters for outdoor spaces, to discreet ceramic heaters for large and draughty indoor spaces – no matter what kind of space you need to heat, there's an infrared product to meet every need.
Do I need an infrared panel or an outdoor infrared heater?1
The versatility of infrared as a heating solution means that there's a lot of overlap in its use, even if some products are designed with a specific purpose in mind. There are times when even an outdoor heater might make a good indoor heating solution, but in what situations might you choose this option over a normal infrared panel?
Infrared panels are the products most commonly associated with use in the home. They're stylish, slimline and come with a range of mounting options to suit every interior. Space them carefully so they cover the entire footprint of the house and they will act just like a central heating system, except with a greater level of efficiency and control. Panels can be especially beneficial in rooms that are difficult to heat – e.g. Victorian terraces with high ceilings and single glazing – because their radiant heat won't be affected by the larger volume of space.
If you're heating a very spacious interior – e.g. a warehouse or workshop – you're going to need a product that's a bit more powerful. Ceramic heaters deliver the same comfortable heat as an infrared panel but offer a slightly higher intensity to combat lower temperatures. They may not look as stylish as panels but their heat is far-reaching and ideal for draughty spaces. It's not just industrial interiors that can benefit from ceramic heaters; they're also the perfect solution for areas that need to maintain a higher heat level, such as hot yoga studios. Ceramic heaters provide the optimum balance between gentle heating and far-reaching intensity, allowing them to reach the 40 °C temperatures required for this type of exercise. Their robust warmth also means you won't need as many heaters to cover the same area as you would do with panels.
If you're heating an outdoor space, you can either use a ceramic heater or a glowing quartz heater. Quartz heaters are better for exposed locations because the heat they give off is even more powerful and better equipped to compensate for the chilling effects of the weather. The warmth they provide is instantaneous and you'll be able to feel the warming effects of their shortwave radiation the moment they're switched on. However, if you're heating a covered outdoor space, you may want to opt for a ceramic product as they're more efficient over time and produce a more comfortable heat better suited for use over long periods.
Why don't all infrared heaters glow?1
The fiery orange glow of quartz heaters is what makes these products instantly recognisable, their comforting and familiar hallmark becoming a common sight outside pubs and nightclubs. Quartz heaters give off light because they use a different type of infrared compared to panels or ceramic heaters. Quartz heaters use shortwave or near infrared, a more intense form of radiation which is close to visible light on the electromagnetic spectrum. The benefit of this type of infrared is that it feels hotter on your skin – excellent for exposed locations where it has to compete with wind-chill – but your skin actually finds this harder to absorb than gentler wavelengths. This means that for prolonged use, shortwave infrared products are less efficient and less comfortable than longwave alternatives.
Ceramic heaters and panel heaters use far infrared, a wavelength which is much further away from the visible light portion of the spectrum, so these heaters do not glow when in operation. This heat feels gentler and will keep you comfortably warm over long periods of time without any discomfort. They do take a little longer to get to comfort temperatures, but once they do, they'll provide a deeper sensation of warmth that's pleasant and soothing. The best choice for covered outdoor areas that are occupied for long periods of time.
Are infrared heaters cheap to run?1
Infrared heaters are exceptionally efficient and convert almost 100% of the electricity they consume into useable heat. When paired with additional controllers to reduce energy consumption even further, infrared heaters are one of the most economical heating solutions on the market, no matter whether you're looking to heat an interior or exterior space.
Outdoors, infrared products waste no energy heating the breeze. Rather than heating the air, radiant heat travels directly through the atmosphere until it reaches solid objects. The heat is absorbed directly by people, furniture and surfaces, so no warmth is lost. Unlike with gas heaters or chimeneas, there's no faff changing canisters or sourcing fuel – which is often more expensive than the reliable stream of electricity from the mains. Infrared products require virtually no upkeep so there are no associated long-term maintenance costs.
Indoors, you can save money over alternative methods by zoning. This is a massive money saver in large spaces such as churches and warehouses, because you can direct heat toward busy spaces without having to heat the whole building. You can say goodbye to the fruitless task of persuading a bank of heavy duty convection heaters to heat up all the air in a 20m high chamber. Infrared heat will provide effective warmth no matter the air volume in the room, and with careful placement, you can ensure that the areas you use most are always adequately heated. Another benefit of infrared panels for indoor use is that they can be fitted DIY in most instances and will only require an electrician if they need to be hard-wired.
Controllers come highly recommended with any infrared installation. Outdoor infrared heaters can benefit enormously when fitted with push-button timers to limit the length of time they stay on for, or dimmers to adjust the amount of heat output and energy your heater will use. Indoor systems can be paired with thermostatic controls which allow users to schedule their heating to come on at set times and restrict energy usage to when it's needed.
Can infrared heaters be installed DIY?1
This all depends on the heater and the fitting location. Most infrared panels for indoor installation don't come with plug, so you will need to attach one to the cable to install them DIY. You will need an electrician to hardwire the panels if you want to use them in a bathroom, or you prefer a more discreet fitting with all wires hidden.
Outdoor heaters must always be fitted by a professional electrician for obvious reasons. Some outdoor heaters do come with a plug if you want the option to use them indoors as a portable heat source, but if you want it outside permanently, the electrician will need to take off the plug and hardwire it into the wall.
How can I control my infrared heaters?1
We sell a range of heating control accessories that empower you to control your heaters in a number of ways. Most infrared heaters have long product lifespans which is why they don't come with in-built control systems. During the product's life, control systems can break or be superseded by more sophisticated technology, so manufacturers will often sell controllers as separate units to give you the freedom to change them as often as you need. If the controller goes wrong, you can just buy a new one, rather than scrapping the entire heater.
When using infrared heaters indoors, we always recommend thermostatic controls because they can cut energy usage down considerably without any effort from you; the thermostat will simply switch the heaters on and off as needed to maintain the desired temperature. Some thermostats are designed to fit onto individual heaters, whereas others work from a central location and control multiple heaters via receivers. The most advanced of these thermostats can even be controlled over the internet via an app, giving you total control over your heating system no matter where you are.
Thermostats aren't much use outside, because outdoor heaters work by providing a source of warmth to counteract the cold, rather than raising the ambient temperature of the space. But this doesn't mean outdoor systems can't be fitted with their own energy-saving measures. Push-button controls, motion sensors, and dimmers can all assist in limiting energy usage and come with their own unique benefits to suit a variety of domestic, commercial or industrial installations. For precision heat management at your fingertips, remote control options are available that can be used to control single units or groups of heaters at a time.
Is infrared heat safe?1
This is a question we're often asked, perhaps because terms like 'infrared' and 'radiation' can sound a little scary and clinical out of context. However, infrared radiation is just the scientific name of one of the most basic natural phenomena in the universe. The warm glow of an open fire, the heat pulsing out of your body after a long run, the luxurious warmth of the sun on your shoulders on a clear day, the sensation as you hold your hand over a hot cup of tea – these are all common examples of infrared heat at work.
All objects in the universe radiate infrared heat to some degree. In fact, your body is emitting infrared heat right now! The warmer the object, the more infrared heat it will produce, and our bodies go through the process of emitting and absorbing this type of warmth constantly. Our bodies' ability to absorb this type of warmth is one of the reasons infrared heat can provide a much more enduring and pleasant heating sensation than heaters which work by heating the air.
We've been using infrared radiation as a primary heat source for centuries, from the first primitive fires to central heating radiators to underfloor heating. Any heater that radiates heat is using infrared, so it's the most common and natural form of heating in the world. What separates infrared heaters from other products is that they solely heat using radiation and not through a combination of radiation and convection.


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The Cameron University Department of Music will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the university's High School Piano Competition with events including a concert featuring guest pianist Dr. Jerry Wong and Cameron faculty members Thomas Labé and Hyunsoon Whang on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Each pianist will perform solo piano music written by Schubert, Liszt, Saint-Saëns and others. The three will then unite to conclude the performance with a six-hand piano piece. The concert is open to the public at no charge.
"The Three Pianists" concert is made possible by Cameron University Lectures and Concerts Series.
Wong, Labé and Whang will also serve as judges for the Cameron University High School Piano Competition, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, in the McCutcheon Recital Hall.
A nationally renowned pianist, Wong will also present two master classes: one for Cameron music students on Friday, March 1, at 11 a.m. and one for high school students on Saturday, March 2, at 1:30 p.m.
Wong has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia in prestigious settings including the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, National Concert Hall of Taipei, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., Opera City Hall in Tokyo, PianoForte in Chicago, Shriver Hall in Baltimore and Weill Recital Hall in New York City. An avid chamber musician and collaborative pianist, he has toured extensively with trumpeter Joe Burgstaller, performed an all-Schubert recital with violinist Werner Hink, concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic, and appeared with the flute duo ZAWA! at the Ithaca Flute Institute. He performs regularly at Kent/Blossom Music, where he has been featured with violinist Soovin Kim, the Miami String Quartet and members of The Cleveland Orchestra.
A graduate of Indiana University, Peabody Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, Wong is an associate professor of piano at Kent State University. During the summers, he is co-director of the Piano Institute at Kent State and a member of the Kent/Blossom Music faculty.
Whang, the McMahon Endowed Chair in Music, founded the Cameron University High School Competition 20 years ago to encourage talented and motivated high school piano students and to give them a performance opportunity in a competitive setting. Monetary prizes and partial tuition waivers to
For more information, contact the Department of Music at 580-581-2440.
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not impressed
not impressed
Go back under your bridge, troll.
LOL.... can't save his money and blames the company. I am middle class, I can buy the car just fine. I was smart enough to start saving for it way back in the early 2000's. The stock is also helping.
Try a budgeting forum for help since you have no clue.
If the car is an energy saving automobile, the its price doesn't matter because it will be worth it. Whether people can afford it or not as long as they want it and prepared for it, your impression doesn't really matter.
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When cel phones, HDTV's, and computers were new, they were also expensive and not very affordable to the middle class. Even giant, well established companies such as Sony could not figure out how to immediately bring out the new technology at a low price and massive scale.
If you're not impressed it's because you lack perspective.
Grammatically stupid troll. His final sentence says the opposite of what he intends.
This is not charity it is business. TMC is not producing BEV because "it is energy saving" it is producing it because they make a lot more sense than ICE cars (at least for passenger cars). They are simply better in every way. Top to bottom -approach is needed because that's the only way new company can survive. EVERYONE trying to do that other way around have failed.
Maybe it's not opposite of what he intends.
He could just be extremely anti EV.
I'm guessing he tried to write "until..." instead of "when..."
ya, that would make sense. 'When' means he is opposed to affordable cars! Da doofus.
Your coming at this the wrong way. Tesla takes from the rich and gives to the poor (and Tesla's shareholders of course, but if you have a problem with that ... well, there is still North Korea).
Tesla lets rich people pay a premium to exclusively beta-test their cars and software. Rich people love that, but poor people shouldn't care, because it's really not a big deal.
Then they take the profits and invest in building a great, affordable car, that poor (or at least middle class) people can afford. If Tesla didn't do it this way, the less fortunate people would have to pay for the initial R&D. And they wouldn't afford that, and there'd be no progress. And in doing that, they also create jobs that make poor people middle-class.
Tesla is a young start up automotive company. Any start up in this industry that survives is incredibly impressive.
One that survives and is only making EVs is phenomenal!
The giants could easily (relatively) beat Tesla to the punch and done this first. They have tooth the huge R&D and the huge production capabilities.
If the don't soon, Tesla will eat their lunch;)
I'm not sure what "tooth" the majors have, but they do NOT have the cajones to challenge their own traditional product lines. There is no evidence that any can or will produce a car over 100 mi range. They look at "most" driving as local and commuter and try for the "big" market, and utterly fail to offer or sell people what they want.
@Brian H, Agreed with "will", disagreed with "can".
Elon said that there is no technical reason why they couldn't do 500+mile range BEV right now, it would just cost too much.
Chevrolet could do 100+ mile range car by basically taking Volt, removing the ICE and overly complex transmission and filling that space with batteries. It would weight a bit more, but it would do over 100 miles / charge. Even home conversions can reach 100+ miles quite easily.
What really separates TMC from the rest is that TMC is building infrastructure for their cars and everybody else does nothing of the sort. With Tesla you get full package, not just the car.
Almost every technology is incredibly expensive to start with. How do you think the computer you used to post evolved? How much did you pay for it? Your PC had many years for its respective technologies to become ubiquitous. In the future the same will be true of EVs.
+1 Sudre_
Another short-seller heard from!
yeah, I needed a qualifying clause or two in there. Such as "with adequate cabin and luggage room".
Don't waste your fingers, lol. This guy probably just made this one post and is never coming back. Hopefully it made him feel better.
Can't honestly say as I share your hope.
Olan is right. Dude is a total troll. Most likely he/she has had their fun and long ago moved on. Hopefully. :-D
Or he was genuinely frustrated that he couldn't afford Tesla car and did not understand the "Tesla master plan". Also hint of treehugger mixed with stupidity there (notion that car is green and because of that should be cheap for people to buy it).
I agree with Timo in that the OP has a point. Sort of. In many cases the general population (even in North America) are driving some of the old gas guzzlers the elite traded in. (If we can be called elite. Last time I checked I wasn't rich.)
It's a frustrating thing to know that the poor or middle class are sometimes enticed or even forced to buy last year's fuel-inefficient technology. Fuel costs serve to put them even further from buying a newer, more efficient car!
That's the bad news. The good news is that electric vehicles are simpler and may potentially end up costing comparatively less than ICE-based cars in the future.
I'll take that last prediction with a grain of assault and batteries. Or SLT. ;)


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The condo consists of 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, a living room, kitchen and balcony. It is fully furnished. Also see R1229 which is on the same floor.
See all our listings for Lumpiniville Condos.
There are now 2 Lumpiniville developments in Sukhumvit 77, On Nut, Bangkok. The developments are about 200m apart on opposite sides of the road. Both were developed by L.P.N. Development Public Co., Ltd. This company is a leading developer of many similar projects in Bangkok.
This particular Lumpiniville project is the oldest and consists of 3 main towers and 5 smaller blocks. The smaller blocks are commonly named Lumpini Centre. Part of the developers aim is to provide 'vibrant communities' for the public and this particular development certainly meets that. The swimming pool is at the rear of the complex adjacent to a river / klong. A very pleasant area to relax in.
The following amenities and services are provided for residents:
Please note: Residents of Lumpini Center have to pay a small fee to use the swimming pool, fitness and sauna /steam. Use is free for residents of the main towers.
The complex has also got a large 7 - eleven, a co working area, 2 massage shops, laundries, a Thai restaurant, a bar / coffee shop, ATM's and salons. Lumpiniville is located a 10 minutes walk away from Big C and a superb fresh market. The BTS (skytrain), Tesco Lotus and the new Century Movie Plaza shopping mall is a bit further away.
Local shops are in abundance and a new community shopping area, People Park, is partially open a couple of hundred meters away. Taxis, both cars and motorbikes, are readily available. Wat Mahabut is a short walk away.
Quote from John, a resident "It is great here, friendly and convenient. Easy walk to the BTS, everything you need is close by. "


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Watch this. Watch it and tell me that it doesn't look like fun — that you don't want anything more than to ride aboard a ping-pong-ball-filled 727 (aka a "vomit comet") while it flies along a parabolic flight path (thereby simulating weightlessness) with thirty other people. That's right. You can't.
Further proof that the best science experiments often involve borderline-ludicrous quantities of ping pong balls.


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What do you think are the odds of walking into the site of an aircraft accident as a ground team member and finding victims with puncture wounds?
Statistically zero.
Quote from: Eclipse on July 20, 2016, 05:43:59 PMStatistically zero.Seriously? Could you maybe at least try to explain that answer? No chance you will ever see it because you do not do ground team? No one has ever been punctured? No punctures ever in CAP history of SAR missions? You have never personally seen it? What exactly is that comment supposed to represent?
Here ya go: The new U.S. military technology is easy for first responders to administer and increases the survival rate for severe internal injuries nine-fold.DARPA Wound Stasis FoamThe organization that pioneered global positioning systems, voice recognition software, and ARPANETthe Internets earliest ancestoris now putting research and development dollars to work creating innovative technologies to keep soldiers (and civilians) safe.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has collaborated with Arsenal Medical, Inc. to develop a revolutionary foam agent that can halt bleeding from severe internal abdominal wounds for up to three hours, with a survival rate of 72 percent. The Department of Defense (DoD) began the Wound Stasis foam project in 2010 in an effort to improve survival rates during the Golden Hour:" the 60 minutes following an injury in which a wounded soldier is stabilized and moved to a treatment facility.Battlefield care is provided in austere, often hostile conditions, so the Department of Defense aims to transport injured troops off the battlefield and to appropriate healthcare facilities as quickly as possible," says Brian Holloway, DARPA Program Manager for the Wound Stasis System program, in an email to Healthline. "During the war in Iraq, DoD set a standard of one hour for this to happen; thus, the term the Golden Hour.'"Because approximately 50 percent of potentially preventable deaths from battlefield injuries are due to abdominal hemorrhage and delays in hemorrhage control during transportation to medical facilities, the need for rapid, far-forward hemorrhage treatments is great, Holloway says.According to the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, this type of internal bleeding is the leading cause of potentially survivable deaths on the battlefield. This is, at least in part, due to the fact that internal wounds cant be compressed with tourniquets or dressings. The Wound Stasis foam, which is designed to be administered by a combat medic, expands to fill a soldiers intact abdominal cavity and can be easily removed by a trauma surgeon once the soldier reaches a hospital.Currently, there is no FDA-approved battlefield treatment that a medic can apply for these types of injuries; evacuation to a surgical setting is the only option. We created the Wound Stasis program to help increase treatment options and save lives, says Holloway.The foam itself is a polyurethane polymer administered directly into the abdomen via two injections. When the injected materials meet, they expand to more than 30 times their original volume, forming a solid mass of foam that contours to the patients internal organs without adhering to tissues or absorbing blood. The entire foam block can be removed by hand in less than one minute following an incision by a surgeon.We knew that the optimal product would need to be easily carried by medics on the battlefield. We knew that we would need a small amount of material that could fill the large abdominal cavity, but that could also be removable. Given these needs, it was intuitive to us that a foam material would be the optimal solution, says Upma Sharma, Director of Material Science and Engineering at Arsenal Medical and Program Director for the Wound Stasis foam project in an email to Healthline. We took an extremely thoughtful approach when we began engineering the foam, knowing that it would have to be optimized over a number of independent variables," she added. "In total, we developed 1,200 foams so that we can control each critical parameter, including expansion and hydrophobicity.The Wound Stasis foam has performed so well on pig models of human injuries (increasing survival rates from eight percent to more than 70 percent) that DARPA has awarded Arsenal Medical a $15.5 million contract to perform Phase II testing. To date, DARPA has given Arsenal $22.5 million to develop the foam product.Work on the program will continue in pursuit of the technical requirements for FDA approval and program transition to end-user organizations, says Holloway. Our goal is to move as fast as possible in bringing this device to fruition.Researchers presented pre-clinical data on the foam treatment at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma in Kauai, Hawaii in September. Holloway is hopeful that the Wound Stasis foam, once approved by the FDA for use in human patients, will save the lives of many soldiers wounded in bomb blasts, as well as civilians whove suffered trauma in car accidents and elsewhere.Although DARPA's focus is on defense applicationsparticularly, in this case, improving survival rates for battlefield injuriesany such product, once commercialized, could impact civilian scenarios in which internal abdominal bleeding is likely to factor, says Holloway. It's highly plausible that such a product could become part of the toolkit for civilian first responders.
Sounds amazingly like "Great Stuff" foam http://www.homedepot.com/p/GREAT-STUFF-16-oz-Big-Gap-Filler-Insulating-Foam-Sealant-248314/100029171
Quote from: LSW on July 20, 2016, 05:42:37 PMWhat do you think are the odds of walking into the site of an aircraft accident as a ground team member and finding victims with puncture wounds?Statistically zero.
Quote from: Eclipse on July 20, 2016, 05:43:59 PMQuote from: LSW on July 20, 2016, 05:42:37 PMWhat do you think are the odds of walking into the site of an aircraft accident as a ground team member and finding victims with puncture wounds?Statistically zero.But a very real possibility. The "statistically zero" card doesn't play well with safety and preparedness.
I say go ahead and put one in your IFAK(great for nose bleeds). I see alot of untrained and unqualified people in CAP carrying around med equipment they should not have. People in CAP need to stop playing EMS.


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Motorist involved in crash faces charges
James Barber, 29, charged with negligent homicide
Authorities arrested a man in connection with a crash that left a 21-year-old woman dead in Prairie Grove.
Fayetteville police said Samantha Wesson, of Rogers, was killed Thursday when the car she was riding in ran off the side of Viney Grove Road and hit a tree.
Witness Cody Bozarth, 23, called police after he said he saw the car in a ditch. He told responding officers he stopped to help and found Wesson unresponsive.
According to the accident report, Wesson was wearing a seat belt and Bozarth tried to get her out of the vehicle by cutting the seat belt with a pocket knife.
Bozarth told investigators he found the car's driver, 29-year-old James Barber, drinking motor oil while they were waiting for emergency medical services personnel to arrive.
Police arrested Barber on charges of negligent homicide, careless driving and driving on a suspended license. He was taken to the Washington County Detention Center, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
Wesson's body was taken to the county coroner's office, officials said.


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