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Deposition 1 - deposition of witness in products liability case - Part 2
A. No. The vehicle operated as a normal vehicle design would in this particular instance. I'm not saying that he wasn't injured by virtue of the crash and the collision crush of the vehicle, but there is nothing unusual or abnormal about the vehicle and the vehicle crush in this particular instance that would say that it had anything abnormal about it or anything defective in the design of the body frame arrangement; that it was -- it was reasonably crashworthy.
Q. Right. How long did it take you to reach that conclusion in this case?
A. I would say probably a day. I think it took me a day to review the materials.
Q. Excuse me. Materials that you received from Mr. Henderson?
A. From Mr. Henderson, yes.
Q. And those materials were this notebook that you've referred to, and what else did you review?
A. Well, essentially the -- to come to that conclusion, I would basically say I utilized the police report, the description by the operator, Mr. Miller, of what was going on, how he was operating the vehicle. I used ?? -- at that time the scene photo that I think there's only one scene photo in that early material, and the rest of that was developed by virtue of looking at the photos that were available of the vehicle.
Q. From what period of time?
A. Well --
Q. '98 or the photos taken since cannibalization?
A. The photos that were taken, I'm really not sure when and what the accumulation is because some of them we've gotten later on. I just received some of them because I understand they were just surfaced and brought.
But certainly, let's put it this way, all the photos that I looked at before I came over to look at the vehicle itself, which would now encompass my photographs, and then it would also include going and looking at the subject Dodge that I looked at back in Detroit that you have photos that are attached to the report I sent to Hick.
And I'm saying that part of the decision was probably an eight-hour process. There were more hours because I reviewed a lot of material, and a lot of it wasn't relative to that particular conclusion. Some of the materials I reviewed weren't relative to a whole lot of anything relative to my analysis of the vehicle and the accident.
Q. Vehicle traveling at 45 miles an hour moves at what rate?
A. Well, roughly speaking, it's one and a half miles an hour -- one and a half feet per second per mile per hour or 88 feet for 60 miles an hour. So 45 is going to be around 50, 55.
Q. Feet per second?
A. Feet per second, right.
Q. That's a generally true statement with regards to most motor vehicles.
A. Well, 88 is exact. Generally they talk about 90 and 45 to round them off. But a vehicle traveling 60 miles an hour travels 88 feet pec second.
Q. So after review of those things that you've told me about, the police report, the deposition of Mr. Miller, and the scene photograph from January of '99, and that was the only photograph taken of the scene of the occurrence even close to the time of the occurrence at issue in this case, was it not?
A. I'm familiar with only the one photo of the building, yes.
Q. Okay. And then you looked at additional photos, and, you're not sure which ones necessarily, but that was the process you went through, and then reviewed some other information and came to a conclusion that, B: The vehicle operated by Mr. Miller at the time of the accident was reasonably crashworthy.
A. Yes.
Q. Do you believe that a reasonably competent engineer could follow the same type of path approximately in reaching that conclusion?
A. Well, depends on his competence. If he's involved in accident reconstruction and so forth, but there are a lot of engineers that I have trained because they're not competent in accident reconstruction and analysis of collisioning forces and haven't been familiar with crash testing and so forth that I could bring them up to speed, but to give them the assignment they probably wouldn't pick up the details and probably wouldn't come to the proper conclusion.
So, I guess to answer your question, any reasonable, no. You have to be in the proper area of training and expertise.
Q. So with regards to this particular issue, it would take something more than a layman's background to understand whether or not the vehicle had a crashworthy nature to it. Is that correct?
A. If they were coming in cold turkey to look at it, in my opinion, yes. Yes.
Q. Okay. Well, is there anything about the defendants, as you know them at this point in time in this case, that allows you to conclude they were competent to render opinions about crashworthiness about this vehicle?
A. Who specifically are you referring to?
Q. Mr. Boucher and Ms. Enright.
A. I basically don't know. I haven't met them. I've read their depositions, and I guess I can't pass judgment on them based on that information.
Q. Based on their depositions that you've read, was there anything in there that would allow you to conclude they have the competence to render an opinion about whether or not this vehicle, this truck that we're talking about, was crashworthy at the time of the occurrence in question?
A. ?? only say, based on my experience and so forth, that in general, the attorneys do not have that, unless they have worked with somebody like myself over the years. There are several of them that I can say, based on working with them several times, that they've picked up competency that way. They have a pretty good feel, when they call, what's going on.
Q. And based on --
A. But they'll still call me to do the analysis.
Q. Sure. And based on that experience that you've told me about, you would agree that neither Mr. Boucher nor Ms. Enright had the background, training or experience to allow them to competently render an opinion about whether or not the vehicle in question was crashworthy. Is that correct?
A. Again, I can't pass on them. I can give you the generalities, but I'd like to talk to them and get more information, you know. Attorneys took the deposition. They didn't ask the questions I would.
Q. Let me just -- I'm sure my question is not clear.
A. Yeah.
Q. Just based upon your experience and what you've read of their deposition, do you see anything in their deposition or have you received any other information which would allow you to conclude that they are competent to render an opinion about the crashworthiness of the truck in question?
A. Like I said, I can't answer your question because there is more information that I would need to know. I can only tell you my general experience is that attorneys aren't equipped that way.
Q. And, again, I'm just not trying to be difficult. You're telling me you need more information. So my question is, do you have enough information that's been given to you to allow you to conclude that they were competent to render it?
A. No, I do not.
Q. Okay. Thank you. So at this point you can't make such a statement that they're competent to render an opinion. Correct?
A. Correct.
Q. That's all I was trying to --
A. I can't make the statement that they're not competent.
Q. Hell, if you believe that they are not competent, if there is insufficient information for you to conclude that they're competent, what is it that you would conclude that precludes you from saying they're not competent?
A. I would like to talk to them, ask them specific questions that I would need to get that kind of a feel.
Q. Well, what would the specific questions be?
A. I'd like to know more about their background as far as cases they've handled.
Q. What else?
A. Essentially that would be it. How much familiarity they had with working with cars.
Q. What else?
A. It's kind of those two general questions. They would probably bleed off into other questions, but essentially those would be the two general questions I'd ask.
Q. Okay. If, for example, one of them had never handled a products liability case in their life, would that allow you to conclude they were not competent to render an opinion about crashworthiness in this case?
A. Possibly.
Q. What else would you need?
A. Hell, just because they've never handled one, doesn't mean they don't have any experie?? with accidents and so forth.
So I -- you know, I can't answer that question specifically. It would probably tend to indicate that they didn't have the ability to make any decisions along that line, but there -- you know, it's one of those things where I'm -- you're trying to ask me some opinions on the shadow on the wall, and I really feel incompetent to answer those kinds of questions.
Q. When you said "experience with accidents," did you mean background, training, and experience in accident reconstruction?
A. Well, let me back up this way. Certainly, to evaluate the situation that we're in today, to evaluate this vehicle and so forth, I would say they didn't have that competence.
Q. The competence to determine whether or not the vehicle was crashworthy?
A. Well --
Q. Excuse me. The competence to determine whether the vehicle was crashworthy?
A. Right, based on the evidence that's here today.
Q. All right. It would require some type of determination by an engineer like yourself or someone --
A. Yes.
Q. -- Equally competent. is that correct?
A. Yes. Yes.
Q. And so I take it that your opinion about, in C, The present condition of the vehicle allows the determination that the vehicle was crashworthy, is really in the manner of a supplemental opinion that you rendered after looking at the vehicle or did you draw that conclusion just from the photographs of the cannibalized vehicle?
A. No. I drew the conclusion by virtue of the photos. If you recall -- if you look at ray letter to Mr. Henderson, it was before I looked at the vehicle. The only thing looking at the vehicle has done has solidified some opinions and has given me more data than was available by virtue of what existed before that time, including Mr. Kelsey's technician's examination.
Q. I noticed, in reviewing the documents that you reviewed, that you had made reference to you looked at Police Officer Ott's deposition, and there were --
A. Yes, sir.
Q. -- Two handwritten notes on top of the deposition referring to page 13 that referred to weather and page 14 that said no photos.
Was there anything -- was that some notation of what was significant to you in the information chat came from that deposition?
A. Yeah. That's a typical analysis that I would do, because I have been in situations where it's been checked photos and there aren't any and it's been an oversight and the photos haven't been gone after or in some -- there have been the rare occasions when the photos haven't been available or they've been destroyed.
Q. Okay. For purposes of analysis in this case, you're aware then that the police officer who came to the scene took no photographs. Correct?
A. Yes.
Q. He made no measurements. Correct?
A. Correct.
Q. He did not position on his report the location of the vehicle. Correct?
A. That's right.
Q. And he did not call or ask for any accident reconstruction information to be developed such as looking or measuring skid marks, if any, measuring the curb, if any, none of those things. Correct?
A. That's correct.
Q. Was there anything that he did that would aid in evaluation of how this event occurred?
A. Well, he took the eyewitness's name down, as I recall --
Q. Okay.
A. -- Which allowed the information to be obtained from the eyewitness. i think he took the statement from the eyewitness.
Q. And what did you understand him to say the eyewitness said?
A. Well, basically it's on the police report that the vehicle went to the left and struck the building, and he didn't see any brake lights --
Q. Okay.
A. -- Which is significant right there.
Q. What's the significance of that?
A. Ho brake lights.
Q. Okay. And what's the signifies of no brake lights?
A. Well, in my experience in accidents and in testing, that as soon as something goes awry with the vehicle, the first thing the customer does, if he turns the steering wheel at the same time, he goes to the brake.
And over the years, General Motors has developed a program particularly that they introduced to police departments to show them why you shouldn't do that and to train them so that they don't do that.
Q. So they don't hit the brakes.
A. Right.
Q. Because --
A. People typically hit the brakes.
Q. And, you know what, you're right about that. What is it -- what was the message that GM was trying to convey in its information that it put out to the police departments or other people about why not to do that?
A. Well, if you hit the brakes and lock up the wheels, you're out of control. It's that simple.
Q. So the best thing to do --
A. If you can control braking, you can control the vehicle --
Q. ?? thing to do --
A. -- Under certain circumstances.
Q. Best thing to do is try to steer out of it instead of hitting the place?
A. Not necessarily. Some places institute steer out of it or it's to put in a controlled steer -- controlled braking to allow you to continue to have control and steer the vehicle.
Q. At what point in time -- strike that.
How long was it in time between the time the vehicle Mr. Miller was driving veered to the left and the time that the vehicle struck the wall?
MR. HENDERSON: I'm going to object to the argumentative form of the question by using veering, but he can answer.
Q. Well, I'll use the terra you used. I think -- maybe I misunderstood. I thought you said veered to the left. Was that a terra you used, veered to the left?
A. Based on the information we have, the direction he was going and so forth, he would have had to have veered to the left --
Q. Okay.
A. -- To get over to the building.
Q. All right. So, how much time elapsed between the point of the vehicle Mr. Miller was driving began to veer to the left and the time it struck the wall?
A. I can't answer that --
Q. Why can't you answer that?
A. -- Except in general saying that it was not an abnormal time. in other words, I don't find any evidence that he is driving 80, 90 miles an hour, which would make it a very short period of time, versus driving 35 or 40 miles an hour, which is going to be a much shorter time.
The time is related to the velocity of the vehicle. At the time he's going 40 miles an hour, he's going some 15 feet per second.
Q. You found him to be going approximately 40 miles per hour at the time of the collision?
A. No, I don't think he was going 40. I think he was going less than that. I think he was going 30, 35. Let's put it the general 25 to 35 miles an hour --
Q. And that's based on what?
A. -- Is my speed estimate based on the crush of the vehicle and the location of the crush of the vehicle, and that's a Judgment based on experience of viewing crash tests and also the data that's in the Journal that you have in front of you,
Q. And other than your estimate of what his speed was at the time based on the crush, you can't -- do you have any other opinion about the time involved from the beginning of veer to the time that the vehicle struck the wall. Is that correct?
A. No, other than it was a few seconds. It wasn't minutes. It was something on the order of a few seconds.
Q. When you say "a few seconds," two? three? four?
A. I would say something less than ten.
Q. But other than saying "less than ten," you can't render any opinion. Is that correct?
A. I might. I haven't really done an analysis of that particular phase of the accident in this instance. My opinion, until you asked the question, it wasn't necessary; so I haven't done it.
Q. Well, what was it that you -- what additionally would you need to look at to make that determination?
A. I would basically make a full-scale layout of the -- or a scaled layout of the accident scene, based on what I now know after reviewing it, and make some drawings to indicate some paths the vehicle, and from that then I could make a determination, based on the speed of how long it was from Point A to Point B so we could be more exact, and I haven't done that.
Q. And it's not your intention to do that. Is that correct?
A. Right now, no.
Q. But absent doing that, it's your belief that it certainly was "less than ten" seconds and "a few seconds" were the words you used. Is that correct?
A. Yes.
Q. Your conclusion in E that the vehicle went to the left before the collision with the building because of driver error or inattention is because you have determined that the vehicle -- there was no vehicle system malfunction. Is that correct?
A. Yes.
Q. You do not have some type of independent evidence or knowledge that the man fell asleep; you're inferring that he did something or fell asleep, was inattentive or fell asleep because you conclude that there was no manufacturing defect present in the vehicle. Correct?
A. Correct.
Q. All right.
A. It's consistent with him falling asleep.
Q. Okay. For how long had he fallen asleep?
A. I can't answer that question.
Q. Okay. Do you know the path that he was traveling immediately prior to the -- he being Mr. Miller -immediately prior to the time of the occurrence in question here?
A. What are you referring to as time of the occurrence? The collision?
Q. Yes. The collision of the vehicle -- when I say the occurrence, I'm talking now about the collision with the wall by the Dodge Ram pickup that Mr. Miller was driving.
A. Yes. The physical evidence of the vehicle shows us that he's running parallel to the vehicle -- parallel to the building, I'm sorry.
Q. Right. Immediately prior to the collision --
A. Yes.
Q. -- He's running parallel.
A. Yes. He's approaching the building, and he's going parallel to the building.
Q. My question was, and I perhaps misspoke, what was the path that he traveled to get to the collision? In other words, where had he been and what was he doing? Are you aware of that?
A. Well, your question is vague to the point where are we starting? Are we starting in the roadway?
Q. Let me -- let's back up. Let me make sure -- do you need to take a break?
A. No.
Q. In D you say: The vehicle contained no manufacturing defects in its steering or suspension systems.
A. Yes.
Q. Is that an opinion you rendered from looking at the photographs prior to your inspection?
A. Yea, the photographs with the rest of the material that was available.
Q. Okay. So all your inspection did was just confirm that opinion for you. Is that right?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Please tell me everything that you found significant or Important in helping you arrive at the conclusion expressed in D.
A. Well, the primary conclusion there, of course, was based on the front suspension because I wasn't too concerned about the rear suspension until your disclosure came, let's put it that way, Kelsey's disclosure.
But the front suspension showed in the photos showed that the suspension links for the left corner of the front of the vehicle were both damaged and bent, and it also showed that the ones on the right side holding the right side of the axle were not bent or deformed or damaged in the accident, however, they had been cut off.
The frame, which is the real indicator of what's happening in the collision, the frame is relatively undamaged, the frame rails. There are photos of the frame rails before, they were photographed later after being cut, but the frame rails are both parallel and the left frame rail as well as the right frame rail in the front of the vehicle are not damaged.
The interior of the car in the photographs showed that the passenger side of the passenger compartment and the dash over towards the steering wheel were virtually undamaged. The right side of the vehicle showed essentially only superficial damage that I couldn't define whether ?? from the accident or from handling of the vehicle.
The photos showed the crush of the vehicle to be right down a line in the front of the vehicle or let's say the left front headlight into the cowl toe pan area, the end of the rocker area, and into the A-pillar area of the vehicle, and that all was a direct indicator and an easy way to read that the vehicle had to be parallel with the building at the time it struck the building.
And the offset collision in this instance only involved what I'm going to call a relatively soft area of the front end of the vehicle as opposed to the total vehicle which was taken into consideration in the design for crashworthiness.
And essentially we hit the left headlight, we hit the left wheel and we drove it back into the cowl and the rocker area, and we crushed the vehicle in a very select almost missed, so to speak, area, and we drove that corner of the vehicle back into the passenger compartment. And it happens to be where the driver, if he's in the normal position driving the vehicle, that's where his left leg is.
The photos that I had relative to the rear suspension were incomplete for what was there as it exists today, and there's enough information there today to show that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the rear suspension.
Q. Anything else?
A. Can I have the question again to see if I need anothe question.
(Record read.)
A. Okay. The rest of that would be I did a kind of a failure mode analysis in my head. Well, I have discussed it with Mr. Henderson too. If something would go awry, a manufacturing defect, per se, that's going to affect the control of the vehicle and change the vehicle path, in this particular instance, in the few seconds that we're dealing with, ten or less or four or five hundred feet or less, the operator, in ray opinion, based on my background and experience, is not going to be able to change the direction of the vehicle.
And based on the information we have, the vehicle was going down the road and struck a vehicle -- a building on the opposite side of the road, on the left-hand side of the road. So the vehicle had to go to the left to get over there.
And then there's no way that vehicle would have gone straight into the vehicle -- into the vehicle parallel to the building unless it was steered back to the right and it responded. So that fact, in and of itself, says nothing went wrong with the vehicle; the vehicle was doing what it was capable of doing. It was the driver that was the problem.
The pictures and all that all confirm that, but that simple fact of the collision forces, where the vehicle was, where it ended up and how it ended up, are all consistent with a vehicle that hasn't any problems, and we see with the vehicle itself that that's all consistent.
Q. At the time -- other than the photographs that were taken in January of 1996, the other photographs you were shown were taken substantially after that date. Is that correct?
A. Again, I didn't write them down and I don't have it in my head when they were all taken, whenever they were. I assume you know better than I.
Q. Well, the ones taken after January of 1998 were all after the vehicle had been cannibalized. Is that correct?
A. Well, let's put it this way. It had been started to be disassembled but it had various stages. I think it was disassembled before it had the cutting torch applied and pieces were cut off it.
Q. Would it be fair to say that, as of the time of those photographs, the ones that do not Include the January 1998 photographs, the vehicle, this truck was not in the same condition it was at the time of the collision or occurrence?
A. I would say any of the postaccident photos, the vehicle isn't in the same condition it was at the time of the collision.
Q. I'd like you to show me the photos that you relied upon in stating that, based on the front suspension, certain photos show suspension links for the left corner of the front of the vehicle were damaged and bent. I've marked here as Exhibit 6 those photos which were provided to us,
Were there photographs other than your photographs that you relied upon in making that determination?
A. Yes.
Q. Okay. Are these --
A. These are --
MR. HENDERSON: Just a second. Could you read the question back again, please.
(Record read.)
MR. CARTER: Let me just reask the question because there's some difficulty in locating it.
Q. You said that from the materials you saw in looking at the front suspension, you said certain photographs show that the suspension links for the left corner of the front of the vehicle were damaged and bent.
I'd like you to show me those photographs that you relied upon in coming to that conclusion.
A. Well, without going through all of them, this particular photo is the best photo right up here. It's marked U on this particular page.
Q. Well, you know what --
A. It's in my file too, and you have a copy of that, I think.
MR. CARTER: I think this is your pile, so I'm going to record -- to mark that page with an exhibit which is the next one.
MR. HENDERSON: Actually, Jim, I think that's from my copy of Mr, Kelsey's deposition.
MR. CARTER: What's it from? It was in his --
MR. HENDERSON: I just put it down here.
THE WITNESS: Yeah, he just saved me going through all that is what he did.
MR. CARTER: Well, that's fine. Why don't you point out in there, and we'll mark -- I do want you to tell me every photograph that you relied upon in reaching that conclusion, please.
MR. HENDERSON: Look through there and find the photographs.
MR. CARTER: And, if you can, just refer to if it's a deposition, previous deposition exhibit, we can do that. If you want to take a few minutes while you search out those photos and that way you can be organized, that's fine. Let's take a break.
(Recess taken.)
THE WITNESS: Well, I've got several. I don't know that I've got them all, but there are several you can look at here.
MR. CARTER: Well, I just want to make sure that you show me all the photos that you thought had any importance or significance or allowed you to reach the conclusion or conclusions that you've reached.
MR. HENDERSON: So take your time and go through them.
THE WITNESS: Well, that's a different question. We were talking about suspension and I marked suspension.
MR. CARTER: That's fine. You can do that, I'm going to ask you the same process on all these.
THE WITNESS: I marked the suspension ones to answer your previous question.
MR. HENDERSON: Well, off the record.
(Discussion off the record.)
Q. I think I'd asked you first about those photographs that you relied upon in forming your opinion that the suspension links for the left corner of the front of the vehicle were damaged and bent.
A. Yes.
Q. All right.
A. There's a real good one showing the left upper and showing the left lower too, but it's not as vivid as the left.
Q. Well, all right.
A. I don't know whose photo that is.
Q. Well, we're looking -- you're showing me now a document that's got three photos on it.
A. Yes, I'm referring to this photo right here (indicating).
Q. Upper right-hand?
A. Upper right. I think it's marked U in some of this stuff. It may be one and the same. I'm sorry. Here's U that we had previously, and U shows both of them, and it shows both of them deformed very well.
Well, put it this way. It shows them as good as I got them in the original. I show them in ray photos that I took the other day very clearly, and you have these in front of you here. This is my stack that was taken on June 30th.
MR. CARTER: Okay. Hold on. Let's mark these the next two exhibits.
(Exhibit Nos. 11 and 12 marked.)
Q. Show you what's marked 11 and 12 and ask you to designate, in looking at 11 and 12, I've handed them to you, with a single photograph in the bottom portion of the page and two photographs ??ering the upper portion of the page.
Now, which of those photographs on 11, is it, that you're referring to as supportive for the question?
A. The one on 11 is the upper right and it's got a handwritten U above it, and the one on 12 is also the upper right photo, if you hold it vertically.
Q. Those appear -- 11 and 12 appear to be the same except 11 is a little more washed out. Would you agree?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Okay. Now, on the photograph in the upper right of 12, what is it you're talking -- referring to when you say the suspension links for the left corner of the front of the vehicle were damaged and bent?
A. I'm talking about the item that appears to have a 360 or a 350 on it, which is right here. Do you want me to circle that?
Q. In the center of the photograph, sure, that's fine. You can circle on that.
A. Circle that and then that's the upper arm because it's the one that's high coming off the frame bracket, and then this I'm circling below that is the portion of ??ower arm that's still on the vehicle showing that it is buckled or deformed also, even though there's just a short portion of it.
Q. Okay. Do both of those items you've circled show that they've been cut?
A. Yes, they have been.
Q. And that was in cutting -- when they were cut, well, what was removed from those items?
A. Hell, the control arms have been cut in between the two connections, the connection at the frame versus the connection at the axle.
Q. So what I'm looking at is the connection to the frame?
A. Yes.
Q. And the -- and the control arms from that point out to the axle have been removed at some point. Is that correct?
A. Well, they were cut and whether they were removed with the axle or whatever. They go forward. They don't go out. They go forward. This is fore and aft components in the vehicle theirself, they're located behind the front axle.
Q. What's the length of that piece that's --
A. I haven't measured it.
Q. What is the function of that piece that's not present because it was cut and removed?
A. Those two items along with the two on the opposite side of the vehicle are there to control the motion available to the front axle. They are the suspension links, two of the suspension links on this suspension. There is one other link that controls the -- how that axle moves.
Q. Okay. And did you ever look at those portions that were removed when the engine was removed?
A. No, I did not.
Q. You are unable to state to any certainty, as you sit here today, what the condition of those portions are that were removed and that you never observed. Is that correct?
A. No.
Q. Oh, you are?
A. Yes.
Q. Having not seen them?
A. Yes.
Q. Okay. What is their condition at the time they were removed?
A. They were connected to the axle. Obviously -- it's obvious because they are cut to remove the axle. What is more obvious by the fact that they're deformed, which means they were attached when the vehicle hit the building. If they weren't attached, you wouldn't have deformation like you see there.
Q. Do you know how they removed the engine when they cannibalized the vehicle?
A. No.
Q. You weren't present. Correct?
A. Correct.
Q. You haven't talked to anybody to explain how it was done. Correct?
A. Correct, I have not.
Q. All right. Would it be fair to say that in removing the engine they altered the structure of what you've shown in Paragraph 12 or in Item 12 here?
A. Talking about the photograph?
Q. Yes.
A. I can only tell you, based on my knowledge of how the vehicle is put together and so forth, to get the engine out of the vehicle they shouldn't have had to do anything to that control arm and the axle.
Q. They should not have?
A. Should not'have. The engine ?? up out of the vehicle, and it would be removed by raising it up.
Q. That would be the normal way to do it?
A. Yes.
Q. So there was some other reason that somebody was cutting away down at this area. Is that correct?
A. Again, what you're asking me now is speculation.
Q. You have no idea when what is displayed in 12 was cut. Correct?
A. I do not know why they cut it out of the vehicle.
Q. That was my next question.
A. All I can tell you is that they did, but they left enough evidence to show that the arms are deformed and that's significant to me.
Q. Do you know how the deformation occurred?
A. Yes.
Q. Is there any other explanation besides the collision?
A. No.
Q. The deformation, in your opinion, could not have occurred in the process of cutting up the vehicle --
A. No.
Q. -- Or tearing it apart to get to something?
A. No.
Q. Why not
A. Too much load required.
Q. Do you know what was done to the vehicle that resulted in the cutting of 12, the picture displayed in 12, the item displayed in the picture in 12?
A. Well, I think we've talked about I don't know why they cut versus unbolting. Generally, I can tell you the reason they cut is because the parts aren't any good, and it's quicker to cut them than it is to unbolt them and take them out.
Q. Could the remaining portion of what has been cut in 12 have been -- have failed prior to the collision?
A. No.
Q. Under no circumstances. Is that correct?
A. Absolutely not.
Q. What is the basis of that opinion?
A. My knowledge of vehicles and the performance of this vehicle and its vehicle path.
Q. You will agree that the condition of the vehicle displayed in Picture No. 12 is not the same condition it was in at the time of the collision in question. Is that correct?
A. The portion I see is in the same condition that it was at the time of the collision. The whole part is obviously not there because it's been cut apart with a cutting torch.
Q. Okay.
A. In ray opinion, that was all together in the vehicle when they took it apart.
Q. Would some other engineer be capable of coming to the conclusion that the missing portion of this precludes the rendering of any opinion, to a reasonable degree of certainty, about the condition of this portion of the product at the time of the collision?
A. In ray opinion, he should not.
Q. And why not?
A. Because, if he understands how the vehicle is built, follows the path of this vehicle, he would understand that we'd have a different accident. He'd have a different damage to the vehicle.
Q. Follows the path of this vehicle, was that your terminology?
A. No. You know, in an analysis, you analyze all the data that you have, and we have data of the vehicle path and the collision damage to the vehicle.
Q. The vehicle path is what you hypothesize it to be. Is that correct?
A. No. The vehicle path is dictated by the collision damage to the vehicle and the description of the path that the vehicle was in before the accident --
Q. It's --
A. -- Occurred.
Q. It's your testimony earlier that you stated that immediately before the collision the vehicle turned again to the right so that it was parallel with the point of the wall that it collided with. Is that correct?
A. I said that the vehicle showed that it had gone to the left to cross the lanes of traffic to get to the other side of the road, which required that it be steered back to the right so that it would be parallel to the building when it crashed.
Q. That assumes --
A. I didn't refer to immediate or anything of that nature. I'm just telling you what had to happen to that vehicle for it to traverse that path.
Q. That assumes that your hypothetical of it striking the building in the fashion you say it did is what occurred. Correct?
A. That's not hypothetical. It's ?? on what the vehicle shows.
Q. Is there, within your study of engineering, any degree of change that can exist with respect to the -- what is it you called it -- the line of force that was asserted on this vehicle?
In other words, I think you're saying this vehicle was at a zero-degree plane with the wall in question.
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The modern practice of the law now requires significant technological assistance. Mobile phones, emails, twitter and Facebook are all apparently indispensable measures used to deliver services faster than ever before. When I was a young lawyer, the fax machine was the cutting edge of practice – now I hardly see it being used and clients certainly don't accept it as a means to deliver advice. In the same manner, clients expect comprehensive advice at very short notice together with absolute certainty of outcome as soon as instructions are provided. So, to address many of these requirements I have arranged for a magic crystal ball to be installed on my desk to which I refer many of the issues of the day so that I have an additional resource to enable me to advise exactly on what it likely to happen with an issue and how it will end. It has been quite a wonderful addition to the practice as well as being decorative.
Consequently, when considering my next Update I thought about something on cargo reporting or something about the ongoing reform of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ("Customs"). However, I then thought that I should instead turn to the crystal ball to seek details on what would happen to some of the issues on the agenda following our Federal election. So, with appropriate disclaimers as to the accuracy, I set out below some views on what now could be on the Australian Customs and Trade agenda. In doing so, I will draw both on the Coalition Trade Policy and the Coalition Manufacturing Policy (which, in part, addresses Anti-Dumping reform).
International trade
In its Trade Policy, the Coalition claimed that "under Labor the Doha multi-lateral trade negotiations have stalled" which seems harsh as Australia, alone, could not ensure the completion of those negotiations. The Coalition also indicated that under Labor, efforts to pursue bilateral or regional free trade agreements have failed and the Export Market Development Grant Scheme had been under-funded and proposed a radical change to both aspects.
It would seem that the Coalition recognises that the Doha round may be unlikely to deliver the desired happy ending of one international reduction in trade barriers so that other avenues will need to be addressed, whether that be the separate Trade in Services Agreement or an increase in negotiations for various bilateral or multilateral FTA. As a result, the Coalition has indicated it will undertake the following:
- Give priority to concluding long-running free trade negotiations and examine the case for FTA with other important trade partners.
- Build our manufacturing export base by progressively restoring funding to Export Market Development Grants starting with an initial $50M boost.
- Enhance Australia's commitment to APEC, regional trade negotiations and the World Trade Organisation and Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
- Re-establish the Trade Advisory Council as the pre-eminent source of advice from the business sector on trade and investment issues.
- Create a Minister for Trade and Investment whose principal responsibilities will be to encourage exports and direct investment in Australia and Australian-based industries including foreign investment.
Where to on the FTA agenda?
The Coalition has promised to complete the proposed FTA with China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, the Gulf Co-operation Council and India as well as supporting the completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and examining the case for FTA with other trading partners including the EU, Brazil, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Taiwan. This will include an improved position for local industry through the appointment of at least one industry representative who will be directly included in the negotiation of FTA (although it does not indicate which industry the representative will represent). However, the completion of all those deals may depend in part of the willingness of the new Federal Government to resile from the position adopted by the former Government some years ago which required all FTA to be comprehensive and for no FTA to include an "Investor/State Dispute Resolution" provision. While the Coalition will be subject to certain pressures from the National Party and its constituents, it appears that it may be better disposed to the further compromises which may be required to allow the FTA with China, Japan, Korea, India, the Gulf Co-operation Council and Indonesia to be completed in the near future. Clearly, the attitude of our trading partners will also have an impact as will the Government's revised position towards levels of foreign investment permitted before requiring FIRB review.
My view has been that the position on AD is a good guide on the attitude of a Government towards free/fair trade and the degree to which protectionism could surface. Certainly, the WTO has counselled against additional protectionist advances around the world and there is also some political benefit in being seen as supporting local industry and opposing unfair overseas practices. Unfortunately, the Coalition Manufacturing Policy (which includes AD) is of some concern on this issue. It calls for AD to be taken from Customs (which has already happened with the new Anti-Dumping Commission) and has suggested a "reverse of onus" in Investigations (which has already been proposed in legislation rejected before Parliament). The same policy calls for "tougher" action without details and seems to ignore the significant recent reforms. All in all, it's hard to see how the Coalition would change AD practice very much and any changes would push us further away from the WTO ideal. All things considered, given the extent of recent change which has yet to be completed, it is difficult to see significant change in policy other than additional and more aggressive action by Customs to enforce current measures and stop the attempts to circumvent those measures. Hopefully, upon reflection, the Coalition will allow the new work of the ADC and the new legislative agenda to settle before undertaking any further reforms. Of recent time, there have been new Investigations regarding alleged dumping of certain types of fruit, electrical transformers and wind towers. Those investigations will certainly stretch the resources of the ADC.
The role of Customs?
One traditional conspiracy theory has been that Customs would relinquish its revenue role to the ATO and focus on the "border control" issues. However, at this juncture the only available evidence points to the Coalition supporting the current reform process initiated in relation to Customs. Both major parties supported the "tough" stance on border control and revenue issues as well as ensuring fair trade. On that basis, it is probably fair to expect no major changes and possibly a higher level of enforcement action by Customs against those perceived as failing to comply with statutory obligations.
We face an economy under perceptible stress locally and from overseas. We also see significant pressure for tough measures at the border and to protect local industry against unfair competition from overseas while trying to advance our FTA agenda. The upshot is likely to be the same as is currently the case – continuing the current measures and reform with Customs, a focus on improved compliance and revenue recovery but with the chance of a less "pristine" FTA agenda and an increased likelihood of deals focussing on main issues and less attention on peripheral issues of environment and labour standards. Tougher for all those in industry with the chance of quicker and less comprehensive FTA for the foreseeable future. This all places a premium of maintaining close attention to the current and future agenda and focussing on ensuring compliance at all times – no matter how difficult that may prove to be.

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Item description: Letter, dated 24 June 1864, from George Hovey Cadman, a soldier in the 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment, to his wife Esther.
[Item transcription available below images.]
Item citation: From folder 10 in George Hovey Cadman Papers (#122), Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Item transcription:
In the field, Kennesaw Mountain, Ga.
Friday, June 24, 1864.
My dear Wife:
Again I sit down to my daily pleasure of writing a few lines to you. Let me know when you write how you like this style of letter. It is the most convenient way for me as I can often find five minutes to spare where I could not get an hour. Besides we have very little notice of when the mail is going away but this way I am always ready for it.
After I had sent yesterday's letter we had another artillery fight, and a heavy one; such a noise as one can imagine but can't describe. To the roar of cannon and roll of musketry which beats any thunderstorm I ever heard, add the shouting of men, the whistling of round shot, the shrieking and bursting of shell, and the hissing of rifle balls, and you have such a pandemonium as Milton never dreamed of.
After the artillery I was detailed on Head Quarters Guard, but just as I had my traps all ready to start with the squad for Hd. Qrs. the Greybacks mad a charge on our skirmish line. Of course we had to get into our breastworks to be ready for an assault. They drove back part of the line to our right, but on our front everything stood firm, and after half an hour's hard fighting they simmered down. One of our Co. A boys was wounded and did not live through the night.
Last night Head Quarters Guard, the night before before Color Line Guard, and if I am relieved soon enough this evening, I shall be on picket. I tell you, Esther, that's coming it pretty heavy. It's enough to wear any man out. I shall be glad when we get away from here. A fellow has no chance to look about. Thick woods on flank and rear, and a mountain in front with cannon on the top and Johnny Reb behind the cannon don't form a very inviting prospect. Besides this, being in front to have to wear our cartridge boxes both day and night, eating, drinking and sleeping, and as to taking off one's shoes, that's not to be dreamed of. But it's hard on the men. They say a man can get used to anything, and so he may, if he doesn't die in the seasoning. Numbers of our men who were stout and healthy when we started are worn completely out. Sam Giffin stands it well; nothing seems to hurt him. Jem Myers seems to be picking up now. When we get into a stationary campaign, and can wash our clothes and be clean once more, it will seem almost like home to us.


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It's a truism of stories. By the time we get to Happily Ever After, the characters aren't interesting any more and drop out of the story. Telling the story of someone who lived happily ever after isn't what we do. In fact, they're as good as dead. We can reminisce and remember, but we can't interact. There's certainly no struggle.
I wonder whether this idea was also in the consciousness of messianic authors. The visions of a religious utopia, presided over by God (and / or his appointed human agents) sound much like a happily ever after, and to my mind, an everlasting death. Although the general conditions of such a utopia are discussed (lambs sitting down with lions, etc.), there is very little other detail.
We can read those passages as incomplete, intentionally or otherwise. If the author didn't mean to leave out the details, then they just weren't being exhaustive in their work. If the author deliberately left out those details, they've made an assumption about their readers.
Another way to read them would be as aspirational. The author has written about specific features of life that they would like to see changed. We can treat them as a giant Ought, limited to a specific issue or circumstance. The blanks are still blank, however. Even Marx has been accused of this. He critiques the capitalist system nicely, identifying its failings, but when it comes to proposing his alternative there are still some features missing. Someone still needs to collect garbage and clean toilets - and if we have machines for those tasks, someone still needs to clean and repair the machines that collect garbage and clean toilets.
Happily ever after is the same as death. No matter who's writing the story, the moment we remove the struggle we may as well stop telling the story.


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A regular question from my mailbag:
I am in the process of up grading my computer. Where can I get a list of the WUSB for Linux?
Wireless USB adapters are pretty popular for desktop and laptop usage in home. It is capable of sending 480 Mbit/s at distances up to 3 meters and 110 Mbit/s at up to 10 meters. Newer N series can work at 270Mbit/s at up to 300 meters. However, 50-100 meters are acceptable ranges. Unfortunately, finding Linux compatible USB wireless adapter is a big challenge due to driver issues. Over a past few years, I've used and installed various USB wireless adapters and created my own small HCL for it. In this quick blog post I will list all working USB wireless adapter.
Buffalo WLI-UC-G300N
Buffalo's Wireless-N WLI-UC-G300 compact USB 2.0 adapter is fully compatible with Linux. Currently I'm using this device with Ubuntu Linux 10.4
and it works out of box. No driver installation is required. Simply add your wireless WPA2 password and you will be hooked up to wireless network. The driver in latest version of Ubuntu kernel is broken and you need to install the driver from source code. (Driver Link for RT2870)
Asus USB-N13
Asus USB-N13 802.11n/g/b network adapter supports USB 2.0 wireless and speed up to 300Mbps Wireless data rates. I get superb connection speed upto 270Mbps and it was auto detected by Linux. (Driver Link for RT2870)
Belkin F5D8053 N Wireless USB Adapter (ver 3)
Belkin F5D8053 version 3 also works with Linux. It supports USB 2.0 wireless and speed up to 300Mbps at up to 300 meters. I've tested this one with Fedora Linux. (Driver Link for RT2870)
AboCom WU-5204
AboCom WU-5204 is another compact adapter which is fully compatible with Linux. It complies with IEEE 802.11n draft 3.0 and IEEE 802.11 b/g standards and works with USB 2.0/1.1. interface. This one worked and detected, however after some time it started to drop traffic for multimedia stuff. If possible avoid this one due to poor performance.
D-Link DWA-140
The D-Link RangeBooster NUSB Adapter (DWA-140) is a 802.11n compliant wireless client for your Linux desktop or notebook PC. I've tested this one with Fedora and Debian Linux. Like all other adapter it supports WPA and WPA2 security features. (Driver Link for RT2870)
EDIMAX EW-7718Un
EW-7718Un complies with 802.11n draft 2.0, the next generation wireless standard. With the advanced MIMO technology, it can support the data transmission rate up to 300Mbps. EW-7718Un stable wireless connection and high bandwidth enable you enjoying the network applications without any interruption with Linux based systems. (Driver Link for RT2870 #2 # 2 link)
TEW-664UB is 300Mbps dual band wireless N USB adapter. It is compliant with IEEE 802.11n standard and backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a devices. It supports both WPA and WPA2 security.
The EZ Connect N 150Mbps Wireless USB2.0 Adapter (SMCWUSBS-N3) enables wireless connectivity to your desktop or notebook computer and provides improved throughput and range while maintaining full backwards compatibility with the Wireless-G (802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b) standards.
ZyXEL NWD-211AN and NWD-270N
ZyXEL NWD-211AN and NWD-270N both works with Linux operating systems. It complies with 802.11n (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g. It supports wireless security transmission with WPA/WPA2 and 802.1x.
Sparklan WUBR-501
Sparklan WUBR-501 use USB 2.0 interface and speed up to 300Mbps. It support WPA and WPA2 security.
AirLink101 AWLL6090
AWLL6090 Wireless 300N USB Adapter delivers speeds up to 300Mbps. This USB adapter is fully backward compatible with 802.11b/g and RoHS compliant.
ConnectGear WU260N
ConnectGear WU260N Wireless N USB Adapter 802.11n/g/b supports speed upto 300Mbps with USB 2.0 or 1.1 ports. It's also backward compatible with the existing IEEE802.11g and 802.11b standards for existing wireless networks. Both WPA and WPA2 are supported by this device.
Penguin 802.11G USB Wireless Network Adapter
It is one of the few USB wifi cards with a chipset that has free drivers and firmware for 802.11N. Almost impossible to find elsewhere. May be one of the only that is even compatible with free distributions like Trisquel.
Most of the above devices are automatically installed. If not try updating your kernel version. I hope this post will save some time for readers while purchasing USB wireless adapter for Linux operating systems.
The list is for information and ready references only. Please do your own research before purchasing any device listed here.
See also:
- HowTo Install Device Driver Under Ubuntu Linux.


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At the post-election CEO Summit hosted by The Times last year, Sir Terry Leahy, then chief executive of Tesco, regretted the "vacuum of ambition" that can afflict British companies. Too often, he said, they had a short-term focus that contrasted with the more ambitious vision of their Asian rivals. Governments, too, can suffer from lack of ambition. At this year's summit, which opens in London today, a hundred business leaders will challenge the Government to look beyond the short-term and to forge a more ambitious agenda to boost Britain's long-term economic growth.
The coalition has made an excellent start rebuilding Britain's public finances, but has been less convincing in putting together a credible plan for growth. After a sluggish recovery from the financial crisis, the


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'Subtle Coral' is a gorgeous creamy coral, potentially the most effortless out of the six shades. When I try out new products and formulas, I tend to gravitate to safer shades (A habit I need to break, I know!) making this a perfect shade for me. This product is a little strange at first glance because the product has the same texture as lipstick, but it must be sharpened like an eyeliner pencil .. odd.
First of all, i'm sorry for the bad quality of the photo, my camera doesn't take close-up's very well so i'm relying on zooming in which hinders the overall quality. However, you can clearly see that the end result is a lot stronger than first anticipated. It was certainly a lot easier to apply due to its sculpted lip, however I would still prefer to use a lip liner for an even stronger pigmentation (But that's just a personal thing!).
I'm not too big of a fan of the idea of having to sharpen it, I much prefer the mechanical pens that distribute product with a twist or a click, as when I went to sharpen it after first application the nib completely snapped off because of it's soft lipstick-like texture.
Overall I love the end result, its understated yet perfect for pulling together a natural, every day makeup look. I found my lips needed minimal touch-ups and being able to refine them easily gave the illusion that my lips were a lot bigger than they are - added bonus! I will certainly use this again but with the idea of practicality in mind when creating something that could double as a liner, you would think Maxfactor would also introduce a function that's slightly more advanced and convenient than having to physically sharpen. I'm looking forward to trying stronger, more daring colours - I just need to invest in a decent sharpener and be a bit more careful!
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MSH-0512 Overhead Stirrer Advanced from Jeio Tech
Jeio Tech AAH371415U
|Controls (Digital/Analog)
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- Years of vibration-free and silent operation.- Equipped with a maintenance-free BLDC motor to generate smooth, quiet, and yet powerful stirring.
- Powerful torque capable of handling high viscosity tasks.
- Maintenance of constant motor speed by PID feedback control system even under conditions of changing viscosity.
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- Touch type LCD controller.- Various essential information are visible at once and intuitionally controlled.- Set/present rpm and run time view, simple timer set. (max. 99 hr. 59 min.)- Varying motor torque is indicated on display in real time.- Motor temperature condition is indicated on display by three different colors to protect motor.- Stirring directions are selectable depending on each impeller's shape.
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Enterovirus D68, or EV-D68, is what should be called "The UAC Virus".
The timing, specific strain and outbreak pockets coincide with the introduction of virus carrying Central American Immigrant children.
It might sound alarming to think that EV-D68 was introduced by President Obama and his policies for the distribution of virus carrying Central American UAC's, Unaccompanied Alien Children, but research reflects the accuracy of such a hypothesis.
Actually, documentation to support that hypothesis is growing, not shrinking. Our ongoing research on virus distribution follows these two articles on the latest victims.
DETROIT – A 21-month-old girl is the first person in Michigan to die from the virus that has caused severe respiratory illness across the country, state health officials said Saturday.
Madeline Reid died Friday afternoon from enterovirus D68, according to Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Its chief medical officer, Dr. Rudolph Valentini, said in a statement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the illness after the Clinton Township girl's arrival, but did not specify which day she arrived. (link)
ALABAMA – Five-year-old Kinley Galbreath, from Hamilton [Alabama], has spent the past three weeks in intensive care at Children's of Alabama, where she remains on a ventilator paralyzed from her arms to her legs
Speaking exclusively to ABC 3340, the mother said: 'As she was getting ready to doze off, she said 'mommy, my hands are going numb' and by that point she started to lose movement in her neck.
'On the third day is when she lost movement from her legs down,' Ms Nichols added. 'The only thing she's had control of has been her toes. And that's what she wiggles to let me know something's wrong. And she'll blink her eyes for yes, and won't blink her eyes for no.' (link)
EV-D68 More Dangerous Than Ebola
PHILADELPHIA – Infectious diseases caregivers and public health professionals were gathered in Philadelphia through the weekend for the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), more commonly known as IDWeek 2014. (You can also follow attendees in real-time on Twitter at the hashtag, #IDweek.)
The Society organized the press conference because of the very timely news about Ebola here, Europe, and West Africa, as well as children with respiratory disease caused by enterovirus D68.
The vast majority of the panel discussions focused on enterovirus D68, or EV-D68 for short, a virus that's causing particularly severe respiratory illness in children nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported last week that EV-D68 infections have been confirmed in 45 states. Five children [now six] with the virus have died thus far and some children, especially in the Denver area, are experiencing muscle paralysis.
[…] The virus was first discovered in 1962 but not seen again in the U.S. for 36 years. Over 100 types of enterovirus are known, but they are distinct from polioviruses, stressed Aaron M. Milstone, MD, an assistant professor of infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
In the current outbreak, Jackson said that EV-D68 is primarily affecting children. No cases have been identified in adults, suggesting that some previous exposure to EV-D68 conferred immunity to the currently-circulating virus.
Jackson said that the more severe form of the disease is more prevalent in the Midwest than either coast. At the peak of the Kansas City-area outbreak, from August 19 through September 2, their 354-bed hospital was filled. At one point, Children's Mercy had 100 patients in their pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), three times the number this time of the last two years. Most often, patients end up on the PICU because of unusually severe bronchospasms. The treatment is generally supportive because antiviral drugs lack effectiveness against EV-D68. (link)
This is where it becomes important to think of the three connections to the UAC CRISIS.
#1 Timing – The outbreak coincides with the UAC assimilation into the aggregate community.
#2 Geography of outbreaks – The distribution pattern of the UAC's directly coincides with the outbreaks of UV-D68
#3 Strain of Virus – The specific Strain of virus is the same as the virus strain found in test samples from 3,375 children in Central America.
From the 2013 Virological Research Abstract:
Background – Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) belong to the Picornaviridae family with high similarity to human enteroviruses (HEVs). Limited data is available from Latin America regarding the clinical presentation and strains of these viruses in respiratory disease.
Methods – We collected nasopharyngeal swabs at clinics located in eight Latin American countries from 3,375 subjects aged 25 years or younger who presented with influenza-like illness.
Results – Our subjects had a median age of 3 years and a 1.2:1.0 male:female ratio. HRV was identified in 16% and HEV was identified in 3%. HRVs accounted for a higher frequency of isolates in those of younger age, in particular children < 1 years old. HRV-C accounted for 38% of all HRVs detected. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a high proportion of recombinant strains between HRV-A/HRV-C and between HEV-A/HEV-B. In addition, both EV-D68 and EV-A71 were identified.
Conclusions – In Latin America as in other regions, HRVs and HEVs account for a substantial proportion of respiratory viruses identified in young people with ILI, a finding that provides additional support for the development of pharmaceuticals and vaccines targeting these pathogens.
Knowing the new U.S. EV-D68 strain is identical to the strain that originated in Latin America, we can now look at timing and location(s) of the outbreak:
We have tracked the influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children throughout the Summer in anticipation of issues when schools returned to session and interactions with non immunized UAC's (carrying Central American viruses) increase.
What we have found is a DIRECT correlation between the location(s) of the outbreaks, and the locations of the UAC shipments.
Using the excellent outline Sharyl Attkisson previously presented we have added the UAC (Unaccompanied Alien Children) locations to her analysis. You can see for yourself and make the decision. All citations are embedded.
(Via Sharyl Attkisson) At least five children infected with the respiratory illness known enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have died in the U.S. in the past month.
The latest confirmed victim was a four-year-old New Jersey boy, Eli Waller. He died at home on September 25. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the cause of death Friday night. But health officials say they have no idea how he contracted the virus.
A health official says Eli was "asymptomatic and fine" when he went to bed but died overnight. He had no known preexisting immune weakness.
(UAC LINK) Elizabeth, New Jersey – County of Union New Jersey Department of Human Services [Foster Placement not a facility] address: 10 Elizabethtown Plaza ELIZABETH, NJ 07207 HHS Grants $1,100,766 (Approx 27 illegal children first shipment)
UPDATE 10/9/14 NEW JERSEY–The CDC confirmed 5 more cases of enterovirus D68 in New Jersey, which brings the total to 14 cases in the state.
A 10-year girl Rhode Island girl infected with EV-D68, Emily Otrando, died less than 24 hours after being rushed to the hospital with breathing problems. Three other patients with EV-D68 also died in September.
(UAC LINK) The Mayor of New Haven is looking for facilities to house illegal aliens after the Governor of Connecticut refused to house 2,000.
While governors in Connecticut and Maryland and elsewhere are saying "No," Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick Friday said he's offering two locations in the state – the former Camp Edwards at Joint Base Cape Cod in Bourne and Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee – to house up to 1,000 immigrant children who have fled Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. (link)
The CDC reports that in the past month and a half, at least 538 people in 43 states and the District of Columbia have become ill with EV-D68. Most of them are children and some developed limb paralysis. Polio, which can cause paralysis and death, is a type of enterovirus. EV-D68 is one of more than a hundred "non-polio" enteroviruses.
The actual number of EV-D68 infections is likely significantly higher than reported since some state health officials are not testing every suspected case.
Link to Illegal Immigrant Children?
Enteroviruses commonly circulate in the U.S. during summer and fall. EV-D68 was first identified in California in 1962. Over the past thirty years, only small numbers were reported in the U.S.
The CDC hasn't suggested reasons for the current uptick or its origin. Without that answer, some question whether the disease is being spread by the presence of tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children from Central America admitted to the U.S. in the past year.
The origin could be entirely unrelated.
However, a study published in Virology Journal, found EV-D68 among some of the 3,375 young, ill people tested in eight Latin American countries, including the Central American nations of El Salvador and Nicaragua, in 2013. (See Fig. 3)
Though the U.S. government is keeping secret the locations of the illegal immigrant children, there are significant numbers of them in both cities in which the current outbreak was first identified, Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois, according to local advocates and press reports.
CDC list of states with confirmed EV-D68 cases
The EV-D68 outbreak was first recognized after Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri notified CDC on August 19, 2014 of an increase in severe respiratory illnesses. Four days later, on August 23, the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital notified CDC of a similar increase. (continue reading Sharyl Attkisson)
Nationwide Locations of Illegal Alien Shipments
From the CDC Website:
CDC is prioritizing testing of specimens from children with severe respiratory illness. Of the specimens tested by CDC lab, about half have tested positive for EV-D68.
The primary reason for increases in cases is that several states are investigating clusters of people with severe respiratory illness, and specimens are still being tested for EV-D68. It can take a while to test specimens and obtain lab results. (link)
Using information within the TAGGS system for Health and Human Services we are able to identify the recipients for Grants specifically designated for "Unaccompanied Alien Children", or UAC's.
With that data, a few more search tools, some time and a little more research, we are able to identify the locations of facilities throughout the country where the HHS grants are being directed and the UAC's are being transferred/housed. There are essentially two broad types: Residence Care, and Transitional to Foster Care Services.
From the FY 2014 HHS Grants we can identify the communities where direct HHS UAC funds have been sent.
We can identify the specific facility, or the organization supporting the foster care placement. If you live in, or close to, one of the listed cities below, the UAC's transfers are already in your community.
It should be noted that where possible we have tried to find out the number of children within the agency unit. For some it was easy, some were listed on the grants, for others it was not possible. Some are housed in Juvenile detention camps; some are in hospitals with specifically designated beds and dorms. A large percentage are/were in transitional housing during placement to foster families, and some appear to have gone directly to foster families as the transition to their permanent family takes place.
We have also included the exact amount of the HHS grant for two reasons. Number one, so that you can see how much this is costing you, the taxpayer. However, there is a more valuable secondary reason.
We have identified (through extensive research) that each UAC, each individual, is estimated/evaluated at a HHS cost level of around $25,000 to $40,000 per grant (give or take). So if you see a grant for $2,325,000 you can divide by $40k and find out that's at least 58 (people) UAC's in that facility or process for the quarter (3 month period), or time they are being transitioned/processed in that facility or organization.
2014 Meza Arizona – 1 Facility – New Leaf Inc. Dorothy Mitchell [Residence Facility for UAC] Address: 868 E. UNIVERSITY DRIVE MESA, AZ 85203 HHS Grant $387,936
2014 Irvington, New York – 1 Facility – Abbott House Residential Services [Residential facility for UAC "Unaccompanied Alien Children"] ABBOTT HOUSE 100 N BROADWAY IRVINGTON, NY 105331254 HHS Grant $ 2,983,200
2014 Windsor Mill, Maryland – 1 Facility – BOARD OF CHILD CARE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INC [Residential Emergency Housing and Care for UAC's] Address: 3300 Gaither Road BALTIMORE, MD 21244 HHS Grant $2,387,200
2014 Miami, Florida – 2 (possibly 3) facilities each housing 60 children – CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI INC Address: 9401 BISCAYNE BLVD MIAMI SHORES, FL 33138-2970 Most recent HHS Grant(s) $1,675,094 and $748,740
2014 Houston, Texas – 2 facilities – St. Michael's Homes for Children [Residential Housing via CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON] – Address: 1111 LOVETT BOULEVARD HOUSTON, TX 77006 Most recent HHS Grant(s) $2,792,549 and $1,396,274
2014 Galveston, Texas – 2 facilities – Galveston Multicultural Institute/The Children's Center [Residential Housing CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC] Address: 2127 AVENUE M GALVESTON, TX 77550 HHS Grants $4,826,682
2014 Valhalla, New York – 1 Facility – Cardinal McCloskey School & Home for Children [Long Term Housing while awaiting Foster Care Program for UAC's] – Address: 115 Stevens Avenue VALHALLA, NY 105951252 HHS Grants $1,477,330
2014 New York, New York – 1 Facility – Catholic Guardian Services [Looks like a placement service not a facility] Address: 1011 First Avenue NEW YORK, NY 10022 HHS Grants $2,663,492
2014 Clearwater, Florida – 1 Facility – GULF COAST JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, INC [foster care placement service] Address: 14041 ICOT BLVD CLEARWATER, FL 33760 HHS Grant $958,424
2014 Auburn, New York – 1 Foster Facility – Cayuga Home for Children DBA Cayuga Centers [In-Home Foster Care Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children] Address: 101 Hamilton Ave AUBURN, NY 13021 HHS Grants $8,376,471
2014 Elizabeth, New Jersey – 1 Foster Facility – County of Union New Jersey Department of Human Services [Foster Placement not a facility] address: 10 Elizabethtown Plaza ELIZABETH, NJ 07207 HHS Grants $825,576
2014 La Verne, California – 1 Facility – David & Margaret Youth and Family Services – [Basic Emergency Shelter Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Program] 1350 THIRD STREET LA VERNE, CA 91750 HHS Grant $3,750,000
2014 Redmond, Washington – 1 Facility – FRIENDS OF YOUTH [Transitional Living Facility] Address: 16225 NE 87TH A-6 REDMOND, WA 98052-3536 HHS Grant $1,730,955
2014 Fullerton, California – 1 Facility – Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County [Placement Service] Address: 801 E. Chapman Ave., Ste. 230
FULLERTON, CA 92831-3847 HHS Grant $8,172,157
2014 Chicago, Illinois – 1 Facility – HEARTLAND HUMAN CARE SERVICES, INC [Staffed Shelter Facility] Address: 208 SOUTH LASALLE STREET CHICAGO, IL 606041156 HHS Grant $20,809,351
2014 Opa Locka, Florida – 1 Facility – (Miami Dade) His House Inc. [Residential and Long Term Shelter Facility] Address: 20000 NW 47th Avenue MIAMI, FL 33055 HHS Grant $6,514,232
2014 Los Fresnos, Texas – 5 or 6 Facilities – Driscoll Shelter Care Program, Hidalgo Foster Care Specialized Program, Harlingen Foster Care Program, Brownsville Foster Care Program, Emergency Shelter Care Program, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. Address: P.O. BOX 112 LOS FRESNOS, TX 78566-0112 HHS Grant $55,024,914
2014 Alexandria, Virginia – 1 facility – Juvenile Detention Commission for Northern Virginia [23 Beds -various security levels- Assigned for UAC's] Address: 200 S. Whiting Street ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304 HHS Grant $1,992,900
2014 Schnecksville, Pennsylvania – 1 facility – KidsPeace National Centers, Inc. [Staffed Shelter Facility] Address: 4085 Independence Drive SCHNECKSVILLE, PA 18078 HHS Grant $6,909,809
2014 Baltimore, Maryland – 1 facility – LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE [Foster Care Placement] Address: 700 LIGHT ST BALTIMORE, MD 21230-3850 HHS Grant $14,957,523
2014 Austin. Texas – 2 facilities – LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTH,INC. [Emergency Shelter and Transitional foster Care] Address: POST OFFICE BOX 49589 AUSTIN, TX 78765 HHS Grant $8,389,270
2014 Mahopac, New York – 1 facility – Lincoln Hall [Temporary "Reunification" Shelter] Address: 145 Lincolndale Road LINCOLNDALE, NY 10541 $12,067,942
2014 New York, New York – 1 facility – Lutheran Family & Community Services [Residential and Foster Care] Address: 308 West 46th Street NEW YORK, NY 10036 HHS Grant $1,858,700
2014 Syosset, New York – 1 facility – Mercy First [Residential Care] Address: 525 Convent Road SYOSSET, NY 11791 HHS Grant $3,773,763
2014 Portland, Oregon – 1 facility – Morrison Child & Family Services [Residential Care] Address: 9911 SE MT SCOTT BLVD PORTLAND, OR 97266 HHS Grant $3,694,729
2014 Daytona Beach, FL – 1 facility – Neighbor to Family [Residential and Transitional Foster Care] Address: 955 Orange Avenue, Ste M DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 HHS Grant $2,727,525
2014 Seattle, Washington – 1 facility – Pioneer Human Services [Foster placement] Address: 7440 W. Marginal Way, So. SEATTLE, WA 98108-4141 HHS Grant $2,075,820
2014 Jupiter, Florida – 1 facility – Sandy Pines Hospital [Residential Care] Address: 11301 SE Tequesta Terrace TEQUESTA, FL 33469 HHS Grant $1,384,703
2014 San Antonio, Texas – 1 facility – Seton Home [Residential Housing for Pregnant and Parenting UAC and their Children] Address: 1115 Mission Road SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210 HHS Grant $2,717,801
2014 Staunton, Virginia – 1 facility – Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention Home [Residential ORR/DCS Secure and Staff Secure] Address: 300 Technology Drive STAUNTON, VA 24401 HHS Grant $3,282,893
2014 Manvel, Texas – 1 facility – Shiloh Treatment Center, Inc. [Emergency Medical Housing, Treatment and Transition Facility] Address: 3926 Bahler Avenue MANVEL, TX 77578 HHS Grant $5,103,561
2014 San Antonio, Texas – 1 facility – St. Peter St. Joseph Children`s Home [Transitional residential Housing] Address: 919 Mission Road
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210 HHS Grant $7,086,020
2014 Dobbs Ferry, New York – 1 facility – THE CHILDREN`S VILLAGE INC. [Domicile Care Facility – Longer Term UAC's] Address: WETMORE HALL, 3RD FLOOR
DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522 HHS Grant $12,525,435
2014 Phoenix, Arizona – 1 facility – TUMBLEWEED CENTER FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INC [Residential Shelter and Long Term Foster UAC Care] Address: 1419 NORTH 3RD ST, SUITE 102 PHOENIX, AZ 85004-1639 HHS Grant $1,557,966
2014 Kingston, New York – 1 facility – The Children`s Home of Kingston [Residential Shelter and Long Term UAC Housing] Address: 26 Grove St
KINGSTON, NY 12401 HHS Grant $999,200
2014 Poughkeepsie, New York – 1 facility – The Children`s Home of Poughkeepsie, Inc. [Residential Shelter and Long Term UAC Housing] Address: 10 Children`s Way POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601 HHS Grant $775,361
2014 Woodland, California – 1 facility – YOLO COUNTY DEPT OF PROBATION [criminal detention center – Secured UAC Housing] Address: 2780 E. Gibson Road WOODLAND, CA 95776 HHS Grant $1,682,520
2014 Seattle, Washington – 1 facility – YOUTH CARE [Youth Homeless Shelter – "House of Friends Program" Long Term UAC Housing] Address: 2500 NE 54TH ST, SUITE 100 SEATTLE, WA 98105 HHS Grant $1,182,183
2014 Bristow, Virginia – 1 facility – Youth For Tomorrow [Residential Shelter UAC Program ] Address: 11835 Hazel Circle Drive BRISTOW, VA 20136 HHS Grant $8,314,702
~ The Three Corp Entities Below Are Receiving Grants and Using Sub Contractors ~
BRONZE MEMBER ♦ 2014 Washington DC – numerous facilities – Corporate office Facility for U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS [Working similar to BCFS structure throughout the U.S. No specific residence use available – "Safe Passages Program"] Corp Address: 3211 4TH ST, NE WASHINGTON, DC 20017-1106 HHS Grant $6,761,412
SILVER MEMBER ♦ 2014 Austin, Texas – *Numerous Facilities* SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAMS, INC. [This is a large entity like BCFS – Emergency Shelter(?)] Address: 3000 I-H 35, SUITE 410 AUSTIN, TX 78704 HHS Grant $26,822,183 and $95,462,917
GOLD MEMBER ♦ 2014 San Antonio Texas – numerous facilities – Baptist Child & Family Services – HHS and BCFS EMD (Emergency Management Division) Corporate office Address: 909 NE Loop 410 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 HHS Grant $280,156,954 !!
[BCFS-EMD is the single largest facilitator of UAC transition throughout the U.S. – specific housing locales unknown] However, we do know as a result of the $190 million grant BCFS received just before the 7/9/14 Dallas meeting with President Obama they planned massive expansion. (Press Release )
BCFS now operates regional offices in San Antonio, Miami, Los Angeles-area and Houston-area. We have outlined the massive construct behind BCFS HERE and HERE including their 2012 tax documents and the detail of the Dallas visit with the Obama administration. BCFS-EMD is bigger than ACORN was.
Here's where it gets a little difficult and tricky. The facilities, organizations and entities above all received HHS grants to care for UAC's directly. However, some of those organizations may have further sub contracted the actual housing (example BCFS).
Because HHS is not directly paying the sub contractor (grant funds) the sub will not appear on the TAGGS system. Consequently some of the facilities actually housing the UAC's will not have been listed – only the entities being given $$ directly from HHS.
Some of the facilities above might be included in this map which has been assembled based on "ground reports" and "media reports" of UAC transfers.
However, many of the facilities listed above will not be on this map. Many of the recipients for the HHS grants -government dependent non profits- have quietly put the UAC's into their community facility, or foster program. Subsequently the community might not even be aware of it. So both the interactive MAP and the above list should be referenced if you are researching your community:
The methodology to update your own research is time consuming but possible with a few bits of information.
The internal HHS coding for Federal Grants related to Unaccompanied Alien Children is #93676. The types of grants (there are thousands) are numerically listed in the HHS TAGGS tracking system.
There is a search function which you can use to identify UAC Grants by Zip code, Date, Award or Recipient. The most useful tool for starters is the Award Search knowing 93676 is the code for UAC Grants (it's 2/3rds of the way down the drop menu).
You can use a reverse Zip Code Search Engine (like this one) If you are unsure of a location of a facility.
Read Full Outline by Sharyl Attkisson
Link To TAGGS System
Link To CDC Site On Outbreak
Link To Interactive Map
Prior Research On Alien Children Shipments
Link To Forbes Article on Philadelphia IDSA Conference


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Nicki Minaj joined Lady Gaga, Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, Beyonce Knowles, Taylor Swift, Madonna, and Ariana Grande at the 2015 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on Sunday in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old rapper came dressed in a trashy plunging black gown from Tom Ford featuring a long, glittery fringe skirt. While the main purpose of her dress was to accentuate her infamous assets, we also got a glimpse of Nicki's strappy sandals from Giuseppe Zanotti.
Nicki Minaj on the red carpet at the 2015 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015
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It is the mission of the Community College System of New Hampshire Disabilities Services to provide equal educational access, opportunities, and experiences to all qualified students with documented disabilities who register with the college's Disabilities Services office. Reasonable accommodations are provided to students to allow them to achieve at a level limited only by their abilities and not by their disabilities. Assistance is provided in a collaborative way to help students develop strong and effective independent learning and self-advocacy skills, as they assume responsibility for reaching their academic goals.
In compliance with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, LRCC does not discriminate against students with disabilities in the admission process or in accessing opportunities for academic success. Students with documented disabilities are encouraged to disclose their disability in order to see if they qualify for reasonable classroom accommodations. Information regarding students' disabilities is kept confidential. The services available to students with disabilities vary according to the students' individual needs. Students without documentation, but who suspect that they might have a disability, should contact Jennifer Abraham to discuss support service options (please see contact information above).
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